[4:59] the All right good morning.

[5:00] I have a long day ahead of us

[5:03] so let's get this show

[5:03] underway.

[5:03] Good morning.

[5:07] I will now call the special

[5:08] City Council meeting of Tuesday

[5:08] JUNE 9th, 2026 to order Clerk

[5:12] Please call the roll.

[5:13] >> Thank you.

[5:13] Council PRESIDENT Council

[5:14] member Campbell Councilmember

[5:17] Whitburn here Council Member

[5:18] Foster Council Member Yvonne

[5:23] Wilbur Council PRESIDENT Pro

[5:26] Tem Lee Council Member Campo

[5:27] Councilmember Moreno

[5:28] Councilmember Ella Rivera and

[5:32] Council PRESIDENT LaCava

[5:32] present also attending

[5:33] the meeting or Assistant City

[5:33] Attorney Leslie Fitzgerald

[5:37] Independent Budget Analyst

[5:37] Charles Mollica Council Affairs

[5:38] Advisor in the Mayor's Office,

[5:41] Code Advisor and myself your

[5:42] city clerk Diana Fuentes Thank

[5:42] you.

[5:43] Council PRESIDENT All right,

[5:43] Thank you.

[5:46] A quorum is now present.

[5:47] We will begin this morning with

[5:47] the land acknowledgment and

[5:48] the Pledge of Allegiance led by

[5:54] Council member Whitburn.

[5:55] We respectfully acknowledge

[5:56] that the committee should are

[5:59] the original inhabitants of

[6:00] the Unceded land Now no to say

[6:01] Diego Despite enduring

[6:03] the horrors of genocide and

[6:04] colonization, the cowboy spirit

[6:04] remains unbroken.

[6:08] We honor the resilience of

[6:08] their ancestors who fought to

[6:09] protect their culture and land.

[6:10] Today they carry their legacy

[6:13] forward ensuring that their

[6:14] traditions continue to thrive

[6:15] and gratitude and strength We

[6:18] stand with the committed and

[6:19] connected to our past and

[6:19] committed to a thriving future.

[6:23] Please face the flag Head over

[6:23] your heart.

[6:24] Ready?

[6:24] Begin.

[6:28] I pledge allegiance to the flag

[6:29] of the United States of America

[6:33] and to the Republic for which

[6:33] it stands One nation under GOD

[6:36] indivisible with liberty and

[6:40] justice for all.

[6:46] Clerk Please go over how

[6:46] the public can offer their

[6:47] testimony.

[6:47] >> Thank you.

[6:50] I'd like to highlight the slide

[6:51] on the screen that reviews how

[6:52] the public can offer their

[6:52] public testimony during this

[6:55] morning's meeting The order can

[6:56] be found on the agenda

[6:56] somewhere and found online or

[6:57] at the table in the back of

[7:00] the room If you are interested

[7:01] in speaking please complete a

[7:01] speaker slip located at

[7:05] the entrance of chambers and

[7:05] bring it to the front of

[7:06] the room in the clear box.

[7:06] Council ambassadors are

[7:09] available and can assist with

[7:10] questions and speaker slips.

[7:11] No further in-person testimony

[7:14] will be taken once the council

[7:14] begins Virtual testimony.

[7:15] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

[7:15] All right.

[7:19] Thank you again as a reminder

[7:20] today is Tuesday but we are not

[7:24] following the usual Tuesday

[7:24] agenda format as we announced

[7:25] yesterday.

[7:29] Obviously the early start is

[7:29] one signal on that We do

[7:34] proclamations and consent items

[7:34] yesterday.

[7:35] Thank you for everybody

[7:38] engaging in that We will start

[7:39] this morning with not agenda

[7:43] public comment and then we will

[7:43] be taking up a discussion

[7:44] agenda that will take us

[7:48] through the morning.

[7:49] We will reconvene after

[7:52] the lunch recess at 1 P.M. To

[7:53] get into the most important

[7:56] item and one of the most

[7:57] important items of the day

[7:57] which is the f y 2027 budget.

[8:00] So with that we will now take

[8:01] up non agenda public comment

[8:05] Council members respect and

[8:06] appreciate the public input and

[8:06] are fully committed to

[8:07] protecting every participant's

[8:10] free speech rights at council

[8:11] and committee meetings.

[8:11] Park Please proceed with public

[8:15] comment Purl 2.7 on agenda

[8:16] Public comment is an

[8:16] opportunity for members of

[8:19] the public to comment on items

[8:20] that are not on the agenda but

[8:20] within the subject matter

[8:21] jurisdiction of the City

[8:21] Council.

[8:25] Each speaker will have two

[8:25] minutes.

[8:26] Please note if there are eight

[8:26] or more speakers on a single

[8:27] topic the maximum time for

[8:30] the topic will be 16 minutes.

[8:31] If you're in chambers please

[8:31] submit your speaker slip to

[8:32] the front of the room.

[8:34] If you're joining us virtually

[8:35] you please raise your hand by

[8:36] tapping the raise your hand

[8:36] icon or star nine If you're

[8:39] calling participant back in

[8:39] the following individuals

[8:40] please come forward to

[8:41] the yellow reserved seats and

[8:44] then Apollo Madrigal if you can

[8:44] please come up to the podium

[8:45] and then we'll have Joyce

[8:49] Sonata and Max Schmidt.

[8:50] You can come up to those yellow

[8:50] seats.

[8:51] You'll have two minutes.

[8:52] Please proceed When you get to

[9:01] the microphone over here I'm

[9:01] good to go.

[9:02] Yeah.

[9:02] Hello, council members and

[9:06] hello Council PRESIDENT Carver

[9:06] .

[9:07] My name is Apollo Madrigal,

[9:08] PRESIDENT And Democrats at uc

[9:10] San Diego this morning I'm

[9:11] speaking on behalf of Triton

[9:12] Dems ucsd students and young

[9:15] people across San Diego and

[9:16] addressing the impending budget

[9:16] crisis.

[9:17] To put it simply, we can do

[9:20] better and young people are

[9:20] well aware of this.

[9:21] I want to first acknowledge

[9:22] the work that's been done by

[9:24] the Council to restore many of

[9:25] the deeply troubling cuts to

[9:26] arts education resources being

[9:30] housed and investment and our

[9:31] future to the Office of Child

[9:31] and Youth success.

[9:34] I along with my fellow students

[9:35] are cognizant of the positive

[9:36] impacts your effort will have

[9:39] on our great city and our

[9:39] community.

[9:40] However, we students are well

[9:41] aware of the existential threat

[9:44] the mere proposition of these

[9:44] cuts have to our future and

[9:48] the city as students while we

[9:49] still stare down the barrel of

[9:49] hundreds of thousands in

[9:53] student debt and the pursuance

[9:54] of knowledge and the honor to

[9:54] contribute to our community.

[9:57] City responds by defunding

[9:58] the very resources that got us

[9:59] here the solutions that will

[9:59] keep our city green and

[10:00] sustainable.

[10:03] And once again attempt to

[10:03] reduce resources being housed

[10:04] while students bounce on

[10:07] the tightrope of a housing

[10:08] crisis and a tumultuous job

[10:09] market, our city quietly tries

[10:13] to remove the safety net.

[10:13] I agree with the words of

[10:14] Councilmember Lee in saying

[10:17] that the artistic expression is

[10:18] what makes us human.

[10:18] It's all the more unfortunate

[10:22] that our humanity is contingent

[10:22] on multimillion dollar

[10:23] donations rather than

[10:23] institutional support.

[10:26] All the while our council

[10:27] remains complicit in

[10:28] the funding of mass

[10:28] surveillance of its citizens

[10:31] through hpr expansion.

[10:32] Yet resources for our most

[10:33] vulnerable investment our

[10:36] future and freedom of

[10:36] self-expression are deemed

[10:37] unnecessary or conditional.

[10:40] We get the message.

[10:41] Therefore I on behalf of

[10:42] Trenton Dems call on the City

[10:45] Council to deny this new budget

[10:46] because as young people we are

[10:47] aware of what's happening.

[10:50] We are aware of what's possible

[10:51] and we will keep showing up

[10:51] until we get there.

[10:52] Thank you all.

[10:56] Thank you for that.

[10:56] I give a little bit of leeway

[10:57] to a first time speaker.

[10:58] This is not agenda public

[11:00] comment so don't speak on

[11:01] anything that's on today's

[11:01] agenda.

[11:02] There's a time for that.

[11:02] I think you're probably in

[11:05] class today so a little bit of

[11:06] leeway as well.

[11:06] But for everybody else this is

[11:09] not agenda public comment I

[11:10] think of your opponent Joyce

[11:14] Nero, the love the ambassador

[11:18] city clerk okay.

[11:22] Yesterday I said part one of my

[11:23] comments on the trash pickup

[11:27] fees Today I'll say part two

[11:31] which is a batch of thank you's

[11:32] thank you to the Honorable San

[11:36] Diego Superior Court Judge Yuki

[11:41] to Oliver for all of her work

[11:41] through the litigation process

[11:42] especially her judicial

[11:47] discretion and as applied to

[11:47] the outcome of this case.

[11:51] Thank you to the former San

[11:55] Diego City attorney Mike a Gary

[11:56] and his law partner Maria

[11:56] Severinsen.

[12:01] The plaintiffs attorneys.

[12:01] Thank you to Heather Ferber,

[12:05] our current city attorney who

[12:10] signed off on the agreement.

[12:10] Thank you to council member

[12:15] Stephen Whitburn.

[12:15] Thank you to Labor leader and

[12:16] Port Commissioner Michaels who

[12:20] can't thank you to former Mayor

[12:24] Kevin Faulconer and thank you

[12:25] to all other involved attorneys

[12:29] And the biggest thank you of

[12:34] all is to all the public all of

[12:35] the public Many, many came and

[12:38] your voices were heard.

[12:39] Thank you.

[12:40] You really roared And we love

[12:44] that.

[12:44] So thank you to all of

[12:49] the public who spoke for and

[12:49] fought for.

[12:50] They really did fight, didn't

[12:50] they?

[12:54] There were beautiful example of

[12:54] what that that how that helps

[12:59] So they they spoke for they

[13:00] fought for this change of fees.

[13:04] Oh and one more thing.

[13:08] Good morning MR. Stamp.

[13:09] I hope you're listening.

[13:10] I second the motion and your

[13:14] suggestion, Jen regarding

[13:14] the proclamation.

[13:18] >> So it's going to be a

[13:19] beautiful day.

[13:19] >> Love to all.

[13:20] Thank you.

[13:23] Max Schmidt Hi.

[13:24] I just wanted to come out as an

[13:29] American mind control think

[13:29] done by liberal Freemasons.

[13:30] It started in 2016 when I

[13:33] started doing lots lots of

[13:34] grassroots protesting for

[13:34] Donald Trump such as flag

[13:38] waving every single day for

[13:39] hours and also posting online

[13:39] how the Zionist controlled

[13:43] white liberals are doing human

[13:44] sacrifices in the Masonic Lodge

[13:44] on basically what it's called

[13:48] neuro linguistics And you can

[13:49] look all into it on telepathic

[13:50] masons like the ones on city

[13:53] council can read your mind And

[13:54] what they do is they use

[13:58] English words to on constantly

[13:59] say your thoughts but

[13:59] the English words but they say

[14:04] something for example or say

[14:05] like how are you doing well And

[14:06] then my brain will interpret as

[14:09] you're going to and they'll

[14:09] like do things like that

[14:10] constantly nonstop.

[14:14] And I sat here for three hours

[14:15] yesterday waiting to speak and

[14:15] I've been praying all day that

[14:19] they hide behind 5150 laws.

[14:20] They're communist.

[14:21] If you try and speak about this

[14:25] they will detain you If you

[14:25] want 50 laws and throw you in

[14:26] prison like an animal.

[14:26] So I just want to speak

[14:29] the truth and risk getting 5150

[14:30] because this is America and

[14:31] the First Amendment still alive

[14:31] to me.

[14:33] I sat here for three hours

[14:34] yesterday and they tortured me.

[14:38] The city council members

[14:38] tortured me.

[14:39] They used neural linguistics.

[14:40] You can read all about it to

[14:43] constantly say my thoughts out

[14:44] loud to I couldn't think for a

[14:44] single second The city council

[14:48] sitting right behind this desk

[14:52] tortured me yesterday for three

[14:53] hours the same exact way I go

[14:53] out in public and get stalked

[14:57] and tortured And you'd better

[14:57] not 5150 me because the First

[14:58] Amendment is live and you know

[15:02] I'm not crazy and you know

[15:03] you're guilty guilty, guilty

[15:04] And you know that you have done

[15:07] a human sacrifice and

[15:07] the Masonic Lodge and you know

[15:08] you are cannibals and you know

[15:08] you are telepathic.

[15:13] How dare you try to mess with

[15:13] my head?

[15:14] How dare you mess up my head in

[15:17] an American city council when

[15:18] I'm here to talk about my

[15:19] freedom and you try to question

[15:24] my freedom and you better not

[15:24] try to say I'm crazy because

[15:25] I'm not crazy of the occult.

[15:28] >> I'm not crazy.

[15:28] >> That concludes knowledge at

[15:29] a public comment hearing

[15:30] Council chambers going to those

[15:33] participating remotely We have

[15:33] five speakers in the queue.

[15:34] Francine Maxwell If you can

[15:43] please unmute.

[15:44] >> Francine Maxwell There you

[15:44] go.

[15:45] Good morning Francine Maxwell

[15:48] Southeastern San Diego resident

[15:48] I want to thank everybody for

[15:52] their due diligence in giving

[15:53] us 9:00 am appreciative I want

[15:54] to make sure that we're on

[15:57] the same page of what

[15:58] transparency means If the city

[16:02] of San Diego pays out 30

[16:02] million and the taxpayers know

[16:03] you paid out of 30 million, why

[16:07] When we go and we scour and

[16:07] read closed session it says no

[16:08] report.

[16:08] No report.

[16:12] How can some payments be made

[16:13] public and then some payments

[16:13] are sealed?

[16:17] We know that San Diego Police

[16:17] Department officers former

[16:22] current are suing the city of

[16:22] San Diego.

[16:23] >> We should be able to access

[16:27] the list of lawsuits,

[16:28] the payouts that are occurring

[16:28] to the San Diego police

[16:33] officers and the public all

[16:33] within the same realm of

[16:38] transparency that is not

[16:38] occurring.

[16:39] I pulled up closed session and

[16:43] I saw Officer Art Scott and

[16:44] there was nothing there,

[16:44] nothing to report.

[16:48] So you MAY still be in

[16:48] litigation.

[16:49] We MAY still be waiting for

[16:50] someone to sign off but that

[16:54] does not negate

[16:54] the conversations that should

[16:55] be happening right now We have

[16:59] a couple that are divorced and

[16:59] both of them are in San Diego

[17:03] pd and they're both suing.

[17:04] We should have a conversation

[17:05] about that again as we continue

[17:09] to want to build a bridge of

[17:10] transparency, we want to build

[17:10] a bridge of trust.

[17:14] Let's have hard conversations

[17:15] If you're going to settle,

[17:19] settle no problem, turn around

[17:20] and let's just discuss it so

[17:21] that we can build on how not to

[17:24] do it again, how we are going

[17:25] to take what we settled for and

[17:25] build.

[17:26] You have still yet to have

[17:30] the conversation about the 30

[17:30] million.

[17:31] What is the department doing

[17:31] different?

[17:32] What has changed?

[17:35] Those are the conversations

[17:36] that have to happen Respect

[17:37] that Things are absolutely

[17:41] private but when it comes to

[17:41] our tax dollars nothing should

[17:42] be private.

[17:42] Thank you for allowing me to

[17:46] speak.

[17:47] Thank you.

[17:48] Next is Becky Rob if you can

[17:48] please.

[17:49] And you for Becky will be

[17:55] really strong Becky wrap for

[17:55] you.

[18:00] There you go.

[18:00] Good morning.

[18:01] My name is Becky Rapp and I'm

[18:02] here today to ask the city to

[18:05] prioritize public education and

[18:06] prevention regarding the risks

[18:10] associated with today's high

[18:11] potency marijuana products.

[18:11] The science around marijuana

[18:16] has changed dramatically over

[18:16] the last decade An ever growing

[18:17] body of evidence from

[18:21] researchers, hospitals, public

[18:22] health agencies and now

[18:23] the federal government can no

[18:23] longer be ignored.

[18:27] Just recently the us Substance

[18:28] Abuse and Mental Health

[18:29] Services Administration

[18:33] released a national advisory

[18:33] calling for health care

[18:34] providers to screen patients

[18:35] for cannabis use disorder and

[18:39] educate them about the risks

[18:39] associated with cannabis use

[18:40] across the lifespan.

[18:44] Sam says specifically

[18:44] highlights concerns related to

[18:49] addiction mental health impacts

[18:49] ,cannabis induced psychosis

[18:50] and increasing potency of

[18:50] modern products.

[18:55] Many San Diego and still

[18:55] believe that marijuana is

[18:56] the same product that existed a

[19:00] generation ago and it is not

[19:01] today's concentrates vapes

[19:05] edibles and high thc products

[19:06] can contain potency levels that

[19:06] would have been unimaginable

[19:11] just a few decades ago.

[19:12] Yet many consumers are unaware

[19:12] of the potential consequences

[19:17] especially young people whose

[19:17] brains are still developing.

[19:18] Consumers deserve honest

[19:22] science based information so

[19:23] they can make informed

[19:23] decisions.

[19:24] Parents deserve resources to

[19:28] recognize warning signs and

[19:29] young people deserve to hear

[19:29] the full story not just

[19:33] the marketing And individuals

[19:34] struggling with cannabis use

[19:35] disorder deserve to know that

[19:38] there is help available.

[19:39] I urge Council to support

[19:39] stronger public education

[19:43] efforts Community outreach and

[19:44] prevention campaigns that

[19:44] communicate the documented and

[19:50] science based health risks.

[19:50] >> Thank you.

[19:51] Thank you.

[19:52] Next is Judy Strang, if you can

[19:55] please On you.

[20:01] Well, good morning and thank

[20:02] you for the opportunity to

[20:02] speak from my workshop.

[20:05] Nine of us are scrambling this

[20:05] morning but thank you.

[20:09] I wanted to share some

[20:10] information on behalf of those

[20:11] who work with children,

[20:11] particularly those that are

[20:15] concerned about their exposure

[20:16] to alcohol, tobacco and

[20:16] marijuana.

[20:21] The research that comes out

[20:21] from the American Academy of

[20:22] Pediatrics is pretty clear

[20:25] about how they feel about

[20:26] marijuana use during pregnancy.

[20:27] But now we're hearing warnings

[20:32] about pre-pregnancy

[20:32] the interruption of the dna

[20:38] process that produces the and

[20:38] how it can affect the outcome

[20:39] for the baby.

[20:43] The cdc has followed up with

[20:44] this and pointed out how

[20:45] important it is for us to

[20:49] recognize that epigenetic

[20:49] changes happen with marijuana

[20:50] use pre-conception.

[20:55] Then conception as well during

[20:56] the time of babies being

[20:56] carried.

[21:00] We are concerned that this

[21:01] information is not getting out

[21:01] to our young women and young

[21:02] men.

[21:06] We also need to be reminded

[21:07] the cdc tells us that high

[21:07] potency thc marijuana crosses

[21:13] the placenta and passes into

[21:13] the about potentially exposing

[21:14] infants during these critical

[21:18] stages of brain development.

[21:19] Many of us have young children

[21:20] within our purview of care as

[21:20] do I.

[21:23] And recognize how critical

[21:24] these early years are and that

[21:29] our children deserve to come

[21:29] into childhood with as many

[21:30] benefits as they can.

[21:35] And we question and get

[21:36] the promotion, the billboards,

[21:37] the normalization of a few

[21:41] across the city regarding

[21:42] marijuana use is serving anyone

[21:42] well certainly profiteers but

[21:47] not our children.

[21:48] >> Thank you for letting me

[21:48] share.

[21:48] Thank you.

[21:49] If I MAY a time or two to

[21:53] include during your comments

[21:54] there are only two speakers in

[21:54] the queue at that time.

[21:55] Any additional speakers will

[21:55] not be taken.

[21:56] Blaire Beekman your next

[21:58] speaker and our final speaker

[21:59] is Hector.

[21:59] >> All right.

[22:00] Thank you everyone.

[22:03] Thanks for the meeting today

[22:04] and important meeting today.

[22:05] I had a clarifying question As

[22:10] you know, the budget items will

[22:10] be at 1:00 and you're expecting

[22:11] many people to speak on what

[22:14] I'm assuming are the future

[22:15] estates.

[22:16] Nothing in that item that is

[22:21] specifically meant to speak

[22:22] towards technology.

[22:23] So it seems like non agenda

[22:23] public comment I should be

[22:27] allowed to speak on the subject

[22:28] if I want to Just to clarify

[22:29] and question I won't speak I'll

[22:33] wait for my comments on

[22:34] technology at today's later

[22:35] meeting at this time not

[22:35] intended public comment I

[22:39] wanted to comment that I really

[22:44] have Thank you in how city

[22:45] Council has been working in

[22:45] the past few months in this

[22:46] budget time to really make

[22:50] clear the point on the on

[22:51] the purpose of social services

[22:56] and human care and care for our

[22:57] local neighborhoods.

[22:57] That's first And then we can

[23:02] address budget deficit issues.

[23:03] Budget deficit and its

[23:03] austerity does not have to take

[23:08] an over arching precedence and

[23:09] I hope we're really learning

[23:09] that and that's what we come

[23:14] back to next year And how to

[23:15] address our budget issues is

[23:16] addressing our social service

[23:20] needs of our local

[23:21] neighborhoods first and then we

[23:21] can address the deficit.

[23:22] I know the deficit is a

[23:25] troublesome thing.

[23:26] It MAY take a bit longer and

[23:27] years to fully work out and

[23:28] we're going to have to be in

[23:32] cutting practices for a while.

[23:33] But as long as we keep those

[23:34] social services in place, you

[23:38] know, bring back library hours

[23:39] there are ways to learn how to

[23:40] do that and we have to do all

[23:45] of that and to continue

[23:45] the good day centers.

[23:46] So good luck in those sort of

[23:49] good efforts And that's how we

[23:50] can talk about responsible tech

[23:51] use in our future And good luck

[23:55] to our afternoon meeting today

[23:56] What we can be doing It takes a

[23:57] community and participation not

[24:01] government dictates.

[24:02] >> That's our future.

[24:03] Guys, thank you.

[24:03] Thank you.

[24:07] And our final speaker is Hector

[24:07] .

[24:08] >> Good morning guys.

[24:08] Let's focus the city on

[24:14] building a state of the art

[24:14] sewer plant.

[24:15] The two you want to river Lou

[24:16] and turn it into drinking water

[24:19] and stuff Top a line and get

[24:20] money from tariffs from Mexico.

[24:25] There's so much angles going

[24:25] everywhere.

[24:26] Different things in the city

[24:27] and the county And let's focus

[24:32] on the sewer plant because

[24:32] because the kids down there

[24:33] the poor kids that have to live

[24:34] down there and breathe the air

[24:37] are worth it.

[24:38] Whatever color they are, they

[24:38] are worth it.

[24:44] Mexico does not care about us

[24:44] one bit.

[24:45] They'd be fixing their own

[24:46] sewer plant than any and that

[24:49] is gay pride month.

[24:50] The city should organize a

[24:50] SlutWalk from the city

[24:56] operations building down to

[24:57] where the are hanging on

[24:57] National Avenue down there to

[25:02] raise money for the sewer

[25:02] plant.

[25:03] That'd be great.

[25:03] It would incorporate the gay

[25:08] community that they love and

[25:08] they could all walk down there

[25:13] and raise money along the way,

[25:14] do all these events to raise

[25:14] money on the sewer plant And

[25:19] then when the city really work,

[25:20] the city of San Diego and

[25:23] the county and state worked in

[25:23] the 50s and 70s because white

[25:24] men were running the show They

[25:30] did it so we should have White

[25:31] History Month in JULY and

[25:36] celebrate the White guys that

[25:37] ran the show really well and it

[25:43] had great accomplishments in

[25:43] the city at that time.

[25:44] Now we're just down the hill

[25:44] sliding to nowhere.

[25:49] You know we were smelling

[25:49] Mexican for decades because

[25:54] the Democratic Party of these

[25:55] they're stealing the election

[25:55] in la right now The Democrats

[25:56] are thieves.

[26:01] All you guys are organized is

[26:01] SlutWalk and do your part The,

[26:07] the gay guys can be a part of

[26:08] it all genders all three of

[26:13] them that concludes my agenda

[26:14] Public comment for today's

[26:14] meeting.

[26:15] >> All right now an opportunity

[26:19] for knowledge in a public

[26:19] comment from the mayor's

[26:20] office, a city council member

[26:24] City clerk attorney I did not

[26:24] say any.

[26:25] All right.

[26:25] We'll move along.

[26:26] Let's take it up.

[26:30] Today's discussion agenda clerk

[26:31] Please introduce item 700 item

[26:35] 700 as the fiscal year 2026

[26:36] third quarter budget monitoring

[26:36] report.

[26:37] If you'd like to speak on this

[26:37] item, now's the time to submit

[26:41] your speaker steps to the front

[26:42] of the room in the clear box

[26:42] And if you are participating

[26:43] remotely please be sure to

[26:45] press star nine or the raise

[26:46] your hand icon that you council

[26:46] PRESIDENT All right.

[26:51] >> Because they have settled in

[26:51] .

[26:52] Introduce yourselves for

[26:52] the record and let us know how

[26:56] much time you need.

[27:03] Good morning.

[27:03] Council PRESIDENT McAllen

[27:04] Council members I'm Ben

[27:05] Battaglia, director of finance.

[27:05] And with me today is Rolando

[27:08] Chavo, Chief Financial Officer

[27:09] and Ember Gutierrez Financial

[27:10] operations Manager.

[27:15] We're here today to present

[27:15] the fiscal year 2026 third

[27:16] quarter budget monitoring

[27:16] report.

[27:17] And we'll need about 12 minutes

[27:24] for the presentation.

[27:24] This is the third budget

[27:25] monitoring report for

[27:25] the fiscal year.

[27:26] It was developed in

[27:29] coordination with departments

[27:29] based on nine months of

[27:30] financial activity.

[27:30] It includes a full analysis of

[27:35] projected revenues and

[27:35] expenditures for all general

[27:36] fund departments as well as a

[27:41] number of nonfederal funds.

[27:41] Overall general fund revenues

[27:42] and expenditures are both

[27:46] projected to be under budget

[27:46] resulting in a slight net

[27:47] positive position for

[27:52] the general Fund in both

[27:53] reflecting a variance of less

[27:53] than 1% from budget.

[27:57] However, there are some

[27:58] sensitivities that are detailed

[27:59] in the report including timing

[28:00] of expenditures and receipt of

[28:05] revenues that could have an

[28:05] impact on actuals at year end.

[28:06] The report also includes a

[28:10] number of appropriation

[28:11] requests and requested

[28:11] authorities which will be

[28:12] discussed in more detail.

[28:17] I want to thank all city

[28:17] departments for their

[28:18] contributions in developing

[28:19] this report and we've requested

[28:24] departments to attend today to

[28:24] help assist with any questions

[28:25] you might have.

[28:26] And I'll turn it over to Amber

[28:29] to walk through the specifics.

[28:30] >> Thank you, Ben.

[28:31] At a high level general fund

[28:34] revenues are projected to end

[28:35] the fiscal year 10.5 million or

[28:35] 0.5% of our budget.

[28:39] This is comprised of 6.9

[28:40] million decrease in major

[28:43] general fund revenues and 3.7

[28:44] million in departmental

[28:44] revenues.

[28:45] General fund expenditures are

[28:48] projected to end the fiscal

[28:49] year 12.2 million or 0.6% under

[28:49] budget.

[28:53] This is comprised of 28.7

[28:54] million in fringe and non

[28:55] personal expenditures partially

[28:59] offset by an average of 16.5

[28:59] million in personnel

[29:00] expenditures.

[29:04] Based on projections included

[29:05] in the third quarter report,

[29:05] the General Fund is expected to

[29:08] end the fiscal year with a

[29:08] positive 1.7 million ending

[29:09] that projected activity.

[29:14] Before elaborating further, we

[29:15] want to pause to summarize

[29:16] the mitigation actions

[29:16] implemented this fiscal year as

[29:20] well as positive developments

[29:21] that have improved the general

[29:21] fund fiscal position.

[29:22] These actions reflect

[29:22] intentional and ongoing

[29:27] strategies to maintain fiscal

[29:27] stability.

[29:28] This includes the f y 2026

[29:28] Budget Mitigation Actions

[29:33] Memorandum issued in NOVEMBER

[29:34] 2025 which is which implemented

[29:34] a request to fill process

[29:39] limiting hiring to the most

[29:40] critical positions directed

[29:40] suspension of discretionary

[29:41] spending and non-essential

[29:45] overtime and required contract

[29:46] reviews for potential savings.

[29:47] The city is also the city also

[29:51] advanced organization

[29:51] Realignment to improve

[29:52] efficiencies and identified

[29:53] available funding sources to

[29:57] support to support or reimburse

[29:58] eligible costs.

[29:59] Positive developments include

[30:03] reduced contributions to

[30:03] the Public Liability fund

[30:04] following receipt of onetime

[30:05] proceeds and improved

[30:09] performance of Major General

[30:09] fund revenues.

[30:10] Since the Media report here are

[30:10] the third quarter projections

[30:15] for the major general fund

[30:15] revenues compared to

[30:16] the current budget, overall

[30:19] revenues are projected to

[30:20] decrease by net 6.9 million

[30:20] primarily due to declines in

[30:21] transit occupancy tax revenues

[30:25] and other major revenues.

[30:26] Transit occupancy tax revenues

[30:30] are projected 3.9 million

[30:31] budget due to declines in

[30:32] international travel and

[30:32] moderate growth in leisure and

[30:36] business travel.

[30:37] Additionally, other major

[30:38] revenues are projected 18.1

[30:38] million under the current

[30:43] budget primarily due to

[30:43] negative interest earnings from

[30:44] reduced general fund cash

[30:44] balances.

[30:48] These decreases are partially

[30:49] offset by projected increases

[30:50] of 2.8 million in property tax

[30:55] due to higher collections 4.6

[30:55] million in sales tax due to

[30:56] stronger than anticipated

[31:00] second quarter receipts and 7.8

[31:00] million franchise fees.

[31:01] Following the receipt of

[31:04] the annual Genie cleanup

[31:05] payment in FEBRUARY since

[31:06] the release of the report we

[31:07] have received updated receipts

[31:11] from major revenues with

[31:12] the most significant uptick in

[31:12] property taxes coming in 2.4

[31:13] million below projections.

[31:17] This decrease is partially

[31:18] offset by increases of 1.1

[31:18] million in transit occupancy

[31:23] tax and 359,000 sales tax.

[31:24] Overall these updates result in

[31:28] a net decrease of 946,000

[31:29] compared to the third quarter

[31:29] report.

[31:30] Staff will continue to closely

[31:35] monitor revenues and

[31:36] expenditures for the remainder

[31:37] of fiscal year for departmental

[31:37] revenues.

[31:41] A 3.7 million decrease is

[31:42] primarily due to lower double

[31:42] park parking revenue in parks

[31:47] and recreation due shifts in

[31:47] the program's implementation

[31:48] timeline and adjustments to

[31:48] the fee structure.

[31:52] Additionally there are

[31:53] projected decreases in leaf and

[31:54] concession wayfinding kiosk and

[31:55] telecom revenue with an

[31:58] economic development reduced

[31:59] parking meter reimbursement and

[31:59] parking citation revenue and

[32:00] stormwater.

[32:04] A continued decline in cannabis

[32:04] business tax revenue in city

[32:05] Treasurer and reduced

[32:11] reimbursements from the County

[32:11] Fund for Homelessness Services.

[32:12] Based on the expenditure

[32:12] projections.

[32:16] These decreases are partially

[32:17] offset by increases in

[32:17] environmental services from

[32:18] higher reimbursements for code

[32:22] enforcement abatements,

[32:23] sidewalk sanitation and litter

[32:24] container management as well as

[32:28] work performed by the code

[32:29] compliance team.

[32:29] Fire Rescue is projecting

[32:30] higher reimbursements for

[32:35] Lifeguard Junior Lifeguard and

[32:35] paramedic services as well

[32:36] striping and deployments.

[32:41] Police revenues are projected

[32:41] to increase due to additional

[32:42] reimbursements for special

[32:43] events and parking enforcement

[32:43] activities.

[32:47] Joint projects.

[32:48] Transportation is projected to

[32:49] increase revenues due to higher

[32:49] Transnet and gas tax support

[32:54] for eligible expenditures while

[32:54] General Services projects an

[32:55] increase from higher

[32:55] reimbursements for tenant

[32:59] maintenance and repair

[32:59] activities.

[33:00] As noted earlier, general fund

[33:01] expenditures are projected to

[33:05] in the fiscal year 12.2 million

[33:06] under budget.

[33:10] This is comprised of 28.7

[33:11] million in fringe and non

[33:11] personnel expenditures

[33:15] partially offset by an average

[33:16] of 16.5 million in personnel

[33:16] expenditures for fringe and non

[33:17] personnel expenditures.

[33:21] The largest savings included

[33:22] 10.6 million in contracts

[33:23] primarily due to reduced

[33:27] contributions to the public

[33:28] liability fund following

[33:29] the receipt of onetime

[33:29] insurance proceeds.

[33:32] An updated claim denied claims

[33:33] assumptions 5.5 million

[33:33] transfers out primarily due to

[33:34] reduced transfers to the San

[33:40] Diego Regional Parks and

[33:40] the Mission Bay Improvement

[33:41] funds due to lower than

[33:41] anticipated Mission Bay lease

[33:46] revenues received by

[33:46] the Economic Development

[33:47] Department and 3.3 million in

[33:51] information technology due to

[33:52] lower non-discretionary costs

[33:52] supported by available fund

[33:53] balance and operational

[33:54] efficiencies to generate

[33:57] savings.

[33:58] Additional savings across

[33:59] remaining categories include

[33:59] reduced water costs in

[34:03] the parks and Recreation

[34:04] Department due to intentional

[34:05] conservation efforts.

[34:09] Deferred Capital Debt Service

[34:10] due to lower than anticipated

[34:11] principal draws and reduced

[34:11] principal and interest payments

[34:16] related to the fire rescue

[34:16] helicopter purchase.

[34:20] For personnel expenditures a

[34:21] 16.5 million overage if

[34:22] compared to 15.5 million in

[34:22] overtime primarily within

[34:26] the public safety departments

[34:27] which account for approximately

[34:28] 74.4% of the total increase.

[34:33] This includes increases in fire

[34:34] rescue to maintain constant

[34:34] staffing and police to support

[34:38] reimbursable activities such as

[34:39] special events and parking

[34:40] enforcement.

[34:40] Additional overtime is also

[34:45] anticipated in

[34:45] the transportation and parks

[34:46] and recreation departments to

[34:47] support emergency response and

[34:51] call backs and to maintain

[34:52] service levels during events

[34:52] and seasonal demands

[34:53] respectively.

[34:57] Detailed on this slide are

[34:57] the changes that occurred

[34:58] between the midyear and third

[34:59] quarter reports compared to

[35:02] the media report.

[35:03] Revenues are projected to

[35:03] increase by 3 million while

[35:04] expenditures are projected to

[35:08] decrease by 15.4 million

[35:08] resulting in a net improvement

[35:14] of 18.5 million for revenues.

[35:15] The increase is primarily in

[35:16] departmental revenues and due

[35:16] to efforts to identify and

[35:20] maximize eligible

[35:20] reimbursements from other

[35:21] funds.

[35:21] The four main major general

[35:26] fund revenues also reflect an

[35:27] increase including higher

[35:28] franchise fee revenue following

[35:28] the receipt of the annual acg

[35:32] cleanup payment of FEBRUARY as

[35:32] well as stronger than

[35:33] anticipated transient occupancy

[35:37] tax and sales tax receipts

[35:38] collected.

[35:39] These increases are largely

[35:39] offset by a decrease in other

[35:44] major revenues primarily due to

[35:44] decline in interest earnings

[35:45] due to reduced cash balances on

[35:50] the expenditures side, a 15.4

[35:51] million decrease is primarily

[35:52] due to reduced contributions to

[35:56] public liability fund following

[35:57] the fund's receipt of

[35:58] additional onetime insurance

[35:58] proceeds as well as lower

[36:02] nondiscretionary costs and

[36:03] clean water and information

[36:04] technology services.

[36:08] These decreases are partially

[36:09] offset by increases in

[36:09] personnel costs, primarily

[36:10] public safety and fire rescue

[36:15] To maintain confidence and

[36:16] increase termination fee

[36:16] primarily a belief based on

[36:21] separations To date.

[36:21] Here we have the general fund

[36:22] balances and reserve estimates

[36:23] based on the third quarter

[36:23] projections.

[36:26] The projected available fund

[36:27] balance or access equity is 1.7

[36:27] million.

[36:31] The third quarter report does

[36:32] not include any action items or

[36:33] for council consideration

[36:38] regarding the use of this

[36:39] balance nor is it proposed for

[36:41] use in the MAY revision to

[36:42] the f y 27 draft budget.

[36:43] This is primarily because while

[36:48] a net positive position is

[36:48] currently projected,

[36:49] projections do remain sensitive

[36:50] to changes in underlying

[36:54] assumptions projected revenues

[36:55] or savings not materialized and

[36:56] the city and the year with a

[36:56] negative fund balance.

[37:00] The city will need to draw upon

[37:01] the General Fund Stability

[37:01] Reserve to prevent a negative

[37:06] year end budgetary fund balance

[37:06] .

[37:07] This brings us to our requested

[37:08] authorities.

[37:08] The first request is our

[37:12] standard annual request as part

[37:13] of the purposes which allows

[37:14] appropriation transfers between

[37:14] departments to close out

[37:18] the fiscal year in compliance

[37:19] with the City Charter and

[37:19] Municipal Code.

[37:20] The second request is a

[37:24] contingency authorization to

[37:25] draw upon the facility reserve

[37:25] if needed and an amount not to

[37:30] exceed the level needed to

[37:30] ensure the general fund ends

[37:31] the fiscal year balance

[37:31] consistent with applicable

[37:36] financial reporting start

[37:36] standards and guidance on

[37:37] transparent disclosure of

[37:38] general fund balances and

[37:41] reserves.

[37:42] Lastly, the following are

[37:43] the recommended appropriation

[37:43] adjustments for the General

[37:48] Fund and select non general

[37:48] funds based on identified

[37:49] needs.

[37:49] As noted there are savings from

[37:53] the reduced contribution to

[37:53] the Public Liability fund.

[37:54] Staff is recommending

[37:55] reallocating non personnel

[37:59] appropriations among general

[38:00] fund departments to ensure

[38:01] continuity of operations and

[38:05] the required obligations for

[38:06] approved economic development

[38:06] compensation agreements, fire

[38:07] rescue contracted helicopter

[38:12] maintenance and transportation

[38:12] engineering and operational

[38:13] support.

[38:13] We are also requesting

[38:17] authority to increase

[38:18] appropriations and select nine

[38:19] general funds supported by

[38:19] either increased revenue or

[38:24] available fund balance of those

[38:24] funds to support fire ems

[38:25] staffing.

[38:29] And updated p emt program of

[38:30] Golf Course Maintenance

[38:31] operations at Technology Canyon

[38:31] Golf Course.

[38:35] Junior Lifeguard Contractual

[38:36] services and special events and

[38:36] filming for notice of right to

[38:37] be of support.

[38:42] To conclude the third quarter

[38:42] report projects a net positive

[38:46] position of 1.7 million an

[38:47] improvement of 18.5 million

[38:47] from the Media Report.

[38:52] Mitigation actions and other

[38:53] positive developments have been

[38:53] critical to improving

[38:54] the general fund position and

[38:57] will remain in effect in fiscal

[38:58] year end if actual results to

[38:59] differ materially from current

[39:00] projections and result in year

[39:04] end deficit.

[39:05] The general fund would need to

[39:06] draw upon the stability Reserve

[39:06] to maintain the positive

[39:07] balance.

[39:10] The report outlined outlined

[39:11] standard year and budget

[39:12] control authorities contingency

[39:17] according to draw upon a

[39:17] stability reserve if necessary

[39:18] and appropriation adjustments.

[39:22] The Department of Finance will

[39:22] continue to monitor revenues

[39:23] and expenditures and will

[39:23] provide an update with

[39:24] the release of the year end

[39:29] financial performance report on

[39:29] OCTOBER 7th of this year.

[39:30] >> That concludes our

[39:30] presentation.

[39:31] Were available for any

[39:31] questions.

[39:35] All right.

[39:36] Thank you for the presentation

[39:37] and good work.

[39:37] We'll turn it over to

[39:38] the office of the rba Charles.

[39:38] Great.

[39:38] Thank you.

[39:41] Council PRESIDENT Council

[39:41] members.

[39:42] On JUNE 2nd we released a

[39:46] report 26 Dash 17 which is an

[39:47] analysis of the third quarter

[39:47] report.

[39:48] My comments this morning will

[39:48] be brief because Ben and Amber

[39:49] already covered the numbers

[39:53] well and by and large we

[39:53] believe those numbers to be

[39:54] reasonable.

[39:54] It is worth noting that in

[39:57] comparison to the first quarter

[39:57] and mid-year reports, the third

[39:58] quarter projection overall

[39:59] better fiscal position for

[40:03] the city and there are fewer

[40:03] major surprises in it.

[40:04] However, there are a few items

[40:05] that we believe are worth

[40:08] flagging.

[40:09] On the revenue side, total

[40:09] general fund revenue was

[40:10] roughly $6.8 million below

[40:14] the adopted budget but $3

[40:15] million above where we were at

[40:15] the mid-year.

[40:16] The four major general fund

[40:21] revenue sources property tax

[40:22] sales tax, franchise fees and

[40:23] totty all showed better year in

[40:23] projections than they did at

[40:27] the mid-year although we note

[40:28] that it is still projected to

[40:29] end the year below budget

[40:32] projections nearly equal to

[40:33] actual fy 25 receipts and

[40:34] provide additional updates to

[40:39] our major general fund revenues

[40:40] since the release of the third

[40:41] quarter specifically related to

[40:41] property tax sales tax in

[40:41] total.

[40:45] I would just note that the fy

[40:45] 27 budget recommendation from

[40:46] my office that we will discuss

[40:47] this afternoon already do take

[40:50] those updates into account.

[40:50] There are some potential risks

[40:51] for other non major general

[40:55] fund revenues.

[40:56] Interest earnings are projected

[40:57] at-$11.1 million because

[40:57] the general fund has not

[41:02] maintained enough cash on hand

[41:02] to receive interest income.

[41:07] This is a $16.6 million swing

[41:07] from what was budgeted.

[41:08] Parking meter revenue is also

[41:11] coming in about $5 million

[41:12] below the budget largely driven

[41:12] by not implemented metered

[41:13] parking on Sundays as well as

[41:17] usage changes equipment cost

[41:17] from meter expansion.

[41:18] Finally we note the cannabis

[41:19] business tax is also slightly

[41:23] underperforming down about $2.5

[41:24] million from the adopted

[41:24] budget.

[41:29] The one largest risk associated

[41:29] with the projections was

[41:30] covered in the presentation and

[41:34] that was $7.4 million

[41:35] reimbursement from osa for

[41:35] the JANUARY 2024 storms.

[41:36] This reimbursement has not yet

[41:40] been finalized.

[41:41] If it is not received by AUGUST

[41:44] it would not count towards our

[41:45] fy 2026 and that would push our

[41:48] total revenue about $14 million

[41:49] below what it was in

[41:49] the adopted budget.

[41:50] On the expenditure side we are

[41:55] projecting about $8.5 million

[41:56] in the savings versus

[41:57] the adopted budget.

[41:57] That is primarily driven by non

[42:01] personal savings But we do

[42:02] caution that some of

[42:02] the assumptions associated with

[42:03] savings MAY be slightly

[42:07] optimistic in that they reflect

[42:08] generally past historical

[42:14] savings as opposed to savings

[42:14] associated with any specific

[42:15] action.

[42:15] We also note that overtime

[42:19] particularly in fire rescue and

[42:20] transportation continues to run

[42:21] above budget which has been a

[42:21] persistent issue.

[42:25] In general our overall

[42:26] recommendation is to approve

[42:26] the appropriation adjustments

[42:27] that are requested as well as

[42:31] authorized use of the stability

[42:32] reserve as a precaution And in

[42:33] the meantime to keep a very

[42:33] close eye on the Cal oas

[42:38] reimbursement between now and

[42:38] actual year end.

[42:39] >> We will continue to monitor

[42:39] and we will update this council

[42:40] as necessary as well.

[42:40] Thank you.

[42:44] Council PRESIDENT.

[42:44] >> All right.

[42:45] Thank you, John, as always.

[42:45] Helpful.

[42:46] With that, Clark, please

[42:47] proceed with public comment.

[42:47] Thank you.

[42:51] Council PRESIDENT I would like

[42:52] to know for the record that

[42:53] the Titan receives your

[42:53] comments of everyone coming in

[42:54] opposition of your comment form

[42:55] which have been distributed to

[42:56] the Council.

[42:57] We have Joyce in Noda and Mike

[42:58] Schmidt here to speak on this

[42:58] item.

[42:59] Joy, if you can please come up

[43:00] to the podium.

[43:00] >> You'll be our first speaker

[43:01] and you'll have a minute and a

[43:06] half.

[43:07] First of all, I want to say

[43:08] good morning to all

[43:12] the departments that are

[43:12] available for questions.

[43:13] That's great.

[43:18] Okay.

[43:18] A positive position for

[43:19] the general fund.

[43:24] That's music to my ears.

[43:24] Yet targets are going up and

[43:29] down so there's still a lot of

[43:30] uncertainty And it's just so

[43:36] hard for us to really deal with

[43:36] that.

[43:37] But we're doing good.

[43:41] So I didn't hear even one

[43:41] sentence.

[43:42] I didn't even hear anything

[43:46] about the structural budget

[43:47] deficit.

[43:47] So maybe it wasn't appropriate

[43:52] to include in this third third

[43:53] quarter report.

[43:59] At the same time it's there and

[43:59] we've got to got to got to

[44:00] listen to it.

[44:05] So aba.

[44:05] Charles Monaco, good morning.

[44:10] In your report you talked about

[44:11] the reserves as they relate to

[44:12] the structural budget deficit

[44:16] And I think you said that we're

[44:17] going to have some information

[44:17] on that this afternoon.

[44:18] I hope so because I don't

[44:22] understand it.

[44:23] But apparently it's very, very

[44:24] critical to our structural

[44:24] budget deficit.

[44:28] So I won't have time to do what

[44:29] else I wanted to do But

[44:30] Department of Finance you're

[44:35] doing a great job.

[44:35] You said this wonderful

[44:36] statement a month or two ago

[44:37] about the structural deficit.

[44:38] Thank you for that concluding

[44:39] comment.

[44:46] >> Management just come to

[44:46] the microphone.

[44:48] You have a minute and a half.

[44:55] >> The total revenue.

[44:55] >> This is just an opportunity

[44:56] for you to make your comments

[45:00] okay On I believe the total

[45:01] revenue for the third quarter

[45:01] budget was in the hundreds of

[45:06] millions if I'm correct.

[45:07] Is that correct or like some

[45:07] indicator?

[45:08] Anyway on property tax sales

[45:13] tax and cannabis tax is theft.

[45:13] This I do not trust

[45:18] the integrity of city council

[45:19] to be taking my money for

[45:20] property sales tax and cannabis

[45:25] tax when they don't care about

[45:25] the people.

[45:26] If they cared about the people

[45:27] they would be torturing me and

[45:30] linguistically and then

[45:31] mumbling We're going to 5150 If

[45:32] you talk about it all during

[45:36] your public agenda comment time

[45:36] .

[45:37] So these people are communist.

[45:38] These people's only goal is to

[45:42] create a one world government.

[45:42] If they can do that by having

[45:43] more legal immigrants, if they

[45:48] can do that by making more poor

[45:49] people homeless and killing

[45:49] them off when they're homeless

[45:50] and mind control and

[45:54] depopulating the country of

[45:54] patriots like they're trying to

[45:55] depopulate me for being a

[45:56] patriot whatever whatever they

[45:59] can do.

[46:00] These people do not care about

[46:00] human rights If they cared

[46:01] about people and the people of

[46:06] San Diego and human rights why

[46:06] would they be nervous

[46:07] linguistically torturing me and

[46:08] then saying we're going to 5150

[46:11] You threatening me?

[46:12] It's absolutely disgusting.

[46:12] I just wanted to say down with

[46:18] the court, down with

[46:18] Freemasonry.

[46:23] I'm not crazy And you know

[46:23] you're all guilty and how dare

[46:24] you treat me like this in a

[46:25] city council meeting?

[46:30] How dare you attack the time

[46:31] Minute time again of those

[46:32] participating remotely starting

[46:32] with Hector.

[46:39] >> If you can please unmute.

[46:39] >> Whatever mental health

[46:40] system we have that's that's

[46:44] how it's looking Now.

[46:45] So the mental mental health

[46:46] system is just this is probably

[46:47] more crazy than the people that

[46:51] are really suffering from

[46:51] mental health, you know and

[46:52] there's a difference between

[46:57] schizophrenic and organic brain

[46:57] disease or organic brain

[47:03] disease You do drugs and fries

[47:04] your brain if you did it there

[47:05] are people that just have

[47:09] schizophrenia out of nowhere,

[47:10] that kind of thing.

[47:10] It just happens.

[47:14] So anyway, let's focus on when

[47:15] you do the financial stuff make

[47:20] it simple Like yesterday we

[47:21] took out a loan to pay our

[47:27] short term bills and it what

[47:27] really wasn't explained like

[47:28] it's going to cost us we're

[47:30] taking out 1330 million

[47:31] whatever it was how much is it

[47:32] going to cost us over a year

[47:36] Just plain and simple.

[47:37] It's like borrowing money from

[47:38] your dad I'm going to borrow

[47:38] 50,000.

[47:42] It's going to cost I'm going to

[47:43] pay him back 60,000 over a year

[47:48] If I don't pay him back, what

[47:49] happens?

[47:49] You know that's the city's keep

[47:54] it more just a clear

[47:54] interpretation of what's going

[47:55] on financially.

[47:55] But anyway, good luck.

[48:02] Goodbye.

[48:02] >> Thank you.

[48:03] Next is Blair be kind of become

[48:04] please on you after that is

[48:07] Leonard all right.

[48:08] Thank you.

[48:08] We'll be friends.

[48:09] Yeah.

[48:10] I think the best way to address

[48:13] schizophrenia is through direct

[48:13] conversation and dialog.

[48:19] People fall through the cracks

[48:19] through honesty and direct, you

[48:20] know, caring dialog that I

[48:24] think really heals a lot of

[48:25] issues with our government too.

[48:26] I think we're all trying to

[48:26] work harder to build a better

[48:30] government community and

[48:30] bureaucracy.

[48:31] We do have bad patterns and we

[48:32] want to address them good like

[48:32] that.

[48:36] We all are trying to address

[48:36] our bad patterns now and

[48:37] improve upon them and that's

[48:42] working together and I hope we

[48:43] are finding answers with this

[48:43] item you know to offer try to

[48:47] offer some just healing advice

[48:48] that Charles Monaco has stated

[48:53] continuously If we don't have

[48:54] revenue sources we're going to

[48:54] be in trouble.

[48:55] I've learned you know that you

[49:00] know all the cities I've been

[49:00] talking about Oakland, San

[49:01] Francisco, L.A. They all have

[49:02] significant revenue sources so

[49:06] they can stave off the deficit

[49:06] concerns they have over a

[49:12] longer period of time.

[49:13] We don't have that in San

[49:13] Diego.

[49:14] It sounds like this item you

[49:14] guys are living you know, just

[49:18] like by, you know, skin your

[49:18] teeth to get through it.

[49:19] So thank you for the efforts

[49:23] you're doing.

[49:24] You know, I'm really

[49:25] disappointed that, you know, we

[49:29] can't I really hope we can have

[49:30] conversations about revenue and

[49:31] the people really understand

[49:36] that we can't just cut services

[49:37] in order to create our future

[49:37] government.

[49:37] >> Thank you.

[49:38] Thank you Leonard if you can

[49:48] please on you are Yes and hear

[49:48] me.

[49:49] Yes.

[49:49] Please proceed.

[49:49] All right.

[49:50] I've worked for the city of San

[49:55] Diego for 25 years nine years

[49:55] with their environmental

[49:56] services.

[50:01] The Cost of service report is

[50:01] deeply flawed.

[50:02] The culture of woman workers on

[50:03] point with the trash bins

[50:05] easily could have purchased a

[50:10] $2 rfid and retrofitted 200,000

[50:11] green, blue and black beans to

[50:11] save money.

[50:17] The amount of new black and

[50:18] blue green green cards were

[50:22] ground and recycled and it was

[50:23] a waste of money.

[50:24] The epa has committed the sin

[50:28] of oversaturated trash bins by

[50:29] selling them for $75 when they

[50:33] actually cost 45.

[50:37] Who made the $30 on 300,000

[50:37] beans?

[50:38] I witnessed court proceedings

[50:39] attorneys for the city of San

[50:39] Diego They were very

[50:45] incompetent witnesses.

[50:45] I believe Again she represented

[50:49] the general community in grand

[50:50] fashion Judge Oliver for

[50:51] hearing the case couldn't

[50:56] afford the city attorney's

[50:57] expert witness was a waste of

[50:57] taxpayers money Bringing

[50:58] the people from Fresno that are

[51:02] in San Diego was a disaster.

[51:08] Hdr Hilton and John Paul two

[51:09] consultants for the of service

[51:14] study robbed and raped the city

[51:15] for $7 million You want to make

[51:20] money back charge or make money

[51:21] off the recycling?

[51:21] >> Thank you for that

[51:22] concluding comment That

[51:23] concludes with a comment on

[51:23] this.

[51:26] I don't Thank you.

[51:27] Council PRESIDENT Right.

[51:27] Thank you City Clerk And with

[51:28] that will turn it over to my

[51:29] council colleagues for any

[51:31] questions, comments and

[51:32] entertain a motion And we'll

[51:32] start with the Chair of

[51:33] the Budget Committee Council

[51:37] member foster Oh oh yes.

[51:37] Thank you Council PRESIDENT And

[51:43] thank you to Rolando, you and

[51:49] your team and also to the ipa.

[51:50] I think there is positive news

[51:52] that potentially we can have a

[51:58] $1.7 million some excess

[51:59] equity.

[52:00] Can you just kind of fill in

[52:04] some of the blanks on the Cal?

[52:05] Oh yes.

[52:05] And what that I guess what

[52:10] the issues are delays have we

[52:10] met our requirements provided

[52:11] all the information they have

[52:12] what they need We crossed our

[52:16] t's dotted our eyes.

[52:17] Can you kind of shed some light

[52:17] and elaborate on that process

[52:22] and why it's so difficult to

[52:22] get the reimbursement?

[52:23] Absolutely.

[52:23] Thanks for the question,

[52:28] Councilmember.

[52:29] So my department as well as our

[52:35] oas Department has been meeting

[52:35] with oas over the last six

[52:36] months.

[52:39] We first met with them in

[52:40] DECEMBER to get a status update

[52:41] on how their review is coming

[52:41] along.

[52:45] It's coming along very, very

[52:46] slowly as you can imagine.

[52:46] Oh, yes.

[52:47] Has many, many, you know,

[52:51] jurisdictions that they're

[52:51] working on right now.

[52:57] At that time the estimate for

[52:58] the current fiscal year was

[52:59] about 7.4 million is what

[53:03] the city would receive related

[53:04] to the JANUARY 2024 storms.

[53:09] We recently met with them over

[53:10] the last month or so.

[53:11] They're still working through

[53:14] that now To date the city has

[53:15] received about 30 or 40,000 of

[53:15] that 7.4 million.

[53:20] We're hopeful that a majority

[53:21] of that will come in this year.

[53:26] However, it MAY be that that

[53:27] full 7.4 will not come in this

[53:27] fiscal year.

[53:28] We do have until AUGUST of this

[53:32] year to be able to crew

[53:33] anything that comes in at fy

[53:33] 26.

[53:34] If it isn't if it doesn't come

[53:38] in by AUGUST, the revenue will

[53:39] then be brought to 2027.

[53:40] But we are working very closely

[53:45] with oas getting regular status

[53:46] updates from them and our own

[53:46] staff, our work, our meeting

[53:51] with them weekly to get updates

[53:51] and the city has provided all

[53:52] the information to yes that

[53:56] they have requested today.

[53:56] Okay.

[54:03] Thank you for that And just so

[54:04] I'm clear, Charles, you kind of

[54:04] in just casual conversation

[54:09] kind of said separately the 10

[54:10] million is the number Is it

[54:11] the hard number 7.4 million or

[54:15] is there things that are kind

[54:15] of being discussed And that's a

[54:16] conservative estimate of what

[54:19] we're receiving.

[54:20] 7.4 is the current estimate.

[54:20] I think the 10 million or so

[54:25] was what was submitted and we

[54:26] get a percentage of that I

[54:27] think it's 70 or 80% of that

[54:31] total amount If approved.

[54:31] Okay.

[54:32] And how does that make us I

[54:33] guess that's 7.4 million in

[54:37] regards to making us whole on

[54:37] what would were eligible

[54:43] reimbursements I guess you're

[54:43] comfortable We covered what we

[54:44] needed to cover and included

[54:45] what we could include.

[54:49] Yeah it's if everything was

[54:49] approved that we submitted

[54:50] that's about a 70% support from

[54:55] them.

[54:55] Okay.

[54:55] All right.

[54:56] Thank you.

[54:56] You know, every dollar counts.

[55:01] Everything's important at this

[55:02] point so please keep all of us

[55:02] updated.

[55:03] I guess it's also good to see

[55:07] that we had the modest

[55:07] improvements with the property

[55:08] tax sales tax franchise fee.

[55:13] I think, you know, at the same

[55:13] time, you know, with the I

[55:14] guess small margins when it

[55:18] comes to our operations, I

[55:19] think as MS..

[55:19] Joy indicated, this deficit is

[55:24] still glaring at us.

[55:25] Clearing out is every time we

[55:30] have a budget conversation I

[55:30] think it's important that we

[55:31] continue to focus on that long

[55:36] term or long term solutions.

[55:37] I think it's going to continue

[55:37] to have to take robust

[55:38] conversations by this body as

[55:42] we continue to move forward

[55:43] even as we look at you know,

[55:43] we'll have further budget

[55:47] deliberations later this

[55:48] afternoon.

[55:49] But even with the recent

[55:54] settlements as we move forward

[55:54] and we talk about certainty

[56:00] versus uncertainty, right.

[56:00] We're adding you know, every

[56:01] decision we make has an

[56:02] implication And that decision

[56:05] we just made does some things

[56:06] we do have to consider as we

[56:11] look at the long term

[56:11] structural deficit.

[56:12] So thank you for the work on

[56:12] this.

[56:17] I will conclude my comments

[56:18] there and move staff's

[56:18] recommendation.

[56:19] >> All right.

[56:19] Thank you, sir.

[56:24] We have a motion by Council

[56:25] member Foster to move the staff

[56:25] recommendation.

[56:26] We'll go next to Council member

[56:26] Marino.

[56:30] Thank you for the presentation

[56:30] and also thank you to

[56:31] the partners to the Department

[56:32] of Finance for all your work

[56:36] this quarter report I think

[56:37] does a good job of presenting

[56:38] the state of the current year's

[56:42] budget which is challenging as

[56:43] you must utilize the most

[56:44] recent revenue data and

[56:44] projects through the end of

[56:48] the year.

[56:49] I do want to put on record that

[56:50] utilizing the stability

[56:54] reserves is something that

[56:55] should be the absolute last

[56:55] resort.

[56:56] I know that the Department of

[57:01] Finance certainly recognizes

[57:02] this and could that

[57:02] the Department of Finance

[57:06] outlined the process The city

[57:07] would follow to access reserve

[57:08] funds if necessary?

[57:13] >> Absolutely.

[57:13] So if this council were to

[57:14] grant the approval to utilize

[57:19] the stability reserve if needed

[57:20] as we're closing out the fiscal

[57:20] year fiscal year 2026, if we

[57:25] identify that we have a deficit

[57:26] and we'll know in the AUGUST

[57:31] SEPTEMBER timeframe as we're

[57:31] closing the books, we will then

[57:32] utilize the reserves in order

[57:37] to close balance to the city

[57:37] charter.

[57:38] >> The city has to close

[57:39] the general fund balance.

[57:39] Got you.

[57:42] So this action today allows you

[57:43] to utilize the reserve fund so

[57:44] you would not come back to this

[57:49] council?

[57:49] That's correct.

[57:50] Okay.

[57:50] However, what we would do is we

[57:51] would if we were to have to use

[57:52] the reserves we would come back

[57:54] to council as part of the year

[57:55] end performance report to

[57:56] notify you and to communicate

[58:01] whether we, you know, did use

[58:02] the reserves and if so, how

[58:02] much.

[58:02] >> Got you.

[58:06] So it would be an informational

[58:07] item that would come to

[58:07] the council before utilizing

[58:12] the funds It would be after

[58:13] after utilizing that we would

[58:14] notify the council how much was

[58:19] needed if needed.

[58:19] >> Got you.

[58:20] So if the city does need to dip

[58:21] into the reserves is the intent

[58:25] to provide the Council with

[58:25] the plan to refund

[58:26] the Stability Reserve in

[58:31] the mid-year budget report?

[58:31] Absolutely yes.

[58:32] That would be part of the plan

[58:33] That is also part of

[58:38] the reserve policy as well if I

[58:38] could add to it.

[58:39] So there is a possibility for

[58:40] example, as Charles was

[58:42] explaining and then if

[58:43] the revenue from Kelley Gas for

[58:44] example is collected in OCTOBER

[58:44] and NOVEMBER that money would

[58:49] be in excess of what we've

[58:50] already budgeted in 27.

[58:51] So that would those funds even

[58:54] though maybe would not be

[58:55] recognized in effect 26 we

[58:56] would have the ability to use

[58:56] that late Calloway's

[59:00] reimbursement to replenish

[59:00] the reserves if we ended up

[59:01] having to use them because of

[59:06] you know, things that are out

[59:06] of our control.

[59:07] >> I have more questions on

[59:08] that but I do want to close up

[59:12] my my mistake.

[59:13] Thank you for that though.

[59:13] I appreciate that.

[59:17] I appreciate your explanation.

[59:18] I am very hesitant to utilize

[59:18] the reserves.

[59:19] We didn't even do that during

[59:23] the pandemic which was a sudden

[59:24] and unpredictable event and

[59:25] that was before the cares Act

[59:30] funding was available to

[59:30] the city of San Diego.

[59:31] So I just want to point out I

[59:32] want to put on the record that

[59:36] I'm I would like to avoid that

[59:37] at all cost Regarding the $7.4

[59:42] million oas funds, will

[59:43] the funds go back to

[59:43] the general fund or will it get

[59:48] dispersed to each department

[59:48] that utilized the funds during

[59:49] the floods?

[59:54] It would be deposited into

[59:55] the general fund for general

[59:55] fund use.

[59:59] So 7.4 million is general fund.

[1:00:00] There also is some additional

[1:00:04] funding for environmental

[1:00:05] services to it's about $2

[1:00:05] million So that would go into

[1:00:11] the Enterprise Fund for

[1:00:12] Environmental Services was

[1:00:12] the only one that had an

[1:00:13] enterprise fund.

[1:00:13] That's right That okay I do

[1:00:16] know that amount.

[1:00:17] It's about 2,000,002 million.

[1:00:18] So we're looking at about 5

[1:00:18] million roughly considering

[1:00:24] that we get the 7 million back

[1:00:25] That's Oh yes, it's on top of

[1:00:25] the 7.20.

[1:00:27] That's on top of the 7.2.

[1:00:27] >> 7.4 is the general fund

[1:00:28] amount.

[1:00:32] Gotcha.

[1:00:33] Is there any other funds that

[1:00:34] we don't know about?

[1:00:34] No, That's it.

[1:00:34] Okay.

[1:00:35] You just mentioned

[1:00:39] environmental Services 2

[1:00:39] million which I didn't see in

[1:00:40] the documents but that doesn't

[1:00:41] mean that it's not there.

[1:00:45] I would welcome this council

[1:00:45] and the mayor to utilize

[1:00:51] the fund for flood prevention

[1:00:51] the beta I don't know what

[1:00:52] we're calling the p now

[1:00:57] the Beta Street Channel in

[1:00:57] the back is about last number

[1:00:58] was about $85 million

[1:01:02] considering what Chief Logan

[1:01:03] expressed regarding El Nino I

[1:01:08] think it's prudent for this

[1:01:09] council and this administration

[1:01:14] to put the money back into

[1:01:14] preventing future funds as

[1:01:15] we're all grappling through

[1:01:20] the lawsuits that the city of

[1:01:21] San Diego has based on the 2024

[1:01:21] floods, I think it would be

[1:01:25] prudent for us to allocate

[1:01:26] the remaining funds to that

[1:01:32] capital improvement project and

[1:01:32] I believe it's Beta Street

[1:01:33] Channel So I don't know for

[1:01:37] the record but I am looking

[1:01:43] forward to seeing the updated

[1:01:44] information.

[1:01:44] >> I think it's next month when

[1:01:45] we are going to discuss this

[1:01:50] issue again after the aba has

[1:01:50] also provided their analysis

[1:01:55] and I look forward to oas

[1:01:55] reimbursing us but thank you

[1:01:56] for that.

[1:01:56] Thank you.

[1:02:01] I'm sensing a declined to

[1:02:02] second the motion or did you I

[1:02:07] hate using reserve funds but

[1:02:07] that's okay I'm I'm cool with

[1:02:08] that You don't have to I'm I'm

[1:02:10] okay with seconding the motion

[1:02:15] Thank you.

[1:02:16] Okay with that We will So we

[1:02:23] have a motion by Councilmember

[1:02:23] Foster a second by

[1:02:24] Councilmember Reynold to move

[1:02:25] the staff recommendation.

[1:02:27] We'll go next to council member

[1:02:28] Bob Wolpert.

[1:02:29] >> Thank you very much and

[1:02:32] thank you for the work in

[1:02:33] the third quarter report.

[1:02:33] >> Thank you.

[1:02:34] To be able as well for your

[1:02:38] analysis I have good news that

[1:02:38] we're not projected to end in

[1:02:39] deficit we thought we would be

[1:02:40] so that's great you know

[1:02:45] provided we have to get cal yes

[1:02:46] to provide funding all of that

[1:02:46] I hope they do But I do have

[1:02:47] some questions in terms of you

[1:02:50] what are coming under revenue.

[1:02:51] I feel the airport authority as

[1:02:55] well and we watched it Canadian

[1:02:55] Airline after Canadian Airline

[1:02:56] only canceled their summer

[1:02:56] flights to San Diego.

[1:02:57] They actually took themselves

[1:03:00] out of the single market.

[1:03:01] They just stopped They closed

[1:03:02] all their gates because of what

[1:03:06] the chaos in Washington dc is

[1:03:06] causing And we saw that coming.

[1:03:07] Our PRESIDENT Was horrible to

[1:03:11] the Canadian government so they

[1:03:12] stopped coming here And so now

[1:03:13] we're seeing a result in

[1:03:14] the decline in international

[1:03:17] travel and they're flying over

[1:03:18] us.

[1:03:18] Going to Mexico is what we've

[1:03:19] been told to the airport

[1:03:19] authority which we can't

[1:03:23] control of course.

[1:03:24] But were we able to offset any

[1:03:24] of that with a Measure c

[1:03:29] appropriations we're now able

[1:03:29] to get or is still we're at a

[1:03:33] deficit because of travel we've

[1:03:34] seen over the last three months

[1:03:39] Todd has made a rebound which

[1:03:40] is which is really good news.

[1:03:44] So comparing f y 26 you're in

[1:03:45] projections to f y 25 actual

[1:03:49] projections They're about

[1:03:49] the same.

[1:03:50] So we're not seeing the large

[1:03:51] decrease that we had assumed in

[1:03:51] the major.

[1:03:54] So we're hoping that this

[1:03:55] rebound continues.

[1:03:56] We have increased d o t revenue

[1:04:00] projections for next fiscal

[1:04:00] year and we hope that that

[1:04:01] trend continues.

[1:04:01] >> Is that because we're

[1:04:05] charging a higher proportion

[1:04:06] because letter c or because

[1:04:07] we're actually seeing more

[1:04:08] travel, we are seeing more more

[1:04:09] being spent?

[1:04:09] >> Yeah.

[1:04:15] Okay.

[1:04:15] >> And then I have another

[1:04:16] question about police and fire

[1:04:17] overtime.

[1:04:17] It seems that our police

[1:04:21] department for the first time

[1:04:22] is actually doing well in

[1:04:23] budget These overtime our our

[1:04:27] fire department unfortunately

[1:04:27] they have obviously different

[1:04:28] incidences such as the fire in

[1:04:32] Toronto Valley yesterday which

[1:04:33] you cannot control how long and

[1:04:34] how lengthy the fire will be.

[1:04:38] But I do want to keep

[1:04:38] monitoring how many

[1:04:39] recruitments we do, how many

[1:04:43] academies you do because we are

[1:04:44] able to fully staff the fire

[1:04:45] department and they won't have

[1:04:45] to do as much overtime.

[1:04:49] So I want to continue to watch

[1:04:50] that.

[1:04:50] But kudos to the police for

[1:04:51] actually reducing their

[1:04:52] overtime budget this year.

[1:04:54] Other questions about

[1:04:55] transportation and I know that

[1:04:56] we needed more overtime based

[1:05:01] on the potholes, the rainy

[1:05:02] season, the floods How are we

[1:05:02] looking there?

[1:05:03] Do we need obviously Bethany,

[1:05:06] you also all be telling us that

[1:05:06] we need more transportation

[1:05:07] funds but do we need to make

[1:05:11] any more expenditures?

[1:05:11] How are you doing?

[1:05:12] What can we do to help with our

[1:05:18] streets and roads and sidewalks

[1:05:18] ?

[1:05:18] Good morning.

[1:05:19] Council Van Wilpert, Naomi

[1:05:20] Travis, interim director for

[1:05:22] transportation As we continue

[1:05:23] to communicate to this council

[1:05:24] our transportation's ongoing

[1:05:27] budget is significantly

[1:05:28] underfunded for the needs of

[1:05:29] the department We continue to

[1:05:33] need approximately $6 million

[1:05:33] in overtime just to deliver

[1:05:34] the baseline level of service

[1:05:38] and the demands that come to

[1:05:39] the department.

[1:05:43] So indeed with with this report

[1:05:44] we do need the appropriation

[1:05:45] and the allocation to be able

[1:05:46] to to close out our budget for

[1:05:49] the year.

[1:05:50] >> And is that budget that

[1:05:51] planned for in that that

[1:05:55] appropriation that's done here

[1:05:56] not not for the current fiscal

[1:06:00] year I think Naomi is talking

[1:06:00] about for next fiscal year they

[1:06:01] would need an additional 6

[1:06:05] million of overtime to maintain

[1:06:06] or increase their service

[1:06:10] levels to a certain standard

[1:06:10] for fy 27.

[1:06:11] >> Correct.

[1:06:11] Historically our department

[1:06:16] burns approximately $6 million

[1:06:19] in revenue this fiscal year fy

[1:06:20] 26 our baseline was

[1:06:21] approximately 2 million.

[1:06:25] Our department came to council

[1:06:25] twice in SEPTEMBER and in

[1:06:26] OCTOBER to identify a couple of

[1:06:30] mitigation opportunities to

[1:06:30] free up some general fund

[1:06:31] dollars so that our teams would

[1:06:36] be able to deliver emergency

[1:06:36] services on overtime.

[1:06:37] So we were here for

[1:06:37] the transfer of the in-house

[1:06:41] side the ip for one point

[1:06:42] million dollars in SEPTEMBER

[1:06:46] and came back in OCTOBER for

[1:06:47] the 1.8 million cpd allocation

[1:06:47] to the Transportation

[1:06:52] Department.

[1:06:52] Okay.

[1:06:53] i remember those and that's

[1:06:53] just how you've cobbled

[1:06:54] together the overtime you have.

[1:06:57] And next year we haven't

[1:06:57] identified how we're going to

[1:06:58] do this correct Next year We

[1:07:01] currently have I believe a 5

[1:07:01] million a little over 5 million

[1:07:02] in the budget which is which

[1:07:06] helps but it's still not enough

[1:07:07] for for what we historically

[1:07:07] need.

[1:07:07] Okay.

[1:07:08] Okay.

[1:07:08] Thank you.

[1:07:11] Thank you.

[1:07:12] And then I want to follow up on

[1:07:13] the questions about the reserve

[1:07:13] policy.

[1:07:16] I know that every year we vote

[1:07:17] on the third quarter on our

[1:07:18] budget report and we grant

[1:07:18] authority to use the reserves.

[1:07:19] I'm glad last year we did not

[1:07:21] have to.

[1:07:22] But is the authority unlimited?

[1:07:27] You know what if could you use

[1:07:27] all the reserves?

[1:07:28] >> You know, what are we

[1:07:32] granting here exactly?

[1:07:33] You would think that it would

[1:07:33] be limited to the amount that

[1:07:34] we would need.

[1:07:37] So for example, right now we're

[1:07:38] projecting 1.7 over budget.

[1:07:42] So then we would not need it If

[1:07:43] everything turns out the way

[1:07:43] the projections are holding if

[1:07:48] for whatever reason for example

[1:07:48] the county has money does not

[1:07:51] come in and that 1.7 would

[1:07:52] become closer to maybe-4

[1:07:53] million So we would need we

[1:07:57] basically we would be forced to

[1:07:57] tap into fund balance in

[1:07:58] the general fund in order to be

[1:08:02] able to mitigate that 4 million

[1:08:03] which means really the only

[1:08:07] source would be reserves.

[1:08:08] So it would be limited to i

[1:08:12] mean at this point now we're

[1:08:13] we're in JUNE So unless

[1:08:13] something catastrophic happens

[1:08:17] it would be really a very small

[1:08:18] amount that would be tapping

[1:08:18] into And then from there

[1:08:22] the discussion would be how do

[1:08:23] we replenish it?

[1:08:23] >> Okay.

[1:08:24] But we haven't contributed to

[1:08:26] the reserves in the past few

[1:08:26] fiscal years because of our

[1:08:31] budget woes.

[1:08:32] So that's why I'm getting more

[1:08:33] and more uncomfortable with

[1:08:33] the idea of ever even using

[1:08:36] reserves And I'd prefer that

[1:08:40] this actually came back to

[1:08:41] council to talk about it if we

[1:08:42] did have to use the reserves.

[1:08:46] >> And so that's what I'm

[1:08:46] feeling.

[1:08:47] You said you wouldn't know

[1:08:47] until around AUGUST or

[1:08:48] SEPTEMBER were dark in AUGUST

[1:08:51] and SEPTEMBER were here so we

[1:08:52] could vote for that the next

[1:08:56] time we come back to council

[1:08:57] will be for the year end

[1:08:57] financial performance report

[1:09:01] and that's in OCTOBER after

[1:09:02] essentially we've closed

[1:09:03] the books for the year We'll

[1:09:07] have as part of that report we

[1:09:07] will communicate to the council

[1:09:08] and the public essentially how

[1:09:11] we close the year either

[1:09:12] positive or negative if

[1:09:13] negative that amount would be

[1:09:17] needed to be drawn from

[1:09:18] the reserves.

[1:09:18] Okay.

[1:09:18] Thank you.

[1:09:22] I feel at this point I'd move

[1:09:22] more comfortable if you if we

[1:09:23] came back and had a discussion

[1:09:27] about reserves because there's

[1:09:27] a whole discussion we might

[1:09:28] have about our reserve policies

[1:09:32] and what that looks like So

[1:09:32] i'll just listen to the rest of

[1:09:33] my colleagues and hear what

[1:09:34] they have to say.

[1:09:34] But thank you for all the work

[1:09:35] on this.

[1:09:37] I appreciate it.

[1:09:38] Councilmember I will just know

[1:09:41] it's it's an important

[1:09:42] discussion but it might also be

[1:09:43] somewhat academic as opposed to

[1:09:43] whether or not you authorize

[1:09:47] use of reserves today or in

[1:09:52] AUGUST in as much as if we get

[1:09:52] to AUGUST and if 26 has a

[1:09:56] negative on balance we do not

[1:09:57] have any other way to close out

[1:09:57] our books without tapping into

[1:09:58] reserves.

[1:10:02] So if you don't take action

[1:10:02] today and we end up needing to

[1:10:03] use reserves in AUGUST you're

[1:10:06] going to have an item presented

[1:10:07] to you where you really don't

[1:10:07] have any realistic choices but

[1:10:08] to approve what staff put

[1:10:10] before you So just bear that in

[1:10:15] mind.

[1:10:15] All right.

[1:10:16] Thank you Council member Yvonne

[1:10:20] Wolpert And thank you Charles

[1:10:20] Go next to Council PRESIDENT

[1:10:25] Pro Tem we take PRESIDENT Thank

[1:10:25] you for the presentation and as

[1:10:26] always it's amazing to see how

[1:10:30] tightly we're trying to sort of

[1:10:31] stay in line with

[1:10:31] the projections and we're

[1:10:34] landing at least one on

[1:10:35] the positive side all dependent

[1:10:39] on this as reimbursement.

[1:10:39] So maybe to follow up on some

[1:10:40] of the questions my colleagues

[1:10:41] have asked on this front, I

[1:10:44] think last year in this third

[1:10:45] quarter budget monitoring

[1:10:45] report there was an actual

[1:10:48] request for a specific amount

[1:10:49] up to amount to be drawn from

[1:10:50] the stability reserves as an

[1:10:53] anticipation if it was

[1:10:54] necessary to do so Last year it

[1:10:57] was roughly $10 million and

[1:10:58] ultimately we did not need it

[1:11:02] By the year end you were able

[1:11:02] to show that we were able to

[1:11:03] mitigate that.

[1:11:03] Is there is there not an

[1:11:07] ability to appropriate a

[1:11:07] specific amount here if that

[1:11:08] would help to add to some

[1:11:12] comfort potentially you could

[1:11:16] let let's say you were to

[1:11:17] approve up to a $10 million

[1:11:18] amount again but we end up when

[1:11:21] we closed the books if for some

[1:11:22] reason that amount is higher

[1:11:23] than 10 million we would not

[1:11:26] have your approval or your

[1:11:27] authority to go beyond that.

[1:11:31] But as Charles mentioned, we

[1:11:32] have to be able to close

[1:11:32] the books at the end of

[1:11:33] the year Balanced So

[1:11:36] interesting that I guess I'm

[1:11:37] just trying to understand last

[1:11:37] year how you decided to pick a

[1:11:40] number.

[1:11:41] >> I think the number was

[1:11:41] really just based on

[1:11:45] the projection at the time we

[1:11:46] were you know luckily we were

[1:11:49] able to close the books with

[1:11:50] Right right on budget.

[1:11:54] We did not have a deficit So

[1:11:55] but Councilmember, if that's

[1:11:56] something you would want to

[1:11:57] entertain and just establish a

[1:12:00] limit that something we would

[1:12:00] be comfortable with as well.

[1:12:01] >> Yes.

[1:12:04] So I think if that was

[1:12:05] something that we had in

[1:12:05] practice last year and I wonder

[1:12:06] if that would help with some

[1:12:08] comfort here So that it's not

[1:12:09] just an unknown number.

[1:12:13] So I would propose that we

[1:12:18] amend us to limit pulling up to

[1:12:18] $10 million in reserves similar

[1:12:19] to last year That should cover

[1:12:20] if for some reason the Kelly us

[1:12:23] payment did not come in and any

[1:12:23] other issues that could arise

[1:12:26] in the next two and a half

[1:12:27] weeks that that should help

[1:12:27] cover that.

[1:12:31] So that would be one piece that

[1:12:31] I would throw out there.

[1:12:35] The second is that because this

[1:12:36] is contingent on a lot of this

[1:12:37] is really a discussion around

[1:12:40] the Kelly us reimbursement I

[1:12:40] would like to add an additional

[1:12:45] amendment that we direct that

[1:12:45] the Department of Finance would

[1:12:50] fully reimburse the reserves

[1:12:51] utilizing the Cal Oh yes

[1:12:51] reimbursement up to the amount

[1:12:55] of reserve funds that are

[1:12:55] utilized.

[1:12:56] So I just want to be very clear

[1:13:00] that we don't find ourselves in

[1:13:01] a situation where those funds

[1:13:02] don't come in, we pull from

[1:13:04] the reserves and then we start

[1:13:05] next year with a $7.4 million

[1:13:09] increase in revenues and that

[1:13:10] gets spent in some way.

[1:13:11] I think this council because of

[1:13:11] the discussion we're having

[1:13:14] we'd like to ensure that that

[1:13:15] Kaleo is reimbursement fully

[1:13:19] reimburses any reserve funds

[1:13:19] stability reserve funds that

[1:13:23] are utilized in this case I'd

[1:13:24] be happy and supportive of that

[1:13:28] and I think that's a great idea

[1:13:28] .

[1:13:33] The 10 million number I just

[1:13:34] sort of threw out there.

[1:13:34] So Charles, I want to look to

[1:13:35] you and if that could be less

[1:13:37] that's fine too.

[1:13:38] I just want to be I mean you

[1:13:42] can cap that at whatever amount

[1:13:43] you want maybe to have it be

[1:13:46] more in concordance with

[1:13:47] the cal Oh yes, Gramp maybe up

[1:13:48] to 7.6 million because if you

[1:13:51] draw more than that and the Yes

[1:13:52] grant comes in in OCTOBER, you

[1:13:55] can't fully reimburse the use

[1:13:56] of reserves with just that.

[1:13:57] So okay so let's let's change

[1:14:00] that So this will be an

[1:14:01] amendment that we authorize up

[1:14:01] to $7.6 million to be pulled

[1:14:05] from reserves with

[1:14:06] the stipulation that once that

[1:14:06] class reimbursement comes back

[1:14:10] that would be used to replenish

[1:14:11] any amount of the reserves that

[1:14:18] are utilized funds I don't

[1:14:18] write that up.

[1:14:19] >> So it is the maker of

[1:14:19] the motion.

[1:14:22] Okay with that?

[1:14:23] I am And just as I made my

[1:14:27] motion in the conversation that

[1:14:28] we had, I thought it was

[1:14:28] totally dependent on the Cal Oh

[1:14:31] yes, the 7.4 that would

[1:14:32] essentially make us whole.

[1:14:36] So I am totally in line with

[1:14:36] making that part of the motion

[1:14:41] for clarity purposes and

[1:14:42] direction.

[1:14:42] Okay.

[1:14:43] And the second third of

[1:14:43] the motion Yes, I'm okay with

[1:14:44] that.

[1:14:46] Thank you.

[1:14:46] All right.

[1:14:47] So I know the city clerk's

[1:14:48] office well and the city

[1:14:50] attorney will scramble but just

[1:14:51] just if I MAY, I think I heard

[1:14:54] 7.6 where the number 7.4 So I

[1:14:55] think the numbers should be

[1:14:55] 7.4.

[1:14:56] 7.4 is the estimate.

[1:14:59] Yes, that's correct.

[1:14:59] Okay.

[1:15:00] 7.4.4.

[1:15:00] Yes, seven point.

[1:15:04] So the city clerk the city

[1:15:05] attorney will craft that

[1:15:05] language and circulate it to

[1:15:08] the maker of the motion and

[1:15:09] make sure that we got that

[1:15:09] correct.

[1:15:13] That concludes your comments,

[1:15:14] sir.

[1:15:14] >> It does.

[1:15:15] Thank you.

[1:15:18] We'll go back to council member

[1:15:19] Eli Rivera.

[1:15:19] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

[1:15:22] Appreciate the presentation

[1:15:27] here and the work you did

[1:15:28] Charles and the work of my

[1:15:31] colleagues here.

[1:15:32] Charles as you were running

[1:15:39] through some of the variances

[1:15:43] actually before I do that a

[1:15:48] question of a transportation to

[1:15:49] what extent is the you are

[1:15:53] the overages that we're seeing

[1:15:53] related to what was budgeted

[1:15:58] for Because I'm seeing some

[1:15:59] correlation and I could be

[1:16:02] mistaken here in Charles feel

[1:16:03] free to jump in if I'm missing

[1:16:07] something as well between where

[1:16:07] we're underperforming or

[1:16:12] revenues coming in below were

[1:16:12] expected and we're we're above

[1:16:16] budget and I'm trying to

[1:16:17] understand Naomi I think you

[1:16:18] can have an impossible job

[1:16:21] because the expectations have

[1:16:22] not changed But revenue that's

[1:16:26] come in has just So when do you

[1:16:30] throttle back when the revenue

[1:16:31] starts to to slide from where

[1:16:35] it was anticipated to be or

[1:16:36] projected to be in the approved

[1:16:41] budget that that part of that

[1:16:41] is an operations question Then

[1:16:42] part of it is like a math

[1:16:44] question for Charles about

[1:16:45] making sure that I'm I'm not

[1:16:51] misreading where we're falling

[1:16:53] short there.

[1:16:54] One just want to make sure I'm

[1:16:55] clear on the question you for

[1:16:56] helping along as well I assume

[1:16:58] that referring to less revenue

[1:16:58] coming in from parking meter

[1:16:59] operations to reimburse

[1:16:59] transportation for their work

[1:17:03] Yeah Okay.

[1:17:04] So I'll let you handle

[1:17:04] the first question on that.

[1:17:05] How do you respond to what

[1:17:08] happened?

[1:17:08] >> Yeah, I'll jump in.

[1:17:09] So operationally we ensure that

[1:17:12] the overtime is for essential

[1:17:12] services.

[1:17:17] Of course emergencies call back

[1:17:18] We had back to back storms so

[1:17:19] we had to prioritize that

[1:17:23] debris clearing street like

[1:17:23] traffic signal resets knock

[1:17:24] over anything that's that's

[1:17:27] caused by by extreme weather or

[1:17:27] storms.

[1:17:28] And in this case this fiscal

[1:17:32] year we also make sure that we

[1:17:32] are prioritizing overtime for

[1:17:33] our paving projects.

[1:17:36] So anything that's already

[1:17:37] funded that's going to deliver

[1:17:38] the paving mileage that's

[1:17:38] budgeted for the fiscal year

[1:17:41] and just being very just

[1:17:46] ensuring that it's that either

[1:17:46] funded or something that is

[1:17:47] critical something that's

[1:17:51] emergency and has a funding

[1:17:56] source attached to it.

[1:17:56] Right.

[1:17:57] I guess that's what I'm trying

[1:17:57] to understand.

[1:17:58] I think there's a funding

[1:18:03] source attached but we're we're

[1:18:04] we've got a gap It's

[1:18:04] accumulating across over

[1:18:05] the course there And this is

[1:18:08] where I'm kind of looking for

[1:18:09] some help your Charles because

[1:18:13] I'm what I'm hearing is that

[1:18:14] you've been tasked with a list

[1:18:17] of things to do and we've

[1:18:18] allocated a certain amount of

[1:18:19] money for that.

[1:18:22] Your list doesn't change even

[1:18:23] if the money changes And I'm

[1:18:24] trying to understand where in

[1:18:24] the fiscal year you get

[1:18:28] the direction hey, the money is

[1:18:29] not what we thought it was

[1:18:32] going to be So we need to

[1:18:33] change the list of things that

[1:18:34] need to be done Otherwise we're

[1:18:38] going to end up over budget.

[1:18:39] So again, I kind of there's

[1:18:39] like the understand the budget

[1:18:40] piece which I'm looking to

[1:18:43] Charles for and then

[1:18:44] understanding how you're being

[1:18:45] directed on the operation side

[1:18:48] think of a few things you're on

[1:18:48] one on the operational side

[1:18:49] each department has analysts

[1:18:50] that goes over their budgets

[1:18:52] and kind of day to day basis to

[1:18:53] see what's coming in and how

[1:18:53] much they actually have, what

[1:18:56] their expenditures are using

[1:18:57] that and in consultation with

[1:18:57] the Department of Finance

[1:18:58] presumably with

[1:19:01] the administration as well if

[1:19:02] dollars are not coming in to

[1:19:03] the point they need to support

[1:19:07] activities or if cost of

[1:19:07] activities are coming in higher

[1:19:08] than what we've anticipated,

[1:19:11] there needs to be discussion on

[1:19:11] what can actually be done and

[1:19:16] then you get to the point where

[1:19:16] if the dollars are not there

[1:19:21] you'll have to see some amount

[1:19:21] of services that we asked

[1:19:25] departments to reform be cut

[1:19:25] back.

[1:19:26] There is a process provided in

[1:19:30] our budgetary principles which

[1:19:31] are agreed on each year for

[1:19:32] when there are times that a

[1:19:35] department or

[1:19:36] the administration needs to

[1:19:37] pull back on services that are

[1:19:37] assumed to be delivered in

[1:19:41] the proposed early adopted

[1:19:42] budget that there's

[1:19:42] notification sent to this

[1:19:45] Council and then that

[1:19:46] the budget government

[1:19:46] efficiency take up a discussion

[1:19:47] of that item at its next

[1:19:50] available committee meeting.

[1:19:51] I believe that specifically

[1:19:55] the Transportation they did

[1:19:55] send a memo right maybe last

[1:19:56] week talking about the overtime

[1:19:59] use and other items that would

[1:20:00] be scaled back from that.

[1:20:03] Maybe it's unfortunately timed

[1:20:04] in that we are very close to

[1:20:05] the end of the fiscal year So

[1:20:09] there's not really much that an

[1:20:09] additional discussion can

[1:20:10] potentially change on that at

[1:20:11] this point.

[1:20:14] But that is a process that

[1:20:15] we've got laid out and that was

[1:20:16] agreed to by both this council

[1:20:18] and the administration.

[1:20:24] So I guess kind of thank you

[1:20:25] coming back to you now and

[1:20:26] anyone from the operations side

[1:20:28] of things I think is again

[1:20:32] you've been given a list a to

[1:20:33] do list.

[1:20:34] We've given you amount at

[1:20:37] the beginning of the fiscal

[1:20:38] year allocated you a certain

[1:20:39] amount of resources to do that

[1:20:42] with And I just I want to make

[1:20:46] sure I'm clear on this There's

[1:20:47] a we're all on the hook for

[1:20:51] this because what I what I'm

[1:20:52] hearing is least part of this

[1:20:56] is after we kind of gave you

[1:20:57] the fuel you were supposed to

[1:20:58] need to get to your destination

[1:20:58] and we started siphoning fuel

[1:21:01] out of that tank and your

[1:21:02] destination didn't change And

[1:21:06] so the communication between

[1:21:10] operations and and the council

[1:21:11] isn't really important here

[1:21:12] because as decisions are being

[1:21:15] made to to pull back on on

[1:21:20] decisions that are related to

[1:21:21] revenue we need to understand

[1:21:25] the operational impacts of that

[1:21:26] real time.

[1:21:26] And again that's that's not a

[1:21:27] used thing.

[1:21:27] Naomi To a certain extent I

[1:21:32] guess it is but there's just a

[1:21:33] reality here that we're like

[1:21:37] continuing to defund activities

[1:21:38] that we've told you all that

[1:21:42] you want that we want done,

[1:21:43] that everyone wants done that

[1:21:43] the city wants done,

[1:21:49] the residents want done So what

[1:21:49] is a better way to communicate

[1:21:50] in real time And whether it's

[1:21:54] Naomi or Rolando or whoever

[1:21:55] wants to jump in here about

[1:21:55] what the operational impacts

[1:21:59] would be of the decisions that

[1:21:59] the council's making when it

[1:22:03] relates to increasing or

[1:22:04] decreasing the revenue flow

[1:22:09] after the budgets been approved

[1:22:09] .

[1:22:10] I can take a first down and

[1:22:11] Bethany wants to chime in as

[1:22:13] well.

[1:22:14] I think it just comes back to

[1:22:15] just this is philosophical

[1:22:18] discussion about both mayor and

[1:22:19] council are responsible for

[1:22:19] the budget, right?

[1:22:22] So they it is and neither

[1:22:23] council nor mayor can

[1:22:24] unilaterally impact what is

[1:22:28] contemplate it in the budget.

[1:22:29] What could happen though it is

[1:22:33] dynamic you could have JANUARY

[1:22:34] or a season where it's you know

[1:22:35] you know it's a much Rainier

[1:22:39] season and there's a lot of

[1:22:39] potholes and well there could

[1:22:40] be an emergency.

[1:22:40] So there are things that could

[1:22:43] happen during the year.

[1:22:44] Right now I'm a little less

[1:22:44] concerned with sorry about

[1:22:45] the variables because I think

[1:22:47] that's understood right 2024

[1:22:48] huge flood And we've got we

[1:22:53] have to deal with

[1:22:53] the emergency.

[1:22:54] But what I'm hearing Naomi say

[1:22:54] this is something a little bit

[1:22:57] different which is we were told

[1:22:57] to do this work.

[1:22:58] We're working off our project

[1:23:01] list and we're like that's

[1:23:02] the job.

[1:23:02] So head down, do the job.

[1:23:06] And then I'm also hearing that

[1:23:07] revenues are coming in below

[1:23:07] projections some of that

[1:23:12] related to policy decisions of

[1:23:12] the council And when does

[1:23:13] the thinking up happen in that

[1:23:16] instance Because emergencies

[1:23:17] have to be dealt with.

[1:23:18] We all have to pivot and make

[1:23:20] adjustments on the fly That's

[1:23:25] different than us decreasing

[1:23:25] revenue and keeping

[1:23:29] the workload the same because

[1:23:30] the obvious result of that is

[1:23:35] going to be being over budget.

[1:23:36] >> If I MAY share an example,

[1:23:37] hopefully this answers your

[1:23:40] question.

[1:23:41] For example streetlights we're

[1:23:41] not resourced to do that.

[1:23:42] We've we've communicated time

[1:23:44] over time that overtime is

[1:23:45] the only mechanism we have to

[1:23:46] be able to turn streetlights

[1:23:49] back on.

[1:23:50] We don't do that throughout

[1:23:51] the year unless it's in cpd's

[1:23:53] because we receive that

[1:23:54] allocation or it's an

[1:23:58] emergency, it's a knock over

[1:23:59] either from you know, a driver

[1:23:59] or a storm.

[1:24:00] So we would address

[1:24:03] the emergency but that asset

[1:24:04] does not get touched right

[1:24:04] because we don't have

[1:24:05] the budget for it.

[1:24:10] So that to you So Bethany Bees,

[1:24:11] our chief performance and

[1:24:13] logistics Officer So what I

[1:24:13] would add in terms of

[1:24:14] the mechanics about how this

[1:24:18] will function so transportation

[1:24:18] in that fy 27 budget has a

[1:24:19] certain amount of overtime

[1:24:22] associated with transportation

[1:24:23] has done is they've looked at

[1:24:23] the year over year overages and

[1:24:27] which teams are incurring those

[1:24:28] costs.

[1:24:28] So what we've done is we've

[1:24:29] established essentially

[1:24:33] allocations you don't see that

[1:24:33] breakdown but at the department

[1:24:34] level two operations level

[1:24:35] we're seeing a certain amount

[1:24:38] of overtime has been allocated.

[1:24:39] Then what we're doing is we're

[1:24:43] creating individual funding

[1:24:43] centers for let's say

[1:24:44] the streetlight team,

[1:24:44] the traffic safety team,

[1:24:47] the pothole team etc. Based on

[1:24:48] what our typical spend has been

[1:24:52] then what we do during quarter

[1:24:53] one midyear third quarter is

[1:24:54] see what individually those

[1:24:57] teams look like.

[1:24:58] They're tracking it And then I

[1:24:59] believe that's the mechanism

[1:24:59] where the operations then would

[1:25:02] follow into whether or not

[1:25:03] policy decisions and or revenue

[1:25:07] are are trending accordingly to

[1:25:08] match the operations.

[1:25:09] So using it that's the best

[1:25:12] mechanism to essentially true

[1:25:13] up those things and to

[1:25:13] communicate.

[1:25:14] But Rolando and I are happy to

[1:25:17] work with you if there's a

[1:25:18] better mechanism to demonstrate

[1:25:21] that figure does that when

[1:25:21] there are significant

[1:25:22] divergences in the expenditures

[1:25:23] or the revenues.

[1:25:26] One we hope that we can see

[1:25:26] that in the quarterly budget

[1:25:27] monitor reports like we're

[1:25:29] talking about right now and

[1:25:30] that both have communicated

[1:25:31] clearly in those reports as

[1:25:32] well as frankly in my Office of

[1:25:35] Analysis of those reports when

[1:25:36] they there's something that

[1:25:39] comes up between them or is

[1:25:40] going to be real change to what

[1:25:41] operations can be provided,

[1:25:44] that's something that should be

[1:25:45] communicated to this council

[1:25:46] through some kind of mechanism,

[1:25:49] be it a memo, be it a

[1:25:50] presentation, whatever.

[1:25:50] And then the final item I would

[1:25:55] note as you noted this some of

[1:25:55] the declines in revenue from

[1:25:59] what was in the adopted budget

[1:25:59] to where we are now are

[1:26:00] the result of some of

[1:26:01] the policy decisions that

[1:26:03] the council made after adoption

[1:26:04] of the budget.

[1:26:08] I will be frank the potential

[1:26:09] impacts of this Council

[1:26:09] choosing to take actions that

[1:26:13] generate less revenue those

[1:26:14] operational impacts should be

[1:26:14] presented to you at the time

[1:26:18] those items are brought before

[1:26:19] you and if they have not been

[1:26:19] filed they should be.

[1:26:23] Yeah I think in the future I

[1:26:23] think that's an important part

[1:26:27] of the conversation both for

[1:26:28] understanding the impacts and

[1:26:32] for making it less likely that

[1:26:37] we end up in a situation where

[1:26:42] we end up over budget because

[1:26:42] detaching the conversation

[1:26:47] about pulling back from

[1:26:48] the operational impacts it's a

[1:26:55] tiny portion of the story and

[1:26:56] so I appreciate that this is

[1:26:57] super helpful for me.

[1:27:00] >> I think that something this

[1:27:01] year one obviously we turned

[1:27:05] multiple switches last year on

[1:27:05] on revenue.

[1:27:06] There's less of that in this in

[1:27:10] this budget and moving forward

[1:27:15] I think kind of all of us need

[1:27:16] to that that more holistic

[1:27:19] conversation needs to happen

[1:27:20] when we're discussing decisions

[1:27:24] related to increasing or

[1:27:25] decreasing revenue and and then

[1:27:30] the communication piece from

[1:27:31] the operations side I mean

[1:27:31] quite literally like this is

[1:27:34] what my list I have this many

[1:27:35] projects to do and I'm going to

[1:27:39] have to chop off the bottom 25%

[1:27:39] if you do this like that's

[1:27:40] the sort of stuff that we need

[1:27:44] to wrestle with because that's

[1:27:44] the reality of the decisions

[1:27:45] are being that are being made.

[1:27:46] So anyway, just in

[1:27:49] the presentation as I was

[1:27:49] listening that was that

[1:27:50] particular piece

[1:27:52] the transportation piece stood

[1:27:53] out to me and I wanted to make

[1:27:54] sure that I wasn't conflating

[1:27:58] correlation with causation too

[1:27:58] much.

[1:27:59] I know that it's not quite as

[1:28:02] simple as that but there also

[1:28:07] does seem to be some causation

[1:28:07] on the council side on this

[1:28:08] particular issue.

[1:28:08] Thank you.

[1:28:12] Council PRESIDENT All right.

[1:28:12] Thank you, sir.

[1:28:18] And for Council PRESIDENT Pro

[1:28:18] Tem weigh in Customer

[1:28:21] replacement cost Marino We have

[1:28:21] the new language up there.

[1:28:22] We're going to make sure that

[1:28:23] you're that reflects what you

[1:28:27] all intended to but we'll go to

[1:28:27] council member Von Wolpert In

[1:28:28] the meantime thank you For me

[1:28:31] this amendment helps me in

[1:28:32] terms of combining the future

[1:28:32] discretion we're granting So

[1:28:36] I'm happy to support it.

[1:28:37] But to a council I think also

[1:28:40] part of it is the function of

[1:28:40] our committee system.

[1:28:41] Bethany Now you've come to

[1:28:42] the Active Transportation and

[1:28:45] Infrastructure Committee over

[1:28:46] and over to brief us on how

[1:28:47] much where our Transportation

[1:28:49] Department is suffering due to

[1:28:50] lack of revenue.

[1:28:51] So part of it is just we're on

[1:28:51] different committees.

[1:28:52] You have been the most

[1:28:52] transparent department.

[1:28:54] I think we've had in terms of

[1:28:55] my office has experience of

[1:28:56] telling us exactly what's going

[1:28:59] to happen, how many fewer

[1:29:00] potholes, how many more fewer

[1:29:01] miles And I just appreciate

[1:29:04] that very much because it's

[1:29:05] been, you know, sending off

[1:29:05] alarm.

[1:29:06] But we don't have the revenue

[1:29:06] of course.

[1:29:08] But I just want to say for our

[1:29:09] committee you've done a very

[1:29:10] good job being open and

[1:29:10] transparent.

[1:29:11] So maybe when we do the larger

[1:29:13] at full council we can

[1:29:14] highlight that more for

[1:29:15] everybody because it's one of

[1:29:15] the most common complaints we

[1:29:18] get is roads and sidewalks And

[1:29:19] you know we do the cip

[1:29:19] monitoring report but there's

[1:29:23] so much in it maybe we can do a

[1:29:24] better job for that my rest of

[1:29:25] the colleagues to see that

[1:29:27] particular portion because you

[1:29:28] guys have been sounding

[1:29:29] the alarm bell So I appreciate

[1:29:29] it.

[1:29:29] All right.

[1:29:30] Thank you.

[1:29:32] Council member Von Wolpert

[1:29:33] Council Member Whitburn Thank

[1:29:33] you.

[1:29:37] >> Council PRESIDENT So we're

[1:29:38] waiting on the Callaway Yes, I

[1:29:38] think I heard you mentioned

[1:29:42] that while Access equity is 1.7

[1:29:43] to the positive right now

[1:29:47] you're seeing less and property

[1:29:51] tax revenue coming in since

[1:29:51] the third quarter.

[1:29:52] But I guess my question is if

[1:29:56] that trend continues and you

[1:30:00] know we end up with a I mean

[1:30:01] sort of negative access to

[1:30:02] equity that's probably not a

[1:30:04] term but would we need to use

[1:30:09] reserves to cover that?

[1:30:10] Can you come back and get that

[1:30:11] from us if we're capping

[1:30:13] the 7.4 right here?

[1:30:14] Yeah.

[1:30:14] I think on the property tax

[1:30:19] side major shift there was

[1:30:22] related to our it's not the 1%

[1:30:23] We did get our our final rpi

[1:30:29] etf amount yesterday and it was

[1:30:34] down 2.2 to 2.2 about 200,000

[1:30:39] difference one point it was it

[1:30:39] was slight it's slightly down

[1:30:42] So the change to our third

[1:30:43] quarter projections is down

[1:30:43] about 2 or $300,000.

[1:30:44] Okay.

[1:30:47] Based on what we got yesterday.

[1:30:47] >> Okay.

[1:30:48] So you don't anticipate

[1:30:49] the need to go into reserves

[1:30:52] beyond now for property?

[1:30:53] Okay.

[1:30:54] Well at all I just want to be

[1:30:54] sure that there's a mechanism

[1:30:57] if for whatever reason there's

[1:31:00] a need to dip into reserves

[1:31:01] beyond the 7.4 billion from

[1:31:01] the Callaway Yeah.

[1:31:02] So we have a better mechanism

[1:31:05] to actually do that.

[1:31:06] That's a great question.

[1:31:06] So if council approves

[1:31:10] the action before you now

[1:31:10] that's up to 7.4 million If for

[1:31:14] some reason we do end

[1:31:15] the fiscal year with a deficit

[1:31:18] that's higher than 7.4 million,

[1:31:19] we will need to dip into

[1:31:20] the reserves in order to close

[1:31:23] that we would be bringing that

[1:31:24] information back to council as

[1:31:27] part of the year end financial

[1:31:28] performance report.

[1:31:28] >> Okay.

[1:31:29] So do you be able to get that

[1:31:33] done if necessary?

[1:31:33] Okay.

[1:31:33] Thank you.

[1:31:34] Just wanted to make sure we had

[1:31:37] that mechanism in place All

[1:31:37] right.

[1:31:37] Thank you.

[1:31:38] Council member Whitburn.

[1:31:42] I didn't see any objection to

[1:31:43] the language of that.

[1:31:44] It does reflect what the motion

[1:31:44] is.

[1:31:47] I'll offer a couple of

[1:31:47] thoughts.

[1:31:48] Thank you for the good work

[1:31:51] that you bring forward.

[1:31:52] I'll put on the record that in

[1:31:53] my final budget memo I did

[1:31:55] suggest the 1.7 as kind of a

[1:31:55] mitigation that was wrong.

[1:32:00] I do not support using the 1.7

[1:32:01] identified in the third quarter

[1:32:05] for the budget conversation

[1:32:06] this this afternoon and I

[1:32:10] appreciate how finance and

[1:32:10] the idea has communicated that

[1:32:19] to folks The I also want to

[1:32:20] make a reminder to folks we

[1:32:25] change the summer recess so we

[1:32:25] do come back AUGUST 24th.

[1:32:29] So there is a little bit of an

[1:32:30] opportunity as you began And I

[1:32:34] think you know to the I really

[1:32:34] appreciate that the outloud

[1:32:38] conversation by my colleagues I

[1:32:39] don't we shouldn't be under

[1:32:40] the illusion that what we're

[1:32:40] going to adopt and what we

[1:32:43] adopted in JUNE or what we're

[1:32:44] going to adopt this afternoon

[1:32:45] fully fund the departments and

[1:32:48] the workload they have.

[1:32:49] So right off the bat there is a

[1:32:49] disconnect between what

[1:32:52] the departments are hoping to

[1:32:53] do and the funds they actually

[1:32:54] get allocated and that's what

[1:32:57] we're having to live with

[1:32:58] during areas where we don't

[1:32:59] have the revenue to manage

[1:33:02] the workload going forward.

[1:33:03] So and I also as you've often

[1:33:07] reminded us the lag you know it

[1:33:08] would be great to get real time

[1:33:11] information on this.

[1:33:12] It doesn't come in real time.

[1:33:13] There's a lag between when do

[1:33:17] you find out about property tax

[1:33:18] for sales tax or pot?

[1:33:21] You know, we didn't get a third

[1:33:21] quarter report on APRIL 1st

[1:33:25] when the first quarter or

[1:33:25] the third quarter ended the day

[1:33:26] before.

[1:33:26] It takes a while for it to

[1:33:27] figure out.

[1:33:29] So that's the balance That's a

[1:33:30] challenge we have and how you

[1:33:31] communicate with us And it

[1:33:34] really strikes me that

[1:33:34] the public is not here

[1:33:35] listening to this because we

[1:33:36] say all sorts of kinds of

[1:33:39] things that adopting the budget

[1:33:40] this is where the rubber meets

[1:33:40] the road.

[1:33:41] How are we actually performing

[1:33:44] on what we talked about in JUNE

[1:33:49] And at the risk of irritating

[1:33:49] everybody, the one thing that's

[1:33:50] not being talked about out loud

[1:33:53] is that there actually is a

[1:33:54] mitigation for the oas and that

[1:33:58] is to cut 7.4 million out of

[1:33:58] the f y 27 budget this

[1:33:59] afternoon.

[1:34:02] I don't think anybody wants to

[1:34:03] talk about that but that would

[1:34:03] be the way to stop the talk

[1:34:08] about the reserve is to cut

[1:34:08] that money out And I'm looking

[1:34:09] at you and I'm not looking at

[1:34:11] that because I can imagine

[1:34:11] the looks on their faces going

[1:34:15] forward on that.

[1:34:20] i do want to make sure that

[1:34:21] there is an opportunity to

[1:34:22] the answer that you gave to

[1:34:22] Council member Whitburn that

[1:34:25] there is an opportunity to come

[1:34:26] much earlier to council when

[1:34:26] the numbers start to really be

[1:34:31] manifest and really you start

[1:34:31] to get a handle you'll know

[1:34:32] whether the money came in.

[1:34:34] So there is an opportune to

[1:34:35] come back to council and get

[1:34:36] further authorization if that

[1:34:40] is what is necessary.

[1:34:44] So because things could happen

[1:34:45] in the fourth quarter we don't

[1:34:46] have the fourth quarter numbers

[1:34:46] yet.

[1:34:46] Right.

[1:34:49] You have probably a little bit

[1:34:49] sense because you guys are

[1:34:50] pretty smart but that's

[1:34:51] the challenge we have going

[1:34:51] forward.

[1:34:54] So I think everybody on

[1:34:54] the operations side,

[1:34:55] the Department of Finance side

[1:34:58] and the council is doing

[1:34:59] the best with the challenges we

[1:35:00] have in front of us and trying

[1:35:03] to do that delicate balance

[1:35:03] because we do have so many

[1:35:08] needs that our constituents

[1:35:08] whether it's libraries and

[1:35:09] parks, whether it's stormwater,

[1:35:10] whether it's everything else in

[1:35:13] between and we're trying to

[1:35:14] figure out a way to do the best

[1:35:17] we can with those resources

[1:35:18] still meet a balanced budget at

[1:35:18] the end of the day.

[1:35:22] So I think that's part of

[1:35:23] the challenge.

[1:35:23] I really want to emphasize what

[1:35:27] you produced on Slide four

[1:35:28] which was the mitigation

[1:35:28] measures that were taken in

[1:35:33] the operational changes I think

[1:35:33] to some of my colleagues

[1:35:34] questions about when do you

[1:35:36] begin to realize there are some

[1:35:37] problems and what actions are

[1:35:41] you taking to try to minimize

[1:35:42] the financial impact of those

[1:35:46] and begin to send a clear

[1:35:46] message?

[1:35:47] I know for me I got

[1:35:48] the transportation memo I

[1:35:51] wasn't happy with it.

[1:35:52] I asked for an explanation.

[1:35:53] I'm not happy with that But I

[1:35:56] understood that and supportive

[1:35:56] of why that memo had to come

[1:36:01] out, why those actions need to

[1:36:01] be taken.

[1:36:02] But that's the hard

[1:36:02] conversations that we all have.

[1:36:06] I think we all understand we

[1:36:06] all own it.

[1:36:07] So I'm a little bit nervous

[1:36:10] about putting the 7.4 but I

[1:36:10] understand I'll be supportive

[1:36:15] of it today or for this vote.

[1:36:16] But thank you for the good work

[1:36:16] and navigating all

[1:36:20] the challenges we have and

[1:36:21] we'll go to Council member

[1:36:24] Foster Oh yes.

[1:36:25] I just wanted to add an

[1:36:26] additional comment As we were

[1:36:29] talking about the excess equity

[1:36:30] in the 1.7 I think if I

[1:36:30] understand your comments

[1:36:34] Council PRESIDENT I do have

[1:36:38] concern about the excess equity

[1:36:39] .

[1:36:40] I would like to see it actually

[1:36:44] go to our our reserves As we

[1:36:45] colleague just said, you know,

[1:36:48] we have not allocated dollars

[1:36:49] to our reserves over the past

[1:36:57] couple of of cycles and also

[1:36:58] just knowing that as we look at

[1:37:03] future years we have a deficit

[1:37:07] that we will have to address

[1:37:08] And I think at some point we

[1:37:12] really need to to dive in as we

[1:37:15] look at this fiscal year and

[1:37:16] really in 28 and 29 I think

[1:37:17] it's the more that we can

[1:37:21] secure and hold back And I say

[1:37:22] that during this budget cycle

[1:37:25] as revenues increased we still

[1:37:26] like to increase our

[1:37:30] expenditures where we need to

[1:37:31] to manage that a little better

[1:37:32] and hone in our core services.

[1:37:36] So I, I actually like that idea

[1:37:39] of this 1.7 and moving it over

[1:37:40] to two reserves if everything

[1:37:43] works and comes in right So All

[1:37:44] right.

[1:37:44] Thank you sir.

[1:37:45] Nothing Anybody else on

[1:37:48] the lights We do have a motion

[1:37:51] by council member Foster second

[1:37:52] by council member Morena which

[1:37:53] is staff recommendation as

[1:37:57] amended and as shown on

[1:37:57] the screen and not seeing

[1:38:01] anybody else in the lights

[1:38:02] please call the roll.

[1:38:02] I'm sorry The voting system

[1:38:11] Please cast your vote that

[1:38:12] passes 8 to 1 with Council

[1:38:12] member Campbell voting no Thank

[1:38:13] you.

[1:38:15] Council PRESIDENT All right.

[1:38:16] Thank you City Clerk And again

[1:38:19] thank you to good folks at dol

[1:38:25] and our cfo.

[1:38:26] Clerk Please introduce item 701

[1:38:29] Item 701 is the fiscal year

[1:38:29] 2026 Capital Improvements

[1:38:34] program Cap year end budget

[1:38:34] monitoring report and copy

[1:38:35] budget revisions.

[1:38:35] If you'd like to speak to this

[1:38:38] item now's the time to raise

[1:38:39] your hand by pressing Star nine

[1:38:40] or the raise your hand icon

[1:38:43] I'll get it.

[1:38:44] Just put it right there and

[1:38:45] then you can If you'd like to

[1:38:48] speak in person please just

[1:38:49] place your speaker slip in

[1:38:49] the clear box missing out or

[1:38:50] you can just place it right

[1:38:51] there in the clear box.

[1:38:54] Thank you.

[1:38:59] Council PRESIDENT.

[1:38:59] All right.

[1:39:00] I see that you're seated.

[1:39:01] Introduce yourselves for

[1:39:03] the record and let us know how

[1:39:04] much time you need.

[1:39:04] >> Good morning.

[1:39:05] Council PRESIDENT And members

[1:39:09] of the Council this is Jody

[1:39:10] Pantalone, assistant director

[1:39:10] with the Department of Finance

[1:39:14] and presenting with me today is

[1:39:14] Michael Polo, financial

[1:39:15] operations manager.

[1:39:17] Also the duf will need about

[1:39:18] ten minutes.

[1:39:19] All right when you're ready

[1:39:23] give this reporters a

[1:39:23] semiannual update to

[1:39:24] the Capital Improvements

[1:39:24] program.

[1:39:28] It provides budget monitoring

[1:39:29] updates on several of the more

[1:39:32] critical capital program

[1:39:33] funding sources.

[1:39:33] This report also includes a

[1:39:37] consolidated action for

[1:39:37] council.

[1:39:41] This request includes $69.9

[1:39:42] billion in appropriations

[1:39:42] the appropriations and

[1:39:46] reallocations between projects.

[1:39:47] I will turn it over to Michael

[1:39:51] to go through the details.

[1:39:52] >> Good morning everyone.

[1:39:56] The slide shows a summary of

[1:39:56] the cip budget adjustments.

[1:39:57] Of the new appropriations

[1:40:01] the largest amounts come from

[1:40:02] the development impact fees

[1:40:02] Transnet and interest earnings

[1:40:06] on a sip Related grant.

[1:40:07] For the transfers the largest

[1:40:10] amounts come from the rtc ip

[1:40:11] fund in the San Diego Regional

[1:40:15] Parks Improvement Fund.

[1:40:16] >> For several years

[1:40:17] the Department of Finance,

[1:40:20] Transportation and Engineering

[1:40:21] Capital Projects departments

[1:40:22] have been working together to

[1:40:22] monitor and prioritize

[1:40:25] the spend down of Transnet

[1:40:26] funds held at sandag.

[1:40:27] Based upon current estimated

[1:40:31] revenues for the fiscal year,

[1:40:31] it is anticipated that both

[1:40:32] the congestion relief and

[1:40:35] maintenance transit funds will

[1:40:36] likely have available fund

[1:40:37] balance at the end of

[1:40:37] the fiscal year.

[1:40:40] These requests are included as

[1:40:41] part of the consolidated action

[1:40:45] item of this report.

[1:40:46] This graph shows where the city

[1:40:50] earns and compares to other

[1:40:51] agencies participating in

[1:40:51] the Transnet program.

[1:40:54] As of MARCH 31st, 2026 which

[1:40:55] shows our Transnet cash balance

[1:40:59] is about 100% of projected

[1:40:59] annual revenue.

[1:41:00] The Transportation Department

[1:41:04] currently estimates that

[1:41:04] the Transnet extension cash

[1:41:05] balance held at sandag will be

[1:41:08] approximately $39 million by

[1:41:09] JUNE 30th, 2026, representing

[1:41:13] approximately 81% of the city's

[1:41:13] annual revenue.

[1:41:14] The city continues to try and

[1:41:19] maintain low cash balances held

[1:41:19] at sandag and has been

[1:41:20] consistently among the lower

[1:41:23] municipalities among others in

[1:41:24] the region to participate in

[1:41:27] the program.

[1:41:28] The Department of Finance works

[1:41:29] closely with the Transportation

[1:41:33] Department to monitor and

[1:41:34] maximize the use of gas tech

[1:41:34] funding for right of way

[1:41:38] maintenance and improvements.

[1:41:39] Both are volatile funding

[1:41:39] sources as revenues can

[1:41:42] fluctuate depending both on

[1:41:43] the price of gas as well as

[1:41:43] consumer demand.

[1:41:47] So we will continue to monitor

[1:41:48] through the end of the fiscal

[1:41:48] year based upon current

[1:41:52] estimated revenues.

[1:41:53] It is anticipated that gas tax

[1:41:53] and armory funds MAY have

[1:41:57] available fund balance at

[1:41:57] the end of the fiscal year.

[1:41:58] The gas tax is proposing to use

[1:42:02] the anticipated fund balance as

[1:42:02] part of a 426 as part of this

[1:42:03] consolidated action.

[1:42:06] This report while the Armory

[1:42:10] funding is being used for 27

[1:42:11] draft budget as well as

[1:42:14] the four 27th MAY revision.

[1:42:19] >> The Department of Finance

[1:42:20] also works with engineering

[1:42:20] capital projects and various

[1:42:21] asset management departments to

[1:42:24] propose the best uses for

[1:42:25] the general Fund contributions

[1:42:25] to the c ip.

[1:42:29] Capital outlay Infrastructure

[1:42:29] and climate Equity funds.

[1:42:34] This table shows the expected

[1:42:34] uncommitted fund balances

[1:42:35] anticipated at the end of

[1:42:35] the fiscal year.

[1:42:39] The infrastructure fund is

[1:42:40] proposed to absorb additional

[1:42:40] debt service as part of this

[1:42:44] consolidated action to free up

[1:42:45] general fund resources and

[1:42:45] the Climate Equity Fund was

[1:42:49] included as part of the fiscal

[1:42:49] year 2027 draft.

[1:42:53] The ip budget.

[1:42:54] The slide showed the debt

[1:42:58] funded the ip appropriations

[1:42:59] and spend down as of the third

[1:43:02] quarter of fiscal year 2026.

[1:43:03] These represent the unfunded

[1:43:07] appropriated actions budgeted

[1:43:08] and expended The Capital

[1:43:16] Improvements program only and

[1:43:17] the slide shows the debt

[1:43:17] supported activity of both

[1:43:21] the capital improvements

[1:43:22] program and other capital needs

[1:43:22] that have been previously

[1:43:23] approved.

[1:43:26] The city has spent down

[1:43:27] the 2024 a lease revenue bond

[1:43:28] proceeds.

[1:43:31] The remaining authorized

[1:43:32] appropriations will be financed

[1:43:32] through future long term

[1:43:36] financings including

[1:43:36] the recently issued 2025 Alief

[1:43:40] revenue bonds.

[1:43:41] >> The slide shows the spend

[1:43:45] down progress on the WiFi

[1:43:46] alone.

[1:43:46] Many projects have not entered

[1:43:47] into the construction phase

[1:43:50] which is when we will see

[1:43:51] the spend down really start to

[1:43:54] ramp up.

[1:43:55] >> Shifting gears to

[1:43:59] the capital improvements

[1:43:59] program administrative budget

[1:44:03] updates the fiscal year 2026

[1:44:04] Appropriation ordinance

[1:44:04] authorizes the cfo to modify

[1:44:08] project appropriations for

[1:44:09] various fund or project

[1:44:09] management purposes under

[1:44:13] certain conditions.

[1:44:14] These administrative

[1:44:14] authorities create efficiencies

[1:44:18] across departments by saving

[1:44:18] time and helping to promote and

[1:44:19] implement cash management

[1:44:20] strategies in the capital

[1:44:23] program.

[1:44:23] Wanted to take this opportunity

[1:44:24] to highlight just a few of

[1:44:27] the various sections used

[1:44:28] during the second and third

[1:44:29] quarters of the fiscal year.

[1:44:33] There are additional details

[1:44:33] and examples included in

[1:44:34] the report.

[1:44:37] Section 235 authorizes the cfo

[1:44:38] to transfer and appropriate a

[1:44:39] maximum of $200,000 per project

[1:44:43] not to exceed 10% of

[1:44:44] the project budget from annual

[1:44:45] allocations or fund balance in

[1:44:51] order to complete the project.

[1:44:51] >> Section 237 authorizes

[1:44:55] the cfo to swap revenues

[1:44:56] sources between projects as

[1:44:57] long as the reallocations do

[1:45:01] not result in a net project

[1:45:01] increase.

[1:45:02] This authority was used to

[1:45:02] provide effective cash

[1:45:06] management and ensure

[1:45:07] the funding was spent on timely

[1:45:10] while also ensuring items that

[1:45:11] could not be financed were

[1:45:12] appropriately funded by cash

[1:45:14] funding sources.

[1:45:20] Section two caa authorized

[1:45:21] the cfo to appropriate revenue

[1:45:24] sources to projects from fund

[1:45:25] balance and to return existing

[1:45:29] revenue sources to fund balance

[1:45:29] within the same capital project

[1:45:30] where the net change in funding

[1:45:34] does not result in a net change

[1:45:34] to the project budget.

[1:45:35] This authority was used to

[1:45:39] spend on older funding sources

[1:45:40] or to keep the right mix of

[1:45:40] funding sources between

[1:45:41] the public utility funds for

[1:45:47] their projects.

[1:45:47] >> Section 239 authorizes

[1:45:51] the cfo to modify capital

[1:45:52] project budgets in accordance

[1:45:53] with the City Council approved

[1:45:56] financing plans.

[1:45:57] As we move away from community

[1:45:58] based if enough space this

[1:46:02] particular Aota will likely be

[1:46:02] used less and less each year.

[1:46:06] Section two 312 was used to

[1:46:06] appropriate older funds that

[1:46:10] are being targeted for closing

[1:46:11] as they no longer receive

[1:46:11] revenue other than interest

[1:46:15] earnings.

[1:46:16] Section two c 15 authorizes

[1:46:19] the cfo to modify

[1:46:20] the accounting of capital

[1:46:21] improvements program projects

[1:46:24] to ensure the use of the most

[1:46:25] appropriate project type.

[1:46:28] Section two c 16 similar in

[1:46:29] that it also allows

[1:46:29] the conversion if the project

[1:46:31] meets the thresholds to become

[1:46:36] a standalone project.

[1:46:37] So in conclusion this report

[1:46:37] request the allocation or

[1:46:42] transfer funds between projects

[1:46:42] of $69.9 million.

[1:46:46] We continue to have success in

[1:46:47] the spend down of

[1:46:48] transportation funds,

[1:46:51] infrastructure funds and bond

[1:46:51] proceeds.

[1:46:52] The successes attributed to

[1:46:52] various cash management efforts

[1:46:55] and a strong collaboration

[1:46:56] between the Department of

[1:46:57] Finance Engineering Capital

[1:47:00] projects and various asset

[1:47:01] management departments.

[1:47:02] Look forward to continuing

[1:47:05] discussions on improving

[1:47:06] the delivery of infrastructure

[1:47:06] in the capital program

[1:47:09] providing effective cash

[1:47:10] management of the program and

[1:47:11] increasing transparency.

[1:47:14] This effective cash manager is

[1:47:15] important given our limited

[1:47:16] resources and constraints to

[1:47:19] the capital program.

[1:47:20] >> Can be happy to answer any

[1:47:20] questions you MAY have.

[1:47:21] All right.

[1:47:25] Thank you for the presentation

[1:47:25] .

[1:47:25] Good work.

[1:47:26] Um.

[1:47:26] No report.

[1:47:29] I'm okay with that.

[1:47:30] >> Clerk Please proceed with

[1:47:30] public comment.

[1:47:31] Thank you.

[1:47:31] Mac Schmidt if you can please

[1:47:35] come up to the podium after

[1:47:35] that will be Joyce Senator.

[1:47:36] >> You can please come up to

[1:47:38] the other reserved seats.

[1:47:44] How much time do I have?

[1:47:44] >> One and a half.

[1:47:45] I just wanted to say that this

[1:47:48] PowerPoint is the perfect

[1:47:49] presentation of how demon

[1:47:50] possessed progressives work to

[1:47:53] try to create a one world

[1:47:53] government.

[1:47:54] They've got $100,000 they're

[1:47:58] allocating for the Balboa Park

[1:47:58] Mission Bay or the Mission Bay

[1:48:03] Golf course and then on their

[1:48:03] conclusion they put continued

[1:48:04] success spending down

[1:48:08] transportation cost.

[1:48:09] So they just basically spend

[1:48:13] money and say we have continued

[1:48:14] success and I don't trust these

[1:48:14] people.

[1:48:15] And the reason I don't trust

[1:48:15] these people is because I just

[1:48:18] want to open Pandora's Box into

[1:48:19] the entire population knows

[1:48:19] what's going on.

[1:48:23] A group rituals are so inside

[1:48:23] the Masonic Lodge are so

[1:48:27] powerful that it allows these

[1:48:28] people to teleport and become

[1:48:29] possessed by demons And then

[1:48:32] the demons command them to

[1:48:33] create a one world government

[1:48:33] And that's what's going on

[1:48:34] here.

[1:48:38] All these people are sipping to

[1:48:38] Satan in the Masonic Lodge and

[1:48:42] they basically live for occult

[1:48:42] group rituals where they

[1:48:43] sacrifice humans in the lodge

[1:48:47] in come possessed by demons to

[1:48:48] be like a living GOD to

[1:48:48] the point where they can

[1:48:49] teleport around and to

[1:48:51] the point where they can

[1:48:52] reincarnate and then state and

[1:48:53] commands them to create a one

[1:48:53] world government.

[1:48:57] They get together and say All

[1:48:57] right, let's create a one word

[1:48:58] government $100,000 for

[1:49:01] the baseball park golf course

[1:49:02] that we can just steal from

[1:49:03] the people to make them poorer

[1:49:03] and then we can just put on

[1:49:04] the end of the PowerPoint.

[1:49:06] Conclusion in continued success

[1:49:07] Spending down transportation

[1:49:08] cost to make it seem like we're

[1:49:11] doing a good job this is an

[1:49:12] embarrassment.

[1:49:12] Shame on all of you And that's

[1:49:13] disgusting that you teleporter

[1:49:16] and you should drive cars

[1:49:17] tracing out if you can please

[1:49:22] come forward.

[1:49:22] >> Thank you.

[1:49:26] Is a sign?

[1:49:27] Yes.

[1:49:27] Okay.

[1:49:27] Thank you.

[1:49:31] Thank you for your presentation

[1:49:36] And these Skype projects and

[1:49:37] the resources and the whole

[1:49:41] area is just so big and so

[1:49:42] complex And I really appreciate

[1:49:45] the way you worked with it and

[1:49:50] how you showed us pieces of it.

[1:49:50] So we certainly need

[1:49:51] collaboration and monitoring of

[1:49:55] the funds and the projects And

[1:49:56] I know and I know you're doing

[1:49:59] your best to make that happen

[1:50:00] for the public.

[1:50:00] So I want to talk about

[1:50:04] the structural budget deficit.

[1:50:05] What I want you to do is to

[1:50:09] speak to that on every single

[1:50:14] critical item, bring it to

[1:50:15] the table and look at it and

[1:50:19] incorporate it into what we

[1:50:24] need to do, what we are doing

[1:50:25] in both the long term and

[1:50:25] the short term.

[1:50:28] Of course the long term is very

[1:50:29] critical And I want to say this

[1:50:33] we need an officially we need

[1:50:38] an officially adopted plan to

[1:50:42] return to structural balance.

[1:50:43] We must bring this to the table

[1:50:48] now not next year not long will

[1:50:52] will take long term and we'll

[1:50:53] speak to it and bring it up in

[1:50:58] two years And thank you for

[1:50:58] that kind of tool.

[1:50:59] >> I've started the five minute

[1:50:59] time We're going to those

[1:51:00] participating remotely.

[1:51:05] Hector if you can please unmute

[1:51:05] .

[1:51:06] Thanks.

[1:51:06] They're one of the biggest

[1:51:07] danger facing is the water

[1:51:10] program so we should have

[1:51:11] updates on that every month.

[1:51:15] How much is going to cost?

[1:51:16] What are the billion dollar

[1:51:20] cost overruns like

[1:51:21] the railroad, the high speed

[1:51:24] rail, huge overruns and

[1:51:25] the city of San Diego biggest

[1:51:29] fear The biggest thing we got

[1:51:30] going I think now is

[1:51:30] financially the long term

[1:51:34] overruns of that project.

[1:51:35] We've got to do it month by

[1:51:35] month.

[1:51:39] There's going to be some big

[1:51:39] time extra bills come And so

[1:51:43] that's one thing we could do

[1:51:44] and then we should definitely

[1:51:48] fund the SlutWalk and maybe Max

[1:51:49] could be the grand marshal.

[1:51:50] We could do it to raise

[1:51:54] the money for the sewer plant

[1:51:54] that we got to build However we

[1:51:59] get the money, the design we're

[1:51:59] going to build big spats down

[1:52:03] there like big sized swimming

[1:52:03] pools down there to hold it and

[1:52:07] to treat it So but anyway, just

[1:52:12] keep it simple And then when

[1:52:13] you're trying to figure out how

[1:52:14] how it's not working out, tell

[1:52:16] them one excuses Hey,

[1:52:21] the mayors in the Philippines

[1:52:21] spending $450,000 and he's

[1:52:26] taken the budget and it's like

[1:52:26] the let them eat cake budget

[1:52:30] Let's de-fund everything and

[1:52:31] then just let them eat cake.

[1:52:35] Well that's you blame it on

[1:52:35] the mayor where he's in France

[1:52:36] and stuff goes to France and

[1:52:41] takes the money Thank you.

[1:52:42] >> Your time is concluded.

[1:52:43] Blair Beakman If you can please

[1:52:45] unmute I we're big fan thank

[1:52:49] you for the item You know

[1:52:50] the city items is a real

[1:52:54] important revenue It has its

[1:52:54] own plate of revenue that it

[1:52:59] can work from Good Look how

[1:53:00] we're reviewing such concepts

[1:53:03] at each department can be

[1:53:03] creating their own revenue.

[1:53:04] We talked about that yesterday

[1:53:08] with the waste manager solid

[1:53:12] waste management issues and

[1:53:13] that should be hopefully a

[1:53:17] regular conversation to have.

[1:53:18] You know each department having

[1:53:18] its own revenue source source

[1:53:22] where it comes from.

[1:53:23] So thank you for the work of

[1:53:23] this department what you can be

[1:53:26] doing It's important to me to

[1:53:31] really note that in your

[1:53:32] procurement for all these

[1:53:36] projects coming up in the next

[1:53:36] few years when you include tech

[1:53:37] tech accountability in that

[1:53:41] procurement process it makes

[1:53:41] something really clear to other

[1:53:42] cities that you're trying to

[1:53:47] talk with or to other you know

[1:53:47] or cities or corporations or

[1:53:51] you know, private entities

[1:53:52] whoever what you what our goals

[1:53:55] and objectives are for

[1:53:56] the future San Diego And when

[1:53:57] you when you put that into

[1:54:00] the tech accountability into

[1:54:01] the process it it does

[1:54:01] something really important in

[1:54:05] expectations and best practices

[1:54:06] It just everything becomes a

[1:54:10] more understandable process ipo

[1:54:11] which is what we're trying to

[1:54:15] do with the park issues right

[1:54:16] now If you've noticed everyone

[1:54:16] thank you for that concluding

[1:54:19] comment That does conclude

[1:54:20] public comment on this item.

[1:54:21] >> All right.

[1:54:21] Thank you, City Clerk.

[1:54:22] And with that we'll turn it

[1:54:24] over to council for questions.

[1:54:29] Comments Entertain a motion.

[1:54:30] >> I'm almost happy to make

[1:54:34] the motion to approve

[1:54:34] the recommendation.

[1:54:35] All right.

[1:54:36] So we have a motion by council

[1:54:39] member whitburn.

[1:54:40] >> We'll go next to council

[1:54:40] member Von Wolford.

[1:54:42] Thank you Council present.

[1:54:43] I'm happy to second the motion

[1:54:44] and thank you for the report

[1:54:45] and all the work we're doing to

[1:54:47] try and get copies going.

[1:54:48] My one question is what are we

[1:54:51] doing to try and contain our

[1:54:51] costs?

[1:54:52] I feel that contractors when

[1:54:52] they see the city coming they

[1:54:56] upcharge us for the price of

[1:54:57] everything from asphalt to

[1:55:01] building materials and you know

[1:55:02] we were suing a fire engine

[1:55:06] company for overcharging us for

[1:55:07] the parts of fire engines.

[1:55:08] You know, what are we doing to

[1:55:21] try and contain our costs here

[1:55:21] ?

[1:55:22] Good morning Council member

[1:55:23] Onyeama City Engineer The staff

[1:55:26] continue monitoring all bids

[1:55:26] coming in and ensuring that on

[1:55:27] with the engineering estimates

[1:55:30] we also participate in multiple

[1:55:30] regional media meetings and

[1:55:34] collaboration with other

[1:55:35] agencies to ensure that our

[1:55:36] bids are coming in are very

[1:55:40] similar in nature and then

[1:55:41] looking for ways to improve

[1:55:45] the scrutiny of all the bids

[1:55:45] and analyzing them as we go.

[1:55:46] So we're keeping a really close

[1:55:50] tab on all the bids are coming

[1:55:51] in and monitoring this one and

[1:55:51] comparing that on the regional

[1:55:55] level as well.

[1:55:56] So and then it's coming in I

[1:55:56] mean Iliffe can shed more light

[1:56:00] but as we see new bids coming

[1:56:00] in that are within

[1:56:04] the engineering estimate and

[1:56:04] then if it's above

[1:56:05] the engineering estimate we

[1:56:08] ensure this is justified And

[1:56:09] then compared to other agencies

[1:56:13] within the region.

[1:56:13] Okay.

[1:56:14] And what about in housing?

[1:56:15] I mean is it cheaper for us to

[1:56:18] do a mile of mill paid in house

[1:56:19] rather than Odessa overlay

[1:56:22] contracted out?

[1:56:23] >> I mean it's not comparisons

[1:56:24] apples to apples because

[1:56:27] the work really included and

[1:56:28] the teams as it's different in

[1:56:32] natures on what is comprised of

[1:56:33] the contract such as the curb

[1:56:37] ramps for instance that are not

[1:56:38] part of the multi delivery.

[1:56:38] So the cost is not really

[1:56:41] comparable from that

[1:56:42] perspective but something we

[1:56:43] add Both teams are comparing

[1:56:46] notes and and they're coming

[1:56:51] within the range both of them.

[1:56:56] Okay I'm just I'd love to hear

[1:57:01] if we you know taking out

[1:57:02] the programs for the sidewalks

[1:57:03] I'm sure we could figure out

[1:57:03] how to do that in house too.

[1:57:06] But I just the cost of our cap

[1:57:10] keeps growing and I just don't

[1:57:11] know what to do about it.

[1:57:12] So yeah, I mean this is

[1:57:15] the cost of doing business

[1:57:16] right now as the materials

[1:57:17] costs continue to fluctuate and

[1:57:21] other outside factors such as

[1:57:21] the tariff and whatnot really

[1:57:22] makes the market a little bit

[1:57:25] unstable.

[1:57:26] But as we again compare notes

[1:57:27] with other agencies within

[1:57:31] the region, this is across

[1:57:31] the board and probably you see

[1:57:36] the airport project for

[1:57:36] instance is coming way above

[1:57:37] budget and then the amount of

[1:57:38] change orders.

[1:57:40] So something we're trying to

[1:57:41] continue keeping a close tabs

[1:57:41] on it.

[1:57:42] In the meantime we're looking

[1:57:45] for a way to improve our

[1:57:45] contract documents to not allow

[1:57:50] for any change in order as we

[1:57:51] award the contract as well.

[1:57:52] This is something in our

[1:57:55] control and this is what staff

[1:57:55] they're constantly working

[1:57:56] toward.

[1:57:56] Okay, got it.

[1:58:00] Luckily at the airport we

[1:58:01] actually are getting a lot of

[1:58:02] change orders on this portion

[1:58:02] of the terminal.

[1:58:05] We're actually on budget which

[1:58:05] is great But yeah, I mean

[1:58:10] the tariffs are something that

[1:58:10] we can't control and our

[1:58:11] businesses are being price

[1:58:11] gouging by the Americans are

[1:58:14] paying the tariffs.

[1:58:15] We are the ones paying these

[1:58:15] tariffs.

[1:58:16] It's been very clear And so I

[1:58:19] just that's very hard for a

[1:58:20] city to have to absorb because

[1:58:20] we can't control whether or not

[1:58:21] the price the United States

[1:58:24] puts on tariffs off and on.

[1:58:24] So okay.

[1:58:25] Well thank you for answering

[1:58:26] the question And I'm always

[1:58:29] interested to see what we can

[1:58:29] do.

[1:58:29] >> All right.

[1:58:30] Thank you.

[1:58:34] And I fail to mention that we

[1:58:35] do have a motion by

[1:58:35] Councilmember Whipper and a

[1:58:36] second by COUNCILMAN Paul

[1:58:37] Wolpert to move the staff

[1:58:38] recommendation.

[1:58:39] >> Or maybe I did I don't know

[1:58:40] But we'll go to Councilmember

[1:58:42] Foster.

[1:58:47] Thank you for that And it just

[1:58:48] just really quick on my

[1:58:52] colleague's question there's

[1:58:56] there's no way that a general

[1:58:57] contractor should be able to

[1:59:01] have a lower cost to do milling

[1:59:02] paving.

[1:59:02] We just isolate asphalt work

[1:59:06] that should not they should we

[1:59:07] should be able to be very, very

[1:59:11] competitive But I'll leave that

[1:59:11] there.

[1:59:12] That's a conversation for

[1:59:16] another day I guess just with

[1:59:17] the item one Thank you for

[1:59:17] the presentation.

[1:59:21] I do have just a couple of

[1:59:21] quick questions on some

[1:59:22] specifics.

[1:59:26] I see I do appreciate in

[1:59:30] regards to Marie Whitman that

[1:59:30] we are moving forward.

[1:59:31] I see we are moving some

[1:59:32] dollars going from debt to cash

[1:59:35] to get our initial worked on

[1:59:36] the demolition.

[1:59:36] So I do appreciate those

[1:59:40] efforts as you're working to

[1:59:41] get that done before our JULY

[1:59:44] 12th date for our big Encanto

[1:59:44] block party.

[1:59:49] >> But I do see that we are

[1:59:49] taking that cash from

[1:59:50] the Paradise Hills Community

[1:59:50] Park Trail.

[1:59:54] >> Can you give me an update on

[1:59:55] where we're at with that

[1:59:55] project and when we will be

[1:59:59] seeing that move forward?

[2:00:00] I guess if I can ask that

[2:00:14] question, council member will

[2:00:14] get you the update on this one.

[2:00:15] >> This is a project delivered

[2:00:19] by in-house Parks and Rec staff

[2:00:19] and then we will make sure to

[2:00:20] get you the update on this.

[2:00:24] Okay, Great know Thank you.

[2:00:27] And just very quick back to

[2:00:28] the paving Most of the work now

[2:00:33] is been the I mean we give

[2:00:33] priority to our teams right We

[2:00:37] are trying to contract out

[2:00:38] the bare minimum as we go Those

[2:00:39] are the one bundled with

[2:00:42] pipelines project and other

[2:00:43] work within the right of way.

[2:00:44] So this is the direction that

[2:00:47] we're gearing toward that I

[2:00:47] understand.

[2:00:47] >> I understand and I

[2:00:51] understand there's more work to

[2:00:52] do as we are And also the one

[2:00:53] thing that we need to be

[2:00:56] careful is to make sure that we

[2:00:57] can execute right.

[2:00:57] We know the condition of

[2:00:58] the yard.

[2:00:58] We know condition of certain

[2:01:01] things.

[2:01:02] So we need to make sure that we

[2:01:02] are taking that into account

[2:01:03] too.

[2:01:06] So I don't want to throw all of

[2:01:06] the miles on you at this point

[2:01:07] but I just like to see it

[2:01:08] continue to improve and

[2:01:09] continue to expand.

[2:01:15] So thank you for those efforts

[2:01:15] .

[2:01:16] What else do I have here?

[2:01:20] Also I think this is probably

[2:01:25] another park and rec question

[2:01:26] but I know we have some things

[2:01:27] going on with our tennis club

[2:01:30] There and so I'll be following

[2:01:31] up with Park and Rec to make

[2:01:34] sure that we have that project

[2:01:35] continuing to move forward as

[2:01:39] we address the media and

[2:01:40] certain things.

[2:01:41] So looking forward to that one

[2:01:44] coming on board as well.

[2:01:45] I think with that I don't have

[2:01:50] any other questions or comments

[2:01:50] at this time.

[2:01:50] Thank you.

[2:01:51] All right.

[2:01:55] Thank you, Councilmember

[2:01:55] Foster.

[2:01:56] I will go next to Council

[2:01:56] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

[2:01:59] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT and

[2:02:00] I'll be quick Appreciate some

[2:02:01] of the changes that are that

[2:02:04] we're seeing with this update.

[2:02:05] But I also just really wanted

[2:02:05] to give a special thanks to

[2:02:06] Rania and the entire team as

[2:02:09] well because we know not every

[2:02:10] project is the same.

[2:02:13] Some have challenges.

[2:02:14] So one of the items here is

[2:02:14] South Neighborhood Park which

[2:02:18] has been difficult and has

[2:02:19] taken far longer than I think

[2:02:20] we all anticipated.

[2:02:20] We've had another project in so

[2:02:22] that is ahead of schedule and

[2:02:23] every single time I think just

[2:02:24] the willingness of the team to

[2:02:25] try to work with the community

[2:02:27] to understand and

[2:02:28] the variability in these

[2:02:29] projects to try to figure out

[2:02:32] how we're keeping contractors

[2:02:33] accountable to what we put them

[2:02:33] towards.

[2:02:38] It is a challenge and so we

[2:02:38] appreciate the partnership and

[2:02:39] actually trying to use our

[2:02:42] dollars wisely but also

[2:02:43] communicate with the public in

[2:02:44] a way that doesn't offer some

[2:02:44] trust as to how we're

[2:02:47] delivering these major csp

[2:02:48] projects.

[2:02:48] So thank you to the team for

[2:02:52] the work on that front.

[2:02:53] Thank you.

[2:02:53] All right.

[2:02:54] Thank you.

[2:02:56] Not seeing anyone else in

[2:02:57] the lights I add my thanks to

[2:02:58] the work and especially

[2:03:01] the effort that you started a

[2:03:02] few years ago was to make sure

[2:03:03] that we don't have money

[2:03:06] sitting around and and buckets

[2:03:07] that we do everything we can to

[2:03:10] put money in our hands to work

[2:03:11] And I think it's made a

[2:03:12] significant difference in terms

[2:03:15] of being able to fund the vip

[2:03:15] rollout.

[2:03:16] I know that there is one change

[2:03:20] in my district but that will be

[2:03:21] returning fba funds back to

[2:03:25] the community and we'll look

[2:03:26] forward to reallocating those

[2:03:30] dollars at a different time.

[2:03:31] You know the other other

[2:03:32] thought that I had which is

[2:03:35] probably as dangerous as

[2:03:35] the one that I comment that I

[2:03:39] made earlier goes to one of my

[2:03:39] colleagues comments about kind

[2:03:40] of getting updated and

[2:03:43] the decisions we make One

[2:03:44] project start to get very, very

[2:03:48] expensive for whatever reason

[2:03:49] and whether there is really a

[2:03:54] process I, I think last year I

[2:03:54] kind of just the moment that

[2:03:55] this is the moment to say

[2:03:58] something about a project and

[2:03:59] the increased budget that it is

[2:04:03] being identified with and do I

[2:04:04] still support one in my

[2:04:04] district?

[2:04:05] Do I ask my colleagues whether

[2:04:07] they still support

[2:04:08] the allocation of funds knowing

[2:04:13] that we use multiple buckets to

[2:04:14] be able to fund our very big

[2:04:14] projects And you guys are

[2:04:17] amazing in terms of identifying

[2:04:18] those buckets whether it's

[2:04:19] grants, community deaths

[2:04:22] citywide deaths etc. Etc. Going

[2:04:22] forward.

[2:04:27] But sometimes I pause and

[2:04:27] wondering about as this project

[2:04:28] just got beyond the pale and

[2:04:32] maybe we should rethink it But

[2:04:33] I'll circle back It's I'm only

[2:04:34] talking about projects in my

[2:04:37] district so I want to be clear

[2:04:37] about that But I'll circle back

[2:04:41] on that kind of conversation

[2:04:42] and I know it's just so

[2:04:43] difficult takes so long.

[2:04:43] So anyway, thank you for

[2:04:44] the good work.

[2:04:46] So we do have a motion by

[2:04:47] council member whitburn,

[2:04:48] the second by council member

[2:04:49] Von Wilpert to move the staff

[2:04:50] recommendation Please call

[2:04:55] the roll and start the voting

[2:04:55] system.

[2:04:56] Please cast your vote And that

[2:04:59] passes unanimously 9 to 0.

[2:05:00] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

[2:05:00] right.

[2:05:05] Thank you And with that please

[2:05:05] Clark please introduce item 702

[2:05:08] Item 702 is the fiscal year

[2:05:08] 2025 annual reporting on

[2:05:09] development impact fees and

[2:05:13] other city planning managed

[2:05:14] funds along with capital

[2:05:18] improvement program allocations

[2:05:18] .

[2:05:19] If you'd like to speak on this

[2:05:20] item, now's the time to raise

[2:05:22] your hand by pressing Star nine

[2:05:23] or the raise your hand icon And

[2:05:23] if you are here in council

[2:05:24] chambers please be sure to

[2:05:26] submit your speaker slips to

[2:05:27] the front of the room in

[2:05:27] the clear box.

[2:05:28] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[2:05:28] All right.

[2:05:33] Thank you.

[2:05:34] >> And as you settle yourselves

[2:05:35] in, please introduce yourselves

[2:05:38] for the record and let us know

[2:05:39] how much time you need.

[2:05:39] Good morning, everyone.

[2:05:42] I'm Sameera Rao, assistant

[2:05:43] deputy director with City

[2:05:43] Planning.

[2:05:44] I have with me Eduardo

[2:05:47] Hernandez will be making

[2:05:48] the presentation and we will

[2:05:48] need 10 to 12 minutes.

[2:05:49] All right, when you're ready.

[2:05:52] Okay.

[2:05:52] Thank you very much.

[2:05:57] Good morning.

[2:05:58] >> Today we're presenting on

[2:05:59] the un a report of development

[2:06:01] impact fees as well as other

[2:06:02] city planning managed funds for

[2:06:02] fiscal year 2025.

[2:06:06] This item includes a request

[2:06:07] for City Council approval to

[2:06:07] appropriate development impact

[2:06:08] fee funds towards a list of a

[2:06:11] specific capital improvement

[2:06:12] program projects to further

[2:06:12] spend on community specific

[2:06:13] funds that have been in

[2:06:14] the accounts for more than five

[2:06:19] years.

[2:06:23] As mentioned before, this

[2:06:23] package includes three items

[2:06:24] the city is required to

[2:06:28] mitigate by the mitigation fee

[2:06:28] Act to provide an annual report

[2:06:29] on development impact fees also

[2:06:30] known as Death to the City

[2:06:33] Council.

[2:06:33] This act mandates that local

[2:06:34] agencies with this program

[2:06:35] makes a specific information

[2:06:37] available to the public and

[2:06:38] establish certain findings

[2:06:38] related to their funds that

[2:06:41] have been in their account in

[2:06:42] an allocated for a period of

[2:06:43] five years or longer.

[2:06:46] This and a report is being

[2:06:47] presented to the City Council

[2:06:48] to satisfy the requirements of

[2:06:48] the Mitigation Fee Act.

[2:06:52] We also have broken out

[2:06:52] the report to include a

[2:06:53] separate section for all other

[2:06:54] fees collected by city planning

[2:06:57] including habitat acquisition

[2:06:58] fee, climate equity,

[2:06:58] neighborhood enhancement fee

[2:07:01] and historic Preservation Fund.

[2:07:02] In addition, we are requesting

[2:07:03] the City Council adopt a

[2:07:06] resolution team to establish a

[2:07:07] capital improvement program

[2:07:08] Capital Improvement Project.

[2:07:11] Alternate ascap record in

[2:07:12] the city's financial system

[2:07:12] solely for administrative and

[2:07:16] accounting purposes.

[2:07:17] This action is necessary to

[2:07:17] facilitate reimbursement of

[2:07:21] eligible project costs using

[2:07:22] development impact fee funds

[2:07:22] that have been held in

[2:07:25] the account for more than five

[2:07:25] years.

[2:07:26] Previous reimbursements were

[2:07:26] provided in the form of credits

[2:07:30] established in the cpa record

[2:07:30] and will enable reimbursement

[2:07:31] in cash and does not constitute

[2:07:34] approval of a new project.

[2:07:35] Lastly, we are requesting City

[2:07:39] Council approval to allocate

[2:07:40] community specific development

[2:07:41] impact fee funds that have been

[2:07:42] in the account for over five

[2:07:43] years to two specific

[2:07:47] infrastructure projects.

[2:07:48] >> The report provides

[2:07:49] information on the type and

[2:07:49] amount of fees collected.

[2:07:52] Beginning and ending fund

[2:07:53] balance.

[2:07:53] Amount of fees collected

[2:07:57] including interest Earned.

[2:07:58] Project funded in any injury

[2:07:59] from transfers or loans made.

[2:08:02] It also provides findings for

[2:08:03] funds that have been in each

[2:08:04] account for over five years and

[2:08:04] have not yet been allocated to

[2:08:09] projects.

[2:08:10] >> Development impact fees are

[2:08:11] fees imposed on projects to

[2:08:14] cover all or a portion of

[2:08:15] the cost of public

[2:08:15] infrastructure needed due to

[2:08:19] new growth and development.

[2:08:20] >> All development impact fees

[2:08:24] must be expended in accordance

[2:08:25] with their associated nexus

[2:08:25] study.

[2:08:29] Nexus studies determine how

[2:08:29] much the impact fees can be

[2:08:30] charged to a new development

[2:08:34] and which type of projects are

[2:08:34] eligible for development impact

[2:08:35] fee funding.

[2:08:35] There are two types of nexus

[2:08:39] studies fees.

[2:08:40] One is plan based nexus study

[2:08:41] which live to specific projects

[2:08:44] on which the development impact

[2:08:44] fee funds can be expended and

[2:08:48] the other is standards based

[2:08:49] nexus study which establishes

[2:08:50] public infrastructure standards

[2:08:52] that must be met under

[2:08:53] the prior system.

[2:08:58] >> Each community had its own

[2:08:58] public facilities financing

[2:08:59] plan which serve as a as

[2:09:02] the Nexus study for community

[2:09:02] Development Impact Fee.

[2:09:03] These plans define local

[2:09:06] infrastructure projects and fee

[2:09:07] structures but over time led to

[2:09:08] inconsistent and outdated rates

[2:09:12] across communities.

[2:09:12] The Citywide Development Impact

[2:09:13] Fee structure now replaces

[2:09:16] those 43 communities

[2:09:17] communities specific studies

[2:09:17] with four citywide nexus

[2:09:21] studies for parks mobility

[2:09:22] libraries and fire rescue along

[2:09:25] with an all time mass mobility

[2:09:26] fee.

[2:09:26] So that burden didn't fall on

[2:09:27] the entire city for that needed

[2:09:30] infrastructure.

[2:09:31] All new development

[2:09:31] applications submitted on or

[2:09:34] after JULY 1st of 2023 are

[2:09:35] subject to these citywide

[2:09:36] development impact fees.

[2:09:39] Since community specific

[2:09:40] development impact fees are no

[2:09:40] longer updated, the public

[2:09:44] facilities financing plan that

[2:09:44] supported them no longer

[2:09:45] require revisions.

[2:09:49] This shift creates a modern,

[2:09:49] equitable and efficient

[2:09:50] framework ensuring consistent

[2:09:54] development impact fee rates,

[2:09:55] unlocking unused funds and a

[2:09:56] line increase spending with

[2:09:56] with citywide infrastructure

[2:10:02] needs.

[2:10:03] >> As noted in the previous

[2:10:03] slide, the transition from

[2:10:06] community specific development

[2:10:07] impact fees to citywide fees

[2:10:07] will take several years to

[2:10:11] fully materialize.

[2:10:11] However, the shift is already

[2:10:12] well underway.

[2:10:16] In fiscal year 20 2024

[2:10:17] community revenue represented

[2:10:21] approximately 64% of total

[2:10:24] revenue whereas in fiscal year

[2:10:25] 2025 it declined to

[2:10:26] approximately 35% with citywide

[2:10:29] revenue increasing from 36 to

[2:10:34] 65% over the same period.

[2:10:35] >> It is however important to

[2:10:35] note that development impact

[2:10:39] fees are just one of several

[2:10:39] funding sources to fund

[2:10:40] infrastructure and continue to

[2:10:44] be a critical component and

[2:10:44] support the Capital Improvement

[2:10:45] Program's budget to provide

[2:10:48] needed infrastructure.

[2:10:49] >> While the report goes into a

[2:10:54] lot of detail regarding each of

[2:10:55] the funds, here's a glance at

[2:10:55] the revenue collected and

[2:10:56] expended.

[2:10:58] The total development impact

[2:10:59] fees collected including

[2:10:59] commuter and citywide for

[2:11:02] fiscal year 2025 is around

[2:11:02] $50.2 million and the city was

[2:11:06] able to expend around 81.1

[2:11:07] million on infrastructure

[2:11:07] projects.

[2:11:12] This is a step in the right

[2:11:12] direction as we have

[2:11:13] successfully expended

[2:11:13] development impact fee funds on

[2:11:16] the much needed infrastructure

[2:11:17] projects across the city.

[2:11:17] This is helped significantly by

[2:11:21] the ability to access citywide

[2:11:21] development impact fees and

[2:11:22] make up any funding gaps left

[2:11:28] by community specific funds

[2:11:29] under the Mitigation Fee Act.

[2:11:29] The city is required to make

[2:11:30] findings for any development

[2:11:34] impact fee funds that have

[2:11:34] remained unspent for more than

[2:11:35] five years.

[2:11:38] This ensures that all funds

[2:11:39] collected from development are

[2:11:39] actively program for eligible

[2:11:43] public improvements and remain

[2:11:44] consistent with adopted public

[2:11:44] with adopted public facilities

[2:11:48] financing plans.

[2:11:48] For this reporting period a

[2:11:49] total of 38 accounts have

[2:11:53] balanced the Middle five year

[2:11:53] threshold.

[2:11:54] The good news is that most of

[2:11:54] those funds are already

[2:11:58] appropriated to specific

[2:11:58] capital projects and will be

[2:11:59] expanded as those projects

[2:12:03] progress toward construction.

[2:12:03] However, these five communities

[2:12:04] better behind entrenched

[2:12:07] northern areas of the city

[2:12:08] Sarah Meza, Carmel Valley and

[2:12:08] Mission Valley.

[2:12:12] If you'll have an allocated

[2:12:13] balance that no need to be

[2:12:14] addressed through new

[2:12:16] appropriations as part of

[2:12:17] the five year findings required

[2:12:18] by the mitigation fee and if

[2:12:18] staff is requesting City

[2:12:21] Council approval to appropriate

[2:12:21] these remaining or community

[2:12:22] specific funds to eligible

[2:12:25] projects identified in

[2:12:26] the corresponding public

[2:12:27] facilities financing plans,

[2:12:27] the goal is to ensure

[2:12:31] compliance with the with

[2:12:32] the Mitigation Fee Act, reduce

[2:12:32] unspent balances and continue

[2:12:35] advancing infrastructure

[2:12:36] improvements in communities

[2:12:37] where these funds were

[2:12:40] originally collected.

[2:12:41] >> Instead request City Council

[2:12:42] approval to appropriate

[2:12:46] community specific funds that

[2:12:46] have been in the count for over

[2:12:47] five years toward Creekside

[2:12:51] Park and Hickman Fields as part

[2:12:52] of the Department of Finance

[2:12:52] item presented earlier today.

[2:12:55] Funds that have been in

[2:12:56] the account for more than five

[2:12:57] years purpose Pacific Highlands

[2:12:58] Ranch and or University

[2:13:00] The city will be allocated to

[2:13:00] existing chp projects.

[2:13:01] Please keep in mind that these

[2:13:05] are funds collected from

[2:13:05] the community and can only be

[2:13:06] spent within the community in

[2:13:07] which they were collected.

[2:13:10] Unless otherwise noted in their

[2:13:11] financial plans, these

[2:13:11] appropriations will further

[2:13:14] support the city's efforts to

[2:13:14] reduce the fund balances in

[2:13:19] communities Specific funds.

[2:13:20] >> The next slide show

[2:13:24] the Development Impact fee

[2:13:25] revenue expended.

[2:13:25] Cash balance and fund balances

[2:13:26] in fiscal year 2025.

[2:13:30] The current fund balance as of

[2:13:33] quarter three in fiscal year

[2:13:34] 2026 this community development

[2:13:34] impact fee amounts include all

[2:13:39] community based funds not

[2:13:39] including Otay Mesa Local

[2:13:40] mobility development impact fee

[2:13:41] because it's a localized fee

[2:13:44] established in conjunction with

[2:13:45] the city or other development

[2:13:45] impact fees.

[2:13:46] For all these slides please

[2:13:49] note that the cash balance

[2:13:49] includes funds set aside for

[2:13:50] projects but not yet expended.

[2:13:53] Fund balance means the amount

[2:13:54] of money that has not been

[2:13:55] allocated to projects and is

[2:13:58] available to be allocated.

[2:14:03] >> This slide shows information

[2:14:04] for the citywide funds which

[2:14:09] are parks Library fire rescue

[2:14:09] Mobility and Otay Mesa Local

[2:14:14] mobility.

[2:14:15] Now the Regional Transportation

[2:14:15] Congestion Improvement Program

[2:14:20] Fund also known as the Transit

[2:14:23] extension or tcap fee collected

[2:14:24] $9 million, expended the 1.4

[2:14:25] million and had a fund balance

[2:14:27] of 7.9 million at the end of

[2:14:32] fiscal year 2025.

[2:14:33] >> Although the active

[2:14:34] Transportation in Lieu Fund did

[2:14:37] not receive revenue during

[2:14:38] fiscal year 2025, several

[2:14:38] developments and development

[2:14:43] projects remain subject to this

[2:14:44] fee and are expected to

[2:14:45] contribute to the fun as they

[2:14:45] reach completion and undergo

[2:14:50] final inspection.

[2:14:51] In addition and over the years

[2:14:52] the city has established

[2:14:52] several especially its funding

[2:14:56] mechanisms outside of

[2:14:57] the development fee structure

[2:14:57] to address emerging priorities

[2:15:01] which includes habitat

[2:15:02] acquisition fund, neighborhood

[2:15:05] fund, Climate Equity Fund and

[2:15:06] Historic Preservation Fund.

[2:15:06] These programs were adopted

[2:15:07] independently of city wide and

[2:15:11] community development impact

[2:15:11] fees and have been collected

[2:15:12] under their respective

[2:15:13] authorizations since their

[2:15:16] inception.

[2:15:17] Our annual report provides more

[2:15:17] detail on the amounts collected

[2:15:18] expenditure imbalances for each

[2:15:24] of these funds.

[2:15:24] >> All current finance

[2:15:25] financial summaries for funds

[2:15:29] managed by the City Planning

[2:15:29] Department can be found by

[2:15:30] searching for City of San Diego

[2:15:34] planning financial summaries or

[2:15:35] by using the qr code or wire or

[2:15:36] web address provided on

[2:15:36] the slide.

[2:15:39] As next level City Planning

[2:15:39] staff continue to bring

[2:15:40] the annual Development Impact

[2:15:41] Free Report to City Council

[2:15:44] each year and are anticipating

[2:15:45] coming to Council in the fall

[2:15:45] with an update to the Citywide

[2:15:49] Development Impact Fee Nexus

[2:15:49] studies.

[2:15:49] In order to meet

[2:15:50] the infrastructure needs of

[2:15:51] community members across

[2:15:54] the city due to new growth and

[2:15:55] development and with that we

[2:15:59] conclude our presentation.

[2:16:00] All right.

[2:16:00] Thank you very much for

[2:16:01] the work and the presentation.

[2:16:02] Clerk Please proceed with

[2:16:04] public comment.

[2:16:05] >> Mike Schmidt if you can

[2:16:06] please come up to the podium.

[2:16:10] You'll have a minute and a half

[2:16:10] after that as Joyce and you

[2:16:11] have become please come forward

[2:16:13] to the other reserved seats on

[2:16:19] another PowerPoint about

[2:16:20] revenue being basically stolen

[2:16:20] from the people of San Diego to

[2:16:25] spend with whoever however you

[2:16:25] want to.

[2:16:26] There's no transparency in

[2:16:26] these PowerPoints.

[2:16:30] I wish that they would break

[2:16:31] down into more detail where

[2:16:31] exactly actually the money's

[2:16:36] going on All of you are trying

[2:16:36] to create a one world

[2:16:37] government.

[2:16:37] You don't care about the people

[2:16:38] of San Diego.

[2:16:41] You care about the demons

[2:16:42] inside you commanding you to do

[2:16:42] things.

[2:16:43] And I just wanted to take a

[2:16:46] moment to say that I'm a mind

[2:16:47] control victim and part of

[2:16:52] being a mind control victim as

[2:16:53] they try and convince me I'm

[2:16:53] going to And the people on

[2:16:54] city council are using neuro

[2:16:56] linguistics to try to convince

[2:16:57] me I'm going to too And I'm

[2:16:58] Catholic So I believe that I'm

[2:17:02] going to heaven and I don't

[2:17:02] appreciate it.

[2:17:03] And for this to be going on in

[2:17:04] city council and actual occult

[2:17:08] programs Victim I'm trying to

[2:17:09] speak his part and make his

[2:17:09] voice heard and then people

[2:17:13] abusing him Neuro

[2:17:14] linguistically you're trying to

[2:17:15] make him an abuse victim.

[2:17:15] It's absolutely disgraceful and

[2:17:18] I even talked to the security.

[2:17:19] Do you know what telepathic

[2:17:20] neuro linguistic harassment is?

[2:17:23] And he said No, I don't know

[2:17:24] And that's B.S. The security

[2:17:25] knows exactly what's going on

[2:17:28] So I actually demand every

[2:17:29] single one of you to not only

[2:17:30] step down from office but to

[2:17:31] turn yourself into the police

[2:17:34] for harassment because saying

[2:17:35] scaring me so bad that it makes

[2:17:43] my tingle and then saying

[2:17:44] we're about to make your

[2:17:44] tingles and threatening me

[2:17:45] neuro Linguistically I still

[2:17:46] think physical assault down

[2:17:47] with the occult I'm not crazy

[2:17:50] down of the occult tracing out

[2:17:51] if you can please come forward

[2:17:51] after that as Mary Serrano if

[2:17:52] you can please come forward to

[2:17:55] the yellow reserved seats.

[2:17:56] First of all I want to say this

[2:17:57] Thank you everyone because this

[2:18:01] is great.

[2:18:02] We've got a full guy.

[2:18:07] Yes, we've got the mayors rep.

[2:18:07] We've got the operations

[2:18:08] department and we have public

[2:18:12] speakers.

[2:18:13] This is what it's all about.

[2:18:17] So thank you so much for that.

[2:18:18] All right.

[2:18:22] So on this item in particular

[2:18:23] so City Planning Manage Funds

[2:18:28] cip program allocations.

[2:18:28] All right.

[2:18:33] We've got funds equal money

[2:18:34] versus allocations using

[2:18:39] the money we have revenues

[2:18:39] expenditures.

[2:18:40] This is the heart of

[2:18:45] the structural budget deficit.

[2:18:45] It's really quite simple Money

[2:18:50] in, money out And we've got to

[2:18:55] make it simpler because it is

[2:18:55] simpler.

[2:18:56] And so I want to again say this

[2:19:00] I'm going to repeat it.

[2:19:01] This is kind of what I'm going

[2:19:02] to focus on now as we move

[2:19:02] forward.

[2:19:06] We need an officially adopted

[2:19:11] plan to return to structural

[2:19:12] balance.

[2:19:12] Please let's get together on

[2:19:18] this and I just it's good to be

[2:19:19] here.

[2:19:19] >> Love to all Mary, begin.

[2:19:23] Please come forward.

[2:19:29] Okay.

[2:19:29] Mary Soriano, PRESIDENT La Hoya

[2:19:35] Town Council Develop an impact

[2:19:35] fees La Hoya had it legacy

[2:19:36] funds and I think I looked into

[2:19:40] it a couple of years ago We had

[2:19:41] about $350,000.

[2:19:41] Not sure what's happening with

[2:19:46] that today but now I guess

[2:19:46] the city decided to put that

[2:19:51] all in one pot and what

[2:19:52] the frustration is frustration

[2:19:52] is is that I could see maybe a

[2:19:57] point of imbalance that you

[2:19:57] mentioned because at one they

[2:19:58] were legacy funds and other

[2:20:02] towns didn't have enough or had

[2:20:03] more.

[2:20:03] But at the same time legacy

[2:20:08] funds actually allowed us

[2:20:09] locally to be able to put

[2:20:10] things into what we need in our

[2:20:14] local towns.

[2:20:15] So I think we really need to

[2:20:16] look at a local perspective on

[2:20:21] the fund.

[2:20:21] It's been taken away from us.

[2:20:22] Thank you.

[2:20:25] Thank you for the five minute

[2:20:25] time or going to those

[2:20:26] participating remotely.

[2:20:27] >> Blair Beckman If you can

[2:20:30] please unmute.

[2:20:31] >> All right.

[2:20:35] Thank you for Beakman Thanks to

[2:20:36] the words of Mark two I started

[2:20:37] to hear really constructive

[2:20:40] ideas about you know, actual

[2:20:41] items agenda items and it was

[2:20:42] really good comment from him.

[2:20:47] You know, I don't know if I

[2:20:47] fully agree with with these

[2:20:48] ideas but it was constructive

[2:20:52] If he works on that working on

[2:20:52] those terms he's he be really

[2:20:53] good for the process and good

[2:20:58] luck He could do that and we

[2:20:58] all understand its current

[2:20:59] feelings how he's being treated

[2:21:00] and I respect his rights.

[2:21:04] I think we all want to respect

[2:21:05] his right to be speaking to

[2:21:05] the subject matter man We'll

[2:21:06] all be going good.

[2:21:09] So good how we can be doing

[2:21:09] that.

[2:21:10] I think he can do well with

[2:21:10] that.

[2:21:10] Thank you.

[2:21:14] I wanted to comment that yeah

[2:21:15] we want to be positive So so we

[2:21:20] stick to the items agenda items

[2:21:20] themselves like myself At this

[2:21:25] time I need to speak to a an

[2:21:26] interesting item.

[2:21:26] I have questions for this item

[2:21:31] you know more than you know

[2:21:32] mainly just questions about how

[2:21:33] do we address the future

[2:21:37] development fees.

[2:21:38] We do deal with it in terms of

[2:21:39] impact fees consistency or do

[2:21:44] we deal as it's a flexible

[2:21:44] variation, a continual

[2:21:45] variation That's the normal

[2:21:45] standard practices.

[2:21:48] It's a respectable way to work.

[2:21:49] >> It accomplishes things.

[2:21:50] Consistency is also a very

[2:21:54] respectable way to work and I

[2:21:54] hope we can consider

[2:21:55] consistency in building our

[2:22:00] future projects and impact

[2:22:01] the issues or a number of

[2:22:01] issues.

[2:22:02] Thank you.

[2:22:04] Next is Hector if you can

[2:22:04] please.

[2:22:10] >> I'm you.

[2:22:10] >> It's good to hear the city's

[2:22:11] equal opportunity taking

[2:22:16] the money from The Hoya as they

[2:22:16] do like the golf place and

[2:22:17] everybody else.

[2:22:17] Maybe that's a little equity

[2:22:18] show And through the city there

[2:22:22] now and then I'm wondering how

[2:22:23] you guys are going to blame it

[2:22:28] on Trump the vote you did for

[2:22:29] the city meters the parking

[2:22:34] meters that Trump's wall to Is

[2:22:35] it the terrorists fault?

[2:22:36] >> You probably got to find a

[2:22:39] way to pay to go throughout

[2:22:40] the day without blaming Trump

[2:22:41] only one time of day you know

[2:22:45] you just you know, play

[2:22:46] the race card and I'll give you

[2:22:47] three times a day on the race

[2:22:47] card like that.

[2:22:52] But anyway, it's all about

[2:22:53] the money and just we don't got

[2:22:57] any money and that's the way it

[2:22:58] is.

[2:22:58] >> Thank you.

[2:22:58] Thank you.

[2:23:02] That concludes public comment

[2:23:03] on this item.

[2:23:03] >> All right.

[2:23:04] Thank you, City clerk We'll

[2:23:10] turn it over to the council

[2:23:10] please.

[2:23:11] No clapping while people are

[2:23:12] talking Simple ask Well now

[2:23:15] turn over to council for

[2:23:16] questions, comments and

[2:23:16] entertain a motion.

[2:23:17] We'll start with council member

[2:23:18] on Water.

[2:23:21] I thank you for the report on

[2:23:22] our fees and I'm glad that we

[2:23:27] have moved to city wide because

[2:23:28] it's enabling us to spend down

[2:23:29] the smaller lives that weren't

[2:23:32] getting money into their

[2:23:33] pocket.

[2:23:33] That is great.

[2:23:34] At the same time I do not

[2:23:38] believe we are collecting

[2:23:39] enough revenue to actually

[2:23:40] provide the services that we

[2:23:40] promised our residents when new

[2:23:44] development comes in.

[2:23:45] I know we're going to have a

[2:23:45] larger conversation about that

[2:23:51] later so I'm not going to talk

[2:23:51] about Nexus and all that.

[2:23:52] But what I do want to point out

[2:23:53] is that we are severely under

[2:23:56] collecting for what we need to

[2:23:56] build.

[2:23:57] In my district we have

[2:24:04] the trails and what do you

[2:24:05] think you and you village and I

[2:24:06] can even think of all the other

[2:24:06] names of developers coming in

[2:24:09] and they were supposed to build

[2:24:10] parks but they're not in Black

[2:24:10] Mountain.

[2:24:11] Phase two is already going to

[2:24:16] be cut in half And so what do

[2:24:17] we do about this?

[2:24:17] They promise that all these

[2:24:18] parks and fire stations whatnot

[2:24:19] are not delivering.

[2:24:25] How do we hold them to this for

[2:24:25] the particular projects that

[2:24:26] are at issue?

[2:24:31] I will have to confer with our

[2:24:32] department services department

[2:24:33] and get back to your office on

[2:24:33] the particular details of those

[2:24:37] developments And then with

[2:24:38] respect to your questions of

[2:24:38] the overall funding, we are

[2:24:44] constrained development impact

[2:24:44] fees do fund or are able to

[2:24:49] fund the amount attributable to

[2:24:50] the burden posed by the new

[2:24:50] development.

[2:24:51] But we are not permitted to

[2:24:51] charge an amount that is

[2:24:55] greater than that amount.

[2:24:56] As you mentioned, the City

[2:24:57] Planning Department is working

[2:25:01] on updating our nexus studies

[2:25:02] for the citywide development

[2:25:03] impact fees And so I do

[2:25:05] anticipate and welcome a larger

[2:25:06] conversation in the coming

[2:25:12] months on that issue.

[2:25:13] Okay.

[2:25:13] So then what we the Planning

[2:25:14] Department we discussed how

[2:25:15] much it should be or say, you

[2:25:18] know, you guys brought forward

[2:25:19] the Trails project and they had

[2:25:23] promised you 3600 and

[2:25:24] recreational point value and

[2:25:29] electric vehicle all the things

[2:25:30] they promised and they're not

[2:25:31] delivering.

[2:25:31] And so what do we do about

[2:25:31] that?

[2:25:32] Is that your department who

[2:25:35] enforces it or who so all

[2:25:36] permitting is done through

[2:25:37] the department Services

[2:25:37] Department And so any

[2:25:42] conditions related to park

[2:25:42] improvements provided on site

[2:25:43] would go through department

[2:25:48] service department, city

[2:25:48] Planning Department opposes

[2:25:49] the department impact fees.

[2:25:49] >> Yes.

[2:25:53] But you also bring us

[2:25:54] the projects to approve them.

[2:25:55] They're going to build these

[2:25:55] parks and then they don't.

[2:25:56] Yeah.

[2:25:56] So those projects are brought

[2:25:59] forward by department services

[2:26:00] department and so we can

[2:26:01] connect with that department

[2:26:01] and get back to you on any

[2:26:06] specific details for those

[2:26:07] projects or anyone here who can

[2:26:12] answer the question since we're

[2:26:13] talking about this.

[2:26:18] No, that's my I don't believe

[2:26:19] anybody from Development

[2:26:19] Services is here.

[2:26:20] I know staff has met with your

[2:26:20] team a number of times on this

[2:26:24] project more than happy to

[2:26:24] continue meeting on this

[2:26:25] project to make sure that

[2:26:26] the promises made to

[2:26:30] the community are executed and

[2:26:30] delivered upon.

[2:26:31] But I think we would have to

[2:26:32] set up a follow up call with

[2:26:36] dsd and your team to to hash

[2:26:37] that out.

[2:26:37] >> Okay.

[2:26:41] So this is the conversation So

[2:26:42] if somebody wants to build a

[2:26:43] project in anyone's district

[2:26:43] they have 100 houses say and

[2:26:48] instead of paying into the city

[2:26:49] by different parks

[2:26:49] the developer says we're going

[2:26:50] to build the park on site so

[2:26:51] then they don't have to pay

[2:26:53] the debt.

[2:26:54] Correct.

[2:26:54] There are certain procedures

[2:26:55] where you can be exempt from

[2:26:56] payment of the diff when you're

[2:26:59] providing on site parks And so

[2:27:00] if a park is not being provided

[2:27:01] on site then they do not

[2:27:05] receive that that corresponding

[2:27:06] exemption from the department

[2:27:06] impact fee and they would be

[2:27:10] subject to the payment of that

[2:27:11] .

[2:27:11] It's not always straightforward

[2:27:12] because we are restricted under

[2:27:16] state law under which fee

[2:27:17] schedule we can impose due to

[2:27:17] the timing of the application

[2:27:22] that that development came in

[2:27:23] And so we would have to do more

[2:27:24] of a deep dive analysis and get

[2:27:28] back to our office on what

[2:27:29] the particulars of that

[2:27:30] department impact fee would

[2:27:30] look like where the park is not

[2:27:35] being provided or what are

[2:27:36] the fire station You know

[2:27:36] the fire station block on ranch

[2:27:37] was supposed to be built way

[2:27:40] before I got elected by

[2:27:40] the developer.

[2:27:41] They never did to the city,

[2:27:42] picked up the tab and we're

[2:27:47] doing it now in the next I'm

[2:27:48] not going to put in an access

[2:27:49] fee study if people say they're

[2:27:52] going to do things that are not

[2:27:53] you know we have no teeth built

[2:27:53] in to actually require them to

[2:27:54] do this.

[2:27:54] They can build all the housing

[2:27:59] they want Then when it comes to

[2:28:00] the amenities like oh it's too

[2:28:00] expensive sorry community,

[2:28:01] we're going to build these for

[2:28:01] you.

[2:28:02] Why don't we put it that they

[2:28:03] have to build the park first

[2:28:04] for the fire station first

[2:28:05] before they can sell a house?

[2:28:10] You know I just this is

[2:28:11] happening over and over in our

[2:28:11] community and we're certainly

[2:28:12] not collecting enough the fees

[2:28:13] to build out the fire stations

[2:28:13] that we need.

[2:28:15] I mean we just heard from

[2:28:16] the fire rescue department how

[2:28:17] they are working out of

[2:28:17] crumbling facilities and they

[2:28:22] collected over $1 million in

[2:28:22] the fees for a fire.

[2:28:28] It just isn't working.

[2:28:28] You know, we promise our

[2:28:29] communities are going to have

[2:28:29] amenities.

[2:28:30] We bring new development in and

[2:28:33] then they don't And I just I

[2:28:34] don't understand how

[2:28:35] the planning department is

[2:28:35] engaged in enforcing the things

[2:28:40] that you bring to us, you know,

[2:28:45] So we're just go in the back

[2:28:46] over and over and I'm not going

[2:28:47] to approve a new negative study

[2:28:47] unless there's actual teeth to

[2:28:51] it.

[2:28:52] So so just a quick point of

[2:28:52] clarification When negative

[2:28:57] duties are approved,

[2:28:58] the council adopts a resolution

[2:28:59] imposing the fees and those are

[2:28:59] the fees that the Planning

[2:29:03] Department does impose on each

[2:29:03] project that comes forward.

[2:29:04] There are some larger projects

[2:29:05] particularly in your district

[2:29:05] that have separate

[2:29:09] discretionary approvals that

[2:29:10] outline certain park

[2:29:11] improvements that are being

[2:29:11] brought forth.

[2:29:12] The details of those particular

[2:29:15] project specific approvals are

[2:29:21] enforced through the permit

[2:29:21] process.

[2:29:22] But with respect to the on

[2:29:23] the impact fees, the next two

[2:29:23] studies that the Council

[2:29:26] approves and the corresponding

[2:29:27] fees our department does impose

[2:29:33] for each developer project.

[2:29:34] Okay.

[2:29:34] Well we'll have to have a

[2:29:35] conversation when the next test

[2:29:36] becomes I'm just sick of

[2:29:39] the city but we're in the bad

[2:29:40] with people promises things

[2:29:41] they don't do it so okay Thank

[2:29:45] you.

[2:29:45] All right.

[2:29:46] Thank you.

[2:29:46] Councilmember Von Wilpert not

[2:29:47] turning on the lights.

[2:29:48] I'm going to move the staff

[2:29:50] recommendation and then a

[2:29:51] couple of questions.

[2:29:54] One, as you brief me this is an

[2:29:55] f y 2025 report So it's not

[2:29:56] where we are today although

[2:30:00] there are some questions about

[2:30:01] the current fund balances.

[2:30:02] So that's Appreciate it.

[2:30:06] I know one of the conversations

[2:30:07] about our crb process is which

[2:30:12] funds are most flexible and

[2:30:13] let's pick those up first

[2:30:13] before we do the ones that are

[2:30:14] a lot of things.

[2:30:15] Is there anything that this

[2:30:18] council needs to do on a

[2:30:19] legislative or policy level

[2:30:20] that makes it easier to spend

[2:30:24] down the community?

[2:30:25] >> Yes, I can assure you

[2:30:26] the city staff has worked with

[2:30:31] many city departments including

[2:30:31] each of the asset manager

[2:30:32] departments, internal capital

[2:30:33] projects and Department of

[2:30:36] Finance to as well as ideas

[2:30:37] office to identify ways to

[2:30:37] spend down this money in

[2:30:42] the most efficient way possible

[2:30:43] .

[2:30:43] There are a lot of constraints

[2:30:44] that we are up against and

[2:30:45] the city unfortunately has its

[2:30:48] hands tied on due to

[2:30:49] constitutional limitations as

[2:30:49] well as mitigation fee Act

[2:30:54] requirements Procedurally it is

[2:30:55] also not as simple as amending

[2:30:56] state law because a lot of

[2:30:57] these requirements stem from

[2:31:01] the constitution itself And so

[2:31:02] those are the constraints that

[2:31:03] we have But we do kind of do

[2:31:07] the opposite of what you said

[2:31:08] is that we use the most

[2:31:08] constrained funding source

[2:31:09] first when we're funding a

[2:31:13] project And Department of

[2:31:14] Finance works very carefully

[2:31:15] with our team in city planning

[2:31:15] to be able to do that and make

[2:31:19] sure that we are leaving

[2:31:20] the more flexible funds for

[2:31:20] more flexible funding.

[2:31:21] But when we can allocate

[2:31:25] the projects that have that

[2:31:25] more constrained funding those

[2:31:26] do go first.

[2:31:26] >> Okay.

[2:31:31] Thank you for politely

[2:31:31] correcting.

[2:31:32] One of things you noticed is

[2:31:36] this issue about the five year

[2:31:36] limitation.

[2:31:37] I think you're resolving two of

[2:31:37] the communities.

[2:31:41] I think there's still three

[2:31:41] left to in my district.

[2:31:42] Do we have a game plan?

[2:31:46] Are we at risk or Yes.

[2:31:53] So we do identify the whole

[2:31:53] purpose of one of the main

[2:31:54] purposes of this report that is

[2:31:55] before you is that we are

[2:31:59] required to make findings to

[2:31:59] keep funds and account for more

[2:32:00] than five years.

[2:32:00] So the findings for each of

[2:32:04] those are included in

[2:32:04] the materials included.

[2:32:05] As part of this we do have

[2:32:06] additional projects identified

[2:32:10] for expenditure and then I'll

[2:32:11] let my team speak to future

[2:32:17] allocations as well.

[2:32:18] We have five accounts with

[2:32:18] moneys in the account that has

[2:32:19] been in five years but no

[2:32:23] projects or two of them we're

[2:32:23] bringing forward Two of them

[2:32:27] are being funded by item and

[2:32:27] then one other one is Gama

[2:32:28] Valley which over the last

[2:32:29] three years we have reduced

[2:32:33] the fund balance significantly.

[2:32:34] I think we had around $12

[2:32:34] million.

[2:32:35] We brought it down to more like

[2:32:35] $1.2 million.

[2:32:39] There are certain active

[2:32:40] projects but they don't have a

[2:32:41] funding need at this time.

[2:32:41] But as construction progresses

[2:32:42] that is going to be an

[2:32:46] opportunity and that's how we

[2:32:46] will manage the additional $1.2

[2:32:47] million that is due in

[2:32:47] the account.

[2:32:52] We're not appropriating it to a

[2:32:52] specific project at this time

[2:32:53] but we will keep an eye out and

[2:32:54] work on that.

[2:32:57] Okay.

[2:32:58] Thank you very much.

[2:32:59] You have way too many buckets

[2:32:59] of money to manage but I

[2:33:03] appreciate the good work that

[2:33:04] you do and somehow I take a

[2:33:10] hold of it and community is

[2:33:10] still kind of the legacy for

[2:33:16] projects that were covered by

[2:33:16] that when we still have

[2:33:17] the community depth And so you

[2:33:18] still have to manage those and

[2:33:22] spend them down and track them

[2:33:22] and all that.

[2:33:23] So thank you for that very good

[2:33:23] work.

[2:33:24] So I did move the staff

[2:33:28] recommendation.

[2:33:28] >> We'll go next to

[2:33:29] Councilmember Foster.

[2:33:29] Yes.

[2:33:30] Thank you council PRESIDENT And

[2:33:33] thank you for the presentation.

[2:33:34] I just wanted to as I look at

[2:33:40] this item I understand we have

[2:33:41] some difference in salary in

[2:33:41] council neighborhood is

[2:33:46] possible if we can fall back,

[2:33:46] get a commitment, fall back,

[2:33:47] have some conversations and

[2:33:48] look at how we can deploy those

[2:33:51] dollars and get them actually

[2:33:52] in place.

[2:33:52] I think it would be a very,

[2:33:56] very good conversation if

[2:33:57] you're open to that.

[2:33:58] Yes Councilmember, there is

[2:34:03] about $800,000 in the difficult

[2:34:04] for Encanto neighborhoods and

[2:34:05] we're happy to work with your

[2:34:05] office to identify projects

[2:34:06] that that funding can be

[2:34:10] allocated toward.

[2:34:10] Okay.

[2:34:11] I appreciate that.

[2:34:11] And also how are we doing in

[2:34:15] regards to our fire Um fire

[2:34:16] allocation.

[2:34:17] We have Station 51 there that

[2:34:22] is still a temporary facility

[2:34:23] And um, you know I made this

[2:34:23] thing before and I'll make it

[2:34:27] again I'm not going to be

[2:34:28] supportive of any other fire

[2:34:29] stations and I'm referring to

[2:34:33] Fairmont Avenue Fire Station

[2:34:34] until 51 is we receive a

[2:34:39] permanent facility per council

[2:34:40] member.

[2:34:40] I'll have to get back to you on

[2:34:41] the current status of Fire

[2:34:42] Station 51.

[2:34:46] I do recognize the Fairmont

[2:34:46] fire station allocation as it

[2:34:51] reads in the report It is a

[2:34:52] look back to what was invested

[2:34:52] to get us to this point now So

[2:34:58] no future allocations and it's

[2:34:59] not funding any future work And

[2:34:59] so I think it meets the goal of

[2:35:04] not pursuing that until

[2:35:04] the fire Station 51 is

[2:35:05] resolved.

[2:35:05] I'll do follow up with your

[2:35:10] office to get an update from

[2:35:10] you.

[2:35:10] >> All right.

[2:35:11] Thank you for that.

[2:35:15] With that I will be I will

[2:35:16] second the motion Council

[2:35:16] president All right.

[2:35:16] Thank you.

[2:35:17] With that we have a motion by

[2:35:18] myself on the second by

[2:35:23] Councilmember Foster to move

[2:35:23] the staff recommendation not

[2:35:24] see anybody else in the lights.

[2:35:25] >> Please call the roll.

[2:35:25] That's right.

[2:35:26] The voting system.

[2:35:30] Please get your vote That

[2:35:31] passes unanimously 920.

[2:35:32] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[2:35:32] All right.

[2:35:37] Thank you.

[2:35:38] And again thank you to staff

[2:35:38] for the good work.

[2:35:43] Clerk Please introduce item 703

[2:35:44] Item 723 is the allocation of

[2:35:44] fiscal year 2027 parking meters

[2:35:49] are revenue for transportation

[2:35:49] infrastructure improvements.

[2:35:50] If you'd like to speak to this

[2:35:51] item please be sure to submit a

[2:35:55] speaker step to the front of

[2:35:56] the room in the clear box or if

[2:35:56] you're participating virtually

[2:35:57] now's the time to raise your

[2:36:00] hand by pressing Star nine or

[2:36:00] the raise your hand icon.

[2:36:01] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[2:36:02] All right Thank you.

[2:36:05] I see staff coming into

[2:36:06] the dias once you get yourself

[2:36:11] comfortable please introduce

[2:36:12] yourselves for the record and

[2:36:13] let us know how much time you

[2:36:17] need.

[2:36:17] Good morning.

[2:36:23] Council PRESIDENT And council

[2:36:23] members.

[2:36:24] My name is Alex Waldo, interim

[2:36:24] deputy director with

[2:36:25] Transportation.

[2:36:29] I'm also joined by Naomi

[2:36:29] Chavez, interim director And we

[2:36:34] will need ten minutes by way of

[2:36:34] background.

[2:36:35] Community parking districts

[2:36:40] were originally established to

[2:36:41] manage a portion of the parking

[2:36:42] revenue and ensure revenues are

[2:36:46] reinvested back into

[2:36:47] the communities where they are

[2:36:47] generated.

[2:36:51] There are eight established

[2:36:51] parking meter zones currently

[2:36:52] there are five.

[2:36:53] There are active downtown

[2:36:58] uptown Mid-City Pacific Beach

[2:36:58] and Balboa Park.

[2:37:02] Parking meter revenues must

[2:37:03] remain within the parking meter

[2:37:04] zone and support activities to

[2:37:07] benefit parking mobility and

[2:37:14] traffic safety improvements In

[2:37:14] OCTOBER 2025 Council powers cpd

[2:37:15] revenue allocations under

[2:37:21] Council Policy 100 Dash 18

[2:37:21] through fiscal year 2027 That's

[2:37:25] a two year pause allowing

[2:37:26] parking meter revenues to be

[2:37:27] prioritized for transportation

[2:37:27] infrastructure improvements

[2:37:33] Council allocate add $1.8

[2:37:33] million to Transportation

[2:37:34] Department to accelerate

[2:37:38] delivery of transportation

[2:37:39] infrastructure maintenance work

[2:37:40] within the parking meter zones

[2:37:44] beyond their normal operations

[2:37:45] .

[2:37:45] The intent was to provide

[2:37:46] additional capacity through

[2:37:47] overtime so city crews could

[2:37:50] make meaningful progress on

[2:37:51] long standing maintenance needs

[2:37:52] and transportation safety

[2:37:56] improvements.

[2:37:57] Since that initial allocation

[2:38:03] td has completed a significant

[2:38:03] amount of infrastructure

[2:38:04] maintenance work within

[2:38:05] the parking meter zones.

[2:38:09] These are extra repair work

[2:38:10] being done in O.T. And speeds

[2:38:10] are receiving enhanced services

[2:38:14] compared to non cpd areas.

[2:38:15] Improvements include over 2000

[2:38:18] streetlight restorations more

[2:38:19] than 3300 pothole repairs,

[2:38:24] sidewalk improvements nearly

[2:38:24] 50,000 linear feet of crosswalk

[2:38:28] striping at nearly 100

[2:38:29] intersections traffic signage,

[2:38:30] pavement markings and over

[2:38:35] 20,000 linear feet of ab four

[2:38:35] went three at the red curbing

[2:38:36] at intersections per day

[2:38:37] lighting improvements.

[2:38:40] These investments greatly

[2:38:40] support neighborhood safety

[2:38:41] accessibility and vision zero

[2:38:42] goals td has been providing

[2:38:46] regular monthly updates to

[2:38:47] council offices on project

[2:38:47] status expenditures and

[2:38:55] accomplishments to date.

[2:38:55] >> So while significant

[2:38:56] progress has been made,

[2:38:57] substantial maintenance and

[2:39:01] safety needs remain within all

[2:39:01] parking meter zones.

[2:39:02] Existing backlogs continue to

[2:39:06] include the streetlight repairs

[2:39:07] ,the sidewalk repairs, traffic

[2:39:08] safety upgrades and some

[2:39:12] efficiency related improvements

[2:39:13] .

[2:39:13] Many of these requests

[2:39:14] originate from Get It Done

[2:39:14] reports or stakeholder

[2:39:15] feedbacks and ongoing

[2:39:19] operational assessment.

[2:39:20] So continued funding will allow

[2:39:20] td to maintain momentum and

[2:39:24] continue addressing these

[2:39:25] critical infrastructure needs

[2:39:26] without interruption into

[2:39:29] fiscal year 2027.

[2:39:29] Again, the funding

[2:39:30] appropriation provides

[2:39:31] supplemental funding primarily

[2:39:35] through overtime to deliver

[2:39:36] transportation improvements

[2:39:37] beyond what can be accomplished

[2:39:37] through our normal operations

[2:39:41] alone.

[2:39:42] We continue to maintain ongoing

[2:39:47] coordination with cpd

[2:39:48] stakeholders, council offices

[2:39:48] and community partners to

[2:39:49] discuss the transportation

[2:39:53] infrastructure needs and

[2:39:53] investment priorities.

[2:39:58] At the end of MAY last month we

[2:39:58] held four meetings requesting

[2:39:59] for their feedback on these

[2:40:04] priorities.

[2:40:05] We also invited community and

[2:40:06] planning groups that previously

[2:40:09] had no role in the cpd funding

[2:40:10] .

[2:40:10] We compiled a list of their

[2:40:11] priorities for fiscal year 27

[2:40:12] and we'll be looking at those

[2:40:17] requests to see which ones we

[2:40:17] can implement Given the limited

[2:40:18] funding available we remain

[2:40:23] committed to regular

[2:40:24] communication including monthly

[2:40:24] progress updates and will work

[2:40:29] collaboratively with cpd

[2:40:29] stakeholders to promote

[2:40:30] transparency, accountability

[2:40:31] and ongoing investments in

[2:40:31] the neighborhood.

[2:40:38] Transportation improvements.

[2:40:39] >> So this item is essentially

[2:40:40] the fiscal year 27 continuation

[2:40:43] of Transportation Department's

[2:40:44] efforts.

[2:40:45] We are requesting Council to

[2:40:48] appropriate another $1.8

[2:40:49] million in existing parking

[2:40:50] meter revenue fund balances to

[2:40:54] continue the maintenance of

[2:40:55] safety improvements within

[2:40:56] downtown Uptown Mid-City and

[2:41:00] Pacific Beach parking meter

[2:41:00] zones.

[2:41:01] There are available parking

[2:41:02] meters on balances within each

[2:41:06] community as shown on the far

[2:41:06] right column.

[2:41:07] That would be the fund balance

[2:41:11] remaining after the $1.8

[2:41:12] million allocation.

[2:41:13] Approval of this item will

[2:41:13] allow us to continue

[2:41:14] reinvesting parking meter

[2:41:17] revenues into transportation

[2:41:18] maintenance and safety

[2:41:18] improvements that directly

[2:41:19] benefit the communities where

[2:41:24] those revenues are generated.

[2:41:25] And with that we're happy to

[2:41:25] answer any questions.

[2:41:30] All right.

[2:41:30] Thank you for the work and

[2:41:31] the presentation.

[2:41:31] Clerk Please proceed with

[2:41:35] public comment.

[2:41:36] >> Out if you can please come

[2:41:46] forward to the microphone.

[2:41:47] >> Allocation of parking meters

[2:41:52] zone revenue for transportation

[2:41:58] infrastructure improvements.

[2:41:59] This is put back into

[2:41:59] the respective communities and

[2:42:04] that's a wonderful, wonderful

[2:42:05] thing.

[2:42:05] So thank you so much for that.

[2:42:10] I have a question and a concern

[2:42:16] that relates to this Has our

[2:42:22] parking fee revenues been or

[2:42:23] will be impacted by errors and

[2:42:28] citations that were sent to

[2:42:28] the public?

[2:42:29] Has litigation has a litigation

[2:42:34] ruling been done against

[2:42:35] the city on that?

[2:42:35] Is there a possible appeal in

[2:42:39] the works?

[2:42:40] I read something in

[2:42:41] the Union-Tribune just recently

[2:42:41] and I.

[2:42:47] I stepped back because I

[2:42:47] thought oh no not another $10

[2:42:48] million hit or something we

[2:42:48] didn't expect.

[2:42:53] But it was in the Union-Tribune

[2:42:54] I think like a week this week

[2:42:54] or last week.

[2:42:59] So heads up on that public and

[2:42:59] everybody.

[2:43:04] So dear transportation please

[2:43:05] protect our revenues from cuts

[2:43:11] that we can control.

[2:43:12] It's we've got to do that.

[2:43:18] Okay.

[2:43:19] Thank you so much for

[2:43:19] listening.

[2:43:20] A great morning for you this

[2:43:20] afternoon.

[2:43:23] Well, thank you.

[2:43:24] >> That does it for public

[2:43:25] comment hearing council

[2:43:25] chambers going and then

[2:43:26] participating remotely.

[2:43:27] We just have one speaker in

[2:43:30] the cupola Beekman if you can

[2:43:30] please unmute.

[2:43:31] >> All right big man.

[2:43:35] Thank you for this item.

[2:43:36] Good luck on addressing our sun

[2:43:37] issues.

[2:43:37] I felt something was a little

[2:43:40] awkward in addressing the sun

[2:43:41] parking issues to reduce

[2:43:42] the parking hours as much as

[2:43:48] possible.

[2:43:48] >> Good luck in that kind of

[2:43:49] effort.

[2:43:49] Thank you for your effort.

[2:43:50] I reviewed how you worked on

[2:43:54] the proposed parking issue and

[2:43:55] you did try to reduce the fees

[2:43:55] a lot.

[2:43:56] Thank you for that.

[2:44:01] I think you left the non

[2:44:02] residential for the $16 a

[2:44:05] little high barrier to come

[2:44:06] down to 12 I think because I

[2:44:07] can work on such things in

[2:44:07] the future overall.

[2:44:11] Good work.

[2:44:11] >> We're trying to adjust our

[2:44:12] parking.

[2:44:12] I wanted to quickly note I

[2:44:16] heard this anecdotal story.

[2:44:17] When local governments try to

[2:44:22] over work on their parking

[2:44:23] issues they have a tendency to

[2:44:24] become more conservative in

[2:44:24] their overall thinking and

[2:44:29] actions.

[2:44:30] It's a good fair warning for

[2:44:30] ourselves how we proceed.

[2:44:35] You know, to be wary of that.

[2:44:35] We've had a lot of parking

[2:44:36] worries and had to deal with a

[2:44:41] lot of things and I notice that

[2:44:42] we ended up growing a bit more

[2:44:43] conservative in our thinking

[2:44:43] from that the way we were

[2:44:47] acting and working.

[2:44:48] That was a few months ago.

[2:44:49] I hope we're coming out of that

[2:44:49] now.

[2:44:50] You've tried to make some good

[2:44:54] choices are flexible choices

[2:44:55] with parking and thank you for

[2:44:55] that because look how we work

[2:44:56] on this item continuously.

[2:44:59] Thank you.

[2:44:59] >> Thank you.

[2:45:00] Our next speaker is Hector.

[2:45:05] If you can please unmute I

[2:45:06] would like to thank

[2:45:06] the Transportation Department

[2:45:07] for paving the roads from

[2:45:11] Mission Valley all the way up

[2:45:12] to the Home Depot now.

[2:45:13] Over the last few years they've

[2:45:13] done a little bit road Each

[2:45:17] time they've just done the last

[2:45:17] one by my house.

[2:45:18] So it's a total luxury drive

[2:45:24] and I'm freshly paved roads

[2:45:25] through the Home Depot in

[2:45:25] Claremont and now they're

[2:45:28] working at the Claremont two

[2:45:29] Torrey Pines So they'll be

[2:45:29] the next things going on

[2:45:30] anyway.

[2:45:34] Allocate the money.

[2:45:35] I don't know man.

[2:45:36] I think should allocated to

[2:45:40] the SlutWalk get that thing

[2:45:41] going to get the guys going out

[2:45:45] there to raise money for

[2:45:46] the sewer treatment plant

[2:45:46] the water treatment plant stuff

[2:45:52] and no more studying and things

[2:45:53] on how to do the money.

[2:45:58] No more studies for anything

[2:45:58] that would really save the city

[2:45:59] a lot of money.

[2:46:04] Sorry No more money for looking

[2:46:05] at the road condition.

[2:46:05] Everybody knows the roads that

[2:46:06] need to be paved.

[2:46:10] There's no use in wasting money

[2:46:10] on allocating any kind of money

[2:46:16] toward any kind of studies or

[2:46:17] anything.

[2:46:17] And you know even the genders.

[2:46:20] Well now I realize there's

[2:46:21] three genders, there's male

[2:46:21] there's females and mentally

[2:46:27] ill.

[2:46:27] That's the third gender.

[2:46:28] I had a breakthrough in

[2:46:29] the gender game.

[2:46:34] Instead of 15 now there's only

[2:46:34] three.

[2:46:34] Thanks a lot.

[2:46:39] That is a good public comment

[2:46:39] on this item.

[2:46:40] >> All right.

[2:46:41] Thank you, city Clerk And with

[2:46:41] that will go back to council

[2:46:45] for questions, comments

[2:46:45] Entertain a motion.

[2:46:46] We'll start with council member

[2:46:47] Whitman Thank you Council

[2:46:51] PRESIDENT This program which

[2:46:51] has been enacted really gives

[2:46:52] the city the opportunity to

[2:46:57] manage the parking revenues

[2:46:57] directly for a couple of years

[2:46:58] really the Transportation

[2:46:59] Department to deliver

[2:47:04] the improvements quickly and

[2:47:04] reflect what the communities

[2:47:05] are looking for there.

[2:47:05] It's allowed us to take

[2:47:06] immediate action.

[2:47:10] It's pressing neighborhood

[2:47:11] needs like fixing streetlights

[2:47:15] it to downtown north Park

[2:47:16] Crosswalks have been repainted.

[2:47:22] It's really helped to improve

[2:47:23] public safety and other areas.

[2:47:24] We've been seeing those

[2:47:24] results.

[2:47:26] There have been 185 traffic

[2:47:27] safety improvements including

[2:47:32] two crosswalks and stop signs

[2:47:33] striping read capacity to

[2:47:37] comply with the 80 for 30 day

[2:47:37] lighting requirements In

[2:47:43] District three we've seen 17

[2:47:43] crosswalks downtown, 14 with

[2:47:48] cities located uptown.

[2:47:48] Everybody has walked.

[2:47:53] I'd be street up the way here

[2:47:54] by that taco stand will notice

[2:47:55] that that sidewalk has been

[2:47:55] repaired which was a terrible

[2:48:00] trip hazard for quite some time

[2:48:00] but it has been fixed with

[2:48:05] the use of this program

[2:48:06] the funds that have been

[2:48:06] allocated directly to

[2:48:07] the Transportation Department

[2:48:12] to do those things And I really

[2:48:12] want to recognize that

[2:48:13] the communication by

[2:48:13] the Transportation Department,

[2:48:17] the monthly detail reports that

[2:48:18] have been sent to the office

[2:48:19] into the parking districts have

[2:48:23] really outlined the great

[2:48:24] amount of work that has been

[2:48:25] done as a result of this

[2:48:29] program and just really

[2:48:30] appreciate the communication

[2:48:35] but also teams that have been

[2:48:36] working overtime to get these

[2:48:36] projects that otherwise quite

[2:48:41] likely would not well they

[2:48:41] would not have been done as

[2:48:42] soon as they are.

[2:48:43] So this is proving to be a real

[2:48:43] benefit certainly for

[2:48:47] the communities that I

[2:48:47] represented to express my

[2:48:48] appreciation to

[2:48:49] the Transportation Department

[2:48:54] and I am happy to make

[2:48:55] the motion to approve the staff

[2:48:55] recommendation.

[2:48:56] All right.

[2:48:56] Thank you.

[2:48:57] So so we have a motion by

[2:48:57] Council member Whitburn to move

[2:48:59] the staff recommendation will

[2:49:00] go to Councilmember de Lovato.

[2:49:00] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

[2:49:04] Thanks for the presentation

[2:49:05] here.

[2:49:05] I'll start by seconding

[2:49:06] the motion.

[2:49:10] I also want to say thank you

[2:49:11] for the way that we are

[2:49:11] tracking and monitoring

[2:49:12] the work that's being done with

[2:49:17] the parking your funds and I

[2:49:17] think the emails that you send

[2:49:18] with those updates are super

[2:49:21] helpful for us and we

[2:49:22] communicate that back out to

[2:49:23] our community So it's super

[2:49:27] helpful for them to know what

[2:49:28] work is actually being done.

[2:49:29] I've had a few conversations

[2:49:29] with constituents who while

[2:49:33] certainly not happy to be

[2:49:33] paying for parking felt

[2:49:39] differently when they knew what

[2:49:40] had been done with those

[2:49:40] resources.

[2:49:41] That being said, we've had kind

[2:49:45] of an ongoing conversation

[2:49:46] between my office and

[2:49:47] transportation department and

[2:49:50] mayor's office about being more

[2:49:56] and more committed to having a

[2:49:57] conversation with the community

[2:50:02] about how these funds are are

[2:50:02] invested.

[2:50:03] And the reason I think this is

[2:50:07] important is because again,

[2:50:08] while no one likes paying for

[2:50:08] parking, there is a I think

[2:50:13] pretty unique opportunity with

[2:50:14] parking meters to really draw

[2:50:15] the line between a dollar

[2:50:20] invested by a community member

[2:50:21] in their city and seeing that

[2:50:21] dollar spent by their city.

[2:50:26] Generally speaking I think

[2:50:27] the city does a pretty poor job

[2:50:27] actually of explaining how it

[2:50:28] is that we are spending tax

[2:50:31] dollars of letting folks know

[2:50:32] how the money that they

[2:50:32] contribute to the city's

[2:50:37] coffers get spit out in by way

[2:50:38] of city services or resources

[2:50:43] or city projects.

[2:50:44] And the line here is so short

[2:50:50] and straight you put a dollar

[2:50:50] into a meter, it gets spent in

[2:50:51] the immediate proximity of that

[2:50:55] of that meter.

[2:50:56] I think there's opportunity

[2:50:57] here to develop more trust and

[2:50:57] more of an understanding of why

[2:51:01] revenue is valuable.

[2:51:02] So as you all know, we had a

[2:51:03] committee workshop at Adams

[2:51:07] Avenue Rec Center on how new

[2:51:08] revenue in normal height should

[2:51:08] be spent.

[2:51:12] I'm not going to pretend like

[2:51:13] that was an entirely fun

[2:51:14] conversation.

[2:51:19] It wasn't And we walked out of

[2:51:19] there with a clear sense of

[2:51:20] what the committee's priorities

[2:51:20] were.

[2:51:21] We've kept that going and with

[2:51:25] an online survey and so where

[2:51:25] I'm going with this is I

[2:51:26] really, really think we should

[2:51:30] be leaning into this even more

[2:51:31] .

[2:51:32] I know that we're putting signs

[2:51:32] up and work is done saying this

[2:51:33] was work was paid for with

[2:51:36] parking It needed dollars but

[2:51:37] making the providing an

[2:51:41] opportunity at the time of

[2:51:42] the transaction for residents

[2:51:43] to provide their input on how

[2:51:44] dollars are spent is something

[2:51:48] that I think again could help

[2:51:48] build trust and help educate

[2:51:49] the public about why revenue is

[2:51:54] important So could I actually

[2:51:54] turn to you on this because I

[2:51:55] know it's a conversation we've

[2:51:58] been having as we we look

[2:51:58] forward into the next fiscal

[2:52:05] year to to what extent should

[2:52:05] those of us who have parking

[2:52:10] meter districts in our

[2:52:10] communities be expecting to

[2:52:11] have a little bit more

[2:52:15] prominent opportunities for

[2:52:16] committee members to express

[2:52:17] their priorities for how this

[2:52:22] this revenue is invested?

[2:52:22] Yeah.

[2:52:23] And thank you for that question

[2:52:24] Councilmember and I've really

[2:52:24] appreciated the collaboration

[2:52:28] with your office to to make

[2:52:29] that effort at the forefront

[2:52:29] and with your community

[2:52:30] engagement team being out in

[2:52:35] the community as our avenues

[2:52:35] rolled out And then also your

[2:52:36] ideas and feedback on

[2:52:41] the a-frame signs the stickers

[2:52:41] ,the social media posts that

[2:52:42] stand out getting a little bit

[2:52:46] more priority and level setting

[2:52:47] of expectations I guess on

[2:52:48] the front end is helpful And so

[2:52:48] you absolutely have

[2:52:49] the commitment to be more

[2:52:52] proactive before work is done

[2:52:53] to better understand what

[2:52:54] the priorities of residents who

[2:52:58] live in cpd are, whether that

[2:52:59] is a proactive survey sent by

[2:52:59] your office or office and

[2:53:05] consider whether that's a qr

[2:53:05] code at the kiosk to take that

[2:53:06] survey or other forms as your

[2:53:09] community wraps around town

[2:53:10] council meetings, planning

[2:53:11] groups and things like that.

[2:53:11] And so yes, absolutely that

[2:53:12] commitment is there to continue

[2:53:17] collaborating to make sure that

[2:53:18] folks know the dollars they're

[2:53:19] spending are getting reinvested

[2:53:19] back in their neighborhood.

[2:53:20] I appreciate that but I like

[2:53:22] your quoted that again at

[2:53:23] the point of transaction I

[2:53:24] think actually is a really good

[2:53:24] opportunity that will everyone

[2:53:25] do it?

[2:53:25] No.

[2:53:29] Well some people market yes.

[2:53:30] But there's again two things

[2:53:30] that happen there.

[2:53:31] One the level setting of

[2:53:31] expectations, letting it be

[2:53:34] known what can and can't be

[2:53:35] funded with those dollars and

[2:53:36] to for those who do participate

[2:53:40] in that process they will see

[2:53:40] that work done If we give them

[2:53:41] a transparent list of the work

[2:53:46] that can be completed, we can

[2:53:46] turn that into action And again

[2:53:52] we expect everyone to be

[2:53:52] supportive of parking fees.

[2:53:53] No.

[2:53:53] Do I expect a parade at the end

[2:53:54] of this?

[2:53:54] No.

[2:53:57] But I do think we can be a

[2:53:58] place where community trusts a

[2:53:58] little bit more the city to to

[2:54:02] use its dollars wisely and can

[2:54:03] better understand why revenue

[2:54:04] is essential piece of

[2:54:08] the equation when services and

[2:54:08] capital investments are

[2:54:09] demanded rightfully so by our

[2:54:15] residents.

[2:54:16] Thank you for the time there.

[2:54:17] Council PRESIDENT And that

[2:54:17] concludes my second.

[2:54:17] All right.

[2:54:21] Thank you Councilmember.

[2:54:22] So we have a motion by

[2:54:23] Councilmember Woodburn, a

[2:54:23] second by council member Ella

[2:54:24] Rivera to move the staff

[2:54:25] recommendation will go to

[2:54:29] council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[2:54:29] Daniels PRESIDENT I just have 1

[2:54:30] or 2 questions with this update

[2:54:33] There was a lot of mention in

[2:54:34] the update that the funding

[2:54:35] that is being utilized to

[2:54:35] accomplish some of

[2:54:37] the additional work is that all

[2:54:43] overtime funding for fiscal

[2:54:43] year 26.

[2:54:44] >> Yes And what we are bringing

[2:54:50] forward for you today is 1.1

[2:54:50] million and overtime funding at

[2:54:51] approximately 700,000 and be

[2:54:54] and should in the future if you

[2:54:55] anticipate this to continue to

[2:54:55] largely require the use of

[2:55:00] overtime in order to deliver

[2:55:01] the work that's specifically

[2:55:01] for the parking districts.

[2:55:06] Yes.

[2:55:07] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem I

[2:55:07] guess I would ask how is that

[2:55:08] decision made as to what's

[2:55:11] actually coming out of assuming

[2:55:17] over time costs a lot more than

[2:55:18] the regular work that

[2:55:18] department we're specifically

[2:55:19] expecting over time out of

[2:55:23] these parking districts which

[2:55:24] to me just sort of been drawn

[2:55:24] down faster from them as we

[2:55:30] would with other projects in

[2:55:30] the city.

[2:55:31] Like I'm somebody who's

[2:55:31] actually performance in

[2:55:35] logistics officer.

[2:55:36] So if you look at the summary

[2:55:37] in the budget document that

[2:55:37] will outline the revenue

[2:55:38] associated with each parking

[2:55:42] meter area and that it will

[2:55:43] outline by each department

[2:55:43] the eligible expenditures and

[2:55:48] the cost associated with them.

[2:55:48] So there's plenty of work

[2:55:49] that's going on in regular time

[2:55:50] in these parking meter areas

[2:55:54] and we actually have more

[2:55:54] eligible expenditures than we

[2:55:55] have revenue associated with

[2:55:55] it.

[2:55:59] So what this is doing is trying

[2:56:00] to get extra time out of our

[2:56:00] transportation crews to try to

[2:56:05] mitigate some of the backlogs.

[2:56:06] What we heard from a lot of

[2:56:07] those stakeholders as part of

[2:56:08] our engagement process is that

[2:56:11] they were looking for enhanced

[2:56:12] services.

[2:56:12] So the overtime is what's

[2:56:13] providing that direct

[2:56:13] connection to the enhanced

[2:56:18] level of service.

[2:56:18] Yeah.

[2:56:19] And I only ask as I think it's

[2:56:20] fair to be transparent about it

[2:56:20] which is I've always struggled

[2:56:24] with this item recognizing that

[2:56:24] we're taking dollars that

[2:56:25] communities felt like they had

[2:56:30] a say in and that they that

[2:56:31] were intended for projects that

[2:56:31] were over and beyond what

[2:56:32] the city is typically

[2:56:32] responsible for.

[2:56:36] And so as much as I cherish you

[2:56:37] know, I think everyone should

[2:56:37] celebrate I just feel like

[2:56:38] the sidewalks and crosswalks

[2:56:41] are being done And I also can

[2:56:42] look at that sometimes and feel

[2:56:42] like the system that was

[2:56:43] designed with the council

[2:56:46] policy previously that's that

[2:56:47] part of the work should have

[2:56:48] always come from the 85% that

[2:56:48] came from the city.

[2:56:49] But now we're celebrating that

[2:56:53] additional work being done by

[2:56:53] the city from the remaining 15%

[2:56:54] which is largely funded through

[2:56:58] overtime meaning it cost even

[2:56:59] more to do that work And I know

[2:57:00] for some of them they would

[2:57:00] probably go back and pick other

[2:57:04] items that they identified

[2:57:05] within their communities that

[2:57:06] were needed.

[2:57:06] That's where I think

[2:57:07] the community feedback is

[2:57:10] important in the future because

[2:57:11] I'm sure when some of the park

[2:57:11] districts were started didn't

[2:57:12] all intended to spend that

[2:57:18] funding on the work that they

[2:57:19] do the city was already

[2:57:19] responsible for They were

[2:57:20] hoping that it would help

[2:57:21] accomplish things that the city

[2:57:21] does not going to do that

[2:57:24] the community identified.

[2:57:25] And so for example in my

[2:57:25] district if the county makes

[2:57:29] the whole area still being

[2:57:29] looked at as a potential area

[2:57:30] to add parking meters, I think

[2:57:31] that discussion will be very

[2:57:34] difficult without any active

[2:57:35] participation for the committee

[2:57:36] parking district which was

[2:57:41] formed before this policy

[2:57:41] basically eliminated them

[2:57:42] temporarily.

[2:57:42] So I just I know that because I

[2:57:46] think it'll be a challenge

[2:57:47] always as we're looking to

[2:57:48] the future I understand that

[2:57:48] the selling point is that we're

[2:57:53] able to accomplish more but I

[2:57:54] think from a communications

[2:57:54] standpoint we have to we have

[2:57:55] to be able to show them why

[2:57:58] that's doing something more and

[2:57:59] how their feedback is still

[2:58:00] valued and not that this was

[2:58:00] just a way to supplant

[2:58:05] the city's lack of funding for

[2:58:05] our overtime needs.

[2:58:06] So with that said I did not

[2:58:11] support this item last and this

[2:58:11] came a year ago.

[2:58:12] I still don't support this item

[2:58:13] for the same reasons and so

[2:58:16] I'll be voting on the motion.

[2:58:17] All right.

[2:58:17] Thank you.

[2:58:18] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem not

[2:58:18] see anybody else in the lights.

[2:58:22] Thank you for the work in

[2:58:22] bringing this forward.

[2:58:23] Just a couple of questions.

[2:58:28] I've heard from my constituents

[2:58:29] when we've done some sidewalk

[2:58:29] repairs that was caused by a

[2:58:30] street tree that the street

[2:58:34] tree was not replaced, that not

[2:58:35] an eligible fund.

[2:58:40] Our use of these funds I'm not

[2:58:41] going to ask you about

[2:58:41] specifics.

[2:58:42] I don't actually know

[2:58:42] specifics.

[2:58:45] But are we allowed to replace

[2:58:46] the tree that was the wrong

[2:58:47] tree and cause three problems

[2:58:52] and why don't you get back to

[2:58:53] me?

[2:58:53] It's not important for this

[2:58:54] vote but I'd like to know and

[2:58:55] be able to answer

[2:58:57] the constituents.

[2:58:58] The other part that I was

[2:58:59] curious about was when we took

[2:59:04] action in OCTOBER which was

[2:59:05] the first action we allocated

[2:59:10] the 1.89 and this time we're

[2:59:11] doing exactly the same amount.

[2:59:11] There's nothing magic about

[2:59:12] that dollar amount that you

[2:59:15] chose to do that or that is

[2:59:16] based on the Transportation

[2:59:17] Department's capacity to

[2:59:17] deliver on the work.

[2:59:22] >> Okay.

[2:59:23] So if we said the more money

[2:59:24] because the fund balances are

[2:59:24] bigger you would say no thank

[2:59:29] you because we just don't have

[2:59:29] the capacity to really close

[2:59:30] Like okay that makes a lot of

[2:59:33] impact.

[2:59:34] And to answer your first

[2:59:34] question, the parking funds are

[2:59:35] two for project that I have

[2:59:38] mobility and parking in

[2:59:39] the district So you have to say

[2:59:40] that the trees would not be an

[2:59:44] eligible expense.

[2:59:45] >> Okay.

[2:59:45] All right.

[2:59:46] Sad to hear but I understand

[2:59:51] the nuance of there and thank

[2:59:51] you for taking the time.

[2:59:52] I know I have some questions

[2:59:53] When I got the briefing on this

[2:59:57] and you took the time to

[2:59:58] explain why there was such a

[2:59:58] small amount I mean not a pb

[2:59:59] but pd parking meters are

[3:00:03] relatively new pretty small

[3:00:03] compared to the other parking

[3:00:04] districts.

[3:00:04] I appreciate your willingness

[3:00:09] to take the time to answer my

[3:00:09] questions.

[3:00:10] So with that we have a motion

[3:00:13] by Councilmember Whitburn, a

[3:00:14] second by Councilmember Ella

[3:00:14] Rivera.

[3:00:15] >> Please call the roll I'm

[3:00:16] sorry the voting system has

[3:00:24] your vote and that passes 8 to

[3:00:25] 1 with Council PRESIDENT Pro

[3:00:26] Tem Lee voting no Thank you,

[3:00:26] Council PRESIDENT.

[3:00:27] All right.

[3:00:29] Again thank you to good folks

[3:00:30] of transportation for your

[3:00:30] work.

[3:00:31] So that brings us to the end of

[3:00:32] the morning session.

[3:00:36] We will now adjourn for

[3:00:36] the noon recess and reconvene

[3:00:38] in open session at 1 P.M. Or

[3:00:55] shortly thereafter And

[3:00:56] good afternoon and welcome to

[3:00:56] Council Chambers.

[3:01:01] >> Can you hear me?

[3:01:01] I almost have the clap once but

[3:01:02] I guess we're above

[3:01:05] kindergarten.

[3:01:06] I'm your city clerk Deanna

[3:01:06] Fuentes and we're happy to have

[3:01:07] you here in council chambers

[3:01:10] for this meeting.

[3:01:11] Hello.

[3:01:11] Just wanted to make sure that

[3:01:12] if you have anybody seating

[3:01:13] time make sure that you submit

[3:01:15] all of those speakers lips

[3:01:16] together at one time so that we

[3:01:17] make sure that we give you that

[3:01:20] seated time.

[3:01:20] The council PRESIDENT Will also

[3:01:21] remind you at one point that if

[3:01:22] you'd like if you like

[3:01:25] something thumbs up if you

[3:01:25] don't thumbs down, clapping

[3:01:26] doesn't allow the next person

[3:01:29] being called to actually come

[3:01:30] up to the yellow reserved seats

[3:01:31] And that's the last thing I'll

[3:01:34] say when I call your name I

[3:01:35] tend to call some of them in in

[3:01:36] batches so you can all come up

[3:01:39] to the yellow reserved seats to

[3:01:40] make it easier for you to come

[3:01:40] up to the microphone When it is

[3:01:44] your turn to speak.

[3:01:44] So watch out for your name and

[3:01:45] thank you again for coming down

[3:01:46] and participating.

[3:02:38] Have a great afternoon

[3:03:30] and

[3:05:16] will

[3:05:25] okay.

[3:05:53] Okay.

[3:06:13] That's very yeah I'm not really

[3:06:41] I yeah I know your last

[3:07:22] question to that one Yeah All

[3:07:23] right we're we're going to get

[3:07:28] started that afternoon that

[3:07:29] you've all been waiting for So

[3:07:30] if we could all began to settle

[3:07:35] down.

[3:07:35] There we go.

[3:07:39] There we go.

[3:07:40] All right.

[3:07:40] Good afternoon.

[3:07:41] I will now reconvene the city

[3:07:44] council meeting of Tuesday,

[3:07:45] JUNE 9th, 2026 clerk Please

[3:07:46] call the roll.

[3:07:48] >> Thank you.

[3:07:48] Council PRESIDENT Council

[3:07:53] member Campbell Council Member

[3:07:54] Whitburn here Council Member

[3:07:57] Foster here Council Member

[3:08:03] Yvonne Wilbur and Pro Tem Lee

[3:08:03] You're here Council Member Can

[3:08:08] you hear Council Member Moreno

[3:08:13] Present Council Member Ella

[3:08:14] Rivera and Council PRESIDENT

[3:08:14] LaCava present also attending

[3:08:17] the meeting our Assistant City

[3:08:18] Attorney Leslie Fitzgerald

[3:08:19] Independent Budget analyst

[3:08:23] Charles Monica Council Affairs

[3:08:23] Advisor Matt your gang General

[3:08:27] and Policy Director from

[3:08:28] the mayor's office as well as

[3:08:28] the mayor himself and myself

[3:08:31] your city clerk Diana Fuentes

[3:08:32] Thank you.

[3:08:33] >> Council PRESIDENT All right.

[3:08:37] Thank you, MADAM City Clerk

[3:08:38] before we a quorum is now

[3:08:38] present so we are underway.

[3:08:42] I see a lot of new faces in

[3:08:43] the audience.

[3:08:43] I know there's going to be a

[3:08:44] lot of passion and emotion on

[3:08:47] some of the issues we'll be

[3:08:47] discussing for the fy 2027

[3:08:48] budget.

[3:08:51] So I'm going to read the script

[3:08:52] When we have these kinds of

[3:08:56] sessions I want to remind

[3:08:57] everyone about the city's

[3:08:57] practices and procedures for

[3:08:58] public comment at city council

[3:09:01] meetings.

[3:09:01] We certainly welcome your

[3:09:02] public participation at our

[3:09:03] hearings.

[3:09:06] Speakers MAY address

[3:09:07] the Council during public

[3:09:08] comment and also in connection

[3:09:10] with specific items of business

[3:09:11] on the agenda.

[3:09:12] However, the city must make

[3:09:12] sure that no one person or

[3:09:15] group of people disrupt

[3:09:16] the meeting in a way that

[3:09:17] prohibits other speakers from

[3:09:17] expressing their ideas and

[3:09:21] opinions excessive yelling and

[3:09:22] screaming or speaking beyond

[3:09:22] ones a lot of times are

[3:09:25] examples of that kind of

[3:09:26] behavior that disrupts

[3:09:26] the meeting.

[3:09:27] It is not the content is

[3:09:28] the disruption that we're

[3:09:31] focusing on.

[3:09:31] So to make sure that everyone

[3:09:32] here has an opportunity to

[3:09:35] address the council, I will

[3:09:36] alert an individual or

[3:09:36] individuals if I think their

[3:09:37] conduct becomes disruptive.

[3:09:41] The disruption continues.

[3:09:41] I'll roll the individual out of

[3:09:42] order and if the disruption

[3:09:43] continues further will declare

[3:09:45] a recess so that we can restore

[3:09:46] order.

[3:09:47] >> At this point I will direct

[3:09:50] the individual leave the room

[3:09:50] and if the individual refuses

[3:09:51] police will escort

[3:09:51] the individual out of

[3:09:52] the building.

[3:09:55] If we have to repeat this

[3:09:56] process of warning and recess

[3:09:56] the meeting all members of

[3:09:57] the public will be excused from

[3:09:59] the council chamber credential

[3:10:00] Media will be allowed to remain

[3:10:00] once again We have these

[3:10:04] practices and procedures to

[3:10:04] protect the rights of other

[3:10:05] speakers who wish to address

[3:10:06] the Council and to allow

[3:10:08] the Council to conduct

[3:10:09] the public's business.

[3:10:09] So with that clerk please

[3:10:13] introduce item seven oh four.

[3:10:16] >> Item 704 is the approval of

[3:10:17] the city's fiscal year 2027

[3:10:17] budget.

[3:10:18] If you'd like to speak to this

[3:10:21] item now is the time to please

[3:10:22] bring your speaker slip up to

[3:10:22] the front of the room into

[3:10:23] the clear box and if you are

[3:10:27] participating remotely now's

[3:10:27] the time to raise your hand by

[3:10:28] pressing Star nine or the raise

[3:10:28] your hand icon.

[3:10:31] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

[3:10:31] right.

[3:10:32] >> Thank you.

[3:10:33] So this item the staff is

[3:10:36] the office of the Independent

[3:10:36] Budget analyst So Charles kick

[3:10:37] us off and make sure we get an

[3:10:38] introduction.

[3:10:41] Everybody who was speaking and

[3:10:42] how much time the team needs.

[3:10:42] >> Right.

[3:10:42] Thank you.

[3:10:45] Council PRESIDENT.

[3:10:46] We had roughly 30 minutes to go

[3:10:47] through representation.

[3:10:47] All right.

[3:10:48] All right.

[3:10:50] So we are here this afternoon

[3:10:51] at the conclusion of this

[3:10:51] year's budget process to

[3:10:55] discuss our office's final

[3:10:55] budget report which is before

[3:11:01] you today I am joined for this

[3:11:01] presentation by Emily, Jillian

[3:11:02] and Alina and Jordan Moore.

[3:11:05] Although our entire team is

[3:11:06] also here for questions and

[3:11:06] follow up discussion our

[3:11:09] presentation this afternoon

[3:11:10] will largely cover the items

[3:11:10] that we discussed at Friday's

[3:11:14] final brc hearing.

[3:11:15] I will kick us off with a brief

[3:11:15] overview and then my team will

[3:11:16] walk you through the bulk of

[3:11:19] our presentation before I wrap

[3:11:20] up with recommended actions and

[3:11:20] concluding thoughts.

[3:11:24] I'll start with an overview of

[3:11:24] the last two months.

[3:11:25] The proposed budget was

[3:11:28] released on APRIL 15th.

[3:11:28] That budget included a number

[3:11:29] of significant cuts and those

[3:11:32] reflected the city's ongoing

[3:11:33] structural budget deficit.

[3:11:37] In early MAY this council heard

[3:11:38] hearings over the course of a

[3:11:39] week to walk through that

[3:11:39] budget proposal and then

[3:11:43] the mayor released a revised on

[3:11:46] MAY 13th that MAY revise

[3:11:46] identified $13.5 million in

[3:11:47] additional resources mainly

[3:11:51] from stronger hotel tax revenue

[3:11:52] and transfers to the general

[3:11:53] fund from the golf course fund.

[3:11:53] Then they revised and used

[3:11:56] those resources to fund $13.5

[3:11:56] million in expenditure

[3:12:01] restorations including library

[3:12:02] and rec center hours and

[3:12:02] districts for 89 as well as

[3:12:06] shoreline restrooms and funding

[3:12:06] for youth drop in centers.

[3:12:07] Then on Tuesday, JUNE 2nd my

[3:12:11] office released ibr report 26

[3:12:12] Dash 15 That report identifies

[3:12:16] additional resources beyond

[3:12:17] those that are in the MAY

[3:12:17] revise and we also recommend

[3:12:18] technical adjustments and

[3:12:21] corrections and finally

[3:12:22] incorporate the restoration of

[3:12:23] programs based on our review of

[3:12:26] Councilmember Budget memos that

[3:12:27] we received on MAY 20th.

[3:12:31] The item before you today is

[3:12:31] the proposed budget as modified

[3:12:32] by the MAY revise along with

[3:12:36] the additional modifications

[3:12:37] that are recommended by

[3:12:37] the Ibus office.

[3:12:41] The task of this Council today

[3:12:42] is to adopt a final budget.

[3:12:43] In doing so you can make

[3:12:46] additional modifications but it

[3:12:47] is also essential and legally

[3:12:47] required that the budget that

[3:12:51] is adopted remains balanced.

[3:12:52] Turning to our report itself it

[3:12:56] is worth noting and

[3:12:57] highlighting that we identified

[3:12:57] resources that can support

[3:13:01] the restoration of all items

[3:13:02] that were included in a

[3:13:03] majority of Council member

[3:13:03] memos.

[3:13:04] This includes the partial

[3:13:06] restoration of arts funding as

[3:13:07] well as the Child and Youth

[3:13:07] Success Program.

[3:13:11] The film program manager

[3:13:12] position cpf, the Small

[3:13:12] Business Enhancement Program

[3:13:16] and others.

[3:13:17] At a high level our report

[3:13:18] covers five main areas.

[3:13:20] First, we recommend three

[3:13:21] modifications that can be

[3:13:21] implemented with no net impact

[3:13:25] to the city's general fund.

[3:13:26] These are the restoration of

[3:13:27] arts and cultural funding an

[3:13:30] alternative package for

[3:13:30] homelessness programs and

[3:13:31] the transfer of the Office of

[3:13:32] Labor Standards and Enforcement

[3:13:35] to the City Attorney's Office.

[3:13:36] These were all supported by a

[3:13:37] majority of council members in

[3:13:40] their nanos and my team will

[3:13:41] walk through each of them.

[3:13:45] We then identify and recommend

[3:13:45] an additional $6.6 million in

[3:13:46] general fund resources based on

[3:13:50] updated revenue projections,

[3:13:51] expenditure reductions and

[3:13:51] technical corrections Of this

[3:13:55] amount 4.5 million is ongoing.

[3:14:00] Those identified sources can

[3:14:01] support all majority supported

[3:14:01] expenditures as well as other

[3:14:06] recommended adjustments which

[3:14:06] all together total $2.9

[3:14:07] million.

[3:14:09] That leaves 2.6 million in

[3:14:13] remaining ongoing resources and

[3:14:14] 1.1 million in remaining one

[3:14:15] time resources.

[3:14:17] Our office does recommend that

[3:14:18] the one time resources be set

[3:14:19] aside either into reserves or

[3:14:22] held as excess equity to help

[3:14:23] protect against upcoming fiscal

[3:14:24] challenges although ultimately

[3:14:25] that will be this Council's

[3:14:28] decision.

[3:14:29] While the budget that we are

[3:14:30] discussing today is balanced,

[3:14:31] it is also worth noting that it

[3:14:33] is not structurally balanced

[3:14:34] and setting aside one time

[3:14:35] resources today instead of

[3:14:38] spending them can help avoid

[3:14:38] that structural imbalance from

[3:14:43] growing that accounted for

[3:14:44] There are $2.6 million in

[3:14:49] remaining ongoing resources.

[3:14:49] While we have recommended

[3:14:50] funding all expenditures that

[3:14:54] were in the memos of a majority

[3:14:54] of council members.

[3:14:55] There were additional items

[3:14:56] that were not in a majority of

[3:15:00] memos but were in the mouths of

[3:15:01] four council members.

[3:15:01] Our officers identified

[3:15:05] resources to cover that can

[3:15:06] cover some but not all of

[3:15:06] those.

[3:15:07] Chief among those requests was

[3:15:10] additional library and rec

[3:15:11] center restorations along with

[3:15:12] some potential additional

[3:15:16] revenue resources.

[3:15:16] In general we present each of

[3:15:17] those items without a

[3:15:18] recommendation although in some

[3:15:21] we actually recommend against

[3:15:22] pursuing them.

[3:15:23] My team will walk us through

[3:15:23] these as well.

[3:15:27] Finally we discuss additional

[3:15:27] considerations the city's

[3:15:31] structural deficit, the impacts

[3:15:32] of the trash fee and Balboa

[3:15:33] Park paid parking settlement

[3:15:36] that was approved yesterday and

[3:15:36] the city's enormous unfunded

[3:15:37] infrastructure needs.

[3:15:38] Council should consider all of

[3:15:42] these as it engages in its

[3:15:43] final deliberations on the f y

[3:15:43] 27 budget.

[3:15:48] With that I will turn this

[3:15:48] presentation over to Amy.

[3:15:49] >> Thank you very much,

[3:15:49] Charles.

[3:15:51] I will first start by

[3:15:52] highlighting the recommended

[3:15:52] modifications to the budget

[3:15:53] that would each have no net

[3:15:57] impact to the general fund.

[3:15:58] First our office proposes a

[3:16:01] restoration of up to $6 million

[3:16:02] for the three arts and culture

[3:16:02] grant programs that were

[3:16:06] eliminated in the proposed

[3:16:07] budget on nine Councilmembers

[3:16:07] supported some type of

[3:16:11] restoration to these grant.

[3:16:12] The proposed budget would pay

[3:16:15] 12.1 million of annual debt

[3:16:16] service on the 1998 Convention

[3:16:16] Center expansion bond from

[3:16:17] the special promotional

[3:16:21] programs budget which is also

[3:16:22] where Arts and Culture Fund is

[3:16:25] traditionally coming from Our

[3:16:26] office recommends instead using

[3:16:27] up to $6 million of Measure c

[3:16:27] funds to partially pay for

[3:16:31] annual debt service in fiscal

[3:16:32] year 2027.

[3:16:35] This would in turn free up $6

[3:16:36] million in special promotional

[3:16:37] programs budget that could then

[3:16:41] go towards arts and culture.

[3:16:42] While council MAY free up to

[3:16:42] the full 12.1 million amount by

[3:16:46] using Measure c Convention

[3:16:46] Center funds.

[3:16:47] We recommend against using more

[3:16:51] than $6 million And there are

[3:16:51] two reasons.

[3:16:52] First, the county of San Diego

[3:16:54] has committed almost $3 million

[3:16:55] for arts program grants and

[3:16:55] the private foundation

[3:16:59] announced they would also

[3:17:00] provide $3 million for arts and

[3:17:01] culture funding the next year.

[3:17:01] And second, while the use of

[3:17:05] measure c convention center

[3:17:06] funds to pay existing

[3:17:07] convention center debt service

[3:17:11] is legally permissible.

[3:17:11] The convention center faces an

[3:17:12] operating deficit and large

[3:17:13] capital needs backlog.

[3:17:16] The convention center will

[3:17:17] eventually need significant

[3:17:17] resources to move forward with

[3:17:18] a future expansion which was

[3:17:22] the primary intent of Measure c

[3:17:23] Regarding the $6 million that

[3:17:23] we do recommend, we should

[3:17:27] suggest it be allocated to

[3:17:27] the three grant programs

[3:17:28] proportional to their fiscal

[3:17:32] year 2026 budgeted amounts and

[3:17:33] we previously suggested council

[3:17:33] consider implementing funding

[3:17:34] caps to ensure more

[3:17:37] organizations can be supported

[3:17:38] .

[3:17:38] If councilmembers do not

[3:17:39] support the restoration amount

[3:17:39] or caps.

[3:17:40] We recommend noting that in

[3:17:43] today's final budget action on

[3:17:44] homelessness services

[3:17:49] the program reductions in

[3:17:49] the MAY revision most closely

[3:17:50] resemble Option a from our

[3:17:51] office's review of the proposed

[3:17:53] budget but includes the closure

[3:17:54] of Arrow Drive safe parking

[3:17:55] instead of prevention

[3:17:55] reductions.

[3:17:59] Our office recommends three

[3:18:00] modifications to the MAY

[3:18:00] revision.

[3:18:00] The modifications were

[3:18:01] developed by the Housing

[3:18:05] Commission and in consultation

[3:18:06] with h r 56 councilmembers

[3:18:09] supported these program

[3:18:10] reductions and a seventh

[3:18:10] councilmember supported three

[3:18:11] of the alternate reductions

[3:18:12] The recommended alternate

[3:18:15] reductions include first a $1.6

[3:18:21] million reduction to the 16th

[3:18:21] and meeting shelter $1.3

[3:18:22] million less than the MAY

[3:18:25] revision.

[3:18:26] This would result in

[3:18:27] the reduction of 50 beds which

[3:18:30] is less than the estimated 200

[3:18:31] to 250 beds reduced and to be

[3:18:32] revised while 50 guys would

[3:18:32] still be reduced they will be

[3:18:35] replaced by expanded capacity

[3:18:36] at another shelter.

[3:18:37] Next we recommend the closure

[3:18:40] of the 37 bed city funded

[3:18:41] lighthouse shelter due to

[3:18:44] operational challenges running

[3:18:45] two different service models at

[3:18:45] the same site.

[3:18:48] This would reduce expenditures

[3:18:49] by 980,000.

[3:18:49] However, these beds would

[3:18:50] continue to operate under a

[3:18:54] different program without city

[3:18:55] funding.

[3:18:56] And lastly we recommend the use

[3:18:59] of $406,000 in state grant

[3:18:59] funding for the family

[3:19:00] reunification program.

[3:19:03] These three modifications

[3:19:04] netted additional $42,000 in

[3:19:04] seatings and we recommend they

[3:19:09] be used to support additional

[3:19:10] wind down funding at the new

[3:19:10] Good Day Center.

[3:19:11] The program operator

[3:19:14] transitions to a scaled down

[3:19:14] services at a smaller site.

[3:19:15] The elimination of security at

[3:19:20] the Old Central Library and

[3:19:21] safe parking at your drive in

[3:19:22] Central Elementary remain

[3:19:26] unchanged from the MAY revision

[3:19:26] Last recommended recommended

[3:19:27] modification without a net

[3:19:31] general fund impact is to

[3:19:32] restore one fte program manager

[3:19:32] position and Office of Labor

[3:19:33] Standards and Enforcement in

[3:19:37] transferring all of

[3:19:38] the personnel revenue and

[3:19:38] expenditure from the City

[3:19:39] Treasurer's office to the City

[3:19:43] Attorney's Office.

[3:19:43] Once in the City Attorney's

[3:19:44] office grant and penalty

[3:19:45] funding can be used to offset

[3:19:48] dollar general fund costs for a

[3:19:49] net zero impact.

[3:19:49] We note that our office has

[3:19:54] made a technical correction to

[3:19:54] the table summarizing these

[3:19:55] adjustments in a report on page

[3:19:56] ten to ensure they are budget

[3:19:56] neutral.

[3:19:59] This proposal was supported by

[3:20:00] seven councilmembers in their

[3:20:01] budget priority memos.

[3:20:05] Next transitioning to our

[3:20:06] office's recommendations for

[3:20:06] ongoing and one time revenue

[3:20:07] adjustments and resource

[3:20:11] modifications.

[3:20:11] Like Charles previously

[3:20:12] mentioned, our office

[3:20:13] identified $4.5 million in

[3:20:17] ongoing resources and 2.1

[3:20:17] million in 1 time resources for

[3:20:18] a total of $6.6 million.

[3:20:23] In later slides Gillian will

[3:20:23] detail the exact expenditures

[3:20:27] but we were recommending using

[3:20:27] 1.9 million in ongoing

[3:20:31] resources and $180,000 in one

[3:20:32] time resources for a total of

[3:20:32] 2.9 million.

[3:20:36] This leaves 2.6 million in

[3:20:37] ongoing resources and 1.1

[3:20:37] million in 1 time resources

[3:20:38] remaining.

[3:20:41] Given the structural budget

[3:20:42] deficit and economic

[3:20:43] uncertainty, we'd like to

[3:20:43] stress the importance of not

[3:20:48] using any ongoing remaining

[3:20:49] resources for any new ongoing

[3:20:49] expenditures that could

[3:20:50] exacerbate the deficit.

[3:20:54] Additionally, we recommend

[3:20:55] leaving one time remaining

[3:20:56] resources as excess equity or

[3:20:59] reserve contribution to help

[3:21:00] address any unexpected needs in

[3:21:01] fiscal year 2027.

[3:21:05] This table breaks down where

[3:21:05] office identified ongoing

[3:21:06] resources based on revenue

[3:21:07] adjustments, expenditure

[3:21:07] reductions and technical

[3:21:11] adjustments.

[3:21:12] We identified additional

[3:21:12] ongoing revenue from

[3:21:13] the transient occupancy tax

[3:21:18] sales tax and an increased

[3:21:19] reimbursable amount from

[3:21:19] the low moderate Income Housing

[3:21:20] Asset Fund.

[3:21:23] However, these resource

[3:21:24] increases are more than offset

[3:21:24] by decreases in property taxes

[3:21:29] Cannabis business taxes and a

[3:21:30] reduced transfer from

[3:21:30] the Parking Meter Operations

[3:21:35] Fund to net $319,000 in reduced

[3:21:35] revenue.

[3:21:36] Our office also identified

[3:21:40] budgeting expenditure

[3:21:40] reductions that could be made

[3:21:41] due to revised NOVEMBER

[3:21:42] election cost reductions.

[3:21:47] Revised property management

[3:21:47] cost projections for one on one

[3:21:48] and the reduction of one fte

[3:21:52] Public affairs Program Manager

[3:21:53] in the police department

[3:21:54] the latter of which was

[3:21:54] supported by five

[3:21:55] councilmembers.

[3:21:58] These expenditure reductions

[3:21:59] matched to 3.4 million in

[3:22:00] ongoing savings.

[3:22:00] Lastly, we identified a

[3:22:05] technical correction to

[3:22:05] the transit transfer to

[3:22:06] the general fund and trusted

[3:22:07] the demolition of a building at

[3:22:10] Liberty Station as ongoing to

[3:22:11] instead be one time reverse

[3:22:12] the errant transfer of one fte

[3:22:17] hazardous material Inspector

[3:22:18] two from the refuse disposal

[3:22:18] fund to the general Fund and

[3:22:19] corrected the fte count and

[3:22:23] personal expenditures of a

[3:22:23] recreation center restoration

[3:22:24] error.

[3:22:27] These corrections net 1.5

[3:22:27] million in ongoing savings.

[3:22:28] Finally we note that a report

[3:22:33] identified updated residual ppf

[3:22:34] as a potential resource but

[3:22:35] with an amount listed as tbd

[3:22:39] since the release of a report

[3:22:40] our allocations were finalized

[3:22:43] and they will have a negative

[3:22:44] impact of $185,000 on our

[3:22:48] fiscal year 2027 resources and

[3:22:49] recommend that be reflected in

[3:22:54] any final budget motion today.

[3:22:54] This list breaks down the eight

[3:22:55] one time resources Our office

[3:23:00] identified that next to 2.1

[3:23:01] million of these one time

[3:23:04] resources we would like to

[3:23:05] highlight the $621,000 in

[3:23:05] savings identified in

[3:23:06] the performance Analytics

[3:23:10] department After working with

[3:23:11] Pando to identify additional

[3:23:11] savings.

[3:23:12] These savings included budgeted

[3:23:16] personnel expenditure savings

[3:23:17] from holding three positions

[3:23:17] vacant and changes to the cost

[3:23:18] sharing for gas mapping program

[3:23:22] licenses.

[3:23:23] Access equity in fiscal year

[3:23:23] 2026 is not proposed as the one

[3:23:24] time resource to be used in

[3:23:28] fiscal year 2027 because of

[3:23:29] elevated risks associated with

[3:23:29] budgeting but not yet received

[3:23:34] revenue in fiscal year 2026.

[3:23:35] Additionally, our office

[3:23:35] recommends leaving

[3:23:39] the remaining 1.1 million in

[3:23:40] unused one time resources for

[3:23:41] potential for potential access

[3:23:41] equity or reserve contributions

[3:23:45] in fiscal year 2027.

[3:23:45] Now I will hand it over to

[3:23:46] Jillian.

[3:23:46] Thank you, Amy.

[3:23:50] Now I'll go over our office's

[3:23:51] recommended expenditure

[3:23:52] modifications which includes

[3:23:56] all majority supported items in

[3:23:57] councilmember budget

[3:23:57] modification memos.

[3:23:58] They mostly fall within

[3:23:59] the category of ongoing

[3:24:03] expenditures with seven items

[3:24:04] totaling 1.9 million.

[3:24:08] First there's 900,000 for

[3:24:09] Council's community projects

[3:24:09] programs and service grants for

[3:24:14] kpbs which equates to $100,000

[3:24:15] per council office.

[3:24:18] We note that this amount could

[3:24:19] be reduced or made one time to

[3:24:20] free up ongoing resources for

[3:24:20] other things.

[3:24:24] Next is 336,000 to Restore

[3:24:25] the Child and your success

[3:24:29] program coordinator with

[3:24:30] $100,000 for contracted youth

[3:24:30] services.

[3:24:31] We also recommend placing this

[3:24:34] position in the mayor's office

[3:24:35] to strengthen policy

[3:24:35] involvement and coordination.

[3:24:40] There's $263,000 to restore

[3:24:41] the city auditor's budget.

[3:24:45] This is partially offset by

[3:24:46] $55,000 at one time Cut to

[3:24:46] the office if recommended or

[3:24:50] requested to take instead.

[3:24:51] There's $215,000 to restore

[3:24:55] the filming Program manager

[3:24:56] 165,000 to restore the cut to

[3:24:57] our office to avoid staffing

[3:24:57] reductions.

[3:25:02] 21,000 for the addition of a

[3:25:02] deputy city clerk two in

[3:25:03] the clerk's office which is net

[3:25:08] of anticipated passport

[3:25:08] revenue.

[3:25:09] And finally $20,000 for ongoing

[3:25:09] licensing costs for the new

[3:25:13] case management system for

[3:25:14] the Ethics Commission.

[3:25:18] We also have three recommended

[3:25:19] one time items totaling

[3:25:19] 980,000.

[3:25:20] The first is restoring the base

[3:25:24] budget for the small Business

[3:25:25] Enhancement Program at 750,000.

[3:25:26] Second is funding for

[3:25:26] the Office of the Commission on

[3:25:30] Police Practices Complaint and

[3:25:31] Investigation Management System

[3:25:32] for 200,000.

[3:25:37] This item actually had support

[3:25:37] from four councilmembers but we

[3:25:38] were able to identify savings

[3:25:42] within the office to offset

[3:25:43] much of the cost.

[3:25:47] And finally is one the one time

[3:25:48] portion of the new Ethics

[3:25:52] Commission software system for

[3:25:52] $30,000.

[3:25:53] So that completes our formal

[3:25:53] recommendations which again

[3:25:58] includes all majority supported

[3:25:58] items.

[3:25:59] After funding them we have $3.7

[3:26:03] million in remaining resources

[3:26:04] of which $2.6 million is

[3:26:04] ongoing.

[3:26:08] When looking at items supported

[3:26:09] by four councilmembers there

[3:26:12] are an additional items

[3:26:13] totaling 4.4 million With

[3:26:14] the remaining resources only a

[3:26:15] portion of that items could be

[3:26:19] funded.

[3:26:20] And because of that we present

[3:26:21] the following items as

[3:26:21] potential additions and are not

[3:26:25] part of our recommendation.

[3:26:26] Before going into them we want

[3:26:27] to again stress the importance

[3:26:27] of keeping the city's long term

[3:26:32] fiscal stability in mind and

[3:26:33] constraining the addition of

[3:26:33] any new ongoing expenditures

[3:26:37] especially if they would worsen

[3:26:38] the structural budget deficit

[3:26:43] versus the full restoration of

[3:26:44] both recreation center and

[3:26:45] library hours totaling 2.9

[3:26:45] million.

[3:26:49] For both of these our office

[3:26:50] includes location by location

[3:26:51] cost to guide any partial

[3:26:51] restorations.

[3:26:56] Next is 592,000 for the police

[3:26:56] department front counter

[3:26:57] staffing which would limit

[3:27:02] the hiring freeze for these

[3:27:02] positions.

[3:27:03] Next is council funding for

[3:27:04] arts culture and community

[3:27:08] festival grants or ccf for

[3:27:09] $450,000 or $50,000 per office.

[3:27:14] There's $222,000 to restore 24

[3:27:15] hour security at the Storage

[3:27:20] Connect Center in line with

[3:27:20] the initial agreement with

[3:27:21] the community.

[3:27:21] We do note that security has

[3:27:26] been reduced since JANUARY and

[3:27:27] both agencies and the police

[3:27:27] department report no

[3:27:31] operational impacts or security

[3:27:32] concerns.

[3:27:33] However, if there was a break

[3:27:33] in and any items were lost that

[3:27:37] could have severe impacts on

[3:27:38] individuals experiencing

[3:27:38] homelessness.

[3:27:39] Finally there was support for

[3:27:44] restoring a chief operating

[3:27:44] officer by promoting one

[3:27:45] existing deputy chief operating

[3:27:50] officer.

[3:27:50] The net cost would be about

[3:27:55] $194,000 based on timing and

[3:27:56] salary assumptions which would

[3:27:56] vary if implemented.

[3:28:02] Now I will cover additional

[3:28:03] potential resources supported

[3:28:04] by several council members or

[3:28:08] identified by our office.

[3:28:08] Some have significant drawbacks

[3:28:09] so we recommend against

[3:28:14] pursuing them as shown in red

[3:28:15] on the slide.

[3:28:19] First is the elimination of

[3:28:20] Axon by 90 software in

[3:28:20] the police department.

[3:28:21] This doesn't produce general

[3:28:25] fund savings because it isn't

[3:28:26] budgeted within the general

[3:28:26] fund.

[3:28:29] Next is implementation of two

[3:28:29] officer units in the police

[3:28:30] department.

[3:28:31] We recommend against this item

[3:28:36] as it would result in a 40%

[3:28:36] reduction in patrol vehicles

[3:28:37] which would lead to fuel

[3:28:42] savings but would likely have

[3:28:43] detrimental impacts to response

[3:28:43] times especially in divisions

[3:28:47] with large geographic service

[3:28:48] areas to address response

[3:28:48] times.

[3:28:49] It would require increased

[3:28:54] overtime costs leading to

[3:28:55] likely no savings or

[3:28:55] potentially increased costs

[3:28:56] instead.

[3:29:00] Another option is one that our

[3:29:01] office identified which is

[3:29:01] reallocating homocysteine grant

[3:29:06] funds that support the Regional

[3:29:07] Task Force on Homelessness.

[3:29:07] Fourth hmas System used to

[3:29:12] report program outcomes in

[3:29:13] service utilization.

[3:29:14] However, this would require

[3:29:14] the task force to find

[3:29:18] alternative funding for this.

[3:29:19] Four council members supported

[3:29:20] the exploration of cost savings

[3:29:24] through reductions to car

[3:29:24] allowances, cell phones and

[3:29:25] non-essential travel expenses.

[3:29:29] $616,000 is the maximum

[3:29:30] estimate we have for this since

[3:29:30] it doesn't account for

[3:29:35] increases related to employees

[3:29:35] submitting for mileage

[3:29:36] reimbursements or travel that's

[3:29:41] still likely needed.

[3:29:41] Eliminating cell phone costs

[3:29:42] would also require labor

[3:29:47] discussions that MAY also have

[3:29:47] offsetting costs.

[3:29:48] So we recommend against that

[3:29:48] option.

[3:29:53] Next is cancellation of

[3:29:53] the automated license plate

[3:29:54] reader or a lpr contract.

[3:29:59] This is a service bundled with

[3:30:00] Ubiquiti, a contract for

[3:30:01] the use of smart street lights

[3:30:04] to cancel a lpr.

[3:30:05] Only would require contract

[3:30:06] renegotiation determine a

[3:30:06] savings amount which we don't

[3:30:11] have identified at the moment.

[3:30:12] Alternatively the whole

[3:30:13] contract could be terminated

[3:30:17] with 30 days notice which would

[3:30:18] lead to $2 million in savings.

[3:30:23] We also raised for

[3:30:24] consideration an item that

[3:30:24] would require action to make

[3:30:25] fees for public safety support

[3:30:30] at special events organized by

[3:30:30] nonprofits.

[3:30:31] A 100% cost recoverable Instead

[3:30:35] of providing existing discounts

[3:30:36] .

[3:30:36] This would generate up to $2.1

[3:30:37] million.

[3:30:42] And finally for council members

[3:30:42] asked our office to identify $3

[3:30:43] million in cuts to departments

[3:30:48] with higher unclassified staff

[3:30:49] such as Panda and

[3:30:49] Communications Department.

[3:30:53] We identified 200 I'm sorry

[3:30:54] 621,001 time savings for Panda

[3:30:59] which is included in our

[3:30:59] recommendations.

[3:31:00] Since this falls short of

[3:31:01] the $3 million target we

[3:31:05] provided additional information

[3:31:06] on the major activities of both

[3:31:06] departments with associated

[3:31:11] costs as well as high level

[3:31:11] potential impacts of reducing

[3:31:12] these functions.

[3:31:13] Should Council decide that they

[3:31:16] are no longer a priority?

[3:31:17] It should be noted that other

[3:31:18] departments with higher

[3:31:18] proportions of unclassified

[3:31:23] staff are in other departments

[3:31:24] including independent or

[3:31:24] elected official offices.

[3:31:30] With that I'll hand it off to

[3:31:30] Jordan.

[3:31:31] >> Thank you, Jillian.

[3:31:31] So before we conclude again

[3:31:32] there are additional

[3:31:36] considerations that we believe

[3:31:37] the Council and the public

[3:31:37] should be made aware of and

[3:31:38] should be present in your minds

[3:31:39] as you go about making

[3:31:39] the final budget decisions

[3:31:40] today.

[3:31:45] Next slide.

[3:31:46] >> The first is the city's

[3:31:46] structural budget deficit.

[3:31:47] While some progress has been

[3:31:50] made on addressing the long

[3:31:51] term structural budget deficit,

[3:31:52] the overall problem remains

[3:31:52] unsolved and the budget is

[3:31:53] currently constructed.

[3:31:58] The MAY revise is still

[3:31:58] structurally imbalanced by

[3:31:59] about $15.3 million.

[3:32:04] But if reserve contributions in

[3:32:04] line with the current reserve

[3:32:05] policy were included, that

[3:32:08] imbalance will grow to $95.4

[3:32:09] million.

[3:32:09] We know in our report no

[3:32:10] reserve contributions have been

[3:32:13] made since 2023 and fiscal year

[3:32:14] 2022 is the last time the city

[3:32:15] had reserves in line with what

[3:32:18] the policy would have called

[3:32:19] for.

[3:32:19] Additionally, while projections

[3:32:23] in APRIL showed a smaller

[3:32:23] deficit of $32.9 million for

[3:32:27] 2028 and potential surplus in

[3:32:28] fiscal year 2029, those

[3:32:28] projections are now no longer

[3:32:29] viable.

[3:32:33] I'll discuss the impacts of

[3:32:34] the settlement from yesterday

[3:32:35] on the next slide but

[3:32:35] the impacts of that settlement

[3:32:36] will result in long term

[3:32:39] revenue declines.

[3:32:40] There are also however

[3:32:40] additional cost pressures such

[3:32:46] as both be finalized and still

[3:32:46] to be negotiated labor

[3:32:47] contracts that while the ones

[3:32:48] that have been approved to date

[3:32:48] have limited cost impact in

[3:32:53] the near term, they're

[3:32:53] currently projected to increase

[3:32:54] costs significantly beginning

[3:32:55] in fy 2029 and beyond.

[3:32:57] And I will note that most

[3:32:58] likely doesn't also include

[3:32:59] the impacts for things that you

[3:32:59] heard about yesterday.

[3:33:03] There are also cost pressures

[3:33:04] from potential litigation and

[3:33:04] financial exposure due to

[3:33:05] failing infrastructure which

[3:33:09] when combined with everything

[3:33:10] else suggests there is a lot

[3:33:10] more work that will need to be

[3:33:11] done to improve the city's long

[3:33:15] standing financial issues.

[3:33:16] It is crucial that the city

[3:33:17] consider how to right size

[3:33:21] the organization in order to

[3:33:22] avoid the perpetuating cycle of

[3:33:23] annual budget cuts and restore

[3:33:23] the public confidence that will

[3:33:26] be needed to address this as

[3:33:33] well as other issues.

[3:33:33] As mentioned, the recently

[3:33:34] approved agreements from

[3:33:35] yesterday on solid waste fees

[3:33:38] and parking in Balboa Park are

[3:33:39] not anticipated at this time to

[3:33:40] have an impact on the 2027

[3:33:40] budget but they will result in

[3:33:45] ongoing revenue declines.

[3:33:46] On the solid waste piece rates

[3:33:50] are now reduced for fiscal year

[3:33:51] 2029 which combined with

[3:33:52] the mitigating actions that you

[3:33:52] heard about yesterday will most

[3:33:57] likely result in an increased

[3:33:58] turn off on spending of around

[3:34:02] $10.8 million in 28 and $10

[3:34:02] million in 2029 and would

[3:34:03] potentially be that amount or

[3:34:04] larger in every year thereafter

[3:34:08] unless a new cost of service

[3:34:09] study is completed.

[3:34:09] The mitigating actions again

[3:34:10] mostly include were service

[3:34:14] levels such as the elimination

[3:34:14] of walking and pickup in weekly

[3:34:15] recycling which if the council

[3:34:16] did wish to maintain both

[3:34:19] levels would require additional

[3:34:20] fund contributions.

[3:34:24] Additionally now the fees are

[3:34:25] locked in place and with as i

[3:34:26] mentioned any unanticipated

[3:34:26] cost increases for waste

[3:34:30] collection such as labor costs,

[3:34:31] vehicle maintenance and

[3:34:31] disposal fees will require

[3:34:32] additional general fund

[3:34:37] resources to fund a service

[3:34:38] that is not provided to all of

[3:34:39] the city's residents.

[3:34:39] But it was only provided to

[3:34:42] some based on the municipal

[3:34:43] code.

[3:34:43] Given this general fund

[3:34:44] exposure, our office recommends

[3:34:45] that environmental services

[3:34:49] develop and produce a five year

[3:34:50] financial outlook that covers

[3:34:51] their operations particularly

[3:34:51] but not exclusively funded by

[3:34:55] the solid Waste Management Fund

[3:34:56] that can be present alongside

[3:34:56] the general fund and beauty

[3:35:01] outlooks every year on paid

[3:35:02] parking.

[3:35:02] At least at this point.

[3:35:03] When we wrote this report there

[3:35:07] was no anticipated impact for

[3:35:08] 2027 as again neither parking

[3:35:09] was set to remain in place

[3:35:09] through the end of the calendar

[3:35:10] year.

[3:35:14] We had anticipated that revenue

[3:35:14] from Zoom remained about $3

[3:35:15] million.

[3:35:15] I will note this is possibly up

[3:35:19] in the air to the rapidly

[3:35:20] changing development but as far

[3:35:21] as our report was concerned we

[3:35:21] assumed that $3 million would

[3:35:26] stay for the non-new parking

[3:35:26] lots.

[3:35:27] Updated revenue projections

[3:35:27] with these thoughts are now

[3:35:28] based based on recent

[3:35:32] experience with indicate that

[3:35:32] the overall revenues of paid

[3:35:33] parking had not been eliminated

[3:35:34] would have been about

[3:35:34] the amounts included in

[3:35:37] the current budget based on

[3:35:38] the half year of revenue and

[3:35:38] combined combined with

[3:35:39] the reduction in expenses to

[3:35:44] the non-school lot would result

[3:35:45] in a net zero budget impact to

[3:35:45] the general fund for 27.

[3:35:49] However the hope this would

[3:35:50] lower ongoing net revenue by

[3:35:54] about $9.4 million beginning in

[3:35:54] 2028 and obviously continuing

[3:36:00] thereafter.

[3:36:01] Lastly, even if it is possible

[3:36:06] to replace the city for day to

[3:36:07] day operations with ongoing

[3:36:08] revenue, it would still not

[3:36:08] resolve the ongoing

[3:36:12] infrastructure funding deficit

[3:36:13] which as of the last ip outlook

[3:36:17] was around $7.8 billion over

[3:36:17] the next five years.

[3:36:18] As is usual, storm water

[3:36:22] remains the driving force

[3:36:23] behind this ever increasing

[3:36:23] deficit with current but with

[3:36:24] current capital budgets mostly

[3:36:28] relying on reactive needs and

[3:36:29] emergency funding.

[3:36:30] However, storm water is not

[3:36:30] the only major asset with a

[3:36:34] deficit.

[3:36:35] There are also significant

[3:36:36] deficits for streets,

[3:36:40] streetlights, sidewalks, parks

[3:36:41] and public safety assets such

[3:36:42] as police and fire stations.

[3:36:42] Without additional funding

[3:36:47] mostly I would know for capital

[3:36:47] renewal of existing

[3:36:48] infrastructure or funding to

[3:36:52] add new infrastructure called

[3:36:52] one community finance or other

[3:36:53] documents.

[3:36:53] The city's current

[3:36:54] infrastructure is basically set

[3:36:58] to go on a run to fail mode

[3:36:58] which is mentioned will

[3:36:59] increase financial liabilities

[3:36:59] for the city, reducing

[3:37:04] resources for other operating

[3:37:04] services in the long run.

[3:37:05] Additionally, maintenance of

[3:37:06] existing infrastructure

[3:37:11] continues to be underfunded

[3:37:12] quickening the run to failure

[3:37:12] cycle while the MAY revision

[3:37:16] and the budget modifications

[3:37:17] presented do return some

[3:37:17] service levels.

[3:37:18] Facility maintenance which

[3:37:22] ensures the services have a

[3:37:23] place to happen is still being

[3:37:23] cut.

[3:37:24] This is an issue that due to

[3:37:28] its magnitude will require

[3:37:29] significant new revenue as even

[3:37:30] the wholesale elimination of

[3:37:30] some current city services

[3:37:36] would not generate the savings

[3:37:36] necessary to address

[3:37:37] the infrastructure funding gap.

[3:37:38] And now I'll hand it back to

[3:37:41] Charles to conclude.

[3:37:41] Thank you, Jordan.

[3:37:42] So that brings us to our final

[3:37:43] recommended actions taking

[3:37:48] these actions would result in

[3:37:48] the adoption of a balanced fy

[3:37:49] 27 budget.

[3:37:52] The first two actions on

[3:37:53] the slide are to adopt

[3:37:53] the proposed budget as modified

[3:37:54] by the MAY revise and as

[3:37:58] modified by my office's

[3:37:58] recommendations.

[3:37:59] We do note that our report

[3:38:03] identified $3.7 million in

[3:38:04] additional resources for which

[3:38:04] we do not make recommendations

[3:38:08] and council could allocate this

[3:38:09] amount to additional

[3:38:10] expenditures today although we

[3:38:10] do suggest at one time amounts

[3:38:14] identified preserved.

[3:38:14] Finally we make three

[3:38:15] recommendations that would

[3:38:16] provide for additional arts

[3:38:20] funding, provide an alternative

[3:38:21] package of homelessness program

[3:38:21] as well as a transfer

[3:38:22] the Office of Labor Standards

[3:38:25] and Enforcement to the City

[3:38:26] Attorney's office all of which

[3:38:27] can be accomplished without any

[3:38:27] impact to the city's general

[3:38:31] fund.

[3:38:33] With that I will wrap up with a

[3:38:37] few observations on next slide.

[3:38:38] First, there is some good news

[3:38:39] here Adopting a balanced budget

[3:38:44] for fy 27 that includes

[3:38:45] meaningful majority supported

[3:38:45] surplus restorations if

[3:38:49] possible.

[3:38:50] Our office identified

[3:38:50] sufficient resources to fund

[3:38:51] all of the modifications that

[3:38:55] were supported by a majority of

[3:38:56] this council.

[3:38:56] The Arts and Cultural

[3:38:57] Restorations The Alternative

[3:39:01] Homelessness package and

[3:39:02] the llc transfer can all be

[3:39:02] done with no net impact to

[3:39:07] the general fund and that is a

[3:39:07] real achievement given

[3:39:08] the fiscal environment that we

[3:39:08] are working in.

[3:39:09] But I also want to be direct

[3:39:13] about what adopting a balanced

[3:39:13] budget today will not

[3:39:13] accomplish.

[3:39:14] It will not solve the city's

[3:39:19] structural fiscal issues.

[3:39:19] Our structural deficit will

[3:39:20] persist into fy 28 with a gap

[3:39:25] of nearly $33 million projected

[3:39:26] out of the proposed budget that

[3:39:26] will likely grow the small

[3:39:31] surplus that was last projected

[3:39:31] in Nephi 29 is also unlikely

[3:39:32] given the impacts of

[3:39:35] the settlement and labor cost

[3:39:36] that we discussed and

[3:39:36] the city's unfunded

[3:39:41] infrastructure backlog at

[3:39:41] nearly $8 billion over the next

[3:39:42] five years alone will continue

[3:39:43] to compound every year that

[3:39:47] goes unaddressed The ongoing

[3:39:48] misalignment between the city's

[3:39:52] revenues and the cost of city

[3:39:53] services that residents expect

[3:39:54] particularly around

[3:39:54] infrastructure cannot be solved

[3:39:59] through cuts inefficiencies

[3:39:59] alone.

[3:40:00] We have stated this before

[3:40:01] The numbers continue to bear

[3:40:05] this out and addressing this

[3:40:06] misalignment will ultimately

[3:40:06] require a significant new

[3:40:11] revenue source.

[3:40:11] Securing that new revenue will

[3:40:12] require a future public vote.

[3:40:13] And to that end building and

[3:40:18] maintaining public trust cannot

[3:40:18] just be a political

[3:40:19] consideration but must be a

[3:40:23] fiscal consideration as well.

[3:40:23] And so as you consider any

[3:40:24] additional modifications beyond

[3:40:25] those that my office has

[3:40:29] recommended, I urge each

[3:40:30] councilmember to weigh this

[3:40:30] reality against your final

[3:40:31] budget decisions.

[3:40:35] The decisions that you make

[3:40:35] today will either strengthen or

[3:40:36] weaken the foundation for

[3:40:37] the conversation that the city

[3:40:41] needs to have with residents

[3:40:42] about the true cost of city

[3:40:42] services and the revenues that

[3:40:46] are needed to provide them

[3:40:47] sustainably.

[3:40:47] And to the members of

[3:40:48] the public that are here this

[3:40:48] afternoon.

[3:40:52] For those of you that are here

[3:40:53] to advocate for more

[3:40:54] restorations, please consider

[3:40:54] that identifying what you want

[3:41:00] funded all the addresses half

[3:41:00] of what's needed.

[3:41:01] The other half is ensuring that

[3:41:02] the city has the ongoing

[3:41:05] resources needed to pay for

[3:41:05] them.

[3:41:05] Our current resource

[3:41:06] constraints mean that any major

[3:41:10] restoration or new program can

[3:41:10] only be funded by cutting

[3:41:11] something else without

[3:41:12] additional revenue.

[3:41:16] This will remain the case and

[3:41:17] additional resources, as I

[3:41:18] said, will ultimately require a

[3:41:18] public vote.

[3:41:23] So if you are here today to ask

[3:41:24] us Council to provide more

[3:41:25] funding for services that you

[3:41:25] rightly care about, I would

[3:41:29] also encourage you to have that

[3:41:30] same conversation with your

[3:41:30] neighbors.

[3:41:31] Because if council alone cannot

[3:41:35] solve the resource side of that

[3:41:35] equation with that my team and

[3:41:36] I are available and look

[3:41:37] forward to this afternoon's

[3:41:40] discussion.

[3:41:41] >> All right.

[3:41:41] Thank you, Charles.

[3:41:42] Thank you to your entire office

[3:41:46] for the very deep and

[3:41:47] thoughtful identification of

[3:41:47] expenditures and resources

[3:41:53] validating them as necessary

[3:41:53] and the candor in which you

[3:41:54] express that throughout your

[3:41:58] team.

[3:41:59] >> So with that, please proceed

[3:42:00] with public comment.

[3:42:00] Thank you.

[3:42:01] Council PRESIDENT We do have a

[3:42:05] little over two hours of public

[3:42:05] comment here in council

[3:42:06] chambers and about 60 people

[3:42:10] with their hands raised in

[3:42:11] the virtual queue.

[3:42:12] So it will be one minute per

[3:42:12] person.

[3:42:13] As noted previously if I call

[3:42:16] your name in a batch it's to

[3:42:17] come up to the front row in

[3:42:18] the yellow reserved seats to

[3:42:19] make it easier for you to get

[3:42:22] up to the microphone.

[3:42:23] We will be starting with Greg.

[3:42:29] So I'm sorry but you know I'm

[3:42:29] off to a bad start today.

[3:42:34] My apologies.

[3:42:35] >> But you have time to go to

[3:42:36] by Rudy Liberia.

[3:42:36] Rudy, can you please raise your

[3:42:39] hand?

[3:42:45] Rudy, can you hear him down?

[3:42:51] >> She does need to be or he he

[3:42:52] or she MAY need to be present

[3:42:52] for them to send you time.

[3:42:57] So I will go to Robert Morales

[3:42:57] .

[3:42:58] Ron Morales, please come up.

[3:42:59] You have time seated by Sarah

[3:42:59] Lopez.

[3:43:03] Can you please raise your hand

[3:43:04] ?

[3:43:04] And then I'm going to

[3:43:05] the following individuals

[3:43:06] please come up to the other

[3:43:06] reserved seats Stand Goodman

[3:43:09] Fernanda Flores, Doris Wynn,

[3:43:10] Steven Gold and Akilah

[3:43:10] Templeton.

[3:43:11] If you can all please come up

[3:43:15] to the yellow reserved seats.

[3:43:16] Robert you'll have two minutes.

[3:43:16] Please start ready.

[3:43:20] Excellent.

[3:43:21] Thank you.

[3:43:21] Good afternoon.

[3:43:22] Council PRESIDENT And council

[3:43:26] members.

[3:43:27] My name is Robert Morales and I

[3:43:28] am the business representative

[3:43:31] for I.R.S. Local 122.

[3:43:32] I represent more than 2600 Arts

[3:43:37] and Entertainment Convention

[3:43:37] and trade show workers

[3:43:38] throughout San Diego County.

[3:43:42] I want to thank council members

[3:43:43] Lee and Foster for spearheading

[3:43:49] a plan of action to address

[3:43:49] the proposed 2027 budget cuts

[3:43:54] to the arts and culture funding

[3:43:54] .

[3:43:55] So kudos.

[3:43:56] I also want to recognize County

[3:44:01] Supervisor Monica Step at

[3:44:02] the San Diego Private

[3:44:06] Foundation for stepping forward

[3:44:07] and taking action to support

[3:44:08] our region's arts community.

[3:44:13] These proposed cuts would have

[3:44:14] real impact on working

[3:44:15] families, local businesses,

[3:44:19] cultural organizations and

[3:44:20] thousands of workers who help

[3:44:21] bring arts, entertainment

[3:44:21] conventions and community

[3:44:26] events to life in San Diego.

[3:44:31] Arts and culture are not

[3:44:32] expenses to be cut.

[3:44:32] They are investments.

[3:44:37] They strengthen our community,

[3:44:37] enrich our neighborhoods and

[3:44:38] create jobs.

[3:44:43] I urge all council members to

[3:44:44] vote yes on this common sense

[3:44:45] proposal and demonstrate your

[3:44:49] commitment to preserving San

[3:44:49] Diego's vibrant arts and

[3:44:50] culture sector.

[3:44:50] Thank you for your time and

[3:44:55] consideration.

[3:44:56] Thank you, Gregg.

[3:44:57] Is Rudy back in?

[3:45:01] Thank you.

[3:45:02] >> You'll have two minutes.

[3:45:02] Please proceed.

[3:45:02] Thank you.

[3:45:03] Good morning, council members.

[3:45:08] My name is Greg Sylvester's All

[3:45:08] the PRESIDENT 8122 I represent

[3:45:09] the workers who build load and

[3:45:09] run and support live

[3:45:13] entertainment theater, film,

[3:45:14] television conventions and

[3:45:14] cultural events throughout this

[3:45:15] region.

[3:45:19] I'm here today to speak in

[3:45:20] favor of the budget before you.

[3:45:20] I know this has been a

[3:45:21] difficult budget year and I

[3:45:25] want to acknowledge the work

[3:45:26] that has been done to listen,

[3:45:26] adjust and respond to

[3:45:27] the community.

[3:45:31] In particular I want to thank

[3:45:32] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[3:45:32] as well as Budget Chair Foster

[3:45:33] for the leadership in restoring

[3:45:37] Arts and culture funding for

[3:45:37] the Council and the Council and

[3:45:43] for preserving the city's film

[3:45:44] office position.

[3:45:44] Arts and culture are just fine.

[3:45:45] Sorry.

[3:45:49] Arts and culture are not just

[3:45:50] line items they are workers

[3:45:50] stages, classrooms,

[3:45:55] neighborhood events, museums,

[3:45:55] theaters.

[3:45:56] Music, dance, film.

[3:45:56] And the organizations that make

[3:46:01] San Diego feel like San Diego.

[3:46:01] These dollars touch

[3:46:02] institutions like the Old

[3:46:03] Globe, San Diego Opera,

[3:46:06] the Symphony, San Diego musical

[3:46:07] theater and many smaller

[3:46:07] organizations across the city.

[3:46:08] I also want to thank you for

[3:46:13] preserving the city's film

[3:46:13] office position.

[3:46:14] That position is not just

[3:46:14] paperwork it is the front door

[3:46:18] for productions that want to

[3:46:19] film here and be crew hotel

[3:46:20] rooms, catering and parking.

[3:46:24] Local spending and national

[3:46:24] visibility to San Diego.

[3:46:25] I also want to acknowledge

[3:46:25] the Convention center.

[3:46:30] For my members it is not

[3:46:31] abstract.

[3:46:32] It is one of the most important

[3:46:32] workplaces in the city.

[3:46:35] Its expansion and modernization

[3:46:36] must remain part of the long

[3:46:37] term conversation.

[3:46:37] They are connected pieces of

[3:46:41] the same economy.

[3:46:42] So I support this budget

[3:46:43] because it keeps the door open.

[3:46:44] But this restoration should be

[3:46:48] seen as a bridge not just

[3:46:48] the finish line.

[3:46:49] It gives the city to the city

[3:46:49] philanthropy, labor, tourism

[3:46:54] and the creative community time

[3:46:55] to build something more

[3:46:55] permanent.

[3:46:56] >> Thank you for listening and

[3:46:56] thank you for your time.

[3:47:00] Thank you.

[3:47:01] >> Dan Goodman.

[3:47:07] Dan Goodman Are you here?

[3:47:08] >> Fernanda Flores Do you have

[3:47:12] to be present when they're

[3:47:12] here?

[3:47:13] Fernanda Flores You have time

[3:47:14] to buy that card.

[3:47:18] Thank you so much.

[3:47:19] You'll have two minutes.

[3:47:19] Please proceed.

[3:47:19] Thank you.

[3:47:20] Good afternoon, Chair LaCava.

[3:47:20] Anything?

[3:47:21] Council members?

[3:47:23] My name is Fernanda Flores.

[3:47:24] I am also a 28 year resident of

[3:47:25] District four and the political

[3:47:30] director without the local 122.

[3:47:34] Today we're probably

[3:47:35] representing 5000 stagehands

[3:47:35] throughout San Diego and

[3:47:36] Coachella Valley.

[3:47:36] We urge you to vote yes on

[3:47:40] the updated budget proposal

[3:47:40] including potential

[3:47:41] modifications by four council

[3:47:41] members.

[3:47:42] Arts and culture is often

[3:47:46] viewed as an extra for

[3:47:47] the people I represent.

[3:47:47] It is not.

[3:47:48] It is an economic engine Any

[3:47:52] source of employment for

[3:47:53] thousands of workers who keep

[3:47:53] our theaters, cultural

[3:47:54] institutions and community

[3:47:58] spaces running.

[3:47:59] When arts funding is cut, jobs

[3:48:00] are lost, opportunities

[3:48:01] disappear and communities

[3:48:04] suffer.

[3:48:05] As we look at the state of

[3:48:05] the world today, uncertainty of

[3:48:10] hitting workers at every level

[3:48:10] from federal funding cuts and

[3:48:11] economic stability instability

[3:48:15] to challenges at the state

[3:48:16] level, working families are

[3:48:17] facing growing job insecurity

[3:48:22] and threats to their careers

[3:48:22] wondering whether their jobs

[3:48:23] will be there tomorrow.

[3:48:24] That issue is also deeply

[3:48:28] personal to me.

[3:48:28] Growing up I was

[3:48:29] the beneficiary of city funded

[3:48:30] recreation center programs.

[3:48:35] For seven years my father made

[3:48:35] sacrifices so my siblings and I

[3:48:40] could take that going to class

[3:48:41] at that kind of rec center with

[3:48:42] MR. Evans, a veteran and a

[3:48:46] mentor who helped shape my

[3:48:47] confidence and discipline as a

[3:48:47] brown woman.

[3:48:48] My father believed that

[3:48:48] investing in those

[3:48:51] opportunities would give us

[3:48:52] the tools not just to survive

[3:48:53] but to thrive.

[3:48:53] Today I stand before you as

[3:48:57] proof of what public investment

[3:48:58] in community programs can

[3:48:58] accomplish.

[3:48:59] The decisions you make today

[3:49:03] will determine whether the next

[3:49:04] generation of San Diego and

[3:49:05] those same opportunities on

[3:49:08] behalf of our people will win

[3:49:09] 22.

[3:49:09] Thank you for listening with

[3:49:10] empathy for finding solutions

[3:49:15] and continuing to stand with

[3:49:16] working families and investing

[3:49:17] in the jobs and communities

[3:49:17] that make Then you go to find a

[3:49:18] city.

[3:49:22] >> Thank you.

[3:49:22] Thank you for that concluding

[3:49:23] remark.

[3:49:23] Doris when after Doris win

[3:49:27] we're going to have Stephen go

[3:49:28] Akilah Templeton, Jim Whalen

[3:49:34] join Senator and Nicole Maria

[3:49:34] Ramirez If you can please come

[3:49:35] up to the other reserve seats.

[3:49:36] >> Please proceed.

[3:49:39] My name is Doris Wynn, resident

[3:49:39] of District one speaking as a

[3:49:40] volunteer with San Diego 350.

[3:49:45] I'm here today to ask you fund

[3:49:46] the Multimodal road safety team

[3:49:46] in the fiscal year 27 budget.

[3:49:46] Why?

[3:49:50] Because cutting plans for

[3:49:51] bicycle lanes and crosswalks

[3:49:52] makes our communities less

[3:49:52] safe.

[3:49:56] In addition, improving bicycle

[3:49:57] lanes, crosswalks and other

[3:49:57] multimodal measures make it

[3:49:58] more attractive for people to

[3:49:59] drive less.

[3:50:02] Reducing emissions and

[3:50:03] pollution that contribute to

[3:50:03] climate change.

[3:50:04] We understand that resources

[3:50:08] are tight but we believe there

[3:50:09] are places in the budget where

[3:50:10] money can be saved and used to

[3:50:10] fund multimodal road safety

[3:50:15] teams specifically use Transnet

[3:50:15] or arm or mra funds and

[3:50:16] prioritize safety over other

[3:50:21] transportation priorities.

[3:50:22] Council the flock surveillance

[3:50:27] contract and taxpayer funded

[3:50:28] subsidies for police at Petco

[3:50:28] Park.

[3:50:29] Thank you very much.

[3:50:33] Without the team we aren't

[3:50:34] going to see new bike lanes or

[3:50:35] potholes for a long time.

[3:50:36] >> Thank you for listening.

[3:50:42] >> Go.

[3:50:43] My name is Steven Gelb and I'm

[3:50:49] the board PRESIDENT Of San

[3:50:49] Diego.

[3:50:49] 350.

[3:50:50] I urge you to restore

[3:50:50] the multimodal team to

[3:50:51] the budget.

[3:50:55] Consider that up to 30% of San

[3:50:56] Diego cannot drive because of

[3:51:00] age disability license

[3:51:01] suspension or not being able to

[3:51:02] afford a car.

[3:51:02] Prioritizing biking

[3:51:07] infrastructure at this moment

[3:51:08] when residents are being

[3:51:09] squeezed by the cost of car

[3:51:13] ownership and high gas prices

[3:51:14] sends the message that

[3:51:14] the city's transportation

[3:51:15] network is for those who can

[3:51:20] afford to drive and not for

[3:51:20] everyone.

[3:51:21] I also support the River Park

[3:51:22] Foundation's push for the West

[3:51:25] Valley River crossing.

[3:51:26] I recently cycled across

[3:51:27] the river on Marina Boulevard

[3:51:31] and cars whizzed by me and cut

[3:51:32] me off as they accelerated onto

[3:51:33] highway ramps.

[3:51:38] The crossing would transform

[3:51:38] the situation.

[3:51:39] It would also be a recreational

[3:51:40] asset allowing San Diego to

[3:51:44] enjoy the river's natural

[3:51:44] beauty.

[3:51:45] >> Thank you.

[3:51:45] Thank you.

[3:51:46] Akeelah Templeton.

[3:51:50] I They attempted to you by

[3:51:51] Marshall Anderson.

[3:51:51] Thank you.

[3:51:52] You'll have two minutes.

[3:51:52] Please proceed.

[3:51:53] Thank you.

[3:51:57] Council PRESIDENT And members

[3:51:58] of the City Council.

[3:51:58] Afternoon, Mayor Gauna.

[3:51:59] My name is Akeelah Templeton

[3:52:02] and I serve as the ceo of

[3:52:03] Veterans Village of San Diego.

[3:52:07] As you all can imagine,

[3:52:08] the initial budget proposal

[3:52:09] generated significant concern

[3:52:14] among our unhoused veteran

[3:52:14] clients their families and of

[3:52:15] course our staff.

[3:52:20] Many fear displacement of

[3:52:20] the veterans who are currently

[3:52:21] residing on our campus to make

[3:52:26] room for a new opioid treatment

[3:52:26] program.

[3:52:31] So today I'm here to first

[3:52:31] thank the San Diego Housing

[3:52:32] Commission for updating its

[3:52:37] budget priority memorandum to

[3:52:38] clarify that a site for these

[3:52:39] treatment beds have not yet

[3:52:43] been determined.

[3:52:43] I'd also like to thank

[3:52:49] the independent budget analyst

[3:52:49] for noting in the budget

[3:52:50] modification report that

[3:52:51] Veterans Village of San Diego

[3:52:55] is no longer being

[3:52:55] contemplated.

[3:52:56] And then lastly because bfd

[3:53:01] remains referenced in

[3:53:02] the mayor's revised budget, I

[3:53:02] would respectfully request that

[3:53:07] today's action clearly reflect

[3:53:08] the understanding that no site

[3:53:13] has been selected and that

[3:53:13] the veterans village of San

[3:53:14] Diego campus is not being

[3:53:19] considered for this proposal.

[3:53:20] >> Thank you all for your time

[3:53:20] and have a great afternoon.

[3:53:24] Thank you.

[3:53:25] Dan Goodman.

[3:53:25] That's me.

[3:53:30] Sorry Nature called.

[3:53:31] >> Please proceed.

[3:53:31] Good afternoon, Council

[3:53:32] members.

[3:53:32] My name is Dan Goodman.

[3:53:38] I'm a local videographer and a

[3:53:38] stage name but I with 1.2

[3:53:39] people visit San Diego for

[3:53:43] the beaches and the weather.

[3:53:43] But what makes them stay and

[3:53:48] come back is and build a life

[3:53:48] here is the culture that we

[3:53:49] create together.

[3:53:49] It's in the theaters.

[3:53:55] It's in the music, it's in

[3:53:55] the conventions and in

[3:53:56] the festivals that bring our

[3:54:00] neighborhoods to life.

[3:54:01] As someone who works behind

[3:54:01] the scenes, I can tell you that

[3:54:02] every performance represents

[3:54:03] hundreds of hours worked by

[3:54:10] local people here workers,

[3:54:10] artists, technicians and small

[3:54:11] businesses throughout our city.

[3:54:15] >> This funding isn't just an

[3:54:16] investment in the arts it

[3:54:17] investment in San Diego's

[3:54:17] identity.

[3:54:21] Our economy and our community.

[3:54:22] I appreciate the leadership and

[3:54:23] the collaboration that has

[3:54:27] brought this proposal forward

[3:54:28] and I urge you guys to support

[3:54:28] this.

[3:54:29] Thank you.

[3:54:37] Thank you, Jim Whalen Good

[3:54:37] afternoon.

[3:54:38] Council PRESIDENT Carver

[3:54:43] Members of the commission on

[3:54:43] the Commission not on

[3:54:44] the Commission any more.

[3:54:48] City Council in America I am

[3:54:49] here in my personal capacity

[3:54:49] because this is real life and

[3:54:54] it's important while the budget

[3:54:54] is important all around I'm

[3:54:55] here for the arts and with some

[3:55:01] concern on block I want to

[3:55:02] thank Tony Reyes by the way for

[3:55:02] consistently highlighting these

[3:55:03] issues and forcing me to pay

[3:55:06] attention better.

[3:55:07] I like what I'm hearing about

[3:55:08] restoring the arts funding.

[3:55:08] That's great and I would like

[3:55:12] to get it back 200%.

[3:55:13] Block, however, is a different

[3:55:13] story.

[3:55:14] Both sides have valid points

[3:55:18] here.

[3:55:19] It is a force multiplier

[3:55:19] indeed.

[3:55:20] But it also gives me concerns

[3:55:24] about empowering police and

[3:55:24] accountability.

[3:55:25] There have been already some

[3:55:25] bad false identifications not

[3:55:31] to mention the easy misuse of

[3:55:31] data.

[3:55:32] That said, there is a value to

[3:55:33] floc and if we are going to

[3:55:37] fund any of it at least why

[3:55:38] don't we use it where it should

[3:55:38] be targeted for being needed?

[3:55:40] Thank you for your attention.

[3:55:45] >> Thank you for raising it.

[3:55:51] Our city needs a new vision

[3:55:52] that fosters all components of

[3:55:52] our budget.

[3:55:57] Your public all of you are at

[3:55:58] the very top of our city's

[3:56:03] organization chart.

[3:56:03] Our city has a structural

[3:56:04] budget deficit for our city to

[3:56:10] become the great city we strive

[3:56:10] for so we can all thrive.

[3:56:15] We need a new vision a noble

[3:56:16] vision.

[3:56:16] A noble vision.

[3:56:22] Dear public special shout out

[3:56:22] to our mayor.

[3:56:23] What vision would you fight

[3:56:23] for?

[3:56:27] What are we fighting for?

[3:56:28] Do we really know?

[3:56:33] In my opinion a new vision is

[3:56:34] the kickstart we need for

[3:56:39] the boldness We need and to

[3:56:40] unravel and solve our

[3:56:40] structural budget deficit.

[3:56:46] Thank you for listening.

[3:56:47] It's great to be here with all

[3:56:47] of you today.

[3:56:49] Love to all Nicole Murray

[3:56:50] rumors we can please come

[3:56:55] forward.

[3:57:02] Good afternoon Wealth.

[3:57:03] Today I'm speaking to you at

[3:57:04] the chair of the San Diego jail

[3:57:07] Betty Hastert Task Force.

[3:57:07] We support funding for the San

[3:57:08] Diego Police Department,

[3:57:13] especially funding for hpr.

[3:57:14] For us and the lgbt community

[3:57:15] it's not about technology.

[3:57:19] It's about safety, about

[3:57:20] results and a proven record of

[3:57:21] stopping crime, especially hate

[3:57:21] crimes.

[3:57:24] Help your help investigators

[3:57:25] identify and arrest criminals

[3:57:26] who have been driving by gay

[3:57:31] nightclubs and shooting at

[3:57:32] these establishments with

[3:57:32] pellet guns not only causing

[3:57:37] serious physical harm but

[3:57:38] creating fear and hate when

[3:57:38] criminals spray painted

[3:57:39] swastikas and hateful

[3:57:44] homophobic slurs in Hillcrest.

[3:57:44] Alper also helped catch

[3:57:45] the criminals.

[3:57:50] The bottom line is this tool is

[3:57:51] working.

[3:57:51] It allows crime, protects our

[3:57:52] communities and makes better

[3:57:55] use of limited police

[3:57:56] resources.

[3:57:56] As a senior I can also tell you

[3:58:02] it makes us also feel safer in

[3:58:02] our community.

[3:58:03] Thank you for that concluding

[3:58:03] sentence.

[3:58:04] Barry Edelstein if you can

[3:58:05] please come forward to

[3:58:08] the microphone.

[3:58:09] And then if I can have

[3:58:10] the following individuals

[3:58:10] please come forward to

[3:58:11] the other reserved seats.

[3:58:15] Marshall Veteran Larry Webb.

[3:58:15] Janie Emerson.

[3:58:20] Catherine Douglas Baer Wolfe.

[3:58:20] Nicole Lilly.

[3:58:26] Kevin Vino.

[3:58:27] And coming up you if you can

[3:58:28] all please come forward to

[3:58:28] the first row.

[3:58:31] Barry, you have time ceded to

[3:58:32] you by James Lawson.

[3:58:32] Thank you.

[3:58:37] Peter Comiskey Oh, sorry No,

[3:58:38] just by James Lawson.

[3:58:38] They got connected.

[3:58:43] You have two minutes.

[3:58:44] >> Please proceed.

[3:58:44] Thanks.

[3:58:44] Good afternoon, Council

[3:58:45] members.

[3:58:45] I'm Barry Edelstein with

[3:58:48] the old Globe.

[3:58:49] I'm here to urge you to vote

[3:58:50] for this budget.

[3:58:50] This has been a tough process

[3:58:55] and the conversations we've all

[3:58:56] been having have been hard.

[3:58:56] But on behalf of a constituency

[3:59:00] of a quarter million people

[3:59:01] served by the Old Globe, 30,000

[3:59:05] of them served for free and on

[3:59:06] behalf of nearly 1200 full and

[3:59:06] part time employees many of

[3:59:07] them union labor.

[3:59:11] I want to thank you all for

[3:59:11] your hard work.

[3:59:12] We're grateful in particular to

[3:59:13] Councilmember Lee Councilmember

[3:59:16] Foster for their innovative

[3:59:17] approach to solving this

[3:59:17] problem and also to

[3:59:18] the partnership of the county

[3:59:18] and the great private

[3:59:23] foundation for their visionary

[3:59:23] participation.

[3:59:24] But you know, I want to thank

[3:59:25] the entire council because we

[3:59:28] know those of us in the arts

[3:59:29] sector that all nine council

[3:59:30] members have expressed their

[3:59:30] support for the arts and

[3:59:34] culture in our city.

[3:59:35] We see that we recognize it and

[3:59:35] we're grateful for it.

[3:59:36] What's happened over this past

[3:59:40] month is that our sector has

[3:59:40] really come together.

[3:59:41] It has expressed a sense of

[3:59:45] solidarity that I have not seen

[3:59:46] in the 14 years that I've been

[3:59:47] in San Diego.

[3:59:47] I moved here from New York City

[3:59:48] where there is a very

[3:59:52] sophisticated approach to

[3:59:53] public funding for the arts.

[3:59:54] We have a lot to learn from

[3:59:54] that place.

[3:59:58] When I came here I knew that my

[3:59:59] life was going to be enhanced.

[3:59:59] I look back on 14 years and I

[4:00:00] see that I've been living an

[4:00:04] extraordinary eerily blessed

[4:00:04] existence.

[4:00:05] To be the head of one of

[4:00:06] the greatest arts institutions

[4:00:09] in the country when I look at

[4:00:10] the hard work that this council

[4:00:11] is doing, the hard work that

[4:00:11] the city is doing to really

[4:00:15] express its understanding of

[4:00:16] what the arts can contribute to

[4:00:17] the quality of life of every

[4:00:18] San Diego And it makes me want

[4:00:21] to redouble my efforts to find

[4:00:22] a really permanent solution a

[4:00:23] stable solution that the city

[4:00:28] can boast about And we can go

[4:00:29] to New York and say we know how

[4:00:29] to fund the arts in a way that

[4:00:30] you guys haven't even dreamed

[4:00:30] of.

[4:00:33] So I look forward to working

[4:00:34] with all of you and to you to

[4:00:35] MR. Mayor, on a solution that's

[4:00:36] going to make San Diego proud.

[4:00:39] Thanks again for your support.

[4:00:40] >> Let's please move forward

[4:00:40] from here.

[4:00:41] Thanks.

[4:00:41] Thank you.

[4:00:45] And as noted, I had some paper

[4:00:46] clipped to a different speaker

[4:00:47] steps So Peter Kaminski or

[4:00:47] Kaminski and Susan Martin if

[4:00:54] you can please come forward.

[4:00:55] >> And it's Martin if you can

[4:00:56] please come forward to

[4:00:56] the other reserved seats.

[4:00:59] Peter, you can come up to

[4:00:59] the microphone.

[4:01:00] >> Here's what's next.

[4:01:04] It was just a papercut.

[4:01:05] >> Council PRESIDENT Members of

[4:01:06] the council Peter Kaminski

[4:01:10] Baobab Park Cultural

[4:01:10] Partnership.

[4:01:11] Thanks for your overwhelming

[4:01:12] public comments regarding arts

[4:01:16] and culture and your shared

[4:01:17] dedication for a vibrant world

[4:01:17] class San Diego.

[4:01:21] If I had time I could walk

[4:01:22] through each and every one of

[4:01:23] you and the great comments you

[4:01:23] have made in support.

[4:01:27] I want to recognize

[4:01:28] the incredible collaborative

[4:01:29] work of Cristina martinez with

[4:01:33] Arts and Culture San Diego and

[4:01:33] Bob Lehmann from Arts Matters

[4:01:34] together with the hundreds of

[4:01:35] advocates and thousands of

[4:01:39] members of the general public

[4:01:39] who express their opinions

[4:01:40] through multiple channels.

[4:01:41] Members of the Cultural

[4:01:46] Partnership are very grateful

[4:01:46] to Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem

[4:01:47] Cantley Budget chair Foster

[4:01:50] Grant Oliphant from Krebs

[4:01:51] Foundation and Supervisor

[4:01:51] Montgomery.

[4:01:52] We urge you we urge you to

[4:01:57] return arts and culture funding

[4:01:58] to the highest possible level

[4:01:58] flagged by Council PRESIDENT

[4:02:02] Pro Tenley to ensure that we

[4:02:03] have no longer an ongoing

[4:02:08] battle that impacts arts and

[4:02:08] culture every day.

[4:02:09] >> Thank you for that

[4:02:10] concluding sentence.

[4:02:14] That was Martin.

[4:02:14] >> Hello.

[4:02:19] My name is George Munoz and I

[4:02:19] am speaking on behalf of

[4:02:20] the Chicano Federation and in

[4:02:21] solidarity with the Community

[4:02:24] Budget Alliance.

[4:02:24] The contradictions in this

[4:02:25] budget are impossible to

[4:02:25] ignore.

[4:02:29] Somehow there's always more

[4:02:30] money for criminalization and

[4:02:30] surveillance but not for

[4:02:31] investing in youth and working

[4:02:35] class people and in

[4:02:36] historically disadvantaged

[4:02:36] communities.

[4:02:37] Passing a budget that only

[4:02:40] allocates the bare minimum for

[4:02:41] youth, public spaces,

[4:02:41] environmental justice and

[4:02:42] housing protections is not fair

[4:02:46] for us.

[4:02:46] It's not fair for

[4:02:47] the marginalized community.

[4:02:48] Members of East Village and

[4:02:52] condo convoy Linda Vista Sunny

[4:02:53] see the Southeast.

[4:02:53] If you truly value your

[4:02:57] communities as much as you say

[4:02:57] you do then cancel flock and

[4:02:58] allocate more funds for

[4:03:03] libraries, parks, stormwater

[4:03:03] infrastructure and the Office

[4:03:04] of Child and Youth Success.

[4:03:09] >> Resist multilateral

[4:03:10] wrestling You have time seating

[4:03:11] people sitting on time.

[4:03:13] Marty Zimmerman a beacon please

[4:03:14] raise your hand.

[4:03:14] You'll have two minutes.

[4:03:15] Please proceed.

[4:03:19] Oh, okay.

[4:03:20] >> Good afternoon.

[4:03:20] My name is Marcella Duran.

[4:03:24] I'm in charge of as a volunteer

[4:03:25] of 92 board captains.

[4:03:29] And I've heard everybody here

[4:03:30] because I've been here many

[4:03:30] times that safety is important

[4:03:35] right?

[4:03:35] Safety is important no matter

[4:03:36] what community we're from.

[4:03:40] So my community of Neighborhood

[4:03:41] Watch watches urges you today

[4:03:46] to support the l p r

[4:03:46] technology.

[4:03:47] And a good example is

[4:03:51] the recent kidnaping of

[4:03:52] the woman who was taken by her

[4:03:52] ex-boyfriend and shoved in a

[4:03:53] car.

[4:03:57] And the way they found her was

[4:03:58] through the al pr These are

[4:03:58] real life people.

[4:04:02] And I wish it wasn't such a

[4:04:03] hard decision but we're talking

[4:04:07] about safety safety and your

[4:04:08] community Safety and mine.

[4:04:08] And cutting the San Diego

[4:04:13] police budget and removing a

[4:04:13] tool to help solve crimes in

[4:04:14] each one of our communities is

[4:04:18] really an effort to defund

[4:04:18] the police.

[4:04:19] That's what we're talking

[4:04:19] about.

[4:04:23] And that's great for all

[4:04:24] the people who don't like

[4:04:24] the police.

[4:04:28] But police cannot be judged as

[4:04:29] a general group You have to

[4:04:30] look at them, their people and

[4:04:30] their individuals.

[4:04:35] The if you do cut out these

[4:04:35] tools and continue to put

[4:04:40] the pressure on them, it's

[4:04:44] going to decrease morale and

[4:04:45] they're not going to be able to

[4:04:46] solve crimes as fast as they

[4:04:50] have been with the El Paso.

[4:04:51] Please make your decision with

[4:04:51] an open mind and not prejudice

[4:04:56] And I really appreciate your

[4:04:56] time.

[4:04:57] >> Thank you.

[4:04:57] Larry Webb, if you can please

[4:04:59] come forward and remember your

[4:05:05] time to by Nikki Zimmerman

[4:05:05] Sorry, I just wanted to say

[4:05:06] thank you.

[4:05:06] Thank you.

[4:05:10] Councilmember Lori Webb,

[4:05:11] founding member of the Coastal

[4:05:11] Coalition.

[4:05:15] We strongly oppose defunding

[4:05:16] Diego Police Department to be

[4:05:17] clear, failing to fund

[4:05:20] the continued use of officers

[4:05:21] effectively reduces

[4:05:22] department's ability to protect

[4:05:26] the public.

[4:05:27] Government's foremost

[4:05:27] responsibility is public

[4:05:28] safety.

[4:05:32] There is no dispute that our

[4:05:32] police department is

[4:05:33] understaffed eliminating a

[4:05:36] proven force multiplier

[4:05:37] multiplier will only worsen

[4:05:37] the challenges created by

[4:05:42] the current officers shortage.

[4:05:43] While our technology is not

[4:05:46] perfect, it remains one of

[4:05:47] the most effective tools

[4:05:48] available until a better

[4:05:48] alternative exists.

[4:05:52] So it has funded hundreds of

[4:05:52] additional officers that should

[4:05:56] continue to be supported

[4:05:56] cutting 40% of the beach

[4:05:57] maintenance positions from

[4:06:02] the parks and Rec budget MAY

[4:06:02] have significant unintended

[4:06:07] consequences.

[4:06:07] This team is responsible for

[4:06:08] constructing the protective

[4:06:12] berms around Mission Bay each

[4:06:13] winter with a 40% reduction in

[4:06:13] staffing, the department will

[4:06:17] be unable to perform this

[4:06:17] critical work increasing

[4:06:18] the risk of flooding for

[4:06:22] hundreds of homes.

[4:06:22] Such pouring flooding could

[4:06:23] expose the city to substantial

[4:06:27] liability and result

[4:06:28] potentially millions of dollars

[4:06:32] for property damage claims in

[4:06:33] addition, San Diego beaches are

[4:06:34] among the city's most valuable

[4:06:38] assets and a primary attraction

[4:06:38] for visitors Maintaining clean

[4:06:39] well capped beaches is

[4:06:43] essential to preserving

[4:06:44] the visitor experience.

[4:06:44] The decline in beach

[4:06:45] maintenance could negatively

[4:06:48] impact tourism resulting in a

[4:06:49] drop in European sales tax

[4:06:49] revenues.

[4:06:54] We all recognize that certain

[4:06:55] items in our personal budgets

[4:06:55] are necessities such as food

[4:06:56] and shelter.

[4:06:58] We fund those needs before

[4:06:59] spending on discretionary items

[4:07:03] government funding budgets

[4:07:04] should follow the same

[4:07:05] principle until public safety

[4:07:11] and long term interests such as

[4:07:12] these are fully funded.

[4:07:12] Discussion Thank you for

[4:07:13] creating contact a lower

[4:07:14] priority Think about concluding

[4:07:18] Comment Jeannie Emerson Good

[4:07:19] afternoon Council.

[4:07:22] >> Safety is priority number

[4:07:22] one.

[4:07:23] If we aren't safe in the city

[4:07:24] then the rest of the budget

[4:07:27] doesn't make any difference.

[4:07:28] I know there's a big concern

[4:07:29] about privacy relative to

[4:07:33] the Alpers How many people here

[4:07:34] have a smartphone?

[4:07:35] How many people have a smart

[4:07:38] watch?

[4:07:39] >> How many people are on

[4:07:39] social media, have an Alexis

[4:07:42] device in their house, have a

[4:07:43] ring doorbell or do other

[4:07:47] things on Google and research

[4:07:48] things.

[4:07:48] I'm here to tell you that if

[4:07:53] you do worldwide there's a

[4:07:54] profile on you on all of your

[4:07:54] preferences and everything you

[4:07:58] want you have no privacy.

[4:07:58] The Alpers simply read license

[4:08:03] plates.

[4:08:03] They save lives and solve

[4:08:04] crimes.

[4:08:07] Please continue to fund this

[4:08:08] key element of our San Diego

[4:08:09] Police Department.

[4:08:12] Thank you.

[4:08:13] >> Katherine Douglas, if you

[4:08:17] can please come forward.

[4:08:17] Good afternoon.

[4:08:18] This council has a choice.

[4:08:22] Are you going to look at our

[4:08:23] communities in the face and say

[4:08:24] you're willing to give up a

[4:08:27] truly effective, accurate tool

[4:08:28] that has proven time and time

[4:08:31] again to accelerate the capture

[4:08:32] of murderers, human

[4:08:33] traffickers, robbers, burglars

[4:08:36] hit and run drivers, fugitives,

[4:08:37] kidnapers, perpetrators of

[4:08:37] domestic violence and

[4:08:42] perpetrators of other violent

[4:08:42] crimes.

[4:08:43] Or are you going to do

[4:08:46] the right thing and fund this

[4:08:47] game changing technology that

[4:08:47] has provided critical

[4:08:51] investigative leads that aid sd

[4:08:52] pd in solving cases faster and

[4:08:57] with greater accuracy?

[4:08:57] Yelpers are investigative

[4:09:00] accelerator and force

[4:09:01] multiplier for our understaffed

[4:09:02] police department.

[4:09:06] They generate real time leads

[4:09:07] that result in far safer

[4:09:08] communities The expectation of

[4:09:11] privacy is moot.

[4:09:12] We are all being tracked by our

[4:09:16] smart phones, smart TVs, voice

[4:09:16] assistants, security cameras,

[4:09:20] laptops and wireless routers Do

[4:09:21] the right thing.

[4:09:22] Thank you for the next sentence

[4:09:26] Bear Wolf I only have a minute

[4:09:31] so I'll go quick.

[4:09:32] First of all, thank you for all

[4:09:32] of this opportunity.

[4:09:33] Secondly, I come to you today

[4:09:36] not to speak to you but to

[4:09:37] speak to your humanity as a

[4:09:37] college professor in

[4:09:41] the humanities I can tell you

[4:09:41] we teach at Miramar.

[4:09:42] We teach the police, we teach

[4:09:42] the fire firefighters and

[4:09:45] without understanding what

[4:09:46] humanity is they are useless.

[4:09:50] And also when it comes to these

[4:09:51] flight technology things of

[4:09:51] this nature please do your

[4:09:55] research and not Google

[4:09:55] assistant but actual research.

[4:10:00] Like I tell my students these

[4:10:00] things do not work.

[4:10:01] There are people getting

[4:10:02] arrested because the facial

[4:10:04] recognition is doing making

[4:10:05] mistakes And please remember

[4:10:09] that your daughter your son has

[4:10:10] a favorite story.

[4:10:10] You have a favorite song.

[4:10:11] That song got you through

[4:10:15] the worst breakup of your life.

[4:10:15] These are the human things that

[4:10:19] we need because that's what

[4:10:19] defeats crime And all

[4:10:20] the research shows that and

[4:10:21] I'll leave you with this quote

[4:10:24] from Dune which everyone here

[4:10:25] knows about Once men turn their

[4:10:25] thinking over to machines and

[4:10:28] the hope that this world will

[4:10:29] set them free, they are only

[4:10:30] permit other men.

[4:10:30] Thank you for that concluding

[4:10:31] sentence.

[4:10:34] Thank you Nicole Lilly And if I

[4:10:38] can have Kevin Vino Corrina

[4:10:39] Pugh, Christine Martinez, Bob

[4:10:43] Lehman, Michael Werber and

[4:10:44] Khalid Alexander Lucky Aiden

[4:10:47] and Humaira Go Sophie please

[4:10:48] come up to the front row.

[4:10:48] Please proceed.

[4:10:49] Hello, my name is Nicole Lilly.

[4:10:52] I I'm a renter resident of

[4:10:53] District three and

[4:10:53] the executive director of our

[4:10:57] Time to Act The investments you

[4:10:57] make today have impacts far

[4:10:58] beyond the next fiscal year.

[4:10:59] We're done pleading.

[4:11:02] We are demanding investments in

[4:11:03] a future where all San Diego

[4:11:03] ans can thrive.

[4:11:04] Let me be clear that future is

[4:11:07] free of free from surveillance.

[4:11:08] It is free from bloated police

[4:11:08] budgets and subsidies for

[4:11:12] the wealthy that future invest

[4:11:12] in the community.

[4:11:13] It has a fully resourced office

[4:11:17] of Child and youth success.

[4:11:17] It prioritizes stormwater

[4:11:18] infrastructure and housing.

[4:11:19] It funds parks and arts and

[4:11:22] create safe spaces for San

[4:11:23] Diegans to thrive amongst

[4:11:23] friends and family rather than

[4:11:27] under invasive camera lenses

[4:11:27] and abusive officers.

[4:11:28] I am a organizer in San Diego.

[4:11:32] I am a young person in San

[4:11:33] Diego and I am telling you that

[4:11:34] floc surveillance and any kind

[4:11:36] of surveillance is harmful and

[4:11:37] dangerous to our communities.

[4:11:38] It does not create safety.

[4:11:41] It is a proven failure of

[4:11:42] technology and always having

[4:11:46] smartphones and technology is

[4:11:47] not a license to surveil our

[4:11:47] communities.

[4:11:52] >> Thank you, Kevin Wehner

[4:11:52] Kevin, before you come up we

[4:11:56] were doing really good but I

[4:11:56] know that passion excitement

[4:11:57] with people you agree and

[4:12:00] disagree with is starting to

[4:12:01] bubble up.

[4:12:01] >> The professor that spoke I

[4:12:02] didn't hear this last part of

[4:12:05] his probably excellent comments

[4:12:06] because people started getting

[4:12:06] excited by what he was saying

[4:12:10] Give everybody a chance whether

[4:12:11] you like what they're saying or

[4:12:12] don't like so that we can hear

[4:12:14] them clearly They took a long

[4:12:15] time to sit here and wait wait

[4:12:18] patiently for their chance for

[4:12:19] a 1 or 2 minutes.

[4:12:20] So let's give everybody a

[4:12:23] chance to speak and allow all

[4:12:23] of us to hear them.

[4:12:24] Go ahead.

[4:12:24] Thank you.

[4:12:28] Council members.

[4:12:29] My name is Kevin.

[4:12:30] I'm with our Times act Youth

[4:12:33] led 51c3 nonprofit a resident

[4:12:34] of District one and on the Wall

[4:12:35] Community plan a group And I'm

[4:12:37] urging you guys not to continue

[4:12:38] funding Floc We do not want

[4:12:42] mass surveillance in our city

[4:12:42] and this funding is millions of

[4:12:43] dollars that could be better

[4:12:46] spent on other projects that

[4:12:47] actually help citizens instead

[4:12:48] of stalking citizens.

[4:12:48] We know that Flock has shared

[4:12:51] their data with the federal

[4:12:51] government that has been going

[4:12:52] after residents in our

[4:12:52] community.

[4:12:57] We would rather see this

[4:12:57] funding go to projects like

[4:12:58] O.C. Weiss which is the Office

[4:13:00] of Child and Youth Success

[4:13:01] which helps young people across

[4:13:01] the city.

[4:13:02] They're very small budget.

[4:13:04] They're only 350,000 and they

[4:13:05] bring in millions of dollars in

[4:13:09] grants specific funding.

[4:13:09] Right now in the San Diego

[4:13:12] Unified School District, 8% of

[4:13:13] students and their families are

[4:13:14] going to experience

[4:13:14] homelessness in the San Diego

[4:13:17] Unified School District.

[4:13:18] So it is really critical that

[4:13:19] we give funding to the Office

[4:13:20] of Child and Youth Success to

[4:13:22] really help out with youth

[4:13:22] issues because it also affects

[4:13:23] the families that are

[4:13:24] supporting youth here in

[4:13:24] the city.

[4:13:25] Thank you.

[4:13:25] >> Thank you.

[4:13:30] Coming up, you.

[4:13:31] >> Good afternoon council

[4:13:31] members.

[4:13:35] My name is Carina Pugh.

[4:13:36] My pronouns are she her and I

[4:13:37] am speaking today on behalf of

[4:13:39] the San Diego lgbt Community

[4:13:39] Center.

[4:13:40] I'm asking the Council today to

[4:13:41] take bold action and vote to

[4:13:44] pass a budget that invests in

[4:13:45] every San Diego and especially

[4:13:46] our most underserved

[4:13:49] communities including the and

[4:13:50] trans folks living in our city.

[4:13:51] Time and time again our

[4:13:53] community shows up to these

[4:13:54] budget hearings to ask our

[4:13:55] elected leaders to invest in us

[4:13:55] the people.

[4:13:59] Today we're asking you to do it

[4:13:59] again to invest in our youth by

[4:14:00] ensuring programs like

[4:14:01] the Office of Child and Youth

[4:14:03] Success remain funded and

[4:14:04] accessible to the public to

[4:14:05] invest in our lgbtq plus

[4:14:08] community by ensuring

[4:14:09] the Opioid Settlement Fund

[4:14:10] allocation in the MAY revised

[4:14:10] remains allocated to Substance

[4:14:14] Use Disorder services for

[4:14:15] the community to invest in What

[4:14:15] we say makes San Diego

[4:14:19] America's finest cities city

[4:14:19] our arts, our culture and

[4:14:20] the people who keep

[4:14:23] the creative heart of San Diego

[4:14:23] beating.

[4:14:24] Please ensure that the city's

[4:14:25] budget invests in the entire

[4:14:25] San Diego community.

[4:14:26] Thank you.

[4:14:31] Christine Martinez.

[4:14:36] Good afternoon.

[4:14:37] >> I'm Christine Martinez from

[4:14:38] Arts and Culture San Diego.

[4:14:41] I'm here to support council

[4:14:41] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee and

[4:14:42] Budget Chair Henry Foster in

[4:14:46] their plan to restore much of

[4:14:47] the arts and culture budget.

[4:14:49] Thank you to both of you and

[4:14:50] thank you to all nine of our

[4:14:51] City Council members who have

[4:14:51] been so vocally supportive of

[4:14:55] arts and culture throughout

[4:14:55] this budget process.

[4:14:56] We appreciate you taking

[4:14:56] the time to listen to hundreds

[4:14:59] of our arts and culture

[4:15:00] community who emailed your

[4:15:00] offices called, rallied and

[4:15:04] gave public testimony.

[4:15:05] It is obvious you understood

[4:15:05] the very real risk to our

[4:15:06] community.

[4:15:09] We appreciate this plan to get

[4:15:10] us through to next year as we

[4:15:11] work toward a more sustainable

[4:15:13] plan.

[4:15:14] Let's keep the arts and culture

[4:15:15] economic engine fueled and

[4:15:18] ready to work for San Diego.

[4:15:19] Thank you.

[4:15:20] Bob Lehman if you can please

[4:15:20] come forward.

[4:15:23] Bob Lehman.

[4:15:23] Good afternoon Council

[4:15:28] PRESIDENT And City.

[4:15:28] City Council Members I'm here

[4:15:29] to thank Council PRESIDENT Pro

[4:15:33] Tem Ken Lee and Council Member

[4:15:34] Foster for their great plan

[4:15:38] working together with

[4:15:38] the Premier's Foundation to

[4:15:39] restore much of the funding for

[4:15:43] arts and culture and also more

[4:15:43] importantly looking at

[4:15:47] the collaborative efforts of

[4:15:48] working with the county and

[4:15:49] foundations in the future to

[4:15:49] resolve this problem.

[4:15:52] Going forward.

[4:15:53] We look forward to working with

[4:15:54] you and the mayor and

[4:15:54] the mayor's office going

[4:15:57] forward to make this something

[4:15:57] that doesn't happen every year

[4:15:58] but a plan that works great for

[4:15:59] our entire region.

[4:16:01] Thank you.

[4:16:02] >> Thank you.

[4:16:03] Michael Warburton if you can

[4:16:06] please come forward.

[4:16:07] >> I'd like to clarify

[4:16:07] something for the budget team.

[4:16:11] The county's arts funding is

[4:16:12] going directly to artists and

[4:16:13] not for operational support.

[4:16:17] That's important because

[4:16:18] the area museum we need that

[4:16:19] operational support in shoulder

[4:16:22] seasons.

[4:16:22] I look at the osp funding as

[4:16:23] payrolls right?

[4:16:26] That gets us through the hard

[4:16:26] times and especially now we're

[4:16:27] still going to be dealing with

[4:16:28] six months of hard times with

[4:16:30] the paid parking.

[4:16:31] So thank you in advance for

[4:16:32] voting for this modified budget

[4:16:36] and also to I'm really looking

[4:16:37] forward to leaning in with

[4:16:40] the arts community and with

[4:16:40] city council to really figure

[4:16:41] out a long term solution for

[4:16:45] the arts funding.

[4:16:45] It needs to happen.

[4:16:48] It's been on the plan for what,

[4:16:49] 12 years now?

[4:16:49] Something like that.

[4:16:50] So let's finally pull

[4:16:51] the trigger and make this thing

[4:16:51] happen.

[4:16:52] Thank you.

[4:16:57] Khalid Alexander?

[4:16:57] >> Yeah.

[4:16:58] Hello, Counsel.

[4:17:03] Khalid Alexander born and

[4:17:03] raised in San Diego And ever

[4:17:04] since this guy over here was

[4:17:08] elected and we had a majority

[4:17:08] Democratic Senate up here, I've

[4:17:09] never been as ashamed to be a

[4:17:12] San Diego and as proud to be

[4:17:12] from District four.

[4:17:13] Today you have a very simple

[4:17:16] question You're going to either

[4:17:17] vote to support and fund

[4:17:18] the police or you're going to

[4:17:21] support the people.

[4:17:22] We're asking you that you

[4:17:22] support the people.

[4:17:23] Are you going to support

[4:17:26] the police whose union dues go

[4:17:26] to funding the maga agenda?

[4:17:27] Or are you going to support

[4:17:30] people who are targets of

[4:17:31] the pro mega agenda?

[4:17:31] We request that you support

[4:17:35] the people who are begging you

[4:17:36] to support programs that

[4:17:37] prevent crime and that you

[4:17:40] defund the police that continue

[4:17:41] to perpetuate the crime that

[4:17:42] we're talking about.

[4:17:42] Support the people.

[4:17:43] The police.

[4:17:45] Invest in programs that prevent

[4:17:46] crime, not the police who

[4:17:46] perpetuate it.

[4:17:47] Thank you.

[4:17:53] Lucky Aiden.

[4:17:54] >> Good afternoon.

[4:17:58] Council members Lucky eating

[4:17:59] with pana and the Trust sd

[4:17:59] Coalition.

[4:18:00] Over the past several weeks

[4:18:03] you've heard directly from

[4:18:03] community members on what

[4:18:04] matters to us.

[4:18:08] We asked you to invest in our

[4:18:08] neighborhoods fund parks,

[4:18:09] libraries, arts and youth

[4:18:13] programs and the services to

[4:18:13] help families thrive.

[4:18:14] We ask you to reject harmful

[4:18:17] technologies that

[4:18:18] disproportionately target civil

[4:18:19] our marginalized communities

[4:18:21] immigrant communities,

[4:18:22] communities of color and young

[4:18:22] people.

[4:18:23] Today your vote will show us

[4:18:27] whether you are truly listening

[4:18:27] to us.

[4:18:27] We will.

[4:18:28] Will you stand with San Diego?

[4:18:29] The San Diegans who report

[4:18:32] repeatedly called for

[4:18:32] investment in people Or will

[4:18:33] you ignore those voices and

[4:18:34] move forward with policies that

[4:18:37] cause harm?

[4:18:37] Many of you campaigned on

[4:18:38] standing with immigrants, youth

[4:18:41] working families in strictly

[4:18:42] underserved communities.

[4:18:42] You spoke about equity

[4:18:46] accountability and people

[4:18:46] putting people first.

[4:18:47] But your values are proving

[4:18:50] that during a campaign these

[4:18:51] are the they are proven in

[4:18:52] moments like this.

[4:18:52] Today is one of those moments.

[4:18:53] The community is paying

[4:18:59] attention.

[4:18:59] Thank you.

[4:19:00] Omara Yusef, you Amira, you

[4:19:01] have a lot of time, a lot of

[4:19:04] people sitting your time if

[4:19:05] they can please raise their

[4:19:05] hand.

[4:19:06] Mused Ahmed.

[4:19:09] Sorry means diamond.

[4:19:09] Can you please raise your hand?

[4:19:10] Thank you.

[4:19:14] Mohammed Mohammed obtain to to

[4:19:18] a mic.

[4:19:19] Thank you.

[4:19:19] Fatima say side.

[4:19:23] Thank you.

[4:19:23] You'll have five minutes.

[4:19:24] Please proceed.

[4:19:25] My name is Humaira Safi with

[4:19:28] the trust as the coalition and

[4:19:29] senior policy strategist with

[4:19:32] Pana.

[4:19:33] Today your vote shows where

[4:19:33] your values lie.

[4:19:37] Do you stand with the community

[4:19:38] and the programs and services

[4:19:42] we all need as San Diegans?

[4:19:43] Or do you stand with a Georgia

[4:19:46] based company and give those

[4:19:47] vital funds that we need here

[4:19:51] in San Diego to an organ to a

[4:19:52] company that has ties with

[4:19:52] the Trump administration?

[4:19:56] Flock has been proven time and

[4:19:57] time again to be ineffective

[4:20:00] that even your own reports

[4:20:01] demonstrate that 99.97% of hits

[4:20:06] are completely useless.

[4:20:07] That and I wonder what you all

[4:20:11] think What happens when you get

[4:20:12] hundreds of data points

[4:20:12] Hundreds of thousands of data

[4:20:16] points are collected on our of

[4:20:16] our community.

[4:20:16] Right.

[4:20:17] Do you all think of

[4:20:20] the immigrant community,

[4:20:21] the lgbt communities,

[4:20:21] the Muslim communities,

[4:20:22] the black and brown communities

[4:20:25] who are put in harm's way

[4:20:26] because you all are collecting

[4:20:26] this data.

[4:20:30] A company that has so many

[4:20:31] problems that is so poisonous

[4:20:31] that 68 cities across

[4:20:35] the country have ended their

[4:20:36] floc contracts.

[4:20:37] >> If you all did the right

[4:20:39] thing here today you would not

[4:20:40] be the first and you will

[4:20:41] definitely not be the last city

[4:20:44] to end the contract.

[4:20:45] Okay This is a community.

[4:20:46] This is a cost that is not

[4:20:46] worth it.

[4:20:49] It's not cost.

[4:20:50] >> It's not worth it for

[4:20:50] the community cost

[4:20:51] the financial cost and

[4:20:54] the legally liability.

[4:20:55] More than that though, I just

[4:20:55] want you all to understand

[4:20:59] today is about who do you stand

[4:20:59] with?

[4:21:00] Councilmember Yvonne Wilber

[4:21:03] Every time we bring this to you

[4:21:04] you cry and you have tears and

[4:21:04] you talk about that one police

[4:21:05] officer that died.

[4:21:08] I want to know what about our

[4:21:09] community?

[4:21:10] Are you what are the where are

[4:21:13] the tears for our communities?

[4:21:14] Where are the tears for our

[4:21:15] immigrant communities who are

[4:21:15] separated?

[4:21:17] Where are the tears for

[4:21:18] the Muslim community Who is

[4:21:18] recovering from a domestic

[4:21:23] terrorist attack on our

[4:21:23] communities?

[4:21:24] Where are the tears for our

[4:21:24] children who are now because of

[4:21:28] what happened, because of these

[4:21:29] two teenagers that came to our

[4:21:33] Islamic center and killed three

[4:21:37] of our heroes?

[4:21:38] Where is the tears for them?

[4:21:38] Okay.

[4:21:39] Where are the tears for our

[4:21:43] children who are now afraid to

[4:21:43] go outside who are bedwetting,

[4:21:47] some of them who have gone

[4:21:47] mute.

[4:21:47] Okay.

[4:21:48] Where is the tears for our

[4:21:52] communities Because we don't

[4:21:52] feel it.

[4:21:53] You can say all you all want

[4:21:54] all council members who are not

[4:21:57] who are not understanding

[4:22:00] the fact that this technology

[4:22:01] was used as a tool that

[4:22:05] actually pulled resources away

[4:22:06] from saving our three heroes

[4:22:06] that day.

[4:22:11] >> I just wanted to make sure

[4:22:11] you all understand what you are

[4:22:12] voting for.

[4:22:12] >> Okay.

[4:22:15] Hmm.

[4:22:16] >> Police relied on faulty

[4:22:20] flock technology rather than

[4:22:20] using common sense practices

[4:22:24] that could have saved the lives

[4:22:25] of our three heroes.

[4:22:26] Stop saying that you stand with

[4:22:29] immigrant communities and urge

[4:22:29] the federal government to shut

[4:22:30] down ice or to fund the state

[4:22:34] security Because you know what?

[4:22:35] There's a vote in front of you

[4:22:36] right now that you can do to

[4:22:39] work with our communities and

[4:22:40] protect our communities.

[4:22:40] When hpr was first being

[4:22:43] considered in 2023, icac

[4:22:44] specifically said don't put it

[4:22:44] in front of our mosque because

[4:22:47] they understood that our

[4:22:48] communities were going to be

[4:22:52] used and we're going to be put

[4:22:52] in harm's way if this

[4:22:53] technology was put in front of

[4:22:54] our senators.

[4:22:54] Okay.

[4:22:57] And so we understand that

[4:22:58] the PRESIDENT And

[4:22:58] the administration and those

[4:23:02] members of Congress who are

[4:23:02] calling us all terrorists and

[4:23:03] telling us to go back to our

[4:23:04] country are going to use

[4:23:07] technologies like this to

[4:23:07] weaponize against us.

[4:23:11] >> So there are council members

[4:23:12] here for council members

[4:23:12] council Pro Tem Lee, council

[4:23:17] member Foster Council member

[4:23:17] Sean Nila Rivera and Vivian

[4:23:21] Marino who have a proposal in

[4:23:22] front of you.

[4:23:26] Please I'm asking each one of

[4:23:27] you Council member to cover

[4:23:27] Council member Whitburn Council

[4:23:31] member Von Wilbur.

[4:23:32] I don't know.

[4:23:33] Council Member Alec Campbell

[4:23:36] and Raul Campo We need you to

[4:23:37] actually stand with our

[4:23:37] communities.

[4:23:41] We need these vital services.

[4:23:41] Our community needs parks,

[4:23:42] libraries.

[4:23:45] Our children need arts to

[4:23:46] recover from the pain that we

[4:23:46] are feeling.

[4:23:50] Then and we are rebuilding a

[4:23:54] sense of safety and belonging

[4:23:55] And we need those vital

[4:23:55] services.

[4:23:56] We don't need any more flack

[4:23:56] api technology.

[4:23:58] So please stand with them.

[4:24:07] >> Thank you.

[4:24:08] If I can have the following

[4:24:12] individuals.

[4:24:12] Thank you.

[4:24:13] Can I have the following

[4:24:13] individuals please come forward

[4:24:14] to the microphone and to

[4:24:16] the yellow reserved seats.

[4:24:17] Patricia Serrano if you can

[4:24:18] please come to the microphone

[4:24:21] after That will be Lynell

[4:24:22] Brown, Shaheed Price, Mitchell

[4:24:27] Woodson, Mimi Hernandez.

[4:24:31] >> These Van Huong, Amelia

[4:24:36] Lopez and Margarita Valdes as

[4:24:37] well as Belen Hernandez.

[4:24:38] Can you all please come forward

[4:24:41] to the front row?

[4:24:42] That speech was worth a round

[4:24:42] of applause.

[4:24:46] Let's not do it again.

[4:24:46] Okay.

[4:24:47] Patricia One was worthwhile.

[4:24:50] Sorry.

[4:24:51] >> Patricia, please proceed.

[4:24:52] Good afternoon.

[4:24:52] My name is Patricia Serrano and

[4:24:56] I work for Pilar.

[4:24:57] I just want to say they are

[4:24:57] good friends and community

[4:25:00] members are hurting because of

[4:25:01] luck.

[4:25:01] Enable this to happen and must

[4:25:05] be stopped and protect San

[4:25:05] Diego.

[4:25:06] I want to speak directly to

[4:25:09] Miami.

[4:25:10] You have followed my mind both

[4:25:14] on how you are a candidate for

[4:25:18] District 48 and now how you

[4:25:23] stood up to Trump in voting for

[4:25:24] Flag as a vote for Trump.

[4:25:26] You don't understand our

[4:25:27] communities.

[4:25:28] You don't understand immigrant

[4:25:32] communities.

[4:25:33] It is enough to say that you

[4:25:33] are anti-Trump.

[4:25:34] It's not enough.

[4:25:40] >> You have to act.

[4:25:41] >> Today you have the choice to

[4:25:44] do a stand with our communities

[4:25:45] ,our brothers and sisters, our

[4:25:49] Muslim communities, our black

[4:25:49] communities, our immigrant

[4:25:54] communities.

[4:25:55] >> Down to thank you for that.

[4:25:59] Concluding Remarks Lynell Brown

[4:26:00] Because I hear okay.

[4:26:08] Shaheen Price.

[4:26:08] Good afternoon.

[4:26:13] Council members My community

[4:26:17] needs investment.

[4:26:18] It needs resources.

[4:26:19] My community don't need

[4:26:22] surveillance or the continuance

[4:26:23] of overpolicing in our

[4:26:23] communities.

[4:26:27] Why do we continue to give as

[4:26:27] dpd billions to harass

[4:26:28] the black and brown peoples in

[4:26:31] our communities?

[4:26:33] My my community is South San

[4:26:35] Diego District four.

[4:26:36] Give my committee the resources

[4:26:37] to thrive like other

[4:26:41] communities are able to thrive

[4:26:45] with resources Funding South

[4:26:46] These treatment centers fund

[4:26:46] the community and not

[4:26:47] the police.

[4:26:49] You know smart streetlights,

[4:26:54] lpr drones you know these

[4:26:55] things don't keep us safe.

[4:26:56] You know I heard of a lot of

[4:26:57] people come up here talking

[4:26:59] about taking a police and

[4:27:00] the guy over there about how to

[4:27:04] keep us safe But we know what

[4:27:05] really keep communities safe

[4:27:08] and invest in our communities.

[4:27:13] >> Michelle Wilson good

[4:27:13] afternoon.

[4:27:19] And Charlie Woods said I'm

[4:27:20] the legal director of Pillars

[4:27:20] of the Community.

[4:27:22] >> I have one minute one minute

[4:27:23] to tell you all the data about

[4:27:27] alpa and its law technology.

[4:27:27] I have one minute to share

[4:27:28] stories after stories about

[4:27:31] community members who have been

[4:27:32] harassed by the police.

[4:27:32] I can do that.

[4:27:35] But one minute isn't enough.

[4:27:36] >> We've spent hours at city

[4:27:40] council telling you exactly

[4:27:41] that giving you the data,

[4:27:41] giving you the community

[4:27:42] experiences.

[4:27:45] And that's not enough.

[4:27:45] >> But one message is

[4:27:46] resoundingly clear Our

[4:27:50] communities do not trust

[4:27:50] the police.

[4:27:51] They do not prevent crime.

[4:27:55] Instead they enforce

[4:27:55] harassment, discrimination and

[4:27:59] racism on our community

[4:28:00] members.

[4:28:00] I see it every single day.

[4:28:04] And this budget is a message of

[4:28:05] your values.

[4:28:09] So are you deciding to continue

[4:28:09] to fund that harassment,

[4:28:10] discrimination and racism or

[4:28:14] are you deciding to fund

[4:28:14] prevention of crime by funding

[4:28:15] our communities?

[4:28:18] >> That's on you.

[4:28:23] Mimi Hernandez Hernandez What's

[4:28:24] up City members We don't need a

[4:28:29] lpr We need c o m m you and I t

[4:28:29] y.

[4:28:33] And we need you to do the right

[4:28:34] thing by getting behind our

[4:28:34] people.

[4:28:35] For those of you who are left

[4:28:37] to vote, we're going to tell

[4:28:38] you now do not vote yes on that

[4:28:42] system.

[4:28:43] Yesterday four young four young

[4:28:47] including a minor black boys

[4:28:48] were pulled over and 30 cop

[4:28:49] cars for four young black boys

[4:28:52] just for them to go to jail for

[4:28:53] something that they weren't

[4:28:56] even involved in or didn't do.

[4:28:57] It took us the community c o m

[4:29:02] m and I t y community.

[4:29:03] It took us to come and save

[4:29:07] those young black boys Not no

[4:29:07] system.

[4:29:08] So we say it again and again

[4:29:11] and again Put the money where

[4:29:12] it belongs, put it in the right

[4:29:12] resources.

[4:29:13] Allow us to do what we do.

[4:29:16] The community Think about it.

[4:29:17] They can take that way up north

[4:29:21] somewhere But what we see in

[4:29:22] southeast San Diego District

[4:29:26] 49821 whatever we don't see it

[4:29:26] nowhere else.

[4:29:27] >> Thank you for that

[4:29:27] concluding sentence.

[4:29:35] Leila Aziz Council PRESIDENT

[4:29:36] Not going waste my time on

[4:29:36] the others.

[4:29:37] We know that they're not with

[4:29:37] us.

[4:29:40] We got one about to run against

[4:29:40] a Republican as a moderate

[4:29:44] Republican and I don't know how

[4:29:45] that's going to turn out.

[4:29:49] LaCava You are going to give

[4:29:49] the San Diego Police Department

[4:29:54] technology when they are filing

[4:29:56] all complaints and oversight

[4:30:02] and miscellaneous.

[4:30:03] Why would you not ensure that

[4:30:07] Measure a is fully implemented

[4:30:07] And there's good oversight,

[4:30:08] strong strategic oversight

[4:30:12] without giving them some power

[4:30:13] that they've already

[4:30:13] demonstrated?

[4:30:16] If they have it they'll do it

[4:30:17] what they want with it.

[4:30:18] One time I saw Marty ask him

[4:30:18] Are you going to do the right

[4:30:19] thing?

[4:30:21] And they said yes.

[4:30:22] It was like a cartoon.

[4:30:27] We have the structure get

[4:30:27] the cbp get oversight together

[4:30:28] and then you can have these

[4:30:31] other conversations But

[4:30:32] everything else you're doing

[4:30:32] harm.

[4:30:37] >> Thank you, Van Horn.

[4:30:41] I know Brown's here and Brown

[4:30:42] is here His did I call his

[4:30:47] speakers in Our group is before

[4:30:47] me here.

[4:30:48] I said he wasn't here.

[4:30:55] Oh please come forward.

[4:30:55] Can you go to the microphone

[4:30:59] over there?

[4:31:04] Oh, hello.

[4:31:04] Oh hi.

[4:31:05] City council and mayor and

[4:31:09] everybody I'd like to thank you

[4:31:10] for allowing that money to come

[4:31:13] back in case it comes back.

[4:31:14] If it comes back, you know, we

[4:31:15] appreciate it.

[4:31:19] You know we've been doing a lot

[4:31:20] of work in this community and

[4:31:21] you can see by the vote turnout

[4:31:23] you know, we had a bunch of

[4:31:24] parties vote to party.

[4:31:28] We knocked on doors and we got

[4:31:29] everybody to come out and vote

[4:31:29] for this district so that we

[4:31:33] could see if the change could

[4:31:34] be made.

[4:31:35] And we tried to from one color

[4:31:35] to another and that's thanks to

[4:31:37] the work that we do in

[4:31:38] the community, you know, and we

[4:31:42] have the power to change things

[4:31:42] .

[4:31:43] So and we showed it by going

[4:31:47] out there and having people

[4:31:47] vote.

[4:31:48] So the change that we need to

[4:31:49] make is within us But it's

[4:31:52] because of you guys so we need

[4:31:53] you guys to help us make a

[4:31:56] difference by, you know, a fair

[4:31:57] invested in our community.

[4:32:02] Give me a hand.

[4:32:03] You know the drop centers we

[4:32:04] here we fight.

[4:32:06] We got a feisty woman right

[4:32:07] here.

[4:32:07] >> Thank you for that

[4:32:08] concluding sentence.

[4:32:08] Van Horn.

[4:32:12] I can have the following

[4:32:12] individuals please come forward

[4:32:13] to the microphone and then to

[4:32:16] the other reserved seats Van

[4:32:17] Juan Amelia Lopez.

[4:32:17] Margarita Valdez.

[4:32:22] Belen Hernandez Paloma Quote

[4:32:23] The Victor Ponce de Caleb

[4:32:27] Flores, Ashley Leyva and Ramos

[4:32:31] Noah you work and Janica

[4:32:32] Falkner if you can all come

[4:32:33] forward as well as Patricia

[4:32:37] Mondragon Van Huang if you can

[4:32:37] please come to the microphone.

[4:32:41] >> We're a group Which group

[4:32:45] What's the name?

[4:32:45] >> Okay.

[4:32:50] You'll be managing your own

[4:32:51] time then because there's no

[4:32:54] checkbox checked Is it from Van

[4:33:07] Wang all the way to I don't got

[4:33:16] a Victor went to okay to Victor

[4:33:20] that six please proceed.

[4:33:21] >> Hello council members again

[4:33:24] I'm here as a youth organizer

[4:33:25] with Mid-City Kan and a

[4:33:26] homeowner in City Heights.

[4:33:30] I want to thank you all for

[4:33:30] the restorations to

[4:33:31] the libraries park and rec

[4:33:33] centers in d 48 and the nine I

[4:33:34] am here asking you to keep this

[4:33:35] restorations in the final

[4:33:38] budget that you vote for today

[4:33:38] and to fully restore the hours

[4:33:43] for our parks and rec centers.

[4:33:44] These spaces are especially

[4:33:44] useful to have for our youth

[4:33:45] during the summer.

[4:33:48] Ed is a space to foster

[4:33:48] community like the parks after

[4:33:49] dark events that we see

[4:33:49] the activities offered

[4:33:52] throughout these spaces help

[4:33:53] our youth have healthy outlets

[4:33:54] and the libraries provide a

[4:33:57] designated cooling zone during

[4:33:58] the hot summer days when

[4:33:58] streets when heat strokes

[4:33:59] become a concern.

[4:34:02] Our hope is that we continue to

[4:34:03] have parks that are open where

[4:34:04] we can hear laughter, smell

[4:34:07] food from gatherings, see

[4:34:08] diverse spaces, feel the metal

[4:34:11] of the slides and taste letters

[4:34:11] from the palette that'll again

[4:34:12] please fully restore the hours

[4:34:16] for libraries Park and rec

[4:34:17] centers and thank you for what

[4:34:17] you have been able to restore

[4:34:21] so far.

[4:34:26] Hello City COUNCILMAN Inspector

[4:34:27] Ponti and the organizer of

[4:34:27] Mid-City can where I've had

[4:34:28] the pleasure working with our

[4:34:30] youth council since 2018.

[4:34:31] Since then many of them have

[4:34:32] grown up and I'm happy to say

[4:34:36] that they're all doing well So

[4:34:37] have continued their

[4:34:37] involvement committee work and

[4:34:38] now actually going back a trip

[4:34:39] contributed to their community

[4:34:40] in their own ways.

[4:34:40] They are just a handful of

[4:34:41] examples So it's possible when

[4:34:42] you invest in youth and set up

[4:34:44] them to succeed that

[4:34:44] achievements demonstrate

[4:34:45] the incredible potential of

[4:34:46] young people when given

[4:34:50] opportunities and support And I

[4:34:50] believe their ongoing

[4:34:51] contributions will continue to

[4:34:52] positively impact our community

[4:34:52] for years to come.

[4:34:55] However, I believe the city

[4:34:56] offering to support and

[4:34:57] contribute them and contribute

[4:34:57] to them by successfully

[4:35:00] restoring that by fully

[4:35:01] restoring the proposed cuts to

[4:35:02] the Office of Child and Success

[4:35:05] Centers children Our youth and

[4:35:06] youth deserve more than

[4:35:06] symbolic support.

[4:35:10] There's a visible permanent and

[4:35:10] adequately funded office that

[4:35:11] can coordinate services,

[4:35:12] leverage additional funding and

[4:35:14] ensure their their needs remain

[4:35:15] at the center of city policy.

[4:35:20] We just got a chance to go last

[4:35:21] week with our youth to

[4:35:22] the event that they hosted in

[4:35:25] those beautiful I see so many

[4:35:26] youth there in the space just

[4:35:26] being able to gather once they

[4:35:28] amongst each other have been

[4:35:29] able to connect, being able to

[4:35:30] see the different resources

[4:35:30] that are available to them in

[4:35:34] the city And this isn't

[4:35:34] possible without that office

[4:35:35] putting that together and

[4:35:36] coordinating that I know that

[4:35:38] there's funding is limited so I

[4:35:39] would recommend cutting

[4:35:39] the proposed block funding

[4:35:43] that's going there.

[4:35:44] We've seen that only harming

[4:35:44] our communities.

[4:35:45] We wanted to ensure that we can

[4:35:48] distribute the money from there

[4:35:48] to the youth instead.

[4:35:52] Thank you.

[4:35:53] >> Okay We are grateful for

[4:35:58] the restoration and to parks

[4:35:58] that my colleague Paloma

[4:35:59] already mentioned but we are

[4:36:03] also still disappointed and sad

[4:36:03] by the remaining cuts to

[4:36:06] the Parks Department

[4:36:07] specifically three positions

[4:36:08] which are to park designers

[4:36:10] which each cost 170,000 per

[4:36:11] position with overhead and

[4:36:15] the assistant deputy director

[4:36:16] Parks infrastructure and assets

[4:36:17] 220 k per year The park

[4:36:21] designers are part of the asset

[4:36:21] management team led by Deputy

[4:36:25] Director Michelle Obama, Sean

[4:36:25] They play a vital role in

[4:36:26] the delivery of minor capital

[4:36:30] projects in-house design in

[4:36:30] project completion in a shorter

[4:36:31] amount of time and less cost by

[4:36:34] eliminate these positions you

[4:36:35] are effectively outsourcing

[4:36:39] their jobs to consult and

[4:36:40] contracts which are

[4:36:41] significantly more expensive

[4:36:44] and take much longer.

[4:36:45] For example on Wall Street Park

[4:36:48] Playground Improvement 95 k

[4:36:49] Parks and Rec cost in lieu of

[4:36:52] acp Playground improvement cost

[4:36:53] of 3 million ib scripts

[4:36:56] Sidewalk widening 290 k Parks

[4:36:57] and rec costs in lieu of acp

[4:36:59] estimated cost of 3.2 million

[4:37:00] The Parks Asset Management team

[4:37:04] works so effectively with

[4:37:04] the community and nonprofits

[4:37:05] that they produce high quality

[4:37:10] park designs in do it as a

[4:37:11] front at a fraction of the cost

[4:37:11] that acp does it That's how we

[4:37:14] got Henwood Park done for

[4:37:18] the first two years This team

[4:37:18] oversees 1.2 billion worth of

[4:37:19] capital projects with the acp

[4:37:23] Department in over 30 million

[4:37:23] of privately delivered parks

[4:37:27] and amenities.

[4:37:28] They also manage and oversee

[4:37:32] 134 million grant funds outside

[4:37:33] funding coming into the city

[4:37:37] for Parks and Rec The moment

[4:37:38] you approved this budget today

[4:37:38] you just made repairs more

[4:37:42] expensive on less.

[4:37:42] Unless you restore these

[4:37:46] positions I ask you to at least

[4:37:47] restore the Deputy director to

[4:37:48] keep the asset management team

[4:37:51] operational.

[4:37:52] Please pick up your pen so that

[4:37:53] you can write this down and add

[4:37:57] it to the budget 220 k to

[4:37:57] restore the Assistant Deputy

[4:38:01] Director of Parks

[4:38:02] Infrastructure and Assets Can

[4:38:03] you do this for our youth in

[4:38:03] our parks?

[4:38:08] Thank you.

[4:38:09] I don't have a script or notes

[4:38:14] so I'm just going um this

[4:38:14] the first time I heard about

[4:38:15] these cameras which is where

[4:38:19] because they're going to record

[4:38:20] every single every single

[4:38:24] citizen's of San Diego or

[4:38:28] wherever and we should every

[4:38:33] single one of us should know

[4:38:36] that we are being recorded and

[4:38:37] every single one of us should

[4:38:42] know that we there are votes

[4:38:42] going without us knowing

[4:38:47] because we are a member of this

[4:38:48] community and we deserve to

[4:38:52] know and it should be

[4:38:53] everywhere.

[4:38:53] Everyone should have.

[4:38:57] These are information.

[4:38:58] It should be on billboards.

[4:39:02] People should if they know

[4:39:02] there would be lines and lines

[4:39:06] and lines of people go in here

[4:39:08] And that's all I have for you.

[4:39:14] >> Happy Friday.

[4:39:14] Thank you.

[4:39:15] Thank you.

[4:39:16] Kaley Flores, if you can please

[4:39:19] come forward to

[4:39:19] the microphones.

[4:39:20] >> After that we'll have Ashley

[4:39:25] Leyva and a Ramos Noah, Jenny

[4:39:29] Faulkner, Patricia Mondragon

[4:39:29] And instead of available you

[4:39:30] can all please come up to

[4:39:33] the yellow reserved seats.

[4:39:34] >> Kaley, please proceed.

[4:39:35] Hello council members.

[4:39:38] My name is Katie Flores and I'm

[4:39:39] here with Ace and the Community

[4:39:39] Budget Lions.

[4:39:42] So firstly thank you for

[4:39:43] starting to show support

[4:39:43] towards the youth of San Diego

[4:39:47] by starting the restoration of

[4:39:48] the parks and starting the fund

[4:39:51] the youth and arts But I'm also

[4:39:52] here to plead with you all to

[4:39:52] do more.

[4:39:53] Not only should San Diego be

[4:39:56] focusing more on funding our

[4:39:57] youth, giving them resources

[4:39:58] and opportunities to grow but

[4:40:01] that includes providing funding

[4:40:01] towards places where they can

[4:40:02] feel safe Libraries, community

[4:40:06] resource centers Majority of

[4:40:06] the proposed budget is

[4:40:11] allocated to public safety or I

[4:40:12] should say a version of public

[4:40:12] safety.

[4:40:16] Definitely not my version

[4:40:16] because my version of public

[4:40:17] safety is being able to walk

[4:40:21] the streets without fear of ice

[4:40:21] attacks to the people in our

[4:40:22] communities.

[4:40:22] The data tracking the mass

[4:40:26] surveillance and stalking I'm

[4:40:27] pleading with you to cancel

[4:40:30] your contract with Block

[4:40:31] allocate those funds and

[4:40:31] resources to the youth instead.

[4:40:34] Thank you.

[4:40:39] >> Ashley Leyva.

[4:40:40] >> Good afternoon City Council

[4:40:41] members.

[4:40:44] My name is Ashley Labor and I

[4:40:45] live in District eight.

[4:40:46] I am a member of ace and a

[4:40:46] member of the Community Budget

[4:40:49] Alliance.

[4:40:50] I am here as a concerned

[4:40:50] community member and educator.

[4:40:54] The arts It's incredibly,

[4:40:55] incredibly important to me and

[4:40:56] many other committee members

[4:40:59] because of the immense positive

[4:40:59] impact it has on

[4:41:00] the development of children.

[4:41:04] I don't oh I know I don't have

[4:41:08] to explain the benefits that

[4:41:09] the arts and other youth

[4:41:09] programs have in a community

[4:41:13] but the disadvantage of block

[4:41:14] and the flawed police

[4:41:14] department present presence is

[4:41:18] concerning especially when

[4:41:19] the already target art

[4:41:19] disenfranchized youth and

[4:41:23] communities funding floc will

[4:41:23] be a failure on your part.

[4:41:25] I urge you to not fund floc and

[4:41:28] instead invest in

[4:41:28] the well-being and future of

[4:41:29] our children and communities.

[4:41:31] Thank you.

[4:41:36] And I'm Ramos.

[4:41:37] >> Hello council members.

[4:41:38] My name is and Ramos.

[4:41:41] I'm a community organizer with

[4:41:42] a's and a member of

[4:41:46] the Committee on Budget Lines.

[4:41:47] I want to start off by thanking

[4:41:47] you for restoring the funding

[4:41:50] for arts and culture like

[4:41:51] genuinely these are the city

[4:41:52] resources actually keep our

[4:41:55] community safe because it

[4:41:56] allows for people to build a

[4:41:57] genuine sense of community with

[4:42:00] each other instead of fostering

[4:42:01] a growing isolation and hate

[4:42:02] that leads to the violence

[4:42:02] around us.

[4:42:06] But it is the bare minimum And

[4:42:07] what we also need is to cancel

[4:42:08] the contract with the block

[4:42:11] This company has already

[4:42:11] violated public trust by

[4:42:12] sharing our private data so why

[4:42:15] should we keep throwing away

[4:42:16] millions of tax dollars to fund

[4:42:16] a violent mass surveillance

[4:42:20] technology that targets working

[4:42:21] class people?

[4:42:21] >> And also this budget deficit

[4:42:25] will continue until we hold

[4:42:26] corporations like Flagg

[4:42:27] accountable who are profiting

[4:42:30] and weaponizing their

[4:42:30] technology against us and

[4:42:31] corporations like core civic

[4:42:32] accountable who keep

[4:42:35] dehumanized immigrants and are

[4:42:35] continually allowed to profit

[4:42:36] off of violence and

[4:42:39] exploitations of human beings.

[4:42:39] >> Thank you.

[4:42:40] Thank you.

[4:42:44] No Hayek.

[4:42:45] >> Good afternoon Council

[4:42:45] members.

[4:42:49] My name is No I'm a researcher

[4:42:50] with the Center on Policy

[4:42:50] Initiatives and a member of

[4:42:51] the Community Budget Alliance.

[4:42:54] How many stories does it take

[4:42:55] for you to see, listen and

[4:42:58] value someone?

[4:42:59] Hundreds of San Diegans have

[4:43:00] told you their stories this

[4:43:00] year sometimes about the joy

[4:43:03] they find through parks,

[4:43:04] libraries and arts sometimes

[4:43:05] about the challenges they face

[4:43:07] as young people in this city

[4:43:08] with dwindling support

[4:43:09] sometimes about the sorrow and

[4:43:12] anxiety of flooding every time

[4:43:13] it rains always about what they

[4:43:17] need from this city to thrive.

[4:43:18] Our communities have made it

[4:43:18] clear that more criminalization

[4:43:22] and surveillance do not keep us

[4:43:22] safe or help us thrive.

[4:43:23] What I'm asking you to do is

[4:43:23] your job.

[4:43:27] Listen to San Diegans not to

[4:43:28] corporations money or your next

[4:43:28] political ambition.

[4:43:32] Listen to San Diegans.

[4:43:32] Value our experiences and

[4:43:33] invest in us.

[4:43:36] Cancel the contract fund Youth

[4:43:37] Success Libraries, Parks and

[4:43:38] Rec the stormwater department

[4:43:41] and install the pedestrian

[4:43:42] beacon near Rosa Parks

[4:43:42] Elementary.

[4:43:43] >> San Diegans have told you

[4:43:44] what they need to thrive.

[4:43:47] Now show us you've been

[4:43:47] listening.

[4:43:48] >> Thank you, Jenny Co-Founder

[4:43:52] Jenny you have time ceded to

[4:43:53] you by Chris Kennison If you

[4:43:54] can please raise his hand as

[4:43:58] well as it's my order.

[4:43:58] Thank you.

[4:43:59] You'll have three minutes.

[4:44:03] Please proceed when ready.

[4:44:04] How come I met you too?

[4:44:05] Anyway, I am Janika Addie for

[4:44:07] resident with a lie in San

[4:44:08] Diego and a member of

[4:44:08] the Community Budget Alliance.

[4:44:11] We all know San Diego is prone

[4:44:12] to floods especially in black,

[4:44:12] brown and low income

[4:44:13] communities.

[4:44:15] We did the work to prove our

[4:44:16] communities are asking for

[4:44:17] prevention of any future

[4:44:17] disasters.

[4:44:20] We stand here more than two

[4:44:20] years later on the fence about

[4:44:21] about providing preventative

[4:44:25] funding in communities we have

[4:44:26] seen historically underfunded,

[4:44:30] undervalued and overpoliced.

[4:44:31] What are we saying to

[4:44:31] communities that had to swim

[4:44:35] through sewage to rescue their

[4:44:35] neighbors And after the city

[4:44:40] had been warned numerous times

[4:44:41] and those those warnings were

[4:44:41] ignored?

[4:44:42] The warnings came from

[4:44:44] the storm water department,

[4:44:45] the aba and many other city

[4:44:46] officials is cutting stormwater

[4:44:49] funding how you honor and

[4:44:50] uplift human dignity of those

[4:44:54] flood survivors.

[4:44:55] We cannot continue to run

[4:44:55] the city as we have.

[4:44:58] Council members It's your most

[4:44:59] important job is to listen to

[4:44:59] your constituents.

[4:45:03] Only four of you have heard our

[4:45:04] calls and have finally stood

[4:45:04] with us.

[4:45:05] Thank you.

[4:45:08] Ella Rivera, Foster Lee and

[4:45:09] Moreno for calling out what has

[4:45:13] been in front of us for so

[4:45:13] long.

[4:45:16] We are wasting $2 million

[4:45:17] annually to fuel ineffective

[4:45:18] and overpriced technology that

[4:45:22] solves less than 1% of crimes.

[4:45:22] Instead of thinking through

[4:45:26] real solutions that will bring

[4:45:27] back resources and trust into

[4:45:27] our communities to the rest of

[4:45:32] you especially those of you who

[4:45:35] are running for other seats and

[4:45:36] that are up for reelection We

[4:45:37] remember we will remember this

[4:45:41] when we go to vote.

[4:45:41] Instead of funding rec centers,

[4:45:42] libraries and parks, you have

[4:45:43] sat through hours of public

[4:45:45] comment and ignored us.

[4:45:46] You have an opportunity today

[4:45:47] to do the right thing.

[4:45:50] We are living through history

[4:45:51] and the city of San Diego has

[4:45:52] the opportunity to take

[4:45:52] the lead in the state of

[4:45:55] California and the rest of

[4:45:55] the country.

[4:45:56] Today you can follow the aba's

[4:45:57] recommendations to reject

[4:46:00] surveillance dollars in our

[4:46:01] city budget and say no to

[4:46:01] the big corporations that are

[4:46:02] targeting our communities and

[4:46:05] further damaging our city.

[4:46:05] We need bold ideas and real

[4:46:10] investments in our people, not

[4:46:10] punishment.

[4:46:11] Please act now and uplift

[4:46:11] the people's budget and modify

[4:46:13] the budget to reflect

[4:46:14] the people's true needs.

[4:46:18] And with that we will again do

[4:46:19] a moment of silence for

[4:47:05] the flood survivors

[4:47:05] .

[4:47:10] >> Patricia Madrigal.

[4:47:11] >> After Patricia will be in

[4:47:15] Cervello Beth Givens.

[4:47:16] Claire Snyder.

[4:47:20] Juan Cordero.

[4:47:21] Cristina Garibay Taylor.

[4:47:21] Maria Lorena Garcia.

[4:47:26] Franco de Mayo.

[4:47:27] And Ian Embry.

[4:47:30] If you can all please come up

[4:47:31] to the front row now Patricia

[4:47:32] you have time ceded to you by

[4:47:35] Olivia Castillo.

[4:47:35] >> Thank you.

[4:47:36] You'll have two minutes.

[4:47:36] Please proceed.

[4:47:37] Good afternoon.

[4:47:40] Council members Patricia

[4:47:40] Mondragon with Alliance San

[4:47:41] Diego, a member of

[4:47:44] the Community Budget Alliance

[4:47:45] Trustee Coalition and the San

[4:47:46] Diego Immigrant Rights

[4:47:46] Consortium.

[4:47:50] We are our District three

[4:47:50] residents.

[4:47:51] As you finalize this budget, we

[4:47:54] urge you to invest in

[4:47:55] the programs that protect human

[4:47:56] rights and make our communities

[4:47:56] stronger.

[4:48:00] San Diego and have been clear

[4:48:00] about what creates safety

[4:48:03] stable housing, youth programs

[4:48:04] ,libraries, arts and cultural

[4:48:05] services, homelessness

[4:48:09] prevention and infrastructure

[4:48:09] that protects families from

[4:48:10] flooding and climate disasters.

[4:48:14] Yet this budget underfund many

[4:48:15] of those priorities while

[4:48:15] continuing to invest in

[4:48:18] policing and surveillance

[4:48:19] technologies like Floc Alper.

[4:48:23] >> Just a few minutes ago

[4:48:27] Congress voted to add $70

[4:48:27] billion for ice and Border

[4:48:28] Patrol.

[4:48:33] All of you expressed anger

[4:48:34] after the Denver for cat ice

[4:48:34] raid.

[4:48:37] Today you can do something

[4:48:38] about it by ending the pilot

[4:48:38] contract.

[4:48:42] >> We ask you to to to reject

[4:48:42] the false choice between public

[4:48:46] safety and community

[4:48:47] investment.

[4:48:47] Real safety comes from

[4:48:48] preventing homelessness,

[4:48:51] supporting young people,

[4:48:52] keeping families housed and

[4:48:53] ensuring neighborhoods have

[4:48:53] the infrastructure they need to

[4:48:56] withstand future disasters.

[4:48:57] >> That means restoring funding

[4:49:02] for community service and

[4:49:02] the full $100 million for

[4:49:07] stormwater infrastructure.

[4:49:08] >> I want to end by saying my

[4:49:12] niece is here with me today.

[4:49:12] >> She's a rising sophomore in

[4:49:13] high school at Senior Unified

[4:49:14] School District.

[4:49:17] This is her first city council

[4:49:17] meeting.

[4:49:18] She's not ready to speak yet

[4:49:21] but she's watching.

[4:49:22] She's watching to see what her

[4:49:26] future is.

[4:49:27] She's watching you guys to see

[4:49:28] if you're going to invest in

[4:49:31] her future or in more

[4:49:31] surveillance.

[4:49:32] I hope you choose people over

[4:49:35] technology communities over

[4:49:36] monitoring and adopt about a

[4:49:37] budget that gives the next

[4:49:40] generation a city where they

[4:49:40] can thrive.

[4:49:41] Thank you for that concluding

[4:49:44] comment and Cervello.

[4:49:49] >> Good afternoon everyone.

[4:49:50] My name is Ian Sidwell.

[4:49:51] I am a member of the Asia

[4:49:54] Pacific American Labor Alliance

[4:49:55] and I'm also the chairperson of

[4:49:55] the San Diego Immigrant Rights

[4:49:56] Consortium.

[4:50:00] I am a practicing immigration

[4:50:00] attorney that defends many of

[4:50:01] our community members from

[4:50:05] deportation every day I

[4:50:05] interact with immigrant

[4:50:06] families who are suffering from

[4:50:09] this cruel mass deportation

[4:50:10] policies of this administration

[4:50:11] For over a year now the racist

[4:50:15] Trump administration has

[4:50:15] violently separated families,

[4:50:16] kidnaped community members

[4:50:19] surveilled and racially

[4:50:20] profiled black and brown

[4:50:21] communities, denied due process

[4:50:24] and violated human rights of

[4:50:25] our community members.

[4:50:25] Now while the federal

[4:50:29] government is intending to

[4:50:30] intensify its attack of our

[4:50:31] communities, is the city of San

[4:50:35] Diego going to give them more

[4:50:35] tools to conduct mass

[4:50:39] surveillance on us in the city

[4:50:40] of San Diego willing to be

[4:50:40] complicit in these attacks

[4:50:44] against communities of color?

[4:50:44] You have a choice and I implore

[4:50:45] you to invest in our

[4:50:45] communities.

[4:50:47] Thank you so much.

[4:50:47] >> Thank you.

[4:50:57] Beth Givens.

[4:50:57] >> Yeah.

[4:50:58] I urge you to cancel the flock

[4:51:02] Ale pr contract to nearly 70

[4:51:02] cities have done so including

[4:51:06] seven in California primarily

[4:51:07] for violating city data sharing

[4:51:08] rules, inaccurate data and

[4:51:11] residents objections to

[4:51:12] warrantless surveillance.

[4:51:16] A San Diego man was wrongfully

[4:51:17] jailed for several weeks for a

[4:51:17] violent crime he did not commit

[4:51:21] because of erroneous data he's

[4:51:22] likely to sue.

[4:51:22] Such errors have occurred

[4:51:26] elsewhere across the nation.

[4:51:27] Further, the police department

[4:51:27] kept one here captain here who

[4:51:31] pushed hard for flock was hired

[4:51:31] by flock upon retirement.

[4:51:36] That is shady to say the least.

[4:51:37] Flux technology is flawed and

[4:51:40] its leadership has thumbed its

[4:51:41] nose at city's rules by sharing

[4:51:44] data with federal law

[4:51:45] enforcement in violation of

[4:51:45] local laws.

[4:51:50] The fbi is now seeking real

[4:51:50] time access to Alper data

[4:51:54] nationwide According to recent

[4:51:55] news reports.

[4:51:55] The money spent on Floc 2

[4:51:56] million a year could well be

[4:51:59] allocated elsewhere.

[4:52:00] >> Libraries.

[4:52:00] Rec centers.

[4:52:01] Thank you.

[4:52:02] Including sentence we have

[4:52:04] clear Snyder.

[4:52:05] Next is a group that will be

[4:52:09] sharing time but if they can

[4:52:10] please raise their hand even if

[4:52:11] they will be speaking so that I

[4:52:12] can put that time on the clock

[4:52:15] and I understand you have a

[4:52:15] PowerPoint as well.

[4:52:16] Claire Snyder Liliana So Diana,

[4:52:18] please raise your hand.

[4:52:19] >> Alex Castillo Please raise

[4:52:23] your hand.

[4:52:24] >> We are going to la To la.

[4:52:28] Please raise your hand.

[4:52:28] C.J. Mendoza Please raise your

[4:52:29] hand.

[4:52:33] Olivia Davis, Tristan Carmen

[4:52:38] and Christian accent.

[4:52:38] Thank you.

[4:52:39] You'll have nine minutes.

[4:52:41] Please proceed.

[4:52:42] Hello.

[4:52:42] Budget Review Committee and

[4:52:43] counsel continuously During

[4:52:47] these past few months you have

[4:52:48] heard from each of us on

[4:52:48] the importance and on

[4:52:51] the importance of investing in

[4:52:52] youth through Aussie whilst at

[4:52:53] youth level We believe that

[4:52:53] every young person should have

[4:52:56] everything that they need to be

[4:52:57] happy, healthy and reach their

[4:52:57] full potential.

[4:53:00] One way of ensuring that vision

[4:53:00] is by having committed staff at

[4:53:04] the city of San Diego dedicated

[4:53:05] to driving critical investments

[4:53:09] in child care accessibility,

[4:53:09] youth leadership and family

[4:53:10] support systems.

[4:53:10] Everything mentioned above is

[4:53:14] what Aussie Wales accomplishes

[4:53:15] and more as outlined in its

[4:53:15] specific goals in the Child and

[4:53:19] Youth Plan which was recently

[4:53:20] unanimously adopted by council

[4:53:20] last year.

[4:53:24] Aussie Why I got pushed into

[4:53:25] the library department to save

[4:53:28] money while also stripping away

[4:53:29] its autonomy to actually have

[4:53:29] effective interdepartmental

[4:53:33] communication and

[4:53:34] collaborations that persist.

[4:53:35] Positionality this year

[4:53:38] translated into a hasty

[4:53:39] decision at the Mayor's office

[4:53:40] office which was eliminating

[4:53:43] Ozawa as completely.

[4:53:44] Currently we know six council

[4:53:44] members support

[4:53:49] the preservation of Aussie

[4:53:50] wires and we thank you for it

[4:53:51] because today's fight is ensure

[4:53:53] that the office doesn't

[4:53:53] disappear.

[4:53:54] Children and youth should also

[4:53:54] be a commitment for

[4:53:56] the remaining council members

[4:54:01] and I'll pass it over to Claire

[4:54:01] .

[4:54:02] >> Last week the Office of

[4:54:02] Child.

[4:54:02] Sorry.

[4:54:06] Next slide please.

[4:54:07] >> Last week the Office of

[4:54:08] Child and Youth success proved

[4:54:08] exactly why they are vital to

[4:54:09] our city.

[4:54:11] They hosted the first citywide

[4:54:12] Youth Summit above Balboa Park

[4:54:16] bringing together over 200

[4:54:17] young people and dozens of

[4:54:17] community partners including us

[4:54:18] youth.

[4:54:21] Well our time to act The lgbt

[4:54:22] Center Reality Changers San

[4:54:22] Diego Public Library and San

[4:54:25] Diego promise known as Core

[4:54:26] Planning Partners.

[4:54:26] Next slide please.

[4:54:30] This wasn't just another event.

[4:54:31] It was entirely youth centered

[4:54:32] and had youth at the forefront

[4:54:35] of planning and execution.

[4:54:36] Featuring youth led workshops

[4:54:37] rooted in the city's Child and

[4:54:38] Youth plan and art activities

[4:54:41] facilitated by the San Diego

[4:54:42] Creative Youth Development

[4:54:42] Network.

[4:54:43] O.C. Is something rare and

[4:54:45] essential.

[4:54:46] They broke down silos and

[4:54:46] convened a massive diverse

[4:54:47] coalition across multiple

[4:54:51] sectors to lift up our young

[4:54:51] people.

[4:54:52] Next slide please.

[4:54:56] This is exactly what O.C. Weiss

[4:54:57] was created to do and it's what

[4:54:57] they do best.

[4:55:01] We need them funded, supported

[4:55:01] and sustained so they can

[4:55:02] continue doing this crucial

[4:55:05] work alongside and for San

[4:55:06] Diego's youth.

[4:55:06] This is what we're talking

[4:55:07] about when we're talking about

[4:55:11] community safety.

[4:55:11] >> We're not talking about

[4:55:12] the alba.

[4:55:12] We're talking about this youth

[4:55:15] joy youth resource is.

[4:55:16] >> And I'll pass it to Alex to

[4:55:17] talk more about her experience

[4:55:24] at the youth summit.

[4:55:25] >> All right.

[4:55:26] Good afternoon, council

[4:55:26] members.

[4:55:29] My name is Alex Castillo.

[4:55:30] I'm a District eight

[4:55:30] constituent here.

[4:55:35] Last week I was very fortunate

[4:55:35] to attend the O.C. Youth

[4:55:36] Council an event filled with

[4:55:39] activity booths free

[4:55:40] professional headshots,

[4:55:40] resource tables, breakout rooms

[4:55:44] and of course the opportunity

[4:55:45] to connect with potential

[4:55:49] employers and connect with

[4:55:49] fellow youth.

[4:55:50] I went with my sister last week

[4:55:51] and we both came out better

[4:55:51] than when we came in.

[4:55:54] My sister who has been away

[4:55:55] from home for four years going

[4:55:58] to college came back and

[4:55:59] learned about resources old and

[4:56:03] new such as internships with

[4:56:04] the sd Parks and Rec department

[4:56:05] and support from organizations

[4:56:08] such as Saluda.

[4:56:09] She feels especially confident

[4:56:10] after the networking

[4:56:10] opportunities she had with

[4:56:13] the teen clinic as she is

[4:56:14] looking for research

[4:56:15] opportunities as a psych grad.

[4:56:18] >> I mean I was very content to

[4:56:19] connect with folks my age

[4:56:23] access resources and I'm very

[4:56:24] happy that I won a raffle to

[4:56:27] the San Diego Plunge Pool and

[4:56:28] the Youth Summit was such a

[4:56:28] great event.

[4:56:29] And it could have been

[4:56:29] the last.

[4:56:33] So don't get me wrong we're

[4:56:34] very grateful for the support

[4:56:37] but we need to keep supporting

[4:56:37] .

[4:56:38] >> Okay, So can we have

[4:56:38] the next slide please?

[4:56:42] One more.

[4:56:43] >> One more please.

[4:56:46] And thank you Alex for sharing

[4:56:47] your story.

[4:56:48] Without this office we can't

[4:56:51] support young people like Alex

[4:56:52] .

[4:56:52] But on this last slide we did

[4:56:53] want to highlight the partners

[4:56:57] across different organized

[4:56:57] groups that stood with us to

[4:56:58] support the Office of Child

[4:56:59] Abuse Success That includes

[4:57:01] community based organizations,

[4:57:02] service providers, labor and

[4:57:02] education groups.

[4:57:06] We need a fully functioning

[4:57:07] autonomous office that is also

[4:57:07] fully funded.

[4:57:11] Next year we will have to come

[4:57:11] back and continue the fight.

[4:57:12] If City little leadership is

[4:57:15] unable to figure out how this

[4:57:16] office can be sustained.

[4:57:17] Throughout these past few

[4:57:20] months of community engagement

[4:57:21] in this budget cycle we have

[4:57:21] also suggested the cancellation

[4:57:25] of the you because contract

[4:57:26] which is $2 million that money

[4:57:27] would be better spent directly

[4:57:31] into the community instead of

[4:57:31] going into the pockets of a

[4:57:32] wealthy corporation or see why

[4:57:36] this is non-negotiable viable.

[4:57:36] There is no city department or

[4:57:37] program that supports youth

[4:57:37] the same way.

[4:57:41] This office aims to I as a

[4:57:42] Iliana Soriano want to be clear

[4:57:45] that when Mayor Todd Gloria

[4:57:46] tries to justify making this

[4:57:46] cut because we have a state

[4:57:50] funded program that is

[4:57:50] literally not the same we

[4:57:51] cannot compare compare apples

[4:57:55] and oranges especially because

[4:57:56] the employee in and power

[4:57:57] program that I went to mainly

[4:58:00] exposes careers in public

[4:58:01] service and is limited to youth

[4:58:04] who are required to be enrolled

[4:58:05] in academic or technical

[4:58:05] school.

[4:58:06] Osiris on the other hand, is

[4:58:09] committed to our youth

[4:58:09] specifically vulnerable

[4:58:10] populations such as opportunity

[4:58:14] youth who are both disconnected

[4:58:15] from education and workforce

[4:58:19] opportunity should be for all.

[4:58:19] Likewise, if the Council

[4:58:20] adopted the and supported a

[4:58:24] plan to support children and

[4:58:24] youth then today must you must

[4:58:28] put that symbolic gesture into

[4:58:28] action and ensure that

[4:58:29] investments in youth are

[4:58:31] permanent by funding the office

[4:58:32] of child and you success.

[4:58:36] Thank you.

[4:58:36] We're done.

[4:58:41] Thank you so much.

[4:58:42] If I can have one Cordero,

[4:58:42] please come forward.

[4:58:43] Juan, I know you have a

[4:58:47] PowerPoint as well and you have

[4:58:47] people seating you time they

[4:58:48] can please raise their hand.

[4:58:51] Cristina Garibay Taylor is on

[4:58:53] speaker.

[4:58:54] I'm on speaker Speaker He is

[4:58:58] sitting.

[4:58:59] We're in the same group.

[4:59:03] Okay.

[4:59:04] >> But you guys will all be

[4:59:04] sharing time together.

[4:59:08] Uh, so you'll have three

[4:59:08] minutes on the clock and you

[4:59:11] guys can speak or else I give

[4:59:12] you one minute each and

[4:59:12] the thing will ding and then

[4:59:16] the next speaker comes up.

[4:59:17] >> So that's better.

[4:59:17] But if we can Well no, no, no.

[4:59:18] Let's keep it separate.

[4:59:21] Okay.

[4:59:21] So Juan Cordero, will you need

[4:59:22] the PowerPoint?

[4:59:24] Okay, We'll put the PowerPoint

[4:59:25] up.

[4:59:26] You'll have your minute and it

[4:59:39] will ding.

[4:59:40] Oh, I think there's these paper

[4:59:41] clips kind of start clipping

[4:59:41] together And so that's what

[4:59:44] happened.

[4:59:44] My apologies, but when there's

[4:59:48] your PowerPoint, please

[4:59:48] proceed.

[4:59:49] >> I'm here regarding

[4:59:52] the Granger and Obi Street

[4:59:53] conditions I have pictures

[4:59:57] slides to share.

[4:59:58] They're just going to continue

[4:59:58] running.

[4:59:59] My mother lives in Granger

[5:00:03] Street for over 40 years.

[5:00:03] She's 92 years old.

[5:00:07] I used to live there and i

[5:00:08] still take physical care of my

[5:00:08] mother.

[5:00:13] Exercise is important for her

[5:00:13] health.

[5:00:14] She has a walker and tries to

[5:00:14] walk.

[5:00:18] There are no sidewalks and

[5:00:19] the unevenness of the street

[5:00:19] because of the potholes.

[5:00:23] It's difficult and could be

[5:00:23] hard for her.

[5:00:27] When I drove my mom with broken

[5:00:28] ribs trying to MISS

[5:00:32] The potholes was inedible.

[5:00:33] No matter how slow I drove

[5:00:34] the jog will cause pain to my

[5:00:37] mother.

[5:00:37] I know there are city

[5:00:38] governments tries to do their

[5:00:42] best with what they have by.

[5:00:43] But I also know of streets

[5:00:46] There are planned to be

[5:00:47] resurfaced.

[5:00:47] They are not as damage as our

[5:00:48] own streets.

[5:00:52] This is my way to bring

[5:00:52] attention to this.

[5:00:53] Thank you for that concluding

[5:00:53] comment.

[5:00:57] Christina And you have time to

[5:01:02] you by James Gale.

[5:01:03] There's no baby or no age

[5:01:07] limits here.

[5:01:07] >> You have two minutes.

[5:01:08] Please proceed.

[5:01:08] We'll get the next PowerPoint

[5:01:14] up Now.

[5:01:22] Thank you for your patience.

[5:01:23] There you go.

[5:01:27] Please proceed.

[5:01:28] My name is Christine Lagarde.

[5:01:29] Right.

[5:01:29] Taylor.

[5:01:32] I am here to request for

[5:01:33] resurfacing of the 1000 block

[5:01:34] Granger Street and 1400 Block

[5:01:34] Illinois Avenue.

[5:01:38] The presentation illustrates

[5:01:38] deteriorating conditions of

[5:01:39] these roads.

[5:01:42] Next slide.

[5:01:43] >> Here is the current list of

[5:01:44] upcoming city led street

[5:01:47] resurfacing and overlay

[5:01:48] projects for Southern San

[5:01:48] Diego.

[5:01:49] Granger and Ebola are not

[5:01:52] included.

[5:01:53] >> Next slide.

[5:01:53] Number three in this example

[5:01:57] Will House Drive is currently

[5:01:57] in good condition with a pcr

[5:02:01] score of 86 from its 2023

[5:02:01] evaluation.

[5:02:05] It received maintenance in 2018

[5:02:08] and it's scheduled for

[5:02:09] additional maintenance in 2027.

[5:02:09] Next slide.

[5:02:13] Look at Granger Street in 2016

[5:02:14] Granger Street received a score

[5:02:17] of eight placing it in failed

[5:02:18] category.

[5:02:21] By 2023 its high score had

[5:02:22] improved slightly to 17 which

[5:02:26] still falls within the serious

[5:02:26] condition range.

[5:02:27] City records indicate that

[5:02:30] Granger's last major

[5:02:30] maintenance was in 1990 1998 30

[5:02:31] years ago.

[5:02:35] These data points suggest that

[5:02:35] Granger has not been

[5:02:36] prioritized for roadway

[5:02:36] improvements.

[5:02:40] Granger is not currently

[5:02:40] scheduled for resurfacing in

[5:02:44] 2027 despite its poor condition

[5:02:44] .

[5:02:45] Slide six please.

[5:02:49] In the last 365 days zero

[5:02:50] reports were made for potholes

[5:02:55] along will house Drive while 15

[5:02:55] plus reports were submitted for

[5:02:56] Granger Street.

[5:03:00] Explain to me how is this

[5:03:00] possible?

[5:03:04] Whoever is making this

[5:03:04] decisions has demonstrated a

[5:03:05] remarkable level of

[5:03:09] incompetence.

[5:03:10] My neighbors and I attended

[5:03:10] various local community

[5:03:11] planning group meetings to

[5:03:14] raise awareness and ask for

[5:03:14] help.

[5:03:15] On MARCH 26th the board sent a

[5:03:18] formal letter to the mayor's

[5:03:19] office and Transportation

[5:03:19] Department.

[5:03:20] And no action has been taken.

[5:03:23] How is it possible that

[5:03:24] the Transportation Department

[5:03:25] will choose to prioritize a

[5:03:25] street like Wheelhouse Drive

[5:03:28] whose in great condition and

[5:03:29] which receives zero requests

[5:03:32] for street maintenance and has

[5:03:33] completely ignored Granger

[5:03:33] Street?

[5:03:36] >> Thank you.

[5:03:37] >> Thank you, Maria Lorena

[5:03:42] Garcia.

[5:03:43] I Lorena Garcia and I am a

[5:03:44] homeowner on Elbow Avenue.

[5:03:48] I'm here to act the city to

[5:03:48] pave our street during

[5:03:51] the heavy rain in 2021 our cul

[5:03:52] de sac flooded badly because

[5:03:56] our street is made up loose

[5:03:57] gravel and has many potholes.

[5:04:01] Dirt rock and debris wash down

[5:04:01] the street and clogged

[5:04:02] the sewer.

[5:04:02] The flooding was so severe that

[5:04:05] it looked like a river running

[5:04:06] through my property.

[5:04:06] Mud and rock ended up in my

[5:04:10] pool in my driveway causing

[5:04:11] damages and requiring extensive

[5:04:11] cleanup.

[5:04:15] We at a we pay our property

[5:04:16] taxes every year as we pay late

[5:04:20] we are charged penalty.

[5:04:21] We do our part at the taxpayer

[5:04:21] and we believe our neighborhood

[5:04:24] deserve basic infrastructure

[5:04:25] improvement including a

[5:04:30] properly properly paved street.

[5:04:30] >> Thank you.

[5:04:35] Thank you Franco Demayo.

[5:04:35] If I can have the following

[5:04:36] people please come up to

[5:04:39] the yellow reserved seats in

[5:04:39] Embry Aria Grossman Mark

[5:04:45] Frederick and Satomi or Jake e

[5:04:50] as making their Brock Corvet

[5:04:53] Melody core villain Joshua Dunn

[5:04:54] and Manuel Enriquez If you can

[5:04:55] all please come forward to

[5:04:55] the front row.

[5:04:58] You'll have one minute.

[5:04:59] >> Please proceed.

[5:05:00] We never voted for this as

[5:05:03] surveillance state.

[5:05:04] The people have a voice you

[5:05:04] best appreciate because Uncle

[5:05:05] Sam is a scam and he ain't even

[5:05:08] a man.

[5:05:09] You think we don't know what

[5:05:09] your plan is?

[5:05:10] Agenda 2030 is a no go so just

[5:05:14] chill.

[5:05:14] Y'all better back the people

[5:05:15] yolo for reals.

[5:05:15] Get the plaque out.

[5:05:18] Get the out.

[5:05:19] Get the out.

[5:05:24] Get the out.

[5:05:27] Get the out Get the out Get

[5:05:28] the floor Count Get the out.

[5:05:33] Get the out.

[5:05:34] Get the out.

[5:05:38] Creepy old men I will go south

[5:05:42] Turned into a peeping tom

[5:05:43] trying as fast as he can but he

[5:05:46] don't know right from wrong So

[5:05:47] we say Get the out Get the

[5:05:52] out Get the out and get the

[5:05:52] out Get the out.

[5:06:06] Get the out.

[5:06:07] >> Thank you for the musical

[5:06:07] reprieve And Embry, if you can

[5:06:14] please come forward in red.

[5:06:15] I did not bring my guitar but

[5:06:19] I'll still go back.

[5:06:19] Good afternoon, City Council.

[5:06:20] My name is Ian Henry and I'm

[5:06:21] the advocacy and community

[5:06:22] manager for the San Diego

[5:06:23] County Bicycle Coalition.

[5:06:24] I'm here today to urge you to

[5:06:25] pass a budget with funding for

[5:06:27] the multi-modal team.

[5:06:28] In the past this Council has

[5:06:29] embraced the mission of Safer

[5:06:29] Streets.

[5:06:33] You've adopted vision Zero

[5:06:33] Affirm Safety as the highest

[5:06:34] transportation related priority

[5:06:35] Pass the Complete Streets

[5:06:38] policy and approve the Climate

[5:06:38] Action Plan.

[5:06:39] Now we need you to fund

[5:06:40] the multimodal team.

[5:06:43] We will not achieve our Vision

[5:06:43] Zero and climate goals by

[5:06:44] treating traffic safety or

[5:06:44] something.

[5:06:48] We need million dollar sips or

[5:06:48] state funded grants to pursue.

[5:06:49] It must be interwoven into

[5:06:52] the regular work of

[5:06:53] the Transportation Department

[5:06:53] making improvements every time

[5:06:54] we touch a street.

[5:06:56] That is what the multimodal

[5:06:56] team does.

[5:06:57] Eliminating this team would be

[5:06:58] a mistake that would take years

[5:07:01] to recover from.

[5:07:02] With a tiny portion of armory

[5:07:03] funding we can enable this team

[5:07:05] to continue their work and

[5:07:06] making our streets safer and

[5:07:07] more livable.

[5:07:08] >> Thank you for your time Aria

[5:07:14] Grossman.

[5:07:14] >> Good afternoon.

[5:07:15] My name is Aria Grossman.

[5:07:19] I'm the policy manager at

[5:07:20] Circulate Planning and Policy

[5:07:20] and I'm here one final time to

[5:07:24] urge you to fund the multimodal

[5:07:24] team in the final budget.

[5:07:25] These positions that I'm asking

[5:07:28] you to retain are engineers

[5:07:29] dedicated to making our streets

[5:07:30] safer and preventing future

[5:07:30] crashes.

[5:07:33] If we want less traffic deaths

[5:07:34] we cannot continue to be a city

[5:07:34] of people that are only

[5:07:38] supportive of safety

[5:07:38] improvements when tragedy has

[5:07:39] already struck.

[5:07:40] We have to invest in

[5:07:43] preventative measures if we

[5:07:44] want to ensure that the ride to

[5:07:45] school or the walk to the bus

[5:07:45] stop is safe.

[5:07:48] That is what this team does and

[5:07:49] quite literally the cheapest

[5:07:52] and most efficient way possible

[5:07:53] .

[5:07:53] Thankfully we have the tools to

[5:07:54] preserve this core city

[5:07:55] function without touching

[5:07:57] the general fund.

[5:07:58] I urge all of you to support

[5:07:58] funding for the multimodal team

[5:08:02] using Armory dollars.

[5:08:02] Thank you again to

[5:08:03] Councilmembers Campo Whitburn

[5:08:04] and LaCava who have been

[5:08:07] repeatedly vocally supportive

[5:08:07] of this action.

[5:08:08] At the end of the day making

[5:08:11] sure our roads are safe for

[5:08:12] drivers, pedestrians and

[5:08:12] cyclists is a basic core

[5:08:13] responsibility of the city.

[5:08:17] And please maintain those core

[5:08:17] services.

[5:08:18] >> Thank you.

[5:08:18] Mark Frederick if you can

[5:08:21] please come forward.

[5:08:22] Thanks and good afternoon.

[5:08:22] I'm Mark Frederick.

[5:08:23] I'm the program manager for

[5:08:26] real estate dispositions for

[5:08:27] the city of San Diego at least

[5:08:27] for the next three weeks.

[5:08:31] I'm one of the program managers

[5:08:31] whose position is set to be cut

[5:08:32] from the f y 27 budget.

[5:08:35] I'm speaking today as a private

[5:08:36] citizen and I'm not here to try

[5:08:37] to save my job.

[5:08:38] However, I would like to put at

[5:08:41] least one face in name to

[5:08:41] the impending layoffs and offer

[5:08:42] a few thoughts on the impacts

[5:08:45] of the cuts.

[5:08:46] I've been the program manager

[5:08:47] for real estate dispositions

[5:08:47] for three years.

[5:08:50] I came to the city to help

[5:08:51] after working as a commercial

[5:08:52] real estate broker here in town

[5:08:52] for 20 years.

[5:08:55] My primary function at the city

[5:08:55] has been to negotiate and

[5:08:56] manage the sale of surplus city

[5:08:59] owned property in accordance

[5:09:00] with the State Surplus Land Act

[5:09:01] primarily for the development

[5:09:05] of Affordable housing and to

[5:09:05] provide new sources of income

[5:09:06] to help offset the city's

[5:09:09] budget shortfalls.

[5:09:10] This work will continue after I

[5:09:10] leave the city but I can tell

[5:09:11] you based on my experience that

[5:09:14] the quality, quantity and

[5:09:15] efficiency of these

[5:09:16] transactions will go down after

[5:09:19] my position is cut.

[5:09:20] Thank you for listening.

[5:09:20] It's been nice working with you

[5:09:24] and a pleasure serving the city

[5:09:24] .

[5:09:25] >> I sincerely wish you all

[5:09:25] good luck.

[5:09:26] Thank you for that concluding

[5:09:29] remark and setting me back and

[5:09:29] have the following individuals

[5:09:35] Please come up to the yellow

[5:09:35] reserved seats as Mike Quintero

[5:09:39] brought Cavite Melody Kavalan,

[5:09:40] Joshua Don Manuel and Riechers.

[5:09:41] It really helps if you come up

[5:09:45] to those yellow reserved seats.

[5:09:45] Please proceed.

[5:09:46] Hi my name is instead of Magic

[5:09:46] Estrada.

[5:09:48] Estrada with the San Diego

[5:09:49] Building and Construction

[5:09:49] Trades Council.

[5:09:50] Here today I ask you all to

[5:09:53] pull money out of flock.

[5:09:54] I only have a minute so keep it

[5:09:54] quick.

[5:09:55] We're out here pushing

[5:09:57] apprenticeships into

[5:09:57] communities.

[5:09:58] We do so because we understand

[5:09:59] that when folks have access to

[5:10:02] opportunity to jobs they will

[5:10:02] have better outcomes in their

[5:10:03] life.

[5:10:03] When we pull this money from a

[5:10:06] program that nobody has trust

[5:10:07] in and put it into something

[5:10:08] like the Office of Youth and

[5:10:11] Child Success.

[5:10:12] We know that we will all

[5:10:13] benefit from the outcomes of

[5:10:17] that cause symptom.

[5:10:17] Everybody wants to go after

[5:10:18] the symptoms because it's

[5:10:19] better in the in the headlines.

[5:10:21] It makes us all feel good but

[5:10:22] the causes is what we really

[5:10:22] need to tackle.

[5:10:26] And that's not what we're doing

[5:10:27] with this.

[5:10:27] So please pull this money out.

[5:10:28] Put it in the Office of Youth

[5:10:31] and Child Success and help us

[5:10:32] build some trust in our city.

[5:10:32] Thank you.

[5:10:45] As making federal how Council

[5:10:45] Members My name is Beryl and

[5:10:46] I'm a resident of the for you

[5:10:48] so Hi Steven I'm a community

[5:10:49] organizer in the community and

[5:10:49] a member of a community budget

[5:10:50] alliance.

[5:10:53] Austerity is a choice much like

[5:10:54] how the city has a choice and

[5:10:55] its last opportunity to uphold

[5:10:58] its values through our budget.

[5:10:58] I want to thank those of you

[5:10:59] who have already fought to

[5:11:03] restore cuts to the arts of us

[5:11:04] in our various tba priorities.

[5:11:05] But I also want to heed

[5:11:07] the warning that you have

[5:11:08] repeatedly heard from our

[5:11:08] constituencies.

[5:11:09] But the alpa contract does not

[5:11:13] work from them.

[5:11:13] I know you've heard from me

[5:11:14] mind Granny but they MAY like

[5:11:14] it.

[5:11:15] But frankly what we do know

[5:11:18] about Flock is that it was used

[5:11:19] to hunt down a woman in Texas

[5:11:20] who thought abortion care.

[5:11:22] But it's been used to hunt down

[5:11:22] migrants.

[5:11:23] And how much longer until it's

[5:11:24] used against us Against your

[5:11:27] and trans community who have

[5:11:28] already been labeled as

[5:11:29] domestic terrorists by our

[5:11:29] federal government, Save our

[5:11:32] Kids Fund our growth fund

[5:11:33] the city and keep it going.

[5:11:35] Thank you, Brooke.

[5:11:40] Please come forward.

[5:11:41] >> Good afternoon, City council

[5:11:42] members.

[5:11:46] My name is brought Cabinet.

[5:11:47] I am a resident of District six

[5:11:47] and work in District three.

[5:11:48] I urge you to approve

[5:11:51] the budget proposed today by

[5:11:52] the aba and commend the public

[5:11:53] private proposal announced last

[5:11:56] Friday by Council PRESIDENT Pro

[5:11:57] Tem Lee and Council Member

[5:11:57] Foster.

[5:11:58] This proposal is an important

[5:11:58] step toward ensuring the arts

[5:12:00] and culture organizations have

[5:12:01] the resources necessary to

[5:12:01] continue serving our

[5:12:02] communities and advancing their

[5:12:05] missions.

[5:12:06] Like many organizations San

[5:12:07] Diego Pride I work for San

[5:12:10] Diego Pride Happy Pride has

[5:12:11] already made difficult

[5:12:12] decisions to reduce programing

[5:12:12] in response to declining

[5:12:15] funding opportunities rising

[5:12:16] city costs for public safety

[5:12:16] and event permitting and

[5:12:17] increased security needs Amid a

[5:12:20] troubling rise in anti lgbt

[5:12:21] violence organizations should

[5:12:22] not be forced to cut community

[5:12:25] programing in order to afford

[5:12:26] the security needed to keep our

[5:12:26] community safe.

[5:12:27] The magnitude of the proposed

[5:12:30] budget before it was well

[5:12:31] beyond what most organizations

[5:12:32] could afford or planned for.

[5:12:35] In contrast to this alternative

[5:12:36] budget would restore funding to

[5:12:36] a level that allows orgs to

[5:12:37] adapt responsibly while

[5:12:40] continuing to serve the public.

[5:12:41] >> We urge you to restore these

[5:12:42] funds.

[5:12:46] Thank you, Melanie If you can

[5:12:47] please come forward.

[5:12:51] Melody Corella Okay.

[5:12:51] >> Thank you Joshua Done

[5:12:52] neither.

[5:12:56] Joshua You said I do have to

[5:12:57] say for the record making sure

[5:12:58] Manuel and Ricky's but I

[5:13:01] appreciate you're telling me.

[5:13:01] Hello.

[5:13:05] My name is on the case.

[5:13:06] I am with the Center on Policy

[5:13:06] Initiatives.

[5:13:07] I am born here and born and

[5:13:09] raised here in San Diego And

[5:13:10] growing up for myself I want to

[5:13:14] say that I've seen the city you

[5:13:15] know, change so much.

[5:13:16] One of the big things that for

[5:13:20] me has been great has been

[5:13:20] seeing youth programs flourish.

[5:13:21] You know, from the time when I

[5:13:25] was a child to now that I've

[5:13:25] been organizing in

[5:13:26] the community, we need more

[5:13:26] youth programs, more

[5:13:30] opportunities for leadership.

[5:13:30] We appreciate some of

[5:13:31] the restoration spending that

[5:13:32] have been done but I'm here to

[5:13:35] advocate that You know, I hope

[5:13:36] that you all as our

[5:13:37] representatives for San Diego

[5:13:37] and to do what's best for San

[5:13:40] Diegans and say hey, we don't

[5:13:41] need to prioritize cameras and

[5:13:46] machines over people over youth

[5:13:46] These are people who are losing

[5:13:51] their job youth who are losing

[5:13:51] opportunities.

[5:13:52] So I come here to, you know,

[5:13:55] advocate for you all to please

[5:13:56] represent us and say let's

[5:13:56] cancel the whole block contract

[5:14:00] and save $2 million and put

[5:14:00] that back into our communities.

[5:14:02] >> Thank you, Grace Professor

[5:14:09] Jimenez.

[5:14:10] After that will be Christian

[5:14:10] Fuentes, Jean Turgeon, if you

[5:14:13] can please come forward.

[5:14:14] >> Please proceed.

[5:14:14] How come?

[5:14:20] My name is Grace Victoria

[5:14:21] Rojas, M.A..

[5:14:22] My parents are c they aged and

[5:14:24] I am a member of cpi Center on

[5:14:25] Policy Initiatives as a student

[5:14:25] for economic justice and also

[5:14:29] as Alliance of Californians for

[5:14:29] Community Empowerment.

[5:14:30] >> I'm here to demand that we

[5:14:35] cancel Floc right here right

[5:14:38] now because 2 million of that

[5:14:39] needs to go to the community

[5:14:42] and you're telling us no

[5:14:43] because for safety.

[5:14:48] >> But Floc is funded by a

[5:14:49] billionaire and you're giving

[5:14:53] those funds to him and also

[5:14:54] he's Peter Thiel which is also

[5:14:54] a Zionist.

[5:14:59] >> Also on the Epstein files.

[5:14:59] So what are your values?

[5:15:00] Are you and the values of

[5:15:01] the billionaires?

[5:15:04] Are you in the values of

[5:15:04] the people?

[5:15:05] >> Because we don't feel that

[5:15:05] 50.

[5:15:06] And as a person you're talking

[5:15:09] about like crimes Well fund

[5:15:14] education fund things that will

[5:15:15] help the community not create

[5:15:15] crime.

[5:15:16] >> And I don't give my tax

[5:15:20] dollars for funding.

[5:15:21] Thank you for that concluding

[5:15:21] comment.

[5:15:22] Your time has concluded.

[5:15:25] Christian Fuentes, Christian

[5:15:25] Fuentes, are you here?

[5:15:33] Well, thank you.

[5:15:33] Well, hi everyone.

[5:15:38] Thank you so much for

[5:15:39] the opportunity to be here.

[5:15:40] I want I'm going to be very

[5:15:40] quick.

[5:15:41] I think something that is very

[5:15:43] important to me is the youth

[5:15:44] services.

[5:15:44] So if you could please, please,

[5:15:45] please prioritize Office of

[5:15:46] the Youth Services.

[5:15:49] Right now I know it's not a

[5:15:50] good time economically for

[5:15:52] people but I feel like you is

[5:15:53] one of them that has been hit

[5:15:53] the most especially

[5:15:54] unemployment especially for

[5:15:55] those that have graduated from

[5:15:58] college recently.

[5:15:58] It's very bad right now.

[5:15:59] So please consider funding

[5:16:04] the youth services And if you

[5:16:05] can remove the money from

[5:16:06] the youth services that will be

[5:16:06] held.

[5:16:08] >> I live in District eight so

[5:16:09] yeah.

[5:16:09] Thank you so much.

[5:16:15] Bye Jean.

[5:16:16] So tired that are you doing?

[5:16:20] Are you here not Daniel

[5:16:20] Cleveland Clinic?

[5:16:24] No that's about climbing Get

[5:16:24] Daniel Ellis.

[5:16:25] Dingman Grant Guthrie.

[5:16:29] Leonard Alberto Vera Maria

[5:16:35] Cortez.

[5:16:35] Isabel Kay.

[5:16:36] Please come up to the yellow

[5:16:40] reserved seats.

[5:16:41] >> John Brady.

[5:16:46] Jillian Quint or any of you

[5:16:46] Jean?

[5:16:51] >> No Jean Going once?

[5:16:57] No Jean Warren Joyce Daniel and

[5:16:58] maybe Daniel Caleb I am jt No

[5:17:07] Daniel left Dingman.

[5:17:08] Please come up to

[5:17:08] the microphone.

[5:17:09] You have people seating your

[5:17:12] time.

[5:17:13] Sasha LaVar, please raise your

[5:17:16] hand And Megan Day please raise

[5:17:17] your hand.

[5:17:23] No Megan Day We'll start with

[5:17:23] the two minutes of Megan Day is

[5:17:24] in the overflow.

[5:17:27] >> Please come in and raise

[5:17:28] your hand and I'll add that

[5:17:28] minute.

[5:17:29] You'll have two minutes for now

[5:17:33] please proceed.

[5:17:34] >> Hey, my name is Alice.

[5:17:38] I'm from District two.

[5:17:38] Now about a year ago my

[5:17:43] neighbor's car was entirely

[5:17:44] destroyed in a flood that could

[5:17:44] have been prevented.

[5:17:48] It did not happen because there

[5:17:49] was unexpected weather.

[5:17:50] It happened because the nearest

[5:17:54] storm drain was a block and a

[5:17:54] half away and completely

[5:18:00] overloaded That neighbor needed

[5:18:01] storm water front deck.

[5:18:05] >> There was a picture that I

[5:18:05] saw growing on the San Diego

[5:18:06] River bike path.

[5:18:07] Now for those who don't know a

[5:18:10] Decorah is a plant that is

[5:18:11] extremely poisonous including

[5:18:16] to touch the people who go on

[5:18:16] that path to walk.

[5:18:17] >> Need our parks funded so

[5:18:22] that could be removed.

[5:18:22] I got here by bus and by

[5:18:27] walking I did the multi-modal

[5:18:28] safety team that makes sure

[5:18:29] that I don't get hit by a car

[5:18:33] when I cross the street

[5:18:34] the police want to block.

[5:18:38] >> People here need so many

[5:18:39] things and none of them are

[5:18:44] cameras.

[5:18:45] We at the end of the day even

[5:18:46] putting aside all my personal

[5:18:51] concerns with what flock is a

[5:18:55] machine you are deciding

[5:18:56] whether to find a machine or

[5:18:57] whether to fund the people that

[5:19:05] live here and need your help.

[5:19:05] >> Thank you for your time.

[5:19:06] That's all you're done.

[5:19:12] Three letter Hello Honorable

[5:19:13] Council PRESIDENT Council

[5:19:18] Members Thank you for making

[5:19:19] street safety a priority this

[5:19:20] year through speed reductions

[5:19:24] and community plan updates.

[5:19:25] I've seen your commitment but I

[5:19:25] really can't understand how

[5:19:26] staff expects existing work to

[5:19:30] be completed by anyone except a

[5:19:31] fully funded multimodal team.

[5:19:31] Would this Council represent

[5:19:35] its constituents and function

[5:19:36] as intended with half or none

[5:19:37] of its members?

[5:19:41] I put a lot of effort into

[5:19:42] getting the College Area

[5:19:43] community plan passed with Safe

[5:19:47] Streets initiatives specific

[5:19:48] civically on managing the road

[5:19:49] a quarter of the I have nearly

[5:19:50] been hit on by cars multiple

[5:19:54] times and I don't see how I

[5:19:54] could feel safe on Montezuma

[5:19:55] without the work that

[5:19:56] the multimodal team does.

[5:19:59] Please use those armory funds

[5:19:59] and fully staffed multimodal

[5:20:00] team this year.

[5:20:04] Thank you Gilbert Olvera or

[5:20:10] Hill whatever.

[5:20:11] >> Thank you and good afternoon

[5:20:11] Council PRESIDENT Council

[5:20:16] Members My name is Gilbert.

[5:20:16] I'm with the Legal Aid

[5:20:17] Society's Inigo Legality is a

[5:20:18] recipe for the city's eviction

[5:20:18] prevention program which

[5:20:21] provides free legal services.

[5:20:21] Case management rental

[5:20:22] assistance to low income San

[5:20:23] Diego is to prevent

[5:20:27] homelessness.

[5:20:28] We understand the city's facing

[5:20:29] serious budget constraints and

[5:20:29] we're grateful for the mayor

[5:20:30] and Council for Investing in

[5:20:34] Homelessness Prevention.

[5:20:35] Ebv is one of cinema's most

[5:20:35] effective tools for preventing

[5:20:36] homelessness.

[5:20:38] From JULY 2024 through MARCH

[5:20:39] 26th, the program served nearly

[5:20:42] 40,000 households representing

[5:20:43] over 8000 residents while

[5:20:44] providing thousands of clinic

[5:20:44] services, hotline responses,

[5:20:48] referrals and outreach events

[5:20:49] in the city.

[5:20:49] Ebs Also smart fiscal

[5:20:50] investment an average one time

[5:20:54] cost per household of about

[5:20:55] $1,100 compared to the nearly

[5:20:55] $50,000 per year per

[5:20:56] chronically homeless person.

[5:21:01] It cost our government

[5:21:01] eviction, prevented evictions

[5:21:07] early avoids far greater deaths

[5:21:07] the cost of shelters,

[5:21:08] healthcare systems, emergency

[5:21:09] services and the courts.

[5:21:09] We urge County to maintain

[5:21:12] level ib funding and thank you

[5:21:13] for your time.

[5:21:13] >> Thank you.

[5:21:17] Maria Cortez.

[5:21:24] >> Hello my name is Maria

[5:21:24] Cortez.

[5:21:25] I'm a resident of City Heights

[5:21:30] and I am opposing you

[5:21:31] considering cutting cutting

[5:21:36] the parks and rec hours.

[5:21:37] I know, I know some of us have

[5:21:37] been saved but to consider

[5:21:43] cutting their cutting their

[5:21:43] hours is ridiculous because

[5:21:44] the kids in the youth and even

[5:21:48] the seniors we deserve a safe

[5:21:49] place to go to.

[5:21:50] We deserve to have somewhere

[5:21:54] somewhere to relax somewhere or

[5:21:55] to stay out of trouble

[5:21:56] especially for our youth and

[5:22:00] also defunding the police and

[5:22:01] the fire department.

[5:22:01] That's ridiculous because who's

[5:22:06] going to be there when to

[5:22:06] answer your call And there's

[5:22:07] nobody there.

[5:22:08] I know it ain't going to be

[5:22:12] Ghostbusters.

[5:22:12] So I'm saying don't defund

[5:22:13] the police, don't defend

[5:22:14] the fire department and also

[5:22:18] consider don't defund libraries

[5:22:25] and the park hours because this

[5:22:26] is what we need.

[5:22:26] >> Thank you for that.

[5:22:29] Isabel Kay.

[5:22:30] Hello, I'm City Council

[5:22:30] PRESIDENT LaCava.

[5:22:35] I reside in District one and I

[5:22:36] have to say that even in

[5:22:37] District one streets are in a

[5:22:42] terrible mess that La Hoya and

[5:22:43] the much needed commuter bike

[5:22:48] path up the Gilman Drive is

[5:22:48] still not completed and

[5:22:49] the stormwater and habitat

[5:22:54] restoration project at

[5:22:54] the Northern Wildlife Reserve

[5:22:55] is still not funded and

[5:22:55] completed.

[5:22:59] Where is all this money going

[5:23:00] that the city has?

[5:23:01] I do support fully funding

[5:23:06] Measure b's needs including

[5:23:06] the Commission for Police

[5:23:07] Practices.

[5:23:12] I finitely support eliminating

[5:23:13] the flood system entirely.

[5:23:13] This is a system that has

[5:23:18] allowed the targeting and

[5:23:19] assassination of teachers,

[5:23:24] students, poets, doctors,

[5:23:24] ambulance drivers in Gaza and

[5:23:30] in Lebanon in many places.

[5:23:31] >> Thank you for that

[5:23:32] concluding remark.

[5:23:32] John Brady if you can please

[5:23:37] come forward your time.

[5:23:37] Thank you By Matthew Carney

[5:23:38] Thank you so much.

[5:23:38] You'll have two minutes.

[5:23:39] Please proceed.

[5:23:42] I city council members John

[5:23:43] Brady with lived experience

[5:23:44] advisors We speak on behalf of

[5:23:44] the homeless community.

[5:23:48] I know this has been a tough

[5:23:49] year and you guys have done

[5:23:50] the best of me Gloria included

[5:23:54] in keeping funding in place.

[5:23:55] I just want to share that

[5:23:55] the Good Day Center is a much

[5:23:56] needed resource cutting funding

[5:23:59] for that facility.

[5:24:00] While I know that many of

[5:24:01] the folks that owned property

[5:24:02] around that area would like to

[5:24:05] see it go away, it's going to

[5:24:05] be a loss of a critical

[5:24:06] resource that cannot be easily

[5:24:06] replaced.

[5:24:10] I also want to talk about

[5:24:11] the cuts to the funding for

[5:24:12] the family shelter that we were

[5:24:13] announcing too soon to be

[5:24:17] opening.

[5:24:18] You know, as we know we do not

[5:24:18] have enough shelter spaces.

[5:24:22] It is it's a difficult time out

[5:24:23] on the streets.

[5:24:24] We don't know what the impact

[5:24:24] is going to be with the food

[5:24:29] stamp cuts that will be in

[5:24:30] place starting JUNE 1st That

[5:24:33] could affect as many as nearly

[5:24:34] 100,000 residents in the county

[5:24:34] of San Diego.

[5:24:35] So I have to ask in these

[5:24:36] difficult times that you

[5:24:40] consider restoring that

[5:24:40] funding.

[5:24:41] >> Thank you very much.

[5:24:41] Thank you.

[5:24:42] Jillian Quince If you can

[5:24:46] please come forward I will

[5:24:47] update that We have about 35

[5:24:48] speakers left here in council

[5:24:48] chambers and 23 with their

[5:24:49] hands raised.

[5:24:53] I can have Danielle Gomez, Amy

[5:24:53] Kenmore, Kerry Lander, Nadia

[5:24:58] Keene Are you Care of Rainbow

[5:24:58] Spaces Vivian Quinonez and

[5:25:04] Jared Wilson Please come

[5:25:04] forward to the other reserved

[5:25:05] seats.

[5:25:05] Please proceed.

[5:25:06] Good evening Council I'm

[5:25:09] the River Trail advocacy

[5:25:10] manager Jillian Quint here with

[5:25:11] you again on behalf of the San

[5:25:12] Diego River Park Foundation.

[5:25:16] We strongly support Council

[5:25:17] PRESIDENT MacArthur's budget

[5:25:17] request to reopen the West

[5:25:22] Valley River crossings Kip and

[5:25:23] also Council member Whipper and

[5:25:24] for your steadfast support as

[5:25:27] well we urge the full Council

[5:25:28] to join them and vote to

[5:25:29] include the West Valley River

[5:25:33] crossing in the budget.

[5:25:34] This project was identified in

[5:25:34] the Impact Fee study and has a

[5:25:35] clear nexus for the funds.

[5:25:39] It's backed by over 300 city

[5:25:40] wide letters and multiple city

[5:25:40] plans.

[5:25:41] It is now in the hands of

[5:25:45] the city to provide the lift

[5:25:45] off.

[5:25:46] Let's utilize the existing

[5:25:51] revenue obligation Using these

[5:25:52] fees does not compete with

[5:25:52] general fund.

[5:25:53] Instead it commits to districts

[5:25:57] to three, seven and nine

[5:25:58] increasing safe access to a

[5:25:58] regional greenway for

[5:26:04] communities that span nine

[5:26:04] miles east along the scenic

[5:26:05] over the trail watershed.

[5:26:06] >> This crossing transforms a

[5:26:10] dangerous gap in Thank you for

[5:26:11] doing our work.

[5:26:11] Thank you.

[5:26:15] Danielle Gomez Hello City

[5:26:15] Council members My name is

[5:26:16] Danielle.

[5:26:21] I'm a resident of District nine

[5:26:22] member of City Heights Defense

[5:26:22] Committee and a mental health

[5:26:23] Board student.

[5:26:24] City Heights Defense Committee

[5:26:27] works closely with our

[5:26:28] immigrant and refugee neighbors

[5:26:29] who are being harmed by dhs And

[5:26:29] I.

[5:26:32] I support the people's budget

[5:26:33] And I've learned through my

[5:26:34] mental health work study that

[5:26:34] being a community member we

[5:26:38] keep us safe.

[5:26:39] It's not the police or

[5:26:40] surveillance that does that for

[5:26:44] a community Wellness and safety

[5:26:45] comes from community care and

[5:26:46] resourcing care decreases crime

[5:26:46] and increases safety and

[5:26:51] outcomes for all community

[5:26:52] members through humanistic

[5:26:52] prevention and intervention.

[5:26:56] These technologies are not with

[5:26:57] humans in mind and are not with

[5:26:58] care and are not recommended by

[5:26:59] psychologists, academics,

[5:26:59] people in the field that study

[5:27:02] the humanity of them.

[5:27:03] What works for communities I

[5:27:04] ask you to decrease police

[5:27:08] funding by 2% canceled entire

[5:27:08] block contract leave canceled a

[5:27:11] subcontract to save 2 million

[5:27:12] and invest in what actually

[5:27:13] creates community safety youth

[5:27:13] programs, parks, libraries,

[5:27:18] culture, public health all of

[5:27:18] these things.

[5:27:19] >> Thank you for that

[5:27:19] concluding remark.

[5:27:24] Amy in Council members My name

[5:27:24] is Amy kind of morning teacher

[5:27:25] a Latin American studies

[5:27:30] program at uc San Diego.

[5:27:31] I'm also a member of my

[5:27:32] teachers union and also a

[5:27:32] member of the City Defense

[5:27:36] Committee.

[5:27:36] Just next week we're going to

[5:27:37] be celebrating the amazing

[5:27:38] achievements of many of our

[5:27:38] students.

[5:27:39] Many of them have carried

[5:27:42] additional burdens that most of

[5:27:43] us never know working full time

[5:27:44] navigating housing and food

[5:27:47] insecurity, helping take care

[5:27:48] of younger siblings.

[5:27:48] The very programs on Earth are

[5:27:49] the ones that have helped them

[5:27:50] thrive and will continue to

[5:27:54] help them thrive.

[5:27:55] But this is the thing that

[5:27:56] really gets me.

[5:27:56] Last year some of my students

[5:27:57] didn't even get to go to their

[5:28:00] graduations.

[5:28:01] Their family members didn't

[5:28:01] join them because at this very

[5:28:02] moment ice raids were picking

[5:28:06] up in Southern California And

[5:28:07] they're telling me now that

[5:28:08] this year they're also not

[5:28:08] going to fly because they're

[5:28:09] scared because they know what

[5:28:12] is tracking them.

[5:28:13] They know it's not accountable

[5:28:14] And we fear and that is truly a

[5:28:14] shame and we can do better And

[5:28:19] we know these contradictions

[5:28:19] when you talk to your attacks

[5:28:20] continue and our students out

[5:28:24] of fear we invest in them in

[5:28:25] their future and not in flock.

[5:28:26] Thank you, Carrie.

[5:28:29] If you can please come forward

[5:28:29] .

[5:28:30] >> Hello.

[5:28:30] My name is Carrie.

[5:28:35] She hurt and I'm speaking as a

[5:28:36] concerned citizen who lives in

[5:28:36] District two.

[5:28:37] The proposed budget still

[5:28:41] historically cut services such

[5:28:42] as libraries, art arts

[5:28:42] programs, homelessness

[5:28:47] outreach, substance abuse

[5:28:47] programs and many, many others

[5:28:48] that have a direct benefit on

[5:28:48] our community.

[5:28:49] If we are serious about public

[5:28:54] safety and preventing crime

[5:28:54] then we need more of these

[5:28:55] programs defunded, not

[5:28:55] defunded.

[5:28:59] When I moved to San Diego early

[5:29:00] last year I was truly shocked

[5:29:00] to see that my local O.B.

[5:29:05] Library was only open Tuesdays

[5:29:06] to Saturdays.

[5:29:06] Surely such an important

[5:29:07] community hub would have

[5:29:08] the full support of the city

[5:29:11] that is known for being so

[5:29:12] family friendly?

[5:29:13] So I'm here today fighting for

[5:29:13] these important programs and

[5:29:18] services to receive even more

[5:29:18] funding, not less.

[5:29:19] Specifically, if lot cameras

[5:29:20] don't prevent crime investments

[5:29:24] in the community, do I urge

[5:29:24] the council to end the contract

[5:29:25] and get rid of cameras?

[5:29:25] Thank you.

[5:29:29] Nadia Khan Are you able to

[5:29:34] based.

[5:29:36] >> Hi my name is Mike niu and I

[5:29:39] want to advise you to send

[5:29:40] Please restore the hours for

[5:29:41] the San Diego City libraries.

[5:29:45] We have over 250 individual

[5:29:45] interactions over 30 events

[5:29:46] that we participate with San

[5:29:50] Diego City Library and all

[5:29:51] those youth come from

[5:29:52] communities where they are

[5:29:56] either unhoused or they are

[5:29:57] lower income.

[5:29:57] These events allow them to

[5:29:58] participate free of charge and

[5:30:03] allow them to be part of it.

[5:30:04] >> I've seen librarians feed

[5:30:05] them, help them tutor them and

[5:30:09] all of this is done without

[5:30:09] block cameras, flock cameras

[5:30:14] and police officers don't serve

[5:30:15] the community the way that

[5:30:16] librarians do and they deserve

[5:30:16] our respect and they deserve to

[5:30:20] be a priority.

[5:30:21] Please make sure that you

[5:30:22] restore the hours for

[5:30:24] the libraries will be known as

[5:30:30] if you can please come forward

[5:30:31] .

[5:30:38] So good evening Councilmember.

[5:30:39] My name is Julie.

[5:30:39] I am 16 years old.

[5:30:40] I'm about to be a senior at

[5:30:44] Lincoln High School and I live

[5:30:44] in District four.

[5:30:45] I'm here to sit and volunteer

[5:30:46] with the Center on Policy

[5:30:50] Initiatives.

[5:30:50] I've been working at the rec

[5:30:51] center of this past year and my

[5:30:52] wish is that we do not cut

[5:30:56] the budget for rec centers

[5:30:57] because it cuts deep into our

[5:30:57] community.

[5:30:58] How we connect with each child

[5:31:03] and how we try to find a way

[5:31:03] these troubles of the older

[5:31:04] generation to walk through our

[5:31:04] doors.

[5:31:09] We do not only fund parks, rec

[5:31:09] centers and libraries but that

[5:31:10] you maintain the funding so

[5:31:11] that kids like me don't have to

[5:31:14] spend our summer break asking

[5:31:14] you to give us the resources we

[5:31:15] deserve.

[5:31:19] Thank you for your time.

[5:31:19] >> Excuse me.

[5:31:26] Darren Wilson journals And

[5:31:26] after that will be Phillip

[5:31:27] Phillip Ling.

[5:31:27] Christopher Gomez.

[5:31:32] Karina Vega, Anthony Ramos and

[5:31:33] Elise going If you can all

[5:31:33] please come up to the yellow

[5:31:39] reserved seats as well as Mary

[5:31:39] Soriano.

[5:31:40] Jerry do you have time ceded to

[5:31:40] you by David?

[5:31:44] People ask.

[5:31:44] Thank you so much.

[5:31:45] You'll have two minutes.

[5:31:45] Please proceed.

[5:31:46] Thank you.

[5:31:46] Thank you and good afternoon to

[5:31:49] council PRESIDENT Council

[5:31:50] members.

[5:31:50] My name is Gerard Wilson and

[5:31:51] the PRESIDENT Of the San Diego

[5:31:52] Police Officers Association.

[5:31:55] I want to thank the council

[5:31:55] members who supported restoring

[5:31:56] some sworn police officer

[5:31:57] positions in their budget

[5:31:57] memos.

[5:32:00] Specifically, there are two

[5:32:01] critical roles that we need

[5:32:01] restored in this budget.

[5:32:05] One is a sergeant in the sex

[5:32:05] crimes unit and the other is a

[5:32:06] sergeant in the Graffiti and

[5:32:07] Virgin Gangs Unit.

[5:32:10] These positions provide direct

[5:32:11] operational value to

[5:32:11] the department and the public.

[5:32:12] Both of these positions are

[5:32:16] currently filled by senior

[5:32:16] supervisors.

[5:32:17] The sex crimes sergeant

[5:32:17] oversees some of the most

[5:32:18] sensitive investigations we

[5:32:22] handle and during already

[5:32:23] convicted sex offenders of

[5:32:23] which there are over 1200 in

[5:32:24] the city of San Diego are

[5:32:28] registered.

[5:32:29] If this position is cut,

[5:32:29] the duties will fall on an

[5:32:30] already overworked sex crimes

[5:32:30] unit.

[5:32:34] The graffiti sergeant helps

[5:32:35] address quality of life issues

[5:32:35] in emergency entrance

[5:32:36] throughout neighborhoods in

[5:32:36] the city.

[5:32:39] Additionally for police

[5:32:40] officers, positions are being

[5:32:41] cut at a time when response

[5:32:41] times are rising.

[5:32:44] We have two of these specific

[5:32:45] positions are restored that

[5:32:46] will get targeted investments

[5:32:50] in improve efficiency and

[5:32:51] service delivery and ask for

[5:32:51] them in restoring these

[5:32:52] positions and ask for your

[5:32:52] help.

[5:32:56] Thank you today and also want

[5:32:57] to thank our city Clerk MS.

[5:32:58] Point eyes on your hard work on

[5:32:59] days like today to make sure it

[5:32:59] runs smoothly efficiently It's

[5:33:02] neutral and we definitely

[5:33:03] appreciate you So thank you

[5:33:03] very much.

[5:33:04] You were efficient About 42

[5:33:04] seconds left.

[5:33:08] Thank you so much.

[5:33:08] >> Philip Lane if you can

[5:33:09] please come forward.

[5:33:14] Good afternoon.

[5:33:15] My name is Philip.

[5:33:15] I'm in Residence District seven

[5:33:16] and participate with the city

[5:33:19] of River Park Foundation.

[5:33:20] I come to request support to

[5:33:21] the West Valley River crossing

[5:33:25] the city of River Trail.

[5:33:26] It's essential to the quality

[5:33:26] of life in Mission Valley which

[5:33:31] is exploding in population and

[5:33:32] enables the community to enjoy

[5:33:33] physical activity a natural

[5:33:33] setting important for mental

[5:33:38] and physical health.

[5:33:38] Right now there's a gap at that

[5:33:39] bridge the river trail forcing

[5:33:43] families and pedestrians onto

[5:33:44] high speed roads just to get

[5:33:48] across the west for crossing

[5:33:49] bridges, critical buildings,

[5:33:50] pedestrian and bicycle will

[5:33:55] transforming broken unsafe gap

[5:33:56] into a continuous flow allowing

[5:33:57] people to travel safely from

[5:34:01] east to west All end up without

[5:34:02] needing a car.

[5:34:02] Beautiful public infrastructure

[5:34:07] an investment in our economic

[5:34:08] vitality and tourism.

[5:34:09] Turning pass through areas and

[5:34:15] through destinations.

[5:34:16] Most importantly, I wanted to

[5:34:18] thank you for putting all this

[5:34:18] .

[5:34:25] >> Good afternoon, Council

[5:34:26] members.

[5:34:26] My name is Christopher Gomez

[5:34:27] and I'm an organizer with

[5:34:28] the San Diego and Ariel

[5:34:28] Counties Labor Council also a

[5:34:30] resident of District three And

[5:34:31] I'm here to support innovative

[5:34:31] solutions during these

[5:34:32] incredibly challenging fiscal

[5:34:32] times.

[5:34:36] You have the choice to invest

[5:34:37] in your constituents and their

[5:34:37] concerns to listen to

[5:34:38] the overwhelming research that

[5:34:41] shows funding social services

[5:34:42] is a crime prevention tactic

[5:34:43] that makes communities more

[5:34:47] safe, more livable.

[5:34:48] Or you can choose to continue

[5:34:49] funding a dystopian technology

[5:34:49] that has shown us its flaws

[5:34:54] time and time again that has

[5:34:55] shown us its many avenues for

[5:34:55] abuse and how it will

[5:34:56] inevitably be used by this

[5:35:00] Federal ministration to harm

[5:35:01] the very communities it claims

[5:35:01] to protect.

[5:35:02] Ending Floc will not solve

[5:35:02] the budget crisis.

[5:35:06] We understand this but this

[5:35:07] choice matters to the people

[5:35:07] who be most impacted by

[5:35:08] the changes to funding in

[5:35:08] the city.

[5:35:12] We urge you to listen to them.

[5:35:13] We urge you to listen to us and

[5:35:14] divert flight contract funds to

[5:35:14] preventative community

[5:35:15] services.

[5:35:17] Thank you.

[5:35:24] Corina Vega.

[5:35:25] I want to see my time to

[5:35:25] Anthony Ralph.

[5:35:29] Okay Anthony please come up.

[5:35:30] You'll have two minutes.

[5:35:30] Please proceed.

[5:35:30] All right.

[5:35:31] Thank you.

[5:35:32] Council, I would like to start

[5:35:35] by asking this room Well,

[5:35:36] actually specifically the chief

[5:35:37] of police since I know that

[5:35:37] he's here right now, I would

[5:35:41] like to ask him if they have to

[5:35:42] break laws to catch criminals.

[5:35:42] What's the point of law

[5:35:47] enforcement?

[5:35:47] Please?

[5:35:48] I'm asking you Joe LaCava,

[5:35:49] don't waste this public

[5:35:53] engagement, this crowd

[5:35:54] participation.

[5:35:54] This is a level of civic

[5:35:55] parties.

[5:35:55] This is a level of civic party

[5:35:56] participation that you rarely

[5:35:59] see.

[5:36:00] Don't squander it.

[5:36:00] Don't squander the good faith

[5:36:01] of the people in this room who

[5:36:02] believe their civic

[5:36:02] participation matters because

[5:36:05] it does.

[5:36:06] This is what the social

[5:36:07] contract is predicated upon.

[5:36:07] We agree to be governed so long

[5:36:11] as you agree to listen to us

[5:36:12] PRESIDENT I'm begging you to be

[5:36:12] responsible.

[5:36:13] Our city is at a breaking point

[5:36:17] Trust in the police has never

[5:36:18] been lower and rightfully so.

[5:36:18] Just last Sunday the Times of

[5:36:21] San Diego reported that two men

[5:36:22] were falsely arrested and

[5:36:22] imprisoned based on

[5:36:23] the misreadings of the data

[5:36:28] provided to them by flock from

[5:36:28] sdp.

[5:36:29] These two men were arrested.

[5:36:30] They weren't even in the same

[5:36:30] area where the car was stolen

[5:36:34] But because sdp failed to read

[5:36:34] the license plate they entered

[5:36:35] a car description matching what

[5:36:39] they thought they saw.

[5:36:40] Turns out they were wrong.

[5:36:41] Well, now those two men are

[5:36:44] suing the city asking for $1.5

[5:36:44] million each.

[5:36:45] When the dust is settled on

[5:36:50] that lawsuit and the city

[5:36:50] settles for violating their

[5:36:51] rights, we will likely lose $1

[5:36:52] million on that single error

[5:36:56] alone which is nearly half

[5:36:57] the cost of the flight

[5:36:57] contract.

[5:36:58] For those of you supporting

[5:36:59] this block contract, I want to

[5:37:02] ask why is this collateral

[5:37:02] damage acceptable to you?

[5:37:03] Why don't you care about human

[5:37:04] rights, privacy rights or

[5:37:08] fiscal responsibility in

[5:37:08] the middle of a budget crisis?

[5:37:09] Is it because this is coming

[5:37:13] out of the public reserve funds

[5:37:13] ?

[5:37:14] Sdp needs a better way to

[5:37:15] unload their staffing issue

[5:37:19] than offloading their labor to

[5:37:20] luxury surveillance technology

[5:37:21] in a predictive police state.

[5:37:27] Thank you Can't leave for

[5:37:27] changing your position on Floc.

[5:37:28] That means a lot to the city of

[5:37:28] San Diego.

[5:37:32] Please the cava this is on you

[5:37:33] do the right thing.

[5:37:34] >> Concluding remarks My

[5:37:37] apologies and at least going I

[5:37:38] do see here that you'd like to

[5:37:39] register your position in

[5:37:40] opposition but you do not wish

[5:37:40] to speak so that will be kept.

[5:37:44] For the record.

[5:37:44] Maria Soriano if you can please

[5:37:45] come forward.

[5:37:51] Mario Soriano And then Ariane

[5:37:51] Dixit.

[5:37:52] Daniel Soraya Danny Zou

[5:37:57] Kimberly Molina.

[5:37:58] Blaire Beekman.

[5:37:58] Travis Bouchard.

[5:37:59] Marco Barreto.

[5:38:04] Serena Koza, Nathalie Roski and

[5:38:05] Max Schmidt.

[5:38:10] Can you all come forward to

[5:38:10] the front row?

[5:38:11] Marie you have time to go to my

[5:38:11] house.

[5:38:12] Ammerman Can you please raise

[5:38:16] your hand after there I'm

[5:38:16] sorry.

[5:38:17] We'll come right in.

[5:38:21] Potential new trustee

[5:38:22] the council but can have So

[5:38:22] raise your hand.

[5:38:23] Oh, thank you.

[5:38:27] You'll have two minutes.

[5:38:27] >> Please proceed.

[5:38:28] Mary three on know PRESIDENT

[5:38:31] Look Hoya Town Council Revenue

[5:38:31] solution The city is leaving

[5:38:32] millions on the table

[5:38:38] Development impact dif are not

[5:38:42] collected on 80 use under

[5:38:43] 750ft set by California law I

[5:38:47] urge this Council to implement

[5:38:52] 80 you 750.99ft minimum to

[5:38:56] trigger death over 5780 you'd

[5:39:01] have been built average 600 to

[5:39:01] 800ft.

[5:39:06] That's a conservative a $57

[5:39:07] million in potential funds for

[5:39:07] roads, fire services,

[5:39:12] libraries, parks and rec

[5:39:13] accountability matters grand

[5:39:17] jury found in both 2020 to 2025

[5:39:21] that the city rift returning

[5:39:22] $178 million to property owners

[5:39:27] under the Mitigation Fee Act.

[5:39:28] Faa for lack of reporting fire

[5:39:33] safety San Diego will burn not

[5:39:34] if when Yesterday 2200 homes

[5:39:34] evacuated.

[5:39:40] In fact the rental valley and

[5:39:41] Oceanside the nearest

[5:39:41] helicopter water refill flight

[5:39:45] from La Hoya is 15 minutes

[5:39:45] away.

[5:39:46] Cuts in consolidation to our

[5:39:46] fire department hurts the fire

[5:39:51] rescue department.

[5:39:51] Please listen to our fire

[5:39:52] rescue department on what they

[5:39:58] need with ad revenue.

[5:39:58] It can fund helicopter water

[5:40:03] ditch full recreation center

[5:40:03] hours with maintenance and care

[5:40:08] local for local rec centers

[5:40:08] shade structure over

[5:40:09] playgrounds.

[5:40:09] Currently there are no trees

[5:40:10] and no shade.

[5:40:15] Aarp quit build traffic calming

[5:40:16] for interim capital improvement

[5:40:22] fund and concrete paving on

[5:40:25] Nardo Street Set the 750.99

[5:40:26] minimum 80 square footage

[5:40:26] Invest in our community.

[5:40:32] Thank you everyone.

[5:40:39] Hello my name is Ari indicated

[5:40:39] I'm a resident of District one

[5:40:40] and the board PRESIDENT Of

[5:40:44] the Student Civil Liberties

[5:40:45] Union which is a youth

[5:40:45] nonprofit.

[5:40:46] I'm here to demand two things

[5:40:49] Firstly the continued funding

[5:40:50] of the Office for Child and

[5:40:51] Youth Services.

[5:40:51] Sorry success in San Diego with

[5:40:52] additional funding through

[5:40:56] the full termination of our

[5:40:56] city's automated license plate

[5:40:57] reader contract with

[5:40:57] the vehicle or at least our

[5:41:02] subcontract with.

[5:41:03] Furthermore, them and

[5:41:04] the overinflated police budget

[5:41:08] has placed a multimillion

[5:41:09] dollar burden on the city and

[5:41:10] instead of supporting and

[5:41:10] promoting our marginalized

[5:41:14] populations we are using

[5:41:15] surveillance that is dangerous

[5:41:16] misuse and a harmful waste of

[5:41:20] our city resources that hurts

[5:41:20] our immigrant and people of

[5:41:21] color populations.

[5:41:22] In order to really change

[5:41:22] the landscape of crime and

[5:41:27] homelessness in our city, we

[5:41:27] have to invest in the real

[5:41:28] problem which is our investment

[5:41:28] in the community.

[5:41:33] So please do take the right

[5:41:34] decision and de-fund work and

[5:41:35] support the Office of Child

[5:41:38] Youth Success.

[5:41:39] >> Thank you.

[5:41:39] Thank you, Daniel.

[5:41:39] Sorry.

[5:41:44] Good afternoon, Council

[5:41:45] members.

[5:41:45] My name is Daniel Soria.

[5:41:46] I am the executive director of

[5:41:47] Students Civil Liberties Union

[5:41:50] representing a coalition of

[5:41:51] student organizers across

[5:41:52] districts one and three.

[5:41:52] How you vote on this budget

[5:41:56] demonstrates where your values

[5:41:56] life.

[5:41:57] We will always discover money

[5:41:58] for surveillance and criminal

[5:42:03] criminal ization but somehow

[5:42:03] investing in youth, in parks,

[5:42:08] in environmental justice well

[5:42:09] oftentimes we deem that

[5:42:09] downright unaffordable.

[5:42:14] We reject that logic.

[5:42:15] Austerity is indeed a choice

[5:42:20] and today so is accountability

[5:42:20] .

[5:42:21] So we ask that you support

[5:42:21] the future leaders of the city.

[5:42:25] Here is one concrete choice

[5:42:26] right in front of you at this

[5:42:27] moment Cancel the ubiquitous

[5:42:32] surveillance contract.

[5:42:33] Take that money and put it

[5:42:33] where it belongs into youth

[5:42:34] access into libraries, parks

[5:42:37] and recreation, stormwater

[5:42:38] infrastructure and in a

[5:42:38] pedestrian beacon outside

[5:42:43] the Rosa Parks Elementary

[5:42:43] beyond the cycle.

[5:42:44] >> Thank you, council members.

[5:42:49] Thank you, Danny.

[5:42:50] Good afternoon, Council

[5:42:50] members.

[5:42:51] My name is Dan and I'm a

[5:42:55] resident of District one of

[5:42:56] the Burlington Civil Liberties

[5:42:56] Union and the San Diego Youth

[5:42:57] Action Network.

[5:43:01] I'm here today on behalf of my

[5:43:02] other peers young people who

[5:43:03] want to build their future

[5:43:06] the San Diego beloved District

[5:43:07] one District three District six

[5:43:07] District eight and I ask

[5:43:08] the Council to cancel

[5:43:12] the contract with you because I

[5:43:12] ask that the City Council

[5:43:13] terminate this contract because

[5:43:18] we so need programs for youth

[5:43:19] access and services that allow

[5:43:20] us the city to thrive instead

[5:43:20] of surveillance.

[5:43:24] It doesn't make any sense that

[5:43:24] while more funds are dedicated

[5:43:25] to criminalization programs for

[5:43:26] us, for young people and

[5:43:29] working class individuals are

[5:43:30] thrown to the wayside, I'm

[5:43:35] asking you all to prioritize,

[5:43:35] to prioritize our well-being

[5:43:36] and not just and not to mention

[5:43:37] that many of us have been

[5:43:41] shocked by the recent use of

[5:43:42] these smart cameras leading to

[5:43:43] wrongful arrest.

[5:43:43] I'll be more shocked if this

[5:43:47] unreliable, unreliable and

[5:43:47] innovative technology is

[5:43:48] prioritized over the well-being

[5:43:48] of San Diego's youth.

[5:43:53] So I'm asking PRESIDENT LaCava

[5:43:54] and Councilmember Woodburn to

[5:43:55] please terminate the Thank you

[5:43:55] for that concluding remark.

[5:43:57] >> Kimberly Mullin Kimberly

[5:44:05] Molnar here Emily Lyon.

[5:44:05] Blair Beckman.

[5:44:06] Blair Beckman are you here?

[5:44:07] Please come up to

[5:44:13] the microphone after Blair will

[5:44:13] be Travis Bouchard.

[5:44:17] Margo Hado Serena Kooser.

[5:44:18] Natalie Roski Max Schmidt.

[5:44:22] Arianna a Claire Vanessa

[5:44:23] melendez, Nerissa Gonzalez.

[5:44:27] Please all come up to the front

[5:44:27] row.

[5:44:28] >> Blair please come up to

[5:44:40] the microphone.

[5:44:40] All right.

[5:44:41] Claire Beekman stumbling and

[5:44:41] mumbling.

[5:44:45] Thank you.

[5:44:46] Thank you, Council for our

[5:44:47] possible good direction in our

[5:44:48] current budget work as there is

[5:44:51] much anger and fear towards our

[5:44:52] practices at this time, City

[5:44:52] Council MAY present some

[5:44:53] interesting plans today or soon

[5:44:58] to try to leave work But if

[5:44:59] this new plan doesn't work and

[5:44:59] San Diego will have to continue

[5:45:00] with Block in a few months

[5:45:04] time, can we then be prepared

[5:45:04] for immediate next steps for

[5:45:05] something of a 6 to 12 month

[5:45:06] study session commission

[5:45:11] process that invite the entire

[5:45:12] San Diego community and so we

[5:45:12] can decide together who could

[5:45:16] be the best to help your vendor

[5:45:17] besides Block for the future of

[5:45:17] San Diego.

[5:45:18] I've described regularly that

[5:45:21] this is what Oakland Alameda

[5:45:22] County are trying to develop at

[5:45:23] this time.

[5:45:23] It is simply an important model

[5:45:24] for San Diego.

[5:45:24] I have also regularly described

[5:45:28] for the past year now have

[5:45:29] smaller amounts of

[5:45:29] strategically placed

[5:45:30] surveillance can accomplish

[5:45:31] mostly the same public safety

[5:45:34] needs and local neighborhoods

[5:45:35] and they can also save up to

[5:45:36] possibly $125,000 or more.

[5:45:41] We also need more open and

[5:45:41] accountable community

[5:45:42] conversation about procedures

[5:45:42] and guidelines You can help

[5:45:45] your Thank you tonight

[5:45:46] including comment in real time.

[5:45:47] How do we have that

[5:45:47] conversation?

[5:45:51] Travis Bouchard openly.

[5:45:57] Hello Travis District seven.

[5:45:58] In the words of Harvey Milk let

[5:46:03] me have my tax money go for my

[5:46:04] protection and not my

[5:46:04] prosecution.

[5:46:05] Let my tax money go to

[5:46:09] protection of me when you can't

[5:46:10] be a champion of Harvey Milk

[5:46:16] legacy while voting to fund

[5:46:17] police surveillance and

[5:46:17] de-funding rec centers,

[5:46:18] libraries, arts and youth.

[5:46:22] Prioritizing someone Recovering

[5:46:23] or stolen care over kids having

[5:46:23] access to libraries and rec

[5:46:28] centers is evil behavior role.

[5:46:34] >> So I'm going to rake you

[5:46:35] over the coals in 28 with your

[5:46:36] you're able villainizing street

[5:46:39] vendors for a full minute and

[5:46:40] now funding government

[5:46:40] surveillance potentially for a

[5:46:41] second time.

[5:46:41] Remember the left and right are

[5:46:42] aligned.

[5:46:47] They don't want government

[5:46:48] surveillance.

[5:46:48] It's a bipartisan issue.

[5:46:49] You don't narrow hopes you're

[5:46:51] going to bash them right now

[5:46:52] cancel bloc class action

[5:46:52] lawsuits are coming which will

[5:46:53] further kill your budget

[5:46:58] funding Ultimately.

[5:46:59] >> Marco Rubio hurdle Marco you

[5:47:03] have time to to you by killing

[5:47:09] Mayor Giuliani.

[5:47:10] Okay, two minutes Please

[5:47:10] proceed.

[5:47:11] Hi, my name is Serena Kooser.

[5:47:15] I would also like to proceed my

[5:47:15] time to my coworker Serena

[5:47:16] because I think you'll have

[5:47:17] three minutes.

[5:47:17] Please proceed.

[5:47:17] Hi.

[5:47:20] Council members.

[5:47:21] My name is Michael Lockhart,

[5:47:22] resident of District three.

[5:47:27] I'm here to advocate for

[5:47:27] the canceling of the Flugge

[5:47:28] contract and funding of of

[5:47:33] humans and arts programs and

[5:47:33] parks and raising libraries

[5:47:34] The unrolling of mass

[5:47:39] surveillance technology started

[5:47:39] after 2001 after 911 and it's

[5:47:44] well documented of the way that

[5:47:44] the mass surveillance

[5:47:45] technologies have been abused

[5:47:50] by the government targeting

[5:47:50] people of color Muslims, Arabs

[5:47:55] And even though we we're we're

[5:47:56] we're positioning ourselves as

[5:48:02] trying to prevent hate crimes

[5:48:02] in certain areas by

[5:48:03] implementing surveillance

[5:48:08] technologies, there's a much

[5:48:09] longer and larger track record

[5:48:10] of mass surveillance being used

[5:48:10] as one large hate crime against

[5:48:15] Americans by by the government.

[5:48:16] And this is something that it's

[5:48:21] demonstrated you know, over 25

[5:48:22] years and it's something that

[5:48:22] 32 cities across the U.S. Have

[5:48:27] have understood and decided to

[5:48:27] to cancel their their contracts

[5:48:28] Write it.

[5:48:32] We're trying to act like if

[5:48:33] we're afraid of of some

[5:48:33] individuals while there's a

[5:48:38] much larger governmental abuse

[5:48:39] violation issue and because

[5:48:44] it's not if it's it's when

[5:48:45] these these technologies are

[5:48:45] going to be infiltrated abused

[5:48:50] and and it just creates more

[5:48:51] loopholes for for the abuse of

[5:48:57] law enforcement and and it

[5:48:58] creates a self-reinforcing loop

[5:49:02] where if if you're if you

[5:49:02] taking resources away from from

[5:49:03] individuals and you them and

[5:49:08] your and those resources into

[5:49:09] law enforcement you just

[5:49:10] further criminalizing those

[5:49:14] those communities please cancel

[5:49:15] the flight contract and fund my

[5:49:20] communities thank you thank

[5:49:20] you.

[5:49:24] He didn't use the third minute.

[5:49:25] You still want to set your time

[5:49:31] to Serena?

[5:49:31] Is it okay?

[5:49:32] Natalie Rescue please come

[5:49:32] forward.

[5:49:35] You have time to two by Dan and

[5:49:42] then end that Okay.

[5:49:43] >> You'll have three minutes.

[5:49:43] Please proceed.

[5:49:48] It's ironic I stand here with

[5:49:48] almost speechless but with so

[5:49:49] many things to say And it's

[5:49:50] kind of I guess what you would

[5:49:54] say deja vu because I was here

[5:49:59] in 2020 two to have a 24 hour

[5:49:59] safe with me.

[5:50:00] We're talking about cutting

[5:50:05] this new elementary 24 hour

[5:50:05] safe sleeping sites for

[5:50:06] families.

[5:50:11] I'm losing my job.

[5:50:12] >> So and here I am in this

[5:50:17] loop this loop and now not only

[5:50:18] that, this is what happened.

[5:50:18] This is just some of

[5:50:19] the tickets.

[5:50:20] I'll remind people this is what

[5:50:23] happened to me while I was

[5:50:24] homeless the first time So now

[5:50:29] I'm a target for block.

[5:50:29] This puts me an algorithm.

[5:50:30] I've never been in trouble with

[5:50:34] the law ever.

[5:50:35] >> I don't have a police

[5:50:36] record.

[5:50:36] I'm a mom of four children.

[5:50:41] i am tired of carrying all

[5:50:41] these papers because when

[5:50:42] you're in the system then you

[5:50:43] have to have all these papers

[5:50:46] And when you're homeless trying

[5:50:47] to keep track of all these

[5:50:48] papers and dates and times it's

[5:50:53] exhausting And I am a willing

[5:50:53] abled body sound in mind person

[5:50:58] that cannot do what you're

[5:50:59] asking people to do when you're

[5:51:00] unhoused.

[5:51:05] I can't do it.

[5:51:06] I'm a I was a comedic athlete.

[5:51:10] I internship for the Navy

[5:51:16] treating sea lions in dolphins

[5:51:16] .

[5:51:17] I'm a college graduate.

[5:51:17] I'm a smart person.

[5:51:22] I contribute to my community

[5:51:23] and I can't do what you ask

[5:51:28] people to do that are unhoused

[5:51:29] That is real and not to be

[5:51:34] homeless again.

[5:51:35] I was never in the system until

[5:51:35] covid happened.

[5:51:40] We have these governmental

[5:51:40] bodies that are doing things.

[5:51:41] The information's out there.

[5:51:45] I'm not asking you to believe

[5:51:45] me.

[5:51:46] I'm asking you to do

[5:51:46] the research.

[5:51:51] Covid was put That's a crime

[5:51:52] against humanity.

[5:51:53] It's a crime against our state.

[5:51:53] Then if we're vaccinating

[5:51:58] people now they're sick Now we

[5:51:58] have mosquitoes Now we have

[5:52:04] flock and you know we have

[5:52:04] carparks for the police.

[5:52:05] >> Did anybody know that I was

[5:52:09] just at San Diego last week?

[5:52:10] Carfax is giving police

[5:52:10] information.

[5:52:11] So you look at your oil change

[5:52:16] and you had a Carfax car.

[5:52:16] Now go to the police.

[5:52:17] Look it up.

[5:52:17] That's one thing I'm not asking

[5:52:21] you guys to believe me.

[5:52:22] I'm asking you to do

[5:52:23] the research And now I'm an

[5:52:27] algorithm In that time being

[5:52:28] housed I've created an llc, a

[5:52:28] nonprofit.

[5:52:29] I'm trademarking a methodology

[5:52:34] for sports athletics.

[5:52:35] I've launched a podcast.

[5:52:35] I can't do any of those things

[5:52:41] And you're hired.

[5:52:42] I'm going to circle.

[5:52:42] It's not hard.

[5:52:43] Oh, it's housing authority.

[5:52:43] Housing is all you need.

[5:52:44] Contact Todd.

[5:52:46] I'm waiting for Sarah Jacobs

[5:52:46] office.

[5:52:47] >> Call me back.

[5:52:47] It's like Thank you for your

[5:52:48] concluding remark.

[5:52:52] Max Schmidt I just wanted to

[5:52:57] say that I do not support

[5:52:58] the city of San Diego taxing us

[5:53:03] at all And I want to say I love

[5:53:04] the people of San Diego.

[5:53:04] They are some of the nicest

[5:53:05] people in the world and I do

[5:53:09] not I'm opposed to all tax

[5:53:10] period.

[5:53:10] And I just wanted to also draw

[5:53:16] attention to on what we can

[5:53:16] allocate tax towards and

[5:53:17] something I believe we can

[5:53:17] allocate Maybe if you have

[5:53:22] taxes towards is the miracle of

[5:53:26] the sun and Saddam of Portugal

[5:53:26] 1917 and the events in Lubbock,

[5:53:27] Texas and England Lubbock Texas

[5:53:32] on there is a miracle in Texas

[5:53:33] on the feast of the assumption

[5:53:33] that was not aliens it was

[5:53:37] the Blessed Virgin Mary I want

[5:53:38] to say English word programing

[5:53:39] If you say GOD is not dead and

[5:53:45] then if you say Nevada Area 51

[5:53:45] Nevada and then test your eyes

[5:53:46] how you blink you can see

[5:53:47] you're a victim of English word

[5:53:51] programing and the Luciferian

[5:53:52] are doing human sacrifices So

[5:53:52] no they know GOD is not dead or

[5:53:53] they want to name a programing

[5:54:01] GOD is not dead Arianna Okay

[5:54:07] I'm Arianna declare prime is

[5:54:13] arbitrary Violence is not

[5:54:14] arbitrary Flock cameras record

[5:54:19] arbitrary events cherry picked

[5:54:20] to be crime by violent bigots

[5:54:26] putting people in cages.

[5:54:27] You define these people as

[5:54:27] criminals I devise to find them

[5:54:31] And survivors surviving toxic

[5:54:32] actions toxic actions to

[5:54:33] survive accommodate toxic

[5:54:37] societal structure.

[5:54:38] You speak on California's

[5:54:39] ongoing economic struggle.

[5:54:44] Government snuffed business out

[5:54:45] like a legal horror film using

[5:54:50] legal structure that is cruel

[5:54:51] and unusual parody opening and

[5:54:52] running a business to house

[5:54:56] feed and provide independent

[5:54:57] mobility so you can stay home

[5:54:58] Meaning like this is a human

[5:55:02] fundamental need.

[5:55:03] There is no reason for any

[5:55:09] adult of any ability They

[5:55:09] should be able to be here to

[5:55:10] sustain their needs.

[5:55:11] >> We need to support our

[5:55:11] citizens.

[5:55:13] Thank you for that computer

[5:55:13] work.

[5:55:19] >> Vanessa is Good afternoon.

[5:55:26] My name is Vanessa Mildred and

[5:55:27] I represent the Filipino Worker

[5:55:27] Center and I'm a member of

[5:55:31] the Community Budget Alliance

[5:55:31] of San Diego.

[5:55:32] My phone is at 4%.

[5:55:33] I'll try to make this that many

[5:55:38] communities have a deep

[5:55:38] distrust of surveillance and

[5:55:39] overpolicing because of a long

[5:55:44] history of racial profiling.

[5:55:44] The data tells a clear story.

[5:55:48] According to the aclu, nearly

[5:55:49] 30% of black men report

[5:55:49] experiencing police violence

[5:55:53] just in 2025 after 911, 30,000

[5:55:54] foreign nationals were placed

[5:55:59] into deportation proceedings as

[5:56:00] a part of the us federal

[5:56:00] response.

[5:56:01] Yet none were charged with

[5:56:01] terrorism.

[5:56:05] Do these examples show that

[5:56:06] expanding surveillance and

[5:56:06] enforcement does not

[5:56:11] automatically create more

[5:56:11] safety or reduce crime but

[5:56:12] greater harm to minority

[5:56:17] communities?

[5:56:18] >> I urge you to cancel

[5:56:19] the Floc surveillance contract

[5:56:19] Instead invest those public

[5:56:23] dollars in the services that

[5:56:24] actually strengthen our

[5:56:24] communities.

[5:56:30] >> Thank you Neurosci Gonzalez

[5:56:30] She had to go.

[5:56:31] Okay, Thank you.

[5:56:32] Kevin Wehner, Kevin, if you can

[5:56:35] please come up to

[5:56:35] the microphone.

[5:56:40] Amanda Hare Hill Amanda Kevin

[5:56:48] Winn Thank you.

[5:56:49] That was a doop then Amanda

[5:56:49] Hearing goal Gwendolyn Garcia

[5:56:52] Gabriel Aravena allegedly.

[5:56:53] Audra Lilly Irani Marco

[5:56:59] Espinosa and final call for

[5:57:00] Kimberly Mullen.

[5:57:00] Please come up to the yellow

[5:57:01] reserved seats.

[5:57:02] Amanda please come up to

[5:57:09] the microphone.

[5:57:10] >> My city council in a city

[5:57:14] full of generations of military

[5:57:15] men and women who have put

[5:57:16] their lives on the line to

[5:57:20] protect the Constitution of

[5:57:20] this country I find it

[5:57:21] absolutely despicable that you

[5:57:27] are sitting here in your cushy

[5:57:28] sleep and air conditioning

[5:57:28] being so comfortable crapping

[5:57:32] all over the Fourth Amendment

[5:57:33] Rights of our families have

[5:57:33] bled and died.

[5:57:35] The begging with the press of a

[5:57:41] button This is one of

[5:57:47] the safest cities in the nation

[5:57:48] and we have a huge budget

[5:57:49] deficit continuing to fund lpr

[5:57:53] with not only an unreasonable

[5:57:54] seizure of our data it is also

[5:57:55] fiscally irresponsible and

[5:57:59] empirically unwarranted.

[5:58:00] Your own data screams that I

[5:58:05] personally have a hacktivist

[5:58:06] who is able to get into

[5:58:12] the camera system.

[5:58:13] >> Luckily they had altruistic

[5:58:13] intent.

[5:58:14] Their time has concluded it's

[5:58:18] going to enable criminals to

[5:58:19] commit more crimes.

[5:58:19] Thank you.

[5:58:20] You can definitely email

[5:58:20] comments and a city caucus

[5:58:21] continue your doctor and those

[5:58:22] will be distributed.

[5:58:23] >> And you were Amanda,

[5:58:23] correct.

[5:58:35] So Gwendolyn Garcia I.

[5:58:35] I'm Gwen.

[5:58:36] I'm a resident of District nine

[5:58:36] and a volunteer with the San

[5:58:37] Diego River Park Foundation.

[5:58:40] I'm also here with

[5:58:40] the forecast.

[5:58:41] First the San Diego cameras and

[5:58:42] police don't keep our community

[5:58:47] safe.

[5:58:47] We've known this for decades

[5:58:48] and we were reminded last month

[5:58:51] when sd pd and their lp failed

[5:58:52] to prevent the anti-Muslim

[5:58:53] terrorist attack at the Islamic

[5:58:53] Center of San Diego.

[5:58:58] They had their chance and they

[5:58:58] failed.

[5:58:59] Investment in community and

[5:59:00] infrastructure are what keep us

[5:59:00] safe.

[5:59:03] I live in District nine and I

[5:59:04] want to connect the community.

[5:59:05] Which is why I strongly support

[5:59:05] the San Diego River Park

[5:59:08] Foundation's request to use

[5:59:09] developer impact fees to fund

[5:59:09] the West Valley River crossing.

[5:59:10] Completing the segment Lake

[5:59:14] City Council District two,

[5:59:14] three, seven and nine It gives

[5:59:15] us a safe, beautiful non

[5:59:19] vehicular route to the beach or

[5:59:20] employment centers, transit and

[5:59:21] local businesses.

[5:59:21] Residents want to swap driving

[5:59:25] for carbon free multi-modal

[5:59:26] commute but do not feel safe or

[5:59:26] like this is a realistic option

[5:59:31] until this link is established.

[5:59:32] Please help connect us and make

[5:59:33] sustainable travel a reality in

[5:59:33] our community.

[5:59:33] Thank you.

[5:59:37] Thank you, Gabriel.

[5:59:43] >> Our Ravenna.

[5:59:43] >> Hello.

[5:59:44] My name is Gabriella.

[5:59:45] I'm a union member of Teamsters

[5:59:48] for 81 and constituent of

[5:59:49] District three.

[5:59:49] Hi, Steven.

[5:59:54] Not good enough.

[5:59:55] Not good enough.

[5:59:55] Even how many of your

[5:59:56] constituents including those

[6:00:01] from lgbt community that you

[6:00:01] use of progressive performative

[6:00:02] MS..

[6:00:06] Do you need to hear tell you

[6:00:07] that they do not want floc

[6:00:12] technology for you to listen?

[6:00:13] Please we are begging you to

[6:00:14] oppose cancel eliminate block a

[6:00:18] lpr technology.

[6:00:18] It's creepy and it's super

[6:00:19] weird and we do not want it

[6:00:23] because it's usually being used

[6:00:23] as collective data for mass

[6:00:24] surveillance.

[6:00:24] It's also pushing racism and

[6:00:29] ice agents and allowing them to

[6:00:29] kidnap and terrorize our

[6:00:29] community.

[6:00:30] Stop performing and be

[6:00:34] progressive for real.

[6:00:35] Our problems, problems and

[6:00:36] deficits are due to corruption

[6:00:40] within our government Utilities

[6:00:41] ,food system and every aspect

[6:00:41] of our lives.

[6:00:42] We need to immediately stop a

[6:00:47] lot of council members from

[6:00:48] using Thank you for that.

[6:00:48] Something like voting or more.

[6:00:49] We don't have a budget problem

[6:00:50] like have black rocketing

[6:00:50] remark I do have to be fair

[6:00:56] allegedly Audra.

[6:00:56] >> After that will be Lily

[6:01:01] Irani, Marco Espinosa Kimberly

[6:01:02] Moreland Those are our final

[6:01:02] speakers here in council

[6:01:06] chambers trading children and

[6:01:06] youth success for a digital

[6:01:07] prison is extremely negligent

[6:01:08] and people need to take a

[6:01:12] broader step back and see that

[6:01:13] this hpr this is going into

[6:01:13] residential neighborhoods.

[6:01:18] People are getting contracts

[6:01:19] with it And the fact is is when

[6:01:20] it's put together with ai and

[6:01:20] things like Palantir in these

[6:01:24] fusion centers and the fact

[6:01:25] that they can have piggyback

[6:01:25] access, they have you know an

[6:01:30] enterprise contracts with these

[6:01:31] fusion centers that advanced

[6:01:32] tech that use advanced

[6:01:35] technology that's insulated

[6:01:36] from legal legislative

[6:01:37] processes that would allow us

[6:01:41] to get rid of it And San Diego

[6:01:42] Police Department is one that

[6:01:43] is feeding into these analytics

[6:01:47] and you know, once it's at

[6:01:48] the fusion center it goes out.

[6:01:49] So it's like no matter what you

[6:01:53] guys do this digital prison is

[6:01:54] here, It's going to be

[6:01:54] weaponized.

[6:01:55] We can see that All you have to

[6:01:56] do is look at China but it's

[6:01:58] like you guys are going to

[6:01:59] bring it in in some other

[6:02:00] fashion whether or not it's

[6:02:04] walk or not And we need to be

[6:02:05] very concerned because it's all

[6:02:05] of us, not just immigrant.

[6:02:06] >> Thank you.

[6:02:10] Lily Irani Hi, my name is Lily

[6:02:11] Iranian, a resident of d-3 and

[6:02:15] a member of dsa.

[6:02:16] So Hi Stephen and I am also a

[6:02:17] member of the uc San Diego

[6:02:21] Faculty Association so Hi Joe.

[6:02:22] People have made very powerful

[6:02:22] points about how every dollar

[6:02:26] we spend on flag total 2

[6:02:27] million a year should be spent

[6:02:28] on local jobs in arts parks and

[6:02:31] rec child and youth services

[6:02:32] and transportation planning.

[6:02:32] So I want to share some facts

[6:02:37] that maybe haven't been shared

[6:02:37] before.

[6:02:38] In Milwaukee, a police officer

[6:02:41] search for his partner and her

[6:02:41] ex-boyfriend over 170 times on

[6:02:42] a flag system in Kansas.

[6:02:47] The police chief searched for

[6:02:47] his ex 280 times.

[6:02:48] So Fox talking at a click of

[6:02:52] the mouse.

[6:02:52] And these are stories from

[6:02:53] other cities.

[6:02:53] But now we learn from the times

[6:02:56] of San Diego that five months

[6:02:57] ago Hugo Parra was wrongly

[6:02:58] jailed for a month for missing

[6:03:02] the holidays with his family

[6:03:03] based on flawed flight data.

[6:03:03] And we only know this because

[6:03:07] of dogged reporting so we can

[6:03:08] only imagine how many other

[6:03:09] stories like this are already

[6:03:13] happening in San Diego.

[6:03:13] >> But the fog makes us less

[6:03:14] safe and jobs keep the money

[6:03:14] local.

[6:03:18] Marco Espinoza.

[6:03:24] Afternoon.

[6:03:25] My question is to the in terms

[6:03:29] of the what I hear about Flock

[6:03:30] today and of all the times I've

[6:03:34] come to these public meetings

[6:03:35] I'm pretty sure I've heard

[6:03:39] the are use of flock is extreme

[6:03:40] only limited and it's very

[6:03:44] narrow and but there's a lot of

[6:03:45] confusion and animosity towards

[6:03:50] the parent company and how it's

[6:03:51] used in other cities.

[6:03:51] I could be wrong in

[6:03:55] interpreting number incorrectly

[6:03:56] here which I've done.

[6:03:59] But anyway I just wanted to get

[6:04:00] that one off.

[6:04:01] Not that I'm trying to give any

[6:04:05] cover but if there is confusion

[6:04:06] out there that could be it

[6:04:06] people just aren't aware of Oh

[6:04:07] shoot I used up all my time.

[6:04:10] I'm so sorry I'm such a dork.

[6:04:11] Anyways, uh, the retirement

[6:04:15] program um.

[6:04:16] I don't want anyone in

[6:04:17] the future running for office

[6:04:22] to be using that as excuses And

[6:04:22] I'll be watching.

[6:04:27] >> And then Kimberly Mullen No

[6:04:27] .

[6:04:28] Kimberly Mullen That does

[6:04:28] conclude public comment here in

[6:04:29] council chambers We are now

[6:04:32] going to those participating

[6:04:33] remotely I'm sorry at the five

[6:04:34] minute timer it is one minute

[6:04:37] apiece as it was in person We

[6:04:38] have 27 people with their hands

[6:04:38] raised starting with Josephine

[6:04:39] vote if you can please raise

[6:04:42] please unmute yourself.

[6:04:43] Hi I'm here.

[6:04:43] Please proceed.

[6:04:47] Okay.

[6:04:48] Once again let me pull it up.

[6:04:49] Okay.

[6:04:49] Hi.

[6:04:50] I want to echo the comments of

[6:04:52] other community members.

[6:04:53] We cannot strengthen an

[6:04:53] unaccountable state security

[6:04:54] apparatus at the expense of

[6:04:58] real long standing safety and

[6:04:58] real opportunity for

[6:04:59] the people.

[6:04:59] I also want to speak to

[6:05:03] longtime property owners and

[6:05:04] more wealthy San Diego

[6:05:04] neighborhoods.

[6:05:05] You guys are the ones who are

[6:05:09] robbing our city and a large

[6:05:10] part of the reason for this

[6:05:10] deficit every time you vote to

[6:05:13] preserve your low property

[6:05:14] taxes and you steal from your

[6:05:14] neighbors.

[6:05:18] Traditionally before Prop 13,

[6:05:19] property taxes were how cities

[6:05:19] and counties in California

[6:05:20] funded their services and

[6:05:23] infrastructure And this it's

[6:05:24] still the case for most other

[6:05:24] states.

[6:05:28] Every time we've tried to raise

[6:05:29] the cap on increasing property

[6:05:30] taxes, homeowners have voted

[6:05:30] against it.

[6:05:31] Shame on you for stealing from

[6:05:34] your neighbors and for those

[6:05:35] who know about it But don't

[6:05:35] speak up.

[6:05:36] I'm home owning neighbors When

[6:05:39] you pay your to your property

[6:05:39] taxes year after year.

[6:05:40] And now here today when you try

[6:05:41] to take money from services

[6:05:45] that we need and make to make

[6:05:45] the city charge for parking

[6:05:46] make the police need to issue

[6:05:49] parking tickets to fund their

[6:05:49] departments instead of actually

[6:05:50] help keeping us safe.

[6:05:54] You vote to surveil us because

[6:05:55] of your own paranoia.

[6:05:55] Make no mistake that you're

[6:05:56] stealing from us from your

[6:05:59] precious police force and

[6:06:00] forcing the zero sum game.

[6:06:01] We can't keep playing this

[6:06:01] game.

[6:06:04] We need real revenue sources

[6:06:05] And that's an even if we had

[6:06:05] the money.

[6:06:11] We cannot strengthen an

[6:06:11] unaccountable.

[6:06:12] Sorry your time did run out

[6:06:13] with my apologies Jason Maybe

[6:06:17] if you can please unmute.

[6:06:18] >> Hi my name is Jason.

[6:06:18] I urge you to keep

[6:06:19] the multimodal traffic safety

[6:06:22] team funded at least partially

[6:06:23] since we have no net impact on

[6:06:27] the general fund because

[6:06:27] the Transportation Department

[6:06:28] is already funded.

[6:06:29] This is about priorities within

[6:06:32] transportation.

[6:06:33] In SEPTEMBER of 2024 this

[6:06:33] Council unanimously passed a

[6:06:37] resolution to affirm safety as

[6:06:38] transportation's highest

[6:06:38] priority.

[6:06:42] The traffic safety team is only

[6:06:43] 2% of the transportation

[6:06:43] budget.

[6:06:44] If safety truly is the highest

[6:06:47] priority we can certainly

[6:06:48] dedicate 2% of

[6:06:48] the transportation budget to it

[6:06:52] even if that means 4% fewer

[6:06:52] potholes to fill.

[6:06:56] Just this Saturday a 62 year

[6:06:56] old woman was killed crossing a

[6:06:57] section of Elkhorn Boulevard

[6:07:00] where there's no crosswalk for

[6:07:01] a quarter of a mile.

[6:07:01] That section is scheduled for

[6:07:05] resurfacing later this year.

[6:07:06] This is exactly the type of

[6:07:06] dangerous street conditions

[6:07:10] that multimodal traffic safety

[6:07:11] team is critical for fixing.

[6:07:12] >> So please fund them.

[6:07:12] Thank you.

[6:07:16] Next is Barbara Gordon If you

[6:07:16] can please unmute Barbara

[6:07:20] Gordon.

[6:07:21] >> City's number one

[6:07:22] responsibility is public

[6:07:22] safety.

[6:07:25] I urge you to not cancel

[6:07:26] the police department's

[6:07:26] automated license plate

[6:07:30] recognition program.

[6:07:31] This technology has proven to

[6:07:31] be one of the department's most

[6:07:35] effective crime fighting tools

[6:07:36] helping officers quickly

[6:07:37] identify stolen vehicles,

[6:07:40] locate suspects and solve

[6:07:41] serious crimes that might

[6:07:45] otherwise remain unsolved.

[6:07:46] At a time when public safety

[6:07:46] remains a top concern for

[6:07:50] residents, it would be

[6:07:51] counterproductive to weaken a

[6:07:52] technology that provides law

[6:07:55] enforcement with timely

[6:07:55] objectives and actionable

[6:07:56] information.

[6:08:00] I urge you this Council to

[6:08:01] prioritize community safety by

[6:08:05] maintaining support for the a l

[6:08:06] p r program preserving

[6:08:10] the tools that help keep San

[6:08:11] Diego residents and businesses

[6:08:16] and neighborhoods safe.

[6:08:16] Thank you.

[6:08:18] Next is Kate Kate burnett

[6:08:24] please unmute.

[6:08:25] >> I'll thank you all again for

[6:08:25] the opportunity.

[6:08:26] My name is Keeper and I am

[6:08:28] calling on behalf of the arts

[6:08:29] and Culture community and in my

[6:08:33] role at the San Diego Museum of

[6:08:33] Art.

[6:08:34] Again, we so appreciate

[6:08:35] the eBay and the City Council

[6:08:38] for finding really creative

[6:08:43] ways to leverage public private

[6:08:44] partnerships to ensure that

[6:08:45] the arts and culture industry

[6:08:49] in the city maintains its sort

[6:08:49] of excellence even in this

[6:08:50] difficult budget year.

[6:08:54] Echoing my ask from Friday

[6:08:54] regardless of whether you

[6:08:59] managed to restore fully

[6:09:00] the nearly $12 million grant

[6:09:03] funding, we hold it at 6

[6:09:03] million or we get it somewhere

[6:09:04] in between.

[6:09:07] We are asking you to maintain

[6:09:08] the existing grant allocation

[6:09:08] structure.

[6:09:13] We are incredibly aware of

[6:09:17] equity concerns and the need to

[6:09:18] mitigate impacts as much as

[6:09:18] possible and we will continue

[6:09:22] to do so in long term

[6:09:23] conversations.

[6:09:23] But we're hoping for this year

[6:09:27] to keep the funding the same.

[6:09:28] >> Concluding remarks Nancy, if

[6:09:29] you can please unmute Nancy

[6:09:32] Weatherford and before you

[6:09:33] begin that was the five minute

[6:09:33] timer.

[6:09:34] >> No additional speakers will

[6:09:36] be taken.

[6:09:37] 28 speakers are in the queue.

[6:09:37] Please proceed.

[6:09:42] Hi.

[6:09:42] Can you hear me?

[6:09:43] Yes.

[6:09:43] Please proceed.

[6:09:44] Thank you.

[6:09:44] Happy pride.

[6:09:45] My name is Nancy Rella Ford.

[6:09:46] I'm a resident of District

[6:09:47] three and a member of the lgbtq

[6:09:47] community.

[6:09:51] I want to quickly thank

[6:09:52] Councilmember Whitburn for

[6:09:53] getting rid or helping to get

[6:09:59] rid of double park paid parking

[6:09:59] .

[6:10:00] And then I will just say please

[6:10:04] defund Floc and redirect those

[6:10:04] funds to community needs.

[6:10:07] I want to thank the four

[6:10:08] council members who have

[6:10:08] proposed a start to that effort

[6:10:12] and I urge you Council member

[6:10:13] Whitburn and the others to join

[6:10:13] them.

[6:10:17] Members of the broader lgbt two

[6:10:22] trans community and residents

[6:10:22] of your diverse district are

[6:10:23] harmed more than helped by

[6:10:27] police surveillance technology

[6:10:27] .

[6:10:28] It's easy for older white

[6:10:32] people like me to if we don't

[6:10:33] look outside our own bubble to

[6:10:33] believe the story that please

[6:10:37] keep us safe and technology

[6:10:38] prevents crime and those things

[6:10:42] are not true if we just look

[6:10:42] outside our bubble or listen to

[6:10:43] people here your time has

[6:10:43] concluded.

[6:10:47] >> Andrew.

[6:10:48] >> Andrew Andrew Sorry Andrew

[6:10:49] Hollingworth If you can please

[6:10:49] unmute.

[6:10:51] Yes, thank you.

[6:10:52] >> I'm Andrew Hollingworth

[6:10:53] representing the Peninsula

[6:10:53] Community Planning Board in

[6:10:55] District two.

[6:10:56] We urge the restoration of cuts

[6:11:00] to recreation centers libraries

[6:11:01] and arts and culture in

[6:11:02] District two and city wide for

[6:11:05] which four of you supported new

[6:11:06] budget minimum rent

[6:11:06] memorandums.

[6:11:10] You should fund this by further

[6:11:10] cuts to bloated city staffing,

[6:11:11] wages and benefits.

[6:11:14] We also urge cutting car

[6:11:15] allowances, cell phones and

[6:11:19] travel for city staff.

[6:11:20] We reject any tax and fee

[6:11:20] increase is an already

[6:11:24] overburdened residence as

[6:11:24] advocated by the ipa and

[6:11:29] COUNCILMAN Rivera as evidenced

[6:11:29] by the rejection of Measure

[6:11:30] eight last week by Taxpayers

[6:11:34] for City Staff made more than

[6:11:34] the us PRESIDENT.

[6:11:35] At least ten made more than a

[6:11:38] us senator so wages and

[6:11:39] salaries are still bloated.

[6:11:40] Please restore the cuts to

[6:11:43] library and rec center and

[6:11:44] the arts.

[6:11:44] >> Thank you.

[6:11:45] Thank you Taxpayer If you can

[6:11:49] please unmute.

[6:11:55] >> Hello and good afternoon.

[6:11:55] >> I am here to state my

[6:11:59] opposition to cuts to the arts

[6:12:00] and parks services and would

[6:12:04] urge our City Council to

[6:12:05] consider ending our contract

[6:12:05] with Block.

[6:12:06] I'd like to thank the City

[6:12:09] Council for being patient and

[6:12:10] hearing our voice for many many

[6:12:10] against these meetings On

[6:12:14] Tuesday afternoons are

[6:12:14] unattainable as we work very

[6:12:15] hard to enjoy America's finest

[6:12:15] city.

[6:12:19] Our investment in park is not

[6:12:19] keep us safe.

[6:12:20] Our investment in communities

[6:12:23] does So if we're able to

[6:12:24] address the root cause of crime

[6:12:28] which is shattered social

[6:12:29] services and funding we'll be

[6:12:29] able to prevent crime.

[6:12:33] Unlike mass surveillance,

[6:12:34] giving away our right to

[6:12:34] privacy today is taking away

[6:12:38] rights for future generations.

[6:12:43] I again implore you to cancel

[6:12:44] the flight contract and

[6:12:44] reinvest in San Diego to make

[6:12:48] sure that we remain America's

[6:12:48] finest city.

[6:12:50] Be leaders not reactionaries

[6:12:56] and flock.

[6:12:59] Next is a phone number ending

[6:13:00] in 26602660 If you can please

[6:13:01] unmute star six.

[6:13:07] After that is Jesse Schmidt.

[6:13:07] >> 2660.

[6:13:08] There you go.

[6:13:12] Good afternoon Council members

[6:13:12] .

[6:13:13] My name is Brendan Segal and

[6:13:14] I'm a senior policy advocate

[6:13:15] for the aclu of any one

[6:13:16] Imperial County.

[6:13:17] How we choose to invest our

[6:13:17] money dictates the future of

[6:13:20] our city.

[6:13:20] Our budget should tell

[6:13:21] the story of hope over fear.

[6:13:22] Fear is funding

[6:13:22] the surveillance of our

[6:13:25] community members while

[6:13:26] reducing the services that keep

[6:13:26] them safe and supported.

[6:13:30] Fear is bankrolling automated

[6:13:30] license plate readers and

[6:13:31] already dangerous technology

[6:13:32] under a hospital administration

[6:13:35] in anticipation of problems

[6:13:36] that have not yet occurred and

[6:13:36] MAY never occur.

[6:13:37] There is the planned

[6:13:40] overinvestment in law

[6:13:40] enforcement all while

[6:13:41] recklessly accepting San Diego

[6:13:42] police departments skyrocketing

[6:13:45] over time and civil lawsuit

[6:13:46] settlement cost as the price of

[6:13:46] supposed safety.

[6:13:49] We need to change the story.

[6:13:50] Hope is investing in a future

[6:13:51] where all can thrive.

[6:13:51] It means funding proven

[6:13:54] solutions to the problems that

[6:13:55] we are facing right now.

[6:13:56] Hope means supporting our youth

[6:13:56] in community centered services

[6:14:00] and programs like parks and Rec

[6:14:01] libraries, the Office of Child

[6:14:02] and Youth Success and the Arts.

[6:14:04] Hope means finding peaceful

[6:14:05] infrastructure Serving

[6:14:06] the constituents of this city

[6:14:06] means investing in our future

[6:14:10] and not our oppression.

[6:14:11] Funding services San Diego

[6:14:12] desperately need but San Diego

[6:14:12] budget tell us their time has

[6:14:13] come.

[6:14:14] Thank you.

[6:14:18] Jesse if you can please unmute

[6:14:18] .

[6:14:19] You.

[6:14:19] Good afternoon Council

[6:14:23] PRESIDENT And Council members.

[6:14:24] My name is Jesse Committee and

[6:14:25] I served as you District

[6:14:25] Commissioner on the Commission

[6:14:28] on Gang Prevention and

[6:14:28] Intervention.

[6:14:29] I'm here today in support of

[6:14:29] ending the city's automated

[6:14:33] license plate reader contract.

[6:14:34] I want to thank COUNCILWOMAN

[6:14:34] Vivian Moreno for her

[6:14:35] commitment to working with

[6:14:38] community and continuing to

[6:14:38] uplift our voices and concerns.

[6:14:42] As someone who works on issues

[6:14:43] related to violence prevention

[6:14:43] and community safety, I believe

[6:14:44] that we must be thoughtful

[6:14:47] about the types of investments

[6:14:48] that we actually make

[6:14:48] throughout our communities.

[6:14:51] District has north of 100 hpr

[6:14:52] cameras throughout our

[6:14:55] community nearly 20% of which

[6:14:56] are within a half mile of

[6:15:00] Chicano bart cameras stretching

[6:15:00] along Logan Avenue.

[6:15:01] Communities that have

[6:15:02] historically been overpoliced

[6:15:05] including immigrant

[6:15:06] communities, communities of

[6:15:06] color and low income

[6:15:07] neighborhoods often bear

[6:15:10] the greatest burden of expanded

[6:15:11] surveillance.

[6:15:11] Public safety is strongest when

[6:15:12] communities trust the public

[6:15:15] institutions.

[6:15:16] That trust is built through

[6:15:16] investment in people, not

[6:15:17] perpetual expansion of

[6:15:21] surveillance infrastructure.

[6:15:21] I urge the Council to terminate

[6:15:22] this contract.

[6:15:22] Time has expired.

[6:15:26] Thank you Satterlee for

[6:15:26] following Martinez Cano.

[6:15:29] After that is Tanner Moreno

[6:15:34] said slowly If you can think of

[6:15:35] your constituents have spoken

[6:15:35] to you for hours about

[6:15:36] the importance of funding

[6:15:40] communities, the realities of

[6:15:41] funding floc how it would

[6:15:41] target women marginalized

[6:15:44] communities and do more harm

[6:15:44] than good.

[6:15:45] But I'll speak to you about

[6:15:46] what you like.

[6:15:50] Money Floc will lose money for

[6:15:51] San Diego whereas the arts and

[6:15:51] community orgs increase

[6:15:52] funding.

[6:15:55] Floc will not cost 2 million.

[6:15:56] It will cost much much more.

[6:15:57] San Diego police is already

[6:16:00] facing a lawsuit due to misuse

[6:16:00] of Floc data.

[6:16:03] They're seeking 1.5 million

[6:16:04] each in damages.

[6:16:05] That's not 2 million for Floc

[6:16:05] That's 5 million.

[6:16:08] With many more incidents to

[6:16:09] come Floc is easy, easily

[6:16:12] hackable and it has already

[6:16:13] been used in disgusting ways to

[6:16:14] support eyes and harass

[6:16:14] citizens.

[6:16:17] You cannot afford floc and

[6:16:18] nobody wants it.

[6:16:19] Support youth services arts

[6:16:22] community orgs.

[6:16:23] Nobody wants Floc and San Diego

[6:16:24] cannot afford it.

[6:16:27] Thank you.

[6:16:28] Thank you.

[6:16:28] Next is Tanner.

[6:16:35] If you can please unmute Tanner

[6:16:36] .

[6:16:42] Hello.

[6:16:43] We can hear you.

[6:16:43] Please proceed.

[6:16:43] Sorry.

[6:16:44] Yes, thank you.

[6:16:45] I would like to thank

[6:16:47] councilmembers Shani Le Rivera,

[6:16:48] Henry Foster Cantley and Vivian

[6:16:52] Moreno for a proposal to end

[6:16:52] the contract and put money back

[6:16:53] into the communities of San

[6:16:56] Diego.

[6:16:57] Just this week at the Times of

[6:16:58] San Diego reported how Floc led

[6:17:02] an innocent man to be jailed

[6:17:02] for over a month.

[6:17:06] It doesn't keep you in your

[6:17:06] safe because it's to waste

[6:17:07] money on lawsuits and our

[6:17:11] freedoms.

[6:17:11] Councilmember Flippen.

[6:17:12] As a member of your district

[6:17:15] please vote to shut down Fort.

[6:17:15] Protect our civil liberties and

[6:17:16] put our money back to our

[6:17:19] communities for everyone.

[6:17:20] >> Thank you.

[6:17:20] Thank you.

[6:17:22] Next is Francis If you can

[6:17:27] please unmute just a couple of

[6:17:32] blocks from where you're all at

[6:17:33] .

[6:17:33] At Bluebottle Coffee I

[6:17:34] overheard Mayor Gloria tell

[6:17:35] the chair of the San Diego

[6:17:38] Democratic Party they needed to

[6:17:38] make sure the public didn't

[6:17:39] blame the city for

[6:17:39] the flooding.

[6:17:43] Budgets are moral documents.

[6:17:43] The flooding was a direct

[6:17:47] result of years of neglected

[6:17:47] drain planning in poor

[6:17:48] neighborhoods.

[6:17:51] But you all voted for.

[6:17:52] And do you remember when many

[6:17:52] many of you approved

[6:17:56] the mayor's plan to criminalize

[6:17:56] the unhoused?

[6:17:57] Well, how much time now do

[6:18:01] the police spend doing sweeps

[6:18:02] and picking people up?

[6:18:02] I actually watch someone then

[6:18:06] spend a half hour arresting a

[6:18:07] man in a wheelchair for missing

[6:18:08] a court date.

[6:18:11] That man needed food, a shower

[6:18:11] shelter and a community that

[6:18:16] cares about him not police.

[6:18:16] Dehumanizing him in public and

[6:18:21] and and taking him in.

[6:18:22] Perpetuating a broken system.

[6:18:23] I'm personally appalled

[6:18:26] The mayor Gloria was chosen to

[6:18:26] lead the Council of Mayors.

[6:18:27] I hope instead of spreading

[6:18:30] draconian policies he'll learn

[6:18:30] from other mayors.

[6:18:31] >> Lead with your time has

[6:18:37] concluded I schreier I mean try

[6:18:38] and try out me to me if you can

[6:18:39] please unmute.

[6:18:45] Oh, hi all My name is Sparky.

[6:18:46] Dear councilmembers I'm

[6:18:46] sparking me.

[6:18:48] You're an engineering Ph.D.

[6:18:49] Student and three resident.

[6:18:49] It's time to abandon a

[6:18:50] dystopian desire for a

[6:18:53] surveillance state in favor of

[6:18:54] one that serves the people and

[6:18:54] truly protects us.

[6:18:57] What keeps us safe Investing in

[6:18:58] child and youth success.

[6:18:59] What keeps us safe?

[6:18:59] Putting money towards arts,

[6:19:02] culture, libraries and parks

[6:19:03] Who keeps us safe?

[6:19:04] We keep us safe Not flock not

[6:19:07] corporations not over

[6:19:08] surveillance.

[6:19:08] Now it's your time to decide If

[6:19:09] you'll join us you get to

[6:19:10] decide with your wallet.

[6:19:12] Thank you.

[6:19:13] >> Thank you.

[6:19:13] Next is Yana.

[6:19:18] If you can please unmute Yana

[6:19:18] Merino.

[6:19:21] Oh, can you guys hear me?

[6:19:22] >> Yes please proceed.

[6:19:22] Thank you.

[6:19:27] I'm here to oppose the cuts to

[6:19:27] our infrastructure.

[6:19:28] You now know that floor cameras

[6:19:29] have zero oversight no

[6:19:32] meaningful impact and leaves us

[6:19:32] vulnerable for lawsuits.

[6:19:33] Do not forget it failed to stop

[6:19:36] the Islamic center shooting an

[6:19:37] event enabled by our mayor and

[6:19:38] this council failure to meet

[6:19:40] Islamophobia with the same zeal

[6:19:41] It discourages dissent toward a

[6:19:42] foreign nation.

[6:19:42] So why pour millions into a

[6:19:46] tool that does not work?

[6:19:46] You know these systems continue

[6:19:47] to amplify algorithmic racial

[6:19:50] profiling in neighborhoods

[6:19:51] already over police.

[6:19:51] The cpd 2025 crime report shows

[6:19:55] that overall crime fell by 6%

[6:19:56] and is expected to stay on

[6:19:56] trend.

[6:19:57] Yet our spending on

[6:20:00] surveillance keeps rising.

[6:20:01] Honestly, how is an officer

[6:20:01] supposed to prevent crime when

[6:20:02] our youth have nowhere to go?

[6:20:05] We should be investing in arts,

[6:20:06] public space, youth programs

[6:20:07] and infrastructure the things

[6:20:07] that are proven to build

[6:20:10] community resilience And to

[6:20:10] the folks who say we already

[6:20:11] carry a smartphone so who cares

[6:20:14] about privacy with respect Many

[6:20:14] of them can't even find

[6:20:15] the brightness setting on their

[6:20:15] device.

[6:20:16] Please divest from Private

[6:20:19] Shady companies and invest in

[6:20:19] San Diego and not in our

[6:20:20] criminalization.

[6:20:23] Thank you.

[6:20:23] >> Thank you Tony.

[6:20:24] If you can please unmute Tony

[6:20:30] Harrison You know yes I'll come

[6:20:34] and serve Verizon's concerns as

[6:20:36] an extra veteran can hear me

[6:20:36] Yes we can.

[6:20:41] >> Please proceed.

[6:20:50] I notice that the up has been

[6:20:51] all over the city and it's not

[6:20:54] something that I paid for or

[6:20:55] that we had a vote on And and

[6:21:00] like I said I me being a

[6:21:01] veteran fought for our rights

[6:21:04] and our freedoms and this

[6:21:05] violates that freedom.

[6:21:08] I feel like we should defund

[6:21:09] our law contract and reinvest

[6:21:13] into the community and to

[6:21:14] the ymca Boys and Girls Club,

[6:21:18] the Arts because those programs

[6:21:22] work and the community for

[6:21:23] which we all grow and benefit

[6:21:27] from that Defund police.

[6:21:31] Thank you, Nancy.

[6:21:36] If you can please unmute.

[6:21:37] >> Hi, I'm a mom to two

[6:21:37] littles.

[6:21:41] I'm an organizer and I work in

[6:21:42] homeless services and public

[6:21:42] health.

[6:21:43] I have used my First Amendment

[6:21:46] rights a lot since OCTOBER

[6:21:46] 2023.

[6:21:47] >> I'm asking you to cancel a

[6:21:48] contract and use the money to

[6:21:51] fund community care including

[6:21:52] libraries, parks and rec and

[6:21:53] the feel good day center.

[6:21:56] Is about investment with a 99.9

[6:21:57] fail rate.

[6:21:57] It's about investment When it

[6:22:00] failed to stop a domestic

[6:22:01] terrorist attack.

[6:22:02] A good investment is focused on

[6:22:05] prevention by preventing a

[6:22:06] costly outbreak and providing

[6:22:07] showers and laundry or

[6:22:11] preventing overflowing yards by

[6:22:11] providing a place for someone

[6:22:12] to receive their medical

[6:22:12] renewal paperwork.

[6:22:16] Case management support and

[6:22:16] training and employment help to

[6:22:17] keep their Medi-Cal under H.R.

[6:22:17] One.

[6:22:21] This is wise.

[6:22:21] Foxman used to wrongly accused

[6:22:22] and jail people.

[6:22:25] It's been used to stalk women

[6:22:26] protesters and immigrants and

[6:22:30] cpd for documents Are now so

[6:22:31] severely redacted and one

[6:22:31] officer looks up when and how

[6:22:35] often.

[6:22:36] How can I trust that you'll

[6:22:37] catch any wrongdoing by an

[6:22:37] officer when cpd did it

[6:22:41] willingly do that when your

[6:22:41] time has concluded?

[6:22:42] Harry Evans If you can please

[6:22:45] unmute.

[6:22:49] Good afternoon and thank you

[6:22:50] for the slurry ideas to fund

[6:22:51] the multimodal program.

[6:22:54] They designed safe crossings

[6:22:55] and complete streets in all

[6:22:59] nine council districts In 2024

[6:23:00] crashes kill three times more

[6:23:00] San Diegans than homicides.

[6:23:04] That's a safety need.

[6:23:05] This team also wins state

[6:23:08] grants and supports affordable

[6:23:09] housing.

[6:23:09] Cutting them would cost

[6:23:10] the city And you know about

[6:23:14] costly lawsuits from crashes.

[6:23:15] This team would help avoid that

[6:23:18] for general revenue.

[6:23:18] Sell custom San Diego street

[6:23:19] signs.

[6:23:19] Like other cities do.

[6:23:24] New York City just sold out of

[6:23:24] Knickerbocker Avenue signs.

[6:23:27] Guess why?

[6:23:28] For everyone else, let's

[6:23:29] pressure Congress to cut just

[6:23:32] one f-35 fighter jet.

[6:23:33] That alone would cover

[6:23:33] the deficit.

[6:23:34] Thank you for your continued

[6:23:37] investment in the multimodal

[6:23:37] program and fund the West

[6:23:38] Valley River crossing.

[6:23:42] It really would be epic for all

[6:23:43] San Diegans.

[6:23:43] >> Thank you.

[6:23:46] Thank you, Danny.

[6:23:51] If you can please unmute me.

[6:23:56] Yes, please proceed.

[6:23:56] So my name is Danny Rose.

[6:23:57] I'm a resident of District

[6:23:57] three.

[6:24:01] If this council claims to care

[6:24:01] about the people that you

[6:24:02] represent then I ask you to

[6:24:03] think about your neighbors who

[6:24:03] are just trying to make it

[6:24:05] through the week.

[6:24:06] Think about parents who are

[6:24:07] looking for something free to

[6:24:07] do with their kids on a

[6:24:08] Saturday.

[6:24:10] Think about kids and teens that

[6:24:11] need somewhere to be when

[6:24:11] school is out.

[6:24:12] Think about college students

[6:24:13] who are stretched thin and just

[6:24:16] need to go sit in a park that's

[6:24:16] maintained or study in a

[6:24:17] library that's openly access to

[6:24:19] those things is how people are

[6:24:20] holding it together.

[6:24:21] We make it to the next week

[6:24:21] with the support of our

[6:24:25] community and we can only help

[6:24:25] each other if we have space

[6:24:26] safe spaces dedicated to doing

[6:24:26] so.

[6:24:29] Block Safety cameras don't do

[6:24:29] that.

[6:24:30] Surveillance doesn't make

[6:24:30] people feel safe.

[6:24:31] It makes people feel watched.

[6:24:33] Cities don't become communities

[6:24:34] because you put more cameras on

[6:24:35] their corners.

[6:24:35] So today you have an

[6:24:36] opportunity to tell us with

[6:24:40] your vote that you see us.

[6:24:40] You hear us and you're going to

[6:24:41] invest in us.

[6:24:41] Please cancel the flier

[6:24:43] contract.

[6:24:44] >> One of the library's arts

[6:24:45] parks and youth programs.

[6:24:45] Thank you.

[6:24:47] Thank you.

[6:24:48] And x is John Stump.

[6:24:52] If you can please unmute.

[6:24:53] John Stump I can on mute for

[6:24:57] you.

[6:24:57] >> There you go.

[6:24:58] Yes, Thank you very much.

[6:25:02] Earlier I provided you a

[6:25:02] suggestion for gaining more

[6:25:06] funds by charging a rebate to

[6:25:11] any operator in the Belmore

[6:25:12] Park and other parks that pays

[6:25:16] their employees more than half

[6:25:16] $1 million a year.

[6:25:20] What I'm concerned about in

[6:25:21] this budget is particularly for

[6:25:26] the council persons in

[6:25:27] districts four, eight and nine.

[6:25:31] Have you provided that funding

[6:25:35] for the 2024 flood victims?

[6:25:39] Is there money in the liability

[6:25:40] fund to pay the half billion

[6:25:44] dollars worth of claims for

[6:25:49] the 2024 flood victims?

[6:25:50] Or is an attorney like Michael

[6:25:50] Geary going to have to come and

[6:25:54] demand those funds from you in

[6:25:54] that trial?

[6:25:55] Thank you very much.

[6:25:55] Bye bye.

[6:25:57] Next is Pat Wilson please on

[6:26:07] mute but Wilson presents San

[6:26:07] Diego Public Library.

[6:26:08] Sorry I couldn't be there in

[6:26:08] person today.

[6:26:12] Thank you for being responsive

[6:26:13] to the public's advocacy on

[6:26:13] behalf of libraries, parks and

[6:26:14] the arts.

[6:26:18] Investing in community

[6:26:18] resources is public safety.

[6:26:19] There's still more work to be

[6:26:22] done though.

[6:26:23] Library hours haven't been

[6:26:23] fully restored even to 2026

[6:26:24] levels.

[6:26:27] So we request that be done.

[6:26:28] Every community just needs its

[6:26:32] libraries open and staffed.

[6:26:33] The retro pennant skaters

[6:26:34] branch should only be closed

[6:26:34] for as long as the much needed

[6:26:36] renovations take.

[6:26:37] Not all year Auction tech

[6:26:40] recreation centers are also

[6:26:41] vital resources and should be

[6:26:42] prioritized over surveillance

[6:26:42] technology.

[6:26:46] You can cancel a contract and

[6:26:47] no one wants it.

[6:26:48] Thank you very much for your

[6:26:51] attention and good luck on

[6:26:52] the rest of the day.

[6:26:52] Thank you David.

[6:26:56] See if you can please unmute.

[6:26:56] Good afternoon.

[6:26:57] My name is David Cathal and I'm

[6:27:01] calling from Pacific Beach.

[6:27:02] I want to emphasize how

[6:27:03] important public safety is for

[6:27:05] me, my neighborhood and people

[6:27:06] all across the city.

[6:27:07] Several city council members

[6:27:07] say that they too prioritize

[6:27:11] public safety and I ask them to

[6:27:12] invest in one of the best ways

[6:27:12] to keep San Diego safe.

[6:27:15] That is funding the multi-modal

[6:27:16] team.

[6:27:16] It is easy to downplay and

[6:27:17] dismiss the dangers of poorly

[6:27:20] designed intersections and

[6:27:21] crossings until someone dies in

[6:27:22] funding the multi-modal team.

[6:27:25] There is an opportunity to

[6:27:25] proactively save lives.

[6:27:26] You cannot save these lives

[6:27:29] through weed brush and graffiti

[6:27:30] abatement.

[6:27:33] You cannot save lives with 12

[6:27:33] miles of slurry seal.

[6:27:34] If you wish to do more than

[6:27:38] just pay lip service to public

[6:27:38] safety and instead actually do

[6:27:39] something about it if you value

[6:27:43] the lives of all San Diegans

[6:27:43] including the ones who choose

[6:27:44] to walk, ride and roll please

[6:27:48] use the r m funds to fund

[6:27:49] the multi-modal team.

[6:27:53] The West Valley River Crossing

[6:27:53] should also be funded.

[6:27:54] >> Thank you.

[6:27:55] Zoom user If you can please

[6:28:02] unmute zoom user.

[6:28:03] A pop up should have shown I

[6:28:09] can't mute for you.

[6:28:10] >> I will have to go to

[6:28:11] the next speaker if you can't

[6:28:19] name yourself Alida Travis If

[6:28:23] you can please unmute.

[6:28:28] Alita.

[6:28:29] >> Good afternoon City Council

[6:28:29] members.

[6:28:33] I'm only that Travis print of

[6:28:33] the Open Library and

[6:28:34] Opportunity Council.

[6:28:38] Thank you COUNCILMAN Foster

[6:28:38] Rivera Moreno and all of you

[6:28:42] for supporting our libraries to

[6:28:43] stay open and for our Parks and

[6:28:43] Rec.

[6:28:47] Again, I'm asking you to

[6:28:48] continue working on those

[6:28:52] priorities and especially to

[6:28:53] make sure that the fund

[6:28:57] the funds are for the arts and

[6:28:57] culture programs as well.

[6:29:02] These services are priority for

[6:29:03] our youth families and in all

[6:29:05] communities especially in

[6:29:06] District four, eight and nine.

[6:29:07] Please, please, please make

[6:29:11] sure that those three services

[6:29:11] continue in all of our

[6:29:15] communities especially for

[6:29:16] eight and nine.

[6:29:21] I urge you do not support block

[6:29:21] funding.

[6:29:22] Thank you.

[6:29:24] Next speakers Dominic Landry if

[6:29:24] you can please unmute.

[6:29:29] >> Hi.

[6:29:29] Hi.

[6:29:30] Yes my name is Dominic Landry

[6:29:31] from the East Village

[6:29:31] Association and I'm here to

[6:29:34] speak in support of

[6:29:34] the maintenance of the lpr

[6:29:38] system utilized by sd pd.

[6:29:39] East Village is a large

[6:29:39] district.

[6:29:44] We are the largest downtown

[6:29:44] residential district and

[6:29:48] because of our size we see and

[6:29:49] because of our accessibility we

[6:29:49] see a lot of unfortunate

[6:29:53] criminal acts that happen in

[6:29:54] and around downtown that seem

[6:29:55] to pass through our district

[6:29:58] And having an additional tool

[6:29:59] for pd to follow up on crimes

[6:30:02] and prosecute crimes via

[6:30:03] evidence gathering that is

[6:30:04] provided by the lpr system

[6:30:07] helps our downtown community

[6:30:08] remain safer and helps keep

[6:30:08] criminals accountable.

[6:30:12] I don't think that necessarily

[6:30:13] that we need to choose between

[6:30:14] arts funding or youth success

[6:30:16] funding and lpr funding.

[6:30:17] I consider both matters of

[6:30:21] public safety and I think it's

[6:30:22] incumbent upon this council to

[6:30:22] find a way forward in which we

[6:30:27] can accomplish both task in

[6:30:27] terms of funding our youth

[6:30:28] services but also keeping our

[6:30:28] public safe.

[6:30:31] Thank you.

[6:30:32] >> Thank you.

[6:30:32] We do have eight speakers left

[6:30:33] in the queue.

[6:30:33] No additional speakers will be

[6:30:35] taken because if you can please

[6:30:45] unmute you are unmuted.

[6:30:46] >> We do not hear you here in

[6:30:46] council chambers.

[6:30:49] I'm not sure of the device that

[6:30:49] you're speaking into MAY be

[6:30:54] muted as well.

[6:30:55] If you cannot fix your

[6:30:58] technical difficulties will.

[6:30:59] We will need to move on

[6:31:03] the device your phone or tablet

[6:31:04] or any device that you're using

[6:31:08] MAY be muted.

[6:31:09] You can definitely send in your

[6:31:13] comments through City clerk at

[6:31:13] San diego.Gov.

[6:31:16] Courtney if you can please

[6:31:21] unmute.

[6:31:22] >> Good afternoon honorable

[6:31:22] council members My name is

[6:31:25] Courtney Multi-skilled with

[6:31:26] the ymca of San Diego County in

[6:31:27] Children First Collective.

[6:31:31] Thank you for being open to

[6:31:31] learning about how thriving

[6:31:36] communities are safe

[6:31:36] communities and restoring

[6:31:37] funding to arts and culture

[6:31:41] Park and Rec library and

[6:31:42] importantly the Office of Child

[6:31:45] and Youth Success I report and

[6:31:46] recommendations for a position

[6:31:46] back under the mayor's team

[6:31:50] will help continue the Child

[6:31:51] and Youth Plan really see this

[6:31:55] as a baseline and something to

[6:31:56] build upon.

[6:31:57] We want to applaud all of

[6:31:57] the young people who showed out

[6:32:01] through budget discussions and

[6:32:02] recognize the presentations

[6:32:05] given by used will our time to

[6:32:06] act amidst City Council Over

[6:32:06] the last couple of weeks we

[6:32:10] encourage council members and

[6:32:10] the mayor to set conditions

[6:32:11] where young people continue to

[6:32:14] be engaged and heard for civic

[6:32:14] engagement.

[6:32:15] Appoint your youth

[6:32:16] commissioners and young people

[6:32:20] cheap show and out Thank you.

[6:32:20] >> Thank you.

[6:32:22] Next is Susan if you can please

[6:32:27] unmute Thank you.

[6:32:27] >> My name is Susan Baldwin.

[6:32:31] I'm a d9 resident.

[6:32:32] After listening to

[6:32:33] the testimony today I urge you

[6:32:37] to cancel the flier contract

[6:32:37] and invest those funds in park

[6:32:41] and Recreation and library

[6:32:42] programs that benefit San Diego

[6:32:42] youth.

[6:32:47] Thank you to the council

[6:32:48] members who support council

[6:32:51] canceling clock But to those

[6:32:51] who have not gotten there yet I

[6:32:52] sincerely hope you change your

[6:32:57] mind and vote to shut down.

[6:32:57] >> Block.

[6:32:58] Thank you.

[6:33:00] Next is Seth Hall.

[6:33:01] If you can please unmute Serve

[6:33:05] hall.

[6:33:06] >> Thank you.

[6:33:10] Council members set up hall

[6:33:10] with the trust us Nicole and

[6:33:15] it's very clear from

[6:33:16] the testimony across

[6:33:16] the community today that

[6:33:20] surveillance system blocking

[6:33:20] ubiquity is the wrong

[6:33:25] technology in the wrong place

[6:33:25] at the wrong time.

[6:33:26] And the only remaining question

[6:33:30] from this process is whether we

[6:33:31] have the wrong city leaders in

[6:33:34] place as well.

[6:33:35] Four council members have

[6:33:36] proposed biting the bullet

[6:33:39] making difficult decisions to

[6:33:40] reprioritize and fund community

[6:33:44] services and fund the things

[6:33:45] that the people who are talking

[6:33:46] to you are asking for.

[6:33:50] The question is do we have a

[6:33:50] majority of city council and a

[6:33:54] mayor who will double down on

[6:33:55] using the wrong technology even

[6:33:59] when the vast majority of

[6:33:59] the community is asking you to

[6:34:03] please redirect the funding?

[6:34:04] I implore the City council

[6:34:05] members to make difficult

[6:34:09] decisions but to go ahead and

[6:34:10] make them today and listen to

[6:34:10] the community.

[6:34:11] >> Your time has concluded and

[6:34:12] thank you so much Benjamin

[6:34:13] Nichols If you can please

[6:34:17] unmute.

[6:34:18] >> Hello, my name is Benjamin

[6:34:19] Nichols and I'm the executive

[6:34:19] director of the Who Quest

[6:34:22] Business Association and I

[6:34:23] represent 1800 small business

[6:34:23] and property owners.

[6:34:26] We register our support for

[6:34:27] the preservation of the alpaca

[6:34:31] camera Technology has a vital

[6:34:32] tool for preserving public

[6:34:32] safety and Hillcrest.

[6:34:33] The troubling rise in

[6:34:36] incidences we witnessed several

[6:34:36] years ago including a pellet

[6:34:37] gun attack and the appearance

[6:34:40] of hate filled graffiti

[6:34:41] throughout the neighborhood has

[6:34:42] receded due to the presence of

[6:34:42] these cameras.

[6:34:45] This technology isn't about

[6:34:46] surveillance but it's about

[6:34:47] providing a sense of safety to

[6:34:50] our customers and projecting

[6:34:51] the message to criminals that

[6:34:51] they will be caught.

[6:34:54] I must also report our

[6:34:55] opposition to the proposed

[6:34:56] increase of police fees related

[6:35:00] to special events.

[6:35:01] Raising these fees is a way to

[6:35:01] see your neighborhood.

[6:35:04] Street fairs canceled right

[6:35:04] now.

[6:35:05] Police staffing represents over

[6:35:06] 20% of the budgets for our

[6:35:09] neighborhood festivals.

[6:35:10] We have already canceled

[6:35:10] beloved neighborhood events

[6:35:14] because these huge costs.

[6:35:14] >> This is untenable.

[6:35:15] Thank you for your time.

[6:35:18] Thank you.

[6:35:23] Annexes Carina Hellman.

[6:35:23] >> Hello?

[6:35:24] Can you hear me?

[6:35:24] Yes.

[6:35:24] Please proceed.

[6:35:28] Hi, my name is Carina and I'm

[6:35:29] here as a concerned citizen.

[6:35:33] I urge you to cancel the Ale

[6:35:37] Park Block contract.

[6:35:38] It is a serious risk to our

[6:35:38] privacy and civil liberties.

[6:35:42] It does not require

[6:35:43] establishing probable cause and

[6:35:46] obtaining search warrants which

[6:35:47] provide oversight and

[6:35:50] accountability as required by

[6:35:51] the Fourth Amendment.

[6:35:51] Some folks MAY ask why should I

[6:35:55] care if I have nothing to hide?

[6:35:56] Because you don't get to decide

[6:35:56] what suspicious looks like

[6:36:00] tomorrow and mistakes happen

[6:36:01] and you're the one who pays for

[6:36:01] them.

[6:36:05] As history has shown, when

[6:36:06] governments or third parties

[6:36:06] gain unchecked surveillance

[6:36:10] powers their eventually used

[6:36:10] against people who aren't doing

[6:36:11] anything wrong until someone

[6:36:15] decided they are until early in

[6:36:20] 2025 apps weren't used for

[6:36:20] tracking immigrants.

[6:36:21] But now they are.

[6:36:24] Despite policies prohibiting

[6:36:25] it.

[6:36:25] >> History has shown that

[6:36:26] powerful your time has

[6:36:29] concluded at my apologies your

[6:36:30] time has concluded.

[6:36:30] Blaine Wagner, if you can

[6:36:31] please on mute.

[6:36:34] Blaine Wagner.

[6:36:35] >> How am I coming through One?

[6:36:36] Yeah, one minute.

[6:36:36] Please proceed.

[6:36:38] We can hear you.

[6:36:39] >> Hello?

[6:36:40] Members of the City Council.

[6:36:40] My name is Blaine Wagner and I

[6:36:44] live in Bunker Hill in District

[6:36:44] three.

[6:36:45] First off, I want to thank you

[6:36:45] for listening to all of our

[6:36:48] comments and dedicating your

[6:36:48] time to our city.

[6:36:49] I'd like to comment to urge

[6:36:50] the City Council to include

[6:36:53] the multimodal transportation

[6:36:54] team in the budget to members

[6:36:54] in their full capacity.

[6:36:59] According to the city's

[6:36:59] official Vision Zero data in 20

[6:37:00] 2454 San Diego lost their lives

[6:37:03] on our safer streets while in

[6:37:04] another hundred and 38 were

[6:37:04] severely injured.

[6:37:08] These figures are not some

[6:37:09] random statistics from a far

[6:37:09] far away land.

[6:37:10] There are own neighbors and

[6:37:10] loved ones.

[6:37:13] The multimodal team is an

[6:37:14] investment in directly saving

[6:37:15] lives pure and simple through

[6:37:15] vital work like daylighting

[6:37:18] reviews and street redesigns.

[6:37:19] I know we're budget sensitive

[6:37:20] at the moment.

[6:37:20] For this reason I recommend

[6:37:23] using the flexible mra or

[6:37:24] Transnet Funds consulting

[6:37:24] the multimodal team during

[6:37:28] routine street repaving creates

[6:37:28] an incredibly cheap opportunity

[6:37:29] to build safer streets and

[6:37:33] completely avoids expensive

[6:37:33] capital projects later and

[6:37:34] saves our neighbors lives.

[6:37:34] >> Thank you.

[6:37:35] Thank you.

[6:37:38] Next is senior Sanchez and then

[6:37:39] our final speaker review at

[6:37:39] Voices.

[6:37:50] Sign up please unmute icons

[6:37:51] again.

[6:37:51] Hear me now?

[6:37:51] Yes.

[6:37:52] Please proceed.

[6:37:54] Okay.

[6:37:55] >> I do not believe that cbt

[6:37:56] should be rewarded with

[6:37:57] expanded surveillance powers

[6:37:59] while serious questions about

[6:38:00] accountability and public trust

[6:38:00] remain unresolved.

[6:38:05] Now as dpd Officer Brandon

[6:38:06] Mcgivern is facing federal

[6:38:06] child exploitation charges

[6:38:09] involving multiple minors while

[6:38:10] he is entitled to due process,

[6:38:10] these allegations have

[6:38:11] understandably shaken public

[6:38:14] confidence in the Department.

[6:38:15] At the same time, taxpayers

[6:38:16] continue to pay for lawsuits

[6:38:16] and settlements involving

[6:38:19] police misconduct by officers

[6:38:19] and community members raise

[6:38:20] concerns about favoritism,

[6:38:21] retaliation and a lack of

[6:38:24] transparency.

[6:38:25] And after the horrific attack

[6:38:26] at the Islamic Center claimed

[6:38:29] the lives of me and Abdullah

[6:38:30] Mansoor as he had an idea of

[6:38:31] why we should be asking whether

[6:38:34] more surveillance is actually

[6:38:35] preventing violence and not

[6:38:35] simply collecting more data

[6:38:36] after tragedy strikes.

[6:38:39] For as dpd receives more

[6:38:40] surveillance technology

[6:38:40] the public deserves

[6:38:41] accountability, transparency

[6:38:43] and proof that these systems

[6:38:44] are making our community safer.

[6:38:44] Trust must come before more

[6:38:45] power does.

[6:38:48] Thank you.

[6:38:48] >> Thank you.

[6:38:49] Voices if you can please.

[6:38:53] And you.

[6:38:54] >> Hi.

[6:38:55] My name is a teacher and

[6:38:55] the executive director for Big

[6:38:56] Voices.

[6:38:57] I have been engaged in

[6:38:57] the budget process in 2020 now

[6:38:58] and every single time.

[6:39:02] My only hope is for more people

[6:39:03] to engage in the same process

[6:39:07] because the conversation about

[6:39:08] the budget on the one side I

[6:39:09] hear the police turning people

[6:39:11] out talking about public safety

[6:39:12] and a very singular perspective

[6:39:17] The camera and that's it.

[6:39:17] But the other side of

[6:39:18] the conversation you MAY not

[6:39:22] hear it is and I want to state

[6:39:23] it out loud is that you cannot

[6:39:24] balance the budget on a single

[6:39:25] day department.

[6:39:26] You have to balance the budget

[6:39:27] on every single services

[6:39:31] department and needs of

[6:39:32] the community.

[6:39:32] Because you know what?

[6:39:36] Camera does not send no kids to

[6:39:36] college.

[6:39:37] Its libraries do park keep kids

[6:39:41] alive and healthy.

[6:39:42] They will send it to our kids

[6:39:45] colleges and our culture would

[6:39:46] make all kids more imaginative

[6:39:46] to become better leaders.

[6:39:50] The joke about going to

[6:39:51] lobbying to all of you council

[6:39:51] member is that the question is

[6:39:56] all we have ever done in adult

[6:39:57] city I am asking your time has

[6:39:59] concluded.

[6:40:00] For the record this item did

[6:40:01] receive 12 comments in favor

[6:40:01] and 29 comments in opposition

[6:40:05] Very comment form which have

[6:40:05] been distributed to the Council

[6:40:06] That does conclude public

[6:40:07] comment on item 704.

[6:40:09] Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

[6:40:09] >> All right.

[6:40:13] City Clerk First let's give a

[6:40:14] big thank you to city Clerk and

[6:40:22] all the city parks staff.

[6:40:23] >> They always do an amazing

[6:40:28] job juggling all the slips that

[6:40:28] come in the bundling the paper

[6:40:29] clips, the paper clips that go

[6:40:33] sideways, the handwriting that

[6:40:37] cannot be written.

[6:40:38] But thank you for that.

[6:40:38] Before I turn over to my

[6:40:39] colleagues, I do want to thank

[6:40:42] Charles and Gillian and

[6:40:43] the Office of the aba for your

[6:40:47] work over the past few weeks.

[6:40:48] It's an extraordinary amount of

[6:40:49] work processing a lot of data.

[6:40:53] I do want to thank the mayor

[6:40:56] for sitting through with the 45

[6:40:57] chiefs for the city through

[6:40:57] the various department heads

[6:41:00] that are in the audience

[6:41:01] listening in and will make

[6:41:01] themselves available if our

[6:41:05] colleagues have any questions.

[6:41:06] i also want to start out by

[6:41:09] recognizing Councilmember

[6:41:10] Foster who has been the chair

[6:41:15] of the Budget Committee,

[6:41:15] chaired the Budget Review

[6:41:16] Committee.

[6:41:19] And as Council PRESIDENT I'm

[6:41:20] going to extend the courtesy to

[6:41:21] let you control

[6:41:21] the conversation.

[6:41:25] Obviously you will kick this

[6:41:26] off and we'll see how it goes.

[6:41:30] But Friday was not your last

[6:41:31] day as budget chair.

[6:41:34] >> We're going to keep you a

[6:41:35] tight rein on you, sir, because

[6:41:36] you've really done the work and

[6:41:39] dug in you and your staff and

[6:41:40] it is very much appreciated.

[6:41:44] I will have more comments but I

[6:41:45] wanted to kind of signal to my

[6:41:49] colleagues about how we should

[6:41:49] run this.

[6:41:50] We are going to get a budget

[6:41:54] adopted to day to night.

[6:41:54] Let's see how we get there.

[6:41:55] So with that council member

[6:41:58] foster chair of our budget

[6:41:59] committee kick us off.

[6:41:59] Thank you.

[6:42:03] Council PRESIDENT And thank you

[6:42:03] to the independent budget

[6:42:08] analyst and your team for all

[6:42:11] the work with this fy 2027

[6:42:12] budget process not just for

[6:42:16] the work with the Council but

[6:42:16] also for the work with

[6:42:17] the public and community town

[6:42:21] halls.

[6:42:21] It's always good to have you

[6:42:23] and your team in District four

[6:42:24] so thank you for your

[6:42:28] willingness to always come out

[6:42:28] .

[6:42:29] Also just want to thank

[6:42:33] the public for your engagement

[6:42:34] during this budget development

[6:42:38] cycle not just for today.

[6:42:38] These conversations have

[6:42:43] because of the challenges that

[6:42:43] we face with this budget.

[6:42:44] We tried our best in working

[6:42:48] with Council PRESIDENT To make

[6:42:48] sure we offered additional

[6:42:49] opportunities for public

[6:42:53] engagement because as we are

[6:42:53] trying to deal with

[6:42:54] the structural deficit we just

[6:42:57] want to make sure that we do

[6:42:58] everything we can to understand

[6:43:03] your thoughts, your needs as we

[6:43:03] continue to move forward.

[6:43:07] I would also like to thank

[6:43:12] the mayor and city staff as I

[6:43:12] said, you know, this has been

[6:43:13] going this has been a long road

[6:43:16] to get us here today.

[6:43:17] >> First I want to start by

[6:43:21] also acknowledging

[6:43:21] the structural deficit.

[6:43:22] And thank my colleagues for

[6:43:26] the robust discussion that has

[6:43:27] taken place this year.

[6:43:27] As everyone is aware, we

[6:43:31] started the f y 2027 budget

[6:43:35] discussions with about $120

[6:43:36] million structural deficit.

[6:43:36] This structural deficit did not

[6:43:40] begin yesterday nor is it

[6:43:41] the cause of this council.

[6:43:45] Rather is the cause of years of

[6:43:46] mismanagement by the very

[6:43:50] individuals that we see today

[6:43:51] in press conferences and on

[6:43:52] social media that are

[6:43:55] intentionally misleading

[6:43:55] the public.

[6:43:59] And I must say this budget

[6:44:00] cycle demands tough discussions

[6:44:04] and decisions.

[6:44:05] But as I have previously said,

[6:44:09] even in a deficit we must not

[6:44:10] lose our moral compass.

[6:44:13] >> For me this is about

[6:44:14] the city's priorities and what

[6:44:15] the city plans to prioritize in

[6:44:19] its budget.

[6:44:19] And unfortunately due to

[6:44:23] the deficit, city services are

[6:44:23] affected which in turn directly

[6:44:24] impacts the quality of life for

[6:44:28] residents.

[6:44:29] I represent communities that

[6:44:30] for generations have been

[6:44:32] overlooked in budget

[6:44:33] conversations.

[6:44:33] These are working families

[6:44:37] primarily people of color who

[6:44:38] have long endured

[6:44:39] disinvestment, inadequate

[6:44:42] infrastructure and lack of

[6:44:43] access to opportunity.

[6:44:47] Let me be very clear.

[6:44:48] Equity has to continue to be

[6:44:52] the path forward.

[6:44:53] >> And as we continue to move

[6:44:57] away from across the board cuts

[6:44:57] ,it will be more

[6:44:58] uncomfortable.

[6:45:02] Change is not easy.

[6:45:02] But change we must.

[6:45:07] This proposal budget has made

[6:45:07] progress.

[6:45:11] When we look at equity we are

[6:45:12] investing in community and our

[6:45:17] youth essential for safety,

[6:45:17] workforce development and

[6:45:21] community well-being.

[6:45:22] We are restoring library parks

[6:45:26] and recreation.

[6:45:27] Prioritizing services in

[6:45:27] under-resourced communities

[6:45:30] where these services are

[6:45:31] critical to the success of our

[6:45:31] neighborhoods.

[6:45:36] We are investing in

[6:45:36] infrastructure in our

[6:45:37] under-resourced communities.

[6:45:41] We must hold the line and go

[6:45:41] further.

[6:45:45] A city where equity drives

[6:45:46] investment decisions must be

[6:45:51] our standard, not a sound bite.

[6:45:51] As we move forward the city

[6:45:52] must continue to address

[6:45:55] the structural deficit.

[6:45:55] And the city must improve

[6:45:56] Regarding transparency and

[6:46:00] accountability.

[6:46:01] We must improve public trust.

[6:46:05] There is still much to do and I

[6:46:06] look forward to the discussions

[6:46:10] to come as we work to make San

[6:46:11] Diego the best it can be and

[6:46:14] meet the call of all residents

[6:46:18] to the residents of District

[6:46:19] four And I spend my days with

[6:46:23] one question on my heart.

[6:46:26] What is in the best interest of

[6:46:27] District four?

[6:46:27] And I stand committed to

[6:46:28] ensuring that District four

[6:46:32] receives investment that it

[6:46:32] deserves.

[6:46:33] And so with that Council

[6:46:35] PRESIDENT I offer the following

[6:46:40] motion MADAM Clerk, if we can

[6:46:49] pull up the slide deck Next

[6:46:49] slide.

[6:46:57] Next slide.

[6:46:58] So with that item number one I

[6:47:01] move that we approve

[6:47:02] the mayor's fiscal year 2027

[6:47:06] proposed budget as modified by

[6:47:07] the mayor's MAY revision.

[6:47:10] >> Number two approve the eib's

[6:47:11] recommended final budget

[6:47:15] expenditure modification tions

[6:47:16] included in ibr report.

[6:47:20] Number 26 dash 15 as summarized

[6:47:20] in Table two.

[6:47:24] Recommended General Fund

[6:47:25] Expenditure Modifications Page

[6:47:25] 20.

[6:47:29] And as supported by recommended

[6:47:30] resources identified in Table

[6:47:30] one.

[6:47:30] Recommended General Fund

[6:47:34] resources for modifications to

[6:47:35] f y 2027 Budget Page 12 with

[6:47:39] the following modifications to

[6:47:40] Table one to reduce residual

[6:47:40] redevelopment Property tax

[6:47:46] Trust Fund r f the amount of

[6:47:52] $185 I will just as a point of

[6:47:56] clarification if I can ask

[6:47:57] the City Attorney's office do I

[6:47:58] need to read into the record

[6:48:01] each and every dollar value or

[6:48:02] is referencing the tables?

[6:48:05] Does that mean that satisfy

[6:48:10] what we need?

[6:48:11] >> These are already in the ibj

[6:48:16] reports so you can just read

[6:48:16] them.

[6:48:16] Okay.

[6:48:17] Think about saying all

[6:48:20] the dollar amounts.

[6:48:21] >> Okay.

[6:48:22] So then what I will do is I

[6:48:26] will read through for table two

[6:48:27] as shown the aba's recommended

[6:48:30] general fund expenditure

[6:48:31] modification from the iab

[6:48:31] report 26 Dash 15.

[6:48:35] The following are ongoing

[6:48:36] operating budget items restored

[6:48:40] cps Child and Youth Success

[6:48:40] Program Coordinator and Non

[6:48:41] Personnel Expenditures Office

[6:48:44] of the City Auditor

[6:48:45] Restorations Special Events

[6:48:45] Filming Program Manager

[6:48:49] Restoration Independent Budget

[6:48:50] Analyst Office Restoration

[6:48:54] Monies allocated for a Deputy

[6:48:54] City Clerk two and funding

[6:48:55] provided for the Ethics

[6:48:59] Commission Management Software

[6:49:03] Licensing fee I'm sorry.

[6:49:04] Yes.

[6:49:09] Licensee fee For one time

[6:49:09] operating budget items

[6:49:10] the following are restored or

[6:49:13] included The Small Business

[6:49:14] Enhancement Program The Office

[6:49:15] of the Commission on Police

[6:49:18] Practices Complaint and

[6:49:18] Investigation Information

[6:49:19] Management System and

[6:49:20] the Ethics Commission

[6:49:23] Management Software

[6:49:26] Implementation Item number

[6:49:27] three approve the restoration

[6:49:34] of the multi-modal team for

[6:49:35] 1.41.44 $1,450,000 within

[6:49:38] the Transportation Department

[6:49:39] and authorize the same amount

[6:49:40] the use of road maintenance and

[6:49:44] rehabilitation account rmr

[6:49:45] funds to reimburse work of

[6:49:49] the team on eligible projects.

[6:49:49] Number four Approve arts and

[6:49:54] culture funding in the amount

[6:49:57] of $6 million by transferring

[6:49:58] $6 million in Measure c

[6:49:58] Convention center funds to

[6:49:59] the special promotional

[6:50:02] programs budget for payment of

[6:50:03] existing convention center debt

[6:50:07] as described on pages five

[6:50:08] through seven an award freed up

[6:50:09] special promotional program

[6:50:19] dollars to arts I'm sorry to

[6:50:20] hold on really quick Just need

[6:50:24] to check something two Arts

[6:50:29] organization is using currently

[6:50:33] established methodology number

[6:50:34] five approve alternative

[6:50:35] homelessness program reductions

[6:50:38] as described on pages seven

[6:50:39] through nine In place of those

[6:50:43] reflected in the MAY revision

[6:50:43] adjustments or which have no

[6:50:48] net budgetary impact number six

[6:50:49] approve the restoration of one

[6:50:49] program manager within

[6:50:52] the Office of Labor Standards

[6:50:53] and Enforcement transfer

[6:50:57] the existing 28 fte positions

[6:50:58] and restored program manager

[6:50:59] from the City Treasurer's

[6:50:59] office to the City Attorney's

[6:51:03] Office and increase city

[6:51:04] Attorney office revenue by 2.2

[6:51:07] million as described on pages

[6:51:11] nine through ten I have a

[6:51:11] number seven approve

[6:51:12] the following expenditure

[6:51:16] restorations and additional

[6:51:17] operating expenditures Library

[6:51:21] restorations all branches

[6:51:22] recreation center restorations

[6:51:26] all parks and rec centers Arts

[6:51:27] and culture a community

[6:51:31] festival program funding

[6:51:31] $450,000 Homelessness Security

[6:51:34] services for safe Storage

[6:51:35] Police Department Graffiti Unit

[6:51:40] Supervisor Police Department

[6:51:40] Sex Registration Unit

[6:51:41] Supervisor.

[6:51:45] Stormwater clearance includes

[6:51:49] Wetland and channel maintenance

[6:51:54] The amount of $1,345,451

[6:51:54] includes expansion of Lifeguard

[6:51:58] Wilderness program Fire Rescue

[6:51:59] Community Resource Officer and

[6:52:03] taking the excess equity and

[6:52:04] making a contribution to

[6:52:08] the general Fund Stability

[6:52:12] Reserve in the amount of $1.7

[6:52:12] million.

[6:52:13] Number eight to effectuate

[6:52:17] action seven Allocate

[6:52:17] the following identified

[6:52:21] resources Take in additional

[6:52:22] property management cost

[6:52:27] savings and also defund

[6:52:31] the smart street light

[6:52:32] automated license plate reader

[6:52:36] contract.

[6:52:37] Again I would like to note for

[6:52:38] the record in regards to

[6:52:41] the license plate reader

[6:52:42] contract I have very specific

[6:52:46] concerns and ethical issues

[6:52:47] regarding on how that contract

[6:52:50] was awarded.

[6:52:52] As we know it was a sole source

[6:52:55] negotiated contract and

[6:52:56] the current and the officer

[6:52:57] that was responsible for

[6:53:01] negotiating that contract is

[6:53:01] now employed by

[6:53:02] the manufacturer.

[6:53:05] We have already had data

[6:53:10] breaches within our own system

[6:53:11] and as stated during public

[6:53:14] comment almost 70 cities have

[6:53:15] either rejected or canceled

[6:53:19] the flight contracts.

[6:53:23] Moving to item number nine

[6:53:23] appropriate $750,000 from

[6:53:24] the Mission Valley Urban Impact

[6:53:28] Fee to a new capital

[6:53:29] improvement project scope

[6:53:29] project for the West Valley

[6:53:33] River Crossing and item number

[6:53:37] ten allocate the remaining 2.6

[6:53:38] million from the Neighborhood

[6:53:42] Enhancement Fee Fund to

[6:53:43] the Affordable Housing

[6:53:44] Preservation Fund to be managed

[6:53:47] by the San Diego Housing

[6:53:47] Commission.

[6:53:48] And with that that concludes

[6:53:52] the motion to approve the f y

[6:53:52] 27 budget.

[6:53:56] Council PRESIDENT You stepped

[6:53:57] up and delivered my friend.

[6:54:01] Well done.

[6:54:01] All right.

[6:54:02] So we have a motion by Council

[6:54:06] member Foster as hard copy that

[6:54:06] was distributed and was on

[6:54:07] the screen briefly We'll go

[6:54:11] next to Council PRESIDENT Pro

[6:54:12] Tem Lee Thank you Council

[6:54:12] PRESIDENT And thank you to

[6:54:16] the public for your patience

[6:54:17] and feedback not just as we

[6:54:20] finalize the budget today but

[6:54:21] throughout the months of this

[6:54:21] process.

[6:54:22] I want to thank Chair Foster

[6:54:23] for his leadership through this

[6:54:25] process as well as walking

[6:54:26] through this motion.

[6:54:27] I'm going to take a quick aside

[6:54:31] to recognize our six interns

[6:54:32] Saba, Natalie, Paulo and Jacob

[6:54:35] who are back here of all

[6:54:35] meetings.

[6:54:36] They chose this meeting to be

[6:54:37] their first meeting to be in

[6:54:37] chambers.

[6:54:38] Thank you for making that

[6:54:43] choice.

[6:54:43] >> Thank you for the ipa.

[6:54:44] We cannot accomplish what we do

[6:54:48] without their work But I want

[6:54:48] to note especially that

[6:54:49] the public benefits

[6:54:52] tremendously from their ability

[6:54:53] to provide greater transparency

[6:54:53] and clarity in understanding

[6:54:57] every step of this budget

[6:54:57] debate took all of our

[6:54:58] priorities and ultimately

[6:54:59] recommended a series of actions

[6:55:02] that matches with many of those

[6:55:03] priorities including restoring

[6:55:04] funding for community programs

[6:55:07] and projects the Office of

[6:55:08] Child and Youth Success,

[6:55:09] the film program manager and

[6:55:09] much more.

[6:55:12] I want to especially note my

[6:55:13] frustration that with every

[6:55:14] budget year we see attempts to

[6:55:14] cut funding for the city's

[6:55:17] critical oversight offices such

[6:55:18] as the Office of the City

[6:55:18] Auditor.

[6:55:22] Thank you for restoring that

[6:55:23] and I certainly believe it is

[6:55:24] time that we now take action to

[6:55:24] prevent this annual back and

[6:55:27] forth with our auditor moving

[6:55:27] forward.

[6:55:28] We often talk about how a

[6:55:32] budget is a statement of our

[6:55:33] values not just as ambiguous

[6:55:33] beliefs, not even just the KPIs

[6:55:36] or goals we work to achieve

[6:55:37] year over year but perhaps

[6:55:41] literally what do we value?

[6:55:41] And from the very start of our

[6:55:42] budget hearings I have stated

[6:55:46] that it's not enough to simply

[6:55:47] balance our budget fiscally but

[6:55:50] to actually deliver a balance

[6:55:50] that meets the needs of

[6:55:51] residents throughout every part

[6:55:52] of San Diego.

[6:55:55] To me a balanced city means

[6:55:56] that we value the significance

[6:55:57] of our libraries and recreation

[6:56:00] centers for the critical role

[6:56:01] they play especially for young

[6:56:01] people.

[6:56:05] This motion provides a full

[6:56:06] restoration of library and

[6:56:06] recreation center hours across

[6:56:09] the city.

[6:56:10] We value our artistic and

[6:56:14] cultural economy One that we've

[6:56:14] studied provides over $1

[6:56:15] billion of economic impact but

[6:56:19] which also impacts are very

[6:56:19] livelihoods and what it means

[6:56:20] to be a San Diego And I'm proud

[6:56:23] to have collaborated with

[6:56:24] Budget Chair Foster as we held

[6:56:25] numerous discussions with

[6:56:28] stakeholders throughout our

[6:56:29] arts and culture community,

[6:56:30] the tourism industry and

[6:56:33] philanthropic partners to not

[6:56:34] only seek restoration of

[6:56:34] funding for this year but to

[6:56:35] begin the broader regional and

[6:56:38] collaborative discussions about

[6:56:39] how we move forward.

[6:56:39] I want to take this moment to

[6:56:44] thank our county supervisors

[6:56:44] Chair Larson Riemer, Vice Chair

[6:56:45] Montgomery Step and Pro Tem

[6:56:46] Aguirre for their recent

[6:56:49] support of arts and culture not

[6:56:49] in place of the city's efforts

[6:56:53] but as an addition to what we

[6:56:53] envision is needed for our

[6:56:54] region.

[6:56:57] Thank you to the previous

[6:56:58] foundation who stepped up at

[6:56:59] this critical moment with a

[6:57:02] matching commitment of $3

[6:57:02] million Again not to backfill

[6:57:07] the city but to show that they

[6:57:07] can collaborate with the city,

[6:57:08] the county and the entire arts

[6:57:11] and culture community to

[6:57:11] explore a new path forward

[6:57:12] Together with this proposal's

[6:57:16] restoration of kps and aco

[6:57:19] funding we restore over $10.3

[6:57:20] million back into our

[6:57:20] communities.

[6:57:25] Finally, we absolutely do value

[6:57:29] public safety in this city in

[6:57:30] fact, I'm sure many members of

[6:57:31] the public would be happy to

[6:57:32] point out that our budget seems

[6:57:35] to value it heavily.

[6:57:36] But I would also note that we

[6:57:36] don't just value public safety

[6:57:40] in the form of our police

[6:57:41] department which does do

[6:57:41] essential and critical work

[6:57:44] that keeps all of us safe on a

[6:57:45] daily basis.

[6:57:46] This motion shows that we value

[6:57:50] the safety that is achieved

[6:57:50] through a variety of our core

[6:57:54] services libraries that teach

[6:57:54] and provide safe spaces rec

[6:57:55] centers that keep youth and

[6:57:59] families active stormwater

[6:58:00] channel maintenance needs that

[6:58:00] are recommended by our fire

[6:58:04] chief ahead of future storms.

[6:58:05] And finally funding to support

[6:58:05] Lifeguard Wellness Fire

[6:58:09] Department outreach needs and

[6:58:09] police department positions to

[6:58:13] address sex crimes and graffiti

[6:58:14] All of these I consider to be

[6:58:18] part of public safety as well.

[6:58:19] This council has had plenty of

[6:58:19] difficult discussions about

[6:58:20] the use of automated license

[6:58:23] plate readers and as a

[6:58:24] councilmember I have supported

[6:58:28] the use of lpr technology and

[6:58:29] believe that it can support our

[6:58:30] effort when it comes to solving

[6:58:33] crimes.

[6:58:34] Even in doing so I've also

[6:58:34] fought to tighten our

[6:58:38] regulatory regulations around

[6:58:39] its use and to ask that we

[6:58:39] identify new potential vendor

[6:58:42] options.

[6:58:43] If this were a year where

[6:58:44] resources were abundant I would

[6:58:47] choose to fund every one of

[6:58:47] these priorities.

[6:58:48] But that's not this year.

[6:58:52] This is a year when the city

[6:58:52] faces difficult choices and

[6:58:55] we're being asked to choose

[6:58:56] what comes first and when that

[6:58:59] choice is between the use of

[6:59:00] lpr technology versus restoring

[6:59:04] libraries and rec center hours

[6:59:04] funding storm water channel

[6:59:05] clearance that the city has

[6:59:09] frankly neglected for decades

[6:59:10] and that our fire chief again

[6:59:17] has explicitly identified as a

[6:59:17] public safety priority or even

[6:59:17] funding actual police officers

[6:59:17] and other public safety

[6:59:19] personnel doing work in our

[6:59:20] communities.

[6:59:24] >> To me that choice is clear.

[6:59:25] >> Take the three minutes.

[6:59:25] These are the core services

[6:59:29] this city must deliver and I am

[6:59:30] willing to redirect funding

[6:59:33] from our technology to make all

[6:59:34] of that possible.

[6:59:35] Let me close that by noting

[6:59:38] that each of these last few

[6:59:39] years this mayor has proposed

[6:59:43] each budget cycle to cut

[6:59:44] libraries, to cut rec centers

[6:59:44] and this year to decimate

[6:59:48] the city's commitment to public

[6:59:49] arts and culture support.

[6:59:49] Each year this Council steps in

[6:59:53] to explore every possible

[6:59:54] avenue to restore these

[6:59:54] critical facilities, programs

[6:59:57] and services.

[6:59:58] What is frustrated many of us

[6:59:59] is not simply that we're facing

[7:00:03] fiscal challenges.

[7:00:03] Many major cities are facing

[7:00:07] fiscal challenges.

[7:00:08] What is frustrated us is being

[7:00:09] repeatedly told that these cuts

[7:00:13] are inevitable only to discover

[7:00:13] that alternatives existed And

[7:00:17] this council with the ipa was

[7:00:18] left to do the work of finding

[7:00:22] them.

[7:00:22] We and the public we want to

[7:00:26] believe We want to know that

[7:00:27] even if a budget proposal does

[7:00:28] not protect everything we care

[7:00:32] about that we will and that we

[7:00:36] are doing everything we

[7:00:37] possibly can to protect those

[7:00:41] things we claim to value.

[7:00:41] So today I believe this motion

[7:00:42] reflects exactly that

[7:00:46] commitment.

[7:00:46] It demonstrates that even in a

[7:00:47] difficult year we are willing

[7:00:50] to fight for libraries,

[7:00:50] recreation centers, arts and

[7:00:55] cultural programs and

[7:00:56] the public safety services that

[7:00:56] San Diego fans value most.

[7:01:00] And with that I proudly second

[7:01:00] this motion.

[7:01:01] All right.

[7:01:01] Thank you.

[7:01:04] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tom Lee.

[7:01:05] So we have a motion by Council

[7:01:08] member Foster a second by

[7:01:08] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[7:01:13] as distributed by our Budget

[7:01:14] Chair Council member Foster.

[7:01:14] We'll go next to council member

[7:01:18] Eli Rivera.

[7:01:19] Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[7:01:19] Charles Thank you to you and

[7:01:23] your team for all the work you

[7:01:24] did throughout this process.

[7:01:25] Thank you to the mayor and your

[7:01:28] team for engaging in

[7:01:28] conversation.

[7:01:30] Chair Foster thank you for

[7:01:35] everything you've done since

[7:01:36] the beginning of this process

[7:01:36] I've been consistently

[7:01:40] emphasizing that these

[7:01:40] conversations about the budget

[7:01:41] must begin with a vision for

[7:01:42] the city that we're trying to

[7:01:45] build.

[7:01:46] I've also tried to be clear

[7:01:46] that I'm willing to make

[7:01:47] difficult choices if it means

[7:01:50] moving us toward a San Diego

[7:01:51] that prioritizes San Diegans,

[7:01:54] our working families, our young

[7:01:55] professionals, our youth not

[7:01:55] the wealthy interests that have

[7:01:56] too often dictated our

[7:01:59] priorities.

[7:02:00] The decision today is an

[7:02:00] opportunity to act on the on

[7:02:01] the values we spent this budget

[7:02:04] season talking about.

[7:02:05] I want to thank Council

[7:02:06] President Pro Tem Lee and

[7:02:09] Budget Chair Foster for acting

[7:02:09] on their values and doing

[7:02:10] the work to identify

[7:02:14] responsible resources to

[7:02:14] largely restore arts and

[7:02:15] culture funding.

[7:02:15] Thank you for rolling up your

[7:02:18] sleeves and doing that.

[7:02:19] I'm also glad the Mayor's

[7:02:19] office and Department of

[7:02:23] Finance and ipa worked with us

[7:02:24] to revise the budget in such a

[7:02:25] way that included the choice to

[7:02:29] modernize our use of accessible

[7:02:29] funds to maintain operations at

[7:02:30] libraries, parks and rec

[7:02:33] centers in districts four,

[7:02:34] eight and nine.

[7:02:34] Every dollar that we spend

[7:02:35] reflects a choice about what

[7:02:38] matters most to us.

[7:02:39] What matters most to me is that

[7:02:40] the people in our community can

[7:02:43] see a future for themselves and

[7:02:43] feel that we believe in them

[7:02:44] and love them especially our

[7:02:48] youth.

[7:02:48] That commitment raises

[7:02:49] questions that I think are

[7:02:50] worth asking out loud and

[7:02:50] wrestling with.

[7:02:53] Do we want to support arts and

[7:02:54] culture organizations that

[7:02:54] enrich our communities and make

[7:02:57] self-expression accessible to

[7:02:58] all San Diego?

[7:02:59] Or do we want to use public

[7:02:59] dollars to subsidize a single

[7:03:02] billionaire owned enterprise?

[7:03:06] Do we want to spend scarce

[7:03:07] resources on a 24 seven ai

[7:03:07] powered surveillance?

[7:03:11] Or do we want to use those

[7:03:12] dollars to keep parks open,

[7:03:12] restored library hours and

[7:03:13] create opportunities for young

[7:03:17] people, families and seniors in

[7:03:17] our rec centers?

[7:03:18] One point on the surveillance

[7:03:21] question We've heard from San

[7:03:22] Diegans for years now about why

[7:03:25] so many in our community

[7:03:26] distrust this technology.

[7:03:26] The data breaches

[7:03:27] the inappropriate relationship

[7:03:30] between the officer who

[7:03:31] champion the technology and

[7:03:32] the company who makes millions

[7:03:32] for our city.

[7:03:35] The untrustworthiness of

[7:03:36] the corporation we contract

[7:03:36] with.

[7:03:36] The posture of a fascist

[7:03:37] federal government that has

[7:03:40] shown it will use any tool

[7:03:41] available to use it to use

[7:03:41] against immigrants and

[7:03:45] dissenters.

[7:03:46] And we just learned about one

[7:03:46] more reason for serious

[7:03:47] concern.

[7:03:50] And that's the false sense of

[7:03:51] confidence this technology

[7:03:52] creates and what that can cost

[7:03:52] us.

[7:03:56] That false confidence led to

[7:03:56] the wrongful jailing of two

[7:03:57] innocent people in our city.

[7:03:58] One of them spent over a month

[7:04:00] behind bars missing

[7:04:01] Thanksgiving with his family

[7:04:01] for something he didn't do.

[7:04:05] The legal cost to the city will

[7:04:06] likely be significant.

[7:04:07] But more importantly the cost

[7:04:10] to him his family and

[7:04:10] the distress shown by those who

[7:04:14] know the story cannot be undone

[7:04:15] .

[7:04:15] And there are the other moments

[7:04:16] that are much more difficult to

[7:04:17] count when officers wait for an

[7:04:20] lpr to ping.

[7:04:20] While action could have been

[7:04:21] taken.

[7:04:21] That's not safety.

[7:04:25] That's technology getting in

[7:04:25] the way of work.

[7:04:26] It's irresponsible and

[7:04:30] unnecessary to spend nearly $2

[7:04:30] million on a system that has

[7:04:31] produced this outcome while we

[7:04:34] are telling kids their library

[7:04:34] hours are being cut.

[7:04:35] I support the motion made by

[7:04:36] Councilmember Foster because it

[7:04:39] moves us closer to the city

[7:04:40] that we should be a city where

[7:04:41] our young people feel loved and

[7:04:43] supported by an office

[7:04:44] dedicated to their health,

[7:04:44] happiness and success.

[7:04:45] A city where libraries, parks

[7:04:49] and rec centers remain open and

[7:04:49] accessible to every community.

[7:04:50] A city with safer streets for

[7:04:54] everyone whether they walk,

[7:04:54] bike or drive.

[7:04:55] Through continued support for

[7:04:58] the multimodal transportation

[7:04:59] team a city with a vibrant arts

[7:05:00] and culture ecosystems

[7:05:03] supported through a coordinated

[7:05:04] partnership with the city,

[7:05:08] the county and philanthropy.

[7:05:09] And to that point I do want to

[7:05:09] say thank you, Kim.

[7:05:12] You and your team within

[7:05:13] the Division of Race and Equity

[7:05:13] in the Ideas Office for

[7:05:14] pointing out a structural issue

[7:05:17] that we've had for a long time

[7:05:18] in terms of how arts funding is

[7:05:18] distributed.

[7:05:21] I know that we're not going to

[7:05:22] make the strides that we could

[7:05:22] make this year on that front

[7:05:26] but I do think it's important

[7:05:27] again to wrestle with

[7:05:28] the question of what as we're

[7:05:28] distributing and investing in

[7:05:32] arts and culture should we be

[7:05:32] factoring in that we are

[7:05:36] contributing more to

[7:05:37] organizations where the city

[7:05:37] where the executives make more

[7:05:38] than entire organizations get

[7:05:41] on an annual basis?

[7:05:42] That's a community conversation

[7:05:43] that needs to be wrestled with.

[7:05:43] And I thank you all for

[7:05:48] pointing that out.

[7:05:49] And that brings me to where we

[7:05:50] thought we shouldn't be

[7:05:51] wrestling with on a year by

[7:05:56] year basis.

[7:05:57] San Diegans I'm not satisfied

[7:06:01] with this budget.

[7:06:02] To that point, San Diegans

[7:06:02] should not be scrambling to

[7:06:03] save funding for their most

[7:06:06] cherished neighborhood

[7:06:06] services.

[7:06:07] Firefighters and lifeguards

[7:06:07] should not have to beg this

[7:06:08] city for the basics They need

[7:06:10] to do their jobs.

[7:06:11] That is not who we should be.

[7:06:12] We cannot continue avoiding

[7:06:15] the underlying problem.

[7:06:16] We must address our revenue

[7:06:16] challenges and our ongoing

[7:06:20] structural budget deficit year

[7:06:21] after year we find ourselves

[7:06:21] fighting over what services to

[7:06:22] cut and what services to save.

[7:06:25] I asked a question at

[7:06:26] the beginning of this budget

[7:06:27] cycle What city do we want to

[7:06:27] be?

[7:06:29] Again and again San Diegans

[7:06:30] have shown up and told us they

[7:06:30] want more.

[7:06:31] They want better and they

[7:06:35] believe we can do more, can do

[7:06:35] more and be better.

[7:06:36] I agree with them.

[7:06:39] The next important conversation

[7:06:40] is about how we collect

[7:06:41] the resources necessary to get

[7:06:41] there.

[7:06:42] I say tax the rich and wealthy

[7:06:44] and make tourist pay their fair

[7:06:44] share.

[7:06:45] I think most San Diegans agree.

[7:06:46] But that's a conversation for

[7:06:49] tomorrow.

[7:06:50] We've got a budget to pass

[7:06:50] today.

[7:06:51] This motion reflects

[7:06:54] responsible budgeting and our

[7:06:54] shared values.

[7:06:55] It prioritizes the services

[7:06:55] that residents use every day

[7:06:59] and invests in the quality of

[7:06:59] life that makes neighborhoods

[7:07:00] stronger.

[7:07:04] And I hope this this motion in

[7:07:04] front of us will pass.

[7:07:05] It doesn't get us entirely to

[7:07:05] the city.

[7:07:09] We should be but it's a step

[7:07:09] forward.

[7:07:09] We'll keep fighting for

[7:07:10] the rest.

[7:07:11] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[7:07:14] All right.

[7:07:14] Thank you, Council member Ella

[7:07:15] Rivera.

[7:07:15] We'll go next to Council member

[7:07:16] Moreno.

[7:07:19] Thank you for the presentation

[7:07:19] And and first I would like to

[7:07:23] thank our budget review

[7:07:24] committee chair council member

[7:07:25] Foster and all your staff for

[7:07:28] writing a efficient and

[7:07:29] transparent budget process.

[7:07:30] Thank you to all the community

[7:07:33] members who have voiced their

[7:07:34] viewpoints throughout this

[7:07:34] hearing.

[7:07:38] We are listening.

[7:07:38] Also thank you to the aba for

[7:07:39] your continuing and your

[7:07:43] continued analysis of this

[7:07:43] budget and suggested

[7:07:44] modifications.

[7:07:48] The original proposed budget

[7:07:48] was being balanced on the backs

[7:07:49] of communities that have been

[7:07:53] underserved by the city for

[7:07:53] decades.

[7:07:54] The motion before us today as

[7:07:57] crafted by my colleagues take

[7:07:58] major steps in the right

[7:08:02] direction.

[7:08:02] If given the choice of

[7:08:03] defunding automated license

[7:08:07] plate reader technology or

[7:08:08] keeping core services like

[7:08:12] parks and rec libraries open we

[7:08:13] should absolutely be choosing

[7:08:17] park and rec and libraries to

[7:08:18] stay open in the city of San

[7:08:22] Diego.

[7:08:22] Automated license plate readers

[7:08:27] should never be viewed as a

[7:08:28] substitute for the relationship

[7:08:32] Trust and presence that comes

[7:08:32] from having police officers

[7:08:37] actively engaged in our

[7:08:37] community.

[7:08:38] This is not the first time I

[7:08:41] voiced concern about

[7:08:42] surveillance technology.

[7:08:45] When the contract was first

[7:08:45] introduced I raised questions

[7:08:50] about privacy data security and

[7:08:50] the potential for misuse.

[7:08:54] I still am concerned about this

[7:08:55] PRESIDENT's administration's

[7:08:59] use of surveillance technology

[7:09:00] and I'm still concerned about

[7:09:04] how ice and other agencies

[7:09:05] might be using this technology

[7:09:06] to target specific groups of

[7:09:09] people.

[7:09:10] I have a responsibility to

[7:09:14] carefully evaluate technologies

[7:09:15] that collect and store large

[7:09:19] amounts of information about

[7:09:19] the public.

[7:09:20] This is why I voted no When

[7:09:23] the contract first came to

[7:09:24] council.

[7:09:24] And I would urge my colleagues

[7:09:25] to vote for the motion on

[7:09:28] the floor and the floor to

[7:09:33] defund the Floc surveillance.

[7:09:33] Moving on The restoration of

[7:09:34] arts and cultural funding is

[7:09:38] particularly important to

[7:09:39] communities that I represent.

[7:09:39] I want to thank I want to take

[7:09:42] this opportunity to think Chair

[7:09:43] Foster Pro-Tem Lee and

[7:09:47] the private foundation.

[7:09:47] For many years I have urged

[7:09:48] the arts and cultural community

[7:09:52] to bring the services to date.

[7:09:52] Thanks to that commitment my

[7:09:56] community has been exposed to

[7:09:57] arts and culture and I would

[7:10:00] venture to say that many of my

[7:10:01] residents first exposure to

[7:10:01] arts and cultural programing

[7:10:05] comes through programs

[7:10:06] supported by the city.

[7:10:10] Arts and culture is a core

[7:10:11] service of the city because

[7:10:14] this council has said this

[7:10:15] through policies like Penny for

[7:10:19] the Arts Anyone who disagrees

[7:10:20] with me I would welcome them to

[7:10:21] slash our arts and cultural

[7:10:24] funding.

[7:10:25] >> I'm also pleased to see this

[7:10:29] Council honor its commitment to

[7:10:30] continue 24 hour security at

[7:10:34] the storage Connect Center

[7:10:35] site.

[7:10:35] Indeed, when this storage

[7:10:39] facility was first introduced

[7:10:43] to council in 2018 before I was

[7:10:44] elected the city made a

[7:10:48] commitment to keep 2047

[7:10:48] security on the safe storage

[7:10:52] site on 116 South 20th Street

[7:10:53] which I will point is right

[7:10:57] next to Our Lady of Guadalupe

[7:10:58] Church right that has an

[7:11:02] elementary school in it.

[7:11:03] >> Funding for security

[7:11:06] services at the safe storage

[7:11:07] facility is about more than a

[7:11:07] line item in the budget.

[7:11:11] It's about keeping a promise to

[7:11:11] the community.

[7:11:16] I remain deeply moving right on

[7:11:17] to another topic I still remain

[7:11:20] deeply concerned about

[7:11:21] the proposed reduction to

[7:11:22] several stormwater programs.

[7:11:26] I know these concerns are

[7:11:26] shared by the Storm water

[7:11:27] department.

[7:11:31] I was very happy to see Fire

[7:11:31] Chief Logan recognize what i

[7:11:32] said during the budget reviews.

[7:11:35] I stated during the MAY

[7:11:36] revision discussion The city

[7:11:40] must learn from the storms of

[7:11:41] 2024 and prepare for future

[7:11:46] severe weather events including

[7:11:46] the possibility of a Super El

[7:11:50] Nino this year.

[7:11:51] I appreciate the proactive ness

[7:11:55] of the new head of the office

[7:11:55] of Emergency Services Fire

[7:11:56] Chief Logan for looking into

[7:12:00] what preventative measures

[7:12:00] the city can take before

[7:12:05] disaster happens.

[7:12:05] >> Funding for storm Water

[7:12:06] channel clearance is essential

[7:12:10] to protecting public safety and

[7:12:11] safeguarding our communities.

[7:12:15] >> However, the broader reality

[7:12:16] remains the Storm water

[7:12:20] department must be funded at a

[7:12:20] level that allows it to

[7:12:21] adequately maintain and

[7:12:25] modernize our infrastructure so

[7:12:26] that it can withstand

[7:12:26] the increasingly severe storms

[7:12:30] we're facing.

[7:12:30] One way that I welcome to

[7:12:35] achieve all of these goals is

[7:12:36] by implementing the many

[7:12:36] recommendations that the city

[7:12:40] auditor has proposed to this

[7:12:41] administration.

[7:12:41] I also support

[7:12:45] the recommendations to

[7:12:45] strengthen oversight and

[7:12:46] accountability through

[7:12:46] investment in the city

[7:12:50] Auditor's Office, the Ethics

[7:12:51] Commission, the City Clerk's

[7:12:55] Office and the Office of Labor

[7:12:55] Standards and Enforcement.

[7:13:00] Residents expect transparency

[7:13:01] and an end in effective

[7:13:01] government and these functions

[7:13:05] are essential to maintaining

[7:13:06] public confidence in the city.

[7:13:10] I believe the motion on

[7:13:11] the floor as crafted by my

[7:13:12] colleague reflects many of

[7:13:16] the values this Council has

[7:13:16] consistently expressed.

[7:13:21] Investing in core city

[7:13:21] services, protecting community

[7:13:25] resources and ultimately

[7:13:26] ensuring that our budget

[7:13:26] decisions are aligned with

[7:13:31] the needs of the residents.

[7:13:32] So I'm very supportive of

[7:13:32] the motion before us today.

[7:13:35] Thank you.

[7:13:36] All right.

[7:13:36] Thank you.

[7:13:37] Council member Moreno.

[7:13:42] We'll go next to Council member

[7:13:42] .

[7:13:43] Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

[7:13:43] Thank you to the members of

[7:13:45] the public who joined us

[7:13:46] through the entire process.

[7:13:47] Thank you to the eib's office

[7:13:47] for your good work and analysis

[7:13:51] and working with my staff to

[7:13:51] analyze this throughout

[7:13:52] the throughout the last month

[7:13:53] and a half.

[7:13:55] Marianne, your team of course

[7:13:56] for being at these meetings and

[7:13:57] listening the whole time.

[7:14:01] And thank you to our budget

[7:14:01] chair for his preparation and

[7:14:02] guidance throughout this.

[7:14:05] I appreciate just how much

[7:14:10] the motion in front of us does

[7:14:11] in terms of meeting

[7:14:11] the priorities that serve

[7:14:14] District seven residents.

[7:14:15] Office of Child and Youth

[7:14:16] Success was something I

[7:14:18] obviously championed in 2021

[7:14:18] and happy to see that re

[7:14:23] refunded in this measure.

[7:14:24] Small Business Enhancement

[7:14:25] Program As the chair of edi and

[7:14:25] I are I've been pressing for

[7:14:28] that every single year

[7:14:29] undeniably and of course

[7:14:29] the opposite The independent

[7:14:33] offices that hold the city

[7:14:34] accountable not just the mayor

[7:14:35] but also the city council,

[7:14:35] the city auditor, the ethics

[7:14:39] commission and all of those

[7:14:39] getting funding absolutely

[7:14:40] critical.

[7:14:44] And of course working hard year

[7:14:44] after year to restore library

[7:14:49] hours, recreation hours Those

[7:14:50] are of immense importance to

[7:14:54] children In Linda Vista and

[7:14:55] children in every community.

[7:14:55] Oftentimes communities of

[7:14:59] concern are described in one

[7:15:00] part of the city and I can

[7:15:01] attest with my own eyes that

[7:15:05] there are low income and

[7:15:05] working class families in every

[7:15:06] single neighborhood in my

[7:15:10] district who rely on those

[7:15:10] services and absolutely

[7:15:11] appreciate the advocacy of not

[7:15:14] just me but all nine city

[7:15:15] council members.

[7:15:16] And last but not least the arts

[7:15:20] and culture community for

[7:15:20] pressing so hard for a complete

[7:15:21] gutting back to where we are

[7:15:25] today.

[7:15:26] It's a very, very strong signal

[7:15:26] that the community sent that I

[7:15:31] absolutely stand with And I do

[7:15:32] have to appreciate that we're

[7:15:35] seeing graffiti unit supervisor

[7:15:36] in the sex registration unit

[7:15:37] supervisor place back in that

[7:15:41] is undeniably important What I

[7:15:41] see through the rest of

[7:15:46] the motion definitely has my

[7:15:46] support.

[7:15:47] I do appreciate that the West

[7:15:51] Valley River crossing something

[7:15:52] that I've pushed for before

[7:15:53] while sitting in the sandag

[7:15:56] boardroom and sitting with San

[7:15:56] Diego River Park Foundation

[7:16:01] trying to get that connected.

[7:16:02] It's not always a DR. Steven

[7:16:03] Gallop who comes in to advocate

[7:16:06] for that with me but many, many

[7:16:11] people as I see this entire

[7:16:12] motion before us I'm deeply,

[7:16:13] deeply appreciative.

[7:16:16] But there is a $2 million

[7:16:16] problem The idea of license

[7:16:21] plate readers being directly

[7:16:21] pitted against children and

[7:16:22] youth and families is a false

[7:16:27] choice as any as false of any

[7:16:27] choice as we've seen in this

[7:16:28] entire debate.

[7:16:31] And of course it's deliberate

[7:16:32] It forces us to ignore

[7:16:33] the reality of what these tools

[7:16:37] do to save lives in the city

[7:16:37] every day.

[7:16:38] Let me be clear I want every

[7:16:42] person to feel safe in our

[7:16:42] city.

[7:16:43] When I was a prosecutor for

[7:16:47] the city, whether it was trying

[7:16:48] a trial or a verdict and having

[7:16:49] 12 people find their peers

[7:16:53] guilty or it was dismissing a

[7:16:53] case with a green sheet many,

[7:16:58] many times justice has to be

[7:17:02] done and lawyers collect some

[7:17:03] of that evidence.

[7:17:03] But ending the use of Alpers

[7:17:08] does not make everyone in this

[7:17:09] city feel safe.

[7:17:09] It doesn't make us safer.

[7:17:13] First of all, no piece of

[7:17:14] technology can stop all crime.

[7:17:15] I don't think it was ever

[7:17:18] promised as such.

[7:17:19] If the measure of success is

[7:17:20] that some tool is going to stop

[7:17:24] all crime, well then that's a

[7:17:24] measure that will never be met.

[7:17:25] No tool will ever be perfect.

[7:17:30] I don't think anyone on

[7:17:31] the streets ever promised that

[7:17:31] either.

[7:17:31] And personally I resent

[7:17:35] the idea of placing children

[7:17:35] and families directly against

[7:17:36] this technology because I've

[7:17:40] had families who've had their

[7:17:40] children and their their

[7:17:45] fathers, their aunts and uncles

[7:17:46] the perpetrators who murdered

[7:17:47] them, beat them to death and

[7:17:50] went to their court with this

[7:17:51] multiple times trying to see it

[7:17:59] on a weekly basis.

[7:17:59] Those families aren't faceless

[7:18:00] people.

[7:18:04] They're humans oftentimes who

[7:18:05] are at a park when they got

[7:18:09] beat to death.

[7:18:10] The reality is that

[7:18:15] the children that are kept safe

[7:18:16] because their abusers are found

[7:18:20] those children are human beings

[7:18:20] .

[7:18:21] >> Who here wants to go tell

[7:18:26] those families no, your family

[7:18:31] doesn't get justice.

[7:18:39] The domestic violence survivors

[7:18:40] ,they get justice.

[7:18:50] >> Do you sit in a courtroom,

[7:18:50] You prosecute a person who's

[7:18:56] done something heinous.

[7:18:57] And the difference between a

[7:18:57] guilty conviction and that

[7:19:01] person walking free is an lpr

[7:19:07] who here stands with that

[7:19:07] criminal.

[7:19:12] I don't think the person or I

[7:19:13] don't think anybody in that

[7:19:13] room.

[7:19:14] One more outburst and you'll

[7:19:15] have to be escorted.

[7:19:18] You know the rules.

[7:19:19] Let them talk.

[7:19:19] We'll let everybody else talk.

[7:19:20] But you agree with them or not?

[7:19:23] Now here's the difference.

[7:19:24] I don't think anybody in here

[7:19:25] is trying to get rid of lawyers

[7:19:29] stands with that criminal.

[7:19:30] I'm not going to take

[7:19:30] the debate in that direction.

[7:19:35] I know you want people to have

[7:19:39] justice fairness on both hands

[7:19:40] because you're human.

[7:19:46] I'm human.

[7:19:47] All these councilmembers up

[7:19:47] here are human.

[7:19:48] We're trying to make human

[7:19:51] decisions.

[7:19:57] The fear of parents that are

[7:19:57] relying on Amber Alerts to find

[7:19:58] their missing children that's

[7:19:58] human.

[7:20:02] As I've said in public and on

[7:20:03] the dais, I unequivocally

[7:20:08] condemn the humanitarian abuses

[7:20:08] that are occurring across this

[7:20:09] country.

[7:20:13] I've made my perspective clear

[7:20:13] .

[7:20:14] I've done my part in elections

[7:20:15] to make sure that never came to

[7:20:19] pass in our country.

[7:20:20] And I'll highlight again why I

[7:20:25] really deeply resent the way

[7:20:26] this conversation goes.

[7:20:31] Someone raising children with

[7:20:31] multiple heritages Mexican and

[7:20:37] Iranian heritage Mexican

[7:20:39] immigrant and Muslim parents

[7:20:40] knowing this is the world

[7:20:46] they're inheriting.

[7:20:46] I know that world where they're

[7:20:47] going to walk and be viewed

[7:20:51] suspiciously by virtue of their

[7:20:51] last name.

[7:20:57] That fear is real.

[7:20:58] But here's a question I come

[7:20:58] back to every day.

[7:20:59] What's the impact of

[7:21:04] the decision today and

[7:21:04] tomorrow?

[7:21:05] Ending the El Al pr contract

[7:21:09] doesn't alleviate everyone's

[7:21:09] fear.

[7:21:10] For many people it actually

[7:21:11] increases it.

[7:21:15] Tomorrow the city would lose

[7:21:16] the public safety tool that

[7:21:16] saves lives each and every day.

[7:21:20] >> So many other cities around

[7:21:21] us using that technology,

[7:21:22] removing it in essence would be

[7:21:23] inviting more crime to our

[7:21:30] neighborhood.

[7:21:31] You can laugh.

[7:21:31] Okay, But I'm going to tell you

[7:21:36] home and Julissa.

[7:21:36] Second warning Nobody

[7:21:37] interfered with anybody's

[7:21:42] ability to talk.

[7:21:42] It's a simple rule.

[7:21:43] Extend the courtesy.

[7:21:44] Put your thumbs up or thumbs

[7:21:48] down.

[7:21:48] Let the individual speak.

[7:21:49] As I said, it was never about

[7:21:49] content.

[7:21:51] It was about disruption and

[7:21:58] disrupting the meeting.

[7:21:58] Thank you.

[7:22:03] Council PRESIDENT.

[7:22:09] It's not logical to remove them

[7:22:10] when so many other cities

[7:22:11] around us have them and then we

[7:22:11] are no longer we're no longer

[7:22:14] part of that network.

[7:22:21] That's not a tradeoff I'm

[7:22:22] willing to make.

[7:22:22] That's not a tradeoff that

[7:22:23] the vast majority of our

[7:22:26] constituents are asking for.

[7:22:27] Council member Foster I

[7:22:33] appreciate the details you have

[7:22:33] in here but there's $2 million

[7:22:34] problem one that I think

[7:22:39] sacrifices significant public

[7:22:39] safety evidence collection for

[7:22:45] us to hold people accountable

[7:22:45] in court which is what it does.

[7:22:46] >> I've seen it firsthand.

[7:22:47] Thank you.

[7:22:53] I think a council member can't

[7:22:53] be our connector Council member

[7:22:54] Von Wolford, thank you very

[7:22:55] much And thank you to Charles

[7:22:57] and your entire team for all

[7:22:58] the incredible work you do

[7:22:58] every year on our budget

[7:22:59] process.

[7:23:00] Thank you to the mayor's office

[7:23:03] and Department of Finance and

[7:23:04] everybody And thank you,

[7:23:05] Councilmember Foster for

[7:23:05] putting together the budget

[7:23:06] motion.

[7:23:09] What I'm very pleased to see

[7:23:10] that we are going to be

[7:23:10] restoring the funding for arts

[7:23:11] and culture.

[7:23:15] It's fantastic.

[7:23:15] Thank you art and culture for

[7:23:16] coming to be here every year.

[7:23:17] But I do hear you on finding a

[7:23:17] permanent solution.

[7:23:21] Agreed.

[7:23:21] And if there is no greater

[7:23:22] proof that arts and culture

[7:23:29] create incredible jobs in an

[7:23:29] economy here in San Diego, it's

[7:23:30] our focus.

[7:23:30] Is the hard working stagehand

[7:23:34] workers who put together this

[7:23:35] incredible you know, Comic-Con

[7:23:35] is coming.

[7:23:36] It's one of the biggest year to

[7:23:37] build a city inside

[7:23:37] the convention center.

[7:23:40] And so I want to thank the ac

[7:23:41] workers for being here to show

[7:23:42] us that arts and culture is not

[7:23:42] only need in our communities

[7:23:45] but also create jobs at

[7:23:46] the same time leading to my

[7:23:46] next point which is we have to

[7:23:47] protect working people from

[7:23:50] wage theft.

[7:23:51] There are so many people who go

[7:23:52] in and work incredibly hard in

[7:23:53] their employer does not pay

[7:23:56] them for a fair day's wages and

[7:23:57] they steal their wages.

[7:23:58] It is a real crime that needs

[7:23:58] to be addressed.

[7:23:59] The San Diego District

[7:24:03] Attorney's Office has found

[7:24:03] that an overwhelming majority

[7:24:04] of surveyed hourly workers face

[7:24:09] some form of stolen wages.

[7:24:09] Yet a massive proportion of

[7:24:10] these violations go unreported

[7:24:11] because they are vulnerable

[7:24:15] workers.

[7:24:16] I'm talking about low wage

[7:24:16] earners.

[7:24:17] Immigrant populations are

[7:24:18] taking advantage all the time

[7:24:18] by employers.

[7:24:21] Service sector workers anyone

[7:24:22] paid hourly.

[7:24:23] So I'm very glad to see that we

[7:24:27] are going to in this motion

[7:24:28] putting forward a program

[7:24:28] manager position in the Office

[7:24:29] of Labor Standards Enforcement

[7:24:30] to combat wage theft in

[7:24:33] the city.

[7:24:34] I'm glad we're taking it over

[7:24:35] to the city attorney's office

[7:24:35] because that can be a self

[7:24:36] recovering funding position.

[7:24:40] The more fines and fees you get

[7:24:41] from criminal employers you can

[7:24:41] put it back into the system to

[7:24:46] enforce it against anyone else.

[7:24:47] So I think that's a really

[7:24:47] great change.

[7:24:48] I'm also glad to see that we

[7:24:49] are using our opioid settlement

[7:24:52] funds as they are intended to

[7:24:52] be used which is combating

[7:24:53] the addiction crisis in our

[7:24:54] streets, in our homes.

[7:24:59] Thank you to the lgbt Center

[7:24:59] for being here.

[7:25:00] I'm very glad we're going to be

[7:25:01] partnering with you to be doing

[7:25:03] subsidies treatment for some of

[7:25:04] our most vulnerable lgbtq folks

[7:25:05] who have historically been

[7:25:05] kicked out of treatment

[7:25:10] programs because they come out

[7:25:11] as gay.

[7:25:11] And so I'm glad to see we are

[7:25:12] doing this.

[7:25:12] I'm also glad to see we're

[7:25:16] continuing our partnership in

[7:25:16] our emergency rooms with

[7:25:17] the transition support team at

[7:25:18] uc San Diego to get people help

[7:25:22] if they survive an overdose and

[7:25:22] wake up in your bed.

[7:25:23] I want to thank Legally for

[7:25:24] being here with the eviction

[7:25:28] prevention program Partnering

[7:25:28] our eviction prevention funds

[7:25:29] with a qualified lawyer from

[7:25:29] Legal Aid is the best

[7:25:30] partnership we can do to keep

[7:25:34] people in their homes.

[7:25:35] I want to legally where I used

[7:25:36] to survey the eviction defense

[7:25:36] clinics and the restraining

[7:25:41] order clinics and I know how

[7:25:42] important it is to have that

[7:25:43] back rent so you can pay it and

[7:25:43] it does not affect you.

[7:25:46] So thank you for being here for

[7:25:47] the fire department.

[7:25:48] Do you have a question for

[7:25:48] Chief Logan?

[7:25:52] Considering we just had a fire

[7:25:53] to date yesterday in support of

[7:25:54] Alley one.

[7:25:54] Thank you for your work on that

[7:25:58] but I just want to ask again

[7:25:59] and make sure that we are fully

[7:25:59] funded for our aerial

[7:26:00] operations to protect the city

[7:26:03] from fires this coming year.

[7:26:04] Yes, we are.

[7:26:04] What?

[7:26:04] Thank you.

[7:26:05] Fantastic.

[7:26:09] Also, you know, I really want

[7:26:10] to make sure that we have

[7:26:11] strong qualified women in our

[7:26:11] fire department.

[7:26:15] You know, every the city has

[7:26:16] done pay equity studies to show

[7:26:17] that women can be paid less.

[7:26:21] Unfortunately, city employees

[7:26:22] and hardest glass ceilings to

[7:26:22] crack has been the fire

[7:26:23] department.

[7:26:27] And so I was very sad to see

[7:26:28] that the Women's Firefighter

[7:26:28] Academy was not restored this

[7:26:29] year.

[7:26:30] But I do want to make sure that

[7:26:34] there are qualified women in

[7:26:35] leadership positions And that's

[7:26:35] what you were committed to

[7:26:36] going to do?

[7:26:36] Yes.

[7:26:41] Okay.

[7:26:42] But you can be qualified.

[7:26:42] We're not just supporting

[7:26:43] anybody Believe you don't want

[7:26:44] to send me into a burning

[7:26:44] building.

[7:26:45] I will not be able to help

[7:26:45] anybody.

[7:26:45] But thank you.

[7:26:50] I appreciate that.

[7:26:51] And finally, when it comes to

[7:26:51] public safety, you know, we

[7:26:52] discussed this a bit on Friday

[7:26:55] but I do believe we need to

[7:26:56] have a holistic conversation on

[7:26:56] public safety.

[7:26:57] I believe we need both.

[7:27:02] We need our parks and rec and

[7:27:03] libraries.

[7:27:03] We need arts and we need police

[7:27:08] officers to respond to criminal

[7:27:08] activities that make those

[7:27:09] public spaces unsafe.

[7:27:10] You know, when I first got

[7:27:10] elected there was a fatal

[7:27:15] stabbing in a community park in

[7:27:16] Favor Springs And none of

[7:27:17] the families who use that

[7:27:20] community park want to go back

[7:27:21] there until the suspect who

[7:27:21] murdered somebody was arrested

[7:27:26] because it was no longer a safe

[7:27:26] space.

[7:27:27] I don't believe that we have to

[7:27:30] take away funding from one part

[7:27:31] of public safety or to fund

[7:27:31] the other.

[7:27:32] We can have both.

[7:27:36] I reject the premise that

[7:27:37] the only way to have a good

[7:27:38] parking brake system is by

[7:27:38] defunding part of our police

[7:27:39] department.

[7:27:43] The city spent $60 million

[7:27:44] buying new traffic lanes for

[7:27:44] everybody recently which is now

[7:27:45] apparently would affect our

[7:27:49] general fund based on

[7:27:50] the settlement that we just did

[7:27:50] on crashes.

[7:27:51] I mean that's ridiculous.

[7:27:52] New trashcans don't make anyone

[7:27:52] safer.

[7:27:55] We could have rejected that and

[7:27:55] funded both our police

[7:27:56] department and our parks and

[7:27:57] rec and our libraries.

[7:28:00] So I don't agree with this

[7:28:01] premise right now at all.

[7:28:01] I also think we need

[7:28:02] the Commission on Police

[7:28:03] Practices to be funded to be

[7:28:06] part of our public safety and

[7:28:07] our No shots fired program for

[7:28:08] violent interruption.

[7:28:08] So I'm glad to see that in this

[7:28:09] motion we are providing

[7:28:13] technology that they need at

[7:28:14] the Commission on Police

[7:28:18] Practices and I hear so often

[7:28:19] about what other cities do or

[7:28:20] police and other cities do.

[7:28:24] We cannot control what's

[7:28:25] happening in other cities and

[7:28:25] what the police officers choose

[7:28:26] to do in other cities.

[7:28:27] It is horrendous.

[7:28:31] If anyone wants to stalk a

[7:28:31] girlfriend based on technology

[7:28:32] that is awful, they should be

[7:28:32] fired.

[7:28:37] And in this city we're fighting

[7:28:38] to make sure that ice does not

[7:28:38] come in.

[7:28:39] I want to thank you for beating

[7:28:42] on the due process ordinance to

[7:28:43] make sure that ice agents are

[7:28:43] not allowed on city property

[7:28:44] without a warrant just like

[7:28:44] police should be able to.

[7:28:48] And we have led the vote to sue

[7:28:49] ice taken to court alongside

[7:28:50] our sister city in Minneapolis

[7:28:54] to prevent them from coming

[7:28:55] into our communities.

[7:28:56] And we've led the fight to make

[7:28:56] sure that our systems are

[7:29:00] locked down.

[7:29:01] San Diego is the only one in

[7:29:01] the state that I know of that

[7:29:02] doesn't share automated license

[7:29:03] plate reader data with other

[7:29:08] cities.

[7:29:08] They did when we first tried to

[7:29:09] mine an audit court that we

[7:29:10] turned that function off

[7:29:10] because we don't trust other

[7:29:12] cities.

[7:29:13] Even at that level

[7:29:14] underestimated before.

[7:29:14] So I want a commitment again

[7:29:15] from our police department that

[7:29:18] we are not cooperating in

[7:29:19] immigration enforcement and

[7:29:20] that there will be consequences

[7:29:20] for any officer who violates

[7:29:27] California state law.

[7:29:27] Good evening.

[7:29:33] Council Member.

[7:29:33] Absolutely.

[7:29:34] We are committed to one abiding

[7:29:35] by state law and also being

[7:29:40] transparent about the way that

[7:29:41] we're using that technology.

[7:29:45] I want to thank you, Chief.

[7:29:46] >> You know, I've heard we

[7:29:47] litigate this issue so many

[7:29:47] times.

[7:29:51] I mean I'm a member of

[7:29:52] the lgbtq community and I

[7:29:52] remember when the hate crimes

[7:29:53] were happening a few years ago

[7:29:57] before Pride and there was an

[7:29:58] unidentified gunmen who was

[7:29:59] shooting pellets at people just

[7:30:04] sitting in bars or bridges and

[7:30:04] somebody almost lost an eye and

[7:30:05] we couldn't find that person

[7:30:06] until we had an npr interview.

[7:30:13] This is making us safer.

[7:30:14] But I'm also just so confused

[7:30:15] about this conversation because

[7:30:15] I believe in accountability and

[7:30:20] trust in oversight which we

[7:30:21] have worked so hard to do in

[7:30:21] the city.

[7:30:22] We have to hold police officers

[7:30:23] accountable when they break

[7:30:23] the law.

[7:30:26] I'm glad that Wanda Fisher is

[7:30:27] no longer in the department But

[7:30:28] the same time during the height

[7:30:31] of the MeToo look the MeToo

[7:30:32] movement I remember across

[7:30:32] the country we all said hey,

[7:30:37] survivors of sexual assault and

[7:30:38] violence have to be believed.

[7:30:38] They have to be held

[7:30:39] accountable.

[7:30:39] The perpetrators have to go.

[7:30:43] We jailed Harvey Weinstein and

[7:30:44] others but just yesterday we

[7:30:50] found out about a woman who was

[7:30:50] kidnaped in the mermaid

[7:30:51] community by her domestic

[7:30:51] violence abuser.

[7:30:53] Witnesses saw her being pulled

[7:30:59] into a car screaming.

[7:31:00] She got out.

[7:31:01] He pulled her back into the car

[7:31:01] taking to her house.

[7:31:02] And the only reason we caught

[7:31:06] this guy is because his license

[7:31:06] plate triggered on on.

[7:31:11] She's a victim.

[7:31:11] Why aren't we going to support

[7:31:16] her abuser being caught?

[7:31:17] I don't understand it.

[7:31:18] There was a woman who lost her

[7:31:23] life this weekend when her

[7:31:24] abuser came from Arizona and

[7:31:25] shot her in the head while she

[7:31:25] was pregnant.

[7:31:26] These are the people that I

[7:31:29] care about when we talk about

[7:31:30] this so we can go back to

[7:31:31] the old way of policing if we

[7:31:33] want But there'll be

[7:31:41] consequences of that if it.

[7:31:41] All right.

[7:31:42] Thank Councilmember Obama

[7:31:46] Albert not seeing anybody else

[7:31:46] on the lights.

[7:31:47] I guess I'll kind of close it

[7:31:50] up.

[7:31:51] I'm going to be particularly

[7:31:56] brief as some of you especially

[7:31:57] those that have already left

[7:31:57] have anticipated.

[7:31:58] But I do want to thank

[7:32:03] Councilmember Foster for your

[7:32:03] leadership and especially your

[7:32:04] work today.

[7:32:08] The progress from the initial

[7:32:09] four person memo to what is in

[7:32:10] front of us is our rather

[7:32:14] extraordinary piece of work.

[7:32:14] Listening to the public,

[7:32:15] listening to your colleagues

[7:32:20] during budget conversations.

[7:32:21] Again, thank you to the aba.

[7:32:26] I also want to thank Council.

[7:32:27] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[7:32:28] and Councilmember Foster for

[7:32:28] their work on the arts funding

[7:32:29] and what it took to pull that

[7:32:32] together.

[7:32:33] And the partnership with

[7:32:34] the private foundation as well

[7:32:39] as the county.

[7:32:39] Again I want to thank

[7:32:40] Councilmember Whitburn for

[7:32:41] the work on the settlement

[7:32:41] agreement which removed a very

[7:32:45] dark cloud that would have hung

[7:32:45] over us in these budget

[7:32:51] conversations going forward.

[7:32:51] Real quickly I can still

[7:32:57] remember my attempt last year

[7:32:58] to get a little extra money

[7:32:59] into stormwater and that failed

[7:33:03] So to see in excess of 1.3

[7:33:03] million being proposed is

[7:33:04] rather an extraordinary change

[7:33:09] and I really applaud my

[7:33:09] colleagues for that.

[7:33:15] So at the end of the day was

[7:33:15] really only one question I

[7:33:16] think is everybody's mind.

[7:33:17] And so let me I'm not a

[7:33:17] storyteller.

[7:33:18] I'm just going to cut to

[7:33:21] the chase.

[7:33:21] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[7:33:22] enough often think very, very

[7:33:27] much like in the introduction

[7:33:27] you gave sir to your logic is

[7:33:32] exactly the same process I got

[7:33:33] you on the pivot.

[7:33:33] The question for you was a

[7:33:38] matter of the budget If I

[7:33:39] understood correctly with

[7:33:40] the concerns and the places we

[7:33:40] were aligned.

[7:33:44] For me it is not I think we can

[7:33:44] do both.

[7:33:50] I don't think there is one

[7:33:51] incident that justifies

[7:33:51] the lpr.

[7:33:52] I don't think that one incident

[7:33:57] that justifies eliminating a

[7:33:57] person that I respect who made

[7:34:01] an important point I'm not

[7:34:02] going to disrespect by using

[7:34:03] her name with my comment gave

[7:34:03] me my workplan for the rest of

[7:34:04] the year.

[7:34:08] There is work to be done.

[7:34:08] We are not done with

[7:34:14] the Ubiquiti contract and I

[7:34:14] look forward to conversations

[7:34:15] with them.

[7:34:21] So while I love so much of what

[7:34:22] is in this motion I will be

[7:34:26] voting no.

[7:34:27] So with that I see nobody else

[7:34:31] on the lights.

[7:34:32] We do have a motion by Council

[7:34:33] member Foster.

[7:34:36] We have a second by Council

[7:34:37] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

[7:34:38] We are voting on the handout

[7:34:38] here.

[7:34:42] In front of the council members

[7:34:43] going forward So please call

[7:34:43] the roll.

[7:34:46] >> I'm sorry the voting system

[7:35:00] Please cast your vote and that

[7:35:00] fails 5 to 4 with council

[7:35:01] PRESIDENT Like all the Council

[7:35:02] member Campo Council member Von

[7:35:04] Wilpert Council on the report

[7:35:04] and Council Member Campbell

[7:35:05] voting No Thank you Council

[7:35:06] PRESIDENT Okay we're not done.

[7:35:10] We still have work to do and as

[7:35:11] I said at the onset Council

[7:35:11] Member Foster I would return to

[7:35:12] you if you wanted to offer an

[7:35:14] alternative motion.

[7:35:19] Yes.

[7:35:26] And I just want to to make

[7:35:26] something clear.

[7:35:29] This was not a pit one against

[7:35:34] the other.

[7:35:35] This is what I identified in

[7:35:41] the budget as I want And I

[7:35:42] think if we are going to have

[7:35:42] serious conversations about a

[7:35:47] structural deficit, we need to

[7:35:47] really understand

[7:35:48] the difference between a want

[7:35:52] and a need.

[7:35:53] And I can appreciate certain

[7:35:58] individuals who think

[7:35:58] the camera or license plate

[7:36:04] reader makes them safe.

[7:36:05] But truly what makes people

[7:36:07] safe is community And I think

[7:36:13] we need to be honest about that

[7:36:13] .

[7:36:17] And as much as we talk about

[7:36:24] the tell it to cities, I am

[7:36:25] very, very taken aback by how

[7:36:33] much we disregard certain

[7:36:34] communities and their lives as

[7:36:39] well as community members And I

[7:36:40] have to say that like that

[7:36:45] because I truly do question Do

[7:36:46] we care about all people or do

[7:36:50] we just care about a select few

[7:36:51] ?

[7:36:51] And the longer I sit in this

[7:36:56] seat every day I feel

[7:36:57] the latter And we are only

[7:37:04] concerned about a select few.

[7:37:05] I think it even tells in

[7:37:11] the conversations as we talk

[7:37:12] about how we handle supplements

[7:37:13] and the dollar values that are

[7:37:17] put on individuals lives.

[7:37:17] Some of the most difficult

[7:37:18] conversations that I have ever

[7:37:23] had to have in my lifetime and

[7:37:24] I must tell you is times I'm

[7:37:34] just purely disgusted So I

[7:37:35] believe that there council

[7:37:44] PRESIDENT For now and I do have

[7:37:51] an alternate motion to present

[7:37:52] and I will ask the city

[7:37:58] attorney as I go through this

[7:37:59] let me know if there are

[7:38:04] certain things that need to be

[7:38:04] said that I have not said

[7:38:05] because some of it is

[7:38:06] repetitive from the last last

[7:38:09] item.

[7:38:10] >> So with that you should have

[7:38:19] do you have a slide deck?

[7:38:25] Thank you.

[7:38:26] >> So with that council

[7:38:27] PRESIDENT I would like to enter

[7:38:30] in a new second motion.

[7:38:35] I will start as I did before

[7:38:36] item number one approve

[7:38:40] the mayor's f y 2027 proposed

[7:38:41] budget as modified by

[7:38:45] the mayor's MAY revision number

[7:38:46] to approve the eib's

[7:38:47] recommended final budget

[7:38:51] expenditure modifications

[7:38:52] included in ida report number

[7:38:58] 26 Dash 15 as summarized in

[7:38:59] Table two Recommended General

[7:39:02] Fund Expenditure Modifications

[7:39:03] page 20 and as supported by

[7:39:03] recommended resources

[7:39:08] identified in table one

[7:39:09] Recommended General Fund

[7:39:09] resources for modifications to

[7:39:13] f y 2027 Budget Page 12 with

[7:39:18] the following modifications to

[7:39:18] Table one to reduce again

[7:39:19] the residual Redevelopment

[7:39:20] Property Tax Trust Fund revenue

[7:39:26] r t f in the amount of $185,000

[7:39:31] Excuse me Councilmember If

[7:39:31] the if your the things are

[7:39:32] the same from the last motion

[7:39:33] you can say that you can okay

[7:39:37] through blank are the same as

[7:39:38] the last motion and then read

[7:39:39] the others to save time.

[7:39:49] Okay The just let me check my

[7:39:50] number.

[7:39:54] So item number three is

[7:39:55] the same That's c multimodal

[7:40:04] team item for is the same That

[7:40:07] is the arts and culture portion

[7:40:13] item five is the same as

[7:40:14] the alternative homelessness

[7:40:19] program item six is the re

[7:40:20] relocation of the Office of

[7:40:22] Labor Standards and Enforcement

[7:40:22] .

[7:40:32] >> That's the same for

[7:40:49] the number seven changes Number

[7:40:56] seven changes to include the c

[7:41:01] c f in the amount of $450,000

[7:41:08] That's ongoing funding.

[7:41:09] >> It includes the homelessness

[7:41:10] security services for city

[7:41:12] staff just 220 $2,000.

[7:41:13] >> We also have the stormwater

[7:41:19] wetland and channel

[7:41:19] maintenance.

[7:41:20] We are including an ongoing

[7:41:23] cost of $841,000 for stormwater

[7:41:24] clearing.

[7:41:29] We are including a one time

[7:41:33] expenditure of $1,000,093 and

[7:41:33] 2020 $0.07.

[7:41:34] We are including an expansion

[7:41:40] of lifeguard wellness program

[7:41:44] that's an ongoing expense of

[7:41:45] 173,285 and the contribution to

[7:41:49] general fund stability reserve

[7:41:49] one time 1.7 million That is

[7:41:53] the same as the last item.

[7:41:59] Moving on to item number eight

[7:42:00] approve the following

[7:42:00] expenditure restorations and

[7:42:01] additional operating

[7:42:05] expenditures for the following

[7:42:06] library restoration at these

[7:42:07] located at the following

[7:42:12] locations North Park Location

[7:42:13] the Mira mesa location and

[7:42:17] the Linda Vista location for

[7:42:18] the following recreation center

[7:42:18] Restorations The following

[7:42:23] locations Carmel Valley Pacific

[7:42:24] Highlands Ranch Rob Athletic

[7:42:29] Field Canyon Side Doyle Mira

[7:42:30] mesa Hourglass Field Novella

[7:42:35] Noble Athletic Fields and

[7:42:36] Stanley to effectuate action

[7:42:41] seven and eight allocate

[7:42:41] the additional resources again

[7:42:42] the additional property

[7:42:43] management cost savings in

[7:42:47] the amount of $200,000.

[7:42:51] Item number ten is the same

[7:42:52] appropriate 750,000 for Mission

[7:42:53] Valley Urban Impact Fee Fund to

[7:42:53] a new capital improvement

[7:42:58] project for the West Valley

[7:42:59] River Crossing and item number

[7:43:04] 11 allocate the remaining 2.6

[7:43:04] million from the Neighborhood

[7:43:05] Enhancement Fund to

[7:43:05] the Affordable Housing

[7:43:10] Preservation Fund to be managed

[7:43:10] by the San Diego Housing

[7:43:11] Commission.

[7:43:11] And with that Council PRESIDENT

[7:43:15] That concludes the second

[7:43:16] motion.

[7:43:16] All right.

[7:43:17] Thank you very much, sir.

[7:43:23] We'll go now to council

[7:43:24] PRESIDENT Pro Tem to Thank you,

[7:43:24] PRESIDENT Thank you Chair

[7:43:28] foster Budget chair foster for

[7:43:28] expressing his thoughts on this

[7:43:29] as well and council position.

[7:43:34] I appreciate that We're a

[7:43:35] council where we understand

[7:43:36] that we have different

[7:43:36] perspectives and we MAY

[7:43:37] actually think of times

[7:43:39] the same and come to different

[7:43:40] resolutions.

[7:43:40] I will for one say just because

[7:43:46] I think this is coming up quite

[7:43:47] a bit up here I don't think

[7:43:47] this is a I don't think this is

[7:43:48] a scenario we're talking about

[7:43:52] whether we're being forced to

[7:43:52] make false choices.

[7:43:53] The reality is we are being

[7:43:57] asked to make choices And in a

[7:43:58] city where we don't have

[7:43:58] the resources, the only

[7:43:59] difficult thing we get to do is

[7:44:03] make those choices.

[7:44:04] They might be hard choices.

[7:44:04] We might disagree with

[7:44:05] the choices but I certainly be

[7:44:09] mine when I felt like it was

[7:44:10] one worth making because we had

[7:44:14] every opportunity to restore

[7:44:15] every hour for libraries, rec

[7:44:15] centers much more.

[7:44:20] So I understand why Without

[7:44:21] that we are in a slightly

[7:44:22] different position.

[7:44:27] I do support this motion as

[7:44:27] well.

[7:44:28] I believe it will continue to

[7:44:29] deliver on providing some

[7:44:32] restorations across libraries

[7:44:33] and rec centers.

[7:44:34] It will provide us an

[7:44:34] opportunity to address some of

[7:44:35] the public safety needs that

[7:44:39] have been mentioned especially

[7:44:39] on the stormwater channel

[7:44:45] clearance side because that has

[7:44:46] been emphasized heavily And I

[7:44:46] just want to share my

[7:44:47] appreciation again to Chair

[7:44:51] Foster for taking the time to

[7:44:51] be prepared for this moment and

[7:44:52] appreciate the public for being

[7:44:57] along for the ride with that I

[7:44:58] was going to motion.

[7:44:59] All right.

[7:44:59] So we have a motion by

[7:45:00] Councilmember Foster and a

[7:45:00] second by Council PRESIDENT Pro

[7:45:04] Tem Lee On this second motion

[7:45:05] we'll go next to Councilmember

[7:45:05] Moreno.

[7:45:05] Thank you.

[7:45:09] I am supportive of the motion

[7:45:10] on the floor and I would like

[7:45:10] to add an amendment to

[7:45:15] the motion.

[7:45:15] I would like to include

[7:45:16] the fuel and fleet savings for

[7:45:20] from the police department at

[7:45:21] $370,000 as an additional

[7:45:26] ongoing resource and also to

[7:45:26] restore the graffiti unit

[7:45:32] supervisor at 196,450 and sex

[7:45:33] registration unit supervisor at

[7:45:46] 100 at 197,890 $197,881.

[7:45:47] Accepting that amendment,

[7:45:57] Council member Foster Can we

[7:45:58] just take a quick second to

[7:46:01] check the balancing of

[7:46:07] the numbers quickly if I MAY?

[7:46:12] You said 373 75 Okay.

[7:46:17] It's 370, not 375 So I think

[7:46:23] it's down We let us put 375

[7:46:34] just to be over And you put up

[7:46:34] .

[7:46:35] Councilmember Foster

[7:46:35] the identified cost of those

[7:46:40] two positions came to around

[7:46:40] 396 million With the motion

[7:46:44] that you put forward there was

[7:46:45] roughly a $26,000 unallocated

[7:46:49] So 375 for 26 is balanced

[7:46:49] provided you want to take that

[7:46:55] quarter second or the motion

[7:47:01] I'll take it.

[7:47:01] Okay.

[7:47:02] Thank you.

[7:47:02] The motion has been amended as

[7:47:06] shown on the screen.

[7:47:07] That concludes your comments.

[7:47:08] That concludes my comments.

[7:47:12] Thank you.

[7:47:13] All right.

[7:47:13] Thank you for that.

[7:47:14] So we'll go next to

[7:47:14] Councilmember Ila Rivera.

[7:47:18] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

[7:47:23] Thank you Chair Foster for this

[7:47:24] thoughtful alternative.

[7:47:25] Thank you for your comments

[7:47:29] because I do think that

[7:47:30] the part that you named is

[7:47:36] important to name.

[7:47:36] It plays itself out in really

[7:47:37] important ways in our community

[7:47:38] When we tell people we care

[7:47:42] about them and they matter to

[7:47:42] us but we don't actually act

[7:47:43] upon the things that they're

[7:47:43] asking us to do.

[7:47:48] They do not trust that we

[7:47:48] actually care about them And we

[7:47:51] just saw this in a very, very

[7:47:57] tragic way a few weeks ago

[7:47:58] where the city that should have

[7:47:58] been able to offer comfort and

[7:48:04] support and love wasn't seen as

[7:48:04] a trusted source of those

[7:48:09] things because requests have

[7:48:10] continuously fallen on deaf

[7:48:15] ears.

[7:48:16] So I'm not going to question

[7:48:16] motive or intent behind

[7:48:22] the words of support that are

[7:48:22] offered from the dais.

[7:48:23] But I'm going to offer caution

[7:48:27] that if we use those words and

[7:48:28] do not back it up with action

[7:48:33] when tough moments come we're

[7:48:34] going to be told to go away not

[7:48:39] thank you for being here And

[7:48:39] that is fair because that's how

[7:48:44] every relationship works And

[7:48:45] council PRESIDENT Pro Tem, I

[7:48:51] appreciate you saying what you

[7:48:51] said today is choice day.

[7:48:56] This council decision day We

[7:49:02] make choices so if the choices

[7:49:03] being presented are not

[7:49:04] acceptable then we need to see

[7:49:08] alternatives.

[7:49:09] But absent an alternative we

[7:49:10] just continue to play the same

[7:49:14] game over and over poking holes

[7:49:14] at potential solutions and

[7:49:20] perpetuating this idea that

[7:49:21] we're just, you know, one

[7:49:22] middle manager away from

[7:49:26] balancing the whole city and

[7:49:27] that is not real.

[7:49:31] We're two decades in plus of

[7:49:32] underfunding the city of

[7:49:37] letting conservative radicals

[7:49:38] tell us that smaller and

[7:49:38] smaller and smaller and smaller

[7:49:43] is better with the goal of

[7:49:44] privatizing the entire thing so

[7:49:45] their buddies can make as much

[7:49:48] money as possible.

[7:49:49] And I don't know how many times

[7:49:50] we as Democrats are going to

[7:49:51] follow them down that path but

[7:49:56] at a certain point we're either

[7:49:56] going to choose an alternative

[7:49:57] or we're going to end up having

[7:50:00] to sell this at the city after

[7:50:01] the folks who want to buy it or

[7:50:12] make money off it.

[7:50:13] The option in front of us still

[7:50:13] does a lot of good.

[7:50:18] It it makes sure that our

[7:50:19] Office of Charlie Success

[7:50:19] maintains funding.

[7:50:24] We get some libraries and parks

[7:50:24] and rec centers open again.

[7:50:25] The stormwater funding is

[7:50:30] incredibly important and make

[7:50:35] no mistake if the whole budget

[7:50:36] isn't as good as it should be,

[7:50:37] this motion isn't as good as

[7:50:40] the last one and I support this

[7:50:41] one because it's it's a better

[7:50:42] direction But at the end of

[7:50:46] the day we're leaving $2

[7:50:47] million in resources on

[7:50:47] the table that could be opening

[7:50:48] more rec centers, opening more

[7:50:49] libraries and opening more

[7:50:52] parks And I think that's a

[7:50:53] shame and I don't think we're

[7:50:54] safer for it.

[7:50:58] So thank you for the thoughtful

[7:50:59] alternative COUNCILMAN Foster

[7:51:00] I'll be supporting the motion a

[7:51:04] point of clear point of

[7:51:04] clarification Point of

[7:51:05] information.

[7:51:11] Okay.

[7:51:11] All right.

[7:51:12] So can I Well next up what I

[7:51:13] would like to get something

[7:51:20] pointed out First I believe in

[7:51:20] the amendment $375,000 was

[7:51:21] mentioned something about fuel

[7:51:26] as first time ever that I was

[7:51:27] going to jump in actually try

[7:51:28] and provide some clarification

[7:51:34] on that one.

[7:51:34] This conversation too I wanted

[7:51:37] to be explicitly clear that

[7:51:37] the $370,000 in savings of

[7:51:38] fleet clean fuel costs

[7:51:43] associated with at police

[7:51:44] department I assume is coming

[7:51:47] from the suggestion to move to

[7:51:48] two officer patrol units.

[7:51:49] Please correct me if that's not

[7:51:54] the case.

[7:51:55] I'm not seeing any correction

[7:51:55] so I will assume that is

[7:51:56] the case.

[7:51:59] I would just note I'll answer

[7:52:00] that Yes.

[7:52:01] If you recall originally when

[7:52:05] Chief Nez like was here he

[7:52:05] offered up a $750,000 savings

[7:52:12] at the time in speaking with

[7:52:12] Chief deadline on your question

[7:52:13] listen, if you go through it

[7:52:17] and you go he's he indicated

[7:52:18] that it was for safety reasons,

[7:52:23] right.

[7:52:24] And we've had this conversation

[7:52:25] Officers do not show up at a

[7:52:29] call by themselves.

[7:52:29] They have another unit that

[7:52:35] comes with them.

[7:52:35] Point of clarification.

[7:52:36] I'm sorry I'm answering

[7:52:36] the question.

[7:52:42] Oh, you're making something up

[7:52:43] from a chief that hasn't been

[7:52:43] trained for a couple of years.

[7:52:47] What What Councilmember Foster

[7:52:48] finish and then it will be your

[7:52:48] turn.

[7:52:49] I think you've got

[7:52:49] the information that you were

[7:52:52] seeking.

[7:52:53] Yes.

[7:52:53] So that's where it comes from?

[7:52:54] Yes.

[7:52:59] And instead of doing it in

[7:52:59] further conversations instead

[7:53:00] of taking it to where it was

[7:53:05] the entire fleet, it was cut to

[7:53:11] a lower number to allow

[7:53:12] the police department to

[7:53:16] determine how they will work

[7:53:17] within these components.

[7:53:18] Appreciate that Councilmember.

[7:53:23] I was going to note two things

[7:53:24] One that the amount that is in

[7:53:27] this motion is less than

[7:53:28] the $750,000 was initially

[7:53:28] there.

[7:53:29] Presumably that that that means

[7:53:30] that there is some opportunity

[7:53:33] for the police chief for

[7:53:34] the department to choose where

[7:53:38] or which units would go to two

[7:53:38] officers.

[7:53:39] There will likely still be some

[7:53:40] impact on overtime and response

[7:53:40] times.

[7:53:45] I will leave that to

[7:53:45] the council decide on

[7:53:46] the merits of the other note

[7:53:50] that I was going to make is

[7:53:51] that this is likely something

[7:53:51] that would require meeting

[7:53:52] confer with the play.

[7:53:58] That said, I also know that

[7:53:58] the play suggested moving to

[7:53:59] two officer patrol units so

[7:53:59] presumably that would be a

[7:54:00] relatively quickly in confer

[7:54:01] session But just want to

[7:54:06] highlight that.

[7:54:07] Thank you.

[7:54:07] All right.

[7:54:08] That was the comment you want

[7:54:08] to make on the lights.

[7:54:12] Okay.

[7:54:13] Councilmember Campbell, I

[7:54:13] didn't mean to jump in but I

[7:54:14] don't want to get back and

[7:54:17] forth going on here But

[7:54:18] important clarifications I

[7:54:19] think evolved out of your point

[7:54:19] of order.

[7:54:24] So so I want to know if that

[7:54:25] has to go to meet and confer

[7:54:30] that it is not appropriate to

[7:54:30] put into this budget at this

[7:54:31] moment.

[7:54:32] It's something that's just been

[7:54:32] added.

[7:54:36] It wasn't in the previous

[7:54:42] motion so could I the police

[7:54:43] chief to come and talk about

[7:54:44] this or I'm meeting confer

[7:54:47] issues I might defer to

[7:54:48] the city attorney's office.

[7:54:54] Okay, sure.

[7:54:54] Yes.

[7:55:00] This type of change would need

[7:55:00] to go through the meeting

[7:55:01] confer process.

[7:55:06] i would also like to add that

[7:55:07] although the charter gives

[7:55:07] the Council the authority to

[7:55:08] adopt the budget and make cuts,

[7:55:12] the charter also gives

[7:55:12] the police chief the power and

[7:55:13] authority to operate in control

[7:55:17] of the police department

[7:55:18] subject to applicable rules.

[7:55:18] So those are all things that

[7:55:19] the Council should factor into

[7:55:24] their discussions.

[7:55:28] So for clarification is

[7:55:29] the $375,000 included in

[7:55:35] the current motion or not?

[7:55:36] Yes.

[7:55:37] She made COUNCILMAN Moreno made

[7:55:41] the amendment and make her

[7:55:42] the motion in the second set.

[7:55:42] Yes.

[7:55:43] Somebody else part of

[7:55:46] the motion Now.

[7:55:46] Okay.

[7:55:47] And then that decision is then

[7:55:48] up to the police department

[7:55:52] after the meeting confer

[7:55:53] the police chief under the city

[7:55:53] charter.

[7:55:58] Yes.

[7:55:58] Okay.

[7:55:59] So thank you very much And I

[7:56:04] appreciate that that

[7:56:05] clarification.

[7:56:06] I was on the lights because I

[7:56:10] wanted to say a few words about

[7:56:11] our budget that it is our

[7:56:17] responsible body to balance

[7:56:18] the budget unlike last year and

[7:56:18] to ensure that we make

[7:56:22] thoughtful decisions and

[7:56:23] maintain essential services we

[7:56:23] need to deliver core services

[7:56:28] with fiscal discipline.

[7:56:29] We need public safety.

[7:56:34] It is the city's primary

[7:56:35] responsibility to our citizens.

[7:56:36] Our budget decisions should

[7:56:40] continue to support

[7:56:40] the personnel and resources

[7:56:41] necessary to maintain our

[7:56:46] police, fire, rescue and

[7:56:46] lifeguards.

[7:56:47] I support keeping smart street

[7:56:47] lights and license plate

[7:56:52] readers through this particular

[7:56:53] contract until it is over and

[7:56:58] then hopefully we can find a

[7:56:58] better provider.

[7:56:59] At the time this contract was

[7:57:00] made there was only one

[7:57:04] provider that provided both and

[7:57:05] that's why it was a single

[7:57:05] source.

[7:57:10] These are common sense tools

[7:57:11] that help our police officers

[7:57:11] do their jobs more effectively

[7:57:16] and keep our community safe.

[7:57:17] These technologies have helped

[7:57:17] locate missing children,

[7:57:18] seniors and have led to

[7:57:22] the arrest of very serious

[7:57:23] criminals.

[7:57:27] They have supported 792

[7:57:27] investigations, recovered $7.5

[7:57:28] million in stolen property

[7:57:28] lives.

[7:57:34] The recovery of 580 stolen

[7:57:38] vehicles contributed to 20%

[7:57:39] reduction in auto theft in our

[7:57:44] city in just the past year.

[7:57:45] And I want our police

[7:57:45] department continues to face

[7:57:46] staffing challenges.

[7:57:50] It simply does not make sense

[7:57:51] to take away tools that are

[7:57:52] helping solve crimes and

[7:57:56] protect San Diego and we should

[7:57:57] continue also supporting our

[7:57:57] arts and culture community as

[7:58:03] we have done these investments

[7:58:03] strengthen neighborhoods,

[7:58:04] support local jobs, drive

[7:58:09] tourism and economic activity

[7:58:09] across the city.

[7:58:10] The arts feed our souls but

[7:58:16] also provides revenue for our

[7:58:16] city.

[7:58:17] The restoration of

[7:58:21] the stormwater clearance

[7:58:22] measures is very important was

[7:58:27] requested by our fire chief and

[7:58:28] it is most welcome especially

[7:58:28] given the climate changes that

[7:58:33] indicate we MAY have to face

[7:58:33] huge rainstorms in this coming

[7:58:40] year And so therefore I want to

[7:58:40] thank you for the second motion

[7:58:41] and amendments and I will vote

[7:58:41] in favor.

[7:58:45] Thank you all right.

[7:58:46] Thank you.

[7:58:47] COUNCILMAN Campbell, go back to

[7:58:47] Councilmember Camp you.

[7:58:48] Thank you.

[7:58:52] Council PRESIDENT.

[7:58:53] Just an issue of housekeeping

[7:58:56] of the revise on page 12 there

[7:58:57] there's still $2.4 million in

[7:59:01] expenses associated with the 72

[7:59:01] bed shelter expansion at

[7:59:02] veteran building veteran

[7:59:06] village San Diego last year

[7:59:07] from the Housing Commission,

[7:59:07] bsd is no longer being

[7:59:08] considered for the funding

[7:59:12] because it's a different site

[7:59:13] is currently being identified

[7:59:13] and we have a little bit of

[7:59:17] clarity on that piece and

[7:59:18] exactly what it means There's

[7:59:19] that revised site has been

[7:59:25] abandoned and we're looking for

[7:59:25] a completely different place to

[7:59:26] put that money comes more if I

[7:59:30] MAY or I'm here.

[7:59:31] Yes, 72 bed shelter would be

[7:59:32] funded with opioid settlement

[7:59:35] funds which are obviously very

[7:59:36] restricted And we are under our

[7:59:41] negotiations with the Senior

[7:59:41] Housing Commission working

[7:59:42] towards an opportunity for that

[7:59:48] shelter irrespective of

[7:59:49] the veteran's vote to give us.

[7:59:49] >> Okay.

[7:59:50] Does that mean that I just want

[7:59:53] to very clear veterans villages

[7:59:54] any ago is no longer the site

[7:59:55] where we're looking to spend

[7:59:55] that opioid So mainly

[7:59:59] the senior Housing Commission

[8:00:00] who I believe is there with you

[8:00:01] today did release and ask you

[8:00:05] for opportunities for folks to

[8:00:06] provide options to us if they

[8:00:07] did not provide it to

[8:00:11] the Housing Commission that

[8:00:12] they would not be considered at

[8:00:13] this time.

[8:00:13] >> Okay.

[8:00:17] Thank you for that clarity.

[8:00:18] I want to touch base on one

[8:00:23] item related to public safety.

[8:00:24] It was not discussed much over

[8:00:29] the last few days or weeks but

[8:00:30] it's something that because

[8:00:33] I've done the ride along with

[8:00:34] Firehouse one really matters to

[8:00:34] me the bomb squad And I know

[8:00:35] that right now we're moving to

[8:00:39] cross staffing for that under

[8:00:40] the current proposal you know

[8:00:41] knowing that that's the only

[8:00:46] team that's dedicated to

[8:00:46] addressing bomb threats in our

[8:00:47] city's public city's response

[8:00:48] whether it's schools, clinics,

[8:00:52] wherever it comes in from.

[8:00:53] I know that for many years

[8:00:53] those were crossed out.

[8:00:54] I know that now it looks like

[8:00:58] we're going back to it.

[8:00:58] That's something in the future

[8:00:59] I want us to move away from

[8:01:03] because of the burnout that we

[8:01:04] heard from our officers, our

[8:01:07] firefighters and local one 45

[8:01:08] yesterday.

[8:01:08] And so I will continue to

[8:01:09] advocate for that.

[8:01:13] But knowing that that hasn't

[8:01:14] come up as a majority item I

[8:01:15] know that that's unlikely to be

[8:01:15] accepted today.

[8:01:19] The last thing I wanted to

[8:01:20] point out because we're at

[8:01:24] the end of this item something

[8:01:25] that everything we've talked

[8:01:26] about today is really

[8:01:26] downstream at the end of

[8:01:27] the process and we haven't

[8:01:31] taken too much time to talk

[8:01:32] about the upstream issues

[8:01:36] especially since there is a

[8:01:37] budget structure, a budget

[8:01:38] deficit that is persisting And

[8:01:38] that's because the way

[8:01:43] the problem is actually

[8:01:43] presented to us through

[8:01:44] the budget cycle it's actually

[8:01:45] focusing on the thing right in

[8:01:45] front of us instead of

[8:01:49] something that hasn't been

[8:01:50] dealt with for many years.

[8:01:50] We take what we had last year,

[8:01:51] we review it, we see what

[8:01:54] didn't work, what worked, what

[8:01:55] obligations we have and that's

[8:01:55] all appropriate analysis.

[8:01:56] But one thing I see frequently

[8:02:00] is that the job roles and

[8:02:01] the procedures within our

[8:02:01] departments it remains decades

[8:02:02] old.

[8:02:05] We have maintained buildings

[8:02:06] but we also have to maintain

[8:02:07] our approach to the delivery of

[8:02:08] public services and those job

[8:02:11] roles are overly complicated at

[8:02:12] this moment The job

[8:02:13] descriptions are very outdated,

[8:02:13] the performance plans are

[8:02:17] outdated as well and more than

[8:02:17] anything there's just too much

[8:02:18] inflexibility to do new things

[8:02:19] that the public expects.

[8:02:23] That's actually we're one of

[8:02:24] the reasons why there's so many

[8:02:25] middle managers that grew over

[8:02:25] the last several decades not

[8:02:28] because we didn't want to do

[8:02:29] better or cheat more.

[8:02:30] It's because we didn't actually

[8:02:30] fix a systemic problem which is

[8:02:34] job descriptions and duties did

[8:02:34] not evolve and thus the jobs

[8:02:35] did not evolve And that hurts

[8:02:36] all of our workers whether

[8:02:39] they're supervisors or they're

[8:02:40] unionized members supervisors

[8:02:40] can't that they have to do

[8:02:45] their job anymore while

[8:02:45] represented workers can't grow

[8:02:46] and display the full breadth of

[8:02:46] their skill.

[8:02:50] That's a very detailed and

[8:02:50] descriptive way of saying that

[8:02:51] our constituents feel this one

[8:02:52] question every day Why does it

[8:02:56] take so long to get things done

[8:02:56] around here?

[8:02:57] It's not all about funding and

[8:02:57] budget.

[8:02:58] It's actually the internal

[8:03:01] structure that we actually have

[8:03:02] our workforce working under

[8:03:03] because our employees have very

[8:03:07] high workloads, limited time

[8:03:08] And so the incentive is to work

[8:03:09] very, very hard every single

[8:03:13] day but not be able to see how

[8:03:13] to transform their job and

[8:03:14] transform the department over

[8:03:15] the long term which is another

[8:03:19] way of saying modernize it to

[8:03:19] 2026 And within the supervisor

[8:03:20] ranks specifically we have very

[8:03:23] skilled employees program

[8:03:24] coordinators, program managers

[8:03:25] They were often unionized

[8:03:29] workers who we wanted to keep

[8:03:30] on and they took over these

[8:03:31] supervisory role positions

[8:03:35] created literally to keep them

[8:03:35] in place particularly since

[8:03:36] there was a wage freeze for

[8:03:37] most city employees for over a

[8:03:40] decade.

[8:03:41] But today we now see less

[8:03:42] accountability in those

[8:03:42] specific roles What they're

[8:03:45] doing No one's tracking that in

[8:03:46] a detailed way.

[8:03:46] So the discussion about

[8:03:47] the budget and the distrust and

[8:03:51] the questions about why things

[8:03:52] are set to be cut that's all

[8:03:52] downstream and it matters And

[8:03:56] it's the reason we're having

[8:03:57] the same conversation over and

[8:03:58] over again is because of

[8:03:58] the upstream lack of

[8:03:59] modernization.

[8:04:02] We need to have our personnel

[8:04:03] department and Civil Service

[8:04:03] Commission truly analyze job

[8:04:04] roles and job duties in

[8:04:05] the city so that the council in

[8:04:08] the mayor's office and our

[8:04:08] barrios, our city unions can

[8:04:09] together pinpoint which roles

[8:04:13] need to be adjusted, maximize

[8:04:14] productivity and accountability

[8:04:14] And when it's done right city

[8:04:15] employees will be able to do

[8:04:19] the thing they do best in which

[8:04:20] they do what they love to do

[8:04:20] which is serve the public.

[8:04:21] I think we'll have that

[8:04:24] discussion the another day.

[8:04:25] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[8:04:25] All right.

[8:04:26] Thank you, Councilmember Campo.

[8:04:27] We'll go back to Councilmember

[8:04:30] Bumper.

[8:04:31] Thank you very much.

[8:04:31] And I second what councilor can

[8:04:32] be said about modernizing our

[8:04:35] personnel department and

[8:04:36] getting technology in the city

[8:04:36] we can actually utilize them

[8:04:37] from Our department was using

[8:04:41] horrible software for their

[8:04:42] billing until recently So I'm

[8:04:42] glad that that is all being

[8:04:43] fixed.

[8:04:43] I do have a question about

[8:04:44] the amendment of the motion

[8:04:45] though If you could bring it up

[8:04:56] on the screen please.

[8:04:57] I'm so sorry that Catherine

[8:05:01] Marino made over 12.

[8:05:01] Okay.

[8:05:07] So my eyes are going to get a

[8:05:07] little better.

[8:05:08] So I am very supportive of

[8:05:08] including the graffiti unit

[8:05:12] supervisor and the six

[8:05:12] registration supervisor back

[8:05:13] into the budget.

[8:05:16] My question is just that

[8:05:17] the two unit are two police

[8:05:18] officers per car how that's

[8:05:23] going to be deployed Because in

[8:05:24] my district we only have four

[8:05:25] cars that go out sometime

[8:05:25] actually four by two and kids

[8:05:30] all the way from Mesa all up to

[8:05:30] San Pascal.

[8:05:32] We have four cars that will

[8:05:33] territories If you put two at

[8:05:33] one time or 12 hour shift where

[8:05:37] there's only one car, four cans

[8:05:37] just to get one car from my

[8:05:38] district.

[8:05:38] So I just want to were the most

[8:05:42] understaffed districts in

[8:05:43] the city.

[8:05:43] So I just want to make sure

[8:05:44] with the chief that that's not

[8:05:47] going to happen up in our area

[8:05:47] .

[8:05:48] It's just not possible.

[8:05:49] I do understand some officers

[8:05:49] might want to ride impaired and

[8:05:50] that's fine.

[8:05:50] That could cut down on

[8:05:53] distractions and that's fine

[8:05:54] But it should be flexible and

[8:05:54] it should be based on voluntary

[8:05:55] choice is not mandated for

[8:06:00] areas like ours.

[8:06:06] I don't know.

[8:06:07] We'll do our best to try to

[8:06:08] make it work but if it was an

[8:06:10] idea that I thought was a good

[8:06:11] one I would have proposed it

[8:06:11] originally.

[8:06:12] We agree with the aba's

[8:06:16] perspective that this could

[8:06:16] impact response times

[8:06:21] negatively and or increase our

[8:06:22] overtime to make sure that we

[8:06:23] have the proper amount of cars

[8:06:25] in the field.

[8:06:28] We'll do our best.

[8:06:35] >> Okay.

[8:06:36] Well I know we'll have to go to

[8:06:37] meeting Confer but I do want to

[8:06:37] and obviously the police want

[8:06:40] to run but that would be a

[8:06:40] significant hindrance to

[8:06:41] answer.

[8:06:45] No one calls up in our district

[8:06:45] saying we only have two cars

[8:06:46] going out on second watch.

[8:06:46] Understand it.

[8:06:47] Okay.

[8:06:53] Thank you.

[8:06:53] >> Thank you, Councilmember.

[8:06:54] We'll go next to Councilmember

[8:06:57] Whitman.

[8:06:58] Thank you, council PRESIDENT.

[8:07:01] That just gave me a little bit

[8:07:02] of pause there, a little bit

[8:07:03] concerned about the prospect of

[8:07:07] increased response times and

[8:07:08] some of the other concerns

[8:07:12] expressed by the chief.

[8:07:17] I do support the restoration of

[8:07:17] the two supervisors.

[8:07:18] I personally given what we just

[8:07:22] heard from the chief would

[8:07:26] probably prefer to fund that

[8:07:26] from $375,000 out of that

[8:07:31] excess equity rather than from

[8:07:32] the fuel and fleet savings.

[8:07:36] I won't make that as amendment

[8:07:37] .

[8:07:37] We'll see if everybody else of

[8:07:42] the council wants to do that.

[8:07:43] Aside from that one concern

[8:07:43] there, I will say this is a

[8:07:47] reasonable budget that reduces

[8:07:48] the deficit and maintains key

[8:07:52] services.

[8:07:52] I was determined to prevent a

[8:07:53] closure of shelters that would

[8:07:57] force homeless people back out

[8:07:58] onto the streets.

[8:07:58] This budget ensures that that

[8:08:02] won't happen But fortunately

[8:08:03] this budget does not provide

[8:08:03] additional shelter beds that

[8:08:04] could help more people off

[8:08:08] the streets.

[8:08:08] But at least we're not going

[8:08:09] backwards.

[8:08:09] It is good that we are

[8:08:13] restoring significant funding

[8:08:14] for the arts to be clear but

[8:08:15] really restoring funding for

[8:08:19] people youth will be inspired

[8:08:19] by the arts communities who

[8:08:20] attend free performances that

[8:08:23] they otherwise couldn't afford

[8:08:24] workers who are employed by

[8:08:25] the arts and all of us who

[8:08:25] benefit from the revenue that

[8:08:28] is generated by visitor

[8:08:29] spending.

[8:08:29] The restoration of the special

[8:08:34] events filming program ed is

[8:08:34] good for our city.

[8:08:35] This program at position helps

[8:08:39] to attract and coordinate

[8:08:40] movies being filmed in our city

[8:08:40] and commercials being filmed in

[8:08:44] our city That is great exposure

[8:08:45] for San Diego.

[8:08:49] There's a film shoot tomorrow a

[8:08:49] sponsor of the nascar races is

[8:08:50] shooting a promotional

[8:08:51] commercial tomorrow with say

[8:08:54] Diego's downtown skyline in

[8:08:54] the background.

[8:08:59] This budget restores library

[8:09:00] rec center hours and restores

[8:09:00] the Small Business Enhancement

[8:09:01] Program.

[8:09:04] There's funding for

[8:09:05] the multi-modal team the West

[8:09:05] Valley River crossing Many of

[8:09:09] the things that were restored

[8:09:10] in this budget were restored

[8:09:11] because residents engaged in

[8:09:14] this budget process and shared

[8:09:14] their priorities.

[8:09:15] So thank you to everybody who

[8:09:19] participated in this process.

[8:09:19] I do want to thank Budget Chair

[8:09:20] Foster and his team for

[8:09:23] the many hours that they have

[8:09:24] invested in this process.

[8:09:25] Thank you To the opposite

[8:09:29] the independent budget analyst

[8:09:30] Their analysis has been

[8:09:30] invaluable The very public

[8:09:31] hearings that they have

[8:09:34] participated in have helped to

[8:09:35] engage city residents in this

[8:09:35] process.

[8:09:39] I appreciate the council

[8:09:40] PRESIDENT All of my colleagues

[8:09:40] for what has been a

[8:09:41] collaborative and productive

[8:09:46] process at times a process but

[8:09:46] a productive one.

[8:09:50] Thank you to the mayor's office

[8:09:51] for engaging the council early

[8:09:51] in the process.

[8:09:54] I think that was very helpful

[8:09:55] to all of our city departments

[8:09:56] and staff who have worked

[8:10:00] extensively on this budget and

[8:10:00] who have worked extensively

[8:10:01] with us And I appreciate

[8:10:05] the city Attorney's office for

[8:10:05] their legal analysis.

[8:10:06] And last but not least thank

[8:10:09] you to my staff Every member of

[8:10:10] my team has helped out either

[8:10:11] through policy analysis or

[8:10:14] through public engagement.

[8:10:15] A lot of people have been

[8:10:16] involved in this budget

[8:10:16] process.

[8:10:17] So thanks to all of you Again,

[8:10:19] I think we have a reasonable

[8:10:20] budget that reduces the deficit

[8:10:21] and maintains key services and

[8:10:25] I will be in support.

[8:10:25] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[8:10:26] All right.

[8:10:26] Thank you, Councilmember

[8:10:27] Whitburn.

[8:10:29] Not see anybody else on

[8:10:30] the lights.

[8:10:34] A few closing comments for five

[8:10:35] of us This is the sixth budget

[8:10:37] cycle that we're going through

[8:10:38] .

[8:10:39] I think every year the process

[8:10:43] has gotten better through

[8:10:44] Monica montgomery's leadership.

[8:10:48] >> Now Councilmember Fosters

[8:10:49] leadership.

[8:10:50] I think we have a city, a big

[8:10:53] city still have a long way to

[8:10:54] go to really figure out how to

[8:10:54] dig deep on budget.

[8:10:58] The budget is so big and so

[8:10:59] complex and there are so many

[8:10:59] buckets of expenditures and

[8:11:03] funding that it makes it a

[8:11:03] challenge.

[8:11:04] I appreciate Councilmember

[8:11:08] Foster's work on zero based

[8:11:09] budgeting on contracting.

[8:11:09] I would be curious to see how

[8:11:13] that manifests itself going

[8:11:14] forward and I appreciate

[8:11:18] the double work that you and

[8:11:19] your office took to come up

[8:11:22] with a updated motion.

[8:11:23] >> One of the pieces that were

[8:11:28] eliminated in this update of

[8:11:31] motion was not funding all

[8:11:32] reduced hours and recreation

[8:11:37] centers on Friday my team and I

[8:11:37] introduced the possible use of

[8:11:41] Recreation Center fund balances

[8:11:42] as a way to restore recreation

[8:11:43] center hours an idea that has

[8:11:47] generally been vetted by

[8:11:47] the ipa Parks and Recreation

[8:11:48] And I believe the city

[8:11:51] Attorney's office.

[8:11:52] However, it became quite

[8:11:55] apparent to me on Friday that

[8:11:56] introducing something so new

[8:11:57] and so novel and that would

[8:12:01] have been a fundamental policy

[8:12:01] call was not appropriate for

[8:12:05] this budget conversation in

[8:12:06] this short amount of time.

[8:12:10] However, I understand

[8:12:10] the Department MAY introduce

[8:12:11] this to the individual rec

[8:12:14] councils as an option for them

[8:12:15] to restore hours as they

[8:12:20] balance restoring hours funding

[8:12:20] programs, funding repairs but

[8:12:21] that is a choice they can make

[8:12:24] on a recreation center by a

[8:12:25] recreation center balance.

[8:12:26] But we MAY have another option

[8:12:29] on the table as Charles would

[8:12:30] remind us, that probably does

[8:12:30] qualify as a one time option

[8:12:34] not a ongoing option going

[8:12:34] forward.

[8:12:39] We'll see if and when that goes

[8:12:39] forward.

[8:12:40] But I appreciate

[8:12:43] the thoughtfulness.

[8:12:44] While I'm not a big fan of

[8:12:45] funding individual positions, I

[8:12:48] do respect Councilmember

[8:12:48] Marino's introduction of those

[8:12:49] two positions and

[8:12:53] the thoughtfulness in listening

[8:12:54] to comments to only propose

[8:12:58] half the dollar amount so that

[8:12:58] I can be more strategic about

[8:13:02] when and where the northern

[8:13:03] the folks in the northern part

[8:13:04] of my district would also have

[8:13:07] the same concerns.

[8:13:07] But I also realize and learned

[8:13:11] through this process that

[8:13:12] response time is based on

[8:13:16] the first officer that shows up

[8:13:17] and then you have to wait for

[8:13:18] that second officer.

[8:13:19] I did ride along this as well

[8:13:19] and saw what happened.

[8:13:24] So it's a delicate balance and

[8:13:25] I trust that the chief and

[8:13:31] the department and the way will

[8:13:31] figure that I think I'd

[8:13:34] negotiate a contract So throw

[8:13:35] that into part of the contract.

[8:13:39] Maybe I'm not going to tell you

[8:13:40] how to do your business.

[8:13:40] I'm not authorized to negotiate

[8:13:41] contracts but that seems like a

[8:13:44] real time saving opportunity

[8:13:48] And with that I will be

[8:13:49] supportive of this motion so

[8:13:50] not see anybody else in

[8:13:53] the lights.

[8:13:54] We do have an updated motion

[8:13:55] put forward by Councilmember

[8:13:58] Foster and seconded by

[8:13:58] the Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem

[8:14:03] Lee and amended by Council

[8:14:03] member Marino.

[8:14:04] So unless there's any other

[8:14:04] questions or comments and I

[8:14:08] don't see any.

[8:14:09] >> Please call the roll clerk

[8:14:09] as I read the voting system

[8:14:19] please cast your vote That

[8:14:20] passes unanimously 9 to 0.

[8:14:20] All right.

[8:14:24] Thank you for that.

[8:14:25] Thank you for everybody's

[8:14:25] patience.

[8:14:26] We're not done.

[8:14:29] We still have one book of

[8:14:29] business to finish up here at

[8:14:34] starting at 615.

[8:14:34] With that, the crowd seems to

[8:14:39] be leaving relatively quietly.

[8:14:40] So Clerk please introduce item

[8:14:44] 705I didn't know anybody want

[8:14:44] to longer break this a power

[8:14:47] through all right please

[8:14:55] introduce item 705 as an item

[8:14:56] 7o5 is a proposed fiscal year

[8:14:56] 2027 City of San Diego

[8:15:01] Affordable Housing Fund Annual

[8:15:01] Plan.

[8:15:02] If you would like to speak on

[8:15:02] this item, now is the time to

[8:15:05] raise your hand by pressing

[8:15:06] Star nine or the raise your

[8:15:07] hand icon or if you are here in

[8:15:10] person now's the time to submit

[8:15:11] your speaker slip at the front

[8:15:14] of the room in the clear box.

[8:15:15] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

[8:15:20] All right.

[8:15:20] Probably take a little bit of

[8:15:21] time to sit down because we're.

[8:15:21] No, no, no.

[8:15:24] Come sit down or wait for

[8:15:27] the room to clear and

[8:15:46] the voices to subside and okay.

[8:15:46] >> All right.

[8:15:47] Looks like it's quieted down in

[8:15:51] chambers.

[8:15:52] So when you're ready, introduce

[8:15:52] yourself for the record and let

[8:16:05] us know how much time you need

[8:16:06] .

[8:16:06] I need about ten minutes.

[8:16:07] All right.

[8:16:11] And just like I said, unity

[8:16:12] stuff for the record, make

[8:16:12] sure.

[8:16:13] Thank you again when you're

[8:16:15] ready.

[8:16:18] Good afternoon, Council members

[8:16:19] seven point vice PRESIDENT Of

[8:16:20] financial services of the San

[8:16:24] Diego Housing Commission.

[8:16:25] With me is principal budget and

[8:16:29] reporting analyst Matt Hagan's

[8:16:29] .

[8:16:30] This afternoon we seek your

[8:16:32] approval of the proposed fiscal

[8:16:33] year 2027 Affordable Housing

[8:16:37] Fund and your plan The plan was

[8:16:38] approved by the Land Use and

[8:16:40] Housing Committee on MAY 14th,

[8:16:41] 2026 and by the Housing

[8:16:46] Commission Board on APRIL 16,

[8:16:46] 2026.

[8:16:46] We'll start with a quick

[8:16:50] discussion of the Fund, then

[8:16:51] we'll take a look at the fund

[8:16:52] revenue over the years and

[8:16:56] we'll provide details on

[8:16:59] budgeted programs for fiscal

[8:16:59] year 27.

[8:17:00] >> The City of San Diego's

[8:17:04] Affordable Housing Fund is

[8:17:04] composed of two permanent

[8:17:09] annually renewable funding

[8:17:10] sources First the Housing Trust

[8:17:14] Fund which was established in

[8:17:14] 1990.

[8:17:15] It consists of revenue from

[8:17:19] housing impact fees on

[8:17:19] commercial development and loan

[8:17:20] repayments.

[8:17:23] Second, the inclusionary

[8:17:24] Housing Fund which was

[8:17:25] established in 2003 It consists

[8:17:28] of revenue from the collection

[8:17:29] of fees on residential

[8:17:33] development and from then on

[8:17:34] repayments and the developers

[8:17:37] has the option to either build

[8:17:38] affordable housing units or pay

[8:17:39] the fees that will be used in

[8:17:42] the creation and preservation

[8:17:48] of affordable housing And

[8:17:48] the slide here display

[8:17:49] the history of fee collection

[8:17:52] for both funds.

[8:17:53] The Blue Line represent a

[8:17:53] housing trust fund which hovers

[8:18:00] between $1.2 million and $3.1

[8:18:00] million annually.

[8:18:01] The Red Orange Line represent

[8:18:05] inclusionary fees as you can

[8:18:06] see does fluctuate more

[8:18:10] dramatically in fiscal year 20

[8:18:14] 2023 and 2024 Fee collection

[8:18:17] were around $700,000 and $2.9

[8:18:18] million respectively.

[8:18:22] But in fiscal year 2025 because

[8:18:23] of the fees paid by two large

[8:18:26] development project in city

[8:18:27] center and current MISS

[8:18:31] The areas the fee collection

[8:18:31] were $15.8 million.

[8:18:36] Many factors affect collection

[8:18:36] including economic factors,

[8:18:37] development activity,

[8:18:41] the timing of fee collections

[8:18:42] and the number of development

[8:18:43] that choose to build affordable

[8:18:46] housing units rather than pay

[8:18:47] the Affordable housing fund fee

[8:18:51] for the purpose of

[8:18:51] the Affordable Housing Fund

[8:18:55] annual plan and by extension to

[8:18:56] Housing Commission's budget.

[8:18:57] We use an estimate based on a

[8:18:59] historical calculation and

[8:19:04] current collections.

[8:19:05] Since inception, the Affordable

[8:19:09] Housing Fund has assisted was

[8:19:10] the creation and preservation

[8:19:13] of over 10,100 Fordable housing

[8:19:17] units assisted in more more

[8:19:18] than 31 thousands and began

[8:19:19] experiencing homelessness and

[8:19:22] assisted over 410 household to

[8:19:27] become first time homebuyers.

[8:19:28] I will now personal to mare

[8:19:29] will share the model program

[8:19:30] and a proposed funding

[8:19:34] allocations.

[8:19:35] Thanks Crystal Good evening.

[8:19:39] Sorry Good afternoon everyone.

[8:19:40] Affordable housing funds MAY be

[8:19:40] allocated to programs

[8:19:44] identified in the list of model

[8:19:45] programs for fiscal year 2027.

[8:19:49] We propose allocating the funds

[8:19:50] to rental housing finance,

[8:19:50] homelessness activities and

[8:19:53] loans to create accessory

[8:19:54] dwelling units that were

[8:19:55] committed in prior years and

[8:19:58] required to be affordable

[8:19:59] rentals for households with low

[8:19:59] income.

[8:20:00] As part of the plan

[8:20:00] preparation.

[8:20:04] We continue to solicit feedback

[8:20:04] through outreach efforts.

[8:20:05] We made presentations to

[8:20:08] the University Mission Beach

[8:20:09] and Troy especially community

[8:20:13] planning groups.

[8:20:14] A video of our presentation

[8:20:14] about the Affordable Housing

[8:20:17] Fund and your plan including

[8:20:18] Closed Captioning was also made

[8:20:19] available on our website and

[8:20:23] sdh Seized public engagement

[8:20:24] portal and as public input to

[8:20:27] increase awareness of

[8:20:28] the annual plan and the comment

[8:20:28] period.

[8:20:29] We also emailed households who

[8:20:32] previously participated in a

[8:20:33] survey for the study about

[8:20:34] residential evictions in

[8:20:37] the city of San Diego and

[8:20:38] posted on the agency's social

[8:20:39] media accounts.

[8:20:42] Members of the public were

[8:20:43] invited to provide comments on

[8:20:44] how they thought we should best

[8:20:47] use the Affordable Housing Fund

[8:20:47] funds.

[8:20:48] The comments we received are

[8:20:51] attached to the proposed annual

[8:20:51] plan.

[8:20:52] With that in mind, let's take a

[8:20:56] look at the proposed allocation

[8:20:56] .

[8:20:59] Here you can see the fiscal

[8:21:00] year 2027 proposed funding

[8:21:01] allocation to the various

[8:21:05] programs as compared to

[8:21:05] the fiscal year 2026

[8:21:06] allocation.

[8:21:09] As a reminder, the Affordable

[8:21:10] Housing Fund is only one of

[8:21:11] the multiple funding sources

[8:21:11] the Housing Commission

[8:21:14] administers for housing

[8:21:15] assistance and homelessness

[8:21:15] programs.

[8:21:19] This annual plan includes

[8:21:20] the proposed uses of only

[8:21:20] the Affordable Housing Fund and

[8:21:24] the anticipated outcomes

[8:21:24] associated with the fund.

[8:21:25] The Revised Housing Commission

[8:21:28] budget which is coming out

[8:21:29] shortly, will reflect proposed

[8:21:29] sources and uses for all

[8:21:33] the funds we administer with an

[8:21:37] estimated $37.1 million in fund

[8:21:38] balance and $5.4 million in

[8:21:38] revenues.

[8:21:42] We propose funding

[8:21:42] the following $22.4 million

[8:21:47] towards prior year commitments

[8:21:47] from notices of funding

[8:21:48] availability on notice and

[8:21:51] committed accessory dwelling

[8:21:52] unit loans.

[8:21:52] These are funds that were

[8:21:53] awarded in prior years Some of

[8:21:56] the no for developments have

[8:21:57] received board approval while

[8:21:58] others are in different stages

[8:22:01] of finalizing their funding

[8:22:01] stack.

[8:22:02] In fiscal year 2027 we are also

[8:22:06] allocating $9 million towards a

[8:22:07] new note for additional funding

[8:22:10] sources Besides the Affordable

[8:22:11] Housing Fund, the court will

[8:22:14] make a total of $22 million

[8:22:14] available for the fiscal year

[8:22:15] 2027 No fund.

[8:22:19] We also propose allocating $5.8

[8:22:19] million towards homelessness

[8:22:23] programs that include landlord

[8:22:24] engagement prevention and

[8:22:25] diversion and transitional

[8:22:25] housing grants.

[8:22:29] The remaining funds are

[8:22:30] allocated to ongoing capacity

[8:22:31] building program administration

[8:22:34] and some legal fees.

[8:22:34] The Total Affordable Housing

[8:22:37] Fund plan commitments are $39

[8:22:40] million in fiscal year 2027.

[8:22:41] Here's another representation

[8:22:45] of the proposed allocation 78%

[8:22:46] is committed to rental housing

[8:22:47] finance activities for

[8:22:48] the production of affordable

[8:22:53] housing.

[8:22:54] >> Here we can see two examples

[8:22:54] of newly constructed affordable

[8:22:58] housing developments But with

[8:22:58] financing the included

[8:22:59] affordable housing fund

[8:23:02] revenues.

[8:23:03] Today we're asking City Council

[8:23:06] to take the actions detailed in

[8:23:07] the staff report and shown on

[8:23:17] this slide that concludes

[8:23:18] the presentation where

[8:23:18] available answer questions.

[8:23:19] >> All right.

[8:23:19] Thank you very much for

[8:23:22] the work and for

[8:23:22] the presentation.

[8:23:23] Clerk Please proceed with

[8:23:23] public comment.

[8:23:26] Thank you.

[8:23:27] Council PRESIDENT We have joy

[8:23:28] Senator please come forward to

[8:23:28] the microphone.

[8:23:30] After that we have Natalie

[8:23:31] Roski as well as Max Schmidt

[8:23:37] and allegedly Audra Joy.

[8:23:40] You'll have a minute and a half

[8:23:40] .

[8:23:44] >> Thank you.

[8:23:49] Excuse me just a minute.

[8:23:49] Okay.

[8:23:54] I'll just sort of piece it

[8:23:55] together as best I can.

[8:23:59] Um, just did this this

[8:23:59] afternoon.

[8:24:00] I love love that machine back

[8:24:04] there.

[8:24:05] So replaced homelessness with

[8:24:09] housing instability.

[8:24:10] I really like that.

[8:24:13] I love the leap program.

[8:24:14] Landlord Engagement and

[8:24:18] Assistance Program.

[8:24:19] They do that where I live and

[8:24:23] so I have a lot of interaction

[8:24:24] with it and I absolutely

[8:24:25] support it and I really really

[8:24:28] think it works.

[8:24:29] I love the prevention and

[8:24:34] diverse diverse vision program

[8:24:34] Love Flexible spending program.

[8:24:39] Now on the approval end of it

[8:24:42] where the funds were stated to

[8:24:45] be around 39 million and then

[8:24:46] 22 million of that had been

[8:24:50] approved in prior years.

[8:24:51] Now I know some of those

[8:24:52] projects can take forever but

[8:24:55] what I don't get is when you

[8:24:59] come back to the next portion

[8:25:00] which is authorized, how do you

[8:25:05] reallocate projects that were

[8:25:06] held up and then you have a new

[8:25:10] batch of project and how do you

[8:25:11] decide who you're going to give

[8:25:11] them to?

[8:25:14] So I don't know if that makes

[8:25:15] sense and I didn't like

[8:25:16] the wording in response to

[8:25:20] market demands.

[8:25:20] I liked in response to

[8:25:21] opportunities but I like

[8:25:25] clarity on market demand.

[8:25:25] Thank you for that concluding

[8:25:26] comment.

[8:25:26] Natalie Raskin are you here?

[8:25:30] Natalie Rash Here.

[8:25:34] I do not see her Dan In Are you

[8:25:35] here if you wanted to speak.

[8:25:44] Max Schmidt Um hi.

[8:25:45] I just want to say that I kind

[8:25:45] of wish you had a longer

[8:25:48] microphone for how tall I am or

[8:25:49] at least a chair I can sit down

[8:25:49] on.

[8:25:53] >> But anyway, um, I just

[8:25:53] wanted to say that I'm against

[8:25:57] the proposed fiscal year 2027

[8:25:58] Affordable Housing Fund, omb's

[8:26:02] annual Plan and the reason why

[8:26:03] is because it is a ridiculous

[8:26:07] plan And I just want to take a

[8:26:08] moment to shine light on what's

[8:26:09] happening.

[8:26:12] Um, not all Freemasons are evil

[8:26:13] and a lot of the young

[8:26:17] Freemasons actually support me

[8:26:17] fighting for 0% tax.

[8:26:21] I've been here for eight hours

[8:26:22] today um, talking to these

[8:26:23] people in City Hall and they're

[8:26:26] some of the friendliest people

[8:26:26] in the world.

[8:26:27] So I just want to make that

[8:26:28] point clear and I wanted to say

[8:26:31] I am paying for a libertarian

[8:26:32] revolution that does fight for

[8:26:35] zero 0% tax no taxes at all.

[8:26:36] >> And I just wanted to say I

[8:26:37] am for exposing that everyone

[8:26:41] up here is in the New World

[8:26:42] Order trying to make a one

[8:26:42] world government and that

[8:26:45] accord group rituals are so

[8:26:46] powerful that when these people

[8:26:46] do human sacrifices in

[8:26:50] the Masonic Lodge they actually

[8:26:50] have the ability to read minds

[8:26:54] teleport feel like a living GOD

[8:26:55] reincarnate and I'm out here

[8:26:59] exposing them and I just want

[8:27:00] to say that I'm very excited

[8:27:01] that people have been giving me

[8:27:01] feedback of how I stood up

[8:27:04] today almost made world history

[8:27:05] and there's something there.

[8:27:06] English word programing

[8:27:09] Repeating Nevada fifth Area 51

[8:27:10] Bears repeating GOD is dead

[8:27:10] because GOD is not dead.

[8:27:14] We need an increase of faith

[8:27:15] because 30% of time has

[8:27:15] concluded allegedly Order if

[8:27:25] you can please come forward.

[8:27:26] >> I'm just wondering when you

[8:27:27] guys are going to treat

[8:27:30] the homeless like people and

[8:27:31] not a number I feel like you

[8:27:35] know, is any of this stuff

[8:27:35] really working?

[8:27:36] I mean you guys do these nice

[8:27:37] presentations.

[8:27:40] You talk about, you know, tens

[8:27:41] of millions of dollars in

[8:27:41] accounts and what you're going

[8:27:45] to do with it But it's just

[8:27:46] like the 24 billion on

[8:27:47] homelessness that this state

[8:27:50] it's like word that go you guys

[8:27:51] got some of it where to go you

[8:27:51] know what I mean?

[8:27:52] Like the problem doesn't get

[8:27:55] better It literally continues

[8:27:55] to get worse And it's like if

[8:27:56] that is what's happening

[8:27:59] shouldn't it be time to course

[8:28:00] correct and actually like

[8:28:01] really think about these be

[8:28:04] like what would you want if you

[8:28:05] guys were the ones out on

[8:28:05] the streets?

[8:28:09] I don't feel like you put

[8:28:09] yourself in that position and

[8:28:10] you really are thinking about

[8:28:14] it in that manner.

[8:28:15] I think you guys just do it

[8:28:16] like it's business as usual.

[8:28:16] Let's just get this stuff

[8:28:19] passed.

[8:28:20] We got to get out of here.

[8:28:21] We have something to do All

[8:28:21] while the people you know are

[8:28:24] just hoping that this money is

[8:28:25] going to be used to get them

[8:28:28] off the streets and they just

[8:28:28] continue doing Wait for that

[8:28:33] concluding comment.

[8:28:37] >> Oh, Natalie Raji, is your

[8:28:38] dad's here so you'll get

[8:28:38] the minute.

[8:28:43] Please proceed.

[8:28:44] >> It's a housing authority.

[8:28:47] So this is item seven and five

[8:28:47] the proposed fiscal year 2027

[8:28:48] City of San Diego Affordable

[8:28:51] Housing Fund.

[8:28:52] >> Oh geez.

[8:28:53] I just feel like I'm in a loop.

[8:28:55] Like it's just this constant

[8:29:00] circle of filing these papers,

[8:29:01] getting someone to listen to me

[8:29:06] heard Like I said it's heard

[8:29:06] says Oh no contact Housing

[8:29:10] Authority Contact Housing

[8:29:11] authority I don't even want to

[8:29:15] be in this loop.

[8:29:16] I don't want to I don't even

[8:29:16] want to have a voucher.

[8:29:20] But situations happen.

[8:29:21] Covid happened and here I am

[8:29:24] and now I'm going to be there

[8:29:25] again.

[8:29:26] >> So who do I need to speak

[8:29:26] to?

[8:29:28] Who do you put me in front of

[8:29:29] Because I can't get a hold of

[8:29:30] anybody.

[8:29:34] I have Sarah Jacobson office.

[8:29:35] They haven't gotten back to me.

[8:29:39] They said they hand my

[8:29:39] paperwork to hud.

[8:29:40] I don't know what is happening.

[8:29:43] Why do you know what's

[8:29:44] happening?

[8:29:44] But we need to pull our heads

[8:29:45] out of the sand as a society

[8:29:49] And what's going on in this

[8:29:49] administration and all of these

[8:29:50] things because the ripples

[8:29:53] haven't even hit us yet from

[8:29:54] what's happening.

[8:29:58] They haven't Our food, our

[8:30:02] homes, the fertilizer like I

[8:30:03] said, the mosquitoes.

[8:30:08] >> And so while being housed

[8:30:08] I've done many things It's

[8:30:09] going to be disrupted again And

[8:30:13] I'm here to build community And

[8:30:17] it's hurtful that I'm trying to

[8:30:18] do good things and yet I got

[8:30:18] all these things to battle.

[8:30:22] Thank you.

[8:30:22] >> That doesn't mean public

[8:30:23] comment here in council

[8:30:24] chambers going to those

[8:30:27] participating online we have

[8:30:28] two speakers.

[8:30:28] Kathleen Lippert, if you can

[8:30:29] please unmute.

[8:30:29] You have a minute and a half

[8:30:34] please proceed.

[8:30:35] Kathleen Lippert, I can't

[8:30:38] unmute for you.

[8:30:39] Sorry.

[8:30:39] Thank you very much.

[8:30:43] The lack of city required

[8:30:44] infrastructure for housing

[8:30:45] projects always will allow

[8:30:49] greedy developers to decrease

[8:30:49] costs and increase profits.

[8:30:53] Future infrastructure cost

[8:30:54] cheaply built projects with or

[8:30:58] without infrastructure and

[8:30:59] without green space will become

[8:30:59] taxpayer burden.

[8:31:03] Equity is not a path forward

[8:31:04] but a step back to tribalism.

[8:31:08] It is a want not a need.

[8:31:08] Discriminating against anyone

[8:31:09] population simultaneously

[8:31:13] discriminate aids against

[8:31:13] another and the goal of

[8:31:17] achieving equity is a myth.

[8:31:18] It's a but it's a useful

[8:31:19] strategy for politicians equity

[8:31:23] goals distort incentives,

[8:31:24] reduce motivation and trap to

[8:31:24] them.

[8:31:28] Disadvantage groups and

[8:31:28] dependency loops Without a

[8:31:32] vision for future farmer plans

[8:31:32] to offer equity licenses for

[8:31:33] those formerly convicted of

[8:31:37] drug crimes was not a path

[8:31:38] forward but a return to a life

[8:31:42] that harmed them and their

[8:31:42] families.

[8:31:43] City photos showing a city

[8:31:46] dominated by featureless cold

[8:31:47] uniform one dimensional housing

[8:31:51] projects MAY be a dream of

[8:31:52] Google Brutalist architects but

[8:31:56] their dystopian nightmare for

[8:31:56] humans unbridled housing

[8:31:57] projects destroyed single

[8:32:01] family residences, violate

[8:32:02] community plans, ignore

[8:32:02] community dissent and

[8:32:07] opposition and will destroy our

[8:32:08] most charming and unique

[8:32:08] communities Hillcrest,

[8:32:13] Oceanside, North Park, Little

[8:32:14] Italy and Barrio Logan are time

[8:32:18] has concluded Blair Beakman if

[8:32:19] you can please on mute All

[8:32:21] right we're Beakman thanks a

[8:32:22] lot for this item Over the past

[8:32:23] year I've been I was amazingly

[8:32:27] impressed by some city

[8:32:27] government presentations and

[8:32:31] the work of what part's doing

[8:32:31] right now.

[8:32:32] They're really finding housing

[8:32:36] for people and they made that a

[8:32:37] very clear point in what

[8:32:37] they're doing And with that it

[8:32:41] made it clear to me that, you

[8:32:41] know, with all the housing

[8:32:42] ordinance things we've been

[8:32:45] doing or the unhoused ordinance

[8:32:46] things in downtown and such,

[8:32:47] you know some city governments

[8:32:50] down was really dedicated to

[8:32:51] the idea of housing and it was

[8:32:55] really important and it managed

[8:32:55] just made something really

[8:32:56] clear to me how to work on

[8:33:00] issue Shelter is important.

[8:33:00] Working on housing just seems

[8:33:04] really key and I want to better

[8:33:05] understand that And I guess

[8:33:05] you're trying to do that here.

[8:33:09] I heard housing is opening up

[8:33:10] in California overall at this

[8:33:14] time And would this be a time

[8:33:15] I'm I suppose that market rate

[8:33:19] housing was the standard in

[8:33:20] what they've used but is this a

[8:33:20] time we can start talking more

[8:33:23] about middle income housing?

[8:33:24] >> If you can remember in

[8:33:24] the Bay Area their housing

[8:33:28] costs are so expensive.

[8:33:29] I mean they constantly complain

[8:33:29] that they can't build

[8:33:33] affordable housing There were

[8:33:33] housing costs in San Diego are

[8:33:34] much cheaper actually now It's

[8:33:38] affordable housing and how we

[8:33:39] can talk about how to have that

[8:33:39] conversation.

[8:33:43] Good luck with that And I'm

[8:33:44] very concerned that we could

[8:33:45] have been talking about aren't

[8:33:48] I stuck for the future to leave

[8:33:49] flock in the next few months

[8:33:52] just as a trial basis to lower

[8:33:53] budget concerns?

[8:33:53] >> Sorry your time has

[8:33:54] concluded Francis as our final

[8:33:57] speaker Francis, please on

[8:33:58] mute.

[8:33:58] >> Hi.

[8:34:02] I wanted to first have to say

[8:34:03] thank you to the Council for

[8:34:07] this meeting the opportunity to

[8:34:08] hear the public go vote and

[8:34:11] think in particular those

[8:34:12] members of the council that you

[8:34:16] know, truly seem to be

[8:34:16] listening to the community on

[8:34:17] this item.

[8:34:21] I want to just mention as we're

[8:34:21] talking about affordable

[8:34:22] housing I think right now you

[8:34:25] know there's so many people who

[8:34:26] have zero income and no

[8:34:30] prospects for income and are,

[8:34:31] you know, left out from

[8:34:34] the shelters the shelters lack

[8:34:40] a lot of Well, I heard there

[8:34:41] nasty I heard a lot of people

[8:34:41] don't want to go to shelters

[8:34:44] because they're nasty and or

[8:34:45] just to talk about, you know

[8:34:49] what We really have to be

[8:34:50] thinking about facilities

[8:34:54] public showers, bathrooms.

[8:34:54] You know, we're talking about

[8:34:58] getting people off the street,

[8:34:59] improving our city and making

[8:35:00] quality of life happy for

[8:35:04] everyone.

[8:35:05] Let's give people let's invest

[8:35:05] a little bit extra and make

[8:35:06] sure there is a lot of like

[8:35:09] outdoor shower facilities and

[8:35:09] safe sleeping sites.

[8:35:13] We need more of that.

[8:35:13] We can't not do that every day.

[8:35:14] We're not doing more of that.

[8:35:18] There's people getting raped on

[8:35:19] the street or beaten up while

[8:35:23] they're just trying to survive

[8:35:23] .

[8:35:24] >> That is a thank you.

[8:35:25] Thank you.

[8:35:25] That does conclude the public

[8:35:28] comment for this item.

[8:35:29] >> Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

[8:35:29] All right.

[8:35:29] Thank you.

[8:35:30] City Excuse me.

[8:35:30] Thank you.

[8:35:33] City Clerk.

[8:35:33] With that we'll turn over to

[8:35:34] colleagues for questions.

[8:35:35] Comments entertain a motion.

[8:35:35] We'll start with the chair.

[8:35:36] Land use and Housing Council

[8:35:42] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee I think

[8:35:43] as reservation of minutes on

[8:35:44] here with the quick we do hear

[8:35:46] this at the land use and

[8:35:47] housing committee I don't think

[8:35:47] we need to add too much more on

[8:35:51] this particular item but I will

[8:35:51] think that Sandy Housing

[8:35:52] Commission team for

[8:35:52] the presentation I think with

[8:35:55] that I'll simply move

[8:35:55] the staff's recommendation.

[8:35:56] >> All right.

[8:35:57] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem

[8:36:00] please move the staff

[8:36:00] recommendation will go to

[8:36:01] Councilmember Moreno.

[8:36:01] Happy to second.

[8:36:02] All right.

[8:36:05] We have a second So we have a

[8:36:06] motion by Council PRESIDENT Pro

[8:36:06] Tem Lee, a second by council

[8:36:09] member Moreno to move the staff

[8:36:10] recommendation not see anybody

[8:36:11] else in the light.

[8:36:15] I'll just say you for the very

[8:36:15] good work.

[8:36:16] I hope that one public holiday

[8:36:19] misunderstood what this item

[8:36:20] was about because I do not

[8:36:21] agree with the statements she

[8:36:24] made but all kinds of opinions

[8:36:24] out there So thank you for

[8:36:25] the very good work.

[8:36:28] This is a continuing challenge

[8:36:29] the end of the pipeline going

[8:36:32] from those on the street to

[8:36:33] actually having a home that

[8:36:38] they can possibly entertain.

[8:36:39] So with that again we have a

[8:36:39] motion by Council PRESIDENT Pro

[8:36:43] Tem Lee in a second by Council

[8:36:44] member Marina move this item

[8:36:46] please call the roll Sorry

[8:36:47] the voting system Please cast

[8:36:56] your vote.

[8:36:56] >> Thank you.

[8:36:57] That passes unanimously with

[8:37:01] Council member Campbell Absent

[8:37:01] .

[8:37:02] Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

[8:37:02] All right.

[8:37:03] Thank you City Clerk We will

[8:37:04] now adjourn as the city council

[8:37:05] and convene as the housing

[8:37:06] authority clerk Please

[8:37:10] introduce housing Authority

[8:37:10] Item one Housing Authority Item

[8:37:11] one is the San Diego Housing

[8:37:14] Commission Proposed fiscal Year

[8:37:15] 2027 budget.

[8:37:15] If you'd like to speak on this

[8:37:19] item, now's the time to submit

[8:37:19] your speakers up to the front

[8:37:20] of the room in the clear box

[8:37:21] And if you are participating

[8:37:24] remotely please be sure to

[8:37:25] raise your hand by pressing

[8:37:25] Star nine or the raise your

[8:37:29] hand icon.

[8:37:30] Thank you Council PRESIDENT Oh

[8:37:33] right now we're watching for

[8:37:34] the PowerPoint slide deck to

[8:37:39] come up know There we go So

[8:37:40] once again staff introduce

[8:37:44] yourselves for the record and

[8:37:45] let us know how much time you

[8:37:45] need.

[8:37:45] Hello.

[8:37:48] Good afternoon Council members.

[8:37:49] I'm also sent out via the lead

[8:37:50] chief operating Officer at

[8:37:53] the San Diego Housing

[8:37:53] Commission.

[8:37:54] We'll need about 6 or 7 minutes

[8:37:54] for a presentation.

[8:37:57] All right, when you're ready.

[8:37:58] The proposed budget we are

[8:37:59] presenting to you today

[8:37:59] includes a few updates from

[8:38:02] what we presented to the Budget

[8:38:03] Review committee on MAY 7th.

[8:38:03] We will highlight those

[8:38:04] revisions in today's

[8:38:09] presentation as we go through

[8:38:10] the proposed budget today we

[8:38:15] will draw your attention to a

[8:38:15] few revisions to the budget

[8:38:16] from what we presented to

[8:38:17] the Budget Review Committee a

[8:38:20] few weeks ago.

[8:38:20] We'll also discuss

[8:38:21] the challenges we're navigating

[8:38:23] and the actions we've taken to

[8:38:28] balance our budget.

[8:38:33] We are proposing a budget of

[8:38:37] $694 million That is $6 million

[8:38:37] more than the initial budget we

[8:38:38] presented to the budget review

[8:38:41] committee in MAY.

[8:38:42] The $6 million change is due

[8:38:45] primarily to one an increase of

[8:38:46] $3.5 million and moving to work

[8:38:49] or mtw revenue After we

[8:38:50] received the hud funding letter

[8:38:54] to an increase of $2.4 million

[8:38:55] in philanthropic grant funding

[8:38:59] for homelessness programs and

[8:39:03] finally an increase of $750,000

[8:39:04] in capital expenditures

[8:39:04] following the award of the San

[8:39:08] Diego Gas and Electric Funds

[8:39:08] under the Multifamily Energy

[8:39:09] Savings Program.

[8:39:13] This budget continues to

[8:39:14] advance our mission to foster

[8:39:15] social and economic stability

[8:39:18] by ensuring the development and

[8:39:18] preservation of quality

[8:39:19] affordable housing solutions

[8:39:22] for San Diego and this slide

[8:39:23] provides an overview of

[8:39:27] the fiscal challenges.

[8:39:28] This slide provides an overview

[8:39:29] of the fiscal challenges we are

[8:39:33] navigating and as we showed in

[8:39:34] our previous presentation, our

[8:39:37] federal funding is not

[8:39:38] sufficient to support rental

[8:39:38] assistance for the families

[8:39:39] currently in our voucher

[8:39:41] programs.

[8:39:42] This has required us to use

[8:39:43] diminishing mtw voucher

[8:39:47] reserves to achieve a balanced

[8:39:47] budget.

[8:39:47] Local reserves are also

[8:39:52] insufficient to meet all of

[8:39:53] the needs they have supported

[8:39:57] in the past.

[8:39:57] Here you can see again many of

[8:40:00] the steps we have taken so far

[8:40:01] to contain costs and generate

[8:40:05] revenue.

[8:40:06] >> Our recent reduction in our

[8:40:10] workforce and other adjustments

[8:40:11] are among our cost containment

[8:40:15] efforts along with other

[8:40:15] initiatives in our strategic

[8:40:16] plan.

[8:40:16] These efforts will also create

[8:40:18] a more sustainable fiscal

[8:40:24] outlook for the future.

[8:40:30] Yeah, I think it should be

[8:40:30] Slide seven.

[8:40:31] We're recalibrating the talking

[8:40:36] points with the slide.

[8:40:36] Again, this slide shows our

[8:40:39] budgets over the past five

[8:40:39] years.

[8:40:40] Budgets have been higher in

[8:40:41] recent years due to new funding

[8:40:45] sources such as the state's

[8:40:48] homekey program which launched

[8:40:58] in 2020 for our rental

[8:40:58] assistance program.

[8:40:59] Since our budget review

[8:41:02] committee presentation last

[8:41:03] month we made a small

[8:41:04] adjustment to our mtw funding

[8:41:08] to align with the funding

[8:41:09] letter received from hud.

[8:41:12] Was this adjustment in fy 2027

[8:41:16] will invest more than 341

[8:41:16] million to help our

[8:41:17] approximately 17,000 households

[8:41:21] with low income through a

[8:41:21] Section eight Housing Choice

[8:41:25] voucher program.

[8:41:25] As we discussed previously with

[8:41:29] the Budget Review Committee,

[8:41:30] the proposed budget also

[8:41:31] commits up to 22 million in gap

[8:41:35] financing to develop to

[8:41:35] increase the affordable housing

[8:41:36] supply in our city.

[8:41:39] The budget also includes

[8:41:40] approximately 6 million in city

[8:41:41] neighborhood enhancement fee

[8:41:44] funds.

[8:41:45] Now I'm Minister for Affordable

[8:41:49] Housing Preservation Subject to

[8:41:50] approval from the Housing

[8:41:50] Authority and City Council In

[8:41:53] addition to first time

[8:41:54] homebuyer program budget of 3.4

[8:41:58] million will fund assistance

[8:41:59] for up to 40 households to

[8:42:00] become homeowners.

[8:42:04] We'll also budgeted 7.9 million

[8:42:04] to rehabilitate housing

[8:42:09] Commission on units to support

[8:42:10] our ongoing commitments to

[8:42:12] provide equality, affordable

[8:42:17] housing.

[8:42:18] >> The proposed a total corpus

[8:42:21] homelessness budget is 77.7

[8:42:24] million and include 52.6 or 60%

[8:42:25] of city funded homelessness

[8:42:30] programs and 25.2 million or

[8:42:34] 32% of Housing Commission

[8:42:35] programs funded by grants and

[8:42:35] local funds.

[8:42:39] We administer the homelessness

[8:42:40] budget used to here will be

[8:42:41] adjusted based on the City

[8:42:44] Council final determination and

[8:42:53] that was taken to date.

[8:42:54] The proposed homelessness

[8:42:58] budget would support ongoing

[8:43:02] operations of approximately

[8:43:03] 1300 shelter beds and 87

[8:43:03] transitional housing beds.

[8:43:08] City funding will also continue

[8:43:08] to support homelessness service

[8:43:12] programs including the programs

[8:43:13] on this slide based on

[8:43:17] the city's final budget

[8:43:18] determination.

[8:43:18] We'll wrap up our presentation

[8:43:20] with a few slide about proposed

[8:43:26] uses and sources of funds.

[8:43:31] >> The proposed budget spending

[8:43:35] for fy 27 amounts to 561

[8:43:39] million That consists of 359

[8:43:39] million for rental assistance

[8:43:40] programs 102 million for real

[8:43:43] estate which includes 22

[8:43:44] million for capital

[8:43:48] expenditures, 73 million for

[8:43:48] homeless illness and 27 million

[8:43:52] for operation support.

[8:43:52] Since the Budget Review

[8:43:57] Committee presentation on

[8:43:57] housing program expense I have

[8:43:58] increased by 1.4 million.

[8:44:02] >> This is mainly a result of

[8:44:03] the award of philanthropic

[8:44:04] local funding to support

[8:44:07] homelessness programs.

[8:44:11] Capital expenditure have

[8:44:12] increased by $750,000 following

[8:44:16] the award of additional funds

[8:44:17] through the multifamily energy

[8:44:24] saving program in fiscal year

[8:44:25] 27 we'll have a net decrease of

[8:44:25] 41 position.

[8:44:29] This reflects 58 eliminated

[8:44:30] position.

[8:44:34] Those workforce reduction are

[8:44:34] offset by the addition of three

[8:44:35] position for property

[8:44:39] management for the newly

[8:44:40] acquired Starling Drive

[8:44:48] property a direct hire position

[8:44:49] to serve as our homeownership

[8:44:49] advisor.

[8:44:50] Funded by a grant from

[8:44:54] the Wells Fargo Foundation.

[8:44:55] And 13 additional position for

[8:44:56] a city staff to manage more

[8:44:59] than more sgc properties

[8:45:00] in-house which resulted which

[8:45:03] will result result in a cost

[8:45:07] saving of approximately

[8:45:07] $700,000.

[8:45:08] Next we'll look at Jen's

[8:45:12] separate sources of funds.

[8:45:15] This table will compare fiscal

[8:45:16] year 27.

[8:45:20] This table compares fiscal year

[8:45:21] 2027 and 2026 funding sources

[8:45:25] across federal and local and

[8:45:26] state categories.

[8:45:27] Key changes since the Budget

[8:45:30] Review Committee presentation

[8:45:31] include in local funds

[8:45:34] the addition of 2.6 million in

[8:45:34] local grants for use in

[8:45:35] homelessness, housing

[8:45:39] innovation programs as well as

[8:45:40] the award of 750,000 for

[8:45:44] the multifamily energy savings

[8:45:44] programs.

[8:45:47] Federal funding Additional 3.5

[8:45:48] million of judgment assistance

[8:45:48] funds.

[8:45:52] Following the receipt of our

[8:45:52] official funding letter for

[8:45:55] calendar year 2026, we've

[8:45:59] budgeted an estimated 353

[8:45:59] million from hud and

[8:46:00] approximately 16.7 million in

[8:46:04] voucher reserved drawdown to

[8:46:05] cover all rental assistance

[8:46:09] expenses for all revenues

[8:46:10] continuing to be the primary

[8:46:14] source of funding and accounts

[8:46:15] for 72% of new revenue with mtw

[8:46:19] more specifically representing

[8:46:20] 64% of the budgeted new revenue

[8:46:27] for fiscal year 27.

[8:46:28] Updates through

[8:46:29] the presentation such as an

[8:46:31] increase in funding for mtw and

[8:46:32] associated voucher programs

[8:46:35] resulted in 4 million increase

[8:46:39] to our total fund balance

[8:46:39] primarily 2,000,002 million in

[8:46:44] housing assistance payment

[8:46:44] reserve and the remainder to

[8:46:45] program restricted reserves.

[8:46:49] Our 133 million fund balance

[8:46:53] includes 73 million in program

[8:46:54] restricted funds previously

[8:46:55] committed for no fers and

[8:46:58] affordable housing activities

[8:46:58] and 60 million in reserve

[8:47:03] including real estate operating

[8:47:03] debt service and mtw housing

[8:47:07] assistance payment reserves.

[8:47:08] Even with a very modest

[8:47:11] increase in reserve level,

[8:47:12] the 60 million of projected

[8:47:13] reserve from mil remains well

[8:47:16] below the minimum reserve

[8:47:17] target of 70 million and

[8:47:18] significantly lower than

[8:47:20] the recommended stabilization

[8:47:25] target reserve level.

[8:47:26] Today we are requesting that

[8:47:27] the housing authority take

[8:47:30] action detailed in the staff

[8:47:35] report and shown on the slide.

[8:47:36] As we have discussed we will

[8:47:40] continue to use our reserves in

[8:47:40] fiscal year 2027 to assist our

[8:47:41] families and serve our

[8:47:44] community.

[8:47:45] But the efforts we have

[8:47:46] undertaken provide us more

[8:47:46] fiscal stability and move us

[8:47:49] toward a stronger financial

[8:47:50] footing for the years to come.

[8:47:51] This concludes our presentation

[8:47:54] and we are available to answer

[8:47:55] any questions you MAY have.

[8:47:55] All right.

[8:47:56] Thank you for the work and

[8:48:00] thank you for the presentation

[8:48:00] .

[8:48:01] Clark Please proceed with

[8:48:01] public comment.

[8:48:02] Joyce In your honor, if you can

[8:48:03] please come forward to

[8:48:05] the microphone After that will

[8:48:06] begin to hire and then John

[8:48:08] Brady ending with allegedly

[8:48:16] Andre Oh, that's enough and not

[8:48:21] enough time but that's okay.

[8:48:26] When we got hit by hud and

[8:48:27] the San Diego San Diego Housing

[8:48:27] Commission came out with their

[8:48:31] new plan to to have the seniors

[8:48:36] and other low income people

[8:48:36] fixed income people having to

[8:48:37] pay more for their rent.

[8:48:41] The reason that really bothered

[8:48:42] me was because we didn't have

[8:48:45] the there was this even

[8:48:46] the board Commissioner Cushman

[8:48:47] really spoke forward about this

[8:48:50] at the board meeting.

[8:48:51] He was shocked by how low

[8:48:55] the reserves were And so that

[8:48:56] that really hit me like our

[8:49:00] beautiful housing commission

[8:49:01] hadn't really done their work

[8:49:05] to keep that stable base to

[8:49:09] help our vulnerable people.

[8:49:10] And so I wasn't too happy about

[8:49:11] the budget last year and now

[8:49:15] we've got layoffs and we've got

[8:49:16] rent increases for fixed income

[8:49:16] people.

[8:49:20] But on this budget I do want to

[8:49:23] say this this strategic plan

[8:49:24] the new one is fabulous.

[8:49:29] It's absolutely excellent.

[8:49:30] And so I'm very positive about

[8:49:33] moving forward on this budget

[8:49:34] and I hope the reserves I don't

[8:49:35] fully understand reserves but I

[8:49:39] hope they're going to get

[8:49:39] better.

[8:49:40] I do understand that they

[8:49:43] weren't good And before So if

[8:49:44] you haven't had a chance to

[8:49:45] look at this, this is

[8:49:49] absolutely five star.

[8:49:49] So thank you very much and I

[8:49:50] approve that concluding

[8:49:50] comment.

[8:50:01] Jen to hear.

[8:50:02] >> Good afternoon ladies and

[8:50:02] gentlemen.

[8:50:06] My name is Jeannie and Sali and

[8:50:07] let me just say first thank you

[8:50:08] for your hard work.

[8:50:11] I just ran into a piece where

[8:50:12] you really worked hard for my

[8:50:12] life.

[8:50:15] I've been out there ten years

[8:50:15] and I happen to have moved into

[8:50:19] St Theresa's Calcutta for a

[8:50:20] good probably four years.

[8:50:25] But I had trouble the whole

[8:50:25] time I'm evicted today.

[8:50:26] I'm not quite sure why.

[8:50:30] Mark Colvin of Housing

[8:50:31] Commission a housing commission

[8:50:36] just evicted and just without.

[8:50:38] I'm homeless as of the third.

[8:50:42] I'm not quite sure why that

[8:50:42] happened.

[8:50:51] He took my voucher away six

[8:50:52] 2424 JUNE 1st as 30th of 24 And

[8:50:56] I'm just finding this out and

[8:50:57] I'm not quite sure where all

[8:51:02] the others where that since

[8:51:03] then that I've been living

[8:51:03] there comfortably.

[8:51:07] All the sudden I'm I'm left

[8:51:07] out.

[8:51:08] I haven't read out my voucher

[8:51:12] nor am I also my sexuality to

[8:51:13] be able to move with this

[8:51:16] council helping build a

[8:51:16] protection for me.

[8:51:17] I'm not quite sure where

[8:51:21] the conflict was.

[8:51:22] I didn't have I was I'm not

[8:51:23] aware of any violations that I

[8:51:29] can't discuss.

[8:51:32] It was just JUNE 2nd that five

[8:51:33] shows came and said I was no

[8:51:39] longer welcome there at my at

[8:51:40] my apartment I made thank you

[8:51:40] for that my work.

[8:51:42] My voucher is Thank you so much

[8:51:43] for that concluding remark.

[8:51:47] John Brady John Brady you have

[8:51:50] time to you by Matthew Carney

[8:51:51] You'll have three minutes.

[8:51:51] >> Please proceed.

[8:51:55] So she's in behavioral health

[8:51:56] program called No Place Like

[8:51:56] Home.

[8:51:57] It's supposed to be managed and

[8:52:00] supported by case management.

[8:52:01] From what I understand from and

[8:52:05] I've been engaged with this

[8:52:05] almost two years.

[8:52:10] The client did not have she she

[8:52:11] she did not have electricity

[8:52:15] for over a year.

[8:52:15] Meanwhile there was an electric

[8:52:16] subsidy built into her rent.

[8:52:19] She lost her hud voucher

[8:52:20] apparently because not having

[8:52:21] electricity is one of

[8:52:24] the requirements from hud.

[8:52:25] And yet there was a $69 a month

[8:52:29] subsidy provided clearly in

[8:52:30] the billing statements that I

[8:52:30] have seen where the property

[8:52:34] management should have been

[8:52:35] either giving her money to pay

[8:52:36] the subsidy or paid the

[8:52:36] electric bill.

[8:52:39] But for a $30 a month electric

[8:52:40] bill somehow we've allowed

[8:52:45] somebody a 61 year old woman to

[8:52:49] become homeless.

[8:52:50] And that's my problem here.

[8:52:50] And this is the issue that

[8:52:54] we've said multiple times

[8:52:55] Nobody owns the client when it

[8:52:55] comes to these situations.

[8:52:59] I've been in the middle of a

[8:53:00] circular shooting range and I

[8:53:00] will give compliments to

[8:53:03] the Housing commission because

[8:53:04] they're the only ones that

[8:53:05] really have gotten involved in

[8:53:06] trying to figure out what's

[8:53:06] happened here.

[8:53:08] But it's been a week since

[8:53:09] she's been evicted and we still

[8:53:10] don't have any clarity about

[8:53:13] why that happened.

[8:53:14] And this is why we advocate for

[8:53:19] an ombud someone within

[8:53:19] the housing commission to look

[8:53:20] at any eviction for anyone that

[8:53:23] is in affordable or supportive

[8:53:24] housing and reviews that

[8:53:27] process to make sure that we

[8:53:28] have done everything.

[8:53:28] Clearly we've got behavioral

[8:53:29] health issues here.

[8:53:33] Clearly we did not do the right

[8:53:33] thing.

[8:53:37] We failed her and now she's

[8:53:37] homeless.

[8:53:38] She spent ten years on

[8:53:38] the street.

[8:53:41] We got her into housing for

[8:53:42] four years.

[8:53:42] Somehow they managed to let her

[8:53:43] live there, paid the bill or

[8:53:46] somehow for two years after

[8:53:47] supposedly her voucher was

[8:53:47] terminated.

[8:53:51] And we still don't have clarity

[8:53:51] about what happened here.

[8:53:55] That's not acceptable And

[8:53:56] there's another person who

[8:53:57] wanted to come here but was

[8:54:00] afraid to speak up who also has

[8:54:01] a 60 day ad terminate a loss of

[8:54:05] notice to move out because of

[8:54:05] an electric bill that didn't

[8:54:06] get paid.

[8:54:10] And this is happening We get

[8:54:11] these calls because nobody

[8:54:14] knows where else to turn to and

[8:54:15] this is happening a lot.

[8:54:15] We cannot continue to allow

[8:54:18] this to happen.

[8:54:19] We need a role somewhere in

[8:54:24] this giant system of ours to

[8:54:28] make sure that no 61 year old,

[8:54:29] 63 year old nobody that is in a

[8:54:30] behavioral health and permanent

[8:54:33] supportive housing gets evicted

[8:54:33] for this kind of money.

[8:54:34] It's ridiculous And frankly we

[8:54:38] should find housing for her.

[8:54:39] Thank you.

[8:54:47] Allegedly Andre, this is what

[8:54:47] I'm talking about.

[8:54:52] >> There's somebody right in

[8:54:52] front of you guys and you just

[8:54:54] sit up there on your phones and

[8:55:00] like because it's the end of

[8:55:00] the day you guys just went

[8:55:04] through all of your your things

[8:55:05] and it's like you're presented

[8:55:06] with real life situations that

[8:55:10] shouldn't be happening And you

[8:55:10] sit here and you say that you

[8:55:11] provide solutions.

[8:55:15] This help has been weaponized.

[8:55:15] These people are

[8:55:16] the gatekeepers of that help

[8:55:16] The ones that are going and

[8:55:19] getting these grant funds that

[8:55:19] you guys are distributing are

[8:55:24] the problem because they are

[8:55:24] the make or break her of you

[8:55:26] being in a home and your rent

[8:55:31] going up.

[8:55:32] >> When are you guys going to

[8:55:33] take it seriously like Joe

[8:55:36] Those those shelters are nasty.

[8:55:37] >> What Francis said is true.

[8:55:41] Do you guys ever go to them?

[8:55:42] >> I would like to see you guys

[8:55:45] go stay at Tent City.

[8:55:46] >> Tell me if you feel safe

[8:55:47] overnight or even right out

[8:55:51] here where these people lay

[8:55:55] that you guys walk over.

[8:55:56] >> I don't understand.

[8:55:56] Like you sit here and talk

[8:55:57] about caring and what you do.

[8:56:04] What are you doing?

[8:56:05] It's a disgrace.

[8:56:05] It's so embarrassing.

[8:56:10] It's so sad to see people cry

[8:56:10] and then they have to leave And

[8:56:11] people only want to come in

[8:56:12] here because they're terrified.

[8:56:14] >> They're terrified of

[8:56:15] exposing what's happening

[8:56:16] because it comes and it falls

[8:56:19] upon deaf ears.

[8:56:24] >> Natalie you're asking Hi.

[8:56:31] Thank you for listening today.

[8:56:32] Natalie Roshni I don't know if

[8:56:32] you or guys are familiar with

[8:56:35] who Robert Edward Grant is.

[8:56:35] He's like a mathematical genius

[8:56:39] and he created his own I called

[8:56:40] Ryan architect and I had

[8:56:44] the privilege to ask MR. Robert

[8:56:45] Grant if he would ask his

[8:56:49] architect how he would build

[8:56:50] this shelter.

[8:56:51] And I think this is where we

[8:56:52] need to start thinking outside

[8:56:55] of the box and really think

[8:57:00] about resonating with Earth's

[8:57:00] frequency and how we build

[8:57:01] things because we have all of

[8:57:05] these energies that are coming

[8:57:06] at us all the time And I like

[8:57:07] to hear Do you hear a little

[8:57:09] bit of what he said from

[8:57:10] the Kodak perspective?

[8:57:14] >> Homelessness is not merely

[8:57:15] the absence of shelter.

[8:57:15] It is the disconnection from

[8:57:19] the basic harmonic triad one

[8:57:20] root stability, shelter and

[8:57:24] safety to emotional resonance

[8:57:28] community and belonging.

[8:57:33] Three Personal frequency

[8:57:33] Meaningful contribution.

[8:57:34] When these harmonics collapse

[8:57:35] the individual falls out of

[8:57:40] phase with social structures

[8:57:44] solution Restoring harmonic

[8:57:44] coherence one anchor the root

[8:57:49] frequency create transitional

[8:57:50] harmonic shelters not just beds

[8:57:54] but spaces tuned with sound

[8:57:54] light and geometry that

[8:57:56] stabilize the root chakra use

[8:58:02] 432 You can you can look Thank

[8:58:16] you Kestrel as castronovo.

[8:58:16] Good evening.

[8:58:21] I would just like to simply add

[8:58:21] to feelings that have been said

[8:58:25] that I would encourage and

[8:58:30] actually urge all of you to go

[8:58:35] visit any of these shelters or

[8:58:40] places that are funded But not

[8:58:44] pre noticed If there's any way

[8:58:45] you can visit them and walk

[8:58:49] the walk that someone MAY have

[8:58:50] to walk when they're doing

[8:58:54] intake and see what's really

[8:58:54] going on.

[8:58:59] I have spoken with people that

[8:59:03] have taken job opportunities at

[8:59:04] specific shelters and they've

[8:59:05] worked a few days and couldn't

[8:59:10] do it.

[8:59:11] They said the way things were

[8:59:19] being run they at best were not

[8:59:20] .

[8:59:20] They were being managed very

[8:59:25] well and I've talked to a lot

[8:59:30] of different people that work

[8:59:34] in the field in the trenches

[8:59:34] and they all agree something

[8:59:39] needs to be done and no one's

[8:59:39] there.

[8:59:39] Direct report tools aren't

[8:59:43] managing it.

[8:59:44] And I'll try to think how to

[8:59:45] make a better presentation on

[8:59:45] this.

[8:59:51] >> Thank you.

[8:59:52] Thank you.

[8:59:52] Sorry The five minute time

[8:59:53] we're going to those

[8:59:53] participating remotely.

[8:59:55] We currently have two speakers

[8:59:56] in the queue.

[8:59:56] >> Blair Beckman if you can

[8:59:57] please unmute.

[9:00:00] Oh hi.

[9:00:01] Blair Bateman.

[9:00:01] I am attending the Paul Simon

[9:00:04] concert tonight at the Ready

[9:00:05] Ben Show.

[9:00:05] I'm sitting down here now and

[9:00:10] so he had because of covid he's

[9:00:10] lost his hearing a bit and

[9:00:15] that's really sad for an artist

[9:00:15] such as him this music.

[9:00:19] A reminder that with our

[9:00:20] bureaucracy as I said earlier,

[9:00:20] people can fall through

[9:00:21] the cracks.

[9:00:23] We're at a time I said that

[9:00:24] this morning where the time to

[9:00:25] we can more quickly help people

[9:00:28] when we see that happening and

[9:00:29] make adjustments And I hope we

[9:00:33] can be helping the person today

[9:00:33] .

[9:00:34] Good luck on those efforts.

[9:00:35] Good luck in the efforts that I

[9:00:38] guess it would Market rate

[9:00:39] housing that has helped

[9:00:43] kickstart a new housing boom

[9:00:43] that's slowly happening or kind

[9:00:44] of happening in California at

[9:00:45] this time possibly.

[9:00:48] Can we adjust ourselves to want

[9:00:49] to consider middle income more?

[9:00:53] And I hope we can.

[9:00:53] It's an important concept how

[9:00:58] we be addressing the items

[9:00:59] these sort of items with city

[9:01:04] governments, staff and their

[9:01:04] work.

[9:01:05] You Good day Thunder.

[9:01:05] I hope we're going to be

[9:01:06] working more at the New York

[9:01:08] City Center and concentrating

[9:01:09] on their social service needs

[9:01:09] and that can be more of a

[9:01:14] regular item and we can

[9:01:15] continue on.

[9:01:15] Neil Good.

[9:01:16] And to conclude.

[9:01:18] Really good luck.

[9:01:18] Well I'll save my concluding

[9:01:22] remarks about your technology

[9:01:23] for tomorrow's meeting so thank

[9:01:23] you.

[9:01:24] >> Thank you.

[9:01:27] Francis If you can please

[9:01:27] unmute.

[9:01:28] Then after that is Nancy.

[9:01:32] All right Francis Yes you will

[9:01:37] hear Ola share some experiences

[9:01:39] of Head.

[9:01:44] Recently I've one of

[9:01:49] the unhoused friends I've made

[9:01:49] is bored as You know there's

[9:01:54] nothing She has no purpose, no

[9:01:59] job opportunity No no You know

[9:02:00] ability to get into a home a

[9:02:04] real home and have a room of

[9:02:05] one's own is what everyone

[9:02:08] really needs and deserves.

[9:02:13] And there's a lack of

[9:02:13] the community.

[9:02:14] i mean earlier we're talking

[9:02:15] about the cutting of the arts

[9:02:15] and the culture And and you

[9:02:18] know, I think about, you know,

[9:02:19] community programs.

[9:02:19] Let's not leave the unhoused

[9:02:23] community out of community

[9:02:24] programs that are fun and

[9:02:24] social and like you know,

[9:02:28] include the learning but also

[9:02:29] just community.

[9:02:33] I want to suggest that, you

[9:02:34] know, it's been awesome to see

[9:02:34] the Prebys Foundation really

[9:02:38] step up and throw down And they

[9:02:43] do a lot of focus on belonging

[9:02:43] And what would it mean for

[9:02:47] the unhoused folks that you

[9:02:47] know, people struggling

[9:02:52] the impoverished, the you know

[9:02:52] ,to actually feel like they

[9:02:53] mattered and they were part of

[9:02:54] the community know that's where

[9:02:57] we need to spend money and

[9:03:00] focus I believe things.

[9:03:05] Nancy, if you can please unmute

[9:03:06] .

[9:03:06] >> Hi there.

[9:03:07] I'm Nancy with your Families

[9:03:10] for Justice.

[9:03:11] Um, I'm getting an alert about

[9:03:12] being a panelist here.

[9:03:17] When I say can I get you some

[9:03:18] time my apologies please

[9:03:18] decline will pass your time.

[9:03:21] Right.

[9:03:21] >> Okay.

[9:03:21] Thank you.

[9:03:22] Um, I work in homeless services

[9:03:26] for three agencies implementing

[9:03:26] counseling programs.

[9:03:29] My team previously housed 85

[9:03:30] people with each year in

[9:03:30] the pandemic.

[9:03:34] I am extremely concerned about

[9:03:34] all of those people becoming

[9:03:35] homeless.

[9:03:35] >> In OCTOBER the Housing

[9:03:39] Commission budget could do more

[9:03:41] to ensure protections for those

[9:03:47] people.

[9:03:48] I also want to mention that

[9:03:49] counseling programs are not

[9:03:49] going to be the solution that

[9:03:52] you think they are or want them

[9:03:52] to be especially when

[9:03:53] the Medi-Cal enrollment comes

[9:03:57] and I spoke about this before.

[9:03:58] But truly if people cannot get

[9:04:02] their mail at the gate center

[9:04:02] to maintain their medical

[9:04:03] enrollment.

[9:04:03] That's going to be a problem.

[9:04:06] They will lose their counseling

[9:04:06] case manager if they cannot

[9:04:10] complete a job requirement or

[9:04:11] training or educational

[9:04:12] programs, they will lose their

[9:04:12] medical.

[9:04:17] We're going to have overflowing

[9:04:18] .

[9:04:18] So keeping something like

[9:04:19] the your good day center makes

[9:04:19] sense.

[9:04:20] Also love the idea of

[9:04:21] the person.

[9:04:22] I have attempted personally

[9:04:25] with my staff to get numerous

[9:04:26] people into permanent

[9:04:27] supportive housing when they

[9:04:30] get matches but if they cannot

[9:04:31] act swift and arch they lose

[9:04:35] that chance to even get in to

[9:04:36] the queue.

[9:04:36] And especially navigating these

[9:04:41] instances of eviction I think

[9:04:41] it's a great ask and a really

[9:04:42] encouraged to incorporate that

[9:04:43] in the budget.

[9:04:43] Thank you.

[9:04:46] Thank you.

[9:04:46] >> That concludes public

[9:04:47] comment on this item.

[9:04:47] All right.

[9:04:48] Thank you, City Clerk.

[9:04:51] So before we turn this over to

[9:04:51] my members for questions

[9:04:52] comments entertain a motion Is

[9:04:54] this individual getting some

[9:04:55] help, Lisa?

[9:04:59] Okay.

[9:05:00] Yes.

[9:05:05] Casey was aware of this

[9:05:05] particular situation.

[9:05:06] It is quite complex.

[9:05:10] It seems like something's been

[9:05:10] devolving for a couple of years

[9:05:11] now and we're trying to figure

[9:05:14] out what that looks like.

[9:05:15] In the meantime, we're also

[9:05:16] trying to offer a shelter

[9:05:19] opportunities and other interim

[9:05:19] housing while we figure out

[9:05:20] what's happened.

[9:05:20] Okay.

[9:05:23] Thank you for that effort So

[9:05:24] with that I'll turn it over to

[9:05:25] the council PRESIDENT Pro Tem

[9:05:28] Lee Think about council

[9:05:29] PRESIDENT Thank you for asking

[9:05:33] about that directly as well.

[9:05:34] Um I do want to thank the Sandy

[9:05:34] Housing Commission for the vast

[9:05:35] portfolio of work that you

[9:05:38] administer in the city of San

[9:05:38] Diego from housing assistance

[9:05:39] through vouchers and our

[9:05:42] preventative programs.

[9:05:43] You help us in addressing

[9:05:44] homelessness and also in

[9:05:44] managing a significant

[9:05:48] portfolio of affordable housing

[9:05:48] Despite the volatility of

[9:05:52] federal and state funding.

[9:05:53] I do want to thank the Housing

[9:05:54] Commission team for continuing

[9:05:54] to ensure that Santiago remains

[9:05:57] competitive and proactive when

[9:05:58] it comes to leveraging many of

[9:05:58] our programs.

[9:06:02] You continue to pursue vouchers

[9:06:03] as difficult as that is in this

[9:06:07] environment And to embrace

[9:06:08] additional affordable housing

[9:06:08] production.

[9:06:09] I don't want to pretend like

[9:06:12] any of the work that you've

[9:06:12] done has been easy especially

[9:06:13] in an environment where we have

[9:06:16] our challenges continue to

[9:06:17] outpace our ability to address

[9:06:17] all of them.

[9:06:21] And what I want to share is

[9:06:22] that reflected in this budget

[9:06:23] is the Housing Commission's own

[9:06:26] efforts to make the difficult

[9:06:27] decisions that it's had to make

[9:06:28] doing so by engaging with

[9:06:31] stakeholders and ultimately by

[9:06:32] acting with urgency so that you

[9:06:35] can get ahead of some of

[9:06:36] the cliffs that you are bound

[9:06:40] to face shortly And I think

[9:06:41] that work is reflected in this

[9:06:41] budget.

[9:06:42] It's reflected in some of

[9:06:43] the conversations we've had

[9:06:45] with this council as well And I

[9:06:46] think there are some positives

[9:06:50] on the horizon too.

[9:06:51] I want to thank you for

[9:06:51] continuing to lead the way in

[9:06:54] particular on preservation

[9:06:55] efforts and to Councilmember

[9:06:55] Moreno especially for her

[9:06:59] continued leadership and

[9:07:00] advocacy on that front.

[9:07:00] I'm looking forward to

[9:07:01] the council taking our next

[9:07:04] steps to officially approve

[9:07:05] the establishment of an

[9:07:06] affordable Housing preservation

[9:07:09] fund.

[9:07:10] So with that again want to

[9:07:10] share my thanks to the Housing

[9:07:11] Commission for the work that

[9:07:14] you do And given the recent

[9:07:17] approval we just took on the f

[9:07:18] y 27 adopted budget I do want

[9:07:23] to make a motion and I'm going

[9:07:23] to ask to be put up on the on

[9:07:24] the slides with an amendment to

[9:07:27] it which is to approve the f y

[9:07:28] 2027 San Diego Housing

[9:07:31] Commission budget as proposed

[9:07:32] with the following

[9:07:36] modifications one which is a

[9:07:37] $2.6 million from the City of

[9:07:37] Santa Cruz neighborhood and

[9:07:41] Enhancement Fee Fund to be

[9:07:41] transferred to the Affordable

[9:07:42] Housing Preservation Fund to be

[9:07:43] managed by the Housing

[9:07:45] Commission and two adjustments

[9:07:46] to conform to alternative

[9:07:47] homelessness program reductions

[9:07:50] adopted in the City of San

[9:07:51] Diego f y 2027 adopted budget

[9:07:55] as described in the Independent

[9:07:56] Budget analysts report Number

[9:07:59] 26 Dash 15 on pages seven

[9:08:00] through nine and this motion

[9:08:04] simply assures that in

[9:08:04] approving this budget we make

[9:08:09] the necessary changes to match

[9:08:09] to the adopted budget that

[9:08:10] the Council just passed Right

[9:08:11] before this concludes my

[9:08:14] comments.

[9:08:14] Okay.

[9:08:15] Thank you.

[9:08:15] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem I

[9:08:19] believe you probably were aware

[9:08:19] of these changes.

[9:08:20] Yeah.

[9:08:20] Okay I see nodding heads.

[9:08:24] I will go next to Councilmember

[9:08:24] Ella Rivera.

[9:08:25] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[9:08:25] Thank you for the presentation

[9:08:26] here.

[9:08:27] I'll start by seconding

[9:08:31] the motion.

[9:08:37] Everything PRESIDENT Pro tem

[9:08:38] said about the difficult

[9:08:38] circumstances that we're in.

[9:08:42] Lisa thank you for making sure

[9:08:42] your team is out there and

[9:08:46] working to provide support.

[9:08:51] It would be good to know if

[9:08:52] the council could get an update

[9:08:55] on the status but I also want

[9:08:56] to recognize that every time

[9:08:57] we've been in a situation like

[9:09:00] this I know you care enough to

[9:09:00] like I was personally involved

[9:09:05] yourself in making sure that

[9:09:05] folks are taken care of to

[9:09:09] the best of your ability And

[9:09:10] that's incredibly difficult

[9:09:11] because the resources that you

[9:09:15] are are provided to deal with

[9:09:19] these with the whole thing is

[9:09:20] not enough.

[9:09:21] And I know that if you had your

[9:09:25] way everyone would be taken

[9:09:26] care of in a much better way

[9:09:26] than than we currently Take

[9:09:30] care of people.

[9:09:31] I just want to you don't have

[9:09:31] to respond to that if you want

[9:09:34] to You can I guess I will just

[9:09:38] say so We weren't unaware of

[9:09:39] this woman's case and our

[9:09:43] homeless team in our rental

[9:09:44] assistance team has been

[9:09:45] working together on this.

[9:09:48] It's a lot to unravel but it

[9:09:49] feels like there are sort of

[9:09:49] multiple places where either

[9:09:53] the system or the regulations

[9:09:53] failed This client whether it's

[9:09:58] property management supervision

[9:09:58] ,voucher requirements that

[9:09:59] there's sort of multiple things

[9:10:00] that came together that that

[9:10:03] did not serve her and she fell

[9:10:04] through that net And that is

[9:10:08] very obviously very concerning

[9:10:08] and really demonstrates that

[9:10:09] our programs still need to

[9:10:13] improve and look different than

[9:10:14] they do when the programs are

[9:10:14] supposed to keep people house

[9:10:17] end up potentially penalizing

[9:10:18] them.

[9:10:18] Right.

[9:10:19] And when service provision

[9:10:22] isn't enough to actually help

[9:10:23] them navigate that.

[9:10:23] So we're doing what we can to

[9:10:24] look into it and we'll keep you

[9:10:27] updated.

[9:10:27] I appreciate that.

[9:10:28] And there's parts of this that

[9:10:32] are as you said, difficult to

[9:10:32] unravel.

[9:10:36] There's a lot going on and some

[9:10:41] of it, you know, just could be

[9:10:42] about designing a system that

[9:10:43] doesn't treat every person

[9:10:46] seeking assistance as a suspect

[9:10:47] and instead shows up to support

[9:10:50] them and say no one should be

[9:10:51] homeless because housing is a

[9:10:52] human right and we're going to

[9:10:52] start from there.

[9:10:54] But that's not the system

[9:10:59] that's been built And until

[9:11:00] that's the way we approach

[9:11:04] things we're not going to be

[9:11:08] doing folks that we're not

[9:11:09] going to be treating people as

[9:11:10] well as we should.

[9:11:14] At the same time you have again

[9:11:18] fewer resources than you should

[9:11:19] be working with.

[9:11:19] Those resources are being a

[9:11:28] chainsaw is being taken to them

[9:11:28] at the federal level and that's

[9:11:29] unacceptable as well.

[9:11:33] And so you know, while we're

[9:11:38] welcome to all go on too long

[9:11:39] about this, we know it's been a

[9:11:40] long day but it is so

[9:11:43] frustrating to see folks

[9:11:44] showing up needing this sort of

[9:11:48] assistance and yes, people

[9:11:48] sleeping outside this building

[9:11:49] while we are spending billions

[9:11:52] of dollars on an unnecessary

[9:11:53] war while we are giving away

[9:11:53] handouts to billionaires while

[9:11:57] we are doing everything except

[9:11:57] taking care of the most

[9:12:01] vulnerable people and at

[9:12:02] the local level also not

[9:12:07] willing to make people who have

[9:12:07] multiple homes pay their fair

[9:12:11] share not asking some of

[9:12:12] the wealthiest corporations in

[9:12:13] the country to pay their fair

[9:12:16] share.

[9:12:17] All of that is happening.

[9:12:17] We could have dedicated

[9:12:18] resources to take care of

[9:12:21] people better So just like

[9:12:22] the city budget is a is an

[9:12:25] opportunity for choices, there

[9:12:26] are choices that are involved

[9:12:31] in why we are where we are.

[9:12:32] I will just finish by

[9:12:35] expressing the appreciation

[9:12:36] that Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem

[9:12:37] shared for you Seeing this and

[9:12:40] acting and making difficult

[9:12:41] decisions earlier earlier

[9:12:45] rather than later to avoid

[9:12:46] the painful decisions that

[9:12:46] we're wrestling with and being

[9:12:49] even more painful.

[9:12:50] So thank you Lisa.

[9:12:51] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[9:12:51] That concludes my second.

[9:12:52] All right.

[9:12:55] So we have a motion by Council

[9:12:55] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee and

[9:12:56] second by council member Eli

[9:13:00] Rivera as shown up on

[9:13:00] the screen.

[9:13:01] And thank you council PRESIDENT

[9:13:05] For dotting the I's and

[9:13:06] crossing the t's and make sure

[9:13:06] that the two actions today

[9:13:09] correlated.

[9:13:10] >> And we'll go next to council

[9:13:11] member Von Wolpert.

[9:13:11] Thank you.

[9:13:12] Council PRESIDENT Yes, thank

[9:13:15] you Council PRESIDENT Pro tem

[9:13:16] for making sure these match and

[9:13:20] thank you for the work in

[9:13:20] the presentation and for

[9:13:21] assisting the young women

[9:13:28] outside with her needs.

[9:13:28] I also want to thank you for

[9:13:29] taking really strategic and

[9:13:32] very painful actions to right

[9:13:33] the ship because we saw in

[9:13:34] the last two years reserves

[9:13:38] dwindling and dwindling and

[9:13:38] dwindling and it was unclear

[9:13:39] what was going to happen to

[9:13:42] the Housing Commission budget.

[9:13:43] These are not actions you

[9:13:44] wanted to take You know,

[9:13:47] cutting personnel by 13%, $7

[9:13:51] million that's a lot dipping

[9:13:51] into reserves once again

[9:13:55] because the cost of keeping up

[9:13:56] with the rent in San Diego is

[9:13:57] not fully funded by

[9:14:01] the vouchers that we get from

[9:14:01] the federal government.

[9:14:02] They haven't been listening for

[9:14:02] years about that.

[9:14:05] I mean it is still remarkable

[9:14:06] that we're we're spending $340

[9:14:09] million to assist 17,000

[9:14:09] families.

[9:14:10] I don't want that to go

[9:14:10] unnoticed.

[9:14:15] That is a huge effort.

[9:14:16] We obviously need more And I

[9:14:19] agree with Councilor Olivia

[9:14:20] that we shouldn't be spending

[9:14:21] billions of taxpayer dollars on

[9:14:21] a fruitless war in the Middle

[9:14:25] East and tax breaks to wealthy

[9:14:26] people and payouts to people in

[9:14:32] JANUARY six who want to do

[9:14:33] the That's not what our tax

[9:14:33] dollars should be used where

[9:14:34] they should be used for

[9:14:35] homelessness and housing.

[9:14:36] That's not that you can control

[9:14:37] or we can control here at

[9:14:40] the city level.

[9:14:41] But part of the problem that

[9:14:41] we're in is because of

[9:14:46] the values in Washington D.C.

[9:14:46] That trickle down to us.

[9:14:47] So and I know you're trying

[9:14:51] your best to advocate I

[9:14:52] appreciate you've gone directly

[9:14:52] to dc to advocate with folks

[9:14:53] about what's happening but I

[9:14:56] just I mean this is not great

[9:14:57] that you have to make these

[9:15:01] changes but I appreciate you

[9:15:01] doing the hard things to make

[9:15:02] sure that the budget is

[9:15:06] fiscally sound And I think my

[9:15:06] last question is just how can

[9:15:07] we be helpful in giving you

[9:15:11] the resources you need when

[9:15:12] further government cuts are

[9:15:12] going to hit?

[9:15:13] They're going to affect

[9:15:16] the folks who are in Section

[9:15:17] eight You know Medicaid cuts

[9:15:17] Health care is about to be

[9:15:20] ripped away from people.

[9:15:21] We're already seeing snap

[9:15:21] benefits.

[9:15:22] People aren't signing up.

[9:15:26] So your folks are going to need

[9:15:26] more help.

[9:15:27] So how can you be helpful?

[9:15:28] They are And part of it is

[9:15:30] going to be getting information

[9:15:31] out to folks about their

[9:15:32] community resources that are

[9:15:32] available to them.

[9:15:35] We have a much more robust

[9:15:36] community resource page on our

[9:15:37] website than we have before.

[9:15:37] We're pushing a lot of

[9:15:41] information out to our voucher

[9:15:42] holders or public housing

[9:15:43] residents to our families as

[9:15:45] well around that information.

[9:15:46] So we'll make sure we're

[9:15:47] sharing this with you so that

[9:15:51] you're sharing this with your

[9:15:51] constituents And that's from

[9:15:52] like boots on the ground.

[9:15:56] It's getting information out

[9:15:56] through all of your community

[9:15:57] reps and that way we've also

[9:15:58] worked with community based

[9:16:01] organizations to help us make

[9:16:01] our website and our information

[9:16:02] when people reach out to us

[9:16:06] more robust So our community

[9:16:06] partners have been really

[9:16:07] helpful from an advocacy

[9:16:08] standpoint and I just can't

[9:16:11] help but take this I want to go

[9:16:12] back to a little bit of also

[9:16:13] you both you and Councilmember

[9:16:15] Rivera said this is like we

[9:16:16] have programs that maybe are

[9:16:17] sometimes the regulations

[9:16:17] currently or requirements

[9:16:21] penalize people And we need we

[9:16:22] need we need them to be better

[9:16:22] We need them to be supporting

[9:16:26] people and serving people.

[9:16:27] That's not what's happening at

[9:16:27] the federal level.

[9:16:28] At a federal level those

[9:16:32] programs are getting more and

[9:16:32] more diluted from a sense of

[9:16:38] how many how few people can be

[9:16:38] served, how few people can we

[9:16:39] serve, how can we restrict

[9:16:42] the type of people and

[9:16:42] populations we serve?

[9:16:43] So advocacy at a state or local

[9:16:47] and a federal level is more

[9:16:48] important than ever And your

[9:16:49] support when we push back and

[9:16:52] we take legal action against

[9:16:53] our own government to protect

[9:16:54] our families is important too

[9:16:54] And we really value that And

[9:16:57] thank you for that support.

[9:16:57] Thank you.

[9:16:58] Thank you very much And Council

[9:16:59] PRESIDENT That concludes my

[9:17:03] comments.

[9:17:04] All right.

[9:17:04] Thank you.

[9:17:05] Council We'll go next to

[9:17:05] council member Whitmer Thank

[9:17:06] you.

[9:17:09] Council PRESIDENT Thank you for

[9:17:09] the presentation all the work

[9:17:10] that's gone into the budget.

[9:17:14] Thank you to Council PRESIDENT

[9:17:15] Pro Tem Lee for the amendment.

[9:17:19] I'll be supporting this And MR.

[9:17:20] Coats, thank you for sharing

[9:17:21] what you know so far about

[9:17:24] the situation that

[9:17:25] the constituent who apparently

[9:17:26] lost her housing is dealing

[9:17:33] with Your team is out there

[9:17:34] trying to assist her.

[9:17:38] My staff was out there trying

[9:17:38] to help.

[9:17:43] I would like it if your team

[9:17:44] could follow up with my office

[9:17:44] on this just so that we can

[9:17:49] understand what happened.

[9:17:50] But as she was surrounded by

[9:17:54] the best of the brightest, I'm

[9:17:55] confident that you know, people

[9:17:56] are going to help her to

[9:17:56] the degree that we get a little

[9:17:59] concerned about what else MAY

[9:18:00] be going on out there that is

[9:18:01] causing people to fall through

[9:18:04] the cracks which as you said,

[9:18:05] it's a very complex system.

[9:18:06] There's just a lot going on.

[9:18:10] But if it's possible that there

[9:18:10] are other people falling

[9:18:11] through the cracks, I would

[9:18:12] want to know why that might be

[9:18:15] And more importantly what we

[9:18:15] could do to prevent that.

[9:18:16] >> Absolutely.

[9:18:16] And I'll make sure that

[9:18:17] the entire council gets an

[9:18:20] update as well.

[9:18:21] And when we do see things come

[9:18:22] up where we see oh, this is a

[9:18:23] systemic issue, not a one off,

[9:18:26] then we certainly look to where

[9:18:27] we can make improvements on

[9:18:27] that.

[9:18:28] That also helps Like on

[9:18:31] the homelessness side obviously

[9:18:31] we do compliance but on the on

[9:18:32] the voucher side it's how we

[9:18:33] work with our partners.

[9:18:37] This is a partner project with

[9:18:37] St Teresa's father Joe's and

[9:18:43] the county as well I believe so

[9:18:44] yeah there's a lot of players

[9:18:44] in addition to keep you Thank

[9:18:45] you Council PRESIDENT All right

[9:18:49] thank council Bern So does she

[9:18:49] have someplace to go tonight or

[9:18:53] that offers been made?

[9:18:53] I don't know.

[9:18:54] Okay.

[9:18:54] Thank you.

[9:18:58] I see some nodding heads in

[9:18:58] the background.

[9:18:59] Okay.

[9:19:03] I appreciate the work you do.

[9:19:04] I'm not sure where Commissioner

[9:19:05] Cushman was going but I know

[9:19:09] that if you didn't tighten down

[9:19:09] on the budget that you were on

[9:19:10] a path insolvency and that

[9:19:14] really wouldn't MAY have

[9:19:15] protected somebody for a few

[9:19:15] short amount of time and you

[9:19:20] would have been an unacceptable

[9:19:20] outcome.

[9:19:21] So you made the hard choices.

[9:19:25] I think you made harder choices

[9:19:25] than we've made here at City

[9:19:26] Hall but it's very much

[9:19:31] appreciated.

[9:19:31] Insolvency in the continuing

[9:19:32] work despite the changing

[9:19:33] landscape is certainly

[9:19:37] the priorities.

[9:19:38] So I thank you Council

[9:19:39] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee for

[9:19:42] really leaving a lasting and

[9:19:42] amending the action.

[9:19:43] So with that we do have a

[9:19:48] motion by Council PRESIDENT Pro

[9:19:49] Tem Lee as shown on the screen

[9:19:50] seconded by council member Eli

[9:19:53] Rivera.

[9:19:54] >> Please call the roll I'm

[9:19:55] sorry the voting system Please

[9:20:04] cast your vote That passes

[9:20:04] unanimously 7 to 0 with Council

[9:20:09] member Moreno and Council

[9:20:10] member Campbell absent.

[9:20:10] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

[9:20:11] right.

[9:20:11] Thank you.

[9:20:15] One last thing to do We will

[9:20:15] now take up housing authority

[9:20:16] knowledge and the public

[9:20:16] comment.

[9:20:17] Housing Authority members

[9:20:20] respect and appreciate

[9:20:20] the public's input are fully

[9:20:21] committed to protecting every

[9:20:22] participant's free speech

[9:20:25] rights at the Housing Authority

[9:20:26] meetings.

[9:20:26] Clerk Please proceed with

[9:20:27] public comment.

[9:20:27] Thank you.

[9:20:32] Council PRESIDENT Pearl 2.7 An

[9:20:33] Agenda Public comment is an

[9:20:33] opportunity for members of

[9:20:34] the public to comment on items

[9:20:37] that are not on the agenda but

[9:20:37] within the subject matter

[9:20:38] jurisdiction of the Housing

[9:20:38] Authority.

[9:20:39] Each speaker will have two

[9:20:39] minutes.

[9:20:40] If you're in chambers please

[9:20:43] submit your speaker slip.

[9:20:43] If you're joining us virtually

[9:20:44] please raise your hand by

[9:20:45] tapping the raise your hand

[9:20:45] icon or the clock participant

[9:20:48] star nine Joyce anybody if you

[9:20:49] can please come forward after

[9:20:53] that is allegedly under okay

[9:20:59] you see this is was fairly

[9:21:05] polished about six pages which

[9:21:06] I did very late last night

[9:21:11] before our sleep when I woke up

[9:21:11] this morning And now what 12

[9:21:16] hours under my belt.

[9:21:16] But I want to speak very

[9:21:17] extemporaneous to you on

[9:21:22] the homeless issue and

[9:21:22] the issue of living this life.

[9:21:27] I want you to know that we are

[9:21:33] all doing our best and I want

[9:21:34] you to believe that I want you

[9:21:34] to wake up every single morning

[9:21:38] and pat yourself on the back

[9:21:44] because we are doing our best.

[9:21:45] I have worked with the homeless

[9:21:48] for 18 years on many levels.

[9:21:54] We can't help them really.

[9:21:54] It's too big.

[9:22:00] It's individual, it's vast.

[9:22:01] Their stories are vast just

[9:22:04] like our lives are vast I one

[9:22:10] of the quit to just live it

[9:22:11] Just live the miracle that we

[9:22:12] are setting on that we are

[9:22:17] angry about that we are blaming

[9:22:22] people about this is a miracle

[9:22:23] and it goes by in a blink.

[9:22:23] Believe me I know it.

[9:22:28] It's going by.

[9:22:29] It will blink.

[9:22:29] Don't MISS It.

[9:22:30] You guys that have the little

[9:22:33] bitty beautiful baby don't MISS

[9:22:34] It.

[9:22:34] Don't get angry at the federal

[9:22:35] government.

[9:22:40] Yes To your fight But at night

[9:22:41] laugh at all those babies and

[9:22:45] all you are doing the best

[9:22:46] deal.

[9:22:46] >> Believe me, I know it for

[9:22:47] sure.

[9:22:50] I get it.

[9:22:51] I got it.

[9:22:52] Thank GOD I got it.

[9:22:57] It's a miracle.

[9:22:58] It's a miracle And we're doing

[9:23:03] the best love to all.

[9:23:04] Thank you for that concluding

[9:23:05] comment allegedly If you can

[9:23:08] please come forward.

[9:23:14] Yeah, I guess maybe treat this

[9:23:15] problem like if it was your

[9:23:19] child.

[9:23:26] I mean this is a systemic issue

[9:23:27] and it's like we can blame

[9:23:28] Washington dc all we want that

[9:23:32] compounds on the problem But

[9:23:33] this has been going on forever

[9:23:38] and it's sad because it is a

[9:23:39] community problem and like

[9:23:43] Henry was talking about I mean

[9:23:43] our community has been

[9:23:44] fractured because of people

[9:23:49] like you So it's like the left

[9:23:50] and the right and let's fight

[9:23:50] each other instead of joining

[9:23:55] together and actually not

[9:23:55] turning away from

[9:23:55] the suffering.

[9:23:56] And that's what happens is

[9:23:57] people turn away from it

[9:23:57] because it's really hard to

[9:24:01] look at and it's like what I

[9:24:02] deal with with child

[9:24:06] trafficking it's very difficult

[9:24:07] and that's why most people want

[9:24:08] to just push it away and it's

[9:24:13] like the homeless It's like

[9:24:14] it's easier to walk over them.

[9:24:14] It's easier to say move down

[9:24:15] the street because you're an

[9:24:20] eyesore than to actually go and

[9:24:20] help them.

[9:24:21] And it's like you guys you do

[9:24:25] your budget and you do these

[9:24:25] contracts and you kind of leave

[9:24:26] it there But this room would be

[9:24:31] overfull with the amount of

[9:24:31] people that have this same

[9:24:32] issue this woman has But they

[9:24:37] can't They're afraid to come up

[9:24:38] here afraid of retaliation,

[9:24:38] afraid of something worse

[9:24:43] happening than being evicted.

[9:24:44] And it's like there are a lot

[9:24:44] of players And that's

[9:24:45] the problem is that it goes out

[9:24:49] to so many people that it's

[9:24:50] like if you want to deal with

[9:24:51] you got to go to them and then

[9:24:51] they send you over here and

[9:24:54] then they send you over here

[9:24:55] and that's why the system

[9:24:56] doesn't work.

[9:24:56] But it should because people

[9:24:57] should feel like they belong

[9:25:02] enough to be taken care of And

[9:25:02] that's why I said What if it

[9:25:07] was your child?

[9:25:08] I don't feel like you guys

[9:25:09] would act the same And I just

[9:25:15] feel like it's like if you

[9:25:16] Natalie were asking if you

[9:25:22] could please come forward.

[9:25:22] Hey, just two more minutes.

[9:25:23] I really wish I could let you

[9:25:24] finish listening to Robert

[9:25:27] Edward Grant's solution on how

[9:25:28] we build shelters and evolve

[9:25:33] and how we build them and how

[9:25:34] they're placed in community

[9:25:37] involvement while they're there

[9:25:44] in the shelter that woman was

[9:25:44] having a panic attack is

[9:25:49] basically what was happening

[9:25:50] And I feel for her because that

[9:25:56] is how I I don't I feel that I

[9:25:57] don't have the panic and that's

[9:26:02] a really feeling to have is

[9:26:02] having a panic attack is

[9:26:06] the probably worst worst things

[9:26:07] I have four children that I'm

[9:26:07] raising in this society and

[9:26:08] it's mind blowing what's

[9:26:13] happening Mind blowing it's

[9:26:14] mind blowing And so at least

[9:26:18] when my children grow up and

[9:26:19] they hear about all these heart

[9:26:20] disease, these horrible things

[9:26:25] that are happening in our

[9:26:25] administration, they're going

[9:26:26] to ask me, Mom, why didn't

[9:26:31] anybody do anything?

[9:26:32] My choice is huge.

[9:26:32] The problem is huge And hud

[9:26:37] should be held accountable.

[9:26:38] How do we make that happen?

[9:26:38] I don't know.

[9:26:39] I don't know.

[9:26:42] I pulled my kids from public

[9:26:43] school.

[9:26:43] Everybody pull your kids from

[9:26:44] public school.

[9:26:44] We're going to have to

[9:26:49] sacrifice at some point

[9:26:49] something to regain power back

[9:26:50] for the people they're supposed

[9:26:54] to work for us Somehow

[9:26:59] the switch flipped But this is

[9:27:00] getting way out of control And

[9:27:01] and now with this disclosure

[9:27:06] movie they're trying to use

[9:27:11] fear mental warfare on people

[9:27:11] do the research.

[9:27:12] There are multidimensional

[9:27:16] beings that are interacting, do

[9:27:17] the research and they're using

[9:27:22] fear.

[9:27:23] Thank you for the five minute

[9:27:23] timer.

[9:27:28] Castronovo Sorry Samantha

[9:27:29] Astronaut You'll have two

[9:27:29] minutes.

[9:27:30] Please proceed.

[9:27:35] Good evening Council members

[9:27:35] The timer was at two minutes is

[9:27:36] that correct?

[9:27:39] Okay it's at 532.

[9:27:40] That's great.

[9:27:44] I'm learning how to speak in

[9:27:44] one minute two minute locks.

[9:27:50] So thank you for bearing for me

[9:27:51] learning how to do that Hope to

[9:27:51] get much better.

[9:27:52] The things I want to mention

[9:27:55] right now is I'm just planning

[9:27:56] a feed of thought and I hope

[9:28:01] it's appropriate to plant these

[9:28:01] seeds.

[9:28:02] If not, please let me know when

[9:28:03] you're considering the right

[9:28:08] now I believe it's 10% When

[9:28:09] there's new properties that are

[9:28:13] built, 10% should be and you

[9:28:18] know the language I'm I'm

[9:28:19] learning this topic right now

[9:28:19] and I plan to learn it better

[9:28:24] But I'm I'm hoping that some

[9:28:25] way somehow we can increase

[9:28:26] that to 20% or maybe more

[9:28:30] because right now if a 40 unit

[9:28:35] building is built, 10% is only

[9:28:36] four units and that's

[9:28:37] incredibly competitive And even

[9:28:41] if you think about just

[9:28:42] everyone out there that's

[9:28:42] trying to be able to afford

[9:28:47] rent, that's a very small

[9:28:47] number.

[9:28:52] The next thing you plan on is

[9:28:58] let's see when people are left

[9:29:04] unhoused by court things such

[9:29:05] as probate and when assets are

[9:29:10] settled often family members

[9:29:10] will be left without shelter

[9:29:11] just the way things go Also in

[9:29:16] family court if there can be

[9:29:17] some sort of I don't know what

[9:29:22] the right word is use

[9:29:32] legislation laws that the ones

[9:29:32] not being unhoused somehow

[9:29:37] think about that and provide

[9:29:38] shelter for those becoming

[9:29:38] unhoused by probate and family

[9:29:39] court issues.

[9:29:44] I'm going to have to think of a

[9:29:45] better way to present that And

[9:29:52] also, you know, thank you for

[9:29:52] your comments.

[9:29:53] I so the five minutes we're

[9:29:54] going be participating online

[9:29:54] we have Blair Beckman If you

[9:29:56] can please unmute then after

[9:29:56] that as Francis All right.

[9:30:02] >> We're going and on agenda

[9:30:02] public comment or housing

[9:30:08] issues or I thank you for items

[9:30:08] overall we are trying to

[9:30:14] address our budget how it works

[9:30:14] in with housing issues I been

[9:30:15] learning important lessons that

[9:30:19] we that city government of San

[9:30:20] Diego is trying to address

[9:30:20] extremely low and very low

[9:30:24] income housing more I'm trying

[9:30:25] to find out how that is

[9:30:26] happening and understand that

[9:30:31] better and there's a commitment

[9:30:32] to that and how to understand

[9:30:32] that.

[9:30:33] So I'm hopeful and what you can

[9:30:37] be doing in those terms to

[9:30:37] address are very low and

[9:30:43] extremely low in this new state

[9:30:49] year coming up and you know

[9:30:49] what Joyce was saying I have a

[9:30:50] bit of hope in what we're doing

[9:30:55] at this time is going to set a

[9:30:56] good taste for how we consider

[9:31:01] our budget issues in the coming

[9:31:01] years.

[9:31:02] I'm not certain but I'm hopeful

[9:31:03] if I can be of any help to that

[9:31:03] situation.

[9:31:07] So we'll pull it back that you

[9:31:07] know over the next few days I

[9:31:12] hope to talk more about a items

[9:31:13] to address you know short term

[9:31:19] changes to the current block

[9:31:20] program that can bring a new

[9:31:21] way up here a vendor at a much

[9:31:25] more cost budget wise and save

[9:31:26] you budget always I'm surprised

[9:31:26] no one talked about that today

[9:31:27] to talk about that in

[9:31:30] the coming week we have a

[9:31:31] little bit of time left here in

[9:31:32] JUNE to talk about it but it's

[9:31:33] tough to know how we can do

[9:31:35] that And I'll be talking about

[9:31:36] that kind of stuff later in

[9:31:37] this week.

[9:31:37] Thank you.

[9:31:38] Thank you, Francis, if you can

[9:31:38] please.

[9:31:46] I'm you So I just want to talk

[9:31:46] about like what I see is an

[9:31:52] elephant in the room just

[9:31:53] before this storm of your voted

[9:31:57] for $2 million for flock and

[9:31:58] then turn around and are like

[9:32:03] you know saying that you want

[9:32:04] to do everything to help

[9:32:04] everyone who's falling through

[9:32:09] the cracks that $2 million a

[9:32:10] flock literally could be going

[9:32:15] directly into saving people's

[9:32:15] lives and pulling people off

[9:32:16] the streets today and keeping

[9:32:21] people off the streets and I

[9:32:22] think it's I mean, Bernie, I

[9:32:22] have to call you up like it's

[9:32:23] really down there for you to

[9:32:27] have just voted for that and

[9:32:27] then say that you can't control

[9:32:28] things and that the federal

[9:32:32] government is there

[9:32:33] surveillance I mean come on,

[9:32:37] let's use that money and create

[9:32:38] a real emergency plan Like

[9:32:39] we're at the point where we

[9:32:39] need to create a tent city.

[9:32:44] Let's let's create let's think

[9:32:45] out of the box.

[9:32:46] Let's create some sort of

[9:32:50] shelter that can actually not

[9:32:50] get nasty.

[9:32:51] I mean let's look at Burning

[9:32:57] Man and Outdoor wilderness

[9:32:57] camping and like you know,

[9:32:58] let's get let's let's start to

[9:33:02] stop just spending money on

[9:33:09] things of course that you're

[9:33:10] actually going to get out of

[9:33:10] the bureaucracy.

[9:33:11] Well it will go back to

[9:33:11] the surveillance.

[9:33:15] You know a big other as far as

[9:33:15] we know the surveillance is

[9:33:16] keeping track of the unhoused

[9:33:17] folks and making sure they

[9:33:20] don't get into the nice

[9:33:20] neighborhoods.

[9:33:21] You know, and that's that's

[9:33:26] it's we got every go to be as a

[9:33:27] social worker and a librarian

[9:33:31] that's going to be solving

[9:33:32] the problems.

[9:33:33] We know that a lot of money is

[9:33:33] getting wasted on things that

[9:33:38] are just keeping some people

[9:33:39] safe but are literally again

[9:33:39] those are the people stepping

[9:33:40] over the other people.

[9:33:44] America supposed to be a place

[9:33:45] where we help each other and

[9:33:45] it's up to us to do it.

[9:33:46] Thank you.

[9:33:46] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[9:33:50] Thank you, General.

[9:33:50] The car for the housing

[9:33:51] authority.

[9:33:51] All right.

[9:33:51] Thank you.

[9:33:52] City clerk We will now adjourn

[9:33:55] as a housing authority and

[9:33:56] reconvene as a city council And

[9:33:57] so city clerk, you and your

[9:34:01] team I want to thank you once

[9:34:02] again for a very long day and

[9:34:05] how you handle it And also City

[9:34:06] 24 stays up late with us Pretty

[9:34:12] much appreciate that And our

[9:34:12] executive detail for the good

[9:34:13] work that you do and for

[9:34:18] the soul that stuck around all

[9:34:18] day long.

[9:34:19] We will now adjourned Council

[9:34:20] to the next regularly scheduled

[9:34:22] council meeting on Monday June

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