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Well, good evening, everyone. We are here to start the city council meeting. My name is Erica, Mayor Erica Stewart. And I am here to say that all of the council members are present. And before we do the pledge of allegiance, we are going to start today's meeting with a moment of silence. Unfortunately, we have a park's maintenance staff member, Joseph Moreno, who passed away last night. And I just am deeply sorry for him and his family, his loved ones.

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and of course his co-workers so just take a minute.

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Thank you. Councilmember Francis will

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you do the Pledge of Allegiance? So

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to the flag of the United States of America,

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to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God in indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all.

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Thank you, Councilmember Francis, and thank you everyone here. So first off we get to do some

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done proclamations. We have three to do today and first we will have the proclamation for June

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10th which is on June 19th for June 10th but also we'll be doing a presentation at the Mission

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Plaza on June 15th but this is the closest council meeting to June 15th. Bless you.

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And then when I'm done I will meet Cheryl Vine from NAACP at the podium.

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So first, whereas Juneteenth has become the harbinger of the ending of the institution

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of slavery in this great nation, Juneteenth embodies the indomitable human spirit of

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the past in the present and all time.

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The celebration of Juneteenth gives us all the opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the

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true American spirit.

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We are citizens that wish to secure the blessings of freedom, justice and equality for all in

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this great city of ours. The collaboration of community-based organizations, faith-based

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organizations, and local businesses and local government are committed to being part

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of the solution and guidance in continuing the struggle for freedom, justice, and quality

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for all. Now therefore, I, Erica A. Stewart,

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Mayor of the City of San Josebisco, on behalf of the entire City Council, proclaim the

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the 3rd Saturday in June, 2024, as Juneteenth Day,

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and recommend that all citizens of the city

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of San Luis Obispo join in recognizing

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the importance of today.

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Never a loss for words.

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I'm really excited to be here today

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and to accept the proclamation on behalf

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of the city of San Luis Obispo.

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You've been so supportive of us over the years.

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This is our seventh annual Juneteenth celebration,

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and I promise this is gonna be the biggest and best yet.

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So come out and join us.

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And you know, it's just not about celebrating,

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but it's also about the resilience of Black people here

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in America of what we've gone through,

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what was in the past,

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and what we're going through in the present.

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And our theme this year is a,

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say, what is it?

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Oh, arts and culture, a glimpse of the past and present.

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So we have lots of different artists that will be in attendance,

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some great music.

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The Edna Contemporary Art Gallery will be displaying starting on Friday

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for art and art after dark, I think it's called.

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She will be displaying some black artists with, you know, some of the artists will actually

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be there as well.

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So please join us for that celebration.

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And then on the 15th and Mission Plaza, we'd love to have all of you go online, buy your

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milk tickets, just saying.

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And we look forward to seeing you then.

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And thank you so much for this.

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Appreciate it.

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Thank you.

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Well,

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next we have the Pride Month and that is going to be given to a current executive

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director, Dusty Collier-Worth, for Gaila at Pride and Diversity Center and we'll meet

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you at the podium.

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So whereas the uprising at the Stonewall in June 1969 sparked a liberation movement, a

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call to action that continues to this day and continues to inspire each of us by furthering

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this nation's promise of equality, liberty, and justice for all individuals regardless

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of who they are.

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Pride is a time to recall the trials and rejoice in the triumphs of trailblazing paths of

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socio-political accomplishments, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex,

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asexual, two-spirit community has endured LGBTQIA2S plus and continue to fight for full

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equality.

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Pride is a jubilant, inclusive, and welcoming communal celebration of visibility and personal

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expression of dignity, integrity, and living out loud in which we celebrate the valuable

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contributions of the LGBTQIA to S-plus community in our city, the state, and across the United

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States.

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Celebrating Pride Month deeply influences awareness and private, sorry, provides support and recognition

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to our LGBTQIA to S plus community, and it is an opportunity to take clear action and engage in constructive and inclusive dialogue to strengthen alliances, build and foster a stronger sense of belonging and advance equal rights.

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Whereas we, community members, elected representatives, and city staff, staff strongly affirm our commitment to standing in solidarity with all members of the LGBTQIA to S plus community.

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and stand against and denounce all acts of bigotry and hate.

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Whereas the city of San Luis Obispo is a culturally rich and vibrant community and

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continues to light the path for inclusion and diversity in which in the month of June, we recognize Pride month.

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Let's remember that every day, every week, and every month, and every year is LGBTQIA2S plus Pride.

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Now therefore, I, Erica A. Stewart, mayor of the city of San Luis Obispo.

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On behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of June as Pride Month and recommend all community members of the county of San Luis Obispo to join in recognizing the importance of this month and its legacy in our culture and community.

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you, Mayor and Council. I want to, as I prepared, not at all for this, but I do want to start off with also recognizing and honoring the Juneteenth Proclamation that happened before this, as pride as we know it would not exist without the Freedom and Vibrant Spirit of Vibrant.

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our, particularly our black community that has led the charge, talk about Stonewall, like

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Marsha, Payet No Man, Johnson, valuable community members that led to the pride movement as

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we know it, our by-block community has always been at the forefront.

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So thank you also for honoring Juneteenth in this moment as well.

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If you missed it, this marked our 27th year in the city of San

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Lucidisco of Pride, particularly Pride in the Plaza, as we just celebrated this last weekend.

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So it is a vibrant and necessary thing.

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Thank you so much for recognizing the LGBTQIA plus community and our vital contribution to what makes

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slow. So great. I do also want to honor this city and its commitment, not only

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it being performative, but also as I always say, allyship takes action and your

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commitment to things such as our DEI strategic plan, putting things into motion in

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the city, to make sure that it is not, DEI is not just a buzzword, but it is

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thing that is actively pursued, especially that equity part. So thank you so much and happy

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pride, y'all.

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Thank you so much. And now we move forward to hunger awareness day. And I believe

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Molly Kerr in there she is. We'll be picking our accepting this proclamation for the food bank

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of slow counting. So whereas hunger profoundly undermines the health and well-being of both our

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community at large and individual neighbors, approximately a third of households in San

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Los Obispo County are struggling to afford the costs of living in our region. More than 4,800

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children in San Los Obispo County are suffering from food insecurity jeopardizing their growth,

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health, and academic success. Nearly a quarter of local seniors are struggling to meet their basic

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needs.

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The Slow Food Bank provides essential support to over 70 partner nonprofit agencies, thereby

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forming a critical network that distributes nutritious life-sustaining food to those

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who face hunger.

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The Slow Food Bank serves over 36,500 neighbors in need each month across San Luis Obispo

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County, from Nipomo to San Miguel and from San Simeon to California Valley.

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The Slow Food Bank distributes millions of nutritious meals to families, seniors, children's

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and people, children and people in need annually.

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The Hunger Awareness Day event taking place this year on June 7, 2024 is a crucial initiative

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organized by the Slow Food Bank to elevate public consciousness about hunger and generate the

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necessary funds to continue and expand hunger relief efforts in San Luis-Bispo County.

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Now, therefore, I, Eric A. Stewart, Mayor of the City of Sanlo Subispo, on behalf of

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the entire City Council, proclaim that on hunger awareness day, we call upon the community

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members of the City of Sanlo Subispo to acknowledge the urgency of food and security, to contribute

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generously to hunger relief, and to participate in a concerted effort to ensure that no child

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adult senior goes hungry in our community.

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Thank you.

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just mentioned to our executive director that I was disappointed that she is not wearing her sandwich outfit, so I just wanted to know.

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So, I will just apologize from the deaths of my heart, not have come in full costume, but mayors to your and council members.

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Thank you so much for shining a light on this vital issue.

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Food insecurity is something that happens behind closed doors.

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There's really no way to tell based on what someone's wearing, what car they're driving,

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their occupation, if they are up at night wondering what their next meal is going to be

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or how they're going to feed their family.

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So on Hunger Awareness Day, we really open the doors to shine a light and make sure that

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thousands of our neighbors know that they are not alone and that the entire county is working

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to alleviate hunger and build a healthier community.

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Since the start of COVID and persisting to this day, our community is experiencing food insecurity at a level we've not seen in our 35-year history.

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Just this February, we served more people in a month than we did even in the deaths of the pandemic.

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And as part of that, over the last year, we've responded to more than a 16% surge in need for our services year over year.

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We're honored to provide compassionate, nutritious, hunger relief to tens of thousands of slow county residents through direct hunger relief efforts, as well as through the network that the mayor mentioned of more than 70 other non-profits, whose kitchens and pantries we stock.

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In the city of slow, we are so grateful to our many partners, including Calfslow,

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Agape Church, Salvation Army, Unitarian Universalist, and even your own staff in the CAC team in the mobile crisis unit.

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During this year's Hunger Awareness Day, the slow food-

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Bank is continuing a rather recent tradition of organizing in-person CalFresh enrollment's assistance sites throughout our community, including right next door at the library in San Luis Obispo. CalFresh is a vital component of combating hunger in our community and there's still much work that needs to be done. Until we reach our CalFresh enrollment goals, millions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's SNAP program won't be providing hunger relief to our neighbors in need

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nor will those millions of dollars earmarked for our community be reaching the cash registers of our local farmers markets and grocery stores.

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The economic and nutritional opportunity cost of under-enrollment in CalFresh can't be overstated.

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Hunger is a local problem, and in our community the solution is also local.

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In the compassionate hearts of our generous neighbors who donate their time, talent, and treasure to our caring mission.

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For San Luis residents in a position to give, we hope you will show your support this Friday on Hunger Awareness Day by becoming a recurring donor and having the entire first year of your generosity matched instantly up to $500,000.

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So thank you again for your kindness for helping share our story and for supporting our compassionate mission on Hunger Awareness Day and throughout the year.

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Thank you so much, it's amazing how in such a wonderful, wealthy community, we still have

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this many people that continue to be hungry, and that's just right here in Slow Counties.

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So thank you very much for all you do.

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So next we move to the city manager report, but before we do that, I just want to give a

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little bit of highlight.

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We have a lot of people who wish to share public comments, so if you haven't gotten your

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card in yet, feel free to do so.

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And those who have put in their three minutes, two minutes is going to be the max because

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we already have so many people that are putting in their input.

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So if you wish to re-figure out, re-configure your time, this is probably your moment.

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All right, moving forward to interim city manager, Whitney McDonald.

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Thank you very much.

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We do have a number of items to highlight tonight, so we'll try to kind of get through them

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as quickly as we can, not going on.

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First thing this evening is tomorrow in the morning from 8.30 to 12 p.m.

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We are hosting a homelessness response forum along with a number of our partners including

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the County of San Luis Obispo and a number of our non-profit providers as well.

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To discuss homelessness and our responses to it, it will be held at the Ludwood Community

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Center.

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It will include a presentation as well as a panel discussion.

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We're taking questions from the public at this point in time, and we'll be a little bit in the morning as well

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with a goal of trying to provide us a good chunk of time to answer those questions about an hour or so from the folks on our panel.

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There will also be a resource expo with our local service providers and both county and city staff to answer direct questions from anybody if you might have those.

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So we hope to see people come out for this, and

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And you can RSVP through the QR code that's on the screen or at slowcity.org slash homelessness.

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And we hope to see as many people there tomorrow as possible and we'll see how it goes.

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It's kind of a new endeavor for us to hold a forum like this and so we'll hope to answer

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a number of questions and kind of go from there.

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We're also highlighting again our slow-emotion projects and work areas, work on the North

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greenway, neighborhood greenway project continues, our contractor completed

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slurry ceiling of the greenway and striping and signage work is underway and

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nearly complete. I'm sure people driving on there, see those updates pretty

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regularly, we're getting pretty close. The roadway construction portion of

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the project is expected to be completed this spring, we're now through the spring,

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but we're almost done there. Once the underpass improvements are finished,

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our public art installations that the underpasses will follow, completion of the roadway work and

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includes decorative painting, murals, fencing and lighting. And I think people can start to see

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what we envision there and it's really kind of coming together, which is great.

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Our pavement maintenance and mobility improvements are continuing as part of our arterials paving

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project. Our contractors continue in work on Lawner A Street. Paving work begins Sunday night and

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and we'll continue each night until completion.

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Paving a Monterey is expected to be complete this week

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with ADA improvements also occurring

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at the intersection of Santa Rosa and Palm.

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So of course, we're asking commuters to stay aware

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of any of the construction that may be going on,

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as we continue with our progress around the city.

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A more information can be found at slowcity.org,

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forward slash slow in motion.

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You can also sign up for these updates

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and they come out regularly, our email address is slowemotion at slowcity.org.

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We are also making progress on our construction of the cultural arts district parking structure.

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During the summer months, Swinerton builders are continuing to excavate and export dirt onto

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the site.

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We have been anticipating ground improvements that are called vibropeers that for some time

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now and our subcontractor was able to mobilize a little earlier than expected, which happened

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actually yesterday. So, if you haven't already, you may soon hear and fuel those ground

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improvements going on in our, around our construction site. We understand it is a bit noisy

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for sure, and it will be in the surrounding area, but this shows we're making significant

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progress. And we've put a lot of effort into both trying to let people know that this is

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coming and what to expect and also to condense the time so we're making the smallest amount of

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impact as possible. Utilities are also being installed along Napomo, Monterey and Palm streets as

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well. There will be some traffic impacts to this area through the remainder of this project with

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which I'm sure people have been experiencing as well. And then moving on to some more updates on our

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parking program. So our staff continues progress on implementation of our new parking rates,

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focusing on spreading the message about our upcoming new rates that will start in July.

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So you see on the screen some examples of the flyers and information that we've been handing out

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to businesses and posting through our social media and a number of other outreach mechanisms as well.

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A business toolkit was created and has been distributed digitally and in person to downtown

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businesses via downtown slow and the Chamber of Commerce as well as city staff.

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We've handed out those materials to over 90 businesses at this point.

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The toolkit was created to help spread the word about our parking rate reductions that will

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be happening this July with our goal of informing the community about our garage and on street

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rate reductions.

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The toolkit contains a variety of informational and promotional materials, including social

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media posts, reels, stories, flyers, a postcard, and a set of instructions.

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This resource can and what's contained in the toolkit are intended for businesses to

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help inform their customers of what's coming very soon and what changes they can expect as

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well as just really trying to get the word out to everyone in town or far beyond town to

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come back, come downtown and really spend your money on our wonderful vibrant businesses and less on parking.

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So just a quick reminder, those rates beginning to light 8th on street in the core will be 275 an hour in the outer areas, 225 an hour.

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Off street will be including in our structures, $2 per hour within $8 daily max.

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Our garage passes will be reduced to $45 per month, and we're really excited that we're

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going to be able to provide those garage pass permits through an online application

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process.

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So folks don't need to actually come and apply in person, however you will need to pick

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up your actual card in person for now, but we're making those improvements and are pretty

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excited, and then the last change is reducing the validation rates to $1 per validation card,

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so 100 hours for $100. Next, parking update is that our new public parking lot located at

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1166, Hygara, is scheduled to be opened by Monday, June 10th. That will be a new lot that consists

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of 43 spaces. The rate will be based essentially on the street rate around the parking lot so right

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now it's $3 an hour but as of July 8th it will be $225 and anyone having a 10 hour on street

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permit will be able to use that lot as well. So we're excited to open that up.

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Highlighting some parks and recreation programming. Please join our parks and recreation staff for

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We're a free tour of our Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum tomorrow at noon.

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If you're interested, please sign up at the Slow Senior Center or contact our Recreation

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Coordinator, Casey Lissage, at 7-817-300 or K-Lissage at SlowCity.org.

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And don't miss out on our spots that are still available for our Kid Venture Ultimate Summer

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Camp.

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It's in Shimer Elementary campus this summer.

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weekly options are available for ages 6 to 12, with scholarship funding available for qualifying families.

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So for more information, please contact our Parks and Rec Department and our phone number is up on the screen.

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And our next item here, if anybody hadn't seen the news, or maybe even seen it in person.

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Yes, we had a bear in San Luis Obispo this morning to talk a little bit more about this.

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This depends on your perspective, exciting occurrence.

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I'd like to ask our biologists, Freddie Audie,

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to come up and talk a little bit about what happened this morning.

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Good evening Madam Mayor, members of the council and team.

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I apologize for being in my field the tires still.

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I hadn't anticipated presenting in front of you tonight.

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I was going to be leading a fuel reduction crew,

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not a wildlife relocation crew.

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So anyways, but this morning, bear was found.

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It ended up being found in a backyard.

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So our police department and county animal services were able to contain the bear in the backyard.

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife official biologists showed up.

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Were able to tranquilize the bear and then safely get it into the trailer and

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then take it back north of town.

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But a true testament to how special a place we live in to have a bear downtown and

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the protective efforts that we have.

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Not only for our city open space, our creeks and waterways and the wildlife corridors that we have here in town as identified in our conservation open space element.

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Like I say, a true testament to how special this place is just to have wildlife resources like this, basically a block away from here.

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You know, we like them in open space, but like I say, the operation went off without a hitch.

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It was about 350 pound bear estimated to be about seven years old based on dental records

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that CDFW biologists had investigated, so had been around for a while, but pretty exciting.

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But like I say, we like to see them in open space and not a block away from city hall.

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So, but everything went well, the bear was released fine, it was collared as well,

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so that CDFW can track him. Hopefully he won't come back in detail, but at least we'll know

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sooner, this time. So any questions, let me know.

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Happy to help. Thank you so much, and has this been something you've seen recently in our county?

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I've seen about four in my tenure here at the city, typically a long San Luis drive, not

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immediately downtown. We've had other wildlife immediately downtown, but typically the

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around the periphery coming in from city open space, and so like I said, it's not a unique occurrence,

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You know, just depends on the day.

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So happy Tuesday.

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Thank you so much for your work.

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Any questions from the councilman for Shorisman?

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Yeah, I remember one a few years ago, kind of near Cal Poly.

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Just wondering if this were to happen again,

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and you're to see a bear in your backyard.

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Obviously, it says call slow PD,

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but any other behaviors to do or not do?

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Always be aware.

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There, see something, say something, so call our watch commander.

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They can get the word out to the other agencies.

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And then, like I say, situational awareness is always important, so know your surroundings,

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for sure.

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No, make a lot of noise or don't make a lot of noise, things like that.

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If he's in a backyard, we don't want to, that was basically, you know, the concern is if

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it started moving around.

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That was a barrier that we had up in San Luis Drive before.

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And so, it was quiet, it was contained, and so, like I say, the agencies were able to respond and deal with them appropriately.

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Thank you.

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So, staying in your house is what I'm hearing.

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Exactly, yeah, thank you so much.

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Yeah, don't go pet it.

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We're great, we should, ma'am, I'm sorry, not right now, but it's during public comment or another time.

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Thank you so much, city manager.

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Thank you, and just, we would confirm that yes, the bear was at some point on Oso Street.

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but it seemed right. Well done. Yeah, you're welcome.

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And right. And certainly if people see beers to not approach them, of course, and instead call our PD and they'll come out and hope for a very successful experience like what we experience in a crib this morning.

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And our last slide, I'll just kind of move on to that and we'd actually like our human

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resources director Nicole Dominie to come up and give a little update where we're at

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with the City Manager recruitment.

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Thanks, Whitney.

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Well, that was a hard one to follow.

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Thanks, Freddie.

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Good evening, Nicole Dominie, human resources director.

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Following the resignation of Derek Johnson in February, the City Council hired an

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an experienced executive recruiter from Peckham and McKenney.

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To conduct a national search for the city's next city manager. In March of this year, the Council appointed Mayor Seward and Council Member Shoresman to an ad hoc committee to guide the executive recruiter through the process. The national search took place over five weeks and concluded in the middle of May. The council is currently in the process of reviewing and selecting the top candidates for interviews, which is scheduled to take place in late June.

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And following interviews and update on the recruitment process will be provided to the public in early to mid July.

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And with that, I'll turn it back over to interim City Manager McDonald.

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And that wraps up our City Manager report for this evening, and then, of course, if you have any questions, we're happy to answer those.

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Thank you, I just want to say thank you to the HR Director, Nicole Dominie today we had

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our first or one of our many subcommittee meetings and just so appreciate all the preparation

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that you continue to provide so thank you very much.

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Any questions, Councilor Francis?

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No question, but I just wanted to comment on the North for a greenway, you got to ride back

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from Cal Poly the other day and so the planters are there so thrilled to see that progress

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and really excited to see them all planted up.

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It's going to look beautiful.

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Awesome, thank you.

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I also see the planter median beginnings on Monterey

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and looks a little stressful right now,

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but I know in the long run it'll be good.

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With out singing the other questions or comments,

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from my colleagues, we'll move forward to public comment.

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So this is the public comment period for items not on the agenda.

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So we typically have about 15 minutes.

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Well, our agenda says 15 minutes for public comment.

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We have about a half hours with a public comment that we're going to go ahead and continue

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on with.

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I'm going to go ahead and read the civility code that we have that goes along with our

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guidelines of how to provide public comment for every topic.

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So first is listen first.

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We will make an honest effort to understand views and reasoning of others by listening to

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understand, not listening to fine fault, allowing thoughtful discussion to lead to the best possible

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outcomes.

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We will respect different opinions, we will invite and consider different perspectives allowing space for ideas to be expressed, opposed and clarified in a constructive manner.

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We will show courtesy, we will treat all colleagues, staff and members of the public in a professional and courteous manner, whether in-person, online or in written communication, especially when we disagree.

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Criticized constructively, we strive to advance solutions to community issues.

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When faced with disagreement, we do more than simply share our concerns with differing positions.

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We work to propose a course of action of mutual benefit.

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We debate the policy, not the person.

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We will focus on the issues and not personalize debate or use other tactics that divert attention from the issue.

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For the public comment, also remember to, these public comments are comments to direct to

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the council, not to the audience.

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If you as an audience agree with something that the speaker has said, make sure you give

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a yay, we're excited we support that, or no we don't support that, but no clapping or booing

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or loud noises, so that's just our process of what we do.

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And I will say ahead of time I know it always feels frustrating because we say we listen and we say thank you

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And that is all that happens at public comment because it's not a gen die's topic

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So I just like to share that especially when I see a full room. Sometimes I know people haven't been to a meeting before or not for a while

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So that is that we'll move forward city clerk to our first

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speaker

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Okay, the first speaker is Sylvia then Robert Skinner and then Mark Shafer

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and if you can line up and be ready to speak, this will go a lot quicker, please.

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First thought about writing this statement, I thought I would appeal to your compassion.

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Of course, I thought once they hear about this proportionate number of people being killed,

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they will jump in. Since compassion doesn't seem to have had an effect,

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I thought I might appeal to inspiration. When I understood the disparity between men and women in

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power, I realized that the world doesn't have to be this way. If women were in power,

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we could bring a perspective that is so desperately needed. When I saw that this council had

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only women, oh my gosh, imagine what can be done. But now, I see a group of women sitting

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there terrorized of changing the status quo, paralyzed in front of the opportunity of making

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a change. So I wonder, why have we fought so hard to occupy position of decision-making,

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just to continue with this patriarchal system? Regarding our denial, your denial of the

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resolution last meeting, you said that you didn't put it into the agenda because it is

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not a local issue. Then you said you didn't do it because it is a sensitive issue. Never

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Never mind the contradiction, let me respond to both arguments.

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Everything is a local issue.

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The patriarchal model has used the metaphor of a machine with individual parts to explain

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complex systems.

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But this century is teaching us that everything is interconnected and behaves like an ecosystem

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where everything plays a role in maintaining balance.

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We have people here with relatives being murdered.

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Everyone here is paying for arms to the Nantanyahu's genocide.

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I do not want to contribute a single dollar more to this massacre,

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so I am appealing directly to you to agendize a ceasefire resolution.

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As women, we have finally created some space to have our voices heard.

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We have the opportunity to do our part in the change that we want to be.

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Reverend King said, their ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you to the audience.

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Robert Skinner.

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Mark Schaefer, and then Brendan Jacobi.

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Good evening.

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We're on back here again.

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and I had a comment that I wanted to share with you about yesterday's meeting, but after

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seeing the various events, the proclamations, I think I'm going to forego that, and we

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can discuss that in private.

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Basically, I saw three proclamations up here, and they were very noble proclamations, and

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I support each and every one of those.

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I support the efforts behind that.

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One thing I really wanted to point out is that your proclamation on hunger awareness is June 7th.

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That's just Friday, I believe.

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That also marks June 7th, marks the eighth month of an ongoing genocide.

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And last time I spoke with you guys, we were talking about a famine that was just starting.

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That's a full-blown famine.

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That area right now, the area of Gaza is basically from San Luis Obispo up to Canberra five miles from the coast inland.

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We're in a famine in that area right now and so let's kind of can think about that.

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And yes, I asked for a resolution.

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Let's consider a proclamation.

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We have to do something.

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Thank you so much.

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After Brendan Jacobi was Poohoma Nava.

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Good evening.

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My name is Mark Schaefer.

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I'm the executive director of United's Cerebral Palsy and right on.

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I just wanted to share briefly with some of the things we're doing in the community so

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you can share them with your constituents.

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Our name is deceptive.

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We, only about 8% of the people we serve have cerebral palsy.

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We serve all kinds of developmental disabilities, autism, etc.

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We have an amazing program in the evenings and weekends with door to door transportation.

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We have outings into the community.

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We also do long distance vacations.

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We took nine members to Orlando for a week and they saved their money up for these excursions

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just like we do and they have a great time and it changes their lives.

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We have a week long summer camp up at Camp Ocean Pines for adults.

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We supervise people first self advocacy group and we have Friday outings for teens with autism so they can become more comfortable out in our community.

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We also provide respite services for families and resource centers. On the right on side, we right now we get about $250,000 from slow cog and we provide $6 million of door to door transportation.

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with 80 vehicles and 60 drivers.

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We provide medical transportation, veterans,

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door-to-door service, senior shuttles.

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We have a great low income shuttle

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that if you have anybody that's low income,

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$3 each way, anywhere in the county.

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And then we also serve the general public

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with the services to the airport.

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We do van pools, we do weddings,

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and we also teamed up with a slow food bank.

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And we deliver 80 boxes of groceries a week to seniors that can't get out of their home.

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So, encourage you, if you have anybody that needs any kind of transportation or

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any kind of support services, check out our websites and thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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After Paloma would be Audrey Tran.

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Hello, Mayor Stewart and council members.

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My name is Brendan Jacobi.

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I'm speaking as a member of the San Luis Vispote Tenets Union.

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My colleagues and I are incredibly grateful for the council's commitment to improving housing conditions as well as to advancing tenants' rights.

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However, since my colleagues and I have started talking before you about a year ago, rents have increased 20%.

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65% of our city's residents are renters and rely on your action in order to advance their living conditions.

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And I want to share a quick anecdote.

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Our organization was recently contacted by a group of six housemates who requested help

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writing a complaint letter to their landlord.

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These tenants are living with egregious living conditions.

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I was sent pictures of slugs crawling out of shower drains, mold and termite droppings

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in window frames, and faulty electrical wiring that endangers the safety of each tenant.

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These tenants did not ask for my help in order to address these grievances, no.

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know, they asked for my help because the landlord was increasing their rent.

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They are afraid that if they complain, their landlord will not allow them to resign their

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lease, their housing group will be broken up, and each tenant will be left on their own.

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This anecdote illustrates housing culture in San Luis, and perfectly encapsulates the life

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of a tenant.

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We are afraid, we are disempowered, and we are unequipped to advocate for ourselves.

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We understand the city has multiple priorities, and housing is not the only issue that requires

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your attention.

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However, housing affects everyone in our community, to a magnitude and a degree that warns the

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utmost attention and outweighs many other issues.

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And it's for these reasons that we gently ask to bring housing back to the forefront of

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your agendas, and pass more robust tenant protections in order to ensure that we all possess

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safe, secure, and affordable housing.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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Hello, Mayor Steward and Council members.

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My name is Paloma Nava, and I'm a member of the Salon Subispo Tennis Union and a lifelong

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resident of Slow County.

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I recognize your care for the well-being of the community and understand that the Council

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has lots of priorities to balance.

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But we must address the 65% of households in slow who are renters and are still waiting

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for relief.

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Generations of slow's community are priced out of paradise every day.

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While rents continue to skyrocket, some landlords ignore the most basic health, safety, and

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maintenance needs.

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Let me share with you just a few of the complaints and management response that I've heard while

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can missing renters recently.

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Oh, you have mold?

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Well, you can just paint over it.

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Your apartment is flooding here are some sandbags.

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Oh, there's a rusted nail sticking out of your floorboard, just walk around it.

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I have seen ads for rooms the size of closets without windows or doors,

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being rented for over $1,000 excluding utilities.

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No person should be forced to take out loans to live in a housing with mold without running water or resistance to rain.

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Tenants should not be forced to pay thousands to live in unsafe and unhealthy conditions.

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Thank you for everything you have done so far, but tenants need more help, students need more help.

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I need your help.

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I ask you to consider the lives of these students if you were their parents, their family, what living conditions would you want for them?

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We're paying more in rent to share a closet than when my family pays for our mortgage in the very same county.

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Working multiple jobs and taking out loans to afford unsuitable housing should not be normal.

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This can no longer be shrugged off as a typical college experience.

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Unsafe and unaffordable housing is not a tradition we want to continue or be complicit in.

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Please, we kindly ask the council to update and modernize the city's tentative protections, and ensure that the rules are enforced.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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Audrey Tran, Andrew Gould, and then Dina.

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Good evening, Mayor Stewart and City Council members.

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Thank you for your time today and your commitment to bettering our city and allowing me the opportunity to speak.

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My name is Audrey Chan.

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I have been a resident of San Luis Obispo for nearly three years now.

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I am a student at Cal Poly in an avid believer of using public transportation for a better environment.

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However, most days, I tend to walk or ask for carpool with my friends because the transportation system is just unfortunately not a standard.

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I'm here tonight to express my strong support for improving public transportation in San Luis Obispo.

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Me and many other residents have had instances where bus lines simply stop operating or

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operating behind making a scrambled to get to our work, classes or events on time.

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A more robust public transportation system would benefit our community in a number of ways,

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such as reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality, increasing accessibility for

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people who do not have cars, and providing a more environment downtown.

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I firmly believe that increasing the number of buses in operation would benefit the greater slow public. I understand that there are budgetary concerns, but I believe that investing in public transportation is an investment for the future of San Luis Obispo. I acknowledge your efforts to improve parking, but I also urge you to continue to work on improvements to our public transportation system. If I work together, we can create a more sustainable, equitable, and livable city for all. Thank you for your time with the situation. Thank you so much.

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Andrew Gold, Dina, and then Abala Hazonari?

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Good evening.

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My name is Andrew Gold, and I'm a student at Cal Poly, and I'm a member of Young Democratic

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Socialists of America and Christians for a free Palestine.

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I'm here to motion for a low city council to agenda a resolution calling for a ceasefire

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in Israel-Palestine.

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After nearly eight months, at least 40,000 are dead, at least incinerated alive, suffocated

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and crushed under tons of steel and concrete, blown into unrecognizable bits, and children

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are starving to death as their emaciated bodies lose the nutrients that they need to live.

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We have seen mothers and fathers holding the bodies of their mutilated dead children.

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All of this, while Israel's far right ethno-nationalist government, calls for Gaza's Nakhba,

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inflicting damage, not accuracy, and calling for the eradication of the Palestinian people

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of Gaza.

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As a German-American, whose family lived under the Nazi regime, I recognize that this is

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not the language of war.

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This is the language of genocide.

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And genocide is something that we, as slow residents, should be familiar with considering

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our own genocidal colonial history.

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The city government has continually refused to agendize a ceasefire resolution, let alone

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agendizing any policies to boycott the Israeli apartheid state.

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More consistency is a virtue that is difficult to practice, but it is one that is necessary

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as a democratic society if we truly aspire to be the voice of free people and a free world.

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For every child murdered, orphan, maimed, or traumatized here are plea.

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This is the first live streamed genocide in human history.

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We will not reverse our eyes.

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We will not be silent and we will not stop fighting for justice.

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Long live the Palestinian people.

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Thank you so much.

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Dina, and then Abdullah, and then Julia Albert.

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00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:54,520
Hello, Mayor Erica. On your Instagram page that you have for slow city mayor, you've stated

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that inclusivity is your goal, and that was actually the beginning of today's meeting

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as well. If inclusivity is your goal, I would like to ask you a question. Have you ever recognized

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the Muslim community here in slow? Have you ever addressed or tried to fight Islamophobia? Islamophobia

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is a live and active and slow, I've experienced it myself.

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On your Instagram page, Mary Erica, you've posted messages for Christmas, Hanukkah, Passover,

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Shenatova, Kwanzaa, and even Ice Cream Day and Smoothie Day.

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But have you ever posted anything for Muslims?

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What about Arab heritage month, do you even know when it is, it just passed in April?

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You even posted for Ice Cream Day and Smoothie Day.

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days I'm sure many of us here today have never even heard of, but you've never posted anything for the second largest religion in the world.

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Have you ever said or done anything to acknowledge us in your community?

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It's very clear that you don't care about people like me or people from similar background as me based on your actions and words, which clearly explains your silence for the people of Gaza.

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Thank you.

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Abdullah, Julia, Albert, and then Dusty, call your words.

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Today I want to talk about anti-Semitism.

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Anti-Semitism is ugly, it's hate speech, and Islamophobia is the same, it's ugly.

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We should fight hate speech in general, but per your last meeting, at the end of the meeting,

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you are discussing that you can't pass resolution for ceasefire because there is a big part of the

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community calling you to not do it as if it's anti-Semite. But we have to differentiate between

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Zionism and Semitism.

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Zionism is political movement based on occupation, killing people,

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taking land, it's colonization, it's a state. So if I criticize a government, it's not a hate speech.

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I criticize the USA government for their baddoing, I can't criticize any government for their bad

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doing, especially if they commit genocide. So don't penalize anti-symmetism and equating anti-symmetism

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with anti-Zianism. It has to be clear for everyone. Now, Semi, where Semi came from, Semi

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Sam is son of Noah. And if we want to talk about history and geography, Arab Jews, Assyrian,

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Aramean Old Semite,

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Assyrian Abraham, Aramean Jesus, Hebrew, Isaac, Arab,

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Eshmael, all lived in the Middle East. So we have to differentiate between these two

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things and we shouldn't weaponize. Thank you. Thank you. Julia Albert,

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Just to call your worth and then our final speaker is Blasem.

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Good evening, I'm here on behalf of the Slow County Tobacco Control Coalition.

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We're just following up on some of the issues we brought forward on May 7th, the City Council.

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And we first just would like to thank the City Council as well as the police for

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how much they've done just in this amount of time.

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We wanted to thank police chief Scott and Sergeant Trainer for being so responsive and

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actually doing enforcement efforts that same week that we spoke, and I know they were

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able to do citations for four different retailers.

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And we also did notice on the ASLOW app you've updated it now to include band-baping products

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which we do definitely appreciate.

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We did want to share that we were in San Francisco last week, one of our coalition members was

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doing research, and they have found that they were able to obtain a hidden in-baping

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products that are actually banned San Francisco, they have the same type of regulation we have here that bands fleet flavored, sorry,

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vaping products that do not have pre-market approval.

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And so I just wanted to bring that to attention to the city council that that could also be an issue here,

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that even if we're going in for enforcement and we're looking at what they have,

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it's possible that they actually have products hidden underneath.

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So if you have a police officer, for example, go in, they might not actually see those products.

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So usually those are being hidden under counters for example and people might be asking for them and then they're bringing them out

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So again, we just wanted to thank the police as well as the city council for being so responsive and to just encourage you to keep up with these continued efforts to address

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I'm making sure these products are not available

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We know that they are specifically targeted at youth and I'd really like to see a future where we don't see a next generation

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It takes to do these products. Thank you. Thank you

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I'm

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just going to ramble at you for a couple more minutes while I can, since this may be

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one of the last times I get to do it, as I make my exit from this community after serving

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for 15 years. I do want to recognize and honor and thank this Council, Mayor, and staff,

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the City for its work, doing what—differenching between what is easy and what is right, and always

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driving to do what is right, and while we fight to do what is right, it is not always done perfectly,

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but the fight to do what is right. I honor your commitment to continuing to do that,

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even if it is not always done perfectly.

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I also say this, I have a serving for the DEI task force,

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and the HRC, the Human Relations Commission for several years. I do want to recognize the work of

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the HRC and value their commitment and integrity to always putting our marginalized communities

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first.

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Great fully Angie Casper's act is taking the helm over that and I believe it is in

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good hands to continue that good work forward.

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As I step away from my role or step back into the shadows a little bit from my role with the

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Gala Pride and Diversity Center, I also do want to call out and induce Jay Bird on my team

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like share, one name, Jay Bird, my director of operations that you'll see more and more of as

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they strive to serve this community. So I also want to recognize also with the work of the

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HSC and this and this city and our commitment to our diversity equity inclusion statement

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that in this space that we believe that all gender identity is our created equal, that black lives

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matter, that indigenous and brown lives matter, that we won't abide Islamophobia or anti-Semitism

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and that no person is illegal. And I thank you and honor the work that you strive so hard

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to put forward. Thank you so much, team.

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Thank you. You will be missed.

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Our final speaker is Basem.

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All right. It should be quite obvious that we are in the midst of an extreme and very

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very dire human humanitarian crisis on our hands with ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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At this point in time, we are at all hands on deck.

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Every single person in the world should be doing everything they possibly can to halt

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this terrible genocide.

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It is important to know that this genocide is nearly entirely funded, operated, and ran

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by the United States at all levels, federal, state, local, city, and that the universities

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and in particular Cal Poly.

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The economic operation of this country is dependent on

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waging war on innocents and sovereign citizens and

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countries in the Middle East.

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Many in this country have contributed to the genocide

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and operation to murder and steal land and

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resources from Palestinians and Arab countries,

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be it directly through military means and

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directly through tax dollars or by some other means.

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The school's businesses, residents of San Luis Obispo have

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a large part, just like every state and city, in contributing to this genocide.

644
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Make it absolutely abundantly clear that this is without a doubt a local issue and one

645
00:56:56,730 --> 00:56:58,890
for many cities across the United States.

646
00:56:59,470 --> 00:57:05,190
It is the main responsibility and duty of elect officials to prevent crimes like this from

647
00:57:05,190 --> 00:57:05,730
occurring.

648
00:57:08,380 --> 00:57:12,660
This, therefore, this city council should not be complicit with a genocide that is occurring.

649
00:57:12,660 --> 00:57:17,320
You have a choice in front of you to agenda a cease-fire resolution or not.

650
00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:19,180
This is really a litmus test.

651
00:57:19,420 --> 00:57:24,760
The rest of us are shaking on the inside as the atrocities that are occurring and doing

652
00:57:24,760 --> 00:57:29,600
everything in our might and power to put an end in immediate cease this genocide.

653
00:57:30,320 --> 00:57:31,960
As we should, do you?

654
00:57:32,660 --> 00:57:36,680
We know the benefits of passing a cease-fire resolution are numerous.

655
00:57:36,680 --> 00:57:42,340
The excuses are gone, no more hiding behind local technicalities, laws.

656
00:57:42,800 --> 00:57:45,420
You have the ability and choice to prove a ceasefire.

657
00:57:45,740 --> 00:57:46,980
Will you do the right thing or not?

658
00:57:49,170 --> 00:57:51,730
Thank you so much and thank you to all of the speakers.

659
00:57:52,530 --> 00:58:00,930
I do want to bring up if director Timmy Twey is here, or do you want to share around the city's code enforcement?

660
00:58:02,830 --> 00:58:04,950
Communication and what's available on our website?

661
00:58:04,950 --> 00:58:11,640
He has about the tenant renter education that we have.

662
00:58:17,640 --> 00:58:18,320
Thank you.

663
00:58:18,460 --> 00:58:20,480
Good evening, Timi Tue, Director of Community Development.

664
00:58:21,240 --> 00:58:25,500
So I heard the comments about renters in the community, and it's something we take very

665
00:58:25,500 --> 00:58:30,000
seriously, and I will always, always recommend that people please reach out to code enforcement.

666
00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:36,160
We have a safe housing team that is currently fully staffed, and they do a lot of work on both

667
00:58:36,160 --> 00:58:40,080
proactive education to renters in the community.

668
00:58:40,080 --> 00:58:47,420
I believe they've met with the renters coalition already and so that's an ongoing conversation that we're more than happy to have and also

669
00:58:47,900 --> 00:58:54,560
We can't help if we don't know about things and so reaching out to the city is really important so that code enforcement can

670
00:58:54,560 --> 00:59:01,460
Direct people where there are other resources. How the city itself can help and so I really encourage people to direct

671
00:59:01,460 --> 00:59:07,480
Reach out directly to code enforcement. I'll be outside if people want to come get my card and they can contact me directly

672
00:59:07,480 --> 00:59:11,380
So, great. Thank you so much. Councilmember Marks.

673
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:19,420
Yes, I'm Director Toye. I don't want to escape. We were promised a memo at some point

674
00:59:19,420 --> 00:59:26,340
about a variety of different methods of tenant protection, and I'm just curious when

675
00:59:26,340 --> 00:59:31,260
Council can expect to actually see that memo. Yes, this is the evergreen question.

676
00:59:31,340 --> 00:59:37,400
We are working very hard on the memo as we speak in cooperation with the City Attorney's

677
00:59:37,400 --> 00:59:42,840
office, so I will look to the city attorney, but I think probably within the next month

678
00:59:42,840 --> 00:59:48,140
we could have that memo ready, and there will be a memo version for the public to see

679
00:59:48,140 --> 00:59:52,520
as well, which I think will be very educational for people to understand the current landscape

680
00:59:52,520 --> 00:59:55,420
for rental protections and options that exist.

681
00:59:55,420 --> 00:59:59,820
Yes, and what to give the council some guidance

682
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:15,940
That's about some concrete kinds of measures that could be taken. Correct. That's what different alternatives exist. I really appreciate that. And it'd be great if it's before the students are back in the fall. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Stay right there. Councilmember Francis.

683
01:00:18,260 --> 01:00:27,960
Councilmember Mark Scott, tell all of my questions. So thank you. That was great. Thank you. Thank you so much. Okay. And with that, we're going to take a five-minute break.

684
01:00:27,960 --> 01:00:31,040
and then we will return to consent agenda.

685
01:12:00,140 --> 01:12:01,420
Well, thank you so much.

686
01:12:01,840 --> 01:12:05,900
We will get moving forward with our consent agenda.

687
01:12:07,420 --> 01:12:10,500
And on our consent agenda, we have numerous things.

688
01:12:11,140 --> 01:12:11,780
Hi.

689
01:12:13,060 --> 01:12:16,920
One of the items 5J, I would like to poll.

690
01:12:17,680 --> 01:12:19,820
I do have comments about 5K and 5L,

691
01:12:19,820 --> 01:12:21,560
but I'll go ahead and comment on those later.

692
01:12:21,820 --> 01:12:23,400
Anything else to be pulled?

693
01:12:23,900 --> 01:12:24,740
Vice Mayor Pies?

694
01:12:25,340 --> 01:12:31,700
Yes, I would like to pull item 5m, the Slack street for questions.

695
01:12:32,020 --> 01:12:33,240
Great, thank you, anything else?

696
01:12:34,420 --> 01:12:44,520
All right, so let's start with 5j, the parking, let me see if I get the official wording here.

697
01:12:44,660 --> 01:12:47,280
Sorry, once I do want to do the rest of the consent first.

698
01:12:48,100 --> 01:12:49,480
Yeah, we can do that, we can do that.

699
01:12:51,920 --> 01:12:55,540
So we're going to pull 5j and 5m, city clerk.

700
01:12:55,540 --> 01:12:59,960
Do we have any public comment on the other items, not including 5J or 5M?

701
01:13:00,440 --> 01:13:01,180
No, we have none.

702
01:13:01,820 --> 01:13:09,160
Okay, so move forward then with our motion, Councillor Schorsman.

703
01:13:10,080 --> 01:13:15,700
I'll go ahead and move approval of the consent agenda minus 5M and 5J.

704
01:13:15,720 --> 01:13:15,940
J.

705
01:13:16,480 --> 01:13:17,100
J. Thank you.

706
01:13:17,260 --> 01:13:17,940
Councillor France's.

707
01:13:18,180 --> 01:13:18,560
I'll second.

708
01:13:19,020 --> 01:13:19,600
Thank you.

709
01:13:19,600 --> 01:13:26,680
And before we move forward, I just wanted to highlight, sorry,

710
01:13:28,810 --> 01:13:31,890
5L, the police in tobacco

711
01:13:32,530 --> 01:13:38,770
alcohol, sorry, police, tobacco and alcohol grants, I know someone earlier had commented

712
01:13:38,770 --> 01:13:46,090
about the alcohol and tobacco challenges we have at times and the fact that our police

713
01:13:46,090 --> 01:13:53,010
department is pulling together so many grants on safety and on traffic and alcohol and beverage

714
01:13:53,010 --> 01:13:59,250
control, as well as on tobacco and drugs. I just greatly appreciate your team's work

715
01:13:59,250 --> 01:14:02,710
chief. And we'll move forward to the vote, City Clerk.

716
01:14:04,650 --> 01:14:07,930
Councillor Nobler-Shoresman. Yes. Councillor Nobler-Francés.

717
01:14:08,310 --> 01:14:11,890
Yes. Councillor Nobler-Marx. Yes. Vice-Mayor-Piece.

718
01:14:11,890 --> 01:14:16,990
Yes, although I'm recusing from 5K, again, as I did for the first round.

719
01:14:17,730 --> 01:14:18,210
Mayor Stewart.

720
01:14:19,190 --> 01:14:25,450
Yes, and of course, I am still saying no on 5K because we are requiring versus incentivizing and

721
01:14:27,880 --> 01:14:33,000
the motion passes 5-0-ish with the two notes.

722
01:14:34,120 --> 01:14:40,460
All right, so moving forward back to 5J. That sounds funny to move forward and back to, but thank you for all of your patience.

723
01:14:40,460 --> 01:14:52,580
I would love to talk about the parking rates for just a minute, I am still very much in favor in us moving that forward, but I would like to hear from either

724
01:14:53,620 --> 01:14:59,940
city manager or from the transportation department around the time lines for.

725
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:29,880
Before the item, the six items on page 194, when do we see the validation happening? What are the details of that, for example, city manager? Thank you, Mayor. Yes, I'd actually like our mobility services deputy director to come forward. We were able to pull together a few slides that we'll be able to go through in a little bit more detail on what the timeline is expected to look like for each of those bulleted items.

726
01:16:15,090 --> 01:16:18,770
There we go, and get evening Madam Mayor, members of the council.

727
01:16:19,110 --> 01:16:22,230
I'm Jennifer Rice, Deputy Director for Mobility Services.

728
01:16:23,030 --> 01:16:28,930
I'm happy to present a little update for you on the implementation of the parking rate study.

729
01:16:29,690 --> 01:16:35,870
So the team has been hard at work behind the scenes since last month's meeting.

730
01:16:36,570 --> 01:16:40,690
And so we'll just walk through.

731
01:16:42,330 --> 01:16:48,650
there we go. What we've been up to, I'll quickly go over this and then it'll also just move

732
01:16:48,650 --> 01:16:56,230
into some of those future items as well. So this month, the last couple weeks and then continuing

733
01:16:56,230 --> 01:17:03,470
through June, we'll be sending notices out and doing some outreach to existing garage permit

734
01:17:03,470 --> 01:17:08,850
holders. And that's just to notify them of the new rate structure in those parking garages.

735
01:17:08,850 --> 01:17:18,170
And then also as Whitney mentioned that that process is going to be going digital, so we'll be able to provide them information on that and those permits.

736
01:17:19,050 --> 01:17:27,250
The price will kick in for the month of July, but they can't be pre-purchased. So starting June 17th, those will be available for purchase.

737
01:17:27,250 --> 01:17:39,290
on the first of July, the rate will, sorry, the rate structure changes for the permits

738
01:17:39,290 --> 01:17:46,670
will kick into place for the garage for the $45 and then will also be implementing

739
01:17:47,060 --> 01:17:52,210
the three-hour time limit on the street which right now it's a two-hour maximum and it

740
01:17:52,210 --> 01:17:59,610
will be a three-hour maximum, will be reducing the validation price to the $1 per hour, and then

741
01:18:00,290 --> 01:18:09,190
while the rates for the on streets and structures will officially begin on July 8th, the first week of

742
01:18:09,190 --> 01:18:15,670
July we will be starting to work on rolling that out just so that we can test it and make sure

743
01:18:15,670 --> 01:18:21,070
everything's good to go by the 8th. And so during that time we'll have modified enforcement and

744
01:18:21,070 --> 01:18:25,050
will be really focusing on engaging with the community and providing education and just

745
01:18:25,050 --> 01:18:26,970
letting them know about the upcoming changes.

746
01:18:28,270 --> 01:18:33,590
And then July 8th will be the official start of those reduced rates that when he had talked

747
01:18:33,590 --> 01:18:36,390
about earlier for on-street and the structures.

748
01:18:39,870 --> 01:18:46,430
And then continuing on just the rest of those operational changes that are listed in the staff

749
01:18:46,430 --> 01:18:46,870
report.

750
01:18:46,870 --> 01:18:57,670
So what we're working on this summer is continuing to evaluate and then implement potential courtesy parking options at the Library and Civic Center.

751
01:18:58,330 --> 01:19:11,190
Also working with our existing consultant who worked on the parking rate study, Dixon and Limited, they will continue working with the city to prepare a technology road map.

752
01:19:11,190 --> 01:19:15,230
So that work has already started, we're already a little bit underway with that.

753
01:19:15,430 --> 01:19:21,590
We are continuing to work with our stakeholders with downtown slow and their task force,

754
01:19:21,590 --> 01:19:25,630
and then also the city's parking steering committee.

755
01:19:27,810 --> 01:19:34,170
At this time, we're also working towards reducing down to one mobile app vendor,

756
01:19:34,170 --> 01:19:52,870
and so we are working on developing just requests for best and final offer from the existing vendors that we have and we'll be working on selecting one of those with our stakeholders with the downtown slow task force and that parking is during committee.

757
01:19:53,730 --> 01:20:05,910
We'll also this summer be implementing phase one of overall sign plan, so we have two different phases for a comprehensive sign plan that we are planning.

758
01:20:06,330 --> 01:20:21,290
And so the first phase will be once we have selected just the single app vendor, then we will be implementing phase one, which is basically just rebranding the signs to be that one specific mobile app vendor.

759
01:20:22,070 --> 01:20:29,970
And then also at this time we're starting to look into what specifications and capabilities

760
01:20:29,970 --> 01:20:35,610
we're looking for an vendor that can provide a new gated system for all of our parking

761
01:20:35,610 --> 01:20:36,150
structures.

762
01:20:36,850 --> 01:20:43,170
So the 842 and the existing gate, also the 842, which is currently gateless, the existing

763
01:20:43,170 --> 01:20:47,790
gated structures, and then also what will be implemented in the cultural arts parking

764
01:20:47,790 --> 01:20:55,150
district structure. So currently what we're working on with that, we've developed some

765
01:20:55,150 --> 01:21:01,890
specific preliminary specifications that we want to see in a vendor and what capabilities

766
01:21:01,890 --> 01:21:07,730
that we're looking for. And so working with our consultant with Dixon Unlimited, we've

767
01:21:07,730 --> 01:21:14,290
set up several virtual trade shows this week that our parking staff is attending. And then next

768
01:21:14,290 --> 01:21:18,570
Next week, there's also an international parking conference that our staff will be attending

769
01:21:18,570 --> 01:21:23,950
so that they can meet and see demos of these from the vendors in person of the equipment.

770
01:21:24,990 --> 01:21:29,790
And so based on that, we're hoping to get a short list that we'll be able to take back

771
01:21:29,790 --> 01:21:36,170
to our stakeholders, the parking steering committee and downtown slow, and use that to really

772
01:21:36,170 --> 01:21:41,850
develop the specifications and capabilities list so that we can solicit formal proposals

773
01:21:41,850 --> 01:21:44,950
vehicles for that vendor.

774
01:21:46,450 --> 01:21:52,850
And then further into the winter 2025, that's one we'll plan to come back to the City Council

775
01:21:52,850 --> 01:21:59,130
with the final technology roadmap, that'll also be the time that if there are requests

776
01:21:59,130 --> 01:22:04,190
for funding or the need for additional funding that will bring those at that time, hopefully

777
01:22:04,190 --> 01:22:10,690
we'll be close to having a vendor selected for the gated systems at that time.

778
01:22:10,690 --> 01:22:27,230
And then once we have a final vendor selected for the gated systems, then we'll do phase two of the comprehensive sign plan to really read you all of our signs and make sure that those are clear and consistent throughout this city and throughout our facilities.

779
01:22:29,810 --> 01:22:35,850
One additional thing just to quickly run through is just some of our communications that

780
01:22:35,850 --> 01:22:39,950
we've been working on, so along with the operations, our team's been really busy

781
01:22:39,950 --> 01:22:45,590
on that, but we've also been very busy working on the communications, so we actually do

782
01:22:45,590 --> 01:22:52,330
have a whole year worth of communications plan already for how we went to communicate

783
01:22:52,330 --> 01:23:00,050
I'm going to give all of these changes and just promote and highlight some of the really just the exciting things that we're going to be able to offer.

784
01:23:00,310 --> 01:23:13,710
So in the summer, what we're focusing on right now and last week actually we were able to get out a business toolkit to the downtown businesses.

785
01:23:13,710 --> 01:23:20,550
and this was prepared and distributed to the businesses digitally through our

786
01:23:20,550 --> 01:23:23,990
relationships with downtown slow and the slow team row commerce.

787
01:23:24,270 --> 01:23:27,230
And then we also did door-to-door visits of over 80 businesses.

788
01:23:28,050 --> 01:23:31,150
So we were able to provide a lot of different information.

789
01:23:31,610 --> 01:23:35,790
And I think when you touch on some of this, but just some different tools for

790
01:23:35,790 --> 01:23:38,850
them to be able to help share the message about the new rates and

791
01:23:38,850 --> 01:23:42,150
some of the other exciting things that we have coming up.

792
01:23:42,150 --> 01:23:52,790
We'll also be recently and our first push of promotions for this month in June really

793
01:23:52,790 --> 01:23:58,130
is specifically about those on-street and then the parking garage rate structures just

794
01:23:58,130 --> 01:24:04,490
really getting that message out to everyone and so we're also incorporating that into some

795
01:24:04,490 --> 01:24:07,510
of the other things that our economic development team is doing.

796
01:24:07,510 --> 01:24:13,770
They have a support local campaign, and so we'll be promoting that along with them as well just to really

797
01:24:13,770 --> 01:24:19,430
Spread the message that we want folks to come downtown really invite them and incentivize them to come downtown

798
01:24:20,190 --> 01:24:28,870
And then also this summer will be really promoting that garage structure or the structure permit the garage parking permit

799
01:24:29,910 --> 01:24:37,450
About $45 a month parking it really is the best parking rate that we have and so we'll be doing some campaigns to really just promote

800
01:24:37,510 --> 01:24:47,090
that particular program as well and the fall will focus on promotion of whatever single app vendor that we've selected

801
01:24:47,090 --> 01:24:56,250
and then any promotions of any special discount that that app is able to provide so while we don't know what those are just yet

802
01:24:56,250 --> 01:25:04,850
we'll plan on promoting those at that time and then in the winter we will be promoting the free parking for the holidays

803
01:25:04,850 --> 01:25:08,990
and that's a program you're all familiar with but that will continue again this year

804
01:25:08,990 --> 01:25:12,930
along with the by local bonus so those will be things that we're pushing in the winter

805
01:25:13,610 --> 01:25:19,070
and then a year from now and this spring and summer of next year hopefully by then we have

806
01:25:19,070 --> 01:25:24,370
a vendor selected for the gated technology so then we'll really be pushing that communications

807
01:25:24,370 --> 01:25:33,150
and then just promoting different ways to validate parking and just get everyone down town.

808
01:25:33,150 --> 01:25:37,130
I got lots of things, and I just want to make sure that with all of that communication,

809
01:25:38,850 --> 01:25:43,710
will there be a non-digital communication as well, because of course not everyone uses

810
01:25:43,710 --> 01:25:45,270
social media, not everyone uses an app.

811
01:25:45,530 --> 01:25:46,770
So what does that look like?

812
01:25:47,050 --> 01:25:52,570
That was probably that, and the library about validation was probably my two main concerns.

813
01:25:54,590 --> 01:26:00,910
Yes, and for the question about what kind of information we're getting out, yes, we are,

814
01:26:00,910 --> 01:26:05,770
what we have pressed releases that have gone out and then any opportunity that we can

815
01:26:05,770 --> 01:26:11,890
to interview with the media, we take advantage of those opportunities and then we do have

816
01:26:11,890 --> 01:26:18,390
for certain of the campaigns depending what it is, we do have printed material either

817
01:26:18,390 --> 01:26:24,270
that we're sending out notifications to direct addresses or for example the downtown business

818
01:26:24,270 --> 01:26:29,930
toolkit that we created, we did have printed materials that we printed up and distributed

819
01:26:29,930 --> 01:26:36,150
to the businesses so that they can also distribute them to their customers, there's a postcard,

820
01:26:36,270 --> 01:26:40,430
they can put it in a shopping bag. So we are trying to be creative in the way that we get the

821
01:26:40,430 --> 01:26:47,390
messages out. And specific to the marketing and communications, there is a kind of ad hoc

822
01:26:48,850 --> 01:26:55,490
marketing team that downtown slow members have also helps kind of join up with us. And so they

823
01:26:55,490 --> 01:27:01,830
We have helped us come up with a lot of the messages and then reviewing the information

824
01:27:01,830 --> 01:27:05,730
that we're putting out and just recommending different ways to share the information.

825
01:27:06,350 --> 01:27:06,570
Awesome.

826
01:27:06,770 --> 01:27:07,090
Thank you.

827
01:27:07,330 --> 01:27:07,970
Councillor Schorzen.

828
01:27:09,010 --> 01:27:09,450
Yeah.

829
01:27:09,510 --> 01:27:14,030
I just wondered if, you know, in terms of that sort of in-person communication, non-digital,

830
01:27:14,190 --> 01:27:19,310
will we still have like the parking ambassadors that are kind of walking people through what

831
01:27:19,310 --> 01:27:22,310
the rates are and handing out flyers and that sort of thing?

832
01:27:25,070 --> 01:27:25,510
Yes.

833
01:27:25,730 --> 01:27:26,130
Absolutely.

834
01:27:26,130 --> 01:27:37,090
Yeah, so the next month that will be all of the parking staff and particularly those that are already out walking about in the fields are parking ambassadors and are parking enforcement officers.

835
01:27:37,650 --> 01:27:51,350
Being an ambassador and sharing these key messages is everyone's number one right now is to have that role of educator and advocate and just be letting folks know about all of the new rates.

836
01:27:51,350 --> 01:27:59,210
Thank you. I know that was one of Dickson's recommendations, and I think it's a good one. So thank you. Yeah. Definitely. Thank you. Councilmember Marx.

837
01:28:00,550 --> 01:28:00,970
Thank you.

838
01:28:02,190 --> 01:28:13,530
Yeah. I'm just curious if this information, it's a lot, and I want to applaud your parking staff for being very active right now and doing a lot on your plate for sure.

839
01:28:13,530 --> 01:28:18,210
but could you either create an agenda correspondence

840
01:28:18,210 --> 01:28:21,350
or put it on the website or something

841
01:28:21,350 --> 01:28:24,450
rather than just seeing it here at this one city council meeting?

842
01:28:25,170 --> 01:28:27,530
I know that when people ask me questions,

843
01:28:27,750 --> 01:28:31,130
I would love to have something I could just refer to easily

844
01:28:32,130 --> 01:28:34,550
rather than trying to remember, oh my God,

845
01:28:34,550 --> 01:28:35,750
all these different details.

846
01:28:37,050 --> 01:28:39,050
Okay, I don't know what you want to do,

847
01:28:39,210 --> 01:28:42,550
but just let us know how this is going to be available

848
01:28:42,550 --> 01:28:44,430
to the public in an ongoing way.

849
01:28:45,050 --> 01:28:46,610
Yes, we can send something out tomorrow.

850
01:28:47,090 --> 01:28:47,830
Okay, thank you.

851
01:28:47,890 --> 01:28:48,230
Nice work.

852
01:28:49,050 --> 01:28:50,290
Thank you, Councilmember Francis.

853
01:28:50,710 --> 01:28:51,870
I just have a quick one.

854
01:28:51,910 --> 01:28:56,390
I was wondering when the website is going to reflect some of the changes or maybe preview the changes

855
01:28:56,390 --> 01:29:02,510
since it doesn't have any mention that the parking rates have changed and it has all of kind of the old information on there.

856
01:29:03,750 --> 01:29:04,250
What's that?

857
01:29:05,090 --> 01:29:06,390
Probably after we build on it today.

858
01:29:07,990 --> 01:29:08,510
Thank you.

859
01:29:11,550 --> 01:29:19,950
I'm sorry, and yes it does have some of the preview of what's coming, but it will actually

860
01:29:19,950 --> 01:29:26,770
just officially change on the specific date, so like on the 8th it would change so that

861
01:29:26,770 --> 01:29:30,410
our website does always reflect what the current rates are.

862
01:29:31,310 --> 01:29:34,870
It may be a little preview of what's coming so people can anticipate those changes.

863
01:29:35,110 --> 01:29:35,370
Thank you.

864
01:29:35,990 --> 01:29:37,010
Yeah, that's a good idea.

865
01:29:37,010 --> 01:29:38,370
Yeah, thank you. Councilmember Shoresman.

866
01:29:38,850 --> 01:29:40,830
Just dad, that I pulled up the website right now,

867
01:29:40,890 --> 01:29:42,230
and at least if you're a local business,

868
01:29:42,470 --> 01:29:44,410
you can get the business toolkit right at the top

869
01:29:44,410 --> 01:29:46,810
of slosity.org slash parking.

870
01:29:50,600 --> 01:29:51,900
Thank you, Councilmember Shoresman,

871
01:29:52,080 --> 01:29:53,000
and thank you so much Jennifer.

872
01:29:53,140 --> 01:29:55,180
We appreciate your team's hard work.

873
01:29:56,460 --> 01:29:59,880
Okay, well, I think we can move forward to vote on

874
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:22,660
On that, or do you want to go ahead and tie in Mnext? You want to do it together? Do you want to wait? Okay, let's go ahead and move forward. Do we have any public comments on 5J? No, we do not. Okay, and can we have roll call? Motion and second? Oh, sorry. Councilmember Marks, second, sorry. I'll second it.

875
01:30:25,480 --> 01:30:27,320
I'll second it. Who was the first?

876
01:30:27,320 --> 01:30:28,160
Thank you.

877
01:30:28,900 --> 01:30:29,700
I was.

878
01:30:29,880 --> 01:30:30,060
Okay.

879
01:30:30,380 --> 01:30:30,660
Sorry.

880
01:30:35,430 --> 01:30:36,170
Mayor Stewart.

881
01:30:36,530 --> 01:30:36,870
Yes.

882
01:30:37,650 --> 01:30:38,790
Council Member Marks.

883
01:30:39,030 --> 01:30:39,190
Yes.

884
01:30:40,230 --> 01:30:41,190
Council Member Pease.

885
01:30:41,490 --> 01:30:41,650
Yes.

886
01:30:42,570 --> 01:30:43,570
Council Member Francis.

887
01:30:44,030 --> 01:30:44,210
Yes.

888
01:30:44,650 --> 01:30:45,410
Council Member Shoresman.

889
01:30:45,770 --> 01:30:45,910
Yes.

890
01:30:46,910 --> 01:30:47,530
All right.

891
01:30:47,670 --> 01:30:48,910
The motion passes 5-0.

892
01:30:49,130 --> 01:30:52,110
Thank you to the team for giving us more information and all of your hard work.

893
01:30:52,370 --> 01:30:54,050
Moving forward to 5-M.

894
01:30:54,350 --> 01:30:54,950
Vice Mayor Pease.

895
01:30:55,550 --> 01:30:56,330
Thank you.

896
01:30:56,690 --> 01:31:00,190
I guess my question is about a little bit about process.

897
01:31:00,190 --> 01:31:09,350
this is the modifying the city limit boundary on slack street. And of course it makes sense

898
01:31:09,350 --> 01:31:15,450
to not have a change of jurisdiction in the middle of one's property for those new homes

899
01:31:15,450 --> 01:31:20,990
on slack. So I certainly support having some action move forward. I guess my question is,

900
01:31:22,570 --> 01:31:35,310
Is it all right to go ahead and go forward with a recommendation in terms of starting this process, but then we also need to understand a little bit better.

901
01:31:35,490 --> 01:31:47,770
It's not just, I mean, if the jurisdiction line is just moving to a line with Cal Poly's property line, that makes sense, but in this case it looks like our actual property line is in the middle of the houses.

902
01:31:47,770 --> 01:31:53,890
it's not just a jurisdictional move and so I'm hoping to have a better understanding of the value

903
01:31:53,890 --> 01:32:02,510
of that property that's being, you know, scooched over into Cal Poly ownership. So I want to

904
01:32:02,510 --> 01:32:07,550
understand the timing and be able to maybe get a little bit more information on that exchange.

905
01:32:08,290 --> 01:32:10,770
Great, thank you Councilmember Riverside City Manager McDonald.

906
01:32:10,770 --> 01:32:11,770
Thank you.

907
01:32:12,790 --> 01:32:19,110
Happy to give a little bit of overview and try to answer some of those questions.

908
01:32:19,350 --> 01:32:23,910
I know we also have a staff from our community development department here as well as representatives

909
01:32:23,910 --> 01:32:28,270
from Cal Poly who can provide more detailed answers to your questions as well.

910
01:32:29,350 --> 01:32:36,310
But you're correct that this really is a two-part process or there's really two kind of questions

911
01:32:36,310 --> 01:32:40,550
or approvals that are being requested of the city right now.

912
01:32:41,070 --> 01:32:48,710
What's being discussed is an authorization for staff to move forward and process this request to adjust the boundary line.

913
01:32:48,910 --> 01:32:52,890
At this point in time, we could leave the boundary the way it is.

914
01:32:52,950 --> 01:32:56,990
It really is the development of the property that would generate the need to do that.

915
01:32:57,350 --> 01:33:05,650
The project as a whole does include a request and a proposal that would develop some of these homes.

916
01:33:05,650 --> 01:33:12,790
the front yards in particular, the improvements along the street into what the city currently holds

917
01:33:12,790 --> 01:33:19,590
as a right-of-way in that area. It is not currently improved. Slack street is narrow and on that

918
01:33:19,590 --> 01:33:28,210
side of the street really is an unimproved right-of-way that we're not currently using. And so the kind

919
01:33:28,210 --> 01:33:34,990
of pluses and minuses or benefits that we've looked at and have been discussing are really kind of

920
01:33:34,990 --> 01:33:41,290
achieving housing goals of both the city and the university in helping them develop this site,

921
01:33:41,450 --> 01:33:46,870
which is very constrained from a geologic perspective. I know they put a lot of work into

922
01:33:46,870 --> 01:33:52,730
evaluating what could possibly be developed there based on the really unique geology of the site,

923
01:33:52,890 --> 01:33:59,990
and this was the project that I believe they were able to come up with that would fit onto the site

924
01:33:59,990 --> 01:34:08,510
without doing too much in terms of, you know, disturbance or making the project, I think financially infeasible, at least that's my understanding.

925
01:34:09,450 --> 01:34:26,050
So, what would happen is, they've requested that the city both adjust the boundary, which was actually more a request of the city, because like you said, it doesn't make sense for the city boundary to go in the middle of somebody's property.

926
01:34:26,630 --> 01:34:34,610
We generally try to avoid that when we can, and at the same time needing to also actually

927
01:34:34,610 --> 01:34:38,930
abandon that right of way so that it can be improved so the street could be whitened,

928
01:34:39,050 --> 01:34:44,910
the improvements up to our standard could be put in place, and then it would enable those

929
01:34:45,570 --> 01:34:51,870
properties to be developed to a single family home, so it's a multi-step process.

930
01:34:51,870 --> 01:34:55,970
This is really the first piece of it from the city's perspective.

931
01:34:56,630 --> 01:35:09,930
If we do receive direction to move forward, we will continue processing the applications both for the detachment from our just boundary line and jurisdiction and the abandonment application.

932
01:35:10,820 --> 01:35:19,070
It will come back to Council for approval because obviously if we're abandoning our right of way that requires approval by the city council as a whole.

933
01:35:19,630 --> 01:35:37,730
But I do believe that, you know, if there are concerns about that concept that best to hear it sooner than later, it would make a pretty significant impact, I believe, on their capital disability to move forward with the concept and what they've developed so far.

934
01:35:38,330 --> 01:35:42,330
So with that, hopefully that helps provide some answers.

935
01:35:42,330 --> 01:35:49,910
And if there's any more details, we can request either director Tway or maybe representatives from Cal Poly to help you answer.

936
01:35:49,990 --> 01:35:56,370
Yeah, and I don't mean to belabor it in this moment as long as we kind of get a better understanding.

937
01:35:56,630 --> 01:36:04,130
So in order to move forward and have that kind of better understanding about the valuation of that property,

938
01:36:04,290 --> 01:36:08,990
is that something that would naturally come forward at the next round?

939
01:36:08,990 --> 01:36:13,290
Or is that something we should specifically direct staff to come back and

940
01:36:13,290 --> 01:36:20,130
help us to understand what the right of way, the property that the city owns right now.

941
01:36:21,930 --> 01:36:26,910
What's the value there that is being scootsed over?

942
01:36:27,210 --> 01:36:27,890
Right, thank you.

943
01:36:28,030 --> 01:36:32,290
I don't absent giving that feedback in direction tonight.

944
01:36:32,290 --> 01:36:38,370
I mean, staff, we would not ordinarily go do say an appraisal of that strip of property,

945
01:36:38,550 --> 01:36:44,310
just thinking that the likely value, you know, although we haven't appraised it, but sometimes

946
01:36:44,310 --> 01:36:49,730
you look at even the likely value of the appraised property could exceed the cost of the appraisal,

947
01:36:49,930 --> 01:36:56,390
itself, depending on what might be going on there. And then in the conversations, you know,

948
01:36:56,390 --> 01:37:03,350
looking at the project as a whole, we just hadn't undertaken that work and probably, we

949
01:37:03,350 --> 01:37:05,490
would not, unless we received that direction tonight.

950
01:37:05,930 --> 01:37:06,630
Okay, thank you.

951
01:37:06,870 --> 01:37:10,870
So we can see if there are other questions, but otherwise it's going to be deliberate.

952
01:37:11,730 --> 01:37:14,250
Thank you, Vice Mayor Councillor Marks.

953
01:37:15,470 --> 01:37:16,330
Thank you.

954
01:37:16,710 --> 01:37:23,650
Yeah, I think this—I'm basically in favor of doing this, but I also wanted to make sure

955
01:37:23,650 --> 01:37:28,790
that we have an understanding, either hopefully in writing, that Cal Poly is going to pay for

956
01:37:28,790 --> 01:37:36,290
all of these improvements, the sidewalk, the improving the street, bike paths, Lord

957
01:37:36,290 --> 01:37:44,670
knows what else would be involved, and also the amount of city staff time that it takes.

958
01:37:44,830 --> 01:37:51,030
I think that I want to make sure that we accommodate Cal Poly and that we're good neighbors

959
01:37:51,030 --> 01:37:59,330
and at the same time that we protect the interests of the city and don't end up in a situation where we're just doing a lot of volunteer work for Cal Poly.

960
01:38:00,270 --> 01:38:10,970
So just asking if we can keep track of that because when I looked at the staff report and saw that the financial impact was zero, I thought, hmm, that's interesting.

961
01:38:11,190 --> 01:38:18,050
How could it possibly be zero? We have utilities, we have all these people down here, we have all the city staff doing all this work.

962
01:38:18,050 --> 01:38:28,290
There has to be a financial impact to the city for doing this, which again, I really think it makes perfect sense to do it, so not against it.

963
01:38:28,910 --> 01:38:29,370
Thank you.

964
01:38:29,470 --> 01:38:30,630
Good points, city manager.

965
01:38:31,450 --> 01:38:32,470
Thank you, yes.

966
01:38:33,770 --> 01:38:40,870
In terms of the costs of the improvements, certainly Cal Poly would be making them, you know, building them themselves.

967
01:38:40,870 --> 01:38:51,310
And so the street widening, the curb gutter and sidewalk pieces, drainage, all of those components of the project would be solely Cal Poly's cost.

968
01:38:51,930 --> 01:38:54,450
They are also paying our standard permit fees.

969
01:38:54,870 --> 01:39:09,150
And so in terms of the financial impact, we could have listed probably our permit fees that we have collected and then anticipate collecting as well through improvement plans, public improvement plans in our encroachment permit process.

970
01:39:09,150 --> 01:39:18,030
So they have applied for the right-of-way abandonment application and the detachment application as well.

971
01:39:19,470 --> 01:39:24,710
Oddly, we're in the process of completing our user and regulatory fee study.

972
01:39:25,030 --> 01:39:27,770
And so a question came up during that process.

973
01:39:28,290 --> 01:39:32,870
Hey, what is this right-of-way abandonment fee? Do we really need it? And we said, um, yes.

974
01:39:32,870 --> 01:39:42,870
Yes, we have an application coming in, so they have been paying our standard fees.

975
01:39:47,060 --> 01:39:48,940
Thank you very much for that clarification.

976
01:39:50,660 --> 01:39:52,200
Thank you, Councillor Schorersman.

977
01:39:53,580 --> 01:39:54,020
Thank you.

978
01:39:54,340 --> 01:39:57,200
Who knew that a little strip of land, so many questions.

979
01:39:58,440 --> 01:40:04,840
I thank you to the staff for addressing some of my questions in agenda correspondence similar

980
01:40:04,840 --> 01:40:11,100
to I think vice mayor pieces concerns about, you know, the value of that strip of land

981
01:40:11,100 --> 01:40:17,200
and when we would provide some feedback to staff about when along in this process that

982
01:40:17,200 --> 01:40:21,920
we would provide some feedback to staff about that element or other elements. Some of my

983
01:40:21,920 --> 01:40:27,620
questions and agenda correspondence were around the width of the new roadway, presumably the

984
01:40:27,620 --> 01:40:33,440
road would be widened a little bit along with adding the sidewalk and knowing that area

985
01:40:33,440 --> 01:40:39,840
pretty well. I know that the other end of Slack has some traffic calming on it. It's a little

986
01:40:39,840 --> 01:40:46,020
bit wider than it sounds like this part of Slack would become, but that part of Slack is also a

987
01:40:46,020 --> 01:40:54,180
downhill slant and with more houses on it. Not too many more car traffic trips, it sounds like 18 or so,

988
01:40:54,940 --> 01:41:00,820
but just wondering about all the other new family pedestrian and bike traffic that might be on that

989
01:41:00,820 --> 01:41:06,260
stretch of road and wondering when would be the right time to talk about whether or not the

990
01:41:06,260 --> 01:41:12,820
road as it's going to be is designed in a way that slows traffic down as it's going towards

991
01:41:12,820 --> 01:41:18,000
that intersection and makes it safe for the new pedestrian and bike traffic that's going to be

992
01:41:18,000 --> 01:41:24,040
on that stretch. And can we just tie in and the all the reports that I didn't see anything about

993
01:41:24,040 --> 01:41:30,560
lighting. I saw curbs and grading as you mentioned in sidewalks and I think lighting has always

994
01:41:30,560 --> 01:41:33,900
been a concern in that area, and then if you're going to add additional housing, but we see no

995
01:41:33,900 --> 01:41:38,700
lighting coming with it, it's a question. I know that's not part of today's conversation, but it

996
01:41:38,700 --> 01:41:41,020
ties into Councillor Schorzman's question.

997
01:41:43,220 --> 01:41:47,460
Thank you. This is a really wonderful time to raise

998
01:41:47,460 --> 01:41:57,460
these questions, and even the level of specificity around lighting, I cannot recall if the plans

999
01:41:57,460 --> 01:42:00,540
is currently called for a street light or two in that area.

1000
01:42:01,300 --> 01:42:09,840
I know that our staff has looked at the plans at some degree of detail, but if they can

1001
01:42:09,840 --> 01:42:17,220
certainly provide more information about things such as the design of the street and the width

1002
01:42:17,220 --> 01:42:23,940
and how it addresses safety concerns in that area, I'm not sure if we're, I can probably ask

1003
01:42:23,940 --> 01:42:30,180
our public work director, or I'm not sure if, I also saw nodding of heads from housing.

1004
01:42:35,390 --> 01:42:41,610
I was actually, I mentioned our public work director who's looked at some of the plans,

1005
01:42:41,610 --> 01:42:46,190
and if there are any more questions that he might or his staff might be able to answer about,

1006
01:42:46,310 --> 01:42:52,150
the design itself of the street, and then if there are questions you have for, how probably

1007
01:42:52,150 --> 01:42:52,730
representative?

1008
01:42:53,230 --> 01:42:54,090
Sure, absolutely.

1009
01:42:54,350 --> 01:42:55,770
Thank you very much, Pat Horn, Public Works Director.

1010
01:42:56,270 --> 01:42:59,130
We have preliminary designs for the Slack roadway.

1011
01:42:59,250 --> 01:43:06,290
It's a minor addition to the roadway with sidewalk and in a parkway for largely kind of

1012
01:43:06,710 --> 01:43:08,950
post-construction runoff devices.

1013
01:43:09,430 --> 01:43:15,330
Getting any feedback that you might have for us regarding different improvements that you

1014
01:43:15,330 --> 01:43:18,170
like to see associated with Slack Street is wonderful to have.

1015
01:43:18,170 --> 01:43:25,090
Right now our current design standards require lighting to be installed every 250 feet for new construction

1016
01:43:25,090 --> 01:43:29,530
So that would be a standard that we look to implement with this project

1017
01:43:30,330 --> 01:43:31,290
traffic calming

1018
01:43:31,830 --> 01:43:33,690
Typically we kind of do that

1019
01:43:33,690 --> 01:43:37,770
At after the construction is complete so we can actually measure

1020
01:43:38,330 --> 01:43:45,250
Actual information and and address that and we typically do that with some sort of like note or bond or some condition

1021
01:43:45,250 --> 01:43:46,950
That requires that to occur

1022
01:43:46,950 --> 01:43:52,710
So if that's things, the council's looking for us to specifically focus in on it, I'd love to have the direction.

1023
01:43:54,760 --> 01:43:59,920
Great, thank you. Councilor Schorspin, do you have any more question on that? Okay, great.

1024
01:44:00,120 --> 01:44:07,860
And I saw head nodding around the lighting. Do you want to pop up here, Cal Poly and share that information?

1025
01:44:14,820 --> 01:44:18,420
Hi, Mike McCormick with Vice President for Facilities Management and Development.

1026
01:44:19,000 --> 01:44:21,420
The answer to the question is, yes, lighting is included in that.

1027
01:44:21,420 --> 01:44:32,720
Undergrounding the utilities was included in that, widening the road is included, the sidewalks, the trainage, all of the standards that would come with the city street are included in the project.

1028
01:44:34,140 --> 01:44:38,700
Great, thank you. I saw many things highlighted, but lighting, so I just thought I wanted to make sure.

1029
01:44:39,680 --> 01:44:42,460
All right, well, without any other questions, is there a motion?

1030
01:44:43,580 --> 01:44:45,180
Oh, sorry, were there any public comment?

1031
01:44:45,520 --> 01:44:46,000
No, there's not.

1032
01:44:46,300 --> 01:44:46,580
Thank you.

1033
01:44:46,820 --> 01:44:47,620
She'd like 20, so.

1034
01:44:48,760 --> 01:44:49,800
Council member remarks.

1035
01:44:51,060 --> 01:44:53,020
I'd like to move the staff recommendation.

1036
01:44:54,100 --> 01:44:55,720
Great, thank you, Councilmember Shoresman.

1037
01:44:56,280 --> 01:44:59,800
I was just going to, we didn't really have discussion yet, and so

1038
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:29,560
I would like to, I'm not sure what it would look like, and maybe I look to public work structure and the C manager, but I would like to direct that part of the process be to look at what might be, I'm not a traffic engineer. So what might be the appropriate preventative measures that we could put in place to, you know, rather than spend too long after the road been put in and have people get hurt, like, look at that as part of the process of designing the roadway improvements so that we can

1039
01:45:29,560 --> 01:45:34,080
and try to as much as we can prevent some accidents

1040
01:45:34,080 --> 01:45:36,480
from occurring as those new houses get occupied

1041
01:45:36,480 --> 01:45:38,060
and we have new residents on that street.

1042
01:45:38,380 --> 01:45:39,760
So whatever that looks like

1043
01:45:39,760 --> 01:45:42,240
in terms of adding that direction would like to do that.

1044
01:45:44,490 --> 01:45:45,710
Great, thank you.

1045
01:45:47,850 --> 01:45:49,490
Before I move to advice from your piece,

1046
01:45:49,910 --> 01:45:52,590
do you actually need that as part of the motion

1047
01:45:52,590 --> 01:45:55,230
or is that something that can be just considered direction?

1048
01:45:56,250 --> 01:45:57,450
City manager, oops.

1049
01:45:59,170 --> 01:46:03,550
I think we can consider that as just part of the direction that we've received this evening.

1050
01:46:04,150 --> 01:46:04,250
Great.

1051
01:46:04,450 --> 01:46:07,190
That's what I assume, but I wanted to make sure, thank you, vice mayor, please.

1052
01:46:09,830 --> 01:46:15,110
So I guess I'm still not, the financial question is not resolved in my mind.

1053
01:46:15,310 --> 01:46:22,010
I don't want to spin us down some road if the assessment of the property is more than the

1054
01:46:22,010 --> 01:46:22,950
value of the property.

1055
01:46:22,950 --> 01:46:24,190
It seems a little bit surprising.

1056
01:46:24,190 --> 01:46:51,510
So I guess at this point I'm wondering if it's, you know, going forward with the motion as proposed and asking staff to provide some kind of a memo or analysis about what an appropriate next step would be and either it is at a level that staff can just address it or we might need to bring it back again if there's some genuine cost implications for abandoning this property.

1057
01:46:52,250 --> 01:46:53,430
Thank you, City Manager.

1058
01:46:54,290 --> 01:47:20,600
Thank you. I think it makes complete sense that as part of the abandonment application and process that will come back before you that we include information about the value of the property in some fashion that will be, you know, give people comfort or at least information about what we are exchanging and the value of what we would be seeing in the community or potentially seeing as a public benefit.

1059
01:47:20,600 --> 01:47:25,300
benefit in exchange for what we would be giving up in terms of our right of way.

1060
01:47:25,480 --> 01:47:31,980
So it's a completely reasonable request that we will go ahead and include in the analysis

1061
01:47:31,980 --> 01:47:36,880
that's brought forward if we receive direction to move forward tonight.

1062
01:47:37,320 --> 01:47:38,980
Are we getting some nods here?

1063
01:47:39,220 --> 01:47:40,120
Oh, yeah, absolutely.

1064
01:47:40,580 --> 01:47:45,520
I kind of assumed that after your initial comment and city measures comment, so just for my

1065
01:47:45,520 --> 01:47:48,640
So without uncomfortable moving forward with the motion.

1066
01:47:49,360 --> 01:47:50,380
Councillor Ember marks.

1067
01:47:51,240 --> 01:47:51,940
Seconding it.

1068
01:47:53,500 --> 01:47:53,820
Not yet.

1069
01:47:54,380 --> 01:47:54,560
Not yet.

1070
01:47:56,830 --> 01:47:58,190
I made the motion, yeah.

1071
01:47:58,430 --> 01:47:58,710
All right.

1072
01:47:58,870 --> 01:48:03,430
And then, but I don't think the direction to staff has to be part of the motion.

1073
01:48:03,770 --> 01:48:03,990
Okay.

1074
01:48:04,330 --> 01:48:04,410
No.

1075
01:48:05,090 --> 01:48:06,310
So I will second it.

1076
01:48:06,490 --> 01:48:06,690
And I.

1077
01:48:07,370 --> 01:48:07,610
Okay.

1078
01:48:07,930 --> 01:48:09,030
Do you have more?

1079
01:48:09,310 --> 01:48:09,390
No.

1080
01:48:09,570 --> 01:48:09,790
All right.

1081
01:48:09,950 --> 01:48:10,210
We're good.

1082
01:48:10,810 --> 01:48:11,270
Okay.

1083
01:48:11,470 --> 01:48:11,830
Thank you.

1084
01:48:11,830 --> 01:48:20,810
So I think we've given direction regarding evaluation, lighting, traffic, calming, and engineering, and we've got a motion in a second.

1085
01:48:20,970 --> 01:48:21,570
Can we have roll call?

1086
01:48:22,670 --> 01:48:23,790
Council Member Marks?

1087
01:48:23,930 --> 01:48:25,030
Yes. Vice Mayor Pease?

1088
01:48:25,150 --> 01:48:26,290
Yes. Council Member Francis?

1089
01:48:26,710 --> 01:48:26,850
Yes.

1090
01:48:27,070 --> 01:48:27,870
Council Member Shoresman?

1091
01:48:28,230 --> 01:48:28,370
Yes.

1092
01:48:28,570 --> 01:48:28,910
Mayor Stewart?

1093
01:48:29,690 --> 01:48:32,130
Yes, and the motion passes 5-0.

1094
01:48:32,350 --> 01:48:38,490
Thank you so much for the conversation, and thank you also to Cal Poly for being here to share a little bit of information with us.

1095
01:48:38,490 --> 01:48:47,550
So we'll move forward now to the business items, item which is a large item.

1096
01:48:49,370 --> 01:49:03,910
So every year, of course, or every two years, we do our financial plan, but every year when on the off year, we have the re-looking in our entire mid-year, what is our budget look like and what will our money look like going forward.

1097
01:49:03,910 --> 01:49:15,490
So I greatly appreciate the hard work of finance writer Emily Jackson and her team and looking forward to hearing from budget analyst Riley Kuhn as well.

1098
01:49:17,230 --> 01:49:21,510
And city manager Whitney McDonald will you be kicking us off?

1099
01:49:21,910 --> 01:49:23,170
I will be. Thank you.

1100
01:49:23,710 --> 01:49:27,150
And thank you for the introduction of staff as well.

1101
01:49:27,990 --> 01:49:31,750
I know we're in the process here pulling up a couple of slides.

1102
01:49:31,750 --> 01:49:50,770
And so I'll just like to, of course, acknowledge, as you mentioned, Mayor, the hard work of our entire team and staff as well as Council and the public in doing this evaluation of where we're at and looking forward to adopting our budget for this upcoming fiscal year.

1103
01:49:51,070 --> 01:49:58,310
We really did accomplish a lot in our last fiscal year and included in our financial plan a number of major city goals and work plan items.

1104
01:49:58,310 --> 01:50:07,330
The staff report and the attachments to the staff report really highlight a lot of that work as well and I think we have a lot to be proud of.

1105
01:50:08,010 --> 01:50:16,130
Looking forward to our next fiscal year, we do forecast a balanced budget through fiscal year 2526.

1106
01:50:16,910 --> 01:50:27,090
So included in our financial plan process, we do typically forecast out five years worth of what we look at in terms of our projected revenues and expenditures.

1107
01:50:27,090 --> 01:50:35,270
and so we are pleased to announce and show that we are showing that balanced budget through fiscal year 2526.

1108
01:50:35,870 --> 01:50:46,130
However, things do take a little turn, beginning in fiscal year 2627 with some projected deficits that may look maybe a little alarming,

1109
01:50:46,370 --> 01:50:53,850
but they are cumulative, and so the potential adjustments that we might be looking forward to doing in our next financial plan will be really important,

1110
01:50:53,850 --> 01:50:57,250
and we think should have those deficits off.

1111
01:50:58,790 --> 01:51:03,730
Our recommendations do represent what we might consider to be a tightening of our belt.

1112
01:51:04,130 --> 01:51:11,010
We did look at over about $2.2 million of requests coming from our departments for identified

1113
01:51:11,010 --> 01:51:11,490
needs.

1114
01:51:12,210 --> 01:51:17,730
And we've kind of really taken a hard look at all of those and come up with a much smaller

1115
01:51:17,730 --> 01:51:23,710
number which you'll see presented in more detail later, less than $500,000 in either one

1116
01:51:23,710 --> 01:51:30,210
time funding or potential ongoing funding for a few items that we really believe are

1117
01:51:30,210 --> 01:51:35,650
critical and address really public safety means going forward in this next fiscal year.

1118
01:51:36,190 --> 01:51:40,850
We've also included a true up of our capital improvement plan and that budget.

1119
01:51:41,550 --> 01:51:46,910
We're calling it that because it's really aligning our projects and our funding to what we believe

1120
01:51:46,910 --> 01:51:51,710
We will actually go into construction in the next fiscal year, so it's not anticipating

1121
01:51:52,090 --> 01:51:58,450
not doing projects or on funding or, you know, setting them aside completely instead.

1122
01:51:58,670 --> 01:52:02,530
We're really just trying to put the dollars where we believe they're going to make the biggest

1123
01:52:02,530 --> 01:52:03,070
impact.

1124
01:52:03,650 --> 01:52:10,050
I'm sure everybody has seen and experienced a lot of escalations and costs and we're certainly

1125
01:52:10,050 --> 01:52:10,950
not immune to that.

1126
01:52:11,050 --> 01:52:15,610
We've seen quite a lot of those projects coming back before Council needing additional

1127
01:52:15,610 --> 01:52:22,410
funding. So we took an opportunity with this this budget in fiscal year to do that for really all

1128
01:52:22,410 --> 01:52:26,870
of our projects and our capital improvement plan to make sure that we're doing the best we can

1129
01:52:26,870 --> 01:52:32,810
to estimate and foresee the amount of funding we will need to actually bring these projects to the

1130
01:52:32,810 --> 01:52:40,810
next phase. We've really focused on long-term sustainability of our programs as well and developed a

1131
01:52:40,810 --> 01:52:50,190
a balanced budget using a number of strategies and approaches that we'll be looking forward to really implementing an even more detailed and upcoming financial plan.

1132
01:52:51,010 --> 01:53:05,370
The last highlight here is, of course, the state budget may have some potential ripple effects on the city, really in the area of reducing funding to counties that then are provided for health and human services programs.

1133
01:53:05,370 --> 01:53:12,770
and so those budget cuts do affect all of us and we may be seeing those impacts here as well.

1134
01:53:13,370 --> 01:53:19,570
So with that, I'm happy to hand things over to our team here to go into our budget in more detail.

1135
01:53:20,030 --> 01:53:20,790
Thank you.

1136
01:53:24,290 --> 01:53:27,410
Good evening, and thank you, Whitney, for the introduction.

1137
01:53:28,090 --> 01:53:32,630
This slide is just a reminder of the recommendation before your council this evening.

1138
01:53:32,630 --> 01:54:02,610
consideration of the second year of the financial plan is required in our city charter, which requires that the city manager present your council a realistic estimate of what the what it will cost to fund all of our programs and services for the coming year and the hearing that you are holding right now is compliant with section 803 of the city charter, which requires the council hold a hearing and provides the public with the opportunity to

1139
01:54:02,610 --> 01:54:09,170
to provide input on the recommended allocations before your council this evening.

1140
01:54:10,330 --> 01:54:17,410
So, just like Whitney, before we kick things off, I really want to express gratitude to staff

1141
01:54:17,410 --> 01:54:24,250
throughout the organization. The finance team is small but mighty and we can't get these deliverables

1142
01:54:24,250 --> 01:54:28,150
before your council and the community without input from all of the departments.

1143
01:54:28,150 --> 01:54:30,850
their great partners, really helpful.

1144
01:54:31,530 --> 01:54:34,030
This represents really the culmination of several months'

1145
01:54:34,110 --> 01:54:35,670
worth of work for everybody.

1146
01:54:36,010 --> 01:54:39,190
And so really appreciate all of the efforts from our departments.

1147
01:54:39,550 --> 01:54:43,070
And then certainly last but certainly not least,

1148
01:54:43,310 --> 01:54:48,210
really appreciate the input and the guidance that your council has provided.

1149
01:54:48,510 --> 01:54:51,230
We talk at least quarterly about the budget.

1150
01:54:51,670 --> 01:54:57,390
Always very smart and interesting questions that you ask.

1151
01:54:57,390 --> 01:54:59,650
and they prompt us to think a little bit harder

1152
01:54:59,650 --> 01:55:01,370
and so really appreciate the guidance

1153
01:55:01,370 --> 01:55:03,430
and the thought and consideration

1154
01:55:03,430 --> 01:55:05,850
that you give to all things budget related at the city.

1155
01:55:09,630 --> 01:55:12,470
So with that, I'm gonna hand it over to Riley

1156
01:55:12,470 --> 01:55:15,050
who's going to walk us through the highlights,

1157
01:55:15,410 --> 01:55:17,070
we'll tag team it a little bit

1158
01:55:17,070 --> 01:55:19,010
and then I will step away so that Madeline

1159
01:55:19,010 --> 01:55:21,110
can come up and present the CIP.

1160
01:55:22,270 --> 01:55:23,030
Thank you.

1161
01:55:23,590 --> 01:55:24,910
Mayor and member of the council,

1162
01:55:25,170 --> 01:55:26,610
I'd like to start with an overview

1163
01:55:26,610 --> 01:55:27,450
of the city's finances

1164
01:55:28,030 --> 01:55:29,890
and I also want to use this opportunity

1165
01:55:29,890 --> 01:55:32,330
be to revisit the purpose of operating with separate funds.

1166
01:55:33,230 --> 01:55:37,930
The city generally operates with five separate funds and many sub-funds under those.

1167
01:55:38,630 --> 01:55:43,630
The general fund is by far the largest and it's primary source of revenue comes from taxpayers.

1168
01:55:44,510 --> 01:55:48,610
The services that the general fund provides are for a general community benefit.

1169
01:55:49,290 --> 01:55:51,270
The enterprise funds operate separately.

1170
01:55:51,550 --> 01:55:54,250
They generate provide services with a specific benefit.

1171
01:55:54,970 --> 01:56:03,030
They collect revenue for providing that service and the general fund does not subsidize those so they do have to operate like a business on a standalone basis.

1172
01:56:05,890 --> 01:56:12,450
And I'm also very happy to say that all funds are presenting a budget for the next year that are balanced within the meaning of the financial plan framework.

1173
01:56:12,830 --> 01:56:16,450
So that doesn't mean that operating revenues cover operating expenditures.

1174
01:56:16,450 --> 01:56:20,750
the framework also allows for the use of fund balance to cover capital expenditures.

1175
01:56:21,610 --> 01:56:25,130
So you may see in some cases that our total expenditure budget is higher than revenue.

1176
01:56:25,410 --> 01:56:26,570
We still consider that balanced.

1177
01:56:31,630 --> 01:56:35,210
And the next slide, I want to revisit the mid-year adjustments from 23-24.

1178
01:56:35,730 --> 01:56:38,450
Since we are entering the second year of the financial plan,

1179
01:56:38,610 --> 01:56:43,390
we have to consider both the forecast for 24-25 that we laid out in that plan

1180
01:56:43,390 --> 01:56:45,410
and any changes that we've already made to it.

1181
01:56:46,190 --> 01:56:51,550
At mid-year, we made significant budget allocations of roughly 13 million.

1182
01:56:52,030 --> 01:56:58,030
And line with policy, those were all one time in nature, so there is no impact to the next fiscal year from the mid-year action.

1183
01:57:11,040 --> 01:57:11,500
Thank you.

1184
01:57:12,480 --> 01:57:22,160
One of the other big changes compared to the financial plan is the ongoing work that we're doing to respond to the storms from early 2023.

1185
01:57:22,860 --> 01:57:28,400
As has been reported on a quarterly basis, we're expecting to have about $35 million worth

1186
01:57:28,400 --> 01:57:34,940
of damage that we need to repair, but we're expecting to spend those dollars over probably

1187
01:57:34,940 --> 01:57:40,680
the next four years at this point, and at this point, have already expended $12 million

1188
01:57:40,680 --> 01:57:42,140
on storm-related work.

1189
01:57:42,620 --> 01:57:46,600
It's really important to note, of course, and I try to remind everybody of this.

1190
01:57:46,600 --> 01:57:53,240
every quarter is that you know talking money away is not always the most exciting thing that we

1191
01:57:53,240 --> 01:57:58,160
can do and we understand that that's not always most exciting for our departments and our community

1192
01:57:58,160 --> 01:58:03,100
and the council but it's incredibly important. Part of the reason that we've been able to

1193
01:58:03,100 --> 01:58:09,120
fund all of the storm repairs up until this point without impacting service levels to our community

1194
01:58:09,120 --> 01:58:14,040
and our operating budget is because your council has been very careful to set aside that money

1195
01:58:14,040 --> 01:58:16,560
and so we really appreciate your support.

1196
01:58:17,040 --> 01:58:19,760
There's nothing like a good disaster to remind us

1197
01:58:19,760 --> 01:58:21,680
of why it's important to set money aside.

1198
01:58:21,880 --> 01:58:28,960
And so just another plug for the focus on financial sustainability

1199
01:58:28,960 --> 01:58:31,400
and financial security in the long run.

1200
01:58:32,500 --> 01:58:37,020
At this point, so I mentioned we spent just over $12 million

1201
01:58:37,020 --> 01:58:38,620
on storm-related damage.

1202
01:58:38,920 --> 01:58:43,200
We have, at this point, submitted over 17 million

1203
01:58:43,200 --> 01:58:49,420
to FEMA for consideration of reimbursement that includes both projects that have been completed,

1204
01:58:49,580 --> 01:58:55,440
where it's done, we know exactly what we spent on it. They have complete packages from us

1205
01:58:55,440 --> 01:59:01,640
for reviewing consideration of reimbursement, but we're also transitioning now to submitting projects

1206
01:59:01,640 --> 01:59:07,460
that either have not been started or are currently in progress, so that makes up the delta between

1207
01:59:07,460 --> 01:59:15,460
what we have submitted. The purpose of submitting projects before they are completed is just to get

1208
01:59:15,460 --> 01:59:21,920
them on FEMA's radar. The FEMA process is pretty long and arduous and so the faster that we can get

1209
01:59:21,920 --> 01:59:26,940
some of these projects in front of them, the faster hopefully they can complete their review of course

1210
01:59:26,940 --> 01:59:31,680
once we wrap up the projects will need to return to them with additional information and all of the

1211
01:59:31,680 --> 01:59:34,540
the documentation and all of the final costs

1212
01:59:34,540 --> 01:59:37,020
so that they can consider our projects fully.

1213
01:59:38,220 --> 01:59:42,960
So it's been a very long year to get to this point

1214
01:59:42,960 --> 01:59:45,360
between the finance department and public works

1215
01:59:45,360 --> 01:59:46,740
and a handful of other departments.

1216
01:59:47,100 --> 01:59:49,220
So we're making really good progress

1217
01:59:49,220 --> 01:59:50,800
in our hope and expectation

1218
01:59:50,800 --> 01:59:52,900
is that we'll have all of our projects,

1219
01:59:52,920 --> 01:59:55,380
at least placeholders for all of our projects submitted

1220
01:59:56,080 --> 01:59:59,820
by June 15th, and I hope to be able to tell you

1221
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:02,260
With our year-end report here in a couple of months.

1222
02:00:04,740 --> 02:00:10,300
So, I want to move on to our, we'll talk first about

1223
02:00:10,300 --> 02:00:18,280
the general fund, like Riley noted. The general fund is our largest fund at the city. It really

1224
02:00:18,280 --> 02:00:26,100
funds core government services funded largely with taxpayer dollars and these programs and services

1225
02:00:26,100 --> 02:00:30,880
that are budgeted in the general fund are ones that are intended to provide a community

1226
02:00:30,880 --> 02:00:40,160
wide benefit. We provided a preview of the general fund forecast as well as the recommendations

1227
02:00:40,160 --> 02:00:45,480
that you'll be reviewing in more detail this evening, and I'll turn it over to Riley

1228
02:00:45,480 --> 02:00:50,960
to kind of walk you through and remind you of the details of the forecast. But I wanted

1229
02:00:50,960 --> 02:00:57,060
to note before I do that that this is a slightly improved forecast compared to what you saw

1230
02:00:57,060 --> 02:01:03,580
on May 7th. The reason for that is that on May 21st your Council adopted the cost allocation

1231
02:01:03,580 --> 02:01:12,120
plan and cost of services plan for 2425. Those calculations indicated that the enterprise funds

1232
02:01:12,120 --> 02:01:17,380
should be paying slightly more to the general fund to reimburse the general fund for the support

1233
02:01:17,380 --> 02:01:23,580
that the general fund provides to those operations slightly more than what we had estimated at the time

1234
02:01:23,580 --> 02:01:30,220
that the 23-25 financial plan was developed. And so that's why we had initially been projecting,

1235
02:01:30,220 --> 02:01:38,640
as of May 7th, about an $8 million deficit by $28.29 that's been slightly reduced to $7.4 million.

1236
02:01:38,960 --> 02:01:46,100
So still not great news. We understand that a deficit no matter how many years out is a little bit

1237
02:01:46,100 --> 02:01:52,140
jarring and I want your council and the community to know that we take that very seriously.

1238
02:01:52,480 --> 02:01:58,080
We're actively working on developing and identifying budget balancing strategies and approaches,

1239
02:01:58,100 --> 02:02:06,420
which will be talking to your council about over the next several months as we get ready for

1240
02:02:06,420 --> 02:02:17,180
We're 2527 budget development and we, one of the reasons we touched on this on May 7th

1241
02:02:17,180 --> 02:02:22,380
that we're forecasting a deficit is that we're really starting to look ahead and plan

1242
02:02:22,380 --> 02:02:26,900
for known costs that will be hitting us in the coming years.

1243
02:02:27,640 --> 02:02:33,320
I think we all recognize that community is growing pretty considerably right now and with

1244
02:02:33,320 --> 02:02:38,380
that comes and increased demand for services. And one of the most notable of those and the most

1245
02:02:38,380 --> 02:02:44,860
certain of those is that we have an obligation to bring a fifth fire station online. That's a

1246
02:02:44,860 --> 02:02:51,060
condition of our development agreement with Avola Ranch. And so we're actively working to

1247
02:02:51,060 --> 02:02:58,680
identify the best manner and location in which to provide those services. And so for the first time

1248
02:02:58,680 --> 02:03:04,420
With this forecast, we are including an estimated operating cost for that fifth fire station.

1249
02:03:04,820 --> 02:03:09,660
I expect that as we have more certainty about other programs and services that will need

1250
02:03:09,660 --> 02:03:14,140
to grow, we'll be communicating that to council as those figures are known.

1251
02:03:14,920 --> 02:03:21,660
So that is largely the reason for the deficit that we're seeing in addition to the ongoing

1252
02:03:21,660 --> 02:03:25,160
increase to unfunded pension liabilities.

1253
02:03:25,160 --> 02:03:31,840
So with that, I will turn it over to Riley to walk you through the details of the forecast

1254
02:03:31,840 --> 02:03:37,080
and for all of the funds as well as staff's recommendations.

1255
02:03:38,240 --> 02:03:39,040
Thank you.

1256
02:03:40,260 --> 02:03:44,560
As Emily said, the long-term forecast is really the most important tool that we use and

1257
02:03:44,560 --> 02:03:47,800
as staff to inform the decisions that we recommend you to make.

1258
02:03:48,480 --> 02:03:52,920
And so we did do some pencil sharpening since the last time we visited and are pleased that

1259
02:03:52,920 --> 02:03:57,860
the deficit is slightly reduced, and I also want to remind everyone that the deficit that

1260
02:03:57,860 --> 02:04:02,980
we see here is the cumulative effect of five years of unmitigated expenditures exceeding

1261
02:04:02,980 --> 02:04:07,580
revenues, which we do not expect to happen, we fully expect to mitigate those expenditure

1262
02:04:07,580 --> 02:04:10,980
growths before they become a reality.

1263
02:04:11,760 --> 02:04:16,480
Last time we were here at Cancel also asked us to more clearly identify the drivers of

1264
02:04:16,480 --> 02:04:23,780
the deficits that we're seeing and speaking to how we did that exercise horizontal analysis

1265
02:04:23,780 --> 02:04:28,600
as comparison of year-veer growth rates, we see revenues growing in the long term around

1266
02:04:28,600 --> 02:04:35,820
3%. So any expenditure item growing at a greater than 3% growth rate is a clear driver

1267
02:04:35,820 --> 02:04:41,860
of deficit. Obviously the fifth fire station staffing and operating costs are net new and

1268
02:04:41,860 --> 02:04:46,680
a very obvious driver, eliminating those costs alone does not put us in a balanced budget.

1269
02:04:47,540 --> 02:04:52,640
The mid-year forecast didn't contemplate a fifth-fire station. It still showed a deficit in the

1270
02:04:52,640 --> 02:05:00,600
out years. One very clear driver is our staffing costs and particularly pushing our costs growth

1271
02:05:00,600 --> 02:05:06,720
rate above 3% is the CalPERS pension obligations. That's something that I think is well known to us

1272
02:05:06,720 --> 02:05:09,380
at this point, but almost entirely out of our control.

1273
02:05:10,180 --> 02:05:15,440
Those growth rates are mostly dependent on the market and the assets that cut per

1274
02:05:15,440 --> 02:05:16,220
his invests in.

1275
02:05:19,930 --> 02:05:24,130
Also want to highlight just how much uncertainty remains in these numbers.

1276
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We use robust financial models based on good assumptions and commitment to come to you to

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disclose those assumptions and pressure test them.

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We don't have a crystal ball.

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We often have to rely on those assumptions.

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We think that using the best information we have at our hands is the best way to make

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good decisions, but each iteration of the forecast will be better and better and as those

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02:05:47,750 --> 02:05:52,210
deficit periods come across, we expect to be in a better position.

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Just want to highlight how important this is as our city grows that we are very thoughtful

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about putting our resources to the best and the highest possible use and this is how we'll

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continue to come to you to inform those decisions.

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We did have this forecast in mind as we contemplated recommendations to significant operating

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02:06:17,670 --> 02:06:18,690
budget changes.

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Roughly $2.2 million of department requests came into the Financial Plan Steering Committee.

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And in light of the forecast, we asked departments to evaluate their requests quite critically,

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and lumped them to three categories.

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02:06:34,550 --> 02:06:38,070
First, in these other requests you'll see before you were those that were so critical that

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they had to be addressed in the next fiscal year.

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And we also asked departments to defer their request to either funding with carry-over

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year end or the next financial plan wherever it was possible.

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The recommendations that we've made here are a representation of our laser focus on critical

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and immediate needs.

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And this is much lower than we've typically brought at a supplemental budget.

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We also asked departments to identify offsets for a lot of their recommendations here wherever

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that was possible. In many cases those were somewhat simple positions that were already

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funded as a contract and were making permanent have a very clear and identifiable trade-off.

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Sometimes those were somewhat more difficult to identify and this does represent some belt tightening

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02:07:23,280 --> 02:07:23,840
for the city.

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And we'll dive into our enterprise funds next and I just wanted to reiterate

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02:07:32,390 --> 02:07:37,630
these are intentionally separate from our general fund so that people who use the services of the

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02:07:37,630 --> 02:07:40,530
enterprise fund pay them and people who choose not to do not.

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And we'll start with our water fund.

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The water fund, long-term forecasts, looks healthy and very little change.

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Please to present the balanced budget in the current year and out years.

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The water fund, because of their balanced budget, was not asked to identify offsets for their

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expenditures.

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They were asked to make critical and much needed changes to their budget.

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And I did want to highlight that the funding for the Nassumento Pipeline repairs is potentially

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02:08:14,500 --> 02:08:17,180
reimbursement eligible from FEMA and Cal OES.

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And I also wanted to highlight that some of the recommendations that we have here will

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be seen across multiple funds that includes the water meter technicians, the FTE engineer,

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02:08:29,120 --> 02:08:32,160
and the utility billing assistant as well as the rate structure study.

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Moving on to the sewer funds long-term forecast, we see a little bit more volatility in expenditures

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02:08:41,600 --> 02:08:48,160
here and that is in the current year, a significant amount of spending on the water resource recovery facility,

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02:08:48,600 --> 02:08:54,060
really impressive facility that will help us reduce methane emissions and better manage our waste

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02:08:54,600 --> 02:09:00,440
that does show up in the out years in the form of debt service costs, so that facility was not free.

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02:09:03,590 --> 02:09:13,830
The sewer fund balances and reserves, I do have to correct an error in the published document here in full transparency.

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Budget section 3, consolidated financials, tables 3.3 and 3.4 on budget page 13 misstated the sewer balance reserves and fund balance amount.

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I want to clarify that there is no impact any of the recommendations that we've made here.

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02:09:31,090 --> 02:09:32,890
This is strictly fund balance and reserve.

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02:09:33,410 --> 02:09:36,890
We're going to update the table and replace it, but we don't like to hide that type of action.

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02:09:41,240 --> 02:09:46,960
Moving on to the SIVC recommendations for the sewer fund, and you will see, as I said, a lot of repeats from the water fund.

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02:09:49,240 --> 02:09:57,740
We are also including the required vehicle cost, and I do want to state that when we add a position, we evaluate whether a vehicle is needed.

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did in this case, this position will be traveling, working outside the regular workstation regularly.

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To the extent that we can use pool vehicles for positions we always try to.

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The Transit Fund long-term forecasts is another item with some volatility.

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Their revenue streams are heavily dependent on state and federal grant funding.

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And their expenditures are pretty volatile just driven by the schedule of when we will purchase

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02:10:28,870 --> 02:10:34,290
or replace buses, but happy to see that this budget is once again in balance.

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And we don't have any SOBC recommendations for the transit fund.

1335
02:10:39,950 --> 02:10:44,990
Again, the critical evaluation of all SOBCs, there was nothing urgently needed for this

1336
02:10:44,990 --> 02:10:45,190
fund.

1337
02:10:47,920 --> 02:10:50,840
And finally, we'll visit the parking fund long-term forecast.

1338
02:10:51,460 --> 02:10:57,560
The revenue budget for the parking fund reflects council's actions on May 14th.

1339
02:10:57,560 --> 02:11:03,060
Similar to the sewer fund, we see a significant decrease in expenditures as we

1340
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encumbered all funds to build the cultural arts parking district structure.

1341
02:11:09,160 --> 02:11:14,140
And similarly, the expenditures to build the structure behind us,

1342
02:11:14,300 --> 02:11:17,380
the debt service cost will be in front of us for many, many years.

1343
02:11:21,400 --> 02:11:25,480
The parking fund has put forth three SOBC recommendations.

1344
02:11:25,480 --> 02:11:32,880
questions, once again, quite critical and will support smooth and painless parking experience

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02:11:32,880 --> 02:11:33,340
in the future.

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02:11:39,900 --> 02:11:43,780
Moving on, back to our general fund and our local revenue measure, one of

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the largest sources of revenue for the general fund. These budget allocations generally reflect

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02:11:50,780 --> 02:11:58,400
the community feedback collected during the 2325 financial plan process. The changes to

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02:11:58,400 --> 02:12:02,380
operating allocations are driven largely by the employees in positions,

1350
02:12:02,880 --> 02:12:07,320
their compensation and benefits changes, and any changes driven by turnover.

1351
02:12:08,360 --> 02:12:12,460
And the capital changes are driven largely by the capital, true up, which we'll touch on next.

1352
02:12:13,300 --> 02:12:18,520
I'm doing a highlight that this was reviewed with our revenue enhancement oversight committee just two weeks ago.

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02:12:19,060 --> 02:12:21,960
And was supported with unanimous vote from all members present.

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And I will end on our major city goals.

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02:12:29,980 --> 02:12:56,840
The development of the financial plan was heavily driven by the major city goals identified by this council and we're happy to report that we've made significant progress in those areas with 110 completed or ongoing tasks out of 146 total and ongoing was identified at the start of the plan tasks that don't have a finite completion date and we look forward to presenting in more detail on our major city goals at your end.

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02:12:58,040 --> 02:13:02,840
Thank you. Thank you so much. And now we have Madeline.

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Thank you, guys, for having me. Madeline Kacentai and the CIP Admin Manager.

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And we have spent a great deal on the CIP true app.

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So thank you for allowing us to present tonight.

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Recently, the CIP division has experienced a lot of cost escalation on our CIP projects.

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and so during this supplemental budget,

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we took the opportunity to do a CIP troughup.

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Ultimately, the basis of our CIP troughup was to align

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02:13:52,360 --> 02:13:58,060
the CIP staffing resources with our current project schedules.

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02:13:59,320 --> 02:14:02,820
So ultimately, we don't want funding sitting unused

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02:14:02,820 --> 02:14:08,840
in project accounts and want to utilize that funding towards projects that need those

1367
02:14:08,840 --> 02:14:15,760
funding sources. And the way that we really did that was we took a look at projects going into

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02:14:15,760 --> 02:14:23,380
construction prior to that July 2025 date and then projects not going into construction prior to that

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02:14:23,380 --> 02:14:31,820
July 2025 date. So that's taking our funding needs versus funding opportunities. And July 2025,

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As you all know, is when our new financial plan kicks in, so that gives us an opportunity

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02:14:38,020 --> 02:14:40,920
to look at all these funding needs again.

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Just to state staff did not reprioritize any existing CIP projects, and we're merely

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02:14:50,200 --> 02:14:57,040
looking at project schedules that wouldn't otherwise be utilizing funding, and then all

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02:14:57,040 --> 02:14:59,940
recommendations made in...

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This current budget are within their respective funding sources.

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Try and speak louder.

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02:15:20,780 --> 02:15:28,840
The CIP troop needs, we found that 30 projects are going into construction prior to July 2025.

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02:15:29,820 --> 02:15:39,560
We found seven new assets equating to $16.45 million across eight different funding sources.

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02:15:43,420 --> 02:15:48,840
on table 7.1 and 7.2 of the CIP true up.

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02:15:49,180 --> 02:15:52,720
You can find a detailed list of all of the funding needs.

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02:15:53,160 --> 02:15:55,960
Today, I'll just highlight a couple of those.

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02:15:56,620 --> 02:15:58,920
But if you have any questions after the presentation,

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02:15:59,160 --> 02:16:00,840
we'd be happy to cover those.

1384
02:16:02,300 --> 02:16:04,360
Mission Plaza enhancements.

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02:16:04,580 --> 02:16:08,180
We previously received a bid back in April.

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02:16:08,180 --> 02:16:14,400
that gives us reason to believe that we will require additional funding for that project.

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02:16:14,940 --> 02:16:22,340
We're requesting this funding and currently we are advertising that project again,

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02:16:22,500 --> 02:16:26,180
expecting to receive bids on June 13th.

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Ruggedi Community Park.

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02:16:29,900 --> 02:16:35,400
Currently we are separating this project from a much larger project.

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that ultimately needs probably much more funding than we're requesting tonight.

1392
02:16:40,640 --> 02:16:45,260
But we are trying to phase the project

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to prioritize the community's needs based on their feedback

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02:16:49,940 --> 02:16:55,420
and give them a project with ultimately a place structure.

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02:16:56,180 --> 02:16:58,980
So, phasing that community park project.

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02:16:58,980 --> 02:17:08,020
11-06, 11-06-Wolmet is seeking additional funding for the NRM Public Safety Center, and

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that is the TI tenant improvement inside of 11-06-Wolmet.

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And then the North Shore Greenway, we already touched on that previously in the City Manager's

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02:17:19,280 --> 02:17:23,640
report, but ultimately we're seeking funding for two different things.

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One of them being the public art component of the project, and for that public art component, we have found another CIP project that would not otherwise be utilized, which is public art funded to offset that need, which is $225,000.

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02:17:44,280 --> 02:17:49,540
That would only be utilized towards that public art component of the North Shore Greenway.

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02:17:49,540 --> 02:18:04,300
And then the other part would be removal of the two eucalyptus trees and some construction management support on the project which would be taken from our CIP completed projects account.

1403
02:18:04,860 --> 02:18:07,920
So kind of two different things going on with that project.

1404
02:18:12,460 --> 02:18:18,840
During the process, we had to identify funding sources and trade-offs for all of our needs.

1405
02:18:19,340 --> 02:18:28,160
Ultimately, we found 33 projects not going into construction prior to that July 2025 date.

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02:18:28,780 --> 02:18:34,700
12 accounts are projects with savings identified, equating to $22.7 million.

1407
02:18:35,400 --> 02:18:37,920
Again, across eight different funding sources.

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02:18:37,920 --> 02:18:45,640
And then just to clarify, these 33 projects that were ultimately borrowing against will

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02:18:45,640 --> 02:18:50,520
be re-evaluated during the 25-27 financial plan.

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You can see all of the recommendations again on table 7.5 of your packet, but I'll cover

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a couple highlights and then if you have questions, we can go over more.

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02:19:06,970 --> 02:19:15,790
We're getting Hillside Repair had a favorable bid result, which is not very common in our

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02:19:15,790 --> 02:19:19,690
CIP department, so we'll give that some extra kudos today.

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02:19:20,690 --> 02:19:28,490
So we have an ultimate, we will not need this $200,000 for the project, so we're recommending

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02:19:28,490 --> 02:19:31,210
utilizing that towards projects that we'll need it.

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02:19:31,210 --> 02:19:39,190
So, if you remember Sacramento Paving Drive Paving was funded during the mid-year budget

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02:19:39,190 --> 02:19:47,050
this last year, and we have found an interim solution for those bike lanes that seems

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02:19:47,050 --> 02:19:53,690
to be holding up, and we are actively checking that to make sure that it's okay, and that

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02:19:53,690 --> 02:19:57,530
is going to be added to the 2025 Paving Project.

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02:19:57,530 --> 02:20:01,630
If we were to pave that road during this time,

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during the 2025 Paving Project,

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we would basically come back and rip it out and repave it.

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02:20:08,590 --> 02:20:11,890
So, we're happy we found that interim solution.

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02:20:12,770 --> 02:20:16,190
The parking pay station installation project,

1425
02:20:16,510 --> 02:20:18,950
we still don't know what technology we're using.

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02:20:19,350 --> 02:20:22,290
So, ultimately, we're holding on to that project.

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And so, the funding would not otherwise be utilized.

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02:20:26,550 --> 02:20:32,590
Also, during our mid-year budget, we said that we would try and find some CIP projects

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02:20:32,590 --> 02:20:37,470
to offset the reduced parking rates, so this would be that project.

1430
02:20:38,750 --> 02:20:45,090
The full 600,000 would go back into the parking enterprise fund to support the reduced parking

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02:20:45,090 --> 02:20:45,590
rates.

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02:20:46,870 --> 02:20:53,270
The Worf Wastewater Collections Maintenance Facility, we're recommending $6 million to

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02:20:53,270 --> 02:21:02,430
go back into the sewer unreserved capital account. That project, ultimately, the wastewater

1434
02:21:02,430 --> 02:21:07,690
collections maintenance facility needs to be removed as part of the Proto-InnerChange

1435
02:21:07,690 --> 02:21:15,510
project because we don't need to do that project quite yet. Not during this financial plan, nor

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02:21:15,510 --> 02:21:22,150
are the plans ready for this facility to go into construction. That funding will be utilized

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02:21:22,150 --> 02:21:25,910
towards some future planning for the Utilities Department.

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02:21:30,840 --> 02:21:33,540
We take great pride in serving the community,

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02:21:33,900 --> 02:21:41,060
and we've been able to create new parks, parking structures, paved roads, and much more.

1440
02:21:41,560 --> 02:21:46,580
We have 33 projects currently in design, just in the CIP division.

1441
02:21:47,160 --> 02:21:52,900
Three projects are currently advertising, and we have 17 projects in active construction.

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We'll continue to carry out the CIP and deliver tangible results for the community.

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02:22:01,500 --> 02:22:02,220
So thank you guys.

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Thank you so much and really appreciate seeing all the different projects and

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02:22:09,960 --> 02:22:15,240
how the money can be utilized in a way right now to continue to work on projects.

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02:22:15,500 --> 02:22:20,700
So I really appreciate that I asked a lot of questions of Mr. Horn and Mr.

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02:22:22,280 --> 02:22:30,120
Ms. Jackson and continuing to look at how do we make sure that the money still comes back when those projects are ready?

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02:22:30,420 --> 02:22:32,680
So, thank you very much, Ms. Jackson.

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02:22:34,520 --> 02:22:35,560
Yes, thank you.

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02:22:35,740 --> 02:22:39,000
I'll just wrap up our presentation this evening.

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Just want to foreshadow what's to come with budget.

1452
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So with adoption of the second year of the financial plan this evening,

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We will then transition to starting to prepare for year end.

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02:22:53,300 --> 02:23:08,680
The fiscal year ends obviously on July 30th and we'll be back before your council in early October to present to you on where we ended the year both from a financial perspective and also touch again on our major city goals like Riley noted.

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And then it will be a foot race to get to next June when we will present formally the next to your financial plan for

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02:23:17,880 --> 02:23:27,880
fiscal year 2526, 2627 to your council. There's a number of checkpoints that we will have

1457
02:23:27,880 --> 02:23:34,900
as we typically do a robust community engagement priority setting process. And so we will have

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02:23:34,900 --> 02:23:40,880
a lot of opportunities here in the coming months to have some more budget discussion in particular

1459
02:23:40,880 --> 02:23:48,420
talk openly with your council and the community about some of our proposed budget balancing

1460
02:23:48,420 --> 02:23:49,640
strategies and approaches.

1461
02:23:50,280 --> 02:23:54,340
We're good to get some of those established that we can use year over year, just additional

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02:23:54,340 --> 02:23:59,660
policies in our tool belt I think is always helpful and we look forward to those discussions.

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02:24:00,080 --> 02:24:06,840
So with that, that concludes staff's presentation and we are all available and we've got representatives

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from all of our departments available, should your council have any questions about the recommendations that are before you this evening? So, thank you.

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02:24:16,480 --> 02:24:23,380
Thank you so much. Thank you to all three of you for a great presentation, and I will bring it back to my colleagues for any questions.

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02:24:25,820 --> 02:24:26,640
Councillor Schorzen.

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Yes, thank you for the very thorough presentation, and it helps to have just seen this sort of a preview a few weeks ago.

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02:24:38,620 --> 02:24:43,540
So thank you for that, really helps prep us for all this and then thank you also for

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all the staff that assisted with the agenda correspondence and answering all the questions

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02:24:49,380 --> 02:24:50,820
in writing before the meeting.

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Question about transit in particular, I don't know who wants to come up and answer this,

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02:24:58,500 --> 02:25:03,340
but it was mentioned that there's no SOBCs.

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02:25:03,440 --> 02:25:08,420
We had for transit, we had a speaker earlier talking about how we need to improve transit.

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02:25:08,420 --> 02:25:14,440
We saw the Transit Innovation Study not too long ago, and it had lots of proposed things

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02:25:14,440 --> 02:25:16,360
that we will want to do in the future.

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02:25:17,100 --> 02:25:22,740
So if there's no plans to move forward at least right now in the supplemental budget

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02:25:22,740 --> 02:25:27,740
for some of those efforts, would we be looking at those for the next financial planning process

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02:25:27,740 --> 02:25:30,220
or when would we have the chance to look at those?

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02:25:30,560 --> 02:25:31,160
Sure, absolutely.

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02:25:31,260 --> 02:25:34,300
Matt Horn, Public Works Director, speaking on Bafford Transit.

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02:25:34,780 --> 02:25:41,140
There are no SABCs, and that's really intended because we are currently working on our short range transit plan,

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which will come before Council on July 16th, hopefully incorporating all of the route changes,

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02:25:46,880 --> 02:25:53,540
the enhanced services that we want to provide throughout this current or the next fiscal year,

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02:25:53,660 --> 02:25:55,780
leading up to the 25-27 financial plan.

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02:25:55,860 --> 02:26:01,700
You'll likely see items in front of your Council for additional grant funds that we may be programming for different items.

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And so, there be continual budget actions through the next fiscal year to address transit

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02:26:07,100 --> 02:26:09,960
kind of ebb and flow of grant funds.

1488
02:26:10,360 --> 02:26:14,040
There's nothing specifically that we want to address with the supplement.

1489
02:26:14,260 --> 02:26:19,260
We largely included in the 2527 when we have the new short range transit plan.

1490
02:26:19,300 --> 02:26:21,260
We know this new service amounts.

1491
02:26:21,540 --> 02:26:25,960
We need to RFP for a new vendor to provide those services and all of that will be incorporated

1492
02:26:25,960 --> 02:26:27,380
with the next financial plan.

1493
02:26:28,100 --> 02:26:28,640
Thank you.

1494
02:26:29,840 --> 02:26:36,020
The next question I had was about the beginning of the presentation, I believe you were talking

1495
02:26:36,020 --> 02:26:44,340
about the ongoing costs and how our forecast puts us in a deficit. At least right now,

1496
02:26:44,420 --> 02:26:50,340
it's a smaller deficit than what you projected about a month ago in 2627 but still a deficit.

1497
02:26:50,340 --> 02:26:56,740
You talked about some of the main drivers of that being the planning for the fifth fire station

1498
02:26:56,740 --> 02:27:03,840
and CalPERS and I think CalPERS is sort of our obligation there is sort of an elusive

1499
02:27:03,840 --> 02:27:09,960
thing that people don't understand and you mentioned that it's largely out of our control

1500
02:27:12,820 --> 02:27:18,740
although it is because we have to pay for those expenses for the staff that we have but it

1501
02:27:18,740 --> 02:27:24,940
is impacted correct by all the cost of living adjustments and all of the new staff that

1502
02:27:24,940 --> 02:27:29,500
that we add and so not that we don't need all of those and that the staff don't deserve

1503
02:27:29,500 --> 02:27:37,120
all those, but there are some factors that we have to take into consideration and put

1504
02:27:37,120 --> 02:27:38,940
us in the position that we are in, correct?

1505
02:27:39,500 --> 02:27:42,220
Yes, you're absolutely right and I appreciate you bringing that up.

1506
02:27:43,460 --> 02:27:48,700
Many factors go into the actual models at CalPERS, some of which I understand most of which I

1507
02:27:48,700 --> 02:27:54,560
do not, but certainly increasing our compensation budget does increase our unfunded liability

1508
02:27:54,560 --> 02:27:56,420
will be absent any other action, that's true.

1509
02:27:57,140 --> 02:28:05,800
And so I think our current plan is to pay down what we're supposed to each year, and

1510
02:28:05,800 --> 02:28:12,540
that is figured into the budget, and then there's also a $2 million extra payment that we plan

1511
02:28:12,540 --> 02:28:18,380
to pay every year to try and chip away at that unfunded liability a little bit more quickly.

1512
02:28:19,800 --> 02:28:31,720
So maybe you could just talk about, I think there was some reference in the report that if we continue to pay down at the rate that we are paying down now, it'll take us longer to do so.

1513
02:28:31,840 --> 02:28:34,380
Can you just talk about that a little bit and explain that?

1514
02:28:34,380 --> 02:28:40,180
Yes. And so for some context we actually make three payments to CalPERS. First we make

1515
02:28:40,180 --> 02:28:45,360
a withholding payment for every paycheck. Second, we make an annual required payment against

1516
02:28:45,360 --> 02:28:51,820
our unfunded liability. And third, under our fiscal health response plan from 2018, annually

1517
02:28:51,820 --> 02:28:57,780
we make an additional $2 million additional discretionary payment. When we set that policy,

1518
02:28:57,780 --> 02:29:02,580
The $2 million was some percentage of our staffing budget.

1519
02:29:03,020 --> 02:29:04,880
It's since grown roughly 50%.

1520
02:29:04,880 --> 02:29:09,420
So we're getting roughly 50% less benefit from a flat $2 million payment.

1521
02:29:10,280 --> 02:29:15,260
If we were to grow that with our staffing budget, we might be looking at a $3 million payment.

1522
02:29:16,460 --> 02:29:19,120
So to read between the lines, well, you did just say it.

1523
02:29:19,480 --> 02:29:26,500
We really need to probably look at some point and increasing that to make more progress on our unfunded liabilities, yes.

1524
02:29:26,500 --> 02:29:28,820
Okay, thank you. I think that's it for now.

1525
02:29:29,980 --> 02:29:31,320
Thank you, Vice Mayor Peas.

1526
02:29:33,120 --> 02:29:40,020
Thanks, I want to maybe, we did get great agenda correspondence and I had agenda review

1527
02:29:40,020 --> 02:29:43,100
this morning so thanks to everyone for answering questions.

1528
02:29:43,740 --> 02:29:51,780
I would like to kind of ask the question in order to queue up the slow rep has requested additional

1529
02:29:51,780 --> 02:29:59,220
funding, which we'll deliberate on later, but I think we've had some correspondence

1530
02:29:59,220 --> 02:29:59,940
It's about...

1531
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:29,880
What's the best, where would that money come from, depending on how much it is? And there was specific correspondence about kind of the current commitment of the infrastructure investment fund versus saying more of a staff direction of incorporating it in as a capital project in the next financial plan. And I'm wondering if you could, if somebody could kind of compare those

1532
02:30:29,880 --> 02:30:35,360
to approaches, if there were, to be additional funding?

1533
02:30:36,340 --> 02:30:36,820
First, a little bit.

1534
02:30:37,600 --> 02:30:38,000
Sure.

1535
02:30:38,160 --> 02:30:38,980
Thank you, Mayor and Council members.

1536
02:30:39,200 --> 02:30:42,780
I think we have a slide that just summarizes some of the information that we sent out via

1537
02:30:42,780 --> 02:30:44,100
an interdependent correspondence.

1538
02:30:44,600 --> 02:30:48,200
I'll just note that it's described in much greater detail and available online for those

1539
02:30:48,200 --> 02:30:48,780
who are interested.

1540
02:30:49,440 --> 02:30:50,300
But we have three options.

1541
02:30:50,740 --> 02:30:55,620
And just for context, I would say that those options go from sort of most specific to least

1542
02:30:55,620 --> 02:31:01,900
This is specific as relates to both timing, funding source, and what those trade-offs are.

1543
02:31:02,380 --> 02:31:08,100
The first option would be to fund all or part of the request from slow-wrap by designating

1544
02:31:08,100 --> 02:31:11,780
a portion of the infrastructure investment fund that is currently dedicated to the Prado

1545
02:31:11,780 --> 02:31:17,660
Road Bridge widening project, and use that to fund the additional grant funds being requested.

1546
02:31:18,320 --> 02:31:22,260
What we would do if we received that direction would be to return to Council on September.

1547
02:31:22,260 --> 02:31:26,420
We would have an amended grant agreement that the council would use as a mechanism to

1548
02:31:26,420 --> 02:31:27,940
commit those funds to slow rep.

1549
02:31:29,060 --> 02:31:33,740
And then we would also propose that council really prioritize backfilling that project

1550
02:31:33,740 --> 02:31:37,300
because that's ultimately a project that will end up needing to move forward with.

1551
02:31:37,820 --> 02:31:42,040
And we would recommend that council does that by prioritizing the use of any one-time funds

1552
02:31:42,040 --> 02:31:44,460
that become available as a part of our year end process.

1553
02:31:45,040 --> 02:31:47,140
That finance director Jackson was just referring to.

1554
02:31:47,140 --> 02:31:52,000
If we did not have one time funds available, we would then need to return to council

1555
02:31:52,000 --> 02:31:56,460
its subsequent budget hearings to identify additional trade-offs likely through our capital

1556
02:31:56,460 --> 02:32:00,400
improvement project and what those projects would look like so that we can again accomplish

1557
02:32:00,400 --> 02:32:04,880
the Prado Road bridge project which is slated to begin construction and fall of 2025.

1558
02:32:05,900 --> 02:32:12,740
The second option that's up on the screen is a bit more flexible. Should the council want to move

1559
02:32:12,740 --> 02:32:17,000
forward with that and that is to designate a project as a part of the 25-27 financial

1560
02:32:17,000 --> 02:32:23,300
plan that would provide the funding all or in part to slower up for that project, but

1561
02:32:23,300 --> 02:32:27,780
ultimately we would determine which projects would not move forward because they would not

1562
02:32:27,780 --> 02:32:32,020
receive funding out of our capital improvement project budget as a part of the development

1563
02:32:32,020 --> 02:32:33,980
of the 25-27 financial plan.

1564
02:32:35,000 --> 02:32:39,420
And then the last one is probably the most broad and flexible and that is really to direct

1565
02:32:39,420 --> 02:32:45,620
Again, come forward, which will do regardless of any direction received to amend the grant agreement to provide that commitment to slow rep,

1566
02:32:45,720 --> 02:32:48,600
which is something that they need to be able to move forward with their other fundraising efforts.

1567
02:32:49,400 --> 02:32:59,760
The ultimately determined timing, funding source and trade-offs through one of several different budget hearings that will have before slow rep would need to draw down on city funding,

1568
02:32:59,760 --> 02:33:02,460
which is estimated to be in early 2027.

1569
02:33:03,220 --> 02:33:08,720
Generally speaking, our recommendation and council would be that more clarity is typically

1570
02:33:08,720 --> 02:33:13,400
better and more specificity to all parties involved but we're happy to take direction

1571
02:33:13,400 --> 02:33:15,740
on whatever the council would prefer.

1572
02:33:16,700 --> 02:33:18,280
Can I ask a follow-up question with that?

1573
02:33:18,840 --> 02:33:20,440
So I just want to make sure I'm hearing this correctly.

1574
02:33:20,740 --> 02:33:27,280
So I kind of look at B, similar to the CIP true up that was just discussed at the future

1575
02:33:27,280 --> 02:33:28,140
day, is that correct?

1576
02:33:31,370 --> 02:33:31,850
Correct.

1577
02:33:31,850 --> 02:33:35,350
And I think that there's also a potential where we would move forward with the first option.

1578
02:33:35,670 --> 02:33:43,670
And again, should one time funding not be available, we'd be effectively going to that second option to be able to find those additional funds in time for the Proto Road Project.

1579
02:33:44,110 --> 02:33:52,070
Right. And then the Proto Road Project, sorry, the Proto Bridge Project has to be started by 26, is that correct?

1580
02:33:52,830 --> 02:33:55,950
Or is it slated to start by 26, let me put it that way.

1581
02:33:58,470 --> 02:34:01,610
Or slated to start in fall of 2025 on that project.

1582
02:34:01,610 --> 02:34:06,730
Okay. Thank you so much. And thank you. Those were my questions.

1583
02:34:09,230 --> 02:34:10,530
Thank you. Councilmember Francis.

1584
02:34:14,280 --> 02:34:18,940
Come back to the slow rep discussion shortly, but I just want to circle back around to the

1585
02:34:18,940 --> 02:34:24,020
projected budget shortfall in the out years. And I think you guys really covered well that

1586
02:34:24,020 --> 02:34:30,880
that is projected based on essentially doing nothing at this stage. And you spent some time

1587
02:34:30,880 --> 02:34:35,240
with me kind of explaining the methodology that we plan to use to address that shortfall.

1588
02:34:35,240 --> 02:34:41,940
but maybe if we could get into the weeds a little bit, just for the public to understand what's the process that we're going to use.

1589
02:34:41,940 --> 02:34:51,500
What does that look like to start to address how we close that gap and how do we know if we're successful in beginning to chip away at that gap?

1590
02:34:56,870 --> 02:34:58,310
Yes, thank you for the question.

1591
02:34:58,310 --> 02:35:04,090
And so we expect that as soon as we have the budget adopted for the coming fiscal year,

1592
02:35:04,130 --> 02:35:08,530
we are going to start working on developing a set of budget balancing strategies and approaches.

1593
02:35:09,290 --> 02:35:12,770
There's a lot of good examples out there, especially right now.

1594
02:35:14,270 --> 02:35:25,990
We deputy city manager, Herman and I like to exchange headlines throughout the weeks about deficits that other jurisdictions are facing currently.

1595
02:35:25,990 --> 02:35:31,990
And so, those are always really informative because it's really interesting to hear what other agencies are doing.

1596
02:35:32,770 --> 02:35:38,030
So, we have, I think, some good examples, we have good policies already.

1597
02:35:38,270 --> 02:35:46,490
We have some good examples locally between the county and the city of Pasarobles recently adopted a set of budget balancing strategies.

1598
02:35:46,490 --> 02:35:49,050
And so, I think we have a lot to draw from.

1599
02:35:49,510 --> 02:35:53,470
We will be checking in with your council, getting your input.

1600
02:35:53,470 --> 02:35:55,110
but what is your comfort level

1601
02:35:55,110 --> 02:35:57,390
with the different strategies we're proposing?

1602
02:35:58,570 --> 02:36:06,030
Ultimately, what's important from a budget balancing policy

1603
02:36:06,030 --> 02:36:10,870
really is that it's flexible enough to help us

1604
02:36:10,870 --> 02:36:13,570
both one times are good and we have additional money

1605
02:36:13,570 --> 02:36:15,430
and making sure that we're spending down

1606
02:36:16,290 --> 02:36:19,210
that money appropriately, if it's one time money

1607
02:36:19,210 --> 02:36:20,590
used for one time purposes,

1608
02:36:20,590 --> 02:36:27,530
but also, you know, helping to guide us in times when, in times when budgets are a little tighter.

1609
02:36:28,110 --> 02:36:32,870
And so we're going to be looking at both sides of that equation because I think it's really important

1610
02:36:32,870 --> 02:36:38,850
that one times are good that we do what we can to maintain that and avoid the down years,

1611
02:36:38,850 --> 02:36:42,050
but certainly need to be ready for those down years as well.

1612
02:36:42,270 --> 02:36:49,830
And so, you know, in addition to policies that address both good times and bad,

1613
02:36:49,830 --> 02:36:54,730
will also be looking at what are some long-term solutions and some short-term

1614
02:36:54,730 --> 02:37:01,650
solutions. Typically short-term solutions are used at the outset because they buy

1615
02:37:01,650 --> 02:37:07,070
us more time to figure out what the long-term solutions are. And so the good

1616
02:37:07,070 --> 02:37:12,570
news is that we do have reserves that we can draw from. We have an operating

1617
02:37:12,570 --> 02:37:17,750
reserve which we're still trying to build back because we use a portion of it to

1618
02:37:17,750 --> 02:37:24,690
respond to the storms. And we also have a revenue stabilization reserve that currently has

1619
02:37:25,190 --> 02:37:31,390
$2 million in it. And I think that, you know, as a part of budget balancing, we probably need to

1620
02:37:31,390 --> 02:37:36,970
consider, you know, do we need to increase that amount so that we've got more funding available

1621
02:37:36,970 --> 02:37:42,330
there for the out years when things potentially get a little bit more difficult. But, you know,

1622
02:37:42,330 --> 02:37:48,570
The goal overall is to just chip away at it slowly over time, and I think that if we're

1623
02:37:48,570 --> 02:37:56,870
very carefully considering our opportunities to generate additional revenue, whether

1624
02:37:56,870 --> 02:38:04,270
it's through enforcement of various programs, there's opportunities there as well as taking

1625
02:38:04,270 --> 02:38:10,790
a look at the expenditure side of the equation, we're not dissimilar from a lot of organizations

1626
02:38:10,790 --> 02:38:16,230
and that there's a lot of practices that we put into place during COVID and I think it's

1627
02:38:16,230 --> 02:38:22,310
time to evaluate whether or not those still make sense. As an example and I was sharing this with

1628
02:38:22,310 --> 02:38:31,590
our public works director, our offices down stairs and finance are getting cleaned every single night

1629
02:38:31,590 --> 02:38:39,730
and I've had just very initial conversations with my staff and we're of the mind that we don't need

1630
02:38:39,730 --> 02:38:41,490
to come together as a leadership team

1631
02:38:41,490 --> 02:38:44,350
and engage with our staff as appropriate to determine

1632
02:38:44,770 --> 02:38:45,990
what are the things that we're doing

1633
02:38:45,990 --> 02:38:47,550
that currently aren't serving us

1634
02:38:47,550 --> 02:38:49,790
and what do we no longer need to be doing?

1635
02:38:49,930 --> 02:38:51,870
And so I think there's a lot of opportunity there

1636
02:38:51,870 --> 02:38:55,770
to take a look and tighten things up on the expense side as well.

1637
02:38:56,190 --> 02:38:56,810
Excellent, really.

1638
02:38:56,990 --> 02:38:59,410
I look forward to hearing some of the results of that process.

1639
02:38:59,670 --> 02:39:00,370
Thank you so much.

1640
02:39:00,910 --> 02:39:01,870
My last question.

1641
02:39:02,430 --> 02:39:03,190
Yeah, I think I've been, I think,

1642
02:39:03,290 --> 02:39:04,750
see, manager, like to add to that.

1643
02:39:06,350 --> 02:39:06,950
Thank you.

1644
02:39:07,110 --> 02:39:08,350
I don't have too much to add

1645
02:39:08,350 --> 02:39:11,090
because, of course, it's a fantastic response.

1646
02:39:11,750 --> 02:39:19,450
You know, I think we all know as well that, as Dr. Jackson mentioned, you know, it's either

1647
02:39:19,450 --> 02:39:23,970
looking at our expenditures or our revenue and looking at increasing revenue and reducing

1648
02:39:23,970 --> 02:39:28,950
expenditures, and it's likely a combination of both of those items that we'll need to be looking

1649
02:39:28,950 --> 02:39:35,550
at can get very complicated, that sounds super simple, but there are many different factors

1650
02:39:35,550 --> 02:39:41,010
that go into them, and so there's different strategies that we can employ on the revenue side,

1651
02:39:41,330 --> 02:39:45,830
you know, we do have our user and regulatory fee study coming forward to counsel anticipated

1652
02:39:45,830 --> 02:39:51,670
on July 2nd. That's one avenue that we would look at in terms of revenue generation.

1653
02:39:52,670 --> 02:39:57,110
That's not going to save us, so there's lots of other things that we need to do as well.

1654
02:39:58,050 --> 02:40:05,230
I also just wanted to mention that a big part of why and how we are here now is that

1655
02:40:06,030 --> 02:40:10,690
We did expend a lot of our reserves on responding to the storms.

1656
02:40:11,350 --> 02:40:16,990
That was obviously a major event, you know, literally two major disasters within a few

1657
02:40:16,990 --> 02:40:22,730
months of each other, and the city took a really kind of aggressive response to make sure

1658
02:40:22,730 --> 02:40:30,050
that we were providing a safe community, really helping to clean and address these issues

1659
02:40:30,050 --> 02:40:34,110
and major capital projects that we did not anticipate doing.

1660
02:40:34,110 --> 02:40:39,790
And so the reserve served their purpose, which was to enable us to respond as we needed

1661
02:40:39,790 --> 02:40:42,430
to to address an emergency.

1662
02:40:43,090 --> 02:40:50,050
We are looking at really recouping the reserves that we spent down in one fiscal year or hoping

1663
02:40:50,050 --> 02:40:50,650
to do that.

1664
02:40:50,830 --> 02:40:56,470
And so another, you know, hope and strategy is hoping that we do receive more reimbursement

1665
02:40:56,470 --> 02:41:02,670
back from FEMA on some of our projects and, you know, we could look at, I know a number

1666
02:41:02,670 --> 02:41:07,550
of jurisdictions might look at taking a few years to try to rebuild that, so that's just to kind

1667
02:41:07,550 --> 02:41:12,890
of provide a little bit more of that sort of background of how do we get here and what are we

1668
02:41:12,890 --> 02:41:18,510
looking at over this next fiscal year trying to come back from the disaster that occurred here

1669
02:41:18,510 --> 02:41:28,530
just last year. So I think for those of us kind of here and in these roles we look forward and maybe

1670
02:41:28,530 --> 02:41:37,110
a, you know, masochistic way of jumping into our next financial plan because we know there

1671
02:41:37,110 --> 02:41:41,690
are ways that we can address this. We just have to go through that exercise and really

1672
02:41:41,690 --> 02:41:48,290
look forward to bringing those solutions forward because it's definitely doable. As

1673
02:41:48,290 --> 02:41:55,330
mentioned, you know, the community really did make a choice to invest in ourselves through

1674
02:41:55,330 --> 02:42:00,790
measure G, and without that funding, we would be in a very different place. And it is

1675
02:42:00,790 --> 02:42:07,210
another just amazing resource that we have in addressing the needs, so it's all doable.

1676
02:42:08,130 --> 02:42:10,950
Thank you for that additional context and explanation.

1677
02:42:12,510 --> 02:42:18,330
I wanted to ask a question about the housing matrix that was included at the end. I don't know

1678
02:42:18,330 --> 02:42:25,210
if Director Chui wants to tackle this one. I was thrilled to see all of the work that you all have

1679
02:42:25,730 --> 02:42:30,030
put in to kind of figuring out what's already part of the programming versus what would require

1680
02:42:30,030 --> 02:42:35,590
additional resources and kind of looking at all of those. And I had an opportunity to chat with

1681
02:42:35,590 --> 02:42:39,410
you all about this already, but because it's included in the agenda packet, I thought a little

1682
02:42:39,410 --> 02:42:45,230
clarification might be helpful here. There's a lot of the items on there or items that I think we've

1683
02:42:45,230 --> 02:42:50,630
heard from the council we were really excited about and some were just a result of a single public

1684
02:42:50,630 --> 02:42:55,690
comment or throwing, you know, essentially darts at the dart board of like, hey, with this work.

1685
02:42:56,790 --> 02:43:01,590
And so I just was looking for a little clarification on just because it appears there doesn't

1686
02:43:01,590 --> 02:43:06,070
necessarily mean it's part of our work program yet, or maybe you could have given us an explanation.

1687
02:43:06,650 --> 02:43:14,930
Absolutely. That's a fantastic question. So, you know, several meetings ago, we brought forward a study

1688
02:43:14,930 --> 02:43:18,990
session about housing needs and opportunities in the community and that resulted in council asking

1689
02:43:18,990 --> 02:43:24,550
for kind of a matrix of ideas, both things that are already in our work plan, coming up in a

1690
02:43:24,550 --> 02:43:31,130
work plan or things we could think about for the next work program. And so we did that and we got

1691
02:43:31,130 --> 02:43:37,050
some excellent feedback from members of the community that either wanted to, you know, say pursue

1692
02:43:37,050 --> 02:43:42,830
this idea or here's another thing to think about. And so the result of that attachment C, I believe,

1693
02:43:43,010 --> 02:43:48,590
to the staff report today, is a revised housing matrix where we've added some commentary

1694
02:43:48,590 --> 02:43:51,050
carry on some of the comments we received from the public.

1695
02:43:51,690 --> 02:43:56,650
I think the good news is there are some really concrete things that came out of the last

1696
02:43:56,650 --> 02:44:00,570
two council meetings that were easy for us to add into existing work programs because

1697
02:44:00,570 --> 02:44:04,350
there were just suggestions on how to go about some of the things we were already doing.

1698
02:44:04,570 --> 02:44:10,790
So we in red test text in attachment C you'll see we added where we can accommodate some

1699
02:44:10,790 --> 02:44:16,170
of those ideas that we heard from all of you or from the public and that really was already

1700
02:44:16,170 --> 02:44:17,510
in line with what we were doing.

1701
02:44:17,510 --> 02:44:20,490
So, we didn't change the intent of any of the work program items.

1702
02:44:21,290 --> 02:44:27,870
And then you'll see that we did include several of the ideas at the end of the matrix and

1703
02:44:27,870 --> 02:44:34,490
this is under the section called long term potential future work program items.

1704
02:44:35,070 --> 02:44:38,750
So, they are a long way of saying we aren't doing these things yet.

1705
02:44:39,410 --> 02:44:44,570
But things that I hope to, you know, these seeds have been planted both at the council level

1706
02:44:44,570 --> 02:44:49,470
and staff level and we as staff can continue to develop them and see if it's something that

1707
02:44:49,470 --> 02:44:52,810
the council would like to include in our next work program.

1708
02:44:53,090 --> 02:44:57,630
So we're kind of using this matrix document as a holding place for ideas and then as we

1709
02:44:57,630 --> 02:44:59,710
We continue to vet out major city goals.

1710
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:29,880
Work program items, we can see what rises to the top as being what you are all interested in us working on in the next work program. Excellent. So, council will have another opportunity to kind of really get into that and figure out what really fits our priorities the best. Exactly. Awesome. Thank you so much. Great recap. Council, Mr. Horseman. Thank you. Yeah, sorry. I thought I had all my questions answered until this slide was put up. And then I know I have a couple of more just to clarify what we're getting

1711
02:45:29,880 --> 02:45:54,000
I think I understand option A that would essentially be taking funds from an already designated project and putting it towards slow rep and then going back later and assuming we have funds at the end of the year or at mid year or some other time we would replenish the funds that would be going to the bridge.

1712
02:45:54,520 --> 02:46:04,340
The second option sounds like to me we would be basically putting the whatever amount

1713
02:46:04,340 --> 02:46:10,520
we decide to give to slow rep into our capital budget, and that would mean, as it says

1714
02:46:10,520 --> 02:46:13,440
here, trading it out for something else that we have.

1715
02:46:13,880 --> 02:46:18,500
You did the true up to just kind of see how we can most effectively use the money that we

1716
02:46:18,500 --> 02:46:31,060
We have now on projects that we need to do first, but this would be probably bumping something or more than one thing out of the way in order to provide slow rep the funds, is that correct?

1717
02:46:33,090 --> 02:46:34,750
Like a re-prioritization?

1718
02:46:35,270 --> 02:46:45,910
Yeah, effectively, we would take the $25-27 financial plan and whatever dollar amount we would be allocating towards slow rep.

1719
02:46:45,910 --> 02:46:54,670
we would find out a way to fund slow rep through that financial plan, so it might not,

1720
02:46:54,910 --> 02:47:01,010
it might mean not funding as many CIP projects as we could otherwise. Correct.

1721
02:47:01,370 --> 02:47:11,670
Okay. And then option C, to me, sounds like identifying a funding source later. So making slow rep

1722
02:47:11,670 --> 02:47:19,230
a promise, so to speak, and then going back in, say, at the end of the year on October

1723
02:47:19,230 --> 02:47:24,610
1st, when we look at what unobligated funds we might have at the end of the year, or at

1724
02:47:24,610 --> 02:47:30,070
the mid-year, during that process, taking some of those unobligated funds, whatever amount

1725
02:47:30,070 --> 02:47:35,510
we deem maybe tonight, and if there are unobligated funds using those funds, is that right?

1726
02:47:41,840 --> 02:47:46,340
Yes, correct. And with that option, and if you look out towards a longer-term time

1727
02:47:46,340 --> 02:47:50,000
horizon of when slope would actually need those dollars, there would actually be subsequent

1728
02:47:50,000 --> 02:47:54,980
mid-year updates. So we would do between now and then. So there would be multiple opportunities

1729
02:47:55,550 --> 02:47:59,260
at which we could realize some savings and be able to allocate those towards the project.

1730
02:47:59,960 --> 02:48:04,440
Okay, that was my last question. Is when are we anticipating that they would need,

1731
02:48:09,540 --> 02:48:09,740
oh,

1732
02:48:09,740 --> 02:48:14,540
need those funds. Early 2027, so think sort of quarter one January

1733
02:48:14,540 --> 02:48:18,480
February of March of 2027. Okay, and then the last one is kind

1734
02:48:18,480 --> 02:48:23,780
of a crystal ball question, so I will be surprised if you have no idea. But part

1735
02:48:23,780 --> 02:48:27,000
of the reason, well a big part of the reason, the main reason that they're now

1736
02:48:27,000 --> 02:48:32,580
needing additional funds from the city is because of inflation costs and construction

1737
02:48:32,580 --> 02:48:38,980
cost rising. So any crystal ball around between now and the time they get a cost

1738
02:48:39,440 --> 02:48:45,780
We would, you know, trends that we're seeing with inflation costs that could help us make this decision.

1739
02:48:46,300 --> 02:48:55,940
Yeah, I'm happy to answer that. Actually, we've spent a long time with the folks at Slow Wrap and I want to thank them for their sort of transparency in this process to best understand how we could advise council.

1740
02:48:56,060 --> 02:48:58,000
Should we all, should we receive direction to go forward?

1741
02:48:58,540 --> 02:49:07,420
As a part of that, they included not only what we feel like is a reasonable contingency for the construction project alone and that matches the contingency that we use for city construction projects.

1742
02:49:07,420 --> 02:49:22,620
but also an estimation of what the inflation would be in construction costs for similar projects, given the amount of time that will happen between now and when they would actually go to construction of the project.

1743
02:49:22,620 --> 02:49:27,360
I've had the opportunity to confirm those assumptions with our public work structure.

1744
02:49:27,360 --> 02:49:33,480
just is sort of a true up gut check and so I do feel like there is adequate both contingency

1745
02:49:33,480 --> 02:49:40,000
on the construction side and in terms of assumptions for construction cost inflation to give us

1746
02:49:40,000 --> 02:49:44,440
confidence that this is a a reasonable number that's been put forward from solar app.

1747
02:49:45,320 --> 02:49:51,040
Okay last or not least I said I was done but I'd one more. Do we already I believe it said in the

1748
02:49:51,040 --> 02:49:58,520
staff report but we generally have a policy that we follow for designating and obligated

1749
02:49:58,520 --> 02:50:02,180
funds at the end of the year, right? We have like certain things that we put them towards

1750
02:50:02,180 --> 02:50:09,760
and it's CalPERS project. Maybe you could just remind me what those prioritizations are

1751
02:50:09,760 --> 02:50:10,800
that we usually use.

1752
02:50:13,840 --> 02:50:17,080
Sure, great question. So yeah, your council adopted

1753
02:50:17,080 --> 02:50:42,720
a policy, I believe, in lead up to the adoption of the 2325 financial plan, and that's when you're speaking of what that essentially does is prioritizes use of your unfun balance if it's available, and the prioritization is unfunded pension, pay down as CalPERS diet infrastructure projects, and then other critical health and safety needs.

1754
02:50:42,720 --> 02:50:42,920
Thanks.

1755
02:50:43,220 --> 02:50:44,000
Thank you.

1756
02:50:44,120 --> 02:50:45,880
That was the list of three.

1757
02:50:45,980 --> 02:50:46,820
I was trying to recall.

1758
02:50:47,120 --> 02:50:47,420
Thank you.

1759
02:50:48,840 --> 02:50:50,560
Thank you, Councillor Marks.

1760
02:50:52,060 --> 02:50:52,980
Thank you.

1761
02:50:53,780 --> 02:50:54,340
Yeah.

1762
02:50:54,640 --> 02:51:04,080
I was happy to hear the city manager bring up the idea of revenue enhancement, revenue generation.

1763
02:51:04,860 --> 02:51:11,640
And I'm just curious when you were looking at the long term projections for the general

1764
02:51:11,640 --> 02:51:22,920
Did you take into account the projected sales tax increase that would be generated by

1765
02:51:23,880 --> 02:51:27,480
slow web's theater actually operating in the future?

1766
02:51:27,800 --> 02:51:32,020
It's built, they're doing plays, people are coming.

1767
02:51:33,160 --> 02:51:40,860
Maybe when there's public comment, someone can fill me in about the actual dollar amount I read the memo while back.

1768
02:51:40,860 --> 02:51:49,660
But did you just imagine for a moment that the theaters actually built, it's actually operating?

1769
02:51:50,060 --> 02:51:59,360
Did that revenue generation at all get figured into the projection that we're looking at for the future and the general fund?

1770
02:52:00,420 --> 02:52:01,860
Thank you for the question.

1771
02:52:01,860 --> 02:52:05,360
And the answer is that it's not currently built into the forecast.

1772
02:52:05,800 --> 02:52:13,080
The reason for that is that we utilize the sales tax consultant HDL to help us determine

1773
02:52:14,080 --> 02:52:21,340
how to forecast for sales tax and they look a lot at what has happened in the past and

1774
02:52:21,340 --> 02:52:25,240
what the kind of general trends that they're seeing in our local area are.

1775
02:52:25,240 --> 02:52:49,100
they're not necessarily aware of new projects coming online that could serve to generate additional sales tax unless something is already sort of actively in the process like there's a business license and pull and we know the Tesla dealerships moving into town or something they can once you get pretty close to that they start to they start to make some projection projections based on that.

1776
02:52:49,100 --> 02:52:56,200
but I would say at this point it's a little too soon from their perspective at least to be factoring in any

1777
02:52:56,200 --> 02:53:00,140
economic generation that would come from the completion of the new theater.

1778
02:53:01,320 --> 02:53:04,480
Okay, thank you. That's all I have for now.

1779
02:53:06,000 --> 02:53:08,040
Okay, thank you, Councilmember Francis.

1780
02:53:08,420 --> 02:53:08,540
Yes.

1781
02:53:10,120 --> 02:53:16,400
This question is redundant, but Councilmember Shoresman's questions about just clarifying AB

1782
02:53:16,400 --> 02:53:21,820
and see, kind of raised a question for me, you might have answered it already but just

1783
02:53:21,820 --> 02:53:28,660
to clarify for my sake, in A, if we were to tonight allocate the investment, infrastructure

1784
02:53:28,660 --> 02:53:38,200
investment fund dollars to this ask, but slow rep doesn't need it until 27. Is there a

1785
02:53:38,200 --> 02:53:41,640
world where essentially that just sits with a little earmark on it in the infrastructure

1786
02:53:41,640 --> 02:53:43,840
infrastructure investment fund, and it never moves.

1787
02:53:44,020 --> 02:53:49,980
We're not backfilling it necessarily because that money just gets backfilled, I guess,

1788
02:53:50,320 --> 02:53:51,600
but only on paper, right?

1789
02:53:51,680 --> 02:53:54,820
That money doesn't actually necessarily leave until 27.

1790
02:53:55,320 --> 02:53:56,860
Is that my understanding?

1791
02:54:01,460 --> 02:54:06,060
Can you share a little bit though about the difference between ANC, then, because realistically,

1792
02:54:06,480 --> 02:54:08,100
it's sitting there in IA or C?

1793
02:54:10,840 --> 02:54:16,320
We have a number of different projects in our infrastructure investment fund and the purpose

1794
02:54:16,320 --> 02:54:19,680
of that fund is to be able to accumulate dollars for future significant infrastructure

1795
02:54:19,680 --> 02:54:21,300
projects for the city.

1796
02:54:21,560 --> 02:54:25,700
And so in some ways we would be treating it similar to some of the designations that we've

1797
02:54:25,700 --> 02:54:27,000
already made within that fund.

1798
02:54:27,260 --> 02:54:31,620
But you are correct that the earliest that we are understanding that so we would need to

1799
02:54:31,620 --> 02:54:33,620
access those funds is 2027.

1800
02:54:33,620 --> 02:54:40,560
But if we choose a, at least that money is concretely in one particular location, whereas

1801
02:54:40,560 --> 02:54:46,020
if we choose C, is it my understanding that potentially a future council could, because

1802
02:54:46,020 --> 02:54:51,680
it's kind of out in the ether, they could, you know, say, never mind, we haven't allocated

1803
02:54:51,680 --> 02:54:52,340
those funds yet.

1804
02:54:53,400 --> 02:54:53,920
Correct.

1805
02:54:54,100 --> 02:54:59,020
We'd be making, so if we receive direct from council tonight for any of the options, will

1806
02:54:59,020 --> 02:55:03,080
we return in September for an amendment to that grant agreement, that grant agreement will

1807
02:55:03,080 --> 02:55:09,780
be the city's commitment, but if an option, if either option B or C is chosen, ultimately

1808
02:55:09,780 --> 02:55:14,420
we'll need to go through the budgeting processes that will occur over those timeframes in order

1809
02:55:14,420 --> 02:55:20,480
to make sure that the funding's actually available in either the Proto-Road Bridge project budget

1810
02:55:20,480 --> 02:55:25,140
or in the designation for the solar up theater to ensure that those dollars are there, hence

1811
02:55:25,140 --> 02:55:30,300
the recommendation that if the council's interested in the greatest amount of certainty in terms

1812
02:55:30,300 --> 02:55:34,880
of both the dollars being available for that project and also for us being able to backfill

1813
02:55:34,880 --> 02:55:38,560
any place that we would take those dollars from, then that provides sort of the greatest

1814
02:55:38,560 --> 02:55:39,320
clarity on that.

1815
02:55:39,620 --> 02:55:41,260
Well, thanks for humoring those additional questions.

1816
02:55:42,440 --> 02:55:42,980
Thank you.

1817
02:55:43,120 --> 02:55:44,060
Councillor Embers-Shorespin.

1818
02:55:45,040 --> 02:55:45,560
Sorry.

1819
02:55:45,560 --> 02:55:46,020
Oh, sorry.

1820
02:55:46,540 --> 02:55:52,340
Actually, City Manager wanted to pipe in after Deputy City Manager.

1821
02:55:52,940 --> 02:55:53,960
Assistant City Manager.

1822
02:55:54,140 --> 02:55:54,520
Thank you.

1823
02:55:55,080 --> 02:56:03,140
I'm cringing because I'm maybe making things even more complicated but I think so if we were to

1824
02:56:03,140 --> 02:56:09,840
receive direction to allocate the funding from the IIS but in 2027, currently we're not projecting

1825
02:56:09,840 --> 02:56:15,900
out that far but what we are projecting is that we won't have enough funding in the IIS by that point

1826
02:56:15,900 --> 02:56:22,060
to pay for the full allocation. At the end of the day, we would be needing to make that additional

1827
02:56:22,840 --> 02:56:27,260
contribution to the IIS through the financial plan, the 25-27 financial plan.

1828
02:56:27,480 --> 02:56:31,000
So in that way, it kind of like collapses all three of the options.

1829
02:56:31,360 --> 02:56:38,820
We've reached singularity at that point, but at the end, it is another way of getting

1830
02:56:38,820 --> 02:56:40,120
it at the same issue.

1831
02:56:40,520 --> 02:56:45,060
I think through a grant agreement, what we would be saying is we are promising this amount

1832
02:56:45,060 --> 02:56:45,560
of funding.

1833
02:56:46,220 --> 02:56:48,900
The budget allocation is how we are providing it.

1834
02:56:48,900 --> 02:57:00,560
The grant agreement will obligate this council and any future council to actually pay that funding out, and then we will have to find a way of funding it either through the IIS or through another budget.

1835
02:57:01,660 --> 02:57:03,920
So therefore not in the ether, no matter what.

1836
02:57:04,100 --> 02:57:10,400
That's right. We would have an obligation to pay it out and find the funding in the budget in some way.

1837
02:57:10,400 --> 02:57:10,440
Okay.

1838
02:57:10,820 --> 02:57:11,060
Perfect.

1839
02:57:11,260 --> 02:57:11,560
Thank you.

1840
02:57:11,820 --> 02:57:12,940
Council member Shoresman.

1841
02:57:13,800 --> 02:57:14,260
Thank you.

1842
02:57:14,320 --> 02:57:19,900
I think you pretty much said what I was going to ask, but so basically the bridge widening

1843
02:57:19,900 --> 02:57:23,880
project is set to come out of the IAF in 2526.

1844
02:57:24,780 --> 02:57:29,300
So that money wouldn't actually even be there in 2027 when they need it.

1845
02:57:29,820 --> 02:57:30,400
So okay.

1846
02:57:30,540 --> 02:57:31,060
Just, yeah.

1847
02:57:34,280 --> 02:57:34,820
Okay.

1848
02:57:35,240 --> 02:57:39,380
I think we've had all the questions that we have right now.

1849
02:57:39,380 --> 02:57:43,940
Now, City Clerk, do we have public comment for this topic?

1850
02:57:44,680 --> 02:57:51,800
Yes, we have six speakers, and, sorry, somewhere I have the first one.

1851
02:57:52,580 --> 02:57:59,800
So the first speaker is Ellie Washington, and then Diana Clawson, Kevin Harris.

1852
02:58:00,840 --> 02:58:02,100
And let me get my screen up.

1853
02:58:10,700 --> 02:58:11,320
You ready for me?

1854
02:58:14,930 --> 02:58:15,310
All right.

1855
02:58:15,930 --> 02:58:19,450
I just ran from my kiddos preschool graduation to get here.

1856
02:58:19,450 --> 02:58:25,790
So I made it, Mayor and Council members, I'm Ellie Washington, eight year member of Slow Reptory

1857
02:58:25,790 --> 02:58:29,670
Theatre's Board, and I'm privileged tonight to speak on behalf of the Board of Directors.

1858
02:58:30,530 --> 02:58:35,230
As you know from the correspondence that we've sent you, inflation is threatening Slow Rep's

1859
02:58:35,230 --> 02:58:40,130
joint project with the city to build a new theater adjacent to the cultural arts district

1860
02:58:40,130 --> 02:58:41,010
parking structure.

1861
02:58:41,690 --> 02:58:48,010
We've raised an astounding amount in private donations, more than $10 million, yet inflation

1862
02:58:48,010 --> 02:58:52,010
is having us face the reality that we now need to raise another 8 million.

1863
02:58:53,610 --> 02:58:57,790
Let me underscore that nothing has changed about our commitment to this project.

1864
02:58:58,510 --> 02:59:03,890
And while we are optimistic and confident about our fundraising capabilities, we are also

1865
02:59:03,890 --> 02:59:04,630
realists.

1866
02:59:05,030 --> 02:59:10,250
We cannot do this alone, and that's why we are seeking additional city support from you tonight.

1867
02:59:11,570 --> 02:59:16,910
We know that the city has many, many needs, and taxpayers deserve to know what the projected

1868
02:59:16,910 --> 02:59:19,370
if benefits are of any capital improvement project.

1869
02:59:20,090 --> 02:59:23,290
In our correspondence, we outlined why we believe

1870
02:59:23,290 --> 02:59:25,070
the additional support of our project

1871
02:59:25,070 --> 02:59:27,370
remains a beneficial investment for the city.

1872
02:59:28,230 --> 02:59:30,910
This theater is so much more than a building.

1873
02:59:31,950 --> 02:59:34,430
It's an investment in the long-term vitality

1874
02:59:34,430 --> 02:59:37,210
of downtown slow that will pay immediate dividends

1875
02:59:37,210 --> 02:59:39,470
both economic and cultural.

1876
02:59:40,320 --> 02:59:42,090
A few key points I will just reiterate.

1877
02:59:42,750 --> 02:59:45,230
This building will be a major city asset

1878
02:59:45,230 --> 02:59:52,070
that will be controlled by the city with private donors paying at least 60% of those construction costs.

1879
02:59:52,530 --> 02:59:59,910
The city will gain a significant driver of new economic activity in the downtown core with this new venue.

1880
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:29,520
We are now attracting 50,000 people per year to downtown. And in addition to the 300 performances per year that slow rep will be putting on, the venue will provide a much needed space for the city and other nonprofits to host their own multi-cultural events and programming. And for a relatively small investment, this new venue will complete a major piece of the city's downtown concept plan and is an alignment with the major city goals. Thank you for your consideration.

1881
03:00:29,520 --> 03:00:34,320
and we look forward to celebrating with you center stage in 2027 at the new theater.

1882
03:00:37,340 --> 03:00:40,320
Thank you so much, and thank you to the audience.

1883
03:00:40,640 --> 03:00:47,060
Our next speaker is Kevin Harris, and then next, Maxine Castillo, and then Dave Christie.

1884
03:00:51,400 --> 03:00:53,860
Good evening, Mayor Stewart, Honorable Council members.

1885
03:00:55,080 --> 03:01:00,280
My name is Kevin Harris, and I've been the managing artistic director for Slow Reps in 2008.

1886
03:01:01,260 --> 03:01:05,680
I want to first say thank you for your support so far in this joint venture.

1887
03:01:06,560 --> 03:01:10,060
I know that you're familiar with our vision and operating plans for

1888
03:01:10,060 --> 03:01:12,540
what we expect to do inside this new theater.

1889
03:01:12,980 --> 03:01:17,780
But I'd like to refresh your memory because I believe our entire staff believes in our board,

1890
03:01:17,780 --> 03:01:21,720
which has put so much time and treasure into this project.

1891
03:01:22,040 --> 03:01:26,380
Also believes that our vision will benefit San Luis Obispo in multiple ways.

1892
03:01:27,120 --> 03:01:29,360
Let's jump ahead to the year 2030.

1893
03:01:30,360 --> 03:01:33,700
Slow rep is in its third full season in our new theater,

1894
03:01:34,480 --> 03:01:38,120
drawing more than 50,000 patrons and generating more than $4 million

1895
03:01:38,120 --> 03:01:41,160
in annual economic activity in the downtown core.

1896
03:01:42,260 --> 03:01:44,900
In our 215 seed main stage theater,

1897
03:01:45,120 --> 03:01:48,840
we are producing 162 performances a year,

1898
03:01:49,160 --> 03:01:53,420
while offering 47 days for use by other nonprofits and community groups.

1899
03:01:53,420 --> 03:01:53,580
groups.

1900
03:01:54,440 --> 03:02:00,340
In our 100-seat black box theater, we are producing 162 performances a year while offering

1901
03:02:00,340 --> 03:02:02,920
80 days for use by other community groups.

1902
03:02:03,660 --> 03:02:08,720
From an artistic standpoint, this new building will, of course, give us the opportunity to

1903
03:02:08,720 --> 03:02:13,120
produce higher-quality theater, making us even more attractive to residents and visitors

1904
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alike.

1905
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But more importantly, this new facility will allow us to produce new works by up-and-coming

1906
03:02:19,840 --> 03:02:24,640
playwrights, so they can tell their stories in our community, which will in turn enable

1907
03:02:24,640 --> 03:02:28,600
us to become a real part of the artistic conversation nationally.

1908
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And why is that important?

1909
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Because being a part of that conversation will help us to attract diverse cast, the best

1910
03:02:36,420 --> 03:02:41,160
actors and playwrights, both established and upcoming, and bring them to San Luis Obispo.

1911
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Being a part of that conversation will help burnish San Luis Obispo's reputation as a great

1912
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please to live, work, and play.

1913
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And that's how we will help downtown slow-thrive and enrich the cultural vibrancy of the

1914
03:02:57,020 --> 03:02:57,780
central coast.

1915
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Thank you so much for your partnership and considering helping us get there.

1916
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Thank you so much.

1917
03:03:17,500 --> 03:03:19,100
Good evening Councilmembers.

1918
03:03:19,700 --> 03:03:24,160
My name is Maxine Castillo and I'm a fifth grader at CL Smith Elementary.

1919
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I've never spoken to a city council before.

1920
03:03:27,260 --> 03:03:33,880
In fact, until I enrolled in Slow Reps Academy of Creative Theater, I had very little public

1921
03:03:33,880 --> 03:03:35,140
speaking experience.

1922
03:03:35,720 --> 03:03:39,680
But that's the beauty of being part of Slow Rep's ACT program.

1923
03:03:40,400 --> 03:03:45,620
Slow Rep has given me a real gift, the chance to challenge myself in a comfortable setting,

1924
03:03:46,160 --> 03:03:48,780
to try new things, to put myself out there.

1925
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And here I am tonight, trying something new, participating in our city's democratic process.

1926
03:03:55,640 --> 03:03:57,940
Thank you for this opportunity.

1927
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You're very busy, so I will be brief.

1928
03:04:01,300 --> 03:04:03,160
I would like to make two points tonight.

1929
03:04:04,020 --> 03:04:06,860
First, ACT is a great program.

1930
03:04:07,420 --> 03:04:14,280
I know that one reason SlowRap has been able to expand his program so much is because of your support.

1931
03:04:14,840 --> 03:04:18,820
Thank you for helping me give more kids like me this great opportunity.

1932
03:04:19,620 --> 03:04:25,620
Second, I hope you can find a way to help SlowRap even more with their efforts to build a new theater.

1933
03:04:25,620 --> 03:04:32,300
My ACG friends and I would be honored to have the chance to learn and perform in the new space.

1934
03:04:32,780 --> 03:04:35,440
It would be exciting and inspiring.

1935
03:04:35,980 --> 03:04:46,100
We would work hard and look forward to welcoming even more students to the program as ACG and slow rep continue to grow.

1936
03:04:46,740 --> 03:04:48,180
Thank you for your consideration.

1937
03:04:48,180 --> 03:04:55,300
I know that everyone involved with slow rep will work hard to make you very glad you supported the new theater.

1938
03:04:57,290 --> 03:04:58,810
Thank you so much.

1939
03:05:00,250 --> 03:05:02,650
Dave Christie, very price.

1940
03:05:09,950 --> 03:05:11,010
Yes, you have to follow her.

1941
03:05:12,350 --> 03:05:15,810
I'm taller and bigger and louder.

1942
03:05:16,790 --> 03:05:22,130
Madam Mayor, councilmembers, I'm Dave Christie, a city resident.

1943
03:05:22,130 --> 03:05:28,210
I recently retired from a 36-year academic career in several university business schools,

1944
03:05:28,890 --> 03:05:32,050
including nine years as dean of Cal Poly's Orpholic College of Business.

1945
03:05:32,510 --> 03:05:36,890
I urge you to approve additional support for slow rep.

1946
03:05:37,870 --> 03:05:48,830
My advocacy in public activities since I came to Cal Poly has always been on economic development.

1947
03:05:48,830 --> 03:05:52,910
and I'd like you to think of this in two different ways.

1948
03:05:53,950 --> 03:05:57,070
We have what I'd call small e economic development.

1949
03:05:57,710 --> 03:05:59,990
That's we're going to sell tickets, people are going to have dinner,

1950
03:06:00,310 --> 03:06:04,530
they're going to pay to park, they're going to be taxes on all those things.

1951
03:06:05,350 --> 03:06:10,590
And as Kevin mentioned, we anticipate a huge number of people participating

1952
03:06:10,590 --> 03:06:13,910
in the activities that we think of with slow rep.

1953
03:06:13,910 --> 03:06:18,150
but I'd also like you to think of big economic development.

1954
03:06:18,810 --> 03:06:21,090
You're looking for a new city manager,

1955
03:06:22,110 --> 03:06:26,910
and you've engaged a nationwide search firm to help you find somebody.

1956
03:06:28,050 --> 03:06:35,750
Effective business and civic leaders know that their success depends upon attracting and retaining the best talent,

1957
03:06:35,750 --> 03:06:45,510
and they know it's vastly easier to do this if the business or the public sector activity

1958
03:06:45,510 --> 03:06:51,510
is located in a community that offers effective government, good schools, excellent health care,

1959
03:06:51,990 --> 03:06:56,270
abundant recreational opportunities, and a thriving cultural scene.

1960
03:06:57,390 --> 03:07:04,070
In turn, these talented employees are citizens more likely to be engaged in our community,

1961
03:07:04,070 --> 03:07:10,010
We provide financial and volunteer support for local nonprofits and attract more people

1962
03:07:10,010 --> 03:07:11,170
with similar values.

1963
03:07:11,790 --> 03:07:14,030
This is a picture of a healthy community.

1964
03:07:15,790 --> 03:07:21,810
The Assistant City Manager, McDonald, mentioned that with Measure G, we were investing in ourselves.

1965
03:07:22,310 --> 03:07:28,930
These are the kind of people that will authorize a measure because they also believe that that's

1966
03:07:28,930 --> 03:07:30,570
the kind of community we want to live in.

1967
03:07:30,570 --> 03:07:43,270
And that has much bigger, longstanding economic benefits than the revenues that we get from individual ticket sales or the taxes that go with them.

1968
03:07:43,950 --> 03:07:47,230
So I really think that this is a great idea.

1969
03:07:47,650 --> 03:07:54,010
Last thing I'll say, 25 years ago, 30 years ago, the city participated in building the PAC.

1970
03:07:54,010 --> 03:08:00,610
It's a great facility and there were 40% private funds that supported that.

1971
03:08:00,970 --> 03:08:02,970
We're talking 60% here.

1972
03:08:03,230 --> 03:08:07,130
This is a great deal, and I hope that you'll choose to support it.

1973
03:08:10,460 --> 03:08:11,480
Thank you so much.

1974
03:08:12,100 --> 03:08:14,200
Very prices are final speaker.

1975
03:08:19,360 --> 03:08:23,480
Thank you, Mayor Stewart and Council Member, so I'm not here to speak to this slow rep.

1976
03:08:23,660 --> 03:08:26,940
I've got to clear, there were plenty of great speakers before me.

1977
03:08:26,940 --> 03:08:33,380
But I want to say that I appreciate the work that the Council and staff are doing on managing our city budget.

1978
03:08:34,040 --> 03:08:39,980
I've spoken previously about the need to create additional staff positions for code enforcement.

1979
03:08:40,480 --> 03:08:46,140
So our staff size is commensurate with the size of our growing city and

1980
03:08:46,140 --> 03:08:51,380
also with the unusually high proportion of tendencies in the city.

1981
03:08:51,900 --> 03:08:55,800
We probably need two to three more positions there to keep up.

1982
03:08:55,800 --> 03:08:59,540
Given the conditions that we're seeing out there,

1983
03:09:00,020 --> 03:09:05,420
it's likely that increased fees and fines for repeat offenders and

1984
03:09:05,420 --> 03:09:09,920
other bad actors would cover the cost of those positions.

1985
03:09:10,540 --> 03:09:15,140
But tonight, I want to highlight another need for more resources for

1986
03:09:15,140 --> 03:09:16,840
the City Attorney's Office.

1987
03:09:17,700 --> 03:09:24,200
California Attorney General Rob Bonta just issued a directive to city attorneys

1988
03:09:24,200 --> 03:09:38,160
regarding their expanded enforcement authority under the Tenant Protection Act, which is one of our most powerful tools for protecting renters from unscrupulous landlords.

1989
03:09:38,160 --> 03:09:50,320
We now need a process for the city attorney to receive reports of violations and the resources for them to respond and to seek remedies.

1990
03:09:51,240 --> 03:10:03,400
I encourage you to direct staff to use these new enforcement authorities, and I ask you to fund the department appropriately so they can do so, thank you.

1991
03:10:03,780 --> 03:10:04,800
Thank you so much.

1992
03:10:05,500 --> 03:10:08,220
Well, thank you to all of our speakers. We greatly appreciate you.

1993
03:10:08,760 --> 03:10:14,340
And when we move back to council, and before we actually come back to council deliberation,

1994
03:10:14,340 --> 03:10:19,800
Is there anything that any of the three of you would like to respond based on the comments

1995
03:10:19,800 --> 03:10:20,480
that were provided?

1996
03:10:22,730 --> 03:10:23,050
Great.

1997
03:10:23,450 --> 03:10:23,670
Thank you.

1998
03:10:24,350 --> 03:10:24,510
All right.

1999
03:10:24,790 --> 03:10:26,590
So moving on to deliberation.

2000
03:10:27,190 --> 03:10:29,710
There's a lot of conversation, obviously, about slow rep.

2001
03:10:30,910 --> 03:10:36,130
Also, Council and brochures, when you commented about additional funding needing for CalPERS,

2002
03:10:36,230 --> 03:10:44,310
is that something you're thinking of in this supplemental budget or for the 2527 financial

2003
03:10:44,310 --> 03:10:44,710
plan?

2004
03:10:44,710 --> 03:10:53,330
And then lastly, the code enforcement slash earlier comments today around housing.

2005
03:10:54,190 --> 03:10:56,730
Do we want to talk about that at all?

2006
03:10:56,870 --> 03:10:59,350
Those are kind of my three questions for you all.

2007
03:10:59,610 --> 03:11:00,330
Councillor Schorzman.

2008
03:11:02,150 --> 03:11:11,430
No, I think in terms of CalPERS, I think our approach right now for this current year that

2009
03:11:11,430 --> 03:11:12,270
we're looking at.

2010
03:11:12,270 --> 03:11:17,830
I think we should probably stay the course, although, you know, I just want us to recognize

2011
03:11:17,830 --> 03:11:22,490
that we do need to look at that going forward and it sounds like staff will be considering

2012
03:11:22,490 --> 03:11:25,970
that as we move into the 2527 financial plan.

2013
03:11:26,430 --> 03:11:32,590
And I think our prioritization is strong for the use of unobligated funds at the end of

2014
03:11:32,590 --> 03:11:38,630
the year and at the mid-year, although, you know, I know there's going to be just some discussion

2015
03:11:38,630 --> 03:11:45,390
about the slow rep proposal, and so that might be a place that we could talk about using

2016
03:11:45,390 --> 03:11:52,170
some of our unobligated funds for a one-time project, those unobligated funds at the end

2017
03:11:52,170 --> 03:11:58,510
of the year and mid-year are good for one-time investments like this too, so I can see

2018
03:11:58,510 --> 03:12:04,970
that being an opportunity to maybe designate a certain percentage, or excuse me, a certain

2019
03:12:04,970 --> 03:12:10,670
amount of those unobligated funds for for slow rep. I have other things to say but that,

2020
03:12:11,330 --> 03:12:20,630
yeah, I don't, I wouldn't suggest messing with that designation for this particular.

2021
03:12:22,650 --> 03:12:25,010
I will, let me grab a sip here.

2022
03:12:27,660 --> 03:12:32,900
I will talk about slow rep a little bit and just the budget in general,

2023
03:12:32,900 --> 03:13:01,600
I heard everything that you all said, I think staff did an amazing job of re-evaluating as we head into the second year of the financial plan, looking at the CIP budget, seeing how we can best use the funds that we have, you use the word tightening our belts, I think it's pretty clear that we don't, we're not anticipating budgeting conservatively, we're not anticipating having some of the surpluses, I guess, that you could say.

2024
03:13:01,600 --> 03:13:05,320
In the last few years, I've been pretty lucky since I've been on council.

2025
03:13:05,460 --> 03:13:15,860
We've been able to kind of spend pretty openly and easily, including the first $3.9 million dollar challenge grant that we gave to slow rep a couple of years ago.

2026
03:13:15,980 --> 03:13:21,560
That was probably, I was thinking about it earlier today, one of the favorite votes that I've been able to do on council.

2027
03:13:21,680 --> 03:13:22,900
That's the fun stuff, right?

2028
03:13:22,960 --> 03:13:30,900
When you get to give an outstanding arts organization a big chunk of money to build a building in the heart of our downtown.

2029
03:13:32,300 --> 03:13:37,800
things are a little bit tighter now, and I heard that loud and clear in the report that

2030
03:13:37,800 --> 03:13:46,140
you all gave. So I still love slow rep. I'm still excited about this project. Nothing

2031
03:13:46,140 --> 03:13:53,040
has changed about my commitment to it. I am interested in seeing how we can provide

2032
03:13:53,040 --> 03:13:59,680
some additional funds to the project. I'm not sure to be totally honest that I'm comfortable

2033
03:13:59,680 --> 03:14:08,240
right now, today on 2.76 million, I think it involves a lot of trade-offs for us in the next

2034
03:14:08,240 --> 03:14:13,760
couple of years, and I think that maybe of all the options that were provided by staff,

2035
03:14:14,520 --> 03:14:20,360
C is the one that I feel most comfortable with, and maybe starting with a smaller amount,

2036
03:14:20,700 --> 03:14:26,780
maybe enough to kind of spur the donations that they need to kind of raise the rest of their

2037
03:14:26,780 --> 03:14:31,420
funds. I would, you know, just to throw out a number I would say maybe half and then

2038
03:14:31,420 --> 03:14:34,120
look down the road to designate the other half.

2039
03:14:36,520 --> 03:14:39,020
But that's only because of where we are

2040
03:14:39,020 --> 03:14:46,500
right now and I think I'm concerned about designating funds for something that we, designating

2041
03:14:46,500 --> 03:14:51,780
funds that we don't have. So I just want to try to be physically thoughtful and responsible

2042
03:14:51,780 --> 03:14:54,640
about this and curious what the rest of you have to say.

2043
03:14:55,940 --> 03:14:57,880
Great. Thank you so much. Vice-Parent Peace.

2044
03:15:00,000 --> 03:15:29,480
Thanks, great opening remarks. I also appreciate the structure of the budget. I think it's very thoughtful. I think we've had a lot of build up to it, so I don't have changes at this time other than the conversation about slow rep. And before that, though, we did have a conversation at agenda review this morning. And what I shared was that, you know,

2045
03:15:29,480 --> 03:15:39,400
So, a lot of the operating budget changes, SOBCs, are converting contract positions to FTEs.

2046
03:15:39,880 --> 03:15:48,340
And I was remembering that when we were at the state of the city, and a question was posed about what keeps you up at night.

2047
03:15:48,840 --> 03:15:57,160
And I realized as I was going through this budget, that that actually is one of the things, because that is our job, is to be disciplined in the budget.

2048
03:15:57,160 --> 03:16:06,300
it, and as we add FTE in a uncertain fiscal future, that that's our risk, you know.

2049
03:16:06,440 --> 03:16:10,820
We're committing to people to have these jobs and we don't want to be in a position

2050
03:16:10,820 --> 03:16:11,620
for layoffs.

2051
03:16:11,820 --> 03:16:18,820
So, I know that we kind of had that conversation this morning, and I think staff is super aware,

2052
03:16:19,060 --> 03:16:23,260
and so I think what is in this budget is what is necessary.

2053
03:16:24,120 --> 03:16:32,140
And so but it weighs heavily and as we go forward I think and well of course be keeping

2054
03:16:32,140 --> 03:16:38,500
that in mind and it is a shift right even you know so seven and a half years for me in

2055
03:16:38,500 --> 03:16:50,020
and now I'm like hey everybody let's be disciplined so maybe not fair so I think that's my general

2056
03:16:50,020 --> 03:16:51,080
comment about the budget.

2057
03:16:53,020 --> 03:17:02,420
In terms of slow wrap, I do support funding in some ways, you know, for moving this or moving

2058
03:17:02,420 --> 03:17:04,940
that, it doesn't really seem to me.

2059
03:17:05,240 --> 03:17:07,180
I mean, if we're committing to it, we're committing to it.

2060
03:17:07,500 --> 03:17:14,760
Option B seemed like a good middle ground that we folded into the next budget cycle.

2061
03:17:14,760 --> 03:17:18,760
Frankly, I'd be fine with A and just like, let's get her done and then we'll figure out

2062
03:17:18,760 --> 03:17:24,620
because honestly that bridge project $10 million is a very round number because we don't

2063
03:17:24,620 --> 03:17:29,760
know everything about that bridge project, right? So there's still a lot of unknowns even on that one.

2064
03:17:30,520 --> 03:17:39,860
In terms of the dollar amount, it's last in or last out that are funding.

2065
03:17:41,460 --> 03:17:47,180
Yeah, so we're the last resort.

2066
03:17:48,200 --> 03:17:57,500
And so with that in mind, I would be comfortable going, you know, probably pretty close to that

2067
03:17:57,500 --> 03:18:00,480
2.76 at this time.

2068
03:18:02,640 --> 03:18:06,900
So I think half isn't quite enough to get them over the finish line.

2069
03:18:06,900 --> 03:18:17,120
And I think that the, this is a really, in which we all know, important, wonderful project, and a super important investment.

2070
03:18:17,720 --> 03:18:23,980
A relatively good deal for us as a community to be able to have this building built.

2071
03:18:24,760 --> 03:18:27,320
So yeah, that's where I am.

2072
03:18:29,680 --> 03:18:32,160
Thank you so much, council member Marks.

2073
03:18:35,980 --> 03:18:43,580
Yeah, well, we've talked about this budget a lot and I feel really comfortable with it.

2074
03:18:43,640 --> 03:18:53,900
I would like to compliment staff for all your hard work and no crystal ball, I appreciate

2075
03:18:53,900 --> 03:19:01,620
transparency on that level, none of us have it, but I do feel that the city is despite

2076
03:19:01,620 --> 03:19:11,940
Despite the concept of a deficit in the future and out years, I do feel the city is basically

2077
03:19:11,940 --> 03:19:16,660
in very good financial, financial condition.

2078
03:19:17,840 --> 03:19:26,560
And as the liaison to the Investment Oversight Committee, I know we also have some really solid

2079
03:19:26,560 --> 03:19:31,460
backing in terms of our investments, in terms of the interest that's generated there.

2080
03:19:33,320 --> 03:19:39,940
And of course, I'm by nature thrifty, so, you know, I definitely want to make sure

2081
03:19:39,940 --> 03:19:48,580
that we're not being lavish at all in anything, we're very straightforward.

2082
03:19:48,880 --> 03:19:52,280
I think our residents expect that out of us.

2083
03:19:53,400 --> 03:19:58,640
I do want to say that looking at climate change is something we haven't talked about too much tonight.

2084
03:19:59,360 --> 03:20:20,580
But when you're looking at the overhead expenditures, I just hope that there is a lot of emphasis among staff on reducing the amount of energy that we use, however possible, like with that little one item on the worth, the extra electricity bill.

2085
03:20:21,560 --> 03:20:24,440
Well, okay, let's look at all of that.

2086
03:20:24,580 --> 03:20:35,500
What can the city continue to do to streamline our operation and become more and more responsible

2087
03:20:35,500 --> 03:20:37,040
in terms of energy use?

2088
03:20:37,220 --> 03:20:38,960
And I think there are ways we can do that.

2089
03:20:39,260 --> 03:20:43,820
We don't have to get into it now, but I'm hoping that as we look at the future, we can say

2090
03:20:43,820 --> 03:20:44,120
yeah.

2091
03:20:44,780 --> 03:20:49,260
And one of the ways we're going to get more thrifty is we're going to cut down our electric

2092
03:20:49,260 --> 03:21:04,180
bill. So as far as the slow rip option goes, I trust staff and I trust the due diligence

2093
03:21:04,180 --> 03:21:10,900
that was done in coming up with the amount of 2.76 as being justified. That was my

2094
03:21:10,900 --> 03:21:16,800
question always for when I met with slower up. It's like, well, wait a second. Where do you

2095
03:21:16,800 --> 03:21:24,940
come up with that number. And I feel that it is a, it's a, it's a, it's a projection,

2096
03:21:25,180 --> 03:21:34,860
but I do feel it's, it's based in, in fact. As council member vice mayor P said, this

2097
03:21:34,860 --> 03:21:40,460
would be the last money in. What that means is, and that applies to the other challenge grant

2098
03:21:40,460 --> 03:21:59,980
as well, what that means is that if it turns out that the actual bid is lower than what we think it was, like with our, like the parking garage itself, the bid came in lower, the bond, we got a much better bond rate than we ever thought we could get.

2099
03:22:02,860 --> 03:22:08,920
So, and I've forgotten the project, but one also just came in under Bitto here tonight.

2100
03:22:10,500 --> 03:22:15,140
There's a lot of uncertainty out there, but there is a possibility that the bid actually

2101
03:22:15,140 --> 03:22:18,480
may be lower, and in that case, you're not going to need our challenge grant.

2102
03:22:19,040 --> 03:22:25,940
And I trust that slow rep would be forthright in that, if they don't need it, they won't take

2103
03:22:25,940 --> 03:22:26,160
it.

2104
03:22:27,220 --> 03:22:55,380
I do want to say that I think slow rep request I think that they really I feel they need and we need certainty and so I'm in favor of option A at this point and the reason that I feel certainty would be an asset at this point is that it would also help inspire the private donors to

2105
03:22:55,380 --> 03:23:15,620
To come up with more money, in fact we were told that there is a million dollar in the correspondence with a slower up as I recall that there is a donor who's ready to donate another million dollars if the city comes forward with this additional portion of the challenge grant.

2106
03:23:17,440 --> 03:23:23,940
And the other reason I think that certainty is good is that our staff has kind of requested

2107
03:23:23,940 --> 03:23:30,260
a couple of times that certainty is good in terms of staff planning and the other thing

2108
03:23:30,260 --> 03:23:38,220
as our interim city manager said, it may all, no matter which option we choose, it may

2109
03:23:38,220 --> 03:23:52,720
They all end up being kind of the same thing of what's actually happening in terms of various other projects in terms of the economy and like that, so we may have to move things around anyway.

2110
03:23:53,180 --> 03:24:06,600
So I would like to just go for option A, create a certainty for everybody, and ask for staff to come back to us with a supplemental budget request.

2111
03:24:06,600 --> 03:24:10,460
in September or when would that be,

2112
03:24:13,430 --> 03:24:14,970
whenever that would be?

2113
03:24:15,250 --> 03:24:21,130
It would be September and it would be an amendment to the existing grant agreement that we have with slow rep for the original grant amount.

2114
03:24:21,570 --> 03:24:25,650
Okay, all righty. So those are my thoughts. Thank you.

2115
03:24:26,390 --> 03:24:27,870
Thank you, Councilmember Francis.

2116
03:24:29,570 --> 03:24:38,850
Yeah, thank you to everybody for all your comments and I'll of course pile on with just gratitude to staff for not only tonight's presentation.

2117
03:24:38,850 --> 03:24:42,910
but the previews, the communication, the 221s,

2118
03:24:42,930 --> 03:24:46,330
you all have done an incredible job of bringing us all down

2119
03:24:46,330 --> 03:24:48,770
into the weeds with you and to all of the departments

2120
03:24:48,770 --> 03:24:51,530
that have done a ton of work to get this to us

2121
03:24:51,530 --> 03:24:53,530
in such a clear way. I really appreciate it.

2122
03:24:54,130 --> 03:24:57,630
To answer the mayor's questions, covering CalPERS

2123
03:24:57,630 --> 03:25:00,830
coming to Councilmember Shorzman's point,

2124
03:25:01,270 --> 03:25:03,730
I really would like to make sure that we review that

2125
03:25:03,730 --> 03:25:05,450
during our next-to-budget setting,

2126
03:25:05,630 --> 03:25:07,870
so I'm just kind of earmarked that for the future.

2127
03:25:07,870 --> 03:25:16,350
coming to the public comment on code enforcement and potential resource needs in the city attorney's office.

2128
03:25:16,730 --> 03:25:25,030
I very much want to look at that as part of our housing memo when that comes out and just see what our resources needs are

2129
03:25:25,030 --> 03:25:30,850
before we have a discussion about changing budgets tonight so that we can do that in a really strategic way.

2130
03:25:30,850 --> 03:25:59,330
And then on to slow wrap, I liked your comments, Council Member Marks on being thrifty, and I also appreciate that we really, as a council, we need to protect the budget of the city and we need to be making sure that we're having a balanced budget, but we also really need to be forward thinking and make investments in our community and in our future.

2131
03:25:59,330 --> 03:26:04,570
And I think you mentioned the word certainty and it's come up several times tonight.

2132
03:26:04,950 --> 03:26:11,330
I think the key that I heard from Slow Wrap is that if they don't have this money guaranteed

2133
03:26:11,330 --> 03:26:15,250
then, you know, this idea of the theater really comes into question.

2134
03:26:16,130 --> 03:26:23,210
And I loved the quote I think from Mr. Christie, the investing in the thriving cultural scene.

2135
03:26:23,370 --> 03:26:26,470
I think this is an investment in our future this evening.

2136
03:26:26,970 --> 03:26:33,370
And so, I'm eager to support, I suppose, option A, although it sounded like all of those

2137
03:26:33,370 --> 03:26:38,670
could sort of come together in some way, and it might just be a matter of delaying

2138
03:26:38,670 --> 03:26:44,450
or spreading out some of our CIP in the future in order to make sure that we get our Prado

2139
03:26:44,450 --> 03:26:48,350
Bridge and our investment in this theater across the finish line.

2140
03:26:49,010 --> 03:26:53,690
You know, we invested in this parking garage, which was not necessarily my favorite vote,

2141
03:26:53,690 --> 03:27:00,310
But I did it on the pretense that this was going to be kind of the cornerstone of our arts district.

2142
03:27:00,570 --> 03:27:03,010
And I really want to make sure that we get that there.

2143
03:27:03,390 --> 03:27:05,170
So those are my comments for now.

2144
03:27:05,550 --> 03:27:06,030
Call or amount?

2145
03:27:06,690 --> 03:27:11,090
A full dollar amount and option A with flexibility to discuss.

2146
03:27:12,550 --> 03:27:15,130
Great. Thank you. I'm going to share my piece.

2147
03:27:15,270 --> 03:27:16,270
Are you going to have to meet your question?

2148
03:27:16,450 --> 03:27:22,270
Okay. Great. So, of course, all of the gratitude that we just have already shared.

2149
03:27:22,270 --> 03:27:53,540
I have to say that as I, I think sometimes the public may not know how many meetings we have on a constant basis with constituents, with staff, with people who are asking about our budgets, our programs, and when I look back and think about how many meetings, whether it was the 2-2-1s, with another council member, whether it was just me asking questions of staff, or meeting with slow rep, or meeting with other community members that were concerned,

2150
03:27:54,480 --> 03:27:58,760
There's a lot that comes into this, and so I guess just wanted to say that out loud

2151
03:27:58,760 --> 03:28:05,840
in case anyone listens to this in the future I never know with YouTube, but this investment

2152
03:28:05,840 --> 03:28:11,640
is something that is really something I find is important.

2153
03:28:12,140 --> 03:28:19,480
We are looking at the continuation of, you know, back in the early 90s with the Performing

2154
03:28:19,480 --> 03:28:25,940
art center and as it's been said a couple of different times, 40% of private donors,

2155
03:28:26,440 --> 03:28:33,800
this time 60% when money is even more tight right now, when money is, um, constructions

2156
03:28:33,800 --> 03:28:36,860
even more expensive and the donors continue to come.

2157
03:28:37,140 --> 03:28:43,160
And I think that we are in a sense one of the donors in that moment and we are also continuing

2158
03:28:43,160 --> 03:28:45,300
to come and partner and I think that's important.

2159
03:28:46,420 --> 03:28:52,040
I have been part of nonprofits many times before and when people say, here I'll give you

2160
03:28:52,040 --> 03:28:57,040
part of what you ask for, that is so great and helpful and I appreciate people's

2161
03:28:57,040 --> 03:29:02,340
frugality I definitely do and I also know at times that is really the amount that's needed

2162
03:29:02,340 --> 03:29:07,860
otherwise they can't move forward and so that was pretty clear in the conversations that

2163
03:29:07,860 --> 03:29:13,480
I had with slow rep and with staff, and at the same time, I really appreciated how

2164
03:29:14,880 --> 03:29:18,720
when I looked at, and here's the escalation we'll look at for construction.

2165
03:29:19,400 --> 03:29:23,920
And here's the additional donors that might be able to come, or pretty solidly might

2166
03:29:23,920 --> 03:29:27,140
be able to come, if this money can come from the city.

2167
03:29:27,620 --> 03:29:32,480
I felt like there's been a lot of conversation back and forth, and so I really appreciate

2168
03:29:32,480 --> 03:29:39,020
that commitment and all the time and energy it's been spent by the board and the staff at

2169
03:29:39,020 --> 03:29:44,840
cell rep as well as the staff here at the city. So, and I also appreciate Councillor

2170
03:29:44,840 --> 03:29:51,640
Francis, you know what you said, this parking structure, the cultural arts district,

2171
03:29:51,640 --> 03:29:59,620
some day we'll come with a cool acronym versus CATSPA, but, um, but truly

2172
03:30:00,580 --> 03:30:25,780
When I think of this, this is not just the 300 performances and the indirect and the direct academic activity. I look at economic resiliency as one of our major city goals. I look at the downtown being thriving as one of our goals. And I too last year got to sit on the investment oversight committee. This is something we can do.

2173
03:30:25,780 --> 03:30:30,820
And it is stressful when I think about back to keeping me up at night.

2174
03:30:31,340 --> 03:30:36,400
I do think about that for your outlook in our budget.

2175
03:30:36,580 --> 03:30:38,000
This is not something I think of lightly.

2176
03:30:38,260 --> 03:30:40,340
This is a man, I think a very important.

2177
03:30:42,120 --> 03:30:46,180
And I also felt confident in our many conversations with Director Jackson and

2178
03:30:46,180 --> 03:30:50,000
her team that this is also something that you were all looking at deeply.

2179
03:30:50,340 --> 03:30:52,980
And what do we do about the revenue and expenses?

2180
03:30:52,980 --> 03:31:01,140
So, I think I will depend on and trust on staff to continue to work on that and share with us how do we work into that.

2181
03:31:03,380 --> 03:31:13,740
I think that the contract versus full-time employees always concerns me as we, as you know, really as you said, it's really $3 million now.

2182
03:31:13,840 --> 03:31:21,320
Maybe we should be considering, I'm not asking to make that change today, but I definitely think that this council, as we go forward into 2527,

2183
03:31:21,320 --> 03:31:29,740
that we consider, we look at that, and obviously I'm highlighting that to staff right now for a bookmark for future.

2184
03:31:30,980 --> 03:31:32,180
What does that look like?

2185
03:31:32,360 --> 03:31:41,360
We, our fiscal conservative policies have given us the ability to do so much more than a size, a city of our size.

2186
03:31:41,920 --> 03:31:48,540
Yes, I want to see more of what public transportation I wanted to from, before I came on this council,

2187
03:31:48,540 --> 03:31:56,680
and realize the challenges and the barriers that being said we have the short term transit policy

2188
03:31:56,680 --> 03:32:04,200
coming or study coming to us on July 14th we have potential some hope and we heard from right

2189
03:32:04,200 --> 03:32:09,920
on earlier some amazing opportunities for us to invest in and guide so I will leave that aside

2190
03:32:09,920 --> 03:32:18,360
a little bit right now but that being said I also look at our housing is continually a conversation

2191
03:32:18,360 --> 03:32:27,360
around what do we do to help educate our renters and our tenants, and we heard about hunger

2192
03:32:27,360 --> 03:32:34,280
awareness today. These are, we can't do something unless we know, we also have to have enough

2193
03:32:34,280 --> 03:32:39,500
code enforcement to do that. And also, as someone who's been in one of those times in the past

2194
03:32:39,500 --> 03:32:44,660
of my life, I wasn't going to say something. It didn't matter if we had 20 code enforcement

2195
03:32:44,660 --> 03:32:49,100
officers, I'm going to do not want to be evicted out of my house because we could not afford

2196
03:32:49,100 --> 03:32:58,260
to go somewhere else and so I think there's got to be something more than just us as having

2197
03:32:58,260 --> 03:33:05,000
more code enforcement officers. I think I'm very thankful for people creating a tenant's

2198
03:33:05,000 --> 03:33:09,340
union because I think that that is something that might be helpful that is outside of city

2199
03:33:09,340 --> 03:33:15,900
staff and elected as to how to help people truly that are needing the help that are having

2200
03:33:15,900 --> 03:33:22,260
the housing situations they are that are not okay. Substandard housing is not okay. None

2201
03:33:22,260 --> 03:33:27,140
of us want to see that. And so I just look at our budget while we're not totally talking

2202
03:33:27,140 --> 03:33:32,140
about that today. We are in the whole realm of the housing matrix we talked about for the future,

2203
03:33:32,140 --> 03:33:47,480
the funding of contract versus full-time employees, the additional employees and what that will look like for CalPERS in the future and what our payments are, and the commitment we make with tax dollars of the community members, how does that all work?

2204
03:33:47,960 --> 03:34:00,360
So, keeping me up at night all of this, but at the same time I am also very thankful for the fact that our community continues to invest in what we want in this city.

2205
03:34:00,360 --> 03:34:06,460
Our staff continues to go deep into all of these details, and this council continues to

2206
03:34:06,460 --> 03:34:07,680
really care about all of this.

2207
03:34:08,080 --> 03:34:12,020
So sorry to go on and on for a long time, but I really feel like there's just so much

2208
03:34:12,020 --> 03:34:13,240
where we're really looking at.

2209
03:34:13,620 --> 03:34:18,520
So going back to the slow rep, I do feel like the whole amount, I would feel, I would feel

2210
03:34:18,520 --> 03:34:23,640
comfortable with really A, B or C quite honestly, but A or B feels a little better to me because

2211
03:34:23,640 --> 03:34:30,100
I would like to have some real clear guidelines for staff and for this council as we continue

2212
03:34:30,100 --> 03:34:34,400
you to look at when the money does come available, how exactly we're going to plug that in.

2213
03:34:38,000 --> 03:34:45,080
I also think that if we have to have that $10 million or whatever that looks like quite

2214
03:34:45,080 --> 03:34:46,420
honestly for Prada Bridge.

2215
03:34:46,940 --> 03:34:52,720
So I also look at this and realistically say, is that $10 million the right amount?

2216
03:34:53,060 --> 03:34:54,640
We don't 100% know.

2217
03:34:54,640 --> 03:35:20,380
And I know it's been said before, well, we weren't told to look for grants, so we weren't told to look for something, whatever you need to do, let us know how we can help when it comes to grants or advocacy or whatever that might be, because I know that that is something you have all done so well, is continued to bring additional funding by millions and millions of dollars into the city, so thank you for that as well.

2218
03:35:21,660 --> 03:35:22,580
Councilman Shoresman.

2219
03:35:25,350 --> 03:35:41,690
Thank you, so I haven't heard a definite three people on one of these three, but maybe I just missed it, but I'll just kind of summarize where I'm at and appreciate.

2220
03:35:41,990 --> 03:35:50,470
Thank you for I didn't, I got so concerned about what we were going to do about slow rep that I forgot to mention the other thing, so I look forward to in the financial plan.

2221
03:35:50,470 --> 03:35:52,730
looking at what we can do to improve CalPERS,

2222
03:35:52,870 --> 03:35:56,870
as our CalPERS meeting our CalPERS obligations,

2223
03:35:58,170 --> 03:36:00,450
also know that we have a lot of work

2224
03:36:00,450 --> 03:36:02,590
that we've been talking about doing around housing

2225
03:36:02,590 --> 03:36:06,430
and tenants rights and tenant code enforcement

2226
03:36:06,430 --> 03:36:08,050
and improving our rental stock.

2227
03:36:08,150 --> 03:36:10,870
And so I look forward to that in the next fiscal year

2228
03:36:10,870 --> 03:36:12,550
and next financial plan as well.

2229
03:36:13,370 --> 03:36:15,170
The thing that keeps me up at night

2230
03:36:15,170 --> 03:36:16,990
seems like we're kind of talking about that right now.

2231
03:36:16,990 --> 03:36:22,550
Well, the thing that keeps me up is making keeping the financial commitments that we've made.

2232
03:36:23,730 --> 03:36:37,110
I have lost sleep many nights since we first saw that table of the Infrastructure Investment Fund going down, down, down, until we only had about $750,000 left in at the end of 2526.

2233
03:36:37,110 --> 03:36:46,090
So that I appreciate the concern about trying to provide certainty, to slow rep, to city staff.

2234
03:36:46,090 --> 03:36:50,110
What I was hearing earlier is that any of these options provide some certainty.

2235
03:36:51,190 --> 03:37:01,750
But I do think the details matter and I think that taking the money out of the infrastructure investment fund is just putting up a set risk for some of the commitments that we've already made.

2236
03:37:01,750 --> 03:37:08,690
So, I'm not in favor of A. I'm also not in favor of B for kind of the same reason,

2237
03:37:08,810 --> 03:37:12,230
because we have a huge list of capital improvement projects.

2238
03:37:12,230 --> 03:37:17,490
We have parks that we have promised to neighborhoods many, many years ago that are still not built.

2239
03:37:18,070 --> 03:37:22,850
We have infrastructure that, you know, we have an old city with old infrastructure,

2240
03:37:23,490 --> 03:37:27,950
with, you know, water mains and pump stations and things that we need to replace and all of those

2241
03:37:27,950 --> 03:37:57,170
things are in our financial plan, so that's why I think no matter what amount we decide to commit tonight to slow rep, I am most comfortable with C because I think that that's it's maybe not the most comfortable for for some folks here, but it's the most comfortable for me because I think it's using the type of funds, the unobligated funds that we would normally use for this type of one time expenditure.

2242
03:37:57,170 --> 03:38:01,770
So, that's where I'm at and I'll give it there.

2243
03:38:04,420 --> 03:38:05,440
Okay, thank you.

2244
03:38:06,320 --> 03:38:08,040
I appreciate you saying that, too,

2245
03:38:08,100 --> 03:38:10,140
around the one-time funds.

2246
03:38:10,140 --> 03:38:13,880
And I think when I look at a, or be,

2247
03:38:15,480 --> 03:38:20,840
while we're taking money out of the one fund that I have fun,

2248
03:38:21,460 --> 03:38:24,220
my understanding is that as much as we can,

2249
03:38:24,220 --> 03:38:32,680
And the one time, I'm sorry, the undesignated funding going forward would go back into that I have to fill it back up.

2250
03:38:33,040 --> 03:38:40,060
So I think that what you're saying would happen either way, is that?

2251
03:38:43,600 --> 03:38:50,380
Yes, assuming that we have funds unobligated at the end of each year and at the end of the mid year to put back into it.

2252
03:38:50,440 --> 03:38:54,900
That's one of the three places that is part of our policy to put funding back into.

2253
03:38:57,240 --> 03:39:00,940
Right. Okay. Thank you. Just making sure I understand what you were saying.

2254
03:39:01,260 --> 03:39:07,320
There is overlap for sure between A and C but the problem right now that I see is that

2255
03:39:07,320 --> 03:39:14,280
we have funds in the Infrastructure Investment Fund right now for the bridge widening that

2256
03:39:14,280 --> 03:39:19,220
will need to be used before the slow rep construction begins.

2257
03:39:19,220 --> 03:39:21,860
Got it. Thank you. Councilmember Marks.

2258
03:39:22,660 --> 03:39:23,580
Oh, can you press it again?

2259
03:39:23,780 --> 03:39:25,840
Oh, yeah. I pressed it. There it is.

2260
03:39:26,900 --> 03:39:34,540
Yeah. Well, this has been a great discussion and at the time that it's appropriate, I'd

2261
03:39:34,540 --> 03:39:46,700
like to move to approve the staff recommendation and also approve the amendment to the challenge

2262
03:39:46,700 --> 03:39:52,140
grant an amount of $2.76 million.

2263
03:39:55,420 --> 03:39:56,060
Okay.

2264
03:39:56,960 --> 03:39:58,140
I'm getting tired.

2265
03:39:58,380 --> 03:39:58,540
Okay.

2266
03:39:59,440 --> 03:40:11,400
The requested amount, and if we could leave it there, and my preferences is A, as I said,

2267
03:40:11,400 --> 03:40:17,660
that I think that it really, their distinctions without a difference because we're going to

2268
03:40:17,660 --> 03:40:25,560
be using the same method of backfilling the fund anyway.

2269
03:40:26,120 --> 03:40:32,080
So I would say going with, do we need two separate motions or is one good enough?

2270
03:40:32,080 --> 03:40:32,860
That's what I don't know.

2271
03:40:33,220 --> 03:40:34,400
One motion is fine.

2272
03:40:34,700 --> 03:40:34,920
Okay.

2273
03:40:34,920 --> 03:40:57,200
Okay, so that's what I would like to say is approve the staff recommendation adoption of the fiscal year 2024, 25 self mental budget, and approve the budget request for an amendment to the challenge grant for a slow rep in the requested amount with option A.

2274
03:40:57,500 --> 03:40:58,860
With option A.

2275
03:40:59,080 --> 03:40:59,920
Okay, thank you.

2276
03:41:00,180 --> 03:41:00,860
Councilmember Francis.

2277
03:41:01,240 --> 03:41:02,180
I would like to second.

2278
03:41:02,960 --> 03:41:04,380
Okay, thank you for the second.

2279
03:41:04,880 --> 03:41:07,340
Any other deliberation before I move to roll call?

2280
03:41:08,680 --> 03:41:10,240
Okay, can we have roll call, city clerk?

2281
03:41:13,730 --> 03:41:14,690
Councilmember Marks.

2282
03:41:15,370 --> 03:41:16,710
Yes, Councilmember Francis.

2283
03:41:17,270 --> 03:41:18,730
Yes, Councilmember Shorzman.

2284
03:41:19,550 --> 03:41:20,910
Now, vice mayor, please.

2285
03:41:21,230 --> 03:41:22,130
Yes, mayor Stewart.

2286
03:41:22,850 --> 03:41:24,490
Yes, and the motion passes for one.

2287
03:41:25,590 --> 03:41:27,150
Well, thank you so much.

2288
03:41:27,330 --> 03:41:29,010
Appreciate all of this work on the budget

2289
03:41:29,010 --> 03:41:44,170
And for all of the commenters, and now we move to the final part of our meeting, which is the, well, second to final, I guess, Lee's on reports and communications and our councilmember Francis.

2290
03:41:44,890 --> 03:41:50,030
Yeah, it was an exciting little period on the 29th of May.

2291
03:41:50,430 --> 03:41:55,450
I was really lucky to get to go to ASI's Civic Day at Cal Poly,

2292
03:41:56,410 --> 03:42:05,090
where we had a little panel discussion about how students could get involved in local and regional and state politics,

2293
03:42:05,310 --> 03:42:08,830
and they got to ask questions, and it was really fantastic.

2294
03:42:09,330 --> 03:42:16,290
And also that morning was lucky enough to be out with vice mayor P's on the RTA electric bus meet and greet

2295
03:42:16,290 --> 03:42:20,290
and fantastic little zip around the neighborhood,

2296
03:42:20,710 --> 03:42:24,150
a little acceleration of Santa Rosa, so that was very exciting.

2297
03:42:25,270 --> 03:42:28,890
And then on Thursday of last week,

2298
03:42:29,070 --> 03:42:31,170
we had the City University Quarterly lunch,

2299
03:42:31,330 --> 03:42:35,490
which is always fantastic, kind of get into some of the big issues

2300
03:42:35,490 --> 03:42:39,610
the city and the university need to coordinate on, housing,

2301
03:42:40,170 --> 03:42:43,070
and student neighborhood issues and all of that.

2302
03:42:43,070 --> 03:42:48,950
And in the spirit of that, I also got to attend the yesterday, the Campus Planning Committee,

2303
03:42:49,750 --> 03:42:54,650
which was mostly focused on future housing projects, including the one that we talked

2304
03:42:54,650 --> 03:43:01,310
about today for faculty and staff, as well as future faculty and staff housing, and all

2305
03:43:01,310 --> 03:43:06,110
of the student housing that's coming online, really exciting, they're also looking at a really

2306
03:43:06,110 --> 03:43:11,410
significant investment in a solar project, which is going to really expand the amount of energy

2307
03:43:11,410 --> 03:43:11,890
they can create.

2308
03:43:11,890 --> 03:43:14,070
Great, so really great week.

2309
03:43:16,340 --> 03:43:18,140
Great, thank you so much, Vice Mayor Pies.

2310
03:43:19,780 --> 03:43:20,800
Thank you.

2311
03:43:21,160 --> 03:43:26,560
The one item that I wanted to share is just that we did have a slow-cog meeting

2312
03:43:27,200 --> 03:43:34,300
and slow-cog is having its own kind of budget discipline process here

2313
03:43:34,300 --> 03:43:41,020
and trying to figure out where to shovel what to prioritize.

2314
03:43:41,020 --> 03:43:55,980
So we have big projects, including the Proto-Road Overpass, and I think we talked last time is that we're not close enough to stay in the current allocation, the two-year cycle.

2315
03:43:56,300 --> 03:44:03,400
So it's gotten bumped, and so then Union Road and Paso is coming up as a big one.

2316
03:44:03,400 --> 03:44:09,680
There's some overpath or some roundabouts that are coming up and then the kind of it's a managed lane in

2317
03:44:10,260 --> 03:44:18,760
Pizmo Beach and it's tied to multimodal and that has cost overruns and requests from the Coastal Commission to do more on the bike trail

2318
03:44:18,760 --> 03:44:22,460
And so it's just word anyway. It's the same juggle the

2319
03:44:23,520 --> 03:44:25,380
So we'll hear more in August

2320
03:44:26,320 --> 03:44:28,640
Once a few things get buttoned up

2321
03:44:28,640 --> 03:44:35,740
But there's a program that we started a few years ago, community betterment grants.

2322
03:44:36,340 --> 03:44:40,420
So instead of having all these big projects that we would try to fund some of the small ones.

2323
03:44:40,940 --> 03:44:44,100
And so the city has benefited from some of those.

2324
03:44:44,560 --> 03:44:52,960
And we did get approval to have another, not quite half a million dollars,

2325
03:44:52,960 --> 03:44:56,220
is to support that South Hygiene of Madonna road

2326
03:44:56,940 --> 03:44:59,940
as part of that South Hygiene plan to be able to.

2327
03:45:00,000 --> 03:45:17,560
So, just get a little smoother in there for safety. So, yeah, so that was a good thing, and people are super supportive of that. So, thanks. Awesome. I remember receiving quite a few emails about that, and there should be a little ride around there. Councilor Marks.

2328
03:45:19,420 --> 03:45:37,500
Yes, I actually attended a session at slow rep and their children's program with my rotary club, the rotary club gave a grant of $5,000 to first scholarships for children to learn acting.

2329
03:45:38,540 --> 03:45:45,640
And it was in their new headquarters on in play, which was quite impressive.

2330
03:45:46,360 --> 03:45:57,160
That was on the 22nd, on the 27th, I went to the Memorial Day ceremony at the American Legion there behind the Vets Museum.

2331
03:45:58,340 --> 03:46:04,200
And it was honoring those who had fought in the Philippines during World War II.

2332
03:46:04,900 --> 03:46:10,340
And my father was stationed in the Philippines during World War II, so it was very meaningful for me.

2333
03:46:10,340 --> 03:46:13,380
And I learned a lot about what was going on over there.

2334
03:46:13,500 --> 03:46:16,540
They had a special display in the museum.

2335
03:46:18,760 --> 03:46:25,300
There was a meeting of the IDM and the executive committee on the 31st.

2336
03:46:25,840 --> 03:46:31,240
There are elections coming up in our June meeting and I will no longer be the president.

2337
03:46:31,340 --> 03:46:32,560
I will be the past president.

2338
03:46:32,780 --> 03:46:35,680
They'll still be on the executive committee.

2339
03:46:35,680 --> 03:46:39,460
but the incoming president is Robert.

2340
03:46:40,860 --> 03:46:43,140
His first name and his last name are both Robert.

2341
03:46:43,420 --> 03:46:46,980
Anyway, he's from Grover Beach, and it should be.

2342
03:46:47,260 --> 03:46:48,220
He should do a good job.

2343
03:46:49,420 --> 03:46:55,480
And then on the second of June, I was invited to go on a hike

2344
03:46:55,480 --> 03:47:01,820
with the two mesh, the Northern two mesh tribal council on the Madonna,

2345
03:47:01,820 --> 03:47:12,140
Donna Alberti, Twizzle and Property, which is, which borders Laguna Lake Park, Madonna

2346
03:47:12,140 --> 03:47:19,200
in property and foothill, and includes part of the, of Laguna Lake.

2347
03:47:20,700 --> 03:47:25,940
And that was really an incredible, I didn't quite know when they said you want to go look

2348
03:47:25,940 --> 03:47:32,540
at that property. I didn't quite know what they had in mind, but I'm very happy that we

2349
03:47:32,540 --> 03:47:40,260
may as time goes on, hopefully, add it to our open space at some point. And it was really

2350
03:47:40,620 --> 03:47:43,480
a neat experience, though. That's all I have.

2351
03:47:45,280 --> 03:47:47,420
Awesome. Thank you. Councilmember Sharsman.

2352
03:47:48,240 --> 03:47:54,820
Yes. Thank you. It's been a busy couple of weeks, but the highlights. I'm just trying

2353
03:47:54,820 --> 03:48:04,100
trying to look good morning slow was after our last meeting. Great presentation as always,

2354
03:48:04,100 --> 03:48:12,840
always enjoy that thanks to the chamber for that. And then last Wednesday we had our special HRC

2355
03:48:12,840 --> 03:48:22,720
meeting to discuss the grants and the reallocation of the grant funds. And so I attended that and kind

2356
03:48:22,720 --> 03:48:29,220
of provided some context to the HRC as they re-deliberated about that, so I think we'll

2357
03:48:29,220 --> 03:48:33,200
see that in a few weeks, come back to us for approval.

2358
03:48:34,980 --> 03:48:41,800
They took what we had to say very seriously and made some accommodations appropriately.

2359
03:48:42,320 --> 03:48:48,600
So I think we'll see what everybody thinks, but they gave it another shot and I think they

2360
03:48:48,600 --> 03:48:49,280
did a good job.

2361
03:48:51,520 --> 03:48:58,480
Then last night, I helped out at the high school community service awards in the high school

2362
03:48:58,480 --> 03:48:59,400
comments there.

2363
03:48:59,760 --> 03:49:05,860
It's a little high school and there was probably a hundred kids there and lots of happy parents

2364
03:49:05,860 --> 03:49:08,860
taking photos and they have graduation this Friday.

2365
03:49:09,180 --> 03:49:14,520
So congratulations to all the high school graduates that are going to be walking across the stage

2366
03:49:14,520 --> 03:49:17,520
and getting their diplomas on Friday, so that's it.

2367
03:49:18,780 --> 03:49:24,720
Thank you. That's good stuff. I remember going to that community services awards experience

2368
03:49:24,720 --> 03:49:30,680
last year at the high school was really cool. Let's see. So first, slow blues has started.

2369
03:49:30,940 --> 03:49:39,280
I know that sounds, why am I bringing that up? But it's not that we, that's us. Anyway, we always

2370
03:49:39,280 --> 03:49:43,360
love going to that. But also we as the city support that. So I just wanted to kind of highlight

2371
03:49:43,360 --> 03:49:49,460
that we're actually a host family for a player and probably be at a few more games because of that

2372
03:49:49,460 --> 03:49:58,720
this year. I got to ride, not that I couldn't always, but I specifically rode the 2A bus last week

2373
03:49:58,720 --> 03:50:05,180
with one of the team's team members and got to meet a few of the drivers and really just understand

2374
03:50:05,180 --> 03:50:10,620
some of the challenges they're having with driving some of our routes and it was an interesting

2375
03:50:10,620 --> 03:50:17,600
conversation, more to come. I went to the virtually, I went to the Diablo Canyon decommissioning

2376
03:50:17,600 --> 03:50:23,840
panel and I just, it's interesting because we are talking about, you know, PG&E and Diablo

2377
03:50:23,840 --> 03:50:29,220
staying open longer but there's still this decommissioning engagement panel that's happening and the

2378
03:50:29,220 --> 03:50:34,960
wind, offshore wind organization came and shared what they were suggesting and hoping. There

2379
03:50:34,960 --> 03:50:40,200
There were a lot of great questions from the community and so I'm including Scott Lathrop

2380
03:50:40,200 --> 03:50:41,460
from the YTT.

2381
03:50:41,940 --> 03:50:47,140
So so many interesting parts that we're continuing to talk about that I think that kind

2382
03:50:47,140 --> 03:50:51,840
of the community has stopped talking about but it's still in the process so very interesting.

2383
03:50:52,300 --> 03:50:56,520
Went to the ribbon cutting for the five-year anniversary of San Sorio.

2384
03:50:56,900 --> 03:51:01,400
Also they have a brand new exhibit got to meet the new artists and I've never been to it

2385
03:51:01,400 --> 03:51:03,020
and really interesting.

2386
03:51:03,020 --> 03:51:16,220
That's, yeah. I wanted to thank the staff and for creating the state of the city, it was quite an experience and it's still on YouTube if you'd like to see it.

2387
03:51:16,680 --> 03:51:22,760
And I just really look forward to maybe changing that up in your future for next year and on.

2388
03:51:23,240 --> 03:51:30,880
So it's a fascinating thing to really stop and look back at all of last year and what did we do and what are we doing going forward?

2389
03:51:32,440 --> 03:51:59,560
Also, with some of the individuals who came today in public comment, I did get to meet with a few people regarding the Palestine community and what they are really wanting from the city and I'll be meeting with them again and so just continue to meet with people in our community that have concerns and interests about the city and what do we do and whether they're local or statewide or national or international.

2390
03:51:59,560 --> 03:52:14,620
So part of what I get to do, and lastly, I just wanted to thank the City Clerk's Office as well as councilman for the HRC interviews, and I know we're bringing a new Human Relations Committee member here soon.

2391
03:52:15,340 --> 03:52:24,600
And lastly, I was sad to miss the Greek festival, but I was also at a graduation last weekend, hope that anyone that got to go to that had a great time.

2392
03:52:24,600 --> 03:52:29,260
I know I did last year, and wanted to thank Vice Mayor.

2393
03:52:29,400 --> 03:52:36,100
She'll be taking over in the next couple of days as mayor while I'm out unfortunately with a family death.

2394
03:52:36,360 --> 03:52:42,200
And so just if the community is looking for me, I will not be available for a few days and we'll go from there.

2395
03:52:42,640 --> 03:52:44,160
So thank you so much.

2396
03:52:44,300 --> 03:52:49,400
I look forward to seeing a few people, actually all of you, on June 13th for a closed session.

2397
03:52:49,700 --> 03:52:54,440
And then we'll move forward to the regular meeting on June 18th right here.

2398
03:52:54,440 --> 03:53:01,660
in chamber hall or chamber room. Council chambers. It's been the night. It's

2399
03:53:01,660 --> 03:53:05,840
we're early so I shouldn't be this assembly but you know all right we'll have a

2400
03:53:05,840 --> 03:53:07,400
great night and we'll see you soon.