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ONE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026. UH, WE WILL CALL THE REGULAR MEETING IN PLACE. AND LET'S HAVE A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN HIS WITH LIBERTY AGENDA FOR ALL, JUST KING OUT OF THE CLOSED SESSION, WE'LL ASK OUR LEGAL COUNCIL TO DO A REPORT. YEAH, MADAM MAYOR. UH, WE DO HAVE A REPORT OUT, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, BY A VOTE OF THREE TO TWO, UH, WITH MAYOR WHO AND VICE MAYOR JOSIE VOTING NO. THE COUNCIL VOTED TO REFRAIN FROM SEEKING APPELLATE REVIEW OF THE SAVE MOUNT DE ALO VERSUS CITY OF DUBLIN CASE. THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. THANK YOU. AND LET'S MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM THREE, PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS 3.1 PRESENTATION OF THE RAMADAN PROCLAMATION. RAMADAN IS A NIGHT MONTH OF THE MUSLIM CALENDAR YEAR AND IS A ANNUAL NEW HOLY MONTH OF FASTING AND SPIRITUAL RENEWAL. IT IS A TIME TO REFLECT SPIRITUAL IDENTITY, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND THOSE IN NEED, SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILIES AND CELEBRATE AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE. SO, MARCIA, WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM, RIGHT? I DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM, MAYOR, AND THAT'S BRENT SANJI. THANK YOU. SO I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND ANYBODY, BUT THIS IS PART OF THE DEI CALENDAR AND I THINK IT'S OFFENSIVE TO AMERICANS AND CHRISTIANS. THEY'RE NOT ON THE DEI CALENDAR, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ACCIDENT. SO IT'S LIKE A GOOD THING THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING THE MUSLIM HOLIDAY, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY. WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND I CAN'T REALLY LIKE, CELEBRATE WITH PEOPLE THAT, UH, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THEIR CULTURE OR ANYTHING, UM, THAT I WANT THE CITY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING AND, AND, UH, 4TH OF JULY, AND THAT'S NOT ON THE DI CALENDAR. SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ASK TO PUT THAT ON THE CALENDAR. I THINK IT'S LEFT OFF THE CALENDAR ON PURPOSE. SO I THINK THE WHOLE DEI SHOULD BE THROWN OUT THE WHOLE CALENDAR. WE SHOULDN'T BE CELEBRATING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS OF THESE PEOPLE. NO OFFENSE. UM, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. THANK YOU, MAIA. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS SLIPS ON THAT ITEM. MAYOR, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A DO MUSLIM CULTURE SOCIETY, UM, ARABIA BUTTER TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATIONS, AND ALSO THERE'S A MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER IS THE BAY SIMA. BUT WE WANT BOTH OF YOU COME TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATIONS AND THEN TAKE PHOTOS WITH US. AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY, PLEASE. THANK YOU. SO GOOD EVENING, UM, MAYOR AND, UH, RESPECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING RAMADAN WITH THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE, AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE MCC EAST BAY, UM, I'M VERY DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO YOU AND, UM, GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED, UM, COMMITMENT TO, FOR INCLUSION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARTNERSHIP. UM, RAMADAN IS A VERY SACRED TIME FOR US AS MUSLIMS. IT'S A MONTH OF REFLECTION, GRATITUDE, SERVICE, AND, UM, AT MCCS EAST BAY, THESE VALUES GUIDE OUR OUR WORK YEAR ROUND. UM, OUR EXAMPLE IS OUR FOOD PANTRY, WHICH NOW SERVES HUNDREDS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE TRI-VALLEY SERVING DUBLIN, PLEASANTON, AND ALL ACROSS THE BAY AREA. UM, THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FOOD BANK AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE PROVIDE FRESH POOD, PRODUCE, STAPLES AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS, ENSURING FAMILIES CAN ACCESS FOOD WITH DIGNITY, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES BEYOND FOOD SECURITY. MCC SUPPORTS REFUGEE FAMILIES, PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, OFFERS EDUCATIONAL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS, UM, AND ENGAGES IN INTERFAITH AND CIVIC WORK. ALL ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. UM, THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. SO WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT US AND WE, UM, WE REALLY, UM, STAND WITH YOU FOR, FOR RECOGNIZING OUR VALUES AND THE VALUES THAT RAMADAN REPRESENTS. UM, BEFORE I CONCLUDE, I'D LIKE TO, UM, UPLIFT THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M HONORED TO INTRODUCE MY DAUGHTER RABIA. SHE'S AN 18-YEAR-OLD STUDENT FROM VARESE HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE THREE VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION NEXT GEN AWARD. PHIL THE YOUNG PHILANTHROPIST AWARD. AND, UM, SHE'S GONNA SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE DUBLIN MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMUNITY STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS RABIA AND I'M A SENIOR AT AVE HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THE RAMADAN PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY OF DUBLIN. RAMADAN IS A MONTH ROOTED IN REFLECTION, GENEROSITY, CONNECTION, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR RECOGNIZING IT AND FOR FOSTERING A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG. THE SPIRIT OF CONNECTION IS AT THE HEART OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS. THIS RAMADAN, WE'RE BRINGING NEIGHBORS TOGETHER AT OUR COMMUNITY FR ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH AT 5:30 PM AT MEZA AND MOCA IN LIVERMORE, HOSTING A FOOD DRIVE TO SUPPORT THE DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOOD AND ASSISTANCE PANTRY FROM MARCH 9TH TO MARCH 23RD AND CELEBRATING EAGLE FIFTH WITH THE CITY AT ON APRIL 21ST AT THE CIVIC CENTER, FOLLOWED BY I AHA ON MAY 30TH AT THE DUBLIN SENIOR CENTER. EACH OF THESE MOMENTS IS ABOUT SERVICE, CELEBRATION AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS OUR CITY. AS A YOUNG PERSON INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO SEE OUR CITY UPLIFT FAITH COMMUNITIES, AND CELEBRATE, UH, PEOPLE AND TO COME TOGETHER IN MEANINGFUL WAVES. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND FOR HELPING MAKE DUBLIN A PA PLACE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME. THANK YOU. AND RAMAD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE HAVE PROCLAMATION FOR YOU TO ACCEPT THAT WE MADE TWO FOR EACH OF YOU GREAT WORK EXCEPT FOR TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THAT ITEM FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC IS PERMITTED TO, TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON NON AGENDA THE ITEMS, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM AND CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. MAYOR, I HAVE 18 SPEAKER SLIPS RIGHT NOW FOR THIS ITEM, AND SO WE WILL START WITH THOSE IN PERSON AND THEN WE WILL GO TO THOSE ON ZOOM. SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHIRLEY LEWANDOWSKI. GOOD, GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL STAFF. MY NAME IS SHIRLEY LEWANDOWSKI AND THIS IS MY HELPER TODAY. TODD BENSON. WE'RE BOTH DUBLIN RESIDENTS. THIS DOLAND CANYON. THIS IS DOLAND CANYON. I THINK I GOT THE, MY WRONG, MY WRONG GLASSES. CAN I SWITCH? IS IT OKAY IF I SWITCH? YEAH. OH GOD. OH, WRONG GLASSES. THAT'S OKAY. I'LL JUST STAND HERE AND LOOK. PRETTY . THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET OLD . OKAY. ANYWAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. THIS PICTURE IS DOULA CANYON AND IT'S LOCATED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, UNINCORPORATED LAND, AND ONE OF THE LAST BEAUTIFUL AND BREATHTAKING OPEN SPACE IN AGRICULTURAL AREA LEFT IN THE TRI-VALLEY. IT IS PROTECTED FROM DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE 2014 OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE AND SERVES AS A GREEN BELT BARRIER BETWEEN DUBLIN AND LIVERMORE. NOW, THE SECOND SLIDE SHOWS ALL THE EXISTING ANIMALS AND PLANTS IN THE CANYON. THEIR HABITATS WILL BE DESTROYED OR DISRUPTED BY ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. THE OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE DOES NOT MANDATE A ROAD TO CONNECT DUBLIN AND LIVERMORE. IT ONLY SAYS THAT THE CITY MAY CONSIDER ONE. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN IT BECOMES A QUESTION OF WHAT THE ROAD WILL LOOK LIKE AND AT WHAT FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST. WITHIN THE DOLAND CANYON, IT'S A CROSBY PROPERTY WHERE THE PROPOSED DUBLIN EXTENSION WILL CUT THROUGH 80 ACRES OF THE CRAFTED PROPERTY HERE, AND IT'S GONNA USE THAT OPEN SPACE IN TO CONNECT TO LIVERMORE. THE EXTENSION IS ONE AND A HALF MILES LONG, AND DEPICTED BY THIS DOTTED LINE HERE, STARTING FROM FALLON ROAD, GOING EAST ALL THE WAY TO NORTH CANYON PARKWAY IN LIVERMORE, IT'S GONNA CONSIST OF 12 SIX TO CAR LANES WIDE
AND A BIKE PEDESTRIAN LANE, AND IT'S GONNA BE SITTING 1200 FEET ABOVE AND PARALLEL TO FIVE 80. HERE OUR PROPOSED, UH, UH, OPTION IS THE SOLID LINE HERE, THE YELLOW LINE HERE, WHICH IS A TWO LANE ROAD, WHICH IS KIRK ROAD, AND IT STARTS FROM FALL GOES SOUTH, AND YOU ONLY HAVE TO BUILD A THIRD OF A MILE ROAD TO CONNECT IT TO THE ANOTHER EXISTING TWO-LANE ROAD CALLED COLLIER CANYON ROAD TWO LIVERMORE. OKAY. AND OUR PROPOSED, UH, LANE ALSO INCLUDES A BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN LANE. NEXT ONE, THE CITY'S DESIGN IS ESTIMATED TO COST 160 MILLION BUILDING. IT MEANS LOSING 80 ACRES OF CROSBY PROPERTY, OPEN SPACE, AND A MAJOR DISRUPTION TO THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE AREA. IT'S MULTI LANES MEANS MORE TRAFFIC WITH MORE ADDED FROM FIVE 80 AND CREATING MORE AIR POLLUTION. THIS DESIGN IS CURRENTLY NOT COMPLETELY FUNDED. THE CITY IS BORROWING $71 MILLION FROM GENERAL FUNDS TO JUMPSTART IT TO HELP OFFSET THE COST THE CITY WANTS TO COMMERCIALLY DEVELOP ALONG THE ROAD ON THE CROSBY PROPERTY. BUT THIS MUST BE VOTER APPROVED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD ELIMINATE ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM LIVERMORE AND REQUIRE ANNEXATION OF THE CROSBY PROPERTY. OUR ALTERNATIVE TO LANE DESIGN IS ESTIMATED TO COST $44 MILLION. IT CAN BE FULLY FUNDED WITHIN THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET. IT SAVES OPEN SPACE, MINIMAL IMPACT TO THE EXISTING BIODIVERSITY. TWO LANE MEANS LESS TRAFFIC, LESS POLLUTION, NO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OR ANNEXATION NEEDED. THIS IS THE MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF TAXPAYER MONEY. IF A ROAD IS CONSIDERED TO CONNECT DUBLIN TO LIVERMORE, THIS IS THE DESIGN THE CITY SHOULD BUILD. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. MM-HMM . IS BRAD DOKI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRAD DUBINSKI. GOOD EVENING MAYOR WHO AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL. IT IS MY HONOR TO SERVE AS THE PROUDLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE AND LEADER OF THE DILIGENT, TENACIOUS, AND ADAPTABLE MEMBERS OF THE DUBLIN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. NORMALLY, I RESTRICT MY COMMENTS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, BUT TONIGHT I'M REACHING OUT TO OUR LARGER COMMUNITY. YOUR DUBLIN EDUCATORS NEED OUR COMMUNITY'S HELP TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS. PLEASE DEMAND THAT DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT REPRIORITIZE THEIR BUDGET TO INVEST IN STUDENTS AND AVERT A POTENTIAL STRIKE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. THE MEMBERS OF THE DUBLIN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR WAYS TO ENHANCE THE REVENUE OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SO THAT WE CAN INVEST IN DUBLIN STUDENTS. WE HAVE SUGGESTED EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES, AN UPDATE TO INDEPENDENT STUDY THAT WOULD ALIGN WITH STATE LAWS, ALLOWING OUR DISTRICT TO RECOVER FUNDS THAT ARE LOST WHEN STUDENTS ARE ABSENT, AND MEDICAL BILLING FOR APPLICABLE SERVICES. WHILE YOUR EDUCATORS HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR WAYS TO INVEST IN STUDENTS, I'M SAD TO REPORT THAT IN DECEMBER, SUPERINTENDENT FUNK REVEALED THAT AN ACCOUNTING ERROR FOR WHICH HE HAS CLAIMED FULL RESPONSIBILITY HAS RESULTED IN AN ADDITIONAL $3.6 MILLION DEFICIT. THIS WOULD BE SCARY NEWS TO ANY CONCERNED STAKEHOLDER. HOWEVER, WHEN PLACED IN CONTEXT OF PAST BEHAVIOR, IT REALLY RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW EFFECTIVE DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT IS AT MANAGING TAXPAYER DOLLARS BASED ON THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS. IN 2020 1 22, MANAGEMENT UNDERESTIMATED THEIR REVENUE BY OVER $11 MILLION. IN 2223, THEY UNDERESTIMATED REVENUE BY ALMOST 18 MILLION 2324, THEY UNDERESTIMATED REVENUE BY OVER 9 MILLION. AND IN 24 25, IT WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT THE PATTERN CONTINUES WITH REVENUE AGAIN BEING UNDERESTIMATED BY OVER $8 MILLION. THIS CONTEXT BEGS TWO QUESTIONS. FIRST, HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IS DOD MANAGEMENT OFF BY IN THEIR ACCOUNTING THIS YEAR? AS A TEACHER, I AM SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. CURRENTLY, DUSD MANAGEMENT HAS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY 19 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL STATE REVENUE. THE SECOND QUESTION IS, WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS? SOME OF THAT MONEY IS SPENT IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT STUDENT-CENTERED, LIKE OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS AND THE SME LANGUAGE AND UNRESTRICTED RESERVES. BASED ON SUPERINTENDENT FUNKS PRESENTATION RECOMMENDATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY VOTED TO APPROVE SEVERAL CUTS. THESE CUTS AMOUNT TO NEARLY $6 MILLION, $6.8 MILLION, AND THERE ARE PLANS FOR MORE CUTS AT THE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10TH. WHAT YOU MIGHT NOTICE IN THESE CUTS, HOWEVER, IS THAT NONE OF THEM ARE TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT SALARIES. IF SUPERINTENDENT FUNK DOES TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY AS HE CLAIMS, WHY ARE NONE OF THE CUTS TOUCHING HIS SALARY OR THE SALARY OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS WHO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGING THE DISTRICT BUDGET APPROPRIATELY? OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE EASTON LIVERMORE ALSO HAD A DRAFT OF PROPOSED CUTS OUT OF THEIR NINE PAGES OF PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IN LIVERMORE. THE FIRST THREE PAGES ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY KEPT CUTS AWAY FROM STUDENT FACING EMPLOYEES AND PROGRAMS. INDEED, THE ENTIRE FIRST PAGE OF LIVERMORE'S PROPOSALS ARE CUTS TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT SALARIES VIA FURLOUGH DAYS. SADLY, DUBLIN'S DISTRICT MANAGEMENT HAVE NOT MADE THOSE SAME STUDENT-CENTERED CHOICES. INSTEAD, CUTS TO FROM D OS D MANAGEMENT TEAMS PROTECT THEIR SALARIES WHILE GUIDING THE SUPPORTS OF OUR SU
AND SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS. SHOULD THE SUPERINTENDENT OF OUR DUBLIN SCHOOLS, A MAN WHO EARNS MORE THAN THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, HAVE HIS SALARY PROTECTED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF DUBLIN STUDENTS. THIS PATTERN OF DECISION MAKING AND MISMANAGEMENT IS WHY TIME IS OVER. NO. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS TOM EVANS, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY JANINE GITTEN AND THEN MIKE GRANT, AND THEN JOHN CAMERON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL STAFF. UH, MY NAME'S TOMMY EVANS, A LONGTIME RESIDENT. UH, I JUST WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR SHIRLEY LEWANDOWSKI EFFORTS TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION FOR THE DUBLIN BOULEVARD EXTENSION. AND WE COULD FIND SOMETHING THAT FITS OUR BUDGET BETTER AS, UH, MORE FRIENDLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, AND DOESN'T NEED TO INVOLVE THE CROSBY PROPERTY. UH, WE CAN PROBABLY, UH, EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET BY HAVING A GOOD ROAD BUILT THROUGH THERE. BUT WE DON'T NEED TO HANG ON TO THE EXPENSE OF ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JANINE GILLINGER. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JANINE GILLINGER AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE STAFF REPORT FROM THE FIRST JANUARY MEETING ON THE SALE OF SAFE AND SEEN FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN. I WAS SADDENED TO SEE THAT IF THE OPTIONS OFFERED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, THE OPTION OF CHOOSING NOT TO ALLOW THE SALE OF FIREWORKS WAS NOT PRESENT. I BELIEVE THE COMPANION, THE COMPARISON CITIES SHOULD HAVE ONLY INCLUDED THOSE OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE TRI-VALLEY AND BEN COUNTIES TO THE EAST OF THE HILLS THAT SEPARATE US FROM THE BAY. EVEN OUR WEATHER FORECAST PUT US IN A SEPARATE CATEGORY THAN THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE BAY. WE ARE AN INLAND VALLEY. WE ARE HOTTER AND DRIER THAN COMMUNITIES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FOOTHILLS. AND LET US NOT FORGET THAT DUBLIN WIND, WHICH IS A FACTOR. LOOKING AT THIS IN TERMS OF CLIMATE AND VEGETATION, WE CAN SEE THAT WE ARE MORE AT RISK HERE IN THE TRI-VALLEY AREA BECAUSE OF A DRIER CLIMATE, A HOTTER CLIMATE, AND A SUBSTANTIAL SHARED BOUNDARY WITH RURAL LANDSCAPE, ESPECIALLY IN WEST DUBLIN AND THE HILLS OF EAST DUBLIN. EXACTLY THOSE SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MAKE OF ONE MAKE UP ONE OF THE THREE DESIGNATED AREAS WHERE THESE FIREWORKS ARE ALLOWED. I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL BE CONCERNED THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR NONPROFITS SERVING DUBLIN AND DUBLIN RESIDENTS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH THE REPORT, THE COST OF THE PROGRAM, THE 2025 PROGRAM FOR THE SALE OF THESE FIREWORKS TO THE CITY WAS $79,000. THE REVENUE TO THE CITY WAS $5,000. THE REPORT ALSO NOTES THAT THE COST TO THE NONPROFITS HAVE RISEN, AND IT IS BECOMING HARDER FOR THEM TO EARN AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY HAD IN THE PAST FOR THE SALE OF FIREWORKS. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF POSSIBLE IDEAS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ALSO CONSIDER. BAN THE SALE OF ALL FIREWORKS. CONSIDER USING THE FUNDS TO HAVE A CARNIVAL WHERE LOCAL NONPROFITS CAN HAVE BOOTHS TO RAISE FUNDS OR LET THE NONPROFITS USE THE CURRENT LOTTERY SYSTEM TO SECURE BOOTHS AT EVENTS LIKE SPLATTER AND ST. PATRICK'S. STAY. ANOTHER IDEA. BAN FIREWORKS EXCEPT AT THE ALLOWED PARKS, REQUIRE A CALIFORNIA ID TO BUY THE FIREWORKS TO PROVE THE BUYER LIVES IN DUBLIN AND ADD A SURCHARGE TO EACH SALE TO PAY FOR THE COST OF POLICE AND FIRE. AND IN, AND THIS IS JUST AN IDEA OF MINE. LIMIT THE SALE TO 10 BOOTHS IN FRONT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. POSSIBILITIES BAN THE SALE OF ALL FIREWORKS. WHY NOT TAKE THE MONEY THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SPENT? WE HAD 15 BOOTHS, SO DIVIDED BY 15, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF BOOSTS THAT WERE ALLOWED. AND GIVE THE NONPROFIT GROUPS EACH ONE 15TH OF THE MONEY. YOU CAN DO SOMETHING THAT IS HELPFUL. WE CAN BE SAFER IN OUR HOMES AND THE NONPROFITS CAN CONTINUE THEIR GOOD WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE GRANT, FOLLOWED BY JOHN CAMERON AND THEN LINDA ESE. GOOD EVENING, MIKE GRANT, LONGTIME RESIDENT OWNER OF GUNS UNLIMITED REPAIR IN DUBLIN. I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE ITEM YOU
BROUGHT UP ON JANUARY THE 20TH ABOUT THE INDOOR GUN RANGE AND GUN DEALERSHIPS. SO YOU ALL KNOW I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND DO SUPPORT SOMEONE HAVING THE RIGHT TO OPEN A GUN QUALITY GUN RANGE OR GUN STORE IN DUBLIN. I THINK THAT ALL OF US SHOULD KNOW THAT GUN DEALERS ARE HIGHLY REGULATED BY THE A TF AND THE DOJ. WE'RE ALSO INSPECTED FOR THESE ITEMS LIKE SECURING GUNS AND PROPER PAPERWORK BEING FILLED OUT PER THE LAW EACH YEAR. NOW, ON THE OTHER HAND, HANDGUN GUN RANGES ARE NOT REGULATED OR INSPECTED BY THE DOJ OF THE A TF. ONLY CAL OSHA IF THEY HAVE A AIR QUALITY COMPLAINT OR AN EMPLOYEE HAS TO SEE A DOCTOR, THEN THAT TRIPS A WORKMAN'S COMP CLAIM AND THAT'S WHEN THEY COME OUT. QUALITY RANGES START WITH GOOD AIR HANDLING EQUIPMENT. INDOOR RANGES CAN, WILL PRODUCE HIGH LEVELS OF BURNT POWDER AND LEAD IN THE AIR. THIS IS WHY YOU NEED A BUILDING THAT IS ALMOST TIGHT, IS BASICALLY NEGATIVE AIR BOX WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. CONTAMINATION OUT OF THE AIR IS PULLED THROUGH TWO SETS OF HIGH, HIGH, HIGH FILTERS, RATING FROM MERCH 15 TO A MERCH 17, WHICH IS HEPA FILTERS. SAFETY FOR THE SHOOTING. THE SHOOTERS IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT. AND THAT'S BALLISTIC PANELS BETWEEN THE LANES. SO YOU HAVE AN A ED, IT DOESN'T SHOOT THE GUY NEXT TO YOU. I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT SUICIDE. WE ALWAYS BRING SUICIDE UP, WHICH IS RIGHTFULLY SO. I WAS AT A SEMINAR IN, UH, RECENTLY, A, A SUICIDE PREVENTION SEMINAR. KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS, UH, VA DOUG COLLINS. HE HAD A GREAT POINT AND HE SAID, VETERAN SUICIDE. HE SAID, EVERYONE CAN JUST DO ONE THING AND MAYBE WE CAN SAVE A LIFE. SO THINK ABOUT THAT ON THE PANEL, OR WAS A MEMBER WHO RAN A GUN RANGE AND SHE WAS IN COLORADO WHERE HER HUSBAND HAD A SHOOTING. IN 2022, THE PERSON CAME IN, AN OLDER GENTLEMAN, HE PASSED THE, UH, SNIFF TEST. THEY RENTED HIM A GUN, GAVE HIM A BOX AMMO. HE SHOT ALMOST A WHOLE BOX UP, THEN HE TURNED A GUN ON HIMSELF AND HE KILLED HIMSELF. SO WHAT I'M SAYING HERE IS ANOTHER THING TO PREVENT SUICIDES IS I'M AGAINST RENTING GUNS. IF YOU DON'T OWN A GUN, THEN GO BUY ONE LEGALLY, AND THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SHOOT. BUT RENTING GUNS AND NOT HAVING SUPERVISION ON A RANGE IS VERY DANGEROUS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN CAMERON, FOLLOWED BY LINDA MILANESE AND THEN CAROL SILVA. HELLO, JOHN CAMERON, LONGTIME RESIDENT. UH, RIGHT NOW IN AMERICA, WE'RE SEEING GROWING RESISTANCE SPREADING QUICKLY A AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM AND FASCISM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PEOPLE REALIZE DEMOCRACY IS LIKE A MUSCLE. YOU DON'T USE IT. IT WILL ATROPHY FROM THE PRESIDENCY TO THE SYCOPHANTS IN CONGRESS IN THE SUPREME COURT, DOWN TO LOCAL DE LEADERS WHO LOST SIGHT OF THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN. A CORRECTION IS COMING. THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FASCISTS HERE, ALWAYS WILL. BUT NOW WE'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HAVE POWER. FAMILY'S BROKEN UP. NO DUE PROCESS, NO ACCOUNTABILITY. MURDER. PEOPLE ARE RISING AND RESISTING WHO NEVER HAVE. THEY'RE WATCHING CLOSELY AS TO WHO IS FULL OF BS AND WHO THE REAL LEADERS ARE. WE'RE FINDING WHO CATERS TO THE RICH AND POWERFUL, AND WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE GOOD OF THE MANY. DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF THE POWERFUL SPECIAL INTERESTS ONLY CONCERNED WITH GETTING MORE LOCALLY, I THINK WE NEED TO PICK UP THE PACE, MEET THIS CHALLENGE HEAD ON, OFFER TO BUY THAT FEDERAL LAND. FCI SITS ON, TAKE AWAY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ICE TO GET A FOOTHOLD IN OUR COMMUNITY. USE EMINENT DOMAIN IF YOU HAVE TO OR ANY OTHER WAY, BUT WE NEED TO GET THAT AWAY FROM THEM. ONE VERY PRACTICAL USE FOR THIS SITE, AND I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO FIREFIGHTERS ABOUT THIS IN THE AREA WHO THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, IS TO CONSTRUCT A PARK THAT THE LAND SITS ON WITH A CONSIDERABLE SIZE RESERVOIR FOR AERIAL FIRE CREWS TO ACCESS FROM IT'S CENTRALLY LOCATED IN DUBLIN, TO HIT EVERYTHING EQUALLY. IT'S A GREAT LOCATION FOR THAT AERIAL FIRE CREWS. UM, WHAT THE HELICOPTERS DO, THEY CAN COME, THEY CAN EXTRACT NEARLY A THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER IN LESS THAN A MINUTE, INSTEAD OF SPENDING MONEY ON AN UNNECESSARY ROAD. MOST DUBLIN EARTH DON'T
WANT, LIVERMORE DEFINITELY DOESN'T WANT. AND SPECIAL INTERESTS WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. BUY THAT LAND AND PUT A PARK ON IT. YOU'LL BE PRESERVING BEAUTIFUL OPEN SPACE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY AND DECOMPRESS FROM THE PRESSURES OF EVERYDAY LIFE. PROTECT OUR VANISHING WILDLIFE AND GIVE US A TREMENDOUS TOOL AND COMBATING A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE QUICKLY. WHEN WE HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO STOP IT. IT'LL SAVE LIVES, SAVE PROPERTY, AND POTENTIALLY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE ALL HOPE TO NEVER NEED SUCH A TOOL. BUT DON'T WAIT TO SAY, I WISH IT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD DONE BEFORE FIRE RIPPED THROUGH OUR CITY. IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE FOR A LONG TIME. THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS WE HAVE HERE, THE WAY THE WIND ACTS AND THE HEAT. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE THIS FEBRUARY. THE, THE AMOUNT OF FROST WE USED TO HAVE WAS CONSIDERABLE. NOW IT'S ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. SO IT IS HAPPENING. AND, AND I AGREE WITH THE FIREWORKS. IT'S, IT'S TIME TO GIVE THOSE UP . I MEAN, WE ARE IN A POWDER KEG AND, AND I THINK THIS PARK IDEA WITH A RESERVOIR IS A GREAT IDEA IF THAT, JUST TO PREPARE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDA MEESE, FOLLOWED BY CAROL SILVA, FOLLOWED BY TODD. GOOD EVENING, LINDA MEESE. AS THE LIVERMORE RESIDENT. I AM REALLY ANNOYED THAT DUBLIN WANTS TO CONTAMINATE THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN IT AND LIVERMORE WITH A SIX LANE, ONE AND A HALF MILE EXTENSION OF DUBLIN BOULEVARD. FOR WHAT PURPOSE? A SHORTCUT TO LPC OR COSTCO, OR A PERMANENT SHORTCUT FOR MORE TRAFFIC DURING CONGESTED COMMUTE HOURS, MEASURE II MISLED VOTERS INTO BELIEVING IT WAS A CLEAN AIR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION INITIATIVE. DUBLIN VOTERS WERE DUPED. WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THIS? $160 MILLION INTRUSION ON OUR OPEN SPACE, NOT LIVERMORE. THE PEOPLE OF DUBLIN WILL END UP FOOTING THE BILL FOR SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS THEM. IN NO WAY DUBLIN RESIDENTS WOULD BENEFIT MORE IF YOUR EFFORTS AND MONEY WERE DIRECTED AT DEVELOPING A DOWNTOWN, A REAL CENTER FOR DUBLIN. INSTEAD OF SPRAWLING ALL OVER OUR OPEN SPACE DUBLIN VOTERS DIDN'T GET WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING. AND THE COURTS AGREE THAT IT'S SE QUESTIONABLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION. SO WHY NOT LET IT GO? LET THE APPEAL GO AND LOOK AT THE SENSIBLE ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR ONE FOURTH, THE COST. A ONE THIRD MILE EXTENSION THAT CONNECTS ALREADY EXISTING TWO LANE ROADS. YOU'LL HAVE BOTH YOUR CONNECTING ROAD AS WELL AS THE OPEN SPACE YOU PROMISED VOTERS IN MEASURE II. AS A LIVERMORE RESIDENT, I'M MORE THAN ANNOYED BY THE MEGA EXTENSION PLAN FOR DUBLIN BOULEVARD. BUT IF I WERE A DUBLIN RESIDENT, I'D BE FURIOUS. DON'T WASTE THEIR MONEY AND DESTROY WHAT REMAINS OF THEIR OPEN SPACE. LET THE APPEAL GO, LET IT GO AND CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS CAROL SILVA, FOLLOWED BY TODD, FOLLOWED BY JUAN PABLO DALVIN. MOHAN. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF. ON JULY 15TH, 2024, LIVERMORE MAYORS JOHN MARSHAN SENT A LETTER TO DUBLIN CITY'S MAYOR, WHO'S NOW THE FORMER MAYOR OF DUBLIN, FAVORING THE ROAD EXTENSION, BUT PRIORITIZING, PRESERVING OPEN SPACE AND MAINTAINING A CONSIDERABLE VISUAL BUFFER BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITIES. MARMAR, SEAN WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VIDEO THAT DUBLIN USED TO CONVINCE ITS RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE EXTENSION SHOWS THE ROAD BOUNDED BY OPEN SPACE. MARMAR, SEAN STATES EVEN MORE, QUOTE, EVEN MORE CYNICAL, IS THE NAME DUBLIN OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE. SINCE IT ELIMINATES OPEN SPACE AT THE SAME TIME, DUBLIN STAFF MAINTAINS THAT IN ORDER TO FUND THE EXPRESSWAY, THERE WILL BE SOLID INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS FROM FALLON ROAD TO DOLIN ROAD. WHY DOESN'T THE VIDEO SHOW THE VOTERS
WHAT THIS WILL REALLY LOOK LIKE? UNQUOTE, LIVERMORE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED LIVERMORE STAFF TO CONDUCT A CITYWIDE POLL REGARDING PRESERVING OPEN SPACE AND THE SCENIC CORRIDOR NORTH OF FIVE 80. THE POLL RESO RESULTS SHOWED THAT LIVERMORE FAVORS A ROAD EXTENSION. THIS BUT PRIORITIZES OPEN SPACE AND A VISUAL BUFFER BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITIES. RESPONDENTS WERE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT A ROAD PROJECT IF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WERE CONSTRUCTED. UM, ON APRIL 23, 20 THIRD, 2025, DUBLIN MAYORS SHERRY YU HELD A STATE OF THE CITY LUNCHEON. SHE NOTED THAT THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET IS PROJECTED AT $104.9 MILLION, WHICH AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY 21 MILLION PER YEAR WITH THE CITY'S PROPOSED SIX LANE EXTENSION OF DUBLIN BOULEVARD. ESTIMATED, UM, AT THAT TIME A HUNDRED AT 160 MILLION. THIS, INCLUDING THIS WELL SEPARATELY. ANOTHER ITEM IS THE CITY'S VISION FOR THE DOWNTOWN DUBLIN PROJECT. ALSO THE LARGE REGIONAL EVENT CENTER AND OTHER STREET PARKS AND GENERAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. HOW DOES THE PROPOSED ROAD MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE FOR DUBLIN TAXPAYERS? THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS TODD, FOLLOWED BY JUAN PABLO GALVIN INE, FOLLOWED BY GOT SHARMA. GOOD EVENING, DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME'S TODD BENSON, LONGTIME RESIDENT DUBLIN. AND WHAT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT IS IN SUPPORT OF SHIRLEY'S, UM, PROPOSAL TO COME UP WITH A $44 MILLION OPTION FOR THE ROAD EXTENSION AS OPPOSED TO 160 MILLION. THAT WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE SAVING, BUT STILL MEETS THE NEED OF THIS ROAD THAT I GUESS IS STILL BEING PLANNED. I'M THINKING WITH THAT MONEY SAVINGS, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS WE COULD DO FOR THAT IN DUBLIN. AND ON A SELFISH NOTE, I CAN JUST TALKING ABOUT MY OWN STREET, UM, ALONG STAGECOACH ROAD, UH, WE HAVE MULTIPLE ROADS THAT, UH, FEED OFF OF IT AND PEOPLE ARE BLOWING BY IT. THEY'RE JUST GOING RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGNS. UM, SPECIFICALLY JADE CIRCLE AND TOPAZ CIRCLE, UM, AROUND OUR AREA. WE HAVE TWO POLICE OFFICERS THAT PARK AT THE STOP SIGN. THESE GUYS ARE MAKING BUCKS. PEOPLE ARE NOT EVEN STOPPING AT THESE STOP SIGNS. THEY'RE NOT EVEN LOOKING AT THEM. AND THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I'M SURPRISED NOBODY'S BEEN KILLED YET. WE DID HAVE A NEIGHBOR'S DOG THAT WAS HIT BY A CAR BECAUSE THE GUY COULDN'T BOTHER TO STOP OR EVEN GO THE SPEED LIMIT. SO WHAT I'M, I'M PROPOSING WITH THIS MONEY SAVINGS WITH THIS OPTION THAT MAYBE WE PUT IN SOME SAFETY INTO SOME OF OUR STREETS. PUT IN SPEED BUMPS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO INSTALL ONE SPEED BUMP IS ABOUT ONE TO $7,000. AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT TYPE IT IS, ASPHALT IS 3000 TO 7,000 EVEN CHEAPER. OUR RUBBER REFURBISHED SPEED BUMPS, WE COULD USE THAT MONEY FOR SOMETHING GOOD TO SAVE LIVES BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU ALONG STAGE COACH, THEY THINK IT'S A RACEWAY AND IT IT'S A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'M SURPRISED NOBODY'S BEEN KILLED THERE YET. SO THAT'S ONE OPTION I THOUGHT THAT WE COULD USE THAT MONEY THAT WE SAVE ON THIS OTHER OPTION. THE OTHER ONE IS IRON HORSE TRAIL, RIGHT BEHIND, UH, DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA. A LOT OF PEOPLE USE IT. A LOT OF PEOPLE USE IT AT NIGHT. UM, I'VE SEEN HIGH SCHOOL KIDS WALKING OVER THERE, JOGGERS, BIKERS, SCOOTERS. BUT IT'S REALLY DARK AND IT'S, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUES I'VE SEEN NEAR COLLISIONS. 'CAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T SEE EACH OTHER PARTLY THEIR FAULT. THEY SHOULD WEAR REFLECTIVE VESTS. THEY SHOULD WEAR LIGHTS. THEY DON'T. SO I'M PROPOSING WITH SOME OF THIS MONEY, MAYBE PUT SOME SAFETY LIGHTS OUT THERE AND MAYBE FOR THE SUMMERTIME WHEN PEOPLE USE IT TOO. IT IT IS, IT'S LIKE AN OVEN THERE. PEOPLE ARE BEGGING. IT'S DIRECT SUN. LET'S PUT SOME TREES OVER THERE. YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY PUT A NICE BEGINNING OF A NICE PARK OVER THERE. UM, WITH THAT NICE LITTLE KIND OF WALKING TRAIL, LET'S, LET'S PRETTY IT UP AND LET'S MAKE IT SAFER. AND LOOKING AT MY TIME, THE THE ONE THAT'S NOT AS SELFISH IS, UM, LET'S LOOK AT A, A DOTY OVERPASS WALKWAY RIGHT ALONG DORTY PARALLEL TO THE, UH, SCARLET DRIVE. IRON HORSE GOES RIGHT THROUGH THERE. LET'S DO AN OVERPASS. ROCKWAY OVER DOTE THAT CONNECTS ON IRON HORSE
AND ENDS UP AT THE, UH, DON BRIDAL COMMUNITY PARK. THIS AREA HAS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC. IT WOULD IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND FUNCTION OF THAT AREA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JUAN PABLO GALVIN MOINE, FOLLOWED BY GT SHARMA AND THEN RETI SEGAR. UH, GOOD EVENING, DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL. MS. MAYOR DUBLIN, UH, CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS JUAN PABLO GBA MARTINEZ, SENIOR LAND USE MANAGER FOR SE DIABLO. SORRY, I SHOULD, UH, LEARN TO WRITE A LITTLE BETTER, BUT, UH, YEAH, THAT, THAT IS MY NAME. NO BIG DEAL. UH, JUST UP HERE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. TO THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT VOTED TO NOT APPEAL THE COURT'S DECISION FROM THIS PAST FALL, THAT, UH, MEASURE II DID REQUIRE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT. WE THINK IT'S A WISE DECISION, UH, TAKES A LONG-TERM VIEW THAT IT'S THE CORRECT DECISION, AND WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH IT AND ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE. UH, OUR, ONE OF OUR UTMOST PRIORITIES IN THE ENTIRE DIABLO RANGE, WHICH SPANS 200 MILES, IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE GREEN BELT BETWEEN DUBLIN AND LIVERMORE. THE LAST TOKEN SPACE REMAINING BETWEEN THOSE TWO CITIES AND OUR EFFORTS IN 2014 THAT CREATED THE EAST SIDE URBAN NI LINE, THE DUBLIN ENJOYS TODAY, UH, ALWAYS ALLOWED A ROAD CONNECTION BETWEEN, UH, DUBLIN AND LIVERMORE. I THINK THERE'S, UH, QUITE A BIT OF PASSION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A ROAD ALTERNATIVE THAT COULD BE A MORE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE AND, UH, BE A LOT EASIER IN A LOT OF RESPECTS TO, UH, WHAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY CONTEMPLATING. BUT WE APPRECIATE, UH, UH, CITY LEADERSHIP THAT TAKES ITS DECISIONS, UH, AFTER A LOT OF THOUGHT AND FOLLOWS THE RULES. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE DECISION TONIGHT, AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU IN THE FUTURE FOR DUBLIN'S PROSPERITY AND THE PROTECTION OF OPEN SPACE IN THE REGION. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS TI SHARMA, FOLLOWED BY RETI SEGAR, FOLLOWED BY ISHA LURI. SO GOOD EVENING MAYOR. AND THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PRETTY MUCH OUR REQUEST IS THE SAME, BUT FROM THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. SO MY NAME IS JOTI SHARMA AND I HAVE BEEN THE RESIDENT OF DUBLIN, UH, FROM PAST 15 YEARS. UH, MY BEAUTIFUL KIDS, THEY HAVE GROWN HERE. UM, AND I LIVE IN A SUMMER GLEN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST COMMUNITY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DUBLIN. UM, I'M ALSO A FORMER SPECIAL, UM, ED TEACHER WITH DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM, AND THROUGH BOTH MY PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I DEEPLY VALUE ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSION, AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING. AFTER COLLABORATING WITH OUR TIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, UM, WHO SUPPORT THIS IDEA OF BUILDING A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ON THE TASA HARA CREEK, CONNECTING THE SUMMER GLEN NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE ALGAN PARK, WE SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE REGARDING THE IMPROVED, UM, UH, UH, SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE, UM, ACCESS TO THE ALGAN PARK, UH, FOR AROUND 1000, UM, OF, UH, SUMMER GLEN RESIDENCE. THIS, THIS ACCESS COULD GREATLY BENEFIT SENIOR, UM, RESIDENTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES, FAMILIES WITH STROLLER AND CHILDREN, HELPING THEM TO ENJOY THE PARK WITHOUT SAFETY CONCERNS, MOST IMPORTANTLY, ACCESS TO THE FARMER'S MARKET IN NO TIME EARLIER THERE WAS A, UH, STAIRS, WHICH USED TO PASS THROUGH THE STAIRS AND, BUT THIS ACCESSIBILITY HAS BEEN BLOCKED FROM PAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF FLOODING. UM, SO AS, UM, AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT AND EDUCATOR, I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THOUGHTFUL INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF MY COMMUNITY. UH, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THE PHOTOS OF THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE STAIRS AND ALONG WITH A FEW INNOVATIVE IDEAS, UM, WHICH WE, UH, WE CAN DEVELOP. UM, MANY PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE, IF WE CAN STOP SPENDING TOWARDS THAT, UH, ROAD AND HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE CAN SAVE. UM, AND BEAUTIFUL, UH, UH, UH, PEDESTRIAN, UH, BRIDGES ARE THERE IN DON BIDDLE PARK. VERY ACCESSIBLE, VERY NEAT WITH A NEW TECHNOLOGY. NOTHING VERY FANCY. BUT, UM, I HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR REQUEST TO, UH, CONDUCT A COST, UH, ANALYSIS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN B***H AND PROMOTE, UM, UH, AND PROVIDE A REPORT BACK TO, UM, US, UM, WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RETI SEGER. ACTUALLY, IT'S OKAY. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. SHALL, WE'VE TALKED AMONG OURSELVES. UM, HI, MY NAME IS ISHA ZAHA. I'M A LOCAL REAL ESTATE BROKER. I LIVE WITHIN THE SUNLAND NEIGHBORHOOD AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL NEIGHBORS, SO WE'RE ALL PART OF THIS INITIATIVE. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE
BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THIS. UM, JODY BROUGHT UP A LOT OF GREAT POINTS HERE. UH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SUSPICIOUS, NOT A LOT OF, THERE'S BEEN SOME SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AROUND THAT AREA, AND WE'RE PRETTY VIGILANT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE ALWAYS KEEPING AN EYE OUT TO, YOU KNOW, WE SEE SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T RECOGNIZE PEOPLE DO, WE DON'T RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT, THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO US. WE ALWAYS CALL IT OUT WITHIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP, AND THAT'S HOW WE ALL KIND OF GET TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, COORDINATE ON THINGS, COLLABORATE. SO, UM, ANYWAYS, WE DO THAT. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE, UH, REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT BRIDGE CONNECTING, UH, OUR COMMUNITY TO SUMMER GLEN PAR TO EMERALD GLEN PARK, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT HAPPEN THERE AND, UH, IT'S JUST, UH, SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP SENIOR CITIZENS AND DIFFERENTLY ABLED PEOPLE ACCESS THE PARK MUCH EASIER. 'CAUSE OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND AND IT'S ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S QUITE A BIT OF A WALK FOR SOMEONE WHO'S, YOU KNOW, NOT ABLE TO. SO, UM, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE. I'M ALSO HERE TO GIVE YOU MY PERSPECTIVE FROM A REAL ESTATE ANGLE. UM, I'M, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, I'M A REAL ESTATE BROKER. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FULL TIME FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND IN THE SUMMER S OF SUMMERLAND FROM MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS NOW. SO I SEE THAT ADDITION OF THIS BRIDGE MAKING IT, UH, MAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO GO ACROSS TO SUMMER HEALTH, UH, TO ENBREL GLEN PARK WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE, UM, ATTRACTIVENESS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DESIRABILITY OF THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS ALREADY IN A, IN A GREAT LOCATION BECAUSE IT'S WALKING DISTANCE TO SAFEWAY, TO THE MOVIES, TO, TO PARKS, UM, TO THE N LOCAL SCHOOLS, ET CETERA. SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT INITIATIVE. AND ADDING SOME LIGHTING ALONG THAT GRAVELY PART THERE, WHICH IS PRETTY DARK RIGHT NOW, WILL CERTAINLY, UM, DETER ANY, YOU KNOW, UNSAVORY, UNSAVORY CHARACTERS FROM HANGING OUT THERE. SO I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THAT INITIATIVE. AND, UH, AGAIN, LIKE JOTI SAID, WE'RE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER AN A PROPOSAL IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE US TO KIND OF TAKE THIS FORWARD FROM THIS POINT ONWARDS. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RETI SEGAR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. UH, MS. MAYOR AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND CITY STAFF, THANK YOU FOR GIVING OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, JUST, UH, SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE WITH REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR ESAN BRIDGE, WHICH WILL BE CONNECTING TO THE EMBR, UH, PARK AREA. THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A VERY, UH, LIVELY AREA AT THIS MOMENT. AND THIS PARTICULAR BRIDGE WILL BRING, ESPECIALLY, IT'LL BE THE PHOTO WORTHY COMMUNITY DESTINATION FOR THE, UH, NOT ONLY FOR THE YOUNG, UH, KIDS, BUT FOR THE, UH, THIS COMMUNITY, UH, PEOPLE AS WELL. THE BRIDGE BECOME WILL BE THE RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK, UH, FOR THE VISUAL ASSET PERSPECTIVE TO THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. AND IT'LL SERVE, UH, AS A BACKDROP FOR THE PROM PHOTOS, GRADUATION PHOTOS, AND THE FAMILY PORTRAIT. BECAUSE THAT AREA, AS, AS I SAID, IT'S VERY LIVELY FROM THE EDUCATION STANDPOINT ALSO, AND FROM THE NATURE, UH, APPRECIATION, UH, PERSPECTIVE. ALSO, THIS WILL PROVIDE A SAFE AND ENGAGING OUTDOOR LEARNING EX EXTENSION TO THE DOUGHTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS WILL ACT AS A PO POINT FOR THE STUDENTS TO THE OBSERVERS, TO THE, UH, TOWARD THE CREEK AND THE WILDLIFE. AND APART FROM THAT, IT WILL SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, STEM LEARNING, AND APPRECIATION OF THE NATURES AND RE UH, RESOURCES. UH, THIS PARTICULAR BRIDGE WILL ENCOURAGE AND INCREASE THE FOOT TRAFFIC TO THE NEARBY PARK AND THE AMENITIES TOO AS, UH, ALREADY, UM, UH, SHARED BY JOTI. THIS AREA, THIS WILL ENCOURAGE THIS, UH, FOR THE WALKING AS WELL AS BIKING FOR THE CASUAL EXPLORATION. UH, IT'LL CONNECT TO THE RESIDENT MORE DIRECTLY TO THE PARKS TRAIL AND THE OPEN SPACES. UH, THIS WILL BOOST THE PARK USERS IN AND, UH, IN TERMS OF A RECREATION AS WELL AS WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AS WELL. AND I THINK I, UH, FROM THE, AS I'M LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR LAST, UH, 18 PLUS YEAR, THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY FOR THE RA GREEN PARK, THIS WILL BE VERY, VERY USEFUL BRIDGE NOT ONLY FOR THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARE LIVING, BUT WHOEVER IS COMING FROM THE RAEL LAND AREA TO THE COMMUNITY, THIS WILL BE A REALLY CONNECTING BRIDGE TO ALL THE COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID LEY. HI, GOOD EVENING. UH, SHE JUST HEARD MY NAME'S DAVID LEY AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN DUBLIN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. UH, I AM, UM, THE CO-AUTHOR OF THE, THE 2014 OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE THAT, UH, IS BEFORE YOU AND THE WORK IS BEING DONE ON THAT, AS WELL AS MEASURE M THAT WAS DONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY. I'VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH THIS LEGISLATION AND, UH, WROTE THE LANGUAGE AND CREATED SOME OF THAT FOR US. AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT AS TO 2014, OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE, BEING ONE OF THE CO-AUTHORS, THE INTENT WAS TO KEEP IT OPEN SPACE GUARANTEED. I'M THE AUTHOR CO-AUTHOR OF THAT, WHAT CAN
BE DONE AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE AND WHAT'S IN THAT LEGISLATION AND IS REALLY THE ONLY APPROPRIATE THING TO DO IF YOU WANT HAVE CONNECTION TO GO ACROSS, IS NOT A SEPARATE ROAD WITH A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS NOT THE INTENT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'M THE WRITER. WHAT CAN BE DONE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU FEEL YOU NEED, IS YOU CAN EXTEND IF YOU, IF IT'S NECESSARY, THE FRONTAGE ROAD, ABOUT A THIRD OF THE MILE, THAT'LL, THAT'LL SERVE THE PURPOSE OF GETTING ACROSS THAT AREA. IF YOU PUT A ROAD THAT HAS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE, ACROSS THAT MAIN OPEN SPACE AREA, YOU, UM, ARE VIOLATING THE INTENT OF THAT OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE THAT WAS NEVER INTENDED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT, AND THAT'S REALLY THE WAY IT IS. I WROTE PART OF IT. SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. AND IF YOU ARE, WAS TO HAVE AN EXTENSION FEEL IS NECESSARY FOR, FOR PURPOSES SAFETY. ALTHOUGH THOSE THINGS CONNECTING ACROSS TO THE ROAD THAT GOES UP TOWARDS COSTCO UP THERE, DUAL AND CANYON, DO IT BY THE FRONTAGE ROAD. DO THAT NOT AN EXPENSIVE EXTENSION ACROSS THE, UH, OPEN SPACE THAT WAS NOT INTENDED BY THAT LEGISLATION. I GUARANTEE YOU I WROTE IT. THANK YOU. SOMEONE LEFT THEIR GLASSES UP HERE, BY THE WAY, . NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO ZOOM FOR OUR NEXT SPEAKER. SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER ON ZOOM IS NORM LEWANDOWSKI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NORM LEWANDOWSKI, A RESIDENT OF DUBLIN TODAY ABOUT THE PROPOSED DUBLIN EXTENSION ROAD AND MEASURE II, WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO EACH OTHER. THERE WAS A RECENT RULING BY THE ALAMEDA COURT ON THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED BY SAVE MONTE DIABLO AND FRIENDS OF LIVERMORE AGAINST THE CITY OF DUBLIN. ON MEASURE II, THE JUDGE RULED AGAINST DUBLIN ON THE CITY'S ARGUMENT THAT THERE WAS NO PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH MEASURE II AND THEREFORE NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT WAS REQUIRED. THE JUDGE SAID IN HIS DECISION THAT AN EIR WAS NECESSARY AND FURTHER STATED THAT THIS CITY MISLED THE PUBLIC ON THE WORDING OF OF MEASURE II. HE RULED THAT MEASURE II IS INVALID. WHY IS IT THAT THE CITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2024 CHOSE TO MISLEAD THE PUBLIC ON THE BALLOT WORDING AND NOT JUST STATE THE CITY'S ACTUAL INTENDED PLAN TO ELIMINATE 80 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND BUILD $160 MILLION, ELABORATE SIX TO FOUR LANE ROAD WITH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT? IT'S OBVIOUS, IF YOU WOULD'VE PUT THE ACTUAL PROJECT ON THE BALLOT, IT WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT HAVE PASSED. SO THE CITY LABELED BALLOT THE BALLOT FOR MEASURE II AS DUBLIN TRAFFIC RELIEF, CLEAN AIR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION MEASURE. HECK, WHO WOULDN'T VOTE FOR THIS? THE ELABORATE $160 MILLION ROADWAY IS ONLY 1.5 MILES OF ROAD AND IS NOT NECESSARY. IT'S MEANT TO BENEFIT THE LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS. IT OFFERS VERY LITTLE BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL IMPACT THE ENDANGERED SPECIES THAT OCCUPY THIS BEAUTIFUL OPEN SPACE. OUR CITY CAN EASILY BUILD A SIMPLE TWO-LANE CONNECTOR ROAD JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES HAVE DONE FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST. THE CITY STAFF CLAIMS THIS PROJECT WILL BE PAID BACK IN 10 YEARS FROM TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES, GRANTS, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT FEES. THE REALITY IS, THESE CALCULATIONS WERE BASED ON A LOT OF WISHFUL ASSUMPTIONS TO JUSTIFY THE PLAN. IT WILL TAKE DECADES TO ACTUALLY PAY BACK THE MONEY FOR THIS PROJECT. THE MONEY THE CITY WILL SPEND OR HAVE TIED UP ON THIS PROJECT CAN CERTAINLY BE PUT TO MUCH BETTER USE TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MELISSA PACHE. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. WE CAN HEAR YOU. YOU CAN GO AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR US? OH, YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HU UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEDICATED CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS MELISSA PCI, UH, A DEDICATED RESIDENT AND ACTIVE SUMMER GLEN COMMUNITY MEMBER FOR THE, FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. UM, I'VE HAD THE HONOR
OF BEING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH CAPTAIN FOR THE PERSIMMON DRIVE NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN SUMMER GLEN FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS. UM, WE'VE BEEN, UH, WE'VE SEEN GREAT IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR CITY DURING MY TIME HERE. AND TONIGHT WE LOOK TO OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR DIRECTED ASSISTANCE IN IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY IN OUR NE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AFTER LONG NEGLECT PER PATH ALONG THE EASTERN PERIMETER OF EMEL, GLEN PARK HAS RECENTLY BEEN REPAVED. HOWEVER, THE PATH AND THE ABANDONED STAIRS ACROSS SAHARA CREEK MENTIONED BY BY NEIGHBORS TONIGHT MENTION, UH, REMAINS TO BE A DARK AND DANGEROUS AREA IN THE EVENINGS. MORE LIGHTING NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED ALONG PERON PATH AND EXTENDED TO THE GRAVEL PATH AT THE NORTH NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARK. UM, THIS GRAVEL PATH, WHICH CONNECTS PERSIMMON DRIVE AND GLEASON DRIVE NEEDS TO BE PAVED FOR SAFETY REASONS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE ELDERLY AND ALL, UM, ALL OUR DUBLIN CITIZENS. UM, HAVING THIS ALL ALONG THE AREA THERE THINGS FROM HAPPENING HAPPENING LIKE, UM, THIS PAST SUNDAY, EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, UM, WHERE THAT AREA WAS TARGETED, SPECIFICALLY AND ABANDONED FROM OAKLAND THE NIGHT BEFORE. MELISSA, YOU ARE BREAKING UP AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU AT THIS TIME. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. HELLO? YES, CAN YOU HEAR US? UH, YES. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHERE I BROKE UP. UH, BUT MAYBE I'LL JUST REPEAT THE LAST PORTION OF MY, UM, UM, THE LAST PORTION OF WHAT I JUST SAID. MELISSA, WE YOU AT CARS FROM, ARE YOU THERE STILL? MELISSA? I'M STILL HERE. I'M SORRY IF THE RECEPTION IS NOT WORKING OUT. HELLO. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU, WE CAN HEAR YOU MAYBE. OKAY. UM, HAVING THIS ALL ALONG THE AREA WOULD DETER THINGS FROM HAPPENING LIKE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHERE THAT AREA WAS TARGETED, UM, SPECIFICALLY BY CAR THIEVES EMPTYING AND CARS . ONE RECENT EXAMPLE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THIS DARKENED AIR CAUSED THROUGH THE YEARS, UM, OUR DUBLIN NEIGHBORHOOD. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLIE CORU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHAR CORU AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT EMERALD HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE COME HERE TODAY TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALSO SPOKEN ABOUT THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ABOUT THE, UH, DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND LIVERMORE ROAD EXTENSION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FALLON FIVE 80 PROJECT. I WANNA PROVIDE THE PERSPECTIVE OF A STUDENT WHO GOES TO EMERALD HIGH SCHOOL TO EVERY DAY. SO PAST EMERAL HIGH SCHOOL, LIKE WHEN YOU DRIVE MORE BEYOND, THERE IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DUBLIN CENTER, UM, WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE OF MANY ROADS. AND I'VE ALSO NOTICED THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED, UM, FRANCIS RANCH. SO WITH ALL THESE I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE'S BEEN, DUBLIN HAS BEEN EMPHASIZING, UM, THE IMPORTANCE OF MORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, AS A SUBURBAN CITY, I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULDN'T JUST STRIVE TO CONSTANTLY DEVELOP INTO NATURAL HABITATS. WE ARE KNOWN AS A SUBURBAN CITY, UH, FOR A REASON. THIS ROAD EXTENSION, UH, THE DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND LIVERMORE ONE WILL CUT INTO THE NATURAL HABITATS THAT HAVE STATED SUCH AS DUAL AND CANYON AND DISRUPT MANY SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES IN THE AREA. FOR EXAMPLE, ACCORDING TO THE ALAMEDA COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE ALAMEDA WHIP SNAKE, THE LOGGERHEAD STRIKE AND THE CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER ARE SOME OF THE SPECIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THESE SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES. THESE SPECIES ARE SO CRITICAL FOR MAINTAINING THE BIODIVERSITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, AS THAT MAKES OUR HABITATS MORE RESILIENT TO CHANGE WITH THIS ROAD, THAT CHANCE OF RESILIENCE IS DIMINISHED. REGIONS ACROSS THE US HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF O OVERDEVELOPMENT INTO NATURAL HABITATS. IN FLORIDA, FOR INSTANCE, PROJECTS TO CREATE NUMEROUS HOMES AS WELL AS ROADS HAVE REDUCED CRITICAL HABITATS AND POST THREATS TO FLORIDA COUGARS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THESE ANIMALS TO ROAM AND RECOVER. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THE WUSF PUBLIC MEDIA, 36 OF THESE FLORIDA COUGARS HAVE DIED IN 2024, MANY FROM TRAFFIC COLLISION COLLISIONS. PAST EXPERIENCES LIKE THESE MUST BE CONSIDERED, WE DON'T WANNA REPEAT MISTAKES THAT YOU SHOULD COME, COME WITH OVERDEVELOPMENT. SO IN CONCLUSION, I URGE YOU TO TAKE, MAKE A DECISION THAT WILL ALLOW, THAT WILL ALLOW FUTURE GENERATIONS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR NATURAL, NATURAL HABITATS AND SPECIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND THE LAST SPEAKER ON ZOOM IS AIA RAANAN. HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? SO WE CAN HEAR YOU. HELLO, DISTINGUISHED DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ADI AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT EMERALD HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE MY CLUB EMERALD ECO IMPACT WAS BROUGHT INTO AN ISSUE RAISED BY THE SIERRA CLUB. THIS CONCERNS A ONE AND A HALF MILE LONG ROAD THAT HAS PLANS TO BE BUILT TO CONNECT NORTH CANYON PARKWAY AND DUBLIN BOULEVARD. THE MAIN ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT THE PLACEMENT OF THE ROAD WOULD CROSS THROUGH A VERY SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEM AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HARM SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES IN THE AREA. DUBLIN HAS ALSO FAILED TO DO AN ECONOMIC REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL EQUALITY ACT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS QUA, AND DO A ROADWAY BALLOT MEASURE TIED TO DEVELOPMENT, BOTH OF WHICH ARE PROCEDURES THAT NEED TO BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO MOVE THE URBAN LINE LIMIT AND HAVE, HAVE NOT BEEN DONE. THIS PROJECT POSES A MAJOR PROBLEM NOT ONLY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN. SINCE MOVING THE ULL WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THESE PROCEDURES, LEAVES THE CITY OPEN TO LITIGATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF CQA FORCING A MUCH MORE COSTLY FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ON THE CITY. OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THIS IS A 1.0 0.3 MILE LONG ROAD WITH TWO LANES THAT WOULD ONLY COST AROUND $44 MILLION, WHICH IS FAR LESS THAN THE 160 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS CURRENT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT. IT'LL ALSO SAVE AROUND 80 ACRES OF LAND FROM COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DOES NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE AREA, ALL WHILE MAINTAINING THE DUBLIN ULL. THE MONEY USED FOR THIS PROJECT COULD DO SO MUCH MORE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THE CURRENT PROPOSAL DOES NOT CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT LEGALITY OR THE PEOPLE'S OPINIONS. PLEASE CONSIDER OUR SOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I HAVE NO MORE SPEAKER SLIPS, MAYOR. YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. UM, SO WE ARE GOING TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE, CONSENT CALENDAR. SO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE TYPICALLY NON-CONTROVERSIAL IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL WITH ONE SINGLE ACTION. SO I WANT TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS, ANY COMMENTS, BUT GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. OKAY, SO, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO MOHI. SECOND. SECOND. UM, SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. SO ALL THE PERSON CALENDAR ITEMS ARE PASSED. UM, AGENDA ITEM SIX IS PUBLIC HEARING NINE, SEVEN AND FINISH THE BUSINESS NINE. AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, NEW BUSINESS 8.1. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. JORDAN FOSS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST. AND UH, THIS EVENING, SORRY, LEMME GET THIS SET UP FOR US. AND THIS EVENING I'LL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION ON THE 2026 CITY OF DUBLIN LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. SO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AN ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THAT GUIDES THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THE PLATFORM ITSELF IS STRUCTURED INTO THREE TIERS, GUIDING PRINCIPLES, WHICH ARE THE BROADER FOUNDATIONAL GOALS FOR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES, WHICH ARE GUIDING CATEGORIES FOR AREAS OF THE CITY'S SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY POSITIONS WHICH PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC POSITIONS ON EACH, UH, GIVEN PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITY. THE ADVOCACY POSITIONS LIST IS BY NO MEANS EXHAUSTIVE. AND IN THE THOSE INSTANCES WHEN A PIECE OF LEGISLATION COMES UP THAT IS NOT LISTED IN THE ADVOCACY POSITIONS, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE WILL INFORM THE CITY'S ACTION IN RARE CASES. AND IF NEEDED, STAFF MAY BRING RECOMMENDATIONS ON SPECIFIC LEGISLATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DIRECTION. THE 2026 PLATFORM IS VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S PLATFORM, UH, AND THE 2026 PLATFORM MAKES MODIFICATIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGES IN STATE LAW,
ANTICIPATED ISSUES FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AS WELL AS GRAMMATICAL AND OR WORD CHANGES, WORDING CHANGES. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION AS WELL THAT TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, WHO SUPPORTS THE CITY'S LOBBYING AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WORK, REVIEWED THE DRAFT PLATFORM TO ENSURE IT CONTAINS APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR PROPOSED AND FUTURE LEGISLATION. UH, ADDITIONALLY, DEPARTMENT HEADS REVIEWED THE PLATFORM AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE. SO DIVING INTO THE CHANGES IN THE PLATFORM, THE 2026 PLATFORM MODIFIES FIVE EXISTING PRIORITIES FROM THE 25 PLATFORM. PRIORITY NUMBER 1.7 WAS MODIFIED TO ADD THE WORDS WITHOUT BURDENING CITY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS FUTURE BROWN ACT OR OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE LEGISLATION THAT MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT CITY RESOURCES. PRIORITY 7.1 IS MODIFIED TO REFERENCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS OPPOSED TO GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION LEVELS. UH, THIS UPDATED LANGUAGE IS IN LINE WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT WE SEE USED IN OUR CURRENT LEGISLATION. PRIORITY NUMBER 7.3 IS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE ADDED LANGUAGE OF ASSISTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL AS REPLACING LOCAL COMPLIANCE EFFORTS FOR MEETING COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS. PRIORITY 7.4 IS MODIFIED TO REFERENCE WATER PURVEYORS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY IN SUPPORTING LOCAL WATER AGENCIES OR OTHER MUNICIPAL OPERATORS. AND LASTLY, PRIORITY SEVEN POINT 10 AS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE ADDED LANGUAGE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SPECIFICALLY PROTECT LOCAL AGENCIES FROM UNFUNDED MANDATES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS. NEW ADDITIONS WERE ALSO MADE TO THE PLATFORM OF WHICH ALL EIGHT WERE FOR SUPPORTING LEGISLATION. UM, SO THE DRAFT PLATFORM PROPOSES ADDITIONS THAT INCLUDE SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES FOR EQUITABLE FUNDING DISTRIBUTION FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT MEASURES. AND THIS POSITION IS IN RESPONSE TO SB 63, WHICH AUTHORIZED A REGIONAL TRANSIT FUNDING MEASURE TO STABILIZE OPERATIONS, UH, AND THEN PREVENT SERVICE CUTS. SO BY SUPPORTING THIS THERE, WE WE'D BASICALLY BE SUPPORTING EQUITABLE FUNDING DISTRIBUTION, UM, TO ENSURE THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND LOCAL TRANSIT OPERATORS RECEIVE A FAIR SHARE OF, UH, THE RE THE REGIONAL REVENUES. UH, NEXT IS SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROMOTE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS, UH, AND SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROMOTE MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THEN WE'D ALSO, UH, ANOTHER ADDITION IS ADDING, UM, IS SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE STATE INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED AND MIXED INCOME HOUSING WHILE STILL PRESERVING LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY. AND THAT POSITION IS IN RESPONSE TO SB 79, WHICH DID PASS IN 2025 AND INCENTIVIZES HIGH DENSITY TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT STATEWIDE. UH, THIS ADVOCACY POSITION WOULD SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE AND MIXED INCOME HOUSINGS, BUT, UH, WHILE STILL PRESERVING THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OVER DESIGN OR COMMUNITY PLANNING, UM, AND OTHER OTHER THINGS. SO TO CONTINUE, UM, MOVING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT INVESTS IN SAFE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE E-BIKE USE IN SENSITIVE AREAS AND SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES A BALANCED STATEWIDE APPROACH TO E-BIKE SAFETY AND SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR CLEAR AND CONSISTENT E-BIKE DEFINITIONS USE STANDARDS AND SAFETY MEASURES THAT ARE ENFORCEABLE AND PRACTICAL. THESE E-BIKE ADDITIONS ARE IMPORTANT, UH, BECAUSE AS EBI E-BIKES HAVE BECOME, UH, MORE PREVALENT, UH, THE POPULARITY IS INCREASED, THERE'S MORE USAGE. THE LEGISLATURE IS TAKING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WAYS TO REGULATE SAFETY AND USAGE WITH ENFORCEABLE POLICIES. AND THE LAST POSITION IS SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT ENCOURAGES STATE LEVEL CYBERSECURITY INVESTMENTS AND RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STANDARDS THAT ENHANCE CITY OPERATIONS. SO FOR NEXT STEPS, UH, IF APPROVED THIS EVENING, THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND STAFF WILL BEGIN UTILIZING THE PLATFORM DURING THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE CYCLE. STAFF WILL ALSO BE PROPOSING A SHIFT FROM A ONE YEAR PLATFORM TO A TWO YEAR PLATFORM THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CYCLE. SO THE NEXT TWO YEAR CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CYCLE DOES BEGIN ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027 AND, AND RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2029. SO STAFF ANTICIPATES BRINGING A PROPOSED, UH, DRAFT TO YOUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER, 2026 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO ENSURE THAT IT WILL BE READY BY JANUARY OF 27. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2026 CITY OF DUBLIN LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AND I DO WANT TO, UM, ALSO MENTION THAT CARLY SHELBY FROM TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS ALSO ON THE CALL, UM, THIS EVENING AND SHE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JORDAN. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU JORDAN. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THIS. UM, I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION, NOTHING ABOUT THE
ADDITIONS, BUT ONE ABOUT A POTENTIAL ITEM WE MIGHT WANT TO, UM, LOOK AT. AND I'M GLAD THAT TOWNSEND IS ON THE LINE AS WELL. UM, AB 32 THAT IS CURRENTLY, UM, UNDER LITIGATION, UM, IS AB 32 BANNED, UM, PRIVATE COMPANIES FROM RUNNING PRISONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT'S BEEN APPEALED AND IT'S CONTINUING TO WORK ITS WAY THROUGH. UM, DO YOU FEEL IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR US TO HAVE SOMETHING IN OUR PLATFORM THAT, UM, TAKES A SUPPORT POSITION AROUND, UM, THE PREVENTION OF PRIVATE PRISONS, PARTICULARLY GIVEN, UM, THE DISCUSSION OF FCI DUBLIN? SO I ACTUALLY WISH CARLY WAS ONLINE. SHE'S NOT ONLINE RIGHT NOW. SHE'S AT ANOTHER MEETING. UM, SO HOPEFULLY SHE'LL BE ABLE TO JOIN SHORTLY. UM, SHE WOULD BE THE BEST PERSON I BELIEVE TO ASK TOWNSEND WOULD HAVE A GOOD IDEA IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO PUT THAT WITHIN THE PLATFORM. AND AGAIN, WE UTILIZE THEM FOR, UM, A LOT OF, FOR THEM TO REVIEW THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE USING IS APPROPRIATE. UM, SO I, I'LL HAVE TO CHECK WITH HER. UM, IF SHE DOES JUMP ON THE CALL BEFORE WE'RE DONE, THEN WE'LL DEFINITELY CAN CIRCLE BACK TO THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK WITH HER. OKAY. I KNOW IT'S NOT A, UM, IT'S NOT A NEW BILL THAT'S MOVING THIS LEGISLATIVE CYCLE, SO IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ON THEIR RADAR. UM, BUT GIVEN UH, THAT THE BUREAU OF PRISONS IS INTENDING TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF THAT PROPERTY, WHICH THEN MAKES IT SO THAT IT'S POSSIBILITY OF IT BEING UP FOR SALE, IT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE WOULD WANNA WEIGH IN ON. UM, I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T WEIGH IN ON IT IF IT'S NOT IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT, WE MIGHT WANT THE, UM, NIMBLENESS OF STAFF. SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT MORE AT, UM, DISCUSSION TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. WHO WANTS TO DO IT? YOU WANNA DO IT? GO AHEAD. JUST GOT TWO BASIC QUESTIONS FOR YOU. UM, FIRST IS THIS INFORMS OUR ALLEGED, UH, POLICY OR POSITIONS AT THE COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, IF I'M CORRECT? CORRECT. IT'LL COVER ALL. UM, TRADITIONALLY IT'S FOCUSED ON THE STATE, BUT YES, IT COVERS ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS. AND IT, AND LAST TIME THIS WAS BROUGHT UP, UH, IN TERMS OF OUR LEDGE PLATFORM, UM, WE WERE PUSHING FOR CERTAIN STANCES AND, AND THERE WAS SOME PUSHBACK AROUND THAT. HOW IF, UM, OR I GUESS, HAS THE CLIMATE CHANGED AND IF SO, HOW? YEAH, AND THAT WOULD BE A GREAT QUESTION FOR CARLY, BUT, UM, I DID SPEAK, I'VE SPOKEN TO HER ABOUT THIS. UM, THE CLIMATE HAS CHANGED AT THIS POINT. TOWNSEND FEELS LIKE IT'S APPROPRIATE, UM, TO ADD CERTAIN LANGUAGE INTO THE PLATFORM, UM, BOTH FROM LIKE THE STATE PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT THERE, UH, IS NOT AS MUCH BACKLASH NECESSARILY FOR CERTAIN TERMS, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OR, UM, YOU KNOW, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO YEAH, I'VE GOT SOME SUGGESTIONS, BUT I'LL WAIT FOR, UM, AFTER A PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY QUESTIONS QUESTION? YEAH, GO AHEAD. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, GOOD EVENING, MR. FOSS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD TO SEE YOU. UH, I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT I WANNA ASK ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS AND THEN MY OWN QUESTION AFTER THAT. SO, UH, THE VERY FIRST ONE IS ACTUALLY MORE OF A ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION. UM, SO IF I MAY ASK THIS, WHICH IS THE, UM, BY THE WAY, THIS WAS A LOT TO GO THROUGH, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT JOB FOR ME. I APPRECIATE IT. UH, THE, BUT THAT, THAT, I, I HAD THAT PREAMBLE BECAUSE THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FROM THE RESIDENT WAS, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A LOT HERE IN TERMS OF OUR LEGISLATIVE, UM, PLATFORM, COULD YOU SHARE WITH US HOW OUR STRATEGIC PLAN MAY OR MAY NOT TIE INTO HOW WE SUPPORT SOME OF LEGISLATION OR VICE VERSA? SO JUST GIVE US A OVERVIEW, IF YOU MAY. YEAH. SO I MEAN, OUR LEGISLATIVE, THEY DON'T TIE DIRECTLY, RIGHT? SO THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS GOING TO ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES. IT'S GOING TO ALIGN WITH COUNCIL PRIORITIES, UM, AND COUNCIL GOALS. SO THERE IS OVERLAP IN THAT SENSE, BUT THE PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES DO NOT TIE DIRECTLY TO A, TO A STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL, UM, OR OBJECTIVE. UM, BUT AGAIN, THAT BEING SAID, THE POLICIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DEVELOPING THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S THE CLARITY I WAS LOOKING FOR. THEN LEMME GET TO MY QUESTION, WHICH IS, UH, ON LEGISL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, ITEM SIX, UNDER PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, ITEM SIX OR NUMBER 10. SO SIX POINT 10, IT STATES THAT, UH, WE WILL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EX SUPPORTING, UH, OR SORRY, STATE IT STATES THAT EXPANDS THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND STRENGTHENS THE SAFETY AND SCRUTINY OF THESE RESOURCES, UH, WHICH
I'M ALL FOR. UH, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO ARE UP HERE THIS EVENING PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT SOME OF AN INTERPRETATION COULD ALSO BE RENDERED TOWARDS THE DEFINITION OF OPEN SPACE BECAUSE OF SIX POINT 10? UH, IT, I BELIEVE YOU COULD INTERPRET IT THAT WAY, IF THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL IS TO ADD SPECIFIC LANGUAGE, THEN THAT'S THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL, OBVIOUSLY STAFF WOULD BE, WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. UM, BUT YES, I MEAN, THE IDEA OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPEN SPACE, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WATERWAYS, NATURAL HABITATS, UM, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. AIR QUALITY, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. THANK YOU FOR THE AFFIRMATION. APPRECIATE IT. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO QUESTION FROM YOU. NO. OKAY. SO I HAVE A, I HAVE A ONE QUICK QUESTION TOO. UM, SO THIS IS OUR CITY'S, UM, LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. UM, BUT WE WORK WITH TOWNSEND TO, UM, TO DEVELOP THIS. SO MY QUESTION IS TOWNSEND ALSO WORK WITH ALL THE OTHER TRIVA CITIES. DO OTHER CITIES HAVE A SIMILAR, UH, LEGISLATIVE PLA PLATFORM AS WHAT WE HAVE? SO NOT ALL OF THE CITIES WITHIN THE TRI-VALLEY COALITION HAVE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORMS. UM, A COUPLE DO, AND THEY ARE GONNA BE RELATIVELY SIMILAR TO US. WE DO FOLLOW THE TBC FRAMEWORK, WHICH ARE VERY HIGH LEVEL POINTS THAT THEN WE KIND OF BUILD OUR MORE SPECIFIC DUBLIN, UM, DETAIL AROUND IN OUR PLATFORM. SO THE FRAMEWORK IS A, A GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT WE GET ABOUT EVERY, IT'S EVERY TWO YEARS. UM, AND THEN WE, AGAIN, WE TAILOR IT TOWARDS DUBLIN, UM, AND EACH CITY DOES THE SAME THING. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . UM, SO WE GET ALL OUR QUESTIONS ASKED. UM, DO WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. MAYOR, THE FIRST ONE IS DAN MORLEY. HELLO, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS RESOLUTION, ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT EXIST ON AN ISLAND. I APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY IS THE FORESIGHT TO CREATE THIS PLATFORM BECAUSE LEGISLATION ENACTED AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY LEVELS ALL HAVE AN EFFECT ON CITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS. CITIES NEED TO KNOW WHERE THEY STAND IN RELATION TO POLICIES AND ENFORCEMENT OF SAID POLICIES. AS WE HAVE BEEN SEEING IN MINNESOTA WHEN FACED WITH POLICIES ENFORCED BY A RECKLESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY ACTING WITH IMPUNITY RESIDENTS ON THE GROUND, LOOK TO THEIR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZERS, CITIES, COUNTIES, AND STATES FOR SUPPORT. SO I, I THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS PACKAGE. SPECIFICALLY, I WANNA APPLAUD THE PART IN, UH, TWO POINT 11 THAT SUPPORTS LEGISLATION LOWERING THE SUPER MAJORITY FROM TWO THIRDS TO 55% TO APPROVE LOCAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND SPECIAL TAXES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND ON ONE WORDSMITH CORRECTION, I THINK IN SECTION 4.2 THAT YOU MEAN CITING, STARTING WITH AN S INSTEAD OF CITING, STARTING WITH A C. THAT'S IT, . AND THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LIZ SCHMIDT. MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL STAFF. IT'S TRUE THAT WE HAVE A FLOW FROM THIS GOVERNMENT STATE TO THIS COUNTY, TO THE CITY, BUT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT ALSO CAN GO THE OTHER DIRECTION BECAUSE OF THE BRAVERY AND THE, AND THE PRI PRINCIPLE OF THE, THIS COUNCIL, ALAMEDA COUNTY, HAS NOW DECLARED THE COUNTY AN ICEFREE ZONE, AND IT'S CONSIDERING MAKING OR SETTING A RE RESOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW, NOT ALLOW A DETENTION CENTER IN DUBLIN. I COMMEND YOU AND I TELL PEOPLE I'M PROUD TO BE IN THE CITY, TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT OF ANY ORGANIZATION THAT WE'LL HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND UP AND SAY WHAT IS HAPPENING IS WRONG, AND WE NEED TO CHANGE IT. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER SLIPS. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. WE'LL COME BACK FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENT. SURE. APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND, UH, FOR THE BACKGROUND, I, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO PROPOSE THREE CHANGES. UM, THE FIRST TWO ARE ADDING, UM, THE PHRASE REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. SO THE FIRST ONE IS 1.3. UH, CURRENTLY READS, ASSURES EVERY PERSON THE RIGHT TO EQUAL TREATMENT IN AND ACCESS TO ALL GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BENEFITS OR FUNDING FUNDED PROGRAMS. AND, UM, MY SUGGESTION HERE IS TO ADD, UH, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS TO THE BEGINNING OF THAT, SO ASSURES EVERY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF
IMMIGRATION STATUS, THE RIGHT TO EQUAL TREATMENT AND IN AND ACCESS TO ALL GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BENEFITS, UH, OR FUNDED PROGRAMS. SO THIS IS UNDER, UH, THE GENERAL ADMIN SECTION. UM, THE SECOND ONE IS TO SECTION FIVE, UH, ONE THREE, UH, WHICH IS UNDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY. UM, AND SO CURRENTLY REEDS PROVIDES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REFORMS THAT PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND FAIR TREATMENT OF ALL INDIVIDUALS. AND MY SUGGESTION IS TO AGAIN, ADD REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS AT THE END OF THAT. UM, AND THEN THE THIRD SUGGEST SUGGESTION THAT I HAD WAS UNDER SECTION EIGHT TECHNOLOGY, UM, WOULD BE TO ADD, UH, A LINE ITEM, WHICH WOULD BE SUPPORTS PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS INFORMATION, UH, FROM BEING USED FOR SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETING. THAT WOULD BE A NEW ONE. YES. CAN YOU SAY THAT WORDING FOR ME ONE MORE TIME? UH, SUPPORTS PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS INFORMATION FROM BEING USED FOR SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETING COMMENTS. UM, YEAH. UM, I'M GONNA WANNA WORDSMITH THAT . UM, I'M GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF, UM, OF YOUR PROPOSED CHANGES. DEFINITELY ALL IN ON YOUR CHANGES TO 5.13. UM, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO ADD, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS TO THAT ONE. UM, I WOULD BROUGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR STAFF'S THOUGHTS ON 1.3 BEFORE I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT, UM, ONLY BECAUSE THAT COULD, UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO, UM, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES TO THAT ONE, UM, BECAUSE OF FUNDING BEING USED FOR, UM, PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE, UM, DOCUMENTED. SO I WANNA HEAR STAFF'S TAKE ON THAT ONE. UM, BUT I DO, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ADD, UM, ADD A, UH, FIVE POINT, UM, ONE SIX, I GUESS, UM, WITH WORDING THAT SUPPORTS LEGISLATION THAT, UH, LIMITS THE TRANSFER OF FEDERAL OR STATE ASSETS, UM, TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD USE THEM FOR, UM, FOR-PROFIT PRISONS OF ANY KIND VICE. AND YEAH, FOR EIGHT SEVEN, I'M GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR, UM, YOUR, YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS. YEAH. UH, I AM, I THINK FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THIS IS REALLY WELL DONE. A LOT OF GOOD WORK. IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE. AND I WILL SAY I'M ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF FIRST OF ALL, UH, ADDING A 5.16 LIMITING TRANSFER OF ASSETS. I'M, I'M, I LIKE THAT A LOT. UM, I ALSO LIKE, UH, YOUR NEW EIGHT POINT, WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE. UM, I THINK THAT'S NECESSARY. I THINK WE NEED TO CLARIFY, UM, UH, TARGETING SURVEILLANCE. WE JUST NEED TO DEFINE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF, UH, THE MINOR ADDITION TO FIVE 13 AT THIS POINT. SO I'M GOOD WITH THOSE SO FAR. BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH, WITH YOUR NEW SECTION EIGHT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, HOW, UH, FIVE 16 MIGHT LOOK LIKE TO, YEAH. UM, UH, IT, IT, I'M DIGESTING THIS FOR, FOR A MOMENT. UH, SO, UH, SO FOR THE ADDITION TO ITEM EIGHT, UM, I THINK I'M, I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO LEARN ABOUT HOW, HOW DOES THAT COME BACK? HOW DOES THAT, DOES THAT NOT COME BACK AT US IN THE SITUATION OF A CRIME, RIGHT? IF, WHERE WE NEED TO USE SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET SOMEBODY TO OBSERVE THEM, UM, IN A CRIME SITUATION. SO, UH, SO IS IS, LET ME LEMME ASK A GENERAL QUESTION. ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION IS TONIGHT OR RIGHT NOW, ARE WE, ARE WE ASKED TO DELIBERATE THIS AND THEN MAKE A RELU, UH, APPROVE OR DECLINE A RESOLUTION? OR CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER FOR FURTHER RESEARCH? BECAUSE THESE ITEMS ARE VERY HEAVY TONIGHT. THE, IT'S TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AND TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLATFORM. SO IF YOU, YOU WOULD NEED TO YEAH. MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER TO ANOTHER MEETING TO BRING THE EDITS BACK. UH, CAN I ASK
YOU A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT, PLEASE? YEAH. UM, JORDAN, WHAT WOULD BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF US DEFERRING THIS? THE LEGISLATION IS LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR IS, IS OFF AND RUNNING. UM, DEFERRING IT TO ANOTHER MEETING WOULD BE, UM, WE, WE WOULD STILL BE UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. CORRECT. UM, SO THE CHANGES THAT YOU HAVE PROPOSED THAT CAME FROM TOWNSEND AND OUR OTHER TRI-VALLEY PARTNERS, UM, WOULD NOT BE IN EFFECT. SO THE BILLS THAT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY, UM, MEANT TO ENGAGE ON, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENGAGE ON FULLY UNTIL WE ADOPT THE, UM, RESOLUTION. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, STAFF WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND OR OPPOSE ANY LEGISLATION WITHOUT, UH, WITHOUT THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE IF IT WAS, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC AROUND THAT BILL, BUT ANYTHING FROM THE PREVIOUS PLATFORM WOULD ROLL OVER. OKAY. I WOULDN'T BE SUPPORTIVE OF DEFERRING AT THIS POINT. JORDAN, ARE WE, ARE WE IN VIOLATION OF ANY COMPLIANCE IF WE DEFER IT FOR FURTHER RESEARCH? UH, NO. NO. THERE'D BE, NO, YOU COULD, YOU CAN AS COUNT AS THE VICE MAYOR JOSIE MENTIONED, WE WOULD JUST UTILIZE THE 25 PLATFORM UNTIL THE 26 PLATFORM IS ADOPTED. SO IF THERE'S ANY LEGISLATION THAT EITHER DUBLIN AND OR THE TRI-VALLEY COALITION WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION ON, WE WOULD NOT, THAT WAS NOT CURRENTLY COVERED IN THE 25, UH, PLATFORM, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. OKAY. SEE, I I, WHERE MY, WHERE I'M HEADED WITH THIS IS WE HAVE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND WE HAVE SPECIALISTS AND CONSULTANTS WHO CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR US. SO WE DELIBERATE THIS IN A SILO THIS EVENING AND WE PASS A RESOLUTION WITHOUT HAVING THE FULL BREADTH OF ANSWERS, I FEEL IS, IS IMPARTIAL. SO IT IT, LIKE HE JUST SAID, THERE'S NO COST TO DEFERRING THIS OR PREFER MAKING A MOTION TO DEFER FOR SUBSEQUENT REVIEW BECAUSE WE CAN, AND THERE'S NO FINANCIAL PENALTY TO THIS NOR LEGISLATIVE OR COMPLIANCE PENALTY TO THIS. UM, SO WHAT'S THE RUSH, I GUESS IS MY QUESTION? IS THERE, IS THERE ONE? DID I, DID I MISS SOMETHING? JORDAN? THERE'S, WE, THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY, UH, I MEAN, THE RUSH IS THAT THE LEGISLA, THE LEGISLATURE IS WORKING CURRENTLY ON PROPOSING BILLS. AND WE LIKE TO BE, WE LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE AT THE FRONT OF THAT AND THAT WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS EARLY AND THAT WE'RE, UM, SPEAKING TO THESE OFFICES. WE'RE UNABLE TO DO THAT FROM OUR CAPACITY WITHOUT THIS DOCUMENT. UM, UNLESS AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT FALLS WITHIN, WITHIN THE 2025 PLATFORM. ARE ANY OF THE ITEMS, ITEMS PRESENTED BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE OR MODIFICATION, OR THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED BY VICE MAYOR ITEMS THAT ARE UP FOR THE DEBATE AND LEGISLATION AT THIS MOMENT FOR THIS WEEK? THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR TOWNSEND. SO UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS WEEK SPECIFICALLY. UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE, IF SOMETHING WERE TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD, AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE THE SOONER THE BETTER, OF COURSE, GETTING ANYTHING APPROVED BECAUSE IT JUST ALLOWS US TO ACT FASTER. OKAY. SO MISSING TALENT, TOWNSEND RIGHT NOW IS A PILLAR THAT WE REALLY NEED THEM HERE YES. TO ASK ALL THESE QUESTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S STUCK RIGHT. CURRENTLY AT ANOTHER MEETING, AND HOPEFULLY SHE'LL BE ABLE TO JOIN AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE DELIBERATION IS DONE. OKAY. UH, CAN I JUST WANNA ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT JOHN SAID? UM, YEAH, HANG ON A SECOND. SO WHAT I WANNA UNDERSTAND IS, UM, AND THIS IS MORE PROCEDURAL TOO, SO IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT, ASIDE FROM WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, THAT YOU HAVE A NEED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. OKAY. SO FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, UM, THIS MAY SOUND TOO SIMPLISTIC, BUT I WANNA UNDERSTAND IF WE WERE TO ADOPT SOMETHING SUBJECT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS NOW AND THEN HAVE FURTHER AMENDMENTS, IS THAT, UH, UH, A PROCEDURAL POSSIBILITY? UH, IF WE CAME BACK IN ANOTHER WEEK AND SAID, OKAY, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THESE OTHER ITEMS HERE AND, UH, DIGEST 'EM AND, AND COME UP WITH, WITH ADD ADDENDUMS OR ADDITIONS TO THIS DOCUMENT. WHAT I'M SAYING HERE IS THIS PROVIDES US WITH A MEANS. THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT'S VERY ESSENTIAL IN THIS TONIGHT THAT THAT'S COMING UP. RIGHT. UH, AND THAT YOU'RE GONNA NEED THOSE TOOLS. YOU, WE WE'RE GONNA NEED THAT. RIGHT? SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, WE HAVE A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY. YEAH. WE CAN, IF THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH WHAT WE SEE HERE, WE MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND WE COME BACK WITH THESE FIVE ITEMS OR SO. AND SERIOUSLY GET INTO THIS BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD ITEMS HERE. YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? I, I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE QUESTION. UM, YOUR QUESTION TO HIM SAID, IS THERE ANY URGENCY OR ARE THERE ANY BILLS MOVING BASED ON THE, THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR STAFF'S REPORT, BUT I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH PASSING WHAT STAFF PRESENTED TO US. UM, AND I, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WEREN'T LOSING SIGHT OF THAT, THAT THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF NEW THINGS IN HERE THAT ARE NOT IN THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE
PLATFORM. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MOVING ON THAT QUICKLY BECAUSE THE REASON THEY'RE IN HERE IS 'CAUSE THERE ARE BILLS MOVING ON THOSE ISSUES LIKE SB 63 AND THO THOSE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE, THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD. AND SO I DON'T WANNA DELAY THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM STAFF THAT WE ARE ALL, I THINK I, WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM EVERYBODY'S FULL POSITION, BUT, BUT MOST OF US WERE QUITE RECEPTIVE WHEN THAT CAME FORWARD FROM US. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVEN'T LOST SIGHT OF THAT, THAT THOSE CHANGES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO OUR LEDGE PLATFORM ARE NOT JUST THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WANNA PASS AND I DID NOT JUST THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ADDING. YES. AND, UM, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS FULLY UNDERSTOOD. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I SAID, RIGHT, , THAT'S WHAT I WAS VERY CLEAR IN TERMS OF OUR ALLEGED PACKAGE. AND IF, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M REFERRING TO, FEEL FREE TO TURN ON THE NEWS OR BE THE NEWSPAPER. I MEAN, IT, IT'S, IT'S A VERY TRAGIC SITUATION WHAT'S HAPPENING. YEAH. I, AND I, UH, I, SO FIRST OF ALL, I'LL ADDRESS THE YES, I UNDERSTAND THE BASELINE THAT WE HAVE, SO I'M OKAY WITH IT, UH, BECAUSE WE CAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE CAN COME UP FOR A SPECIAL REVIEW AGAIN TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS. OKAY, FINE. UH, LOOK, I'M NOT, I'M, I'M NOT AMBI TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. OKAY. BUT WHAT I ALSO AM, UH, VERY STRONGLY, UH, CONSIDERING IS THAT WHAT IS A CONSTITUTIONALITY OF WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED. SO I, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO REVIEW THAT UNLESS I GO AND CHAT GPT RIGHT NOW. BUT WE APPARENTLY HAVE A CITY NORM THAT I CAN'T BE REALLY ON MY COMPUTER LOOKING AT THINGS. SO I, I WANT THE TIME TO REVIEW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONSTITUTIONALLY OR THE REQUEST THAT'S BEING PRESENTED. THAT'S ALL. AND I'M NOT SAYING YES OR NO, I'M JUST, YOU GOTTA GIMME SOME TIME BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S A VERY HEAVY LIFT ITEM. YEAH. THAT'S BEING PRESENTED. UM, I'M, I'M SURE ATTORNEY CAN WEIGH IN, UH, GIVEN THIS VERY SIMILAR LANGUAGE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OTHER CITIES, LOCAL CITIES. YEAH. I, I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF, OF SUCH A STATEMENT BEING INCLUDED IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. UM, I THINK THERE HAS BEEN LEGISLATION THAT HAS SAID SIMILAR, HAS INCLUDED SIMILAR PHRASING, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT ANY CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES. UH, IF I COULD JUST ADD LA UH, LAST YEAR WE HAD A SIMILAR CONVERSATION, UM, AND WE HAD SOME LANGUAGE PROPOSED RELATED TO IMMIGRATION STATUS. AND THE DIRECTION THEN WAS TO GO BACK AND REVIEW IT WITH, UH, TOWNSEND, WHICH WE DID. AND GIVEN THE CLIMATE AT THE TIME, UM, TOWNSEND DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT LANGUAGE. AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CLIMATE HAS CHANGED. AND SO I'D LIKE TO ASK JORDAN TO SPEAK ABOUT ANY CONVERSATIONS HE'S HAD WITH TOWNSEND ABOUT THAT CHANGE IN THE CLIMATE. YEAH. SO I REFERENCED IT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BUT WHEN WE HAD LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT LANGUAGE, TOWNSEND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT USING THAT LANGUAGE AGAIN, DUE TO THE UNKNOWN SURROUNDING THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION COMING IN AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR GRANT FUNDING, FOR FEDERAL FUNDING, ET CETERA. UM, THEY DO NOT CURRENTLY SHARE THE SAME CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD JUST FROM WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE. UM, AND THEY, THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ADDING ANY LANGUAGE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE, WHAT WAS REQUESTED LAST YEAR, THAT ADDING THAT LANGUAGE WOULD BE A, A, A CONCERN THIS YEAR. SO THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF US ADDING THAT LANGUAGE IF IT DID COME BACK UP WITHIN DISCUSSION, WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR TRI-VALLEY CITIES. AND I HAD SOME TIME WITH OTHER MAYORS, UH, LAST WEEK WHEN WE WENT TO WASHINGTON DC FOR LEGISLATIVE, UH, ADVOCACY TRIP AND ALSO MAYOR'S CONFERENCE. I KIND OF SENSE SOME OF THE, THE LANGUAGES WE, WE JUST, UM, TALKED ABOUT MAY NOT APPEAR IN OTHER CITIES, UM, PLATFORM, IF THAT'S A SENSE. IF JOHNSON HAS TO ACT FOR ALL OF OUR CITIES, IF WE HAVE LANGUAGE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CITIES LANGUAGE, WHAT WOULD BE THE CONSEQUENCE? SO THE, I GUESS THAT WOULD REALLY DEPEND. UM, IT'S THE INTERPRETATION OF, YOU KNOW, OF THE LANGUAGE, RIGHT? SO IF, IF CERTAIN CITIES, AND I DON'T, I DON'T SPECIFICALLY KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, LIVERMORE OR DANVILLE HAS IN THEIR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, BUT IF THEY HAVE LANGUAGE THAT'S MAYBE MORE BROAD, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO INTERPRET IT ONE WAY AND THEN THEIR STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO INTERPRET IT ONE WAY AND THEN REACT. UM, YOU KNOW, OUR LANG YOU KNOW, OUR LANGUAGE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN THE WAY IT IS, AND IT ALLOWS STAFF TO, TO ACT THAT WAY. SO, I MEAN, REALLY IT'S, IT'S, IT JUST KIND OF BOILS DOWN TO DOES IT FIT WITH KIND OF WHAT THE TVC COLLECTIVELY IS WORKING ON? THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY THINK ABOUT WHEN WE WORK ON THINGS REGIONALLY. UM, DOES IT FIT REALLY WITHIN OUR FRAMEWORK? AND THEN WE START TO LOOK AT LIKE, THE NUANCE THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COMFORTABLE SIGNING ONTO A FIVE CITY
LETTER, I WOULD SAY TOO, AND, AND THINKING MORE ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE TWO ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, UM, IS, IS LOOKING AT AT 1.3 AND FIVE POINT 13, UH, ALREADY SAY EVERYONE, SO THEY ALREADY CAPTURE EVERYONE. SO I THINK WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S GETTING AT, UM, WITHOUT PUTTING WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH, IS A POINT OF EMPHASIS HERE ON, UH, UH, GIVEN WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND US. SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT MYSELF. I, I LEFT OFF THE WORDS, UM, FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION FOR THE TAR. THE LAST PART OF THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS YOUR QUESTION, I'M SORRY. HOW WOULD YOU SAY THAT? UM, IT WAS, UM, SUPPORTS PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS INFORMATION FROM BEING USED FOR SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETING, TARGETING FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT? OH, FOR EIGHT POINT, WHATEVER. I APOLOGIZE FOR LEAVING THAT PIECE OUT. THANK YOU. THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR ME BECAUSE MY CONCERN, SO I'VE GOT, I I'VE COUPLE OF CONCERNS. I I AM A HUNDRED PERCENT ON BOARD WITH YOU AND I WILL, WILL CHAMPION YOUR POINT OF VIEW ON 5.13. ABSOLUTELY. A HUNDRED PERCENT. UM, 1.3 IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ONLY IN THAT IT, UM, IT TALKS ABOUT ALL GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BENEFITS AND FUNDED PROGRAMS. UM, IT DOES SAY ASSURES EVERY PERSON THE RIGHT TO EQUAL TREATMENT A HUNDRED PERCENT. BUT THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY, AND ACCESS TO ALL GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BENEFITS AND FUNDED PROGRAMS. UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S THE POSITION THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TAKE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUPPORTING STATE LEGISLATION THAT FUNDS WHATEVER THE BENEFIT PROGRAMS ARE OR USING STATE TAXPAYER FUNDING TO SUPPORT, UM, POTENTIALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED. UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE NUANCED. I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME, UM, PROGRAMS WHERE I WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY, UM, IN FAVOR OF THAT, AND THERE WOULD BE SOME PROGRAMS THAT WOULD GIVE ME SLIGHT PAUSE ON THAT. SO I, I'M A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ADDING IT TO THAT SECTION. UM, BUT I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT WITH YOU ON 5.13. I THINK IT ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE THERE FOR THE EMPHASIS THAT, UM, SAFETY, WELFARE AND DIGNITY OF ALL PERSONS, UM, ABSOLUTELY REGARDLESS OF THEIR, UH, IMMIGRATION STATUS. AND I THINK IT MOSTLY COVERS WHAT YOU HAD THE POINT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT, THAT ON A HEALTH AND WELFARE BASIS, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SOMEBODY'S STATUS IS. WE, WE SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT, UH, PROVIDES A PUBLIC SAFETY NET, UM, ON THE 8.7, PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS, UM, INFORMATION FROM BEING USED FOR SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETING FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. ADDING THOSE WORDS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED WITH, UM, THE UNINTENDED, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES PERHAPS TO OUR, UM, LPRS. BUT, UM, WITH THOSE WORDS ADDED, I AM, UM, I'M WITH YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT. UM, AND I HOPE YOU, YOU'RE ALSO ON BOARD WITH THE, UH, UH, SALE OR TRANSFER PROPERTIES FOR HOW, FOR-PROFIT S HOW DID, HOW DID THAT WORDING GO? I'M SORRY, MY, MY, HIS OR MINE? YOURS? MINE, UM, UH, IT WOULD BE, UH, FIVE POINT, I THINK IT'S FIVE 16.5 POINT 16, YEAH. WHICH WOULD SAY, UM, SO IT'S UNDER THE SUPPORTS. SO IT WOULD BE THE, THE ITEM WOULD START WITH THE WORDS LIMITS, BUT IT'S BASICALLY SAYING WE SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT LIMITS THE TRANSFER OF FEDERAL OR STATE ASSETS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD USE THEM FOR FOR-PROFIT PRISONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO LIMIT IT TO JUST ASSETS OR JUST LIMIT FOR-PROFIT? I WORDED IT THAT WAY BECAUSE THAT IS VERY SPECIFICALLY A DUBLIN ISSUE. I MEAN, I THINK THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD WANNA WEIGH IN AS A CITY ON, UM, UH, WE WOULDN'T TAKE A POSITION REALLY ON UNLESS IT AFFECTS US. UM, AND I THINK THAT TRANSFER IS WHAT IS GONNA AFFECT US. AND SO THAT'S WHY I, I WORDED IT THAT WAY. I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD ALSO IS FAIRLY CLEAR THAT WE SUPPORT LEGISL. I MEAN, WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT IN FAVOR FOR-PROFIT PRISONS, BUT, UM, AS FAR AS THE BILLS THAT WE WOULD WEIGH IN, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD TAKE A POSITION ON SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT REALLY YEAH. IN OUR AREA. SO THAT'S WHY I WORDED IT THAT WAY. BUT I'M, I'M OPEN TO, UM, OTHER SUGGESTIONS, BUT I, I THINK THAT THAT GIVES A CLEAR NEXUS TO DUBLIN AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. I THINK WE SHOULD THAT'S A GOOD, GOOD COMMENT. LIKE FOCUS ON THINGS RELATED TO OUR DOUBLINGS POSITION. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS DO, UH, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE AGREEMENT ON 1.3, BUT DO WE HAVE ENOUGH AGREEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH 5.13, UH, THE NEW EIGHT AND,
UH, THE NEW FIVE POINT 16? I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL, I CAN GO ALONG WITH THAT. I WANTED TO ALSO, I INTRODUCE THIS OTHER IDEA TO GIVE US ALL FLEXIBILITY. AS I SAID, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GET WHAT WE NEED OUT THE DOOR. BUT IF IT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL, I'M FINE. I ALSO WANT, I'M, UH, UH, LISTENING TO ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS A VERY REASONABLE ASK. AND, UH, I DIDN'T SEE ANY HARM IN IT, BUT LOOK, I'LL GO WITH THE FLOW HERE IF, IF THAT'S WHAT HE IS, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, BUT I RESPECT HIS POSITIONS, UH, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT IN THIS THING. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY A LOT. YEAH, I, I KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I ALSO WANT TO CHECK WITH THOMPSON BEFORE WE PASS SOMETHING ADDITIONALLY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE WE PASS WHETHER WE ALREADY HAVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDED TODAY, SO YOU CAN MOVE ON WITH YOUR WORK FOR ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS. UM, THINGS WE HAVE CONSTANT IN THE CALL, OR WE HAVE, UH, TIME TO DISCUSS WITH THEM BEFORE WE, WE APPROVE ADDITIONAL AMEN AMENDMENTS. YOU WELCOME. THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE ANYTHING, JOHN, IN, IN THE, UM, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU COULD GET THROUGH TONIGHT? UH, THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF. YEAH. RIGHT. AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THERE THAT YOU FEEL THAT WE COULD THROW IN HERE THAT WE CAN JUST, UH, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH AND THEN COME BACK TO SOME, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER'S LEFT OVER, WHATEVER IT'S, YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I, I REALLY APPRECIATE DIALOGUE AND THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATIONS, EVERYBODY. UH, I'M OKAY WITH ACTUALLY EVERYTHING OTHER THAN 1.3. OH, I, I, I JUST NEED, I JUST NEED MORE TIME ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY TOUGH FOR ME. UM, IT'S, UM, 5.1 SECOND ONE, ONE SECOND. YES. YEAH. UM, IF WE'RE ALL GOOD QUESTION, I'M WITH THAT. I'D LOVE TO MAKE A MOTION. WAIT FOR A SECOND. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT DID YOU SAY? LIKE, UH, WHICH ONE? YOU, UH, IT'S THE ONE, THE ITEM, UH, IS IT 1.3? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, UH, WHICH STATES THAT, UM, SOMETHING ABOUT PROGRAMS AND REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, UH, FORGET, UH, WHICH ONE IT WAS? UH, 1 3, 1 0.3. SO YOU, YOU ALREADY MADE THE CHANGE TO 1.3, RIGHT? MAYOR? NO, UH, THE, THE THREE ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MARADA IS SAYING THAT HE AGREES WITH ARE, UM, CHANGES TO 5.13, 8.8, IS IT? OR 8.7 0.7, YEAH. AND FIVE POINT 16. YEP. SO WE'LL BE, UM, MODIFYING FIVE POINT 13 TO ADD, UH, LANGUAGE. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO NEW, UM, UH, SUPPORT POSITIONS MM-HMM . AND NOW THE, NOT 1.3. YEAH, I THINK, CORRECT. YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE. YEAH, THAT'S FINE. YEAH. PERFECT. I MAKE A MOTION, UM, SORRY TO GO BACK, UM, TO THE VERY BEGINNING, UH, TO RECEIVE AND ADOPT. UH, SORRY. WHERE ARE WE? I AM SO SORRY. UH, I HAD IT QUEUED UP, UM, TO, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2026 CITY OF DUBLIN LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, UH, WITH, UH, 1, 2, 3 AMENDMENTS. UH, THE FIRST ONE BEING 5.13, ADDING, UH, COMMA, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, UH, ADDING, UH, FIVE POINT 16 LIMITS THE TRANSFER OF FEDERAL AND STATE ASSETS FOR FOR-PROFIT PRISONS. AND ADDING AN ITEM IN SECTION EIGHT, UH, WHICH WOULD BE SUPPORTS PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS INFORMATION FROM BEING USED FOR SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETING FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. AND I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. SO THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, SO DID NOT REMEMBER THAT. LET'S MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 8.2, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S NOISE REGULATIONS. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, UH, JENNIFER, BIAS PLANNING MANAGER HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE. AND WE'RE PULLING UP THE PRESENTATION HERE, AND A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND OF WHY WE'RE
HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS AT YOUR DECEMBER 2ND MEETING, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED OUTDOOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN. AT THAT MEETING, COUNCIL RAISED CONCERNS REGARDING THE EXISTING NOISE ORDINANCE AND SOME SUBJECTIVITY, UH, AROUND THAT AREA. AND REGULATIONS. COUNSEL DIRECTED US TO RETURN WITH THIS REPORT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO SHOW, TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DISCOVERED. AND, UM, IN ADDITION IN, AT THAT MEETING, UH, COUNSEL ALSO DIRECTED US TO, UM, ADJUST THE COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR MAKING COMPLAINTS ON NOISE TO MAKE IT SIMPLER. AND JUST WANTED TO REPORT BACK TO YOU THAT WE HAVE ADDED NOISE AS A ISSUE IF YOU'RE GOING IN TO FIX IT DUBLIN, SO YOU CAN, UH, PROVIDE A COMPLAINT IF YOU HAVE A NOISE RELATED ISSUE. AND THEN YOU ALSO REQUESTED THAT STAFF COME BACK IN A YEAR'S TIME TO CHECK IN ON THE STATUS OF ANY KIND OF COMPLAINTS WE RECEIVED REGARDING, UH, THE CHANGES TO OUTDOOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, UM, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SO WE EXPECT WE'LL BE BACK, UM, PROBABLY DECEMBER OF 2026 WITH THAT REPORT. AND JUST A LITTLE REFRESHER OF BACKGROUND, UM, THE EXISTING NOISE ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY DOES PROHIBIT NOISE THAT'S LOUD AND NECESSARY, UNNATURAL, UNUSUAL OR HABITUAL. THE ENFORCEMENT IS BASED ON A REASONABLE PERSON STANDARD, AND A REASONABLE PERSON STANDARD IS JUDGED BY WHETHER AN AVERAGE PERSON CAN FIND AN UNREASONABLE, LOUD, OR DISTURBING UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WITH THAT, BASED ON AFTER THE DECEMBER 2ND MEETING, STAFF WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THE SURROUNDING CITIES FOR SOME COMPARISON ON HOW OTHER JURISDICTIONS, UH, REGULATE NOISE. WE LOOKED AT LIVERMORE, PLEASANTON, SAN RAMON, DANVILLE, AND WALNUT CREEK. THEN WE FOUND THAT, UM, THERE'S TWO WAYS TYPICAL TO REGULATE. ONE IS AN ACTIVITY BASED REGULATION, WHICH SAN RAMON, LIVERMORE, DANVILLE, WALNUT CREEK, ALL HAVE. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER WAY THAT IS, UH, DECIMAL BASED, WHERE YOU HAVE A MORE TECHNICAL, UH, DECIMAL BASED, UH, SET ON AN ACTIVITY OR A LAND USE. UM, THE ACTIVITY BASED APPROACH, AGAIN, PROVIDES THAT, UH, BALANCE WITH FLEXIBILITY AND ENFORCEABILITY. UM, AND IT IS REALLY BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE THING THAT YOU MIGHT FIND IN AN ACTIVITY BASED APPROACH IS LAWN EQUIPMENT, UM, BEING USED. AND THEY MIGHT ESTABLISH HOURS THAT ACTIVITY CAN GO ON OR BE PROHIBITED, AND DAYS OF THE WEEK WHERE THOSE ACTIVITIES MIGHT GO ON AND BE PROHIBITED. ALSO, HISTORICALLY, UH, IN OUR RESEARCH, UM, DUBLIN'S COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY LIMITED. UM, WE DID GO BACK AND PULL THE DATA 12 YEARS. WE'VE HAD ABOUT 35 COMPLAINTS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, UM, UNDER OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE. UM, BUT THE COMMON THEMES THAT WE SAW IN SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED TO CONCERNS, AGAIN, RELATED TO TYPICAL LAWN EQUIPMENT, LEAF BLOWERS, AND LATE NIGHT PARTIES, UM, THAT MIGHT DISTURB RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, BASED ON WHAT WE FOUND AND KIND OF, UH, LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND HOW THEY LOOK AT ACTIVITIES AND THE DIRECTION, UH, WE RECEIVED, WE WENT BACK AND STAFF IS, UH, LOOKING AT AND WANTING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT SOME CHANGES TO OUR NOISE ORDINANCE. THOSE WOULD BE ADDING IN SOME ACTIVITY BASED REGULATIONS, UM, BASED ON THE LAWN, UH, EXCUSE ME, LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT, LIKE LEAF BLOWERS. AND WE'D BE LOOKING AT ADDING DAYS AS WELL AS HOUR RESTRICTIONS FOR THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS, AGAIN, AMPLIFIED MUSIC AND NOISE, LOOKING AT DAYS AND ACTIVITIES. SO FOR EXAMPLE, OR WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, WE WOULD LIMIT LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT USE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AND THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN USE YOUR EQUIPMENT. UM, ALSO, UM, YOU COULD USE IT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 8:00 AM TO 10:00 PM WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION AROUND, UH, 10:00 PM ON SUNDAY. UH, MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATE, UH, SO COULD HEAR SOME DISCUSSION AROUND MAYBE THAT, UM, HOUR ON A SUNDAY, AGAIN, AMPLIFIED NOISE AND PARTIES, UH, WE WOULD BE SUGGESTING, UH, DAYS SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 10 TO 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AS WELL AS FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS 10:00 AM TO 10:00 PM. SO, UH, TONIGHT I'M HERE AGAIN, BRINGING BACK THIS REPORT TO YOU, UM, TO SEEK YOUR DIRECTION AND REGARDS TO THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT I JUST PRESENTED. UM, THE NEXT STEPS FOR STAFF
WOULD BE GOING BACK AND THEN ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES AND MAKING THOSE CHANGES BASED ON TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION AND YOUR DIRECTION, UM, AND THEN BRINGING THAT BACK IN A FORM OF AN ORDINANCE. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JENNIFER. ANY QUESTIONS? UM, AND I KNOW WE'LL GET INTO THIS DISCUSSION, GET INTO THE WEEDS HERE, BUT, OH, THAT'S A PUN, HUH? GET IN THE WEEDS. NEVERMIND. UM, SO YOU MADE, YOU MADE A, A POINT ABOUT THE, THE, UH, LEAF BLOWERS OR THE, THE LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WHO'S DOING THAT STUFF AT 10:00 AM 10:00 PM AT NIGHT? I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? I DIDN'T, THAT'S A QUESTION. I WANNA KNOW WHERE YOU CAME UP WITH THAT NUMBER. YOU KNOW, IT, IT VARIES. IT VARIES BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS AND BASIS, YOU KNOW, UM, I OCCASIONALLY WILL WORK LATE IN THE EVENINGS, IN THE SUMMERTIME, SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AM I OUT THERE AT 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT? PROBABLY NOT. BUT, UM, THIS IS JUST A, AGAIN, A BASIC BASIS TO START THE DISCUSSION MM-HMM. UM, OF WHAT MIGHT BE REASONABLE, UM, AND SEE WHAT, WHERE WE WOULD WANNA HEAD WITH. DO WE WANNA HAVE, UM, HOURS, DO WE WANNA TALK ABOUT ACTIVITIES? RIGHT? HOW DO WE WANNA LOOK AT ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SEE? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. UM, I THINK YOU ALLUDED TO IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE THIS, THE STAFF REPORT ACTUALLY, UM, LAID OUT VERY EXPLICITLY. UM, IS THE INTENTION HERE, UM, THAT WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, UM, AS OPPOSED TO CITYWIDE? THEY WOULD BE CITYWIDE, BUT YES, OUR SUGGESTION WOULD BE FOR THESE TWO ITEMS WITH THE SUGGESTED CHANGES THAT THEY WOULD BE LIMITED TO RESIDE RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES. YEAH, THE NORS ORDINANCE OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE CITYWIDE, BUT THE, BUT THESE CHANGES WOULD SPECIFICALLY, UM, AT RESIDENCES. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. QUESTIONS GOT TWO QUESTIONS. UM, I GUESS HOW, FOR A CONTEXT, UH, HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM IS THIS WITHIN OUR CITY? UH, HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO WE TYPICALLY GET IN A YEAR, FOR INSTANCE? YEAH, AGAIN, WE DON'T RECEIVE VERY MANY NOISE COMPLAINTS. UH, WE DO HAVE, UM, I HAVE THE, THE KIND OF BREAKDOWN FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. UM, BUT I THINK I SAID 35 IN MY PRESENTATION SINCE 2012, UH, WAS THE COUNT. SEEMS LIKE THE LAST 2024 AND 2025, THE NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP FROM MAYBE LIKE SIX 10 TO MAYBE 13. RIGHT? SO THERE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK, UM, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT NOR NORMAL DATA THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE IS MAYBE THREE TO FOUR A YEAR. AND THEN, UH, SECOND QUESTION WAS JUST AROUND ENFORCEMENT. WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT TYPICALLY LOOK LIKE? I MEAN, WHO'S, WHO'S ENFORCING, UH, THIS CODE? YEAH, THE GOOD QUESTION. UM, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, UH, FOR, UM, ADDRESSING OR RECEIVING ANY COMPLAINT AND THEN ANY KIND OF FOLLOW UP THAT WOULD BE NEEDED IF THE COMPLAINT TO ADDRESS THE COMPLAINT. UH, GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD EVENING, MS. BAOS. UH, SO I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING AT TABLE TWO AND, UM, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SUPPORT THIS CONSIDERING YOU HAVE NOTHING ABOUT ROLLING YOUR TRASH BINS INTO YOUR DRIVEWAY AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. I THINK WE NEED SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. I'M JOKING. ALL RIGHT. REAL QUESTION , WHICH IS, UM, I, UH, SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF FOLKS WHO CONTRACT THEIR LANDSCAPING WORK, UH, AND THEREFORE, UH, THE, THEIR, IT MAY BE WRITTEN THEIR CONTRACT THAT THEY CAN START, YOU KNOW, SUN UP OR WORK UNTIL SUNDOWN. HOW WILL WE, AS PART OF THE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS OR NEXT STEPS, EDUCATE EITHER THE CONTRACTORS OR HOMEOWNERS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE TIMES THE LIMITATIONS ARE THAT'LL BE PUT ON, ON NOISE, UH, IN THE, IN THE RESIDENCES? UH, GOOD QUESTION. I THINK, UM, PART OF THIS PROCESS IS ONCE WE GET, UM, SOME INFORMATION AROUND THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO, WE'LL BE DEVELOPING THE PROCESS FOR ANY KIND OF OUTREACH THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO LET RESIDENTS, OR LET, AGAIN, COMMERCIAL OPERATORS KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE RULES. UM, AND THAT, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S HOW WE WOULD ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, JENNIFER. SO, UM, I, I JUST HAVE SOME, UM, OTHER COMMENTS I HEARD FROM RESIDENTS. UM, THERE'S TWO THINGS I HEARD ABOUT THEIR LO COMPLAINT. ONE IS THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT SOMEHOW, UM, THEY SAID THEY HAVE A, A PLACE, WE HEARD OF THAT, BUT IT'S NOT, I DON'T THINK IT'S A NOISE FROM THIS, UH, LEAF BLOWER OR NOISE FROM THESE PARTIES. IT'S MORE LIKE OPERATIONS, LIKE TRUCKS, THOSE KIND OF NOISE.
DO WE HAVE ANY REGULATION TO, UH, REGULATE THOSE KIND OF NOISE? UM, WITH THESE CHANGES, WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING REGULATING COMMERCIAL NOISES OR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, GENERATE NOISE WITH COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL USES. AGAIN, THAT HASN'T BEEN AN AREA THAT WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AROUND. WE WILL STILL HAVE OUR EXISTING NOISE IN EFFECT. SO IF SOMEBODY IS CONCERNED AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL STILL ADDRESS THOSE COMPLAINTS. THESE CHANGES WOULD JUST SIMPLY MAKE IT THAT IF THE COMPLAINT WAS THIS ACTIVITY THAT WE'VE SPECIFIED, WE NOW HAVE A DAY AND A TIME LIMIT AROUND THAT. IT WOULD BECOME, UM, LESS SUBJECTIVE AND MORE DIRECT. LIKE, HEY, YOU ARE ENROLLING YOUR TRASH CANS, YOU'RE BLOWING YOUR LAWN AT 3:00 AM. UH, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE TIME THAT THAT'S ALLOWED, AND THEN THEY WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS AND NOT DO THAT ACTIVITY ANYMORE. OKAY. DOES THAT HELP EXPLAIN, SO FOR THE, FOR THE COMMERCIAL NOISE, WHAT'S OUR CURRENT REGULATION? IT'S JUST BASED ON A REASONABLE STANDARD. UM, BASED ON LIKE A, DO WE HAVE, LIKE YOU SAID, PRESIDENT HAS A , UH, BASED, UH, WHAT KIND OF FOOD CURRENT OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT THE KIND OF STANDARD WE HAD. YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE A DECIMAL BASED STANDARD OR AN ACTIVITY BASED STANDARD THAT, UM, WOULD ADDRESS ANY INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. SO IF SOMEBODY CALLS YOU, UM, THEY WOULD BE, UM, REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REASONABLE PERSON. STANDARD REASON, REASONABLE. I DON'T GOT THIS WELL, MAYOR, WE TALKED, I, THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS, UH, WE WENT BACK AND, AND LOOKED AT THIS ISSUE IS BECAUSE, UM, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN, UH, LIVE MUSIC, UM, UH, THE VICE MAYOR BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS VERY GENERAL SUBJECTIVE, UH, VAGUE NOISE ORDINANCE, RIGHT? AND SO, UH, SO THAT'S WHY WE RESEARCHED OTHER WAYS OF DOING IT. UM, AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE DON'T, WE DON'T REALLY EXPERIENCE COMPLAINTS ABOUT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. I MEAN, YOU HAVE ONE-OFFS. UM, WHAT WE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON WAS NOISE FROM RESIDENCES, AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT. OKAY. GOT, GOT IT. OKAY. YEAH, AND ANOTHER COMPLAINT I HEARD IS ABOUT, I THINK IT'S A MILITARY BUG CALLS, RIGHT? LIKE THE MINI MILITARY, THE BUGLE CALLS. YEAH. WELL, THE SYSTEM IS, UH, GOING UNDER MAINTENANCE RIGHT NOW, SO I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, IT'S NOT GONE AWAY. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK. UH, BUT THE HOPE IS THAT THEY'LL HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER, UM, THE VOLUME AND THE FREQUENCY, BUT IT, IT'S COMING BACK AND IT WILL BE IN USE. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE. ARE THERE PUBLIC COMMENTS? I HAVE NO SPEAKER SLIPS ON THE SIDE, MAYOR. GREAT. OKAY. SO ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU WANNA MAKE? YEAH, THANKS. OKAY, GO AHEAD. UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR, UM, THE OUTREACH AND THE, THE, UM, THE COMPARISON FROM OTHER CITIES. UM, I AM IN AGREEMENT THAT 10:00 AM OR 10:00 PM EXCUSE ME, ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IS MAYBE A LITTLE OUTSIDE THE, THE, UM, SCOPE OF WHAT WE WOULD WANNA DO IF WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS. UM, MAYBE JUST SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM UM, I WAS STRUCK BY YOUR COMMENT THAT YOU'RE ONLY GETTING SIX TO 80 A YEAR, BECAUSE I THINK THAT MUST ALL BE COMING TO ME . I THINK I'M GETTING THAT MANY PER YEAR. UM, SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE AT LEAST TAKING A LOOK AT THIS. UM, CERTAINLY THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT, UM, PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NOISE. UM, SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER. THE BUGLE CALLS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY DOESN'T REALLY HAVE CONTROL OVER, UM, YOU KNOW, NOISE FROM THE FOOTBALL STADIUMS BAND PRACTICE. MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL NOW THAT IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, NOW THAT I'M WORKING AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY'RE, UH, BAND METRONOME AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. IF I LIVED RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THAT WOULD BE, UM, CERTAINLY, UM, I'M NOT SURE I WOULD BE CONSIDERED A REASONABLE PERSON IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE. UM, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN'T REALLY, THAT'S NOT OUR PROPERTY, THAT'S NOT ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. UM, BUT I THINK FROM THE, THE LANDSCAPING AT THE CRACK OF DAWN, UM, I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY PUT THAT IN THERE. I THINK TO JOHN'S POINT, LIKE HOW, HOW DO WE TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THAT? UM, WE DO CODE ENFORCEMENT ON A COMPLAINT BASIS. CORRECT? CORRECT. UM, SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE, UM, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I'M THINKING, WE HAVE A ORDINANCE THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE A BASKETBALL HOOP THAT'S IN THE STREET THAT'S AT YOUR CURB. BUT WE DON'T DRIVE AROUND TO EVERY, YOU KNOW, WE WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO, TO THEIR NEIGHBORS TO SAY, THESE KIDS ARE PLAYING BASKETBALL IN MY COURT. CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT OKAY. I WOULD IMAGINE THIS WOULD BE SIMILAR IS THE APPROACH WE WOULD TAKE. I MEAN, WE WOULD CERTAINLY WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE'VE TAKEN THAT, THAT WE'VE DONE THAT, BUT, UM, WE WOULD BE TAKING COMPLAINTS. CORRECT. NOT DRIVING
AROUND AT, WE WOULDN'T HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE DRIVING AROUND AT 6:00 AM ON A SATURDAY CHECKING TO SEE IF ANYBODY'S RUNNING A LEAF BLOWER. CORRECT. OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS, UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EIGHT TO FIVE. AND, AND IF A COMPLAINT COMES IN OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE ADDRESS IT, BUT WE'RE NOT ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR VIOLATIONS ON WEEKENDS. OKAY. FOLLOW UP. YEAH. BASED ON THE COMPLAINT. YEAH. UM, SO I'M, I'M GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I THINK IT, IT, UM, IS A BABY STEP TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE, THE THINGS THAT AFFECT PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE. I THINK THE, UM, THE AMPLIFIED NOISE, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE WANNA PUT THE WORD PARTIES IN THERE. I THINK WE WOULD WANNA JUST LEAVE IT AS AMPLIFIED NOISE. UM, BECAUSE I, I DON'T THINK WE'RE TRYING TO REGULATE PEOPLE CHATTING IN THEIR BACKYARDS SO MUCH AS WE ARE THEM PLAYING NOISE THROUGH THEIR BLUETOOTH SPEAKER OR WHATEVER, UM, THAT IS KEEPING THE NEIGHBORS AWAKE. UM, AND I THINK THE REST OF IT CAN SORT OF FALL UNDER, UM, REASONABLE PERSON STANDARD. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA TURN THE MUSIC OFF, YOU GOTTA TURN THE, THE AMPLIFIED SPEECHES OFF. UM, AT WHATEVER TIME WE SET IN THIS, I THINK THESE ARE GOOD SUGGESTIONS. UM, I WOULDN'T WANT IT TO SAY, YOU CAN'T, YOU HAVE, YOUR PARTY HAS TO END AT 10:00 PM ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. UM, THERE MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, GRADUATION PARTIES OR WHATEVER THAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. TAKING THE, THE WORD PARTIES OUT AND HAVING THE AMPLIFIED NOISE. TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE A, A GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST TURN THE MUSIC OFF, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. UM, BUT THE REASONABLE PERSON STANDARD CONTINUES TO BE, UM, APPLICABLE IF YOU LIVE NEXT DOOR TO SOMEBODY WHO HAS PARTIES EVERY WEEK AND IS OUT THERE HAVING, YOU KNOW, 20 PEOPLE IN THE YARD PLAYING IN THE POOL OR WHATEVER UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERY WEEKEND. UM, SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US CHANGE, UM, THE SATURDAY, SUNDAY, UH, LEAFBLOWER OR LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT, UM, TO AN 8:00 PM AND, OR EVEN 9:00 PM I DON'T KNOW, IN THE SUMMER, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SUNDOWN AS THE END POINT. UM, BUT THE 7:00 AM WEEKDAY, 8:00 AM WEEKEND, UM, START TIME I THINK IS PERFECT. AND THE, UM, AMPLIFIED NOISE, I THINK THE TIME'S. RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD BE MY, UM, MY PREFERENCE. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY, GO AHEAD, MICHAEL. CLARIFICATION. UM, SO IF WE WENT BACK TO THE ORDINANCE ITSELF AND, UH, 5 28, 0 20, UH, IT'S AS REGARDS TO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ADD TO THIS AMPLIFIED NOISE, WHERE WOULD YOU, I'M JUST CURIOUS AS HOW YOU WOULD, WOULD THAT BE, IT'S A, A SEPARATE SECTION IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GOT A LOT GOING ON IN A AND YOU WOULD CREATE A SEPARATE, UH, SECTION WITHIN THERE, UH, TO DESCRIBE SPECIFICALLY AMPLIFIED NOISE. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. CORRECT. YEAH. WE WOULD PROBABLY CREATE WITH, WITH THOSE TIMES SECOND SEPARATE SECTION, MAYBE A LITTLE TABLE OR JUST A SENTENCE OF WHAT, WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE. AND WE'LL COME BACK, WE, WE WILL COME BACK WITH THAT ORDINANCE AND THOSE CHANGES, UM, AS WE DO, UM, AND, UH, PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND WHAT THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE WILL BE AND WHERE IT'LL BE INSERTED. BUT YES, IT'LL BE INSERTED IN THAT SECTION. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANKS. THANK YOU, JOHN. UH, UH, MS. BIOS JUST A RECOMMENDATION IF I MAY, FOR THE NEXT VERSION THAT YOU'LL BE, UH, PRESENTING TO US, UH, AND ACTUALLY PARLAYING OFF OF VICE MAYOR'S POINT HERE, WHICH IS THE TABLE TWO, IF WE ADD ANOTHER COLUMN THAT SAID EXAMPLES THAT WOULD ACTUALLY, I THINK, GIVE A PERSPECTIVE TO FOLKS OF, OF WHAT THAT MEANS. THAT WAY IN COLUMN A, YOU COULD GENERALIZE THAT STATE, MAKE THEM MORE OF A GENERAL STATEMENT, AND THEN COLUMN C WOULD BE THE EXAMPLES HERE OF, OKAY. THAT'S ALL COMMENTS. NOT PARTICULARLY ADAMANT ABOUT THIS ONE. I MEAN, I, I, UH, I THINK SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT YOU SUGGESTED SEEM REASONABLE, UM, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A HUGE ISSUE AT THE MOMENT. UM, SO I'M, I'M, I'M NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG ABOUT IT, BUT I, UH, I'M OKAY WITH WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED. SO I AGREE WITH THAT. 8:00 PM DURING, YEAH, THE FIRST ONE, SUNDAY TO SUNDAY. UM, SECOND ONE, AMPLIFY THE NOISE WITHOUT PARTIES. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. UM, SO THAT WOULD BE OUR DIRECTION TO YOU, RIGHT? OKAY. TODAY, WE JUST NEED DIRECTION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S GOOD WORK AND LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, NEXT TIME WHEN YOU COME TO BRING THE MORE DETAILED LANGUAGE THERE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JENNIFER. SO, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NINE, CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL REPORTS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I, I, I WANNA RESPOND A LITTLE BIT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME OUT FROM SUMMER. GLEN, APPRECIATE THEIR FEEDBACK ON, UM, YOU KNOW, NEEDING A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THERE. I DID COMMUNICATE, UM, WITH, UH, ONE OF THEM AND MAYBE SHE DIDN'T SEE IT BEFORE SHE CAME TO THE MEETING, BUT THAT, THAT PROPERTY IS OWNED BY ZONE SEVEN. UM, HAVING SAID THAT, I, I, CITY STAFF WILL GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE, AT THE LIGHTING AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING
ON THE TRAIL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN, WE CAN DO. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE, OF THE, UM, ADJACENT TRAIL. SO, SO WE WILL DO THAT. UM, FOUR NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE, UH, HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT WALLACE, SO AT LEAST ONE OF YOU IS HAPPY ABOUT THAT. YEAH, . AND, UM, YOU'RE GONNA SEE INFORMATION COMING OUT ABOUT THIS VERY SOON. UM, IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SUMMER ACTIVITY GUIDE, BUT WE ARE PLANNING A COMMUNITY PARTY ON JULY 4TH, SO DON'T PLAN ANYTHING FOR THAT DAY EXCEPT TO SHOW UP AT DUBLIN SPORTS GROUNDS. AND IT'LL BE A GOOD OLD FASHIONED AMERICAN, UH, PARTY RIGHT NEAR BACKYARD. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. SO, JOHN, YOU WANT TO START? OKAY. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, FOR MYSELF, UH, ATTENDED AVA BOARD MEETING, AS WELL AS THEIR FINANCE MEETING AS WELL. NOTHING NEW TO REPORT THERE. UH, ALSO I DID GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SACRAMENTO FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY'S GOVERNANCE TRANSPARENCY, LABOR RELATIONS, UH, POLICY COMMITTEE. UH, I WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT, UH, IT WAS RATIFIED TO HAVE A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY, UH, BY THE GTLR. SO THERE WILL BE ONE NOW THAT IS OFFICIALLY FROM, UH, FROM THAT AGENCY. AND THEN ALSO I HAD THE PLEASURE AND HONOR TO ATTEND THE, UH, RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE IRON HORSE TRAIL, WHICH I ACTUALLY LEARNED QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE RAILWAY THAT WE USED TO HAVE, BUT NO LONGER HAVE, AND A GOOD COMMEMORATION TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. SURE. UH, I, UH, HAD A FEW THINGS. HAD A HAKA MEETING, UH, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, UH, HAD A, UH, L FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING. NOTHING TO REALLY REPORT ON THOSE. UM, WHAT I REALLY ENJOYED WITH THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARADA WAS INSTALLING THE NEW BOARD OF THE CHAMBER. THAT WAS FUN. UH, YOU FELT VERY, UH, YOU KNOW, EMPOWERED. NO, IT, IT WAS, IT WAS FUN. ANYWAY, UM, AND, AND A COUPLE OF RIBBON CUTTINGS, UH, THE MENDOCINO FARMS. I THINK A COUPLE OF US WERE THERE. UH, VERY IMPRESSED. AND GUYS, JIM AND, UH, I THINK, UH, OH YEAH, IRON HORSE TRAIL. THAT WAS GREAT. SO WE'RE, WE, WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. YEAH. YEAH, I'M GOOD. YEAH. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER. YEAH, I TOO HAD A PRETTY BUSY, UH, COUPLE WEEKS. UM, SO THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, THE IRON HORSE TRAIL OPENING, UH, THE EAST BAY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL LEADERSHIP SERIES DINNER. UH, THAT EVENT WAS FANTASTIC. UM, YESTERDAY WE HAD THE MENDOCINO FARMS EVENT, WHICH WAS ALSO GREAT, UH, EARLIER, HAD AN IGATE BOARD MEETING, AND, UM, HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. I'M NOW THE VICE, UH, SELECTED THE VICE CHAIR, UH, OF THAT BOARD. UM, AND THE, UH, MLK FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST AND AWARDS, UH, HOSTED BY THE THREE VALLEYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, ANOTHER REALLY GREAT EVENT. UM, AND FINALLY THE FEDERAL MILITARY COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEETING. UM, SO VERY BUSY, UH, COUPLE WEEKS. COOL. THANKS. THANK YOU. ALSO, A BUSY FEW WEEKS. UM, THE, UH, I WAS DOWN AT, UH, UP IN SACRAMENTO FOR THE CAL CITY'S, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING. UM, THEY ARE ALSO DOING A, UM, E-BIKE TASK FORCE FOR CAL CITIES. AND, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY WILL HAVE TWO OR THREE MEMBERS, UM, FROM, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY ON THE TASK FORCE. UM, AND I DID PUT IN FOR THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'LL HEAR THE DEADLINE TO, UM, APPLY FOR, IT WAS YESTERDAY, SO, UM, WE'LL SEE. I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO, UM, HAVE DUBLIN'S VOICE HEARD ON THE E-BIKE TASK FORCE. IT'LL BE STATEWIDE. UM, OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE IRON HORSE TRAIL PARK, UM, GRAND OPENING WAS AMAZING. AND, UM, AS ALWAYS, OUR HISTORIAN, STEVE MENE, UM, IS AN AMAZING PERSON TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE HISTORY OF THE THINGS THAT USED TO BE. UM, AND ONCE WERE, UH, I HAD HAVE HAD TWO LAUGHTER, UH, COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UM, AND ALSO, UM, STOP WASTE, UH, WANNA ALERT FOLKS THAT, UM, STOP WASTE BOARD DID PASS, UM, A NEW, UM, REVENUE MEASURE THAT WILL GO ON. EVERYBODY'S, ALL THE JURISDICTIONS WITHIN ALAMEDA COUNTY, THEIR HAULERS. AND IT WILL BE, UM, 30 CENTS A MONTH FOR RESIDENTIAL. UM, AND A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR COMMERCIAL TO HELP RECOVER, STOP WASTES, UM, REGULATORY COSTS FOR HELPING TO DELIVER, UM, THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY DELIVER TO ALL OF ALAMEDA COUNTY. SO A VERY TINY, UM, INCREASE ON EVERYBODY'S BILLS. AND THEN, UM, EAST BAY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL DINNER. UM, THAT DINNER WAS, UH, TRULY AMAZING. STACEY ABRAMS WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AND, UM, IT, I, I'M HOPING THAT THAT WAS RECORDED SOMEWHERE FOR FOLKS THAT DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO. 'CAUSE IT, IT REALLY WAS, UH, TRULY, UM, AN AMAZING EVENING. AND THAT WAS IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. VERY BUSY WEEK FOR, SEEMS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. AND I, I WAS SEEING A LOT OF RIBBON CUTTING AS WELL. THERE'S ONE RIBBON CUTTING. I THINK IT'S A
GYM GUYS, GYM GUYS WAS A GOOD ONE TOO. UM, BEYOND THIS, UM, IRON HORSE NATURE PARK AND OPEN SPACE RIBBON CUTTING. AND WE WERE PRETTY PROUD, I THINK IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, WE HAVE OPENED THREE PARKS. THE WHAT IS RANCH PARK, THE NATURE PARK, AND THIS IRON HORSE, UM, NATURE PARK AND THE COMMUNITY, LIKE OPEN SPACE. SO THREE PARKS IN FOUR MONTHS. UM, THAT'S WHAT OUR CITY HAVE DONE. I'M SO PROUD OF THAT. AND BEYOND THAT, FOR LAST WEEK, THE WHOLE WEEK I WAS IN WASHINGTON DC WITH ALL THE OTHER MAYORS FROM TRI VALLEY. SO WE HAD, UM, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. WE ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET, UM, MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE ACTUALLY MEET BOTH SENATORS FROM, FROM OUR CALIFORNIA AND WITH ALL THE OTHER MAYORS FROM, UH, OTHER MAYORS FROM CALIFORNIA. SO THAT WAS A GOOD MEETING AS WELL. AND THE, AND THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD TOPICS, SAFETY. AND THEN IN ONE OF THE LAUNCH MEETING, THE MAYOR OF, UH, MINNEAPOLIS ACTUALLY WENT TO SPEAK TO US. THAT, THAT WAS LIKE A HIGHLIGHT. BUT ONE QUICK THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS ANOTHER MAYOR WHO'S IN SUBURB OF MINNEAPOLIS, ALSO SPOKE IN ONE OF OUR SESSIONS. UM, SO WE, WE HEARD FROM THEM, YOU KNOW, IN REAL, REAL PERSON, AND THEY JUST CONFIRMED WHATEVER WE HAVE SEEN ON TV, YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION WAS PRETTY SEVERE. UM, THEY CONFIRMED WITH US. SOMETIMES YOU HEARD ALL THE NEWS FROM TV FROM, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU, YOU WERE STILL DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S, UM, JUST, UH, LIKE IN TV OR, BUT IT'S REAL THAT THAT'S THE MESSAGE I HEARD FROM BOTH MAYORS FROM THAT AREA. UM, QUITE ALARMING. SO, SO THAT'S MY LAST WEEK. IT WAS A FREEZING COLD, SNOWY STORM. LIKE ALL THE THINGS HAPPENED ON SUNDAY AND THEN REST OF THE WEEK WAS COLD, BUT WEATHER WAS OKAY. UM, SO WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR GREAT WORK AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 9 0 8. THANKS FOR ALL DOUBTING DID, DIDN'T I.