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Councilmember Cox.

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Councilmember Gomez.

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See us here. She just stepped out for a second. Councilmember Jones.

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Councilmember Jones.

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Here. Mayor Pro Temmeramirez.

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Here. Mayor Garcia.

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Here.

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Okay, Mary.

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Okay. At this time we will have post-session announcements by our city attorney face.

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Thank you, Mayor Garcia. We had four items on the agenda this evening for a closed session.

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Two of which were existing litigation and two of which were anticipated litigation.

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First item was existing litigation pursuant to government code 54956.9D1.

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The parties to that litigation and the case number are set forth on the agenda.

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The other existing litigation was item D pursuant to government code 54956.9D1.

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and again the case name and case number is on the agenda.

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We had to anticipate the litigations pursuant to government code 54956.9D4 and 54956.9D2

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and the information relating to those are also set both on the agenda.

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We did not get to item D and there was no pressing need at this time that can be carried

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over to the next meeting.

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There is no reportable action with respect to items A, B, or C, the two anticipated litigation items and the existing litigation items.

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No reportable action at this time.

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Thank you very much.

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The implementation will be by Pastor Dane Davis, that Impact Risk Center.

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Thank you, Pastor Dane.

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Thank you, Mayor Garcia, and healthy

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tonight.

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In this song,

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in a pandemic,

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my God in whom I trust,

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he will cover you

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out with me in a little prayer.

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nation's history. Lord, taking comfort in you. Lord, we know that you are bigger than any virus.

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Lord, you're stronger than any problem that we face

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and face these problems,

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mostly to home. Father, we just pray that you would give us courage, that you would give us strength,

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that you would give us peace.

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Lord, many of us have never

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tried to make a ghost city,

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but Lord, many decisions are out of their control. They're being handed down to them, Lord,

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by Governor Newsom and the state level.

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Many decisions are being handed down now

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from the federal level.

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And so, Lord, I just pray that you bless our mayor

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and each of the city council members of God

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as they work together.

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May they work together in unity and make decisions

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once again in the best interest of our city.

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And, Lord, we do take this up to the mayor

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pro-tem of Atlanta situation.

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We pray that you would strengthen his wife and his family.

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And, Lord, we just pray for that whole city council

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lengthen them during this time

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to you and not away from you during this season.

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God has come up on Easter this weekend. I just pray that millions of

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TV's God

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used to give us hope and peace and strength and it's in his name that I pray.

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Thank you. Thank you so very much. God bless you.

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Time is an agenda item that may be of complex interest to any council member or board member.

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It should be identified at this time.

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Do we have anything on the agenda that would be a conflict that

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it didn't mean that it didn't mean that

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Charlene did you want me to continue or did you want to I could I can the person will be a public hearing

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For the wells 122 and the 123 pump-to-waist award of contract

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The recommendation is that the water district board approve the notice of exemption for well 122 123 pump-to-waist project

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award a construction contract to D.D.H. Apple Valley construction for Wells 122, 123 to waste in the amount of $335,000.

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And I'll first ask if I'll go ahead, I'm sorry.

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No, I'm sorry. I'll ask council members if they have questions of staff first and I'll go.

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So if it's okay with you mayor, let's say where we've been going by alphabetical and

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then with mayor pro tem and then you have the last one.

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Yes.

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That's fine.

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This staff might tell because you want me to open up.

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I have a question.

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That's member Cox.

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Yeah.

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Is that remember some years ago?

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This is a question.

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Does that remember some years ago?

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I think I remember this.

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nothing wrong with the water. Why is that still sufficient?

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Madam Mayor and members of the council, I'll have Brian fill in the blanks that I can't.

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But in some cases, we have wells that discharge and whether they're to a onsite pond or they

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actually run down the street curbs and gutters and things like that.

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This is intended to retain everything on site first in these tanks and then eventually

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perk them back down into the ground.

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You are correct that there is nothing wrong with the water, even if it were to continue

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to run down the streets as I've seen in many cases.

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The reason there's nothing wrong with the water comes directly from the ground, but before

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Before we actually pump that water directly into our water system, we do discharge water

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so that we can rid the water that goes into the public system from any silt that's brought

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up from, earth and silt that's brought up from the aquifer.

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So this is intended to contain more on-site pump at first to a tank, let the desilting

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occur and then let us slow discharge into a percolation pond that eventually gets the

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the water back down into the ground directly below where the pumps are located. Brian and I

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miss anything or say anything that wasn't entirely accurate there.

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Okay, panel, thanks. So

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because I know that the director

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of water Doug Matthews you know I know erosion is a part

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of it and so as to potentially reduce downstream erosion I believe that's part of the reason but there

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there may be more to it than that, Mr.

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Matthews?

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the road, especially where there are roads,

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where there are no curbs and gutters.

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And to the extent the water actually is creating erosion,

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it actually creates more work for the city

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in that we likely have to send the shoulder crew out

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maybe more frequently to repair the damage to the shoulders.

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So all together it's to better contain the discharge

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to do a lot of things, including reduced downstream erosion.

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Yeah, a lot of our wells are not actually next to a wash or some type of drainage channel.

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Any further questions?

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Okay.

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Yeah, he raised the door.

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was going to go on a tank and two CPG fits at two well sites.

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It was almost, and I'm

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not finding it to be honest with you.

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I said, evens,

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I mean, just getting conveyed.

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Councilmember Jones, do you have any questions?

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Yes, just one.

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So, please, would this effectively improve our company's footprint?

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By doing this work?

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I'm sorry, would it improve our company's footprint?

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Brent, in that the improvements are contained within the well-site, the fenced-in location.

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I think it just self-contains itself better, it's probably a better way to characterize

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Thank you.

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That's all I have.

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Thank you.

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Council Member Gomez.

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Do you have any questions?

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Council Member Gomez?

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Yes, I'm sorry.

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You were muted when I was speaking.

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I apologize.

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What is the cash flow of this account currently and can we foresee any appropriations of minis

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in the upcoming budget year for the affirmative decisions if the council were to decide in the

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affirmative to contract with CDH Apple Valley construction.

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This particular item, I would say it cash flows consistent with the way the budget was prepared

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because this item particularly doesn't require an additional appropriation.

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It is from the Water Fund 410 which is rate funded for, for rate funded by water users.

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It is a rate funded capital project.

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So I guess the answer to the question without the actual numbers in front of me in rate it cash flows consistent with our

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fiscal budget

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You mean with the current fiscal budget, right? Because we're talking about real time. Yes

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Okay, the next question is what account

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Financial type of contract you I think you named one which is a great payers, but I don't know there's multiple

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It's fun and perhaps the word account is also confusing

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It's fun 410-410, which is the water fund.

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I guess my question goes to how does that get funded?

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I mean, money doesn't grow on trees.

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I don't need to be rude. I'm just trying to explain.

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So where is that coming from?

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Rape fares.

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What did you call them? Rape fares?

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Rape fares.

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Oh, that's the only one.

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Okay, and are there scheduled?

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We operate in accord with a five-year rate plan, and I believe we're in year four of that rate plan. That's where Mr. Matthews can correct me up on wrong.

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long. And this year we adopted a rate increase consistent with the rate plan when we approved

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the budget.

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With that said, if we have two of these to be implemented and it's part of the master

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plan, why did Lahont can have to come into the picture? And more explanation that you

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can contextualize with, I speak to Mr.

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Gangler State, it reduced the still-and-drainage

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channels to mitigate La Hansen's requirement, what they were, and despite the fact that there

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may be some type of water news in fact and cause other things, would you be able to contextualize

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the La Hansen with what we're doing here in terms of the fiscal impact, how La Hansen plays

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in, and what we're doing today with this particular item.

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Mr. Gangler, you want to try to address that?

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Yes, I can, so

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we're meant in.

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Thank you, no further questions.

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Mayor Pro Temmer, Mayor, is do you have any questions?

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Any questions?

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No.

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Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

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No.

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Everything is in answer.

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Thank you.

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I'll go ahead and open the public hearing.

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Is there anyone on the line that would like to speak on this item?

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There be no one.

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I'll close the public hearing.

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Mayor would you like to ask for a motion in a second?

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Certainly.

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At this time we need a motion in a second.

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So it's a bit of an invite to move in and recommend a fight.

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have a minute second I'll

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second I do have a I have a motion by Councilmember Gomez and I have a second by Councilmember Cox all

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Those in favor. I'm going to call roll call right now. Councilmember Cox

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Councilmember Gomez

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Mayor Pro Temmer Mara's

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Yes. Mayor Garcia?

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Yes. Motion passes unanimously.

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Mayor, do you want to open up the consent?

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Yes. A cop. Now we move on to consent calendar and we have our consent calendar item 2 through 9 and they may be approved with one motion and there is an item that needs to be approved for discussion.

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we do not have any items that need to be pulled then I would need a motion and a second.

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Seconded.

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I didn't get the first one.

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Okay, thank you.

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I have a motion made by Councilmember Cox, seconded by Councilmember Gomez.

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All those in favor?

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Councilmember Cox?

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Councilmember Gomez?

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Aye.

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Councilmember Jones.

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Mayor Pro Temer, Maris.

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Mayor Garcia.

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Motion passes unanimously.

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Now we move on to a written communication, Shirley and I'll let you continue from there.

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Okay. This is a termination of power purchase agreement between the City of Victorville and

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Hecatee Engineering. The recommendation is that the City Council approve the termination

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agreement between the City of Victorville and Hecatee Engineering, Pello Alto, authorizes

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City Manager to execute set termination agreement and adopt resolution number 20-015 amending

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the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget by $50,000.

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At this time I could ask council members if they have questions.

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Council member Cox, do you have any questions?

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No questions.

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Council member Jones, do you have any questions?

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Councilmember Gomez, do you have any questions?

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Yes, I know this was part of our close session discussion, which presumed that it wouldn't come onto the next council meeting.

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So I was left with not really finding what the benefit was for us to release 450,000 and keep 50 grand.

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and if someone can clarify, I just don't see a benefit,

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I almost feel like we're losing over half a million dollars

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and we're keeping not even a 1% just to recover

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what would be the time being spent.

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I mean, do we have evidence of the time being circulated

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and documented so that we can see that it amounts

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to half over half a million dollars?

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I mean, 450, sorry.

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Sorry.

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Yeah, Madam Mayor, members of the council, if I might, and Director of Electric Utility

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Services, Brenda Hampton is also on the line and she can fill in the blanks where

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I can't and she can correct me where I may be wrong.

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But this transaction dates back to April 17, 2018 and it effectively was an agreement by

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by Victorville Municipal Utility Services to forward commit its purchase of electricity

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once the developer, in this case, Hecatee Palo Alto, completes the build out of a solar power

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generating facility as an inducement to get the Victorville Utility Services to take the

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the developer serious in believing it had the ability to perform, the developer actually

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agreed as a part of the power purchase contract to put together, to deposit with the city

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a $500,000 form of security as a deposit. And that was a deposit effectively to serve as good

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faith that it was going to perform in developing the project.

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Now as it made the deposit as security, that money was never earned by Victorville Utility

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Services and has never been earned by Victorville Utility Services.

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However, because the developer was unable to satisfy provisions of the contract and actually

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complete to the build out of the proposed power generating facility, I

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did to enter into

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settlement conversations to actually unwind to this transaction.

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The city had considered trying to recover its actual damages and estimated its actual

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damages closer to the $50,000 that is the settlement amount on this transaction.

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So mechanically, the way this transaction would work if the council approved it would be that as we're currently holding the $500,000 deposit, if the council approves this agreement we would retain $50,000 to offset our time energy investment and actually originally developing this agreement and return the $450,000 deposit that effectively was a good faith deposit by the developer.

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So, just to be clear, any of that $500,000 was not earned, it was more of a performance

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guarantee that it was going to build and with settlement we're just recovering our costs.

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Okay, so there's a little bit more sophistication there then.

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So, in the conversation I had understood that we, as a city of Vickerville, had put a deposit

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it to allow heckes to show space with the financing firm so they would get loans and

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be able to do the production and then we would get our portfolio met.

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But now it's my understanding that they just deposit and we're gaining 50 grand which

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means that to help with the cost that we're incurred during the process, is that what I'm

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hearing?

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That is correct.

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I got it.

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Thank you for that clarification.

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I have no further questions.

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Mayor Pro Temmer, do you have any questions?

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Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

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No, I'm just glad we made 50 grand.

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Let me check on the line to see if there's anyone who would like to speak on this item.

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Is there anyone who would like to speak on the item on the phone?

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There's no speakers.

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No.

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Okay, at this time we need a motion and a second.

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I have a motion by Councilmember Jones, seconded by Mayor Garcia, all those in favor?

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Councilmember Cox?

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Councilmember Gomez?

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Aye.

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Councilmember Jones?

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Aye.

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Mayor Pro Temer-Marras?

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Aye.

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Mayor Garcia?

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Motion passes unanimously.

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Item 11 is acquisition of automatic license plate readers and a number of other members

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approval of an enterprise service agreement, that the City Council approved the purchase

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of 37 fixed automatic license plate reader, Reaper HD cameras in the amount of $397,959.31

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from Vigilant Solutions LLC, approved the enterprise services agreement for automatic

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license plate recognition program services for a period of one year, and authorized a city

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committee manager to execute said enterprise service agreement and any transactional related

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document to effectuate this transaction.

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I will ask council members, if they have any questions, council member Cox, do you have

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any questions?

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No.

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Council member Jones, do you have any questions?

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Yes, I do.

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Thank you, Madam Clerk.

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So, Mr. Metzler, this item comes in at significantly below what was appropriated for

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this project. So is this a full of the projects and is what we're looking at now is it sufficient

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for our present needs and is it also worked for anticipating our future development

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in population growth?

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Thank you Madam Mayor and members of the council. So this item as

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As you recall, as the council, we did approve $450,000 as a capital budget item for this technology.

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While the fiscal impact shows 397 is being less than the 450, there is a separate maintenance

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contract that goes along with this that will actually get us pretty darn close to the 450,000.

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That maintenance contract, however, does not have to come back to the council because it

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actually fits within my purchasing authority.

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So, once this is approved, then I can move forward

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with that maintenance contract.

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And we will spend as much of that $450,000 as possible.

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Speaking to the scope of the project in myself

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and police chief messenger who is on the phone as well,

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and he can fill in some blanks for me,

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this item is what we're considering completing two

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of three phases of an entire scope. The reason why we couldn't complete all three of the

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desired. I'm sorry all three of the phases is because to complete all three phases it took us the

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The three phases took us to a price that was greater than what we had budgeted. So at this point, phases one and two, which comprise 37 high definition ALPR cameras, will be purchased, and installed. And our vision without being in the budget process yet, though we're nearing the developing and the drafting of the budget, we're envisioning budgeting at the least, phase three to be done.

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done in the next budget and presuming the council approves that then we can move forward

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with the fully intended scope. As to the growth, right now really our focus hasn't been

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on growth. Our focus more so has been upon traffic. And where are the major ingresses

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and egresses into the city? And how do we first try to capture all those ins and outs into

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city. Ultimately the chief and I would like to once we box the city in for lack of better terms

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then start creating smaller boxes or smaller rings within the city so the technology can be used

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to better isolate and the technology is largely intended as you probably already know to be a tool

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to help law enforcement solve crimes faster and certainly there's some examples and the chief could

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probably particularly better than I some of those examples but this is really

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intended to help some of our deputies detectives solve crimes quicker so at

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the same time as we're solving the crimes quicker we can get those deputies back

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on the street in solving other issues or dealing with other patrol related

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matters. Chief you want to jump in on that?

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Sure thank you City Manager you said a very well it's just that if there's any

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additional questions on it. It's essentially, I'll give you an example of real life that we

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have recently in the city when it came to the ALPR even though we don't have them. We have

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a sister city that has them. We had a takeover robbery of one of our businesses in the city and

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we're able to get a day vehicle description based on some investigative work by the detective. Within

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In the exact thing, we were able to identify the suspect off of an automated license plate

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reader kit in the city of the Sparia and ultimately led to the arrest of the suspect to

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take over robbery.

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Without that information from that ALPR, it's questionable whether or not we would have

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been able to solve that crime that timely and or at all because we had a fake vehicle

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description, and that was it. That's just a small example. There's other examples that

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we have of license plate readers from the simple standpoint is recovering stolen vehicles

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for instance, also amber alert, things like that. Those things get put into that system.

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And essentially what it's akin to is having a deputy sheriff standing at an intersection

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where this camera is seeing

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every license plate and being able to immediately know whether

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are not that they endanger a person, a wanted person, or anything like that, plus also

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notating down the types of vehicles, models, so on and so forth.

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So other than the basic, yes, you get a solar vehicle answer, also you're collecting data

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for further investigations, which in that one particular case really helped us.

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This is a proven technology.

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This isn't something we're just stepping out on on our own for the first time.

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There's various cities throughout California in the country that have this technology and it's been proven

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And it is it's been proven to be a force multiplier

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When it comes to law enforcement

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And

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then just a quick follow up. So how many how many readers do are we looking to add in phase three?

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phase three

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My my documents here show that there's an additional 20 that we would accomplish in phase three

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All right. Very good. Thank you. That's all I have. Madame Perth.

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Councilmember Gomez, do you have any questions?

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Yes. I do. Can you hear me? Yes.

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Yes. Okay. Perfect. So, yes, there are numerous concerns with this

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license plate reader for obvious reasons that I have encountered with the general public.

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And I'm only going to voice a few in terms of questions. So, some of these concerns,

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it's Captain Bessinger and chime in. Will the police department, will the police department

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be storing millions of records in terms of capturing these license plate readers and storing

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the data? And how will the city monitor what information is being stored if it's not

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just for criminal reasons and it's going beyond the criminal aspect of it?

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Okay.

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The answer to storing data is correct. The law provides for the law enforcement entity

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stores data and reference to these automated license plate readers and the database for

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investigation. Therefore, it can only be used for law enforcement purposes. So the Sheriff's

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Department itself would be responsible for storing that. Please enter your pin by following

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if you do not know, if you do not know, if you are in a town or a hash.

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Thank you.

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Even information that you selected for purposes of this nature and others?

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Yes or no?

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No.

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My understanding is that someone wanted a public records act request.

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It has to be for a law enforcement purpose to release that data is my understanding.

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What do you need to understand?

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Sorry, go ahead.

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No, yeah, your women's law enforcement reason, what does that mean?

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Law enforcement reason would be, for instance, we can access the data because we're doing

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a criminal investigation in reference to maybe why a vehicle went through a certain intersection

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or so on and so forth.

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Someone can't just, they have to have the legal right, someone can't just decide, I want to request

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records from this year to this year and get a bunch of individuals' private information.

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It has

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computers in our corner and we can run light and play, but we don't provide that

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information out to the public as a standard protocol because that is confidential information.

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Here's for law enforcement purposes only.

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What are we going to do to passify if we can passify, whether I don't know if it's misinformation

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or just intimidation or fear of the authority behind the blue badge, but being told that

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Millions, at least apartments, two store millions of records about innocent drivers.

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And this information is ultimately in violation of a lot of the legal rights that people

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have as private citizens.

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Well, again, this has been this one

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for a while and it's proven.

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And I don't know of any laws that states that the storage of that information is against

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a law from someone's registered innocent citizens, there's nothing that indicates or any case

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law that I'm aware of.

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Right.

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So I wanted to make sure that they live on the records that the concerns of residents

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is such that the retention of such information, including innocent bystanders, would be collected

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and there would be no restriction to a lot of the protection of their privacy rights and

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And the force is always the other argument of lowering time and hopefully it's just for

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the criminality aspect and not to, you know, kind of intended to quarantine the city

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of Victorville for any criminality or civil actions or of that nature.

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So it's really, really to show that there is different perspectives of how we feel of certain

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things being done that could be restrictive to our rights.

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Thank you.

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Mayor Pro Temmer, Maris, do you have any questions?

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Yes, I do.

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I would like to know, upon approval, how quickly will we have that?

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Actually, in fact, how soon will we be able to use project items?

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Mr. Clerk, city engineer, do you have an idea?

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I know you helped scope this for us.

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Definitely.

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But I know that they're from

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the contractor.

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Okay,

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the second question is because in the high days there were all concern about the

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rate of crime history on the purchase of this particular project that will lessen crime

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by a percentage.

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In other words, are we looking that we would be able to have at least two or three percent

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less crime because we have this capability of resolving a crime faster?

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Hope

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so, but you know being the professional in that field maybe Rick is the best one to answer his perspective now

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I would say I hate to put a number to it because it's obviously would be an estimation on our part once we get them

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Of course with the city

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my personal experience not only researching this and being all the ALPRs

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As I do believe it ends up being a deterrent and when we can catch these these folks committing these crimes sooner

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some

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of their little crimes for these things like that.

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So I do believe it was raw.

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I just had the taste to give any kind of actual numbers

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because quite honestly,

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crime statistics, when it comes to various crimes occurring,

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there's many, many, many things that cause them,

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and it's a little bit just off the cuff looking into a crystal ball.

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So I don't want to stick to a number,

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but I won't tell you my belief is this one for men's crimes

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and it will also have a great impact on those that are

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praying on our citizens of the city.

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Thank you. That's very important to me because

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I would feel that with the purchase of

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this particular item that the intent is to have

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a question that being safe at home knowing that our

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law enforcement will be there to protect us

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right along which thousand times and it can be a determined in terms of having people

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see that they can get away with it.

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If we can lessen that, I know that our residents will be very happy to know that we're doing

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our utmost best to protect them.

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And so I think they're likely to say it's worth the money.

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And I hope that we would be able to be in place as soon as possible.

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Thank you.

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Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

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If you can actually stop a criminal or if you can trace a vehicle, you know, immediately,

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because their caravan is safe and just coming on the crime.

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They can see you move from there on to meet other funds.

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So, is use in our choice with a stop to any need at least, uh, to prevent additional

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crime.

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So, I'm really looking forward to seeing this, um, right, so I'm going to see if there's

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anyone on the phone that would like to speak during public comment on this item.

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Is there anyone there that would like to speak on this item?

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I would like to make a comment.

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Okay.

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Could you state your name for me?

483
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Okay, Barbara, you have three minutes, please.

484
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My question to this is, is this similar to the red light cameras?

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Are you guys going to use them for that purpose as well to capture if we are ready red lights

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or if our tags aren't paid and things like that?

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And my question question is, will there be a sign that says, you know how I used to have

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a sign that said this was a red light camera, that you know that your information is being

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given to the government as a constituent that I don't do anything wrong, I feel that if

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I go through an intersection and you're capturing my stuff, I should be known that I'm in

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Please enter your pen followed by the pound or hash.

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If you do not know your pen, please enter pound or hash.

493
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Sorry, Barbara.

494
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I think I can answer that question.

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Input is invalid. You entered one. Please enter your pin, followed by the pound or hash. If you do not know your pin, please enter pound or hash.

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You're not. You're not. You're not. You're not. Yeah, it's coming. Thank you.

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Yes, I'm trying

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this meeting is right to me. I'm sorry, Valentin. I'm sorry, Valentin. Could you hold? We have another person during public comment right now.

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So, this is Keith Metsler, City Manager, to answer the question of the previous speaker.

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The answer to the first question, which I remember to be, are these like the red light

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cameras?

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The answer to that is no.

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These are cameras specifically and only intended to be used as license plate readers.

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so video will not be used to do any other traffic enforcement other than just

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to collect data on license plates and vehicles driving through that are

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connected to those license plates. As to the signs I don't believe we have

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signs scoped because again they're not operating like those those red light

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cameras.

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I

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think that answers the questions.

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Barbara do you have any further questions?

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Barbara? Let me just jump in for all my leadership department heads on the

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Council's line please mute your phones.

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This is Barbara. I'm good. Thank you.

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All right. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak on this item during public comment for item 11?

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00:47:21,270 --> 00:47:29,910
Okay. There's no, but no further comments on that. So Madam Mayor, if you would like a motion to ask for a motion in a second.

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Yes. That is my request. The motion in a second.

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I saw a booth staff recommendations on this.

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Second.

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second. I have a motion by Councilmember Cox seconded by Mayor Garcia is there

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any further comments?

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I would like to state something as well. I don't know if

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the response that he provided Barbara was founded with the agreement for the

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contract for the contract that we are about to initiate and to an affirmative or

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not. And so it was stated that it's only intended as a license plate reader to collect data

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and license plates, connect the license plate, which means in the interpretation that it

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wouldn't be used for any of the fashion. However, I didn't read that within the contract

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or within what was going to occur. So I don't know if that's something that means clarification.

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But again, as a misnomer, someone that's known to voices, different voices, I am going to

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go ahead and vote in the not be affirmative because we have enough people to vote for it.

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And I think it's still really strong about the privacy violation of a lot of these issues

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being regarded within the streets as misappropriated.

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And we're not going to have oversight from the city of Vistica that it looks like.

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So it's kind of just going to be dangling there and just going to be asking for information

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to make sure that that is essentially not happening.

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And so that's the comment that I wanted to let go, but please don't misinterpret it.

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That I want more time, because that is not what I am saying, and it shouldn't be interpreted

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as that fashion.

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I have different concerns that the values of other people also need to be spoken and my

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voice is going to be directed towards that voice.

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Thank you.

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Is there any further comment?

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They have a motion by Council Member Cox, seconded by Mayor Garcia, all those in favour?

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Council Member Cox?

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Council Member Gomez?

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No.

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Council Member Jones?

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Aye.

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Mayor Pro Temmer-Marras?

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Mayor Garcia?

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Motion carries with Council Member Gomez voting no.

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Now item number 12.

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This

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is an update on the city's approach to the coronavirus COVID-19, any actions at the

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discretion of the city council.

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Do you want to take or do you want to ask questions?

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Madam Mayor and members of the council since February 18th, which was the originating date or when

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the council asked that we report on what we were doing related to COVID-19. That was at a time

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we certainly before we really started feeling the issue locally and certainly before we had done

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a number of things which is which includes having declared a local emergency of course the

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emergencies have extended worldwide and are felt nationally and at our state levels as well.

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And of course, since we met last for that purpose of ratifying the emergency declaration,

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staff had gone so far as to stand up its emergency operations center.

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that EOC as we call it is still stood up today and still being staffed largely by

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your leadership and their support staff. And since having been stood up it was

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stood up for what started out to be four primary goals. Those goals being to

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attend to the homeless populations need to ensure that all of our employees had

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adequate PPE in providing their services to the community.

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We also identified a goal too and we managed this goal to monitor all of the state federal

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county regulations that seem to be changing on a daily basis and, of course, managing

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our human resources all with the intent of better readying ourselves in case this pandemic

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pandemic turns into something even more dramatic than what we're experiencing, which in our

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minds would include needing additional facilities for COVID patients, whether symptomatic or

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tested positive. So we've been operating in an EOC environment. City Hall has been closed,

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city facilities have been closed, city parks have been closed to the public, yet we still

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provide the services to our residents.

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Because the City Council asked for an update as to what we were doing, staff put together

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this staff report that we had done since the drafting of this staff report, and that

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was March 26th.

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And unless there's any specific questions on that, I think you can see that we've done

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quite a lot when it comes projects that are consistent with the goals that I

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had just outlined but in addition to that and since March 26th I'll share with

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you that for our non-sheltered homeless population we had since added to

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additional sanitation stations or used by our homeless population. We now have

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about eight sanitation stations deployed in areas that are frequented by our homeless

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population. The purpose of these sanitation stations is to improve hygiene and order

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to reduce the spread of COVID-19 to our homeless population and broader community.

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City employees continue to monitor the sanitation stations for use and damage, and the sanitation

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stations are service daily. Code enforcement officers are used and have reported that most

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Most incantement occupants have continued to utilize the provided trash bags and trash

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receptacles and have seen incantement clean up activities in action.

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A map of the location and details listing the resources available at each of the sanitation

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stations is now available on our city website which is www.victavilleca.gov forward slash corona

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virus.

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In addition to that, and specific to our sheltered homeless, we've also done a lot to

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attend to that population.

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We've ordered and provided additional gloves, masks, thermometers, hepophilters, anthepophilters

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to the local homeless shelter sites.

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We have three that we're working with closely.

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We've also compiled a list of more than 60 individual volunteers including 21 nursing

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students to assist the homeless shelter with operations and expand those operations

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to city shelter sites if and when activated.

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One other thing that we've done because our homeless population is very unique.

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we've also purchased a number of canals and supplies in preparation for

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potential to shelter animals and accompanying homeless individuals at our

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city's shelter sites if and when activated. Beyond that our

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Vickerville ELC continues to coordinate with and support of our county local

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agencies. This was evident that the recent COVID-19 testing event the county

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hosted at the Fairgrounds last Thursday. Our city staff coordinated the site plan staging

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and traffic control plan. We provided logistical support to include restrooms and our facility

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staff, public works crew and police and fire provided support to ensure this important

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event for our community ran smoothly. Our continued coordination with the county agencies

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is critical in preparing to adequately respond to community needs during the forthcoming

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peak of this pandemic where government authorized alternative care sites may need to be mobilized

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in the short term. In accordance with the city's MOU with the County of San

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Medina, we identified and assessed three city facilities that can be utilized by the Department

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of Public Health for medical shelter sites if needed. We also communicate regularly with our

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local hospitals, nursing homes and other local agencies to ensure a coordinated response.

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What's amazing is the volunteer outreach that's occurred and I'll share with you that many in our community may be wondering how they can get involved and help our community during this difficult time.

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Our warming shelter operator is in need of assistance.

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Assistance volunteers are needed in a variety of capacities like meal prep, mentoring, and much more.

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For those volunteers interested, there's information available where they can contact us on our website.

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Again, at Victorville CA, Ford slash coronavirus, where we can make connections there to get our volunteers connected.

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One thing that I think is fairly cool and it's something that I'm very proud of that our team has been able to put together, especially as the rules have changed so dramatically on a daily basis, really, with respect to who can operate, how certain businesses can operate,

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who should shut down. We've conducted a business survey of our local business.

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We've reached out to an additional 426 businesses to promote awareness and

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compliance with state county orders directing their closure or operational

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modifications. The second round of outreach has been focused on salons, barbershops,

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massage parlors, and smoke shops. The first round of outreach was to restaurants,

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restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, movie theaters, gyms, and fitness studios.

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And as of April 6th, we have outreach to a total of 785 local businesses.

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And I'll share with you that, as we've done that,

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we've done that in such a way as to promote and encourage compliance,

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as opposed to the perception that may be out there that we're out there shutting people down.

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We are not.

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We're actually using this as an opportunity for our code enforcement folks

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and our inspection personnel that's helping out as well to actually make good connections

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with our business so that of course once this is all set and done and we're done with

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the pandemic, we have a relationship there to build upon and so we've really been encouraging

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compliance in from our business community. It's fairly impressive just the amount of

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voluntary compliance that we have and the one thing that we've done to bring life to

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this as we've actually created, we actually store in real-time data on our GIS system.

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Actual status of what businesses are open and which businesses are operating in compliance,

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which ones are not. So we actually have real-time data because of those efforts.

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Interestingly, and it's gained some news out at the airport, but due to the economic slowdown,

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Delta and Southwest Airlines have requested parking space in SELA, and we've

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seen a total of 75-year-round in aircraft that have been accommodating the

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airlines and the businesses out at the airport to fulfill the needing for a

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place to locate all of those airplanes. The silver lining in this story is that

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ComAbb, which is one of our valued tenants out at SELA, is a company servicing

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these grounded planes. They're seeing an influx in business. In fact, it's

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I'm out has been able to retain all of its employees during this time and higher employees that were laid off by other airport tenant companies. Despite the pandemic,

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One of the things that we did do just to accommodate the aviation airline industry is we actually

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did shut down one of our two runways, runway 321 as shut down to effectively serve as a parking

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location. We've actually modified our customer service relative to utility shutoffs.

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We've

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institute any utility shut-offs and really that's intended to make it easier on

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those that are affected negatively by this pandemic. And then finally we manage

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so much of our communications through our website and through social media and

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I would encourage you as a council and certainly the public that's on the phone

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because there's so much evolving on a daily basis, so much changing whether

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Whether it's our website at victoryvillca.gov forward slash coronavirus or our Facebook, Twitter

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or Instagram.

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We're posting information there daily just on the changing environment and landscape

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that we're dealing with.

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And I know it was a lot and it was a mouthful to throw action, but that's really the update

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that I have to offer that has occurred since we actually drafted the update for you that's

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in the staff report on March 26th.

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So, I'm available, and certainly members of the EOC section team are available as well

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for any questions you have.

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Councilmember Cawks, do you have any questions?

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Councilmember Jones, do you have any questions?

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Yes, just one.

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I noticed that we're doing a lot for the homeless, but I'm thinking about our senior community

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and a lot of times our seniors aren't able to get out or drive themselves, are we taking

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any steps to lean into them.

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Sophie Smith, who is serving as the EOC director, I can let her address them.

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Yes, Council Member Jones, Mayor and Council, we do have staff that are constantly working with our local nonprofits.

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We already had established relationships with those that provide services to seniors via our CDBG program.

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And so our staff is in constant communication with those providers.

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to make sure that they have what they need as well as I believe there's a dedicated section on our website as well.

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So we are attending to that vulnerable population as well.

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Perfect. Thank you. That's all I have. Madam Clerk.

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Council Member Gomez, do you have any questions?

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For the COVID-19, right?

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Correct.

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Well, I had a couple of things that I wanted to.

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I spoke with Keith earlier as questions and I think it's merit for at least some of it

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to be released to the public who watches us through different means.

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And one of the questions was that personally as a council member and the public servant

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I was feeling disconnected in terms of what my city was doing despite the fact that I did

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get numerous tech about COVID-19 and the homeless issue and the EOC in preparation of

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doing a couple of things, but notwithstanding that what was happening was this information

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was not feeling the gap for me to be able to fill up the gap for my community as a whole.

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So the marketing, although it's allowed that the city of Vickerville is doing and I found

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that out today, it's not being marketed and as a council member, I think our community

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so disconnected as well and how will we bridging that and how can we work towards something

698
01:04:38,620 --> 01:04:44,240
to bring the community up close or kind of like LA, does the Kumo does it over there in

699
01:04:44,240 --> 01:04:48,800
New York, I mean the president is doing it at the mass level but our local city seems

700
01:04:48,800 --> 01:04:54,540
to be very disconnected just getting the influx of information from outsourced information

701
01:04:54,540 --> 01:04:56,760
and not within the bounds of the city of Victorville.

702
01:04:59,470 --> 01:05:01,870
And Madam Mayor and members of the council,

703
01:05:02,290 --> 01:05:06,630
one of the things that I did share with councilmember Gomez,

704
01:05:06,970 --> 01:05:08,850
notwithstanding all that we've done.

705
01:05:09,090 --> 01:05:11,110
And I actually have to give a lot of credit

706
01:05:11,110 --> 01:05:16,050
to our public information team because in my opinion,

707
01:05:16,730 --> 01:05:19,090
which is based upon what I've directly seen,

708
01:05:19,210 --> 01:05:22,230
they've gone above and beyond in terms

709
01:05:22,230 --> 01:05:24,110
of communicating our message.

710
01:05:24,110 --> 01:05:33,070
I think in comparison though in relative to some of the examples councilmember Gomez gave I

711
01:05:33,070 --> 01:05:41,330
will share with you that our role is slightly different than some of those big cities or states

712
01:05:41,330 --> 01:05:45,330
or the national government with the president.

713
01:05:45,330 --> 01:05:52,050
We, as a city, are largely focused on our local residents.

714
01:05:52,530 --> 01:05:55,130
We don't have a public health director, for example.

715
01:05:55,470 --> 01:06:03,570
So we're not in a position where we've got to speak daily to provide clarity to all of

716
01:06:03,570 --> 01:06:05,150
the regulations we just created.

717
01:06:05,290 --> 01:06:06,590
We're not creating regulations.

718
01:06:06,810 --> 01:06:07,650
We're not in that role.

719
01:06:07,650 --> 01:06:19,490
So that compared to say the mayor in Los Angeles, again, our role is different given the type of responsibility and resource that we have.

720
01:06:19,810 --> 01:06:31,650
So I certainly believe what we've done is fairly impressive, not only in terms of response but in terms of how we've actually communicated the public.

721
01:06:31,650 --> 01:06:34,770
And one thing that you're privileged to,

722
01:06:36,820 --> 01:06:39,740
I could share with the public, is of course

723
01:06:39,740 --> 01:06:46,200
when things are happening in real time, I'm fairly regular in texting you and sharing

724
01:06:46,200 --> 01:06:51,680
with you information that ultimately gets released to our social media masses.

725
01:06:52,200 --> 01:06:56,540
So with that, I would say that I believe we're doing a lot.

726
01:06:57,120 --> 01:07:03,080
It may be different than what you see on Channel 7, because I would compare our role as being

727
01:07:03,080 --> 01:07:09,000
dramatically different than a big city or a state or or even the federal government.

728
01:07:09,240 --> 01:07:09,960
So hopefully that helps.

729
01:07:10,380 --> 01:07:13,560
Keith, if I can add to that, is it

730
01:07:16,050 --> 01:07:17,110
okay to add to that mayor?

731
01:07:20,910 --> 01:07:21,370
Yeah.

732
01:07:23,970 --> 01:07:31,770
Your PIO is on the line and we actually have a tool that we use that helps measure what

733
01:07:31,770 --> 01:07:39,620
kind of discourse and the sentiment of the community and where the majority of information

734
01:07:39,620 --> 01:07:46,260
is coming from on COVID from the community and our PIO monitors that daily so

735
01:07:46,260 --> 01:07:53,460
Sue Jones I think you're on because we are taking the pulse of the community via

736
01:07:53,460 --> 01:07:59,080
Zen City can you just share a little insight into what your what your dad is

737
01:07:59,080 --> 01:08:03,380
showing you as far as our community response and our role in that?

738
01:08:05,750 --> 01:08:06,210
Sure I'd be

739
01:08:06,210 --> 01:08:13,350
I'd be happy to just to add to what our Deputy City Manager, Sophie, just mentioned.

740
01:08:13,570 --> 01:08:20,250
We do use N City, which is a monitoring tool that basically collects mention of the City

741
01:08:20,250 --> 01:08:28,410
of Victorville in a multitude of online resources that could be news outlets, social media, blogs,

742
01:08:28,550 --> 01:08:34,750
et cetera, and it compiles not only mention of the City, but gives a sentiment rating to

743
01:08:34,750 --> 01:08:42,090
it, and it uses analytics to also, you can see how much of the information is coming from

744
01:08:42,090 --> 01:08:48,310
official sources, meaning the city, how much of the discussion is coming from unofficial

745
01:08:48,310 --> 01:08:52,750
sources, et cetera, and we have been looking at it very carefully.

746
01:08:53,430 --> 01:09:01,890
It also is divided by topic, so it could be the city communication about COVID-19 versus

747
01:09:03,940 --> 01:09:10,720
medical issues, or community outreach, or assistance, etc.

748
01:09:11,720 --> 01:09:15,400
And our analytics are trending very positively.

749
01:09:16,680 --> 01:09:24,980
We've gotten very positive ratings, like 23%, positive, and a mere 6% negative,

750
01:09:25,560 --> 01:09:32,560
with our city response and our overall communication to the public related to COVID-19,

751
01:09:32,560 --> 01:09:38,660
which from my experience in using the tool for over a year now, that's a very positive rating.

752
01:09:41,560 --> 01:09:47,120
Looking at just the city response, it's trending very positive

753
01:09:47,120 --> 01:09:51,420
when we're talking about city communication and outreach to the community.

754
01:09:51,920 --> 01:09:55,500
Again, that's trending at about 23% positive as well.

755
01:09:58,850 --> 01:10:03,150
If you want more specifics looking at different topics,

756
01:10:03,950 --> 01:10:12,400
We could say the releases have gone and gotten about 9,000 percent or 9,000 interactions.

757
01:10:13,360 --> 01:10:20,940
So when we declared an emergency, for example, 7,000 interactions to place, just on that one topic,

758
01:10:22,400 --> 01:10:24,660
looking at some of the others that are high.

759
01:10:25,420 --> 01:10:32,520
Some of the information about our firefighters that trended up to about 9,000 interactions on social media.

760
01:10:32,520 --> 01:10:33,240
We

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01:10:35,890 --> 01:10:42,170
have a lot of this course happening in the community and I would just you know encourage

762
01:10:42,170 --> 01:10:48,110
people to follow us. We're out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and we're not only talking

763
01:10:48,110 --> 01:10:55,570
about what the city is doing but we're also sharing advice, helpful resources that are

764
01:10:58,710 --> 01:10:59,290
as well

765
01:10:59,290 --> 01:11:01,290
a state CDC resource

766
01:11:05,320 --> 01:11:10,900
specifically for COVID-19 at VictorvilleCA.gov slash coronavirus.

767
01:11:11,800 --> 01:11:14,240
And there we have a multitude of resources.

768
01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:20,620
We have some that are targeting just business assistance for businesses that may be encountering

769
01:11:20,620 --> 01:11:22,520
some challenges, financial aid system

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01:11:26,710 --> 01:11:27,290
advice,

771
01:11:30,600 --> 01:11:33,800
specific response to the city level, such as

772
01:11:33,800 --> 01:11:34,340
our outreach.

773
01:11:39,880 --> 01:11:40,180
Okay.

774
01:11:40,680 --> 01:11:41,820
Thank you for the information.

775
01:11:41,820 --> 01:11:45,240
which draws me to two more questions to ask.

776
01:11:45,340 --> 01:11:48,120
Are these methods only used to do technological tools?

777
01:11:48,720 --> 01:11:50,460
We know that there is a digital divide

778
01:11:50,460 --> 01:11:53,240
in America for the purpose of this question.

779
01:11:53,720 --> 01:11:55,400
And has the city considered other means

780
01:11:55,400 --> 01:11:57,180
besides technology and what is it

781
01:11:57,180 --> 01:11:59,640
that America propensives in this tool

782
01:11:59,640 --> 01:12:02,340
that are garnering for the average 130,000 residents

783
01:12:02,340 --> 01:12:03,340
in the city of Victorville?

784
01:12:03,400 --> 01:12:04,340
In other words, I'm just saying,

785
01:12:04,700 --> 01:12:07,760
let's not forget that, yes, we are using technology,

786
01:12:08,040 --> 01:12:11,480
but a lot of individuals probably more than half

787
01:12:11,480 --> 01:12:14,300
of our populations is not connected or doesn't have a mean.

788
01:12:14,580 --> 01:12:19,860
So we're relying on probably a lot of the millennials who are more technologically savvy

789
01:12:20,320 --> 01:12:26,040
and probably individuals who use technology to outsource this information and hopefully

790
01:12:26,040 --> 01:12:29,620
it's dwindled down to how much individuals are hearing.

791
01:12:31,060 --> 01:12:35,800
And so that is why I'm asking the question not to clear that victimhood isn't doing anything

792
01:12:35,800 --> 01:12:36,620
great because it is.

793
01:12:36,780 --> 01:12:41,340
I'm just also trying to capture that there's other ways or other categories that we

794
01:12:41,340 --> 01:12:47,640
perhaps 50 missing, but although we're catching probably 100% of one aspect of a sub-copy.

795
01:12:48,260 --> 01:12:49,780
But I appreciate it.

796
01:12:53,460 --> 01:12:55,360
Mayor Pro Temmer, Maris, do you have any questions?

797
01:12:59,180 --> 01:13:06,420
I simply would like to say that I thanks our city manager and his staff and all the volunteers

798
01:13:06,420 --> 01:13:14,080
that have helped in this crisis and I am so proud of being a part of it and I thank you for the

799
01:13:14,080 --> 01:13:19,780
information chief. It was wonderful and excellent to know that we are doing the

800
01:13:19,780 --> 01:13:25,760
Q and and your staff are doing such a good job to benefit our residents. Thank

801
01:13:25,760 --> 01:13:27,580
you so much. God bless you.

802
01:13:30,860 --> 01:13:34,380
Thank you. Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

803
01:13:37,870 --> 01:13:41,970
I know I don't have any questions but I also would like to say thank you to

804
01:13:41,970 --> 01:13:46,530
for city managers, and to staff, and to be sure,

805
01:13:46,930 --> 01:13:51,750
and to everyone involved in everything that they have done,

806
01:13:51,970 --> 01:13:53,390
you know, within our city.

807
01:13:54,490 --> 01:13:59,010
And by keeping the public informed of all the development

808
01:13:59,010 --> 01:14:01,030
that's taken place within our city,

809
01:14:01,490 --> 01:14:05,910
regarding the COVID-19, not only does the list somewhere else,

810
01:14:05,910 --> 01:14:10,390
but it's just been, oh, you know, that this will be,

811
01:14:10,390 --> 01:14:16,550
We can actually put an answer there, you know, I have heard from some of you for you

812
01:14:17,110 --> 01:14:22,830
just to be very true that seated, for everything that they seated that seated is doing

813
01:14:23,430 --> 01:14:27,490
to combat this crisis that we have, you know.

814
01:14:28,090 --> 01:14:30,010
And I just want to say thank you.

815
01:14:30,130 --> 01:14:34,350
I know there has been so many hours and so much work involved here.

816
01:14:35,270 --> 01:14:42,830
And sometimes we forget to be thankful for those that really do go out and do more than

817
01:14:42,830 --> 01:14:48,250
like a part of the crime and at the risk of crime and our first responders risk in their

818
01:14:48,250 --> 01:14:48,610
life.

819
01:14:49,270 --> 01:14:56,190
Just trying to take life, whether it means risking theirs, I just want to say thank you to

820
01:14:56,190 --> 01:14:57,270
everyone.

821
01:14:57,270 --> 01:14:59,930
one, other place you and next, thank you.

822
01:15:07,650 --> 01:15:08,110
Thank

823
01:15:10,250 --> 01:15:24,330
you, Council, and I just have to say thank you to my team. You've got a good team here. They've got good ideas. They work well together and they certainly accomplish a lot. We couldn't do it without the rest of the rest of the team on this.

824
01:15:31,220 --> 01:15:34,980
I'm going to check to see if there's anyone on the line that would like to speak on this.

825
01:15:35,200 --> 01:15:37,280
I have a question

826
01:15:40,900 --> 01:15:43,720
if it was a time for questions.

827
01:15:43,920 --> 01:15:47,720
I didn't know that we weren't going to have a separate time if we would do for comments.

828
01:15:47,900 --> 01:15:49,840
So since others have, I would like that opportunity.

829
01:15:50,700 --> 01:15:53,340
I can't after the public comment.

830
01:15:53,340 --> 01:15:54,300
When

831
01:16:01,180 --> 01:16:04,900
it was time for asking questions, I asked questions and didn't make comments knowing

832
01:16:04,900 --> 01:16:09,620
that that normally comes later as a separate delivery.

833
01:16:09,620 --> 01:16:09,920
It does.

834
01:16:10,500 --> 01:16:13,480
So I'd like to at least have an opportunity to make comments.

835
01:16:15,340 --> 01:16:16,340
So I

836
01:16:20,120 --> 01:16:25,960
just echoed a sentiment of all of my colleagues and I would like to add to that too, that

837
01:16:25,960 --> 01:16:32,300
I'm very, very proud of the way that Keith Metzler is the executive team and all of our other

838
01:16:32,300 --> 01:16:38,500
employees have collaborated and worked cooperatively to produce what comes across as very admirable

839
01:16:38,500 --> 01:16:47,760
results that we see today. And I'm particularly proud that this city makes its employees a priority

840
01:16:47,760 --> 01:16:54,160
after that. When they're safe and well, our community gets the benefit of greater assistances and

841
01:16:54,160 --> 01:16:55,860
protection. Thank you Madam Clerk.

842
01:16:58,480 --> 01:17:03,300
And then my, I actually made a, I actually asked the question.

843
01:17:04,440 --> 01:17:10,820
And there was an answer. So there was a excuse to be a comment. It wasn't. I was asking how many

844
01:17:10,820 --> 01:17:16,200
other tools this I've technology was being used. So please don't take my question as a comment,

845
01:17:16,460 --> 01:17:21,280
as it was a question, but it was just not answered. And I still have a comment for the comment section.

846
01:17:21,280 --> 01:17:21,340
Yeah.

847
01:17:29,030 --> 01:17:31,770
I don't think we have time to continue today.

848
01:17:34,380 --> 01:17:37,540
Yes, I have Sophie Smith is here.

849
01:17:38,840 --> 01:17:47,600
So the primary communication tools to answer the question have been social media, website,

850
01:17:48,620 --> 01:18:00,440
you know, I wish we had the time to make calls out to a lot of people, we just don't, we

851
01:18:00,440 --> 01:18:06,700
and lengthy reassuring message to all of the residents of the city and businesses that

852
01:18:06,700 --> 01:18:11,780
is on our landing page of the website, which was very well received according to our

853
01:18:12,380 --> 01:18:13,380
insight on that.

854
01:18:13,800 --> 01:18:19,680
So, you know, between the video and what we could with technology, there's actual, you

855
01:18:19,680 --> 01:18:25,780
know, press releases that we've done, so, you know, that goes to print media, etc.

856
01:18:25,780 --> 01:18:32,180
other than that I'm not really sure of any other practical ways that we could

857
01:18:32,180 --> 01:18:36,480
do more outreach but we're absolutely welcome to anyone's ideas on what we

858
01:18:36,480 --> 01:18:39,160
can do additional to that.

859
01:18:44,110 --> 01:18:48,330
Thank you. Okay I'm going to check on the line to see

860
01:18:48,330 --> 01:18:52,050
if there's anyone who would like to speak on this item. Is there any public that

861
01:18:52,050 --> 01:18:57,990
wishes to speak at this time on this item number 12? Yes, Valentina I would

862
01:18:57,990 --> 01:18:58,630
like to speak.

863
01:18:59,390 --> 01:19:01,530
All right, Valentin, you have three minutes.

864
01:19:05,610 --> 01:19:08,950
I didn't know that we were back having meetings,

865
01:19:11,280 --> 01:19:16,280
but this form of having meetings to stay

866
01:19:16,280 --> 01:19:19,400
in contact with the pub

867
01:19:23,470 --> 01:19:28,490
that are eating that food because we cannot afford to have to be

868
01:19:28,490 --> 01:19:30,010
connected into the internet.

869
01:19:33,340 --> 01:19:34,060
Then our text,

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01:19:46,370 --> 01:19:48,430
yes, they are doing everything they can,

871
01:20:03,360 --> 01:20:05,340
shouldn't be able to, we can and we

872
01:20:05,340 --> 01:20:05,520
should.

873
01:20:05,520 --> 01:20:06,720
But we always,

874
01:20:10,000 --> 01:20:13,040
I did not know that we were testing of

875
01:20:19,920 --> 01:20:20,240
a

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01:20:23,060 --> 01:20:24,140
street vendor.

877
01:20:24,460 --> 01:20:26,740
I had to walk over there and find out what was going on.

878
01:20:31,230 --> 01:20:32,270
The city or

879
01:20:41,200 --> 01:20:45,140
on Facebook are plotting this great event that they get.

880
01:20:45,300 --> 01:20:47,660
And it was a great event and they deserve to be a flood.

881
01:20:49,440 --> 01:20:52,560
It's deserved to be notified because it is our lives.

882
01:21:08,700 --> 01:21:11,280
Is there anyone else that would like to speak on this item?

883
01:21:16,300 --> 01:21:18,560
Hi Paul, you have three minutes please.

884
01:21:20,600 --> 01:21:23,240
It's going to be very brief but good evening everybody.

885
01:21:23,240 --> 01:21:26,080
I'm glad to hear everybody. Now the

886
01:21:26,080 --> 01:21:27,100
airbites are going very well.

887
01:21:31,000 --> 01:21:31,160
Yes,

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01:21:31,320 --> 01:21:33,580
dates on COVID-19, COVID-19,

889
01:21:34,700 --> 01:21:35,220
good

890
01:21:51,280 --> 01:21:53,660
reason. They must wear a

891
01:21:55,710 --> 01:21:56,770
fine up.

892
01:22:02,830 --> 01:22:03,270
Council,

893
01:22:08,740 --> 01:22:10,080
this afternoon I believe it

894
01:22:10,080 --> 01:22:11,900
was. So that's a fairly recent one,

895
01:22:12,060 --> 01:22:14,340
but yes, my understanding is that the

896
01:22:14,340 --> 01:22:15,920
directive from the county health

897
01:22:15,920 --> 01:22:17,580
director came out today requiring.

898
01:22:18,200 --> 01:22:20,760
Now everybody that leaves their house

899
01:22:20,760 --> 01:22:22,960
has to wear a mask. Now as far as the

900
01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:24,960
penalties, I'm not exactly sure, but

901
01:22:24,960 --> 01:22:30,440
Sophie is shaking her head and saying yes they could be fine you could be

902
01:22:30,440 --> 01:22:38,190
fine as much as a thousand dollars okay that one just came out today I just

903
01:22:38,190 --> 01:22:42,270
saw it on face yes I just saw it on Facebook and I just you know I know that

904
01:22:42,270 --> 01:22:43,350
they're is

905
01:22:58,330 --> 01:23:01,390
there anyone else on the line that would like to speak on this item

906
01:23:09,350 --> 01:23:15,110
may I think those are all the speakers I have this item was presented with no

907
01:23:15,110 --> 01:23:18,850
action required so this was for the information purposes only but I do believe

908
01:23:18,850 --> 01:23:22,630
there was still comments that council members wanted to make.

909
01:23:25,440 --> 01:23:27,620
So council member Cox did you have

910
01:23:27,620 --> 01:23:28,400
any further comments?

911
01:23:37,840 --> 01:23:40,800
The comment period is five minutes.

912
01:23:51,060 --> 01:23:53,220
Okay council member Jones do you have any

913
01:23:53,220 --> 01:23:54,540
further comments? For

914
01:23:56,940 --> 01:24:01,560
asking I do not. Council member Gomez do you have any comments?

915
01:24:03,940 --> 01:24:05,100
Yes I want to

916
01:24:05,100 --> 01:24:19,660
My colleagues are allowing this agenda items to go through when there was motion and setting all personal issues aside, I really am appreciative of it going through and with COVID-19, I'd like to know if we can get back to partner with outside sources.

917
01:24:20,340 --> 01:24:33,720
I know we have some partnerships, but the partnerships that I'm asking to see if it's adjusted with entities, organizations, social media outlets, news sources, and anything else possible to have council report out.

918
01:24:34,860 --> 01:24:36,820
and become that space of the community,

919
01:24:36,960 --> 01:24:41,100
because as you can see, a lot of the public comment,

920
01:24:41,680 --> 01:24:43,760
if we were to have a formula,

921
01:24:44,240 --> 01:24:45,720
and we only had five commentaries,

922
01:24:45,720 --> 01:24:49,380
that one person is seeking for a significant amount

923
01:24:49,380 --> 01:24:51,260
of individual, and it's so strongly

924
01:24:51,260 --> 01:24:53,660
that the space is not out there,

925
01:24:54,020 --> 01:24:55,900
and the representatives are being blamed,

926
01:24:56,800 --> 01:24:59,240
hence I'm being blamed for not being out there,

927
01:24:59,980 --> 01:25:02,060
showing space, I think there's a merit

928
01:25:02,060 --> 01:25:10,860
to that discussion. As I said, if the community feels rest out, perhaps you can have some voluntary

929
01:25:10,860 --> 01:25:17,360
protocols perhaps I can do practice. I would hope that perhaps there's an uplining number

930
01:25:17,360 --> 01:25:19,180
at 24.7.

931
01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:27,540
And I as a public servant have felt a bit disconnected myself. But what the city

932
01:25:27,540 --> 01:25:31,080
has been doing, but please don't take this as anything. The city has not done anything.

933
01:25:31,080 --> 01:25:35,560
that's not what I'm saying. And the council members are privileged luckily to have a

934
01:25:35,560 --> 01:25:40,280
cell phone number of city operatives, however the community is not. So this is a way

935
01:25:40,280 --> 01:25:45,700
to cut it. Let's see what we can if we are able to do anything with the

936
01:25:45,700 --> 01:25:51,380
confines of what we have in limited resources. Thank you. Mayor Pro Temmer,

937
01:25:51,460 --> 01:25:52,740
Mayor, do you have any further comments?

938
01:25:56,340 --> 01:25:58,640
No. Mayor Garcia, do you have any further

939
01:25:58,640 --> 01:25:59,040
comments?

940
01:26:02,250 --> 01:26:05,610
No, thank you. I don't. Okay. There was no action required. This was

941
01:26:05,610 --> 01:26:08,730
just to receive and file, so we can move on to number 13.

942
01:26:11,040 --> 01:26:17,220
This is that the City Council approve and amendment number two to the consultant professional

943
01:26:17,220 --> 01:26:21,420
services provider agreement with Albert Grover and associates by an account.

944
01:26:21,840 --> 01:26:27,560
I'm sorry, an amount not to exceed of $125,000 for traffic engineering services.

945
01:26:29,620 --> 01:26:32,160
Go ahead and ask council members if they have questions.

946
01:26:32,520 --> 01:26:35,020
Council member Cox, do you have any questions?

947
01:26:37,290 --> 01:26:42,930
Yes, I understand that all the funds will be coming from Fund No. 250, which is Measure I, is that correct?

948
01:26:50,830 --> 01:26:52,830
Councilmember Jones, do you have any questions?

949
01:26:55,920 --> 01:26:56,880
I have none, thank you.

950
01:26:58,280 --> 01:27:00,080
Councilmember Gomez, do you have any questions?

951
01:27:03,260 --> 01:27:13,400
What I'm looking at is this topic engineering services also in part of the street lighting for old town and other priority areas around the city?

952
01:27:16,850 --> 01:27:18,630
Ryan Gangler is our city engineer.

953
01:27:18,630 --> 01:27:20,330
Mayor, he drafted this item.

954
01:27:20,490 --> 01:27:25,830
He's probably the best one to answer that question and explain better what this contract

955
01:27:25,830 --> 01:27:26,210
is for.

956
01:27:31,550 --> 01:27:32,130
The City Council.

957
01:28:33,990 --> 01:28:34,270
Thank you.

958
01:28:34,370 --> 01:28:34,990
No further questions.

959
01:28:36,630 --> 01:28:37,550
Mayor Pro Temer.

960
01:28:37,610 --> 01:28:38,650
Mayor, do you have any questions?

961
01:28:42,060 --> 01:28:42,540
No, I don't.

962
01:28:42,920 --> 01:28:43,300
Thank you.

963
01:28:43,920 --> 01:28:45,680
Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

964
01:28:48,950 --> 01:28:49,710
Not for anything.

965
01:28:50,810 --> 01:28:53,630
I'll check to see if there's any public that wishes to speak.

966
01:28:53,750 --> 01:28:57,050
Is there anyone that would like to speak on this item number 13?

967
01:29:02,840 --> 01:29:04,700
Okay, Valentin, you have three minutes.

968
01:29:06,980 --> 01:29:08,680
Okay, I'm seeing here that we're $1

969
01:29:11,470 --> 01:29:18,640
,000 or not to exceed an amount already issued of $260,000.

970
01:29:20,930 --> 01:29:21,790
Is this correct?

971
01:29:33,620 --> 01:29:34,120
That's a study.

972
01:29:42,200 --> 01:29:42,740
That's Slur.

973
01:29:44,880 --> 01:29:47,360
Whereas our city engineer, he might have a better sense.

974
01:29:47,360 --> 01:29:51,180
I'm not exactly sure he would have done that analysis as it relates to this contract.

975
01:29:51,180 --> 01:29:56,800
This is more directly related to just maintaining our existing service levels.

976
01:29:56,800 --> 01:29:58,620
with Brian and you offer something on that.

977
01:30:01,420 --> 01:30:07,080
I haven't done a comparison to other cities. I know there are a number of cities that use an

978
01:30:09,550 --> 01:30:10,450
in-house in

979
01:30:29,710 --> 01:30:30,490
many years.

980
01:30:58,410 --> 01:31:03,430
I thank you for that explanation. I'm not looking to reinvent the wheel. I'm looking to our

981
01:31:05,450 --> 01:31:10,090
sizes so that we have a smooth right here in

982
01:31:12,260 --> 01:31:17,480
the city and how you've done this the same way for many years. I appreciate your hard work.

983
01:31:22,890 --> 01:31:24,410
The same level for

984
01:31:26,750 --> 01:31:31,510
the same amount of money that other cities are getting for

985
01:31:31,510 --> 01:31:33,970
for their same studies and their same service.

986
01:31:37,880 --> 01:31:42,070
We can compare other cities are getting.

987
01:31:42,270 --> 01:31:44,750
Is that in your realm of operation?

988
01:31:57,700 --> 01:31:58,760
Your realm of operation?

989
01:32:08,560 --> 01:32:12,960
This is public comment for the particular agenda item.

990
01:32:13,060 --> 01:32:16,860
I mean, we can continue to dialogue if you're okay with it,

991
01:32:16,940 --> 01:32:18,920
but I think we can answer the question.

992
01:32:22,700 --> 01:32:23,660
Question with the answer.

993
01:32:24,580 --> 01:32:25,840
I think we're given

994
01:32:27,980 --> 01:32:28,780
level of,

995
01:32:32,780 --> 01:32:34,460
we're not comparing to other people.

996
01:32:34,600 --> 01:32:34,700
For

997
01:32:46,220 --> 01:32:47,400
everybody on the phones,

998
01:32:47,400 --> 01:32:50,980
No matter which line of Iran, can you mute your phones?

999
01:33:03,720 --> 01:33:05,680
Valentina, let's have another question.

1000
01:33:06,880 --> 01:33:07,360
Everybody

1001
01:33:10,980 --> 01:33:13,260
felt that the question was answered.

1002
01:33:13,680 --> 01:33:13,900
Okay.

1003
01:33:14,280 --> 01:33:15,340
I would like to have

1004
01:33:20,590 --> 01:33:25,010
this because I didn't understand the answer.

1005
01:33:27,040 --> 01:33:31,400
He could not give us a comparison and I don't think that's fair to less tax.

1006
01:33:38,320 --> 01:33:43,100
Okay, is there any other speakers I would like to speak on this item?

1007
01:33:43,100 --> 01:33:44,360
there is

1008
01:33:46,400 --> 01:33:47,660
someone okay

1009
01:33:51,760 --> 01:33:56,240
okay there's no more speaker so Madam Mayor if you

1010
01:33:56,240 --> 01:34:08,360
would like to request a motion in a second I have

1011
01:34:13,160 --> 01:34:15,880
a motion by council member

1012
01:34:15,880 --> 01:34:22,020
Cox seconded by council member Jones is there any further comments by

1013
01:34:22,020 --> 01:34:23,680
All right, Council Member Cox, do you have comments?

1014
01:34:25,360 --> 01:34:25,840
Yes,

1015
01:34:48,260 --> 01:34:48,960
you can't compare

1016
01:35:23,970 --> 01:35:25,250
the interstate running through the

1017
01:35:29,020 --> 01:35:29,160
hills

1018
01:35:29,160 --> 01:35:30,780
would be almost impossible to find,

1019
01:35:33,360 --> 01:35:34,680
but it'd

1020
01:35:39,550 --> 01:35:40,230
be a waste of time.

1021
01:35:50,330 --> 01:35:51,870
Council Member Gomez, do you have any?

1022
01:35:51,950 --> 01:35:53,190
Thank you.

1023
01:35:53,390 --> 01:35:55,190
Council Member Gomez, do you have any further comments?

1024
01:35:57,670 --> 01:36:00,110
Yes, so looking at this item with 125,

1025
01:36:00,110 --> 01:36:03,250
with an extension of the contract,

1026
01:36:03,730 --> 01:36:07,190
I know my colleagues at least abuse,

1027
01:36:07,190 --> 01:36:13,290
meaning two are interested in getting feedback in the priorities of the street lighting because

1028
01:36:13,290 --> 01:36:18,610
we haven't had anything thus far and this seems to be the closest thing as proximal to

1029
01:36:18,610 --> 01:36:22,370
getting any feedback from what's happening with the five different zones although one

1030
01:36:22,370 --> 01:36:29,890
has been being worked on so I could suggest on behalf of a majority of us to see something

1031
01:36:29,890 --> 01:36:33,970
of that level whether it's a memo format or a police exclamation what's happening to

1032
01:36:33,970 --> 01:36:39,510
of their own. It would be greatly appreciated if one of the things I am in the City of

1033
01:36:39,510 --> 01:36:43,570
China isn't really starting here. So if I know where the light is on, I'll turn them

1034
01:36:43,570 --> 01:36:47,730
on, but someone could just tell me where the light is coming from, and if not, don't worry

1035
01:36:47,730 --> 01:36:51,330
about it, I guess the meeting is going to be over soon anyway, so I just want to make sure

1036
01:36:51,330 --> 01:36:52,370
you guys can hear that. Thank you.

1037
01:36:57,290 --> 01:36:58,750
Councilmember Jones, do you have any comments?

1038
01:37:02,140 --> 01:37:05,860
I have none. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Mayor Pro Temmer, Mayor's, do you have any comments?

1039
01:37:15,860 --> 01:37:21,460
Thank you, I do have a motion by Councilmember Cox and a second by Councilmember Jones.

1040
01:37:22,080 --> 01:37:23,880
All those in favor? Councilmember Cox?

1041
01:37:25,220 --> 01:37:25,940
Yes.

1042
01:37:26,540 --> 01:37:27,520
Councilmember Gomez?

1043
01:37:29,430 --> 01:37:30,050
Aye.

1044
01:37:30,850 --> 01:37:31,910
Councilmember Jones?

1045
01:37:35,170 --> 01:37:36,490
Mayor Pro Temer-Mirrors?

1046
01:37:40,270 --> 01:37:40,890
Mayor Garcia?

1047
01:37:44,940 --> 01:37:46,120
Motion passes unanimously.

1048
01:37:46,120 --> 01:37:47,320
Now

1049
01:37:51,800 --> 01:38:06,320
we are on to item 14 that the Southern California Logistics Airport Authority grant an access easement for the benefit of the parcel designated as APN 0460-242-05.

1050
01:38:07,640 --> 01:38:13,640
Madam Mayor, I'll ask questions of council members, council member Cox. Do you have any questions?

1051
01:38:15,860 --> 01:38:16,120
No.

1052
01:38:16,120 --> 01:38:25,540
So councilmember Jones do you have any questions no thank you councilmember Gomez do you have any questions

1053
01:38:29,620 --> 01:38:33,120
Mayor pro. Tim Ramirez do you have any questions no

1054
01:38:35,420 --> 01:38:38,060
mayor Garcia do you have any questions

1055
01:38:41,630 --> 01:38:46,250
Okay, I'll ask to see if there's any public on this on the phone

1056
01:38:46,250 --> 01:38:49,710
Is there anyone that would like to speak on this item number 14?

1057
01:38:54,350 --> 01:38:58,850
There's no one that wishes to speak Madam Mayor if you would like the motion in a second.

1058
01:39:02,220 --> 01:39:05,100
I request a motion in a second for item 14.

1059
01:39:05,880 --> 01:39:09,960
I was invited to stop with me to make motion as recommended by staff.

1060
01:39:12,050 --> 01:39:12,430
Second.

1061
01:39:13,690 --> 01:39:19,090
To have a motion by Council Member Gomez, seconded by Mayor Garcia, all those in favor?

1062
01:39:19,930 --> 01:39:20,550
Council Member Cox?

1063
01:39:21,390 --> 01:39:21,890
Aye.

1064
01:39:21,890 --> 01:39:22,790
Aye.

1065
01:39:23,730 --> 01:39:24,570
Council Member Gomez.

1066
01:39:26,590 --> 01:39:26,990
Aye.

1067
01:39:27,590 --> 01:39:28,370
Council Member Jones.

1068
01:39:29,850 --> 01:39:30,650
Aye.

1069
01:39:31,530 --> 01:39:32,530
Mayor Pro Temer-Meras.

1070
01:39:36,430 --> 01:39:37,230
And Mayor Garcia,

1071
01:39:41,820 --> 01:39:43,580
that motion passes unanimously.

1072
01:39:45,550 --> 01:39:46,150
Thank you.

1073
01:39:49,240 --> 01:39:51,060
Toronto Item Number 15.

1074
01:39:52,500 --> 01:39:56,100
The consideration of a settlement agreement between the city,

1075
01:39:56,420 --> 01:39:59,480
the Victorville Water District and Western Pacific Housing,

1076
01:39:59,480 --> 01:40:06,400
D.R. Horton and various prior and current owners of track 14721 to establish ownership

1077
01:40:06,400 --> 01:40:11,200
and an application of prepaid water meter and connection fee for said track.

1078
01:40:12,150 --> 01:40:16,400
The recommendation is that the City Council and Board of Directors approve the attached

1079
01:40:16,400 --> 01:40:20,360
settlement agreement for execution by the Mayor and District Chairman.

1080
01:40:22,120 --> 01:40:26,240
Mayor, I'll go ahead and ask if there's any questions of council members.

1081
01:40:26,240 --> 01:40:34,080
Members? Councilmember Cox, do you have any questions? No questions. Councilmember Jones,

1082
01:40:34,420 --> 01:40:35,120
do you have any questions?

1083
01:40:37,880 --> 01:40:40,680
No thank you. Councilmember Gomez, do you have any questions.

1084
01:40:42,620 --> 01:40:46,300
No thank you. Mayor Proto-Mermaris, do you have any questions?

1085
01:40:49,390 --> 01:40:51,770
No thank you. Mayor Garcia,

1086
01:40:52,070 --> 01:40:52,850
do you have any questions?

1087
01:40:55,920 --> 01:40:59,140
No questions. All right. Let me see if there is anyone on the

1088
01:40:59,140 --> 01:41:05,080
phone that has wants to speak on this item? Is there anyone on the phone that would like to speak on this item?

1089
01:41:05,440 --> 01:41:06,360
Number 15,

1090
01:41:10,510 --> 01:41:14,910
I don't hear anyone, so Madam Mayor, if you would like a motion?

1091
01:41:18,640 --> 01:41:21,760
I'm requesting a motion in a second for item 15.

1092
01:41:23,220 --> 01:41:29,340
Yes, Madam Mayor, I move that the City Council and Board of Directors approve the settlement agreement

1093
01:41:37,060 --> 01:41:43,020
I have a motion by Councilmember Jones, seconded by Councilmember Gomez, all those in

1094
01:41:43,020 --> 01:41:43,340
favor?

1095
01:41:43,780 --> 01:41:44,420
Councilmember Cox?

1096
01:41:47,800 --> 01:41:48,500
Councilmember Gomez?

1097
01:41:50,800 --> 01:41:50,960
Aye.

1098
01:41:51,540 --> 01:41:52,480
Councilmember Jones,

1099
01:41:55,860 --> 01:41:57,060
Mayor Pro Temmer, Maris,

1100
01:42:00,700 --> 01:42:01,380
Mayor Garcia.

1101
01:42:05,300 --> 01:42:10,780
Motion passes unanimously and we move on to item 16.

1102
01:42:12,260 --> 01:42:18,960
that the City Council approve and an additional appropriation of $100,000 to H.R. Green Pacific

1103
01:42:18,960 --> 01:42:24,940
for an on-call plan and map check services, approve amendment number 1 to the Consultant

1104
01:42:24,940 --> 01:42:29,740
Professional Services Provider Agreement with H.R. Green Pacific by an amount not to exceed

1105
01:42:29,740 --> 01:42:33,400
$100,000 for on-call plan and map check services.

1106
01:42:33,400 --> 01:42:40,310
Is there any questions for staff? Councilmember Cox.

1107
01:42:40,770 --> 01:42:41,170
From

1108
01:42:46,450 --> 01:42:48,290
that this is cost neutral, but

1109
01:42:50,980 --> 01:42:53,080
especially in turn, we approve this.

1110
01:42:56,020 --> 01:43:01,140
My understanding, that's correct, I'm sure it's right here.

1111
01:43:01,940 --> 01:43:02,400
Yes, there.

1112
01:43:08,110 --> 01:43:10,110
Councilmember Jones, do you have any questions?

1113
01:43:12,620 --> 01:43:13,100
No, thank you.

1114
01:43:14,140 --> 01:43:16,060
Councilmember Gomez, do you have any questions?

1115
01:43:17,760 --> 01:43:23,800
Yes, for clarification, is this the initial process to formulate the assessment district?

1116
01:43:26,730 --> 01:43:27,930
That is item number 8.

1117
01:43:33,350 --> 01:43:33,950
No, no question.

1118
01:43:34,490 --> 01:43:34,690
Okay.

1119
01:43:35,750 --> 01:43:37,550
Mayor Pro Temmer, Mayor, is do you have any questions?

1120
01:43:40,690 --> 01:43:41,310
No, thank you.

1121
01:43:42,070 --> 01:43:43,870
And then Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

1122
01:43:46,960 --> 01:43:47,640
No, question.

1123
01:43:48,160 --> 01:43:48,440
Okay.

1124
01:43:49,100 --> 01:43:52,300
Is there anyone on the line that wishes to speak on this item number 16?

1125
01:43:55,740 --> 01:43:56,560
There's no one.

1126
01:43:56,760 --> 01:43:59,260
So, Madame Mayor, if you would like a motion.

1127
01:44:17,430 --> 01:44:18,310
I

1128
01:44:20,480 --> 01:44:20,940
have a

1129
01:44:25,040 --> 01:44:29,640
motion by Councilmember Cox and a second by Mayor Garcia.

1130
01:44:30,420 --> 01:44:31,980
All those in favor?

1131
01:44:32,800 --> 01:44:33,420
Councilmember Cox.

1132
01:44:36,460 --> 01:44:37,280
Councilmember Gomez.

1133
01:44:39,780 --> 01:44:39,940
Aye.

1134
01:44:40,560 --> 01:44:41,360
Councilmember Jones.

1135
01:44:42,800 --> 01:44:43,240
Aye.

1136
01:44:44,620 --> 01:44:46,000
Mayor Pro Temmereras.

1137
01:44:49,760 --> 01:44:50,360
Mayor Garcia.

1138
01:44:50,360 --> 01:44:51,360
That

1139
01:44:55,170 --> 01:44:56,570
motion passes unanimously.

1140
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:18,800
Number 17, we have contract amendment with American organics. The recommendation is that the City Council approve amendment number nine to increase the general services provider agreement with American organics by $36,000 for a total contract amount of $76,000.

1141
01:45:18,800 --> 01:45:26,280
I will ask if council members have questions of staff council member Cox. Do you have any questions?

1142
01:45:33,270 --> 01:45:34,910
Deligia council member Cox.

1143
01:45:40,150 --> 01:45:49,170
I might have lost council member Cox. So we'll see yeah council member Jones. She's she's looking council member Jones. Are you there?

1144
01:45:52,390 --> 01:45:54,870
Council member Gomez. Do you have any questions?

1145
01:45:59,610 --> 01:46:05,670
and the law, I think, in regards to the law, I don't know if this is the same one, perhaps

1146
01:46:05,670 --> 01:46:09,750
it is, and it's just coming to the fore us an item. Is that the case?

1147
01:46:12,130 --> 01:46:20,810
Well, there is an element of law that basically is established why we're doing this, and there

1148
01:46:20,810 --> 01:46:28,810
There's an assembly bill 1826 that does require us to start complying with certain

1149
01:46:28,810 --> 01:46:35,290
organic disposal responsibilities, requirements, effectively the goal is to reduce the amount

1150
01:46:35,290 --> 01:46:45,130
of organics that go to the landfill and we've put in place a program that now is working

1151
01:46:45,130 --> 01:46:49,030
with our restaurants where we're taking the food waste and actually diverting that from

1152
01:46:49,030 --> 01:46:53,630
the landfill to an American organics.

1153
01:46:53,950 --> 01:47:00,910
This contract is being sought by staff because the dependency upon American organics now

1154
01:47:00,910 --> 01:47:08,810
is expected to be longer than what was originally envisioned in part because the project proposed

1155
01:47:08,810 --> 01:47:16,810
by Burntack, the longer-term solution to satisfying organics conversion program is under

1156
01:47:16,810 --> 01:47:21,190
construction. It was anticipated to be complete by this month, but it won't be complete

1157
01:47:21,190 --> 01:47:27,590
by this month. More likely, it won't be complete until June timeframe. Therefore, we need

1158
01:47:27,590 --> 01:47:32,850
to amend the contract of the American Organic so that we can continue to send them our food

1159
01:47:32,850 --> 01:47:38,990
please. Until such a time as our permanent solution is in place with her check over at

1160
01:47:38,990 --> 01:47:39,370
the Murph.

1161
01:47:41,650 --> 01:47:44,250
Well, thank you for that. Can I appreciate it?

1162
01:47:44,430 --> 01:47:45,150
No further questions?

1163
01:47:46,890 --> 01:47:51,270
Councilmember Cox, I think we lost you on item 17. Did you have any questions?

1164
01:47:54,060 --> 01:47:57,980
I did not. I did not. They covered it back on the cell phone. I can barely hear everyone.

1165
01:47:57,980 --> 01:47:59,480
So I'm dying again right now.

1166
01:47:59,720 --> 01:48:01,960
Okay. Mayor.

1167
01:48:06,040 --> 01:48:10,140
Okay. Mayor Pro Temmer, Mayor, do you have any questions?

1168
01:48:13,270 --> 01:48:13,870
No, ma'am.

1169
01:48:15,210 --> 01:48:17,190
Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

1170
01:48:17,890 --> 01:48:18,670
I don't have any.

1171
01:48:18,910 --> 01:48:20,230
I don't have any questions.

1172
01:48:20,650 --> 01:48:20,770
All right.

1173
01:48:21,490 --> 01:48:22,750
I don't have any questions.

1174
01:48:23,130 --> 01:48:23,390
Okay.

1175
01:48:23,510 --> 01:48:23,930
Let me see.

1176
01:48:24,190 --> 01:48:28,310
Is there anyone on the phone that would like to speak on this item number 17?

1177
01:48:31,640 --> 01:48:34,840
There was no one who would like to speak, Madame Mayor, if you want a motion.

1178
01:48:38,030 --> 01:48:38,570
Yes, I do.

1179
01:48:38,570 --> 01:48:43,670
Or maybe at this time I request the motion in a second for item 17.

1180
01:48:47,320 --> 01:48:50,420
I'll go ahead and make the motion as recommended by staff.

1181
01:48:52,370 --> 01:48:52,850
Second.

1182
01:48:54,250 --> 01:48:58,250
I have a motion by Councilmember Gomez, seconded by Mayor Garcia.

1183
01:48:59,310 --> 01:49:00,050
All those in favor.

1184
01:49:00,510 --> 01:49:02,750
Let me see if Mr. Cox is back on the line.

1185
01:49:05,090 --> 01:49:06,050
I'll buy a Facebook.

1186
01:49:06,390 --> 01:49:06,790
Okay.

1187
01:49:07,030 --> 01:49:07,530
Okay.

1188
01:49:07,990 --> 01:49:10,710
Are you in favor of item number 17?

1189
01:49:12,810 --> 01:49:15,710
Okay. Councilmember Gomez, are you in favor?

1190
01:49:17,430 --> 01:49:19,990
Yes. Councilmember Jones, are you in favor?

1191
01:49:22,460 --> 01:49:25,940
Yes. Mayor Pro Temer and Mara's, are you in favor?

1192
01:49:29,310 --> 01:49:31,330
And Mayor Garcia, are you in favor?

1193
01:49:34,200 --> 01:49:37,660
Yes. That motion passes unanimously.

1194
01:49:41,100 --> 01:49:46,920
We're on to item number 18 that the City Council accept the petition and consent

1195
01:49:46,920 --> 01:50:15,320
from Walton, California, a California-limited liability company as to an undivided 5% interest and WSF or West Creek LLC as to an undivided 95% interest as tenants in common, requesting formation of the West Creek Park Maintenance Assessment District No. 3 and Adopt Resolution No. 20-009 initiating proceedings for formation of West Creek Park MAD-3,

1196
01:50:15,320 --> 01:50:22,220
pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and other applicable laws

1197
01:50:22,220 --> 01:50:25,380
in ordering the preparation of an engineer's report.

1198
01:50:25,980 --> 01:50:29,400
At this time I'll ask if Council has questions of staff.

1199
01:50:29,880 --> 01:50:31,880
Council Member Cox, do you have any questions?

1200
01:50:33,640 --> 01:50:34,340
No questions.

1201
01:50:35,040 --> 01:50:36,920
Council Member Jones, do you have any questions?

1202
01:50:39,290 --> 01:50:40,470
None, thank you Madam Clerk.

1203
01:50:41,770 --> 01:50:43,650
Council Member Gomez, do you have any questions?

1204
01:50:45,610 --> 01:50:58,530
Yes, I kind of spotted this as an L-MAT, but here's the title of the certificate, there's a part maintenance assessment district, which I don't think I think in the tenure of my council.

1205
01:50:59,150 --> 01:51:10,150
So, if this is a maintenance assessment district for parts, must there be people who actually ask for it before we approve it?

1206
01:51:10,150 --> 01:51:10,950
and then there's a key.

1207
01:51:11,410 --> 01:51:13,610
What's that process for the park, same as an L-MAD?

1208
01:51:14,630 --> 01:51:16,710
Madam Mayor, members of the council, yes.

1209
01:51:17,070 --> 01:51:19,470
Actually, it is very similar to an L-MAD.

1210
01:51:19,650 --> 01:51:24,750
And in fact, the process that we're going through right now

1211
01:51:24,750 --> 01:51:28,490
is a very similar process to what you experienced

1212
01:51:28,490 --> 01:51:31,590
when property owners over in the Ridgecrest,

1213
01:51:31,950 --> 01:51:37,610
Ridge community asked to annex into an L-MAD

1214
01:51:37,610 --> 01:51:43,870
over in that area. And so the process is very similar, you're just dealing with a different type

1215
01:51:43,870 --> 01:51:50,270
of public improvement. And as to the property owners, in this particular case, it's the property

1216
01:51:50,270 --> 01:51:58,270
owners that are actually petitioning to self-assess themselves as a part of this assessment district.

1217
01:51:58,730 --> 01:52:04,630
And that's why when you look at recommendation one, and you see the divided interest, the 5%,

1218
01:52:04,630 --> 01:52:08,010
and the 95% that actually represents 100%

1219
01:52:08,010 --> 01:52:10,950
of the total ownership of those properties.

1220
01:52:11,710 --> 01:52:14,270
So effectively, what is happening here

1221
01:52:14,270 --> 01:52:18,590
is the property owners have petitioned the city

1222
01:52:19,070 --> 01:52:22,350
to have a maintenance assessment district form

1223
01:52:22,350 --> 01:52:23,590
in this particular case.

1224
01:52:23,590 --> 01:52:25,630
It would be an assessment district

1225
01:52:25,630 --> 01:52:29,070
for the purpose of maintaining a to be built park

1226
01:52:29,870 --> 01:52:33,330
in this undeveloped property

1227
01:52:33,330 --> 01:52:38,670
in the staff report identifies the number of tracks and there's quite a few tracks.

1228
01:52:38,850 --> 01:52:43,510
I think it's 11 single family residential subdivisions to be precise.

1229
01:52:44,270 --> 01:52:51,250
And so ultimately those properties will be built on anticipating that the specific plan

1230
01:52:51,250 --> 01:52:55,470
identifies a park to be constructed to the benefit of those eventual residents.

1231
01:52:55,750 --> 01:53:03,150
So this is the first step in a process where if the council approves this item and adopts

1232
01:53:03,150 --> 01:53:08,050
the resolution. This would be step one in the process. You would effectively direct the

1233
01:53:08,890 --> 01:53:13,730
city engineer to actually come back to you at a later date with an engineer's report.

1234
01:53:14,670 --> 01:53:20,590
Ultimately if council satisfied at that point in time, there would be a resolution adopting.

1235
01:53:21,570 --> 01:53:28,710
Ultimately there would be a vote by the property owners where votes would get tallied at a public

1236
01:53:28,710 --> 01:53:33,550
hearing meeting on or about June 16th. So very similar to the landscape

1237
01:53:33,550 --> 01:53:40,630
formation process, the only real difference here is that you're dealing with

1238
01:53:40,630 --> 01:53:42,550
a different type of public improvement.

1239
01:53:45,360 --> 01:53:50,040
I see. So one other question is, is it reasonable to say that all the parts that

1240
01:53:50,040 --> 01:53:54,680
under a type of assessment, I've asked the amount of questions they can't be, but

1241
01:53:54,680 --> 01:53:59,380
maybe perhaps some are under this type of size and others are perhaps

1242
01:53:59,380 --> 01:54:01,940
and the community services department.

1243
01:54:04,960 --> 01:54:09,040
That's correct not all parks are subject to a maintenance assessment district.

1244
01:54:09,740 --> 01:54:13,540
There may be more than than one I can think of one,

1245
01:54:13,760 --> 01:54:17,280
which is over in a subdivision called Las Haciendas.

1246
01:54:18,000 --> 01:54:20,160
And if Janelle Davidson is on the phone,

1247
01:54:21,060 --> 01:54:25,940
are there any other park maintenance assessment districts in the city other than Las Haciendas?

1248
01:54:32,760 --> 01:54:34,360
Thank you no further questions.

1249
01:54:40,380 --> 01:54:41,760
Okay. Yes.

1250
01:54:44,100 --> 01:54:46,820
Yes. On the part number A,

1251
01:55:05,950 --> 01:55:09,560
if you go down the extension of the

1252
01:55:09,560 --> 01:55:10,360
automobile way,

1253
01:55:14,620 --> 01:55:15,500
have a number of them.

1254
01:55:20,940 --> 01:55:22,180
And then you look direction

1255
01:55:24,930 --> 01:55:25,690
directions,

1256
01:55:25,970 --> 01:55:26,190
where

1257
01:55:40,720 --> 01:55:41,140
are they there?

1258
01:55:55,180 --> 01:55:58,840
You can speak to that. It may also be Scott Webb as it

1259
01:55:58,840 --> 01:56:06,780
relates to the specific plan and the types of conditions that get imposed out for

1260
01:56:06,780 --> 01:56:10,680
this kind of development. Even though it's not a PUD, it's a specific plan and an

1261
01:56:10,680 --> 01:56:16,380
exchange for things that they get in specific plan. There's usually certain types of

1262
01:56:17,460 --> 01:56:22,060
amenities required to get it approved. So maybe with the combination of them they

1263
01:56:22,060 --> 01:56:25,860
can answer the pocket park questions and what are some of these intended for.

1264
01:57:23,490 --> 01:57:24,890
The page that Councilmember Cox

1265
01:58:20,950 --> 01:58:21,970
utility.

1266
01:58:52,360 --> 01:58:54,080
Mayor Potem or Mayor, do you have any

1267
01:58:54,080 --> 01:58:54,460
questions?

1268
01:58:57,470 --> 01:59:00,610
No, ma'am. Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

1269
01:59:03,650 --> 01:59:08,110
Not for. Okay. Let me see if there's anyone on the line that would like to speak

1270
01:59:08,110 --> 01:59:13,230
on this item. Is there anyone who would like to speak on item 18?

1271
01:59:17,830 --> 01:59:18,810
No, I would like to speak

1272
01:59:18,810 --> 01:59:21,650
on this item, Madam Mayor, so there's a ready for a motion.

1273
01:59:24,610 --> 01:59:28,950
Okay. I did have my request in motion and I said I can do item 18.

1274
01:59:38,340 --> 01:59:45,940
I would like to accept the petition as consented by the recommendation of staff, along with the

1275
01:59:53,290 --> 01:59:58,950
I do have a motion by Councilmember Gomez and a second by Councilmember Jones.

1276
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:02,220
All those in favor? Councilmember Cox?

1277
02:00:05,310 --> 02:00:06,490
Councilmember Gomez?

1278
02:00:08,660 --> 02:00:14,600
Aye. Councilmember Jones? Aye. Mayor Pro Temer-Meras?

1279
02:00:18,570 --> 02:00:19,310
Mayor Garcia.

1280
02:00:23,150 --> 02:00:24,810
Motion passes unanimously.

1281
02:00:27,810 --> 02:00:41,410
We're on to item number 19. Request to accept strategic partnership program grant from Mojave Water Agency for Water Efficient Toilet Replacement Program and related authorizations.

1282
02:00:41,410 --> 02:01:05,690
that the City Council adopt resolution number 20-008 entitled a resolution of the City Council of the City of Victorville, California accepting the Strategic Partnership Program Grant Award from the Mahavi Water Agency amending the annual budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 for associated additional revenue and expenses and related authorizations.

1283
02:01:06,250 --> 02:01:11,170
This time I'll ask Council if they have questions of staff. Councilmember Cox?

1284
02:01:11,450 --> 02:01:13,170
I think the same Cox, I have a question.

1285
02:01:13,530 --> 02:01:13,770
Okay.

1286
02:01:14,270 --> 02:01:24,010
On the second page, I'll pay $3.94 in the discussion. It quite out that these toilets will be made available to in.

1287
02:02:08,840 --> 02:02:12,540
I know she's the Director of Community Services, and I'll continue to help us with that one.

1288
02:02:19,810 --> 02:02:20,710
Applied to all kinds.

1289
02:02:25,590 --> 02:02:27,410
Councilmember Jones, do you have any questions?

1290
02:02:30,080 --> 02:02:31,140
No, thank you, Madam Clerk.

1291
02:02:32,320 --> 02:02:34,380
Councilmember Gomez, do you have any questions?

1292
02:02:36,970 --> 02:02:42,790
I noticed that this particular item is to be adopted immediately and my question is

1293
02:02:42,790 --> 02:02:48,170
procedurally why is something of this level as a resolution and immediacy rather than

1294
02:02:48,170 --> 02:02:50,170
having a 30-day or any of the processes?

1295
02:02:52,950 --> 02:02:58,870
Oh, this is City Attorney Andre D. White now asking all resolutions can be adopted effective

1296
02:02:58,870 --> 02:02:59,270
immediately.

1297
02:02:59,270 --> 02:03:04,530
It's ordinances that require a 30-day waiting period after a first and then a second reading.

1298
02:03:08,040 --> 02:03:12,300
I'm sorry, you spoke a little too quick for me, I know the terminology is very important here.

1299
02:03:12,560 --> 02:03:13,280
Would you repeat that?

1300
02:03:13,620 --> 02:03:18,100
Certainly, resolutions typically become effective upon their adoption.

1301
02:03:19,040 --> 02:03:24,260
Immediately, that's typical standard just as a motion to approve something was also effective immediately.

1302
02:03:24,940 --> 02:03:30,680
It is when you have an ordinance, i.e. making a law, that you require a 30-day waiting period

1303
02:03:30,680 --> 02:03:32,760
after you've had a first and second reading.

1304
02:03:35,030 --> 02:03:35,690
Thank you.

1305
02:03:35,890 --> 02:03:36,930
Please see that clarification.

1306
02:03:40,130 --> 02:03:42,290
Mayor Pro Temmer-Marrows, do you have any questions?

1307
02:03:45,580 --> 02:03:46,240
No, thank you.

1308
02:03:46,880 --> 02:03:48,620
And Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

1309
02:03:51,950 --> 02:03:52,610
Not questions.

1310
02:03:54,030 --> 02:03:57,950
Is there anyone on the line that would like to speak on this item number 19?

1311
02:04:01,460 --> 02:04:03,100
There's no one on the line, Madam Mayor.

1312
02:04:06,200 --> 02:04:06,700
Thank you.

1313
02:04:07,420 --> 02:04:11,200
At this time, I request a motion and a second for item 19.

1314
02:04:11,200 --> 02:04:11,860
I'm going

1315
02:04:16,540 --> 02:04:18,480
to make that motion as recommended by staff.

1316
02:04:21,290 --> 02:04:25,010
Have a motion by Council Member Gomez, seconded by Council Member Cox.

1317
02:04:25,330 --> 02:04:26,030
All those in favor?

1318
02:04:26,370 --> 02:04:26,970
Council Member Cox?

1319
02:04:29,410 --> 02:04:30,650
Council Member Gomez?

1320
02:04:33,060 --> 02:04:33,240
Aye.

1321
02:04:33,640 --> 02:04:34,460
Council Member Jones?

1322
02:04:36,120 --> 02:04:36,800
Aye.

1323
02:04:37,580 --> 02:04:38,820
Mayor Prattemberer-Meras?

1324
02:04:43,150 --> 02:04:43,730
Mayor Garcia?

1325
02:04:48,900 --> 02:04:50,420
That motion passes unanimously.

1326
02:04:54,370 --> 02:05:01,310
Item number 20 is the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Agreements for Diamond Environmental

1327
02:05:01,310 --> 02:05:06,370
mental services. The recommendation is that the City Council ratify city managers

1328
02:05:06,370 --> 02:05:10,750
and emergency approval of a rental agreement of equipment for the eight

1329
02:05:10,750 --> 02:05:18,370
unsheltered homeless population sanitation sites for a total of $24,756.74.

1330
02:05:18,890 --> 02:05:23,870
A rental agreement of 19 portable restrooms in hand washing stations for 17

1331
02:05:23,870 --> 02:05:28,170
park sites for a total of 19,000, $25.46.

1332
02:05:28,170 --> 02:05:32,110
Since a rental agreement of two solar elite flushable

1333
02:05:32,110 --> 02:05:35,150
restrooms with interior hand washing stations for the drive

1334
02:05:35,150 --> 02:05:38,570
through COVID-19 testing at the San Bernardino County

1335
02:05:38,570 --> 02:05:42,990
Fairgrounds and Victorville for total of $920.96.

1336
02:05:43,840 --> 02:05:47,150
And a rental agreement of equipment for the potential shelter

1337
02:05:47,150 --> 02:05:50,950
quarantine sites for total of $11,710.

1338
02:05:51,930 --> 02:05:55,210
Approve an additional 56-day agreement

1339
02:05:55,210 --> 02:06:03,730
with Diamond Environmental Services for the amount of $112,826.32, approved resolution

1340
02:06:03,730 --> 02:06:14,430
number 20-014, additional appropriation in the amount of $169,239.48 to the fiscal year

1341
02:06:14,430 --> 02:06:21,930
2019-2020 budget. This time I'll ask if council have questions of staff. Councilmember Cox,

1342
02:06:21,930 --> 02:06:22,810
do you have any questions?

1343
02:06:26,710 --> 02:06:34,270
Councilmember Jones, do you have any questions? No, thank you Madam Clerk. Councilmember Gomez, do you have any questions?

1344
02:06:36,650 --> 02:06:41,910
Yes, aren't these fiscal decisions that are within the purview of the city manager?

1345
02:06:42,330 --> 02:06:45,190
And so, it couldn't be used to have been lease meals.

1346
02:06:46,250 --> 02:06:54,250
And what is the legality if they were to have been cybercated for that advantage or for that matter of lease meals?

1347
02:07:02,840 --> 02:07:03,780
The question.

1348
02:07:05,740 --> 02:07:09,220
Well, let me try to reframe it because I sent time to write it down.

1349
02:07:09,220 --> 02:07:10,800
So perhaps I could just speak it out.

1350
02:07:11,080 --> 02:07:13,600
So it's my understanding that within the guidelines,

1351
02:07:13,880 --> 02:07:16,800
you have the power to adopt anything under $50,000

1352
02:07:16,800 --> 02:07:18,940
which if you would have brought them,

1353
02:07:19,280 --> 02:07:21,540
you wouldn't have asked to have brought any of these

1354
02:07:21,540 --> 02:07:24,640
to council except the one that exceeds $50,000.

1355
02:07:24,640 --> 02:07:27,160
So I wonder what the decision-making process behind

1356
02:07:27,160 --> 02:07:28,960
and the legality of that process was

1357
02:07:29,340 --> 02:07:31,280
to not speak that within the purview

1358
02:07:31,280 --> 02:07:34,700
and not bring it to city council or what is going on.

1359
02:07:36,160 --> 02:07:38,780
Madam Mayor and council, it's always mid.

1360
02:07:38,780 --> 02:07:43,900
I think I can answer that question and we also have George Harris and John

1361
02:07:43,900 --> 02:07:48,900
Mindola who would oversee the finance and purchasing process that could

1362
02:07:48,900 --> 02:07:55,500
chime in but I believe because we are you're seeing three different contracts I

1363
02:07:55,500 --> 02:08:00,180
think one's in the amount of 24,000 a smaller amount 19,000 I'm sorry it's not

1364
02:08:00,180 --> 02:08:05,620
right in front of me but in other than in other than up at itself each one of

1365
02:08:05,620 --> 02:08:11,060
those could be approved by the city manager. However, our purchasing guidelines indicate

1366
02:08:11,060 --> 02:08:17,900
that when one vendor exceeds an expenditure of $50,000, which is above the city manager's

1367
02:08:17,900 --> 02:08:24,620
authority, he has to bring it to council because otherwise that would be considered bid splitting

1368
02:08:25,040 --> 02:08:30,600
and it's just another protection that we have in our purchasing code for transparency reasons

1369
02:08:30,600 --> 02:08:32,500
is that we don't spend so much with one bender.

1370
02:08:32,840 --> 02:08:35,780
So if you want to add anything to that,

1371
02:08:35,880 --> 02:08:39,020
John or George, but lead us with answers the question,

1372
02:08:39,220 --> 02:08:40,620
Councillor Aguilman's was asking.

1373
02:08:42,620 --> 02:08:46,800
If I may, I guess I may stop you for a little bit.

1374
02:08:47,160 --> 02:08:49,320
You spoke something that's out of the leads

1375
02:08:49,320 --> 02:08:50,260
of my understanding.

1376
02:08:51,060 --> 02:08:53,460
I understood something about purchasing code

1377
02:08:53,460 --> 02:08:55,600
and transferring things, which really,

1378
02:08:55,880 --> 02:08:57,920
I want to pay attention to what you just said,

1379
02:08:57,940 --> 02:09:00,100
but if you don't mind repeating it a different way,

1380
02:09:00,100 --> 02:09:04,400
I used to say something about you can't do something at a level within the

1381
02:09:04,400 --> 02:09:08,680
population of an emergency or whatever, but can you clarify that for me?

1382
02:09:08,740 --> 02:09:09,580
I didn't quite get it.

1383
02:10:39,830 --> 02:10:40,850
It's already been made, which is

1384
02:10:48,050 --> 02:10:48,870
56 days.

1385
02:11:10,830 --> 02:11:12,230
I mean, it's still progress

1386
02:11:15,680 --> 02:11:17,440
is I'll get more clarification right now.

1387
02:11:17,700 --> 02:11:20,790
It's just what we're doing.

1388
02:11:21,050 --> 02:11:21,750
So I appreciate that.

1389
02:11:22,250 --> 02:11:22,610
Thank you.

1390
02:11:25,670 --> 02:11:27,730
Mayor Pro Temer-Marras, do you have any questions?

1391
02:11:31,320 --> 02:11:31,740
I do.

1392
02:11:32,640 --> 02:11:39,320
When we talk about a rental agreement, what is the general term in terms of time?

1393
02:11:39,320 --> 02:11:42,020
How many months or is it eight months?

1394
02:11:43,200 --> 02:11:50,220
Because I notice we have a rental agreement for the aid on sheltered homeless sanitation

1395
02:11:50,940 --> 02:11:52,800
sites that we also have a rental.

1396
02:11:53,500 --> 02:11:58,260
So in terms of time, how many months are we talking about each

1397
02:12:00,600 --> 02:12:01,280
period?

1398
02:12:44,360 --> 02:12:50,760
No, when we say that, does that mean that in 28 days, 30 days from now, you're going

1399
02:12:50,760 --> 02:12:53,460
to be requesting the same amount of money,

1400
02:13:04,120 --> 02:13:06,660
consignative, that's not some current.

1401
02:13:16,060 --> 02:13:22,120
Plus, termination of that contract will be oriental.

1402
02:13:22,840 --> 02:13:26,580
Then, is there a possibility, I'm asking,

1403
02:13:26,980 --> 02:13:30,100
that we will continue with the same contract?

1404
02:13:32,130 --> 02:13:34,290
Possibility should the need still exist,

1405
02:13:34,590 --> 02:13:36,750
but at that time, it would be...

1406
02:14:10,130 --> 02:14:11,610
Air Garcia, do you have any questions?

1407
02:14:11,610 --> 02:14:11,850
No questions?

1408
02:14:14,900 --> 02:14:16,120
No, no questions.

1409
02:14:16,500 --> 02:14:20,380
I believe this is my main sense well of something we needed.

1410
02:14:21,300 --> 02:14:21,820
No questions.

1411
02:14:22,540 --> 02:14:24,640
Madam Mayor, this is key for our work.

1412
02:14:30,250 --> 02:14:35,230
Council Member Jones, is that I heard someone, did someone else have questions?

1413
02:14:36,010 --> 02:14:37,010
Council Member Gomez.

1414
02:14:37,610 --> 02:14:38,350
Council Member Gomez.

1415
02:14:38,570 --> 02:14:38,690
Oh.

1416
02:14:39,170 --> 02:14:39,470
Sorry.

1417
02:14:39,750 --> 02:14:42,190
If I may, I put another question for it out.

1418
02:14:43,050 --> 02:14:49,440
So, a lot of you have heard and I'm sure aware of the sentence action.

1419
02:14:49,440 --> 02:14:54,640
production or T.F. the Defense Protection Act and the reason I bring that up is because

1420
02:14:54,640 --> 02:14:59,620
I wanted to speak just for the mere curiosity I'm not advocating for any coercion whatsoever.

1421
02:15:00,880 --> 02:15:30,220
Is there a way that something similar within the powers of local municipalities can have something of that level to initiate voluntary cooperation to flatten the COVID curve through asking our vendors to cooperate with something of this level, or maybe a type of subsidy, something that we can use? And once again, I'm not asking for a course of powers with the government.

1422
02:15:30,220 --> 02:15:40,580
and what I'm asking is if there's some type of cooperation to initiate something so related to COVID-19 to flatten that curve.

1423
02:15:41,160 --> 02:15:49,240
Just as we are doing with EOC and receiving, hopefully not too long from now, FEMA funds and other funds in the state and the federal government

1424
02:15:49,240 --> 02:15:51,700
as much as feasible from those.

1425
02:15:54,650 --> 02:16:00,250
This is the city attorney. I don't think as a municipality we have the ability to do something like that.

1426
02:16:00,250 --> 02:16:11,190
I think obviously you could ask vendors politely if they cooperate and give us some kind of discount, but certainly I would not advocate as a municipality doing anything like that.

1427
02:16:13,930 --> 02:16:30,770
Right. Right. And thank you for that clarification, because I wasn't asking to advocate is mere curiosity because sometimes local government have a power that sits out upon them and could be considered abusive, but at times where we have a national or I'm sorry, a global pandemic, something that the public health crisis.

1428
02:16:30,770 --> 02:16:36,730
I don't know if there's some of the leveraging tools that can be used in order to assist

1429
02:16:36,730 --> 02:16:39,550
to spotly that COVID-19 curvature, thank you.

1430
02:16:42,870 --> 02:16:47,570
Is there any public that would like to speak on item number 20?

1431
02:16:49,010 --> 02:16:50,650
Yes, Valentino Rina.

1432
02:16:52,130 --> 02:16:53,490
Go ahead, Valentino.

1433
02:16:53,510 --> 02:16:54,210
You have three minutes.

1434
02:16:56,240 --> 02:16:56,440
Okay.

1435
02:16:56,440 --> 02:17:06,940
I'm looking at the backup material item C. We are going to be paying the county $920 for the use on

1436
02:17:12,280 --> 02:17:12,820
the property.

1437
02:17:13,640 --> 02:17:15,840
I don't know if I'm understanding,

1438
02:17:19,470 --> 02:17:19,970
and they have

1439
02:17:23,070 --> 02:17:27,450
accommodated quite large amounts of people there.

1440
02:17:27,450 --> 02:17:28,030
20

1441
02:17:31,260 --> 02:17:31,820
dollars

1442
02:17:35,860 --> 02:17:37,160
to facilitate

1443
02:17:43,110 --> 02:17:44,650
the fee with

1444
02:17:48,620 --> 02:17:53,550
a rental agreement for the shelter.

1445
02:17:56,040 --> 02:18:00,560
What is the equipment that we're talking about that couldn't cost those $11,000?

1446
02:18:01,140 --> 02:18:01,420
Is

1447
02:18:09,540 --> 02:18:10,540
there any other comments?

1448
02:18:11,940 --> 02:18:14,080
Is there anyone else on the line that would like to comment?

1449
02:18:17,930 --> 02:18:18,030
No.

1450
02:18:18,230 --> 02:18:21,830
Madam Mayor, there's no one else that would like to comment.

1451
02:18:21,830 --> 02:18:32,820
Madam Mayor, if I might, just one point of clarification I'd like to get from the Deputy

1452
02:18:32,820 --> 02:18:35,080
City Manager before the Council votes.

1453
02:18:36,440 --> 02:18:44,680
And in the staff recommendation item number three identifies for references that the

1454
02:18:44,680 --> 02:18:49,200
resolution contains an amount of 169,239.

1455
02:18:49,200 --> 02:18:56,460
and that seems to be slightly different than the amount that's actually in the

1456
02:18:56,460 --> 02:19:03,300
resolution. So I want to make sure that as we're approving this, we're approving the right amount.

1457
02:19:03,580 --> 02:19:08,400
And if the resolution needs to be corrected, I think I would ask that the council consider

1458
02:19:09,100 --> 02:19:14,520
amending the motion to do that. But I need some clarification from George, if I can.

1459
02:19:14,520 --> 02:19:15,300
No. Page

1460
02:19:17,930 --> 02:19:19,290
416 is the resolution.

1461
02:19:19,610 --> 02:19:20,910
I think it needs

1462
02:19:23,760 --> 02:19:25,300
to be put in five, okay.

1463
02:19:25,700 --> 02:19:25,820
It

1464
02:20:06,360 --> 02:20:08,080
appears to be...

1465
02:20:43,920 --> 02:20:47,620
Madam Mayor, if you would like to get a request

1466
02:20:47,620 --> 02:20:48,780
of motion in a second, sorry.

1467
02:20:54,110 --> 02:20:56,070
That I'm on the list, 159.

1468
02:20:59,190 --> 02:21:00,410
39 and 48.

1469
02:21:03,190 --> 02:21:04,770
Yeah, it's in the recommendation.

1470
02:21:06,410 --> 02:21:09,890
Yeah, and number three, the item is in the recommendation.

1471
02:21:13,500 --> 02:21:13,980
There we go.

1472
02:21:18,780 --> 02:21:21,060
So I'm sorry, I didn't hear who made the motion.

1473
02:21:21,060 --> 02:21:21,840
Okay.

1474
02:21:24,040 --> 02:21:28,620
Okay. So then I would like to go ahead and move this motion as recommended at

1475
02:21:28,620 --> 02:21:35,760
the staff recommends with the modifixation to show that the resolution is going to be 169

1476
02:21:35,760 --> 02:21:39,520
dollars, 139, with 20 cents. Right?

1477
02:21:45,450 --> 02:21:47,870
That was a recommendation reflect, but we're

1478
02:21:47,870 --> 02:21:53,430
seeing as recommended by staff in the staff recording and it's collected within the actual

1479
02:22:01,450 --> 02:22:03,570
I have

1480
02:22:05,650 --> 02:22:12,270
a motion

1481
02:22:17,330 --> 02:22:22,370
by Councilmember Gomez, seconded by Mayor Garcia, all those in favor?

1482
02:22:22,370 --> 02:22:23,790
Councilmember Cox,

1483
02:22:26,340 --> 02:22:27,680
Councilmember Gomez,

1484
02:22:30,640 --> 02:22:31,940
Councilmember Jones,

1485
02:22:35,920 --> 02:22:36,940
Mayor Pro Temra-Meras,

1486
02:22:40,490 --> 02:22:41,240
Mayor Garcia,

1487
02:22:45,700 --> 02:22:46,960
motion carries unanimously.

1488
02:22:56,920 --> 02:23:03,360
The next item is number 21, the training schedule and any actions at the discretion of

1489
02:23:03,360 --> 02:23:04,120
the City Council.

1490
02:23:07,800 --> 02:23:13,260
I guess I will ask Council if they have questions, Councilmember Cox, do you have any questions?

1491
02:23:35,850 --> 02:23:38,890
If that's emotion, Mr. Customers, is it really in seconded?

1492
02:23:39,310 --> 02:23:39,490
It

1493
02:23:44,800 --> 02:23:47,200
makes emotion when we get to that point, I guess.

1494
02:23:49,880 --> 02:23:51,220
Councilmember Jones, do you have any?

1495
02:23:51,720 --> 02:23:52,660
Yeah, we're not for you.

1496
02:23:53,100 --> 02:23:53,220
Yeah.

1497
02:23:54,000 --> 02:23:55,500
Councilmember Jones, do you have any questions?

1498
02:23:55,920 --> 02:24:02,100
Yeah, I was going to ask the very same thing because it's likely, you know,

1499
02:24:02,680 --> 02:24:07,180
if it goes the same way other things have gone recently, a lot of confidence is they're just canceled.

1500
02:24:08,120 --> 02:24:09,960
And that may well happen.

1501
02:24:09,960 --> 02:24:17,900
And the annual link conference, however, that falls into another fiscal year.

1502
02:24:18,720 --> 02:24:24,160
And that might be out far enough that we can do that one, but I think it's easier to

1503
02:24:24,160 --> 02:24:25,400
just table this item.

1504
02:24:27,040 --> 02:24:29,660
You know, and so it's such time that we have more information.

1505
02:24:31,120 --> 02:24:31,400
Okay.

1506
02:24:33,260 --> 02:24:35,540
Councilmember Mugomas, do you have any further questions?

1507
02:24:37,980 --> 02:24:38,220
No.

1508
02:24:38,520 --> 02:24:38,800
Okay.

1509
02:24:38,800 --> 02:24:40,600
Mayor Pro Temer. Mayor, do you have any questions?

1510
02:24:43,480 --> 02:24:43,620
No.

1511
02:24:45,000 --> 02:24:46,720
Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions?

1512
02:24:50,080 --> 02:24:51,520
No, no questions.

1513
02:24:56,260 --> 02:24:58,220
So the motion would be to,

1514
02:25:07,890 --> 02:25:10,770
I think we can hold that discussion until we add more information

1515
02:25:10,770 --> 02:25:12,290
about what dates may be available.

1516
02:25:12,810 --> 02:25:15,590
Okay. And Council Member Gomez, you made a second?

1517
02:25:17,630 --> 02:25:22,990
Yeah. Okay. So a motion by Council Member Cox, seconded by Council Member Gomez.

1518
02:25:23,710 --> 02:25:25,890
All those in favor? Council Member Cox?

1519
02:25:28,270 --> 02:25:29,290
Councilmember Gomez.

1520
02:25:31,830 --> 02:25:32,830
Councilmember Jones.

1521
02:25:35,950 --> 02:25:38,190
Mayor Potemra-Marras and

1522
02:25:40,820 --> 02:25:41,440
Mayor Garcia.

1523
02:25:44,800 --> 02:25:48,960
So this is to continue this meeting to a later date? Yes.

1524
02:25:49,500 --> 02:25:53,660
Is this for that? Yes. When we have to have more information on the dates.

1525
02:25:59,730 --> 02:26:01,150
That motion passes unanimously.

1526
02:26:04,680 --> 02:26:07,280
And the next item is number 22, the City Council

1527
02:26:07,280 --> 02:26:12,240
Policy and Procedures Manual. Any actions at the discretion of the City Council?

1528
02:26:12,240 --> 02:26:16,600
and council member Gomez, you asked for this item.

1529
02:26:16,720 --> 02:26:17,660
Would you like to present it?

1530
02:26:20,370 --> 02:26:22,270
Okay, so I'm going here.

1531
02:26:22,490 --> 02:26:26,610
So this has been known that our policy consistently tweaking

1532
02:26:26,610 --> 02:26:32,560
depending on what happens within the realm of the friendship

1533
02:26:32,560 --> 02:26:37,020
or lack of friendship or unity with our council.

1534
02:26:37,640 --> 02:26:42,420
So the deposit has also been on multiple occasions.

1535
02:26:42,420 --> 02:26:49,380
And with that stated with a approval of my colleague, we have noted that we need to have

1536
02:26:49,380 --> 02:26:54,260
an ongoing conversation about all these policies and all these directives that at times

1537
02:26:54,260 --> 02:27:01,140
seem to not only accomplish the tender the way we establish and do processes as a majority

1538
02:27:01,140 --> 02:27:02,700
of the council.

1539
02:27:03,400 --> 02:27:07,940
And so this was brought up today to be able to analyze at least one or two maybe more

1540
02:27:07,940 --> 02:27:10,540
are possible, and if not continue the process,

1541
02:27:10,740 --> 02:27:13,260
it's an ongoing way of looking at its document

1542
02:27:13,260 --> 02:27:17,100
as a breathing document that is perhaps

1543
02:27:17,600 --> 02:27:20,280
changed and altered depending on how the majority

1544
02:27:20,280 --> 02:27:21,200
of the council feels.

1545
02:27:21,760 --> 02:27:23,420
And so that's why this is a direction

1546
02:27:23,420 --> 02:27:25,720
that's being brought today for a session

1547
02:27:25,720 --> 02:27:27,940
and possible action of the majority of the council.

1548
02:27:33,380 --> 02:27:37,160
This time I'll ask if there's questions of council members.

1549
02:27:38,540 --> 02:27:40,280
Council member Cox, do you have any questions?

1550
02:27:41,980 --> 02:27:42,560
I do.

1551
02:27:43,880 --> 02:27:44,840
I've always looked at

1552
02:27:54,820 --> 02:27:55,400
the time.

1553
02:27:55,600 --> 02:27:56,160
I have no idea

1554
02:28:05,790 --> 02:28:06,750
what the change

1555
02:28:16,510 --> 02:28:16,710
is.

1556
02:28:25,330 --> 02:28:26,050
You're right.

1557
02:28:26,250 --> 02:28:28,470
And I should have probably, during the introduction,

1558
02:28:28,650 --> 02:28:31,010
brought that I just, so I just needed to introduce it.

1559
02:28:31,470 --> 02:28:32,290
And that's what I did.

1560
02:28:32,510 --> 02:28:33,870
So I don't know if there's more questions.

1561
02:28:33,870 --> 02:28:35,810
But I can definitely say why it seems got up.

1562
02:28:40,790 --> 02:28:42,310
So I'm going to take that challenge over here.

1563
02:28:42,650 --> 02:28:47,030
So we're closely approximating December.

1564
02:28:47,690 --> 02:28:50,970
And it's been normal procedures to have mayors

1565
02:28:50,970 --> 02:28:57,790
Mayors turn at two years, and so whatever reason, this last time we did have a conflict

1566
02:28:57,790 --> 02:29:00,030
with who would be mayors depending on the vote.

1567
02:29:00,950 --> 02:29:05,290
And so that's not only conflicting, but it creates a lot of havoc within our community.

1568
02:29:05,970 --> 02:29:12,830
And so I wanted to look at the term limit, and not only exhaust, but eliminate any kind of term limit

1569
02:29:12,830 --> 02:29:16,630
that hasn't been done in the past, so I don't know why it's being implemented now.

1570
02:29:16,630 --> 02:29:22,090
And also look at the, um, instead of having the four or six votes, I think a majority

1571
02:29:22,090 --> 02:29:26,610
should be able to seek for a community which it has for the last four years, and I don't

1572
02:29:26,610 --> 02:29:27,570
know why there's a change.

1573
02:29:28,090 --> 02:29:33,190
So for the, for the person who's running or is going to be nominated or elected or would

1574
02:29:33,190 --> 02:29:40,190
have you from the other four council members, you'd have at least three people to have that

1575
02:29:40,190 --> 02:29:41,170
majority extended.

1576
02:29:41,170 --> 02:29:48,490
There's no requirements for 4.5 because it does lock down and it becomes an animosity

1577
02:29:48,490 --> 02:29:59,970
as a game so with that said, in court, looking at revising the current limit for the

1578
02:30:00,020 --> 02:30:29,640
Going from 4.5, as the majority, as it always has been. And so my motion to maturely, if it seems to mature, would be to eliminate the term limits or mayors, and to allow for the 4.5 reduction through the majority, which would be 3.2, if that would ever happen. And that's my motion. And I hope my colleagues would understand that this is just continuous, where we have continuously done in the past.

1579
02:30:29,640 --> 02:30:34,740
I don't think we need to change anything of that level, but we do need to change what's

1580
02:30:34,740 --> 02:30:40,080
happening from force this, the majority is something that I motion, and eliminating

1581
02:30:40,080 --> 02:30:44,140
this term limit is also something really important, so that's my motion.

1582
02:30:48,370 --> 02:30:52,170
Councillor, I still need to ask questions of council members.

1583
02:30:52,510 --> 02:30:54,790
Council member Jones, do you have any questions?

1584
02:30:57,160 --> 02:31:04,300
Well, I do. I don't know that I agree with that when the item was presented, how it was

1585
02:31:04,300 --> 02:31:12,840
hurt to ride, but I know that's probably the intention for the good of the entire

1586
02:31:12,840 --> 02:31:17,940
council this way. Typically, both the procedures manuals are,

1587
02:31:20,510 --> 02:31:21,830
you know, it's kind of a fluid

1588
02:31:21,830 --> 02:31:31,500
document that you address issues over time when you find that there's a need to revisit

1589
02:31:31,500 --> 02:31:32,140
an item.

1590
02:31:32,880 --> 02:31:39,000
You know, to revisit an issue, if there's been some kind of demonstrated evidence that

1591
02:31:39,000 --> 02:31:45,380
it's the policy or the procedures in adequate or it's flawed or it's harmful in some manner.

1592
02:31:46,040 --> 02:31:53,240
And also an opportunity to take up new subject matters for consideration or any other types

1593
02:31:53,240 --> 02:31:56,300
but like minor grammar punctuation type things

1594
02:31:56,300 --> 02:32:00,120
so that it's a comprehensive document

1595
02:32:00,120 --> 02:32:05,340
and historically on this.

1596
02:32:07,330 --> 02:32:10,750
So this message, this is for our attorney and the manager.

1597
02:32:11,410 --> 02:32:16,030
Historically on this, we've always done kind of a global look

1598
02:32:16,030 --> 02:32:19,250
see at it and not just pinpointed certain things

1599
02:32:19,250 --> 02:32:22,530
to look at, although that's something we can do

1600
02:32:22,530 --> 02:32:24,170
with the council wants to do that.

1601
02:32:24,930 --> 02:32:26,250
If we're going to go that direction,

1602
02:32:26,430 --> 02:32:28,190
then I certainly have a number of other things

1603
02:32:28,190 --> 02:32:30,090
that I would like to take up,

1604
02:32:31,230 --> 02:32:32,770
but I'm just almost thinking,

1605
02:32:36,740 --> 02:32:38,540
we need to kind of fly,

1606
02:32:42,250 --> 02:32:43,810
we're going to revisit certain things

1607
02:32:43,810 --> 02:32:45,730
and what the parameters for that should be.

1608
02:32:48,260 --> 02:32:48,960
The correctness I'm wrong,

1609
02:32:49,000 --> 02:32:50,960
we've always done kind of a global look

1610
02:32:50,960 --> 02:32:52,180
at the policy manual

1611
02:32:52,180 --> 02:32:53,980
because it's kind of a nascent document.

1612
02:32:54,240 --> 02:32:55,820
Is that correct, Mr. Metzler?

1613
02:32:56,160 --> 02:32:56,400
The

1614
02:33:02,760 --> 02:33:03,280
recollection,

1615
02:33:04,100 --> 02:33:05,780
but quite honestly, I think

1616
02:33:05,780 --> 02:33:11,080
what the council's prog, whatever the council's progative is, is the way it can be looked upon.

1617
02:33:12,500 --> 02:33:13,500
Let me chime in.

1618
02:33:13,500 --> 02:33:13,660
Right.

1619
02:33:14,300 --> 02:33:18,720
Let me chime in if I might see a journey again.

1620
02:33:19,860 --> 02:33:27,080
You know, to the extent that you want to discuss specific changes to the policy manual, such as the one suggested by councilmember Gomez,

1621
02:33:27,360 --> 02:33:35,720
I would recommend that you agendaize that for an upcoming meeting, maybe the next meeting with specific recommendations as to what to change.

1622
02:33:35,720 --> 02:33:41,000
because right now for the benefit of the public this was just noticed as a general discussion

1623
02:33:41,000 --> 02:33:45,540
about whether or not we want to even change the policy manual and I don't think it's fair

1624
02:33:45,540 --> 02:33:49,480
to the public to have a discussion about specific items you're going to change without them

1625
02:33:49,480 --> 02:33:54,160
having the opportunity to participate in that discussion. So I don't have a problem with

1626
02:33:54,160 --> 02:33:58,560
what council member Gomez is suggesting. I just think that suggestion should be a motion to

1627
02:33:58,560 --> 02:34:04,200
have a discussion of that or that end or other items of interest to the council members at the next

1628
02:34:04,200 --> 02:34:04,460
meeting.

1629
02:34:12,440 --> 02:34:15,840
So perhaps this is a time to figure out if there's other items that people want to have

1630
02:34:15,840 --> 02:34:22,140
addressed in connection with the policy manual, which we could then agenda. Yes, I do. I do.

1631
02:34:24,160 --> 02:34:33,020
May I go ahead? Yes. So if we're going to be, if we're going to be specific on it, then first of all,

1632
02:34:33,020 --> 02:34:38,220
in our recent governance workshop, and this was one of the main things that came to my mind,

1633
02:34:38,220 --> 02:34:45,720
And the council agreed that we would amend our policy manual to include the norms that

1634
02:34:45,720 --> 02:34:48,520
we set out during the governance workshop.

1635
02:34:48,820 --> 02:34:51,100
So that's, I think, is given.

1636
02:34:52,830 --> 02:34:58,540
Also the public comment period, I think we need to consider whether speakers should be able

1637
02:34:58,540 --> 02:35:02,120
to share any remaining time with another speaker.

1638
02:35:02,120 --> 02:35:07,360
I think we've had one occasion recently for someone made a request before the meeting.

1639
02:35:07,360 --> 02:35:10,160
I think that's worthy of discussion.

1640
02:35:11,600 --> 02:35:17,620
I think that we need to explicitly define the appointment process for the annual reorganization

1641
02:35:17,620 --> 02:35:22,840
so that we don't have the NL again, that we've experienced over the past couple of years.

1642
02:35:24,180 --> 02:35:29,660
We may want to define the process for the council to prove that nominees and the council

1643
02:35:29,660 --> 02:35:30,540
appointment process.

1644
02:35:30,880 --> 02:35:35,060
So because I think our nominees are largely volunteers and they should know what to expect

1645
02:35:35,060 --> 02:35:39,620
during that process and know that they'll be treated with risk.

1646
02:35:42,400 --> 02:35:44,040
And then there's just, there's like a couple,

1647
02:35:44,160 --> 02:35:47,220
probably some type of graphical things and, you know,

1648
02:35:47,300 --> 02:35:49,180
we need to make provision maybe for the correct.

1649
02:35:54,590 --> 02:35:55,550
And then a

1650
02:36:04,000 --> 02:36:06,600
primary, that

1651
02:36:12,130 --> 02:36:13,650
there can notify the alternate,

1652
02:36:14,050 --> 02:36:16,150
but it doesn't really clarify the

1653
02:36:28,600 --> 02:36:30,180
things that I would certainly

1654
02:36:31,680 --> 02:36:32,460
see discussed.

1655
02:36:35,620 --> 02:36:37,720
Councilmember Cox, do you want to add anything?

1656
02:36:46,490 --> 02:36:47,390
The council has

1657
02:37:16,860 --> 02:37:17,520
passed around.

1658
02:37:17,520 --> 02:37:18,120
If

1659
02:37:20,970 --> 02:37:24,880
you look at Apple Valley, it's a one-year term.

1660
02:37:24,980 --> 02:37:25,880
It's a textual thing.

1661
02:37:28,080 --> 02:37:29,600
You don't get additional money,

1662
02:37:32,010 --> 02:37:33,090
so then just they've served

1663
02:37:33,090 --> 02:37:37,570
more of your kind of duties to work together as a team.

1664
02:37:38,130 --> 02:37:41,630
We can't be secretly meeting and having fights about

1665
02:37:41,630 --> 02:37:44,570
I want to be the mayor because it's important to me.

1666
02:37:44,830 --> 02:37:47,090
I don't give a damn how important it is to an individual.

1667
02:37:47,330 --> 02:37:50,310
What's important is the city and the council working as a team.

1668
02:37:52,670 --> 02:37:56,710
If you take a look at this, we had a split in the council.

1669
02:37:56,710 --> 02:38:03,620
I wanted to be the mayor and of course no one should be elected mayor because they wanted.

1670
02:38:03,940 --> 02:38:09,120
It should be because the whole council wants it, because they are people that can show

1671
02:38:09,120 --> 02:38:09,620
leadership,

1672
02:38:13,300 --> 02:38:14,300
have them work together.

1673
02:38:14,980 --> 02:38:18,180
And we have a divided council to a large extent, but to

1674
02:38:23,650 --> 02:38:25,230
make a deal and have a mayor for life,

1675
02:38:25,410 --> 02:38:27,110
I mean why would you throw it out?

1676
02:38:27,730 --> 02:38:31,790
If you want to go back to the two-year term, you're spirit up of all you do one year, so to

1677
02:38:31,790 --> 02:38:34,130
most cities, it works not just fine.

1678
02:38:34,770 --> 02:38:42,050
So I'd like to have a discussion before we make any changes because I haven't heard any community agreement on this thing.

1679
02:38:42,170 --> 02:38:46,190
In fact, what I heard was a lot of unhappy people the way this happened.

1680
02:38:46,870 --> 02:38:49,910
You know, selecting the mayor, Yahoo, next day the mayor selected.

1681
02:38:50,330 --> 02:38:56,090
In this case, we get a big right up in the press because it wasn't done right and I think all the council members know it.

1682
02:38:56,090 --> 02:38:59,970
So, you know, if it's that important to one or two individuals,

1683
02:39:00,290 --> 02:39:02,890
then go ahead and advise the council and become mayor.

1684
02:39:03,070 --> 02:39:05,350
Maybe certainly the petition that it's elected

1685
02:39:05,350 --> 02:39:06,850
and you can be mayor for life.

1686
02:39:07,190 --> 02:39:09,250
But, for Padsec, show some leadership.

1687
02:39:09,570 --> 02:39:10,230
Pass this around.

1688
02:39:10,370 --> 02:39:11,450
Let everybody have a chance.

1689
02:39:11,630 --> 02:39:17,500
We all equally represent the same responsibilities.

1690
02:39:18,320 --> 02:39:19,900
And it's not that important.

1691
02:39:20,360 --> 02:39:22,700
The only thing is important is showing leadership.

1692
02:39:23,300 --> 02:39:25,660
I was hoping that we wouldn't do any changes

1693
02:39:25,660 --> 02:39:30,020
until we get we hired a consultant. I don't know what that's from

1694
02:39:30,020 --> 02:39:33,360
talking that's going to do. I don't know when the next meeting is, but I'll bet

1695
02:39:33,360 --> 02:39:37,440
you that they touch on this subject. Why don't you get my chance? We're paying

1696
02:39:37,440 --> 02:39:41,620
them good money. Let's do what they have to say. There's no changes that need to be

1697
02:39:41,620 --> 02:39:45,720
made right now that are earth shattering. In fact, there are no changes that need to be

1698
02:39:45,720 --> 02:39:48,540
made until December. After the next election.

1699
02:39:53,940 --> 02:39:55,020
Mayor Pro Temmer,

1700
02:39:55,020 --> 02:39:57,500
Maris would you do when I add anything to that?

1701
02:39:59,950 --> 02:40:01,930
Well, of course I do.

1702
02:40:02,510 --> 02:40:05,570
Number one, I understand Mr. Cox's opinion.

1703
02:40:06,330 --> 02:40:08,490
But that is all it is. It is an opinion.

1704
02:40:09,010 --> 02:40:09,970
It is not a fact.

1705
02:40:10,610 --> 02:40:14,110
It is the will of the people that determine who gets elected

1706
02:40:14,110 --> 02:40:18,290
and is the will of the council to determine who will be mayor

1707
02:40:18,290 --> 02:40:19,670
and may approach him.

1708
02:40:20,750 --> 02:40:22,270
We live in empty democracy.

1709
02:40:22,570 --> 02:40:25,010
That means that everybody has the right to vote.

1710
02:40:25,010 --> 02:40:29,510
but no one has the right to limit or restrict anyone.

1711
02:40:29,970 --> 02:40:33,030
If you have leadership, it's not limited to one year,

1712
02:40:33,390 --> 02:40:35,650
it's limited by your ability to achieve.

1713
02:40:36,730 --> 02:40:39,150
I might have two friends, three male friends,

1714
02:40:39,790 --> 02:40:44,470
one in Fontana and one in Realtor who have been mayor for over 20 years.

1715
02:40:45,290 --> 02:40:48,430
And they keep getting reelected because they do a good job.

1716
02:40:49,230 --> 02:40:54,230
I do not understand why one year would make you a good mayor

1717
02:40:54,230 --> 02:41:00,770
when it takes more than one year to be able to achieve anything at the city comes the level.

1718
02:41:01,450 --> 02:41:06,730
Therefore, I find it a question of choice, not a question of restriction.

1719
02:41:07,810 --> 02:41:11,550
Therefore, I do not agree with what I have heard.

1720
02:41:12,950 --> 02:41:18,870
Changes have to be made because life changes. This is why things have changed today

1721
02:41:18,870 --> 02:41:24,490
because of the virus. We do not wait until December to find out whether we're

1722
02:41:24,490 --> 02:41:30,170
going to be alive or dead. We are going to do things that will create change

1723
02:41:30,170 --> 02:41:36,770
for the betterment of our society. Therefore, if you look at your policy, much of

1724
02:41:36,770 --> 02:41:41,810
which was written by others, not by even those who are sitting at the City Council.

1725
02:41:41,810 --> 02:41:50,470
Council. The City Council members are responsible and obligated to look at policies, not the

1726
02:41:50,470 --> 02:41:57,410
city manager and not the city attorney. Therefore, when I hear anyone other than the five

1727
02:41:57,410 --> 02:42:03,150
members on the City Council expressed it, which is correct, because you have the right

1728
02:42:03,150 --> 02:42:11,590
to express your mind, but you do not have the right to review because that is given to

1729
02:42:11,590 --> 02:42:18,290
the city council members who were elected by the public. Therefore I find it very difficult

1730
02:42:18,290 --> 02:42:26,110
to accept this idea that you will wait until December to make your changes. Life does

1731
02:42:26,110 --> 02:42:34,630
not stop and you must grow with it. Therefore if the city of Victorville is going to grow and

1732
02:42:34,630 --> 02:42:41,190
be the light on the hill. We have to look at what changes must be made now, not later,

1733
02:42:41,610 --> 02:42:48,030
and we must work together. I agree with that. But let me say the benefit should be for

1734
02:42:48,030 --> 02:42:55,030
the people, not for the benefit of any person, to the city council. Therefore, I find fault

1735
02:42:55,030 --> 02:43:00,470
for some of the agreements and disagreements and arguments that I've heard.

1736
02:43:02,570 --> 02:43:03,930
This is truly

1737
02:43:03,930 --> 02:43:04,370
But

1738
02:43:06,580 --> 02:43:12,580
you know what, when you have a condition of this nature, you need to stand up and

1739
02:43:12,580 --> 02:43:20,020
face it as it is and deal with it fully and fairly, because nothing will be done like

1740
02:43:20,020 --> 02:43:23,180
hiding it, or let us say we

1741
02:43:26,900 --> 02:43:28,220
with much effort, but I've heard.

1742
02:43:29,040 --> 02:43:29,500
Thank you.

1743
02:43:30,800 --> 02:43:36,980
Mayor Garcia, do you have any questions or want anything you want to add to the list?

1744
02:43:36,980 --> 02:43:41,400
No, I don't have any questions.

1745
02:43:41,920 --> 02:43:48,040
I just feel that we do need to review possibly, you know,

1746
02:43:48,220 --> 02:43:51,300
just I don't know if it's up to Blanca, it's for calling.

1747
02:43:51,980 --> 02:43:57,820
But I do feel that we do need to identify for discussion

1748
02:43:57,820 --> 02:44:00,180
and possibly some action here,

1749
02:44:02,720 --> 02:44:03,480
so to decide.

1750
02:44:04,640 --> 02:44:07,480
OK, let me check to see if there's anyone on the line.

1751
02:44:08,100 --> 02:44:13,420
Let me see if there's anyone on the line who would like to speak during public comment.

1752
02:44:13,980 --> 02:44:16,600
Is there anyone there that would like to speak on item number 21?

1753
02:44:18,260 --> 02:44:18,820
Yes.

1754
02:44:19,060 --> 02:44:19,500
Valentina.

1755
02:44:19,800 --> 02:44:20,680
All right.

1756
02:44:20,780 --> 02:44:21,980
Valentina, you have three minutes.

1757
02:44:24,320 --> 02:44:24,600
Okay.

1758
02:44:25,420 --> 02:44:28,760
I've been a resident of this reveal for over 30 years.

1759
02:44:29,660 --> 02:44:36,160
And I do not recall ever having a change to the current policies.

1760
02:44:36,160 --> 02:44:38,380
If we're going to be up to date,

1761
02:44:44,810 --> 02:44:47,870
so people want, we need to understand the times change

1762
02:44:48,170 --> 02:44:50,810
and our policies to change with the

1763
02:44:52,820 --> 02:44:57,380
people, the residents of Israel have a right, in my

1764
02:44:57,380 --> 02:44:59,840
opinion, to weigh in.

1765
02:45:00,300 --> 02:45:11,480
The next mayor is, and we don't have that option as it is stand right now. So how can somebody

1766
02:45:11,480 --> 02:45:18,720
be elected mayor when the resident, when the voting public doesn't have a, doesn't have a

1767
02:45:18,720 --> 02:45:18,880
say?

1768
02:45:21,400 --> 02:45:25,340
That's my comment. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to provide

1769
02:45:25,340 --> 02:45:25,720
I'd comment,

1770
02:45:29,080 --> 02:45:30,260
there's no one else.

1771
02:45:31,340 --> 02:45:34,440
Would you like me to review the list that I've have so far?

1772
02:45:37,360 --> 02:45:38,340
Yes, please.

1773
02:45:39,160 --> 02:45:41,500
Okay, I have, from Council Member Gomez,

1774
02:45:41,980 --> 02:45:47,220
I have the, to discuss the mayor's term,

1775
02:45:48,840 --> 02:45:52,840
and then I have, from Council Member Jones,

1776
02:45:53,400 --> 02:45:59,340
I have the norms that was discussed with our other workshop,

1777
02:45:59,340 --> 02:46:05,920
up, the public speaker to give their time to someone else, reorganization, design process,

1778
02:46:07,240 --> 02:46:15,420
some grammar, punctuation, primary to notify alternate the reason for, and further clarification.

1779
02:46:17,460 --> 02:46:23,960
And then I do have, I wrote this for Jim, but I don't know if this would just fall under

1780
02:46:23,960 --> 02:46:32,660
the discussion with the mayor is the winner of the election is a mayor for one year terms.

1781
02:46:32,820 --> 02:46:36,880
I think I could group that one with just the discussion with the mayor's term.

1782
02:46:39,040 --> 02:46:43,100
The only other one, the only other one that, sorry,

1783
02:46:56,220 --> 02:46:57,620
okay, got, okay,

1784
02:47:00,120 --> 02:47:01,380
the only other thing,

1785
02:47:01,820 --> 02:47:06,660
I think Councillor Bacock suggested was also to get input from the consultants on it.

1786
02:47:06,660 --> 02:47:08,340
I don't know if you want to wait for that or not.

1787
02:47:14,690 --> 02:47:23,110
But this city council has a pinion from the public, has its own opinions, has a team,

1788
02:47:23,530 --> 02:47:28,170
sometimes broken, sometimes cold, depending on how the power structure weighs in as a

1789
02:47:28,170 --> 02:47:28,530
pendulum.

1790
02:47:29,370 --> 02:47:35,270
So with our suggested recommendations on the city attorney, I would like to say that this

1791
02:47:35,270 --> 02:47:42,150
item has been notified legally, and my motion is rightly done so today, with no violation

1792
02:47:42,150 --> 02:47:48,790
the last attorney can modify the policy immediately upon approval of the majority tonight

1793
02:47:49,370 --> 02:47:55,830
to one, eliminate the mayor's term limit, two, the work that's to a majority vote, and

1794
02:47:55,830 --> 02:48:00,550
three, along with reintroducing the recording of the post session, and I would like to see

1795
02:48:00,550 --> 02:48:05,050
if any of my colleagues would give a second so we can be a real part of the vote tonight.

1796
02:48:05,470 --> 02:48:09,490
As your city attorney, I must advise you that I do believe that would be relative of the

1797
02:48:09,490 --> 02:48:14,070
the Brown Act since there has been no information provided on the agenda as to the items that

1798
02:48:14,070 --> 02:48:15,410
you want to specifically discuss.

1799
02:48:17,850 --> 02:48:24,550
I would rightfully say, as I always have in a one to always push the boundary, you know,

1800
02:48:24,630 --> 02:48:29,650
my motion still stands to fight the fact that you recommend what you are recommending

1801
02:48:29,650 --> 02:48:30,790
Mr. Dubon-Optice.

1802
02:48:31,450 --> 02:48:37,110
On many occasions I assumed you pushed the lever and a lot of violations have occurred that

1803
02:48:37,110 --> 02:48:39,010
no one has done anything about something.

1804
02:48:39,010 --> 02:48:44,130
So I don't see any violation, any type of imprisonment of any sort.

1805
02:48:44,390 --> 02:48:50,410
I think it's to notify the community knows exactly that the policy would be discussed.

1806
02:48:51,070 --> 02:48:57,410
The policy is a vast document that was prepared by you and the city manager with some input

1807
02:48:57,410 --> 02:48:59,810
from some of the council and some not.

1808
02:49:00,230 --> 02:49:04,290
And so it's rightfully doing done here so today.

1809
02:49:04,650 --> 02:49:07,630
So all we need is three votes and you are overwritten.

1810
02:49:07,630 --> 02:49:12,090
and that's my motion. I'm not going to back it up and I always push the

1811
02:49:12,090 --> 02:49:16,570
level if my colleagues would like to join me and see what we can make happen

1812
02:49:16,570 --> 02:49:22,970
tonight. I'm not watering or backing up. That is my motion and you see I

1813
02:49:22,970 --> 02:49:27,170
modified my motion to include reinstituting the recording of the closed

1814
02:49:27,170 --> 02:49:32,730
session. So far I don't have a second on the modified version. We haven't

1815
02:49:32,730 --> 02:49:37,570
voted on it. We haven't voted on the primary motion either but

1816
02:49:37,570 --> 02:49:39,090
we do have a second on that one.

1817
02:49:43,840 --> 02:49:48,720
I don't have a second on any one. Yeah you have a second on the

1818
02:49:48,720 --> 02:49:55,340
first one. That was out of order. I seconded. But that was out of order. We were still taking questions.

1819
02:49:57,540 --> 02:50:03,080
There is no out of order. The council has authority to do anything. Right. Right but I didn't have a

1820
02:50:03,080 --> 02:50:07,480
second. You want to give me a second now on the first one or if you want to just take the modification

1821
02:50:09,580 --> 02:50:16,060
I want to go ahead and do the modification, if there's no second, we will retrieve and go back to the original motion.

1822
02:50:16,240 --> 02:50:20,200
It's kind of second by Ramirez, and she can verify that for you.

1823
02:50:20,320 --> 02:50:21,300
So, however, you want to take it.

1824
02:50:21,340 --> 02:50:33,420
Great. I'll take the motion made by Councilmember Gomez, the modified motion to eliminate the term limits required or the four fifths vote and closed session recordings.

1825
02:50:33,420 --> 02:50:37,500
Is there a second on that modified motion?

1826
02:50:39,260 --> 02:50:40,100
I second it.

1827
02:50:40,400 --> 02:50:41,560
I second it.

1828
02:50:41,920 --> 02:50:42,320
Okay.

1829
02:50:42,540 --> 02:50:45,120
I have a motion made by Councilmember Gomez.

1830
02:50:46,080 --> 02:50:48,960
Seconded by Mayor Pro Temer-Maris.

1831
02:50:49,720 --> 02:50:50,780
All those in favor?

1832
02:50:53,000 --> 02:50:54,000
Councilmember Cox?

1833
02:50:55,560 --> 02:50:56,280
No.

1834
02:50:57,360 --> 02:50:58,460
Councilmember Jones?

1835
02:51:00,220 --> 02:51:03,900
I will not vote because I'm not going to participate in a Brown Act violation.

1836
02:51:06,900 --> 02:51:07,860
Councilmember Gomez?

1837
02:51:10,830 --> 02:51:13,030
Yes, because there is no Brown Act violation.

1838
02:51:13,790 --> 02:51:15,270
Mayor Pro Temmer-Meras?

1839
02:51:17,980 --> 02:51:18,460
Yes.

1840
02:51:20,080 --> 02:51:21,020
Mayor Garcia?

1841
02:51:21,560 --> 02:51:21,820
I

1842
02:51:24,700 --> 02:51:25,460
need your assistance.

1843
02:51:25,460 --> 02:51:28,000
I'm very interested in the violation of the Brown Act.

1844
02:51:28,380 --> 02:51:32,440
I believe it as an violation of the Brown Act and the reason I believe that is because on

1845
02:51:32,440 --> 02:51:36,020
the Brown Act you were supposed to give the public the opportunity to understand what it is

1846
02:51:36,020 --> 02:51:40,560
you're discussing, and you are now having a pretty specific discussion about provisions

1847
02:51:40,560 --> 02:51:45,600
in the Brown, sorry, in the policy manual that you want to change. I have no problem with

1848
02:51:45,600 --> 02:51:48,660
the Council doing this at a subsequent meeting and putting this on the agenda and having

1849
02:51:48,660 --> 02:51:52,480
these items at a subsequent meeting where the public can understand what it is we're discussing.

1850
02:51:53,060 --> 02:51:58,180
But I think to do it tonight is lack of transparency to the public and would be deemed to be a brown

1851
02:51:58,180 --> 02:51:58,660
violation.

1852
02:52:00,980 --> 02:52:02,020
That's my legal opinion.

1853
02:52:06,140 --> 02:52:07,980
So Mayor Garcia,

1854
02:52:14,500 --> 02:52:17,040
anything that's going to be the

1855
02:52:17,040 --> 02:52:18,800
violation of the permit, the

1856
02:52:22,740 --> 02:52:26,500
foundation would be for us to advance it to the next meeting,

1857
02:52:26,960 --> 02:52:32,400
and then we can actually do it without a violation of the permit.

1858
02:52:34,860 --> 02:52:41,820
Gloria, why don't we have the attorney, the emotion, the legal opinion about what we're

1859
02:52:41,820 --> 02:52:46,920
doing, that way it's archived and it's part of the record because there is no history

1860
02:52:46,920 --> 02:52:52,680
in the United States that anything through a ground act has been instituted as such

1861
02:52:52,680 --> 02:52:56,860
and there has been a violation of that and there is documented tortuous of that.

1862
02:52:57,320 --> 02:53:02,120
I think the attorney's weigh-in authority over you has done something and I think that's

1863
02:53:02,120 --> 02:53:06,860
very unfair because those are mechanisms that the power structure uses to keep its power

1864
02:53:06,860 --> 02:53:07,400
in place.

1865
02:53:08,240 --> 02:53:13,800
And so I would ask that the senior attorneys actually give a legal opinion of what

1866
02:53:13,800 --> 02:53:18,880
happened today in terms of the motion and how we would have, how we voted, made this and

1867
02:53:18,880 --> 02:53:21,200
bring up the, sorry, decisive cases.

1868
02:53:21,580 --> 02:53:26,120
That way, Gloria Garcia feels comfortable because I really think that he's out about what he

1869
02:53:26,120 --> 02:53:31,100
is saying and is using that as a balance of the use of power because it has been notified

1870
02:53:31,100 --> 02:53:31,620
tonight.

1871
02:53:34,380 --> 02:53:35,460
We're talking about the

1872
02:53:35,460 --> 02:53:39,360
policy. We can just knit, take the

1873
02:53:39,360 --> 02:53:41,440
editing. There is no reason why there

1874
02:53:41,440 --> 02:53:43,340
is a violation. But if that's how

1875
02:53:43,340 --> 02:53:44,900
you desire, go ahead and make that

1876
02:53:44,900 --> 02:53:45,260
motion.

1877
02:53:49,680 --> 02:53:50,720
So we have a motion on

1878
02:53:50,720 --> 02:53:52,820
a second already. Mayor, were you

1879
02:53:52,820 --> 02:53:54,740
making? Mayor, were you making a

1880
02:53:54,740 --> 02:53:56,220
substitute motion to have the same

1881
02:53:56,220 --> 02:53:57,900
discussion at a subsequent meeting?

1882
02:53:58,100 --> 02:53:58,980
That's what I thought I heard you

1883
02:53:58,980 --> 02:53:59,200
say.

1884
02:54:02,220 --> 02:54:03,580
No, that's not what I

1885
02:54:08,820 --> 02:54:09,540
Okay.

1886
02:54:18,360 --> 02:54:23,560
Okay. That motion passes with Councilmember Cox and Councilmember Jones voting

1887
02:54:23,560 --> 02:54:23,840
no.

1888
02:54:26,500 --> 02:54:33,720
I'm sorry. Councilmember Jones. I'm sorry. That's what I'm sorry. You did not vote.

1889
02:54:33,720 --> 02:54:35,560
I'm sorry about that.

1890
02:54:37,780 --> 02:54:38,740
I have a question.

1891
02:54:39,160 --> 02:54:39,400
Member Jones.

1892
02:54:39,700 --> 02:54:40,340
Turning us a vote.

1893
02:54:41,940 --> 02:54:42,420
Sorry.

1894
02:54:42,820 --> 02:54:42,900
What?

1895
02:54:43,420 --> 02:54:44,620
That's a zone that's saying.

1896
02:54:48,250 --> 02:54:48,770
She abstained.

1897
02:54:49,770 --> 02:54:50,790
Yes, she's abstained.

1898
02:54:52,470 --> 02:54:53,710
The motion passes.

1899
02:54:56,270 --> 02:54:59,390
I'm just for the clarity record of a governmental issue.

1900
02:55:00,170 --> 02:55:02,710
If she did not abstain, she didn't use the word.

1901
02:55:02,950 --> 02:55:03,390
It's resumed.

1902
02:55:03,730 --> 02:55:04,270
So are you?

1903
02:55:04,390 --> 02:55:06,990
Are we interpreting her no vote as an ascension?

1904
02:55:06,990 --> 02:55:12,930
just for clarification. She didn't vote no. I'm going to, however I want to do it, it's just

1905
02:55:12,930 --> 02:55:20,370
I'm more of a principle. I'm not going to be drawn into a violation of the law. So it's I can get

1906
02:55:20,370 --> 02:55:20,850
clarification.

1907
02:55:37,520 --> 02:55:41,560
Yes, can we get clarification for Jones both? Because I know we have to prove that next

1908
02:55:41,560 --> 02:55:46,360
time that we come in. We are waiting, we are waiting on civic clarification.

1909
02:55:49,040 --> 02:55:50,020
From Ms. Jones?

1910
02:55:53,940 --> 02:55:54,120
Yes.

1911
02:55:57,560 --> 02:56:00,140
So you're not voting at all on the item, correct?

1912
02:56:02,100 --> 02:56:05,120
I'm not voting yes or no because I'm

1913
02:56:05,960 --> 02:56:08,600
saying that's essentially an extension.

1914
02:56:09,140 --> 02:56:09,300
Okay.

1915
02:56:10,560 --> 02:56:11,080
Okay.

1916
02:56:11,280 --> 02:56:12,060
Thank you for that purpose.

1917
02:56:12,320 --> 02:56:13,140
I appreciate it.

1918
02:56:14,280 --> 02:56:18,900
And this is a piece of proposal rule then as a point

1919
02:56:18,900 --> 02:56:20,280
if I could ask our attorneys.

1920
02:56:22,040 --> 02:56:26,460
So when we both taken on this, I understand that.

1921
02:56:26,920 --> 02:56:34,440
But as to all of the other issues that I raise, you know, I

1922
02:56:36,720 --> 02:56:38,040
think I don't even want to raise

1923
02:56:38,040 --> 02:56:42,600
some of this point except for the amending and putting the norm then because I think we

1924
02:56:42,600 --> 02:56:46,600
all know how this is going to go, so I just don't really want to, I just don't think it's

1925
02:56:46,600 --> 02:56:46,860
helpful.

1926
02:56:47,300 --> 02:56:55,280
If you want to qualify by saying that it was never important for, I don't know if the individual

1927
02:56:55,280 --> 02:57:04,160
words that wanted to be mayor but you know there's been some mischaracterizations over time and certainly I was not one of them

1928
02:57:04,160 --> 02:57:11,100
I would never wish to and have repeatedly said I would never wish to serve in any capacity other than what would be the will of the

1929
02:57:11,100 --> 02:57:18,440
majority so to put me in that town it just isn't it isn't factual so thank you that

1930
02:57:44,290 --> 02:57:46,670
motion there is no term for the mayor so

1931
02:58:08,660 --> 02:58:09,520
we're moving on to

1932
02:58:09,520 --> 02:58:14,180
item 23 public comment. Is there anyone on the line that wishes to speak?

1933
02:58:16,120 --> 02:58:20,340
Yes, Valentino Diener. Go ahead, Godina, you have three minutes.

1934
02:58:23,300 --> 02:58:29,640
Thank the City Council for opening the door to modifying the city

1935
02:58:32,010 --> 02:58:33,470
policies and procedures.

1936
02:58:34,110 --> 02:58:35,450
It is policy

1937
02:58:41,080 --> 02:58:45,860
and procedures manual to be updated just today's needs.

1938
02:58:47,280 --> 02:58:54,100
I don't think that we're going to have an issue with who's going to be mayor as a council

1939
02:58:54,100 --> 02:58:54,600
member.

1940
02:58:57,380 --> 02:59:02,060
She's not interested in being mayor, and I don't think

1941
02:59:07,240 --> 02:59:12,330
wanting to be mayor, just because

1942
02:59:12,950 --> 02:59:16,870
I think they want to be mayor because they have something to bring to the table.

1943
02:59:17,110 --> 02:59:24,170
I think this needs to be further expanded and allowing the residents of Victorville having

1944
02:59:24,170 --> 02:59:35,040
the voice. My next comment is I am happy to see that item 14 passed

1945
02:59:37,540 --> 02:59:38,860
easement part

1946
02:59:42,120 --> 02:59:53,680
zero five. I would like the city council to take that same process with the access to

1947
02:59:53,680 --> 02:59:54,420
of the City Library.

1948
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:29,060
City to the city library from 7th Street, Victor from 7th Circle Drive to the library so that we can have a smooth and safe access to that library. This is a perfect situation why our seniors need access to the library. We've not a lot of them do not have access to the Internet. That's the only place we can get information.

1949
03:00:29,060 --> 03:00:38,540
and that needs to be expanded and make easily accessible to all residents for the benefit of all VISTAs of your residents.

1950
03:00:41,850 --> 03:00:51,180
So we would like to ask, will we need consultees to have the, if we need a light pause in downtown.

1951
03:00:51,920 --> 03:00:56,260
We need a consultant to come and tell us, yes, it's starting. We have to pay $50,000.

1952
03:00:56,520 --> 03:00:57,400
Yep, 30 seconds.

1953
03:00:57,400 --> 03:01:02,180
is it not obvious that it starts that we have to see somebody to come and tell us this

1954
03:01:09,640 --> 03:01:09,880
one and

1955
03:01:09,880 --> 03:01:15,780
the way we need to consult this can tell us what we need to do when we have already made it

1956
03:01:15,780 --> 03:01:22,750
clear what we need. Thank you. Is there is there anyone else that would like to speak during public

1957
03:01:22,750 --> 03:01:23,070
comment?

1958
03:01:29,790 --> 03:01:31,230
Go ahead Paul you have three minutes.

1959
03:01:38,160 --> 03:01:42,320
The mayor will turn limits. You know I as a

1960
03:01:42,320 --> 03:01:49,480
constituent in the city. I look upon the city council as you know for guidance

1961
03:01:49,480 --> 03:01:51,160
leadership place

1962
03:01:56,660 --> 03:01:57,420
when the mayor

1963
03:02:06,160 --> 03:02:08,520
guidance of the city attorney I

1964
03:02:16,680 --> 03:02:17,240
mean the mayor

1965
03:02:17,240 --> 03:02:18,800
is the mayor she's not going to change

1966
03:02:21,840 --> 03:02:26,660
okay whether or not you must to make it

1967
03:02:26,660 --> 03:02:32,760
indefinite tonight or if you change the term limit decided to change it at the

1968
03:02:32,760 --> 03:02:34,280
next council meeting and we're

1969
03:03:09,860 --> 03:03:10,900
not even a why

1970
03:03:19,900 --> 03:03:20,820
are we doing it this way

1971
03:03:42,610 --> 03:03:42,830
I can

1972
03:03:42,830 --> 03:03:43,550
Thank

1973
03:03:49,020 --> 03:03:53,280
you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak during public comment?

1974
03:03:59,480 --> 03:04:02,780
The speakers and now it's the reports from the city manager.

1975
03:04:04,340 --> 03:04:07,560
Madam Mayor and members of the council, I have nothing to report at this time.

1976
03:04:13,260 --> 03:04:17,960
Now item 25, discussion and possible action regarding upcoming agenda items.

1977
03:04:19,060 --> 03:04:21,400
Council Member Cox, I believe left.

1978
03:04:23,040 --> 03:04:26,300
Council Member Jones, do you have anything?

1979
03:04:26,300 --> 03:04:30,040
I do thank you, Madam.

1980
03:04:30,260 --> 03:04:38,640
First, I'd like to move that we play on the possible agenda and item for discussion

1981
03:04:38,640 --> 03:04:45,600
and possible action, whereas we revised, instead of revising the policy and procedures

1982
03:04:45,600 --> 03:04:52,500
manual as it pertains to amending it so that we include the norms that the Council decided

1983
03:04:52,500 --> 03:04:55,840
upon in our governance work shop held in March of 2019.

1984
03:04:55,840 --> 03:05:00,080
Is there a second there

1985
03:05:04,430 --> 03:05:06,050
be no second the motion dies?

1986
03:05:09,440 --> 03:05:11,260
Do you have any other further items?

1987
03:05:16,500 --> 03:05:22,660
That's probably thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Gomez do you have any items to add?

1988
03:05:24,990 --> 03:05:29,730
Yeah there's a couple of things that have been looking that are happening around the world

1989
03:05:29,730 --> 03:05:35,950
and I think it's something that we can bring into the the world of Victorville. One being we understand

1990
03:05:35,950 --> 03:05:42,070
there's a high employment rate no sooner as we're going to start continuing this

1991
03:05:42,070 --> 03:05:46,530
fight and so I've been hearing a lot about eviction more accordion and I'm not

1992
03:05:46,530 --> 03:05:50,950
sure if it's within the league of this council to be able to look at how other

1993
03:05:50,950 --> 03:05:55,470
cities are looking at eviction more accordions and then a payback situation within

1994
03:05:55,470 --> 03:06:00,150
six months so that all our businesses or residents that could be potentially

1995
03:06:00,150 --> 03:06:06,170
out the COVID-19 affected areas would not suffer an eviction and we already know the

1996
03:06:06,170 --> 03:06:12,070
utilities shut off without the referring but to implement something on stock so that

1997
03:06:12,070 --> 03:06:17,510
it allows for a community to feel safe during these uncertain times during the public

1998
03:06:17,510 --> 03:06:24,610
crisis and so that's what I would like to make as a motion tonight to prepare and look

1999
03:06:24,610 --> 03:06:28,830
at how we can bring in eviction more terms to the city of Victorville is plausible for the

2000
03:06:28,830 --> 03:06:30,070
next to the prime floor of the majority?

2001
03:06:30,650 --> 03:06:32,590
Madam Mayor and members of the council,

2002
03:06:32,850 --> 03:06:34,950
if I might, and I apologize for the interruption,

2003
03:06:35,890 --> 03:06:38,630
there actually already is one in place

2004
03:06:38,630 --> 03:06:42,670
that was issued by the governor of the state of California

2005
03:06:42,670 --> 03:06:48,210
on March 27th and it did apply statewide

2006
03:06:48,210 --> 03:06:50,830
and it does affect us here in Victorville.

2007
03:06:52,150 --> 03:06:54,790
So effectively, there already is one in place.

2008
03:06:55,270 --> 03:06:56,950
So I thought I'd just share that with you

2009
03:06:56,950 --> 03:06:58,330
before you consider the item.

2010
03:07:00,470 --> 03:07:03,190
Okay is does that mean that that process needs to be

2011
03:07:03,190 --> 03:07:07,630
memorialized in the city of Victoros to affect directly our residents or how would they go about

2012
03:07:08,230 --> 03:07:14,650
this state law? It's a clear separate entity as the local government. It's state law right now so

2013
03:07:15,190 --> 03:07:23,630
we could not override or change state law. The reason I ask is because we're not a general city

2014
03:07:23,630 --> 03:07:28,590
word charter city which if it's the municipal affairs of the city we don't have to abide by state

2015
03:07:28,590 --> 03:07:30,430
but I don't know if that's conflictual in that term.

2016
03:07:30,710 --> 03:07:32,270
We still have to conform to state law.

2017
03:07:32,890 --> 03:07:34,190
So in this particular case,

2018
03:07:34,350 --> 03:07:36,410
the executive order would apply locally.

2019
03:07:38,720 --> 03:07:39,900
I think I have to see that.

2020
03:07:40,100 --> 03:07:41,840
The next item would be,

2021
03:07:43,660 --> 03:07:45,580
we have been talking a lot about

2022
03:07:46,100 --> 03:07:49,040
one of our disadvantaged populations being our seniors.

2023
03:07:49,900 --> 03:07:54,080
And I think it's time to begin to see

2024
03:07:54,620 --> 03:07:56,480
how we can implement a master plan

2025
03:07:56,480 --> 03:07:59,040
for our vulnerable population

2026
03:07:59,040 --> 03:08:02,300
to be able to test the scope, so to speak,

2027
03:08:02,360 --> 03:08:04,980
of how they're doing in our communities

2028
03:08:04,980 --> 03:08:07,060
and a master plan to directly survey

2029
03:08:07,060 --> 03:08:10,420
and create something that we're coming

2030
03:08:10,420 --> 03:08:11,560
about helping our seniors.

2031
03:08:12,020 --> 03:08:14,520
So that's something I would see merited

2032
03:08:14,520 --> 03:08:18,780
to be a discussion in possible action for the next

2033
03:08:18,780 --> 03:08:22,080
or future meeting no longer than 90 days.

2034
03:08:27,410 --> 03:08:28,430
Is there a second?

2035
03:08:28,430 --> 03:08:28,990
I

2036
03:08:31,420 --> 03:08:35,160
have a eye check on this regarding seniors.

2037
03:08:36,600 --> 03:08:36,700
Yes.

2038
03:08:39,870 --> 03:08:44,450
Madam Clerk, I have a parliamentary inquiry for our attorney on this.

2039
03:08:48,070 --> 03:08:54,710
I believe that this was, this agenda item request was made in the past and there wasn't a second on it.

2040
03:08:55,030 --> 03:09:01,010
So I need to know whether this can be, is the council didn't even wish to have any discussion much less.

2041
03:09:01,010 --> 03:09:01,990
Let's take a vote on it.

2042
03:09:02,170 --> 03:09:04,330
So I just don't know if

2043
03:09:06,540 --> 03:09:07,200
this falls.

2044
03:09:07,200 --> 03:09:07,860
I

2045
03:09:09,900 --> 03:09:16,600
would have to check if it has previously been agendized or discussed or she asked for

2046
03:09:16,600 --> 03:09:17,640
before.

2047
03:09:17,680 --> 03:09:25,200
It wasn't agendized, it was requested for an agenda item and to my recollection it didn't

2048
03:09:25,200 --> 03:09:34,020
get a second which clearly means that it dies, it fails but I didn't think the council didn't

2049
03:09:34,020 --> 03:09:35,720
even want to have a discussion about it.

2050
03:09:35,720 --> 03:09:36,540
They didn't vote,

2051
03:09:39,620 --> 03:09:42,700
seconded it for a vote, so I just don't know where

2052
03:09:44,940 --> 03:09:45,620
we go on that.

2053
03:09:46,600 --> 03:09:47,380
I'm just checking.

2054
03:09:47,540 --> 03:09:48,780
Okay, I would like to remind

2055
03:09:52,110 --> 03:09:58,950
that the majority of accounts will supersede the policies.

2056
03:09:59,770 --> 03:10:05,750
And so if I have made a motion and I have at least one person who seconds it, and minimal

2057
03:10:05,750 --> 03:10:11,990
a third person that says we would like to hear this in the agenda, I think that I know

2058
03:10:12,790 --> 03:10:18,590
assertively that that overrides the policy because we are the policy makers, and I would

2059
03:10:18,590 --> 03:10:23,810
like for my for Rita Ramirez to know that for a second, it still holds validity.

2060
03:10:24,590 --> 03:10:28,510
And so after this session, I don't think we should have this session, now that's not the

2061
03:10:28,510 --> 03:10:29,270
time to do this.

2062
03:10:29,910 --> 03:10:34,530
I was just asking for an agenda item, and I appreciate the parliamentary discussion, but I think it's

2063
03:10:34,530 --> 03:10:41,270
a way to work on adding something to the agenda as our structure of a majority speaks louder

2064
03:10:41,270 --> 03:10:42,570
because we are the policy makers.

2065
03:10:43,330 --> 03:10:47,710
But begging to differ, we govern through law, policy and procedure.

2066
03:10:48,730 --> 03:10:55,170
We don't suffocate law, policy and procedure, just not when.

2067
03:10:56,390 --> 03:11:01,790
The council policy was previously adopted by a majority of the council members.

2068
03:11:01,910 --> 03:11:05,030
In fact, I believe it was on the unanimous vote to adopt the policy manual.

2069
03:11:05,270 --> 03:11:09,330
The policy manual has a provision dealing with failed motions and indicates that they

2070
03:11:09,330 --> 03:11:12,910
We should not be brought up at a subsequent meeting unless the council suspends the rules

2071
03:11:13,320 --> 03:11:17,650
as provided in section below and that requirement to suspend the rules requires a fourth-fifth

2072
03:11:17,650 --> 03:11:17,970
vote.

2073
03:11:22,190 --> 03:11:23,590
Of the entire membership.

2074
03:11:23,870 --> 03:11:24,130
Correct.

2075
03:11:26,960 --> 03:11:27,220
Okay.

2076
03:11:27,440 --> 03:11:33,160
So if you notice what we just did, as three people, we suspended the fourth-fifth, should

2077
03:11:33,160 --> 03:11:34,720
we be doing that again and again?

2078
03:11:34,900 --> 03:11:40,260
I think this is not the way we should be doing stuff, but it creates a way of not having

2079
03:11:40,260 --> 03:11:47,040
for our community like our most vulnerable seniors, which I think they married a master planner,

2080
03:11:47,040 --> 03:11:50,280
at least such a session in hopeful implementation and implementation.

2081
03:11:51,020 --> 03:11:52,700
Why are we having this assessment?

2082
03:11:52,860 --> 03:11:57,580
Should I just make a recommendation for to suspend the order of the four six votes,

2083
03:11:57,840 --> 03:12:01,280
once I have a second and then have a second for that one, and then have a vote,

2084
03:12:01,420 --> 03:12:05,180
and then go back to adding some supervision, is that how we're going to start doing things?

2085
03:12:05,600 --> 03:12:07,800
Because if that's the case, Rita,

2086
03:12:07,800 --> 03:12:15,640
I'm making a motion to pretend the force is to be able to add this to an agenda as we have that first vote.

2087
03:12:16,640 --> 03:12:20,560
You need a fourth-fifth vote to make that effective.

2088
03:12:21,380 --> 03:12:22,000
Otherwise, you're in.

2089
03:12:22,800 --> 03:12:23,400
You need that.

2090
03:12:28,220 --> 03:12:28,860
Yes, yes.

2091
03:12:29,100 --> 03:12:34,300
Per the rules that the council has adopted and that you have all agreed to follow, that requires a fourth-fifth vote.

2092
03:12:36,500 --> 03:12:41,000
Okay, so in other words, you're telling me that as a majority, we cannot suspend that. Is that what you're saying?

2093
03:12:41,000 --> 03:12:42,960
That's what you have already agreed to, yes.

2094
03:12:44,700 --> 03:12:46,480
Is that what you're saying?

2095
03:12:46,700 --> 03:12:47,500
That's what I'm saying, yes.

2096
03:12:47,680 --> 03:12:49,980
That's what you, as a council, have adopted

2097
03:12:49,980 --> 03:12:51,640
as your policy and procedures.

2098
03:12:54,120 --> 03:12:55,980
Okay, so I'm nice.

2099
03:12:57,020 --> 03:12:58,840
I can still go ahead and make that motion.

2100
03:12:59,040 --> 03:13:00,880
I have a second, and I'm going to pause for the vote.

2101
03:13:01,240 --> 03:13:01,600
And?

2102
03:13:01,820 --> 03:13:04,420
I mean, I need to know if there's at least a first person.

2103
03:13:04,660 --> 03:13:05,920
And for the benefit of the council,

2104
03:13:06,140 --> 03:13:08,440
the policy manual is consistent with both the Brown Act

2105
03:13:08,440 --> 03:13:10,520
and the Rosenberg's rules of order.

2106
03:13:13,710 --> 03:13:18,950
Okay, so then you're asking me to ask for, no, no, you didn't say suspension is for fits, right?

2107
03:13:19,350 --> 03:13:19,590
Correct.

2108
03:13:22,640 --> 03:13:27,760
So then you're saying that for fits has been a supersede the majority of adding something to the agenda?

2109
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I'm saying that's what you have agreed to, that's what Rosenberg provides, rules of parliamentary procedure provide that.

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I know, but I don't want to argue with you, that's your interpretation.

2111
03:13:39,800 --> 03:13:43,880
No, it's not my interpretation, that is the language you have all agreed to in the policy manual.

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and that is the, that is what Rosenberg provides.

2113
03:13:49,130 --> 03:13:53,990
Can you read the language that the majority of the council agreed to?

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You signed, you all signed something in green to the policy manual.

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The acknowledgement and receipt of the understanding that upon first entering office upon election

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to any subsequent turn or ever city council policy and procedures manual

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is updated by city council resolution which you have done.

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Every council member shall sign a statement affirming that he or she has received red understood the provision set forth in this

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Manual and furthermore agrees to abide by them

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Okay, and you're your three minutes are up

2121
03:14:32,240 --> 03:14:36,800
Okay, so I still I still talk for that and I had a second so we need a third

2122
03:14:43,540 --> 03:14:46,080
What did you lost me?

2123
03:14:46,440 --> 03:14:47,840
I wanted

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Discuss and do a possible action to create a master plan to survey our senior school

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So,

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thank you.

2127
03:15:03,310 --> 03:15:08,590
And council member Cox is absent. Council member Jones, that

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motion fails.

2129
03:15:21,810 --> 03:15:22,110
Okay.

2130
03:15:24,780 --> 03:15:29,920
Mayor Pro Temer-Maris, do you have, do you have any agenda items you'd like to add?

2131
03:15:35,890 --> 03:15:38,270
Mayor Garcia, do you have any items that you'd like to add?

2132
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No. Thank you.

2133
03:15:45,160 --> 03:15:50,040
Now it's the time for reports from council members. Council member Jones,

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do you have any?

2135
03:15:53,380 --> 03:16:00,560
Yes, well, just very briefly, I'm not going to repeat all of the kudos that we gave for

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staff and how proud we are of how they've handled so admirably this crisis in our country

2137
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and in our world, but it's a local level that they've just done an amazing job.

2138
03:16:17,120 --> 03:16:28,860
I really do want to just let everyone know that I've continued to do my work as best I could,

2139
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given the current crisis and our world has certainly changed in the way that we handle

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meetings.

2141
03:16:34,680 --> 03:16:40,660
I've continued to participate in outside agency meetings, and I've represented the city in

2142
03:16:40,660 --> 03:16:45,180
the Premier's absence in accordance with policy, and it would be expected by my colleagues.

2143
03:16:46,100 --> 03:16:46,400
Thank you.

2144
03:16:46,400 --> 03:16:54,340
Oh, and one more thing, we had to speak earlier that I would never be interested in being

2145
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the mayor.

2146
03:16:55,920 --> 03:16:57,260
Excuse me, I just ran up the stairs.

2147
03:17:00,640 --> 03:17:06,020
And to be very clear, my remarks were that at the last session I was not interested in being

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mayor, because I would never want to serve in a way that my colleagues didn't want.

2149
03:17:11,120 --> 03:17:14,900
That doesn't mean that if I were asked to do it in the future, that I wouldn't be willing.

2150
03:17:14,900 --> 03:17:18,600
Thank you. Sorry, I ran up the stairs, I'm not a breath.

2151
03:17:20,640 --> 03:17:21,420
Councilmember Gomez.

2152
03:17:24,280 --> 03:17:27,960
Yes, particularly the comments are going to be very

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appointment and very assertive and say always you are. I want my colleagues to

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understand that within the power of the majority in any local government, anything

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03:17:36,240 --> 03:17:40,220
right, we are the policymakers and we make those policies and I don't think we

2156
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We need to allow people who are unelected to be able to do things to support methods and

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strategies that really circumvent what the majority is.

2158
03:17:55,120 --> 03:17:56,560
And I think today has been witnessed.

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I know today it has been witnessed and witnessed and used to the force of an authority figure.

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Like I say, a lot of the authority where the title comes, the initiation.

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And so any document doesn't matter what is being said with the power of three can be changed.

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And I think this is the time where we need to really push, really understand, really know that we're going to be tested.

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All the interpretation is based on an interpretation of one, two, three people in interpretation slides.

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03:18:30,620 --> 03:18:33,540
That's why we have different power tiers

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in terms of legislation, executive,

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and the important areas.

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And I think as the majority,

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you need to start acknowledging and taking

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an understanding of what is really happening right now

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to work, what is the movement that is

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03:18:47,100 --> 03:18:49,220
since it's long overdue.

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And I don't think, and I know we should not

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be individuals who are afraid to stand up

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for what we believe in, particularly in times

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like COVID-19, particularly in times where we are really pushed to do things that we would

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never think we do when we create a narrative of it's bad or it's not bad. Remember, everything

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we do has every other plan from good and bad no matter what it is that you smile at someone.

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Someone's going to think you're making fun of them. Someone else is going to think you're calling

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them a hypocrite. Someone else is going to think you're calling them a sweetheart. So interpretations

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are very personal and very perceptible.

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03:19:28,040 --> 03:19:29,460
And so I encourage my council members

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to keep making the best decisions

2183
03:19:31,500 --> 03:19:33,340
and understanding that our authorities

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overrides any other authority

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that's unelected for the city of the jungle.

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03:19:38,440 --> 03:19:39,620
That's why we were elected

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because we're strongholders of making these decisions

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that a lot of unelected people cannot

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and would not make user power force

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to manipulate different sources

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of what we can and cannot face.

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So I encourage you to keep standing up, keep doing what you know is right, you have that intuition and that vision, follow it.

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Thank you.

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Mayor Pro Temmer, Maris.

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Thank you.

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So I would like to say thank God that we're working together and helping.

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I do want to thank the medical field, all those who are working hard to save lives.

2198
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One life is worth more than any money you could ever pay.

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Let me say, being that I haven't been home in 90 days, I have been in the hospital since January

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the 6th and I do plan to return. However, when the next time you see me, I will be disabled

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but I will still be a city person, how to be a member of the city council of Victor Bill.

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And I thank Kaiser and everyone else who has kept me alive, ready to work as

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grateful to my country.

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I am grateful to the city of this building.

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I am grateful for all of everyone who helps us.

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Mayor Garcia.

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I just want to say thank you to our city staff, our city manager and everyone.

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I just want to say I'm happy to do so, and I sure hope that this will get better, and

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we have a better life I'm doing.

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Thank you, and I believe that's what we have before our consult, before this meeting,

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Therefore, I extend the movement.