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Okay, good evening and welcome to the city council meeting for the city of Almani for August 26th, 2021. I'd like to call this meeting to order 602 PM.

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Mr. Mayor, could you please call the roll?

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May you just a concoction?

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Here.

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May your protein be available in Angoria?

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Is it?

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Her body's on Cortes.

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Here.

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Can some members, Sheila Creep and Thomas?

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Can some members, Sini Galvan?

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Can some members, Martini Runa?

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Here.

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Can some members, Dr. Julio Redis?

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Here.

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Thank you.

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I'm about, no, we haven't approved this until that.

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I'm getting it.

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Okay, at this time,

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I'd like, we need to call for an approval of the agenda.

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There are follow, there are edits and changes to our agenda.

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So we have two walk-on items, item 4.2 and 4.3, which I'll allow city attorney to introduce

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briefly, but in addition to that, we are pulling items 12.9, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.17,

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12.20, 12.24, 12.25, 12.26,

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12.30 and then I saw an agenda that item 12.32 has also been pulled, which is not listed

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on this page, but it states at the bottom that the item has been pulled for our updated

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agenda, red line agenda.

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Colleagues?

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No, item 12.3 is not pulled mayor.

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Is are you looking at?

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12.32.

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12.32.

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At the bottom at the very bottom under the cost it says item has been pulled give me a minute, please

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It's page 30 21 page

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2020.

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That's a mistake, Mayor. Yes.

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Yes. Okay. Yes. Staying on. Okay. Just the ones you've read previously.

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You know, this, you know, I'm going to say that this does create some some confusion.

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It would have been great to have received these notification of which items were being pulled prior to this meeting to the council could be properly prepared.

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instead of trying to start through all this, but thank you.

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Okay, so this was your city attorney, can you just speak to items 4.243

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while they're coming, while we're walking them on this evening?

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Thank you, Mayor, members of the city council.

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There are two walk items tonight for closed session.

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Both items came to the attention of the city staff after the agenda was published.

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And there isn't need to take these items up tonight because outside council

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needs to receive input and direction from the city council

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before the next quarter parents on both of these matters.

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Okay, thank you.

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Thank you.

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Okay, with that colleagues, with the mentioned edits,

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do I have a motion to approve the agenda?

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I'll motion to approve the agenda.

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Motion by Cortez, and second by was that?

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A Crippin's Homeless, thank you.

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Okay, are there, excuse me?

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Not yet, okay.

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Okay, any objections?

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I object.

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No others, okay.

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agenda is approved six one.

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Thank you.

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Can we move on to the concurrent special meeting?

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I'd like to open the concurrent special meeting at six o seven p.m.

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Mr. Ramirez, city clerk, can you please call the roll?

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Yes, Mayor Jessica Ancona.

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Here.

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Mayor Pro Tem.

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Are you going to an angoria?

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Present.

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Council Member Marisol Cortez.

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The member, Sheila Cripp and Thomas.

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Here.

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Can some member Cindy Galvan?

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Here.

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Can some men Martinez Adam?

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Can some member Dr. Huir Redis?

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Here.

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Here.

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Okay, so with this,

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let me see.

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I do have a question, colleagues, for those of you who call this concurrent special as to why these items couldn't wait until our next schedule meeting.

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So, is someone available to answer that?

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These writings that three of us wanted to hear, particularly the business grant program.

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Some of the other items were staffed and said recognize that they needed to come on,

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and so we added them to our list.

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Okay, so three of you being, I did see the memo.

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Dr. Tawedas, you Mr. Tawedas, and you Mr. Tawedas.

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She looked up and told us.

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So, there was three?

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There's four.

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Three on the memo for that asked for the special hearing.

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Okay, just being that we already have such a heavy agenda adding three more items just seems like a lot for us to get through tonight.

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So I do want to express my concerns and just objections to the overall agenda that's being that was published for us.

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to read over 1800 pages, and a matter of 72 hours is a bit extreme, and I would hope that in the future, there'd be more consideration to us as council members to bring an agenda that's actually manageable.

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Mayer, if two of the three items that are concurrent agenda are closed session items, so.

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it's fine, and hopefully we can get through them in an hour.

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All right, mayor, if I may.

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So, yes, Dr. Doris.

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Yes, and one of the items for the regular meeting,

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this was very important for us,

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and it is very important for our community.

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Well, excuse me, visiting our local small businesses.

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there is, there are a few concerns, right? And of course the community's concerns are our concerns.

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And that was the reason why this, especially this item that you see here before you, is of much importance.

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It's an urgent matter. Thank you. Yeah. No, sure. You know, absolutely. And I'm speaking to the entirety of two.

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So, that's where I was going with this. Okay. So, I'd like to call for approval of the agenda.

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Motion to approve.

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Thank you. Councilmember Harris, or second. Second by, um, Dr. Doedas.

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Yes. Councilmember Cortes.

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I'd like to thank Dr. Doed with us for continuously supporting the business community and bringing it to our attention.

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This is urgent, just like unfortunately last year we experienced the ice rates, um, the business community is hurting.

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And I really like to thank you for taking the lead, taking the calls, working with City Manager,

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working staff to help bring solutions to our hurting business community.

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I don't want any more businesses shutting down.

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I don't want any businesses going to the University City.

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So I really appreciate you bringing this on.

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Thank you, Dr. Doras.

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Yeah, I also have a comment, Mayor.

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Sure.

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I know that we've also dealt with similar agendas before.

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And it hasn't been an issue.

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So for it to be an issue now.

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I think, you know, if it hasn't been an issue before, but I do want to thank you because I did go through the agenda. You answered all the questions that I had.

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I know it is a lengthy agenda, but at the end of the day that's our job, right, to be able to read, understand, ask questions and be able to make the best decisions that we can for this community. So thank you.

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I mean, I will say we there have we have had lengthy of genders been in my eight years serving on the city council. We have never had 40 items on an agenda.

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Okay, so or busy city, let's get the business going and let's move on.

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Okay, sure.

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We have a busy agenda, let's just.

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The previous agenda we've.

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All right, so.

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We have a person a second on.

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The approval of the agenda and the objections on the concurrency.

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99, the gender is approved. Okay. Do we have any public comment for closed session?

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So you have one, I don't know, Eric Figueroa, is this for for closed session or are you this for

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the regular session? Okay. Okay, with that we'll recess into closed session. Thank you.

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Good evening, everybody. I just want to let everybody know the city council is going to be about another 15 to 20 minutes. If it goes any longer, I'll come back and give you an update. So thank you.

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Hi, everybody. Just want to let you know we're going to be about another 10 to 15 minutes. So just bear with us. If anything changes, I'll come back out and give you another update. Thank you.

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And if you have any public comment cards, you can give them to the sergeant at arms. Thank you.

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Okay, I just want to thank you all for patiently waiting. We had a lot to discuss in close session, but here we are. Okay, so let's get right into it.

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Having met in close session, if we could please have a report out from our city attorney.

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Mr. Olivates? Yes. Thank you, Mayor. Members of the City Council. We had two items on the concurrent special meeting agenda. And then we had three items in close session on the regular agenda. With respect to all of the items that appeared on the respect of the agenda, the city council received reports from city staff and from outside legal council, feedback and direction was given on all the items, but there was no final action taken tonight in close session. Thank you.

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Thank you so much, Mr. Alibada.

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Okay, so then what that will get into

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rest of our meeting.

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So for those who are willing to enable,

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will you please stand for the

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invocation on our flight salute.

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And we do have our chaplain leading us in our invocation.

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Yeah, so we're praying.

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Lord Jesus, we want to thank you for the

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opportunity that we have to be here tonight and to

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be able to sit in on this meeting with the council.

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and we ask that you will help each of us to be able to share things from our hearts about the

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comments that we have to make in a way that would be respectful. And we also ask that you

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would just bless each and every one of the offices in the city in your name we pray, amen.

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Okay, next we have a special guest with us today. We have Atticus Troy de Rhys,

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A six grade student from Dirkie School, who will lead us in our Pleasure Allegiance.

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Good evening everyone.

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May everyone please stand for the Pleasure Allegiance.

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But right hand over your heart, ready to begin.

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A Pleasure Allegiance, Allegiance to the flag,

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but you know I just stayed to have a rare club.

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And to the three public who are watching students,

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one nation, from their god,

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and the wisdom and the justice for all.

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Great.

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Thank you, Adagas.

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If you could please come up here, come up to the

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Nious with this.

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I think as we're going to have you say right here. Are you have a seat?

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Okay, Atticus. Oh, so is it Atticus or is it Troy?

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It's Atticus Troy de Rees. We're going to have to get this root pin and this this Martinez

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They left office first name. Okay, so we'll get this redone for you

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But this is a certificate of appreciation and appreciation of your participation

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at the Almani City Council meeting,

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held on Wednesday, August 26th,

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2026 by leading the pledge of allegiance.

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So it's signed by myself and all of the members

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of the City Council that are here.

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And then we also have a bag for you with a few goodies,

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a college pen and a water bottle pencil,

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and you can take a look at what else,

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but this is for you just for us.

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As saying, thank you to you for joining us this evening.

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So let's go ahead and take a picture.

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Oh, okay.

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Oh, okay.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for joining us.

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Of course.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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Next we'll move on to a presentation.

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We have several certificates.

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We want to thank many of our community partners

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that contributed to our back-to-school

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resource fair that we had in early August.

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We want to thank you very much for all of your contributions, donations, to help the children

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here in the city of Amani have a great start to their school year. I'm going to read off the

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names of those participants and then I'll allow my colleagues to share any additional words that

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they would want to say. So, and we'll be calling, I'm going to read your names off and then I'll

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call you up to receive your certificates. So, we want to thank the K-Counce, food for last,

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Croger, Longa Toyota, Los Angeles County Firefighters, Local 1014, SAU, Local 721, and Supervisor

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Hill, the Solis of the Los Angeles First District, an appreciation for their donations and

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volunteer services for the back-to-school research fair.

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So again, we just want to thank you,

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except if you want to share a few words.

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Okay, go ahead Mayor for 10.

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Thank you.

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I want to thank all of you for...

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Reporting our families, it was a beautiful day, it was blistering hot, but we survived, but we had a lot of

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families out there, a lot of children smiling, things are so expensive now, so thank you from the bottom of our heart and our community for providing that support for our children that many of them are already at school.

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There was lots of smiles, I know, they just were very appreciative of the resources that were provided.

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So, a lot of families and not only from in Monty but our neighboring cities, so thank you again for the support and the love that you provided for these families and children.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Anybody else?

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Councilwoman Gaban.

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I just really want to thank you all.

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You are all amazing for doing this.

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I am a social worker by day, so I see a lot of our young people, families that are struggling to purchase food,

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food, backpacks, all the stuff that they need to be able to learn, right. So I really

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want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for taking care of our youth in

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the city surrounding areas. You are all really amazing and I hope you all will contribute

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to next year's backpack events so we can support more of our families and if you're interested

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and being a sponsor for next year's backpack event, we welcome it all so we can support more

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families. So thank you again. Thank you Councilman Govan. Yes, Councilman Corp and Thomas.

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Councilman Cortes. Thank you. Again, I just really grateful that we live in a community.

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Just the six of us that were able to attend, it was I think over a hundred degrees.

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I was so proud to see the organization, so the city staff put this together, but thanks to all of the organizations, sponsors that participated, we were able to service over 5,000 families, you're talking about school supplies, shoes, even a food distribution, just to give the parents or the guardians just to release that they didn't have to use safe money utility money to start a new school year.

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The kids are our future. I'm not going to be here forever and I just know that if we keep investing in the next generation,

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they're all going to take care of us one day. So I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for believing in our youth.

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Thank you to the City Manager, all the relationships. And like Council Member Galdon said,

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we hope to see you back. We have an amazing events in this community. We have over three school districts.

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We have two school districts that are kinder through eighth grade and then we have one high school district,

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and they all need supplies every school year.

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So thank you again for making our next generation better.

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Thank you so much.

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Oh, and one more, thank you to our special volunteers

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that you've forgotten mention.

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Some of us have really good friends, believe it or not.

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And they actually come out and bravely weather with us.

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And they help all this year.

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So we had a couple of volunteers.

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I want to thank everyone that participated.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Councilmember Hur.

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Thank you. It's been said, but I'm just going to repeat it. Thank you so much for your contributions to this event.

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And every year, somebody asks me, are you guys doing that back to school resource?

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Are you doing that trunk or treat or whatever is the city doing?

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Yeah, yeah, we've got on our calendar, but the truth of the matter is it doesn't happen because the city happens because of our community.

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All of you, all the businesses that contribute and provide these things for our community, the volunteers that go there and man these boots and share their smiles and positive spirits with the community.

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That's what makes it a success. So thank you so much for all of you who make it happen, who make it happen. We take the credit for it, but it's really it's all of your effort that makes it happen. So thank you so much for that.

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and I know that our families needed those resources.

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But even more so, I think the kids are touched

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to see all of you out there supporting their efforts in school.

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And so, I think that goes an even longer way,

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a longer distance than that paper pad or that pad

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or that backpack.

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That's going to stay with them inside and carry them throughout the year.

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So, thank you so much for being a part of that.

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Thank you, cos some of her. Dr. Ros?

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Yes, thank you all in good evening.

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Just who I go on the same sentiment.

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That have been expressed this evening. Thank you to you. So all of you are sponsors who really make this amazing, these amazing efforts have been here and our community for our children for our families. Thank you.

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As we share the same love and respect for our community. Thank you for making that happen. And of course, while being out there and during this amazing event, the resource fair for our families.

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families for our children.

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When we had those children, those families saying, thank you.

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Thank you for what you do for what you do.

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In our minds, we were saying, thanks to you.

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Thanks to all of you who make this happen.

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Again, thank you from our entire Council, Mayor Kat and City Council

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for making this possible for our community.

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Thank you.

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So at this time, we'll come on down.

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grab certificates and we'll be calling you up on at the time.

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Okay, so really quickly with that we're going to take a brief recess because we've been going for almost two hours.

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So those who need to go can go and then will come back shortly. Thank you.

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All right, thank you so much for your patience. We're going to get resume or meeting. So now we'll move on to our public comment portion of the meeting.

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General public comment of our regular meeting. Okay, so we'll start with Carla as assuming.

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of our public library, I'm on a county library, thank you, Carla.

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Good evening everybody.

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Mayor and members of the council, my name is Carla Xuma, and I'm here on behalf of the

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El Monte library. And as we move through the summer, we are pleased to announce that our annual

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bookmark contest will be starting soon. It will begin September 1st and October 17th.

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The contest encourages a love of books and reading

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while also promoting creativity, artistic expression,

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and community engagement.

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We're writing our youth from kindergarten

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through the 12th grade to design a bookmark

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and to submit that into the library.

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Once this bookmark ends,

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contest ends, we do have a full review of all the bookmarks

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and it's actually presented to LA County

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in the board there.

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and whoever wins, they get a special invite to the Board of Supervisors.

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And now the county. So it's pretty cool. Also as we continue, we continue to offer our many painters. This is a program that we have for our children's 1 through 5 and their parents and caregivers.

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This provides young children with an opportunity to explore the creativity, well spending quality time with their caregivers.

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all materials are provided by the library and we invite families to join us.

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In addition, we will be having Lothady and I at the library, this will be

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September 16th from 6 to 7 p.m. and we will have also another family

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Lothady evening or daytime, this will be September 19th from 11 to 12 and that's for

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families to come and join us and play a game there at the library. Thank you.

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Next, we have Erica Hoytsma, Hoytsma.

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Excuse me, I'm sorry. I have a second.

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Good

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evening members of the City Council. My name is Erica Hoytsma and I'm with

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Sikomores and we serve transitionallyage youth experiencing homelessness across the San

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setting. I'm here in solidarity with Union Station homeless services to express our gratitude

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to the people in city of El Monte for your investment in Project Home Key and Iris House.

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Having an immediate safe place for a young person to go isn't the end of the solution,

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but it's often the beginning of one. El Monte has demonstrated what local government

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can accomplish when it chooses to be part of the solution. Your investment is created of vital

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resource for some of our most vulnerable young people in the community. And I'm just deeply grateful

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for your partnership and the Union Station's essential work in giving young people a safe place

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to begin finding their next home. Thank you. Thank you so much. Okay, next we have Jeff Ming.

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Good evening, Mayor. Council members, city officials and fellow residents. My name is Yahoo Jeff Ming.

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I am honored to be a candidate for city-factor.

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I'm running for city-factor because I believe

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our city's finances should be managed with integrity,

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transparency, accountability, and the common sense.

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I bring more than 25 years of variance

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in finance, budgeting, accounting, and the public service.

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I currently serve as a board member

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on the chief financial officer.

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We are, I have been responsible

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for financial oversight, budgeting,

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and helping organizations make sound and responsible financial decisions.

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I earned my bachelor of sense degree from Nankai University and Master degree from University of Wyoming.

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We started in computer science and accounting.

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But education and experience are only part of what makes a good city treasure.

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The most important responsibility is trust.

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Residents work hard for their money, when they pay taxes and fees, they deserve to know that their money is being protected and managed responsible.

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If you liked it, I will focus on three priorities for transparency.

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Residents should be able to understand the city's financial condition and how public funds are being managed.

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I will support clear, accurate and timely financial reporting, second, responsible financial management.

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City Fund must be safeguarded and invested in the scrutiny which the product principle maintain

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a property liquidity and a securities reasonable returns.

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They are following all applicable laws, policy and fiduciary responsibilities.

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Third, accountability.

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I will promote strong financial can chose and care for all sides of public resources.

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I will ask questions to use the numbers and make decisions based on facts and the long-term interests of our community.

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I also believe a city charter must work co-oply with city council, city manager, finance,

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parliament, auditors and residents. This position is not about politics, it is about public

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service and responsible sources of taxpayer dollars. Our community is a treasure who will

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protect public fund, communicate openly and take responsibility of this of a seriously.

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My commitment is simple.

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Protect every public dollar promote transparency, protect protects,

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protects, protects, responsible financial management.

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And always put the interests of our residents first.

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I respectfully ask for your support under the opportunity to

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community as a city structure.

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Again.

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We can feel the financial is strong, transparent, accountable on the local government, like the resident can trust. Thank you.

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Thank you Mr. Mang. Next, we have Tony Osayata.

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Good evening, Madam Mayor, council members, law enforcement and community members.

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My name is Tony Osayata.

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many of you know me, but I've been for over 50 years a community advocate against injustice

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worked with Le Desma, Ken Weld, and a whole lot of people, but I know you know those names.

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And the reason that I'm here is I already filed for a restraining order against Armando Herman

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and all the vulgarity and everything that he does. And I also included standing case law from the

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kicked out of city meetings like this, and he appealed it, and they denied it, and it still stands.

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He has insulted me, he has slandered me, not only in my community advocate, but I am also a

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minister of community engagement. I'm also a business owner and powering transformation,

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so I do counseling for all the courts for the probation department. I was listening to one

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for the juvenile probation department for youth, youth at risk, prison prevention.

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So I'm involved in a lot of things and I do not appreciate somebody's secondary me like

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this.

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It's got a stop and included, I included that case on there, but you know, what started

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this whole thing is he is using profanity and cursing in front of the young girls that were

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in June that we're going to do the pledge of allegiance and I asked him, can you change your

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language? And he said, mind your own business. And then the following month, some of the guys

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from El Mani were here to do a to support their children that won the Little League. And they know

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what was going on. So one of them told him, hey, don't be cursing in front of my daughter. He stood

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up and he challenged him. Anyway, so that is what he was talking about that. I brought some people

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in to hurt him or whatever he's accusing that was from the July 8th meeting and then when he

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slandered me on April 12th. So I have a restraining order of hearing coming up on the 8th of

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September and I can appreciate more witnesses. But one of the things that I've learned is in meetings

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like this and what was already cited is that, you know, this is a safe public discourse,

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You know, which means that there isn't, he stands on the first amendment, but there, that doesn't hold when there's threats, intimidation, harassment, and personal attacks, and that's what he's doing to all of us.

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So I've turned some of that in.

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I have a restraining order, and I don't think he's here today.

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So I will see him in two weeks.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Oceta.

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next we have Hosemendus. I think he left, okay. Kenneth Mackenzie, I believe he also walked

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out. Okay. I'll move with Alice for that group as well. I'll throw no. Okay. Gilbert,

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P. P. Gilbert. No Gilbert. All right. Robert Arnev.

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On with community matters, at the last public propaganda in the fiasco, it was said about the

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homeless motel project that it was bought unknowing that there was asbestos in the building.

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It is well known that old buildings, especially ones, economically challenged communities,

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like this, likely have asbestos in them. Most of the third grade knows that.

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yet another example of the staff's continuous, I don't know, agenda. They need to be replaced

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by someone who does know. It's a game of charades that brings to mind the movie,

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dumb and dumber, with Jim and Kerry.

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To continue with community matters, 900,000 was

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appropriated for the police memorial wall, yet according to public record over 1 million

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spent on it. I haven't seen anything like this at other cities, and that is because other

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city councils are not as ignorant as this one. Other councils are a council, or a countable

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to their constituents, and do not.

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This has been over a million dollars directly. A wall with a small water fountain. A lot of people have a larger

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water fountain on their patio and they didn't pay a million dollars for it. The company rep that was

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here for the builder stated that there would be statues. Where's the statues? Way overbudget at

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very under-delivered. This is not a neutral venture on behalf of the city. It only recognizes

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the police. What about the citizens of the community who have been victimized by policing

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copinits? This colossal waste of over a million dollars can be taken out of the police budget.

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They can pay for their misdeeds as a final note and in recognition of the El Mari PD,

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along with the police memorial wall, in accordance with Martin El Gore, we see quote,

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death is everywhere. There are flies on the windscreen for a start. Reminding us, we can be torn apart

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In quote, lyrics from fly on the windscreen

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1985.

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Thank you. Next we have Ian Jameson and I do have some documents to provide to my colleagues.

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Yes, today, at 1-001 to Valley Boulevard, we're the residents of that apartment building

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were subjected to the second gas leak caused by trans tech engineers and four months, 41

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of the residents of that 42 unit complex have signed the following petition in which we

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stay quote severe gas, the evacuation on August 25, 2026 are building was subjected to a severe

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endangerous gas leak caused by ongoing construction activities by trans tech engineers at the

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for Valley Boulevard, the sick required an emergency evacuation by first responders to prevent

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a catastrophic event.

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Dangerous historical pattern, this is not an isolated incident.

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Similar hazardous gas leak occurred at this exact site on April 22nd, 2026.

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During that previous emergency structure on administrative failures resulted in no evacuation

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orders being issued to residents by responding agencies, including Elly County Fire

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and Almani Codon, forcement leaving us an active, invisible danger.

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Three management failure to cooperate with utility safety following recently, the property

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management company, Continental Assets Management, failed to provide Southern California gas

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so-called gas with keys to all premiums.

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This administrative failure directly obstructed so-called gas from performing mandatory safety

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inspections of every unit, needlessly delaying the safe restoration of gas utilities,

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and leaving residents vulnerable.

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We therefore demand the following four things, one, launch an immediate transparent investigation

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into the construction practices of trans-tech engineers and any of their subcontractors at

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0024 Valley Boulevard, and hold the developers liable for recurring hazardous disruptions.

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Two, site and penalized kind of assets management for failing to facilitate mandatory emergency

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utility inspections and failing to maintain accessible safety protocols such as Master

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Key Access, for first responders and utility workers, three review and reform local emergency

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response and evacuation protocols between all money code enforcement and the LA County Fire Department

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to ensure no apartment complex is ever left unavaculated during an active gas like

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again and form mandate that the landlord provide immediate clear written safety compliance

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updates to all tenants regarding the status of their utility lines and emergency access

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keys.

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I just want to give you an idea of the residents near this gas leak we had Tanya who is a

449
02:23:26,090 --> 02:23:29,490
pregnant woman who woke up with her lungs filled with gas because L.A. County fired

450
02:23:29,490 --> 02:23:30,670
failed to evacuate her.

451
02:23:30,690 --> 02:23:34,810
Next to her, we had Jacqueline who 78 year-old father Ray is hard of hearing that she

452
02:23:34,810 --> 02:23:38,670
not been their L.A. County fire might not have gotten them out and then next to them all

453
02:23:38,670 --> 02:23:43,330
Again, by the Ghasic, we had Zawi, who works late and sleeps through most of the morning,

454
02:23:43,650 --> 02:23:47,150
and he also slept through the entirety, almost the entirety of the evacuation.

455
02:23:47,910 --> 02:23:50,810
You guys selected this contractor, TransTech engineers.

456
02:23:51,290 --> 02:23:54,530
This is your massive potentially lethal fuck up.

457
02:23:54,750 --> 02:23:55,490
Fix it.

458
02:23:55,830 --> 02:23:56,010
Now.

459
02:23:59,500 --> 02:24:00,560
Thank you.

460
02:24:00,840 --> 02:24:04,940
Okay, that concludes our public comments for our regularly scheduled meetings.

461
02:24:05,920 --> 02:24:10,580
At this time, I'm just going to transition over really quickly to the concurrent special

462
02:24:10,580 --> 02:24:15,780
meeting so that we can take public comment as well. Mr. Levi's for any public comment submitted

463
02:24:15,780 --> 02:24:16,980
for the concurrent special.

464
02:24:19,630 --> 02:24:24,950
I don't believe there was. So, oh, you know what? And there is,

465
02:24:24,950 --> 02:24:31,710
okay, and there is actually one more comment I forgot. We need, we had a resident on Zoom,

466
02:24:32,330 --> 02:24:37,750
but had to get off the call, but he requested that we call him back and we call him back.

467
02:25:36,500 --> 02:25:41,500
This is city manager, your own speaker, you wanted us to call you back?

468
02:25:43,700 --> 02:25:46,040
Can you turn it up please?

469
02:26:07,240 --> 02:26:09,000
We can't hear it, can we turn it up?

470
02:27:10,700 --> 02:27:12,600
And she can manage it.

471
02:27:12,660 --> 02:27:15,660
They've been told last four years of being a member.

472
02:27:15,980 --> 02:27:18,060
You might get them constantly to stop signs.

473
02:27:18,800 --> 02:27:21,740
Again, you're here waiting to kill somebody to do something.

474
02:27:28,340 --> 02:27:29,620
Are you finished Mr. Jimenez?

475
02:27:31,560 --> 02:27:31,780
Oh.

476
02:27:32,720 --> 02:27:33,560
We've stopped the time.

477
02:27:33,680 --> 02:27:34,340
Thank you.

478
02:27:34,560 --> 02:27:36,140
We had about a minute and a half left.

479
02:27:38,140 --> 02:27:38,320
Yes.

480
02:27:41,390 --> 02:27:42,210
There you go.

481
02:27:56,140 --> 02:27:58,300
I'm leaving at that volume, please. Thank you.

482
02:28:00,590 --> 02:28:04,910
Yes. Sorry, your call got cut off, Mr. Humanus. You have a minute and a half?

483
02:28:06,390 --> 02:28:07,810
Yeah, it was cut off.

484
02:28:08,430 --> 02:28:11,210
Okay. Continue, please. You have one minute and 30 seconds.

485
02:28:13,540 --> 02:28:13,960
Okay.

486
02:28:18,980 --> 02:28:23,100
Also, it is on its work in a big road by the target.

487
02:28:24,500 --> 02:28:30,000
It's got to be a way to monitor that place right now because you're only working once

488
02:28:30,000 --> 02:28:35,900
one day of week, that means they're going to take him three months or least the thing is that.

489
02:28:42,590 --> 02:28:44,750
Mr. Humanis? Yes.

490
02:28:45,090 --> 02:28:45,270
Okay.

491
02:28:46,270 --> 02:28:50,690
Any, you have one minute left. Do you have anything else to add?

492
02:28:51,590 --> 02:28:51,810
Okay.

493
02:28:51,810 --> 02:29:03,950
And all of the presentations are related to campaign donors in basic something that you

494
02:29:03,950 --> 02:29:05,810
can remember that.

495
02:29:07,830 --> 02:29:09,410
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

496
02:29:09,870 --> 02:29:10,350
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

497
02:29:10,610 --> 02:29:10,630
I'm sorry.

498
02:29:10,870 --> 02:29:11,810
I'm sorry.

499
02:29:14,490 --> 02:29:15,150
I'm sorry.

500
02:29:15,390 --> 02:29:15,670
I'm sorry.

501
02:29:15,770 --> 02:29:16,310
I'm sorry.

502
02:29:16,570 --> 02:29:17,450
I'm sorry.

503
02:29:18,650 --> 02:29:18,810
I'm sorry.

504
02:29:18,810 --> 02:29:18,950
I'm sorry.

505
02:29:18,950 --> 02:29:20,250
I'm sorry.

506
02:29:30,910 --> 02:29:32,030
I'm sorry.

507
02:29:32,030 --> 02:29:32,550
minutes.

508
02:29:40,820 --> 02:29:45,380
Okay, so now I'm moving on to the concurrent special meeting. We don't have any public

509
02:29:45,380 --> 02:29:49,440
comment for that. So let's just go ahead if we could get an update on the community and

510
02:29:49,440 --> 02:29:53,600
economic development business grant program for fiscal year 2021.

511
02:30:01,740 --> 02:30:12,640
We have the project home key presentation or the under the city manager and the regular agenda. Since we have a long agenda, can we can they move up first?

512
02:30:12,840 --> 02:30:18,680
Is this available? How long is this? I wanted to close this one out and just continue on.

513
02:30:18,980 --> 02:30:24,880
It is available, but I want the residents to go back to their home if that's okay.

514
02:30:24,880 --> 02:30:33,440
Okay. Yes. If I can ask a huge favor of the council. Okay. So okay. So then we're going to go out of order. We're going to take item 16.1.

515
02:30:37,540 --> 02:30:39,480
Which is housing update.

516
02:30:41,120 --> 02:30:49,200
Thank you, Mayor. Members of the city council. I just wanted to introduce to you the project home key operator.

517
02:30:49,700 --> 02:30:54,560
And she's going to give you a quick update on what's happening with the property. Thank you.

518
02:31:00,410 --> 02:31:03,550
Thank you for your leadership.

519
02:31:04,610 --> 02:31:05,210
I'm Katie Hill.

520
02:31:05,410 --> 02:31:07,670
I am the CEO of Union Station homeless services.

521
02:31:12,950 --> 02:31:17,950
We have been operating in the city of El Monte for I think four years now.

522
02:31:19,310 --> 02:31:22,910
I just have to commend you on how incredible the city has been.

523
02:31:23,430 --> 02:31:25,610
The fact that you were taking on the challenge of homelessness

524
02:31:25,610 --> 02:31:31,190
head on is really truly meaningful. Tonight we, you know, we have, we have some slides

525
02:31:31,190 --> 02:31:35,630
but really we just wanted to express our gratitude and allow for you to hear some of the stories

526
02:31:35,630 --> 02:31:40,550
of the residents that have been helped through the program at Iris House, which is a project

527
02:31:40,550 --> 02:31:47,490
home key site that has helped over 230 people move on to other opportunities. So I want to introduce

528
02:31:47,490 --> 02:31:52,390
Sean, who's my VP of advocacy and community engagement. Sean.

529
02:31:52,390 --> 02:31:52,970
Thanks.

530
02:31:53,850 --> 02:31:54,510
Good evening, everybody.

531
02:31:54,730 --> 02:31:57,910
Thanks for entertaining us and listening.

532
02:31:58,430 --> 02:32:02,930
My name is Sean Morsee, VP of advocacy and community engagement with Dean and Station.

533
02:32:03,830 --> 02:32:09,270
I, we had a gentleman who was going to show up who lived at the home at one of the home

534
02:32:09,270 --> 02:32:09,930
key sites.

535
02:32:10,030 --> 02:32:13,630
His name was Danny and he got a cold feet.

536
02:32:13,830 --> 02:32:19,110
We spent a couple hours yesterday working on his story and I have permission to read his story.

537
02:32:19,310 --> 02:32:20,910
The story that he was going to read to you.

538
02:32:20,910 --> 02:32:25,770
So I just want to give you two stories about clients,

539
02:32:26,810 --> 02:32:28,690
homeless and formerly homeless clients.

540
02:32:29,110 --> 02:32:31,770
So this is what Danny was going to read to,

541
02:32:31,850 --> 02:32:33,730
and hopefully you get to meet him at some point.

542
02:32:33,890 --> 02:32:34,650
He's pretty amazing.

543
02:32:35,670 --> 02:32:37,050
Good evening, Mayor and Council members.

544
02:32:37,290 --> 02:32:40,130
My name is Danny G. I lived at Iris House

545
02:32:40,130 --> 02:32:41,930
for a little over a year until I moved

546
02:32:41,930 --> 02:32:43,890
into my own place four days ago.

547
02:32:44,650 --> 02:32:45,850
I'm gonna keep it real.

548
02:32:46,030 --> 02:32:47,310
Life hasn't been easy.

549
02:32:47,630 --> 02:32:49,610
I grew up in foster care without a family

550
02:32:49,610 --> 02:32:55,090
to fall back on, a speech impediment and brain injury have made it hard to be heard sometimes,

551
02:32:55,310 --> 02:32:57,470
but I still have a lot worth saying.

552
02:32:58,230 --> 02:33:05,390
I'd point out to that developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries are, we see

553
02:33:05,390 --> 02:33:11,970
that all the time as people showing up with those undiagnosed, and sometimes that gets called

554
02:33:11,970 --> 02:33:16,450
addiction or mental illness when we're really looking at something else, and I can't tell

555
02:33:16,450 --> 02:33:20,530
in the years that I've been doing this how many times I've seen that, that very dynamic.

556
02:33:22,350 --> 02:33:27,110
I want the City Council to know some things because of interim and project home key housing

557
02:33:27,110 --> 02:33:34,010
with Union Station Home Services, I now have safety. I have stopped thinking only about survival

558
02:33:34,010 --> 02:33:40,790
and have started thinking about what comes next. I know that I want to help people. I'm also reconnected

559
02:33:40,790 --> 02:33:46,190
to my children and my son has a father you can count on. Everyone at Iris House, like me,

560
02:33:46,190 --> 02:33:47,970
are moving toward a home of their own.

561
02:33:47,970 --> 02:33:49,390
We're not standing still.

562
02:33:49,690 --> 02:33:51,530
We're rebuilding our lives.

563
02:33:51,930 --> 02:33:55,050
I wanted you to meet me and to see what becomes possible

564
02:33:55,050 --> 02:33:56,990
when someone has safety support.

565
02:33:57,430 --> 02:33:59,930
And people who believe in them, thank you for listening.

566
02:34:02,010 --> 02:34:05,970
The second story, client story is my own.

567
02:34:06,490 --> 02:34:08,310
I'll tell you that when I got here,

568
02:34:08,330 --> 02:34:09,830
when I showed up at the shelter,

569
02:34:10,030 --> 02:34:11,390
I had two black eyes.

570
02:34:12,070 --> 02:34:14,290
My lip was split up to my nose.

571
02:34:14,330 --> 02:34:15,670
I had a gash in my forehead.

572
02:34:15,670 --> 02:34:19,650
and I had no underwear, and I was wearing one contact lens

573
02:34:19,650 --> 02:34:22,910
that was not even mine for scripting.

574
02:34:25,860 --> 02:34:28,140
And I was met with the models

575
02:34:28,140 --> 02:34:30,400
that we do here at Union Station.

576
02:34:30,500 --> 02:34:32,260
The models that are transformative,

577
02:34:33,040 --> 02:34:34,460
the models that offer dignity,

578
02:34:34,800 --> 02:34:37,500
the offer purpose and meaning to individuals,

579
02:34:38,100 --> 02:34:41,040
who have kind of been ignored for the longest time

580
02:34:41,040 --> 02:34:41,980
and marginalized.

581
02:34:42,980 --> 02:34:44,860
That's what we do at Iris House.

582
02:34:44,860 --> 02:34:53,720
That's what we do at Rose Court, these are the models that help lift people out of these things and give them purpose and meaning.

583
02:34:54,200 --> 02:34:59,700
I'll tell you, I guarantee that if you would see me when I showed up here, you would have crossed to the other side of the street.

584
02:35:00,000 --> 02:35:07,600
And it wasn't because I was violent or dangerous. It was just the presentation of homelessness that is scary sometimes.

585
02:35:08,040 --> 02:35:20,640
I'm a man who grew up with a lot of trauma and instability. I started using drugs in an early age to sue. I'm someone with three mental health diagnoses. I'm sober today. I'm wearing underwear tonight.

586
02:35:22,700 --> 02:35:41,640
But I see this all the time, Union Station is filled with people like me, who came here and are now productive individuals, people who we would have said, like, just can't make it, you know, that they're not worth rehabilitating or there's no redemption there.

587
02:35:42,640 --> 02:35:48,300
I'm about as bad as it got when I was out there, and that's not the case anymore, and that's

588
02:35:48,300 --> 02:35:53,600
due to the types of the type of work that we do in the models that we apply to the people

589
02:35:53,600 --> 02:35:54,560
that we're serving.

590
02:35:55,340 --> 02:35:58,860
We have tons of staff who can tell this exact same story.

591
02:35:59,220 --> 02:36:05,440
We have a board of people with lived expertise that go out and do policy work and advocacy.

592
02:36:06,380 --> 02:36:13,260
So yeah, I just want to highlight that the reason Danny, as, you know, kind of scared as he was in

593
02:36:13,260 --> 02:36:35,420
nervous as he was to show up, his life has been, been transformed. And like I said, hopefully you get to meet him, but I also, we want to represent what this looks like. We talk a lot about the housing. We talk a lot about like what it takes to get the funding to, to make that. But we don't often get to see the people that go through it. We have a extremely high success right.

594
02:36:35,420 --> 02:36:40,660
of people who come in, who have been out there for a long time, who go on to lead productive

595
02:36:40,660 --> 02:36:44,060
lives and thrive. So thank you.

596
02:36:45,200 --> 02:36:51,620
Thank you. And I wanted to allow a couple more of our staff to come up and tell some of the successes

597
02:36:51,620 --> 02:36:57,640
of these residents. But I think it's, I know that these projects can be really challenging

598
02:36:57,640 --> 02:37:02,500
and that I've been working in homeless services for nearly 20 years. And I have seen a number of

599
02:37:02,500 --> 02:37:08,140
these project home key sites, they're full of challenges and construction and it's a huge investment

600
02:37:08,140 --> 02:37:13,380
on the city's part, but we want you to know that it is making a true difference and that we

601
02:37:13,380 --> 02:37:18,180
are here to be community partners and to make sure that these are successful in an ongoing way.

602
02:37:19,040 --> 02:37:25,260
So, Max, go ahead. Hi, my name is Max Molina. I'm this year director of programs at

603
02:37:25,260 --> 02:37:33,920
station home of services. I was there almost three years ago when we opened up, and it was

604
02:37:35,240 --> 02:37:41,220
amazing to have 40 people come in and I haven't had a chance to talk to them as they were

605
02:37:41,220 --> 02:37:46,280
coming in and seeing the hope in their eyes that something new was going to be coming to them

606
02:37:46,280 --> 02:37:53,040
and then throughout the years kind of seeing them make it through and have some success,

607
02:37:53,040 --> 02:37:55,100
either getting into permanent housing.

608
02:37:55,920 --> 02:37:59,420
We did have a quite a few folks that finished their degrees,

609
02:38:00,760 --> 02:38:03,980
finished their high school TEDs, got jobs,

610
02:38:04,320 --> 02:38:07,640
some went to trade schools where they got OSHA certificates,

611
02:38:08,380 --> 02:38:11,900
and then they became trainers for that same school

612
02:38:11,900 --> 02:38:13,260
that they graduated from.

613
02:38:13,780 --> 02:38:16,640
So this is just a few of the things that I've seen

614
02:38:16,640 --> 02:38:18,300
in the three years that it's been open.

615
02:38:18,860 --> 02:38:22,420
And then I'll pass it on to one of the directors

616
02:38:22,420 --> 02:38:27,960
that was overseeing it as well. Hi, thank you everyone. For allowing me the opportunity to speak in

617
02:38:27,960 --> 02:38:32,400
support of Iris House and thank you to the city of Amani because it has been a great help.

618
02:38:33,140 --> 02:38:37,200
During my time over seeing Iris House, I had the privilege of witnessing an incredible resilience and

619
02:38:37,200 --> 02:38:42,440
success of the participants we serve, specifically to take participants that were able to obtain degrees

620
02:38:42,440 --> 02:38:48,360
while residing at Iris House. When I was able to finish her nursing school and began working

621
02:38:48,360 --> 02:38:52,880
in her profession of choice. I also think of an elderly participant that we had that we came

622
02:38:52,880 --> 02:38:58,180
home list due to losing her husband, which was her primary financial source. At 75 years old,

623
02:38:58,180 --> 02:39:03,160
she entered a program and had a very difficult time in her life. Throughout the support and services

624
02:39:03,160 --> 02:39:08,320
available to her, she was connected to resources and addressed her health needs. Ultimately,

625
02:39:08,520 --> 02:39:13,040
she moved into a permanent supportive housing. So these stories are reminders that interim housing

626
02:39:13,040 --> 02:39:17,800
is more than just a place to sleep. It provides stability, support, opportunity, and hope.

627
02:39:17,800 --> 02:39:22,420
It gives people the foundation, they need to rebuild their lives, and we'll tour permanent housing,

628
02:39:22,900 --> 02:39:26,060
so I just want to say thank you to the City of Almighty for giving us that opportunity.

629
02:39:28,260 --> 02:39:29,180
Thank you.

630
02:39:29,760 --> 02:39:30,380
Okay everyone.

631
02:39:31,800 --> 02:39:36,740
I'm looking at my tennis and the current director for the IRS House. I just wanted to present myself.

632
02:39:37,240 --> 02:39:41,820
I started overseeing the size on July 1st and I just wanted to share some of this as

633
02:39:41,820 --> 02:39:47,700
stories that we had currently at the Iris House with some of their own house clients.

634
02:39:49,220 --> 02:39:54,700
We have a participant who wasn't documented and she had a work permit. She was able to put

635
02:39:54,700 --> 02:39:59,860
herself through school while staying with Iris House and she now is the Alvin working.

636
02:40:00,000 --> 02:40:11,140
In the community, in serving all their adults. I also would like to share another success of one of the clients

637
02:40:12,040 --> 02:40:19,820
that she was with us, so the previous building and once she moved into Irish House, we were able to get her house.

638
02:40:21,040 --> 02:40:25,120
And this video Claire went through the matching process with the Irish House.

639
02:40:25,920 --> 02:40:26,020
Okay?

640
02:40:26,280 --> 02:40:33,000
So I want to thank everyone for helping us, you know, keep the clients house at Irish House

641
02:40:33,000 --> 02:40:37,080
and to helping us get into the next step.

642
02:40:37,080 --> 02:40:38,260
Thank you.

643
02:40:39,900 --> 02:40:40,600
Thank you so much.

644
02:40:40,700 --> 02:40:45,020
And we just wanted to be available for any questions you might have.

645
02:40:46,100 --> 02:40:46,860
Thank you.

646
02:40:46,860 --> 02:40:48,060
First and foremost, just thank you.

647
02:40:48,180 --> 02:40:49,200
Thank you for sharing the stories.

648
02:40:49,200 --> 02:40:54,460
Thank you for sharing your success, you know, in this day and age, when we're opening

649
02:40:54,460 --> 02:41:02,440
the paper and seeing reading about mismanagement of these funds to help, you know, measure

650
02:41:02,440 --> 02:41:11,400
age, measure age. It's challenging, right? We know they're intended to do good for the unhealth

651
02:41:11,400 --> 02:41:17,460
community, but it's also disheartening when we see that people take advantage of these funds.

652
02:41:17,920 --> 02:41:23,400
So, I truly want to thank you for the great work that you're doing here in All-Money.

653
02:41:24,440 --> 02:41:25,760
You know, I have a question.

654
02:41:26,320 --> 02:41:28,200
Are we currently full at the address?

655
02:41:28,720 --> 02:41:29,100
Oh, we are.

656
02:41:29,280 --> 02:41:31,580
Any time there's turnover, it's just as quick as possible.

657
02:41:32,260 --> 02:41:36,080
And, and you know, and that's the concern in other locations where there are only

658
02:41:36,080 --> 02:41:37,800
at half capacity with their collecting.

659
02:41:37,980 --> 02:41:40,600
And I know that's not the case here, and thank you for answering that question.

660
02:41:40,700 --> 02:41:42,660
And I'm not saying that's the case here.

661
02:41:42,660 --> 02:41:50,720
But, you know, just thank you for your dedication to our unhoused community and it's great to hear these success stories.

662
02:41:50,860 --> 02:41:58,160
You know, we sometimes we approve these projects, you know, they get built and we don't, we don't hear updates, right?

663
02:41:59,340 --> 02:42:10,220
You know, not too long ago, I was able to attend Masters of Taste, which was raising money for the Union Station Services.

664
02:42:11,040 --> 02:42:13,040
So, it was an amazing event.

665
02:42:13,260 --> 02:42:18,880
I hope there is a lot of money that to help continue serving our communities, but yeah, I was

666
02:42:18,880 --> 02:42:20,800
happy to attend and be part of that.

667
02:42:20,960 --> 02:42:21,160
So, thank you.

668
02:42:21,840 --> 02:42:22,760
Thank you very much.

669
02:42:23,060 --> 02:42:23,840
Thank you so much.

670
02:42:24,020 --> 02:42:24,720
Thank you.

671
02:42:25,120 --> 02:42:28,100
And at this time, I'll go ahead and pitch it off to my colleagues.

672
02:42:28,340 --> 02:42:28,640
Thank you.

673
02:42:28,960 --> 02:42:29,420
Councilman Galvan.

674
02:42:30,260 --> 02:42:32,820
Yeah, I just want to thank you for all the work that you do.

675
02:42:33,140 --> 02:42:34,680
I work with Foster Youth.

676
02:42:35,520 --> 02:42:40,200
Actually, I had a former Foster Youth take advantage of the Irish home after we

677
02:42:40,200 --> 02:42:44,900
close her case she reached back out and let me know how she was doing and it happened to be

678
02:42:44,900 --> 02:42:50,460
here and then Montez. So I know the work that you do, small world. I was trying not to get emotional,

679
02:42:51,240 --> 02:43:01,580
but thank you for, for thank you. I appreciate the update and the reports this is says stories.

680
02:43:01,760 --> 02:43:05,240
Because sometimes, you know, like been mentioned, we hear of these, we have these projects,

681
02:43:05,240 --> 02:43:10,840
you don't know really kind of what goes on there and that that's what we need because now we get

682
02:43:10,840 --> 02:43:14,520
it's easier not that we need to justify it but if we had to we could say are you kidding?

683
02:43:14,860 --> 02:43:19,940
We can tell you ABCD and so it's good to hear that got bless you for all your hard work.

684
02:43:20,480 --> 02:43:26,640
I think it's to be commended. I think my colleagues all of us agree on the support and

685
02:43:26,640 --> 02:43:32,720
appreciate that work because I'm sure it's challenging at times but again to hear the good

686
02:43:32,720 --> 02:43:36,320
and the progress you're making, it's just, it's a, it's a joy.

687
02:43:36,680 --> 02:43:40,200
So thank you very much. Thank you so much. Yes.

688
02:43:41,940 --> 02:43:48,860
Thank you very much for being here. As a council member, that was, that was not here

689
02:43:48,860 --> 02:43:56,200
when this was approved, but seen the success of this, seeing how this project

690
02:43:56,200 --> 02:44:04,260
brings hope to our community and to many, many families, to many individuals in not just an

691
02:44:04,260 --> 02:44:10,740
or specific community, but throughout the county, the beauty of transformation, right?

692
02:44:11,020 --> 02:44:17,360
Because this is what this project does. It transformed lives, so therefore, of course,

693
02:44:17,360 --> 02:44:21,960
Thanks to those that approved before our time, right?

694
02:44:23,300 --> 02:44:25,200
But also thanks to you

695
02:44:26,100 --> 02:44:36,960
Really, thank you for the amazing work that you do because it really takes such souls such as yours to do the kind of work that you do and

696
02:44:36,960 --> 02:44:43,120
Thank you for bringing these stories because sometimes what we focus on is

697
02:44:43,120 --> 02:44:46,280
All of the quantitative right on the numbers

698
02:44:47,360 --> 02:44:53,000
But the qualitative side is so important, and I thank you very much for bringing these stories.

699
02:44:53,320 --> 02:44:54,800
Much native. Thank you.

700
02:44:54,840 --> 02:44:55,220
Thank you so much.

701
02:45:02,700 --> 02:45:18,600
Thank you for coming and sharing your stories. It was very touching things that we take for granted and the opportunities that are given to you, to Sean, you're living proof of it that these programs work.

702
02:45:19,460 --> 02:45:23,400
You know, people refer to these programs as many pits.

703
02:45:23,760 --> 02:45:29,380
I don't, I see hope, resilience, and people accomplishing their dreams.

704
02:45:29,960 --> 02:45:31,200
It's amazing.

705
02:45:31,560 --> 02:45:35,840
Danny G says that he's reconnected with his family and he got a job.

706
02:45:36,540 --> 02:45:41,040
And he has permanent housing now and he's rebuilding his life.

707
02:45:42,100 --> 02:45:47,620
And the other stories, the stories of people earning their GED.

708
02:45:47,620 --> 02:45:55,140
they have traits now, training nursing school, the widow that was 75 years old.

709
02:45:55,260 --> 02:45:59,800
It's never to late to go back to school. Now she's, you know, she's out the rebuilding her life.

710
02:46:00,200 --> 02:46:04,460
So it's amazing. It's an amazing program. Very touching.

711
02:46:05,920 --> 02:46:09,380
And I'm glad that you're here in El Monte. Thank you for everything that you're doing.

712
02:46:23,260 --> 02:46:29,580
It's what I think you're all for coming today and you know, we see these stories.

713
02:46:30,500 --> 02:46:35,700
It's LA County, LA City that's always in the media and the struggles and challenges that they're having,

714
02:46:36,520 --> 02:46:42,780
surrounding homelessness and the public sentiment seems to be waning back and forth about allegations of mismanagement

715
02:46:42,780 --> 02:46:47,180
and just the enormity of their problem is so overwhelming, right?

716
02:46:48,300 --> 02:46:54,280
And then you all show up, and you give us these stories, and you remind us of why we do this.

717
02:46:55,200 --> 02:47:01,760
And you're sharing with us these stories that are nothing sort of miracles, right?

718
02:47:02,860 --> 02:47:03,920
Life's transformed.

719
02:47:04,160 --> 02:47:09,340
And that's just proof in the pudding that my colleague would say that you were doing God's work.

720
02:47:10,720 --> 02:47:15,360
Making these miracles happen, so thank you so much for what you're doing on the ground.

721
02:47:15,360 --> 02:47:19,300
Again, think my colleagues for the support of this program,

722
02:47:19,980 --> 02:47:26,200
this project, all of our partners that have been a part of the funding for this,

723
02:47:26,300 --> 02:47:29,040
the county and the state level that have made this possible.

724
02:47:30,160 --> 02:47:34,540
And for all of our staff was worth so hard to get these projects completed.

725
02:47:34,900 --> 02:47:37,500
I'm so excited that we're getting close.

726
02:47:37,880 --> 02:47:40,100
Getting close on another building, and I'm excited.

727
02:47:40,280 --> 02:47:45,100
It's been frustrating because we know that good work that you have been doing can be

728
02:47:45,100 --> 02:47:49,360
to apply it once we get those doors open. So that's that's what we're waiting for and hoping for.

729
02:47:49,660 --> 02:47:55,900
So thank you so much for coming to your mind. It's really why we why we we're up here. Why we do this? Thank you.

730
02:47:59,710 --> 02:48:06,430
I kept hearing all of you say thank you. You don't need to thank us. God gave you a gift and you're using

731
02:48:06,430 --> 02:48:11,450
your gift wisely. I'm very grateful that I'm in this city. I'm really grateful that our city manager

732
02:48:11,450 --> 02:48:20,770
our staff took on this task in 2020, the previous council, every human deserves to be safe.

733
02:48:21,110 --> 02:48:24,610
And I'm very proud to be part of a community in the month of that. We understand that.

734
02:48:24,610 --> 02:48:31,530
Thank you so much for coming and reminding us why making sure that you know what your gift is

735
02:48:31,530 --> 02:48:35,750
and spreading that gift throughout. And thank you for being in the month and for everything

736
02:48:35,750 --> 02:48:39,410
that you do. And you're welcome to give us updates any time. Thank you so much.

737
02:48:41,430 --> 02:48:43,930
I truly, this is so wonderful to hear.

738
02:48:44,030 --> 02:48:46,010
I have been to a lot of different city council meetings

739
02:48:46,570 --> 02:48:48,110
throughout the state over the years

740
02:48:48,110 --> 02:48:50,390
and this is not usually the reception that we get.

741
02:48:50,590 --> 02:48:52,370
So we really do appreciate you.

742
02:48:52,750 --> 02:48:56,330
And we, we promise to be good partners on whatever we work on.

743
02:48:56,470 --> 02:48:58,250
So anytime, anytime you want to reach out,

744
02:48:58,410 --> 02:49:00,750
if there's a challenge, if you want to come to Masters of Taste

745
02:49:00,750 --> 02:49:02,290
again, then let us know.

746
02:49:02,730 --> 02:49:05,610
But we truly are grateful and that's it.

747
02:49:05,690 --> 02:49:06,470
Thank you so much.

748
02:49:07,050 --> 02:49:07,950
That's for your time.

749
02:49:09,130 --> 02:49:10,150
OK, all right, great.

750
02:49:10,150 --> 02:49:20,030
Now, concurrent special meeting, if we can get to the economic development grant business grant program,

751
02:49:29,930 --> 02:49:31,310
I'm like, come on guys, come on.

752
02:49:38,100 --> 02:49:41,260
Good evening Mayor City Council City Manager.

753
02:49:41,580 --> 02:49:44,280
Item 8.81 is a small business grant program.

754
02:49:46,380 --> 02:49:54,100
We've been out here talking about this a few times over the two years I've been here.

755
02:49:56,300 --> 02:49:59,960
We previously awarded, we had CDBG funds where we gave up.

756
02:50:00,000 --> 02:50:17,820
277 grants from CDBG CV. ARPA was 49 and CDBG was 98 for 219. Coronavirus CARES Act, ARPA and the CDBG were

757
02:50:17,820 --> 02:50:24,620
always to help out these small businesses during the hard times of the pandemic and other portions.

758
02:50:25,600 --> 02:50:33,640
The City of El Monte Small Business grant program funded in 2025-26 is to provide financial

759
02:50:33,640 --> 02:50:39,400
assistance to local small businesses to support business growth, eligible businesses may

760
02:50:39,400 --> 02:50:42,040
receive up to $10,000 for their approved businesses.

761
02:50:43,080 --> 02:50:49,100
As I've told you before, people who've had it before typically we try to give it to other

762
02:50:49,100 --> 02:50:56,740
businesses so that it expands throughout all of the city. With the funding that we had, I believe

763
02:50:56,740 --> 02:51:02,960
we were going to be able to give out 75 grants this year.

764
02:51:05,720 --> 02:51:07,500
It's 75, I knew it was so

765
02:51:07,500 --> 02:51:14,440
more close to that. I think it was 7,780,000 dollars. There was some funding from that that we

766
02:51:14,440 --> 02:51:22,520
you do utilize for our staff time in administering these grants and trying to go through all the

767
02:51:22,520 --> 02:51:30,240
applications that we do get. I have had people go out into the city, on foot, handing out

768
02:51:30,240 --> 02:51:36,440
applications. I think some of you probably heard when we went out to Main Street, we did go

769
02:51:36,440 --> 02:51:41,980
out to other locations and we're still continually going out to other locations and as we have

770
02:51:41,980 --> 02:51:57,980
To put enforcement go out there, we do have them talk to these businesses if they do need certain kind of help to try to get them because they can use this for back rent or facade changes or whatever they do need it for.

771
02:51:57,980 --> 02:52:09,870
As you can see, there's the list of eligibility requirements as I said, you know, the first, you can only do it once right now.

772
02:52:12,350 --> 02:52:16,390
In those eligible businesses, they do have to have a current business license.

773
02:52:16,790 --> 02:52:23,070
If they previously had it, do not comply with local, state or federal laws.

774
02:52:23,630 --> 02:52:25,570
have active code of violations,

775
02:52:27,970 --> 02:52:31,830
that's why we try to, my code enforcement officers try to

776
02:52:31,830 --> 02:52:39,150
go out there and do as much as they can to keep these businesses in good standings by

777
02:52:40,330 --> 02:52:46,670
utilizing a lot of learning tools and flyers to try to get these guys to move forward.

778
02:52:50,600 --> 02:52:57,140
required documentation. There is quite a bit of documentation they do need. But typically

779
02:52:57,140 --> 02:53:03,060
it's nothing more than what they do for taxes and stuff of that nature. So we do try

780
02:53:03,060 --> 02:53:03,980
to move them forward.

781
02:53:07,370 --> 02:53:11,710
As I told you, they could use it for commercial leases, utilities,

782
02:53:11,710 --> 02:53:16,290
inventory, whatever they may be, um, background.

783
02:53:18,490 --> 02:53:21,970
Um, so the total awarded, uh,

784
02:53:22,450 --> 02:53:35,260
amount for 2025 was 819,425 and ministry of cost was 140. Um, right now, the

785
02:53:35,260 --> 02:53:41,580
grants that have been approved through August of 2026 have been 28 of them. And we're

786
02:53:41,580 --> 02:53:46,280
still moving forward, we just did a few more of this week,

787
02:53:48,900 --> 02:53:49,900
do you have any questions?

788
02:53:51,260 --> 02:53:56,040
I have a quick question, did administrative costs, who does that go to?

789
02:53:56,580 --> 02:54:02,480
Typically, that's for my staff who goes through looking at all the applications, taking

790
02:54:02,480 --> 02:54:03,400
and then the applications.

791
02:54:03,800 --> 02:54:05,580
Okay, so like reimbursement of time,

792
02:54:05,720 --> 02:54:06,900
but that's super fun businesses.

793
02:54:07,220 --> 02:54:08,060
Okay, thank you.

794
02:54:08,240 --> 02:54:10,500
All right, I'll count for the purpose.

795
02:54:11,280 --> 02:54:15,020
Thomas, who's the hands-on point person for this?

796
02:54:15,320 --> 02:54:16,420
It's my housing department.

797
02:54:16,520 --> 02:54:20,760
Typically, it's Selena does most of the hands-on for this.

798
02:54:21,120 --> 02:54:21,140
Okay.

799
02:54:22,000 --> 02:54:23,200
Mayor, yes.

800
02:54:23,760 --> 02:54:25,140
Thank you for the presentation.

801
02:54:25,280 --> 02:54:28,120
I'm just going over the presentation.

802
02:54:28,600 --> 02:54:30,260
It says here the staff recommends

803
02:54:30,260 --> 02:54:33,840
business development ad hoc to explore funding options.

804
02:54:36,640 --> 02:54:37,780
Can I not money myself?

805
02:54:38,940 --> 02:54:41,160
I'm really interested in helping the business community.

806
02:54:41,500 --> 02:54:44,240
And I know Dr. Dwellas and I have a discussion about this.

807
02:54:46,520 --> 02:54:53,860
So we could be, I mean, I could go on about trying to find different funding sources,

808
02:54:54,440 --> 02:54:56,520
but I would really like to explore that.

809
02:54:56,520 --> 02:54:59,120
And I think coming at our hall is a great idea.

810
02:55:00,000 --> 02:55:04,980
I would be interested in that also only for the fact that I did that for two of the rounds of

811
02:55:05,420 --> 02:55:12,500
them. And I know things are different times change. I get that, but there's, I think, just having the inside of that.

812
02:55:12,700 --> 02:55:18,120
I would, I would also, if it does come up to developing an ad hoc for that, I would like to be a part of that.

813
02:55:19,160 --> 02:55:25,400
If possible. Yeah, the ad hoc does is comprised of three people. So yeah, I'm totally cool.

814
02:55:25,400 --> 02:55:34,440
I just have a question because I, is there like a survey survey that we can give the folks

815
02:55:34,440 --> 02:55:40,280
that apply for this business grant to kind of see where their money went, so maybe we can try to find

816
02:55:40,280 --> 02:55:45,400
different funding that we see a lot more usage of.

817
02:55:46,440 --> 02:55:51,720
I could definitely develop a survey that we could hand out to send out to everybody that we have

818
02:55:51,720 --> 02:55:55,840
given it to, not only this round, but the previous rounds to see if there's something else.

819
02:55:56,060 --> 02:55:59,200
I mean, we're constantly looking for different grants, but that is a good idea.

820
02:55:59,200 --> 02:56:03,880
I know, you're definitely, you guys are on it, but we would like to see, you know, what they put,

821
02:56:04,140 --> 02:56:09,100
like, is it, you know, for making the changing up their storefront or for rent or, you know,

822
02:56:09,120 --> 02:56:13,080
just different things that we can look into to see where the majority of the money is being spent

823
02:56:13,080 --> 02:56:17,600
within like these businesses. I think would be good to know. Also, then I'd like, oh, I'm sorry.

824
02:56:17,600 --> 02:56:22,800
I was just saying spending the two mentioned their front store friends because we used to have a

825
02:56:22,800 --> 02:56:30,420
was like a business like a facade grant that was more than $10,000 a that wasn't up to $35,000, $35,000.

826
02:56:30,560 --> 02:56:35,060
$35,000. So yeah, no, I mean that's and that's something that we offer to our businesses on Main Street.

827
02:56:35,480 --> 02:56:39,080
Because we, you know, we're trying to revitalize Main Street so that's something that we get in the past.

828
02:56:39,460 --> 02:56:45,980
But that would actually be a great idea to look into bringing back, maybe not just in that location,

829
02:56:45,980 --> 02:56:50,260
But it's definitely something for the ad hoc to discuss an explore.

830
02:56:50,620 --> 02:56:55,960
I think when they give you your three months of expenses, if you still have that form,

831
02:56:56,100 --> 02:56:59,440
I think I saw it in there where they have to give you the last three months expenses,

832
02:56:59,740 --> 02:57:03,100
kind of gives you a ballpark figure of what they're short on,

833
02:57:03,140 --> 02:57:07,300
or what they're most expensive cost is for that business, whether it's paper,

834
02:57:07,540 --> 02:57:12,080
it's material, or whatever. And then also, I think it's great to have,

835
02:57:12,540 --> 02:57:15,360
and what are your goals? And I believe we used to have that in one of it.

836
02:57:15,360 --> 02:57:18,620
I don't know if it was the ARPA or the COVID, I can't remember.

837
02:57:18,700 --> 02:57:22,560
I've slept since then, but if you do have kind of an idea on what their goal was,

838
02:57:22,660 --> 02:57:28,820
a lot of times it was to make payroll or to get inventory, that's a big one that,

839
02:57:28,820 --> 02:57:34,180
if they could get inventory to stock up to get them through the, you know, the rough times

840
02:57:34,180 --> 02:57:39,680
out, that's a good idea that you can pinpoint it with an additional form like that question

841
02:57:39,680 --> 02:57:40,120
error.

842
02:57:40,140 --> 02:57:41,180
That's a good idea.

843
02:57:42,120 --> 02:57:43,320
Yes, Dr. Lewis.

844
02:57:46,060 --> 02:57:52,760
Yes, I thank you, Mr. Fowler, and I really thank the city because first and foremost, one of

845
02:57:52,760 --> 02:57:59,280
the things that I've heard from our small business community is how grateful they are, that

846
02:57:59,280 --> 02:58:04,820
they've been able to apply, that they've been able to get the help, that they come here

847
02:58:04,820 --> 02:58:10,660
to city hall and you, your staff, all these answers or questions is always great to hear this.

848
02:58:10,660 --> 02:58:31,900
Right, and in terms of that and as we look forward to the ad hoc, I'm wondering if we have identified any barriers that we have seen in the past, in the past years obviously with this opportunity, and any recommendations whatsoever, how we can address them.

849
02:58:32,440 --> 02:58:39,080
I could definitely talk to my staff. I haven't heard of any barriers that they've expressed to

850
02:58:39,080 --> 02:58:45,460
me at this point, but I'm pretty sure there are some, especially. I know a lot of them will

851
02:58:45,460 --> 02:58:51,300
come back to us and try to apply again just because, I mean, from the first one to this one,

852
02:58:52,000 --> 02:58:59,180
life happens. So that would probably be one of them, but to hear what my staff's been hearing,

853
02:58:59,180 --> 02:59:01,920
that would be something we could put together for you?

854
02:59:02,340 --> 02:59:04,180
My second question, Mr. Foller,

855
02:59:05,040 --> 02:59:06,100
is it through these opportunities

856
02:59:06,100 --> 02:59:11,600
has staff conducted any sort of follow-up analysis

857
02:59:11,600 --> 02:59:15,280
with the past recipients of these grounds

858
02:59:15,280 --> 02:59:18,100
to determine the impact, the success of the ground?

859
02:59:18,740 --> 02:59:20,440
Not that I'm aware of, no.

860
02:59:20,660 --> 02:59:22,400
Okay, okay.

861
02:59:22,700 --> 02:59:25,760
Okay, and last, my last question is,

862
02:59:25,760 --> 02:59:31,380
As again, now that you're answering my questions and as we move forward with the ad hoc,

863
02:59:31,560 --> 02:59:38,960
I think that there's definitely some room to measure the success of the grant and including

864
02:59:40,340 --> 02:59:46,320
metrics that can evaluate just like what Councilwoman Galvan mentioned about a survey.

865
02:59:46,560 --> 02:59:52,820
Anything that can give us some sort of information of how the grant funding

866
02:59:52,820 --> 02:59:59,620
help the business right, did it provide any sort of revenue growth, a job creation.

867
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:10,040
This is for attention. Of course, we still want to keep our special small businesses and improvements, such as what you were mentioning today.

868
03:00:11,020 --> 03:00:19,480
So, therefore, more to come, and I think we have a good homework at Simon here on our end. Thank you, Mr. Father.

869
03:00:19,480 --> 03:00:20,800
Thank you.

870
03:00:27,310 --> 03:00:27,530
Good.

871
03:00:28,090 --> 03:00:34,090
I just wanted to follow up on something that Galvan had mentioned about the uses of the money.

872
03:00:34,630 --> 03:00:36,090
Isn't there something we should already know?

873
03:00:36,310 --> 03:00:38,890
I mean, at the front.

874
03:00:39,370 --> 03:00:42,370
They give us a reasoning as to what they want to do.

875
03:00:42,690 --> 03:00:47,890
But just as you were saying, you know, fortunately, sometimes takes about a month or two or

876
03:00:47,890 --> 03:00:53,090
so, and maybe something new comes up, so that might be one of the questions for the follow-up.

877
03:00:53,090 --> 03:01:00,390
did you achieve what you were asking for the money for or did it have to go to something else?

878
03:01:01,670 --> 03:01:02,630
It's hard to say.

879
03:01:02,890 --> 03:01:07,410
So, is it possible that they could have been ineligible expenses?

880
03:01:08,490 --> 03:01:09,730
If we're not following up,

881
03:01:11,740 --> 03:01:13,460
they said they were going to use it for one thing and you're

882
03:01:13,460 --> 03:01:16,220
saying, well, maybe something else came up and they used it for something else.

883
03:01:16,860 --> 03:01:19,540
How do we not know that there was something that wasn't?

884
03:01:19,760 --> 03:01:20,960
That I'm not eligible.

885
03:01:21,360 --> 03:01:22,780
That one I'm not 100% sure.

886
03:01:22,780 --> 03:01:33,080
I'm sure we take a look at something, I know we ask them for all of the documentation

887
03:01:33,080 --> 03:01:41,480
that's required, so it's almost as sure that it's gonna go towards one of those, but we don't

888
03:01:41,480 --> 03:01:43,240
you don't ask for receipts.

889
03:01:43,380 --> 03:01:46,180
They're on the, they're on the anesthesi system.

890
03:01:46,180 --> 03:01:47,180
And the anesthesi system.

891
03:01:47,780 --> 03:01:50,020
I mean, I mean, sorry, I'm going to go back.

892
03:01:50,020 --> 03:01:50,940
I'm going to go back.

893
03:01:51,260 --> 03:01:54,660
Slide seven, program staff will follow up two months

894
03:01:54,660 --> 03:01:56,740
in a four months to collect relevant documents

895
03:01:57,280 --> 03:01:59,960
that support appropriate use of grant funds.

896
03:02:00,000 --> 03:02:01,960
Is that something that you are already doing

897
03:02:01,960 --> 03:02:04,360
or you're saying we're going to start doing that?

898
03:02:04,900 --> 03:02:06,360
Because what is it?

899
03:02:06,360 --> 03:02:09,160
If you've been doing it, then we should know, right?

900
03:02:09,500 --> 03:02:10,620
Which one is that one?

901
03:02:10,620 --> 03:02:18,840
Slide 7. The follow-up at two months of four months to collect documents. That would sounds like to me you would have

902
03:02:20,540 --> 03:02:23,660
Receipts. How did you use the funds? So we should have this down.

903
03:02:33,910 --> 03:02:48,450
Good evening council Mayor. Yeah, so it was it was a reimbursement grant. So the items were submitted to the city and the money was given for those specific items. So the receipts were received at the time that the money was issued and that's what the the money was spent

904
03:02:49,130 --> 03:02:55,710
So it wasn't like we gave them the money upfront and then collect receipts. It's like here's what I'm going to buy.

905
03:02:56,150 --> 03:03:02,010
I haven't paid for inventory or here's my back that rent. That's where the money's going to go and that's

906
03:03:02,010 --> 03:03:03,410
a support that the city received.

907
03:03:05,730 --> 03:03:08,650
Okay, so on a reimbursement basis then we should already have that

908
03:03:08,650 --> 03:03:11,610
data. Yeah, right. Okay. So we have

909
03:03:17,020 --> 03:03:22,680
also there was a follow up literally a close out of each grant.

910
03:03:22,680 --> 03:03:24,820
You might want to think, or the ad hoc can do it.

911
03:03:24,960 --> 03:03:27,340
But we used to do a follow-up, the close-out.

912
03:03:27,360 --> 03:03:30,120
This is what was done, and then close that grant out,

913
03:03:30,420 --> 03:03:31,820
which is kind of a just a good idea.

914
03:03:31,980 --> 03:03:35,240
So it's not hanging out there just to thought.

915
03:03:38,340 --> 03:03:39,340
Yes, God.

916
03:03:41,870 --> 03:03:44,270
Thank you, Mr. Felder, for bringing this information.

917
03:03:45,070 --> 03:03:49,030
I do remember, as Treasurer, that some of the expenses,

918
03:03:49,030 --> 03:03:51,470
well, the expenses that they were going to be using

919
03:03:51,470 --> 03:03:57,690
the grant money for that documentation was attached to that packet application.

920
03:03:58,250 --> 03:04:05,510
So I remember a lot of it was the rent, payroll, and then equipment for their business.

921
03:04:06,330 --> 03:04:09,530
Obviously the businesses are diverse, so their needs are different.

922
03:04:10,950 --> 03:04:13,870
So those were some of the common things that I would see.

923
03:04:14,450 --> 03:04:20,410
So there was, it was evident what, the documentation, that of what they needed.

924
03:04:23,010 --> 03:04:28,690
However, after that, yeah, I didn't see any of the follow-up, like, this is what we paid.

925
03:04:28,810 --> 03:04:34,310
I mean, the bills, they submitted the bills, but we didn't, I mean, that was it that we would see as treasure.

926
03:04:34,410 --> 03:04:39,610
So it would be nice to see, I guess, the evidence, or what was the receipts I would see.

927
03:04:41,570 --> 03:04:48,010
So I, I too would be interested in joining the, the business at Hawke.

928
03:04:48,010 --> 03:04:51,290
I think our community needs it and there is a need for it.

929
03:04:52,630 --> 03:04:54,230
Three, who's the third one?

930
03:04:54,230 --> 03:04:54,590
Sheila.

931
03:04:58,290 --> 03:04:59,270
Who were doing the work before?

932
03:04:59,510 --> 03:04:59,970
I think he's the...

933
03:05:00,540 --> 03:05:04,160
Great. I think

934
03:05:06,400 --> 03:05:12,340
you have great institutional knowledge and can add to that.

935
03:05:13,660 --> 03:05:26,780
And the, and the facade grant, you know, and something else on that ad hoc we need to think if they're doing actually work on the building themselves then we need to make sure that that's clear to the landlord because some of those people.

936
03:05:26,780 --> 03:05:31,160
I don't want to say it, but sometimes they're not very helpful in assisting them with

937
03:05:31,160 --> 03:05:32,940
their building things that they need.

938
03:05:33,960 --> 03:05:37,540
So there's just a little quirks like that that came up that were

939
03:05:38,200 --> 03:05:40,600
notable, and I have notes, I still have that file.

940
03:05:41,500 --> 03:05:45,060
So we can go through that and see what was a good thing,

941
03:05:45,060 --> 03:05:46,280
and what we need to improve on.

942
03:05:46,640 --> 03:05:48,940
But I think this is great.

943
03:05:49,800 --> 03:05:50,820
But we do select receipts.

944
03:05:51,780 --> 03:05:53,960
Mayor Patem, so I just want to make sure you know that.

945
03:05:54,320 --> 03:05:55,060
Okay. Thank you.

946
03:05:55,060 --> 03:06:00,780
So I believe most of our express interests we do have like 35 more items to get through tonight.

947
03:06:01,800 --> 03:06:08,220
So if there's no other questions colleagues, are we okay to move forward on the ad hoc nominees?

948
03:06:09,600 --> 03:06:13,240
Do we have to take a formal vote, Rick on this?

949
03:06:13,580 --> 03:06:18,500
Okay, so councilwoman Cortez, doctor to let us and Sheila Crippin's office.

950
03:06:18,900 --> 03:06:20,860
All right, thank you so much for your follow for the presentation.

951
03:06:20,860 --> 03:06:24,700
and we look forward to hearing what you guys bring back.

952
03:06:25,520 --> 03:06:27,220
All right, okay, so with that,

953
03:06:27,740 --> 03:06:30,920
with that, I'll go ahead and move to close

954
03:06:30,920 --> 03:06:34,380
the concurrent special meeting at 8.51pm,

955
03:06:35,840 --> 03:06:38,600
and that will switch back over to

956
03:06:42,190 --> 03:06:42,950
meeting.

957
03:06:45,570 --> 03:06:47,570
And it's 8.51pm, all right.

958
03:06:48,370 --> 03:06:50,490
I believe Councilman Griffin Thomas,

959
03:06:51,170 --> 03:06:53,030
you wanted a point of personal privilege.

960
03:06:53,910 --> 03:06:55,870
To, yes, privilege, thank you very much.

961
03:06:55,870 --> 03:07:04,170
I just, when we did our thank you for the back-to-school resource fair, we forgot this person and I don't know how we could do that when he's right in front of us.

962
03:07:04,370 --> 03:07:09,750
But he serves no cones all day and that is where he tells me that he got this buff.

963
03:07:10,430 --> 03:07:15,270
So I want to thank, please rise in your, thank you, office are new and for all your work.

964
03:07:15,610 --> 03:07:20,690
He wasn't quite that built when he started.

965
03:07:20,690 --> 03:07:32,750
But thank you so much for contributing that to giving snow cones free snow cones from the Almighty placed department, but you were there and we thank you so much.

966
03:07:33,210 --> 03:07:33,650
Thank you.

967
03:07:33,910 --> 03:07:34,550
Thank you.

968
03:07:35,510 --> 03:07:37,010
All right. Thank you, Councilman Griffin Thomas.

969
03:07:37,650 --> 03:07:37,710
All right.

970
03:07:37,850 --> 03:07:41,090
Now we will move on to.

971
03:07:41,750 --> 03:07:42,510
Please report.

972
03:07:43,330 --> 03:07:44,690
Oh my gosh.

973
03:07:45,990 --> 03:07:57,710
Ms. Cassett, I'm sorry Mayor, we also have some members of the cog here that they're looking at us like, can you also see us here?

974
03:07:58,490 --> 03:07:58,970
I'm not sure.

975
03:07:59,430 --> 03:08:01,470
As GV, I don't know if that's fine.

976
03:08:01,930 --> 03:08:05,610
What does an item, right? That's an item that we need to approve. We're not there yet.

977
03:08:06,310 --> 03:08:11,450
Please, I'm trying to get there with the quicker we move and stop interrupting the chair of the meeting.

978
03:08:11,450 --> 03:08:14,490
We'll get there. That'll be like the third item next, okay?

979
03:08:15,990 --> 03:08:18,670
But sorry. All right. Thank you. Thank you.

980
03:08:18,750 --> 03:08:19,430
All right.

981
03:08:19,790 --> 03:08:24,770
Ms. Cassettas, I'm sure you'll be nice and quick and swift and brief.

982
03:08:25,330 --> 03:08:27,050
You know, we keep taking items out of order.

983
03:08:28,330 --> 03:08:29,550
I'm trying to work this agenda.

984
03:08:37,460 --> 03:08:39,460
Good evening, Mayor Council and City Manager.

985
03:08:42,000 --> 03:08:42,500
Let's see.

986
03:08:42,800 --> 03:08:46,260
Under government code section 53646 and conjunction

987
03:08:46,260 --> 03:08:49,860
with the city's investment policy that required the

988
03:08:49,860 --> 03:08:54,160
treasure to render quarterly reports to the city council and the city manager

989
03:08:54,160 --> 03:08:57,200
presenting certain information about the city's investment.

990
03:09:03,590 --> 03:09:06,850
I'm here tonight to present the quarterly treasures report for the quarter and

991
03:09:06,850 --> 03:09:12,310
did June 30th, 2026. This report meets the latest requirements of the city's

992
03:09:12,310 --> 03:09:16,190
investment policy and government code section 536-01.

993
03:09:17,410 --> 03:09:22,810
City's investment strategy continues to prioritize its investment opportunity on the following

994
03:09:22,810 --> 03:09:29,950
in order of importance. Safety, liquidity, and yield. This strategy is consistent with the government

995
03:09:29,950 --> 03:09:36,150
code and stress is keeping the citizens funds safe and available for operations, rather than

996
03:09:36,150 --> 03:09:39,170
attempting to maximize returns by making riskier investments.

997
03:09:45,210 --> 03:09:49,610
As of June 30, 26, 36.62 million

998
03:09:49,610 --> 03:09:54,010
of the city's 125.14 million investment portfolio.

999
03:09:54,770 --> 03:09:59,210
It's held in the state of California Local Agency Investment Fund.

1000
03:09:59,230 --> 03:09:59,670
Live.

1001
03:10:00,430 --> 03:10:05,530
This consists of approximately 29.26 of the total portfolio.

1002
03:10:06,590 --> 03:10:10,470
Life is a safe investment and is extremely liquid.

1003
03:10:11,950 --> 03:10:20,950
74.74 million is invested in corporate bonds and government securities comprising of 59.72% of the city's investment portfolio.

1004
03:10:21,830 --> 03:10:28,270
The city also had approximately 7.33 million in the overnight sweep account as of June 30,

1005
03:10:28,410 --> 03:10:29,490
2026.

1006
03:10:30,410 --> 03:10:35,810
These funds coupled with cash on hand are utilized to meet operational needs, such as accounts

1007
03:10:35,810 --> 03:10:38,550
payable warrant payments and semi-monthly payroll.

1008
03:10:45,070 --> 03:10:49,030
Picture here is a pie chart summarizing the detail of the previous slide.

1009
03:10:56,090 --> 03:11:00,010
In accordance with the city's investment policy, the city's maximum investment period

1010
03:11:00,010 --> 03:11:03,810
for corporate bonds and government securities is five years.

1011
03:11:04,490 --> 03:11:08,850
This slide shows that the city is compliant with the investment strategy keeping our investment

1012
03:11:08,850 --> 03:11:10,270
portfolio very liquid.

1013
03:11:17,420 --> 03:11:24,760
This is the next served of investment policy adopted on June 4th, 2024, the scope, proceeds

1014
03:11:24,760 --> 03:11:29,320
of the issuance shall be invested in accordance with the city's general investment philosophy

1015
03:11:29,320 --> 03:11:31,020
as set forth in this policy.

1016
03:11:31,020 --> 03:11:38,320
However, such proceeds are to be invested pursuant to the permitted investment provisions of their specific bond in dentures.

1017
03:11:39,860 --> 03:11:43,600
Any other funds specifically exempted by the city council.

1018
03:11:44,640 --> 03:11:50,340
This policy covers all funds and investment activities under the direct authority of the city.

1019
03:11:50,340 --> 03:11:59,080
As the effort in the state government code section 53600 with the following exceptions, pulling off funds.

1020
03:11:59,780 --> 03:12:12,040
Except for cash and certain restricted and special funds, the city will consolidate cash and reserve balances from all funds to maximize investment earnings and to increase efficiencies with regard to investment pricing.

1021
03:12:12,040 --> 03:12:18,400
safe keeping and administration. Investment income will be allocated to the various funds based

1022
03:12:18,400 --> 03:12:24,500
on their respective participation and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

1023
03:12:29,830 --> 03:12:32,890
Any questions? Thank you so much for discussing this. Colleagues, are there any questions?

1024
03:12:34,850 --> 03:12:38,790
Thank you so much for your report. All right. Well, now we're bound to demand resolution number

1025
03:12:38,790 --> 03:12:42,910
D757, a resolution of the City Council of the Civil Monique California, allowing certain

1026
03:12:42,910 --> 03:12:45,870
claims and demands is that's why the funds out of which the same are to be paid.

1027
03:12:46,070 --> 03:12:48,910
The city council of the city of Almanic California does resolve its follows section

1028
03:12:48,910 --> 03:12:49,370
one.

1029
03:12:49,610 --> 03:12:56,690
The attached list of claims and demands totaling 6,662,752 dollars and 38 cents have been

1030
03:12:56,690 --> 03:13:02,410
examined by the city treasurer and that weren't numbers 1,140, 6,973,114,117.

1031
03:13:02,870 --> 03:13:07,930
In the payroll period July 16 through July 31,126, inclusive are hereby allowed in the

1032
03:13:07,930 --> 03:13:10,910
amounts and ordered paid out of the respective funds that set forth.

1033
03:13:10,910 --> 03:13:14,510
Start Motion to Approve Resolution, D757, Motion to Approve.

1034
03:13:14,710 --> 03:13:15,690
Thank you, Councilman Govon.

1035
03:13:15,810 --> 03:13:16,650
I'll go ahead and second.

1036
03:13:17,110 --> 03:13:18,690
If we can get the vote in machine up, please.

1037
03:13:32,460 --> 03:13:33,300
Item passes 70.

1038
03:13:33,440 --> 03:13:36,740
I'm moving on to the approval of minutes for approval of minutes.

1039
03:13:36,820 --> 03:13:37,880
Is there a Motion to Approve?

1040
03:13:37,940 --> 03:13:38,860
Motion to Approve.

1041
03:13:39,240 --> 03:13:39,780
Thank you.

1042
03:13:40,000 --> 03:13:41,940
Motion by Govon, second by Cortez.

1043
03:13:42,000 --> 03:13:42,940
Members, please vote.

1044
03:13:46,040 --> 03:13:48,000
Staffs can have to keep up with this.

1045
03:13:53,210 --> 03:13:53,730
Passive 70.

1046
03:13:54,110 --> 03:13:55,550
We're now moving on to consent calendar.

1047
03:13:58,070 --> 03:14:00,330
So 10 items have been pulled.

1048
03:14:00,330 --> 03:14:03,530
and will be presented at the next council meeting.

1049
03:14:04,090 --> 03:14:08,710
I want to go ahead and pull the additional following items.

1050
03:14:08,910 --> 03:14:20,360
I'd like to pull item 12.5, 12.8, 12.13, 12.15,

1051
03:14:23,590 --> 03:14:24,690
12.23,

1052
03:14:27,200 --> 03:14:30,400
12.27, 28 and 29,

1053
03:14:33,050 --> 03:14:36,810
31, 34 and 35.

1054
03:14:36,810 --> 03:14:44,730
I'll move 23, yes. 23,

1055
03:14:48,250 --> 03:14:50,550
27, 28, 29,

1056
03:14:53,680 --> 03:14:56,280
31, 34 and 35.

1057
03:14:59,720 --> 03:14:59,960
I'll go ahead.

1058
03:15:00,000 --> 03:15:02,200
Item motion to approve the balance, is there a second?

1059
03:15:04,980 --> 03:15:07,540
Or, I'm sorry, were there any other items that needed to pull for

1060
03:15:07,540 --> 03:15:09,360
except, for, for consideration?

1061
03:15:14,290 --> 03:15:21,330
All right. All right. So if we can vote, please, on the remaining

1062
03:15:21,330 --> 03:15:21,910
balance,

1063
03:15:34,690 --> 03:15:41,510
can I just make a second motion to approve the consent calendar as is without pulling any

1064
03:15:41,510 --> 03:15:48,110
for consideration. I have no, I have questions and I am allowed to pull these items. That's

1065
03:15:48,110 --> 03:15:55,170
really about us. Yeah, there's the agenda that's advised that if there's items that the city council

1066
03:15:55,170 --> 03:16:01,690
would like to pull for discussion, you have that ability to do so and so we would have to go

1067
03:16:01,690 --> 03:16:07,810
through each of the items and receive more. Thank you. All right, so councilwoman, okay, so we have

1068
03:16:07,810 --> 03:16:10,390
first and second. Members, please vote on the balance.

1069
03:16:22,050 --> 03:16:22,870
Has everyone voted?

1070
03:16:23,850 --> 03:16:23,850
Okay.

1071
03:16:26,490 --> 03:16:27,170
There you go, Sheila.

1072
03:16:28,430 --> 03:16:30,230
All right, items past 7-0. Okay.

1073
03:16:30,530 --> 03:16:34,490
Let's start with item 12.15, because I do believe that we have members of the Sankaro

1074
03:16:34,490 --> 03:16:35,890
Valley Council government here to protect.

1075
03:16:35,910 --> 03:16:37,270
I take us 12.13.

1076
03:16:38,110 --> 03:16:38,910
12.15.

1077
03:16:38,910 --> 03:16:39,190
One five.

1078
03:16:39,190 --> 03:16:39,310
One five.

1079
03:16:42,160 --> 03:16:42,180
One five.

1080
03:16:42,180 --> 03:16:42,240
One five.

1081
03:16:42,240 --> 03:16:42,360
One five.

1082
03:16:42,360 --> 03:16:43,200
One five.

1083
03:16:45,900 --> 03:16:48,120
Can they do what's your preference?

1084
03:16:49,480 --> 03:16:49,620
Okay.

1085
03:16:49,620 --> 03:16:53,360
Okay, we'll start with 1215 and we pulled both of them so we're reading here both of them.

1086
03:16:53,560 --> 03:16:54,620
Yes, thank you.

1087
03:16:55,140 --> 03:16:55,780
Thank you.

1088
03:16:56,080 --> 03:16:57,420
There is a slide, Joe.

1089
03:16:58,560 --> 03:16:59,120
Thank you, Council.

1090
03:16:59,260 --> 03:16:59,940
Item 12.

1091
03:17:01,620 --> 03:17:03,680
Staff, if you could please bring the presentation up.

1092
03:17:03,700 --> 03:17:04,400
12.15.

1093
03:17:05,100 --> 03:17:05,680
Thank you.

1094
03:17:05,860 --> 03:17:06,300
Thank you.

1095
03:17:06,400 --> 03:17:07,400
Honourable Mayor and Council.

1096
03:17:08,640 --> 03:17:16,000
Approval of the MOU for Shingar Ovali to proceed with bus rapid transit along valley corridor.

1097
03:17:16,000 --> 03:17:18,760
and Santa Anita to the El Monte Transit Hub.

1098
03:17:19,700 --> 03:17:21,820
We are looking for an MOU to be signed.

1099
03:17:21,920 --> 03:17:24,100
That way, San Guerrero Valley can build it

1100
03:17:24,100 --> 03:17:28,020
and then the city can accept it after it is built.

1101
03:17:28,800 --> 03:17:32,380
Transit Single Priority is bus stops.

1102
03:17:32,680 --> 03:17:35,220
Throughout the way, we're improving bus paths

1103
03:17:35,220 --> 03:17:38,640
and providing bus shelters with sewer lighting.

1104
03:17:39,100 --> 03:17:41,400
San Guerrero Valley has this project fully funded.

1105
03:17:42,200 --> 03:17:43,220
Thank you.

1106
03:17:45,300 --> 03:17:51,500
San Gabriel Valle has this project fully funded through Metro and county funding.

1107
03:17:52,220 --> 03:17:55,640
So all we're looking forward to just approval of our MOU.

1108
03:17:57,040 --> 03:18:04,860
This is the complete corridor, so Elmante Hub all the way through to Haseanda in the city

1109
03:18:04,860 --> 03:18:12,980
of industry as well as transitional priority which allows buses to have shorter red durations

1110
03:18:12,980 --> 03:18:20,240
stop lights and longer greens as they're coming up to intersections. Under the MOU

1111
03:18:20,240 --> 03:18:24,900
SUV will serve as lead agency will develop the project build it and then hand it off.

1112
03:18:26,580 --> 03:18:32,140
Approval of the MOU is necessary to clearly establish our roles as well as the city's

1113
03:18:32,140 --> 03:18:37,740
roles once the project is completed in built. And then fiscal impact,

1114
03:18:42,360 --> 03:18:42,360
as I said,

1115
03:18:42,360 --> 03:18:45,100
is all through Metro and the county.

1116
03:18:45,760 --> 03:18:47,800
Recommendation is to approve the MOU.

1117
03:18:48,220 --> 03:18:48,660
Can I?

1118
03:18:49,320 --> 03:18:49,540
Yes.

1119
03:18:50,060 --> 03:18:50,440
Thanks, Ray.

1120
03:18:51,680 --> 03:18:53,440
Mayor and members of the council.

1121
03:18:53,660 --> 03:18:54,700
Can I step in for a second?

1122
03:18:54,980 --> 03:18:55,980
I just want to introduce myself

1123
03:18:55,980 --> 03:18:58,860
on the interim city engineer, Ray Mundo Threjo.

1124
03:18:59,700 --> 03:19:02,120
And I wanted to add a little context to today's recommendation.

1125
03:19:02,420 --> 03:19:05,900
If I may have been working with Trenton and his team

1126
03:19:05,900 --> 03:19:09,260
for the last seven months and going over carefully,

1127
03:19:09,780 --> 03:19:11,360
the recommendations of this MOU.

1128
03:19:11,360 --> 03:19:21,660
Some of the preliminary design that was presented by the Sanko Rebelli Cog lines up well with the feasibility study that we completed for ballet complete streets.

1129
03:19:22,520 --> 03:19:36,040
So what we added to the MOU as we worked together as a team was language that ensured that the feasibility that we completed at the city had priority in terms of design.

1130
03:19:36,040 --> 03:19:40,340
So we're going to work hand in hand to ensure that all the work that was put into the Valley

1131
03:19:40,340 --> 03:19:46,060
Streets feasibility, which was a tremendous amount of outreach to the community, is priority

1132
03:19:46,060 --> 03:19:46,700
in the design.

1133
03:19:47,100 --> 03:19:54,020
And again, you'll see any MOU that's apparent and, again, as staff and city engineer, I also

1134
03:19:54,020 --> 03:19:56,000
support and recommend today's recommendation.

1135
03:19:57,720 --> 03:19:58,600
Thank you, Mr. Treil.

1136
03:19:59,300 --> 03:19:59,960
College, are there any-

1137
03:20:02,330 --> 03:20:18,670
I want to say thank you for saying that because that was exactly where I was going to go with it. Are there any city requested betterments than so, are there any financial obligations for those betterments that are in the feasibility study that we would have to fund?

1138
03:20:19,450 --> 03:20:25,590
But for specific two, today's MOU, there is not for the project presented at a cog.

1139
03:20:25,810 --> 03:20:30,390
What I will tell you and add some more context is that the city has received $4.3 million

1140
03:20:31,170 --> 03:20:35,830
to design the valley completest streets we're preparing an RFP to move forward with that.

1141
03:20:36,130 --> 03:20:42,250
As we do that, we'll, again, work closely as a team to ensure that the ultimate design

1142
03:20:42,250 --> 03:20:46,030
is honor during this step of the process.

1143
03:20:46,030 --> 03:21:01,130
So there is no financial commitment to the work that's being proposed today and any financial commitment that specific to the complete streets would come at a later date and that would be the cities and that would likely be after the construction is complete with the project.

1144
03:21:01,350 --> 03:21:02,030
Yeah, before you.

1145
03:21:05,100 --> 03:21:05,540
Mayor.

1146
03:21:06,860 --> 03:21:08,100
I just have a comment.

1147
03:21:08,400 --> 03:21:10,400
Thank you so much for coming and waiting.

1148
03:21:10,400 --> 03:21:17,430
I have the pleasure of serving as delegates and alternate on the SGB cog and I just think it's amazing that

1149
03:21:18,420 --> 03:21:25,100
this is going to be happening soon and I just really appreciate you coming out to present and we look forward to this project.

1150
03:21:25,420 --> 03:21:26,440
Thank you.

1151
03:21:26,440 --> 03:21:26,440
Thank

1152
03:21:28,870 --> 03:21:29,410
you.

1153
03:21:29,410 --> 03:21:30,250
All right.

1154
03:21:30,410 --> 03:21:33,010
So if there's no further questions, I'll go ahead and move to approve.

1155
03:21:33,250 --> 03:21:33,990
There's our second

1156
03:21:36,200 --> 03:21:39,620
motion by Angona, second by Longoria.

1157
03:21:47,640 --> 03:21:54,080
Madam Mayor, I also just took a closer look at our policies.

1158
03:21:55,680 --> 03:22:00,060
So our policy is that a matter may be removed by the consent calendar and taken up separately

1159
03:22:00,560 --> 03:22:05,640
by way of a seconded motion of any member of the city council with the approval of a majority

1160
03:22:05,640 --> 03:22:06,820
of the council forums.

1161
03:22:06,940 --> 03:22:13,420
We would need a motion by you to take those items up separately and we would need a second.

1162
03:22:15,220 --> 03:22:17,340
And then you would need to vote on that.

1163
03:22:17,440 --> 03:22:19,200
This is how we've always done it, Mr. Olivadas.

1164
03:22:19,440 --> 03:22:21,660
That's been the customer practice, I agree.

1165
03:22:22,200 --> 03:22:23,960
But I'm looking at the code right now.

1166
03:22:24,120 --> 03:22:26,960
And that is the process that articulated in our code.

1167
03:22:27,940 --> 03:22:29,300
I want to second vote on.

1168
03:22:31,530 --> 03:22:34,810
We have a motion on the floor. Can we finish this one?

1169
03:22:34,910 --> 03:22:36,670
Yeah, that's finished this one.

1170
03:22:37,010 --> 03:22:38,130
Right? Yeah.

1171
03:22:39,130 --> 03:22:40,850
Yeah, for 12.1.5.

1172
03:22:42,190 --> 03:22:42,650
Thank you.

1173
03:22:45,120 --> 03:22:50,760
So we have motion, wait, we already voted, didn't we vote?

1174
03:22:52,040 --> 03:22:53,840
Oh my bad, so I got confused.

1175
03:22:54,820 --> 03:23:00,240
Okay, so going back to the issue at hand.

1176
03:23:00,600 --> 03:23:07,120
Yes, so I had, so I expressed the items that I have questions on,

1177
03:23:07,440 --> 03:23:09,180
that I would like presentations on.

1178
03:23:11,400 --> 03:23:15,020
If you look on page, I think it's page six of the agenda.

1179
03:23:15,020 --> 03:23:24,200
It clearly states that one of my items may be removed from the consent calendar so that they may be discussed considered and voted upon individually by the council.

1180
03:23:24,980 --> 03:23:39,060
And then the last sentence kind of governs what I just said a matter may be removed from the consent calendar and taken up separately by way of a second in motion of any member of the council would be approval of a majority of the council form.

1181
03:23:39,060 --> 03:23:52,100
Okay, so I did pull those items and then I made a motion to approve the balance, which I made the motion and draw that's made a second.

1182
03:23:52,640 --> 03:23:56,340
And then members voted and we passed that.

1183
03:23:56,580 --> 03:24:02,280
To pull the items, you can make that motion, but we need a second to do that.

1184
03:24:05,940 --> 03:24:07,520
No, just we can make one motion.

1185
03:24:07,520 --> 03:24:22,640
So, I have a question, because I've always saw that in the policy and what it seems conflicting because in practice we did it one way and it says another way but the purpose of a consent agenda is supposed to be that these are

1186
03:24:23,420 --> 03:24:30,760
routine or non-controcial items that will be passed in one motion unanimously, right?

1187
03:24:31,720 --> 03:24:41,740
So my question is, that's who's opinion is, so my question, so my question is can you pass a

1188
03:24:41,740 --> 03:24:46,840
consent agenda with a vote against it? Because we've never done that, it's always been unanimous

1189
03:24:46,840 --> 03:24:52,260
approval, right? Yes. Yes. Can you, so a consent agenda can be passed with and

1190
03:24:52,260 --> 03:24:59,960
opposing vote. Yes. Okay. So that's just my majority. Okay. Correct. All right. So that was like

1191
03:25:00,000 --> 03:25:07,100
Yes, what I thought was my conflict. The conflict was why would we prevent someone from pulling an item, if they were going to vote, no, I get a step.

1192
03:25:09,220 --> 03:25:13,240
But now what you're saying makes sense. We'd be having the mayor.

1193
03:25:13,240 --> 03:25:15,140
The mayor hasn't done it that way.

1194
03:25:15,140 --> 03:25:18,940
Custom and practices tip right in that will pull items and we'll get a presentation.

1195
03:25:19,700 --> 03:25:23,500
But when I went back to the code and it looked at the agenda, that's not the process.

1196
03:25:23,820 --> 03:25:26,720
So I just wanted to make sure that you all aware of that.

1197
03:25:27,580 --> 03:25:29,340
Okay. Well, can we vote again?

1198
03:25:29,420 --> 03:25:31,960
Well, I would like respectfully.

1199
03:25:32,920 --> 03:25:36,180
I have questions on these items and respectfully colleagues.

1200
03:25:36,300 --> 03:25:38,460
If you ever want to pull an item from the agenda,

1201
03:25:39,080 --> 03:25:42,120
I'm not, if you have questions, I'm not going to challenge you on that.

1202
03:25:42,360 --> 03:25:46,040
I'm going to allow you to have your questions for you to ask your questions

1203
03:25:46,040 --> 03:25:46,900
and have answers.

1204
03:25:48,060 --> 03:25:49,320
So respectfully colleagues.

1205
03:25:49,600 --> 03:25:50,840
I would like for us to continue.

1206
03:25:50,840 --> 03:26:14,720
You know, it's 9.10. We have plenty of time to hear my questions. So I respectfully ask that we continue to allow me to hear presentations and ask questions on these items. So I can I will make a motion to move forward with the nine remaining items that I have questions on.

1207
03:26:14,720 --> 03:26:16,820
so that I could hear presentations,

1208
03:26:17,340 --> 03:26:20,000
or at least be able to ask questions of staff

1209
03:26:20,000 --> 03:26:21,800
on each individual item.

1210
03:26:22,140 --> 03:26:25,440
And I'm trying to get through this agenda

1211
03:26:25,440 --> 03:26:27,200
as fast as possible.

1212
03:26:28,660 --> 03:26:29,480
Mayor, yes.

1213
03:26:29,880 --> 03:26:33,520
Oh, I'm sorry, may I help Council real quick?

1214
03:26:33,880 --> 03:26:35,880
Mayor, if you have questions on each one of the items,

1215
03:26:36,240 --> 03:26:37,760
I'm happy to answer them for you,

1216
03:26:37,860 --> 03:26:39,820
without the presentation, so we can move forward,

1217
03:26:39,940 --> 03:26:42,480
so we can compromise and keep moving.

1218
03:26:42,500 --> 03:26:44,640
If that's what you want, I'm happy to answer

1219
03:26:44,640 --> 03:26:49,680
questions on each other items without having to do through the lengthy presentations. You have all the

1220
03:26:49,680 --> 03:26:54,320
information that you're going to see on the staff reports. So whatever you want to do, I'm here for

1221
03:26:54,320 --> 03:26:59,860
you and the staff too. Thank you. Right. Well, I mean, when we talked about the agenda, Ms. Martinez,

1222
03:27:00,980 --> 03:27:06,640
I shared my concern about the length of it. You assured me that you would pull half of the consent items off

1223
03:27:06,640 --> 03:27:11,480
off out of the 35, you only pull 10 for the next meeting.

1224
03:27:12,320 --> 03:27:15,820
So I didn't know which items were going to be seen tonight,

1225
03:27:15,900 --> 03:27:18,540
which ones were going to be seen until I arrived here.

1226
03:27:19,040 --> 03:27:23,640
So I feel that this agenda wasn't properly communicated to me.

1227
03:27:24,540 --> 03:27:25,640
And I said that.

1228
03:27:25,720 --> 03:27:29,680
Excuse me, Ms. Cortez, please stop interrupting me.

1229
03:27:29,680 --> 03:27:30,580
I have the floor.

1230
03:27:30,740 --> 03:27:31,580
Okay, thank you.

1231
03:27:31,720 --> 03:27:32,900
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

1232
03:27:35,180 --> 03:27:36,300
Thank you.

1233
03:27:36,300 --> 03:27:42,160
Again, Ms. Martinez, yes, I wasn't expecting to see 25 items tonight.

1234
03:27:42,680 --> 03:27:47,880
I was expecting to see maybe about 15, 18, not 25 on consent.

1235
03:27:49,720 --> 03:27:55,260
So, you know, and when, you know, Councilmember Hurrah, I do want to acknowledge your comment

1236
03:27:55,260 --> 03:28:03,740
about, there's supposed to be non-controversial routine, while whose opinion is routine or non-controversial,

1237
03:28:03,740 --> 03:28:29,680
Or, you know, just if one of us has a question, we should be able to ask questions, maybe a member of the public has reached out to us and say, hey, you know, can I want to learn more about this item, can you have staff present, I have questions, you know, more than happy to ask questions, I'll be happy with the community, this is what we heard to do, we're here to ask questions and, you know, be transparent and show our community that we are speaking out on their behalf.

1238
03:28:30,700 --> 03:28:38,560
So. You're on our, I mean, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm not the courthouse. Remember, God. I'm sorry. I was waiting. Yeah.

1239
03:28:38,580 --> 03:28:42,540
So you mind? Okay. Thank you. So I would like to respectfully.

1240
03:28:43,080 --> 03:28:53,520
So chair this meeting to respect the rest of us in our time. I had a great conversation with city manager and staff. After this agenda was posted. I agree, was a link. The agenda.

1241
03:28:53,520 --> 03:28:58,980
we have such a busy city. Again, thank you council member for it.

1242
03:28:59,080 --> 03:29:02,720
At an effort, educating the rest of us since you've been here longer than most of us.

1243
03:29:03,480 --> 03:29:06,760
There are items that are routine. This is not uncommon.

1244
03:29:07,420 --> 03:29:11,020
And I really appreciate City Attorney telling us that we do have an option.

1245
03:29:11,460 --> 03:29:16,300
I'm sorry that you don't feel comfortable getting your questions answered before the meeting.

1246
03:29:16,560 --> 03:29:19,760
I took the time out of my day during the week and to make sure I went through the

1247
03:29:19,760 --> 03:29:23,060
And yes, it's unfortunate that I was over 1,500 pages.

1248
03:29:23,220 --> 03:29:25,340
Yes, it takes time out of my personal time.

1249
03:29:25,520 --> 03:29:28,340
But I make sure my research, my due diligence,

1250
03:29:28,820 --> 03:29:29,780
to work with city staff.

1251
03:29:30,020 --> 03:29:32,880
So we don't have to be up here having this discussion right now.

1252
03:29:33,000 --> 03:29:35,440
So I would like to honor what the code is

1253
03:29:35,440 --> 03:29:37,800
and make sure that your motion stays in place

1254
03:29:37,800 --> 03:29:39,160
you second and we need to vote.

1255
03:29:39,500 --> 03:29:40,400
Let's follow the orders.

1256
03:29:40,900 --> 03:29:42,360
So I'm okay with that, respectfully.

1257
03:29:42,660 --> 03:29:44,360
Right, and I reviewed my agenda as well,

1258
03:29:44,420 --> 03:29:45,980
but it doesn't mean that I don't have questions.

1259
03:29:45,980 --> 03:29:50,880
So I should be allowed to fully understand maybe

1260
03:29:53,730 --> 03:29:56,230
for you. Okay, great. All right, so

1261
03:30:02,260 --> 03:30:18,100
So, colleagues, again, I would like to ask questions on the remaining nine items. So, I would like to motion to pull these items so that I can ask these questions. Is there a second?

1262
03:30:18,100 --> 03:30:25,920
Mayor, if I may, I did second that because I do truly believe that we're here and if we do

1263
03:30:25,920 --> 03:30:35,120
have questions to ask, right? We all have that opportunity to do so, right? But we did receive

1264
03:30:35,120 --> 03:30:43,240
our staff report, Mayor, and just to be considerate of, you know, every one's time here as

1265
03:30:43,240 --> 03:30:52,940
Well, we all had the opportunity to read all of our homework, let's just say it like that.

1266
03:30:53,600 --> 03:30:59,580
And if you can kindly consider just asking the questions instead of the presentations,

1267
03:30:59,580 --> 03:31:03,560
I think that would alleviate this whole.

1268
03:31:04,700 --> 03:31:10,980
I just want to add, I do take a stance when you're saying that we're not taking this into transparency

1269
03:31:10,980 --> 03:31:16,660
and what the residents are asking, my residents reached out to me and already asked my questions.

1270
03:31:17,520 --> 03:31:21,260
So I gave that to City Manager to answer and I gave response to them.

1271
03:31:21,760 --> 03:31:23,480
So I do take offense to that.

1272
03:31:23,880 --> 03:31:26,320
You are also trying to hurry up this meeting.

1273
03:31:27,840 --> 03:31:31,720
So you know you're also a part of the play with trying to hurry this up.

1274
03:31:32,280 --> 03:31:37,900
And I do want to thank City staff for being able to answer my questions ahead of time.

1275
03:31:38,780 --> 03:31:43,260
So, that's why I wanted to do the second motion because we all did our homework.

1276
03:31:44,040 --> 03:31:53,720
We all, at least, you know, we asked questions of what our residents had asked us, came back to it with the response, and that's why I wanted to move it forward.

1277
03:31:54,240 --> 03:31:57,200
So if we, if we can let us know what the next step is.

1278
03:31:57,460 --> 03:31:59,180
And I still second Galvan's motion.

1279
03:32:01,210 --> 03:32:07,090
So I think the motion is to pull the remaining items that were referenced by the mayor previously.

1280
03:32:07,090 --> 03:32:10,510
So that's the motion on the floor. We would need a second.

1281
03:32:14,350 --> 03:32:19,470
Is that that wasn't my motion that wasn't my motion that was that wasn't the motion that was that wasn't the motion.

1282
03:32:19,710 --> 03:32:29,610
That's the substitute motion right. So let let's take the mayor's motion first. So we need a second on that motion and then we'll vote on it.

1283
03:32:29,610 --> 03:32:37,450
Second. Thank you. Dr. Rwadis. Second. Okay. So we have a first and a second and we'll do a vote.

1284
03:32:38,050 --> 03:32:42,430
Okay. All right. We can get the bottom of the machine up.

1285
03:32:42,630 --> 03:32:45,850
To continue with the nine second ask questions on the night out.

1286
03:32:45,890 --> 03:32:53,710
Calling for recon- we're reconsidering the mayor's ask at the beginning of the consent agenda to pull her nine items.

1287
03:32:54,810 --> 03:33:06,530
City Attorney said that important policy we need a second, we now have the second, and we're voting on whether to be forward with pulling those items.

1288
03:33:07,710 --> 03:33:13,190
The option after that would be to approve all those items in one step as a consent agenda, if that motion fails.

1289
03:33:13,290 --> 03:33:15,010
What's out allowing me to ask questions?

1290
03:33:17,470 --> 03:33:20,070
There's two motions, which you could have asked before.

1291
03:33:20,370 --> 03:33:22,010
I'm just clarifying that.

1292
03:33:22,410 --> 03:33:23,450
Is everybody clear?

1293
03:33:23,950 --> 03:33:24,430
Okay.

1294
03:33:27,980 --> 03:33:39,900
No, the motion on the floor right now from the mayor, which was seconded by council member wet is is to pull the remaining items that she pulled earlier. You want me to list the items.

1295
03:33:40,700 --> 03:33:47,820
Okay. So to pull those items, I believe the mayor would like to hear a presentation on all of the items that were.

1296
03:33:47,900 --> 03:33:52,520
No, I don't have to have a presentation on all of them. Some of them. I have questions and other ones.

1297
03:33:52,520 --> 03:33:59,400
Okay, so the Romanian items that are pulled, she's either going to ask questions and possibly ask for a presentation.

1298
03:33:59,960 --> 03:34:01,200
So that's the motion on before.

1299
03:34:03,000 --> 03:34:04,440
We have a first by the mayor.

1300
03:34:04,560 --> 03:34:06,440
We have a second by council member Wettis.

1301
03:34:06,720 --> 03:34:08,800
And that's what you would be voting on.

1302
03:34:10,810 --> 03:34:12,630
Well, if my motion fails.

1303
03:34:12,650 --> 03:34:15,530
If first fails, then we would go on to the next motion.

1304
03:34:19,760 --> 03:34:21,020
You don't ask any questions.

1305
03:34:21,700 --> 03:34:24,020
You could have asked, again, before this month.

1306
03:34:25,020 --> 03:34:27,560
You keep saying that.

1307
03:34:27,640 --> 03:34:28,160
You keep saying that.

1308
03:34:28,160 --> 03:34:28,260
You keep saying that.

1309
03:34:28,260 --> 03:34:31,200
It's not my fault that you don't have a good relationship with staff, because you always

1310
03:34:31,200 --> 03:34:31,860
do mean them.

1311
03:34:32,140 --> 03:34:33,640
That's not less and not less and not less.

1312
03:34:33,820 --> 03:34:35,880
We have a first question here.

1313
03:34:36,100 --> 03:34:36,920
Why don't we?

1314
03:34:36,960 --> 03:34:37,900
Let me call the phone.

1315
03:34:38,780 --> 03:34:39,720
Thank you.

1316
03:34:50,270 --> 03:34:51,650
All right.

1317
03:34:51,770 --> 03:34:52,630
So motion fails.

1318
03:34:54,210 --> 03:34:59,770
So the next motion is to approve the remainder of the consent calendar.

1319
03:35:00,210 --> 03:35:05,910
Correct, with one motion. So we have first by council member Govon, we need a second.

1320
03:35:06,690 --> 03:35:11,290
So we have a second by Mayor Protem Longorea. Now we can vote.

1321
03:35:26,730 --> 03:35:27,170
Thank

1322
03:35:29,860 --> 03:35:30,300
you.

1323
03:35:32,640 --> 03:35:36,900
Truly as unfortunate colleagues, I thought we had a working relationship and we're all the meetings.

1324
03:35:37,280 --> 03:35:39,020
Mayor, can we continue the city business?

1325
03:35:43,270 --> 03:35:44,870
Thank you folks for staying.

1326
03:35:50,360 --> 03:35:52,220
Staff, you're paid to be here.

1327
03:35:52,220 --> 03:35:57,420
Moving on to our regular agenda, wait, hold on a second. I believe we have a public hearing.

1328
03:35:57,920 --> 03:36:02,440
Okay, we do have a public hearing, so I'm moved to open the public hearing as our second.

1329
03:36:03,140 --> 03:36:05,020
Okay, any objections?

1330
03:36:05,780 --> 03:36:06,420
Seeing none.

1331
03:36:07,120 --> 03:36:07,560
Agenda.

1332
03:36:08,100 --> 03:36:08,360
I'm sorry.

1333
03:36:08,780 --> 03:36:09,700
Public hearing is not open.

1334
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If we can receive presentation from staff.

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03:36:16,440 --> 03:36:18,620
The mayor, City Council, City Manager.

1336
03:36:19,140 --> 03:36:20,220
Item number 13.1.

1337
03:36:21,540 --> 03:36:26,080
This is to introduce an ordinance creating an expedited permitting process for

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03:36:26,080 --> 03:36:29,160
be charging stations as required by state law.

1339
03:36:31,990 --> 03:36:36,870
The state law established through Assembly Bill 1, 2, 3, 6, and Assembly Bill 9, 70 require

1340
03:36:36,870 --> 03:36:40,390
cities to adopt an expedited permitting process for EV charging stations.

1341
03:36:41,230 --> 03:36:45,210
This proposed ordinance will bring the city into compliance.

1342
03:36:45,870 --> 03:36:49,030
The city has been working with the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic

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03:36:49,030 --> 03:36:50,730
Development to ensure compliance.

1344
03:36:54,820 --> 03:36:59,620
The state law requires that review to be limited to health and safety standards provided

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03:36:59,620 --> 03:37:05,080
published checklist, acceptance of electronic applications, and to require the state's

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03:37:06,820 --> 03:37:07,420
timelines.

1347
03:37:11,250 --> 03:37:14,810
The required checklist is already published on the city website. The ordinance

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03:37:14,810 --> 03:37:21,210
will add chapter 15.37 to the building code in the municipal code. That formalizes the required

1349
03:37:21,210 --> 03:37:23,730
process and ensures the city is in full compliance.

1350
03:37:27,670 --> 03:37:29,810
The proposed ordinance applies to all

1351
03:37:29,810 --> 03:37:35,010
EV charging station installations, commercial and residential, within the city, and provides

1352
03:37:35,010 --> 03:37:38,270
direction to the building division on the state mandated procedures.

1353
03:37:42,000 --> 03:37:47,480
The last establishes timelines for plan review comments and mandates that approvals

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03:37:47,480 --> 03:37:50,580
cannot be influenced by HOA or parking requirements.

1355
03:37:51,000 --> 03:37:55,620
The parking can be reduced to accommodate the charging spaces if needed.

1356
03:37:58,930 --> 03:38:03,530
As far as the environmental sequence concern, the ordinance is secret exempt as it only sets

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03:38:03,530 --> 03:38:04,670
administrative procedures.

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03:38:09,140 --> 03:38:16,720
for fiscal impact. There is no fiscal impact. The required procedures will be handled by the

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03:38:16,720 --> 03:38:19,520
building division staff and the current resources that we have.

1360
03:38:22,000 --> 03:38:24,480
The recommendation is that the

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03:38:24,480 --> 03:38:29,540
first reading of the ordinance be approved and is scheduled for the second reading at the next meeting.

1362
03:38:32,230 --> 03:38:36,930
That concludes the presentation. I try to be as quick as possible for you guys. If you have any questions, I'll do my best answer.

1363
03:38:45,120 --> 03:38:48,600
Do we have any public comments for this item?

1364
03:38:54,360 --> 03:38:55,320
Okay, they're none.

1365
03:38:55,860 --> 03:38:56,220
All right.

1366
03:38:57,700 --> 03:38:59,680
Are there any questions for staff?

1367
03:39:04,490 --> 03:39:05,010
No questions.

1368
03:39:05,330 --> 03:39:08,290
Okay, I'll move to close the public hearings or second.

1369
03:39:09,430 --> 03:39:11,010
Second, second, by Galvan.

1370
03:39:12,330 --> 03:39:12,890
Any objections?

1371
03:39:15,250 --> 03:39:15,710
The name none.

1372
03:39:15,810 --> 03:39:17,030
Public hearing is now closed.

1373
03:39:17,350 --> 03:39:19,550
There are a motion to approve or an instance.

1374
03:39:19,710 --> 03:39:20,750
Three, zero, six, eight.

1375
03:39:20,770 --> 03:39:21,910
All motion to approve.

1376
03:39:22,310 --> 03:39:22,330
Okay.

1377
03:39:23,530 --> 03:39:24,510
Motion by Cortez.

1378
03:39:24,770 --> 03:39:25,510
Second, by Galvan.

1379
03:39:25,510 --> 03:39:26,870
And please vote,

1380
03:39:35,400 --> 03:39:36,480
I didn't pass the 7-0.

1381
03:39:39,280 --> 03:39:40,840
So we went on to item 14.1.

1382
03:39:40,880 --> 03:39:43,080
I'd love to receive a presentation, please.

1383
03:39:57,090 --> 03:39:57,490
Oh no.

1384
03:40:01,320 --> 03:40:04,520
I'm just kidding.

1385
03:40:04,520 --> 03:40:05,560
I'm just kidding.

1386
03:40:07,580 --> 03:40:09,680
We have printed copies for you.

1387
03:40:15,520 --> 03:40:18,180
All right. I'll try to be quick.

1388
03:40:18,380 --> 03:40:24,160
Item 14.1 is consideration and approval of resolution, updating the city's

1389
03:40:24,160 --> 03:40:30,320
current class and complaint, repealing it with all prior versions of it.

1390
03:40:50,310 --> 03:40:52,850
Can I get a IT's assistance real quick?

1391
03:41:00,360 --> 03:41:01,140
Got it?

1392
03:41:03,600 --> 03:41:04,820
All right. We're back in business.

1393
03:41:05,700 --> 03:41:08,960
Okay, recent developments have created opportunities for certain staffing

1394
03:41:08,960 --> 03:41:13,040
re-orgs as well as the opportunity for additional full-time and part-time

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03:41:13,040 --> 03:41:15,560
staffing at no cost to the city.

1396
03:41:16,080 --> 03:41:20,140
So a few additional full-time staffing increases are also being requested at this

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03:41:20,140 --> 03:41:21,100
time.

1398
03:41:21,380 --> 03:41:24,120
Admin updates are also needed just to effectuate the proposed

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03:41:24,120 --> 03:41:29,020
staff reorganization as well as staffing level increases approved as

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03:41:29,020 --> 03:41:35,220
to update for the fiscal year of 2627, and all proposed changes that are going to be outlined

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03:41:35,220 --> 03:41:39,060
are supposed to take effect on September 1st of this year.

1402
03:41:41,550 --> 03:41:48,070
First item is to transfer the vacant senior administrative assistant position from the administrative

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03:41:48,070 --> 03:41:52,070
division of the Public Works Department to the Human Resources and the Risk Management

1404
03:41:52,070 --> 03:41:58,890
Department in a South-Lish declassification of a senior human resources slash risk management

1405
03:41:58,890 --> 03:42:06,090
And we classify the vacant senior administrative assistant position to the senior human resource and risk management analyst.

1406
03:42:07,090 --> 03:42:14,410
The senior administrative assistant position in public works recently became vacant in collaboration between public works and human resources.

1407
03:42:14,410 --> 03:42:20,830
It was determined that the needs of both departments could be served best by transferring and reclassifying the aforementioned position.

1408
03:42:21,290 --> 03:42:27,110
The new senior human resources and risk management analyst position will focus primarily on risk management activities,

1409
03:42:27,110 --> 03:42:32,210
with special focus on reducing general liability claims and related cost to the city.

1410
03:42:38,600 --> 03:42:42,620
The next is to increase the full-time positions as state of below.

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03:42:42,800 --> 03:42:46,920
One is the senior code enforcement officer and community and economic development.

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03:42:47,600 --> 03:42:51,940
The next is to add two custody officers in the police department, which will bring the

1413
03:42:51,940 --> 03:42:58,220
total to nine, and then we have maintenance workers part-time in public working utilities

1414
03:42:58,220 --> 03:43:02,180
by two. And these are part-time maintenance worker positions that will be funded by

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03:43:02,180 --> 03:43:02,840
CalTrans.

1416
03:43:07,340 --> 03:43:09,760
There's also a new and revised job descriptions for the following

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03:43:09,760 --> 03:43:13,740
classifications, which is a senior human resources, slash risk management

1418
03:43:13,740 --> 03:43:18,960
analyst, irrigation senior specialist, case program community education specialist.

1419
03:43:21,010 --> 03:43:24,710
Furthermore, we will be establishing the following new classifications to be

1420
03:43:24,710 --> 03:43:29,570
funded under the board of State of Community Corrections Proposition 64 Public Health

1421
03:43:29,570 --> 03:43:52,490
and safety grant projects, cohort four for programs and resources supporting regulatory and education slash awareness efforts related to the legal cannabis business activity within the city and that would be the case program community education specialist, which will be have help having position number G424 pay grade is G128 and that's full time position.

1422
03:43:52,490 --> 03:43:58,470
And again, this is a grant fund to position, which is supposed to run through December 31,

1423
03:43:59,810 --> 03:44:05,530
21, and we'll do similar work to that of the current case program CSO, which was established

1424
03:44:05,530 --> 03:44:07,790
back in October of 2023.

1425
03:44:08,530 --> 03:44:12,530
The position will focus on outreach, education, engagement, especially to social media usage,

1426
03:44:13,170 --> 03:44:13,670
and development.

1427
03:44:14,970 --> 03:44:15,810
So what does this mean?

1428
03:44:15,970 --> 03:44:21,550
That means that our full-time equivalent positions will increase from 340 to 344.

1429
03:44:21,550 --> 03:44:25,210
Our part-timers go up by two and interstay intact.

1430
03:44:28,090 --> 03:44:31,390
So, physically, item A, the transfer of the human resource,

1431
03:44:31,930 --> 03:44:33,670
transfer of the reclassification of senior admin

1432
03:44:33,670 --> 03:44:37,230
system to human resources, race management analysts.

1433
03:44:38,110 --> 03:44:39,490
Although the paid risk likely higher,

1434
03:44:40,410 --> 03:44:43,590
the new position you should result in net savings to the city

1435
03:44:43,590 --> 03:44:45,810
based on the type of work that they'll be doing

1436
03:44:45,810 --> 03:44:47,510
and recovering costs for the city.

1437
03:44:48,310 --> 03:44:49,850
The part-time maintenance workers are grandfathered

1438
03:44:50,290 --> 03:44:51,950
and case program community education

1439
03:44:51,950 --> 03:44:59,670
specials, it's also grand funded. So the fiscal impact table was listed here in this slide, which

1440
03:45:00,000 --> 03:45:06,980
There's going to be a general fund impact, the belittle of close to 280,000, and for a total cost of city of

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03:45:06,980 --> 03:45:13,860
335,800 dollars. This alliance with strategic goal, number three, that the city has established.

1442
03:45:14,680 --> 03:45:20,000
And we do recommend that the city council consider and approve the attached resolution, updating the class and plan,

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03:45:20,000 --> 03:45:26,460
effect of September 1st, and to amend the fiscal year 2627 comprehensive budget in the amount of

1444
03:45:26,460 --> 03:45:33,320
335,800 by authorizing the following increases in appropriations, which is just shy of 280,000 in the

1445
03:45:33,320 --> 03:45:39,820
general fund and a little north of 56,000 in the city's retirement fund. I do want to make a point

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03:45:39,820 --> 03:45:43,660
of clarification. There was a revision to the staff report that was submitted to you prior to

1447
03:45:43,660 --> 03:45:48,800
presentation so that you should have that all in front of you now. And if you don't,

1448
03:45:48,800 --> 03:45:53,080
let us know when we show you get that. The revision basically highlights some of the positions

1449
03:45:53,080 --> 03:46:05,520
that I were updated post agenda preparation. That concludes my presentation on item 14.1. I am now

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03:46:05,960 --> 03:46:11,080
open for any questions. Thank you, Mr. Gutierrez, for the presentation.

1451
03:46:11,080 --> 03:46:20,640
And so we're incurring an additional almost $280,000 from the city's general fund.

1452
03:46:21,140 --> 03:46:23,020
So the retirement fund is completely separate.

1453
03:46:23,200 --> 03:46:25,480
It doesn't come out of the general fund.

1454
03:46:26,300 --> 03:46:30,140
Or is it all as they all still kind of out of the general fund?

1455
03:46:30,460 --> 03:46:33,740
All of our finest director to elaborate on the allocation of funds.

1456
03:46:33,820 --> 03:46:34,080
Thank

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03:46:38,400 --> 03:46:39,500
you.

1458
03:46:39,540 --> 03:46:40,240
Good evening, Council.

1459
03:46:40,480 --> 03:46:41,500
Yeah, so that's fine.

1460
03:46:41,580 --> 03:46:44,840
It's actually funded through a tax measure as a separate fund.

1461
03:46:44,840 --> 03:46:55,940
Yeah, specifically for that. Okay. So with approval of this, we're increasing our deficit right because we're looking at a 3.8 million dollar deficit for next year. So now we're at about 4 million. Is that correct?

1462
03:46:56,340 --> 03:46:56,540
Correct.

1463
03:46:56,540 --> 03:46:57,320
We should talk about.

1464
03:46:57,380 --> 03:46:57,720
Thank you.

1465
03:46:57,880 --> 03:46:58,140
That's right.

1466
03:46:58,620 --> 03:46:59,900
We're talking about a process.

1467
03:47:00,400 --> 03:47:04,020
I'm just I'm I'm looking at our budget for next year.

1468
03:47:04,720 --> 03:47:06,140
Thank you for your comments.

1469
03:47:06,620 --> 03:47:10,780
But I do care about our city's finances. Thank you.

1470
03:47:11,380 --> 03:47:16,100
Okay, so if there's no further questions, we need to go away a couple of times a quick second.

1471
03:47:16,660 --> 03:47:19,240
So total cost, may I have a comment?

1472
03:47:20,860 --> 03:47:23,680
Is 335,000 on the staff report?

1473
03:47:24,060 --> 03:47:27,540
Okay, the other portion goes to the City of Retirement Fund.

1474
03:47:27,540 --> 03:47:31,020
And that's why it says multiple accounts, correct?

1475
03:47:31,260 --> 03:47:31,740
That's correct.

1476
03:47:31,740 --> 03:47:32,880
Okay, thank you so much.

1477
03:47:33,280 --> 03:47:33,580
All right.

1478
03:47:34,300 --> 03:47:35,320
Yes, Councilwoman Cortes.

1479
03:47:35,460 --> 03:47:36,240
Thank you.

1480
03:47:36,420 --> 03:47:37,760
Do you like to just have a question?

1481
03:47:37,760 --> 03:47:44,260
just thinking about the background when you say staffing reorganization. Would you say that

1482
03:47:44,800 --> 03:47:49,560
say looking at opportunities to move staff from full time, part time, etc.

1483
03:47:50,320 --> 03:47:55,160
Can that be like a future savings strategy for the city? I'm just curious.

1484
03:47:56,540 --> 03:48:06,360
Well, we're essentially some of the changes that develop or prior to the preparation of the budget

1485
03:48:06,360 --> 03:48:11,620
before for the, like in the, in the June, in the June, in the main June months, right?

1486
03:48:11,920 --> 03:48:18,280
So these things essentially happen after that preparation. As far as savings, we're looking

1487
03:48:18,280 --> 03:48:23,060
at every possible way, we're looking at, you know, what makes sense due to whatever vacancies

1488
03:48:23,060 --> 03:48:31,560
present in cells or opportunities within our current operation that just align better with the way

1489
03:48:31,560 --> 03:48:33,800
that we were moving our departments forward.

1490
03:48:34,500 --> 03:48:38,560
So that's why certain positions were discussed

1491
03:48:38,560 --> 03:48:43,080
and essentially they would result in savings.

1492
03:48:43,240 --> 03:48:45,040
Like for example, the risk management,

1493
03:48:46,280 --> 03:48:49,060
we saw an opportunity to pursue things like such

1494
03:48:49,060 --> 03:48:51,460
a subrogation, reducing, you know, doing safety

1495
03:48:51,460 --> 03:48:51,840
and space.

1496
03:48:52,000 --> 03:48:52,640
These are that nature.

1497
03:48:52,840 --> 03:48:55,540
So that hypothetically should result in savings

1498
03:48:55,540 --> 03:48:59,760
to the city, but operationally, you know,

1499
03:48:59,760 --> 03:49:05,580
I was looking at ways to offset costs, but in this instance, yeah, there was a slight increase,

1500
03:49:05,760 --> 03:49:09,300
but we do anticipate some savings with the creation of these positions.

1501
03:49:10,120 --> 03:49:16,820
Okay, I just also want to remind our my colleagues that I think one of the unique tasks

1502
03:49:16,820 --> 03:49:22,980
that HR has is yes, you need to make sure that each department is operating efficiently,

1503
03:49:23,180 --> 03:49:24,040
but also effectively.

1504
03:49:24,360 --> 03:49:28,700
So if you see that there's a need, right, to bring a certain position, I understand whether

1505
03:49:28,700 --> 03:49:30,820
It's before the budget's due or after the budget.

1506
03:49:31,000 --> 03:49:32,300
That's one of your jobs, correct?

1507
03:49:32,400 --> 03:49:32,520
To ensure.

1508
03:49:32,520 --> 03:49:32,800
Correct.

1509
03:49:32,940 --> 03:49:36,460
We do, we're constantly analyzing and meeting with the Department

1510
03:49:36,460 --> 03:49:39,280
heads to discuss potential opportunities whenever

1511
03:49:39,280 --> 03:49:41,760
we're in opportunity, such as the ones that have

1512
03:49:41,760 --> 03:49:44,320
lived all during the new fiscal year.

1513
03:49:44,540 --> 03:49:47,160
And if there's an opportunity, we will ask to,

1514
03:49:47,280 --> 03:49:49,700
if there's an opportunity to make changes, we will do that.

1515
03:49:50,060 --> 03:49:50,340
OK.

1516
03:49:50,620 --> 03:49:53,060
Thank you for that clarification and doing your job.

1517
03:49:53,220 --> 03:49:53,600
Thank you.

1518
03:49:53,880 --> 03:49:54,280
Thank you.

1519
03:49:54,280 --> 03:49:54,700
I have a question.

1520
03:49:55,740 --> 03:49:58,520
Well, one, we go thank you so much for this

1521
03:49:58,520 --> 03:49:59,860
presentation because

1522
03:50:00,000 --> 03:50:06,360
I am sure all of us here on the dias care about our budget and our city finances. And I just

1523
03:50:06,360 --> 03:50:11,380
want to remind my colleagues that it's also our job to make sure that we're not putting

1524
03:50:11,380 --> 03:50:17,560
ourselves at risk to be able to get sued. Please keep your hands to yourself at city events.

1525
03:50:18,080 --> 03:50:25,180
Please acknowledge and don't do things that put us at risk because then we're going to continue to

1526
03:50:25,180 --> 03:50:32,120
in a deficit and I know our city is doing its best to be able to work through that deficit

1527
03:50:32,120 --> 03:50:40,600
and I have all all my faith that you guys will. You know money right now is tough everywhere

1528
03:50:41,380 --> 03:50:48,160
and families are struggling but also cost of living is going up things are in order for us to

1529
03:50:48,160 --> 03:50:52,800
make sure that we have amazing staff here and the state here, right?

1530
03:50:52,840 --> 03:50:59,200
We're going to have to put out some money for the amazing staff that we have and the amazing

1531
03:50:59,200 --> 03:51:06,400
staff that we want to keep. So, I want to thank you again for doing your due diligence to

1532
03:51:06,400 --> 03:51:12,640
figure out how we save money in the way we can, especially during these hard times. So, thank you.

1533
03:51:13,280 --> 03:51:23,240
Mr. Gutierrez, I do have one more question when we're looking to transfer positions or update job descriptions and higher vacancies.

1534
03:51:23,860 --> 03:51:28,880
Are these conversations that we have with our bargaining units before these changes?

1535
03:51:29,160 --> 03:51:30,680
Before you bring these changes to us?

1536
03:51:31,020 --> 03:51:32,340
Yes, that's a great question actually, Mayor.

1537
03:51:33,060 --> 03:51:33,600
And we do.

1538
03:51:33,740 --> 03:51:35,540
We have those discussions with the bargaining units.

1539
03:51:35,680 --> 03:51:37,800
We do what's called the meeting confer prior to any changes.

1540
03:51:38,240 --> 03:51:41,100
So we notify the affected bargaining group of the potential changes.

1541
03:51:41,100 --> 03:51:49,340
We have dialogue, they have questions on whatever the reason basically the rationale for the transfer.

1542
03:51:50,780 --> 03:51:55,640
Sometimes they'll wave the right to a meaningful for it, and we'll all be on the same page, essentially.

1543
03:51:55,800 --> 03:52:00,200
But yes, that opportunity is one of the first steps that we take part to make any changes.

1544
03:52:00,740 --> 03:52:02,060
Okay, and before you bring it to us.

1545
03:52:02,080 --> 03:52:03,540
And before you bring it to you, correct?

1546
03:52:03,680 --> 03:52:04,200
Okay, great.

1547
03:52:04,200 --> 03:52:05,140
I just wanted to make sure.

1548
03:52:05,420 --> 03:52:05,520
All right.

1549
03:52:05,660 --> 03:52:07,120
Thank you so much, Mr. Gutierrez.

1550
03:52:07,520 --> 03:52:07,600
There.

1551
03:52:07,720 --> 03:52:07,960
All right.

1552
03:52:07,960 --> 03:52:09,700
I'll go ahead and motion to approve.

1553
03:52:09,860 --> 03:52:10,580
Is there a second?

1554
03:52:11,780 --> 03:52:12,740
Okay, you had a question?

1555
03:52:13,060 --> 03:52:13,240
Go ahead.

1556
03:52:13,540 --> 03:52:16,520
Quick comment, just because I came to my mind after Govon's comment.

1557
03:52:17,000 --> 03:52:19,180
Not only do we want to prevent a deficit

1558
03:52:19,180 --> 03:52:22,380
by one of us causing lawsuits, please don't do that colleagues,

1559
03:52:22,860 --> 03:52:24,740
but I also want to remind everyone,

1560
03:52:25,020 --> 03:52:26,500
let's bring economic development,

1561
03:52:26,720 --> 03:52:28,000
let's bring more businesses.

1562
03:52:28,240 --> 03:52:29,740
So we have more revenue sources.

1563
03:52:30,360 --> 03:52:33,140
So we could potentially fund you positions

1564
03:52:33,140 --> 03:52:37,740
because I want each department to be working at the best.

1565
03:52:37,740 --> 03:52:39,980
So I just wanted to remind everyone that

1566
03:52:39,980 --> 03:52:40,780
led to bringing you businesses.

1567
03:52:41,500 --> 03:52:42,500
So thank you.

1568
03:52:42,720 --> 03:52:44,660
OK, can we get the phone machine up please?

1569
03:52:47,630 --> 03:52:48,970
Members, please vote.

1570
03:52:57,180 --> 03:52:58,080
It passes 70.

1571
03:52:59,040 --> 03:53:00,900
We've been on to item 14.2.

1572
03:53:02,720 --> 03:53:03,760
Can we please get a presentation?

1573
03:53:07,330 --> 03:53:08,290
That would be me again.

1574
03:53:08,410 --> 03:53:10,090
Oh, thank you.

1575
03:53:17,390 --> 03:53:19,690
Item 14.2, which is consideration

1576
03:53:19,690 --> 03:53:21,610
and approval of a letter of agreement.

1577
03:53:23,110 --> 03:53:25,950
Otherwise, we'll commonly refer to it as L-O-A.

1578
03:53:25,950 --> 03:53:30,990
buying between the city of Enlante and the police officers association for Medicare premium reimbursements

1579
03:53:30,990 --> 03:53:40,910
for 2016 2017 retirees. So the city recently discovered that certain POA members who retire

1580
03:53:40,910 --> 03:53:48,070
during the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017 were receiving reimbursements from

1581
03:53:48,070 --> 03:53:53,130
the city for Medicare premiums paid by them while other POA members were retired during the same period

1582
03:53:53,130 --> 03:53:58,950
we're not. In order to resolve this discrepancy, staff recommends that the city enter into the attach

1583
03:53:58,950 --> 03:54:08,950
LOA with the POA. So the 2000, a little bit of background. So the 2000 and 2003 POA, MOU, introduced

1584
03:54:08,950 --> 03:54:13,790
the following Medicare related provisions, which was maintained through the subsequent MOUs

1585
03:54:13,790 --> 03:54:21,850
onto the including December 31, 2015 date. So this was standing for 15 years. And the language

1586
03:54:21,850 --> 03:54:29,890
read if POA retirees are eligible for Medicare Part A and be at no expense, the city will pay

1587
03:54:29,890 --> 03:54:36,090
for such coverage. So they were not getting any type of coverage by Medicare, the city will

1588
03:54:36,090 --> 03:54:43,450
cover the cost. So the 2016-17 POA MOU omitted the aforementioned Medicare related provisions

1589
03:54:43,450 --> 03:54:50,890
and replaced it with the following language effective January 1st, 2016. So this was a new

1590
03:54:50,890 --> 03:54:55,790
contract. The city will not reimburse honorable retirees for premiums paid to social security

1591
03:54:55,790 --> 03:54:57,670
for Medicare premiums.

1592
03:55:00,080 --> 03:55:17,460
A couple months ago, was discovered that the provision that the provision established in the 2016-2017 MOU, expressly excluding reimbursement of medicare premiums, had not been implemented uniformly for POA members who retired under that said MOU.

1593
03:55:18,520 --> 03:55:24,740
So, the city had two options to resolve this, and this was a conversation that was had with you guys prior.

1594
03:55:25,200 --> 03:55:34,960
So, the first was to discontinue the ineligible reimbursements of medical premiums to and demand repayment of previously issued reimbursement from applicable recipients.

1595
03:55:36,200 --> 03:55:44,340
The other option was to establish a retroactive waiver of medical reimbursement and eligibility for all 2016-2017 retirees.

1596
03:55:44,340 --> 03:55:50,700
They're by making all of them eligible to receive the reimbursement for Medicare premiums.

1597
03:55:50,780 --> 03:55:52,380
And after further discussion and consideration,

1598
03:55:52,780 --> 03:55:57,500
I'll relevant factors available, the city opted to pursue with option 2,

1599
03:55:57,980 --> 03:56:03,760
and move forward with a proposed attach L-O-A for the P-O-A to effectuate this option.

1600
03:56:04,220 --> 03:56:09,360
The attach letter of agreement confirms a waiver of the Medicare reimbursement in eligibility provision.

1601
03:56:09,360 --> 03:56:30,100
first established under the 2016-17 P.O.A. to all members of the 2016-17 MOU and who retired during the term of that specific MOU, which meant that it was through January 1st, 2016 through December 31st of 2017.

1602
03:56:32,080 --> 03:56:52,560
One of the terms on the letter of agreement express expressly states that the terms in that letter of agreement are not intended to be used as a president for any future matter involving the city and the POA or to be considered binding past practice.

1603
03:56:53,420 --> 03:56:56,620
A total of seven individuals were tied under that set MOU.

1604
03:56:57,320 --> 03:57:07,520
So the L-O-A would make all seven retirees and their spouses if applicable, eligible to receive the reimbursement of premiums paid to social security for Medicare parts A and B when applicable.

1605
03:57:08,440 --> 03:57:16,940
So the L-O-A would apply retroactively to January 1st of 2016, which was when the MOU became effective.

1606
03:57:18,880 --> 03:57:28,120
We did present this to the POA and they were in agreement and wishes to enter into this attached letter of agreement with the city.

1607
03:57:29,180 --> 03:57:34,500
The retroactive cost for this agreement is approximately $30,100.

1608
03:57:35,640 --> 03:57:39,940
And the total cost for the current fiscal year is approximately 25,000.

1609
03:57:40,620 --> 03:57:48,100
These estimates are based on four of the seven retirees being Medicare eligible, along with one spouse, so five total deaths of now.

1610
03:57:48,480 --> 03:57:52,920
So approximately 5,000 per current eligible participant.

1611
03:57:54,000 --> 03:58:00,840
Future costs are expected to increase as additional retirees and spouses become medical, eligible, and medical premiums do increase.

1612
03:58:00,840 --> 03:58:10,200
I, methodically, we can have about 14 eligible individuals, the seven retirees, plus their spouses, some will apply that time too, you get the 14.

1613
03:58:11,900 --> 03:58:12,480
This is a record.

1614
03:58:12,860 --> 03:58:19,980
We do recommend that we move forward this with this LOA, and it's essentially a risk management.

1615
03:58:23,200 --> 03:58:27,840
So again, the recommendation is to approve the attach LOA with the police officers association.

1616
03:58:27,840 --> 03:58:37,860
And the amendment to amend the fiscal year 2627 budget of the city of Atlanta to appropriate 54,450 in the city's general fund.

1617
03:58:40,650 --> 03:58:42,010
Are there any questions?

1618
03:58:48,460 --> 03:58:49,100
All right.

1619
03:58:49,480 --> 03:58:51,740
I thought my colleagues would have some questions at a moment.

1620
03:58:52,040 --> 03:58:52,920
But I don't.

1621
03:58:53,060 --> 03:58:55,260
I don't have any questions at this time.

1622
03:58:56,900 --> 03:58:57,740
Are there questions?

1623
03:58:58,280 --> 03:58:58,960
I have a comment.

1624
03:58:59,740 --> 03:58:59,820
Okay.

1625
03:59:00,020 --> 03:59:01,100
I'll move to a further second.

1626
03:59:01,400 --> 03:59:01,960
I'll second.

1627
03:59:02,420 --> 03:59:02,860
Okay.

1628
03:59:03,500 --> 03:59:03,860
Go ahead.

1629
03:59:05,420 --> 03:59:11,020
Thank you for the presentation and thank you also for meeting with POA and thank you for

1630
03:59:11,020 --> 03:59:11,860
doing your job.

1631
03:59:12,340 --> 03:59:13,140
Appreciate it.

1632
03:59:13,280 --> 03:59:13,840
Thank you, Councilwoman.

1633
03:59:14,300 --> 03:59:16,440
If we can get the voting machine up, please.

1634
03:59:25,180 --> 03:59:27,860
I'm a passenger of 7-0 moving on to item 14.3.

1635
03:59:28,160 --> 03:59:28,580
Thank you, Council.

1636
03:59:29,020 --> 03:59:30,200
Thank you, Mr. Frateras.

1637
03:59:32,560 --> 03:59:33,040
Thank you, Mayor.

1638
03:59:33,140 --> 03:59:34,140
Members of the Council.

1639
03:59:34,900 --> 03:59:37,020
Again, Raymond Othrejo, your city engineer.

1640
03:59:41,350 --> 03:59:42,910
I'll wait for the item to be here.

1641
03:59:43,830 --> 03:59:47,170
This is a pretty visible project that we have for the city.

1642
03:59:48,290 --> 03:59:50,970
We have the consideration or approval of a construction

1643
03:59:50,970 --> 03:59:53,490
contact with onics, paving company for the Zone 9

1644
03:59:53,490 --> 03:59:57,250
Street Improvement Project, CIPO-71 for a not-to-XC

1645
03:59:57,250 --> 03:59:59,950
amount of 3.1, or 755.

1646
04:00:01,340 --> 04:00:01,860
We

1647
04:00:05,060 --> 04:00:15,600
give you a little bit of background in terms of the project scope. It is a pavement project. So you'll see a lot of visibility on the streets that I'll mention in the next slide here.

1648
04:00:15,780 --> 04:00:21,740
We'll also have curb ramps. We pair of curb and gutter and sidewalks and various utility appearances and adjustments.

1649
04:00:22,420 --> 04:00:26,340
This project arose from the Paving Management and Reporting Valuations.

1650
04:00:26,340 --> 04:00:33,580
It was a priority project a few years ago, and now we are here to present you with the lowest responsible bidder.

1651
04:00:34,780 --> 04:00:47,880
Specifically, the project locations, as you'll see here, is the boundaries are the lower part is the Ramona, upper part is Lower Azusa, and it's found by the western side on Peck Road.

1652
04:00:47,880 --> 04:00:52,920
And then on the eastern side, we have the Macsyn is the, the project we're missing.

1653
04:00:53,140 --> 04:00:54,800
I think most of us know that area.

1654
04:00:55,000 --> 04:00:56,580
Cox all right in the center of all that.

1655
04:00:56,860 --> 04:00:59,900
So there'll be a lot of activities in that part of the city.

1656
04:01:00,000 --> 04:01:03,900
And I think it's going to be a great project to see some of that new paving.

1657
04:01:09,250 --> 04:01:14,350
The background in terms of when the project started, the design did start back in 2023

1658
04:01:14,850 --> 04:01:20,670
and continued on till just around the end of 2025, a couple years there.

1659
04:01:20,670 --> 04:01:24,350
a couple of reasons for that slight delay is there was a little bit of staff

1660
04:01:24,350 --> 04:01:29,870
turnover at the city and now that we have stabilized staffing numbers at engineering

1661
04:01:29,870 --> 04:01:33,610
under Jerry's leadership, we were able to get this project out and keep moving.

1662
04:01:34,050 --> 04:01:39,310
But we also confirmed with the funding agencies that were still in track to deliver the project

1663
04:01:39,310 --> 04:01:43,510
within the funding schedule so that we're in good shape in terms of project delivery.

1664
04:01:47,540 --> 04:01:53,020
Once again, we did follow the formal bid process. We went out to bid July 1st in terms of

1665
04:01:53,020 --> 04:01:55,620
meeting our fiscal year, funding plan.

1666
04:01:55,760 --> 04:01:59,520
This is part of the budget that was presented to you at the end of last fiscal year.

1667
04:01:59,720 --> 04:02:03,800
So, we're again, we're on track early on to get this bid out so we can complete the project

1668
04:02:03,800 --> 04:02:05,520
within this fiscal year.

1669
04:02:06,860 --> 04:02:13,020
The bid open occurred July 30th and you'll see here we have a very nice, healthy response

1670
04:02:13,020 --> 04:02:13,760
from bidders.

1671
04:02:13,880 --> 04:02:17,180
I think there's a lot of attraction at the city of and won't there with the projects that

1672
04:02:17,180 --> 04:02:17,480
we have.

1673
04:02:17,600 --> 04:02:21,120
So, this is a good sign that we are in a good place to do business.

1674
04:02:21,120 --> 04:02:25,440
When you have this many bidders, we're also taking advantage of the lowest responsible bidders.

1675
04:02:25,540 --> 04:02:30,660
So this is a exciting slide to show is that there's plenty of bidders interested in doing work here.

1676
04:02:32,640 --> 04:02:35,460
Total of nine is really good for our project of this scope and size.

1677
04:02:35,720 --> 04:02:43,180
And in fact, what happened is that the actual number that came in came in slightly lower than the engine assessment,

1678
04:02:43,300 --> 04:02:46,900
which is really reassuring that we've got a competitive bid.

1679
04:02:48,440 --> 04:02:53,200
Once again, on expaving company, was determined to be the lowest-responsive and responsible

1680
04:02:53,200 --> 04:02:57,040
bidder on expaving as completed similar projects for various southern California local

1681
04:02:57,040 --> 04:02:59,480
agencies, confirmed by our project engineers.

1682
04:03:03,290 --> 04:03:10,410
Fiscal impact is the total of $3.03 million, 147, 550,000 dollars is actually going

1683
04:03:10,410 --> 04:03:12,270
to be mostly funded by SB1 funds.

1684
04:03:12,650 --> 04:03:16,070
Again, I mentioned that this project came in a little bit lower than the engineer's estimate.

1685
04:03:16,070 --> 04:03:20,550
And we actually have just over 4 million in SP1 funds for this project.

1686
04:03:21,130 --> 04:03:26,050
So we'll look at the contingency to see if there's any opportunities to really fill

1687
04:03:26,050 --> 04:03:29,170
in that scope within the boundary set I presented to you.

1688
04:03:30,270 --> 04:03:33,750
We also have some measure RF funding set aside in the event that we need it funding.

1689
04:03:34,430 --> 04:03:38,750
We never know if the project bids come in greater than the engineers estimate.

1690
04:03:38,910 --> 04:03:41,790
In this case, we might be able to reallocate some of those measure RF funds.

1691
04:03:42,090 --> 04:03:45,110
And I can work with Sarah to see where else we can leverage that opportunity.

1692
04:03:46,970 --> 04:03:51,370
Strategic Plan alignment, this recommendation supports the city's strategic goal number

1693
04:03:51,370 --> 04:03:55,630
four, which is to improve infrastructure, city fleet, and city-wide sustainability by enhancing

1694
04:03:55,630 --> 04:04:00,270
operational efficiency and maintaining critical public safety services that support community

1695
04:04:00,270 --> 04:04:01,170
well-being.

1696
04:04:01,850 --> 04:04:05,090
And without the recommendation, staff recommends that the city council will approve a construction

1697
04:04:05,090 --> 04:04:11,290
contract with Unexpaving Company, Inc. for the Zone 9 Improvement Project CIP-071 for a total

1698
04:04:11,290 --> 04:04:15,610
not to exceed amount of $3,147,550.

1699
04:04:16,350 --> 04:04:18,970
And authorize the city manager or the director of Public Works

1700
04:04:18,970 --> 04:04:20,350
to execute the contract with Onix,

1701
04:04:20,530 --> 04:04:22,390
Caving Company, Inc.

1702
04:04:23,330 --> 04:04:24,390
Happy to answer any questions.

1703
04:04:25,030 --> 04:04:26,150
Thank you, Mr. Trejo.

1704
04:04:28,010 --> 04:04:29,670
And it's great to see that so many people,

1705
04:04:30,270 --> 04:04:32,150
so many companies bit on this project.

1706
04:04:32,770 --> 04:04:34,490
What am I concerned sometimes is,

1707
04:04:34,490 --> 04:04:37,050
we usually go with the lowest-responsible bidder,

1708
04:04:37,510 --> 04:04:38,790
but then later come the change orders,

1709
04:04:39,330 --> 04:04:40,490
and it goes much higher.

1710
04:04:40,490 --> 04:04:47,890
So, what has been, I don't know if you know the history and when we've done these projects,

1711
04:04:49,670 --> 04:04:55,050
how typical is it to see change orders that really exceed what their bid was?

1712
04:04:55,210 --> 04:04:57,750
Yeah, great question, and I've been an engineer.

1713
04:04:58,290 --> 04:04:59,650
I've been doing this for 31 years.

1714
04:05:00,000 --> 04:05:29,980
Many cities, and many municipalities. And what typically drives chain orders is typically the scope of work. What I mean by that, this project had a pre-bid meeting and nobody showed up. And the reason for that is, it's a quantity project. When you have paving, you have extomberate square feet for dollars. And typically you don't have any utilities or obstructions when you're doing straight paving. So the thought in this type of scope is that the chain orders are

1715
04:05:29,980 --> 04:05:33,120
are going to align on the lower than average.

1716
04:05:33,700 --> 04:05:37,500
Whereas, if you have a pipeline project for say, and you start building a pipe and then

1717
04:05:37,500 --> 04:05:41,400
all of a sudden, you see infrastructure that wasn't notable because it's all underground.

1718
04:05:41,900 --> 04:05:43,260
The Asphilts weren't accurate.

1719
04:05:44,280 --> 04:05:49,460
The different agencies, the interlicers, 100 old, 100-year-old pipes that still haven't been

1720
04:05:49,460 --> 04:05:49,800
marked.

1721
04:05:50,320 --> 04:05:54,780
And once you get into those complications that aren't reflected in the design, it's usually

1722
04:05:55,340 --> 04:05:57,160
the results of larger chain orders.

1723
04:05:57,160 --> 04:06:02,340
and those are hard of the control, but can be justified with good documentation, good

1724
04:06:02,340 --> 04:06:08,020
pot-holing. And this case for this project, the risk of change order seems to be milder,

1725
04:06:08,100 --> 04:06:12,080
and that's because it's very visible what you're doing. You see the conditions of the road,

1726
04:06:12,360 --> 04:06:16,680
you know what you're ripping. The only thing that would cause any type of change order would be

1727
04:06:16,680 --> 04:06:21,520
any other project or construction project that's occurring at the same time from a different entity

1728
04:06:21,520 --> 04:06:28,120
are different city. So that's more scope driven. Also a lot of experience. We do have a season

1729
04:06:28,120 --> 04:06:32,040
construction manager that's going to help us with that. And it's all about mitigating the

1730
04:06:32,040 --> 04:06:37,220
changes based on what I just described to you. Great. Thank you so much for answering that question.

1731
04:06:37,880 --> 04:06:42,140
And then also being that we do have a project labor agreement in place. I want to make sure

1732
04:06:43,460 --> 04:06:49,800
do they are they union signatory will they be? Yes absolutely anything next is a $750,000 that's a

1733
04:06:49,800 --> 04:07:00,220
we'll be part of the PLA and we also have our construction manager is also obligated to help us with the tracking that progress and ensuring that we are committed to the PLA roles and regulations.

1734
04:07:00,520 --> 04:07:03,540
Fantastic. Thank you so much. I don't have any other questions, colleagues?

1735
04:07:04,900 --> 04:07:05,420
Yes.

1736
04:07:08,460 --> 04:07:09,980
Thank you very much for your presentation.

1737
04:07:09,980 --> 04:07:20,800
for for this amount of 3,147,550 dollars. I do see two sources, two funding sources. Can you please

1738
04:07:20,800 --> 04:07:29,540
walk us through how much was allocated from each fund? Yes, so as I mentioned earlier we had a

1739
04:07:29,540 --> 04:07:36,440
approximately $4 million in our budget for SB1 and we had an additional close to a million on

1740
04:07:36,440 --> 04:07:41,740
are, in the event that the construction costs depending on the, on the, on the

1741
04:07:41,740 --> 04:07:47,440
county where we're at, exceeded the $4.5 million which was our estimate, we would

1742
04:07:47,440 --> 04:07:53,040
have funding. The great news is that the bid open was much lower than that. So

1743
04:07:53,040 --> 04:07:58,080
what we're going to do is prioritize to use this FB1 funds. And that would

1744
04:07:58,080 --> 04:08:02,400
free up. And we may not even use the measure our funding. So the majority, if not all

1745
04:08:02,400 --> 04:08:09,460
project would be from SV1 funds and then measure R can be reallocated to other projects

1746
04:08:09,460 --> 04:08:13,240
if we see benefits and value in doing so.

1747
04:08:13,660 --> 04:08:19,020
So again the easiest way I could say is SV1 funds more than adequate for this project.

1748
04:08:21,420 --> 04:08:22,060
All right.

1749
04:08:22,360 --> 04:08:23,560
Move to a Proof is our second.

1750
04:08:24,580 --> 04:08:26,120
That was Krypton Thomas.

1751
04:08:26,640 --> 04:08:29,200
And we have another question, Mr. R?

1752
04:08:29,260 --> 04:08:30,200
Just quickly.

1753
04:08:30,380 --> 04:08:31,260
Do you have a project timeline?

1754
04:08:32,380 --> 04:08:47,980
Yes, we're looking at six months total project once the notice of proceed is awarded and it might actually be less than that because it's just paving and the key is just coordinating with the local streets and any other projects.

1755
04:08:48,840 --> 04:08:54,460
So my suspicion for my estimate is four months out of the six months that we allocated so it'll be a quick project.

1756
04:08:54,460 --> 04:08:58,920
You're right, I saw 120 days, but do we know when we're going to start the notice to proceed?

1757
04:08:59,560 --> 04:09:03,960
Yeah, once this is awarded, the first action is to complete the documents, get the bonding

1758
04:09:03,960 --> 04:09:09,220
in place, get the insurance, once that I'd get that 30 days. There is no long lead items,

1759
04:09:09,320 --> 04:09:14,520
per se, because a lot of these items don't require ordering any parts or equipment.

1760
04:09:15,360 --> 04:09:19,320
So the notice to proceed, I'll give it 15 days after a word of contract.

1761
04:09:19,580 --> 04:09:24,260
So we're looking at about mid October and then we're as soon as the notice to proceed,

1762
04:09:24,260 --> 04:09:28,500
go as we start aligning up which streets we're going to tackle first. So we're looking at most of the

1763
04:09:28,500 --> 04:09:33,440
construction, made up to over. We'll have some holidays, times to take breaks and then we're looking

1764
04:09:33,440 --> 04:09:40,300
at December, January. And again, pending the weather. And I think they're predicting a pretty strong

1765
04:09:40,300 --> 04:09:43,780
old knee near this year. So we'll keep it good eye on that as well.

1766
04:09:47,500 --> 04:09:48,820
Thank you. So we have a first

1767
04:09:48,820 --> 04:09:49,380
in a second.

1768
04:09:52,500 --> 04:09:57,580
Just a quick comment. Just came to my part of the formal bidding process. All of these

1769
04:09:57,580 --> 04:09:59,940
It's coming, all of these better, too.

1770
04:10:00,000 --> 04:10:08,620
Even be considered how to adhere to any agreements, whether it was a project labor agreement or anything just to be part of this bit of this correct. That was part of the requirements.

1771
04:10:08,880 --> 04:10:19,540
Yeah, our bidding in, again, our attorney's president, but our bidding documents are very prescriptive on what is required to make sure that we have, it's a twofold item.

1772
04:10:19,540 --> 04:10:23,550
And under the discussion here, let me kind of explain what that means.

1773
04:10:24,200 --> 04:10:24,700
Thank you.

1774
04:10:24,740 --> 04:10:30,360
To your question, actually, very direct to your question is that we have the lowest responsive

1775
04:10:30,360 --> 04:10:35,780
meeting that they did submit their information on time and then responsible.

1776
04:10:36,400 --> 04:10:44,680
Again, both of them can be said in a way that all documents informs must be submitted in a way that every single

1777
04:10:44,680 --> 04:10:51,340
form in the bit document is signed and adhered to. We've had instances where if one or two forms

1778
04:10:51,340 --> 04:10:57,600
are missing it's no longer a responsive bit and in this case we went through a thorough analysis

1779
04:10:57,600 --> 04:11:03,060
and ensure that all the documents that you're to the PLA and any other requirements set forth

1780
04:11:03,060 --> 04:11:09,160
by the funding agencies as well and the city of a long day. Thank you. Okay, I'm looking at

1781
04:11:25,450 --> 04:11:30,530
the

1782
04:11:35,710 --> 04:11:38,090
to item 14.4.

1783
04:11:40,640 --> 04:11:43,400
We can receive a presentation, city attorney's office.

1784
04:11:44,160 --> 04:11:47,140
It's a diploma. Thank you. 14.4.

1785
04:11:50,770 --> 04:11:51,110
This is the

1786
04:11:56,070 --> 04:11:57,590
part

1787
04:12:02,300 --> 04:12:03,700
of my area too.

1788
04:12:07,230 --> 04:12:09,070
Good evening mayor and city council. My name is

1789
04:12:09,070 --> 04:12:15,150
Ploma McAvoy with the city attorney's office here to present to you tonight. The 30 year

1790
04:12:15,150 --> 04:12:19,550
gratis lease agreement between the city and the county of Los Angeles for the Hilda

1791
04:12:19,550 --> 04:12:23,750
the El Solice Community Park over at 4024 Dürfee Avenue.

1792
04:12:23,930 --> 04:12:25,770
Otherwise known as the McLaren Hall site.

1793
04:12:27,970 --> 04:12:29,450
So just a little bit of background.

1794
04:12:31,170 --> 04:12:33,850
The lease is a lease between the city

1795
04:12:33,850 --> 04:12:37,470
and the county to operate and maintain a new community park

1796
04:12:37,470 --> 04:12:40,690
at the former McLaren Hall site.

1797
04:12:41,430 --> 04:12:43,470
This agreement represents the culmination

1798
04:12:43,470 --> 04:12:44,630
of a multi-year partnership

1799
04:12:44,630 --> 04:12:47,370
between the city and county to bring significant new

1800
04:12:47,370 --> 04:12:49,530
recreational amenities to the local community.

1801
04:12:51,130 --> 04:12:56,470
So, just a refresher since there is a long history with regard to this project.

1802
04:12:57,070 --> 04:13:02,930
Back in 2019, the City and County started working together to revitalize this property.

1803
04:13:06,690 --> 04:13:09,490
And 2020, well done.

1804
04:13:11,410 --> 04:13:18,290
In 2020, the County approved the development of a park and authorized applications for grant funding.

1805
04:13:19,870 --> 04:13:27,930
And later in 2020 December 2020, the City Council formally supported the project by approving a letter of commitment to assist with the grant applications.

1806
04:13:29,130 --> 04:13:37,210
March of 2021, the Council approved a revised letter of commitment establishing the parties intent to enter into a 30 year gratis lease.

1807
04:13:42,210 --> 04:13:43,970
So under the lease,

1808
04:13:49,260 --> 04:13:52,580
the county is responsible for funding and constructing the park improvements.

1809
04:13:52,580 --> 04:13:57,360
And once the park is completed, the city assumes responsibility for operating and maintaining

1810
04:13:57,360 --> 04:14:02,860
the park and providing recreational opportunities and programming to the local community.

1811
04:14:04,360 --> 04:14:10,200
On this slide, you'll also see a site map that just shows the context of the park with

1812
04:14:10,200 --> 04:14:13,620
the mixed use project to south of the park site.

1813
04:14:15,610 --> 04:14:17,730
This is a larger picture of that.

1814
04:14:21,700 --> 04:14:24,600
So importantly, the park is not just a passive space.

1815
04:14:24,600 --> 04:14:31,740
it is a recreation. It's going to provide a wide range of active recreational opportunities. This

1816
04:14:31,740 --> 04:14:37,000
includes a regulation soccer field with a superimposed softball field, basketball court, tennis

1817
04:14:37,000 --> 04:14:43,860
court, lighting and spectator accommodations. There's also a walking and jogging path,

1818
04:14:44,220 --> 04:14:51,620
promenade. Probably would be more useful to show you the site map. Public restrooms as well as

1819
04:14:51,620 --> 04:14:53,320
and recreational building.

1820
04:15:06,220 --> 04:15:32,380
So as more detailed site plan in front of you, shows all of the improvements, how the various uses will function within the site and incorporates both the sports facilities and then more less formal recreational spaces that's intended to basically accommodate various groups, ages and interests given the large size of the park.

1821
04:15:36,220 --> 04:15:38,780
It's an initial 30 year lease.

1822
04:15:39,600 --> 04:15:47,140
The city has the option to exercise an option to extend the lease for 10 year terms.

1823
04:15:47,780 --> 04:15:52,020
That's up to the city, so for maximum term of 60 years.

1824
04:15:52,860 --> 04:15:57,640
As stated before, this is a zero cost lease in terms of rent to the city.

1825
04:15:57,740 --> 04:15:59,200
There will be no security positive.

1826
04:15:59,360 --> 04:15:59,940
There will be no rent.

1827
04:15:59,940 --> 04:16:03,840
consideration is essentially that the city is maintaining the park and providing

1828
04:16:03,840 --> 04:16:05,180
programming at the site.

1829
04:16:10,320 --> 04:16:12,860
The lease also requires the city to provide certain

1830
04:16:12,860 --> 04:16:18,260
recreational programming, including youth sports, other recreational

1831
04:16:18,260 --> 04:16:24,200
opportunities, educational programming, and as well as a provision in which the

1832
04:16:24,200 --> 04:16:27,520
city and county will partner together for future grant funding

1833
04:16:27,520 --> 04:16:28,240
opportunities.

1834
04:16:30,520 --> 04:16:34,280
As I said earlier in a security deposit, no rent, the city's

1835
04:16:34,280 --> 04:16:44,060
also really associated with the maintenance and operation of the park, the city and county have been aggressive and pursuing grant funding opportunities and will continue to do so throughout the duration of this lease.

1836
04:16:46,790 --> 04:16:59,710
So in summary, the recommendation is to approve the lease and authorize the city manager to execute the lease and the substantial form presented before you tonight and take all necessary actions to effectuate the lease.

1837
04:17:01,500 --> 04:17:02,740
Would that all take any questions?

1838
04:17:03,400 --> 04:17:06,460
Thank you. I'd like to move to a proof or a second.

1839
04:17:06,620 --> 04:17:09,160
Second, by councilmember Herrera. colleagues?

1840
04:17:10,120 --> 04:17:12,100
Our meeting has time dealt. It's 1002.

1841
04:17:15,380 --> 04:17:16,340
Yes, please vote.

1842
04:17:17,900 --> 04:17:20,620
Mayor May I say a few words on this real quick?

1843
04:17:22,140 --> 04:17:25,660
If time dealt Miss Martinez. Oh, thank you.

1844
04:17:26,980 --> 04:17:28,080
All right, so.

1845
04:17:29,600 --> 04:17:33,100
With that, our meeting is adjourned at 1002 PM.

1846
04:17:33,100 --> 04:17:34,240
Thank you.

1847
04:17:34,240 --> 04:17:35,620
What do you mean our meetings in turn?

1848
04:17:36,120 --> 04:17:36,740
We're not.

1849
04:17:37,160 --> 04:17:37,760
We didn't.

1850
04:17:37,880 --> 04:17:38,140
We didn't.

1851
04:17:38,140 --> 04:17:39,040
We didn't vote to extend.

1852
04:17:39,420 --> 04:17:39,900
We can make a motion.

1853
04:17:40,300 --> 04:17:42,240
Yeah, we're not done yet.

1854
04:17:42,240 --> 04:17:43,360
I think my good motion took some.

1855
04:17:43,480 --> 04:17:43,660
Okay.

1856
04:17:43,820 --> 04:17:46,000
I thought we automatically, if there was an emotion.

1857
04:17:46,300 --> 04:17:48,200
If there wasn't a vote, it would automatically time.

1858
04:17:48,500 --> 04:17:49,700
That's 10 o'clock.

1859
04:17:50,520 --> 04:17:50,960
Okay.

1860
04:17:53,060 --> 04:17:55,100
There's a motion, but I like to make a comment.

1861
04:17:55,960 --> 04:17:56,240
Okay.

1862
04:17:56,540 --> 04:18:00,000
So, motion to extend the meeting, Mr. Herrera, is there a second?

1863
04:18:00,000 --> 04:18:03,440
Okay. Second, by Councilwoman Grippin' Toppins and the Objections.

1864
04:18:04,440 --> 04:18:06,720
Seeing none. Okay. I mean, he's extended.

1865
04:18:07,900 --> 04:18:08,200
Go ahead.

1866
04:18:09,160 --> 04:18:12,100
Well, Martin, where are you gonna go first? Go ahead.

1867
04:18:12,500 --> 04:18:13,600
No, no, no, I'm good.

1868
04:18:13,860 --> 04:18:14,780
But everybody, vote?

1869
04:18:15,420 --> 04:18:15,800
Um, I voted.

1870
04:18:16,160 --> 04:18:16,380
Okay.

1871
04:18:23,590 --> 04:18:25,930
Who wants to go first? I just have a comment.

1872
04:18:29,530 --> 04:18:29,790
Okay.

1873
04:18:31,490 --> 04:18:33,630
I just want to say I'm really happy for District.

1874
04:18:33,630 --> 04:18:35,050
What district are you in Matthew?

1875
04:18:35,550 --> 04:18:35,910
Two or three.

1876
04:18:36,090 --> 04:18:36,990
I'll be for you, I'm sorry.

1877
04:18:38,490 --> 04:18:39,010
Six.

1878
04:18:39,710 --> 04:18:39,950
Two.

1879
04:18:41,510 --> 04:18:43,110
I think this is an amazing,

1880
04:18:45,130 --> 04:18:49,130
the history behind this fund

1881
04:18:49,130 --> 04:18:51,270
and now what it's becoming, I think it's amazing.

1882
04:18:51,650 --> 04:18:58,910
And I really just want to say that I know you worked really hard with city manager and others to make sure this keeps

1883
04:18:58,910 --> 04:19:00,710
this project kept coming along.

1884
04:19:00,710 --> 04:19:04,870
And I just wanted to say I'm really excited for everyone in the moment to use it once.

1885
04:19:05,250 --> 04:19:07,680
It's ready.

1886
04:19:08,780 --> 04:19:09,880
I'll add on to that.

1887
04:19:10,020 --> 04:19:20,860
I just want to say that I want to thank all the members of the community who were a part of the process and the design and providing the input for that design.

1888
04:19:21,580 --> 04:19:29,320
There are people residents in the district who are just super excited that we're going to finally open this park up.

1889
04:19:29,320 --> 04:19:32,660
So I'm very happy for them, happy for all of the residents.

1890
04:19:33,620 --> 04:19:36,240
Thank you for those residents, you're part of it.

1891
04:19:36,440 --> 04:19:40,100
So thank you to everyone who made it happen, so.

1892
04:19:41,040 --> 04:19:42,400
Thank you, Council Member,

1893
04:19:44,420 --> 04:19:47,460
I feel like I want to ask her right now.

1894
04:19:49,020 --> 04:19:56,700
This space has been transformed, and I want to acknowledge the painful history that it has.

1895
04:19:56,700 --> 04:19:59,980
but I also want to acknowledge the wonderful things that

1896
04:20:00,000 --> 04:20:09,740
That it has turned out to be. This space has been transformed. I also want to acknowledge the number one driver of this project, which is supervisor Solis.

1897
04:20:10,900 --> 04:20:25,560
I mean, who gives you a $50 million park? Ready to turn key, ready to go. She knows her community. She knows her city and, for ever grateful to her. Also, the city attorney.

1898
04:20:26,620 --> 04:20:29,980
There she is, type in which is probably working on something else.

1899
04:20:30,660 --> 04:20:33,460
Her and I, we spend a whole weekend on this lease.

1900
04:20:33,900 --> 04:20:36,760
I don't think we did anything else other than.

1901
04:20:37,920 --> 04:20:41,580
And thank you Paloma and Rick for your help this weekend.

1902
04:20:41,800 --> 04:20:42,740
I know I took up your weekend.

1903
04:20:42,960 --> 04:20:43,660
I owe you a weekend.

1904
04:20:43,740 --> 04:20:45,700
I don't know if I can give it back to you.

1905
04:20:46,040 --> 04:20:49,280
But also there's somebody who's not what does anymore.

1906
04:20:49,880 --> 04:20:53,440
But I promise we were going to get this done when we were another.

1907
04:20:53,440 --> 04:21:00,140
He had never been inside the space, and when he went inside the space, I could see a smile in his face.

1908
04:21:00,920 --> 04:21:08,660
And Gondick, and memory of Gondick, thank you, Gondick, and all the victims of the unfortunate situation I'm a clearing hall.

1909
04:21:10,340 --> 04:21:17,800
You, you need to know that this, this, this is something that I spoke to supervisors of these when I started in the city back in 2018.

1910
04:21:18,620 --> 04:21:23,940
and this is the project that got me to really get to know her and she didn't really believe

1911
04:21:23,940 --> 04:21:30,420
we we meant business but look at us now. Console you did this. You work together towards this,

1912
04:21:31,000 --> 04:21:37,260
towards this and I know that chief and the people that went through the walkthrough were incredibly

1913
04:21:37,260 --> 04:21:47,780
impressed by it too. We will have security services. We will make sure people feel safe and there's

1914
04:21:47,780 --> 04:21:53,520
this whole space is going to be completely transformed, and this is your victory, this is your

1915
04:21:53,520 --> 04:21:59,800
gift to your community that has been waiting for it for a while. I did a voiceover to update

1916
04:21:59,800 --> 04:22:05,280
community, and everyone, everyone viral, I mean, it has like over 120 views, don't be jealous,

1917
04:22:06,300 --> 04:22:12,820
120,000 views, and a ton of feedback. So yes, community, we're going to be working on pioneer

1918
04:22:12,820 --> 04:22:20,600
park next. One thing at a time in Coxwell, and we're working on Mountain View 2, and we just

1919
04:22:20,600 --> 04:22:25,800
did some other improvements, and we're going to keep you updated. Open space is important for

1920
04:22:25,800 --> 04:22:31,720
this community. I hear you, the console hears you, but this is your win, console, and Gondick.

1921
04:22:32,120 --> 04:22:39,340
I got it done for you, so, and what the console, so. If he was alive right now, he'll give us like a

1922
04:22:39,340 --> 04:22:45,200
our dissertation and why this is important, but I'll summarize for him. So thank you,

1923
04:22:45,320 --> 04:22:50,700
Consumembrera, for your support through this very incredibly hard process.

1924
04:22:51,260 --> 04:22:56,620
I don't see the district to field office on the matter. It's a, it's a, it's in the middle of

1925
04:22:56,620 --> 04:23:04,440
the soccer field. It's in the riverbed. Yeah. And community will have a wonderful, ribbon

1926
04:23:04,440 --> 04:23:10,020
cutting ceremony for you to bring your kids and just take advantage of something so beautiful

1927
04:23:10,020 --> 04:23:15,000
and amazing. This project is like this. I remind me why we put in the long hours and the amazing

1928
04:23:15,000 --> 04:23:21,100
work and why we're so passionate about what we do. Thank you. Mayor, city council. This is this is

1929
04:23:21,100 --> 04:23:25,460
why I do what I do. Thank you so much for this opportunity. And thank you, city attorney. Couldn't

1930
04:23:25,460 --> 04:23:29,940
than it would that you took my calls.

1931
04:23:30,520 --> 04:23:33,440
So I took one more question, Paloma.

1932
04:23:34,120 --> 04:23:34,840
Oh, Paloma.

1933
04:23:35,460 --> 04:23:37,460
What after 30 years would it happen?

1934
04:23:38,220 --> 04:23:40,840
So after 30 years, the lease ends, however,

1935
04:23:41,060 --> 04:23:42,800
there are certain grant funding in place

1936
04:23:42,800 --> 04:23:45,540
that requires the park to remain a park in perpetuity.

1937
04:23:46,120 --> 04:23:46,940
OK, it's great.

1938
04:23:47,600 --> 04:23:50,060
I mean, do we have to renew a lease or no?

1939
04:23:50,300 --> 04:23:51,660
It's just, well, it's county property.

1940
04:23:52,500 --> 04:23:56,780
So the least does have the three 10 year options to extend.

1941
04:23:57,340 --> 04:24:01,480
It's a city which is to extend its the city's opportunity to extend that.

1942
04:24:01,860 --> 04:24:06,460
Right. And it's pretty much as just continuing to maintain the park right.

1943
04:24:06,800 --> 04:24:08,500
Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much.

1944
04:24:09,420 --> 04:24:09,980
Thank you.

1945
04:24:10,120 --> 04:24:11,000
All right.

1946
04:24:11,080 --> 04:24:11,420
Okay.

1947
04:24:13,100 --> 04:24:15,500
So item passes are seven zero. Thank you.

1948
04:24:17,760 --> 04:24:18,840
All right.

1949
04:24:19,040 --> 04:24:20,460
So next we have council communications.

1950
04:24:20,460 --> 04:24:22,640
This is anyone who have any communications?

1951
04:24:24,180 --> 04:24:25,580
Yes, Councilman Krippan Thomas.

1952
04:24:26,620 --> 04:24:31,980
You mind everybody that the historical quarterly tea is Sunday,

1953
04:24:32,260 --> 04:24:35,340
that 20, nope, that's Sunday, the 20th, yeah.

1954
04:24:35,800 --> 04:24:38,820
At one to three at the museum, and we're going to be,

1955
04:24:38,980 --> 04:24:40,440
we're honored to have our pleased department

1956
04:24:40,440 --> 04:24:43,260
who will do a presentation for all the residents

1957
04:24:43,260 --> 04:24:44,400
that are there in our members.

1958
04:24:44,580 --> 04:24:46,000
So please come out and join me.

1959
04:24:57,260 --> 04:24:58,440
May I have a council meeting?

1960
04:24:58,540 --> 04:24:58,800
Yes.

1961
04:24:59,120 --> 04:24:59,860
I'm sorry, Mayor, before.

1962
04:25:00,000 --> 04:25:11,120
We do the council communications achieve, needs to put some items on the, needs language on the record for 12.8. I'm so sorry about that. Mayor, it's super quick.

1963
04:25:11,380 --> 04:25:14,380
Well, actually since you're up here, I do have a question for you.

1964
04:25:17,340 --> 04:25:18,460
Oscar with the.

1965
04:25:18,640 --> 04:25:23,320
Yeah, you know, I noticed that it's for crisis negotiation vehicle.

1966
04:25:25,640 --> 04:25:34,580
How often do we have a need for this for a crisis to go shade or like how often do we engage in these type of activities with our police department?

1967
04:25:35,100 --> 04:25:46,300
Right, so every SWAT activity where there's a SWAT team deployed, leave there was about 50 incidents last year that includes high research warrants and barricades.

1968
04:25:46,300 --> 04:25:51,000
There's always a crisis negotiation team that has a part in that in that umbrella.

1969
04:25:51,880 --> 04:25:58,060
So it's used on average, maybe slightly less than once a week, on average for the year.

1970
04:25:58,480 --> 04:26:02,040
Okay, and what does this vehicle look like?

1971
04:26:02,200 --> 04:26:03,720
Is it like a van?

1972
04:26:05,060 --> 04:26:05,160
What?

1973
04:26:06,000 --> 04:26:11,480
The current vehicle, if you watch the TV show back in the 80s, the 18, it looks like an old van.

1974
04:26:12,440 --> 04:26:15,460
It's not black and red, but it's a gray and it's pretty beat up.

1975
04:26:15,460 --> 04:26:21,400
So this vehicle is going to look, is it like the one we have all our drones?

1976
04:26:21,600 --> 04:26:24,440
It's going to look a little different, kind of like an encased plumbers truck.

1977
04:26:24,820 --> 04:26:30,680
And kind of way to look, it's more of a truck chassis with the expanded that's still fine.

1978
04:26:30,900 --> 04:26:33,180
It's similar but different than what you're just going to.

1979
04:26:33,180 --> 04:26:33,460
Okay.

1980
04:26:36,040 --> 04:26:36,200
Okay.

1981
04:26:36,960 --> 04:26:38,680
And this is something that will stay on the side.

1982
04:26:38,760 --> 04:26:40,180
It's not to take on the vehicle, correct?

1983
04:26:41,340 --> 04:26:42,220
All right, thank you.

1984
04:26:43,020 --> 04:26:43,220
Okay.

1985
04:26:43,220 --> 04:26:52,320
So, yes, what language did, oh, so then Mr. Olivarez, do we need to take this item up for consideration again?

1986
04:26:52,980 --> 04:26:55,040
Being that he needs to make an amendment to the language.

1987
04:26:56,180 --> 04:27:02,940
Yes, okay, so then what would be the appropriate moved, yeah, moved to reconsider?

1988
04:27:02,940 --> 04:27:04,140
Okay, I want to reconsider.

1989
04:27:04,300 --> 04:27:06,800
Okay, no second. Any objections?

1990
04:27:07,860 --> 04:27:12,800
say none, okay? Approval to reconsider, six, oh.

1991
04:27:14,420 --> 04:27:18,700
Go ahead, Mr. I'm sorry, chief. What language would you like to amend?

1992
04:27:18,940 --> 04:27:22,580
Just as a pretext, the information was developed on my staff sent to the finance department

1993
04:27:22,580 --> 04:27:25,020
and they approved this language and about to read.

1994
04:27:25,300 --> 04:27:31,800
Authorizing increase in appropriations in the fiscal year 2627 budget in the amount of $350,000,

1995
04:27:31,800 --> 04:27:38,880
$10, which includes the continuity amounts from available cannabis, tax, measure, PC, reserve funds,

1996
04:27:39,380 --> 04:27:48,740
to the appropriate expenditure account for CNT vehicle. That is, account number 222-7171-5081-320.

1997
04:27:49,720 --> 04:27:57,720
Therefore, it decreases the asset forter fund appropriations by 300,000 for the CNT vehicle in fiscal year 2627.

1998
04:27:57,720 --> 04:28:02,060
as the vehicle purchase originally but it budgeted and asked at forward

1999
04:28:02,060 --> 04:28:05,900
your funds will instead be funded through measure PC funds and that account is

2000
04:28:06,300 --> 04:28:13,930
two five nine seven one seven one one five zero eight one three two zero okay and

2001
04:28:13,930 --> 04:28:18,870
is it four three hundred thousand or three hundred and fifty thousand because just

2002
04:28:18,870 --> 04:28:24,750
so you know chief on the argynda it does say I believe the correct account number and

2003
04:28:24,750 --> 04:28:30,630
to say PC funds, the staff report was incorrect, is that correct?

2004
04:28:30,930 --> 04:28:39,590
Yeah, and that includes the contingency amount, that's 300, that extra $50,000, like us as the contingency within that vehicle.

2005
04:28:39,910 --> 04:28:40,130
Okay.

2006
04:28:40,890 --> 04:28:41,350
Thank you.

2007
04:28:41,410 --> 04:28:42,350
Are there any questions, colleagues?

2008
04:28:49,320 --> 04:28:49,660
Yes.

2009
04:28:52,000 --> 04:28:53,320
It has to do with the funding source.

2010
04:28:53,380 --> 04:29:00,720
So the funding source in the original staff report, the budgeting amount in our budget came from asset forpature, and that was within our budget.

2011
04:29:00,720 --> 04:29:07,740
it, it's being changed to reserve measure PC, but the clarification is on the also, that's the

2012
04:29:07,740 --> 04:29:12,220
main issue, but you pointed out the contingency amount, which increases $50,000.

2013
04:29:15,310 --> 04:29:15,750
Okay,

2014
04:29:17,850 --> 04:29:21,790
all right, so I'll move to approve the item as our second.

2015
04:29:23,770 --> 04:29:25,230
Members, please vote.

2016
04:29:25,990 --> 04:29:26,210
I'm sorry.

2017
04:29:26,390 --> 04:29:28,530
That was moved to approve the item with the stated amendments.

2018
04:29:28,690 --> 04:29:29,890
Thank you.

2019
04:29:36,480 --> 04:29:37,160
All right.

2020
04:29:37,160 --> 04:29:39,920
All right, continuing on with the Council Communications.

2021
04:29:42,280 --> 04:29:43,300
Thank you.

2022
04:29:43,600 --> 04:29:47,720
I just wanted to invite my colleagues in the community to two fundraisers

2023
04:29:48,700 --> 04:29:53,420
that they want the police officer's foundation is having

2024
04:29:53,420 --> 04:29:54,500
sorry, a group link.

2025
04:29:54,640 --> 04:29:56,300
I wasn't safe to leave, but no, it's a foundation.

2026
04:29:56,940 --> 04:29:59,780
They're having an event tomorrow in Muscovina at Lazy.

2027
04:30:01,100 --> 04:30:08,500
This is a fundraiser for one of our own police officers and actually one of our dispatchers.

2028
04:30:08,980 --> 04:30:12,060
So this is a great fundraiser if everyone could please go online.

2029
04:30:13,040 --> 04:30:17,540
They have it on Instagram, on their social media and they're also having another fundraising event.

2030
04:30:17,780 --> 04:30:19,900
Next Thursday, so please support our foundation.

2031
04:30:20,840 --> 04:30:21,860
Thank you.

2032
04:30:23,840 --> 04:30:32,440
anybody else? All right, so with that, I'll move to Jordan Dominion at 1015pm. Thank you.