[2:22] Good evening welcome to City Council Medium for September 22nd.

[2:25] Madam Clerkle, will you please call roll. Council Member Kazares.

[2:33] Present. Councilmember Dillard. Here. Council Member Lothian. Your Vice Mayor

[2:39] Suzuki. Present. Mayor Rappscatus. Here we begin every meeting with

[2:42] an invocation and flag sleut and tonight we'll be Vice

[2:45] Mayor Suzuki. Welcome this month we celebrate Hispanic Heritage a

[2:52] month and honor the families, leaders and neighbors whose culture,

[2:56] faith, language, and hard work have shaped our region for

[2:59] generations. In a few short days, Octoberfest returns to our

[3:03] village, a reminder of the German heritage that is also

[3:07] part of our story and of the joy we find

[3:09] when we come together as neighbors. Tonight we also will

[3:13] be welcoming young people who have stepped forward to serve

[3:16] on our youth commission. May we listen to them with

[3:19] open minds and may they know that their voices matter

[3:22] here. They remind us that the future of the city

[3:25] belongs to all of us and that it is strongest

[3:27] when every person sees a place for it, a place

[3:31] for themselves in it. Please stand for the Pledge of

[3:33] Allegiance. Ready, begin.

[3:45] One nation, under God, indivisible, liberty and justice call. I'm

[3:54] going to let Vice to Council Member Casauris explain why

[3:59] she's remote or that she is remote. Good evening everyone.

[4:04] Sorry, I can't be there in person. I'm providing notice

[4:07] that I'm participating remotely in tonight City Council meeting under

[4:11] the Brown Axe Just Cause Provision. Government Code Section 54953.

[4:18] 8. 3. I'm traveling in Northern California for previously scheduled

[4:22] discussions with state officials, including California State, legislators concerning matters

[4:27] affecting our local government. These include discussions regarding potential solutions

[4:31] for sober living facilities and Public Safety Legislation affecting police

[4:36] and vire services. These official commitments require me to be

[4:39] outside the city of La Mesa during tonight's meeting. I

[4:43] will participate remotely for the entire meeting from my hotel

[4:46] room in Ronert Park, California, and will be the only

[4:49] person in the room. Thank you for your understanding. Thank

[4:52] you. Next City Manager Comments. I have none. Community Bulletin.

[4:57] I am excited to share that the City of La

[4:59] Mesa has been awarded 1. 5 million dollars in state

[5:02] funding for the development of weight park. This is significant

[5:05] milestone for the encouragement to start toward the 8 million

[5:09] needed to bring this project to life. I also want

[5:18] to express my sincere gratitude to assembly member Larp Collins

[5:23] and Senator Dr. Akila Weber Pearson for their continued support.

[5:28] Sand and Sandbags are available for incorporated La Mesa residents

[5:31] at the Public Works Operations Center located at 8152 commercial

[5:36] Street. Facility hours are Monday through Thursday 6 a. m.

[5:40] to 3. 30 p. m. An alternate Friday 6 a.

[5:44] m. to 2. 30 p. m. We're limiting 10 bags

[5:46] per household please. We're in preparation of. Weather forecast expect

[5:54] to be a super - al - Ninium. Octoberfest is

[5:57] back next weekend. Please plan ahead for street closures, traffic

[6:01] lathes, large crowds in the village area, street closures will

[6:04] be affect on Thursday, October 1st. And 2nd, 2 p.

[6:11] m. through Monday, October 5th at 7am. A team to

[6:15] use are encouraged to use Public Transportation. You can park

[6:18] and ride from one of the MTS free park and

[6:21] right areas. For more information go to Octoberfest. org. Get

[6:25] to know your La Mesa Police Department, sign up now

[6:27] for La Mesa Police Department, citizens Academy. This is a

[6:30] free six - week program offering community members and inside

[6:33] look at local law enforcement. Classes have begun October 15th

[6:39] and will be held Thursday evenings from six. To 8.

[6:44] 30 p. m. Partisans. This must be available to attend

[6:46] all six sessions, spaces limited to apply by the 5th

[6:49] of October. October 7th is California Clean Air Day. Take

[6:54] a pledge to clean our air by biking, walking, or

[6:57] carpooling, or taking Public Transportation, take the pledge at San

[7:01] Diego. org clean air day. Mark your calendars for our

[7:04] annual paper shredding and more event. It's happening in Saturday,

[7:07] October 24th from 9am to 12 p. m. Bring two

[7:11] bankers boxes of paper for shredding e - waste donations

[7:15] and get free compost. I will go now to Vice

[7:20] Mayor Suzuki. Just a reminder to all students six to

[7:25] eighth grade who either live in La Mesa or your

[7:28] school is physically in La Mesa. Please apply for our

[7:32] first mini Mesa. It's going to be a civic engagement

[7:35] lab. Um, it's live now. If you go on under

[7:39] events on our website, the City website. You can take

[7:42] part in our first inaugural mini Mesa event. It's going

[7:47] to be super exciting. We have all the Public Agencies

[7:50] that have anything to do with us participating. So please,

[7:54] please apply because it's going to be super fun. That's

[7:57] it. Thank you. Councilmember Lothian. Okay. Alright, thank you. So

[8:03] in recent years, our City's website on the homepage has

[8:06] had this bot on it. And when you click on

[8:08] the bot, you instantly get a link to Active Developments

[8:11] and it lets you know everything that's going on in

[8:12] La Mesa commercial - wise. I think a restaurants that

[8:15] are coming car washes, apartment buildings, uh, and, uh, it

[8:19] had at least formed and then it had interactive map.

[8:21] It was fantastic. Foolproof user - friendly. It has disappeared

[8:24] from the homepage, which concerns me because I'm all about

[8:27] transparency. Um, I have learned that the internet, uh, the

[8:31] website provider is recreating it. It's a quick link button

[8:35] and it's expected to be functional by November. And in

[8:38] the meantime, anybody that's interested, what is being built in

[8:41] La Mesa, you can type active developments in the search

[8:44] bar, and it will appear as the first result. Additionally,

[8:47] what they're going to add at my request is they're

[8:50] going to include the number of, because it's always like

[8:52] an apartment building will be a number of units, number

[8:54] of stories, but it never includes a number of bedrooms

[8:56] or a number of parking spaces. So we're going to

[8:58] definitely have by tomorrow number of parking spaces and we're

[9:01] working on a number of bedrooms. Um, and then, um,

[9:05] cause that matters. I mean, if you have a 19

[9:06] unit apartment building, and it's all studios, that's going to

[9:09] be a certain number of cards. If they're 193 bedrooms,

[9:11] it's going to be a different number of cars. So

[9:12] you need to know the bedroom count. Also, uh, news

[9:15] to me about weight park. I know we've been really

[9:18] trying. Councilwoman Genevy and I've really, we've been really pushing

[9:22] for this. Um, I've been doing a 14 week tour

[9:24] of all of La Mesa's parks. Weight lot is the

[9:27] last one. It's going to be on October 3rd, 11

[9:29] to 12. I'm going to be there with the Parks

[9:31] and Rex Director Misty Thompson Councilwoman Genevieve Suzuki's joining us.

[9:35] We are there to do community outreach and to really

[9:39] tell that area and that neighborhood. Your park is coming.

[9:42] Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember Dillard. Thank you, Mayor. Uh,

[9:49] just a couple of announcements. I've been announcing the opening

[9:55] or groundbreaking for the Spring Street. Development. And it's going

[10:04] to take place this Friday at 10 a. m. And

[10:10] the thing is, is that the parking lot has already

[10:13] been blocked off. So I just want to share, if

[10:15] you would like to come, uh, you're more than welcome

[10:18] to come, uh, I will be speaking, uh, along with

[10:22] the chair of MTS and others. And the best thing

[10:27] to do is to either take the trolley from Grossmont,

[10:31] south, uh, the La Mesa Boulevard, which is right across

[10:38] the street here. And just take it south one stop

[10:43] down and just get off and you'll be right there.

[10:46] Uh, parking is a little bit of a struggle in

[10:49] that area. And because the parking lot is now blocked

[10:52] off, uh, for construction, it's just not open. It's just

[10:56] not available. And I don't want people to have to

[10:58] walk a long ways to attend. So you are all

[11:01] invited and we're very excited about it. Uh, and groundbreaking

[11:09] Friday at 10 a. m. I also have some really

[11:12] exciting news. I have been waiting for this for like

[11:16] two years. I've been working on this. And so this

[11:19] is all about the Sandag flexible fleet grant status. I'm

[11:24] pleased to share that La Mesa has been recommended for

[11:28] full funding. That's 859, 800, sorry, 384 through the Sandag

[11:36] flexible fleet pilot grant program for our senior microtransit pilot

[11:41] program. Uh, this program would operate three electric vehicles, including

[11:48] an ADA accessible vehicle to provide flexible, on - demand,

[11:54] transportation for La Mesa Sr. We're starting out with the

[11:57] seniors. Uh, this recommendation still requires approval by both the

[12:02] Sandag Transportation Committee on October the 16th and the Sandag

[12:07] Board of Directors on October 23rd. We will keep the

[12:12] community updated as the process moves forward. For those of

[12:16] you who don't know about microtransit, some do, some don't.

[12:20] I just have to tell you, it's a very inexpensive

[12:24] pickup wherever you live and drop off wherever you want

[12:29] to be dropped off, whether it be the hospital, uh,

[12:32] a restaurant or the park or, you know, community center.

[12:37] Uh, this is going to be a real inexpensive way

[12:39] for our senior citizens to get around and be able

[12:42] to get right back home safely. And the cost is

[12:47] only going to be around two dollars in 50 cents.

[12:49] We don't have an exact amount more than if they

[12:58] caught an Uber or a lift. I'm sure all of

[13:01] you have used one of those services at one time

[13:04] or another. Uh, it is regional. So it will stay

[13:07] within the La Mesa area, uh, but we're very excited

[13:11] to help our senior citizens at this time. And we

[13:16] look forward to growing this so that we can move

[13:20] over onto the children of La Mesa as well and

[13:24] help them get back and forth to school, the sports,

[13:27] uh, whatever's going on for them as well. And have

[13:30] safe way to do it. By the way, this is

[13:33] a W - 2 transportation. So people will see the

[13:39] same drivers all the time. And that's really comfortable. And

[13:44] also safer, uh, to know who your driver is. So

[13:48] thank you, sir. Thank you, Councilmember Casaris. Thank you. I

[13:54] hope, um, everyone in our Jewish community had a meaningful

[13:58] fast for Yom Kippur and Shalk Semeach for Sukkot in

[14:02] the coming week. I also want to thank Council Member

[14:06] Lothian who will be subbing in for me at Sandag

[14:09] on Friday. And finally, I want to thank Councilmember or

[14:14] Vice Mayor Suzuki, um, for recognizing Hispanic Latino heritage month.

[14:19] Very proud to be one of two, um, on this

[14:21] Council. And more than one quarter of La Masons fall

[14:26] into that category. So, um, I hope everyone has a

[14:28] meaningful month. Thank you. Additions and or deletions by staff

[14:33] or council. I'm going to be moving item 5 one

[14:37] to the end of the meeting. Uh, at the Best

[14:39] of, um, someone on the dais. Item 52 is proclamation

[14:45] a week of October 4th through the 10th, 2026 as

[14:48] fire prevention league. Whereas the City of La Mesa is

[14:53] committed to ensuring the safety of all those living in

[14:56] the city. Fire remains a serious Public Safety concern, both

[14:59] locally and nationally. And the presidents of lithium ion batteries

[15:06] in many household devices introduce unique fire risks. Most of

[15:10] the electronics used in homes daily include smartphones, tablets, laptops,

[15:15] power tools, e - bikes, C - scooters, toys are

[15:18] powered by lithium ion batteries, which if misused or damaged

[15:23] or handled improperly could convert or start a fire or

[15:26] explode. The national fire protection agency, association, reported an increase

[15:30] of battery related fires underscoring the need for public education

[15:35] on the safe use of lithium ion batteries. Safe charging

[15:38] includes using a cord or a charger that is approved

[15:41] by the manufacturer. Flat surface. Watching for warning signs, unplugging

[15:48] devices when fully charged and making sure that you have,

[15:52] um, devices outside and away from exits. The 2026 fire

[16:00] prevention weak theme charge into fire safety. Safe charging is

[16:05] a superpower services remind all residents that safe charging can

[16:10] help reduce the risk of fires in homes. Now therefore

[16:14] iMark rapid staff is the 23rd mayor of the City

[16:16] of La Mesa in the entire city Council to hereby

[16:19] proclaim October 4th through 10th, 2026 as fire prevention week.

[16:24] In the City of La Mesa and we urge all

[16:25] residents of the City of La Mesa to learn about

[16:28] and practice safe charging habits. Move on to Public Comment.

[16:35] So I'm going to ask if there are any hands

[16:36] raised. Mayor, we have one hand raised for remote Public

[16:41] Comet. And we are now closing remote Public Comment. Well,

[16:48] she's weak now. We have two remote Public Commons hands

[16:51] raised. Speaker Phone Call and listener with the last four

[16:57] digits 3731. You should now be able to unmute yourself.

[17:01] You have three minutes for your Public comment. Hey, it

[17:08] is Truthonics again rather than showing counsel on the screen

[17:10] while remote Commisser speak. You show a delayed, useless timer

[17:14] on the screen. That's not only unnecessary. It's not transparent.

[17:18] And having remote speakers go first before in person may

[17:21] be an attempt to punish remote commissers by giving in

[17:24] - person speakers an opportunity to be able to counter

[17:26] what they hear. But it's actually a Punishment to in

[17:29] - person commenters who are forced to wait to comment,

[17:31] even though they put in the effort to show up

[17:33] in person. What a disservice to the Public. I make

[17:36] that determination based on the fact that this Council sought

[17:39] against free speech delivered remotely for many a year with

[17:41] zero legitimate reasons. Only that you guys didn't personally like

[17:45] or prove of certain actors messages. That's a you problem

[17:48] and shame on this Council for cycling free speech for

[17:51] so long. Next on the agenda under elected officials, it

[17:55] lists a new city treasure, yet he definitely was not

[17:58] elected by the people. The only excuse of the Council

[18:01] majority of four progressive had for supporting an inexperienced intern,

[18:05] formerly out of cafe were alleged ageism and alleged limited

[18:08] scope of the position. To ignore Bill Expreters lived experience

[18:12] was ageism personified. The limited scope claim was disrespectful to

[18:17] Matt Strom bone's incredible performance within the important role of

[18:20] treasurer. And for the record, Strombones been donating quite a

[18:24] bit of his treasure prophets to political campaigns. We'll emit

[18:28] do the same. I wonder because Emmett's company LPL Financial

[18:31] stock only has a fair market value of 2, 000

[18:34] to 10, 000 dollars. His internships at expediters on South

[18:41] San Diego is described as 4, 000. That's questionable, but

[18:45] Emmett told the truth in his own speech. My motivation

[18:49] for seeking the Office of City Treasure is written strictly

[18:51] in Public Surface, not critical ambition. But I'm also running

[18:54] in November. And if the three months I do have

[18:58] this position, then it would help carry and for me

[19:00] to really understand the position to have a great four

[19:02] - year tenure. Oh, four years. He flip - flop,

[19:06] revealing a true political motivation and intent. And Council lied

[19:10] that the treasure is an advisory position with no power.

[19:13] Because if that's true, then fine. Let's eliminate that useless

[19:16] position. We know a baby treasurer was selected, so the

[19:20] Council Majority can spend an invest freely with zero oversight

[19:23] or for proper professional management. A yes kid. As someone

[19:26] called him Dr. A's, Peter Pan, Theater Pet. How fast

[19:31] can 130 million dollars disappear in only two months? 30

[19:34] seconds. Leme says, unfortunately, about to find out. Just like

[19:37] I said, am I non - agenda last meeting? It's

[19:39] only a matter of time before La Mesa ends up

[19:41] just like the City of San Diego. Another progressive council.

[19:45] Eventually, thanks to being coincidences and they start being patterns

[19:49] and practices. And I'm just calling it like I see

[19:51] it. For the record, Lauren's almost always late to sand

[19:54] - eye meeting. And Patricia almost always leaves early, yet

[19:57] they still collect the check. So I got, I'm glad

[19:59] Laura's going to show up. Um, I should have even

[20:02] the founding fathers were indeed young, but guess what? They

[20:04] were also smarter than demons have ended. Thank you for

[20:06] your comment. Budgeting. Becky Rapp. You should now be able

[20:13] to unmute yourself. You have three minutes for your Public

[20:16] comment. Good evening. My name is Becky Rapp and I'm

[20:23] here as a Public Health Educator and Community Advocate to

[20:27] ask the City to take a closer look at the

[20:29] Public Health consequences of marijuana and intoxicating hem products. The

[20:34] products and the evidence surrounding them are changing. And our

[20:37] Public Health Policies need to keep up. The White House

[20:40] Office of National Drug Control Policy's Chief Medical Officer Dr.

[20:45] Rani Lew recently warned about the harms associated with marijuana.

[20:49] She described marijuana as the number one drug of addiction

[20:53] and said we need to remember people who have died

[20:55] from marijuana - related harms. She also emphasized treatment and

[20:59] prevention. Just as importantly, she warned consumers about marijuana and

[21:04] hemp products being sold through smoke shops. She said consumers

[21:08] cannot necessarily count on the labels being accurate and pointed

[21:11] out that marijuana can interact with medications, including blood pressure

[21:16] medicines, blood thinners and psychiatric medications. That should concern us

[21:21] here in La Mesa, particularly when we talk about older

[21:24] adults. Youth and people who may not understand what they

[21:28] are actually purchasing or how these products can affect them.

[21:31] We need to ask whether our current policies are keeping

[21:34] pace with these products. Are we providing enough prevention education?

[21:38] And our consumers being given accurate information about potency, ingredients,

[21:43] health risks, and medication interactions. The City should evaluate the

[21:48] evidence. We're seeing locally in our emergency departments among young

[21:52] people and among older adults and then direct staff to

[21:55] present the findings. This information is critical to our city's

[21:59] Public Health and Safety. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[22:04] Uh, in person, uh, for speakers Gene Carpenter, followed by

[22:08] Manny Aceves. Welcome.

[22:22] I'm going to, uh, do a prelude to what I'm

[22:26] going to share. Senator Schiff questions, flock safety over ice

[22:31] axis. To license plate reader databases. And other privacy concerns.

[22:40] In California, this is from Mr. Schiff. Senator Schiff. In

[22:44] California sharing ALPR, that's a licensed plate reader data with

[22:48] ice or U. S. Customs and Porter Protection would be

[22:51] against the law. California Senate bill 34, now 11 years

[22:56] old, outlaws, local, law enforcement agencies, including police departments and

[23:02] sheriff's departments from sharing their license plate reader data without

[23:07] a state agencies or federal agencies. Law enforcement agencies have

[23:12] not always followed that state law. It was happening enough

[23:16] that in 2023 Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an empi's

[23:21] read. Bunt final lawsuit last year against El Cahomb Police

[23:26] Department. And when they were addressed, there was no comment

[23:32] from El Cajon. Okay, I'm getting into, I'm going to

[23:37] talk about the license plate reader network, this council approved

[23:40] to catch car thieves hit and run drivers and child

[23:44] traffickers. The city owns the city's own records show two

[23:49] systems at work. VLOC safety, vigilance solutions now owned by

[23:54] Motorola. Per California Law, SB - 34, every time an

[23:59] outside agency searches, limits of flack data. They're required to

[24:03] state a reason. That's the paper trail meant to hold

[24:06] agencies accountable. La Mesa's own audit logs show that in

[24:10] one month, 301 outside agencies ran over 405, 000 searches

[24:16] against our data. And every single one, the reason was

[24:19] hidden. Not some, all of them. So I have to

[24:22] ask this council, does this council know who's searching our

[24:27] data and why does the chief of police know does

[24:29] our city manager know. Riverside County Sheriff, the Second Heaviest

[24:33] user of our network has been publicly named for running

[24:37] these searches tied to ice and homeland security investigations. Elcohol

[24:41] Police connected to the same network as being sued right

[24:44] now by the California Attorney General. We're illegally sharing this

[24:48] data out of state tied to immigration and enforcement. And

[24:53] La Mesa Vigilant Network is directly connected to Border Patrol

[24:57] CBP, ice, HSI, ATF, DEA, the Marshals and the IRS.

[25:03] This council said that that was about Public Safety, not

[25:07] immigration enforcement. Release those, release those reasons unredacted. Right now

[25:14] the honest answer to Does a City know is no.

[25:17] That's not good enough. I'm asking you. Publicly. Thank you.

[25:25] Manny a stev is followed by Andy Aseves. Welcome.

[25:37] Good evening Council. My name is Manny Sevis and I've

[25:40] been a resident of La Mesa for over 50 years.

[25:43] I love this town. And because of that I would

[25:46] like to address the decision - making process that led

[25:49] to the appointment of the interim treasure. I hope that

[25:52] what you say to you will help you understand why

[25:56] many of your constituents are upset. As elected officials, you

[26:02] represent the community's best interest. And I believe that that

[26:06] vote violated that trust. That night, I heard every person

[26:11] who voted for Mr. Stewart state that the treasury position

[26:14] was limited in scope and that it was a purely

[26:17] advisory position. I got the impression that you were trying

[26:20] to downplay the position where its advisory role implying that

[26:24] couldn't really do much harm. The treasury role is advisory

[26:28] and works together with the City Manager and the director

[26:31] of finance ensuring that the city's tax dollars are being

[26:35] invested wisely. To me, this actually elevates the position because

[26:40] his or her advice ought to provide warnings of dangerous

[26:42] investments as well as share solid investments that so that

[26:46] the city money can grow safely and securely. This is

[26:50] where expertise comes into play and can bring what many

[26:54] of you said a fresh set of eyes. Based upon

[26:58] previous experience in the knowledge of the city's investment policy,

[27:01] a treasure can evaluate what the city is currently doing

[27:04] well and maybe can even advise and prove on investments,

[27:08] uh, opportunities in the future. Mr. Stewart was asked if

[27:13] he had any experience managing up financial portfolio. And what

[27:17] the rate of return was. And he said yes, and

[27:20] that his reign of return was, wait for it 150

[27:24] percent. When he said this, not one of you flinched.

[27:29] Now I'm not financial genius, but when I heard that,

[27:33] I gassed out loud. I was like, dang, how did

[27:34] he receive that truly amazing rate of return. According to

[27:39] last year's Treasury report, the average interest rates of Lema's

[27:43] portfolio reigns between one to five percent. Mr. Stewart will

[27:47] now advise the city manager and the director of finance.

[27:49] I hope that they ask him that question, but it

[27:52] should have been you, the City Council that asked him.

[27:56] The Public had the right to know. See how Mr.

[27:59] Stewart had achieved that unbelievably high rate of return, but

[28:02] you didn't even question it. One thing was clear, however.

[28:06] 30 seconds. We got to see how the members of

[28:08] the City Council govern. Your decision - making process was

[28:12] in full view. And this is important because in November,

[28:15] we'll be voting for a new mayor of La Mesa.

[28:18] One who is not afraid to stand up and protect

[28:20] the city's community's best interest. Thank you. Thank you. Andy

[28:25] Asevus, followed by Kirsten Iverson. Welcome. Thank you.

[28:35] Good evening Council. I'm Anja Sevis, and I'm here to

[28:37] speak regarding the poor decision made last week to appoint

[28:40] an interim City Treasurer. I listened to your discussion. It

[28:44] was appalled at the lack of substance and reasoning. Instead,

[28:47] there was a lot of emoting and personal anecdotes chair

[28:51] to set up the vote. Councilwoman Casares mused about her

[28:55] own struggles to gain credibility in her youth. And introduced

[28:58] the term ageism to the discussion. Councilwoman Suzuki was dazzled

[29:04] by the big words Stuart used to describe as educational

[29:07] degree pursuit. Councilwoman Dillard boasted a reach as young people

[29:13] and reiterated that ageism was wrong. Councilwoman Lothian was the

[29:18] only member who asked a valid question of Mr. Stewart

[29:20] about the size of the City budget to which the

[29:23] gentleman could only respond a lot. May I remind the

[29:27] council that ageism is not only wrong. It's illegal. And

[29:30] throughout your discussion, I heard an obvious bias against Bill

[29:34] Exeter Bay Soli on his age. Phrases such as we

[29:38] need fresh eyes, the need for young people. Don't want

[29:41] to short our young people, et cetera. Every one of

[29:44] you but one suggested that Stuart's youth was somehow more

[29:46] valuable than X that's experience and expertise. Did the Council

[29:51] even weigh the candidates respective financial experience and preparedness? What

[29:56] objective qualifications and criteria were actually used? Why have candidates

[30:00] listed their experience if they're simply dismissed. And why didn't

[30:04] you select a neutral interim prince instead of appointing one

[30:08] active candidate over the other? You didn't just feel a

[30:11] temporary administrative vacancy. You chose a candidate from the active

[30:16] two - person election and gave them the title Visibility

[30:19] and Practical Advantage of Serving as City Treasure before we

[30:23] voters have our saint. Mr. Stewart actually recognized that it'd

[30:28] advantage as during his initial presentation he stated, if those

[30:31] three months I have this position, it really helped me

[30:34] understand and carry the position and have a great four

[30:37] - year tenure. I'm appalled because I believe that government

[30:40] should not only be fair, but should avoid any appearance

[30:43] that the outcome of an election is being manipulated by

[30:47] elected officials. Did you discuss the obvious advantage that comes

[30:51] with handing one candidate, the office entitled immediately before an

[30:55] election. As Public officials, you should be able to explain

[30:58] why a decision is fair, transparent, and worthy of Public

[31:02] Trust, especially when your action affects a dynamics in an

[31:06] election already in process. My only conclusion can be that

[31:11] the position is supposed to be nonpartisan. The Democrat Council

[31:15] chose a fellow Democrat over the experience Bill Exeter, a

[31:18] Republican. We the voters are supposed to choose the next

[31:21] City Treasurer, and it was wrong for you to hand

[31:24] one of those two candidates, the job first. Thank you.

[31:27] Thank you. Kirsten Iverson, followed by Von Rios. Alright, hello

[31:33] everyone, City Staff of Mayor Council members. Um, my name

[31:38] is Kirsten Iverson. Good to see you all again. I

[31:40] am a local resident here in La Mesa, and I

[31:44] am an avid user of our local library, just right

[31:47] next door. And I'm also the current board president of

[31:51] the Friends of the La Mesa Library. We're a volunteer

[31:53] run, nonprofit organization that helps give you additional services that

[31:57] our community is asking for that the normal budget doesn't

[32:01] cover. And so today I'm here to share that is

[32:05] library, sign up month, library car to sign up month.

[32:09] Man, I'm nervous up here. Um, hey Misty, she's also

[32:12] on our board. Uh, so I have a couple different

[32:15] library cards. One of the cool things about California is

[32:18] you can actually have multiple library cards. So I have

[32:21] one for Coronado, one for LA. They actually have a

[32:24] really great digital library. And so I just wanted to

[32:27] share this as an opportunity for you when you're traveling,

[32:30] get an additional library card, and you might not have

[32:31] to wait as long. Um, that's one cool thing. But

[32:35] one thing I wanted to share too is that Council

[32:39] Member Lothian, you mentioned the transparency of the website. Well,

[32:42] I agree. That's important. And I think that we're missing

[32:45] an opportunity by not having the La Mesa Library on

[32:47] the City's website. And so I would love to see

[32:51] if that would be a possibility for us to add

[32:53] that. Because I think it's a really important civic service

[32:57] and people come to see, Hey, what do we have

[32:59] available? That's free, that we can utilize. So, um, I'd

[33:03] love to ask for that. I think it would be

[33:05] a great quick win, and we'd love for the City

[33:07] to celebrate all the things we're doing. Lots of really

[33:10] great stuff. So thank you for all of the work

[33:11] that you do. Really appreciate it. Thank you. Von Rios,

[33:16] followed by Marco Espinosa. 5.

[33:31] It's not enough. Um, and it's already taken over a

[33:34] decade to get that one million. So who knows how

[33:37] long it's going to take to get the rest. That's

[33:39] not what I'm hearing about tonight. Good evening, Mayor and

[33:43] Council Members. My name is Von Rios. I live at

[33:45] 7443 in Avenue. And I'm asking for the city's help

[33:48] with an ongoing flooding and drainage problem affecting several homes

[33:51] in our neighborhood. For years, water from a property at

[33:55] the top of our hill, managed by immense property management.

[33:59] Has followed downhill toward our homes. Last November, when the

[34:03] problem was at its worst, water was left running for

[34:06] more than 24 hours. My yard, along with multiple neighbor's

[34:10] yards, was flooded. At that time I contacted the city

[34:13] for help and spoke with Public Works Engineer Brian Philbin.

[34:17] Instead of having the area inspected or determining whether City

[34:20] infrastructure or City owned easement was involved, we were given

[34:24] a phone number for the property management company. We called

[34:27] them and they ignored us. So the problem was passed

[34:29] on instead of being addressed. Thou leaves us asking who

[34:35] is responsible for protecting the residents at the bottom of

[34:37] this hill. To our understanding, the easement involved is the

[34:41] City owned. If that is correct, this should be not,

[34:45] this should not continue to be treated only as a

[34:47] private dispute between residents and a property management company. My

[34:51] neighbor is over 90 years old. We have a baby

[34:55] in our home, and our neighbors are renters living next

[34:58] door. At this point, I am concerned that my property

[35:02] may already have sustained serious damage from the repeated flooding

[35:05] and saturation. I have also previously come before this Council

[35:09] regarding weight drive park. Council member Lothian has said she

[35:14] is an advocate for this project. Yet our neighborhood still

[35:17] struggles to see meaningful action. Tonight, I am asking for

[35:23] something simple and specific. Please direct the appropriate city staff

[35:27] to inspect this drainage area, confirm who owns and maintains

[35:30] the easement, investigate the source and path of runoff and

[35:34] determine whether the repeated flooding has created or contributed to

[35:37] damage on the affected properties. We already called the number

[35:41] we were given. That did not solve the problem. We

[35:44] need the city to take this seriously now before the

[35:46] next major storm makes and already a serious situation worse.

[35:53] Thank you. Thank you. Marco Espinosa.

[36:04] Welcome. To even Marcos Spinoza. Um, I am not a

[36:10] resident of La Mesa, just local Bourne San Yeagen. I've

[36:15] decided to make a personal goal to go to all

[36:17] the City Councils, um, in the county, um, including today.

[36:23] I will have, um, city Council south of the eight,

[36:27] including Oklahone and next one will be Santee. I'm enjoying

[36:32] it. It's nice to get out of your own bubble,

[36:35] get out of your own community. Um, but to be

[36:38] honest going to all the other places, including here, um.

[36:43] It is, of course, different, but it still feels very

[36:46] much, um, like home. So.

[36:57] The next part is a difficult to say. And a

[36:59] bit embarrassing. Just sort of on my own little personal

[37:02] mission to. Help make at large the community a little

[37:07] better. Um, so it is nice to hear what other

[37:11] people have to say and what the concerns are. Um,

[37:14] and other municipalities. So. A little nervous. Um, thank you

[37:19] very much. And I look forward to the rest of

[37:20] me. Thank you. That concludes Public Comat, conflict disclosures by

[37:27] Council. Um, I have one. I am going to be

[37:32] recusing myself from voting for the Youth Advisory Commission. Boards

[37:39] and commission interviews all hand this to the City clerk.

[37:45] Honorable mayor and council, the interviews that are being conducted

[37:48] this evening are part of the annual recruitment process for

[37:51] the Youth Advisory Commission. Before you are, the applications from

[37:55] Citizens who wish to be considered for appointment or reappointment

[37:58] to the City's Youth Advisory Commission. The applicants have been

[38:01] invited to attend the meeting and make a brief three

[38:03] minute presentation describing their qualifications and interest in serving on

[38:07] the commission. Please note that Cameron Lang didn't have withdrawn

[38:11] her application from consideration. The appointments will be made at

[38:14] the City Council meeting on Tuesday, October 13th. I will

[38:18] be calling up the applicants and after each presentation, you

[38:21] may ask questions if you wish. And I would like

[38:23] to apologize and advance if I mispronounce anyone's name. Uh,

[38:27] our first applicant will be Bodhi art followed by Grace

[38:31] Camacho.

[38:41] Good evening. Welcome. Hello, my name is Bodie Arts and

[38:47] this is my speech about why I want to be

[38:50] a La Mesa Youth Advisor. Maybe wondering who I am

[38:53] and what my background is. I'm 15 years old. I

[38:56] have literally author at my life. I'm currently a sophomore

[38:59] in Healer Sugar High School and I'm interested in becoming

[39:02] either dermatologists or veterinarian when I boulder. I enjoy music,

[39:07] art baking, human science and socializing. One fun fact about

[39:11] me is that if I had to eat one food

[39:12] for us in my life, it'll be pizza. And my

[39:14] favorite color is dark royal blue. There are silver reasons

[39:18] why I want to become a youth advisor. First, I

[39:20] want to develop the communication, teamwork and leadership skills that

[39:24] will help me in my college life and in my

[39:26] future jobs. Second, I want to make my voice heard.

[39:30] And represent other young people like me in La Mesa.

[39:33] Third, I want to become stronger in communication. So when

[39:38] I am, when I'm in band, I can hopefully one

[39:44] day become a sex leader. I believe that these goals

[39:48] connect closely with what it means to be a youth

[39:51] advisor. I'm not just as someone who lives in Mesa.

[39:55] I'm an active member of the community. I attend community

[39:57] events parades car shows and many other local activities. I

[40:01] would be honored to serve as lesson with you for

[40:03] the visor and care about my community. I want to

[40:07] represent other young people and I'm ready to learn grow

[40:10] as leader. Thank you for listening. Thank you. Well done.

[40:13] Our next applicant is Grace followed by Zion Hobbes.

[40:26] It's grace here. Nope. Is Zion Hobbes. Moving on to

[40:33] Anthony Lege.

[40:45] Oh, so he can't. Thank you for having. Me. Here.

[40:47] Sorry, that's our fault. You're doing fine. Go ahead. Hello.

[40:50] My name is Anthony Lega and I'm an eighth grader

[40:52] at the Mesa Arts Academy. But the reason why I

[40:55] want to be here is I want the City Council

[40:57] to see La Mesa from a younger perspective. My qualifications

[41:01] are leadership and teamwork. Where I get these qualifications are

[41:05] baseball soccer and volunteer hours at the umpiring of Verlanda

[41:10] Little Lake. Thank you. Well done. Thank you. Our next

[41:15] applicant is a Lawnis Lee followed by Hendricksley. Good evening.

[41:22] Welcome. Good evening. Mayor and City Council member. My name

[41:29] is Olanna C and I'm a freshman at Helix High

[41:32] School. I'm really excited to be here tonight because La

[41:35] Mesa is a place that has been a big part

[41:37] of my life. I've grown up going to school here

[41:41] playing sports, spending time with friends and making a lot

[41:43] of great memories. I play on the Helix volleyball team

[41:46] and I also play club volleyball with East County Volleyball.

[41:52] Bolleball is a big part of my life and has

[41:53] taught me the importance of teamwork commitment and supporting the

[41:57] people around me. I want to serve on the youth

[41:59] commission because I would like to give back and help

[42:02] make La Mesa even better place for kids and teens.

[42:06] I'm especially interested in helping create activities that give young

[42:09] people more opportunities to get involved. Try new things, meet

[42:14] new people and feel included. I also see the opportunity

[42:18] to step outside of my comfort zone become more involved

[42:20] in the city and contribute my ideas to experience to

[42:25] something that can make a difference for other young people.

[42:28] I would be honored to have the opportunity to serve.

[42:30] Thank you for your consideration. Thank you. Well done. Next

[42:34] is Hendricks followed by Mason. Welcome. Uh, good evening Mayan

[42:44] City Council members. My name is Hendrix Lee and I'm

[42:47] a freshman at Helix High School. One thing about me

[42:49] is that I like to challenge myself in trying new

[42:51] things. Whether it's on the soccer field in a classroom

[42:54] or joining something I've never done before. I like putting

[42:57] myself in situations where I could learn, go and meet

[43:00] new people. That's a big reason why I'm here tonight.

[43:03] Stalker is my biggest passion. I play for the crusaders

[43:06] and serve as a captain on my team. Being a

[43:08] captain has taught me that leadership isn't just about being

[43:11] in charge. It's about listening to your teammates and encouraging

[43:14] them and being someone they could depend on. Helix. I'm

[43:18] also involved in speech and the bait and black student

[43:20] union. And thou has recently invited to join the academic

[43:23] league because of my academic performance. I like stepping outside

[43:27] of my comfort zone. So this year I'm also planning

[43:29] on trying out for Helix's Lacrosse and track and field

[43:32] team. I want to bring that same energy to the

[43:34] Youth Commission. I would like to hope create more opportunities

[43:37] for young people to be active, get involved and discover

[43:40] something the passionate about. I also want to listen to

[43:43] other students and make sure that ideas are part of

[43:45] the conversation. Serving on the Youth Commission would be another

[43:49] opportunity for me to challenge myself, learn something new and

[43:52] give back to a city that has been in part

[43:55] of my life. Thank you for continuing me. Thank you.

[43:57] Well done. Our next applicant is Mason, followed by Michaela

[44:02] Matthews. Good evening. Good meeting. I am 15 years old

[44:08] and I'm currently a sophomore at Helix Charter High School.

[44:12] Um, I think that I would be a really good

[44:16] candidate for this position because I have developed my leadership

[44:19] qualities through dance and extracurricular theater, as well as my

[44:24] school students to student program. Um, student to student is

[44:28] a nationaling recognized program where transfer students will come to

[44:32] us and we give them a tour on their first

[44:34] day. And we're like a built - in French for

[44:36] them. Um, so I really enjoy that. And it has

[44:40] also allowed me to develop my communication skills. Um, as

[44:44] well as I'll be running for president of it next

[44:46] year. Um, I'm also a member of the aspiring medical

[44:50] professionals club. And I think it's really taught me to

[44:54] put myself out there. Um, and I think that also

[44:59] makes me a good candidate to represent a large amount

[45:04] of the population. Um, I can relate with athletes through

[45:09] dance, um, and I also know how to work with

[45:11] a team and my peers through things such as my

[45:15] dance and theater. Thank you for your consideration. Well done.

[45:20] Thank you. Next is Michaela Matthews followed by Giovanni Natalia.

[45:26] Welcome. Welcome. Thank you. Good morning. Ladies and gentlemen, my

[45:32] name is Michaela Matthews. I'm an eighth grader. I would

[45:35] Mesa Arts Academy. You should, a little bit about myself

[45:39] is that I do theater at Follow Center. It taught

[45:43] me a lot about stepping outside my comfort zone. And

[45:47] I've been looking, I've been really, I loved learning about

[45:54] leadership since I was young. I did safe school ambassadors

[45:58] in elementary school. And I did safety patrol in fifth

[46:01] grade. I also was awarded by the, by the City

[46:04] La Mesa for my commitment for safety chill. I, this

[46:08] past weekend, I volunteered at the San Diego autism support

[46:11] group. My mom, because it means a lot to me.

[46:16] I want to bring opportunities for students and teenagers and

[46:21] youth. Because I love, cause I know that a lot

[46:24] of kids need opportunities and resources, but some kids can't

[46:28] always get that. And some kids are afraid to ask

[46:31] for that. And some kids don't want, or just don't

[46:34] know where to start. Um, I think you should choose

[46:37] me because I've really been working on stepping outside my

[46:40] comfort zone and I really, um, love, um, working and

[46:45] helping my community. It means a lot to me. I

[46:47] love how it feels. La Mesa has been a great

[46:50] part of my life since I moved here. Everyone has

[46:52] been so supportive and I loved it individuality that everyone

[46:56] has. Thank you. Thank you. Well done. Thank you. Next

[47:00] is Giovanni Natalia followed by Santana Rieden. Good

[47:10] evening. Welcome. Hello Mayor and Council Members. My name is

[47:16] Giovanni Michael Natalia. I am an eighth grade at Parkway

[47:18] Middle School. One of my electives this year is PLTW

[47:21] or Project Lead the Way, which is a Civil Engineering

[47:24] class based around the science of construction building and city

[47:27] planning to assist people daily. Construction is a close construction

[47:32] engineering. Is it closed passion of mine. At my school,

[47:35] I'm part of two leadership groups called Web Leaders and

[47:38] Bullers Cover's Club respectively. Web leaders is a group of

[47:43] eighth grade students who have focuses on helping other students

[47:46] in my school, community, including helping students who are new

[47:49] to school, find the way our round and learn more

[47:53] about the school. Builders Club focuses on helping the community

[47:58] both inside and outside of the school through community service

[48:02] projects such as community cleanups, so sitting with large skill

[48:04] school activities and even some simpler stuff that's just picking

[48:06] up trash to set a better example for the students.

[48:10] I would like to be part of the Youth Commission

[48:13] for the City because I would like to find new

[48:14] ways of being serviced to the City like I have

[48:16] for my school. I think I would bring new and

[48:19] helpful ideas to this youth commission. So the Youth of

[48:21] Our Community can feel like the blog. Sorry if I'm

[48:24] talking a little fast. Thank you for giving me an

[48:27] opportunity to apply for the Youth Commission. PENTERS. Thank you.

[48:31] Our next applicant is Santana Rearden, followed by Jalen Searncy.

[48:38] You see, Antenna here tonight. Okay. Is Jalen.

[48:54] Welcome. Hi everyone. Um, my name is Jalen Sorinzi. Um,

[48:58] I'm a senior at Helix Charter High School. As some

[49:01] of the people are here too. Um, and just one

[49:03] thing about me is that I am a very involved

[49:06] in my community here, um, inside and outside of high

[49:09] school. Um, I am the president of the Black Student

[49:12] Union at my high school where we support black students

[49:16] and also, um, create an advocacy for black students and

[49:19] educate people. And I'm also a founder of the club

[49:23] called Charmand Chain Club where we create jewelry and donate

[49:26] them to nonprofit organizations, um, throughout the country. Um, and

[49:32] outside of school, I am a teen ambassador for the

[49:35] princess Project Program where we donate dresses to, um, underserved

[49:39] communities. And I'm also involved of the young and prosperous

[49:42] program where we, um, pretty much give to the community

[49:46] and fundraise and also become more applicable and prepare for

[49:50] college. So these are some of the things that I

[49:53] am involved in and some hobbies of mine is that

[49:55] I love, um, art. I'm very creative and I love

[49:59] poetry. So I've actually have some poems in the San

[50:02] Diego Poetry annual book. And I also love working out.

[50:08] So I'm actually a member of the NXPT gym. That's

[50:10] not too far from here. So these are some of

[50:13] the things about me and the reason that I would

[50:15] love to be a part of the Youth Commission is

[50:18] that I would want students and just, um, kids my

[50:21] age to also feel just as proud as living here

[50:24] in La Mesa and also being able to just experience

[50:27] the wonderful events and being able to embrace the diversity

[50:30] and culture that we have here. So thank you for

[50:32] having me. Thank you, well done. Thank you. Our next

[50:35] applicant is Quinn Suzuki. Good evening, Mayor

[50:45] Appustan Council members. My name is Quin Suzuki and I

[50:49] am a senior at Cathedral Catholic High School and an

[50:51] alumni of St. Martin of Torres Academy here in La

[50:53] Mesa. I'm here tonight to ask for your support in

[50:56] appointing me to the La Mesa Youth Commission. I am

[50:59] a member at my school's ambassador program where I help

[51:02] represent our campus and welcome new and prospective students through

[51:05] guided tours and school events. I have helped answer parents

[51:08] inquiries and made sure they felt accounted for as well.

[51:11] Three years ago, I noticed we didn't have any ways

[51:13] for students interested in birds and conservation to connect, so

[51:17] I founded our ornithology club. I find ways to integrate

[51:20] ornithology and burning at our school, such as holding birding

[51:23] lunches in the garden, or participating in the Christmas bird

[51:26] count with the San Diego Bird Alliance. I'm also the

[51:29] Vice President of the National Chinese Honor Society, a member

[51:32] and a member of the National Honor Society and the

[51:34] National Arts Honor Society. Outside of school, I am head

[51:38] captain of those lack rowing club juniors where I also

[51:40] compete as a senior Coxson. As a captain, I help

[51:44] set the tone for the whole team by organizing my

[51:46] teammates during practices and warmups, supporting our coaches, and making

[51:50] sure newer rowers feel like they belong. And as a

[51:53] coxson, I responsible for steering the boat, keeping the crew

[51:56] focused, and making split second calls that help drive everyone

[51:58] to do their best. Both roles have taught me that

[52:01] leadership is about trust, communication, and showing up consistently, even

[52:05] if it means arriving at five in the morning and

[52:07] staring a boat before the marine layer has lifted off

[52:09] of the bay. La Mesa is my community, and I

[52:12] want to help shape what it looks like for people

[52:14] my age, whether it's through how we use our parks,

[52:17] what programs exist routines, or making sure young people have

[52:19] a real voice in decisions that affect us. I would

[52:22] like to establish a program at the community garden in

[52:25] MacArthur Park where the Youth can learn about how they

[52:27] can appreciate and take care of our local birth life.

[52:30] I'm heading to college next year. On track to study

[52:32] biology and go into premed, I plan on staying committed

[52:35] to my value's no matter where I go. It was

[52:38] preparation listening and following through. I want to bring those

[52:40] same values to this commission, and I'd be honored to

[52:43] serve a Mesa in this way. Thank you for considering

[52:44] my application. I'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank

[52:47] you very much. Well done. Thank you. Yes. Oh, sorry.

[52:53] Sorry, you're fine, thank you. Well done. Actually, I just

[52:58] statement. To Quinn. Uh, I didn't know you were pre

[53:03] - matte. Yes, where did you go? Okay, so what

[53:05] is the process there? So I've been on major biology

[53:10] and studying. Classes that need the prerequisites for medical school.

[53:14] I'm playing on aiming for UCS week as medical school

[53:17] or user health. Okay, alright. I just was curious about

[53:22] that.

[53:35] I concluded the interviews for... That concludes interviews tonight and

[53:39] the vote, the appointments will be made at the October

[53:42] 13th Council meeting. Mr. Mayor, can I ask you a

[53:45] question? How many candidates are you going to ultimately select.

[53:50] Uh, we're going to fill, I think there's 12 positions.

[53:55] There are eight positions open. Okay. Making 12, okay. A

[54:01] question on consent, council membersaurus before we go to Public

[54:05] Comment. Thank you. Um, I just wanted to make sure

[54:15] that other than. The police station cooling project that the

[54:23] significant impact on the current budget. It was my understanding

[54:27] that there may have been an item that was going

[54:30] to be on the agenda and is no longer, but

[54:31] I just wanted to confirm.

[54:41] Now there's nothing on the budget. We had a -

[54:44] Thank you. So we have a comment hand up for,

[54:48] um, during Youth Advisory Commission. Von Colin listener with the

[54:56] last four digits, 3731. You should now be able to

[54:59] unmute yourself. You have three minutes. Hi there. So I

[55:08] just thought of something while I was listening to these

[55:11] great presentations. Does the city have a respected elder commission.

[55:17] No, right? Okay, it's not ageism at all. Um, so

[55:21] I want to apologize. I didn't catch everybody's name who

[55:24] spoke, but the first Lee wrote a well thought out

[55:27] speech. I also appreciated the young lady helping those with

[55:31] autism and other disabilities. Uh, Jalen and the boat leader.

[55:37] They both spoke very eloquently. I especially support the guy

[55:40] that said he loved pizza, but please keep in mind

[55:42] I have a very strong pizza bias. Did a great

[55:45] job dose seriously. Um, I want to give much respect

[55:48] to everyone who applied and then showed up to speak

[55:51] because I certainly could not have done that in high

[55:53] school. In fact, not until a couple of years ago.

[55:56] So that's tells you that anyone could do it if

[55:58] you just try. And I'm not mad at those who

[56:00] didn't show up to present themselves, but I am disappointed

[56:04] in you. Slightly. Thank you. Before we move on to

[56:09] consent, I'm going to allow all the high schoolers that

[56:11] are in the audience to, you're dismissed. You don't have

[56:14] to stay through meeting because it's a school night. So

[56:16] if you wouldn't mind just kind of quietly, um, leaving

[56:19] will continue with the meeting. Thank you all for being

[56:24] here. Public comment on consent calendar any hands raised. Mayor,

[56:31] we have no hands raise for remote Public Comment. That

[56:33] is closed. Um, any items. That the Council would like

[56:40] to pull. Got it. Thank you. All right. So I

[56:44] will move, um, consent calendar. Items 10 one through 10,

[56:48] six. I just moved it. I just need a second.

[56:56] Thank you. Okay. We're going to need to do a

[56:59] roll call vote since we have a Council member, um,

[57:01] participating remotely. Council Member Casares, how do you vote. Yes.

[57:07] Councilmember Dillard, how do you vote? Council Member Lothian, how

[57:11] do you vote? Vice Mayor Suzuki, how do you vote?

[57:14] Yes. Mayor Rapostathus, how do you vote? Yes. Motion carries

[57:18] with all council members voting yes. Thank you. Item 11

[57:20] one is analysis of feasibility and implementation. The parking modification

[57:24] downtown Village. Mr. Deadman, welcome. Good evening, Mayor, members of

[57:34] the Council. At the May 26th meeting, Council directed staff

[57:43] to assess the feasibility and implementation of five parking modifications

[57:47] in the downtown Village to provide additional parking. For the

[57:50] sake of time, I won't read all through all five.

[57:53] Uh, I would like to add that after the Council

[57:55] meeting, there was an additional analysis requested to analyze the

[57:59] red curb in front of the sprouts market to determine

[58:02] if parking can be added there. Next slide, please.

[58:12] The first parking modification is the red curb on Alison

[58:15] Avenue adjacent to the Alice and Avenue Park and Lot.

[58:19] Staff reviewed line of sight requirements for vehicles exiting the

[58:22] parking lot and found that the red curd can be

[58:24] reduced while still maintaining safe visibility. Reducing the red curb

[58:30] would allow for one additional metered parking space. Staff's recommendation

[58:34] is to shorten the red curb to create that additional

[58:36] space. Next slide, please. This slides the analysis. I won't

[58:41] be spending much time on this slide. Um, these slides

[58:44] you will see, um, are mainly at the end for

[58:46] any questions that would be, um, directed towards the analysis.

[58:51] Next slide, please. The second parking modification was to convert

[58:55] the loading zone in front of an upturned and return

[58:57] to metered parking. Staff evaluated the loading zone and determined

[59:01] that two metered parking spaces could be added while still

[59:05] retaining 19 feet of loading zone. Turpen number 10 requested

[59:10] one passenger loading zone space for delivery services. Staff's recommendation

[59:15] is to convert the loading zone to two metered spaces

[59:17] while keeping the one space for passenger loading zone. Next

[59:21] slide, please. Real quick, you'll see the analysis here. Um,

[59:25] the two spaces being recommended to add. And the 19

[59:29] feet that will be the remaining space for delivery services

[59:32] of plans and things to the business. Next slide, please.

[59:36] The third parking modification was to relocate five metal bike

[59:39] racks from La Mesa Boulevard and restrict the vacant areas

[59:41] for dedicated golf cart parking. Staff research golf cart parking

[59:46] standards and the typical dimension found with five feet wide

[59:49] by 10 feet long. Staff recommends adding golf cart spaces

[59:54] at two locations near farmers table and haciendo cazadores. And

[1:00:00] then monitoring usage for six months before expanding to remaining

[1:00:03] areas. Staff has confirmed that metal bike rec can be

[1:00:07] relocated, but placement will need to be evaluated once outdoor

[1:00:10] dining areas are finalized. The parking commission has discussed this

[1:00:14] item and support setting motorcycle parking in this area. In

[1:00:18] these areas. Next slide, please. You'll see the two locations

[1:00:24] where we're proposing to install golf cart parking to monitor

[1:00:27] for six months. One is in front of pharma's table.

[1:00:33] Hustling into Cusadoras. Next slide, please. The fourth parking model

[1:00:36] occasion was removed the trees in the landscaped area of

[1:00:39] the Alison Avenue Park and Lot to add additional spark

[1:00:42] parking spaces there. While physically feasible, the cost estimated at

[1:00:46] 50, 000 dollars, not including utility, relocation is significant. The

[1:00:51] parking commission does not support this modification, citing the need

[1:00:54] for a more comprehensive renovation of the parking lot. Staff's

[1:00:59] recommendation is to not pursue this modification. Next slide, please.

[1:01:04] This is the area that was analyzed. Next slide, please.

[1:01:08] The fifth parking modification was to paint parking tees on

[1:01:11] all downtown streets within the boundary of Alice and Avenue,

[1:01:15] Spring Street 4th and Fresno Avenue. Staff completed an analysis

[1:01:19] of the downtown streets to determine where parking tees can

[1:01:21] be installed. Installation of parking teases governed by the Cities

[1:01:27] adopted parking policy, which requires at least 66 percent of

[1:01:31] the affected households to approve. Staff recommends council authorized staff

[1:01:36] to begin neighborhood engagement consistent with the adopted policy. Next

[1:01:40] slide, please. The last parking modification was to analyze the

[1:01:43] red curb on palm Avenue adjacent to sprouts market. To

[1:01:47] determine if parking spaces can be added there. Staff analyze

[1:01:51] both approaches to the ingress and egress of sprouts market

[1:01:54] on Paul Mavner using adopted site distance standards. Any determined

[1:01:57] that no portion of the red curbing can be converted

[1:01:59] to parking. Next slide, please. And here we have the

[1:02:03] analysis just in case the questions about that. Next slide,

[1:02:08] please. That concludes Staff's presentation, now available for any questions.

[1:02:12] Our Public Works Engineer is also available if the technical

[1:02:14] questions for the analysis. I'm going to ask, are there

[1:02:17] any hands raised. Yes, we have one hand raise for

[1:02:19] remote Public Comment. We'll do comment first and we'll, if

[1:02:26] you want mine waiting up there. We're going to do,

[1:02:29] you want me to stay? Yes, please. Sure. Kisser's question.

[1:02:32] Sure. Right. Thank you. Phone call and listener with last

[1:02:35] four digits 3731. You should now be able to unmute

[1:02:37] yourself. You have three minutes for your Public comment. Hey

[1:02:45] there, Respected Elder, especially Lauren, Tavares. That's an elder. I'm

[1:02:50] actually very excited about this item, which I think is

[1:02:53] very strange. How do you get excited about parking? I

[1:02:56] don't know. But it's so necessary. Something that's very basic

[1:02:59] yet makes a world of difference. This government takes it

[1:03:02] seriously as they should. So my opinion, they're yes, they're

[1:03:05] moving the bike racks off the street. Isoclists don't need

[1:03:08] to be in the street to get hit by cars

[1:03:09] anyway. Not my preference. The bike racks will not interfere

[1:03:13] with pedestrian traffic. So they're going to be fine on

[1:03:16] a sidewalk. I see no issue with that. I frankly

[1:03:19] have never seen anyone use the bike racks anyway. Violet's,

[1:03:23] I'm not saying I want them to eliminate it though.

[1:03:25] I do like having an option for people. Um, yes,

[1:03:28] the golf cart parking, but I recommend following the parking

[1:03:31] commission and label the parking spots as and or motorcycle

[1:03:35] parking. Please do not discriminate against motorcycle. Um, monitoring the

[1:03:40] parking spots used before implementing them is, um, pretty conservative,

[1:03:45] to be honest with you. I'm not against that, but

[1:03:47] I absolutely expect more use of golf cart slash motorcycle

[1:03:51] parking than I do from the bike parking race. Yes,

[1:03:54] through this thing red curbs were deemed unnecessary. Uh, I

[1:03:57] do question staff determination on site distance standards near potential

[1:04:01] parking on palm near sprouts. I don't know. That doesn't

[1:04:06] seem accurate to me. So I don't know. I kind

[1:04:09] of want more explanation on that. As far as removing

[1:04:11] the trees for parking, I know some people love the

[1:04:14] trees, but I don't take much issue with it because

[1:04:16] they're not particularly special treats. So I don't see their

[1:04:19] insurance like value past replanting them elsewhere. Uh, as far

[1:04:22] as the cost, again, I'm highly concerned about La Mesa's

[1:04:25] budgetary issues, especially under an experienced treasure. However, spending money

[1:04:30] on creating more needed parking downtown is necessary spending. So

[1:04:34] even if it can't be afforded today, it needs to

[1:04:37] be budgeted for tomorrow. It needs to happen at some

[1:04:39] point. Um, yes to parking teas because it just work.

[1:04:43] That's it. It just works. Um, that great idea originally

[1:04:46] proposed by Laura has really inspired a lot of parking

[1:04:49] space conversations in other cities. So thank you for that.

[1:04:52] And thanks for the commitment to creating parking when it's

[1:04:54] absolutely needed and will be further needed as future stack

[1:04:58] effect developments that tower over the village. Unfortunately come into

[1:05:02] being. And that was very shocking when I first saw

[1:05:04] that by the way. Kind of appalled. I kind of

[1:05:07] don't want to see that ever again. And I, but

[1:05:10] I'm doing something. Thank you. Laura is going through. Thank

[1:05:15] you. Um, sorry. I wasn't actually set 30 seconds. Yes.

[1:05:22] Go ahead. I said golf carts are fun. I'm not

[1:05:28] going to lie. Thank you. That's the end of my

[1:05:31] comment. Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Yes. Oh yeah.

[1:05:40] Council member Loathean. Eiland, uh, I love that you've been

[1:05:43] working on this for such a long time and so

[1:05:45] intensely. I know that you walk the village all the

[1:05:47] time. You talk to the businesses. You talk to the

[1:05:49] residents. And we're all hearing how we need parking, especially

[1:05:53] during the weekends Thursday night Friday, Saturday, Sunday, during events.

[1:05:58] And so, um, I, I brought this up initially at

[1:06:01] the time Vice Mayor Casaris because we recognize the need.

[1:06:03] We don't have the money for new parking structure, but

[1:06:06] we recognize the need like make parking where we can.

[1:06:08] So here are the questions I have for you. Uh,

[1:06:10] number one, the coin house, part of your, uh, analysis

[1:06:14] and recommendation was the line of sight because of a

[1:06:18] left turn. There is no left turn there. It's only

[1:06:21] right turn. So there's a sign there that says one

[1:06:24] way. And with an arrow going this way. So that's

[1:06:27] a, I think that's a 90 foot long red curb.

[1:06:29] So if it is right turn only, is it possible

[1:06:33] to make two parking spaces instead of one. I'm going

[1:06:36] to ask our Public Works Engineer to answer that. Okay.

[1:06:38] Yeah. Yeah. Cause like I said, the left turn there.

[1:06:44] Mike. Hello Council Members. Council will know the in what

[1:06:49] I would say is we'll go backstaff. We'll go back

[1:06:51] and take a look at it. We were aware that

[1:06:53] it was a right turn only, but we'll take another

[1:06:54] look at it and reconsider the coin halls again. PONNY

[1:06:57] Okay, great. Thank you because it did say left turn

[1:07:00] line of sight. Okay. So that's one thing. Um, secondly

[1:07:04] terpene and retain. I think that's fantastic. We got two

[1:07:06] spaces and that is right there on La Mesa. Very

[1:07:09] close to the base of all of our. I think

[1:07:10] that's wonderful. Um, the relocate the five La Mesa Metal

[1:07:14] Bike racks, um, I think that people are going to

[1:07:16] be surprised at how popular this ends up becoming. And

[1:07:19] I think we're going to find other cities doing it.

[1:07:22] And I just want people to know, cause a lot

[1:07:23] of people talk about, Oh, golf carts, like, like, what

[1:07:26] are we trying to be Coronado or Catalina? And it's

[1:07:27] not. It's practical because there are so many underused or

[1:07:32] underutilized parking spaces too small for vehicle, but they can

[1:07:36] fix fit a motorcycle or golf cart. But the add

[1:07:39] to this. And, um, this is, this is not about

[1:07:42] being practical. This is about vibe. Okay. So downtown La

[1:07:46] Mesa Village is very famous throughout San Diego County. It

[1:07:49] really is a magnet for residents and for visitors. So

[1:07:53] people don't come downtown just to run errands. They go

[1:07:56] there to shop to dine. And I feel like the

[1:07:59] residents and the visitors deserve an experience. Clean sidewalks, no

[1:08:04] litter. All the light bulbs lit up on the trees.

[1:08:06] The patios full of people. Part of that image are

[1:08:09] a little golf carts tooting around. Right. And what happens

[1:08:13] with that is that when you see that, it creates

[1:08:16] this vision of a safe and happy place. And it's

[1:08:19] also kind of thing where people take pictures and it's

[1:08:21] really a lot of fun. But it also shows that

[1:08:23] we're a walkable neighborly small towntown. And it is a

[1:08:27] modest step now, but I think ultimately it's going to

[1:08:30] be a lot bigger. I bet you we end up

[1:08:32] one day with a couple of dozen spots in the

[1:08:34] whole entire village area. It's going to be absolutely adorable.

[1:08:37] Um, one of the things I'd like to do, and

[1:08:39] again, it just adds charm. On the parking lot itself,

[1:08:44] is it going to be a boring GOLF PARKING? Are

[1:08:50] we going to do a plus cute little golf cart

[1:08:52] stencil motorcycle stencil? I mean, we're going to do it,

[1:08:55] do it. Council Member, we can work with you. Okay.

[1:09:00] All right. Come on. We got to go all in.

[1:09:02] Okay. And then I definitely don't want to exclude motorcycles,

[1:09:05] um, and then the set period for observation is six

[1:09:07] months. I think that's kind of long in any conversation

[1:09:10] about shorting that to three months or is that what

[1:09:13] you feel comfortable with? Staff could go back and look

[1:09:15] at it. Okay. Great. And then, uh, removing the trees,

[1:09:19] not interested. It's not worth the money. It's, and as

[1:09:23] they say, not worth the squeeze or whatever. And the

[1:09:25] pushback against it. I forget it. I'm happy with that.

[1:09:28] No painting tees and the whole area of all these

[1:09:32] suggestions. That was the one that could open up parking

[1:09:34] more than anything else. As the Colin Collar just said,

[1:09:39] they work. I've had parking tees in front of my

[1:09:41] house for 19 months and not one time has one

[1:09:44] car taken up two spaces across the street. It's day

[1:09:47] and night. A completely inefficient parking. Um, I do want

[1:09:51] people to know the petition for parking tees in front

[1:09:53] of your own private home. You don't have to do

[1:09:54] it for a block. Super simple. Two pages. And I

[1:09:58] think you guys get on it pretty quickly. Uh, so,

[1:10:01] um, and then the last question about the red curve

[1:10:04] at sprouts. Very interesting. If you're on palm from La

[1:10:08] Mesa Boulevard to Finley every single block, every single curb

[1:10:15] between La Mesa Boulevard and Finley is parking. It's all

[1:10:19] parking. There's multiple driveways, including commercial, no red curbs until

[1:10:24] you get to sprouts. And I'm just wondering why, and

[1:10:29] it's parking. There's available parking. There's red zones where no

[1:10:33] parking when the bike lanes and bus lanes. But this

[1:10:35] could be ample parking vawns at the Alison across from

[1:10:40] the fire station. No red curbs. And that's an even

[1:10:43] busier grocery center. So I'm just curious why seven or

[1:10:48] eighty feet of red curb on both sides of that

[1:10:50] driveway is just not allowed for parking. Right. Um, Councilman,

[1:10:55] what I will say is there is a volume of

[1:10:57] traffic that leaves sprouts, a significant volume that leaves sprouts

[1:11:00] out onto palm avenue. And those vehicles and those drivers

[1:11:04] have to be able to see safely. And I can't,

[1:11:07] we can't control the speeds on POM. We do have

[1:11:10] a distance between our stop controls. So what we don't

[1:11:13] want to do is create a more dangerous situation. Okay.

[1:11:16] We can definitely though, you know, revisit it. I know

[1:11:18] I heard the caller say, Hey, would you go look

[1:11:20] at your stopping site distances? Which is what we look

[1:11:23] at. We can, we can relook at that. But that

[1:11:25] was the reason for the determination. It was really traffic

[1:11:27] safety. I know it was for safety. It was like

[1:11:30] literally every single space helps the businesses in the residence.

[1:11:34] Okay. So that, that's it. That is, that's my questions.

[1:11:36] And I think we're going to be ready to make

[1:11:38] a motion if other people don't have conversations. Thank you.

[1:11:53] I. Am. You can. You can do it. Absolutely. Yeah.

[1:12:04] You can make a motion. Okay. So what I can

[1:12:08] do is this. So I moved to approve the following

[1:12:10] parking modifications of the downtown village. Number one accept recommendation

[1:12:14] to shorten the red curve adjacent to coin house to

[1:12:17] add one or possibly more metered parking spaces. Number two,

[1:12:22] shorten the white curb at turpentine return to add two

[1:12:24] metered parking spaces. Three, relocate two bike racks on the

[1:12:28] Mesa Boulevard to create two meter golf cart and motorcycle

[1:12:31] parking spaces on a six month trial basis. Staff shall

[1:12:34] return at the end of the trial with a recommendation

[1:12:36] to either expand or discontinue. Uh, number four, direct staff

[1:12:39] to study the Alison parking lot for additional golf cart.

[1:12:42] Oh, that is something new. Sorry. Okay. I'm not going

[1:12:45] to make that part of the motion. All right. Skip

[1:12:47] that one. And the next one Mark all trial and

[1:12:49] future golf cart spaces with a painted or stencil golf

[1:12:51] cart symbol. Okay. And then retaining the existing trees in

[1:12:55] the Alice in parking lot, leave the red curbs it

[1:12:57] sprouts unchanged. Authorized staff to begin neighborhood engagement on parking

[1:13:01] tees. That's my motion. Is there a second? We have

[1:13:09] a roll call. Council Member Casars, how do you vote?

[1:13:16] Yes. Councilmember Dillard, how do you vote? Yes. Council Member

[1:13:22] Lothan, how do you vote? Yes. Vice Mayor Suzuki. How

[1:13:25] do you vote? Yes. Mayor AppsTeath is heady vote. Abstention.

[1:13:34] Motion carries with Council Member Kazara's Council Member Diller Council

[1:13:38] member Lothian and Vice Mayor Suzuki voting yes and the

[1:13:40] mayor abstaining. And I'll explain my obsteption because I live

[1:13:44] near the village and because I'm a golf cart driver.

[1:13:48] In fact, the first one in La Mesa not knowing

[1:13:50] I was going to start a trend unethical to approve

[1:13:54] this because it would definitely benefit me. So I'm not

[1:13:57] that's why I'm going to abstain. Thank you. Thank you.

[1:14:01] Thank you. Item 12 one is a consideration of an

[1:14:04] ordinance of the City Council, the City of La Mesa,

[1:14:08] um, ending section 2. 3002. I'll read all those. I'll

[1:14:15] let the City Attorney read those. In order to submitting

[1:14:18] sections 2. 302. 32. 030, 2. 73. 010. 2.

[1:14:27] 85. 010 and 2. 87. 010 of the La Mesa

[1:14:32] Municipal Code Regarding Membership Requirements for Certain Boards and Commissions.

[1:14:35] Thank you. Um, and we have Erniederney hands raised. We

[1:14:39] have no hands rates for. One speaker in person. Dave

[1:14:46] Hardenberger. Oh, there he is. Welcome. Hi. Everybody. Hi. What

[1:14:55] are you doing? Um, I don't have anything prepared. Happy

[1:15:00] birthday brother belated. Thanks. Council members. Hello. Lauren, how are

[1:15:05] you? Remotely. Um, I am coming to you representing Helix

[1:15:09] and the Community Police Oversight Board, which is your favorite

[1:15:12] board that has the initial CPOB. And what we're basically

[1:15:19] proposing or what our purpose for asking for this change

[1:15:22] in ordinance is there are a few requirements in the

[1:15:26] CPOB and other commissions that require residency. For example, uh,

[1:15:31] Helix High School and La Mesa Spring Valley School District,

[1:15:36] where they are affected by the business that CPOB does

[1:15:41] and the work that the Police Department does, even if

[1:15:43] they're not a resident of the City. And so what

[1:15:45] we're asking in this ordinance is to consider having anybody

[1:15:50] that Helix has that's a staff member or a teacher

[1:15:53] or something like that. Even though they may not be

[1:15:56] in the city as a resident, they're surely affected by

[1:15:59] the work that the Police Department does and the community

[1:16:02] police oversight board. So, uh, I would ask for your

[1:16:05] consideration in changing this ordinance so that we can open

[1:16:08] up the participation, the CPOB, and other commissions to outside

[1:16:15] residents, even though they are affected by the work that

[1:16:19] we're doing. Thank you very much for your time. Appreciate

[1:16:21] all you. This is a very challenging job and appreciate

[1:16:24] you all doing it for years and keeping it real.

[1:16:27] Thank you. My friend happy retirement. Thank you. Any, um,

[1:16:31] questions of staff? Oh, I'm sorry. Council member Dillard. Yeah.

[1:16:35] Um, uh, first of all, I want to thank Dave.

[1:16:43] Wherever he went. Bye. Um, for, uh, those suggestions,

[1:16:53] I, you know, this is a board that I very

[1:16:55] much care about because I participated in creating the ordinances

[1:16:59] to make it all happen. And, uh, I do think

[1:17:03] that there is some constraints that have prevented us from

[1:17:09] having more opportunity to open it up for more people.

[1:17:12] So I'm in total support of this. And I think

[1:17:15] that we should also, it's just a suggestion. To, you

[1:17:25] know, find ways to expand communication about this position. Uh,

[1:17:31] even, I don't know what the constraints would be for

[1:17:35] the gross school district. But anything that we can do

[1:17:40] to make sure that, um, not just teachers and council

[1:17:45] members and, you know, staff, but also, uh, to let

[1:17:49] the children know that they need to tell their parents.

[1:17:53] Because obviously if they live in La Mesa, uh, they

[1:17:56] could also apply or even just know about it, uh,

[1:18:01] because there are a lot of people that don't know

[1:18:03] about the CPOB and may like to participate. So I

[1:18:07] would like to see that happen along with, um, supporting.

[1:18:13] Okay. Yes. Council member Lothian. I thought it was very

[1:18:18] important to hear what you had to say. Cause I

[1:18:20] know that you're part of that. So I was, I

[1:18:21] was going to ask you four to drone supported. So

[1:18:23] you do. So then I do. Okay. Someone going to

[1:18:26] make a motion? I don't remember Kizaris has her hand.

[1:18:28] Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you council member Kasaris. I'm sorry.

[1:18:33] Um, I just think there's, um, it's important for us

[1:18:37] to share a little bit more. Um, about the background

[1:18:40] on this. We have certain designated seats. I know, uh,

[1:18:47] Dave shared some of this, but we have certain designated

[1:18:49] seats, um, a Helix High School representative La Mesa Spring

[1:18:54] Valley representative, et cetera. And, um, La Mesa Spring Valley

[1:18:58] and Helix in particular, um, are unique because folks that

[1:19:02] may represent Helix may live just on the outskirts of

[1:19:06] town. Um, same thing with La Mesa Spring Valley. They

[1:19:09] get to typically, they appoint someone from their school board.

[1:19:15] And while most of them, um, live in the City

[1:19:18] of La Mesa, they all represent La Mesa and may

[1:19:20] live elsewhere. And so I just thought it was important

[1:19:22] to specify that. This is not, um, an attempt to

[1:19:27] be bringing in folks from the City of San Diego

[1:19:30] where Tula Vista or something to impact other decisions. But

[1:19:34] in, in those representatives, um, where they are appointed by,

[1:19:41] um, important bodies that work with the City of La

[1:19:44] Mesa. So I just wanted that to be crystal clear.

[1:19:48] Thank you. Thank you. I would someone like to make

[1:19:50] a motion. I'll make a motion to approve.

[1:20:01] Councilmember Kizaris. How do you vote? Yes. Councilmember Dillard, how

[1:20:06] do you vote? Yes. Council Member Lothian, how do you

[1:20:10] vote? Yes. Ice Mayor Suzuki. How do you vote? Yes.

[1:20:13] Mayor Rep status, how do you vote? Yes. Motion carries

[1:20:16] with all council members voting yes. Thank you. Item 13

[1:20:19] is a second reading of an ordinance. I'll hand this

[1:20:23] over to the City Attorney, or is there? In order

[1:20:25] to the City Council, the City of La Mesa delegating

[1:20:27] authority to the City of San Diego to enforce regulations

[1:20:31] for the discharge of industrial wastewater to sewage. Facilities, pretreatment

[1:20:37] and source control program. Do you have any hands raised.

[1:20:40] We have no hands race for remote Public Comment. I'll

[1:20:42] make a motion to approve the second reading. Our Council

[1:20:51] Member Khazar's, how do you vote. Yes. Councilmember Dillard, how

[1:20:55] do you vote? Yes. Council Member Lothien, how do you

[1:21:00] vote? Yes. Vice Mayor Suzuki, how do you vote? Yes.

[1:21:04] Mayor Appustatus, how do you vote? Yes. Motion carries with

[1:21:08] all council members voting yes. Thank you. Uh, Council Committee,

[1:21:12] um, I'm sorry, Council initiated. That's me. Um, a letter

[1:21:15] consideration sending the letters of support to the governor Newsome

[1:21:19] for assembly bill 2518 sharp collins, uh, San Diego gas

[1:21:23] and electric company, energizing pilot program. This was requested by

[1:21:28] our assembly person. Are there any, first of all, I

[1:21:32] need to see if the hands raised. That's okay. Mayor,

[1:21:35] we have one hand raised for remote Public Comment? Copy

[1:21:38] that. Speaker with last four digits 3731. You should now

[1:21:43] be able to unmute yourself. You have three minutes to

[1:21:45] provide your Public comment. PERT is true. Um, you know,

[1:21:51] I kind of wanted to hear the Council Comics first.

[1:21:54] Cause I know what I think. The letter itself. Sounded

[1:21:57] like a bunch of SDG funded hogwash. Is LaShe and

[1:22:02] SDG puppet? Because if not, then why wasn't her assembly

[1:22:05] bill attached to this item? Does her bill not have

[1:22:08] merit worth sharing. Uh, or was staff and or counsel

[1:22:12] hoping to avoid transparency. Because how can you write a

[1:22:15] letter in support expect the Public support expect you represent

[1:22:19] the Publis, but then not give them the information to

[1:22:22] make a decision to inform you how you should vote.

[1:22:26] Because SDGA needs position is a financial position. And it

[1:22:30] says nothing at all for the rate there's. They break

[1:22:33] in a record billion billions and billions of profits while

[1:22:36] leaving customers in the literal dark and then lying about

[1:22:39] it. Because does anyone remember a few months ago when

[1:22:41] businesses and Julien had no power? How about the decades

[1:22:44] that S. Eugenia's refused to underground their power lines for

[1:22:47] safety? How about FDG proposing to build gigantic transmission lines

[1:22:52] through everyone's communities. Um, does Lasher SDG and you really

[1:22:55] care what local opinions are when they keep raising rates

[1:22:58] every few months. All I read in the letter is

[1:23:01] more workaround to be California Environmental Quality Act. Future risky

[1:23:06] electric systems for those unaffordable gigantic stack effects coming in.

[1:23:11] Along with even higher electricity bills and process to benefit

[1:23:15] SDGNE and all the corrupt politicians they bought. Footing new

[1:23:20] scum and lice. Cause remember silence is complicity. If you

[1:23:23] have nothing to say as a counter to facts and

[1:23:27] perspectives, you are absolutely part of the problem. And that's

[1:23:30] where when people say we're going to remember in November,

[1:23:33] I hope they're dead serious about that. That concludes my

[1:23:36] comments for tonight. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Those

[1:23:46] are the. SDGD are the bad guys. I mean, it's

[1:23:53] really hard to say things positive about them. I did

[1:23:55] study this. I found out that this was unanimously proved

[1:23:58] by everybody in California's government up in Sacramento across the

[1:24:02] board. Uh, I also called my construction general contractors and

[1:24:07] they go, Hey, I don't know if it's going to

[1:24:09] do any good, but it's certainly not going to do

[1:24:10] any bad, no harm in improving it. Uh, so I

[1:24:13] did my research. I'm sure everyone else did as well.

[1:24:16] So I, you know, I think this is going to

[1:24:17] be an easy 50. I'll make a motion to approve.

[1:24:21] The council initial. All second. Council member, cause Councilwoman Casaris,

[1:24:31] did you have a comment? Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, sorry.

[1:24:34] Okay. I'm so sorry I'm making this difficult. Um, I,

[1:24:38] yes, I just wanted to clarify what, uh, the intention

[1:24:40] of 2518 is for the Public. It would require San

[1:24:46] Diego Gas and Electric to, uh, finish the electrical hookup

[1:24:50] within 40 business days for affordable housing projects so that

[1:24:54] they don't sit empty so that we can bring people

[1:24:56] into affordable housing projects. That's all. Thank you. Council Member

[1:25:01] Kizares, how do you vote? Yes. Councilmember Dillard, how do

[1:25:05] you vote? Yes. Council Member Lothian, how do you vote?

[1:25:09] Yes. Vice Mayor Suzuki, how do you vote? Yes. Mayor

[1:25:12] apostasis, how do you vote? Yes. Motion carries with all

[1:25:15] council members voting yes. Council Committee reports, council member Casaris.

[1:25:24] I have none. Thank you. Council Member Dillard. Thank you

[1:25:28] Council Member Lothian. None. Uh, Vice Mayor Suzuki. None. AB

[1:25:32] - 1234. I'm leaving as soon as its meetings over

[1:25:36] to go to League of Cities. I will have my

[1:25:38] report at the next meeting. Um. And so will Vice

[1:25:46] Mayor Suzuki. City Attorney Remarks. For the last time I

[1:25:52] have none. Then we are not adjourned because. I have

[1:25:58] something to read. Are there any hands raised. We have

[1:26:04] no hands raised. Excellent. Whereas Glenn P. Saban, should I

[1:26:09] stand up and have him stand out at the front?

[1:26:11] Yes. We'll do that. No, we. Want that. I'm just

[1:26:14] kidding. I'm giving him grace, but I just. No, no,

[1:26:21] no, no, he wouldn't. No, he wouldn't. No, no, I'll

[1:26:25] have him stamp. Be right there. I'll stand. Whereas Glenn

[1:26:34] P. Saban has dedicated more than three decades to practice

[1:26:38] to the practice of law and Public Service providing knowledge,

[1:26:41] thoughtful, and dedicated legal counsel to the government's and the

[1:26:45] communities where he serves. A native San Diego, Glenda earned

[1:26:49] his law degree from San Diego State University. I'm sorry,

[1:26:53] from the Ohio State University. Don't Mempim lodge an objection.

[1:26:59] I apologize. Um, and was, um, admitted to the State

[1:27:04] Bar in California in 1991, beginning to distinguish legal career

[1:27:09] that focused in part on municipal and administrative law. Glenn

[1:27:14] served as the city attorney for the City of Entinitas

[1:27:17] beginning in 1999. Elected, uh, providing over a decade of

[1:27:23] legal guidance and institutional knowledge while working closely with elected

[1:27:29] official City staff and community. Glenn was appointed City Attorney,

[1:27:33] the City of La Mesa June 1st, 1997 serving in

[1:27:37] part in a part - time capacity. And 2019, John

[1:27:42] Glenn, sorry, joined the City of La Mesa as a

[1:27:45] full - time city attorney, bringing extensive municipal experience in

[1:27:48] a deep understanding of local government to the city and

[1:27:51] its residents. Throughout his 10 - year, with La Mesa,

[1:27:55] Glenn has provided legal counsel to the mayor city council,

[1:27:59] City Manager, City Departments helping guide the City through complex

[1:28:03] legal matters, community issues and challenges, all supporting, and I'll

[1:28:07] add. And many times personal crisis, while supporting effective administration

[1:28:13] and municipal government. Glenn's service has been marked by professionalism,

[1:28:18] integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to finding practical solutions while

[1:28:24] maintaining the highest standard of Public Service and protecting the

[1:28:28] interest of the city and its residents. Beyond his legal

[1:28:31] expertise, Glenn has been a value colleague, a trusted advisor

[1:28:35] to generations of city leaders and staff contributing his institutional

[1:28:41] knowledge, positive attitude, and steady council to work with the

[1:28:45] City and with the staff. As Glenn retires from his

[1:28:48] position as City Attorney, the City of La Mesa recognizes

[1:28:52] and appreciates his lasting contributions, all that he has made

[1:28:56] to the organization and the community and celebrates the conclusion

[1:29:00] of this distinguished career dedicated to Public Services. Now therefore,

[1:29:05] iMarker Appustad, the 23rd mayor of the City of La

[1:29:08] Mesa, and the entire city Council. Do you hearby recognize

[1:29:12] Glenn P. Saban for his distinguished career in Public Service

[1:29:15] has dedicated service as a city attorney to the City

[1:29:18] of La Mesa and his commitment to providing thoughtful legal

[1:29:22] guidance to our city and our community? And on a

[1:29:26] personal note, and I'm sure everyone, I'll let everybody else

[1:29:29] go first. So I will let Council Member Casaris. We're

[1:29:32] going to make this as painful as possible for this

[1:29:34] idiot attorney. So I'll let each council member give their

[1:29:37] two cents. Council Member Casares. Thank you. I will make

[1:29:42] this brief. I have called Glenn Saban's personal number. So

[1:29:47] many times because he is so helpful and makes our

[1:29:55] job as Council members, very smooth. And I even had

[1:30:02] a phone, two phone calls with him today. Um, before

[1:30:06] his final council meeting. So Glenn, thank you so much.

[1:30:10] I see him smirking. Um, I come to him with

[1:30:14] all sorts of ideas and questions. Not a smirk. It's

[1:30:16] just happiness. Um, I feel very grateful that I got

[1:30:21] to be on the final council that he's worked with

[1:30:28] and just so grateful for his advice and am really

[1:30:32] excited that he gets to go enjoy retirement. And he

[1:30:38] has a kid that is still like, still lives at

[1:30:42] home and is going to be a high schooler, I

[1:30:45] think soon. And how exciting and lucky that you get

[1:30:48] to retire and still like be able to spend that

[1:30:52] kind of time with your family. So I'm really happy

[1:30:55] for you and I'm really grateful for your service. And,

[1:30:58] um, while I'm going to stop bugging you about official

[1:31:00] business, I will continue bugging you as a friend. So

[1:31:03] thank you for your service and congratulations. Thank you for

[1:31:06] your comments. Council Member Dillard. I'll try to keep this

[1:31:11] briefer because she pretty much encapsulated everything about. And yeah,

[1:31:17] so I'm not going to say Ditto though, because I

[1:31:20] do want to thank you so much for being there

[1:31:23] for us. And also answering my phone calls to your

[1:31:29] personal cell number. Uh, I very much appreciate your even

[1:31:34] tone that you have. Um, even if, you know, I'm

[1:31:39] upset. When I call you. Um, and I really, really

[1:31:42] appreciate that. And I'm going to miss you. And I

[1:31:46] know that you did bring up about your son. And

[1:31:49] I think that you're very, very lucky to be able

[1:31:52] to comfortably, uh, retire and spend time with your son.

[1:31:57] Who needs you more than ever? Uh, in his last

[1:32:00] years before he has to leave and go do whatever

[1:32:03] it is that he wants to do. So congratulations to

[1:32:07] you. We love you. We adore you. And, um, we,

[1:32:13] we wish you the best going forward. Thank you. Thank

[1:32:19] you. Thank you. And that's my turn. Yes. Very funny.

[1:32:24] And your greatest talent is taking hysteria and calming it

[1:32:27] down. You're very, very good at that. You and I

[1:32:29] go back 16 years and I don't even want to

[1:32:32] tell the story. Please don't. Yeah. But it involved. Okay.

[1:32:37] Anyway. So, uh, very funny, very calming because we can

[1:32:40] get really wound up up here. And then you're like,

[1:32:43] and it's perfect. It's a great skill. We're going to

[1:32:45] miss you. Thank you. Vice Mayor. Spice of Mayor Suzuki.

[1:32:50] Everybody said everything. I was thinking you're humor. Um, your

[1:32:54] competence. I just want to also thank you for showing

[1:32:57] me as an attorney what I wish I could be.

[1:33:00] Um, I'm not as calm as you are. And if

[1:33:03] I could just be half as calm as you are,

[1:33:05] I think I'd be a fantastic lawyer myself. I wish

[1:33:08] you the best. And one of the things that we

[1:33:09] forget or people forget as is non attorneys or as

[1:33:14] the Public is that we do have families as attorneys.

[1:33:18] And Glenn, I think that, um, you are doing what

[1:33:21] all of us want to do. And it's place our

[1:33:23] family first. And so I wish you the best of

[1:33:25] luck. And I'm going to also be, um, texting you.

[1:33:32] I'm not going to be brief, as I promised before.

[1:33:35] I'm going to try to extend, do this as long

[1:33:37] as I can. So just to say, um, PON retirement,

[1:33:42] uh, City of La Mesa presents glinse and grateful recognition

[1:33:45] of 29 years of distinguished service. And everything that I

[1:33:49] said before. And so you'll have this plaque to use

[1:33:52] to hold up the short end of your sofa. And,

[1:33:55] um, we hope that you put it inside a room

[1:33:58] that has a light on it and that we can

[1:34:01] all come and see it. We're going to, um, come

[1:34:04] and visit you. And we also have something, I know

[1:34:08] he's changing his address. We have something else that's standard

[1:34:11] operating procedure when someone comes through the City of La

[1:34:14] Mesa. Our Public Works Department as guided by our city

[1:34:18] manager comes up with something that is unique to the

[1:34:21] City of Visa. And that is a street sign. And

[1:34:23] so for our city attorney Street Science, we have.

[1:34:45] One side. Says. One side says Glenn's way and the

[1:34:52] other one says go blue for University of Michigan. I'm

[1:34:55] just kidding. And the other side. Saban's court. As they

[1:35:05] all said, just on a personal note, appreciate the City

[1:35:07] Attorney. For the huge responsibility he does all joking aside

[1:35:12] because he has to keep us all departments legal and

[1:35:16] within the law. And then thrown at him all the

[1:35:19] time. The City Council sees a microscopic part of that.

[1:35:24] And he has to deal with all of the departments.

[1:35:26] And he has to be level - headed. He has

[1:35:28] to know California law. He has to know federal law.

[1:35:31] And a lot of land use. And so his knowledge

[1:35:35] has helped guide us through many things. And on a

[1:35:37] personal note, I appreciate that he's my friend and my

[1:35:40] brother. So I will miss him up here as well.

[1:35:42] So just want to say thank you Mr. Saban.

[1:35:57] Would you like to say anything?

[1:36:12] I'm glad it's not just me. 1, 123 meetings. Nice

[1:36:19] job. That's a record. Went back. Don't look at my

[1:36:22] journal. Wow. Um, I want to thank the console. The

[1:36:29] staff citizens. Everyone's family members. It's been a great run.

[1:36:41] Yep. Thank you. Thank you. And on that we are

[1:36:45] adjourned.

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