[10:03] the Good morning and welcome to

[10:04] Council Chambers Sorry that was

[10:04] my.

[10:07] >> Good morning and welcome to

[10:08] Council Chambers Before

[10:09] the meeting begins I just

[10:09] wanted to make an announcement

[10:10] to those that are on

[10:12] the virtual queue If you were

[10:13] on you with your hand raised

[10:14] yesterday on an agenda public

[10:18] comment before non agenda

[10:18] public comment virtual trail

[10:19] that will be taken at

[10:23] the beginning of today's

[10:23] session we did take a

[10:24] screenshot so you have your

[10:24] names You will have an

[10:25] opportunity to speak during on

[10:28] agenda public comment at 10

[10:28] A.M. As soon as we begin

[10:29] the meeting and then again at

[10:34] the end of the meeting during

[10:35] non agenda public comment So

[10:35] please be sure to raise your

[10:38] hand now if you had your hand

[10:39] raised yesterday during non

[10:42] agenda public comments period.

[10:43] Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[11:09] Okay you know at the moment

[11:24] folks all right good morning I

[11:29] will not call the city council

[11:30] meeting of Tuesday MAY 12th

[11:30] 2020 sixth Order clerk Please

[11:31] call the roll.

[11:31] Thank you.

[11:36] Council PRESIDENT Council

[11:36] Member Kimball Council Member

[11:37] Whitburn Council Member Foster

[11:41] Here Council Member Von Wilpert

[11:41] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[11:45] here Council Member Campion

[11:46] Council Member Moreno Present

[11:47] Council member Eli Rivera and

[11:51] Council PRESIDENT LaCava

[11:51] present.

[11:52] Also attending the meeting are

[11:53] City Attorney Heather Ferber.

[11:53] Independent budget analyst

[11:57] Charles Monaco, Council Affairs

[11:58] Advisor in the Mayor's office,

[11:59] Code advisor and myself your

[11:59] city Clerk Diana Fuentes Thank

[12:02] you Council PRESIDENT All

[12:03] right, thank you.

[12:03] >> a quorum is now present.

[12:04] I am going to dispense with

[12:07] the reading the disruption

[12:08] warning because I think you all

[12:08] going conduct yourself

[12:09] appropriate for being in city

[12:12] council chambers.

[12:13] We will begin this morning with

[12:14] the land acknowledgment and

[12:14] the Pledge of Allegiance led by

[12:25] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

[12:26] We respectfully acknowledge

[12:26] that the community

[12:27] communication or the original

[12:32] inhabitants of the Unceded land

[12:33] now known as San Diego Despite

[12:33] enduring the horrors of

[12:37] genocide and colonization,

[12:38] the community spirit remains

[12:38] unbroken.

[12:39] We honor the resilience of

[12:39] their ancestors who fought to

[12:42] protect their culture and land

[12:43] today to carry their legacy

[12:44] forward, ensuring that their

[12:47] traditions continue to thrive

[12:48] and gratitude and strength We

[12:49] stand with our nation connected

[12:50] to our past and committed to a

[12:53] thriving future.

[12:54] If we will all join me in

[12:59] facing the flag again America

[13:05] and this is one issue under our

[13:15] individual work Please go over

[13:16] how the public can offer their

[13:16] testimony.

[13:17] Thank you.

[13:21] I'd like to highlight how I

[13:22] would like to highlight

[13:22] the slide on the screen that

[13:23] reveals how the public can

[13:24] offer their public testimony

[13:26] during today's meeting.

[13:27] Please At the time applications

[13:28] for proclamations and consent

[13:28] items for media management

[13:31] purposes is one minute per item

[13:32] maximum of three minutes For

[13:32] three or more items the order

[13:37] can be found on the agenda

[13:37] Summary found online or at

[13:38] the table in the back of

[13:38] the room.

[13:39] If you're in person please

[13:40] complete a speaker slip Looking

[13:42] at the entrance of chambers and

[13:43] bring it to the front of

[13:43] the room.

[13:44] Council ambassadors are

[13:48] available near the entrance and

[13:49] can assist with questions and

[13:49] speaker slips.

[13:50] Please note that no further

[13:50] in-person testimony will be

[13:53] taken once the council begins

[13:54] Virtual testimony.

[13:54] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[13:55] All right.

[13:59] Thank you, City Clerk.

[13:59] Again, our city clerk had

[14:00] announced earlier we will be

[14:04] taking non agenda public

[14:04] comment for those individuals

[14:05] who attempted to participate

[14:09] virtually at the end of

[14:10] yesterday's council meeting due

[14:11] the loss of quorum We were not

[14:15] able to get to them.

[14:16] So this is for those people

[14:17] that again have their hands

[14:17] upraised at the end of

[14:21] knowledge in a public comment

[14:22] yesterday afternoon the city

[14:22] clerk kept a record of those

[14:23] individuals and they will now

[14:27] be taken As a reminder we will

[14:27] continue to do not agenda

[14:32] public comment at the end of

[14:33] this morning session as we

[14:34] typically do on our Tuesday

[14:39] Council hearings.

[14:39] >> So Clerk please proceed with

[14:40] the trailed virtual agenda

[14:44] Public Comment Thank you

[14:45] Council PRESIDENT There were

[14:46] seven people with their hands

[14:46] raised.

[14:48] I do have that for the record

[14:49] Personal 2.7 on agenda Public

[14:50] comment is an opportunity for

[14:50] members of the public to

[14:51] comment on items that are not

[14:54] on the agenda but within

[14:54] the subject matter jurisdiction

[14:55] of the City Council Starting

[14:56] with the original If you can

[14:56] please come up to

[15:08] the microphone.

[15:08] Technically Blair and I should

[15:14] get two minutes for the non

[15:14] agenda public comment that you

[15:19] robbed us of the first time

[15:20] that I caught you not having

[15:20] quorum when you couldn't

[15:21] continue the meeting You said I

[15:25] was being disruptive.

[15:26] I have since caught you four

[15:30] other times with no quorum and

[15:31] you said I was being

[15:31] disruptive.

[15:32] You had me escorted out by

[15:32] the police with threats of

[15:37] arrest and you cannot continue

[15:37] a meeting like that and you

[15:38] know it as you are now of

[15:42] course correcting and saying

[15:43] that you have to have a quorum.

[15:49] But the city attorney sat there

[15:49] or whoever is in that seat

[15:54] whether it's Heather or not

[15:55] watched this happen And you

[15:55] guys know that you cannot

[15:56] illegally conduct a meeting

[16:00] whether it's through the Brown

[16:01] Act, Robert's Rules of order

[16:01] your own board policy You have

[16:05] to have a quorum and you know

[16:06] it And you treated me like a

[16:07] criminal for calling it out and

[16:12] calling out your misconduct And

[16:12] you guys all blatantly look me

[16:17] in the face as though you were

[16:18] saying you when you know again

[16:18] that it's illegal.

[16:24] That's why you have since said

[16:24] we have to have a quorum.

[16:25] You stopped the meeting

[16:26] yesterday because of it and

[16:29] it's like I mean I feel like

[16:30] I'm owed an apology because you

[16:30] deprive me of my rights.

[16:34] You had me escorted out

[16:35] blatantly knowing what you were

[16:41] doing time and again You did it

[16:42] repeatedly.

[16:43] I mean, Sean, you're like we're

[16:47] just behind the wall.

[16:47] It doesn't matter.

[16:48] You guys know that.

[16:49] And it's like how can you guys

[16:53] sit there and do that?

[16:54] I mean I get it because you

[16:54] guys don't like me but you were

[16:58] acting and conducting business

[16:59] illegally and you treated me

[17:00] like a criminal for it And so

[17:04] it's like how can you guys be

[17:05] trusted when you're willing to

[17:05] do that?

[17:06] >> That's what's so horrible

[17:11] about it is that you of course

[17:12] corrected but you stuck your

[17:12] feet in the ground and treated

[17:13] me like a criminal.

[17:17] >> You put your mark next as

[17:18] Tony I did not see him on line

[17:23] Next is Ernie kept I do not see

[17:24] him on line next is Becky Rapp

[17:28] If you can please unmute.

[17:28] >> Thank you and good morning.

[17:35] My name is Becky and I'm here

[17:35] today to ask the city to

[17:40] prioritize enforcement against

[17:41] illegal kratom and flavored

[17:41] tobacco sales that are

[17:45] happening openly across our

[17:46] neighborhoods.

[17:47] Our one of our neighboring

[17:47] cities Oceanside is actively

[17:52] enforcing the lot and according

[17:53] to recent reports Oceanside

[17:56] police and code enforcement

[17:57] seized more than 6300

[17:58] prohibited flavored tobacco and

[18:02] nicotine products during one

[18:03] operation alone under their

[18:09] municipal code Every violation

[18:09] can be treated as a separate

[18:10] offense and each day

[18:11] the violation continues can

[18:14] create additional penalties.

[18:15] Businesses are reportedly

[18:16] facing hundreds of thousands of

[18:16] dollars in fines because

[18:21] Oceanside understands that

[18:22] enforcement matters.

[18:22] Meanwhile in San Diego we have

[18:26] smoke shops selling flavored

[18:27] vapes illegal nicotine

[18:28] products, creative extracts and

[18:28] high potency substances with

[18:33] little to no visible

[18:34] enforcement.

[18:35] Our penalties are minimal and

[18:39] many businesses simply treat

[18:39] them as a cost of doing

[18:40] business.

[18:40] Kratom is not harmless highly

[18:45] concentrated creative products

[18:46] are being described by the dea

[18:47] as being stronger than morphine

[18:51] and are now being called

[18:51] the smoke shops heroin.

[18:52] The California Department of

[18:52] Public Health has already

[18:57] warned against these products

[18:57] and prohibited their sale for

[18:58] human consumption.

[18:59] Yet cities still lack the local

[19:03] enforcement structure needed to

[19:04] truly address the problem.

[19:05] If enforcement requires

[19:10] stronger policies then this

[19:10] council needs to act.

[19:11] When businesses violate the law

[19:11] they should be held

[19:12] accountable.

[19:16] Please strengthen San Diego's

[19:16] enforcement policies, increase

[19:17] penalties and direct code

[19:22] enforcement and sd pd to make

[19:22] this an urgent priority.

[19:23] Thank you.

[19:26] Thank you Madison If you can

[19:32] please unmute.

[19:32] >> Yeah.

[19:32] Thank you.

[19:33] Good morning.

[19:33] Council members.

[19:38] For teenagers even low level

[19:39] use of marijuana is linked to

[19:40] higher risks of psychiatric

[19:40] issues and poor school

[19:44] performance

[19:45] There are also a lot of growing

[19:45] concerns about addiction and

[19:46] mental health.

[19:51] Today more people report using

[19:51] marijuana daily than alcohol

[19:52] daily.

[19:52] That sounds like a pretty

[19:56] addicting substance.

[19:57] Among daily users about 1 in 4

[19:58] will develop cannabis use

[20:03] disorder meaning they struggle

[20:03] to stop.

[20:04] They build a tolerance and they

[20:08] feel off if they don't have it

[20:08] .

[20:09] While marijuana is often

[20:09] marketed for anxiety and

[20:14] wellness research shows it can

[20:15] actually worsen anxiety and

[20:16] mood disorders for some users.

[20:20] And now 6% of young people ages

[20:21] 18 to 24 choose to use

[20:26] marijuana as a sleep aid as

[20:26] well.

[20:27] The same way people might use

[20:27] melatonin or magnesium to help

[20:31] them fall asleep.

[20:32] The concern we have is for

[20:33] the young people the developing

[20:37] brain is especially vulnerable.

[20:38] Adolescent marijuana use is

[20:43] linked to a risk of depression

[20:44] ,anxiety, psychosis and even

[20:45] measurable declines in memory

[20:49] learning and iq over time.

[20:50] Instead of expanding access to

[20:50] this harmful substance, we need

[20:55] to make sure that prevention,

[20:56] education and public awareness

[20:56] keep pace.

[21:00] Let's do this for young people

[21:01] .

[21:01] Thank you.

[21:13] Next nexus Cathleen Lippert,

[21:14] somebody here has Zoom meeting

[21:16] if you can play silence It.

[21:23] >> Kathleen Lippert, you don't

[21:27] have your hands but you were

[21:28] one of the people trailed.

[21:32] >> If you can please unmute or

[21:33] we'll need to move on to

[21:38] the next caller.

[21:39] Moving on to the next caller.

[21:47] We have 8780 700 if you can

[21:58] please unmute Star six 8700.

[22:04] We would like to just speak

[22:05] later You can move on to

[22:05] the final.

[22:09] Speaker 5457.

[22:15] And you were not present.

[22:16] Anyone else who has their hand

[22:16] raise you do not have your hand

[22:17] raised during yesterday's on

[22:18] agenda public comment but also

[22:21] have an opportunity at the end

[22:22] of this morning session to

[22:22] speak during that time.

[22:23] That concludes non agenda

[22:27] public commentary from

[22:28] yesterday's meeting.

[22:29] Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

[22:29] All right.

[22:30] Thank you city Clerk for

[22:32] attempting to navigate again.

[22:33] We will continue to have

[22:34] knowledge in the public comment

[22:35] at the end of the morning

[22:35] sessions as we traditionally do

[22:39] on our Tuesdays.

[22:40] With that we will now dispense

[22:40] with the approval of

[22:45] the proclamation items.

[22:46] >> clerk If you could introduce

[22:47] those items and then proceed

[22:47] with public comment.

[22:52] Thank you MR. PRESIDENT for

[22:52] the coin period for

[22:53] the proclamation items is now

[22:53] open.

[22:54] We will have one minute per

[22:55] item per person.

[22:57] If you would like to speak on

[22:58] three or more items you will

[22:59] have a maximum of three

[22:59] minutes.

[23:01] Proclamation items being

[23:02] approved are items 30 through

[23:03] 34 as 500 and as 504.

[23:08] We have several speakers here

[23:09] starting with William will

[23:10] invite you if you can please

[23:13] come up to the microphone

[23:14] speaking on item 32.

[23:15] William After that we have

[23:20] James Ogden If you can please

[23:21] come up to the other reserved

[23:21] seats at the front.

[23:22] Kathleen Bank please come up to

[23:26] the yellow seats at the front

[23:26] And Wesley please proceed.

[23:31] You'll have a minute.

[23:31] >> Good morning.

[23:32] Council PRESIDENT, council

[23:33] members and fellow

[23:39] commissioners and members of

[23:39] our community.

[23:40] My name is William Peter.

[23:40] I serve as vice chair of San

[23:43] Diego Senior Affairs Advisory

[23:43] Board.

[23:44] It is an honor to stand before

[23:44] you during the Older Americans

[23:49] Month to recognize the wisdom,

[23:50] resilience and lifelong

[23:51] contributions of older adults

[23:51] throughout San Diego.

[23:55] As a proud San Diego born and

[23:55] raised in the city, this moment

[23:56] is deeply personal to me

[24:01] because when I look at San

[24:01] Diego I do not see progress.

[24:02] I see the generations of older

[24:07] adults who sacrificed hard work

[24:07] and perseverance helped build

[24:08] the foundation of the city we

[24:09] proudly call home.

[24:13] Today many seniors continue

[24:14] facing challenges including

[24:14] housing affordability, social

[24:15] isolation, transportation

[24:19] access and increasing pressure

[24:19] of caregiver caregivers and

[24:20] health care systems.

[24:25] As our population continues to

[24:25] age, we have an opportunity and

[24:32] a responsibility to all older

[24:32] Americans.

[24:33] Ten years ago.

[24:33] Thank you for your wisdom, your

[24:34] sacrifice and your continued

[24:35] contributions to our city.

[24:35] >> Thank you.

[24:42] James.

[24:43] >> Good morning.

[24:43] I'm Jim Jordan, a board member

[24:44] of the city of San Diego.

[24:48] Filipino American Employees

[24:48] Association.

[24:49] I would like to thank

[24:50] Kentucky's office for inviting

[24:50] me here today.

[24:54] My comments are my own and do

[24:55] not necessarily express

[24:56] the views and opinions of my

[24:56] employer or any organizations.

[25:00] I am affiliated with.

[25:00] Thanks for the proclamation

[25:01] Recognizing Asian-American

[25:06] Native Hawaiian and Pacific

[25:06] Islander Heritage Month

[25:07] beginning as Asian Pacific

[25:07] American Heritage Month.

[25:11] MAY was chosen as it coincides

[25:12] with the first Japanese

[25:15] immigrates to the United States

[25:16] in 1843 and the completion of

[25:17] the first Transcontinental

[25:18] Railroad which partially relied

[25:21] on Chinese-American labor in

[25:22] 1869.

[25:22] Though Asians have been in what

[25:23] is now the United States long

[25:28] before then, Filipinos landing

[25:29] at Moore Bay in 1587 and Asian

[25:30] Indian at Jamestown in 1635 and

[25:34] native Hawaiian at Astoria in

[25:34] 1811.

[25:35] We look forward to many of you

[25:40] joining us for a luncheon on

[25:40] Tuesday the 2nd of JUNE in

[25:41] Balboa Park.

[25:49] >> Kathleen.

[25:49] Good morning City council

[25:50] members and city staff.

[25:50] I'm Kathleen Dang Ford

[25:55] Secretary of the Chinese

[25:55] Consolidated Pineapple

[25:56] Association, one of the oldest

[25:57] Chinese-American organizations

[26:01] founded in downtown San Diego

[26:02] in the late 1800s in what was

[26:03] then the Chinatown of San Diego

[26:03] where many noble people have

[26:07] roots from such as the former

[26:08] San Diego City Councilmember

[26:09] Tom Hahn Organization has been

[26:13] active in San Diego for over

[26:13] 125 years.

[26:14] Some of our programs include

[26:14] the San Diego Chinese New Year

[26:15] Fair, The Lucky Lion Dancers

[26:19] and the ccp Senior Garden in

[26:20] Affordable Senior Home Property

[26:20] and the Asian Pacific Historic

[26:21] Thematic District.

[26:24] Please know there's more work

[26:25] to be done to support

[26:26] the organizations here and not

[26:26] present today during critical

[26:30] community engagement work.

[26:31] We call on you to protect and

[26:32] support all organizations who

[26:32] produce programs that helps

[26:36] the Indians thrive whether it

[26:37] be a community festival or an

[26:38] educational project.

[26:38] Thank you for highlighting this

[26:39] month that Asian-American,

[26:43] Native Hawaiian and Pacific go

[26:44] to Heritage Month.

[26:44] And please continue to build

[26:45] more pathways for our

[26:45] communities and organizations

[26:46] to thrive.

[26:46] Thank you.

[26:54] >> Wesley Good morning.

[26:54] Council members name is Wesley

[26:55] Quach.

[27:01] I am the director of operations

[27:01] and Satellite cdc here in

[27:02] the College Renewal.

[27:08] And we start on a mission that

[27:08] I'm also on the board of

[27:09] the ccp as well.

[27:11] But of the Heights is home to a

[27:12] large Asian-American Native

[27:12] Hawaiian community including

[27:16] many Southeast Asian families

[27:17] from Vietnam and Cambodia who

[27:17] came to United States as

[27:18] refugees in 1970s.

[27:22] My own family is part of that

[27:23] story.

[27:24] My grandparents opened a small

[27:24] retail business in 1885 and

[27:28] it's all up to this day.

[27:29] Their story reflects

[27:29] the American dream and

[27:30] the resilience of the heights a

[27:31] community built by hardworking

[27:35] immigrant and refugee families

[27:35] who have helped shape

[27:36] the culture and spirit of our

[27:37] neighborhood From everyone here

[27:41] as we see.

[27:42] What I think of the Council for

[27:43] recognizing Asian-American

[27:44] Heritage Month and for honoring

[27:46] contributions of communities.

[27:46] >> Thank you so much.

[27:47] Thank you.

[27:48] And you have something to do by

[27:52] running Al Guzman.

[27:53] Please raise your hand.

[27:53] And Luis flipped.

[27:54] Thank you.

[27:55] You didn't use all your time

[27:58] but thank you so much.

[27:59] Blair Beekman, if you can

[28:00] please come forward you'll have

[28:03] three minutes Speaking on items

[28:04] 33 as 500 and 504.

[28:06] And then after that will be

[28:06] allegedly order on 3132 and

[28:18] s504.

[28:18] Hi.

[28:25] Thank you Beekman.

[28:29] Thank you for first of allowing

[28:35] public comment from yesterday

[28:36] bringing it back here today a

[28:37] really really nice gesture of

[28:40] you guys and I hope it can set

[28:41] a good precedence we can do in

[28:42] the future as well.

[28:47] Good luck will continue.

[28:48] I send you guys a letter on

[28:48] protocol ideas on how to work

[28:49] on quorum, different ways to

[28:53] coordinate.

[28:54] I hope you can read it and I

[28:54] think it can be helpful.

[29:03] And for item 33 is

[29:04] Asian-American, Native Hawaiian

[29:04] and Pacific Islander Heritage

[29:05] Month.

[29:10] And you know, I've been

[29:11] visiting Hawai'I almost every

[29:12] year now in the winter time to

[29:12] listen to the whales just swim

[29:16] under water and just hear them

[29:16] talk and sing to each other.

[29:21] And for quite a few years now

[29:22] and they have real problems in

[29:23] Hawai'I and I think there can

[29:27] be some good back and forth

[29:28] between San Diego and Hawai'I

[29:29] on our ocean issues erosion

[29:33] issues.

[29:34] There's a lot of a lot of ideas

[29:39] that I think can be really

[29:39] worked on.

[29:40] So this is an important item

[29:45] and how we consider the future

[29:45] of Hawai'I and the Hawaiian

[29:46] people and what we're doing

[29:47] with our future lives.

[29:50] So thank you for this island

[29:51] for its 500 professional

[29:57] municipal clerks Week.

[29:58] Some nice words were said about

[30:03] our council our city clerk

[30:03] Fuentes a few weeks ago And

[30:04] yeah, I wish I could say more

[30:10] about how important the work of

[30:11] a city clerk does as a go

[30:11] between between public

[30:12] government.

[30:15] The work that you can be really

[30:15] incredible and good luck and

[30:16] continued good efforts and and

[30:20] creating public accessibility

[30:21] and accountability and and a

[30:22] public participatory process

[30:28] which I think City Clerk

[30:28] Fuentes can be really good at

[30:29] And I hope she continues those

[30:32] sort of good efforts.

[30:33] It's always just really

[30:33] heartening when she does And so

[30:34] thank you and good luck to

[30:40] those Continue Good efforts and

[30:41] Building Safety Month five for

[30:45] Spirit Airlines just ended and

[30:45] they were like this really low

[30:46] cost awesome airlines for for

[30:51] low income people.

[30:51] I mean you can get to San

[30:56] Francisco Airport for 25, 30

[30:57] bucks where the bus is now like

[30:58] 80 or 90 or you know, around

[31:02] that And Spirit Airlines always

[31:02] worked on safety.

[31:03] They always had a really good

[31:08] safety record and it reminded

[31:09] me of that.

[31:10] And with this item, good

[31:10] building safety is important.

[31:14] Good luck.

[31:15] What we're doing is Midway

[31:15] Rising.

[31:15] Thanks.

[31:16] I think you're really going to

[31:16] have to review

[31:17] the environmental reporting on

[31:20] that and we build safely and we

[31:21] always talk about that.

[31:27] >> Thank you.

[31:27] Thank you.

[31:28] Allegedly order items 3132 an

[31:28] s504 and you'll have three

[31:29] minutes.

[31:34] Please proceed.

[31:35] >> Yes.

[31:35] With this genocide Remembrance

[31:41] Day I just find it interesting

[31:42] the things that people do when

[31:42] our nation is actively engaged

[31:47] in genocide and other countries

[31:48] and we bomb like schools of

[31:48] children and stuff like that.

[31:53] I don't feel like people

[31:53] necessarily are kind of

[31:54] standing against that.

[31:55] It's like let's wait to bring

[32:00] forward a proclamation in one

[32:00] day for these children and you

[32:01] know all these people that are

[32:05] being killed in the Holy Land

[32:06] and our you know, occupation of

[32:07] Israel that is, you know,

[32:11] leading us to do some really

[32:12] nefarious things.

[32:13] So you know, at one point maybe

[32:16] we could like stand against

[32:17] that kind of stuff.

[32:18] But I guess if it's you know,

[32:19] not going to, you know, fit

[32:22] into what you guys are doing,

[32:23] you're not going to do it.

[32:24] But it just makes us look

[32:25] really bad when we're going to

[32:28] be like we're going to stand up

[32:29] for this but also be engaged in

[32:34] genocide ourselves And then

[32:35] older Americans Month This is

[32:36] nice but the way we treat older

[32:41] people is pretty.

[32:42] You know they get their homes

[32:42] taken in probate.

[32:43] I mean we throw them into these

[32:47] really horrible, you know,

[32:48] nursing homes instead of being

[32:49] like let's keep them active and

[32:54] keep their brains like going

[32:55] you know what I mean?

[32:55] Instead let's fill them with

[32:56] pharmaceuticals so they have

[32:57] dementia and basically, you

[32:59] know, spend the rest of their

[33:00] golden years locked away

[33:01] somewhere where nobody wants to

[33:05] see them sitting in a

[33:06] wheelchair in one of those

[33:06] homes Prime is in their teeth

[33:07] or their eye because someone

[33:07] took it.

[33:10] You know, it's just really sad

[33:11] to see those things happen.

[33:12] And then we also just have a

[33:17] proclamation to kind of wash it

[33:17] away Like that's what we do.

[33:18] We just wash things away by,

[33:19] you know, pretending like we're

[33:22] really supportive of that when

[33:23] what they go through is

[33:24] horrible and then the building

[33:29] safe building safety It's

[33:30] interesting because you guys

[33:31] put people in fire dangers with

[33:35] your buildings or what your

[33:36] projects you bring through and

[33:37] all of the density that you

[33:42] guys want to bring forward And

[33:42] then like no evacuation routes

[33:43] it's cool, right?

[33:43] So it's like how when are we

[33:47] going to actually do stuff that

[33:48] would like fall in line with

[33:49] that is what I'm wondering

[33:54] because it seems like again you

[33:54] guys try and wash the things

[33:55] away by putting this forward

[33:59] and then your actions kind of

[34:00] prove that.

[34:00] Do you really care about that?

[34:06] I mean are we just like

[34:06] following what the state wants

[34:07] And so we're just going to have

[34:11] everything in San Diego be a

[34:12] very high fire zone and densely

[34:18] populated up smart.

[34:19] I mean you I'm a criminal for

[34:20] calling out your guys is

[34:23] misconduct and your inability

[34:24] to do a meeting without a

[34:29] quorum But I was wrong.

[34:29] >> Right?

[34:30] Good thing I was treated like

[34:31] that.

[34:35] So nice.

[34:37] >> Kelly Charles speaking on

[34:49] item as five of four.

[34:50] >> Hello Good morning.

[34:50] Council PRESIDENT And members

[34:51] of city council.

[34:55] My name is Kelly Charles and

[34:56] the chief building official and

[34:57] deputy director of our building

[34:57] Construction Safety Division

[34:58] and Development Services

[35:01] Department.

[35:02] I want to sincerely thank you

[35:03] for proclaiming MAY 2026 as

[35:03] Building Safety Month in

[35:07] the city of San Diego.

[35:07] This proclamation highlights

[35:08] something that goes unseen but

[35:09] touches nearly every one of us

[35:13] The safety resilience,

[35:14] sustainability of buildings and

[35:15] infrastructure that we depend

[35:15] on every day.

[35:19] Your recognition affirms that a

[35:20] strong and thriving San Diego

[35:21] was built on a foundation of

[35:21] safe homes, workplaces and

[35:25] public spaces.

[35:26] We are especially grateful for

[35:27] your continued leadership in

[35:28] advancing building codes and

[35:28] policies that address critical

[35:31] issues such as energy

[35:32] efficiency while water

[35:33] conservation and disaster

[35:37] resilience in a region we face

[35:37] risks from wildfires,

[35:38] earthquakes and floods.

[35:43] Your commitment gives our

[35:43] community confidence that

[35:44] the places we live, work and

[35:45] gather are designed to protect

[35:45] us.

[35:49] The 2026 theme Built to Last.

[35:49] >> Thank you.

[35:55] That does conclude public

[35:56] comment on proclamations here

[35:56] in council chambers going to

[35:57] those participating remotely as

[35:59] are the five minute timer We

[36:00] currently have four people in

[36:01] the queue.

[36:01] Laurie Saldana If you can

[36:02] please let me know which item

[36:06] or items you wish to speak to.

[36:06] >> Yes, thank you.

[36:07] Good morning.

[36:08] I'd like to speak to item 30

[36:11] Symphony Day Item 32 Older

[36:12] Americans Month and item five

[36:18] before Building Safety month.

[36:18] Thank you.

[36:19] Please proceed.

[36:19] Regarding the Symphony Youth

[36:23] Symphony Day I appreciate very

[36:24] much this being recognized as

[36:24] an essential part of any

[36:30] community that the music and

[36:31] the arts are essential ways for

[36:32] young people especially to

[36:35] suddenly learn the basics of

[36:36] reading music and performing

[36:36] with others but also of

[36:37] self-expression which is in

[36:42] classical education is

[36:43] the highest form of education

[36:43] that we can offer to people at

[36:44] all ages.

[36:48] I also study music is something

[36:54] that help for stem activities

[36:55] where I taught information

[36:55] technology and coding I

[36:56] realized that those students

[37:01] who had studied music did much

[37:01] better at learning computer

[37:02] skills as well.

[37:02] There's something about

[37:07] the keyboarding and the coding

[37:07] that translates whether it's on

[37:08] an instrument or into a

[37:08] computer.

[37:13] So by supporting your symphony

[37:13] we're really supporting future

[37:14] tech leaders as well as

[37:19] talented musicians And I'm 32

[37:20] older Americans.

[37:20] You as I mentioned in my

[37:24] comments yesterday need to do

[37:25] more to protect older adults

[37:30] including myself from hazards

[37:31] as we go about our daily lives

[37:32] Sidewalks at a broken and

[37:37] uneven other things that get in

[37:38] the way of our independence and

[37:38] mobility and end up causing

[37:43] injuries.

[37:43] It not only puts a personal

[37:44] cost to trying to be active

[37:48] throughout our lives but a

[37:49] broader cost to our community

[37:50] If we are disabled and unable

[37:54] to participate in activities

[37:55] without assistance it does put

[37:56] a cost in especially when it

[38:02] comes to caregiving the cost on

[38:02] women in particular who go by

[38:06] to caring for older adults who

[38:07] are disabled and not able to do

[38:07] so.

[38:13] I appreciate the recognition of

[38:14] the importance of this and I

[38:14] encourage San Diego to do more

[38:18] to have safe mobility corridors

[38:19] for everyone but especially

[38:19] those later in life.

[38:20] And finally our Building Safety

[38:25] month The safest building you

[38:26] can put up in San Diego is in

[38:31] the safest possible location.

[38:32] And as we see with the changing

[38:32] climate, what happened in one

[38:33] Choice Creek, what is happening

[38:37] in our coastline there are some

[38:38] areas that are simply no longer

[38:42] safe to place a building on top

[38:43] of that list is the midway area

[38:44] and I realize Midway rising or

[38:49] as I refer to it midway Sinking

[38:50] is a premier project for

[38:50] the city council and the mayor

[38:55] in particular but the reality

[38:56] is that is a coastal zone and

[39:01] it is having subsidence all of

[39:02] us who live in the area who

[39:02] drive in the area can see it

[39:06] and feel it that the water

[39:07] tables are changing in our

[39:08] coastal areas and to build

[39:12] safely means to choose wisely

[39:13] And that location is not a wise

[39:14] choice to put more people

[39:19] larger buildings.

[39:20] Ultimately they will be in

[39:20] harm's way.

[39:21] Thank you for that concluding

[39:22] comment Hector.

[39:26] Please let me know which item

[39:26] or items you wish to speak to.

[39:32] >> All right, Peter, a lot of

[39:33] people said the old guys

[39:37] the genocide 31 and

[39:38] the building safety thing

[39:38] they'll have to be protesting

[39:42] in San Diego.

[39:42] Okay.

[39:43] I'm sorry I didn't hear

[39:44] the first one.

[39:47] It's the three minutes The old

[39:52] guys the genocide and the old

[39:53] building.

[39:53] >> Okay.

[39:53] I could go.

[39:54] Okay.

[39:58] So the building safety

[39:59] proclamation the city is really

[40:00] lacking integrity because

[40:05] the building you're sitting in

[40:05] right now is a total fire

[40:06] hazard.

[40:06] It's on sprinklers.

[40:11] There's no sprinklers in that

[40:11] building.

[40:12] And if a fire broke out on

[40:13] the third floor, who's going to

[40:17] be able to get down the stairs

[40:18] 12 story 12 stories of stairs,

[40:18] see if they're charged with

[40:23] the embattled batteries on

[40:23] the third floor.

[40:24] It smolders and then it

[40:25] explodes, creates a fire,

[40:29] creates smoke.

[40:30] The elevators stop working.

[40:31] They're not work.

[40:35] How are the people in your room

[40:35] ?

[40:36] They're going to get down on

[40:36] the floor with firemen Coming

[40:37] up, confusion.

[40:41] A lot of smoke.

[40:42] The very building you're

[40:42] sitting in you should remove

[40:43] that proclamation from

[40:49] the building safe because where

[40:49] it's coming from is unsafe

[40:50] building Now it's crazy Then at

[40:54] the genocide Armenian genocide

[40:55] the real thing that was not

[40:55] even slavery in our country

[41:00] There's a real genocide to

[41:00] that.

[41:01] And then one thing the Chinese

[41:06] or the Japanese the Asians are

[41:07] great people.

[41:07] They're great in San Diego and

[41:08] throughout San Diego the Asians

[41:11] and they're beautiful people

[41:11] are great people.

[41:17] But one thing about Japan they

[41:24] had some technical

[41:24] difficulties.

[41:25] We're going to the next caller

[41:25] on Stanford.

[41:28] Please unmute Please let me

[41:28] know which item or items you

[41:35] wish to speak to.

[41:36] >> 3230 3s5 hundred and 504

[41:40] please proceed.

[41:41] >> You don't have three

[41:41] minutes.

[41:41] Okay.

[41:45] Thank you very much.

[41:46] Thank you for recognizing

[41:52] seniors.

[41:53] I particularly appreciate

[41:58] the senior members of Council

[41:58] those old guys and women in

[41:59] council recognizing a day for

[42:04] us.

[42:10] You know as a senior citizen I

[42:15] try to keep my mind alert on

[42:22] excuse me on the 500 municipal

[42:22] clerks.

[42:27] I really appreciate the clerk's

[42:28] office and its work Clerk's

[42:34] office makes things run.

[42:34] It's essentially the secretary

[42:39] for the municipal corporation

[42:40] and I have had the great

[42:45] experience with the previous

[42:45] four city clerks building

[42:46] safety.

[42:52] Most of you aren't aware that

[42:57] the original functioning of

[43:03] the council the city Hall was

[43:04] not the way it functions today

[43:09] The committee rooms and meeting

[43:10] rooms were all on the plaza

[43:16] level above the convert

[43:16] the convention rooms.

[43:17] That way people didn't have to

[43:22] enter the building, go up

[43:23] the elevator and be in

[43:27] committee rooms.

[43:28] It was done on the plaza level

[43:34] and that was much safer and

[43:34] much more efficient.

[43:35] >> It was a retrofit to put

[43:39] the council chamber on the 12th

[43:40] floor because that was kind of

[43:45] a hierarchical thing.

[43:46] The other thing about building

[43:47] safety is that we have added to

[43:51] the council chambers hazards.

[43:52] You know originally there were

[43:57] no chairs behind the council

[43:57] members because they had no

[44:03] staff and you know there wasn't

[44:04] a trip and fall hazard with

[44:09] the White plastic chain and

[44:15] there wasn't reserving all

[44:15] those seats for staff members.

[44:16] None of that occurred

[44:20] originally under the city

[44:21] manager form of government

[44:22] The council chamber was much

[44:27] safer And then there was one

[44:28] final item I just really

[44:33] appreciated I hope council

[44:33] starts to recognize service to

[44:40] senior citizens by keeping fees

[44:40] low.

[44:40] >> Thank you much.

[44:41] Thank you.

[44:46] The five minute timer has

[44:47] included There's two speakers

[44:47] in the queue and additional

[44:48] speakers will be taken.

[44:50] Judy Strang If you complete

[44:50] unmute and let me know which

[44:51] item or items you wish to speak

[44:51] to.

[44:52] >> Yes.

[44:52] Good morning.

[44:56] I called in to speak to item 32

[44:57] I felt as an older San Diego

[44:58] and it was probably my

[45:02] responsibility and as a retired

[45:03] social worker and now one who

[45:04] advocates for public health

[45:08] policy, I would remind us that

[45:09] that older Americans and

[45:12] the definition that I'm using

[45:13] here is over 65 are

[45:14] particularly vulnerable to

[45:14] marijuana use due to age

[45:19] related physiologic

[45:19] physiological changes which

[45:20] include higher body fat and

[45:24] slower metabolism.

[45:25] Having trouble reading these

[45:26] things about older people?

[45:26] Well for us and for example

[45:31] what this looks like is a

[45:31] cardiovascular strain.

[45:32] Marijuana can cause rapid

[45:37] heartbeat and elevated blood

[45:38] pressure which can provoke

[45:38] heart attacks and strokes and

[45:43] its contribution to falls and

[45:43] injuries strikes fear in

[45:44] the heart of older people.

[45:45] Marijuana is known to cause

[45:49] dizziness, lightheadedness,

[45:49] impaired balance and

[45:50] significantly raising the risk

[45:50] of falls.

[45:55] And what comes with them

[45:55] fractures and injuries and

[45:56] respiratory problems I'll close

[45:57] with because we all know that

[46:01] smoking and baby marijuana like

[46:02] tobacco and firearms don't.

[46:02] Thank you.

[46:06] Sorry.

[46:07] >> And our last Speaker 7499 if

[46:13] you can please unmute but

[46:14] because this year I'd like to

[46:18] speak on all the proclamation

[46:19] items 3335 you'll have three

[46:19] minutes.

[46:20] >> Please proceed.

[46:24] I just like to remind this

[46:25] Council that the rights of all

[46:25] of these people to speak on

[46:29] these proclamations was one

[46:30] through a lawsuit initiated by

[46:30] attorney Craig Sherman and his

[46:35] Center for Local Government

[46:35] Accountability.

[46:36] Prior to that the city council

[46:37] would give out the proclamation

[46:41] to take the photos and watch

[46:41] the recipients leave

[46:42] the council chambers with their

[46:47] awards before allowing

[46:47] the public to speak on these

[46:48] items.

[46:48] I spoke several times to this

[46:49] Council requesting the right to

[46:54] speak before proclamation were

[46:54] voted on but this council

[46:55] refused to follow the law so I

[46:56] eventually brought the matter

[47:00] to MR. Sherman and he had to

[47:00] take the city to court to force

[47:01] the city to allow the public to

[47:02] speak on these proclamation

[47:06] before they were voted on.

[47:07] As we do now, there's a lesson

[47:07] to be learned here Rather than

[47:11] treating public comment as a

[47:12] mere annoyance, this council

[47:13] should see all public speakers

[47:17] as an important resource to

[47:18] help guide this Council

[47:19] decisions and keep the city out

[47:19] of trouble.

[47:24] This Council needs an attitude

[47:24] adjustment to give proper

[47:25] respect to the people that

[47:26] include sometimes taking that

[47:26] agenda.

[47:29] Comments upfront rather than

[47:30] enforcing it to the end.

[47:31] Finally I'd like to endorse

[47:31] many of the comments by

[47:36] the previous speakers on these

[47:36] topics.

[47:37] >> Thank you.

[47:37] Thank you.

[47:38] That concludes all the comment

[47:43] on the proclamation.

[47:43] Stay All right.

[47:44] For the record, it wasn't just

[47:45] council that got to it.

[47:49] It was prior council.

[47:50] They got through it and we have

[47:50] continued that appropriate

[47:51] action that MR. Christie made

[47:54] happen.

[47:55] So with that we will turn it

[47:56] over to Michael.

[47:56] Thank you city Clerk, for

[48:00] handling all the comment.

[48:01] I will turn over to my

[48:01] colleagues for questions or

[48:02] comments and entertain a

[48:02] motion.

[48:06] We'll start with Council

[48:06] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee and

[48:07] Council PRESIDENT.

[48:07] >> I'll start by moving

[48:08] the proclamation agenda and

[48:13] we'll speak to items 31 3334

[48:13] and s 500.

[48:17] I want to start with this 500

[48:17] as I'm honored to join this

[48:18] proclamation with Council

[48:18] PRESIDENT LaCava and

[48:22] recognizing Professional

[48:23] Municipal Clerks Week there are

[48:24] many public servants who do not

[48:28] often receive enough

[48:29] recognition and I believe our

[48:29] municipal clerk is a strong

[48:30] example of just that They serve

[48:35] as a vital link between

[48:35] residents and the government

[48:36] that represents them.

[48:37] And so I think we're taking

[48:37] this opportunity to celebrate

[48:42] our fantastic city clerk Diana

[48:43] Winters, who leads a critical

[48:43] office that ensures

[48:44] the transparency of our city

[48:47] government access to the public

[48:48] maintains official records and

[48:48] carries out many other

[48:49] essential functions that keep

[48:53] her local government operating

[48:54] effectively.

[48:54] We know the court appointed and

[48:55] her team go far above and

[48:59] beyond that capacity and I

[49:00] think you see that in the care

[49:01] in which they approach their

[49:01] conversations with every member

[49:06] of the public who looks to have

[49:06] their voice heard in how they

[49:07] expand access whether it's

[49:08] through language providing

[49:12] passport services and more so

[49:12] that the public does feel

[49:13] engaged with their local

[49:13] government.

[49:18] And we are very fortunate

[49:18] points for your leadership in

[49:19] that capacity.

[49:20] So thank you to your team for

[49:25] the work that you do every

[49:25] Sunday An Excel speech Item 31

[49:26] I want to thank my colleagues

[49:30] Council PRESIDENT Akaka

[49:31] Councilmember de Rivera for

[49:32] bringing forward today's

[49:32] meaningful proclamation and

[49:35] recognizing APRIL 24th as

[49:35] Armenian Genocide Remembrance

[49:36] Day.

[49:36] Today we come together to

[49:41] remember and honor the Armenian

[49:41] people and the lives lost

[49:42] during one of the first

[49:45] genocides of the 20th century.

[49:46] In the late 1800s and early

[49:46] 1900s, Armenians living under

[49:47] the Ottoman Empire faced

[49:51] increasing prosecution and

[49:52] discrimination during a period

[49:53] of political unrest and war.

[49:57] And on APRIL 24th, 1915,

[49:58] Armenian intellectuals and

[49:58] community leaders were arrested

[50:02] marking what is the beginning

[50:03] of the Armenian genocide From

[50:07] 1915 to 1923 approximately 1.5

[50:08] million Armenians were killed

[50:09] through massacres, forced

[50:09] deportations, starvation and

[50:14] death marches.

[50:14] Families were displaced from

[50:15] their homes and survivors were

[50:16] forced to rebuild their lives

[50:16] and communities across

[50:20] the world including in San

[50:20] Diego.

[50:21] Despite unimaginable loss and

[50:26] hardship, the Armenian people

[50:27] preserved their culture, faith

[50:27] and traditions through

[50:28] resilience and strength.

[50:29] And today those communities

[50:29] continue to enrich cities

[50:32] around the world including San

[50:32] Diego.

[50:33] And so we're here to recognize

[50:34] Armenian genocide Remembrance

[50:38] Day to honor the memory of

[50:39] the victims and survivors and

[50:40] stand in solidarity with

[50:40] the Armenian community in

[50:44] condemning the atrocities that

[50:44] were waged by the Ottoman

[50:45] Empire.

[50:46] And I especially think the team

[50:51] from the University of

[50:51] California San Diego Local

[50:52] Affairs along with members of

[50:52] Armenian Pre-Law society

[50:56] believe who helped to draft and

[50:57] bring forward this proclamation

[51:02] for our consideration today and

[51:03] join them in commemorating

[51:03] the remembrance of all Armenian

[51:04] lives and celebrating

[51:08] the contributions.

[51:09] >> Next for item 30 four I want

[51:10] to celebrate the 19th annual

[51:15] San Diego Dragon Boat Festival

[51:15] today.

[51:16] Festival Day which is coming up

[51:16] shortly this next weekend.

[51:21] The tradition tradition dates

[51:22] back more than 2000 years and

[51:22] locally the San Diego Alliance

[51:23] for Asian Pacific Islander

[51:27] Americans has hosted the event

[51:27] annually almost every year

[51:28] except for I think during

[51:28] the pandemic perhaps.

[51:29] And we appreciate

[51:33] the coordination and dedication

[51:34] that it takes for our group of

[51:35] volunteers to bring teams from

[51:35] all over.

[51:39] Early on a weekend morning to

[51:40] get out on Mission Bay and to

[51:41] participate in these races, I'd

[51:45] actually like to welcome

[51:46] the PRESIDENT Of

[51:46] the organization Hui Cheng to

[51:47] share a few words about this

[51:49] incredible event and

[51:49] the important work

[52:07] the organization does.

[52:08] So good morning our Council

[52:09] PRESIDENT And the council

[52:09] members.

[52:13] My name is Rachel.

[52:14] On behalf of the annual

[52:15] Alliance for Asian Pacific

[52:19] Islander Americans, I would

[52:20] like to thank you for your

[52:20] support.

[52:21] This is a great deal to our

[52:26] community.

[52:27] So today I'm honored to bring

[52:27] my team members to hear and

[52:32] celebrate on this important day

[52:33] and also share a few words as

[52:33] well.

[52:38] >> Thank you.

[52:44] >> Hi, my name is Linda to have

[52:44] served as PRESIDENT Of the San

[52:45] Diego Alliance for Asian

[52:49] Pacific Islander Americans from

[52:49] 2005 to 2020.

[52:50] The first meeting I held for

[52:50] the Alliance was a community

[52:55] picnic at the Presidio and

[52:56] Congresswoman Susan Davis is

[52:56] district rep at the time.

[53:02] Todd Gloria came.

[53:03] Of course today we know Todd at

[53:06] the mayor of San Diego,

[53:07] the first San Diego Chicano

[53:08] festival that I headed from

[53:12] beginning to end was the second

[53:12] one I worked on the first one

[53:13] as well.

[53:17] And City Councilmember Donna

[53:18] Frye who some of you might

[53:23] remember came as did county

[53:23] Supervisor Greg Cox and

[53:24] Congresswoman Susan Davis.

[53:29] And then we had walks in

[53:29] the Asian Pacific Historic

[53:30] District with Congresswoman

[53:35] Susan Davis and City Council

[53:36] member Kevin Faulkner came and

[53:37] he told me well, Congresswoman

[53:41] Susan Davis is also my

[53:41] congresswoman.

[53:42] And that was a period of

[53:43] bipartisanship and reaching

[53:47] across the aisle throughout

[53:48] the history of the alliance has

[53:48] been also the history of San

[53:53] Diego and the history of

[53:54] the county of San Diego and

[54:00] said it was mayors and you have

[54:01] always all been behind us and

[54:01] said you can't be for for

[54:06] having been through and going

[54:07] through all three of our San

[54:07] Diego objective of this time of

[54:08] the year that you have been

[54:10] council member we are grateful

[54:11] to you all and hope that we

[54:12] continue to walk and work

[54:12] together.

[54:16] Thank you David.

[54:23] When one entire council

[54:23] PRESIDENT, council member and

[54:24] honored guest so forth I thank

[54:29] you all to support our Dragon

[54:30] Ball Festival as the organizers

[54:30] Organizer alliance has been

[54:36] always I locate your dragon by

[54:36] the rail.

[54:38] And this year is our will be

[54:39] our 19th annual San Diego

[54:39] Dragon Boat Festival.

[54:44] There will be Adelaide from not

[54:45] only from San Diego, also from

[54:46] a new por Los Angeles and

[54:51] Northern Nothing Northern

[54:51] California a lovely family

[54:52] event.

[54:52] You all will come to see us

[54:56] aunties Saturday admission be a

[54:56] thank you very much again for

[55:05] the support Juliana.

[55:06] Good morning I'm Juliana Chang.

[55:07] I am captain of New Dragons

[55:10] which is Danny of Chinese

[55:11] Historical Museum's official

[55:11] team.

[55:12] We won gold last year.

[55:16] This is my second year

[55:16] participating in the festival

[55:17] and learning this amazing sport

[55:17] of my heritage.

[55:21] I'm so proud to participate in

[55:22] it and I look forward to being

[55:23] on the water again this year

[55:27] paddling my race, my heart out

[55:28] for the race and for my team

[55:28] And I'm so proud to participate

[55:33] in the sport and the festival

[55:33] in our wonderful city of San

[55:34] Diego and hope to define our

[55:38] title to go meeting Dragons.

[55:38] >> Thank you.

[55:39] Okay Thank you.

[55:44] Thank you And thank you thank

[55:45] the lions for all that you do

[55:46] to put this event together.

[55:46] Look forward to seeing out

[55:50] there Finally on item 33 and

[55:51] perhaps join my colleagues in

[55:52] proclaiming the month of MAY as

[55:53] Asian-American, Native Hawaiian

[55:55] and Pacific Islander Heritage

[55:56] Month Singapore is home to more

[55:59] than 250,000 residents of a

[55:59] descent and it's important that

[56:00] we continue recognizing and

[56:04] celebrating the community's

[56:05] invaluable contributions to our

[56:05] city state the nation's

[56:06] economic, civic, social and

[56:09] cultural fabric.

[56:10] This Heritage Month was first

[56:14] federally commemorated in 1977

[56:15] as Asian Pacific Heritage Week

[56:15] later expanded to the full

[56:16] month of MAY and the month was

[56:20] chosen.

[56:20] As you might have heard from

[56:21] one of the public comments to

[56:22] recognize the arrival of

[56:22] the first Japanese immigrants

[56:25] the United States on MAY

[56:26] seventh, 1843 and

[56:26] the completion of

[56:27] the Transcontinental Railroad

[56:30] on MAY 10th of 1869.

[56:31] Both this record a historic

[56:31] achievement made possible to

[56:36] the Labor of Chinese immigrants

[56:36] who are often exploited and

[56:41] excluded The effects

[56:42] the federally recognized

[56:43] the significance of hpi

[56:43] communities came through

[56:46] the White House initiative on

[56:47] Asian-Americans, Native

[56:48] Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

[56:48] which helped to guide efforts

[56:52] since its establishment in 1999

[56:53] until it was eliminated by this

[56:54] current administration on

[56:57] JANUARY 20th, 2025.

[56:58] So at a time when cultural

[56:58] communities continue to face

[57:02] discrimination, erasure and

[57:03] attacks on their histories and

[57:04] identities, we proudly stand

[57:04] with all those represented

[57:08] within the Asian-American

[57:09] Native Hawaiian and Pacific

[57:09] Islander community And we take

[57:10] this opportunity to recognize

[57:11] how diverse that community

[57:13] truly is so that we can

[57:14] continue to disaggregate

[57:15] the data, broaden the language

[57:19] access and truly celebrate each

[57:19] of the unique cultures,

[57:20] histories and needs.

[57:20] I want to thank

[57:24] the organizations dedicated to

[57:25] advancing this work, some of

[57:26] which are present with us here

[57:26] this morning And this a an

[57:30] inspiring Each month we

[57:31] encourage all the Indians to

[57:31] continue learning about

[57:32] celebrating and uplifting

[57:35] the rich histories, cultures

[57:36] and contributions of

[57:36] the community and recognize

[57:37] the work that still has to be

[57:41] done ahead.

[57:42] Thank us PRESIDENT All right.

[57:42] Thank you.

[57:43] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[57:44] I'll take that as a motion to

[57:47] approve the proclamation.

[57:47] >> All right.

[57:48] Made it around waiting.

[57:49] It's just been so long I kind

[57:52] of forgot.

[57:53] >> We're going next to

[57:54] Councilmember Weprin.

[57:54] Thank you very much, Council

[57:55] PRESIDENT.

[57:58] Good morning to everybody here

[57:58] in chambers who's joined us

[57:59] this morning.

[57:59] Congratulations to everybody

[58:00] who is being recognized with

[58:03] proclamations today I am

[58:04] pleased to join City Attorney

[58:09] Herbert in recognizing today as

[58:10] San Diego Youth Symphony Day

[58:11] For 80 years the San Diego

[58:14] Yosemite Conservatory has been

[58:15] one of the most important arts

[58:16] institutions in our region.

[58:18] This is a board that 900

[58:19] musicians between the ages of 8

[58:20] to 25 are enrolled at their

[58:24] Balboa Park Arts hubs through

[58:25] their community Opus Project.

[58:26] They also provide free

[58:29] afterschool music instruction

[58:30] to students throughout, said

[58:30] Diego Cody.

[58:31] The influence of the San Diego

[58:35] Yosemite goes beyond music

[58:36] These young participants build

[58:36] confidence, discipline,

[58:41] adaptability Their sees it for

[58:42] their concerts Art this weekend

[58:42] at Albert Park I know a lot of

[58:43] people are looking forward to

[58:45] those performances.

[58:46] The executive director of

[58:46] the Sei Diego Youth Symphony,

[58:51] Kate Bamfield is here with us

[58:51] in chambers this morning.

[58:52] I'd like to welcome her up to

[58:56] say a few words.

[58:57] Thank you for joining us here

[58:58] and please feel free to join us

[58:58] at the microphone And welcome

[59:03] to Council Chambers.

[59:04] i can't make it taller.

[59:08] Thank you and good morning and

[59:14] thank you so much to City

[59:15] Attorney Ferber, Council member

[59:16] Whitburn the entire city

[59:19] council for this great honor.

[59:20] It's genuinely an honor to be

[59:24] here and I'm so proud to

[59:25] represent the San Diego Youth

[59:26] Symphony and its thousands of

[59:30] students, families, staff and

[59:31] teaching artists who bring

[59:35] dedication, joy and learning to

[59:36] everything we do Each day we

[59:40] show up for young people across

[59:41] the city from our youngest

[59:42] learners in our early childhood

[59:45] groups to our advanced

[59:46] ensembles and our students.

[59:51] This work matters deeply to

[59:51] families and it matters to San

[59:52] Diego.

[59:57] San Diego has always been a

[59:57] city that values culture and

[59:58] arts.

[59:58] We've seen that commitment show

[1:00:01] up in so many ways over

[1:00:02] the years and we're grateful

[1:00:02] for it.

[1:00:07] >> We also know that cities

[1:00:07] with thriving artistic

[1:00:08] institutions attract young

[1:00:12] families, draw talented workers

[1:00:13] and drive tourism and economic

[1:00:13] vitality.

[1:00:18] The arts are not something that

[1:00:19] San Diego can afford to lose.

[1:00:19] The arts are woven into

[1:00:23] everything this city has to

[1:00:24] offer their infrastructure for

[1:00:28] a thriving city.

[1:00:28] San Diego Youth Symphony has

[1:00:29] been here for 80 years.

[1:00:33] We plan to be here for 80 more

[1:00:34] and beyond.

[1:00:38] And we trust that San Diego

[1:00:38] will continue to invest in

[1:00:39] the culture and the creativity

[1:00:43] that make it such a remarkable

[1:00:43] place to live.

[1:00:48] On behalf of the San Diego

[1:00:48] Youth Symphony and my

[1:00:49] colleagues here today, thank

[1:00:50] you so much for this incredible

[1:00:53] honor and thank you for

[1:00:54] prioritizing arts and culture

[1:00:59] in San Diego.

[1:00:59] >> Thank you very much Because

[1:01:02] back filled and congratulations

[1:01:03] .

[1:01:03] Thank you for all that you and

[1:01:04] your team do for young people

[1:01:08] around the county including

[1:01:09] the board of the volunteers,

[1:01:10] all the parents who are part of

[1:01:10] it really appreciate your

[1:01:14] presence and everything you do.

[1:01:15] So thank you again.

[1:01:16] I have 32 I please to join

[1:01:19] Council PRESIDENT Lacob and

[1:01:20] Councilmember Campbell in

[1:01:21] recognizing this month as older

[1:01:24] Americans But the city of San

[1:01:24] Diego.

[1:01:25] Older Americans but there's a

[1:01:25] tide to all of

[1:01:26] the contributions and

[1:01:28] resilience and continued impact

[1:01:29] of all the older adults in our

[1:01:29] communities.

[1:01:30] Many of our older residents are

[1:01:33] leaders veterans, caregivers,

[1:01:34] veterans, volunteers and

[1:01:35] neighbors who have helped build

[1:01:39] the San Diego that we know and

[1:01:39] love today.

[1:01:40] They continue to play a vital

[1:01:41] role in strengthening our

[1:01:44] families, supporting our youth

[1:01:44] and enriching our civic life.

[1:01:45] Older Americans.

[1:01:46] But this is not just about

[1:01:49] recognition but it's also about

[1:01:50] reaffirming our responsibility

[1:01:50] to support the quality of life

[1:01:55] of older adults.

[1:01:56] You wrote Our City.

[1:01:57] And I want to thank the many

[1:01:57] organizations and caregivers of

[1:02:00] activists and advocates who

[1:02:00] work every day to serve older

[1:02:01] residents across our city.

[1:02:04] Outside of a 33 thank you to my

[1:02:05] colleagues Council PRESIDENT

[1:02:06] Pro Tem Lee, Councilmember

[1:02:10] Foster and Councilor Eli Rivera

[1:02:10] for proclaiming this month as

[1:02:11] Asian American Native Hawaiian

[1:02:14] Pacific Islander Heritage

[1:02:15] blood.

[1:02:15] These committees have helped

[1:02:16] shape say Diego through

[1:02:16] leadership in business

[1:02:17] education, public service,

[1:02:21] the arts, science and so many

[1:02:21] other fields.

[1:02:22] We also recognize the strength

[1:02:24] and resilience of communities

[1:02:25] whose histories include

[1:02:26] overcoming hardship and

[1:02:26] discrimination and barriers to

[1:02:29] opportunity while continuing to

[1:02:29] build and thrive.

[1:02:30] And I want to thank

[1:02:31] the cultural organizations,

[1:02:34] community leaders and residents

[1:02:34] who continue to preserve

[1:02:35] heritage, uplift voices and

[1:02:40] educate future generations.

[1:02:41] And finally I tried my

[1:02:41] colleagues at celebrating City

[1:02:46] Clerk Fuentes Street

[1:02:47] professional with a support

[1:02:47] clerk's weeks.

[1:02:48] Happy to second the motion to

[1:02:50] approve the proclamations.

[1:02:51] All right.

[1:02:51] Thank you, sir.

[1:02:52] So we have a motion by Council

[1:02:53] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee and a

[1:02:53] second by council member

[1:02:55] Whitburn to move

[1:02:56] the proclamation.

[1:02:56] We'll go next to Council Member

[1:02:57] Kimball.

[1:03:00] Thank you Council PRESIDENT And

[1:03:00] congratulations to everyone

[1:03:04] receiving proclamations today.

[1:03:05] I personally want to speak on

[1:03:08] items 32 and 31.

[1:03:09] i'm going to start with

[1:03:14] the Older Americans Month.

[1:03:15] A large percentage of our

[1:03:18] city's population is age 65 and

[1:03:18] older.

[1:03:19] And I want to take this

[1:03:22] opportunity to recognize just a

[1:03:23] few of the many important

[1:03:23] organizations who serve this

[1:03:28] population serving seniors is

[1:03:28] one of them.

[1:03:29] It's been an incredible partner

[1:03:30] in providing resources for San

[1:03:33] Diego's population from meals

[1:03:33] and health services to

[1:03:37] opportunities for connection.

[1:03:38] Recently in District two they

[1:03:42] began operating a new senior

[1:03:43] center in Claremont the Judith

[1:03:47] l Selz Senior Center in

[1:03:47] the newly opened affordable

[1:03:48] apartments for seniors and

[1:03:49] families at the Mount Etna

[1:03:52] campus.

[1:03:53] Also we have Meals on Wheels

[1:03:53] delivering healthy meals to

[1:03:57] seniors around the city and

[1:03:58] county, allowing them to age in

[1:03:58] place while having access to

[1:04:02] proper nutrition.

[1:04:03] Elder help of San Diego helps

[1:04:06] meet seniors where they are by

[1:04:12] providing assistance with daily

[1:04:12] tasks of living like grocery

[1:04:17] shopping, health appointments,

[1:04:17] transportation and more.

[1:04:21] All of these organizations and

[1:04:22] many, many more play a crucial

[1:04:23] role in supporting San Diego as

[1:04:25] older population.

[1:04:26] And I want to thank them and

[1:04:27] all their volunteers and staff

[1:04:31] for the work that they do to

[1:04:31] allow our seniors to age with

[1:04:35] dignity and support.

[1:04:36] And next I'd like to speak on

[1:04:37] the Armenian Genocide

[1:04:41] Remembrance happen a long time

[1:04:45] ago now 1952 1923 the Ottoman

[1:04:49] Empire made a policy to

[1:04:50] exterminate the Armenian people

[1:04:54] who were part of their empire.

[1:04:57] They did so and the rest of

[1:05:03] the world did not complain.

[1:05:03] Thank GOD many Armenians were

[1:05:04] able to escape and now enrich

[1:05:08] all our cultures around

[1:05:09] the world including right here

[1:05:09] in San Diego.

[1:05:13] It is reported that Hitler

[1:05:17] referred to this genocide and

[1:05:18] how it was ignored when he

[1:05:22] ordered his government to

[1:05:23] murder the Jewish people of

[1:05:27] Europe and all the other people

[1:05:28] who disagreed with him.

[1:05:31] Let us not forget he killed 12

[1:05:32] million people.

[1:05:35] He murdered 12 million people.

[1:05:39] And so let us never forget

[1:05:40] the lessons of genocide which

[1:05:45] unfortunately are going on

[1:05:45] today as well.

[1:05:46] And so I want to thank

[1:05:49] the bringers of this

[1:05:50] proclamation for reminding us

[1:05:51] about the poor Indians, what

[1:05:54] they went through and that let

[1:05:55] us realize that all of us are

[1:05:56] GOD's children.

[1:05:59] Thank you.

[1:06:00] >> Thank you.

[1:06:01] Council member Campbell I'll go

[1:06:02] next to council member Ella

[1:06:04] Rivera Thank you Council

[1:06:05] PRESIDENT And thank you to my

[1:06:09] colleagues who brought these

[1:06:09] proclamations forward today.

[1:06:10] I'll start by express my

[1:06:13] appreciation to you Council

[1:06:14] PRESIDENT And Council PRESIDENT

[1:06:17] Pro Tem Lee for joining me in

[1:06:18] recognizing Armenian Genocide

[1:06:23] Remembrance Day.

[1:06:23] I also had an opportunity to

[1:06:24] briefly meet some students from

[1:06:25] the Armenian Pre-Law

[1:06:28] Association Great job and

[1:06:29] working with Council PRESIDENT

[1:06:29] Pro Tem Lee's office and

[1:06:33] drafting this But I think it's

[1:06:37] important proclamation for a

[1:06:37] number of reasons.

[1:06:41] One just that I could see it in

[1:06:42] the students faces

[1:06:45] the recognition that the city

[1:06:46] that they live in where they

[1:06:50] study is recognizing their

[1:06:51] community, the history of their

[1:06:55] community And as we know and as

[1:06:56] has been said already, this is

[1:07:00] a community that had to has had

[1:07:01] to fight for the recognition

[1:07:05] that this atrocity occurred.

[1:07:06] So as if the pain of that

[1:07:09] atrocity is not enough, having

[1:07:09] to deal with the trauma that

[1:07:10] comes from having to share

[1:07:13] the stories and the evidence

[1:07:14] that that the Armenian people

[1:07:18] were were targeted in and

[1:07:19] targeted in this way makes it

[1:07:24] even more important for cities,

[1:07:24] states and countries around

[1:07:28] the world to recognize Armenian

[1:07:29] genocide and all genocide as

[1:07:30] it's something that is never

[1:07:33] acceptable and should be called

[1:07:34] for what it is when we see it

[1:07:38] and never allowed it to happen

[1:07:43] when we see it happening.

[1:07:43] I'll also express my

[1:07:44] appreciation to Council

[1:07:44] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee and

[1:07:48] COUNCILMAN Foster and joining

[1:07:48] me in proclaiming MAY 2026 to

[1:07:49] be Asian-American Native

[1:07:52] Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

[1:07:53] Heritage Month I couldn't be

[1:07:57] more proud to represent

[1:07:58] District nine and all of

[1:07:58] the diverse communities in it

[1:08:02] The Asian-American, Native

[1:08:03] Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

[1:08:04] communities within District

[1:08:05] nine are such an important part

[1:08:07] of our district they're such an

[1:08:08] important part of our city and

[1:08:12] have been for a very, very long

[1:08:12] time.

[1:08:16] And so please see this

[1:08:17] proclamation as a way of saying

[1:08:17] thank you for those

[1:08:18] contributions and for

[1:08:22] everything that you you do for

[1:08:22] and in our city I am very

[1:08:26] appreciative of it and glad

[1:08:26] that we are bringing this

[1:08:27] proclamation forward.

[1:08:31] And then finally thank you to

[1:08:32] Council PRESIDENT And to you

[1:08:32] and Council PRESIDENT Pro tem

[1:08:37] for bringing forward a

[1:08:37] proficient professional

[1:08:38] municipal clerks week This when

[1:08:40] this does an amazing job along

[1:08:41] with her team I had a chance to

[1:08:45] kind of see up close just how

[1:08:50] hard they are always working

[1:08:50] when I was in your role council

[1:08:55] PRESIDENT And it's it's really

[1:08:56] amazing And it's not just

[1:09:00] the friendly faces and kindness

[1:09:00] and patience that are

[1:09:01] demonstrated here during

[1:09:04] council meetings but an

[1:09:05] incredible amount of work and

[1:09:06] preparation that goes into

[1:09:09] making these meetings happen,

[1:09:10] keeping us moving in the right

[1:09:14] direction and making sure that

[1:09:15] the work of the city

[1:09:19] the important things that need

[1:09:20] to get processed all of that is

[1:09:20] happening.

[1:09:24] So quick Point is thank you for

[1:09:25] the work that you do.

[1:09:26] Thank you for the work that

[1:09:26] your team does.

[1:09:27] We're deeply appreciative of it

[1:09:29] and I know that the public

[1:09:30] appreciates it as well.

[1:09:31] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[1:09:31] All right.

[1:09:35] Thank you, Councilmember Ella

[1:09:35] Rivera.

[1:09:36] >> We go next to our city

[1:09:36] attorney Thank you, Council

[1:09:38] PRESIDENT It is my privilege

[1:09:39] and honor to join Councilmember

[1:09:40] Whitburn this morning on item

[1:09:44] 30 recognizing San Diego Youth

[1:09:45] Symphony Day and the city of

[1:09:45] San Diego.

[1:09:46] The San Diego Youth Symphony

[1:09:49] has been inspiring young

[1:09:50] musicians across our community

[1:09:50] for eight seasons.

[1:09:53] What started back in 1945 as a

[1:09:54] single high school orchestra

[1:09:57] founded by conductor Leo Scheer

[1:09:58] has grown into a program that

[1:09:59] now serves more than a thousand

[1:09:59] students every year.

[1:10:02] It's also one of the oldest

[1:10:03] continuously operating youth

[1:10:04] symphonies in the country which

[1:10:07] is something our region can be

[1:10:08] incredibly proud of.

[1:10:09] What stands out to me is how

[1:10:11] committed the organization has

[1:10:12] stayed to making music

[1:10:13] accessible Use Symphony has

[1:10:17] also helped create wonderful

[1:10:17] early childhood programs like

[1:10:18] Chimes and Music Discovery

[1:10:19] helping younger children and

[1:10:22] families find their way into

[1:10:23] music and those children often

[1:10:23] become part of the youth

[1:10:27] orchestras as they grow.

[1:10:28] The San Diego Youth Symphony is

[1:10:28] more than an arts organization.

[1:10:31] It's a force that lifts up

[1:10:32] young people, supports families

[1:10:33] and strengthens communities all

[1:10:36] across our region through

[1:10:37] the power of music.

[1:10:37] We're grateful for everything

[1:10:38] they do and it's an honor to

[1:10:41] recognize them today And I

[1:10:42] encourage everyone to check out

[1:10:42] their 80th anniversary season

[1:10:46] concerts happening this weekend

[1:10:46] .

[1:10:47] >> Hope to see you there.

[1:10:47] Thanks so much.

[1:10:47] Thank you.

[1:10:48] City attorney.

[1:10:49] We'll go next to council member

[1:10:51] Von Wolpert.

[1:10:52] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

[1:10:52] Thank you to my colleagues for

[1:10:55] bringing forth wonderful

[1:10:56] proclamations as usual And

[1:10:56] there's so much to say about

[1:10:59] all of them But with item 30

[1:11:00] San Diego Youth Symphony Day a

[1:11:01] congratulations to everyone

[1:11:04] involved in the senior You

[1:11:04] Symphony.

[1:11:05] I actually played the French

[1:11:06] horn for many years of my life

[1:11:10] as a young member here in San

[1:11:11] Diego including in the Senior

[1:11:11] Youth Honor Band.

[1:11:14] So I really appreciate all

[1:11:14] the work that people do to

[1:11:15] teach young people music.

[1:11:16] It's incredible and the arts

[1:11:19] are incredibly important and we

[1:11:20] need to support them and fund

[1:11:20] them here at the city of San

[1:11:21] Diego.

[1:11:24] So thank you for your work.

[1:11:25] Item 31 Armenian Genocide

[1:11:25] Remembrance Day.

[1:11:26] I want to thank my colleagues

[1:11:29] for bringing forth this

[1:11:33] important commemoration of

[1:11:33] the 1.5 million Armenians who

[1:11:34] lost their lives during

[1:11:37] the Armenian genocide from 1915

[1:11:37] to 1923.

[1:11:38] Thank you to the young people

[1:11:41] here who are continuing to hold

[1:11:42] up this legacy because we have

[1:11:42] to learn from history so that

[1:11:43] we do not repeat it again.

[1:11:46] So very much appreciate my

[1:11:47] colleagues and the beautiful

[1:11:47] words you've already brought

[1:11:48] forward.

[1:11:51] Item 32 Older Americans Month.

[1:11:52] I would like to recognize Older

[1:11:56] American Month and celebrate

[1:11:56] the many older people and older

[1:11:57] adults whose leadership

[1:11:58] experience and contributions

[1:12:00] continue to strengthen

[1:12:01] communities across the Diego

[1:12:02] including many older adults in

[1:12:02] my lives.

[1:12:06] Approximately 1 in 7 San

[1:12:07] Diegans are age 65 or older and

[1:12:07] that population continues to

[1:12:10] grow making it even more

[1:12:11] important that we support

[1:12:11] healthy connected age friendly

[1:12:12] communities.

[1:12:15] You know, up in Rancho Bernardo

[1:12:15] we got to celebrate the Brown

[1:12:16] Senior Center and the Oasis

[1:12:17] Senior Center.

[1:12:21] We have a lot going on and we

[1:12:21] need more and more.

[1:12:24] My grandfather actually was

[1:12:24] with us to 102 years old.

[1:12:25] And believe me he was with it.

[1:12:29] He could even log on to Zoom's

[1:12:29] during the pandemic at 101.

[1:12:33] So we definitely want to invest

[1:12:33] in older Americans.

[1:12:34] Item 33 Asian-American Native

[1:12:38] Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

[1:12:38] Heritage Month.

[1:12:39] Thank you to my colleagues for

[1:12:43] bringing this forward as well.

[1:12:43] I want to celebrate all of our

[1:12:44] Asian-American Native Hawaiian

[1:12:47] and Pacific Islanders here in

[1:12:48] our greater community.

[1:12:48] You make our community vibrant

[1:12:49] and strong with contributions

[1:12:52] to civic life to the arts, to

[1:12:53] philanthropy, to business.

[1:12:54] We had a wonderful celebration

[1:12:57] just over the weekend of

[1:12:58] the 100th year anniversary of

[1:12:58] the Chinese language school

[1:12:59] here in San Diego.

[1:13:01] And I look forward to making

[1:13:02] San Diego a more inclusive and

[1:13:02] welcoming city for all through

[1:13:07] this proclamation.

[1:13:08] Municipal Clerks Week Item 504.

[1:13:12] Thank you so much to Clark

[1:13:12] Fuentes and her entire team for

[1:13:13] your tireless advocacy and

[1:13:13] work.

[1:13:16] You know they get here much

[1:13:17] earlier than any of us do and

[1:13:18] often stay much later than any

[1:13:19] of us do to make sure that

[1:13:21] the public can participate in

[1:13:21] democracy.

[1:13:22] >> So if we could just take a

[1:13:30] second give all of you a hand.

[1:13:31] >> Thank you very much.

[1:13:36] And at item 5o4 building

[1:13:37] safety.

[1:13:38] Thank you so much to all of our

[1:13:41] hardworking city employees who

[1:13:41] worked so hard to make sure

[1:13:42] that buildings are safe and

[1:13:46] able to habitat or able to be

[1:13:46] able to be inside buildings in

[1:13:47] San Diego.

[1:13:51] You know, we do have wildfires,

[1:13:51] earthquakes, flooding and other

[1:13:52] emergencies that can impact us.

[1:13:55] So making sure we have strong

[1:13:56] resilient buildings is

[1:13:56] important.

[1:13:57] I mean we saw tragedies come

[1:14:00] out of nowhere such as in

[1:14:01] Florida when the entire half of

[1:14:01] the condo complex collapsed

[1:14:02] after erosion from the sea.

[1:14:05] So just thank you for your

[1:14:06] work.

[1:14:07] We appreciate you and thank you

[1:14:07] to everyone who reinforces

[1:14:10] proclamations.

[1:14:11] All right.

[1:14:11] Thank you Council member

[1:14:12] Wolpert.

[1:14:12] We'll go next to Council member

[1:14:14] Foster Thank you Council

[1:14:19] PRESIDENT And quite a few on

[1:14:19] fantastic proclamations here.

[1:14:23] First item 32 older Americans

[1:14:27] the month.

[1:14:28] Just thank you to my colleagues

[1:14:29] council PRESIDENT Lee Carver

[1:14:30] council members Campbell and

[1:14:32] whimpered Whitburn for bringing

[1:14:33] forward this proclamation

[1:14:37] proclamation recognizing older

[1:14:38] Americans a month our seniors

[1:14:38] have poured so much into our

[1:14:41] communities, families and

[1:14:42] neighborhoods and deserve to

[1:14:42] age with dignity, support and

[1:14:47] connection and district for we

[1:14:47] see that work happening daily

[1:14:48] at the Fourth District Senior

[1:14:52] Resource Center where MS. Pope

[1:14:52] and her team have crafted or

[1:14:53] created a space where seniors

[1:14:56] can stay active, socialize and

[1:14:57] find support.

[1:14:58] Also just a quick shout out to

[1:15:01] the Bay Terraces Community

[1:15:02] Senior Center That's a center

[1:15:05] in District four that took

[1:15:06] about 2025 years to get it to

[1:15:10] where our seniors have a place

[1:15:11] they call home and a place they

[1:15:11] use quite frequently.

[1:15:15] Also just want to thank

[1:15:15] the neighborhood house

[1:15:16] Association for everything they

[1:15:17] do in the district and their

[1:15:20] senior center that they

[1:15:20] maintain.

[1:15:21] Just again with our senior

[1:15:25] population as it continues to

[1:15:26] grow we have to keep investing

[1:15:26] in programs and services that

[1:15:29] help older adults live healthy

[1:15:30] ,engaged and independent

[1:15:30] lives.

[1:15:33] Item 33 Asian American Native

[1:15:34] Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

[1:15:38] Heritage Month.

[1:15:39] Um you know District four um I

[1:15:42] don't know what else more needs

[1:15:43] to be said.

[1:15:47] You know I remember growing up

[1:15:48] when Lincoln High School across

[1:15:51] the street had an empty lot.

[1:15:52] You could see our Samoan

[1:15:53] brothers and sisters out there

[1:15:56] playing cricket in the lot.

[1:15:57] And I just remember that so

[1:16:01] vividly growing up.

[1:16:02] But this is a month we

[1:16:02] celebrate Asian-American Native

[1:16:06] Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

[1:16:07] Heritage Month a moment to

[1:16:07] recognize the cultures,

[1:16:11] histories and traditions that

[1:16:12] helped shape communities across

[1:16:14] San Diego and especially in

[1:16:15] District four.

[1:16:16] Thank you to the community,

[1:16:19] the families, the small

[1:16:19] businesses all

[1:16:20] the contributions that helped

[1:16:24] to strengthen our community.

[1:16:25] The diversity, the vibrancy of

[1:16:29] our neighborhoods is again

[1:16:30] something that has been near

[1:16:34] and dear to me as I grew up in

[1:16:34] District four.

[1:16:38] Also just congratulations on

[1:16:38] the 19th annual San Diego

[1:16:40] Dragon Boat Festival Day 19

[1:16:41] years What a milestone.

[1:16:44] Approaching 20.

[1:16:45] Also just want to give a quick

[1:16:49] shout out for Professional

[1:16:50] Municipal Clerks Week.

[1:16:54] Thank you MADAM Clerk to you,

[1:16:54] your team everything that you

[1:16:55] do to make sure that we are

[1:16:59] able to function just what

[1:16:59] the council does but also for

[1:17:00] the public and everything that

[1:17:04] you do and making yourself

[1:17:05] available to make sure

[1:17:05] the public has resources.

[1:17:06] Make sure the public is

[1:17:09] informed and has access to

[1:17:10] information.

[1:17:13] I also just want to thank give

[1:17:14] a thank you and congratulations

[1:17:18] to our building professionals

[1:17:19] all the work that goes into

[1:17:23] making our buildings safe.

[1:17:24] I want to say for 25 years in

[1:17:28] my past life work closely with

[1:17:28] a lot of the inspectors and

[1:17:33] just know how critical their

[1:17:37] role is as we build our

[1:17:38] facilities whether it's a

[1:17:41] library, a fire station,

[1:17:42] whether it's a multifamily

[1:17:47] development, it's just such a

[1:17:48] pleasure to work with that

[1:17:52] staff and the work that they do

[1:17:53] to to make sure and I say

[1:17:53] the golden ticket right a

[1:17:56] certificate of occupancy,

[1:17:57] right.

[1:17:57] That's the golden ticket.

[1:18:00] So thank you for everything

[1:18:01] that you guys do And Council

[1:18:06] PRESIDENT I will conclude there

[1:18:06] .

[1:18:07] Thank you.

[1:18:07] All right.

[1:18:08] Thank you Councilmember Foster

[1:18:09] or not see anybody else in

[1:18:09] the lights?

[1:18:11] I'll offer my comments.

[1:18:16] You know the route to positive

[1:18:16] change is an opportunity for us

[1:18:20] as council to recognize causes

[1:18:21] and individuals help amplify

[1:18:25] their voices and make sure

[1:18:26] everybody recognizes what this

[1:18:30] city represents in our diverse

[1:18:30] demographics.

[1:18:31] Thank you to my colleagues for

[1:18:35] all the proclamations and

[1:18:36] the interest time.

[1:18:36] I'll focus on just a few of

[1:18:40] them at the risk of repeating

[1:18:40] some of the things my

[1:18:41] colleagues have already said

[1:18:42] But item 31 the Armenian

[1:18:45] Genocide Remembrance Day with

[1:18:45] the Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem

[1:18:49] and Council member Eli Rivera.

[1:18:50] We recognize and remember

[1:18:50] the genocide committed by

[1:18:54] the Ottoman Empire against our

[1:18:55] many people over several years

[1:18:58] more than 1.5 million Armenians

[1:18:59] were killed, marched to death,

[1:19:00] deported or exiled from their

[1:19:03] homeland.

[1:19:03] Recognizing this as one of

[1:19:04] the darkest chapters in human

[1:19:07] history while honoring

[1:19:08] the resolve and resilience of

[1:19:09] the Armenian people.

[1:19:09] Despite enduring those

[1:19:13] atrocities, the Iranian people

[1:19:14] have rebuilt their lives,

[1:19:14] preserved their culture and

[1:19:15] contributed to the fabric of

[1:19:18] their communities after they've

[1:19:18] done so here in San Diego we

[1:19:23] stand in solidarity with them,

[1:19:23] acknowledging their stories and

[1:19:24] recommit ourselves to the work

[1:19:27] of stamping out hate On Item 32

[1:19:28] in partnership with Council

[1:19:32] member Campbell and Council

[1:19:33] member Whitburn, the three

[1:19:34] Council members who are

[1:19:37] the youngest at heart we

[1:19:38] proclaim MAY as older Americans

[1:19:39] Month As the population

[1:19:43] continues with age, we know it

[1:19:44] is important to continue to

[1:19:45] uplift services and resources

[1:19:47] that help support older adults

[1:19:48] In San Diego, the City of San

[1:19:49] Diego Senior Affairs Advisory

[1:19:53] Board is an excellent example

[1:19:53] of local resources that

[1:19:54] continually emphasize the needs

[1:19:57] and voices of older adults

[1:19:57] through policy advancement and

[1:20:01] age friendly programs.

[1:20:02] These include the parks and

[1:20:03] recreation departments age well

[1:20:06] services Elder pd's retired

[1:20:07] senior volunteer patrol program

[1:20:11] both of which foster community

[1:20:12] engagement and connection that

[1:20:15] strengthen San Diego every day

[1:20:16] and I'll be tapping into those

[1:20:17] in JANUARY 2029.

[1:20:20] >> Thank you to those whose

[1:20:21] lifelong contributions continue

[1:20:22] to strengthen, enriching and

[1:20:26] guide our community every day

[1:20:33] As 504I am proud to proclaim

[1:20:33] MAY 2026 as Building Safety

[1:20:34] Month in the city of San Diego.

[1:20:35] And in doing so we highlight

[1:20:38] the people and the work it

[1:20:39] takes to ensure the safety of

[1:20:39] our communities.

[1:20:43] As an engineer myself I am

[1:20:44] grateful to the fellow

[1:20:44] engineers being recognized

[1:20:45] today at every level in

[1:20:48] the building safety industry

[1:20:49] the amount of precision and

[1:20:49] expertise and care that is

[1:20:53] required to ensure that our

[1:20:54] facilities and infrastructure

[1:20:55] is safe is often overlooked but

[1:20:58] is essential to protecting and

[1:20:59] maintaining public safety.

[1:20:59] The city relies on

[1:21:02] the development Services

[1:21:03] Department and Fire Rescue to

[1:21:04] play a critical role in

[1:21:08] the oversight and determination

[1:21:08] of sound infrastructure.

[1:21:09] Building Safety Month

[1:21:12] highlights the unseen work that

[1:21:13] is done in buildings before we

[1:21:13] enter them.

[1:21:17] Thank you to all the Building

[1:21:18] Safety and Fire prevention

[1:21:18] professionals, engineers,

[1:21:19] architects, tradespeople and

[1:21:22] others in the industry for your

[1:21:23] dedication to keeping San

[1:21:23] Diego's buildings and

[1:21:27] the public safe.

[1:21:28] And in closing, as 500

[1:21:31] professional municipal clerks

[1:21:32] Week I join Council PRESIDENT

[1:21:36] Pro Tem Lee and honored to

[1:21:37] shine a light on a profession

[1:21:38] that continues to make

[1:21:38] the government transparent and

[1:21:41] most importantly accessible to

[1:21:42] its constituents.

[1:21:43] Our City Clerk and the City of

[1:21:46] San Diego Clerk's office is

[1:21:47] the very embodiment of that

[1:21:47] ideal and whether it is

[1:21:52] translate 18 official documents

[1:21:52] into eight different languages

[1:21:55] making records accessible to

[1:21:56] the public and even offering

[1:21:57] passport services they

[1:21:57] consistently exceed their

[1:22:01] mission to provide accurate

[1:22:02] information and maximize access

[1:22:06] to municipal government

[1:22:06] regardless of language or

[1:22:07] experience with local

[1:22:10] government, the public can

[1:22:11] consistently rely on

[1:22:12] the clerk's office to deliver

[1:22:12] accessible and accurate

[1:22:17] information.

[1:22:18] So as my colleagues have said,

[1:22:18] thank you Clark Fuentes and

[1:22:20] your amazing team including

[1:22:21] Mary way back there for all

[1:22:25] the work that you do to keep

[1:22:26] our meetings running smoothly

[1:22:27] and San Diego civically

[1:22:30] informed.

[1:22:30] And even though this role is

[1:22:31] the one that is probably

[1:22:35] the most visible to the public

[1:22:35] as the council member Eli

[1:22:36] Rivera kind of alluded to, what

[1:22:40] you don't see and that

[1:22:41] the council PRESIDENT Has

[1:22:42] the opportunity to see that

[1:22:45] starting out Maybe about 9:00

[1:22:45] in preparation for council

[1:22:46] hearings and all the way

[1:22:50] through no matter what happens,

[1:22:51] what technological glitches,

[1:22:55] what difficulty the public has

[1:22:55] either coming up to

[1:22:56] the microphone or calling in

[1:23:00] and all the emails and texts

[1:23:01] that are coming your way during

[1:23:05] the course of the meeting.

[1:23:05] You Jack you all are just

[1:23:06] relentless in what you do.

[1:23:10] So we're just very, very

[1:23:11] appreciative of that.

[1:23:12] >> So I'm going to allow Clark

[1:23:15] contests a few comments before

[1:23:15] we close.

[1:23:16] >> Thank you so much Council

[1:23:20] PRESIDENT And I'll try to keep

[1:23:21] in short I'll even time myself.

[1:23:21] Just kidding.

[1:23:24] I will On behalf of the Office

[1:23:25] of the City Clerk I really want

[1:23:29] to sincerely thank the Council

[1:23:29] members and the council as well

[1:23:30] for their proclamation for this

[1:23:33] proclamation recognizing

[1:23:34] Municipal Clerks Week being

[1:23:39] remembered I almost forgot is

[1:23:39] when I spoke Clerks Week

[1:23:40] honestly and so being

[1:23:40] remembered and being brought to

[1:23:41] our attention really meant a

[1:23:43] great deal to me and my office.

[1:23:44] The recognition just means so

[1:23:48] much because it reflects not

[1:23:49] only the importance of the work

[1:23:50] we do but the trust you place

[1:23:53] in myself and our office every

[1:23:53] single day.

[1:23:54] It is truly an honor to serve

[1:23:57] as the city clerk for the city

[1:23:58] of San Diego and I never take

[1:23:59] lightly the responsibility

[1:24:02] entrusted in me to help uphold

[1:24:02] transparency, accessibility and

[1:24:07] the integrity of our democratic

[1:24:07] process.

[1:24:08] But I am especially grateful.

[1:24:12] Oh I got a little I'm

[1:24:12] especially grateful for

[1:24:13] the opportunity to lead such an

[1:24:17] extraordinary team of dedicated

[1:24:17] public servants who make our

[1:24:18] office shine through their

[1:24:22] professionalism, expertise and

[1:24:23] real heart.

[1:24:23] The work of the clerk's office

[1:24:27] often happens behind the scenes

[1:24:27] but it is foundational to

[1:24:28] ensuring the public can engage

[1:24:29] with their government.

[1:24:32] While we don't usually toot our

[1:24:33] own horns, we do appreciate and

[1:24:37] and really take our jobs

[1:24:37] seriously whether it's

[1:24:38] coordinating city elections,

[1:24:38] maintaining and preserving

[1:24:42] official records, supporting

[1:24:43] the legislative process,

[1:24:43] providing language access,

[1:24:47] modernizing systems, providing

[1:24:48] passport services or ensuring

[1:24:48] the public has timely access to

[1:24:52] information.

[1:24:53] Our team really does approach

[1:24:53] every responsibility with care

[1:24:56] and commitment and that's what

[1:24:57] makes the difference in being a

[1:24:58] part of the Clark team.

[1:25:01] The work we do and the things

[1:25:02] we accomplish are only possible

[1:25:03] because of the incredible

[1:25:06] individuals each member of my

[1:25:07] staff and the leadership team

[1:25:11] of dg Kristina, Kevin, Mark and

[1:25:12] Miley who consistently go above

[1:25:15] and beyond in service to

[1:25:16] the city.

[1:25:16] Their work ethic, integrity and

[1:25:20] dedication inspire me every day

[1:25:21] and help me move forward.

[1:25:22] Thank you again to the Council

[1:25:25] for this meaningful recognition

[1:25:26] for your continued partnership

[1:25:27] and for your trust In our

[1:25:30] office We are proud to serve

[1:25:30] the people of San Diego and

[1:25:31] remain committed to to carrying

[1:25:35] out our mission and vision.

[1:25:35] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT,

[1:25:36] for the time.

[1:25:36] All right.

[1:25:36] Absolutely.

[1:25:40] Absolutely okay with that we

[1:25:40] have a motion by Council

[1:25:41] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee and a

[1:25:42] second by council member

[1:25:45] Whitburn Clark.

[1:25:46] >> Please call the roll I'm

[1:25:46] sorry the voting system Please

[1:25:49] cast your vote That passes

[1:25:50] unanimously 7 to 0 with Council

[1:25:54] member Campos absence.

[1:25:55] All right.

[1:25:56] With that we will pause for

[1:25:58] photos starting with item 30

[1:26:07] San Diego Youth Symphony Day

[1:28:07] and

[1:38:08] and All right.

[1:38:10] >> I'm not going to restart

[1:38:10] the meeting until we have six

[1:38:43] people up

[1:38:43] .

[1:38:44] All right.

[1:38:44] For meeting minutes It's 1135.

[1:38:49] We have consent item on

[1:38:50] the consent agenda to deal with

[1:38:54] and then not agenda comment.

[1:38:54] I'm going to call it right now

[1:38:55] that we will take the in-person

[1:38:58] non agenda public comment and I

[1:38:58] hope four of my colleagues will

[1:38:59] stick around for the in-person

[1:39:02] non agenda public comment and

[1:39:03] we will trail virtual non

[1:39:07] agenda public till 2:00 this

[1:39:07] afternoon.

[1:39:11] So again virtual knowledge and

[1:39:12] public comment will be taken at

[1:39:17] 2:00 this afternoon or shortly

[1:39:17] thereafter as we like to say.

[1:39:21] So with that before we proceed

[1:39:22] with the consent agenda I will

[1:39:26] be returning item 106 item 106

[1:39:30] back to staff at their request

[1:39:31] Once again item want to return

[1:39:32] to staff and will be heard at a

[1:39:35] later date.

[1:39:35] So with that we will proceed

[1:39:36] with the remainder of

[1:39:40] the consent items.

[1:39:41] Do I Are there any request to

[1:39:41] pull an item by council?

[1:39:44] There is no request With that

[1:39:45] part please proceed with public

[1:39:50] comment on the remainder of

[1:39:50] the consent item.

[1:39:51] Thank you Council PRESIDENT And

[1:39:53] please note each speaker will

[1:39:54] have one minute per item per

[1:39:54] person.

[1:39:55] If you would like to speak on

[1:39:57] three or more items you have a

[1:39:58] maximum of three minutes.

[1:39:58] The consent agenda includes

[1:40:05] items 1050 through 66 100 and

[1:40:09] 105 100 through 10510731091 11

[1:40:12] through 118 and as 501 through

[1:40:13] as 503 with item 106 return to

[1:40:14] staff as noted Also please let

[1:40:17] me note for the record

[1:40:18] the potential appointments and

[1:40:18] re appointments that are on

[1:40:21] the agenda this morning and 116

[1:40:22] as a potential appointment of

[1:40:22] William Tippit to the Mission

[1:40:25] Bay Park Committee Item 117 is

[1:40:26] a potential appointment of Kofi

[1:40:30] Reed and reappointment of Anton

[1:40:31] and Toyin I'm Antoinette.

[1:40:35] Thank you Pierre Jackson to

[1:40:35] the San Diego Housing

[1:40:36] Commission.

[1:40:36] Item 118 is the potential

[1:40:37] appointment of Yolanda Franklin

[1:40:40] to the Commission for Arts and

[1:40:41] Culture.

[1:40:41] We did receive comments for

[1:40:45] item 51 one in opposition and

[1:40:49] item 50 181 in favor Those were

[1:40:50] distributed to the Council when

[1:40:51] they were received via e

[1:40:54] comment going to public comment

[1:40:55] Robert Wood if you can please

[1:40:55] come up.

[1:41:00] Robert when you were seated

[1:41:00] time by Michael Michael please

[1:41:04] raise your hand.

[1:41:05] Thank you.

[1:41:12] You'll have two minutes on item

[1:41:13] 109.

[1:41:13] Hi, I'm Robert Byrd with that

[1:41:14] outreach And the reason I'm

[1:41:17] here is because the issue of

[1:41:18] additional funding for gun and

[1:41:22] gang violence interruption in

[1:41:23] the San Diego area is came into

[1:41:23] play.

[1:41:24] This is Cornelius Bowzer, our

[1:41:27] ceo.

[1:41:28] As you can see we have other

[1:41:28] community based public safety

[1:41:32] professionals out there in

[1:41:32] the audience.

[1:41:33] People from sbc, sbc are here.

[1:41:36] I'd like to say thank you to to

[1:41:41] all of you for considering this

[1:41:41] the Reno Cantley monument.

[1:41:42] Wilpert Hear me.

[1:41:46] Foster there from whitburn

[1:41:51] Jennifer Campbell, Joe LaCava

[1:41:51] I'd like to thank everybody

[1:41:52] here, right?

[1:41:53] Because the thing is is that we

[1:41:55] go out in the community and

[1:41:56] what we do people have to

[1:41:56] understand our function is

[1:42:00] different than the police

[1:42:00] function.

[1:42:01] They go in there once it

[1:42:05] happens where before it happens

[1:42:05] we're prevention So we're

[1:42:06] intervention in prevention.

[1:42:10] So what we're trying to do is

[1:42:10] before something even takes

[1:42:11] place prevent it And then if

[1:42:14] something does take place then

[1:42:15] we reach back into community

[1:42:19] with our connections and we try

[1:42:19] to prevent more from taking

[1:42:20] place So we try to prevent

[1:42:23] violence from happening in

[1:42:24] the first place And then what

[1:42:24] does happen?

[1:42:25] We swing into action to try to

[1:42:27] prevent the spread of violence.

[1:42:28] Another part of our

[1:42:32] intervention efforts is at risk

[1:42:33] Youth mentoring We try to reach

[1:42:37] out to the community and

[1:42:38] identify the youth that we feel

[1:42:42] are most at risk and we take

[1:42:43] those youth then we mentor

[1:42:43] them.

[1:42:46] We offer them wraparound

[1:42:47] services where possible and we

[1:42:48] do everything that we can to

[1:42:52] get them right.

[1:42:53] So you can see that we have a

[1:42:56] multifaceted approach to

[1:42:57] improving the safety of

[1:42:58] the communities to stopping gun

[1:43:01] and gang violence.

[1:43:01] Interruption Some of us are

[1:43:06] even domestic violence

[1:43:07] counselors including myself and

[1:43:07] MR. Bowzer.

[1:43:10] So I want to say I appreciate

[1:43:11] you guys Please make it

[1:43:16] possible for us to continue.

[1:43:17] Thank you for that concluding

[1:43:17] statement.

[1:43:21] Sandy Keaton I guess for

[1:43:22] following individuals to please

[1:43:22] come up to the Yellow Reserves

[1:43:23] seats Sandy Keaton, Alvin

[1:43:26] Hayes, Jeffrey Raya allegedly

[1:43:26] Audra and Andrea Ebbing I'll

[1:43:30] also just note that if you

[1:43:31] submitted a speaker slip for

[1:43:31] the consent calendar and I did

[1:43:34] not call your name please come

[1:43:35] up to the other reserved seats.

[1:43:36] I did receive one with no name

[1:43:39] so I don't know who you are.

[1:43:40] Please proceed.

[1:43:40] Good morning.

[1:43:44] We're actually AUGUST

[1:43:44] afternoon.

[1:43:45] I want to thank the council.

[1:43:45] I'm here.

[1:43:46] My name is Sandra Keaton.

[1:43:48] I'm actually from Essex and

[1:43:49] mostly I'm here to show my

[1:43:50] gratitude for the leadership of

[1:43:53] the council to continue to

[1:43:58] support the programing that

[1:43:58] really is rooted in the lived

[1:43:59] experience of community to

[1:44:03] recognize the value that this

[1:44:03] brings in addressing the harm

[1:44:07] that comes from violence in our

[1:44:07] community.

[1:44:08] It's a positive partnership

[1:44:08] between law enforcement and

[1:44:13] community and it's part of it

[1:44:14] speaks mostly we want to um

[1:44:16] extend our gratitude and thank

[1:44:17] you for recognizing the value

[1:44:21] of this program and all

[1:44:22] the work of support as well.

[1:44:22] So thank you.

[1:44:31] Thank you Alvin Hayes.

[1:44:31] Morning everyone.

[1:44:32] My name is Alvin Hayes.

[1:44:35] I'm also a team member of

[1:44:35] Support Outreach.

[1:44:40] No Shots Fire Program.

[1:44:41] As my colleague just said a

[1:44:42] while ago, this very point is

[1:44:45] very important for this And I

[1:44:46] want to thank each and every

[1:44:50] one of you who had a hand in in

[1:44:51] this for us to excuse me to

[1:44:55] continue with what it is that

[1:44:56] we're doing and also to raise

[1:44:59] the importance of even though

[1:45:00] we're out there doing

[1:45:00] the community outreach, you

[1:45:04] know, is still you know,

[1:45:05] there's still the violence is

[1:45:06] still there.

[1:45:09] Unfortunately, I was one of

[1:45:10] the victims of gun violence.

[1:45:12] You know, I got shot one one

[1:45:13] night in JANUARY the 9th this

[1:45:17] year and it only put a bigger

[1:45:21] exclamation point for me how

[1:45:22] important it is to try to make

[1:45:26] our community safe.

[1:45:27] You know, And so I would like

[1:45:31] to just thank you guys again,

[1:45:32] you know, for even considering

[1:45:36] this.

[1:45:36] You know, the work that we do

[1:45:37] is very important.

[1:45:38] Some people don't like what we

[1:45:40] do but that's not our issue.

[1:45:41] So we're going to continue to

[1:45:45] push forward and hopefully with

[1:45:46] your help and support we will

[1:45:46] continue.

[1:45:47] Thank you for that concluding

[1:45:50] comment, Jeffrey Rath Good

[1:45:51] afternoon.

[1:45:55] My name is Jeffrey Ray.

[1:45:56] I just want to thank all of you

[1:45:57] guys for this opportunity for

[1:46:00] us to continue to do our work

[1:46:00] as an ex-felon and gang member.

[1:46:01] You know, it's amazing to be

[1:46:05] able to promote positivity and

[1:46:05] a change in our community to

[1:46:09] reduce violence because we know

[1:46:10] San Diego is beautiful.

[1:46:11] We want more tourism here.

[1:46:11] We want more families to raise

[1:46:14] their children.

[1:46:15] We want the elderly to retire

[1:46:15] in.

[1:46:16] Our job is to be able to

[1:46:19] influence the generations that

[1:46:20] come before us through even,

[1:46:21] you know, the credibility that

[1:46:25] we have for being where we once

[1:46:25] were but now telling them that

[1:46:26] they can change their lives and

[1:46:30] do something better.

[1:46:30] So you know and just like my

[1:46:31] coworkers are saying we don't

[1:46:34] just focus on gang gun violence

[1:46:35] as we know that broad there's

[1:46:36] Hispanic gangs, black gangs,

[1:46:39] there's Asian gangs.

[1:46:40] We're we're in the mix of all

[1:46:41] of that And we're even helping

[1:46:44] with domestic violence.

[1:46:45] You know, we're helping with

[1:46:45] suicide awareness, emotional

[1:46:49] abuse and even mental health

[1:46:50] substance abuse.

[1:46:54] We're really trying to do what

[1:46:55] we can to make a difference

[1:46:55] because my family's here too.

[1:46:56] So thank you.

[1:46:59] Thank you for that concluding

[1:47:00] comment allegedly Audra, you'll

[1:47:01] have three minutes for speaking

[1:47:04] on items 1021091 1255 60 5963

[1:47:14] and as 503 right facade Chavez

[1:47:19] Parkway we're renaming it

[1:47:19] because of potential sexual

[1:47:24] abuse and assault.

[1:47:24] It's interesting that we care

[1:47:25] about it sometimes when there's

[1:47:28] not any evidence but then when

[1:47:29] there's clear evidence in front

[1:47:29] of you guys, you know, do

[1:47:30] anything because we got

[1:47:33] ambulances that we're

[1:47:34] contracting with that are

[1:47:35] women and drugging them in

[1:47:39] the ambulance on their way to

[1:47:39] who knows where jail

[1:47:40] The hospital just depends.

[1:47:43] Um yeah.

[1:47:44] >> And then number 63 by gm

[1:47:44] Technologies Are you guys dope

[1:47:48] to be contracting with

[1:47:49] BlackRock and Vanguard?

[1:47:49] That's good right?

[1:47:53] That's how we keep our data

[1:47:53] secure especially with our

[1:47:54] leased assets.

[1:47:58] So smart to give them that

[1:47:58] data.

[1:47:59] Can't worry about that right.

[1:48:00] It's probably just Trump I mean

[1:48:03] but that's attached to Trump.

[1:48:03] Larry Fink Right.

[1:48:04] You know any who and then we

[1:48:11] have once yeah so 1o2 with this

[1:48:15] dispatching for towing services

[1:48:16] it would be interesting if San

[1:48:19] Diego Police Department wasn't

[1:48:20] engaging in bait cars by

[1:48:21] leaving people that they

[1:48:25] assault having their keys just

[1:48:26] thrown on the ground for

[1:48:26] someone comes and takes their

[1:48:30] vehicle and then it you got to

[1:48:31] pay $1,000 to get it out.

[1:48:31] That's smart.

[1:48:35] Good for them because we also

[1:48:35] have bait bikes, right?

[1:48:36] It's not entrapment or

[1:48:36] anything.

[1:48:39] Poor guy who wound up stealing

[1:48:40] it and then he's getting

[1:48:43] charged for it And then 109

[1:48:44] speakers cannot be trusted with

[1:48:48] money when they had $6 million

[1:48:49] of arpa funds and they were

[1:48:50] doing the transfer site that

[1:48:53] Steven Whitburn wanted to

[1:48:57] pretend didn't exist, they took

[1:48:57] $2 million That's for their

[1:48:58] employees.

[1:48:58] I find that very interesting.

[1:49:02] It was only four months and

[1:49:03] three weeks.

[1:49:03] How many employees could you

[1:49:04] possibly have that you're going

[1:49:07] to take a third of the money

[1:49:07] for your pocket.

[1:49:11] So I would hope that if you

[1:49:12] care about this you know, no

[1:49:13] shots fired program that you

[1:49:16] would seriously rethink giving

[1:49:20] speakers any funding for it and

[1:49:21] then 112 with the California

[1:49:22] Violence Intervention and

[1:49:26] Prevention grant, I'm wondering

[1:49:27] if you're going to use that to

[1:49:28] make sure the police department

[1:49:30] isn't assaulting women like

[1:49:31] beating their face And you know

[1:49:32] what they want to say is that

[1:49:36] she's in competent How Plenty

[1:49:36] of that.

[1:49:37] Yeah Just because you're

[1:49:40] talking about the things that

[1:49:40] are happening in the jail.

[1:49:41] Right.

[1:49:41] And it gives the police officer

[1:49:45] good warranting, you know,

[1:49:46] reason to slam your face into

[1:49:46] the ground.

[1:49:50] Good thing it wasn't one of you

[1:49:54] any who And then as 503

[1:49:54] the content you state of an

[1:49:55] emergency it's so funny when

[1:49:58] things become routine after

[1:49:59] decades it's like is it really

[1:49:59] an emergency?

[1:50:00] Are we treating it like an

[1:50:04] emergency?

[1:50:04] Is this how we should have

[1:50:05] people at dispatch on 911

[1:50:05] react?

[1:50:09] It's like maybe 30 years later

[1:50:09] will come?

[1:50:10] I don't know.

[1:50:10] Just depends on how much money

[1:50:12] we can get from it.

[1:50:17] >> Could you Andrea Evening If

[1:50:18] you can please come forward

[1:50:20] Your speaking times one 1257

[1:50:21] and 58 You'll have three

[1:50:25] minutes Please proceed.

[1:50:29] Well thank you for one So I'm

[1:50:35] 5758 and what you put one 1257

[1:50:41] and 58 Okay.

[1:50:42] Okay So yeah 112 I would just

[1:50:46] say physically just looking at

[1:50:47] this again I'm asking you not

[1:50:47] to look at me as the victim of

[1:50:50] everything she just mentioned

[1:50:51] because it's true but more of

[1:50:52] an executive in San Diego who's

[1:50:55] driven like $25,000,000.20 $4

[1:50:56] million into the county city

[1:50:59] through various efforts.

[1:51:00] i brought Kanye West here.

[1:51:01] I mean I've done a couple of

[1:51:04] things and you know, I just

[1:51:05] think that if we had a better

[1:51:09] grip on what's going on from

[1:51:09] the felony side of things,

[1:51:14] the felony cases that are

[1:51:14] coming out and even the county

[1:51:15] cases that are misdemeanor, I

[1:51:19] understand that I have issues

[1:51:20] with them or stuff and I have

[1:51:20] big issues with Summer Stephan

[1:51:23] but everyone up here should as

[1:51:24] well because everyone looks bad

[1:51:28] when we create cases for people

[1:51:29] that aren't real it costs so

[1:51:33] much money and it's very unfair

[1:51:33] .

[1:51:34] It causes homelessness, it

[1:51:38] causes gun violence, it causes

[1:51:38] conflict.

[1:51:39] So for example, what she was

[1:51:42] just mentioning up there I got

[1:51:43] a letter from the city

[1:51:44] attorney's office after I was

[1:51:47] beaten almost to death

[1:51:48] literally as a survivor of a

[1:51:48] ruptured aneurysm by Anthony

[1:51:52] Warner.

[1:51:53] And I got a letter from

[1:51:54] the city attorney's office

[1:51:54] which I was thrilled.

[1:51:55] I thought, oh, maybe there's

[1:51:57] like movement.

[1:51:58] But it said that I was a victim

[1:51:59] of a crime and the crime I was

[1:52:02] a victim of with having my

[1:52:03] beautiful new Tyquan stolen

[1:52:07] from the place where I was

[1:52:07] beaten to death almost because

[1:52:12] after they did that to me 24

[1:52:12] officers showed up.

[1:52:16] They won't show up to any non

[1:52:17] an emergency call Linda Vista

[1:52:18] for hours days but they showed

[1:52:22] up within seconds to watch but

[1:52:22] nobody picked up my keys or

[1:52:25] anything so to go get my car

[1:52:26] $4,000 and then now the person

[1:52:27] that took my keys which was

[1:52:31] sitting next to the car who

[1:52:32] wouldn't Beautiful r-line black

[1:52:32] rims, cinnamon leather interior

[1:52:36] and you've got somebody who

[1:52:36] he's a kid.

[1:52:37] They're going to take the keys

[1:52:37] and they're going to take

[1:52:39] the car And they did.

[1:52:40] But also you know and I know

[1:52:44] I'm on 112 I think that this

[1:52:49] shots fired program is good but

[1:52:50] the root is that these people

[1:52:50] are put in a bad position

[1:52:54] That's generational.

[1:52:55] Once you lose your home, once

[1:52:56] you lose your rent, you missed

[1:52:56] your rent for that month and

[1:52:59] you were incarcerated.

[1:53:00] It's a it's a ripple effect

[1:53:00] because they couldn't pay

[1:53:04] the lady.

[1:53:05] There's a new website called sd

[1:53:09] ricoh.Com that's s d r I c

[1:53:10] oakum and on the dia pay to

[1:53:13] play page you can see

[1:53:14] defendants in major cases who

[1:53:19] have paid the lady Here's Leo

[1:53:19] Hamill GOD bless him I love his

[1:53:20] jewelry store Don't take any

[1:53:23] offense Leo Hamel $84,000 to

[1:53:27] summer Stephan These are her

[1:53:27] 460 forms by the way from sd

[1:53:28] Vogue.Com.

[1:53:28] Here's the Poway synagogue

[1:53:33] shooting Dallas Marson The guy

[1:53:34] that sold the gun Lonnie McGill

[1:53:35] Glock store Ghost gun case lady

[1:53:37] that shot her husband in

[1:53:37] Carlsbad.

[1:53:38] Thank you for that concluding

[1:53:38] comment.

[1:53:39] Blair Beakman if you can please

[1:53:40] come forward Your final speaker

[1:53:46] here in council chambers you're

[1:53:47] speaking on items 116 as 503

[1:53:50] and 61 three minutes.

[1:53:51] Please proceed.

[1:53:51] All right.

[1:53:51] Thank you.

[1:53:52] I think I was the person

[1:53:54] without the name on the card.

[1:53:55] Thank you.

[1:53:58] Yeah, and those are my numbers

[1:53:58] to first speak on.

[1:54:06] Um, item Uh oh oh First speak

[1:54:11] on item 61 the uh uh voting

[1:54:12] bathroom restroom within one of

[1:54:13] our lake systems.

[1:54:14] It this is an item that comes

[1:54:17] around every once in a while.

[1:54:18] Um, it was cute I thought at

[1:54:21] first and we're just kind of

[1:54:21] mentioning it actually brings

[1:54:22] out some sort of imagination

[1:54:22] from staff.

[1:54:26] They come up with other ideas

[1:54:26] of restroom use and downtown

[1:54:30] area actually previously but I

[1:54:31] got a conversation on

[1:54:32] the subject and it was spoken

[1:54:36] here in public meeting time.

[1:54:36] It's actually a bit uh

[1:54:37] dangerous and polluted.

[1:54:38] It sounds like I'm a bit

[1:54:40] concerned about it now.

[1:54:41] I don't think it's really worth

[1:54:42] it at this point.

[1:54:42] I wanted to make my feelings

[1:54:46] known on it but I still want to

[1:54:46] be able to work on downtown

[1:54:47] bathroom issues and then we

[1:54:50] have that going on Uh that's uh

[1:54:51] accessible downtown bathroom is

[1:54:55] should always be a priority for

[1:55:00] ourselves uh, on two items uh

[1:55:01] 102 And it was related to me to

[1:55:03] item 55 uh two issues and an

[1:55:04] agreement with parking citation

[1:55:08] issues.

[1:55:08] Good luck on practicing good

[1:55:09] equity with these things.

[1:55:10] I think we've we've done some

[1:55:13] amazing good work on towing

[1:55:14] equity issues Uh, I mean model

[1:55:18] examples So keep up that sort

[1:55:18] of work and effort how we talk

[1:55:19] about our equity.

[1:55:23] Uh, I think issues with those

[1:55:23] items uh, those type of items

[1:55:27] it's important and that people

[1:55:28] aren't overcharged and that we

[1:55:29] you guys have figured out a

[1:55:32] good system for that and thank

[1:55:33] you.

[1:55:33] Continue.

[1:55:33] That could work.

[1:55:37] Um on to item 116 appointment

[1:55:38] to mission Bay Park Committee

[1:55:42] you had a good item on on

[1:55:42] mission Bay Park issues

[1:55:42] yesterday.

[1:55:46] Uh good luck on those Continue

[1:55:47] efforts I talked about wildlife

[1:55:51] trail technology policies that

[1:55:52] can be really assessable and

[1:55:53] understandable and can work

[1:55:56] well.

[1:55:57] Uh, Davis always has good

[1:55:57] examples.

[1:55:58] I also need to mention

[1:56:02] the concept of Biomet tech in

[1:56:02] San Diego.

[1:56:03] We keep saying it's sports

[1:56:06] utility tech You keep using

[1:56:07] that term as a euphemism.

[1:56:10] Uh, I understand why I can go

[1:56:11] into great detail why you're

[1:56:11] doing that.

[1:56:15] It's a bad practice.

[1:56:16] We have to be clear We're

[1:56:16] talking about biometric tech

[1:56:20] and that shouldn't be a scary

[1:56:20] concept.

[1:56:21] It's around our lives a lot.

[1:56:21] You guys are too afraid to

[1:56:25] simply say those words publicly

[1:56:25] when it's okay.

[1:56:26] We know what you're talking

[1:56:26] about.

[1:56:30] Can you please speak the words?

[1:56:30] Have the honest conversation

[1:56:31] direct conversation with

[1:56:35] ourselves please.

[1:56:39] Um and finally um as item se

[1:56:40] 503 um you want to segment uh,

[1:56:44] you know issues with Tijuana

[1:56:44] good luck and and dialog

[1:56:47] communication and that's

[1:56:48] another thing not to be fearful

[1:56:49] of good direct dialog and that

[1:56:49] we're all open to it.

[1:56:52] Thank you.

[1:56:53] Thank you for that concluding

[1:56:54] statement.

[1:56:54] I'm sorry the five minute timer

[1:56:55] going to those participating

[1:56:58] remotely currently have three

[1:56:58] people in the queue.

[1:56:59] Lori Saldana If you can please

[1:57:02] unmute and let me know which

[1:57:03] item or items you wish to speak

[1:57:03] to.

[1:57:03] Thank you.

[1:57:07] Yes I'd like to speak to item

[1:57:10] 114 item s503 and item 115

[1:57:11] Please proceed.

[1:57:15] Thank you.

[1:57:16] Regarding establishing

[1:57:16] the third franchise Compliance

[1:57:20] Review Committee for people who

[1:57:20] MAY not understand this is

[1:57:21] actually a committee that's

[1:57:25] looking out for the rights of

[1:57:25] San Diego ratepayers.

[1:57:26] Our rights are frequently

[1:57:30] overlooked in deliberations by

[1:57:31] this Council and this is why we

[1:57:31] pay the highest rates for

[1:57:35] electricity in the country and

[1:57:36] adding to the cost of living

[1:57:40] challenges that many people

[1:57:40] face.

[1:57:41] So the Franchise Compliance

[1:57:44] Review committee members

[1:57:45] they're on their second report.

[1:57:49] I hope the council is paying

[1:57:50] attention to what they're

[1:57:51] recommending families who have

[1:57:54] been paying literally for

[1:57:55] decades since this franchise

[1:57:59] has gone on now for over 75

[1:57:59] years.

[1:58:00] Uh, they still don't have

[1:58:04] undergrounding utility lines

[1:58:05] overhead or they're still

[1:58:05] overhead rather.

[1:58:08] So I hope this compliance

[1:58:09] review committee will put some

[1:58:10] teeth into enforcing things

[1:58:10] like undergrounding in

[1:58:14] communities, older communities

[1:58:15] that have paid for that for

[1:58:15] decades and have nothing to

[1:58:19] show for it.

[1:58:20] Item as 503 in a state of

[1:58:21] emergency regarding raw sewage

[1:58:23] and sediment from Tijuana, I

[1:58:24] remind this council that

[1:58:27] the city of San Diego lobbied

[1:58:28] extensively 30 years ago for

[1:58:28] the construction of this

[1:58:32] facility even while ignoring

[1:58:33] your own staff's environmental

[1:58:37] impact report stating that

[1:58:38] the industrial waste were

[1:58:38] unmitigated and would cause

[1:58:42] toxicity problems in

[1:58:43] the near-shore environment.

[1:58:44] And this is exactly what is

[1:58:47] happening now 30 years of

[1:58:47] filing this resolution is like

[1:58:52] crying fire and doing nothing

[1:58:53] to put out the flames.

[1:58:53] I suggest the city or with

[1:58:57] Tijuana to develop a source

[1:58:57] control for the industrial

[1:59:01] waste that is killing people in

[1:59:02] the river valley, contaminating

[1:59:05] the soil and causing health

[1:59:05] problems with our first

[1:59:06] responders, people who do

[1:59:07] training down there and

[1:59:10] the families that live near

[1:59:10] the river and industrial Source

[1:59:14] Control and free treatment plan

[1:59:15] would go a long way to

[1:59:16] protecting the health and

[1:59:19] safety of San Diegans and

[1:59:20] people who live in the area San

[1:59:21] Isidro and elsewhere or people

[1:59:24] who just visit the River Valley

[1:59:25] for recreation.

[1:59:29] That pollution was brought to

[1:59:30] your attention decades ago and

[1:59:31] this Council has continued to

[1:59:34] ignore your culpable in

[1:59:35] approving that project and

[1:59:39] benefiting from it in many ways

[1:59:40] And now it is poisoning people

[1:59:40] in the river valley.

[1:59:44] And finally I want to bring up

[1:59:45] a $175,000 settlement that went

[1:59:49] to a former city employee who

[1:59:49] was riding a bicycle in Pacific

[1:59:53] Beach and claims that

[1:59:54] the street caused an accident

[1:59:55] creating personal injuries,

[1:59:58] extensive personal injuries.

[1:59:59] Again, take a look at

[2:00:03] the mobility issues facing

[2:00:04] those of us who would prefer

[2:00:05] not to be in our cars.

[2:00:05] We'd rather be walking or

[2:00:08] riding our bikes.

[2:00:09] But when we put ourselves in

[2:00:10] harm's way because of lack of

[2:00:13] infrastructure and repairs,

[2:00:13] it's costly not only to us but

[2:00:14] to the city.

[2:00:14] Thank you.

[2:00:18] Thank you.

[2:00:19] Next is Sally Small.

[2:00:21] After that is Hector And then

[2:00:22] 7499 Follow me Please proceed

[2:00:22] and let me know which item or

[2:00:23] items you wish to speak to.

[2:00:26] Sure.

[2:00:33] 58 6263 1091 12 and 503I don't

[2:00:34] perceive that much time You'll

[2:00:37] have three minutes starting off

[2:00:38] with 58 I appreciate that

[2:00:42] you're making the efforts to

[2:00:43] make things better for

[2:00:47] the Brown Act and for public

[2:00:47] participation.

[2:00:48] But even if you look at

[2:00:51] the basic cheat sheet that you

[2:00:52] wrote, it lists cab as

[2:00:56] the location for meetings.

[2:00:57] The general public doesn't know

[2:00:58] what cab is and there's no

[2:01:01] address listed Looking at

[2:01:02] the group presentations,

[2:01:06] there's no address listed.

[2:01:07] Oops So please get off that

[2:01:11] asap if you want participation

[2:01:12] The seat at the table is

[2:01:13] something that you guys still

[2:01:17] need to consider that

[2:01:17] the community planning groups

[2:01:21] put out all the effort but they

[2:01:21] don't even get money for

[2:01:22] appeals anymore and now it's

[2:01:26] only the cpc and that time is

[2:01:26] limited but developers get

[2:01:31] their free rein.

[2:01:31] 62 Stormwater Loans Thank you

[2:01:32] very much for choice Green

[2:01:35] infrastructure and the storm

[2:01:39] drain improvements 63 The text

[2:01:43] makes me nervous 109 With no

[2:01:44] shots fired I believe in

[2:01:44] the program doing the mentoring

[2:01:48] and prevention in the first

[2:01:48] place is awesome.

[2:01:49] They need to be able to reduce

[2:01:52] violence in our neighborhoods

[2:01:53] 1/12 the same Just keep track

[2:01:57] the money.

[2:01:58] I am worried because in my

[2:02:02] neighborhood Emerald Hills,

[2:02:03] Lincoln Park, Valencia Park we

[2:02:07] have organized actions that are

[2:02:08] helping people after the fact

[2:02:11] but we need more doing

[2:02:12] prevention and mentoring

[2:02:16] locally as 503 with the Tier

[2:02:20] one So which I agree 30 years

[2:02:21] is way too long to figure out

[2:02:21] an answer and I know

[2:02:25] the Federal is slower than

[2:02:26] molasses but you guys are too

[2:02:30] So please please get that in

[2:02:30] gear.

[2:02:35] We need to have the health and

[2:02:35] safety the people that live in

[2:02:39] the in the South Bay to have

[2:02:40] what they need to function as

[2:02:44] normal people and having to

[2:02:45] smell that is nasty And things

[2:02:46] could have been done a long

[2:02:50] long time ago.

[2:02:50] Sorry my cats yelling at me I

[2:02:51] am done.

[2:02:54] Thank you.

[2:02:55] Thank you Hector if you can

[2:02:56] please unmute and let me know

[2:02:58] which item or items you wish to

[2:03:02] speak to after that is 7499

[2:03:03] The five minute timer has also

[2:03:03] concluded there are four

[2:03:04] speakers in the queue.

[2:03:04] No additional speakers will be

[2:03:07] taken.

[2:03:08] Hector please proceed.

[2:03:08] Thanks for taking my call.

[2:03:12] I got a better internet

[2:03:13] connection now the other one

[2:03:20] dropped off 112 503 and 51 Now

[2:03:20] the 112 I congratulate

[2:03:21] the brothers math They know

[2:03:25] the difference between right

[2:03:25] and wrong.

[2:03:26] There's right and wrong in

[2:03:26] the world and they're on

[2:03:30] the right side.

[2:03:30] They've probably tasted

[2:03:31] the grace of GOD at one time

[2:03:34] they were on the wrong

[2:03:35] direction.

[2:03:35] We should support these guys.

[2:03:39] They got it.

[2:03:40] Whatever We can do a way to do

[2:03:40] it.

[2:03:43] That other guy wants to tax

[2:03:44] the rich.

[2:03:44] Let's start taxing the rich.

[2:03:49] How about Scott Peters our

[2:03:49] councilperson?

[2:03:50] He's about $600 million And

[2:03:54] Sarah Jacobs she's worth like

[2:03:54] $60 Million.

[2:03:59] Let's put a tax on those guys 3

[2:04:00] million apiece until the money

[2:04:03] runs out a year ago just a year

[2:04:03] .

[2:04:04] Sarah is is the granddaughter

[2:04:08] of Jacobs is a billionaire So

[2:04:08] don't be taxing him because he

[2:04:12] might split with all the money

[2:04:13] anyway.

[2:04:19] What's wrong with black guys?

[2:04:20] You're doing a great job, man.

[2:04:21] It's dangerous.

[2:04:21] It's crazy work.

[2:04:25] You want to Riverton and on

[2:04:26] the t your the Bible.

[2:04:26] Three, two, one.

[2:04:27] River.

[2:04:28] Let's take some of that money

[2:04:34] from taxing the rich and turn

[2:04:35] the t along to open sewer line

[2:04:36] Whole thing Sewer lines not

[2:04:39] turn 40 And do you see dro bay

[2:04:42] Pirate Bay Park like this in

[2:04:42] Bay Park put mission Bay Park

[2:04:43] right down there on the river

[2:04:46] say put a huge channel in

[2:04:47] the ocean and put a big wall up

[2:04:52] there and top the line sewer

[2:04:57] system Turn that water into

[2:04:57] drinking water, take the lot of

[2:05:02] recycled water out of it and

[2:05:03] start doing hemp for us will

[2:05:04] start grow.

[2:05:04] This is a good idea.

[2:05:06] We're going to grow marijuana

[2:05:07] Hemp plant which was

[2:05:07] the Declaration of Independence

[2:05:11] was written on hemp and you

[2:05:12] know the history of paper.

[2:05:16] The other guys with the trees

[2:05:17] took it over will have hemp

[2:05:21] down there That'll be jobs will

[2:05:22] have you should be coding ramps

[2:05:26] the whole deal will turn lemons

[2:05:31] into lemonade and that be

[2:05:32] something to be proud of.

[2:05:33] Yeah and then let's see some of

[2:05:36] these numbers But one thing

[2:05:37] what the problem is we're

[2:05:41] Gloria Bill 2.0 been man Bill

[2:05:42] and said Gloria Bill we're

[2:05:45] living in Gloria Bill this is

[2:05:46] Gloria Bill 2.0 He's cutting

[2:05:51] funding even in that Christmas

[2:05:52] saving a double park That's an

[2:05:55] abomination.

[2:06:00] And then oh yeah, I actually

[2:06:00] talked to Bill Clinton a bill

[2:06:01] and thanked them for calling

[2:06:06] Gloria Bill that's when

[2:06:07] the bubble parks don't clean up

[2:06:07] the homeless.

[2:06:10] I was down there last week.

[2:06:11] There's more homeless guys in

[2:06:11] Balboa Park now The regular

[2:06:16] homeless and the aggressive

[2:06:16] homeless that kind of beg to

[2:06:17] you.

[2:06:20] i was there at 5:00, walked in

[2:06:20] from Presidio to bus station at

[2:06:21] 120.

[2:06:25] There's more time has concluded

[2:06:26] next to 7499 after that is Judy

[2:06:27] Strong And our last speaker is

[2:06:31] Madison 7499 please I'm you and

[2:06:32] let me know which item or items

[2:06:35] you wish to speak to Like to

[2:06:36] speak on all the items but I'll

[2:06:37] be brief of three minutes.

[2:06:43] >> Please proceed.

[2:06:44] Bob Kozinski here First if you

[2:06:45] look at the agenda for most of

[2:06:48] these items you'll see

[2:06:48] virtually no substance about

[2:06:49] the item to let citizens know

[2:06:52] what it's about.

[2:06:53] There's a link for more detail

[2:06:56] but today's agenda for example

[2:06:57] contains 47 items That's a lot

[2:06:58] of links to check just to see

[2:07:02] what's actually on the agenda

[2:07:03] and therefore asking the city

[2:07:03] clerk to please put at least

[2:07:08] some substance into these

[2:07:08] descriptions.

[2:07:08] Thank you.

[2:07:09] Second, I noticed that many of

[2:07:12] these items are contracts.

[2:07:13] As you all know from my many

[2:07:14] comments on the lack of

[2:07:17] oversight at Torrey Pines,

[2:07:18] the city has a terrible track

[2:07:22] record of overseeing contracts

[2:07:23] .

[2:07:23] I urge this Council to ensure

[2:07:24] that all of these contracts

[2:07:27] contain provisions for proper

[2:07:28] oversight.

[2:07:28] Third, I'd like to commend

[2:07:29] the city for continued

[2:07:33] appointments to boards and

[2:07:34] committees.

[2:07:34] These bodies provide the city

[2:07:38] with valuable expertise that

[2:07:39] the city does not have.

[2:07:39] If you read the city charter

[2:07:44] you'll find that's the purpose

[2:07:44] of these boards and committees.

[2:07:45] That's exactly why the city

[2:07:46] Council needs to reactivate

[2:07:49] the Torrey Pines City Park

[2:07:49] Advisory Board which is an

[2:07:50] obvious area where the city has

[2:07:54] no actual expertise.

[2:07:55] Fourth, despite all your

[2:07:55] flowery words, it's clear that

[2:08:00] this council does not respect

[2:08:01] the wisdom that seniors bring

[2:08:01] to these council chambers every

[2:08:05] single week Actions speak

[2:08:06] louder than words.

[2:08:06] Joe LaCava.

[2:08:09] Finally, congratulations to

[2:08:09] the City Clerk one day who has

[2:08:10] kindly given me so much of her

[2:08:11] time on a number of recent

[2:08:14] issues.

[2:08:15] >> That concludes my remarks on

[2:08:15] the agenda.

[2:08:15] Thank you.

[2:08:16] Thank you.

[2:08:16] Next is Judy Strang.

[2:08:22] If you can please unmute please

[2:08:23] let me know which item or item

[2:08:23] you wish to speak to.

[2:08:28] >> I'd like to speak to item 58

[2:08:28] regarding sb seven seven.

[2:08:29] >> Thank you.

[2:08:31] You'll have one minute.

[2:08:32] >> Please proceed.

[2:08:32] You bet.

[2:08:33] Thank you for the time that we

[2:08:38] all many of you have put into

[2:08:38] making this come to fruition.

[2:08:42] Those of us who watch as we

[2:08:43] seven and seven go through

[2:08:43] the legislature, we're thrilled

[2:08:47] to see that We're now seeing it

[2:08:48] put into place in our city

[2:08:48] councils.

[2:08:53] I'm particularly pleased that

[2:08:54] we've kept in effect

[2:08:58] the opportunity for non agenda

[2:09:03] public comment and that the 16

[2:09:03] minute limitation for subject

[2:09:04] matter applies separately for

[2:09:08] in-person and separately For

[2:09:09] those of us who are at work

[2:09:10] during the day we have to call

[2:09:10] in.

[2:09:13] We really appreciate that if we

[2:09:14] make the effort and it just so

[2:09:15] happens that we're speakers on

[2:09:15] your item you still have that

[2:09:19] chance as part of the Zoom

[2:09:19] meeting.

[2:09:20] >> It's a good step forward.

[2:09:20] Thank you.

[2:09:24] Thank you.

[2:09:25] And our final speaker is

[2:09:26] Madison.

[2:09:26] If you can please unmute and

[2:09:27] let me know which item or item

[2:09:29] to speak to.

[2:09:29] >> Yes, thank you.

[2:09:30] Item 58 Please proceed.

[2:09:35] So I also wanted to say thank

[2:09:35] you for continuing to allow

[2:09:36] the five minute timer at

[2:09:37] the beginning of Zoom public

[2:09:41] comment for speakers to raise

[2:09:41] their hand as the city updates

[2:09:43] the rules of council to comply

[2:09:44] with sb seven and seven and

[2:09:45] ensure equal access for virtual

[2:09:49] and in-person participants.

[2:09:50] >> I think this is exactly

[2:09:51] the kind of practical

[2:09:51] accommodation that helps make

[2:09:52] remote participation genuinely

[2:09:55] workable.

[2:09:56] That extra window MAY seem

[2:09:56] small administratively but for

[2:09:57] many members of the public it

[2:10:01] makes participation much more

[2:10:01] accessible.

[2:10:02] People joining remotely are

[2:10:02] often balancing work family

[2:10:07] responsibility, technology

[2:10:08] delays or simply trying to

[2:10:08] follow when their item is being

[2:10:12] called And those few minutes

[2:10:13] help ensure they do not MISS

[2:10:13] The opportunity to speak.

[2:10:14] It also supports fairness

[2:10:18] because it gives people a

[2:10:18] reasonable chance to enter

[2:10:19] the queue rather than losing

[2:10:20] their opportunity because of a

[2:10:23] short delay or technical issue

[2:10:24] especially as the city works

[2:10:25] through the operational and

[2:10:25] technology challenges discussed

[2:10:29] in this item.

[2:10:30] >> So thank you for that.

[2:10:30] Thank you.

[2:10:31] That concludes with a comment

[2:10:31] on the consent agenda.

[2:10:35] All right.

[2:10:35] Thank you, City Clerk.

[2:10:36] And before we go to my

[2:10:40] colleagues for questions,

[2:10:41] comments and entertain a

[2:10:41] motion.

[2:10:42] I understand there was an audio

[2:10:46] glitch during a meeting

[2:10:47] management announcement that I

[2:10:51] made earlier and that is given

[2:10:52] the hour late hour this morning

[2:10:53] or now in this afternoon we

[2:10:57] will only take not not agenda

[2:10:57] public comment from those in

[2:11:03] chambers after this item are

[2:11:04] remote not agenda public

[2:11:08] comment will be taken at

[2:11:09] the 2:00 hour and I'll repeat

[2:11:09] that again But again we will

[2:11:14] trail remote or virtual not

[2:11:17] agenda public comment on until

[2:11:18] the 2:00 or shortly thereafter

[2:11:18] afternoon session.

[2:11:24] So with that we will first

[2:11:24] start with Council member Von

[2:11:25] Wilbert.

[2:11:29] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[2:11:30] And I'm happy to make a motion

[2:11:30] to approve the consent agenda.

[2:11:34] I want to start with item one

[2:11:34] for a no shots fired program.

[2:11:35] Thank you to Bishop Bowzer and

[2:11:39] all of your team and everyone

[2:11:40] for being here.

[2:11:40] Thank you to South Lake in

[2:11:41] these services for the work

[2:11:44] you're doing as well and to

[2:11:45] your police department for your

[2:11:45] partnership with I've had some

[2:11:49] incredible work.

[2:11:50] i want to be abundantly clear

[2:11:51] that gun violence is still a

[2:11:56] challenge we are all facing in

[2:11:56] our communities and we cannot

[2:11:57] reduce gun violence overall if

[2:12:01] we only act to reactive matters

[2:12:01] .

[2:12:02] We have to be proactive as

[2:12:02] well.

[2:12:03] And so I just want to thank all

[2:12:04] of you for your continued work

[2:12:04] with the city.

[2:12:07] You know, since I've been here

[2:12:08] on this Dyess for six years

[2:12:08] we've had great partnership

[2:12:09] with no shots fired.

[2:12:13] Not only are you intervening

[2:12:14] when violence happens to

[2:12:14] prevent more violence, you're

[2:12:18] also remembering how to care

[2:12:19] for your victims.

[2:12:19] You know you're with us every

[2:12:20] time we we have the summer of

[2:12:24] peace or we have the annual gun

[2:12:24] violence remembrance.

[2:12:25] And so thank you for your work

[2:12:29] also into helping victims of

[2:12:30] domestic violence because often

[2:12:30] gun violence can come so often

[2:12:31] in domestic violence situations

[2:12:35] And and Alvin, I'm glad you're

[2:12:35] okay.

[2:12:36] I'm sorry that you also

[2:12:37] suffered gun violence in

[2:12:37] the midst of your work.

[2:12:40] But we just appreciate you and

[2:12:41] his partner for the city.

[2:12:42] And so on behalf of the Public

[2:12:43] Safety Committee, we're glad to

[2:12:46] have you any time you give a

[2:12:47] great presentation last time as

[2:12:47] well.

[2:12:48] And I want to thank the new

[2:12:52] Shots fired program for working

[2:12:52] hand in hand as part of our

[2:12:56] public safety team And item 112

[2:12:57] excepting California Gun

[2:12:57] Violence Intervention and

[2:12:58] Prevention grant cohort funding

[2:13:02] for our Peacemaker Project.

[2:13:03] i'm very much in support of

[2:13:04] this item because once again it

[2:13:04] represents a proactive

[2:13:05] investment in violence

[2:13:07] prevention rather than simply

[2:13:08] intervening after violence

[2:13:08] occurred, the Peacemaker

[2:13:09] Project focused on addressing

[2:13:13] the root causes of violence by

[2:13:14] connecting at risk youth and

[2:13:14] family with mentorship mental

[2:13:15] health care, education,

[2:13:19] workforce opportunities and

[2:13:19] community support before

[2:13:20] situations escalate to tragedy.

[2:13:26] And finally on items 502I would

[2:13:26] like to make some comments

[2:13:27] about and aspire to during last

[2:13:30] year's budget review process we

[2:13:31] had a lot of discussions about

[2:13:32] our reservoir recreation

[2:13:37] program you know Lake Miramar

[2:13:37] Lake, Murray Lake Hodges all of

[2:13:38] these are not in fact actual

[2:13:38] lakes.

[2:13:42] They are reservoirs, They're

[2:13:43] drinking water reservoirs and

[2:13:44] they have become such a public

[2:13:49] part of our such a fabric of

[2:13:49] our public institutions that

[2:13:50] people do use them for

[2:13:51] recreation which is wonderful.

[2:13:54] At the same time it is very

[2:13:55] hard to maintain some of these

[2:13:56] reservoirs as a public

[2:13:56] accommodations when we really

[2:14:00] have to focus on the water

[2:14:01] quality.

[2:14:02] So I was very happy to see that

[2:14:04] this year's budget we have

[2:14:05] received a $600,000

[2:14:06] contribution from the county an

[2:14:06] effort that was led by

[2:14:10] supervisor Joel Anderson around

[2:14:11] with a 1.4 million local

[2:14:11] assistance grant funding coming

[2:14:16] from Senator Brian Jones all

[2:14:16] going towards keeping El

[2:14:21] Capitan Reservoir access open

[2:14:22] all summer.

[2:14:23] So I want to thank the senator.

[2:14:23] I want to thank Supervisor

[2:14:24] Anderson as well for their

[2:14:28] partnership And I really want

[2:14:29] to thank the friends of the San

[2:14:29] Diego Lakes.

[2:14:30] They have done a great job

[2:14:30] advocating for the Reservoir

[2:14:34] recreation program and I thank

[2:14:35] them for pushing these

[2:14:35] collaborations across

[2:14:36] the finish line because we

[2:14:37] should all be working together

[2:14:41] for these valuable community

[2:14:41] resources.

[2:14:42] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[2:14:42] All right.

[2:14:43] Thank you, sir.

[2:14:43] We have most of my council

[2:14:46] members all over It will go

[2:14:46] next to council member

[2:14:47] Campbell.

[2:14:47] >> I'm happy to second

[2:14:48] the consent agenda.

[2:14:48] Thank you.

[2:14:52] All right.

[2:14:53] Thank you for that,

[2:14:54] Councilmember Foster Yes, Thank

[2:14:54] you.

[2:14:58] Council PRESIDENT And thank you

[2:14:59] to the north south fire team

[2:15:03] for everything that you do.

[2:15:04] This is something that I

[2:15:09] believe started in 2022 I

[2:15:09] believe or thereabouts where my

[2:15:14] predecessor had a conversation

[2:15:15] and discussion with Bishop

[2:15:16] Belzer And then I was given

[2:15:21] the directive to get this

[2:15:21] program in place And I just

[2:15:22] want to thank you for all that

[2:15:27] you do As we see your team does

[2:15:33] put themselves at risk.

[2:15:34] And so I just wanted to make

[2:15:34] sure that we recognize that and

[2:15:38] understand that as all of you

[2:15:39] have families and folks that

[2:15:40] you have responsibilities and

[2:15:45] obligations to take care of And

[2:15:45] also thank you for bringing

[2:15:46] your lived experience to our

[2:15:46] young people.

[2:15:50] I had the pleasure of attending

[2:15:51] an event the other night where

[2:15:56] you know, I'll be honest when I

[2:15:57] grew up certain communities

[2:15:58] could be in the same room and

[2:15:59] that is changing And I think

[2:16:02] that speaks specifically to

[2:16:03] the work that you do as often

[2:16:08] as you are told No, you tend to

[2:16:09] stay committed and stay

[2:16:10] dedicated and don't accept

[2:16:14] those numbers and keep looking

[2:16:15] forward And glad to hear

[2:16:15] the program is actually

[2:16:20] expanding and doing some work

[2:16:21] at the county now And so just

[2:16:22] looking forward to continuing

[2:16:22] that good work and not just

[2:16:26] from from me to you I'm just a

[2:16:27] sincere thank you for

[2:16:27] everything that you do.

[2:16:32] I also just want to say

[2:16:32] congratulations.

[2:16:33] We have a few appointments to

[2:16:38] the Housing Commission.

[2:16:39] My good brother Kofi Reed Thank

[2:16:40] you for everything that you do

[2:16:44] Not only with with the housing

[2:16:44] that you are providing building

[2:16:49] that generational wealth and

[2:16:50] the clients that you target

[2:16:55] just thank you for making those

[2:16:56] opportunities available.

[2:16:56] I also would like to

[2:17:01] congratulate DR. Yolanda

[2:17:01] Franklin for your appointment

[2:17:02] to the Arts and Culture

[2:17:07] Commission Executive Director

[2:17:08] for the Common Ground Theater

[2:17:08] And just thank you for

[2:17:13] everything you do

[2:17:14] The historical context

[2:17:14] associated with Common Ground

[2:17:19] Theater Again another and what

[2:17:20] I will say an institution where

[2:17:20] we had to make our own way

[2:17:25] right create opportunity,

[2:17:26] create a space for our people

[2:17:31] to flourish and to participate

[2:17:32] in the arts and their talents.

[2:17:33] So thank you and thank you for

[2:17:33] continuing to keep those

[2:17:38] efforts ongoing.

[2:17:38] I will add and congratulations

[2:17:44] on to the mayor I think

[2:17:44] the caliber of grant another

[2:17:49] round up of that funding I just

[2:17:50] think it speaks to where we

[2:17:51] once were and where we are now

[2:17:55] continuing to work with

[2:17:55] the community to bring

[2:17:56] alternatives because that work

[2:18:02] again folks are our community

[2:18:02] Public safety professionals are

[2:18:03] able to go to place go into

[2:18:07] spaces where our law

[2:18:07] enforcement professionals

[2:18:08] cannot go.

[2:18:08] And so thank you for that.

[2:18:13] With that I will conclude there

[2:18:14] MADAM Clerk, as we move forward

[2:18:19] I would like to register a no

[2:18:20] vote on item 57 the salary

[2:18:20] ordinance.

[2:18:21] And that concludes my comments.

[2:18:27] Thank you.

[2:18:27] All right.

[2:18:27] Thank you, sir.

[2:18:28] And again, we do have a motion

[2:18:29] by COUNCILMAN Bowen over to

[2:18:29] second by Councilmember

[2:18:30] Campbell.

[2:18:31] We've got it.

[2:18:32] >> Councilmember Eli Rivera

[2:18:33] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[2:18:36] I'll make this pretty brief.

[2:18:37] I just wanted to speak to

[2:18:43] the No shots fired program and

[2:18:43] thank MR. Bowzer and

[2:18:44] the support team who out here

[2:18:49] you all do incredibly buoyant

[2:18:50] work.

[2:18:50] I appreciate you putting your

[2:18:51] body on the line.

[2:18:51] Well, you do.

[2:18:52] Thank you for continuing to

[2:18:54] show up despite the way you've

[2:18:55] been impacted.

[2:19:01] It's an incredibly important

[2:19:01] part of creating a safe

[2:19:06] community and it's I'm really

[2:19:07] glad to see the arc that this

[2:19:12] program has taken from when

[2:19:13] then Councilmember Montgomery

[2:19:18] Step and other chief of staff

[2:19:19] last year started championing

[2:19:20] it the way it was responded to

[2:19:25] from within the system and now

[2:19:26] where it is the you have proven

[2:19:30] that proven that what you are

[2:19:31] arguing for and advocating for

[2:19:36] wasn't just a nice idea It was

[2:19:37] it was it was born from

[2:19:43] evidence and experience And

[2:19:44] then Catherine Foster, thank

[2:19:44] you for being a champion for

[2:19:45] it.

[2:19:45] I continue to seek out

[2:19:48] resources that can support

[2:19:48] the program.

[2:19:49] Again, this is a really, really

[2:19:49] important, really really

[2:19:55] important part of keeping San

[2:19:55] Diego safe.

[2:19:56] >> Thank you Council member

[2:20:00] Gloria not see anybody else in

[2:20:00] the lights.

[2:20:01] I will congratulate the funding

[2:20:05] As my colleague said, those who

[2:20:06] are being appointed reappointed

[2:20:07] with a special shout out to

[2:20:07] District one residents, Bill

[2:20:12] Tibbits who has been appointed

[2:20:12] to the Mission Bay Park

[2:20:16] Committee in the district one

[2:20:17] of the District one seats His

[2:20:17] wealth of environmental

[2:20:18] experience will be crucial to

[2:20:22] the upcoming work of the board

[2:20:22] .

[2:20:23] So thank you for your

[2:20:24] contributions and your

[2:20:24] willingness to serve on

[2:20:25] the mission.

[2:20:28] Bay Park Committee I'm sorry

[2:20:29] COUNCILMAN Moreno I apologize.

[2:20:33] >> My intention wasn't to speak

[2:20:37] but I do have a question on

[2:20:38] item 57.

[2:20:42] I just want to clarify Did we I

[2:20:43] wasn't here for the first

[2:20:43] reading so I understand this is

[2:20:44] the second reading and I see a

[2:20:49] car allowance for this

[2:20:49] assistant to the city manager

[2:20:50] which is the mayor deputy chief

[2:20:54] of staff Classification two

[2:20:59] Exhibit f Auto allowance under

[2:20:59] $475 per month.

[2:21:00] I just I was under

[2:21:01] the impression that that was

[2:21:01] removed and I just want

[2:21:05] clarification on that.

[2:21:06] I see folks in the back Did you

[2:21:06] want to speak to that?

[2:21:11] I think the idea was to remove

[2:21:11] it when after we adopt

[2:21:12] the budget and then we update

[2:21:13] the salary ordinance after

[2:21:13] that.

[2:21:21] But I MAY not have that correct

[2:21:21] .

[2:21:22] I thank you so much.

[2:21:23] Abby Gravelle, deputy director

[2:21:27] of Human resources Department.

[2:21:28] So the direction was to go back

[2:21:28] to status quo in that position

[2:21:34] did have the pay at the time so

[2:21:34] the remaining position titles

[2:21:35] were changed but everything

[2:21:38] else was remain status quo per

[2:21:39] the direction of city council

[2:21:40] remain status quo meaning if

[2:21:45] the position was already lifted

[2:21:46] that position was not removed,

[2:21:47] the titles were changed and

[2:21:47] that was the only change that

[2:21:48] was requested.

[2:21:51] Okay.

[2:21:51] And my question once again I'll

[2:21:52] reiterate does this include a

[2:21:53] car allowance?

[2:21:57] There is an auto allowance for

[2:21:57] that condition credible given

[2:21:58] the budget circumstances that

[2:21:59] we have and that my community

[2:22:03] is facing libraries being shut

[2:22:08] and park and rec programing

[2:22:09] being eliminated.

[2:22:09] I don't think it's appropriate

[2:22:10] to add a car allowance at this

[2:22:15] moment for deputy chief of

[2:22:21] staff for the mayor's office.

[2:22:21] So I will be registering a no

[2:22:22] vote on item 57.

[2:22:23] I do look forward to it being

[2:22:27] eliminated as the budget as we

[2:22:28] come and vote for the budget.

[2:22:28] But given what's in front of me

[2:22:33] today, I don't do not feel

[2:22:33] comfortable giving a carte

[2:22:34] allowance to the mayor's deputy

[2:22:34] chief of staff.

[2:22:39] Thank you.

[2:22:39] All right.

[2:22:39] Thank you.

[2:22:40] Council Memorial.

[2:22:41] Good catch, Councilmember

[2:22:41] Eagleburger.

[2:22:45] Yeah, I just I'm not going to

[2:22:45] make a whole thing out of it.

[2:22:46] I just am not 100% comfortable

[2:22:50] with the way that the way that

[2:22:50] was described.

[2:22:51] And so I'll also be casting a

[2:22:55] no vote on 57 based on how it's

[2:22:56] moving with an understanding

[2:22:57] that it'll come back to us a

[2:23:01] little later on in front of

[2:23:02] Council Councilmember Campbell.

[2:23:07] I also would like to cast a no

[2:23:07] vote on 57.

[2:23:08] I'd ask the mayor before he

[2:23:08] even presented the budget his

[2:23:13] for draft budget to please get

[2:23:14] rid of the car allowances.

[2:23:19] I know there's only a few of

[2:23:19] them.

[2:23:20] It doesn't add up to a

[2:23:21] horrendously large amount of

[2:23:21] money.

[2:23:24] Nevertheless every single bit

[2:23:25] counts and I think that we are

[2:23:26] very out of date to be giving

[2:23:31] car allowances at this time.

[2:23:31] >> Thank you.

[2:23:32] What happens if we just pull

[2:23:36] item 57 right now, defer to

[2:23:37] the city attorney's office?

[2:23:43] There's a charter requirement

[2:23:43] that requires a first and

[2:23:44] second reading to occur.

[2:23:45] So I would defer to the city

[2:23:47] attorney's office on next steps

[2:23:48] with regard to that approval of

[2:23:49] the second reading not just

[2:23:49] correct.

[2:23:53] Correct.

[2:23:54] I don't think the city attorney

[2:23:55] was prepared for a question

[2:23:55] like that.

[2:23:59] Oh yes.

[2:24:00] The one wildly waving the fence

[2:24:06] So yeah, that the problem is

[2:24:09] the charter requires

[2:24:10] the charter Section 11.1

[2:24:11] requires the salary ordinance

[2:24:11] be passed by 30th.

[2:24:16] So if it does not pass today,

[2:24:21] there's no time to pacify MAY

[2:24:22] 30th So would be a technically

[2:24:22] charter violation there You

[2:24:27] don't have the votes.

[2:24:28] You have five votes.

[2:24:28] All right.

[2:24:29] I think I think a message is

[2:24:33] being sent sent pretty loud and

[2:24:33] clear which is what we I think

[2:24:39] navigated last time.

[2:24:40] So if I can just add to that, I

[2:24:41] believe that there will be an

[2:24:41] amendment to the salary

[2:24:46] ordinance coming shortly And at

[2:24:46] that time you could address

[2:24:47] the car allowance.

[2:24:48] Yeah, Councilperson I believe

[2:24:48] the next amendment will be

[2:24:52] coming for JUNE 16th to include

[2:24:52] the reach Labor negotiation

[2:24:53] agreement and so we could

[2:24:57] revisit this conversation at

[2:24:58] that time and then move forward

[2:24:58] with the vote today to meet

[2:25:04] the charter mandate.

[2:25:04] Okay.

[2:25:05] I don't think we want to

[2:25:05] revisit I think Kotek want to

[2:25:09] get it done So so if we hold

[2:25:10] firm like that we can get

[2:25:15] the PRESIDENT.

[2:25:16] I think that that's the way I

[2:25:17] heard the response was I think

[2:25:21] I thought it was more or less

[2:25:22] settled matter when we

[2:25:22] discussed it last time.

[2:25:23] So I'm willing to vote yes with

[2:25:26] the commitment that this is

[2:25:31] gone when it comes back to us.

[2:25:32] Yes.

[2:25:39] Councilmember that I understand

[2:25:40] the desire to move forward.

[2:25:44] I will cast a yes vote with

[2:25:45] the expectation that that

[2:25:46] commitment be adhered to when

[2:25:46] we see it next time.

[2:25:50] Okay.

[2:25:51] One of several things this

[2:25:51] council has to deal with where

[2:25:52] we feel like we have very

[2:25:57] little choice or a voice but I

[2:25:57] think the point was made.

[2:25:58] So thank you Councilmember

[2:26:01] Moreno for catching that So

[2:26:02] Council PRESIDENT Potentially

[2:26:02] yeah.

[2:26:07] >> Despite my inclination to

[2:26:08] also have the same challenge I

[2:26:08] will support it knowing

[2:26:14] the need to move forward and

[2:26:15] revise is going to be part of

[2:26:15] shortly anyway.

[2:26:16] So frankly the budget going to

[2:26:17] be in the council's hands I

[2:26:19] think it'll be an opportunity

[2:26:20] for the Council to remember

[2:26:20] what it would like to see

[2:26:24] incorporated moving forward in

[2:26:25] that salary one and so look

[2:26:25] forward to doing that.

[2:26:26] All right.

[2:26:26] Thank you.

[2:26:30] Sorry with that I think

[2:26:30] everybody has spoken So we have

[2:26:31] a motion by council member Von

[2:26:35] Wolpert.

[2:26:36] We have a second by Council

[2:26:36] member Campbell.

[2:26:41] I think we still have no votes

[2:26:42] from COUNCILMAN Moreno and

[2:26:43] Council member Campbell on 57.

[2:26:48] So you have that and

[2:26:48] Councilmember Foster will

[2:26:49] musical chairs here But that's

[2:26:49] okay.

[2:26:54] That's what we're here for.

[2:26:55] So with that clear touch a

[2:26:56] little uncomfortable with

[2:26:59] the way this has unfolded here.

[2:27:00] I don't think we've actually

[2:27:01] had a full discussion of this

[2:27:06] and I'm not comfortable with no

[2:27:07] votes here and commitments

[2:27:11] there about future action of

[2:27:12] the council.

[2:27:12] I don't want to vote on

[2:27:13] something that's going to tie

[2:27:20] my hands.

[2:27:21] Well, the mayor's office is

[2:27:21] committing to bring it forward

[2:27:25] with the removal the council

[2:27:26] will still have an opportunity

[2:27:29] to vote right?

[2:27:35] Know countermeasure.

[2:27:36] >> Would it be possible to

[2:27:37] return this item to staff and

[2:27:42] get it for next Tuesday to

[2:27:43] ensure that we meet the second

[2:27:43] reading prior to MAY 30th?

[2:27:44] >> Sure I can live with that.

[2:27:47] We will return this to staff.

[2:27:53] >> Okay.

[2:27:54] The key thing is we get

[2:27:54] the work done even if it's a

[2:27:55] little nothing.

[2:27:59] So item 57 is going to be

[2:27:59] returned to staff.

[2:28:04] Um okay.

[2:28:13] So with the concurrence of

[2:28:15] the motion maker COUNCILMAN One

[2:28:15] ward with 57 been removed and

[2:28:21] the second or we will vote on

[2:28:22] the remainder of the items so

[2:28:22] please call the roll.

[2:28:27] >> I started the voting system.

[2:28:27] Please cast your vote just for

[2:28:28] the record again items 57 and

[2:28:32] 106 were returned.

[2:28:33] The remaining items were passed

[2:28:34] unanimously 8 to 0 with

[2:28:38] Councilmember Campo absent.

[2:28:39] Thank you.

[2:28:39] All right.

[2:28:40] Thank you for a reminder about

[2:28:40] I don't want to six as well so

[2:28:45] I think you got it and Abbie

[2:28:51] and Tom for your Oh so with

[2:28:52] that again we're going to take

[2:28:56] not a general public comment

[2:28:57] that it's in chambers We will

[2:28:57] trail the virtual agenda public

[2:29:03] comment until after the 2:00

[2:29:03] session.

[2:29:04] So first are there any mayoral

[2:29:09] council city attorney general

[2:29:09] specifically comments?

[2:29:13] I don't see any I'm going to

[2:29:14] make a comment to correct a on

[2:29:15] the record but I'll do that

[2:29:20] next week in the interest of

[2:29:20] time.

[2:29:21] So let's now take up non agenda

[2:29:22] public comment Council members

[2:29:25] respect and appreciate

[2:29:26] the public sentiment are fully

[2:29:26] committed to protecting every

[2:29:27] participant's free speech right

[2:29:28] to council and committee

[2:29:31] meetings.

[2:29:32] Clerk Please proceed with

[2:29:37] the in-person public comment

[2:29:38] Again we're deferring

[2:29:38] the virtual or trailing

[2:29:39] the virtual until the 2:00

[2:29:39] session.

[2:29:44] Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[2:29:45] Before presenting with an

[2:29:46] agenda public comment And thank

[2:29:46] you to those that were

[2:29:49] appointed today If you can

[2:29:50] please go towards the back of

[2:29:50] chambers.

[2:29:51] My staff will be there to give

[2:29:51] you your oath of office.

[2:29:55] Thank you for your service.

[2:29:56] Can I have allegedly Audra and

[2:30:01] then Andrea I mean please come

[2:30:02] up to the front row and Audra,

[2:30:08] you can take the microphone Two

[2:30:09] minutes for non agenda Public

[2:30:12] comment As a reminder Approval

[2:30:13] 2.7 on agenda for the coming is

[2:30:14] an opportunity for the public

[2:30:15] to comment on items that are

[2:30:15] not on the agenda but within

[2:30:19] the subject manager stiction of

[2:30:19] the City Council Please

[2:30:20] proceed.

[2:30:20] Do I get a ticket with me Is

[2:30:24] that I'm just All right.

[2:30:25] >> So I'm wondering if you guys

[2:30:25] can humble yourselves for a

[2:30:29] moment because you know that

[2:30:30] you violate not only your city

[2:30:31] charter but the Brown Act and

[2:30:35] those could potentially put you

[2:30:36] guys up for misdemeanor charges

[2:30:37] and civil penalties per

[2:30:42] violation.

[2:30:42] It was five times I caught you

[2:30:43] guys doing it and you literally

[2:30:47] treated me like a criminal.

[2:30:48] That's not fair And you're

[2:30:53] making me want to go further

[2:30:54] and hold you guys accountable

[2:30:59] because you won't even admit

[2:31:00] that what you did was wrong and

[2:31:05] illegal And there should be

[2:31:06] looked at by the Ethics

[2:31:11] Commission because how can you

[2:31:12] be trusted when you literally

[2:31:12] blatant look me in the face and

[2:31:13] then we're like laughing

[2:31:17] potentially pretty much about

[2:31:18] it when you know you know that

[2:31:23] you can't do business without a

[2:31:24] quorum but yet you are so

[2:31:24] arrogant that you dug your

[2:31:29] heels in and you did it five

[2:31:30] times And I have a record of it

[2:31:31] because you guys have your own

[2:31:39] city tv that will hide that.

[2:31:39] Yeah, because the music will

[2:31:40] come on, the video will change

[2:31:45] and out of transparency those

[2:31:46] are things that you should let

[2:31:46] the public see how you treat

[2:31:47] people especially when you're

[2:31:51] violating the law and you like

[2:31:52] literally blatantly do it Like

[2:31:52] what?

[2:31:53] What do you got?

[2:31:54] What are you going to do about

[2:31:56] it?

[2:31:57] So now I'm going to prove to

[2:31:58] you what I'm going to do about

[2:31:59] it because this shouldn't

[2:31:59] continue.

[2:32:03] You shouldn't treat the public

[2:32:03] like that when you're violating

[2:32:04] the law and then you're acting

[2:32:09] like I'm violating the law.

[2:32:09] I'm making a disruption When

[2:32:10] your city attorney can't even

[2:32:11] go, we shouldn't be doing

[2:32:15] business like this.

[2:32:16] So good for you guys and your

[2:32:18] arrogance.

[2:32:19] Look forward to fighting this

[2:32:29] further and please come forward

[2:32:30] .

[2:32:30] Andrea Ebbing I was there for

[2:32:35] one of the times that happened

[2:32:36] and I obviously support our

[2:32:36] efforts and I think that we

[2:32:41] don't want to keep her

[2:32:42] incompetent for saying that

[2:32:42] because if it does turn legal

[2:32:47] that could be a good strategy

[2:32:48] to shut her up because when

[2:32:48] slamming her on the ground

[2:32:49] didn't work and then trying to

[2:32:53] silence her didn't work, we can

[2:32:54] always be more incompetent

[2:32:54] which is what they're trying to

[2:32:55] do with me.

[2:32:59] So it's funny because

[2:32:59] the officer that beat me to

[2:33:00] almost death doesn't have a

[2:33:00] case.

[2:33:05] This man came and he admitted

[2:33:06] on the stand that he grabbed my

[2:33:07] hand and basically started to

[2:33:11] assault me without ever

[2:33:11] instructing me one moment about

[2:33:12] what he was doing not knowing

[2:33:17] the trauma I had just lived

[2:33:17] through.

[2:33:18] So I want this on the record

[2:33:19] that there was no jury trial

[2:33:23] set because my public defender

[2:33:24] filed a95995 and she also filed

[2:33:29] a motion.

[2:33:30] I'm obviously competent.

[2:33:30] I make great money.

[2:33:35] I've survived something you

[2:33:36] can't even possibly imagine And

[2:33:37] here I am today balancing work

[2:33:37] in this.

[2:33:41] I'm very competent But when

[2:33:41] this was going to fall through

[2:33:42] because they obviously know

[2:33:47] that they're in the wrong they

[2:33:47] decided to try and make me

[2:33:48] incompetent which is going to

[2:33:52] be a challenge because I

[2:33:53] actually just built a beautiful

[2:33:53] new website called sd Ricoh sd

[2:33:59] Our ipo dot com which talks

[2:34:00] about a lot of the patterns of

[2:34:00] behavior I talk about up here.

[2:34:05] So this is not your social

[2:34:05] media page.

[2:34:06] The county has no legal ban on

[2:34:06] me for social media That's

[2:34:10] total violation My First

[2:34:11] Amendment rights I own this

[2:34:11] website.

[2:34:12] I will do what I want with this

[2:34:12] website.

[2:34:16] It is not social media and

[2:34:17] enter the wicked world of

[2:34:17] the enterprise.

[2:34:18] Explore all new sd centric

[2:34:22] space for all things public

[2:34:23] corruption, fraud, waste and

[2:34:24] abuse and the unsolved

[2:34:24] mysteries of questionable

[2:34:29] decision making As rico

[2:34:30] exploits a pattern of behavior

[2:34:30] and predicate back that could

[2:34:31] be defined under the rico

[2:34:31] statute.

[2:34:35] >> Thank you.

[2:34:36] Thank you for that concluding

[2:34:37] comment That does conclude not

[2:34:40] generally in in person as noted

[2:34:41] the virtual will be trailed to

[2:34:41] the afternoon.

[2:34:42] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[2:34:46] Thank you.

[2:34:47] Just to be clear it'll be trail

[2:34:48] to the first item in

[2:34:51] the afternoon session We will

[2:34:52] now adjourn for the noon recess

[2:34:55] and reconvene open session at 2

[2:37:18] P.M. Or shortly thereafter And

[2:38:09] and and and and I

[2:39:10] will

[2:40:04] go

[2:42:04] into

[2:45:34] the okay.

[2:45:41] We know we got people that we

[2:45:42] said we would start virtual non

[2:45:42] agenda public comment I want to

[2:45:45] be respectful of that we do

[2:45:46] have five here in chambers so

[2:45:46] good afternoon I will now

[2:45:51] reconvene the city council

[2:45:52] meeting of Tuesday, MAY 12th,

[2:45:52] 2026.

[2:45:52] Clerk Please call the roll

[2:45:58] leader Council PRESIDENT

[2:45:59] Council Member Campbell here

[2:45:59] Councilmember Weapon Your

[2:46:00] Councilmember Foster COUNCILMAN

[2:46:03] Ron Wilpert Council PRESIDENT

[2:46:04] Pro Tem Lee Councilmember Campo

[2:46:10] Councilmember Moreno present

[2:46:11] COUNCILMAN Regular Borough

[2:46:11] Council PRESIDENT Like other

[2:46:12] residents also attend

[2:46:16] the meeting Our city Attorney

[2:46:17] Michelle Garland.

[2:46:17] Independent budget analyst

[2:46:18] Charles Maka Council Affairs

[2:46:22] advise the mayor's office

[2:46:22] Curtis Iser and myself for City

[2:46:23] Clerk Diana Fuentes.

[2:46:24] >> All right a quorum is now

[2:46:26] present.

[2:46:27] We will start this afternoon

[2:46:28] session with the trail virtual

[2:46:32] non agenda public comment from

[2:46:33] this morning.

[2:46:33] >> Please proceed.

[2:46:34] Thank you.

[2:46:34] We will now hear the virtual

[2:46:39] agenda public comment carried

[2:46:39] over from this morning's

[2:46:44] meeting purl 2.7 Each member of

[2:46:45] the public has two minutes and

[2:46:45] on agenda for the comment is an

[2:46:46] opportunity for members of

[2:46:47] the public to comment on items

[2:46:50] that are not on the agenda but

[2:46:50] within the subject matter

[2:46:51] jurisdiction of the City

[2:46:51] Council.

[2:46:52] Now it's time to please raise

[2:46:53] your hand to speak by typing

[2:46:56] the raise your hand icon or if

[2:46:57] you're calling Participant Star

[2:46:58] nine I'm sorry at the five

[2:47:00] minute timer we currently have

[2:47:01] seven people in the queue

[2:47:02] starting with Kathleen Lippert.

[2:47:06] >> Please unmute.

[2:47:06] >> Thank you.

[2:47:07] I'd like to address

[2:47:08] the difficulty that the public

[2:47:12] experience is when they try to

[2:47:13] track changes in city codes,

[2:47:14] amendments, ordinances and

[2:47:18] policies when as Blair Bateman

[2:47:19] pointed out, items are not

[2:47:19] clearly defined Even

[2:47:24] the briefest of explanations

[2:47:25] would be appreciated If

[2:47:25] illegible is silent please

[2:47:29] identify its intent An acronym

[2:47:30] abbreviation or alphabet agency

[2:47:31] MAY be familiar to you but not

[2:47:36] to the public.

[2:47:37] The public has learned to be

[2:47:37] suspicious of the euphemistic

[2:47:41] or dishonest terms as they have

[2:47:42] been used to hide what is being

[2:47:43] done to avoid public opposition

[2:47:48] providing a single minute for

[2:47:49] public response undermines

[2:47:49] the claim that you welcome

[2:47:53] the public voice regarding

[2:47:54] the 2026 Muni Code Update 134

[2:48:00] proposed amendments many of

[2:48:01] which were of great interest to

[2:48:01] the public were bundled leaving

[2:48:06] the public one minute to

[2:48:06] respond that disenfranchizes

[2:48:11] the public voice the excuse a

[2:48:12] streamlining has been worn thin

[2:48:12] Streamlining should only be

[2:48:13] used when it benefits both

[2:48:18] the public and the city council

[2:48:18] Strategies such as these

[2:48:19] replacing commonly understood

[2:48:23] words or phrases with jargon

[2:48:24] created with a political lens

[2:48:25] and intended to obscure is

[2:48:31] reminiscent of childish teen

[2:48:31] speak used to obscure

[2:48:32] the meaning from adults You are

[2:48:36] all adults have the courage to

[2:48:37] mean what you say and not hide

[2:48:42] behind jargon Adults take

[2:48:43] responsibility They don't blame

[2:48:43] others and laugh.

[2:48:44] The city should acknowledge

[2:48:44] that many of the state's

[2:48:48] policies have contributed to

[2:48:48] the crimes for which police are

[2:48:54] often blamed.

[2:48:55] Releasing 15,000 violent state

[2:48:56] inmates were released only

[2:49:01] during public to protect them

[2:49:01] from covid.

[2:49:04] That never made sense to

[2:49:05] the public 47 reduced numerous

[2:49:05] felonies to misdemeanors and

[2:49:12] sexually violent criminals

[2:49:12] included speakers Tyria and

[2:49:13] skelly.

[2:49:17] If you can please on behalf

[2:49:18] good afternoon city to City

[2:49:18] Council Chair I'm a special

[2:49:23] Thank you to Budget and

[2:49:24] Government Efficiency Committee

[2:49:24] and Chairs fosters work in

[2:49:25] preparation for the week long

[2:49:29] budget meetings and to many of

[2:49:29] the City Council members who

[2:49:30] handled the leadership roles

[2:49:34] during last week we missed

[2:49:35] several of the City Council

[2:49:35] members for their important

[2:49:36] input last week.

[2:49:37] However I appreciate those

[2:49:40] comments that drew attention to

[2:49:41] programs that are the core

[2:49:42] responsibility of the city to

[2:49:47] furnish for its citizens as a

[2:49:51] planning group member And but

[2:49:52] there are three downsides I

[2:49:53] noticed that you were well

[2:49:54] aware of obligations to protect

[2:49:57] youth oriented programs youth

[2:49:58] oriented facilities in

[2:49:58] the Parks and Rec Department

[2:50:04] and Library Program Act as

[2:50:04] foundational investments in

[2:50:05] community safety, economic

[2:50:10] development and civic health.

[2:50:11] They assist in transforming

[2:50:11] young people for potential

[2:50:12] service customers which they're

[2:50:16] very good at into engaged

[2:50:17] residents assisting in making

[2:50:17] our neighborhoods safe and

[2:50:18] clean.

[2:50:22] The journey through middle and

[2:50:23] high school into college or

[2:50:24] employment or vocational

[2:50:24] training it's far more

[2:50:28] complicated and stressful than

[2:50:28] ever.

[2:50:29] So I must say as a parent that

[2:50:30] it is disheartening for parents

[2:50:34] to battle against marijuana

[2:50:35] storefronts in their

[2:50:35] neighborhoods and their

[2:50:36] advertising promotions and

[2:50:40] the city's billboards all

[2:50:41] suggesting the use of marijuana

[2:50:42] is a solution to young adults

[2:50:47] Anxiety and stress now would be

[2:50:47] a great time to eliminate these

[2:50:51] billboards as a first step in

[2:50:51] demonstrating to young people

[2:50:52] that a life substance free is a

[2:50:58] good choice for them.

[2:50:58] Thank you for hearing my

[2:50:59] concerns today.

[2:50:59] Thank you.

[2:51:00] Thank you.

[2:51:03] Walker If you can please unmute

[2:51:03] after that is Judy Strong.

[2:51:04] Thank you.

[2:51:09] Good afternoon And thank you

[2:51:09] for approving tighter

[2:51:10] regulations on marijuana

[2:51:10] advertising and promotion

[2:51:15] yesterday.

[2:51:15] This is important to public

[2:51:16] health especially in light of

[2:51:16] confusion over federal

[2:51:21] rescheduling which MAY

[2:51:22] reinforce misconceptions about

[2:51:22] marijuana safety.

[2:51:27] To be clear, recreational

[2:51:28] marijuana remains schedule one

[2:51:28] at present and federally

[2:51:34] illegal scheduling rescheduling

[2:51:34] applies to fda approved non

[2:51:39] intoxicating products and state

[2:51:40] controlled or state approved

[2:51:45] quote medical uses.

[2:51:46] California allows marijuana for

[2:51:46] 11 medical conditions but

[2:51:51] extensive research shows little

[2:51:52] to no evidence it benefits

[2:51:53] those conditions.

[2:51:57] Open ended law also allows use

[2:51:58] for conditions deemed chronic,

[2:52:04] persistent or limiting daily

[2:52:04] activities.

[2:52:05] This essentially means medical

[2:52:10] marijuana is whatever a medical

[2:52:10] cardholder decides it is.

[2:52:16] Those card holders pay no sales

[2:52:17] tax and can buy greater

[2:52:17] quantities of the same pot

[2:52:18] products.

[2:52:22] So this recreational leading

[2:52:22] many to become quote medical

[2:52:28] use a scam for sales tax free

[2:52:29] recreational pot.

[2:52:34] Data shows that medical izing

[2:52:34] high potency marijuana has

[2:52:35] produced rising addictions,

[2:52:39] poisonings, E.R. Visits, dui

[2:52:40] suicides and psychiatric

[2:52:46] disorders contributing to this

[2:52:47] problem are those marketing and

[2:52:48] advertising regulations that

[2:52:52] enable manufacture tours to

[2:52:53] exaggerate therapeutic uses and

[2:52:58] downplay harms lawsuits

[2:52:59] nationwide alleging fraudulent

[2:53:05] claims by industry demonstrate

[2:53:06] that people are being hurt.

[2:53:06] In addition to tighter

[2:53:07] advertising and marketing

[2:53:12] control, your time has

[2:53:13] concluded.

[2:53:13] >> Judy's trying to complete

[2:53:17] the meal after Judy's medicine

[2:53:17] .

[2:53:18] >> Good afternoon San Diego

[2:53:19] City Council.

[2:53:19] Thank you.

[2:53:24] I want to continue my thoughts

[2:53:24] from this morning regarding

[2:53:25] marijuana use and adult because

[2:53:29] what I didn't get to share is

[2:53:30] something that's been a concern

[2:53:30] to us.

[2:53:31] My my husband is a pharmacist

[2:53:35] and he is gravely concerned as

[2:53:36] all of us that are either half

[2:53:37] older adults for whom we're

[2:53:42] responsible or are older adults

[2:53:42] ourselves regarding

[2:53:43] the unfortunate dangerous

[2:53:48] interactions between drugs that

[2:53:49] older people take and marijuana

[2:53:49] use not the least of which is

[2:53:54] blood thinners, sedatives and

[2:53:54] opioids used for pain.

[2:53:55] The combination of these drugs

[2:53:59] can either undermine

[2:54:00] the effectiveness of the drugs

[2:54:01] or exaggerate the use of

[2:54:06] the drugs both dangerous

[2:54:06] situations not to mention

[2:54:07] the combination of marijuana

[2:54:08] with alcohol and the problems

[2:54:13] that would lead to not

[2:54:13] the least of which is dangerous

[2:54:14] sedation or cognitive issues.

[2:54:15] A couple of more things I'm

[2:54:19] going to share but I mentioned

[2:54:19] it this morning and the items

[2:54:20] now come from the Stanford

[2:54:24] School of Medicine Fact sheet

[2:54:25] They've been expressing for a

[2:54:25] period of time their concern

[2:54:29] about marijuana use for adults

[2:54:30] .

[2:54:31] They point out to us that older

[2:54:31] adults metabolize drugs slower

[2:54:36] so that thc and marijuana can

[2:54:36] persist longer which intensify

[2:54:41] side effects and of course

[2:54:42] increases the risk of

[2:54:43] accidental overconsumption.

[2:54:47] They also point out the concern

[2:54:48] they have with cognitive

[2:54:48] impairment.

[2:54:49] Some of that MAY already be age

[2:54:53] related.

[2:54:54] However marijuana exaggerates

[2:54:54] that and the need for memory

[2:54:55] attention and executive

[2:55:00] function was never more

[2:55:01] necessary than in older adult

[2:55:01] and to have that interfered

[2:55:05] with by marijuana is a reason

[2:55:06] for all of us to be concerned

[2:55:07] not the least of which we

[2:55:07] should also care about

[2:55:12] the mental confusion,

[2:55:12] the anxiety paranoia that can

[2:55:13] occur with marijuana use by

[2:55:13] older adults.

[2:55:17] Cautiousness is the name of

[2:55:18] the game Access and

[2:55:19] availability and advertising

[2:55:19] needs to be controlled.

[2:55:25] Thank you included medicine If

[2:55:26] you can please let me know

[2:55:26] after medicine is clarification

[2:55:29] and then I'm all right.

[2:55:30] Thank you and thanks again for

[2:55:35] the opportunity to listen to

[2:55:35] the public Speaking today I'd

[2:55:36] like to highlight an issue that

[2:55:37] applies to nicotine and

[2:55:41] marijuana products which is

[2:55:42] the environmental and hazardous

[2:55:43] waste impact of smoking And

[2:55:47] deep in lips are hazardous

[2:55:47] waste.

[2:55:48] They contain lithium batteries

[2:55:49] that can spark fires in parks

[2:55:53] and trash systems.

[2:55:54] They contain nicotine, thc and

[2:55:54] other chemicals that can reach

[2:55:58] into our soil and waterways.

[2:55:59] And because they are made of

[2:56:00] mixed materials plastic metal,

[2:56:05] electronics they are extremely

[2:56:06] difficult to break down or

[2:56:06] recycle.

[2:56:07] The volume of this waste is

[2:56:11] growing and our schools are on

[2:56:12] the frontline of this problem.

[2:56:12] Every day administrators

[2:56:17] confiscate vape devices from

[2:56:17] students.

[2:56:18] Sometimes they have hundreds at

[2:56:18] a time and are storing them in

[2:56:23] boxes often without clear

[2:56:24] guidance That creates risks of

[2:56:24] fire hazards, chemical exposure

[2:56:29] and liability Schools are being

[2:56:30] asked to manage hazardous waste

[2:56:31] without standardized protocols,

[2:56:35] without proper storage systems

[2:56:36] and without consistent support.

[2:56:36] But there is an opportunity

[2:56:41] here because many young people

[2:56:42] today care deeply about

[2:56:43] the environment when they

[2:56:43] understand that vaping

[2:56:47] contributes to pollution, fire

[2:56:48] risk and toxic waste it changes

[2:56:49] the conversation.

[2:56:53] It becomes not just a health

[2:56:54] issue but an environmental one

[2:56:54] And that connection increases

[2:56:59] awareness and engagement.

[2:56:59] We can support clear citywide

[2:57:00] regional protocols for safe

[2:57:05] disposal of these products.

[2:57:06] We can explore partnerships

[2:57:06] with hazardous waste and

[2:57:11] recycling providers and most

[2:57:11] importantly we can invest in

[2:57:12] prevention especially in those

[2:57:17] upper elementary and middle

[2:57:18] school grades and focus on

[2:57:18] their decision making long term

[2:57:22] consequences and peer to peer

[2:57:23] education.

[2:57:23] Let's please make choices to

[2:57:24] protect not only public health

[2:57:31] but to protect our environment

[2:57:31] as well.

[2:57:31] Thank you.

[2:57:32] Thank you.

[2:57:33] Next is Blair in if you can

[2:57:34] please unmute after that is

[2:57:35] 7499 and then Hector the five

[2:57:36] and the timer did conclude

[2:57:39] before speakers in the queue No

[2:57:40] additional speakers will be

[2:57:40] taken.

[2:57:41] >> Blair Please proceed.

[2:57:41] All right.

[2:57:42] Thank you.

[2:57:45] Beakman.

[2:57:45] As part of the budget items

[2:57:46] from last week, I also wanted

[2:57:51] to ask the question I spoke at

[2:57:52] public comment yesterday on

[2:57:53] such things.

[2:57:53] Today I wanted to ask more

[2:57:57] about on the Friday meeting

[2:57:58] the Police review board.

[2:58:04] I'm sorry I don't quite know

[2:58:09] their name still yet but their

[2:58:10] you know their new name I do

[2:58:11] not know.

[2:58:15] They were supposed to give a

[2:58:15] presentation and they didn't

[2:58:16] give one and it was excused.

[2:58:21] >> You know they're going

[2:58:21] through some pretty difficult

[2:58:22] times.

[2:58:22] I'm understanding it's not a

[2:58:26] cakewalk for them right now And

[2:58:27] I think a public process for

[2:58:28] everyone would be much

[2:58:32] appreciated and understood as

[2:58:33] you know, what needs to be

[2:58:38] addressed And I can understand

[2:58:39] that people want to kind of

[2:58:39] keep a bit secluded and work it

[2:58:44] out privately and that's

[2:58:45] understandable to you.

[2:58:45] But I I'm not fully around them

[2:58:46] all the time but I'm hearing

[2:58:50] kind of sad stories of what's

[2:58:51] going on with them and I need

[2:58:51] to better understand what

[2:58:56] they're going through And I

[2:58:57] think, you know, them going

[2:58:57] through the budget process

[2:58:58] would be really helpful.

[2:59:02] Can they be rescheduled for an

[2:59:03] open public process I think

[2:59:04] would be beneficial to everyone

[2:59:08] of the community.

[2:59:08] And I've written letters asking

[2:59:09] such questions Good luck and

[2:59:14] such efforts.

[2:59:14] Good luck that we renamed Cesar

[2:59:19] Chavez Time in doing so I hope

[2:59:20] we can really acknowledge what

[2:59:21] people like Andrea are going

[2:59:26] through right now not just with

[2:59:26] police deescalation issues but

[2:59:27] with ems.

[2:59:27] What was going on with the ems

[2:59:31] as well that we need to be

[2:59:32] asking questions about.

[2:59:37] And I had one more item of

[2:59:38] concern with eight seconds left

[2:59:43] that my brain isn't coming up

[2:59:44] with it so I have to wait.

[2:59:45] >> Thanks.

[2:59:45] Thank you.

[2:59:48] Next 27499 if you can please

[2:59:49] unmute and the sector and

[2:59:53] the gambler 7499 Bob Brzezinski

[2:59:53] here.

[2:59:58] First I'd like to comment on

[2:59:58] the video that I showed this

[2:59:59] council yesterday.

[3:00:02] That video was taken one week

[3:00:02] ago today and it reflects

[3:00:03] nearly nine years of free

[3:00:08] flying access at a popular

[3:00:09] public popular coastal hang

[3:00:10] gliding site right in the heart

[3:00:14] of Los Angeles.

[3:00:15] Joe LaCava knows very well that

[3:00:18] we've been flying under a

[3:00:18] simple one page waiver at that

[3:00:19] site in Los Angeles since 2017.

[3:00:24] Yet he's refused to entertain

[3:00:25] that same idea at Torrey Pines

[3:00:26] because he wants to protect

[3:00:30] that business and their iron

[3:00:31] control of our city park land.

[3:00:32] It's shameful and I'll continue

[3:00:37] speaking on that in the future.

[3:00:38] Second, I want to address Mr.

[3:00:41] La Rivera's ridiculous comments

[3:00:42] yesterday trying to deny

[3:00:43] the obvious connection between

[3:00:43] San Diego's illegal population

[3:00:48] growth and its effect on our

[3:00:48] water shortages and housing

[3:00:49] shortages.

[3:00:53] I don't know how stupid a

[3:00:54] person has to be.

[3:00:55] Do not recognize on its face

[3:01:00] that both water shortages and

[3:01:01] housing shortages are a direct

[3:01:01] consequence of population.

[3:01:06] Anyone who has taken economics

[3:01:07] one on one should know that

[3:01:08] it's the supply and demand

[3:01:08] curves that dictate the prices

[3:01:13] and quantities of everything

[3:01:13] from apples to acres.

[3:01:14] Neither land nor water are

[3:01:19] manufactured so they do not

[3:01:19] benefit from economies of scale

[3:01:25] as implied by MR. De la Rivera

[3:01:25] .

[3:01:26] But I don't think MR. De La

[3:01:26] Rivera is stupid.

[3:01:27] In fact I think he's very smart

[3:01:31] but he thinks that citizens are

[3:01:32] stupid He thinks will continue

[3:01:32] to believe whatever he tells us

[3:01:36] because he's gotten away with

[3:01:37] it for so long now.

[3:01:38] I'm sorry MR. Emilio Rivera,

[3:01:38] but I'm going to continue to

[3:01:43] shine a light into every dark

[3:01:43] corner of the city I can find

[3:01:44] until this council finally

[3:01:45] remembers who you're here to

[3:01:45] represent.

[3:01:49] I would rather spend my

[3:01:50] retirement years hang gliding

[3:01:50] at Torrey Pines.

[3:01:51] But you and the rest of this

[3:01:55] council are precluding that.

[3:01:56] >> So here I am.

[3:01:56] Thank you.

[3:01:57] Next is Hector.

[3:02:01] If you can please unmute.

[3:02:02] Well, thanks for taking my

[3:02:02] call.

[3:02:03] Yeah, just this morning was a

[3:02:08] classic example of the city

[3:02:08] trying to blow stuff by us.

[3:02:09] When that one lady came up with

[3:02:14] a mask on and she said Oh

[3:02:15] that's just we're going to have

[3:02:16] the car saying it's it's cool.

[3:02:20] Don't worry.

[3:02:21] And I think the COUNCILWOMAN

[3:02:21] Had the ears to listen which

[3:02:26] you heard.

[3:02:27] She spoke up and that's how

[3:02:27] we're feeling.

[3:02:28] It could be anyone that comes

[3:02:31] up there with the mayor.

[3:02:32] You got to look with a grain of

[3:02:38] salt and like a bullhorn, you

[3:02:39] know, just because it's driving

[3:02:40] us, it's like a half supply And

[3:02:45] a lot of you guys on

[3:02:46] the council group and stuff.

[3:02:46] So you guys learn how to tell

[3:02:50] half truths with the best of

[3:02:50] them.

[3:02:51] And plus if you're your lawyer

[3:02:52] that's what lawyers do.

[3:02:55] They shape, conceal and reveal

[3:02:56] the truth.

[3:02:56] That's their job.

[3:03:04] So that's a double whammy as

[3:03:04] far as a liar goes.

[3:03:05] I have proof Liars that half

[3:03:05] truth Liar man.

[3:03:08] But you just they usually smile

[3:03:09] and they're lying to you.

[3:03:14] But anyway, we've been through

[3:03:15] like the last 4 or 5 years

[3:03:15] total lawlessness.

[3:03:19] People steal and we're just

[3:03:20] trying to come up with the laws

[3:03:21] pertaining to who gets a free

[3:03:25] pass The governor's lie And

[3:03:26] every time he opens his mouth

[3:03:27] you know the mayor is Todd

[3:03:32] Gloria Bill 2.0.

[3:03:36] We got to fire 2000 city

[3:03:37] employees, take the money and

[3:03:38] for the young kids to have them

[3:03:42] take the bus to work No more

[3:03:43] city cars, take the bus to work

[3:03:50] and the trolley will buy on

[3:03:50] the trolley.

[3:03:51] That's the budget that will

[3:03:51] save the city a bundle.

[3:03:55] We got all sorts of ideas, man,

[3:03:56] but it's got to take it a day

[3:03:56] at a time, man.

[3:03:56] Okay.

[3:03:59] Good luck to you guys.

[3:04:00] >> Good luck.

[3:04:01] And The Gambler if you can you

[3:04:07] please when you're done doing

[3:04:12] the final lovely day.

[3:04:13] I know you want to go ahead and

[3:04:14] get us out of the car but you

[3:04:18] have no problem going in and

[3:04:18] doing that and pulling.

[3:04:19] You know you guys were trying

[3:04:20] to and that's why you want to

[3:04:24] go ahead and pass that You are

[3:04:24] forced to vote on issues and

[3:04:29] kind of so you flat out said it

[3:04:30] today.

[3:04:30] Matter of fact I'm going around

[3:04:31] and posted it and whoever is

[3:04:36] running for election and

[3:04:37] telling them if you can tell

[3:04:37] the students I gave them a

[3:04:41] video on how this came up in an

[3:04:41] envelope.

[3:04:42] I also basically pointed out

[3:04:43] that you could collect as many

[3:04:47] unused votes have humanly

[3:04:47] possible and then go around and

[3:04:54] harvest ballots, steam them

[3:04:54] open takes about 30s and you

[3:04:55] could switch the contents.

[3:05:00] This is a complete crime and it

[3:05:00] should be looked at.

[3:05:01] Matter of fact I think we

[3:05:04] discovered this back in the 80.

[3:05:05] Now it's funny when I take a

[3:05:10] look at my supervisor you guys

[3:05:11] up there and I realize that you

[3:05:12] guys work for these

[3:05:12] organizations that I was

[3:05:16] discovered in 80s and 90s We

[3:05:17] decided to create that can be a

[3:05:22] regulator that protects

[3:05:22] the people committing that

[3:05:23] fraud.

[3:05:28] So you can collect ballots and

[3:05:28] steam them open and switch

[3:05:35] contexts or be a bucket list

[3:05:36] distribution card so that

[3:05:40] people are not watching this

[3:05:41] And.

[3:05:41] I mean it's not like we're

[3:05:42] going to actually check because

[3:05:45] we love lawlessness and San

[3:05:46] Diego County actually will

[3:05:52] crush it because well why do we

[3:05:53] need bike lanes going to places

[3:05:57] that people can go just to

[3:05:58] waste money and get a little

[3:05:58] bit extra catch?

[3:05:59] Why do we do that in hotel

[3:06:04] rooms and charge what a garbage

[3:06:05] amount of money and then they

[3:06:10] bring an empty income housing

[3:06:10] Right.

[3:06:11] >> Why is it that the homeless

[3:06:16] and city has concluded and let

[3:06:17] us And good night on a public

[3:06:17] comment.

[3:06:18] >> All right thank you city

[3:06:18] clerk And thank you for

[3:06:22] everyone in your patience and

[3:06:22] pivoting to continuing

[3:06:23] the virtual until this

[3:06:23] afternoon.

[3:06:27] So with that clerk please

[3:06:28] introduce the City Council

[3:06:28] Housing Authority companion

[3:06:38] item item sorry item 332 is now

[3:06:39] 331 Sorry my apologies.

[3:06:43] Item three 331 is a tax equity

[3:06:50] and fiscal responsibility act

[3:06:51] for Resolution for Mercado

[3:06:51] Apartments.

[3:06:52] And item three is the final

[3:06:53] bond authorization for Mercato

[3:06:56] Apartments.

[3:06:57] If you'd like to speak to these

[3:06:58] items please be sure to submit

[3:06:59] a speaker slip to the front of

[3:07:02] the room in the clear box and

[3:07:03] or now's the time to raise your

[3:07:04] hand by pressing Star nine or

[3:07:04] the raise your hand icon that

[3:07:07] you have to present.

[3:07:08] >> All right.

[3:07:08] I see staff is getting

[3:07:09] themselves set up and when you

[3:07:13] do give us your name for

[3:07:14] the record and let us know how

[3:07:26] much time you need.

[3:07:26] >> Good evening.

[3:07:27] Council PRESIDENT That was

[3:07:27] Colin Miller, Senior Vice

[3:07:28] PRESIDENT Real Estate And I'm

[3:07:31] joined today by Michelle

[3:07:32] managing director of

[3:07:32] Underwriting Health

[3:07:33] Representatives for

[3:07:33] the developer.

[3:07:34] We'd like about eight minutes

[3:07:34] please.

[3:07:41] Right when you're ready.

[3:07:42] >> The item before you today is

[3:07:42] a request to take the final

[3:07:45] step to the issue of

[3:07:45] the 30,000,007 $73,052 in tax

[3:07:46] exempt multifamily housing

[3:07:51] revenue bonds to facilitate

[3:07:52] the acquisition, rehabilitation

[3:07:52] and new construction of Mercado

[3:07:57] apartments and cattle

[3:07:57] apartments is a proposed

[3:07:58] rehabilitation New construction

[3:08:01] of an existing 144 unit

[3:08:02] property which is comprised of

[3:08:06] 142 affordable units and two

[3:08:07] unrestricted manager units.

[3:08:11] The project is located at 2001

[3:08:11] Newton Avenue in Barrio Logan

[3:08:12] neighborhood of San Diego and

[3:08:15] in Council District eight.

[3:08:16] The project was originally

[3:08:16] constructed in 1994 and is

[3:08:17] affordable for households with

[3:08:21] incomes with income levels from

[3:08:22] 30 to 60% of San Diego's area

[3:08:23] Median income which translates

[3:08:27] to incomes between 39,700 per

[3:08:31] year up to 99,240 per year for

[3:08:32] 2 to 4 person households Once

[3:08:33] completed, the affordability

[3:08:34] restrictions in the project

[3:08:38] will be extended for another 55

[3:08:38] year term.

[3:08:39] The proposed development to

[3:08:42] take the existing 134 units,

[3:08:43] demolish 12 of them and then

[3:08:44] build 92 new units in that

[3:08:49] space for net increase of 80

[3:08:49] units.

[3:08:50] The developer plans to

[3:08:53] rehabilitate the remaining 132

[3:08:54] units.

[3:08:54] The proposed project's total

[3:08:57] units will increase to 224 of

[3:08:58] which 222 will be affordable.

[3:08:58] Relocation benefits will be

[3:09:03] provided for all tenants said

[3:09:04] Amenities for the project

[3:09:05] include a community building

[3:09:05] with kitchen and computer room

[3:09:09] leasing office library building

[3:09:10] playground and onsite daycare.

[3:09:15] The developer Metropolitan Area

[3:09:16] Advisory Committee on

[3:09:16] Anti-Poverty of the San Diego

[3:09:17] County Incorporated More Mac

[3:09:22] for short is an experienced

[3:09:22] nonprofit developer that has

[3:09:23] developed over 1100 units of

[3:09:28] affordable housing in San Diego

[3:09:28] .

[3:09:29] Mac will continue to be

[3:09:29] the service provider for

[3:09:30] the McAdoo Apartments Services

[3:09:32] will include case management

[3:09:33] and resource navigation as well

[3:09:39] as items listed on the slide.

[3:09:39] This slide shows the site map

[3:09:40] of the development.

[3:09:41] The closest transit is

[3:09:45] the Barrio Logan Trolley

[3:09:45] Station.

[3:09:46] Look at less than one half mile

[3:09:47] from the property outlined in

[3:09:47] purple The closest grocery

[3:09:51] store is the Northgate Market

[3:09:52] and its look at point one miles

[3:09:53] away from the property outlined

[3:09:54] in green and the close of

[3:09:55] school is located one third of

[3:09:56] a mile away from the project

[3:10:02] site outlined in Blue the total

[3:10:03] dollar cost The project will be

[3:10:04] just over 113 million which

[3:10:04] equates to per unit cost of

[3:10:08] approximately $505,000.

[3:10:09] Notable sources of funding

[3:10:09] include a bond financed

[3:10:14] permanent loan assumed loans

[3:10:15] from the Housing Commission as

[3:10:16] well as the City of San Diego

[3:10:16] Capital contributions deferred

[3:10:20] developer fee and tax credit

[3:10:21] equity units will be restricted

[3:10:25] at 30 to 60% of area median

[3:10:26] income for the next 55 years

[3:10:29] and rents will range from $930

[3:10:34] for a one bedroom unit at 30%

[3:10:34] to 2580 per month for a three

[3:10:40] bedroom unit at 60% Am I sure

[3:10:41] that's going to be approved

[3:10:42] today The project will close on

[3:10:42] construction financing at

[3:10:43] the end of this month and start

[3:10:46] construction in JUNE.

[3:10:46] The developer expects to

[3:10:47] complete construction in

[3:10:50] the summer of 2027.

[3:10:51] This is the architect's

[3:10:58] rendering of the development in

[3:10:58] summer.

[3:10:59] >> You're considering approval

[3:10:59] to take a final steps to issue

[3:11:02] up to $30,873,052 in tax exempt

[3:11:03] multifamily housing revenue

[3:11:03] bonds.

[3:11:08] The bonds would not constitute

[3:11:09] a debt of the city If bonds are

[3:11:09] ultimately issued for

[3:11:10] the project, the bonds will not

[3:11:13] financially obligate the city

[3:11:14] the housing authority or

[3:11:15] the Housing Commission because

[3:11:15] security for the repayment of

[3:11:16] the bonds will be limited to

[3:11:17] specific private revenue

[3:11:20] sources of the project not of

[3:11:21] the full faith and credit nor

[3:11:22] taxing power of the city nor a

[3:11:22] full faith and credit of

[3:11:27] the housing Authority will be

[3:11:28] pledged to payment of advance

[3:11:28] staff Recommend the Council

[3:11:29] take the actions directed in

[3:11:30] the staff report and shown on

[3:11:36] the following slides.

[3:11:42] This includes a presentation

[3:11:43] Michelle and I as well as

[3:11:43] representing from a developer

[3:11:44] are able to answer any

[3:11:45] questions you MAY have.

[3:11:48] Thank you.

[3:11:49] All right.

[3:11:49] Thank you for the work in

[3:11:50] the presentation park.

[3:11:51] Please proceed with public

[3:11:53] comment for these two items.

[3:11:53] Thank you.

[3:11:54] Council PRESIDENT Allegedly

[3:11:55] order if you can please come

[3:11:55] forward.

[3:11:57] You're going to be speaking on

[3:12:09] item 331.

[3:12:16] Yes, it seems nice what you

[3:12:17] guys are doing but the problem

[3:12:17] is these entities that you guys

[3:12:22] contract with can come in and

[3:12:23] give you false reporting, give

[3:12:24] you know, come in and want to

[3:12:27] get these contracts with

[3:12:28] the government to provide

[3:12:29] affordable housing but they

[3:12:29] engage in fraud in doing it And

[3:12:33] it's unfortunate because people

[3:12:34] are waiting for housing.

[3:12:34] People really want it And

[3:12:39] the fact that this is it's a

[3:12:40] business to, you know, do

[3:12:40] whatever is happening in

[3:12:45] the city And it's unfortunate

[3:12:51] because people like are

[3:12:52] expecting you guys to provide

[3:12:52] something not engage in fraud,

[3:12:53] waste and abuse And that's what

[3:12:57] happens many times, especially

[3:12:57] when people are tax exempt for

[3:12:58] providing this type of housing.

[3:13:03] They can go ahead and you know,

[3:13:04] put a couple of apartments or

[3:13:04] homes up for rent for a certain

[3:13:09] amount But get the full cost

[3:13:10] through all of their other

[3:13:10] apartments.

[3:13:11] So it's just sad that this kind

[3:13:16] of stuff can take place when

[3:13:16] people are really, you know,

[3:13:17] hoping that your going to

[3:13:18] provide what you're saying.

[3:13:20] Thank you first one So 331

[3:13:20] going remotely starting

[3:13:21] the five minute timer

[3:13:22] the gambler if you can please

[3:13:27] unmute bespoke speaking on 331

[3:13:32] or 3 30 let's go ahead and get

[3:13:33] some straight some stuff

[3:13:34] straight about this.

[3:13:38] >> Are you speaking on what

[3:13:39] Absolutely Or you can figure it

[3:13:44] out So what I was going to

[3:13:44] talking about about these

[3:13:45] friggin buildings that you're

[3:13:46] doing you guys are.

[3:13:46] I know why you're doing it.

[3:13:47] You're doing it because of

[3:13:54] Proposition 13 housing.

[3:13:54] You know the income tax I mean

[3:13:55] property tax and you walk in

[3:13:59] the value so you don't have

[3:14:00] enough money to go ahead and

[3:14:00] pay for the roads.

[3:14:01] So what you go ahead and do is

[3:14:05] you keep on rebuilding the same

[3:14:05] type of deal and to increase

[3:14:06] the taxes you could get off

[3:14:11] that property.

[3:14:12] And when you say nonprofit

[3:14:13] organization building 11,

[3:14:13] you're going to give them

[3:14:18] the building to go ahead and

[3:14:19] manage it and collect all that

[3:14:20] money that is not going to be

[3:14:20] profit you.

[3:14:23] That is a for profit company

[3:14:23] posing as a nonprofit so you

[3:14:24] could go ahead and take himself

[3:14:28] on the back.

[3:14:29] >> How much?

[3:14:33] But the reason why we do the 15

[3:14:34] minute settings is because you

[3:14:35] don't have the money to it from

[3:14:35] the street.

[3:14:40] Am I correct?

[3:14:41] Of course you're not going to

[3:14:42] go to the top because you guys

[3:14:42] have been so so far up there

[3:14:45] and you don't even know

[3:14:45] the difference between night

[3:14:46] and day anymore.

[3:14:51] Why don't you go ahead and what

[3:14:52] can we around technology

[3:14:52] recycle plastic, get the money

[3:15:00] to go instead of in the suburb

[3:15:05] You have give me a call because

[3:15:05] I think you've got to deal with

[3:15:06] this.

[3:15:09] So pretend that you're calling

[3:15:09] Mitie and you can do it.

[3:15:10] >> I cannot wait until people

[3:15:14] snap and it's going to be

[3:15:15] because of you guys and they're

[3:15:16] not going to step on each

[3:15:16] other.

[3:15:17] They're going to be going after

[3:15:21] the people in charge when that

[3:15:21] happens because you

[3:15:22] overextended your boundary, I'm

[3:15:26] going to be against celebrating

[3:15:27] That is what is going to happen

[3:15:28] on my behalf.

[3:15:28] You want to do it?

[3:15:34] You don't take that as a turn.

[3:15:35] I'm taking telling you that as

[3:15:39] a warning You continue this

[3:15:39] and you guys are punked beyond

[3:15:42] people Your time has concluded

[3:15:43] .

[3:15:49] Next is Blair Good by Blair Big

[3:15:50] man I'm not really

[3:15:55] understanding this item so I'm

[3:15:55] just kind of sitting and

[3:15:56] listening.

[3:15:56] I always like the gamblers

[3:16:01] words and ideas on items.

[3:16:01] He always has an interesting

[3:16:02] perspective and point of view.

[3:16:07] I hope he speaks on future

[3:16:07] public comment that he can

[3:16:08] offer a little more decorum and

[3:16:14] a middle road and how to use

[3:16:15] language and to share his good

[3:16:15] ideas and that he doesn't have

[3:16:18] to use so many explica dos i

[3:16:19] know freedom of speech is

[3:16:20] important but I like the idea

[3:16:21] of public meeting decorum and

[3:16:24] there's a middle ground where

[3:16:25] we can all respect.

[3:16:25] We have standards and hopefully

[3:16:26] it can be respected as much as

[3:16:31] can as it can.

[3:16:31] Anger does happen and that

[3:16:32] learning to bring that in

[3:16:33] hopefully it can take place

[3:16:37] also and respecting

[3:16:38] the decorum.

[3:16:38] Thanks for this item and good

[3:16:39] luck How it can be talked about

[3:16:44] in all ideas can be understood

[3:16:44] and listened to.

[3:16:45] >> Thank you.

[3:16:46] Thank you Hector If you can

[3:16:50] please unmute or talk to

[3:16:51] the board and the apartment

[3:16:51] thing I would in this

[3:16:56] particular area of town it's

[3:16:56] very sensitive area and I wish

[3:16:57] the barrio would get its own

[3:17:02] mayor or I don't see a lot of

[3:17:03] people in the room supporting

[3:17:04] this apartment So I don't know

[3:17:08] if the barrio likes it which is

[3:17:08] good for them or I would like

[3:17:09] to see some those guys talk

[3:17:13] about it but the bond looks

[3:17:14] pretty good if it's all

[3:17:14] the guys.

[3:17:20] Responsibility is a it is a

[3:17:20] thing where the companies are

[3:17:21] doing it for the money.

[3:17:26] That's kind of it sounds good

[3:17:27] when they get on these topics

[3:17:30] anti dissonance like that But

[3:17:31] that's just an indicator that's

[3:17:32] it's not so much for the poor

[3:17:36] guys but it's for them to you

[3:17:37] know they're taking money for

[3:17:37] their families and their stuff

[3:17:42] But the barrio needs to get

[3:17:42] more participation because

[3:17:48] they've been really misused for

[3:17:49] decades And it's I think it'd

[3:17:54] be cool to have a like

[3:17:55] the mayor of Barrio Logan or

[3:17:56] how have you guys want to call

[3:18:00] it more like a Mexican village

[3:18:00] ?

[3:18:01] You know, that would be so nice

[3:18:02] because it's it's such a

[3:18:05] treasure that we got And of all

[3:18:06] these different public things

[3:18:07] that's all the different Irish

[3:18:11] state we need to get away.

[3:18:12] We need to go back on this and

[3:18:17] do the accounting on all these

[3:18:18] all these things that are

[3:18:18] non-for-profit this and that

[3:18:23] and find out exactly where

[3:18:24] the money's going And it

[3:18:25] because it's always shady that

[3:18:29] just like the lady that wanted

[3:18:29] the free car thing for

[3:18:35] the mayor's buddy you know it's

[3:18:36] really shady this got a really

[3:18:37] got to look at everything was

[3:18:41] scratching your head what

[3:18:42] what's the real motivation here

[3:18:43] and I've been I've been I've

[3:18:47] been I've talked to you guys

[3:18:48] kind of bad sometimes I try not

[3:18:49] to do that now but Joe Joe gave

[3:18:53] me some good advice one time.

[3:18:54] >> So anyway, have a good day.

[3:18:54] Thank you.

[3:18:55] And our final speaker is

[3:19:01] Michael Schmidt and hello.

[3:19:02] I'm sorry I had to leave

[3:19:08] because of I was going to say I

[3:19:13] don't think that those before

[3:19:20] okay you guys I appreciate this

[3:19:21] .

[3:19:25] Absolutely It's going on You so

[3:19:26] I really appreciate it But I

[3:19:31] don't think people are treating

[3:19:31] you guys right now.

[3:19:37] Thank you very much.

[3:19:37] >> Thank you.

[3:19:38] And that does conclude public

[3:19:39] comment on these items.

[3:19:39] All right.

[3:19:40] Thank you, City clerk.

[3:19:42] With that we'll turn over to

[3:19:43] council members questions,

[3:19:44] comments entertain a motion.

[3:19:48] We of course will take two

[3:19:48] votes as a council and then

[3:19:49] housing authority And we'll

[3:19:50] start with the council member

[3:19:53] from District eight.

[3:19:54] I think an entirely appropriate

[3:19:55] voice for something in Barrio

[3:19:55] Logan.

[3:19:56] So we'll start with council

[3:19:59] member Moreno.

[3:20:00] I am not the mayor of

[3:20:01] the Pueblo but I do have

[3:20:05] the honor of representing

[3:20:06] District eight as a city

[3:20:07] Council member and thank you

[3:20:11] for the presentation.

[3:20:11] I want to start off by

[3:20:12] expressing my support for this

[3:20:13] item.

[3:20:17] I just want to put it out that

[3:20:18] it represents exactly the kind

[3:20:23] of investment particularly in

[3:20:23] Barrio Logan.

[3:20:24] The Mercado Apartments

[3:20:24] represent $113 Million

[3:20:29] investment in Barrio Logan.

[3:20:30] The project will deliver 224

[3:20:34] homes of which 92 will be new

[3:20:35] construction.

[3:20:39] Let me repeat that 92 will be

[3:20:40] new construction and 132 will

[3:20:45] be rehabilitated Existing units

[3:20:50] with 222 units restricted at 30

[3:20:51] to 60% of area median income

[3:20:51] for 55 years.

[3:20:56] This project will ultimately be

[3:20:57] building new affordable units

[3:20:58] for Barrio Logan.

[3:21:02] Let me repeat that Barrio Logan

[3:21:03] is one of the communities

[3:21:04] facing some of the greatest

[3:21:07] housing pressures The housing

[3:21:08] pressure of our city.

[3:21:09] This is precisely the type of

[3:21:14] development the region needs at

[3:21:15] a time when affordability

[3:21:15] continues to be one of

[3:21:16] the biggest challenges for

[3:21:20] families.

[3:21:21] Projects like this are critical

[3:21:22] to ensure people are not pushed

[3:21:26] out of the communities that

[3:21:27] they were born and raised in.

[3:21:28] I do want to recognize

[3:21:32] the Metropolitan Area Advisory

[3:21:33] Committee also known as Mack

[3:21:33] for being a just a tremendous

[3:21:38] partner not just in District

[3:21:39] eight but just across the city.

[3:21:44] Mack has a long track record of

[3:21:44] delivering affordable housing

[3:21:45] with integrity and with purpose

[3:21:50] while also providing

[3:21:51] the wraparound services that

[3:21:51] help families succeed whether

[3:21:56] it's child care, workforce

[3:21:56] development, food assistance,

[3:21:57] youth programing or financial

[3:22:01] counseling.

[3:22:02] These types of services matter

[3:22:02] because affordable housing is

[3:22:07] not just about putting a roof

[3:22:07] over someone's head.

[3:22:08] It's about creating stability,

[3:22:09] opportunity And at the end of

[3:22:14] the day a stronger community.

[3:22:14] This project as I mentioned I

[3:22:15] haven't mentioned this but it's

[3:22:19] an investment in the future of

[3:22:20] Barrio Logan and the families

[3:22:21] who deserve a chance to stay

[3:22:24] and thrive there.

[3:22:25] I need to put this on

[3:22:26] the record and it's very

[3:22:31] unfortunate that a top advisor

[3:22:32] for Mayor Gloria is trying to

[3:22:32] sway this council to deny these

[3:22:36] funds to the community to a

[3:22:37] community of concern.

[3:22:38] It's my understanding that this

[3:22:42] top adviser who also serves as

[3:22:43] a commissioner on the San Diego

[3:22:43] Housing Commission sent a

[3:22:44] letter to each council member

[3:22:48] expressing his opposition to

[3:22:48] this affordable housing

[3:22:54] development.

[3:22:54] The letter just completely

[3:23:05] misses the mark and I think

[3:23:06] this letter is on the record

[3:23:11] right?

[3:23:12] We have it on the record and I

[3:23:13] want to take the time to read

[3:23:17] it.

[3:23:17] I write in respect of firm

[3:23:18] opposition to Mercado

[3:23:19] Apartments expansion now

[3:23:22] advancing to city council

[3:23:23] sitting as a housing authority

[3:23:23] for consideration.

[3:23:28] I would vote for the record

[3:23:28] that this project reaches you

[3:23:29] without a recommendation from

[3:23:29] the San Diego Housing

[3:23:34] Commission At Thursday's

[3:23:35] hearing the Commission's motion

[3:23:40] to approved approve failed to

[3:23:40] secure the four affirmative

[3:23:41] votes required for an

[3:23:42] endorsement and that the item

[3:23:45] moves forward with no position

[3:23:46] from the body whose charge it

[3:23:47] is to evaluate exactly this

[3:23:51] kind of proposal.

[3:23:52] The absence of this endorsement

[3:23:52] is itself meaningful and I

[3:23:53] would urge the housing

[3:23:57] authority to weigh in

[3:23:57] accordingly.

[3:23:58] Furthermore, I would

[3:23:58] respectfully urge the housing

[3:24:03] authority to take one of these

[3:24:04] three paths And number two is

[3:24:08] redirect the equivalent subsidy

[3:24:09] to produce 92 affordable units

[3:24:10] at a site with comparable

[3:24:14] transit access and materially

[3:24:14] lower air quality risk portions

[3:24:19] of the Midway District Mission

[3:24:20] Valley and the Sports arena

[3:24:22] Redevelopment areas are obvious

[3:24:28] Candidates To say that that

[3:24:29] letter misses the mark I think

[3:24:40] is an understatement.

[3:24:40] The letter this adviser sent

[3:24:45] out worries me about the type

[3:24:45] of council the mayor is

[3:24:46] receiving this ill advised

[3:24:51] approach to affordable housing

[3:24:52] in Barrio Logan could hurt not

[3:24:56] only this community but other

[3:24:57] communities of concern that

[3:25:01] need this These resources This

[3:25:02] project would be would bring

[3:25:03] much needed affordable housing

[3:25:03] to Barrio Logan, a community

[3:25:07] that has endured decades of

[3:25:07] disinvestment from this city

[3:25:12] and severe shortage of housing

[3:25:13] opportunities.

[3:25:13] Again, it's deeply concerning

[3:25:14] that a senior advisor to Mayor

[3:25:18] Gloria would seek to withhold

[3:25:19] critical affordable housing

[3:25:23] funding from the residents of

[3:25:23] Barrio Logan.

[3:25:24] This raises serious questions

[3:25:25] about whether this position

[3:25:29] reflects that of Mayor Gloria

[3:25:30] and his administration.

[3:25:34] This administration has not

[3:25:35] handled real estate projects

[3:25:36] properly in the city of San

[3:25:36] Diego.

[3:25:40] >> It makes me question and I

[3:25:41] have formally asked for the mou

[3:25:46] that the mayor just signed with

[3:25:46] the San Diego Community College

[3:25:47] just yesterday.

[3:25:52] I can only urge my colleague I

[3:25:53] would urge my colleagues on

[3:25:53] this dias to stand with Barrio

[3:25:57] Logan by approving this funding

[3:25:58] and supporting the creation of

[3:26:03] desperately needed affordable

[3:26:03] housing.

[3:26:04] So with that I move staff's

[3:26:04] recommendation and that

[3:26:08] concludes my comments.

[3:26:09] >> Thank you.

[3:26:09] All right.

[3:26:10] Thank you.

[3:26:10] Councilmember Moreno moving

[3:26:11] the staff recommendation.

[3:26:14] We'll go next to Councilmember

[3:26:15] Rivera.

[3:26:15] >> All right.

[3:26:15] Thank you.

[3:26:18] Council PRESIDENT I will start

[3:26:19] by sickening the motion and

[3:26:25] simply say that addition of

[3:26:26] these housing this housing

[3:26:30] housing opportunity and by

[3:26:31] looking at some of

[3:26:31] the community is definitely

[3:26:35] worthy of and is badly needed

[3:26:36] as Councilmember Moreno shared

[3:26:41] these are units that will these

[3:26:42] are homes that will create

[3:26:46] housing opportunities for folks

[3:26:47] who want to stay in their

[3:26:51] community and have been facing

[3:26:52] displacement, gentrification

[3:26:57] and pushing back in a really

[3:26:57] inspirational way.

[3:27:01] I will just briefly speak to

[3:27:07] question raised about

[3:27:07] environmental quality of

[3:27:12] the community and say that I

[3:27:13] don't think there's a single

[3:27:13] neighborhood in San Diego

[3:27:18] that's worked harder to improve

[3:27:19] their environment and improve

[3:27:23] their quality than by looking

[3:27:24] They've literally been fighting

[3:27:28] for generations to improve

[3:27:29] the air quality there.

[3:27:29] They've oftentimes done that

[3:27:33] against incredible opposition

[3:27:34] from industry overcame those

[3:27:39] obstacles passed a a committee

[3:27:40] plan update that accounts for

[3:27:44] the environmental injustices

[3:27:45] that they have experienced

[3:27:45] specifically in order to create

[3:27:49] housing opportunity that is

[3:27:50] safer and healthier than what

[3:27:50] previously existed.

[3:27:55] So with all that work being

[3:27:55] done, I think that

[3:27:56] the community very much

[3:28:00] deserves to see the housing be

[3:28:01] built and I'm glad that we will

[3:28:05] have an opportunity to support

[3:28:06] the building of that housing.

[3:28:07] >> That concludes I second.

[3:28:07] All right.

[3:28:07] Thank you.

[3:28:10] Council member Eli Rivera.

[3:28:11] So we do have a motion by

[3:28:11] COUNCILMAN Moreno second by

[3:28:15] council member Ella Rivera.

[3:28:16] I don't see anybody else in

[3:28:16] the light.

[3:28:20] It is curious that the Housing

[3:28:20] Commission board voted five

[3:28:24] zero back in JULY of 2025 to

[3:28:25] make this project happen.

[3:28:25] This is a separate

[3:28:29] consideration an action that is

[3:28:30] necessary and that the Housing

[3:28:34] Commission actually forwarded

[3:28:35] this for action even without a

[3:28:35] recommendation which is

[3:28:39] something we do at council

[3:28:40] committees MAY forward an item

[3:28:41] without a recommendation going

[3:28:44] forward.

[3:28:45] >> MR. Owens would you like to

[3:28:46] I will just note that we didn't

[3:28:49] have a full board that day so

[3:28:50] we only had five of our board

[3:28:51] members and we ended up with

[3:28:54] a32 and we need four to move it

[3:28:55] forward with recommendation So

[3:28:55] we just moved it forward them.

[3:28:56] All right.

[3:28:59] Thank you for that.

[3:29:00] That had a bit of history of

[3:29:05] how we got here So I appreciate

[3:29:05] COUNCILMAN Moreno's reaction to

[3:29:10] that and a little bit of

[3:29:10] the history by Councilmember

[3:29:11] Eli Rivera about what

[3:29:12] the Barrio Logan community has

[3:29:15] been able to do about So with

[3:29:15] no one else on the light Yeah

[3:29:19] we have a motion by Council

[3:29:20] member Moreno and a second by

[3:29:21] council member Eli Rivera to

[3:29:25] move the staff recommendation.

[3:29:29] >> Please call the vote I'm

[3:29:30] sorry the voting system Please

[3:29:35] cast your vote And for

[3:29:35] the record it was to approve

[3:29:36] the resolution since there was

[3:29:40] no staff recommendation.

[3:29:40] Yes.

[3:29:41] Thank you for that

[3:29:41] clarification.

[3:29:46] That is a pass as unanimously 7

[3:29:47] to 0 with Councilmember Campo

[3:29:47] and Councilmember Yvonne

[3:29:48] Wilbert absent.

[3:29:48] Thank you.

[3:29:48] Council PRESIDENT.

[3:29:50] All right.

[3:29:50] Thank you.

[3:29:51] We will now adjourn as the city

[3:29:52] council and convene as

[3:29:55] the housing authority to vote

[3:29:55] on housing authority Item three

[3:29:56] COUNCILMAN Moreno Motion

[3:30:01] Council member Eli Rivera a

[3:30:01] second.

[3:30:02] >> All right With that please

[3:30:02] call the roll Start the voting

[3:30:03] system.

[3:30:05] Please cast your vote And that

[3:30:10] passes unanimously 7 to 0 with

[3:30:10] Councilmember Campo and

[3:30:11] Councilmember Von Wilpert

[3:30:11] absent.

[3:30:12] Thank you.

[3:30:14] Council PRESIDENT.

[3:30:14] >> All right.

[3:30:15] Thank you to MS..

[3:30:18] Jones and staff for the work on

[3:30:19] that item.

[3:30:19] We will now adjourn as a

[3:30:20] housing authority and reconvene

[3:30:24] as the city council or City

[3:30:25] clerk please introduce the City

[3:30:29] Council Housing Authority

[3:30:29] companion Items.

[3:30:30] >> Thank you.

[3:30:30] Item 332 is a Tax Equity and

[3:30:34] Fiscal Responsibility Act for a

[3:30:35] resolution for Hillcrest Hall

[3:30:38] and Final Bond authorization

[3:30:39] two is the final bond

[3:30:39] authorization for Hillcrest

[3:30:40] Hall.

[3:30:40] If you'd like to speak to this

[3:30:43] item, now is the time to do so

[3:30:44] by submitting your speaker slip

[3:30:44] to the front of the room in

[3:30:48] the clear tray or by raising

[3:30:49] your hand by pressing Star nine

[3:30:50] or the raise your hand icon.

[3:30:53] I will just say now for

[3:30:54] the record so I don't MISS That

[3:30:54] for the purposes of item 332 a

[3:30:55] federally mandated toll free

[3:30:58] number is available for members

[3:30:59] of the public to offer public

[3:30:59] comments.

[3:31:01] The toll free number is

[3:31:05] (833)568-8864 Meeting id

[3:31:06] 1609430466.

[3:31:10] This toll free number is in

[3:31:11] addition to the customary

[3:31:11] public comment phone number

[3:31:12] that is available to the public

[3:31:15] during every item it does not

[3:31:15] replace that number.

[3:31:16] Both numbers will be available

[3:31:17] for the public to utilize

[3:31:19] during the public comment

[3:31:20] period of this item.

[3:31:20] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[3:31:21] All right.

[3:31:21] Thank you.

[3:31:22] We have the same staff for this

[3:31:25] item.

[3:31:26] This is a District three

[3:31:26] project.

[3:31:26] Did you want to waive

[3:31:27] the presentation?

[3:31:29] I'm happy to waive

[3:31:30] the presentation if my

[3:31:31] colleagues are comfortable with

[3:31:31] that.

[3:31:35] This is not a controversial

[3:31:36] item community plan a group

[3:31:37] unanimously supported it.

[3:31:37] All right.

[3:31:37] I don't see anybody else

[3:31:38] objecting to that.

[3:31:41] So stand by for any questions

[3:31:41] and thank you for continuing to

[3:31:45] be here with that clerk Please

[3:31:46] proceed with public comment for

[3:31:47] these two items Allegedly

[3:31:47] entrepreneur please come

[3:31:47] forward.

[3:31:51] >> You submitted a speaker So

[3:31:52] for item 332 I will just note

[3:31:53] that you've only submitted it

[3:31:58] for 332 not to come up to

[3:31:59] the podium If you'd like to

[3:32:07] speak on both items please

[3:32:08] proceed.

[3:32:08] That's confusing how you have

[3:32:12] it here.

[3:32:13] So anyhow what I was trying to

[3:32:14] get at before and it's funny

[3:32:18] because you guys I mean Vivian,

[3:32:18] you're wondering what kind of

[3:32:19] council the mayor gets.

[3:32:22] I'm wondering what kind of

[3:32:23] council you guys get when you

[3:32:24] act illegally in a meeting and

[3:32:24] nobody tells you to course

[3:32:27] correct any who you know

[3:32:32] the $24 billion that California

[3:32:33] has, you know, thrown away with

[3:32:34] all of this homeless and

[3:32:38] housing initiatives, a lot of

[3:32:38] that came to San Diego And

[3:32:41] that's why there's question in

[3:32:42] these, you know, tax exempt

[3:32:43] bonds because like I'm saying,

[3:32:47] they can falsify documents,

[3:32:47] the environmental reviews,

[3:32:48] the cost of projects And this

[3:32:52] has already happened and it's

[3:32:53] kind of a played pay to play

[3:32:57] type of a thing And it's just a

[3:32:57] problem because there's a

[3:32:58] misuse of public funds And when

[3:33:01] they want to come in here and

[3:33:02] say that they're going to

[3:33:03] provide affordable housing like

[3:33:06] literally they only have to do

[3:33:07] a certain amount, then they can

[3:33:07] go and rent these places out

[3:33:11] for you know, full market

[3:33:11] value.

[3:33:12] And the problem is is that

[3:33:12] people are waiting on

[3:33:16] the streets.

[3:33:16] They see these buildings being

[3:33:17] built and they think am I going

[3:33:20] to be able to go into that Like

[3:33:21] they look at it as an

[3:33:21] opportunity but yet they're

[3:33:25] kind of kept from being able to

[3:33:25] access it.

[3:33:26] And that's what's really sad is

[3:33:30] that a lot of fraud, waste and

[3:33:31] abuse happens.

[3:33:34] I mean even the cd has like

[3:33:34] $320 million that's potentially

[3:33:35] been misused.

[3:33:39] So I mean you guys want to sit

[3:33:40] here and act like I'm crazy for

[3:33:41] saying these things like your

[3:33:43] face, Joe I mean you guys

[3:33:44] aren't good at like hiding your

[3:33:45] disdain for me but I mean

[3:33:48] the things that I'm bringing

[3:33:48] forward are not crazy.

[3:33:49] It's like those are things that

[3:33:53] actually take place And I mean

[3:33:54] people are just expecting you

[3:33:58] guys to do the right thing and

[3:33:59] to make sure that you guys

[3:34:02] provide what you claim that you

[3:34:03] are And when there's fraud,

[3:34:04] waste and abuse happening it's

[3:34:07] like it's just sad because it

[3:34:08] doesn't have to be this way But

[3:34:09] you guys want to continue with

[3:34:12] the script.

[3:34:13] >> So for other speakers here

[3:34:13] in council chambers going to

[3:34:17] those participate remotely we

[3:34:18] have three speakers in

[3:34:18] the queue starting with Hector

[3:34:23] Then it's the gambler, then

[3:34:23] it's player Brickman Hector if

[3:34:24] you can please on mute or yeah

[3:34:27] a shout out to Vivian Man that

[3:34:27] was great man.

[3:34:31] That's like the Mexican hard

[3:34:32] inner That's the heart of a

[3:34:32] real Mexican woman right there.

[3:34:37] Man Thanks for all the work you

[3:34:37] do You doing a great job man So

[3:34:40] that's all I want to do Have a

[3:34:41] shout out to Vivian.

[3:34:41] >> Man Thank you.

[3:34:42] Thank you.

[3:34:42] Next is the Gambler.

[3:34:48] If you can please unmute.

[3:34:49] Okay I should go ahead and show

[3:34:52] you respect when you can't even

[3:34:53] have enough people in there to

[3:34:54] have a forum and then you go

[3:34:58] ahead and punish people for

[3:34:58] even calling that out you flat

[3:34:59] out don't answer anyone's call

[3:35:02] and I'm supposed to treat you

[3:35:03] with respect?

[3:35:03] How about you start treating us

[3:35:07] with respect and then I won't

[3:35:08] go ahead and curse every

[3:35:08] friggin chance that I have?

[3:35:09] I won't tell you what I think

[3:35:12] of And matter of fact, let's go

[3:35:15] ahead and talk about 2015 when

[3:35:16] the 100 year anniversary of

[3:35:16] Balboa Park.

[3:35:17] How did you how did the city of

[3:35:21] San Diego spend that money?

[3:35:21] How much money went to actual

[3:35:25] event for the people and how

[3:35:26] much money went to consultants,

[3:35:26] organizations, NGOs and all

[3:35:29] that stuff?

[3:35:30] Only 12% actually went to

[3:35:30] something that the people could

[3:35:38] enjoy all the rest of the money

[3:35:38] the $2.5 million went to your

[3:35:39] buddies.

[3:35:40] This is how you go ahead and

[3:35:43] treat our money and then you go

[3:35:44] ahead and pretend you're going

[3:35:45] to go ahead and do something

[3:35:45] right.

[3:35:48] How many of these people are

[3:35:49] actual citizens or upcoming

[3:35:53] citizens in your in your

[3:35:54] viewpoint how many of these

[3:35:57] people are buying your house

[3:35:57] Because 90% of the homeless

[3:35:58] population on the streets of

[3:36:02] San Diego are citizens of San

[3:36:03] Diego that you kicked out

[3:36:03] because of rising prices

[3:36:07] because you can't afford

[3:36:08] the roads.

[3:36:08] Right.

[3:36:09] But you don't want to go out

[3:36:12] and meet the actual true

[3:36:13] mechanisms that is causing you

[3:36:17] to do this because I had no

[3:36:18] idea you love being on your

[3:36:22] knees with knee pads and

[3:36:22] servicing the friggin NGOs

[3:36:23] instead of supporting

[3:36:26] the people like you Go into

[3:36:30] great detail on every single

[3:36:31] one of your things and hit it

[3:36:31] in everything away the money,

[3:36:35] how you spend it, why you do

[3:36:36] this stuff but you don't want

[3:36:36] to look for the problems.

[3:36:40] You want to just increase them,

[3:36:41] take citizens out of their

[3:36:41] houses so you could rebuild

[3:36:45] those areas so you can no

[3:36:46] longer need to work on those

[3:36:46] roads because they're

[3:36:49] controlled by the exact

[3:36:50] directions Right You're going

[3:36:51] to hand over all your time has

[3:36:55] concluded at Nexus.

[3:36:56] >> Is Blair Beckman your final

[3:37:00] speaker?

[3:37:00] >> Hi.

[3:37:00] Thank you.

[3:37:01] Bye Big time.

[3:37:02] I wanted to ask you a

[3:37:04] procedural question Is there

[3:37:04] going to be a housing authority

[3:37:09] not agenda public comment today

[3:37:09] as there were items from

[3:37:13] the housing authority on

[3:37:14] the agenda today.

[3:37:15] Thanks a lot and thank you to

[3:37:19] Gamboa for you can speak up in

[3:37:23] a lot of the same thing same

[3:37:23] things can be said without

[3:37:24] having to swear and he did it

[3:37:25] perfectly.

[3:37:25] You did awesome.

[3:37:28] Thanks for conveying his ideas.

[3:37:28] >> Thanks.

[3:37:29] Thank you.

[3:37:29] That does conclude public

[3:37:32] comment on these items.

[3:37:33] Thank you.

[3:37:34] I think this council is pretty

[3:37:37] used to being sworn at.

[3:37:38] It's the courtesy to those

[3:37:39] listening either here in person

[3:37:42] or remotely that I think Blair

[3:37:43] was speaking to.

[3:37:43] And thank you Blair for your

[3:37:44] comments.

[3:37:46] The other time.

[3:37:47] So with that we will turn it

[3:37:52] over to council members for any

[3:37:52] questions or comments and

[3:37:56] entertain a motion And we again

[3:37:57] will be taking two to vote on

[3:37:57] this.

[3:37:58] This is a District three matter

[3:38:01] so Council member Whitburn,

[3:38:02] we'll start with you.

[3:38:02] >> Thank you very much.

[3:38:03] Council PRESIDENT Hillcrest

[3:38:06] Hall is exactly the kind of

[3:38:07] project that our community

[3:38:07] needs 97 units of truly

[3:38:08] affordable housing right at

[3:38:11] the heart of Hillcrest where we

[3:38:12] know the demand is tremendous.

[3:38:13] What makes this project

[3:38:13] particularly appealing is its

[3:38:16] location.

[3:38:17] It is situated on University

[3:38:17] Avenue so residents will have

[3:38:18] immediate access to rapid

[3:38:21] transit with grocery stores,

[3:38:21] schools and parks nearby making

[3:38:26] this a truly transit oriented

[3:38:26] walkable development for

[3:38:27] working families.

[3:38:27] The Uptown community planned a

[3:38:31] group unanimously supported

[3:38:31] this project with speaks

[3:38:32] volumes about how well it fits

[3:38:36] into our neighborhoods vision

[3:38:37] And with 97 deed restricted

[3:38:37] affordable units for 55 years

[3:38:40] we're not just addressing

[3:38:41] today's housing crisis.

[3:38:41] We're making a long term

[3:38:42] commitment to affordability in

[3:38:45] this community.

[3:38:46] I'm also pleased that

[3:38:47] the development will include on

[3:38:47] site social services through

[3:38:50] life steps providing residents

[3:38:51] with educational programs,

[3:38:52] health and wellness resources,

[3:38:56] financial literacy training get

[3:38:56] more because we know that

[3:38:57] quality affordable housing is

[3:38:59] about more than just four walls

[3:39:00] and I'm happy to make

[3:39:01] the motion to support this

[3:39:01] staff recommendation.

[3:39:02] All right.

[3:39:05] Thank you Council member

[3:39:05] Chippenham to make

[3:39:06] the recommendation to approve

[3:39:06] the resolution And we'll go

[3:39:09] next to Councilmember Moreno.

[3:39:09] Happy to second.

[3:39:10] All right.

[3:39:13] So we have a motion by

[3:39:14] Councilmember Whipper and a

[3:39:15] second by COUNCILMAN Moreno to

[3:39:15] respond to a question that was

[3:39:18] or an issue that was raised by

[3:39:18] these are 100% deed restricted

[3:39:19] units.

[3:39:22] That's correct.

[3:39:22] Okay.

[3:39:23] And the other one was as well?

[3:39:24] That is correct 100%.

[3:39:27] This is still a search for

[3:39:28] mixed use projects.

[3:39:28] That's a conversation for

[3:39:32] another day.

[3:39:33] All right.

[3:39:34] As council we have a motion by

[3:39:34] council member Whitburn

[3:39:37] seconded by COUNCILMAN Moreno.

[3:39:38] >> Please call the roll clerk.

[3:39:39] Sorry the voting system Please

[3:39:44] cast your vote And that passes

[3:39:49] unanimously 7 to 0 with

[3:39:49] Councilmember Campo and

[3:39:50] Councilmember Yvonne Wolpert

[3:39:50] absent.

[3:39:51] Thank you.

[3:39:51] All right.

[3:39:51] Thank you.

[3:39:52] With that we will adjourn as

[3:39:53] the city council and reconvene

[3:39:54] as a housing authority to vote

[3:39:57] on housing authority Item two

[3:39:58] COUNCILMAN Whitburn Council

[3:40:02] member Moreno All right.

[3:40:03] We have the motion by

[3:40:03] Councilmember Whipper and

[3:40:04] the second by COUNCILMAN Moreno

[3:40:06] to move the item as the housing

[3:40:07] authority Please call the roll

[3:40:08] Sorry the voting system Please

[3:40:15] cast your vote And that passes

[3:40:16] unanimously 7 to 0 with council

[3:40:16] member Van Wilber and

[3:40:17] Councilmember Campo absent.

[3:40:20] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[3:40:20] All right.

[3:40:20] Thank you.

[3:40:21] City Clerk Thank you staff for

[3:40:24] the presentation, the work to

[3:40:25] bring those items forward.

[3:40:25] Clerk Please introduce.

[3:40:29] Housing Authority Item one

[3:40:30] Housing Authority Item one is

[3:40:31] an informational report from

[3:40:32] the Housing Authority Executive

[3:40:35] Director.

[3:40:35] If you'd like to speak on this

[3:40:36] item now's the time to raise

[3:40:37] your hand by pressing Star nine

[3:40:40] or the raise your hand icon or

[3:40:40] to submit your speaker's up to

[3:40:41] the front of the room in

[3:40:41] the clear box.

[3:40:43] Thank you.

[3:41:08] All right.

[3:41:08] >> All right, MS..

[3:41:09] Jones, please enter yourselves

[3:41:14] formally for the record and let

[3:41:14] us know how much time you need

[3:41:15] before Sorry for MR. PRESIDENT.

[3:41:17] Good afternoon, Counsel

[3:41:18] PRESIDENT And council members.

[3:41:18] I'm Lisa Jones.

[3:41:19] The Housing Authority is

[3:41:20] executive director and

[3:41:20] the Housing Commission's

[3:41:22] PRESIDENT And ceo.

[3:41:22] I'll need about 10 to 12

[3:41:23] minutes for my presentation.

[3:41:27] All right.

[3:41:28] I wanted to provide updates on

[3:41:28] the changes in our voucher and

[3:41:32] public housing programs.

[3:41:33] About a month ago we started

[3:41:34] formally notifying families in

[3:41:37] our rental assistance and

[3:41:38] public housing programs about

[3:41:38] changes we are implementing

[3:41:41] later this year.

[3:41:42] Late last year our board

[3:41:43] approved some changes to how we

[3:41:45] calculate family contribution

[3:41:46] amounts for our households.

[3:41:47] This was to ensure that

[3:41:50] everyone could remain stable

[3:41:51] and housed and we could still

[3:41:52] afford to support everybody

[3:41:53] that is on our programs

[3:41:55] currently.

[3:41:56] We recently received our

[3:41:56] approval from the us Department

[3:41:57] of Housing and Urban

[3:42:01] Development for the updates to

[3:42:01] how we calculate the amounts

[3:42:02] that families contribute toward

[3:42:05] their housing in these programs

[3:42:06] we started providing

[3:42:06] information and public noticing

[3:42:10] to the families as early as

[3:42:10] last OCTOBER and have continued

[3:42:11] to talk publicly and meet with

[3:42:16] community based organization

[3:42:16] and and advocacy groups around

[3:42:17] this work getting information

[3:42:21] out to our families and to

[3:42:21] the community as you know.

[3:42:22] But for the members of

[3:42:23] the public who are watching

[3:42:26] today's meeting program

[3:42:26] participants pay a portion of

[3:42:27] their income toward their

[3:42:30] housing that is known as their

[3:42:31] family contribution.

[3:42:31] The Housing Commission pays

[3:42:32] the difference between that

[3:42:35] family contribution amount and

[3:42:36] the total due to the landlord

[3:42:36] up to the payment standard for

[3:42:39] their rental home.

[3:42:40] However, we have found it

[3:42:41] necessary for us to increase

[3:42:41] these family contribution

[3:42:45] amounts because our federal

[3:42:45] funding is not meeting

[3:42:46] the rental assistance needs of

[3:42:47] all the families we currently

[3:42:49] serve.

[3:42:50] If we did not implement these

[3:42:51] updates hundreds of families

[3:42:51] could lose their rental

[3:42:55] assistance entirely.

[3:42:55] Our goal in this process is to

[3:42:59] make sure families continue

[3:42:59] with this assistance and remain

[3:43:00] housed By making these changes

[3:43:04] we expect to be able to

[3:43:05] continue to assist all

[3:43:05] the families currently in our

[3:43:06] rental assistance and public

[3:43:09] housing programs.

[3:43:09] With these updates our elderly

[3:43:13] disabled households will pay

[3:43:14] 32% of their income toward

[3:43:15] their rental housing and we

[3:43:18] will continue to not have any

[3:43:19] required minimum family

[3:43:20] contribution for our elderly

[3:43:23] disabled families.

[3:43:23] The family contribution amount

[3:43:24] for households that are work

[3:43:28] able will be either 40% of

[3:43:29] their income or a minimum

[3:43:32] family contribution amount.

[3:43:33] The minimum family contribution

[3:43:33] amounts are based on

[3:43:36] the household size and

[3:43:37] the current minimum wage of

[3:43:38] 1775 per hour In the city of

[3:43:42] San Diego, for instance, a

[3:43:42] household with one work able

[3:43:45] adult would be calculated at

[3:43:46] one work able adult working 25

[3:43:50] hours a week at minimum wage.

[3:43:51] This is the approach that has

[3:43:52] been in place for a number of

[3:43:52] years.

[3:43:55] The only change being that we

[3:43:56] updated the minimum wage to

[3:43:57] the current minimum wage

[3:44:00] effective JANUARY of this year

[3:44:01] and we added a new tier for

[3:44:02] families with three or more or

[3:44:05] capable adults.

[3:44:06] As noted on this slide, a

[3:44:06] family with two work able

[3:44:10] adults would have a minimum

[3:44:10] family contribution of $1,155

[3:44:14] per month and a family with

[3:44:15] three or more work able adults

[3:44:19] would have a minimum family

[3:44:19] contribution of 1735 per month.

[3:44:20] We have sent letters to our

[3:44:24] participating families through

[3:44:25] the U.S. Mail and through email

[3:44:25] and we will continue to send

[3:44:29] additional notices before

[3:44:30] the new family contribution

[3:44:30] amounts take effect on OCTOBER

[3:44:31] 1st of this year.

[3:44:34] The most recent letter went out

[3:44:35] on APRIL 10th and the next one

[3:44:35] will go out in the next several

[3:44:36] weeks.

[3:44:39] We have also provided

[3:44:40] information through frequently

[3:44:40] asked questions and explanatory

[3:44:43] videos on our website and these

[3:44:44] resources are available in

[3:44:47] English, Spanish and Vietnamese

[3:44:48] .

[3:44:48] Our staff are committed to

[3:44:49] working with and supporting our

[3:44:53] families during this process

[3:44:54] answering questions, offering

[3:44:54] guidance and helping them

[3:44:58] prepare for these changes,

[3:44:59] making sure that they are

[3:44:59] accessing the resources they

[3:45:03] need to be successful.

[3:45:04] Our goal is to ensure that all

[3:45:04] families we currently serve

[3:45:08] remain stable House.

[3:45:09] We have a dedicated page on our

[3:45:09] website with a list of many

[3:45:10] community resources available

[3:45:12] to our families.

[3:45:13] We have worked with our

[3:45:14] community based organizations

[3:45:14] to make sure that that web page

[3:45:17] is robust, robust and updated

[3:45:18] regularly and that information

[3:45:22] is included in letters to our

[3:45:22] families.

[3:45:23] Our notices about updated

[3:45:26] family contributions also

[3:45:28] include information about these

[3:45:28] community resources available

[3:45:31] to them and our stage key

[3:45:32] Achievement Academy.

[3:45:33] Our Achievement Academy helps

[3:45:33] families confirm their

[3:45:36] eligibility for other

[3:45:37] government benefits and

[3:45:37] collaborates with community

[3:45:38] partners to develop job skills

[3:45:41] and career plans and financial

[3:45:42] budgeting.

[3:45:43] In addition to the resources

[3:45:46] provided by our achievement

[3:45:47] Academy, we are collaborating

[3:45:47] with community partners to host

[3:45:48] resource fairs for affected

[3:45:51] families.

[3:45:52] I will provide additional

[3:45:52] details regarding specific

[3:45:53] dates and locations as they

[3:45:56] become available but we are

[3:45:57] very thankful to our friends at

[3:46:01] pana Logan Heights, cdc,

[3:46:02] Chicano Federation, our Central

[3:46:02] Library and many other

[3:46:06] community based organizations

[3:46:07] that are helping us pull this

[3:46:07] together.

[3:46:08] We will offer time limited

[3:46:11] hardship assistance for

[3:46:11] eligible families when the new

[3:46:12] family contribution amounts are

[3:46:16] implemented and details about

[3:46:16] how to request this support

[3:46:17] will be included in each

[3:46:18] household's family contribution

[3:46:20] letter.

[3:46:21] We know families we serve MAY

[3:46:22] also reach out to our community

[3:46:25] based organizations and policy

[3:46:25] makers for help with resources

[3:46:26] as well.

[3:46:27] So we are also working with

[3:46:30] council offices and our state

[3:46:31] and federal representatives

[3:46:32] local offices and have shared

[3:46:32] information and links to

[3:46:36] resources with them to assist

[3:46:36] families who MAY reach out with

[3:46:37] questions And we have updated

[3:46:40] the members of our community

[3:46:41] based organization Advisory

[3:46:41] Group that these changes and

[3:46:42] the resources available about

[3:46:44] these changes and the resources

[3:46:45] available to assist affected

[3:46:49] families.

[3:46:50] One of the reasons we have had

[3:46:51] to revise the family

[3:46:51] contribution calculations in

[3:46:54] our rental assistance and

[3:46:55] public housing programs is

[3:46:55] the ongoing uncertainty about

[3:46:59] our federal funding which

[3:46:59] already has been insufficient

[3:47:00] for these programs.

[3:47:01] We only recently received our

[3:47:04] funding letter from hud.

[3:47:04] Our initial assessment is that

[3:47:05] funding is coming in in about

[3:47:09] what we projected so we do not

[3:47:09] anticipate seeing any

[3:47:10] significant changes as our

[3:47:13] budget comes back to you in

[3:47:14] JUNE.

[3:47:14] As insufficient funding

[3:47:15] continues though it is

[3:47:18] important for us to have

[3:47:18] opportunities to connect

[3:47:19] directly with federal lawmakers

[3:47:22] to share our priorities and how

[3:47:23] the lack of sufficient federal

[3:47:24] funding affects the families we

[3:47:27] serve in our community.

[3:47:28] We were able to join city

[3:47:29] council members and the mayor

[3:47:29] at the San Diego Regional

[3:47:32] Chamber of Commerce Mission to

[3:47:35] Washington D.C. On APRIL 27th

[3:47:36] and 28.

[3:47:37] On this trip we met with

[3:47:37] Representatives Sherrod Jacobs

[3:47:40] and Mike Levin and the chief of

[3:47:41] staff for Representative Scott

[3:47:42] Peters.

[3:47:42] At our meetings in Washington

[3:47:45] we discussed housing

[3:47:46] affordability, federal rental

[3:47:46] assistance, homelessness and

[3:47:50] how federal resources are

[3:47:51] essential to assisting families

[3:47:52] in our community and what

[3:47:55] the impacts are when funding is

[3:47:56] insufficient.

[3:47:56] We thank the Chamber for

[3:47:57] organizing this important

[3:48:00] mission to Washington, D.C. And

[3:48:01] for the opportunity to continue

[3:48:02] to advocate with our lawmakers

[3:48:07] to support our community.

[3:48:08] >> State resources are also

[3:48:09] crucial to the housing and

[3:48:12] homelessness programs that we

[3:48:13] administer.

[3:48:13] A couple of weeks before

[3:48:14] the Washington trip we joined

[3:48:17] people assisting the homeless

[3:48:18] or path and Council PRESIDENT

[3:48:19] Joe LaCava on a trip to

[3:48:22] Sacramento to meet with state

[3:48:23] lawmakers.

[3:48:23] We had the opportunity to

[3:48:24] connect with state PRESIDENT

[3:48:27] Pro tempore Monique Kleiman

[3:48:28] staff the governor's deputy

[3:48:29] Legislative secretary Miles

[3:48:29] White Assembly member Jessie

[3:48:33] Gabriel, staff and consultants

[3:48:33] for the State Senate Budget

[3:48:34] Subcommittee and Senate Housing

[3:48:37] Committee.

[3:48:38] In our meetings we talked about

[3:48:38] the state's Homeless Housing

[3:48:39] Assistance and Prevention or

[3:48:42] hap program funding and how

[3:48:42] critical that is for the city

[3:48:43] to continue its efforts in

[3:48:47] addressing homelessness and how

[3:48:48] potential cuts to homelessness

[3:48:48] services and programs can

[3:48:51] impact our community.

[3:48:52] You'll recall that the state

[3:48:53] did not include any funding in

[3:48:56] the current state budget and

[3:48:57] proposed half of that amount

[3:48:58] from previous years for

[3:48:58] the coming fiscal year.

[3:49:01] We have advocated for more

[3:49:02] funding from the state and we

[3:49:03] will continue to because it is

[3:49:06] a crucial source of funds for

[3:49:06] homelessness programs

[3:49:07] the Commission administers and

[3:49:10] the city funds.

[3:49:11] >> We are also continuing to

[3:49:12] create affordable housing

[3:49:16] opportunities in our community

[3:49:17] for families that need them.

[3:49:17] I think we have to remember in

[3:49:20] these challenging times to also

[3:49:21] celebrate our successes and

[3:49:21] focus on what we do well and

[3:49:25] continuing to create new

[3:49:25] opportunities in our community.

[3:49:26] Last week our senior Vice

[3:49:27] PRESIDENT Of real estate

[3:49:30] development Colin Miller joined

[3:49:31] Mayor Todd Gloria, Developer

[3:49:32] Community Housing Works and

[3:49:35] additional partners at

[3:49:35] the grand opening of Jacaranda

[3:49:36] on.

[3:49:39] This development provides 87

[3:49:40] new affordable rental

[3:49:40] apartments in the Cortez Hill

[3:49:41] neighborhood.

[3:49:44] They remain affordable for 55

[3:49:44] years for households with

[3:49:45] extremely low income.

[3:49:47] And 14 of these units are for

[3:49:48] people who have previously

[3:49:49] experienced homelessness.

[3:49:52] We awarded rental housing

[3:49:53] vouchers to help the residents

[3:49:53] pay for their housing at

[3:49:54] Jacaranda and we also support

[3:49:57] the development with financing

[3:49:58] through a loan and multifamily

[3:49:58] housing revenue bonds bonds

[3:50:02] which our board and council

[3:50:02] approved.

[3:50:03] The grand opening of another

[3:50:07] new development on APRIL 16th

[3:50:07] celebrated the addition of 72

[3:50:08] affordable rental apartments in

[3:50:11] City Heights for families with

[3:50:12] low income.

[3:50:12] I joined Councilmember Ella

[3:50:13] Rivera, the mayor the developer

[3:50:16] Wakelin housing and Development

[3:50:17] Corporation and Price

[3:50:18] Philanthropies Foundation for

[3:50:21] the opening of the Toronto.

[3:50:22] The Housing Commission awarded

[3:50:22] 33 rental housing vouchers to

[3:50:23] this development to help

[3:50:26] families with extremely low

[3:50:27] income pay for their housing at

[3:50:27] that site.

[3:50:28] The Toronto was built

[3:50:31] specifically to provide three

[3:50:32] and four bedroom apartments for

[3:50:33] larger families and I can't say

[3:50:36] how important that is.

[3:50:37] Having sites that support

[3:50:38] larger families is a huge need

[3:50:41] in our community and Wakelin

[3:50:41] did a terrific job really

[3:50:42] building a site that fits well

[3:50:43] in the community and hence

[3:50:45] enhances the main corridor of

[3:50:46] that community with rents that

[3:50:47] they can afford.

[3:50:50] These families will have a

[3:50:51] greater opportunity to devote

[3:50:51] more of their time to research

[3:50:54] and limited resources to work

[3:50:55] school health and to building

[3:50:59] community in their new home.

[3:51:00] >> Finally we celebrated

[3:51:05] the groundbreaking for a new

[3:51:05] development that when it is

[3:51:06] completed will provide 59

[3:51:07] rental apartment homes.

[3:51:10] Sarah Mesa Apartments will

[3:51:10] transform a city former city of

[3:51:11] San Diego Library site into

[3:51:15] affordable housing a great new

[3:51:15] use for that site.

[3:51:16] About half of the rental homes

[3:51:19] there are for veterans who

[3:51:20] experience homelessness.

[3:51:20] And we awarded 30 Veterans

[3:51:21] Affairs supportive housing

[3:51:25] vouchers to that project and

[3:51:25] for those veterans.

[3:51:26] We also supported

[3:51:29] the development with a loan.

[3:51:30] Our senior vice PRESIDENT Of

[3:51:31] real estate Colin Miller joined

[3:51:31] the mayor Community Housing

[3:51:33] Works and additional Partners

[3:51:33] for this groundbreaking on

[3:51:38] APRIL 14th.

[3:51:39] >> That concludes my report

[3:51:39] this afternoon.

[3:51:40] I thank you for your time.

[3:51:40] All right.

[3:51:43] Thank you for your work.

[3:51:44] Under challenging times in

[3:51:44] the presentation today Clerk

[3:51:47] Please proceed with public

[3:51:47] comment.

[3:51:48] >> Allegedly.

[3:51:48] Audrey if you can please come

[3:52:01] forward then.

[3:52:02] >> Then it's just a joke.

[3:52:02] Yes.

[3:52:06] So I feel like you guys

[3:52:07] gaslight the people when we sit

[3:52:10] and talk about affordable cause

[3:52:11] I mean people cannot afford to

[3:52:16] even feed their children.

[3:52:16] And there has been fraud, Joe

[3:52:21] with the deed restrict id units

[3:52:21] continually having their rent

[3:52:25] being increased So that's a

[3:52:26] problem and that's what we have

[3:52:26] to be weary of.

[3:52:31] But it's interesting that

[3:52:31] you're saying if you change

[3:52:32] the calculation of the housing

[3:52:36] contributions you can help all

[3:52:36] of the people.

[3:52:37] I'm not really sure how that

[3:52:40] changes things.

[3:52:41] But the problem is is like has

[3:52:45] had ever been a thing that has

[3:52:46] worked really well where it's

[3:52:47] like people aren't waiting for

[3:52:49] decades just to get into

[3:52:50] housing.

[3:52:51] Like that's what's the problem

[3:52:51] is that it's never been

[3:52:54] something that's been fully

[3:52:55] funded that it's like all

[3:52:56] the people that actually need

[3:52:59] to use it are able to.

[3:53:00] And another problem is is that

[3:53:04] of course we want to help all

[3:53:05] people but when you guys want

[3:53:05] to help people who have come

[3:53:09] here illegally over the people

[3:53:09] in our community, it's a slap

[3:53:10] in the face because again

[3:53:14] people have been waiting for

[3:53:15] decades to get into housing

[3:53:15] that have lived here.

[3:53:18] And then we go ahead and we

[3:53:19] give people a front of the line

[3:53:23] type of access.

[3:53:24] And so it's negligence like

[3:53:28] that that has led to these

[3:53:29] programs not working or being

[3:53:29] underfunded.

[3:53:30] I mean you wonder why

[3:53:33] the federal government is

[3:53:33] making cuts.

[3:53:34] It's like I'm not saying what

[3:53:35] they're doing.

[3:53:35] I mean all government is

[3:53:38] corrupt but there's reasons why

[3:53:39] this kind of stuff happens And

[3:53:40] it's like if we can't help

[3:53:43] people in our own community and

[3:53:43] we're like We're going to help

[3:53:47] you, it's like what does that

[3:53:48] say to them when you say that

[3:53:49] you care And then you're like

[3:53:53] Well I mean if you're homeless

[3:53:53] and you're in Cesar Chavez Park

[3:53:54] and you're an illegal we'll go

[3:53:58] ahead and put you into housing

[3:53:58] because this is a really

[3:53:59] sensitive subject.

[3:54:02] But it's like people are on

[3:54:02] the streets.

[3:54:03] People go outside here every

[3:54:07] day and just wait for the same

[3:54:08] I'm sorry at the five minute

[3:54:09] time we're going to those

[3:54:12] participating remotely We have

[3:54:12] two speakers in the queue

[3:54:13] starting with Gambler.

[3:54:16] If you can please unmute.

[3:54:17] >> So you guys know you're full

[3:54:21] of right?

[3:54:22] I went ahead and took a look at

[3:54:26] all the deals so basically as

[3:54:26] long as they do the bare

[3:54:30] minimum and provide you

[3:54:31] the bare minimum housing on a

[3:54:32] project you'll give them

[3:54:35] maximum benefits.

[3:54:36] Matter of fact if you wipe out

[3:54:37] parking you'll give them

[3:54:40] benefits.

[3:54:41] You will go ahead and reduce

[3:54:45] rules and regulations just to

[3:54:46] go ahead and make everyone

[3:54:50] around that building's lights a

[3:54:50] living meaning you're not

[3:54:51] going to go ahead and provide

[3:54:52] enough parking in these

[3:54:55] locations which is going to go

[3:54:56] ahead and eat up parking

[3:54:56] spaces.

[3:55:00] And businesses are not going to

[3:55:00] get the foot traffic that

[3:55:04] they're expecting that

[3:55:05] the buildings aren't going to

[3:55:06] be filled out because they

[3:55:06] really don't have any parking

[3:55:07] around them.

[3:55:10] And these places are going to

[3:55:11] go help.

[3:55:11] But how that land developers

[3:55:14] are making a killing deal

[3:55:15] because of the how many breaks

[3:55:16] that you give them, how many

[3:55:16] guarantees of money you give

[3:55:18] them.

[3:55:19] This isn't about solving a

[3:55:20] problem.

[3:55:24] This is about funneling money.

[3:55:25] And then now you're off at

[3:55:25] the federal government because

[3:55:28] there's money that they gave

[3:55:29] you to help out.

[3:55:30] The problem was not to create a

[3:55:33] endless problem where you don't

[3:55:34] solve.

[3:55:34] They want answers.

[3:55:38] They want accountability.

[3:55:38] They want records.

[3:55:39] You don't want to provide them.

[3:55:43] That's your job, not the NGOs.

[3:55:43] It's your job to make sure that

[3:55:47] they're spending that money

[3:55:48] properly.

[3:55:48] You're saying that.

[3:55:49] We don't need to go ahead and

[3:55:50] look at that at all.

[3:55:52] We don't have to provide

[3:55:53] numbers.

[3:55:54] We don't have to show who we're

[3:55:54] housing.

[3:55:57] We just have to tell the people

[3:55:58] And then when they ask we tell

[3:56:02] them to us right?

[3:56:03] I mean that's how you guys run.

[3:56:04] It doesn't matter who.

[3:56:05] And if the PRESIDENT Of

[3:56:08] the United States good to ask

[3:56:08] you and you tell them to off.

[3:56:12] >> So who do you listen to?

[3:56:13] Apparently not the people.

[3:56:13] Apparently not the federal

[3:56:14] government.

[3:56:17] Do you only listen to

[3:56:18] the unions and NGOs that you go

[3:56:18] ahead and follow the money

[3:56:21] through?

[3:56:21] >> Is that the only people that

[3:56:22] your time has concluded?

[3:56:23] Hector, if you can please

[3:56:29] unmute.

[3:56:30] My thanks for taking my call.

[3:56:33] As you know I'm in for the mass

[3:56:33] rapid deportation of

[3:56:38] the illegal aliens who live in

[3:56:41] San Diego County and there

[3:56:42] 75,000 of them on Medi-Cal

[3:56:42] which threatening the health

[3:56:47] care system plus their families

[3:56:47] and stuff they can take

[3:56:51] the thousand dollars and go

[3:56:52] back to whatever country they

[3:56:52] came.

[3:56:53] So that's going to create a lot

[3:56:56] of new lower rents for

[3:56:56] everybody.

[3:57:00] 100,000 people are gone from

[3:57:01] San Diego County.

[3:57:01] Just think the rents coming

[3:57:04] down.

[3:57:05] Competition for lower rents.

[3:57:09] It'll be really a gold mine to

[3:57:09] everybody.

[3:57:10] People off the streets.

[3:57:13] I don't think Trump is going to

[3:57:14] give you guys any more federal

[3:57:14] money.

[3:57:18] He might even take it back So

[3:57:19] he might even delay some more

[3:57:19] of it.

[3:57:20] So there's no hope there.

[3:57:23] But I think if once we reset

[3:57:24] San Diego and San Diego County

[3:57:28] with no illegal aliens and get

[3:57:29] tight on immigration, it's

[3:57:33] going to be a lot better from

[3:57:34] everybody and especially

[3:57:34] the people living on

[3:57:35] the street.

[3:57:37] It's going to make it easier

[3:57:38] for you guys.

[3:57:39] Plus we're going to have to go

[3:57:42] against the drug dealers too

[3:57:43] and that's going to require

[3:57:43] the Marines.

[3:57:47] We're going to have some cops

[3:57:47] in here with the housing.

[3:57:48] Look at look at these high rise

[3:57:53] high Are they do those guys

[3:57:54] have illegal aliens in them?

[3:57:57] The housing authority guys they

[3:57:57] opened up the books to ice

[3:58:01] because who's living there They

[3:58:02] can have Yes, they're illegal

[3:58:03] either.

[3:58:03] They can't have their their

[3:58:06] girlfriend move in with them

[3:58:07] and stuff like that or their

[3:58:12] kids from this guy or that.

[3:58:13] So we can really you know we

[3:58:16] don't have to thing we just

[3:58:17] leave We wouldn't have to get

[3:58:17] tough on them.

[3:58:20] You know they got enough time

[3:58:21] now they can think about it.

[3:58:22] You got to make a decision and

[3:58:26] you delay or just move back to

[3:58:27] your country and take your

[3:58:31] thousand dollars.

[3:58:31] >> Okay.

[3:58:32] Thanks a lot.

[3:58:32] And Blair Beekman, our final

[3:58:35] speaker.

[3:58:36] All right.

[3:58:36] Thank you.

[3:58:37] Big Ben.

[3:58:40] Thanks for the report.

[3:58:40] It was interesting to hear.

[3:58:45] I just had a quick thought and

[3:58:48] hopefully from the JULY 2025

[3:58:49] meeting of the Housing

[3:58:50] Authority on the previous item

[3:58:53] that they can be possibly a

[3:58:54] good mediator between

[3:58:55] the mayor's office and what

[3:58:58] council PRESIDENT Moreno was

[3:58:59] working towards and good luck

[3:59:03] in such efforts of mediation.

[3:59:04] I think a good mediation

[3:59:04] process can happen.

[3:59:09] And thanks for for this item as

[3:59:09] well.

[3:59:09] >> Thank you.

[3:59:10] That does call for public

[3:59:13] comment on this item.

[3:59:13] >> All right.

[3:59:14] Thank you, City Clerk I'll turn

[3:59:18] it over to agency member for

[3:59:18] any questions or comments of

[3:59:23] our executive director.

[3:59:24] >> Councilmember Lipman Thank

[3:59:24] you.

[3:59:27] Agency PRESIDENT LaCava I just

[3:59:28] want to thank MS. Jones for

[3:59:28] the update.

[3:59:32] This report but also thank you

[3:59:33] and Council PRESIDENT McCarver

[3:59:37] for your advocacy work in

[3:59:38] Sacramento and Washington dc to

[3:59:42] preserve funding to help people

[3:59:43] who are homeless.

[3:59:43] These are people who many cases

[3:59:47] literally have nothing.

[3:59:48] So it is crucial that we offer

[3:59:49] them shelter and help them as

[3:59:52] best that we can.

[3:59:52] If your hard work and advocacy

[3:59:53] to preserve funding will help

[3:59:57] us do that.

[3:59:58] So thank you.

[3:59:58] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[3:59:59] All right.

[3:59:59] Thank you for your comments,

[4:00:00] Councilmember Whipper.

[4:00:01] We'll go next to Councilmember

[4:00:02] Ila Rivera.

[4:00:02] >> Thank you, Council

[4:00:03] PRESIDENT.

[4:00:08] Thank you, Lisa for the update

[4:00:08] .

[4:00:09] Just extraordinarily difficult

[4:00:09] circumstances to be doing

[4:00:12] The work that you do and

[4:00:13] appreciate you being

[4:00:14] transparent with the challenges

[4:00:18] that we're facing and that

[4:00:18] the residents of our properties

[4:00:22] are facing as well.

[4:00:22] It feels especially frustrating

[4:00:27] because then you'd have to

[4:00:27] respond to this part.

[4:00:28] It feels extremely unnecessary

[4:00:31] given what the Trump regime is

[4:00:35] just instead spending money on

[4:00:36] spending money on the things

[4:00:41] that we do while seniors and

[4:00:41] other vulnerable people are

[4:00:45] going to be stretched even more

[4:00:46] thin and families will be

[4:00:47] pushed to the brink if not into

[4:00:50] homelessness is incredibly,

[4:00:55] incredibly frustrating.

[4:00:56] And yeah, I'm just I'm sorry

[4:01:00] that your work has made that

[4:01:01] much more difficult as a result

[4:01:01] of that.

[4:01:02] So again as always thank you

[4:01:05] for the update and we'll have

[4:01:06] to just keep plugging away.

[4:01:06] Thank you.

[4:01:07] Council PRESIDENT.

[4:01:10] All right.

[4:01:11] >> Thank you.

[4:01:11] Council member Ella Rivera or

[4:01:12] agency member Ella Rivera.

[4:01:16] Didn't want to stand out there

[4:01:16] Council.

[4:01:17] Councilmember Lippert Yeah,

[4:01:17] I'll just have my thanks.

[4:01:20] You know, using extraordinary

[4:01:20] difficult times and forced you

[4:01:24] to make very hard decisions

[4:01:28] with how to spread the finite

[4:01:29] dollars to the most families

[4:01:34] going forward.

[4:01:34] And I'm hoping that we see some

[4:01:39] action at the state level in

[4:01:39] terms of the hap funding and

[4:01:40] hopefully that advocacy works.

[4:01:42] I know going to D.C. Is a tough

[4:01:43] conversation although we have a

[4:01:44] lot of sympathetic legislators

[4:01:44] there.

[4:01:48] So just the predictability and

[4:01:49] the reliability would be a big

[4:01:52] benefit if nothing else.

[4:01:53] So thank you again for taking

[4:01:57] the time to come out and making

[4:01:58] the presentation here today and

[4:01:58] the good work you do every day

[4:02:01] with your entire housing

[4:02:02] commission team.

[4:02:02] >> So there's this was

[4:02:07] information only and no motion

[4:02:08] was required.

[4:02:12] We will proceed next with

[4:02:12] the approval of the housing

[4:02:13] authority minutes.

[4:02:13] Clerk please.

[4:02:17] Pretty proceed with public

[4:02:17] comment on the Housing

[4:02:18] authority minutes.

[4:02:21] >> Thank you for the coming

[4:02:22] period for the Housing

[4:02:22] authority minutes is now open.

[4:02:23] Please note each speaker will

[4:02:24] have one minute per item per

[4:02:25] person.

[4:02:26] The minutes being approved are

[4:02:29] for the items The meetings of

[4:02:29] Tuesday MARCH 17th, 2026

[4:02:33] Special and Monday, APRIL 20th,

[4:02:33] 2026 Special.

[4:02:38] We have Audra here allegedly

[4:02:38] Audra.

[4:02:39] Two minutes Please proceed.

[4:02:39] Yeah.

[4:02:43] Stephen quit pretending like

[4:02:44] you care about homeless people

[4:02:44] because they're dying in your

[4:02:45] district.

[4:02:45] Yes.

[4:02:48] i don't understand why in

[4:02:48] the housing authority minutes

[4:02:53] you don't put anything for

[4:02:54] regarding like a non agenda

[4:02:54] public comment and then you

[4:02:58] will do it in your minutes for

[4:02:59] the council meeting.

[4:03:02] So isn't it the same person

[4:03:03] taking the minutes?

[4:03:04] I would think so.

[4:03:05] So I think you should be more

[4:03:07] equitable.

[4:03:08] And then in APRIL 20th you were

[4:03:09] talking about employee

[4:03:09] evaluations.

[4:03:13] I think we need to just really

[4:03:13] be mindful of how things are

[4:03:17] not, you know, getting better

[4:03:18] And so yet we continue to

[4:03:21] increase salaries.

[4:03:22] It's interesting.

[4:03:23] Usually that used to be based

[4:03:26] on like employee evaluation It

[4:03:27] would be like a, you know,

[4:03:31] individual basis And we seem to

[4:03:32] do things in like a group like

[4:03:36] let's just like your consent

[4:03:37] get it all done, you know what

[4:03:37] I mean?

[4:03:38] Instead of really looking at

[4:03:41] people's ability to really

[4:03:42] increase the people getting off

[4:03:46] the streets instead it just

[4:03:47] gets worse.

[4:03:51] But I guess that's what we pay

[4:03:51] people for So that's

[4:03:52] interesting and projects and

[4:03:56] initiatives It's like I'm

[4:03:57] wondering when we're going to

[4:04:00] be evaluating Tent City.

[4:04:01] I mean you guys have a lawsuit

[4:04:05] and just it's going on.

[4:04:05] You guys tried to claim

[4:04:09] immunity which is really sad

[4:04:10] because it's like I mean you

[4:04:14] guys have you any of you been

[4:04:15] down there to see what's

[4:04:15] happening especially Stephen

[4:04:19] No, just Theresa Just tell you

[4:04:20] what's up.

[4:04:20] She's like it's good.

[4:04:21] I want people to stay here as

[4:04:24] long as possible.

[4:04:25] That should be terrifying to

[4:04:29] you guys.

[4:04:29] Isn't the idea to get them off

[4:04:30] the streets not keep them in a

[4:04:34] program?

[4:04:35] I guess not because that's not

[4:04:35] where the money's at.

[4:04:36] You guys are good at ignoring

[4:04:38] people.

[4:04:39] It's awesome love.

[4:04:40] It just shows how efficient you

[4:04:47] guys are.

[4:04:48] >> Let's try the five minute

[4:04:48] time We're going to those

[4:04:49] participating remotely

[4:04:50] The Gambler Please let me know

[4:04:50] which minutes you'd like to

[4:04:55] speak to or both How many total

[4:05:00] would you like Follow.

[4:05:00] Okay.

[4:05:01] Please proceed.

[4:05:02] So let let's go ahead and

[4:05:05] clarify who you guys work for

[4:05:06] As you guys flat out stated

[4:05:07] the PRESIDENT Of the United

[4:05:09] States I mean well just

[4:05:10] recognize that the United

[4:05:10] States was voted in by

[4:05:14] the people You would agree with

[4:05:18] the PRESIDENT Of the United

[4:05:19] States is basically disagreeing

[4:05:20] with the people you not

[4:05:23] listening to the people in your

[4:05:24] own district is also another

[4:05:29] indication you could give a

[4:05:33] fact that the people so who do

[4:05:33] you work for?

[4:05:34] It's my question Do I have to

[4:05:37] look at all the angles that you

[4:05:38] were signed up with And then

[4:05:39] when we finally go ahead and do

[4:05:42] an investigation on

[4:05:42] the registration cards that

[4:05:43] come through the online portal

[4:05:47] from these organizations that

[4:05:48] you guys are in bed with, are

[4:05:49] we going to find out that they

[4:05:53] have committed fraud to keep

[4:05:54] you elected?

[4:05:54] I'm reading that I'm going to

[4:05:57] be teaching I mean I'm telling

[4:05:58] people how it's done that by

[4:06:02] step The more people doing it

[4:06:02] it gets exacerbated until

[4:06:07] finally we have to do that

[4:06:07] investigation.

[4:06:08] I'm hoping that this is going

[4:06:11] to happen sooner than later if

[4:06:16] it takes me flat out oh,

[4:06:17] the law is telling people to do

[4:06:21] it surgically how you should go

[4:06:22] ahead and prescribe This is how

[4:06:22] you do it in every single

[4:06:25] aspect in order to get that out

[4:06:26] there I am more than happy to

[4:06:26] do that.

[4:06:30] So think wisely If you want to

[4:06:35] go ahead and say that that

[4:06:35] organization and do their

[4:06:40] bidding you are going to be

[4:06:45] facing serious consequences If

[4:06:46] you don't believe me, tap your

[4:06:49] love because I'm tired of this

[4:06:50] You guys pretending you work

[4:06:51] for the people when you clearly

[4:06:52] don't and when you say Hey we

[4:06:55] don't like Trump PRESIDENT

[4:06:55] Trump I don't give a if you

[4:06:56] don't like him.

[4:06:59] He was voted in by the United

[4:07:00] States I mean by the people of

[4:07:04] the United States regardless if

[4:07:05] you liked it or not That is

[4:07:05] the case.

[4:07:08] You work for the people.

[4:07:09] >> Your time has concluded and

[4:07:10] that concludes with a comment

[4:07:10] on the Housing Authority

[4:07:13] minutes.

[4:07:13] All right.

[4:07:14] Thank you.

[4:07:14] So we'll take any questions or

[4:07:15] comments but more importantly a

[4:07:18] motion to approve the minutes

[4:07:22] Council member Marino and a

[4:07:23] second by Council member

[4:07:23] Whitburn.

[4:07:24] >> So see nobody else in

[4:07:25] the light Please vote.

[4:07:30] >> Okay.

[4:07:31] I'm sorry The voting system

[4:07:40] Please cast your vote at

[4:07:41] the passes unanimously 7 to 0

[4:07:41] with agency member Campo and

[4:07:45] Van Wilpert absent.

[4:07:46] Thank you.

[4:07:46] Yeah, and my apologies.

[4:07:47] I forgot to mention the city

[4:07:47] clerk does not produce

[4:07:50] the minutes for the housing

[4:07:50] authority So the question came

[4:07:55] up So we will now take up

[4:07:55] housing authority not agenda

[4:07:56] public comment.

[4:07:57] Housing Authority members

[4:08:00] respect and appreciate

[4:08:00] the public input and are fully

[4:08:01] committed to protecting every

[4:08:04] participant's free speech

[4:08:05] rights at the Housing Authority

[4:08:05] meetings Clerk Please proceed

[4:08:09] with public comment Period 2.7

[4:08:10] on agenda Public comment is an

[4:08:10] opportunity for members of

[4:08:13] the public to provide comment

[4:08:14] that is within the subject

[4:08:15] matter jurisdiction of

[4:08:15] the Housing Authority.

[4:08:18] Each speaker will have two

[4:08:19] minutes public comment period

[4:08:20] for the Housing Authority and

[4:08:20] an agenda public is now open

[4:08:24] and fusion chambers Please

[4:08:24] limit your speaker slip If

[4:08:25] you're joining us virtually

[4:08:26] please raise your hand to speak

[4:08:28] by tapping the raise your hand

[4:08:29] icon or a call in participant

[4:08:31] Star nine allegedly Audra

[4:08:36] please come forward Who does

[4:08:37] those minutes as the question

[4:08:41] the housing commission okay

[4:08:42] maybe you guys can give them

[4:08:45] notes any who I'm just

[4:08:46] wondering if you guys could

[4:08:50] humble yourselves for a minute

[4:08:55] Like real people with a soul

[4:08:56] and think about what you're

[4:08:56] doing with the litigation with

[4:09:00] tent City and how time and

[4:09:09] again over 365 very long time I

[4:09:10] have been bringing you guys

[4:09:10] information.

[4:09:11] People from Ten City have been

[4:09:14] bringing you guys information

[4:09:15] and you're facing litigation

[4:09:16] regarding the abuse that's

[4:09:20] taking place there And this has

[4:09:20] nothing to do with the deaths

[4:09:21] or the sexual assaults.

[4:09:24] This just has to do with

[4:09:25] the living conditions that you

[4:09:29] guys have been having these

[4:09:29] people live in and the city is

[4:09:34] on the property along with

[4:09:34] Dreams for Change in Downtown

[4:09:35] Partnership Are you contract

[4:09:39] with Downtown Partnership to

[4:09:40] come in and keep the city clean

[4:09:44] and also clean up the people

[4:09:45] the homeless that sit outside

[4:09:48] City Hall every day at 6 A.M.

[4:09:49] And around downtown so that you

[4:09:53] don't have to look at it.

[4:09:54] And the city attorney is trying

[4:09:55] to say that you guys are immune

[4:09:59] from anything and that this

[4:09:59] isn't a shelter and that

[4:10:03] basically these people should

[4:10:04] be abused like they are.

[4:10:08] And at that same moment in

[4:10:09] the hearing in federal court,

[4:10:10] Theresa Smith is sitting here

[4:10:11] and talking to you guys about

[4:10:16] getting more money.

[4:10:17] I'm wondering when we're

[4:10:18] actually going to care about

[4:10:21] the lives of these people and

[4:10:22] not further abuse them by

[4:10:22] saying that you guys are immune

[4:10:25] when you guys have contracted

[4:10:26] with these NGOs that are

[4:10:27] supposed to be giving people

[4:10:34] help and they're not.

[4:10:35] Maybe you guys could put

[4:10:35] yourself in that position and

[4:10:36] and feel what it would be like

[4:10:39] if that was you.

[4:10:40] >> I don't think it's possible.

[4:10:43] I started the five minute time

[4:10:44] we're going to those

[4:10:44] participating remotely starting

[4:10:45] with Blair Beekman.

[4:10:47] If you can please unmute my

[4:10:52] prayer Big man Jerry speaking

[4:10:57] today reminded me I was

[4:10:58] speaking on these items to

[4:10:58] the Housing Authority today

[4:11:01] reminding me of the inner I'm

[4:11:06] not sure what it can be like

[4:11:07] but the city of San Jose when

[4:11:11] they practice their government

[4:11:12] sponsored encampment issues

[4:11:16] they are using much smaller

[4:11:17] land areas and doing like you

[4:11:20] know 20 or 30 tents or 50 tents

[4:11:21] in a little land area where you

[4:11:25] guys you know, have these

[4:11:26] massive huge things And I'm

[4:11:30] wondering what wanting to you

[4:11:31] know, having the massive huge

[4:11:35] one is good but having a few

[4:11:35] additional little ones, what

[4:11:36] would that do?

[4:11:39] Would that be helpful?

[4:11:40] I know they complain sometimes

[4:11:41] about the ones in San Jose and

[4:11:45] I think they actually they MAY

[4:11:46] want the larger ones system of

[4:11:50] lands you know and it's so it's

[4:11:51] tradeoffs but I just I'm

[4:11:54] curious if that is a good

[4:11:55] option at this point And so I

[4:11:56] thought I'd just mention it

[4:12:00] once again and to offer a bit

[4:12:01] of a stretch that I think can

[4:12:01] be applicable to housing

[4:12:05] authority non agenda public

[4:12:05] comment It was spoken at

[4:12:09] the budget time about a certain

[4:12:10] set of police issues that can

[4:12:11] relate to neighborhood public

[4:12:19] safety that there there

[4:12:19] reducing the amount of civilian

[4:12:20] police hiring and I'm

[4:12:24] interested if that actually

[4:12:25] correlates to making things

[4:12:29] less safe and more expensive

[4:12:29] Actually I don't know if it's

[4:12:34] less or more expensive I, I

[4:12:35] didn't hear the budget

[4:12:35] reasoning on that but that was

[4:12:38] simply stated that civil hiring

[4:12:39] is not going to be happening in

[4:12:40] a police department when it

[4:12:44] tends to cost lower to do that.

[4:12:45] And so I wanted to ask you and

[4:12:49] just the overall projection of

[4:12:50] what we're moving towards so I

[4:12:50] wanted to ask yourselves what's

[4:12:51] up with that?

[4:12:51] >> Yeah, I'm telling you it's

[4:12:53] concluded gambler If you can

[4:13:03] please unmute you know well you

[4:13:04] want to go ahead and disrespect

[4:13:07] the people by flat out ignoring

[4:13:08] their concerns comments and

[4:13:08] basically telling the people

[4:13:13] that we do not care about who

[4:13:13] you elected into office for

[4:13:16] the federal government that

[4:13:17] oversees the federal money

[4:13:18] being wasted all over the place

[4:13:22] you say that we don't have to

[4:13:23] go ahead and take

[4:13:27] accountability for that and

[4:13:28] then we can go ahead and bail

[4:13:32] out as much money as we want.

[4:13:33] We can go ahead and do it many

[4:13:33] times That is with my

[4:13:37] consultant as we want And if we

[4:13:37] need to go ahead and cut

[4:13:38] the budget.

[4:13:42] Second, we don't need police

[4:13:43] and firefighters such that's

[4:13:43] not important.

[4:13:44] They should go out and

[4:13:45] the people could go out and

[4:13:46] fend for themselves.

[4:13:47] We just go ahead and say you

[4:13:47] can own a gun.

[4:13:50] All the good people want, go

[4:13:51] ahead and be able to protect

[4:13:52] themselves.

[4:13:52] But sure the people that

[4:13:55] should get it let it set your

[4:13:56] rules and regulations I cannot

[4:14:02] say that Now I have free game

[4:14:02] and actually go out and steal

[4:14:05] from whoever I want Last place

[4:14:06] I think there's means less

[4:14:07] chance of me getting busted.

[4:14:09] I learn the criminal society

[4:14:10] You are turning San Diego into

[4:14:10] it.

[4:14:14] I'm going to go ahead and

[4:14:15] encourage people that you guys

[4:14:19] are encouraging that I'm like

[4:14:19] I'm not going to go ahead and

[4:14:20] tell as many people as humanly

[4:14:24] possible that organizations

[4:14:25] that you're working with I'll

[4:14:25] find out.

[4:14:25] Call them out.

[4:14:26] I'll go ahead and take a look

[4:14:28] at who's collecting voter

[4:14:29] registration cards, who is

[4:14:33] harvesting ballots and who

[4:14:34] they're working for.

[4:14:35] You guys already know that they

[4:14:39] work You guys work for them.

[4:14:39] You don't work for us.

[4:14:40] You don't work for the people.

[4:14:43] You could care less what

[4:14:44] the people have to say.

[4:14:45] You don't have to show answers

[4:14:48] because you work for them.

[4:14:48] They're your boss.

[4:14:49] They don't want you to get bad

[4:14:49] answers.

[4:14:50] You're not going to go ahead

[4:14:52] and give that answer.

[4:14:53] Is that really the legacy you

[4:14:57] want to leave behind?

[4:14:58] How far do you think you're

[4:14:59] going to get away with this?

[4:15:02] How long until they're sleeping

[4:15:03] Giant wakes up and you feel

[4:15:07] the reckoning?

[4:15:08] >> It looks like it's coming.

[4:15:08] Your time has concluded.

[4:15:09] Hector and then Natalie were

[4:15:11] asking It's getting kind of

[4:15:12] hard to follow him and he's so

[4:15:16] fired up at the housing

[4:15:16] authority.

[4:15:17] One thing with all these big

[4:15:20] government run things we're

[4:15:21] dealing with people that have a

[4:15:25] lot of money and they always

[4:15:26] kind of hide in the shadows

[4:15:27] like BlackRock and the huge

[4:15:29] companies they operate with

[4:15:30] other companies and they might

[4:15:31] not be doing it for profit

[4:15:34] right away but they're doing it

[4:15:35] to hide their money.

[4:15:39] They got $300,000,400 million.

[4:15:39] They can just make it out of

[4:15:40] nothing.

[4:15:44] They want to put that money

[4:15:44] somewhere and they're looking

[4:15:45] at Logan Heights gone Logan

[4:15:49] Heights has got a view a got 20

[4:15:49] stores in Logan Heights.

[4:15:53] You're looking at the park,

[4:15:53] you're looking at the ball

[4:15:54] park, you're looking at

[4:15:58] the ocean and it's a lot.

[4:15:59] Logan Heights is worth a lot of

[4:15:59] money man.

[4:16:03] That's why Todd didn't wasn't

[4:16:03] going for that thing.

[4:16:04] He was going for them High rise

[4:16:04] man.

[4:16:05] That's what is that's what's

[4:16:07] going on now.

[4:16:08] Now they're kicking

[4:16:08] the homeless guys out of East

[4:16:11] Village.

[4:16:12] That's like making a move To

[4:16:13] try to get rid of them would be

[4:16:17] a better world for all those

[4:16:18] guys if there were no homeless

[4:16:18] there.

[4:16:19] We got to put them in Spring

[4:16:21] Valley where are we going to

[4:16:22] put them?

[4:16:23] But that's what power move is.

[4:16:23] You guys know that That's

[4:16:26] what's happening in the shadows

[4:16:27] and in this straight up so that

[4:16:31] housing authority I think it

[4:16:32] should be free at free

[4:16:36] enterprise not subsidized with

[4:16:36] everything.

[4:16:41] It's like I'm still with

[4:16:42] the Trump dude man Orange man.

[4:16:45] We're just getting started.

[4:16:46] It's Mark Levin Tax him too.

[4:16:50] I forgot about Mark Levin.

[4:16:51] I don't know how many search

[4:16:52] those other guys on Google

[4:16:55] search Jacob's got 60 million

[4:16:56] plus he's you know big time

[4:17:01] ready for taxing the rich and

[4:17:02] we could put it to housing in

[4:17:02] Barrio Logan That would be even

[4:17:05] better man Open up some really

[4:17:06] good places out of taxing

[4:17:10] the rich That would be a good

[4:17:10] agenda to adopt.

[4:17:11] Okay, Talk to you later.

[4:17:15] Bye.

[4:17:16] Natalie Raskin If you can

[4:17:17] please unmute your final

[4:17:25] speaker No asking a pop up

[4:17:26] should have come up for you To

[4:17:29] unmute I can unmute for you.

[4:17:30] >> There you go.

[4:17:31] Hi Natalie Rushdie I'm still

[4:17:33] kind of confused on why hud

[4:17:38] isn't being pressed when they

[4:17:39] have created this problem for a

[4:17:39] very long time.

[4:17:43] I'm not getting any answers on

[4:17:44] that.

[4:17:44] I'm not getting any answers

[4:17:45] from Padilla's office.

[4:17:48] I gotten one answer from

[4:17:49] Jacob's office and it doesn't

[4:17:53] seem to be like the issue is

[4:17:57] being pressed hard enough about

[4:18:02] what is potentially going to

[4:18:03] persist with homelessness.

[4:18:07] I have an hiv and it's been

[4:18:08] cut.

[4:18:08] The time is ticking.

[4:18:17] Their urgency for people

[4:18:17] families to become homeless

[4:18:21] doesn't seem to be an urgency

[4:18:22] at all.

[4:18:26] It's extremely frustrating when

[4:18:31] I'm not receiving any answers.

[4:18:36] It's frustrating to watch hud

[4:18:41] continue to not be accountable

[4:18:42] for all of these situations,

[4:18:43] all these programs that they

[4:18:46] start and then they stop them

[4:18:47] and just go on.

[4:18:51] Nobody's being held accountable

[4:18:51] except for homeless people are

[4:18:55] being held accountable or being

[4:18:56] gaslit.

[4:19:00] It's absolutely disgusting and

[4:19:01] I don't have any answers from

[4:19:01] anybody.

[4:19:05] Why hud is not accountable.

[4:19:05] >> Thank you.

[4:19:06] Thank you.

[4:19:10] If you had raised your hand if

[4:19:10] the five minute timer had

[4:19:11] already concluded.

[4:19:11] So that does conclude

[4:19:15] the public comment margin of

[4:19:16] public comment for the housing

[4:19:16] authority.

[4:19:17] All right.

[4:19:17] Thank you, City Clerk.

[4:19:20] We will now adjourn as

[4:19:20] the housing authority and

[4:19:24] reconvene as the city council.

[4:19:24] >> And with that please

[4:19:25] introduce item three three

[4:19:25] zero.

[4:19:26] Thank you.

[4:19:28] Item 330 is the First Amendment

[4:19:29] to the agreement between

[4:19:29] the city of San Diego and nami

[4:19:33] San Diego for Supportive

[4:19:33] Services and Temporary Housing

[4:19:34] Financial Assistance Program.

[4:19:38] If you're here in council

[4:19:39] chambers please submit your

[4:19:40] speaker slip to the front of

[4:19:40] the room in the clear box.

[4:19:41] If you'd like to speak on this

[4:19:44] item or if you're participating

[4:19:45] remotely now's the time to

[4:19:47] raise your hand by pressing

[4:19:47] Star nine or the raise your

[4:19:48] hand icon.

[4:19:48] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[4:19:49] All right.

[4:19:51] Thank you.

[4:19:56] So I see staff settling in.

[4:19:57] Introduce yourselves for

[4:19:57] the record and let us know how

[4:19:58] much time you need.

[4:20:01] Thank you.

[4:20:02] We'd like four minutes.

[4:20:02] All right.

[4:20:03] Begin when you're ready.

[4:20:03] Thank you.

[4:20:04] Good afternoon.

[4:20:06] Council PRESIDENT Lee Carver

[4:20:06] Council members.

[4:20:07] My name is Katie Keach.

[4:20:10] I'm the deputy director of

[4:20:11] the Homelessness Strategies and

[4:20:12] Solutions Department.

[4:20:12] With me today is program

[4:20:16] manager Kendra Carter who leads

[4:20:16] our outreach program today

[4:20:20] We're here to request approval

[4:20:21] of a First Amendment to

[4:20:22] the agreement with the National

[4:20:25] Alliance on Mental Illness or

[4:20:25] nami San Diego for

[4:20:26] the supportive services and

[4:20:30] Temporary housing Financial

[4:20:31] Assistance Program.

[4:20:31] This amendment is for a time

[4:20:32] extension and scope

[4:20:34] modification.

[4:20:39] The City Council first approved

[4:20:39] the agreement with nami San

[4:20:42] Diego on OCTOBER 18th, 2020 for

[4:20:43] an agreement was executed

[4:20:46] the following month on NOVEMBER

[4:20:46] 4th.

[4:20:47] The agreement allocates funding

[4:20:50] from the state of California

[4:20:51] encampment resolution funding

[4:20:51] grants also referred to as erf

[4:20:55] grants.

[4:20:55] Specifically this agreement

[4:20:56] includes funding for two of

[4:20:59] the city's Erap projects

[4:21:00] the I-15 Corridor and the San

[4:21:05] Diego riverbed funded by a year

[4:21:05] of grant dollars.

[4:21:06] The program provides supportive

[4:21:09] housing services including

[4:21:09] intake assessment, housing

[4:21:10] placement, advocacy, mediation

[4:21:15] self-sufficiency services

[4:21:15] services to promote

[4:21:16] the coordination of care and

[4:21:19] housing retention as well as

[4:21:23] temporary financial assistance

[4:21:24] .

[4:21:24] >> Last year 8130 was passed

[4:21:25] with amended the era of grant

[4:21:28] expenditure deadlines for both

[4:21:29] projects The I-15 Corridor

[4:21:33] project expenditure deadline

[4:21:34] was extended from JUNE 30th

[4:21:38] 2020 sixth to SEPTEMBER 12th

[4:21:39] 2026 and the Riverbed Project

[4:21:43] deadline was extended from JUNE

[4:21:46] 30th 2026 to JUNE 14th 2020

[4:21:47] 2027.

[4:21:47] The First Amendment to

[4:21:48] the agreement with nami extends

[4:21:51] the contract term from APRIL

[4:21:56] 30th 2026 to JUNE 14th 2027 to

[4:21:56] coincide with the updated era

[4:22:00] of expenditure deadline.

[4:22:01] The amendment also adds

[4:22:01] the option to extend

[4:22:04] the agreement for two

[4:22:04] additional one year option

[4:22:05] periods at the city's

[4:22:08] discretion if the grant is

[4:22:09] expenditure deadline is further

[4:22:09] pushed.

[4:22:13] Lastly, the First Amendment

[4:22:13] modifies the scope of work to

[4:22:14] align with standard

[4:22:15] homelessness strategies and

[4:22:18] solutions department

[4:22:18] requirements and ensures

[4:22:19] compliance with the city's

[4:22:22] trust ordinance.

[4:22:23] As mentioned, this agreement

[4:22:27] supports both the Riverbed and

[4:22:28] I-15 corridor and canyon

[4:22:28] projects.

[4:22:29] Since the program started,

[4:22:31] the San Diego Riverbed Project

[4:22:35] has served 129 individuals with

[4:22:36] 70 people transitioning to

[4:22:36] housing and 39 individuals

[4:22:40] currently enrolled in interim

[4:22:41] shelter.

[4:22:41] In addition, 99 individuals

[4:22:42] have been served through

[4:22:45] the I-15 Corridor project.

[4:22:46] 43 individuals have already

[4:22:50] been connected to housing and

[4:22:50] 30 individuals are currently

[4:22:51] enrolled in interim shelter.

[4:22:52] The extension of the agreement

[4:22:55] with nami allows for rapid

[4:22:56] rehousing efforts to continue

[4:23:00] to be provided and MAY support

[4:23:00] additional individuals who

[4:23:01] remain in the encampment areas

[4:23:02] and are engaged with our

[4:23:05] outreach services.

[4:23:06] In summary the item request

[4:23:06] approval for a First Amendment

[4:23:10] to the agreement with nami San

[4:23:10] Diego.

[4:23:11] >> This completes our

[4:23:11] presentation.

[4:23:12] We're happy to answer any

[4:23:12] questions.

[4:23:15] All right.

[4:23:16] Thank you for that work and

[4:23:17] the presentation this

[4:23:17] afternoon.

[4:23:18] Clerk Please proceed with

[4:23:18] public comments.

[4:23:20] Thank you.

[4:23:20] Council PRESIDENT And largely

[4:23:21] Audra you're speaking on item

[4:23:21] 330.

[4:23:24] Please come forward.

[4:23:29] >> Rising It is.

[4:23:29] >> It is.

[4:23:30] I would like to say I'm in

[4:23:31] favor of this which is

[4:23:34] interesting because this is one

[4:23:35] of the programs when I talk to

[4:23:36] the homeless people that they

[4:23:39] actually get help from that if

[4:23:40] they're at Tent City and they

[4:23:40] want to go find housing, they

[4:23:44] actually go through nami And so

[4:23:45] it's interesting to see that

[4:23:48] some do work but it's sad to

[4:23:49] know that these people weight

[4:23:53] intensity which actually if

[4:23:54] it's not a shelter would be

[4:23:54] like the largest encampment

[4:23:55] that the police should go get

[4:23:57] rid of.

[4:23:58] Um but it it's it's nice to

[4:24:02] know that, you know, people go

[4:24:03] and navigate on their own They

[4:24:07] can find housing they can get

[4:24:07] off the streets.

[4:24:08] They're just wondering like do

[4:24:11] you guys ever go talk to

[4:24:12] the homeless people like really

[4:24:16] like sit down with them and

[4:24:17] have like a heart to heart or

[4:24:24] is that like off limits cricket

[4:24:24] It's interesting.

[4:24:29] I love to course correct in

[4:24:29] life.

[4:24:30] You know, I find it really

[4:24:31] interesting because I like to

[4:24:33] better myself.

[4:24:34] I like to go what am I doing

[4:24:35] that I could do better at?

[4:24:38] And it's interesting to come

[4:24:39] before people and just see them

[4:24:40] like Oh I'm good as it is.

[4:24:43] There's no need to be better.

[4:24:43] We love what we're doing

[4:24:46] Homelessness, suffering and

[4:24:52] we're we're just going to

[4:24:52] pretend like that's not

[4:24:53] happening.

[4:24:57] I mean seriously like they

[4:24:57] shouldn't be dying on your

[4:24:58] steps out here.

[4:25:01] Like that's really sad.

[4:25:02] It really is.

[4:25:02] It's a reflection of like

[4:25:06] what's going on and it's sad to

[4:25:07] go and like talk to these

[4:25:10] people and like get down on

[4:25:11] the ground with them if you

[4:25:12] have to and give them a hug.

[4:25:15] There are brothers and sisters

[4:25:16] and not just like discard them

[4:25:17] because they MAY not smell

[4:25:20] right or who knows.

[4:25:21] Back to have some food I'm

[4:25:22] probably going to give someone

[4:25:25] outside these steps after we're

[4:25:26] done.

[4:25:26] Wish you guys would, you know,

[4:25:30] feel compassion for these

[4:25:31] people As far as a five minute

[4:25:32] timer going to those

[4:25:32] participating online, we

[4:25:35] currently have four speakers in

[4:25:36] the queue Gambler If you can

[4:25:39] please unmute You know it's

[4:25:40] crazy how you go ahead and set

[4:25:45] up these community I mean how

[4:25:46] this person right here talking

[4:25:46] look for different ways to

[4:25:49] create grants to go ahead and

[4:25:50] steal from the federal

[4:25:50] government.

[4:25:51] You go ahead and do this but

[4:25:55] yet you never monitor to these

[4:25:55] programs.

[4:25:56] Yes, some of them do work.

[4:25:59] You don't talk to the homeless

[4:25:59] people.

[4:26:00] Matter of fact, they talk to

[4:26:00] Audra.

[4:26:04] I have one person constantly

[4:26:08] calling me saying what they

[4:26:09] could do to get into housing.

[4:26:10] They've talked to

[4:26:13] the organization but she does

[4:26:13] not fulfill of their their

[4:26:17] political belief.

[4:26:18] >> They don't want to help her.

[4:26:21] I mean that flat out what it it

[4:26:22] comes down to two years then

[4:26:26] she's been asking going over

[4:26:26] doing that I'm trying to

[4:26:27] convince her to go to the board

[4:26:31] meetings or call in and leave

[4:26:32] to go ahead and tell tell you

[4:26:33] guys directly how your pieces

[4:26:36] of how you don't even want to

[4:26:37] go ahead and listen to

[4:26:41] the people when they're also

[4:26:41] asking you for the data instead

[4:26:46] of asking you constantly saying

[4:26:46] Look we don't have to provide

[4:26:50] you data, we just need your

[4:26:50] money.

[4:26:51] Matter of fact we are not

[4:26:52] getting the federal money so

[4:26:55] we're going to go ahead and add

[4:26:56] taxes.

[4:26:56] We're going to add more

[4:26:57] expensive to you your trash.

[4:27:00] We're going to go ahead and

[4:27:01] double tax you on that.

[4:27:02] What else can we go out and do

[4:27:04] parking for Chad?

[4:27:05] Any parking needs to have paid

[4:27:06] meters.

[4:27:09] Now you don't get any free stay

[4:27:09] in here.

[4:27:10] So basically what you're going

[4:27:11] to do is wipe out

[4:27:14] the businesses But that works

[4:27:14] out perfect for you because you

[4:27:15] could go ahead and redevelop

[4:27:19] those areas and increase

[4:27:19] the property tax.

[4:27:19] Right?

[4:27:20] I mean that's why you're

[4:27:21] pushing people out of their

[4:27:21] house.

[4:27:23] That's why when the flood took

[4:27:24] place you blamed 11 property

[4:27:28] owner for the flood, not

[4:27:29] the fact that you did zero to

[4:27:33] go ahead and come fix our

[4:27:34] infrastructure.

[4:27:34] You did nothing.

[4:27:38] You blamed people and you sued

[4:27:39] them using our money to push

[4:27:44] the blame off of you and put it

[4:27:44] on to the citizens You don't

[4:27:45] take sorry your time has

[4:27:49] concluded.

[4:27:50] Natalie Raskin If you can

[4:27:50] please unmute.

[4:27:53] Hi Natalie Rush When we do

[4:27:53] these contracts we have

[4:27:54] information at our fingertips

[4:27:58] at this point and when we do

[4:27:59] these contracts I spoke about

[4:28:02] this the other day and

[4:28:07] companies like Con Am that have

[4:28:08] are directly in a lawsuit right

[4:28:12] now.

[4:28:12] They have raised the rent

[4:28:17] prices on the algorithm causing

[4:28:22] funds to be depleted faster.

[4:28:22] I hope we're double checking

[4:28:26] who we choose to do business

[4:28:27] with So they create the problem

[4:28:27] and they have the solution And

[4:28:31] who loses?

[4:28:32] I have been given an option to

[4:28:37] move into a an apartment to

[4:28:37] have an f with the Better

[4:28:42] Business Bureau So it's I'm in

[4:28:42] a catch 22.

[4:28:46] I'm pushed in a corner.

[4:28:47] We have people that have had

[4:28:50] situations happen to them like

[4:28:55] covid that have messed up their

[4:28:56] living situation But now it's

[4:29:00] like one thing after another

[4:29:00] and still the federal

[4:29:04] government is not being held

[4:29:04] accountable.

[4:29:08] When do we start Fact checking

[4:29:09] that checking and doing our due

[4:29:13] diligence?

[4:29:14] Thank you.

[4:29:15] Next is Hector.

[4:29:18] If you can please unmute.

[4:29:23] Thanks for taking my call.

[4:29:24] This nami group I think should

[4:29:27] double their pay.

[4:29:28] These guys have been there from

[4:29:29] the get go with mental illness

[4:29:33] and when schizophrenia just

[4:29:33] happened to young people

[4:29:34] without doing drugs.

[4:29:37] Now a lot of times with

[4:29:38] schizophrenia it's not really

[4:29:42] true schizophrenia.

[4:29:43] It's organic brain disease.

[4:29:46] If you're like 17 and ucsd and

[4:29:51] you get through schizophrenia

[4:29:51] you haven't done drugs.

[4:29:52] It's just something in your in

[4:29:56] your in your mind your brain

[4:29:57] You know, they're doing brain

[4:29:58] scans now They never used to

[4:30:00] But these nami guys been there

[4:30:01] from the get go I can sickos I

[4:30:05] think they're great man And

[4:30:05] then the rapid mentally ill

[4:30:06] problems we have now it's just

[4:30:10] about all the drugs People are

[4:30:11] doing drugs that are coming in

[4:30:15] from Mexico and China.

[4:30:16] China has been trying to kill

[4:30:19] us with the drugs in China

[4:30:20] thing with China virus and then

[4:30:25] the Mexicans doing the drugs

[4:30:25] You know they don't give a.

[4:30:29] They're billionaires man.

[4:30:30] The billionaire Mexicans that

[4:30:33] are in Tijuana and they just

[4:30:34] indicted ten guys the governor

[4:30:37] and everyone else linked in to

[4:30:38] the drugs.

[4:30:43] The mayor of adding to our

[4:30:43] mental illness problem is

[4:30:47] the drug dealers in Tijuana,

[4:30:48] the mayors linked up of Tijuana

[4:30:49] into the drug dealers.

[4:30:53] You know they are and there's

[4:30:53] all sorts of other ones in

[4:30:54] there, man it all is all

[4:30:54] payola.

[4:30:57] But it's leading to mental

[4:30:58] illness on our streets And a

[4:31:02] lot of it is just organic brain

[4:31:03] disease getting your brain

[4:31:07] fried by doing drugs.

[4:31:08] So but yeah pay these nami guys

[4:31:12] they're like friends and

[4:31:12] relatives of the mentally ill.

[4:31:13] These guys got it together

[4:31:17] double their money They can be

[4:31:17] able to do that as well.

[4:31:18] Where's that?

[4:31:18] Thanks a lot.

[4:31:21] Next is Blaire Beekman and then

[4:31:25] our final speaker is John All

[4:31:26] right.

[4:31:31] >> Blaire Beekman, thanks for

[4:31:31] this item.

[4:31:32] Thank you for the work of nami.

[4:31:36] There they are one of the good

[4:31:36] ones.

[4:31:39] They do a lot of good work and

[4:31:44] I wanted to comment that I'm

[4:31:45] concerned with the most recent

[4:31:49] unhoused issues or kind of

[4:31:50] entered the next wave of our

[4:31:54] unhoused issues and good luck

[4:31:54] what you can be doing with

[4:31:55] that.

[4:31:59] i I'm not fully clear what all

[4:32:00] of that work that you've been

[4:32:04] doing downtown what that is

[4:32:04] exactly accomplishing and I

[4:32:08] would love to be more clear on

[4:32:09] that.

[4:32:09] Thank you.

[4:32:13] I would love to be more clear

[4:32:14] on that.

[4:32:14] Cities like Oakland, they're

[4:32:18] now creating policies like San

[4:32:19] Diego.

[4:32:19] I know San Jose wanted to but

[4:32:23] they couldn't The city would

[4:32:24] the community wouldn't allow

[4:32:28] them And I have real concerns

[4:32:29] about that And we have a set of

[4:32:33] practices here that are unique

[4:32:34] to San Diego that when they try

[4:32:34] to be emulated in other cities

[4:32:38] there's nothing like they just

[4:32:39] look anything.

[4:32:39] They just simply look like I

[4:32:42] don't know a police state and

[4:32:43] you're answering questions of a

[4:32:46] police state and you're

[4:32:47] answering questions of a police

[4:32:48] state And I'm worried and I

[4:32:52] want to know what our next

[4:32:52] steps out of a police state is.

[4:32:56] What is the steps of returning

[4:32:57] to community housing And you

[4:33:01] know, government housing people

[4:33:02] asking questions, working

[4:33:06] the system, you know, and

[4:33:07] helping people out that way.

[4:33:08] And I hope I can continue to

[4:33:11] see more of that And I hear

[4:33:12] that language more and I know

[4:33:12] it's there And I'm not trying

[4:33:16] to be overly strong but good

[4:33:17] luck how we can talk about this

[4:33:18] in terms of our city government

[4:33:21] and community and not police

[4:33:22] and community.

[4:33:22] >> Thank you.

[4:33:23] Thank John.

[4:33:25] Your final speaker.

[4:33:35] Please unmute Academy before

[4:33:36] you.

[4:33:36] >> Thank you John Brady here

[4:33:40] with lived experience advisors

[4:33:41] really want to compliment nami

[4:33:44] and the team here I know that a

[4:33:45] tremendous amount of effort

[4:33:49] goes into understanding each

[4:33:49] individual or individual group

[4:33:54] or family that is on our

[4:33:54] streets to understand what

[4:33:55] their needs are and to use

[4:33:58] these funds effectively to

[4:33:59] identify the best longer term

[4:34:04] solution for housing.

[4:34:05] You know, the reality is many

[4:34:05] of these programs are going to

[4:34:09] end in a couple of years.

[4:34:09] But this these programs

[4:34:10] particularly the encampment

[4:34:13] clearing programs are funded

[4:34:14] for up to two years to really

[4:34:18] identify the needs and get

[4:34:19] people stabilized in housing.

[4:34:23] >> My concern goes with this is

[4:34:24] what encampment clearing looks

[4:34:24] like when it's done right.

[4:34:28] We're not just pushing people

[4:34:29] around a city where we are

[4:34:29] actually identifying

[4:34:33] individuals, clarifying what

[4:34:34] their needs are and getting

[4:34:35] them the resources that they

[4:34:37] need to recover from

[4:34:38] homelessness.

[4:34:39] >> You know, we spent a lot of

[4:34:42] money playing Whac-a-Mole in

[4:34:43] this city because this is

[4:34:44] the kind of funding that's

[4:34:47] necessary to solve the problem

[4:34:48] that we don't have from

[4:34:48] the state and federal

[4:34:49] government.

[4:34:49] So thank you very much.

[4:34:53] Complements the program and

[4:34:53] the team.

[4:34:54] Thank you.

[4:34:54] That completes public comment

[4:34:57] on this item.

[4:34:58] >> All right.

[4:34:58] Thank you, City clerk.

[4:34:59] We'll turn it over to

[4:35:00] the council for questions.

[4:35:03] Comments Entertain motions and

[4:35:03] we'll start with council member

[4:35:04] Whitburn.

[4:35:04] Thank you.

[4:35:05] Council PRESIDENT Thank you for

[4:35:07] the presentation.

[4:35:08] It is really been great to see

[4:35:08] the results of Darby's work

[4:35:12] along the side Diego River that

[4:35:13] work in the riverbed takes a

[4:35:13] team better hold services from

[4:35:18] Darby have been a big part of

[4:35:18] that team.

[4:35:19] The work includes an intake

[4:35:22] assessment connecting people to

[4:35:23] shelter or supportive housing

[4:35:23] long term case management.

[4:35:27] The work has proven effective.

[4:35:28] We see the reduction of more

[4:35:29] than 50% of people living at

[4:35:32] the riverbed takes a lot of

[4:35:32] partners work and good

[4:35:33] coordination to achieve those

[4:35:33] results.

[4:35:36] Thanks to Darby Path Health

[4:35:37] Care and Action The San Diego

[4:35:42] River Park Foundation, our

[4:35:43] city's Environmental Services

[4:35:43] Department.

[4:35:44] The City of Police Department's

[4:35:47] homeless outreach teams and

[4:35:48] many more who all play roles

[4:35:52] that they're so happy to

[4:35:53] support This extension it all

[4:35:54] make the motion to approve

[4:35:57] the staff recommendation All

[4:35:57] right.

[4:35:58] Thank you, council members.

[4:35:58] So we'll have a motion by

[4:35:59] Councilor Whitman to move

[4:36:00] the staff recommendation.

[4:36:01] We'll go next to council member

[4:36:02] Campbell Thank you so much.

[4:36:06] Council PRESIDENT And thank you

[4:36:06] for that motion.

[4:36:07] Thank you for the wonderful

[4:36:10] work that you guys have done

[4:36:11] and Tanami for helping with

[4:36:16] this in such a great way.

[4:36:16] >> I'm happy to second

[4:36:17] the motion.

[4:36:17] All right.

[4:36:18] Thank you.

[4:36:21] So we have a motion by Council

[4:36:22] but we can whitburn and second

[4:36:23] by Council member Campbell and

[4:36:23] with the staff recommendation

[4:36:26] will go to Council member Ella

[4:36:27] Rivera Thank you Council

[4:36:27] PRESIDENT I just want to say

[4:36:31] thank you for the effort that

[4:36:31] goes into this.

[4:36:32] I appreciate the work that's

[4:36:34] been done here.

[4:36:40] The deep and kind of methodical

[4:36:44] work that that this involves

[4:36:45] the persistence that it

[4:36:45] involves I think is really

[4:36:49] important And I know it's not

[4:36:50] easy but from what we've seen

[4:36:55] it also has more of a lasting

[4:36:55] effect than other other ways of

[4:36:59] addressing addressing

[4:36:59] encampments.

[4:37:00] I know that the court project

[4:37:04] in particular you can see

[4:37:04] the difference.

[4:37:05] That doesn't mean that effort

[4:37:09] is not continuously required

[4:37:10] there but I do appreciate that

[4:37:15] this work is being done the way

[4:37:15] it's being done.

[4:37:16] >> So thank you for that other

[4:37:17] resident.

[4:37:17] All right.

[4:37:19] Thank you, Councilmember

[4:37:20] Rivera.

[4:37:20] So not seeing anyone else in

[4:37:21] the lights.

[4:37:25] We do have a motion by council

[4:37:25] member Whitburn second by

[4:37:26] Council member Campbell please

[4:37:29] call the roll.

[4:37:30] I have set up the voting

[4:37:30] system.

[4:37:44] Please cast your vote.

[4:37:45] The item passes unanimously

[4:37:50] with District seven and

[4:37:51] District five absent.

[4:37:51] >> All right.

[4:37:55] Thank you for the item and

[4:37:55] thank you for the work to bring

[4:37:56] it forward.

[4:37:59] So with that please introduce

[4:37:59] the last item of the day.

[4:38:05] Item 333 item 333 is MidCoast

[4:38:10] Transit Corridor Public Right

[4:38:11] of way vacation Project number

[4:38:15] p r j 0664727 This item is not

[4:38:19] subject to the mayor's veto.

[4:38:25] All right.

[4:38:30] As you settle in staff, please

[4:38:31] introduce yourselves for

[4:38:31] the record and let us know how

[4:38:32] much time you need for

[4:38:40] the presentation.

[4:38:40] Good afternoon.

[4:38:41] Council PRESIDENT Mark Lopez

[4:38:45] Project Manager Development

[4:38:46] Services And with me joining is

[4:38:47] Michael Prince, assistant

[4:38:51] deputy Director also with

[4:38:52] the Homeless Services And if I

[4:38:53] can get five minutes please.

[4:38:53] All right.

[4:38:59] When you're ready.

[4:39:04] Good afternoon, Honor Roll

[4:39:05] Council members.

[4:39:06] >> My name is Mark Lopez,

[4:39:06] project manager with

[4:39:09] the Development Services

[4:39:09] Department Presenting item

[4:39:10] number 333 for the MidCoast

[4:39:15] Transit Corridor Public right

[4:39:17] away Vacation under project

[4:39:23] number j0664727 The project

[4:39:24] proposes to vacate dedicated

[4:39:24] right away portions of Marina

[4:39:29] Boulevard formerly Valley Forge

[4:39:29] Avenue Yorktown Street Pasadena

[4:39:34] Street and Brandywine Street on

[4:39:35] an existing developed parcel

[4:39:39] comprising a total vacation

[4:39:43] area of approximately 2.31

[4:39:43] acres.

[4:39:44] The subject property is more

[4:39:45] commonly referred to as

[4:39:48] the bubble Avenue Transit

[4:39:49] Center is located northwest and

[4:39:50] southwest of the intersection

[4:39:54] about Bow Avenue and Marina

[4:39:55] Boulevard east of the empty

[4:39:59] blue down blue line roadway and

[4:40:00] five freeway in the sea dash

[4:40:01] 1-2 commercial office zone

[4:40:05] within the Balboa Avenue

[4:40:06] Station area Specific plan and

[4:40:09] the Claremont Mesa Community

[4:40:10] Plan.

[4:40:10] The existing roadway portions

[4:40:15] were originally created to

[4:40:16] allow circulation access and

[4:40:16] public services intended to

[4:40:19] serve a subdivision that was

[4:40:24] never developed.

[4:40:25] >> In 2015 the City Council

[4:40:25] approved sale various

[4:40:30] properties originally owned by

[4:40:31] the city of San Diego Send for

[4:40:35] the development construction

[4:40:36] and operation of the Blue line

[4:40:36] roadway expansion in relation

[4:40:41] to the site, a quit claim deed

[4:40:42] was recorded thereafter in 2019

[4:40:46] which consisted of a land

[4:40:47] transfer sale of city owned

[4:40:48] land along along with the memo

[4:40:50] memorialization of a sewer

[4:40:55] easement reservation Approval

[4:41:02] of this action will revert

[4:41:02] the vacated areas the vacated

[4:41:07] affected parcels back to

[4:41:08] the underlying fee owner sandag

[4:41:12] The city would also be relief

[4:41:13] from any encumbrance caused

[4:41:14] from maintain the right away

[4:41:18] portions The public including

[4:41:18] sandag will also benefit from

[4:41:19] this action as it would allow

[4:41:23] the continued use of

[4:41:24] the transit center.

[4:41:25] The result of the vacation will

[4:41:25] not impact access or

[4:41:29] circulation and as vehicular

[4:41:30] and pedestrian access from

[4:41:35] the Via Marina Boulevard and

[4:41:36] the pedestrian access from

[4:41:36] the north via Garnet Avenue

[4:41:37] will remain As previously

[4:41:41] mentioned, the project area

[4:41:41] contains existing sewer

[4:41:46] facilities within the dedicated

[4:41:47] right away portions and will

[4:41:48] remain in place and protected

[4:41:48] via memorialize easement

[4:41:51] reservation thus further

[4:41:52] ensuring the active sewer

[4:41:52] facilities can be access

[4:41:56] maintain and continue to

[4:42:01] operate without disruption.

[4:42:02] And here is the graphic of

[4:42:03] the proposed site plans and you

[4:42:06] can see the proposed right away

[4:42:12] portion to be vacated on MARCH

[4:42:18] 16th, 2021 The Claremont

[4:42:19] Community Planning Group voted

[4:42:20] 10 to 1 with one abstention to

[4:42:21] recommend approval of

[4:42:22] the proposed project without

[4:42:28] conditions.

[4:42:29] >> Staff hereby recommends that

[4:42:29] the City Council adopt

[4:42:30] the following actions in this

[4:42:33] report.

[4:42:34] This concludes my presentation

[4:42:34] City staff and the applicant

[4:42:39] team are available to answer

[4:42:39] any questions.

[4:42:40] Thank you.

[4:42:40] All right.

[4:42:41] Thank you for the work and for

[4:42:41] the presentation.

[4:42:44] I understand the applicant is

[4:42:45] here but does not wish to make

[4:42:45] a presentation.

[4:42:49] All right so with that please

[4:42:55] proceed with public comment.

[4:43:01] We will begin with in-person

[4:43:02] public comment allegedly order

[4:43:02] Please come forward.

[4:43:06] You'll have two minutes to

[4:43:11] speak.

[4:43:12] You know, it's interesting when

[4:43:18] we take up land and hold it and

[4:43:19] then we don't complete projects

[4:43:19] I'm not really sure what was

[4:43:20] supposed to be there but

[4:43:23] the fact that it wasn't

[4:43:23] developed and it's been like 16

[4:43:28] years this like tends to happen

[4:43:29] quite a bit with private

[4:43:34] property owners and easements

[4:43:35] and you know, needing to take

[4:43:36] it for some public use And then

[4:43:36] it's like it holds this

[4:43:40] property in limbo for however

[4:43:41] long until it's decided not to

[4:43:41] be used.

[4:43:46] So it's just interesting

[4:43:47] the things we do in government.

[4:43:47] Do you guys enjoy it?

[4:43:54] I mean as you so I grew up

[4:43:56] there the one having billions

[4:44:02] of dollars at your disposal,

[4:44:02] right?

[4:44:03] I mean imagine being

[4:44:03] the PRESIDENT Or the governor

[4:44:07] and you have trillions of

[4:44:08] dollars.

[4:44:13] That is so exciting.

[4:44:14] I mean think about how many

[4:44:15] kickbacks you can get in that

[4:44:19] arena.

[4:44:19] You know what I'm saying With

[4:44:20] the billionaires that we need

[4:44:24] to go after like Trump right?

[4:44:25] Start going after Black Rock.

[4:44:26] When are we going to do that?

[4:44:30] Can we start doing that that in

[4:44:30] the script at some point?

[4:44:40] Or is it just Trump or I'm just

[4:44:41] wondering why are we selective

[4:44:47] with the billionaires We should

[4:44:48] be really going after it.

[4:44:48] Do you want I mean let's go

[4:44:49] after all the people that are

[4:44:52] screwing us right?

[4:44:52] No.

[4:44:53] Oh my gosh.

[4:44:58] Has you're like you're no fun.

[4:44:59] You know what I mean?

[4:45:03] We pay you to engage.

[4:45:04] Do we not know just to

[4:45:10] criminalize if it's good?

[4:45:11] >> I've been having the police

[4:45:11] escort me out so I can get a

[4:45:12] real good run for my money.

[4:45:15] So I'll let you guys buy.

[4:45:16] Thank you for your comment.

[4:45:21] That concludes the in-person

[4:45:22] public comment.

[4:45:23] We will now move to the virtual

[4:45:23] public comment.

[4:45:28] I've started the five minute

[4:45:28] timer in council chambers and

[4:45:29] we'll now turn to the virtual

[4:45:30] queue in which there are

[4:45:33] currently two participants

[4:45:39] requesting to speak Wherever

[4:45:46] you please proceed by way of

[4:45:47] Bitcoin.

[4:45:51] I realized that I'm in San

[4:45:51] Diego Conservancy.

[4:45:52] I'm hearing their names more as

[4:45:57] in in council chambers and how

[4:45:58] to talk about homeless issues.

[4:45:58] Thank you for that at least

[4:46:03] that and it's been good to hear

[4:46:03] that and there's something

[4:46:07] positive in what's happening So

[4:46:08] thank you for that With this

[4:46:09] item I wish I could better

[4:46:09] relate to it.

[4:46:14] You had you know you're coming

[4:46:19] up with sb 79 you know to do

[4:46:20] and work on those issues and

[4:46:21] you're trying to navigate that

[4:46:21] as well as you can.

[4:46:25] It's my understanding that

[4:46:26] the Claremont area and

[4:46:32] the College area two big

[4:46:32] housing developments coming up

[4:46:37] with transit concerns MAY have

[4:46:38] different choices in how to

[4:46:38] proceed with them.

[4:46:43] I don't know if that's accurate

[4:46:44] or not but that's why I'm

[4:46:45] understanding it and I guess

[4:46:48] that's navigating around seven

[4:46:49] sb 79 and I don't know if it's

[4:46:53] legal to say that or not.

[4:46:54] I don't know if I'm being in

[4:46:55] good taste in saying that So I

[4:46:55] just thought I'd ask it and

[4:47:00] that I am thinking of these

[4:47:00] things and how to talk about

[4:47:01] them better in the future And

[4:47:02] good luck on how you work on

[4:47:02] this item as well.

[4:47:08] Thank you.

[4:47:21] Gambler Please proceed.

[4:47:21] You have to unmute.

[4:47:22] There we go.

[4:47:22] How are you guys doing?

[4:47:27] So let's go ahead.

[4:47:27] Do you realize that all your

[4:47:28] actions everything you approved

[4:47:29] of public record?

[4:47:33] Do you realize that the reason

[4:47:33] why I was able to figure out

[4:47:34] why we have no money and why

[4:47:40] you do the thing is because I

[4:47:41] just looked at the last word

[4:47:41] Mountain View person.

[4:47:42] Did you do you recognize

[4:47:45] the fact that I looked up why

[4:47:45] we made the nbi aura regulation

[4:47:51] Then what The narrative was

[4:47:52] when that was happening and why

[4:47:53] we have happened and why we

[4:47:53] went ahead and allowed these

[4:47:58] people.

[4:47:59] >> Yeah no I know the argument

[4:48:00] but in each one of these

[4:48:00] arguments sound good on faith

[4:48:01] right?

[4:48:03] But when you layer them all

[4:48:04] together you see the big

[4:48:04] picture.

[4:48:08] It's stripping us of our and

[4:48:09] giving it to corporations

[4:48:10] because you do not have

[4:48:10] the money to fix our

[4:48:16] infrastructure and because you

[4:48:16] been playing games don't forget

[4:48:17] long You have no idea what your

[4:48:21] responsibility are except to

[4:48:22] protect the status quo.

[4:48:27] That's why you don't listen to

[4:48:28] the people.

[4:48:28] That's why you get the card.

[4:48:29] Anything that the federal

[4:48:33] government you demonized them.

[4:48:34] I mean how do you go ahead and

[4:48:35] say people are trying to kill

[4:48:35] trans people?

[4:48:39] I've not seen one record of

[4:48:39] that really happening.

[4:48:40] i mean people go out and shoot

[4:48:43] out and kill thousands of

[4:48:44] people.

[4:48:44] The only reason why they're

[4:48:45] doing that is because you tell

[4:48:50] them that we're trying to kill

[4:48:51] them which is factually not

[4:48:55] true But you are creating

[4:48:56] division so that you could go

[4:48:56] ahead and get this magical

[4:48:57] money to go in and solve a

[4:48:57] problem.

[4:49:01] You guys helped create.

[4:49:02] Do you recognize that there is

[4:49:07] records of every single action

[4:49:07] that you've taken, every single

[4:49:08] person that you did?

[4:49:13] That's a great thing about

[4:49:13] being a public employee.

[4:49:14] You have to document that out

[4:49:19] of this And because that I know

[4:49:20] the organizations that are tied

[4:49:26] to basically stripping us and

[4:49:27] creating a monopoly it's

[4:49:27] insane.

[4:49:28] >> Thank you for that comment.

[4:49:31] That does conclude your time.

[4:49:32] >> That concludes public

[4:49:33] testimony on item 333.

[4:49:37] All right.

[4:49:38] Thank you for that.

[4:49:38] Well done.

[4:49:38] Okay.

[4:49:39] We will now turn it over to

[4:49:44] the council for questions,

[4:49:45] comments and entertain a motion

[4:49:45] and we'll start with council

[4:49:46] member Campbell.

[4:49:49] >> Thank you very much.

[4:49:50] This is a piece of land upon

[4:49:50] which the Balboa Transit

[4:49:55] station is located for the blue

[4:49:55] line for the trolleys and it's

[4:50:01] been a wonderful success.

[4:50:01] It includes parking for

[4:50:02] the public so they can park and

[4:50:08] ride and it is a piece of land

[4:50:08] that is right next to

[4:50:13] the railroad tracks and in

[4:50:13] between the tracks and Marina

[4:50:14] Boulevard.

[4:50:18] So it's a triangular shaped

[4:50:19] piece of land and this worked

[4:50:20] out to be an excellent place

[4:50:25] for that trolley to be built.

[4:50:26] It was already owned by sandag

[4:50:26] and I was told by the previous

[4:50:30] director of sandag that

[4:50:31] the reason it was chosen for

[4:50:31] the blue line is because there

[4:50:32] was no hassle.

[4:50:36] They already had the land and

[4:50:37] they did indeed have have this

[4:50:38] portion of land worked out

[4:50:42] beautifully.

[4:50:43] The thing that's so interesting

[4:50:44] to me living near it there's no

[4:50:49] sound from it.

[4:50:49] It doesn't make any noise for

[4:50:50] the neighbors who live in Bay

[4:50:54] Park which is really quite nice

[4:50:54] .

[4:50:55] So at any rate this is an

[4:50:56] excellent idea to give this

[4:51:01] land to the previous owner

[4:51:02] which was in that same they

[4:51:03] will now have it again and they

[4:51:06] will take responsibility for

[4:51:07] upkeep of the roads and

[4:51:07] sidewalks within that area And

[4:51:13] we are very appreciative of

[4:51:14] that and we're glad to have

[4:51:14] the station.

[4:51:15] I want to thank you for it.

[4:51:19] So I move that we accept this

[4:51:19] staff's report.

[4:51:19] Thank you.

[4:51:20] All right.

[4:51:21] We have a motion by council

[4:51:21] member Campbell.

[4:51:26] This is in District two by to

[4:51:26] take the staff recommendation

[4:51:29] will go to council member

[4:51:30] Whitburn that having a second

[4:51:30] motion.

[4:51:30] All right So a motion by

[4:51:31] council member Campbell

[4:51:34] seconded by Council member

[4:51:35] Whitburn I don't see anybody

[4:51:40] else on the lights.

[4:51:41] Thank you for the work during

[4:51:41] this fourth quarter.

[4:51:42] Please call the roll.

[4:51:44] I have set up the voting

[4:51:45] system.

[4:51:56] Please cast your vote.

[4:51:57] The item passes unanimously

[4:52:02] with Councilmember Campo,

[4:52:03] Councilmember Von Wilpert

[4:52:03] absent.

[4:52:03] All right.

[4:52:04] Thank you again.

[4:52:07] Thank you for the work on this

[4:52:08] .

[4:52:08] We will now adjourn Council to

[4:52:09] the next regularly scheduled

[4:52:13] council meeting on Monday, MAY

[4:52:14] 18th, 2026 at 10 A.M. Or

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