[27:57] .
[28:29] And
[29:30] then
[30:52] when
[32:39] you
[32:46] oc Good
[32:46] afternoon.
[32:47] We're going to get the council
[32:47] meeting started.
[32:52] I will now reconvene the City
[32:53] Council meeting of Monday, JUNE
[32:53] 15th, 2026 Clerk please call
[32:54] the roll.
[32:58] >> Thank you.
[32:58] Council PRESIDENT Council
[32:59] Member Campbell Council Member
[33:04] Whitburn Council Member Foster
[33:04] Council Member Ron Wilpert
[33:10] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
[33:10] Councilmember Ocampo
[33:15] Councilmember Moreno PRESIDENT
[33:16] Council Member Isla Rivera and
[33:17] Council PRESIDENT LaCava
[33:21] present also taking the meeting
[33:22] our Sin City Attorney Michelle
[33:22] Garland, independent budget
[33:23] analyst Charles Mollica and
[33:27] myself your city clerk Diana
[33:27] Fuentes.
[33:28] >> Thank you.
[33:28] Council PRESIDENT All right,
[33:29] thank you.
[33:29] A quorum is now present.
[33:33] Let's start off do we have any
[33:33] comments from the mayor's
[33:34] office, council member, city
[33:35] attorney, independent budget
[33:37] analyst or city clerk Not
[33:38] seeing any.
[33:39] The clerk will now go over how
[33:39] the public can offer their
[33:44] testimony.
[33:45] Thank you.
[33:45] Council PRESIDENT I'd like to
[33:46] highlight the slide that will
[33:47] momentarily be on the screen
[33:50] that does review the public
[33:50] testimony during this
[33:51] afternoon's meeting.
[33:52] The order can be found on
[33:56] the agenda Summary found online
[33:57] at the table in the back of
[33:57] the room.
[33:58] If you'd like to raise your
[34:02] hand please press star nine or
[34:02] the raise your hand icon if you
[34:03] are here virtually and if
[34:04] you're here in person please
[34:06] submit a speaker slip to
[34:07] the front of the room and place
[34:08] them in the clear box.
[34:08] If you are seating time please
[34:09] be sure to submit those
[34:12] speakers lips together at one
[34:13] time if you're in person.
[34:14] There are also council
[34:14] ambassadors at the back of
[34:18] the room that can assist you
[34:19] with these speaker's lips.
[34:20] No further in-person testimony
[34:21] will be taken once the council
[34:25] begins virtual testimony.
[34:25] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT
[34:26] All right.
[34:26] Thank you for that.
[34:30] Clerk Please introduce item 400
[34:31] items 400 is a resolution in
[34:32] support of Somali community.
[34:33] >> If you'd like to speak on
[34:36] this item now's the time to
[34:37] raise your hand by pressing
[34:37] the star nine or raise your
[34:38] hand icon Or if you are hearing
[34:43] council chambers please be sure
[34:44] to submit your speaker slip to
[34:44] the front of the room in
[34:45] the clear box at this time.
[34:49] Thank you Counsel Present.
[34:49] >> All right.
[34:50] Thank you.
[34:50] Council member Yellow River.
[34:51] We'd like to kick us off.
[34:52] Thank you so much Council
[34:52] PRESIDENT I won't.
[34:55] I, I suppose my comments were
[34:55] for later on but I just want to
[35:00] say thank you for helping us
[35:00] get this item docketed.
[35:01] Thank you City Attorney's
[35:02] office for working with us on
[35:02] this and I'm very proud to hand
[35:06] it over to Anita and Lucky
[35:07] Anita is a representative in
[35:13] our office and Lucky is with
[35:13] our good partners with
[35:14] the Partnership for the Better
[35:18] a New American take away.
[35:18] Hey, good afternoon.
[35:19] Council PRESIDENT, council
[35:19] members, City Attorney Ivey and
[35:25] the members of the public.
[35:26] My name is any some of it a
[35:26] community representative with
[35:27] Council District nine And
[35:28] joining me today is my
[35:32] co-presenter here looking at it
[35:33] on behalf of council members
[35:33] Shawn Ella Rivera and Pan of
[35:36] the partnerships of events with
[35:37] some new Americans and
[35:37] the members of the Somali
[35:38] community here in San Diego we
[35:42] are presented a resolution
[35:43] expressing support for Somali
[35:44] residents in San Diego and
[35:44] condemning the racist rhetoric,
[35:49] harassment and discrimination
[35:49] that have increasingly targeted
[35:50] Somalia Americans.
[35:51] I will now begin the brief
[35:57] overview of this item this
[35:58] resolution response to series
[35:59] of attacks directed at
[35:59] the Somali community including
[36:04] inflammatory statements made by
[36:04] PRESIDENT Trump, harmful
[36:05] federal actions targeting
[36:06] Somali immigrants and
[36:10] harassment, stalking and
[36:11] intimidation of Somali child
[36:12] care providers by social media
[36:17] influencers including here in
[36:17] Senegal.
[36:18] The resolution also recognizes
[36:18] the harm caused when political
[36:22] leaders and public figures use
[36:23] rhetoric that stigmatizes
[36:23] immigrants, promotes
[36:28] discrimination and creates fear
[36:29] within communities that have
[36:29] come to this country seeking
[36:30] safety and opportunity.
[36:34] The Somali community is an
[36:35] essential part of Senegal.
[36:35] Somali residents are our
[36:40] neighbors workers, business
[36:41] owners, caregivers, faith
[36:42] leaders and community builders.
[36:46] We help make our city stronger,
[36:47] more vibrant and more
[36:47] welcoming.
[36:48] Today we have an opportunity to
[36:52] make clear that illegal reject
[36:53] hate rejects scapegoating and
[36:54] stands with the members of our
[36:58] Somali community who have been
[36:59] targeted simply because of who
[36:59] they are.
[36:59] I will now turn to
[37:00] the background that outlines
[37:04] the circumstances that make
[37:05] this action necessary.
[37:05] Over the last year PRESIDENT
[37:11] Trump along with many public
[37:11] officials and influencers have
[37:12] engaged in a series of verbal
[37:17] attacks and policy actions
[37:18] targeting the Somali community
[37:18] in the United States.
[37:19] These actions and racist
[37:19] rhetoric have created
[37:23] widespread fear in the Somali
[37:24] community nationwide and here
[37:24] in San Diego, which is home to
[37:25] a large Somali-American
[37:30] population.
[37:31] The use of derogatory racist
[37:31] language to scapegoat this
[37:32] community must be addressed.
[37:35] Abdi has far reaching
[37:35] implications.
[37:36] Every opportunity has been
[37:37] taken to the father Somali
[37:41] community.
[37:42] In 2025 the use of language
[37:43] like calling Somalis low iq
[37:47] garbage and saying that their
[37:48] country stinks We don't want
[37:48] them here.
[37:49] It's intolerable.
[37:53] The only Somali-American in
[37:54] Congress, Congresswoman Ilhan
[37:55] Omar, has been continuously
[37:59] targeted with calls that she
[37:59] should be expelled from
[38:00] Congress and this country.
[38:00] This administration has used
[38:05] statements to justify
[38:06] anti-immigration policies
[38:06] finding a convenient scapegoat
[38:07] in the Somali American
[38:11] community.
[38:11] Somalis are black, largely
[38:12] Muslim immigrants making us an
[38:17] easy target for racism,
[38:18] Islamophobia and anti-immigrant
[38:18] sentiment.
[38:23] Hate speech is not just limited
[38:24] to rhetoric and policies.
[38:24] These also translate into
[38:25] violence against our
[38:30] communities.
[38:31] On MAY 18th, the San Diego
[38:31] Muslim community experienced a
[38:36] horrific attack rooted in hate.
[38:36] The attack of the Islamic
[38:37] center and school did not occur
[38:37] in a vacuum.
[38:41] Anti-Muslim bigotry is a direct
[38:41] result of a polarizing
[38:42] political climate in which
[38:47] elected leaders including
[38:47] the PRESIDENT And the members
[38:48] of Congress have normalized
[38:49] the hatred of Muslims.
[38:52] It has created an environment
[38:53] where anti-Muslim hate has
[38:54] become all too common.
[38:58] And without accountability this
[38:59] hate turns into violence.
[39:00] We represent what this country
[39:04] had always expressed the best
[39:04] of us.
[39:05] We are vibrant, hardworking,
[39:10] resilient, industrious and
[39:11] devoted to our families and
[39:12] the larger community.
[39:16] But to the PRESIDENT And his
[39:17] sympathizers, we are an easy
[39:17] target.
[39:18] This administration has used
[39:23] hateful sentiments to justify
[39:24] their crackdown using ice's
[39:24] brutal forces to detain and
[39:28] deport Somalis and other
[39:29] immigrant individuals and
[39:29] families.
[39:30] Shortly after Trump had made
[39:34] false accusations of fraud,
[39:35] Somali businesses across
[39:35] the country were intimidated
[39:36] and harassed by ice, including
[39:40] Somali restaurants and
[39:41] nonprofits here in San Diego.
[39:42] We then followed escalation in
[39:46] Minnesota over the last several
[39:47] months where mass ice agents
[39:47] targeted immigrant communities
[39:48] with impunity.
[39:52] The entire nation was left with
[39:53] the false notion that somehow
[39:54] childcare providers are bilking
[39:58] the government of taxpayer
[39:58] dollars.
[39:59] But all but every allegation
[39:59] against them has been suspect
[40:04] consciously been proven false.
[40:05] We watched these attacks watch
[40:06] these attacks become deadly.
[40:11] With the death Rene Nicole and
[40:11] Alex Pratt.
[40:12] And if that wasn't enough, this
[40:16] administration has terminated
[40:16] temporary protected status
[40:17] alternatives for Somali
[40:22] immigrants.
[40:23] Taking away the federal
[40:23] commission that gave them
[40:24] the right to be here while
[40:25] adjusting their immigration
[40:25] status.
[40:27] Suddenly people who came here
[40:33] legally were undocumented and
[40:34] the early 20 26.
[40:34] >> Trump Use of false claims of
[40:35] child care fraud in Minnesota
[40:39] to pull funding for child care
[40:40] for low income families in
[40:40] multiple states.
[40:44] He moved to freeze over 10
[40:45] billion in federal child care
[40:49] and family assistance funding
[40:50] 35 states including California,
[40:50] Carlisle, Illinois, Minnesota
[40:55] and New York.
[40:56] This is the face of a growing
[40:56] need for child care across
[40:57] the country.
[40:57] And here in San Diego.
[41:01] There are over 4600 childcare
[41:01] centers and at home child care
[41:06] providers in San Diego that
[41:07] offer care for children so
[41:07] the parents could be part of
[41:08] the workforce.
[41:13] As for low income families,
[41:14] childcare continues to be a
[41:14] backbreaking cost.
[41:15] The ymca of San Diego County
[41:18] supports more than 10,000 local
[41:19] families to subsidize childcare
[41:19] programs.
[41:24] But right now there are over
[41:25] 7000 families on the waiting
[41:25] list for a state subsidized
[41:30] childcare in the region.
[41:30] This means only three out of
[41:31] ten eligible families are
[41:36] currently receiving the help
[41:37] that they need.
[41:37] Let's be clear this is another
[41:42] attempt of scapegoating and
[41:43] similar communities to end much
[41:43] needed childcare subsidies for
[41:48] low income families before
[41:48] moving forward.
[41:49] I want to give counsel a
[41:54] glimpse into what Somali
[41:55] childcare providers have been
[41:55] experiencing.
[42:00] Somali childcare providers have
[42:00] been receiving nonstop
[42:01] harassing phone calls and
[42:01] voicemails.
[42:06] Some providers have shared call
[42:07] logs showing 50 to 100 missed
[42:07] calls.
[42:08] What you are about to hear is
[42:12] an example of a voicemail
[42:12] received by a small child care
[42:13] provider.
[42:23] This is one of not a criminal
[42:24] answer to your door.
[42:24] Are you a liar?
[42:33] You should be deported quickly
[42:34] .
[42:34] You are criminals and you need
[42:35] to be kicked out of the United
[42:35] States.
[42:39] The criminals and you should be
[42:39] deported again.
[42:44] Make sure we burn you guys.
[42:45] It's funny and I love it.
[42:50] I hope you get deported soon.
[42:51] >> What you just heard is not
[42:57] just an isolated incident.
[42:57] This is one example of
[43:00] harassment Child from small
[43:01] childcare providers have been
[43:07] facing today.
[43:07] The next few slides contain
[43:08] statements from childcare
[43:13] providers and parents who have
[43:13] been directly impacted by this
[43:14] harassment.
[43:14] These are real examples of fear
[43:19] and uncertainty uncertainty
[43:19] families are experiencing.
[43:20] Providers have reported people
[43:25] showing up to their home,
[43:25] filming their properties,
[43:26] following them in cars and
[43:26] targeting them online.
[43:31] Parents are concerned about
[43:32] their safety, the well-being of
[43:32] their children and providers
[43:33] are concerned about their own
[43:37] safety and the safety of their
[43:37] children in their care.
[43:38] I will give counsel a moment to
[44:11] review these statements
[44:12] .
[44:12] >> Trump's false allegations of
[44:13] fraud have had a far reaching
[44:14] implications for Somali
[44:19] community as a whole not only
[44:19] during their livelihoods but
[44:20] their safety as well.
[44:24] Recent YouTube influencers like
[44:25] Newt surely who started in
[44:26] Minnesota have also come to San
[44:30] Diego to harass and stop child
[44:30] care providers.
[44:31] As you all heard from
[44:35] the previous slide, that's just
[44:36] one of the many hateful
[44:36] voicemails childcare providers
[44:37] have gotten.
[44:41] Some of these voicemails are
[44:42] even too far out to even play
[44:43] our lot here today.
[44:43] These attacks have continued
[44:48] until today.
[44:48] Nick Shirley Copycats have
[44:49] harassed and stalked black
[44:53] immigrant women using degrading
[44:54] language to describe the race
[44:55] they're calling nonstop showing
[45:00] up to their homes, following
[45:01] them cards and creating a deep
[45:02] fear that alter the joy and
[45:05] safety once characterized by
[45:11] family childcare, childcare
[45:12] providers are afraid to go
[45:12] outside, walk children to parks
[45:17] or even open the door to their
[45:18] home childcare facility when
[45:18] the doorbell rings.
[45:19] Parents who once sent their
[45:22] children to these high quality
[45:23] neighborhood providers are
[45:24] afraid for the safety and
[45:29] well-being of their children.
[45:30] As a city we must do more to
[45:30] correct this part.
[45:35] Today's resolution says no
[45:35] more.
[45:36] Not in San Diego.
[45:41] Not in California.
[45:41] Not in our name.
[45:42] This is the time to stand
[45:45] together across regions and
[45:46] communities to stop the spread
[45:52] of state sponsored terror.
[45:53] >> Council PRESIDENT.
[45:53] Council Members.
[45:58] City Attorney Ivey and
[45:59] the members of the public.
[46:00] The requested action before us
[46:04] today is an adoption of this
[46:04] resolution.
[46:05] A yes vote does four things.
[46:10] First, it reaffirms our support
[46:11] to Somali residents and
[46:16] recognizes their invaluable
[46:16] contributions to cultural,
[46:17] economic and civic life here in
[46:17] San Diego.
[46:22] Second, if we are friends, our
[46:22] commitment to being a welcoming
[46:26] city where every person
[46:27] regardless of where they came
[46:28] from or how they arrived here
[46:28] can live free from
[46:33] discrimination, harassment and
[46:33] intimidation.
[46:34] Third, it makes clear that this
[46:39] council reject hateful
[46:40] rhetoric, discriminatory and
[46:40] discriminatory policies and
[46:46] targeted attacks directed at
[46:46] Somali communities and other
[46:47] immigrant and refugee
[46:52] communities And fourth a direct
[46:52] the city to work with child
[46:53] care providers to strengthen
[46:57] security measures that help
[46:58] protect providers, children and
[46:58] families who have been forced
[47:02] to live with fear because of
[47:03] these ongoing acts of
[47:08] harassment.
[47:09] This resolution is more than
[47:09] words.
[47:14] It's about making clear when a
[47:15] community is targeted.
[47:15] San Diego When I look the other
[47:16] way we will sit down with our
[47:21] neighbors who defend their
[47:21] dignity, their safety and their
[47:27] right to belong.
[47:27] For Somali families, childcare
[47:28] providers and community members
[47:32] who have endured harassment,
[47:33] intimidation and fear, this
[47:38] council has an opportunity to
[47:39] send a simple message here
[47:40] today your value valued You are
[47:45] welcome and do not stand alone.
[47:46] i respectfully ask for your
[47:51] support on this resolution.
[47:51] Thank you.
[47:52] All right.
[47:52] Thank you.
[47:52] Go ahead.
[47:57] If there's any questions, we
[47:57] also have a volunteer with
[47:58] the Senegal Police Department
[47:59] along with city division here
[48:03] today.
[48:03] >> All right.
[48:04] Thank you for the work and
[48:05] thank you for the presentation
[48:05] this afternoon.
[48:09] Clerk Please proceed with
[48:10] public comment.
[48:10] >> Thank you.
[48:11] Council PRESIDENT We do have
[48:12] over 50 speakers here on this
[48:15] item If you can please come up
[48:16] to the yellow reserved seats at
[48:16] the front of the room.
[48:20] That would be greatly
[48:20] appreciate your help with
[48:21] getting you up to
[48:21] the microphones.
[48:22] Samantha It's a what?
[48:25] If you can please come up to
[48:26] the microphone.
[48:27] Samantha And then if I can have
[48:30] Kimberly Mullen join Senator
[48:31] Max Schmitt and Ruth Kaplan,
[48:32] please come up to the yellow
[48:36] reserved seats.
[48:37] Samantha you'll have one
[48:37] minute.
[48:37] Please proceed.
[48:38] Good afternoon.
[48:42] My name is Samantha Etisalat
[48:43] and I am a staff attorney at
[48:44] the aclu of San Diego and
[48:48] Imperial County is the majority
[48:48] of our state's population are
[48:49] immigrants or children of
[48:50] immigrants, immigrants and
[48:54] refugees are our neighbors,
[48:54] friends, colleagues, frontline
[48:55] workers and teachers.
[48:59] San Diego has long been a place
[49:02] of opportunity and at one point
[49:03] hosted the second largest
[49:04] population of Somali refugees
[49:04] in the nation.
[49:09] Today members of our Somali
[49:10] community community are facing
[49:10] growing hostility and
[49:10] persecution.
[49:14] Local child care providers are
[49:15] being targeted due to a
[49:16] nationwide harassment campaign
[49:20] anti-Muslim rhetoric is not
[49:20] only threatening
[49:21] the livelihoods it has taken
[49:22] the lives of members of our
[49:25] community.
[49:26] By supporting this resolution
[49:26] we reaffirm our commitment to
[49:31] inclusion, dignity and safety
[49:31] for all members of our
[49:32] community.
[49:32] Let this commitment carry us
[49:33] forward and inspire more
[49:36] actions to truly make San Diego
[49:37] America's finest city for all.
[49:37] >> Thank you.
[49:39] Thank you, Kimberly.
[49:45] >> Hello.
[49:46] My name is Kimberly and I live
[49:46] in District nine.
[49:47] I'm here today in support of
[49:50] this resolution affirming
[49:51] solidarity with the Somali
[49:51] community of San Diego and
[49:55] standing against hate and
[49:55] discrimination.
[49:56] San Diego is strengthened by
[49:57] the diversity of of its
[50:00] residents and each of those
[50:01] residents deserves to feel
[50:01] safe, respected and valued.
[50:02] No family should live in fear
[50:05] because of their race,
[50:06] religion, ethnicity or
[50:06] immigration background.
[50:11] When any community experiences
[50:11] discrimination or hate it
[50:15] affects us all and undermines
[50:16] the values of inclusion,
[50:17] dignity and respect that our
[50:17] city strives to uphold.
[50:21] I applaud this effort to stand
[50:22] with the Somali community.
[50:22] This resolution sends an
[50:26] important message that San
[50:27] Diego rejects bigotry in all
[50:27] its forms and stands united in
[50:31] defense of the dignity, safety
[50:32] and humanity of all its
[50:32] residents.
[50:33] Thank you.
[50:36] Thank you, Joyce Senator.
[50:37] >> >> Thank you.
[50:41] You see, I have no written
[50:42] comments.
[50:42] I'm speaking from the heart of
[50:46] course Yes to this resolution
[50:51] And I'm so sorry about child
[50:52] care and things that are
[50:53] happening and everything else.
[50:54] It's just it's so sad And when
[50:56] especially when it involves
[50:57] children.
[50:57] But I want to tell you this
[51:01] When that terrible event
[51:02] happened at the mosque, I found
[51:03] something inside of me that
[51:03] shocked me.
[51:07] I found hate.
[51:07] I really had never found it
[51:12] that cleanly before.
[51:13] I hated the haters and I need
[51:18] your help with this because I
[51:18] don't know what to do with it.
[51:22] I've I've come out of it quite
[51:23] a bit but I realize that it's
[51:27] in me that I have that kernel
[51:28] of hate inside of me and I
[51:33] don't want to hate the haters
[51:33] because that only hurts me and
[51:34] all of you really.
[51:38] So that's what I wanted to
[51:38] share with you that I want to
[51:39] come from a place of love and I
[51:42] don't know how to do that.
[51:42] Thank you.
[51:43] Thank you.
[51:48] Maximilian Schmidt Then if I
[51:48] can have the following
[51:49] individuals please come up to
[51:52] the yellow reserved seats.
[51:53] Jessica River David Say.
[51:57] Kevin Vino and Patricia
[51:57] Serrano.
[51:58] >> Please proceed.
[52:02] Hi.
[52:02] I just wanted to offer some
[52:06] advice that could help all
[52:07] targeted religious communities
[52:11] including the local people of
[52:11] Somalia.
[52:15] I believe Somalia on this
[52:16] considered one of the most
[52:17] corrupt countries in the world
[52:17] And I believe this could also
[52:21] help people in Somalia who are
[52:21] possibly being targeted and
[52:26] maybe also help all religions
[52:26] being targeted on people When
[52:30] they stalk you they can
[52:31] actually see through your eyes
[52:31] through the third eye.
[52:35] And it's important to know that
[52:36] because they're going to try
[52:36] and say that it's technology or
[52:37] something and it's not.
[52:39] And the reason why that can
[52:40] help you is because if you
[52:41] realized if you're surrounded
[52:45] by a group of people and you
[52:45] look around and they all have
[52:46] stiff necks and then when you
[52:49] look at them they make an
[52:50] exaggerated motion, it can make
[52:51] you subconsciously paranoid.
[52:51] It's called Zers.
[52:54] It's on And many people think
[52:55] that they MAY be going mentally
[52:55] ill.
[52:55] I think if the religious
[52:56] community knew that these
[52:59] people can look to your eyes,
[53:00] this third eye they could know
[53:01] they're not crazy and maybe you
[53:01] could help them when they're
[53:03] being targeted.
[53:03] >> Thank you.
[53:04] I did get a submission from
[53:05] Ruth Caplan but she registered
[53:08] her position in a favor and did
[53:09] not wish to speak.
[53:10] Jessica Roper, if you can
[53:10] please come up to
[53:13] the microphone.
[53:13] >> >> Sure.
[53:18] Jessica Roper, District three.
[53:19] Good afternoon.
[53:21] I'm here today from day three
[53:22] to speak in support of my
[53:23] friends and neighbors from
[53:23] the Somali community who are
[53:26] experiencing unjust and
[53:27] frightening levels of
[53:31] discrimination and harassment.
[53:32] Since moving to San Diego ten
[53:32] plus years ago.
[53:33] I've met Somali San Diegans
[53:36] through work volunteering
[53:36] interfaith celebrations and
[53:41] meals together.
[53:42] Each and every time I've been
[53:42] welcomed.
[53:45] I've been through their
[53:46] generosity and I've seen
[53:46] the commitment to making San
[53:50] Diego a vibrant place for all
[53:51] to live, work, play and learn.
[53:55] Somali San Diegans deserve.
[53:56] Somalis San Diego deserve to
[54:00] experience respect, inclusion
[54:01] and belonging in the city.
[54:01] They contribute to
[54:05] strengthening every day.
[54:06] Please stand with with us and
[54:06] with the Somalis With Somali
[54:10] San Diegans today and let them
[54:11] know that they are the beloved
[54:11] part of our community.
[54:13] Support this resolution please
[54:13] .
[54:18] >> Thank you, David.
[54:23] >> >> Good afternoon.
[54:24] I am heartbroken for my
[54:24] community that today's
[54:28] resolution is necessary.
[54:29] Yet here we are.
[54:29] It is absurd that we must
[54:32] affirm that our neighbors are
[54:33] welcome, supported and valued.
[54:34] Yet here we are.
[54:37] It is beyond belief that we
[54:38] would have to affirm that our
[54:39] neighbors should be able to
[54:40] live their lives without fear
[54:43] of discrimination and
[54:43] harassment.
[54:44] Yet here we still are and it is
[54:47] shameful that we should need to
[54:48] publicly denounce
[54:49] discriminatory policies and
[54:53] actions or that we should need
[54:53] to specifically act to protect
[54:54] child care workers and the kids
[54:57] in their care from targeted
[54:58] intentional acts of hatred and
[54:59] intimidation.
[55:02] Yet here we are here in my city
[55:03] needing to plainly state all of
[55:07] it because of the actions and
[55:08] words of a shameful few.
[55:09] So as a board member of the San
[55:12] Diego organizing Project a
[55:12] resident MR. Whitburn of
[55:13] District three and someone who
[55:17] believes in the basic promises
[55:18] of our country, I ask each of
[55:18] you to vote in favor of this
[55:19] resolution.
[55:20] Thank you.
[55:25] >> Kevin Reno.
[55:26] Good evening Council.
[55:27] My name is Kevin Reno.
[55:31] Coming here from with our time
[55:34] to act for a youth led a51c3
[55:35] nonprofit and a resident of
[55:35] District one.
[55:39] Strongly urging you guys to
[55:40] unanimously support this
[55:40] resolution.
[55:41] It has been an extremely
[55:45] difficult year for the Somali
[55:45] community from the attack on
[55:49] the xd to just the general
[55:49] harassment at daycare centers
[55:50] And it is just we really need a
[55:54] resolution to support all San
[55:55] Diegans here today.
[55:55] No resident of the city should
[55:59] be living in fear for their
[55:59] lives let alone the fear of
[56:00] their children while they're
[56:01] away at a daycare center.
[56:04] So please support this
[56:04] resolution just because it is
[56:08] the right thing to do.
[56:09] Patricia Serrano if I can have
[56:13] Aden is Carla plans?
[56:18] Maria Chavez, Mehran Al Gori
[56:19] and Johanna Hester please come
[56:23] forward to the yellow reserved
[56:23] seats.
[56:23] >> Please proceed.
[56:24] What afternoon?
[56:28] My name is Patricia Serrano and
[56:28] I work for finance.
[56:29] I appreciate the effort to pass
[56:32] this resolution.
[56:33] We are living in unprecedented
[56:37] times where Muslims blacks and
[56:38] immigrants are being
[56:38] criminalized just because of
[56:42] who we are.
[56:42] The rhetoric of this government
[56:43] against Somali is growing.
[56:47] We are we as a community cannot
[56:48] stop discrimination of our
[56:50] neighbors, friends.
[57:00] And for me, my family San Diego
[57:05] is if we can show the country
[57:05] that San Diego is a welcoming
[57:09] regardless of religion
[57:10] nationality of color.
[57:10] Thank you.
[57:13] Thank you, Erin.
[57:18] >> I guess.
[57:18] Good afternoon.
[57:24] My name is Aden and I live
[57:24] district four.
[57:27] I'm here today in support of
[57:27] this resolution because every
[57:32] San Diego deserve to feel safe,
[57:33] protected and value in their
[57:33] community.
[57:37] No family should have to live
[57:38] in fear because of their race
[57:42] religious intake or immigration
[57:43] background.
[57:43] San Diego must take must take a
[57:47] clear stand in Afghanistan.
[57:48] Usman.
[57:48] Intimidation and discrimination
[57:52] targeting Somali community.
[57:53] As a parent I am deeply
[57:56] troubled by the harassment that
[57:57] Somali family and child care
[58:02] provided Child care is on in
[58:03] social service.
[58:04] And children should be able to
[58:07] learn and grow in safe
[58:08] environment free from stalking,
[58:13] harassment and in emphasis
[58:13] period.
[58:17] But individuals in addition
[58:21] through misinformation and
[58:21] harmful because.
[58:22] >> Thank you for that
[58:29] concluding comment Carla.
[58:33] Carla Flores I think.
[58:34] Good afternoon.
[58:34] My name's Carla.
[58:35] Excuse me.
[58:42] Interpreter.
[58:43] See your interpreter there?
[58:45] They come in on us but at
[58:45] the end for normal people of
[58:46] Latin phrases Cortez.
[58:49] But I think what I meant for
[58:53] the country might be San Diego
[58:53] .
[58:54] I live in San Diego.
[58:55] So your call your for me Amara.
[59:00] I am a member of very well
[59:01] there w o u d w we provided
[59:02] with our a longer.
[59:03] And I'm also a day care
[59:03] provider.
[59:03] Yes, Cooper.
[59:08] And I'm very worried Yeah
[59:09] Conocimiento now that in this
[59:17] time companeros families are
[59:23] our problem our companions of
[59:24] the Somali community.
[59:24] >> Yes.
[59:25] And in the passages those are
[59:28] those they are being persecuted
[59:28] and looked for.
[59:34] Estamos we do not know rhetoric
[59:35] up Also we are looking at
[59:38] living and seeing a very bad
[59:38] rhetoric.
[59:39] heroes are la Comunidad Mosul
[59:42] Many immigrants directed to
[59:42] the Muslim refugee community.
[59:46] >> If just are to do this
[59:47] palabras these attitudes and
[59:48] words important very matter
[59:52] what California then me murder
[59:53] because they just they make
[59:55] everyone afraid you you this
[59:56] information and they caused
[59:56] this information.
[1:00:00] >> And when ambiental creating
[1:00:01] an environment down there
[1:00:05] lawyers are normalized to where
[1:00:05] the hate is now prevalent and
[1:00:10] normalized it have consequences
[1:00:10] and the consequences.
[1:00:15] Well the real is can be real it
[1:00:21] racist abuse and very sad for
[1:00:21] them.
[1:00:22] And for all of us almost for
[1:00:23] narco money that because we are
[1:00:24] one community in San Diego in
[1:00:25] San Diego than the grandmothers
[1:00:29] better where we want respect
[1:00:30] more respect and we and we
[1:00:30] should give respect.
[1:00:32] Thank you very much which you
[1:00:35] seem aggressive.
[1:00:40] Next is Maria Chavez.
[1:00:41] Good afternoon.
[1:00:45] My name is Maria Chavez.
[1:00:46] I am the Immigration legal
[1:00:46] director at pana Partnership
[1:00:49] for the Advancement of New
[1:00:50] Americans and a proud resident
[1:00:51] of District nine As an
[1:00:54] immigration attorney who
[1:00:55] represents dozens of Somalis in
[1:00:56] the San Diego community.
[1:01:00] I fully support this resolution
[1:01:00] to protect them.
[1:01:01] Our Somali neighbors have been
[1:01:04] the victims of hateful rhetoric
[1:01:05] by this administration and its
[1:01:05] supporters and that rhetoric
[1:01:09] spilled over to stalking and
[1:01:09] continuous harassment by
[1:01:10] so-called YouTube reporters and
[1:01:14] others.
[1:01:14] They spread false accusations
[1:01:15] against Somali daycare
[1:01:18] providers writ large.
[1:01:19] These baseless accusations have
[1:01:20] harmed them, their livelihoods
[1:01:23] and the families who rely on
[1:01:23] them for child care.
[1:01:24] San Diego is better than this.
[1:01:28] A San Diegans We have to step
[1:01:29] up to protect our communities
[1:01:32] Given the federal government's
[1:01:33] failure And this proclamation
[1:01:33] proves that we remain a
[1:01:36] welcoming and inclusive city
[1:01:37] and denounce discriminatory
[1:01:38] rhetoric and policies that
[1:01:41] target Somalis and all
[1:01:42] immigrant communities.
[1:01:42] >> Thank you.
[1:01:43] Thank you.
[1:01:47] Marin Liguori.
[1:01:48] Marin You have time ceded to
[1:01:49] you by Abdullahi.
[1:01:51] If you can please raise your
[1:01:52] hand.
[1:01:52] Thank you so much.
[1:01:53] You'll have two minutes.
[1:01:53] Please proceed.
[1:01:56] Good afternoon.
[1:01:57] My name is Ben and I am a
[1:01:58] family child care provider and
[1:02:01] a proud member of United
[1:02:01] Domestic Workers And I stand
[1:02:02] here today in support of this
[1:02:06] resolution because I work
[1:02:06] alongside my Somali family
[1:02:10] childcare providers who strain
[1:02:11] our community every single day.
[1:02:12] Through their hard work, their
[1:02:15] cultural richness and their
[1:02:16] dedication to the children and
[1:02:20] families, Somali providers
[1:02:21] bring invaluable expertise,
[1:02:21] language and cultural knowledge
[1:02:25] to early childhood education.
[1:02:26] They make San Diego stronger,
[1:02:30] more vibrant, more whole and
[1:02:31] yet they're being targeted,
[1:02:35] harassed and accused of fraud
[1:02:35] without evidence.
[1:02:36] People show up at their home
[1:02:40] with cameras spreading false
[1:02:40] accusations and fear.
[1:02:41] We cannot separate these from
[1:02:42] the tragedy at the Islamic
[1:02:45] Center just weeks ago where we
[1:02:46] lost three members of our
[1:02:50] community because of hate.
[1:02:51] >> Words have consequences.
[1:02:55] Harassment has consequences.
[1:02:56] The Somali providers and
[1:03:00] families in San Diego deserve
[1:03:01] safety, respect and
[1:03:01] the recognition they deserve
[1:03:05] for the essential work they do.
[1:03:06] This resolution sends a clear
[1:03:09] message.
[1:03:10] San Diego celebrates and
[1:03:11] protects our Somali community.
[1:03:15] I urge our leaders to support
[1:03:15] this resolution.
[1:03:19] Thank you, Johanna.
[1:03:25] >> Good afternoon, Council
[1:03:25] members.
[1:03:26] I am Joanna Hester.
[1:03:26] I am the Deputy Executive
[1:03:29] director for uw.
[1:03:30] Along with I am also the vice
[1:03:34] chair for Child Care Providers
[1:03:34] United.
[1:03:35] I want to specifically thank
[1:03:39] Council member Shawn Isla for
[1:03:39] bringing this resolution
[1:03:40] forward.
[1:03:40] I childcare members have
[1:03:43] witnessed first hand
[1:03:44] the threatening rhetoric and
[1:03:44] behavior of self-styled
[1:03:48] journalists who have harassed
[1:03:49] child care providers and
[1:03:53] children in pursuit of YouTube
[1:03:53] likes and views with no regard
[1:03:57] for dangers they are creating.
[1:03:58] And with the support of
[1:03:59] the PRESIDENT Of our United
[1:04:02] States, child care providers
[1:04:03] are the backbone of our state
[1:04:04] and our country's economy.
[1:04:07] Without child care many people
[1:04:08] cannot go to work or support
[1:04:08] their families.
[1:04:12] Yet these providers are being
[1:04:13] threatened and harassed because
[1:04:21] of the color of their skin or
[1:04:22] the country that that where
[1:04:23] their they came from.
[1:04:26] The resolution sends a clear
[1:04:27] message to our Somali providers
[1:04:27] They stand with them.
[1:04:31] Thank you all so much Dugmore.
[1:04:36] >> After Doug Moore will have
[1:04:37] Chris Kennison, Rabbi Machar,
[1:04:41] Ross Mom Eleanor Franco and
[1:04:42] Germaine Rock.
[1:04:43] Korva, if you can please come
[1:04:46] up to the other reserved seats
[1:04:46] Please proceed.
[1:04:47] >> Good afternoon.
[1:04:48] My name is Doug Moore and I'm
[1:04:51] the executive director of uaw,
[1:04:51] a union representing homecare
[1:04:55] and family child care providers
[1:04:56] including over 40,000 here in
[1:04:56] San Diego County.
[1:05:00] The resolution brought forward
[1:05:01] by Council COUNCILMAN San
[1:05:02] Angelo speaks directly to our
[1:05:05] child care providers,
[1:05:06] especially those in our city's
[1:05:07] vibrant Somali community who in
[1:05:10] recent months have felt
[1:05:11] the impact of direct attacks on
[1:05:12] their businesses and lives
[1:05:15] because of racist accusations
[1:05:16] that they are committing fraud
[1:05:17] in their homes.
[1:05:21] Dangerous individuals who care
[1:05:25] more about personal attention
[1:05:25] than the safety of children
[1:05:26] have been knocking on doors and
[1:05:30] making baseless accusations
[1:05:30] against Somali child care
[1:05:31] providers all while being
[1:05:35] praised for it in Washington.
[1:05:36] Here in San Diego we know our
[1:05:40] Somali community is a
[1:05:40] welcoming, welcoming, valued
[1:05:41] and essential part of
[1:05:45] the fabric of our city.
[1:05:45] This resolution sends a clear
[1:05:49] message to them and the rest of
[1:05:50] the community to stand with
[1:05:50] them.
[1:05:51] >> Thank you for that
[1:05:51] concluding sentence.
[1:06:02] Thank you, Chris Kennison.
[1:06:02] >> Hello y'all.
[1:06:06] I mean I'm here today in full
[1:06:07] support of this resolution
[1:06:08] standing with my brothers and
[1:06:08] sisters.
[1:06:11] No one should be living in fear
[1:06:12] based off the color, religion
[1:06:12] or country of origin.
[1:06:15] We deserve to feel respected,
[1:06:16] valued and given the dignity
[1:06:17] that all people deserve.
[1:06:21] Since we're on the topic of
[1:06:21] child care, Vivien, I ask you
[1:06:22] to get the justice for Gianna.
[1:06:25] She's a five year old black
[1:06:26] girl with special needs that
[1:06:27] just lost her life last week in
[1:06:27] daycare.
[1:06:31] She drowned and the story swept
[1:06:31] under the rug.
[1:06:35] If she was white, blue eyed
[1:06:36] blond hair this story would be
[1:06:40] all over the news.
[1:06:41] And I'm here supporting her
[1:06:41] family but I'm also here
[1:06:44] supporting my Somali brothers
[1:06:45] and sisters because they face
[1:06:49] the same things that everyone
[1:06:50] else in our community is
[1:06:50] facing.
[1:06:51] People of color and they
[1:06:53] deserve the justice.
[1:06:54] So I'm in support of this
[1:06:55] resolution.
[1:07:03] Thank you to Rabbi Rabbi for Hi
[1:07:03] there.
[1:07:04] >> This is Rabbi Mike Ross.
[1:07:04] I'm speaking to you
[1:07:07] representing Congress and or
[1:07:08] Hadash.
[1:07:08] Steve members of the council
[1:07:12] and PRESIDENT Look hava thank
[1:07:12] you.
[1:07:13] We have members all across your
[1:07:13] districts.
[1:07:16] The Jewish people were born in
[1:07:17] bigotry and slavery in
[1:07:18] Pharaoh's Egypt in which we
[1:07:21] were treated as less than.
[1:07:21] And our lives were deemed as
[1:07:22] worthless.
[1:07:25] This is Jewish history across
[1:07:26] the generations where we've
[1:07:31] been treated as less than human
[1:07:31] across the globe.
[1:07:32] That's naturally why I want to
[1:07:33] be here in support of this
[1:07:36] community.
[1:07:37] But it's also our religious
[1:07:37] teaching which says that every
[1:07:38] human being is created in GOD's
[1:07:39] image.
[1:07:41] B'Tselem, Elohim.
[1:07:41] When the PRESIDENT Says that
[1:07:42] our neighbors are garbage who
[1:07:45] won't work and we don't want
[1:07:46] them in our country, we as Jews
[1:07:46] know this rhetoric.
[1:07:50] It has led to our deaths.
[1:07:51] We know this man, Nick Shirley,
[1:07:51] who promoted and defended an
[1:07:55] anti-Semitic video entitled I
[1:07:56] Exposed New Jersey's Jewish
[1:07:56] Invasion.
[1:08:00] We are as Jews are obligated to
[1:08:01] protest against any time our
[1:08:05] people our neighbors, our
[1:08:05] friends are treated as less
[1:08:06] than we need you to vote.
[1:08:07] Thank you for that conclude
[1:08:10] unanimous to support this.
[1:08:10] Eleanor Franco Elena Franco
[1:08:15] Sorry it's even my middle name.
[1:08:20] I should know that.
[1:08:20] Okay.
[1:08:20] Good afternoon everybody.
[1:08:21] My name is Alina Franco and I'm
[1:08:24] here on behalf of Mount Hope to
[1:08:25] express my support of
[1:08:29] the Somali community.
[1:08:30] I reject and of this resolution
[1:08:31] I'm sorry and of this
[1:08:34] resolution I reject
[1:08:35] the ignorant comments of our
[1:08:35] current administration
[1:08:36] regarding the Somalian people.
[1:08:39] These comments are intended to
[1:08:40] instill fear and uncertainty
[1:08:40] and their intent is to make
[1:08:44] them feel unwelcome.
[1:08:44] It is important that we as a
[1:08:45] city speak up against this form
[1:08:48] of hatred and ignorance.
[1:08:49] Our city and communities are
[1:08:50] strongest when every resident
[1:08:50] feels safe.
[1:08:54] Respected and included When any
[1:08:54] community feels targeted or
[1:08:58] marginalized, it affects
[1:08:59] the health and unity of our
[1:08:59] city as a whole.
[1:09:00] Please vote yes on this
[1:09:03] resolution.
[1:09:07] Thank you, Jermaine.
[1:09:12] >> And then suffix so Jermaine,
[1:09:12] please proceed.
[1:09:17] >> Hi, my name is Jermaine
[1:09:18] Corbett and I work in District
[1:09:18] nine.
[1:09:19] I'm here today in support of
[1:09:22] this resolution because every
[1:09:22] San Diego deserves to feel
[1:09:23] safe, respected and valued in
[1:09:26] their community.
[1:09:27] When political leaders use fear
[1:09:28] and division to target
[1:09:31] Somali-American Muslims,
[1:09:32] immigrants and other
[1:09:33] communities, the consequences
[1:09:33] are real.
[1:09:37] We saw that here in San Diego
[1:09:38] on MAY 18th when three of our
[1:09:41] community members were murdered
[1:09:42] in a hateful attack on
[1:09:42] the Islamic center.
[1:09:43] Hate filled words fuel hate
[1:09:47] filled actions.
[1:09:47] That is why this resolution
[1:09:48] matters.
[1:09:49] It makes clear that San Diego
[1:09:52] stands with the Somali
[1:09:52] community, rejects hate
[1:09:53] discrimination and violence in
[1:09:53] all its forms.
[1:09:57] Thank you so much.
[1:09:57] >> Thank you.
[1:09:58] Next we have a suffix or hump
[1:10:01] drama or humor.
[1:10:02] If you can please come forward
[1:10:03] to the microphone.
[1:10:07] After that we have Remo Abdi or
[1:10:08] Mira Yusuf allegedly Audra and
[1:10:12] Anika Faulkner as well as Tedd
[1:10:13] Womack.
[1:10:13] If you can all please come
[1:10:14] forward to the yellow reserved
[1:10:16] seats.
[1:10:17] Now you have time seated to you
[1:10:18] by some individuals they can
[1:10:18] please raise their hand.
[1:10:22] Amina for us I mean so far.
[1:10:22] Thank you.
[1:10:25] And Asha Ahmed Thank you.
[1:10:26] >> You'll have three minutes.
[1:10:30] Please proceed.
[1:10:30] Good afternoon.
[1:10:31] Before I begin, I would like to
[1:10:32] thank everyone who came here
[1:10:35] today to support our Somali
[1:10:36] community.
[1:10:37] Your presence means a lot and I
[1:10:41] appreciate all of you taking
[1:10:41] time to stand together against
[1:10:45] hate and discrimination.
[1:10:46] My name is Safia Jama.
[1:10:46] I live in District nine.
[1:10:51] Also I am a childcare provider
[1:10:51] with you and union.
[1:10:55] You'd w c c b you.
[1:10:56] I'm here today in support of
[1:11:01] resolution because every cent
[1:11:01] you again deserve to feel safe,
[1:11:04] respect and value in their
[1:11:04] community.
[1:11:05] As a Somali community member
[1:11:09] and a child care provider I
[1:11:10] have seen how harassment,
[1:11:14] intimidation and misinformation
[1:11:15] can be effect Family especially
[1:11:19] I experienced myself.
[1:11:20] Few people called me text me
[1:11:22] and came my home and harassment
[1:11:27] and calling names.
[1:11:28] As a small business childcare
[1:11:32] provider children should be
[1:11:33] able to learn grow in a safe
[1:11:36] environment Fear from stalking
[1:11:37] ,harassment and
[1:11:37] discrimination.
[1:11:42] I support this resolution
[1:11:43] because it is sending a clear
[1:11:46] message that San Diego is done
[1:11:47] against hate and discrimination
[1:11:51] targeting the Somali community
[1:11:51] and all marginalized groups.
[1:11:57] I am also concerned about
[1:12:01] the harmful physical that too
[1:12:01] often is scapegoats
[1:12:02] immigration, Muslims and Somali
[1:12:06] Americans.
[1:12:07] Words matter when fear and
[1:12:11] misinformation as bred by
[1:12:12] influential voices.
[1:12:15] They can create an environment
[1:12:16] where hatred becomes
[1:12:16] normalized.
[1:12:21] Also today I would like to
[1:12:22] thank Council Council and for
[1:12:26] taking this important step.
[1:12:27] I would like to also like I
[1:12:27] would like.
[1:12:30] I would like also like to
[1:12:31] extend my sincere sincere
[1:12:36] appreciation to Shawn Elver for
[1:12:37] bringing our community together
[1:12:40] for this leadership in
[1:12:41] supporting this effort.
[1:12:41] Thank you all.
[1:12:48] Thank you.
[1:12:48] Romo Aubrey.
[1:12:49] Rama you have people sitting
[1:12:50] your time.
[1:12:51] Fatima aside Fatima please
[1:12:51] raise your hand.
[1:12:52] Thank you.
[1:12:54] And of the housing.
[1:12:55] Please raise your hand.
[1:12:55] You'll have three minutes.
[1:12:59] Please proceed.
[1:12:59] All right.
[1:13:00] Good afternoon.
[1:13:05] My name is Rama Abdi.
[1:13:06] I'm the director of organizing
[1:13:06] campaign with Pan Out of
[1:13:08] Partnership Plot advancement of
[1:13:09] North Americans.
[1:13:09] And I'm also a proud resident
[1:13:12] of District nine.
[1:13:13] There is a lot of our community
[1:13:16] who are not here today because
[1:13:17] they are afraid to come outside
[1:13:20] especially after what happened
[1:13:21] on MAY 18th.
[1:13:22] >> I wanted to thank our our
[1:13:26] city council member, my city
[1:13:27] council member Shannon Rivera
[1:13:31] for bringing this resolution
[1:13:31] forward.
[1:13:32] For standing with our
[1:13:32] community.
[1:13:36] Thank you for not staying
[1:13:36] silent when our community has
[1:13:40] been targeted.
[1:13:40] Your support and leadership
[1:13:41] means a lot to us.
[1:13:41] Thank you.
[1:13:45] Today I'm speaking on behalf of
[1:13:46] Somali child care providers,
[1:13:50] families, community members who
[1:13:51] have been affected by racism,
[1:13:54] Islamophobia and on to Somali
[1:13:55] hate.
[1:13:55] I work closely with Somali
[1:13:59] child care providers across San
[1:13:59] Diego.
[1:14:00] There are hardworking woman who
[1:14:04] care for our children every day
[1:14:04] .
[1:14:05] The support working families
[1:14:09] run a small business and help
[1:14:09] our community try.
[1:14:14] But despite all that they do.
[1:14:14] Many have been targeted with
[1:14:15] hateful comments, false
[1:14:19] accusation and harassment
[1:14:20] simply because they're Somali
[1:14:23] and they're Muslim.
[1:14:24] As a director of organizing I
[1:14:28] see the impact these hate has
[1:14:29] on our community.
[1:14:33] What start online does not stay
[1:14:34] online.
[1:14:34] It affects people.
[1:14:38] It affects mothers.
[1:14:38] It affects fathers.
[1:14:39] It affects our elders, Young
[1:14:39] people.
[1:14:43] It makes people feel unsafe,
[1:14:43] unwelcome.
[1:14:44] And I'm also worried about our
[1:14:44] children.
[1:14:47] When Somali children hear
[1:14:48] hateful words from a leader and
[1:14:52] public figure, they begin to
[1:14:56] question whether they belong.
[1:14:57] >> They begin to wonder if
[1:14:58] there is something wrong with
[1:15:01] who they are.
[1:15:02] No child should feel that way.
[1:15:05] Our community came to this
[1:15:06] country has second safety,
[1:15:06] peace and opportunity.
[1:15:11] We came here with help.
[1:15:11] We are hard worker.
[1:15:12] We pay taxes.
[1:15:12] We start businesses.
[1:15:15] We care for our neighbors.
[1:15:16] We contribute to this city
[1:15:16] every day.
[1:15:20] We're proud to be part of San
[1:15:20] Diego.
[1:15:21] This resolution is important
[1:15:21] because it sent a clear
[1:15:22] message.
[1:15:25] Somali family belong here.
[1:15:26] Our children belong here.
[1:15:29] Hate has no place in San Diego
[1:15:30] .
[1:15:30] We take we're not asking for
[1:15:31] special treatment.
[1:15:34] We're asking for dignity,
[1:15:35] respect, opportunity to live,
[1:15:35] work and rise.
[1:15:39] Raise our family here without
[1:15:40] fear.
[1:15:40] Again, thank you so much to my
[1:15:41] council member, our council
[1:15:45] members, Chancellor Rivera and
[1:15:46] other entire Council member for
[1:15:48] standing with Somali community
[1:15:48] .
[1:15:49] >> Thank you.
[1:15:54] You have people sitting your
[1:15:55] time Mohammed Omar if you can
[1:15:59] please raise your hand.
[1:15:59] Thank you.
[1:16:00] And Paul, if you can please
[1:16:01] raise your hand.
[1:16:03] You'll have three minutes.
[1:16:04] But if I can ask allegedly
[1:16:04] Aldridge, Anika Faulkner, Ted
[1:16:08] Womack It's Omar Chavez.
[1:16:09] Daniel Alvarado to please come
[1:16:13] up to the yellow reserved
[1:16:13] seats.
[1:16:13] Please proceed.
[1:16:14] All right.
[1:16:14] Thank you.
[1:16:17] Am I ready to be with
[1:16:18] the Partnership for
[1:16:18] the Advancement of New
[1:16:19] Americans?
[1:16:22] Pena is an organization that
[1:16:23] advances the full economic,
[1:16:27] civic and social inclusion of
[1:16:28] refugees in San Diego across
[1:16:31] the state and across
[1:16:32] the country.
[1:16:33] We are founded, led and staffed
[1:16:33] by immigrant and refugee
[1:16:38] communities and we are proud to
[1:16:38] be multiracial and
[1:16:39] multicultural organization that
[1:16:42] seeks the meaningful freedom
[1:16:42] for all.
[1:16:43] I want to thank council member
[1:16:47] Ella Rivera for bringing forth
[1:16:48] this important resolution to
[1:16:48] council.
[1:16:52] It is so important for our
[1:16:53] communities right now to feel
[1:16:57] heard, to feel you know, that
[1:16:58] our leadership is with us.
[1:16:58] So thank you for that.
[1:17:01] And I want to thank all
[1:17:02] the folks who are here today
[1:17:03] despite the fear despite all of
[1:17:07] the attacks on this community,
[1:17:08] they are here and so are
[1:17:08] allies.
[1:17:09] Thank you all.
[1:17:12] The vile attack that have been
[1:17:13] stated by this PRESIDENT And
[1:17:17] his sympathizers are just
[1:17:18] disgusting And I hope we can
[1:17:20] all agree with that fact.
[1:17:26] >> You know, the fact that not
[1:17:27] only has it been done but it
[1:17:28] has been a continuous flow of
[1:17:32] influencers who have come to
[1:17:32] harass our Somali community
[1:17:37] needs to be understood as to
[1:17:38] how invasive that is.
[1:17:38] Children are afraid to go
[1:17:42] outside.
[1:17:43] The child care providers who
[1:17:44] care for children I mean my
[1:17:48] children went to day care for
[1:17:49] years and I just couldn't
[1:17:49] imagine how terrified
[1:17:50] the parents are because they
[1:17:53] are scared to open the doors.
[1:17:54] They are scared to take kids to
[1:17:55] the park.
[1:17:58] They're no longer taking them
[1:17:59] to the park.
[1:18:00] They are no longer able to have
[1:18:00] the same kind of free
[1:18:05] environment safe environment
[1:18:05] that existed before because of
[1:18:06] this kinds of harassment.
[1:18:10] And a couple of weeks ago we
[1:18:11] understood that this what this
[1:18:12] harassment can lead to as well.
[1:18:15] We now in San Diego fully
[1:18:19] understand from our three
[1:18:20] heroes deaths and the you know,
[1:18:21] recovery that our community
[1:18:24] that Muslim community is doing
[1:18:24] right now what that what those
[1:18:25] implications can be.
[1:18:30] And so what we are asking for
[1:18:30] is courageous leadership.
[1:18:35] We are asking for you all to
[1:18:36] support this resolution as a
[1:18:37] first step but to continue to
[1:18:40] stand with our Somali
[1:18:41] community, with our Muslim
[1:18:42] community, with our immigrant
[1:18:42] community, all vulnerable
[1:18:46] communities more must be done
[1:18:47] to protect us from harm.
[1:18:51] I hope that we all recognize
[1:18:52] this as a first step in that
[1:18:53] this morning in a letter was
[1:18:58] sent to the governor's office
[1:18:58] asking for $20 million
[1:18:59] allocation.
[1:19:03] Councilmember Eli Rivera and
[1:19:04] Councilmember Lee, thank you
[1:19:05] for signing on to that request.
[1:19:05] We ask all of council to fund
[1:19:09] that because you know what our
[1:19:10] Somali community in City
[1:19:11] Heights, many of the centers
[1:19:11] and the Islamic centers are
[1:19:16] actually not having services
[1:19:16] anymore because there is an
[1:19:17] increased number of hate that
[1:19:17] they are receiving.
[1:19:18] So thank you for that
[1:19:19] concluding remark.
[1:19:30] >> Allegedly Andre So I wish
[1:19:31] people could see the forest
[1:19:31] through the trees.
[1:19:32] There is significant
[1:19:36] consequences for misinformation
[1:19:36] And let's get it straight There
[1:19:41] are Somali daycares that were
[1:19:42] engaged in fraud.
[1:19:43] There were not all of them but
[1:19:48] some of them And unfortunately
[1:19:48] it is putting a stain on
[1:19:49] the community And that is
[1:19:53] unfortunate because this has
[1:19:54] been facilitated by our own
[1:19:54] government.
[1:19:55] They didn't get the funding
[1:20:00] without that.
[1:20:01] They're not called clearing
[1:20:01] centers for no reason And it's
[1:20:05] sad because it's like this puts
[1:20:06] communities in danger But if
[1:20:07] you guys could see that it's
[1:20:07] the government doing this to
[1:20:11] us, they want us to be divided.
[1:20:12] They do it to us intentionally.
[1:20:13] So it's like look at us, let's
[1:20:17] look at each other as opposed
[1:20:17] to the people that give out
[1:20:18] the funding and that put us in
[1:20:19] these positions because you
[1:20:23] should be mad at people in your
[1:20:24] own community who have been
[1:20:24] engaged in that fraud that are
[1:20:25] putting you guys in this
[1:20:31] position and instead we want to
[1:20:31] fight left versus right, white
[1:20:32] versus black, whatever it is.
[1:20:32] But we need to look at
[1:20:33] the culprit including you
[1:20:41] comment Jacob Faulkner Thank
[1:20:41] you.
[1:20:42] How are you?
[1:20:42] To many what I am unique a
[1:20:47] resident of d d4 what the lines
[1:20:47] in ago I am here in strong
[1:20:48] support of this resolution
[1:20:49] because every human deserves to
[1:20:51] feel safe respected and valued
[1:20:52] in their community.
[1:20:53] No human should live in fear
[1:20:53] because of their race,
[1:20:54] religion, ethnicity or
[1:20:57] immigration background Growing
[1:20:58] up in southeast San Diego I
[1:20:59] attended Freese Elementary
[1:20:59] where I learned alongside many
[1:21:03] different cultures and
[1:21:03] religions.
[1:21:04] My favorite part of school was
[1:21:05] singing This Land is Your Land
[1:21:05] which the lyrics read.
[1:21:09] This Land is your land and this
[1:21:10] land is my land.
[1:21:11] From from California to the New
[1:21:15] York island From the redwood
[1:21:16] forest to the Gulf Stream
[1:21:17] waters This land was made for
[1:21:17] you and me.
[1:21:18] And singing that pretty much
[1:21:21] every day in school That
[1:21:22] allowed me to feel connected no
[1:21:23] matter who I stood by, no
[1:21:27] matter the color of their skin,
[1:21:28] no matter their religion.
[1:21:29] I felt connected with my
[1:21:29] classmates.
[1:21:33] Every child deserves to feel
[1:21:34] connected with their classmates
[1:21:34] and the people that they're
[1:21:35] surrounded by.
[1:21:39] No child should be scared to go
[1:21:40] to school.
[1:21:40] The survivors of MAY 18th are
[1:21:41] scared to go to school.
[1:21:42] Thank you for this passage
[1:21:48] resolution thanking Ted Womack
[1:21:49] .
[1:21:55] Everybody, I'm here in support
[1:21:55] of this resolution today
[1:21:56] because I'm concerned about
[1:21:57] the rhetoric being used against
[1:22:01] black folks.
[1:22:02] So in the first time it's not
[1:22:03] going to be the last time.
[1:22:04] And with the black community
[1:22:07] specifically, you know, we're
[1:22:08] one of the easiest communities
[1:22:08] to target not because we're
[1:22:09] weak, not because we're
[1:22:12] unorganized but because there's
[1:22:13] often nobody there to stand
[1:22:14] with us and support us.
[1:22:14] The government that we look to
[1:22:18] and ask you for help is often
[1:22:19] not behind us.
[1:22:19] So this resolution is a really,
[1:22:20] really huge step in showing
[1:22:24] the support and showing how we
[1:22:25] could stand strong and be
[1:22:25] strong together.
[1:22:26] So please pass this resolution
[1:22:30] today and pass it to protect
[1:22:30] those members and brothers and
[1:22:31] sisters of our black community.
[1:22:32] Thank you.
[1:22:39] Thank you, Ethan.
[1:22:40] >> Good afternoon, everyone.
[1:22:45] My name is Travis with the y in
[1:22:45] San Diego and also resident of
[1:22:46] Golden Hill and City Council
[1:22:47] District three.
[1:22:51] I'm here in strong support of
[1:22:52] the resolution before us today
[1:22:52] because every San Diego
[1:22:53] deserves the right to human
[1:22:56] dignity to feel safe and
[1:22:57] respected in the city that we
[1:22:57] love.
[1:22:58] No person should have to live
[1:22:59] in fear because of race,
[1:23:02] religion or immigration status
[1:23:02] .
[1:23:03] While I support this resolution
[1:23:04] as an important first step, I
[1:23:04] also urge you Council members
[1:23:09] to take meaningful action in
[1:23:09] your work.
[1:23:10] Last week five of you ignored
[1:23:15] our calls and what you would
[1:23:16] have been meaningful action if
[1:23:17] you stood against a budget that
[1:23:18] would have put people over
[1:23:21] surveillance surveillance
[1:23:21] technology that was supposed to
[1:23:22] help all San Diego and
[1:23:27] irreparably fall short for
[1:23:28] the Somali community on
[1:23:28] the 18th.
[1:23:29] Thank you, Council for
[1:23:30] supporting this resolution
[1:23:30] today.
[1:23:33] I look forward to how you will
[1:23:34] unequivocally oppose
[1:23:34] discriminatory practices,
[1:23:40] policies and rhetoric in all
[1:23:41] shapes and forms.
[1:23:41] >> Thank you.
[1:23:42] If I can have Daniela please
[1:23:46] come up to the microphone.
[1:23:46] Daniela Alvarado.
[1:23:47] After that if I could have
[1:23:52] Rachel is Arnel Castro Dale
[1:23:52] McKinstry please come up and
[1:23:53] MS..
[1:23:53] La Yusef please come up to
[1:23:58] the yellow reserved seats.
[1:23:58] Please proceed.
[1:23:59] Good afternoon.
[1:23:59] My name is and the chief
[1:24:03] operating officer for Pena
[1:24:04] Patria doesn't arise on its
[1:24:04] own.
[1:24:05] It's cultivated in environments
[1:24:09] with prejudice is normalized,
[1:24:10] excused or given a platform by
[1:24:11] elected officials and public
[1:24:15] figures.
[1:24:15] That normalization has real
[1:24:16] consequences.
[1:24:17] It emboldens those who would
[1:24:17] intimidate, harass and harm
[1:24:20] their neighbors.
[1:24:21] Today's resolution is a
[1:24:22] statement of who we are as a
[1:24:22] city.
[1:24:23] I am honored to stand with
[1:24:27] the Somali community who I
[1:24:28] consider my extended family and
[1:24:28] affirm that San Diego believes
[1:24:29] that every resident deserves to
[1:24:33] live with dignity, with safety
[1:24:34] and respect but simply cannot
[1:24:35] be a hollow word.
[1:24:39] It must mean something real and
[1:24:39] specific to the people living
[1:24:40] it and that looks different
[1:24:41] from community to community.
[1:24:41] From the Somali community
[1:24:45] safety means more than
[1:24:45] the absence of violence.
[1:24:46] It means belonging.
[1:24:46] It means being seen, heard
[1:24:51] protected, not treated as a
[1:24:51] threat.
[1:24:52] That is a standard that we must
[1:24:52] hold ourselves to.
[1:24:56] That makes this resolution
[1:24:57] makes it clear that San Diego
[1:24:58] will not stand for bigotry.
[1:24:58] We are united in our commitment
[1:25:02] to particularly including
[1:25:07] Stanton's Rachel Lozano Castro
[1:25:07] .
[1:25:08] >> Good afternoon.
[1:25:08] My name is Rachel.
[1:25:09] I'm Castro.
[1:25:12] I live in District four work in
[1:25:13] District nine.
[1:25:13] We're speaking from heart.
[1:25:18] Today was my sister before I
[1:25:19] don't know what to do with
[1:25:20] the hate in my heart right now
[1:25:20] I'm a practicing Christian.
[1:25:24] I was in elementary school
[1:25:24] during 911.
[1:25:25] I lost people that day.
[1:25:25] There's other things to do with
[1:25:31] grief and hate then turn it on
[1:25:31] others.
[1:25:32] So as I'm not from here but
[1:25:36] I've lived here in San Diego
[1:25:37] for over a decade and somebody
[1:25:37] whose family has been in this
[1:25:42] country for generations it's a
[1:25:42] hard time to want to stay in
[1:25:43] San Diego except for leadership
[1:25:44] and solidarity like you.
[1:25:48] So thank you Councilmember.
[1:25:48] And whether we want to make
[1:25:49] the right decision, Judge,
[1:25:53] whether we want to have people
[1:25:54] like me keep my business here
[1:25:54] and have children here, are we
[1:26:00] going to stand in solidarity
[1:26:00] with our neighbors or are we
[1:26:01] not?
[1:26:01] That's that's what we're
[1:26:02] deciding.
[1:26:02] So I urge you to do the right
[1:26:03] thing.
[1:26:03] Thank you.
[1:26:09] Thank you, Dale.
[1:26:09] Hello everyone.
[1:26:15] My name is Dale Magnani and I'm
[1:26:15] here to speak in favor of this
[1:26:16] resolution.
[1:26:20] It's important for our elected
[1:26:21] officials to use whatever tools
[1:26:21] at their disposal disposal to
[1:26:25] push back publicly against
[1:26:26] organized racism and violence.
[1:26:27] American fascism today is based
[1:26:32] on organized racism and phobia.
[1:26:33] And there are few communities
[1:26:34] that understand that better
[1:26:35] than Somali-Americans.
[1:26:38] I strongly support this
[1:26:39] resolution, but I hope
[1:26:39] the members of this council
[1:26:44] continue their advocacy in
[1:26:45] defense of marginalized people.
[1:26:45] Beyond resolutions.
[1:26:51] I know for example, that Floc
[1:26:51] is a really controversial issue
[1:26:52] and I understand that there are
[1:26:56] people in this chamber who are
[1:26:57] seeking higher office, various
[1:26:58] higher offices.
[1:27:03] You know, these are the tough
[1:27:03] decisions that you are going to
[1:27:04] be expected to make.
[1:27:05] If you do want a promotion.
[1:27:08] And you know, I hope you
[1:27:09] encourage this resolution but
[1:27:10] there's a lot more to do.
[1:27:14] >> So.
[1:27:15] MS..
[1:27:21] Maslin My apologies.
[1:27:22] You.
[1:27:22] Oh sure my staff will come up
[1:27:23] and get it and you have time to
[1:27:24] do it by Monday.
[1:27:27] Mohammed Marican please raise
[1:27:28] your hand.
[1:27:28] Thank you and have.
[1:27:29] Thank you.
[1:27:32] You'll have three minutes.
[1:27:33] Please proceed.
[1:27:34] Thank you and good afternoon.
[1:27:39] Counsel Present.
[1:27:40] Item number two Submitted
[1:27:40] Counsel.
[1:27:41] My name is Michael Yusuf.
[1:27:45] I live in District four.
[1:27:46] And I'm here today in strong
[1:27:50] support of agenda item as 400
[1:27:50] and a resolution in support of
[1:27:51] Somali community.
[1:27:57] I support this resolution
[1:27:57] because every single deserves
[1:28:02] to feel safe, respected and
[1:28:03] valued in their community no
[1:28:03] matter what the country how
[1:28:08] they look like or the language,
[1:28:09] the speak or what faith they
[1:28:09] choose.
[1:28:13] No family should have to live
[1:28:14] in fear because of their race,
[1:28:14] religion, ethnicity,
[1:28:15] immigration background or
[1:28:19] refugee experience.
[1:28:20] San Diego must take a stand
[1:28:21] against harassment,
[1:28:26] intimidation and
[1:28:26] discrimination.
[1:28:27] Target is a community
[1:28:31] the Somali community unique
[1:28:31] because our identity sits at
[1:28:32] the intersection of many
[1:28:37] communities.
[1:28:38] We are Muslims.
[1:28:39] We are a future.
[1:28:43] We speak a language other than
[1:28:44] English.
[1:28:44] And for that reason we are
[1:28:50] targeted for all this hate.
[1:28:56] Whoever takes hates whoever
[1:28:57] hates black people is going to
[1:28:57] survive.
[1:28:58] Whoever hates immigration
[1:29:01] refugees aggressively.
[1:29:02] For that reason we go through a
[1:29:07] lot or our families our kids.
[1:29:07] So I am also deeply concerned
[1:29:08] by the dangerous rhetoric used
[1:29:13] by political leaders and public
[1:29:14] figures including PRESIDENT
[1:29:18] Trump and members of Congress
[1:29:19] to scapegoat and demonize
[1:29:20] Somali Americans, Muslims and
[1:29:25] immigrants and Arab allies
[1:29:26] communities.
[1:29:26] Let us know what you think and
[1:29:27] especially specifically when
[1:29:31] you use megaphone to call
[1:29:32] people such words.
[1:29:37] I don't repeat those words in
[1:29:38] my tongue to say what that guy
[1:29:42] in the White House said Somali
[1:29:43] community.
[1:29:43] As someone who cares deeply
[1:29:44] about children and families
[1:29:50] because I the co-founder and
[1:29:51] ceo of Info Charitable which
[1:29:55] serves the majority of
[1:29:56] the Somali people So my kids.
[1:29:57] And when those words were saved
[1:30:00] by the PRESIDENT.
[1:30:01] Actually their self-esteem was
[1:30:06] damaged.
[1:30:07] Imagine what a tv ad
[1:30:07] the PRESIDENT Is saying such
[1:30:12] words to them to their
[1:30:13] community.
[1:30:13] So for that reason we would
[1:30:17] like him to support this
[1:30:18] resolution.
[1:30:19] I would really like to express
[1:30:24] my gratitude to my brother
[1:30:24] Sean.
[1:30:25] Thank you very much.
[1:30:25] And history Will Burke.
[1:30:31] What are you doing for this
[1:30:32] community?
[1:30:32] We did appreciative and thank
[1:30:33] you all of you.
[1:30:40] Thanks for all.
[1:30:41] >> Thank you for that
[1:30:41] concluding remarks.
[1:30:42] You lose.
[1:30:42] Good article.
[1:30:45] Thank you Your time has
[1:30:46] concluded.
[1:30:46] Thank you so much for your
[1:30:47] remarks.
[1:30:47] Now, now come comes Shima.
[1:30:51] Now if you can please come up
[1:30:51] to the microphone.
[1:30:52] After that I have prosperity
[1:30:52] land.
[1:30:58] Gina or John When?
[1:30:59] Ashley Mendiola, Petros House
[1:31:02] and Sally.
[1:31:03] Ousmane, if you can all please
[1:31:03] come forward to the other
[1:31:04] reserved seats please proceed.
[1:31:09] Hello, my name is now Captain.
[1:31:09] I'm executive director of
[1:31:10] the current organization of San
[1:31:10] Diego.
[1:31:14] Serving refugees and newcomers
[1:31:15] from Burma and most of them
[1:31:16] live in District nine.
[1:31:16] I'm here today in support of
[1:31:17] this resolution.
[1:31:21] When the Somali community are
[1:31:22] targeted and anti-Muslim hate
[1:31:22] is normalized, we are all
[1:31:28] targeted and nobody is safe in
[1:31:28] this kind of society.
[1:31:29] And when current refugees
[1:31:34] started to live in Selwyn 27
[1:31:35] they struggle a lot just
[1:31:36] because they are new to this
[1:31:40] country.
[1:31:40] And to meet their urgent needs.
[1:31:41] We started an organization in
[1:31:46] 2009 after learning how Somali
[1:31:46] community leaders organize
[1:31:47] the community and supported
[1:31:47] their refugee family to be
[1:31:51] included in the San Diego
[1:31:51] community.
[1:31:52] Since they continue learning
[1:31:53] from Somali community leaders,
[1:31:57] sisters and brothers how to
[1:31:58] organize, how to support and
[1:31:59] respect one another and how to
[1:32:04] be kind to all neighbors no
[1:32:05] matter what their backgrounds
[1:32:05] religion This is art.
[1:32:07] >> Thank you.
[1:32:07] >> Thank you.
[1:32:13] Prosperity land.
[1:32:14] Good afternoon.
[1:32:14] My name's Prosperity.
[1:32:15] I'm here on behalf of
[1:32:19] the current organization of San
[1:32:20] Diego.
[1:32:20] I'm here in support of this
[1:32:21] resolution because every San
[1:32:26] Diego deserves to feel safe and
[1:32:26] respected in their communities.
[1:32:27] As a friend of the Somali
[1:32:28] community, I'm troubled by
[1:32:28] the harassment directed at
[1:32:32] Somali families and child care
[1:32:33] providers.
[1:32:33] As a longtime resident of
[1:32:34] District nine, I've grown up
[1:32:39] with my Somali refugee peers
[1:32:39] who are, by the way, very kind,
[1:32:40] hilarious and generous and they
[1:32:44] make a good for Masa.
[1:32:45] And and they are now working in
[1:32:46] cybersecurity, in health care
[1:32:51] and finance and are actively
[1:32:51] serving their communities and
[1:32:55] are arguably 100% extremely
[1:32:56] valuable members of society.
[1:32:56] And my Somali friends and their
[1:33:02] communities deserve to be heard
[1:33:02] by the city of San Diego.
[1:33:03] I applaud this effort to stand
[1:33:04] with the Somali community.
[1:33:07] San Diego must reject bigotry
[1:33:08] in all its forms and stand
[1:33:09] united in defense of
[1:33:12] the dignity and safety of all
[1:33:13] its residents.
[1:33:13] >> Thank you.
[1:33:14] Thank you.
[1:33:19] Gina Winberg Esteemed council
[1:33:19] members.
[1:33:24] My name is Jana and I'm a
[1:33:25] constituent of PRESIDENT
[1:33:25] LaCava.
[1:33:26] I am here in solidarity with
[1:33:30] the San Diego Somali community
[1:33:31] and affirmed this resolution
[1:33:32] against hate and
[1:33:32] discrimination.
[1:33:33] No one should live in fear due
[1:33:37] to their race, religion or
[1:33:37] immigration status.
[1:33:38] And in addition to adopting
[1:33:39] this resolution, I urge
[1:33:43] the city to take additional
[1:33:43] steps to protect cherished
[1:33:44] child care workers and kiddos.
[1:33:48] I am also here at the Jewish
[1:33:49] member of Dor Hadash in support
[1:33:50] of our Muslim cousins.
[1:33:54] As Jews we know acutely
[1:33:54] the ugly impacts of hateful
[1:33:55] rhetoric and scapegoating.
[1:33:56] And collective liberation is
[1:34:00] the only way forward.
[1:34:01] Thank you and please vote
[1:34:01] unanimously to support this
[1:34:05] resolution.
[1:34:05] Thank you.
[1:34:11] Ashley Mendiola.
[1:34:12] Hello.
[1:34:17] Good afternoon.
[1:34:18] My name is Ashley from the San
[1:34:22] Diego Organizing Project and a
[1:34:23] constituent of District eight.
[1:34:24] I'm here today in support of
[1:34:25] this resolution because nobody
[1:34:28] should have to live in fear
[1:34:29] because of their race,
[1:34:29] religion, ethnicity or
[1:34:30] immigration background.
[1:34:34] It's heartbreaking to hear what
[1:34:35] my brothers and sisters are
[1:34:35] going through.
[1:34:40] San Diego Council Please stand
[1:34:40] solidarity with the community.
[1:34:41] People deserve to be treated
[1:34:46] with dignity and feel safe.
[1:34:46] >> Council members Today you
[1:34:47] have an opportunity to take a
[1:34:52] clear stand against harassment
[1:34:52] ,intimidation and
[1:34:53] discrimination targeting
[1:34:54] the Somali community in San
[1:34:54] Diego.
[1:34:58] I ask you to please vote in
[1:34:58] favor of this resolution.
[1:34:59] Thank you, Petros.
[1:35:05] Hackers.
[1:35:05] >> Council Members My name is
[1:35:10] Petros Hagos.
[1:35:11] I grew up in City Heights where
[1:35:12] my Somali brothers I'm here
[1:35:15] with City High ctc and I would
[1:35:16] like to say that we are in
[1:35:17] support of this resolution and
[1:35:21] we stand with the Somali
[1:35:21] community members who have
[1:35:22] experience, harassment,
[1:35:23] discrimination and targeting.
[1:35:26] Every resident deserves to feel
[1:35:27] safe, respected and welcome
[1:35:27] regardless of their city
[1:35:28] nationality, religion or
[1:35:28] background.
[1:35:33] The Somali community as part of
[1:35:34] City Heights and they're part
[1:35:34] of every community in America
[1:35:38] And I know this because I grew
[1:35:39] up my brothers To see them
[1:35:40] experienced as my brothers and
[1:35:41] sisters, to see them experience
[1:35:43] what they're going through
[1:35:44] right now really affects us and
[1:35:45] should affect everybody.
[1:35:50] This resolution sends an
[1:35:50] important message that San
[1:35:51] Diego values inclusion, dignity
[1:35:52] and belonging for our community
[1:35:55] and reaffirms our commitment to
[1:35:56] ensuring the Somali residents
[1:35:57] are seen, supported and an
[1:35:57] essential part of our
[1:35:58] community.
[1:36:01] Thank you for your support.
[1:36:07] >> Salihu Osman.
[1:36:07] Afternoon.
[1:36:08] My name is only Osman.
[1:36:10] I'm working at District nine
[1:36:11] today.
[1:36:11] I'm coming over here to support
[1:36:16] this resolution.
[1:36:16] >> I'm here today to support
[1:36:17] the resolution because every
[1:36:21] Sunday I deserve to feel safe,
[1:36:22] respected, valued in their
[1:36:22] community.
[1:36:27] No family should have to live
[1:36:28] in fear because of their race,
[1:36:32] religion, ethnicity or
[1:36:33] immigration background.
[1:36:37] San Diego must take clear stand
[1:36:37] against harassment,
[1:36:38] intimidation and discrimination
[1:36:42] targeting the Somali community
[1:36:43] .
[1:36:43] For example, in MAY 18th
[1:36:49] Islamic Center of San Diego all
[1:36:50] of us we know what happens.
[1:36:50] Time we are healing all our
[1:36:53] children Who goes that Islamic
[1:36:54] center is still there in
[1:36:54] trauma.
[1:36:59] So we need to support this
[1:36:59] resolution to support our
[1:37:04] children, for our families and
[1:37:04] we need to go forward to
[1:37:05] inclusively happy helping each
[1:37:05] other.
[1:37:10] >> Thank you.
[1:37:10] >> The Nora Arena, The Nora
[1:37:14] Arena.
[1:37:15] Please come to the microphone
[1:37:15] as you make your way up.
[1:37:16] I'd like to note for the record
[1:37:20] that we did have four speakers
[1:37:21] in favor that did not wish to
[1:37:21] speak and one comment in favor
[1:37:24] that was submitted on your web
[1:37:25] comment form which hasn't been
[1:37:26] distributed to the council.
[1:37:26] Please proceed.
[1:37:30] Hi, good afternoon.
[1:37:30] I'm Peanut Arena executive
[1:37:31] director with the San Diego
[1:37:32] Organizing Project.
[1:37:35] We're a network of
[1:37:36] congregations across the county
[1:37:36] and I'm also a resident of
[1:37:37] District eight.
[1:37:40] I live in Chester and we're
[1:37:41] here as your please here in
[1:37:42] support and in partnership with
[1:37:45] Pana and other organizations in
[1:37:46] San Diego.
[1:37:46] I'm serving Somali and Muslim
[1:37:50] community members with Pan Out.
[1:37:51] We've spent the last ten months
[1:37:52] exploring the question about
[1:37:56] about how to protect and be
[1:37:56] able to serve impacted
[1:38:00] community members from
[1:38:01] the deportation machine and
[1:38:01] the lawlessness of ice and
[1:38:06] other federal agencies.
[1:38:07] So and in our work and our
[1:38:08] communities of faith believe
[1:38:08] that every single human being
[1:38:12] is made in the image of GOD.
[1:38:12] And we believe that
[1:38:16] the families that caregivers
[1:38:16] and the Somali community in
[1:38:17] this moment is a community that
[1:38:21] is not being seen that way and
[1:38:21] is not being respected and
[1:38:22] protected.
[1:38:23] I'm here in support of this
[1:38:26] resolution and believe you all
[1:38:26] should.
[1:38:27] I think it's a low and small
[1:38:27] ask.
[1:38:28] I think the expectation of
[1:38:31] elected officials should be
[1:38:32] greater.
[1:38:32] Thank you for that concluding
[1:38:33] sentence.
[1:38:33] Shalom.
[1:38:41] Avery Lopez Shalom Right here.
[1:38:45] Shalom Mabuti Lopez Community
[1:38:46] Member and District District
[1:38:47] three I'm here to support my
[1:38:50] Somali and Muslim brothers and
[1:38:50] sisters.
[1:38:51] I say to my neighbors You are
[1:38:55] more than welcome your San
[1:38:56] Diegans and I'm here in deep
[1:39:00] support of this resolution
[1:39:01] beyond just saying we do not
[1:39:02] accept the hate that has been
[1:39:06] thrown at us from every angle
[1:39:11] from the highest to those that
[1:39:11] are online.
[1:39:12] We need to do something to
[1:39:12] protect our children.
[1:39:16] Every child should feel just as
[1:39:17] safe as any other child living
[1:39:20] in any other community.
[1:39:21] Every parent should feel just
[1:39:22] as safe as I did just right now
[1:39:25] as I picked up my kid from
[1:39:26] child care.
[1:39:26] Everyone deserves that same
[1:39:30] level of safety and dignity.
[1:39:31] >> Vote yesterday.
[1:39:31] Thank you.
[1:39:35] That does conclude our speakers
[1:39:36] here in person and we will now
[1:39:36] go to those participating
[1:39:39] remotely I'm sorry at the five
[1:39:39] minute timer we have 15
[1:39:40] speakers in the queue starting
[1:39:44] with me and my You'll have one
[1:39:44] minute Please proceed.
[1:39:45] >> Hello my name is Minh.
[1:39:48] My Good afternoon everyone.
[1:39:54] I am also the board chair of
[1:39:54] Voices, a local grassroot
[1:39:55] nonprofit based here in City
[1:39:58] Heights District nine San
[1:39:58] Diego.
[1:39:59] Well our grassroot organization
[1:40:02] with Voices is dedicated to
[1:40:03] the development and empowerment
[1:40:04] of the Vietnamese community in
[1:40:07] San Diego.
[1:40:08] We stand in solidarity with our
[1:40:11] Somali neighbors.
[1:40:12] Everyone deserves a place where
[1:40:13] they feel safe and welcome and
[1:40:16] we support this resolution in
[1:40:17] support of the Somali
[1:40:17] community.
[1:40:21] Thank you.
[1:40:21] Thank you.
[1:40:22] Next is Naomi.
[1:40:25] If you can please unmute Daniel
[1:40:30] My name is Naomi Gammel.
[1:40:31] I'm a senior staff attorney at
[1:40:35] the Child Care Law Center and
[1:40:36] the Child Care Law Center is a
[1:40:36] statewide legal support center.
[1:40:39] We are here today in support of
[1:40:40] this resolution because San
[1:40:41] Diego must take a clear stand
[1:40:44] against harassment and
[1:40:44] discrimination targeting some
[1:40:45] Somali families and childcare
[1:40:49] providers.
[1:40:50] >> Family childcare providers
[1:40:50] should be able to work and
[1:40:51] children should be able to
[1:40:54] learn and safe environments
[1:40:55] free from stalking and
[1:40:55] harassment.
[1:40:59] We support this effort to stand
[1:41:00] with the Somali community
[1:41:00] against hate, racism,
[1:41:01] discrimination and harassment.
[1:41:05] Thank you.
[1:41:05] >> Thank you.
[1:41:11] Next is Ellen.
[1:41:11] >> Ellen if you can please
[1:41:12] unmute.
[1:41:14] Hi, my name is Ellen Freydis.
[1:41:15] I live in District two.
[1:41:16] I want to speak in favor of
[1:41:17] this resolution as I believe it
[1:41:20] is important to speak up
[1:41:21] against hate othering and
[1:41:21] profiling.
[1:41:22] These attitudes lead to
[1:41:25] violence as we saw in
[1:41:25] the recent fatal attack on
[1:41:26] the local Islamic center.
[1:41:29] I am not Somali.
[1:41:30] I am not Muslim but this
[1:41:31] affects all of us.
[1:41:35] I did not feel safe when ice
[1:41:35] raided my old neighborhood in
[1:41:36] South Park when there were men
[1:41:39] on rooftops hunting humans.
[1:41:40] I did not feel safe when myself
[1:41:41] and my white skin immigrant
[1:41:45] husband were passed over by
[1:41:45] masked armed ice agents parked
[1:41:49] outside our door because they
[1:41:50] spotted someone browner.
[1:41:50] Violence and hate is not
[1:41:51] the answer.
[1:41:53] The Somali community
[1:41:54] unfortunately is experiencing
[1:41:59] this culture disproportionately
[1:41:59] due to their rich culture
[1:42:03] the color of their skin and
[1:42:03] their rich religious
[1:42:04] traditions.
[1:42:04] And I stand against that hate
[1:42:05] as we all should.
[1:42:08] We need to speak up in passing
[1:42:08] this resolution.
[1:42:09] Resolution is a part of that.
[1:42:12] Thank you.
[1:42:13] >> Next is test If you can
[1:42:22] please unmute test test I can
[1:42:26] commute for you.
[1:42:30] I'll go on to our next caller
[1:42:31] It voices if you can please
[1:42:40] unmute voices If you can please
[1:42:49] unmute.
[1:42:54] Only move on to our next caller
[1:42:59] Crypto Bradley if you can
[1:42:59] please unmute.
[1:42:59] All right.
[1:43:00] Thanks for taking my call.
[1:43:04] I would like to add another
[1:43:08] motion to denouncing the guys
[1:43:09] in Israel killing all
[1:43:09] the Muslims in the Gaza Strip.
[1:43:13] That would be something we
[1:43:14] could add to this thing because
[1:43:18] I'm not for guys living in fear
[1:43:19] but even the Somalis in San
[1:43:20] Diego don't have it as bad as
[1:43:24] if they're in Lebanon right now
[1:43:28] And the Israelis are bombing.
[1:43:29] But anyway, I am also for that
[1:43:32] I'm for the mass rapid deport
[1:43:33] tation of all non-citizens in
[1:43:37] the United States wherever
[1:43:38] country you came from.
[1:43:42] It's time to go back because
[1:43:43] Trump's winning the war and
[1:43:43] he's going to come back with
[1:43:47] heavy on ice is going to really
[1:43:48] hit us hard in San Diego and
[1:43:51] it's great.
[1:43:52] It'll be a rapid deportation.
[1:43:56] Everyone will have to go home
[1:43:56] and they can get their lives
[1:43:57] back in their own country and
[1:44:01] live happily ever after or not
[1:44:02] here but in their own.
[1:44:07] >> But your time as concluded
[1:44:07] Tristin Barry if you can please
[1:44:11] unmute just in very.
[1:44:11] >> Hello Counsel My name is
[1:44:12] Tristan Barry and I'm the youth
[1:44:15] organizer with Youth.
[1:44:16] Well I'm here today in support
[1:44:16] of this resolution because
[1:44:17] every San Diego deserves to
[1:44:20] feel safe, respected and valued
[1:44:21] in their community.
[1:44:21] No family should have to live
[1:44:22] in fear because of their race,
[1:44:23] religion, ethnicity or
[1:44:25] immigration background.
[1:44:25] San Diego must take a clear
[1:44:26] stand against harassment,
[1:44:27] intimidation and discrimination
[1:44:30] targeting the Somali community
[1:44:30] Somali community.
[1:44:31] Under this current
[1:44:31] administration we have seen
[1:44:34] the adoption of dangerous
[1:44:35] rhetoric used to attack
[1:44:36] Somali-Americans, Muslims,
[1:44:36] immigrants and other
[1:44:39] marginalized communities And we
[1:44:40] as a city cannot allow those in
[1:44:44] power to spread fear suspicions
[1:44:45] and false narratives for
[1:44:45] political gain especially when
[1:44:46] we have seen the direct impacts
[1:44:48] of these kind of words can have
[1:44:49] We saw this on MAY 18th and two
[1:44:50] individuals carried out a
[1:44:54] direct attack on our Muslim
[1:44:55] community that left three lives
[1:44:56] taken from us, three lives that
[1:44:56] had an impact much beyond their
[1:44:58] own because of how much they
[1:44:59] poured themselves into their
[1:44:59] community.
[1:45:00] We as a city need to adopt
[1:45:03] language that acknowledges
[1:45:03] the contributions of our Somali
[1:45:04] community.
[1:45:04] We need to promise to protect
[1:45:05] them and we need to acknowledge
[1:45:08] that people are targeting their
[1:45:09] community and we are refusing
[1:45:09] to be a part of that.
[1:45:10] >> Thank you.
[1:45:10] Thank you.
[1:45:12] Next is youth.
[1:45:13] Youth?
[1:45:17] Well if you can please unmute.
[1:45:18] >> Good afternoon.
[1:45:18] My name is Claire Snyder with
[1:45:22] Youth World and I'm a resident
[1:45:22] of District three.
[1:45:26] I am here in support of this
[1:45:27] item in this resolution.
[1:45:28] All young people all children
[1:45:32] deserve to feel safe, be able
[1:45:33] to learn and grow in
[1:45:36] environments that are free from
[1:45:37] harassment, stalking and
[1:45:43] hateful speech.
[1:45:43] And this anti-Muslim bigotry
[1:45:49] didn't come from anywhere.
[1:45:50] It's fueled by our political
[1:45:50] climate.
[1:45:53] Political leaders and it should
[1:45:54] not be tolerated at all.
[1:45:58] Like many others have said, I
[1:45:58] encourage you to not only
[1:46:02] support this item but also take
[1:46:03] action and stand on your words
[1:46:04] When you say you support
[1:46:07] communities.
[1:46:08] We see when you say you when
[1:46:08] you say something and then you
[1:46:09] don't do it.
[1:46:13] So I encourage you all to take
[1:46:14] action as well.
[1:46:14] Thank you.
[1:46:15] Thank you.
[1:46:17] Next is Blair Beekman.
[1:46:17] If you can please unmute.
[1:46:18] Five minute timer has also
[1:46:18] concluded.
[1:46:23] No additional speakers will be
[1:46:24] taken after this.
[1:46:24] >> We have ten speakers in
[1:46:25] the queue.
[1:46:25] Blair Bachman Please proceed.
[1:46:27] I Beekman.
[1:46:28] i'm on the trolley.
[1:46:29] Hopefully my zoom won't cut
[1:46:29] out.
[1:46:32] Thanks a lot for this item.
[1:46:33] Thank you for these efforts.
[1:46:33] I think this is an item that
[1:46:36] really can resonate in San
[1:46:37] Diego and I think we can all
[1:46:42] understand and work towards
[1:46:43] ending this sort of day of
[1:46:43] hatred in our local
[1:46:43] communities.
[1:46:47] So thank you immensely for it.
[1:46:48] With that said, I'm sorry if
[1:46:48] I'm going to sound like Mother
[1:46:52] Hubbard here but there is an
[1:46:52] initial cause and purpose of
[1:46:57] why the Trump administration
[1:46:58] has been angry at certain
[1:47:01] groups of people in this
[1:47:02] country who he feels are
[1:47:02] getting away with murder on
[1:47:05] welfare basically.
[1:47:06] You can have an argument on
[1:47:07] the merits of that or not but
[1:47:08] he wants to work out a better
[1:47:11] system.
[1:47:11] Why is that in its place
[1:47:12] bringing in so much hatred and
[1:47:16] spite towards other people?
[1:47:16] And that's the real problem
[1:47:17] with Trump and their way of
[1:47:17] working.
[1:47:21] They MAY have 1 or 2 ideas
[1:47:21] Bring it in.
[1:47:25] We can turn all of that.
[1:47:25] That's not the way to define
[1:47:29] policy or bureaucracy to how
[1:47:30] it's concluded.
[1:47:30] Liliana if you can please
[1:47:33] unmute.
[1:47:39] >> Lillian I can't hear me.
[1:47:40] There you go.
[1:47:40] Hello.
[1:47:40] Hi.
[1:47:43] I counsel today.
[1:47:44] Well my name is Ivana.
[1:47:45] I'm here with you as well.
[1:47:48] I'm the director of policy
[1:47:48] there and I was also born and
[1:47:52] raised in City Heights.
[1:47:53] I have a lot of love and
[1:47:57] appreciation for the Somali
[1:47:58] community and the people that I
[1:47:58] grew up with.
[1:48:02] And as a young person growing
[1:48:02] up in that community today, I
[1:48:06] want to support that resolution
[1:48:09] because they are important and
[1:48:14] a pillar of light would
[1:48:14] actually be exposed to
[1:48:19] different cultures is like And
[1:48:23] they also deserve to feel safe
[1:48:24] ,feel respected and valued.
[1:48:25] And through this resolution
[1:48:28] that's what they achieve.
[1:48:29] We also need to take care of
[1:48:30] our youngest son Diggins
[1:48:33] because there was a lot of
[1:48:34] issues coming up in child care
[1:48:39] facilities owned by Somali
[1:48:40] families were being stalked.
[1:48:40] So I just wanted you to support
[1:48:43] this item because of those
[1:48:44] reasons.
[1:48:44] >> Thank you.
[1:48:45] That concludes your time.
[1:48:48] Carmen Carmen But a lot of
[1:48:52] elders.
[1:48:52] >> Yes.
[1:48:53] Hello?
[1:48:53] Can you hear me?
[1:48:53] Yes.
[1:48:54] Please proceed.
[1:48:54] Okay.
[1:48:55] My name is Carmen.
[1:48:56] I live in District nine.
[1:48:57] I'm also here with you as well.
[1:48:58] I'm here today in support of
[1:49:01] this resolution because every
[1:49:01] San Diego deserves to feel
[1:49:02] safe, respected and valued in
[1:49:02] their community.
[1:49:06] San Diego must take a clear
[1:49:07] stand against harassment,
[1:49:07] intimidation and discrimination
[1:49:10] targeting the Somali community
[1:49:10] .
[1:49:11] I'm deeply concerned by
[1:49:12] the dangerous rhetoric used by
[1:49:12] political leaders and public
[1:49:15] figures including
[1:49:16] the PRESIDENT, of course and
[1:49:17] members of Congress to
[1:49:17] scapegoat and demonize
[1:49:20] Somali-Americans and Muslims,
[1:49:21] immigrants and other
[1:49:21] marginalized communities.
[1:49:22] These individuals with
[1:49:25] positions of power our
[1:49:25] purposefully spreading fear,
[1:49:26] suspicion and false narratives
[1:49:27] for political gain which in
[1:49:30] turn leads to consequences.
[1:49:30] Much beyond political debate
[1:49:35] we've seen this most recently
[1:49:36] MAY 18th three members of our
[1:49:36] community were murdered.
[1:49:39] These are painful reminders
[1:49:40] that hateful rhetoric does not
[1:49:41] remain confined to social media
[1:49:44] speeches broadcast.
[1:49:45] They inspire violence and
[1:49:45] tragedy.
[1:49:49] This resolution sends an
[1:49:49] important message that San
[1:49:50] Diego rejects bigotry in all of
[1:49:54] its forms and stands united in
[1:49:55] defense of the dignity, safety,
[1:49:55] humanity of all its residents.
[1:49:57] Thank you.
[1:49:58] >> If you can please unmute
[1:50:03] Karina.
[1:50:03] That afternoon Council members
[1:50:04] my name is Karen a few pronouns
[1:50:05] or she her and I'm calling
[1:50:07] today in support of this
[1:50:07] resolution on behalf of the San
[1:50:08] Diego lgbt Community Center.
[1:50:12] It has no place in San Diego.
[1:50:13] Our Somali neighbors are
[1:50:14] integral to the rich diverse
[1:50:17] fabric of our San Diego
[1:50:17] community and each and every
[1:50:18] one of them deserves to be
[1:50:22] safe, respected and welcomed as
[1:50:23] a community center that serves
[1:50:23] the diverse base of San Diego
[1:50:27] and including our immigrants.
[1:50:27] We know all too well
[1:50:28] the feeling of discrimination
[1:50:29] and the constant fear for your
[1:50:31] safety When national leaders be
[1:50:32] harmful rhetoric about your
[1:50:32] community.
[1:50:33] Our communities are under
[1:50:36] attack but through this false
[1:50:36] and dangerous rhetoric as well
[1:50:37] as through discriminatory
[1:50:38] policies that in our direct
[1:50:41] harm upon our communities we
[1:50:42] reject this hate and we know
[1:50:43] that strength is our strength
[1:50:43] and unity.
[1:50:45] We will not allow this hate to
[1:50:46] divide our communities because
[1:50:47] we know that we are stronger
[1:50:50] and more resilient as one to
[1:50:50] our Somalian immigrant
[1:50:51] neighbors.
[1:50:51] The center's doors will always
[1:50:52] be open to you.
[1:50:55] We respect you and you will
[1:50:56] always have a place here in San
[1:50:56] Diego.
[1:50:57] Thank you Councilmember Ella
[1:50:59] Rivera for bringing forth this
[1:51:00] resolution and to our other
[1:51:00] council members and chambers
[1:51:01] please support this item.
[1:51:01] Thank you.
[1:51:04] Thank you.
[1:51:05] Next is Courtney If you can
[1:51:08] please unmute.
[1:51:09] >> Good afternoon honorable
[1:51:09] council members.
[1:51:13] My name is Courtney.
[1:51:14] My apologies Courtney and we
[1:51:18] will restart your time Every
[1:51:19] once in a while I press
[1:51:19] the wrong button.
[1:51:20] >> Please proceed.
[1:51:20] No problem.
[1:51:23] Good afternoon Honorable
[1:51:24] council members My name is
[1:51:26] Courtney about calling today
[1:51:27] with Children First Collective
[1:51:27] San Diego.
[1:51:28] We stand in solidarity with
[1:51:31] people who make up our child
[1:51:31] care sector on behalf of
[1:51:32] children and families and
[1:51:35] providers will continue to
[1:51:36] fight for a system that works
[1:51:37] for all And today that's
[1:51:40] especially important with this
[1:51:41] resolution which we support and
[1:51:45] encourage all councils to vote
[1:51:46] unanimous on it.
[1:51:50] As an aspiring ally it's an
[1:51:50] honor to be welcomed into a
[1:51:51] small community whether that's
[1:51:54] with family childcare providers
[1:51:55] or with partner organizations.
[1:51:59] But warm welcome the incredible
[1:52:00] culture inspires hope.
[1:52:04] And so today's vote is a vote
[1:52:05] for hope and not hate in San
[1:52:06] Diego.
[1:52:09] Thank you so much.
[1:52:09] Thank you.
[1:52:10] Next is DR. Kathleen If you can
[1:52:12] please unmute I phone 143.
[1:52:17] >> DR. Kathleen.
[1:52:22] Good afternoon.
[1:52:23] Thank you so much for
[1:52:23] the opportunity.
[1:52:24] My name is Kathy.
[1:52:27] DR. Kathleen Almond.
[1:52:28] I live in the fourth District.
[1:52:29] I am 95 years old and I never
[1:52:33] thought that I would live to
[1:52:37] see the tear come through our
[1:52:38] community And day I'm begging
[1:52:42] the council to pass this
[1:52:46] resolution And so thank you for
[1:52:46] your comments.
[1:52:48] Francine Maxwell If you can
[1:52:53] please unmute.
[1:52:54] Hello.
[1:52:54] Yes.
[1:52:59] Yes.
[1:52:59] >> Sorry.
[1:53:00] Good afternoon.
[1:53:00] Francine Mazzeo, Southeastern
[1:53:02] San Diego resident Thank you so
[1:53:03] much for the presentation and
[1:53:04] full support.
[1:53:04] I am hoping that after
[1:53:08] the resolution passes that
[1:53:08] the plans will be made with
[1:53:12] the PRESIDENT Of the United
[1:53:13] States Conference of Mayors,
[1:53:17] our mayor who has themed a city
[1:53:17] for all of us.
[1:53:18] Hate has no place.
[1:53:18] Absolutely.
[1:53:22] So if everyone in the room
[1:53:22] could go over to the mayor's
[1:53:26] representative and ask him to
[1:53:27] reactivate the mayors advisory
[1:53:27] groups.
[1:53:28] We learned a lot from
[1:53:31] the communities so that we can
[1:53:32] get in front of things that are
[1:53:32] going to happen.
[1:53:36] We are living in treacherous
[1:53:36] times right now and
[1:53:37] conversation is needed on all
[1:53:37] fronts.
[1:53:42] So in full support of
[1:53:42] the resolution, the next steps
[1:53:46] are what's important so that
[1:53:46] things do not continue looking
[1:53:47] performative in our city.
[1:53:48] And that would entail that
[1:53:51] the mayor pull things off
[1:53:52] the shelf, implement more
[1:53:56] conversations citywide so that
[1:53:56] we can all get to learn each
[1:53:57] other and continue to move in
[1:53:57] love.
[1:54:00] Thank you for allowing me to
[1:54:01] speak.
[1:54:01] >> Thank you.
[1:54:05] Next is 8813 if you can please
[1:54:13] unmute and 813.
[1:54:13] Okay we don't need the mayor to
[1:54:14] do that.
[1:54:14] We can do it ourselves.
[1:54:17] But anyways the take on swallow
[1:54:18] here and I'm asking the City
[1:54:18] Council to pass a resolution to
[1:54:22] protect community but
[1:54:23] the reality is that this
[1:54:23] Council does not stand for
[1:54:27] truth or protection.
[1:54:28] It stands for political
[1:54:32] self-interest and public image
[1:54:32] and protection of itself.
[1:54:33] This is more divide and conquer
[1:54:37] rhetoric where government
[1:54:37] positions itself as
[1:54:38] the protector and savior.
[1:54:42] Well and used to decline.
[1:54:43] Many people still believe and
[1:54:46] trust the government is here to
[1:54:47] protect them.
[1:54:48] But trust is built through
[1:54:51] transparency, accountability
[1:54:52] and equal treatment for
[1:54:52] everyone.
[1:54:56] That's something that this
[1:54:57] board does not practice.
[1:54:57] And reminder to the people
[1:55:01] listening response Stability
[1:55:01] Reminder Responsibility for
[1:55:06] real solutions does not rest
[1:55:06] with government.
[1:55:07] It rests with the people.
[1:55:10] With communities coming
[1:55:11] together directly honestly
[1:55:11] without political manipulation.
[1:55:16] Shaun your time has concluded.
[1:55:17] John Stump If you can please
[1:55:20] unmute.
[1:55:25] >> Hi, good afternoon.
[1:55:26] >> Several of the speakers have
[1:55:26] called for I support
[1:55:27] the resolution.
[1:55:33] I'm a city hater.
[1:55:34] Several of the speakers have
[1:55:34] called for action.
[1:55:38] I hope during the council's
[1:55:38] consideration of this item that
[1:55:43] they call before them
[1:55:43] the criminal division of
[1:55:47] the City Attorney and
[1:55:48] the police department to ask
[1:55:48] them whether they have
[1:55:52] sufficient authority and
[1:55:53] resources to prosecute,
[1:55:57] identify and prosecute these
[1:55:58] hateful people.
[1:56:02] Is it a crime in San Diego,
[1:56:03] the city of San Diego to do
[1:56:03] these acts?
[1:56:07] How many people have been
[1:56:08] successfully prosecuted and
[1:56:12] jailed?
[1:56:13] The district attorney should
[1:56:17] probably be called in and find
[1:56:18] out how many have been in
[1:56:22] prison for these hateful acts.
[1:56:23] >> Take action.
[1:56:23] Thank you for the talk.
[1:56:24] Bye bye.
[1:56:27] Thank you.
[1:56:28] Our last speaker is is Mohamed
[1:56:29] Abdullahi.
[1:56:32] Please and meet him.
[1:56:33] Thank you so much for
[1:56:33] the opportunity to speak on
[1:56:37] this man Abdullahi.
[1:56:37] And unfortunately I cannot be
[1:56:38] there in person today as I'm in
[1:56:41] transit.
[1:56:42] I want to reiterate my support
[1:56:42] for this resolution.
[1:56:46] I think this is more than just
[1:56:46] a recognition of this beautiful
[1:56:47] community.
[1:56:50] It is an acknowledgment of
[1:56:51] the story of resilience,
[1:56:52] sacrifice and belonging that
[1:56:55] the Somali community brings in
[1:56:56] that hate has no place in our
[1:56:56] city.
[1:56:57] This resolution sends a very
[1:57:00] important message to this
[1:57:01] community to the city of San
[1:57:02] Diego and to the youth who are
[1:57:05] listening and watching the way
[1:57:06] that we respond when hate
[1:57:06] rises.
[1:57:10] It tells our Somali community
[1:57:11] and the youth that they are
[1:57:12] seen that they belong, that
[1:57:15] their story is part of
[1:57:16] the story of this city.
[1:57:17] And at a time when too many
[1:57:20] communities are facing division
[1:57:20] fear and minister
[1:57:21] misunderstanding, this
[1:57:21] resolution is going to
[1:57:25] recognize the contribution of
[1:57:26] our Somali community and help
[1:57:26] build a more stronger, more
[1:57:30] united front and future for all
[1:57:30] of us.
[1:57:31] i want to thank the Council for
[1:57:32] considering this resolution and
[1:57:35] I look forward to folks voting
[1:57:35] for it.
[1:57:36] >> Thank you.
[1:57:36] Thank you.
[1:57:37] That concludes further comment
[1:57:39] for this item.
[1:57:40] All right.
[1:57:41] Thank you, City Clerk And thank
[1:57:44] you those who showed up in
[1:57:45] chambers to speak your truth,
[1:57:49] your lived experience.
[1:57:50] And thank you to the friends
[1:57:50] and neighbors and organizations
[1:57:54] that join in and solidarity to
[1:57:55] speak with one voice on
[1:57:56] something that is so critical
[1:58:00] about defining who we are as a
[1:58:00] city.
[1:58:01] And I appreciate those who take
[1:58:04] the time to call in remotely.
[1:58:05] With that I will turn it over
[1:58:09] to my colleagues.
[1:58:09] >> Council Member Rivera Thank
[1:58:10] you.
[1:58:10] Council PRESIDENT.
[1:58:14] Let me begin by thanking some
[1:58:15] of our partners who helped
[1:58:19] today.
[1:58:20] Cathy thank you for your work
[1:58:20] on this for the city attorney's
[1:58:21] office.
[1:58:24] We very much appreciate you.
[1:58:25] Amara Rama rama with
[1:58:25] the Partnership for
[1:58:28] the Advancement of Americans.
[1:58:33] Thank you for your work and
[1:58:34] lucky And he said thank you.
[1:58:38] I think I wanted to start with
[1:58:43] what I know about the Somali
[1:58:43] community and I think we
[1:58:44] actually see a lot of it in you
[1:58:47] too.
[1:58:47] Smart, courageous, strong,
[1:58:48] kind, family focused and
[1:58:52] community oriented.
[1:58:52] The resolution is a product of
[1:58:53] your hard work.
[1:58:56] Very well done.
[1:58:57] And also I want to emphasize
[1:59:02] the courageous piece of that
[1:59:02] because it took a lot takes a
[1:59:03] lot for you to sit in those
[1:59:06] seats and and provide
[1:59:07] the presentation that you
[1:59:07] provided.
[1:59:12] I've had the privilege of
[1:59:13] working with the Somali
[1:59:13] community since the beginning
[1:59:14] of my time working in City
[1:59:16] Heights.
[1:59:17] And time and again I've seen
[1:59:18] those traits that I just
[1:59:18] mentioned.
[1:59:21] And one of the best things
[1:59:22] about working in and with
[1:59:25] representing District nine has
[1:59:26] been the opportunity to stand
[1:59:29] arm in arm with communities
[1:59:30] from all over the world.
[1:59:31] And some of those folks are
[1:59:35] from cultures I've been part of
[1:59:35] or close to and others that
[1:59:39] I've come to to know and love.
[1:59:40] And in this work I get to see
[1:59:44] and appreciate some of
[1:59:45] the common threads that knit
[1:59:45] people of all backgrounds into
[1:59:46] what I think is a really
[1:59:49] beautiful tapestry here in San
[1:59:50] Diego.
[1:59:50] And those are love and care for
[1:59:54] all of our children.
[1:59:54] The energizing optimism and
[1:59:55] imagination of youth and
[1:59:59] the unrivaled power of
[1:59:59] motivated moms and
[2:00:00] grandmothers.
[2:00:03] And those are values that I see
[2:00:04] clearly in the San Diego Somali
[2:00:04] community.
[2:00:09] I've seen the community improve
[2:00:09] the way our children are fed at
[2:00:10] school.
[2:00:12] Youth lead other young people
[2:00:13] in creating a vision for a
[2:00:14] better future.
[2:00:15] And workers lead and win
[2:00:18] campaigns that expand rights
[2:00:22] and opportunities for all
[2:00:26] workers over many years working
[2:00:30] alongside folks evolved into
[2:00:31] trusted partnerships which are
[2:00:32] evolved into close friendships.
[2:00:32] Close friends became adopted
[2:00:33] Members of my family mentees
[2:00:33] became some of my most
[2:00:33] dependable and irreplaceable
[2:00:33] coworkers.
[2:00:37] And the leaders of teams that
[2:00:38] we built together.
[2:00:38] I definitely would not be where
[2:00:42] I am or able to do what I do in
[2:00:42] District Nine's office would
[2:00:43] not be able to do what we do
[2:00:46] without San Diego's Somali
[2:00:47] community.
[2:00:47] At the same time, despite their
[2:00:51] strength and resilience, Donald
[2:00:52] Trump has repeatedly attacked
[2:00:52] the Somali community.
[2:00:56] Each round of attacks seems to
[2:00:57] grow more venomous and more
[2:00:58] dangerous as he grows more
[2:00:58] desperate to distract from his
[2:01:02] failures, his lies and his
[2:01:02] corruption by scapegoating
[2:01:03] vulnerable groups with no
[2:01:06] regard for the harm it causes
[2:01:07] and of course others from his
[2:01:11] regime and those who ride
[2:01:11] the coattails of his hate.
[2:01:12] Have joined his chorus.
[2:01:16] It's disgusting.
[2:01:16] It's dangerous and it
[2:01:17] absolutely cannot be allowed to
[2:01:17] fester.
[2:01:21] The reasons why are numerous
[2:01:22] and should be obvious But I
[2:01:23] want to point to the one that
[2:01:26] has made me the most angry and
[2:01:27] scared about the moment that we
[2:01:27] were in.
[2:01:28] And that's the stalking and
[2:01:28] harassment of child care
[2:01:30] providers the people who care
[2:01:35] for our babies.
[2:01:36] Dehumanization is the worst
[2:01:36] form of hate.
[2:01:37] It opens the door to what is
[2:01:40] otherwise unimaginable.
[2:01:44] When we make one group of
[2:01:49] people no longer people
[2:01:50] the absolute worst things
[2:01:50] happen.
[2:01:51] I think the most stark and
[2:01:54] frightening example of when a
[2:01:55] community is being dehumanized
[2:01:56] comes when the children from
[2:01:56] that community are seen as
[2:01:59] acceptable targets or
[2:02:00] collateral targets of hate
[2:02:03] violence or cruelty.
[2:02:04] >> We heard about that
[2:02:08] happening here in San Diego of
[2:02:13] the homes and facilities where
[2:02:14] children of all backgrounds
[2:02:18] were being taken care of had
[2:02:28] doors knocked on and men posted
[2:02:29] up outside demanding to see
[2:02:33] the children.
[2:02:33] This is something that no
[2:02:34] child, no parent, no child care
[2:02:37] provider should have to deal
[2:02:38] with.
[2:02:42] And it's really important that
[2:02:42] we make that clear.
[2:02:43] So to the Somali community I
[2:02:47] want to say thank you for all
[2:02:48] you've done and continue to do.
[2:02:48] I could not be more proud to be
[2:02:52] in community with you and call
[2:02:52] so many of you friends.
[2:02:53] I love you and our city should
[2:02:56] show you love through action.
[2:02:56] Earlier this year when Somali
[2:02:57] child care providers were
[2:03:02] targeted, I did work with
[2:03:02] the mayor, the chief of police
[2:03:03] and City Attorney Ferber to
[2:03:06] partner in ensuring that
[2:03:10] actions were taken to both
[2:03:11] protect childcare facilities
[2:03:12] and ensure that our child care
[2:03:15] providers know their rights and
[2:03:16] their ability to enforce
[2:03:20] the law when they're being
[2:03:21] targeted with harassment and
[2:03:21] intimidation.
[2:03:25] And this resolution is another
[2:03:26] important step.
[2:03:26] So I ask my colleagues to
[2:03:30] support this motion motion as a
[2:03:31] first act of love from our city
[2:03:32] to a community that
[2:03:32] consistently shows and acts
[2:03:33] with love.
[2:03:34] With that I move approval of
[2:03:35] the recommendation.
[2:03:39] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT
[2:03:40] Thank you Council members.
[2:03:41] >> So we have a motion by
[2:03:41] Council member Eli Rivera to
[2:03:44] move the resolution.
[2:03:45] We'll go next to Council
[2:03:45] PRESIDENT Pro Tem we think
[2:03:50] Council PRESIDENT And first off
[2:03:51] thank you to council member
[2:03:52] Isla Rivera and his staff for
[2:03:52] bringing this resolution
[2:03:55] forward in partnership with
[2:03:55] Pana and the Somali community.
[2:03:59] Someone said it in the audience
[2:03:59] earlier.
[2:04:00] Words do matter and they also
[2:04:04] have consequences.
[2:04:05] Our current federal
[2:04:05] administration has continued to
[2:04:06] advance rhetoric that seeks to
[2:04:09] divide communities.
[2:04:10] They help to reinforce harmful
[2:04:11] stereotypes and they create
[2:04:14] conditions that have allowed
[2:04:15] hate, discrimination, racism
[2:04:19] and xenophobia to not only
[2:04:20] exist because let's face it I
[2:04:21] think we all know that it's
[2:04:24] always existed but to spread
[2:04:29] and now to do so in the open.
[2:04:30] As many of you have shared this
[2:04:31] rhetoric and the policies that
[2:04:34] have followed escalated to an
[2:04:35] environment where outside
[2:04:35] social media, social media
[2:04:39] personality have come to our
[2:04:40] city to target, to follow and
[2:04:45] to harass Somali immigrant
[2:04:45] child care providers in their
[2:04:46] places of work.
[2:04:53] And I especially wanted to test
[2:04:53] .
[2:04:54] It is the testing that our
[2:04:54] federal administration and
[2:04:58] those who are seeking social
[2:04:58] media views and clicks and then
[2:05:02] including some San Diego ins
[2:05:03] have specifically targeted
[2:05:03] child care providers.
[2:05:08] I think many of us recognize
[2:05:09] that child care is extremely
[2:05:14] challenging especially post
[2:05:14] covid.
[2:05:15] We've had many stories of child
[2:05:19] care providers closing many of
[2:05:20] us in the community recognize
[2:05:21] how expensive child care has
[2:05:21] become.
[2:05:24] And that challenge doesn't even
[2:05:25] begin to speak to the challenge
[2:05:26] that is faced by those who are
[2:05:30] actually providing that care in
[2:05:30] our communities.
[2:05:31] So I want to thank many of you
[2:05:35] who are here today, especially
[2:05:35] those of you with Unite
[2:05:36] domestic workers who represent
[2:05:40] our child care workers because
[2:05:41] of the few that remain.
[2:05:42] That work is ever more
[2:05:46] important to ensure that a
[2:05:46] community can thrive.
[2:05:51] Our schools child care centers
[2:05:52] and houses of worship are
[2:05:52] essential community spaces
[2:05:53] where everyone should feel safe
[2:05:56] and welcome.
[2:05:57] And I think it's fair to say
[2:05:58] that the horrific attack to
[2:06:01] the Islamic Center of San Diego
[2:06:02] faced is a recent reminder of
[2:06:02] the worst dangers of
[2:06:08] the rhetoric that is brought
[2:06:08] before our city and our nation
[2:06:12] and that we must come together
[2:06:13] when it comes to protecting our
[2:06:14] neighbors and exemplifying
[2:06:18] firsthand that we can build a
[2:06:19] society where everyone feels
[2:06:23] safe, valued and included.
[2:06:23] So I think today why this
[2:06:24] resolution is important is
[2:06:28] because it's our chance to
[2:06:29] recognize that our matters our
[2:06:34] words matter too And they have
[2:06:34] a significance in allowing
[2:06:35] the city of San Diego to be
[2:06:35] heard.
[2:06:40] In doing so we uplift our child
[2:06:41] care providers and our child
[2:06:41] care workers.
[2:06:45] We denounce hate, racism and
[2:06:46] xenophobia.
[2:06:50] And we stand with more than
[2:06:50] 15,000 Somali-American
[2:06:51] neighbors who call San Diego
[2:06:51] home.
[2:06:52] We also recognize that
[2:06:56] the Somali community has made
[2:06:56] significant cultural, civic and
[2:06:57] economic contributions that we
[2:07:01] believe strengthen San Diego.
[2:07:02] And we celebrate the fact that
[2:07:07] many immigrants and refugees
[2:07:08] are an integral part of
[2:07:08] the city.
[2:07:09] Those are our words and I hope
[2:07:10] that they matter as well.
[2:07:14] So thank you again to
[2:07:15] Councilmember Rivera for
[2:07:16] bringing this for it not just
[2:07:16] to pander to small community
[2:07:19] but clearly to many of
[2:07:20] the partner organizations who
[2:07:20] came out today in solidarity
[2:07:24] and to speak in one collective
[2:07:25] voice.
[2:07:26] >> And with that I am proud to
[2:07:26] second the motion.
[2:07:26] All right.
[2:07:31] Thank you.
[2:07:32] So we have a motion by
[2:07:33] Councilmember Eli Rivera in a
[2:07:34] second by council PRESIDENT Pro
[2:07:34] Tem Lee.
[2:07:37] We will go next to
[2:07:37] Councilmember Whipper.
[2:07:38] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[2:07:38] Thank you.
[2:07:39] Council member Isla Rivera to
[2:07:42] you and your team for bringing
[2:07:43] forward this resolution.
[2:07:43] Thank you to both of you for
[2:07:44] the presentation.
[2:07:48] It is very important that
[2:07:48] the city publicly push back
[2:07:53] the hateful rhetoric that has
[2:07:53] been targeting many of our
[2:07:54] residents.
[2:07:58] The attacks and harassment of
[2:07:59] Somali child care providers or
[2:08:00] the Somali community in general
[2:08:05] or the black community in
[2:08:06] general is completely
[2:08:06] unacceptable.
[2:08:07] The thousands of San Diego
[2:08:10] those who are members of
[2:08:11] the Somali community should not
[2:08:12] have to live in fear.
[2:08:12] Several speakers this afternoon
[2:08:17] asked not just for words but
[2:08:17] also for action.
[2:08:22] The fourth proposed action that
[2:08:22] Cultivator Isla Rivera includes
[2:08:23] in this resolution is a request
[2:08:27] from the council that the city
[2:08:27] work with child care providers
[2:08:28] to increase security measures
[2:08:33] to protect the children in
[2:08:34] their care.
[2:08:35] And I would ask the city make a
[2:08:35] concerted effort to work with
[2:08:39] child care providers to
[2:08:39] increase their security.
[2:08:40] One of the foremost
[2:08:41] responsibilities of our city is
[2:08:45] to protect the public safety
[2:08:45] and that includes the Somali
[2:08:46] community.
[2:08:46] We also need to counteract
[2:08:50] these racist narratives by
[2:08:51] recognizing the significant
[2:08:52] contributions of the Somali
[2:08:56] community in San Diego.
[2:08:57] The contributions are
[2:08:57] innumerable across many
[2:08:58] sectors.
[2:08:58] Child care being one of them.
[2:09:03] Thank goodness for at home
[2:09:04] child care providers Child care
[2:09:08] is one of the greatest needs in
[2:09:08] our city.
[2:09:14] Thank goodness for uw and child
[2:09:14] Care Providers United They make
[2:09:15] it possible for many people
[2:09:16] including members of the Somali
[2:09:20] community to provide high
[2:09:21] quality child care.
[2:09:25] Speaking for the 150,000
[2:09:26] residents in my district, we
[2:09:26] are grateful for that.
[2:09:27] I will also highlight that here
[2:09:31] in District three as especially
[2:09:32] the resolution the House of
[2:09:36] Somalia was accepted as
[2:09:36] the first African country to
[2:09:37] join the House specific
[2:09:38] relations in Balboa Park.
[2:09:42] That is a point of pride for my
[2:09:42] district and for our city.
[2:09:43] That recognition as well
[2:09:43] deserved.
[2:09:44] So even as others sowed
[2:09:48] the seeds of prejudice, I am
[2:09:49] pleased that our city embraces
[2:09:50] the many ethnic communities
[2:09:50] that make up San Diego
[2:09:54] including our Somali community
[2:09:55] And I'll be supporting the item
[2:09:55] today.
[2:09:56] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[2:09:57] All right.
[2:09:57] Thank you, Councilmember
[2:09:58] Whitburn.
[2:10:00] We'll go next to Councilmember
[2:10:00] Campo.
[2:10:01] >> Thank you.
[2:10:01] Council PRESIDENT.
[2:10:02] I want to thank the members of
[2:10:03] the public who've come in today
[2:10:06] to share their words in support
[2:10:07] of the resolution and thank
[2:10:08] the District nine office in
[2:10:09] Councilmember Gila River for
[2:10:09] authoring it.
[2:10:13] Would like to recognize what a
[2:10:14] good job uw has done in
[2:10:14] organizing and protecting and
[2:10:20] advocating for the needs of
[2:10:20] their members whether they're
[2:10:21] Somali or not.
[2:10:22] But of course standing up for
[2:10:26] the Somali community.
[2:10:26] I also see in the crowd today a
[2:10:27] good friend the honorable
[2:10:28] Delfina Gonzalez from the Hotel
[2:10:32] Water District.
[2:10:32] So it's good to see her as
[2:10:33] well.
[2:10:33] You know, I think the having
[2:10:38] worked on childcare issues and
[2:10:38] with uw on issues related
[2:10:43] childcare in home childcare
[2:10:44] the City Council supported a
[2:10:45] law back in 2023 that my office
[2:10:45] authored to make sure that
[2:10:49] landlords wouldn't take
[2:10:50] advantage of in-home childcare
[2:10:50] providers.
[2:10:51] The thing that really is so
[2:10:55] disgusting about this is it's
[2:10:56] intentionally focusing on a
[2:10:57] group of people who are
[2:11:02] immigrants mostly immigrants
[2:11:02] who are taking care of our
[2:11:03] children because they know
[2:11:04] the thing you love the most
[2:11:08] the people I think everyone in
[2:11:09] the public cares about more
[2:11:09] than anything is their family
[2:11:10] and their young ones.
[2:11:13] And they're trying to besmirch
[2:11:14] the work you do And everything
[2:11:20] I've ever seen from the child
[2:11:20] care providers uaw, Somali or
[2:11:21] any of the other groups that do
[2:11:25] this in home care is excellent
[2:11:25] work.
[2:11:26] Their parents of those children
[2:11:32] rave about how good you are at
[2:11:32] the work you do, how their
[2:11:33] children develop, how they
[2:11:37] learn to read, how they have
[2:11:38] good social skills.
[2:11:38] You're one of the best we have
[2:11:43] as a community in providing
[2:11:44] this service and you make it
[2:11:49] less expensive for everybody
[2:11:50] which is like the incredibly
[2:11:50] stupid part of the attack on
[2:11:55] your community.
[2:12:01] >> Many of us have children up
[2:12:02] here who and we know the cost
[2:12:03] of child care right now.
[2:12:07] And I just have to say that in
[2:12:08] terms of the contributions that
[2:12:12] councilmember and so rightly
[2:12:13] pointed out, raising our
[2:12:19] children is the most important
[2:12:20] you could provide and you do it
[2:12:21] well and you do it at less
[2:12:21] expensive than many other
[2:12:25] places.
[2:12:26] And so I wish every San Diego
[2:12:27] and an American could see what
[2:12:27] I've seen in my district and
[2:12:31] around the city that you're
[2:12:32] supporting economic
[2:12:32] development, childhood
[2:12:37] development, all the things we
[2:12:38] beg members of the public to
[2:12:38] help us with.
[2:12:43] You do it.
[2:12:43] You do it.
[2:12:44] So thank you very much for this
[2:12:45] for your service to our
[2:12:49] community, for your union, for
[2:12:50] standing up for you and for and
[2:12:50] for working within your union
[2:12:55] as well.
[2:12:56] And I'm proud to support this
[2:12:56] resolution because
[2:12:57] the contribution you make is
[2:13:01] improve being our society
[2:13:01] absolutely improving it.
[2:13:02] >> So thank you very much.
[2:13:07] I'll be in support.
[2:13:08] >> All right.
[2:13:08] Excuse me.
[2:13:09] Thank you.
[2:13:09] Councilmember Campi, I'll go
[2:13:13] next to Councilmember Vaughn
[2:13:13] Wolpert.
[2:13:14] Thank you.
[2:13:14] And thank you, Councilmember
[2:13:15] Rivera for bringing forth a
[2:13:16] resolution today.
[2:13:19] I am very proud to support our
[2:13:20] resolution affirming our city's
[2:13:20] commitment to San Diego Somali
[2:13:24] community and thank you for
[2:13:25] being here very much.
[2:13:25] Our Somali neighbors are
[2:13:26] important part of the fabric of
[2:13:30] San Diego.
[2:13:31] You contribute to our economy.
[2:13:32] You enrich our culture, raise
[2:13:36] families here, help others
[2:13:37] raise their families if they're
[2:13:38] struggling to access child care
[2:13:38] And you do it so well.
[2:13:42] You're very good at your jobs
[2:13:43] and we appreciate the work you
[2:13:43] do.
[2:13:44] You operate businesses.
[2:13:44] You strengthen our civic life.
[2:13:49] Your success is our city's
[2:13:49] success At a time when
[2:13:50] immigrant and refugee
[2:13:55] communities understand that we
[2:13:56] face fear, discrimination and
[2:13:57] uncertainty, it is important
[2:13:57] that we make clear here today
[2:14:01] San Diego is a welcoming city
[2:14:02] and we welcome our Somali
[2:14:03] community into our city.
[2:14:07] Every resident deserves to live
[2:14:08] with safety, dignity, pursue
[2:14:08] opportunity and participate
[2:14:13] fully in our community and our
[2:14:14] life here Regardless of your
[2:14:14] national origin or immigration
[2:14:15] status or where you come from
[2:14:16] or who you love, who you
[2:14:19] ascribe to.
[2:14:20] All of all of us deserve
[2:14:20] dignity and respect in our
[2:14:21] communities.
[2:14:24] We also stand firmly against
[2:14:25] harmful rhetoric and actions
[2:14:26] that seek to divide us.
[2:14:31] Words can turn into hateful
[2:14:31] violence like we saw at our
[2:14:32] Islamic center here in San
[2:14:35] Diego when three people
[2:14:36] tragically lost their lives
[2:14:37] saving the lives of hundreds of
[2:14:41] children.
[2:14:42] And finally, this resolution
[2:14:42] recognizes the importance of
[2:14:47] protecting our Somali own child
[2:14:47] care providers from harassment
[2:14:48] and intimidation.
[2:14:48] You have faced unthinkable
[2:14:53] harassment.
[2:14:54] And I actually have a question
[2:14:55] for our police department who's
[2:14:55] here And I'm glad we have
[2:14:56] the multi cultural storefront
[2:15:00] up and running but I do have a
[2:15:01] question.
[2:15:02] If someone from police can come
[2:15:02] answer it.
[2:15:03] One of the things we have to
[2:15:05] stop is people making money on
[2:15:05] social media for harassing
[2:15:10] other people And it is
[2:15:11] horrendous.
[2:15:12] >> And people do have a First
[2:15:12] Amendment right to freedom of
[2:15:17] expression in this country.
[2:15:17] I hope we can stop hate but
[2:15:18] they do not have a right to
[2:15:19] make money.
[2:15:23] So how can we tell the YouTubes
[2:15:24] and the metered in the Googles
[2:15:25] the alphabet to the world to
[2:15:25] take down these accounts so
[2:15:26] they can't make money by
[2:15:29] harassing our child care
[2:15:29] providers?
[2:15:30] >> I think it comes down to
[2:15:30] pressure.
[2:15:31] It's putting pressure on these
[2:15:31] folks.
[2:15:34] It's clearly set a tone here
[2:15:35] where we look into it from
[2:15:36] the city on three sides and
[2:15:40] we've had upwards of over a
[2:15:41] dozen complaints of harassment
[2:15:42] from both Internet as well as
[2:15:42] through the different
[2:15:43] organizations.
[2:15:46] We're taking them all seriously
[2:15:47] ,document all of them and set
[2:15:48] them up through the city
[2:15:48] attorney's office.
[2:15:49] I think a lot of pressure is
[2:15:52] being pressure on these
[2:15:53] entities.
[2:15:53] >> So let us know how we can
[2:15:54] help.
[2:15:58] I'm happy to send this
[2:15:59] resolution to all of the tech
[2:15:59] companies which are based in
[2:16:04] California which need to learn
[2:16:05] what they're doing as wrong.
[2:16:05] So I just think it's horrible.
[2:16:11] People should not be able to
[2:16:11] make money off this.
[2:16:12] But thank you And we're happy
[2:16:13] to help sign on to any effort
[2:16:15] we can.
[2:16:16] I want to thank you, D.W. For
[2:16:17] being here today and for being
[2:16:17] at Union Proud.
[2:16:21] We need more labor protections
[2:16:22] in this country to stop people
[2:16:23] from harassing others on
[2:16:23] the job.
[2:16:24] And thank you for being here
[2:16:24] too.
[2:16:28] And even at you know, 90, 94,
[2:16:29] 95 years young, you're still
[2:16:30] out advocating.
[2:16:33] So I appreciate you for being
[2:16:34] here.
[2:16:34] And it is terribly scary when
[2:16:39] the PRESIDENT United States
[2:16:40] have been hateful, horrible and
[2:16:40] just plain ignorant statements
[2:16:41] about our small community.
[2:16:46] But it's not just the White
[2:16:46] House.
[2:16:46] And that's what's getting
[2:16:47] scarier and scarier.
[2:16:48] Hateful rhetoric against our
[2:16:51] Muslim community is growing in
[2:16:52] national politics and it should
[2:16:53] scare all of us.
[2:16:57] I'm not going to repeat what
[2:16:58] they said because their words
[2:16:58] do not deserve to be repeated.
[2:16:59] But we have a U.S.
[2:17:04] Representative in Congress such
[2:17:04] as Brandon Gill and Texas
[2:17:05] Senator Tommy Tuberville and
[2:17:09] Alabama Representative Randy
[2:17:10] Fine in Florida And you all get
[2:17:11] in Tennessee who have all faced
[2:17:11] horrible backlash for their
[2:17:16] horrible anti-Muslim posts and
[2:17:16] have made incredibly hateful
[2:17:17] Islamophobic comments.
[2:17:17] We must reject our hate.
[2:17:21] There is no place for
[2:17:22] Islamophobia in our United
[2:17:23] States government.
[2:17:27] What worries me even more is
[2:17:28] the trend we're seeing in
[2:17:28] national politics is changing.
[2:17:29] Speaker Johnson and his
[2:17:32] leadership have shown no
[2:17:33] interest in reprimanding any of
[2:17:34] these members of Congress for
[2:17:34] their hate.
[2:17:38] None.
[2:17:39] And this is a change from 2019
[2:17:40] when we saw then-Speaker
[2:17:44] Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
[2:17:45] here in California and his
[2:17:45] leadership team voted a
[2:17:50] horrible man Representative
[2:17:51] Stephen King in Iowa off of all
[2:17:52] of his congressional committees
[2:17:53] after he questioned publicly
[2:17:53] whether white supremacy should
[2:17:57] come back to this country.
[2:17:57] He faced consequences then.
[2:17:58] They are not facing
[2:17:59] consequences now and it is
[2:18:02] deeply scary.
[2:18:03] But here in San Diego we're
[2:18:04] going to push back.
[2:18:10] And today on behalf of
[2:18:11] the council, thank you again to
[2:18:11] council certainly where we are.
[2:18:12] Thank you so much for everyone
[2:18:14] present in all the hard work
[2:18:15] you put into this.
[2:18:16] We stand with our Somali
[2:18:16] community.
[2:18:16] We value you.
[2:18:17] We see you And I'm proud to
[2:18:24] support this resolution.
[2:18:24] >> All right.
[2:18:25] Thank you.
[2:18:25] Council member Obama.
[2:18:26] I will go next to council
[2:18:29] member Campbell Thank you so
[2:18:30] much.
[2:18:30] I want to say that I'm in
[2:18:31] complete agreement with all of
[2:18:36] the words that my colleagues
[2:18:36] have said.
[2:18:36] Welcome to America.
[2:18:42] That's what all Americans
[2:18:42] should be saying.
[2:18:43] Welcome And we're glad you came
[2:18:48] and we want you to know that we
[2:18:49] believe everyone is created
[2:18:54] equal and we have had a hard
[2:18:54] time in this country.
[2:18:55] If you look at our 250 year
[2:19:00] history and living up to our
[2:19:00] promise.
[2:19:01] And I want you to know that we
[2:19:05] in San Diego will live up to
[2:19:06] our promise.
[2:19:06] We will stand up with you.
[2:19:07] We will fight with you.
[2:19:12] We believe in you.
[2:19:12] We are your neighbors, your
[2:19:13] friends, your brothers, your
[2:19:13] sisters.
[2:19:17] We are all one people and we
[2:19:17] believe that we live it.
[2:19:23] And as old as I am, I'm telling
[2:19:23] you I'm 80 years old.
[2:19:24] Not as old as Captain Cheese.
[2:19:28] My hero.
[2:19:29] But Kathryn and I when we had
[2:19:34] young children we didn't have
[2:19:35] good in-home child care.
[2:19:35] And I want to thank you for
[2:19:41] providing that and the safety
[2:19:41] for those children.
[2:19:42] Thank you so much.
[2:19:47] I don't know how long some of
[2:19:48] you have been here but if it's
[2:19:52] less than 12 years or so you
[2:19:52] have lived under this trump And
[2:19:57] he does not represent our
[2:19:58] country and our only power as
[2:20:03] citizens is our vote.
[2:20:04] And the only way we have power
[2:20:09] is to use our vote.
[2:20:10] And so those of you who can
[2:20:15] vote please remember it's so
[2:20:15] important.
[2:20:16] It really is our only power in
[2:20:16] a big democracy.
[2:20:22] So let us work hard.
[2:20:23] Let us get out the vote next
[2:20:23] time.
[2:20:27] Let us make sure we never have
[2:20:27] another demagogue, another
[2:20:28] follower of Hitler, another
[2:20:33] Hitler.
[2:20:34] Certainly not in this country
[2:20:34] ever.
[2:20:35] We are all one and we are
[2:20:36] together with you.
[2:20:43] >> Thank you.
[2:20:44] >> Council member Ala.
[2:20:49] Thank you.
[2:20:50] I just want to say thank you my
[2:20:50] colleagues for the comments you
[2:20:54] made, the support you've shown
[2:20:55] .
[2:20:56] I, I also wanted to make sure
[2:21:01] that I relayed the appreciation
[2:21:01] from the Somali community to
[2:21:02] domestic workers.
[2:21:07] I didn't intentionally try to
[2:21:08] keep as much about the Somali
[2:21:12] leaders as possible but as is
[2:21:13] the case with our Somali
[2:21:14] community, they wanted to make
[2:21:14] sure that that appreciation was
[2:21:18] shown.
[2:21:19] And that plays itself out in a
[2:21:19] multitude of ways.
[2:21:24] Obviously I'm supporting
[2:21:24] the childcare providers but
[2:21:25] also just providing community
[2:21:26] space for Ede and for other
[2:21:30] important community
[2:21:30] celebrations.
[2:21:31] I also want to say thank you
[2:21:31] for that.
[2:21:35] Again, very much like our
[2:21:36] leaders within the community to
[2:21:37] make sure that that
[2:21:41] appreciation was spread as wide
[2:21:42] as possible.
[2:21:43] So thank you again, my
[2:21:43] colleagues and thank you to all
[2:21:44] the allies who showed up today.
[2:21:48] Very, very appreciative for
[2:21:49] the way this conversation has
[2:21:49] happened.
[2:21:50] I'll hand it back to you.
[2:21:50] Council PRESIDENT.
[2:21:51] Thank you.
[2:21:51] All right.
[2:21:52] Thank you.
[2:21:54] Council member Ella Rivera.
[2:21:55] So I'll jump in here to close
[2:21:55] it out.
[2:21:59] Thank you council member for
[2:22:00] your work the work of your
[2:22:00] amazing staff in District nine
[2:22:01] who time and time again helped
[2:22:05] lead us into these
[2:22:05] conversations that are so very
[2:22:06] important.
[2:22:06] Thank you to Pana and your
[2:22:11] leadership over the years and
[2:22:11] what you've done and what
[2:22:12] you've taught me.
[2:22:17] We don't always agree but you
[2:22:18] have taught me an awful lot
[2:22:18] since the first time I went to
[2:22:22] a Pana rally years and years
[2:22:23] ago.
[2:22:23] Thank you again.
[2:22:24] As I said at the onset to all
[2:22:28] of you who showed up who took
[2:22:29] the time to show up to show
[2:22:29] that collective solidarity
[2:22:34] about what is happening with
[2:22:35] the Somali community, what is
[2:22:36] happening with the childcare
[2:22:41] providers and to push back
[2:22:41] against people who are trying
[2:22:42] to fill an empty soul, an empty
[2:22:47] heart with hate and rhetoric
[2:22:47] because they think that makes
[2:22:48] them more important.
[2:22:49] And as my colleagues have said,
[2:22:53] we live in a very challenging
[2:22:54] time where social media spreads
[2:22:54] like wildfire and people can
[2:22:59] hide behind the anonymity of
[2:23:00] social media and make
[2:23:00] themselves try to feel good
[2:23:05] while they impose hate and
[2:23:05] rhetoric.
[2:23:06] And as many of you said, words
[2:23:11] matter because it's not only
[2:23:11] that hateful words but it's
[2:23:12] when it gets translated to
[2:23:13] action and people who think
[2:23:17] they have a mandate because
[2:23:17] they heard something on social
[2:23:18] media or they hear it over and
[2:23:19] over again, they think that
[2:23:23] gives them direction.
[2:23:23] They think it gives them
[2:23:24] purpose when they so sadly
[2:23:25] sadly do not.
[2:23:29] And to the hate that you are
[2:23:30] exposed to that you feel and as
[2:23:30] my colleagues at each of you
[2:23:35] pointed out as my colleagues
[2:23:36] pointed out, childcare
[2:23:37] providers you have the most
[2:23:40] precious gift that you take
[2:23:41] care of on behalf of our
[2:23:41] children, our next generation
[2:23:46] and the love and support that
[2:23:47] you impose on them as a child
[2:23:51] care provider is what gives me
[2:23:51] hope going forward that we are
[2:23:56] raising our children in a way
[2:23:57] that will overwhelm this
[2:23:57] awfulness.
[2:23:58] And while I appreciate
[2:24:03] Councilmember Bob Wolpert and
[2:24:04] the officer from pd when you
[2:24:04] have the social media giants in
[2:24:08] the back pocket of this
[2:24:09] PRESIDENT, it can be daunting
[2:24:09] at times to think that there
[2:24:13] will be an end to this But
[2:24:14] we've got two and a half years
[2:24:19] If we can survive that and I
[2:24:20] know we will that we can change
[2:24:21] this course of this country
[2:24:25] back to what the original
[2:24:25] vision was.
[2:24:29] And so we appreciate each and
[2:24:29] every one of you despite some
[2:24:30] of the challenges we have in
[2:24:34] balancing the life of our city,
[2:24:35] our state, our country.
[2:24:36] We will continue to look for
[2:24:39] ways to be supportive, to be
[2:24:40] protective, to go after those
[2:24:46] who would seek to do harm and
[2:24:46] ill will there.
[2:24:47] So I do appreciate the police
[2:24:51] department your attention to
[2:24:51] this the city attorney's office
[2:24:52] and even to the district
[2:24:56] attorney in those good efforts.
[2:25:01] So we using the words of others
[2:25:02] that are smarter and more
[2:25:02] eloquent than me we will
[2:25:03] overcome this challenge
[2:25:07] constantly reach out to each of
[2:25:07] our districts if we can be help
[2:25:08] and support in any way.
[2:25:12] And I think there's a letter
[2:25:13] out there I would be happy to
[2:25:14] cosign it if it is helpful in
[2:25:16] moving that financial support
[2:25:17] forward.
[2:25:22] So with that we have a motion
[2:25:23] by council member Ella Rivera
[2:25:23] and a second by Council
[2:25:27] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.
[2:25:28] >> Please call the roll I'm
[2:25:28] sorry the vote the voting
[2:25:37] system Please cast your vote.
[2:25:38] >> My apologies.
[2:25:38] MAY I get your vote For
[2:25:47] the record Council member Yes.
[2:25:53] And that passes unanimously 8
[2:25:53] to 0 with Councilmember Foster
[2:25:54] absent.
[2:25:54] >> Thank you.
[2:26:02] Council PRESIDENT.
[2:26:03] You're going to stay for
[2:26:07] the next item.
[2:26:08] I'm so excited.
[2:26:13] Oh well, let's just pause for a
[2:26:14] moment and give these good
[2:27:10] folks a chance to
[2:27:34] work.
[2:27:35] All right.
[2:27:40] Clerk Please introduce items
[2:27:40] 201 and 202 Thank you.
[2:27:43] >> Council PRESIDENT Item two
[2:27:44] one is the fiscal year 2027
[2:27:45] Maintenance Assessment
[2:27:45] Districts Annual reports for
[2:27:48] Parks and Recreation Department
[2:27:51] And item 2 or 2 is the fiscal
[2:27:52] year 2027 Main Assessment
[2:27:52] District annual reports for
[2:27:53] the Economic Development
[2:27:56] Department.
[2:27:57] If you'd like to speak to these
[2:27:58] items, now's the time to raise
[2:28:00] your hand by pressing Star nine
[2:28:00] or the raise your hand icon Or
[2:28:01] if you're hearing council
[2:28:02] chambers to submit your
[2:28:05] speakers up to the front of
[2:28:05] the room in the clear box.
[2:28:06] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT
[2:28:06] All right.
[2:28:09] Thank you City Clerk for these
[2:28:10] items.
[2:28:10] We will take the staff
[2:28:11] presentations together public
[2:28:14] testimony and council comment
[2:28:15] on these items will also be
[2:28:16] taken together and then we'll
[2:28:19] take separate votes on each
[2:28:20] item.
[2:28:20] So with that staff please
[2:28:21] introduce yourselves for
[2:28:24] the record and let us know how
[2:28:25] much time you need for
[2:28:25] the joint presentation.
[2:28:29] Good afternoon Council members.
[2:28:30] Thank you for your time today.
[2:28:31] My name is Michael Jones and
[2:28:34] with me is Rhea again Aldo And
[2:28:35] for our presentation will
[2:28:36] require approximately seven
[2:28:36] minutes.
[2:28:37] All right, when you're ready.
[2:28:41] Thank you.
[2:28:42] A maintenance assessment
[2:28:47] district or mad is a legal
[2:28:47] mechanism to allow property
[2:28:48] owners the ability to fund
[2:28:51] improvements and activities
[2:28:52] within a boundary defined by an
[2:28:56] assessment engineer.
[2:28:57] These tricks take on many
[2:28:57] scopes of service, several of
[2:28:58] which are shown here.
[2:29:01] Landscaping is the most common
[2:29:01] type of improvement generally
[2:29:06] occurring in medians, parks and
[2:29:06] rights of way.
[2:29:07] Methods operate with legal
[2:29:11] authority to engage in
[2:29:11] improvements and activities
[2:29:12] under the guidance of
[2:29:15] legislation at both the State
[2:29:15] and local levels.
[2:29:16] State Law, the Municipal Code
[2:29:19] and City Council policy are
[2:29:20] written to allow districts
[2:29:24] maximum operational flexibility
[2:29:24] .
[2:29:25] A primary goal of these
[2:29:26] policies is to give communities
[2:29:29] the ability to offer virtually
[2:29:30] any type of feasible
[2:29:30] improvement or activity.
[2:29:34] Next, I'd like to turn it over
[2:29:35] to Rhea to cover the next
[2:29:39] section Rhea.
[2:29:39] >> Thank you Mike.
[2:29:40] Good afternoon Council members.
[2:29:43] There are 64 maintenance
[2:29:44] assessment districts in
[2:29:47] the city of San Diego of which
[2:29:48] 54 receive oversight from
[2:29:48] the Parks and Recreation
[2:29:51] Department and ten from
[2:29:52] the Economic Development
[2:29:52] Department.
[2:29:53] Mather Located in every council
[2:29:56] district from the border to
[2:29:57] the northernmost parts of
[2:29:57] the city.
[2:30:01] The city's assessment Areas map
[2:30:01] is an interactive tool
[2:30:02] available to the public to
[2:30:05] locate methods operating
[2:30:06] citywide.
[2:30:06] Economic development methods
[2:30:10] shown here in blue are located
[2:30:11] in commercial areas providing
[2:30:11] related services such as
[2:30:15] beautification, retail
[2:30:16] retention and district branding
[2:30:17] through seasonal banners.
[2:30:20] Parks and Recreation match
[2:30:20] shown in yellow operate
[2:30:21] primarily in residential
[2:30:24] neighborhoods.
[2:30:25] >> Oversight and accountability
[2:30:29] are key components to managing
[2:30:30] a mad as each district is
[2:30:31] governed by its own engineer's
[2:30:34] report and assessment
[2:30:35] structure.
[2:30:35] To support this the city uses
[2:30:39] various contract types to
[2:30:40] administer services and
[2:30:40] activities for Parks and
[2:30:41] recreation.
[2:30:44] The districts are managed by
[2:30:45] city staffed with service
[2:30:49] delivery through contracts with
[2:30:49] for profit vendors.
[2:30:50] Bird Rock and Savita are
[2:30:51] the exceptions managed by
[2:30:54] nonprofit organizations for
[2:30:55] economic development.
[2:30:56] The private The districts
[2:30:59] primarily operate under
[2:31:00] management agreements with
[2:31:00] nonprofit organizations with
[2:31:04] service delivery provided by
[2:31:05] staff or through subcontracted
[2:31:05] vendors.
[2:31:09] All ten economic development
[2:31:09] methods will be managed by
[2:31:12] nonprofits in fiscal year 27
[2:31:13] including Barrio Logan and
[2:31:14] Central Commercial which will
[2:31:17] transition from city
[2:31:18] management.
[2:31:18] Seven Economic development
[2:31:22] methods are managed by local
[2:31:23] business associations that also
[2:31:23] manage manage a business
[2:31:26] improvement district.
[2:31:27] This shared management
[2:31:28] structure allows them to
[2:31:31] coordinate resources and
[2:31:31] district priorities and
[2:31:32] leverage assessments to bring
[2:31:33] additional investments to those
[2:31:36] communities.
[2:31:37] >> The next two slides
[2:31:42] highlight the visible impact of
[2:31:43] matters in their communities.
[2:31:43] Parks and recreation matters
[2:31:44] shown here support
[2:31:46] the maintenance and
[2:31:47] beautification of landscaped
[2:31:47] areas, parks and medians.
[2:31:51] These districts are well
[2:31:52] positioned to coordinate with
[2:31:52] city departments and local
[2:31:56] stakeholders helping deliver
[2:31:56] services effectively and
[2:31:57] aligned with neighborhood
[2:32:01] service needs.
[2:32:01] >> Economic development methods
[2:32:05] shown here contribute to
[2:32:06] cleaner and more welcoming
[2:32:06] business districts.
[2:32:10] Landscape maintenance Sidewalk
[2:32:11] cleaning and beautification are
[2:32:12] some examples of day to day
[2:32:15] services shown on this slide.
[2:32:16] >> Most districts also offer
[2:32:20] opportunities for community and
[2:32:21] property owners to get involved
[2:32:22] such as through neighborhood
[2:32:22] cleanups and district
[2:32:26] walkthroughs which help guide
[2:32:26] service priorities.
[2:32:27] With that I'll turn it back
[2:32:27] over to Michael.
[2:32:31] Thank you, Rhea.
[2:32:32] Each district is formed with an
[2:32:32] accompanying engineer
[2:32:35] assessment engineer's report
[2:32:36] and is implemented upon a
[2:32:37] successful vote of affected
[2:32:40] property owners.
[2:32:40] This is effectively
[2:32:41] the governing document that
[2:32:44] specifies which improvements
[2:32:45] can occur and at what
[2:32:46] frequencies.
[2:32:46] The difference between general
[2:32:50] and special benefit is an
[2:32:51] important point of distinction.
[2:32:51] Mads MAY only fund those
[2:32:54] services which are above
[2:32:55] the city standard and confer a
[2:32:56] special benefit to assessment
[2:32:59] payers.
[2:32:59] The engineer's report is
[2:33:00] updated annually to include new
[2:33:04] parcel data.
[2:33:05] Changes in land use and an
[2:33:05] updated budget for each
[2:33:06] district.
[2:33:09] It is important to note that
[2:33:10] assessments MAY increase or
[2:33:10] decrease or remain the same
[2:33:11] based upon the needs of
[2:33:13] the district and fiscal
[2:33:14] considerations.
[2:33:14] Some elements of the report
[2:33:18] such as boundaries assessment,
[2:33:19] methodology, locations and
[2:33:19] service frequencies MAY not be
[2:33:23] updated through the annual
[2:33:23] process.
[2:33:24] These changes in assessment
[2:33:25] levies are shared with
[2:33:27] community members, stakeholders
[2:33:28] or advisory committees
[2:33:29] associated with one or multiple
[2:33:32] districts.
[2:33:33] The proposed actions before
[2:33:36] the Council today for item two
[2:33:36] include the approval of
[2:33:40] the fiscal year 2027 annual
[2:33:40] reports.
[2:33:41] In addition, the Department
[2:33:41] seeks authorization to allow
[2:33:45] the cfo to expend funds and
[2:33:46] collect revenues that will
[2:33:48] sustain the operations of all
[2:33:49] 54 districts under Parks and
[2:33:49] Recreation oversight.
[2:33:53] Additionally, the Council will
[2:33:54] allow the cfo via department
[2:33:58] via the department to execute
[2:33:59] the manual billing of property
[2:33:59] owners who do not receive a
[2:34:03] property tax bill.
[2:34:03] >> For item 2o2.
[2:34:04] Proposed actions include
[2:34:07] approval of the fiscal year
[2:34:08] 2027 annual reports for
[2:34:08] the Economic Development
[2:34:12] Department.
[2:34:13] Authorize the cfo to
[2:34:13] appropriate and expend mad
[2:34:16] funds and manually bill
[2:34:17] the property owners not billed
[2:34:18] by the county.
[2:34:21] Proposed actions four and five
[2:34:21] Request consideration to waive
[2:34:25] mad Council policy 121 for
[2:34:26] Little Italy and Adams Avenue
[2:34:26] mouths.
[2:34:30] Allowing each district's
[2:34:30] operating reserve to fall below
[2:34:32] the required minimum of 10% of
[2:34:37] operating expenditures.
[2:34:38] The proposed actions ensure
[2:34:39] each of our departments ability
[2:34:42] to submit the assessments to
[2:34:43] the county by the AUGUST 10th
[2:34:44] deadline for inclusion on
[2:34:47] the owner's property tax bill.
[2:34:48] All of this ensures a seamless
[2:34:51] continuity of service.
[2:34:52] For more information, members
[2:34:53] of the public can visit each
[2:34:57] department's web page and
[2:34:57] the interactive map outlining
[2:34:58] district boundaries.
[2:35:01] These are all useful resources
[2:35:01] for learning more about
[2:35:02] the Maintenance Assessment
[2:35:03] District program here in San
[2:35:05] Diego.
[2:35:06] And finally, this concludes our
[2:35:07] presentation.
[2:35:07] We appreciate your time today.
[2:35:10] Thank you.
[2:35:10] All right.
[2:35:11] Thank you for the presentation
[2:35:12] and thank you for the work to
[2:35:15] bring forward these annual
[2:35:15] reports.
[2:35:16] With that, Clark, please go to
[2:35:17] public comment.
[2:35:17] Thank you.
[2:35:21] Council PRESIDENT Maximilian
[2:35:21] Schmidt if you can please come
[2:35:22] forward.
[2:35:25] You'll have two minutes to
[2:35:25] speak on both items 2a1, two
[2:35:29] and two to.
[2:35:30] After that we have Petros
[2:35:34] Haggas and Ben Nichols.
[2:35:35] You can come forward to
[2:35:36] the yellow reserved seats at
[2:35:39] the front ending with allegedly
[2:35:40] .
[2:35:40] Please proceed on using
[2:35:44] property tax for landscaping
[2:35:45] maintenance and cleaning of
[2:35:46] parks and what you're calling
[2:35:50] the beautification of parks.
[2:35:51] I think it's important that we
[2:35:54] call out something else that is
[2:35:55] going on in San Diego's and
[2:35:55] parks across the whole world
[2:35:59] Really This is also happening
[2:35:59] in mainland China.
[2:36:00] They're trying to make the code
[2:36:04] actually designed the buildings
[2:36:04] and created the buildings
[2:36:05] surrounding the parks and
[2:36:05] the buildings and
[2:36:09] the architecture and the parks
[2:36:09] And they're actually trying to
[2:36:10] make the buildings look two
[2:36:10] dimensional.
[2:36:13] This type of architecture is
[2:36:14] called brutalism And the reason
[2:36:14] they're trying to do that is
[2:36:17] because of someone's death.
[2:36:18] Perception is messed with.
[2:36:19] They can disassociate easier
[2:36:22] and be mind controlled easier
[2:36:23] or be influenced to think a
[2:36:24] certain way by telepathic
[2:36:27] people because the majority of
[2:36:28] the West Coast are telepaths
[2:36:29] who MAY try to influence
[2:36:33] someone to be liberal or to be
[2:36:34] a socialist.
[2:36:35] And I just wanted to say that
[2:36:38] also the buildings are designed
[2:36:39] to make you afraid to look at
[2:36:39] the sky where there's many
[2:36:43] unnecessary right angles built
[2:36:43] into the architecture as well
[2:36:44] so that when you look up at
[2:36:47] the sky it's almost like a
[2:36:48] dagger or a right angle like
[2:36:49] coming down on you to make
[2:36:53] the sky look jagged so you're
[2:36:53] afraid to look at the sky.
[2:36:57] So I just know that a lot of
[2:36:57] people who are escaping from
[2:36:58] colds and trying to enjoy our
[2:37:03] parks they MAY I MAY be able to
[2:37:04] help people if I let them know
[2:37:07] that Don't be afraid to look at
[2:37:08] the sky even if there's a giant
[2:37:12] ominous building hovering over
[2:37:13] you with right angles hanging
[2:37:14] off it unnecessarily And that
[2:37:16] has intense brutalism
[2:37:17] architecture that looks two
[2:37:17] dimensional to make you
[2:37:21] dissociate do not be afraid to
[2:37:22] look at the skies in our parks
[2:37:23] and I think you'll like
[2:37:23] education like this If we're
[2:37:26] going to be taking property tax
[2:37:27] for extra property tax for
[2:37:27] landscaping maintenance and
[2:37:31] cleaning and the beautification
[2:37:32] of our parks, I think that we
[2:37:33] can help people with a message
[2:37:36] of when you enjoy San Diego's
[2:37:36] parks, don't be afraid to look
[2:37:37] at the sky.
[2:37:37] And I say that because they're
[2:37:40] building buildings to intention
[2:37:41] only make it hard to look at
[2:37:42] the sky.
[2:37:46] >> Next is pictures huggers You
[2:37:49] are speaking on item 202 so
[2:37:50] you'll have one minute.
[2:37:51] >> Hello Council members one I
[2:37:55] was petrels I worked for city
[2:37:56] high cities here as a program
[2:37:56] manager overseeing the main
[2:37:57] assessment district.
[2:37:59] The main assessment district
[2:38:00] plays a critical role in
[2:38:01] keeping city highways clean and
[2:38:01] safe and welcoming those
[2:38:04] services such as graffiti
[2:38:05] removal, litter abatement,
[2:38:05] legal dumping responses,
[2:38:08] landscaping and corridor
[2:38:09] beautification.
[2:38:09] The district improves quality
[2:38:10] of life while serving as a
[2:38:13] direct conduit between
[2:38:14] residents, businesses and
[2:38:14] community concerns to ensure
[2:38:17] issues are addressed
[2:38:18] efficiently.
[2:38:19] Rapidly these efforts go beyond
[2:38:23] appearances clean and work,
[2:38:24] maintain corridors, promote
[2:38:25] walkability, strong community
[2:38:28] pride, improve public safety
[2:38:29] and contribute to a more
[2:38:29] vibrant local community
[2:38:29] economy.
[2:38:33] I'm also proud to share that
[2:38:33] this year of organized five
[2:38:34] community cleanups two
[2:38:38] beautification events with
[2:38:38] additional cleanups and
[2:38:39] beautification events coming up
[2:38:42] in the near future called
[2:38:42] Beautify the Block.
[2:38:43] These efforts have brought
[2:38:47] students, residents, businesses
[2:38:51] and community partners together
[2:38:52] to work collectively towards a
[2:38:53] cleaner community.
[2:38:53] >> Thank you very much.
[2:38:54] Thank you.
[2:38:56] Ben Nichols Hello.
[2:38:57] >> My name is Benjamin Nichols
[2:39:01] and I'm with the Hillcrest
[2:39:02] Business Association.
[2:39:03] I'm here today to urge your
[2:39:03] support for the maintenance
[2:39:05] assessment district program
[2:39:06] administered by Economic
[2:39:07] Development Department Since
[2:39:11] our districts formation several
[2:39:11] years ago, we have built a
[2:39:12] robust suite of clean and safe
[2:39:15] programs.
[2:39:16] These include monthly
[2:39:17] sidewalks, steam cleaning,
[2:39:20] daily trash pickup, annual tree
[2:39:21] trimming security patrols and
[2:39:22] after hours on call security
[2:39:26] services, we have also filled
[2:39:26] every vacant tree well in
[2:39:30] Hillcrest we've removed
[2:39:31] hundreds of graffiti tags every
[2:39:32] week and we continue to
[2:39:36] maintain the iconic Hillcrest
[2:39:36] sign and the Hillcrest Pride
[2:39:37] flag.
[2:39:40] i'm happy to note that the epa
[2:39:41] has managed to keep funding for
[2:39:44] administrative overhead at less
[2:39:45] than 10% of the budget.
[2:39:46] I hope the council will feel
[2:39:50] the same about the importance
[2:39:50] of this program and vote to
[2:39:51] support the item.
[2:39:51] Thank you.
[2:39:55] Thank you.
[2:39:56] >> Allegedly Audra you'll have
[2:39:57] two minutes speaking on items
[2:40:04] 2012 and 2 or 2.
[2:40:04] So exciting becoming a target
[2:40:09] of the salami over Somali
[2:40:09] community Now whatever.
[2:40:13] Um, just for being here.
[2:40:14] >> It's great.
[2:40:14] Oh yeah.
[2:40:18] So these you know, districts
[2:40:19] that you guys create I mean
[2:40:20] the promises that you guys
[2:40:23] engage with these nonprofits,
[2:40:24] they're all for profit.
[2:40:25] So I don't even know why we say
[2:40:28] that they're not And there is
[2:40:28] fraud, waste and abuse with
[2:40:29] the nonprofits And it's like we
[2:40:30] want to sit here and say that
[2:40:33] there is no fraud, waste and
[2:40:34] abuse going on and we're
[2:40:34] targeting people.
[2:40:35] Yes, people are being targeted
[2:40:37] but there is fraud happening
[2:40:38] and it's like you can't even
[2:40:42] expose that.
[2:40:43] No, Jennifer, there's no fraud
[2:40:43] happening at all.
[2:40:44] None.
[2:40:44] Absolutely not.
[2:40:48] Or is it just what Trump See,
[2:40:48] that's the thing you'll say
[2:40:52] with Trump there is But if it
[2:40:52] involves anybody else there
[2:40:53] isn't And that's a significant
[2:40:57] problem because we should be
[2:40:57] talking about these things
[2:41:01] Instead we brush it under
[2:41:02] the rug and say it's like a
[2:41:02] racist thing to talk about.
[2:41:03] >> No, it's happening across
[2:41:06] the board And again I shouldn't
[2:41:09] be a target because of that.
[2:41:15] That's not fair.
[2:41:16] It's like that's what you guys
[2:41:16] do though.
[2:41:17] You come in and you sow discord
[2:41:20] with the people so that we
[2:41:20] fight each other instead of
[2:41:21] looking at you guys for doing
[2:41:25] what you're doing.
[2:41:25] That money from these daycares
[2:41:29] was given by the government and
[2:41:30] it's like it's just ridiculous
[2:41:34] that we like want to pretend
[2:41:35] like everything is just good
[2:41:35] and cupcakes and rainbows just
[2:41:39] trump That man's got to get out
[2:41:40] of here.
[2:41:40] >> Those problems existed
[2:41:44] before he was here and the fact
[2:41:45] that you guys want to sit up
[2:41:46] there on your diets and act
[2:41:48] like that's not true, shame on
[2:41:53] you won't you guys for lying to
[2:41:57] the people and acting like you
[2:41:58] have nothing to do with it.
[2:41:59] >> It's a disgrace People will
[2:42:03] have their homes taken if they
[2:42:03] don't pay this tax But if you
[2:42:04] don't provide what needs to be.
[2:42:07] Ain't nothing going to happen
[2:42:08] during the five minute time
[2:42:09] going to those participating
[2:42:11] remotely starting with Hector
[2:42:16] If you can please unmute or
[2:42:16] I'll speak on both.
[2:42:16] Thanks.
[2:42:17] Yeah.
[2:42:21] The we should assess any
[2:42:22] illegal aliens that are
[2:42:22] associated with these
[2:42:26] businesses and towns double
[2:42:26] the assessment rate If you're
[2:42:30] an American citizen you get a
[2:42:31] thousand and if you're an
[2:42:35] illegal alien or harboring them
[2:42:36] or or are waiting on your visa
[2:42:37] or scam and your green card
[2:42:40] double the assessment value and
[2:42:41] pay a bonus for people that
[2:42:45] expose them.
[2:42:46] So if you know someone who's
[2:42:49] doing it you get 50% of
[2:42:50] the fines The actual person
[2:42:53] would be like a about And those
[2:42:54] two Somali girls who are lying
[2:42:58] on the stand that said that $20
[2:42:59] billion was fake, that Trump
[2:43:03] was making up those $20 billion
[2:43:04] fraud scams off the government.
[2:43:09] That was a blatant lie But I
[2:43:10] was going to try to make it
[2:43:13] lighter and not have you guys
[2:43:14] heard any Somali jokes Like how
[2:43:16] many Somalis does it take to
[2:43:27] screw in a lie?
[2:43:28] >> Next caller is Blair
[2:43:28] Beckmann If you can please
[2:43:33] unmute please.
[2:43:36] >> Hi, we're Beakman.
[2:43:37] Thank you.
[2:43:37] Are you speaking on both items?
[2:43:38] Yeah.
[2:43:40] Thank you.
[2:43:41] So yeah I would like to comment
[2:43:46] that as how the mad reports can
[2:43:46] work.
[2:43:47] It's my understanding and I'm
[2:43:50] hoping that as as parking has
[2:43:55] been ended parking commissions
[2:43:56] have been ended in San Diego
[2:43:56] Possibly the magic stores can
[2:44:00] be a way to bring parking and
[2:44:01] local small businesses together
[2:44:05] To discuss issues to address
[2:44:06] funding concerns.
[2:44:06] Hopefully the tech
[2:44:10] accountability I work with can
[2:44:10] always be included in that.
[2:44:11] What can be the future of that
[2:44:15] and how to develop it Well you
[2:44:16] know it's not just about safety
[2:44:20] with the tech but it's hard to
[2:44:21] have good civil protections
[2:44:21] with the public safety tech
[2:44:25] also That's it's a balance of
[2:44:25] all of that And good luck in
[2:44:29] working on those good efforts
[2:44:30] And I guess that's about it for
[2:44:34] myself on that item.
[2:44:35] I think I hope the jury doesn't
[2:44:38] feel disappointed.
[2:44:39] We definitely we have to
[2:44:40] address what is rhetoric and
[2:44:44] how we all address rhetoric And
[2:44:45] there isn't one side that has a
[2:44:49] full on plate and rhetoric.
[2:44:50] It's a working effort from all
[2:44:50] of us.
[2:44:51] Good luck what we can develop.
[2:44:53] Thank you.
[2:44:54] Our next speaker is Christopher
[2:44:54] Gomes.
[2:44:55] Please unmute And then our
[2:44:59] final speaker after that is
[2:44:59] Robert.
[2:45:00] Christopher please let me know
[2:45:01] if you'd like to speak on both
[2:45:03] items or which item you'd like
[2:45:04] to speak on specifically to
[2:45:04] the main assessment district
[2:45:10] pertaining to the nonprofits.
[2:45:11] >> Okay.
[2:45:11] One minute.
[2:45:12] Thank you.
[2:45:16] I would first like to say thank
[2:45:16] you very much to economic
[2:45:17] development for their continued
[2:45:21] support in assisting our non
[2:45:21] profit corporations in
[2:45:22] assessing or excuse me
[2:45:25] facilitating the maintenance
[2:45:26] assessment district.
[2:45:26] My name is Chris Gomez.
[2:45:27] I am the chief Executive
[2:45:28] Administrator for Little Italy
[2:45:31] Association and we administer
[2:45:32] 48 square blocks and known as
[2:45:35] the Road Lead in order of part
[2:45:35] of downtown San Diego.
[2:45:40] We have pressure washing daily
[2:45:41] water services, urban forestry,
[2:45:44] urban landscaping and several
[2:45:45] other activations that we do
[2:45:46] throughout the year that help
[2:45:49] to support our business,
[2:45:49] business, our property
[2:45:50] community.
[2:45:50] We are looking forward to
[2:45:54] seeing this move forward So we
[2:45:54] request that the Council
[2:45:55] approve this and that as well
[2:45:58] as the park and recommend.
[2:45:59] >> Thank you.
[2:46:00] And we do still have another
[2:46:03] caller robber and then Scott
[2:46:04] Kessler the five minute timer
[2:46:08] has not concluded.
[2:46:08] Can you hear me?
[2:46:09] Yes, please proceed.
[2:46:09] Are you speaking on both items
[2:46:13] or which item?
[2:46:13] Both items.
[2:46:14] Please proceed About two
[2:46:14] minutes.
[2:46:17] Thank you.
[2:46:18] You know, it's interesting I I
[2:46:19] did have to correct me on this
[2:46:22] point of order whether you guys
[2:46:23] just cut off the public comment
[2:46:24] because you disagree with
[2:46:27] the content And so I'd like to
[2:46:31] remind you of the violations
[2:46:32] that this board has already
[2:46:37] been involved with.
[2:46:37] Right.
[2:46:38] You guys do quorum checks now,
[2:46:38] right?
[2:46:41] Well, are you also going to cut
[2:46:42] off every public speaker
[2:46:45] because you disagree with them
[2:46:46] ?
[2:46:46] Are you going to disagree?
[2:46:47] Are you going to take away
[2:46:48] the First Amendment from
[2:46:50] reporters doing their job
[2:46:51] reporting on things like what
[2:46:55] if we stop reporting on all
[2:46:56] the financial stuff and you
[2:46:59] guys just sit and spend all
[2:47:00] the money you want?
[2:47:01] No one can ever call you out
[2:47:01] for spending the money.
[2:47:04] Thank what is the line you're
[2:47:05] willing to draw Because I just
[2:47:06] saw you cut off the public
[2:47:06] comment.
[2:47:09] You I mean are you going to do
[2:47:14] the same to me?
[2:47:14] You know you think nobody's
[2:47:15] watching.
[2:47:15] We're all watching from home
[2:47:19] right now and the audits will
[2:47:19] continue.
[2:47:20] Right?
[2:47:24] Like even financial audit
[2:47:24] should start now like we do
[2:47:25] meeting audits And this is just
[2:47:28] a brownout violations that you
[2:47:32] guys seem to be committing by
[2:47:33] cutting off the public's right
[2:47:33] to be heard.
[2:47:37] Redress grievance.
[2:47:38] You guys are walking into this
[2:47:42] knowing your recording all of
[2:47:42] these meetings right?
[2:47:47] Like the evidence is you when
[2:47:48] you speak on that dias and then
[2:47:52] when it turns on you all of a
[2:47:53] sudden you have to shut itself
[2:47:53] from exposing it right?
[2:47:57] That that your guys is great
[2:47:58] plan Like wait until you guys
[2:48:02] find out okay because this is
[2:48:02] just us talking right?
[2:48:07] And you can't even handle us
[2:48:07] talking.
[2:48:11] So I did vice this council then
[2:48:12] if they want to be in violation
[2:48:12] of the Brown Act continue to
[2:48:13] cut off public speakers, we'll
[2:48:19] make notice of that every time
[2:48:20] Time as concludes Scott Kessler
[2:48:24] if you can please unmute.
[2:48:24] >> Good afternoon Council
[2:48:25] members.
[2:48:29] I'm the executive director of
[2:48:30] the Adams Avenue Business
[2:48:31] Association or aba and we are
[2:48:35] in full support of item 2 or 2.
[2:48:36] Aba has managed mad services
[2:48:40] along our two and a half mile
[2:48:40] linear district since the early
[2:48:44] 90s After establishing our bid
[2:48:45] in 1985 our district crosses
[2:48:49] through the communities of
[2:48:49] Kensington Normal Heights and
[2:48:50] University Heights and is split
[2:48:53] between council districts three
[2:48:54] and night a B.A. Leverages its
[2:48:54] combined math and did
[2:48:58] assessment by factor 5 to 1
[2:49:01] raising an additional half $1
[2:49:02] million annually which gets
[2:49:02] reinvested in district
[2:49:07] activities and improvements.
[2:49:07] Aba was the first man the city
[2:49:08] allowed to self manage its own
[2:49:12] services in the early 90s
[2:49:12] The mad along with our other
[2:49:16] bid activities has returned
[2:49:17] great value to our 800 business
[2:49:20] and property owner members for
[2:49:21] the past 41 years.
[2:49:23] Mad services include
[2:49:24] maintaining 415 street trees
[2:49:25] which provide a lush urban
[2:49:29] canopy and the emptying of 40
[2:49:30] trash cans and removing litter
[2:49:33] and graffiti throughout
[2:49:34] the corridor every day of
[2:49:34] the week.
[2:49:35] >> I'm sorry your time has
[2:49:35] concluded If you're only
[2:49:38] speaking to item two to
[2:49:39] the timer was incorrectly put
[2:49:43] But if you're only speaking to
[2:49:43] the Economic Development
[2:49:44] Department That was a minute.
[2:49:45] Thank you for your comments so
[2:49:45] to speak.
[2:49:51] If you want one minute to talk
[2:49:52] Hector I have unmuted you If
[2:49:53] you'd like to speak on
[2:49:56] the topic of the maintenance
[2:49:56] assessment districts you will
[2:49:57] have one minute to speak on
[2:50:02] the actual topic of
[2:50:02] the maintenance assessment
[2:50:03] districts.
[2:50:03] >> Okay.
[2:50:06] So on the maintenance thing,
[2:50:07] keep an eye you know, maybe
[2:50:08] have a public hearing on
[2:50:10] the different guys so they can
[2:50:11] show their paperwork, You know,
[2:50:12] what do they spend on what Who
[2:50:16] gets it if their brothers
[2:50:17] getting all the contracts with
[2:50:20] spraying or if it's a sports
[2:50:21] it's on the up and up?
[2:50:22] It probably is but they
[2:50:26] probably want to come out and
[2:50:27] tell everyone about it.
[2:50:27] Here it is.
[2:50:28] Here's some numbers.
[2:50:30] Here's what we're doing and we
[2:50:30] want some more money and stuff
[2:50:31] like that.
[2:50:35] But then I'm still want to
[2:50:36] voice the thing about the guys
[2:50:37] that are not citizens that are
[2:50:39] into these programs they should
[2:50:40] be assessed double or there
[2:50:44] should be some penalty for that
[2:50:44] .
[2:50:45] You know we're now that we have
[2:50:46] those now we have the license
[2:50:49] plates readers we can kind of
[2:50:50] find them if we have to If they
[2:50:54] take off running, you know,
[2:50:54] they get exposed.
[2:50:55] They might want to run which
[2:50:59] happens even you guys you get
[2:50:59] exposed.
[2:51:00] You might want to take a
[2:51:00] vacation or take care of your
[2:51:04] dog or something or my dog has
[2:51:04] a headache.
[2:51:05] I got to go.
[2:51:08] Your time has concluded.
[2:51:09] >> That concludes public
[2:51:09] comment on these items.
[2:51:10] All right.
[2:51:10] Thank you to the clerk and
[2:51:13] thank you, Hector.
[2:51:14] With that we'll turn it over to
[2:51:18] my colleagues and your comments
[2:51:19] and questions can speak to both
[2:51:23] items and then we'll be taking
[2:51:23] separate motions for 201 and
[2:51:24] for 2 or 2 next hour Excuse me.
[2:51:27] First on the lights as council
[2:51:28] member Campbell, thank you so
[2:51:28] much.
[2:51:31] >> These items were heard in
[2:51:32] our committee Communities and
[2:51:36] Neighborhood Services and we
[2:51:36] appreciate so much your hard
[2:51:37] work and good presentation And
[2:51:41] I wonder if you would help
[2:51:41] those who misunderstand if you
[2:51:45] could explain to them in very
[2:51:46] simple terms what exactly a
[2:51:50] maintenance assessment district
[2:51:51] is and how the funds for it
[2:51:54] occur.
[2:51:55] Thank you for your question,
[2:52:00] Councilmember Campbell.
[2:52:00] That's obviously
[2:52:01] the existential question for
[2:52:01] Mars And the fundamental
[2:52:05] concept is that a mat is a
[2:52:05] legal mechanism by which
[2:52:09] property owners can assess and
[2:52:09] create funds for improvements
[2:52:14] and activities in a defined
[2:52:14] location And those frequencies
[2:52:15] and locations determine
[2:52:19] the boundary of the district.
[2:52:20] So in simple terms it's a way
[2:52:23] for owners, property owners to
[2:52:24] create ways to beautify and
[2:52:29] improve neighborhoods.
[2:52:29] Yes.
[2:52:30] And can you discuss how
[2:52:34] the funds are raised for that?
[2:52:35] >> Absolutely.
[2:52:35] So the funds are conferred upon
[2:52:39] upon formation.
[2:52:40] The first thing is it's sort of
[2:52:44] reverse engineered essentially
[2:52:45] the services are defined,
[2:52:45] the frequencies of locations
[2:52:46] are determined and then
[2:52:49] the boundaries are set within
[2:52:50] those boundaries.
[2:52:51] Property owners are then tasked
[2:52:54] with funding the program
[2:52:55] through their property tax bill
[2:52:59] via assessments and in that is
[2:53:00] an annual process that occurs
[2:53:04] that determines which services
[2:53:04] are continuing and which
[2:53:05] services are continuing at what
[2:53:10] rate etc. And then at that
[2:53:10] point the assessments are
[2:53:11] altered and changed based on or
[2:53:15] sometimes they don't change
[2:53:15] based on the needs of
[2:53:16] the district in terms of
[2:53:20] service and would relate to
[2:53:21] anything.
[2:53:21] Sure.
[2:53:25] I can add just a an additional
[2:53:26] piece to that as well.
[2:53:30] For each for the assessments
[2:53:31] each engineer's report for
[2:53:31] the for each district
[2:53:35] identifies an assessment
[2:53:35] methodology for for calculating
[2:53:36] the assessment for each
[2:53:41] property owner.
[2:53:41] Generally the assessment
[2:53:42] methodology involves building
[2:53:46] square footage of the property
[2:53:47] at time of land use as well.
[2:53:47] And so every year and
[2:53:51] especially with this annual
[2:53:51] process, the assessment
[2:53:56] calculation is based on
[2:53:56] the latest data that our
[2:53:57] department engineers work off
[2:54:01] of to create or to prepare
[2:54:02] the total budget for each
[2:54:07] district.
[2:54:07] Right.
[2:54:08] So in other words, people ask
[2:54:12] to be part of a method and then
[2:54:18] they are given mechanism I'm
[2:54:19] sorry which this can be
[2:54:19] organized by the government.
[2:54:23] The mechanisms are given by
[2:54:24] the government by the law but
[2:54:24] they themselves are
[2:54:28] volunteering to do this to
[2:54:29] improve their neighborhood and
[2:54:34] then they pay their assessed
[2:54:35] amount to help fund
[2:54:39] the improvement The city and
[2:54:40] the accounting department looks
[2:54:41] over them to make sure and
[2:54:45] audit that everything is
[2:54:46] kosher, everything is working
[2:54:47] well and working correctly and
[2:54:51] working honestly.
[2:54:51] And so with that I would be
[2:54:52] happy to make the motion to
[2:54:57] accept staff's recommendation.
[2:54:57] >> All right.
[2:54:58] Thank you, Councilmember
[2:54:58] Campbell.
[2:55:03] So we have a motion to move
[2:55:04] the recommendation from item
[2:55:04] 2a1.
[2:55:05] We'll go next to Councilmember
[2:55:05] Whitburn.
[2:55:08] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[2:55:09] Thank you, Councilmember
[2:55:10] Campbell for hearing this item
[2:55:10] at your committee.
[2:55:14] I would like to thank Parks and
[2:55:14] Recreation and the Economic
[2:55:15] Development Department for your
[2:55:16] work in support of our
[2:55:18] maintenance assessment
[2:55:19] districts.
[2:55:20] District three is fortunate to
[2:55:20] have several beds that improve
[2:55:24] the quality and safety of our
[2:55:24] communities.
[2:55:25] Adams Avenue First San Diego
[2:55:26] River Improvement Project
[2:55:30] Greater Hillcrest Little Italy
[2:55:31] Mission Hills Historic Street
[2:55:32] Lighting North Park University
[2:55:36] Avenue and Washington Street
[2:55:37] University Heights and
[2:55:37] Washington Street.
[2:55:43] Everybody who resides Visit or
[2:55:44] runs a business in one of these
[2:55:44] districts benefits from
[2:55:45] the enhanced services that a
[2:55:50] bad provides And I especially
[2:55:51] welcome with others the people
[2:55:51] on the ground who perform this
[2:55:52] often often physically
[2:55:54] demanding work usually without
[2:55:55] recognition or praise.
[2:55:55] They work to keep our sidewalks
[2:56:00] clean, our streets water too
[2:56:01] trimmed and our parkways
[2:56:02] maintained above all the other
[2:56:02] services they provide our city
[2:56:06] every day.
[2:56:07] >> Our neighborhoods are better
[2:56:08] off because of their dedicated
[2:56:08] efforts and I'm happy to second
[2:56:12] the motion.
[2:56:13] All right.
[2:56:13] Thank you, sir.
[2:56:14] So we have a motion by
[2:56:15] Councilmember Campbell,
[2:56:15] the second by Council Whitburn
[2:56:16] to move the staff
[2:56:19] recommendation for item 2a1.
[2:56:19] I don't see anyone else on
[2:56:24] the lights so I will add my
[2:56:25] thank you to Parks and Rec and
[2:56:25] Economic development.
[2:56:30] Fortunate to have help formed
[2:56:31] the map and under those two
[2:56:31] different umbrellas going
[2:56:36] forward and do appreciate and
[2:56:36] to the property owners you know
[2:56:42] their first line is those
[2:56:43] especially the self-managed
[2:56:43] ones and those that they have
[2:56:48] appointed to represent them.
[2:56:49] And of course we as a city are
[2:56:50] the backstop for that
[2:56:50] conversation going forward.
[2:56:55] So I appreciate what each of
[2:56:55] you do in your respective
[2:56:56] respective roles.
[2:57:01] The one question I wanted to
[2:57:02] ask was you know some 60 years
[2:57:06] ago the city really made a big
[2:57:07] push to really reach out to
[2:57:08] communities to engage them you
[2:57:08] know, essentially government
[2:57:13] work to be the eyes and ears on
[2:57:13] the ground.
[2:57:14] They know best what's happening
[2:57:14] in their neighborhoods, in
[2:57:19] their communities And we have a
[2:57:19] pretty robust history in
[2:57:20] the city often the leader
[2:57:24] across the country in that work
[2:57:24] .
[2:57:25] But of late there's been some
[2:57:25] observations maybe started with
[2:57:30] planning groups, some
[2:57:31] conversations about planning
[2:57:32] districts planning excuse not
[2:57:32] parking districts, parking
[2:57:36] districts that exist.
[2:57:37] We're in a two year pilot
[2:57:37] halfway through a two year
[2:57:38] pilot program.
[2:57:42] Let's not forget that when you
[2:57:42] look at maps through the Parks
[2:57:43] and Rec department, when you
[2:57:44] look at them through economic
[2:57:48] development, we feeling pretty
[2:57:49] solid about the way we've
[2:57:50] structured them, the way we
[2:57:50] manage them, the oversight and
[2:57:55] we feel comfortable about that
[2:57:56] when come once a year or so I
[2:57:57] wanted to ask the question now
[2:58:00] So thank you for the question
[2:58:01] Councilmember I think it's a
[2:58:01] very good one and I think that
[2:58:05] you know we look at the broad
[2:58:06] scope of how the program works.
[2:58:07] One of the things that makes me
[2:58:08] proud to do my job is
[2:58:13] the collaborative approach with
[2:58:13] communities.
[2:58:14] It does me no greater joy than
[2:58:14] to drive to a neighborhood and
[2:58:18] know that because of our city
[2:58:19] efforts as city staff and
[2:58:20] working collaborating with
[2:58:24] communities that an area or a
[2:58:25] neighborhood is more beautiful
[2:58:25] and cleaner because of it.
[2:58:31] So that to me tells me that we
[2:58:31] are doing things right.
[2:58:32] Certainly there are things we
[2:58:33] can evaluate and do better that
[2:58:36] it doesn't mean, does it exempt
[2:58:36] us from continuing to better
[2:58:37] what we do.
[2:58:37] But I am proud of
[2:58:38] the relationship we have with
[2:58:42] our community groups
[2:58:43] specifically in your district
[2:58:43] as well.
[2:58:44] I think we in Parks and
[2:58:44] Recreation we have a very good
[2:58:48] relationship with our bedrock
[2:58:49] community council and friends
[2:58:50] there and I'll let you expand
[2:58:50] on that.
[2:58:51] Thank you for the question.
[2:58:54] Council PRESIDENT I'm happy to
[2:58:55] respond to the Economic
[2:58:56] Development Department and
[2:58:56] welcome my management team over
[2:59:00] here to talk to fill in on
[2:59:00] anything that I'm missing.
[2:59:01] And in terms of economic
[2:59:05] development matters, self
[2:59:11] managed structure which is that
[2:59:12] nonprofit organizations are
[2:59:12] contracted by the city of San
[2:59:17] Diego to operate to deliver
[2:59:18] the services to determine
[2:59:19] the best composition of service
[2:59:23] delivery, whether whether that
[2:59:24] be in-house or through
[2:59:24] subcontracted vendors.
[2:59:28] And that is one that for
[2:59:34] economic development matters is
[2:59:35] the matter thrive when there's
[2:59:35] a nonprofit organization that
[2:59:36] is based in the community that
[2:59:40] has local resources,
[2:59:40] relationships with property
[2:59:46] owners and businesses that have
[2:59:47] essentially sort of that skin
[2:59:47] in the game.
[2:59:52] They are they are tasked with
[2:59:53] with delivering services that
[2:59:58] their property owners need.
[2:59:59] And so in order for them to
[2:59:59] really be more most effective
[3:00:04] in doing so is by involving
[3:00:05] the property owners in their
[3:00:06] operations and in every sort of
[3:00:10] aspect of their work When it
[3:00:11] comes to volunteering for
[3:00:16] community cleanups or
[3:00:16] determining the budget for
[3:00:17] the year or whether or not
[3:00:18] they're doing their job.
[3:00:23] And so I think what I will add
[3:00:23] to that is our nonprofits have
[3:00:29] had to be very resilient within
[3:00:29] really the last year as well
[3:00:30] with costs going up as
[3:00:34] independent nonprofit
[3:00:35] organizations are having to be
[3:00:36] very nimble and adaptable to
[3:00:41] ensure that the services can be
[3:00:41] provided as approved by this
[3:00:42] Council and as determined in
[3:00:47] their engineer's report.
[3:00:47] >> So hopefully that helps.
[3:00:48] Thank you for that affirmative
[3:00:48] response and very much
[3:00:54] appreciate the work We know
[3:00:54] it's so many of them.
[3:00:55] There's a lot of work in a lot
[3:00:56] of buckets You've got to be
[3:00:57] checking in along the way over
[3:01:00] the course.
[3:01:01] >> All right, Councilmember
[3:01:05] Kaplan, I'm sure okay.
[3:01:06] >> So we do have a motion by
[3:01:07] Councilmember Campbell,
[3:01:07] the second by COUNCILMAN
[3:01:08] Whitburn to move the staff
[3:01:11] recommendation for item 2 or 1.
[3:01:12] >> Please call the roll clerk.
[3:01:13] I'm sorry the auditor's on.
[3:01:16] Please cast your vote And that
[3:01:17] passes unanimously 8 to 0 with
[3:01:23] Councilmember Foster absent.
[3:01:24] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[3:01:24] All right.
[3:01:27] I take your motion for item 2
[3:01:27] or 2 Councilmember Campbell Yes
[3:01:33] as previously on this item I
[3:01:34] recommend and I move that we
[3:01:35] adopt staff's recommendation.
[3:01:35] Thank you.
[3:01:35] All right.
[3:01:40] Thank you.
[3:01:40] And I see a second by
[3:01:41] Councilmember Wilburn And with
[3:01:45] nobody else on the lights we
[3:01:46] have a motion by Councilmember
[3:01:47] Campbell the second by
[3:01:47] Councilmember Lippert to move
[3:01:51] the staff recommendation for
[3:01:51] item 2o2.
[3:01:52] >> Please call the roll clerk
[3:01:52] Outside of the voting system,
[3:01:56] please cast your vote And MR.
[3:02:03] H0 with Council member Foster
[3:02:03] Absent.
[3:02:03] Thank you.
[3:02:04] Council PRESIDENT All right
[3:02:05] Thank you again Thank you for
[3:02:08] your good work And with that
[3:02:09] clerk please introduce item two
[3:02:13] hundred three Council PRESIDENT
[3:02:17] Item 200 is the fiscal year
[3:02:18] 2027 Downtown Property and
[3:02:18] Business Improvement District
[3:02:19] Annual Report and Budget.
[3:02:24] If you'd like to speak on this
[3:02:25] item please be sure to submit
[3:02:25] your speaker steps to the front
[3:02:26] of the room in the clear box or
[3:02:30] if you're joining us virtually
[3:02:31] now's the time to raise your
[3:02:31] hand by pressing Star nine or
[3:02:32] the raise your hand icon.
[3:02:33] Thank you Council PRESIDENT
[3:02:33] Right.
[3:02:33] Thank you.
[3:02:36] This item is solely instanced
[3:02:37] within district three and I
[3:02:37] believe council member Whitburn
[3:02:42] your interested in waiving
[3:02:42] the presentation?
[3:02:43] Yes happy to wait for it.
[3:02:47] I don't see anybody else
[3:02:47] requesting the presentation.
[3:02:48] So with that Clark let's go to
[3:02:52] public comment.
[3:02:53] Thank you Council PRESIDENT We
[3:02:54] do have some speakers for this
[3:02:59] item Maximilian Schmidt if you
[3:03:00] can please come forward to
[3:03:00] the podium And then allegedly
[3:03:05] Audra And then our final
[3:03:06] speaker is Alonzo Beavers Max
[3:03:11] of left allegedly order if you
[3:03:17] can please come forward.
[3:03:18] Okay.
[3:03:23] Give to and you guys wave in
[3:03:23] your presentation.
[3:03:24] >> You act like
[3:03:29] the presentations are for you
[3:03:29] guys.
[3:03:30] I mean some of the public would
[3:03:35] like to see them so they know
[3:03:36] what's going on but go ahead
[3:03:37] and pretend that they're for
[3:03:37] you guys and say you can wave
[3:03:38] them because nobody needs to
[3:03:41] hear it.
[3:03:41] You already know how you're
[3:03:42] going to vote And I'm just
[3:03:43] wondering when are we going to
[3:03:43] see improvements?
[3:03:46] You guys talk about it.
[3:03:47] You do a really great job
[3:03:47] bringing presentations, a lot
[3:03:52] of paperwork You know what I
[3:03:52] mean?
[3:03:53] Good storytelling Wondering
[3:03:54] when we're going to visually
[3:03:58] see this around us.
[3:03:59] Set a date that you guys plan
[3:04:04] to release at 2030 when Trump's
[3:04:05] gone and then you guys can be
[3:04:06] like Look at what we did.
[3:04:10] We did such a good job.
[3:04:11] I mean because like people are
[3:04:16] on the sidewalks, you know,
[3:04:16] peeing everywhere because you
[3:04:17] guys don't have any bathrooms
[3:04:22] for them But as long as we move
[3:04:23] them down the road you know
[3:04:23] what I mean?
[3:04:24] You can start moving them into
[3:04:27] somebody else's neighborhood
[3:04:28] and just say we clean this up.
[3:04:29] Look is that great?
[3:04:33] We told them to move down.
[3:04:34] >> Homelessness is gone.
[3:04:35] We are doing fantastic.
[3:04:36] You just don't go down a couple
[3:04:43] of blocks like you guys.
[3:04:43] It's so sad.
[3:04:44] Just interesting to see the way
[3:04:44] the government really works.
[3:04:48] Like I've had this like
[3:04:49] firsthand experience with it
[3:04:54] for years now and it is
[3:04:55] interesting because you guys
[3:04:56] are very good at pulling wool
[3:04:56] over people's eyes and making
[3:05:00] them believe that what you're
[3:05:01] doing is like bettering our
[3:05:02] lives, that you're providing
[3:05:06] public safety and you're
[3:05:07] combating homelessness and
[3:05:07] you're providing affordable
[3:05:08] housing.
[3:05:08] You know what I mean?
[3:05:13] It's like good salesmen.
[3:05:14] I mean just like Stephen looks
[3:05:14] You guys are good car salesmen,
[3:05:15] you know what I mean?
[3:05:19] It's interesting Just wondering
[3:05:20] when you guys are actually
[3:05:20] going to do it You were put up
[3:05:27] there to do actually you are.
[3:05:27] That's true.
[3:05:28] You're up there to do what
[3:05:29] you're so good job.
[3:05:29] I mean just just keep going And
[3:05:30] also the us if you can please
[3:05:35] come forward.
[3:05:36] Oh, you are Alonzo.
[3:05:36] Yes.
[3:05:37] Okay.
[3:05:37] Well you have a speaking slips
[3:05:42] here for six minutes.
[3:05:43] Thank you.
[3:05:43] Promise not take a bottle If I
[3:05:44] can just have the following
[3:05:47] individuals then raise their
[3:05:47] hand.
[3:05:48] Justin Murray and Danny Garcia,
[3:05:49] thank you so much.
[3:05:53] You'll have the six minutes.
[3:05:53] Please proceed.
[3:05:54] Thank you.
[3:05:54] Good afternoon.
[3:05:55] Council PRESIDENT Council
[3:06:00] members My name is Alonzo being
[3:06:01] a senior Vice PRESIDENT And
[3:06:01] executive director of
[3:06:02] the Downtown Zoning Partnership
[3:06:02] Clean Energy Program.
[3:06:05] I'm here today in strong
[3:06:05] support approval of the fiscal
[3:06:06] year 27 Downtown Property and
[3:06:10] Business Improvement District
[3:06:11] budget For more than 25 years,
[3:06:12] the downtown permit has
[3:06:16] successfully overseen
[3:06:16] the private partnership
[3:06:17] providing enhanced services
[3:06:22] beyond the city's baseline
[3:06:22] through assessments paid
[3:06:23] entirely by downtown property
[3:06:23] owners.
[3:06:24] We greatly appreciate
[3:06:29] the council's support for
[3:06:29] the renewal last year.
[3:06:30] Today the permit serves 280
[3:06:34] blocks and approximately 11,000
[3:06:35] property owners through
[3:06:36] downtown while supporting 86
[3:06:40] dedicated employees who work
[3:06:41] daily to keep our downtown
[3:06:41] clean, safe and welcoming.
[3:06:46] Since renewal we have expanded
[3:06:47] services to more than eight
[3:06:47] downtown parks and responded to
[3:06:51] over 41,000 service requests in
[3:06:52] the first nine months of this
[3:06:53] fiscal year alone our crews
[3:06:58] collected more than 1.1 million
[3:07:02] pounds of trash removed over
[3:07:02] 64,000 instances of human and
[3:07:07] pet waste power wash more than
[3:07:07] 42,000 sidewalks and removed
[3:07:08] 26,000 instances of graffiti
[3:07:13] and stickers.
[3:07:14] Our city ambassadors completed
[3:07:18] more than 95,000 service
[3:07:18] requests, conducted over 30,000
[3:07:19] individual welfare checks and
[3:07:23] performed more than more than
[3:07:24] 68,000 safety patrols through
[3:07:24] downtown.
[3:07:30] The people also continue to
[3:07:30] invest in downtown's appearance
[3:07:31] and vitality through
[3:07:35] maintenance of more than 100
[3:07:36] neighborhood planters public
[3:07:36] art installation, gateway
[3:07:41] beautification projects and
[3:07:42] the Adopt the Highway Program
[3:07:42] which currently has two major
[3:07:46] downtown entrances.
[3:07:47] Our operational enhancements
[3:07:48] include sidewalk deplaning
[3:07:49] rapid response teams and a
[3:07:53] fully based service request
[3:07:53] system have further improved
[3:07:54] efficiency and service
[3:07:54] delivery.
[3:07:58] These investments help create a
[3:07:59] cleaner, safer and more
[3:07:59] welcoming downtown while
[3:08:04] leveraging private investment
[3:08:05] to enhance shared public goals
[3:08:06] and improve quality of life for
[3:08:06] residents, businesses,
[3:08:10] employees and visitors.
[3:08:11] On behalf of the Downtown San
[3:08:12] Diego Partnership we
[3:08:12] respectfully request your
[3:08:17] approval of this item Today my
[3:08:18] colleagues and I are available
[3:08:19] to answer any questions.
[3:08:19] Thank you for your time and
[3:08:24] continued support by
[3:08:24] participating remotely.
[3:08:25] Blair Beckerman If you can
[3:08:31] please unmute.
[3:08:32] >> All right.
[3:08:32] Thank you.
[3:08:33] Yeah.
[3:08:38] As I mentioned earlier,
[3:08:39] the fact that you haven't
[3:08:40] funded any sources for a
[3:08:45] bathroom in the downtown area
[3:08:45] is of concern.
[3:08:46] And I mentioned it earlier how
[3:08:47] we address our accounts in
[3:08:51] homeless.
[3:08:51] I think we're going to have to
[3:08:52] look a bit more closely at in
[3:08:53] the next coming year.
[3:08:57] But like how we can do that.
[3:08:58] And thank you for this item.
[3:09:02] It looked at our downtown
[3:09:03] takeaways and that we can bring
[3:09:04] back Oh man I got one minute 33
[3:09:04] seconds.
[3:09:08] I'm going to say that with all
[3:09:09] I got you guys ended the you
[3:09:10] know no cars along Fifth Avenue
[3:09:15] with a nighttime and I hope you
[3:09:15] can bring that back.
[3:09:16] I mean that was like a major
[3:09:21] idea of how to bring back our
[3:09:21] future communities and
[3:09:22] pedestrian walkways and not
[3:09:27] that everything's filled with
[3:09:27] ten tons of traffic all
[3:09:28] the time And why why did you
[3:09:29] give that up?
[3:09:33] I really shocked that you guys
[3:09:34] don't want to continue
[3:09:39] pedestrians late at night along
[3:09:40] with an avenue and a couple
[3:09:40] other avenues downtown.
[3:09:41] I hope you can talk about that
[3:09:42] practice again and make that
[3:09:46] just a regular conversation Why
[3:09:47] we aren't talking about that
[3:09:47] now just for our basics of our
[3:09:51] future sustainability and our
[3:09:52] future selves that we have
[3:09:53] walkways with no cars And man I
[3:09:58] need that kind of conversation
[3:09:59] from you guys a lot more
[3:09:59] regularly and just a free
[3:10:03] flowing love of what our best
[3:10:04] practices are.
[3:10:04] >> Thank you.
[3:10:05] Thank you Hector If you can
[3:10:09] please unmute after that.
[3:10:10] All right.
[3:10:10] All right.
[3:10:11] Thanks for taking my call.
[3:10:17] Thanks for clarifying that when
[3:10:17] I heard the word assessment are
[3:10:18] kind of a few years ago was a
[3:10:20] sense that 800,000 and now
[3:10:21] they're selling for 650.
[3:10:21] So we're fighting for
[3:10:27] the assessment circuit.
[3:10:28] We've been fighting it again to
[3:10:29] get it brought down to reality.
[3:10:32] That's what the county So I
[3:10:33] don't know is voluntary
[3:10:34] assessment said voluntary at
[3:10:34] the end and it's voluntary
[3:10:38] assessment I thought was just
[3:10:39] one assessment the county
[3:10:39] assesses and that's it.
[3:10:43] You got to find it.
[3:10:45] You got to agree you got to pay
[3:10:45] no matter what.
[3:10:49] But and it's got like 50 things
[3:10:49] on the tax bill.
[3:10:50] You know this bond measure,
[3:10:55] this thing this thing that you
[3:10:55] really start counting all sorts
[3:10:56] of things on the tax bill,
[3:11:01] property tax bills So they they
[3:11:02] did lower it once we're going
[3:11:02] through it again too.
[3:11:08] And they're doing
[3:11:09] the assessment So but that
[3:11:09] downtown one then they got
[3:11:12] the about I got to make a
[3:11:13] fortune if you could get us
[3:11:14] something that would eliminate
[3:11:19] the smell of dog urine I just
[3:11:20] walk down there and get down
[3:11:20] there but for the last in those
[3:11:24] areas in the morning it's like
[3:11:25] it's dog urine.
[3:11:26] It's not like a human fecal
[3:11:26] stuff.
[3:11:31] So much It's mainly everyone's
[3:11:32] got a dog and it's on many
[3:11:32] trees.
[3:11:37] I don't see how there's a tree
[3:11:37] that's even alive down there,
[3:11:38] you know, just because all
[3:11:42] the dogs and every time in
[3:11:42] the morning this smells like
[3:11:43] it's like that really I love
[3:11:48] the smell of maple in
[3:11:48] the morning there.
[3:11:49] It's like you're smelling that
[3:11:53] dog this morning.
[3:11:54] Well, they're doing a good job
[3:11:54] down there.
[3:11:55] They're trying all the guys on
[3:11:55] bikes.
[3:11:58] You doing good?
[3:11:59] The Padres want it clean.
[3:12:00] I disagree with about getting
[3:12:00] rid of a homeless shelter.
[3:12:04] No, that's that's a brutal
[3:12:05] thing.
[3:12:05] That's just more those guys are
[3:12:10] that seems to be working or
[3:12:11] whatever working me but it's
[3:12:15] just brutal to do that.
[3:12:15] >> Okay.
[3:12:15] Thank you.
[3:12:16] Thank you Alexis.
[3:12:17] Robert, if you can please
[3:12:20] unmute.
[3:12:20] Hello.
[3:12:21] Thank you.
[3:12:25] You know I find it highly
[3:12:25] inappropriate that the member
[3:12:30] sitting in a closed off area
[3:12:31] sitting next to staff makes a
[3:12:31] public comment instead of us
[3:12:36] hearing a presentation.
[3:12:37] I mean how am I a member of
[3:12:37] the public just viewing this
[3:12:42] supposed to make the public
[3:12:43] comment for the guy sitting
[3:12:47] next to staff makes his public
[3:12:48] comment which is basically
[3:12:48] the presentation, right?
[3:12:52] If it's got nothing to do with
[3:12:53] the presentation, why did he
[3:12:54] tell you all the good things
[3:12:54] that they're doing?
[3:12:58] You know, so I hear you guys
[3:12:58] got to be transparent.
[3:12:59] I don't know when you guys are
[3:13:03] going to get like oh you guys
[3:13:03] sat there.
[3:13:04] You release the paperwork what,
[3:13:05] 72 hours before the meeting.
[3:13:07] So people had three days to
[3:13:08] look over the paperwork and you
[3:13:09] won't even do a simple
[3:13:13] presentation.
[3:13:13] And then he comes on during a
[3:13:14] public comment and sells a
[3:13:17] presentation and everybody just
[3:13:22] sits there, never even mentions
[3:13:23] I mean this is your guys's
[3:13:23] diets.
[3:13:28] This is how I'm observing you
[3:13:29] really is Instead of being
[3:13:33] transparent you'll hide it
[3:13:34] under public comment and
[3:13:34] the rest of us got to make do
[3:13:35] with the information we get
[3:13:39] from that instead of you
[3:13:40] putting it all on a plane of a
[3:13:44] level playing field giving us
[3:13:45] the information and then let
[3:13:46] you all hear it before we make
[3:13:49] a public comment.
[3:13:49] I mean if he's sitting there
[3:13:50] next to staff I'm assuming he
[3:13:54] is stacked.
[3:13:55] So why wasn't that done during
[3:13:55] the presentation and done
[3:13:59] during the public comment where
[3:13:59] do you guys trying to hide
[3:14:00] That's that that's what I'm
[3:14:01] looking for because at this
[3:14:04] point he should have went up to
[3:14:05] the public comment Mike and
[3:14:05] spoke like the rest of us just
[3:14:10] like the rest of you on
[3:14:10] the diet should do If you want
[3:14:11] to make a public comment during
[3:14:13] an item do use your time to
[3:14:22] sneak or use our time to speak
[3:14:23] Your time has concluded.
[3:14:24] That concludes public comment
[3:14:28] on this item.
[3:14:28] Thank you.
[3:14:33] So the clerk will now turn over
[3:14:33] to council members for question
[3:14:34] comments Entertain a motion and
[3:14:35] we'll go to Councilmember
[3:14:35] Whitburn.
[3:14:38] Thank you very much Council
[3:14:39] PRESIDENT I very much
[3:14:39] appreciate the work of
[3:14:40] the Downtown Property of
[3:14:43] Business Improvement District.
[3:14:43] These are special benefits that
[3:14:44] are paid for by downtown
[3:14:48] property owners but they really
[3:14:49] benefit everybody visiting
[3:14:49] downtown.
[3:14:50] Those services include
[3:14:53] maintenance and safety and
[3:14:53] house care, business attraction
[3:14:58] beautification and much more.
[3:14:59] If you don't already know if
[3:14:59] you are tired, how did you
[3:15:00] notice trash or graffiti or
[3:15:00] something?
[3:15:03] I'd say if you could use
[3:15:03] the clean and safe app to
[3:15:07] report the issue 24 hours a
[3:15:08] day, seven days a week Clean
[3:15:09] and safe ambassadors respond
[3:15:12] nearly immediately to resolve
[3:15:17] reported issues.
[3:15:18] We are very fortunate to have
[3:15:18] the leadership of MR. Vice
[3:15:19] the executive director of
[3:15:21] the Clean and Safe Program
[3:15:22] sitting up here as well as
[3:15:23] senior program director Danny
[3:15:27] Garcia, director of Clean
[3:15:27] Services or MR. Romo
[3:15:30] Partnership Vice PRESIDENT
[3:15:31] Steve Murray is here as well.
[3:15:32] Thank you to the entire team
[3:15:36] for the hard work to keep
[3:15:36] downtown clean, safe and
[3:15:37] welcoming for residents and
[3:15:40] visitors alike.
[3:15:41] I also want to recognize
[3:15:41] the economic development team
[3:15:42] that works closely with our bid
[3:15:45] to ensure a thriving downtown.
[3:15:46] These services really do
[3:15:50] provide a great benefit and I'm
[3:15:51] happy to make the motion to
[3:15:51] support the staff
[3:15:52] recommendation.
[3:15:53] All right, Thank you council
[3:15:53] members.
[3:15:55] So we have a motion by Council
[3:15:56] member Whitburn to move
[3:15:56] The staff recommendation will
[3:15:57] go to Council member Campbell
[3:15:57] next.
[3:16:00] >> Thank you so much and thank
[3:16:01] you for the presentation and
[3:16:02] thank you for all that you do I
[3:16:05] secondary everything you said
[3:16:06] you helped so much to make
[3:16:10] downtown a welcoming place and
[3:16:10] I am happy to second
[3:16:11] the motion.
[3:16:11] >> All right so we have a
[3:16:15] motion by council member
[3:16:15] Whipper and a second by Council
[3:16:16] member Campbell to move
[3:16:19] the staff recommendation.
[3:16:23] >> clerk Please call the roll
[3:16:24] start of the voting system.
[3:16:30] Please cast your vote.
[3:16:39] Yeah that passes unanimously 8
[3:16:40] to 0 with Councilmember Foster
[3:16:40] absent.
[3:16:41] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All
[3:16:41] right.
[3:16:45] Thank you to staff for the good
[3:16:45] work.
[3:16:48] Clerk Please introduce item 2
[3:16:49] or 3 item 2 or 3 As
[3:16:49] the California Coastal
[3:16:52] Commission modifications to
[3:16:53] the 2024 Land Development Code
[3:16:53] update of the San Diego
[3:16:57] Municipal Code and those for
[3:16:58] Coastal Local Coastal Program.
[3:16:58] If you are here and like to
[3:16:59] speak to this item please be
[3:17:02] sure to submit Your speaker
[3:17:03] slips to the front of the room
[3:17:03] in the clear box If you are
[3:17:06] participating remotely now's
[3:17:07] the time to raise your hand by
[3:17:08] pressing Star nine or the raise
[3:17:08] their hand icon.
[3:17:11] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All
[3:17:11] right I see staff starting to
[3:17:16] settle in when you do introduce
[3:17:16] yourselves for the record and
[3:17:17] let us know how much time you
[3:17:20] need.
[3:17:21] Good afternoon.
[3:17:25] Council PRESIDENT And members
[3:17:26] of the City Council I am Angela
[3:17:26] Ding, an associate planner with
[3:17:30] the city planning department.
[3:17:31] Joining me today is city
[3:17:35] planning deputy director Seth
[3:17:35] Feeney.
[3:17:36] The item before you today is
[3:17:37] for the adoption of
[3:17:39] the California Coastal
[3:17:40] Commission modifications to
[3:17:40] the 2024 Land Development Code
[3:17:44] update to the San Diego
[3:17:45] Municipal Code and Local
[3:17:49] Coastal Program.
[3:17:49] The City Council adopted
[3:17:50] the 2024 Land Development Code
[3:17:57] update on JULY 16th, 2020 for
[3:17:57] the 2024 Land Development Code
[3:17:58] amendments to the San Diego
[3:17:59] Municipal Code and Local
[3:18:02] Coastal Program included 99
[3:18:03] amendments to the Municipal
[3:18:06] Code intended to simplify
[3:18:07] the city's development
[3:18:07] regulations, make the code more
[3:18:11] adaptable, eliminate
[3:18:12] redundancies and contradictions
[3:18:13] and increase predictability in
[3:18:17] the application of regulations.
[3:18:17] Comply with state law Correct
[3:18:21] Existing regulations and
[3:18:22] provide regulatory reforms.
[3:18:25] City staff submitted the 2024
[3:18:26] Land Development Code Update
[3:18:26] for Coastal Commission
[3:18:30] Certification on SEPTEMBER
[3:18:30] 10th, 2024.
[3:18:31] After reviewing the Land
[3:18:35] Development Code update on
[3:18:36] FEBRUARY 5th, 2026,
[3:18:36] the California Coastal
[3:18:37] Commission conditionally
[3:18:40] certified the 2024 Land
[3:18:41] Development Code update to
[3:18:42] the Municipal Code and local
[3:18:45] coastal program with three
[3:18:46] modifications.
[3:18:50] The Coastal Act requires
[3:18:50] the city to approve any
[3:18:51] proposed modifications prior to
[3:18:55] the amendments to the local
[3:18:55] coastal program taking effect
[3:18:56] in the coastal zone.
[3:19:00] If the modifications are
[3:19:00] approved by the City Council
[3:19:01] today the 2024 Land Development
[3:19:05] Code update and modifications
[3:19:05] will be resubmitted to
[3:19:06] the Coastal Commission for
[3:19:10] Final Certification.
[3:19:10] The 2024 Land Development Code
[3:19:15] Update amendments removed
[3:19:15] the physical environment as a
[3:19:16] condition for the denial of
[3:19:20] incentives in exchange for
[3:19:21] affordable housing dwelling
[3:19:21] units through a density bonus.
[3:19:25] The original strike out
[3:19:25] language erroneously included
[3:19:26] the word including which could
[3:19:29] be interpreted in a manner
[3:19:30] inconsistent with state law.
[3:19:31] The first Coastal Commission
[3:19:35] modification corrects this
[3:19:35] grammatical error by striking
[3:19:36] out the word including and
[3:19:39] adding the word on before
[3:19:40] environmentally sensitive
[3:19:40] lands.
[3:19:44] This amendment aligns
[3:19:44] the municipal code with
[3:19:47] California Government code
[3:19:48] section 65915 which removed
[3:19:49] the specified adverse impacts
[3:19:53] to the physical environment not
[3:19:54] as a condition for the denial
[3:19:55] of incentives for projects
[3:20:00] proposing a density bonus.
[3:20:01] The 2024 Land Development Code
[3:20:01] update included regulations
[3:20:05] regarding the granting of
[3:20:05] incentives for affordable
[3:20:06] development.
[3:20:10] These regulations clarified
[3:20:10] that the granting of incentives
[3:20:11] for affordable development
[3:20:15] would not require a land use
[3:20:15] plan amendment, zoning change
[3:20:16] study or other discretionary
[3:20:19] approval.
[3:20:20] The second proposed
[3:20:21] modification amends municipal
[3:20:27] code section one for 3.0 740c3
[3:20:27] to clarify that granting
[3:20:28] incentives for affordable
[3:20:32] development shall not require a
[3:20:32] land use plan amendment zoning
[3:20:36] change study or other
[3:20:37] discretionary approval except
[3:20:37] as required to comply with
[3:20:43] the California Coastal Act.
[3:20:44] The 2024 Land Development Code
[3:20:45] update also included
[3:20:48] regulations regarding
[3:20:49] the granting of waivers in
[3:20:50] exchange for affordable housing
[3:20:54] units through a density bonus.
[3:20:54] These regulations clarify that
[3:20:55] the granting of waivers would
[3:20:58] not require a general plan
[3:20:59] amendment, zoning change
[3:21:00] development permit or other
[3:21:03] discretion area approval.
[3:21:04] The second proposed
[3:21:08] modification amends municipal
[3:21:12] code section one for 3.0 743c
[3:21:12] to clarify that granting
[3:21:13] incentives for affordable
[3:21:17] development shall not require a
[3:21:18] general plan amendment Zoning
[3:21:21] Change Development permit or
[3:21:22] other discretionary approval
[3:21:23] except as required to comply
[3:21:29] with the California Coastal Act
[3:21:29] .
[3:21:30] Staff recommends the City
[3:21:30] Council adopt an ordinance to
[3:21:34] approve the Coastal
[3:21:34] Commission's modifications to
[3:21:35] the 2024 Land Development Code
[3:21:39] Update amendments to
[3:21:40] the Municipal Code and Local
[3:21:40] coastal program.
[3:21:44] The city councils approval of
[3:21:45] the modifications will allow
[3:21:46] the 2024 Land Development Code
[3:21:49] update to receive final Coastal
[3:21:50] Commission certification and
[3:21:54] all Code amendments associated
[3:21:55] with the item to take effect in
[3:21:55] the coastal zone.
[3:21:59] If the Council makes any
[3:22:00] amendments to the modifications
[3:22:00] the entire 2024 Land
[3:22:04] Development Code update will
[3:22:05] need to be resubmitted to
[3:22:06] the Coastal Commission for
[3:22:06] Certification.
[3:22:09] This could result in additional
[3:22:12] delays in implementing the 2024
[3:22:13] Land Development Code update
[3:22:14] within the coastal overlay
[3:22:14] zone.
[3:22:17] This concludes staff's
[3:22:18] presentation and we are
[3:22:18] available for questions.
[3:22:19] All right.
[3:22:22] Thank you for the presentation
[3:22:23] and the work to bring this
[3:22:23] forward.
[3:22:24] Clerk Please proceed with
[3:22:24] public comment.
[3:22:27] Thank you.
[3:22:28] Council PRESIDENT Maximilian
[3:22:32] Schmidt I don't see him here So
[3:22:33] allegedly Andre, if you can
[3:22:33] please come forward to speak on
[3:22:41] this item.
[3:22:42] >> I have to address a point of
[3:22:46] order because the fact that
[3:22:47] that man from Downtown
[3:22:47] Partnership just spoke during
[3:22:51] public comment on duty while
[3:22:52] he's doing a presentation
[3:22:56] that's you can't do that.
[3:22:57] That's not only a misuse of
[3:23:02] public funds, it's like that's
[3:23:02] against the Brown Act.
[3:23:03] You guys continued to do this.
[3:23:06] I just don't understand why
[3:23:06] you'd be like Let's waive
[3:23:07] the presentation and then not
[3:23:11] in his personal capacity but
[3:23:11] representing Downtown
[3:23:12] partnership he's getting public
[3:23:16] comment while presenting you
[3:23:20] guys with a presentation So
[3:23:20] there's significant issues with
[3:23:21] the Great White Way you guys
[3:23:22] are running these meetings.
[3:23:25] These are procedure will errors
[3:23:26] that are so simple And again
[3:23:29] it's like if we can't trust you
[3:23:30] to run a meeting to make sure
[3:23:31] that you're not having somebody
[3:23:35] speak in their technical or
[3:23:35] personal capacity under an
[3:23:40] entity like what the is going
[3:23:40] on?
[3:23:41] And you guys want to be like Oh
[3:23:41] my gosh Audra, you're being
[3:23:42] disruptive.
[3:23:42] Like are you going to send
[3:23:45] the officers after me again
[3:23:46] like you did with the Quorum
[3:23:46] when all of a sudden now you
[3:23:49] guys are checking to make sure
[3:23:50] you have quorum What You tried
[3:23:51] to criminalize me for holding
[3:23:54] you accountable Like these are
[3:23:54] the basics that you guys can't
[3:23:59] even follow and you're so
[3:24:00] annoyed Joe But it's like
[3:24:03] can't you guys just do your job
[3:24:04] right instead of getting it mad
[3:24:08] at me for calling it out?
[3:24:09] >> I mean all you guys have to
[3:24:12] do is you just sit here and
[3:24:12] witness you guys left and right
[3:24:14] violate the law And it's
[3:24:14] annoying because it's like you
[3:24:15] just want to act like what?
[3:24:19] We're up on a diet and like
[3:24:20] people put us here like what
[3:24:23] are you going to do about it?
[3:24:24] That's what people need to see
[3:24:25] is the arrogance of you guys
[3:24:29] that you sit up there and you
[3:24:30] act like we're untouchable.
[3:24:30] You can't do nothing to me.
[3:24:33] What are you going to do?
[3:24:34] Because I'll use your money to
[3:24:37] go after you and silence you
[3:24:38] And it's just sad.
[3:24:39] But people need to see this
[3:24:41] because you guys can't be
[3:24:46] trusted.
[3:24:47] So the five minute time timer
[3:24:48] going to those participating
[3:24:48] remotely starting with John
[3:24:53] Stump if you can please unmute
[3:24:53] .
[3:24:53] >> Okay.
[3:24:58] Thank you very much.
[3:24:59] Well I'm very pleased to
[3:25:07] support these amendments to
[3:25:12] the flawed Development Code.
[3:25:13] >> You know the last time I
[3:25:16] spoke to you concerning
[3:25:17] the amendments to
[3:25:21] the Development Code I asked
[3:25:26] that you continue and correct
[3:25:26] so you could correct
[3:25:35] the doubling of fees from $1000
[3:25:39] to $2380 for the public's
[3:25:44] patience and protesting a
[3:25:49] formal determination by staff I
[3:25:53] at that time presented to you
[3:25:54] the fact that there were errors
[3:25:55] in the staff report that you
[3:26:03] received justifying that raise
[3:26:04] .
[3:26:04] >> The main error of course was
[3:26:05] that it was Ypsi.
[3:26:08] It it was well we're going to
[3:26:09] charge these fees because we
[3:26:13] said so And second it was based
[3:26:18] on just raising the fees for a
[3:26:19] regular council meeting when
[3:26:22] the amount that you're supposed
[3:26:27] to recover is for a quasi
[3:26:28] judicial hearing.
[3:26:32] So please if you can do it to
[3:26:37] correct the errors that were in
[3:26:37] the Council commission please
[3:26:42] read docket and correct
[3:26:42] the errors and doubling
[3:26:47] the fees for public access to a
[3:26:48] judicial hearing.
[3:26:52] You you've got in the basis of
[3:26:53] your fees the defendant,
[3:26:56] the mayor's staff and the city
[3:27:01] attorney as being charged to
[3:27:02] the plaintiff the appellant.
[3:27:02] >> Please read our time.
[3:27:08] Thank you.
[3:27:08] Thank you Robert If you can
[3:27:09] please then you After that is
[3:27:11] Blair begin and then Hector.
[3:27:11] >> Thank you.
[3:27:12] You know thank you Dias for
[3:27:16] confirming my suspicion that
[3:27:17] that speaker was giving a
[3:27:17] presentation.
[3:27:21] I'm pretty sure we all agree to
[3:27:21] con that, you know, we'll talk
[3:27:25] about your next mistake right?
[3:27:26] You guys approved something too
[3:27:27] because the commission that has
[3:27:31] errors they approved and sent
[3:27:32] it back to you and now you're
[3:27:33] trying to get it re approved
[3:27:36] with the corrections even
[3:27:37] though they already approved it
[3:27:37] Right So they didn't catch your
[3:27:40] ear.
[3:27:41] Okay, let's talk about a whole
[3:27:42] nother thing that people who
[3:27:44] own the property don't even
[3:27:45] need your permission to do
[3:27:46] these things right.
[3:27:49] They can just do it without
[3:27:50] It's called work.
[3:27:51] It's called the right to build
[3:27:51] it Right.
[3:27:55] They have the right to privacy
[3:27:55] over oversee your power.
[3:27:59] You have no control over them.
[3:28:00] You know the only people you
[3:28:01] guys have control over is bus
[3:28:04] and then you make our lives
[3:28:09] like it's impossible to not
[3:28:10] come here and disagree with you
[3:28:10] guys.
[3:28:11] Why are you guys are sitting
[3:28:14] there looking at Newsome when
[3:28:14] he's making your life great
[3:28:15] Because now all the stuff that
[3:28:18] the developers want to do they
[3:28:19] all need none of your
[3:28:20] environmental studies they
[3:28:23] don't need a zoning read
[3:28:24] redistricting.
[3:28:24] You don't need nothing they
[3:28:25] could do without your
[3:28:25] permission.
[3:28:28] Start laughing at you.
[3:28:29] You guys are like the laughing
[3:28:30] stock of this right now And
[3:28:34] then the fact that you're re
[3:28:34] submitting an error just proves
[3:28:38] the point that this board is
[3:28:39] not perfect.
[3:28:39] All right.
[3:28:39] You guys make plenty of
[3:28:43] mistakes and it's time you
[3:28:43] start fessing up to them
[3:28:47] because like I said, the even
[3:28:48] dias the person speaking said
[3:28:49] that that was a presentation.
[3:28:52] Thank you for the presentation
[3:28:53] .
[3:28:53] Daggett Thank for my public
[3:28:54] comment for calling it out Now
[3:28:58] you just don't like the people
[3:28:58] who correct you right?
[3:28:59] You only want to hear from
[3:29:02] the people who agree with you
[3:29:03] and support your positions,
[3:29:03] right?
[3:29:07] So you know it's a big joke.
[3:29:08] You want to hear a joke about a
[3:29:08] bunch of political people.
[3:29:10] Are you going to silence me too
[3:29:11] for that one Haha.
[3:29:15] It's called freedom of speech.
[3:29:16] >> Blair Come if you can please
[3:29:21] unmute by Blair Beekman I felt
[3:29:26] the joke a previous was about
[3:29:26] to parter on hurting public
[3:29:30] meaning decorum to be perfectly
[3:29:30] honest free speech is important
[3:29:34] so it's about meaning decorum
[3:29:35] and that line was about to be
[3:29:39] crossed for this item But thank
[3:29:40] you for the presence of a
[3:29:41] comment overall along with
[3:29:41] the ira.
[3:29:44] I think they have a very
[3:29:45] interesting point that we
[3:29:45] really need to hear
[3:29:48] the presentations and passing
[3:29:49] them up really wraps what is
[3:29:50] going on with an item and
[3:29:54] better understanding it and for
[3:29:55] the person to then come back in
[3:29:58] the public meeting diet to give
[3:29:58] public comment It sounds a
[3:29:59] little odd.
[3:30:00] I'm going to have to understand
[3:30:03] this better in the future so
[3:30:03] good luck with that.
[3:30:07] Good luck and it's
[3:30:08] understanding that better.
[3:30:08] I wanted to comment for this
[3:30:12] item that you guys have been
[3:30:17] giving away a lot of land
[3:30:18] lately and it's been of concern
[3:30:21] city government land you know
[3:30:22] city government land is always
[3:30:23] a really a really important
[3:30:27] asset that and I know we're in
[3:30:27] difficult times but it is I
[3:30:31] hope you can be cautious about
[3:30:32] that or use that caution in
[3:30:33] your explanation to why you're
[3:30:35] giving up the land and and
[3:30:36] things like that.
[3:30:37] >> So good luck in those types
[3:30:41] of efforts.
[3:30:42] What you can do as always as my
[3:30:45] words these days on coastal
[3:30:46] commission things when you're
[3:30:50] doing things like you know
[3:30:51] the Midway Rising project we
[3:30:51] really have to be clear on what
[3:30:55] this sea level of issues are
[3:30:56] about with the project.
[3:31:00] It just makes for a better
[3:31:00] process for everyone and
[3:31:01] understanding what we're doing
[3:31:04] And if you don't explain that
[3:31:05] clearly that's your city
[3:31:06] Government staff's going to not
[3:31:09] talk about sea level rise If
[3:31:10] it's for other projects more
[3:31:11] clearly get the meaning here.
[3:31:12] You know we're supposed to be
[3:31:15] open about these things and
[3:31:16] that way we build on build
[3:31:19] the truth that we can all work
[3:31:20] for the community instead of
[3:31:21] hiding things that give me
[3:31:24] things halfway and a good time
[3:31:24] has concluded.
[3:31:25] >> Hector if you can please
[3:31:29] unmute next.
[3:31:30] Yeah dealing with the state is
[3:31:34] so shady now like our number
[3:31:34] one concern should be building
[3:31:35] a steady arts water treatment
[3:31:38] plant and you want a river just
[3:31:39] for all the kids that live down
[3:31:42] there and the adults above
[3:31:43] everything else like this I
[3:31:43] wouldn't give the state any
[3:31:48] more money just just make them
[3:31:49] an excuse or until we get
[3:31:49] the sewer plant built.
[3:31:53] State of the art math and have
[3:31:54] a reservoir down there and do
[3:31:57] gray water turned into a gray
[3:31:58] water They can they can do
[3:31:59] fields with but anything with a
[3:32:02] state it's really shady because
[3:32:03] like even the fire money
[3:32:07] the governor's wife with her
[3:32:08] nonprofit ran off with
[3:32:12] the money and then disappeared
[3:32:13] her nonprofit the next day when
[3:32:17] they found out about it and
[3:32:18] then blaming Trump Trump and
[3:32:21] talk about hey man today
[3:32:22] there's a lot of Trump haters
[3:32:22] on the board.
[3:32:23] You guys got as much hate.
[3:32:26] I don't hate Somali people.
[3:32:27] I don't hate black people.
[3:32:31] I don't hate Mexicans.
[3:32:32] You know I don't I don't have
[3:32:35] the time to hate them but I
[3:32:36] just don't want them living
[3:32:37] here if they're illegal.
[3:32:41] We've got other things to do to
[3:32:41] get our city back.
[3:32:42] We've got to build a dam in
[3:32:46] Lake Hodges That's going to
[3:32:46] take a lot of stuff.
[3:32:47] We got to clean up all the sand
[3:32:50] in the Tijuana River.
[3:32:51] There's huge amount of sand
[3:32:51] That's just just sewage, man.
[3:32:55] There's a lot of things we need
[3:32:56] the money for and we can do it
[3:32:56] in San Diego.
[3:32:59] We don't need a coast state
[3:33:00] commission telling us what we
[3:33:01] can do with the beach.
[3:33:04] We have 20 Do you have
[3:33:04] thousands of people that give a
[3:33:08] about our city and we don't
[3:33:09] need their advice but we don't
[3:33:10] want to model ourselves out of
[3:33:12] Oakland and San Francisco.
[3:33:13] Those guys are cities.
[3:33:18] Those guys are cities where oh
[3:33:23] man we got it here in San Diego
[3:33:23] man.
[3:33:24] I'm down at the trolley station
[3:33:27] down Mission Valley.
[3:33:28] It's beautiful down here.
[3:33:28] There's nobody down here.
[3:33:31] But anyway, good luck.
[3:33:32] That concludes public comment
[3:33:33] for this item.
[3:33:33] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT
[3:33:34] All right.
[3:33:36] Thank you.
[3:33:37] >> City Clerk Order!
[3:33:38] I thought you would be so good
[3:33:42] at reading people's faces that
[3:33:42] you would be able to read Mine
[3:33:43] has nothing to do with you.
[3:33:47] You were on point Robert was on
[3:33:47] point.
[3:33:48] I was so at that individual
[3:33:51] sitting up there But I chose
[3:33:51] decorum.
[3:33:52] Let him finish.
[3:33:53] We'll have a separate
[3:33:53] conversation.
[3:33:56] I agree Totally inappropriate
[3:33:57] for that individual to be
[3:33:57] sitting there in chambers.
[3:34:02] You the previous month, sir.
[3:34:02] But you're right.
[3:34:06] I chose decorum.
[3:34:06] >> Let him finish.
[3:34:07] It won't happen again under my
[3:34:11] watch Since I am one of
[3:34:12] the council members the two
[3:34:12] council members in the coastal
[3:34:16] zone Thank you for the good
[3:34:16] work.
[3:34:17] Thank you for your patience and
[3:34:19] chasing this for what, two
[3:34:20] years now And I will move
[3:34:20] approval of the staff
[3:34:24] recommendation Council member
[3:34:25] Campbell I seconded.
[3:34:29] Thank you.
[3:34:30] >> All right.
[3:34:30] Not seeing anybody else in
[3:34:31] the lights.
[3:34:33] We have a motion by myself and
[3:34:33] a second by Council member
[3:34:34] Campbell to move the staff
[3:34:34] recommendation.
[3:34:38] Please call the roll.
[3:34:39] >> I said of the voting system
[3:34:42] Please cast your vote That
[3:34:47] passes.
[3:34:48] Yeah sorry I didn't realize
[3:34:48] that passes unanimously with
[3:34:52] council member Moreno and
[3:34:53] Councilmember Foster absent.
[3:34:53] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All
[3:34:54] right.
[3:34:54] Thank you.
[3:34:57] That's the last discussion item
[3:34:57] of the day.
[3:34:58] We will now take up non agenda
[3:35:01] public comment council members
[3:35:02] respect and appreciate
[3:35:03] the public some point our fully
[3:35:03] committed to protecting every
[3:35:06] participant's free speech right
[3:35:07] that council and committee
[3:35:08] meetings clerk Please proceed
[3:35:12] with public comment Thank you
[3:35:12] Council PRESIDENT Pro forma
[3:35:13] Role 2.7 Non Agenda Public
[3:35:16] comment is an opportunity for
[3:35:16] members of the public to
[3:35:17] comment on items that are not
[3:35:18] on the agenda but within
[3:35:20] the subject matter jurisdiction
[3:35:21] of the City Council.
[3:35:22] Each speaker will have two
[3:35:22] minutes.
[3:35:24] Please know if there are eight
[3:35:25] or more speakers on a single
[3:35:25] topic the maximum time for
[3:35:28] the topic will be 16 minutes.
[3:35:29] If you are in chambers please
[3:35:29] submit your speaker slip If
[3:35:33] you're joining us virtually
[3:35:33] please raise your hand to speak
[3:35:34] by tapping the raise your hand
[3:35:37] icon or if you are calling
[3:35:37] Participant Star nine Jason
[3:35:38] Yard if you'd like to please
[3:35:41] come forward after that is
[3:35:42] Maximilian Schmidt but I don't
[3:35:42] see him here Then Charlene
[3:35:46] Antonino please proceed.
[3:35:50] First of all I have no idea how
[3:35:51] I'm going to say this but I do
[3:35:55] know how I'm going to start it
[3:35:56] so bear with me while I set
[3:35:57] the stage.
[3:36:01] I graduated from college in my
[3:36:01] middle age period and when I
[3:36:06] came out of college I had blown
[3:36:10] open my mind.
[3:36:11] It was a pretty fabulous,
[3:36:12] unbelievable defining moment
[3:36:15] for me And wouldn't you know,
[3:36:16] had I stumbled upon a movie
[3:36:20] called Rashomon And I highly
[3:36:21] recommend that it's very old
[3:36:29] and it's a story about a crime
[3:36:30] And three people have witnessed
[3:36:34] a crime and it tells the story
[3:36:37] of those three people and how
[3:36:43] really makes it a point about
[3:36:47] how life is unknowing and and
[3:36:48] where is the truth.
[3:36:52] So I bring that forward to our
[3:36:53] experiences with our speakers
[3:36:57] today and everything how it
[3:36:58] came together And I just want
[3:37:03] you to know that this is life
[3:37:07] and we're doing a great job at
[3:37:11] it All of us everybody.
[3:37:16] So don't give up.
[3:37:17] You can get angry if you want
[3:37:17] to.
[3:37:21] You can cut people off if you
[3:37:21] want to.
[3:37:22] It's all okay because we're
[3:37:25] stumbling.
[3:37:26] We're stumbling together.
[3:37:27] We don't know what the heck
[3:37:27] it's about.
[3:37:31] We're going to die and we can't
[3:37:35] stop it And here we are and
[3:37:36] we're muddling together to
[3:37:40] figure it out.
[3:37:41] I'll tell you this and I tell
[3:37:41] it truthfully We are living
[3:37:45] standing on a miracle.
[3:37:46] I get it.
[3:37:50] Get it While you're young This
[3:37:51] is a miracle called life Due
[3:37:55] for that concluding comment
[3:37:56] Charlene Alto Lino Charlene
[3:37:59] Antonino.
[3:38:00] Nick Gill Partner Booker please
[3:38:04] come forward Jessie to Angelus
[3:38:05] I don't see anyone else here so
[3:38:09] and then allegedly Andre please
[3:38:09] proceed.
[3:38:10] Good afternoon.
[3:38:14] My name is Annette copartner
[3:38:15] Booker I'm an Aaron Price
[3:38:16] Fellow and attend San Diego
[3:38:18] High School.
[3:38:19] Yesterday I had the pleasure of
[3:38:20] attending a commission on
[3:38:23] police practices meeting where
[3:38:23] the issue of pretextual stops
[3:38:24] was discussed.
[3:38:25] I'm here today to urge that you
[3:38:28] work with the Commission in
[3:38:29] pressuring the p t s d pd to
[3:38:32] reduce their use of this
[3:38:33] harmful practice.
[3:38:33] A top concern of the city
[3:38:37] government is public safety.
[3:38:38] Here are some statistics I
[3:38:39] believe demonstrate the impact
[3:38:42] pretext cops have on civil
[3:38:43] protection a study by the Vera
[3:38:46] Institute in big cities
[3:38:47] discovered that contraband was
[3:38:48] found in 1 to 2% of pretext
[3:38:51] stops.
[3:38:52] A study by the lapd found that
[3:38:56] 9% of the contraband found from
[3:38:57] those pretext stops from those
[3:38:57] pretext stops were dangerous
[3:39:02] arms meaning in total 9% of 2%
[3:39:06] pretext stops are successful in
[3:39:10] finding weapons 0.0018% of
[3:39:10] the time.
[3:39:11] The question you are faced with
[3:39:14] is does the 1 to 2% of pretext
[3:39:14] stops discovering contraband
[3:39:18] with an even smaller fraction
[3:39:19] Finding weaponry justify
[3:39:19] the continuation of an
[3:39:24] increasingly poor relationship
[3:39:25] between the police and
[3:39:25] historically marginalized
[3:39:29] communities To think that
[3:39:29] public safety is simply
[3:39:30] conducting arrests and catching
[3:39:33] criminals is a heavily limited
[3:39:33] perspective.
[3:39:34] Public safety lies in
[3:39:35] the police forces reputation
[3:39:38] and relationship to San Diego's
[3:39:39] and the argument can be made
[3:39:42] that pretext stops actually
[3:39:43] harm public safety and have a
[3:39:44] net negative effect when
[3:39:48] communities feel targeted.
[3:39:49] Will that help police to
[3:39:49] address crime?
[3:39:53] Well, community members be
[3:39:54] likely to cooperate with
[3:39:54] the police?
[3:39:56] Will your constituents feel
[3:39:57] safe dialing 911 The cop can
[3:39:58] only do so much to get our
[3:40:01] police department to reduce
[3:40:02] this problematic exercise of
[3:40:02] power.
[3:40:03] i urge you all to expand
[3:40:06] the level of authority the cp
[3:40:07] has over policy at p t.
[3:40:12] S pd, sd pd or at the very
[3:40:13] least provide support when they
[3:40:14] vote to recommend.
[3:40:14] Thank you.
[3:40:16] Thank your text will stop usage
[3:40:17] allegedly if you can please
[3:40:17] come forward.
[3:40:23] >> Rachel I love seeing kids
[3:40:23] come in and participate.
[3:40:28] Joe your face of annoyed with
[3:40:28] me is the same as the others so
[3:40:33] it's kind of hard to tell.
[3:40:34] I mean you'd say have a similar
[3:40:34] face, you know what I mean?
[3:40:35] So any help But I appreciate
[3:40:38] that there's always room for
[3:40:39] improvement to admit the things
[3:40:39] that we have done wrong and
[3:40:40] course correct.
[3:40:43] It's not that hard to do but
[3:40:44] most people hate doing it
[3:40:44] especially you guys especially
[3:40:45] about the Quorum.
[3:40:48] But I will take that as a win
[3:40:49] because you started doing your
[3:40:49] checks and so on top notch that
[3:40:53] on my belt as well.
[3:40:53] Yeah And Joy I love it.
[3:40:58] Life is an amazing treat and
[3:40:59] that's why I take it very
[3:40:59] seriously holding people
[3:41:03] accountable because the life
[3:41:04] doesn't have to be like this.
[3:41:05] It really doesn't It doesn't
[3:41:08] have to be where we give all
[3:41:09] these people like you bunch of
[3:41:09] money and you throw it away and
[3:41:13] people suffer and then we blame
[3:41:13] someone over here, blame
[3:41:14] someone over there instead of
[3:41:15] going What am I doing that is
[3:41:18] actually leading to this?
[3:41:19] I love course correcting.
[3:41:20] I love to look at myself and go
[3:41:23] Hmm I probably shouldn't do
[3:41:24] that And my gosh maybe I
[3:41:25] shouldn't even think that Oh
[3:41:25] gosh because it makes me better
[3:41:28] and the world around me changes
[3:41:29] and the world around us won't
[3:41:30] change until us as individuals
[3:41:34] sit there and course correct
[3:41:34] because everybody's like Oh
[3:41:35] it's Shawn, it's Marnie, it's
[3:41:38] Stephen.
[3:41:39] You know what I mean?
[3:41:40] And like yes you guys are
[3:41:43] responsible for things but as
[3:41:44] individuals were also
[3:41:45] responsible for what we allowed
[3:41:45] to happen.
[3:41:49] And so like as you guys get so
[3:41:50] annoyed with me, good I'm happy
[3:41:54] to be a gadfly because I go
[3:41:54] where the is and I want to
[3:41:55] expose it and show people that
[3:41:56] it doesn't have to be this way
[3:41:59] That we can turn things around.
[3:42:03] But it's unfortunate because
[3:42:04] the government is a business
[3:42:05] and until people see that and
[3:42:09] see that we are people are just
[3:42:10] trying to survive and giving
[3:42:14] you guys all the money and you
[3:42:15] give us like you should have
[3:42:16] enough money for the hugest
[3:42:16] mansion And what we get is a
[3:42:20] trailer park And it's
[3:42:21] unfortunate but when people can
[3:42:21] see that and course correct
[3:42:22] then we can change the world
[3:42:23] around us.
[3:42:24] >> be the change you want to
[3:42:31] see.
[3:42:31] I think you're going to
[3:42:32] participating remotely.
[3:42:33] We currently have eight
[3:42:33] speakers in the keynote speaker
[3:42:34] at the five minute timer
[3:42:40] starting with Blair Beekman.
[3:42:41] All right But Beekman my zoom
[3:42:41] MAY cut out Sorry about that.
[3:42:44] If it does you know my list
[3:42:45] I've been repeating from last
[3:42:49] week if we are we have
[3:42:50] the means to know how to leave.
[3:42:51] I hope we can continue those
[3:42:54] efforts.
[3:42:55] Your city government has ways
[3:42:56] you can work on it.
[3:42:56] Save some budget dollars.
[3:43:00] I think we should add to that
[3:43:00] the idea of having a way to
[3:43:05] make sure we have we can reduce
[3:43:06] our technology use in
[3:43:07] the community each year, get
[3:43:10] small incremental amounts that
[3:43:11] adds up over time and creates a
[3:43:12] consistent pattern that we're
[3:43:16] doing our practices responsibly
[3:43:17] and accountably.
[3:43:21] I think that can address a lot
[3:43:22] of issues why we keep bringing
[3:43:23] this stuff up to want to be
[3:43:23] addressed and then it keeps
[3:43:27] getting voted down and I think
[3:43:28] we have ways you know, people
[3:43:28] are really ready to leave.
[3:43:33] Block And if we have consistent
[3:43:34] ways to address our technology
[3:43:34] use, that's that.
[3:43:35] I think working on it that's
[3:43:38] the kind of conversation we
[3:43:39] have to have to start to have
[3:43:39] more regularly on those
[3:43:40] efforts.
[3:43:44] I really I think I missed my
[3:43:45] last public comment on the item
[3:43:46] about arguing about hatred
[3:43:50] towards Somali people.
[3:43:51] >> I really want to it as much
[3:44:02] as I respect all articles about
[3:44:03] competition and dialog I think
[3:44:07] Hillary has really points I
[3:44:17] believe particularly big and
[3:44:24] the people you are cutting up
[3:44:25] now we can't hear you.
[3:44:29] Can you hear me right now with
[3:44:29] 19 seconds?
[3:44:30] Yes I was out on a good space.
[3:44:30] Okay.
[3:44:31] Hopefully the clock will
[3:44:34] conclude.
[3:44:35] So you know as we're talking
[3:44:36] about a shared you know,
[3:44:40] understanding of issues, how do
[3:44:41] we do that without hatred and
[3:44:41] spite toward each other?
[3:44:46] How do we do that?
[3:44:47] >> Thank you.
[3:44:47] Thank you.
[3:44:48] Next is Terry and Scully If you
[3:44:52] can please unmute.
[3:44:53] >> Good afternoon San Diego
[3:44:53] City Council.
[3:44:58] My name is Terry and Skelly.
[3:44:58] I'm a planning group member, a
[3:44:59] parent and a public health
[3:44:59] educator.
[3:45:00] Children's Hospital
[3:45:04] pediatrician DR. Natalie Bob
[3:45:05] has spoken regarding
[3:45:05] the increase of adolescents to
[3:45:08] its emergency room in 2025
[3:45:09] because they needed treatment
[3:45:10] of some kind for their cannabis
[3:45:10] use.
[3:45:15] She said that prior to 2020 we
[3:45:16] were only seeing a handful of
[3:45:19] adolescents a year, maybe 20 or
[3:45:19] 30.
[3:45:20] Now it's over 600 emergency
[3:45:25] room families in 2025 and
[3:45:26] likely even more in 2026.
[3:45:31] Based upon these current trends
[3:45:32] I quote Cannabis products are
[3:45:33] far more potent today than what
[3:45:38] previous generations were
[3:45:39] exposed to.
[3:45:39] End quote.
[3:45:40] Pbs interviewed DR. Love in
[3:45:43] response to New research
[3:45:43] published in the Journal of
[3:45:44] American Medical Association
[3:45:48] regarding cannabis use with its
[3:45:49] increased risk for serious
[3:45:50] mental health conditions.
[3:45:55] The strongest associations in
[3:45:56] the study was for psychotic and
[3:45:56] bipolar disorders where
[3:46:00] the risk was about doubled.
[3:46:01] And importantly teens reported
[3:46:06] on their cannabis use about 1
[3:46:06] or 2 years before their mental
[3:46:07] health diagnosis.
[3:46:12] Again we see this public health
[3:46:12] crisis emerging in children and
[3:46:13] adolescents with early
[3:46:18] initiation of cannabis use.
[3:46:19] I think we as residents of San
[3:46:20] Diego need to ask ourselves
[3:46:24] what is early use marijuana
[3:46:25] means for the long term
[3:46:26] well-being of our younger
[3:46:26] residents and the many who care
[3:46:30] about them and take
[3:46:31] responsibility for reducing
[3:46:31] visibility and promotions that
[3:46:37] come with the selling of
[3:46:37] marijuana here in our city.
[3:46:38] Thank you for hearing my
[3:46:39] concerns this afternoon.
[3:46:39] Thank you.
[3:46:40] Next is Barbara Gordon.
[3:46:46] >> If you can please unmute
[3:46:47] with some or hear triple a
[3:46:52] report.
[3:46:52] Reminds us that the 100
[3:46:53] deadliest days for teen driving
[3:46:58] are between Memorial Day and
[3:46:58] Labor Day when teens are more
[3:46:59] likely to get in a car crash
[3:47:04] for reasons ranging from
[3:47:04] distractions to alcohol and
[3:47:05] drug use especially during
[3:47:09] the spring summer events.
[3:47:10] The National Highway Traffic
[3:47:11] Safety Administration says teen
[3:47:15] drivers ages 15 to 19 were
[3:47:19] involved in crashes that killed
[3:47:20] over 2320 people in 2024 alone.
[3:47:26] Drivers under the influence and
[3:47:26] alcohol are more likely to
[3:47:27] speed take risk and make poor
[3:47:31] decisions Increasing
[3:47:32] the likelihood of a crash
[3:47:33] injury and fatality.
[3:47:33] While the effects different
[3:47:37] from alcohol, marijuana
[3:47:37] impairment can still
[3:47:38] significantly reduce driving
[3:47:43] performance and increase car
[3:47:44] crashes, the impact extends
[3:47:45] beyond the driver.
[3:47:49] Impaired driving can lead to
[3:47:50] severe injury loss of life
[3:47:51] trauma for victims and family
[3:47:55] health care costs and strain on
[3:47:56] emergency services as well as
[3:47:56] law enforcement resources
[3:48:02] preventing impaired driving as
[3:48:02] a public safety priority.
[3:48:03] Education enforcement.
[3:48:08] Safe Transportation
[3:48:08] alternatives and community
[3:48:09] awareness efforts can help
[3:48:09] reduce impaired driving
[3:48:14] incidents and protect everyone
[3:48:14] who uses the road.
[3:48:19] Within our community even small
[3:48:20] improvements in prevention can
[3:48:20] save lives and reduce
[3:48:26] the devastating consequences of
[3:48:26] alcohol and marijuana related
[3:48:27] crashes.
[3:48:27] Thank you for letting me speak.
[3:48:33] Thank you.
[3:48:33] Next is John Stump if you can
[3:48:34] please on mute And a five
[3:48:38] minute timer did also conclude
[3:48:39] there were five speakers in
[3:48:39] the queue including MR. Stump.
[3:48:40] >> No additional speakers will
[3:48:40] be taken.
[3:48:41] Please proceed.
[3:48:47] Oh, thank you.
[3:48:48] You know we got a report that
[3:48:48] the El Nino is coming.
[3:48:53] Probably very high rains,
[3:48:54] perhaps the highest rates that
[3:49:02] we've seen since 1997.
[3:49:03] >> The council needs to take
[3:49:03] action and get reports before
[3:49:08] the rainy season starts again
[3:49:13] that all the places that
[3:49:14] flooded in 2024 because of poor
[3:49:19] maintenance.
[3:49:19] Those cases have been settled
[3:49:25] And what caused them The poor
[3:49:26] maintenance has been cured so
[3:49:30] that we're ready for the rains
[3:49:31] .
[3:49:37] Know flooding is caused because
[3:49:38] the council either didn't
[3:49:43] allocate the money to maintain
[3:49:44] the flood channels or
[3:49:49] the council allowed development
[3:49:49] in the floodplain causing
[3:49:56] concentration and movement of
[3:49:57] floodwaters from the floodplain
[3:49:57] to the surrounding community.
[3:50:01] It's your responsibility, you
[3:50:02] know, It's one of your primary
[3:50:07] responsibilities.
[3:50:08] So I hope that you're going to
[3:50:08] advocate in your committees and
[3:50:13] then in council on a schedule
[3:50:14] and a calendar before the rainy
[3:50:19] season starts that the channels
[3:50:20] have all been maintained and
[3:50:25] the flood liabilities from 2024
[3:50:30] have been settled and paid.
[3:50:31] >> Thank you very much.
[3:50:31] Thank you.
[3:50:32] Next is Robert if you can
[3:50:39] please unmute.
[3:50:40] >> Hello.
[3:50:40] So this is a public service
[3:50:46] announcement to any of the San
[3:50:47] Diego community power customers
[3:50:48] that are listening right now.
[3:50:52] If you'll notice in the past
[3:50:53] month they haven't been able to
[3:50:53] hold either of their meetings.
[3:50:57] I don't know.
[3:50:58] I think this board has
[3:50:59] representation there at this at
[3:51:03] this agency.
[3:51:04] And I believe that if you're
[3:51:05] not getting updates to
[3:51:09] the public, I'll go ahead and
[3:51:10] let them know what happened.
[3:51:11] So the first meeting was
[3:51:16] scheduled for JUNE 1st and to
[3:51:17] coincide with the election and
[3:51:21] listed locations it says
[3:51:22] verbatim the meeting will be
[3:51:22] held via the teams on above
[3:51:28] date and time Board members
[3:51:28] will attend and participate
[3:51:29] virtually in the meeting
[3:51:34] pursuant to the Brown Act
[3:51:35] Government Code 54953.
[3:51:39] And then it goes from locations
[3:51:39] listed above.
[3:51:40] Well one of those locations in
[3:51:40] San Diego City Hall.
[3:51:45] So was the city hall open to
[3:51:46] the public to participate in
[3:51:47] this meeting?
[3:51:51] The title of this The city Hall
[3:51:52] closed at 5:00 and we have a
[3:51:57] election center there.
[3:51:58] So they had it closed to
[3:51:58] the public.
[3:51:59] No one could attend
[3:51:59] the meeting.
[3:52:03] Go figure that I canceled
[3:52:03] the meeting got canceled
[3:52:04] because a member of the public
[3:52:05] showed up to a public meeting
[3:52:09] right.
[3:52:10] And then we go into the last
[3:52:10] meeting which was the clerk
[3:52:15] advisory committee and it has
[3:52:15] an alternate location.
[3:52:16] I'm just going to say before
[3:52:17] you and I'll let everybody look
[3:52:17] at the paperwork.
[3:52:21] But when I showed up arrival on
[3:52:22] location there was no notice of
[3:52:22] meeting.
[3:52:23] Right?
[3:52:27] It was it was being taken not
[3:52:27] in consideration of the right
[3:52:28] of the public to attend these
[3:52:29] meetings and especially for
[3:52:32] public officials representing
[3:52:33] you on the board And he's not
[3:52:34] telling you this is happening.
[3:52:34] Why is no one being
[3:52:35] transparent?
[3:52:38] Why why are they not correcting
[3:52:39] these issues that I'm coming up
[3:52:40] with month after month after
[3:52:47] month just throughout your time
[3:52:48] as concluded Madison if you can
[3:52:48] please on you and give as a
[3:52:51] reminder of the time and
[3:52:51] the timer has concluded if you
[3:52:52] raise your hand please submit
[3:52:55] comments to City Clerk of San
[3:52:55] diego.Gov and they will be
[3:52:56] distributed.
[3:52:56] >> Madison please proceed.
[3:52:57] Hello.
[3:52:57] Good evening, City Council
[3:52:58] members.
[3:53:01] As a mother of three young
[3:53:02] children I want to thank you
[3:53:03] for prioritizing the health and
[3:53:07] safety of San Diego's youth.
[3:53:07] California's Department of
[3:53:08] Cannabis Control recently
[3:53:09] unveiled a new artificial
[3:53:13] intelligence tool designed to
[3:53:13] help marijuana businesses
[3:53:14] identify packaging that MAY
[3:53:19] appeal to children.
[3:53:20] The tool flags things like
[3:53:21] cartoons, candy like imagery
[3:53:25] and youthful characters and
[3:53:26] packaging that imitates popular
[3:53:26] candy brands.
[3:53:31] I think this development sends
[3:53:32] an important message.
[3:53:33] State regulators clearly
[3:53:37] recognize that marijuana
[3:53:37] products are often marketed in
[3:53:38] ways that attract children.
[3:53:39] If Youth appeal were not a
[3:53:44] concern, there would be no need
[3:53:44] to create an ai system
[3:53:45] specifically designed to detect
[3:53:45] it.
[3:53:49] The reality is that today's
[3:53:50] marijuana products are often
[3:53:50] sold as gummies chocolates,
[3:53:55] candies and sweet flavored
[3:53:56] products.
[3:53:56] Young people are exposed to
[3:54:02] storefronts, advertisements,
[3:54:03] social media promotion and
[3:54:03] product packaging that can
[3:54:04] normalize marijuana use and
[3:54:07] make these products appear
[3:54:08] harmless.
[3:54:09] And policy makers I hope you
[3:54:09] will continue to evaluate city
[3:54:14] decisions through the lens of
[3:54:15] youth protection.
[3:54:15] Whether discussing marijuana
[3:54:19] storefronts, advertising
[3:54:20] signage or other cannabis
[3:54:20] related policies, we should
[3:54:25] always ask a simple question
[3:54:26] What message are we sending to
[3:54:26] children?
[3:54:27] If the state regulators are
[3:54:31] investing in artificial
[3:54:32] intelligence to keep marijuana
[3:54:33] products from appealing to
[3:54:33] kids, that should remind all of
[3:54:38] us that protecting youth must
[3:54:38] remain a top priority.
[3:54:39] Our children deserve
[3:54:40] communities where potentially
[3:54:44] harmful substances are not
[3:54:44] normalized or marketed in ways
[3:54:45] that capture their attention.
[3:54:46] Thank you.
[3:54:48] Thank you.
[3:54:49] >> Next is Francine Maxwell if
[3:54:50] you can please.
[3:54:55] I'm you.
[3:54:55] >> Sorry.
[3:54:56] Francine Maxwell, Southeastern
[3:55:00] San Diego resident.
[3:55:01] Now that we're getting through
[3:55:02] the attention of the budget,
[3:55:06] it's time to move to education
[3:55:07] of the community so that we can
[3:55:08] begin to build trust.
[3:55:12] So all throughout the budget
[3:55:13] season we talked about there's
[3:55:14] a fear of not trusting But
[3:55:19] again if we educate
[3:55:19] the community then there could
[3:55:20] be things that could
[3:55:20] the community could get on
[3:55:25] board with.
[3:55:26] So the comments about you know,
[3:55:26] we want people to pay their
[3:55:31] fair share and it's time to
[3:55:31] have an honest conversation
[3:55:32] about the revenue that has been
[3:55:37] missing so we could go I would
[3:55:37] hope that someone on
[3:55:38] the diocese would request that
[3:55:42] the I go back a couple of
[3:55:43] years.
[3:55:43] Let's start with when the trash
[3:55:44] tax was talked about and it
[3:55:48] used to be taboo but it wasn't
[3:55:49] or the year that you got it on
[3:55:50] the power of the community from
[3:55:54] the planning groups how much
[3:55:55] money did it cost then to, you
[3:56:00] know, block off streets for
[3:56:01] the special event charges that
[3:56:02] we didn't get from the Padres
[3:56:06] and move forward towards 2026
[3:56:07] and the conversation about how
[3:56:08] much money is laying on
[3:56:12] the table So let's start with
[3:56:13] all of the missing revenue that
[3:56:17] we could have had as we begin
[3:56:18] to look forward to how much
[3:56:19] revenue we could potentially
[3:56:19] get and talk about And let's
[3:56:24] educate the community again,
[3:56:25] you and I both know that
[3:56:26] education is the great
[3:56:30] equalizer that next generation
[3:56:30] of activists they need to be
[3:56:31] educated because the baton is
[3:56:36] absolutely being handed to
[3:56:36] them.
[3:56:37] But again they need to be
[3:56:38] educated so that they know
[3:56:39] where to look when they're
[3:56:42] reading the budget way before
[3:56:43] budget season and they can
[3:56:43] already have their questions
[3:56:48] crafted and so let's utilize
[3:56:49] the idea when you guys are on a
[3:56:50] legislative break they could be
[3:56:54] holding community meetings.
[3:56:54] Thank you for your
[3:56:55] consideration and thank you for
[3:56:56] allowing me to speak.
[3:56:56] Thank you.
[3:56:59] And our final is Hector.
[3:57:00] >> All right.
[3:57:01] Now I've got a thing for
[3:57:01] education too.
[3:57:06] I'm into it Like growing up
[3:57:07] when the fire alarm went off
[3:57:07] and school would go out Single
[3:57:11] file and go away from
[3:57:12] the school and sit in line.
[3:57:12] Now it's a different game Now
[3:57:17] when there's gunshots go off
[3:57:18] you got to show them your hands
[3:57:19] If you're running from gunshots
[3:57:24] gunshots you show your hands
[3:57:25] and you take off run it.
[3:57:30] If that kid who just got shot
[3:57:31] who was 16 years old and you
[3:57:32] got a gun on him that he would
[3:57:36] to show his hands when he went
[3:57:37] around that corner, he wouldn't
[3:57:37] have got shot.
[3:57:41] Cops look in there and they're
[3:57:42] looking for hands.
[3:57:42] He has hands heading and who
[3:57:43] knows what you know, the cop
[3:57:48] had to choose his own life and
[3:57:49] this kid's life was one of
[3:57:50] those choices, man And it would
[3:57:53] have been a lot better whoever
[3:57:54] turns the corner next time if
[3:57:55] they have their hands showing
[3:58:00] gunshot it's gunshots.
[3:58:01] Show your hands.
[3:58:01] I'm running from gunshots.
[3:58:06] I'm not running to the gunshots
[3:58:06] .
[3:58:07] The cops are And they got a
[3:58:07] gun, man.
[3:58:11] So I've had a cop pull a gun on
[3:58:12] me when I was a victim of a
[3:58:13] home invasion and I was
[3:58:13] the victim and the guys got
[3:58:18] away with some of my stuff and
[3:58:19] they got for the cop game
[3:58:19] the cop came guns drawn, man.
[3:58:24] He pointed at me and I showed
[3:58:25] my hands, man.
[3:58:26] It was like he was trained all
[3:58:29] he was trained He was a young
[3:58:29] guy.
[3:58:30] I was like 40.
[3:58:34] But show me your hands, man.
[3:58:35] And that would be a good
[3:58:36] education.
[3:58:36] Any young kids at ten years old
[3:58:41] fired right?
[3:58:41] School Show me your hands, Joe
[3:58:42] I'm running around a corner.
[3:58:43] Brian From the gunfire.
[3:58:47] Sean Hands Because they're
[3:58:48] going to save lives, man I
[3:58:48] think it would save lives
[3:58:52] anyway.
[3:58:53] It would make San Diego safer
[3:58:54] and a better place for
[3:58:55] everybody if they would sit on
[3:58:59] their hands.
[3:58:59] Okay, thanks.
[3:59:00] Thank you.
[3:59:00] That is not good knowledge in a
[3:59:01] public comment for today's
[3:59:01] meeting.
[3:59:04] All right.
[3:59:05] Thank you, City clerk With that
[3:59:05] does the city attorney have
[3:59:06] anything to report out from
[3:59:10] close session?
[3:59:11] Yes, thank you.
[3:59:11] There's one item to report
[3:59:12] today in closed session
[3:59:13] the city council took
[3:59:16] the following action.
[3:59:17] The city council voted on
[3:59:18] closed session Item number one
[3:59:18] Gabriela Durazo versus City of
[3:59:22] San Diego at all San Diego
[3:59:32] Superior Court Case number
[3:59:33] 37-2024-00023116-3u-po-ctl To
[3:59:33] accept a signed settlement
[3:59:37] offer the amount of $215,000.
[3:59:38] The motion passed 720 with
[3:59:43] councilmembers Foster and
[3:59:43] whitburn absent.
[3:59:44] >> That concludes my report.
[3:59:45] All right.
[3:59:45] Thank you for that.
[3:59:46] We will now adjourn as the city
[3:59:50] council to convene as a housing
[3:59:50] authority.
[3:59:51] Does the city attorney have
[3:59:52] anything to report out from
[3:59:52] housing authority closed
[3:59:55] session.
[3:59:56] There's nothing to report.
[3:59:56] All right.
[3:59:57] Thank you.
[3:59:57] We will now adjourn at
[3:59:58] the Housing Authority to
[4:00:01] reconvene as a city council.
[4:00:01] And with that we will adjourn
[4:00:02] council to the regularly
[4:00:03] scheduled council meeting on
[4:00:07] Tuesday, JUNE 16th, 2026 at 10