[0:04] >> Mayor Salwan: GOOD EVENING.
[0:05] I'D LIKE TO CALL THE SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 MEETING TO
[0:08] ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN, WOULD
[0:12] YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[0:21] [RECORDING IN PROGRESS] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLA
[0:25] OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH I
[0:26] ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIB WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
[0:38] >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
[0:39] NEXT WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL. MR. CITY CLERK.
[0:41] >> Mr. Quintanilla: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[0:44] COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, PRESENT.
[0:50] COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL, HERE.
[0:53] COUNCILMEMBER KENG, PRESENT. VICE MAYOR LIU, HERE.
[0:56] MAYOR SALWAN, PRESENT. I HAVE A FEW BRIEF
[1:01] ANNOUNCEMENTS. THERE ARE CURRENT VACANCIES ON
[1:02] CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTS
[1:07] APPLICATIONS YEAR-ROUND. TO APPLY, PLEASE VISIT THE
[1:11] BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES PAGE AT FREMONT.GOV.
[1:14] FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING ELECTRONICALLY
[1:17] THIS EVENING, YOU MAY PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BY SELECTING THE
[1:21] "RAISE HAND" FEATURE IN ZOOM, OR BY DIALING STAR NINE IF YOU'RE
[1:25] CALLING IN. I WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN PUBLIC
[1:27] COMMENT IS OPEN FOR EACH AGENDA SECTION.
[1:30] PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND IF REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION,
[1:34] IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATION. EMAILS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY
[1:40] CLERK ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF,
[1:41] PUBLISHED IN THE AGENDA CENTER AT FREMONT.GOV AND RETAINED AS
[1:45] PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. THIS MEETING WILL GO ON UNTIL
[1:49] 11:30 P.M. IF NEEDED. WE WILL ALLOW FOR 30 MINUTES FOR
[1:53] GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS WISHING TO
[1:58] SPEAK DURING ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AFTER THE INITIAL 30 MINUTE WILL
[2:00] BE HEARD AT THE MEETING -- AT THE END OF THE MEETING IF TIME
[2:03] ALLOWS. I WILL NOW TURN THE MEETING OVER
[2:07] TO OUR CITY MANAGER, KARENA SHACKELFORD, FOR HER
[2:10] ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INTRODUCTIONS OF STAFF.
[2:11] >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK YOU, MAYOR SALWAN, GOOD
[2:14] EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
[2:15] WITH US THIS EVENING WE HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY, RAFAEL ALVARADO
[2:19] TO MY LEFT. ACROSS FROM RAFAEL AND I WE HAVE
[2:22] OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK DINA LEWIS, AND OUR CITY CLERK,
[2:28] ALBERTO QUINTANILLA. I DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
[2:30] THIS EVENING SO I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR.
[2:32] >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU, MA'AM.
[2:33] NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[2:34] THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WILL BE PASSED WITH ONE COUNCIL VOTE
[2:38] AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL STAND.
[2:41] >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: THROUGH THE MAYOR, MAY I REPORT
[2:42] OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? >> Mayor Salwan: OH, YES.
[2:47] >> THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED TWO ITEMS.
[2:49] THE FIRST WAS CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
[2:51] PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 REGARDING THE
[2:55] PROPERTY LOCATED AT 501 CRYSTALLINE DRIVE,
[3:03] APN510-141-00-1100. THE COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION
[3:05] BUT TOOK NO REPORTABLE ACTION. THE COUNCIL ALSO HAD A
[3:08] CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
[3:11] REGARDING -- EXCUSE ME -- PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
[3:16] SECTION 54956.9 SUBD4, AGAIN THE COUNCIL TOOK NO REPORTABLE
[3:20] ACTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[3:21] >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. NOW MOVING ON TO CONSENT
[3:24] CALENDAR ITEMS DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO REMOVE
[3:28] AN ITEM FROM CONSENT? NO?
[3:31] OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE
[3:33] PUBLIC OR ONLINE THAT WISHES TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM CONSENT?
[3:40] >> Mr. Quintanilla: NO SPEAKER CARDS, NO HANDS RAISED.
[3:43] >> Mayor Salwan: WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE THE COMMENT PERIOD
[3:46] AND ASK FOR A MOTION. WE HAVE A GREEN SHEET ITEM,
[3:52] ITEM 2C. COUNCILMEMBER KENG?
[3:56] >> Councilmember Keng: I WAS MOTIONING TO MOVE FORWARD THE
[4:00] CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING THE GREEN SHEET.
[4:03] THANK YOU. INCLUDING THE GREEN SHEET.
[4:06] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND?
[4:09] SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LIU. PLEASE VOTE.
[4:16] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE HAVE TWO CEREMONIAL
[4:23] ITEMS. THIS IS FOR NATIONAL HUNGER
[4:25] ACTION MONTH AND WE HAVE LINDA LEU FROM TRI-CITY VOLUNTEERS
[4:29] FOOD BANK, PADDY IYER FROM DAILY BOWL, NASEER IRFAN FROM FOOD
[4:41] PANTRY, KAMAL ANANDPURI FROM 5 SIKHSEVA AND SHERRY HSU FROM
[4:59] TRI-CITY FREE BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
[5:02] I'LL MEET YOU BY THE PODIUM OVER THERE.
[5:16] THE FIRST ITEM IS NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH.
[5:18] WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 2026. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT
[5:29] RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL “HUNGER ACTION MONTH,” A
[5:31] NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE ACTION TO
[5:32] ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITIES; AND
[5:36] WHEREAS, EXTERNAL FACTOR SUCH A FEDERAL LEGISLATION, IN
[5:38] CONJUNCTION WITH THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, ESPECIALLY OF FOOD I
[5:42] BAY AREA, HAS EXACERBATED FOOD INSECURITY. INDIVIDUALS
[5:47] EXPERIENCING POVERTY MUST OFTEN CHOOSE BETWEEN VITAL EXPENSES
[5:51] INCLUDING RENT, HEALTH CARE, AN FOOD; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF
[6:00] ACKNOWLEDGES THE STRUGGLE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR
[6:03] COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER, WE
[6:07] ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS ARE TO LEND A HELPING HAND BY
[6:09] SUPPORTING ONE OF THE COMMUNITY OUR CITY WORKING TO ADDRESS THI
[6:17] ISSUE BY VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIM AND TREASURE; AND WHEREAS, THE
[6:20] WORK OF GROUPS SUCH AS 5 SIKH SEVA, DAILY BOWL, SALAAM FOOD P
[6:27] TRI-CITY FREE BREAKFAST PROGRAM TRI CITY VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS
[6:34] ALL THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPOR IS CRITICAL TO THE ABILITY OF
[6:38] EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO TH NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCI
[6:41] OF THE CITY OF FREMONT HEREBY PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER 2026 AS
[6:46] HUNGER ACTION MONTH. WITH THAT, I'LL ASK LINDA TO SAY
[6:51] A FEW WORDS. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
[6:56] I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE IN OUR GROUP TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES
[6:59] BUT LINDA LEU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TCV FOOT R. FOOD
[7:02] BANK. REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT
[7:04] OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THE CITY STAFF THAT
[7:09] SUPPORT ALL OF OUR WORK HERE BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY A REALLY
[7:13] SPECIAL COMMUNITY TO BE WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY BECAUSE
[7:16] EVERYONE SHOWS UP WHEN WE NEED THEM.
[7:18] SO THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO COME AND VOLUNTEER AT ONE OF OUR
[7:23] ORGANIZATIONS IF YOU HAVE BEEN CURIOUS, NOW IS A GREAT TIME.
[7:29] >> GOOD EVENING. I'M DENISE BOLAND, BOARD CHAIR
[7:33] FOR TRI-CITY VOLUNTEERS. YOU KNOW, MOST MAY NOT REALIZE
[7:39] 4 OF 10 OF US ARE FOOD INSECURE SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TIMES FOR
[7:42] SOME OF OUR NEIGHBOR, SO DON'T HESITATE TO DONATE FOOD TO ANY
[7:46] ONE OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS.
[7:53] >> GOOD EVENING, ALL. I'M THE OPERATIONS MAP J
[8:01] MANAGER FROM DAILY BOWL. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY
[8:03] COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE CITY STAFF FOR ALL THEIR
[8:06] ENCOURAGEMENT AND AS OF TODAY, I'M PROUDLY SAYING THAT WE HAVE
[8:10] REACHED ALMOST RECOVERING AND RESCUING 7 MILLION POUNDS, WHICH
[8:14] IS -- IT'S OUR TENTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMING UP IN
[8:18] SEPTEMBER. I INVITE TO ALL OF YOU, BUT IT'S
[8:22] 7 MILLION POUNDS AND COUNTING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
[8:24] ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS SHERRY
[8:32] HSU. I AM THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
[8:34] AT TRI-CITY FREE BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
[8:37] A TOTALLY VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 30-PLUS
[8:41] YEARS. BUT I THANK THE FREMONT CITY
[8:44] COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME,
[8:50] AND WE JUST RECENTLY KNOW THAT AT LEAST THIS MONTH, WE HAVE
[8:55] RECOVERED AT LEAST 62,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, AND TO BE USED FOR OUR
[9:00] PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
[9:02] HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE YOU AT ONE OF OUR BREAKFAST PROGRAMS TO
[9:08] HELP VOLUNTEER. THANK YOU.
[9:39] >> Mayor Salwan: NEXT WE HAVE MISSION PEAK HERITAGE
[9:41] FOUNDATION, AND I'LL INVITE AL MINARD, MPHF PRESIDENT, MAGGIE
[9:48] BULK, VICE PRESIDENT, LAURA CAVILLO, BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE,
[9:56] AND IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO STAND BEHIND THEM, THAT'S OKAY
[9:58] TOO. COME ON IN.
[10:00] MS. BARTON AND ALL THE OTHER FOLKS.
[10:02] OKAY. EXCELLENT.
[10:05] SO RECOGNIZING MISSION PEAK HERITAGE FOUNDATION.
[10:10] WHEREAS, JAMES AND LUCY SHINN ARRIVED IN CALIFORNIA IN 1856,
[10:13] FROM TEXAS, AND SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF THEIR FAMILY
[10:17] LIVED AT SHINN RANCH AND WORKED IN WHAT IS NOW FREMONT, UNTIL
[10:21] THE SHINN FAMILY DONATED THE RE 4-1/2 ACRES OF SHINN RANCH AND
[10:27] REMAINING BUILDINGS TO THE CITY OF FREMONT IN 1962; AND WHEREAS,
[10:35] THE VISUAL INTEGRITY OF THE HISTORIC SHINN RANCH CREATES THE
[10:37] AMBIANCE OF A 19TH CENTURY FAMILY FARM, INCLUDING THE
[10:44] SANTOS BARN (MOVED FROM MOWRY AVENUE), TANK HOUSE, FLOWER
[10:48] GARDENS, LARGE TREES, OTHER OUT BUILDINGS, AND THE 150-YEAR-OLD
[10:52] JAMES AND LUCY SHINN HOUSE; AND WHEREAS, A FARMWORKERS BUNK
[10:58] HOUSE, WHICH IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD, IS ON THE PROPERTY THAT WAS
[11:01] USED BY SHINN RANCH FARMWORKERS, MOSTLY CHINESE; AND WHEREAS,
[11:07] MISSION PEAK HERITAGE FOUNDATION SUBMITTED A NOMINATION TO THE N
[11:13] REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES WHICH NOW LISTS THE SHINN RANCH
[11:19] AS THE SIXTH NATIONAL REGISTER IN FREMONT. NOW, THEREFORE, THE
[11:24] CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRE HEREBY RECOGNIZES MISSION PEAK
[11:28] HERITAGE FOUNDATION FOR GETTING SHINN RANCH ON THE NATIONAL
[11:33] REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, AN ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VISIT
[11:37] SHINN PARK AND ARBORETUM, AND TOUR THE 150-YEAR-OLD JAMES AND
[11:42] SHINN HOUSE. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
[11:45] AL, IF HE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
[11:54] >> MAYOR SALWAN AND MEMBERS OF THE FREMONT CITY COUNCIL,
[11:57] MISSION PEAK HERITAGE FOUNDATION IS HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS
[12:03] PROCLAMATION. JAMES AND LUCY SHINN CAME TO
[12:06] THIS FARM IN 1856, THEY LIVED IN A LESS THAN 500 SQUARE FOOT
[12:12] COTTAGE FOR 20 YEARS WITH UP TO FIVE CHILDREN.
[12:14] WHEN THEY BUILT THEIR NEARLY 7,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE IN 1876,
[12:18] THEY CALLED IT THE BIG HOUSE. THEY HAD MOSTLY IMMIGRANT
[12:23] CHINESE FARMWORKERS AND PROVIDED HOUSING FOR THEM ON ALAMEDA
[12:26] CREEK. THEIR OLDEST WENT TO U.C. FOR
[12:29] TWO YEARS, GOT HIS TEACHING CREDENTIAL, THEN AT AGE 30, WENT
[12:33] TO JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SETTING HISTORY AND POLITICS AT
[12:37] HIS SECOND YEAR, CHARLES AND WOODROW WILSON BECAME ROOMMATES
[12:40] AND LIFELONG FRIENDS. CHARLES' YOUNGER SISTER AFTER
[12:45] GRADUATING FROM U.C., SHE SERVED AS CHIEF EDITOR OF THE
[12:49] SAN FRANCISCO LITERARY MAGAZINE, THE OVERLAND MONTHLY.
[12:52] SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE A PH.D. FROM UC BERKELEY
[12:57] BASED ON HER OBSERVATIONS OF HER DEVELOPMENT.
[13:03] SHE PRESENTED HER RESEARCH TO THE WOMEN'S EXPOSITION AT THE
[13:07] CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR IN 1893. THE BOOK SHE WRITES BIOGRAPHY OF
[13:11] A BABY IS REQUIRED READING FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLASSES AROUND
[13:15] THE WORLD FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS.
[13:20] JAMES AND LUCY SHINN'S YOUNGEST SON ATTENDS U.C. FOR ONLY ONE
[13:25] YEAR AND NEVER GETS HIS DEGREE. HIS FATHER'S HEALTH IS FAILING,
[13:29] SO JOSEPH MUST RUN THEIR 300-ACRE RANCH.
[13:31] HE BECOMES A TRUSTEE OF WHAT IS NOW CALLED WASHINGTON HIGH
[13:35] SCHOOL, JOINS WITH OTHER RANCHERS IN THE AREA AND FORMS
[13:38] THE ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT AND SERVES AS THE FIRST
[13:41] PRESIDENT FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. JOSEPH MARRIES FLORENCE IN 1905
[13:48] AND BUILDS A 1 1/2 STORY BUNGALOW, ALL THREE OF THESE
[13:53] BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE CHINESE WORKERS' CABINS ARE ON
[13:57] THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
[13:59] THIS PARK AND THESE BUILDINGS ARE LESS THAN 1-MILE FROM WHERE
[14:02] WE STAND AND CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE HISTORIC HERITAGE OF
[14:06] FREMONT. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO VISIT THE
[14:11] SHINN HOUSE ON THE THIRST WEDNESDAY OR THIRD SUNDAY OF
[14:14] EACH MONTH FROM 1:00 TO 4:00 P.M.
[14:17] THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[15:24] >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
[15:25] NEXT WE HAVE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
[15:30] ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON
[15:32] THE AGENDA MAY DO SO DURING ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
[15:35] MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING VIA ZOOM MAY RAISE
[15:38] THEIR HAND USING THE ZOOM "RAISE HAND" FEATURE, OR BY DIALING
[15:42] STAR NINE WHEN CALLING IN. IF YOUR NAME IS NOT DISPLAYED,
[15:46] PLEASE STATE IT BEFORE SPEAKING.
[15:50] AGAIN THE COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION OR RESPOND DURING THIS
[15:52] COMMENT PERIOD. THOUGH ITEMS MAY BE REFERRED TO
[15:55] STAFF FOR POSSIBLE PLACEMENT ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
[16:00] A BELL WILL SOUND WHEN 30 SECONDS REMAIN AND AGAIN WHEN
[16:03] YOUR TIME HAS ENDED. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL THE
[16:06] NAME OF THE SPEAKERS ATTENDING IN PERSON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY
[16:11] FOLKS THAT ARE ONLINE. WITH THAT, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO
[16:13] WE HAVE FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION? >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE HAVE NO
[16:17] HANDS RAISED IN ZOOM, WE HAVE SIX SPEAKER CARDS.
[16:20] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY, LET'S DO 2 MINUTES EACH.
[16:22] >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS RUTH GENTRY FOLLOWED
[16:26] BY JOE ROSE FOLLOWED BY KRISTIN LANE.
[16:40] >> HI, MAYOR SALWAN AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
[16:42] MY NAME IS RUTH GENTRY, AND I LIVE RIGHT BEHIND THE SHINN
[16:46] HOUSE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD.
[16:48] AND WE'VE LIVED THERE, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED THERE
[16:51] FOR OVER 45 YEARS, AND OUR NEIGHBOR STEVE, WHO'S HERE ALSO
[16:56] WITH ME, HE'S BEEN THERE FOR PROBABLY OVER 30 YEARS.
[17:00] AND I WANTED TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S
[17:04] ATTENTION THAT WE HAVE A HUGE HOMELESS PROBLEM STARTING FIRES
[17:09] BEHIND OUR HOUSE ALONG THE SHINN SIDING NEAR THE RAILROAD
[17:14] TRACKS. AND THE HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE
[17:16] LIVING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHICH IS DIRECTLY BEHIND OUR
[17:20] HOMES. AND THE PROPERTY WHICH WAS ONCE
[17:24] THE FLINT COAT SHEETROCK PLANT. AND THAT PLANT WAS TORE DOWN AND
[17:31] CLEARED OUT AND NOW THE HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE MOVED IN, AND THEY
[17:36] HAVE CUT HOLES IN THE FENCE ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
[17:40] THEY ENTER THE RAILROAD SIDE, THEY HAVE HORSESHOE PITS SET
[17:44] UP. THEY'RE VERY CREATIVE.
[17:46] THEY HAVE HORSESHOE PITS SET UP AND THEY -- IN THE EVENING WHEN
[17:51] THEY CAN'T SEE THE HORSESHOE PITS, THEY START BONFIRES.
[17:54] WE'VE HAD PROBABLY CLOSE TO 10 FIRES BEHIND OUR HOMES IN THE
[18:02] LAST FIVE YEARS, AND MOST RECENTLY ON THE 6TH, THIS PAST
[18:10] WEEK. OH, THAT'S FAST.
[18:14] ANYWAY, AND I'VE TALKED WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGER THAT IS IN
[18:17] CHARGE OF THAT PROPERTY, AND HE SAID HE WILL SPEAK TO THE OWNER
[18:22] AND THE RAILROAD TO SEE IF SOMEBODY COULD BE DONE, BUT I
[18:25] WANTED TO BRING TO THE MAYOR'S ATTENTION AND THE COUNCIL, THAT
[18:27] THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
[18:29] WE HAVE JEOPARDIZED OUR HOMES BECAUSE THE BONFIRES HAVE CAUGHT
[18:32] THE TREES ON FIRE, WHICH HAVE SPREAD OVER OUR HOMES AT TIMES.
[18:41] >> Mr. Quintanilla: NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE ROSE FOLLOWED BY
[18:45] KRISTIN LANE FOLLOWED BY MARGARET BULK.
[18:48] >> GOD EVENING, MAYOR SALWAN, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF.
[18:52] AGAIN MY NAME IS JOE ROSE. I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NAMI
[18:56] ALAMEDA COUNTY SOUTH. THAT'S THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON
[18:59] MENTAL ILLNESS, AND WE'RE HAVING OUR ANNUAL WALK AT FREMONT
[19:05] CENTRAL PARK NEXT TO THE LIONS 1 AND LIONS 2 PICNIC AREAS.
[19:11] WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT JEFF BELL, WHO'S A RETIRED CBS
[19:16] ANCHOR, WILL BE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER THERE.
[19:18] HE FOUNDED THE ADVERSITY TO ADVOCACY COMMUNITY-BASED
[19:28] ORGANIZATION. SO HE'S A VERY INTERESTING
[19:30] SPEAKER, AND IF YOU GET ON OUR WEBSITE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE
[19:35] HIS BIO, ALONG WITH MAYOR SALWAN, HE'LL BE OUR SPEAKER AS
[19:39] WELL, SO I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
[19:44] MENTAL HEALTH, AND ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
[19:48] THAT WILL HAVE TABLES THERE TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT IS
[19:51] AVAILABLE TO THEM IN FREMONT. SO AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THE
[19:56] COUNCIL, MAYOR, AND STAFF FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS WALK.
[20:00] WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THE FUNDING FOR THE WALK IS GENERALLY DONE
[20:04] ONLINE. THERE'S VERY LITTLE DONE AT THE
[20:05] WALK ITSELF. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THE WALK
[20:09] IS TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT KIND OF SERVICES ARE
[20:12] AVAILABLE TO THEM. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE PEOPLE
[20:17] COMING OUT TO THE WALK AND SEEING WHAT WE DO AND WHAT
[20:20] OTHERS DO AS WELL, SO THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL.
[20:22] HOPE THAT YOU'RE OUT THERE AS WELL.
[20:24] SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.
[20:27] >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KRISTIN LANE,
[20:29] FOLLOWED BY MARGARET BULK, FOLLOWED BY JANNET BARTON.
[20:38] >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR SALWAN AND
[20:42] COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM HERE TO ENTER COMMENTS
[20:44] REGARDING THE CAR GATHERING TAKEOVER ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN
[20:49] NILES INTO RECORD. PARK CULTURE IS ALIVE AND WELL
[20:52] IN THE BAY AREA. ANY GIVEN WEEKEND THERE ARE 15
[20:55] TO 30, YES, 30 PERMITTED SANCTIONED EVENTS ACROSS THE BAY
[20:58] AREA. IN NILES, WE HAVE TWO PERMANENT
[21:02] CAR SHOWS AND A MONTHLY SUNDAY MORNING GATHERING BY THE NILES
[21:05] MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION. WE WORK VERY HARD TO KEEP THESE
[21:08] EVENTS SAFE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND DRAMA-FREE.
[21:11] WITH EVERY GROUP THERE ARE A FEW BAD SEEDS AND WE SAW THAT THIS
[21:14] LAST SATURDAY EVENING. WHAT BEGAN AS A NICE FAMILY
[21:17] FRIENDLY EVENT DEVOLVED INTO CHAOS AND AGGRESS
[21:23] AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS. AGAIN THIS WAS NOT SANCTIONED OR
[21:26] SUPPORTED IN ANY WAY BY NILES MAIN STREET OR THE NILES FLYING
[21:29] A. BEGINNING AT ABOUT 8:00 WE SAW
[21:31] AN INCREASE IN CHIRPS, LOUD MUSIC, CUTTING OFF FLOW OF
[21:34] TRAFFIC, LAYING RUBBER AND CLOSING OFF ACCESS TO NILES
[21:39] BOULEVARD. MY HUSBAND AND I CHOSE TO KEEP
[21:41] THE FLYING A OPEN. AS SUCH THE BAD BEHAVIOR AND
[21:48] DAMAGES STAYED IN THE LARGE PARKING LOTS I AND NILES
[21:52] BOULEVARD UPWARDS OF 400 EXTRA DOLLARS WE SPENT ON SUNDAY
[21:54] CLEANING UP NILES. I MADE MY CALLS TO DISPATCH
[21:58] UNDERSTANDING RESOURCES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
[22:00] WE WANT TO FIND A SOLUTION TO AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS IN THE
[22:03] SMALLER SECTIONS OF FREMONT AND OTHER TOWNS THAT ARE SEEING AN
[22:06] INCREASE IN THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY.
[22:08] SEVERAL OF US ARE PROVERRING A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO BRING TO THE
[22:12] CITY FOR CONSIDERATION. OVERALL MEMBERS OF THE CAR
[22:14] CULTURE ARE RESPECTFUL AND WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TEACHING
[22:16] OTHERS HOW THEY SHOULD BE ACTING AT CAR SHOWS AND CAR MEETS
[22:19] NIGHT, MORNING, DAY OR OTHERWISE.
[22:21] I PREPARED AND SENT AN EMAIL TO PD AND COUNCIL THIS PAST SUNDAY
[22:25] SUMMARIZING ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
[22:27] CAMPBELL, FOR REACHING OUT. I HAVE ALSO EXTENDED AN INVITE
[22:31] TO JOIN US AT OUR MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING THIS THURSDAY
[22:33] TO HEAR AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS.
[22:36] AGAIN, AS PRESIDENT OF NILES MAIN STREET, AND EXECUTIVE
[22:39] DIRECTOR, I'M INTERESTED IN FOSTERING COLLABORATION.
[22:42] >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARGARET BULK
[22:44] FOLLOWED BY JANNET BARTON. >> HELLO.
[22:51] THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
[22:55] I JUST HAVE TWO KIND OF FUN THINGS.
[22:59] SO THIS COMING WEEKEND, TWO OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO BE
[23:04] PARTICIPATING IN DOORS OPEN, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL EVENT WHERE
[23:10] HISTORIC ORGANIZATIONS OPEN THEIR DOORS AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE
[23:14] SPECIAL TOURS. SO THE SHINN HOUSE IS
[23:18] PARTICIPATING AS WELL AS THE NILES SILENT FILM MUSEUM, THE
[23:22] CALIFORNIA NURSERY COMPANY AND ALSO ON SUNDAY, MISSION
[23:26] SAN JOSÉ, SEVERAL SITES WILL BE OPEN.
[23:28] I WILL LEAVE THIS, I GUESS, HERE AND THEN ALSO AT THE END OF THIS
[23:38] MONTH, A PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR, MERE YM POWELL, IS
[23:42] PUBLISHING A BOOK CALLED CALIFORNIA DREAMS AND KIND OF
[23:44] RELATED TO THE SHINN HOUSE, MILLICENT SHINN WHO, AS AL
[23:50] MINARD STATED, WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO GET A PH.D. FROM UC
[23:54] BERKELEY. SHE FEATURES HEAVILY IN THE
[23:55] BOOK, SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.
[23:58] THANK YOU. >> Mr. Quintanilla: NEXT
[24:02] SPEAKER IS JANNET BARTON. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND
[24:13] VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JANNET BARTON, AND
[24:17] I'M A VOLUNTEER AT SHINN PARK. AND AS MAGGIE MENTIONED, WE'RE
[24:24] HAVING DOORS OPEN TO CELEBRATE AMONGST MANY THINGS.
[24:31] THE 150TH OF THE BUILDING OF THE SHINN HOUSE, THE 170TH YEAR OF
[24:37] THE SHINNS ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, AND WE ALSO, AS
[24:43] MAGGIE OR MAYBE AL MENTIONED, WE'RE NOW ON THE NATIONAL
[24:47] REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, WHICH PUT US IN AN EXCELLENT
[24:52] SPOT TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FROM THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
[25:01] AMERICANS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE PLACE KEEPER'S
[25:05] GRANT. WE WERE 1 OUT OF 14 APPLICANTS
[25:09] NATIONWIDE, AND THERE WERE 60 APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED.
[25:11] SO THIS IS REALLY A GREAT HONOR FOR US.
[25:15] WE'LL BE SIGNING OUR CONTRACT THIS WEEK.
[25:19] AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL AND KIMBERLIN AND ZHANG
[25:25] FOR HELPING US AT VERY SHORT NOTICE TO WRITE A LETTER OF
[25:30] SUPPORT FOR OUR GRANT. AND SO I WANTED TO ALSO
[25:38] INTRODUCE MIKE AND -- PART OF THE TEAM WHO HAVE BEEN WITH US
[25:43] FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THEY HAPPEN TO BE MY NEIGHBORS.
[25:50] AND WE HAVE -- OUR TEAM WILL BE THERE AT DOORS OPEN AT THE BUNK
[25:58] HOUSE AND ALSO WE'LL BE GIVING TOURS INSIDE OF THE HOUSE.
[26:01] SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME OUT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROJECT,
[26:04] PLEASE COME AND VISIT US. WE'LL HAVE THE BACK GATE OPEN SO
[26:08] IF PARKING IS HARD, YOU CAN JUST PARK IN THE BACK AND COME ON IN
[26:12] AND VISIT WITH THE BUNK HOUSE PEOPLE.
[26:15] THANK YOU. >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR FINAL
[26:20] SPEAKER CARD IS SUBMITTED BY SAJEF NAT RAH JAJ.
[26:27] >> IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I THINK THERE'S SOME
[26:29] CHANGES, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PLEXIGLASS HERE WHICH I GUESS AT
[26:35] SOME POINT IN TIME WAS MEANT TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE FROM WHICH
[26:37] SIDE TO WHICH SIDE BUT THE IDEA WAS ABOUT SAFETY.
[26:40] I'M REALLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY PARTICULARLY IN THE
[26:42] CONTEXT OF OUR SCHOOLS. MY SON GOES TO THORNTON MIDDLE
[26:45] SCHOOL, I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY LEADERSHIP'S
[26:48] RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL ON AUGUST 21ST HIGHLIGHTING SOME
[26:54] FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS THERE THAT
[26:57] PUT THE LIVES OF OUR 2,000 CHILDREN AND STAFF AT RISK EVERY
[27:00] SINGLE DAY. THE SCHOOL HAS NO CHOICE IN
[27:01] TERMS OF WHERE IT'S LOCATED BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME THE
[27:07] SUPPORT FROM OUR HARD-WORKING MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE TO SHOW UP
[27:09] THERE AND START TICKETING THE DRIVERS THAT CHOOSE TO
[27:12] CONVENIENTLY IGNORE THE TRAFFIC LAWS IN OUR CITY THE MOMENT
[27:15] THEIR PRECIOUS PANCAKES ARE OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE.
[27:17] AND YOU KNOW, IT GOT SO BAD LAST YEAR I ENDED UP SPENDING 4 OR
[27:24] $500 OUT OF MY POCKET TO GET THE STAFF SOME HIGH VISIBILITY CAPS
[27:31] AND VESTS BECAUSE LAST THING I WANTED TO SEE WAS A STAFF MEMBER
[27:34] DIRECTING TRAFFIC GETTING HIT. SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY
[27:37] TCREDIT FOR TRAFFIC TRYING TO BEHAVE A LITTLE BETTER AFTER
[27:41] THEY CAN SEE THESE FOLKS BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE EMAIL CAME
[27:46] OUT ON AUGUST 21ST AS I REACHED OUT TO YOU ALL AND ON MONDAY,
[27:49] THERE WAS AL COP CAR OR CRUISER THAT WAS STATIONED RIGHT OUTSIDE
[27:52] THE SCHOOL AND I'M TOLD THAT DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF A
[27:57] UNIFORMED OFFICER THERE WERE VEHICLES VIOLATING THE LAW.
[27:58] SO IT JUST SPEAKS TO THIS IDEA THAT OUR DRIVERS HERE IN FREMONT
[28:03] HAVE STARTED TO DISREGARD THE LAWS OF THE LAND.
[28:05] WE ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH TRANSIENTS THERE, MOST RECENTLY
[28:09] THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE PRETTY UNHINGED IN A STATE OF, YOU
[28:12] KNOW, GETTING QUITE A BIT OF CHAOS PUTTING THE KIDS AT QUITE
[28:18] A BIT OF RISK THERE. SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HAVE THEIR
[28:21] VERSION OF FLEX GLASS WHICH IS MORE COPS, MORE ENFORCEMENT.
[28:27] THANK YOU. >> Mr. Quintanilla: NO
[28:29] ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. >> Mayor Salwan: THAT
[28:31] CONCLUDES THE ORAL COMMUNICATION COMMENT PERIOD.
[28:32] I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR VOICING YOUR OPINION.
[28:38] AS MENTIONED WE CANNOT DIRECTLY ACT ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S NO THE
[28:40] AGENDIZED BUT PLEASE DO CONTACT OUR STAFF AND IF THEY'RE AROUND,
[28:45] YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THEM AS WELL.
[28:47] THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO ON TO OUR
[28:52] SCHEDULED ITEMS. I'D LIKE TO SEE IF
[28:58] COUNCILMEMBERS -- I'D LIKE TO CHANGE THE ORDER AND GO 5B,
[29:01] WHICH IS THE HEALTH BENEFIT ALLOWANCE PRIOR TO 5A.
[29:04] DOES ANYBODY OPPOSE THAT? URBAN INTO I TH
[29:11] >> Councilmember Campbell: CAN YOU DO THAT AFTER IT'S ALREADY
[29:12] BEEN APPROVED? SINCE WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE
[29:16] AGENDA AS IT STANDS, CAN WE MAKE CHANGES NOW OR DO WE HAVE TO
[29:19] MAKE ANOTHER MOTION? >> Mayor Salwan: IF THERE'S NO
[29:24] OBJECTION. >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: IF
[29:26] THERE'S CONSENSUS, THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT BUT IF IT'S
[29:29] UNCLEAR WHETHER THERE'S AGREEMENT, A MOTION IS THE SAFER
[29:31] ROUTE TO TAKE. >> Councilmember Campbell: I
[29:33] HAVE NO OBJECTION, I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.
[29:35] THANK YOU. >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU.
[29:39] SO THE FIRST ITEM IS 5P, CITY OF FREMONT HEALTH BENEFIT ALLOWANCE
[29:42] FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. DO WE HAVE STAFF TO PRESENT
[29:44] THAT? STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR
[29:54] QUESTIONS. NO PRESENTATION.
[29:55] SO IF STAFF COULD COME ON UP, I'M SURE THERE WILL BE
[29:57] QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER KENG.
[30:03] >> Councilmember Keng: ALL RIGHT.
[30:04] MY QUESTION IS, IS IT TRUE THAT OTHER -- I'LL WAIT FOR YOU TO
[30:11] GET TO YOUR SEAT. SO I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.
[30:24] IS IT TRUE THAT PART-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY ARE
[30:30] OFFERED HEALTH BENEFITS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED -- THAT ARE BEING
[30:35] RECOMMENDED HERE FOR THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO
[30:38] CONSIDERED PART-TIME? AND DO YOU KNOW WHY IT WASN'T
[30:43] OFFERED TO THE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE?
[30:46] >> GENERALLY OUR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE NON-BENEFITED.
[30:51] THERE ARE SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE NOT QUITE 100% IN TERMS OF
[30:57] THE HOURS WORKED IN A YEAR, AND THEN BENEFITS ARE PRO-RATED FOR
[31:01] THOSE POSITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN HUMAN SERVICES, WE HAVE SOME
[31:05] COUNSELORS THAT WORK AN 80% SCHEDULE AND THEIR BENEFITS ARE
[31:12] PRO-RATED COMMENSURATE WITH THAT BUT GENERALLY OUR PART-TIME
[31:14] EMPLOYEES ARE NOT BENEFITED. >> Councilmember Keng: I SEE.
[31:18] THANK YOU. >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER
[31:21] CAMPBELL. >> Councilmember Campbell:
[31:22] THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST -- TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT
[31:28] QUESTION THAT SHE JUST ASKED, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION BASED
[31:31] ON THE STAFF REPORT THAT BENEFITS WERE OFFERED TO THE
[31:36] CITY COUNCIL BEFORE AND THEN TAKEN BACK AND NOW REINSTATING
[31:41] THEM? >> AS FAR AS THE HEALTH BENEFIT,
[31:45] THERE HAS BEEN A STANDING HEALTH BENEFIT WHICH WAS A LITTLE BELOW
[31:50] THE MEDIAN OF OUR COMPARABLE CITIES, AND SO THE PROPOSAL FOR
[31:53] THIS ORDINANCE IS TO INCREASE IT COMMENSURATE WITH THE 50%
[32:00] PART-TIME STATUS OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO 50% OF THE
[32:04] BENEFIT THAT OUR REGULAR EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FOR HEALTH.
[32:07] >> Councilmember Campbell: OKAY.
[32:08] IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE UP AT THIS MEETING IF
[32:13] WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD
[32:18] PERHAPS LOOK AT AT ANOTHER TIME?
[32:19] IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON WHY WE'RE DOING IT NOW?
[32:22] >> I'LL DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THAT.
[32:26] >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: THIS IS A CONTINUING DISCUSSION THAT
[32:31] ORIGINATED FROM THE CHARTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S
[32:35] RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE COUNCIL
[32:36] CONSIDERED AND GAVE STAFF DIRECTION TO BRING BACK A
[32:40] VARIETY OF POST-CHARTER DISCUSSION ITEMS THAT COULD BE
[32:45] ADDRESSED ADMINISTRATIVELY, SO THIS IS ONE AMONGST A VARIETY OF
[32:48] ITEMS THAT IS COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL AS AN EXTENSION OF THAT
[32:51] CONVERSATION. THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT
[32:58] THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE ACTION. THIS IS A DECISION THAT THE
[33:03] COUNCIL CAN TAKE AT THIS TIME, AND THE STAFF REPORT AND THE
[33:07] RESOLUTION THAT'S ATTACHED WOULD EFFECTUATE THIS RECOMMENDATION
[33:12] THAT ORIGINATED AS PART OF THE CHARTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
[33:15] PROCESS. >> Councilmember Campbell:
[33:16] OKAY. CAN YOU THEN -- IF THAT'S THE
[33:18] CASE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE -- THE COUNCIL ALREADY
[33:24] RECEIVES A HEALTH BENEFIT ALLOWANCE.
[33:26] WHAT WOULD BE THE BENEFIT OF INCREASING THAT HEALTH BENEFIT
[33:31] ALLOWANCE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME?
[33:39] >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: WELL, FOR THOSE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT
[33:41] MAY NOT HAVE COVERAGE, THIS WOULD OFFER A HEALTH BENEFIT
[33:46] ALLOWANCE COVERAGE COMMENSURATE WITH PART-TIME EMPLOYEES IN THE
[33:50] UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT GROUP. >> Councilmember Campbell: IS
[33:55] THAT JUST OFFERED FOR JUST THE COUNCILPERSON OR DOES THAT MEAN
[34:00] FAMILY WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT?
[34:03] >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: IT'S THE SAME PROGRAM THAT'S OFFERED
[34:05] TO UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES.
[34:08] >> Councilmember Campbell: WHICH MEANS YOU COULD INCLUDE
[34:10] YOUR FAMILY, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO PAY ANY AMOUNT ABOVE AND BEYOND
[34:17] THE PROPOSED 1450? >> THAT'S CORRECT, QUALIFYING
[34:21] FAMILY MEMBERS COULD POTENTIALLY GO UNDER A CITY COUNCILMEMBER'S
[34:25] PLAN, AND IF IT EXCEEDS THE 1450, THEN THAT WOULD BE AN OUT
[34:29] OF POCKET EXPENSE. >> Councilmember Campbell: AND
[34:31] WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST OF A BENEFIT PLAN FOR -- SAY IN
[34:39] THIS -- FOR THE SAKE OF THE DISCUSSION, FOR JUST THE CITY
[34:45] COUNCILPERSON AND THEN WHAT WOULD IT COST FOR A FAMILY?
[34:47] >> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT RATES IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT'S ROUGHLY
[34:51] FOR ONE PARTY, KAISER, ABOUT $1,000, AND THEN FOR A FAMILY,
[34:57] IT'S OVER $3,000. >> Councilmember Campbell: SO
[35:01] SUBSEQUENTLY THAT MEANT THAT THE COUNCILPERSONS WOULD HAVE TO PAY
[35:04] ANY OF THE BALANCE FOR EITHER OF THOSE PLANS IF THEY WERE TO TAKE
[35:09] THEM? >> TYPICALLY THE CITY WILL
[35:11] DEDUCT IT FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S PAYCHECK.
[35:13] >> Councilmember Campbell: IT WOULD BE A PAYROLL DEDUCTION.
[35:15] OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[35:18] >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG.
[35:20] >> Councilmember Zhang: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[35:22] SO MY QUESTION IS WE AGREED LAST TIME TO PUT THIS ONE ON THE
[35:28] AGENDA, SO WHY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHY THIS IS ON THE AGENDA,
[35:30] I DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND SECOND OF ALL, I THINK THAT
[35:34] BASED ON CHARTER AND WE REACHED SOME CONCLUSIONS AND, THEREFORE,
[35:38] WE ARE TAKING ACTIONS OUT OF THIS LENGTHY DISCUSSION.
[35:43] I THINK WHETHER THIS IS FOR THE COUNCILMEMBERS' BENEFIT,
[35:48] APPARENTLY IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FOR THE COUNCILMEMBERS BENEFIT
[35:51] FOR CURRENT COUNCILMEMBER BUT IT'S REALLY FOR THE LONG TERM
[35:55] FREMONT CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER THEY ARE BEING, WHAT SHALL I
[36:00] SAY, THEY ARE -- THEIR BENEFIT OR -- I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SABIN
[36:06] FIT, THEIR NUMBERS, THE BENEFITS ISN'T COMPARABLE WITH OTHER
[36:11] CITIES WHICH WE HAVE DONE A LENGTHY ANALYSIS DURING THIS
[36:17] COMMITTEE'S SEVERAL MONTHS OF STUDY.
[36:21] AND I JUST SIMPLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE ASKING THE
[36:24] SAME QUESTION AGAIN. AND ALSO ONE QUESTION I WANT TO
[36:28] ASK IS, GIVE ME THE REASON WHY THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING
[36:35] COMPENSATED FOR ONLY $450 PER MONTH, AND HOW DOES THAT NUMBER
[36:42] COME FROM? >> Mayor Salwan: I GUESS I'LL
[36:49] JUST FOLLOW UP. I GUESS THE LARGER QUESTION,
[36:51] WHAT IS THE GENESIS OF -- I KNOW IN THE HEARING, I HEARD IT LIVE
[36:56] WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MISS BRIGGS ABOUT THEM FINDING OUT
[37:00] THAT THEY WERE UNDERPAID. COULD STAFF COMMENT TO THAT,
[37:03] LIKE HOW -- YOU KNOW, HOW YOU FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS LOW OR
[37:07] WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY IF YOU'D JUST WALK US THROUGH THAT.
[37:10] >> SO WE LOOKED AT A VARIETY OF GENERAL LAW AND CHARTER CITIES
[37:15] TO ASSESS WHAT THEIR COUNCILMEMBERS AND MAYORS WERE
[37:18] RECEIVING IN TERMS OF HEALTH BENEFIT ALLOWANCE OR EQUIVALENT
[37:23] THEREOF, AND WE DID FIND THAT THE CITY OF FREMONT WAS QUITE
[37:26] BELOW THE MEDIAN OF WHAT THE COMPARABLE CITIES WERE
[37:29] OFFERING. AND SO WHAT WE LOOKED AT IS WHAT
[37:33] WE WERE OFFERING OUR OTHER REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
[37:40] AS YOU MAY KNOW, COUNCILMEMBERS AND MAYOR CANNOT RECEIVE A
[37:44] BETTER BENEFIT THAN REPRESENTED UNION EMPLOYEES AND SOME OF OUR
[37:48] UNIONS DO OFFER PRO-RATED BENEFITS FOR THOSE THAT ARE
[37:50] UNDER 100% IN TERMS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS.
[37:55] SO COMMENSURATE WITH THAT, THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION AT THE
[37:57] CHARTER CITY COMMISSION MEETING, WHERE THEY LOOKED AT WHAT THE
[38:01] OTHER CITIES WERE OFFERING, AND WHAT WE WERE DOING INTERNALLY
[38:05] WITH OUR OWN UNIONS, AND KAIMG CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT
[38:12] BASED ON ABOUT A 50% EQUIVALENCY OF EMPLOYMENT FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
[38:16] AND THE MAYOR, THAT THE BENEFIT SHOULD BE PRO-RATED.
[38:20] SO CURRENTLY OUR REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES RECEIVE $2,900 PER
[38:25] MONTH FOR HEALTH BENEFIT ALLOWANCE, SO THE 1,450
[38:29] REPRESENTS 50% OF THAT COMMENSURATE WITH HOURS WORKED.
[38:33] >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL.
[38:37] >> Councilmember Campbell: I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK MORE
[38:40] CLARIFICATION QUESTION. SO IF YOU DON'T USE IT, WE
[38:46] TALKED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WHAT IT WOULD COST FOR A KAISER PLAN,
[38:51] AND IF ANY OF THE COUNCILPERSONS DECIDED THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO
[38:56] TAKE THE BENEFIT, IT DOESN'T GO BACK INTO THEIR CHECK OR
[39:00] ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT'S NOT PART OF AN INCOME-DRIVEN PROCESS
[39:06] HERE, RIGHT? IT JUST -- IF YOU DON'T USE IT,
[39:09] YOU JUST LOSE IT, CORRECT? >> YES, I BELIEVE THAT'S THE WAY
[39:14] IT'S BEEN FRAMED FOR THIS CONVERSATION.
[39:16] FOR THIS RESOLUTION. >> Mayor Salwan: NO CASH
[39:22] PAYOUT I THINK IS WHAT I HAD READ.
[39:24] COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN. >> Councilmember Kimberlin:
[39:26] QUESTION. I WAS WONDERING IF WE MIGHT
[39:30] CONSIDER, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC THAT THERE ARE
[39:33] CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY.
[39:35] WE'VE HAD TO MAKE CUTS TO MEET SOME OF OUR NEEDS AND TO HAVE A
[39:38] BALANCED BUDGET. WOULD IT BEHOOVE US TO WAIT
[39:43] UNTIL WE GET A REPORT LIKE AT THE -- AFTER THE BEGINNING OF
[39:45] THE YEAR AND SEE HOW WE'VE DONE FIRST QUARTER OR SEE WHERE WE
[39:48] ARE FINANCIAL LITTLE AND REVIEW IT AGAIN, NOT HAVING TO BRING IT
[39:51] WITH ANOTHER REFERRAL FOR AN ORDINANCE BUT TABLE IT UNTIL A
[39:54] CERTAIN DATE, AND I WOULD THINK MR. PERSSELIN MIGHT TELL US WHAT
[39:57] THAT DATE WOULD BE? IF WE WANT TO CONSIDER SOMETHING
[40:01] LIKE THAT? >> Mayor Salwan: I GUESS WE
[40:03] CAN COME BACK FOR DELIBERATION. MAYBE WE CAN HEAR FROM THE
[40:05] PUBLIC. THAT CAN PROBABLY HELP INFORM
[40:07] THE DISCUSSION. OKAY.
[40:09] HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE ON THIS ONE?
[40:12] >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS.
[40:15] >> Mayor Salwan: TWO MINUTES EACH.
[40:17] >> Mr. Quintanilla: FIRST SPEAKER IS JOANN SCHWOB.
[40:22] FOLLOWED BY IZIZA. JOANN?
[40:29] WE'LL MOVE AHEAD TO IZIZA AKBARY.
[40:36] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
[40:40] I'M A LONG-TIME FREMONT RESIDENT.
[40:42] I'M GOING TO BE COMBINING MY COMMENTS ON BOTH 5A AND 5B
[40:46] TONIGHT. AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE,
[40:50] TONIGHT'S ITEM ON 5A IS A CPI TRIGGERED ADJUSTMENT UNDER AN
[40:54] EXISTING ORDINANCE, NOT AN ITEM THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY THE
[40:57] COUNCIL TO ASK FOR A RAISE. 5B DID ORIGINATE FROM SOME
[41:01] CONVERSATIONS HAD AROUND MOVING TO A CHARTER CITY.
[41:04] REGARDING 5A, THE ORDINANCE SETS A CEILING BUT NOT AN
[41:08] OBLIGATION. AS COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU HAVE THE
[41:10] CHOICE TO DECLINE OR DEFER THIS INCREASE AND THAT'S SQUARELY
[41:14] WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY. THIS PAST YEAR, THE CITY WENT
[41:16] INTO A NEW FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT A SINGLE SIGNED LABOR CONTRACT,
[41:20] THE FIRST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED IN FREMONT'S HISTORY.
[41:22] IT TOOK UNTIL DECEMBER FOR MOST CITY EMPLOYEES TO SETTLE ON A
[41:27] 1.3% COST OF LIVING INCREASE. THE COUNCIL ALSO PULLED A SALES
[41:31] TAX MEASURE OFF THE NOVEMBER BALLOT BECAUSE A SURVEY SHOWED
[41:33] THAT RESIDENTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE COST OF GAS, GROCERIES
[41:37] AND HOUSING. AND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WAS ONLY
[41:40] BALANCED BY CUTTING $3 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING.
[41:44] I KNOW THIS RAISE IS SMALL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CITY'S
[41:48] OVERALL BUDGET, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHY DECLINING BOTH 5A,
[41:52] THE INCREASE TO SALARY, AND 5B, THE HEALTH BENEFIT INCREASE,
[41:56] REALLY MATTERS. IT WON'T FIX FREMONT'S FINANCES
[41:59] EITHER WAY, BUT WHAT IT CAN DO IS SHOW RESIDENTS THAT PEOPLE
[42:03] MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE FACING THE SAME
[42:06] PRESSURES THAT WE ALL ARE. IF IT ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME TO
[42:09] ASK RESIDENTS FOR MORE, IT ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE COUNCIL
[42:12] TO TAKE MORE EITHER. SO I URGE YOU TO PLEASE DECLINE
[42:16] BOTH ITEMS 5A AND 5B. THANK YOU.
[42:20] BERT >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR NEXT
[42:23] SPEAKER IS JACK RODGERS. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND
[42:26] CITY COUNCIL. I WAS HOPING NOT TO SPEAK
[42:31] TONIGHT, BUT AFTER HEARING THE PRESENTATION, PARTICULARLY ON
[42:37] 5B, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN I READ THE REPORT,
[42:40] THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A LOT OF -- YOU TALK ABOUT FACTS THAT
[42:45] WERE DELIVERED TO YOU PERHAPS BY YOUR COMMITTEE.
[42:48] BUT FROM THE PUBLIC'S POINT OF VIEW, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN
[42:51] WRITING THERE THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHO THE COMPARABLE
[42:54] CITIES WERE THAT WERE USED, WHAT THE COMPARABLE WORKLOADS ARE, OR
[42:58] WHAT THE ANALYSIS WAS THAT GENERATED THE JUSTIFICATION TO
[43:03] MOVE FORWARD WITH AN INCREASE IN THE HEALTH BENEFIT.
[43:06] IN ADDITION TO THAT, I THOUGHT THAT LAST WEEK, YOU WERE
[43:09] DELIVERED A CALENDAR OF WORK, AND I DON'T REMEMBER -- THAT
[43:14] DEALT WITH THE CHARTER WORK, AND I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THAT
[43:18] ON -- THAT THAT CALENDAR SAID THAT THIS WAS COMING UP THIS
[43:20] WEEK. AND SO THOSE TWO PROCESS ISSUES,
[43:25] I THINK ARE REALLY QUESTIONABLE TO ME.
[43:28] AND THE LAST ONE IS DEALING WITH A, I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT WHAT
[43:32] THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN
[43:37] INOPPORTUNE TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE THIS ACTION, AND IT IS
[43:41] NOT A BIG DOLLAR CENTS, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS REALLY JUST A
[43:46] ENFORCEMENT, A RECOMMENDATION THAT HAS TO COME FROM THE STAFF
[43:50] ANNUALLY OR BIANNUALLY AS THE CASE MAY BE FOR REVIEW OF THE
[43:53] COUNCIL SALARIES. BUT IN LIGHT OF TODAY'S ECONOMIC
[43:57] PROBLEMS, I THINK IT'S UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL COUNCILPERSON TO
[44:02] WEIGH WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO SEND A MESSAGE WHERE IT
[44:05] GOOD TO RAISE YOUR SALARY AND NOT TO RAISE THE OTHERS' AT A
[44:11] COMPARABLE RATE. THANK YOU.
[44:14] >> Mr. Quintanilla: NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
[44:16] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY, WE WILL CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC COMMENT,
[44:19] BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN.
[44:27] >> Councilmember Kimberlin: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[44:28] EXACTLY WHAT MISTER ROGERS HAS JUST BROUGHT UP IS MORE
[44:30] INFORMATION COMING TO THE PUBLIC I THINK WOULD BE REALLY GREAT.
[44:34] SO THEREFORE, IF WE WERE TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND IT AFTER WE GET
[44:37] ANOTHER FINANCIAL REPORT AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR, IF WE
[44:39] CAN THEN BRING FORTH REALLY COMPARABLE INFORMATION FOR THE
[44:43] PUBLIC TO SEE EXACTLY HOW WE GOT FROM ONE NUMBER TO ANOTHER
[44:48] NUMBER AND WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US.
[44:54] >> Mayor Salwan: I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE RAISING THEIR
[44:56] HANDS. I DID WANT TO CLARIFY, SO ON THE
[44:59] FIRST SPEAKER, THE 1.3% WAS FOR LAST BUDGET CYCLE.
[45:03] FOR THIS CYCLE, WE'VE GIVEN 3% RAISES FOR THREE YEARS.
[45:08] FOR THE COUNCIL. SO THAT'S NOT ENTIRELY CORRECT.
[45:12] AND SO -- AND THEN AS FAR AS MISTER ROGERS, I THINK IT WAS
[45:17] PRESENTED AT THE MEETING, BUT CAN STAFF SPEAK MORE ABOUT WHAT
[45:21] EXACTLY TRANSPIRED AND AS FAR AS WHERE DOES THIS AMOUNT RANK IN
[45:26] THE MEDIAN AND HOW YOU GUYS CAME TO THIS NUMBER?
[45:33] >> THE INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED IN PUBLIC MEETINGS RELATED TO
[45:37] THE CHARTER CITY COMMISSION IN TERMS OF THE DETAIL.
[45:40] WE DO HAVE THE DETAIL OF THOSE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS THAT
[45:46] ARE AVAILABLE, IF SOMEONE CAN PUT THEM UP ON THE SCREEN.
[45:50] IT GENERALLY GIVES THE COMPARISON OF FREMONT TO SOME OF
[45:53] THE CITIES THAT ARE AROUND US. HERE IT IS.
[45:57] SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT COUNCILMEMBERS' TOTAL
[46:02] COMPENSATION, WHICH IS THE THIRD COLUMN THERE, YOU WILL SEE THAT
[46:05] THE MARKET MEDIAN IS BETWEEN SAN MATEO AND PALO ALTO, THEY'RE
[46:09] AT THE BOTTOM AT ABOUT $52,000 PER YEAR IN TOTAL COMPENSATION.
[46:14] THAT MEANS BENEFITS AND SALARY. AND FREMONT RANKED MUCH BELOW
[46:20] THAT, WITH 36,000. AND THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
[46:28] COMEWE ALSO DID A STUDY OF THE MAYOR AND THE MARKET MEDIAN
[46:34] WAS CITY OF ALAMEDA WITH 68,000 APPROXIMATELY IN TOTAL
[46:39] COMPENSATION, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, FREMONT WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW
[46:42] THAT AT 60. 60,000.
[46:45] NEXT SLIDE. SO WE DID A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS
[46:50] FOR PART-TIME POSITIONS KNOWING THAT SOME OF OUR REPRESENTED
[46:54] UNION EMPLOYEES DO RECEIVE BENEFITS COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR
[47:00] TIME WORKED, AND WE LOOKED AT GIVING THE MAYOR AND THE
[47:05] COUNCILMEMBERS ALSO A PART-TIME STATUS AT ABOUT 50% AND 50% OF
[47:10] THE BENEFIT, AND THAT INCREASED THE ANNUAL TOTAL COMPENSATION TO
[47:14] A POINT WHERE IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE
[47:17] SURROUNDING MARKET. NEXT SLIDE.
[47:20] SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE MAYOR, ONCE YOU'VE ADJUSTED THE
[47:25] HBA, SO THAT THE MAYOR IS RECEIVING 50% OF THE HBA, THEN
[47:31] FREMONT ENDS UP A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE MEDIAN AT 72,000 IN
[47:35] TOTAL COMPENSATION. NEXT SLIDE.
[47:38] AND THEN FOR COUNCILMEMBERS, STILL BELOW THE MEDIAN, BUT MUCH
[47:44] CLOSER TO THE $52,000 MEDIAN, INCREASING THE HBA TO 50% OF
[47:51] WHAT OUR REGULAR EMPLOYEES RECEIVED GETS THE COUNCILMEMBERS
[47:56] TO ABOUT 48,000. MUCH CLOSER TO THE 52,000 THAT'S
[48:00] THE MEDIAN. >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU,
[48:06] THAT'S HELPFUL. SO I DON'T SEE ANYBODY WANTING
[48:08] TO SPEAK. SO -- OKAY.
[48:11] EVERYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK NOW. COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL?
[48:20] >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON
[48:23] THE SURFACE IS SOMEWHAT MISLEADING BECAUSE WE DON'T
[48:27] ACTUALLY RECEIVE THAT CASH SINCE THERE'S NO PAYOUT, SO WE TONIGHT
[48:33] DON'T REALLY RECEIVE IT ON A CHECK SO I DON'T SEE AN
[48:39] ADDITIONAL $1,400 ON THE MONTHLY CHECK THAT WE GET FROM THE
[48:40] CITY. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, IF I LOOK
[48:44] AT -- YOU DID PROVIDE THAT ON THE HANDOUT.
[48:47] IF I LOOK AT THE COST OF THE BENEFITS THEMSELVES, IT'S MORE
[48:52] THAN WE MAKE IN A MONTH, SO THAT MEANS THAT WE WOULD BASICALLY
[48:57] NET -- WE WOULD NET ZERO AND WE WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY GIVE BACK
[49:02] TO THE CITY IF WE WERE TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE HEALTH
[49:06] INSURANCE BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD
[49:11] HEALTH INSURANCE. SO THE HBA THAT WE'RE GETTING
[49:17] REALLY WASHES TO ZERO. I MEAN, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
[49:21] SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH IT
[49:25] BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I DON'T SEE IT.
[49:27] IT DOESN'T PENCIL OUT. >> Mayor Salwan: I LOOK AT
[49:36] KAISER, THE LOWEST FOR INDIVIDUAL, IT'S $1,168.86.
[49:41] SO THAT'S FOR ONE PERSON. >> Councilmember Campbell:
[49:43] RIGHT. >> Mayor Salwan: SO I GUESS
[49:45] THE LARGER CONCERN IS IT MIGHT NOT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO
[49:48] FOLKS THAT ARE DOING WELL OR HAVE BUSINESSES OR ARE
[49:53] EMPLOYED. I JUST WORRY ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE
[49:56] OR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO STEP UP OR PEOPLE THAT ARE
[49:58] UNDERPRIVILEGED IN SOME WAYS THAT IT CAN BE A MAJOR SACRIFICE
[50:03] FOR THEM. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE
[50:05] HAVE TO FACTOR IN. AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT, IF
[50:11] SOMEBODY'S INSURANCE IS LESS, SO IF IT'S 1169, THEN THAT PERSON
[50:14] WOULD ONLY GET 1169 PAID FOR THE INSURANCE, CORRECT?
[50:17] THEY WON'T GET THE 1450 OR WHATEVER.
[50:20] >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE WOULD PAY THAT OUT AS PART OF
[50:24] OUR MONTHLY PREMIUM PAYS FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
[50:26] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER LIU.
[50:33] >> Councilmember Liu: SO I JUST HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO
[50:35] SAY. I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER
[50:38] THAT I THINK MR. ROGERS WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS WAS ON THE
[50:42] AGENDA. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT
[50:44] RESPECTFULLY THAT THIS WAS LISTED ON LAST WEEK'S AGENDA,
[50:50] THE POTENTIAL TIMELINE FOR SEPTEMBER 2026, IT INCLUDES A
[50:53] DRAFT ORDINANCE TO INCREASE CITY COUNCIL SALARY AS AUTHORIZED IN
[50:57] THE FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT
[51:00] OUT. AND I GUESS SECOND OF ALL, I
[51:02] GUESS I WANTED TO TALK MORE ABOUT LIKE -- AND THIS MIGHT BE
[51:06] COMBINING THE 5A TOGETHER WITH 5B.
[51:08] BUT THEY ARE PRETTY RELATED SO I GUESS I JUST WANT TO TALK MORE
[51:13] ABOUT THE GENERAL IMPRESSION OF LIKE OUR SALARY AND THINGS LIKE
[51:18] THAT. SO OVERALL, YOU KNOW, THE
[51:20] SALARY, I THINK IF YOU DON'T TAKE HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE
[51:23] THIS IS A PART-TIME JOB, I'M ASSUMING A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT
[51:27] ALREADY HAVE THEIR OWN INSURANCE EITHER FROM THEIR SPOUSE OR
[51:29] MAYBE THEY PURCHASED IT THEMSELVES, SO IF YOU DON'T
[51:33] INCLUDE THE HVA, THE ANNUAL SALARY WORKS ITSELF OUT TO
[51:38] $31,000 WHICH WHEN YOU DIVIDE IT HOURLY IS AROUND $15 AN HOUR.
[51:44] SO $15 AN HOUR, THAT'S ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE WE
[51:47] HAVE HERE IN FREMONT, AND $15 AN HOUR, THAT'S ACTUALLY LESS THAN
[51:51] THE WAGE I HAD IN MY FIRST JOB EVER IN 2016, WHEN I FIRST
[51:55] GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. I WORKED AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL
[51:57] TEACHER RIGHT HERE IN THE -- IN FREMONT AS WELL, AND EVEN BACK
[52:01] THEN, 10 YEARS AGO, BEFORE ALL THIS CRAZY INFLATION, I WAS
[52:04] STILL MAKING $17 AN HOUR AT MY JOB WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE A
[52:11] COLLEGE DIPLOMA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
[52:14] SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT SO THAT ANY RAISE IS
[52:17] JUST PURELY LIKE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SIX FIGURE BONUSES OR
[52:20] ANYTHING LIKE THAT, NOBODY IS GETTING RICH OFF THIS, NOBODY IS
[52:23] GOING TO BE A BILLIONAIRE OR MILLIONAIRE OFF THIS.
[52:26] IT'S JUST REALLY CONSISTENT WITH INFLATION, AND CONSISTENT TO
[52:29] MOVE OURSELVES UP TO THE MARKET MEDIAN.
[52:32] AND OVERALL, I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I REALLY EN -- IT
[52:39] REALLY ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS LIKE THE MAYOR MENTIONED,
[52:42] SUPPORTS REGULAR PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
[52:44] I THINK THIS JOB DOESN'T PAY ANYTHING, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT,
[52:48] HOW DOES THE AVERAGE PERSON, MAYBE WHO IS ACTUALLY WORKING
[52:52] MINIMUM WAGE JOB, HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO REPRESENT THE WORKING
[52:56] CLASS PEOPLE AND HAVE A SEAT, YOU KNOW, ON THIS COUNCIL OR
[53:01] ANYWHERE IF THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SACRIFICE THEIR TIME WITHOUT
[53:03] BEING COMPENSATED FOR THAT? SO I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS
[53:07] TO ENSURE AND FUTUREPROOF THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RAISES
[53:11] THAT -- I MEAN THE SALARY THAT WAS SET HOWEVER LONG AGO IS ABLE
[53:15] TO RISE WITH INFLATION AND STAY CONSISTENT, IT DOESN'T GET EATEN
[53:19] AWAY BY INFLATION AND ENSURES THAT ANYBODY ELSE COMING AFTER
[53:22] US WILL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE THIS WITHOUT UNNECESSARY
[53:27] UNDUE BURDEN ON ONE THEMSELVES. THAT'S MY OPINION ON IT.
[53:31] >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU, NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER KENG.
[53:38] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I KIND OF LOOKED AT IT AS KIND
[53:40] OF A SIMILAR REASONING BEHIND MOVING TO DISTRICT ELECTION.
[53:45] SO IT KIND OF GIVES MORE ACCESS FOR THE REGULAR FOLKS WHO RUN
[53:50] FOR OFFICE, AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT WHERE THE
[53:58] COUNCILMEMBERS IN FREMONT ARE BEING PAID PRETTY ON THE LOW END
[54:02] OF THIS CHART, AND I WILL KIND OF SHARE THAT IF -- FOR THOSE OF
[54:09] YOU THAT ARE NOT AWARE THAT FOR EXAMPLE LIKE SAN LEANDRO, THEY
[54:13] ARE BEING PAID AT AROUND 61,000, BUT KINE OF NOBODY WANT TO RUN
[54:20] FOR OFFICE OVER THERE IN SAN LEANDRO BECAUSE IT'S NOT A EASY
[54:26] JOB TO DO, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF TIMES THEIR
[54:33] ELECTED OFFICES ARE BEING RUN IN THE POLLS, WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR
[54:38] OUR DEMOCRACY. SO I THINK IT'S HAVING THIS WILL
[54:41] KIND OF SET UP A BETTER COMPENSATION FOR -- NOT JUST FOR
[54:48] THE CURRENT ELECTS BUT ALSO FOR PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE.
[54:51] THANK YOU. >> Mayor Salwan: I DID QUICK
[54:58] MATH, IT WAS LIKE .02% OF OUR TOTAL WOULD BE THE SALARY
[55:03] INCREASE, ASSUMING EVERYBODY GETS THE MAX, 1450, SOME MAY NOT
[55:10] LEAD IT, SOME MAY HAVE LESS. IT'S TRIVIAL, REALLY.
[55:13] IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK THE BUDGET.
[55:16] SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER CONCERNS.
[55:19] AND THEN THE 450 ONLY COVERS 38% OF THE INSURANCE.
[55:24] AND THAT'S THE LOWEST RATE WHICH IS KAISER.
[55:27] AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE'RE BEING PROGRESSIVE OR WE
[55:29] HAVE PROGRESSIVE VALUES, THEN YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW FOR
[55:33] YOUNG PEOPLE TO RUN, PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDERPRIVILEGED, PEOPLE THAT
[55:36] DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES. YOU WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO
[55:39] SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST PEOPLE LIKE
[55:42] ME OR PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING VERY WELL.
[55:46] SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS WELL.
[55:49] COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG. >> Councilmember Zhang: YES,
[55:52] THANK YOU. I HEAR EVERYONE'S COMMENT, AND I
[55:56] ECHO THAT, AND ANOTHER THING I THINK WE RESPECT AS A CITY, WE
[56:02] RESPECT THE FIREMEN'S WORK, WE RESPECT POLICEMEN'S WORK, WE
[56:06] RESPECT THE CITY STAFF'S WORK. AND EVERY YEAR, WE GO INTO
[56:12] CAREFUL DELIBERATION AND TALK ABOUT SALARY NEGOTIATION AND
[56:17] TALK ABOUT THEIR BENEFIT AND WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO
[56:22] GIVE OUR STAFF WHAT THEY -- WHAT THEY DESERVE.
[56:27] BUT THEN THAT ALSO REFLECTS OUR CULTURE, HOW WE LOOK AT ELECTED
[56:31] OFFICIALS. AND DO WE RESPECT OUR WORK, DO
[56:35] WE -- ARE WE PROUD OF, YOU KNOW, SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
[56:39] DO WE AS A CITY COUNCIL, DO YOU RESPECT YOUR WORK?
[56:43] AND I THINK THIS IS NOT ABOUT US.
[56:46] I'M TALKING ABOUT -- I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PAST AND ALSO
[56:49] ESPECIALLY THE FUTURE. AND DO THE COMMUNITY RESPECT OUR
[56:53] WORK. AND ALSO DO WE RESPECT OUR
[56:55] WORK. SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY MINOR
[57:00] THINGS, AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE AND ALSO I
[57:04] RESPECT MY WORK, AND I HOPE THE CITY COMMUNITY WOULD SEE OUR
[57:12] ACTION AND HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, DO
[57:17] APPRECIATE HOW MUCH TIME WE PUT INTO THAT.
[57:19] IT'S NOT A PART-TIME JOB. BECAUSE I THINK IN ORDER TO DO A
[57:23] GREAT -- MAKE A POLICY AND MAKE A RIGHT DECISION, WE KEEP ON
[57:27] LOOKING AT THE POLICIES NOT ONLY THE STATE, NOT ONLY THE CITY,
[57:33] THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY, IT'S NOT IT'S A 7 -- WHAT'S IT
[57:37] CALLED, A 5 HOUR A DAY JOB. IT'S LIKE YOU'RE -- YOURSELF
[57:43] INTO THIS. I MEAN, I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYONE
[57:46] COMING HERE JUST TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER WE ARE PAID FAIRLY FOR
[57:50] $17 AN HOUR, BUT I LOOK AT SOME COMMENT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I
[57:56] THINK IF WE DON'T SPEAK UP, OKAY, LET'S JUST IMAGINE IN TWO
[58:01] YEARS, I'M GOING TO RUN, THEY SAY OKAY, SUCH AND SUCH PERSON
[58:05] GAVE THEMSELF A RAISE. AND THAT WOULD BE LIKE LOOKING
[58:12] BAD WHILE YOU RAN -- SEEKING FOR RE-ELECTION.
[58:15] AND I HAVE TO SPEAK UP. SO I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT
[58:18] THAT. AND I THINK THAT IF YOU RESPECT
[58:20] YOUR JOB, YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO THAT, YOU NEED TO BE HONEST
[58:26] ABOUT EVERYONE, WHETHER YOU'RE BEING -- EVEN BEING TREATED WITH
[58:30] RESPECT ABOUT YOUR JOB. SO I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.
[58:36] >> Mayor Salwan: SO I HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
[58:38] SOME FOLKS WANTED TO POSTPONE IT, SOME WANTED TO GO AHEAD WITH
[58:44] IT. SOME WANTED TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT
[58:45] NUMBERS. SO IF I COULD GET SOME FEEDBACK
[58:48] OR A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL.
[58:51] >> Councilmember Campbell: WELL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
[58:54] ANOTHER COMMENT, I WAS SITTING HERE LISTENING TO US AS WE TALK,
[58:58] AND I KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE HEALTHCARE CAN BE AND HOW
[59:03] IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE HEALTHCARE, AND YOU KNOW, I'M
[59:07] FORTUNATE THAT I HAVE A GREAT PLAN FROM MY REGULAR WORK AND
[59:14] SO -- AND I'VE ALWAYS HAD GREAT HEALTH INSURANCE AND SO -- AND I
[59:18] DO THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THAT BENEFIT BE OFFERED TO
[59:24] THE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE IT.
[59:27] MAYBE YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO COME ON BOARD, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
[59:31] HAVE A REALLY GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN.
[59:34] I'VE SEEN PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE.
[59:38] I'M PUTTING ON MY -- MY DIRECTOR HAT NOW, AND REALLY THINKING
[59:45] ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT HAVING AN ADEQUATE HEALTH
[59:50] INSURANCE PLAN AND WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN.
[59:52] AND I DON'T THINK $1,400 A MONTH IS SOMETHING THAT'S UNREASONABLE
[1:00:01] TO GIVE TO SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ADEQUATE HEALTH PLAN,
[1:00:05] WHICH ALSO INCLUDES DENTAL AND VISION, SO IT'S A FULL
[1:00:11] COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WOULD HELP THEM, BUT I DO THINK IT'S A
[1:00:16] LITTLE PRICEY, BUT YOU KNOW, MY IDEA IS THAT IF WE'RE THINKING
[1:00:22] ABOUT THE FUTURE COUNCILPERSONS, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THEM
[1:00:26] TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE ADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE.
[1:00:33] >> Mayor Salwan: I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY ELSE SO I GUESS
[1:00:35] CAN WE GET A MOTION OR SOME MORE FEEDBACK?
[1:00:39] >> Councilmember Zhang: I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
[1:00:40] >> Mayor Salwan: WHAT IS YOUR MOTION?
[1:00:42] >> Councilmember Zhang: MOTION TO APPROVE FOR THIS HEALTH
[1:00:45] INSURANCE. >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER
[1:00:48] KENG. SECOND?
[1:00:50] OKAY. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG,
[1:00:53] SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG. BLESS VOTE.
[1:01:00] PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 6 AYES, 1 NAY.
[1:01:07] THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS 5A.
[1:01:20] THIS IS ADJUSTMENT TO THE SALARIES OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[1:01:24] AGAIN, THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, JUST QUESTIONS
[1:01:26] FROM COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL.
[1:01:35] >> Councilmember Campbell: IS THIS QUESTION TIME OR IS IT
[1:01:38] COMMENTS? >> Mayor Salwan: I WAS
[1:01:39] THINKING MAYBE QUESTIONS, OPEN UP FOR THE PUBLIC, AND THEN
[1:01:42] COMMENTS IF THAT'S OKAY. >> Councilmember Campbell:
[1:01:44] OKAY. I ACTUALLY DO NOT HAVE ANY
[1:01:46] QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. BUT I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS.
[1:01:49] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY
[1:01:51] ELSE? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY
[1:01:56] SPEAKERS ON THIS? >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE HAVE
[1:01:58] ONE SPEAKER CARD. >> Mayor Salwan: LET'S HEAR
[1:01:59] FROM THE SPEAKER. >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR
[1:02:02] SPEAKER IS VERNITA VERMA. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR
[1:02:15] BRINGING -- WORK ON T THE AGENDA.
[1:02:17] I'M HERE TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENT FOR A VERY SIMPLE
[1:02:22] REASON. ALL CITY EMPLOYEES OF CITY AND
[1:02:24] CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ARE HERE FOR ONLY ONE REASON.
[1:02:27] THAT IS TO SERVE THE CITY OF FREMONT.
[1:02:32] IF THE CITIZENS OF FREMONT ARE NOT GETTING SERVED PROPERLY,
[1:02:35] THEN THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR ANY EMPLOYEE OR
[1:02:39] COUNCILMEMBER OR MAYOR TO GET A RAISE.
[1:02:43] AT LEAST TWO OF YOU HAVE VISITED THE STREET I LIVE ON AND BOTH OF
[1:02:49] YOU HAVE SAID TO ME THAT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ANY STREET AS BAD
[1:02:53] AS MINE. EVEN IF IT IS NOT THE WORST
[1:02:57] STREET IN THE CITY, THERE SHOULD BE NO STREET AS BAD AS MINE.
[1:03:04] AS PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS ARE TERRIBLE AND RAISED OVER 6 TO
[1:03:08] 8 INCHES. WE GET FLOODED EVERY -- EVEN IF
[1:03:10] WE GET HALF INCH OF RAIN. IT IS AN DEVEL ADA
[1:03:16] NIGHTMARE TO WALK ON OUR STREET.
[1:03:18] AND I'M SAYING IT AGAIN, IT'S AN ADA NIGHTMARE, WHICH MEANS
[1:03:22] ANYBODY WHO IS AN ADA SUPPORTER OR ANY ORGANIZATION CAN SUE THE
[1:03:27] CITY AND WIN. THAT BEING SAID, IF OUR CITY IS
[1:03:32] NOT MANAGED WELL WITH OUR PROPERTY TAX, I DO NOT THINK
[1:03:35] ANYONE SHOULD GET ANY RAISE. I WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO VISIT MY
[1:03:39] STREET BEFORE GIVING ANYONE A RAISE IN THE CITY.
[1:03:44] INCLUDING YOURSELF. I UNDERSTAND YOU MIGHT CALL IT A
[1:03:48] TRIVIAL THING, YOU MIGHT SAY OH, IT'S A SMALL NUMBER.
[1:03:54] BUT IF -- I'M OPPOSING ANY NUMBER FOR A SIMPLE REASON.
[1:03:57] PLEASE SERVE YOUR CITY CITIZENS.
[1:04:00] THANK YOU. >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY.
[1:04:06] ANY -- COMMENT TIME, FEEDBACK. SINCE NOBODY IS SPEAKING, I HAVE
[1:04:11] BEEN TO YOUR STREET, AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL TIMES FOLKS COME OUT
[1:04:14] TO YOUR STREET TO CHECK IT OUT, AND FIX IT ON THE ONE SIDE, AND
[1:04:19] CONTINUE TO EVALUATE IT, BUT WE HAVE MANY SUCH STREETS.
[1:04:22] YOUR STREET IS NOT THE ONLY ONE.
[1:04:25] SO IT'S 92 SQUARE MILES. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS EVERY SINGLE
[1:04:29] STREET AND WE DID GET THE WORST 100 SIDEWALKS DONE AND HOPEFULLY
[1:04:33] IF WE HAVE MORE FUNDING IN THE FUTURE, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THAT
[1:04:36] AGAIN. WE STILL OFFER THE 50/50
[1:04:39] PROGRAM. SIDEWALK AND TREE.
[1:04:42] SO IF YOU OR YOUR NEIGHBORS WANT TO REPLACE YOUR SIDEWALK OR THE
[1:04:45] TREES, THE CITIES WILL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.
[1:04:47] BUT TO SAY THAT FOR THAT ONE SINGLISH YOU'LL, YOU KNOW,
[1:04:53] YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FROM EVERYTHING OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
[1:04:54] I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE TOO FAR.
[1:04:57] COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL. >> Councilmember Campbell: WE
[1:05:00] DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKERS? >> Mayor Salwan: THAT WAS IT.
[1:05:03] >> Councilmember Campbell: THAT WAS IT?
[1:05:04] OKAY. FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, I
[1:05:06] REALLY JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PROCESS IS A
[1:05:11] PROCEDURAL PROCESS TO INCREASE THE SALARIES AND THAT IT'S NOT
[1:05:15] SELF-DEALING. THIS PROCESS FLOWS FROM EXISTING
[1:05:19] MUNICIPAL CODE FORMULA, NOT A DISCRETIONARY VOTE TO PASS CITY
[1:05:24] COUNCIL PAY. THE ORDINANCE SETS A CR
[1:05:28] CEILING, NOT A MANDATE. COUNCIL RETAINS AUTHORITY TO
[1:05:31] DECLINE, DEFER OR MODIFY THE ORDINANCE.
[1:05:34] THE CODE ALSO GIVES THE COUNCIL THE DISCRETION TO ADJUST THE
[1:05:38] CPI. THE FORMULA ASSUMES NORMAL
[1:05:41] ECONOMIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS LOCAL WAGE GROWTH, WHICH IS NOT
[1:05:45] KEEPING PACE, OF COURSE, WITH HOUSING, GROCERIES, INSURANCE
[1:05:49] AND CHILD CARE. APPROVING AN AUTOMATIC RAISE FOR
[1:05:53] COUNCIL WHILE RESIDENTS ARE ALL BEHIND ON RENT, STRUGGLING TO
[1:05:57] KEEP PACE WITH RISING GAS COSTS, FOOD COSTS, BREAKS THE BASIC
[1:06:02] ALIGNMENT BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE VERY PEOPLE WE
[1:06:06] SERVE, AND THAT GAP IS CORROSIVE.
[1:06:09] REGARDLESS OF THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE
[1:06:13] ORDINANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
[1:06:17] DECLINE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS WAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE COUNCIL
[1:06:21] AND DEFER IT UNTIL AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS AND TO ASK
[1:06:25] STAFF TO REVIEW AND RETURN WITH OPTIONS FOR SUSPENDING OR
[1:06:32] RESTRUCTURING THE CPI FORMULA SO THAT IT MORE ACCURATELY REFLECTS
[1:06:37] WHAT RESIDENTS ARE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCES.
[1:06:41] EVERY CANDIDATE WHO IS RUNNING FOR OFFICE IS WALKING INTO AN
[1:06:47] ELECTION SEASON WHERE AFFORDABILITY IS A REAL
[1:06:50] CONCERN. A YES VOTE IS AN ATTACK ON THEIR
[1:06:55] LIVED EXPERIENCES, AND I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ITEM.
[1:07:00] THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> Mayor Salwan: MAYBE I'LL
[1:07:07] HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS AND HOW
[1:07:09] THIS APPLIES. AND WHEN DOES IT APPLY.
[1:07:13] JUST FOR CONTEXT. >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: A
[1:07:18] COUPLE POINTS. THE FIRST IS THAT THE PROPOSAL
[1:07:22] THIS EVENING IS TO CHANGE -- IS TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE THAT
[1:07:26] CURRENTLY SETS FORTH THE METHODOLOGY FOR INCREASING
[1:07:30] COUNCIL SALARIES. IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T CHANGE THE
[1:07:33] METHODOLOGY. IT IMPLEMENTS THE METHODOLOGY.
[1:07:37] WE'RE BEING CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE ORDINANCE ALREADY SAYS AND
[1:07:39] IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD, IT WILL
[1:07:43] INCREASE COUNCIL SALARY CONSISTENT WITH THE FORMULA THAT
[1:07:46] ALREADY EXISTS IN THE FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE.
[1:07:49] THIS IS PART OF A PROCESS THAT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER YEAR, SO THE
[1:07:53] TIMING IS NOT UNIQUE OR SPECIAL.
[1:07:55] IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THIS IS THE CURRENT YEAR AND AT THIS
[1:07:58] TIME, IT'S PART OF THE CITY'S OVERALL PROCESS TO CONSIDER THIS
[1:08:04] POTENTIAL INCREASE SHOULD THE COUNCIL DECIDE TO MOVE IT
[1:08:08] FORWARD. FURTHERMORE, THE CITY'S LOCAL
[1:08:12] PROCESS IS MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN STATE LAW.
[1:08:15] THE CAP THAT EXISTS IN OUR FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE IS
[1:08:18] ACTUALLY LOWER THAN WHAT STATE LAW ALLOWS, SO THE COUNCIL HAS
[1:08:22] BEEN MINDFUL OF ITS CONCERNS REGARDING BUDGETARY IMPACTS AND
[1:08:26] IMPACTS REGARDING THE PUBLIC. AND THE PUBLIC'S BUDGET.
[1:08:30] SO AGAIN, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FORMULA.
[1:08:34] IT SIMPLY USES THE FORMULA TO EFFECTUATE WHAT WOULD BE A
[1:08:39] SALARY INCREASE SHOULD THE COUNCIL CHOOSE TO TAKE IT AT
[1:08:40] THIS TIME. TIMING WISE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
[1:08:42] 
[1:08:48] HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS TO INCREASE THE SALARY BECAUSE
[1:08:53] YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO DO THIS INCREASE WHEN THERE'S GOING TO
[1:08:58] BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW COUNCILMEMBERS TO BE SEATED.
[1:09:01] SO REALLY THIS EVENING IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
[1:09:04] THIS ITEM IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD SO THE
[1:09:09] NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS AND SITTING COUNCILMEMBERS THAT
[1:09:13] REMAIN ON THE COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS INCREASE THIS
[1:09:15] UPCOMING YEAR. SO TIMING WISE, AGAIN, THIS IS
[1:09:18] PART OF THE CITY'S EXISTING PROCESSES AND IT'S CONSISTENT
[1:09:23] WITH STATE LAW. >> Mayor Salwan: I THINK WHAT
[1:09:25] I'M HEARING IS WE HAVE TO ACT NOW FOR THE COUNCIL THAT'S
[1:09:28] ELECTED IN NOVEMBER TO RECEIVE THIS SALARY INCREASE.
[1:09:32] IT'S NOT IMMEDIATE, CORRECT? >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado:
[1:09:36] CORRECT. >> Mayor Salwan: AND IF IT'S
[1:09:37] NOT DONE NOW, YOU CAN'T COME BACK IN JANUARY AND SAY WE NEED
[1:09:43] TO DO THIS, CORRECT? >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado:
[1:09:45] CORRECT WITH ONE EBBS EPTION. EXCEPTION.
[1:09:49] THIS APPLIES TO COUNCILMEMBERS. THERE'S A SEPARATE STATUTE THAT
[1:09:53] DISCUSSES COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR, BUT CITIES TYPICALLY DO
[1:09:56] WHAT FREMONT DOES HERE WHICH IS THEY CONSIDER ALL INCREASES AT
[1:09:58] THE SAME TIME. OTHERWISE THE MAYOR'S SUMMARY IS
[1:10:01] ACCURATE. >> Mayor Salwan: SO IF IT'S
[1:10:04] NOT PASSED, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2028?
[1:10:09] OKAY. >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado:
[1:10:11] CORRECT. >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU.
[1:10:13] COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN. >> Councilmember Kimberlin:
[1:10:15] THANK YOU. FOR ALL THE REASONS STATED BY
[1:10:20] COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THIS MOTION, AND
[1:10:22] I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK KIND OF A -- PROBABLY A SILLY QUESTION
[1:10:26] BUT IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CHANGE THE MUNICIPAL CODE SO
[1:10:28] THAT IT MATCHES UP WITH WHEN WE DO OUR BUDGET?
[1:10:31] INSTEAD OF ELECTION TIME? ANYBODY KNOW?
[1:10:39] >> Mayor Salwan: YES, SIR. >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado:
[1:10:41] LEGALLY SPEAKING, YOU CAN UPDATE YOUR ORDINANCE AT ANY TIME.
[1:10:44] THE LIMIT IS UPON WHEN THE INCREASE CAN BE EFFECTUATED.
[1:10:48] SO IF YOU DO IT NEXT YEAR, IF YOU UPDATE THE ORDINANCE NEXT
[1:10:53] YEAR DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE, IT WILL BE AN UPDATED ORDINANCE,
[1:10:56] BUT SALARY INCREASES COULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL
[1:11:00] NOVEMBER 2028. >> Councilmember Kimberlin:
[1:11:03] WHY IS THAT? >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: STATE
[1:11:05] LAW DOESN'T ALLOW INCREASES TO OCCUR UNTIL NEWLY ELECTED
[1:11:10] COUNCILMEMBERS ARE SEATED. >> Councilmember Kimberlin: SO
[1:11:14] COULD WE POSSIBLY REVIEW IT DURING BUDGET TIME AND APPROVE
[1:11:17] THAT WITH OUR BUDGET AT THAT TIME SO THAT IT'S NOT IN THE
[1:11:20] FACE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO BE ELECTED OR TRYING --
[1:11:26] CAMPAIGNING OR TRYING TO SERVE AND HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION
[1:11:28] LIKE THAT IS VERY -- YEAH, IT LOOKS VERY SELF-SERVING.
[1:11:34] >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: YOU COULD DEFER THIS CONVERSATION
[1:11:36] UNTIL NEXT SUMMER. THAT'S NOT PRESCRIBED IN ANY WAY
[1:11:40] BY STATE LAW. YOU COULD DO THAT.
[1:11:42] AND IF YOU DECIDE TO UPDATE THE ORDINANCE AT THAT TIME TO
[1:11:45] INCREASE COUNCIL SALARY, THAT CAN OCCUR NEXT SUMMER, BUT THE
[1:11:52] INCREASES WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE NEXT CYCLE OF NEWLY
[1:11:56] ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS ARE SEATED, WHICH IS NOVEMBER --
[1:12:00] WELL -- NOVEMBER 2028. >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY.
[1:12:04] SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD UNDERSTANDING.
[1:12:06] SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL TO REJECT
[1:12:12] OR DENY THE SALARY INCREASE. WE HAVE A SECOND BY
[1:12:17] COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN. IF THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE MOTION,
[1:12:19] I CAN -- WE CAN -- YES? >> Councilmember Shao: I WOULD
[1:12:30] MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STAFF'S
[1:12:36] RECOMMENDATION AND GO FORWARD WITH THIS YEAR'S CYCLE WITHOUT
[1:12:39] ANY DELAY. >> Mayor Salwan: SO MOVED BY
[1:12:41] COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. IS THERE A SECOND?
[1:12:43] >> Councilmember Zhang: I SECOND.
[1:12:45] >> Mayor Salwan: SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG.
[1:12:48] SO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS ACTED ON PRIOR TO THE OTHER
[1:12:51] MOTION. SO AGAIN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER
[1:12:54] SHAO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG.
[1:12:56] THIS IS TO SUPPORT STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
[1:12:59] OKAY? ALL RIGHT.
[1:13:00] PLEASE VOTE. >> Councilmember Zhang: HOW DO
[1:13:02] WE DO THAT? >> Mayor Salwan: SO IF YOU --
[1:13:05] OKAY, SO WHAT HAPPENED IS COUNCILMEMBER SHAO MADE A
[1:13:08] SUBSTITUTE MOTION WHICH MEANS HE WANTS TO SUPPORT THE STAFF
[1:13:11] RECOMMENDATION -- SAPG Z >> Councilmember Zhang: SO
[1:13:15] WE'RE GOING VOTE ON SHAO'S SUBSTITUTE MOTION?
[1:13:16] >> Mayor Salwan: YEAH. AND I WAS GOING TO JUST SUGGEST,
[1:13:18] IF IT'S OKAY, INSTEAD OF 4%, COULD YOU DO 3% SO IT'S IN
[1:13:24] PARITY WITH THE STAFF RAISES? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU --
[1:13:27] >> Councilmember Shao: YES, I CERTAINLY CAN MODIFY MY ORIGINAL
[1:13:30] MOTION TO CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE FROM 4% TO 3%, AND
[1:13:36] STILL GO WITH THE CYCLE AND WITHOUT ANY DELAY OR ANY IMPACT
[1:13:40] ON THE INCOMING CITY COUNCILMEMBERS' SALARY.
[1:13:45] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. AND THAT'S VERY GENEROUS OF YOU
[1:13:48] BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE HERE. >> Councilmember Shao: RIGHT,
[1:13:52] FOR SOMEONE ELSE. >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER
[1:13:54] ZHANG, DOES YOUR SECOND STILL STAND?
[1:13:55] >> Councilmember Zhang: RELUCTANTLY BECAUSE I WANTED THE
[1:13:57] PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THIS IS EVERY TWO YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE
[1:14:04] ARE GETTING THE CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION, AND TO COME OUT WITH
[1:14:09] INFLATION, ET CETERA. SO IT'S EVERY TWO YEARS, IT'S
[1:14:10] NOT EVERY YEAR. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IF YOU
[1:14:14] AVERAGED OUT, EVERY ONE YEAR, YOU WILL GET 2%.
[1:14:16] I MEAN, I DON'T DO THE MATH BUT I REALLY THINK -- I MEAN, I
[1:14:21] WOULD LIKE IN THE FUTURE FOR ALL CITY COUNCILS TO USE THIS
[1:14:29] CAREFULNESS AND STUDY TO FOCUS ON MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES,
[1:14:33] BECAUSE TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING WHICH REQUIRES A LARGE AMOUNT OF
[1:14:39] MONEY FOR CITIES' INFRASTRUCTURE, BIG DECISION,
[1:14:44] AND I THINK -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
[1:14:47] I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A BIG PICTURE AND BIG VISION FOR
[1:14:51] OUR CITY. AND IF WE DON'T EVALUATE OUR OWN
[1:14:56] WORK, NOBODY IS GOING TO DO THAT.
[1:14:58] AND I ALSO THINK MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, IF SOMEBODY THINKS WE
[1:15:03] ARE OVERLY PAID AND THEY CAN VOTE TO GET THEIR SALARY
[1:15:09] INCREASE AWAY. ALL RIGHT.
[1:15:11] SO -- >> Mayor Salwan: JUST TO
[1:15:12] CONFIRM, YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE 3%?
[1:15:14] >> Councilmember Zhang: RELUCTANTLY.
[1:15:15] I WOULD ACTUALLY PREFER -- >> Mayor Salwan: BUT YOU STILL
[1:15:18] SECOND, THOUGH? >> Councilmember Zhang:
[1:15:21] SECOND, YES. >> Mayor Salwan: PLEASE VOTE.
[1:15:22] OH, GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN.
[1:15:24] >> Councilmember Kimberlin: SO I THINK TIMING IS EVERYTHING AND
[1:15:26] I THINK THAT'S WHAT MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS, ALIGNING WITH
[1:15:30] COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL, THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAD JUST MADE ALL THESE
[1:15:36] CUTS THAT WE CAN'T BRING BACK, WE'VE HAD TO REALLY NEGOTIATE --
[1:15:40] IT TOOK A LONG TIME, A LOT OF NEGOTIATION WITH OUR UNIONS, AND
[1:15:45] WE STILL HAVE ONE THAT'S OPEN AND NOT FINISHED, AND IT JUST
[1:15:48] DOESN'T FEEL -- IT FEELS LIKE THE TIMING IS WRONG, IT FEELS
[1:15:51] LIKE IT SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE.
[1:15:54] I THINK THAT YES, WE DO VALUE WHAT WE DO, BUT THE TIMING IS
[1:15:59] EVERYTHING AND WE REALLY NEED TO SHOW OUR PEOPLE, OUR COMMUNITY,
[1:16:03] WE'RE WITH THEM. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT ON
[1:16:07] SOMETHING ELSE I WAS GOING TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
[1:16:10] >> Mayor Salwan: WHILE YOU THINK OF THAT, IT WILL ONLY
[1:16:12] AFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ELECTED AT THAT TIME.
[1:16:16] >> Councilmember Kimberlin: AND IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY SO I
[1:16:19] DO HOPE PEOPLE -- WE KNOW IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT'S THE
[1:16:23] ACTION THAT -- FOR ME, ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER FOR WORDS SO FOR
[1:16:27] ME, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT WITH THAT AND I WILL VERY STRONGLY
[1:16:30] CONSIDER DONATING MY PORTION TO TRI-CITY VOLUNTEERS.
[1:16:34] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. WITH THAT, LET'S VOTE.
[1:16:42] MOTION PASSES, FOUR AYES, THREE NAYS.
[1:16:45] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF.
[1:16:51] NEXT WE HAVE A COUNCIL REFERRAL FROM COUNCILMEMBER KENG.
[1:16:57] >> Councilmember Keng: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[1:16:58] COULD I HAVE OUR DIRECTOR UP HERE?
[1:17:03] I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL BE ALLOWING QUESTIONS.
[1:17:21] >> City Mgr. Shackelford: STAFF CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS BUT
[1:17:24] LIMITED QUESTIONS. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANALYSIS OR
[1:17:27] ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT -- >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER
[1:17:29] KENG, I THINK YOU SHOULD PRESENT YOUR REFERRAL AND THEN IF NEEDED
[1:17:33] STAFF CAN CHIME IN. >> Councilmember Keng: OKAY.
[1:17:34] ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND
[1:17:38] COLLEAGUES. I'M BRINGING THIS REFERRAL
[1:17:41] FORWARD BECAUSE FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS IN
[1:17:44] NORTH FREMONT ABOUT THE NEED FOR A COMMUNITY SPACE CLOSER TO
[1:17:47] HOME. DISTRICT 1 IS A LARGE AND
[1:17:50] GROWING PART OF OUR CITY, YET RESIDENTS IN NORTH FREMONT HAVE
[1:17:54] LIMITED ACCESS TO CITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THEIR IMMEDIATE
[1:18:00] AREA. FOR MANY FAMILIES AND ESPECIALLY
[1:18:01] FOR OUR SENIORS, PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS OFTEN MEANS
[1:18:04] TRAVELING TO CENTRAL OR SOUTH FREMONT.
[1:18:08] THAT DISTANCE CAN BECOME A REAL BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION.
[1:18:12] OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WE HAVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT
[1:18:16] AMOUNT OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM RESIDENTS SUPPORTING THIS
[1:18:19] REFERRAL. WHAT I'VE FOUND ESPECIALLY
[1:18:22] MEANINGFUL IS THE RANGE OF NEEDS PEOPLE HAVE IDENTIFIED.
[1:18:26] PARENTS TALKED ABOUT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER
[1:18:28] CAMPS AND YOUTH RECREATION, SENIORS ASK FOR ACTIVITIES,
[1:18:32] WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND PLACES TO SOCIALIZE.
[1:18:36] OTHERS TALKED ABOUT CLASSES, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY
[1:18:39] MEETINGS AND SIMPLY HAVING A PLACE WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN GATHER
[1:18:43] AND CONNECT. ONE RESIDENT EVEN SHARED A
[1:18:49] CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF GOING TO THE SMALL COMMUNITY ROOM AT
[1:18:51] NORTHGATE PARK FOR ACTIVITIES AND ARTS AND CRAFTS DESCRIBING
[1:18:55] THOSE EXPERIENCES AS THE HIGHLIGHT OF HER WEEK AND SAYING
[1:18:58] THAT SHE WOULD LOVE FOR TODAY'S GENERATION OF CHILDREN AND TEAMS
[1:19:02] TO HAVE THOSE SAME OPPORTUNITIES.
[1:19:05] I THINK THAT REALLY CAPTURES WHAT THIS REFERRAL IS ABOUT.
[1:19:13] A COMMUNITY CENTER IS MORNING A BUILDING, IT IS A INFRASTRUCTURE
[1:19:18] FOR COMMUNITY. CHILDREN GROW UP, SENIORS STAY
[1:19:20] ACTIVE AND CONNECTED, FAMILIES PARTICIPATE TOGETHER AND
[1:19:23] NEIGHBORS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS GET TO KNOW ONE
[1:19:26] ANOTHER. I ALSO WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR
[1:19:28] ABOUT THE REFERRAL, IT'S ASKING FOR COUNCIL TO DO TONIGHT.
[1:19:31] IT IS NOT ASKING FOR US TO APPROVE CONSTRUCTION OF A
[1:19:34] COMMUNITY CENTER OR COMMIT THE CITY TO A PARTICULAR SITE OR
[1:19:39] EXPENDITURE. IT IS ASKING FOR US TO TAKE THE
[1:19:42] FIRST RESPONSIBLE STEP TO DIRECT STAFF TO ANALYZE WHAT IS
[1:19:47] POSSIBLE. THAT ANALYSIS SHOULD LOOK AT
[1:19:50] POTENTIAL LOCATIONS, THE TYPES OF PROGRAM AND SERVICES OUR
[1:19:55] RESIDENTS NEED, PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION COSTS, POSSIBLE
[1:19:57] FUNDING SOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS AND HOW THE FACILITY COULD BE
[1:20:02] OPERATED SUSTAINABLY OVER THE LONG RUN.
[1:20:07] WE HAVE ALSO HEARD SOME INTERESTING IDEAS FROM THE
[1:20:11] COMMUNITY ABOUT POTENTIAL LOCATIONS AND USES BUT I THINK
[1:20:17] ULTIMATELY THIS REFERRAL IS ABOUT EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CITY
[1:20:21] SERVICES AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE OF NORTH FREMONT.
[1:20:25] I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT TAKING THIS FIRST STEP
[1:20:29] SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE FEASIBILITY, COST AND
[1:20:34] OPPORTUNITIES ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND BRING BACK
[1:20:37] REALISTIC OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
[1:20:38] THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
[1:20:46] KENG? GO AHEAD.
[1:20:51] >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK YOU.
[1:20:52] SO THANK YOU FOR THE REFERRAL, AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS
[1:20:57] OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND THE COUNCIL AND SHARE WITH COMMUNITY
[1:20:59] MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS BUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME
[1:21:05] NOW, OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS BEEN WORKING ON
[1:21:11] ACQUIRING MORE PARKLAND, SO WE WORK WITH A REAL ESTATE
[1:21:14] CONSULTANT WHO HELPS US IDENTIFY THESE OPPORTUNITIES.
[1:21:18] ALL THROUGHOUT FREMONT, INCLUDING NORTH FREMONT.
[1:21:21] AND WE HAVE HEARD THIS COMMENT ABOUT NORTH FREMONT MANY TIMES
[1:21:26] BEFORE. I THINK IT'S NORTHGATE PARK,
[1:21:29] KIM, WHERE WE HAVE THE ROOF, KIND OF LIKE THE ARBOR AREA, SO
[1:21:36] THAT AREA, THAT LOCATION WILL BE PROGRAMMED, YOU KNOW, FOR THE
[1:21:43] YOUTH COMING UP. SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT AND
[1:21:47] REMIND FOLKS THAT THAT WORK IS HAPPENING, IT'S ONGOING, WE HAVE
[1:21:52] A LOT OF OTHER HIGH PRIORITY PARK ACQUISITIONS THAT WE'RE
[1:21:58] WORKING ON, WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT
[1:22:02] CENTRAL PARK, AND SO STAFF RESOURCES ARE DEDICATED TO THOSE
[1:22:08] PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, AMONG MANY OTHERS.
[1:22:11] SO I JUST WANT TO SET THAT STAGE BEFORE THE COUNCIL MAKES A
[1:22:17] DECISION ON HOW TO DIRECT STAFF RESOURCES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FOR
[1:22:25] EVERYTHING WE ADD, SOMETHING HAS TO GO.
[1:22:27] AND AGAIN, MY MAIN POINT IS TO ASSURE THE COUNCIL THAT THIS
[1:22:32] WORK IS HAPPENING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.
[1:22:37] >> Mayor Salwan: SO YOU MAKE TWO POINTS.
[1:22:39] ONE PART IS THE SERVICES, THE OTHER PART IS THE FACILITY, SO
[1:22:41] YOU'RE TRYING TO WORK ON BOTH. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, MAYBE LET'S
[1:22:46] GO TO COMMENTS THEN. COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN.
[1:22:49] >> Councilmember Kimberlin: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[1:22:51] AND -- >> Mayor Salwan: IF EVERYBODY
[1:22:52] COULD JUST HIT THE BUTTON JUST SO WE CAN KEEP THIS GOING?
[1:22:56] YEAH. >> Councilmember Kimberlin: SO
[1:22:57] I JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS BROUGHT FORWARD.
[1:22:59] I'VE BEEN HEARING FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 10 YEARS HOW PEOPLE IN
[1:23:04] NORTH FREMONT FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ON AN ISLAND, THEY'RE NOT
[1:23:07] CONNECTED WITH THE REST OF FREMONT.
[1:23:09] AND I DO REALIZE THAT NOW MAY NOT BE TIME TO ASK FOR THIS BUT
[1:23:15] IF WE DON'T ASK FOR IT AT SOME TIME AND DON'T START WORKING ON
[1:23:18] IT SO MAYBE THIS REFERRAL CAN BE ON A SLOWER TRACK OR SOMETHING
[1:23:21] BUT TO JUST GET IT ON THE RADAR AND GET IT WORKING, EVEN IF IT
[1:23:25] WORKS SLOWLY, SO THAT IT STAYS ON THE RADAR, SO THAT WOULD BE
[1:23:29] MY FEEDBACK. >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU.
[1:23:34] ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO CHIME IN? COUNCILMEMBER SHAO?
[1:23:40] >> Councilmember Shao: THOUSAND, MR. MAYOR.
[1:23:43] THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IDEALLY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
[1:23:47] COMMUNITY CENTER SET UP IN VERY STRATEGICALLY PLACED LOCATIONS
[1:23:53] WHERE JUST LIKE OUR PARKS, WE HAVE A SLOGAN LIKE WITHIN 10
[1:23:56] MINUTES WALK, YOU CAN WALK TO A PARK, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SEE,
[1:23:59] YOU KNOW, MORE AND MORE COMMUNITY CENTERS SPREAD OUT
[1:24:05] THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THAT THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPRESENTING
[1:24:10] DISTRICT 4, I -- MISSION SAN JOSÉ DOESN'T HAVE A
[1:24:16] COMMUNITY CENTER, AND RIGHT NOW AS WE KNOW, THE CITY IS FOCUSING
[1:24:22] ON THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER IN CENTRAL PARK, AND BECAUSE OF THE
[1:24:27] LACK OF FUNDING, WE HAVE CHANGED THE WHOLE PROJECT INTO TWO
[1:24:33] PHASES, PENDING FUTURE FUNDING FOR THE SECOND PHASE.
[1:24:38] THAT NOT ONLY SHOWED FLEXIBILITY IN OUR PLANNING, BUT ALSO SHOWS
[1:24:42] THE REALITY THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE FUNDING.
[1:24:46] TALKING ABOUT WHICH WE HAVE A PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
[1:24:49] AND THEN THE NEW CITY HALL AND ALL THOSE -- THEY ONLY EXIST ON
[1:24:55] PAPER. AND HOW MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED?
[1:24:58] NOT EVEN A PENNY HAS BEEN PUT INTO THAT DIRECTION.
[1:25:05] SO I AGREE, YOU KNOW, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO SOME STUDY AND
[1:25:10] SOME RESEARCH AND EVENTUALLY PUT SOMETHING ON PAPER.
[1:25:15] BUT BASED ON WHAT WE'RE FACING AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED, YOU KNOW,
[1:25:19] IN THE PAST, EVEN IF LET'S JUST SAY THE STAFF COMES UP WITH A
[1:25:26] PLAN, THAT'S JUST A PLAN. AND THAT'S STILL FAR FROM
[1:25:30] REALITY. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT
[1:25:35] THE STAFF HAS ON HAND, I JUST WANT TO SEE, I HAVE A QUESTION
[1:25:42] WHETHER IT IS URGENT FOR THIS REFERRAL OR NOT.
[1:25:47] THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY.
[1:25:52] I THINK YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A QUESTION IN YOUR MIND, CORRECT?
[1:25:56] >> Councilmember Shao: WHETHER WE HAVE TO DO IT IN LIKE SAY
[1:25:59] WITHIN HALF AN HOUR -- A YEAR TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING, OR WE
[1:26:04] CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, KEEP THAT ON EVERYONE'S MIND AND THEN WHEN WE
[1:26:12] SEE A RAY OF LIGHT FURTHER IN THE HORIZON, YOU KNOW, AND OUR
[1:26:19] FISCAL CONDITION GETS IMPROVED, MORE CERTAINTY IN OUR FUTURE
[1:26:25] FINANCE, MAYBE THAT'S A TIME WHEN WE REVISIT THIS TOPIC.
[1:26:33] BUT I THINK COUNCILMEMBER -- I THANK COUNCILMEMBER KIM FOR
[1:26:39] RKENG FOR REMINDING US, THE FIRST YEAR WE WERE
[1:26:48] ELECTED WHEN THIS REFERRAL WAS MADE SO IT JUST SHOWS HOW SLOW
[1:26:51] IT IS FOR THE WHOLE PROCESS TO GET MONEY AND REALLY GET THINGS
[1:26:55] DONE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION.
[1:27:04] SO I JUST WANT TO POSTPONE THIS REFERRAL.
[1:27:08] >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST WEIGH
[1:27:11] IN. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF A COMMUNITY
[1:27:15] PLACE PLUS PROGRAMMING IN DISTRICT 1.
[1:27:17] I JUST WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN ELEVATE TO ANOTHER LEVEL, IS I
[1:27:21] FEEL LIKE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE LIKE THE
[1:27:24] FACILITIES PLAN, AND THAT'S ALWAYS LIKE A GUIDING FORCE LIKE
[1:27:27] THESE ARE ALL THE NEEDS WE HAVE.
[1:27:30] IN THE CITY, SO WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT ARE POORLY
[1:27:33] MAINTAINED, SOME THAT WE NEED TO BUILD BRAND NEW.
[1:27:38] IF YOU LOOK AT THIS COMMUNITY CENTER, WE ACTUALLY HAD TO CLOSE
[1:27:40] THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT THE CENTRAL PARK BEFORE WE GOT THE
[1:27:43] NEW ONE BUILT. SO IT WAS ON ITS LAST LEG, AND
[1:27:46] THAT KIND OF SHOWS THAT WE HAVE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND THINGS
[1:27:50] ARE NOT COMING ALONG AS WE'D LIKE.
[1:27:55] WE ALSO HAVE IRVINGTON LIBRARY THAT HAS SOME ISSUES WHERE IT'S
[1:28:00] NOT VIABLE FOR A LIBRARY. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN
[1:28:05] MAYBE HAVE LIKE A FACILITIES CONDITION PLAN, LIKE ITEMIZE ALL
[1:28:10] THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS WE HAVE, THE COMMUNITY PLACES, AND SEE
[1:28:13] HOW WE CAN, ONE, ANALYZE LIKE THEIR HVAC, THEIR ROOFING, THE
[1:28:20] INTERNAL COMPONENTS, AND SO FORTH.
[1:28:22] AND HAVE A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TO SEE WHAT CONDITION THEY'RE
[1:28:25] IN. AND ALSO I THINK IT'S PROBABLY
[1:28:28] WORTHWHILE TO KIND OF LOOK AT THE SERVICE COVERAGE GAP BECAUSE
[1:28:32] THERE MAY BE -- YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES EMOTIONALLY WE'LL SAY
[1:28:35] YEAH, DISTRICT 1 DOESN'T HAVE IT, BUT SOMETIMES, HOLD ON,
[1:28:39] MAYBE IT'S THAT AREA THAT'S MISSING OUT AND WE HADN'T EVEN
[1:28:41] THOUGHT OF THAT. SO I THINK THAT WOULD NOT BE A
[1:28:43] BAD IDEA TO LOOK AT. AND JUST FROM A HIGHER LEVEL, IT
[1:28:47] COMES DOWN TO FUNDING, SO IF LET'S SAY IN THE FUTURE WE
[1:28:51] DECIDE TO DO SOME BOND OR SOMETHING TO FUND THE
[1:28:55] DISTRICT 1 COMMUNITY CENTER, YOU KNOW, WE NEED EVERYBODY IN
[1:28:58] FREMONT TO HAVE BUY-IN IN THAT. SO YOU WANT PEOPLE IN
[1:29:03] DISTRICT 5, IN DISTRICT 4, IN DISTRICT 3, SO THAT THERE'S
[1:29:06] SOMETHING IN IT FOR THEM AS WELL.
[1:29:10] SO LOS CERRITOS, I THINK IT'S CALLED, I WENT THERE, IT LOOKED
[1:29:13] LIKE IT WAS THE 1970s WITH THE WOOD PANELS.
[1:29:16] AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR FACILITIES ARE REALLY IN BAD
[1:29:18] SHAPE. SO I TO THI DO THINK WE
[1:29:23] SHOULD LOOK AT THAT AND A HAVE SOME DATA POINTS.
[1:29:24] I THINK PART OF THE STRUGGLE ALSO WITH THIS REVENUE MEASURE
[1:29:27] WAS WE COULDN'T REALLY DEFINE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, YOU KNOW?
[1:29:31] I REMEMBER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID WE HAVE A BILLION DOLLARS
[1:29:35] IN WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, NEGLECTED NEEDS.
[1:29:37] WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER, YOU KNOW?
[1:29:39] AND SO IF WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, CERRITOS NEEDS THIS, THE
[1:29:47] OTHER IRVINGTON LIBRARY NEEDS A NEW ROOF OR WHATEVER, I THINK AT
[1:29:52] LEAST WE CAN PLAN FOR THAT, SO THAT WAY IT'S NOT LIKE A ONE OFF
[1:29:57] LIKE TOMORROW COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG DOESN'T SAY I NEED A
[1:29:58] MISSION SAN JOSÉ COMMUNITY CENTER.
[1:30:01] OR -- SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WOULD TRY TO LOOK AT, IS HOW DO
[1:30:03] WE NOT ONLY LUK LOOK AT DISTRICT 1, OVERALL
[1:30:09] COMPREHENSIVELY LOOK AT THAT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE RATHER
[1:30:11] HELPFUL, WHETHER WE DO A REVENUE MEASURE THROUGH SALES TAX OR A
[1:30:14] BOND OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE THEN IT'S TANGIBLE FOR PEOPLE.
[1:30:18] I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3, AND I'M GOING TO -- MY COMMUNITY CENTER
[1:30:21] IS GOING TO BE IMPROVED. I'M IN DISTRICT 1, I'M GOING TO
[1:30:25] GET A ROBUST COMMUNITY CENTER. AND THEN IT'S REAL, IT'S NOT
[1:30:28] JUST SOMETHING ON PAPER THAT WE LIKE TO SEE SOMEDAY, IT'S
[1:30:31] SOMETHING LIKE, HEY, WE CAN GO OUT AND SAY THESE ARE THE NEEDS
[1:30:34] WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE ALL OF
[1:30:37] US TO THINK ABOUT AND I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING -- MAYBE ONE
[1:30:39] THING WE HAVE NOT DONE. I KNOW
[1:30:45] THAT IS MORE THAN THE CITY MANAGER WANTS TO HEAR.
[1:30:47] I'LL HAVE HER WEIGH IN ANY FEET BACK OR CONCERNS.
[1:30:52] WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP, YEAH, YES, SIR.
[1:30:58] >> Karena Shackelford: THANK YOU, MAYOR SALWAN.
[1:31:03] SO THE FACILITIES PLAN THAT YOU SPEAK OF, SO YES, WE DO HAVE
[1:31:07] ONE. AND WE WILL BE UPDATING IT.
[1:31:09] I THINK IT WAS LAST UPDATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
[1:31:13] SO YOUR POINT ON THAT IS WELL TAKEN.
[1:31:16] AND THEN AS FAR AS PARKS AND COMMUNITIES CENTERS, I THINK THE
[1:31:21] PARKS MASTER PLAN IT DOES EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE
[1:31:24] SUGGESTING IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE WE NEED
[1:31:30] MORE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY AREAS.
[1:31:32] SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE.
[1:31:34] BUT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO, YOU KNOW, TO UPDATE THINGS.
[1:31:37] SO THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. AND SO I THINK THOSE ARE GOOD
[1:31:44] POINTS. AND SOME WORK IS ALREADY DONE
[1:31:46] AND SOME WORK IS UNDERWAY. >> Mayor Salwan: GOOD.
[1:31:50] I TRIED TO LOOK UP THE FACILITY PLAN, I COULDN'T FIND ONE.
[1:31:53] AND THE PARK MASTER PLAN, IT IS JUST A HIGH LEVEL NEEDS BUT I
[1:31:57] DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN FLUSHED IDENTITY, LOOKING AT THE
[1:32:00] ROOFING, THE HVAC, THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS.
[1:32:05] IF WE CAN GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, WE HAVE 100,000 NEEDED
[1:32:11] HERE, WE HAVE 50 NEEDED HERE, THAT CAN BE MORE TANGIBLE.
[1:32:15] I THINK THE COMMUNITY IS MORE WILLING TO SPEND MONEY WHEN THEY
[1:32:20] KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO, RATHER THAN OKAY, THEY ARE
[1:32:23] GOING TO MAKE MORE MONEY FOR SALARIES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[1:32:27] THIS IS ME TALKING OUTLOUD. I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE LONG
[1:32:32] TERM VISION, RATHER THAN THE ONE OFF REFERRAL.
[1:32:37] TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE SPEAKERS
[1:32:41] AND COME BACK OR SPEAK NOW? >> Councilmember Zhang: YES,
[1:32:47] FROM WHAT YOU SAID, REMIND ME WHEN I WAS WORKING IN THE SCHOOL
[1:32:51] DISTRIBUTE AND WE PASSED MEASURE M.
[1:32:53] WE HAVE TO COME WITH A VERY DETAILED PLAN OF WHY WE NEED TO
[1:32:59] HAVE THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT ATTACHED TO THE MEASURE M BECAUSE WE HAVE
[1:33:05] SO MANY PROGRAMS IN THE PLAN, AND EACH SCHOOL AND THE
[1:33:10] FACILITIES AND WHAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT ATTACHED TO THAT.
[1:33:13] AND THAT WOULD CONVINCE THE CITIZEN TO PASS THE MEASURE.
[1:33:21] IRTHINK IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE
[1:33:25] THING WE HAVE TO START THERE. I THINK I WOULD SUPPORT THAT TO
[1:33:29] WORK ON THE FACILITIES PLAN AND THE PARK RECREATION UPDATE.
[1:33:34] AND THEN WE CAN LOOK OVERALL WHICH PLACE WE CAN PUT, OF
[1:33:39] COURSE I KNOW DISTRICT 1 IS IN NEED.
[1:33:41] BUT ALSO MY SECOND THOUGHT IS WITH THE CURRENT DOWNTOWN
[1:33:45] CENTER, IS IN USE AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A NEW ONE AND
[1:33:48] THEN THAT'S GOING TO IN TWO YEARS RIGHT?
[1:33:51] WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP MORE CAPACITIES.
[1:33:53] SO WHETHER THAT WOULD ALSO SOLVE SOME OF THE ISSUES.
[1:33:56] YES. >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY, SO I
[1:33:58] SEE TWO MORE COUNCILMEMBERS WANT TO SPEAK.
[1:34:01] DO YOU WANT TO TO OPEN IT UP STORE THE PUBLIC?
[1:34:05] OKAY, LET'S GIVE IT TO THE PUBLIC.
[1:34:09] >> Alberto Quintanilla: WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS CARDS.
[1:34:13] >> Mayor Salwan: THREE MINUTES EACH.
[1:34:20] >> Alberto Quintanilla: (SAYING NAMES).
[1:34:23] >> GOOD EVENING, I'M JAMES, I LIVE ON DISTRICT 1 ON LAKE READ.
[1:34:31] I'VE LID THERE SINCE 1999. I'VE RAISED MY KIDS THERE, I'M
[1:34:36] NOW RAISING MY GRANDDAUGHTER THERE.
[1:34:38] THE HIGHWAYS THAT ARE THERE WOULD MAKE GREAT FACILITIES AND
[1:34:43] HAVE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AS WELL.
[1:34:46] AND IT COULD BE A GREAT CULTURAL CENTER.
[1:34:50] THE REASON I CAME TONIGHT IS BECAUSE I JUST RECENTLY FOUND
[1:34:55] OUT THAT THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE THERE HAVE BEEN EVICTED, AND
[1:35:00] THAT THE CURRENT PLAN AT LEAST FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS TO
[1:35:05] MOTH BALL THEM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
[1:35:09] THAT CONCERNS ME, FROM A TRANSIENT PERSPECTIVE.
[1:35:18] ADDITIONALLY I THINK, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE ONLY NUMBERS
[1:35:21] THAT WERE PRESENTED WERE FOR DEMOLITION, AND NOT FOR OTHER
[1:35:28] OPTIONS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. IF THOSE WERE RESTORED.
[1:35:34] I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT YOU LOOK AT BOTH SIDES OF THE POINT.
[1:35:39] YES, I KNOW MONEY'S TIGHT, TIGHT EVERYWHERE.
[1:35:43] THIS DOES NOTE HAVE TO BE A SLAM DUNK RIGHT TODAY SORT OF THING,
[1:35:49] IT COULD BE AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH.
[1:35:51] BUT I ALSO THINK IT COULD ALSO BE A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
[1:35:56] BECAUSE THE CERT TEAM, COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS ALSO
[1:36:01] LOOKING FOR PLACES TO PUT RESOURCES ON THAT SIDE OF THE
[1:36:04] COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THE CLOSEST ONE IS ARDENWOOD AND AN
[1:36:10] EARTHQUAKE ISN'T GOING TO DO US ANY GOOD IN THAT AREA.
[1:36:13] SO I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT IF THE COUNCIL WOULD TAKE A
[1:36:16] WHAT IF APPROACH AND PERSPECTIVE, ASK AND I
[1:36:24] APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER KENG -- >> Alberto Quintanilla: NEXT
[1:36:32] SPEAKER, (SAYING NAMES) FOLLOWED BY SPHAIMS NAPLES.
[1:36:34] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M HERE TO
[1:36:37] STRONGLY SUPPORT 7 A BUT 20 YEARS AGO I LIVED AT WATERTOWN
[1:36:44] MASSACHUSETTS, MET THIS SWEET OLD LADY WHO TOLD ME ABOUT HER
[1:36:52] DECEASED HUSBAND WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO.
[1:36:57] A COMMUNITY CENTER IS REALLY A PLACE WHERE YOU ACTUALLY BUILD A
[1:37:01] COMMUNITY ACROSS GENERATIONS AND THE REALITIES WE INCREASING
[1:37:06] PLACES THAT BRING GENERATION, JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT A
[1:37:09] COMMUNITY CENTER COULD AND MIGHT BECOME.
[1:37:11] THIS IS NOT A MY STREET MY BACKYARD MY ISSUE THERE ARE I'M
[1:37:17] GOING TO INDICT YOU PUBLICLY, THIS IS ABOUT A WE, IT IS
[1:37:23] THOUGHT A ME QUESTION, RIGHT? SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO OWN VISION,
[1:37:27] IMAGINE A COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE FUTURE THAT CAN SERVE THIS
[1:37:30] COMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT 250 CAREERS?
[1:37:32] WHAT KIND OF LEGACY WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE BEHIND, RIGHT?
[1:37:34] SO I WOULD ASK THIS COUNCIL AND ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL TO ASK
[1:37:39] STAFF TO THINK BIGGER, THINK BROADER, THINK BEYOND THE
[1:37:43] LIMITATIONS OF WHAT CONSTRAIN US TODAY AND THINK ABOUT THE KIND
[1:37:46] OF LEGACY AND THE KIND OF HISTORY THAT YOU WISH TO CREATE,
[1:37:49] RIGHT? AND SO THAT 100 YEARS THERE
[1:37:52] THOUFROM NOW,SOMEBODY IS GOING K AND SAY IT IS THOUGHT AN
[1:38:01] INFRASTRUCTURE. INCREASINGLY, GOING BACK TO THE
[1:38:03] SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMENT RIGHT? SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE MORE
[1:38:07] EXTENSIVE TO RENT OUT, A LOCAL PTA THAT I HEARD FROM THEY SAID
[1:38:16] THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO HOST. HERE IS AN CROANL IMPROVEMENT TO
[1:38:20] HERE IS IS A SLIGHTLY BIGGER BOARD VISION TO A TRULY BIGGER
[1:38:27] MOON VISION, INCREASES INCREASES TAX REVENUE AND INCREASES A
[1:38:38] FREMONT FOR ALL. >> Alberto Quintanilla: FINAL
[1:38:42] SPEAKER IS PATRICIA. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND
[1:38:47] COUNCILMEMBERS. ON BEHALF OF THE HISTORIC
[1:38:52] RESOURCES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WITH THE MUSEUM OF LOCAL
[1:38:54] HISTORY, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT
[1:39:01] 1. SYLVESTER P. M HARVEY COMMUNITY
[1:39:10] PARK IS SUITED FOR A NEW CENTER. THE HISTORIC HARVEY HOUSE AND
[1:39:15] THE SOCCER ANCESTRAL HOME REPRESENTING THE CONTINUOUS
[1:39:20] FARMING LEGACY PASSED DOWN FROM SON TO SON THERE 1856 TO 1975.
[1:39:28] THIS PROVIDES FREMONT WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO
[1:39:33] ADAPTIVE REUSE. BY INTEGRATING BOTH THE
[1:39:37] STRUCTURES IN THE CENTER'S DESIGN AND SURROUNDING THEM WITH
[1:39:41] BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, WE PRESERVE THIS DEEP GENERATIONAL HISTORY
[1:39:48] WHILE CREATING AN INVALUABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND SPACE
[1:39:52] FOR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND EXHIBITS.
[1:39:55] ON PROPERTIES AND BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.
[1:39:58] YOU'RE NOT STARTING THERE THE BEGINNING.
[1:40:02] OUR MODEL FOR SUCCESS THIS THE CALIFORNIA NURSERY HISTORIC PARK
[1:40:07] IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE HISTORIC STRUCTURES THRIVE ALONGSIDE
[1:40:12] ACTUAL COMMUNITY SPACE OWES. WE URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS
[1:40:16] UNIQUE PRESERVATION OPTION OF DURING YOUR DELIBERATIONS AND I
[1:40:19] THANK YOU. >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU.
[1:40:24] NOBODY ONLINE, OKAY. GREAT.
[1:40:27] AND I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF CAN ANSWER.
[1:40:29] BUT THE FIRST GENTLEMAN, WHICH LOCATION WAS HE REFERRING TO?
[1:40:34] THE SAME ONE. OH, OKAY.
[1:40:37] GOT IT. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL.
[1:40:41] >> Councilmember Campbell: I WAS SORT OF THINKING ALONG THE
[1:40:44] SAME LINES BUT I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THE HARVEY HOUSE OR THE
[1:40:49] SIL VEST TEFER PARK, IF WE COULD DOUGH SORT OF A PHASED IN
[1:40:54] APPROACH. I WAS THINKING BASED ON AT LEAST
[1:40:57] THE REFERRAL THEY WERE LOOKING AT PROGRAMS AS WELL, IF YOU
[1:41:00] ALREADY HAVE A STRUCTURE THERE, WHY COULDN'T YOU USE THE
[1:41:06] STRUCTURE TO DO SOME OF THE PROGRAMMATIC REQUESTS THAT ARE
[1:41:10] HERE, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IF THE FACILITY STILL EXISTS WHILE
[1:41:12] WE DO THE OTHER THINGS YOUR LONG RANGE PLAN, I LOVE THE IDEA
[1:41:17] ABOUT THE LONG RANGE FACILITIES PLAN, I WAS PART OF THE SCHOOL
[1:41:21] BOARD WHEN WE DID IT. >> Mayor Salwan: HEARD THERE
[1:41:24] YOU GUYS. >> Councilmember Campbell:
[1:41:25] THANK YOU. IT WAS A GREAT PROCESS, VERY
[1:41:27] COMMUNITY DRIVEN AS WELL FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
[1:41:30] THAT WERE THERE. WE DID COME UP WITH THE BILLION
[1:41:32] DOLLARS OF UNMET NEEDS BASED ON ALL OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE.
[1:41:37] BUT WE ALSO HAVE MORE SCHOOLS, AND SO IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A
[1:41:42] LESS OF A FINANCIAL BURDEN. BUT MY POINT IS THAT WHILE WE'RE
[1:41:47] DOING WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO DO, IF WE COULD USE WHAT WE ALREADY
[1:41:51] HAVE, REPURPOSE IT, TORE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN THIS
[1:41:56] REEFEREFERRAL, WE MAY BE ABLE TL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE FOR
[1:42:02] LACK OF A BETTER WORD AND OFFER THAT COMMUNITY SOME SERVICES OR
[1:42:07] SOME PROGRAMS SOME RECREATION PROGRAMS IN OUR
[1:42:13] RAILROAD-EXISTING FACILITIES. >> Mayor Salwan: DOES THE CITY
[1:42:16] OWN THOSE FACILITIES? >> Councilmember Campbell:
[1:42:18] YES, THE PARK? >> Mayor Salwan: THE PARK I DO
[1:42:21] KNOW, THE HARVEY HOUSE. >> Councilmember Campbell: THE
[1:42:24] HARVEY HOUSE, I'M SEEING KIM, SHAKING HER HEAD YES.
[1:42:28] SO THE CITY OWNS THOSE PROPERTIES.
[1:42:30] SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT AS A PHASE-IN.
[1:42:33] THANK YOU. >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER
[1:42:37] KIMBERLIN. >> Councilmember Kimberlin: I
[1:42:38] DOUGH LIKE WHAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER MR. MAYOR, TALKING
[1:42:41] ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE HAVE THAT ARE IN DRASTIC NEED OF
[1:42:44] REPAIRS AND I HAPPENED TO FIND A FACILITIES REPORT, THE
[1:42:48] SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND SOME OF THE WORK THEY'RE
[1:42:50] REPORTING OUT A YEAR AGO ON PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN
[1:42:53] COMPLETED BUT THEY ALSO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ON
[1:42:55] THIS REPORT ABOUT WHAT FUTURE PROJECTS, CONVERSIONS WITH
[1:43:00] OUTDATED HEATING SYSTEMS, ROOFING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON
[1:43:03] CITY BUILDINGS. SO I THINK REALLY HAVING A
[1:43:06] COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT SOME OF THAT STUFF LIKE YOU MENTIONED.
[1:43:09] AND THEN I THINK SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION PUBLIC WORKS
[1:43:14] FACILITIES, PROBABLY HAS A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION THAT WE CAN
[1:43:16] JUST COMPILE. THANK YOU.
[1:43:19] >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
[1:43:28] ZHANG. >> Councilmember Zhang: I DID
[1:43:29] NOT RAISE MY HAND BUT SINCE YOU CALLED ME.
[1:43:32] THE CITY OWNS HARVEY COMMUNITY AND SO WHAT'S THE USE OF IT NOW?
[1:43:38] >> The Clerk: COULD STAFF JUST COME AND ANSWER?
[1:43:43] NO, WE HAVE TO GO TO STAFF. YEAH, I WISH YOU COULD BUT
[1:43:48] THAT'S THE WAY THESE THINGS WORK.
[1:43:51] >> Karena Shackelford: WHILE KIM IS APPROACHING TO ANSWER
[1:43:52] THAT QUESTION, I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT, OR JUST REITERATE
[1:43:56] THAT THERE IS PROGRAMMING THAT OCCURS IN ARDENWOOD CURRENTLY AT
[1:44:01] A COUPLE OF THE SCHOOLS THERE. SO TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT
[1:44:06] DESIRE OF THE COMMUNITY. >> Mayor Salwan: AND I JUST
[1:44:11] WANTED TO INTERJOACT HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
[1:44:13] WE'RE NOT GOING TO FINALIZE EVERYTHING HERE TONIGHT.
[1:44:17] THIS IS JUST DIRECTION. WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO THE
[1:44:20] WEEDS NOW BUT SINCE THERE ARE HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS WE CAN
[1:44:23] EXPLORE THOSE. JUST SO STAFF HAS SOME IDEA WHAT
[1:44:26] WE ARE THINKING. MS. BRANACK.
[1:44:35] >> I'M KIM BRANACK. CURRENTLY YOUR QUESTION ABOUT
[1:44:41] THE SYLVESTER HARVEY, THERE ARE TWO PARTICULAR HOUSES, THEY WERE
[1:44:45] USED AS RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
[1:44:48] WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THOSE SITES AND IF YOU
[1:44:53] HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS MATT CANO, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
[1:44:57] CO-ANSWER THOSE. BUT AT THIS TIME THOSE SITES ARE
[1:44:59] NOT IN A CONDITION THAT WE COULD OFFER PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THERE.
[1:45:03] THEY BOTH HAVE AN EXPENSIVE EXTE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO GO
[1:45:11] INTO THEM, ADA ACCESSIBLE AS WELL AS DAMAGE OVERTIME.
[1:45:15] COULD IT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, CURRENTLY YES, THERE WOULD BE
[1:45:19] MONEY AND TIME AND A PROJECT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED
[1:45:22] FOR THAT. AS FAR AS PROGRAMMING THAT GOES
[1:45:24] ON IN NORTH FREMONT AS THE CITY MANAGER SMA SHACKELFORD SHARES,R
[1:45:34] PROJECTS AT NORTH GHAIT NORTHGAY PARK, IT HAS A PROGRAMMING ROOM,
[1:45:44] SMALL ROOM, WE COULD DOUGH THAT IN THE SPRING AND SUMMERTIME TO
[1:45:48] BE OFFERING SOME PROGRAMS OUT THERE.
[1:45:50] WE ALSO PARTNER WITH FUSD AND HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WHERE WE HAVE
[1:45:55] PROGRAMMING BOTH AT ARDENWOOD ELEMENTARY AND FOREST PARK
[1:45:58] ELEMENTARY. I WOULD SAY WITH THEM DOING ALL
[1:46:00] OF THEIR PROJECTS THIS LAST YEAR WE HAD LIMITED PROGRAM SPACES
[1:46:04] BUT WE HOPE TO MEET WITH THEM AGAIN AND BE ABLE TO EXPAND
[1:46:08] THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AS POSSIBLE PROGRAMMING SITES.
[1:46:11] >> Mayor Salwan: I WAS GOING TO SAY, ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM
[1:46:19] AN COYOTE HILLS, IS THERE A WAY TO PARTNER WITH THE PARKS
[1:46:28] DISTRICT? >> WITH THE HOUSE WE MANAGE ON
[1:46:30] SITE AND ARDENWOOD, THEY OFFER CAMPS AND PROGRAMS IDENTITY
[1:46:33] THERE AS WELL. SO THERE IS SOME PROGRAMMING
[1:46:36] GOING OWN. WE'RE VERY AWARE AND IT IS
[1:46:39] LISTED IN THE PARK AND REC MASTER PLAN AND THE NEED FOR A
[1:46:42] COMMUNITY SPACE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE IN NORTH FREMONT.
[1:46:46] AND WE HAVE THREE COMMUNITY PARKS REALLY OF.
[1:46:50] >> Commissioner He: YOU HAVE NORTHGATE, SYLVESTER HARVEY AND
[1:46:57] CARL NORDVICK, UNDEVELOPED LAND AT THOSE SITES.
[1:47:03] AND AS CITY MANAGER S ALSO MNGSED, WE KNOW THERE IS
[1:47:11] SOME PRIORITY SPACE, PRIORITY TO IDENTIFY SPACE AND PARK LAND
[1:47:17] BOTH IN WARM SPRINGS AND CABRILLO AND NORTH FREMONT AS
[1:47:20] WELL AS SOUTH FREMONT AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE SITES WE'VE
[1:47:24] ALSO INSTRUCTED OR REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS TO POTENTIALLY LOOK
[1:47:27] AT SITES THAT HAVE BUILDINGS AVAILABLE AT THOSE SITES AS
[1:47:30] WELL. THIS IS AN EFFORT WE ARE VERY
[1:47:32] WELL AWARE OF AND WORKING TOWARDS.
[1:47:34] >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT BACK
[1:47:37] OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER KENG. >> Councilmember Keng: THANK
[1:47:42] YOU MAYOR. CAN YOU HELP -- KIM, SORRY, CAN
[1:47:47] YOU HELP US -- I DID HEAR THAT YOU SAID IT IS KIND OF ON THE
[1:47:52] ROAD MAP IN THE FUTURE PLANS TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER TYPE
[1:47:58] FACILITY IN NORTH FREMONT. SO, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU SHARE WITH
[1:48:02] US THE COMMUNITY -- WE HAVE THIS COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM
[1:48:09] THAT'S FOR -- THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LONG TERM, I'M NOT
[1:48:12] ASKING FOR A O WE NEED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER IN TWO YEARS,
[1:48:17] FIVE YEARS, OR TEN YEARS, BECAUSE IF WE NEVER PLAN FOR IT,
[1:48:21] JUST LAST WEEK WE HAD TO APPROVE A $50 MILLION IMPROVEMENT FOR
[1:48:27] EXISTING PARK, RIGHT, IN CENTRAL FREMONT.
[1:48:30] BUT, YOU KNOW, WE -- YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, TELL ME THAT WE CAN'T
[1:48:34] PUT AWAY A MILLION OR TWO MILLION A YEAR AND OTHERWISE IN
[1:48:37] 30 YEARS WE STILL DON'T HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT IN NORTH FREMONT.
[1:48:42] I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE AN EQUITABLE INVESTMENT
[1:48:46] STANDPOINT, THAT'S ASKING TOO MUCH.
[1:48:48] BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, I'M SORRY TO DISAGREE
[1:48:51] WITH YOU BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOTE A FEEL GOOD OR EMOTIONAL
[1:48:55] KIND OF A PROPOSITION. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS AGO,
[1:49:00] IT WAS ACTUALLY OWN THE AGENDA TO MOVE FORWARD A COMMUNITY
[1:49:06] CENTER. BUT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
[1:49:10] WE -- IT'S NOTE LIKE OH DISTRICT 1 DOESN'T HAVE -- I WANT TO DO
[1:49:14] SOMETHING FOR MY DISTRICT. BUT I ACTUALLY IN MISSION SAN
[1:49:20] JOSE WE HAVE LAKE ELIZABETH THAT IS BORDERING, PEOPLE WALK FROM
[1:49:27] MISSION SAN JOSE THEY COME TO THE DRONE SHOW, BY WALKING,
[1:49:30] RIGHT? SO LIKE WE HAVE A NEW CENTER
[1:49:32] THERE, WE HAVE BOTH SENIOR CENTERS IN SOUTH FREMONT.
[1:49:38] AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SAY THAT OKAY, I OF COURSE EACH
[1:49:42] OF US REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT JUST
[1:49:45] REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT. BEE ALSO REPRESENT THE CITY.
[1:49:49] SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE OTHER POINT OF VIEW, YOU'RE NOT
[1:49:52] JUST REPRESENTING YOUR DISTRICT, YOU'RE ALSO REPRESENTING MY
[1:49:56] DISTRICT. RIGHT?
[1:49:57] SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE DENYING US, YOU ARE DENYING HAVING --
[1:50:02] GIVING US A COMMUNITY CENTER YOU'RE DENYING OTHER MEMBERS OF
[1:50:06] THE CITY AS WELL, RIGHT? SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT
[1:50:11] TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR A STUDY, SO WE COULD AT LEAST PUT IT ON THE
[1:50:16] MAP. OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED
[1:50:18] AT IT 30 YEARS AGO, BUT WE NEVER HAVE LIKE A PLAN, WE PUT AWAY A
[1:50:22] LITTLE BIT OF MONEY EACH YEAR. BECAUSE BASICALLY IN OUR
[1:50:25] DISTRICT LIKE WE HAVE SIX DISTRICTS IN OUR CITY LIKE WE
[1:50:28] ALL HAVE SIMILAR POPULATION IN EACH DISTRICT.
[1:50:32] BUT BECAUSE THE OTHER FIVE DISTRICTS WERE ALL -- THEY'RE --
[1:50:37] YOU KNOW, FREMONT WAS TOMORROW FROM FIVE LITTLE TOWNS.
[1:50:41] WE'RE LOOT THE SIXTH ONE WHICH WASN'T A TOWN BEFORE, WAS PART
[1:50:47] OF UNION CITY BEFORE. SO WE ARE LIKE AN OVERLOOKED OR
[1:50:52] AFTERTHOUGHT. WE HAVE 75 HIGH SCHOOLS IN
[1:50:54] FREMONT. WE ARE THE ONLY DISTRICT WITH
[1:50:56] THE SAME POPULATION THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL IN OUR
[1:50:58] DISTRICT. SO WE HAVE TO TW TRAVEL REALLY .
[1:51:03] EVEN THOUGH WE CAN USE LIKE THE SCHOOL SITES IT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE
[1:51:07] TO REGULAR PEOPLE TO OH I WANT TO BOOK A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE
[1:51:11] SCHOOL. IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE, RIGHT?
[1:51:14] SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT IS DEFINITELY NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK.
[1:51:17] BECAUSE LIKE EACH OF THESE -- BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, EACH OF THE
[1:51:22] OTHER FIVE DISTRICTS THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER PRETTY CLOSE TO
[1:51:25] THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THAT'S KIND OF LIKE THE
[1:51:28] CENTER POINT OF THEIR COMMUNITY. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT LUXURY.
[1:51:34] SO I APPRECIATE THAT, YOU KNOW, I N KNOW THAT IN RECENT YEARS WE
[1:51:42] WERE ABLE TO FIND FUNDING TO BUILD A BRAND-NEW COMMUNITY
[1:51:45] CENTER BY THE LAKE. BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE JUST LIKE
[1:51:50] THE REGULAR ACTIVITIES THAT LIKE COUNCIL IN THE PARK EVERY SUMMER
[1:51:54] OR ALL THESE EVENTS IN -- BY CENTRAL PARK, IT'S LIKE PROBABLY
[1:52:01] MOST ATTENDED BY PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN NORTH -- I MEAN LEVEL IN
[1:52:05] CENTRAL AND SOUTH FREMONT. BUT FOR US TO TRAVEL, YOU KNOW,
[1:52:09] DOWN ON THE THURSDAY NIGHT TO GO TO THE CONCERT, YOU PROBABLY
[1:52:13] FIND THE LEAST OF THE ATTENDEES THERE ARE FROM DISTRICT 1.
[1:52:18] SO I JUST WOULD URGE FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER THAT.
[1:52:22] AND JUST KIND OF GIVE US A SHOT SO WE COULD AT LEAST BE PUT ON
[1:52:26] THE MAP AND LOOK AT -- HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND,
[1:52:30] YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET IT AT LEAST ON THE MAP.
[1:52:32] AND OTHERWISE IN 20 YEARS WE'RE STILL HERE, OH IT'S NOT URGENT,
[1:52:39] YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT URGENT, I'M NOT ASKED FOR IT TO BE BUILT
[1:52:44] NEXT YEAR BUT I WAS ASKING FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER EIGHT YEARS
[1:52:52] AGO. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO SAID, EVERY
[1:52:53] YEAR WE NEVER DO A STUDY. SO.
[1:52:55] >> Mayor Salwan: JUST TO CLARIFY, SO WHAT I SAID WAS I
[1:52:58] SUPPORT A COMMUNITY CENTER BUT I WANT TO ELEVATE THE DISCUSSION
[1:53:02] TO JUST NOT JUST LOOKING AT ONE COMMUNITY CENTER BUT THE ENTIRE
[1:53:06] CITY. AND WITH A FACILITIES PLAN.
[1:53:09] AND MY HOPE IS THAT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEN IT
[1:53:13] BECOMES MORE CONCRETE, MORE REAL.
[1:53:15] AND THEN NOTE ONLY CAN WE GET A COMMUNITY CENTER IN DISTRICT 1
[1:53:19] BUT WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES AS WELL.
[1:53:23] AND BEING MAYOR I REPRESENT ALL OF FREMONT.
[1:53:25] IT IS ALWAYS FUNNY WHEN I GO TO WARM SPRINGS OR, YOU GUYS ONLY
[1:53:32] CARE ABOUT CENTRAL FREMONT AND WHEN YOU GO TO CENTRAL FREMONT
[1:53:36] YOU SAY YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT MEMBMISSION SAN JOSE.
[1:53:44] I DOUGH WANT TO SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS, BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO
[1:53:46] JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT ALL THE NEEDS IN OUR CITY.
[1:53:52] SO WITH THAT I THINK WE HAVE A GENERAL DIRECTION.
[1:53:54] IF THERE'S ANY MORE SOMETHING FURTHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO STATE
[1:53:58] OR CLARIFY? >> Councilmember Keng: SO IS
[1:54:02] THE SCROANL DIRECTION FOR THE STAFF TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING
[1:54:06] OPTIONS OR, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE PROGRAMS?
[1:54:09] >> Mayor Salwan: LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER.
[1:54:14] >> Karena Shackelford: YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M
[1:54:17] HERRING IN YOUR DISCOURSE IS THAT -- WELL, SORRY.
[1:54:22] IS THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THIS ON A LOANING TERM BASIS.
[1:54:27] >> Councilmember Keng: RIGHT. >> Karena Shackelford: OKAY,
[1:54:28] AND I THINK THAT'S FINE AND I THINK WE HAVE THOSE TOOLS
[1:54:31] ALREADY AVAILABLE TO US. AND AS I MENTIONED, EARLIER IN
[1:54:35] THIS CONVERSATION, THROUGH OUR PARK LAND REQUI ACQUISITION EFF,
[1:54:47] OUR REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT IS LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES OWNERSHIP
[1:54:50] IN FREMONT INCLUDING NORTH FREMONT.
[1:54:52] AND AS KIM MENTIONED EARLIER, PARTICULARLY PROPERTIES THAT
[1:54:56] ALREADY HAVE STRUCTURES ON THEM THAT COULD BE USED FOR A
[1:55:00] PARTICULAR COMMUNITY CENTER. SO WHAT I'M READING IN THE
[1:55:06] REFERRAL IS, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR IF NOT EXACTLY WHAT'S ALREADY
[1:55:12] OCCURRING. >> Councilmember Keng: OKAY,
[1:55:13] THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
[1:55:16] BUT TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE LAND -- YOU KNOW, THE
[1:55:21] ACQUISITION FUNDING THE PARK DEVELOPMENT, ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT
[1:55:24] OF A PARK IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF A POCKETS OF MONEY.
[1:55:29] SO WE CAN'T REALLY USE THAT REQUISITION FUNDING TO REALLY
[1:55:36] BUILD A CENTER. >> Karena Shackelford: ONE OF
[1:55:41] THE POINTS I MADE IS MANY OF THE PROPERTIES WE LOOK AT, ARE
[1:55:48] PARTICULARLY ATTRACTED TO PROCESS THAT HAVE STRUCTURES
[1:55:50] ALREADY ON SITE. WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE COUNCIL
[1:55:54] OF PARTICULAR PROPERTY WASN'T IN NORTH FREMONT BUT JUST TO GIVE
[1:55:58] YOU AS AN EXAMPLE WE WERE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY
[1:56:02] THAT HAD SEVERAL STRUCTURES ON IT ALREADY.
[1:56:04] AND ONE OF THE STRUCTURES ALREADY INCLUDED A BASKETBALL
[1:56:08] COURT. SO THAT -- SITES LIKE THAT ARE
[1:56:12] PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE TO US AND PARK LAND FUNDS WOULD BE
[1:56:15] AVAILABLE FOR THAT. NOT TO BUILD A STRUCTURE BUT TO
[1:56:18] PURCHASE A SITE LIKE THAT. >> Councilmember Keng: OKAY,
[1:56:24] THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, WHATEVER WOULD TAKE IT FASTER TO
[1:56:29] OUR GOAL WOULD BE FEASIBLE. >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY, SO WE
[1:56:36] HAVE GOOD UNDERSTANDING AND ALSO SO STAFF COULD LOOK AT THE LONG
[1:56:42] TERM PERSPECTIVE. >> Councilmember Keng: DO WE
[1:56:43] NEED TO MAKE A MOTION? >> Mayor Salwan: NO I THINK
[1:56:46] STAFF HAS DIRECTION. >> Councilmember Keng: THANK
[1:56:49] YOU. >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU
[1:56:51] STAFF. I KNOW THERE IS MORE -- THOUGHT
[1:56:53] YOU WOULD GET INVOLVED BUT APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US KNOW.
[1:56:57] NEXT WE HAVE REPORT ON COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
[1:56:59] DO WE HAVE ANY REPORT ON COMMUNITY SITES?
[1:57:03] DID YOU WANT TO HIT THE BUTTON? ALL RIGHT, WELL SEEING NO
[1:57:07] REPORTS, MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYONE, HAVE A GREAT
[1:57:10] EVENING, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.