1 00:11:21,460 --> 00:11:23,460 at 2 00:18:41,689 --> 00:18:42,189 White. 3 00:18:42,189 --> 00:18:42,622 >> All right. 4 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:44,622 Good morning. 5 00:18:46,694 --> 00:18:47,395 We're going to get started. 6 00:18:47,395 --> 00:18:48,620 I will now call the city 7 00:18:48,620 --> 00:18:50,462 council meeting of Tuesday, 8 00:18:51,198 --> 00:18:51,866 JULY 14th, 2026 to order. 9 00:18:51,866 --> 00:18:52,233 Clerk please call the roll. 10 00:18:52,233 --> 00:18:52,867 Thank you. 11 00:18:52,867 --> 00:18:54,867 Council PRESIDENT Council 12 00:18:56,404 --> 00:18:57,104 member Campbell here. 13 00:18:57,104 --> 00:18:59,504 Council Member Whitburn here. 14 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:02,710 Council Member Foster. 15 00:19:02,710 --> 00:19:05,110 Council Member Von Wilber 16 00:19:07,281 --> 00:19:07,948 Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee 17 00:19:07,948 --> 00:19:10,348 here Council Member Campo 18 00:19:11,252 --> 00:19:13,652 Council Member Moreno Present 19 00:19:15,890 --> 00:19:16,524 Council Member Eli Rivera and 20 00:19:16,524 --> 00:19:17,258 Council PRESIDENT LaCava. 21 00:19:17,258 --> 00:19:20,258 Present also attend the meeting 22 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:21,662 Our city Attorney Heather 23 00:19:21,662 --> 00:19:23,662 Ferber Independent Budget 24 00:19:26,267 --> 00:19:26,934 Analyst Charles Monica and 25 00:19:26,934 --> 00:19:27,268 myself your city clerk Diana 26 00:19:27,268 --> 00:19:28,200 Fuentes. 27 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:28,302 Thank you Council PRESIDENT All 28 00:19:28,302 --> 00:19:28,669 right. 29 00:19:28,669 --> 00:19:30,669 Thank you. 30 00:19:30,705 --> 00:19:31,439 A quorum is now present. 31 00:19:31,439 --> 00:19:32,106 We will begin this morning with 32 00:19:32,106 --> 00:19:34,506 the land acknowledgment and 33 00:19:36,143 --> 00:19:36,845 the Pledge of Allegiance led by 34 00:19:36,845 --> 00:19:39,245 council member Lauren Wolpert. 35 00:19:40,481 --> 00:19:44,810 Please stand if you are able. 36 00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:46,253 >> We respectfully acknowledge 37 00:19:46,253 --> 00:19:46,921 that the culmination are 38 00:19:46,921 --> 00:19:47,622 the original inhabitants of 39 00:19:47,622 --> 00:19:50,458 the Unceded land now known as 40 00:19:50,458 --> 00:19:51,259 San Diego. 41 00:19:51,259 --> 00:19:51,893 Despite enduring the horrors of 42 00:19:51,893 --> 00:19:52,560 genocide and colonization, 43 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,960 the community spirit remains 44 00:19:55,496 --> 00:19:56,164 unbroken. 45 00:19:56,164 --> 00:19:56,863 We honor the resilience of 46 00:19:56,863 --> 00:19:57,598 their ancestors who fought to 47 00:19:57,598 --> 00:20:00,468 protect their culture and land. 48 00:20:00,468 --> 00:20:01,135 Today they carry the legacy 49 00:20:01,135 --> 00:20:01,836 forward ensuring that their 50 00:20:01,836 --> 00:20:04,236 traditions continue to thrive 51 00:20:05,339 --> 00:20:06,400 and gratitude and strength We 52 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:06,674 stand at the culmination 53 00:20:06,674 --> 00:20:07,408 connected to our past and 54 00:20:07,408 --> 00:20:10,408 committed to a thriving future. 55 00:20:10,744 --> 00:20:11,112 Please turn and face the flag. 56 00:20:11,112 --> 00:20:11,412 >> Ready? 57 00:20:11,412 --> 00:20:13,412 Begin. 58 00:20:19,387 --> 00:20:23,587 But you had to give stands One 59 00:20:24,392 --> 00:20:26,792 nation under GOD indivisible 60 00:20:29,931 --> 00:20:30,632 with Clark please go over how 61 00:20:30,632 --> 00:20:33,632 the public can offer their 62 00:20:34,702 --> 00:20:35,169 testimony. 63 00:20:35,169 --> 00:20:35,870 Thank you. 64 00:20:35,870 --> 00:20:36,437 Council PRESIDENT I'd like to 65 00:20:36,437 --> 00:20:37,172 highlight the slide on 66 00:20:37,172 --> 00:20:37,806 the screen that does review how 67 00:20:37,806 --> 00:20:39,774 the public can offer their 68 00:20:39,774 --> 00:20:40,108 public testimony during today's 69 00:20:40,108 --> 00:20:40,641 meeting. 70 00:20:40,641 --> 00:20:41,342 Please note the time 71 00:20:41,342 --> 00:20:42,430 allocations for proclamations 72 00:20:42,430 --> 00:20:45,430 and consent items for meeting 73 00:20:45,790 --> 00:20:45,713 management purposes and 74 00:20:45,713 --> 00:20:46,447 the order can be found on 75 00:20:46,447 --> 00:20:47,148 the agenda Summary found online 76 00:20:47,148 --> 00:20:51,319 or at the table in the back of 77 00:20:51,319 --> 00:20:52,186 the room. 78 00:20:52,186 --> 00:20:52,921 If you are in person please 79 00:20:52,921 --> 00:20:53,654 come to the speakers up looking 80 00:20:53,654 --> 00:20:54,256 at the entrance of chambers and 81 00:20:54,256 --> 00:20:55,256 bring it to the front of 82 00:20:55,256 --> 00:20:55,689 the room and place it in 83 00:20:55,689 --> 00:20:56,290 the clear box. 84 00:20:56,290 --> 00:20:57,250 Council ambassadors are 85 00:20:57,250 --> 00:20:57,726 available near the entrance and 86 00:20:57,726 --> 00:21:00,726 can assist with questions and 87 00:21:01,296 --> 00:21:02,130 speaker slips. 88 00:21:02,130 --> 00:21:02,830 No organized presentations were 89 00:21:02,830 --> 00:21:06,430 submitted for today for any of 90 00:21:06,935 --> 00:21:07,735 the items on the agenda. 91 00:21:07,735 --> 00:21:08,436 No further in-person testimony 92 00:21:08,436 --> 00:21:09,700 will be taken once the council 93 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:11,700 begins Virtual testimony. 94 00:21:11,906 --> 00:21:12,207 Thank you Council PRESIDENT All 95 00:21:12,207 --> 00:21:12,944 right. 96 00:21:12,944 --> 00:21:13,641 Thank you, City Clerk And as a 97 00:21:13,641 --> 00:21:14,275 reminder when you speak to an 98 00:21:14,275 --> 00:21:17,275 item on the agenda, please 99 00:21:17,713 --> 00:21:18,113 focus your comments on the item 100 00:21:18,113 --> 00:21:18,646 not agenda. 101 00:21:18,646 --> 00:21:19,280 Public comment is an 102 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:19,881 opportunity to speak more 103 00:21:19,881 --> 00:21:22,281 freely on anything under 104 00:21:22,717 --> 00:21:23,585 the city's purview. 105 00:21:23,585 --> 00:21:24,119 With that we will now dispense 106 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,519 with the approval of 107 00:21:29,357 --> 00:21:29,958 the proclamation item City 108 00:21:29,958 --> 00:21:30,592 Clerk The Pelican Period 109 00:21:30,592 --> 00:21:32,992 Proclamation is now open. 110 00:21:33,194 --> 00:21:33,862 >> Each speaker will have one 111 00:21:33,862 --> 00:21:34,562 minute per item per person. 112 00:21:34,562 --> 00:21:35,397 If you would like to speak on 113 00:21:35,397 --> 00:21:37,999 three or more items you'll have 114 00:21:37,999 --> 00:21:38,667 a maximum of three minutes. 115 00:21:38,667 --> 00:21:41,670 The proclamation items being 116 00:21:42,904 --> 00:21:43,471 approved are items 3830 1s5 117 00:21:43,471 --> 00:21:44,172 hundred s5o7 and s508 118 00:21:44,172 --> 00:21:47,172 Maximillian Schmidt If you can 119 00:21:47,676 --> 00:21:50,676 come forward you're speaking on 120 00:21:51,745 --> 00:21:52,514 items 3031 and s 500 you will 121 00:21:52,514 --> 00:21:53,215 have three minutes If I can 122 00:21:53,215 --> 00:21:53,782 have the following individuals 123 00:21:53,782 --> 00:21:56,182 please come forward to 124 00:21:57,719 --> 00:22:00,719 the yellow reserved seats Cielo 125 00:22:02,624 --> 00:22:06,224 Kim and Daniel on item as 508 126 00:22:06,861 --> 00:22:09,861 and Blair Beekman on items 30 127 00:22:12,434 --> 00:22:12,801 and as 508 Please proceed. 128 00:22:12,801 --> 00:22:13,768 Hi. 129 00:22:13,768 --> 00:22:17,472 Um I think that we should try 130 00:22:17,472 --> 00:22:18,139 to make less federal influence 131 00:22:18,139 --> 00:22:20,539 in California and give 132 00:22:23,780 --> 00:22:23,878 the power back to the state. 133 00:22:23,878 --> 00:22:27,478 I think having an entire month 134 00:22:28,517 --> 00:22:29,217 on called National Park and 135 00:22:29,217 --> 00:22:32,217 Recreation Month where I love 136 00:22:34,589 --> 00:22:35,190 the national parks but what I 137 00:22:35,190 --> 00:22:38,190 like more are the less 138 00:22:40,462 --> 00:22:41,329 expensive natural areas like 139 00:22:41,329 --> 00:22:44,929 National Forest or blm land or 140 00:22:46,434 --> 00:22:49,434 on even just local hiking 141 00:22:51,390 --> 00:22:51,640 trails where the national park 142 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:52,339 is also one of the most 143 00:22:52,339 --> 00:22:55,339 expensive public places to go 144 00:22:56,778 --> 00:22:57,479 hiking Coincidentally so to 145 00:22:57,479 --> 00:22:58,179 have an entire month honoring 146 00:22:58,179 --> 00:23:01,779 the national park why don't we 147 00:23:01,850 --> 00:23:02,552 have a month just honoring like 148 00:23:02,552 --> 00:23:03,218 go outside and like go hiking 149 00:23:03,218 --> 00:23:05,618 Because people talk about 150 00:23:08,724 --> 00:23:09,423 the globalization of the world 151 00:23:09,423 --> 00:23:10,240 And I like to talk about 152 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,240 the federalization of 153 00:23:14,930 --> 00:23:15,631 Washington dc's influence on 154 00:23:15,631 --> 00:23:19,231 and where the tax dollars are 155 00:23:21,203 --> 00:23:21,537 going exactly on in the United 156 00:23:21,537 --> 00:23:22,437 States. 157 00:23:22,437 --> 00:23:26,637 So I just would like to say 158 00:23:27,750 --> 00:23:27,743 that for San Diego to have this 159 00:23:27,743 --> 00:23:30,143 new ceremonial agenda for 160 00:23:33,515 --> 00:23:34,183 the rest of San Diego's history 161 00:23:34,183 --> 00:23:34,850 National Park and Recreation 162 00:23:34,850 --> 00:23:37,850 Month, maybe it should have 163 00:23:40,155 --> 00:23:43,755 been go outside and join nature 164 00:23:45,327 --> 00:23:45,894 because on I believe D.C. Is 165 00:23:45,894 --> 00:23:46,528 corrupt and I believe 166 00:23:46,528 --> 00:23:48,928 the federal government is 167 00:23:50,966 --> 00:23:51,666 corrupt And there's a lot 168 00:23:51,666 --> 00:23:54,666 better places on there's lot 169 00:23:57,606 --> 00:23:58,273 better places that our tax 170 00:23:58,273 --> 00:23:58,874 dollars should be going than 171 00:23:58,874 --> 00:24:01,274 straight to the federal 172 00:24:03,212 --> 00:24:03,979 government is what I believe. 173 00:24:03,979 --> 00:24:04,647 I believe that the federal 174 00:24:04,647 --> 00:24:05,380 income tax should be lower. 175 00:24:05,380 --> 00:24:08,951 I believe the national park fee 176 00:24:08,951 --> 00:24:09,651 should be lower. 177 00:24:09,651 --> 00:24:10,850 I think the discovery pass is 178 00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:12,850 too expensive. 179 00:24:13,522 --> 00:24:14,189 It's like over $100 to even 180 00:24:14,189 --> 00:24:14,856 enter the national park And 181 00:24:14,856 --> 00:24:19,560 then once you if you only go 182 00:24:19,830 --> 00:24:23,430 once it could be $23 to on 183 00:24:25,934 --> 00:24:26,602 backpack overnight where 184 00:24:26,602 --> 00:24:27,269 there's also free dispersed 185 00:24:27,269 --> 00:24:27,970 camping in places closed or 186 00:24:27,970 --> 00:24:31,570 national parks I would like to 187 00:24:32,140 --> 00:24:32,875 see our national I think 188 00:24:32,875 --> 00:24:35,678 the price of the national parks 189 00:24:35,678 --> 00:24:36,345 do make it less crowded which 190 00:24:36,345 --> 00:24:37,112 is one reason they have it. 191 00:24:37,112 --> 00:24:40,712 However, I don't want to go 192 00:24:42,170 --> 00:24:42,684 into a unhealthy habit of 193 00:24:42,684 --> 00:24:43,285 glorifying the national park 194 00:24:43,285 --> 00:24:46,285 system and how it could 195 00:24:47,822 --> 00:24:48,356 possibly be even more expensive 196 00:24:48,356 --> 00:24:49,580 And because I think 197 00:24:49,580 --> 00:24:49,692 the national parks are a great 198 00:24:49,692 --> 00:24:53,292 part of this country and I 199 00:24:53,662 --> 00:24:56,662 think it's a really special 200 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:00,669 part and I just hope that we 201 00:25:00,669 --> 00:25:03,669 can maybe have a month 202 00:25:05,700 --> 00:25:05,708 promoting exercise and banning 203 00:25:05,708 --> 00:25:06,375 all even banning all electric 204 00:25:06,375 --> 00:25:09,375 e-bikes on the sidewalk and 205 00:25:12,982 --> 00:25:13,716 promoting exercise in San Diego 206 00:25:13,716 --> 00:25:14,149 not just for the national parks 207 00:25:14,149 --> 00:25:14,717 specifically. 208 00:25:14,717 --> 00:25:15,251 >> Thank you for that 209 00:25:15,251 --> 00:25:17,251 concluding comment. 210 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,200 Cielo Kim and Daniel All 211 00:25:22,558 --> 00:25:23,225 speaking of items 508 it is one 212 00:25:23,225 --> 00:25:23,959 minute per person are you So 213 00:25:23,959 --> 00:25:25,761 it'll just be consequential So 214 00:25:25,761 --> 00:25:29,361 I'll be putting one minute for 215 00:25:38,907 --> 00:25:39,608 each time and I will ding good 216 00:25:39,608 --> 00:25:40,309 morning My name is Phil 217 00:25:40,309 --> 00:25:43,309 Offensive and I'm here because 218 00:25:43,879 --> 00:25:44,614 of Alina since ever I was in 219 00:25:44,614 --> 00:25:45,810 middle school I would always go 220 00:25:45,810 --> 00:25:47,810 to the library. 221 00:25:50,820 --> 00:25:51,520 I would do my homework and go 222 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,120 read a book And Alina was 223 00:25:57,727 --> 00:25:58,293 always like very or and very 224 00:25:58,293 --> 00:25:59,950 there for the picture. 225 00:25:59,950 --> 00:26:02,965 And then I was a pitcher and I 226 00:26:02,965 --> 00:26:03,633 would go every day and then I 227 00:26:03,633 --> 00:26:06,633 slowly she started me going 228 00:26:08,371 --> 00:26:09,138 every single day And then she 229 00:26:09,138 --> 00:26:09,872 told me if I wanted to join 230 00:26:09,872 --> 00:26:13,676 council which I did And then I 231 00:26:13,676 --> 00:26:14,342 started working at the library 232 00:26:14,342 --> 00:26:17,342 But basically because of her 233 00:26:20,383 --> 00:26:21,830 I'm now a teacher and I just 234 00:26:21,830 --> 00:26:21,784 want to say thank you totally 235 00:26:21,784 --> 00:26:25,384 know for being always so kind 236 00:26:25,521 --> 00:26:26,289 and a heartwarming and being 237 00:26:26,289 --> 00:26:26,656 there for everybody and yeah 238 00:26:26,656 --> 00:26:28,656 thank you. 239 00:26:31,761 --> 00:26:32,161 Thank you. 240 00:26:32,161 --> 00:26:32,861 Interesting. 241 00:26:32,861 --> 00:26:36,461 Hello my name is Kim Williams 242 00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:38,434 speaking on behalf of all of us 243 00:26:38,434 --> 00:26:39,680 I just wanted to thank Alina 244 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:39,802 for always being there for 245 00:26:39,802 --> 00:26:42,802 everybody for being the mother, 246 00:26:43,406 --> 00:26:43,905 the auntie of the entire Logan 247 00:26:43,905 --> 00:26:44,607 Heights community. 248 00:26:44,607 --> 00:26:48,207 Everything she does is for our 249 00:26:49,780 --> 00:26:50,513 children, for our elderly. 250 00:26:50,513 --> 00:26:51,147 >> I my favorite part of 251 00:26:51,147 --> 00:26:54,147 working with Alina is when 252 00:26:55,652 --> 00:26:56,352 people come up to me and they 253 00:26:56,352 --> 00:26:57,530 share their stories about her 254 00:26:57,530 --> 00:26:57,419 and I always ask that she make 255 00:26:57,419 --> 00:26:59,419 you laugh. 256 00:27:02,158 --> 00:27:02,859 Did she make you feel something 257 00:27:02,859 --> 00:27:03,625 that would make you cry if she 258 00:27:03,625 --> 00:27:07,225 made you cry as a child? 259 00:27:09,699 --> 00:27:10,400 >> You know that there's a big 260 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:11,100 place you can be around to it 261 00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:11,801 But on my behalf thank you all 262 00:27:11,801 --> 00:27:14,504 enough for everything You have 263 00:27:14,504 --> 00:27:15,710 seen me grow up literally since 264 00:27:15,710 --> 00:27:15,872 I was in kindergarten. 265 00:27:15,872 --> 00:27:19,472 Now I finished my schooling and 266 00:27:20,420 --> 00:27:20,677 I'm working with her and it's 267 00:27:20,677 --> 00:27:24,277 not going to be the same. 268 00:27:24,948 --> 00:27:25,417 >> And yes, I don't think you 269 00:27:25,417 --> 00:27:25,782 Please proceed. 270 00:27:25,782 --> 00:27:27,782 >> Hello. 271 00:27:31,387 --> 00:27:32,121 My name is Daniel. 272 00:27:32,121 --> 00:27:32,589 I'm also here to congratulate 273 00:27:32,589 --> 00:27:34,589 Eileen Process. 274 00:27:36,793 --> 00:27:37,560 I moved to San Diego when I was 275 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:38,227 13 and I started going to 276 00:27:38,227 --> 00:27:38,828 the same local library that 277 00:27:38,828 --> 00:27:41,228 everybody else went to. 278 00:27:43,967 --> 00:27:44,634 Alina was one of the people 279 00:27:44,634 --> 00:27:45,135 that approached me got me to 280 00:27:45,135 --> 00:27:45,769 join the council. 281 00:27:45,769 --> 00:27:46,169 I certainly volunteered at 282 00:27:46,169 --> 00:27:48,169 the library. 283 00:27:49,505 --> 00:27:50,172 I worked for the library for a 284 00:27:50,172 --> 00:27:50,874 couple of years and I have 285 00:27:50,874 --> 00:27:51,207 slowly grown with the rest of 286 00:27:51,207 --> 00:27:51,908 my team. 287 00:27:51,908 --> 00:27:55,508 I honestly wouldn't be where I 288 00:27:56,579 --> 00:27:57,247 am today professionally or 289 00:27:57,247 --> 00:27:57,546 personally if it wasn't for 290 00:27:57,546 --> 00:27:58,214 Alina. 291 00:27:58,214 --> 00:27:58,681 So I just want to thank you 292 00:27:58,681 --> 00:28:00,681 from the bottom. 293 00:28:01,517 --> 00:28:02,180 Meredith, you know we love you. 294 00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:04,180 >> Thank you. 295 00:28:07,456 --> 00:28:08,158 This is where we come in If you 296 00:28:08,158 --> 00:28:08,825 can please come forward after 297 00:28:08,825 --> 00:28:09,559 that will be allegedly Andre 298 00:28:09,559 --> 00:28:13,759 and then Paul Kruger if you can 299 00:28:15,632 --> 00:28:15,939 please come up to the front row 300 00:28:15,939 --> 00:28:16,299 . 301 00:28:16,299 --> 00:28:18,299 >> Hi. 302 00:28:22,905 --> 00:28:23,573 We are Beekman I am 30 is 303 00:28:23,573 --> 00:28:23,874 National Park and Recreation 304 00:28:23,874 --> 00:28:25,874 Month. 305 00:28:28,211 --> 00:28:29,110 I think it helps a person. 306 00:28:29,110 --> 00:28:29,680 Ron Gilbert He talked about 307 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:32,680 national park issues at this 308 00:28:34,170 --> 00:28:34,984 time last year. 309 00:28:34,984 --> 00:28:39,184 An interesting item is a lot of 310 00:28:40,357 --> 00:28:41,910 history to our national parks 311 00:28:41,910 --> 00:28:44,260 and what they've done Excuse me 312 00:28:44,260 --> 00:28:48,460 I'm Brooklyn I just had a sort 313 00:28:50,834 --> 00:28:51,201 of in our lives I wish I could 314 00:28:51,201 --> 00:28:51,834 say more. 315 00:28:51,834 --> 00:28:52,135 I take comfort in national 316 00:28:52,135 --> 00:28:54,135 parks. 317 00:28:56,505 --> 00:28:56,806 I think they're an interesting 318 00:28:56,806 --> 00:28:58,806 idea. 319 00:29:02,245 --> 00:29:02,979 Um, I think there was questions 320 00:29:02,979 --> 00:29:03,679 of what proclamation say within 321 00:29:03,679 --> 00:29:06,679 parks and the history lessons 322 00:29:08,719 --> 00:29:09,352 that do those sort of history 323 00:29:09,352 --> 00:29:10,860 lessons need revision and 324 00:29:10,860 --> 00:29:13,557 things good Look how we can be 325 00:29:13,557 --> 00:29:14,291 addressing that. 326 00:29:14,291 --> 00:29:15,240 It's a lot to understand 327 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,240 the changes we're going through 328 00:29:20,130 --> 00:29:20,764 Um but look myself and others 329 00:29:20,764 --> 00:29:23,764 can figure out what those 330 00:29:26,370 --> 00:29:27,700 changes are Um, I guess we will 331 00:29:27,700 --> 00:29:30,670 at some point and for some 332 00:29:31,575 --> 00:29:32,275 things are good Hopefully some 333 00:29:32,275 --> 00:29:32,942 things from our past can stay 334 00:29:32,942 --> 00:29:33,243 and that are respectable as 335 00:29:33,243 --> 00:29:33,910 well. 336 00:29:33,910 --> 00:29:37,180 Good luck in such efforts to 337 00:29:37,180 --> 00:29:40,180 consider and for the arena 338 00:29:43,219 --> 00:29:46,819 Rosa's day thank you for this 339 00:29:49,626 --> 00:29:50,127 item Thank you It's nice that a 340 00:29:50,127 --> 00:29:50,560 librarian is being 341 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,560 commemorated. 342 00:29:55,632 --> 00:29:56,233 I can't could not have gone to 343 00:29:56,233 --> 00:29:56,833 the library early today. 344 00:29:56,833 --> 00:29:59,233 It's hopeful that we're 345 00:30:00,837 --> 00:30:01,405 learning and we made a real 346 00:30:01,405 --> 00:30:02,139 commitment to make our 347 00:30:02,139 --> 00:30:02,806 libraries open all the time and 348 00:30:02,806 --> 00:30:03,440 I hope we can continue those 349 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,440 efforts and how much we've 350 00:30:07,210 --> 00:30:07,911 tried recently That kind of 351 00:30:07,911 --> 00:30:11,511 subjects can be very clear to 352 00:30:13,183 --> 00:30:13,917 us in our future and sounds 353 00:30:13,917 --> 00:30:14,618 like this librarian was really 354 00:30:14,618 --> 00:30:15,118 well liked and had a good role 355 00:30:15,118 --> 00:30:17,118 in the community. 356 00:30:21,358 --> 00:30:21,792 Thank you. 357 00:30:21,792 --> 00:30:22,158 >> Allegedly. 358 00:30:22,158 --> 00:30:22,893 All right. 359 00:30:22,893 --> 00:30:23,193 You're speaking to us by way 360 00:30:23,193 --> 00:30:23,694 3031. 361 00:30:23,694 --> 00:30:24,327 That's 505 seven. 362 00:30:24,327 --> 00:30:24,795 You'll have three minutes. 363 00:30:24,795 --> 00:30:26,795 Please proceed. 364 00:30:29,900 --> 00:30:30,534 You guys, I'm so honored that 365 00:30:30,534 --> 00:30:31,235 you're honoring me in your 366 00:30:31,235 --> 00:30:33,635 proclamations There's an order 367 00:30:35,839 --> 00:30:36,407 a national park. 368 00:30:36,407 --> 00:30:37,700 How cool is that? 369 00:30:37,700 --> 00:30:37,941 It's on the East Coast. 370 00:30:37,941 --> 00:30:41,245 But I just I knew it would come 371 00:30:41,245 --> 00:30:41,745 at some point. 372 00:30:41,745 --> 00:30:42,446 It's okay. 373 00:30:42,446 --> 00:30:42,713 You guys don't have to admit 374 00:30:42,713 --> 00:30:43,414 it. 375 00:30:43,414 --> 00:30:46,414 Yes, With National Parks let's 376 00:30:46,684 --> 00:30:47,251 talk about the things that are 377 00:30:47,251 --> 00:30:47,851 always committed here. 378 00:30:47,851 --> 00:30:51,451 So a lot of missing kids 379 00:30:52,856 --> 00:30:53,324 happened to be taken at 380 00:30:53,324 --> 00:30:54,230 national parks. 381 00:30:54,230 --> 00:30:57,623 Also a lot of unusual activity 382 00:30:58,462 --> 00:30:58,996 I know of you that read 383 00:30:58,996 --> 00:30:59,662 the Bible know about 384 00:30:59,662 --> 00:31:00,630 the naphthalene but they are 385 00:31:00,630 --> 00:31:02,630 still here. 386 00:31:04,468 --> 00:31:05,102 So that's something we need to 387 00:31:05,102 --> 00:31:05,769 be concerned about because 388 00:31:05,769 --> 00:31:06,102 they're going to be seen as 389 00:31:06,102 --> 00:31:06,770 aliens. 390 00:31:06,770 --> 00:31:07,103 That's what they're going to 391 00:31:07,103 --> 00:31:09,103 tell us. 392 00:31:10,541 --> 00:31:11,107 So just keep your eyes open and 393 00:31:11,107 --> 00:31:13,107 have some discernment. 394 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:17,470 Yes, Micah Person I don't know 395 00:31:17,470 --> 00:31:17,781 I'm sorry. 396 00:31:17,781 --> 00:31:18,482 Day This is interesting because 397 00:31:18,482 --> 00:31:22,820 the Museum of Man turned into 398 00:31:22,252 --> 00:31:22,920 the museum of us just like men 399 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:23,386 turned into women and we're 400 00:31:23,386 --> 00:31:23,987 erasing things. 401 00:31:23,987 --> 00:31:27,587 So I find that to be 402 00:31:28,424 --> 00:31:29,930 interesting as well. 403 00:31:29,930 --> 00:31:29,860 The cannibal museum that is 404 00:31:29,860 --> 00:31:32,860 there And speaking of missing 405 00:31:34,598 --> 00:31:35,265 children are people that are 406 00:31:35,265 --> 00:31:38,265 found in the Epstein files. 407 00:31:40,700 --> 00:31:40,370 A lot of children have been 408 00:31:40,370 --> 00:31:41,238 eaten. 409 00:31:41,238 --> 00:31:41,972 They also just kind of like to 410 00:31:41,972 --> 00:31:45,572 do it in their satanic rituals. 411 00:31:46,342 --> 00:31:47,440 It's something Hillary Clinton 412 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:47,744 and you know that stuff that 413 00:31:47,744 --> 00:31:50,744 was found on Anthony Weiner's 414 00:31:52,820 --> 00:31:52,852 laptop pretty terrifying. 415 00:31:52,852 --> 00:31:53,517 >> a lot of guys killed 416 00:31:53,517 --> 00:31:55,917 themselves after seeing that 417 00:31:58,550 --> 00:31:58,922 But and then Coats Disease day 418 00:31:58,922 --> 00:31:59,623 I feel like there's a lot of 419 00:31:59,623 --> 00:32:02,623 things that happen to children 420 00:32:03,861 --> 00:32:04,562 and people that are manmade 421 00:32:04,562 --> 00:32:05,228 weaponization of drugs and you 422 00:32:05,228 --> 00:32:08,228 know spraying things in our 423 00:32:10,167 --> 00:32:10,801 skies or damage happens to our 424 00:32:10,801 --> 00:32:11,502 dna and things like that. 425 00:32:11,502 --> 00:32:12,203 I mean even things that people 426 00:32:12,203 --> 00:32:15,803 do to infants like putting all 427 00:32:15,905 --> 00:32:16,573 this stuff in their bodies when 428 00:32:16,573 --> 00:32:17,800 they're don't need it, that 429 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,800 doesn't help. 430 00:32:21,312 --> 00:32:22,120 And then as far as the library 431 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:22,746 goes, you know, it's like I 432 00:32:22,746 --> 00:32:26,346 have a problem that we continue 433 00:32:27,685 --> 00:32:28,385 to sexualize children and put 434 00:32:28,385 --> 00:32:28,985 up flags that are, you know, 435 00:32:28,985 --> 00:32:30,985 honoring pedophiles and 436 00:32:34,925 --> 00:32:35,559 glorifying the people who have 437 00:32:35,559 --> 00:32:36,294 sex with children which is 438 00:32:36,294 --> 00:32:39,294 actually rape because you can't 439 00:32:41,310 --> 00:32:41,799 just have sex with the child. 440 00:32:41,799 --> 00:32:42,333 But according to Scott Weiner, 441 00:32:42,333 --> 00:32:44,733 they can consent it. 442 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:45,503 We're only, you know, ten years 443 00:32:45,503 --> 00:32:46,102 in difference age. 444 00:32:46,102 --> 00:32:49,102 But I would think that 445 00:32:51,475 --> 00:32:52,209 librarians would ensure that 446 00:32:52,209 --> 00:32:52,943 we're not teaching our children 447 00:32:52,943 --> 00:32:56,543 about sex and you know, putting 448 00:32:57,315 --> 00:32:58,148 them in a place to be groomed. 449 00:32:58,148 --> 00:32:58,716 So that's a problem to me is 450 00:32:58,716 --> 00:33:01,116 that we honor people. 451 00:33:03,540 --> 00:33:03,787 But why aren't these people 452 00:33:03,787 --> 00:33:04,455 concerned about children enough 453 00:33:04,455 --> 00:33:04,822 to protect them from things 454 00:33:04,822 --> 00:33:06,822 like this? 455 00:33:09,627 --> 00:33:10,328 And this is why all of these 456 00:33:10,328 --> 00:33:11,270 things that I've been talking 457 00:33:11,270 --> 00:33:11,662 about like the cannibal music 458 00:33:11,662 --> 00:33:14,620 like that gets normalized 459 00:33:15,990 --> 00:33:15,799 Having sex with children gets 460 00:33:15,799 --> 00:33:16,467 normalized and it's glorified 461 00:33:16,467 --> 00:33:19,467 and put over every building. 462 00:33:20,605 --> 00:33:21,338 And so if you are a victim it's 463 00:33:21,338 --> 00:33:22,390 like pretty terrifying to think 464 00:33:22,390 --> 00:33:25,639 that, you know, over a victim 465 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:28,446 you would honor somebody who 466 00:33:28,446 --> 00:33:29,130 rapes a child. 467 00:33:29,130 --> 00:33:31,130 >> So good job. 468 00:33:32,684 --> 00:33:33,250 Paul Krueger on item 30. 469 00:33:33,250 --> 00:33:35,250 >> Oh, thank you. 470 00:33:38,256 --> 00:33:38,756 I'm really here to just speak 471 00:33:38,756 --> 00:33:40,756 very briefly about 472 00:33:43,933 --> 00:33:44,628 the ceremonial awards in 473 00:33:44,628 --> 00:33:45,262 general and to say I know 474 00:33:45,262 --> 00:33:47,662 you've heard discussion of 475 00:33:49,367 --> 00:33:50,670 moving this portion of 476 00:33:50,670 --> 00:33:53,670 the council meeting to another 477 00:33:56,740 --> 00:33:56,708 time or another day where you 478 00:33:56,708 --> 00:33:59,708 could honor those who who 479 00:34:01,312 --> 00:34:02,460 definitely deserve an honor But 480 00:34:02,460 --> 00:34:02,647 allow the floor of the council 481 00:34:02,647 --> 00:34:05,470 meeting to move faster. 482 00:34:08,686 --> 00:34:09,320 It's a very specific thing 483 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:10,210 You're doing it, you know, 484 00:34:10,210 --> 00:34:13,621 often involves a photo op for 485 00:34:14,424 --> 00:34:14,959 for you as elected officials 486 00:34:14,959 --> 00:34:15,760 which I understand. 487 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:19,960 But those of us who come to 488 00:34:20,864 --> 00:34:21,666 speak about more substantial 489 00:34:21,666 --> 00:34:22,333 issues sometimes wait up to an 490 00:34:22,333 --> 00:34:25,333 hour for this portion of 491 00:34:27,710 --> 00:34:27,672 the meeting and I hope that you 492 00:34:27,672 --> 00:34:30,720 will consider moving it. 493 00:34:31,809 --> 00:34:32,476 Maybe you could have it at 9:00 494 00:34:32,476 --> 00:34:33,143 or you could have it on a 495 00:34:33,143 --> 00:34:33,445 different day at a different 496 00:34:33,445 --> 00:34:35,445 time. 497 00:34:37,148 --> 00:34:37,649 Thank you. 498 00:34:37,649 --> 00:34:38,283 >> Thank you. 499 00:34:38,283 --> 00:34:38,883 That does conclude public 500 00:34:38,883 --> 00:34:41,283 comment here in council 501 00:34:42,954 --> 00:34:43,655 chambers going to those 502 00:34:43,655 --> 00:34:44,322 participating remotely 8700 if 503 00:34:44,322 --> 00:34:47,322 you can please unmute after 504 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:49,894 that is Ernie Casco. 505 00:34:49,894 --> 00:34:50,661 Tony and Judy please proceed. 506 00:34:50,661 --> 00:34:54,532 Let me know which item or items 507 00:34:54,532 --> 00:34:57,532 you wish to speak to. 508 00:34:57,735 --> 00:34:58,335 >> 30 Excuse me 3500. 509 00:34:58,335 --> 00:35:00,735 You'll have two minutes. 510 00:35:03,674 --> 00:35:04,542 Please proceed. 511 00:35:04,542 --> 00:35:08,142 I want to begin with this 512 00:35:09,614 --> 00:35:12,140 starting this meeting at 10 513 00:35:15,287 --> 00:35:16,540 A.M. Is bumpy yet I want to say 514 00:35:16,540 --> 00:35:20,254 this We are all doing our best. 515 00:35:25,163 --> 00:35:25,830 Thank you And I know we 516 00:35:25,830 --> 00:35:26,698 shouldn't be here They are. 517 00:35:26,698 --> 00:35:30,298 I just think it's it's a 518 00:35:32,170 --> 00:35:32,637 beautiful flow so I want us to 519 00:35:32,637 --> 00:35:33,438 stay with that. 520 00:35:33,438 --> 00:35:36,741 If you believe in that too, I 521 00:35:36,741 --> 00:35:37,475 think you do too. 522 00:35:37,475 --> 00:35:40,475 On the National Parks and 523 00:35:40,912 --> 00:35:41,679 Recreation Month JULY 20th, 26 524 00:35:41,679 --> 00:35:45,279 My favorite part of Park is 525 00:35:47,850 --> 00:35:47,719 that they are a place to heal 526 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:48,620 and return to wellbeing. 527 00:35:48,620 --> 00:35:52,220 Thank you to all the good 528 00:35:53,824 --> 00:35:54,526 people who keep our parks 529 00:35:54,526 --> 00:35:58,126 the way they are so beautiful 530 00:35:58,830 --> 00:35:59,531 for all of us It's a big job 531 00:35:59,531 --> 00:36:00,398 and my favorite national park 532 00:36:00,398 --> 00:36:04,598 is Yosemite a big thank you to 533 00:36:06,438 --> 00:36:10,380 GOD and his team for infinity 534 00:36:10,876 --> 00:36:13,876 number 500 years to year our 535 00:36:14,945 --> 00:36:15,546 martial Arts academy 30th 536 00:36:15,546 --> 00:36:17,546 anniversary Martial arts 537 00:36:20,985 --> 00:36:21,687 touches all the bases in 538 00:36:21,687 --> 00:36:22,540 fosters greatness in people of 539 00:36:22,540 --> 00:36:24,540 all ages. 540 00:36:27,459 --> 00:36:28,160 I find that in the presence of 541 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:31,160 people who wear their special 542 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:36,664 martial arts belts I often feel 543 00:36:38,537 --> 00:36:39,303 a very quiet present. 544 00:36:39,303 --> 00:36:42,903 I often feel a quiet presence 545 00:36:45,109 --> 00:36:45,911 of confidence power in them. 546 00:36:45,911 --> 00:36:48,911 Thank you Marshall Thomas Thank 547 00:36:52,117 --> 00:36:52,617 you MR. Thomas Kai the world 548 00:36:52,617 --> 00:36:55,170 needs more of you. 549 00:36:57,589 --> 00:36:58,290 Thank you for listening to me. 550 00:36:58,290 --> 00:36:58,956 >> I appreciate you being 551 00:36:58,956 --> 00:36:59,324 allowed to speak up to all. 552 00:36:59,324 --> 00:36:59,858 Thank you. 553 00:36:59,858 --> 00:37:02,258 Next is Ernie Casco. 554 00:37:03,662 --> 00:37:04,396 If you can please unmute and 555 00:37:04,396 --> 00:37:04,963 let me know which item or items 556 00:37:04,963 --> 00:37:05,297 you wish to speak to. 557 00:37:05,297 --> 00:37:05,797 >> Yes. 558 00:37:05,797 --> 00:37:07,797 Ernie Casco here. 559 00:37:08,934 --> 00:37:11,934 I'd like to speak on 511 560 00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:13,872 National Park and Retaliation 561 00:37:13,872 --> 00:37:16,872 on 3507 5556 I'm sorry some of 562 00:37:19,444 --> 00:37:20,450 those items that you were said 563 00:37:20,450 --> 00:37:20,646 are consent item agendas 564 00:37:20,646 --> 00:37:23,646 The park and month is 565 00:37:25,651 --> 00:37:26,318 the proclamation So then 566 00:37:26,318 --> 00:37:27,190 they'll be one minute unless 567 00:37:27,190 --> 00:37:30,190 you have something else on 568 00:37:31,289 --> 00:37:32,224 the parks. 569 00:37:32,224 --> 00:37:35,824 >> Yes I actually don't It is 570 00:37:37,696 --> 00:37:38,363 to retaliation for speaking out 571 00:37:38,363 --> 00:37:41,363 on all the proclamations I'm 572 00:37:43,868 --> 00:37:44,469 not allowed to speak So like 573 00:37:44,469 --> 00:37:44,803 what are you starting my 574 00:37:44,803 --> 00:37:45,637 minutes? 575 00:37:45,637 --> 00:37:48,637 >> Are you speaking on all 576 00:37:49,808 --> 00:37:50,442 the proclamations Because like 577 00:37:50,442 --> 00:37:50,909 I said the other items are 578 00:37:50,909 --> 00:37:52,909 retaliation on 579 00:37:57,716 --> 00:37:58,250 the proclamations I should have 580 00:37:58,250 --> 00:37:58,951 more than a minute. 581 00:37:58,951 --> 00:37:59,618 I just need you to identify 582 00:37:59,618 --> 00:38:01,618 which proclamations bravery 583 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:02,821 speaking on all of them. 584 00:38:02,821 --> 00:38:03,289 I'll give you three minutes. 585 00:38:03,289 --> 00:38:05,289 Please proceed. 586 00:38:06,825 --> 00:38:09,225 755 and 5655 and 56 are consent 587 00:38:11,930 --> 00:38:12,431 items sir So as 507 is just 588 00:38:12,431 --> 00:38:14,431 the proclamation. 589 00:38:15,734 --> 00:38:16,680 That's why I was giving you one 590 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:16,768 minute. 591 00:38:16,768 --> 00:38:20,368 Well that's not enough, is it? 592 00:38:21,874 --> 00:38:25,474 Okay, well go ahead and start 593 00:38:27,279 --> 00:38:27,745 my minutes. 594 00:38:27,745 --> 00:38:28,247 >> Okay. 595 00:38:28,247 --> 00:38:30,247 I'm already Casco. 596 00:38:33,886 --> 00:38:34,553 There's been serious 597 00:38:34,553 --> 00:38:35,287 allegations brought to City 598 00:38:35,287 --> 00:38:37,687 council concerning Torrey Pines 599 00:38:39,240 --> 00:38:39,492 Blight report and I oppose 600 00:38:39,492 --> 00:38:40,192 issues Resolved. 601 00:38:40,192 --> 00:38:43,192 My first question are where 602 00:38:45,764 --> 00:38:46,432 the police reports and I have 603 00:38:46,432 --> 00:38:47,133 unanimous letters of support 604 00:38:47,133 --> 00:38:50,733 from the turnout I'm going to 605 00:38:51,670 --> 00:38:52,372 be that one that disrupts You 606 00:38:52,372 --> 00:38:54,940 said you want to speak on 607 00:38:54,940 --> 00:38:55,741 that's 5 or 7 Please speak on 5 608 00:38:55,741 --> 00:38:56,375 or 7 and then you can join us 609 00:38:56,375 --> 00:38:57,760 later this morning on that 610 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:00,760 agenda public comment and you 611 00:39:01,814 --> 00:39:02,481 can speak on whatever you want 612 00:39:02,481 --> 00:39:03,115 to very simple rule them up 613 00:39:03,115 --> 00:39:03,449 until open public comment. 614 00:39:03,449 --> 00:39:05,449 >> Okay. 615 00:39:07,486 --> 00:39:08,254 Thank you very Joe McCarver You 616 00:39:08,254 --> 00:39:12,158 need it Tony, if you can please 617 00:39:12,158 --> 00:39:12,925 unmute and let me know which 618 00:39:12,925 --> 00:39:17,125 item or items you wish to speak 619 00:39:17,830 --> 00:39:18,531 to on the proclamation agenda 620 00:39:18,531 --> 00:39:22,131 The park You'll have a minute. 621 00:39:23,501 --> 00:39:24,370 >> Please proceed Right. 622 00:39:24,370 --> 00:39:27,970 >> I just wanted to say thank 623 00:39:28,908 --> 00:39:29,208 you wanted to say good morning 624 00:39:29,208 --> 00:39:29,976 . 625 00:39:29,976 --> 00:39:30,676 Wanted to comment on some of 626 00:39:30,676 --> 00:39:33,676 the comments that Audrey made 627 00:39:34,546 --> 00:39:35,181 appreciated the jokes, 628 00:39:35,181 --> 00:39:35,547 appreciate the levity and 629 00:39:35,547 --> 00:39:35,982 that's it. 630 00:39:35,982 --> 00:39:36,415 >> Thank you. 631 00:39:36,415 --> 00:39:38,415 Good morning. 632 00:39:41,187 --> 00:39:42,210 Thank you, Judy Strong. 633 00:39:42,210 --> 00:39:42,755 If you can please let me know 634 00:39:42,755 --> 00:39:46,759 which item or items you wish to 635 00:39:46,759 --> 00:39:47,459 speak to your final speaker of 636 00:39:47,459 --> 00:39:47,826 the five and minute timer has 637 00:39:47,826 --> 00:39:48,528 concluded. 638 00:39:48,528 --> 00:39:51,528 No additional speakers will be 639 00:39:52,131 --> 00:39:52,965 taken If you please unmute. 640 00:39:52,965 --> 00:39:53,599 >> Yes I wanted to speak to 641 00:39:53,599 --> 00:39:54,650 item 30 Park and Rickman. 642 00:39:54,650 --> 00:39:56,650 Please proceed. 643 00:39:56,702 --> 00:39:59,102 It's about this proclamation. 644 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:02,608 It mentioned that Parks have 645 00:40:02,608 --> 00:40:03,960 power and they mentioned 646 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:04,120 several. 647 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:08,320 The three I was most taken with 648 00:40:08,414 --> 00:40:09,115 is the power of community where 649 00:40:09,115 --> 00:40:09,816 it offers spaces for everyone 650 00:40:09,816 --> 00:40:13,352 to gather and to celebrate and 651 00:40:13,352 --> 00:40:14,870 to heal the power of nature how 652 00:40:14,870 --> 00:40:17,687 it restores and inspires us and 653 00:40:19,158 --> 00:40:19,859 having parks around us ensure 654 00:40:19,859 --> 00:40:20,326 that everyone can have access 655 00:40:20,326 --> 00:40:22,326 to its benefits. 656 00:40:23,629 --> 00:40:24,297 And the third one the power of 657 00:40:24,297 --> 00:40:27,897 well being that park and rec 658 00:40:28,101 --> 00:40:28,801 opportunities advance our help 659 00:40:28,801 --> 00:40:29,335 and resilience and our shared 660 00:40:29,335 --> 00:40:31,335 community benefits. 661 00:40:33,806 --> 00:40:34,573 I think that those of us who 662 00:40:34,573 --> 00:40:35,308 work in public health this is 663 00:40:35,308 --> 00:40:38,778 part of the undercurrent of why 664 00:40:38,778 --> 00:40:39,379 smoke free and vape free parks 665 00:40:39,379 --> 00:40:39,979 and beaches are such an 666 00:40:39,979 --> 00:40:42,379 important part of our 667 00:40:45,251 --> 00:40:45,985 well-being For all of us as 668 00:40:45,985 --> 00:40:46,986 well as our sense of community. 669 00:40:46,986 --> 00:40:49,922 Thank you for let me share my 670 00:40:49,922 --> 00:40:50,489 thoughts. 671 00:40:50,489 --> 00:40:51,124 >> Thank you. 672 00:40:51,124 --> 00:40:51,824 And that concludes public 673 00:40:51,824 --> 00:40:52,191 comment on the proclamations. 674 00:40:52,191 --> 00:40:54,191 All right. 675 00:40:55,194 --> 00:40:56,620 Thank you, City clerk and with 676 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:56,729 that I'll turn it over to my 677 00:40:56,729 --> 00:40:57,396 colleagues for comments and 678 00:40:57,396 --> 00:40:58,300 entertain a motion And we'll 679 00:40:58,300 --> 00:41:00,430 start with council member 680 00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:01,801 Whitman Thank you, Council 681 00:41:01,801 --> 00:41:02,535 PRESIDENT And thank you to my 682 00:41:02,535 --> 00:41:03,102 colleagues for bringing forward 683 00:41:03,102 --> 00:41:05,502 a number of meaningful 684 00:41:06,172 --> 00:41:06,939 proclamations This morning. 685 00:41:06,939 --> 00:41:07,607 There are obviously a lot of 686 00:41:07,607 --> 00:41:08,740 lederhosen fans here today I 687 00:41:08,740 --> 00:41:10,740 too will serve. 688 00:41:11,578 --> 00:41:12,245 I congratulate at a 689 00:41:12,245 --> 00:41:12,912 distinguished career in our 690 00:41:12,912 --> 00:41:15,312 library department and wish 691 00:41:16,715 --> 00:41:17,183 this process the very best at 692 00:41:17,183 --> 00:41:17,817 her retirement. 693 00:41:17,817 --> 00:41:18,518 I am honored to join Mayor 694 00:41:18,518 --> 00:41:21,518 Gloria in bringing forward a 695 00:41:21,721 --> 00:41:22,422 proclamation declaring like a 696 00:41:22,422 --> 00:41:22,989 Partizan day it recognizes 16 697 00:41:22,989 --> 00:41:25,389 years of leadership a 698 00:41:26,259 --> 00:41:27,600 transformational change at 699 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:27,694 the Museum of Us and a park 700 00:41:27,694 --> 00:41:30,940 Under his leadership, Mr. 701 00:41:31,998 --> 00:41:32,699 Persson led the transformation 702 00:41:32,699 --> 00:41:33,399 of the San Diego Museum of Man 703 00:41:33,399 --> 00:41:36,999 into the Museum of Us, opened 704 00:41:37,236 --> 00:41:37,937 the California Tower to 705 00:41:37,937 --> 00:41:38,571 the public for the first time 706 00:41:38,571 --> 00:41:39,272 in over 80 years, expanded 707 00:41:39,272 --> 00:41:42,272 access to culture and learning 708 00:41:42,342 --> 00:41:43,430 for thousands of San Diego's 709 00:41:43,430 --> 00:41:43,810 and in doing so helped to 710 00:41:43,810 --> 00:41:46,810 provide free museum access to 711 00:41:47,213 --> 00:41:47,614 nearly 31,000 people in a 712 00:41:47,614 --> 00:41:48,381 single year. 713 00:41:48,381 --> 00:41:51,981 It He also started the museum 714 00:41:52,352 --> 00:41:53,860 to National Recognition earning 715 00:41:53,860 --> 00:41:56,860 the Kaleidoscope Award for good 716 00:41:57,757 --> 00:41:58,491 governance and becoming a two 717 00:41:58,491 --> 00:41:59,192 time finalist for the Institute 718 00:41:59,192 --> 00:41:59,659 of Museum and Library Services 719 00:41:59,659 --> 00:42:01,659 National Medal. 720 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:03,730 His impact I would say Diego 721 00:42:03,730 --> 00:42:04,464 has really been tremendous and 722 00:42:04,464 --> 00:42:08,100 we wish him the very best as he 723 00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:08,368 moves on to tackle the next 724 00:42:08,368 --> 00:42:09,102 challenge. 725 00:42:09,102 --> 00:42:09,769 And finally just wish everybody 726 00:42:09,769 --> 00:42:12,769 a happy national park and 727 00:42:13,473 --> 00:42:14,106 recreation both to recognize 728 00:42:14,106 --> 00:42:14,841 and thank the employees of 729 00:42:14,841 --> 00:42:17,410 the city's Parks and Recreation 730 00:42:17,410 --> 00:42:18,111 department that our parks 731 00:42:18,111 --> 00:42:18,879 foundation for making our city 732 00:42:18,879 --> 00:42:22,479 parks so special And I will 733 00:42:23,115 --> 00:42:23,616 move approval of 734 00:42:23,616 --> 00:42:23,984 the proclamations. 735 00:42:23,984 --> 00:42:24,650 All right. 736 00:42:24,650 --> 00:42:25,352 Thank you, council members. 737 00:42:25,352 --> 00:42:26,620 So we have a motion by Council 738 00:42:26,620 --> 00:42:27,354 member Whitburn to move 739 00:42:27,354 --> 00:42:28,540 the proclamations and we'll go 740 00:42:28,540 --> 00:42:31,540 next to Council PRESIDENT Pro 741 00:42:32,292 --> 00:42:35,292 Tem Lee Thank you Council 742 00:42:36,329 --> 00:42:37,630 PRESIDENT First off on item 30 743 00:42:37,630 --> 00:42:40,333 I want to thank my colleagues 744 00:42:40,333 --> 00:42:41,340 I'm sorry I want to thank my 745 00:42:41,340 --> 00:42:41,735 colleagues for bringing forth 746 00:42:41,735 --> 00:42:42,402 this proclamation celebrating 747 00:42:42,402 --> 00:42:44,802 National Park and Recreation 748 00:42:45,905 --> 00:42:46,606 Month especially as we 749 00:42:46,606 --> 00:42:47,274 celebrate all that our Parks 750 00:42:47,274 --> 00:42:50,274 and recreation team here and 751 00:42:50,710 --> 00:42:51,344 the city does especially sort 752 00:42:51,344 --> 00:42:52,450 of supported by our Parks 753 00:42:52,450 --> 00:42:52,546 Foundation, which I appreciate 754 00:42:52,546 --> 00:42:54,546 seeing here today. 755 00:42:56,516 --> 00:42:57,317 Next I am going to speak to 756 00:42:57,317 --> 00:42:58,180 item s 500 where I'm proud to 757 00:42:58,180 --> 00:43:00,418 recognize Miramar Martial Arts 758 00:43:01,210 --> 00:43:01,722 Academy for its upcoming 30th 759 00:43:01,722 --> 00:43:03,722 anniversary since 1996 Miramar 760 00:43:06,590 --> 00:43:06,727 Martial Arts Academy has been a 761 00:43:06,727 --> 00:43:07,460 cornerstone of the Mira mesa 762 00:43:07,460 --> 00:43:08,940 and Miramar communities helping 763 00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:10,764 students of all ages build 764 00:43:10,764 --> 00:43:11,398 confidence, discipline, 765 00:43:11,398 --> 00:43:11,965 respect, leadership and a 766 00:43:11,965 --> 00:43:12,466 commitment to personal 767 00:43:12,466 --> 00:43:14,466 excellence through 768 00:43:16,690 --> 00:43:16,603 the traditional Korean martial 769 00:43:16,603 --> 00:43:17,437 art of Tang Sudo. 770 00:43:17,437 --> 00:43:20,440 I would also like to recognize 771 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:21,108 Master Thomas Tai for his 772 00:43:21,108 --> 00:43:23,108 extraordinary leadership and 773 00:43:24,478 --> 00:43:24,811 dedication over the past three 774 00:43:24,811 --> 00:43:25,478 decades. 775 00:43:25,478 --> 00:43:26,213 Through his mentorship more 776 00:43:26,213 --> 00:43:28,613 than 160 students have achieved 777 00:43:29,182 --> 00:43:29,783 this distinguished rank of 778 00:43:29,783 --> 00:43:30,484 Black belt and countless 779 00:43:30,484 --> 00:43:32,884 families have been positively 780 00:43:34,154 --> 00:43:34,855 impacted by the values and life 781 00:43:34,855 --> 00:43:35,588 lessons taught at the Academy. 782 00:43:35,588 --> 00:43:38,588 His commitment to excellence is 783 00:43:39,359 --> 00:43:40,930 reflected not only in 784 00:43:40,930 --> 00:43:40,794 the success of his students but 785 00:43:40,794 --> 00:43:43,863 also in his achievements as a 786 00:43:43,863 --> 00:43:44,565 member of the su Burrito U.S. 787 00:43:44,565 --> 00:43:44,965 National team and as a master 788 00:43:44,965 --> 00:43:46,965 instructor. 789 00:43:48,368 --> 00:43:49,680 It's no surprise that many 790 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:49,769 families in our community have 791 00:43:49,769 --> 00:43:50,437 often referenced the positive 792 00:43:50,437 --> 00:43:53,206 impact of Master Tai and his 793 00:43:53,206 --> 00:43:53,574 team have had on young people 794 00:43:53,574 --> 00:43:54,374 every day. 795 00:43:54,374 --> 00:43:57,440 >> And so as we celebrate 796 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:57,744 Miramar Martial Arts Academy's 797 00:43:57,744 --> 00:43:58,312 30th anniversary, we recognize 798 00:43:58,312 --> 00:44:00,712 its enduring legacy of 799 00:44:01,448 --> 00:44:02,115 community service excellence, 800 00:44:02,115 --> 00:44:02,783 mentorship and empowerment. 801 00:44:02,783 --> 00:44:06,383 And with that we're proud to 802 00:44:06,854 --> 00:44:09,254 proclaim AUGUST 15th, 2026 to 803 00:44:10,557 --> 00:44:11,157 be Miramar Martial Arts Academy 804 00:44:11,157 --> 00:44:11,825 30th anniversary day in 805 00:44:11,825 --> 00:44:12,526 the city of San Diego Since 806 00:44:12,526 --> 00:44:15,262 Master Tom Cy is actually here 807 00:44:15,262 --> 00:44:15,962 in the audience I wanted to 808 00:44:15,962 --> 00:44:16,730 just invite you up if you 809 00:44:16,730 --> 00:44:20,330 wanted to share any remarks for 810 00:44:24,738 --> 00:44:25,205 a moment. 811 00:44:25,205 --> 00:44:27,205 Thank you. 812 00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:30,710 Just want to say thank you for 813 00:44:30,710 --> 00:44:33,710 acknowledging us and giving us 814 00:44:34,215 --> 00:44:35,820 this opportunity. 815 00:44:35,820 --> 00:44:38,682 You know, 30 years ago when I 816 00:44:39,119 --> 00:44:39,887 started the studio I was just a 817 00:44:39,887 --> 00:44:40,654 kind of last kid just got out 818 00:44:40,654 --> 00:44:44,254 of college, just got laid off 819 00:44:44,358 --> 00:44:45,125 from work, didn't have any 820 00:44:45,125 --> 00:44:49,960 where to go And it was just 821 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:50,164 the passion and the art art and 822 00:44:50,164 --> 00:44:53,667 I just want to try it out and 823 00:44:53,667 --> 00:44:54,635 and I'm just happy that it's 824 00:44:54,635 --> 00:44:58,835 been here this long and got an 825 00:44:58,906 --> 00:44:59,640 opportunity to work with 826 00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:03,240 everyone and really in an honor 827 00:45:03,744 --> 00:45:04,411 to be here and to to be able to 828 00:45:04,411 --> 00:45:06,811 accept to acknowledge this. 829 00:45:08,182 --> 00:45:08,782 So thank you very much. 830 00:45:08,782 --> 00:45:10,782 >> Thank you. 831 00:45:11,785 --> 00:45:12,453 Next on item 507, I want to 832 00:45:12,453 --> 00:45:13,200 thank Councilmember Campbell 833 00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:16,200 for joining me on this 834 00:45:16,590 --> 00:45:17,157 proclamation recognizing Coates 835 00:45:17,157 --> 00:45:17,758 Disease Awareness Day. 836 00:45:17,758 --> 00:45:18,525 If many of you and these 837 00:45:18,525 --> 00:45:21,295 chambers have not heard of 838 00:45:21,295 --> 00:45:22,290 Coates disease before it, 839 00:45:22,290 --> 00:45:22,396 that's exactly why this item is 840 00:45:22,396 --> 00:45:24,396 important. 841 00:45:25,766 --> 00:45:26,466 Coates disease is a rare 842 00:45:26,466 --> 00:45:27,168 congenital and non hereditary 843 00:45:27,168 --> 00:45:29,568 eye disorder characterized by 844 00:45:30,671 --> 00:45:31,438 abnormal development of blood 845 00:45:31,438 --> 00:45:32,139 vessels in the retina resulting 846 00:45:32,139 --> 00:45:35,139 in trauma damage blindness or 847 00:45:36,844 --> 00:45:37,611 even removal of the eyes. 848 00:45:37,611 --> 00:45:41,211 A common disease a common sign 849 00:45:41,215 --> 00:45:41,948 of the disease is Luca chorea 850 00:45:41,948 --> 00:45:44,948 an abnormal white reflection of 851 00:45:45,686 --> 00:45:46,353 the retina and symptoms usually 852 00:45:46,353 --> 00:45:47,540 begin with blurred vision in 853 00:45:47,540 --> 00:45:49,323 one eye which is made more 854 00:45:49,323 --> 00:45:49,990 pronounced with one eye closed 855 00:45:49,990 --> 00:45:50,625 an early warning sign that's 856 00:45:50,625 --> 00:45:53,250 often seen especially with 857 00:45:54,561 --> 00:45:55,262 youth is yellow eyes in flash 858 00:45:55,262 --> 00:45:58,262 photography which is caused by 859 00:45:59,333 --> 00:46:00,000 light reflecting off 860 00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:00,334 the cholesterol deposits in 861 00:46:00,334 --> 00:46:02,334 the eye. 862 00:46:03,738 --> 00:46:04,404 And so if you see that that's 863 00:46:04,404 --> 00:46:05,740 something to be aware of 864 00:46:05,740 --> 00:46:08,740 observed each year on AUGUST 865 00:46:08,241 --> 00:46:09,109 17th Coast disease awareness 866 00:46:09,109 --> 00:46:09,810 Day shines a light on this rare 867 00:46:09,810 --> 00:46:12,546 disease that does not yet have 868 00:46:12,546 --> 00:46:13,213 a cure and affects over 200,000 869 00:46:13,213 --> 00:46:13,848 people in the United States 870 00:46:13,848 --> 00:46:16,248 including thousands in San 871 00:46:17,785 --> 00:46:18,386 Diego. 872 00:46:18,386 --> 00:46:19,860 We also recognize those 873 00:46:19,860 --> 00:46:22,860 affected by Cote's disease and 874 00:46:22,356 --> 00:46:22,924 having their stories told and 875 00:46:22,924 --> 00:46:23,590 their journeys shared. 876 00:46:23,590 --> 00:46:26,590 And I'd like to specifically 877 00:46:27,627 --> 00:46:28,229 thank Paula Henning who's here 878 00:46:28,229 --> 00:46:28,895 in the audience with us. 879 00:46:28,895 --> 00:46:29,563 Paul, a regular attendee of 880 00:46:29,563 --> 00:46:32,299 the Mare Mesa Town Council. 881 00:46:32,299 --> 00:46:33,000 She's helped to bring forward 882 00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:33,701 this proclamation as a member 883 00:46:33,701 --> 00:46:36,737 of the community each year and 884 00:46:36,737 --> 00:46:37,371 she has often shared her story 885 00:46:37,371 --> 00:46:38,390 as someone who personally 886 00:46:38,390 --> 00:46:40,390 understands the significant 887 00:46:40,875 --> 00:46:41,576 impact of Curt's disease. 888 00:46:41,576 --> 00:46:42,343 And Paula, similarly if you'd 889 00:46:42,343 --> 00:46:45,943 like to come forward and share 890 00:46:58,250 --> 00:46:58,326 a few words. 891 00:46:58,326 --> 00:46:58,993 Yeah. 892 00:46:58,993 --> 00:47:01,393 Thank you, Council members. 893 00:47:03,397 --> 00:47:06,801 I'm sorry If you can speak into 894 00:47:06,801 --> 00:47:07,135 a microphone, you can pull them 895 00:47:07,135 --> 00:47:07,602 . 896 00:47:07,602 --> 00:47:08,202 There you go. 897 00:47:08,202 --> 00:47:08,569 Thank you so much. 898 00:47:08,569 --> 00:47:10,569 Thank you. 899 00:47:17,110 --> 00:47:17,745 And I do have a grandson that 900 00:47:17,745 --> 00:47:18,780 was diagnosed with the disease 901 00:47:18,780 --> 00:47:20,780 in 2008. 902 00:47:21,749 --> 00:47:25,349 It has been a very devastating 903 00:47:26,354 --> 00:47:26,921 journey but he has progressed 904 00:47:26,921 --> 00:47:29,321 pretty good with it. 905 00:47:31,359 --> 00:47:31,959 He now as of the last year 906 00:47:31,959 --> 00:47:34,959 become blind in one eye. 907 00:47:35,529 --> 00:47:36,397 And what's sad about these 908 00:47:36,397 --> 00:47:39,397 little kids, they don't get 909 00:47:40,267 --> 00:47:40,768 the diagnosis or the treatment 910 00:47:40,768 --> 00:47:41,636 that they have. 911 00:47:41,636 --> 00:47:44,871 A lot of them are in 912 00:47:44,871 --> 00:47:45,573 underprivileged communities 913 00:47:45,573 --> 00:47:46,700 that don't have the eye 914 00:47:46,700 --> 00:47:48,700 examinations. 915 00:47:50,678 --> 00:47:51,379 And like DR. MR. Kant said, 916 00:47:51,379 --> 00:47:53,779 just a flash photography 917 00:47:55,149 --> 00:47:55,884 parents can take a flash 918 00:47:55,884 --> 00:47:58,419 photography and see the glow of 919 00:47:58,419 --> 00:47:59,187 the white or the yellow eye 920 00:47:59,187 --> 00:48:02,187 which is extremely important to 921 00:48:03,625 --> 00:48:05,625 have diagnosed. 922 00:48:08,429 --> 00:48:09,297 It is very expensive for these 923 00:48:09,297 --> 00:48:12,897 kids to go through a disease 924 00:48:13,368 --> 00:48:14,350 regimen. 925 00:48:14,350 --> 00:48:17,350 And there's not that many 926 00:48:18,472 --> 00:48:19,174 people in San Diego which I 927 00:48:19,174 --> 00:48:19,740 hate to say a lot of 928 00:48:19,740 --> 00:48:21,740 the pediatricians and 929 00:48:22,844 --> 00:48:23,578 the ophthalmologists are still 930 00:48:23,578 --> 00:48:26,578 unaware of this condition which 931 00:48:28,416 --> 00:48:29,117 needs to be addressed to help 932 00:48:29,117 --> 00:48:32,717 these kids because it's sad to 933 00:48:33,254 --> 00:48:34,550 see a child lose their vision 934 00:48:34,550 --> 00:48:37,358 or even lose their eye because 935 00:48:37,358 --> 00:48:38,326 of it. 936 00:48:38,326 --> 00:48:42,526 But I want to thank the council 937 00:48:42,830 --> 00:48:46,735 here and I want to mention that 938 00:48:46,735 --> 00:48:50,935 San Diego was the first city to 939 00:48:51,539 --> 00:48:52,173 have the parkland Action for 940 00:48:52,173 --> 00:48:52,674 Coats Disease Awareness in 941 00:48:52,674 --> 00:48:54,674 the United States. 942 00:48:56,478 --> 00:48:57,545 So thank you. 943 00:48:57,545 --> 00:49:01,216 And I want to thank you for 944 00:49:01,216 --> 00:49:03,616 bringing this proclamation on 945 00:49:05,186 --> 00:49:05,887 AUGUST 17th of 2026 to bring 946 00:49:05,887 --> 00:49:08,887 this awareness to the facility 947 00:49:10,125 --> 00:49:10,524 to the communities. 948 00:49:10,524 --> 00:49:11,293 Thank you. 949 00:49:11,293 --> 00:49:14,893 One of the things really goes 950 00:49:15,930 --> 00:49:16,631 to Holland the for her 951 00:49:16,631 --> 00:49:17,310 leadership and her advocacy on 952 00:49:17,310 --> 00:49:19,310 this front. 953 00:49:21,336 --> 00:49:21,703 That concludes my remarks about 954 00:49:21,703 --> 00:49:22,690 PRESIDENT. 955 00:49:22,690 --> 00:49:22,470 Thank you. 956 00:49:22,470 --> 00:49:23,305 All right. 957 00:49:23,305 --> 00:49:23,905 My second that Oh yes, I will 958 00:49:23,905 --> 00:49:25,673 second the proclamation. 959 00:49:25,673 --> 00:49:26,541 All right. 960 00:49:26,541 --> 00:49:27,175 So we have a motion by 961 00:49:27,175 --> 00:49:27,909 Councilmember Whipper and 962 00:49:27,909 --> 00:49:28,309 the second by council PRESIDENT 963 00:49:28,309 --> 00:49:29,577 Pro Tem Lee. 964 00:49:29,577 --> 00:49:30,440 And we'll go next to council 965 00:49:30,440 --> 00:49:30,745 member Campbell. 966 00:49:30,745 --> 00:49:31,111 >> Thank you so much, Council 967 00:49:31,111 --> 00:49:33,111 PRESIDENT. 968 00:49:34,716 --> 00:49:35,317 Congratulations to everyone 969 00:49:35,317 --> 00:49:37,317 receiving plaques today. 970 00:49:39,454 --> 00:49:40,188 And I'm very happy to join my 971 00:49:40,188 --> 00:49:42,588 colleague council PRESIDENT Pro 972 00:49:43,925 --> 00:49:44,693 Tem Lee in proclaiming AUGUST 973 00:49:44,693 --> 00:49:48,293 17th to be Coates Wear Coach 974 00:49:48,763 --> 00:49:49,535 Disease Awareness Day. 975 00:49:49,535 --> 00:49:50,232 In recognition of those who 976 00:49:50,232 --> 00:49:53,232 suffer from this rare disease, 977 00:49:54,136 --> 00:49:54,903 Coates Disease was discovered 978 00:49:54,903 --> 00:49:57,303 by ophthalmologist named George 979 00:49:58,573 --> 00:49:59,441 Coates in 1908. 980 00:49:59,441 --> 00:50:02,441 It occurs in young childhood 981 00:50:03,311 --> 00:50:03,912 and the cause is blood vessels 982 00:50:03,912 --> 00:50:06,912 in the eyes that develop 983 00:50:08,249 --> 00:50:08,884 abnormally resulting in eye 984 00:50:08,884 --> 00:50:09,885 trauma and loss of vision. 985 00:50:09,885 --> 00:50:13,540 There is no known cure for it 986 00:50:13,540 --> 00:50:13,788 but for those fortunate enough 987 00:50:13,788 --> 00:50:17,388 to catch it early treatment can 988 00:50:17,658 --> 00:50:18,259 sometimes slow the progression 989 00:50:18,259 --> 00:50:18,927 and help the symptoms. 990 00:50:18,927 --> 00:50:21,327 It's especially important to 991 00:50:22,297 --> 00:50:22,964 continue to raise awareness 992 00:50:22,964 --> 00:50:23,498 about lesser known diseases 993 00:50:23,498 --> 00:50:25,498 like Coates Disease. 994 00:50:27,680 --> 00:50:27,769 There are people in San Diego 995 00:50:27,769 --> 00:50:28,436 who live with Coates disease. 996 00:50:28,436 --> 00:50:32,360 And we must do everything we 997 00:50:32,107 --> 00:50:32,474 can to support them and their 998 00:50:32,474 --> 00:50:33,174 families. 999 00:50:33,174 --> 00:50:33,775 And thank you for all you have 1000 00:50:33,775 --> 00:50:36,175 done to bring awareness. 1001 00:50:36,979 --> 00:50:37,579 But by continuing to raise 1002 00:50:37,579 --> 00:50:39,979 the awareness about this 1003 00:50:41,449 --> 00:50:42,150 disease we can help to support 1004 00:50:42,150 --> 00:50:42,918 research and make progress in 1005 00:50:42,918 --> 00:50:45,918 treating and as soon as 1006 00:50:46,788 --> 00:50:47,122 possible in curing this 1007 00:50:47,122 --> 00:50:47,489 disease. 1008 00:50:47,489 --> 00:50:47,989 Thank you. 1009 00:50:47,989 --> 00:50:49,989 Council PRESIDENT. 1010 00:50:51,861 --> 00:50:52,461 All right. 1011 00:50:52,461 --> 00:50:52,828 Thank you, Council Mayor 1012 00:50:52,828 --> 00:50:53,562 Campbell. 1013 00:50:53,562 --> 00:50:55,864 We'll go next to council member 1014 00:50:55,864 --> 00:50:56,331 Eli Rivera. 1015 00:50:56,331 --> 00:50:57,310 >> All right. 1016 00:50:57,310 --> 00:50:59,431 Thank you, council PRESIDENT. 1017 00:51:01,136 --> 00:51:01,870 I want to start by thanking my 1018 00:51:01,870 --> 00:51:02,538 colleagues for bringing forward 1019 00:51:02,538 --> 00:51:04,938 these proclamations and say 1020 00:51:06,508 --> 00:51:06,975 congratulation to all 1021 00:51:06,975 --> 00:51:07,809 the recipients. 1022 00:51:07,809 --> 00:51:11,409 Very quickly before I speak to 1023 00:51:11,480 --> 00:51:12,180 to National Parks and 1024 00:51:12,180 --> 00:51:13,148 Recreation but I did want to 1025 00:51:13,148 --> 00:51:15,784 say thank you to MISS Rosas for 1026 00:51:15,784 --> 00:51:16,485 her service to this city. 1027 00:51:16,485 --> 00:51:20,550 The stories that we heard this 1028 00:51:20,550 --> 00:51:20,689 morning in public comment were 1029 00:51:20,689 --> 00:51:23,890 an incredible testament to 1030 00:51:24,726 --> 00:51:25,394 the impact that librarians can 1031 00:51:25,394 --> 00:51:28,394 make the libraries can make 1032 00:51:29,364 --> 00:51:29,998 public employees can make and 1033 00:51:29,998 --> 00:51:32,398 obviously the impact that 1034 00:51:34,603 --> 00:51:35,471 you've made has been incredible 1035 00:51:35,471 --> 00:51:39,441 and is just such a testament to 1036 00:51:39,441 --> 00:51:40,208 the value of public service and 1037 00:51:40,208 --> 00:51:40,976 why we appreciate those of you 1038 00:51:40,976 --> 00:51:44,479 who've stayed with the city for 1039 00:51:44,479 --> 00:51:45,147 such a long time. 1040 00:51:45,147 --> 00:51:45,781 These are lifelong memories. 1041 00:51:45,781 --> 00:51:48,781 I'm hearing that there are 1042 00:51:49,150 --> 00:51:49,818 folks who are now educators 1043 00:51:49,818 --> 00:51:50,519 because of the interactions 1044 00:51:50,519 --> 00:51:50,786 that they had with you growing 1045 00:51:50,786 --> 00:51:52,786 up. 1046 00:51:53,656 --> 00:51:54,423 That's just incredibly 1047 00:51:54,423 --> 00:51:54,923 inspiring to me And so I want 1048 00:51:54,923 --> 00:51:57,323 to say thank you. 1049 00:51:58,600 --> 00:52:01,600 As for National Park and 1050 00:52:02,865 --> 00:52:03,565 Recreation Month, I will start 1051 00:52:03,565 --> 00:52:04,232 by again thank you, my 1052 00:52:04,232 --> 00:52:06,632 colleagues for bringing this 1053 00:52:08,103 --> 00:52:08,870 forward with us. 1054 00:52:08,870 --> 00:52:09,305 >> Parks are more than just 1055 00:52:09,305 --> 00:52:09,905 green spaces. 1056 00:52:09,905 --> 00:52:11,905 They're where community 1057 00:52:12,274 --> 00:52:13,420 happens, where families gather 1058 00:52:13,420 --> 00:52:13,742 ,kids find joy and neighbors 1059 00:52:13,742 --> 00:52:16,142 come together across cultures 1060 00:52:17,460 --> 00:52:17,713 and in too many neighborhoods 1061 00:52:17,713 --> 00:52:18,447 access to safe quality parks 1062 00:52:18,447 --> 00:52:22,470 has been treated like a luxury. 1063 00:52:22,117 --> 00:52:22,485 But public space is not a 1064 00:52:22,485 --> 00:52:22,918 privilege. 1065 00:52:22,918 --> 00:52:23,552 It's a right. 1066 00:52:23,552 --> 00:52:24,353 And every San Diego and in 1067 00:52:24,353 --> 00:52:27,323 every zip code of our city 1068 00:52:27,323 --> 00:52:27,957 deserves a clean welcoming 1069 00:52:27,957 --> 00:52:28,290 place to connect, heal and 1070 00:52:28,290 --> 00:52:28,823 thrive. 1071 00:52:28,823 --> 00:52:30,823 Parks are essential 1072 00:52:31,327 --> 00:52:32,270 infrastructure not only for 1073 00:52:32,270 --> 00:52:32,427 public health but for climate 1074 00:52:32,427 --> 00:52:34,427 resilience. 1075 00:52:35,531 --> 00:52:36,232 And as we fight for 1076 00:52:36,232 --> 00:52:36,932 environmental justice, we need 1077 00:52:36,932 --> 00:52:37,599 to invest in green spaces that 1078 00:52:37,599 --> 00:52:39,999 protect the people, protect 1079 00:52:41,103 --> 00:52:41,504 people and protect our 1080 00:52:41,504 --> 00:52:42,304 environment. 1081 00:52:42,304 --> 00:52:45,904 Year after year our parks and 1082 00:52:46,175 --> 00:52:46,842 recreation staff have been 1083 00:52:46,842 --> 00:52:47,509 asked to do more with less. 1084 00:52:47,509 --> 00:52:49,909 And nonetheless they still 1085 00:52:51,216 --> 00:52:51,613 continue to show up for our 1086 00:52:51,613 --> 00:52:52,414 communities. 1087 00:52:52,414 --> 00:52:56,385 And as a result every day youth 1088 00:52:56,385 --> 00:52:57,860 and families in San Diego form 1089 00:52:57,860 --> 00:52:57,719 connections and memories that 1090 00:52:57,719 --> 00:52:58,421 they will carry with them 1091 00:52:58,421 --> 00:53:00,956 through the rest of our lives. 1092 00:53:00,956 --> 00:53:01,624 And our elders are able to 1093 00:53:01,624 --> 00:53:04,624 connect with one another and 1094 00:53:05,227 --> 00:53:05,995 continue to find community. 1095 00:53:05,995 --> 00:53:06,696 And none of this would be 1096 00:53:06,696 --> 00:53:09,696 possible without Parks and Rec 1097 00:53:10,299 --> 00:53:10,799 staff and the organizations 1098 00:53:10,799 --> 00:53:11,567 that support them. 1099 00:53:11,567 --> 00:53:14,403 I want to make sure I provide 1100 00:53:14,403 --> 00:53:14,970 special thanks to the park 1101 00:53:14,970 --> 00:53:15,671 Foundation and private 1102 00:53:15,671 --> 00:53:18,710 charities for everything that 1103 00:53:19,642 --> 00:53:20,343 you do to advocate for and 1104 00:53:20,343 --> 00:53:21,310 invest in our park and rec 1105 00:53:21,310 --> 00:53:24,513 system and to our parks and rec 1106 00:53:24,513 --> 00:53:25,314 team here at the city. 1107 00:53:25,314 --> 00:53:25,982 Thank you for strengthening our 1108 00:53:25,982 --> 00:53:27,982 communities through hosting 1109 00:53:28,918 --> 00:53:29,619 cultural celebrations, for 1110 00:53:29,619 --> 00:53:30,353 cultivating relationships and 1111 00:53:30,353 --> 00:53:32,753 uplifting our neighborhoods and 1112 00:53:33,622 --> 00:53:33,989 all of their beautiful 1113 00:53:33,989 --> 00:53:34,690 diversity. 1114 00:53:34,690 --> 00:53:37,690 So let's celebrate our parks, 1115 00:53:38,270 --> 00:53:38,728 honor the public servants who 1116 00:53:38,728 --> 00:53:39,362 maintain them and recommit to 1117 00:53:39,362 --> 00:53:42,362 building a San Diego where 1118 00:53:42,632 --> 00:53:45,632 every child and every family 1119 00:53:48,371 --> 00:53:48,738 has access to nature, joy and 1120 00:53:48,738 --> 00:53:49,438 community. 1121 00:53:49,438 --> 00:53:49,806 Thank you, Council PRESIDENT. 1122 00:53:49,806 --> 00:53:50,439 All right. 1123 00:53:50,439 --> 00:53:50,872 Thank you, Council member 1124 00:53:50,872 --> 00:53:51,607 Sheila Rivera. 1125 00:53:51,607 --> 00:53:52,741 We'll go next to council member 1126 00:53:52,741 --> 00:53:53,676 Moreno Thank you. 1127 00:53:53,676 --> 00:53:56,676 >> I have comments on item 30. 1128 00:53:58,581 --> 00:54:01,984 National Park and Rec month and 1129 00:54:01,984 --> 00:54:02,751 also item s5a1 Elinor Rosas de 1130 00:54:02,751 --> 00:54:05,151 item 30 celebrates parks and 1131 00:54:07,230 --> 00:54:07,890 RECs across the nation. 1132 00:54:07,890 --> 00:54:08,658 And I believe that access to 1133 00:54:08,658 --> 00:54:11,658 parks helps create and maintain 1134 00:54:11,928 --> 00:54:12,661 healthy communities physically 1135 00:54:12,661 --> 00:54:15,661 but also mentally green spaces 1136 00:54:16,866 --> 00:54:17,600 throughout our communities 1137 00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:18,200 helps lessen the impact also of 1138 00:54:18,200 --> 00:54:20,600 climate change and helps 1139 00:54:22,710 --> 00:54:22,739 provide shade and cooler areas 1140 00:54:22,739 --> 00:54:25,739 for people The people of 1141 00:54:25,975 --> 00:54:26,576 District eight absolutely love 1142 00:54:26,576 --> 00:54:29,576 and enjoy all the parks 1143 00:54:30,914 --> 00:54:31,614 throughout our communities from 1144 00:54:31,614 --> 00:54:32,282 Chicano Park and Memorial Park 1145 00:54:32,282 --> 00:54:35,282 in the north to Montgomery, 1146 00:54:35,618 --> 00:54:35,985 Waller and Cesar Solis in 1147 00:54:35,985 --> 00:54:37,985 the South. 1148 00:54:38,721 --> 00:54:39,188 But we need more parks in 1149 00:54:39,188 --> 00:54:39,989 District eight. 1150 00:54:39,989 --> 00:54:43,960 I am very proud to have built 1151 00:54:43,960 --> 00:54:44,393 parks where there were once 1152 00:54:44,393 --> 00:54:45,127 empty lots. 1153 00:54:45,127 --> 00:54:48,727 Those empty lots are now being 1154 00:54:49,198 --> 00:54:49,865 transformed to buyer Park 1155 00:54:49,865 --> 00:54:52,865 Rivera del Sol Park, Hidden 1156 00:54:54,137 --> 00:54:55,104 Trails Park and Grove Park. 1157 00:54:55,104 --> 00:54:58,408 Rivera del Sol which was a 1158 00:54:58,408 --> 00:54:58,907 vacant lot for 20 years, was 1159 00:54:58,907 --> 00:54:59,542 recently opened in 1160 00:54:59,542 --> 00:55:01,942 the community of Oceanview 1161 00:55:03,312 --> 00:55:04,800 Hills and this year we expect 1162 00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:07,680 Phase one of Beier Park to 1163 00:55:07,951 --> 00:55:08,651 become an it b to become open 1164 00:55:08,651 --> 00:55:12,522 to the public which will be a 1165 00:55:12,522 --> 00:55:13,123 major victory for the people of 1166 00:55:13,123 --> 00:55:16,123 San Ysidro who have long 1167 00:55:16,326 --> 00:55:17,260 watched this site sit unused 1168 00:55:17,260 --> 00:55:20,626 for three decades now It will 1169 00:55:21,640 --> 00:55:21,498 be a focus of community 1170 00:55:21,498 --> 00:55:22,332 activity. 1171 00:55:22,332 --> 00:55:25,332 Also Hidden Trails Park is 1172 00:55:26,136 --> 00:55:26,903 under construction and Grove 1173 00:55:26,903 --> 00:55:30,503 Avenue Park is fully funded as 1174 00:55:31,641 --> 00:55:32,410 of JANUARY eight and should be 1175 00:55:32,410 --> 00:55:32,909 out to bid. 1176 00:55:32,909 --> 00:55:35,909 I think it's really interesting 1177 00:55:36,412 --> 00:55:37,790 because we have the Park and 1178 00:55:37,790 --> 00:55:37,947 Rec Foundation here and when 1179 00:55:37,947 --> 00:55:41,451 they asked me to give them a 1180 00:55:41,451 --> 00:55:42,318 tour of our parks I took them 1181 00:55:42,318 --> 00:55:45,918 to Grove Avenue Park and we 1182 00:55:45,922 --> 00:55:46,656 went inside to the vacant lot 1183 00:55:46,656 --> 00:55:49,656 and everybody looked around and 1184 00:55:51,161 --> 00:55:51,594 was like Why do you why did you 1185 00:55:51,594 --> 00:55:52,395 bring us here? 1186 00:55:52,395 --> 00:55:55,598 And I told them I brought you 1187 00:55:55,598 --> 00:55:56,299 here because I want you to feel 1188 00:55:56,299 --> 00:55:58,699 what District eight residents 1189 00:56:00,269 --> 00:56:00,870 feel And I think that was very 1190 00:56:00,870 --> 00:56:01,571 powerful And that's why 1191 00:56:01,571 --> 00:56:04,571 hopefully what we broke ground 1192 00:56:05,608 --> 00:56:06,476 in JANUARY and I expect that 1193 00:56:06,476 --> 00:56:09,613 we're in bed But I won't ask 1194 00:56:09,613 --> 00:56:10,547 right now. 1195 00:56:10,547 --> 00:56:13,683 In the last seven years we've 1196 00:56:13,683 --> 00:56:14,350 also refurbished five existing 1197 00:56:14,350 --> 00:56:16,750 parks That's Memorial Coral 1198 00:56:18,722 --> 00:56:19,422 Gate Robert Eggers, Senior 1199 00:56:19,422 --> 00:56:19,889 South Bay Sherman Heights and 1200 00:56:19,889 --> 00:56:21,889 Colonel Solomon. 1201 00:56:23,493 --> 00:56:24,194 The more parks we have 1202 00:56:24,194 --> 00:56:24,828 the stronger and healthier our 1203 00:56:24,828 --> 00:56:25,428 communities are And I will 1204 00:56:25,428 --> 00:56:28,428 continue to be a fierce 1205 00:56:28,598 --> 00:56:29,299 advocate to make sure our 1206 00:56:29,299 --> 00:56:29,866 residents have access to parks 1207 00:56:29,866 --> 00:56:31,866 in the neighborhoods. 1208 00:56:33,369 --> 00:56:34,370 So I'm absolutely honored to 1209 00:56:34,370 --> 00:56:34,738 co-sponsor this proclamation 1210 00:56:34,738 --> 00:56:37,138 with Council PRESIDENT LaCava 1211 00:56:38,708 --> 00:56:42,308 Foster and Isla Rivera as we 1212 00:56:42,779 --> 00:56:43,547 proclaim JULY as National Park 1213 00:56:43,547 --> 00:56:47,747 and Rec month in the City of 1214 00:56:48,351 --> 00:56:52,522 San Diego Item as s508 is MISS 1215 00:56:52,522 --> 00:56:53,189 Elinor Rosas day MISS Elinor 1216 00:56:53,189 --> 00:56:56,189 Rosas will be retiring from 1217 00:56:56,226 --> 00:56:57,260 Logan Heights Library in early 1218 00:56:57,260 --> 00:56:57,794 AUGUST after 40 years of public 1219 00:56:57,794 --> 00:57:01,394 service to the San Diego Public 1220 00:57:01,865 --> 00:57:02,366 Library System and to the Logan 1221 00:57:02,366 --> 00:57:04,366 Heights community. 1222 00:57:06,403 --> 00:57:07,700 MISS Rosas began her career at 1223 00:57:07,700 --> 00:57:10,700 the Logan Heights Library in 1224 00:57:10,707 --> 00:57:11,107 1988 when the library was small 1225 00:57:11,107 --> 00:57:11,708 but mighty. 1226 00:57:11,708 --> 00:57:14,708 MISS Rosas has played a 1227 00:57:15,345 --> 00:57:16,460 significant role in the history 1228 00:57:16,460 --> 00:57:16,813 of the Logan Heights Library. 1229 00:57:16,813 --> 00:57:20,484 She played a role in the grant 1230 00:57:20,484 --> 00:57:21,184 development process and even 1231 00:57:21,184 --> 00:57:21,785 helped plan the grand opening 1232 00:57:21,785 --> 00:57:24,785 of the new Logan Heights 1233 00:57:25,255 --> 00:57:28,255 Library that sits just about 1234 00:57:30,193 --> 00:57:30,760 200 yards away from the old 1235 00:57:30,760 --> 00:57:31,427 Logan Heights Library. 1236 00:57:31,427 --> 00:57:34,427 MISS Rosa has brought a 1237 00:57:34,664 --> 00:57:35,265 thoughtful library and programs 1238 00:57:35,265 --> 00:57:35,933 to the community such as 1239 00:57:35,933 --> 00:57:37,933 bilingual library programing 1240 00:57:39,369 --> 00:57:39,903 for people of all ages and 1241 00:57:39,903 --> 00:57:41,903 hosted Mother's Day 1242 00:57:44,207 --> 00:57:44,842 celebrations at the library In 1243 00:57:44,842 --> 00:57:47,242 2020 she helped host the 1244 00:57:49,146 --> 00:57:49,912 League baseball player Travel 1245 00:57:49,912 --> 00:57:53,512 exhibition and a panel as part 1246 00:57:54,651 --> 00:57:54,951 of as part of the Black History 1247 00:57:54,951 --> 00:57:55,719 Month. 1248 00:57:55,719 --> 00:57:56,487 There was a panel that was very 1249 00:57:56,487 --> 00:57:59,255 enlightening to see some of 1250 00:57:59,255 --> 00:57:59,957 the players that are still 1251 00:57:59,957 --> 00:58:02,957 alive and also not forgetting 1252 00:58:04,561 --> 00:58:04,828 what Lou what Logan Heights 1253 00:58:04,828 --> 00:58:05,462 was. 1254 00:58:05,462 --> 00:58:06,229 It wasn't just a Latino 1255 00:58:06,229 --> 00:58:09,566 community but it was an African 1256 00:58:09,566 --> 00:58:09,933 American community as well and 1257 00:58:09,933 --> 00:58:10,800 still is. 1258 00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:13,937 And for many years she also 1259 00:58:13,937 --> 00:58:15,937 coordinated coordinated annual 1260 00:58:18,375 --> 00:58:19,143 free tax preparation events. 1261 00:58:19,143 --> 00:58:19,743 >> Earlier this year she helped 1262 00:58:19,743 --> 00:58:20,310 coordinate a nationally 1263 00:58:20,310 --> 00:58:22,310 significant event with 1264 00:58:23,747 --> 00:58:24,481 the United States Postal 1265 00:58:24,481 --> 00:58:28,810 Service to unveil the first low 1266 00:58:28,118 --> 00:58:28,585 rider stamp here in Logan 1267 00:58:28,585 --> 00:58:28,951 Heights Library. 1268 00:58:28,951 --> 00:58:30,951 She's MS.. 1269 00:58:32,856 --> 00:58:33,590 Rosa has has earned a loving 1270 00:58:33,590 --> 00:58:34,325 name as the Logan librarian for 1271 00:58:34,325 --> 00:58:37,828 her deep and authentic sense of 1272 00:58:37,828 --> 00:58:38,429 community. 1273 00:58:38,429 --> 00:58:39,960 She has served several 1274 00:58:39,960 --> 00:58:41,496 generations of Logan Heights 1275 00:58:42,766 --> 00:58:43,167 residents who grew up in 1276 00:58:43,167 --> 00:58:43,834 the library. 1277 00:58:43,834 --> 00:58:47,371 And as you heard from public 1278 00:58:47,371 --> 00:58:48,380 testimony, Logan Heights 1279 00:58:48,380 --> 00:58:48,738 Library is not just your 1280 00:58:48,738 --> 00:58:51,138 regular library it's community 1281 00:58:52,343 --> 00:58:52,876 where innovation happens and 1282 00:58:52,876 --> 00:58:55,276 it's a cultural hub. 1283 00:58:56,981 --> 00:58:57,615 >> MS. Rosa has served on 1284 00:58:57,615 --> 00:58:58,315 the on several committees 1285 00:58:58,315 --> 00:59:00,715 including Library Rewards and 1286 00:59:02,190 --> 00:59:02,719 Recognition community Committee 1287 00:59:02,719 --> 00:59:03,520 as a founding member and later 1288 00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:06,520 was nominated to serve on 1289 00:59:07,624 --> 00:59:08,225 the San Diego Public Library's 1290 00:59:08,225 --> 00:59:08,926 Tactical Plan Committee. 1291 00:59:08,926 --> 00:59:12,429 MISS Rosa, thank you for your 1292 00:59:12,429 --> 00:59:12,730 continue service for District 1293 00:59:12,730 --> 00:59:14,730 eight. 1294 00:59:17,802 --> 00:59:18,602 I think you exemplify the very 1295 00:59:18,602 --> 00:59:22,106 best of the City of San Diego 1296 00:59:22,106 --> 00:59:22,806 Employee You're loving your 1297 00:59:22,806 --> 00:59:23,507 caring and you're a dedicated 1298 00:59:23,507 --> 00:59:26,977 public servant and I thank you 1299 00:59:26,977 --> 00:59:27,745 from the bottom of my heart for 1300 00:59:27,745 --> 00:59:31,345 serving San Diego the way that 1301 00:59:31,816 --> 00:59:32,783 you did. 1302 00:59:32,783 --> 00:59:36,554 And I also want to note one of 1303 00:59:36,554 --> 00:59:37,421 the managers once wrote MISS 1304 00:59:37,421 --> 00:59:41,621 Olina is a role model for every 1305 00:59:41,759 --> 00:59:42,493 city employee and exemplifies a 1306 00:59:42,493 --> 00:59:43,227 standard of excellence that all 1307 00:59:43,227 --> 00:59:46,730 employees strive for in a city 1308 00:59:46,730 --> 00:59:47,598 career. 1309 00:59:47,598 --> 00:59:48,650 And we're lucky to have her 1310 00:59:48,650 --> 00:59:50,650 devoted service. 1311 00:59:52,690 --> 00:59:52,737 Thank you for your dedication. 1312 00:59:52,737 --> 00:59:53,504 So congratulations MS.. 1313 00:59:53,504 --> 00:59:55,406 Rosas on your service and I 1314 00:59:55,406 --> 00:59:59,606 would like to invite you if you 1315 01:00:05,283 --> 01:00:09,483 would like to say a few words. 1316 01:00:10,655 --> 01:00:11,322 I wrote something down. 1317 01:00:11,322 --> 01:00:11,656 >> Thank you, Councilmember 1318 01:00:11,656 --> 01:00:13,656 Moreno. 1319 01:00:15,226 --> 01:00:18,826 And I'm really I'm really proud 1320 01:00:19,731 --> 01:00:20,631 and to have served the city for 1321 01:00:20,631 --> 01:00:24,831 this length of time And I want 1322 01:00:25,360 --> 01:00:25,669 to say that I was born in Logan 1323 01:00:25,669 --> 01:00:28,669 Heights, grew up in Logan 1324 01:00:30,740 --> 01:00:30,708 Heights, Logan Heights, the old 1325 01:00:30,708 --> 01:00:31,442 Logan High Slavery was my 1326 01:00:31,442 --> 01:00:34,442 childhood library I went to 1327 01:00:34,511 --> 01:00:35,213 then Lowell Elementary no 1328 01:00:35,213 --> 01:00:38,213 Perkins Elementary so we used 1329 01:00:39,550 --> 01:00:40,485 to walk to the old library when 1330 01:00:40,485 --> 01:00:42,953 I was a child and this is 1331 01:00:42,953 --> 01:00:43,553 actually my second time 1332 01:00:43,553 --> 01:00:44,222 addressing the council. 1333 01:00:44,222 --> 01:00:47,222 The first time was in 1980. 1334 01:00:48,192 --> 01:00:48,893 Some people in this room a lot 1335 01:00:48,893 --> 01:00:49,327 of people in this room weren't 1336 01:00:49,327 --> 01:00:51,327 even born yet. 1337 01:00:53,300 --> 01:00:53,631 So and that was when I was 1338 01:00:53,631 --> 01:00:54,231 involved with the barrio 1339 01:00:54,231 --> 01:00:56,631 Station where I learned 1340 01:00:58,200 --> 01:00:58,870 community service from Rachel. 1341 01:00:58,870 --> 01:01:03,700 So she was a great teacher When 1342 01:01:03,700 --> 01:01:03,341 I started at the Logan Heights 1343 01:01:03,341 --> 01:01:04,175 Library. 1344 01:01:04,175 --> 01:01:07,175 MR. 1 or 2 years was actually 1345 01:01:07,945 --> 01:01:08,679 my first supervisor and biggest 1346 01:01:08,679 --> 01:01:12,279 point the first thing he wanted 1347 01:01:12,717 --> 01:01:13,251 me to learn was that we had to 1348 01:01:13,251 --> 01:01:13,951 give the service to 1349 01:01:13,951 --> 01:01:14,752 the community that it was not 1350 01:01:14,752 --> 01:01:17,388 just a place where you went to 1351 01:01:17,388 --> 01:01:18,355 look at books, check out books 1352 01:01:18,355 --> 01:01:21,759 that we need it to give people 1353 01:01:21,759 --> 01:01:22,460 a feeling of community, a 1354 01:01:22,460 --> 01:01:25,460 feeling of family welcoming to 1355 01:01:26,531 --> 01:01:27,398 everybody every single day. 1356 01:01:27,398 --> 01:01:28,166 And when kids would act up one 1357 01:01:28,166 --> 01:01:28,799 day he said okay, tomorrow when 1358 01:01:28,799 --> 01:01:31,603 they walk in the door you 1359 01:01:31,603 --> 01:01:32,470 pretend nothing happened. 1360 01:01:32,470 --> 01:01:33,400 It's a brand new day and you 1361 01:01:33,400 --> 01:01:35,400 welcome them again. 1362 01:01:36,173 --> 01:01:36,707 You give them a chance and just 1363 01:01:36,707 --> 01:01:37,508 give them direction. 1364 01:01:37,508 --> 01:01:41,579 A lot of these kids just need 1365 01:01:41,579 --> 01:01:42,179 direction So he allowed me to 1366 01:01:42,179 --> 01:01:42,880 share my experience, my 1367 01:01:42,880 --> 01:01:45,280 connections with the community 1368 01:01:45,950 --> 01:01:46,484 I work with a federation, 1369 01:01:46,484 --> 01:01:47,151 the barrio station. 1370 01:01:47,151 --> 01:01:50,488 I had friends that worked in 1371 01:01:50,488 --> 01:01:51,122 different organizations and 1372 01:01:51,122 --> 01:01:53,122 those connections actually 1373 01:01:55,392 --> 01:01:56,940 proved really important when we 1374 01:01:56,940 --> 01:01:59,694 were working on the grant for 1375 01:01:59,797 --> 01:02:00,765 the new building because they 1376 01:02:00,765 --> 01:02:04,965 were able to give us letters of 1377 01:02:05,300 --> 01:02:05,703 partnership letters agreeing to 1378 01:02:05,703 --> 01:02:06,204 work with us after we opened 1379 01:02:06,204 --> 01:02:08,204 during the during 1380 01:02:14,579 --> 01:02:15,279 the construction I don't know 1381 01:02:15,279 --> 01:02:18,879 so many things and so many 1382 01:02:19,350 --> 01:02:23,688 things to say as the my kids my 1383 01:02:23,688 --> 01:02:24,389 library kids told you we've had 1384 01:02:24,389 --> 01:02:25,890 all these kids coming through 1385 01:02:25,890 --> 01:02:27,489 experiencing all these things, 1386 01:02:28,827 --> 01:02:29,494 sharing their lives with us. 1387 01:02:29,494 --> 01:02:32,494 Parents have come back years 1388 01:02:32,931 --> 01:02:33,798 later telling us the impact 1389 01:02:33,798 --> 01:02:34,466 that we had on their lives 1390 01:02:34,466 --> 01:02:37,466 unknowing to us because they 1391 01:02:37,868 --> 01:02:38,403 didn't share with us what they 1392 01:02:38,403 --> 01:02:39,137 were going through. 1393 01:02:39,137 --> 01:02:39,771 But they said that us opening 1394 01:02:39,771 --> 01:02:42,771 the space to them, sharing 1395 01:02:43,141 --> 01:02:43,808 programing, arts and crafts, 1396 01:02:43,808 --> 01:02:44,609 storytelling you know things 1397 01:02:44,609 --> 01:02:48,130 how we were you know we were 1398 01:02:48,130 --> 01:02:48,713 just you know, providing 1399 01:02:48,713 --> 01:02:51,713 services to the community and 1400 01:02:52,417 --> 01:02:53,118 it was allowing them an escape 1401 01:02:53,118 --> 01:02:56,718 from whatever was going on at 1402 01:02:56,888 --> 01:02:57,756 home And then with us sharing 1403 01:02:57,756 --> 01:02:58,456 what we knew that was going on 1404 01:02:58,456 --> 01:02:59,124 in the community services that 1405 01:02:59,124 --> 01:03:02,124 were available to them, they 1406 01:03:02,360 --> 01:03:02,993 were able to get out of that 1407 01:03:02,993 --> 01:03:05,393 situation or improve their 1408 01:03:06,731 --> 01:03:07,398 situation, get food, get 1409 01:03:07,398 --> 01:03:09,798 served, get legal services, 1410 01:03:11,303 --> 01:03:12,300 domestic violence assistance 1411 01:03:12,300 --> 01:03:12,737 all these things you know, 1412 01:03:12,737 --> 01:03:16,700 people come back later and tell 1413 01:03:16,700 --> 01:03:16,741 us these things and it makes 1414 01:03:16,741 --> 01:03:19,141 everything seem worthwhile what 1415 01:03:20,845 --> 01:03:21,579 we do every day and I run into 1416 01:03:21,579 --> 01:03:25,179 parents at the grocery store at 1417 01:03:26,451 --> 01:03:27,319 Costco and then they there was 1418 01:03:27,319 --> 01:03:27,752 a mom Oh she says let me show 1419 01:03:27,752 --> 01:03:29,752 you pictures. 1420 01:03:29,888 --> 01:03:30,354 My daughter just graduated from 1421 01:03:30,354 --> 01:03:30,955 medical school. 1422 01:03:30,955 --> 01:03:32,955 There's teachers in 1423 01:03:35,294 --> 01:03:35,694 the community that grew up at 1424 01:03:35,694 --> 01:03:36,394 the library. 1425 01:03:36,394 --> 01:03:36,794 They're now teachers, they're 1426 01:03:36,794 --> 01:03:38,794 principals. 1427 01:03:39,631 --> 01:03:42,310 They're in neighborhood schools 1428 01:03:45,270 --> 01:03:46,400 Emerson, Lincoln, you know, all 1429 01:03:46,400 --> 01:03:46,838 you know, all our local schools 1430 01:03:46,838 --> 01:03:49,808 they were kids that went to 1431 01:03:49,808 --> 01:03:50,508 the library And you know, 1432 01:03:50,508 --> 01:03:52,908 people that are administrators 1433 01:03:54,479 --> 01:03:55,414 We have doctors to use. 1434 01:03:55,414 --> 01:03:56,381 One of the moms told me her son 1435 01:03:56,381 --> 01:03:59,318 has a Ph.D. And I was I can't 1436 01:03:59,318 --> 01:04:00,180 remember what science with some 1437 01:04:00,180 --> 01:04:00,719 sort of science There was a 1438 01:04:00,719 --> 01:04:03,922 young man that came to the old 1439 01:04:03,922 --> 01:04:04,222 library right before we closed 1440 01:04:04,222 --> 01:04:05,900 . 1441 01:04:05,900 --> 01:04:05,723 He wanted to see it one last 1442 01:04:05,723 --> 01:04:06,424 time before it was closed 1443 01:04:06,424 --> 01:04:09,494 because he was in the army and 1444 01:04:09,494 --> 01:04:10,950 he was overseas and he was 1445 01:04:10,950 --> 01:04:10,829 telling me all about how 1446 01:04:10,829 --> 01:04:13,829 the library had really inspired 1447 01:04:13,999 --> 01:04:14,399 him And he came back and talked 1448 01:04:14,399 --> 01:04:15,167 about that. 1449 01:04:15,167 --> 01:04:18,203 So I just want to say in 1450 01:04:18,203 --> 01:04:18,837 closing that I hope the city 1451 01:04:18,837 --> 01:04:21,237 can continue providing our 1452 01:04:23,874 --> 01:04:24,609 communities the opportunity to 1453 01:04:24,609 --> 01:04:27,609 access these services by having 1454 01:04:28,547 --> 01:04:32,147 a place that's a place where 1455 01:04:33,652 --> 01:04:34,319 they can go and you know, take 1456 01:04:34,319 --> 01:04:34,720 part in all of these 1457 01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:35,453 activities. 1458 01:04:35,453 --> 01:04:38,757 And and I ask that you continue 1459 01:04:38,757 --> 01:04:39,390 to search for ways to help 1460 01:04:39,390 --> 01:04:41,790 the communities and help 1461 01:04:43,262 --> 01:04:43,962 the staff because difficult 1462 01:04:43,962 --> 01:04:44,729 times that we've gone through 1463 01:04:44,729 --> 01:04:48,133 and I've seen a lot in the time 1464 01:04:48,133 --> 01:04:48,834 I've been there, you know, we 1465 01:04:48,834 --> 01:04:51,834 persevered and we try to 1466 01:04:53,710 --> 01:04:53,772 continue giving people the same 1467 01:04:53,772 --> 01:04:54,472 level of service And it does 1468 01:04:54,472 --> 01:04:57,742 impact not only the public but 1469 01:04:57,742 --> 01:04:58,710 also staff. 1470 01:04:58,710 --> 01:04:59,411 But I want to thank you very 1471 01:04:59,411 --> 01:05:01,811 much for this acknowledgment. 1472 01:05:02,513 --> 01:05:04,513 Thank thank you. 1473 01:05:06,919 --> 01:05:07,519 >> I also I would want I want 1474 01:05:07,519 --> 01:05:08,220 to recognize our library 1475 01:05:08,220 --> 01:05:11,220 director Misty Jones for being 1476 01:05:11,890 --> 01:05:12,724 here. 1477 01:05:12,724 --> 01:05:13,425 >> I thought I saw her this 1478 01:05:13,425 --> 01:05:13,792 morning and that concludes my 1479 01:05:13,792 --> 01:05:15,792 comments. 1480 01:05:16,495 --> 01:05:17,960 Thank you. 1481 01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:17,429 Thank you, Councilmember 1482 01:05:17,429 --> 01:05:19,429 Moreno. 1483 01:05:21,660 --> 01:05:21,632 And we'll go next to 1484 01:05:21,632 --> 01:05:22,134 Councilmember Foster. 1485 01:05:22,134 --> 01:05:24,134 >> Yes, Thank you. 1486 01:05:26,500 --> 01:05:26,705 Council PRESIDENT, Just quickly 1487 01:05:26,705 --> 01:05:29,705 want to say congratulations to 1488 01:05:30,709 --> 01:05:31,109 all of the proclamation 1489 01:05:31,109 --> 01:05:31,777 recipients. 1490 01:05:31,777 --> 01:05:35,377 It's always good to take a 1491 01:05:35,913 --> 01:05:36,615 moment out to acknowledge 1492 01:05:36,615 --> 01:05:39,615 the good work of organizations 1493 01:05:41,454 --> 01:05:42,870 and individuals Um, I call it 1494 01:05:42,870 --> 01:05:42,388 the heartbeat of the city, 1495 01:05:42,388 --> 01:05:43,880 right? 1496 01:05:43,880 --> 01:05:46,124 And always always need to give 1497 01:05:46,124 --> 01:05:48,524 that acknowledgment in National 1498 01:05:50,630 --> 01:05:51,297 Park and Recreation Month. 1499 01:05:51,297 --> 01:05:54,297 Hopefully since I've been on 1500 01:05:55,568 --> 01:05:56,235 this council I've effectively 1501 01:05:56,235 --> 01:05:58,635 conveyed just how important 1502 01:06:00,573 --> 01:06:01,373 Park and Rec is to me how 1503 01:06:01,373 --> 01:06:04,973 important park and rec is to 1504 01:06:05,244 --> 01:06:08,844 district for um you know these 1505 01:06:10,349 --> 01:06:11,160 spaces um quite honestly are 1506 01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:14,160 more than parks and they're 1507 01:06:14,153 --> 01:06:14,854 where fellowship happens There 1508 01:06:14,854 --> 01:06:15,454 where community comes together 1509 01:06:15,454 --> 01:06:17,854 where neighbors can meet 1510 01:06:19,325 --> 01:06:19,692 neighbors and folks can 1511 01:06:19,692 --> 01:06:21,692 celebrate. 1512 01:06:24,497 --> 01:06:28,300 We just had a main event this 1513 01:06:28,300 --> 01:06:29,680 weekend at Marie Whitman Park, 1514 01:06:29,680 --> 01:06:32,680 the 2026 Encanto Block Party a 1515 01:06:33,305 --> 01:06:34,373 music festival. 1516 01:06:34,373 --> 01:06:38,573 I must say it was a very 1517 01:06:38,878 --> 01:06:42,113 touching time for me as a as a 1518 01:06:42,113 --> 01:06:42,982 young boy that grew up in 1519 01:06:42,982 --> 01:06:45,982 District four that was familiar 1520 01:06:47,219 --> 01:06:48,870 with the Encanto Street Fair. 1521 01:06:48,870 --> 01:06:51,687 Um, for those that don't know 1522 01:06:52,157 --> 01:06:52,625 that that name we can't use it 1523 01:06:52,625 --> 01:06:53,292 was copyrighted. 1524 01:06:53,292 --> 01:06:57,492 Um, but one of the things we 1525 01:06:57,496 --> 01:06:58,264 set out to do was to figure out 1526 01:06:58,264 --> 01:07:01,667 how can we bring that back And 1527 01:07:01,667 --> 01:07:02,268 it came back in the under 1528 01:07:02,268 --> 01:07:04,668 the auspices of the 2026 1529 01:07:06,639 --> 01:07:09,842 Encanto Block party And I must 1530 01:07:09,842 --> 01:07:10,543 say we probably had um well 1531 01:07:10,543 --> 01:07:13,543 over a thousand people that 1532 01:07:14,680 --> 01:07:15,381 came out to the park all ages, 1533 01:07:15,381 --> 01:07:18,981 all ethnicities And I must say 1534 01:07:19,719 --> 01:07:20,419 it was just truly, truly a 1535 01:07:20,419 --> 01:07:22,819 beautiful beautiful event And 1536 01:07:25,224 --> 01:07:26,920 um, that's why Parks and Rec is 1537 01:07:26,920 --> 01:07:28,560 so important to me And it's not 1538 01:07:28,560 --> 01:07:28,861 just one park and District 1539 01:07:28,861 --> 01:07:29,695 four. 1540 01:07:29,695 --> 01:07:30,563 We got a lot of things going on 1541 01:07:30,563 --> 01:07:33,466 and I just want to say thank 1542 01:07:33,466 --> 01:07:36,466 you to the Parks Foundation. 1543 01:07:38,370 --> 01:07:42,208 Um, ever since you stood up as 1544 01:07:42,208 --> 01:07:42,942 an organization um I must say 1545 01:07:42,942 --> 01:07:45,942 you've been focused on District 1546 01:07:47,313 --> 01:07:48,470 four bringing in events to 1547 01:07:48,470 --> 01:07:51,647 the district movies in the park 1548 01:07:52,850 --> 01:07:52,951 movies at night all the events 1549 01:07:52,951 --> 01:07:53,418 that you do is just really been 1550 01:07:53,418 --> 01:07:55,418 about community. 1551 01:07:57,289 --> 01:07:57,957 Um, I think I see Michelle in 1552 01:07:57,957 --> 01:08:00,957 the audience and in chambers 1553 01:08:01,694 --> 01:08:02,395 and he always says until 1554 01:08:02,395 --> 01:08:02,994 the Park Foundation was stood 1555 01:08:02,994 --> 01:08:03,463 up we didn't have those 1556 01:08:03,463 --> 01:08:05,463 amenities right? 1557 01:08:06,966 --> 01:08:07,500 Councilmember We didn't have 1558 01:08:07,500 --> 01:08:08,301 movies in the park. 1559 01:08:08,301 --> 01:08:11,901 We didn't have a place for 1560 01:08:12,710 --> 01:08:12,771 young folks, young families to 1561 01:08:12,771 --> 01:08:16,371 go on those Friday nights or 1562 01:08:16,643 --> 01:08:17,343 those Saturday nights. 1563 01:08:17,343 --> 01:08:17,643 So I'll just thank you for 1564 01:08:17,643 --> 01:08:18,544 that. 1565 01:08:18,544 --> 01:08:21,447 I also would like to thank San 1566 01:08:21,447 --> 01:08:21,981 Diego fc for all the things 1567 01:08:21,981 --> 01:08:22,582 that they are doing, 1568 01:08:22,582 --> 01:08:24,582 the investments they're 1569 01:08:26,185 --> 01:08:26,886 bringing to the park. 1570 01:08:26,886 --> 01:08:27,553 I'm really interested in park 1571 01:08:27,553 --> 01:08:27,920 and what we just did in our 1572 01:08:27,920 --> 01:08:29,920 hard core. 1573 01:08:31,124 --> 01:08:31,791 It's just amazing, amazing 1574 01:08:31,791 --> 01:08:34,791 work, beautiful work and so 1575 01:08:35,561 --> 01:08:36,262 just really thankful Also 1576 01:08:36,262 --> 01:08:39,862 thankful to the Parks and Rec 1577 01:08:41,534 --> 01:08:41,816 staff for everything that they 1578 01:08:41,816 --> 01:08:42,802 do. 1579 01:08:42,802 --> 01:08:45,638 Um, you know it was up to me I 1580 01:08:45,638 --> 01:08:46,439 might have every park open 1581 01:08:46,439 --> 01:08:50,390 every hour of the day, lights 1582 01:08:51,244 --> 01:08:51,911 in every park and just really 1583 01:08:51,911 --> 01:08:52,578 bring a community together. 1584 01:08:52,578 --> 01:08:56,150 So just really want to shout 1585 01:08:56,150 --> 01:08:56,715 out National Park and 1586 01:08:56,715 --> 01:08:57,483 Recreation Month and I'm going 1587 01:08:57,483 --> 01:09:00,720 to continue to make sure we 1588 01:09:00,720 --> 01:09:01,187 have our parks and rec 1589 01:09:01,187 --> 01:09:01,921 facilities open. 1590 01:09:01,921 --> 01:09:05,521 So that's how important this is 1591 01:09:06,126 --> 01:09:06,859 to me making sure that we're 1592 01:09:06,859 --> 01:09:07,560 making the appropriate upgrades 1593 01:09:07,560 --> 01:09:10,560 and investments so that every 1594 01:09:10,830 --> 01:09:11,598 family, every family has a 1595 01:09:11,598 --> 01:09:12,399 place to go when they want to 1596 01:09:12,399 --> 01:09:15,399 fellowship, have fun and just 1597 01:09:17,300 --> 01:09:17,337 relax and and and love on one 1598 01:09:17,337 --> 01:09:18,104 another. 1599 01:09:18,104 --> 01:09:20,504 So congratulations and just 1600 01:09:21,874 --> 01:09:22,609 thank you so much. 1601 01:09:22,609 --> 01:09:23,276 And that concludes my comments. 1602 01:09:23,276 --> 01:09:23,977 Council PRESIDENT All right. 1603 01:09:23,977 --> 01:09:26,377 Thank you Councilmember Foster 1604 01:09:27,514 --> 01:09:31,114 I think everyone's had a chance 1605 01:09:32,118 --> 01:09:32,852 to speak Who wants to I'll 1606 01:09:32,852 --> 01:09:33,553 offer a few comments myself. 1607 01:09:33,553 --> 01:09:37,153 I'll start out with a response 1608 01:09:37,991 --> 01:09:38,291 to one of the public commenters 1609 01:09:38,291 --> 01:09:38,925 . 1610 01:09:38,925 --> 01:09:39,526 Proclamations are part of 1611 01:09:39,526 --> 01:09:40,226 the official business of 1612 01:09:40,226 --> 01:09:40,560 the city of San Diego the city 1613 01:09:40,560 --> 01:09:42,560 Council. 1614 01:09:43,229 --> 01:09:43,997 It is a brown Act requirement 1615 01:09:43,997 --> 01:09:48,197 that we do things out a notice 1616 01:09:48,535 --> 01:09:49,234 to public hearing and I think 1617 01:09:49,234 --> 01:09:49,835 Council then council PRESIDENT 1618 01:09:49,835 --> 01:09:52,235 Eli Rivera wisely moved 1619 01:09:53,807 --> 01:09:54,574 the proclamations up front And 1620 01:09:54,574 --> 01:09:55,341 then when I took over I 1621 01:09:55,341 --> 01:09:55,642 codified it so that we would do 1622 01:09:55,642 --> 01:09:57,642 that. 1623 01:09:59,312 --> 01:10:00,130 So you would have a time clock 1624 01:10:00,130 --> 01:10:02,549 when you show up you wouldn't 1625 01:10:02,549 --> 01:10:03,349 show up in the morning for 1626 01:10:03,349 --> 01:10:04,170 the 2:00 session If you want to 1627 01:10:04,170 --> 01:10:07,170 speak on the consent items 1628 01:10:09,222 --> 01:10:09,889 probably I want to show up at 1629 01:10:09,889 --> 01:10:10,556 10:00 because we know we're 1630 01:10:10,556 --> 01:10:12,525 going to go through the box. 1631 01:10:12,525 --> 01:10:13,326 It's probably gonna take 45 1632 01:10:13,326 --> 01:10:13,960 minutes an hour to do that But 1633 01:10:13,960 --> 01:10:14,628 I think it is one of 1634 01:10:14,628 --> 01:10:17,628 the special things that this 1635 01:10:17,931 --> 01:10:18,632 city does as my colleagues 1636 01:10:18,632 --> 01:10:19,332 mentioned is an opportunity to 1637 01:10:19,332 --> 01:10:20,660 highlight something that maybe 1638 01:10:20,660 --> 01:10:23,660 the general public doesn't know 1639 01:10:23,690 --> 01:10:23,837 about or to recognize someone 1640 01:10:23,837 --> 01:10:24,504 who has been in that long 1641 01:10:24,504 --> 01:10:26,904 standing and city employee. 1642 01:10:28,875 --> 01:10:29,643 So I always appreciate that And 1643 01:10:29,643 --> 01:10:30,510 to the items it throws off it 1644 01:10:30,510 --> 01:10:34,414 is always a sad day when we 1645 01:10:34,414 --> 01:10:35,181 lose someone who is so beloved 1646 01:10:35,181 --> 01:10:36,490 as a librarian But it's also a 1647 01:10:36,490 --> 01:10:39,649 joyful day because now you get 1648 01:10:39,653 --> 01:10:40,287 to enjoy all that hard work and 1649 01:10:40,287 --> 01:10:40,921 the reward of retirement. 1650 01:10:40,921 --> 01:10:44,521 So the best of luck in 1651 01:10:45,258 --> 01:10:45,892 retirement and I'll speak on 1652 01:10:45,892 --> 01:10:46,392 item 13 National Park and 1653 01:10:46,392 --> 01:10:48,392 Recreation Month. 1654 01:10:50,229 --> 01:10:50,964 As my colleague said in 1655 01:10:50,964 --> 01:10:51,698 partnership with Councilmembers 1656 01:10:51,698 --> 01:10:52,365 Foster Councilmember Moreno and 1657 01:10:52,365 --> 01:10:54,765 Councilmember Eli Rivera, we 1658 01:10:56,469 --> 01:10:57,700 proclaim the month of JULY 2026 1659 01:10:57,700 --> 01:10:57,804 to be National Park and 1660 01:10:57,804 --> 01:11:01,404 Recreation Month in the city of 1661 01:11:02,900 --> 01:11:02,843 San Diego. 1662 01:11:02,843 --> 01:11:03,510 Our parks at the heart of what 1663 01:11:03,510 --> 01:11:04,177 makes San Diego the amazing 1664 01:11:04,177 --> 01:11:07,450 place that it is from being 1665 01:11:07,450 --> 01:11:08,181 the gathering place for 1666 01:11:08,181 --> 01:11:08,882 neighborhood events sports to a 1667 01:11:08,882 --> 01:11:09,483 place where people of all ages 1668 01:11:09,483 --> 01:11:12,483 can enjoy being in our 1669 01:11:12,953 --> 01:11:13,754 community and the outdoors. 1670 01:11:13,754 --> 01:11:14,421 And all of this would not be 1671 01:11:14,421 --> 01:11:16,821 possible without the public 1672 01:11:18,425 --> 01:11:19,159 service of the employees of our 1673 01:11:19,159 --> 01:11:19,826 Parks and Recreation Department 1674 01:11:19,826 --> 01:11:20,493 who make it their mission to 1675 01:11:20,493 --> 01:11:23,493 ensure that our green spaces 1676 01:11:24,597 --> 01:11:25,299 are healthy, sustainable and 1677 01:11:25,299 --> 01:11:26,166 enriching for every visitor in 1678 01:11:26,166 --> 01:11:30,366 San Diego And I will give a 1679 01:11:30,404 --> 01:11:31,400 shout out to the work to 1680 01:11:31,400 --> 01:11:31,605 the Parks and Recreation 1681 01:11:31,605 --> 01:11:32,305 Department is done in my 1682 01:11:32,305 --> 01:11:35,305 district District one but also 1683 01:11:35,475 --> 01:11:36,209 in particular what the Parks 1684 01:11:36,209 --> 01:11:36,609 Foundation has done in District 1685 01:11:36,609 --> 01:11:37,344 one as well. 1686 01:11:37,344 --> 01:11:40,344 And while they've done amazing 1687 01:11:41,982 --> 01:11:42,649 work in our under-resourced 1688 01:11:42,649 --> 01:11:43,350 communities, we're certainly 1689 01:11:43,350 --> 01:11:46,350 grateful in District one that 1690 01:11:47,521 --> 01:11:48,222 you helped make possible 1691 01:11:48,222 --> 01:11:49,890 separate turf tracking of 1692 01:11:49,890 --> 01:11:53,260 the Scripps Park as well as us 1693 01:11:53,260 --> 01:11:53,727 playground over at Fan Well 1694 01:11:53,727 --> 01:11:56,727 Street Park nice additions for 1695 01:11:58,632 --> 01:11:59,433 those particular neighborhoods 1696 01:11:59,433 --> 01:11:59,733 to enjoy what the city has to 1697 01:11:59,733 --> 01:12:00,434 offer. 1698 01:12:00,434 --> 01:12:01,340 So thank you to everyone with 1699 01:12:01,340 --> 01:12:03,434 the Parks and Recreation 1700 01:12:04,671 --> 01:12:05,339 Department nonprofit 1701 01:12:05,339 --> 01:12:05,973 organizations and volunteers 1702 01:12:05,973 --> 01:12:06,640 for making San Diego more 1703 01:12:06,640 --> 01:12:09,400 welcoming and accessible for 1704 01:12:10,811 --> 01:12:11,678 all to enjoy. 1705 01:12:11,678 --> 01:12:15,878 And with that we have a motion 1706 01:12:17,151 --> 01:12:17,885 by council member Whitburn and 1707 01:12:17,885 --> 01:12:18,285 a second by Council PRESIDENT 1708 01:12:18,285 --> 01:12:20,285 Pro Tem Lee. 1709 01:12:22,823 --> 01:12:23,523 Please call the roll I'm sorry 1710 01:12:23,523 --> 01:12:26,523 the voting system Please cast 1711 01:12:28,629 --> 01:12:29,296 your vote that passes 1712 01:12:29,296 --> 01:12:29,964 unanimously 8 to 0 with 1713 01:12:29,964 --> 01:12:30,631 Councilmember Campo absent. 1714 01:12:30,631 --> 01:12:30,997 Thank you Council PRESIDENT. 1715 01:12:30,997 --> 01:12:32,997 All right. 1716 01:12:33,934 --> 01:12:34,767 Thank you. 1717 01:12:34,767 --> 01:12:35,102 And we will now pause for 1718 01:12:35,102 --> 01:12:35,803 photos. 1719 01:12:35,803 --> 01:12:36,503 Now we're going to do things a 1720 01:12:36,503 --> 01:12:39,503 little bit differently than we 1721 01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:40,841 did in the past. 1722 01:12:40,841 --> 01:12:41,508 It's really important to keep 1723 01:12:41,508 --> 01:12:44,508 the both aisles clear for 1724 01:12:46,130 --> 01:12:46,981 everyone's public safety. 1725 01:12:46,981 --> 01:12:47,648 So if you're going to come up 1726 01:12:47,648 --> 01:12:50,480 for pictures, please remain 1727 01:12:52,486 --> 01:12:53,187 seated until you're called that 1728 01:12:53,187 --> 01:12:53,654 way to ensure that our aisles 1729 01:12:53,654 --> 01:12:55,654 are kept clear. 1730 01:12:57,157 --> 01:12:57,858 But we're going to start with 1731 01:12:57,858 --> 01:12:58,592 our 500th Miramar Martial Arts 1732 01:12:58,592 --> 01:13:02,192 30th anniversary day so you can 1733 01:13:03,164 --> 01:13:03,864 come up and watch for Heidi 1734 01:13:03,864 --> 01:13:04,165 Signal about who is next after 1735 01:13:04,165 --> 01:13:04,798 that. 1736 01:13:04,798 --> 01:13:06,734 But please remain seated. 1737 01:13:06,734 --> 01:13:09,134 Keep those aisles clear. 1738 01:15:08,356 --> 01:15:10,356 >> Thank you 1739 01:16:43,451 --> 01:16:45,451 . 1740 01:18:44,473 --> 01:18:46,473 And 1741 01:21:12,622 --> 01:21:14,622 all right. 1742 01:21:18,361 --> 01:21:19,610 As the public exits, we will 1743 01:21:19,610 --> 01:21:19,629 now proceed with the approval 1744 01:21:19,629 --> 01:21:22,290 of the consent items. 1745 01:21:24,801 --> 01:21:25,468 Are there any request to pull a 1746 01:21:25,468 --> 01:21:26,680 consent item by the council? 1747 01:21:26,680 --> 01:21:29,680 I see there aren't any. 1748 01:21:31,440 --> 01:21:32,141 So Clerk please proceed with 1749 01:21:32,141 --> 01:21:32,442 public comment on the consent 1750 01:21:32,442 --> 01:21:32,808 item. 1751 01:21:32,808 --> 01:21:34,808 Thank you. 1752 01:21:35,378 --> 01:21:36,790 Council PRESIDENT Please note 1753 01:21:36,790 --> 01:21:36,546 each record of one minute per 1754 01:21:36,546 --> 01:21:37,246 item per person. 1755 01:21:37,246 --> 01:21:37,980 If you would like to speak on 1756 01:21:37,980 --> 01:21:40,983 three or more items you'll have 1757 01:21:40,983 --> 01:21:41,650 a maximum of three minutes. 1758 01:21:41,650 --> 01:21:44,500 The consent agenda includes 1759 01:21:47,523 --> 01:21:49,523 items 1053 56 6061 103 114 1760 01:21:51,327 --> 01:21:51,961 That's 5a1274 and 5192 as 511 1761 01:21:51,961 --> 01:21:54,961 we did receive comments on 1762 01:21:56,632 --> 01:21:57,333 items one at 12 one in favor 1763 01:21:57,333 --> 01:22:00,333 and items as 5042 opposed and 1764 01:22:02,380 --> 01:22:02,638 one in favor of your comment 1765 01:22:02,638 --> 01:22:03,305 form which have been 1766 01:22:03,305 --> 01:22:04,390 distributed to the Council. 1767 01:22:04,390 --> 01:22:04,774 Also let me note for the record 1768 01:22:04,774 --> 01:22:07,174 the potential appointments that 1769 01:22:09,450 --> 01:22:09,379 are on the agenda this morning 1770 01:22:09,379 --> 01:22:10,460 . 1771 01:22:10,460 --> 01:22:10,780 Item 114 is a potential 1772 01:22:10,780 --> 01:22:11,480 appointment of Michelle Eastman 1773 01:22:11,480 --> 01:22:13,880 to the Accessibility Advisory 1774 01:22:14,416 --> 01:22:15,118 Board and item as my vote to is 1775 01:22:15,118 --> 01:22:17,518 the potential reappointment of 1776 01:22:20,523 --> 01:22:21,257 Darlene moment on record 1777 01:22:21,257 --> 01:22:21,958 Stephen Chatzky, Walter Jordan, 1778 01:22:21,958 --> 01:22:24,958 Senator Maria Lozano Diaz and 1779 01:22:25,962 --> 01:22:26,629 Clovis honor to the Commission 1780 01:22:26,629 --> 01:22:27,163 on Police Practices starting 1781 01:22:27,163 --> 01:22:29,163 with Samuel Merrill. 1782 01:22:31,568 --> 01:22:32,268 If you can please come up to 1783 01:22:32,268 --> 01:22:35,868 the front speaking on item one 1784 01:22:38,407 --> 01:22:39,142 at 12 and after that we have 1785 01:22:39,142 --> 01:22:39,876 Maximilian Schmidt, Karen b and 1786 01:22:39,876 --> 01:22:43,476 allegedly Andre as well as Paul 1787 01:22:45,415 --> 01:22:46,282 Krueger. 1788 01:22:46,282 --> 01:22:46,783 If you can all please come up 1789 01:22:46,783 --> 01:22:47,383 to the front row. 1790 01:22:47,383 --> 01:22:47,984 You're speaking at 112. 1791 01:22:47,984 --> 01:22:50,190 You'll have one minute. 1792 01:22:50,190 --> 01:22:50,420 Please proceed. 1793 01:22:50,420 --> 01:22:50,854 Thank you. 1794 01:22:50,854 --> 01:22:51,387 Good morning. 1795 01:22:51,387 --> 01:22:51,920 I'm Samuel Merrill. 1796 01:22:51,920 --> 01:22:54,320 Beyond the harm that 1797 01:22:57,460 --> 01:22:58,270 discrimination causes, we see 1798 01:22:58,270 --> 01:22:58,728 that it also creates a 1799 01:22:58,728 --> 01:22:59,395 financial burden for the city. 1800 01:22:59,395 --> 01:23:01,795 3.1 million is the practice 1801 01:23:03,566 --> 01:23:04,233 city has to pay for this 1802 01:23:04,233 --> 01:23:04,934 particular settlement if you 1803 01:23:04,934 --> 01:23:05,468 count back the past 12 months 1804 01:23:05,468 --> 01:23:07,704 have seen the street 1805 01:23:07,704 --> 01:23:08,438 discrimination settlements 1806 01:23:08,438 --> 01:23:09,205 the figures close to 4 million. 1807 01:23:09,205 --> 01:23:09,839 This is a clear indication that 1808 01:23:09,839 --> 01:23:12,839 the city needs to address 1809 01:23:12,975 --> 01:23:13,475 the root causes of 1810 01:23:13,475 --> 01:23:13,910 discrimination in 1811 01:23:13,910 --> 01:23:14,611 the workforce. 1812 01:23:14,611 --> 01:23:15,780 There are a number of factors 1813 01:23:15,780 --> 01:23:17,780 to consider and 1814 01:23:19,649 --> 01:23:20,283 the underrepresentation in 1815 01:23:20,283 --> 01:23:20,984 the management leadership 1816 01:23:20,984 --> 01:23:22,984 promotion selection practices 1817 01:23:25,954 --> 01:23:26,689 and organizational culture its 1818 01:23:26,689 --> 01:23:28,689 accountability people policies, 1819 01:23:30,590 --> 01:23:30,727 procedures with others 1820 01:23:30,727 --> 01:23:33,127 accountability The city will 1821 01:23:36,599 --> 01:23:37,233 continue to pay the price. 1822 01:23:37,233 --> 01:23:39,233 Maximilian Schmidt You're 1823 01:23:42,438 --> 01:23:43,730 speaking on item 5051 and 110 1824 01:23:43,730 --> 01:23:45,473 You'll have three minutes. 1825 01:23:48,440 --> 01:23:50,444 >> Please proceed on for 1826 01:23:54,450 --> 01:23:55,840 the update to the parking meter 1827 01:23:55,840 --> 01:23:58,840 zone boundaries on I just 1828 01:24:00,390 --> 01:24:01,291 wanted to say that this sounds 1829 01:24:01,291 --> 01:24:04,891 like a crazy thing to many 1830 01:24:06,296 --> 01:24:06,897 people but a lot of cities are 1831 01:24:06,897 --> 01:24:09,297 starting to have cheaper 1832 01:24:12,803 --> 01:24:15,803 parking and even free parking 1833 01:24:18,800 --> 01:24:18,708 And I know at Double Park on on 1834 01:24:18,708 --> 01:24:22,308 the San Diego City Council did 1835 01:24:24,147 --> 01:24:24,848 a good job on free parking And 1836 01:24:24,848 --> 01:24:28,448 I think that parking should be 1837 01:24:30,420 --> 01:24:31,880 on more places in the city You 1838 01:24:31,880 --> 01:24:31,788 should be free to park And 1839 01:24:31,788 --> 01:24:34,188 that's because sales on 1840 01:24:37,261 --> 01:24:37,760 property and cannabis taxes are 1841 01:24:37,760 --> 01:24:39,760 already too high. 1842 01:24:42,650 --> 01:24:42,666 And as for the massive 1843 01:24:42,666 --> 01:24:43,367 undergrounding utilities 1844 01:24:43,367 --> 01:24:46,967 program going on all in San 1845 01:24:49,172 --> 01:24:50,700 Diego, it's a huge undertaking 1846 01:24:50,700 --> 01:24:54,207 and I think one of the grossest 1847 01:24:55,278 --> 01:24:55,979 misallocation of resources 1848 01:24:55,979 --> 01:24:58,379 that's currently happening in 1849 01:25:01,618 --> 01:25:02,452 San Diego only a select number 1850 01:25:02,452 --> 01:25:03,860 of cities across the world have 1851 01:25:03,860 --> 01:25:03,487 put all their power lines 1852 01:25:03,487 --> 01:25:05,487 underground. 1853 01:25:07,658 --> 01:25:11,858 I saw like Tokyo, Japan on one 1854 01:25:12,663 --> 01:25:13,363 of them and I just come from 1855 01:25:13,363 --> 01:25:16,363 the perspective of someone who 1856 01:25:18,769 --> 01:25:19,435 needs to use the library on 1857 01:25:19,435 --> 01:25:21,835 pretty frequently to access 1858 01:25:25,575 --> 01:25:25,909 the Internet and to charge my 1859 01:25:25,909 --> 01:25:26,543 devices. 1860 01:25:26,543 --> 01:25:28,943 The library is completely 1861 01:25:31,548 --> 01:25:32,316 closed on Sunday and only opens 1862 01:25:32,316 --> 01:25:33,116 at 11:30 A.M. On Monday and 1863 01:25:33,116 --> 01:25:36,116 Tuesday and then hundreds of 1864 01:25:37,287 --> 01:25:37,888 millions $250 million to put 1865 01:25:37,888 --> 01:25:40,288 the utility power lines 1866 01:25:42,392 --> 01:25:42,726 underground on for esthetic 1867 01:25:42,726 --> 01:25:43,661 reasons. 1868 01:25:43,661 --> 01:25:47,861 It seems as if as I said, 1869 01:25:49,233 --> 01:25:49,933 the grossest misallocation of 1870 01:25:49,933 --> 01:25:52,933 resources is happening in San 1871 01:25:54,738 --> 01:25:55,406 Diego with the house prices 1872 01:25:55,406 --> 01:25:56,139 becoming more expensive and 1873 01:25:56,139 --> 01:25:59,739 many people not wanting to move 1874 01:26:01,111 --> 01:26:01,779 on that's basically all that 1875 01:26:01,779 --> 01:26:02,479 happens as the property tax 1876 01:26:02,479 --> 01:26:06,550 goes up on the on the House It 1877 01:26:06,550 --> 01:26:07,250 does It And so that's and 1878 01:26:07,250 --> 01:26:10,250 the cannabis tax is extremely 1879 01:26:12,423 --> 01:26:13,223 unfair and ridiculous And then 1880 01:26:13,223 --> 01:26:16,223 also sales tax So then 1881 01:26:18,662 --> 01:26:19,263 the parking I think should be 1882 01:26:19,263 --> 01:26:19,964 cheaper and I think you 1883 01:26:19,964 --> 01:26:20,564 shouldn't use all these taxes 1884 01:26:20,564 --> 01:26:23,564 to put the power lines 1885 01:26:25,169 --> 01:26:25,869 underground in this giant 1886 01:26:25,869 --> 01:26:26,570 massive undertaking that only 1887 01:26:26,570 --> 01:26:29,570 Tokyo Japan has done something 1888 01:26:30,808 --> 01:26:31,508 like that And then the library 1889 01:26:31,508 --> 01:26:35,108 can't even open all day Sunday 1890 01:26:36,380 --> 01:26:37,181 or it opens at noon on Monday 1891 01:26:37,181 --> 01:26:37,815 and Tuesday because of a lack 1892 01:26:37,815 --> 01:26:40,815 of resources Seems like a 1893 01:26:42,119 --> 01:26:42,987 misallocation and I and I just 1894 01:26:42,987 --> 01:26:46,587 want to say that free parking 1895 01:26:47,892 --> 01:26:48,391 isn't something that is like 1896 01:26:48,391 --> 01:26:49,260 that far fetched. 1897 01:26:49,260 --> 01:26:52,260 I think it's becoming more 1898 01:26:54,899 --> 01:26:55,633 common and I'm Thank you thank 1899 01:26:55,633 --> 01:26:58,633 you for that compelling comment 1900 01:27:07,979 --> 01:27:10,979 Karen we're seeing in item 52 1901 01:27:14,850 --> 01:27:14,485 is we seeing Okay. 1902 01:27:14,485 --> 01:27:14,919 Thank you. 1903 01:27:14,919 --> 01:27:16,919 Good morning. 1904 01:27:19,690 --> 01:27:20,357 I last night I looked at 1905 01:27:20,357 --> 01:27:22,757 the JUNE 18th Environmental 1906 01:27:25,463 --> 01:27:26,970 Committee meeting where 1907 01:27:26,970 --> 01:27:26,797 the contract extension was 1908 01:27:26,797 --> 01:27:29,797 approved for Barrick the trash 1909 01:27:31,669 --> 01:27:32,403 truck and container company. 1910 01:27:32,403 --> 01:27:33,104 There was no presentation given 1911 01:27:33,104 --> 01:27:36,704 and no questions asked and it 1912 01:27:37,641 --> 01:27:38,375 was approved unanimously as 1913 01:27:38,375 --> 01:27:41,375 part of that contract extension 1914 01:27:43,147 --> 01:27:43,881 they approved the vision truck 1915 01:27:43,881 --> 01:27:44,548 Services and the rfid reader to 1916 01:27:44,548 --> 01:27:47,548 be implemented on the trucks 1917 01:27:50,870 --> 01:27:50,720 and that is a hopper camera 1918 01:27:50,720 --> 01:27:53,720 that looks at trash being 1919 01:27:54,825 --> 01:27:55,792 dumped for every customer in 1920 01:27:55,792 --> 01:27:59,992 San Diego And then on JULY 2nd 1921 01:28:00,797 --> 01:28:01,499 with communication from Arnie's 1922 01:28:01,499 --> 01:28:02,266 office they said it was just 1923 01:28:02,266 --> 01:28:06,337 going to be a pilot program and 1924 01:28:06,337 --> 01:28:07,138 that the information was not 1925 01:28:07,138 --> 01:28:07,738 recorded or collected But 1926 01:28:07,738 --> 01:28:09,738 the information from 1927 01:28:13,110 --> 01:28:13,778 the website says at the push of 1928 01:28:13,778 --> 01:28:17,378 a button they can create a 1929 01:28:18,316 --> 01:28:19,490 report in real time with all of 1930 01:28:19,490 --> 01:28:21,490 contamination including comment 1931 01:28:23,988 --> 01:28:24,689 allegedly order You'll have 1932 01:28:24,689 --> 01:28:27,689 three minutes for speaking And 1933 01:28:28,459 --> 01:28:29,126 it was 50 5153 5661 101 50 1934 01:28:29,126 --> 01:28:31,126 (212)210-5119 112 113 As we 1935 01:28:33,231 --> 01:28:34,980 move forward please proceed. 1936 01:28:34,980 --> 01:28:34,465 >> Free parking isn't good for 1937 01:28:34,465 --> 01:28:35,166 business. 1938 01:28:35,166 --> 01:28:35,566 This is a business so you know 1939 01:28:35,566 --> 01:28:37,566 what I mean. 1940 01:28:38,636 --> 01:28:39,537 You got to do that. 1941 01:28:39,537 --> 01:28:39,971 But I think we should ban all 1942 01:28:39,971 --> 01:28:40,538 paid parking. 1943 01:28:40,538 --> 01:28:42,538 That'll never happen. 1944 01:28:43,207 --> 01:28:43,507 I mean $75 parking tickets are 1945 01:28:43,507 --> 01:28:44,375 crazy. 1946 01:28:44,375 --> 01:28:48,575 You guys are making a lot of 1947 01:28:48,879 --> 01:28:49,280 money and then Henry, you care 1948 01:28:49,280 --> 01:28:49,814 about Parks? 1949 01:28:49,814 --> 01:28:50,614 >> That's so funny. 1950 01:28:50,614 --> 01:28:54,214 Only if your family's not going 1951 01:28:54,686 --> 01:28:55,186 to profit. 1952 01:28:55,186 --> 01:28:55,919 >> Right? 1953 01:28:55,919 --> 01:28:56,587 Because you know, you put a 1954 01:28:56,587 --> 01:28:59,587 development there if you are 1955 01:29:00,491 --> 01:29:01,250 and then with this rfid chip 1956 01:29:01,250 --> 01:29:01,659 that's pretty crazy. 1957 01:29:01,659 --> 01:29:04,659 And then also like because 1958 01:29:06,970 --> 01:29:06,797 these parts and the waste cards 1959 01:29:06,797 --> 01:29:07,498 someone just came in and said 1960 01:29:07,498 --> 01:29:10,498 that their tractors are being 1961 01:29:10,501 --> 01:29:10,902 picked up if they're not three 1962 01:29:10,902 --> 01:29:11,569 feet apart. 1963 01:29:11,569 --> 01:29:12,303 So I think you guys need to 1964 01:29:12,303 --> 01:29:12,971 really think about that because 1965 01:29:12,971 --> 01:29:15,406 these people are paying and 1966 01:29:15,406 --> 01:29:15,773 they don't even get their trash 1967 01:29:15,773 --> 01:29:16,374 picked up. 1968 01:29:16,374 --> 01:29:18,774 That's that's not good. 1969 01:29:20,812 --> 01:29:21,512 And then prevailing wage Yeah 1970 01:29:21,512 --> 01:29:22,113 you guys are just gaslighting 1971 01:29:22,113 --> 01:29:25,113 the people Now with this 1972 01:29:25,416 --> 01:29:26,840 amendment to the municipal code 1973 01:29:26,840 --> 01:29:26,784 regarding the Unified School 1974 01:29:26,784 --> 01:29:29,784 District Board of Education I 1975 01:29:30,554 --> 01:29:31,356 think you guys need to be aware 1976 01:29:31,356 --> 01:29:32,224 that Scott Wiener has taken a 1977 01:29:32,224 --> 01:29:36,424 bill where it was going to make 1978 01:29:36,461 --> 01:29:37,161 sure that sexual predators 1979 01:29:37,161 --> 01:29:39,561 including pedophiles were not 1980 01:29:41,332 --> 01:29:41,633 allowed to be a public official 1981 01:29:41,633 --> 01:29:42,366 . 1982 01:29:42,366 --> 01:29:43,000 However, he wanted to take out 1983 01:29:43,000 --> 01:29:45,400 the pedophiles because you 1984 01:29:47,237 --> 01:29:47,872 know, we have to glorify them 1985 01:29:47,872 --> 01:29:48,339 and that would be totally 1986 01:29:48,339 --> 01:29:49,700 discriminatory. 1987 01:29:49,700 --> 01:29:49,407 >> So they're going to be in 1988 01:29:49,407 --> 01:29:51,407 the schools. 1989 01:29:52,143 --> 01:29:52,777 Well, they already are at 1990 01:29:52,777 --> 01:29:53,111 Sunset Elementary, right, 1991 01:29:53,111 --> 01:29:53,411 Vivian? 1992 01:29:53,411 --> 01:29:55,411 Right. 1993 01:29:56,848 --> 01:29:57,348 Naptime children just being 1994 01:29:57,348 --> 01:29:57,949 sexually molested. 1995 01:29:57,949 --> 01:29:58,717 It's so good they do it. 1996 01:29:58,717 --> 01:30:01,717 They just get real comfortable. 1997 01:30:02,520 --> 01:30:03,288 They do. 1998 01:30:03,288 --> 01:30:03,654 They do it right out in 1999 01:30:03,654 --> 01:30:04,389 the open. 2000 01:30:04,389 --> 01:30:04,723 So nothing to worry about there 2001 01:30:04,723 --> 01:30:05,390 though. 2002 01:30:05,390 --> 01:30:07,790 Let's not protect children. 2003 01:30:07,825 --> 01:30:08,493 Just give them some sexual 2004 01:30:08,493 --> 01:30:09,160 books and those people will 2005 01:30:09,160 --> 01:30:12,664 just be a magnet for them. 2006 01:30:12,664 --> 01:30:13,365 These poisons that you're 2007 01:30:13,365 --> 01:30:16,965 putting in the pure water Why 2008 01:30:18,169 --> 01:30:18,937 is use for acclimation? 2009 01:30:18,937 --> 01:30:19,671 >> So I'm wondering are we 2010 01:30:19,671 --> 01:30:20,104 going to put bodies in there to 2011 01:30:20,104 --> 01:30:22,104 dissolve them? 2012 01:30:23,574 --> 01:30:24,175 How is that not going to grow 2013 01:30:24,175 --> 01:30:24,843 the metal in the pipes? 2014 01:30:24,843 --> 01:30:28,443 It does but that would mean 2015 01:30:28,513 --> 01:30:29,214 that it it doesn't harm soft 2016 01:30:29,214 --> 01:30:29,848 tissue or anything like that. 2017 01:30:29,848 --> 01:30:32,848 But it's cool because all 2018 01:30:32,984 --> 01:30:33,718 the aborted babies that people 2019 01:30:33,718 --> 01:30:34,553 are flushed down the toilet 2020 01:30:34,553 --> 01:30:38,753 will you know, be taken care of 2021 01:30:43,495 --> 01:30:43,895 and then let's see the uh hmm 2022 01:30:43,895 --> 01:30:44,562 Oh yes. 2023 01:30:44,562 --> 01:30:45,163 >> No spraying of your 2024 01:30:45,163 --> 01:30:47,163 glyphosate with these 2025 01:30:48,299 --> 01:30:48,733 landscaping initiatives that 2026 01:30:48,733 --> 01:30:49,401 you guys have. 2027 01:30:49,401 --> 01:30:52,401 Roundup is being sprayed and 2028 01:30:53,805 --> 01:30:54,472 it's extremely toxic to 2029 01:30:54,472 --> 01:30:55,172 children to wherever So it's 2030 01:30:55,172 --> 01:30:58,476 being put in parks and things 2031 01:30:58,476 --> 01:30:59,311 like that. 2032 01:30:59,311 --> 01:30:59,944 I think you guys need to think 2033 01:30:59,944 --> 01:31:00,645 about poisoning people but 2034 01:31:00,645 --> 01:31:03,682 we're doing it with the water. 2035 01:31:03,682 --> 01:31:04,116 We can dissolve those bodies to 2036 01:31:04,116 --> 01:31:04,850 the fencing. 2037 01:31:04,850 --> 01:31:08,450 Tent city is like a prison 2038 01:31:08,987 --> 01:31:09,554 because the fencing is going in 2039 01:31:09,554 --> 01:31:10,222 So that's interesting. 2040 01:31:10,222 --> 01:31:10,922 I wonder if they're going to 2041 01:31:10,922 --> 01:31:14,326 maybe turn it around so those 2042 01:31:14,326 --> 01:31:14,759 people don't get stuck in there 2043 01:31:14,759 --> 01:31:15,460 with the fire. 2044 01:31:15,460 --> 01:31:16,194 As far as these settlements, I 2045 01:31:16,194 --> 01:31:19,794 think you need to start putting 2046 01:31:19,864 --> 01:31:20,632 those amounts back up where you 2047 01:31:20,632 --> 01:31:20,999 don't just have to click on to 2048 01:31:20,999 --> 01:31:22,999 the item. 2049 01:31:24,736 --> 01:31:25,470 And as far as housing goes it's 2050 01:31:25,470 --> 01:31:26,171 like nobody can afford to rent. 2051 01:31:26,171 --> 01:31:29,975 And so the fact that you guys 2052 01:31:29,975 --> 01:31:30,541 want to put them in housing I 2053 01:31:30,541 --> 01:31:31,276 don't think that they 2054 01:31:31,276 --> 01:31:31,943 understand what they're getting 2055 01:31:31,943 --> 01:31:34,513 into there And you're but I 2056 01:31:34,513 --> 01:31:34,913 mean you can take their home so 2057 01:31:34,913 --> 01:31:35,847 that's cool. 2058 01:31:35,847 --> 01:31:38,247 >> Paul Kruger you're speaking 2059 01:31:42,554 --> 01:31:43,221 on items a 5050 to 112 and s504 2060 01:31:43,221 --> 01:31:43,689 you will have three minutes. 2061 01:31:43,689 --> 01:31:44,560 Please proceed. 2062 01:31:44,560 --> 01:31:46,560 Thank you. 2063 01:31:47,793 --> 01:31:48,460 Um, I'm not sure of 2064 01:31:48,460 --> 01:31:51,460 the protocol here but please 2065 01:31:51,797 --> 01:31:52,970 give more discussion to item 2066 01:31:52,970 --> 01:31:54,970 52. 2067 01:31:55,767 --> 01:31:56,680 This is a $106 million For 2068 01:31:56,680 --> 01:31:56,802 what? 2069 01:31:56,802 --> 01:32:00,402 According to the report is just 2070 01:32:00,539 --> 01:32:01,406 trash bin repair errors. 2071 01:32:01,406 --> 01:32:03,806 It doesn't even say 2072 01:32:05,770 --> 01:32:05,777 replacements. 2073 01:32:05,777 --> 01:32:08,777 The second paragraph of pure 2074 01:32:10,150 --> 01:32:12,150 government talks about 2075 01:32:14,253 --> 01:32:14,953 the contract going from 8 2076 01:32:14,953 --> 01:32:17,953 million to 38 million and then 2077 01:32:18,256 --> 01:32:19,570 being adjusted in 2022 to an 2078 01:32:19,570 --> 01:32:22,570 unspecified amount And then we 2079 01:32:22,628 --> 01:32:23,610 have JULY 14th where it went to 2080 01:32:23,610 --> 01:32:25,610 $103 million. 2081 01:32:30,202 --> 01:32:30,669 Now there's another $3 million 2082 01:32:30,669 --> 01:32:31,437 to $106 million. 2083 01:32:31,437 --> 01:32:35,370 We have to have an explanation. 2084 01:32:35,307 --> 01:32:36,800 You MAY know more about this 2085 01:32:36,800 --> 01:32:39,608 than members of the public but 2086 01:32:39,678 --> 01:32:42,678 this is an expenditure related 2087 01:32:44,483 --> 01:32:45,188 to the trash fee that 2088 01:32:45,188 --> 01:32:48,188 the public wants to understand 2089 01:32:49,154 --> 01:32:52,154 How could we be spending $106 2090 01:32:53,859 --> 01:32:56,859 million Again the item backups 2091 01:32:58,597 --> 01:32:59,231 as necessary for repairs and 2092 01:32:59,231 --> 01:32:59,932 maintenance of containers. 2093 01:32:59,932 --> 01:33:02,801 Nowhere does it say that it 2094 01:33:02,801 --> 01:33:05,201 involves the replacement of 2095 01:33:07,606 --> 01:33:08,374 the containers. 2096 01:33:08,374 --> 01:33:11,974 Thank you for doing what you 2097 01:33:12,544 --> 01:33:13,145 can to assure more public 2098 01:33:13,145 --> 01:33:15,545 discussion on this very 2099 01:33:17,382 --> 01:33:19,382 important item. 2100 01:33:21,519 --> 01:33:22,220 Just very briefly on item 112 2101 01:33:22,220 --> 01:33:25,220 the settlement this is another 2102 01:33:26,292 --> 01:33:26,992 example of the millions of 2103 01:33:26,992 --> 01:33:27,393 dollars that we are paying 2104 01:33:27,393 --> 01:33:29,393 every week. 2105 01:33:31,363 --> 01:33:31,931 It seems like certainly every 2106 01:33:31,931 --> 01:33:32,331 month for questionable 2107 01:33:32,331 --> 01:33:34,331 settlements. 2108 01:33:36,702 --> 01:33:37,403 I'm not saying in any way that 2109 01:33:37,403 --> 01:33:38,700 this case shouldn't have been 2110 01:33:38,700 --> 01:33:40,272 settled but it looks like it 2111 01:33:40,272 --> 01:33:40,839 went on for three years with 2112 01:33:40,839 --> 01:33:42,839 two separate lawsuits. 2113 01:33:45,100 --> 01:33:49,210 There must be a better way to 2114 01:33:49,348 --> 01:33:49,949 both settle on on better terms 2115 01:33:49,949 --> 01:33:52,349 earlier perhaps and more 2116 01:33:54,753 --> 01:33:55,120 importantly to avoid these 2117 01:33:55,120 --> 01:33:55,821 lawsuits. 2118 01:33:55,821 --> 01:33:59,421 I'll use my last moment to 2119 01:34:00,920 --> 01:34:03,692 please urge you to discuss item 2120 01:34:03,962 --> 01:34:04,730 s five over four. 2121 01:34:04,730 --> 01:34:08,330 My colleague Jeff Tudor wrote a 2122 01:34:08,600 --> 01:34:11,600 very important note to you 2123 01:34:12,671 --> 01:34:13,472 about concerns regarding 2124 01:34:13,472 --> 01:34:15,872 the construction defect change 2125 01:34:16,675 --> 01:34:18,675 on sb 1903. 2126 01:34:21,847 --> 01:34:22,815 Please do not approve today's 2127 01:34:22,815 --> 01:34:25,815 item if you include sb 1903 2128 01:34:26,419 --> 01:34:27,185 please read about Please read 2129 01:34:27,185 --> 01:34:30,185 Jeff's note to you about 2130 01:34:31,457 --> 01:34:33,457 suggested changes to 2131 01:34:35,595 --> 01:34:36,610 the wording of sb 1903 before 2132 01:34:36,610 --> 01:34:38,610 you endorse it. 2133 01:34:40,232 --> 01:34:40,566 Do not endorse as a package 2134 01:34:40,566 --> 01:34:41,400 please. 2135 01:34:41,400 --> 01:34:43,202 Thank you very much for your 2136 01:34:43,202 --> 01:34:43,703 time. 2137 01:34:43,703 --> 01:34:45,703 >> Thank you. 2138 01:34:48,975 --> 01:34:51,375 Blair Beekman You're speaking 2139 01:34:51,911 --> 01:34:52,311 on items as final two as 503 2140 01:34:52,311 --> 01:34:54,311 and 110. 2141 01:34:57,282 --> 01:34:57,984 Hi Beekman I'm going to 2142 01:34:57,984 --> 01:34:59,984 substitute item 54 110 with 2143 01:35:01,587 --> 01:35:02,288 the administrative update 2144 01:35:02,288 --> 01:35:02,955 Parking meter zoning boundary 2145 01:35:02,955 --> 01:35:05,355 descriptions for Uptown and 2146 01:35:06,725 --> 01:35:07,393 Midtown Mid-City communities um 2147 01:35:07,393 --> 01:35:10,393 with our parking things that 2148 01:35:11,864 --> 01:35:12,465 we're working on at this time, 2149 01:35:12,465 --> 01:35:13,165 is it possible to be 2150 01:35:13,165 --> 01:35:13,699 considering again the ideas of 2151 01:35:13,699 --> 01:35:15,699 parking commissions? 2152 01:35:16,769 --> 01:35:17,470 I think it was a good way to 2153 01:35:17,470 --> 01:35:19,870 create community and democracy 2154 01:35:21,240 --> 01:35:21,908 and there was some really 2155 01:35:21,908 --> 01:35:22,442 undemocratic ideas in taking 2156 01:35:22,442 --> 01:35:24,442 those concepts away. 2157 01:35:26,112 --> 01:35:26,779 The past year in order to 2158 01:35:26,779 --> 01:35:27,790 consolidate your new parking 2159 01:35:27,790 --> 01:35:29,790 ideas. 2160 01:35:31,250 --> 01:35:31,851 Now that we're returning to all 2161 01:35:31,851 --> 01:35:32,552 forms, can we return to 2162 01:35:32,552 --> 01:35:34,952 the parking commission process 2163 01:35:35,390 --> 01:35:36,322 and what that offered community 2164 01:35:36,322 --> 01:35:37,289 or at least for it to have a 2165 01:35:37,289 --> 01:35:40,994 place in our future We can have 2166 01:35:40,994 --> 01:35:41,627 some sort of, you know, working 2167 01:35:41,627 --> 01:35:42,362 within Chamber of commerce 2168 01:35:42,362 --> 01:35:45,362 groups you know, local business 2169 01:35:45,765 --> 01:35:46,466 associations or anything you 2170 01:35:46,466 --> 01:35:47,166 know, to get that sort of 2171 01:35:47,166 --> 01:35:49,566 process uh, a democratic 2172 01:35:50,469 --> 01:35:51,170 process Again good luck in 2173 01:35:51,170 --> 01:35:54,770 the efforts I wanted to speak 2174 01:35:55,508 --> 01:35:58,508 to item as 503 which is 2175 01:35:59,746 --> 01:36:00,279 the buyer park parking a 2176 01:36:00,279 --> 01:36:00,914 funding for issues. 2177 01:36:00,914 --> 01:36:03,914 Our Park Department has an 2178 01:36:04,985 --> 01:36:05,652 awesome job to working on to a 2179 01:36:05,652 --> 01:36:08,520 degree on tech and 2180 01:36:09,922 --> 01:36:10,590 accountability and that our 2181 01:36:10,590 --> 01:36:11,290 data is going to be safe, 2182 01:36:11,290 --> 01:36:14,290 secure and that we're doing 2183 01:36:15,161 --> 01:36:15,829 best practices. 2184 01:36:15,829 --> 01:36:16,496 Um they made pretty strong 2185 01:36:16,496 --> 01:36:18,896 demands of federal agencies 2186 01:36:19,165 --> 01:36:19,966 that we're working on good 2187 01:36:19,966 --> 01:36:20,667 terms and I hope we can 2188 01:36:20,667 --> 01:36:23,667 continue those sort of efforts 2189 01:36:23,970 --> 01:36:24,804 for ourselves. 2190 01:36:24,804 --> 01:36:28,775 I hope the park by our park 2191 01:36:28,775 --> 01:36:29,475 funding ideas can connect to 2192 01:36:29,475 --> 01:36:31,875 the housing development that's 2193 01:36:33,246 --> 01:36:34,130 planned for the same area Will 2194 01:36:34,130 --> 01:36:34,714 they be working in conjunction? 2195 01:36:34,714 --> 01:36:37,714 Should they be working in 2196 01:36:37,917 --> 01:36:38,551 conjunction there should be 2197 01:36:38,551 --> 01:36:39,185 really obviously important 2198 01:36:39,185 --> 01:36:41,185 concepts of environmental 2199 01:36:47,270 --> 01:36:47,727 concerns and efforts and let's 2200 01:36:47,727 --> 01:36:48,461 not forget the importance of 2201 01:36:48,461 --> 01:36:50,861 environmental concerns with our 2202 01:36:52,320 --> 01:36:52,798 land issues. 2203 01:36:52,798 --> 01:36:56,869 We have to note the history of 2204 01:36:56,869 --> 01:36:57,803 our land issues as well. 2205 01:36:57,803 --> 01:36:58,571 Uh, good luck how we do all of 2206 01:36:58,571 --> 01:37:01,808 that with with the prior park 2207 01:37:01,808 --> 01:37:02,542 and the animal health ideas to 2208 01:37:02,542 --> 01:37:04,942 conclude with the reappointment 2209 01:37:06,312 --> 01:37:06,679 to the Commission on Police 2210 01:37:06,679 --> 01:37:07,247 practices. 2211 01:37:07,247 --> 01:37:10,247 I really wanted to say 2212 01:37:10,583 --> 01:37:11,317 yesterday I hope that 2213 01:37:11,317 --> 01:37:14,317 the Police Commission on Police 2214 01:37:15,922 --> 01:37:16,623 Practices will be reviewing can 2215 01:37:16,623 --> 01:37:17,390 have an open public process on 2216 01:37:17,390 --> 01:37:20,160 the future of hope for use in 2217 01:37:20,160 --> 01:37:20,894 real time in San Diego. 2218 01:37:20,894 --> 01:37:21,560 That has to be a public 2219 01:37:21,560 --> 01:37:23,960 conversation in our future. 2220 01:37:24,964 --> 01:37:25,365 Good luck how it can be 2221 01:37:25,365 --> 01:37:26,320 accessible. 2222 01:37:26,320 --> 01:37:29,632 Good luck in your efforts to 2223 01:37:29,671 --> 01:37:30,503 try to make that accessible. 2224 01:37:30,503 --> 01:37:30,937 I hope you can do that as 2225 01:37:30,937 --> 01:37:31,604 councilperson. 2226 01:37:31,604 --> 01:37:34,741 And the other comment that I 2227 01:37:34,741 --> 01:37:37,741 think the aclu person who 2228 01:37:39,790 --> 01:37:39,779 applied for a job on 2229 01:37:39,779 --> 01:37:42,779 the commission was not elected 2230 01:37:44,317 --> 01:37:44,951 and I thought that I thought 2231 01:37:44,951 --> 01:37:47,351 that a bit disconcerting. 2232 01:37:49,889 --> 01:37:50,457 I hope we do not fear having 2233 01:37:50,457 --> 01:37:52,457 open conversations in 2234 01:37:53,627 --> 01:37:54,327 the public eye and here in 2235 01:37:54,327 --> 01:37:54,995 the following months you know 2236 01:37:54,995 --> 01:37:55,363 what I'm trying to do a best 2237 01:37:55,363 --> 01:37:55,796 practices. 2238 01:37:55,796 --> 01:37:56,162 >> Thank you. 2239 01:37:56,162 --> 01:37:58,162 Thank you. 2240 01:37:59,866 --> 01:38:00,400 I started the five minutes I'm 2241 01:38:00,400 --> 01:38:01,100 we're going to those 2242 01:38:01,100 --> 01:38:01,701 participating remotely. 2243 01:38:01,701 --> 01:38:03,870 We currently have three people 2244 01:38:03,870 --> 01:38:04,204 in the queue starting with 2245 01:38:04,204 --> 01:38:04,871 Zachary. 2246 01:38:04,871 --> 01:38:05,605 If you can please unmute and 2247 01:38:05,605 --> 01:38:09,276 let me know which item or items 2248 01:38:09,276 --> 01:38:12,276 you wish to speak to. 2249 01:38:13,613 --> 01:38:14,800 Zachary DeFazio Farrow I can't 2250 01:38:14,800 --> 01:38:14,514 unmute for you. 2251 01:38:14,514 --> 01:38:14,880 There you go. 2252 01:38:14,880 --> 01:38:16,880 Hello. 2253 01:38:17,517 --> 01:38:17,984 It's 504. 2254 01:38:17,984 --> 01:38:19,984 Please proceed. 2255 01:38:21,210 --> 01:38:21,321 You have one minute. 2256 01:38:21,321 --> 01:38:21,755 Okay. 2257 01:38:21,755 --> 01:38:22,455 Good morning. 2258 01:38:22,455 --> 01:38:24,855 Council PRESIDENT Members of 2259 01:38:27,627 --> 01:38:28,261 the Council My name is DR. 2260 01:38:28,261 --> 01:38:28,895 Fazio and the Treasurer of 2261 01:38:28,895 --> 01:38:30,931 the Democrats of Seminole 2262 01:38:30,931 --> 01:38:31,698 County. 2263 01:38:31,698 --> 01:38:32,499 I'm speaking in support of item 2264 01:38:32,499 --> 01:38:35,499 as far as 504 the resolution 2265 01:38:35,902 --> 01:38:38,302 backing Assembly bills 19 zero 2266 01:38:39,339 --> 01:38:39,940 314 zero six and 70 in 1834 San 2267 01:38:39,940 --> 01:38:40,540 Diego is the fifth most 2268 01:38:40,540 --> 01:38:42,940 expensive metro area in 2269 01:38:44,744 --> 01:38:45,345 the country to buy a home and 2270 01:38:45,345 --> 01:38:46,146 only about 70% of local 2271 01:38:46,146 --> 01:38:49,146 households can afford a medium 2272 01:38:49,550 --> 01:38:50,250 priced home here. 2273 01:38:50,250 --> 01:38:50,884 >> This package addresses real 2274 01:38:50,884 --> 01:38:52,884 barriers to homeownership 2275 01:38:54,187 --> 01:38:54,855 reducing costs of construction 2276 01:38:54,855 --> 01:38:55,589 defect litigation, lowering 2277 01:38:55,589 --> 01:38:58,324 financing risk for builders and 2278 01:38:58,324 --> 01:38:58,926 easing permitting for missing 2279 01:38:58,926 --> 01:38:59,493 middle housing duplexes, 2280 01:38:59,493 --> 01:39:01,493 townhomes and condos. 2281 01:39:03,196 --> 01:39:03,897 I want to thank Council 2282 01:39:03,897 --> 01:39:04,631 PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee for 2283 01:39:04,631 --> 01:39:05,164 introducing this resolution and 2284 01:39:05,164 --> 01:39:07,164 steering committee. 2285 01:39:08,168 --> 01:39:08,869 >> We urge the Council to adopt 2286 01:39:08,869 --> 01:39:11,869 s504 as presented on today's 2287 01:39:13,106 --> 01:39:13,840 consent agenda I sent 2288 01:39:13,840 --> 01:39:14,508 Sacramento a clear message that 2289 01:39:14,508 --> 01:39:16,908 San Diego supports expanding 2290 01:39:18,278 --> 01:39:18,745 homeownership. 2291 01:39:18,745 --> 01:39:19,146 >> Thank you. 2292 01:39:19,146 --> 01:39:19,746 Thank you. 2293 01:39:19,746 --> 01:39:22,146 Next is Lori Saldana. 2294 01:39:23,116 --> 01:39:26,716 If you can please unmute Morris 2295 01:39:28,221 --> 01:39:28,989 Although I knew I can move for 2296 01:39:28,989 --> 01:39:29,956 you but if you can unmute and 2297 01:39:29,956 --> 01:39:32,793 let me know which item or items 2298 01:39:32,793 --> 01:39:33,494 you wish to speak to. 2299 01:39:33,494 --> 01:39:33,794 My apologies please On mute. 2300 01:39:33,794 --> 01:39:35,794 Hello. 2301 01:39:37,264 --> 01:39:37,764 Yes, hi. 2302 01:39:37,764 --> 01:39:39,764 Yes Hi there. 2303 01:39:43,403 --> 01:39:43,803 Yes I'd like to see an item 112 2304 01:39:43,803 --> 01:39:44,304 113 and 114. 2305 01:39:44,304 --> 01:39:46,304 >> Please proceed. 2306 01:39:49,430 --> 01:39:49,543 You'll have three minutes. 2307 01:39:49,543 --> 01:39:50,411 Thank you. 2308 01:39:50,411 --> 01:39:53,411 So item 112 it was already 2309 01:39:53,514 --> 01:39:54,214 mentioned that these types of 2310 01:39:54,214 --> 01:39:56,614 discrimination cases they are 2311 01:39:58,585 --> 01:40:02,185 costly on a financial level but 2312 01:40:04,123 --> 01:40:06,523 also costly capabilities fairly 2313 01:40:08,280 --> 01:40:08,662 poor but represent the case 2314 01:40:08,662 --> 01:40:10,662 employment opportunities I 2315 01:40:12,499 --> 01:40:13,200 throughout San Diego there are 2316 01:40:13,200 --> 01:40:16,800 many not only within the city 2317 01:40:17,538 --> 01:40:18,205 but there are many contracts 2318 01:40:18,205 --> 01:40:21,205 given to companies that when 2319 01:40:22,609 --> 01:40:23,343 you review their employment 2320 01:40:23,343 --> 01:40:26,343 reports they clearly are not 2321 01:40:28,480 --> 01:40:28,715 meeting the level of diversity 2322 01:40:28,715 --> 01:40:31,715 that the city has envisioned 2323 01:40:32,153 --> 01:40:32,786 when they step forward certain 2324 01:40:32,786 --> 01:40:35,186 goals and certain programs 2325 01:40:36,723 --> 01:40:37,558 Sometimes it's costly as in 2326 01:40:37,558 --> 01:40:38,359 this case on a legal settlement 2327 01:40:38,359 --> 01:40:41,896 but other times it is costly 2328 01:40:41,896 --> 01:40:42,563 because frankly people don't 2329 01:40:42,563 --> 01:40:44,563 see themselves represented. 2330 01:40:46,333 --> 01:40:47,340 Job sites where contractors are 2331 01:40:47,340 --> 01:40:47,701 doing work that's supposed to 2332 01:40:47,701 --> 01:40:50,701 be beneficial to everyone In 2333 01:40:51,972 --> 01:40:52,573 San Diego And I went there 13 2334 01:40:52,573 --> 01:40:54,973 the settlement about an 2335 01:40:55,242 --> 01:40:55,976 accident on a sidewalk in these 2336 01:40:55,976 --> 01:40:56,711 cases used to be relatively 2337 01:40:56,711 --> 01:41:00,314 rare there I got to sit there 2338 01:41:00,314 --> 01:41:00,981 increasing I've mentioned in 2339 01:41:00,981 --> 01:41:01,682 the past the incident with a 2340 01:41:01,682 --> 01:41:04,818 member of my own family who 2341 01:41:04,818 --> 01:41:05,486 tripped over City Hall and 2342 01:41:05,486 --> 01:41:08,486 the injuries resulted in her 2343 01:41:09,189 --> 01:41:10,570 death a few months later It's 2344 01:41:10,570 --> 01:41:10,758 it is not only again costly in 2345 01:41:10,758 --> 01:41:13,758 terms of the settlements that 2346 01:41:15,196 --> 01:41:15,763 are being paid but it's costly 2347 01:41:15,763 --> 01:41:16,430 to the people that are 2348 01:41:16,430 --> 01:41:19,133 supportive of those who are 2349 01:41:19,133 --> 01:41:19,833 injured And these trips involve 2350 01:41:19,833 --> 01:41:22,833 and related to this area, 2351 01:41:23,704 --> 01:41:24,372 Pacific Beach. 2352 01:41:24,372 --> 01:41:25,720 I will be speaking soon 2353 01:41:25,720 --> 01:41:28,720 regarding what is happening in 2354 01:41:28,276 --> 01:41:29,243 our coastal communities. 2355 01:41:29,243 --> 01:41:29,544 I was born and raised in San 2356 01:41:29,544 --> 01:41:30,411 Diego. 2357 01:41:30,411 --> 01:41:33,714 I have seen the changes in our 2358 01:41:33,714 --> 01:41:34,582 neighborhoods. 2359 01:41:34,582 --> 01:41:35,282 I I've lived in Pacific Beach 2360 01:41:35,282 --> 01:41:37,682 and other coastal communities 2361 01:41:38,219 --> 01:41:38,919 and I believe these these 2362 01:41:38,919 --> 01:41:39,620 incidents tripping and falling 2363 01:41:39,620 --> 01:41:42,620 and other accidents are going 2364 01:41:43,190 --> 01:41:43,791 to increase very quickly And 2365 01:41:43,791 --> 01:41:46,191 I'll explain why during 2366 01:41:47,461 --> 01:41:48,129 the public comment and then 2367 01:41:48,129 --> 01:41:48,729 finally the reappointment to 2368 01:41:48,729 --> 01:41:51,129 the Commission on Police 2369 01:41:52,660 --> 01:41:52,834 Practices as others have 2370 01:41:52,834 --> 01:41:55,234 mentioned, this commission was 2371 01:41:57,839 --> 01:41:58,639 created following just to give 2372 01:41:58,639 --> 01:42:01,943 us a brief history of 15 years 2373 01:42:01,943 --> 01:42:02,610 ago there was an activity right 2374 01:42:02,610 --> 01:42:05,100 outside this building Occupy 2375 01:42:06,580 --> 01:42:07,181 San Diego and people were 2376 01:42:07,181 --> 01:42:07,881 camping overnight and in 2377 01:42:07,881 --> 01:42:10,881 the early morning hours police 2378 01:42:11,285 --> 01:42:14,285 raided the encampment and ended 2379 01:42:16,900 --> 01:42:16,791 up putting people into 2380 01:42:16,791 --> 01:42:19,791 basically locking them down in 2381 01:42:20,561 --> 01:42:20,995 vehicles And it was 2382 01:42:20,995 --> 01:42:22,995 dehumanizing. 2383 01:42:25,799 --> 01:42:26,467 It was frightening And some of 2384 01:42:26,467 --> 01:42:28,867 the people that experienced 2385 01:42:30,271 --> 01:42:30,938 this worked very hard for many 2386 01:42:30,938 --> 01:42:31,339 years to get this commission 2387 01:42:31,339 --> 01:42:33,339 established. 2388 01:42:34,942 --> 01:42:35,710 The fact that it has taken this 2389 01:42:35,710 --> 01:42:39,310 it continues to take months and 2390 01:42:39,880 --> 01:42:40,214 years to establish and fully 2391 01:42:40,214 --> 01:42:40,915 operate. 2392 01:42:40,915 --> 01:42:43,915 This commission does not speak 2393 01:42:45,190 --> 01:42:45,719 well of police practices in San 2394 01:42:45,719 --> 01:42:46,421 Diego and I encourage you to 2395 01:42:46,421 --> 01:42:46,688 manage this as quickly as you 2396 01:42:46,688 --> 01:42:48,688 can. 2397 01:42:50,291 --> 01:42:50,758 Thank you. 2398 01:42:50,758 --> 01:42:51,259 Thank you. 2399 01:42:51,259 --> 01:42:52,193 Next is 8700. 2400 01:42:52,193 --> 01:42:55,229 If you can please unmute and 2401 01:42:55,229 --> 01:42:55,830 let me know which item or items 2402 01:42:55,830 --> 01:42:58,830 you wish to speak to. 2403 01:43:03,705 --> 01:43:06,705 Yes I have eight items 501 50 2404 01:43:07,942 --> 01:43:08,276 (510)010-1102 110 504 and 511 2405 01:43:08,276 --> 01:43:08,642 please. 2406 01:43:08,642 --> 01:43:10,642 Thank you. 2407 01:43:11,512 --> 01:43:12,180 You'll have three minutes. 2408 01:43:12,180 --> 01:43:12,914 I'll also note that the five 2409 01:43:12,914 --> 01:43:13,615 minute timer did conclude there 2410 01:43:13,615 --> 01:43:16,184 are three people in the queue 2411 01:43:16,184 --> 01:43:16,483 No additional speakers will be 2412 01:43:16,483 --> 01:43:17,187 taken. 2413 01:43:17,187 --> 01:43:19,587 >> Please proceed Missing out 2414 01:43:21,422 --> 01:43:25,930 of Thank you five one Yes to 2415 01:43:25,930 --> 01:43:25,793 the electronic filing system 2416 01:43:25,793 --> 01:43:29,393 for the office of the City 2417 01:43:29,664 --> 01:43:30,632 Clerk This will help keep 2418 01:43:30,632 --> 01:43:34,232 the city clerks team and their 2419 01:43:34,435 --> 01:43:35,200 stellar work stellar work 2420 01:43:35,200 --> 01:43:37,402 moving forward for all 2421 01:43:39,640 --> 01:43:43,240 the people of San Diego All 55 2422 01:43:43,311 --> 01:43:47,115 I am on the fence three Yes or 2423 01:43:47,115 --> 01:43:47,782 no On its first amend to 2424 01:43:47,782 --> 01:43:50,182 the contract with Evernorth 2425 01:43:51,386 --> 01:43:53,786 Care Solutions 185 and then 2426 01:43:54,889 --> 01:43:55,557 admin employees 42 white male 1 2427 01:43:55,557 --> 01:43:57,557 or 3 white female 2428 01:43:59,560 --> 01:44:00,161 underrepresented Asian Asian in 2429 01:44:00,161 --> 01:44:02,161 management and financial 2430 01:44:04,699 --> 01:44:05,500 African-American and Asian in 2431 01:44:05,500 --> 01:44:09,471 sales plus also due to some of 2432 01:44:09,471 --> 01:44:10,338 the some parts of the staff 2433 01:44:10,338 --> 01:44:11,273 report is too long for me to 2434 01:44:11,273 --> 01:44:11,573 say them but I'm a yes or no on 2435 01:44:11,573 --> 01:44:13,573 that. 2436 01:44:15,176 --> 01:44:17,576 Thank you very much. 2437 01:44:18,947 --> 01:44:19,647 One 100 yes to the contract for 2438 01:44:19,647 --> 01:44:22,470 as needed Independent legal 2439 01:44:23,218 --> 01:44:23,918 counsel for the Office of 2440 01:44:23,918 --> 01:44:24,285 the City Auditor and the Audit 2441 01:44:24,285 --> 01:44:26,285 Committee. 2442 01:44:28,723 --> 01:44:31,723 That's a big yes 101 combined 2443 01:44:33,628 --> 01:44:34,296 with 102 Yes And both for 2444 01:44:34,296 --> 01:44:37,296 chemicals to the North City 2445 01:44:38,399 --> 01:44:39,534 Pure water facility. 2446 01:44:39,534 --> 01:44:43,605 Have we finally got a handle on 2447 01:44:43,605 --> 01:44:45,605 pricing 110 Yes. 2448 01:44:47,275 --> 01:44:49,275 Two utilities undergrounding 2449 01:44:52,790 --> 01:44:52,814 program a question what percent 2450 01:44:52,814 --> 01:44:55,214 of collaboration is happening 2451 01:44:56,752 --> 01:44:57,119 with sdg and the these 2452 01:44:57,119 --> 01:44:57,752 processes? 2453 01:44:57,752 --> 01:45:00,152 And another question what 2454 01:45:01,823 --> 01:45:02,424 percentage is being taking 2455 01:45:02,424 --> 01:45:04,824 place for outreach with 2456 01:45:07,128 --> 01:45:07,796 the communities And if dg And 2457 01:45:07,796 --> 01:45:10,796 each of these processes I'm 2458 01:45:11,599 --> 01:45:12,501 looking for improvement in both 2459 01:45:12,501 --> 01:45:16,538 areas Thank you Bible for I am 2460 01:45:16,538 --> 01:45:17,205 on the fence yes and no On 2461 01:45:17,205 --> 01:45:19,605 supporting the four assembly 2462 01:45:21,209 --> 01:45:21,877 bills aimed at expanding home 2463 01:45:21,877 --> 01:45:24,877 ownership as a long term 2464 01:45:25,747 --> 01:45:26,280 apartment renter I need to get 2465 01:45:26,280 --> 01:45:28,680 right to the bones. 2466 01:45:30,319 --> 01:45:33,319 These bills and to evaluate 2467 01:45:35,490 --> 01:45:36,570 their clear intentions. 2468 01:45:36,570 --> 01:45:36,458 I'm all for them. 2469 01:45:36,458 --> 01:45:38,458 Thank you. 2470 01:45:39,661 --> 01:45:40,429 And lastly by 11 yes to 15 2471 01:45:40,429 --> 01:45:43,429 apartments I'm still not clear 2472 01:45:44,320 --> 01:45:44,765 on the history of 2473 01:45:44,765 --> 01:45:48,365 the amendments and so forth yet 2474 01:45:48,804 --> 01:45:52,404 I have fond memories of working 2475 01:45:53,641 --> 01:45:54,409 on this project to fruition in 2476 01:45:54,409 --> 01:45:57,409 2009 with cdc The increase in 2477 01:45:58,480 --> 01:45:58,747 their provision and love to 2478 01:45:58,747 --> 01:45:59,180 all. 2479 01:45:59,180 --> 01:46:00,115 >> Thank you. 2480 01:46:00,115 --> 01:46:03,715 Judy Strang If you can please 2481 01:46:03,919 --> 01:46:07,389 unmute Judy Sorry I can't I'm 2482 01:46:07,389 --> 01:46:08,223 here for you. 2483 01:46:08,223 --> 01:46:08,723 >> I will need to move on. 2484 01:46:08,723 --> 01:46:10,723 There you go. 2485 01:46:12,294 --> 01:46:12,861 Sorry I'm at my work site and 2486 01:46:12,861 --> 01:46:13,262 that's always a little 2487 01:46:13,262 --> 01:46:15,262 challenging. 2488 01:46:16,131 --> 01:46:19,731 I'd like to speak to items 55 2489 01:46:23,739 --> 01:46:24,605 100 and 109I have a question 2490 01:46:24,605 --> 01:46:25,340 about 109 and that has to do 2491 01:46:25,340 --> 01:46:27,740 with the installation of 2492 01:46:28,810 --> 01:46:29,478 fencing Because of 2493 01:46:29,478 --> 01:46:30,212 the conversation yesterday I 2494 01:46:30,212 --> 01:46:33,515 decided to take a deep dive and 2495 01:46:33,515 --> 01:46:34,416 those it those items today that 2496 01:46:34,416 --> 01:46:38,120 had to do with contracts and if 2497 01:46:38,120 --> 01:46:38,687 I understand in this correctly 2498 01:46:38,687 --> 01:46:41,687 it looks to me like 2499 01:46:42,925 --> 01:46:45,925 the contract for fencing is 2500 01:46:47,562 --> 01:46:47,930 increasing from $3 million to 2501 01:46:47,930 --> 01:46:48,730 8,000,900. 2502 01:46:48,730 --> 01:46:51,730 I tried as I examined 2503 01:46:52,334 --> 01:46:52,968 the finances behind this to 2504 01:46:52,968 --> 01:46:53,702 understand what would have 2505 01:46:53,702 --> 01:46:57,302 happened to create that sort of 2506 01:46:57,405 --> 01:46:58,173 increase. 2507 01:46:58,173 --> 01:46:58,874 I must admit maybe I didn't 2508 01:46:58,874 --> 01:47:01,874 read carefully and I couldn't 2509 01:47:01,977 --> 01:47:02,844 find the answers I, I was 2510 01:47:02,844 --> 01:47:06,444 looking for it but my golly 2511 01:47:07,182 --> 01:47:09,582 that $6 million increase I 2512 01:47:11,720 --> 01:47:12,488 having discussing what we would 2513 01:47:12,488 --> 01:47:13,188 like to spend our money on not 2514 01:47:13,188 --> 01:47:15,925 the least of which are 2515 01:47:15,925 --> 01:47:18,325 restrooms that was startling 2516 01:47:20,763 --> 01:47:21,162 Then I'd like to speak next to 2517 01:47:21,162 --> 01:47:21,430 item 100. 2518 01:47:21,430 --> 01:47:21,931 Yes. 2519 01:47:21,931 --> 01:47:22,231 Oh my gosh. 2520 01:47:22,231 --> 01:47:24,231 Yes. 2521 01:47:25,901 --> 01:47:26,569 Let's get our idea Any 2522 01:47:26,569 --> 01:47:28,569 individual or individualized 2523 01:47:30,272 --> 01:47:31,500 council that they would need 2524 01:47:31,500 --> 01:47:31,574 that would make their services 2525 01:47:31,574 --> 01:47:34,574 easier for them to do. 2526 01:47:35,443 --> 01:47:36,145 It is a job that the public 2527 01:47:36,145 --> 01:47:36,879 greatly appreciate and values 2528 01:47:36,879 --> 01:47:39,879 their opinion and anything that 2529 01:47:40,416 --> 01:47:41,150 makes their job easier. 2530 01:47:41,150 --> 01:47:44,150 And finally I especially wanted 2531 01:47:45,521 --> 01:47:46,222 to address item 55 about 2532 01:47:46,222 --> 01:47:46,822 something I know quite a bit 2533 01:47:46,822 --> 01:47:48,822 about employee assisted 2534 01:47:50,292 --> 01:47:51,260 progress. 2535 01:47:51,260 --> 01:47:54,563 I have a high regard for those 2536 01:47:54,563 --> 01:47:55,231 enterprises those businesses 2537 01:47:55,231 --> 01:47:55,931 which the city certainly is 2538 01:47:55,931 --> 01:47:58,931 that realize the importance of 2539 01:47:59,368 --> 01:48:01,768 a good employee assistance 2540 01:48:04,500 --> 01:48:04,674 program And as your staff 2541 01:48:04,674 --> 01:48:07,740 report mentions this very 2542 01:48:09,311 --> 01:48:10,120 important behavioral health 2543 01:48:10,120 --> 01:48:12,412 resource that the erp, 2544 01:48:13,882 --> 01:48:14,483 the employment Assistance 2545 01:48:14,483 --> 01:48:16,883 program provides to your 2546 01:48:18,521 --> 01:48:19,188 employees is essential for 2547 01:48:19,188 --> 01:48:19,589 their personal and workplace 2548 01:48:19,589 --> 01:48:21,589 challenges. 2549 01:48:24,126 --> 01:48:24,526 It often includes mental health 2550 01:48:24,526 --> 01:48:25,228 challenges. 2551 01:48:25,228 --> 01:48:25,961 This is not your staff report. 2552 01:48:25,961 --> 01:48:28,597 This is me having worked on 2553 01:48:28,597 --> 01:48:29,265 these programs The type of 2554 01:48:29,265 --> 01:48:31,665 mental health problems that 2555 01:48:33,836 --> 01:48:34,437 people in your business might 2556 01:48:34,437 --> 01:48:36,837 have and their alcohol, 2557 01:48:37,740 --> 01:48:38,440 tobacco, marijuana drug 2558 01:48:38,440 --> 01:48:38,941 problems that they have really 2559 01:48:38,941 --> 01:48:39,375 create an issue to 2560 01:48:39,375 --> 01:48:41,375 the workplace. 2561 01:48:42,945 --> 01:48:43,646 When I first entered this field 2562 01:48:43,646 --> 01:48:46,849 40 years ago, one of the first 2563 01:48:46,849 --> 01:48:47,450 things I was involved with is 2564 01:48:47,450 --> 01:48:48,170 bringing erp programs to 2565 01:48:48,170 --> 01:48:50,417 businesses And one of 2566 01:48:52,455 --> 01:48:53,156 the things that we learned from 2567 01:48:53,156 --> 01:48:53,856 those who had gone before is 2568 01:48:53,856 --> 01:48:57,456 the last thing that people who 2569 01:48:57,726 --> 01:48:58,428 have drug problems let loose of 2570 01:48:58,428 --> 01:49:02,280 is their job because of course 2571 01:49:02,198 --> 01:49:02,899 it's important for them to have 2572 01:49:02,899 --> 01:49:03,466 a source of funding for their 2573 01:49:03,466 --> 01:49:05,866 alcohol and drug use. 2574 01:49:06,536 --> 01:49:07,236 So this is the place if we're 2575 01:49:07,236 --> 01:49:08,300 going to help people at their 2576 01:49:08,300 --> 01:49:11,707 workplace, if we can do it then 2577 01:49:11,707 --> 01:49:12,175 it is money well spent. 2578 01:49:12,175 --> 01:49:12,675 >> Thank you. 2579 01:49:12,675 --> 01:49:13,609 Thank you, Tony. 2580 01:49:13,609 --> 01:49:17,209 Your final speaker if you can 2581 01:49:17,313 --> 01:49:18,183 please unmute and let me know 2582 01:49:18,183 --> 01:49:21,117 which item or items you wish to 2583 01:49:21,117 --> 01:49:21,517 speak to. 2584 01:49:21,517 --> 01:49:22,840 Yes. 2585 01:49:22,840 --> 01:49:22,385 Can you hear me? 2586 01:49:22,385 --> 01:49:22,652 Yes. 2587 01:49:22,652 --> 01:49:24,652 Yes. 2588 01:49:26,122 --> 01:49:26,389 I would like to speak to item 2589 01:49:26,389 --> 01:49:28,389 56. 2590 01:49:30,593 --> 01:49:31,290 I would like to speak to item 2591 01:49:31,290 --> 01:49:33,290 100. 2592 01:49:35,598 --> 01:49:39,302 I would like to speak to item 2593 01:49:39,302 --> 01:49:41,702 control Sorry item 112 I 2594 01:49:45,440 --> 01:49:48,912 believe it is So those two yet 2595 01:49:48,912 --> 01:49:49,546 Those three okay Sorry. 2596 01:49:49,546 --> 01:49:49,879 >> Three minutes Please 2597 01:49:49,879 --> 01:49:51,879 proceed. 2598 01:49:52,849 --> 01:49:53,583 Thank you. 2599 01:49:53,583 --> 01:49:57,183 First I'll start by saying I'm 2600 01:49:57,387 --> 01:50:01,587 in big support of item GOD this 2601 01:50:03,126 --> 01:50:06,726 is item 100 and in favor of 2602 01:50:07,960 --> 01:50:07,697 the eBay getting as much 2603 01:50:07,697 --> 01:50:08,398 support as possible with 2604 01:50:08,398 --> 01:50:11,398 whatever council they MAY need 2605 01:50:24,447 --> 01:50:28,647 and then moving on to item item 2606 01:50:28,885 --> 01:50:30,885 112 a $3.1 million settlement 2607 01:50:33,890 --> 01:50:38,900 with the city of San Diego due 2608 01:50:38,595 --> 01:50:41,595 to a discrimination case with 2609 01:50:43,133 --> 01:50:43,466 the San Diego Police Department 2610 01:50:43,466 --> 01:50:45,466 . 2611 01:50:48,438 --> 01:50:48,872 I I've spoken about this issue 2612 01:50:48,872 --> 01:50:49,605 so many times. 2613 01:50:49,605 --> 01:50:52,709 I've come to city council about 2614 01:50:52,709 --> 01:50:53,309 this issue so many times but I 2615 01:50:53,309 --> 01:50:54,110 haven't seen the tone of 2616 01:50:54,110 --> 01:50:57,611 the five people that voted for 2617 01:50:57,747 --> 01:50:58,415 Flock of the five people that 2618 01:50:58,415 --> 01:51:01,415 continually vote in favor of 2619 01:51:02,252 --> 01:51:02,919 giving sd pd all the toys and 2620 01:51:02,919 --> 01:51:03,419 all of the budget increases 2621 01:51:03,419 --> 01:51:05,819 that they ask for. 2622 01:51:07,657 --> 01:51:08,580 I never see the tone of any of 2623 01:51:08,580 --> 01:51:08,825 your change. 2624 01:51:08,825 --> 01:51:12,128 I never see you asking them 2625 01:51:12,128 --> 01:51:12,996 the critical questions. 2626 01:51:12,996 --> 01:51:13,797 I never see any of these 2627 01:51:13,797 --> 01:51:16,797 lawsuits change your tone in 2628 01:51:17,766 --> 01:51:18,534 terms of greater accountability 2629 01:51:18,534 --> 01:51:22,134 that you should be asking from 2630 01:51:22,606 --> 01:51:23,306 them and yesterday in 2631 01:51:23,306 --> 01:51:23,974 the appointment of the people 2632 01:51:23,974 --> 01:51:26,974 to the Commission on Police 2633 01:51:27,143 --> 01:51:27,878 Practices, I'm glad that all 2634 01:51:27,878 --> 01:51:28,578 those people were appointed But 2635 01:51:28,578 --> 01:51:32,178 some of the questions that you 2636 01:51:32,315 --> 01:51:33,160 asked were really, really 2637 01:51:33,160 --> 01:51:36,160 reflective of some of your 2638 01:51:37,354 --> 01:51:40,354 positions and your lack your 2639 01:51:42,159 --> 01:51:42,893 own personal lack of 2640 01:51:42,893 --> 01:51:43,359 objectivity in assessing police 2641 01:51:43,359 --> 01:51:45,228 accountability. 2642 01:51:45,228 --> 01:51:48,228 It seems like you're more 2643 01:51:57,541 --> 01:51:58,407 concerned with people having a 2644 01:51:58,407 --> 01:52:02,700 a view that's favorable that sd 2645 01:52:02,479 --> 01:52:03,113 pd over people holding them 2646 01:52:03,113 --> 01:52:03,780 accountable over the only 2647 01:52:03,780 --> 01:52:06,780 regulatory body that we have 2648 01:52:06,984 --> 01:52:07,617 that's responsible for holding 2649 01:52:07,617 --> 01:52:08,352 them directly accountable. 2650 01:52:08,352 --> 01:52:11,952 It seems like y'all are more 2651 01:52:12,222 --> 01:52:15,222 interested in having allies on 2652 01:52:16,393 --> 01:52:17,260 cp that won't recommend changes 2653 01:52:17,260 --> 01:52:20,860 that c pd won't even make 2654 01:52:21,498 --> 01:52:22,232 because the cp is totally 2655 01:52:22,232 --> 01:52:22,765 disempowered from being able to 2656 01:52:22,765 --> 01:52:24,765 make these changes. 2657 01:52:25,601 --> 01:52:26,300 So it's all just a dog and pony 2658 01:52:26,300 --> 01:52:26,870 show anyway. 2659 01:52:26,870 --> 01:52:30,470 It's all just a charade anyway 2660 01:52:30,707 --> 01:52:31,441 and it's super concerning that 2661 01:52:31,441 --> 01:52:35,410 because this is coming out of 2662 01:52:35,879 --> 01:52:36,513 the public liability d fund 2663 01:52:36,513 --> 01:52:39,513 y'all don't seem to care. 2664 01:52:40,617 --> 01:52:41,284 Your d doesn't change any of 2665 01:52:41,284 --> 01:52:42,252 your tones and I don't know 2666 01:52:42,252 --> 01:52:45,489 what it will take for you to 2667 01:52:45,489 --> 01:52:46,256 realize that this is our money 2668 01:52:46,256 --> 01:52:50,456 and we are in a budget crisis 2669 01:52:50,526 --> 01:52:51,228 and we can't afford grocery yet 2670 01:52:51,228 --> 01:52:51,928 We're continually paying these 2671 01:52:51,928 --> 01:52:54,328 massive settlements for steep 2672 01:52:55,199 --> 01:52:55,966 needs. 2673 01:52:55,966 --> 01:52:56,333 I'm sorry your time has 2674 01:52:56,333 --> 01:52:58,333 concluded. 2675 01:52:58,469 --> 01:52:59,103 If you raised your hand 2676 01:52:59,103 --> 01:52:59,837 the five minute timer had 2677 01:52:59,837 --> 01:53:00,470 already concluded and that does 2678 01:53:00,470 --> 01:53:02,870 conclude public comment on 2679 01:53:03,373 --> 01:53:03,941 the consent agenda. 2680 01:53:03,941 --> 01:53:04,307 >> Thank you, Council 2681 01:53:04,307 --> 01:53:04,675 PRESIDENT. 2682 01:53:04,675 --> 01:53:05,242 All right. 2683 01:53:05,242 --> 01:53:06,430 Thank you, City Clerk. 2684 01:53:06,430 --> 01:53:08,512 With that I'll turn to my 2685 01:53:08,512 --> 01:53:09,146 colleagues for comments, 2686 01:53:09,146 --> 01:53:09,813 questions and entertain a 2687 01:53:09,813 --> 01:53:12,813 motion and we'll start with 2688 01:53:13,217 --> 01:53:13,784 Councilmember Moreno. 2689 01:53:13,784 --> 01:53:14,818 >> Thank you. 2690 01:53:14,818 --> 01:53:18,418 I have comments on item 100 a 2691 01:53:18,522 --> 01:53:19,189 request for the approval of a 2692 01:53:19,189 --> 01:53:22,189 contract between the city of 2693 01:53:23,627 --> 01:53:24,428 San Diego and Rene Public Law 2694 01:53:24,428 --> 01:53:27,428 Group to provide as needed 2695 01:53:28,499 --> 01:53:29,199 independent legal counsel for 2696 01:53:29,199 --> 01:53:32,799 the Office of the City Auditor 2697 01:53:33,403 --> 01:53:36,403 and the Audit Committee measure 2698 01:53:37,874 --> 01:53:38,575 a asked the citizens of San 2699 01:53:38,575 --> 01:53:41,575 Diego for a charter amendment 2700 01:53:42,513 --> 01:53:43,213 authorizing the City auditor 2701 01:53:43,213 --> 01:53:43,914 and the audit committee to use 2702 01:53:43,914 --> 01:53:46,314 outside legal counsel instead 2703 01:53:47,585 --> 01:53:50,585 of our elected city attorney. 2704 01:53:52,656 --> 01:53:56,256 I signed the ballot argument in 2705 01:53:57,940 --> 01:54:00,964 favor of the measure and I was 2706 01:54:00,964 --> 01:54:01,599 very happy to see that 67.24% 2707 01:54:01,599 --> 01:54:01,932 of voters agreed with this 2708 01:54:01,932 --> 01:54:03,932 measure. 2709 01:54:06,300 --> 01:54:06,737 So I want to start off by 2710 01:54:06,737 --> 01:54:07,304 thanking the audit Committee ad 2711 01:54:07,304 --> 01:54:09,304 hoc subcommittee for 2712 01:54:11,542 --> 01:54:12,409 the implement ation of Measure 2713 01:54:12,409 --> 01:54:15,746 a And I also want to take this 2714 01:54:15,746 --> 01:54:16,480 opportunity to thank City 2715 01:54:16,480 --> 01:54:19,480 attorney Heather Ferber for not 2716 01:54:20,384 --> 01:54:20,784 standing in between the will of 2717 01:54:20,784 --> 01:54:21,484 the voters. 2718 01:54:21,484 --> 01:54:25,623 This has been a very long time 2719 01:54:25,623 --> 01:54:26,290 coming and I'm glad to see that 2720 01:54:26,290 --> 01:54:26,890 we are reaching this point. 2721 01:54:26,890 --> 01:54:28,890 This represents another 2722 01:54:30,127 --> 01:54:30,861 important tool for the city 2723 01:54:30,861 --> 01:54:33,861 auditor to ensure that taxpayer 2724 01:54:34,665 --> 01:54:35,199 funds are being used 2725 01:54:35,199 --> 01:54:35,632 responsibly and also 2726 01:54:35,632 --> 01:54:37,632 transparently. 2727 01:54:39,837 --> 01:54:40,537 I also do want to recognize and 2728 01:54:40,537 --> 01:54:41,380 extend my gratitude to public 2729 01:54:41,380 --> 01:54:43,380 committee members. 2730 01:54:45,176 --> 01:54:45,843 Halpern And Maffia for their 2731 01:54:45,843 --> 01:54:46,343 outstanding work in helping 2732 01:54:46,343 --> 01:54:48,343 guide this effort. 2733 01:54:49,914 --> 01:54:50,714 Thanks to that collaborative 2734 01:54:50,714 --> 01:54:51,382 effort, we now have a contract 2735 01:54:51,382 --> 01:54:53,782 that represent that reflects 2736 01:54:55,850 --> 01:54:55,686 the commitment made to 2737 01:54:55,686 --> 01:54:56,387 the voters the economic 2738 01:54:56,387 --> 01:54:58,787 statement presented to voters 2739 01:55:00,257 --> 01:55:00,991 when they considered Measure a 2740 01:55:00,991 --> 01:55:03,991 is consistent with the contract 2741 01:55:04,160 --> 01:55:04,862 amount before us today and this 2742 01:55:04,862 --> 01:55:05,496 independent legal Council is 2743 01:55:05,496 --> 01:55:07,896 important because the city 2744 01:55:09,533 --> 01:55:10,234 attorney represents 2745 01:55:10,234 --> 01:55:13,234 the departments that the city 2746 01:55:13,904 --> 01:55:14,472 auditor is auditing So 2747 01:55:14,472 --> 01:55:15,206 ultimately this helps 2748 01:55:15,206 --> 01:55:15,940 the mission of the city auditor 2749 01:55:15,940 --> 01:55:18,940 to advance open and accountable 2750 01:55:19,143 --> 01:55:19,843 government through independent 2751 01:55:19,843 --> 01:55:22,243 objective and accurate audits 2752 01:55:24,148 --> 01:55:24,749 and investigations that seek to 2753 01:55:24,749 --> 01:55:25,416 improve the efficiency, 2754 01:55:25,416 --> 01:55:27,816 effectiveness and equity of 2755 01:55:29,220 --> 01:55:31,220 city government. 2756 01:55:32,522 --> 01:55:33,190 I also have comments on item as 2757 01:55:33,190 --> 01:55:33,858 5o3I want to take this 2758 01:55:33,858 --> 01:55:36,258 opportunity to thank Council 2759 01:55:37,495 --> 01:55:38,196 member Campbell for bringing 2760 01:55:38,196 --> 01:55:38,763 this item forward and for 2761 01:55:38,763 --> 01:55:41,163 keeping the Buyer park 2762 01:55:41,799 --> 01:55:42,566 development project in mind 2763 01:55:42,566 --> 01:55:46,166 while serving on the San Diego 2764 01:55:47,307 --> 01:55:48,400 River River Conservancy Board. 2765 01:55:48,400 --> 01:55:51,400 If awarded this grant funding 2766 01:55:51,209 --> 01:55:51,909 would fully fund Phase two 2767 01:55:51,909 --> 01:55:52,577 Buyer Park a long anticipated 2768 01:55:52,577 --> 01:55:55,577 project that was promised to 2769 01:55:56,380 --> 01:55:57,800 the San Isidro community by 2770 01:55:57,800 --> 01:56:00,351 the city of San Diego decades 2771 01:56:00,351 --> 01:56:01,840 ago fully funding Phase two is 2772 01:56:01,840 --> 01:56:04,840 a critical step towards turning 2773 01:56:05,122 --> 01:56:05,790 that longstanding promise into 2774 01:56:05,790 --> 01:56:06,157 a tangible reality for our 2775 01:56:06,157 --> 01:56:08,157 community. 2776 01:56:09,794 --> 01:56:10,461 This represents and this 2777 01:56:10,461 --> 01:56:11,620 project represents more than 2778 01:56:11,620 --> 01:56:13,620 just park improvements. 2779 01:56:14,564 --> 01:56:15,165 It represents long overdue 2780 01:56:15,165 --> 01:56:17,565 investment in San Ysidro 2781 01:56:19,504 --> 01:56:20,204 families, youth and residents 2782 01:56:20,204 --> 01:56:20,638 who deserve access to quality 2783 01:56:20,638 --> 01:56:21,272 public space. 2784 01:56:21,272 --> 01:56:24,272 So I'm extremely proud to 2785 01:56:24,575 --> 01:56:25,243 support this item and look 2786 01:56:25,243 --> 01:56:28,243 forward to seeing my support 2787 01:56:28,947 --> 01:56:29,681 continue moving forward and 2788 01:56:29,681 --> 01:56:30,315 with that Council PRESIDENT I'm 2789 01:56:30,315 --> 01:56:30,949 happy to make a motion to 2790 01:56:30,949 --> 01:56:33,349 accept the consent agenda 2791 01:56:35,285 --> 01:56:35,653 before us today. 2792 01:56:35,653 --> 01:56:36,540 All right. 2793 01:56:36,540 --> 01:56:36,754 Thank you. 2794 01:56:36,754 --> 01:56:37,487 Council members we have motion 2795 01:56:37,487 --> 01:56:40,910 by Councilmember Moreno to move 2796 01:56:40,910 --> 01:56:40,792 the staff recommendation on 2797 01:56:40,792 --> 01:56:43,828 the consent items and we'll go 2798 01:56:43,828 --> 01:56:44,128 next to council member on Open 2799 01:56:44,128 --> 01:56:44,896 . 2800 01:56:44,896 --> 01:56:47,731 Thank you very much And I'm 2801 01:56:47,731 --> 01:56:48,433 going to have questions on item 2802 01:56:48,433 --> 01:56:49,330 52 for both environmental 2803 01:56:49,330 --> 01:56:49,434 services and purchasing 2804 01:56:49,434 --> 01:56:51,434 contracting. 2805 01:56:51,436 --> 01:56:54,436 So hopefully there are folks 2806 01:56:56,441 --> 01:56:57,208 here who can answer it. 2807 01:56:57,208 --> 01:57:00,612 I do have a question for 2808 01:57:00,612 --> 01:57:01,379 the city attorney as well as an 2809 01:57:01,379 --> 01:57:02,450 item as 509 which is 2810 01:57:02,450 --> 01:57:05,450 the settlement by voting for 2811 01:57:05,784 --> 01:57:06,551 the settlement that doesn't 2812 01:57:06,551 --> 01:57:07,218 lock us into voting for a 2813 01:57:07,218 --> 01:57:10,218 certain amount of the water 2814 01:57:10,555 --> 01:57:11,656 rate going forward. 2815 01:57:11,656 --> 01:57:12,357 It will like we do have to do a 2816 01:57:12,357 --> 01:57:15,193 singular water rate because of 2817 01:57:15,193 --> 01:57:16,940 the court decision but we don't 2818 01:57:16,940 --> 01:57:16,494 have to set an amount in this 2819 01:57:16,494 --> 01:57:18,494 settlement. 2820 01:57:20,640 --> 01:57:20,665 Correct That as 509 was pulled 2821 01:57:20,665 --> 01:57:21,433 from the consent agenda. 2822 01:57:21,433 --> 01:57:24,368 So I'm happy to discuss with 2823 01:57:24,368 --> 01:57:24,669 you. 2824 01:57:24,669 --> 01:57:25,690 Okay. 2825 01:57:25,690 --> 01:57:25,437 All right. 2826 01:57:25,437 --> 01:57:25,937 Thank you. 2827 01:57:25,937 --> 01:57:27,937 Sorry about that. 2828 01:57:28,539 --> 01:57:29,140 Okay then I'm question items 2829 01:57:29,140 --> 01:57:31,540 five vote two please. 2830 01:57:32,344 --> 01:57:35,944 I'm sorry Item 52 are the last 2831 01:57:43,355 --> 01:57:43,855 day I was there I was there. 2832 01:57:43,855 --> 01:57:44,422 >> Good morning. 2833 01:57:44,422 --> 01:57:44,989 Customer Jeremy Bauer 2834 01:57:44,989 --> 01:57:46,625 Governmental Services. 2835 01:57:46,625 --> 01:57:47,392 Thank you. 2836 01:57:47,392 --> 01:57:48,590 So this is a $3 million 2837 01:57:48,590 --> 01:57:51,590 extension to the contract to 2838 01:57:52,130 --> 01:57:52,797 allow procurement of rfid 2839 01:57:52,797 --> 01:57:55,197 reader hardware and software 2840 01:57:56,501 --> 01:57:57,202 which enables the city to 2841 01:57:57,202 --> 01:57:57,635 provide service protection to 2842 01:57:57,635 --> 01:57:59,635 its customers. 2843 01:58:02,390 --> 01:58:02,640 I thought that we I I'm wholly 2844 01:58:02,640 --> 01:58:03,308 against the city getting 2845 01:58:03,308 --> 01:58:06,440 neutrality and I voted no on 2846 01:58:06,440 --> 01:58:06,478 this every single time but I've 2847 01:58:06,478 --> 01:58:07,212 lost on this. 2848 01:58:07,212 --> 01:58:07,512 So now the new trash cans are 2849 01:58:07,512 --> 01:58:09,512 here. 2850 01:58:11,683 --> 01:58:12,450 I thought the whole reason that 2851 01:58:12,450 --> 01:58:13,151 we were told we had to do 2852 01:58:13,151 --> 01:58:16,751 the new trash cans was because 2853 01:58:17,122 --> 01:58:17,789 they'd have rfid chips in them 2854 01:58:17,789 --> 01:58:18,923 and then we could read them. 2855 01:58:18,923 --> 01:58:21,930 So why is it that now we need 2856 01:58:21,930 --> 01:58:21,626 an additional $3 million to 2857 01:58:21,626 --> 01:58:22,360 read the rfid trips? 2858 01:58:22,360 --> 01:58:25,497 Wasn't that why was that part 2859 01:58:25,497 --> 01:58:26,970 of the original negotiation? 2860 01:58:26,970 --> 01:58:26,832 >> Great question. 2861 01:58:26,832 --> 01:58:30,432 So two and for the opportunity 2862 01:58:30,902 --> 01:58:31,536 to clarify the primary reason 2863 01:58:31,536 --> 01:58:32,137 for the new containers is 2864 01:58:32,137 --> 01:58:32,738 customer verification to 2865 01:58:32,738 --> 01:58:35,138 validate that we're only 2866 01:58:36,208 --> 01:58:36,875 providing service to customers 2867 01:58:36,875 --> 01:58:37,542 that are city customers and 2868 01:58:37,542 --> 01:58:39,942 that we're providing service 2869 01:58:41,914 --> 01:58:42,581 level that they're paying for. 2870 01:58:42,581 --> 01:58:43,182 This is because the fee is 2871 01:58:43,182 --> 01:58:43,915 based it's a function of 2872 01:58:43,915 --> 01:58:46,785 the size of the trash container 2873 01:58:46,785 --> 01:58:47,152 and how many total containers 2874 01:58:47,152 --> 01:58:47,819 they have. 2875 01:58:47,819 --> 01:58:48,419 And recognizing that most of 2876 01:58:48,419 --> 01:58:50,819 the containers that were 2877 01:58:51,356 --> 01:58:51,956 deployed in the past were well 2878 01:58:51,956 --> 01:58:52,690 past their useful life, 2879 01:58:52,690 --> 01:58:56,290 the city weighed doing a manual 2880 01:58:56,495 --> 01:58:57,195 audit of what was out in 2881 01:58:57,195 --> 01:58:57,929 the field versus replacing and 2882 01:58:57,929 --> 01:59:00,929 we did determine that replacing 2883 01:59:01,766 --> 01:59:02,401 them was the most effective and 2884 01:59:02,401 --> 01:59:02,867 efficient way to validate 2885 01:59:02,867 --> 01:59:04,867 service levels. 2886 01:59:06,604 --> 01:59:07,306 With that said to your question 2887 01:59:07,306 --> 01:59:08,600 ,we did communicate to 2888 01:59:08,600 --> 01:59:08,640 the public that all of the new 2889 01:59:08,640 --> 01:59:11,400 containers come with rfid 2890 01:59:12,277 --> 01:59:13,440 reader rfid is embedded in them 2891 01:59:13,440 --> 01:59:13,579 and that our plan would be to 2892 01:59:13,579 --> 01:59:14,212 test technology for 2893 01:59:14,212 --> 01:59:17,212 the hardware that would be 2894 01:59:17,783 --> 01:59:18,517 attached to the trucks. 2895 01:59:18,517 --> 01:59:19,184 And then going forward would 2896 01:59:19,184 --> 01:59:22,184 allow us to collect service 2897 01:59:22,888 --> 01:59:23,555 level information to allow for 2898 01:59:23,555 --> 01:59:23,855 continuous improvement over 2899 01:59:23,855 --> 01:59:24,523 time. 2900 01:59:24,523 --> 01:59:28,393 Also allow us if we detect a 2901 01:59:28,393 --> 01:59:29,194 container outside of where it's 2902 01:59:29,194 --> 01:59:32,697 supposed to be we could get it 2903 01:59:32,697 --> 01:59:33,699 back to where it belongs. 2904 01:59:33,699 --> 01:59:34,499 >> And part of why we wanted to 2905 01:59:34,499 --> 01:59:38,990 do a pilot first was before 2906 01:59:38,937 --> 01:59:39,505 spending the money to buy 2907 01:59:39,505 --> 01:59:39,905 the hardware to attach 2908 01:59:39,905 --> 01:59:41,806 the trucks. 2909 01:59:41,806 --> 01:59:42,508 It was important to us to test 2910 01:59:42,508 --> 01:59:43,242 the technology first and sure 2911 01:59:43,242 --> 01:59:43,942 it's working before making that 2912 01:59:43,942 --> 01:59:46,342 that significant investment in 2913 01:59:48,646 --> 01:59:49,314 hardware for the trucks. 2914 01:59:49,314 --> 01:59:49,982 >> Did we competitively bid 2915 01:59:49,982 --> 01:59:51,950 the hardware for the trucks? 2916 01:59:51,950 --> 01:59:52,718 We did one or the other pilot 2917 01:59:52,718 --> 01:59:55,718 with another firm right where 2918 01:59:57,456 --> 01:59:58,123 the Detectability rate was not 2919 01:59:58,123 --> 01:59:58,824 high enough for our business 2920 01:59:58,824 --> 02:00:02,424 needs and also the amount of 2921 02:00:04,290 --> 02:00:04,529 staff time to load the data and 2922 02:00:04,529 --> 02:00:06,529 the versatility of 2923 02:00:08,600 --> 02:00:09,301 the technology As a result of 2924 02:00:09,301 --> 02:00:09,969 doing the pilot we determined 2925 02:00:09,969 --> 02:00:10,636 that it wasn't going to meet 2926 02:00:10,636 --> 02:00:13,636 our needs, that hardware was 2927 02:00:13,939 --> 02:00:14,373 able to be returned without 2928 02:00:14,373 --> 02:00:15,107 without costs. 2929 02:00:15,107 --> 02:00:15,774 That was part of what was 2930 02:00:15,774 --> 02:00:18,174 desirable about that initial 2931 02:00:19,278 --> 02:00:19,945 pilot With this new pilot 2932 02:00:19,945 --> 02:00:20,645 the pilot itself should cost 2933 02:00:20,645 --> 02:00:23,645 about $30,000 and if the pilot 2934 02:00:25,851 --> 02:00:26,552 is successful only if and only 2935 02:00:26,552 --> 02:00:30,220 at that point would we spend 2936 02:00:30,220 --> 02:00:30,823 the 3 million to buy the at 2937 02:00:30,823 --> 02:00:31,390 about 2 million actually to buy 2938 02:00:31,390 --> 02:00:32,240 the hardware And then 2939 02:00:32,240 --> 02:00:32,591 the latter million is for 2940 02:00:32,591 --> 02:00:34,991 the software needs for 2941 02:00:36,495 --> 02:00:37,162 the remainder of the at 2942 02:00:37,162 --> 02:00:40,162 the period the fifth period 2943 02:00:40,565 --> 02:00:41,433 through fiscal year 29. 2944 02:00:41,433 --> 02:00:42,401 So then why did we pick these 2945 02:00:42,401 --> 02:00:46,710 two companies as a part of a 2946 02:00:46,710 --> 02:00:46,338 competitive bid like we usually 2947 02:00:46,338 --> 02:00:47,720 do? 2948 02:00:47,720 --> 02:00:50,720 >> How how did this work? 2949 02:00:50,643 --> 02:00:51,310 We have an existing contract 2950 02:00:51,310 --> 02:00:52,440 with Varig for the container 2951 02:00:52,440 --> 02:00:54,444 pavilion repair and replacement 2952 02:00:56,315 --> 02:00:57,150 and leveraging that We already 2953 02:00:57,150 --> 02:00:57,716 had that contract recognizing 2954 02:00:57,716 --> 02:01:01,316 that that's the same firm that 2955 02:01:02,254 --> 02:01:02,988 makes the containers with 2956 02:01:02,988 --> 02:01:06,588 the rfid and them We anticipate 2957 02:01:07,827 --> 02:01:08,526 that the hardware that the firm 2958 02:01:08,526 --> 02:01:09,950 makes should be successful in 2959 02:01:09,950 --> 02:01:11,950 detecting containers. 2960 02:01:12,597 --> 02:01:13,299 >> We didn't at first because 2961 02:01:13,299 --> 02:01:13,832 you said you met with another 2962 02:01:13,832 --> 02:01:14,299 company previously. 2963 02:01:14,299 --> 02:01:14,900 >> That's right. 2964 02:01:14,900 --> 02:01:18,103 We had a we also had an 2965 02:01:18,103 --> 02:01:18,803 existing contract with Radware 2966 02:01:18,803 --> 02:01:19,505 And so being able to leverage 2967 02:01:19,505 --> 02:01:21,905 that existing contract through 2968 02:01:23,843 --> 02:01:24,510 this when the very contract was 2969 02:01:24,510 --> 02:01:27,510 presented last last JULY for 2970 02:01:28,948 --> 02:01:29,615 the container rollout we 2971 02:01:29,615 --> 02:01:30,283 presented that this contract 2972 02:01:30,283 --> 02:01:30,983 would be for the purposes of 2973 02:01:30,983 --> 02:01:33,983 rolling out the new containers 2974 02:01:34,987 --> 02:01:35,688 and that we would continue to 2975 02:01:35,688 --> 02:01:36,522 look into what's what's next. 2976 02:01:36,522 --> 02:01:40,722 And as part of that exercise we 2977 02:01:41,326 --> 02:01:42,610 did determine that the existing 2978 02:01:42,610 --> 02:01:42,361 contract with Varig allowed for 2979 02:01:42,361 --> 02:01:42,995 that. 2980 02:01:42,995 --> 02:01:45,995 The scope of that contract 2981 02:01:47,199 --> 02:01:47,900 allowed for provision of rfid 2982 02:01:47,900 --> 02:01:48,634 hardware And so we determined 2983 02:01:48,634 --> 02:01:52,234 that that would be an efficient 2984 02:01:53,206 --> 02:01:53,906 way of lifting that existing 2985 02:01:53,906 --> 02:01:54,606 contract with the city but it 2986 02:01:54,606 --> 02:01:57,600 would require adding capacity 2987 02:01:58,911 --> 02:01:59,479 to the contract to fund for 2988 02:01:59,479 --> 02:01:59,845 the hardware purchase. 2989 02:01:59,845 --> 02:02:00,513 >> Got it. 2990 02:02:00,513 --> 02:02:01,180 So we have not done a 2991 02:02:01,180 --> 02:02:04,180 competitive bid to see what 2992 02:02:06,485 --> 02:02:07,253 would be the cheapest. 2993 02:02:07,253 --> 02:02:07,886 We're just kind of picking 2994 02:02:07,886 --> 02:02:08,621 contracts before I answer 2995 02:02:08,621 --> 02:02:12,221 customer x I want to confirm 2996 02:02:15,270 --> 02:02:15,661 with you know it's part of 2997 02:02:15,661 --> 02:02:16,195 the equipment procurement 2998 02:02:16,195 --> 02:02:18,195 agreement which was 2999 02:02:20,666 --> 02:02:21,366 competitively bid That includes 3000 02:02:21,366 --> 02:02:22,350 not only carts but the rfid 3001 02:02:22,350 --> 02:02:22,602 technology as well and cost 3002 02:02:22,602 --> 02:02:23,269 number this is Chase. 3003 02:02:23,269 --> 02:02:25,738 >> We have an intern program 3004 02:02:25,738 --> 02:02:26,539 manager with our program Now 3005 02:02:26,539 --> 02:02:29,539 I'm reading all the staff 3006 02:02:30,609 --> 02:02:31,310 reports The original contract 3007 02:02:31,310 --> 02:02:31,810 was in 2016 and it was for 3008 02:02:31,810 --> 02:02:32,545 trash containers. 3009 02:02:32,545 --> 02:02:35,545 It wasn't competitively bid for 3010 02:02:36,983 --> 02:02:37,650 this new rfid software. 3011 02:02:37,650 --> 02:02:38,217 We just checked it on 3012 02:02:38,217 --> 02:02:38,851 the original cooperate 3013 02:02:38,851 --> 02:02:40,851 procurement agreement from 3014 02:02:42,922 --> 02:02:43,589 the Omni partnership included 3015 02:02:43,589 --> 02:02:44,257 not only carts but the rfid 3016 02:02:44,257 --> 02:02:47,257 technology as well which was 3017 02:02:49,395 --> 02:02:50,129 completely bid but it's used 3018 02:02:50,129 --> 02:02:50,663 through multiple municipalities 3019 02:02:50,663 --> 02:02:51,330 across the country. 3020 02:02:51,330 --> 02:02:55,401 Where does it say that in a 3021 02:02:55,401 --> 02:02:56,135 contract on the original a 3022 02:02:56,135 --> 02:02:59,135 contract there is services that 3023 02:03:01,274 --> 02:03:01,841 specify that rfid technology as 3024 02:03:01,841 --> 02:03:02,542 part of this corporate 3025 02:03:02,542 --> 02:03:02,876 procuring agreement for 2016? 3026 02:03:02,876 --> 02:03:03,977 Correct? 3027 02:03:03,977 --> 02:03:04,845 Okay. 3028 02:03:04,845 --> 02:03:07,845 >> That's not the back of 3029 02:03:10,583 --> 02:03:11,384 materials. 3030 02:03:11,384 --> 02:03:12,218 >> The only thing we purchased 3031 02:03:12,218 --> 02:03:15,818 anywhere I think with you about 3032 02:03:17,223 --> 02:03:17,890 it we rejected a contract 3033 02:03:17,890 --> 02:03:18,591 yesterday because it wasn't 3034 02:03:18,591 --> 02:03:19,191 competitively bid and I don't 3035 02:03:19,191 --> 02:03:22,191 see anywhere this was in 3036 02:03:23,290 --> 02:03:23,596 Claudio's view came of I see in 3037 02:03:23,596 --> 02:03:24,297 your report that we're 3038 02:03:24,297 --> 02:03:27,297 accepting an extension to this 3039 02:03:28,434 --> 02:03:29,135 contract because there's three 3040 02:03:29,135 --> 02:03:32,735 what three criteria We have to 3041 02:03:34,307 --> 02:03:34,974 be an emergency or 3042 02:03:34,974 --> 02:03:35,275 extraordinary circumstances 3043 02:03:35,275 --> 02:03:35,942 exist. 3044 02:03:35,942 --> 02:03:36,609 So what are the emergency or 3045 02:03:36,609 --> 02:03:38,609 extraordinary circumstances 3046 02:03:41,246 --> 02:03:41,915 that exist that allow us to not 3047 02:03:41,915 --> 02:03:42,515 do a bigger process and just 3048 02:03:42,515 --> 02:03:42,949 take $3 million out of 3049 02:03:42,949 --> 02:03:44,949 the contract? 3050 02:03:46,820 --> 02:03:47,686 Okay. 3051 02:03:47,686 --> 02:03:48,254 >> So just to backtrack thank 3052 02:03:48,254 --> 02:03:48,888 you for the question. 3053 02:03:48,888 --> 02:03:50,888 Councilmember Michael for 3054 02:03:52,692 --> 02:03:53,293 Claudio Burkett, Director of 3055 02:03:53,293 --> 02:03:53,994 Purchasing Contracting. 3056 02:03:53,994 --> 02:03:54,628 Just to backtrack, cooperative 3057 02:03:54,628 --> 02:03:56,628 procurement is allowable. 3058 02:03:58,632 --> 02:03:59,365 What we did it has to meet our 3059 02:03:59,365 --> 02:04:00,330 criteria that it was solicited. 3060 02:04:00,330 --> 02:04:03,330 There were multiple bids and 3061 02:04:04,671 --> 02:04:05,371 there was an award process that 3062 02:04:05,371 --> 02:04:05,905 is in line with the city's own 3063 02:04:05,905 --> 02:04:07,905 procurement process. 3064 02:04:10,944 --> 02:04:11,645 So yes, this contract was 3065 02:04:11,645 --> 02:04:12,312 awarded previously There is a 3066 02:04:12,312 --> 02:04:15,312 provision that allows us to 3067 02:04:16,750 --> 02:04:17,350 extend in the event that it is 3068 02:04:17,350 --> 02:04:18,180 in the best interest of 3069 02:04:18,180 --> 02:04:22,218 the city And if we go beyond 3070 02:04:22,389 --> 02:04:23,123 that cooperative procurement 3071 02:04:23,123 --> 02:04:23,857 period, the department has 3072 02:04:23,857 --> 02:04:27,457 indicated that they have a very 3073 02:04:28,595 --> 02:04:29,262 you need to get these trash 3074 02:04:29,262 --> 02:04:29,896 cans rolled out very quickly 3075 02:04:29,896 --> 02:04:32,896 because of the adoption of 3076 02:04:34,334 --> 02:04:34,967 the ordinance and that is why 3077 02:04:34,967 --> 02:04:35,669 we allow the extension of 3078 02:04:35,669 --> 02:04:36,236 the cooperative contract that 3079 02:04:36,236 --> 02:04:38,636 existed at that time. 3080 02:04:40,373 --> 02:04:41,600 So it seems the need is created 3081 02:04:41,600 --> 02:04:41,341 because we didn't do this 3082 02:04:41,341 --> 02:04:43,341 earlier. 3083 02:04:46,245 --> 02:04:46,846 You know, potentially I will 3084 02:04:46,846 --> 02:04:47,313 let the department of. 3085 02:04:47,313 --> 02:04:49,313 Okay got it. 3086 02:04:51,651 --> 02:04:52,419 Of my last question is how do 3087 02:04:52,419 --> 02:04:56,619 we know that we can afford any 3088 02:04:57,991 --> 02:04:58,625 of this Because the city got 3089 02:04:58,625 --> 02:04:59,325 into a settlement where we 3090 02:04:59,325 --> 02:05:01,725 arbitrarily lowered the trash 3091 02:05:03,797 --> 02:05:04,398 fee. 3092 02:05:04,398 --> 02:05:04,831 >> Yes, good question, 3093 02:05:04,831 --> 02:05:05,564 Councilmember. 3094 02:05:05,564 --> 02:05:09,164 So the Postal Service model and 3095 02:05:10,203 --> 02:05:10,938 the budget did include cost to 3096 02:05:10,938 --> 02:05:11,672 provide the relative containers 3097 02:05:11,672 --> 02:05:12,105 and included in the amount that 3098 02:05:12,105 --> 02:05:14,105 is collected. 3099 02:05:15,676 --> 02:05:18,676 That amount is sufficient to 3100 02:05:18,878 --> 02:05:21,878 fund $3 million that the pilot 3101 02:05:25,953 --> 02:05:26,253 okay. 3102 02:05:26,253 --> 02:05:26,854 Okay. 3103 02:05:26,854 --> 02:05:27,220 Thank you for answering 3104 02:05:27,220 --> 02:05:29,220 questions. 3105 02:05:32,292 --> 02:05:33,930 I continue to assert we did not 3106 02:05:33,930 --> 02:05:33,760 need to spend now $63 million 3107 02:05:33,760 --> 02:05:36,760 buying your trash cans for 3108 02:05:37,970 --> 02:05:37,931 the entire city. 3109 02:05:37,931 --> 02:05:38,632 So I would second the motion 3110 02:05:38,632 --> 02:05:39,165 with a friendly amendment that 3111 02:05:39,165 --> 02:05:42,165 we move to vote No. 3112 02:05:42,335 --> 02:05:45,935 One Item 52 are the maker of 3113 02:05:47,874 --> 02:05:48,475 the motion doesn't accept 3114 02:05:48,475 --> 02:05:49,176 the friendly amendment. 3115 02:05:49,176 --> 02:05:52,776 Okay then I will be seconding 3116 02:05:54,470 --> 02:05:54,847 the and I'll be voting no one 3117 02:05:54,847 --> 02:05:55,215 Item 52 and no one Item 112 3118 02:05:55,215 --> 02:05:55,783 Thank you. 3119 02:05:55,783 --> 02:05:57,783 Thank you COUNCILMAN. 3120 02:06:00,420 --> 02:06:01,188 All right. 3121 02:06:01,188 --> 02:06:01,855 Thank you all summer from a 3122 02:06:01,855 --> 02:06:02,556 good line of questions or I 3123 02:06:02,556 --> 02:06:04,891 will go next to Councilmember 3124 02:06:04,891 --> 02:06:05,559 Eli Rivera. 3125 02:06:05,559 --> 02:06:06,192 Thank you Council PRESIDENT. 3126 02:06:06,192 --> 02:06:09,192 Let me start by seconding 3127 02:06:10,564 --> 02:06:11,197 the motion and then I will 3128 02:06:11,197 --> 02:06:13,597 express my appreciation to 3129 02:06:16,837 --> 02:06:17,504 Michelle Eastman for stepping 3130 02:06:17,504 --> 02:06:18,138 up to serve on 3131 02:06:18,138 --> 02:06:18,439 the Accessibility Advisory 3132 02:06:18,439 --> 02:06:19,173 Board. 3133 02:06:19,173 --> 02:06:19,773 Michelle brings nearly a decade 3134 02:06:19,773 --> 02:06:21,773 of disability advocacy, 3135 02:06:23,430 --> 02:06:23,777 education and strategy into 3136 02:06:23,777 --> 02:06:24,478 this role, including serving as 3137 02:06:24,478 --> 02:06:25,212 the inaugural program manager 3138 02:06:25,212 --> 02:06:28,812 of a disability resource hub at 3139 02:06:28,816 --> 02:06:29,583 uc San Diego. 3140 02:06:29,583 --> 02:06:30,284 So that experience will be of 3141 02:06:30,284 --> 02:06:30,884 great benefit to the city and 3142 02:06:30,884 --> 02:06:33,284 I'm very appreciative of 3143 02:06:37,358 --> 02:06:37,658 Michelle's willingness to serve 3144 02:06:37,658 --> 02:06:39,658 . 3145 02:06:44,231 --> 02:06:47,831 >> I will move on to item 56 3146 02:06:49,537 --> 02:06:50,137 just to express a quick 3147 02:06:50,137 --> 02:06:50,804 appreciation to the city 3148 02:06:50,804 --> 02:06:53,204 Attorney's office again for 3149 02:06:55,909 --> 02:06:56,644 stepping up and helping enforce 3150 02:06:56,644 --> 02:06:57,244 our living wage prevailing wage 3151 02:06:57,244 --> 02:06:59,244 minimum wage ordinances 3152 02:07:01,816 --> 02:07:02,549 The workers in this city 3153 02:07:02,549 --> 02:07:03,249 hospitality workers in the city 3154 02:07:03,249 --> 02:07:06,849 received a raise on JULY 1st. 3155 02:07:07,888 --> 02:07:08,589 As a result of the actions of 3156 02:07:08,589 --> 02:07:09,256 the Council and this will help 3157 02:07:09,256 --> 02:07:12,256 us ensure that those workers 3158 02:07:14,728 --> 02:07:15,496 get raise that they deserve. 3159 02:07:15,496 --> 02:07:19,960 I want to thank city attorney 3160 02:07:19,466 --> 02:07:20,166 for for going out with me and 3161 02:07:20,166 --> 02:07:20,868 helping let some workers know 3162 02:07:20,868 --> 02:07:24,468 that they are entitled to this 3163 02:07:24,839 --> 02:07:25,539 raise now And obviously 3164 02:07:25,539 --> 02:07:26,240 the work that will come after 3165 02:07:26,240 --> 02:07:29,240 this to ensure the enforcement 3166 02:07:30,578 --> 02:07:31,545 is done well and then lastly 3167 02:07:31,545 --> 02:07:35,145 item 112 I wanted to speak to 3168 02:07:40,200 --> 02:07:40,721 that briefly Last month 3169 02:07:40,721 --> 02:07:41,422 Councilmember Foster as chair 3170 02:07:41,422 --> 02:07:43,822 the Budget Committee initiated 3171 02:07:45,559 --> 02:07:46,260 an important conversation about 3172 02:07:46,260 --> 02:07:48,660 settlements that have involved 3173 02:07:52,990 --> 02:07:52,767 the settlement across the city 3174 02:07:52,767 --> 02:07:53,434 really but especially those 3175 02:07:53,434 --> 02:07:54,101 involving the single police 3176 02:07:54,101 --> 02:07:57,101 department at that point in 3177 02:07:58,506 --> 02:07:59,173 time there was a $160 million 3178 02:07:59,173 --> 02:08:00,541 over the last ten years that 3179 02:08:00,541 --> 02:08:01,242 did not include the $3.1 3180 02:08:01,242 --> 02:08:03,642 million that's been approved 3181 02:08:07,181 --> 02:08:09,181 today. 3182 02:08:12,720 --> 02:08:13,421 It did however, account for 3183 02:08:13,421 --> 02:08:14,121 the $30 million for the death 3184 02:08:14,121 --> 02:08:14,722 of Keno Wilson and $10 million 3185 02:08:14,722 --> 02:08:17,691 for that to their bill. 3186 02:08:17,691 --> 02:08:20,691 McCormack Those are those when 3187 02:08:21,762 --> 02:08:24,162 combined with the $3.1 million 3188 02:08:27,235 --> 02:08:27,835 here equates to almost $45 3189 02:08:27,835 --> 02:08:28,569 million just from three 3190 02:08:28,569 --> 02:08:28,869 lawsuits since DECEMBER of last 3191 02:08:28,869 --> 02:08:30,869 year. 3192 02:08:33,341 --> 02:08:33,975 That's an enormous amount of 3193 02:08:33,975 --> 02:08:36,975 money within each of those 3194 02:08:39,380 --> 02:08:40,181 dollar amounts Our stories that 3195 02:08:40,181 --> 02:08:43,781 involve the death of two miners 3196 02:08:45,186 --> 02:08:45,720 and a officer who alleged 3197 02:08:45,720 --> 02:08:47,720 experiencing racism 3198 02:08:50,891 --> 02:08:51,225 discrimination for over a 3199 02:08:51,225 --> 02:08:51,826 decade. 3200 02:08:51,826 --> 02:08:52,159 So important on multiple 3201 02:08:52,159 --> 02:08:54,159 fronts. 3202 02:08:57,431 --> 02:08:57,932 And so I am hoping that 3203 02:08:57,932 --> 02:08:58,499 the initiation of 3204 02:08:58,499 --> 02:09:00,499 the conversation that 3205 02:09:03,471 --> 02:09:04,339 Councilmember Foster led helps 3206 02:09:04,339 --> 02:09:09,139 us as a city and helps us to 3207 02:09:09,644 --> 02:09:10,411 epd as a department wrestle 3208 02:09:10,411 --> 02:09:14,611 with what can be done to not 3209 02:09:15,490 --> 02:09:15,783 just avoid these costs but 3210 02:09:15,783 --> 02:09:18,386 the even more important cost to 3211 02:09:18,386 --> 02:09:21,986 public trust that each of these 3212 02:09:23,958 --> 02:09:24,625 settlements represent. 3213 02:09:24,625 --> 02:09:25,326 And lastly, it's yet another 3214 02:09:25,326 --> 02:09:28,926 example of why I think it's 3215 02:09:30,765 --> 02:09:31,499 important for us to to figure 3216 02:09:31,499 --> 02:09:32,333 out between now and next budget 3217 02:09:32,333 --> 02:09:36,533 year a way to account for these 3218 02:09:37,238 --> 02:09:37,839 settlement costs and and and 3219 02:09:37,839 --> 02:09:40,839 verdicts when they do go 3220 02:09:43,110 --> 02:09:43,678 against the city in the budgets 3221 02:09:43,678 --> 02:09:44,379 for the departments that are 3222 02:09:44,379 --> 02:09:46,779 for the departments generally 3223 02:09:49,517 --> 02:09:50,218 but specifically for city pd at 3224 02:09:50,218 --> 02:09:53,818 this point you know I don't 3225 02:09:54,656 --> 02:09:55,423 think it would be improper for 3226 02:09:55,423 --> 02:09:56,124 us to take an average of what 3227 02:09:56,124 --> 02:09:59,124 departments are paying out on 3228 02:10:00,762 --> 02:10:01,463 an annual basis and include 3229 02:10:01,463 --> 02:10:02,196 that in the department budget 3230 02:10:02,196 --> 02:10:05,796 When we approve the budget each 3231 02:10:07,501 --> 02:10:08,102 year to give us a more accurate 3232 02:10:08,102 --> 02:10:08,737 reflection of what each 3233 02:10:08,737 --> 02:10:11,137 department is spending and 3234 02:10:12,873 --> 02:10:13,508 costing the city as we balance 3235 02:10:13,508 --> 02:10:14,750 that with the services and 3236 02:10:14,750 --> 02:10:16,750 resources that they're 3237 02:10:19,314 --> 02:10:19,948 providing So I am again 3238 02:10:19,948 --> 02:10:20,281 supportive of the consent 3239 02:10:20,281 --> 02:10:22,281 agenda. 3240 02:10:24,352 --> 02:10:25,860 I'm offering a second but I 3241 02:10:25,860 --> 02:10:25,754 also do think that there's some 3242 02:10:25,754 --> 02:10:26,540 stuff for us to wrestle with 3243 02:10:26,540 --> 02:10:26,487 here. 3244 02:10:26,487 --> 02:10:28,487 >> Thank you. 3245 02:10:30,240 --> 02:10:30,692 Council PRESIDENT All right. 3246 02:10:30,692 --> 02:10:31,493 Thank you, Council members. 3247 02:10:31,493 --> 02:10:32,127 And we do have a motion by 3248 02:10:32,127 --> 02:10:32,861 COUNCILMAN Randall to move 3249 02:10:32,861 --> 02:10:35,730 the consent items to the second 3250 02:10:35,730 --> 02:10:36,565 by council member Della Rivera 3251 02:10:36,565 --> 02:10:36,898 and we will go to Councilmember 3252 02:10:36,898 --> 02:10:37,498 Foster. 3253 02:10:37,498 --> 02:10:37,866 Yes, Thank you, Council 3254 02:10:37,866 --> 02:10:39,866 PRESIDENT. 3255 02:10:41,402 --> 02:10:45,200 I'll try to keep my comments 3256 02:10:47,342 --> 02:10:47,943 brief very quickly. 3257 02:10:47,943 --> 02:10:48,609 I will be supporting 3258 02:10:48,609 --> 02:10:51,609 the consent agenda except I 3259 02:10:53,982 --> 02:10:54,649 would like to register a no 3260 02:10:54,649 --> 02:10:57,649 vote for item 52 which I 3261 02:10:59,287 --> 02:10:59,755 believe is associated with 3262 02:10:59,755 --> 02:11:00,555 the trash item. 3263 02:11:00,555 --> 02:11:03,555 I also would like to 3264 02:11:06,395 --> 02:11:07,128 congratulate the reappointment 3265 02:11:07,128 --> 02:11:07,729 of two of our Commissioners to 3266 02:11:07,729 --> 02:11:10,129 the Commission on these 3267 02:11:12,267 --> 02:11:13,340 practices Living and MR. Clovis 3268 02:11:13,340 --> 02:11:13,668 on Red Just thank you for your 3269 02:11:13,668 --> 02:11:16,680 continued service and your 3270 02:11:18,439 --> 02:11:19,400 willingness to serve on what I 3271 02:11:19,400 --> 02:11:19,775 think is one of the most 3272 02:11:19,775 --> 02:11:20,509 critical boards and commissions 3273 02:11:20,509 --> 02:11:23,811 that we have at the city of San 3274 02:11:23,811 --> 02:11:27,411 Diego And it takes a tremendous 3275 02:11:30,319 --> 02:11:31,186 commitment and dedication to to 3276 02:11:31,186 --> 02:11:31,987 serve on that body By all means 3277 02:11:31,987 --> 02:11:35,587 don't want to take away from 3278 02:11:36,992 --> 02:11:37,659 anybody other commissions or 3279 02:11:37,659 --> 02:11:38,359 boards and with this one is 3280 02:11:38,359 --> 02:11:41,359 just very, very intensive and 3281 02:11:42,897 --> 02:11:43,399 highly critical to what we do 3282 02:11:43,399 --> 02:11:45,799 here at the city. 3283 02:11:47,602 --> 02:11:48,136 Also I just want to speak to 3284 02:11:48,136 --> 02:11:50,136 item 112 quickly. 3285 02:11:54,409 --> 02:11:54,943 I've known Officer Art Scott 3286 02:11:54,943 --> 02:11:57,343 for quite some time. 3287 02:12:00,449 --> 02:12:01,115 He is someone that is was born 3288 02:12:01,115 --> 02:12:04,115 and raised in District four, 3289 02:12:06,121 --> 02:12:06,822 has a wonderful family his 3290 02:12:06,822 --> 02:12:09,822 daughters that are doing great 3291 02:12:11,927 --> 02:12:12,694 things Son in the military and 3292 02:12:12,694 --> 02:12:16,894 just an all around what I like 3293 02:12:18,267 --> 02:12:19,134 to say a good person. 3294 02:12:19,134 --> 02:12:22,134 I think as Councilmember Rivera 3295 02:12:23,739 --> 02:12:24,539 indicated brought forward 3296 02:12:24,539 --> 02:12:28,139 the item last month because we 3297 02:12:28,977 --> 02:12:33,177 need to improve it to see in 3298 02:12:35,184 --> 02:12:39,384 cota I have to put this to 3299 02:12:40,555 --> 02:12:41,422 the mayor's office and yourself 3300 02:12:41,422 --> 02:12:45,220 but I'm looking for what steps 3301 02:12:46,428 --> 02:12:47,162 are we taking to address 3302 02:12:47,162 --> 02:12:50,762 the issues within the San Diego 3303 02:12:52,401 --> 02:12:54,401 Police Department $116 Million 3304 02:12:57,973 --> 02:12:58,741 in Misconduct As we see this 3305 02:12:58,741 --> 02:13:01,741 item where we clearly have 3306 02:13:03,479 --> 02:13:05,479 discriminatory practices we 3307 02:13:09,484 --> 02:13:10,119 need to do better And if 3308 02:13:10,119 --> 02:13:10,819 the mayor's office is not 3309 02:13:10,819 --> 02:13:14,419 looking to make change I can't 3310 02:13:15,490 --> 02:13:16,292 sit back and just look at how 3311 02:13:16,292 --> 02:13:16,926 we are going to be complicit 3312 02:13:16,926 --> 02:13:17,659 and continue this type of 3313 02:13:17,659 --> 02:13:20,659 behavior, continue this type of 3314 02:13:21,497 --> 02:13:22,364 culture. 3315 02:13:22,364 --> 02:13:26,564 So I'll give you a moment if 3316 02:13:27,569 --> 02:13:28,304 you'd like to let me know and 3317 02:13:28,304 --> 02:13:29,400 I'd like to think my colleagues 3318 02:13:29,400 --> 02:13:32,604 would be interested in how are 3319 02:13:33,642 --> 02:13:34,376 we going to address this 3320 02:13:34,376 --> 02:13:37,376 behavior in this culture within 3321 02:13:39,148 --> 02:13:39,949 the police department. 3322 02:13:39,949 --> 02:13:40,616 I appreciate the opportunity, 3323 02:13:40,616 --> 02:13:41,217 Councilmember, and thank you 3324 02:13:41,217 --> 02:13:44,217 for inviting us to your 3325 02:13:45,788 --> 02:13:46,488 committee Last month to speak 3326 02:13:46,488 --> 02:13:47,122 on just overall pd settlements 3327 02:13:47,122 --> 02:13:47,790 and judgments And I think 3328 02:13:47,790 --> 02:13:50,190 through that conversation we 3329 02:13:51,160 --> 02:13:51,794 saw the necessary training and 3330 02:13:51,794 --> 02:13:52,527 investment that department 3331 02:13:52,527 --> 02:13:53,161 needs to be able to improve how 3332 02:13:53,161 --> 02:13:56,161 we engage with the public. 3333 02:13:57,660 --> 02:13:57,733 I don't know enough details on 3334 02:13:57,733 --> 02:13:58,467 the case before you today to 3335 02:13:58,467 --> 02:14:01,467 speak on what internal controls 3336 02:14:03,539 --> 02:14:04,600 we can offer for conduct within 3337 02:14:04,600 --> 02:14:04,574 the department. 3338 02:14:04,574 --> 02:14:05,274 But again I appreciate 3339 02:14:05,274 --> 02:14:08,274 the opportunity last month to 3340 02:14:09,450 --> 02:14:09,778 really speak on the types of 3341 02:14:09,778 --> 02:14:10,446 training, the type of continued 3342 02:14:10,446 --> 02:14:11,147 monitoring of how we engage 3343 02:14:11,147 --> 02:14:14,147 with the community to improve 3344 02:14:15,384 --> 02:14:16,850 the police services that we 3345 02:14:16,850 --> 02:14:16,752 provide so that we don't have 3346 02:14:16,752 --> 02:14:17,353 the items that we've had in 3347 02:14:17,353 --> 02:14:20,353 the past in DECEMBER and 3348 02:14:21,490 --> 02:14:22,191 JANUARY with the horrific 3349 02:14:22,191 --> 02:14:22,490 settlement that we had back 3350 02:14:22,490 --> 02:14:24,490 then. 3351 02:14:26,629 --> 02:14:27,363 So it's I think just a 3352 02:14:27,363 --> 02:14:28,630 consistent effort that needs to 3353 02:14:28,630 --> 02:14:31,630 be prioritized not only during 3354 02:14:33,474 --> 02:14:34,137 budget season but year round 3355 02:14:34,137 --> 02:14:34,837 And I think you have 3356 02:14:34,837 --> 02:14:35,505 the support and belief within 3357 02:14:35,505 --> 02:14:38,505 the department to execute on 3358 02:14:39,242 --> 02:14:40,176 that So thank you. 3359 02:14:40,176 --> 02:14:40,910 I want to thank you for that 3360 02:14:40,910 --> 02:14:44,510 And I just cannot stress enough 3361 02:14:45,810 --> 02:14:45,948 and I've said this police 3362 02:14:45,948 --> 02:14:46,616 training is not new and we do 3363 02:14:46,616 --> 02:14:49,616 do a considerable amount of 3364 02:14:51,870 --> 02:14:51,954 training for our officers. 3365 02:14:51,954 --> 02:14:52,422 I think we need to make sure 3366 02:14:52,422 --> 02:14:53,550 that we look at 3367 02:14:53,550 --> 02:14:53,756 the effectiveness of that 3368 02:14:53,756 --> 02:14:57,356 training but also we need to 3369 02:14:57,727 --> 02:14:58,361 make sure that we have 3370 02:14:58,361 --> 02:14:59,620 accountability And I think 3371 02:14:59,620 --> 02:15:02,620 that's a very, very important 3372 02:15:03,366 --> 02:15:03,866 factor And something that we 3373 02:15:03,866 --> 02:15:04,534 cannot set aside. 3374 02:15:04,534 --> 02:15:08,134 So just as we talk about 3375 02:15:09,806 --> 02:15:10,506 looking at our training, 3376 02:15:10,506 --> 02:15:11,730 looking at de-escalation, we 3377 02:15:11,730 --> 02:15:11,541 also need to look at 3378 02:15:11,541 --> 02:15:13,541 accountability. 3379 02:15:15,544 --> 02:15:16,245 And one thing I will say and I 3380 02:15:16,245 --> 02:15:16,913 saw a statement that came out 3381 02:15:16,913 --> 02:15:19,913 regarding the play that came 3382 02:15:21,284 --> 02:15:21,818 out addressed to the Commission 3383 02:15:21,818 --> 02:15:23,818 on Police practices 3384 02:15:26,889 --> 02:15:28,889 Unacceptable, unacceptable. 3385 02:15:32,328 --> 02:15:32,662 I understand why the play 3386 02:15:32,662 --> 02:15:33,596 exists. 3387 02:15:33,596 --> 02:15:37,196 >> But you know what Let's do 3388 02:15:38,935 --> 02:15:39,602 right. 3389 02:15:39,602 --> 02:15:40,360 The executive board needs to 3390 02:15:40,360 --> 02:15:40,770 get in a role. 3391 02:15:40,770 --> 02:15:43,770 They need to have a 3392 02:15:44,274 --> 02:15:44,974 conversation and they need to 3393 02:15:44,974 --> 02:15:45,441 help address the issues within 3394 02:15:45,441 --> 02:15:46,109 the department. 3395 02:15:46,109 --> 02:15:48,509 Don't look externally, don't 3396 02:15:50,880 --> 02:15:51,514 blame the commission 3397 02:15:51,514 --> 02:15:53,216 the misconduct that we're 3398 02:15:53,216 --> 02:15:56,216 that's being discussed or a 3399 02:15:59,989 --> 02:16:00,590 direct result of our officers 3400 02:16:00,590 --> 02:16:01,324 And that's where that 3401 02:16:01,324 --> 02:16:02,580 conversation needs to make sure 3402 02:16:02,580 --> 02:16:05,580 where we keep that conversation 3403 02:16:06,162 --> 02:16:06,629 and that goes back to 3404 02:16:06,629 --> 02:16:07,364 accountability. 3405 02:16:07,364 --> 02:16:11,564 And so it's time for the police 3406 02:16:12,680 --> 02:16:12,368 to step up and do what's right 3407 02:16:12,368 --> 02:16:13,200 . 3408 02:16:13,200 --> 02:16:13,569 Quit throwing rocks, quit 3409 02:16:13,569 --> 02:16:14,170 blaming other people. 3410 02:16:14,170 --> 02:16:17,170 You're the ones that put 3411 02:16:17,741 --> 02:16:18,508 the uniform on every day. 3412 02:16:18,508 --> 02:16:19,209 You're the one that that goes 3413 02:16:19,209 --> 02:16:19,509 out to be able to protect and 3414 02:16:19,509 --> 02:16:20,142 serve. 3415 02:16:20,142 --> 02:16:22,542 Let's protect and serve 3416 02:16:23,812 --> 02:16:24,581 everyone. 3417 02:16:24,581 --> 02:16:27,581 >> Let's make sure that we're 3418 02:16:29,786 --> 02:16:30,186 making opportunities available 3419 02:16:30,186 --> 02:16:30,687 to him. 3420 02:16:30,687 --> 02:16:31,120 >> Three minutes. 3421 02:16:31,120 --> 02:16:31,821 You're right. 3422 02:16:31,821 --> 02:16:32,489 We're discussing a case on an 3423 02:16:32,489 --> 02:16:34,489 officer, an African-American 3424 02:16:35,258 --> 02:16:36,920 officer. 3425 02:16:36,920 --> 02:16:36,826 I don't believe we have one 3426 02:16:36,826 --> 02:16:37,460 African-American officer that's 3427 02:16:37,460 --> 02:16:40,460 on the executive board of 3428 02:16:41,565 --> 02:16:42,331 the play. 3429 02:16:42,331 --> 02:16:43,320 Before you want to attack 3430 02:16:43,320 --> 02:16:43,332 the commission, let's address 3431 02:16:43,332 --> 02:16:45,332 that. 3432 02:16:47,470 --> 02:16:47,837 Let's be inclusive and let's 3433 02:16:47,837 --> 02:16:48,271 fix that. 3434 02:16:48,271 --> 02:16:50,271 So thank you. 3435 02:16:53,810 --> 02:16:54,510 I look forward to the continued 3436 02:16:54,510 --> 02:16:55,312 conversations, Kota because we 3437 02:16:55,312 --> 02:16:59,282 have work to do And so Council 3438 02:16:59,282 --> 02:16:59,749 PRESIDENT I will conclude my 3439 02:16:59,749 --> 02:17:00,116 comments there. 3440 02:17:00,116 --> 02:17:00,484 Thank you. 3441 02:17:00,484 --> 02:17:02,484 All right. 3442 02:17:04,855 --> 02:17:05,555 Thank you, Councilmember Foster 3443 02:17:05,555 --> 02:17:06,323 looks like everyone has spoken 3444 02:17:06,323 --> 02:17:10,360 who wants to offer a couple of 3445 02:17:10,360 --> 02:17:10,827 comments mainly driven by 3446 02:17:10,827 --> 02:17:11,394 public comment. 3447 02:17:11,394 --> 02:17:12,620 You know we're always 3448 02:17:12,620 --> 02:17:14,462 interested in public insight 3449 02:17:17,133 --> 02:17:17,667 about how we put our agenda and 3450 02:17:17,667 --> 02:17:18,368 how we word things. 3451 02:17:18,368 --> 02:17:19,680 But when I am 100 says 3452 02:17:19,680 --> 02:17:21,468 independent legal counsel for 3453 02:17:23,239 --> 02:17:23,907 the Office of the City Auditor 3454 02:17:23,907 --> 02:17:24,608 and the Audit Committee, I'm 3455 02:17:24,608 --> 02:17:28,745 not sure what else we can do 3456 02:17:28,745 --> 02:17:29,412 and why it gets confused with 3457 02:17:29,412 --> 02:17:30,120 the office of the aba But if 3458 02:17:30,120 --> 02:17:33,120 you want to make some 3459 02:17:35,318 --> 02:17:35,986 improvements about how our 3460 02:17:35,986 --> 02:17:36,286 languages are please let us 3461 02:17:36,286 --> 02:17:36,953 know. 3462 02:17:36,953 --> 02:17:40,424 Thank you MR. Right now for 3463 02:17:40,424 --> 02:17:41,224 being in the audience on this 3464 02:17:41,224 --> 02:17:41,925 one and the work that it took 3465 02:17:41,925 --> 02:17:45,525 to get this item forward and 3466 02:17:46,630 --> 02:17:46,897 also brief comments as final 3467 02:17:46,897 --> 02:17:47,597 two. 3468 02:17:47,597 --> 02:17:48,298 I want to congratulate those 3469 02:17:48,298 --> 02:17:51,298 commissioners on the cpd that 3470 02:17:52,369 --> 02:17:52,936 are willing to continue their 3471 02:17:52,936 --> 02:17:53,537 public service and be 3472 02:17:53,537 --> 02:17:55,937 reappointed to the acp. 3473 02:17:57,608 --> 02:17:58,275 The Commission on Public Police 3474 02:17:58,275 --> 02:17:58,909 Practices and to the public 3475 02:17:58,909 --> 02:18:01,309 comment that suggest that 3476 02:18:03,113 --> 02:18:03,747 yesterday's action that 3477 02:18:03,747 --> 02:18:04,348 the Council did any cherry 3478 02:18:04,348 --> 02:18:05,820 picking of who would be 3479 02:18:05,820 --> 02:18:08,682 appointed to the vacant seat I 3480 02:18:08,919 --> 02:18:09,653 thoroughly and completely 3481 02:18:09,653 --> 02:18:13,253 reject that If you actually had 3482 02:18:14,291 --> 02:18:15,590 paid attention to that I'm not 3483 02:18:15,590 --> 02:18:15,659 sure there was a 100% but 3484 02:18:15,659 --> 02:18:16,393 the Commission on Police 3485 02:18:16,393 --> 02:18:19,393 Practices did their own vetting 3486 02:18:20,230 --> 02:18:20,697 of a candidate and made their 3487 02:18:20,697 --> 02:18:21,432 recommendation. 3488 02:18:21,432 --> 02:18:22,990 I don't know that we hit 100% 3489 02:18:22,990 --> 02:18:24,499 of their recommendations but 3490 02:18:25,602 --> 02:18:26,369 pretty darn close. 3491 02:18:26,369 --> 02:18:27,104 And so I'm very proud of 3492 02:18:27,104 --> 02:18:30,704 the work that those people that 3493 02:18:31,107 --> 02:18:31,675 are willing to step up to serve 3494 02:18:31,675 --> 02:18:32,342 on the commission who 3495 02:18:32,342 --> 02:18:33,430 understand the assignment in 3496 02:18:33,430 --> 02:18:36,346 front of them and the process 3497 02:18:36,346 --> 02:18:36,980 that we went through to make 3498 02:18:36,980 --> 02:18:37,648 appointments you're always 3499 02:18:37,648 --> 02:18:41,248 going to lose someone who is 3500 02:18:42,510 --> 02:18:42,753 highly qualified but there's 3501 02:18:42,753 --> 02:18:43,420 always openings that reemerge 3502 02:18:43,420 --> 02:18:47,200 on the commission and I hope 3503 02:18:47,324 --> 02:18:48,291 they will engage again. 3504 02:18:48,291 --> 02:18:48,592 But I just want to make that 3505 02:18:48,592 --> 02:18:50,592 point. 3506 02:18:53,864 --> 02:18:54,565 So with that we have a motion 3507 02:18:54,565 --> 02:18:55,231 by Councilmember Moreno and a 3508 02:18:55,231 --> 02:18:55,566 second by Councilmember Ila 3509 02:18:55,566 --> 02:18:57,566 Rivera. 3510 02:18:59,690 --> 02:18:59,637 The move the consent items 3511 02:18:59,637 --> 02:19:00,337 please call the vote. 3512 02:19:00,337 --> 02:19:03,337 >> I start the voting system. 3513 02:19:10,130 --> 02:19:10,781 Please cast your vote That 3514 02:19:10,781 --> 02:19:11,515 passes unanimously 8 to 0 with 3515 02:19:11,515 --> 02:19:13,915 Councilmember Campos absent and 3516 02:19:15,653 --> 02:19:16,520 Councilmember Van Wilpert 3517 02:19:16,520 --> 02:19:17,253 voting no when I was 52 and 112 3518 02:19:17,253 --> 02:19:19,653 and Councilmember Foster voting 3519 02:19:20,324 --> 02:19:21,250 no on item 52. 3520 02:19:21,250 --> 02:19:21,392 Thank you, Council PRESIDENT. 3521 02:19:21,392 --> 02:19:21,825 All right. 3522 02:19:21,825 --> 02:19:22,659 No objection. 3523 02:19:22,659 --> 02:19:25,596 Thank you for catching those no 3524 02:19:25,596 --> 02:19:26,463 votes. 3525 02:19:26,463 --> 02:19:27,640 Next, do we have any comments 3526 02:19:27,640 --> 02:19:29,464 from the mayor's office? 3527 02:19:31,469 --> 02:19:32,169 Councilmember City attorney, 3528 02:19:32,169 --> 02:19:32,803 independent budget analysts or 3529 02:19:32,803 --> 02:19:35,803 city clerk Not seeing any. 3530 02:19:36,707 --> 02:19:37,441 Oh, sorry. 3531 02:19:37,441 --> 02:19:37,942 Councilmember Rivera Thank you, 3532 02:19:37,942 --> 02:19:38,642 Council PRESIDENT. 3533 02:19:38,642 --> 02:19:41,420 I appreciate the opportunity. 3534 02:19:41,479 --> 02:19:42,279 I did want to speak to 3535 02:19:42,279 --> 02:19:45,279 something that troubled me over 3536 02:19:46,216 --> 02:19:49,816 the last week and it's killing 3537 02:19:50,954 --> 02:19:51,689 of two men Lorenzo Legado Raul 3538 02:19:51,689 --> 02:19:54,890 and Johann Sebastian Guerrero. 3539 02:19:55,692 --> 02:19:56,527 Lorenzo was 52 years old. 3540 02:19:56,527 --> 02:19:57,194 He had spent 35 years in this 3541 02:19:57,194 --> 02:19:59,594 country, had three American 3542 02:20:00,631 --> 02:20:01,365 sons, one a teacher, one an 3543 02:20:01,365 --> 02:20:02,660 engineer, one still in college. 3544 02:20:02,660 --> 02:20:05,666 He had no criminal record and 3545 02:20:05,736 --> 02:20:06,437 he was driving his construction 3546 02:20:06,437 --> 02:20:07,171 crew to a job site in Houston 3547 02:20:07,171 --> 02:20:10,708 Last Tuesday morning when I saw 3548 02:20:10,708 --> 02:20:13,708 officers shot him and killed 3549 02:20:14,845 --> 02:20:15,646 him as a sunset after nearly 35 3550 02:20:15,646 --> 02:20:16,314 years of working to give us 3551 02:20:16,314 --> 02:20:17,470 the American dream, he made 3552 02:20:17,470 --> 02:20:17,782 the choice to begin the process 3553 02:20:17,782 --> 02:20:20,351 of obtaining his American dream 3554 02:20:20,351 --> 02:20:21,218 through a work permit. 3555 02:20:21,218 --> 02:20:21,819 We dotted every I crossed every 3556 02:20:21,819 --> 02:20:24,219 t field, every document 3557 02:20:24,655 --> 02:20:25,522 attended every appointment. 3558 02:20:25,522 --> 02:20:28,159 He was close to obtaining his 3559 02:20:28,159 --> 02:20:28,892 legal status and he even had a 3560 02:20:28,892 --> 02:20:31,292 biometric scan and fingerprints 3561 02:20:33,865 --> 02:20:34,665 done earlier this year 3562 02:20:34,665 --> 02:20:35,366 Reynaldo, his son said that his 3563 02:20:35,366 --> 02:20:38,366 mother was told something bad 3564 02:20:39,503 --> 02:20:40,137 had happened to his dad around 3565 02:20:40,137 --> 02:20:40,838 7 A.M. Last Tuesday after 3566 02:20:40,838 --> 02:20:41,906 frantically looking for him at 3567 02:20:41,906 --> 02:20:45,506 his job site and finding his 3568 02:20:47,311 --> 02:20:48,245 empty van. 3569 02:20:48,245 --> 02:20:49,113 His son saw a video and he said 3570 02:20:49,113 --> 02:20:51,415 I recognized him not from his 3571 02:20:51,415 --> 02:20:52,383 appearance but from his voice 3572 02:20:52,383 --> 02:20:56,253 crying for help as he lay on 3573 02:20:56,253 --> 02:20:58,253 the street. 3574 02:21:01,159 --> 02:21:01,892 >> He was crying for help while 3575 02:21:01,892 --> 02:21:02,392 he was bleeding in the street 3576 02:21:02,392 --> 02:21:04,392 with handcuffs on. 3577 02:21:06,264 --> 02:21:07,650 That's not how his son wants 3578 02:21:07,650 --> 02:21:07,732 his father to be remembered not 3579 02:21:07,732 --> 02:21:11,332 as someone who got shot and 3580 02:21:11,502 --> 02:21:12,169 killed but as a family man a 3581 02:21:12,169 --> 02:21:12,904 man who understood the good 3582 02:21:12,904 --> 02:21:16,207 things come to those who put in 3583 02:21:16,207 --> 02:21:16,773 hard work. 3584 02:21:16,773 --> 02:21:18,773 Yohan was 26. 3585 02:21:21,179 --> 02:21:21,779 He was a delivery driver and 3586 02:21:21,779 --> 02:21:22,513 authorized to work here 3587 02:21:22,513 --> 02:21:25,950 Yesterday morning on his way to 3588 02:21:25,950 --> 02:21:26,617 work ice agents rammed his car, 3589 02:21:26,617 --> 02:21:29,170 fired through his windshield 3590 02:21:31,723 --> 02:21:35,526 and killed him And he was also 3591 02:21:35,526 --> 02:21:39,726 not the subject of of a warrant 3592 02:21:41,466 --> 02:21:41,866 His partner was on her knees in 3593 02:21:41,866 --> 02:21:42,567 the street. 3594 02:21:42,567 --> 02:21:43,701 Their three year old daughter 3595 02:21:43,701 --> 02:21:47,901 was standing next to her in her 3596 02:21:49,440 --> 02:21:50,241 blue pajamas. 3597 02:21:50,241 --> 02:21:50,875 >> In both cases the Department 3598 02:21:50,875 --> 02:21:51,509 of Homeland Security said 3599 02:21:51,509 --> 02:21:52,944 the same thing It has said 3600 02:21:52,944 --> 02:21:56,544 again and again that the man 3601 02:21:58,116 --> 02:21:58,749 weaponized his vehicle and that 3602 02:21:58,749 --> 02:21:59,490 the officer feared for his 3603 02:21:59,490 --> 02:21:59,784 life. 3604 02:21:59,784 --> 02:22:02,784 We've heard that account before 3605 02:22:03,555 --> 02:22:04,189 We heard that in Minneapolis. 3606 02:22:04,189 --> 02:22:05,230 We heard that in Texas. 3607 02:22:05,230 --> 02:22:07,792 We've heard that again and 3608 02:22:07,792 --> 02:22:08,559 again. 3609 02:22:08,559 --> 02:22:12,129 And when footage has emerged it 3610 02:22:12,129 --> 02:22:12,664 has not matched what we're told 3611 02:22:12,664 --> 02:22:13,330 The men who witness 3612 02:22:13,330 --> 02:22:16,330 the shooting of Lorenzo, his 3613 02:22:16,934 --> 02:22:17,669 brother and two of their 3614 02:22:17,669 --> 02:22:18,336 coworkers spoke to their family 3615 02:22:18,336 --> 02:22:18,937 members while on Immigration 3616 02:22:18,937 --> 02:22:20,937 and Customs Enforcement 3617 02:22:21,839 --> 02:22:22,540 detention where officers are 3618 02:22:22,540 --> 02:22:23,141 urging them to sign paperwork 3619 02:22:23,141 --> 02:22:25,541 for their removal from 3620 02:22:26,544 --> 02:22:30,144 the country so that they cannot 3621 02:22:31,149 --> 02:22:31,816 testify to what they saw. 3622 02:22:31,816 --> 02:22:32,350 Neither of these men was 3623 02:22:32,350 --> 02:22:34,750 stopped for a crime. 3624 02:22:34,886 --> 02:22:35,553 Neither was accused of one. 3625 02:22:35,553 --> 02:22:36,521 They were going to work. 3626 02:22:36,521 --> 02:22:39,724 They were brown men going to 3627 02:22:39,724 --> 02:22:40,225 work and they were targeted 3628 02:22:40,225 --> 02:22:42,225 exactly for that. 3629 02:22:44,996 --> 02:22:45,696 We've heard the stories that 3630 02:22:45,696 --> 02:22:49,296 ice has told about both of 3631 02:22:49,467 --> 02:22:50,134 these killings already change 3632 02:22:50,134 --> 02:22:50,701 Again, these allegations of 3633 02:22:50,701 --> 02:22:52,701 quote unquote weapons 3634 02:22:54,272 --> 02:22:54,972 weaponization of vehicles has 3635 02:22:54,972 --> 02:22:58,572 now become a more vague claim 3636 02:22:58,610 --> 02:22:59,377 of concern for public safety. 3637 02:22:59,377 --> 02:23:02,977 As of this morning ice agents 3638 02:23:03,648 --> 02:23:04,248 have been told to immediately 3639 02:23:04,248 --> 02:23:04,649 halt most vehicle stops 3640 02:23:04,649 --> 02:23:05,149 nationwide. 3641 02:23:05,149 --> 02:23:07,149 That's not enough. 3642 02:23:08,887 --> 02:23:09,487 The families of Lorenzo and 3643 02:23:09,487 --> 02:23:09,821 Johan deserve truth and 3644 02:23:09,821 --> 02:23:10,454 justice. 3645 02:23:10,454 --> 02:23:13,454 Why does that matter here? 3646 02:23:14,326 --> 02:23:15,260 Because San Diego is a border 3647 02:23:15,260 --> 02:23:15,727 city obviously, But we're also 3648 02:23:15,727 --> 02:23:18,530 the city we are because of our 3649 02:23:18,530 --> 02:23:19,430 immigrant refugee communities. 3650 02:23:19,430 --> 02:23:19,998 So folks who take care of our 3651 02:23:19,998 --> 02:23:20,665 children who run small 3652 02:23:20,665 --> 02:23:23,650 businesses and who literally 3653 02:23:23,235 --> 02:23:23,902 build a city, they're watching 3654 02:23:23,902 --> 02:23:26,302 what's happening and doing 3655 02:23:27,772 --> 02:23:28,373 the math about whether it's 3656 02:23:28,373 --> 02:23:31,373 safe to go to work. 3657 02:23:32,677 --> 02:23:33,377 That fear is not incidental, 3658 02:23:33,377 --> 02:23:34,780 that terror is the point that 3659 02:23:34,780 --> 02:23:37,780 this regime is intending to 3660 02:23:37,916 --> 02:23:38,583 inflict upon our communities. 3661 02:23:38,583 --> 02:23:38,917 We cannot pretend that it's 3662 02:23:38,917 --> 02:23:40,917 normal. 3663 02:23:42,888 --> 02:23:43,522 Ice is beyond reform. 3664 02:23:43,522 --> 02:23:44,222 It should be disbanded, 3665 02:23:44,222 --> 02:23:47,222 abolished however you want to 3666 02:23:47,291 --> 02:23:48,590 say it. 3667 02:23:48,590 --> 02:23:51,659 One last point on this There's 3668 02:23:51,930 --> 02:23:52,297 no footage for either of these 3669 02:23:52,297 --> 02:23:54,297 killings. 3670 02:23:55,434 --> 02:23:56,133 That's despite Congress giving 3671 02:23:56,133 --> 02:23:56,701 a $75 billion making it 3672 02:23:56,701 --> 02:23:57,269 the highest funded law 3673 02:23:57,269 --> 02:23:59,269 enforcement agency in 3674 02:24:00,539 --> 02:24:01,139 the federal government with 3675 02:24:01,139 --> 02:24:01,840 more money than the fbi, 3676 02:24:01,840 --> 02:24:05,310 the dea, the atf and the U.S. 3677 02:24:05,310 --> 02:24:06,378 Marshals combined. 3678 02:24:06,378 --> 02:24:09,978 It's a choice not to have 3679 02:24:10,616 --> 02:24:11,383 cameras, a choice to inflict 3680 02:24:11,383 --> 02:24:14,887 this sort of terror on our 3681 02:24:14,887 --> 02:24:15,320 communities and it's critical 3682 02:24:15,320 --> 02:24:16,530 that it stop. 3683 02:24:16,530 --> 02:24:19,530 So with that council PRESIDENT, 3684 02:24:19,758 --> 02:24:20,425 I'd ask that we hold a moment 3685 02:24:20,425 --> 02:24:23,425 of silence for Lorenzo Yohan 3686 02:24:39,410 --> 02:24:39,878 and their families. 3687 02:24:39,878 --> 02:24:40,378 Thank you. 3688 02:24:40,378 --> 02:24:40,779 Go to prison. 3689 02:24:40,779 --> 02:24:41,179 All right. 3690 02:24:41,179 --> 02:24:42,130 Thank you. 3691 02:24:42,130 --> 02:24:42,781 Councilmember member Rara. 3692 02:24:42,781 --> 02:24:45,781 >> We'll go next to council 3693 02:24:47,219 --> 02:24:48,520 member Von Wilpert. 3694 02:24:48,520 --> 02:24:51,520 >> I want to thank COUNCILMAN 3695 02:24:51,123 --> 02:24:51,423 Little Rivera for your comments 3696 02:24:51,423 --> 02:24:52,290 . 3697 02:24:52,290 --> 02:24:55,890 >> What ice is doing in our 3698 02:24:56,261 --> 02:24:56,996 nation is completely lawless. 3699 02:24:56,996 --> 02:24:57,395 It's completely chaotic and 3700 02:24:57,395 --> 02:24:59,395 it's wrong. 3701 02:25:01,367 --> 02:25:02,670 We here voted at the city of 3702 02:25:02,670 --> 02:25:02,734 San Diego to join the lawsuit 3703 02:25:02,734 --> 02:25:03,268 with Minneapolis to stop ice 3704 02:25:03,268 --> 02:25:05,668 from coming into our 3705 02:25:06,305 --> 02:25:06,772 communities without warrants 3706 02:25:06,772 --> 02:25:08,772 with their guns. 3707 02:25:10,843 --> 02:25:11,710 We train police around this 3708 02:25:11,710 --> 02:25:15,310 nation not to shoot into moving 3709 02:25:15,514 --> 02:25:16,810 vehicles unless it's absolutely 3710 02:25:16,810 --> 02:25:16,715 necessary And none of 3711 02:25:16,715 --> 02:25:17,416 the circumstances that are 3712 02:25:17,416 --> 02:25:20,219 coming out about the shootings 3713 02:25:20,219 --> 02:25:20,819 in Texas or in Maine would lead 3714 02:25:20,819 --> 02:25:23,819 us to believe that was 3715 02:25:24,690 --> 02:25:25,724 necessary at all. 3716 02:25:25,724 --> 02:25:29,324 >> So I hope that we can 3717 02:25:29,628 --> 02:25:30,620 continue to push forward with 3718 02:25:30,620 --> 02:25:30,796 this lawsuit. 3719 02:25:30,796 --> 02:25:31,530 We can continue to push forward 3720 02:25:31,530 --> 02:25:33,799 doing everything we can to keep 3721 02:25:33,799 --> 02:25:34,233 ice out of our communities here 3722 02:25:34,233 --> 02:25:36,233 in San Diego. 3723 02:25:38,537 --> 02:25:39,505 But I'm also really completely 3724 02:25:39,505 --> 02:25:43,105 baffled by the fact that our 3725 02:25:44,110 --> 02:25:44,843 U.S. Government won't even put 3726 02:25:44,843 --> 02:25:45,610 basic constitutional guardrails 3727 02:25:45,610 --> 02:25:49,480 on ice like our police have to 3728 02:25:49,480 --> 02:25:49,781 do And that's a federal issue. 3729 02:25:49,781 --> 02:25:53,185 We can't vote on that here 3730 02:25:53,185 --> 02:25:54,190 The city of San Diego. 3731 02:25:54,190 --> 02:25:54,720 But I hope that we continue to 3732 02:25:54,720 --> 02:25:55,453 push our federal officials if 3733 02:25:55,453 --> 02:25:57,990 they're going to continue this, 3734 02:25:57,990 --> 02:25:58,591 they have to do their job in 3735 02:25:58,591 --> 02:25:59,225 making sure every agency 3736 02:25:59,225 --> 02:26:01,625 follows the United States 3737 02:26:04,362 --> 02:26:05,231 Constitution in this country. 3738 02:26:05,231 --> 02:26:05,898 But thank you member over here 3739 02:26:05,898 --> 02:26:07,933 for raising up the families 3740 02:26:07,933 --> 02:26:08,333 that are suffering. 3741 02:26:08,333 --> 02:26:09,350 All right. 3742 02:26:09,350 --> 02:26:09,368 Thank you, Council member Von 3743 02:26:09,368 --> 02:26:10,200 Wolpert. 3744 02:26:10,200 --> 02:26:11,970 Anybody else requesting to 3745 02:26:11,970 --> 02:26:12,605 speak at this time We will now 3746 02:26:12,605 --> 02:26:15,605 take up not agenda public 3747 02:26:16,942 --> 02:26:17,576 comment Council members respect 3748 02:26:17,576 --> 02:26:18,243 and appreciate the public. 3749 02:26:18,243 --> 02:26:18,944 Some are fully committed to 3750 02:26:18,944 --> 02:26:20,944 protecting every participant's 3751 02:26:22,214 --> 02:26:22,814 free speech rights at Council 3752 02:26:22,814 --> 02:26:23,515 and committee meetings. 3753 02:26:23,515 --> 02:26:23,849 >> Please proceed with public 3754 02:26:23,849 --> 02:26:24,216 comment. 3755 02:26:24,216 --> 02:26:26,216 Thank you. 3756 02:26:26,251 --> 02:26:26,919 Council PRESIDENT Pearl 2.7 on 3757 02:26:26,919 --> 02:26:27,553 Agenda Public comment is an 3758 02:26:27,553 --> 02:26:29,953 opportunity for members of 3759 02:26:30,556 --> 02:26:31,256 the public to comment on items 3760 02:26:31,256 --> 02:26:31,891 that are not on the agenda but 3761 02:26:31,891 --> 02:26:32,490 within the subject matter 3762 02:26:32,490 --> 02:26:32,825 jurisdiction of the City 3763 02:26:32,825 --> 02:26:34,825 Council. 3764 02:26:35,861 --> 02:26:36,195 Each speaker will have two 3765 02:26:36,195 --> 02:26:36,895 minutes. 3766 02:26:36,895 --> 02:26:37,563 Please note if there are eight 3767 02:26:37,563 --> 02:26:38,197 or more speakers on a single 3768 02:26:38,197 --> 02:26:40,332 topic the maximum time for 3769 02:26:40,332 --> 02:26:41,000 the topic will be 16 minutes. 3770 02:26:41,000 --> 02:26:41,667 If you're in chambers please 3771 02:26:41,667 --> 02:26:42,401 submit your speaker slip to 3772 02:26:42,401 --> 02:26:45,338 the front of the room If you're 3773 02:26:45,338 --> 02:26:46,500 joining us virtually please 3774 02:26:46,500 --> 02:26:46,672 raise your hand to speak by 3775 02:26:46,672 --> 02:26:47,306 tapping the raise your hand 3776 02:26:47,306 --> 02:26:50,306 icon or if you're calling 3777 02:26:50,575 --> 02:26:51,210 participant Star nine We'll 3778 02:26:51,210 --> 02:26:51,944 start with Brother Steven 3779 02:26:51,944 --> 02:26:55,130 Gerrard z Lasky if you can 3780 02:26:55,130 --> 02:26:55,748 please come up to the podium. 3781 02:26:55,748 --> 02:26:56,515 I know you have something on 3782 02:26:56,515 --> 02:26:59,585 the docket that we will be 3783 02:26:59,585 --> 02:27:00,286 sharing Paul Krueger and Laurie 3784 02:27:00,286 --> 02:27:03,886 Saldana If you can also please 3785 02:27:04,123 --> 02:27:04,824 come up to the Yellow Reserves 3786 02:27:04,824 --> 02:27:05,525 seats as well as allegedly 3787 02:27:05,525 --> 02:27:07,925 Andre and Maximilian Schmidt. 3788 02:27:09,162 --> 02:27:09,662 You'll have two minutes. 3789 02:27:09,662 --> 02:27:11,662 >> Thank you. 3790 02:27:14,266 --> 02:27:14,967 San Diego Council member 3791 02:27:14,967 --> 02:27:15,668 citizens and all listening and 3792 02:27:15,668 --> 02:27:17,668 participating Steven Gerrard's 3793 02:27:18,504 --> 02:27:19,272 would love ski a third order 3794 02:27:19,272 --> 02:27:22,775 Franciscan I'd like to up with 3795 02:27:22,775 --> 02:27:23,475 open with holy Scripture 3796 02:27:23,475 --> 02:27:26,475 because the Holy Bible guides 3797 02:27:27,447 --> 02:27:28,214 us lovingly Proverbs 815 says 3798 02:27:28,214 --> 02:27:31,814 By me Kings reign and rulers 3799 02:27:32,351 --> 02:27:33,190 issued decrees that are just 3800 02:27:33,190 --> 02:27:35,419 emphasizing that all earthly 3801 02:27:36,823 --> 02:27:37,456 authority leadership and fair 3802 02:27:37,456 --> 02:27:38,900 governance are ultimately 3803 02:27:38,900 --> 02:27:40,490 derived from GOD's wisdom. 3804 02:27:42,628 --> 02:27:43,262 Sounds like our leaders need to 3805 02:27:43,262 --> 02:27:43,963 move to the Holy Bible and 3806 02:27:43,963 --> 02:27:47,330 GOD's wisdom is what it sounds 3807 02:27:47,330 --> 02:27:47,532 like to me with what's going on 3808 02:27:47,532 --> 02:27:49,532 in America today. 3809 02:27:51,570 --> 02:27:55,170 I continue to amplify new usa 3810 02:27:56,376 --> 02:27:57,175 preborn personhood cities. 3811 02:27:57,175 --> 02:28:00,175 It's a new direction that 3812 02:28:01,114 --> 02:28:01,881 America can move in. 3813 02:28:01,881 --> 02:28:04,881 I put upon the overhead 3814 02:28:06,119 --> 02:28:09,119 the many verses of theological 3815 02:28:10,656 --> 02:28:11,324 covenant theology and as you 3816 02:28:11,324 --> 02:28:14,324 continue to delve into your 3817 02:28:15,228 --> 02:28:15,962 holy Scripture from time to 3818 02:28:15,962 --> 02:28:16,663 time, covenant theology is what 3819 02:28:16,663 --> 02:28:19,630 our wonderful Founding Fathers 3820 02:28:20,566 --> 02:28:24,166 knew very well and that's how 3821 02:28:24,637 --> 02:28:24,937 the us Constitution came about 3822 02:28:24,937 --> 02:28:25,805 . 3823 02:28:25,805 --> 02:28:26,439 I will let you know I have 3824 02:28:26,439 --> 02:28:28,839 attended the Washington dc 3825 02:28:29,175 --> 02:28:29,876 MARCH for Life also 3826 02:28:29,876 --> 02:28:30,543 the California MARCH for Life 3827 02:28:30,543 --> 02:28:32,943 and on various occasions 3828 02:28:34,781 --> 02:28:35,748 the San Diego a Walk for Life. 3829 02:28:35,748 --> 02:28:39,151 There is no place for violence 3830 02:28:39,151 --> 02:28:39,719 in the world and there's no 3831 02:28:39,719 --> 02:28:40,319 place for violence of 3832 02:28:40,319 --> 02:28:42,719 the innocent little ones 3833 02:28:43,856 --> 02:28:44,590 developing in the mother's. 3834 02:28:44,590 --> 02:28:48,190 There is a beating heart in 3835 02:28:48,461 --> 02:28:48,795 the mother's with separate dna 3836 02:28:48,795 --> 02:28:49,496 . 3837 02:28:49,496 --> 02:28:52,496 Pre-Born personhood can now be 3838 02:28:53,532 --> 02:28:54,134 established possibly even in 3839 02:28:54,134 --> 02:28:54,868 the district's mission. 3840 02:28:54,868 --> 02:28:58,204 San Diego is in District seven. 3841 02:28:58,204 --> 02:28:58,738 Let's do it there. 3842 02:28:58,738 --> 02:28:59,306 That's beautiful. 3843 02:28:59,306 --> 02:29:00,600 We've got the festival 3844 02:29:00,600 --> 02:29:00,340 The bells coming up here this 3845 02:29:00,340 --> 02:29:02,340 weekend. 3846 02:29:03,743 --> 02:29:04,344 I invite all of you to come 3847 02:29:04,344 --> 02:29:05,780 listen to the beautiful 3848 02:29:05,780 --> 02:29:08,780 festival The bells, the ringing 3849 02:29:08,181 --> 02:29:08,515 of the bells will be 12 noon 3850 02:29:08,515 --> 02:29:09,182 Sunday. 3851 02:29:09,182 --> 02:29:11,918 i hope to be there for 3852 02:29:11,918 --> 02:29:12,819 the blessing of the animals 3853 02:29:12,819 --> 02:29:15,219 Bring your animals 12 noon 3854 02:29:17,224 --> 02:29:17,724 Saturday like that. 3855 02:29:17,724 --> 02:29:19,724 GOD bless you. 3856 02:29:21,862 --> 02:29:22,696 Next we have Paul Kruger. 3857 02:29:22,696 --> 02:29:25,696 >> You also have a presentation 3858 02:29:26,900 --> 02:29:27,467 that will be put up. 3859 02:29:27,467 --> 02:29:28,133 Thank you very much. 3860 02:29:28,133 --> 02:29:30,133 I'm disappointed that 3861 02:29:32,205 --> 02:29:32,906 the council member from my 3862 02:29:32,906 --> 02:29:35,906 district left the days before 3863 02:29:36,676 --> 02:29:39,676 listening to these comments but 3864 02:29:41,140 --> 02:29:41,381 if Kevin chosen it's not 3865 02:29:41,381 --> 02:29:41,982 important. 3866 02:29:41,982 --> 02:29:44,982 I'm just here to restate 3867 02:29:45,719 --> 02:29:46,686 the importance of your taking 3868 02:29:46,686 --> 02:29:50,286 any action you can to reopen 3869 02:29:50,656 --> 02:29:50,923 the closed restrooms in Mission 3870 02:29:50,923 --> 02:29:52,923 Bay. 3871 02:29:54,661 --> 02:29:55,294 Um I think the postings I've 3872 02:29:55,294 --> 02:29:58,294 seen on social media have 3873 02:29:59,990 --> 02:29:59,766 received at least 5000 3874 02:29:59,766 --> 02:30:02,766 responses from San Diego who 3875 02:30:03,970 --> 02:30:04,671 are concerned upset, 3876 02:30:04,671 --> 02:30:05,380 frustrated, angry about these 3877 02:30:05,380 --> 02:30:07,380 closures. 3878 02:30:09,276 --> 02:30:09,976 And while I understand your 3879 02:30:09,976 --> 02:30:12,976 power over the budget is 3880 02:30:14,314 --> 02:30:15,820 limited, I urge you to please 3881 02:30:15,820 --> 02:30:18,682 take some action to work to 3882 02:30:19,719 --> 02:30:20,420 either find the money to reopen 3883 02:30:20,420 --> 02:30:24,200 the restrooms or to work with 3884 02:30:24,291 --> 02:30:24,691 groups that will do this work 3885 02:30:24,691 --> 02:30:26,691 voluntarily. 3886 02:30:28,495 --> 02:30:29,463 As I said yesterday, I have no 3887 02:30:29,463 --> 02:30:32,463 idea of the constraints on 3888 02:30:33,733 --> 02:30:34,401 volunteer groups handling 3889 02:30:34,401 --> 02:30:37,401 issues like this because of 3890 02:30:38,672 --> 02:30:39,720 labor but please examine that 3891 02:30:39,720 --> 02:30:41,720 possibility. 3892 02:30:43,210 --> 02:30:43,910 You know I spoke before about 3893 02:30:43,910 --> 02:30:47,510 what I thought was a terrible 3894 02:30:48,810 --> 02:30:48,848 dereliction of responsibility 3895 02:30:48,848 --> 02:30:51,848 when the mayor cut $70 million 3896 02:30:52,919 --> 02:30:53,620 from arts without first 3897 02:30:53,620 --> 02:30:56,200 surveying the available money 3898 02:30:57,758 --> 02:31:00,158 in the nonprofit contribution 3899 02:31:02,663 --> 02:31:03,363 area or working closely with 3900 02:31:03,363 --> 02:31:06,963 arts groups to come up with 3901 02:31:07,234 --> 02:31:07,734 ways to backfill all this money 3902 02:31:07,734 --> 02:31:08,534 before it was cut. 3903 02:31:08,534 --> 02:31:12,134 Now we know it was reinstated. 3904 02:31:12,539 --> 02:31:13,207 That's fine. 3905 02:31:13,207 --> 02:31:13,807 But I think it's also 3906 02:31:13,807 --> 02:31:15,807 absolutely even more 3907 02:31:17,477 --> 02:31:18,212 unacceptable that the money was 3908 02:31:18,212 --> 02:31:21,212 cut for these restrooms without 3909 02:31:21,782 --> 02:31:22,549 looking for alternatives to 3910 02:31:22,549 --> 02:31:26,749 keep them open And I hope that 3911 02:31:27,354 --> 02:31:28,540 one of them or more of you will 3912 02:31:28,540 --> 02:31:31,558 take some action to work with 3913 02:31:31,558 --> 02:31:32,126 these groups that are trying to 3914 02:31:32,126 --> 02:31:32,593 keep these restaurants 3915 02:31:32,593 --> 02:31:33,260 restrooms open. 3916 02:31:33,260 --> 02:31:33,393 >> Thank you. 3917 02:31:33,393 --> 02:31:35,393 Thank you. 3918 02:31:36,997 --> 02:31:39,997 Laurie Saldana, You have a 3919 02:31:41,350 --> 02:31:41,435 video you'd like to share? 3920 02:31:41,435 --> 02:31:43,435 Yeah. 3921 02:31:44,171 --> 02:31:44,672 Do you want the photo first or 3922 02:31:44,672 --> 02:31:45,206 the videos first? 3923 02:31:45,206 --> 02:31:47,206 >> The video please. 3924 02:31:49,409 --> 02:31:50,444 Thank you. 3925 02:31:50,444 --> 02:31:54,515 So what this is going to show 3926 02:31:54,515 --> 02:31:55,215 is a last night high tide in 3927 02:31:55,215 --> 02:31:58,815 Mission Beach at the south end 3928 02:32:01,421 --> 02:32:04,421 of Mission Boulevard and high 3929 02:32:04,825 --> 02:32:05,426 tide came last night about 9:00 3930 02:32:05,426 --> 02:32:06,930 And this is becoming 3931 02:32:06,930 --> 02:32:06,393 increasingly a public safety 3932 02:32:06,393 --> 02:32:08,393 issue. 3933 02:32:09,997 --> 02:32:10,664 The high tide without any storm 3934 02:32:10,664 --> 02:32:11,297 surge behind it is routinely 3935 02:32:11,297 --> 02:32:13,697 flooding the alleyways and 3936 02:32:15,135 --> 02:32:15,702 the parking lots at the south 3937 02:32:15,702 --> 02:32:16,670 end of Mission Beach. 3938 02:32:16,670 --> 02:32:17,638 So I can pause for your time 3939 02:32:17,638 --> 02:32:18,138 until we can. 3940 02:32:18,138 --> 02:32:20,138 >> All right. 3941 02:32:22,375 --> 02:32:24,375 Thank you. 3942 02:32:26,613 --> 02:32:30,213 I'm standing at the corner here 3943 02:32:32,186 --> 02:32:32,887 and that wasn't the entire one 3944 02:32:32,887 --> 02:32:33,187 that doesn't really show this 3945 02:32:33,187 --> 02:32:33,888 truck. 3946 02:32:33,888 --> 02:32:36,390 >> And there were other trucks 3947 02:32:36,390 --> 02:32:37,124 that were speeding through this 3948 02:32:37,124 --> 02:32:40,461 standing water and the water is 3949 02:32:40,461 --> 02:32:41,950 now completely exceeded 3950 02:32:41,950 --> 02:32:41,796 the storm drain capacity. 3951 02:32:41,796 --> 02:32:44,196 This is becoming increasingly 3952 02:32:45,967 --> 02:32:46,400 it needs to be a planned 3953 02:32:46,400 --> 02:32:48,400 retreat zone. 3954 02:32:50,537 --> 02:32:51,304 You can plan to move these 3955 02:32:51,304 --> 02:32:51,973 buildings out And there is an 3956 02:32:51,973 --> 02:32:54,973 image showing the high tide 3957 02:32:55,943 --> 02:32:56,677 table there you can plan or you 3958 02:32:56,677 --> 02:32:59,677 can have a catastrophic retreat 3959 02:33:00,815 --> 02:33:01,515 which is when we see a choice 3960 02:33:01,515 --> 02:33:02,183 where in the Choice Creek area 3961 02:33:02,183 --> 02:33:04,385 where people's lives are at 3962 02:33:04,385 --> 02:33:05,520 risk as well as property. 3963 02:33:05,520 --> 02:33:05,820 I want to encourage this 3964 02:33:05,820 --> 02:33:09,420 council to think in terms of 3965 02:33:09,724 --> 02:33:10,424 public safety, to think in 3966 02:33:10,424 --> 02:33:14,240 terms of how people are acting 3967 02:33:14,362 --> 02:33:15,620 when the water is flooding And 3968 02:33:15,620 --> 02:33:15,797 this actually is right outside 3969 02:33:15,797 --> 02:33:19,397 of what used to be apartments 3970 02:33:19,633 --> 02:33:20,368 and is now 90% in one building. 3971 02:33:20,368 --> 02:33:22,768 Short term vacation rentals 3972 02:33:24,172 --> 02:33:24,872 offer these people some 3973 02:33:24,872 --> 02:33:25,639 compensation to move them out 3974 02:33:25,639 --> 02:33:29,239 of this area and create a 3975 02:33:29,410 --> 02:33:30,144 retreat area or you will have 3976 02:33:30,144 --> 02:33:32,544 catastrophic losses along these 3977 02:33:33,514 --> 02:33:34,348 coastal areas. 3978 02:33:34,348 --> 02:33:34,916 Finally I just want to say 3979 02:33:34,916 --> 02:33:37,316 thank you MR. Foster. 3980 02:33:39,120 --> 02:33:39,820 I guess he is departed his 3981 02:33:39,820 --> 02:33:43,420 comment about p away Anyone of 3982 02:33:44,592 --> 02:33:45,393 you who has taken money from 3983 02:33:45,393 --> 02:33:46,260 pay and use that for your 3984 02:33:46,260 --> 02:33:48,895 campaigns or plans to do so in 3985 02:33:48,895 --> 02:33:49,597 the future I think their 3986 02:33:49,597 --> 02:33:50,331 attitude as reflected in their 3987 02:33:50,331 --> 02:33:53,801 comments tells you all you need 3988 02:33:53,801 --> 02:33:54,569 to know about why that is not a 3989 02:33:54,569 --> 02:33:58,172 good idea and why I moved for 3990 02:33:58,172 --> 02:33:58,772 the county party platform to 3991 02:33:58,772 --> 02:33:59,340 refuse money from law 3992 02:33:59,340 --> 02:34:00,700 enforcement agencies. 3993 02:34:00,700 --> 02:34:03,344 They rely on you for their 3994 02:34:03,344 --> 02:34:04,780 salaries. 3995 02:34:04,780 --> 02:34:04,545 >> You should not be getting 3996 02:34:04,545 --> 02:34:05,246 money in return. 3997 02:34:05,246 --> 02:34:05,580 Thank you for that concluding 3998 02:34:05,580 --> 02:34:07,580 comment. 3999 02:34:08,490 --> 02:34:08,783 Allegedly address And then 4000 02:34:08,783 --> 02:34:11,286 Maximillian Schmidt is the last 4001 02:34:11,286 --> 02:34:11,586 person here in council chambers 4002 02:34:11,586 --> 02:34:13,586 . 4003 02:34:16,560 --> 02:34:19,560 I can't forget about Blair. 4004 02:34:21,863 --> 02:34:22,496 >> I mean Bernie, I just find 4005 02:34:22,496 --> 02:34:24,896 it extremely difficult to 4006 02:34:25,833 --> 02:34:26,568 listen to you speak 4007 02:34:26,568 --> 02:34:28,968 hypocritically about wanting to 4008 02:34:31,500 --> 02:34:31,673 uphold the Constitution And 4009 02:34:31,673 --> 02:34:34,730 because you're infringing on 4010 02:34:36,440 --> 02:34:36,811 our Second Amendment and it 4011 02:34:36,811 --> 02:34:37,177 even says in there shall not be 4012 02:34:37,177 --> 02:34:39,177 infringed. 4013 02:34:40,614 --> 02:34:45,253 So I mean you can't be on both 4014 02:34:45,253 --> 02:34:46,200 sides of that either You're 4015 02:34:46,200 --> 02:34:46,888 totally supportive of all of it 4016 02:34:46,888 --> 02:34:50,225 or have none of it And I find 4017 02:34:50,225 --> 02:34:50,959 that you're probably supportive 4018 02:34:50,959 --> 02:34:51,759 of none of it because otherwise 4019 02:34:51,759 --> 02:34:55,950 you would uphold all of it And 4020 02:34:55,950 --> 02:34:55,964 that goes for all of you guys. 4021 02:34:55,964 --> 02:34:59,533 But it's sad to hear you talk 4022 02:34:59,533 --> 02:35:00,201 about deaths of people. 4023 02:35:00,201 --> 02:35:01,200 Nobody should be dying and 4024 02:35:01,200 --> 02:35:04,200 murdered of course, but it's 4025 02:35:04,973 --> 02:35:06,700 happening in your guys's city. 4026 02:35:06,700 --> 02:35:09,611 I come to you time and again 4027 02:35:09,611 --> 02:35:10,312 until you guys about people 4028 02:35:10,312 --> 02:35:13,615 dying at Tent City and it's 4029 02:35:13,615 --> 02:35:14,382 because they're homeless that 4030 02:35:14,382 --> 02:35:17,982 you guys don't care if they 4031 02:35:18,920 --> 02:35:19,621 were illegal or undocumented as 4032 02:35:19,621 --> 02:35:20,388 people would like to say then 4033 02:35:20,388 --> 02:35:24,258 you guys would What you did at 4034 02:35:24,258 --> 02:35:24,959 Cesar Chavez Park immediately 4035 02:35:24,959 --> 02:35:25,627 get those people out of that 4036 02:35:25,627 --> 02:35:28,270 encampment because it was 4037 02:35:29,300 --> 02:35:32,300 sensitive And it's like yet 4038 02:35:34,236 --> 02:35:34,935 people die like I mean even 4039 02:35:34,935 --> 02:35:38,306 Sean last year was saying like 4040 02:35:38,306 --> 02:35:39,107 we need to look into this and 4041 02:35:39,107 --> 02:35:39,807 imagine if he would have ten 4042 02:35:39,807 --> 02:35:42,207 more 12 more people wouldn't 4043 02:35:43,678 --> 02:35:44,246 have died. 4044 02:35:44,246 --> 02:35:44,746 >> But it's okay. 4045 02:35:44,746 --> 02:35:45,213 They're homeless. 4046 02:35:45,213 --> 02:35:45,947 It's more money. 4047 02:35:45,947 --> 02:35:48,415 You know, check the boxes of 4048 02:35:48,415 --> 02:35:49,217 like you know, saying that 4049 02:35:49,217 --> 02:35:52,888 there's more of them So we need 4050 02:35:52,888 --> 02:35:53,588 more money to come in And i 4051 02:35:53,588 --> 02:35:54,289 just find it sad because he 4052 02:35:54,289 --> 02:35:54,956 just went on the news and was 4053 02:35:54,956 --> 02:35:57,458 like talking about Tent City 4054 02:35:57,458 --> 02:35:58,226 and Tim Allen's death And it's 4055 02:35:58,226 --> 02:36:02,300 like what a slap in the face to 4056 02:36:02,300 --> 02:36:02,997 that man because he didn't have 4057 02:36:02,997 --> 02:36:03,697 to die And it's like it would 4058 02:36:03,697 --> 02:36:04,466 have been better to have Henry 4059 02:36:04,466 --> 02:36:07,335 up there just so he could 4060 02:36:07,335 --> 02:36:08,360 virtue signal because the guy 4061 02:36:08,360 --> 02:36:08,703 was African American or black 4062 02:36:08,703 --> 02:36:11,807 whatever we want to call it 4063 02:36:11,807 --> 02:36:12,674 these days. 4064 02:36:12,674 --> 02:36:13,341 It's just so sad that you guys 4065 02:36:13,341 --> 02:36:16,341 care about people you don't 4066 02:36:16,411 --> 02:36:17,790 even know while you have people 4067 02:36:17,790 --> 02:36:20,790 presently dying in your own 4068 02:36:21,249 --> 02:36:21,950 city and you don't care. 4069 02:36:21,950 --> 02:36:24,350 >> Maximillian Schmidt, if you 4070 02:36:30,392 --> 02:36:33,992 can please come forward on I 4071 02:36:35,764 --> 02:36:39,364 have no family or friends that 4072 02:36:39,801 --> 02:36:43,401 I'm close with and have been 4073 02:36:44,205 --> 02:36:44,839 homeless in Southern California 4074 02:36:44,839 --> 02:36:47,839 living on the streets for 4075 02:36:49,343 --> 02:36:50,450 almost two years and on 4076 02:36:50,450 --> 02:36:50,812 the vast majority of that time 4077 02:36:50,812 --> 02:36:54,316 I have not been staying at 4078 02:36:54,316 --> 02:36:54,917 the shelter. 4079 02:36:54,917 --> 02:36:57,317 I've been sleeping on 4080 02:36:59,154 --> 02:37:03,354 the streets and I am not a 4081 02:37:03,959 --> 02:37:07,559 victim of drug addiction or a 4082 02:37:08,730 --> 02:37:09,398 victim of just a mental illness 4083 02:37:09,398 --> 02:37:12,398 because I've also been told 4084 02:37:13,602 --> 02:37:14,436 them schizophrenic. 4085 02:37:14,436 --> 02:37:15,104 I'm a victim of the Masonic 4086 02:37:15,104 --> 02:37:17,104 Lodge depopulating homeless 4087 02:37:19,174 --> 02:37:20,108 people and the Freemasons. 4088 02:37:20,108 --> 02:37:22,143 A lot of people don't know 4089 02:37:22,143 --> 02:37:22,677 about the Freemasons but 4090 02:37:22,677 --> 02:37:23,345 the three Masons are 4091 02:37:23,345 --> 02:37:25,345 depopulating homeless people 4092 02:37:28,500 --> 02:37:28,751 across the world And when 4093 02:37:28,751 --> 02:37:31,751 the Freemasons do occult group 4094 02:37:32,521 --> 02:37:33,222 rituals in the Masonic Lodge 4095 02:37:33,222 --> 02:37:33,956 they actually become possessed 4096 02:37:33,956 --> 02:37:37,493 by the devil and telepathic And 4097 02:37:37,493 --> 02:37:37,927 what they do is called Zeus 4098 02:37:37,927 --> 02:37:38,761 said Song. 4099 02:37:38,761 --> 02:37:39,561 A lot of people know what Zeus 4100 02:37:39,561 --> 02:37:41,830 had sign Gaslighting is but 4101 02:37:41,830 --> 02:37:42,531 they don't know that 4102 02:37:42,531 --> 02:37:46,131 the Freemasons are doing it to 4103 02:37:46,334 --> 02:37:47,360 homeless people and literally 4104 02:37:47,360 --> 02:37:50,360 depopulating them in San Diego 4105 02:37:51,173 --> 02:37:51,941 And what they do is they 4106 02:37:51,941 --> 02:37:52,674 pretend to have a conversation 4107 02:37:52,674 --> 02:37:56,245 with each other and really they 4108 02:37:56,245 --> 02:37:56,845 say your thoughts out loud and 4109 02:37:56,845 --> 02:37:59,245 it's called a targeted 4110 02:38:00,615 --> 02:38:01,316 conversation And if you're 4111 02:38:01,316 --> 02:38:01,984 homeless living on the streets 4112 02:38:01,984 --> 02:38:02,485 they're surround you at all 4113 02:38:02,485 --> 02:38:04,485 times doing this. 4114 02:38:05,888 --> 02:38:06,589 So they're constantly acting 4115 02:38:06,589 --> 02:38:10,189 like some GOD figures And who 4116 02:38:10,526 --> 02:38:10,993 are you supposed to turn to? 4117 02:38:10,993 --> 02:38:11,860 No one. 4118 02:38:11,860 --> 02:38:12,595 No one believes you if you tell 4119 02:38:12,595 --> 02:38:15,397 them If you go to the police 4120 02:38:15,397 --> 02:38:16,465 they say you're crazy. 4121 02:38:16,465 --> 02:38:19,768 No one What do you do in a 4122 02:38:19,768 --> 02:38:20,436 society that normalizes 4123 02:38:20,436 --> 02:38:21,136 the third eye makes it clear 4124 02:38:21,136 --> 02:38:21,836 that they can see through your 4125 02:38:21,836 --> 02:38:25,436 eyes and they can read your 4126 02:38:25,608 --> 02:38:26,308 mind and they constantly are 4127 02:38:26,308 --> 02:38:26,876 making make you aware of that. 4128 02:38:26,876 --> 02:38:29,276 What do you do? 4129 02:38:30,790 --> 02:38:30,813 And no one believes you and all 4130 02:38:30,813 --> 02:38:31,414 city council are Freemasons and 4131 02:38:31,414 --> 02:38:32,381 guilty of depopulating. 4132 02:38:32,381 --> 02:38:35,381 That does conclude your time. 4133 02:38:52,435 --> 02:38:53,202 >> Blair Beekman Right where? 4134 02:38:53,202 --> 02:38:53,602 Beekman Thank you to Gary for 4135 02:38:53,602 --> 02:38:54,470 your words. 4136 02:38:54,470 --> 02:38:57,506 I hope the city of Oakland will 4137 02:38:57,506 --> 02:38:58,274 continue to develop its current 4138 02:38:58,274 --> 02:39:00,674 18 month process of community 4139 02:39:03,746 --> 02:39:04,347 participation to help find a 4140 02:39:04,347 --> 02:39:04,980 future better principal 4141 02:39:04,980 --> 02:39:06,820 The help prevent provided 4142 02:39:06,820 --> 02:39:06,648 besides plaque a reminder that 4143 02:39:06,648 --> 02:39:07,316 these are surveillance 4144 02:39:07,316 --> 02:39:07,883 technology policy ideas that 4145 02:39:07,883 --> 02:39:09,883 are open participatory 4146 02:39:12,540 --> 02:39:12,788 democracy and best practices. 4147 02:39:12,788 --> 02:39:16,388 These are ideas that tend to 4148 02:39:16,959 --> 02:39:17,559 develop sustainability peace, 4149 02:39:17,559 --> 02:39:18,427 open dialog and not war. 4150 02:39:18,427 --> 02:39:21,530 To note Oakland has a love life 4151 02:39:21,530 --> 02:39:22,331 philosophy that I feel can 4152 02:39:22,331 --> 02:39:22,965 include the idea of do no harm 4153 02:39:22,965 --> 02:39:23,435 to others in their policy 4154 02:39:23,435 --> 02:39:25,435 making promise. 4155 02:39:26,702 --> 02:39:27,369 I want to address and respect a 4156 02:39:27,369 --> 02:39:28,700 long time ally ship between 4157 02:39:28,700 --> 02:39:31,640 the U.S. And Israel and these 4158 02:39:31,640 --> 02:39:31,974 relations ups with the Mideast 4159 02:39:31,974 --> 02:39:32,774 overall. 4160 02:39:32,774 --> 02:39:36,145 But I also want to note I am 4161 02:39:36,145 --> 02:39:36,946 simply dedicated as many people 4162 02:39:36,946 --> 02:39:37,713 are at this time in history to 4163 02:39:37,713 --> 02:39:40,713 be developing concepts of peace 4164 02:39:40,816 --> 02:39:41,484 dialog and participatory 4165 02:39:41,484 --> 02:39:42,185 democracy is how to address 4166 02:39:42,185 --> 02:39:44,585 policymaking before the policy 4167 02:39:46,322 --> 02:39:47,550 practices of state violence, 4168 02:39:47,550 --> 02:39:47,523 genocide and continual war upon 4169 02:39:47,523 --> 02:39:49,523 innocent people. 4170 02:39:51,527 --> 02:39:52,228 Interestingly, people of local 4171 02:39:52,228 --> 02:39:52,795 us communities are starting to 4172 02:39:52,795 --> 02:39:55,195 better address us data 4173 02:39:56,232 --> 02:39:56,999 companies like Floc at this 4174 02:39:56,999 --> 02:39:57,667 time as clock seems to be over 4175 02:39:57,667 --> 02:39:58,300 Developing this data within 4176 02:39:58,300 --> 02:40:00,700 the context of supporting 4177 02:40:00,936 --> 02:40:01,838 international policies of war 4178 02:40:01,838 --> 02:40:05,875 and its harm To admit I'm not 4179 02:40:05,875 --> 02:40:06,575 fully understanding these 4180 02:40:06,575 --> 02:40:07,310 things but my words are trying 4181 02:40:07,310 --> 02:40:10,112 to connect to a decent reasoned 4182 02:40:10,112 --> 02:40:10,813 approach that MAY be developing 4183 02:40:10,813 --> 02:40:11,547 around the world at this time 4184 02:40:11,547 --> 02:40:12,282 and wanting to collectively try 4185 02:40:12,282 --> 02:40:15,118 to better address the future of 4186 02:40:15,118 --> 02:40:15,885 new corporations like plaque 4187 02:40:15,885 --> 02:40:16,585 and that we can begin to more 4188 02:40:16,585 --> 02:40:19,585 openly and vaguely clearly ask 4189 02:40:20,890 --> 02:40:20,790 and address Are these efforts 4190 02:40:20,790 --> 02:40:24,360 to leave more than just anger 4191 02:40:24,360 --> 02:40:25,600 and hatred towards Israel after 4192 02:40:25,600 --> 02:40:25,695 the past 25 years of shocking 4193 02:40:25,695 --> 02:40:27,695 state violence, pandemics, 4194 02:40:29,732 --> 02:40:30,466 genocide and continual war? 4195 02:40:30,466 --> 02:40:31,167 Hopefully there is a deeper 4196 02:40:31,167 --> 02:40:32,101 question at work at this time 4197 02:40:32,101 --> 02:40:34,504 that asked all of us How can we 4198 02:40:34,504 --> 02:40:35,204 practice the ideals of peace 4199 02:40:35,204 --> 02:40:35,537 and dialog to solve issues and 4200 02:40:35,537 --> 02:40:37,537 not war? 4201 02:40:38,641 --> 02:40:39,309 i hope this can be clarifying 4202 02:40:39,309 --> 02:40:40,175 some of my recent words. 4203 02:40:40,175 --> 02:40:44,470 I would also like to work to 4204 02:40:44,470 --> 02:40:44,747 end work sooner in San Diego if 4205 02:40:44,747 --> 02:40:45,481 possible but I also hope that 4206 02:40:45,481 --> 02:40:48,885 we can all see a good purpose 4207 02:40:48,885 --> 02:40:49,452 to simply create a more 4208 02:40:49,452 --> 02:40:50,119 neutral, safe, clearer 4209 02:40:50,119 --> 02:40:50,553 discussion in the fall of 26 4210 02:40:50,553 --> 02:40:52,553 and 20 seven. 4211 02:40:52,855 --> 02:40:53,322 >> Thanks. 4212 02:40:53,322 --> 02:40:54,230 >> Thank you. 4213 02:40:54,230 --> 02:40:54,757 That does conclude your time. 4214 02:40:54,757 --> 02:40:57,994 I have started the five minute 4215 02:40:57,994 --> 02:40:58,862 timer and we will turn to 4216 02:40:58,862 --> 02:41:00,663 virtual comment or begin with 4217 02:41:00,663 --> 02:41:02,663 Madison. 4218 02:41:06,235 --> 02:41:07,300 Please begin. 4219 02:41:07,300 --> 02:41:07,336 >> Hello San Diego City 4220 02:41:07,336 --> 02:41:08,171 Council. 4221 02:41:08,171 --> 02:41:11,474 I'm here to follow up on my 4222 02:41:11,474 --> 02:41:12,208 comment from yesterday's 4223 02:41:12,208 --> 02:41:12,876 meeting and highlight why youth 4224 02:41:12,876 --> 02:41:13,476 drug prevention should be a 4225 02:41:13,476 --> 02:41:15,876 bigger priority for city 4226 02:41:16,178 --> 02:41:16,913 council. 4227 02:41:16,913 --> 02:41:17,614 Despite years of commercial 4228 02:41:17,614 --> 02:41:20,140 marijuana sales, California is 4229 02:41:20,950 --> 02:41:21,584 still fighting a massive 4230 02:41:21,584 --> 02:41:22,284 illegal marijuana market. 4231 02:41:22,284 --> 02:41:25,284 That means our response cannot 4232 02:41:26,189 --> 02:41:26,722 simply be about enforcement. 4233 02:41:26,722 --> 02:41:27,123 It must also include 4234 02:41:27,123 --> 02:41:29,123 prevention. 4235 02:41:31,327 --> 02:41:32,280 As a parent my greatest concern 4236 02:41:32,280 --> 02:41:35,298 is the impact on young people. 4237 02:41:35,298 --> 02:41:35,932 Today's marijuana is far more 4238 02:41:35,932 --> 02:41:36,599 potent than what previous 4239 02:41:36,599 --> 02:41:38,999 generations were exposed to. 4240 02:41:40,804 --> 02:41:41,471 And research continues to link 4241 02:41:41,471 --> 02:41:42,138 frequent adolescent use with 4242 02:41:42,138 --> 02:41:44,538 increased risks of addiction 4243 02:41:46,142 --> 02:41:48,142 psychosis, depression, anxiety 4244 02:41:50,780 --> 02:41:51,580 impaired learning and changes 4245 02:41:51,580 --> 02:41:52,215 to the developing brain all of 4246 02:41:52,215 --> 02:41:54,615 which will obviously harm 4247 02:41:55,285 --> 02:41:55,818 society at large as this 4248 02:41:55,818 --> 02:41:56,486 generation grows up. 4249 02:41:56,486 --> 02:41:58,886 When marijuana becomes more 4250 02:42:00,456 --> 02:42:01,157 visible and more normalized, 4251 02:42:01,157 --> 02:42:01,625 many young people perceive it 4252 02:42:01,625 --> 02:42:03,625 as less harmful. 4253 02:42:05,695 --> 02:42:06,620 That makes prevention even more 4254 02:42:06,620 --> 02:42:06,763 important. 4255 02:42:06,763 --> 02:42:10,363 We need to invest in education 4256 02:42:10,533 --> 02:42:11,168 That gives youth accurate 4257 02:42:11,168 --> 02:42:13,168 science based information 4258 02:42:15,472 --> 02:42:15,772 before they begin experimenting 4259 02:42:15,772 --> 02:42:16,473 . 4260 02:42:16,473 --> 02:42:17,106 I encourage the city to 4261 02:42:17,106 --> 02:42:19,106 continue supporting youth 4262 02:42:20,377 --> 02:42:20,976 prevention programs, public 4263 02:42:20,976 --> 02:42:22,976 education and community 4264 02:42:25,315 --> 02:42:25,882 partnerships that help delay or 4265 02:42:25,882 --> 02:42:26,283 prevent marijuana use 4266 02:42:26,283 --> 02:42:26,883 altogether. 4267 02:42:26,883 --> 02:42:29,283 Every dollar invested in 4268 02:42:30,554 --> 02:42:31,220 prevention can spare a young 4269 02:42:31,220 --> 02:42:33,620 person from lifelong health 4270 02:42:35,125 --> 02:42:35,826 consequences and reduce future 4271 02:42:35,826 --> 02:42:36,559 costs to our health care and 4272 02:42:36,559 --> 02:42:38,959 behavioral health care systems. 4273 02:42:40,163 --> 02:42:40,831 Enforcement is important 4274 02:42:40,831 --> 02:42:43,231 because it addresses today's 4275 02:42:45,200 --> 02:42:45,636 illegal market. 4276 02:42:45,636 --> 02:42:46,202 But prevention protects 4277 02:42:46,202 --> 02:42:48,202 tomorrow's generation. 4278 02:42:50,406 --> 02:42:50,774 So I urge you to make forth a 4279 02:42:50,774 --> 02:42:51,208 priority. 4280 02:42:51,208 --> 02:42:51,575 >> Thank you. 4281 02:42:51,575 --> 02:42:51,941 Thank you. 4282 02:42:51,941 --> 02:42:53,941 Thank you. 4283 02:42:55,312 --> 02:42:55,645 Our next speaker is Terry and 4284 02:42:55,645 --> 02:42:57,645 Scully. 4285 02:42:59,883 --> 02:43:00,384 >> Please begin. 4286 02:43:00,384 --> 02:43:00,951 >> Good afternoon. 4287 02:43:00,951 --> 02:43:01,451 San Diego City Council 4288 02:43:01,451 --> 02:43:03,451 PRESIDENT McEvoy. 4289 02:43:04,721 --> 02:43:05,422 My name is Terry and Scully and 4290 02:43:05,422 --> 02:43:08,625 I attend my planning group and 4291 02:43:08,625 --> 02:43:09,225 I also work in public health 4292 02:43:09,225 --> 02:43:09,726 and youth mentoring and 4293 02:43:09,726 --> 02:43:11,726 tutoring programs. 4294 02:43:14,164 --> 02:43:14,731 I applaud the city's vision of 4295 02:43:14,731 --> 02:43:17,131 just healthy and safe 4296 02:43:18,535 --> 02:43:19,135 environment and future for all 4297 02:43:19,135 --> 02:43:19,536 ,especially for those 4298 02:43:19,536 --> 02:43:20,237 communities. 4299 02:43:20,237 --> 02:43:22,637 Historically, a storied glade 4300 02:43:25,420 --> 02:43:25,776 will have to be known as city 4301 02:43:25,776 --> 02:43:28,176 council person Morano described 4302 02:43:28,912 --> 02:43:29,747 this morning regarding Parks. 4303 02:43:29,747 --> 02:43:30,414 My youth mentoring and tutoring 4304 02:43:30,414 --> 02:43:33,317 programs in the city include 4305 02:43:33,317 --> 02:43:33,984 teens from very diverse 4306 02:43:33,984 --> 02:43:36,384 backgrounds on their behalf. 4307 02:43:37,654 --> 02:43:38,255 I came today to report that it 4308 02:43:38,255 --> 02:43:38,856 is these very teens from 4309 02:43:38,856 --> 02:43:40,856 diverse backgrounds who 4310 02:43:42,526 --> 02:43:43,159 experience health inequities 4311 02:43:43,159 --> 02:43:43,894 especially as they've been 4312 02:43:43,894 --> 02:43:46,894 targeted by tobacco and their 4313 02:43:48,165 --> 02:43:48,832 marijuana companies. 4314 02:43:48,832 --> 02:43:49,466 The African-American Tobacco 4315 02:43:49,466 --> 02:43:51,466 Control Leadership Council 4316 02:43:52,735 --> 02:43:53,437 released more excellent 4317 02:43:53,437 --> 02:43:56,437 research regarding how I quote 4318 02:43:57,574 --> 02:43:58,275 Big tobacco strategic Wrigley 4319 02:43:58,275 --> 02:43:58,709 targeted blacks and the deadly 4320 02:43:58,709 --> 02:44:00,709 consequences. 4321 02:44:03,213 --> 02:44:03,814 Now they are taking a close 4322 02:44:03,814 --> 02:44:04,580 look at the role of big 4323 02:44:04,580 --> 02:44:07,580 marijuana as well in creating 4324 02:44:07,785 --> 02:44:08,385 health inequities through their 4325 02:44:08,385 --> 02:44:08,719 promotion of smoking and 4326 02:44:08,719 --> 02:44:10,719 vaping. 4327 02:44:12,756 --> 02:44:13,424 Research continues to grow 4328 02:44:13,424 --> 02:44:14,158 regarding the role of these 4329 02:44:14,158 --> 02:44:17,158 products in creating cancer and 4330 02:44:17,928 --> 02:44:18,562 chronic disease related health 4331 02:44:18,562 --> 02:44:20,962 inequities among my minor 4332 02:44:23,990 --> 02:44:23,967 minority population Asians. 4333 02:44:23,967 --> 02:44:26,367 I respectfully suggest that 4334 02:44:27,937 --> 02:44:28,572 the cities enforcement efforts 4335 02:44:28,572 --> 02:44:30,572 to eliminate intoxicating 4336 02:44:32,309 --> 02:44:33,100 products sometimes nicotine, 4337 02:44:33,100 --> 02:44:35,100 sometimes marijuana sometimes 4338 02:44:37,748 --> 02:44:38,415 cbd be increased and that no 4339 02:44:38,415 --> 02:44:41,415 new business no new business 4340 02:44:42,119 --> 02:44:42,819 permits be allowed for tobacco 4341 02:44:42,819 --> 02:44:45,219 and marijuana businesses They 4342 02:44:47,691 --> 02:44:48,325 only harm those populations and 4343 02:44:48,325 --> 02:44:48,959 you must strive to serve. 4344 02:44:48,959 --> 02:44:51,959 Thank you for hearing my 4345 02:44:52,295 --> 02:44:52,763 concerns this afternoon. 4346 02:44:52,763 --> 02:44:53,431 Thank you. 4347 02:44:53,431 --> 02:44:56,431 Our next speaker is Tony. 4348 02:45:01,806 --> 02:45:02,573 Please begin. 4349 02:45:02,573 --> 02:45:04,742 >> Our next speaker is Tony. 4350 02:45:04,742 --> 02:45:06,742 Tony again. 4351 02:45:09,914 --> 02:45:10,281 Commute for you. 4352 02:45:10,281 --> 02:45:10,881 >> Hello? 4353 02:45:10,881 --> 02:45:13,281 Can you hear me? 4354 02:45:16,687 --> 02:45:17,200 Yes, please begin your comments 4355 02:45:17,200 --> 02:45:17,288 . 4356 02:45:17,288 --> 02:45:18,210 Yes. 4357 02:45:18,210 --> 02:45:18,489 I just submitted something to 4358 02:45:18,489 --> 02:45:19,423 the city clerk. 4359 02:45:19,423 --> 02:45:23,230 Is it possible to pull up 4360 02:45:24,595 --> 02:45:25,229 the document? 4361 02:45:25,229 --> 02:45:27,229 >> No, I'm sorry. 4362 02:45:28,933 --> 02:45:29,634 Submissions do need to be 4363 02:45:29,634 --> 02:45:29,933 submitted 24 hours ahead of 4364 02:45:29,933 --> 02:45:30,701 time. 4365 02:45:30,701 --> 02:45:34,380 >> Okay then is it possible to 4366 02:45:34,380 --> 02:45:34,505 reset my time? 4367 02:45:34,505 --> 02:45:35,720 >> Yes. 4368 02:45:35,720 --> 02:45:35,339 Well, reset the time. 4369 02:45:35,339 --> 02:45:35,639 Yes. 4370 02:45:35,639 --> 02:45:37,639 Think. 4371 02:45:38,509 --> 02:45:39,176 Thank you. 4372 02:45:39,176 --> 02:45:39,811 I agree with Audra in 4373 02:45:39,811 --> 02:45:42,811 the comments that she made 4374 02:45:43,581 --> 02:45:43,915 earlier regarding Martin von 4375 02:45:43,915 --> 02:45:44,549 Wilpert. 4376 02:45:44,549 --> 02:45:45,249 You can't call yourself an 4377 02:45:45,249 --> 02:45:47,851 activist when you cherry pick 4378 02:45:47,851 --> 02:45:48,553 the Constitution and disregard 4379 02:45:48,553 --> 02:45:49,153 our Fourth Amendment rights by 4380 02:45:49,153 --> 02:45:52,153 voting in favor of floc. 4381 02:45:52,890 --> 02:45:53,524 And as a Chicano mexicano 4382 02:45:53,524 --> 02:45:54,257 American man, I'm tired of 4383 02:45:54,257 --> 02:45:57,257 hearing you politicize the pain 4384 02:45:57,962 --> 02:45:58,628 our people are suffering from 4385 02:45:58,628 --> 02:45:58,963 being targeted through flock 4386 02:45:58,963 --> 02:46:00,963 cameras. 4387 02:46:02,233 --> 02:46:02,934 You voted to empower and I'm 4388 02:46:02,934 --> 02:46:03,634 tired of hearing you cherry 4389 02:46:03,634 --> 02:46:06,634 pick the lowest hanging fruit 4390 02:46:06,837 --> 02:46:07,505 regarding abuse of authority in 4391 02:46:07,505 --> 02:46:08,720 relation to the state owned 4392 02:46:08,720 --> 02:46:10,720 monopoly on violence. 4393 02:46:11,876 --> 02:46:12,576 It's easy for you to pop up 4394 02:46:12,576 --> 02:46:13,176 your chest and pass ordinances 4395 02:46:13,176 --> 02:46:15,576 pretending to hold ice 4396 02:46:17,810 --> 02:46:17,615 accountable when you're serving 4397 02:46:17,615 --> 02:46:18,582 in a sanctuary city. 4398 02:46:18,582 --> 02:46:21,886 It's not so easy for you to 4399 02:46:21,886 --> 02:46:22,520 hold sd pd accountable for 42 4400 02:46:22,520 --> 02:46:22,820 million in public reserve 4401 02:46:22,820 --> 02:46:24,820 funds. 4402 02:46:26,824 --> 02:46:27,124 They've cost us this year 4403 02:46:27,124 --> 02:46:29,124 alone. 4404 02:46:31,295 --> 02:46:31,796 No mention by you ever about 4405 02:46:31,796 --> 02:46:32,263 police brutality. 4406 02:46:32,263 --> 02:46:33,163 On the contrary. 4407 02:46:33,163 --> 02:46:36,372 You vote to give them any toy 4408 02:46:36,372 --> 02:46:37,680 they claim to need and you 4409 02:46:37,680 --> 02:46:37,635 fabricate the reasons why your 4410 02:46:37,635 --> 02:46:39,635 support is justified. 4411 02:46:40,905 --> 02:46:41,506 Just last week you erroneously 4412 02:46:41,506 --> 02:46:43,906 claimed that the half $1 4413 02:46:45,310 --> 02:46:45,976 million armored tac cat was 4414 02:46:45,976 --> 02:46:46,377 used to stop the shooting in 4415 02:46:46,377 --> 02:46:48,377 San Isidro. 4416 02:46:50,281 --> 02:46:51,149 That's not the case. 4417 02:46:51,149 --> 02:46:54,749 That shooter was stopped by a 4418 02:46:55,286 --> 02:46:56,200 sniper and that case is another 4419 02:46:56,200 --> 02:46:59,290 case just like Valade just like 4420 02:46:59,290 --> 02:46:59,991 Columbine where the response by 4421 02:46:59,991 --> 02:47:02,991 law enforcement was so slow 4422 02:47:04,429 --> 02:47:04,963 that it caused a needless 4423 02:47:04,963 --> 02:47:05,597 amount of suffering. 4424 02:47:05,597 --> 02:47:08,597 Just like what happened at 4425 02:47:09,367 --> 02:47:10,100 the Islamic Center in San Diego 4426 02:47:10,100 --> 02:47:10,835 a couple months ago, the all 4427 02:47:10,835 --> 02:47:14,338 the tools, all the funding, all 4428 02:47:14,338 --> 02:47:15,730 the training goes out 4429 02:47:15,730 --> 02:47:15,807 the window The moment that it's 4430 02:47:15,807 --> 02:47:16,273 required to stop innocent lives 4431 02:47:16,273 --> 02:47:18,273 from being lost. 4432 02:47:19,344 --> 02:47:20,780 The moment that courage is 4433 02:47:20,780 --> 02:47:23,415 needed to actually stop the bad 4434 02:47:23,415 --> 02:47:24,115 guys that we give them all 4435 02:47:24,115 --> 02:47:24,949 these tools to go after. 4436 02:47:24,949 --> 02:47:27,949 Just earlier this week lapd 4437 02:47:28,854 --> 02:47:29,153 canceled their contract with 4438 02:47:29,153 --> 02:47:31,153 Flock. 4439 02:47:33,758 --> 02:47:34,458 I sent an article documenting 4440 02:47:34,458 --> 02:47:36,858 how there's been over 161 4441 02:47:39,164 --> 02:47:39,831 drivers that were subjected to 4442 02:47:39,831 --> 02:47:40,198 armed high risk stops after 4443 02:47:40,198 --> 02:47:40,799 automated. 4444 02:47:40,799 --> 02:47:41,333 >> Thank you though does 4445 02:47:41,333 --> 02:47:43,333 conclude your time. 4446 02:47:44,350 --> 02:47:44,536 Dolan Our next speaker is 4447 02:47:44,536 --> 02:47:46,536 Kathleen Lippert. 4448 02:47:53,780 --> 02:47:53,678 Please begin. 4449 02:47:53,678 --> 02:47:54,145 >> Thank you. 4450 02:47:54,145 --> 02:47:56,145 Good afternoon. 4451 02:47:57,549 --> 02:47:57,849 Thank you for letting me speak 4452 02:47:57,849 --> 02:47:58,516 . 4453 02:47:58,516 --> 02:47:59,250 I advocate for sound public 4454 02:47:59,250 --> 02:48:01,650 health prevention policies that 4455 02:48:02,888 --> 02:48:03,588 are effective economical and 4456 02:48:03,588 --> 02:48:06,588 sustainable cities that end up 4457 02:48:08,493 --> 02:48:09,194 with budget deficits are often 4458 02:48:09,194 --> 02:48:11,594 not coincidentally cities that 4459 02:48:13,264 --> 02:48:13,932 have failed to recognize 4460 02:48:13,932 --> 02:48:14,332 the importance of prevention 4461 02:48:14,332 --> 02:48:16,332 strategies. 4462 02:48:18,303 --> 02:48:19,400 Prevention strategies are by 4463 02:48:19,400 --> 02:48:21,404 their nature proactive versus 4464 02:48:22,841 --> 02:48:23,575 reactive reactive policies are 4465 02:48:23,575 --> 02:48:26,575 rarely sustainable but they are 4466 02:48:28,447 --> 02:48:29,114 always costly and their costs 4467 02:48:29,114 --> 02:48:32,114 continue to rise over time. 4468 02:48:33,485 --> 02:48:36,485 Cigaret butts have always one 4469 02:48:38,890 --> 02:48:38,724 of them one of the many of 4470 02:48:38,724 --> 02:48:39,424 the industries that create 4471 02:48:39,424 --> 02:48:42,424 these type could create toxic 4472 02:48:42,828 --> 02:48:43,661 waste that require the public 4473 02:48:43,661 --> 02:48:47,261 to be charged for cleaning them 4474 02:48:47,899 --> 02:48:48,767 up. 4475 02:48:48,767 --> 02:48:51,167 Our tobacco industry alcohol 4476 02:48:52,937 --> 02:48:53,605 industry what they typically do 4477 02:48:53,605 --> 02:48:56,605 is they they privatize, they 4478 02:48:58,610 --> 02:49:01,100 profit and they publicize 4479 02:49:03,782 --> 02:49:04,416 the big cost cigaret butts 4480 02:49:04,416 --> 02:49:07,219 we've been cleaning up for 4481 02:49:07,219 --> 02:49:07,953 decades and telling people that 4482 02:49:07,953 --> 02:49:12,153 they are one of the number one 4483 02:49:12,256 --> 02:49:12,925 waste products in the world But 4484 02:49:12,925 --> 02:49:13,558 we have never taken the step 4485 02:49:13,558 --> 02:49:16,558 the policy step that would 4486 02:49:17,362 --> 02:49:18,296 address genesis of the problem 4487 02:49:18,296 --> 02:49:22,267 and that is we should not allow 4488 02:49:22,267 --> 02:49:22,568 them to be sold in the first 4489 02:49:22,568 --> 02:49:24,568 place. 4490 02:49:27,573 --> 02:49:28,206 >> It would be the city would 4491 02:49:28,206 --> 02:49:28,940 benefit, the public would 4492 02:49:28,940 --> 02:49:31,940 benefit and public health would 4493 02:49:32,711 --> 02:49:33,178 benefit as well as 4494 02:49:33,178 --> 02:49:33,845 the environment. 4495 02:49:33,845 --> 02:49:36,845 If we started we prohibited 4496 02:49:37,216 --> 02:49:40,816 the sale of all single use 4497 02:49:42,200 --> 02:49:42,755 plastic vapes marijuana 4498 02:49:42,755 --> 02:49:45,755 cigarets and cigaret butts with 4499 02:49:47,893 --> 02:49:48,760 filters which do not that that 4500 02:49:48,760 --> 02:49:52,360 do not break down and they 4501 02:49:53,297 --> 02:49:53,966 cause a lot of harm to 4502 02:49:53,966 --> 02:49:56,966 the animals and the wildlife 4503 02:49:58,337 --> 02:49:58,904 and some of the recently 4504 02:49:58,904 --> 02:49:59,338 they've done studies. 4505 02:49:59,338 --> 02:50:00,390 >> Thank you. 4506 02:50:00,390 --> 02:50:02,940 That does conclude your time. 4507 02:50:02,940 --> 02:50:03,208 The five minute timer did go 4508 02:50:03,208 --> 02:50:03,908 off. 4509 02:50:03,908 --> 02:50:04,343 We have six speakers remaining 4510 02:50:04,343 --> 02:50:06,343 in the queue. 4511 02:50:06,578 --> 02:50:10,178 Our next speaker is Becky Rapp. 4512 02:50:11,950 --> 02:50:12,551 >> Please begin. 4513 02:50:12,551 --> 02:50:13,385 >> Good afternoon. 4514 02:50:13,385 --> 02:50:17,585 My name is Becky Rapp and I'd 4515 02:50:18,220 --> 02:50:18,690 like to add my voice to 4516 02:50:18,690 --> 02:50:19,325 the many residents who have 4517 02:50:19,325 --> 02:50:20,580 spoken yesterday and again 4518 02:50:20,580 --> 02:50:23,580 today about the ongoing closure 4519 02:50:23,662 --> 02:50:24,296 of public restrooms and around 4520 02:50:24,296 --> 02:50:25,300 our most popular beaches. 4521 02:50:25,300 --> 02:50:29,680 I want to add my voice because 4522 02:50:29,680 --> 02:50:29,735 this issue affects every 4523 02:50:29,735 --> 02:50:30,302 resident, every visitor and 4524 02:50:30,302 --> 02:50:33,302 the image of our city. 4525 02:50:34,106 --> 02:50:34,640 San Diego's beaches are our 4526 02:50:34,640 --> 02:50:35,374 greatest attraction. 4527 02:50:35,374 --> 02:50:36,410 They bring millions of visitors 4528 02:50:36,410 --> 02:50:39,410 from across the country and 4529 02:50:39,777 --> 02:50:40,378 generate the tourism revenue 4530 02:50:40,378 --> 02:50:40,713 that supports our local 4531 02:50:40,713 --> 02:50:41,280 economy. 4532 02:50:41,280 --> 02:50:44,280 If we allow our beach 4533 02:50:44,850 --> 02:50:45,518 communities to be known for 4534 02:50:45,518 --> 02:50:46,252 closed restrooms, unsanitary 4535 02:50:46,252 --> 02:50:48,652 conditions and hazardous waste, 4536 02:50:50,356 --> 02:50:51,560 we risk losing visitors to 4537 02:50:51,560 --> 02:50:53,560 neighboring destinations like 4538 02:50:55,694 --> 02:50:56,128 our neighbors up north in 4539 02:50:56,128 --> 02:50:56,695 Orange County. 4540 02:50:56,695 --> 02:50:57,396 I urge the Council to 4541 02:50:57,396 --> 02:50:59,796 reevaluate our priorities and 4542 02:51:00,899 --> 02:51:01,634 dedicate funding to reopening, 4543 02:51:01,634 --> 02:51:02,100 maintaining and cleaning public 4544 02:51:02,100 --> 02:51:04,100 beach restrooms. 4545 02:51:07,390 --> 02:51:07,706 I understand funding is a 4546 02:51:07,706 --> 02:51:08,407 problem and encourage you to 4547 02:51:08,407 --> 02:51:09,800 reevaluate enforcement against 4548 02:51:09,800 --> 02:51:11,408 smoking vape shops that 4549 02:51:12,878 --> 02:51:13,379 continue to sell or advertise 4550 02:51:13,379 --> 02:51:14,790 illegal products. 4551 02:51:14,790 --> 02:51:17,790 Fines and fees collected from 4552 02:51:18,784 --> 02:51:19,485 those enforcement actions 4553 02:51:19,485 --> 02:51:20,119 should be reinvested directly 4554 02:51:20,119 --> 02:51:22,519 into the communities most 4555 02:51:25,257 --> 02:51:25,857 impacted especially Pacific 4556 02:51:25,857 --> 02:51:26,292 Beach Mission Beach and 4557 02:51:26,292 --> 02:51:26,858 the Bayfront. 4558 02:51:26,858 --> 02:51:29,258 We also need stronger 4559 02:51:30,196 --> 02:51:30,896 enforcement against illegal 4560 02:51:30,896 --> 02:51:31,564 advertising and the signage in 4561 02:51:31,564 --> 02:51:32,231 storefront windows that are 4562 02:51:32,231 --> 02:51:34,231 blatantly promoting illegal 4563 02:51:36,869 --> 02:51:37,403 products such as kratom 4564 02:51:37,403 --> 02:51:38,137 flavored tobacco and 4565 02:51:38,137 --> 02:51:40,537 intoxicating hemp products that 4566 02:51:42,408 --> 02:51:43,900 are marketed as cbd plus. 4567 02:51:43,900 --> 02:51:43,643 These storefronts and 4568 02:51:43,643 --> 02:51:44,209 billboards send the wrong 4569 02:51:44,209 --> 02:51:47,209 message as they are in 4570 02:51:47,680 --> 02:51:48,381 residence and tourist faces 4571 02:51:48,381 --> 02:51:48,881 when they visit our beautiful 4572 02:51:48,881 --> 02:51:50,881 beach communities. 4573 02:51:54,530 --> 02:51:54,687 Our beach communities are 4574 02:51:54,687 --> 02:51:55,354 the first impression many 4575 02:51:55,354 --> 02:51:56,880 visitors have of San Diego. 4576 02:51:56,880 --> 02:51:59,688 They should reflect a city that 4577 02:52:00,326 --> 02:52:00,693 is clean, safe, healthy and 4578 02:52:00,693 --> 02:52:01,360 welcoming. 4579 02:52:01,360 --> 02:52:03,760 By enforcing existing laws, 4580 02:52:05,531 --> 02:52:06,265 cleaning up our commercial 4581 02:52:06,265 --> 02:52:06,965 corridors and reinvesting those 4582 02:52:06,965 --> 02:52:09,365 revenues into open functional 4583 02:52:11,770 --> 02:52:12,337 public restrooms and beach 4584 02:52:12,337 --> 02:52:12,939 beautification, we can 4585 02:52:12,939 --> 02:52:13,639 strengthen tourism while 4586 02:52:13,639 --> 02:52:15,474 improving the quality of life 4587 02:52:15,474 --> 02:52:15,975 for residents. 4588 02:52:15,975 --> 02:52:17,975 Thank you. 4589 02:52:18,978 --> 02:52:19,779 Please these prior Our next 4590 02:52:19,779 --> 02:52:22,779 speaker is Judy Strange Please 4591 02:52:25,318 --> 02:52:26,184 begin. 4592 02:52:26,184 --> 02:52:29,184 Good afternoon San Diego City 4593 02:52:31,357 --> 02:52:31,958 Council. 4594 02:52:31,958 --> 02:52:32,624 I'd like to continue 4595 02:52:32,624 --> 02:52:33,226 the conversation that began 4596 02:52:33,226 --> 02:52:35,226 yesterday regarding how 4597 02:52:38,364 --> 02:52:39,650 important roads safety is here 4598 02:52:39,650 --> 02:52:43,265 to our city and the cost when 4599 02:52:44,603 --> 02:52:45,371 our city roads aren't safe. 4600 02:52:45,371 --> 02:52:46,720 And bring to your attention to 4601 02:52:46,720 --> 02:52:49,672 the work that's been going on 4602 02:52:49,742 --> 02:52:50,409 nationally regarding 4603 02:52:50,409 --> 02:52:51,770 the serious safety concerns 4604 02:52:51,770 --> 02:52:54,677 that one of the very largest 4605 02:52:56,582 --> 02:52:57,183 organizations, the American 4606 02:52:57,183 --> 02:52:57,884 Trucking Association has 4607 02:52:57,884 --> 02:53:00,884 brought to the national scene 4608 02:53:02,121 --> 02:53:02,856 And that's the concern that 4609 02:53:02,856 --> 02:53:03,323 perhaps marijuana testing would 4610 02:53:03,323 --> 02:53:03,823 be dropped from 4611 02:53:03,823 --> 02:53:04,456 the requirements. 4612 02:53:04,456 --> 02:53:08,560 They very much want it to 4613 02:53:08,528 --> 02:53:09,395 continue. 4614 02:53:09,395 --> 02:53:10,960 As I point out, this includes 4615 02:53:10,960 --> 02:53:12,496 truck drivers, pilots, transit 4616 02:53:15,268 --> 02:53:15,969 operators and they go on to say 4617 02:53:15,969 --> 02:53:16,569 other safety sensitive workers 4618 02:53:16,569 --> 02:53:16,902 and then they list those 4619 02:53:16,902 --> 02:53:18,902 workers. 4620 02:53:20,774 --> 02:53:21,474 They include bus drivers, 4621 02:53:21,474 --> 02:53:23,874 flight attendants, air traffic 4622 02:53:26,179 --> 02:53:26,779 controllers, air mechanics, 4623 02:53:26,779 --> 02:53:27,380 rail operating personnel 4624 02:53:27,380 --> 02:53:29,380 dispatchers, its signal 4625 02:53:32,285 --> 02:53:32,852 personnel, transit operators 4626 02:53:32,852 --> 02:53:33,453 and pipeline workers. 4627 02:53:33,453 --> 02:53:35,853 They all provide safety 4628 02:53:38,725 --> 02:53:39,592 critical high risk duties that 4629 02:53:39,592 --> 02:53:40,226 are so important to us not only 4630 02:53:40,226 --> 02:53:40,627 the city of San Diego but 4631 02:53:40,627 --> 02:53:42,627 nationwide. 4632 02:53:44,764 --> 02:53:45,365 And how important it will be to 4633 02:53:45,365 --> 02:53:46,660 test real time marijuana 4634 02:53:46,660 --> 02:53:48,466 impairment through the testing 4635 02:53:51,137 --> 02:53:51,671 that is now in place. 4636 02:53:51,671 --> 02:53:52,238 So they have written 4637 02:53:52,238 --> 02:53:52,805 the federal government 4638 02:53:52,805 --> 02:53:54,805 the American Trucking 4639 02:53:56,843 --> 02:53:57,510 Association and now they have 4640 02:53:57,510 --> 02:53:58,244 been joined by the National 4641 02:53:58,244 --> 02:54:00,644 Transportation Safety Board who 4642 02:54:02,882 --> 02:54:03,583 also warned about compromising 4643 02:54:03,583 --> 02:54:07,183 our safety by not testing for 4644 02:54:08,755 --> 02:54:09,522 marijuana any longer. 4645 02:54:09,522 --> 02:54:10,422 At this point this requirement 4646 02:54:10,422 --> 02:54:15,222 to test is still in place And I 4647 02:54:15,328 --> 02:54:15,996 think for the sake of 4648 02:54:15,996 --> 02:54:16,696 the traveling public that it 4649 02:54:16,696 --> 02:54:17,163 should stay in place and as a 4650 02:54:17,163 --> 02:54:19,163 hub for travel. 4651 02:54:21,668 --> 02:54:22,680 i think here at San Diego we 4652 02:54:22,680 --> 02:54:22,502 would agree. 4653 02:54:22,502 --> 02:54:22,869 >> Thank you. 4654 02:54:22,869 --> 02:54:24,203 Thank you. 4655 02:54:24,203 --> 02:54:24,503 Our next speaker is Eddie 4656 02:54:24,503 --> 02:54:26,503 Harms. 4657 02:54:30,877 --> 02:54:31,378 Please begin. 4658 02:54:31,378 --> 02:54:32,145 >> Thank you. 4659 02:54:32,145 --> 02:54:32,912 Can you show the second page of 4660 02:54:32,912 --> 02:54:36,416 the document that I apply to 4661 02:54:36,416 --> 02:54:37,217 please? 4662 02:54:37,217 --> 02:54:37,951 I'm sorry Submissions do need 4663 02:54:37,951 --> 02:54:40,951 to be provided 24 hours before 4664 02:54:42,789 --> 02:54:43,657 it was provided last week. 4665 02:54:43,657 --> 02:54:47,857 I'm sorry we do not have that 4666 02:54:50,620 --> 02:54:50,497 at this time So if you could 4667 02:54:50,497 --> 02:54:51,198 please begin. 4668 02:54:51,198 --> 02:54:51,631 If you could reset my time and 4669 02:54:51,631 --> 02:54:53,631 let me start. 4670 02:54:55,202 --> 02:54:55,669 Thank you. 4671 02:54:55,669 --> 02:54:56,169 Good afternoon. 4672 02:54:56,169 --> 02:54:56,803 Comes from across 4673 02:54:56,803 --> 02:54:57,270 the presidents, mayor and 4674 02:54:57,270 --> 02:54:57,904 council members. 4675 02:54:57,904 --> 02:55:00,904 My name is Eddie Harness. 4676 02:55:01,274 --> 02:55:01,908 Everybody knows from being a 4677 02:55:01,908 --> 02:55:02,476 resident of the great city 4678 02:55:02,476 --> 02:55:03,760 something since 2008. 4679 02:55:03,760 --> 02:55:06,760 I'm here today to expose 4680 02:55:07,514 --> 02:55:08,181 the legalize came a computer is 4681 02:55:08,181 --> 02:55:08,815 running on the printers for 4682 02:55:08,815 --> 02:55:09,516 your studio has finalized 4683 02:55:09,516 --> 02:55:12,152 anyone moving to new residents 4684 02:55:12,152 --> 02:55:12,852 by automatically charging 4685 02:55:12,852 --> 02:55:13,520 the absolute maximum for sewer 4686 02:55:13,520 --> 02:55:14,120 services under the arbitrary 4687 02:55:14,120 --> 02:55:16,120 meter monitoring policy. 4688 02:55:22,229 --> 02:55:22,896 Because I'm moving to my home 4689 02:55:22,896 --> 02:55:23,563 in JUNE 2025 be said to 4690 02:55:23,563 --> 02:55:24,197 continue in NOVEMBER to wait 4691 02:55:24,197 --> 02:55:25,465 for monitoring when I was 4692 02:55:25,465 --> 02:55:25,966 forced to pay maximum charges 4693 02:55:25,966 --> 02:55:26,667 for entire year. 4694 02:55:26,667 --> 02:55:27,267 This policy punishing renters 4695 02:55:27,267 --> 02:55:30,804 to stay in one place is 4696 02:55:30,804 --> 02:55:31,471 becoming impossible due to 4697 02:55:31,471 --> 02:55:32,172 constant rate hikes economic 4698 02:55:32,172 --> 02:55:34,572 economic downturn when forced 4699 02:55:37,444 --> 02:55:37,944 to move to move the city resets 4700 02:55:37,944 --> 02:55:38,645 to trap the move. 4701 02:55:38,645 --> 02:55:39,513 The moment I sign a new lease 4702 02:55:39,513 --> 02:55:43,113 I'm hit with a new maximum 4703 02:55:43,383 --> 02:55:44,510 surcharge all over again. 4704 02:55:44,510 --> 02:55:44,984 These are the absurdity. 4705 02:55:44,984 --> 02:55:48,889 It's clear I live in a one 4706 02:55:48,889 --> 02:55:49,489 bedroom, one bathroom home with 4707 02:55:49,489 --> 02:55:50,357 zero landscaping from my 4708 02:55:50,357 --> 02:55:54,557 building and in JUNE 22nd I use 4709 02:55:56,764 --> 02:55:57,297 five acres of water averaging 4710 02:55:57,297 --> 02:55:59,297 64 gallons per day. 4711 02:56:01,769 --> 02:56:02,202 Yet my total utility bill 4712 02:56:02,202 --> 02:56:04,202 reached $244. 4713 02:56:06,139 --> 02:56:06,907 My water my water based fuel 4714 02:56:06,907 --> 02:56:09,307 surcharge 23% to $71 My source 4715 02:56:10,711 --> 02:56:11,111 ever starts reach $106 as a 4716 02:56:11,111 --> 02:56:11,845 cost of 70%. 4717 02:56:11,845 --> 02:56:15,445 I'm just going to jump here 4718 02:56:16,383 --> 02:56:16,684 because I don't have enough 4719 02:56:16,684 --> 02:56:17,451 time. 4720 02:56:17,451 --> 02:56:21,651 I demand a fair a fair sewer 4721 02:56:23,390 --> 02:56:24,191 rate based on actual water 4722 02:56:24,191 --> 02:56:24,892 usage not a dream of maximum 4723 02:56:24,892 --> 02:56:25,492 capacity scenario designed to 4724 02:56:25,492 --> 02:56:27,892 price Each residence is 4725 02:56:28,195 --> 02:56:28,896 affiliated with a ship and 4726 02:56:28,896 --> 02:56:29,496 needs to be fixed immediately. 4727 02:56:29,496 --> 02:56:29,964 Thank you for your time. 4728 02:56:29,964 --> 02:56:31,964 Thank you. 4729 02:56:34,200 --> 02:56:34,835 Next speaker is caller with 4730 02:56:34,835 --> 02:56:37,235 the last four digits 8700. 4731 02:56:43,444 --> 02:56:47,440 Please begin Joyce in a thank 4732 02:56:49,116 --> 02:56:50,150 you deputy city clerk. 4733 02:56:50,150 --> 02:56:54,350 So like I've done a few times 4734 02:56:55,456 --> 02:56:56,390 before I was really prepared 4735 02:56:56,390 --> 02:57:00,590 and polished to speak on what I 4736 02:57:01,962 --> 02:57:02,629 was going to speak to in 4737 02:57:02,629 --> 02:57:05,629 the public column today and 4738 02:57:07,167 --> 02:57:07,935 they're gone. 4739 02:57:07,935 --> 02:57:08,669 Those comments are gone and I'm 4740 02:57:08,669 --> 02:57:11,690 going to speak extemporaneously 4741 02:57:13,640 --> 02:57:14,408 right now. 4742 02:57:14,408 --> 02:57:18,800 Every single word is coming out 4743 02:57:19,213 --> 02:57:19,847 about what thought what 4744 02:57:19,847 --> 02:57:20,147 happened in these chambers 4745 02:57:20,147 --> 02:57:22,147 today. 4746 02:57:24,719 --> 02:57:28,919 If you feel this is what we've 4747 02:57:30,658 --> 02:57:31,358 been doing all year together, 4748 02:57:31,358 --> 02:57:35,558 this is the only thing for me 4749 02:57:36,931 --> 02:57:40,531 to do together is to struggle 4750 02:57:43,771 --> 02:57:44,138 is the beauty is the fight is 4751 02:57:44,138 --> 02:57:44,605 the love. 4752 02:57:44,605 --> 02:57:45,105 It's the truth. 4753 02:57:45,105 --> 02:57:47,505 It's all of that. 4754 02:57:49,577 --> 02:57:49,944 It's part of the human 4755 02:57:49,944 --> 02:57:51,944 condition. 4756 02:57:55,916 --> 02:57:56,450 It's a miracle but it's also a 4757 02:57:56,450 --> 02:57:58,450 beautiful struggle. 4758 02:58:01,388 --> 02:58:02,256 And I just want to say to every 4759 02:58:02,256 --> 02:58:05,256 body who participated today I 4760 02:58:07,628 --> 02:58:08,496 celebrate you. 4761 02:58:08,496 --> 02:58:12,960 I just This is it, kids. 4762 02:58:13,768 --> 02:58:14,602 This is life. 4763 02:58:14,602 --> 02:58:18,202 Don't MISS It for a minute 4764 02:58:20,841 --> 02:58:21,275 because it's all there is and 4765 02:58:21,275 --> 02:58:21,876 it's precious. 4766 02:58:21,876 --> 02:58:24,276 And ticks, ticks, ticks. 4767 02:58:26,147 --> 02:58:30,347 I I can't believe how fast my 4768 02:58:31,252 --> 02:58:32,219 life has gone in And so I do 4769 02:58:32,219 --> 02:58:32,820 need to say that to all of you 4770 02:58:32,820 --> 02:58:33,488 because you're going on 4771 02:58:33,488 --> 02:58:35,888 the beautiful summer recess. 4772 02:58:37,158 --> 02:58:37,992 Enjoy it. 4773 02:58:37,992 --> 02:58:38,960 I wish you just a great time 4774 02:58:38,960 --> 02:58:43,631 but I don't want us to look at 4775 02:58:43,631 --> 02:58:46,631 this as anything but beautiful. 4776 02:58:49,770 --> 02:58:50,171 This is life itself together. 4777 02:58:50,171 --> 02:58:50,872 Thank you. 4778 02:58:50,872 --> 02:58:51,406 That does conclude your time. 4779 02:58:51,406 --> 02:58:53,400 Thank you all. 4780 02:58:53,400 --> 02:58:56,400 Our next speaker is Amanda. 4781 02:58:59,470 --> 02:59:01,470 >> Please begin. 4782 02:59:05,352 --> 02:59:06,154 I hate to be Debbie Downer in 4783 02:59:06,154 --> 02:59:06,988 up in contrast to the last 4784 02:59:06,988 --> 02:59:10,588 caller but I was actually just 4785 02:59:11,259 --> 02:59:11,893 popping in to think that what 4786 02:59:11,893 --> 02:59:14,293 happened in these chambers 4787 02:59:16,364 --> 02:59:17,131 today was disgraceful. 4788 02:59:17,131 --> 02:59:20,131 >> We spent an hour dueling 4789 02:59:22,903 --> 02:59:23,638 proclamations and celebration 4790 02:59:23,638 --> 02:59:26,638 which I think is beautiful. 4791 02:59:28,476 --> 02:59:29,210 I love that we had 30 4792 02:59:29,210 --> 02:59:32,210 consistent items on the agenda. 4793 02:59:34,549 --> 02:59:35,149 I heard city Council members 4794 02:59:35,149 --> 02:59:37,549 ask what ten questions? 4795 02:59:43,958 --> 02:59:44,559 Maybe we gave 15 million to 4796 02:59:44,559 --> 02:59:45,159 soltero 106,000,002 or 4797 02:59:45,159 --> 02:59:47,159 3,850,000 to Pasadena 4798 02:59:48,462 --> 02:59:49,130 Consulting 1.2 million to Orion 4799 02:59:49,130 --> 02:59:51,530 Construction right where we 4800 02:59:55,269 --> 02:59:56,400 didn't talk about steel 15 4801 02:59:56,400 --> 02:59:59,400 apartments that we've now spent 4802 02:59:59,641 --> 03:00:00,740 $8 million of interest on a $60 4803 03:00:00,740 --> 03:00:00,809 million loan. 4804 03:00:00,809 --> 03:00:03,809 We spent an hour doing 4805 03:00:05,346 --> 03:00:05,780 celebration and we spent less 4806 03:00:05,780 --> 03:00:06,481 than an hour. 4807 03:00:06,481 --> 03:00:09,481 We didn't get a presentation. 4808 03:00:11,519 --> 03:00:12,220 I didn't know that my my 4809 03:00:12,220 --> 03:00:12,954 garbage was getting recorded. 4810 03:00:12,954 --> 03:00:16,554 I didn't know until I started 4811 03:00:19,294 --> 03:00:19,894 digging that the contractor 4812 03:00:19,894 --> 03:00:22,294 rate rig has increased. 4813 03:00:23,832 --> 03:00:24,499 Where's my numbers Here? 4814 03:00:24,499 --> 03:00:26,499 >> I have a. 4815 03:00:28,538 --> 03:00:29,404 So 2018 City Council entered a 4816 03:00:29,404 --> 03:00:31,804 $3 million contract with for 4817 03:00:33,108 --> 03:00:33,875 the trash collection 2021 up to 4818 03:00:33,875 --> 03:00:34,208 8.5 million 2021 went up to 38 4819 03:00:34,208 --> 03:00:36,208 million. 4820 03:00:39,180 --> 03:00:40,480 And now today 2035 we're going 4821 03:00:40,480 --> 03:00:43,480 up to $106 million on freaking 4822 03:00:45,620 --> 03:00:46,354 trash cans. 4823 03:00:46,354 --> 03:00:47,880 I think we should spend a 4824 03:00:47,880 --> 03:00:47,822 little bit longer than an hour. 4825 03:00:47,822 --> 03:00:51,422 We need a lot more transparency 4826 03:00:52,930 --> 03:00:52,827 in the city council. 4827 03:00:52,827 --> 03:00:53,228 Honestly, this is embarrassing. 4828 03:00:53,228 --> 03:00:53,929 It's a joke. 4829 03:00:53,929 --> 03:00:57,232 Have a good resource and start 4830 03:00:57,232 --> 03:00:58,330 looking for new jobs because 4831 03:00:58,330 --> 03:00:58,733 whoever we can vote out in 4832 03:00:58,733 --> 03:00:59,167 NOVEMBER is getting voted out. 4833 03:00:59,167 --> 03:00:59,834 >> Thank you. 4834 03:00:59,834 --> 03:01:02,234 Our final speakers Natalie 4835 03:01:07,750 --> 03:01:07,576 Maskey please begin. 4836 03:01:07,576 --> 03:01:07,942 >> Hi Natalie. 4837 03:01:07,942 --> 03:01:09,942 Rush here. 4838 03:01:13,215 --> 03:01:13,915 I just wanted to touch base 4839 03:01:13,915 --> 03:01:14,416 with the gentleman who brought 4840 03:01:14,416 --> 03:01:15,117 up the bathrooms. 4841 03:01:15,117 --> 03:01:18,717 I always forget to mention why 4842 03:01:19,554 --> 03:01:19,955 we were out there on 4843 03:01:19,955 --> 03:01:20,655 the streets. 4844 03:01:20,655 --> 03:01:21,560 I should have said this during 4845 03:01:21,560 --> 03:01:23,560 the budget. 4846 03:01:24,359 --> 03:01:25,227 My children started holding 4847 03:01:25,227 --> 03:01:28,827 going to the bathroom That can 4848 03:01:30,699 --> 03:01:31,366 really really mess up someone's 4849 03:01:31,366 --> 03:01:31,700 intestines and all sorts of 4850 03:01:31,700 --> 03:01:33,700 things. 4851 03:01:35,170 --> 03:01:35,470 i always forget to mention that 4852 03:01:35,470 --> 03:01:35,871 . 4853 03:01:35,871 --> 03:01:37,871 That's sad. 4854 03:01:41,430 --> 03:01:41,710 It's sad. 4855 03:01:41,710 --> 03:01:42,110 With information at our 4856 03:01:42,110 --> 03:01:42,743 fingertips. 4857 03:01:42,743 --> 03:01:45,743 And I've said this before. 4858 03:01:47,749 --> 03:01:48,450 We need to start really doing a 4859 03:01:48,450 --> 03:01:49,117 lot of research on what is 4860 03:01:49,117 --> 03:01:51,517 being implemented by our 4861 03:01:54,210 --> 03:01:54,725 federal government with 4862 03:01:54,725 --> 03:01:55,123 the plaque They're picking up 4863 03:01:55,123 --> 03:01:57,123 blue tubes. 4864 03:01:59,161 --> 03:01:59,461 They're picking up a lot of 4865 03:01:59,461 --> 03:02:00,261 stuff. 4866 03:02:00,261 --> 03:02:04,461 And like I said, I don't want 4867 03:02:05,266 --> 03:02:05,968 to be round up and put on ranch 4868 03:02:05,968 --> 03:02:06,735 because I don't see any other 4869 03:02:06,735 --> 03:02:10,335 direction where the city MAY be 4870 03:02:11,740 --> 03:02:12,107 going with no shelters, no 4871 03:02:12,107 --> 03:02:12,808 bathrooms. 4872 03:02:12,808 --> 03:02:13,750 What are we setting people up 4873 03:02:13,750 --> 03:02:15,750 for? 4874 03:02:19,580 --> 03:02:23,485 Now the city the cow fresh to 4875 03:02:23,485 --> 03:02:23,886 the medical I just don't 4876 03:02:23,886 --> 03:02:24,553 understand. 4877 03:02:24,553 --> 03:02:27,553 And the information has been 4878 03:02:29,558 --> 03:02:30,259 brought to me just for everyone 4879 03:02:30,259 --> 03:02:30,826 to know that has children when 4880 03:02:30,826 --> 03:02:33,826 you go to jump around. 4881 03:02:34,429 --> 03:02:35,397 If you look at the fee waiver 4882 03:02:35,397 --> 03:02:38,397 or data recording our children 4883 03:02:40,803 --> 03:02:41,437 and you're signing up saying 4884 03:02:41,437 --> 03:02:42,303 that it can be used live 4885 03:02:42,303 --> 03:02:46,503 wherever they want to use it in 4886 03:02:47,142 --> 03:02:48,770 other countries. 4887 03:02:48,770 --> 03:02:48,777 So when you go to a jump around 4888 03:02:48,777 --> 03:02:51,177 or bounce around place 4889 03:02:53,315 --> 03:02:53,616 the waiver they're in all of 4890 03:02:53,616 --> 03:02:54,216 them. 4891 03:02:54,216 --> 03:02:54,917 And they're feeding our 4892 03:02:54,917 --> 03:02:57,317 streaming our children's lives 4893 03:02:58,386 --> 03:02:58,754 while they're playing to other 4894 03:02:58,754 --> 03:02:59,388 countries. 4895 03:02:59,388 --> 03:03:02,988 It says it right there in 4896 03:03:04,259 --> 03:03:05,127 the local jump around here. 4897 03:03:05,127 --> 03:03:05,727 We need to start really doing 4898 03:03:05,727 --> 03:03:06,362 research in where we're 4899 03:03:06,362 --> 03:03:06,661 investing our time and our 4900 03:03:06,661 --> 03:03:08,661 money. 4901 03:03:11,670 --> 03:03:11,533 Thank you. 4902 03:03:11,533 --> 03:03:12,234 >> Thank you. 4903 03:03:12,234 --> 03:03:12,701 That does conclude the agenda. 4904 03:03:12,701 --> 03:03:13,402 Public comment. 4905 03:03:13,402 --> 03:03:17,200 I think you Deputy City Clerk 4906 03:03:18,140 --> 03:03:18,540 council members I'm open. 4907 03:03:18,540 --> 03:03:19,274 Thank you. 4908 03:03:19,274 --> 03:03:19,942 I should have said this during 4909 03:03:19,942 --> 03:03:20,275 council comments or we're on 4910 03:03:20,275 --> 03:03:22,275 recess. 4911 03:03:22,344 --> 03:03:23,120 I just want to note that I care 4912 03:03:23,120 --> 03:03:23,679 deeply about people who are 4913 03:03:23,679 --> 03:03:26,790 suffering from overdose and 4914 03:03:28,717 --> 03:03:29,351 addiction whether they're in a 4915 03:03:29,351 --> 03:03:29,885 house, whether in camping, 4916 03:03:29,885 --> 03:03:31,885 whether it parking. 4917 03:03:34,323 --> 03:03:35,124 And I should mention earlier at 4918 03:03:35,124 --> 03:03:39,324 a deputy city attorney I got to 4919 03:03:39,828 --> 03:03:40,496 be one of only litigators suing 4920 03:03:40,496 --> 03:03:41,970 the pharmaceutical companies 4921 03:03:41,970 --> 03:03:41,564 who caused this problem 4922 03:03:41,564 --> 03:03:42,164 including Purdue 4923 03:03:42,164 --> 03:03:42,832 Pharmaceuticals in a for 4924 03:03:42,832 --> 03:03:45,232 feeling themselves who were 4925 03:03:46,168 --> 03:03:46,669 which themselves off the death 4926 03:03:46,669 --> 03:03:47,502 of all of us. 4927 03:03:47,502 --> 03:03:48,204 And then when I got here I 4928 03:03:48,204 --> 03:03:51,607 fought with the mayor over how 4929 03:03:51,607 --> 03:03:52,241 we're going to use 4930 03:03:52,241 --> 03:03:52,908 the settlement funds And I 4931 03:03:52,908 --> 03:03:55,908 fought with the county too, 4932 03:03:58,948 --> 03:03:59,581 including using the funds to 4933 03:03:59,581 --> 03:04:00,282 purchase a medical ban and 4934 03:04:00,282 --> 03:04:00,950 funding put it into system so 4935 03:04:00,950 --> 03:04:03,151 we could actually do street 4936 03:04:03,151 --> 03:04:04,190 medicine that provides Suboxone 4937 03:04:04,190 --> 03:04:04,654 to people on the street so they 4938 03:04:04,654 --> 03:04:05,221 wouldn't have to come into 4939 03:04:05,221 --> 03:04:05,921 the yards to get care. 4940 03:04:05,921 --> 03:04:08,791 We partnered with ucsd Health 4941 03:04:08,791 --> 03:04:09,492 and there are three emergency 4942 03:04:09,492 --> 03:04:10,226 rooms in the college area and 4943 03:04:10,226 --> 03:04:13,826 ucsd and Hillcrest to hire on 4944 03:04:16,432 --> 03:04:17,650 call psychologist and here 4945 03:04:17,650 --> 03:04:17,766 navigators If someone over 4946 03:04:17,766 --> 03:04:20,569 overdoses and survives they no 4947 03:04:20,569 --> 03:04:21,337 longer have a sheet of paper 4948 03:04:21,337 --> 03:04:22,710 and say good luck they actually 4949 03:04:22,710 --> 03:04:22,972 have someone to hold their hand 4950 03:04:22,972 --> 03:04:26,909 to get them into rehab and help 4951 03:04:26,909 --> 03:04:27,476 with that earlier because we do 4952 03:04:27,476 --> 03:04:27,910 care deeply about it. 4953 03:04:27,910 --> 03:04:28,511 So thank you. 4954 03:04:28,511 --> 03:04:30,511 Thank you Councilmember. 4955 03:04:32,380 --> 03:04:33,820 So we will now adjourn for 4956 03:04:33,820 --> 03:04:33,749 the recess and reconvene open 4957 03:04:33,749 --> 03:04:37,349 session at 2 P.M. Or shortly 4958 03:12:07,600 --> 03:12:09,600 thereafter And not 4959 03:12:48,948 --> 03:12:50,948 have 4960 03:13:50,377 --> 03:13:52,377 to 4961 03:15:50,864 --> 03:15:52,864 go 4962 03:17:21,540 --> 03:17:21,455 . 4963 03:17:21,455 --> 03:17:21,923 All right. 4964 03:17:21,923 --> 03:17:23,923 Good afternoon. 4965 03:17:25,959 --> 03:17:26,627 I will now reconvene the city 4966 03:17:26,627 --> 03:17:28,930 council meeting of Tuesday, 4967 03:17:28,930 --> 03:17:29,730 JULY 14th, 2026. 4968 03:17:29,730 --> 03:17:30,970 >> clerk Please call the roll. 4969 03:17:30,970 --> 03:17:30,765 Thank you. 4970 03:17:30,765 --> 03:17:32,765 Council PRESIDENT Council 4971 03:17:33,968 --> 03:17:34,668 member Campbell Council Member 4972 03:17:34,668 --> 03:17:37,680 Whitburn here Council Member 4973 03:17:39,106 --> 03:17:41,506 Foster Council Member Von 4974 03:17:43,760 --> 03:17:43,945 Wilpert Council PRESIDENT Pro 4975 03:17:43,945 --> 03:17:46,345 Timely Council Member Campo 4976 03:17:48,115 --> 03:17:48,816 Councilmember Moreno Present 4977 03:17:48,816 --> 03:17:51,816 Council Member Ella Rivera and 4978 03:17:53,540 --> 03:17:53,387 Council PRESIDENT LaCava 4979 03:17:53,387 --> 03:17:54,880 present. 4980 03:17:54,880 --> 03:17:54,789 Also attending the meeting are 4981 03:17:54,789 --> 03:17:57,189 Assistant City Attorney Leslie 4982 03:17:57,925 --> 03:17:58,660 Fitzgerald, Independent Budget 4983 03:17:58,660 --> 03:17:59,360 Analyst Charles Monica, Council 4984 03:17:59,360 --> 03:18:02,360 Affairs Advisor in the Mayor's 4985 03:18:03,264 --> 03:18:03,964 office, Code advisor and myself 4986 03:18:03,964 --> 03:18:04,331 your city Clerk Diana Fuentes 4987 03:18:04,331 --> 03:18:04,999 Thank you. 4988 03:18:04,999 --> 03:18:05,366 Council PRESIDENT All right. 4989 03:18:05,366 --> 03:18:06,670 Thank you. 4990 03:18:06,670 --> 03:18:07,868 City Clerk a quorum is now 4991 03:18:07,868 --> 03:18:10,868 present with that clerk Please 4992 03:18:11,106 --> 03:18:12,173 introduce item f five oh six 4993 03:18:12,173 --> 03:18:15,309 items 5o6 is the acceptance of 4994 03:18:15,309 --> 03:18:16,100 the Stantec memorandum 4995 03:18:16,100 --> 03:18:16,544 modifying the 2025 water cost 4996 03:18:16,544 --> 03:18:18,944 of service study and 4997 03:18:19,981 --> 03:18:20,782 authorization to issue 4998 03:18:20,782 --> 03:18:21,482 the Proposition 218 notice and 4999 03:18:21,482 --> 03:18:25,820 to set a public hearing date 5000 03:18:25,153 --> 03:18:26,200 for a water rate adjustment. 5001 03:18:26,200 --> 03:18:26,888 If you'd like to speak on this 5002 03:18:26,888 --> 03:18:29,256 item please be sure to raise 5003 03:18:29,256 --> 03:18:29,924 your hand by pressing Star nine 5004 03:18:29,924 --> 03:18:30,658 or you raise your hand icon 5005 03:18:30,658 --> 03:18:33,658 You're here in council chambers 5006 03:18:33,695 --> 03:18:33,994 Please submit your speaker slip 5007 03:18:33,994 --> 03:18:34,763 . 5008 03:18:34,763 --> 03:18:35,463 Thank you and have All right. 5009 03:18:35,463 --> 03:18:37,832 Thank you City Clerk and staff 5010 03:18:37,832 --> 03:18:38,433 as you settle yourself in 5011 03:18:38,433 --> 03:18:39,134 introduce yourselves for 5012 03:18:39,134 --> 03:18:39,668 the record and let us know how 5013 03:18:39,668 --> 03:18:40,100 much time you need. 5014 03:18:40,100 --> 03:18:40,369 >> Okay? 5015 03:18:40,369 --> 03:18:42,369 Thank you. 5016 03:18:43,710 --> 03:18:43,772 Good afternoon. 5017 03:18:43,772 --> 03:18:44,339 I'm Lisa Sliwa, interim 5018 03:18:44,339 --> 03:18:44,906 director of the Public 5019 03:18:44,906 --> 03:18:46,906 Utilities department. 5020 03:18:47,675 --> 03:18:48,343 And with me is Adam Jones, 5021 03:18:48,343 --> 03:18:50,743 deputy director of finance. 5022 03:18:51,746 --> 03:18:52,414 We'll need about ten minutes 5023 03:18:52,414 --> 03:18:52,781 for our presentation today. 5024 03:18:52,781 --> 03:18:53,281 All right. 5025 03:18:53,281 --> 03:18:55,281 When you're ready. 5026 03:18:56,284 --> 03:18:57,180 So as noted today I'll be 5027 03:18:57,180 --> 03:19:00,180 presenting item s5o6 acceptance 5028 03:19:00,955 --> 03:19:01,656 of the Stantec memorandum 5029 03:19:01,656 --> 03:19:02,324 modifying the 2025 water cost 5030 03:19:02,324 --> 03:19:04,724 of service study and 5031 03:19:06,861 --> 03:19:07,561 authorization and to issue 5032 03:19:07,561 --> 03:19:08,263 the Proposition 218 notice and 5033 03:19:08,263 --> 03:19:11,863 set a public hearing date for 5034 03:19:13,468 --> 03:19:13,768 water rate adjustment two items 5035 03:19:13,768 --> 03:19:14,536 today. 5036 03:19:14,536 --> 03:19:16,936 >> First we are requesting 5037 03:19:18,707 --> 03:19:21,707 Council set a public hearing 5038 03:19:22,770 --> 03:19:22,610 date for OCTOBER 6th, 2026 to 5039 03:19:22,610 --> 03:19:23,211 consider and vote on 5040 03:19:23,211 --> 03:19:25,611 the proposed water rate 5041 03:19:27,349 --> 03:19:28,490 adjustments required as a 5042 03:19:28,490 --> 03:19:31,490 result of the Patz litigation. 5043 03:19:31,319 --> 03:19:31,987 Second, I will walk through 5044 03:19:31,987 --> 03:19:32,554 the details of the proposed 5045 03:19:32,554 --> 03:19:34,554 rate adjustments that 5046 03:19:36,591 --> 03:19:37,159 transition at our rates to a 5047 03:19:37,159 --> 03:19:38,159 unitary structure and 5048 03:19:38,159 --> 03:19:40,559 the anticipated monthly impact 5049 03:19:43,532 --> 03:19:44,499 to customers. 5050 03:19:44,499 --> 03:19:45,200 We are here today because of a 5051 03:19:45,200 --> 03:19:48,200 legal decision that is forcing 5052 03:19:48,670 --> 03:19:49,700 a shift in how we structure 5053 03:19:49,700 --> 03:19:49,671 water rates. 5054 03:19:49,671 --> 03:19:52,710 While the city believes 5055 03:19:53,275 --> 03:19:53,942 the rate structure is legally 5056 03:19:53,942 --> 03:19:54,642 compliant, the courts have 5057 03:19:54,642 --> 03:19:57,420 established a different legal 5058 03:19:58,813 --> 03:19:59,481 standard now that all available 5059 03:19:59,481 --> 03:20:01,881 legal remedies have been 5060 03:20:02,984 --> 03:20:03,919 exhausted. 5061 03:20:03,919 --> 03:20:07,519 Our role today is to implement 5062 03:20:07,789 --> 03:20:08,557 the Court's decision. 5063 03:20:08,557 --> 03:20:09,258 As a result, rates will be 5064 03:20:09,258 --> 03:20:11,658 changing for all customer 5065 03:20:12,927 --> 03:20:13,695 categories. 5066 03:20:13,695 --> 03:20:14,329 Our priority is to be proactive 5067 03:20:14,329 --> 03:20:17,329 and transparent in how we 5068 03:20:17,766 --> 03:20:18,433 communicate this change so 5069 03:20:18,433 --> 03:20:20,833 customers understand what is 5070 03:20:22,437 --> 03:20:23,138 happening and why. 5071 03:20:23,138 --> 03:20:23,839 First I'll provide an overview 5072 03:20:23,839 --> 03:20:27,109 of the Pats versus the city of 5073 03:20:27,109 --> 03:20:27,776 San Diego litigation how rates 5074 03:20:27,776 --> 03:20:30,776 are set, what was challenged 5075 03:20:32,460 --> 03:20:32,581 and how the courts ruled. 5076 03:20:32,581 --> 03:20:33,148 Before getting into 5077 03:20:33,148 --> 03:20:35,148 the litigation itself. 5078 03:20:36,518 --> 03:20:37,219 It is important to understand 5079 03:20:37,219 --> 03:20:37,753 how rates are set in our 5080 03:20:37,753 --> 03:20:39,753 industry nationally. 5081 03:20:41,489 --> 03:20:42,570 Utilities use accepted cost of 5082 03:20:42,570 --> 03:20:44,570 service methodologies 5083 03:20:46,328 --> 03:20:46,995 allocating costs to customer 5084 03:20:46,995 --> 03:20:49,395 classes based on engineering 5085 03:20:50,799 --> 03:20:51,467 standards and best assumptions 5086 03:20:51,467 --> 03:20:51,867 about how customers use 5087 03:20:51,867 --> 03:20:53,867 the system. 5088 03:20:56,380 --> 03:20:56,638 Our Industry guidebook is 5089 03:20:56,638 --> 03:20:57,372 the American Waterworks 5090 03:20:57,372 --> 03:20:59,772 Association's m-1 Principles of 5091 03:21:01,276 --> 03:21:02,100 Water Rates, fees and charges 5092 03:21:02,100 --> 03:21:05,100 similar to how engineers relied 5093 03:21:05,847 --> 03:21:06,447 on standard reference codes or 5094 03:21:06,447 --> 03:21:07,160 accountants rely on gasb 5095 03:21:07,160 --> 03:21:09,160 accounting standards. 5096 03:21:11,186 --> 03:21:11,787 >> The city goes a step further 5097 03:21:11,787 --> 03:21:12,154 independently of public 5098 03:21:12,154 --> 03:21:14,154 utilities. 5099 03:21:16,580 --> 03:21:16,759 The aba hires a third party 5100 03:21:16,759 --> 03:21:19,759 party consultant to review our 5101 03:21:20,429 --> 03:21:21,290 cost of service methodology and 5102 03:21:21,290 --> 03:21:23,429 raise any public policy 5103 03:21:24,933 --> 03:21:25,701 concerns or recommendations. 5104 03:21:25,701 --> 03:21:26,335 Tiered water rates are widely 5105 03:21:26,335 --> 03:21:28,335 used throughout California 5106 03:21:30,720 --> 03:21:30,739 because they help balance costs 5107 03:21:30,739 --> 03:21:31,730 ,recovery conservation and 5108 03:21:31,730 --> 03:21:31,740 equity. 5109 03:21:31,740 --> 03:21:34,140 >> With conservation is a 5110 03:21:35,511 --> 03:21:38,511 natural outcome of tearing not 5111 03:21:40,249 --> 03:21:40,816 an objective proposition to 18 5112 03:21:40,816 --> 03:21:41,416 has historically been 5113 03:21:41,416 --> 03:21:43,416 implemented as allowing 5114 03:21:44,853 --> 03:21:45,521 agencies to use reasonable 5115 03:21:45,521 --> 03:21:46,121 engineering judgment within 5116 03:21:46,121 --> 03:21:48,121 accepted cost allocation 5117 03:21:50,392 --> 03:21:51,125 methodologies. 5118 03:21:51,125 --> 03:21:51,794 This is how agencies statewide 5119 03:21:51,794 --> 03:21:54,794 and across the country have 5120 03:21:58,670 --> 03:21:58,834 operated for decades. 5121 03:21:58,834 --> 03:21:59,502 Pass was filed 11 years ago 5122 03:21:59,502 --> 03:22:01,902 today challenging the city's 5123 03:22:02,938 --> 03:22:03,472 Single-family residential 5124 03:22:03,472 --> 03:22:05,472 tiered water rates. 5125 03:22:06,542 --> 03:22:07,176 Under Prop 218 parts represent 5126 03:22:07,176 --> 03:22:09,576 high volume single family 5127 03:22:11,446 --> 03:22:12,181 residential user and their 5128 03:22:12,181 --> 03:22:12,848 claim was that the high volume 5129 03:22:12,848 --> 03:22:13,282 users were subsidizing lower 5130 03:22:13,282 --> 03:22:15,282 volume tiers. 5131 03:22:16,719 --> 03:22:17,352 The Supreme Court ruled 5132 03:22:17,352 --> 03:22:20,952 the city did not meet its 5133 03:22:21,356 --> 03:22:22,123 burden of proof under Prop 218. 5134 03:22:22,123 --> 03:22:24,523 In MARCH of 2020 to 5135 03:22:26,195 --> 03:22:26,996 the appellate court affirmed 5136 03:22:26,996 --> 03:22:29,996 that decision in JULY 2025 and 5137 03:22:30,666 --> 03:22:31,400 the California Supreme Court 5138 03:22:31,400 --> 03:22:34,400 denied our petition for review. 5139 03:22:34,470 --> 03:22:35,237 In late OCTOBER 2025. 5140 03:22:35,237 --> 03:22:38,837 At this point we have exhausted 5141 03:22:39,275 --> 03:22:40,900 all legal remedies. 5142 03:22:40,900 --> 03:22:43,900 Importantly, the courts did not 5143 03:22:43,913 --> 03:22:44,480 disagree with our use of 5144 03:22:44,480 --> 03:22:45,113 industry standards for 5145 03:22:45,113 --> 03:22:47,513 allocating cost to various 5146 03:22:48,883 --> 03:22:49,652 customer categories. 5147 03:22:49,652 --> 03:22:53,252 What they said is that those 5148 03:22:53,656 --> 03:22:54,322 methodologies do not satisfy 5149 03:22:54,322 --> 03:22:56,322 Prop 218 evidentiary burden 5150 03:22:58,761 --> 03:22:59,362 which effectively requires 5151 03:22:59,362 --> 03:23:01,762 direct proof that every 5152 03:23:03,966 --> 03:23:04,600 allocation exactly corresponds 5153 03:23:04,600 --> 03:23:04,934 to proportional cost of 5154 03:23:04,934 --> 03:23:05,635 service. 5155 03:23:05,635 --> 03:23:08,350 The dissenting appellate judge 5156 03:23:08,971 --> 03:23:09,638 warned that the majority 5157 03:23:09,638 --> 03:23:11,638 opinion exceeds traditional 5158 03:23:14,110 --> 03:23:14,777 engine engineering and utility 5159 03:23:14,777 --> 03:23:15,478 practice standards and could 5160 03:23:15,478 --> 03:23:18,478 make tiered water rates very 5161 03:23:19,649 --> 03:23:20,183 difficult for agencies 5162 03:23:20,183 --> 03:23:22,183 statewide to defend. 5163 03:23:24,187 --> 03:23:24,921 This is becoming a pattern. 5164 03:23:24,921 --> 03:23:25,655 The same attorneys who brought 5165 03:23:25,655 --> 03:23:28,550 Patz previously overturned Otay 5166 03:23:29,425 --> 03:23:30,920 Water District's tiered rate 5167 03:23:30,920 --> 03:23:32,492 structure and are currently 5168 03:23:34,162 --> 03:23:34,864 challenging Wp's tiered rates. 5169 03:23:34,864 --> 03:23:37,864 Based on the court's decision. 5170 03:23:38,901 --> 03:23:39,535 The city is now required to 5171 03:23:39,535 --> 03:23:41,935 modify its rate structure. 5172 03:23:43,172 --> 03:23:43,906 That means moving to a single 5173 03:23:43,906 --> 03:23:47,506 unitary or flat rate for volume 5174 03:23:48,277 --> 03:23:48,911 metric charges along with some 5175 03:23:48,911 --> 03:23:49,545 adjustments to fix monthly 5176 03:23:49,545 --> 03:23:51,945 service charges to reflect 5177 03:23:53,149 --> 03:23:54,217 the new volumetric approach. 5178 03:23:54,217 --> 03:23:56,853 The city will also have to pay 5179 03:23:56,853 --> 03:23:58,853 a $40 million settlement. 5180 03:24:00,356 --> 03:24:01,570 Council previously adopted a 5181 03:24:01,570 --> 03:24:03,570 14.5% rate increase effective 5182 03:24:04,260 --> 03:24:04,994 JANUARY 1st, 2027. 5183 03:24:04,994 --> 03:24:07,394 It's important to emphasize 5184 03:24:08,865 --> 03:24:09,565 the total revenue public 5185 03:24:09,565 --> 03:24:10,199 utilities collects under these 5186 03:24:10,199 --> 03:24:13,199 adjustments is the same as 5187 03:24:13,469 --> 03:24:14,237 authorized last OCTOBER. 5188 03:24:14,237 --> 03:24:14,537 We are not asking for more 5189 03:24:14,537 --> 03:24:16,537 money. 5190 03:24:18,107 --> 03:24:18,708 We are required to change who 5191 03:24:18,708 --> 03:24:19,408 pays and how much. 5192 03:24:19,408 --> 03:24:22,408 With lower volume users paying 5193 03:24:23,790 --> 03:24:23,780 somewhat more and high volume 5194 03:24:23,780 --> 03:24:24,380 users paying less in order to 5195 03:24:24,380 --> 03:24:26,780 comply with the court's 5196 03:24:28,218 --> 03:24:28,818 findings. 5197 03:24:28,818 --> 03:24:29,519 Next we'll walk through 5198 03:24:29,519 --> 03:24:32,519 the specifics of the proposed 5199 03:24:33,389 --> 03:24:34,157 rate adjustments. 5200 03:24:34,157 --> 03:24:34,891 >> The shift to a unitary rate 5201 03:24:34,891 --> 03:24:37,694 and the expected monthly impact 5202 03:24:37,694 --> 03:24:38,261 on customers. 5203 03:24:38,261 --> 03:24:38,862 This slide depicts 5204 03:24:38,862 --> 03:24:39,462 the transition from our 5205 03:24:39,462 --> 03:24:41,462 previously adopted tier 5206 03:24:42,932 --> 03:24:43,366 structure to the proposed 5207 03:24:43,366 --> 03:24:45,366 unitary rate. 5208 03:24:47,537 --> 03:24:48,238 Under the previously adopted 5209 03:24:48,238 --> 03:24:50,638 JANUARY 1st, 2027 rates single 5210 03:24:52,108 --> 03:24:52,809 family residential customers 5211 03:24:52,809 --> 03:24:53,343 had three tiers with separate 5212 03:24:53,343 --> 03:24:55,343 volumetric rates for 5213 03:24:57,347 --> 03:24:57,980 multifamily commercial, 5214 03:24:57,980 --> 03:24:58,348 industrial and irrigation 5215 03:24:58,348 --> 03:25:00,348 customers. 5216 03:25:02,180 --> 03:25:02,652 Under the proposed unitary rate 5217 03:25:02,652 --> 03:25:03,320 every customer class pays 5218 03:25:03,320 --> 03:25:06,920 the same rate per volume of 5219 03:25:07,923 --> 03:25:08,558 water use and this is in 5220 03:25:08,558 --> 03:25:10,958 compliance with the patch 5221 03:25:12,228 --> 03:25:14,628 litigation on this table. 5222 03:25:16,799 --> 03:25:17,400 These are estimated average 5223 03:25:17,400 --> 03:25:17,901 monthly bill impacts by 5224 03:25:17,901 --> 03:25:19,901 customer category. 5225 03:25:21,771 --> 03:25:22,639 To give a sense of the impact. 5226 03:25:22,639 --> 03:25:23,306 But we do understand that each 5227 03:25:23,306 --> 03:25:26,906 bill and its impact to our 5228 03:25:26,909 --> 03:25:27,277 customers is unique to that 5229 03:25:27,277 --> 03:25:28,780 customer. 5230 03:25:28,780 --> 03:25:32,470 As you will see a single family 5231 03:25:32,470 --> 03:25:35,252 low volume user would see an 5232 03:25:35,252 --> 03:25:35,785 increase of about $5.62 per 5233 03:25:35,785 --> 03:25:37,785 month or 7.1%. 5234 03:25:40,557 --> 03:25:41,258 Conversely, a single family a 5235 03:25:41,258 --> 03:25:44,561 high volume user would see a 5236 03:25:44,561 --> 03:25:46,961 decrease of about $19.52 per 5237 03:25:48,640 --> 03:25:48,731 month or 5.9%. 5238 03:25:48,731 --> 03:25:50,731 Multifamily properties will 5239 03:25:52,969 --> 03:25:53,236 also see a slight decrease of 5240 03:25:53,236 --> 03:25:53,937 2%. 5241 03:25:53,937 --> 03:25:57,537 And it should be noted that 5242 03:25:58,307 --> 03:25:58,875 this is on the entire ca 5243 03:25:58,875 --> 03:25:59,342 customer and not maybe 5244 03:25:59,342 --> 03:25:59,642 the individual. 5245 03:25:59,642 --> 03:26:01,642 Sorry. 5246 03:26:02,713 --> 03:26:03,413 To be clear the multifamily 5247 03:26:03,413 --> 03:26:05,813 figure reflects the properties 5248 03:26:07,217 --> 03:26:07,851 bill as a whole not the impact 5249 03:26:07,851 --> 03:26:08,418 to each individual tenant. 5250 03:26:08,418 --> 03:26:10,418 In addition irrigation 5251 03:26:12,255 --> 03:26:12,622 customers will also see a 5252 03:26:12,622 --> 03:26:14,622 decrease. 5253 03:26:16,526 --> 03:26:17,196 Now we'll be briefly review our 5254 03:26:17,196 --> 03:26:19,196 planned outreach activities 5255 03:26:20,497 --> 03:26:21,970 from JULY through OCTOBER 2026 5256 03:26:21,970 --> 03:26:21,431 leading up to the public 5257 03:26:21,431 --> 03:26:23,431 hearing. 5258 03:26:25,669 --> 03:26:26,369 State law requires us to mail a 5259 03:26:26,369 --> 03:26:27,700 Proposition 218 notice to all 5260 03:26:27,700 --> 03:26:29,470 affected customers in advance 5261 03:26:30,240 --> 03:26:31,207 of the public hearing. 5262 03:26:31,207 --> 03:26:33,877 The notice will be mailed to 5263 03:26:33,877 --> 03:26:34,544 approximately 286,000 customers 5264 03:26:34,544 --> 03:26:37,544 in late 20th JULY to 2026. 5265 03:26:39,480 --> 03:26:39,716 It will be translated into ten 5266 03:26:39,716 --> 03:26:40,450 different languages to reach 5267 03:26:40,450 --> 03:26:43,620 our full customer base and will 5268 03:26:43,620 --> 03:26:44,254 also be posted on the dedicated 5269 03:26:44,254 --> 03:26:46,654 rate adjustment web page. 5270 03:26:48,492 --> 03:26:49,226 As I just noted, we have 5271 03:26:49,226 --> 03:26:52,826 created a dedicated web page as 5272 03:26:53,197 --> 03:26:53,830 a central source of information 5273 03:26:53,830 --> 03:26:54,231 for customers on this rate 5274 03:26:54,231 --> 03:26:56,231 adjustment. 5275 03:26:58,200 --> 03:26:58,602 The page will be updated as 5276 03:26:58,602 --> 03:27:01,200 each key milestone in 5277 03:27:03,400 --> 03:27:03,740 the outreach process occurs. 5278 03:27:03,740 --> 03:27:06,740 From JULY through OCTOBER we 5279 03:27:08,440 --> 03:27:08,712 are deploying a multi-channel 5280 03:27:08,712 --> 03:27:09,445 approach effort so customers 5281 03:27:09,445 --> 03:27:12,445 understand what is changing and 5282 03:27:12,549 --> 03:27:13,183 why. 5283 03:27:13,183 --> 03:27:13,817 That includes a simplified 5284 03:27:13,817 --> 03:27:16,217 flier, an explainer video 5285 03:27:17,888 --> 03:27:18,589 social media contact in a set 5286 03:27:18,589 --> 03:27:19,289 of frequently asked questions. 5287 03:27:19,289 --> 03:27:22,859 The goal is to reach customers 5288 03:27:22,859 --> 03:27:23,560 through multiple touchpoints. 5289 03:27:23,560 --> 03:27:24,395 Given the scope of this change 5290 03:27:24,395 --> 03:27:27,698 that nearly all rate payers are 5291 03:27:27,698 --> 03:27:28,666 affected. 5292 03:27:28,666 --> 03:27:31,501 To conclude we are requesting 5293 03:27:31,501 --> 03:27:34,501 the Council to accept the 2026 5294 03:27:35,172 --> 03:27:35,873 Stantec Memorandum modifying 5295 03:27:35,873 --> 03:27:36,606 the 2025 water cost of service 5296 03:27:36,606 --> 03:27:40,206 study and set a public hearing 5297 03:27:40,611 --> 03:27:41,312 date to consider approval of 5298 03:27:41,312 --> 03:27:42,450 the transition to the unitary 5299 03:27:42,450 --> 03:27:45,450 rate structure that will comply 5300 03:27:45,816 --> 03:27:46,216 with the outcome of the past 5301 03:27:46,216 --> 03:27:46,917 litigation. 5302 03:27:46,917 --> 03:27:47,418 Thank you and we are available 5303 03:27:47,418 --> 03:27:49,418 for any questions. 5304 03:27:50,120 --> 03:27:50,788 All right. 5305 03:27:50,788 --> 03:27:51,487 Thank you for the work and 5306 03:27:51,487 --> 03:27:52,189 thank you for the presentation 5307 03:27:52,189 --> 03:27:54,924 and we'll now turn it over to 5308 03:27:54,924 --> 03:27:55,292 the office of the rba for 5309 03:27:55,292 --> 03:27:56,260 comments. 5310 03:27:56,260 --> 03:27:56,627 Thank you Council PRESIDENT And 5311 03:27:56,627 --> 03:27:57,930 members of the Council. 5312 03:27:57,930 --> 03:27:59,930 Good afternoon. 5313 03:28:00,497 --> 03:28:01,650 My name is Jordan Moore with 5314 03:28:01,650 --> 03:28:01,765 the Office of the rba. 5315 03:28:01,765 --> 03:28:04,765 Our office has been following 5316 03:28:05,269 --> 03:28:05,903 the Patriotic action closely 5317 03:28:05,903 --> 03:28:06,537 and have been in frequent 5318 03:28:06,537 --> 03:28:07,203 communication with public 5319 03:28:07,203 --> 03:28:09,603 utilities regarding the item 5320 03:28:10,700 --> 03:28:10,774 before you today. 5321 03:28:10,774 --> 03:28:11,442 We thank Beauty for keeping us 5322 03:28:11,442 --> 03:28:14,442 informed on their efforts to 5323 03:28:15,413 --> 03:28:15,979 develop a unitary volumetric 5324 03:28:15,979 --> 03:28:16,646 rates that comply with 5325 03:28:16,646 --> 03:28:19,646 the court decision which is 5326 03:28:20,484 --> 03:28:21,252 what is before you today. 5327 03:28:21,252 --> 03:28:21,552 Rates that comply with a court 5328 03:28:21,552 --> 03:28:23,552 order. 5329 03:28:25,560 --> 03:28:25,722 We want to highlight that this 5330 03:28:25,722 --> 03:28:26,424 rate adjustment is not being 5331 03:28:26,424 --> 03:28:29,259 driven by the needs to operate 5332 03:28:29,259 --> 03:28:29,960 the water system which are what 5333 03:28:29,960 --> 03:28:30,727 most cases are based upon but 5334 03:28:30,727 --> 03:28:33,727 rather this is purely about 5335 03:28:34,865 --> 03:28:35,533 adjusting rates to comply with 5336 03:28:35,533 --> 03:28:37,533 current legal requirements. 5337 03:28:39,804 --> 03:28:40,403 Importantly the rates to be 5338 03:28:40,403 --> 03:28:41,138 noticed do not increase 5339 03:28:41,138 --> 03:28:43,538 the overall revenue requirement 5340 03:28:44,875 --> 03:28:45,577 for the water system and will 5341 03:28:45,577 --> 03:28:46,243 not result in Puti collecting 5342 03:28:46,243 --> 03:28:49,243 any more total revenue than 5343 03:28:50,114 --> 03:28:50,715 what they were projecting to 5344 03:28:50,715 --> 03:28:51,349 them than what they were 5345 03:28:51,349 --> 03:28:54,251 projecting to in the most 5346 03:28:54,251 --> 03:28:54,884 recent cost of service study 5347 03:28:54,884 --> 03:28:55,419 and rate case that council 5348 03:28:55,419 --> 03:28:57,419 approved last year. 5349 03:28:58,989 --> 03:28:59,657 To the extent beauty incurs 5350 03:28:59,657 --> 03:29:00,358 additional costs in the near 5351 03:29:00,358 --> 03:29:03,958 future those would have to be 5352 03:29:04,610 --> 03:29:04,695 absorbed in the short term and 5353 03:29:04,695 --> 03:29:05,196 ultimately reflected in a 5354 03:29:05,196 --> 03:29:07,196 future rate case. 5355 03:29:08,732 --> 03:29:09,433 But today's action is simply to 5356 03:29:09,433 --> 03:29:10,134 set a rate case to adopt 5357 03:29:10,134 --> 03:29:13,134 uniform rates that will bring 5358 03:29:13,437 --> 03:29:14,105 in the same total revenue as 5359 03:29:14,105 --> 03:29:14,705 our existing rates which is 5360 03:29:14,705 --> 03:29:17,105 necessary to comply with 5361 03:29:18,800 --> 03:29:18,776 the legal decision. 5362 03:29:18,776 --> 03:29:19,510 To that end, our office 5363 03:29:19,510 --> 03:29:21,910 recommends that Council approve 5364 03:29:23,548 --> 03:29:24,315 the staff recommendation today. 5365 03:29:24,315 --> 03:29:27,915 Thank you and we are available 5366 03:29:28,285 --> 03:29:28,586 for any questions you MAY have 5367 03:29:28,586 --> 03:29:28,986 . 5368 03:29:28,986 --> 03:29:29,487 All right. 5369 03:29:29,487 --> 03:29:30,188 Thank you Jordan. 5370 03:29:30,188 --> 03:29:30,854 We always appreciate the input 5371 03:29:30,854 --> 03:29:32,991 of the aba or the office of 5372 03:29:32,991 --> 03:29:33,758 the aba. 5373 03:29:33,758 --> 03:29:34,425 >> With that city clerk please 5374 03:29:34,425 --> 03:29:34,792 proceed with public comment. 5375 03:29:34,792 --> 03:29:36,792 Thank you. 5376 03:29:37,695 --> 03:29:38,396 Council PRESIDENT I will note 5377 03:29:38,396 --> 03:29:38,996 as I noted this morning that 5378 03:29:38,996 --> 03:29:39,664 there were no organized 5379 03:29:39,664 --> 03:29:41,664 presentations submitted for 5380 03:29:42,333 --> 03:29:42,700 this item or any items this 5381 03:29:42,700 --> 03:29:43,401 afternoon. 5382 03:29:43,401 --> 03:29:44,202 Starting with Michael Schmidt. 5383 03:29:44,202 --> 03:29:47,380 If you can please come up to 5384 03:29:47,380 --> 03:29:47,738 the podium You will have one 5385 03:29:47,738 --> 03:29:50,738 minute after that is allegedly 5386 03:29:51,509 --> 03:29:51,909 Audra and then Blair Beekman. 5387 03:29:51,909 --> 03:29:52,210 >> Hello. 5388 03:29:52,210 --> 03:29:52,610 Good. 5389 03:29:52,610 --> 03:29:54,610 Yes, hello. 5390 03:29:56,614 --> 03:29:57,315 Good afternoon. 5391 03:29:57,315 --> 03:29:57,615 Michael Sherman from District 5392 03:29:57,615 --> 03:29:59,615 four. 5393 03:30:01,552 --> 03:30:02,353 Nice to see you guys. 5394 03:30:02,353 --> 03:30:06,190 I just don't like the fact that 5395 03:30:06,190 --> 03:30:06,891 there are going to be raising 5396 03:30:06,891 --> 03:30:09,891 the water rates for customers 5397 03:30:11,529 --> 03:30:12,463 and even families. 5398 03:30:12,463 --> 03:30:15,967 Um, I don't know what to say 5399 03:30:15,967 --> 03:30:16,534 about it. 5400 03:30:16,534 --> 03:30:16,934 >> It's not cool. 5401 03:30:16,934 --> 03:30:18,934 Thank you. 5402 03:30:26,410 --> 03:30:26,911 Allegedly Audra, you've given 5403 03:30:26,911 --> 03:30:28,911 us one minute. 5404 03:30:29,747 --> 03:30:30,448 >> Yeah, to 18 is quite an 5405 03:30:30,448 --> 03:30:32,848 interesting dichotomy that is 5406 03:30:34,585 --> 03:30:35,285 unique to California where it's 5407 03:30:35,285 --> 03:30:35,954 like, you know, for taxes you 5408 03:30:35,954 --> 03:30:39,554 need a majority to pass it. 5409 03:30:39,724 --> 03:30:40,424 But for things like rate 5410 03:30:40,424 --> 03:30:40,758 increases you need a majority 5411 03:30:40,758 --> 03:30:42,758 protest. 5412 03:30:44,862 --> 03:30:45,597 I mean that allows you guys to 5413 03:30:45,597 --> 03:30:49,197 sit here and increase our rates 5414 03:30:50,268 --> 03:30:51,350 like nobody's business And you 5415 03:30:51,350 --> 03:30:51,469 know the sad thing is is that 5416 03:30:51,469 --> 03:30:52,369 we sell water. 5417 03:30:52,369 --> 03:30:55,106 We sit here and act like we're 5418 03:30:55,106 --> 03:30:56,600 in a drought. 5419 03:30:56,600 --> 03:30:56,707 But I mean if we were I would 5420 03:30:56,707 --> 03:30:59,243 pour out half of my water and 5421 03:30:59,243 --> 03:31:00,110 give it to somebody else. 5422 03:31:00,110 --> 03:31:00,345 So that is proven in your 5423 03:31:00,345 --> 03:31:02,345 tactics. 5424 03:31:04,482 --> 03:31:05,183 And so as far as like following 5425 03:31:05,183 --> 03:31:05,683 the Constitution, this seems I 5426 03:31:05,683 --> 03:31:08,830 mean when this be 5427 03:31:09,587 --> 03:31:10,255 unconstitutional when it's like 5428 03:31:10,255 --> 03:31:10,922 you're going to need over 5429 03:31:10,922 --> 03:31:11,389 100,000 people to say no, we 5430 03:31:11,389 --> 03:31:13,389 don't want this. 5431 03:31:15,359 --> 03:31:16,270 Nobody's here. 5432 03:31:16,270 --> 03:31:16,327 Outside of your staff Pretty 5433 03:31:16,327 --> 03:31:17,950 much. 5434 03:31:17,950 --> 03:31:20,398 So it's like you don't give 5435 03:31:20,398 --> 03:31:21,199 the people the ability outside 5436 03:31:21,199 --> 03:31:21,533 of your you know, warning them 5437 03:31:21,533 --> 03:31:22,233 kind of. 5438 03:31:22,233 --> 03:31:23,680 But I mean these people don't 5439 03:31:23,680 --> 03:31:25,737 even look in their bills and 5440 03:31:25,737 --> 03:31:26,404 see that kind of stuff. 5441 03:31:26,404 --> 03:31:27,204 So it's extremely sad to see 5442 03:31:27,204 --> 03:31:29,874 and to know that I is also 5443 03:31:29,874 --> 03:31:30,275 going to be taking all of our 5444 03:31:30,275 --> 03:31:30,842 fresh water. 5445 03:31:30,842 --> 03:31:31,376 >> Thank you for that 5446 03:31:31,376 --> 03:31:33,376 concluding comment. 5447 03:31:46,290 --> 03:31:46,858 Blair Beekman Hi we're Beekman 5448 03:31:46,858 --> 03:31:48,858 could public comment. 5449 03:31:50,462 --> 03:31:51,163 It would be sad to think this 5450 03:31:51,163 --> 03:31:52,300 is a backdoor way that grapes 5451 03:31:52,300 --> 03:31:55,630 are going to continue to be 5452 03:31:56,670 --> 03:31:56,468 increased. 5453 03:31:56,468 --> 03:31:57,335 Mm hmm. 5454 03:31:57,335 --> 03:32:01,206 I wish I knew how to better 5455 03:32:01,206 --> 03:32:01,939 address this type of issue. 5456 03:32:01,939 --> 03:32:04,939 Thank you for the presentation. 5457 03:32:06,410 --> 03:32:07,112 I hope the public process for 5458 03:32:07,112 --> 03:32:07,779 the future of the water board 5459 03:32:07,779 --> 03:32:08,113 issues is starting to better 5460 03:32:08,113 --> 03:32:10,113 develop. 5461 03:32:11,950 --> 03:32:12,650 We're all understanding how 5462 03:32:12,650 --> 03:32:13,318 important that can be and 5463 03:32:13,318 --> 03:32:15,718 the important importance of 5464 03:32:17,122 --> 03:32:17,656 the public process overall in 5465 03:32:17,656 --> 03:32:19,656 our local practices. 5466 03:32:22,694 --> 03:32:23,327 Good luck How the public can 5467 03:32:23,327 --> 03:32:26,327 have input and making that 5468 03:32:28,367 --> 03:32:29,167 available to understand this 5469 03:32:29,167 --> 03:32:29,634 issue better and how we move 5470 03:32:29,634 --> 03:32:30,680 forward with it. 5471 03:32:30,680 --> 03:32:30,434 >> Thank you. 5472 03:32:30,434 --> 03:32:32,434 Thank you. 5473 03:32:33,538 --> 03:32:34,139 That does conclude public 5474 03:32:34,139 --> 03:32:34,739 comment here in council 5475 03:32:34,739 --> 03:32:37,139 chambers going to those 5476 03:32:37,976 --> 03:32:38,710 participating remotely and we 5477 03:32:38,710 --> 03:32:39,410 have two speakers in the queue. 5478 03:32:39,410 --> 03:32:39,744 Michael Dyer if you can please 5479 03:32:39,744 --> 03:32:41,744 unmute. 5480 03:32:42,280 --> 03:32:42,781 You'll have one minute. 5481 03:32:42,781 --> 03:32:43,248 >> Please proceed. 5482 03:32:43,248 --> 03:32:43,715 Yes, thank you. 5483 03:32:43,715 --> 03:32:45,715 Michael Dwyer. 5484 03:32:46,184 --> 03:32:46,651 District two. 5485 03:32:46,651 --> 03:32:47,319 I'm confused by 5486 03:32:47,319 --> 03:32:49,319 the presentation especially 5487 03:32:51,623 --> 03:32:55,223 slide number nine and ten on 5488 03:32:56,428 --> 03:32:57,129 slide nine it's presenting that 5489 03:32:57,129 --> 03:33:00,129 the volumetric for the lowest 5490 03:33:00,632 --> 03:33:03,320 single family residential is 5491 03:33:04,869 --> 03:33:05,336 $9.75 going up to 1109 That is 5492 03:33:05,336 --> 03:33:07,336 a 14% increase. 5493 03:33:10,375 --> 03:33:13,975 However on Slide ten all of 5494 03:33:15,747 --> 03:33:16,515 the single family users are 5495 03:33:16,515 --> 03:33:16,982 shown at half or less on 5496 03:33:16,982 --> 03:33:18,982 the percentage. 5497 03:33:20,519 --> 03:33:24,220 So on that one slide you're 5498 03:33:24,220 --> 03:33:24,889 increasing the rate by 14%. 5499 03:33:24,889 --> 03:33:25,190 On the other side it's half of 5500 03:33:25,190 --> 03:33:27,190 that. 5501 03:33:30,362 --> 03:33:30,963 So I'm confused and maybe 5502 03:33:30,963 --> 03:33:31,430 the council is as well. 5503 03:33:31,430 --> 03:33:31,830 >> Thank you. 5504 03:33:31,830 --> 03:33:32,865 Thank you. 5505 03:33:32,865 --> 03:33:37,650 Next is Zoom user if you can 5506 03:33:39,538 --> 03:33:40,405 please the mute. 5507 03:33:40,405 --> 03:33:41,173 >> Well Lake Mead and Lake 5508 03:33:41,173 --> 03:33:44,409 Powell are at all time low man 5509 03:33:44,409 --> 03:33:44,743 The water is running out of our 5510 03:33:44,743 --> 03:33:45,477 system. 5511 03:33:45,477 --> 03:33:49,677 Do not sell any of our water. 5512 03:33:50,282 --> 03:33:50,949 We wait for a few months when 5513 03:33:50,949 --> 03:33:53,949 Phenix is begging for water. 5514 03:33:55,554 --> 03:33:55,854 Now's the time Not to sell any 5515 03:33:55,854 --> 03:33:56,655 water. 5516 03:33:56,655 --> 03:34:00,255 Lake Mead and Lake Powell are 5517 03:34:00,525 --> 03:34:02,525 all time lows. 5518 03:34:05,864 --> 03:34:06,665 That means sell high or or 5519 03:34:06,665 --> 03:34:07,232 we're going to They're going to 5520 03:34:07,232 --> 03:34:08,330 be begging for water. 5521 03:34:08,330 --> 03:34:11,633 Now's not the time to sell 5522 03:34:12,638 --> 03:34:13,405 anything. 5523 03:34:13,405 --> 03:34:14,390 Wait till I have the bag and 5524 03:34:14,390 --> 03:34:17,390 cry and then we'll double. 5525 03:34:18,143 --> 03:34:18,911 We'll have we'll get double 5526 03:34:18,911 --> 03:34:19,245 the money for it if we sell any 5527 03:34:19,245 --> 03:34:21,245 of it. 5528 03:34:24,416 --> 03:34:25,184 But that's the typical game And 5529 03:34:25,184 --> 03:34:28,784 it also open the bathrooms in 5530 03:34:30,756 --> 03:34:31,524 South Beach and come on. 5531 03:34:31,524 --> 03:34:31,824 Well we don't need to save 5532 03:34:31,824 --> 03:34:33,824 water. 5533 03:34:35,961 --> 03:34:36,562 We need to flush some toilets. 5534 03:34:36,562 --> 03:34:38,562 >> Good luck. 5535 03:34:40,599 --> 03:34:44,199 Next is 8700 If you can please 5536 03:34:46,739 --> 03:34:48,739 unmute join. 5537 03:34:51,877 --> 03:34:52,678 A couple of things. 5538 03:34:52,678 --> 03:34:56,278 First of all I don't really 5539 03:34:56,549 --> 03:34:56,949 know this well I didn't go for 5540 03:34:56,949 --> 03:34:57,616 it. 5541 03:34:57,616 --> 03:34:58,117 $40 million settlement to be 5542 03:34:58,117 --> 03:35:00,517 paid by the city. 5543 03:35:02,989 --> 03:35:03,723 Could one of you on the council 5544 03:35:03,723 --> 03:35:04,557 explain that to the public? 5545 03:35:04,557 --> 03:35:08,757 That would be great And this is 5546 03:35:09,928 --> 03:35:10,429 a legal obligation on 5547 03:35:10,429 --> 03:35:11,163 the unitary rate. 5548 03:35:11,163 --> 03:35:15,363 So I'll say this we have equity 5549 03:35:17,269 --> 03:35:17,737 Excuse me That's equality and 5550 03:35:17,737 --> 03:35:19,737 we have equity. 5551 03:35:20,339 --> 03:35:21,400 There are two very different I 5552 03:35:21,400 --> 03:35:21,307 learned that about three years 5553 03:35:21,307 --> 03:35:22,800 ago. 5554 03:35:22,800 --> 03:35:25,608 It looks like this is striving 5555 03:35:26,645 --> 03:35:27,346 for equality of all income 5556 03:35:27,346 --> 03:35:28,114 levels but there's not equity 5557 03:35:28,114 --> 03:35:32,314 involved in it But it's a legal 5558 03:35:32,552 --> 03:35:33,152 obligation So what is one to do 5559 03:35:33,152 --> 03:35:33,485 but to obey the rules of 5560 03:35:33,485 --> 03:35:35,485 the law? 5561 03:35:39,459 --> 03:35:40,159 So best of luck with this and 5562 03:35:40,159 --> 03:35:40,659 of course looking and setting 5563 03:35:40,659 --> 03:35:41,260 the hearing date. 5564 03:35:41,260 --> 03:35:41,594 Thank you. 5565 03:35:41,594 --> 03:35:43,994 Well, thank you, Tony. 5566 03:35:44,997 --> 03:35:45,730 And then Natalie Rashidi is 5567 03:35:45,730 --> 03:35:49,268 currently the last one with her 5568 03:35:49,268 --> 03:35:50,690 Henry's Tony Academy Before you 5569 03:35:50,690 --> 03:35:53,669 just hear me, you sound a 5570 03:35:55,441 --> 03:35:57,441 little far away. 5571 03:36:01,547 --> 03:36:02,214 >> Once again. 5572 03:36:02,214 --> 03:36:02,782 >> But we can't hear. 5573 03:36:02,782 --> 03:36:05,182 We can't hear you. 5574 03:36:07,587 --> 03:36:08,121 Make you out. 5575 03:36:08,121 --> 03:36:08,421 >> Please proceed. 5576 03:36:08,421 --> 03:36:09,322 Okay. 5577 03:36:09,322 --> 03:36:12,922 I just wanted to say I 5578 03:36:13,459 --> 03:36:14,930 registering a neutral position 5579 03:36:14,930 --> 03:36:16,493 on this particular topic. 5580 03:36:19,799 --> 03:36:20,266 I feel like it's probably a 5581 03:36:20,266 --> 03:36:20,800 necessary evil. 5582 03:36:20,800 --> 03:36:23,200 But while we're on 5583 03:36:25,171 --> 03:36:25,840 the conversation as of this 5584 03:36:25,840 --> 03:36:26,571 topic I noticed in one of 5585 03:36:26,571 --> 03:36:27,240 the agenda topics earlier today 5586 03:36:27,240 --> 03:36:30,840 one of the consent items was 5587 03:36:31,678 --> 03:36:32,378 talking about some of 5588 03:36:32,378 --> 03:36:33,790 the chemicals that were to be 5589 03:36:33,790 --> 03:36:33,379 purchased to be put into this 5590 03:36:33,379 --> 03:36:34,113 water. 5591 03:36:34,113 --> 03:36:38,151 I hope that we can have a 5592 03:36:38,151 --> 03:36:38,850 discussion about some of 5593 03:36:38,850 --> 03:36:39,552 the things that we're putting 5594 03:36:39,552 --> 03:36:40,219 into the water for water that 5595 03:36:40,219 --> 03:36:43,689 succeeded And I know that I 5596 03:36:43,689 --> 03:36:44,257 need to get to that for 5597 03:36:44,257 --> 03:36:44,757 different reasons with 5598 03:36:44,757 --> 03:36:46,757 different things. 5599 03:36:47,590 --> 03:36:47,927 But I do also know that in 2011 5600 03:36:47,927 --> 03:36:52,727 we were the last city in one of 5601 03:36:54,233 --> 03:36:55,101 the last major cities in the us 5602 03:36:55,101 --> 03:36:55,901 to Florida on water And I know 5603 03:36:55,901 --> 03:37:00,101 eating our water is not a good 5604 03:37:00,440 --> 03:37:01,140 thing for all kinds of 5605 03:37:01,140 --> 03:37:01,808 independent studies about it. 5606 03:37:01,808 --> 03:37:02,508 So yeah that's because again 5607 03:37:02,508 --> 03:37:06,646 you not only of this what this 5608 03:37:06,646 --> 03:37:07,413 what the consequences of this 5609 03:37:07,413 --> 03:37:11,584 tax would be but also what what 5610 03:37:11,584 --> 03:37:12,180 it entails by putting your time 5611 03:37:12,180 --> 03:37:12,852 has concluded. 5612 03:37:12,852 --> 03:37:15,852 >> Natalie if you can please 5613 03:37:17,657 --> 03:37:17,957 unmute. 5614 03:37:17,957 --> 03:37:18,725 Hi. 5615 03:37:18,725 --> 03:37:19,910 Hi Natalie here That slide was 5616 03:37:19,910 --> 03:37:21,910 confusing. 5617 03:37:23,290 --> 03:37:23,763 I agree with that gentleman. 5618 03:37:23,763 --> 03:37:24,631 I was kind of confused and 5619 03:37:24,631 --> 03:37:28,231 anything I'm going to repeat it 5620 03:37:29,335 --> 03:37:30,360 anything that we do who is to 5621 03:37:30,360 --> 03:37:33,636 benefit the most when we make 5622 03:37:34,474 --> 03:37:35,141 these decisions? 5623 03:37:35,141 --> 03:37:35,608 >> That is what's most 5624 03:37:35,608 --> 03:37:36,343 important to me. 5625 03:37:36,343 --> 03:37:39,343 What are the intentions behind 5626 03:37:41,348 --> 03:37:42,150 the people We do business with 5627 03:37:42,150 --> 03:37:45,615 and how does it benefit our 5628 03:37:46,553 --> 03:37:46,953 city and how does it benefit 5629 03:37:46,953 --> 03:37:47,387 the people? 5630 03:37:47,387 --> 03:37:47,754 >> Thank you. 5631 03:37:47,754 --> 03:37:48,388 Thank you. 5632 03:37:48,388 --> 03:37:48,955 That does conclude public 5633 03:37:48,955 --> 03:37:49,322 comment on this item. 5634 03:37:49,322 --> 03:37:51,322 All right. 5635 03:37:52,892 --> 03:37:53,292 Thank you, City Clerk I'll kick 5636 03:37:53,292 --> 03:37:55,292 things off. 5637 03:37:58,965 --> 03:37:59,566 So I'll start out by thanking 5638 03:37:59,566 --> 03:38:00,166 you, Lisa and the Public 5639 03:38:00,166 --> 03:38:00,867 Utilities Department for 5640 03:38:00,867 --> 03:38:03,267 preparing the updated analysis 5641 03:38:04,604 --> 03:38:05,271 and proposal. 5642 03:38:05,271 --> 03:38:05,972 Thank the city attorney's 5643 03:38:05,972 --> 03:38:06,606 office for the very good fight 5644 03:38:06,606 --> 03:38:10,206 that in the end we didn't 5645 03:38:10,343 --> 03:38:11,770 prevail on. 5646 03:38:11,770 --> 03:38:11,678 But I appreciate the legal work 5647 03:38:11,678 --> 03:38:12,379 that was done to defend 5648 03:38:12,379 --> 03:38:15,379 the city and more importantly 5649 03:38:16,449 --> 03:38:17,317 defend the ratepayers. 5650 03:38:17,317 --> 03:38:21,517 Thank you Jordan on the aba for 5651 03:38:21,755 --> 03:38:22,522 your analysis. 5652 03:38:22,522 --> 03:38:23,156 And as we've heard, unlike past 5653 03:38:23,156 --> 03:38:26,156 rate changes this comes at 5654 03:38:28,695 --> 03:38:29,162 the direction of the courts and 5655 03:38:29,162 --> 03:38:29,863 ties our hands. 5656 03:38:29,863 --> 03:38:30,631 I can't emphasize enough and I 5657 03:38:30,631 --> 03:38:33,631 hope this come across in 5658 03:38:34,801 --> 03:38:35,769 the presentation. 5659 03:38:35,769 --> 03:38:36,303 This was not about pd but it 5660 03:38:36,303 --> 03:38:36,937 was about the courts 5661 03:38:36,937 --> 03:38:39,337 overturning how all water 5662 03:38:40,774 --> 03:38:41,174 districts and jurisdictions set 5663 03:38:41,174 --> 03:38:41,741 water rates. 5664 03:38:41,741 --> 03:38:44,141 And I appreciate that. 5665 03:38:45,979 --> 03:38:46,313 If I could find it real 5666 03:38:46,313 --> 03:38:46,947 quickly. 5667 03:38:46,947 --> 03:38:49,347 The dissenting opinion at 5668 03:38:52,119 --> 03:38:53,990 the appellate level warned that 5669 03:38:53,990 --> 03:38:53,553 the majority opinion exceeded 5670 03:38:53,553 --> 03:38:54,287 traditional engineering utility 5671 03:38:54,287 --> 03:38:57,287 practices and could make tiered 5672 03:38:57,591 --> 03:38:58,225 water rates extremely difficult 5673 03:38:58,225 --> 03:38:58,559 for agencies statewide to 5674 03:38:58,559 --> 03:39:00,559 defend. 5675 03:39:03,129 --> 03:39:03,764 Again, with every jurisdiction 5676 03:39:03,764 --> 03:39:04,364 every water district does. 5677 03:39:04,364 --> 03:39:06,764 The courts decided we've 5678 03:39:09,102 --> 03:39:09,837 settled with the courts. 5679 03:39:09,837 --> 03:39:10,537 We got in their direction. 5680 03:39:10,537 --> 03:39:12,937 I personally remain committed 5681 03:39:15,909 --> 03:39:16,643 to pursuing all options to keep 5682 03:39:16,643 --> 03:39:17,344 water rates and water bills low 5683 03:39:17,344 --> 03:39:18,450 for San Diego And so when you 5684 03:39:18,450 --> 03:39:18,412 use less you should be able to 5685 03:39:18,412 --> 03:39:20,412 pay less. 5686 03:39:21,381 --> 03:39:21,748 Again, the courts thought 5687 03:39:21,748 --> 03:39:22,516 otherwise. 5688 03:39:22,516 --> 03:39:26,116 As for today's item, our action 5689 03:39:27,821 --> 03:39:28,127 is not about adopting water 5690 03:39:28,127 --> 03:39:28,789 rates. 5691 03:39:28,789 --> 03:39:31,189 That's why there's probably 5692 03:39:33,393 --> 03:39:33,827 nobody here to either object or 5693 03:39:33,827 --> 03:39:34,661 protest this. 5694 03:39:34,661 --> 03:39:38,861 This is out of date OCTOBER 6th 5695 03:39:39,566 --> 03:39:40,167 That will be the time for 5696 03:39:40,167 --> 03:39:40,734 people to register their 5697 03:39:40,734 --> 03:39:42,734 protest or objection. 5698 03:39:45,720 --> 03:39:45,873 Our action today is primarily 5699 03:39:45,873 --> 03:39:46,473 to set that hearing date of 5700 03:39:46,473 --> 03:39:47,174 OCTOBER 6th and approve 5701 03:39:47,174 --> 03:39:50,774 the public notice to be mailed 5702 03:39:51,578 --> 03:39:52,546 out. 5703 03:39:52,546 --> 03:39:53,212 So I want to thank pd staff for 5704 03:39:53,212 --> 03:39:56,212 working with my office on 5705 03:39:58,520 --> 03:39:58,719 the public notice to make sure 5706 03:39:58,719 --> 03:39:59,386 it is helpful and clear to 5707 03:39:59,386 --> 03:40:02,386 the public as possible while 5708 03:40:03,590 --> 03:40:04,258 complying with Prop 218 because 5709 03:40:04,258 --> 03:40:04,992 we need to follow that law 5710 03:40:04,992 --> 03:40:08,795 which by the way was adopted by 5711 03:40:08,795 --> 03:40:09,496 a vote of the people and that's 5712 03:40:09,496 --> 03:40:13,960 what we have to live by. 5713 03:40:15,402 --> 03:40:16,690 So with that I will move 5714 03:40:16,690 --> 03:40:16,604 the staff recommendation and 5715 03:40:16,604 --> 03:40:19,604 I'll turn it over to 5716 03:40:21,809 --> 03:40:22,476 Councilmember Eli Rivera. 5717 03:40:22,476 --> 03:40:23,430 The PRESIDENT Can we put 5718 03:40:23,430 --> 03:40:25,450 the slide that had 5719 03:40:25,450 --> 03:40:28,450 the different the impacts with 5720 03:40:31,919 --> 03:40:33,919 the changes portfolio? 5721 03:41:00,547 --> 03:41:02,547 No thank you. 5722 03:41:05,252 --> 03:41:08,852 The next one yeah I appreciate 5723 03:41:10,891 --> 03:41:11,859 the work on this and the effort 5724 03:41:11,859 --> 03:41:15,459 to help us understand this help 5725 03:41:17,331 --> 03:41:18,199 the public understand it. 5726 03:41:18,199 --> 03:41:22,399 I just I think this is really 5727 03:41:22,637 --> 03:41:23,337 an important slide because it 5728 03:41:23,337 --> 03:41:26,937 and some of the public was 5729 03:41:28,609 --> 03:41:29,310 picking up on this This is a 5730 03:41:29,310 --> 03:41:31,710 overtly anti equitable ruling 5731 03:41:34,949 --> 03:41:35,516 that requires us to to then you 5732 03:41:35,516 --> 03:41:35,883 know implement in this 5733 03:41:35,883 --> 03:41:36,584 direction. 5734 03:41:36,584 --> 03:41:40,188 So you know when I think of 5735 03:41:40,188 --> 03:41:43,188 single family low user I'm 5736 03:41:46,493 --> 03:41:47,261 thinking about a single senior 5737 03:41:47,261 --> 03:41:47,995 maybe a couple that is using 5738 03:41:47,995 --> 03:41:50,995 very little water They're being 5739 03:41:52,867 --> 03:41:53,835 very conscious about that. 5740 03:41:53,835 --> 03:41:57,435 And on the other end of 5741 03:41:59,107 --> 03:42:02,107 the spectrum, Pat's a wealthy 5742 03:42:04,378 --> 03:42:05,790 owner of a large home that has 5743 03:42:05,790 --> 03:42:05,746 made choices to continue using 5744 03:42:05,746 --> 03:42:07,746 significant some significant 5745 03:42:10,385 --> 03:42:11,185 amounts of water despite 5746 03:42:11,185 --> 03:42:14,185 the impacts on the environment 5747 03:42:16,690 --> 03:42:17,391 and that wealthy individual now 5748 03:42:17,391 --> 03:42:19,791 receive receiving a reduction 5749 03:42:22,430 --> 03:42:23,970 in their bill while the water 5750 03:42:23,970 --> 03:42:26,970 conscious senior has to pay 5751 03:42:28,690 --> 03:42:28,803 more and that makes me angry. 5752 03:42:28,803 --> 03:42:32,403 I think it should make most 5753 03:42:35,900 --> 03:42:35,877 folks who are trying to save 5754 03:42:35,877 --> 03:42:39,847 money just try to get by And in 5755 03:42:39,847 --> 03:42:40,715 this city and in a state this 5756 03:42:40,715 --> 03:42:44,915 is a state wide ruling to make 5757 03:42:51,993 --> 03:42:52,693 everyone angry So Katherine was 5758 03:42:52,693 --> 03:42:53,395 trying to get to this just to 5759 03:42:53,395 --> 03:42:53,761 make sure we're 110 explicit 5760 03:42:53,761 --> 03:42:55,761 about it. 5761 03:42:55,797 --> 03:42:56,498 >> There's nothing that we 5762 03:42:56,498 --> 03:42:57,198 believe we can do about this 5763 03:42:57,198 --> 03:43:00,198 short of an amendment of 5764 03:43:01,436 --> 03:43:02,137 the California Constitution. 5765 03:43:02,137 --> 03:43:02,804 >> Is that accurate? 5766 03:43:02,804 --> 03:43:03,638 Yes, because we've exhausted 5767 03:43:03,638 --> 03:43:07,838 all legal remedies in this is a 5768 03:43:08,900 --> 03:43:08,742 is a part of the state 5769 03:43:08,742 --> 03:43:09,410 constitution And the only thing 5770 03:43:09,410 --> 03:43:13,448 to change that is a vote of 5771 03:43:13,448 --> 03:43:14,315 the people right. 5772 03:43:14,315 --> 03:43:17,915 So I just I can't emphasize 5773 03:43:19,287 --> 03:43:21,687 this enough While marketing 5774 03:43:25,692 --> 03:43:28,920 behind something like Prop 218 5775 03:43:31,633 --> 03:43:35,833 is it is attractive to too many 5776 03:43:37,305 --> 03:43:37,939 people the implications are 5777 03:43:37,939 --> 03:43:38,640 situations like this where 5778 03:43:38,640 --> 03:43:41,640 we're prohibited from not even 5779 03:43:44,746 --> 03:43:45,447 just from being fair but even 5780 03:43:45,447 --> 03:43:46,470 comment using common sense and 5781 03:43:46,470 --> 03:43:49,470 how we charge folks for 5782 03:43:49,985 --> 03:43:50,685 something like water usage for 5783 03:43:50,685 --> 03:43:54,285 the impacts that users have on 5784 03:43:55,857 --> 03:43:56,558 our system and what that means 5785 03:43:56,558 --> 03:43:59,558 for us as a society. 5786 03:44:00,762 --> 03:44:01,462 So it's just worth remembering 5787 03:44:01,462 --> 03:44:02,196 the Prop 218 is the result of 5788 03:44:02,196 --> 03:44:04,196 anti-government radicals trying 5789 03:44:06,701 --> 03:44:09,701 to drown trying to tie 5790 03:44:12,740 --> 03:44:13,408 the hands of local government 5791 03:44:13,408 --> 03:44:15,808 from providing the services 5792 03:44:18,245 --> 03:44:19,114 that people depend on. 5793 03:44:19,114 --> 03:44:19,781 And this is just I think this 5794 03:44:19,781 --> 03:44:22,781 is really unfortunate and I 5795 03:44:24,519 --> 03:44:25,287 appreciate the dissenting 5796 03:44:25,287 --> 03:44:28,887 opinion here but I very much 5797 03:44:30,392 --> 03:44:31,920 think it requires all of us to 5798 03:44:31,920 --> 03:44:35,292 take a look at just the ways 5799 03:44:35,897 --> 03:44:36,598 that policies that are guys as 5800 03:44:36,598 --> 03:44:37,265 protections for taxpayers are 5801 03:44:37,265 --> 03:44:40,265 really just the opposite and 5802 03:44:42,104 --> 03:44:42,737 make it more difficult for for 5803 03:44:42,737 --> 03:44:43,405 local government to serve 5804 03:44:43,405 --> 03:44:47,500 the public well and that you 5805 03:44:48,944 --> 03:44:49,645 know I'll go off the soap box 5806 03:44:49,645 --> 03:44:50,345 here in a moment the resident 5807 03:44:50,345 --> 03:44:53,515 But you know it's water rates 5808 03:44:53,515 --> 03:44:54,182 It's also the ability to tell 5809 03:44:54,182 --> 03:44:57,782 the public what we'd like to 5810 03:44:59,488 --> 03:45:00,288 dedicate revenue for and taxes 5811 03:45:00,288 --> 03:45:00,989 but that requiring a two thirds 5812 03:45:00,989 --> 03:45:01,689 threshold instead of a simple 5813 03:45:01,689 --> 03:45:04,689 majority the thing that would 5814 03:45:05,827 --> 03:45:06,528 actually provide voters more 5815 03:45:06,528 --> 03:45:07,229 trust and their ability in our 5816 03:45:07,229 --> 03:45:10,829 ability to use the tax dollars 5817 03:45:13,350 --> 03:45:13,769 that we receive and the exact 5818 03:45:13,769 --> 03:45:14,636 way that they'd like them used. 5819 03:45:14,636 --> 03:45:17,572 So all of this comes before us 5820 03:45:17,572 --> 03:45:19,972 with the same radical 5821 03:45:23,245 --> 03:45:23,946 anti-government think tank and 5822 03:45:23,946 --> 03:45:24,713 organization that put us in 5823 03:45:24,713 --> 03:45:28,313 this in this bind here That's 5824 03:45:29,885 --> 03:45:30,585 extremely unfortunate And I 5825 03:45:30,585 --> 03:45:33,585 will second the motion because 5826 03:45:36,325 --> 03:45:36,825 we don't have a choice. 5827 03:45:36,825 --> 03:45:37,526 >> All right. 5828 03:45:37,526 --> 03:45:37,859 Thank you, Council member Ella 5829 03:45:37,859 --> 03:45:39,859 Rivera. 5830 03:45:41,630 --> 03:45:42,330 And again, we do have a motion 5831 03:45:42,330 --> 03:45:43,310 by myself to move the staff 5832 03:45:43,310 --> 03:45:43,665 recommendation, the second by 5833 03:45:43,665 --> 03:45:44,366 council member Eli Rivera. 5834 03:45:44,366 --> 03:45:47,136 We'll go next to Councilmember 5835 03:45:47,136 --> 03:45:47,869 Bond. 5836 03:45:47,869 --> 03:45:48,570 Woolverton Thank you very much. 5837 03:45:48,570 --> 03:45:48,904 Thank you for the presentation 5838 03:45:48,904 --> 03:45:50,904 on this. 5839 03:45:53,776 --> 03:45:54,409 I have some questions as well 5840 03:45:54,409 --> 03:45:55,144 and I'll have comments on 5841 03:45:55,144 --> 03:45:58,744 the court decision which is not 5842 03:45:59,414 --> 03:46:00,115 the water department's Civil 5843 03:46:00,115 --> 03:46:03,715 the two slide slides nine and 5844 03:46:05,187 --> 03:46:06,540 ten that some of our commenters 5845 03:46:06,540 --> 03:46:06,322 asked about is it 14% and it's 5846 03:46:06,322 --> 03:46:07,560 7%? 5847 03:46:07,560 --> 03:46:10,560 Can you explain the difference? 5848 03:46:10,826 --> 03:46:11,493 Yes. 5849 03:46:11,493 --> 03:46:12,227 Slide nine only focus on 5850 03:46:12,227 --> 03:46:12,795 the volumetric charges which is 5851 03:46:12,795 --> 03:46:15,195 only one component of 5852 03:46:16,265 --> 03:46:16,865 everybody's bill because that 5853 03:46:16,865 --> 03:46:17,532 is what is changing 5854 03:46:17,532 --> 03:46:18,200 significantly in things like 5855 03:46:18,200 --> 03:46:20,600 ten includes both volumetric 5856 03:46:22,805 --> 03:46:23,639 and fixed charges. 5857 03:46:23,639 --> 03:46:24,390 So that is why there's a 5858 03:46:24,390 --> 03:46:24,707 difference. 5859 03:46:24,707 --> 03:46:25,407 So it's kind of reduced down 5860 03:46:25,407 --> 03:46:28,407 because there's not that many 5861 03:46:28,743 --> 03:46:29,478 changes happening on it. 5862 03:46:29,478 --> 03:46:30,279 The Prop 218 notice gives all 5863 03:46:30,279 --> 03:46:33,879 these details by both fixed and 5864 03:46:35,650 --> 03:46:36,210 volumetric rates. 5865 03:46:36,210 --> 03:46:36,651 Okay. 5866 03:46:36,651 --> 03:46:37,153 Yeah hopefully that explained 5867 03:46:37,153 --> 03:46:39,553 it for the court. 5868 03:46:40,589 --> 03:46:41,289 It is very complicated but 5869 03:46:41,289 --> 03:46:41,991 the water rate is not the only 5870 03:46:41,991 --> 03:46:42,625 portion of bill so that's why 5871 03:46:42,625 --> 03:46:45,625 it's not impacting it in 5872 03:46:46,529 --> 03:46:47,296 the same way. 5873 03:46:47,296 --> 03:46:50,766 I also have a question about 5874 03:46:50,766 --> 03:46:54,366 could you bring up slide 8 or 9 5875 03:46:56,539 --> 03:46:56,939 or 10 to 1 please? 5876 03:46:56,939 --> 03:46:58,939 Thank you. 5877 03:47:03,145 --> 03:47:03,779 So in the population the class 5878 03:47:03,779 --> 03:47:06,779 that was certified was all 5879 03:47:09,385 --> 03:47:10,190 single family homeowners or all 5880 03:47:10,190 --> 03:47:12,419 single family users single 5881 03:47:15,570 --> 03:47:15,758 family residential customers 5882 03:47:15,758 --> 03:47:19,358 have the exact wording And so 5883 03:47:21,497 --> 03:47:22,130 why are we now lumping in those 5884 03:47:22,130 --> 03:47:22,798 rates with multifamily and 5885 03:47:22,798 --> 03:47:25,198 urban customers Because they 5886 03:47:26,936 --> 03:47:27,703 weren't part of the class. 5887 03:47:27,703 --> 03:47:28,404 Yes, I'll talk about that and 5888 03:47:28,404 --> 03:47:28,770 then the attorneys can jump in 5889 03:47:28,770 --> 03:47:30,770 as needed. 5890 03:47:33,242 --> 03:47:33,942 The court made a very broad 5891 03:47:33,942 --> 03:47:34,644 discussion specifically as it 5892 03:47:34,644 --> 03:47:35,277 relates to something called a 5893 03:47:35,277 --> 03:47:38,277 peaking factor or a demand 5894 03:47:38,714 --> 03:47:39,548 factor. 5895 03:47:39,548 --> 03:47:40,116 So basically this looks at how 5896 03:47:40,116 --> 03:47:40,516 customers deviate from 5897 03:47:40,516 --> 03:47:42,516 the average. 5898 03:47:45,187 --> 03:47:45,988 So if you have a large swing 5899 03:47:45,988 --> 03:47:46,655 from your most extreme users to 5900 03:47:46,655 --> 03:47:47,123 the average, you have a high 5901 03:47:47,123 --> 03:47:49,123 peaking factor. 5902 03:47:51,494 --> 03:47:52,261 They specifically said unless 5903 03:47:52,261 --> 03:47:52,962 you had really clear data on 5904 03:47:52,962 --> 03:47:53,629 peaking factors like at the as 5905 03:47:53,629 --> 03:47:56,290 we've described in briefings 5906 03:47:57,600 --> 03:47:58,234 like hour by hour that you 5907 03:47:58,234 --> 03:47:58,935 didn't have enough to meet 5908 03:47:58,935 --> 03:48:01,335 proposition to 18 factors that 5909 03:48:03,306 --> 03:48:04,172 was very specific by the court 5910 03:48:04,172 --> 03:48:07,776 and saying that that was not a 5911 03:48:07,776 --> 03:48:08,511 rational usage under 218 5912 03:48:08,511 --> 03:48:09,112 because those factors were used 5913 03:48:09,112 --> 03:48:11,112 to differentiate between 5914 03:48:13,216 --> 03:48:13,849 classes like single family 5915 03:48:13,849 --> 03:48:14,584 residence, multifamily and 5916 03:48:14,584 --> 03:48:18,184 irrigation in order to be fully 5917 03:48:19,689 --> 03:48:20,394 compliant with the ruling we 5918 03:48:20,394 --> 03:48:21,900 needed to remove the peaking 5919 03:48:21,900 --> 03:48:24,900 factors from from all customer 5920 03:48:25,228 --> 03:48:25,928 classes And then again 5921 03:48:25,928 --> 03:48:29,528 the attorneys can step in on 5922 03:48:31,300 --> 03:48:31,701 that specifics I echo Adam's 5923 03:48:31,701 --> 03:48:32,335 statements. 5924 03:48:32,335 --> 03:48:35,335 >> It really is that they 5925 03:48:36,639 --> 03:48:37,306 attacked our methodology and so 5926 03:48:37,306 --> 03:48:38,700 we can't just adjust it in 5927 03:48:38,700 --> 03:48:38,574 the single family residential 5928 03:48:38,574 --> 03:48:40,974 class because it also 5929 03:48:43,612 --> 03:48:43,913 implicates the other classes as 5930 03:48:43,913 --> 03:48:44,781 well. 5931 03:48:44,781 --> 03:48:48,751 So if we adjust it we have to 5932 03:48:48,751 --> 03:48:49,518 adjust it across the board And 5933 03:48:49,518 --> 03:48:50,253 if not I think that would 5934 03:48:50,253 --> 03:48:51,754 subject us to another challenge 5935 03:48:51,754 --> 03:48:54,754 to those rates based on 5936 03:48:58,428 --> 03:48:58,828 the decision. 5937 03:48:58,828 --> 03:48:59,596 >> Okay. 5938 03:48:59,596 --> 03:49:03,196 Is there a different way we 5939 03:49:03,733 --> 03:49:04,400 could in irrigation customers I 5940 03:49:04,400 --> 03:49:05,680 assume watering lawns, golf 5941 03:49:05,680 --> 03:49:05,635 courses, things like that I 5942 03:49:05,635 --> 03:49:07,635 mean that's completely 5943 03:49:10,440 --> 03:49:11,140 different Use than a single 5944 03:49:11,140 --> 03:49:11,908 family home that's using it to 5945 03:49:11,908 --> 03:49:15,508 wash their dishes and take a 5946 03:49:16,790 --> 03:49:16,646 shower So in order to comply 5947 03:49:16,646 --> 03:49:17,347 this was why we made 5948 03:49:17,347 --> 03:49:20,947 the decision to go to unitary 5949 03:49:22,252 --> 03:49:22,952 right in order to comply we 5950 03:49:22,952 --> 03:49:23,619 would need two sets of data 5951 03:49:23,619 --> 03:49:24,320 points on the customer site. 5952 03:49:24,320 --> 03:49:27,920 We would need to know their 5953 03:49:27,991 --> 03:49:28,690 usage every single user every 5954 03:49:28,690 --> 03:49:29,359 single minute of every single 5955 03:49:29,359 --> 03:49:33,396 day And then on our side we 5956 03:49:33,396 --> 03:49:34,130 would need to know expenses and 5957 03:49:34,130 --> 03:49:37,730 when we incur those expenses at 5958 03:49:39,836 --> 03:49:40,537 each point of the day and then 5959 03:49:40,537 --> 03:49:41,204 we would have to allocate cost 5960 03:49:41,204 --> 03:49:41,838 between those two different 5961 03:49:41,838 --> 03:49:44,238 sites Essentially the only 5962 03:49:45,775 --> 03:49:46,509 thing we probably come up with 5963 03:49:46,509 --> 03:49:49,509 is a 286,000 customer rate case 5964 03:49:51,280 --> 03:49:51,915 because we'd have to do rates 5965 03:49:51,915 --> 03:49:52,651 by every single person. 5966 03:49:52,651 --> 03:49:53,416 There was no way we could 5967 03:49:53,416 --> 03:49:56,416 identify it in regards to 5968 03:49:57,754 --> 03:49:58,254 meeting the court's level of 5969 03:49:58,254 --> 03:49:58,888 proof which is why 5970 03:49:58,888 --> 03:49:59,556 the dissenting judge says 5971 03:49:59,556 --> 03:50:01,956 you're making it impossible 5972 03:50:05,962 --> 03:50:07,962 across the state. 5973 03:50:13,200 --> 03:50:13,770 Okay. 5974 03:50:13,770 --> 03:50:14,404 >> And today we're just we're 5975 03:50:14,404 --> 03:50:15,710 just setting the date for 5976 03:50:15,710 --> 03:50:18,671 the hearing So I could still 5977 03:50:19,142 --> 03:50:19,543 argue my points on this at 5978 03:50:19,543 --> 03:50:19,843 the hearing. 5979 03:50:19,843 --> 03:50:20,209 Okay. 5980 03:50:20,209 --> 03:50:20,877 Thank you. 5981 03:50:20,877 --> 03:50:21,244 You can take the slide down. 5982 03:50:21,244 --> 03:50:23,244 All right. 5983 03:50:24,881 --> 03:50:25,649 Because I understand your 5984 03:50:25,649 --> 03:50:28,649 argument and I'm trying to 5985 03:50:30,921 --> 03:50:31,588 comply but I think I'd like to 5986 03:50:31,588 --> 03:50:32,321 dig into that a little more 5987 03:50:32,321 --> 03:50:35,921 because it just seems so unfair 5988 03:50:36,760 --> 03:50:37,527 to charge the senior citizen 5989 03:50:37,527 --> 03:50:38,161 who's using a little bit of 5990 03:50:38,161 --> 03:50:41,761 water at the same rate as 5991 03:50:42,733 --> 03:50:43,400 the golf course irrigator. 5992 03:50:43,400 --> 03:50:43,766 There's completely different 5993 03:50:43,766 --> 03:50:45,766 customers. 5994 03:50:48,705 --> 03:50:49,406 So and because the Court in 5995 03:50:49,406 --> 03:50:53,600 order to do that that's where 5996 03:50:54,511 --> 03:50:55,278 I'm a little uneasy about it 5997 03:50:55,278 --> 03:50:55,979 But given that we are being 5998 03:50:55,979 --> 03:51:00,179 forced to do this by the court 5999 03:51:00,484 --> 03:51:01,451 I will support the item today. 6000 03:51:01,451 --> 03:51:02,118 I don't know if I will support 6001 03:51:02,118 --> 03:51:02,819 in OCTOBER the rate I don't 6002 03:51:02,819 --> 03:51:06,419 think I quite agree with you. 6003 03:51:06,489 --> 03:51:06,790 I will have time to dig into 6004 03:51:06,790 --> 03:51:07,557 that. 6005 03:51:07,557 --> 03:51:08,225 I do understand we do have to 6006 03:51:08,225 --> 03:51:11,225 notice the hearing though to 6007 03:51:14,831 --> 03:51:15,632 comply with the court order and 6008 03:51:15,632 --> 03:51:16,366 I don't think any of the judges 6009 03:51:16,366 --> 03:51:17,670 are listening to this but maybe 6010 03:51:17,670 --> 03:51:17,434 they are or maybe their court 6011 03:51:17,434 --> 03:51:19,434 folks are. 6012 03:51:21,171 --> 03:51:21,872 >> But the Pat versus City of 6013 03:51:21,872 --> 03:51:22,539 Claims decision undermines one 6014 03:51:22,539 --> 03:51:25,539 of the most effective tools 6015 03:51:26,510 --> 03:51:27,177 that cities have to encourage 6016 03:51:27,177 --> 03:51:29,577 water conservation which is 6017 03:51:31,915 --> 03:51:32,616 pricing that rewards people who 6018 03:51:32,616 --> 03:51:36,216 use less water And by striking 6019 03:51:37,954 --> 03:51:38,655 down our tiered water rates, 6020 03:51:38,655 --> 03:51:39,289 the court's decision makes it 6021 03:51:39,289 --> 03:51:39,990 so much harder for cities 6022 03:51:39,990 --> 03:51:42,390 because this decision applies 6023 03:51:44,461 --> 03:51:45,295 to all cities in California. 6024 03:51:45,295 --> 03:51:45,596 This is not just a San Diego 6025 03:51:45,596 --> 03:51:46,196 issue. 6026 03:51:46,196 --> 03:51:46,663 Other cities were facing 6027 03:51:46,663 --> 03:51:48,663 litigation too. 6028 03:51:49,767 --> 03:51:50,367 So now none of us can use 6029 03:51:50,367 --> 03:51:52,367 pricing to incentivize 6030 03:51:54,605 --> 03:51:55,472 conservation. 6031 03:51:55,472 --> 03:51:59,720 So instead of allowing us to 6032 03:52:00,377 --> 03:52:01,111 allow lower volume users to 6033 03:52:01,111 --> 03:52:01,778 benefit from lower rates, we're 6034 03:52:01,778 --> 03:52:05,378 being forced to do a single 6035 03:52:05,916 --> 03:52:06,583 tiered pricing structure for 6036 03:52:06,583 --> 03:52:06,950 everybody no matter how much 6037 03:52:06,950 --> 03:52:08,950 they use. 6038 03:52:11,521 --> 03:52:12,289 And this is so backwards. 6039 03:52:12,289 --> 03:52:12,855 You know the cost of living in 6040 03:52:12,855 --> 03:52:14,855 California is already 6041 03:52:17,600 --> 03:52:17,795 incredibly high and we 6042 03:52:17,795 --> 03:52:20,195 shouldn't be charging customers 6043 03:52:22,632 --> 03:52:23,333 the same rate as high use 6044 03:52:23,333 --> 03:52:23,968 customers And if we're serious 6045 03:52:23,968 --> 03:52:26,368 about protecting our water 6046 03:52:27,504 --> 03:52:28,138 resources and lowering costs 6047 03:52:28,138 --> 03:52:28,739 for our residents, local 6048 03:52:28,739 --> 03:52:29,439 governments should have 6049 03:52:29,439 --> 03:52:30,740 the flexibility to set tiered 6050 03:52:30,740 --> 03:52:32,474 water rates to incentivize 6051 03:52:33,510 --> 03:52:34,244 people to use less water. 6052 03:52:34,244 --> 03:52:37,244 But since the California Court 6053 03:52:38,449 --> 03:52:39,182 of Appeals and the Supreme 6054 03:52:39,182 --> 03:52:39,883 Court have interpreted Prop 218 6055 03:52:39,883 --> 03:52:42,283 differently and disagree with 6056 03:52:43,988 --> 03:52:44,588 every city in California, we 6057 03:52:44,588 --> 03:52:46,757 now have to do this. 6058 03:52:46,757 --> 03:52:49,757 And I just think it's 6059 03:52:52,495 --> 03:52:53,630 completely unfair and wrong. 6060 03:52:53,630 --> 03:52:57,801 >> So I mean we usually set our 6061 03:52:57,801 --> 03:52:58,435 our lobbying goals at 6062 03:52:58,435 --> 03:52:59,169 the beginning of the year. 6063 03:52:59,169 --> 03:53:03,140 But I would encourage us to ask 6064 03:53:03,140 --> 03:53:03,808 our Sacramento lobbying firms 6065 03:53:03,808 --> 03:53:06,808 to start talking about this. 6066 03:53:09,547 --> 03:53:10,213 I mean maybe Prop 218 is a 6067 03:53:10,213 --> 03:53:10,881 constitutional amendment to 6068 03:53:10,881 --> 03:53:13,683 the voters of California to 6069 03:53:13,683 --> 03:53:14,385 have to vote on it. 6070 03:53:14,385 --> 03:53:15,510 But there's also lots of 6071 03:53:15,510 --> 03:53:15,619 interpretation to be had and 6072 03:53:15,619 --> 03:53:18,190 possibly the state of 6073 03:53:19,724 --> 03:53:20,424 California legislature could 6074 03:53:20,424 --> 03:53:21,580 write a law to help conserve 6075 03:53:21,580 --> 03:53:24,580 water again in the state. 6076 03:53:25,161 --> 03:53:25,463 So just I'll leave it up to 6077 03:53:25,463 --> 03:53:27,463 them. 6078 03:53:27,832 --> 03:53:28,531 My last question is about 6079 03:53:28,531 --> 03:53:29,132 the $40 million settlement and 6080 03:53:29,132 --> 03:53:32,132 how that's going to work 6081 03:53:33,437 --> 03:53:34,238 because at the end of the day 6082 03:53:34,238 --> 03:53:34,872 that just gets built in to 6083 03:53:34,872 --> 03:53:35,206 the rate increases, right? 6084 03:53:35,206 --> 03:53:37,206 Correct. 6085 03:53:39,760 --> 03:53:39,810 At this point in time even 6086 03:53:39,810 --> 03:53:40,511 though we are we are needing to 6087 03:53:40,511 --> 03:53:42,911 do a $40 million settlement 6088 03:53:43,648 --> 03:53:44,282 which is in addition to what we 6089 03:53:44,282 --> 03:53:44,849 previously identified, we 6090 03:53:44,849 --> 03:53:47,849 decided not to ask for 6091 03:53:48,786 --> 03:53:49,653 additional increases. 6092 03:53:49,653 --> 03:53:50,421 We are going to have to take 6093 03:53:50,421 --> 03:53:53,421 some potential impacts on our 6094 03:53:54,900 --> 03:53:54,792 code to offset that increase 6095 03:53:54,792 --> 03:53:55,492 because at this point in time 6096 03:53:55,492 --> 03:53:58,492 we're not asking for anything 6097 03:53:58,996 --> 03:53:59,630 Obviously will recover that 6098 03:53:59,630 --> 03:54:00,198 when we come forward with 6099 03:54:00,198 --> 03:54:00,865 the next rate setting. 6100 03:54:00,865 --> 03:54:04,465 I do not have the details 6101 03:54:04,534 --> 03:54:05,135 specifically on the cip 6102 03:54:05,135 --> 03:54:05,503 projects that are being 6103 03:54:05,503 --> 03:54:06,204 deferred. 6104 03:54:06,204 --> 03:54:06,904 I've asked the team to go and 6105 03:54:06,904 --> 03:54:09,840 do that detail because we need 6106 03:54:09,840 --> 03:54:10,374 to have we just entered 6107 03:54:10,374 --> 03:54:10,975 the fiscal year 26. 6108 03:54:10,975 --> 03:54:13,975 We want to have updated 6109 03:54:14,211 --> 03:54:14,846 information we'll have that way 6110 03:54:14,846 --> 03:54:15,580 in advance of the OCTOBER 6111 03:54:15,580 --> 03:54:18,580 hearing and the $40 million is 6112 03:54:19,750 --> 03:54:20,518 refunding property owners who 6113 03:54:20,518 --> 03:54:23,518 use more water and we're 6114 03:54:24,122 --> 03:54:24,689 charged a higher rate. 6115 03:54:24,689 --> 03:54:26,689 It's three components. 6116 03:54:28,826 --> 03:54:29,493 It obviously pays for 6117 03:54:29,493 --> 03:54:31,893 the plaintiffs attorneys and 6118 03:54:34,650 --> 03:54:34,665 then also provides refunds for 6119 03:54:34,665 --> 03:54:34,931 the impacted customers. 6120 03:54:34,931 --> 03:54:35,233 Yes. 6121 03:54:35,233 --> 03:54:37,233 Okay. 6122 03:54:39,303 --> 03:54:40,710 And the court is in line with 6123 03:54:40,710 --> 03:54:40,772 all of this and that is still 6124 03:54:40,772 --> 03:54:43,772 subject to being going forward 6125 03:54:44,275 --> 03:54:44,809 before the courts It is 6126 03:54:44,809 --> 03:54:45,109 expected this fall. 6127 03:54:45,109 --> 03:54:45,810 Okay. 6128 03:54:45,810 --> 03:54:46,511 So we have to authorize it and 6129 03:54:46,511 --> 03:54:46,844 then the court will review it. 6130 03:54:46,844 --> 03:54:48,346 >> Okay. 6131 03:54:48,346 --> 03:54:50,346 Got it. 6132 03:54:54,252 --> 03:54:55,190 Okay. 6133 03:54:55,190 --> 03:54:55,319 Well thank you for the work on 6134 03:54:55,319 --> 03:54:55,987 this. 6135 03:54:55,987 --> 03:54:58,957 Again, I will reserve more 6136 03:54:58,957 --> 03:54:59,657 questions about the actual 6137 03:54:59,657 --> 03:55:00,325 dollar amount of the rate but 6138 03:55:00,325 --> 03:55:03,925 since we are being forced by 6139 03:55:04,194 --> 03:55:04,896 the California courts to set a 6140 03:55:04,896 --> 03:55:05,763 single rate that's why we have 6141 03:55:05,763 --> 03:55:09,363 to have this hearing and our 6142 03:55:09,734 --> 03:55:10,335 hands are tied and I will I'll 6143 03:55:10,335 --> 03:55:10,702 vote to set the hearing. 6144 03:55:10,702 --> 03:55:11,690 Thank you. 6145 03:55:11,690 --> 03:55:11,436 All right. 6146 03:55:11,436 --> 03:55:13,371 Thank you. 6147 03:55:13,371 --> 03:55:14,239 Council member of I'm Wolpert 6148 03:55:14,239 --> 03:55:17,839 we'll go next to council member 6149 03:55:21,312 --> 03:55:24,912 Foster thank you thank you for 6150 03:55:26,170 --> 03:55:29,170 the presentation um this is 6151 03:55:31,220 --> 03:55:34,622 quite concerning for me in just 6152 03:55:35,292 --> 03:55:35,960 listening to public comment and 6153 03:55:35,960 --> 03:55:38,360 I appreciate the technical 6154 03:55:40,165 --> 03:55:40,899 approach in this but I think in 6155 03:55:40,899 --> 03:55:41,599 listening to the public comment 6156 03:55:41,599 --> 03:55:42,233 I think there's several other 6157 03:55:42,233 --> 03:55:44,836 questions that I think are 6158 03:55:44,836 --> 03:55:47,836 relevant to this discussion And 6159 03:55:49,274 --> 03:55:49,974 as we talk about impact based 6160 03:55:49,974 --> 03:55:50,641 on the way it's presented, I 6161 03:55:50,641 --> 03:55:53,641 don't think folks can truly 6162 03:55:53,678 --> 03:55:54,112 understand exactly what's 6163 03:55:54,112 --> 03:55:55,146 taking place. 6164 03:55:55,146 --> 03:55:58,650 And I just want to look at this 6165 03:55:58,650 --> 03:55:59,350 from the standpoint of what we 6166 03:55:59,350 --> 03:55:59,650 just went through with trash, 6167 03:55:59,650 --> 03:56:00,418 right? 6168 03:56:00,418 --> 03:56:03,418 District four was hit pretty 6169 03:56:04,210 --> 03:56:07,621 hard with trash because of our 6170 03:56:08,226 --> 03:56:08,526 single family to multifamily 6171 03:56:08,526 --> 03:56:10,526 ratio. 6172 03:56:12,797 --> 03:56:13,431 We were hit hard And I'm 6173 03:56:13,431 --> 03:56:16,431 assuming if you can answer 6174 03:56:17,735 --> 03:56:18,535 this, is this the same type of 6175 03:56:18,535 --> 03:56:22,135 impact that we are seeing kind 6176 03:56:22,607 --> 03:56:26,100 of in the same relation of 6177 03:56:26,100 --> 03:56:26,711 trash where District four one 6178 03:56:26,711 --> 03:56:29,711 of the communities that has 6179 03:56:30,749 --> 03:56:32,749 historically been resource 6180 03:56:35,387 --> 03:56:36,187 disinvested that we are going 6181 03:56:36,187 --> 03:56:36,521 to see the major impact of this 6182 03:56:36,521 --> 03:56:38,521 result. 6183 03:56:39,224 --> 03:56:39,991 Is that fair? 6184 03:56:39,991 --> 03:56:42,991 Have we looked at that? 6185 03:56:44,396 --> 03:56:45,196 Do we understand that? 6186 03:56:45,196 --> 03:56:45,864 So it's a little bit different 6187 03:56:45,864 --> 03:56:49,167 in regards to being a single 6188 03:56:49,167 --> 03:56:49,801 family versus multifamily 6189 03:56:49,801 --> 03:56:50,502 because within the single 6190 03:56:50,502 --> 03:56:53,571 family are the high end users. 6191 03:56:53,571 --> 03:56:54,439 So if we look at it in regards 6192 03:56:54,439 --> 03:56:58,390 to where high and high volume 6193 03:56:58,877 --> 03:56:59,511 users are, yes it impacts it's 6194 03:56:59,511 --> 03:57:01,911 benefiting the high volume 6195 03:57:03,815 --> 03:57:04,549 users and it is impacting 6196 03:57:04,549 --> 03:57:07,549 greatly the lower volume users. 6197 03:57:08,253 --> 03:57:09,121 And where do we typically find 6198 03:57:09,121 --> 03:57:12,721 our large smaller lots like our 6199 03:57:13,900 --> 03:57:13,592 large volume users? 6200 03:57:13,592 --> 03:57:14,292 >> Yeah. 6201 03:57:14,292 --> 03:57:17,292 Where do we find those? 6202 03:57:18,950 --> 03:57:18,797 I think everybody has a 6203 03:57:18,797 --> 03:57:19,464 everybody has I do not have 6204 03:57:19,464 --> 03:57:20,650 the specific okay well let's 6205 03:57:20,650 --> 03:57:22,465 just take whoever filed 6206 03:57:22,534 --> 03:57:23,101 the lawsuit whoever did this. 6207 03:57:23,101 --> 03:57:25,501 Where are they at? 6208 03:57:27,439 --> 03:57:28,730 Yes, they are in Council 6209 03:57:28,730 --> 03:57:31,730 district two there in two. 6210 03:57:32,177 --> 03:57:32,778 >> But what what area District 6211 03:57:32,778 --> 03:57:33,780 two is spread out. 6212 03:57:33,780 --> 03:57:33,712 Right. 6213 03:57:33,712 --> 03:57:35,147 How big is their lot? 6214 03:57:35,147 --> 03:57:38,147 How big is their home? 6215 03:57:40,319 --> 03:57:40,719 >> What is it? 6216 03:57:40,719 --> 03:57:41,587 >> Yes. 6217 03:57:41,587 --> 03:57:45,257 So it is a larger lot compared 6218 03:57:45,257 --> 03:57:45,657 to in the average size. 6219 03:57:45,657 --> 03:57:47,657 Yes. 6220 03:57:49,270 --> 03:57:52,270 What does that mean 20,000ft? 6221 03:57:52,498 --> 03:57:55,533 What is it Do we know ten 6222 03:57:55,533 --> 03:57:56,201 The one thing I would would add 6223 03:57:56,201 --> 03:57:56,935 Councilmember one of the key 6224 03:57:56,935 --> 03:58:00,606 things that came up as we were 6225 03:58:00,606 --> 03:58:01,306 going through this process it 6226 03:58:01,306 --> 03:58:01,973 doesn't matter how people are 6227 03:58:01,973 --> 03:58:05,110 using the water, we have to 6228 03:58:05,110 --> 03:58:05,644 look at what that how much 6229 03:58:05,644 --> 03:58:06,378 water they're using. 6230 03:58:06,378 --> 03:58:08,580 So if they choose to leave 6231 03:58:08,580 --> 03:58:09,448 their water running on their 6232 03:58:09,448 --> 03:58:11,848 faucet 20 473 65 or if they 6233 03:58:13,318 --> 03:58:13,986 choose to use it outdoor for 6234 03:58:13,986 --> 03:58:14,687 irrigation we can't tell and 6235 03:58:14,687 --> 03:58:15,453 it's not part of our thing And 6236 03:58:15,453 --> 03:58:18,390 the courts have said that we 6237 03:58:18,390 --> 03:58:18,690 can't differentiate between 6238 03:58:18,690 --> 03:58:19,357 them. 6239 03:58:19,357 --> 03:58:21,757 We can differentiate between 6240 03:58:23,261 --> 03:58:24,129 how much people use versus how 6241 03:58:24,129 --> 03:58:24,863 much it costs us to do that. 6242 03:58:24,863 --> 03:58:27,666 And so while your questions are 6243 03:58:27,666 --> 03:58:28,367 very valid about how people are 6244 03:58:28,367 --> 03:58:29,101 using their water, it's not 6245 03:58:29,101 --> 03:58:32,101 something under 218 that we can 6246 03:58:33,500 --> 03:58:33,806 consider We can consider how 6247 03:58:33,806 --> 03:58:34,539 much it costs to deliver a unit 6248 03:58:34,539 --> 03:58:34,873 of water to a customer at their 6249 03:58:34,873 --> 03:58:36,873 parcel. 6250 03:58:38,443 --> 03:58:38,943 I'm not asking you what to 6251 03:58:38,943 --> 03:58:40,943 consider for 218. 6252 03:58:42,514 --> 03:58:43,214 I'm asking for the relevant 6253 03:58:43,214 --> 03:58:46,214 information on the impacts of 6254 03:58:47,552 --> 03:58:48,200 what we are experiencing today 6255 03:58:48,200 --> 03:58:50,200 with this item. 6256 03:58:52,691 --> 03:58:53,358 I think that if I understand 6257 03:58:53,358 --> 03:58:54,260 public comment and what was 6258 03:58:54,260 --> 03:58:57,260 being asked, I think that's 6259 03:58:57,429 --> 03:58:58,330 what's being asked right And 6260 03:58:58,330 --> 03:59:01,433 that's where I think we missed 6261 03:59:01,433 --> 03:59:02,133 the mark when we talk about 6262 03:59:02,133 --> 03:59:04,335 communication because I'm very 6263 03:59:04,335 --> 03:59:06,735 concerned on the communication 6264 03:59:09,708 --> 03:59:10,409 side of this. 6265 03:59:10,409 --> 03:59:11,376 Councilmember if I MAY, would 6266 03:59:11,376 --> 03:59:14,780 it be helpful to you if we 6267 03:59:14,780 --> 03:59:15,448 provided a breakdown by 6268 03:59:15,448 --> 03:59:17,848 the council district office 6269 03:59:19,617 --> 03:59:20,486 like typical users and high 6270 03:59:20,486 --> 03:59:21,187 users Was that to the kind of 6271 03:59:21,187 --> 03:59:21,954 information I think that would 6272 03:59:21,954 --> 03:59:24,924 be helpful not only for this 6273 03:59:24,924 --> 03:59:25,624 council but for the public 6274 03:59:25,624 --> 03:59:28,427 because I would like to think 6275 03:59:28,427 --> 03:59:29,195 if we are truly following to 18 6276 03:59:29,195 --> 03:59:30,262 they have a decision to make. 6277 03:59:30,262 --> 03:59:33,766 There's a way that they need to 6278 03:59:33,766 --> 03:59:34,660 respond. 6279 03:59:34,660 --> 03:59:34,800 Right. 6280 03:59:34,800 --> 03:59:35,434 And then I'm going to ask 6281 03:59:35,434 --> 03:59:37,870 the city attorney this is 6282 03:59:37,870 --> 03:59:38,270 litigation We're going through 6283 03:59:38,270 --> 03:59:40,270 prior to 18. 6284 03:59:42,241 --> 03:59:42,842 So what happens if the public 6285 03:59:42,842 --> 03:59:45,242 responds and says no? 6286 03:59:46,212 --> 03:59:49,812 Where does that leave us since 6287 03:59:51,517 --> 03:59:52,251 we have to follow 218 we will 6288 03:59:52,251 --> 03:59:52,852 be happy to give you get get 6289 03:59:52,852 --> 03:59:55,252 that information well in 6290 03:59:56,522 --> 03:59:57,222 advance of before we come back 6291 03:59:57,222 --> 03:59:57,790 to you for consideration, what 6292 03:59:57,790 --> 03:59:58,157 happens if this is not 6293 03:59:58,157 --> 04:00:00,157 approved? 6294 04:00:01,227 --> 04:00:01,594 I think it was your other 6295 04:00:01,594 --> 04:00:03,594 question. 6296 04:00:04,960 --> 04:00:04,964 My question is we are following 6297 04:00:04,964 --> 04:00:07,964 8 to 18 process The way that 6298 04:00:10,690 --> 04:00:10,803 process works And I don't know 6299 04:00:10,803 --> 04:00:13,773 if the public truly understands 6300 04:00:13,773 --> 04:00:14,573 this The way to 18 works this 6301 04:00:14,573 --> 04:00:18,770 is where they truly have an 6302 04:00:18,770 --> 04:00:18,744 opportunity to take things away 6303 04:00:18,744 --> 04:00:21,744 from the council If they 6304 04:00:23,216 --> 04:00:24,500 respond and there's enough 6305 04:00:24,500 --> 04:00:27,650 protest that come in it's my 6306 04:00:27,854 --> 04:00:28,387 understanding they take it out 6307 04:00:28,387 --> 04:00:29,288 of our hands, right? 6308 04:00:29,288 --> 04:00:32,992 So this is one time where I 6309 04:00:32,992 --> 04:00:36,592 truly feel that the public is 6310 04:00:37,129 --> 04:00:37,429 truly the power is in their 6311 04:00:37,429 --> 04:00:38,330 hands. 6312 04:00:38,330 --> 04:00:41,930 What happens if they come back 6313 04:00:42,135 --> 04:00:42,768 in and we get the proper 6314 04:00:42,768 --> 04:00:45,168 threshold from the public? 6315 04:00:47,206 --> 04:00:47,907 This is no you can't even have 6316 04:00:47,907 --> 04:00:48,240 the public hearing that would 6317 04:00:48,240 --> 04:00:50,240 happen. 6318 04:00:51,576 --> 04:00:52,412 >> That would be what it is. 6319 04:00:52,412 --> 04:00:53,790 You can't even vote on it if 6320 04:00:53,790 --> 04:00:55,479 enough protests are received 6321 04:00:56,816 --> 04:00:57,383 And what happens in regards to 6322 04:00:57,383 --> 04:00:59,783 what got us here 6323 04:01:01,386 --> 04:01:02,254 the litigation, the change in 6324 04:01:02,254 --> 04:01:05,854 rates, what happens in the risk 6325 04:01:07,259 --> 04:01:08,127 is in regard yes or no. 6326 04:01:08,127 --> 04:01:10,863 >> That's what I'm trying to 6327 04:01:10,863 --> 04:01:11,831 find out. 6328 04:01:11,831 --> 04:01:12,565 That's why I say what how what 6329 04:01:12,565 --> 04:01:15,268 and how we communicate is very, 6330 04:01:15,268 --> 04:01:16,350 very important. 6331 04:01:16,350 --> 04:01:19,350 That's why I'm asking this 6332 04:01:20,273 --> 04:01:21,400 question What happens? 6333 04:01:21,400 --> 04:01:23,440 Councilmember Foster I don't 6334 04:01:25,878 --> 04:01:26,513 think that's a tested area of 6335 04:01:26,513 --> 04:01:27,146 the law where a court has 6336 04:01:27,146 --> 04:01:30,146 ordered you to change your 6337 04:01:30,750 --> 04:01:31,384 rates to unitary and then there 6338 04:01:31,384 --> 04:01:32,170 were enough protests from 6339 04:01:32,170 --> 04:01:34,954 the public to to stop that 6340 04:01:34,954 --> 04:01:35,822 change. 6341 04:01:35,822 --> 04:01:36,523 I think we could still run 6342 04:01:36,523 --> 04:01:39,726 the risk of being in contempt 6343 04:01:39,726 --> 04:01:40,493 of court for not complying but 6344 04:01:40,493 --> 04:01:41,194 we would offer that as a 6345 04:01:41,194 --> 04:01:44,194 defense of attempted to comply 6346 04:01:44,230 --> 04:01:44,597 But we were stopped But it's 6347 04:01:44,597 --> 04:01:45,297 untested. 6348 04:01:45,297 --> 04:01:48,297 We probably wouldn't know how 6349 04:01:53,373 --> 04:01:54,274 that would result but we still 6350 04:01:54,274 --> 04:01:57,274 have to go through this 218 6351 04:01:57,576 --> 04:01:57,977 process. 6352 04:01:57,977 --> 04:01:58,678 Correct? 6353 04:01:58,678 --> 04:02:01,678 And the courts indicated that 6354 04:02:02,315 --> 04:02:02,849 and understand that wasn't part 6355 04:02:02,849 --> 04:02:04,849 of this discussion. 6356 04:02:07,354 --> 04:02:07,988 >> Yes, we're currently under a 6357 04:02:07,988 --> 04:02:08,588 court order to comply with 6358 04:02:08,588 --> 04:02:10,588 imposing unitary rates. 6359 04:02:12,659 --> 04:02:13,590 We have stipulated to the date 6360 04:02:13,590 --> 04:02:13,760 of JANUARY. 6361 04:02:13,760 --> 04:02:14,126 >> That's not that's not my 6362 04:02:14,126 --> 04:02:16,126 question. 6363 04:02:16,895 --> 04:02:17,631 Are they understand to 18 in 6364 04:02:17,631 --> 04:02:19,499 the process And they again when 6365 04:02:19,499 --> 04:02:23,990 we talk about what's tested and 6366 04:02:24,470 --> 04:02:25,171 what's not tested, that's 6367 04:02:25,171 --> 04:02:25,505 probably up for debate to be 6368 04:02:25,505 --> 04:02:27,505 honest. 6369 04:02:28,875 --> 04:02:29,175 I'll take that as a no. 6370 04:02:29,175 --> 04:02:31,175 Okay. 6371 04:02:34,247 --> 04:02:34,813 Um I'm not going to vote 6372 04:02:34,813 --> 04:02:36,813 affirmative for this. 6373 04:02:38,484 --> 04:02:42,840 I think this is um unfortunate. 6374 04:02:42,222 --> 04:02:43,189 Um I think it speaks to when I 6375 04:02:43,189 --> 04:02:46,789 say every day our system is 6376 04:02:47,794 --> 04:02:48,361 flawed goes back to when I say 6377 04:02:48,361 --> 04:02:50,361 certain things happen. 6378 04:02:51,865 --> 04:02:52,566 It's intentional. 6379 04:02:52,566 --> 04:02:55,566 There's a reason why district 6380 04:02:57,700 --> 04:02:57,637 four is under resourced. 6381 04:02:57,637 --> 04:02:58,405 It's a system issue. 6382 04:02:58,405 --> 04:03:01,405 I mean, quite honestly, I'm 6383 04:03:01,741 --> 04:03:03,741 disgusted. 6384 04:03:06,346 --> 04:03:07,120 Um, Chris um, Kota, I do think 6385 04:03:07,120 --> 04:03:10,120 this comes down to um, 6386 04:03:10,817 --> 04:03:11,551 communication and how we 6387 04:03:11,551 --> 04:03:15,880 communicate to the public and I 6388 04:03:15,880 --> 04:03:15,789 think this is a good 6389 04:03:15,789 --> 04:03:16,489 opportunity to let the public 6390 04:03:16,489 --> 04:03:19,859 know they have more power than 6391 04:03:19,859 --> 04:03:20,527 we do is we release these 218 6392 04:03:20,527 --> 04:03:23,527 documents and I don't think 6393 04:03:24,531 --> 04:03:25,198 they truly, truly understand 6394 04:03:25,198 --> 04:03:28,198 and how significant that is 6395 04:03:30,370 --> 04:03:33,370 because this is this is 6396 04:03:34,541 --> 04:03:37,541 unacceptable And yet we have 6397 04:03:40,113 --> 04:03:40,847 someone from a what do you 6398 04:03:40,847 --> 04:03:41,681 what's the term we use an elite 6399 04:03:41,681 --> 04:03:43,215 And I don't know I don't even 6400 04:03:43,215 --> 04:03:46,215 know the term wealthy wealthy. 6401 04:03:47,988 --> 04:03:48,922 There you go. 6402 04:03:48,922 --> 04:03:51,922 Who who who is utilizing 6403 04:03:52,859 --> 04:03:53,693 the system to their advantage 6404 04:03:53,693 --> 04:03:57,893 And I think that's a very, very 6405 04:03:57,931 --> 04:04:00,931 unfortunate and I really don't 6406 04:04:02,369 --> 04:04:03,700 like the fact that we have to 6407 04:04:03,700 --> 04:04:06,670 sit here and say well that's 6408 04:04:07,400 --> 04:04:08,740 what the courts told us to do. 6409 04:04:08,740 --> 04:04:11,674 Um but okay I'll leave that 6410 04:04:11,945 --> 04:04:12,679 there. 6411 04:04:12,679 --> 04:04:13,379 Council PRESIDENT Thank you and 6412 04:04:13,379 --> 04:04:16,182 thank you for the work on this 6413 04:04:16,182 --> 04:04:16,917 but I'm really interested to 6414 04:04:16,917 --> 04:04:17,184 see what the communication plan 6415 04:04:17,184 --> 04:04:19,184 is. 6416 04:04:21,121 --> 04:04:21,654 I hope you put your 218 package 6417 04:04:21,654 --> 04:04:22,289 together Very well. 6418 04:04:22,289 --> 04:04:25,289 Move that protest form to 6419 04:04:25,993 --> 04:04:26,393 the front not the back buried 6420 04:04:26,393 --> 04:04:27,610 in the back. 6421 04:04:27,610 --> 04:04:30,197 It should be in a different 6422 04:04:30,197 --> 04:04:30,964 color, a different hot pink 6423 04:04:30,964 --> 04:04:34,668 whatever you want to do it in 6424 04:04:34,668 --> 04:04:35,369 So it is highly visible and 6425 04:04:35,369 --> 04:04:38,369 folks return those um because 6426 04:04:39,606 --> 04:04:40,107 this is this is just ridiculous 6427 04:04:40,107 --> 04:04:40,674 So thank you. 6428 04:04:40,674 --> 04:04:41,341 All right Thank you 6429 04:04:41,341 --> 04:04:43,741 Councilmember Foster will go 6430 04:04:44,778 --> 04:04:45,379 next to council member Campbell 6431 04:04:45,379 --> 04:04:48,379 thank you thank you for 6432 04:04:49,616 --> 04:04:50,484 the comments of my colleagues 6433 04:04:50,484 --> 04:04:51,452 First of all I'd just like to 6434 04:04:51,452 --> 04:04:55,322 say that one other thing we can 6435 04:04:55,322 --> 04:04:56,190 do is always remember that we 6436 04:04:56,190 --> 04:04:59,326 need to take into account who 6437 04:04:59,326 --> 04:05:03,526 in the heck are we voting for 6438 04:05:04,640 --> 04:05:07,664 for judges There are two judges 6439 04:05:08,102 --> 04:05:08,435 that ruled against common sense 6440 04:05:08,435 --> 04:05:09,103 . 6441 04:05:09,103 --> 04:05:09,736 >> They didn't care about 6442 04:05:09,736 --> 04:05:12,736 the volume of water used. 6443 04:05:13,741 --> 04:05:17,341 They only cared about the rate 6444 04:05:17,978 --> 04:05:18,479 being the same no matter what 6445 04:05:18,479 --> 04:05:20,479 volume used it. 6446 04:05:23,117 --> 04:05:23,784 It's crazy Big commercial users 6447 04:05:23,784 --> 04:05:27,384 of water use more volume and 6448 04:05:28,322 --> 04:05:31,922 you pay more than single family 6449 04:05:33,270 --> 04:05:33,627 homes or homes that house 6450 04:05:33,627 --> 04:05:36,270 people in an apartment. 6451 04:05:38,165 --> 04:05:38,866 It's just people need to get a 6452 04:05:38,866 --> 04:05:41,866 break were overcharges on just 6453 04:05:42,436 --> 04:05:43,203 about everything Anyway I think 6454 04:05:43,203 --> 04:05:47,174 that we need to find out who 6455 04:05:47,174 --> 04:05:47,875 are these two judges who voted 6456 04:05:47,875 --> 04:05:48,409 in the majority on this Of 6457 04:05:48,409 --> 04:05:50,809 the three judges in 6458 04:05:52,346 --> 04:05:52,913 the appellate court and take 6459 04:05:52,913 --> 04:05:55,913 them to task and only 6460 04:05:56,884 --> 04:05:57,685 the voters can do that And then 6461 04:05:57,685 --> 04:05:58,452 we also have recall as you 6462 04:05:58,452 --> 04:06:01,452 know, in this democracy what 6463 04:06:02,256 --> 04:06:03,900 were some what's left of it. 6464 04:06:03,900 --> 04:06:06,594 So that's what we need to do. 6465 04:06:06,594 --> 04:06:10,794 We need to do what you suggest, 6466 04:06:11,132 --> 04:06:11,899 Councilmember Foster We need to 6467 04:06:11,899 --> 04:06:15,499 talk to the public about using 6468 04:06:16,637 --> 04:06:17,305 common sense in judicial 6469 04:06:17,305 --> 04:06:20,905 matters And we need to make 6470 04:06:21,542 --> 04:06:22,343 sure that the judges we elect 6471 04:06:22,343 --> 04:06:25,912 have common sense and don't get 6472 04:06:25,912 --> 04:06:26,813 so tied up in the minutia of 6473 04:06:26,813 --> 04:06:30,785 every little dot and cross t in 6474 04:06:30,785 --> 04:06:31,452 a in a amendment to the state 6475 04:06:31,452 --> 04:06:33,852 constitution that they lose 6476 04:06:35,323 --> 04:06:36,123 sight of the real question 6477 04:06:36,123 --> 04:06:39,123 which they obviously did in 6478 04:06:39,994 --> 04:06:40,762 this case. 6479 04:06:40,762 --> 04:06:41,529 Obviously if you own a golf 6480 04:06:41,529 --> 04:06:44,529 course and you're sprinkling it 6481 04:06:45,499 --> 04:06:46,200 constantly to keep it green 6482 04:06:46,200 --> 04:06:49,200 you're using more volume than 6483 04:06:49,504 --> 04:06:50,571 the families use. 6484 04:06:50,571 --> 04:06:54,171 So there should be a difference 6485 04:06:54,876 --> 04:06:58,476 And the for some reason this 6486 04:06:58,846 --> 04:06:59,514 court did not see that And 6487 04:06:59,514 --> 04:07:00,470 the Supreme Court refused to 6488 04:07:00,470 --> 04:07:00,581 even take the case. 6489 04:07:00,581 --> 04:07:02,581 Isn't that correct? 6490 04:07:04,285 --> 04:07:04,652 They didn't even take up 6491 04:07:04,652 --> 04:07:05,386 the case. 6492 04:07:05,386 --> 04:07:08,890 >> We have to ask our Supreme 6493 04:07:08,890 --> 04:07:09,590 Court judges what is wrong with 6494 04:07:09,590 --> 04:07:09,856 you that you didn't take this 6495 04:07:09,856 --> 04:07:10,725 up? 6496 04:07:10,725 --> 04:07:13,961 Obviously on the face of it it 6497 04:07:13,961 --> 04:07:14,829 makes absolutely no sense. 6498 04:07:14,829 --> 04:07:19,290 Do you want people to to quit 6499 04:07:19,166 --> 04:07:19,834 using too much water so that we 6500 04:07:19,834 --> 04:07:22,834 can have enough when drought 6501 04:07:23,805 --> 04:07:24,305 occurs or what? 6502 04:07:24,305 --> 04:07:25,172 You know? 6503 04:07:25,172 --> 04:07:28,743 So anyway I think is just I 6504 04:07:28,743 --> 04:07:29,711 agree with all my colleagues 6505 04:07:29,711 --> 04:07:34,148 This is not and I would like to 6506 04:07:34,148 --> 04:07:34,815 vote today in order to bring it 6507 04:07:34,815 --> 04:07:37,417 to the public's attention So 6508 04:07:37,417 --> 04:07:41,170 they will vote OCTOBER 6th And 6509 04:07:42,223 --> 04:07:42,924 in the meantime we can find out 6510 04:07:42,924 --> 04:07:45,693 who exactly are those two 6511 04:07:45,693 --> 04:07:46,427 judges and we can find out 6512 04:07:46,427 --> 04:07:47,162 who's the third one and support 6513 04:07:47,162 --> 04:07:50,364 them because they were the only 6514 04:07:50,364 --> 04:07:51,232 one that made sense. 6515 04:07:51,232 --> 04:07:55,432 And we can also ask our Supreme 6516 04:07:55,570 --> 04:07:56,438 Court justices to reconsider. 6517 04:07:56,438 --> 04:07:56,704 I don't know if that's legal or 6518 04:07:56,704 --> 04:07:57,371 not. 6519 04:07:57,371 --> 04:08:00,308 Can we ask Supreme Court to 6520 04:08:00,308 --> 04:08:02,308 reconsider an appeal? 6521 04:08:05,413 --> 04:08:06,247 Not at this time. 6522 04:08:06,247 --> 04:08:09,750 >> So it looks like we're stuck 6523 04:08:09,750 --> 04:08:10,485 with the vote The recall and 6524 04:08:10,485 --> 04:08:14,850 the public vote on OCTOBER 6th. 6525 04:08:14,922 --> 04:08:18,522 >> Yes or no on the rates. 6526 04:08:19,561 --> 04:08:20,261 So I, I really appreciate 6527 04:08:20,261 --> 04:08:22,263 everything you said And we're 6528 04:08:22,263 --> 04:08:25,863 all in the same terrible boat. 6529 04:08:27,602 --> 04:08:28,569 But thank you so much. 6530 04:08:28,569 --> 04:08:32,169 We'll go over to council member 6531 04:08:33,375 --> 04:08:34,420 Eli Rivera. 6532 04:08:34,420 --> 04:08:34,743 Thank you Class PRESIDENT I 6533 04:08:34,743 --> 04:08:38,246 forgot to ask this earlier but 6534 04:08:38,246 --> 04:08:38,914 I'm almost glad I did it 6535 04:08:38,914 --> 04:08:39,581 because my colleagues had a 6536 04:08:39,581 --> 04:08:40,214 chance to ask the questions 6537 04:08:40,214 --> 04:08:42,417 that they've asked to make 6538 04:08:42,417 --> 04:08:43,840 the points that they made. 6539 04:08:43,840 --> 04:08:46,840 This makes non rate revenue 6540 04:08:46,888 --> 04:08:47,655 that much more important since 6541 04:08:47,655 --> 04:08:50,655 we can't use the rates 6542 04:08:55,830 --> 04:08:56,631 themselves to reward or even 6543 04:08:56,631 --> 04:08:59,631 account for the better behavior 6544 04:09:01,169 --> 04:09:04,169 of folks non rate revenue 6545 04:09:05,707 --> 04:09:06,574 becomes a tool that we can use 6546 04:09:06,574 --> 04:09:10,445 to keep that to keep costs down 6547 04:09:10,445 --> 04:09:13,445 but to help people help 6548 04:09:15,250 --> 04:09:15,784 mitigate the impacts of higher 6549 04:09:15,784 --> 04:09:16,518 rates for folks. 6550 04:09:16,518 --> 04:09:19,518 We had a conversation about 6551 04:09:20,122 --> 04:09:20,922 getting to work in a much more 6552 04:09:20,922 --> 04:09:23,922 assertive way last fall about 6553 04:09:24,993 --> 04:09:27,993 on the utilization of public 6554 04:09:29,640 --> 04:09:29,998 utilities assets. 6555 04:09:29,998 --> 04:09:30,565 Can you give us an update on 6556 04:09:30,565 --> 04:09:32,965 where that stands and 6557 04:09:34,102 --> 04:09:34,802 the progress being made So that 6558 04:09:34,802 --> 04:09:38,402 if these rates do go into 6559 04:09:38,940 --> 04:09:39,675 effect we'll be able to utilize 6560 04:09:39,675 --> 04:09:40,676 non rate revenue for folks? 6561 04:09:40,676 --> 04:09:44,276 >> Yes, and we do agree in 6562 04:09:44,479 --> 04:09:45,460 regards to working towards on 6563 04:09:45,460 --> 04:09:47,446 rate revenue to offset 6564 04:09:48,283 --> 04:09:51,883 the impact on our rate payers 6565 04:09:53,655 --> 04:09:54,423 as we committed last fall. 6566 04:09:54,423 --> 04:09:56,892 We have made progress on moving 6567 04:09:56,892 --> 04:09:57,593 forward in regards to 17 active 6568 04:09:57,593 --> 04:09:58,293 negotiations as it relates to 6569 04:09:58,293 --> 04:09:58,627 our leases and updating those 6570 04:09:58,627 --> 04:10:00,627 leases. 6571 04:10:02,197 --> 04:10:02,731 So we can get additional 6572 04:10:02,731 --> 04:10:03,365 revenue in that way. 6573 04:10:03,365 --> 04:10:05,765 We've had conversations in 6574 04:10:06,735 --> 04:10:07,436 regards to opportunities not 6575 04:10:07,436 --> 04:10:08,135 only with community power but 6576 04:10:08,135 --> 04:10:08,837 others so that way we can see 6577 04:10:08,837 --> 04:10:11,237 they're still developing their 6578 04:10:11,507 --> 04:10:11,940 information So we're working 6579 04:10:11,940 --> 04:10:12,674 towards that. 6580 04:10:12,674 --> 04:10:15,674 In addition we're reviewing all 6581 04:10:16,278 --> 04:10:16,979 of our assets as we've talked 6582 04:10:16,979 --> 04:10:17,479 about how close they are to 6583 04:10:17,479 --> 04:10:17,946 the electric grid 6584 04:10:17,946 --> 04:10:19,946 infrastructure. 6585 04:10:21,316 --> 04:10:21,950 Our existing power purchase 6586 04:10:21,950 --> 04:10:22,551 agreements specifically at 6587 04:10:22,551 --> 04:10:24,951 Alvarado and Otay water 6588 04:10:26,880 --> 04:10:26,822 treatment plants to see if we 6589 04:10:26,822 --> 04:10:30,570 can make those get better deals 6590 04:10:30,570 --> 04:10:30,759 on those and then all other 6591 04:10:30,759 --> 04:10:31,627 facilities as it relates to So 6592 04:10:31,627 --> 04:10:35,227 we are moving all of those 6593 04:10:35,330 --> 04:10:35,997 around to make progress in 6594 04:10:35,997 --> 04:10:36,799 regards to it because we do 6595 04:10:36,799 --> 04:10:40,102 agree with you in regards to 6596 04:10:40,102 --> 04:10:40,769 identifying opportunities and 6597 04:10:40,769 --> 04:10:41,103 increasing non rate revenue. 6598 04:10:41,103 --> 04:10:41,803 >> Okay. 6599 04:10:41,803 --> 04:10:44,472 I appreciate that and I think 6600 04:10:44,472 --> 04:10:45,173 that's an important that 6601 04:10:45,173 --> 04:10:47,573 information would be important 6602 04:10:49,411 --> 04:10:53,611 to come forward as we are faced 6603 04:10:53,749 --> 04:10:56,149 with additional decisions as 6604 04:10:57,619 --> 04:10:58,587 with water rates, the 17 leases 6605 04:10:58,587 --> 04:11:02,787 that are being worked on if I 6606 04:11:03,225 --> 04:11:06,261 recall and I'm going off memory 6607 04:11:06,261 --> 04:11:09,565 it was somewhere in the 80s I 6608 04:11:09,565 --> 04:11:10,332 believe that we're in holdover 6609 04:11:10,332 --> 04:11:13,332 status of about 110 leases that 6610 04:11:14,503 --> 04:11:15,270 he has yet we have about 60 6611 04:11:15,270 --> 04:11:15,938 that are in So we're working at 6612 04:11:15,938 --> 04:11:16,705 that through 17 of those And 6613 04:11:16,705 --> 04:11:19,241 that's just we are constrained 6614 04:11:19,241 --> 04:11:20,109 by resources. 6615 04:11:20,109 --> 04:11:20,743 We are also identifying if we 6616 04:11:20,743 --> 04:11:21,443 should ask for additional 6617 04:11:21,443 --> 04:11:24,413 resources next budget so that 6618 04:11:24,413 --> 04:11:25,180 way we can also do more work. 6619 04:11:25,180 --> 04:11:28,180 >> Yeah but those resources I 6620 04:11:28,984 --> 04:11:29,451 mean that's a cost recoverable 6621 04:11:29,451 --> 04:11:31,451 resource, right? 6622 04:11:33,722 --> 04:11:34,123 It's very much as an investment 6623 04:11:34,123 --> 04:11:34,890 ,correct. 6624 04:11:34,890 --> 04:11:37,890 And my understanding is that 6625 04:11:39,228 --> 04:11:42,828 our partners at mta have been 6626 04:11:43,766 --> 04:11:44,467 willing to to see some of this 6627 04:11:44,467 --> 04:11:44,967 work contracted out so that we 6628 04:11:44,967 --> 04:11:47,367 can play catch up. 6629 04:11:48,170 --> 04:11:48,838 Yeah, we are identifying 6630 04:11:48,838 --> 04:11:49,572 whichever way whether or not 6631 04:11:49,572 --> 04:11:52,572 that's in-house or even outside 6632 04:11:53,409 --> 04:11:54,760 consultants if it's on a 6633 04:11:54,760 --> 04:11:54,543 temporary Yes, all of that. 6634 04:11:54,543 --> 04:11:55,440 >> Okay, great. 6635 04:11:55,440 --> 04:11:57,440 I appreciate that. 6636 04:11:57,713 --> 04:11:58,414 And then the work with 6637 04:11:58,414 --> 04:11:59,115 committee power and the power 6638 04:11:59,115 --> 04:12:02,115 purchase agreement I'm glad to 6639 04:12:02,385 --> 04:12:02,718 hear that that is happening as 6640 04:12:02,718 --> 04:12:03,486 well. 6641 04:12:03,486 --> 04:12:07,860 Every dollar saved on that end 6642 04:12:07,623 --> 04:12:08,324 is a dollar that we don't have 6643 04:12:08,324 --> 04:12:09,910 to pass along and cost. 6644 04:12:09,910 --> 04:12:12,270 So I'm hitting this from both 6645 04:12:12,270 --> 04:12:15,270 directions but the cost savings 6646 04:12:17,233 --> 04:12:17,967 perspective and revenue side of 6647 04:12:17,967 --> 04:12:21,567 things non rate revenue side of 6648 04:12:21,670 --> 04:12:22,371 things super important for 6649 04:12:22,371 --> 04:12:23,390 again we can't lower rates 6650 04:12:23,390 --> 04:12:23,306 necessarily in an equitable 6651 04:12:23,306 --> 04:12:25,306 way. 6652 04:12:27,310 --> 04:12:28,100 We could do it across the board 6653 04:12:28,100 --> 04:12:31,610 but we can also utilize those 6654 04:12:31,980 --> 04:12:32,682 sort of those revenues for for 6655 04:12:32,682 --> 04:12:35,682 programs to serve lower income 6656 04:12:36,452 --> 04:12:37,520 residents to serve seniors, 6657 04:12:37,520 --> 04:12:37,619 people who would be most 6658 04:12:37,619 --> 04:12:39,619 negatively impacted by 6659 04:12:41,424 --> 04:12:41,924 the changes being imposed upon 6660 04:12:41,924 --> 04:12:42,325 us by the courts. 6661 04:12:42,325 --> 04:12:42,992 >> Correct. 6662 04:12:42,992 --> 04:12:43,326 And we're looking at all all 6663 04:12:43,326 --> 04:12:43,593 avenues. 6664 04:12:43,593 --> 04:12:43,959 Yes. 6665 04:12:43,959 --> 04:12:45,959 All right. 6666 04:12:46,729 --> 04:12:47,129 Thank you for that. 6667 04:12:47,129 --> 04:12:47,529 Thank you. 6668 04:12:47,529 --> 04:12:47,896 All right. 6669 04:12:47,896 --> 04:12:48,531 Thank you. 6670 04:12:48,531 --> 04:12:50,531 Councilmember Ella Rivera. 6671 04:12:50,633 --> 04:12:51,000 We'll go next to council member 6672 04:12:51,000 --> 04:12:51,434 Whitburn. 6673 04:12:51,434 --> 04:12:51,934 >> Thank you. 6674 04:12:51,934 --> 04:12:52,468 Council PRESIDENT. 6675 04:12:52,468 --> 04:12:54,468 This is frustrating. 6676 04:12:55,238 --> 04:12:55,905 We've been fighting for lower 6677 04:12:55,905 --> 04:12:58,905 rates because so many people 6678 04:13:00,342 --> 04:13:01,430 are struggling and now we have 6679 04:13:01,430 --> 04:13:04,430 a court ruling that interferes 6680 04:13:04,446 --> 04:13:07,446 with those efforts In addition 6681 04:13:09,251 --> 04:13:09,585 to the court ordered rate 6682 04:13:09,585 --> 04:13:11,585 impacts. 6683 04:13:13,989 --> 04:13:14,756 There is also the $40 million 6684 04:13:14,756 --> 04:13:17,756 in refunds that have been 6685 04:13:18,828 --> 04:13:19,829 ordered. 6686 04:13:19,829 --> 04:13:20,797 But I do want to make it clear 6687 04:13:20,797 --> 04:13:24,990 that that will not come out of 6688 04:13:24,990 --> 04:13:24,734 the general fund That will be 6689 04:13:24,734 --> 04:13:27,134 entirely within the water 6690 04:13:29,138 --> 04:13:29,939 utility fund, correct? 6691 04:13:29,939 --> 04:13:30,373 >> It is only from the water 6692 04:13:30,373 --> 04:13:32,373 utility fund. 6693 04:13:33,609 --> 04:13:34,176 So that will not impact 6694 04:13:34,176 --> 04:13:36,176 homelessness funding. 6695 04:13:38,514 --> 04:13:38,981 It will not impact public 6696 04:13:38,981 --> 04:13:39,782 safety funding. 6697 04:13:39,782 --> 04:13:42,782 It will not impact street 6698 04:13:43,119 --> 04:13:43,953 paving. 6699 04:13:43,953 --> 04:13:48,153 It will all have to be dealt 6700 04:13:48,291 --> 04:13:49,250 with within the finances of 6701 04:13:49,250 --> 04:13:51,425 the public utilities department 6702 04:13:52,861 --> 04:13:53,463 And in the short term you're 6703 04:13:53,463 --> 04:13:56,463 saying it will result in 6704 04:13:57,133 --> 04:13:57,567 deferred capital improvement 6705 04:13:57,567 --> 04:13:58,234 projects? 6706 04:13:58,234 --> 04:14:00,634 >> Yeah, we are currently 6707 04:14:00,870 --> 04:14:01,571 looking at we have identified a 6708 04:14:01,571 --> 04:14:02,272 potentially about $30 million 6709 04:14:02,272 --> 04:14:05,872 that we'll have to offset but 6710 04:14:06,342 --> 04:14:07,430 we are trying to identify 6711 04:14:07,430 --> 04:14:07,644 whether or not we really truly 6712 04:14:07,644 --> 04:14:08,377 have to defer that or if 6713 04:14:08,377 --> 04:14:11,377 there's any other places for 6714 04:14:11,614 --> 04:14:12,348 savings because we're trying to 6715 04:14:12,348 --> 04:14:12,682 do our due diligence in regards 6716 04:14:12,682 --> 04:14:13,383 to that. 6717 04:14:13,383 --> 04:14:16,119 We won't have that information 6718 04:14:16,119 --> 04:14:16,853 completely finalized until a 6719 04:14:16,853 --> 04:14:17,186 little bit later in the summer. 6720 04:14:17,186 --> 04:14:17,687 >> Okay. 6721 04:14:17,687 --> 04:14:19,687 I appreciate that. 6722 04:14:20,990 --> 04:14:21,657 My hope would be that it 6723 04:14:21,657 --> 04:14:22,358 doesn't hit rates so and I 6724 04:14:22,358 --> 04:14:22,692 appreciate your attentiveness 6725 04:14:22,692 --> 04:14:24,692 to that. 6726 04:14:25,695 --> 04:14:26,329 We will not be asking for it to 6727 04:14:26,329 --> 04:14:26,895 be increasing this revenue 6728 04:14:26,895 --> 04:14:28,895 requirement right now. 6729 04:14:30,567 --> 04:14:31,267 So what's going through on 2027 6730 04:14:31,267 --> 04:14:31,801 is exactly what was previously 6731 04:14:31,801 --> 04:14:32,235 adopted by Council. 6732 04:14:32,235 --> 04:14:34,235 >> Thank you. 6733 04:14:34,771 --> 04:14:35,337 Thank you. 6734 04:14:35,337 --> 04:14:35,706 >> Council PRESIDENT. 6735 04:14:35,706 --> 04:14:36,720 All right. 6736 04:14:36,720 --> 04:14:38,720 Thank you. 6737 04:14:39,420 --> 04:14:39,909 Council member Whitburn. 6738 04:14:39,909 --> 04:14:40,610 A lot of good questions, a lot 6739 04:14:40,610 --> 04:14:43,610 of trying to really work 6740 04:14:45,480 --> 04:14:45,748 through this I think by some of 6741 04:14:45,748 --> 04:14:49,348 the comments of my client, my 6742 04:14:50,487 --> 04:14:51,254 clients I my clients, 6743 04:14:51,254 --> 04:14:54,254 the consultant that comes back 6744 04:14:55,250 --> 04:14:55,758 on I would urge you to think 6745 04:14:55,758 --> 04:14:58,762 very carefully when you look at 6746 04:14:58,762 --> 04:14:59,196 the cip and which projects you 6747 04:14:59,196 --> 04:14:59,930 opt to defer. 6748 04:14:59,930 --> 04:15:03,133 I know you were deferring some 6749 04:15:03,133 --> 04:15:03,767 already to keep the rates that 6750 04:15:03,767 --> 04:15:04,401 we previously approved but 6751 04:15:04,401 --> 04:15:07,401 think about it district by 6752 04:15:08,472 --> 04:15:11,472 district would be my suggestion 6753 04:15:12,909 --> 04:15:13,777 going forward the engineer 6754 04:15:13,777 --> 04:15:14,511 wants to come out me and do a 6755 04:15:14,511 --> 04:15:16,911 whole different explanation but 6756 04:15:17,113 --> 04:15:17,980 I don't think anybody wants to 6757 04:15:17,980 --> 04:15:22,180 hear it from me so I'm not 6758 04:15:22,419 --> 04:15:23,860 going to go there But I think 6759 04:15:23,860 --> 04:15:25,486 you heard there's unanimity 6760 04:15:26,990 --> 04:15:27,724 across the council that no 6761 04:15:27,724 --> 04:15:28,325 one's happy with this but court 6762 04:15:28,325 --> 04:15:31,325 order is a court order. 6763 04:15:31,928 --> 04:15:32,596 So with that we have a motion 6764 04:15:32,596 --> 04:15:33,229 by myself to move the staff 6765 04:15:33,229 --> 04:15:33,863 recommendation a second by 6766 04:15:33,863 --> 04:15:36,263 council member Eli Rivera 6767 04:15:36,299 --> 04:15:37,100 Please call the roll. 6768 04:15:37,100 --> 04:15:40,100 I started the voting system. 6769 04:15:45,541 --> 04:15:48,541 Please cast your vote That 6770 04:15:50,714 --> 04:15:51,415 passes 7 to 1 with 6771 04:15:51,415 --> 04:15:52,490 Councilmember Foster voting no 6772 04:15:52,490 --> 04:15:52,381 and Councilmember Kemp you 6773 04:15:52,381 --> 04:15:52,749 absent. 6774 04:15:52,749 --> 04:15:54,749 Thank you. 6775 04:15:54,785 --> 04:15:55,185 Council PRESIDENT. 6776 04:15:55,185 --> 04:15:55,552 All right. 6777 04:15:55,552 --> 04:15:57,552 Thank you. 6778 04:16:00,570 --> 04:16:00,891 City Clerk All right. 6779 04:16:00,891 --> 04:16:04,227 With that the City Clerk Please 6780 04:16:04,227 --> 04:16:05,128 introduce items as final five 6781 04:16:05,128 --> 04:16:05,495 and item 330 that will be heard 6782 04:16:05,495 --> 04:16:07,495 together. 6783 04:16:09,566 --> 04:16:10,334 Thank you. 6784 04:16:10,334 --> 04:16:12,501 Council PRESIDENT Item s5o5 is 6785 04:16:12,501 --> 04:16:13,203 declaring the results of 6786 04:16:13,203 --> 04:16:13,804 the JUNE 2nd, 2026 municipal 6787 04:16:13,804 --> 04:16:16,204 primary election held in 6788 04:16:18,141 --> 04:16:18,842 the city of San Diego This item 6789 04:16:18,842 --> 04:16:19,141 is not subject to the mayor's 6790 04:16:19,141 --> 04:16:19,910 veto. 6791 04:16:19,910 --> 04:16:22,846 An item 330 is calling a 6792 04:16:22,846 --> 04:16:23,613 general election in the city of 6793 04:16:23,613 --> 04:16:26,182 San Diego to be held on 6794 04:16:26,182 --> 04:16:26,917 Tuesday, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2026 and 6795 04:16:26,917 --> 04:16:29,317 consolidating the election with 6796 04:16:32,890 --> 04:16:32,856 the statewide general election. 6797 04:16:32,856 --> 04:16:33,357 This item is not subject to 6798 04:16:33,357 --> 04:16:33,724 the mayor's veto. 6799 04:16:33,724 --> 04:16:35,724 Thank you. 6800 04:16:37,127 --> 04:16:37,961 Council PRESIDENT All right 6801 04:16:37,961 --> 04:16:38,695 with that I see you have one of 6802 04:16:38,695 --> 04:16:39,263 your city clerk staff so please 6803 04:16:39,263 --> 04:16:41,263 introduce yourself for 6804 04:16:41,497 --> 04:16:42,660 the record and let us know how 6805 04:16:42,660 --> 04:16:42,699 much time you need for 6806 04:16:42,699 --> 04:16:44,699 the combined presentation. 6807 04:16:45,135 --> 04:16:45,436 I'll be requesting four minutes 6808 04:16:45,436 --> 04:16:45,736 today. 6809 04:16:45,736 --> 04:16:46,203 Okay. 6810 04:16:46,203 --> 04:16:46,936 Good afternoon. 6811 04:16:46,936 --> 04:16:49,336 Honorable Council PRESIDENT And 6812 04:16:50,240 --> 04:16:50,975 City Council members. 6813 04:16:50,975 --> 04:16:51,709 My name is Christine Hernandez 6814 04:16:51,709 --> 04:16:54,811 and I am the Deputy Director of 6815 04:16:54,811 --> 04:16:55,512 Elections and City Connections 6816 04:16:55,512 --> 04:16:55,813 with the Office of the City 6817 04:16:55,813 --> 04:16:56,579 Clerk. 6818 04:16:56,579 --> 04:16:59,616 I am here to report a summary 6819 04:16:59,616 --> 04:17:00,317 of the results of the primary 6820 04:17:00,317 --> 04:17:03,317 election held on Tuesday JUNE 6821 04:17:03,887 --> 04:17:04,655 2nd, 2026 as outlined in Item 6822 04:17:04,655 --> 04:17:07,655 330 and give you a brief 6823 04:17:07,791 --> 04:17:08,492 presentation on item s5o5 6824 04:17:08,492 --> 04:17:09,159 calling the general municipal 6825 04:17:09,159 --> 04:17:12,563 election in the City of San 6826 04:17:12,563 --> 04:17:13,163 Diego to be held on Tuesday 6827 04:17:13,163 --> 04:17:15,163 NOVEMBER 3rd, 2026 and 6828 04:17:15,733 --> 04:17:18,133 consolidating the election with 6829 04:17:20,737 --> 04:17:21,380 the statewide general election 6830 04:17:21,380 --> 04:17:21,705 . 6831 04:17:21,705 --> 04:17:22,573 The top two vote getters in 6832 04:17:22,573 --> 04:17:26,176 each of the four races are as 6833 04:17:26,176 --> 04:17:26,843 follows For the Office of 6834 04:17:26,843 --> 04:17:27,511 Council District two Richard 6835 04:17:27,511 --> 04:17:30,511 Bailey and Nicole Crosby for 6836 04:17:31,181 --> 04:17:31,849 the Office of Council District 6837 04:17:31,849 --> 04:17:34,849 four Henry Foster the third 6838 04:17:35,619 --> 04:17:36,252 incumbent and Martha Abraham 6839 04:17:36,252 --> 04:17:36,954 for the Office of Council 6840 04:17:36,954 --> 04:17:39,954 District six Ken Lee incumbent 6841 04:17:40,491 --> 04:17:41,125 and Mark Powell for the Office 6842 04:17:41,125 --> 04:17:41,826 of Council District eight 6843 04:17:41,826 --> 04:17:44,826 Antonio Martinez and head out 6844 04:17:45,662 --> 04:17:46,363 of out Ramirez. 6845 04:17:46,363 --> 04:17:47,300 The percentage of the vote an 6846 04:17:47,300 --> 04:17:50,300 outcome for ballot measure a 6847 04:17:50,234 --> 04:17:50,934 city of San Diego non primary 6848 04:17:50,934 --> 04:17:54,534 homes tax on the JUNE 2nd 2020 6849 04:17:54,805 --> 04:17:55,472 sixth primary election is as 6850 04:17:55,472 --> 04:17:57,472 follows There were 155,050 6851 04:18:00,110 --> 04:18:03,110 votes in favor or 46.85% and 6852 04:18:03,980 --> 04:18:05,980 there were 175,898 votes 6853 04:18:07,685 --> 04:18:08,285 against or 53.15%. 6854 04:18:08,285 --> 04:18:10,685 This measure required a 6855 04:18:12,589 --> 04:18:13,290 majority vote for approval 6856 04:18:13,290 --> 04:18:13,924 Measure a did not receive 6857 04:18:13,924 --> 04:18:14,558 the affirmative vote of a 6858 04:18:14,558 --> 04:18:16,958 majority of the qualified 6859 04:18:17,895 --> 04:18:18,596 voters voting on the measure 6860 04:18:18,596 --> 04:18:22,196 and is hereby declared to have 6861 04:18:23,340 --> 04:18:23,600 been failed Item as five of 6862 04:18:23,600 --> 04:18:24,168 five calls the general 6863 04:18:24,168 --> 04:18:24,869 municipal election and 6864 04:18:24,869 --> 04:18:27,269 consolidates the election with 6865 04:18:27,471 --> 04:18:28,272 the statewide general election 6866 04:18:28,272 --> 04:18:30,808 to be held on Tuesday NOVEMBER 6867 04:18:30,808 --> 04:18:31,509 3rd, 2026. 6868 04:18:31,509 --> 04:18:32,243 The ordinance and resolution 6869 04:18:32,243 --> 04:18:35,243 before the Council are required 6870 04:18:35,880 --> 04:18:36,580 to call this election and 6871 04:18:36,580 --> 04:18:37,281 authorize the City Comptroller 6872 04:18:37,281 --> 04:18:40,881 to reimburse the County of San 6873 04:18:41,180 --> 04:18:41,719 Diego for the actual and direct 6874 04:18:41,719 --> 04:18:42,419 cost of the services performed 6875 04:18:42,419 --> 04:18:45,356 by the Registrar of Voters in 6876 04:18:45,356 --> 04:18:45,723 connection with the election 6877 04:18:45,723 --> 04:18:46,524 services. 6878 04:18:46,524 --> 04:18:50,394 This the cost will be borne by 6879 04:18:50,394 --> 04:18:51,950 the city's general fund 6880 04:18:51,950 --> 04:18:51,696 the approved fiscal year 2027 6881 04:18:51,696 --> 04:18:54,960 budgeted amount for this 6882 04:18:55,366 --> 04:18:57,766 election in the citywide 6883 04:18:59,137 --> 04:18:59,470 program expenditures is $2.331 6884 04:18:59,470 --> 04:19:00,104 million. 6885 04:19:00,104 --> 04:19:00,671 The actual costs will vary 6886 04:19:00,671 --> 04:19:03,710 depending on how many 6887 04:19:04,509 --> 04:19:05,142 jurisdictions participate. 6888 04:19:05,142 --> 04:19:05,676 The term voters assigns 6889 04:19:05,676 --> 04:19:08,760 election costs in a 6890 04:19:09,280 --> 04:19:09,880 consolidated election using a 6891 04:19:09,880 --> 04:19:10,548 weighted average method. 6892 04:19:10,548 --> 04:19:13,548 This attributes cost to each 6893 04:19:14,152 --> 04:19:14,752 jurisdiction based on 6894 04:19:14,752 --> 04:19:15,486 the number of contests, 6895 04:19:15,486 --> 04:19:16,221 the number of registered voters 6896 04:19:16,221 --> 04:19:19,570 and the number of sample ballot 6897 04:19:19,570 --> 04:19:21,570 pages. 6898 04:19:23,194 --> 04:19:26,497 The city of San Diego has 6899 04:19:26,497 --> 04:19:27,970 840,544 registered voters as of 6900 04:19:27,970 --> 04:19:27,765 the JULY 1st 2026 report 6901 04:19:27,765 --> 04:19:30,765 provided by the Registrar of 6902 04:19:31,268 --> 04:19:32,200 Voters This concludes my 6903 04:19:32,200 --> 04:19:32,703 presentation and the City Clerk 6904 04:19:32,703 --> 04:19:36,440 and I are happy to answer any 6905 04:19:36,440 --> 04:19:36,841 of your questions. 6906 04:19:36,841 --> 04:19:37,508 All right. 6907 04:19:37,508 --> 04:19:37,842 Thank you Christine for that 6908 04:19:37,842 --> 04:19:38,476 report. 6909 04:19:38,476 --> 04:19:40,876 Clerk Please proceed with 6910 04:19:41,578 --> 04:19:42,460 public comment on both items. 6911 04:19:42,460 --> 04:19:42,680 >> Thank you. 6912 04:19:42,680 --> 04:19:44,680 Council PRESIDENT Anthony 6913 04:19:45,850 --> 04:19:46,484 Ralphs If you can please come 6914 04:19:46,484 --> 04:19:47,185 forward you will have two 6915 04:19:47,185 --> 04:19:50,785 minutes to speak on both items 6916 04:19:51,210 --> 04:19:51,656 505 and item 330. 6917 04:19:51,656 --> 04:19:54,656 After that we have Blair 6918 04:20:00,331 --> 04:20:02,731 Beekman and allegedly Audra. 6919 04:20:04,936 --> 04:20:05,706 Good afternoon Council. 6920 04:20:05,706 --> 04:20:06,204 >> There's different ways of 6921 04:20:06,204 --> 04:20:08,204 saying thank you. 6922 04:20:09,774 --> 04:20:13,178 I don't want mine to be empty 6923 04:20:13,178 --> 04:20:13,945 words So I bring these flowers 6924 04:20:13,945 --> 04:20:14,679 and one of them is for 6925 04:20:14,679 --> 04:20:15,460 the Carver and the other is for 6926 04:20:15,460 --> 04:20:17,460 you, MS.. 6927 04:20:17,982 --> 04:20:18,750 Fuentes, for all of your work 6928 04:20:18,750 --> 04:20:19,484 ensuring that we will be able 6929 04:20:19,484 --> 04:20:20,185 to continue group presentations 6930 04:20:20,185 --> 04:20:23,555 online I know that's not part 6931 04:20:23,555 --> 04:20:23,988 of the agenda item so I will 6932 04:20:23,988 --> 04:20:25,988 get on topic. 6933 04:20:28,393 --> 04:20:29,600 I would love to see I wonder if 6934 04:20:29,600 --> 04:20:29,694 there's a possibility I know 6935 04:20:29,694 --> 04:20:32,130 that we have an ordinance 6936 04:20:32,130 --> 04:20:32,863 making sure that NOVEMBER 3rd 6937 04:20:32,863 --> 04:20:33,565 nationally is the same day that 6938 04:20:33,565 --> 04:20:34,320 we vote with the other places 6939 04:20:34,320 --> 04:20:36,320 in the country. 6940 04:20:36,568 --> 04:20:37,235 But I'm curious to see what 6941 04:20:37,235 --> 04:20:37,936 would happen, what kind of a 6942 04:20:37,936 --> 04:20:41,720 voter turnout we would get if 6943 04:20:41,720 --> 04:20:41,839 we could do it on a Saturday. 6944 04:20:41,839 --> 04:20:42,507 I know nationally it's we have 6945 04:20:42,507 --> 04:20:45,507 all those studies that have 6946 04:20:46,211 --> 04:20:46,911 shown that we'd get much bigger 6947 04:20:46,911 --> 04:20:47,912 voter turnout if we could have 6948 04:20:47,912 --> 04:20:50,648 it on a day that a majority of 6949 04:20:50,648 --> 04:20:51,182 the people in this country 6950 04:20:51,182 --> 04:20:51,916 don't have to work. 6951 04:20:51,916 --> 04:20:52,417 But I don't know if that's 6952 04:20:52,417 --> 04:20:54,417 actually feasible. 6953 04:20:55,987 --> 04:20:56,620 Thank you for the clarifying 6954 04:20:56,620 --> 04:20:59,200 comments on the positions 6955 04:20:59,925 --> 04:21:00,792 earlier that were spoken to. 6956 04:21:00,792 --> 04:21:01,559 I also got these flowers for 6957 04:21:01,559 --> 04:21:05,620 you Henry Foster Good luck with 6958 04:21:05,620 --> 04:21:05,997 your race. 6959 04:21:05,997 --> 04:21:06,765 I actually just put out one of 6960 04:21:06,765 --> 04:21:09,601 your signs which I got from one 6961 04:21:09,601 --> 04:21:10,401 of your constituents Michelle I 6962 04:21:10,401 --> 04:21:11,369 put out one of your yard signs 6963 04:21:11,369 --> 04:21:14,505 in front of my parents house in 6964 04:21:14,505 --> 04:21:15,473 Coronado which I know obviously 6965 04:21:15,473 --> 04:21:19,644 that's not in your area in your 6966 04:21:19,644 --> 04:21:20,345 district but I know that 6967 04:21:20,345 --> 04:21:21,790 there's a lot of workers from 6968 04:21:21,790 --> 04:21:24,790 your district that work in 6969 04:21:24,316 --> 04:21:25,490 Coronado and we're trying to 6970 04:21:25,490 --> 04:21:25,784 get visibility out there So let 6971 04:21:25,784 --> 04:21:28,319 me know if you need help 6972 04:21:28,319 --> 04:21:29,287 walking and canvasing. 6973 04:21:29,287 --> 04:21:29,988 I'm happy to do that and I 6974 04:21:29,988 --> 04:21:32,388 appreciate you routinely being 6975 04:21:33,825 --> 04:21:34,526 someone on this council that 6976 04:21:34,526 --> 04:21:37,526 stands up to police brutality, 6977 04:21:38,296 --> 04:21:38,997 stands up for police 6978 04:21:38,997 --> 04:21:41,397 accountability, stands up for 6979 04:21:43,535 --> 04:21:44,202 civilian oversight for not only 6980 04:21:44,202 --> 04:21:44,902 and you've discussed use in 6981 04:21:44,902 --> 04:21:47,302 your own words Accountability 6982 04:21:48,139 --> 04:21:48,907 is a bare minimum. 6983 04:21:48,907 --> 04:21:49,508 Accountability is just a start 6984 04:21:49,508 --> 04:21:50,341 And I completely agree. 6985 04:21:50,341 --> 04:21:53,545 So I want to thank you 6986 04:21:53,545 --> 04:21:54,245 wholehearted Lee for all 6987 04:21:54,245 --> 04:21:55,113 the work that you're doing and 6988 04:21:55,113 --> 04:21:58,784 I want to support you in your 6989 04:21:58,784 --> 04:21:59,151 upcoming election And thanks 6990 04:21:59,151 --> 04:21:59,518 everybody. 6991 04:21:59,518 --> 04:22:01,518 Thank you. 6992 04:22:04,456 --> 04:22:04,789 Item s5 five and 330 for Blair 6993 04:22:04,789 --> 04:22:05,457 Beckman. 6994 04:22:05,457 --> 04:22:06,591 >> You'll have two minutes. 6995 04:22:06,591 --> 04:22:08,591 Please proceed. 6996 04:22:17,569 --> 04:22:17,969 Oh, hi. 6997 04:22:17,969 --> 04:22:19,969 By Beekman. 6998 04:22:21,840 --> 04:22:22,507 Um, thank you. 6999 04:22:22,507 --> 04:22:23,375 Thank you for this item. 7000 04:22:23,375 --> 04:22:27,450 It's very nice to speak to uh, 7001 04:22:27,450 --> 04:22:27,679 the ideas of procedures and 7002 04:22:27,679 --> 04:22:30,679 what we've been through in 7003 04:22:31,517 --> 04:22:32,217 the past six months three 7004 04:22:32,217 --> 04:22:35,120 months and what we'll be going 7005 04:22:35,120 --> 04:22:35,854 forward to ensure the next hall 7006 04:22:35,854 --> 04:22:36,155 and for the remainder of this 7007 04:22:36,155 --> 04:22:38,155 year. 7008 04:22:40,592 --> 04:22:41,292 >> Um, thank you for these 7009 04:22:41,292 --> 04:22:44,292 efforts And then our election 7010 04:22:45,230 --> 04:22:46,980 process is continuing. 7011 04:22:46,980 --> 04:22:49,698 We have two persons on our 7012 04:22:50,636 --> 04:22:51,360 council who I think are very 7013 04:22:51,360 --> 04:22:51,870 well liked. 7014 04:22:51,870 --> 04:22:55,470 They have good ideas and good 7015 04:22:56,410 --> 04:22:56,475 ways to work and they are going 7016 04:22:56,475 --> 04:22:57,209 for election. 7017 04:22:57,209 --> 04:23:00,809 They're up for election at this 7018 04:23:01,646 --> 04:23:02,348 time and they have some tough 7019 04:23:02,348 --> 04:23:03,582 campaigns to look how they can 7020 04:23:03,582 --> 04:23:04,316 uh how how they're there. 7021 04:23:04,316 --> 04:23:06,716 Election process will continue. 7022 04:23:10,890 --> 04:23:10,656 Um I in the spirit of that in 7023 04:23:10,656 --> 04:23:13,560 the spirit of learning 7024 04:23:14,937 --> 04:23:15,627 the election process you 7025 04:23:15,627 --> 04:23:16,295 probably know my feelings that 7026 04:23:16,295 --> 04:23:19,895 I'm learning you know my own 7027 04:23:19,898 --> 04:23:20,532 process of how a community can 7028 04:23:20,532 --> 04:23:23,532 work better And I've been 7029 04:23:25,871 --> 04:23:26,639 really wanting a certain item 7030 04:23:26,639 --> 04:23:27,339 and items to be thought about 7031 04:23:27,339 --> 04:23:30,843 and moving forward And I mean 7032 04:23:30,843 --> 04:23:31,510 it's been my personal feeling 7033 04:23:31,510 --> 04:23:32,211 we to move forward with 7034 04:23:32,211 --> 04:23:33,780 the block things this fall but 7035 04:23:33,780 --> 04:23:35,648 I realize that we MAY have to 7036 04:23:35,648 --> 04:23:36,348 wait And in the spirit of 7037 04:23:36,348 --> 04:23:39,348 the election process I've been 7038 04:23:40,686 --> 04:23:40,986 trying to develop ideas for her 7039 04:23:40,986 --> 04:23:41,654 . 7040 04:23:41,654 --> 04:23:45,254 The process can be a process 7041 04:23:45,991 --> 04:23:46,725 process as part of a dialog of 7042 04:23:46,725 --> 04:23:47,426 just better understanding where 7043 04:23:47,426 --> 04:23:50,290 people are coming from and why 7044 04:23:50,290 --> 04:23:50,896 they want to leave. 7045 04:23:50,896 --> 04:23:51,597 We don't have to have final 7046 04:23:51,597 --> 04:23:52,331 answers this fall but just if 7047 04:23:52,331 --> 04:23:55,331 we're talking about the subject 7048 04:23:55,634 --> 04:23:56,335 matter as part of the election 7049 04:23:56,335 --> 04:23:59,335 process, as our procedures of 7050 04:24:00,506 --> 04:24:01,206 community best practices that i 7051 04:24:01,206 --> 04:24:01,907 figured out, that's the way we 7052 04:24:01,907 --> 04:24:05,507 should be working and I think 7053 04:24:05,944 --> 04:24:06,544 it'll accomplish a lot for all 7054 04:24:06,544 --> 04:24:07,313 of us to the community. 7055 04:24:07,313 --> 04:24:08,130 Everyone can get a better sense 7056 04:24:08,130 --> 04:24:11,130 of what our surveillance and 7057 04:24:11,884 --> 04:24:12,651 tech is. 7058 04:24:12,651 --> 04:24:13,219 Lapd is leaving Flock They just 7059 04:24:13,219 --> 04:24:15,219 announced that today. 7060 04:24:18,223 --> 04:24:19,910 So it's an important matter. 7061 04:24:19,910 --> 04:24:19,424 >> We can't just push under 7062 04:24:19,424 --> 04:24:20,920 the rug. 7063 04:24:20,920 --> 04:24:20,926 Let's hope we can keep it an 7064 04:24:20,926 --> 04:24:22,929 open subject this fall And good 7065 04:24:22,929 --> 04:24:23,696 luck. 7066 04:24:23,696 --> 04:24:24,363 >> Thank you for that 7067 04:24:24,363 --> 04:24:26,363 concluding remark allegedly 7068 04:24:27,233 --> 04:24:30,833 Andrea Also on both items just 7069 04:24:32,571 --> 04:24:33,306 really quick for a point of 7070 04:24:33,306 --> 04:24:36,906 information as far as a charter 7071 04:24:38,477 --> 04:24:39,144 city, can you guys do you not 7072 04:24:39,144 --> 04:24:42,144 have the autonomy to govern 7073 04:24:44,450 --> 04:24:45,840 locally without a kind of 7074 04:24:45,840 --> 04:24:47,840 negating the constitution? 7075 04:24:49,755 --> 04:24:50,356 I understand that to 18 is part 7076 04:24:50,356 --> 04:24:50,990 of the Constitution but 7077 04:24:50,990 --> 04:24:54,590 anything that is in law or 7078 04:24:55,194 --> 04:24:55,895 anything like that that is 7079 04:24:55,895 --> 04:24:56,429 against people's rights would 7080 04:24:56,429 --> 04:24:58,429 be unconstitutional. 7081 04:25:01,867 --> 04:25:02,568 So I'm just wondering do you 7082 04:25:02,568 --> 04:25:03,269 not have the ability to stand 7083 04:25:03,269 --> 04:25:03,736 outside that if you would In a 7084 04:25:03,736 --> 04:25:04,404 point of order? 7085 04:25:04,404 --> 04:25:06,906 I would like point of order. 7086 04:25:06,906 --> 04:25:07,373 That's what I meant. 7087 04:25:07,373 --> 04:25:07,673 Well, whatever. 7088 04:25:07,673 --> 04:25:08,139 Okay. 7089 04:25:08,139 --> 04:25:08,774 Point of order. 7090 04:25:08,774 --> 04:25:10,877 The attorney says we're on 7091 04:25:10,877 --> 04:25:11,376 solid ground with Prop 218 and 7092 04:25:11,376 --> 04:25:12,111 how we implement. 7093 04:25:12,111 --> 04:25:16,311 I know, but what I'm saying is 7094 04:25:16,448 --> 04:25:16,715 if you're a charter, can you 7095 04:25:16,715 --> 04:25:17,650 not? 7096 04:25:17,650 --> 04:25:18,350 >> I don't know And I can take 7097 04:25:18,350 --> 04:25:18,684 it up with the city attorney's 7098 04:25:18,684 --> 04:25:18,985 office. 7099 04:25:18,985 --> 04:25:20,985 Okay. 7100 04:25:21,453 --> 04:25:22,550 I just think that you guys need 7101 04:25:22,550 --> 04:25:22,655 to think more about that 7102 04:25:22,655 --> 04:25:23,356 because you should have 7103 04:25:23,356 --> 04:25:23,656 the autonomy to go outside of 7104 04:25:23,656 --> 04:25:25,656 that. 7105 04:25:27,226 --> 04:25:28,930 All of you guys are upset So I 7106 04:25:28,930 --> 04:25:28,694 mean if you are a charter then 7107 04:25:28,694 --> 04:25:29,162 you should be able to go 7108 04:25:29,162 --> 04:25:31,162 outside of that. 7109 04:25:32,798 --> 04:25:33,466 So I didn't because I didn't 7110 04:25:33,466 --> 04:25:37,660 say point of order for real. 7111 04:25:37,970 --> 04:25:38,638 Oh my gosh. 7112 04:25:38,638 --> 04:25:39,272 Well what it's like you're 7113 04:25:39,272 --> 04:25:39,605 learning You know what I'm 7114 04:25:39,605 --> 04:25:41,605 saying? 7115 04:25:43,710 --> 04:25:44,377 Like I mean whatever That's 7116 04:25:44,377 --> 04:25:45,440 what's so ridiculous is like 7117 04:25:45,440 --> 04:25:45,744 you guys want to Okay, well 7118 04:25:45,744 --> 04:25:49,344 they always calling a point of 7119 04:25:52,885 --> 04:25:53,185 order then because that's. 7120 04:25:53,185 --> 04:25:53,853 Yeah. 7121 04:25:53,853 --> 04:25:54,520 Anyway, this is interesting 7122 04:25:54,520 --> 04:25:58,120 because it's like I mean you 7123 04:25:59,625 --> 04:26:00,426 guys sit here and you know, 7124 04:26:00,426 --> 04:26:03,162 want to talk about voting and 7125 04:26:03,162 --> 04:26:03,763 it's like I mean Prop 218 7126 04:26:03,763 --> 04:26:04,463 totally negates people's 7127 04:26:04,463 --> 04:26:05,197 ability to make sure that they 7128 04:26:05,197 --> 04:26:08,197 don't have water rate increases 7129 04:26:09,169 --> 04:26:09,869 and like this ensures that they 7130 04:26:09,869 --> 04:26:10,570 will always go through because 7131 04:26:10,570 --> 04:26:14,170 if you guys think that you're 7132 04:26:15,308 --> 04:26:15,975 going to be held in contempt if 7133 04:26:15,975 --> 04:26:16,643 people protest like doesn't 7134 04:26:16,643 --> 04:26:20,243 that negate the fact that if 7135 04:26:21,414 --> 04:26:22,148 people protest that's their 7136 04:26:22,148 --> 04:26:22,449 voice and that's what should be 7137 04:26:22,449 --> 04:26:23,115 heard. 7138 04:26:23,115 --> 04:26:23,783 It's just that because it's 7139 04:26:23,783 --> 04:26:26,183 like you're basically saying 7140 04:26:27,453 --> 04:26:28,188 that even if the people do 7141 04:26:28,188 --> 04:26:29,550 you're going to pass it anyway. 7142 04:26:29,550 --> 04:26:29,621 >> So I mean how is it that's 7143 04:26:29,621 --> 04:26:32,210 not what we said. 7144 04:26:32,725 --> 04:26:33,459 You're not talking to the two 7145 04:26:33,459 --> 04:26:34,940 agenda items which are Yeah I'm 7146 04:26:34,940 --> 04:26:36,494 talking about voting them. 7147 04:26:37,663 --> 04:26:38,431 Yeah, it's about elections. 7148 04:26:38,431 --> 04:26:39,640 So I'm just saying like with 7149 04:26:39,640 --> 04:26:39,699 elections I mean if we're 7150 04:26:39,699 --> 04:26:42,990 talking about something in 7151 04:26:44,537 --> 04:26:45,205 voting in this prior item and 7152 04:26:45,205 --> 04:26:45,972 then you want us to trust 7153 04:26:45,972 --> 04:26:50,172 the process here, how can we do 7154 04:26:50,510 --> 04:26:51,440 that when it's not really 7155 04:26:51,440 --> 04:26:51,744 the people's voice? 7156 04:26:51,744 --> 04:26:54,144 It's like it's 144,000 people 7157 04:26:56,883 --> 04:26:57,550 come in here and you say that's 7158 04:26:57,550 --> 04:26:58,318 people's voice being heard. 7159 04:26:58,318 --> 04:26:59,520 It is it It's actually people's 7160 04:26:59,520 --> 04:27:02,520 voice being silenced And that's 7161 04:27:03,189 --> 04:27:04,124 time has concluded. 7162 04:27:04,124 --> 04:27:04,858 I'm sorry that I'm out of time 7163 04:27:04,858 --> 04:27:07,494 or going to those participating 7164 04:27:07,494 --> 04:27:08,261 remotely starting with 8700. 7165 04:27:08,261 --> 04:27:09,129 If you can please unmute will 7166 04:27:09,129 --> 04:27:12,999 you be speaking to one or both 7167 04:27:12,999 --> 04:27:13,533 of the items? 7168 04:27:13,533 --> 04:27:14,134 Both Please proceed. 7169 04:27:14,134 --> 04:27:16,534 You'll have two minutes. 7170 04:27:19,720 --> 04:27:19,472 Thank you. 7171 04:27:19,472 --> 04:27:20,139 Thank you. 7172 04:27:20,139 --> 04:27:23,739 Office of the City Clerk for 7173 04:27:25,450 --> 04:27:25,744 all you do on these ballot 7174 04:27:25,744 --> 04:27:26,460 measures and voting and all of 7175 04:27:26,460 --> 04:27:28,460 that. 7176 04:27:30,250 --> 04:27:30,650 It's so important to democracy 7177 04:27:30,650 --> 04:27:32,650 to our city. 7178 04:27:38,191 --> 04:27:38,859 Thank you so much for that You 7179 04:27:38,859 --> 04:27:42,950 thank you to anyone who is 7180 04:27:42,950 --> 04:27:42,429 willing to serve to run for 7181 04:27:42,429 --> 04:27:43,290 office. 7182 04:27:43,290 --> 04:27:45,429 We really appreciate you 7183 04:27:48,268 --> 04:27:51,268 putting your chin out there. 7184 04:27:54,174 --> 04:27:54,741 Number three $2 million plus 7185 04:27:54,741 --> 04:27:55,409 4th NOVEMBER election. 7186 04:27:55,409 --> 04:27:55,675 Boy, that's inflation, isn't 7187 04:27:55,675 --> 04:27:57,675 it? 7188 04:27:58,378 --> 04:27:58,645 I know that like a million or 7189 04:27:58,645 --> 04:27:59,345 so. 7190 04:27:59,345 --> 04:28:00,460 Anyway, I know you understand 7191 04:28:00,460 --> 04:28:03,382 all of that but that's a high 7192 04:28:03,382 --> 04:28:03,784 figure, isn't it? 7193 04:28:03,784 --> 04:28:05,784 Number four. 7194 04:28:10,691 --> 04:28:14,891 Be careful of what you load on 7195 04:28:16,630 --> 04:28:16,763 up to 18 because the ripples on 7196 04:28:16,763 --> 04:28:20,363 and on and on and on. 7197 04:28:23,700 --> 04:28:23,403 We are no we are not a closed 7198 04:28:23,403 --> 04:28:24,338 system. 7199 04:28:24,338 --> 04:28:26,239 We are not a pound in 7200 04:28:26,239 --> 04:28:27,274 the ripples from 1818. 7201 04:28:27,274 --> 04:28:30,274 And Google says it's about 40 7202 04:28:31,712 --> 04:28:32,412 million It's up to 120 million 7203 04:28:32,412 --> 04:28:35,412 That's a settlement is against 7204 04:28:37,584 --> 04:28:38,352 the city and please let us know 7205 04:28:38,352 --> 04:28:38,719 how it's going to hit our rates 7206 04:28:38,719 --> 04:28:40,719 for water. 7207 04:28:43,357 --> 04:28:44,190 Who love you all so much. 7208 04:28:44,190 --> 04:28:44,558 >> Have a great summer recess. 7209 04:28:44,558 --> 04:28:46,558 Thank you. 7210 04:28:49,129 --> 04:28:53,329 Next is Natalie Rush if you can 7211 04:28:54,601 --> 04:28:57,601 them you Hi Natalie Rafiki 7212 04:28:59,339 --> 04:29:00,207 after them The council talked 7213 04:29:00,207 --> 04:29:03,807 about this to 18 It was made 7214 04:29:05,112 --> 04:29:08,712 more clear to me what we're 7215 04:29:10,951 --> 04:29:11,652 dealing with what it's I'm 7216 04:29:11,652 --> 04:29:12,319 almost speechless It anything 7217 04:29:12,319 --> 04:29:15,319 that we're voting on anymore 7218 04:29:17,324 --> 04:29:18,125 does it matter? 7219 04:29:18,125 --> 04:29:21,725 And the people that are holding 7220 04:29:23,463 --> 04:29:24,165 positions right now we need 7221 04:29:24,165 --> 04:29:24,631 the ability to have leadership 7222 04:29:24,631 --> 04:29:27,310 to say no more. 7223 04:29:33,700 --> 04:29:33,840 That's like an inversion. 7224 04:29:33,840 --> 04:29:34,575 I'm going to be paying the same 7225 04:29:34,575 --> 04:29:38,775 amount as a golf course But I 7226 04:29:39,790 --> 04:29:39,880 live in the apartment complex 7227 04:29:39,880 --> 04:29:40,314 and we're kind of rated 7228 04:29:40,314 --> 04:29:41,480 the same way. 7229 04:29:41,480 --> 04:29:45,248 I know this is not that simple 7230 04:29:45,385 --> 04:29:46,252 but everything just seems 7231 04:29:46,252 --> 04:29:49,852 inverted and I hope people who 7232 04:29:51,358 --> 04:29:51,992 are listening are really 7233 04:29:51,992 --> 04:29:52,692 intentionally start to pay 7234 04:29:52,692 --> 04:29:55,692 attention and show up because 7235 04:29:57,970 --> 04:29:57,664 like they were saying, it's 7236 04:29:57,664 --> 04:29:58,298 going to come down to 7237 04:29:58,298 --> 04:30:01,898 the people and what are we 7238 04:30:02,803 --> 04:30:03,670 willing to sacrifice a little 7239 04:30:03,670 --> 04:30:07,270 so that we're not left with 7240 04:30:08,843 --> 04:30:09,443 nothing? 7241 04:30:09,443 --> 04:30:10,210 It's crazy to me. 7242 04:30:10,210 --> 04:30:13,810 I have four children in this 7243 04:30:15,150 --> 04:30:15,649 world that we're living in. 7244 04:30:15,649 --> 04:30:16,450 It's not the same anymore. 7245 04:30:16,450 --> 04:30:17,151 It's not going to go back to 7246 04:30:17,151 --> 04:30:20,354 being the same and systems are 7247 04:30:20,354 --> 04:30:21,322 going to fall. 7248 04:30:21,322 --> 04:30:21,655 But how do we want to move 7249 04:30:21,655 --> 04:30:22,389 forward? 7250 04:30:22,389 --> 04:30:25,389 We really need to start 7251 04:30:27,940 --> 04:30:27,861 researching everything that 7252 04:30:27,861 --> 04:30:31,461 comes at us and be intentional 7253 04:30:33,100 --> 04:30:33,801 with how we move intentional 7254 04:30:33,801 --> 04:30:34,468 for the people, intentional in 7255 04:30:34,468 --> 04:30:38,680 the choices we make and what 7256 04:30:39,105 --> 04:30:39,674 we're leaving for our children 7257 04:30:39,674 --> 04:30:40,408 and what we stand for. 7258 04:30:40,408 --> 04:30:41,175 Because when we do nothing and 7259 04:30:41,175 --> 04:30:44,175 be compliant then we're just 7260 04:30:45,745 --> 04:30:46,446 guilty ourselves And I don't 7261 04:30:46,446 --> 04:30:46,746 want to live in that type of 7262 04:30:46,746 --> 04:30:47,114 world. 7263 04:30:47,114 --> 04:30:47,481 Thank you. 7264 04:30:47,481 --> 04:30:49,481 Thank you. 7265 04:30:51,184 --> 04:30:51,718 That doesn't the public comment 7266 04:30:51,718 --> 04:30:52,153 on this item items. 7267 04:30:52,153 --> 04:30:54,153 >> All right. 7268 04:30:57,525 --> 04:30:58,258 I'm going to break my own rule 7269 04:30:58,258 --> 04:30:58,526 and I guess I'll also kick this 7270 04:30:58,526 --> 04:30:59,159 off. 7271 04:30:59,159 --> 04:30:59,826 You're not gonna be paying 7272 04:30:59,826 --> 04:31:02,563 the same amount as the golf 7273 04:31:02,563 --> 04:31:04,563 course. 7274 04:31:06,600 --> 04:31:07,335 A golf course uses probably 7275 04:31:07,335 --> 04:31:08,350 15,100 cubic feet a month. 7276 04:31:08,350 --> 04:31:11,350 Somebody live in a condominium 7277 04:31:13,708 --> 04:31:14,108 Probably does five 15,000 7278 04:31:14,108 --> 04:31:14,775 versus five. 7279 04:31:14,775 --> 04:31:17,775 You're not going be paying 7280 04:31:18,946 --> 04:31:19,247 the same amount using the same 7281 04:31:19,247 --> 04:31:19,914 rate. 7282 04:31:19,914 --> 04:31:23,514 It's just like you go to 7283 04:31:25,486 --> 04:31:26,253 the gas station no matter how 7284 04:31:26,253 --> 04:31:26,888 good your mileage is, we all 7285 04:31:26,888 --> 04:31:27,655 pay the same rate for gas. 7286 04:31:27,655 --> 04:31:28,156 I want to make sure everybody 7287 04:31:28,156 --> 04:31:30,156 understands that. 7288 04:31:31,592 --> 04:31:32,226 So with that I don't see 7289 04:31:32,226 --> 04:31:32,826 anybody else on the line. 7290 04:31:32,826 --> 04:31:35,826 Thank you for the work. 7291 04:31:36,931 --> 04:31:37,665 This is a requirement and you 7292 04:31:37,665 --> 04:31:38,366 in the city clerk's office does 7293 04:31:38,366 --> 04:31:38,933 such a very good job and it's 7294 04:31:38,933 --> 04:31:40,933 very much appreciated. 7295 04:31:43,604 --> 04:31:44,339 One question just wanted to 7296 04:31:44,339 --> 04:31:47,339 double check that the estimated 7297 04:31:49,110 --> 04:31:49,810 cost of the ballot to the city 7298 04:31:49,810 --> 04:31:50,378 of San Diego was accounted for 7299 04:31:50,378 --> 04:31:53,378 in the f y 27 budget. 7300 04:31:55,830 --> 04:31:55,549 Yes it was. 7301 04:31:55,549 --> 04:31:55,950 >> Okay, great. 7302 04:31:55,950 --> 04:31:56,684 Thank you. 7303 04:31:56,684 --> 04:32:00,284 I just wanted to verify that. 7304 04:32:01,923 --> 04:32:02,623 With that I will move item s 7305 04:32:02,623 --> 04:32:04,623 but that's 5 or 5. 7306 04:32:07,428 --> 04:32:08,960 Council Councilmember Eli 7307 04:32:08,960 --> 04:32:08,429 Rivera I will second your 7308 04:32:08,429 --> 04:32:08,863 motion. 7309 04:32:08,863 --> 04:32:10,863 >> All right. 7310 04:32:13,500 --> 04:32:14,168 So a motion by myself and 7311 04:32:14,168 --> 04:32:14,768 second by Councilmember Eli 7312 04:32:14,768 --> 04:32:17,572 Rivera to move the staff 7313 04:32:17,572 --> 04:32:18,139 recommendation at 5o5 Please 7314 04:32:18,139 --> 04:32:21,139 vote or call the roll. 7315 04:32:26,814 --> 04:32:27,515 Please cast your vote That does 7316 04:32:27,515 --> 04:32:29,915 passed unanimously 8 to 0 with 7317 04:32:32,853 --> 04:32:33,588 Councilmember Campo Absent. 7318 04:32:33,588 --> 04:32:33,955 Thank you, Council PRESIDENT 7319 04:32:33,955 --> 04:32:34,522 All right. 7320 04:32:34,522 --> 04:32:36,922 On an item 330 calling 7321 04:32:37,659 --> 04:32:38,459 the general municipal election 7322 04:32:38,459 --> 04:32:39,127 ,I will again make the motion 7323 04:32:39,127 --> 04:32:41,527 for that Councilmember Eli 7324 04:32:42,597 --> 04:32:43,531 Rivera. 7325 04:32:43,531 --> 04:32:47,131 So somebody else wants to jump 7326 04:32:51,739 --> 04:32:52,607 in. 7327 04:32:52,607 --> 04:32:53,208 >> So a motion by myself in 7328 04:32:53,208 --> 04:32:54,750 the second by council be 7329 04:32:54,750 --> 04:32:54,709 regarding the staff 7330 04:32:54,709 --> 04:32:55,410 recommendation I have 330. 7331 04:32:55,410 --> 04:32:55,910 Please call the roll and start 7332 04:32:55,910 --> 04:32:57,910 the voting system. 7333 04:33:05,487 --> 04:33:06,253 Please cast your vote No that 7334 04:33:06,253 --> 04:33:06,921 passes unanimously 8 to 0 with 7335 04:33:06,921 --> 04:33:08,921 Councilmember Campo absent. 7336 04:33:11,492 --> 04:33:11,793 Thank you Council PRESIDENT All 7337 04:33:11,793 --> 04:33:12,460 right. 7338 04:33:12,460 --> 04:33:13,261 >> Thank you, City Clerk And 7339 04:33:13,261 --> 04:33:13,761 with that what a way to end 7340 04:33:13,761 --> 04:33:16,161 the first half of 7341 04:33:17,365 --> 04:33:18,133 the legislative year. 7342 04:33:18,133 --> 04:33:18,866 So we will now adjourn Council 7343 04:33:18,866 --> 04:33:19,501 to the next regularly scheduled 7344 04:33:19,501 --> 04:33:21,901 council meeting on Monday 7345 04:33:24,305 --> 04:33:26,308 AUGUST 24th, 2026 at 10 A.M. 7346 04:33:26,308 --> 04:33:28,708 Have a good recess. 7347 04:33:33,748 --> 04:33:34,449 >> No to the flowers so we'll 7348 04:33:34,449 --> 04:33:36,418 find a suitable home for them. 7349 04:33:36,418 --> 04:33:40,180 I thank you very much for