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Good afternoon. Call the city council and successor agency to

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order. Madam Clerk. Would you please call the role? Councilmember

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Carol. Present. Council member Tisdell's absent, council member monos here,

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mayor pro time sheridan, Mayor McGee here. Madam Clerk. Do

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we have any request to speak on our closed session

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items? No, sir. Madam attorney, close session announcements. Thank you,

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Mayor. City Council has two items and the successor agency

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has one. So city council items, conference with real property

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negotiators pursuant to government code section 54956. 8. The parcel

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numbers are identified on the agenda. The negotiating parties are

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the city and GMB land LLC and Steve Galvez. The

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agency's negotiator or the city's negotiator is city manager Simpson

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under negotiation price in terms of payment. The second city

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council item is one potential case of anticipated litigation pursuant

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to the authority of government code section 549 56. 9D4

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initiation of litigation. The successor agency item is real property

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negotiations. Again, on the diamond stadium, the parcel numbers are

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identified on the agenda. The authority is government code section

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54956. 8 agency negotiators are executive director Simpson executive director

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Buckley and myself parties are the successor agency, the storm

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in Golden State concessions and catering under negotiation price in

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terms of payment. Very good. Have you no other business

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in front of us? We will recess into closed session

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and then reconvene here at seven o'clock.

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Good evening ladies and gentlemen, call the city of Lake

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Osednor and their successor agency to order. We all please

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rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Madam Clerk, would you please call the role. Councilmember Carroll.

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President. Council member Tizdell Sapson, Councilmember Monos. Here. Mayor approached

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him, Sheridan. Here. Mayor Mickey. Here. That takes us to

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closed session report, Madam Attorney. Thank you, Mayor. The city

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council met at five o'clock to discuss two items in

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closed session. The first conference with real property negotiator pursuant

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to government code section 54956. 8. The agency negotiator, city

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manager Simpson, the negotiating parties, the city of Lake Elsinor,

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and the property owners GMB land LLC and Steve Galvez

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under negotiation price in terms of payment. There's no reportable

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action on that item this evening. Our second item conference

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with legal counsel concerning one potential case of anticipated litigation

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under the authority of government code section 54956. 9 paragraph

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D4 initiation of litigation. The city council provided the staff

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and city attorney to proceed with administrative remedies in connection

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with that case. The details will be available once action

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is commenced and that can be ascertained at City Hall.

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We do have one item of successor agency closed session.

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It is identified on the agenda under item 5. 1.

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We did not have time to get to that item

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yet. We are going to adjourn the city council meeting

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at the end this evening and continue the successor agency

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to close session. That announcement was made at five o'clock

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and the report will come at the conclusion of the

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successor agency closed session. That concludes my report. Thank you

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very much, Madam Attorney. That takes us to presentations and

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ceremonials. And I would like to invite our economic development

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director, Ms. Jean Gonzalez, up to the podium, and I

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will join her for the announcement of our business in

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action monthly spotlight. Thank you, Mayor.

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Well, thank you everybody for coming out tonight for our

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business and action spotlight. It's great to have you all

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here and attendance. We have a lot of exciting presentations

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to share tonight. And if I can, please ask Ms.

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Steyened to please join us up here with the mayor.

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So our business in action spotlight is a free monthly

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business awards recognition for our businesses here in Lake Elsinor

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that go above in the beyond the cold business each

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and every single day. And for the month of July,

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we're here to honor precision. Concepts and a little bit

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about precision concepts is that they have been a business

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here since 1994. They have grown from a very small

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locally owned shop into one of the most respected names

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and off - road motorcycle racing. Guys, that's who we

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are. You can clap for that. They specialize in championship

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winning motorcycles with their world - class suspension. The companies

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earned a reputation and innovation, precision and exceptional craftsmanship. They're

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expertly engineered suspension systems and race prepared motorcycles have helped

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writers capture more than 50 championships. From Score Baja competitions.

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Have you ever seen that? It's wild, you guys. To

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victories at Lake Elsinor's very own Grand Prix. Thank you.

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I like you. Decision concept and bodies, Lake Elsinor's identity

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as a premier extreme sport destination by supporting professional racers,

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recreational writers, and major off - road events. This company

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strengthens our communities'reputation as a hub for motocross and off

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- road racing while also attracting writers, enthusiasts from across

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the nation. Concepts precision concepts exemplifies our entrepreneurial spirit celebrated

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through our business and action program, and we congratulate precision

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concepts on its well - deserved recognition. And as part

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of the recognition, we offer them a free marketing video

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promoting our Lake Elsemar business. So with that, before we

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jump over to Ms. Diane Bell in the mayor, please

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roll the video. In the action sports, capital of the

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world like Elsinor, persisting content racing keeps the adrenaline a

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lot. Since 1994, this local powerhouse has been tuning and

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transforming off - road motorcycles with expert suspension upgrades, murder

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builds, and full bike crib. From weekend warriors hitting local

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trails to champion racers, Johneding Bajan Beyond. Resisting concept deliver

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the confidence, control, and performance writers need to push their

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limits. Right here at Lake Elsin. Visit decisioncons of racing.

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com today. On behalf of the city council, like to

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give this to you. And also like to remind everyone

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that no one wins a championship by themselves. And these

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are the type of folks that do something behind the

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scenes that you never see, and you never know. But

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that writer knows why he won. Do you want to

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say anything? Sure. She brought up the Lake Elsin or

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Grand Prix, just got a brag on my son, because

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he won the, oh gosh, Harvey Mushman race four times.

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So I'm going to take a photo? We got two

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of them.

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Our fire chief has been called away, so we are

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going to defer our second quarter statistical update until our

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next meeting. And we will move now to public comments

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on non - agendaized items one minute in length. Madam

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Clerk, do we have any requests to speak? Yes, I

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have several this evening. First is Nicole Daly. Naaman City

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of Residence, please. Push to talk. Okay. Nicole Daly, like

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LSMO resident. Good evening, Mayor McGee, members of the city

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council, staff and residents. As mentioned, my name is Nicole

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Daly of Ben A Lake Elsar resident for 37 years.

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And tonight I'm speaking on behalf of the Elsiedner Heights

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project team regarding recent concerns about the data center use

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referenced in our notice of preparation. So 2022, our team

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has worked closely with the city to identify a project

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that aligns with its goals and supports much needed infrastructure

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improvements in this part of the city. Choosing the right

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project for this site remains our top priority. To be

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clear, no data center project has been proposed. Rather, the

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potential data set our use was included in our notice

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as a secondary option to typical industrial uses. We did

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this to disclose it openly and early so that potential

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impacts could be looked at as part of our EIR

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process. We understand the community's concerns and they are exactly

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the issues that the environmental review process is designed to

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evaluate before specific project is considered. We are still in

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the early stages and expect the draft EIR to be

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released in the coming months. As our proposal takes shapes,

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we do intend to have community outreach and provide opportunities

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for feedback on whatever our project entails. And we will

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be getting feedback from the community at that time. In

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the meantime, I am available to answer any questions and

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happy to stick around. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Daly.

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Madam Clerk, next speaker. Our next speaker is Kimberly Davidson.

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Davidson. Good evening, Mayor McGee, members of City Council and

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City staff. My name is Kimberly Davidson. I'm a resident

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of Marietta. However, I am the president and CEO of

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the Lake Elsinor Valley Chamber of Commerce. And I am

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here to speak on behalf of Vectra and the Elsinor

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Heights project. Vectra has been a strong partner to the

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chamber and our community meeting with us regularly over the

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past four years. To better understand like Elsinor's needs and

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priorities. Our discussions have focused on community benefits, infrastructure, economic

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development, and the long - term welfare of our city.

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The project is still in the environmental review and evaluation

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phase with specialist carefully assessing its feasibility and appropriateness for

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Lake Elsinor. No approvals are being rushed. At the appropriate

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time, we look forward to helping share accurate information and

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ensuring that residents have opportunities to ask questions and provide

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input. Based on our experience with the development team, we

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are confident that they will engage openly and in good

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faith with the city of Lake Elsinor residents. Thank you.

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Thank you, Ms. Davidson. Next speaker, please. Our next speaker

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is Gianna Maskio. Hello, my name

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is Gianna Mastio, and I'm a proud citizen of Lake

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Elsanor. Thank you for allowing me to speak today, counsel.

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I'm up here today to discuss the proposed plan to

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build a data center in our city, also known as

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the Lake Elsinor Heights Industrial Project. I want to showcase

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my deep disapproval of this happening in our community. According

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to UC Riverside, data centers create substantial health issues from

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SMOG continually in waste fresh water and overpower electricity grids

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causing averages and higher bills for you and me. This

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would be a devastation to our lovely city. Say no

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to this proposal and do not build the data center

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in Lake Ossinor. Thank you. Thank you.

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Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is RSLI Preciato.

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Hello, City Council. My name is Araceli Preciado. I actually

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did encounter and submit a submittal from a change. org

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petition that I had the community sign. We are totally

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against the data center in the city of Lake Osednor.

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You guys have come so far with how far we've

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gotten with what we've done with the leak. I know

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that you recently got an 8 million dollar grant to

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fix the water situation. I think that opening up a

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data center, even though it's perplexition number two on the

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plan. I think it's the wrong way to go. The

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Lake City of Lake Ilsinor residents do not deserve to

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be treated that way. It's an environmental hazard. Um. Pardon

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me. Um, there's water issues. We all know that the

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data centers do use up a lot of water. It's

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an environmental issue. I didn't, I don't know if you

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guys know, but there is actually a bald eagle over

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on the coyote, um, cove area. That habitates that area.

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So what are we going to do to our environment

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if we open up a data center. We know that

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there are lots of environmental issues. I think the city

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of Lake Olsenor and their motto is dream extreme. And

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this is just not with that program. Thank you, Arasali.

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Thank you. Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Kendall

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and Slace.

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Hi, good evening. My name is Candid Slace. You think

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everybody here at the council, especially Bob McGee, our mayor.

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I love this town. I'm a business. I own a

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business town. I try to help my fellow citizens and

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their animals. Some of you may not know the creek

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that flows from tough channel under grand avenue and through

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my property, this creek ultimately connects with McVicker channel that

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feeds water into Lake Yellsner. That's of course, if we

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get rain. I mean, seriously. I consider myself somewhat of

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a caretaker of that lake by keeping that creak of

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mom my property free of debris. This I do so

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that every drop of water can flow into that lake

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because we all know that water is precious resource and

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our lake needs every drop of water we can get.

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That lake saved our town during the holy fire and

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the airport fire. And each and every one of us

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to conserve water that precious lake as best as we

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can, which brings me here today. I don't normally come

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to these meetings mostly because of my help. But when

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I do it, it's because I need to speak up

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about something that I stand firm with conviction. This data

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center. Will consume ginormous amounts of water to power them.

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Go ahead and finish. Can I finish? Yes. Thank you.

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For those of you in the audience, we have one

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minute speaking at the very beginning. If you have something

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brief to share. And then three minutes at the end.

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Please continue. I would just like to just finish this

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and they'll be done. Our city managers and planners and

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council members have a responsibility to ensure that our precious

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lake is protected. I mean, after all, we spent millions

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of dollars on nanobubblers launch point and wealth stocking our

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fish. Why it's our dream extreme motto. Our city is

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a jigsaw puzzle with proper planning. I just questioned some

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of this. If an else and official is that is

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responsible for issuing a conditional use or permit or license,

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it doesn't matter if it's in the future now or

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whatever. Your guys'name will go into infamy. Okay. This thing

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will consume. Your responsible. You're responsible. So am I. Water.

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I have to protect. That goes down through my property.

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It's hard for me to do that. Okay. It is.

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And we all know that we need this. This is

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the largest natural lake here in California. I mean, waterfowl

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uses this as migration. If we allow this business to

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come and put a data center in here, for what.

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For what? Is it going to benefit us? Is it

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going to benefit your children? I heard somebody on the

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phone. You were on the phone with your children. Your

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children's children. We need to protect it. We need to

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protect it. And you guys are responsible. And so am

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I. I'm responsible because I let water flow through. I've

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spent literally tens of thousands of dollars to allow water

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to flow through to connect to a channel. For you

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guys to get the water free. I paid for that.

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You guys need to make sure that this multimillion dollar

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company or whoever does not sip the water not only

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for our town, wildemar. Canyon lake. South Corona, parts of

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minifi and Marietta. Thank you.

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Nick speaker, Madam Clerk. Our next speaker is Ace Vallejos.

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What do you mean, explodes? I'm here to talk about

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the mega warehouses. We were there. I think it's my

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third, fourth meeting I've been to. Still don't have a

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lot of questions answered. First of all, two large mega

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warehouses off of Baker Street. They're talking about, you know,

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they're not going to go down to Nichols Lake Street

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to go up north. And then they're going to go

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the other way. And then the other one is the

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zoning. They want to change the zoning of the property

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at the state. They said at the city's request. So

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the point is, is that, you know, the rezoning, the

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property is M2 and should be, if it's light manufacturing,

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I don't think anybody would have a problem with that.

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The mega warehouses of 700, 000 square feet and a

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million square feet is ridiculous. You know, we don't even

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know what's going in there. It could be, uh, ice

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center, could be a, I don't know, a prison. Could

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it be, uh, what else could it be. We don't

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know because they're not going to, they don't know. And

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then you take a look at the nickel's offering or

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on ramp, whatever you want to call it. RCTC hasn't

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even started to look at that. So the questions that

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need to be answered. And if the city is interested

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in changing the zoning, they should let somebody know about

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it. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Vallejo. Next speaker, please.

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Our next speaker is Emery. I'm sorry. MRE Doherty.

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Hi, my name is Emry. Uh, I'm here to make

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a quick comment about the proposed data center construction. Um,

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I think approving this would be a grave mistake. I

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am asking the city councillor to please consider a data

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center moratorium as other local cities like Paris have enacted

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in response to what comes with the construction of these

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data centers. As we've seen across the country, people's water

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supply is getting poisoned at rare forms of cancer emerging

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in various states like Ohio, Oregon, uh, South Carolina. I

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think this would be a grave mistake to approve. And

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so please consider that. Thank you. Thank you, Emily.

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Next speaker, please. Last speaker for one minute comment says

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Kim Cousins.

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Good evening. My name's Kim Cousins and I'm a resident

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of Lake Elsner for 36 years in our retiree. So

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good evening. Mayor McGee Council member City Council staff and

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our neighbors. Uh, based on the experience over the last

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four years working with Vectra has been an excellent developer

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who has engaged the city of Lake Gelsnor and the

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city council economic development subcommittee along with the city of

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Lake Alistair Management team and departments, including fire services, dialogue

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on appropriate use of their property. And has been very

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transparent and collaborative. Over those years with the plans that

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made multiple modifications to address not only the city of

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Lake Elsa requests, but also EVMWD and Riverside flood control.

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I am confident that vector's team will move forward in

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good faith. With the city of Lake Elsinor as they

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move through the development cycle over the next several months

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of not years. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr.

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President. Madam Clerk, no more speakers under that section? Correct.

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Very good then. We'll move now to our consent calendar.

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On our consent calendar. We have. Items 13. 1 through

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1312. I would like to pull item 13. 5 for

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a staff presentation. And I believe the mayor Pro Tem

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wanted to pull item 13. 6. Now 13. 11. I'm

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sorry. 13. 11. Mr. Marlows? I'll make the motion on

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the remainder when it pops up. Very good. Any further

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discussion. Madam Clerk, did we have any speakers on any

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of those items? No, sir. Very good. Who have a

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motion from Councilman Romanos, a second from council member Carroll.

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Hearing no further discussion. Please record your vote.

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The items pass unanimously. That'll take us to item 13.

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5. Requesting a staff presentation from Adam Gafari.

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Mr. Mayor, council members, Adam Goffyrati, assistant director of Lake

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and Community Operations tonight before you is an approval for

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water quality equipment for the lake. Um, and I'm going

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to run through a short presentation. If you have any

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questions at the end, I'll be able to answer them

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for you. Thank you very much, sir. So if you

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remember back in 2023, uh, city council approved our first

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lake management plan. And since then, we've been working through

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that plan. And from the beginning, this plan is a

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roadmap. We, every step of the way doing a little

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thing for the lake and seeing how the lake responds,

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um, so far we've done nano bubble pilot projects. We've

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done algeside treatments. Foss lock and then also working on

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our shoreline maintenance. Um, the next slide I'm going to

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review kind of what we've done with nano bubbles. So

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the first phase, which was installed in February of 2024,

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um, injects 500 pounds of oxygen in the lake each

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day. And the importance of this oxygen into the lake

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is it prevents the reloading of nutrients into the lake.

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And so if we have oxygen at the bottom of

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the lake, it kind of caps those nutrients. And when

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I talk about nutrients, it's phosphorus and nitrogen. And it's

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this phosphorus and nitrogen is what feeds the algae. So

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if we can cap that bottom will prevent that cycle

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of algae blooms every year. Our second phase, which was

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installed in October of 2024, included two barges. Now these

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second and third barges were much larger than our pilot.

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They injected each 2, 500 pounds of oxygen. So as

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of today, we're injecting about 5, 500 pounds of oxygen

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each day. Tonight, with your approval, we'll be installing two

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more barges. And the plan is to upgrade the pilot

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barge. So the pilot barge, as you remember, is 500

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pounds per day. We're going to upgrade that one to

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5, 000 pounds per day. In addition to that, we'll

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also have the capabilities to inject ozone. Ozone is an

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amazing sanitizer and it'll help us fight those algae blooms.

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In addition, we'll do another barge. So tonight with this

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approval, it's 10, 000 more pounds per day in the

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lake. With total one, when we're done this year, we'll

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be injecting 15, 000 pounds of oxygen in the lake

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every day. Why 15, 000? Well, that's what the scientists

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have told us. We've done studies with a sediment core.

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We take core samples of the sediment in the lake,

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um, and five different locations and run studies. And the

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studies have shown that each day our sediment in the

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lake needs 15, 000 pounds of oxygen. So we're hitting

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that goal to night. We have moled here tonight, our

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vendor, um, great partner with the city, um, bail to

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answer some more questions for you tonight. But the, the

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schedule right now with your approval tonight will be able

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to meet a schedule with delivery in November and installation

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in this December. So by the end of this year,

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we'll be up to 15, 000 pounds of oxygen. Why

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Mollier, why an anable technology? Well, we started with that

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pilot. And initially when we installed that pilot, we see,

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we saw immediate increases and dissolved oxygen and also ORP.

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ORP is a measure of how much a body of

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water can clean itself. And so we have independent testing

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done that shows five different data sets that the nanobubble

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project is working the way it was supposed to. And

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that's why we're taking that next step and increasing our

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nanobubble project. In addition to that, um, LEAMS, which is

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our legacy system, our aeration system. Every year we calculate

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how that system is doing. This last year in 2025,

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we had the most nitrogen offsets in phosphorus offsets since

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that system was installed. So with our independent study and

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the LEAM study, it's proving that the nanobubble technology is

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working in our lake. I'm going to call up Chris

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Steffen, the global director of Molier to go over this

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next slide and talk about what Molier is doing and

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how they're a partner with this city. Thank you, Adam.

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Mayor, good to see you, counsel. Always good to see

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you. City manager Simpson. Thank you. Uh, honored to be

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here again and to have been a part of this,

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uh, long phased approach in your lake management plan. I

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just want to commend the council city manager and mayor

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how well you've executed on this plan and how well

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Adam and the team of executed on this plan, uh,

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to be able to put together a really well -

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rounded treatment, uh, for the lake. And then the monitoring

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that's been included on it to be able to bring

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the data back to make informed decisions, uh, Adam is

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presented some really good information there. Really simple graph that,

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that, uh, highlight here is just looking at prior to

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the nanomontable oxygenation systems being added to the lake for

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the years prior. You can see there was very little

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oxygen being measured in the center of the lake and

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the deepest part of the lake. And this is in

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a sand or a probe that's down near the bottom

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of the water body. Actually quite a way. It's from

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the near treatment of the nano bubble systems. Uh, but

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you can see prior to the nano bottles being introduced

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in October of 24. Very little dissolved oxygen down at

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the bottom of the lake causing those nutrients to come

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out of the sediments and causing these harmful algae blooms

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that had closed the lakes, uh, closed the lake previously.

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Since the nano bottle installation there in the phased approach

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that you guys have taken the folks have taken here

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on your team, uh, you can see just the consistent

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improvement in the dissolved oxygen levels away from the treatment

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systems in the center of the lake in the deepest

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part of the lake where it's most important where those

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nutrients actually typically settled because it's a bowl and they

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settle into that area. Great data has been captured here

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to, uh, really derive, uh, your plan and, uh, again,

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just how well your team is executed on it. You're

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not alone in this. Over half of the lakes in

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the United States are impaired. Half. Of the natural water

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bodies in this country are impaired. Yet you guys aren't

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alone in taking this challenge on and improving your lake

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and bringing the benefits to your community. There's a lake

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about 50 miles from here. Uh, there are cults of

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their board voted to approve three systems similar to the

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ones floating on the lake right now to be installed

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in April. Florida, we have a number of systems being

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installed in Florida right now. Georgia, there's a project that's

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being proposed and set for a decision in September to

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do a very large river in Georgia. Minnesota, Wisconsin, uh,

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a number of states in the Northeast have all committed

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to putting projects in. And actually, they've looked at what

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the success you've had as being innovators in this. Moliers,

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you know, is a Los Angeles - based company. We're

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about 100 people, 15 PhDs on staff. We're environmental engineering

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company at heart. We just happen to have invented a

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technology to be able to utilize oxygen and put it

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into water bodies. Right now we have over 10, 000

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installations in 55 countries around the world. And, uh, one

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of those is here at Lake Elsinor. We couldn't be

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more proud to be your partner and to see the

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success you've had with your lake restoration plan and to

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play a foundational piece to that. So I'm here to

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say thank you for your support, for your partnership. And

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it's been really truly an honor to work along with

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your staff and with you to execute on these plans

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that have brought such a great improvement to the lake.

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I look forward to your consideration on this agenda item

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tonight. But thank you again for the opportunity to work

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with you. Thank you, sir. And I think one of

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the most important things I want to talk about tonight

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is, uh, this has all been funded by federal appropriations

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that city staff working with our city manager, um, and

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our mayor and our council worked really hard with congressman

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Calvert's office, um, and so this is the first step

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in that eight million dollars that we got. And we're,

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we're not stopping there. We're continuing work with the original

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partners to look at more grants so that we can

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02:24:49,186 --> 02:24:53,877
take the burden off the city. Um, my last slide

473
02:24:53,978 --> 02:24:57,157
tonight, uh, they always say a picture is worth a

474
02:24:57,157 --> 02:25:01,057
thousand words. So, uh, here's from 2015 all the way

475
02:25:01,098 --> 02:25:05,317
until December of 2025. You can see the drastic change

476
02:25:05,338 --> 02:25:08,037
in color in Lake Olsinor. Still a lot of work

477
02:25:08,037 --> 02:25:09,877
to be done, but we're very proud of the work

478
02:25:09,877 --> 02:25:12,997
we've done to today. And we're excited to see the

479
02:25:13,418 --> 02:25:15,477
lake next year when we got 15, 000 pounds of

480
02:25:15,498 --> 02:25:25,440
oxygen. Thank you. Any questions from

481
02:25:25,440 --> 02:25:32,661
my colleagues. Go first. Oh, just wanted to just step

482
02:25:32,661 --> 02:25:36,401
out and say, uh, thanks to staff for Adam, uh,

483
02:25:36,401 --> 02:25:39,141
you really took up the lead on this one. Genuinely

484
02:25:39,242 --> 02:25:42,001
appreciate that. I also want to go ahead and, um,

485
02:25:42,682 --> 02:25:47,381
you know, appreciate our city manager, Jason Simpson, uh, who

486
02:25:47,402 --> 02:25:52,421
backed this for a number of years, uh, we worked

487
02:25:52,421 --> 02:25:56,081
on this for far longer than most people recognize, uh,

488
02:25:56,522 --> 02:26:02,021
we got help from Senator Diane Feinstein before she died.

489
02:26:02,021 --> 02:26:07,061
We had help from Alex Padilla, Kim Calvert. There's been

490
02:26:07,061 --> 02:26:10,101
a number of other elected fish. This council approved a

491
02:26:10,141 --> 02:26:13,621
1. 5 million dollar matching funds grant in order to

492
02:26:13,621 --> 02:26:15,621
get the first one just as a test pilot project

493
02:26:15,962 --> 02:26:18,421
that was totally out. Like we didn't know how it

494
02:26:18,421 --> 02:26:20,501
was going to work out quite frankly. We had some

495
02:26:20,501 --> 02:26:22,421
good ideas. We had some feelings, but we didn't know

496
02:26:22,461 --> 02:26:24,721
exactly how it was going to work out. And, um,

497
02:26:24,842 --> 02:26:27,061
I also want to go ahead and thank the residents,

498
02:26:27,061 --> 02:26:30,101
uh, for having faith in us to actually try something

499
02:26:30,202 --> 02:26:32,901
out and take a chance and take a risk. Because

500
02:26:32,901 --> 02:26:34,821
it could have very well not worked out. And we're

501
02:26:34,821 --> 02:26:38,581
seeing the results now. It's been fantastic. We went from

502
02:26:38,602 --> 02:26:40,981
an impaired body of lake that the California state of

503
02:26:40,981 --> 02:26:44,981
California said we could not allow bodies to touch to

504
02:26:45,002 --> 02:26:48,341
almost three consecutive years now where there's where there's almost

505
02:26:48,362 --> 02:26:50,901
undetectable levels of toxins in the lake, which is absolutely

506
02:26:51,082 --> 02:26:54,021
astonishing. It's a total turnaround. It's something that nobody said

507
02:26:54,061 --> 02:26:58,021
could happen. And, uh, so, uh, very proud of all

508
02:26:58,021 --> 02:27:00,501
of that. So thank you. And congratulations to everybody involved.

509
02:27:08,519 --> 02:27:16,349
Okay. Item 13. 5. I'll entertain a motion. You have

510
02:27:16,349 --> 02:27:19,149
a motion from the mayor protem. Second from Council Member

511
02:27:19,410 --> 02:27:28,808
Manos. Harry, no further discussion. Please record your vote. The

512
02:27:28,808 --> 02:27:31,448
item passes unanimously. Thank you gentlemen.

513
02:27:39,236 --> 02:27:44,046
That takes us now to item 13. 11. Mr. Mayor

514
02:27:44,086 --> 02:27:47,166
Pro Tem, what is your pleasure? Uh, staff report, please.

515
02:27:47,587 --> 02:27:50,986
Thank you, Bo. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh,

516
02:27:51,027 --> 02:27:54,526
Mayor Portem and council and city manager leadership. Thank you

517
02:27:54,526 --> 02:27:56,206
so much. My name is Bo Davis. I'm with the

518
02:27:56,246 --> 02:27:59,886
recreation department. And I'm excited here to present here about

519
02:28:00,227 --> 02:28:03,486
the successes of TC Sports Inc. and Rosetta Canyon Sports

520
02:28:03,486 --> 02:28:07,486
Park. And with those successes, we are before you asking

521
02:28:07,747 --> 02:28:11,166
for an additional 37, 600 dollars on the contract to

522
02:28:11,166 --> 02:28:15,886
cover the field maintenance budget increases. This increases primarily driven

523
02:28:16,467 --> 02:28:20,286
through the increased demand of the usage of that park.

524
02:28:20,286 --> 02:28:22,846
Uh, what the motion does not change as any of

525
02:28:22,846 --> 02:28:26,126
the management agreement or the usage or the allocation of

526
02:28:26,126 --> 02:28:28,446
the purpose of the mission of it. It just simply

527
02:28:28,547 --> 02:28:31,226
is increasing this line item. And just a little bit

528
02:28:31,226 --> 02:28:34,206
of history, right? We started this partnership with TC Sports

529
02:28:34,206 --> 02:28:39,406
Inc. in 2018 within our original contract renewed in 2024.

530
02:28:39,406 --> 02:28:42,766
And here in 2026, we're just, um, because the successes,

531
02:28:42,766 --> 02:28:45,086
we're looking at increased that line item and on the

532
02:28:45,086 --> 02:28:49,246
agreement, um, to cover the increased costs, uh, TC sports

533
02:28:49,267 --> 02:28:51,886
is a franchisee of trip crown sports. So they host

534
02:28:51,907 --> 02:28:54,666
triple crown tournaments here as well as numerous others. Uh,

535
02:28:54,867 --> 02:28:59,486
there's a rather large tournament this last week across multiple,

536
02:28:59,486 --> 02:29:02,366
uh, complexes. And I'd be happy to announce if you

537
02:29:02,366 --> 02:29:05,166
haven't heard our 16 new team from Lake Elsinor actually

538
02:29:05,206 --> 02:29:09,911
took, uh, the championship. So congratulations to those Dukes. The

539
02:29:09,911 --> 02:29:14,631
West Coast Dukes, the 16U. They have extensive national relationships

540
02:29:14,812 --> 02:29:17,991
and contacts. That's how, uh, they're so valuable as a

541
02:29:17,991 --> 02:29:21,191
partner. Um, in this, in this operation of Rosita Canyon

542
02:29:21,231 --> 02:29:24,151
sports bar. So they operate all the scheduling. The tournament

543
02:29:24,191 --> 02:29:27,111
development, the concessions, field maintenance. It's all under just one

544
02:29:27,132 --> 02:29:30,791
agreement. Um, and they do still actively coordinate with the

545
02:29:30,812 --> 02:29:34,071
local youth leagues and residents in HOAs to provide access

546
02:29:34,332 --> 02:29:37,991
at that facility. We all know Rosetta Canyon sports park

547
02:29:38,031 --> 02:29:40,471
is an amazing park. It's one of the greatest parks

548
02:29:40,511 --> 02:29:43,511
in the nation. Um, because of everything you can do

549
02:29:43,511 --> 02:29:48,871
there. From dog parks to championship level, uh, tournaments softball,

550
02:29:48,871 --> 02:29:52,771
baseball is played at that facility. Um, flag football, uh,

551
02:29:52,812 --> 02:29:56,648
tackle football competitive soccer. Uh, and like I said on

552
02:29:56,648 --> 02:29:59,048
August 22nd, uh, there will be a movie there with

553
02:29:59,088 --> 02:30:02,088
the HOA. So the current agreement again, it's 250, 000

554
02:30:02,128 --> 02:30:05,448
dollars to manage it and to take care of other,

555
02:30:05,448 --> 02:30:09,128
uh, miscellaneous items around there, the daily operations. They have

556
02:30:09,168 --> 02:30:11,128
an individual there from 6 a. m. to 10 p.

557
02:30:11,128 --> 02:30:14,168
m. every single day. And the field maintenance budget is

558
02:30:14,429 --> 02:30:18,328
when the tournaments there, because it requires four additional people,

559
02:30:18,328 --> 02:30:20,088
at least to be there to turn those fields over

560
02:30:20,109 --> 02:30:22,888
between games. They'll play eight, nine games on a field.

561
02:30:24,099 --> 02:30:25,738
From, you know, they'll be there at six in the

562
02:30:25,738 --> 02:30:27,838
morning. Prepping fields getting ready for the day. And then

563
02:30:28,339 --> 02:30:30,878
till 12, one o'clock in the morning, turning those fields

564
02:30:30,918 --> 02:30:34,318
over for the next morning's games, um, so they'll manage

565
02:30:34,499 --> 02:30:36,878
day to day. They manage the concession. They manage the

566
02:30:36,918 --> 02:30:40,158
tournament schedulings. Um, and then of course market and coordinate

567
02:30:40,198 --> 02:30:44,158
with our economic development to encourage business, encourage tourism here

568
02:30:44,198 --> 02:30:47,118
in Lake Elsinorm. So the one line item in that

569
02:30:47,158 --> 02:30:51,038
agreement. That's one chance that goes from 62, 400 to

570
02:30:51,219 --> 02:30:53,758
37, or excuse me, to 100, 000, which is an

571
02:30:53,798 --> 02:30:59,038
increase of 37, 600 dollars So that's the item specifically.

572
02:30:59,078 --> 02:31:02,398
And it's again, driven by that rising demand, uh, by

573
02:31:02,398 --> 02:31:05,358
the field. So the growing term at volume, uh, it's

574
02:31:05,358 --> 02:31:08,158
all the fields. It's, it's nearly every single weekend. That's

575
02:31:08,158 --> 02:31:11,198
not rained out. Um, there's more field techs, more work

576
02:31:11,238 --> 02:31:14,038
that's needed when you have that kind of workload. If

577
02:31:14,038 --> 02:31:17,598
you had visited Rosetta this past weekend, this past week,

578
02:31:17,598 --> 02:31:20,458
it was just hammered. And in between every game, you

579
02:31:20,458 --> 02:31:22,878
see a number of individuals out there turning those fields

580
02:31:22,878 --> 02:31:25,678
over. It still is the most cost effective way to

581
02:31:25,699 --> 02:31:28,478
manage that park, to have those hours and the demand

582
02:31:28,518 --> 02:31:31,358
on those individuals. Um, it's still the most cost effective

583
02:31:31,398 --> 02:31:36,638
way versus, um, training and hiring and scheduling city staff.

584
02:31:36,638 --> 02:31:38,398
And it's, um, it's also paid for by the growth

585
02:31:38,899 --> 02:31:41,998
of those tournaments. The more tournaments, more revenue for those

586
02:31:42,038 --> 02:31:44,718
bookings. And it helps offset those costs to operate that

587
02:31:44,758 --> 02:31:49,490
part. Um, you know, listening to previous council meetings and

588
02:31:49,511 --> 02:31:53,090
knowing the history of Rosetta, a main theme has been,

589
02:31:53,090 --> 02:31:54,770
the residents need to have access to this, right? Like

590
02:31:54,770 --> 02:31:56,370
we, we want to make sure we know the intention

591
02:31:56,391 --> 02:32:00,370
of this facility is for driving that economic benefit through

592
02:32:00,471 --> 02:32:04,610
sports tourism, which is one of the biggest industries and

593
02:32:04,610 --> 02:32:08,430
tourism across the nation. But we still make a way

594
02:32:09,511 --> 02:32:13,070
for Lake Elsinor residents to utilize that field. So, um,

595
02:32:13,111 --> 02:32:16,210
I reviewed some of the scheduling over the last couple

596
02:32:16,250 --> 02:32:19,250
of years and I see regular practices and usage by

597
02:32:19,290 --> 02:32:22,450
legs, which is our girl softball organization. Um, I know

598
02:32:22,631 --> 02:32:26,290
I've spoken personally to presidents of other organizations baseball, Lake

599
02:32:26,290 --> 02:32:29,890
Elsan are literally specifically. There's just not that request there.

600
02:32:29,890 --> 02:32:32,130
Um, they, they're currently satisfied with a number of fields

601
02:32:32,170 --> 02:32:35,075
they have. And so they've not reached out to our

602
02:32:35,075 --> 02:32:39,155
knowledge and speaking with past presidents. Um, for those that

603
02:32:39,195 --> 02:32:41,955
field space, they've not needed it quite yet. Um, the

604
02:32:41,955 --> 02:32:44,495
agreement does give priority to local athletes whenever fields are

605
02:32:44,495 --> 02:32:48,195
not being used for tournament and competitive play. A TC

606
02:32:48,235 --> 02:32:51,475
sports in there, the caveat that legs receives one free

607
02:32:51,496 --> 02:32:55,315
tournament every year. And I proud to present that legs

608
02:32:55,315 --> 02:32:57,155
hosted one at three day tournament in May of this

609
02:32:57,155 --> 02:33:00,275
year. Um, and again, on the August 22, the Canyon

610
02:33:00,315 --> 02:33:03,235
Hills HOA will be hosting a football soccer movie in

611
02:33:03,235 --> 02:33:05,395
the park of the football soccer field. And just really

612
02:33:05,435 --> 02:33:07,795
want to make sure people understand that a field, there's

613
02:33:07,795 --> 02:33:09,635
6 a. m. to 10 p. m. every single day.

614
02:33:09,635 --> 02:33:11,635
And so if you feel like the fields are locked,

615
02:33:11,635 --> 02:33:13,315
it is, it's a little bit of a safety, right?

616
02:33:13,315 --> 02:33:15,535
We've had an e - bike issue. People, you know,

617
02:33:15,576 --> 02:33:19,235
vandalizing things, letting dogs run on these artificial turf fields.

618
02:33:19,235 --> 02:33:21,235
So they do oftentimes lock them, but they have a

619
02:33:21,275 --> 02:33:24,895
representative around every day and they've repeatedly told us, you

620
02:33:24,895 --> 02:33:27,235
just go find that person working on the field, say,

621
02:33:27,275 --> 02:33:29,635
I want to get on this field and open up,

622
02:33:29,635 --> 02:33:30,995
they'll open up that field for you to get in.

623
02:33:30,995 --> 02:33:33,475
Now, when a team reserves it in the evening, similar

624
02:33:33,496 --> 02:33:37,075
to Canyon Hills, McVicker, sucomatic, any one of our numerous

625
02:33:37,096 --> 02:33:40,115
sparks, that team does have the right to that field

626
02:33:40,376 --> 02:33:42,915
in that evening. So, uh, when the teens and it's

627
02:33:42,915 --> 02:33:45,475
not booked, there will be a field always open for

628
02:33:45,576 --> 02:33:48,675
the public. Um, again, we see the booking records that

629
02:33:48,715 --> 02:33:51,155
it's being used by resident and local leagues. And it's

630
02:33:51,195 --> 02:33:55,075
still, the field allocation follows the intendant economic benefit while

631
02:33:55,096 --> 02:34:00,574
still giving priority to local athletes. Right. So that's, that's

632
02:34:00,595 --> 02:34:03,694
where we're at. Again, it's a regional economic engine. It

633
02:34:04,355 --> 02:34:07,454
sees more than 265, 000 people. You're some years eclipsed

634
02:34:07,635 --> 02:34:10,554
300 and close to 500, 000 visits a year. Um,

635
02:34:10,554 --> 02:34:15,274
it has enormously helped the corridor there on central. Um,

636
02:34:15,274 --> 02:34:18,094
and we looked at some numbers and it's a net

637
02:34:18,195 --> 02:34:23,298
five million dollar increase revenue from 2016 to today. We've

638
02:34:23,338 --> 02:34:26,658
seen the retail growth. I've, I've contributed my tax dollars

639
02:34:26,698 --> 02:34:29,038
there. Uh, through raising canes and Chick - fil -

640
02:34:29,038 --> 02:34:31,698
A and Jersey Mikes. And of course, the in and

641
02:34:31,698 --> 02:34:35,138
out. Hopefully you've all enjoyed that. Uh, and I truly,

642
02:34:35,138 --> 02:34:38,338
we believe that that's all been driven. I see many

643
02:34:38,359 --> 02:34:42,418
times, uh, young women and boys and sports apparel coming

644
02:34:42,458 --> 02:34:45,378
out of, um, establishments. And it is still a part

645
02:34:45,378 --> 02:34:49,058
of the city's 2040 vision. The dream extreme 2040 plan

646
02:34:49,399 --> 02:34:54,050
to have a destination driven by tourism. And economic development.

647
02:34:54,050 --> 02:34:57,730
So again, so the fiscal impact and recommendation is simply,

648
02:34:57,730 --> 02:35:00,430
you know, the total contract will be 350, 000, the

649
02:35:00,430 --> 02:35:03,490
250 management, 100 for the field maintenance, which is that

650
02:35:03,591 --> 02:35:07,730
increase of the 37, 000. So we're asking that council

651
02:35:07,911 --> 02:35:11,810
approves this motion, this recommendation to this amendment on the

652
02:35:11,810 --> 02:35:15,250
increase in the city manageable execute it, um, we'll go

653
02:35:15,250 --> 02:35:18,562
from there. If you have any questions. I do. My

654
02:35:18,583 --> 02:35:21,442
initial concern was that the contract was signed in February

655
02:35:21,463 --> 02:35:26,402
of 2024 and the field maintenance costs were 62, 400.

656
02:35:26,402 --> 02:35:28,562
And now it's been increased by more than 50 percent

657
02:35:32,743 --> 02:35:36,802
Can you speak to why it costs the increase has

658
02:35:36,802 --> 02:35:39,842
gone up so much. And what I would consider a

659
02:35:39,882 --> 02:35:42,802
relatively short amount of time. Yeah, I honestly, it's because

660
02:35:42,842 --> 02:35:44,962
of the park that the city built and it's the

661
02:35:44,962 --> 02:35:49,682
good partnership of TC sports ink. Sports tourism continues to

662
02:35:49,722 --> 02:35:53,262
grow. We get routine requests by new travel leagues. New

663
02:35:53,262 --> 02:35:55,762
travel teams. So there's more and more people and young

664
02:35:55,762 --> 02:35:59,722
women playing. It's gotten recognition from other national organizations. So

665
02:35:59,722 --> 02:36:03,042
the higher demand. I believe when that first contract was

666
02:36:03,063 --> 02:36:05,602
written and when it was approved in 2024, the idea

667
02:36:05,783 --> 02:36:08,962
is to, you know, play it a little bit slow.

668
02:36:08,962 --> 02:36:11,042
Start the number low. Figure out how things the chips

669
02:36:11,042 --> 02:36:13,762
are going to fall. We don't want to over, overextend

670
02:36:13,802 --> 02:36:15,762
ourselves to an extent. And we want to see how

671
02:36:15,863 --> 02:36:18,532
things play out. Now that things have played out really

672
02:36:18,532 --> 02:36:22,212
well, we need to officially increase that line item to

673
02:36:22,212 --> 02:36:25,412
be able to cover those costs. And in the contract,

674
02:36:25,412 --> 02:36:28,932
it does state. Like if, if the reduction, um, field

675
02:36:28,972 --> 02:36:31,252
reservations, then the reduction in staff. So we don't pay

676
02:36:31,292 --> 02:36:34,852
for these staff. We don't reimburse TC sports ink for

677
02:36:34,892 --> 02:36:37,892
these staff unless there is a tournament unless there is,

678
02:36:37,892 --> 02:36:40,612
um, field maintenance crews out there. So is it fair

679
02:36:40,612 --> 02:36:42,932
to say that the increases a result of more tournaments

680
02:36:42,953 --> 02:36:45,572
coming in? Yes, sir. That is, that is, we don't,

681
02:36:45,572 --> 02:36:47,332
uh, we don't pay for field maintenance for just regular

682
02:36:47,353 --> 02:36:50,372
practices. That's all covered under the management agreement. So as

683
02:36:50,553 --> 02:36:53,092
tournaments go in, and we've seen an increase in longer

684
02:36:53,113 --> 02:36:56,532
tournaments during the weeks, weekday tournaments. So it's, it's not

685
02:36:56,553 --> 02:36:59,412
necessarily, weekends a year, right? So you think, okay, that's

686
02:36:59,452 --> 02:37:03,092
a set number. But as the summers and these holiday

687
02:37:03,193 --> 02:37:06,052
tournaments, they'll begin on Thursday and on Monday. People were

688
02:37:06,052 --> 02:37:08,692
taking days off of school and work to accommodate some

689
02:37:08,692 --> 02:37:10,452
of these tournaments as well. So we're seeing an increase

690
02:37:10,452 --> 02:37:13,092
that too. Okay. That was my concern, Mayor. Thank you.

691
02:37:14,357 --> 02:37:17,559
Very good. Any other comments from my colleagues. You're in

692
02:37:17,559 --> 02:37:22,583
on it. It's time to entertain a motion. I'm unable

693
02:37:22,623 --> 02:37:24,903
to call it electronically. If you can voice your motion

694
02:37:25,004 --> 02:37:27,063
in second. I'll make a motion that we adopt staff

695
02:37:27,063 --> 02:37:30,983
recommendation to accept the contract changes. I'll second that. We

696
02:37:30,983 --> 02:37:34,838
have a motion and a second. Any further discussion. Hearing

697
02:37:34,838 --> 02:37:37,558
none. All those in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye.

698
02:37:37,819 --> 02:37:43,232
Opposed. Hearing none, the item passes unanimously. That moves us

699
02:37:43,333 --> 02:37:49,312
now to our successor agency calendar items 14. 1 through

700
02:37:49,893 --> 02:37:54,112
14. 5. Madam clerk, we have any request to speak

701
02:37:54,152 --> 02:37:57,569
on any of those items. No, sir. Very good. What's

702
02:37:57,569 --> 02:38:01,004
the pleasure of the agency. Move approval of the items.

703
02:38:03,508 --> 02:38:05,967
I will second that. We have a motion and a

704
02:38:06,007 --> 02:38:12,571
second. Any further discussion. Hearing none. Please record your vote.

705
02:38:12,571 --> 02:38:14,251
I guess we have the electronics back now.

706
02:38:24,297 --> 02:38:28,756
And the items pass unanimously. That takes us now to

707
02:38:28,937 --> 02:38:35,203
item number 16 business item 16. 1. Resolution directing the

708
02:38:35,384 --> 02:38:39,923
city clerk to transmit measure T to the city attorney

709
02:38:39,963 --> 02:38:45,123
for preparation of an impartial analysis of the November 3rd,

710
02:38:45,123 --> 02:38:50,803
2026 general municipal election authorizing the filing of a written

711
02:38:50,984 --> 02:38:56,483
argument in favor of measure T and authorizing rebuttal arguments.

712
02:38:57,420 --> 02:38:59,719
Madam attorney, do we need to have a staff report.

713
02:39:01,899 --> 02:39:04,038
City clerk is prepared to provide one if you want

714
02:39:04,038 --> 02:39:08,949
it. I apologize, Madam Clerk. And before I, before I

715
02:39:08,989 --> 02:39:10,789
turn you loose, did we have any request to speak

716
02:39:10,829 --> 02:39:14,283
on the item. I do not. Very good. The floor

717
02:39:14,283 --> 02:39:17,003
is yours. Thank you. Good evening honorable mayor members of

718
02:39:17,003 --> 02:39:18,923
the city council. My name is Candace Alvarez. I'm the

719
02:39:18,963 --> 02:39:23,960
city clerk. Um, this item relates to measure T, which

720
02:39:23,981 --> 02:39:27,320
the city council previously placed on the November 3rd, 2026

721
02:39:27,421 --> 02:39:30,200
ballot to change the Office of City Treasurer from elective

722
02:39:30,200 --> 02:39:32,680
to a point of. Tonight's action is limited to the

723
02:39:32,720 --> 02:39:37,640
next election administration steps for the ballot measure. The measure

724
02:39:37,661 --> 02:39:39,720
is already on the ballot. So this item does not

725
02:39:39,741 --> 02:39:43,400
place the measure before voters again. Instead, uh, the requested

726
02:39:43,440 --> 02:39:45,480
action is to direct the city clerk to send measure

727
02:39:45,581 --> 02:39:48,280
T to the city attorney for preparation of the impartial

728
02:39:48,320 --> 02:39:51,480
analysis. Authorize the filing of an argument in favor of

729
02:39:51,480 --> 02:39:54,200
the measure and allow rebuttal arguments if an argument against

730
02:39:54,240 --> 02:40:00,160
the measure is submitted. Elections code section 9280 provides that

731
02:40:00,181 --> 02:40:03,040
the city attorney prepares the impartial analysis, which is limited

732
02:40:03,080 --> 02:40:06,160
to 500 words and printed before the arguments in the

733
02:40:06,181 --> 02:40:11,360
voter information materials. Under elections code section 9282, the city

734
02:40:11,381 --> 02:40:13,840
council or one or more members authorized by the city

735
02:40:13,880 --> 02:40:18,240
council may file a written argument for a city measure.

736
02:40:18,240 --> 02:40:23,040
And finally elections code section 9285 authorizes rebuttal arguments of

737
02:40:23,080 --> 02:40:28,491
up to 250 words. After city council direction has provided,

738
02:40:28,531 --> 02:40:34,311
staff will finalize the filings for the statutory deadlines. The

739
02:40:34,311 --> 02:40:37,691
impartial analysis and direct argument in favor are due to

740
02:40:37,731 --> 02:40:42,491
the county by August 17, 2026. And a rebuttal argument

741
02:40:42,752 --> 02:40:45,371
if one is needed would be due on August 27,

742
02:40:45,411 --> 02:40:49,005
2026. Each filing is also subject to a public examination

743
02:40:49,106 --> 02:40:56,053
period under the elections code. The main policy choice tonight

744
02:40:56,074 --> 02:40:58,453
is whether the city council wants to file an argument

745
02:40:58,634 --> 02:41:00,933
in favor of the measure. And if so, whether you

746
02:41:00,933 --> 02:41:03,493
want the full council to sign it or just one

747
02:41:03,533 --> 02:41:08,037
or more designated council members. Authorized members may prepare and

748
02:41:08,077 --> 02:41:10,197
sign the argument and I may submit the argument without

749
02:41:10,218 --> 02:41:13,797
returning to city council for a second approval unless the

750
02:41:13,818 --> 02:41:17,957
council specifically wants that extra review step. Council action is

751
02:41:18,058 --> 02:41:20,917
permissive rather than mandatory with respect to filing a written

752
02:41:20,917 --> 02:41:23,557
argument. So if the council doesn't want to authorize an

753
02:41:23,597 --> 02:41:27,317
argument, no council sponsored argument will be filed. Although any

754
02:41:27,357 --> 02:41:31,157
individual voter, um, eligible to vote on the measure may

755
02:41:31,338 --> 02:41:34,197
still file an argument in his or her individual capacity

756
02:41:34,237 --> 02:41:38,244
subject to the elections code. Staff recommends adoption of the

757
02:41:38,265 --> 02:41:41,364
resolution directing the city clerk to transmit measure T to

758
02:41:41,364 --> 02:41:44,804
the city attorney for impartial analysis and authorizing the written

759
02:41:44,905 --> 02:41:47,684
argument and rebuttal arguments in favor of measure T if

760
02:41:47,724 --> 02:41:51,924
the council so desires. And if the council or one

761
02:41:51,924 --> 02:41:54,164
or more members wants to submit an argument, you will

762
02:41:54,204 --> 02:42:00,280
need to identify those members tonight. This concludes my report.

763
02:42:00,280 --> 02:42:02,420
I will go back to my seat so I can

764
02:42:02,420 --> 02:42:05,960
continue running the background. But I am available if you

765
02:42:06,000 --> 02:42:08,904
have any questions. Thank you very much, Madam Clerk. We

766
02:42:08,944 --> 02:42:16,420
will speak slowly and allow you plenty of time. We

767
02:42:16,601 --> 02:42:18,740
had no request to speak on this item. So we'll

768
02:42:18,740 --> 02:42:20,900
bring it up to the dais. What is the pleasure

769
02:42:21,001 --> 02:42:23,700
of my colleagues? Council Romanos. I'll be happy to submit.

770
02:42:24,099 --> 02:42:28,638
A written argument in favor of, uh, the measure. I'll

771
02:42:28,638 --> 02:42:32,653
make the motion to that effect. Any other comments from

772
02:42:32,693 --> 02:42:37,893
my colleagues. Hearing none, we have a motion. Do we

773
02:42:37,893 --> 02:42:40,457
have a second. Second. We have a second from the

774
02:42:40,478 --> 02:42:47,837
mayor pro - temp. Any further discussion. Hearing none. Please

775
02:42:47,938 --> 02:42:56,676
record your vote electronically. In the item passes unanimously. Thank

776
02:42:56,716 --> 02:43:01,761
you, council member monos. That takes us now to public

777
02:43:01,942 --> 02:43:06,641
comments on non - agendaized items three minutes in length.

778
02:43:07,523 --> 02:43:12,988
Madam Clerk, do we have any requests to speak? I

779
02:43:12,988 --> 02:43:22,952
do. First is, Deborah Gold. Ms. Gold, name in city

780
02:43:22,952 --> 02:43:29,928
of residence, please. Hello, uh, city council. My name is

781
02:43:30,189 --> 02:43:33,048
Debra Gold and I'm a resident here in Lake Elsinor.

782
02:43:34,190 --> 02:43:38,549
I am concerned with the Elsinor Heights Industrial Project. And

783
02:43:38,549 --> 02:43:42,169
I oppose any data centers in or around our town.

784
02:43:42,169 --> 02:43:44,489
These data centers use a ton of water up to

785
02:43:44,590 --> 02:43:48,489
15 million gallons per day. 1. 8 billion annually per

786
02:43:48,529 --> 02:43:53,369
the environmental and energy study institute. Their energy use is

787
02:43:53,390 --> 02:43:59,369
extremely high and it increases electricity. Prices for households in

788
02:43:59,409 --> 02:44:02,729
areas that have data centers. Uh, they also use a

789
02:44:02,729 --> 02:44:05,609
lot of fossil fuels with their backup generators which pollutes

790
02:44:05,609 --> 02:44:09,289
the air. The noise is a huge concern. The noise

791
02:44:09,329 --> 02:44:13,689
can be up to 96 decibels. Hearing protection is required

792
02:44:13,710 --> 02:44:17,449
for workers who spend eight hours in 85 decibels. This

793
02:44:17,470 --> 02:44:20,329
is 11 decibels higher and we would be experiencing this

794
02:44:20,670 --> 02:44:23,946
noise 24 hours per day. The light pollution is another

795
02:44:24,207 --> 02:44:28,106
concern. It messes with people circadian rhythm. It throws wildlife

796
02:44:28,207 --> 02:44:31,386
habitat development and migration patterns off per the environmental health

797
02:44:31,407 --> 02:44:37,226
project. Heat from these servers running creates heat islands increasing

798
02:44:37,226 --> 02:44:42,266
the surrounding temperature by approximately 3. 6 degrees in towns

799
02:44:42,266 --> 02:44:45,386
near data centers. Lakeyesner is already hot enough as it

800
02:44:45,386 --> 02:44:49,859
is. Contamination of soil and waterways is another concern. You

801
02:44:49,880 --> 02:44:52,579
guys are doing this wonderful lake cleanup and we're all

802
02:44:52,619 --> 02:44:54,979
so happy about it. We'd like to keep our waterways

803
02:44:55,019 --> 02:45:00,034
clean. It's not going to add any jobs beyond the

804
02:45:00,074 --> 02:45:04,180
initial construction or very few jobs. Pardon me. So it's

805
02:45:04,180 --> 02:45:06,820
not really going to be bringing that into town. Lake

806
02:45:06,921 --> 02:45:10,020
Elsinor is primarily a residential city putting a data center

807
02:45:10,060 --> 02:45:12,260
here will not only devalue the homes that the people

808
02:45:12,361 --> 02:45:15,140
here have worked so hard to be able to buy.

809
02:45:15,140 --> 02:45:16,900
But it will pollute the environment in which we are

810
02:45:16,940 --> 02:45:19,700
raising our families. We and our children deserve a quiet

811
02:45:19,801 --> 02:45:22,740
and peaceful environment destroying all that with a data center

812
02:45:22,761 --> 02:45:27,130
is wrong and unacceptable. Please amend the city's zoning ordinance

813
02:45:27,170 --> 02:45:29,610
is to prohibit any data centers in or around Lake

814
02:45:29,650 --> 02:45:32,650
Ilsinor. Thank you for your time. Thank you Mr. Gold.

815
02:45:43,486 --> 02:45:46,825
Next speaker, Madam Clerk. Our next speaker is Eulene Greenwood.

816
02:45:54,095 --> 02:45:57,274
Hello. Um, I would like to thank the city council

817
02:45:57,295 --> 02:46:03,994
for this opportunity to address you tonight. I'm in Greenwood.

818
02:46:03,994 --> 02:46:07,274
I grew up and worked in Orange County. And when

819
02:46:07,274 --> 02:46:10,314
I retired, my husband and I decided to come and

820
02:46:10,314 --> 02:46:14,474
retire here. And Lake Elsinor. We really loved the small

821
02:46:14,655 --> 02:46:19,754
town rural feel here in Lake Elsinor. Um, like many

822
02:46:19,935 --> 02:46:22,074
before me, I'm here to talk to you about the

823
02:46:22,415 --> 02:46:26,634
Ilsinor Heights Industrial Center. Um, I first found out about

824
02:46:26,735 --> 02:46:30,314
the industrial center, the plans for the industrial center from

825
02:46:30,335 --> 02:46:33,514
an email. And so I immediately went to the internet

826
02:46:34,015 --> 02:46:37,754
and did an internet search and that search took me

827
02:46:37,794 --> 02:46:42,794
directly to the city's website during which I found the

828
02:46:43,055 --> 02:46:47,834
notice of preparation. Um, that was prepared by the city

829
02:46:47,874 --> 02:46:57,616
planning department. I, like many others tonight, um, would like

830
02:46:57,637 --> 02:47:03,616
to express my concerns about a data center about this

831
02:47:03,637 --> 02:47:08,681
project. I know that there are two options for residential

832
02:47:09,422 --> 02:47:17,325
buildings, warehouses and or a data center. Large warehouses and

833
02:47:17,346 --> 02:47:22,506
data centers. Throughout our hillsides should not, in my opinion,

834
02:47:22,607 --> 02:47:24,986
be the vision that the city has for the city

835
02:47:25,026 --> 02:47:30,186
of Lake Elsinor. Large truck traffic such as semi trucks

836
02:47:30,687 --> 02:47:33,146
are not what we want to see driving through our

837
02:47:33,407 --> 02:47:38,027
city streets. Data centers use millions of gallons of water

838
02:47:38,288 --> 02:47:43,307
per year, increasing demand on local water supplies. And ultimately

839
02:47:43,728 --> 02:47:47,918
increasing the cost of our water. We have already been

840
02:47:48,019 --> 02:47:51,598
subjected to water restrictions in the past. This would only

841
02:47:51,619 --> 02:47:57,015
make it worse. Data centers also consume huge amounts of

842
02:47:57,036 --> 02:48:01,415
electricity, which will strain our electrical grid and ultimately increase

843
02:48:01,436 --> 02:48:06,455
our electric rates. This could potentially increase the likelihood of

844
02:48:06,876 --> 02:48:12,979
rolling blackouts. The proposed electrical substation for the data center

845
02:48:13,160 --> 02:48:19,059
will have huge power poles and overhead electrical lines. Again,

846
02:48:19,240 --> 02:48:22,259
this should not be, in my opinion, the vision that

847
02:48:22,440 --> 02:48:28,700
the city council has for our city. I'm opposed to

848
02:48:29,521 --> 02:48:33,260
the data centers for sure. And I would like to

849
02:48:33,361 --> 02:48:38,520
know how the residents will be notified so we can

850
02:48:38,520 --> 02:48:42,860
be part of the process, um, voicing our concerns in

851
02:48:42,860 --> 02:48:48,220
the future when, uh, this project continues down the road.

852
02:48:48,260 --> 02:48:50,860
I appreciate your time. Have a good evening.

853
02:48:59,074 --> 02:49:01,933
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Kaitlyn de los

854
02:49:01,954 --> 02:49:09,703
Reyes. If you. See me walking over the red wig.

855
02:49:09,844 --> 02:49:16,557
You did not. Okay. Decided to change it. Okay. Good

856
02:49:16,557 --> 02:49:20,197
evening Mayor City Council and members of the community. My

857
02:49:20,197 --> 02:49:22,157
name is Kaitlyn De Ausrelis and I grew up right

858
02:49:22,197 --> 02:49:25,117
here in Lake Astanor for my first day at Wayward

859
02:49:25,157 --> 02:49:28,877
Canon Elementary School until graduating from Temesco Canyon High at

860
02:49:28,877 --> 02:49:32,477
the storm stadium. The future of this community isn't an

861
02:49:32,477 --> 02:49:35,997
abstract policy debate to me. The city and its inhabitants

862
02:49:36,498 --> 02:49:39,437
raised me. And that's why I'm here today. Because I've

863
02:49:39,437 --> 02:49:41,817
deemed it my duty to protect that and those who

864
02:49:42,018 --> 02:49:44,932
mean something to me. I'm here to voice my opposition

865
02:49:44,972 --> 02:49:48,612
to option two of the Elsinor Heights Industrial Project. The

866
02:49:48,793 --> 02:49:53,252
proposed data center would be nearly 248, 000 square feet,

867
02:49:53,252 --> 02:49:54,932
more than twice at the size of the average data

868
02:49:54,972 --> 02:49:57,802
center in the United States. With a project of this

869
02:49:57,802 --> 02:50:03,882
skill comes series concerns. Modern AIDA centers consume enormous amounts

870
02:50:03,882 --> 02:50:07,162
of electricity. Some use as much power as 100, 000

871
02:50:07,202 --> 02:50:10,122
homes. And data centers could account for up to 12

872
02:50:10,162 --> 02:50:14,460
percent of all US electricity used by 2028. At a

873
02:50:14,460 --> 02:50:18,700
time when Americans are already paying higher utility bills, will

874
02:50:18,700 --> 02:50:23,260
us, the local citizens, ultimately bear those costs. Water is

875
02:50:23,300 --> 02:50:26,380
another concern. A medium - sized data center can consume

876
02:50:26,401 --> 02:50:31,233
up to 110 million gallons of water each year. Our

877
02:50:31,254 --> 02:50:35,793
own water district adopted a water shortage contingency plan just

878
02:50:35,833 --> 02:50:39,073
last year, expanding of water - intensive project during a

879
02:50:39,113 --> 02:50:43,473
time of increasing water uncertainty makes me question the priorities

880
02:50:43,473 --> 02:50:46,833
of those who created this proposal. Finally, we must think

881
02:50:46,833 --> 02:50:50,913
about the future. The international monetary fund estimates that around

882
02:50:51,334 --> 02:50:55,393
40 percent of jobs worldwide could be affected by AI

883
02:50:55,494 --> 02:50:59,153
- driven automation, while technology can be beneficial. We should

884
02:50:59,153 --> 02:51:01,873
not ignore the long - term impact on working people.

885
02:51:03,634 --> 02:51:06,733
I want to be clear. I do not oppose artificial

886
02:51:06,834 --> 02:51:12,236
intelligence. I oppose putting corporate profit ahead of my community,

887
02:51:12,276 --> 02:51:15,081
our community. I want to leave you with one final

888
02:51:15,102 --> 02:51:18,841
thought. Each of you serves on this council because the

889
02:51:18,841 --> 02:51:22,201
people of Lake Al - Sonor entrusted you with our

890
02:51:22,241 --> 02:51:25,241
vote, their vote. Right now I live in Meninih. Um,

891
02:51:25,822 --> 02:51:30,181
public office is a position of office not entitlement. And

892
02:51:30,181 --> 02:51:35,051
with that comes accountability. Decisions that you make will be

893
02:51:35,152 --> 02:51:39,371
remembered by the people you represent. They will remember who

894
02:51:39,411 --> 02:51:41,851
stood up for this community and they will have the

895
02:51:41,891 --> 02:51:45,291
opportunity to decide whether you should continue to represent them.

896
02:51:46,445 --> 02:51:49,384
I ask you to remember that responsibility as you decide

897
02:51:49,424 --> 02:51:53,127
on the next steps of this very impactful project. I

898
02:51:53,167 --> 02:51:56,087
ask you to think beyond the short term economic promises

899
02:51:56,348 --> 02:52:01,527
and consider the long - term consequences for our residents,

900
02:52:01,527 --> 02:52:06,100
our children, our resources and our quality of life. I

901
02:52:06,140 --> 02:52:09,300
project, please reject option two. Thank you. Thank you.

902
02:52:21,227 --> 02:52:24,246
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Alexis Morelos.

903
02:52:40,132 --> 02:52:43,231
Good evening Mayor, Council Members, uh, my name is Alexis

904
02:52:43,271 --> 02:52:46,511
Morelos. I am a member of the Inland Empire DSA.

905
02:52:48,616 --> 02:52:51,875
Coming down from Reno Valley, um, like many other people

906
02:52:52,056 --> 02:52:55,399
here. I am here basically to tell you that when

907
02:52:55,399 --> 02:52:59,559
the time comes, consider, uh, the options for the Elsinor

908
02:52:59,580 --> 02:53:01,879
Heights Industrial Project. You're not even going to think about

909
02:53:02,060 --> 02:53:04,679
option too. You're not going to vote for the warehouse

910
02:53:05,020 --> 02:53:08,076
or for the, uh, data center, excuse me. And if

911
02:53:08,116 --> 02:53:09,676
I had it my way, I would ask that you

912
02:53:10,337 --> 02:53:13,869
even scrap the entire thing. I think everybody's pretty tired

913
02:53:13,909 --> 02:53:17,851
of warehouses, the traffic, the smog. I don't think that's

914
02:53:17,952 --> 02:53:20,811
going to happen. Um, and also there was actually a

915
02:53:20,811 --> 02:53:22,811
bit of a comical section in there talking about setting

916
02:53:22,992 --> 02:53:26,091
aside five acres, four residential, you know, like people are

917
02:53:26,131 --> 02:53:32,816
dreaming about living next to warehouse. But I'm also here

918
02:53:33,237 --> 02:53:37,296
to ask that the city council heavily consider and begin

919
02:53:37,317 --> 02:53:42,998
discussion of a data center moratorium. And afterwards, a ban

920
02:53:43,019 --> 02:53:46,561
on data centers. And this has to be a band

921
02:53:46,582 --> 02:53:49,441
both on large data centers and on small data centers.

922
02:53:50,155 --> 02:53:52,294
And we only need to look across the nation to

923
02:53:52,334 --> 02:53:56,113
understand why. We can look at one of the biggest

924
02:53:56,294 --> 02:53:59,953
data centers being developed in our neighboring state of Utah,

925
02:53:59,953 --> 02:54:02,433
the strato status center under Kevin O'Leary. This is something

926
02:54:02,454 --> 02:54:05,568
like 40, 000 acres of land. That is going to

927
02:54:05,568 --> 02:54:08,748
take up. It is going to consume more energy than

928
02:54:08,849 --> 02:54:11,675
the entire state combined. It is going to deplete the

929
02:54:11,936 --> 02:54:15,568
already drying up salt lake. And it's going to raise

930
02:54:15,909 --> 02:54:18,696
average temperatures by about eight degrees. Unless you like the

931
02:54:18,696 --> 02:54:21,994
heat wave, you know. Uh, in that case, you know,

932
02:54:22,175 --> 02:54:26,167
don't even think about it. Um, we can also look

933
02:54:26,207 --> 02:54:28,647
at the effects of smaller data centers. We can look

934
02:54:28,687 --> 02:54:32,247
at Virginia or they have clusters of smaller debt centers.

935
02:54:32,247 --> 02:54:36,647
Even then, residents there are seeing increases in their electricity

936
02:54:36,687 --> 02:54:39,367
rates of up to 200 percent. People are being priced

937
02:54:39,388 --> 02:54:43,607
out of their electricity. People are being asked to ration

938
02:54:43,607 --> 02:54:47,287
their water resources while the status center, this non -

939
02:54:47,287 --> 02:54:52,091
living thing is consuming more water. And basically taking up

940
02:54:52,112 --> 02:54:57,822
all the resources that we need to live. And so.

941
02:54:58,859 --> 02:55:06,279
I ask that you begin this moratorium. You look at

942
02:55:06,279 --> 02:55:08,359
the people around you and ask yourself if you want

943
02:55:08,380 --> 02:55:14,722
them angry at you. Uh, continuing on with these data

944
02:55:14,762 --> 02:55:20,515
centers. And I ask that you really consider the future.

945
02:55:21,548 --> 02:55:26,411
Of our water resources. Of our environment, our electricity. Thank

946
02:55:26,411 --> 02:55:28,653
you. Thank you.

947
02:55:36,235 --> 02:55:38,694
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Holly Jackson.

948
02:55:55,979 --> 02:55:59,798
Hello. I'm not entirely prepared, but I have done a

949
02:55:59,798 --> 02:56:05,860
little bit of research. And I feel like everybody has

950
02:56:05,881 --> 02:56:10,478
seen the data centers just popping up. Around the country.

951
02:56:11,692 --> 02:56:16,871
And it's very scary what it takes for powering them.

952
02:56:17,777 --> 02:56:22,076
Um, they consume lots and lots and lots of electricity,

953
02:56:22,076 --> 02:56:25,176
which generate a lot of heat and require a lot

954
02:56:25,176 --> 02:56:29,705
of water to cool them off. Um, and I think

955
02:56:30,686 --> 02:56:35,465
these numbers are in the millions of gallons. Um, I

956
02:56:35,505 --> 02:56:39,045
think it's at least one million gallons a day, um,

957
02:56:39,166 --> 02:56:44,185
which is roughly equivalent to 10, 000 people every day.

958
02:56:44,185 --> 02:56:49,145
Um, and these facilities do not just use the water.

959
02:56:49,145 --> 02:56:51,785
They also destroy it and poison it and make it

960
02:56:51,825 --> 02:56:58,490
unusable. Um, and I, I live in Temecula, but I

961
02:56:58,530 --> 02:57:06,250
just, um, I can't really stand the idea of people,

962
02:57:06,250 --> 02:57:12,330
um, around me having to suffer with that. Um, and,

963
02:57:12,330 --> 02:57:16,890
uh, I think it's really important to think about what

964
02:57:17,071 --> 02:57:21,930
happens to the people actually living near the data center.

965
02:57:21,930 --> 02:57:26,730
Not only is there water poisoned, um, but also surely

966
02:57:26,751 --> 02:57:30,630
the value of their homes is going to plummet, um,

967
02:57:30,751 --> 02:57:34,890
because of the draining noise, endlessly seeping out of them.

968
02:57:36,769 --> 02:57:40,988
Um, so I think it's important to understand that if

969
02:57:41,729 --> 02:57:46,188
this were to come to fruition, you are damning these

970
02:57:46,188 --> 02:57:49,479
people. Thank you.

971
02:57:58,277 --> 02:58:00,896
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Daniel Miller.

972
02:58:09,377 --> 02:58:12,316
Good evening. If I was here to ask you guys,

973
02:58:12,316 --> 02:58:13,916
if I was a contractor and I want to build

974
02:58:14,577 --> 02:58:18,716
250, 000 homes, you'd want to have an impact study.

975
02:58:18,716 --> 02:58:19,836
You would tell me that it was going to impact

976
02:58:19,876 --> 02:58:23,436
your water supply, the electrical. The data center they want

977
02:58:23,436 --> 02:58:25,916
to put in is going to take out about the

978
02:58:25,916 --> 02:58:29,916
same amount of electricity is 250, 000 homes. We've had

979
02:58:30,257 --> 02:58:34,796
rolling blackouts here before without the homes. You've already, we've

980
02:58:34,796 --> 02:58:38,876
building new homes during Lake Elsinor. Just think 250, 000

981
02:58:39,057 --> 02:58:42,872
new homes pulling off the grid. The way this system

982
02:58:42,893 --> 02:58:46,712
works, they get priority. Look around the nation to see

983
02:58:46,712 --> 02:58:49,512
what happens. You make a contract with them. There are

984
02:58:49,552 --> 02:58:52,312
shell company within two years. There's a third company there

985
02:58:52,413 --> 02:58:55,032
that doesn't have to hold up to any contract that

986
02:58:55,213 --> 02:58:58,152
was signed at the beginning. They always tell you there's

987
02:58:58,152 --> 02:59:01,752
going to be 200 jobs. Then shortly after it, because

988
02:59:01,933 --> 02:59:04,072
in their natural company takes over it, they don't hold

989
02:59:04,072 --> 02:59:08,072
up to that. They get the unions to apply for

990
02:59:08,112 --> 02:59:10,392
it. And the union support it because they're told they're

991
02:59:10,413 --> 02:59:12,232
going to get these jobs. And then they don't get

992
02:59:12,333 --> 02:59:14,312
them. They get them for about three months and then

993
02:59:14,312 --> 02:59:16,581
they're like, go. And you guys will have no control

994
02:59:16,682 --> 02:59:19,461
over it. The data center is going to be equivalent

995
02:59:19,482 --> 02:59:24,541
to 250, 000 new homes on our electric grid. Is

996
02:59:24,682 --> 02:59:27,461
why don't you ask then that the grid be changed

997
02:59:27,562 --> 02:59:30,901
before you would even consider something like this. It's not

998
02:59:30,922 --> 02:59:34,801
only going to be 250, 000 homes on electricity, but

999
02:59:34,842 --> 02:59:38,181
for water, it'd be about 25, 000 homes. A few

1000
02:59:38,221 --> 02:59:41,781
years ago, California had a water shortage. We were told

1001
02:59:41,821 --> 02:59:44,501
we could only water our yard at a certain time.

1002
02:59:44,501 --> 02:59:46,421
Right now we don't have that, but who says it's

1003
02:59:46,421 --> 02:59:50,101
not going to happen again. Add again another 25, 000

1004
02:59:50,141 --> 02:59:54,741
homes pulling water. And again, the way the contracts work,

1005
02:59:54,741 --> 02:59:58,181
they get priority. So if there's rolling blackouts, we, the

1006
02:59:58,181 --> 03:00:02,901
people with our electricity and maybe without water, and they're

1007
03:00:02,941 --> 03:00:06,661
still working. Because right now their sister company up in

1008
03:00:06,701 --> 03:00:11,301
Washington, DC are putting together that our federal government will

1009
03:00:11,322 --> 03:00:16,821
vote on face recognition on your computer. They're saying they're

1010
03:00:16,821 --> 03:00:19,301
calling it that save the children. So they want to

1011
03:00:19,322 --> 03:00:21,541
recognize, they want to take our picture before you can

1012
03:00:21,541 --> 03:00:25,141
even sign onto your phone or your computer to recognize

1013
03:00:25,181 --> 03:00:27,181
that. That's what the data centers are. It's going to

1014
03:00:27,181 --> 03:00:30,821
be to track us like hunger games in real time.

1015
03:00:30,821 --> 03:00:35,743
And you're okaying it. You have people here who votes

1016
03:00:35,924 --> 03:00:38,783
their voice their opinion. They're peaceful. Do you think they're

1017
03:00:38,884 --> 03:00:41,823
going to be peaceful in a July summer if the

1018
03:00:41,924 --> 03:00:45,103
water, no electricity? They're going to remember your face as

1019
03:00:45,124 --> 03:00:47,503
may even know where you're at. And they'll become the

1020
03:00:47,543 --> 03:00:51,583
peaceful protesters that happen in Seattle and Portland. Because if

1021
03:00:51,583 --> 03:00:54,783
children don't have electricity or old people are not having

1022
03:00:54,884 --> 03:00:59,583
electricity and their seniors are dying because of no water.

1023
03:00:59,583 --> 03:01:01,823
That would be on your conscience. I don't know what

1024
03:01:01,863 --> 03:01:04,783
kind of kickback they're going to give you, but can

1025
03:01:04,964 --> 03:01:08,303
your conscience handle it when the people or without water

1026
03:01:08,644 --> 03:01:11,343
and without power. And the contracts, they get to keep

1027
03:01:11,383 --> 03:01:14,274
everything. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Miller.

1028
03:01:22,731 --> 03:01:25,270
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Jimmy Flores.

1029
03:01:36,444 --> 03:01:43,847
Good afternoon. Michael Smile. Bob, Timothy. Mr. Marlowe's Barbara. Good

1030
03:01:43,847 --> 03:01:47,047
to see you again. You know, I want to thank

1031
03:01:47,047 --> 03:01:50,910
you for having this meeting for the residents. We have

1032
03:01:53,011 --> 03:01:56,729
locked that came out to express their thoughts. I had

1033
03:01:56,729 --> 03:02:00,642
a pleasure calling your project manager today. His true answers

1034
03:02:00,682 --> 03:02:04,021
don't come from Facebook. Two answers come from those that

1035
03:02:04,042 --> 03:02:07,636
are in charge of the project. In interesting to find

1036
03:02:08,457 --> 03:02:11,325
where the project was going. I was told next to

1037
03:02:11,325 --> 03:02:17,665
the dump. Well, that's a nice location. But the real

1038
03:02:17,665 --> 03:02:20,953
reason I'm here is that. In my lifetime as a

1039
03:02:20,953 --> 03:02:25,273
residence in district five, I've learned that a lot of

1040
03:02:25,294 --> 03:02:29,913
us will always come forward and explain the pros and

1041
03:02:29,953 --> 03:02:36,214
cons. But the answers come from, in my opinion, subcommittees.

1042
03:02:36,214 --> 03:02:40,593
For example, do we put wastewater in our lake. What

1043
03:02:40,614 --> 03:02:43,713
do we do? We form a subcommittee, a reclamation task

1044
03:02:43,713 --> 03:02:49,876
force, which I was subchair approved. Through the process and

1045
03:02:49,876 --> 03:02:54,873
it ended up at the water control board. So the

1046
03:02:54,894 --> 03:02:58,827
answer lies in many. Of these projects that come forth.

1047
03:03:00,117 --> 03:03:03,375
In subcommittees and their input. So that they can put

1048
03:03:03,396 --> 03:03:09,614
together the pros and cons of the data center. I

1049
03:03:09,654 --> 03:03:14,734
believe that if you were to appoint from your district,

1050
03:03:14,915 --> 03:03:21,012
a minimum to three of those opposed. Or four. And

1051
03:03:21,052 --> 03:03:23,812
form this subcommittee, you're going to get the input from

1052
03:03:23,913 --> 03:03:29,669
those who are mostly with the outcry. And you have

1053
03:03:29,669 --> 03:03:32,149
a true answer of what your residence and those who

1054
03:03:32,189 --> 03:03:36,974
elected you to office. What they're truly trying to tell

1055
03:03:36,974 --> 03:03:41,233
you. So I'm here tonight to ask that if as

1056
03:03:41,233 --> 03:03:45,313
we move forward, because the environmental impact report still incomplete.

1057
03:03:47,131 --> 03:03:50,466
They haven't even done anything yet. But we're screaming. And

1058
03:03:50,647 --> 03:03:53,963
I, and we have a right to. Because you are

1059
03:03:54,384 --> 03:03:58,274
our electric officials. You decide our future. So I'm here

1060
03:03:58,295 --> 03:04:03,841
to ask each of you to form a subcommittee. Give

1061
03:04:03,881 --> 03:04:07,041
us an opportunity to view so that we can move

1062
03:04:07,062 --> 03:04:11,761
forward with the true direction for our new city. We're

1063
03:04:11,761 --> 03:04:14,833
growing gentlemen. We're going so fast that we don't know

1064
03:04:14,833 --> 03:04:19,919
where to put the next stoplight. But. We know what

1065
03:04:19,940 --> 03:04:24,824
we're doing. You've done an outstanding job. Michael, I'm proud

1066
03:04:24,824 --> 03:04:27,920
of you. You're running again. And if I was in

1067
03:04:27,960 --> 03:04:31,308
your district, I'd vote for you. Mr. McGee, you've done

1068
03:04:31,308 --> 03:04:33,308
an outstanding job with your new homes on a mission

1069
03:04:33,348 --> 03:04:39,242
trail. Traffic needs a little work, but Timothy, outstanding performance.

1070
03:04:39,788 --> 03:04:45,264
Mr. Monols. I love you, man. You're good. But in

1071
03:04:45,304 --> 03:04:48,508
reality, we have to listen to your residence. We live

1072
03:04:48,548 --> 03:04:52,834
here. I selected a developers. When they build their houses,

1073
03:04:52,834 --> 03:04:58,281
they're gone. And we have to live. They left behind.

1074
03:04:59,386 --> 03:05:04,414
Subcommittee gentlemen. Form it. From all your districts. Bring forth

1075
03:05:04,454 --> 03:05:07,642
the best and the worst. Thank you, Mr. Flores.

1076
03:05:14,347 --> 03:05:17,046
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Jennifer Hem.

1077
03:05:26,831 --> 03:05:28,970
Oh, no. My notes just close. Okay. We're going off

1078
03:05:28,991 --> 03:05:32,090
the cup. Okay. Uh, I am a mother, a teacher

1079
03:05:32,911 --> 03:05:35,130
and a resident in the city. I've been here for

1080
03:05:35,871 --> 03:05:38,490
almost 25 years. And I've never been to a city

1081
03:05:38,511 --> 03:05:41,190
council meeting, but the data center brought me here. Um,

1082
03:05:41,231 --> 03:05:45,770
I understand that it's not necessarily coming, but we all

1083
03:05:46,111 --> 03:05:47,850
fear that it's coming. And we all see it coming

1084
03:05:47,951 --> 03:05:51,210
into many communities that went, it's not coming. And then

1085
03:05:51,231 --> 03:05:54,250
it was there. Um, everybody else has spoken already about

1086
03:05:54,290 --> 03:05:57,050
the water we know. You guys have worked. We just

1087
03:05:57,071 --> 03:05:59,370
will listen to it approving a bunch of money to

1088
03:05:59,410 --> 03:06:01,450
make our water situation better. So I feel like that

1089
03:06:01,450 --> 03:06:05,370
would just be an asinine decision to undo all the

1090
03:06:05,370 --> 03:06:07,530
work that you've done. So hopefully that alone is enough

1091
03:06:07,570 --> 03:06:10,170
to drive you not to make that decision. However, um,

1092
03:06:10,210 --> 03:06:13,210
I also emailed you guys a plethora of articles about

1093
03:06:13,391 --> 03:06:16,890
how it affects the electrical grid and the health of

1094
03:06:16,911 --> 03:06:20,490
the residents nearby, the toxins that come out, the air

1095
03:06:20,511 --> 03:06:24,410
pollution, the noise pollution. People literally can't sleep with the

1096
03:06:24,511 --> 03:06:27,370
noise, you know, and then they're suffering health consequences because

1097
03:06:27,410 --> 03:06:31,850
of that. We live in a wonderful natural, beautiful area.

1098
03:06:31,850 --> 03:06:34,970
And to see that thrown away for like one of

1099
03:06:34,970 --> 03:06:38,810
the earlier gentlemen said, for what? For a thing over

1100
03:06:38,991 --> 03:06:41,850
these people and the people that the children that I

1101
03:06:41,850 --> 03:06:44,010
teach every day to tell them your life wasn't more

1102
03:06:44,050 --> 03:06:47,770
important than the Almighty dollar in our city council, made

1103
03:06:47,770 --> 03:06:49,450
that decision. I just can't see that. I have no,

1104
03:06:49,450 --> 03:06:51,030
I've met some of you talked to some of you

1105
03:06:51,151 --> 03:06:53,130
personally. And I hope that you would never make that

1106
03:06:53,151 --> 03:06:55,690
decision. Um, I hope that you can stick to the

1107
03:06:55,711 --> 03:06:59,130
promise that you made to dream extreme and your responsibility

1108
03:06:59,170 --> 03:07:02,970
to care for this community, its land and its native

1109
03:07:03,151 --> 03:07:06,890
inhabitants and its people and to vote no on that

1110
03:07:06,911 --> 03:07:10,810
possibility. But more importantly to enact a moratorium and hopefully

1111
03:07:11,551 --> 03:07:14,970
soon thereafter a permanent ban on any data center construction

1112
03:07:15,151 --> 03:07:15,690
in our community.

1113
03:07:24,936 --> 03:07:28,035
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Letitia Barron.

1114
03:07:38,782 --> 03:07:41,881
I get eating mayor council members and residents of Lake

1115
03:07:41,902 --> 03:07:47,481
Elsinor. If you can hear me. So I've done a

1116
03:07:47,481 --> 03:07:51,001
little bit of research the last few weeks regarding the

1117
03:07:51,022 --> 03:07:54,121
AI data centers. And you know, it was off the

1118
03:07:54,121 --> 03:07:56,201
top of my head while I was getting coffee and

1119
03:07:56,241 --> 03:07:58,841
I was realizing all the solar panels that are being

1120
03:07:58,881 --> 03:08:02,193
put on the new homes. Uh, through the real estate,

1121
03:08:02,193 --> 03:08:04,713
you know, every single house that's being is going to

1122
03:08:04,713 --> 03:08:07,393
have a solar panels. So the AI data centers will

1123
03:08:07,414 --> 03:08:09,633
be using the backup storage. I don't know if everybody

1124
03:08:09,734 --> 03:08:13,033
knew this. From the power from all the new built

1125
03:08:13,073 --> 03:08:16,873
homes and existing homes that have solar panels, that yes,

1126
03:08:16,873 --> 03:08:20,473
the major tech companies such as Tesla said Red Renew,

1127
03:08:20,473 --> 03:08:23,673
home and others are working to link residents solar panels

1128
03:08:24,014 --> 03:08:26,633
with the home batteries into the virtual power plants to

1129
03:08:26,633 --> 03:08:29,593
help supply and power and reduce the grids from the

1130
03:08:29,633 --> 03:08:33,567
AI data centers. But does that mean to the residents

1131
03:08:33,748 --> 03:08:35,967
and the consumers that have the solar panels is that

1132
03:08:36,708 --> 03:08:40,907
your stored backup batteries that you guys get, you know,

1133
03:08:41,028 --> 03:08:43,567
for your solar is going to be using at night

1134
03:08:44,548 --> 03:08:48,367
to run their AI denusators. Okay. Just to let you

1135
03:08:48,367 --> 03:08:55,068
know. Short - term effect on that, unfortunately is you

1136
03:08:55,068 --> 03:08:57,988
get your base credits back for your solar panels. It

1137
03:08:57,988 --> 03:09:02,374
reduces a straight on the grid long term effect. Fends

1138
03:09:02,414 --> 03:09:06,294
grid upgrades, utilities must build heavier transmission lines for AI.

1139
03:09:06,294 --> 03:09:10,374
These massive infrastructures are passed out to us consumers. Okay.

1140
03:09:11,115 --> 03:09:14,214
Water prices will go up. Due to the builder with

1141
03:09:14,214 --> 03:09:18,294
AI data center for our city infrastructure cost will add

1142
03:09:18,315 --> 03:09:22,214
communities need to build new water treatment plants, pipeline storage

1143
03:09:22,254 --> 03:09:26,694
systems to handle the facilities that use five million gallons

1144
03:09:26,795 --> 03:09:31,094
of water a day. These multibiliant costs are passed down

1145
03:09:31,115 --> 03:09:36,309
to the consumers. So just to let you know, the

1146
03:09:36,309 --> 03:09:40,489
AI data center that's proposed is going to, to me,

1147
03:09:40,590 --> 03:09:43,449
I don't know about everybody else will be a damaging

1148
03:09:43,470 --> 03:09:48,976
effect. To like us more, to other cities around good

1149
03:09:48,976 --> 03:09:54,899
old America. I'm also proposing as a resident, I'm helping

1150
03:09:55,880 --> 03:10:00,366
Lake Elsin has the only. Not man - like it's

1151
03:10:00,366 --> 03:10:04,654
a natural lake. I don't know why anybody has not

1152
03:10:05,715 --> 03:10:12,413
put this as a historic landmark. They've done the buildings

1153
03:10:12,594 --> 03:10:16,873
around, I guess, now the chimes, uh, some parks, you

1154
03:10:16,873 --> 03:10:20,532
know, all around, but not one person. Has proposed for

1155
03:10:20,532 --> 03:10:23,787
Lake Elstart to be a historic landmark. And I'm kind

1156
03:10:23,787 --> 03:10:26,707
of surprised at that because of the history here. So

1157
03:10:27,088 --> 03:10:30,427
I'm going to be nominating like gylsner as a historic

1158
03:10:30,427 --> 03:10:32,435
landmark. Thank you. Thank you.

1159
03:10:40,528 --> 03:10:43,467
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Dana Hamm.

1160
03:10:52,427 --> 03:10:55,686
Hi. My name is Dana Hamm. I'm a resident Lake

1161
03:10:55,726 --> 03:10:58,246
Elnor. I've been my entire life. I'm a current student

1162
03:10:58,587 --> 03:11:00,966
in this town. I go to like Elsa in high

1163
03:11:00,966 --> 03:11:04,406
school. And sorry phasing a little nervous. I've never spoken

1164
03:11:04,987 --> 03:11:09,766
when I've argued before. But I'm also terrified at the

1165
03:11:09,806 --> 03:11:11,926
prospect of growing up in a world where it not

1166
03:11:11,926 --> 03:11:14,246
only is essentially impossible to move out and live on

1167
03:11:14,286 --> 03:11:17,766
your land in a foregret in life at 18, 19,

1168
03:11:17,766 --> 03:11:20,966
but also now possibly not being able to have clean

1169
03:11:20,987 --> 03:11:25,286
drinking water and growing up with clean water and for

1170
03:11:25,286 --> 03:11:28,006
our kids and our future generations and the rest of

1171
03:11:28,027 --> 03:11:31,526
my life if we do this. Um, you know, that

1172
03:11:31,547 --> 03:11:33,926
was my mom back then. I grew up with her

1173
03:11:34,187 --> 03:11:37,566
telling me stop posting so much water, we're going to

1174
03:11:37,566 --> 03:11:39,366
drought to which I would reply. We're always in a

1175
03:11:39,366 --> 03:11:46,333
drought. So it seems sort of ridiculous. To be wanting

1176
03:11:46,914 --> 03:11:51,565
or even considering. Something that would pollue our water in

1177
03:11:51,605 --> 03:11:55,645
for our kids and for your kids and your grandkids.

1178
03:11:55,645 --> 03:11:59,805
And like I said, generations to come. Um, that's pretty

1179
03:11:59,845 --> 03:12:02,125
much it. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Harry.

1180
03:12:10,417 --> 03:12:13,436
Next speaker, please. Our next speaker is Christian Sandoval.

1181
03:12:23,438 --> 03:12:26,359
You turned it off. There you go. Good to go.

1182
03:12:26,460 --> 03:12:29,319
Okay. How's it going everybody? Um, thank you for having

1183
03:12:29,420 --> 03:12:31,079
me here. Or, well, thank you for letting me be

1184
03:12:31,119 --> 03:12:33,399
here actually. Uh, I'm going to keep it short and

1185
03:12:33,399 --> 03:12:35,599
simple. Uh, we've heard a lot of the research. We

1186
03:12:36,060 --> 03:12:38,519
heard a lot of the impact. I grew up in

1187
03:12:38,540 --> 03:12:42,759
Wildmar my whole life. I now live in like Elsinor.

1188
03:12:42,759 --> 03:12:44,979
And I'm going to be honest. I've seen a lot

1189
03:12:44,979 --> 03:12:47,399
of great things come out of Lakeyesnor. I feel like

1190
03:12:47,420 --> 03:12:50,359
as a kid, I wasn't really aware of some of

1191
03:12:50,359 --> 03:12:52,199
those things. I kind of didn't really pay attention to

1192
03:12:52,220 --> 03:12:55,719
those. But now as an adult, it's awesome seeing all

1193
03:12:55,719 --> 03:12:57,959
these events on Main Street, the investment we're putting in

1194
03:12:57,959 --> 03:13:02,119
there. The car show, that was awesome. Just the different

1195
03:13:02,140 --> 03:13:04,519
businesses we have there going to bloom cough, getting that

1196
03:13:04,620 --> 03:13:07,634
ice cream coffee drink. You know, probably has way too

1197
03:13:07,634 --> 03:13:10,494
much sugar, but you know, that's a holder topic. Um,

1198
03:13:10,535 --> 03:13:12,994
going to the different restaurants there, just seeing the great

1199
03:13:13,034 --> 03:13:16,514
thing, the beautification by the freeway here. I mean, aside

1200
03:13:16,514 --> 03:13:20,274
from the streetlight thing happening there, it's, it's really cool.

1201
03:13:20,274 --> 03:13:23,374
Uh, and so what I've noticed is just a lot

1202
03:13:23,374 --> 03:13:26,274
of community building, right? And I think going to the

1203
03:13:26,314 --> 03:13:30,274
point of the data centers, right? The data centers are

1204
03:13:30,695 --> 03:13:33,154
the undoing all of those beautiful things that we've been

1205
03:13:33,194 --> 03:13:36,114
seeing. Just being here and seeing the presentation on the

1206
03:13:36,215 --> 03:13:40,594
lake and seeing the impact seeing the pictures, like that's

1207
03:13:40,634 --> 03:13:44,594
beautiful progress. And again, with all the research and the

1208
03:13:44,634 --> 03:13:47,314
impacts that we've been listening to here, like, I feel

1209
03:13:47,314 --> 03:13:50,114
like that undoes it. And so I think it just

1210
03:13:50,114 --> 03:13:52,114
comes down to a matter of what do we value

1211
03:13:52,114 --> 03:13:54,674
most? Is it going to be that community that you

1212
03:13:54,775 --> 03:13:59,049
all have spent so much time cultivating here. Pridefully, as

1213
03:13:59,049 --> 03:14:01,929
you guys should, right? That's the greatest things ever. Or

1214
03:14:01,929 --> 03:14:04,369
if you're going to be chasing the revenue, the profit

1215
03:14:04,390 --> 03:14:06,209
that might benefit us in a year for a year

1216
03:14:06,310 --> 03:14:08,689
for a couple years, but in the long term, right?

1217
03:14:08,710 --> 03:14:11,809
It's going to impact not us, but the generations after

1218
03:14:11,830 --> 03:14:15,409
us. So I think taking that into consideration is key

1219
03:14:15,449 --> 03:14:18,689
here. You know, I know it's just an optional or

1220
03:14:18,689 --> 03:14:21,729
an alternative in this else in the plan that we've

1221
03:14:21,729 --> 03:14:25,489
been addressing. But the research is there. The impact is

1222
03:14:25,529 --> 03:14:28,529
there. We can either respect it or we can overlook

1223
03:14:28,569 --> 03:14:32,049
it. And I think that's on you guys to reflect

1224
03:14:32,310 --> 03:14:34,929
and really consider. I'm really proud of seeing the turnout

1225
03:14:34,969 --> 03:14:37,729
we have here, especially the young folks still in school.

1226
03:14:38,310 --> 03:14:43,042
Can we clap it up for them real quick. Having

1227
03:14:43,082 --> 03:14:47,602
that civic pride is huge. And so I know you

1228
03:14:47,623 --> 03:14:49,582
all seeing them here is a cool thing too. And

1229
03:14:49,582 --> 03:14:52,482
so just we want to value that community that you

1230
03:14:52,522 --> 03:14:55,282
all have spent so much time building and keep that

1231
03:14:55,322 --> 03:14:57,442
in the forefront. We're making a decision. Thank you all.

1232
03:15:03,209 --> 03:15:06,468
Next speaker, please. Our last speaker is Tarek Gadd.

1233
03:15:13,463 --> 03:15:16,322
Good evening. I'm going to keep it brief. There's six

1234
03:15:16,322 --> 03:15:18,604
points I want to share with you. Uh, some of

1235
03:15:18,604 --> 03:15:21,717
it has already been recapped by the other members. Basically

1236
03:15:21,818 --> 03:15:24,357
the homes of the proposed AI data center is obviously

1237
03:15:24,378 --> 03:15:26,757
it's the water resource chain, which we in Southern California

1238
03:15:27,418 --> 03:15:30,528
suffer a lot from special with the drought. The impact

1239
03:15:30,709 --> 03:15:34,448
on the, uh, electricity price. Yes, I understand that the

1240
03:15:34,488 --> 03:15:38,128
local utility is upgrading the circus here near Lake Elsied

1241
03:15:38,128 --> 03:15:41,568
or with a new substation that's upcoming. However, the costs,

1242
03:15:41,568 --> 03:15:45,808
unfortunately, will not be fully taken by the customers, such

1243
03:15:45,808 --> 03:15:49,248
as the AI data center, but mainly by the customers,

1244
03:15:49,248 --> 03:15:51,488
like the local citizens. Unfortunately, I have to chip in

1245
03:15:52,069 --> 03:15:56,842
and contribute to that cost. Uh, the traffic, the increased

1246
03:15:56,882 --> 03:16:01,651
traffic. Data centers require a lot of, uh, processing chips

1247
03:16:01,752 --> 03:16:04,444
and the solicita hard drives that failed pretty often. Uh,

1248
03:16:05,105 --> 03:16:08,004
fuel for their backup generators, et cetera, to kind of

1249
03:16:08,004 --> 03:16:11,484
require a lot of increased traffics, batteries, best systems, all,

1250
03:16:11,484 --> 03:16:15,324
etc. The noise pollution, the consistent humming that we hear

1251
03:16:15,364 --> 03:16:19,573
about and at the other states. Uh, the microclimate heat

1252
03:16:19,613 --> 03:16:21,973
surge. There's something called the heat dome. As far as

1253
03:16:21,973 --> 03:16:26,512
we know that impact of AI data centers. They cold

1254
03:16:26,552 --> 03:16:29,312
their equipment down, but the cranial effect heat dome that

1255
03:16:29,352 --> 03:16:31,312
begins six miles out from the radius of the data

1256
03:16:31,352 --> 03:16:33,792
centers. Locally, it may not be felt for the rest

1257
03:16:33,792 --> 03:16:36,768
of Lake Elsinor. It may be felt. And the last

1258
03:16:36,808 --> 03:16:39,728
point is that once one data center comes in, it

1259
03:16:39,728 --> 03:16:42,965
doesn't stop. It's going to expand. And then the second

1260
03:16:42,965 --> 03:16:44,885
one is going to pop up. Third one like popcorn.

1261
03:16:45,622 --> 03:16:48,267
That's, that's the leak future that I'm worried about. Thank

1262
03:16:48,307 --> 03:16:48,667
you for your time.

1263
03:16:58,034 --> 03:17:01,053
Madam clerk, that was our last speaker? Yes, sir. Very

1264
03:17:01,093 --> 03:17:03,773
good. Before we move on, I just want to let

1265
03:17:03,773 --> 03:17:07,613
you all know that we appreciate your participation here tonight.

1266
03:17:07,613 --> 03:17:11,933
And I'd ask you to wait until council comments because

1267
03:17:11,933 --> 03:17:14,533
I believe each one of my colleagues is going to

1268
03:17:14,594 --> 03:17:17,853
want to address what you had to say here this

1269
03:17:17,893 --> 03:17:20,493
evening. So we do have a protocol to follow first.

1270
03:17:21,076 --> 03:17:24,575
And that takes us now to city manager comments. Uh,

1271
03:17:24,596 --> 03:17:26,815
the only comment I have is in addition to the

1272
03:17:26,916 --> 03:17:30,895
presentations we saw tonight. The city received an award letter

1273
03:17:30,895 --> 03:17:35,215
from California Department of Booty and Waterways that they are

1274
03:17:35,316 --> 03:17:40,300
replacing our restroom floating restrooms on the lake. It's very

1275
03:17:40,300 --> 03:17:42,620
good. We won that. With that, that's all I have.

1276
03:17:42,641 --> 03:17:46,647
Thank you, Mr. City Manager. Madam attorney. No comments. Very

1277
03:17:46,687 --> 03:17:50,487
good. Our treasurers here with us this evening. Mr. Castro.

1278
03:17:50,487 --> 03:17:53,407
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good evening everybody. I want to

1279
03:17:53,407 --> 03:17:56,167
thank you guys for being here this evening. We encourage

1280
03:17:56,188 --> 03:17:58,487
members of the public to come out and speak out

1281
03:17:58,527 --> 03:18:00,887
at these meetings. So thank you for being the best

1282
03:18:00,908 --> 03:18:04,327
part of Lake Elsinor. And this is all what it's

1283
03:18:04,327 --> 03:18:07,207
about. So thank you for being here this evening. Thank

1284
03:18:07,207 --> 03:18:12,320
you Mayor. Thank you Mr. Treasure brings it up to

1285
03:18:12,320 --> 03:18:16,960
the dais for council comments. Council member Carol. Yes. Thank

1286
03:18:16,960 --> 03:18:21,214
you. So as the newest or yes newest council member

1287
03:18:21,235 --> 03:18:24,634
here, I could tell you why I sit here. Uh,

1288
03:18:24,634 --> 03:18:28,954
I sit here for, uh, to represent my family, uh,

1289
03:18:28,954 --> 03:18:33,749
my friends. And certainly my neighbors. And if I wasn't

1290
03:18:34,250 --> 03:18:36,549
to listen to my neighbors to not be doing an

1291
03:18:36,549 --> 03:18:41,029
injustice to this position. And so your comments are not

1292
03:18:41,069 --> 03:18:43,509
lost on me. I don't believe that they're lost on

1293
03:18:43,850 --> 03:18:45,589
my colleagues up here. And so I thank you for

1294
03:18:45,589 --> 03:18:50,112
being here. And I appreciate. Everybody speaking. Cause that, that

1295
03:18:50,112 --> 03:18:52,466
is what we are, right? We're America. And so thank

1296
03:18:52,466 --> 03:18:59,799
you. I really appreciate that. First slide. Congratulations to the

1297
03:18:59,980 --> 03:19:04,359
Hanson family for bloom turning five years old. Downtown's an

1298
03:19:04,399 --> 03:19:10,039
amazing, truly an amazing place. I think Bloom, you know,

1299
03:19:10,079 --> 03:19:14,319
with their sugary drinks and great ice cream, it's a

1300
03:19:14,319 --> 03:19:16,199
unique opportunity for families to gather. This is my family

1301
03:19:16,780 --> 03:19:20,599
along with some members of the Hanson family. Just celebrating

1302
03:19:20,639 --> 03:19:22,319
their five year anniversary. And so I just want to

1303
03:19:22,319 --> 03:19:24,279
say thank you to them and to the community members

1304
03:19:24,300 --> 03:19:26,919
standing up and opening up businesses here. And I would

1305
03:19:26,919 --> 03:19:30,519
ask that everybody please support our local businesses, uh, especially,

1306
03:19:30,620 --> 03:19:36,232
especially Bloom here on Main Street. Next slide, please. Um,

1307
03:19:36,333 --> 03:19:39,092
my family is able to attend fast and loud. The

1308
03:19:39,092 --> 03:19:43,046
exotic night. An amazing car show. I believe it's the

1309
03:19:43,086 --> 03:19:46,326
last one of the summer. Truly it was an amazing

1310
03:19:47,307 --> 03:19:50,006
unique opportunity for my kids to enjoy cars that you

1311
03:19:50,006 --> 03:19:52,086
just don't really see around, uh, like you all so

1312
03:19:52,126 --> 03:19:54,246
often. So, uh, really want to say thank you to

1313
03:19:54,267 --> 03:19:58,076
city staff and all the sponsors. Hooking cleaver ranch, uh,

1314
03:19:58,277 --> 03:20:02,076
especially for, you know, sitting there and talked about, uh,

1315
03:20:02,597 --> 03:20:04,736
healthy meat and healthy beef that he grows up in

1316
03:20:04,736 --> 03:20:06,256
Idaho and ships down here for all of our families

1317
03:20:06,296 --> 03:20:09,116
to have a unique opportunity to eat a little bit

1318
03:20:09,116 --> 03:20:15,617
healthier. Next slide, please. Uh, congratulations on the cave or

1319
03:20:15,617 --> 03:20:17,857
the ice cave soft opening. I think they're actually now

1320
03:20:17,857 --> 03:20:23,137
open, opened on Sunday, I believe. This is a unique,

1321
03:20:23,137 --> 03:20:25,777
truly unique business here. It's ice skating rink with NHL

1322
03:20:25,798 --> 03:20:29,057
size rank and then a mini rink adjacent to that.

1323
03:20:29,057 --> 03:20:32,337
Again, this is amazing family that has decided to invest

1324
03:20:32,358 --> 03:20:34,417
here. And like else, Noran, and I ask everybody to

1325
03:20:34,457 --> 03:20:36,577
go out and support. Again, if it wasn't for local

1326
03:20:36,678 --> 03:20:38,497
businesses and our neighbors out there, what would we have.

1327
03:20:39,451 --> 03:20:42,870
Um, so please, uh, enjoy a nice evening ice skating

1328
03:20:43,131 --> 03:20:47,190
cool off. It's wonderful inside. Latest and greatest technology and

1329
03:20:47,230 --> 03:20:49,030
a unique opportunity to just spend some time with family

1330
03:20:49,131 --> 03:20:53,860
and friends. Next slide. National night out is coming. Uh,

1331
03:20:53,901 --> 03:20:57,080
it's going to be next week, August 4th, 6th to

1332
03:20:57,120 --> 03:21:01,080
8 p. m. and my family park McVicker Canyon Park.

1333
03:21:01,080 --> 03:21:04,280
Meet all your first responders. Explore police fire and emergency

1334
03:21:04,301 --> 03:21:08,610
vehicles. Enjoy free activities, games, and fun for all the

1335
03:21:08,610 --> 03:21:11,330
ages. And connect with your neighbors and celebrate what makes

1336
03:21:11,370 --> 03:21:17,303
our community strong. Uh, next slide. And then amazing. Actually,

1337
03:21:17,303 --> 03:21:19,943
I'm super excited for this. Boosting the sand. This is

1338
03:21:19,964 --> 03:21:22,183
literally going to be a concert on the sand at

1339
03:21:22,223 --> 03:21:25,103
launch point. Uh, the concert starts at 5 p. m.

1340
03:21:25,324 --> 03:21:27,543
I'm sorry, the gates open at 5 p. m. You're

1341
03:21:27,543 --> 03:21:29,463
going to please, you're going to be able to enjoy

1342
03:21:29,804 --> 03:21:34,563
Shani Wilson and Combs USA, a Luke Combs cover. Uh,

1343
03:21:34,563 --> 03:21:36,743
so unique opportunity to sit there in the sand, look

1344
03:21:36,743 --> 03:21:39,463
at our beautiful lake. Enjoy all the latest and greatest

1345
03:21:39,463 --> 03:21:42,423
technology we've put out there. Um, and just a good

1346
03:21:42,463 --> 03:21:45,625
opportunity to hang out. Um, so please come and join

1347
03:21:45,625 --> 03:21:52,474
us August 8th. Next slide, please. And something truly amazing.

1348
03:21:52,474 --> 03:21:53,914
This is, uh, the city actually put in for this

1349
03:21:54,015 --> 03:21:58,474
grant. It was sponsored by Ken Calvert, Congressman Ken Calvert.

1350
03:21:58,474 --> 03:22:00,794
So happy to announce that we were awarded a 25

1351
03:22:00,895 --> 03:22:03,914
million dollar build grant for the interchange of central avenue

1352
03:22:04,095 --> 03:22:07,434
in the 15 freeway. Highway 74, ascends you may know

1353
03:22:07,434 --> 03:22:11,354
it. Uh, this is obligated by September 2030. It's already

1354
03:22:11,354 --> 03:22:14,634
being studied. And as you can see here's the design.

1355
03:22:14,634 --> 03:22:16,954
Um, so really thank you to Ken Calvert. Thank you

1356
03:22:16,954 --> 03:22:19,034
to our community for, you know, speaking up and saying

1357
03:22:19,034 --> 03:22:21,354
that this needs to be adjusted. And thank you to

1358
03:22:21,455 --> 03:22:23,674
staff for going after this money and really giving us

1359
03:22:23,695 --> 03:22:26,794
the opportunity to, uh, alleviate some of the traffic issues

1360
03:22:26,834 --> 03:22:29,434
that we all face every day on our commutes to

1361
03:22:29,474 --> 03:22:32,794
work and home. So with that, I say thank you

1362
03:22:32,794 --> 03:22:35,814
guys. Thank you neighbors for being amazing. And thank you

1363
03:22:35,855 --> 03:22:38,239
for making Lake also know what it is. Just, I

1364
03:22:38,239 --> 03:22:41,872
think the best town. Certainly in California. So thank you.

1365
03:22:45,323 --> 03:22:50,022
Thank you, council member. Councilman Romanos. Thank you honorable mayor.

1366
03:22:50,022 --> 03:22:53,142
Uh, I'm going to start off tonight by thanking the

1367
03:22:53,142 --> 03:22:55,462
members of the community who came out and showed up

1368
03:22:55,963 --> 03:22:59,782
and had decorum. And you guys were polite. And you

1369
03:22:59,782 --> 03:23:03,142
guys recognized that we're in a meeting setting. And you

1370
03:23:03,142 --> 03:23:05,782
came and brought a motion. And you certainly said your

1371
03:23:05,782 --> 03:23:10,422
peace. And, uh, I think that's a pretty special thing.

1372
03:23:10,443 --> 03:23:13,302
It's easier to go ahead and hear your community when

1373
03:23:13,342 --> 03:23:15,062
they're speaking to you, not shouting at you. So thank

1374
03:23:15,062 --> 03:23:17,942
you for your decorum tonight. I'm going to go through

1375
03:23:18,443 --> 03:23:21,682
a couple of points as kind of good news, bad

1376
03:23:21,682 --> 03:23:24,822
news. All right. So the good news is, is we

1377
03:23:24,923 --> 03:23:27,599
didn't improve a data center tonight. The bad news is,

1378
03:23:27,599 --> 03:23:31,599
is we weren't considering a data center tonight. The good

1379
03:23:31,639 --> 03:23:35,179
news is, is that, uh, we heard you guys. And

1380
03:23:35,179 --> 03:23:37,039
I think I'll list all these points here in a

1381
03:23:37,039 --> 03:23:39,599
moment. Uh, the bad news is, is that I think

1382
03:23:40,100 --> 03:23:45,759
sometimes there's a disconnect between how local municipal governments work.

1383
03:23:45,759 --> 03:23:47,359
And so I'm going to give you guys some points

1384
03:23:47,700 --> 03:23:51,199
so that you understand a few items. Number one, this

1385
03:23:51,199 --> 03:23:54,449
is not a city project. Okay. This is not an

1386
03:23:54,489 --> 03:23:57,089
initiative that the city asked for or brought to the

1387
03:23:57,129 --> 03:24:01,025
city. This is a property owner who wants to do

1388
03:24:01,025 --> 03:24:02,785
something with the property. They want to change the zoning

1389
03:24:03,526 --> 03:24:06,268
and then make a profit. Okay. And so what they're

1390
03:24:06,308 --> 03:24:10,188
doing is they're studying, they're spending money and time and

1391
03:24:10,188 --> 03:24:12,268
money and studies to go ahead and change the zoning

1392
03:24:12,769 --> 03:24:15,388
and create as many uses as possible in order to

1393
03:24:15,428 --> 03:24:19,140
create a profit on the property. We as a city

1394
03:24:19,561 --> 03:24:23,460
are obligated to accept an application not accepted and approve

1395
03:24:23,460 --> 03:24:26,900
it, but accept an application that's complete and consider it.

1396
03:24:28,746 --> 03:24:32,565
And the city is also required to hire the professionals

1397
03:24:33,946 --> 03:24:36,645
reimbursed by the applicant in order to go ahead and

1398
03:24:36,666 --> 03:24:39,525
study the project in a third party way that's absolutely

1399
03:24:40,026 --> 03:24:44,725
just independent. So we can get information about what the

1400
03:24:44,746 --> 03:24:47,525
project is going to do to our community, how it's

1401
03:24:47,525 --> 03:24:50,565
going to impact our community and whether or not it's

1402
03:24:50,565 --> 03:24:52,965
something that this body as well as the planning commission

1403
03:24:54,186 --> 03:24:56,085
will consider. And whether we think it's a good idea

1404
03:24:56,186 --> 03:25:00,085
or not. We also act as in what's called a

1405
03:25:00,106 --> 03:25:04,645
quasi judicial role. Okay. And that means that we almost

1406
03:25:04,645 --> 03:25:08,725
have to be like judges. And unlike your congressman or

1407
03:25:08,765 --> 03:25:11,365
unlike your state assembly people, we're not allowed to come

1408
03:25:11,386 --> 03:25:14,245
out and say whether we're four or against something, especially

1409
03:25:15,146 --> 03:25:18,325
as an appending application here within the city. To do

1410
03:25:18,325 --> 03:25:22,645
so would mean, what's that? Yeah. Well, she'd be mad.

1411
03:25:22,645 --> 03:25:26,245
That's our attorney. But also we could any decision that

1412
03:25:26,266 --> 03:25:28,805
came out of this body could be challenged in court

1413
03:25:29,626 --> 03:25:33,829
and judges could then overturn that decision. And then basically

1414
03:25:34,090 --> 03:25:37,269
impose their own rules and regulations. And maybe approve the

1415
03:25:37,269 --> 03:25:41,109
project that we didn't want or maybe deny a project

1416
03:25:41,210 --> 03:25:43,669
that we said yes to. Okay. So we have to

1417
03:25:43,669 --> 03:25:46,469
be kind of careful about the way we speak here.

1418
03:25:46,469 --> 03:25:47,429
And we have in the way that we go ahead

1419
03:25:47,429 --> 03:25:49,989
and convey information. I can speak to the project and

1420
03:25:50,029 --> 03:25:51,829
provide information. I can't tell you what I think about

1421
03:25:51,850 --> 03:25:54,612
it yet. Okay. And that's not me trying to be

1422
03:25:54,652 --> 03:25:57,671
cagey or anything like that. That's the law. All right.

1423
03:25:58,772 --> 03:26:01,231
A lot of people brought up some phenomenal points. Okay.

1424
03:26:02,901 --> 03:26:07,020
Uh, power. There's not enough power to go ahead. And

1425
03:26:07,020 --> 03:26:11,120
there's potential issues with that. Water. The city would never

1426
03:26:11,941 --> 03:26:15,280
ever connect any type of project to our lake water.

1427
03:26:15,861 --> 03:26:19,600
I don't know why that's out there. That's not what

1428
03:26:19,600 --> 03:26:22,960
the project proposes. And it certainly isn't something that I

1429
03:26:22,960 --> 03:26:26,560
think we'd even consider. Okay. So I think that needs

1430
03:26:26,600 --> 03:26:30,635
to be kind of dealt with. The moratorium is only

1431
03:26:30,656 --> 03:26:33,365
effective for a year. Okay. But we are going through

1432
03:26:35,546 --> 03:26:37,925
a city update, a general plant update process. And we

1433
03:26:37,925 --> 03:26:40,805
certainly can take this into consideration during that process as

1434
03:26:40,805 --> 03:26:42,485
a matter of fact. So we can go ahead and

1435
03:26:42,746 --> 03:26:45,205
regulate uses and effects. I'm not saying that we would.

1436
03:26:45,205 --> 03:26:47,605
But any changes that we made right now, whether it

1437
03:26:47,605 --> 03:26:51,185
was in passing a moratorium or changing anything in the

1438
03:26:51,185 --> 03:26:54,005
general plant would not impact the project that's currently under

1439
03:26:54,026 --> 03:26:57,685
application because they would, they would have applied before we

1440
03:26:57,685 --> 03:27:02,567
made the changes. Okay. Uh, kickbacks. As far as I

1441
03:27:02,567 --> 03:27:04,807
know, this developer is not involved with any type of

1442
03:27:04,828 --> 03:27:08,167
donations to any of the council members. So I know

1443
03:27:08,207 --> 03:27:11,527
I haven't received any. And I probably wouldn't take them.

1444
03:27:11,527 --> 03:27:13,367
And if I did take them, if they exceed a

1445
03:27:13,367 --> 03:27:15,127
certain dollar amount, I can't vote on the project. That's

1446
03:27:15,167 --> 03:27:19,103
the law too. Okay. So there are no kickbacks. The

1447
03:27:19,204 --> 03:27:21,983
subcommittee that would consider this project exists. It's called the

1448
03:27:22,023 --> 03:27:25,723
planning commission. They consider it first. And then they make

1449
03:27:25,763 --> 03:27:28,363
a recommendation to this council. That's their job. That's why

1450
03:27:28,624 --> 03:27:30,683
they're appointed. And they do a phenomenal job of it.

1451
03:27:30,683 --> 03:27:33,003
They will dig in and they will ask the tough

1452
03:27:33,104 --> 03:27:37,397
questions. Uh, somebody mentioned making the lake of historic landmark.

1453
03:27:37,397 --> 03:27:39,797
You can't do that. It would essentially go ahead and

1454
03:27:39,978 --> 03:27:44,487
revert to a tribal cultural resource. But it's a great

1455
03:27:44,508 --> 03:27:48,087
suggestion. I mean, kind of in okay suggestion, but, but

1456
03:27:48,108 --> 03:27:50,867
it wouldn't work. You can't do that with lakes. Um,

1457
03:27:50,867 --> 03:27:53,607
even if they're old lakes. Right. Even if they're natural

1458
03:27:53,788 --> 03:27:57,287
lakes, you can't really do that. And again, people have

1459
03:27:57,327 --> 03:27:59,207
noted, we're spending a lot of time and money trying

1460
03:27:59,247 --> 03:28:03,307
to make the lake a nice place. Why, why would

1461
03:28:03,307 --> 03:28:05,627
we connect it to the lake? That doesn't make sense.

1462
03:28:05,627 --> 03:28:09,147
So, um, and quite frankly, as far as I know,

1463
03:28:09,187 --> 03:28:12,907
the end user, no data center is in the region.

1464
03:28:12,907 --> 03:28:15,547
Nobody has approached the city in terms of putting a

1465
03:28:15,587 --> 03:28:18,347
data center here. This is a property owner who does

1466
03:28:18,387 --> 03:28:22,027
not intend to build anything entitling the project, trying to

1467
03:28:22,027 --> 03:28:23,867
go ahead and prepare it to sell it to somebody

1468
03:28:23,968 --> 03:28:25,867
to go ahead and build something. It could be a

1469
03:28:25,867 --> 03:28:28,929
lot of different things. And I can't even tell you

1470
03:28:29,270 --> 03:28:33,329
whether or not I'm in favor of the zoning change.

1471
03:28:33,329 --> 03:28:36,249
I mean, that's a question in its own right. So.

1472
03:28:36,879 --> 03:28:40,955
So there you go. Uh, I think that there's, um,

1473
03:28:41,316 --> 03:28:42,495
the reason why I go through all of that is

1474
03:28:42,516 --> 03:28:46,415
just, uh, I think sometimes people read something, uh, they

1475
03:28:46,415 --> 03:28:49,277
get passionate about it and scared. And I don't want

1476
03:28:49,277 --> 03:28:51,117
you to be walking around scared. And I certainly don't

1477
03:28:51,157 --> 03:28:52,797
want you to think that we're not sitting up here

1478
03:28:52,797 --> 03:28:55,117
thinking about all these different things. And I appreciate all

1479
03:28:55,157 --> 03:28:58,317
the information. We all, we all, we're all very familiar

1480
03:28:58,357 --> 03:29:01,757
with a lot of the information. We're connected to. So,

1481
03:29:01,757 --> 03:29:04,157
um, again, thank you for coming out tonight. Thank you

1482
03:29:04,157 --> 03:29:06,477
for making your voices heard. Thank you for your decorum.

1483
03:29:08,634 --> 03:29:12,373
Come on out when the project's being. And we will

1484
03:29:12,413 --> 03:29:16,133
remember you. We'll remember the comments from this night, certainly.

1485
03:29:16,314 --> 03:29:18,613
We've already taken public comments. I don't want to turn

1486
03:29:18,613 --> 03:29:20,853
this into a debate and do a discussion. I can't

1487
03:29:22,154 --> 03:29:26,373
really answer. I think I answered a lot of questions.

1488
03:29:26,373 --> 03:29:28,133
Like, but we can talk offline. I'd be happy to

1489
03:29:28,133 --> 03:29:31,333
do so. Okay. Uh, and with that, again, thank you

1490
03:29:31,373 --> 03:29:33,653
again. We're going to go to slides now for myself.

1491
03:29:37,918 --> 03:29:41,488
On Thursday. At 6. 30 p. m., we're going to

1492
03:29:41,488 --> 03:29:45,448
have live at the lakefront perform. The second to last

1493
03:29:45,709 --> 03:29:49,208
performance, and that is the 90 station pop rock hip

1494
03:29:49,208 --> 03:29:53,848
hop. This group actually performs in Las Vegas. They're a

1495
03:29:53,848 --> 03:29:57,668
big act, essentially. I expect this to receive a lot

1496
03:29:57,668 --> 03:30:00,328
of attention. I'll be there as a matter of fact.

1497
03:30:00,328 --> 03:30:02,888
So come on down to launch point. Uh, it's on

1498
03:30:02,989 --> 03:30:06,248
Riverside drive. If you don't know the admission is very,

1499
03:30:06,288 --> 03:30:10,328
very good free. It's absolutely free. It's affordable. It's affordable.

1500
03:30:10,429 --> 03:30:12,808
This is our love letter to the people of Lake

1501
03:30:12,829 --> 03:30:14,248
Elsinor. We certainly want you guys to have a good

1502
03:30:14,248 --> 03:30:16,728
time. It kind of is starting to wrap up the

1503
03:30:16,909 --> 03:30:18,888
concert series that we've been holding here at the city

1504
03:30:18,928 --> 03:30:21,208
of Lake House. You've never been. You should definitely go

1505
03:30:22,269 --> 03:30:24,808
bring a chair to sit in because it's out on

1506
03:30:24,848 --> 03:30:27,288
the open lawn. Bring a chair to sit in, maybe

1507
03:30:27,288 --> 03:30:29,368
a blanket. I think it'll be too warm for a

1508
03:30:29,368 --> 03:30:32,488
blanket. Also you're dancing shoes. Be comfortable. Is it out

1509
03:30:32,488 --> 03:30:34,088
on the grass and you will definitely have a good

1510
03:30:34,088 --> 03:30:36,328
time. And if these guys are as good as I'm

1511
03:30:36,328 --> 03:30:39,048
told, uh, it will be a wonderful evening. Thank you

1512
03:30:39,229 --> 03:30:42,088
for the time, mayor. And with that, we'll see you

1513
03:30:42,109 --> 03:30:46,168
next time. Thank you, council member of Pro Tem Sheridan.

1514
03:30:46,208 --> 03:30:48,808
Thank you, Mayor McGee. Good evening, everyone. First, I want

1515
03:30:48,808 --> 03:30:51,288
to echo what my colleagues have already said. I appreciate

1516
03:30:51,789 --> 03:30:54,488
that everybody came out tonight and let us know your

1517
03:30:54,488 --> 03:30:58,488
feelings about this. It is important that we hear from

1518
03:30:58,528 --> 03:31:02,168
you. And so thank you for that. I won't reiterate

1519
03:31:02,349 --> 03:31:05,688
what council member mono said, but I think he outlined

1520
03:31:05,728 --> 03:31:09,208
it well. So I'll leave it at that. Uh, I'll

1521
03:31:09,248 --> 03:31:12,328
go to my first slide. Uh, I am the representative

1522
03:31:12,669 --> 03:31:16,408
from the council for the Riverside Transit Agency. The bus

1523
03:31:16,589 --> 03:31:20,248
folks here in Western Riverside County. And I'm so glad

1524
03:31:20,829 --> 03:31:23,048
there are people here tonight so I can let you

1525
03:31:23,088 --> 03:31:26,728
know that you can ride the bus through the end

1526
03:31:26,768 --> 03:31:30,088
of August for just 25 cents. And you may not

1527
03:31:30,189 --> 03:31:35,528
know this, but the bus does go from Riverside County

1528
03:31:35,568 --> 03:31:39,333
to Disneyland. So you can take a bus ride out

1529
03:31:39,434 --> 03:31:46,770
the Disneyland. Full disclosure. It takes a minute or two.

1530
03:31:46,770 --> 03:31:49,090
And it takes a minute or two to come back.

1531
03:31:49,090 --> 03:31:52,210
But for a quarter, that's a pretty good deal. Also

1532
03:31:52,711 --> 03:31:56,290
if you are 18 years old or younger, you can

1533
03:31:56,471 --> 03:31:59,650
ride the bus for free through the end of 2027.

1534
03:32:00,143 --> 03:32:03,962
It's a pretty good deal. We are very proud of

1535
03:32:04,002 --> 03:32:06,602
what RTA has been doing over the last couple of

1536
03:32:06,642 --> 03:32:09,802
years. I am an honored to be on their board

1537
03:32:09,842 --> 03:32:12,902
of directors. I'm actually second vice chair this year. And

1538
03:32:12,943 --> 03:32:16,442
it is just been a wonderful experience being on the

1539
03:32:16,482 --> 03:32:18,602
board for the last couple of years. And I would

1540
03:32:18,602 --> 03:32:20,602
urge you to ride the bus if you have the

1541
03:32:20,642 --> 03:32:24,344
opportunity. You can bring it back to me. I do

1542
03:32:24,384 --> 03:32:26,964
not have a slide on the Lakehouse North storm, but

1543
03:32:27,085 --> 03:32:29,224
some of you may know that I am associated with

1544
03:32:29,245 --> 03:32:33,224
the Lake Elsinore storm. It is the only minor league

1545
03:32:33,245 --> 03:32:39,334
baseball team in Riverside County. And only one of 120

1546
03:32:39,374 --> 03:32:41,974
cities across the country that have a minor league baseball

1547
03:32:42,014 --> 03:32:47,174
team. We play a diamond stadium, games start at 605

1548
03:32:47,275 --> 03:32:54,774
on Tuesday's Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. On Fridays all season

1549
03:32:54,875 --> 03:32:58,774
long continuing through August and into September and Friday nights

1550
03:32:58,814 --> 03:33:01,814
we'll have fireworks after the game. That game starts at

1551
03:33:01,915 --> 03:33:05,654
645. And then on Saturday, the game also starts at

1552
03:33:05,755 --> 03:33:08,374
645. I would urge you to come out and support

1553
03:33:08,414 --> 03:33:11,414
the Lake Elsinor storm. We won the first half of

1554
03:33:11,595 --> 03:33:14,854
the California League's South Division. So we are in the

1555
03:33:14,955 --> 03:33:17,494
playoffs. So there will be an opportunity for us to

1556
03:33:17,515 --> 03:33:20,534
win our fifth California League Championship this year, which was

1557
03:33:20,555 --> 03:33:22,454
something that we'll be very proud of if we can

1558
03:33:22,454 --> 03:33:24,454
get there. So again, I urge you to come out

1559
03:33:24,795 --> 03:33:28,894
to Diamond Stadium, check out Lake Osedor Storm, baseball. It

1560
03:33:28,894 --> 03:33:31,734
is a great time. It's an affordable time. And I

1561
03:33:31,774 --> 03:33:35,013
guarantee your family will have a fun time. Finally, I

1562
03:33:35,053 --> 03:33:40,613
just want to say thank you to my God's son

1563
03:33:40,954 --> 03:33:44,293
and his new bride. And congratulations to them. They got

1564
03:33:44,333 --> 03:33:49,927
married this past Saturday in upstate New York. And to

1565
03:33:49,967 --> 03:33:53,447
Corey and to Emily, thank you for allowing me to

1566
03:33:53,487 --> 03:33:56,647
participate in the wedding. And I hope you're having a

1567
03:33:56,647 --> 03:33:59,047
great time. I love you both. And with that, I

1568
03:33:59,148 --> 03:34:03,207
say thank you for the time, sir. So the Godfather

1569
03:34:03,388 --> 03:34:10,991
was in New York. Yes, I was. Very well. First

1570
03:34:10,991 --> 03:34:14,511
of all, thank you all for coming tonight and for

1571
03:34:14,511 --> 03:34:17,951
bringing your passion. I know we've lost several people over

1572
03:34:18,452 --> 03:34:21,311
the course of the night. Um, sometimes the meetings are

1573
03:34:21,351 --> 03:34:24,991
boring. Um, sometimes you're not fully engaged. Or you have

1574
03:34:25,972 --> 03:34:30,031
loved young ones that need to get home to bed.

1575
03:34:30,031 --> 03:34:33,551
But, um, your message came through loud and clear tonight.

1576
03:34:33,591 --> 03:34:36,271
One of the questions that I heard was, how do

1577
03:34:36,311 --> 03:34:39,951
we get notified? How are we going to know? So

1578
03:34:39,991 --> 03:34:43,128
here's how you know. What has happened right now is

1579
03:34:43,168 --> 03:34:45,848
you have a notice of preparation of an environmental document.

1580
03:34:46,619 --> 03:34:50,118
And so that's what's brought you here today. You're on

1581
03:34:50,219 --> 03:34:53,638
alert that that is occurring. The applicant is now going

1582
03:34:53,678 --> 03:34:59,078
to prepare with the help of a consultant. An environmental

1583
03:34:59,099 --> 03:35:02,178
impact report that is going to address all of the

1584
03:35:02,178 --> 03:35:05,598
things that our staff has asked them to address. If

1585
03:35:05,598 --> 03:35:10,118
you send an email to our planning department indicating that

1586
03:35:10,219 --> 03:35:14,439
you want to be kept on the mailing list. When

1587
03:35:14,439 --> 03:35:18,919
the draft environmental document comes out, you will be notified

1588
03:35:19,020 --> 03:35:22,359
that it is now ready for public review. And you'll

1589
03:35:22,359 --> 03:35:25,319
be able to go on to our website and get

1590
03:35:25,340 --> 03:35:29,399
your own copy. It's very important once that comes out,

1591
03:35:29,399 --> 03:35:34,359
you have 45 days to respond in writing all of

1592
03:35:34,359 --> 03:35:38,999
your concerns about the project. The applicant is then required

1593
03:35:39,020 --> 03:35:44,919
to address every single comment. So the comment too big.

1594
03:35:44,919 --> 03:35:47,479
There's no comment too small. And that is how you

1595
03:35:47,500 --> 03:35:51,247
get your voice out. That draft document is then compiled

1596
03:35:51,268 --> 03:35:54,127
into a final document and it will be presented to

1597
03:35:54,167 --> 03:35:58,927
the council as part of a complete application and request.

1598
03:36:00,009 --> 03:36:05,108
Now we heard from Chamber of Commerce past in Chamber

1599
03:36:05,108 --> 03:36:08,628
of Commerce present that stated that these are great people.

1600
03:36:09,049 --> 03:36:11,988
They're consultant is here today that says these are great

1601
03:36:12,009 --> 03:36:16,756
people. Well, I don't know that. I've never met them.

1602
03:36:16,756 --> 03:36:21,076
And quite frankly, if the environmental document comes back and

1603
03:36:21,097 --> 03:36:24,356
they didn't listen to you, well, they're tone deaf when

1604
03:36:24,396 --> 03:36:27,076
it comes to this community. So I want you to

1605
03:36:27,097 --> 03:36:30,276
know that you have had an impact here this evening.

1606
03:36:31,162 --> 03:36:33,941
And with that, I need to let you know that

1607
03:36:34,202 --> 03:36:37,937
our work is not done here this evening. The council

1608
03:36:37,977 --> 03:36:41,857
needs to recess back into closed session, excuse me, it

1609
03:36:41,897 --> 03:36:44,977
is the successor agency. We have one more matter of

1610
03:36:45,017 --> 03:36:48,177
business. So we're going to hit the gavel. We're going

1611
03:36:48,177 --> 03:36:50,817
to go back upstairs. Some of you may have questions

1612
03:36:50,918 --> 03:36:54,097
for us. If it's brief, we can answer it before

1613
03:36:54,118 --> 03:36:57,697
we go upstairs. But again, we have more business to

1614
03:36:57,737 --> 03:37:00,617
take care of. And so with that, Madame Eternity, do

1615
03:37:00,617 --> 03:37:02,737
I need to make another announcement? No, you can adjourn

1616
03:37:02,758 --> 03:37:06,297
the city council meeting and recess the successor agency. We

1617
03:37:06,297 --> 03:37:09,537
are going to adjourn our city council meeting and recess

1618
03:37:09,718 --> 03:37:13,777
the successor agency meeting back into closed session. Good night

1619
03:37:14,038 --> 03:37:23,656
and thank you for your decorum. Hi, how are you?