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>> All right, we are coming

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in recess. Our intentions are

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in closed session

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at the conclusion

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of this meeting. We don't have

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to report. And of course,

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if you have any action

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to report at the conclusion

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of closed session, we will come

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back and let you know. Just a

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reminder.

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For public participation today,

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members

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of the public are invited

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to participate

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in the city council meetings,

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either in person or remotely

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using the city's online public

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comment platform, Local,

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on the city's website, and

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instructions are also included

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on the agenda. The meeting

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agendas and staff reports are

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cityofreading.gov and also in

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the public view binder located

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of the chambers. We're going

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to call this meeting

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to order. We'll start

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with the pledge of allegiance

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and then our invocation by

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Gordon Dewitt. He's the

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chaplain for the Redding

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Police and Fire Department.

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Allegiance, if you'll rise

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with me. All right,

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ready?

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>> I pledge allegiance to the

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Flag of the United States of

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America and to the Republic

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for which it stands,

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one nation under God,

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indivisible,

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with liberty and justice

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for all.

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>> If you're willing,

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would you bow with me?

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Heavenly father, thank you

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for your presence here. Thank

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you for all who are

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in this room tonight. Thank you

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for their commitment

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to our community. May all of

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our words and actions

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contribute

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to positive outcomes

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for this wonderful city. We

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pray for our council members

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that you would grant them

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wisdom and clarity as they

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serve and as they strive

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to make this city the pride

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of our region. May they not

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become weary in doing good.

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May you provide strength and

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courage to each of them.

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Father, bless us, this

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community, and protect all

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of those who work

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to keep us safe. Pray this

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in your holy name. Amen.

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>> Thank you, Gordon. Thank

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you, Gordon. We're going

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>> All right,

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welcome everybody. In light

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of the cooler weather,

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we're going to try

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to move this meeting along so

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you can go outside and enjoy

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it. So, we have public comment.

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public comment is also

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for non-agendized matters

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within the city's jurisdiction.

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Pursuant to the Brown act, the

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city council cannot take action

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on any public comment items.

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We have four people here today.

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We'll start with Robert, Sid,

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Margie Cottrell, Nick and

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Shasta, county watchdog. If you

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guys can make your way along

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the wall and we'll be ready

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after each speakers done. So

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again, that's Robert, Sid,

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Margie Cantrell, Nick and

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Chasta County Watchdog.

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>> Good evening,

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mayor and council members.

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Tonight, I'm presenting an

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analysis prepared by Angelo

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Valles, a Lakehead resident,

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former City Council member and

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retired finance director.

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After reviewing Councilmember

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Audette's report in the city's

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financial records, the evidence

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shows that neither side has

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told the complete story. Three

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of Audet's major accounting

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allegations do not withstand

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reconciliation

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with the adopted budget. The

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disputed 1.349 million

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in internal revenue is

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accounted for

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in the detailed tables. The

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allegedly missing $72,000

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soccer field transfer appears

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under a different

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classification. The disputed

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in expenditures belong to

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separately funded grant and

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capital project accounts.

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that money was fabricated,

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hidden or removed

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from the budget. Serious

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accusations require evidence

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and the reviewed public record

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does not establish fraud. But

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audit accounting errors do not

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excuse the city contact

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conduct. Sales tax revenue

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repeatedly fell

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below projections. The 2023

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compensation agreement added

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approximately $3.8 million in

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recurring general fund

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expenses. Yet the council was

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not consistently shown a

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complete 10-year analysis

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explaining how these raises

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pensions, benefits, overtime

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and staffing would cost costs

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would affect reserves. The

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fiscal year 2025 third quarter

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report was presented after the

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new budget had already been

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adopted that deprived the

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council and public of critical

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financial information

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before the vote. The city then

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declared the budget balanced

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and accurate while relying on

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an unaudited opening cash

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estimate, weakening sales tax

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revenue and increasingly thin

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reserves. A clean audit of

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historical financial statements

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does not prove that future

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forecasts are accurate. Later

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reports reduced the opening

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cash estimate and showed

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reserves falling below the

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city's own policy target. That

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does not prove intentional

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deception, but it shows the

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city expressed more certainty

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than the evidence justified.

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Accountability cannot stop

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with the finance director.

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Staff must explain the figures

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they present, City manager must

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for the recommendations placed

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before the council and council

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members must accept

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responsibility

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for their motions and votes.

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Audette deserves credit for

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raising important questions.

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compensation actions and

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accepted financial reports

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during the period she now

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criticizes. If she believes the

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warning signs were visible,

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she must explain what she

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verified, what documents she

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requested and why she voted as

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she did before approving major

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recurring expenses. The council

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should require a 10-year

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affordability analysis.

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Reading Residents deserve the

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complete financial picture

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before decisions are made,

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not accusations

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after the damage occurs. If

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staff presented it,

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staff must explain it. If

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management recommended it,

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management must defend it. If

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Council members must own it. A

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budget is not ceremonial. A

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budget vote is not ceremonial.

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Council seat. Thank you.

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>> Thank you, Robert. The

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Cliff notes version in 3

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minutes. Easy for us

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Robert. Very well. All right,

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Marcie. And then Erin, I did

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see your name pop up if that

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was you. So, you'll go fifth

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after Shackley County Watchdog,

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>> council members and public.

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My name is Marge Cantrell. I

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have lived here since I was

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4, leaving to go to college

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in different jobs for four

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years and always came back to

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Redding. I am here

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to ride my broom again. The

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Coutras McConnell lease was up

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on December 31, 2021. The

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Coutras family in Les

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Melbourne were ready

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to open the motel, the

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restaurant and the old lost

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night bar. They had plans

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to build buildings. They had

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numerous empty buildings

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because the McConnell

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foundation left Park Marina

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Drive as it is now and it was

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voted in a record Searchlight

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poll ugly. Immediately when

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that lease was up debt months

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and winter started. The Park

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Marina plant, it was supposed

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to be done in 2024. I have a

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stack of paper over a foot tall

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when that started and when it

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finally ended in 2025 and it

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went into an EIR,

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we have not received one report

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on how that is progressing and

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if it is ever freaking ever

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going to get done. And so, we

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would like to make the council

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know that any information that

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comes out of that,

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if you would put it on the

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agenda once a month and report

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to those of us who care if it's

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what the final date's going to

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be and that we can finally let

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the Kutras family who has had

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the job increases and the

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interest rate increases over

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with so they can finally get

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started on the project. Number

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two, one

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of the biggest agendas on your

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budget is PERs and you have a

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lot of supervisors that are

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coming up to retire. And as a

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number cruncher,

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as a comptroller

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at numerous businesses in

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Reading, Sierra Stationers,

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four retail stores in the

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Downtown Mall, Cypress Square

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and Red Bluff and

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at skyway machines, Skyway

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recreation products for 13

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years. I can tell you that you

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need to make sure that they

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have supervised and educated

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their department second head

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and thirds so that you don't

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have to double hire so when

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they retire, they aren't going

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to get hired back like the

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previous councils have done

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for years. You got to have

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smarter supervisors than that

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and you're going to pay them

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seven years longer than you

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would your time to that.

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>> Thank you. Thank you.

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>> You're going

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to pay them seven Years longer

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than you would if they were

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on Social Security.

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>> Thank you for coming,

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Michael. For clarity, I think

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in the riverfront,

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we're expecting that

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to come back in December. Is

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that correct, or do you want

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to make a comment

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to that?

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>> Yes, Mr. Mayor. We're

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working with Director Pagan,

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his department,

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to bring that back

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before you hopefully hear

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before the calendar year.

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>> Okay.

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>> Margie, did you hear his

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answer to your question?

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>> Margie, did you hear that

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comment that it's going

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to come back in December

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for the riverfront? So, we

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wanted

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to make sure you heard that.

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So, I know we did that

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for you.

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>> Just to clarify, Mike, will

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there be public workshops

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before it comes to the open

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council meeting?

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>> No.

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>> Now, we've already done all

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the workshops.

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>> No, I think there was going

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to be.

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>> My understanding there's a

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lease. It's under a lease,

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most

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of that current property.

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>> Okay. Let's be careful we

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don't comment too much

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since it's not agendized,

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but. Okay.

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>> Yeah, we don't want

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to comment too much. The public

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might know what's going on. I'm

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here because,

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as you probably well know,

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it's predicted we're going

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to have a real severe El Nino

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and a lot

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of precipitation here in

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Redding. And after the flood or

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big rainstorm we had,

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I think it was in December and

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all the flooding, I'm wondering

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why the city isn't jumping

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on the gun and cleaning

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out all

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of our storm drains. I live

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down off of Henderson Ditch,

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and it flooded probably 12

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houses down there because

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of neglect and no upkeep

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on the canal. And I've had

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Aaron down there. I've had

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other supervisors and city

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council members there,

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and nobody's cleaning that out.

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And getting ahead of the gun.

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You know that it turns into

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negligence when there's a

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problem and you don't solve it.

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And it's brought

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to your attention, and I hate

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to see you get sued. You know,

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last time there was probably

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10 or 12 houses that got

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flooded and they were looking

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to sue, but then they found

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out you don't have any money,

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so there's no sense suing it.

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I'm just guessing,

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but that segues

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into something else.

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In your closed session here, I

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see all these people wanting

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races. The firefighters,

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electrical workers. The

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electrical workers. The

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electrical workers. Clerical,

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technical, professional,

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employees, organization

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supervisors, confidential

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police, police, peace officers,

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peace officers,

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electric professionals. It goes

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on and on and on. Why are they

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asking for a raise? We're

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broke. We're in the hole.

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>> Do you guys know we don't

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have any more Money.

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>> I just thought I'd bring

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that to your attention.

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>> Thank you, Nick. All right.

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Shasta County Watchdog. There

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you are. And then Erin, you are

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up after her. And if you wanted

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to save us time, Erin, you can

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line up on the wall and then

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spare us a few seconds.

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>> Thanks, Mr. Mayor. This is

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to you two meetings prior me

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coming up here. I don't even

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appreciate you mocking me. And

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when you speak and make certain

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comments towards when I say

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something regarding that you

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shouldn't be rubber stamping

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like the Board of

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Supervisors. They're

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rubber-stamping things when

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they don't even check to make

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sure they're licensed

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contractors of make sure it's

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consistent or active. And

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for you to be mocking me or

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anything that is actually

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called retaliation

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against exercising my

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of my constitution rights.

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So, I don't appreciate you

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doing that at all. Period.

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So, since you did that,

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I did a little research on you.

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I do believe that your wife

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sits on the board of the

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Enterprise Element District.

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Hello. This is regarding you.

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>> This is.

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>> This is regarding you. This

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is about you. Okay? You

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actually,

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your wife approved a lot

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of the money for Kevin Christ

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Ninja coalition. And also,

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you were involved with one of

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your business who actually did

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insurance. It's called a goose

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head. And actually, that was

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under investigation,

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wasn't it? And for fraud. Oh

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yes, it was. I have the papers,

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your photos in here. So don't

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tell me if you're going

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to retaliate against me,

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you did that bad. Because you

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know what? I will tolerate that

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kind of shit. Because if you're

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going to mock me in front of

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people thinking you know better

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in trying to make fun

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of me and I don't like that.

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So, I am digging stuff off

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of you what you've done. So

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don't try to do that again

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because I do have a

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constitutional right

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to actually file something

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against you for retaliation.

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My freedom of speech. And I

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compliant

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for you abusing your position

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under color of law under Title

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42 1983. So don't tell. That's

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a federal. That would be a

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federal lawsuit. So don't start

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pissing me

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off because I will come after

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you or anybody else who

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actually thinks that they're

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going to try

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to mock me and try

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to railroad me for my freedom

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00:15:10,100 --> 00:15:13,601
of constitution. I have a right

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to address you. Even though I

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don't live here. I also pay

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taxes. Pay taxes when I. I go

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to these stores up here. I'm a

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taxpayer, I'm a homeowner.

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So, I do have a right to

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address you if you're doing

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something wrong. Damn right.

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I'm going

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to address you retired people

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like you who think they know

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better and come up here and sit

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on that position and they start

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treating people and citizens

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like they don't matter. We are

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the taxpayers. We are your

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boss. Whether you

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like it or not,

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when people get on that seat,

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they think they're the boss.

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You should be thanking those

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people, praising them,

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because they got you

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on the seat where you get paid

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to represent the citizens,

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not the other way around. So

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that's where you have a

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problem, people. You think

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you're in charge of it.

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>> All right,

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your time is up. And this is

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the first I've heard that. My

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wife is on the school board,

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by the way, so she's not on the

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school board and she has not

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run for Congress. But

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to my wife out there,

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if you're

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on the school board,

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let's talk

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after this meeting. So, thank

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you.

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>> Good evening council

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members. My name is Aaron

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Moreland. I live on Shasta

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street not far from the

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Manzanita Hills Elementary

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School, and this comment is

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on the Butte Street Boogie

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Project, which just issued the

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final initial study mitigated

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negative declaration

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Environmental documentation,

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when that draft is MND,

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was circulated in May

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of this year. I left a comment

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on it discussing the

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infrastructure

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of the bike lane on Shasta

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Street, and when the final

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ISMND was released,

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it discussed all

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of the city's responses

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to a handful of comments made

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by myself and some

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of my neighbors as well. This

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particular comment I'm making

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is about one of the comment

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responses that you gave to

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Letter G, where another member

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of the community requested that

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the safety enhancements to the

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crosswalks and sidewalks

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outside of Manzanita Hills

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Elementary School be removed or

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reduced in lieu

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of their parking spaces

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in front of their home. And

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this project is funded in part

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by an active transportation

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grant by the State of

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California which emphasizes the

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infrastructure go toward

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pedestrian and cyclist and

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other rolling type

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improvements. So, the

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modifications

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in the city's response to this

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letter were that the bulb outs

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and crosswalks

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on the northeast side of

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Manzanita Hills Avenue will be

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eliminated. No new stop signs

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will be installed

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at the intersection of

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Manzanita Hills Avenue and

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00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:02,100
Montebello and the existing

591
00:18:02,100 --> 00:18:04,100
single stop sign on Montebello

592
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will remain and a bulb

593
00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:06,100
out and crosswalk

594
00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:08,100
on the southeast side of

595
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Shasta Street and Manzanita

596
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Hills Avenue will be

597
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eliminated. These are three key

598
00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:13,100
infrastructure enhancements

599
00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:14,100
that are designed for

600
00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:15,100
pedestrian safety right outside

601
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:17,100
of the school. That the city's

602
00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:18,100
response is that those are

603
00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:20,401
going to be eliminated

604
00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:22,100
to preserve a few parking spots

605
00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:23,100
in an area, in my opinion,

606
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which has ample parking

607
00:18:24,100 --> 00:18:25,100
on the streets in front

608
00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:26,100
of everybody's homes. So, my

609
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request

610
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to you is just please discuss

611
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with the city's engineering

612
00:18:34,100 --> 00:18:35,100
department and review these

613
00:18:35,100 --> 00:18:36,100
infrastructure changes that

614
00:18:36,100 --> 00:18:37,100
were made that are different

615
00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:38,100
from what was in the active

616
00:18:38,100 --> 00:18:39,100
transportation grant

617
00:18:39,100 --> 00:18:40,100
application and make sure that

618
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they are protecting public

619
00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:42,100
safety, especially of the

620
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children who are attending

621
00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:50,100
Manzanita Hills Elementary

622
00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:52,100
School. Thank you, Aaron.

623
00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:53,100
>> Thank you. That was helpful.

624
00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:55,100
If you ever send us an email,

625
00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:56,100
we can follow up with you

626
00:18:56,100 --> 00:18:58,100
for sure. But I'd love to talk

627
00:18:58,100 --> 00:18:59,100
to you about that later.

628
00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:00,100
>> Okay.

629
00:19:00,100 --> 00:19:01,100
>> That was wonderful. Thank

630
00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:03,100
you. All right,

631
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:09,100
there's no more public comment.

632
00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:10,100
We have our consent calendar.

633
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So, the consent calendar

634
00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:12,100
contains items considered

635
00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:13,100
routine and or which have

636
00:19:13,100 --> 00:19:15,100
individually been scrutinized

637
00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:16,100
by city council members and are

638
00:19:16,100 --> 00:19:17,100
anticipated to require no

639
00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:18,100
further deliberation. If a

640
00:19:18,100 --> 00:19:19,100
member of the public wishes

641
00:19:19,100 --> 00:19:20,100
to address an item

642
00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:21,100
on the consent calendar,

643
00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:22,100
please enter your name

644
00:19:22,100 --> 00:19:23,100
in the electronic KIOF located

645
00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:24,100
in the lobby before the consent

646
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calendar is considered. It

647
00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:26,100
shall be the prerogative

648
00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:29,100
of any council member before

649
00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:31,100
consent calendar is acted upon

650
00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:32,100
to 1. Comment on an item. 2,

651
00:19:32,100 --> 00:19:34,100
respond to any public comment

652
00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,100
on an item 3, request the

653
00:19:35,100 --> 00:19:36,100
record reflect an abstention or

654
00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:37,100
neighbor

655
00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:38,100
on an item number four,

656
00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:40,100
remove an item and place it

657
00:19:40,100 --> 00:19:41,100
on the regular portion

658
00:19:41,100 --> 00:19:42,100
of the agenda for delivery of a

659
00:19:42,100 --> 00:19:44,100
staff report and or an extended

660
00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:46,100
discussion or deliberation.

661
00:19:46,100 --> 00:19:48,100
All right,

662
00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:54,100
do we have any speakers?

663
00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:56,100
>> We don't have any speakers

664
00:19:56,100 --> 00:19:57,100
online for calling in.

665
00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,100
>> Okay. We would entertain a

666
00:19:58,100 --> 00:20:02,100
motion in a second. Or if any

667
00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:04,100
other council has any comments

668
00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:06,100
or anything,

669
00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:07,100
>> I'll make a motion

670
00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:08,100
to approve. I just wanted to

671
00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:09,100
ask council member if outside

672
00:20:09,100 --> 00:20:10,100
of. On item 4.12 a, which has

673
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,100
to do with League of

674
00:20:11,100 --> 00:20:13,100
California cities,

675
00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:14,100
because she's our rep there,

676
00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:16,100
if outside

677
00:20:17,100 --> 00:20:18,100
of being pro local control, if

678
00:20:18,100 --> 00:20:21,100
you have any other comments.

679
00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:24,100
>> No, that's actually a good

680
00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:27,100
one for the league to actually

681
00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:29,401
pick up. I'm really,

682
00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:31,100
actually quite delighted. And

683
00:20:31,100 --> 00:20:33,100
there for the last several.

684
00:20:33,100 --> 00:20:34,100
There hasn't been any movement

685
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:35,100
in that. So actually,

686
00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,100
this is the first time

687
00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:37,100
since I've been on that they

688
00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:38,100
actually have some amendments.

689
00:20:38,100 --> 00:20:40,100
And so,

690
00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:42,100
this is. I'm looking forward to

691
00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:43,100
it.

692
00:20:43,100 --> 00:20:44,100
>> I'll second the motion.

693
00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:46,100
>> Aye.

694
00:20:48,100 --> 00:20:49,100
>> Without any further

695
00:20:49,100 --> 00:20:50,100
comments. All in favor?

696
00:20:50,100 --> 00:20:52,100
>> Aye.

697
00:20:52,100 --> 00:20:53,100
>> All opposed? That passes.

698
00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:54,100
>> Five-Zero.

699
00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:55,100
>> All right, moving on

700
00:20:55,100 --> 00:20:56,100
to our regular items. Today,

701
00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:57,100
The City Manager, 9 1B, an oral

702
00:20:57,100 --> 00:20:59,100
presentation regarding the

703
00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:00,100
quick wins associated

704
00:21:00,100 --> 00:21:01,100
with the efficiency study

705
00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:02,100
for the City of Redding.

706
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:05,100
Michael, I'll turn that over

707
00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:07,100
to you.

708
00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:09,100
>> Thank you, honorable mayor,

709
00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:10,100
and good evening. Good evening,

710
00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:11,100
council members,

711
00:21:11,100 --> 00:21:12,100
community and staff. Give me

712
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:15,100
one second here as the clerk

713
00:21:15,100 --> 00:21:17,100
pulls up the presentation.

714
00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:19,100
Thank you, Mrs. Tipton. So,

715
00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:21,100
good evening again. This

716
00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:23,100
evening I will be presenting an

717
00:21:23,100 --> 00:21:25,100
informational presentation

718
00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:26,100
regarding the quick wins that

719
00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:27,100
were identified

720
00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:28,100
within the efficiency study.

721
00:21:28,100 --> 00:21:30,100
However,

722
00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:32,100
before I get started, I'd like

723
00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:33,100
to introduce a few of our

724
00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:34,100
consultants that assisted us

725
00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:35,100
with this. Mr. Nathan Sprague

726
00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:36,100
and Ms. Amanda Ekman. I want to

727
00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:37,100
make sure that they can both

728
00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:38,100
hear us as we're discussing

729
00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:39,100
this item tonight,

730
00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:40,100
and we can both hear them.

731
00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:42,100
So, Mr. Sprague, are you able

732
00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:44,100
to hear us?

733
00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:47,100
>> Yes, loud and clear, Mr.

734
00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:53,100
Webb.

735
00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:55,100
>> All right, thank you, Ms.

736
00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:57,100
Ekman.

737
00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:59,100
>> Perfectly, thank you.

738
00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:00,100
>> All right, thank you. So,

739
00:22:00,100 --> 00:22:01,100
with that,

740
00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:03,100
just a gentle reminder

741
00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:04,100
to the council members here,

742
00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:06,100
in talking

743
00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:08,100
with the clerk's office, when

744
00:22:08,100 --> 00:22:09,100
we do have folks participating

745
00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:10,100
through audio, visual or phone,

746
00:22:10,100 --> 00:22:11,100
it definitely helps them if we

747
00:22:11,100 --> 00:22:12,100
make sure

748
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:14,100
to turn our microphones

749
00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:15,100
on and talk into them

750
00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:16,100
during comments and questions.

751
00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:18,100
So, if we could all please do

752
00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:19,100
that,

753
00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:20,100
I think it would help when

754
00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:21,000
Mr. Sprague and Ms. Ekman join

755
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,100
us probably on the latter half

756
00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:23,100
of the presentation. So,

757
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:25,401
without any further ado,

758
00:22:26,100 --> 00:22:29,100
we'll jump into it here.

759
00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:31,401
>> So, first slide here.

760
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:34,100
>> As council likely recalls,

761
00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:35,100
we've jumped into this effort

762
00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:36,100
as the city's general fund

763
00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:37,100
budget is in significant

764
00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:38,100
financial distress. I don't

765
00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:39,100
think that's any news to any

766
00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:42,100
of you that are up there. And

767
00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:44,100
in response

768
00:22:45,100 --> 00:22:47,100
to that financial distress, the

769
00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:50,100
city's taken a proactive and

770
00:22:50,100 --> 00:22:51,100
responsible approach

771
00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:52,100
by engaging

772
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:53,100
in independent analysis to help

773
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:54,100
the city inform our future

774
00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:56,100
financial decisions,

775
00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:59,100
with a goal of understanding

776
00:22:59,100 --> 00:23:01,100
where we are today, to help us

777
00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:03,100
also identify our opportunities

778
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:04,100
to become stronger and a more

779
00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:06,100
sustainable organization

780
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:09,100
in the future. So, this was the

781
00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:13,100
main nexus of why Mr. Tarbo and

782
00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:14,100
I decided to enter

783
00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:16,401
into this agreement. So,

784
00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:20,100
council may also recommend,

785
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:21,100
or excuse me, recall,

786
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,100
that we entered

787
00:23:23,100 --> 00:23:24,100
into this contract with

788
00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:25,100
Circle Six just as a recursor

789
00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:27,100
in the middle of March. I

790
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,100
believe it was March 13th,

791
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:30,100
to be specific. And this,

792
00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:31,100
this whole activity, or

793
00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:33,100
engagement, if you will,

794
00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:34,100
is really a four phase

795
00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:36,100
activity, with phase one being

796
00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:38,100
a rapid assessment that

797
00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:39,100
included, I believe it was,

798
00:23:39,100 --> 00:23:41,401
over 70 interviews of staff,

799
00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:44,100
council members, community

800
00:23:44,100 --> 00:23:45,100
members, leadership, and other

801
00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:47,100
folks,

802
00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:50,100
a dozen or so site visits where

803
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:51,100
Circle 6 was here in person,

804
00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:52,100
went out to a number

805
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:53,100
of our facilities and spent

806
00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:55,100
time with staff,

807
00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:56,100
as well as a review of over

808
00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:58,100
300 documents. And quite

809
00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:01,100
honestly, that number is pretty

810
00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:03,100
old now. I'd be willing to bet

811
00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:04,100
that we're probably approaching

812
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:05,100
four to 500 documents that have

813
00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:07,401
been reviewed, that really

814
00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:10,100
being the first phase.

815
00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:12,100
However, the second phase,

816
00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:13,100
the immediate quick wins,

817
00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:14,100
that's what we're here very

818
00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:15,100
specifically to talk

819
00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:17,100
about tonight. And we'll dive

820
00:24:17,100 --> 00:24:18,100
into that here in a second. But

821
00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:20,100
I would be remiss if I didn't

822
00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,100
remind Council that again,

823
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:24,100
this really was a four-phase

824
00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:25,100
engagement, with the third

825
00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:26,100
phase being opportunity

826
00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:27,100
development and the fourth page

827
00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:29,100
being execution and governance.

828
00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:31,100
And I would also be remiss if I

829
00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:34,100
didn't point out that most of

830
00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:37,100
the opportunity that has been

831
00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:39,100
identified through this

832
00:24:39,100 --> 00:24:40,100
engagement really lies

833
00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:41,100
within phases three and four,

834
00:24:41,100 --> 00:24:42,100
which will be covered

835
00:24:42,100 --> 00:24:43,100
in detail. Right now, we're

836
00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:44,100
targeting and very likely

837
00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:47,100
bringing to Council the balance

838
00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:50,100
of this presentation

839
00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:53,100
on the 15th. So, our next

840
00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:54,100
council meeting. That way our

841
00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:57,100
consultant, Mr. Sprague, can be

842
00:24:57,100 --> 00:24:58,100
here in person to make sure

843
00:24:58,100 --> 00:24:59,100
that we don't lose anything

844
00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:00,100
through communications and he's

845
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:02,100
able to really present their

846
00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:03,100
findings and recommendations

847
00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:04,100
of Phase three. So again,

848
00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:05,100
this evening we're really going

849
00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:07,100
to be focusing on phase two,

850
00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,100
which were the immediate quick

851
00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:09,100
wins that were identified

852
00:25:09,100 --> 00:25:10,100
in and ran

853
00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,100
to ground while the Circle six

854
00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:12,100
team, in combination

855
00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:15,100
with city staff, were still

856
00:25:16,100 --> 00:25:17,100
completing activities or phases

857
00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:19,401
three and four. So,

858
00:25:20,100 --> 00:25:22,401
with that, I'm going

859
00:25:25,100 --> 00:25:26,100
to jump right

860
00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:27,100
into the quick wins. Council

861
00:25:27,100 --> 00:25:29,100
very likely recalls that it was

862
00:25:29,100 --> 00:25:30,100
about four

863
00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:31,100
to five weeks ago we shared

864
00:25:31,100 --> 00:25:34,100
with staff and council members

865
00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:37,100
a one-page summary

866
00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:40,100
of the engagement. And one of

867
00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:42,401
the biggest opportunities there

868
00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:44,100
was that the screening that was

869
00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:46,100
Undertaken by Circle6

870
00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:48,100
identified just under $83

871
00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:52,100
million of potentially

872
00:25:52,100 --> 00:25:53,100
releasable capacity. Now, I

873
00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:57,100
want to pause here for a second

874
00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:58,100
and make sure that I'm

875
00:25:58,100 --> 00:25:59,100
explaining that correctly,

876
00:25:59,100 --> 00:26:01,401
because in a number

877
00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:03,100
of situations,

878
00:26:03,100 --> 00:26:04,100
words really do matter. And

879
00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:06,100
when I talk

880
00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:07,100
about screening amounts, I.e.

881
00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:09,100
raw, unfiltered data that was

882
00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:11,401
provided to our consultant

883
00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,100
for them to analyze and look

884
00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:14,100
over and then send back to us

885
00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:15,100
with things for city staff

886
00:26:15,100 --> 00:26:16,100
to work with them

887
00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:18,401
to validate. So, the $82.6

888
00:26:24,100 --> 00:26:25,100
million that you see

889
00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:27,100
on the top

890
00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:28,100
of the leftmost box, those were

891
00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:30,100
the screened potential

892
00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:31,100
releasable capacity,

893
00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:32,100
or is the potential leasable

894
00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:34,100
capacity, excuse me,

895
00:26:34,100 --> 00:26:35,100
that was identified

896
00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:36,100
to be validated in combination

897
00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:39,601
with them and city staff. And

898
00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:41,100
there were four main areas that

899
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,100
encompassed the 82. 6, $82.6

900
00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:43,100
million that included,

901
00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:44,100
excuse me one time,

902
00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:45,100
releases associated

903
00:26:45,100 --> 00:26:47,100
with encumbrance cleanup,

904
00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,100
carryover cleanup project

905
00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:50,100
closeouts, and then it also

906
00:26:50,100 --> 00:26:51,100
included what we deemed ongoing

907
00:26:51,100 --> 00:26:53,100
relief through salary savings

908
00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:55,100
associated

909
00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:56,100
with vacant positions. So, when

910
00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:58,100
you boil that $82.6 million

911
00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:00,100
down

912
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:05,100
to the primary fund groups

913
00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:08,100
within the city, the 82.6 boils

914
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:17,100
down to $4 million

915
00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:18,100
of releasable capacity

916
00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:19,100
within the general fund, just

917
00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:21,100
under 80

918
00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:22,100
within the enterprise funds,

919
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:23,100
which again, those are your

920
00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:25,100
utilities, approximately

921
00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:27,100
$800,000 within special revenue

922
00:27:27,100 --> 00:27:28,100
funds and approximately

923
00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:29,100
$200,000

924
00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:31,401
within internal service funds.

925
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:36,100
And again, like I mentioned

926
00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:37,100
on the previous slide,

927
00:27:37,100 --> 00:27:38,100
we're going to cover in detail

928
00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:39,100
on the 15th the future

929
00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:41,401
opportunities that Mr. Sprague

930
00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:44,100
will run through in detail

931
00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:45,100
for us at the next meeting.

932
00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:47,401
And that will include

933
00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:51,100
governance things such as

934
00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:52,100
policy reviews. We'll talk

935
00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:53,100
about bond refinancing, tot

936
00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:54,100
opportunities, credit card

937
00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:56,100
fees, development services

938
00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:58,100
fees, overtime. I don't have

939
00:27:58,100 --> 00:28:00,100
to read them off to you,

940
00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:01,100
but there are a number

941
00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:02,100
of things that were identified

942
00:28:02,100 --> 00:28:03,100
through the engagement that are

943
00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:05,100
worthy

944
00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:06,100
of having a conversation about.

945
00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:09,100
So, moving forward here again,

946
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:11,100
one of the main categories

947
00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:14,100
of the $82.6 million was a

948
00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:16,100
review of our vacant positions

949
00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:19,100
that were associated with the

950
00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:22,100
hiring freezes that have been

951
00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:23,100
put into place at the City

952
00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:25,100
Council. May recall that In

953
00:28:25,100 --> 00:28:26,100
January of 2025 a general fund

954
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:27,100
hiring freeze was put

955
00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:28,100
into play by then City

956
00:28:28,100 --> 00:28:29,100
Manager Tippen, and In January

957
00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:30,100
of 2026 a citywide hiring

958
00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:32,100
freeze was implemented,

959
00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:37,100
again citywide. I do want to

960
00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:38,100
stress that when hiring freezes

961
00:28:38,100 --> 00:28:40,100
are enacted,

962
00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:42,100
what that means is that

963
00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:44,100
for departments

964
00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:46,401
to fill vacant positions,

965
00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:49,401
it requires the approval

966
00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:53,601
of the City Manager. So, most

967
00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:55,100
positions that are becoming

968
00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:56,100
vacant are not being allowed to

969
00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:57,100
be backfilled other than

970
00:28:57,100 --> 00:28:59,100
positions that are deemed to be

971
00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:01,401
essential or mission critical.

972
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:04,100
In a further definition that

973
00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:05,100
I'd like to point out, budgeted

974
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:07,100
personnel funding that is not

975
00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:08,100
spent while authorized position

976
00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:10,100
remains vacant. That is the

977
00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:12,100
definition

978
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:13,100
of vacancy savings. And so

979
00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:16,100
again, I'm sure I don't need

980
00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:17,100
to read that to you, but the

981
00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:18,100
definitions matter here. So,

982
00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:19,100
through the screening process

983
00:29:19,100 --> 00:29:20,100
again, when Circle six was

984
00:29:20,100 --> 00:29:22,401
reviewing the raw unfiltered

985
00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:26,100
data, there was approximately

986
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:28,401
if I recall correctly, 16

987
00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:30,100
general fund positions that

988
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:31,100
were vacant at the time. Now

989
00:29:31,100 --> 00:29:32,100
those positions upon them being

990
00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:33,100
vacated either

991
00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:35,100
from someone resigning,

992
00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:38,100
someone retiring,

993
00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:39,100
someone taking another job

994
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:41,100
based

995
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:42,100
on when they left the position

996
00:29:42,100 --> 00:29:44,100
within the fiscal year and the

997
00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:45,100
remaining value

998
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:46,100
of their salary, those 16

999
00:29:46,100 --> 00:29:48,100
positions were worth

1000
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:49,100
approximately $1 million. As

1001
00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:51,100
you can see there before you.

1002
00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:52,100
When those individuals left the

1003
00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:54,100
positions,

1004
00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,100
the city was required to cash

1005
00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:57,100
out any accrued PTOs that they

1006
00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:58,100
had through vacation time or

1007
00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:01,100
other accruals that resulted in

1008
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,100
that million dollars being

1009
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:09,100
whittled down, for lack

1010
00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:11,100
of a better term,

1011
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:12,100
to approximately $780,000.

1012
00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:14,401
So, you can see

1013
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:16,100
by those vacant those 16

1014
00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:17,100
positions being vacated. There

1015
00:30:17,100 --> 00:30:18,100
is savings associated

1016
00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:20,100
with those positions.

1017
00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:21,100
But I do want to be very,

1018
00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:23,100
very clear to Council, this is

1019
00:30:23,100 --> 00:30:25,100
a snapshot of those 16

1020
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:27,100
positions. This is not a

1021
00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:29,100
snapshot

1022
00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:30,100
of the entire personnel budget

1023
00:30:30,100 --> 00:30:33,100
within the general fund. And

1024
00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:34,100
those are two drastically

1025
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,100
different things. But for the

1026
00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:38,100
16 positions that were vacant

1027
00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:39,100
within the General Fund when

1028
00:30:39,100 --> 00:30:42,100
the data was screened, these

1029
00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:44,100
are the numbers that are

1030
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:46,100
associated with them. And I

1031
00:30:46,100 --> 00:30:47,100
would also be remiss if I

1032
00:30:47,100 --> 00:30:50,100
didn't share with Council that

1033
00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:53,100
to date we have a number of

1034
00:30:53,100 --> 00:30:54,100
additional positions that are

1035
00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:56,100
currently being held vacant

1036
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:57,100
that have a potential salary

1037
00:30:57,100 --> 00:30:59,100
savings of upwards of $4

1038
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:00,100
million. So, as we continue

1039
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:02,100
to have that hiring freeze

1040
00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:03,100
in place, as positions become

1041
00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:04,100
vacant and they're not being

1042
00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:05,100
filled, that number continues

1043
00:31:05,100 --> 00:31:08,100
to grow. So, moving over

1044
00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:11,100
to stale encumbrances. So

1045
00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:13,100
again, quickly

1046
00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:15,100
on the definitions, an

1047
00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:16,100
encumbrance is a reservation or

1048
00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:17,100
a portion

1049
00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:18,100
of a budget that is set aside

1050
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:20,100
to pay for a specific future

1051
00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:21,100
obligation, such as an approved

1052
00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:22,100
contract or a purchase order.

1053
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,100
And so one

1054
00:31:26,100 --> 00:31:28,100
of the exercises that occurred

1055
00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:29,100
with Circle six when they did

1056
00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:30,100
their screening was that they

1057
00:31:30,100 --> 00:31:31,100
flagged just

1058
00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:33,100
under a million dollars of

1059
00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:34,100
encumbrances that hadn't had

1060
00:31:34,100 --> 00:31:35,100
activity on them

1061
00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:36,100
for a little bit of time. And I

1062
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:38,401
believe the benchmark was 12

1063
00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:40,100
months. And after city staff

1064
00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:42,401
and coordination with Circle 6

1065
00:31:44,100 --> 00:31:45,100
validated that, we were able

1066
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:47,100
to release approximately

1067
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:51,100
$800,000. You'll see the number

1068
00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:52,100
there in the fifth column

1069
00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:55,100
from the right. It's titled

1070
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:56,100
amount released. So, $797,000

1071
00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:58,100
went back

1072
00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:04,100
to their home departments. And

1073
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:05,100
you can see the breakup

1074
00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:06,100
of the dollar amount back

1075
00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:08,100
to each department.

1076
00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:09,100
For instance,

1077
00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:10,100
the general fund received

1078
00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:11,100
$270,000 back. The enterprise

1079
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:12,100
funds 339, special revenue 63

1080
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:13,100
and internal revenue,

1081
00:32:13,100 --> 00:32:15,100
or excuse me, internal service

1082
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:17,100
125. And so those funds that

1083
00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:20,100
are being released back to

1084
00:32:23,100 --> 00:32:25,100
those departments can be

1085
00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:27,100
considered new programming

1086
00:32:27,100 --> 00:32:29,100
capacity

1087
00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:32,100
within those specific funds, as

1088
00:32:32,100 --> 00:32:33,100
long as the programming

1089
00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:34,100
activity is, is allowable

1090
00:32:34,100 --> 00:32:36,100
within them. So,

1091
00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:38,100
in other words, the enterprise

1092
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:40,100
funds, we couldn't take that

1093
00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:42,100
$339,000 and spend it

1094
00:32:43,100 --> 00:32:44,100
on a general fund activity.

1095
00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:45,100
Nor could we take the Special

1096
00:32:45,100 --> 00:32:46,100
Revenue or Internal Service

1097
00:32:46,100 --> 00:32:47,100
funds. They go back to those

1098
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:48,100
fund types and then they can be

1099
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:50,100
used

1100
00:32:50,100 --> 00:32:51,100
for future allowable activities

1101
00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:53,401
within those funds. Similar

1102
00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:57,100
to stale encumbrances, Circle

1103
00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:58,100
6 flagged a pretty large

1104
00:32:58,100 --> 00:33:00,100
number, was just over $80

1105
00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:01,100
million

1106
00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:03,100
for validation regarding carry.

1107
00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:07,201
And again, I want to hit home

1108
00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:10,100
on the definitions because I

1109
00:33:10,100 --> 00:33:12,100
think that's really, really

1110
00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,100
important. A carryover is a

1111
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,100
process for moving prior fiscal

1112
00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:15,100
year obligations

1113
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,401
from one fiscal year

1114
00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:20,100
to another. And so,

1115
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:21,100
each year city staff go

1116
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:23,100
through a process of working

1117
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:25,401
through carryovers to figure

1118
00:33:26,100 --> 00:33:27,100
out how much funds need

1119
00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:28,100
to be taken

1120
00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:30,100
from one fiscal year

1121
00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:32,100
to the next. And this is a very

1122
00:33:32,100 --> 00:33:33,100
common practice specifically

1123
00:33:33,100 --> 00:33:34,100
with our very large capital

1124
00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:36,100
infrastructure projects,

1125
00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:37,100
because as Council very well

1126
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,100
knows, those projects do not

1127
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:40,100
both get initiated nor

1128
00:33:40,100 --> 00:33:42,100
completed in one fiscal year,

1129
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:45,601
let alone two or three. Most

1130
00:33:47,100 --> 00:33:48,100
of the projects take four

1131
00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:49,100
to five years to get

1132
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:50,100
from completion

1133
00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:52,401
until ultimate, excuse me,

1134
00:33:53,100 --> 00:33:54,100
from initiation

1135
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:55,100
to completion. So therefore,

1136
00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:56,100
carryovers are a very standard

1137
00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:57,100
process that happens, however,

1138
00:33:57,100 --> 00:33:59,401
through the screening process

1139
00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:04,100
Again, circle six identified

1140
00:34:04,100 --> 00:34:05,100
almost $81 million that didn't

1141
00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:06,100
seem like it needed

1142
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:09,100
to be carried forward. And

1143
00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:11,100
after we went through the Data

1144
00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:13,100
with Circle 6 again

1145
00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:16,100
through the validation process,

1146
00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:17,100
we did validate that

1147
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:19,100
approximately $65 million,

1148
00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:20,100
predominantly tied to the

1149
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,100
enterprise utilities or the wet

1150
00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:23,100
utilities in this instance,

1151
00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:24,100
did not need to be carried over

1152
00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:26,100
and was actually rejected and

1153
00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:27,100
goes back

1154
00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:29,100
to those funds outside of the

1155
00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:31,100
capital infrastructure program.

1156
00:34:36,100 --> 00:34:37,100
Now that is really important

1157
00:34:37,100 --> 00:34:38,100
because that money then goes

1158
00:34:38,100 --> 00:34:40,100
back

1159
00:34:40,100 --> 00:34:41,100
to those accounts that will sit

1160
00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:42,100
in those reserve accounts and

1161
00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:43,100
ultimately is used when the

1162
00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:46,100
utilities go through their rate

1163
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:47,100
study process here in the

1164
00:34:47,100 --> 00:34:49,401
near future. My analysis

1165
00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:55,100
of that, again in working

1166
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,100
with Mr. Sprague and his team

1167
00:34:56,100 --> 00:34:57,100
as well as city staff, is

1168
00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:59,401
really what's happening there

1169
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:01,100
is the assumptions that are

1170
00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:03,100
being made

1171
00:35:03,100 --> 00:35:04,100
within our utility master plans

1172
00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:05,100
on the rate at which projects

1173
00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:08,100
can actually be designed and

1174
00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:10,401
then constructed is more

1175
00:35:11,100 --> 00:35:13,401
aggressive than what we're

1176
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:15,100
actually able

1177
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:18,100
to occur or actually able

1178
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,100
to get out the door in

1179
00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:23,401
combination that when projects

1180
00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:25,100
that have ultimately got

1181
00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:27,100
to construction and they get

1182
00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,100
to completion,

1183
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:31,100
if there are funds left

1184
00:35:33,100 --> 00:35:34,100
on those individual projects,

1185
00:35:34,100 --> 00:35:35,100
those funds hadn't been swept

1186
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:37,100
and gone back

1187
00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:38,100
to the reserve accounts

1188
00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:41,601
in the past. So, by sweeping

1189
00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:45,100
those funds that no longer are

1190
00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:47,100
needed

1191
00:35:47,100 --> 00:35:50,100
for the completed projects, as

1192
00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:51,100
well as stopping transferring

1193
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:54,100
money from the reserve account

1194
00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:56,100
into the project accounts

1195
00:35:56,100 --> 00:35:57,100
unless it's needed,

1196
00:35:57,100 --> 00:36:00,100
that will result in making sure

1197
00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:01,100
that we only have funds

1198
00:36:01,100 --> 00:36:02,100
within the accounts for the

1199
00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:03,100
projects when we need them.

1200
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,100
This is a big change

1201
00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:06,100
from my understanding

1202
00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:10,100
on how the city's operated

1203
00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:11,100
for years. And a number

1204
00:36:11,100 --> 00:36:14,100
of staff and I sat

1205
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:17,100
down and went

1206
00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:18,100
through the carryovers

1207
00:36:18,100 --> 00:36:19,100
with a very fine-tooth comb.

1208
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:20,100
And we intend to continue this

1209
00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:24,201
into the future as well as to

1210
00:36:29,100 --> 00:36:31,401
update policies and procedures

1211
00:36:35,100 --> 00:36:36,100
to make sure that as we're

1212
00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:37,100
moving funds from the utility

1213
00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:38,100
reserve accounts

1214
00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:39,100
into project accounts, that

1215
00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:41,100
we're only transferring the

1216
00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:42,100
dollar amount that is needed

1217
00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:43,100
for those fiscal years. So, you

1218
00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:44,100
can see here, as we walked

1219
00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:45,100
through that, that $80.6

1220
00:36:45,100 --> 00:36:46,100
million was screened

1221
00:36:46,100 --> 00:36:47,100
through identification,

1222
00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:48,100
we realized that 65 needs

1223
00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:49,100
to be put back. So, 65 was

1224
00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:50,100
removed. Then we validated went

1225
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:51,100
through the validation process

1226
00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:52,100
for approximately $16 million,

1227
00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:53,100
released another 12.8 and

1228
00:36:53,100 --> 00:36:54,100
ultimately landed with $3.3

1229
00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:55,100
million of the 80.6 needing to

1230
00:36:55,100 --> 00:36:56,100
actually stay because it was

1231
00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:57,100
associated with the project

1232
00:36:57,100 --> 00:36:58,100
activity that was going

1233
00:36:58,100 --> 00:36:59,100
to occur

1234
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:00,100
within the next fiscal year.

1235
00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:01,100
So, with that I'll keep moving

1236
00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:02,100
on and there will definitely be

1237
00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:03,100
time for questions and answers

1238
00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:04,100
at the end. Similar

1239
00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:05,100
to carryovers for capital

1240
00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:06,100
improvement projects,

1241
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:07,100
we also had a subset category

1242
00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:10,100
of that, if you will,

1243
00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:14,100
that we titled Dormant

1244
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:16,100
Capital Project Review.

1245
00:37:17,100 --> 00:37:18,100
Again, this is with CIPS. So,

1246
00:37:18,100 --> 00:37:19,100
these are a number. These are

1247
00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:21,401
projects that have got

1248
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:24,100
to the finish line. Excuse me,

1249
00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:26,100
real quick. That had got

1250
00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:27,100
to the finish line and we

1251
00:37:27,100 --> 00:37:29,100
needed to clean them up and

1252
00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:31,100
finalize the project. And so,

1253
00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:33,100
you can see here that there was

1254
00:37:33,100 --> 00:37:34,100
approximately $260,000 screened

1255
00:37:34,100 --> 00:37:35,100
for validation. That

1256
00:37:35,100 --> 00:37:37,100
after we went

1257
00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:38,100
through the validation process,

1258
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:40,401
we identified that 18,000 could

1259
00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:45,100
go back and $244,000 was needed

1260
00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:47,100
to actually finish authorized

1261
00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:49,100
and needed projects. Now there

1262
00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:53,201
were a few quick wins that were

1263
00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:58,100
identified by Circle 6 that we

1264
00:37:58,100 --> 00:37:59,100
definitely both Circle 6 and

1265
00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:00,100
city staff feel like we need

1266
00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:02,100
to continue

1267
00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:05,100
to push forward on. However, we

1268
00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:06,100
hadn't had adequate time

1269
00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:07,100
to run them completely to

1270
00:38:07,100 --> 00:38:08,100
ground as we did the previous

1271
00:38:08,100 --> 00:38:10,100
opportunities I ran through.

1272
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:12,100
One

1273
00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:15,100
of those are some refinancing,

1274
00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:18,100
some callable bonds that the

1275
00:38:19,100 --> 00:38:21,100
city's general fund has. There

1276
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:23,100
is an opportunity

1277
00:38:25,100 --> 00:38:26,100
to refinance the 2013 general

1278
00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:27,100
fund, lease revenue bonds and

1279
00:38:27,100 --> 00:38:28,100
save anywhere from 15 to

1280
00:38:28,100 --> 00:38:30,100
$50,000 annually. The

1281
00:38:30,100 --> 00:38:33,100
recommendation at this time is

1282
00:38:36,100 --> 00:38:37,100
to continue to monitor it and

1283
00:38:37,100 --> 00:38:38,100
revisit as market conditions

1284
00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:40,401
potentially improve. And you

1285
00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:43,100
might be asking why do we not

1286
00:38:43,100 --> 00:38:44,100
want to do this right now?

1287
00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:46,100
Well, the interest rate market

1288
00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:47,100
has changed a little bit over

1289
00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:49,100
the last couple months and so

1290
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:50,100
we still need to validate that

1291
00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:51,100
and make sure that it makes

1292
00:38:51,100 --> 00:38:53,100
sense financially as well as we

1293
00:38:53,100 --> 00:38:55,100
did receive notification

1294
00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:57,100
from the CDJPA's SMP Global

1295
00:38:57,100 --> 00:38:58,100
rating that the city's credit

1296
00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:01,601
score was downgraded from an A

1297
00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:05,100
to an A minus a few weeks ago.

1298
00:39:05,100 --> 00:39:07,100
This is a big thing. And they

1299
00:39:07,100 --> 00:39:08,100
cited negative outlook,

1300
00:39:08,100 --> 00:39:10,401
diminishing revenues in a

1301
00:39:13,100 --> 00:39:14,100
general fund 10-year plan that

1302
00:39:14,100 --> 00:39:15,100
is in a state of disrepair.

1303
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:17,100
And so, for those two things

1304
00:39:17,100 --> 00:39:18,100
in combination, that it would

1305
00:39:18,100 --> 00:39:19,100
very much likely take us two

1306
00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:20,100
to three months

1307
00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:21,100
to actually process that. This

1308
00:39:21,100 --> 00:39:24,100
is something that we definitely

1309
00:39:25,100 --> 00:39:26,100
want to continue to monitor and

1310
00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:28,100
track and move on. It just

1311
00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:29,100
wasn't something that we

1312
00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:30,100
couldn't run to ground

1313
00:39:30,100 --> 00:39:31,100
in the last two

1314
00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:33,401
to three weeks. Similar

1315
00:39:36,100 --> 00:39:37,100
to that, another quick win was

1316
00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:39,100
identified titled pension

1317
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:41,100
obligations. If council very

1318
00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:43,100
much knows the city pays both

1319
00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:45,100
normal costs and UAL payments

1320
00:39:45,100 --> 00:39:47,100
associated with pers. And there

1321
00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:50,100
are a number of opportunities

1322
00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:53,100
to consider here

1323
00:39:53,100 --> 00:39:54,100
with the pension obligations.

1324
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:57,100
Obviously one option could be

1325
00:39:58,100 --> 00:39:59,100
to stay the course where the

1326
00:39:59,100 --> 00:40:00,100
city continues to pay both the

1327
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:01,100
normal and the UAL costs

1328
00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:02,100
on an annual basis. Another

1329
00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:04,100
option could be

1330
00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:07,401
to do what's referred

1331
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:11,100
to potentially as a 15 year or

1332
00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:12,100
a 10-year fresh start. I'm not

1333
00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:15,100
going to pretend to be a

1334
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:16,100
financial expert and that is

1335
00:40:16,100 --> 00:40:17,100
not my bailiwick. However, I

1336
00:40:17,100 --> 00:40:19,100
would akin these two options

1337
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:20,100
very much

1338
00:40:20,100 --> 00:40:21,100
to myself refinancing my home

1339
00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:23,100
to a shorter term with a higher

1340
00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:25,100
interest rate and I'm

1341
00:40:25,100 --> 00:40:26,100
essentially signing

1342
00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:27,100
on the dotted line

1343
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:30,601
to pay a higher monthly payment

1344
00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:36,601
for a shorter period of time,

1345
00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:40,100
which would save me money long

1346
00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:41,100
run, but I have to be able

1347
00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:42,100
to afford the higher payment.

1348
00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:45,100
Now. That's very much what

1349
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:46,100
options 2 and 3 are. And I'm

1350
00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:47,100
not suggesting that they're

1351
00:40:47,100 --> 00:40:48,100
bad, they just involve us

1352
00:40:48,100 --> 00:40:50,100
potentially paying a little bit

1353
00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:51,100
more initially and

1354
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:53,100
during the middle.

1355
00:40:54,100 --> 00:40:55,100
But there is savings

1356
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:56,100
over the lifetime

1357
00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:57,100
of it that we do need

1358
00:40:57,100 --> 00:40:58,100
to consider and evaluate.

1359
00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:00,100
Similar to that,

1360
00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:02,100
we could definitely need

1361
00:41:02,100 --> 00:41:03,100
to look at a 15 year or

1362
00:41:03,100 --> 00:41:04,100
potentially 10- or 20-year

1363
00:41:04,100 --> 00:41:05,100
targeted pension obligation

1364
00:41:05,100 --> 00:41:07,100
bond. These are opportunities

1365
00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:09,100
as well and something that we

1366
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:12,100
need to spend a little bit more

1367
00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:13,100
time and run to ground. And

1368
00:41:13,100 --> 00:41:15,100
similar to that, There's a

1369
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:16,100
section 115 trust option which

1370
00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:17,100
may

1371
00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:20,100
in my opinion be most

1372
00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:23,100
attractive to council once we

1373
00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:24,100
run these scenarios

1374
00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:25,100
to ground, because this would

1375
00:41:25,100 --> 00:41:26,100
give us the most flexibility

1376
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:27,100
to make deposits

1377
00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:29,100
into that account when the,

1378
00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:30,100
when the city could afford it

1379
00:41:30,100 --> 00:41:32,100
and then use those funds

1380
00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:33,100
specifically for FERS costs

1381
00:41:33,100 --> 00:41:35,100
at a later date. It gives us

1382
00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:36,100
flexibility without locking us

1383
00:41:36,100 --> 00:41:37,100
into a potentially higher

1384
00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:38,100
payment. These are all great

1385
00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:39,100
things and these are things

1386
00:41:39,100 --> 00:41:42,601
that we definitely need to run

1387
00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:44,100
to ground. We just hadn't had

1388
00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:45,100
time to run them completely

1389
00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:46,100
to ground in advance

1390
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:48,100
of this presentation. So, this

1391
00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:51,100
might look a little bit

1392
00:41:56,100 --> 00:41:57,100
like an intermission. That's

1393
00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:58,100
not meant to

1394
00:41:58,100 --> 00:41:59,100
for what this is. That is not

1395
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:00,100
what this is meant to be. The

1396
00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:02,100
information that I just walked

1397
00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:03,100
through essentially summarizes

1398
00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:05,100
the quick wins that were

1399
00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:06,100
identified as part

1400
00:42:06,100 --> 00:42:08,100
of the second phase

1401
00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:09,100
of that rapid engagement

1402
00:42:09,100 --> 00:42:12,100
with the Circle 6. And it was

1403
00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:13,100
meant very specifically

1404
00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:14,100
to tie back to their ultimate

1405
00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:16,100
findings and recommendation.

1406
00:42:16,100 --> 00:42:18,100
That way we had the ability to

1407
00:42:18,100 --> 00:42:20,100
reconcile and make sure that

1408
00:42:20,100 --> 00:42:21,100
nothing was missed. What the

1409
00:42:21,100 --> 00:42:22,100
next series of slides is going

1410
00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:25,100
to do is going to show council

1411
00:42:25,100 --> 00:42:26,100
and the community what those

1412
00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:28,401
releasable and recovered funds

1413
00:42:29,100 --> 00:42:32,100
actually mean and where they're

1414
00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:33,100
going to go. So, kind

1415
00:42:33,100 --> 00:42:35,401
of turn that information

1416
00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:37,100
into what happens to the four

1417
00:42:37,100 --> 00:42:40,100
fund types that I identified

1418
00:42:40,100 --> 00:42:41,100
in the very beginning

1419
00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:42,100
of the presentation. So first

1420
00:42:42,100 --> 00:42:44,100
we'll focus

1421
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:49,100
on the general fund. And so,

1422
00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:50,100
Council, you may recall that

1423
00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:52,100
of the 82.6 total screened

1424
00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:53,100
opportunities, 4 million of

1425
00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:55,401
that number was identified

1426
00:42:56,100 --> 00:42:57,100
specifically

1427
00:42:57,100 --> 00:42:58,100
within the general fund. And

1428
00:42:58,100 --> 00:42:59,100
so,

1429
00:42:59,100 --> 00:43:00,100
what you'll see is you're going

1430
00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:01,100
to see two columns

1431
00:43:01,100 --> 00:43:02,100
on the right hand side

1432
00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:03,100
of your slide,

1433
00:43:03,100 --> 00:43:06,100
the leftmost column or purple,

1434
00:43:06,100 --> 00:43:08,401
those are the screened

1435
00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:11,100
opportunities again

1436
00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:14,100
from circle six. And then

1437
00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:15,100
you're going

1438
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:16,100
to see the blue column,

1439
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:17,100
which are the validated numbers

1440
00:43:17,100 --> 00:43:18,100
by the Circle 6 and staff,

1441
00:43:18,100 --> 00:43:19,100
city staff. And those numbers

1442
00:43:19,100 --> 00:43:21,100
represent what was actually

1443
00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:23,401
released. So, for example,

1444
00:43:24,100 --> 00:43:25,100
we identified $4 million

1445
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:26,100
of opportunity within the

1446
00:43:26,100 --> 00:43:28,100
general fund as a whole. And

1447
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:29,100
$1.2 million was actually found

1448
00:43:29,100 --> 00:43:31,401
through the validation project

1449
00:43:33,100 --> 00:43:34,100
to be able to be released. And

1450
00:43:34,100 --> 00:43:35,100
you can see the breakup

1451
00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:36,100
of that between carryovers,

1452
00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:38,100
there were 2.6 identified

1453
00:43:39,100 --> 00:43:40,100
through screening and

1454
00:43:40,100 --> 00:43:42,100
through carryover cleanup, 188

1455
00:43:42,100 --> 00:43:45,100
were let go. And so,

1456
00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:48,100
you can see the breakup

1457
00:43:48,100 --> 00:43:50,401
between what was screened

1458
00:43:51,100 --> 00:43:52,100
within each category. Again,

1459
00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:53,100
carryovers, encumbrance

1460
00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:55,100
cleanup,

1461
00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:56,100
and then personnel vacancies.

1462
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:57,100
Now, there are a few notes here

1463
00:43:57,100 --> 00:43:58,100
that I want to point

1464
00:43:58,100 --> 00:44:00,100
out because

1465
00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:03,100
within the general fund, the

1466
00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:08,401
engineering and street teams

1467
00:44:09,100 --> 00:44:12,100
live there. So, when those

1468
00:44:16,100 --> 00:44:17,100
funds are released,

1469
00:44:17,100 --> 00:44:18,100
they are not released back

1470
00:44:18,100 --> 00:44:19,100
to the general fund. For true

1471
00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:20,100
blue general fund new

1472
00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:21,100
expenditures, they are going

1473
00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:22,100
to go back to the streets

1474
00:44:22,100 --> 00:44:23,100
Reserve account, which is

1475
00:44:23,100 --> 00:44:24,100
in a lot of ways very similar

1476
00:44:24,100 --> 00:44:25,100
to one of the enterprise

1477
00:44:25,100 --> 00:44:26,100
utility accounts. So that's why

1478
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:27,100
you see asterisks there, to try

1479
00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:28,100
and delineate that those are

1480
00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:29,100
not funds that could be

1481
00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:30,100
repurposed for anything

1482
00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:31,100
within the general fund.

1483
00:44:31,100 --> 00:44:32,100
They're going to go back

1484
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:35,100
to the streets account for

1485
00:44:35,100 --> 00:44:36,100
streets eligible activities.

1486
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:37,100
And then you'll also notice,

1487
00:44:37,100 --> 00:44:38,100
excuse me, that some grants

1488
00:44:38,100 --> 00:44:40,100
fees were identified

1489
00:44:40,100 --> 00:44:42,100
to be able

1490
00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:43,100
to be swept as well. And

1491
00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:44,100
obviously those would not be

1492
00:44:44,100 --> 00:44:45,100
eligible

1493
00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:46,100
for any general fund activity,

1494
00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:47,100
only activities that were

1495
00:44:47,100 --> 00:44:50,100
associated with that Grant. So

1496
00:44:52,100 --> 00:44:54,100
again, $4 million was screened

1497
00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:56,100
as an opportunity and $1.2

1498
00:44:56,100 --> 00:44:57,100
million were identified and

1499
00:44:57,100 --> 00:44:59,100
actually released

1500
00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:00,100
through the validation process.

1501
00:45:00,100 --> 00:45:02,100
So, moving forward or moving

1502
00:45:02,100 --> 00:45:05,100
on to the enterprise funds,

1503
00:45:06,100 --> 00:45:08,100
again,

1504
00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:09,100
this was the lion's share

1505
00:45:09,100 --> 00:45:11,401
of the 82.6 that was

1506
00:45:15,100 --> 00:45:18,601
identified. You can see on this

1507
00:45:19,100 --> 00:45:21,401
slide there's actually three

1508
00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:24,100
columns here again we have the

1509
00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:25,100
purple, which are the circle

1510
00:45:25,100 --> 00:45:27,100
six screened opportunities.

1511
00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:29,100
Then you're going to see

1512
00:45:29,100 --> 00:45:32,100
in the middle, the green,

1513
00:45:32,100 --> 00:45:34,100
the validated errors. And then

1514
00:45:34,100 --> 00:45:35,100
you'll see over on the right,

1515
00:45:35,100 --> 00:45:36,100
the blue,

1516
00:45:36,100 --> 00:45:37,100
the actual released amounts.

1517
00:45:37,100 --> 00:45:39,100
So, what's happening here is

1518
00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:40,100
we're breaking out and you can

1519
00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:41,100
see the amounts, the 64.5

1520
00:45:41,100 --> 00:45:42,100
million in green,

1521
00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:43,100
that was a combination

1522
00:45:43,100 --> 00:45:44,100
of approximately $19 million

1523
00:45:44,100 --> 00:45:45,100
and $45 million of wastewater

1524
00:45:45,100 --> 00:45:46,100
in water utility funds that was

1525
00:45:46,100 --> 00:45:47,100
determined

1526
00:45:47,100 --> 00:45:48,100
through the validation process

1527
00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:49,100
to not be needed

1528
00:45:49,100 --> 00:45:50,100
at this time and

1529
00:45:50,100 --> 00:45:51,100
to be returned to those

1530
00:45:51,100 --> 00:45:52,100
enterprise funds reserve

1531
00:45:52,100 --> 00:45:54,100
accounts. And so,

1532
00:45:55,100 --> 00:45:57,100
after we pulled that $64.5

1533
00:45:57,100 --> 00:45:58,100
million out, there was roughly

1534
00:45:58,100 --> 00:45:59,100
$12.5 million that was further

1535
00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:00,100
identified for release going

1536
00:46:00,100 --> 00:46:02,401
through the validation process.

1537
00:46:06,100 --> 00:46:07,100
So, 12.5 million

1538
00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:09,100
of the ultimate 77.6 was

1539
00:46:09,100 --> 00:46:10,100
released back to. You can see

1540
00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:12,100
the numbers there, 30,000

1541
00:46:14,100 --> 00:46:15,100
to the airport, roughly 5

1542
00:46:15,100 --> 00:46:16,100
million to water, 7.4

1543
00:46:16,100 --> 00:46:17,100
to wastewater. And then you can

1544
00:46:17,100 --> 00:46:18,100
see down

1545
00:46:18,100 --> 00:46:19,100
below the encumbrances as well.

1546
00:46:19,100 --> 00:46:21,100
So again,

1547
00:46:21,100 --> 00:46:22,100
this is a combination of

1548
00:46:22,100 --> 00:46:23,100
carryover as well as

1549
00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:25,100
encumbrance screening and then

1550
00:46:25,100 --> 00:46:27,401
validation and then special

1551
00:46:36,100 --> 00:46:38,100
revenue funds. This is where

1552
00:46:38,100 --> 00:46:39,100
circle six identified just

1553
00:46:39,100 --> 00:46:40,100
under $800,000, 782,

1554
00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:42,100
to be specific. And ultimately

1555
00:46:42,100 --> 00:46:44,100
$480,000 was released here.

1556
00:46:45,100 --> 00:46:48,100
And again, you can see the

1557
00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:49,100
breakup where we have the

1558
00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:50,100
screened opportunities, again

1559
00:46:50,100 --> 00:46:51,100
in purple, and the actual

1560
00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:53,100
release amounts there

1561
00:46:53,100 --> 00:46:54,100
in the blue. And you can see

1562
00:46:54,100 --> 00:46:55,100
the breakup

1563
00:46:55,100 --> 00:46:56,100
of the different categories

1564
00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:57,100
between the carryovers and the

1565
00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:58,100
encumbrances. So, try and use

1566
00:46:58,100 --> 00:47:01,601
the same theme as we run

1567
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:03,100
through each slide. Going

1568
00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:07,100
to go back for a second. There

1569
00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:10,100
is one thing I wanted to point

1570
00:47:10,100 --> 00:47:11,100
out here. Apologies. There was

1571
00:47:11,100 --> 00:47:13,100
approximately $53,000 that

1572
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:16,100
through the screening process

1573
00:47:16,100 --> 00:47:17,100
was associated with general

1574
00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:19,100
fund savings that when we went

1575
00:47:19,100 --> 00:47:21,100
through the validation process,

1576
00:47:21,100 --> 00:47:22,100
turned out to actually be

1577
00:47:22,100 --> 00:47:24,100
grants and impact fees. So

1578
00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:26,401
you'll see in some

1579
00:47:27,100 --> 00:47:28,100
of the previous slides. I

1580
00:47:28,100 --> 00:47:29,100
forgot to mention that,

1581
00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:30,100
but I caught it here. So if

1582
00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:31,100
you're wondering in the

1583
00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:32,100
previous slides why you saw

1584
00:47:32,100 --> 00:47:33,100
some

1585
00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:34,100
of those asterixis or the

1586
00:47:34,100 --> 00:47:35,100
$53,000 was shown that way is

1587
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:36,100
because it was moved

1588
00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:37,100
from the general fund

1589
00:47:37,100 --> 00:47:39,100
into grants and impact fees

1590
00:47:39,100 --> 00:47:41,401
through the validation process.

1591
00:47:47,100 --> 00:47:49,100
So, the last fund type here,

1592
00:47:49,100 --> 00:47:50,100
the internal service funds,

1593
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:52,100
$152,000 was identified

1594
00:47:52,100 --> 00:47:54,401
for seeing opportunities, went

1595
00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:56,100
through the validation process,

1596
00:47:56,100 --> 00:47:58,100
and $125,000 was identified

1597
00:47:58,100 --> 00:48:00,100
to be returned back

1598
00:48:00,100 --> 00:48:01,100
to the home units. And you can

1599
00:48:01,100 --> 00:48:04,100
see the breakup there a little

1600
00:48:04,100 --> 00:48:06,100
bit with an IT communication,

1601
00:48:06,100 --> 00:48:07,100
building maintenance risk and

1602
00:48:07,100 --> 00:48:09,401
employer services. So again,

1603
00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:13,100
152 identified, 125 released.

1604
00:48:13,100 --> 00:48:14,100
So, the balance there would

1605
00:48:14,100 --> 00:48:15,100
have been determined

1606
00:48:15,100 --> 00:48:17,401
to have been needed

1607
00:48:19,100 --> 00:48:20,100
for actual ongoing activities.

1608
00:48:20,100 --> 00:48:24,201
So, this slide here is meant to

1609
00:48:26,100 --> 00:48:28,100
really combine everything that

1610
00:48:28,100 --> 00:48:30,100
I've walked through

1611
00:48:30,100 --> 00:48:33,100
over the last 10 or 12 slides.

1612
00:48:33,100 --> 00:48:34,100
And you'll see that

1613
00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:36,100
in purple again, trying

1614
00:48:36,100 --> 00:48:38,100
to stay with the same things.

1615
00:48:38,100 --> 00:48:39,100
The purple numbers were the

1616
00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:40,100
screened amounts and then the

1617
00:48:40,100 --> 00:48:41,100
blue amounts were the validated

1618
00:48:41,100 --> 00:48:44,100
in either the release or

1619
00:48:44,100 --> 00:48:46,401
realized or vacancy savings.

1620
00:48:48,100 --> 00:48:49,100
And so again, in summary,

1621
00:48:49,100 --> 00:48:50,100
through the quick wins and

1622
00:48:50,100 --> 00:48:51,100
running Those to ground, $82.6

1623
00:48:51,100 --> 00:48:53,401
million was identified, went

1624
00:48:54,100 --> 00:48:55,100
through the validation process,

1625
00:48:55,100 --> 00:48:57,100
14.3 million was released,

1626
00:48:58,100 --> 00:49:01,100
realized or recovered. And you

1627
00:49:03,100 --> 00:49:04,100
can see the breakout

1628
00:49:04,100 --> 00:49:05,100
by fund type through or

1629
00:49:05,100 --> 00:49:07,401
within the middle slide

1630
00:49:08,100 --> 00:49:11,100
of what each fund gets. And

1631
00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:12,100
then again, the total is 14.3

1632
00:49:12,100 --> 00:49:14,100
with 1.2 to the general fund

1633
00:49:14,100 --> 00:49:15,100
in the balance

1634
00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:16,100
to enterprise funds,

1635
00:49:16,100 --> 00:49:17,100
special revenue and the

1636
00:49:17,100 --> 00:49:18,100
Internal Service fund. So, at

1637
00:49:18,100 --> 00:49:20,100
this point I thought it would

1638
00:49:20,100 --> 00:49:22,100
be appropriate

1639
00:49:25,100 --> 00:49:26,100
to turn the presentation over

1640
00:49:26,100 --> 00:49:27,100
to Mr. Sprague and let him say

1641
00:49:27,100 --> 00:49:28,100
a few things. And then I would

1642
00:49:28,100 --> 00:49:31,601
be happy to take any questions

1643
00:49:32,100 --> 00:49:34,100
that you have and I'm sure that

1644
00:49:34,100 --> 00:49:36,100
Mr. Scragg and his team would

1645
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:38,100
as well.

1646
00:49:38,100 --> 00:49:41,100
>> Thank you, Mr. Webb, Mayor

1647
00:49:43,100 --> 00:49:44,100
Lapel, members

1648
00:49:44,100 --> 00:49:45,100
of the council, city staff,

1649
00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:46,100
everyone in the Redding

1650
00:49:46,100 --> 00:49:48,100
community joining us either

1651
00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:49,100
in the chamber online. Good

1652
00:49:49,100 --> 00:49:50,100
evening. As Mr. Webb said,

1653
00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:51,100
Amanda and Ekmanite are joining

1654
00:49:51,100 --> 00:49:52,100
you remotely on behalf of

1655
00:49:52,100 --> 00:49:55,100
Circle six. And I'll just take

1656
00:49:55,100 --> 00:49:56,100
a couple of minutes just

1657
00:49:56,100 --> 00:49:58,401
to put tonight's discussion

1658
00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:02,100
in context. First, I'd like

1659
00:50:02,100 --> 00:50:03,100
to thank Mr. Webb and the

1660
00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:05,100
city's leadership team,

1661
00:50:05,100 --> 00:50:06,100
department leaders, the many

1662
00:50:06,100 --> 00:50:07,100
employees who have worked

1663
00:50:07,100 --> 00:50:09,401
with us. You know,

1664
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:11,100
they've all been very candid

1665
00:50:11,100 --> 00:50:13,100
about difficult issues.

1666
00:50:13,100 --> 00:50:14,100
They've been responsive

1667
00:50:14,100 --> 00:50:16,100
to our questions, willing

1668
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:17,100
to dig into details and that

1669
00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:19,100
cooperation has made a real

1670
00:50:19,100 --> 00:50:20,100
difference. And I also

1671
00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:21,100
appreciate the community's

1672
00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:24,601
interest in this work. Also, as

1673
00:50:25,100 --> 00:50:27,100
Mr. Webb said,

1674
00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:28,100
there are four connected parts

1675
00:50:28,100 --> 00:50:30,100
to engagement, and I just want

1676
00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:32,100
to go over those again. First

1677
00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:33,100
was to understand phase one was

1678
00:50:33,100 --> 00:50:34,100
where's the city, losing time,

1679
00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:35,100
money,

1680
00:50:35,100 --> 00:50:36,100
organizational capacity. Phase

1681
00:50:36,100 --> 00:50:38,100
two was

1682
00:50:38,100 --> 00:50:39,100
through that deep dive,

1683
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:40,100
identify practical quick wins

1684
00:50:40,100 --> 00:50:41,100
and hopefully implement those

1685
00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:42,100
quickly. And you saw some

1686
00:50:42,100 --> 00:50:44,100
of the results of that. Next

1687
00:50:44,100 --> 00:50:45,100
was

1688
00:50:45,100 --> 00:50:46,100
to build a prioritized roadmap

1689
00:50:46,100 --> 00:50:47,100
for the larger improvements and

1690
00:50:47,100 --> 00:50:49,100
put the ownership,

1691
00:50:49,100 --> 00:50:50,100
government and controls in

1692
00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:51,100
place so that those

1693
00:50:51,100 --> 00:50:52,000
improvements actually happen.

1694
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:53,100
And last, which is the most

1695
00:50:53,100 --> 00:50:54,100
important part. And again,

1696
00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:55,100
tonight's mostly about the

1697
00:50:55,100 --> 00:50:56,100
quick wins and they matter, but

1698
00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:58,100
they're not the whole story.

1699
00:50:58,100 --> 00:50:59,100
We really believe the greatest

1700
00:50:59,100 --> 00:51:00,100
long-term value is going

1701
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:02,100
to come from the more complex

1702
00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:04,100
operational and structural

1703
00:51:04,100 --> 00:51:07,100
changes that you'll see us

1704
00:51:07,100 --> 00:51:09,100
discuss on the 15th. We'll

1705
00:51:09,100 --> 00:51:11,100
present those recommendations

1706
00:51:11,100 --> 00:51:12,100
along with the trade-offs

1707
00:51:12,100 --> 00:51:13,100
involved and a practical path

1708
00:51:13,100 --> 00:51:15,100
to implementation. We're also

1709
00:51:15,100 --> 00:51:16,100
working

1710
00:51:16,100 --> 00:51:18,100
with the city leadership

1711
00:51:18,100 --> 00:51:19,100
on organizational design. So,

1712
00:51:19,100 --> 00:51:20,100
we have several scenarios

1713
00:51:20,100 --> 00:51:21,100
under review. Each of those has

1714
00:51:21,100 --> 00:51:23,401
its own advantages and

1715
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:25,100
trade-offs and we're not

1716
00:51:25,100 --> 00:51:26,100
starting with a predetermined

1717
00:51:26,100 --> 00:51:28,100
organizational chart or some

1718
00:51:28,100 --> 00:51:29,100
target number of positions.

1719
00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:30,100
Rather, we're starting with the

1720
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:31,100
services the city must deliver,

1721
00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:33,401
the work that's required

1722
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,100
to deliver them, and where the

1723
00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:37,100
accountability and decision

1724
00:51:38,100 --> 00:51:40,100
making really should sit. It's

1725
00:51:40,100 --> 00:51:42,100
our philosophy that the

1726
00:51:42,100 --> 00:51:43,100
structure should follow the

1727
00:51:43,100 --> 00:51:44,100
work,

1728
00:51:44,100 --> 00:51:45,100
not the other way around. One

1729
00:51:45,100 --> 00:51:47,100
final point,

1730
00:51:48,100 --> 00:51:49,100
and I think you saw that there.

1731
00:51:49,100 --> 00:51:50,100
But we're being very careful

1732
00:51:50,100 --> 00:51:51,100
to separate verified savings

1733
00:51:51,100 --> 00:51:52,100
from potential opportunities.

1734
00:51:52,100 --> 00:51:53,100
So that's why you saw that

1735
00:51:53,100 --> 00:51:55,100
two-step process there.

1736
00:51:55,100 --> 00:51:56,100
Nothing really should be

1737
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:57,100
counted as savings

1738
00:51:57,100 --> 00:51:59,100
until a few things happen. You

1739
00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:00,100
know, finance needs

1740
00:52:00,100 --> 00:52:01,100
to validate the amount,

1741
00:52:01,100 --> 00:52:03,100
the fund impact. And the other

1742
00:52:03,100 --> 00:52:04,100
important part of this for

1743
00:52:04,100 --> 00:52:06,100
sustainability is that no

1744
00:52:06,100 --> 00:52:07,100
initiative should be considered

1745
00:52:07,100 --> 00:52:08,100
complete

1746
00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:09,100
until the control needed

1747
00:52:09,100 --> 00:52:11,100
to sustain it is operating.

1748
00:52:11,100 --> 00:52:13,100
So, you know, all in all,

1749
00:52:13,100 --> 00:52:15,401
Redding has some meaningful

1750
00:52:16,100 --> 00:52:17,100
challenges to address. But our

1751
00:52:17,100 --> 00:52:19,100
work also shows a credible path

1752
00:52:19,100 --> 00:52:21,100
forward. So, I'm excited

1753
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:23,100
about that. And that path is

1754
00:52:23,100 --> 00:52:24,100
going

1755
00:52:24,100 --> 00:52:25,100
to require some clear choices.

1756
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:26,100
It's going to require

1757
00:52:26,100 --> 00:52:27,100
disciplined execution and

1758
00:52:27,100 --> 00:52:28,100
sustained follow through. Not a

1759
00:52:28,100 --> 00:52:30,100
one-time action or, you know,

1760
00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:32,100
some report that sits

1761
00:52:32,100 --> 00:52:33,100
on a shelf. So, Amanda and I

1762
00:52:33,100 --> 00:52:35,100
appreciate the opportunity

1763
00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:36,100
to work with the city,

1764
00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:38,100
and we look forward

1765
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:39,100
to presenting a full roadmap

1766
00:52:39,100 --> 00:52:42,100
on September 15th. Thank you.

1767
00:52:45,100 --> 00:52:46,100
>> Thank you, Mr. Sprague.

1768
00:52:46,100 --> 00:52:47,100
So, at this time, honorable

1769
00:52:47,100 --> 00:52:49,100
Mayor, I'd love to entertain

1770
00:52:49,100 --> 00:52:51,100
any questions that you or the

1771
00:52:51,100 --> 00:52:53,100
council have.

1772
00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:57,100
>> We have a couple here

1773
00:52:57,100 --> 00:52:58,100
to speak on public comment. So

1774
00:52:58,100 --> 00:52:59,100
maybe you can get through

1775
00:52:59,100 --> 00:53:00,100
public comment and then we'll

1776
00:53:00,100 --> 00:53:02,100
go to council questions. So, I

1777
00:53:02,100 --> 00:53:03,100
see. Robert Sidd, welcome back.

1778
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:05,401
And also, Shasta County

1779
00:53:06,100 --> 00:53:08,100
Watchdog. Welcome back.

1780
00:53:29,100 --> 00:53:30,100
>> Good evening again. I

1781
00:53:30,100 --> 00:53:31,100
propose the Circle 6 efficiency

1782
00:53:31,100 --> 00:53:33,100
study in the 300,000 cities

1783
00:53:33,100 --> 00:53:34,100
council authorized Redding

1784
00:53:34,100 --> 00:53:36,100
already has a city manager's

1785
00:53:36,100 --> 00:53:37,100
office, department directors,

1786
00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:38,100
managers, supervisors,

1787
00:53:38,100 --> 00:53:40,100
analysts, accountant, and a

1788
00:53:40,100 --> 00:53:42,100
finance department responsible

1789
00:53:42,100 --> 00:53:44,100
for financial management,

1790
00:53:44,100 --> 00:53:45,100
budget monitoring, internal

1791
00:53:45,100 --> 00:53:47,100
controls, financial analysis

1792
00:53:47,100 --> 00:53:48,100
and long term planning. The

1793
00:53:48,100 --> 00:53:50,100
current budget includes

1794
00:53:52,100 --> 00:53:53,100
approximately $176 million

1795
00:53:53,100 --> 00:53:54,100
in citywide personnel costs,

1796
00:53:54,100 --> 00:53:56,100
including $81 million

1797
00:54:00,100 --> 00:54:01,100
in the general fund. So,

1798
00:54:01,100 --> 00:54:02,100
taxpayers deserve

1799
00:54:02,100 --> 00:54:03,100
to ask a very simple question.

1800
00:54:03,100 --> 00:54:05,100
Why are we paying an outside

1801
00:54:05,100 --> 00:54:06,100
consultant up to 300,000 to

1802
00:54:06,100 --> 00:54:08,100
identify financial and

1803
00:54:09,100 --> 00:54:10,100
management issues that our

1804
00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:11,100
existing management structure

1805
00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:13,401
should already be identifying?

1806
00:54:14,100 --> 00:54:15,100
Look at some

1807
00:54:15,100 --> 00:54:16,100
of the findings presented.

1808
00:54:16,100 --> 00:54:17,100
Circle 6 identified between

1809
00:54:17,100 --> 00:54:19,100
300,000 and 500,000 aged

1810
00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:20,100
encumbrances that may be

1811
00:54:20,100 --> 00:54:21,100
available for release.

1812
00:54:21,100 --> 00:54:23,100
Approximately 250,000 in

1813
00:54:24,100 --> 00:54:26,100
potentially idle capital

1814
00:54:26,100 --> 00:54:27,100
project balances and personnel

1815
00:54:27,100 --> 00:54:29,100
vacancy savings. Those issues

1816
00:54:29,100 --> 00:54:30,100
should certainly be addressed.

1817
00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:31,100
But releasing old encumbrance

1818
00:54:31,100 --> 00:54:33,401
is not permanent savings.

1819
00:54:37,100 --> 00:54:38,100
Closing an inactive capital

1820
00:54:38,100 --> 00:54:39,100
project does not reduce next

1821
00:54:39,100 --> 00:54:40,100
year's operating expenses. And

1822
00:54:40,100 --> 00:54:41,100
a vacant position saves money

1823
00:54:41,100 --> 00:54:42,100
only

1824
00:54:42,100 --> 00:54:43,100
until that position is filled

1825
00:54:43,100 --> 00:54:45,100
Even Mayor Letta acknowledged

1826
00:54:45,100 --> 00:54:48,100
at the May presentation that

1827
00:54:48,100 --> 00:54:49,100
some of these could be useful

1828
00:54:49,100 --> 00:54:50,100
one-time fixes while ongoing

1829
00:54:50,100 --> 00:54:51,100
reductions were still needed.

1830
00:54:51,100 --> 00:54:54,601
That brings us to what the

1831
00:54:55,100 --> 00:54:56,100
taxpayers really need to see.

1832
00:54:56,100 --> 00:54:58,100
Where are the permanent

1833
00:54:58,100 --> 00:54:59,100
recurring annual savings?

1834
00:54:59,100 --> 00:55:01,100
Where is the analysis

1835
00:55:01,100 --> 00:55:03,100
of the management layer,

1836
00:55:03,100 --> 00:55:04,100
staffing level, spans

1837
00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:05,100
of control over time,

1838
00:55:05,100 --> 00:55:07,100
administrative overhead and

1839
00:55:07,100 --> 00:55:08,100
duplicated functions? Where are

1840
00:55:08,100 --> 00:55:10,100
the measurable improvements

1841
00:55:10,100 --> 00:55:11,100
showing what a process cost

1842
00:55:11,100 --> 00:55:13,100
today, what Circle 6 proposes

1843
00:55:13,100 --> 00:55:16,100
changing and exactly how much

1844
00:55:16,100 --> 00:55:17,100
that change will save taxpayers

1845
00:55:17,100 --> 00:55:19,100
every year? And where is the

1846
00:55:19,100 --> 00:55:20,100
10-year financial analysis?

1847
00:55:20,100 --> 00:55:22,100
Reading already uses a 10-year

1848
00:55:22,100 --> 00:55:24,100
financial planning framework.

1849
00:55:24,100 --> 00:55:26,100
Every major Circle 6

1850
00:55:26,100 --> 00:55:27,100
recommendation should be

1851
00:55:27,100 --> 00:55:28,100
inserted into that model. So,

1852
00:55:28,100 --> 00:55:29,100
counsel and the public to see

1853
00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:30,100
whether these recommendations

1854
00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:32,100
actually solve Redding's

1855
00:55:33,100 --> 00:55:35,100
structural financial problems

1856
00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:36,100
or simply make the next budget

1857
00:55:36,100 --> 00:55:37,100
look better. There is another

1858
00:55:37,100 --> 00:55:39,100
question that cannot be

1859
00:55:39,100 --> 00:55:40,100
ignored. If hundreds

1860
00:55:40,100 --> 00:55:42,100
of thousands

1861
00:55:42,100 --> 00:55:44,100
of dollars were sitting

1862
00:55:44,100 --> 00:55:45,100
in steel encumbrances, why

1863
00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:47,100
wasn't the city management

1864
00:55:47,100 --> 00:55:48,100
already identifying and

1865
00:55:48,100 --> 00:55:49,100
correcting that? Finding old

1866
00:55:49,100 --> 00:55:51,100
money is one thing.

1867
00:55:51,100 --> 00:55:52,100
Identifying management failure

1868
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:53,100
that allowed it to sit there

1869
00:55:53,100 --> 00:55:54,100
and fixing that failure

1870
00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:55,100
permanently is what I would

1871
00:55:55,100 --> 00:55:56,100
expect

1872
00:55:56,100 --> 00:55:57,100
from an efficiency study.

1873
00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:59,100
Ultimately, this responsibility

1874
00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:00,100
belongs to the city council.

1875
00:56:00,100 --> 00:56:02,401
You approve the contracts,

1876
00:56:03,100 --> 00:56:04,100
you approve the budgets,

1877
00:56:04,100 --> 00:56:06,100
you approve the spending.

1878
00:56:06,100 --> 00:56:07,100
Taxpayers should demand

1879
00:56:07,100 --> 00:56:08,100
measurable results. Show us the

1880
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:11,100
numbers, show us the permanent

1881
00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:12,100
savings and show us the 10-year

1882
00:56:12,100 --> 00:56:14,100
results. Then let taxpayers

1883
00:56:14,100 --> 00:56:15,100
decide whether they got their

1884
00:56:15,100 --> 00:56:16,100
$300 worth. I'll look forward

1885
00:56:16,100 --> 00:56:18,100
to the meeting on the 15th

1886
00:56:18,100 --> 00:56:19,100
where long-term solutions are

1887
00:56:19,100 --> 00:56:21,100
promised to be presented.

1888
00:56:21,100 --> 00:56:23,100
Thank you.

1889
00:56:27,100 --> 00:56:28,100
>> Thank you. Robert. Shasta

1890
00:56:28,100 --> 00:56:29,100
County Watchdog.

1891
00:56:29,100 --> 00:56:32,601
>> Sounds like you guys need an

1892
00:56:38,100 --> 00:56:39,100
audit. I think it's, you know,

1893
00:56:39,100 --> 00:56:40,100
I just can't understand why is

1894
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:41,100
it so hard

1895
00:56:41,100 --> 00:56:42,100
for as many as you are,

1896
00:56:42,100 --> 00:56:43,100
business owners and everything

1897
00:56:43,100 --> 00:56:47,201
for the city to be in this

1898
00:56:51,100 --> 00:56:54,100
situation that tells me that

1899
00:56:55,100 --> 00:56:56,100
somebody's not doing their work

1900
00:56:56,100 --> 00:56:58,100
or nobody's paying attention

1901
00:56:58,100 --> 00:57:02,100
and you're covering up a lot of

1902
00:57:02,100 --> 00:57:05,100
things. I just had an email

1903
00:57:05,100 --> 00:57:07,100
last week from an agency

1904
00:57:07,100 --> 00:57:09,401
actually just granted another

1905
00:57:10,100 --> 00:57:11,100
audit here in Shasta County. I

1906
00:57:11,100 --> 00:57:12,100
can't say it because it's a

1907
00:57:12,100 --> 00:57:14,100
confidential,

1908
00:57:14,100 --> 00:57:16,100
but I'm telling you, you will

1909
00:57:16,100 --> 00:57:17,100
be my next agency that I will

1910
00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:19,100
report for them to do an audit

1911
00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:21,401
because there's some other

1912
00:57:22,100 --> 00:57:24,100
things that I know that I will

1913
00:57:24,100 --> 00:57:25,100
look into and you as business

1914
00:57:25,100 --> 00:57:26,100
owners, like I said,

1915
00:57:26,100 --> 00:57:28,100
should have some experience.

1916
00:57:28,100 --> 00:57:30,401
But I know some

1917
00:57:35,100 --> 00:57:36,100
of sometimes men are

1918
00:57:36,100 --> 00:57:39,100
like a bottle. All they could

1919
00:57:39,100 --> 00:57:40,100
do is think one thing

1920
00:57:40,100 --> 00:57:42,100
at a time. Women could do a lot

1921
00:57:42,100 --> 00:57:44,100
of things all at once, but

1922
00:57:44,100 --> 00:57:46,100
sometimes men are just saying,

1923
00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:48,100
oh, okay, that's fine,

1924
00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:50,100
we can't have that. This is a

1925
00:57:50,100 --> 00:57:52,100
city, you need to run it

1926
00:57:52,100 --> 00:57:53,100
like a business

1927
00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:55,100
but you also need to care

1928
00:57:55,100 --> 00:57:57,401
about the taxpayer's money.

1929
00:57:59,100 --> 00:58:00,100
It's not your money. You treat

1930
00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:01,100
it like no big deal. That's why

1931
00:58:01,100 --> 00:58:03,100
you don't have that many people

1932
00:58:03,100 --> 00:58:04,100
coming

1933
00:58:04,100 --> 00:58:06,100
in here because they're tired.

1934
00:58:06,100 --> 00:58:07,100
But I. There people are

1935
00:58:07,100 --> 00:58:08,100
watching and Mr. Mr. Mike, the

1936
00:58:08,100 --> 00:58:12,201
mayor. Like I said, I know you

1937
00:58:14,100 --> 00:58:16,100
had a business and you actually

1938
00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:17,100
are the owner of Goose Head and

1939
00:58:17,100 --> 00:58:19,100
there was fraud involved. You

1940
00:58:19,100 --> 00:58:20,100
said I didn't know anything. I

1941
00:58:20,100 --> 00:58:22,401
wasn't aware that was

1942
00:58:24,100 --> 00:58:26,100
happening. How can you not

1943
00:58:26,100 --> 00:58:27,100
know? You're doing the same

1944
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:29,100
thing here as the mayor. It's

1945
00:58:29,100 --> 00:58:31,100
all in here. You were. You

1946
00:58:31,100 --> 00:58:34,601
didn't know. How can you not

1947
00:58:36,100 --> 00:58:38,100
know you were the owner

1948
00:58:38,100 --> 00:58:40,100
of the business. You're doing

1949
00:58:40,100 --> 00:58:42,100
the same thing. That's what I.

1950
00:58:42,100 --> 00:58:43,100
I can't get it. Why are you

1951
00:58:43,100 --> 00:58:44,100
running for? Why don't you let

1952
00:58:44,100 --> 00:58:46,100
somebody else take over? You.

1953
00:58:46,100 --> 00:58:49,100
>> You're not doing a good job.

1954
00:58:49,100 --> 00:58:52,100
What do you need the job for?

1955
00:58:52,100 --> 00:58:56,100
What do you want to do? Move up

1956
00:58:56,100 --> 00:58:57,100
to a better position.

1957
00:58:57,100 --> 00:59:00,100
Seriously, you're not doing the

1958
00:59:00,100 --> 00:59:01,100
people any good. See, the

1959
00:59:01,100 --> 00:59:02,100
finance,

1960
00:59:02,100 --> 00:59:04,401
those are just numbers.

1961
00:59:05,100 --> 00:59:06,100
They're not the real numbers. I

1962
00:59:06,100 --> 00:59:08,100
could tell you that right now.

1963
00:59:08,100 --> 00:59:09,100
So why are we not doing

1964
00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:10,100
something else? Something

1965
00:59:10,100 --> 00:59:12,100
different? I mean,

1966
00:59:16,100 --> 00:59:17,100
I know you took over, but

1967
00:59:17,100 --> 00:59:18,100
unfortunately we don't have all

1968
00:59:18,100 --> 00:59:19,100
the information. But I could

1969
00:59:19,100 --> 00:59:21,100
tell you I know what's been

1970
00:59:21,100 --> 00:59:22,100
happening behind the scenes. I

1971
00:59:22,100 --> 00:59:24,100
understand somebody provided

1972
00:59:25,100 --> 00:59:26,100
two boxes with information.

1973
00:59:26,100 --> 00:59:28,401
The information's in there.

1974
00:59:32,100 --> 00:59:34,100
So, I will be going through

1975
00:59:34,100 --> 00:59:36,100
those two boxes and I am going

1976
00:59:36,100 --> 00:59:38,100
to find

1977
00:59:38,100 --> 00:59:39,100
out and I will provide that

1978
00:59:39,100 --> 00:59:41,100
to the state.

1979
00:59:42,100 --> 00:59:43,100
>> All right.

1980
00:59:43,100 --> 00:59:44,100
>> Thank you. Councilmember

1981
00:59:44,100 --> 00:59:46,100
Resner.

1982
00:59:47,100 --> 00:59:50,601
>> I know that our report said

1983
00:59:51,100 --> 00:59:52,100
that September 15, the full

1984
00:59:52,100 --> 00:59:53,100
circle six slide deck that

1985
00:59:53,100 --> 00:59:54,100
council was provided will be

1986
00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:57,100
that. That's when we are

1987
00:59:59,100 --> 01:00:00,100
assuming that we are bringing

1988
01:00:00,100 --> 01:00:03,100
this to council. When will the

1989
01:00:03,100 --> 01:00:05,100
public have access to that?

1990
01:00:05,100 --> 01:00:08,100
Are we assuming the Thursday

1991
01:00:09,100 --> 01:00:10,100
before that's the 10th by 4pm

1992
01:00:10,100 --> 01:00:12,100
or is there any opportunity

1993
01:00:12,100 --> 01:00:13,100
for the public to have access

1994
01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:15,100
to some of those slides prior

1995
01:00:15,100 --> 01:00:17,100
to that?

1996
01:00:18,100 --> 01:00:19,100
>> So that's a great question.

1997
01:00:19,100 --> 01:00:20,100
Councilmember Resner. The plan

1998
01:00:20,100 --> 01:00:21,100
right now is when we prepare

1999
01:00:21,100 --> 01:00:22,100
the staff report

2000
01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:24,100
for the 15th, that those the

2001
01:00:24,100 --> 01:00:25,100
Circle 6 findings and

2002
01:00:25,100 --> 01:00:27,100
recommendations will be made as

2003
01:00:27,100 --> 01:00:29,100
a attachment to that and when

2004
01:00:29,100 --> 01:00:30,100
the agenda is posted and the

2005
01:00:30,100 --> 01:00:33,100
staff reports are out there,

2006
01:00:33,100 --> 01:00:34,100
that it will be there

2007
01:00:34,100 --> 01:00:36,100
for all.

2008
01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:38,100
>> I just want to make it

2009
01:00:38,100 --> 01:00:41,100
really clear that Thursday by

2010
01:00:42,100 --> 01:00:43,100
4PM is when it is that that

2011
01:00:43,100 --> 01:00:44,100
really needs to be posted

2012
01:00:44,100 --> 01:00:45,100
because I believe that the

2013
01:00:45,100 --> 01:00:46,100
community really would

2014
01:00:46,100 --> 01:00:48,100
like some time to digest some

2015
01:00:48,100 --> 01:00:49,100
of the. If it's the same amount

2016
01:00:49,100 --> 01:00:52,100
of slides that we looked at.

2017
01:00:52,100 --> 01:00:53,100
We're talking about 50 plus

2018
01:00:53,100 --> 01:00:57,201
slides and I want to make sure

2019
01:00:58,100 --> 01:00:59,100
that people have time to look

2020
01:00:59,100 --> 01:01:01,100
through that.

2021
01:01:01,100 --> 01:01:02,100
>> Duly noted. And I'm sure the

2022
01:01:02,100 --> 01:01:03,100
clerk will remind me

2023
01:01:03,100 --> 01:01:05,100
of that.

2024
01:01:05,100 --> 01:01:07,100
>> Just to clarify

2025
01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:10,100
for the public, I know you told

2026
01:01:10,100 --> 01:01:12,401
us that the reason

2027
01:01:13,100 --> 01:01:14,100
to split this

2028
01:01:14,100 --> 01:01:17,100
in two parts was so that

2029
01:01:17,100 --> 01:01:19,401
Circle 16 could be here

2030
01:01:20,100 --> 01:01:22,100
in person for September 15th

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01:01:22,100 --> 01:01:24,100
presentation.

2032
01:01:26,100 --> 01:01:27,100
>> That is correct.

2033
01:01:27,100 --> 01:01:29,100
Councilmember Dhanuka, I think

2034
01:01:29,100 --> 01:01:30,100
that it's imperative that Mr.

2035
01:01:30,100 --> 01:01:32,100
Sprague's here

2036
01:01:32,100 --> 01:01:34,100
to provide that information.

2037
01:01:34,100 --> 01:01:36,100
Sometimes things just get lost

2038
01:01:36,100 --> 01:01:38,100
in translation over audio,

2039
01:01:38,100 --> 01:01:40,100
visual. And it didn't work out

2040
01:01:40,100 --> 01:01:41,100
for today and I thought it was

2041
01:01:41,100 --> 01:01:42,100
pertinent

2042
01:01:42,100 --> 01:01:43,100
to bring this portion,

2043
01:01:43,100 --> 01:01:44,100
which as Mr. Sprague outlined

2044
01:01:44,100 --> 01:01:47,100
this is just a small tidbit

2045
01:01:47,100 --> 01:01:48,100
of the overall engagement.

2046
01:01:48,100 --> 01:01:50,100
So, the real meat and potatoes

2047
01:01:50,100 --> 01:01:53,100
are with what is remaining and

2048
01:01:53,100 --> 01:01:54,100
we'll talk about and cover

2049
01:01:54,100 --> 01:01:56,100
on the 15th.

2050
01:01:56,100 --> 01:01:57,100
>> So, I just want the public

2051
01:01:57,100 --> 01:01:58,100
to understand the reason

2052
01:01:58,100 --> 01:02:00,100
of putting that in September

2053
01:02:00,100 --> 01:02:01,100
15th or most of it in the quick

2054
01:02:01,100 --> 01:02:04,100
wins that have been brought to

2055
01:02:04,100 --> 01:02:05,100
our attention today. I

2056
01:02:05,100 --> 01:02:06,100
understand these are already

2057
01:02:06,100 --> 01:02:07,100
being implemented now. It's not

2058
01:02:07,100 --> 01:02:10,100
requiring action of the council

2059
01:02:10,100 --> 01:02:12,100
today because these things are

2060
01:02:12,100 --> 01:02:13,100
already in the works.

2061
01:02:13,100 --> 01:02:15,401
>> That is correct, Mr.

2062
01:02:17,100 --> 01:02:19,100
Mayor, with the exception

2063
01:02:19,100 --> 01:02:20,100
of the salary savings. I mean,

2064
01:02:20,100 --> 01:02:22,100
they're technically being

2065
01:02:22,100 --> 01:02:23,100
realized because those

2066
01:02:23,100 --> 01:02:25,100
positions are still available.

2067
01:02:25,100 --> 01:02:28,100
>> I'm just not allowing them

2068
01:02:30,100 --> 01:02:31,100
to be backfilled. So, we are

2069
01:02:31,100 --> 01:02:32,100
realizing savings there,

2070
01:02:32,100 --> 01:02:33,100
but we could realize them into

2071
01:02:33,100 --> 01:02:34,100
the future if we decided that

2072
01:02:34,100 --> 01:02:35,100
those vacant positions were no

2073
01:02:35,100 --> 01:02:37,100
longer needed.

2074
01:02:37,100 --> 01:02:40,601
But all the other ones, the

2075
01:02:41,100 --> 01:02:42,100
carryovers, the dormant CIP

2076
01:02:42,100 --> 01:02:43,100
projects, the sale

2077
01:02:43,100 --> 01:02:44,100
encumbrances, all

2078
01:02:44,100 --> 01:02:46,100
of those have gone

2079
01:02:46,100 --> 01:02:48,100
through the screening process,

2080
01:02:48,100 --> 01:02:49,100
joint validation, and the funds

2081
01:02:49,100 --> 01:02:50,100
have either been realized or

2082
01:02:50,100 --> 01:02:52,100
released.

2083
01:02:55,100 --> 01:02:56,100
>> That's correct. A few more

2084
01:02:56,100 --> 01:02:57,100
comments later.

2085
01:02:57,100 --> 01:02:58,100
>> But Councilman Audette, will

2086
01:02:58,100 --> 01:03:00,401
there be any limitations

2087
01:03:01,100 --> 01:03:02,100
to what's released

2088
01:03:02,100 --> 01:03:03,100
to the public from Circle six's

2089
01:03:03,100 --> 01:03:05,100
report?

2090
01:03:06,100 --> 01:03:07,100
>> Yeah, it's a great question.

2091
01:03:07,100 --> 01:03:08,100
Councilmember Audette, there

2092
01:03:08,100 --> 01:03:09,100
will be some slides or portions

2093
01:03:09,100 --> 01:03:10,100
of slides that will have

2094
01:03:10,100 --> 01:03:11,100
information redacted because

2095
01:03:11,100 --> 01:03:12,100
some

2096
01:03:12,100 --> 01:03:13,100
of the information will pertain

2097
01:03:13,100 --> 01:03:14,100
to ongoing bargaining that the

2098
01:03:14,100 --> 01:03:16,401
city is currently working

2099
01:03:17,100 --> 01:03:18,100
through with a number

2100
01:03:18,100 --> 01:03:20,100
of bargaining units. So

2101
01:03:20,100 --> 01:03:22,401
absolutely, we're going to

2102
01:03:23,100 --> 01:03:24,100
release everything that we can,

2103
01:03:24,100 --> 01:03:25,100
but some information is tied to

2104
01:03:25,100 --> 01:03:26,100
ongoing contract negotiations

2105
01:03:26,100 --> 01:03:28,100
and will be redacted

2106
01:03:28,100 --> 01:03:30,100
for those purposes.

2107
01:03:37,100 --> 01:03:38,100
>> Councilmember Munns Steve, I

2108
01:03:38,100 --> 01:03:39,100
just want to let the public

2109
01:03:39,100 --> 01:03:41,100
know and others know that a lot

2110
01:03:41,100 --> 01:03:43,100
of those things, encumbrances

2111
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:45,100
and closeout contracts were

2112
01:03:45,100 --> 01:03:47,100
happening before Circle six got

2113
01:03:47,100 --> 01:03:49,100
here, probably

2114
01:03:49,100 --> 01:03:52,100
at least a year or more before.

2115
01:03:52,100 --> 01:03:53,100
So, some

2116
01:03:53,100 --> 01:03:55,100
of that was already happening.

2117
01:03:55,100 --> 01:03:56,100
And thanks to Michael, because

2118
01:03:56,100 --> 01:03:57,100
we had talked about it like

2119
01:03:57,100 --> 01:03:58,100
at least two years ago.

2120
01:03:58,100 --> 01:04:01,100
>> So, just some fair comments.

2121
01:04:03,100 --> 01:04:05,100
We could not afford to do

2122
01:04:05,100 --> 01:04:06,100
Circle six every single year.

2123
01:04:06,100 --> 01:04:07,100
If they're listening, I'm

2124
01:04:07,100 --> 01:04:10,100
sorry, but we can't afford

2125
01:04:10,100 --> 01:04:11,100
to do this every single year.

2126
01:04:11,100 --> 01:04:12,100
And I'm sure Circle six went

2127
01:04:12,100 --> 01:04:14,100
into any government agency,

2128
01:04:14,100 --> 01:04:15,100
they would be able

2129
01:04:15,100 --> 01:04:17,100
to find things just

2130
01:04:17,100 --> 01:04:18,100
like they're finding for us.

2131
01:04:18,100 --> 01:04:20,100
So, in fairness,

2132
01:04:21,100 --> 01:04:24,100
are we putting any kind

2133
01:04:24,100 --> 01:04:25,100
of measures in place for the

2134
01:04:25,100 --> 01:04:26,100
future that would allow us

2135
01:04:26,100 --> 01:04:27,100
to be able to find stuff

2136
01:04:27,100 --> 01:04:28,100
like this in the future, or

2137
01:04:28,100 --> 01:04:29,100
have they recommended some

2138
01:04:29,100 --> 01:04:32,100
protocols for us to do

2139
01:04:33,100 --> 01:04:34,100
in the future, be able to catch

2140
01:04:34,100 --> 01:04:36,100
this stuff so we don't have to

2141
01:04:36,100 --> 01:04:37,100
hire them every single year and

2142
01:04:37,100 --> 01:04:38,100
send this money?

2143
01:04:38,100 --> 01:04:39,100
>> So that's another great

2144
01:04:39,100 --> 01:04:40,100
question, Mr. Mayor. I think

2145
01:04:40,100 --> 01:04:41,100
Mr. Sprague really touched on

2146
01:04:41,100 --> 01:04:43,100
it when he chatted a few

2147
01:04:43,100 --> 01:04:44,100
minutes ago. There's a lot of

2148
01:04:44,100 --> 01:04:46,100
governance and policy and

2149
01:04:46,100 --> 01:04:47,100
procedural things that need

2150
01:04:47,100 --> 01:04:48,100
to be taken into consideration

2151
01:04:48,100 --> 01:04:50,100
and updated and that is where a

2152
01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:51,100
lot of the lion's share

2153
01:04:51,100 --> 01:04:53,100
of the effort really will come

2154
01:04:53,100 --> 01:04:55,100
to fruition. Obviously, there

2155
01:04:55,100 --> 01:04:57,100
are other things that we'll

2156
01:04:57,100 --> 01:04:58,100
touch on the 15th, but a lot of

2157
01:04:58,100 --> 01:04:59,100
our policies and procedures are

2158
01:04:59,100 --> 01:05:01,100
just, they're ready

2159
01:05:01,100 --> 01:05:02,100
to be updated. They're maybe

2160
01:05:02,100 --> 01:05:05,100
15 or 20 years old. As council

2161
01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:06,100
may know. We've obviously

2162
01:05:06,100 --> 01:05:08,100
transitioned from the AS 400

2163
01:05:08,100 --> 01:05:09,100
financial system to the Oracle

2164
01:05:09,100 --> 01:05:11,100
financial system. A lot of our

2165
01:05:11,100 --> 01:05:13,100
policies and procedures were

2166
01:05:13,100 --> 01:05:15,100
drafted in accordance

2167
01:05:15,100 --> 01:05:17,100
with the limitations of as 400

2168
01:05:17,100 --> 01:05:18,100
and it would be very prudent

2169
01:05:18,100 --> 01:05:20,100
for us to revise those and

2170
01:05:20,100 --> 01:05:21,100
update those as well as just

2171
01:05:21,100 --> 01:05:22,100
with the times things have

2172
01:05:22,100 --> 01:05:23,100
changed. And so, a term that

2173
01:05:23,100 --> 01:05:25,100
Mr. Sprague uses pretty often,

2174
01:05:25,100 --> 01:05:27,100
I'm going to steal it here,

2175
01:05:27,100 --> 01:05:29,100
is we need to ring fence those

2176
01:05:29,100 --> 01:05:31,100
savings and those things that

2177
01:05:31,100 --> 01:05:32,100
we've identified

2178
01:05:32,100 --> 01:05:33,100
to prevent them from happening

2179
01:05:33,100 --> 01:05:35,100
in the future. And we

2180
01:05:35,100 --> 01:05:36,100
absolutely are prioritizing

2181
01:05:36,100 --> 01:05:37,100
that. And we're doing it

2182
01:05:37,100 --> 01:05:40,100
in many ways, specifically with

2183
01:05:40,100 --> 01:05:42,100
the carryovers and stale

2184
01:05:42,100 --> 01:05:44,100
encumbrances. We're doing it

2185
01:05:44,100 --> 01:05:45,100
ahead of updating policy and

2186
01:05:45,100 --> 01:05:46,100
procedure just by the fact

2187
01:05:46,100 --> 01:05:49,100
of going through the process. I

2188
01:05:49,100 --> 01:05:50,100
should also kind

2189
01:05:50,100 --> 01:05:52,100
of mention that there is a lot

2190
01:05:52,100 --> 01:05:54,100
of value in having an

2191
01:05:54,100 --> 01:05:57,100
independent company come in. A

2192
01:05:58,100 --> 01:05:59,100
lot of times your staff are

2193
01:05:59,100 --> 01:06:01,100
very busy with their day to day

2194
01:06:01,100 --> 01:06:02,100
activities and it becomes very

2195
01:06:02,100 --> 01:06:04,100
difficult to pull them away

2196
01:06:04,100 --> 01:06:05,100
from their routine daily

2197
01:06:05,100 --> 01:06:06,100
activities and have them do

2198
01:06:06,100 --> 01:06:08,100
extra work. And so, a lot of

2199
01:06:08,100 --> 01:06:10,100
times if we want something done

2200
01:06:10,100 --> 01:06:14,100
at a rapid or a faster pace,

2201
01:06:14,100 --> 01:06:16,100
that is when you bring on a

2202
01:06:16,100 --> 01:06:17,100
consultant and then obviously

2203
01:06:17,100 --> 01:06:19,100
someone that hasn't been here

2204
01:06:19,100 --> 01:06:21,100
very long or is new or as a

2205
01:06:21,100 --> 01:06:23,100
consultant, they're going

2206
01:06:23,100 --> 01:06:24,100
to ask a lot of questions.

2207
01:06:24,100 --> 01:06:26,100
They're going

2208
01:06:26,100 --> 01:06:27,100
to have good perspective,

2209
01:06:27,100 --> 01:06:28,100
and they have experience

2210
01:06:28,100 --> 01:06:29,100
working with other companies,

2211
01:06:29,100 --> 01:06:32,100
which obviously Circle six does

2212
01:06:33,100 --> 01:06:35,100
government and a whole slew

2213
01:06:35,100 --> 01:06:36,100
of other companies. That really

2214
01:06:36,100 --> 01:06:39,100
is how you have someone else

2215
01:06:39,100 --> 01:06:41,100
come in and take a hard look at

2216
01:06:41,100 --> 01:06:42,100
operations and make

2217
01:06:42,100 --> 01:06:43,100
suggestions. And I really want

2218
01:06:43,100 --> 01:06:45,100
to commend, obviously, circle

2219
01:06:45,100 --> 01:06:47,100
six, but city staff as well,

2220
01:06:47,100 --> 01:06:50,100
because Mr. Sprague hit the

2221
01:06:50,100 --> 01:06:51,100
nail on the head. City staff

2222
01:06:51,100 --> 01:06:52,100
went into this

2223
01:06:52,100 --> 01:06:54,100
with open arms. We helped as

2224
01:06:54,100 --> 01:06:55,100
much as we could. All the

2225
01:06:55,100 --> 01:06:56,100
information that was provided

2226
01:06:56,100 --> 01:06:57,100
to Circle six was raw and

2227
01:06:57,100 --> 01:06:58,100
unfiltered. That was a very

2228
01:06:58,100 --> 01:06:59,100
critical decision that Mr.

2229
01:06:59,100 --> 01:07:00,100
Tarbo and I discussed

2230
01:07:00,100 --> 01:07:01,100
at length before files were

2231
01:07:01,100 --> 01:07:02,100
created because it did not seem

2232
01:07:02,100 --> 01:07:03,100
appropriate to modify,

2233
01:07:03,100 --> 01:07:04,100
fix or adjust information

2234
01:07:04,100 --> 01:07:05,100
before we provided it

2235
01:07:05,100 --> 01:07:06,100
to the consultant. And so, I do

2236
01:07:06,100 --> 01:07:09,100
think that I would be remiss if

2237
01:07:09,100 --> 01:07:10,100
I didn't share that with

2238
01:07:10,100 --> 01:07:11,100
council that we intentionally

2239
01:07:11,100 --> 01:07:12,100
gave raw, unfiltered data

2240
01:07:12,100 --> 01:07:13,100
to go

2241
01:07:13,100 --> 01:07:15,100
through the screening process

2242
01:07:15,100 --> 01:07:18,601
to make sure that we were

2243
01:07:19,100 --> 01:07:21,100
getting the biggest bang

2244
01:07:21,100 --> 01:07:22,100
for our buck for the effort. I

2245
01:07:22,100 --> 01:07:24,100
think it's very,

2246
01:07:24,100 --> 01:07:25,100
very important

2247
01:07:25,100 --> 01:07:27,100
to understand that.

2248
01:07:29,100 --> 01:07:30,100
>> Vice Mayor Dhanuka.

2249
01:07:30,100 --> 01:07:32,100
>> I just want

2250
01:07:32,100 --> 01:07:34,100
to share my experience

2251
01:07:34,100 --> 01:07:35,100
with the medical field. Most

2252
01:07:35,100 --> 01:07:37,100
of the medical institutions,

2253
01:07:37,100 --> 01:07:38,100
like hospitals, have every two

2254
01:07:38,100 --> 01:07:40,100
to three years or so what we

2255
01:07:40,100 --> 01:07:42,100
call accreditation cycle,

2256
01:07:43,100 --> 01:07:44,100
and external body comes in,

2257
01:07:44,100 --> 01:07:46,100
hospital actually pays

2258
01:07:46,100 --> 01:07:47,100
for it. And the idea is to go

2259
01:07:47,100 --> 01:07:49,401
through the operations because

2260
01:07:50,100 --> 01:07:51,100
just like any big machine

2261
01:07:51,100 --> 01:07:53,100
with time, it needs servicing.

2262
01:07:53,100 --> 01:07:55,100
So, you've got

2263
01:07:55,100 --> 01:07:57,401
to clean the filter,

2264
01:07:59,100 --> 01:08:00,100
change the oil, look

2265
01:08:00,100 --> 01:08:01,100
at everything, do the

2266
01:08:01,100 --> 01:08:03,100
inspections, think of a car.

2267
01:08:03,100 --> 01:08:04,100
So, I think this exercise, we

2268
01:08:04,100 --> 01:08:06,100
should have something not this

2269
01:08:06,100 --> 01:08:08,100
scale, not this expensive, but

2270
01:08:08,100 --> 01:08:10,100
smaller one. I would say that

2271
01:08:10,100 --> 01:08:12,100
it's useful for any big machine

2272
01:08:12,100 --> 01:08:15,100
every few years to have those

2273
01:08:15,100 --> 01:08:16,100
external people come

2274
01:08:16,100 --> 01:08:19,100
in and look at things

2275
01:08:21,100 --> 01:08:23,401
with different eyes, outside,

2276
01:08:25,100 --> 01:08:26,100
thinking outside the box that

2277
01:08:26,100 --> 01:08:27,100
we cannot see because we are

2278
01:08:27,100 --> 01:08:28,100
used to doing things certain

2279
01:08:28,100 --> 01:08:30,100
way.

2280
01:08:32,100 --> 01:08:33,100
>> Good. That was really good

2281
01:08:33,100 --> 01:08:35,100
feedback. Thank you. Anybody

2282
01:08:35,100 --> 01:08:36,100
else have any questions or

2283
01:08:36,100 --> 01:08:37,100
comments at this time? So, we

2284
01:08:37,100 --> 01:08:39,100
need to accept this

2285
01:08:39,100 --> 01:08:41,100
presentation here.

2286
01:08:42,100 --> 01:08:44,100
>> Thanks, sir.

2287
01:08:46,100 --> 01:08:47,100
>> So, you accept it.

2288
01:08:47,100 --> 01:08:48,100
>> Thank you to the manager as

2289
01:08:48,100 --> 01:08:49,100
well as interim manager,

2290
01:08:49,100 --> 01:08:50,100
as well as our staff,

2291
01:08:50,100 --> 01:08:51,100
as well as Circle six

2292
01:08:51,100 --> 01:08:53,100
for bringing this.

2293
01:08:56,100 --> 01:08:58,100
>> Okay. All right. Do we have

2294
01:08:58,100 --> 01:08:59,100
to make a motion

2295
01:08:59,100 --> 01:09:00,100
to accept this or no,

2296
01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:01,100
we just get a verbal. I'm

2297
01:09:01,100 --> 01:09:02,100
sorry, we're good to go. All

2298
01:09:02,100 --> 01:09:03,100
right, so we'll move on

2299
01:09:03,100 --> 01:09:05,100
to the big one,

2300
01:09:05,100 --> 01:09:07,401
our council travel reports.

2301
01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:10,100
Anything anybody have

2302
01:09:10,100 --> 01:09:11,100
to report? No. Okay. Any

2303
01:09:11,100 --> 01:09:12,100
suggestions

2304
01:09:12,100 --> 01:09:14,100
from council members,

2305
01:09:16,100 --> 01:09:17,100
relatives of potential topics

2306
01:09:17,100 --> 01:09:18,100
for the future? I'm sorry.

2307
01:09:18,100 --> 01:09:21,100
So, we're on to line 912.

2308
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:25,100
Suggestions

2309
01:09:25,100 --> 01:09:26,100
from council members relative

2310
01:09:26,100 --> 01:09:27,100
to Potential topics. I did see

2311
01:09:27,100 --> 01:09:28,100
a name pop up,

2312
01:09:28,100 --> 01:09:31,601
but maybe that's off. So, I

2313
01:09:32,100 --> 01:09:33,100
don't see anything else. We are

2314
01:09:33,100 --> 01:09:35,100
going to.

2315
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>> I have a.

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01:09:37,100 --> 01:09:38,100
>> You do have one.

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>> I do.

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>> Sorry.

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01:09:40,100 --> 01:09:41,100
>> I have reviewed minutes from

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01:09:41,100 --> 01:09:43,100
meetings where we discussed the

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Finance Committee, and I've

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01:09:46,100 --> 01:09:48,100
reviewed my notes and attempted

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01:09:48,100 --> 01:09:52,100
to gather as best as I can put

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01:09:52,100 --> 01:09:54,100
together the specific direction

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01:09:54,100 --> 01:09:55,100
that we gave to the Finance

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01:09:55,100 --> 01:09:56,100
Committee. And it feels dis.

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01:09:56,100 --> 01:09:58,100
Discouraging because I'm not

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01:09:58,100 --> 01:10:01,601
sure that I could show if

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01:10:02,100 --> 01:10:04,100
someone from the public said,

2330
01:10:04,100 --> 01:10:05,100
what is the line items

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01:10:05,100 --> 01:10:06,100
of topics that the Finance

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01:10:06,100 --> 01:10:08,100
Committee is supposed

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01:10:13,100 --> 01:10:14,100
to bring forward,

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01:10:14,100 --> 01:10:15,100
what specifically we directed,

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01:10:15,100 --> 01:10:17,100
what was handed to the

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01:10:17,100 --> 01:10:18,100
Finance Committee

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01:10:18,100 --> 01:10:19,100
in terms of. These are your

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01:10:19,100 --> 01:10:22,601
directives. And I'm not sure if

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01:10:23,100 --> 01:10:24,100
that's a me problem, but I

2340
01:10:24,100 --> 01:10:25,100
would be discouraged if I was

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01:10:25,100 --> 01:10:27,401
the general public trying

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01:10:28,100 --> 01:10:29,100
to look at what their job was

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01:10:29,100 --> 01:10:30,100
since we had so many

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01:10:30,100 --> 01:10:31,100
discussions about it.

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01:10:31,100 --> 01:10:32,100
But I would like one. I would

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01:10:32,100 --> 01:10:34,100
like a detailed list

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01:10:34,100 --> 01:10:35,100
of specifically what we voted

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01:10:35,100 --> 01:10:36,100
on so that that's really clear

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01:10:36,100 --> 01:10:39,100
to the public and to this

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01:10:39,100 --> 01:10:42,601
Council. And then I also would

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01:10:43,100 --> 01:10:46,100
like to potentially bring back

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01:10:46,100 --> 01:10:47,100
to Council consideration of,

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01:10:47,100 --> 01:10:49,100
in the next year, the committee

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01:10:49,100 --> 01:10:52,100
or a time frame that they had

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01:10:52,100 --> 01:10:53,100
time or that felt reasonable

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01:10:53,100 --> 01:10:55,100
to. That they would potentially

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01:10:55,100 --> 01:10:57,401
bring back any sort

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01:10:58,100 --> 01:10:59,100
of best practices policies for

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01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:00,100
reviewing and approving the

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01:11:00,100 --> 01:11:02,100
budget.

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01:11:08,100 --> 01:11:09,100
>> So, Councilmember Resner, if

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01:11:09,100 --> 01:11:10,100
I could, I just want to read

2363
01:11:10,100 --> 01:11:11,100
back my notes and make sure I

2364
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:12,100
captured them correctly.

2365
01:11:12,100 --> 01:11:13,100
First, what I heard was a

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01:11:13,100 --> 01:11:14,100
request

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01:11:14,100 --> 01:11:16,401
to essentially be briefed

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01:11:17,100 --> 01:11:19,401
on what the Financial

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01:11:20,100 --> 01:11:21,100
Advisory Committee was

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01:11:21,100 --> 01:11:22,100
established for, kind

2371
01:11:22,100 --> 01:11:25,100
of what they're supposed to be

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01:11:25,100 --> 01:11:26,100
doing and make sure that that

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01:11:26,100 --> 01:11:29,100
is in alignment with Council's

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01:11:29,100 --> 01:11:30,100
direction. And then second,

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01:11:30,100 --> 01:11:33,100
what I heard was what I believe

2376
01:11:33,100 --> 01:11:34,100
is a potential agenda item

2377
01:11:34,100 --> 01:11:35,100
for the Financial Advisory

2378
01:11:35,100 --> 01:11:36,100
Committee, which is input and

2379
01:11:36,100 --> 01:11:38,100
recommendations

2380
01:11:40,100 --> 01:11:41,100
on reporting type

2381
01:11:41,100 --> 01:11:43,100
of information intervals. Did I

2382
01:11:43,100 --> 01:11:44,100
capture that correctly?

2383
01:11:44,100 --> 01:11:45,100
>> Yes.

2384
01:11:45,100 --> 01:11:46,100
>> Some sort of best practices,

2385
01:11:46,100 --> 01:11:47,100
once they've had time to digest

2386
01:11:47,100 --> 01:11:48,100
and review what our current

2387
01:11:48,100 --> 01:11:49,100
process looks like,

2388
01:11:49,100 --> 01:11:51,100
give us some feedback. Do they

2389
01:11:51,100 --> 01:11:54,100
have any policy suggestions so

2390
01:11:54,100 --> 01:11:55,100
that future councils. Because

2391
01:11:55,100 --> 01:11:57,401
this council will look

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01:11:58,100 --> 01:12:00,100
differently next year and so

2393
01:12:00,100 --> 01:12:02,401
forth. Any suggestions? Best

2394
01:12:05,100 --> 01:12:06,100
practices? Hey, I see this

2395
01:12:06,100 --> 01:12:07,100
weakness here, those sort

2396
01:12:07,100 --> 01:12:09,100
of things.

2397
01:12:13,100 --> 01:12:14,100
>> Okay.

2398
01:12:14,100 --> 01:12:16,100
>> Were you going

2399
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:18,100
to say something, Michael, or

2400
01:12:18,100 --> 01:12:19,100
no? Oh, Michael, were you going

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01:12:19,100 --> 01:12:21,100
to say something?

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01:12:25,100 --> 01:12:26,100
>> Nope, I think I'm good.

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01:12:26,100 --> 01:12:27,100
Thank you. You're good

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01:12:27,100 --> 01:12:28,100
to go.

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01:12:28,100 --> 01:12:29,100
>> Okay.

2406
01:12:29,100 --> 01:12:30,100
>> Can it be possible that it

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01:12:30,100 --> 01:12:31,100
comes back at the next meeting

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01:12:31,100 --> 01:12:32,100
in conjunction with some

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01:12:32,100 --> 01:12:33,100
of the stuff that Circle six is

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01:12:33,100 --> 01:12:34,100
going to suggest? Because part

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01:12:34,100 --> 01:12:35,100
of my notes was what is the

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01:12:35,100 --> 01:12:36,100
mechanism by which we actually

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01:12:36,100 --> 01:12:38,401
change policies? Policies and

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01:12:39,100 --> 01:12:40,100
maybe the. Maybe one

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01:12:40,100 --> 01:12:41,100
of those. Because if we don't

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01:12:41,100 --> 01:12:42,100
have something scheduled,

2417
01:12:42,100 --> 01:12:43,100
it's probably not going

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01:12:43,100 --> 01:12:45,100
to happen.

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01:12:50,100 --> 01:12:52,100
>> So, if we.

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01:12:52,100 --> 01:12:53,100
>> If the Finance Committee can

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01:12:53,100 --> 01:12:55,100
be part of that mechanism,

2422
01:12:55,100 --> 01:12:56,100
then maybe from that, the

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01:12:56,100 --> 01:12:58,100
Circle 6's report,

2424
01:12:59,100 --> 01:13:01,401
we make some suggestions

2425
01:13:02,100 --> 01:13:03,100
from that of what the Council

2426
01:13:03,100 --> 01:13:04,100
is amenable to going back

2427
01:13:04,100 --> 01:13:05,100
to the Finance Committee

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01:13:05,100 --> 01:13:07,100
to target.

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01:13:08,100 --> 01:13:09,100
>> Maybe I'm. I would be

2430
01:13:09,100 --> 01:13:10,100
amicable to that idea,

2431
01:13:10,100 --> 01:13:11,100
but I do think that

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01:13:11,100 --> 01:13:12,100
to her point, there should be

2433
01:13:12,100 --> 01:13:13,100
regular updates that the

2434
01:13:13,100 --> 01:13:16,100
Council gets as to what the

2435
01:13:16,100 --> 01:13:17,100
Finance Committee is doing

2436
01:13:17,100 --> 01:13:18,100
to make sure, we're staying

2437
01:13:18,100 --> 01:13:19,100
on track and the Council is

2438
01:13:19,100 --> 01:13:21,100
aware

2439
01:13:23,100 --> 01:13:26,601
of what we're working on. We

2440
01:13:27,100 --> 01:13:28,100
really love a good ad hoc

2441
01:13:28,100 --> 01:13:29,100
feedback loop.

2442
01:13:29,100 --> 01:13:32,601
>> How much time do they need?

2443
01:13:35,100 --> 01:13:36,100
>> Well, they may not need

2444
01:13:36,100 --> 01:13:37,100
to come back and report,

2445
01:13:37,100 --> 01:13:40,100
but you and I are also

2446
01:13:40,100 --> 01:13:41,100
on that commission. So, if it

2447
01:13:41,100 --> 01:13:42,100
is an agenda item

2448
01:13:42,100 --> 01:13:43,100
in the future,

2449
01:13:43,100 --> 01:13:44,100
either you or I or both

2450
01:13:44,100 --> 01:13:45,100
of us can also speak to that

2451
01:13:45,100 --> 01:13:46,100
without requiring them

2452
01:13:46,100 --> 01:13:49,100
to come. But they may or may

2453
01:13:49,100 --> 01:13:50,100
not want to come,

2454
01:13:50,100 --> 01:13:53,100
but you and I will.

2455
01:13:53,100 --> 01:13:54,100
>> But an agenda item probably

2456
01:13:54,100 --> 01:13:56,100
makes sense.

2457
01:13:56,100 --> 01:13:57,100
>> Okay.

2458
01:13:57,100 --> 01:13:58,100
>> I don't know the rhythm yet,

2459
01:13:58,100 --> 01:13:59,100
but we can talk about that

2460
01:13:59,100 --> 01:14:00,100
at the committee.

2461
01:14:00,100 --> 01:14:01,100
>> Yeah. Okay.

2462
01:14:01,100 --> 01:14:04,100
>> Mayor and Littau, is there

2463
01:14:07,100 --> 01:14:08,100
consensus on that, the

2464
01:14:08,100 --> 01:14:09,100
Council, that you want that

2465
01:14:09,100 --> 01:14:10,100
to come back?

2466
01:14:10,100 --> 01:14:11,100
>> Yes.

2467
01:14:11,100 --> 01:14:12,100
>> Yes. Yeah. Thank you. So, we

2468
01:14:12,100 --> 01:14:13,100
are going to adjourn,

2469
01:14:13,100 --> 01:14:14,100
but we're going to go back

2470
01:14:14,100 --> 01:14:15,100
to closed session,

2471
01:14:15,100 --> 01:14:16,100
and if we have any reportable

2472
01:14:16,100 --> 01:14:17,100
action, we will come back and