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Okay, we're going to start the meeting.

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Good evening everyone. We're going to go

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ahead and start our meeting. If you

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please rise for the pledge of

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allegiance.

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Mr. T.J. Williams is going to lead us.

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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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And uh

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invocation be by Deacon Nathaniel Foley

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Set Free Church in Yucca Valley.

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>> Good evening.

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» Good evening.

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Mayor, city council members, fellow

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community members, I want to thank you

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for welcoming here to do this

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invocation.

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Let us pray. Father in heaven, Lord of

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hosts, we stand before you today men and

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women created in your image. You created

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us with purpose, a desire to seek, to

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build, to grow, to love. You created us

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with a thirst that only you can quench,

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a hunger that only you can fill, and a

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vision only you can accomplish. We ask

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for the power of your spirit to go

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before us, each one of us, in the

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decision we make.

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We pray for an anointing on Twentynine

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Palms in the surrounding regions. We

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pray that we will not just be known for

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the military base or the national park

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or a back way to Vegas, but for a

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community that is filled with grace,

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mercy, and compassion.

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Loving each other as we do ourselves,

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protecting the least of these, restoring

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family, encouraging the individual, and

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furthering the growth of our city. We

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want to thank you, Lord Jesus, for what

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you have done so far, and we know you

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can do abundantly more than we ask,

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think, or imagine.

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Help us to think what you would do when

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making decisions that affect people.

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Help us to stand in faith, loving what

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is good, hating what is evil. We pray

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for the faith that has died or been

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misled or snatched away to be restored.

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That we would be a people group that

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stand on your principles. We thank you

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for the men and women who serve in this

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in a position of authority. We thank you

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for being viewed on demand at the city

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of Twentynine Palms website at

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www.twentyninepalms.org.

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>> You may livestream this meeting by going

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» You may livestream this meeting by going

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to the website, clicking uh meeting

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agenda link. Awards, presentations,

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appointments, and proclamations. Trash

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for Cash presentation.

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Tim, if you could go meet them at the

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podium and bring up the Twentynine Palms

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High School Impact Host Club. Is anybody

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the high school Impact Host Club?

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Anybody here from the Explorer Scouts

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» On behalf of the city of Twentynine

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Palms and Burrtec, we would like to

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extend our gratification to you guys for

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helping to clean up our community and

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serving our community.

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the phone to let us know where you all

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>> We clean up on the corners of

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the end of

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what's called Lucky Park. We clean up

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the entire maybe a mile of the trash

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can't remember the street off the top of

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our head, but we clean up the desert and

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make it look more presentable for our

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community and for the desert wildlife.

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>> Outstanding. Thank you so much for your

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» Outstanding. Thank you so much for your

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community service. Let's give them a

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round of applause.

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And so on on the behalf of the city of

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Twentynine Palms and Burrtec, we have

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two checks for you guys for your

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dedication.

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» Okay, we have a couple of proclamations

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to to read.

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This is a city of Twentynine Palms

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proclamation, Juneteenth Independence

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Day 2026. Whereas Juneteenth is known as

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Juneteenth Independence Day

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Mac Mac

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Mac Emancipation Day. Sorry,

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Emancipation celebration and Freedom Day

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is the oldest known celebration

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commemorating the ending of the slavery

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in the United States and has been

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celebrated by the black community for

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over 150 years. And whereas

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in for reflection and rejoicing, a time

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of assessment, self-improvement, and for

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planning the future. And whereas

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residents are encouraged to join

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together in celebration of freedom

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of freedom, family, and community by

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embodying a spirit of peace, respect,

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brotherly love to honor and salute our

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city, our rich cultural legacy, and

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diversity.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved that the

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City Council of the City of Sunny Isles

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does hereby proclaim June 19, 2026 as

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Juneteenth Independence Day. We call

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upon residents to take this opportunity

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to learn more about the past, better

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understand the experiences that have

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shaped the United States, and recognize

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observance of the end of the slavery as

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part of the history and heritage of the

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United States. Dated this 19th day of

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June, 2026.

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» And this is for you.

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I just wanted to say thank you for this

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presentation.

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>> You know, on behalf of the women of

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» You know, on behalf of the women of

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Color Global, we thank you.

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>> Till next year.

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» Till next year.

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>> Till next year.

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Okay, Mr. Williams, did you come on?

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Okay, uh City of Sunny Isles

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proclamation, LGBTQ+

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Pride Month 2026. Whereas the City of

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Sunny Isles is welcome community and an

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exceptional place to live, work, and

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visit. And whereas the nation is founded

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on principle and every individual has

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infinite dignity and worth. The City of

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Sunny Isles Council The Sunny Isles City

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Council calls upon the people of this

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municipality to embrace the principle

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and work to to eliminate prejudice where

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wherever it exists. And whereas while

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society is largely and critically

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support LGBTQ+

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equality, it is essential to acknowledge

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that the need for education and

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awareness remains vital to end

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discrimination and prejudice. And

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whereas the City of Sunny Isles

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commends the the bravery and courage of

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those in the community the LGBTQ plus

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community who face adversity and various

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forms of violence, continued opposition

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and opposition towards LGBTQ plus

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peoples make it important for neighbors

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to stand up and show solidarity and

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support to our LGBTQ plus residents and

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the community at large. Now, therefore

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be resolved that the city council of the

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city of Twentynine Palms is hereby

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proclamation June 20, 2026 be the LGBTQ

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Pride Month in support of the LGBTQ and

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community. We call upon the residents of

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Twentynine Palms to recognize the

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achievements of the LGBTQ plus community

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and celebrate the great diversity of our

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community. Dated this 23rd day of June,

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the LGBTQ plus community, uh thank you

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uh for recognizing Pride Month and also

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um for recognizing our contributions to

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make society a better place for all.

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Okay. Um let's see.

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Moving on. Uh update of Groundwork Arts

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on the city of the mural project of

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Is Sierra here? She's here.

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» Good evening, city council members, uh

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city staff, and community.

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I wanted to give you a brief update on

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Twentynine Palms tile mural project.

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Thank you. Thank you. For Freedom Plaza.

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is a permanent ceramic mural at the

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civic heart of the city at Freedom

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Plaza. It is driven by students and the

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community, and it is not made by one

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artist, but hundreds of artists, and it

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is very much a collaborative um project.

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worry about lead staff, but I did want

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to let the council members and the city

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um and community know that we have added

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who have been there, done that. So,

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Arizona, um the first slide that we

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showed here, they're in Tucson. As you

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can see, it's not your traditional tile

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murals, square mural square square

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tiles. Um they're individually created

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and pieced together. Um also, Julie

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block-long tile mural on a retaining

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wall. Uh we sought the advice of both of

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these artists. There was some concern

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about the durability, longevity of the

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tile mural, um and that was incredibly

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important. So, we have confirmation from

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them that we are moving in the right

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direction in terms of materials and

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installation.

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we are on track with our youth and

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community workshops. Um we've decided

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not to rush things too much. We have a

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responsibility to commit complete

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community workshops by September 30th.

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California Arts Council. Those must be

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completed by September 30th. Uh we did

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start um our first community workshops

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with students this past Monday.

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are required by the California Arts

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Council, we will again take our time

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with the mural assembly and also with

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the installation, working very closely

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important to us is that the community

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really truly did participate in

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providing information. We did a

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community survey. We received 1,563

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Uh TK through 12th grade and the

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community. Um and these were the themes

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that came up, some of which you will be

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familiar with. Nature and desert

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landscape. Creativity and imagination

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was at the top of the list. One of the

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things I thought was most important was

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this idea of community and belonging. Uh

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history and heritage, which a lot of our

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oasis of our murals in the city of 29

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Palms speak to, but also the growth in

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future generations. I think the part

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that I was most inspired by, we asked

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the question, what do you want people to

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feel when you look at this mural? And

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the top three resounding responses were

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they want people to feel welcome,

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inspired, and connected. And that may

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seem simple, but right now in this day

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and age, I think that that's incredibly

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important.

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Um the other parts, uh symbols and

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imagery, desert animals, desert plants

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will incorporate. But one of the things

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that came up from the students is

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incorporating words, uh words that

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reflect 29, words of affirmation, words

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that are positive. You may recall from

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uh previous presentation, the Hidden

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Garden Steps in San Francisco

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incorporated stamped words in the tiles.

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Um instead of names, we're going to be

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using phrases. Um

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This is what

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got me and I feel super excited about.

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The overall idea is this idea, we are

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And some of the phrases that came up

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were, we are stronger together.

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We are grounded.

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We are the future. We are limitless. We

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are dreamers.

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We are innovators. We are resilient.

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We are resourceful. We are definitely

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resourceful.

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Uh Uh, we are persistent. We are

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tradition and tomorrow. We are future

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leaders. We are full of possibility. Um,

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this was for me personally very

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inspiring. So, in addition to the

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imagery,

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um, we will also be incorporating some

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of the language from the students in the

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community in, um, in the tile mural. Uh,

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we I did have show and tell. I don't

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know if it's appropriate or not. I have

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some sample tiles.

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No. Yes.

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>> You want to see Sure.

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» You want to see Sure.

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>> Can I show you sample tiles?

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Um,

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one of the most important things is that

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these tiles are durable.

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Just share them. So, we have,

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Want to see them?

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Color.

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Uh, some of the color palette, the clay

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body, the glaze.

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Okay. Yeah, you want to try and break

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it? Go ahead and try to break it.

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» Scissors?

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Break it, Mr. Mayor.

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>> He told She told me to.

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» He told She told me to.

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Wait, can I use this on it?

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Just kidding.

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It's one of your pears.

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One of my Oh, my prickly pears?

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>> [laughter]

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» [laughter]

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>> Oh, yeah. All the pieces of prickly pear

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» Oh, yeah. All the pieces of prickly pear

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will go together. Um, there's some more

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sculptural pieces.

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I wanted to share that with you because

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there was some concern that we were

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going to do, um, square tiles that kids

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just went crazy marking on and they

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wouldn't look so great. Um, but we also

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wanted the kids to have their own, um,

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creativity involved. So, um, this is

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These are examples of some of those

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pieces.

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And we started again we started the clay

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tile workshops last Monday in Rowland

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Unified School District. Um Talulah was

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there today at Oasis working with TK

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through sixth graders. Uh TK need

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Talulah, do you have that the

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Yeah, that.

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So, um what we've learned is that TK

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have a little bit of trouble cutting

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tiles out. So, we had one of our high

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school students do some 3D printed

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um

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basically cookie cutters so they can

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have a general shape and then they can

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create their own off of that.

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We will be doing the future rock

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workshops at all elementary schools,

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high schools, home groups, patriotic

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hall, etc. So, I wanted to share this

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with you

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um in response to the not square tile

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scribbled on. All of these kids are

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making their own individual tiles. Um

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some are varying in quality. Um this is

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an example of a famous painting by

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Vermeer, but if you can see carefully,

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it's done with buttons and um bubbles

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and keychains and detritus. Um but what

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makes it amazing is that the color

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unifies the overall design. So, that

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will essentially be what happens with

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the kids' tiles. Like, there might not

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be brown bunnies, there might be blue

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bunnies and purple bunnies, and they

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might be in the sky or the sunset, but

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they'll all come together in a unified

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image.

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Um we will work with um our professional

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artists to organize the tiles into

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sections. Um we'll mount backer board

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and work very carefully with a licensed

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contractor. Um we were able to meet with

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our city manager Kevin Cole, and we'll

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work with him to identify a contractor

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to appropriately install um the

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installation. Sorry, the tile. Um one of

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the

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uh big questions was where is it going

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to go? The city voted, the community

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voted, um and the number one choice was

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the National Park Center North Wall. So,

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that is to the left of the Visitor

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Center door.

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The second, very close second, was front

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of the stage low wall.

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Um

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I personally like that cuz it's front

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and center, but if any of you have been

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at Freedom Plaza, you know that the

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skateboarders skate on the edge. And

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maybe at some point in the future, once

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we get this one um under our belts, we

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can consider doing something with that

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front wall.

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Uh this is again the Visitor Center

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wall. It's quite large. It won't be

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square. So, it will be in that space in

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the center, but it will have an organic

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shape so that we can counterbalance the

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harshness No.

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No uh disrespect, but the harshness of

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Freedom Plaza, it's a little bit square,

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a little bit cold. Um so, we'll have the

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organic um

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mural in that space there.

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Um I just wanted to say this. This comes

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from our community. This comes from our

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students. We are 29. We are rooted in

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community. We grow through creativity

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and connection. We look toward the

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future with hope. Um

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Thank you very much.

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>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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I am encouraged that I when I first

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heard about this, I thought it was just

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going to be square tiles with kids

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painting on them. Uh the other thing is

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I think this is good way a lot of uh

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interest because if they can put a bunch

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of rocks up on Interstate 15 and make a

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road to go over there so people can

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watch look at a bunch of rocks, painted

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rocks that are stacked up, this is going

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to be way better. So, just I mean, that

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thing's cool, too, I guess, but anyway,

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I think this I think this is going to be

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a good good project. Okay. Uh Council

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comments, reports, and meetings

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attended. Councilmember Bellaran.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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» Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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This past weekend, I was

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See if I can order.

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I attended the flag-raising ceremony for

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Juneteenth at City Hall.

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And then participated well, participated

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and uh audience member for the

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Juneteenth celebration by Women of

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Global Color

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at Not Sky Park. And what else? Also

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attended three All-Star games, returned

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nine All-Star teams in banning.

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Two out of three of our teams are three

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of our four of our teams are making

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their way to championship game this

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week. So, we'll see if they take some

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banners home.

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And that's all I got, Mr. Mayor.

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>> Thank you. Councilwoman Meraz.

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» Thank you. Councilwoman Meraz.

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>> I attended the CMC Foundation dinner. I

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» I attended the CMC Foundation dinner. I

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also attended the Juneteenth flag

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raising ceremony. I met with um

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Actually met with them various

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times, but also met with multiple

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transitional and temporary housing

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organizations in the San Bernardino

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Office of Homeless Services leadership

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team.

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Um

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Basically to discuss what are the next

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steps within our

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community, but also keeping in mind the

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direction that the state is pushing us

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with um Prop 36 and also

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being mindful of the new funding sources

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that are going to come out uh through

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the Encampment Resolution Fund, which

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will also cover rapid rehousing and wrap

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around services for homelessness um in

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our community.

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I

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am hosting a town hall with SoCal Edison

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tomorrow 6:00 p.m. It was supposed to be

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here, but we um are having to do the

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upgrades for SB 707.

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Yes, okay. For SB 707, which is um state

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mandated. So, the town hall will be

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hosted at 74325

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Joe Davis here in California. We'll be

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talking about um grid reliability,

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sustainability, what's in the future um

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PSPs, and then a whole bunch of new

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programs that they're rolling out that

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could really benefit our community

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um including being able to swap out uh

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some appliances, you know, fridge,

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stove, and uh

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air conditioners for energy-efficient

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ones. And I do have an update um on the

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vocal funding. Some people have been

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following my efforts. I got into this

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because Partners Against Violence, um,

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which is a victim advocate organization

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that we have here, uh, let me know that

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they were

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slated our region was slated to receive

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a 43% budget cut from the state funding.

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Um, so basically the Victims of Crime

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Act offers victim advocacy services to

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victims of crime such as, uh, sexual

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assault, domestic violence, or any other

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violent crimes. And, um,

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I'm very proud to report that after

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significant advocacy from victim service

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providers, community leaders, and

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legislators, the California State Senate

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did approve a one-time $25 million

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increase for VOCA funding instead of the

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proposed cuts.

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Um, I would also like to give a thank

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you to Senator Hurtado, Senator Ochoa

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Bow, and, um,

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all those who help helped champion this

553
00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,400
effort and fight for crime victims

554
00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,400
across California.

555
00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:11,240
The next part of this is even though

556
00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,480
it's been approved, we're not done yet.

557
00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,200
Um, this now goes to the governor's

558
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,360
office. So, the governor has to approve

559
00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:19,360
this. Um, there's been some press

560
00:22:19,360 --> 00:22:20,520
conferences that have that have been

561
00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:21,960
held that

562
00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,600
say he's still going to cut it

563
00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,080
regardless of what the Senate has

564
00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:26,880
proposed and what all of the advocacy

565
00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,720
groups are proposing. So,

566
00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,680
um, I strongly urge you to reach out, do

567
00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:33,280
your research, and if you can write a

568
00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,280
letter to support our

569
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,440
um, Victims of Crime Act funding for

570
00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,320
this region. Thank you.

571
00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,950
>> Thank you.

572
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:43,200
Councilmember Wright.

573
00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,750
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, so, first I

574
00:22:45,750 --> 00:22:45,760
» Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, so, first I

575
00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,200
apologize to everyone that I didn't get

576
00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,480
to be at the, um,

577
00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,800
Juneteenth flag raising all the event. I

578
00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,360
had to go to Oklahoma City and

579
00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:57,920
check on the parents and pick my son up

580
00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,080
and bring him back, um,

581
00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:01,680
cuz we got to get ready for Walhonding

582
00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,360
football, so

583
00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:05,720
had to do all that good stuff, but um

584
00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:07,295
>> do with football, Steve?

585
00:23:07,295 --> 00:23:07,305
» do with football, Steve?

586
00:23:07,305 --> 00:23:08,590
>> [laughter]

587
00:23:08,590 --> 00:23:08,600
» [laughter]

588
00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,790
>> Yes. And

589
00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:10,800
» Yes. And

590
00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:11,360
um

591
00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:14,600
I just want to take this time. Our high

592
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,200
school sweetheart's birthday is

593
00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,000
tomorrow, so happy birthday, Ms. Alfreda

594
00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,480
Wright.

595
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,280
Happy birthday to you.

596
00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,670
>> Okay. Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

597
00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:24,680
» Okay. Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

598
00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,430
>> Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor. I

599
00:23:26,430 --> 00:23:26,440
» Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor. I

600
00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,680
attended a meeting um

601
00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,120
with you, of course, um with the company

602
00:23:31,120 --> 00:23:33,480
called Bronco,

603
00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,320
um who is wanting to build um

604
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,480
tiny homes in our community. I thought

605
00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:40,640
it was a very fruitful discussion. I

606
00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,160
attended the Juneteenth flag raising

607
00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,120
ceremony here at City Hall and

608
00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:45,400
participated in the Juneteenth

609
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:46,720
celebration

610
00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:47,320
um

611
00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:48,960
that was hosted by Women of Color at Dot

612
00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,400
Sky Park.

613
00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,160
And I also attended the Marine Officer

614
00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:56,720
um Comm Course graduation.

615
00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:57,560
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

616
00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:58,870
>> Thank you.

617
00:23:58,870 --> 00:23:58,880
» Thank you.

618
00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,080
All right. [sighs]

619
00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:02,840
So, I started out with uh went to the

620
00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,400
Victorville for the Mountain Desert uh

621
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,440
Measure I meeting. Our city engineer, he

622
00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,960
uh hit them up to uh come up with

623
00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,320
another $180,000 from Measure I money

624
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:13,880
for the bridge that's going across uh

625
00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:15,880
Split Rock, so that was a good thing

626
00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,920
because it cuz the development of needed

627
00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:22,240
more. Um went to the Kiwanis 43rd annual

628
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:23,960
pancake breakfast.

629
00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,040
And also was at the meeting uh Mayor Pro

630
00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:27,760
Tem and city manager and the community

631
00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,800
development director for the tiny homes.

632
00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:31,520
It was very educational with that.

633
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,440
Interesting. Also attended the

634
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,520
Juneteenth uh flag raising in front and

635
00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,440
also at Dot Sky Park for the uh Women of

636
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,640
Global of Global Color.

637
00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,040
Um yesterday was the uh Mojave Desert

638
00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:44,680
Air Quality um

639
00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,480
Air District um pretty exciting news for

640
00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,040
the city of Barstow. They're getting a

641
00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,720
$4 billion rail transfer station that's

642
00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,280
going to be built It's going to get

643
00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:55,880
ready to get started. Took them 6 years

644
00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,600
to get this pushed through.

645
00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:00,240
Um the air quality board there was uh

646
00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:01,920
very instrumental in helping them

647
00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,400
getting through the all the sequa and um

648
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,000
environmental stuff through the state.

649
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,360
And they also were the only ones that

650
00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:09,320
have been able to get to the um

651
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,480
governor's pass on the um um 149. So,

652
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,040
it's a it's going to be a really big

653
00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,720
project for um for this uh rail. They're

654
00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,000
going to have partial diesel, but it's

655
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,400
also going to have some electric. They

656
00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,920
don't have the technology yet to do a

657
00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,400
totally electric train yet. But it is I

658
00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,280
guess they're working on that. It's

659
00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:28,560
They're estimated that they're going to

660
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,200
get 15,000 jobs out of that. Pars Both

661
00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,560
part-time and full-time. And these are

662
00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,280
not These are union jobs. These aren't

663
00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,960
going to These aren't um jobs that just

664
00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,560
people They can make a living off doing

665
00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:40,520
this.

666
00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,160
And uh the city's going to make a pretty

667
00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,680
big windfall. But I did We got a little

668
00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:45,680
bit of education. I'll I'll be brief.

669
00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,000
But the stuff used to go off the boat at

670
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,320
in Long Beach, get shipped to the Inland

671
00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,960
Empire, get split up at warehouses. What

672
00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,560
needed to go back to the coast would get

673
00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,240
shipped back on rail to or by the truck

674
00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,200
back to LA, get on a train in LA, and

675
00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,160
then go back to Barstow, and then out of

676
00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,160
the state. Now it's going to go directly

677
00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,520
The whole thing will go from rail rail

678
00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,480
railroad from Long Beach to Barstow, get

679
00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,560
split up, and then go in the directions

680
00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,240
it needs to go. It's going to cut

681
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:15,960
800,000

682
00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,680
truck routes out. So, it's going to be

683
00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,360
very significant with air quality.

684
00:26:21,360 --> 00:26:22,960
That's why the um

685
00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:24,520
um Mojave Desert Air Quality was so

686
00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,320
involved in it because obviously the

687
00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:27,440
more cars you take off the road, the

688
00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,480
more pollution there isn't. So, anyway,

689
00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:30,920
that was pretty exciting news for

690
00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:32,960
Barstow. And uh the air quality board

691
00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,840
that I'm on was um helped them a lot

692
00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:39,070
over the last 6 years. So, anyway.

693
00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:42,760
Okay, let's move on to consent calendar.

694
00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:46,990
All men

695
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,800
See, I got to I got to highlight it just

696
00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:50,640
like I did this. Now I'll I'll that. I'm

697
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,920
sorry. I apologize, Mr. City Manager.

698
00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:53,750
>> No problem at all.

699
00:26:53,750 --> 00:26:53,760
» No problem at all.

700
00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,750
>> the second time we did this, so.

701
00:26:55,750 --> 00:26:55,760
» the second time we did this, so.

702
00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:56,630
>> Uh

703
00:26:56,630 --> 00:26:56,640
» Uh

704
00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,360
so, I I have a couple updates.

705
00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:01,800
One I wanted to mention uh

706
00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,440
as as Councilmember Ramirez said, we'll

707
00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,040
be doing renovations here in the Council

708
00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,200
Chambers starting tomorrow and hopefully

709
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,760
have them completed or at least

710
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:12,880
functionally complete by our July 14th

711
00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:13,920
meeting.

712
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,200
Um what that means is in this coming

713
00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,080
month our Planning Commission meetings

714
00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,360
are probably going to be canceled and

715
00:27:20,360 --> 00:27:22,640
maybe a few other meetings. I'm not sure

716
00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:23,600
about

717
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,280
Tbid and

718
00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:26,160
the

719
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,240
public

720
00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:28,880
arts advisory

721
00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,800
um council. So, um but

722
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,320
we'll be making those announcements as

723
00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,120
as they come up.

724
00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:36,240
Uh

725
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,840
secondly, I wanted to remind everybody

726
00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,320
or let everybody know that

727
00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:43,760
here in Twentynine Palms our cooling

728
00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,160
center is the senior center.

729
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,680
It's at 6539 Adobe Road.

730
00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,560
Um we

731
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:54,000
don't always open it, but when the heat

732
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,760
index gets up to 110° we'll be opening

733
00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,440
the cooling center. Now, that doesn't

734
00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,000
mean it has to be 110° outside. What it

735
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:03,920
means is it could be

736
00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,640
you know, 98, but with the humidity

737
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,360
could take it up to 110 index.

738
00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:11,400
Um that is lower than what we've done in

739
00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,120
the past. In the In the past we've had

740
00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:14,960
115°

741
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,240
heat index where we open that, but we'll

742
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,080
open it and it'll stay open until it

743
00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,400
gets cooler.

744
00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,360
Um and we'll use, just for everybody's

745
00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:24,920
information, we'll use the weather

746
00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,440
information from the National Weather

747
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,920
Service to to make those determinations.

748
00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:30,000
So,

749
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,560
your phone may say say something

750
00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:33,400
different, but we're using the National

751
00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,360
Weather Service, so.

752
00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:36,920
Um

753
00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,120
Thirdly, I'd like to inform everybody

754
00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:41,520
that um

755
00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,480
on Thursday, June 25th, the San

756
00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:44,880
Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

757
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,240
is is a blood drive and that's at the

758
00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,400
sheriff the sheriff's

759
00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,040
um

760
00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,440
station out in Joshua Tree.

761
00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,560
Uh 63665

762
00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:56,840
Twentynine Palms Highway in Joshua Tree.

763
00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:58,280
So, um

764
00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,040
come on out and donate blood. It's

765
00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,950
always needed.

766
00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,800
Uh at great 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

767
00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:09,550
Thank you.

768
00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,040
Uh

769
00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,880
fourthly, I will make the announcement

770
00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,240
that the nomination period for anyone

771
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,360
wanting to run for City Council begins

772
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:21,280
on July 13th and ends on August 6th.

773
00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:23,960
If you're interested, please call uh the

774
00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,440
City Hall and make an appointment with

775
00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,560
our City Clerk Cindy Viascas

776
00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:28,840
and she'll get you set up with the

777
00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,480
procedure and all the nomination

778
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,000
requirements and campaign rules and

779
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,000
fundraising rules. And she'll uh set you

780
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,000
up with with all that. So, but you need

781
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,360
to call make an appointment with her.

782
00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:44,600
It ends on August 6th, which is uh it's

783
00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,840
actually a Thursday, uh but the uh

784
00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:48,880
uh

785
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,880
we'll be submitting everything to the

786
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:54,640
registrar of voters after that.

787
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,360
Um fifth,

788
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,840
I I would like to uh announce that the

789
00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:00,400
Great Race is coming to Twentynine

790
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:01,600
Palms.

791
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,320
And uh what that is,

792
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,600
um it's called the Hemmings Great Race

793
00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,880
presented by Coker Tires. It's a 9-day

794
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,920
classic car rally that spends uh spans

795
00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,800
more than 2,300 mi and features 120 of

796
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:17,880
the world's finest antique automobiles.

797
00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:20,880
It's hosted um the event is uses a new

798
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,080
route each year and features 17 hosted

799
00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:25,520
city stops along the way, including a

800
00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,040
hosted stop in Twentynine Palms.

801
00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,960
Is this Saturday, June 27th,

802
00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:34,360
um from 11:00 to 3:00 uh 11:30 to 3:00,

803
00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,360
I think. Um

804
00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:38,200
uh for 2026, the Great Race is

805
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,320
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the

806
00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,960
Mother Road with a Route 66 themed event

807
00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,080
that starts in Springfield, Illinois on

808
00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,040
Saturday, June 20th and ends in Pasadena

809
00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:51,360
on Sunday, June 28th with many historic

810
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,840
towns and attractions along the way.

811
00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,840
So, that's down in Luckie Park from

812
00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,640
11:30 to 3:00. And they have food

813
00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,960
vendors and family-friendly activities

814
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,640
going on. And you get you can get up and

815
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:05,240
see the cars

816
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,720
up close as they come in. So, it's a be

817
00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:11,080
a great family event. Um if you they're

818
00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:12,640
they're currently seeking volunteers. If

819
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,080
you want to get involved in something,

820
00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:15,640
you can call the

821
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,320
Park and Recreation Department at

822
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,670
760-367-7562

823
00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,080
extension 1025.

824
00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:24,240
And they'll

825
00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,040
they'll set you up on if you want to

826
00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:29,590
volunteer for that.

827
00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:30,880
And uh

828
00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,880
right on the heels of that, we have the

829
00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:34,800
4th of July. The city of Twentynine

830
00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:36,320
Palms Park and Recreation Department

831
00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,200
invites residents and visitors to ring

832
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,920
in Independence Day at a free 4th of

833
00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,800
July celebration on Saturday, July 4th,

834
00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,280
2026 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Knott

835
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:47,800
Sky Park.

836
00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,240
Uh in honor of the 250th anniversary of

837
00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:51,960
the United States of America, the

838
00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,680
Kiwanis Club of Twentynine Palms will

839
00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:55,000
share a special reading of the

840
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,320
Declaration of Independence, which will

841
00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:58,840
be pretty cool.

842
00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,000
Um the evening offers family

843
00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,480
family-friendly fun

844
00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,520
capped off by a fireworks show.

845
00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,440
Fireworks viewing party is the show

846
00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,440
lights up the sky over nearby Tortoise

847
00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,160
Rock Casino.

848
00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,120
Um there'll be some water slides and a

849
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:14,800
photo booth and some other food vendors

850
00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,640
and stuff out there. Be a fun time. So,

851
00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,440
everybody should come out to Knott Sky

852
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,240
Park for the 4th of July.

853
00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,320
Um and finally, one more thing I wanted

854
00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,440
to give a shout-out to our code

855
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,680
enforcement team.

856
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,680
They completed a cleanup of a

857
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:31,880
a house in the

858
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,840
Sherman Hoyt property. And they removed

859
00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,840
over 1,000 tires out of that property

860
00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:41,840
and um and several tons of trash. So, um

861
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:42,840
I mean, it's something they've been

862
00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:44,200
working on for a while. These things

863
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:45,880
take a while, but I just want to give

864
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,240
shout out to them cuz it was a great

865
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:48,520
cleanup.

866
00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,000
That's all I have.

867
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,350
>> Thank you. Any questions for the city

868
00:32:51,350 --> 00:32:51,360
» Thank you. Any questions for the city

869
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:52,920
manager?

870
00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:53,710
>> Okay, I see none.

871
00:32:53,710 --> 00:32:53,720
» Okay, I see none.

872
00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:55,230
>> Ma'am, did you have a uh comment

873
00:32:55,230 --> 00:32:55,240
» Ma'am, did you have a uh comment

874
00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,240
request? Bring it up Cindy real

875
00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:58,760
No worries.

876
00:32:58,760 --> 00:32:59,950
>> Okay.

877
00:32:59,950 --> 00:32:59,960
» Okay.

878
00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:01,280
Consent calendar, all matters listed in

879
00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:02,480
the consent calendar to be considered

880
00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,040
routine by the city council and will be

881
00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:05,760
enacted by one motion from the form

882
00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:07,640
listed. Any form may be removed from the

883
00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:08,640
consent calendar and considered

884
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,800
separately by the city council.

885
00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:11,920
The public will be given an opportunity

886
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,080
to comment on consent calendar items

887
00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:15,920
prior to the city council action. Does

888
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:20,150
anybody want any items pulled from the

889
00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:21,640
consent calendar? It looks like we got

890
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,000
one.

891
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,120
Okay. See I don't Okay. All right, so

892
00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:27,240
I'm going to open this to the public. I

893
00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:30,680
have one slip for item number seven.

894
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:32,080
Uh Carlos?

895
00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:37,310
Landon?

896
00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:38,920
» Hi, Carlos Landon.

897
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:40,520
Um

898
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,360
I I approve the Hatch Road and Sullivan

899
00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,240
Road bike path project for contracting

900
00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:45,840
section. Over the past months, I joined

901
00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,200
a rapidly growing bicycle community

902
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,240
called the Basin Bike Path. This local

903
00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,360
organization is run by Eric Liner. Great

904
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,320
guy. Uh and I also had the opportunity

905
00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:54,920
to meet an emerging uh high desert

906
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,200
bicycle shop called the Gypsy Cycle. Uh

907
00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,320
this this indicates a significant demand

908
00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,040
for cycling in the high desert area.

909
00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:02,480
However, we are concerned about the

910
00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:04,320
unsafe roads and sandy river paths that

911
00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:05,800
hinder a healthy and safe in cycling

912
00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:07,080
experience.

913
00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,399
Therefore, securing funding and approval

914
00:34:08,399 --> 00:34:10,120
for a more cycling infrastructure will

915
00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:11,520
greatly benefit the city of Twentynine

916
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:12,639
Palms. Thank you.

917
00:34:12,639 --> 00:34:13,550
>> Thank you.

918
00:34:13,550 --> 00:34:13,560
» Thank you.

919
00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:14,919
Okay. I have no [clears throat] other

920
00:34:14,919 --> 00:34:17,560
slips. Bring it back to council.

921
00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,790
Looking for a motion.

922
00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:22,919
» I move to consent calendar.

923
00:34:22,919 --> 00:34:23,790
>> Second.

924
00:34:23,790 --> 00:34:23,800
» Second.

925
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:24,990
>> I have a motion and a second. Any

926
00:34:24,990 --> 00:34:25,000
» I have a motion and a second. Any

927
00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,200
further discussion? Seeing none. Roll

928
00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,000
call vote, please.

929
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:30,270
>> Councilwoman Ramirez?

930
00:34:30,270 --> 00:34:30,280
» Councilwoman Ramirez?

931
00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:30,830
>> Aye.

932
00:34:30,830 --> 00:34:30,840
» Aye.

933
00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:31,909
>> Councilmember Wright?

934
00:34:31,909 --> 00:34:31,919
» Councilmember Wright?

935
00:34:31,919 --> 00:34:32,389
>> Aye.

936
00:34:32,389 --> 00:34:32,399
» Aye.

937
00:34:32,399 --> 00:34:33,389
>> Councilmember Buildering?

938
00:34:33,389 --> 00:34:33,399
» Councilmember Buildering?

939
00:34:33,399 --> 00:34:33,990
>> Aye.

940
00:34:33,990 --> 00:34:34,000
» Aye.

941
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,629
>> Mayor pro tem Scott

942
00:34:35,629 --> 00:34:35,639
» Mayor pro tem Scott

943
00:34:35,639 --> 00:34:38,080
Mayor Mints.

944
00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,110
>> Okay, no items were removed. So we got

945
00:34:40,110 --> 00:34:40,120
» Okay, no items were removed. So we got

946
00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,399
public hearing number 14 proposed budget

947
00:34:42,399 --> 00:34:44,720
revisions for the special revenue funds

948
00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:46,760
of capital project funds and successor

949
00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:50,200
agency fund for the fiscal year 2026-27

950
00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:52,000
and this does not include project

951
00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:56,070
Phoenix funds.

952
00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:57,440
I'll be good.

953
00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,390
>> Thank you. Good evening Mr. Mayor

954
00:34:59,390 --> 00:34:59,400
» Thank you. Good evening Mr. Mayor

955
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:00,840
council members members of this

956
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:06,070
community.

957
00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,080
Let me test it first.

958
00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:09,400
Okay, perfect.

959
00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,760
Okay, so tonight I'll be presenting the

960
00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:14,040
budget revisions to the special revenue

961
00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,000
funds capital project funds and

962
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,000
successor agency fund for fiscal year

963
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,880
26-27.

964
00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:21,720
And to give you a little bit of a

965
00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:23,600
context I would like to start by

966
00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:24,920
providing

967
00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:26,720
an overview of the city's fund

968
00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:27,920
structure.

969
00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:29,160
And

970
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,480
in government accounting a fund is

971
00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,120
defined as a fiscal and accounting

972
00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,200
entity with a self-balancing set of

973
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:37,360
accounts

974
00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,240
segregated for the purpose of carrying

975
00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:41,400
on a specific activities or complying

976
00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,920
with special regulations, restrictions

977
00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,560
or limitations. The city has a total of

978
00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:50,400
18 funds which fall under one of

979
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,000
the categories listed on this table.

980
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:54,760
The city has one general fund which is

981
00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,520
the city's chief operating fund and the

982
00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,560
budget revisions to that but to that

983
00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:02,560
fund were approved on May 26th of this

984
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:04,160
year.

985
00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,360
In terms of special revenue funds this

986
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,560
funds are established by city council or

987
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,560
other agencies to collect money that

988
00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:13,200
must be used for specific project or

989
00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:14,560
purposes.

990
00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:16,480
This funds provide an extra level of

991
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,480
accountability and transparency to

992
00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,680
taxpayers and or ratepayers that their

993
00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:22,920
tax dollars will go towards an intended

994
00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:24,160
purpose.

995
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,480
In terms of capital project funds this

996
00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,320
funds account for financial uh,

997
00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,880
resources used to um, used for the

998
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:34,080
acquisition of major um,

999
00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:35,880
capital facilities and other capital

1000
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,080
related projects other than those

1001
00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:41,120
financed in the proprietary fund types.

1002
00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:42,920
Uh, proprietary funds are used by

1003
00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,720
government entities to account for

1004
00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:46,360
activities that are similar to business

1005
00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,000
type uh, type activities. These funds

1006
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:50,520
are used when government provides

1007
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:53,040
services to public or other government

1008
00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,560
agencies on a cost reimbursement basis.

1009
00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:57,680
Proprietary funds are categorized into

1010
00:36:57,680 --> 00:36:59,800
two main types, enterprise funds or

1011
00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,600
internal service funds.

1012
00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:04,200
And uh, fiduciary fiduciary funds

1013
00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,320
account for resources that are held in a

1014
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,760
trustee or agency capacity for others

1015
00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:11,960
and cannot be used to support the city's

1016
00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:13,400
own programs.

1017
00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,880
Fiduciary funds account for are are

1018
00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:18,840
categorized into four types, pension and

1019
00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:21,200
other post-employment benefit trust

1020
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,240
funds, investment trust funds, private

1021
00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:24,840
purpose trust funds, and custodial

1022
00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:25,800
funds.

1023
00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,600
Um, this chart shows all of the funds

1024
00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,920
that uh, the city has. As I mentioned,

1025
00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,320
we have one general fund. Uh, we do have

1026
00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,160
um, 10 special revenue funds which

1027
00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:38,680
include the CDBG fund, uh, the newly um,

1028
00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:41,280
added Elm Avenue project fund, um, gas

1029
00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:45,120
tax fund, um, measure I fund, um, and

1030
00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,120
other funds as listed on that table. We

1031
00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:49,000
also have uh, five capital project

1032
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,560
funds, one enterprise fund, and one

1033
00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:55,240
private purpose trust fund.

1034
00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:56,680
Um,

1035
00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:58,080
for

1036
00:37:58,080 --> 00:37:58,880
um,

1037
00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:01,920
today's presentation will be focusing on

1038
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,360
the special revenue funds and capital

1039
00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:05,680
project funds with exclusion of project

1040
00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:06,560
fund

1041
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,240
Project Phoenix funds and the sewer

1042
00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:09,280
fund.

1043
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,000
Um,

1044
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,040
let's see.

1045
00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,760
The number of city funds that um,

1046
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,280
the city manages on a given year

1047
00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:21,080
varies depending on funding availability

1048
00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:22,400
or um,

1049
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:25,000
changes in regulations as was the case

1050
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,320
with Article 8 funding

1051
00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:29,560
which was terminated back in fiscal year

1052
00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:32,680
21-22 when the state redirected those

1053
00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:35,880
funds to transit agencies instead of

1054
00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:39,470
municipalities.

1055
00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:41,960
A total 14.2 million dollars in

1056
00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,920
expenditures and transfers out has been

1057
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:47,240
budgeted for fiscal year 26-27

1058
00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:49,560
of which 11.4 million dollars will be

1059
00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,600
funded with revenues and transfers in

1060
00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:53,080
received through the special revenue

1061
00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:55,560
funds and capital project funds.

1062
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:57,520
There are no budget revisions to the

1063
00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:02,310
successor agency fund.

1064
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,320
So for the revenues and transfers in

1065
00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:07,400
sources received through this funds that

1066
00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,160
I just mentioned we have tax revenue

1067
00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:14,760
grants fees and other revenue like

1068
00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:16,080
like

1069
00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:18,560
interest revenue and also transfers in

1070
00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:22,190
from the general fund.

1071
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,680
Some of the tax revenue sources that we

1072
00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:27,240
get are from the road maintenance and

1073
00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:30,240
rehabilitation account program

1074
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:33,440
the gas tax and measure I funding as I

1075
00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:35,520
mentioned we'll receive a total of

1076
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:39,280
2.2 million dollars in fiscal year 26-27

1077
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:42,400
and the funding for those um

1078
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,760
and the sources for those funds are very

1079
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,200
restrictive. We cannot use them for

1080
00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:51,120
other projects that have not been

1081
00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:54,200
previously approved by either SBCTA or

1082
00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:56,480
the funding agency.

1083
00:39:56,480 --> 00:40:00,840
And this is just the history for the gas

1084
00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:03,560
tax and the RMRA funding over a period

1085
00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,000
of nine years

1086
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,680
for fiscal year 26-27 RMRA funding is

1087
00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:11,480
projected to increase by 6% and gas tax

1088
00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:14,120
is projected to increase by only 2%. So

1089
00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:20,550
not not a lot not a big increase there.

1090
00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:24,680
Um for RMRA funds, we

1091
00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:25,840
submitted

1092
00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,560
the request for funding for fiscal year

1093
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,440
2026-2027.

1094
00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:33,960
Uh and we our project and the list um of

1095
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:37,840
streets provided here was approved. And

1096
00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:40,200
so this is the list of projects that

1097
00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:42,400
list of roads that we have to overlay in

1098
00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:46,830
the upcoming fiscal year.

1099
00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,240
Uh for major capital project funds, we

1100
00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:53,240
have a total about $13.3 million

1101
00:40:53,240 --> 00:40:55,680
and that includes street projects,

1102
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,480
parks, safety,

1103
00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:01,360
uh and other projects.

1104
00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:04,120
A total of about $1.2 million will be

1105
00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:07,400
used to overlay streets within the city.

1106
00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,000
$854,000

1107
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,520
for street repairs and maintenance

1108
00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:15,000
projects. Uh $501,000 for the SR62

1109
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,640
street improvement phase 2B project.

1110
00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:19,160
$150,000

1111
00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,320
for street improvements throughout the

1112
00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:24,160
city and $90,000 for curb, gutter, and

1113
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:26,680
sidewalk projects.

1114
00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:28,000
In terms of

1115
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,040
parks projects, we have two main ones,

1116
00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:32,760
which is the CDY Channel Trail and

1117
00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:34,600
that's $477,000

1118
00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,000
and that's just for the design. We

1119
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,160
haven't received the approval of funding

1120
00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:42,400
for the construction phase. Um and

1121
00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:43,640
$341,000

1122
00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:46,240
for like park improvements through the

1123
00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:49,950
CDBG program.

1124
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:51,800
And in terms of safety projects, we have

1125
00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:54,400
two main ones, the Split Rock Bridge,

1126
00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:57,280
which will be funded with grants from

1127
00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,400
SBCTA and Caltrans.

1128
00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:01,920
And that's projected at $4.2 million.

1129
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:04,040
That's just the construction phase and

1130
00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:07,240
project management cost. Uh and then the

1131
00:42:07,240 --> 00:42:09,080
Hatch Sullivan bike path, which is

1132
00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:13,160
estimated at $3.7 million.

1133
00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:15,120
For other projects, we have the uh

1134
00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,840
design for the new animal shelter uh for

1135
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:19,720
$589,000

1136
00:42:19,720 --> 00:42:22,080
and also $178,000

1137
00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:24,080
and for the animal control building

1138
00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:25,360
upgrades.

1139
00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:28,480
Um those fundings have been approved in

1140
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:30,920
prior years, but we haven't utilized all

1141
00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:32,680
the funding, so we continue to carry

1142
00:42:32,680 --> 00:42:35,080
over those funds until the project gets

1143
00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:37,680
completed. Um we are projecting or

1144
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:40,080
proposing uh $226,000

1145
00:42:40,080 --> 00:42:43,600
for re-roof um of city owned buildings

1146
00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:47,000
and $196,000 for improvements at the

1147
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:49,600
senior center.

1148
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:51,600
So, the recommendation for tonight, we

1149
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,360
have three. Uh

1150
00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:54,880
Uh and the recommendation is for city

1151
00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:56,480
council to approve the resolution

1152
00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:58,080
adopting the budget revisions for the

1153
00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:00,000
special revenue funds, capital project

1154
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:02,480
funds, and the successor agency fund

1155
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:05,480
for fiscal year '26-'27 and approve the

1156
00:43:05,480 --> 00:43:07,840
interfund transfers for that same year.

1157
00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:10,680
Um $10,000 from the gas tax fund to the

1158
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:11,920
general fund,

1159
00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:14,360
$28,000 from the Measure I fund to the

1160
00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:17,520
general fund, and $27,040

1161
00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:19,280
from the successor agency fund to the

1162
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:20,800
general fund. And those are just to

1163
00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:22,720
cover administrative costs associated

1164
00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:25,600
with managing that those funds. Um the

1165
00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:28,880
other change um is in terms of the

1166
00:43:28,880 --> 00:43:31,240
'25-'26 budget, there were a couple of

1167
00:43:31,240 --> 00:43:32,960
adjustments that needed to be made for

1168
00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:36,400
that budget um that were not known at

1169
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,680
the time I brought the mid-year budget

1170
00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:40,400
adjustment back in February of this

1171
00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:43,080
year. So, we have uh few adjustments to

1172
00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:45,360
the general capital projects fund, and

1173
00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:48,200
um we are also establishing uh the Elm

1174
00:43:48,200 --> 00:43:50,600
Avenue project fund in fiscal year

1175
00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:54,280
'25-'26 and its corresponding budget.

1176
00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:57,000
And I'm open for any questions.

1177
00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,670
>> Okay. Anybody have any questions?

1178
00:43:59,670 --> 00:43:59,680
» Okay. Anybody have any questions?

1179
00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:01,240
I do have one question about the Elm

1180
00:44:01,240 --> 00:44:03,840
project. Um I The other ones we Do you

1181
00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:05,480
have an administrative fee? So, after

1182
00:44:05,480 --> 00:44:07,560
you establish that is in the budget,

1183
00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:08,800
you'll do an administrative fee for

1184
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:09,720
that?

1185
00:44:09,720 --> 00:44:11,950
>> Um I'm I'm allocating

1186
00:44:11,950 --> 00:44:11,960
» Um I'm I'm allocating

1187
00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:15,840
uh 10% of uh staff time um to that fund

1188
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:17,560
because we are going to spend time, you

1189
00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:18,520
know, collecting

1190
00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:19,830
>> I Yeah, I didn't see the line item.

1191
00:44:19,830 --> 00:44:19,840
» I Yeah, I didn't see the line item.

1192
00:44:19,840 --> 00:44:21,790
>> I'm not doing it as a transfer, but more

1193
00:44:21,790 --> 00:44:21,800
» I'm not doing it as a transfer, but more

1194
00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:23,920
like a direct allocation of city staff

1195
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:24,360
time.

1196
00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:26,470
>> And that'll be in the own budget. Okay.

1197
00:44:26,470 --> 00:44:26,480
» And that'll be in the own budget. Okay.

1198
00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:28,510
>> Great.

1199
00:44:28,510 --> 00:44:28,520
» Great.

1200
00:44:28,520 --> 00:44:29,280
Okay.

1201
00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:30,560
Please wait.

1202
00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:33,280
Okay. So, any other questions for staff?

1203
00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:35,990
>> Um yes, Mr. Mayor. Um I noticed that

1204
00:44:35,990 --> 00:44:36,000
» Um yes, Mr. Mayor. Um I noticed that

1205
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:37,840
there was a and there um the capital

1206
00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:40,240
projects fund, there was $45,000

1207
00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:43,000
allocated for city hall structure.

1208
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:44,000
Um

1209
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:44,920
at one point, I believe we had a

1210
00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:46,640
discussion that maybe is are we talking

1211
00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:48,440
about the front of city hall?

1212
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,350
>> Yeah, we haven't really received

1213
00:44:51,350 --> 00:44:51,360
» Yeah, we haven't really received

1214
00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:53,480
direction as to what we want to do with

1215
00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:55,160
those funds. I mean, I'm I'm putting it

1216
00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:57,040
there because the

1217
00:44:57,040 --> 00:44:58,640
project hasn't been completed and we

1218
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:01,160
still have the funds. So, if you decide

1219
00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:04,480
to in the future reallocate those funds,

1220
00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:05,640
you can

1221
00:45:05,640 --> 00:45:07,720
uh and we'll just change the description

1222
00:45:07,720 --> 00:45:10,160
or reallocate those funds to a different

1223
00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:13,000
account, but it's definitely there. Um

1224
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:16,000
but if the city hall structure is not

1225
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:17,560
something that city council wants to do,

1226
00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:19,640
we can definitely have that discussion

1227
00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:20,080
and make

1228
00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:21,470
>> change the what we're going to do with

1229
00:45:21,470 --> 00:45:21,480
» change the what we're going to do with

1230
00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:22,360
the money.

1231
00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:23,870
>> But we do we we don't want to do it,

1232
00:45:23,870 --> 00:45:23,880
» But we do we we don't want to do it,

1233
00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:24,640
right?

1234
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:25,950
>> We have we haven't decided that. We

1235
00:45:25,950 --> 00:45:25,960
» We have we haven't decided that. We

1236
00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:27,480
That's the whole It's been in limbo.

1237
00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:28,070
>> All right.

1238
00:45:28,070 --> 00:45:28,080
» All right.

1239
00:45:28,080 --> 00:45:30,910
>> We we stopped it from going any further

1240
00:45:30,910 --> 00:45:30,920
» We we stopped it from going any further

1241
00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:33,240
like a year ago, maybe 2 years ago, and

1242
00:45:33,240 --> 00:45:34,760
we just haven't dis- hasn't been brought

1243
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:36,360
up since.

1244
00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:37,430
>> Thank you very much, Abigail.

1245
00:45:37,430 --> 00:45:37,440
» Thank you very much, Abigail.

1246
00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:37,870
>> No problem.

1247
00:45:37,870 --> 00:45:37,880
» No problem.

1248
00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:38,710
>> Thank you.

1249
00:45:38,710 --> 00:45:38,720
» Thank you.

1250
00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:40,040
Okay, now I'm going to open the public

1251
00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:41,080
hearing,

1252
00:45:41,080 --> 00:45:43,440
and do I have any slips for the public

1253
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:46,760
hearing for this item on the agenda?

1254
00:45:46,760 --> 00:45:49,160
Okay. You Ma'am, you had a question, but

1255
00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:50,560
you didn't put a slip in. Do you have a

1256
00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:51,400
question?

1257
00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:54,030
>> I had a slip, but I just I didn't know

1258
00:45:54,030 --> 00:45:54,040
» I had a slip, but I just I didn't know

1259
00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:56,280
who this person is, and I was just

1260
00:45:56,280 --> 00:45:58,040
curious, but they told me you're the

1261
00:45:58,040 --> 00:45:59,800
city treasurer.

1262
00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:00,830
>> Yes.

1263
00:46:00,830 --> 00:46:00,840
» Yes.

1264
00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:02,440
Finance director, yes, ma'am. Okay. I

1265
00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:03,600
didn't mean to cut you off, but I have

1266
00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:07,240
to do it in order. Okay. Thank you.

1267
00:46:07,240 --> 00:46:10,440
Okay. So, we got um no slips and nobody

1268
00:46:10,440 --> 00:46:11,840
coming up, so we're going to close the

1269
00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:13,320
public hearing and come back to this

1270
00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:16,160
council discussion.

1271
00:46:16,160 --> 00:46:17,790
>> When do we get to

1272
00:46:17,790 --> 00:46:17,800
» When do we get to

1273
00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:20,400
Sorry, interrupting again.

1274
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:22,640
When do So, I put in one of those green

1275
00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:24,800
slips, when do I get to ask questions?

1276
00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:25,950
>> When the item comes up.

1277
00:46:25,950 --> 00:46:25,960
» When the item comes up.

1278
00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:27,310
>> Yeah, what is the item?

1279
00:46:27,310 --> 00:46:27,320
» Yeah, what is the item?

1280
00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:28,390
>> Number 16.

1281
00:46:28,390 --> 00:46:28,400
» Number 16.

1282
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:29,670
>> When item 16 comes up.

1283
00:46:29,670 --> 00:46:29,680
» When item 16 comes up.

1284
00:46:29,680 --> 00:46:30,270
>> Okay.

1285
00:46:30,270 --> 00:46:30,280
» Okay.

1286
00:46:30,280 --> 00:46:31,230
>> We'll call you then.

1287
00:46:31,230 --> 00:46:31,240
» We'll call you then.

1288
00:46:31,240 --> 00:46:32,870
>> All right.

1289
00:46:32,870 --> 00:46:32,880
» All right.

1290
00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:33,790
>> Okay.

1291
00:46:33,790 --> 00:46:33,800
» Okay.

1292
00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:35,320
Do we have questions for Abigail?

1293
00:46:35,320 --> 00:46:36,270
>> I have a

1294
00:46:36,270 --> 00:46:36,280
» I have a

1295
00:46:36,280 --> 00:46:40,310
a couple and then I'll

1296
00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:41,520
Ms. Abigail,

1297
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:43,920
when I'm looking at your presentation,

1298
00:46:43,920 --> 00:46:45,360
which was a great presentation, by the

1299
00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:46,920
way. Um

1300
00:46:46,920 --> 00:46:49,040
I notice a lot of our projects are being

1301
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:52,520
funded through Measure I funding.

1302
00:46:52,520 --> 00:46:53,750
>> Um

1303
00:46:53,750 --> 00:46:53,760
» Um

1304
00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:56,400
not the project, the actual construction

1305
00:46:56,400 --> 00:46:59,120
phase, but the project management. So,

1306
00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:01,960
things that um like for example, we hire

1307
00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:03,680
a consultant and currently we have

1308
00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:05,800
Charles Abbott and Associates doing a

1309
00:47:05,800 --> 00:47:07,480
lot of the project management. So, like

1310
00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:09,520
Richard Patterson, right? So, he's

1311
00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:11,560
spending time on these projects like

1312
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:13,280
Split Rock Bridge.

1313
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:16,960
But, for grants, um you only get a

1314
00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:19,280
certain percentage for project

1315
00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:21,680
management costs. So,

1316
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:24,920
we have to um find other sources to be

1317
00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:27,520
able to fund to be able to fund that the

1318
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,520
cost, because otherwise it will come out

1319
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:32,240
of um the general fund money.

1320
00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:34,470
>> So, is it safe to say that Measure I

1321
00:47:34,470 --> 00:47:34,480
» So, is it safe to say that Measure I

1322
00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:36,480
funding is not a long-term

1323
00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:38,560
sustainability, financially sustainable

1324
00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:40,720
solution for all the projects that we

1325
00:47:40,720 --> 00:47:42,920
want?

1326
00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:44,510
>> Well, Measure I funding is very

1327
00:47:44,510 --> 00:47:44,520
» Well, Measure I funding is very

1328
00:47:44,520 --> 00:47:49,160
restrictive. Um so, if the funding is

1329
00:47:49,160 --> 00:47:50,760
not available, then we have to find

1330
00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:53,360
other sources. I I do have to say that

1331
00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:54,960
recently um

1332
00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:56,840
the city manager brought, I don't know

1333
00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:58,480
if it was presented as a consent item,

1334
00:47:58,480 --> 00:47:59,400
but

1335
00:47:59,400 --> 00:48:02,120
measure a representative from SBCTA

1336
00:48:02,120 --> 00:48:05,080
requested a letter of support for

1337
00:48:05,080 --> 00:48:08,480
measure I funding to be extended because

1338
00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:09,120
um

1339
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:10,560
the current

1340
00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:14,480
funding is available through um 2040.

1341
00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:17,640
And the city council approved um a

1342
00:48:17,640 --> 00:48:22,360
letter of uh support to increase the

1343
00:48:22,360 --> 00:48:24,480
uh funding availability. I can't

1344
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:26,560
remember for how many more years. So

1345
00:48:26,560 --> 00:48:28,510
>> no, they want to make it a sunset. The

1346
00:48:28,510 --> 00:48:28,520
» no, they want to make it a sunset. The

1347
00:48:28,520 --> 00:48:30,800
SBCTA wants to make it a sunset measure.

1348
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:33,000
It's to be on the November ballot. Make

1349
00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:34,960
it sunset. And the if it's they if the

1350
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:37,120
voters vote that in, then it'll just be

1351
00:48:37,120 --> 00:48:38,920
unless somebody puts it back on the

1352
00:48:38,920 --> 00:48:41,400
ballot to to end it. So in other words,

1353
00:48:41,400 --> 00:48:42,680
right now what the way the funding

1354
00:48:42,680 --> 00:48:46,200
works, we uh SBCTA has they'll do major

1355
00:48:46,200 --> 00:48:47,720
big projects like hundreds of million

1356
00:48:47,720 --> 00:48:49,200
dollar projects and they'll get bonds

1357
00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:52,160
for those and so they have to plan for

1358
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:53,800
them like years ahead. So when if the

1359
00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:55,720
funding ends in 2040, they have to stop

1360
00:48:55,720 --> 00:48:57,760
planning for this stuff and then so

1361
00:48:57,760 --> 00:48:59,240
that's why they want to make it a sunset

1362
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:00,480
because every time they put this on the

1363
00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:03,400
ballot, it it passes by 80%. Because the

1364
00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:05,200
money it stays in San Bernardino County

1365
00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:08,320
and it is it is get gets spent um very

1366
00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:10,680
well. I mean, they there's

1367
00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:13,280
it's um it's it's a well well well-run

1368
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:14,640
organization.

1369
00:49:14,640 --> 00:49:15,430
>> So I would

1370
00:49:15,430 --> 00:49:15,440
» So I would

1371
00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:16,870
>> I have I have faith in them. I guess

1372
00:49:16,870 --> 00:49:16,880
» I have I have faith in them. I guess

1373
00:49:16,880 --> 00:49:19,080
what what I'm saying is measure I is not

1374
00:49:19,080 --> 00:49:21,600
a secure funding that we can count on

1375
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:23,920
forever and ever and it will not

1376
00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:25,670
>> None of the fundings from the special

1377
00:49:25,670 --> 00:49:25,680
» None of the fundings from the special

1378
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:27,640
revenue funds are secure.

1379
00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:28,990
>> Are secure funding?

1380
00:49:28,990 --> 00:49:29,000
» Are secure funding?

1381
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:31,070
>> No, none of them are. A clear example

1382
00:49:31,070 --> 00:49:31,080
» No, none of them are. A clear example

1383
00:49:31,080 --> 00:49:32,760
that I mentioned was the Article 8

1384
00:49:32,760 --> 00:49:35,480
funding. So Article 8 funding used to

1385
00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:38,760
fund about 50% of public works salaries

1386
00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,000
and benefits. When that funding went

1387
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:44,760
away was um fiscal year 21-22.

1388
00:49:44,760 --> 00:49:47,480
Um the state reallocated the Article 8

1389
00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:50,680
funding um to transit agencies. So what

1390
00:49:50,680 --> 00:49:54,520
the city had to do is absorb the funding

1391
00:49:54,520 --> 00:49:56,280
of the salaries and benefits, you know,

1392
00:49:56,280 --> 00:49:58,680
that 50% essentially. So,

1393
00:49:58,680 --> 00:50:00,800
none of the special revenue funds or the

1394
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:02,560
capital project funds

1395
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:06,160
funds are secure. Like, there's no

1396
00:50:06,160 --> 00:50:08,440
you know, in perpetuity funding, if you

1397
00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:09,120
will.

1398
00:50:09,120 --> 00:50:11,070
>> Got you. Okay. I'm going to hold off on

1399
00:50:11,070 --> 00:50:11,080
» Got you. Okay. I'm going to hold off on

1400
00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:15,150
my other one. Go ahead, Matt.

1401
00:50:15,160 --> 00:50:16,520
Then I have one more question. I was

1402
00:50:16,520 --> 00:50:18,280
trying to figure out how to word this.

1403
00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:19,720
Um

1404
00:50:19,720 --> 00:50:21,720
around slide three or four, you said a

1405
00:50:21,720 --> 00:50:23,800
very specific

1406
00:50:23,800 --> 00:50:26,640
statement, which was completion of these

1407
00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:28,240
projects depends on funding

1408
00:50:28,240 --> 00:50:30,840
availability.

1409
00:50:30,840 --> 00:50:32,080
We've seen

1410
00:50:32,080 --> 00:50:33,640
I've seen that through the state,

1411
00:50:33,640 --> 00:50:36,040
sometimes projects that we think should

1412
00:50:36,040 --> 00:50:38,640
be done like that, um take 12 to 15

1413
00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:40,160
years to be done.

1414
00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:42,200
And if this was, you know, if let's just

1415
00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:43,720
say for example, using Measure I, let's

1416
00:50:43,720 --> 00:50:45,080
say the voters don't vote for it this

1417
00:50:45,080 --> 00:50:48,560
time, and it does close in 2040.

1418
00:50:48,560 --> 00:50:50,080
And our project isn't going to be

1419
00:50:50,080 --> 00:50:52,000
complete. That's 15 years. Let's say we

1420
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:53,640
need more time, or something goes wrong,

1421
00:50:53,640 --> 00:50:55,480
or the state pushes in new mandates,

1422
00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:59,430
right?

1423
00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:01,880
Where does that money come from?

1424
00:51:01,880 --> 00:51:03,280
To complete the projects if we don't

1425
00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:04,440
have it.

1426
00:51:04,440 --> 00:51:06,390
>> Well, it depends, you know, we have

1427
00:51:06,390 --> 00:51:06,400
» Well, it depends, you know, we have

1428
00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:09,040
other funding sources. It's There's a

1429
00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:10,560
lot of what ifs in that in that

1430
00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:12,160
question, but

1431
00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:14,360
I mean, worst case scenario, it'll come

1432
00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:17,400
out of the general fund, or the city

1433
00:51:17,400 --> 00:51:19,120
council can decide to abandon that

1434
00:51:19,120 --> 00:51:21,600
project. I mean, it's happened in the

1435
00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:24,160
past, where for example, the the city's

1436
00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:26,800
waste water project, it was

1437
00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:28,280
believe the funding original funding

1438
00:51:28,280 --> 00:51:30,160
sources that was promised to the city

1439
00:51:30,160 --> 00:51:32,360
was over 159

1440
00:51:32,360 --> 00:51:35,240
million dollars, then when the state you

1441
00:51:35,240 --> 00:51:37,320
know, when it was all said and done, the

1442
00:51:37,320 --> 00:51:39,600
funding was like cut down to 50 million

1443
00:51:39,600 --> 00:51:41,320
dollars. So, city council recognized

1444
00:51:41,320 --> 00:51:43,080
that there was no way

1445
00:51:43,080 --> 00:51:45,720
that the city could continue to fund

1446
00:51:45,720 --> 00:51:48,200
that project. So, yes, the up to the

1447
00:51:48,200 --> 00:51:51,400
design phase, the costs were funded by

1448
00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:52,760
the grants.

1449
00:51:52,760 --> 00:51:54,520
Then we just decided to abandon the

1450
00:51:54,520 --> 00:51:56,520
project and there's nothing wrong with

1451
00:51:56,520 --> 00:51:58,400
with that. I mean, it's just, you know,

1452
00:51:58,400 --> 00:52:01,800
we move on until we get more funding um

1453
00:52:01,800 --> 00:52:03,920
available. But, that doesn't mean that

1454
00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:05,360
when you start project you have to

1455
00:52:05,360 --> 00:52:06,680
finish it if you don't have funding.

1456
00:52:06,680 --> 00:52:08,560
It's just not fiscally responsible to do

1457
00:52:08,560 --> 00:52:09,320
so.

1458
00:52:09,320 --> 00:52:09,830
>> Correct.

1459
00:52:09,830 --> 00:52:09,840
» Correct.

1460
00:52:09,840 --> 00:52:12,310
>> It I would add to that that it doesn't

1461
00:52:12,310 --> 00:52:12,320
» It I would add to that that it doesn't

1462
00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:14,080
even have to be something catastrophic

1463
00:52:14,080 --> 00:52:16,560
that that stops the funding, but simply

1464
00:52:16,560 --> 00:52:19,280
the rising cost of these projects um

1465
00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:22,600
affects how much project we can get. So,

1466
00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:24,000
you know, for we're talking about some

1467
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:25,560
road projects and that kind of stuff

1468
00:52:25,560 --> 00:52:26,720
here.

1469
00:52:26,720 --> 00:52:28,280
Price of oil goes up, which we're all

1470
00:52:28,280 --> 00:52:29,720
seeing right now.

1471
00:52:29,720 --> 00:52:31,400
$6 a gallon for gasoline, well, that

1472
00:52:31,400 --> 00:52:34,200
affects the price of asphalt. And so, um

1473
00:52:34,200 --> 00:52:36,840
as these prices go up, these funding

1474
00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:40,870
mechanisms generally don't.

1475
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:43,560
» So, in in your professional opinion,

1476
00:52:43,560 --> 00:52:45,720
what do you think needs to happen

1477
00:52:45,720 --> 00:52:47,160
in order to make sure that we don't have

1478
00:52:47,160 --> 00:52:48,520
to abandon projects? Cuz I'm not going

1479
00:52:48,520 --> 00:52:51,080
to start something and not finish it.

1480
00:52:51,080 --> 00:52:53,480
Um what would you say financially is the

1481
00:52:53,480 --> 00:52:55,240
most

1482
00:52:55,240 --> 00:52:57,640
sustainable option long-term?

1483
00:52:57,640 --> 00:53:00,030
>> Well, it just depends. It's It's You

1484
00:53:00,030 --> 00:53:00,040
» Well, it just depends. It's It's You

1485
00:53:00,040 --> 00:53:02,480
really have to treat each project on a

1486
00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:05,680
case-by-case basis. I can't answer

1487
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:07,760
something like that.

1488
00:53:07,760 --> 00:53:10,600
It has to be very project-specific, but

1489
00:53:10,600 --> 00:53:12,640
again, abandoning the project is one

1490
00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:15,920
option, and then the other is um looking

1491
00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:18,400
for additional funding sources, grants,

1492
00:53:18,400 --> 00:53:20,760
you know.

1493
00:53:20,760 --> 00:53:23,200
Those are mainly the the two options.

1494
00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:24,990
>> Potentially the

1495
00:53:24,990 --> 00:53:25,000
» Potentially the

1496
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:26,960
the tax measure that we're going to talk

1497
00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:29,320
about, item 16.

1498
00:53:29,320 --> 00:53:32,230
>> Thank you, sir.

1499
00:53:32,240 --> 00:53:34,280
» Okay, nobody else? I'll look for motion.

1500
00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:38,790
>> What number?

1501
00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:41,040
Okay, I'll make a motion that we approve

1502
00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:43,360
resolution number 2620 adopting the

1503
00:53:43,360 --> 00:53:45,720
budget revision for special revenue

1504
00:53:45,720 --> 00:53:47,040
funds

1505
00:53:47,040 --> 00:53:50,120
um excluding Project Phoenix funds,

1506
00:53:50,120 --> 00:53:52,560
capital project funds, and successor

1507
00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:56,280
agency fund for fiscal year 2627.

1508
00:53:56,280 --> 00:53:59,080
Also interfund transfer for fiscal year

1509
00:53:59,080 --> 00:54:01,200
2627

1510
00:54:01,200 --> 00:54:03,280
for 10,000

1511
00:54:03,280 --> 00:54:05,320
from the gas tax fund to the general

1512
00:54:05,320 --> 00:54:08,440
fund for admin fees, 20,000 from the

1513
00:54:08,440 --> 00:54:11,040
measure I fund to the general fund for

1514
00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:13,920
admin fees, 27,040

1515
00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:15,840
dollars for

1516
00:54:15,840 --> 00:54:18,480
from the successor agency fund to the

1517
00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:21,520
general fund for admin fees,

1518
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:25,440
and changes to the fiscal year 2526

1519
00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:27,200
budget for the following funds

1520
00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:28,600
amendments

1521
00:54:28,600 --> 00:54:31,040
to the general capital fund project fund

1522
00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:33,160
and establishment and adoption of the

1523
00:54:33,160 --> 00:54:36,320
new Elm Avenue project fund and related

1524
00:54:36,320 --> 00:54:37,440
budget.

1525
00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:38,270
>> Second.

1526
00:54:38,270 --> 00:54:38,280
» Second.

1527
00:54:38,280 --> 00:54:39,630
>> Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any

1528
00:54:39,630 --> 00:54:39,640
» Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any

1529
00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:41,120
further discussion?

1530
00:54:41,120 --> 00:54:44,070
>> Can I ask I read all that?

1531
00:54:44,070 --> 00:54:44,080
» Can I ask I read all that?

1532
00:54:44,080 --> 00:54:46,710
>> Roll call vote, please.

1533
00:54:46,710 --> 00:54:46,720
» Roll call vote, please.

1534
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:47,710
>> Councilmember Wright?

1535
00:54:47,710 --> 00:54:47,720
» Councilmember Wright?

1536
00:54:47,720 --> 00:54:48,470
>> I.

1537
00:54:48,470 --> 00:54:48,480
» I.

1538
00:54:48,480 --> 00:54:49,510
>> Councilmember Beltran?

1539
00:54:49,510 --> 00:54:49,520
» Councilmember Beltran?

1540
00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:49,950
>> I.

1541
00:54:49,950 --> 00:54:49,960
» I.

1542
00:54:49,960 --> 00:54:50,990
>> Councilwoman Ramirez?

1543
00:54:50,990 --> 00:54:51,000
» Councilwoman Ramirez?

1544
00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:51,350
>> I.

1545
00:54:51,350 --> 00:54:51,360
» I.

1546
00:54:51,360 --> 00:54:52,510
>> Mayor pro tem Scott?

1547
00:54:52,510 --> 00:54:52,520
» Mayor pro tem Scott?

1548
00:54:52,520 --> 00:54:52,950
>> I.

1549
00:54:52,950 --> 00:54:52,960
» I.

1550
00:54:52,960 --> 00:54:53,630
>> Mayor Mints?

1551
00:54:53,630 --> 00:54:53,640
» Mayor Mints?

1552
00:54:53,640 --> 00:54:53,950
>> I.

1553
00:54:53,950 --> 00:54:53,960
» I.

1554
00:54:53,960 --> 00:54:54,910
>> Approved 5-0.

1555
00:54:54,910 --> 00:54:54,920
» Approved 5-0.

1556
00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:56,030
>> Thank you.

1557
00:54:56,030 --> 00:54:56,040
» Thank you.

1558
00:54:56,040 --> 00:54:57,920
Uh item number 15 is Pearl budget for

1559
00:54:57,920 --> 00:54:59,520
revised Project Phoenix funds and

1560
00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:01,240
enterprise fund for the fiscal year

1561
00:55:01,240 --> 00:55:04,000
2026-27 and I'll be abstaining from this

1562
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:06,240
and I'll be leaving the room.

1563
00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:24,870
Mayor pro tem Scott?

1564
00:55:24,880 --> 00:55:26,440
» Ready? Okay.

1565
00:55:26,440 --> 00:55:30,040
Well, hello again. Um so moving on to

1566
00:55:30,040 --> 00:55:32,120
the Project Phoenix funds and the

1567
00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:35,360
enterprise fund, um this presentation is

1568
00:55:35,360 --> 00:55:37,680
not too long. Um there's not much

1569
00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:40,840
activity going on in this funds, but um

1570
00:55:40,840 --> 00:55:43,760
just to provide an overview, the Project

1571
00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:45,840
Phoenix funds account for the activities

1572
00:55:45,840 --> 00:55:48,040
associated with the city's downtown

1573
00:55:48,040 --> 00:55:51,000
revitalization project. And the sewer

1574
00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:52,320
fund

1575
00:55:52,320 --> 00:55:54,200
was created to account to account for

1576
00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:56,120
the cost of providing sewer services to

1577
00:55:56,120 --> 00:55:57,920
a limited number of businesses within

1578
00:55:57,920 --> 00:56:00,720
the Freedom Plaza, as well as activities

1579
00:56:00,720 --> 00:56:02,280
associated with the Project Phoenix

1580
00:56:02,280 --> 00:56:04,560
package treatment plant.

1581
00:56:04,560 --> 00:56:07,120
Um in terms of the Project Phoenix

1582
00:56:07,120 --> 00:56:10,280
funds, as of today we have $204,000

1583
00:56:10,280 --> 00:56:12,880
left from the $2.3 million previously

1584
00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:15,200
committed for this project. And then

1585
00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:17,680
there's also $1.1

1586
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:20,240
million from the housing bond proceeds,

1587
00:56:20,240 --> 00:56:23,120
which uh this funds can only be be spent

1588
00:56:23,120 --> 00:56:25,680
for affordable housing activities.

1589
00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:27,880
And some of the projects that remain

1590
00:56:27,880 --> 00:56:30,880
open for Project Phoenix, we have the

1591
00:56:30,880 --> 00:56:33,680
business loan program for the storefront

1592
00:56:33,680 --> 00:56:35,040
improvement

1593
00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:37,840
um program, public art, street

1594
00:56:37,840 --> 00:56:40,440
furniture, site improvements, and

1595
00:56:40,440 --> 00:56:44,000
facility fixtures. And if you recall at

1596
00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:45,800
the beginning of this year, City Council

1597
00:56:45,800 --> 00:56:48,880
approved the reallocation of the $15,000

1598
00:56:48,880 --> 00:56:52,360
um funds for the public art. There's the

1599
00:56:52,360 --> 00:56:54,600
tile mural that was just presented

1600
00:56:54,600 --> 00:56:58,080
today. And $18,000

1601
00:56:58,080 --> 00:57:02,200
of that project will be funded by a

1602
00:57:02,200 --> 00:57:05,680
grant from the City Council um

1603
00:57:05,680 --> 00:57:08,800
from California Arts Council.

1604
00:57:08,800 --> 00:57:10,680
In terms of the sewer fund, we have a

1605
00:57:10,680 --> 00:57:12,360
couple of big projects that we're

1606
00:57:12,360 --> 00:57:14,520
working on right now. We have the USGS

1607
00:57:14,520 --> 00:57:16,640
study, and then we also have the package

1608
00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:20,280
treatment plant. Um for the USGS study,

1609
00:57:20,280 --> 00:57:23,200
it's going to be a 5-year study, and we

1610
00:57:23,200 --> 00:57:26,600
currently have $1.9 million

1611
00:57:26,600 --> 00:57:29,920
uh stack stack one and stack two, and

1612
00:57:29,920 --> 00:57:33,280
also $200,000 contribution from um the

1613
00:57:33,280 --> 00:57:36,520
29 Palms uh Water District. We do have

1614
00:57:36,520 --> 00:57:37,920
an um

1615
00:57:37,920 --> 00:57:40,560
uh this project is underfunded by almost

1616
00:57:40,560 --> 00:57:43,840
$99,000, but the city will be working

1617
00:57:43,840 --> 00:57:45,960
closely with the 29 Palms uh Water

1618
00:57:45,960 --> 00:57:49,640
District and also USGS to find uh or to

1619
00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:51,920
implement cost-cutting measures to make

1620
00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:54,800
sure that um we either eliminate or

1621
00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:58,910
reduce this uh shortfall.

1622
00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:00,800
And like I said, this is not a big

1623
00:58:00,800 --> 00:58:04,760
presentation, but I am um requesting um

1624
00:58:04,760 --> 00:58:07,200
the approval of the resolution to adopt

1625
00:58:07,200 --> 00:58:09,040
the budget revisions for the Project

1626
00:58:09,040 --> 00:58:11,080
Phoenix Funds and Enterprise Fund for

1627
00:58:11,080 --> 00:58:13,800
fiscal year '26-'27 as well as the inner

1628
00:58:13,800 --> 00:58:16,040
fund transfers for the general fund and

1629
00:58:16,040 --> 00:58:19,560
the sewer fund for fiscal year '26-'27

1630
00:58:19,560 --> 00:58:21,960
uh which includes $70,000 to subsidize

1631
00:58:21,960 --> 00:58:25,120
the um sewer fund and $25,000 for a

1632
00:58:25,120 --> 00:58:27,840
sewer fee study.

1633
00:58:27,840 --> 00:58:31,990
>> Okay, let's open up public hearing.

1634
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:35,190
Any discussion?

1635
00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:37,400
Any green slips?

1636
00:58:37,400 --> 00:58:40,560
Okay, bring it back up here.

1637
00:58:40,560 --> 00:58:45,870
Close public hearing.

1638
00:58:45,880 --> 00:58:48,160
Okay, roll um roll call. I mean a

1639
00:58:48,160 --> 00:58:50,040
motion. Looking for a motion.

1640
00:58:50,040 --> 00:58:52,230
>> I make a motion.

1641
00:58:52,230 --> 00:58:52,240
» I make a motion.

1642
00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:54,040
I make a motion that we approve

1643
00:58:54,040 --> 00:58:56,720
resolution number 26-21.

1644
00:58:56,720 --> 00:58:58,830
>> All right, got it right. Approving the

1645
00:58:58,830 --> 00:58:58,840
» All right, got it right. Approving the

1646
00:58:58,840 --> 00:59:00,880
budget revision for Project Phoenix

1647
00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:02,840
Funds and Enterprise Fund for fiscal

1648
00:59:02,840 --> 00:59:04,760
year '26-'27

1649
00:59:04,760 --> 00:59:06,600
and inner fund transfer from the general

1650
00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:09,400
fund to the sewer fund for fiscal year

1651
00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:11,480
'26-'27

1652
00:59:11,480 --> 00:59:14,400
for 70,000 to subsidize the operating

1653
00:59:14,400 --> 00:59:17,240
costs of this fund and 25,000 for a

1654
00:59:17,240 --> 00:59:18,840
sewer rate study.

1655
00:59:18,840 --> 00:59:20,910
>> Second.

1656
00:59:20,910 --> 00:59:20,920
» Second.

1657
00:59:20,920 --> 00:59:24,430
>> Okay, roll call.

1658
00:59:24,440 --> 00:59:25,640
» Councilwoman Ramirez.

1659
00:59:25,640 --> 00:59:26,390
>> I.

1660
00:59:26,390 --> 00:59:26,400
» I.

1661
00:59:26,400 --> 00:59:27,390
>> Council member Wright.

1662
00:59:27,390 --> 00:59:27,400
» Council member Wright.

1663
00:59:27,400 --> 00:59:27,950
>> I.

1664
00:59:27,950 --> 00:59:27,960
» I.

1665
00:59:27,960 --> 00:59:28,990
>> Councilman Billing.

1666
00:59:28,990 --> 00:59:29,000
» Councilman Billing.

1667
00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:29,630
>> I.

1668
00:59:29,630 --> 00:59:29,640
» I.

1669
00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:30,910
>> Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

1670
00:59:30,910 --> 00:59:30,920
» Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

1671
00:59:30,920 --> 00:59:31,350
>> I.

1672
00:59:31,350 --> 00:59:31,360
» I.

1673
00:59:31,360 --> 00:59:35,750
>> Mayor Mintz abstains.

1674
00:59:35,760 --> 00:59:37,440
» Well, Mayor Mintz is coming back up. I

1675
00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:40,040
just want to make a quick comment that

1676
00:59:40,040 --> 00:59:43,600
USGS study is proceeding. I had a

1677
00:59:43,600 --> 00:59:47,160
meeting with the USGS as well as our

1678
00:59:47,160 --> 00:59:48,920
local water district and they're making

1679
00:59:48,920 --> 00:59:51,520
progress on it. And that study hopefully

1680
00:59:51,520 --> 00:59:53,760
for the public is going to help inform

1681
00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:57,600
us as to when if ever we are going to

1682
00:59:57,600 --> 01:00:00,120
need a a sewer system. And I think that

1683
01:00:00,120 --> 01:00:01,200
that's

1684
01:00:01,200 --> 01:00:02,440
going to be money well spent for this

1685
01:00:02,440 --> 01:00:05,070
community.

1686
01:00:05,080 --> 01:00:06,880
» Thank you.

1687
01:00:06,880 --> 01:00:09,600
Okay, discussion potential action items.

1688
01:00:09,600 --> 01:00:11,720
Number 16, update to the local sales tax

1689
01:00:11,720 --> 01:00:14,240
ballot measure for November 3rd, 2026

1690
01:00:14,240 --> 01:00:16,160
general election.

1691
01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:19,470
Mr. City Manager.

1692
01:00:19,480 --> 01:00:21,240
» Yeah, we want to bring this item forward

1693
01:00:21,240 --> 01:00:23,800
again. We had had discussion at the last

1694
01:00:23,800 --> 01:00:25,640
city council meeting and

1695
01:00:25,640 --> 01:00:28,280
I I want to give the public every

1696
01:00:28,280 --> 01:00:30,240
opportunity to participate in this in

1697
01:00:30,240 --> 01:00:33,000
this conversation.

1698
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:37,560
There seemed to be maybe some confusion

1699
01:00:37,560 --> 01:00:39,720
surrounding this and and I just want the

1700
01:00:39,720 --> 01:00:42,760
public to understand that this is the

1701
01:00:42,760 --> 01:00:44,640
council is putting this on the ballot

1702
01:00:44,640 --> 01:00:46,840
for the voter to decide whether this is

1703
01:00:46,840 --> 01:00:48,240
something that is good for Twentynine

1704
01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:51,120
Palms. And I think it's important to

1705
01:00:51,120 --> 01:00:52,840
note that that the council isn't

1706
01:00:52,840 --> 01:00:54,920
imposing this

1707
01:00:54,920 --> 01:00:57,680
this potential tax. The the citizens

1708
01:00:57,680 --> 01:01:00,040
will vote on that.

1709
01:01:00,040 --> 01:01:01,520
You know, we had earlier discussions

1710
01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:02,920
about

1711
01:01:02,920 --> 01:01:05,680
potential project shortfalls. Certainly

1712
01:01:05,680 --> 01:01:07,880
our general service levels that we

1713
01:01:07,880 --> 01:01:10,120
provide of roads,

1714
01:01:10,120 --> 01:01:12,880
parks, animal [snorts] control, public

1715
01:01:12,880 --> 01:01:15,920
safety are all concerns where the

1716
01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:18,000
where where costs are going up and our

1717
01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:21,640
revenues are staying flat. And try as we

1718
01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:23,320
might, we're we're trying to increase

1719
01:01:23,320 --> 01:01:26,960
our revenues at at every opportunity.

1720
01:01:26,960 --> 01:01:30,360
But that's that's challenging also. And

1721
01:01:30,360 --> 01:01:31,440
so

1722
01:01:31,440 --> 01:01:34,480
we're we're trying to be as frugal as we

1723
01:01:34,480 --> 01:01:38,320
can in providing city services, but this

1724
01:01:38,320 --> 01:01:40,200
sales tax measure

1725
01:01:40,200 --> 01:01:42,840
will will go a long way towards helping

1726
01:01:42,840 --> 01:01:45,120
us provide the services that the quality

1727
01:01:45,120 --> 01:01:48,280
of life services that people expect of a

1728
01:01:48,280 --> 01:01:49,560
city.

1729
01:01:49,560 --> 01:01:51,760
There was polling that was done that

1730
01:01:51,760 --> 01:01:52,880
that

1731
01:01:52,880 --> 01:01:56,160
suggested that some of the main areas

1732
01:01:56,160 --> 01:01:58,480
that um

1733
01:01:58,480 --> 01:02:00,960
are important to people are public

1734
01:02:00,960 --> 01:02:03,960
safety, of course, sheriff's contract.

1735
01:02:03,960 --> 01:02:05,360
Um

1736
01:02:05,360 --> 01:02:09,040
our animal control. We currently have an

1737
01:02:09,040 --> 01:02:10,922
an aging building that is

1738
01:02:10,922 --> 01:02:12,110
>> [snorts]

1739
01:02:12,110 --> 01:02:12,120
» [snorts]

1740
01:02:12,120 --> 01:02:14,230
>> dare I say uh

1741
01:02:14,230 --> 01:02:14,240
» dare I say uh

1742
01:02:14,240 --> 01:02:16,240
falling down around their ears and we're

1743
01:02:16,240 --> 01:02:18,360
going to have to do something about it.

1744
01:02:18,360 --> 01:02:19,680
Um

1745
01:02:19,680 --> 01:02:21,760
up to and including if possible, you

1746
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:25,840
know, building a new one. Um and then

1747
01:02:25,840 --> 01:02:27,960
we we always are in

1748
01:02:27,960 --> 01:02:30,680
in the hunt to be able to maintain roads

1749
01:02:30,680 --> 01:02:32,480
in the community and we just talked

1750
01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:33,920
about some of those special funds that

1751
01:02:33,920 --> 01:02:37,560
help fund roads. Um those those numbers

1752
01:02:37,560 --> 01:02:39,440
are not going up, but our streets

1753
01:02:39,440 --> 01:02:42,360
continue to take a beating here and both

1754
01:02:42,360 --> 01:02:46,840
with our um flooding issues and just the

1755
01:02:46,840 --> 01:02:48,280
nature of

1756
01:02:48,280 --> 01:02:51,840
roads in this um extreme climates.

1757
01:02:51,840 --> 01:02:53,720
One of the things that

1758
01:02:53,720 --> 01:02:55,720
I point out when we talk about roads, we

1759
01:02:55,720 --> 01:02:58,720
also are talking about flood control and

1760
01:02:58,720 --> 01:03:02,000
that in our community, a lot of our um

1761
01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:03,840
flood control channels end up being the

1762
01:03:03,840 --> 01:03:06,080
roads. We try to direct the water onto

1763
01:03:06,080 --> 01:03:09,160
the road to get it to the flood control

1764
01:03:09,160 --> 01:03:11,480
the ultimate flood control channel. So

1765
01:03:11,480 --> 01:03:13,480
um you know, when we when we talked

1766
01:03:13,480 --> 01:03:15,440
about roads, we're also So, talking

1767
01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:16,880
about our

1768
01:03:16,880 --> 01:03:18,880
flood control and drainage here.

1769
01:03:18,880 --> 01:03:20,000
Um

1770
01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:22,320
and um

1771
01:03:22,320 --> 01:03:24,080
and then of course

1772
01:03:24,080 --> 01:03:25,840
we had a gentleman talk about our

1773
01:03:25,840 --> 01:03:26,960
you know

1774
01:03:26,960 --> 01:03:28,800
another area of quality of life and

1775
01:03:28,800 --> 01:03:31,120
that's our parks and the implementation

1776
01:03:31,120 --> 01:03:34,080
of biking trails and hiking trails here

1777
01:03:34,080 --> 01:03:35,720
and it's certainly something that we we

1778
01:03:35,720 --> 01:03:38,120
would like to provide the citizens

1779
01:03:38,120 --> 01:03:39,880
citizenry

1780
01:03:39,880 --> 01:03:42,320
with quality facilities in those areas

1781
01:03:42,320 --> 01:03:45,000
too. So, these are these are the areas

1782
01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:46,240
where

1783
01:03:46,240 --> 01:03:50,200
um that that pulled high but I believe

1784
01:03:50,200 --> 01:03:52,240
and I'll let you

1785
01:03:52,240 --> 01:03:53,640
talk about this but I believe that

1786
01:03:53,640 --> 01:03:55,200
they're also areas that the council

1787
01:03:55,200 --> 01:03:57,560
consider very important

1788
01:03:57,560 --> 01:04:00,280
and they're those are the places where

1789
01:04:00,280 --> 01:04:04,070
this money would be spent.

1790
01:04:04,080 --> 01:04:06,880
» Well, yes well speaking of grants and

1791
01:04:06,880 --> 01:04:08,920
bike paths and walking paths the one we

1792
01:04:08,920 --> 01:04:11,200
have along the drainage ditch right down

1793
01:04:11,200 --> 01:04:13,440
from city hall here. You know, we were

1794
01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:15,200
when you get asked for those grants they

1795
01:04:15,200 --> 01:04:17,720
the the people with the grant money they

1796
01:04:17,720 --> 01:04:19,560
expect you to put some some money into

1797
01:04:19,560 --> 01:04:21,720
the to the race also and we have to put

1798
01:04:21,720 --> 01:04:24,680
money up. I I don't I don't recall now

1799
01:04:24,680 --> 01:04:26,680
it was I think it was at least $100,000

1800
01:04:26,680 --> 01:04:29,080
but they put up another 100,000 or 200

1801
01:04:29,080 --> 01:04:31,040
some thousand dollars but we have to put

1802
01:04:31,040 --> 01:04:32,640
up some money to get these grants

1803
01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:34,360
sometimes. So, it's just not free money

1804
01:04:34,360 --> 01:04:36,760
all the time. Sometimes it's most of it

1805
01:04:36,760 --> 01:04:39,160
is but 90% of the time we have to put in

1806
01:04:39,160 --> 01:04:41,360
a percentage of the of the project. Like

1807
01:04:41,360 --> 01:04:42,800
that bridge project we had to put in

1808
01:04:42,800 --> 01:04:44,240
money for that

1809
01:04:44,240 --> 01:04:45,280
but obviously the federal government

1810
01:04:45,280 --> 01:04:46,880
paid for most of it.

1811
01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:48,080
But it's

1812
01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:49,280
but those are the kind of things if we

1813
01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:50,760
don't put money into ourselves as a

1814
01:04:50,760 --> 01:04:52,520
community then people are like well, you

1815
01:04:52,520 --> 01:04:53,800
know, maybe they don't want it so bad.

1816
01:04:53,800 --> 01:04:54,360
So,

1817
01:04:54,360 --> 01:04:57,070
>> Additionally, additionally when it comes

1818
01:04:57,070 --> 01:04:57,080
» Additionally, additionally when it comes

1819
01:04:57,080 --> 01:04:58,360
to grants

1820
01:04:58,360 --> 01:05:01,520
we as a staff have to manage those

1821
01:05:01,520 --> 01:05:03,720
grants. So, there's always a cost to

1822
01:05:03,720 --> 01:05:06,720
getting that money. Um and and lots of

1823
01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:09,680
it's good money for specific uses but it

1824
01:05:09,680 --> 01:05:12,000
does it does cost

1825
01:05:12,000 --> 01:05:14,320
in in the way of staff time, sometimes

1826
01:05:14,320 --> 01:05:17,520
property, those kinds of things. So, um

1827
01:05:17,520 --> 01:05:18,720
there's always some kind of cost.

1828
01:05:18,720 --> 01:05:20,310
>> We voted on, you know, using

1829
01:05:20,310 --> 01:05:20,320
» We voted on, you know, using

1830
01:05:20,320 --> 01:05:22,200
administrator money just in our budget

1831
01:05:22,200 --> 01:05:24,000
just on tonight, so.

1832
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:25,920
Anybody got more comments for the city

1833
01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:27,440
staff before we go to the public?

1834
01:05:27,440 --> 01:05:30,110
>> Yeah, yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. Um

1835
01:05:30,110 --> 01:05:30,120
» Yeah, yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. Um

1836
01:05:30,120 --> 01:05:31,520
Um thank you, Mr. City Manager. I

1837
01:05:31,520 --> 01:05:33,280
appreciate uh

1838
01:05:33,280 --> 01:05:35,120
you know, that um

1839
01:05:35,120 --> 01:05:36,640
you know, explaining how the tax system

1840
01:05:36,640 --> 01:05:38,120
is going to work and that it goes on the

1841
01:05:38,120 --> 01:05:41,520
ballot. Um I just want to add to um

1842
01:05:41,520 --> 01:05:42,800
we have a lot of visitors that come to

1843
01:05:42,800 --> 01:05:44,600
our city and, you know, a lot of my

1844
01:05:44,600 --> 01:05:46,880
constituents, they do have I don't want

1845
01:05:46,880 --> 01:05:48,560
to say a lot, but I've I've I've talked

1846
01:05:48,560 --> 01:05:51,080
to, you know, many constituents who you

1847
01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:52,880
know, they they're concerned about a 1%

1848
01:05:52,880 --> 01:05:54,120
tax and

1849
01:05:54,120 --> 01:05:56,480
um we understand that um

1850
01:05:56,480 --> 01:05:58,040
there's a lot of I mean, there's a lot

1851
01:05:58,040 --> 01:05:59,400
of services that we need in the city and

1852
01:05:59,400 --> 01:06:01,440
a lot of infrastructure um that that

1853
01:06:01,440 --> 01:06:03,800
needs to be maintained um and repaired.

1854
01:06:03,800 --> 01:06:05,480
Um but a lot of the visitors that come

1855
01:06:05,480 --> 01:06:07,640
to this city um they're also going to be

1856
01:06:07,640 --> 01:06:09,960
paying into that tax. Um they're driving

1857
01:06:09,960 --> 01:06:12,240
on our roads, um they stop at the gas

1858
01:06:12,240 --> 01:06:14,240
station, they grab some food, they get

1859
01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:16,320
some gas. Um and I think that's

1860
01:06:16,320 --> 01:06:17,960
important, especially

1861
01:06:17,960 --> 01:06:19,400
um in the in the economy that we live in

1862
01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:21,520
right now where we have a lot of people

1863
01:06:21,520 --> 01:06:24,440
who are online shopping. Um and

1864
01:06:24,440 --> 01:06:26,400
unfortunately, um smaller cities like

1865
01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:28,160
Twentynine Palms, we don't really get

1866
01:06:28,160 --> 01:06:30,520
that revenue from online shopping. So,

1867
01:06:30,520 --> 01:06:32,320
this is one opportunity for us to

1868
01:06:32,320 --> 01:06:35,280
increase those revenues. And so, um

1869
01:06:35,280 --> 01:06:36,760
again, it's not the city council or the

1870
01:06:36,760 --> 01:06:39,080
city that's imposing that tax. Um this

1871
01:06:39,080 --> 01:06:41,680
is for the voters to decide. And um I

1872
01:06:41,680 --> 01:06:44,560
trust the voters.

1873
01:06:44,560 --> 01:06:46,230
>> Okay. Anybody else before we go to

1874
01:06:46,230 --> 01:06:46,240
» Okay. Anybody else before we go to

1875
01:06:46,240 --> 01:06:47,720
public comment?

1876
01:06:47,720 --> 01:06:49,750
>> Hey, one more thing I'd say uh Mr.

1877
01:06:49,750 --> 01:06:49,760
» Hey, one more thing I'd say uh Mr.

1878
01:06:49,760 --> 01:06:53,520
Mayor, if I can. Um the city has a a

1879
01:06:53,520 --> 01:06:55,851
long history of um

1880
01:06:55,851 --> 01:06:56,230
>> [snorts]

1881
01:06:56,230 --> 01:06:56,240
» [snorts]

1882
01:06:56,240 --> 01:06:58,510
>> doing a lot with what we are able to

1883
01:06:58,510 --> 01:06:58,520
» doing a lot with what we are able to

1884
01:06:58,520 --> 01:07:00,880
what we are able to collect. I we've

1885
01:07:00,880 --> 01:07:03,240
always been financially uh responsible

1886
01:07:03,240 --> 01:07:05,040
when it comes to managing um our

1887
01:07:05,040 --> 01:07:07,240
funding. Um

1888
01:07:07,240 --> 01:07:10,760
year after year we get awards for our um

1889
01:07:10,760 --> 01:07:13,560
financial record keeping and and those

1890
01:07:13,560 --> 01:07:15,000
kinds of things, but we've always been

1891
01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:17,080
prudent um when it comes to using the

1892
01:07:17,080 --> 01:07:18,760
funds that we that we are able to

1893
01:07:18,760 --> 01:07:20,320
secure. So,

1894
01:07:20,320 --> 01:07:23,080
um I I wouldn't expect that that would

1895
01:07:23,080 --> 01:07:25,760
change with this um and I want to assure

1896
01:07:25,760 --> 01:07:28,440
the public that it won't change um if if

1897
01:07:28,440 --> 01:07:30,440
this uh additional money comes to the

1898
01:07:30,440 --> 01:07:32,200
city, we will continue to be prudent

1899
01:07:32,200 --> 01:07:34,120
with it and do the things that we need

1900
01:07:34,120 --> 01:07:37,040
to do um for these quality of life uh

1901
01:07:37,040 --> 01:07:38,280
issues.

1902
01:07:38,280 --> 01:07:39,470
>> Thank you.

1903
01:07:39,470 --> 01:07:39,480
» Thank you.

1904
01:07:39,480 --> 01:07:42,000
Okay, we're going to open this to get

1905
01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:43,400
public comment.

1906
01:07:43,400 --> 01:07:44,200
Okay.

1907
01:07:44,200 --> 01:07:45,800
Um Mary Alice,

1908
01:07:45,800 --> 01:07:52,670
do you have a slip?

1909
01:07:52,680 --> 01:07:54,920
» I'm not exactly sure how this all works,

1910
01:07:54,920 --> 01:07:57,480
so I apologize for if you think I've

1911
01:07:57,480 --> 01:07:59,480
been um

1912
01:07:59,480 --> 01:08:01,680
interrupting cuz I didn't know.

1913
01:08:01,680 --> 01:08:03,190
>> It's fine. You're fine.

1914
01:08:03,190 --> 01:08:03,200
» It's fine. You're fine.

1915
01:08:03,200 --> 01:08:04,830
>> So, like everybody else I got one of

1916
01:08:04,830 --> 01:08:04,840
» So, like everybody else I got one of

1917
01:08:04,840 --> 01:08:07,840
these. Oh, greetings to all you

1918
01:08:07,840 --> 01:08:09,560
officials

1919
01:08:09,560 --> 01:08:10,640
and

1920
01:08:10,640 --> 01:08:12,120
fellow citizens.

1921
01:08:12,120 --> 01:08:14,040
I got one of these.

1922
01:08:14,040 --> 01:08:18,359
And I read it and I'm okay with a 1% tax

1923
01:08:18,359 --> 01:08:21,279
increase cuz we really need the help

1924
01:08:21,279 --> 01:08:23,319
here. However,

1925
01:08:23,319 --> 01:08:25,520
in reading this possible ballot

1926
01:08:25,520 --> 01:08:26,920
question,

1927
01:08:26,920 --> 01:08:28,880
it's very vague

1928
01:08:28,880 --> 01:08:32,839
and you have services such as. So, does

1929
01:08:32,839 --> 01:08:36,440
that mean in 5 years I can say, "We need

1930
01:08:36,440 --> 01:08:39,920
to add a service a spa service." And

1931
01:08:39,920 --> 01:08:42,799
it's so it's to me, it is I'm

1932
01:08:42,799 --> 01:08:45,480
questioning that it is not

1933
01:08:45,480 --> 01:08:48,200
how it is written and I know I'm sure

1934
01:08:48,200 --> 01:08:51,160
the city has some high-priced lawyers

1935
01:08:51,160 --> 01:08:53,240
that can write this that are not so

1936
01:08:53,240 --> 01:08:57,000
vague. So, you have such as maintaining

1937
01:08:57,000 --> 01:08:58,400
these things, which I'm all for

1938
01:08:58,400 --> 01:08:59,640
maintaining.

1939
01:08:59,640 --> 01:09:02,279
And providing approximately,

1940
01:09:02,279 --> 01:09:05,160
that is not a definite number. Again,

1941
01:09:05,160 --> 01:09:07,720
somewhere somebody smart in the future

1942
01:09:07,720 --> 01:09:10,400
is going to start taking more money from

1943
01:09:10,400 --> 01:09:12,000
the citizens

1944
01:09:12,000 --> 01:09:16,319
that is supposed to be ended by voters.

1945
01:09:16,319 --> 01:09:18,440
But that again, are they going to keep

1946
01:09:18,440 --> 01:09:21,000
running it on? Who's going to make those

1947
01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:23,680
elections? And then in rereading it and

1948
01:09:23,680 --> 01:09:26,920
listening to everybody speaking, um

1949
01:09:26,920 --> 01:09:29,080
so it says basic necessities like

1950
01:09:29,080 --> 01:09:32,480
groceries and prescription medications

1951
01:09:32,480 --> 01:09:34,720
are not going to be taxed. So what is

1952
01:09:34,720 --> 01:09:38,349
going to be taxed?

1953
01:09:38,359 --> 01:09:39,359
» Whoever can answer that.

1954
01:09:39,359 --> 01:09:40,910
>> I'm I'm happy to answer those questions.

1955
01:09:40,910 --> 01:09:40,920
» I'm I'm happy to answer those questions.

1956
01:09:40,920 --> 01:09:42,720
I I don't know if we want to do that,

1957
01:09:42,720 --> 01:09:45,080
but uh so one of the things that won't

1958
01:09:45,080 --> 01:09:47,560
change is the the percentage. And one of

1959
01:09:47,560 --> 01:09:49,440
the reasons that it says approximately

1960
01:09:49,440 --> 01:09:53,040
is because that is based on how much is

1961
01:09:53,040 --> 01:09:56,680
spent here in Twentynine Palms. Sir um

1962
01:09:56,680 --> 01:10:00,000
goods like um hard goods like which you

1963
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:02,760
get uh hammers and and and nails at the

1964
01:10:02,760 --> 01:10:05,720
hardware store, those kinds of things.

1965
01:10:05,720 --> 01:10:07,000
The um

1966
01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:08,960
pretty much everything including um

1967
01:10:08,960 --> 01:10:10,360
gasoline.

1968
01:10:10,360 --> 01:10:14,640
Uh everything that isn't groceries and

1969
01:10:14,640 --> 01:10:17,160
and medicine generally has it it will

1970
01:10:17,160 --> 01:10:18,960
will this will apply to.

1971
01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:20,790
>> And will it also be added to property

1972
01:10:20,790 --> 01:10:20,800
» And will it also be added to property

1973
01:10:20,800 --> 01:10:21,520
taxes?

1974
01:10:21,520 --> 01:10:24,270
>> No, property taxes is separate uh is a

1975
01:10:24,270 --> 01:10:24,280
» No, property taxes is separate uh is a

1976
01:10:24,280 --> 01:10:25,760
separate uh

1977
01:10:25,760 --> 01:10:26,760
a type of tax.

1978
01:10:26,760 --> 01:10:27,870
>> All right, thank you.

1979
01:10:27,870 --> 01:10:27,880
» All right, thank you.

1980
01:10:27,880 --> 01:10:32,710
>> Um and and you your other question was

1981
01:10:32,710 --> 01:10:32,720
» Um and and you your other question was

1982
01:10:32,720 --> 01:10:33,360
um

1983
01:10:33,360 --> 01:10:34,510
>> Oh, um

1984
01:10:34,510 --> 01:10:34,520
» Oh, um

1985
01:10:34,520 --> 01:10:37,000
the who's got what's going to be taxed?

1986
01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:39,560
And that the the question, the way it's

1987
01:10:39,560 --> 01:10:42,160
written, is very vague. And I was

1988
01:10:42,160 --> 01:10:44,040
wondering if the whoever writes it and

1989
01:10:44,040 --> 01:10:45,960
puts it on the ballot, if they could be

1990
01:10:45,960 --> 01:10:49,000
more specific so it's not such as

1991
01:10:49,000 --> 01:10:51,600
maintaining 911 response, but it would

1992
01:10:51,600 --> 01:10:54,720
say in Okay, um

1993
01:10:54,720 --> 01:10:57,160
except for for grammar, including these

1994
01:10:57,160 --> 01:10:58,080
items. Thank you.

1995
01:10:58,080 --> 01:11:00,950
>> No, thank you for the questions and and

1996
01:11:00,950 --> 01:11:00,960
» No, thank you for the questions and and

1997
01:11:00,960 --> 01:11:03,720
those are great questions.

1998
01:11:03,720 --> 01:11:05,320
Right now,

1999
01:11:05,320 --> 01:11:06,760
there are two different types of tax

2000
01:11:06,760 --> 01:11:09,320
that we can't that we have the option of

2001
01:11:09,320 --> 01:11:12,040
of passing. Some that are specific. This

2002
01:11:12,040 --> 01:11:15,480
tax that is generated, if it's a a

2003
01:11:15,480 --> 01:11:18,040
specific tax, you know, has to be used

2004
01:11:18,040 --> 01:11:19,960
for that specific thing.

2005
01:11:19,960 --> 01:11:22,520
What we're proposing here is a

2006
01:11:22,520 --> 01:11:27,000
a general levy tax that could be used

2007
01:11:27,000 --> 01:11:30,520
across the board for city services.

2008
01:11:30,520 --> 01:11:32,640
It says such as in that in that flyer

2009
01:11:32,640 --> 01:11:34,240
because these are the things that the

2010
01:11:34,240 --> 01:11:36,600
public identified as high priorities for

2011
01:11:36,600 --> 01:11:38,480
the public. So, these are the things

2012
01:11:38,480 --> 01:11:40,600
that we that we can

2013
01:11:40,600 --> 01:11:42,640
we need to continue to maintain. We need

2014
01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:45,640
to continue to maintain a high level of

2015
01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:47,280
public safety. We need to continue a

2016
01:11:47,280 --> 01:11:50,040
high level of road service. And and so,

2017
01:11:50,040 --> 01:11:52,760
those are the things such as. Now,

2018
01:11:52,760 --> 01:11:54,480
um when

2019
01:11:54,480 --> 01:11:57,360
on July 14th is when we're going to be

2020
01:11:57,360 --> 01:12:00,000
voting on the resolution um to put this

2021
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:01,520
on the ballot.

2022
01:12:01,520 --> 01:12:03,600
And um

2023
01:12:03,600 --> 01:12:05,680
we'll have a specific resolution that

2024
01:12:05,680 --> 01:12:07,800
kind of spells out um in in more

2025
01:12:07,800 --> 01:12:09,400
specific language than what you have in

2026
01:12:09,400 --> 01:12:10,960
that brochure. So, I I encourage you to

2027
01:12:10,960 --> 01:12:12,120
come

2028
01:12:12,120 --> 01:12:15,080
um and and and see that resolution and

2029
01:12:15,080 --> 01:12:17,280
um it it may

2030
01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:19,000
you know, speak to what your what your

2031
01:12:19,000 --> 01:12:24,190
concern is.

2032
01:12:24,200 --> 01:12:25,880
» Well, after they're done.

2033
01:12:25,880 --> 01:12:27,560
Oh, yes. Go ahead. I'll I'll write it on

2034
01:12:27,560 --> 01:12:33,710
your slip.

2035
01:12:33,720 --> 01:12:34,880
» I was more focused ready on the other

2036
01:12:34,880 --> 01:12:36,800
subjects than in this one. Um yeah, I

2037
01:12:36,800 --> 01:12:39,360
support the 1% tax cuz as we mentioned,

2038
01:12:39,360 --> 01:12:42,080
our proud people at code enforcement

2039
01:12:42,080 --> 01:12:44,080
Code enforcement is economic development

2040
01:12:44,080 --> 01:12:45,160
and they take they need money and

2041
01:12:45,160 --> 01:12:47,720
support from the city and city council

2042
01:12:47,720 --> 01:12:49,160
because it takes money to go after these

2043
01:12:49,160 --> 01:12:50,880
blighted properties. It's just not you

2044
01:12:50,880 --> 01:12:51,920
can go up to them and give them a little

2045
01:12:51,920 --> 01:12:53,600
slide and then it gets resolved. You

2046
01:12:53,600 --> 01:12:55,560
have to fight them sometimes in court

2047
01:12:55,560 --> 01:12:57,080
because some of these landlords are very

2048
01:12:57,080 --> 01:12:59,760
very they uh not responsible to their

2049
01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:01,600
solidarities of the common good. Thank

2050
01:13:01,600 --> 01:13:02,360
you.

2051
01:13:02,360 --> 01:13:04,830
>> Thank you. Okay, anybody else?

2052
01:13:04,830 --> 01:13:04,840
» Thank you. Okay, anybody else?

2053
01:13:04,840 --> 01:13:06,200
Okay, I'm going to bring it back to the

2054
01:13:06,200 --> 01:13:07,960
council.

2055
01:13:07,960 --> 01:13:09,030
>> Yes.

2056
01:13:09,030 --> 01:13:09,040
» Yes.

2057
01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:10,270
>> Pardon?

2058
01:13:10,270 --> 01:13:10,280
» Pardon?

2059
01:13:10,280 --> 01:13:11,320
Well,

2060
01:13:11,320 --> 01:13:11,880
she wants

2061
01:13:11,880 --> 01:13:13,310
>> You're welcome to have more

2062
01:13:13,310 --> 01:13:13,320
» You're welcome to have more

2063
01:13:13,320 --> 01:13:18,270
>> Council discussion.

2064
01:13:18,280 --> 01:13:20,520
» This comment is um

2065
01:13:20,520 --> 01:13:22,240
for just a little bit more clarification

2066
01:13:22,240 --> 01:13:24,600
to Miss Miss Alice.

2067
01:13:24,600 --> 01:13:25,760
I had a hard time with the word

2068
01:13:25,760 --> 01:13:28,120
approximately, too. And in one of my

2069
01:13:28,120 --> 01:13:30,720
discussions with the previous city

2070
01:13:30,720 --> 01:13:33,560
manager, he explained to me that one of

2071
01:13:33,560 --> 01:13:35,280
the reasons that we have to use the word

2072
01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:38,680
approximately is because our economy has

2073
01:13:38,680 --> 01:13:39,760
um

2074
01:13:39,760 --> 01:13:41,920
such a

2075
01:13:41,920 --> 01:13:44,600
a big

2076
01:13:44,600 --> 01:13:47,560
Um not big. Such a large amount of

2077
01:13:47,560 --> 01:13:49,880
visitors annually, and that number is

2078
01:13:49,880 --> 01:13:52,640
expected to fluctuate. So, that's why um

2079
01:13:52,640 --> 01:13:53,720
that's one of the other reasons that he

2080
01:13:53,720 --> 01:13:54,920
explained to me that we had to use the

2081
01:13:54,920 --> 01:13:57,000
word approximately because

2082
01:13:57,000 --> 01:14:00,480
it's also going to depend um

2083
01:14:00,480 --> 01:14:03,800
very It's going to depend and vary based

2084
01:14:03,800 --> 01:14:08,110
off of um our tourism numbers, as well.

2085
01:14:08,120 --> 01:14:09,400
» And the only comment I'm going to make

2086
01:14:09,400 --> 01:14:10,720
about uh

2087
01:14:10,720 --> 01:14:12,440
if if you look at the track record of

2088
01:14:12,440 --> 01:14:14,680
the the city council all the way back

2089
01:14:14,680 --> 01:14:16,920
from 1987, the

2090
01:14:16,920 --> 01:14:19,200
ballots budgets have been balanced even

2091
01:14:19,200 --> 01:14:22,720
in hard times 2008 was tough times. Um

2092
01:14:22,720 --> 01:14:23,960
there's always been reserves. The

2093
01:14:23,960 --> 01:14:25,720
reserves is at you know, I've always

2094
01:14:25,720 --> 01:14:27,480
there's always been a a priority to make

2095
01:14:27,480 --> 01:14:29,320
sure there was a percentage of the

2096
01:14:29,320 --> 01:14:30,800
revenue that's comes into the city is

2097
01:14:30,800 --> 01:14:33,080
put in reserves. So, if you just if

2098
01:14:33,080 --> 01:14:34,360
everyone just goes back and you can go

2099
01:14:34,360 --> 01:14:36,280
back to the entire and you'll see how

2100
01:14:36,280 --> 01:14:38,160
fiscally sound this city has been. So,

2101
01:14:38,160 --> 01:14:39,920
if you're kind of worried about that,

2102
01:14:39,920 --> 01:14:42,560
then you know, hopefully that helps um

2103
01:14:42,560 --> 01:14:44,600
with with some of your comments as far

2104
01:14:44,600 --> 01:14:46,560
as or some of your thoughts as how we're

2105
01:14:46,560 --> 01:14:49,000
going to spend this money cuz again,

2106
01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:50,760
it's it's a small when it comes to city

2107
01:14:50,760 --> 01:14:52,040
government to me

2108
01:14:52,040 --> 01:14:54,040
with we throw the number $2 million out

2109
01:14:54,040 --> 01:14:56,320
there, but it as you can see in some of

2110
01:14:56,320 --> 01:14:59,120
our our items that the $2 million is is

2111
01:14:59,120 --> 01:15:01,600
going to just be you know, help us. It's

2112
01:15:01,600 --> 01:15:03,040
not going to be something we can just

2113
01:15:03,040 --> 01:15:04,720
start throwing

2114
01:15:04,720 --> 01:15:06,080
wild parties. I don't know how to

2115
01:15:06,080 --> 01:15:08,080
explain it. And besides with Abigail

2116
01:15:08,080 --> 01:15:09,640
around, we don't do that kind of stuff.

2117
01:15:09,640 --> 01:15:10,760
So

2118
01:15:10,760 --> 01:15:12,400
anyway, anybody else? This is a receive

2119
01:15:12,400 --> 01:15:13,680
and file. So

2120
01:15:13,680 --> 01:15:14,440
Okay.

2121
01:15:14,440 --> 01:15:17,630
>> I I I would say one more thing that uh

2122
01:15:17,630 --> 01:15:17,640
» I I I would say one more thing that uh

2123
01:15:17,640 --> 01:15:18,680
um

2124
01:15:18,680 --> 01:15:21,120
not only have we always you know had a

2125
01:15:21,120 --> 01:15:23,280
balanced budget, but um

2126
01:15:23,280 --> 01:15:24,920
certainly um

2127
01:15:24,920 --> 01:15:27,000
every year we have public hearings when

2128
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:29,280
it comes to discussing our budget and we

2129
01:15:29,280 --> 01:15:31,240
always encourage the public to come and

2130
01:15:31,240 --> 01:15:34,240
talk to us about priorities that they uh

2131
01:15:34,240 --> 01:15:36,000
either see that we are meeting or not

2132
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:38,480
meeting. Um so we always encourage the

2133
01:15:38,480 --> 01:15:40,080
public and want the public to come and

2134
01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:41,400
speak. So

2135
01:15:41,400 --> 01:15:44,360
um in terms of how we spend this money,

2136
01:15:44,360 --> 01:15:46,120
the public is always involved in those

2137
01:15:46,120 --> 01:15:48,320
discussions and and I'm sure if there's

2138
01:15:48,320 --> 01:15:50,520
specific projects that come along, we'll

2139
01:15:50,520 --> 01:15:52,680
have public hearings to be able to um

2140
01:15:52,680 --> 01:15:55,000
hear the specific concerns on those

2141
01:15:55,000 --> 01:15:57,920
items um specifically, but uh certainly

2142
01:15:57,920 --> 01:15:59,400
when it comes to our budget, we always

2143
01:15:59,400 --> 01:16:01,360
encourage the public to come and and

2144
01:16:01,360 --> 01:16:03,960
participate in those discussions. Um

2145
01:16:03,960 --> 01:16:05,760
you know, as as a as a means to for the

2146
01:16:05,760 --> 01:16:07,960
council to hear hey, these are these are

2147
01:16:07,960 --> 01:16:09,440
our priorities and this is where we'd

2148
01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:12,120
like to see us spend the money. So

2149
01:16:12,120 --> 01:16:13,830
>> Okay. All right, we'll just receive and

2150
01:16:13,830 --> 01:16:13,840
» Okay. All right, we'll just receive and

2151
01:16:13,840 --> 01:16:14,880
file.

2152
01:16:14,880 --> 01:16:17,240
Okay, future uh council initiated items.

2153
01:16:17,240 --> 01:16:19,920
Anything anybody need to add anything?

2154
01:16:19,920 --> 01:16:23,360
Anybody want to take anything off?

2155
01:16:23,360 --> 01:16:23,600
Okay.

2156
01:16:23,600 --> 01:16:24,350
>> I I would

2157
01:16:24,350 --> 01:16:24,360
» I I would

2158
01:16:24,360 --> 01:16:24,990
>> I

2159
01:16:24,990 --> 01:16:25,000
» I

2160
01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:25,670
>> I'm sorry.

2161
01:16:25,670 --> 01:16:25,680
» I'm sorry.

2162
01:16:25,680 --> 01:16:26,270
>> That's all right.

2163
01:16:26,270 --> 01:16:26,280
» That's all right.

2164
01:16:26,280 --> 01:16:28,190
>> But uh there's a couple things I'd like

2165
01:16:28,190 --> 01:16:28,200
» But uh there's a couple things I'd like

2166
01:16:28,200 --> 01:16:30,080
to give you some updates on on these

2167
01:16:30,080 --> 01:16:32,040
particular things um because I know

2168
01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:33,520
they've been on here for a little while

2169
01:16:33,520 --> 01:16:35,840
and um I you're some of you are probably

2170
01:16:35,840 --> 01:16:38,080
wondering where we are on on some of it.

2171
01:16:38,080 --> 01:16:39,360
Um

2172
01:16:39,360 --> 01:16:41,960
in my time here I've been able to um do

2173
01:16:41,960 --> 01:16:43,600
a little research on on some of these

2174
01:16:43,600 --> 01:16:45,720
things. Others others uh not as much,

2175
01:16:45,720 --> 01:16:47,560
but I kind of just want to go down the

2176
01:16:47,560 --> 01:16:48,600
list.

2177
01:16:48,600 --> 01:16:50,200
We're currently working on the shade

2178
01:16:50,200 --> 01:16:52,880
structures to see what will fit and what

2179
01:16:52,880 --> 01:16:55,720
we potentially might have funding for.

2180
01:16:55,720 --> 01:16:57,760
We're looking for grant funding for such

2181
01:16:57,760 --> 01:17:00,640
things because as we just talked about

2182
01:17:00,640 --> 01:17:02,920
we don't have a lot of general fund

2183
01:17:02,920 --> 01:17:04,720
money to put towards this, but we're

2184
01:17:04,720 --> 01:17:06,480
looking for some grant funding to be

2185
01:17:06,480 --> 01:17:07,520
able to come up with some shade

2186
01:17:07,520 --> 01:17:08,800
structures.

2187
01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:11,640
In the desert shade is is a valuable

2188
01:17:11,640 --> 01:17:13,040
resource.

2189
01:17:13,040 --> 01:17:14,440
Um

2190
01:17:14,440 --> 01:17:16,240
discussion of policy regulating the city

2191
01:17:16,240 --> 01:17:19,120
attorney's resources. This is

2192
01:17:19,120 --> 01:17:21,040
an administrative policy that I'm that

2193
01:17:21,040 --> 01:17:23,560
I'm going to institute across across the

2194
01:17:23,560 --> 01:17:25,480
board. If there's

2195
01:17:25,480 --> 01:17:28,160
employees and and particularly counsel

2196
01:17:28,160 --> 01:17:30,600
that feels like we need some um

2197
01:17:30,600 --> 01:17:31,640
uh

2198
01:17:31,640 --> 01:17:35,600
city attorney resource um you know, I

2199
01:17:35,600 --> 01:17:38,360
want you to come to me first. Certainly

2200
01:17:38,360 --> 01:17:41,880
city staff has been instructed to do so.

2201
01:17:41,880 --> 01:17:44,280
Right now we have city attorney working

2202
01:17:44,280 --> 01:17:46,560
in many areas um

2203
01:17:46,560 --> 01:17:51,080
that it's it's a pretty heavy lift

2204
01:17:51,080 --> 01:17:52,880
when you talk about

2205
01:17:52,880 --> 01:17:54,440
um

2206
01:17:54,440 --> 01:17:56,560
projects that we need to have the city

2207
01:17:56,560 --> 01:17:59,360
attorney weigh in on policy

2208
01:17:59,360 --> 01:18:02,280
like the 707 that we

2209
01:18:02,280 --> 01:18:04,840
policy that was brought forward. Um

2210
01:18:04,840 --> 01:18:07,320
certainly code enforcement often times

2211
01:18:07,320 --> 01:18:08,400
we need

2212
01:18:08,400 --> 01:18:11,400
legal advice on. So there's across the

2213
01:18:11,400 --> 01:18:13,760
city we're trying to be again as as

2214
01:18:13,760 --> 01:18:15,960
prudent as possible with the

2215
01:18:15,960 --> 01:18:18,200
resources that we have. But this is an

2216
01:18:18,200 --> 01:18:20,600
administrative policy that I'll I'll be

2217
01:18:20,600 --> 01:18:21,960
watching.

2218
01:18:21,960 --> 01:18:23,280
Um

2219
01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:24,600
discussion of creating a recognized

2220
01:18:24,600 --> 01:18:26,440
neighborhood program.

2221
01:18:26,440 --> 01:18:28,680
I've had numerous conversations both

2222
01:18:28,680 --> 01:18:32,040
with planning code enforcement

2223
01:18:32,040 --> 01:18:34,720
and and other areas of the city.

2224
01:18:34,720 --> 01:18:37,680
I'd like to bring something um, back to

2225
01:18:37,680 --> 01:18:40,600
the to the council um, in in late

2226
01:18:40,600 --> 01:18:42,960
August, early September regarding this

2227
01:18:42,960 --> 01:18:44,360
particular item.

2228
01:18:44,360 --> 01:18:46,240
Um, perhaps with a uh, to have a

2229
01:18:46,240 --> 01:18:48,600
discussion, have some ideas about what

2230
01:18:48,600 --> 01:18:50,280
we can do there.

2231
01:18:50,280 --> 01:18:52,800
Um, the next uh, couple items uh, four,

2232
01:18:52,800 --> 01:18:54,480
five, and six are all kind of tied in

2233
01:18:54,480 --> 01:18:56,920
together. They have um,

2234
01:18:56,920 --> 01:18:59,480
it it has to do with um,

2235
01:18:59,480 --> 01:19:02,720
uh, homeless and housing um, and again

2236
01:19:02,720 --> 01:19:03,320
um,

2237
01:19:03,320 --> 01:19:06,920
uh, proposition 36 ties into that um,

2238
01:19:06,920 --> 01:19:08,520
because we have

2239
01:19:08,520 --> 01:19:09,960
um, many

2240
01:19:09,960 --> 01:19:10,520
uh,

2241
01:19:10,520 --> 01:19:13,560
folks that are deemed homeless um,

2242
01:19:13,560 --> 01:19:15,720
but that um,

2243
01:19:15,720 --> 01:19:18,640
that don't want housing. And so um,

2244
01:19:18,640 --> 01:19:20,680
and and we'll have continue to have

2245
01:19:20,680 --> 01:19:23,800
further discussions on on these items.

2246
01:19:23,800 --> 01:19:25,440
Um,

2247
01:19:25,440 --> 01:19:28,400
discussion about annexing parcels um,

2248
01:19:28,400 --> 01:19:30,160
uh, these parcels on here also known as

2249
01:19:30,160 --> 01:19:33,160
the Set Free Ranch. Um, we we have had

2250
01:19:33,160 --> 01:19:35,480
some discussion with legal about what

2251
01:19:35,480 --> 01:19:37,760
we're what we are and aren't able to do

2252
01:19:37,760 --> 01:19:40,760
with that. Um, again um,

2253
01:19:40,760 --> 01:19:43,160
this there's agencies that weigh in on

2254
01:19:43,160 --> 01:19:46,120
this in including our local agency

2255
01:19:46,120 --> 01:19:47,520
formation

2256
01:19:47,520 --> 01:19:49,880
um, group which is uh, deemed LAFCO.

2257
01:19:49,880 --> 01:19:53,320
They uh, tell us um, and so um, we're

2258
01:19:53,320 --> 01:19:55,240
we're trying to explore what options we

2259
01:19:55,240 --> 01:19:58,120
have with this um, but because these two

2260
01:19:58,120 --> 01:20:00,360
particular parcels um, are not

2261
01:20:00,360 --> 01:20:01,880
contiguous with the with the city

2262
01:20:01,880 --> 01:20:05,160
boundaries, it's difficult to

2263
01:20:05,160 --> 01:20:07,360
really impossible according to LAFCO to

2264
01:20:07,360 --> 01:20:09,120
annex what what they would call an

2265
01:20:09,120 --> 01:20:11,560
island. So that means we have to go to

2266
01:20:11,560 --> 01:20:13,080
other property um,

2267
01:20:13,080 --> 01:20:15,160
that is contiguous with the with the

2268
01:20:15,160 --> 01:20:16,680
city boundary.

2269
01:20:16,680 --> 01:20:18,440
And so we're we're we're we're seeing

2270
01:20:18,440 --> 01:20:20,400
what our options are there.

2271
01:20:20,400 --> 01:20:23,070
Um,

2272
01:20:23,080 --> 01:20:24,960
the discussion of po- possible safe

2273
01:20:24,960 --> 01:20:26,760
passage with Caltrans around Donnell

2274
01:20:26,760 --> 01:20:29,000
Hill. We'll tell you that Caltrans did

2275
01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:31,840
some work on the south side of that hill

2276
01:20:31,840 --> 01:20:34,880
to clear a path um to to be able to walk

2277
01:20:34,880 --> 01:20:36,160
across.

2278
01:20:36,160 --> 01:20:39,040
There is also a um a dirt path on the

2279
01:20:39,040 --> 01:20:40,560
north side

2280
01:20:40,560 --> 01:20:44,960
um that is um is is graded and um people

2281
01:20:44,960 --> 01:20:46,680
are able to walk there.

2282
01:20:46,680 --> 01:20:48,320
Having said all that, I would still

2283
01:20:48,320 --> 01:20:50,560
encourage the public not to be on that

2284
01:20:50,560 --> 01:20:51,960
road at night.

2285
01:20:51,960 --> 01:20:54,480
Um it it is a it's a it's a dangerous

2286
01:20:54,480 --> 01:20:56,680
situation and um

2287
01:20:56,680 --> 01:20:59,040
if you are, please use the path uh to

2288
01:20:59,040 --> 01:21:00,840
the north side of the road cuz you're

2289
01:21:00,840 --> 01:21:03,480
off the actual road.

2290
01:21:03,480 --> 01:21:10,230
Um

2291
01:21:10,240 --> 01:21:11,440
I I

2292
01:21:11,440 --> 01:21:13,560
disperse some information to the council

2293
01:21:13,560 --> 01:21:16,840
regarding um the flock cameras. Um I'd

2294
01:21:16,840 --> 01:21:18,240
like y'all to take a look at that. We

2295
01:21:18,240 --> 01:21:19,960
will be bringing this forward at a at a

2296
01:21:19,960 --> 01:21:21,440
future time.

2297
01:21:21,440 --> 01:21:22,880
I know uh

2298
01:21:22,880 --> 01:21:24,760
Councilmember Scott or

2299
01:21:24,760 --> 01:21:28,120
um Mayor Pro Tem Scott is uh having a a

2300
01:21:28,120 --> 01:21:29,200
uh

2301
01:21:29,200 --> 01:21:32,880
a town hall um meeting on this uh topic,

2302
01:21:32,880 --> 01:21:35,520
but uh we'll all we'll bring this back

2303
01:21:35,520 --> 01:21:37,400
onto the council.

2304
01:21:37,400 --> 01:21:39,680
Um

2305
01:21:39,680 --> 01:21:42,440
And then we're looking into um with that

2306
01:21:42,440 --> 01:21:44,480
last item, looking into make sure our

2307
01:21:44,480 --> 01:21:46,680
municipal code is in line with the

2308
01:21:46,680 --> 01:21:47,800
state.

2309
01:21:47,800 --> 01:21:49,640
Um and so I'll bring you back an update

2310
01:21:49,640 --> 01:21:51,200
on that. So that

2311
01:21:51,200 --> 01:21:52,600
kind of gives you a little bit update on

2312
01:21:52,600 --> 01:21:54,880
all these things. Um some of them, if

2313
01:21:54,880 --> 01:21:56,760
it's all right with you, I'll uh I'll

2314
01:21:56,760 --> 01:21:58,400
I'll take off this list, but the ones we

2315
01:21:58,400 --> 01:21:59,840
are going to bring back, I'll leave on

2316
01:21:59,840 --> 01:22:02,310
that.

2317
01:22:02,320 --> 01:22:02,920
» Okay.

2318
01:22:02,920 --> 01:22:03,510
>> Okay.

2319
01:22:03,510 --> 01:22:03,520
» Okay.

2320
01:22:03,520 --> 01:22:07,550
>> All right. Public comment.

2321
01:22:07,560 --> 01:22:08,600
This is the time for the public to

2322
01:22:08,600 --> 01:22:09,920
address the city council on issues

2323
01:22:09,920 --> 01:22:11,120
within the jurisdiction of the city

2324
01:22:11,120 --> 01:22:13,080
council that are not on this agenda. All

2325
01:22:13,080 --> 01:22:14,680
comments directed to the city council

2326
01:22:14,680 --> 01:22:16,040
shall not consist of any personal

2327
01:22:16,040 --> 01:22:17,320
attacks. Members of the public are

2328
01:22:17,320 --> 01:22:18,720
expected to maintain a professional

2329
01:22:18,720 --> 01:22:20,720
courteous decorum during their comments.

2330
01:22:20,720 --> 01:22:22,360
This is a time limitation of 3 minutes

2331
01:22:22,360 --> 01:22:24,040
per person. If you have not already done

2332
01:22:24,040 --> 01:22:25,520
so, please fill out the name address

2333
01:22:25,520 --> 01:22:26,880
slips and give them to the city clerk.

2334
01:22:26,880 --> 01:22:27,480
The

2335
01:22:27,480 --> 01:22:29,200
Council is prohibited by state law from

2336
01:22:29,200 --> 01:22:31,400
taking action on discussion items not

2337
01:22:31,400 --> 01:22:32,840
included on the print agenda. Public

2338
01:22:32,840 --> 01:22:35,320
comments on agenda items will will be

2339
01:22:35,320 --> 01:22:37,760
deferred until consideration of the item

2340
01:22:37,760 --> 01:22:40,000
on the agenda. And I have one slip here

2341
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:48,222
from Carlos.

2342
01:22:48,232 --> 01:22:49,040
» [clears throat]

2343
01:22:49,040 --> 01:22:50,670
>> Hi, Carlos Blind.

2344
01:22:50,670 --> 01:22:50,680
» Hi, Carlos Blind.

2345
01:22:50,680 --> 01:22:51,560
Something I learned from reading the

2346
01:22:51,560 --> 01:22:53,320
Pope Leo's Magnificat Humanitatis

2347
01:22:53,320 --> 01:22:56,040
encyclical of his pontiff. In the past,

2348
01:22:56,040 --> 01:22:57,320
it was largely up to the state to guide

2349
01:22:57,320 --> 01:22:58,840
and direct innovation. Today, however,

2350
01:22:58,840 --> 01:22:59,880
the main

2351
01:22:59,880 --> 01:23:01,400
drivers of development development are

2352
01:23:01,400 --> 01:23:03,480
private, often transnational parties

2353
01:23:03,480 --> 01:23:04,800
that are endowed with resources and

2354
01:23:04,800 --> 01:23:06,560
capacity to intervene that surpasses

2355
01:23:06,560 --> 01:23:08,440
those of many governments.

2356
01:23:08,440 --> 01:23:09,600
Most people are watching and waiting

2357
01:23:09,600 --> 01:23:11,160
observing from afar and merely hoping

2358
01:23:11,160 --> 01:23:12,560
for the best. For this reason, the

2359
01:23:12,560 --> 01:23:13,680
crucial question confronts our

2360
01:23:13,680 --> 01:23:15,360
conscience and can no longer can no

2361
01:23:15,360 --> 01:23:17,160
longer can no longer be avoided. Where

2362
01:23:17,160 --> 01:23:19,160
are we going to where go towards what

2363
01:23:19,160 --> 01:23:21,320
goal do we wish to orient ourselves?

2364
01:23:21,320 --> 01:23:23,280
What direction should we choose as

2365
01:23:23,280 --> 01:23:25,360
people and as a human community? The

2366
01:23:25,360 --> 01:23:28,040
narrative of the book of Nehemiah

2367
01:23:28,040 --> 01:23:29,920
shows the city of shows how the city is

2368
01:23:29,920 --> 01:23:31,800
reborn not through the initiative of one

2369
01:23:31,800 --> 01:23:32,720
man, but through the shared

2370
01:23:32,720 --> 01:23:34,520
responsibility of all. Men, women,

2371
01:23:34,520 --> 01:23:36,960
priests, artisans, head of households,

2372
01:23:36,960 --> 01:23:38,840
and young people all play a part. It is

2373
01:23:38,840 --> 01:23:40,040
often where

2374
01:23:40,040 --> 01:23:42,560
It is off often It is found where

2375
01:23:42,560 --> 01:23:44,120
freedom and responsibility are

2376
01:23:44,120 --> 01:23:46,160
intertwined with mutual care and true

2377
01:23:46,160 --> 01:23:48,120
solidarity, and where progress is

2378
01:23:48,120 --> 01:23:49,720
measured by the dignity of each person

2379
01:23:49,720 --> 01:23:51,360
and the good of all peoples. Building a

2380
01:23:51,360 --> 01:23:52,760
world in which everyone can flourish

2381
01:23:52,760 --> 01:23:54,280
requires shared responsibility and

2382
01:23:54,280 --> 01:23:56,560
courage. No one can singly and only bear

2383
01:23:56,560 --> 01:23:57,680
the weight of the challenge of the world

2384
01:23:57,680 --> 01:23:59,880
is facing. Just no one is Just as no one

2385
01:23:59,880 --> 01:24:01,640
is weak as they cannot play their part.

2386
01:24:01,640 --> 01:24:03,000
For individuals and nations alike,

2387
01:24:03,000 --> 01:24:05,000
development is both a Development is

2388
01:24:05,000 --> 01:24:06,600
both a duty and a right. Minimum

2389
01:24:06,600 --> 01:24:07,960
conditions are required for enabling

2390
01:24:07,960 --> 01:24:10,200
every person and people to flourish in

2391
01:24:10,200 --> 01:24:11,720
in accord with their dignity without

2392
01:24:11,720 --> 01:24:13,680
keeping kept in a state of dependence or

2393
01:24:13,680 --> 01:24:16,600
excluded from access to necessary goods.

2394
01:24:16,600 --> 01:24:18,280
With that said, we have many private

2395
01:24:18,280 --> 01:24:19,760
entities in this town who are squatting

2396
01:24:19,760 --> 01:24:21,200
on prime real estate. I'm just not

2397
01:24:21,200 --> 01:24:22,240
talking about the slumlords owners and

2398
01:24:22,240 --> 01:24:23,720
those long-term rentals. I'm also

2399
01:24:23,720 --> 01:24:24,960
talking about those so-called business

2400
01:24:24,960 --> 01:24:25,920
folks in this town who love the

2401
01:24:25,920 --> 01:24:27,600
spotlight but don't enjoy the work.

2402
01:24:27,600 --> 01:24:29,240
Every For example, they enjoy squatting

2403
01:24:29,240 --> 01:24:30,840
on prime real estate to either hinder

2404
01:24:30,840 --> 01:24:32,960
competition or to set up

2405
01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:35,720
false fake shell LLCs where they report

2406
01:24:35,720 --> 01:24:37,960
their supposed losses. This includes SB

2407
01:24:37,960 --> 01:24:40,240
29 with their new admin HR suite. The

2408
01:24:40,240 --> 01:24:41,680
shame on High Desert Retail for being

2409
01:24:41,680 --> 01:24:43,160
part of their scheme. I guess they're

2410
01:24:43,160 --> 01:24:44,360
lucky that their salon owner owns those

2411
01:24:44,360 --> 01:24:46,520
three units. These units are never open

2412
01:24:46,520 --> 01:24:48,320
to serve the community. For example, how

2413
01:24:48,320 --> 01:24:49,560
are we going to shop local and bring

2414
01:24:49,560 --> 01:24:52,160
revenue to our city? Um For example,

2415
01:24:52,160 --> 01:24:54,280
reset hotel reset hotel reset hotel loan

2416
01:24:54,280 --> 01:24:55,720
is still using residential lands as

2417
01:24:55,720 --> 01:24:57,160
service commercial. But you won't

2418
01:24:57,160 --> 01:24:58,840
enforce the same policies as same

2419
01:24:58,840 --> 01:25:00,200
policies as you hinder many other

2420
01:25:00,200 --> 01:25:02,160
developers on rezoning. I keep hearing

2421
01:25:02,160 --> 01:25:03,600
about the need for housing but you let

2422
01:25:03,600 --> 01:25:05,480
them do anything on that land except

2423
01:25:05,480 --> 01:25:07,680
build homes. Back to private. Where

2424
01:25:07,680 --> 01:25:09,240
Where is the solidarity for the common

2425
01:25:09,240 --> 01:25:10,920
good? Where is the magnifica

2426
01:25:10,920 --> 01:25:12,280
humanitatis?

2427
01:25:12,280 --> 01:25:14,040
We need code code enforcement's teeth

2428
01:25:14,040 --> 01:25:15,960
and council support. If not, this town

2429
01:25:15,960 --> 01:25:17,040
is doomed and will always be a

2430
01:25:17,040 --> 01:25:18,360
cul-de-sac for the slum for the High

2431
01:25:18,360 --> 01:25:19,960
Desert because the city has a taken over

2432
01:25:19,960 --> 01:25:21,800
mentality rather than leaving things

2433
01:25:21,800 --> 01:25:23,360
better than you found them. This

2434
01:25:23,360 --> 01:25:24,760
includes doing things that don't have

2435
01:25:24,760 --> 01:25:26,720
ROI or return on investment as some

2436
01:25:26,720 --> 01:25:28,720
businesses say. Or the story of

2437
01:25:28,720 --> 01:25:30,200
Nehemiah, let's build this wall

2438
01:25:30,200 --> 01:25:32,000
together.

2439
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:33,550
>> Okay, thank you

2440
01:25:33,550 --> 01:25:33,560
» Okay, thank you

2441
01:25:33,560 --> 01:25:36,240
Tanja Maddox.

2442
01:25:36,240 --> 01:25:37,360
Oh, I think she left. I think that that

2443
01:25:37,360 --> 01:25:39,280
was the captain said she left. So, I

2444
01:25:39,280 --> 01:25:40,440
don't think she's here. Miss Maddox,

2445
01:25:40,440 --> 01:25:42,680
you're not here, right? Okay.

2446
01:25:42,680 --> 01:25:44,800
Okay, I have no other slips.

2447
01:25:44,800 --> 01:25:52,390
Um so, that's it for the public comment.

2448
01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:54,280
Okay, so yes, now we are having a

2449
01:25:54,280 --> 01:25:55,840
meeting. We announced that we weren't

2450
01:25:55,840 --> 01:25:58,120
having a meeting on July 14th but now we

2451
01:25:58,120 --> 01:26:00,040
are going to have a meeting at July 14th

2452
01:26:00,040 --> 01:26:02,240
because we have to talk about the um

2453
01:26:02,240 --> 01:26:05,920
uh tax measure. Um I did I meant to ask

2454
01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:07,240
you what during future general items are

2455
01:26:07,240 --> 01:26:08,880
we supposed to put this policy 22 on

2456
01:26:08,880 --> 01:26:12,720
there? Is that for this the new 707?

2457
01:26:12,720 --> 01:26:13,760
Is that just something

2458
01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:16,630
>> No, no, no. We we took you adopted it in

2459
01:26:16,630 --> 01:26:16,640
» No, no, no. We we took you adopted it in

2460
01:26:16,640 --> 01:26:17,720
the uh consent.

2461
01:26:17,720 --> 01:26:20,390
>> Oh, in their consent. Okay. Okay. I just

2462
01:26:20,390 --> 01:26:20,400
» Oh, in their consent. Okay. Okay. I just

2463
01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:21,800
wanted to to know if we hopefully the

2464
01:26:21,800 --> 01:26:23,560
public reads. Please read this. There

2465
01:26:23,560 --> 01:26:26,600
are some restrictions on when you can uh

2466
01:26:26,600 --> 01:26:29,000
submit your uh forms.

2467
01:26:29,000 --> 01:26:31,160
So. There is There is copies in the

2468
01:26:31,160 --> 01:26:32,320
back. So, please pick those up

2469
01:26:32,320 --> 01:26:33,960
especially the folks that um use it a

2470
01:26:33,960 --> 01:26:34,400
lot.

2471
01:26:34,400 --> 01:26:36,790
>> Once we have the technology installed,

2472
01:26:36,790 --> 01:26:36,800
» Once we have the technology installed,

2473
01:26:36,800 --> 01:26:38,760
we'll certainly um

2474
01:26:38,760 --> 01:26:40,640
let the public know again, "Hey, this is

2475
01:26:40,640 --> 01:26:42,640
how you go about um

2476
01:26:42,640 --> 01:26:44,600
logging in, you know, and and that kind

2477
01:26:44,600 --> 01:26:46,400
of stuff." Once we have it installed,

2478
01:26:46,400 --> 01:26:48,080
make sure it works the way that we hope

2479
01:26:48,080 --> 01:26:48,760
that it will.

2480
01:26:48,760 --> 01:26:51,990
>> Okay. Okay. Great. All right. We are in

2481
01:26:51,990 --> 01:26:52,000
» Okay. Okay. Great. All right. We are in

2482
01:26:52,000 --> 01:27:02,350
adjournment then.

2483
01:27:02,360 --> 01:27:04,960
All right.