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Test 1, 2, test 1, 2, 3, 4, test 1, 2.

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Hello everybody. Where's the gavel?

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So I'm calling to order the City Emergency Council meeting for April 6.

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We are going to hear do roll call. April 7th. We have roll pop please. Yes.

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The roll call council member Brown.

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Councilmember Jimenez.

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Presenting.

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Councilmember Wilson.

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Here.

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Councilmember Zepeda.

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Vice Mayor Robinson.

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Here.

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For the record, councilmember Bonner.

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And Mayor Martinez are absent for roll call.

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Okay.

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During close session.

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The council will discuss the following items.

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Item C1.

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Public Employee Performance Evaluation.

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Title City Clerk. I don't see two coffins with real property negotiator. Property is located at 1414 Harborway South.

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Agency negotiator, Lena Belasco, Emily Combs, and Dave Alshire, negotiating parties,

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Orton Entertainment, LLC, and on the negotiation are the price in terms of payment.

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Item C3, Conference with Labor Negotiators. Agency representatives, Jerome Taylor, Jack Hughes,

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and Lisa Sharber-Nay, for organizations include

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SCIU Local 1021,

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IFPTE Local 21 Mid-Level Management,

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and Executive Management Units,

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Richmond Police Officers Association,

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Richmond Police Management Association,

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IFF Local 188, and Richmond Fire Management Association.

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For the record, Mayor Martinez is present.

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We do have two requests to address the council.

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Court of Handler and Nate Lanzo, you'll have two minutes, please begin.

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Okay, so good afternoon, Mayor Martinez, Council, for the record, I am Court of Handler,

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and I have two comments to share with you all today.

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So number one, I think Pamela Christian has done an outstanding job as a city clerk.

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So when you go back in there, you've put in all the cheaper than a lot of time to make sure

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the agenda is prepared and the minutes as type perfectly. So she has staff too, but when you go

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back in there, think of all the contributions that she has done to make sure that the meetings

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are running in a timely manner. So that's when you go back there. Now, number two, we are in

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a staff in short as once again. We want detective Hodges to return because his case load is like

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this thick. And so I'm thinking of myself, do we want to detect the

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approaches back? Yes, we do. Because if we, if we want, if we want

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the, the rich and police department to like to maintain

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a officers, we need detect the approaches back as soon as

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possible. So, when you go back in there, think of all

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things about what I just said. So, and with that, Nate

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Lanzo. Our next speaker is Nate Lanzo. And if there's anyone

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join us online that would like to address the council. Please raise your hand at this time.

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Good afternoon, Mayor and City Council members. My name is Nate Lanzo and I'm speaking on behalf

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of Richmond Police Office Association and officers who serve this city every day. I'm here for

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two reasons. First, again, to just to ask this council to support a fair competitive and market

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will contract for Richmond police officers, second to demand accountability from City Manager

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to return detective Hodges to work immediately.

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We cannot probably serve this city from the public safety aspect, the way the citizens deserve,

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being understood not being able to retain and recruit the best possible officers.

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I believe y'all were provided with comp surveys from P.O.A. President Terry O. We're in the bottom

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quarter of that comp survey.

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When we were in the top half many, many years ago, we used

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out hundreds of applications from potential candidates, from all over the state, ladder

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officers, academy graduates,

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people seeking to get into law enforcement, and we could choose

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a very best of the best.

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Now we might have six, maybe 10, and I know this because I used to be part of the personnel

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and training section.

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I wasn't part of recruitment, but I was the FTO coordinator.

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All right, and not be able to recruit the best candidates.

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We suffer because it used to be the norm when I started, where people would enter the

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training program, and they'd go through some challenges not much, but now people get extended.

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That's because we're not getting the best of the best.

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Thank you.

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Have a good afternoon.

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Okay, that was our last and first speaker.

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We have two online speakers.

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And those speakers are Bintario and Sam Bintario, please unmute yourself and you may begin.

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Centennial President and Richmond Police Officers Association. I sent in, provided to all your city email addresses, significant amount of documents and data, you know, that analysis, again, is important to list. There's a solicit a RPOA 30 year historical list, which is our list that we've used for 30 years. In addition to adding San Francisco and BART, I've also used that salary schedule.

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with the City Council's list and then another one with all those cities combined, both

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Council and the POA and SF and board. In all of those, all three, the POA is in the bottom

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third or sorry, bottom quarter of all of those charts. And that's what matters,

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because the

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our discrepancy for a mid-career officer with tenure to service that our package essentially

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lags behind. And further requests I've also provided all since 2015 the PLA's tracking

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of folks who have departed Richmond and our lateral to other places, which mostly include

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reasons of pay benefits for Tyre Health and lack of support from inside the Police Department

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and the city council.

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Also per requests provide information about retiree medical op-ed for us and what we're looking

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for on that, and the last, but not least, the RPOA 555 bargaining brief and if you issue

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on step and long-jabbing.

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There's a lot of information there, a lot to impact, but there's plenty, I think, to cut

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through the fog of what has actually been sent to you or what has not been sent to you.

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And then lastly, again, we asked for detective Hodges to be returned to work.

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I'm understanding as the city manager has all the information that she has requested.

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And yet, here we are still with detective Hodges, not returned to work.

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That's kind of the fire. Thank you. Thank you.

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The next speaker is Sam. Sam, please unmute yourself. Please state your last name for the record.

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And you may begin.

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Yeah, so my name is Sam Lee, I'm you guys probably know me from the liver here at 1123th Street.

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Yeah, first of all, you know, I was actually tuning in for an entirely different reason, but it does record safety.

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And I'd like to thank the staff of the Bushman Police Department, you know, the dispatchers and the officers out there that are, you know, really putting in hard work to keep our city safe.

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And unfortunately, I had to call upon their services for a recent incident where my older father

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senior citizen would detect by a member of the community and I had to come to his

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defense and thankfully the vision police were able to come out and respond to the call

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as well so that the vision provided department to help address some of the other safety issues

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that were related to this. Ms. Brown, Councilman Brown, I tried reaching out to you by email

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by phone a couple of times. I even tried to seek you out on Instagram, but I haven't heard anything,

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but you know, I were in District 1 and I spoke to the neighbors up in the street and we

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fought a lot of safety issues lately and we've been trying to get a hold of you. If you have some

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time, please respond to the email or stop by here and visit me at the shop so we can discuss

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in detail how to make our community safer. But that was mostly why I wanted to get a hold of

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the City Council here to address some of the safety issues that are going on in District 1.

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And Miss Brown, if you can't, like I said, get back to me so we can figure out how we can

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best respond to this. Thank you very much. And thank you, Richard obedience.

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Thank you, Richard and fire. Thank you, and that was our last speaker.

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With the last speaker, we close public comment and we will adjourn to close session.

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Okay. Well, thank you, everyone, for putting up with sound difficulties. We will do the best that we can until we get the sound working.

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We will begin the regular city housing authority meeting with the pledge of allegiance.

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pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which

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is stands one nation in the visible with liberty and justice for all.

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Rookal.

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Commissioner Bottle.

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I'm here.

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Commissioner Brown.

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Commissioner Minis.

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Commissioner Wilson.

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Here.

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Here.

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Here.

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Commissioner.

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Commissioner Zapata.

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Chair Robinson.

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Tenic Commissioner Scott.

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Here.

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And Chair Martinez.

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Our next item.

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The statement of conflict of interest.

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Are there any?

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Hearing none.

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Next item is a gender review.

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This is for the Richmond Housing Authority.

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Hearing no changes.

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Our next item is open for the housing authority.

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We have one speaker, cordial handler.

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I am cordial handler and I'm a Richmond resident, so I looked at the March 3rd

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minutes and I think it looks fine, so I'm asking the commission to approve it as

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present.

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That's it.

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We have any problems with our timer.

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Hold on one second.

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Okay, that was our only speaker for the Housing Authority Open Forum.

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Now we'll move to the Housing Authority public hearing and pursuant to a public notice, starting

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to hold a public hearing to adopt a resolution, improving the Richmond Housing Authority

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annual plan in five-year plan in authorized submission, but proposed annual plan in five-year

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plan to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Okay, CRT, please bring up the PowerPoint.

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Good evening, Chair, commissioners, and public.

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my name is Antoinette Terrell, Executive Director of Richmond House Authority, this evening

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I would be presenting Richmond House Authority's 2026 annual plan along with updates to

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our five-year plan covering 2026 through 2020-30. Next slide please. As you can see, this is

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our recommended action that the City Clerk just read. Next slide, please.

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The annual plan is required

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by HUD to document and serves as our application for capital funding. It outlines our key activities

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policy updates and progress towards our agency goes.

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For RHA, this plan reflects continued progress under our public housing authority, recovery

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and sustainability agreements, while advancing our asset repositioning estimates.

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Next slide, please.

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While the annual plan focuses on the upcoming year, the five-year plan provides our broader strategic

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roadmap through 2030.

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It defines our mission, goals, and priorities, and guides how we manage housing programs,

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advanced redevelopment, and enhanced residents' services, while aligned in with federal

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requirements and local housing needs.

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Next slide, please.

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These plans set a clear direction for the authority.

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Focus on improving housing quality, maintaining compliance, and learn along terms of sustainability.

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That, by the far as agreement, we're modernizing our portfolio through tools like RAD and

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Section 18 while preserving affordability next slide, please.

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As part of this process, we have already completed our required public participation steps.

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Notice of the public hearing was published on February 2, 2026 and the draft plans were made

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available online in our administrative office.

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So housing advisory commission was unable to take action due to lack of a core.

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Next slide, please.

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And then in Plaza Phase 1, construction is complete.

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It was a 144 units fully renovated, and leasing is underway.

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For Phase 2, we have executed the land lease disposition and development agreement,

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submitted a Senate Bill 35 streamlined application, and initiated environmental review.

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Next slide, please.

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Niestro Village remains our type priority as we move forward with redevelopment while maintaining safe and

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have ability conditions for our residents. Over the past year, we've made strong progress, including a

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rat resident meeting in 2025, selection of our development partner in June, and execution of their

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exclusive rights and negotiating agreement in October. Most recently in March 26th, we received

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the commitment to enter into a housing assistance payment contract, chat, from HUD, and

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execute it to land these disposition and development agreement allowing this project to move forward.

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Looking ahead, we will expand community engagement in April, which is this month, while advancing

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environmental review and section 1.06 consultation. These are our key steps towards construction.

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We are also leveraging external funding, including ARPA funds, to support ongoing efforts.

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Next slide, please.

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This slide highlights how ARPA funding is supporting the Eastern Village redevelopment through

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key pre-development activities and targeted site improvements addressing health and safety

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needs.

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Today, 100 to 76,000 has been expended with an additional 571,000 pending drawdown.

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Tolling about 747,000 or 37% of allocation which is in progress.

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Next slide, please.

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Repositioning of Brisbane Village is underway.

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We are currently in a due diligence phase, including environment to review and physical needs assessments

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to perform our finance and plan, which we anticipate submitting to HUD by September of 2020-26.

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Next slide, please.

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Finally, as part of our FARC requirement, the authority completed the close-up of the Housing

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Trace Vulture Program, the final compliance requirement.

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To 2019, Audit Financial Data Schedule was approved by HUD and September of 2025.

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Without approval, all close-up requirements have been completed, and their president,

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no further action is needed. Next slide, please.

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To close, we are requesting that the Board hold a public hearing,

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And I Dr. Resolution are proven that Richmond House Authorities annual in five-year plan have authorized the mission of proposed annual in five-year plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Next slide, please.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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It's now time for the public hearings.

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So the public hearings now open.

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Do we have speakers?

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We have one in-person speaker, and if there's anyone joining us online,

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I would like to address the council on the side of police

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raise your hand at this time.

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You want me to call the speakers?

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Okay, cordial handler.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I am cordial handler.

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I am a Richmond resident.

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Thank you.

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I would like to report as presented.

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So now as it was stated,

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so it's up to the commission to approve the report as presented.

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That's it.

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We have two online speakers.

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And those speakers are Jesse Terran and Andrew Wilk.

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Jesse, please unmute yourself and you may begin.

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Yes.

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Hear me?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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So my name is Jesse Terran.

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I have been an unhoused resident of Richmond for the past five years.

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I am severely disabled.

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I have five herniated discs in my low back.

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In addition to other health issues.

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I have been at the, supposedly, at the very top of the housing priority list for this entire five years.

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I have had at least six housing coordinators for some reason they keep getting fired or reassigned.

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And the whole approach that Richmond takes and has been taking to housing the homeless is so chaotic and confusing that even the coordinates don't know how to get people.

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And the people who are housed keep falling out of housing because they have no ability to pay the rent or the utilities.

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And I cannot stress enough how important it is to get the stuff organized to get everyone on the same page.

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Also you have all these groups, the housing task force, the council on homelessness,

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But none of the groups talk to the city council to each other or and the city council doesn't talk to the county

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So there's all these pockets of money

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That are not being used or not being used correctly and and work that's being

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Done over you know that the same

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things are being done. There's a a

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adjudicated racist who is working for the only

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The only group that tends to the homeless and he's being set campsite where they're vulnerable women and he's being sent out there by himself.

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In addition to that yesterday, my husband and I, which then came to our encampment with guns drawn.

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Okay, put my husband in handcuffs up against the car for nothing.

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We had done nothing.

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Our car was similar to a car that was used in a crime,

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but neither my husband or I had any criminal record

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and yet he was slammed up against the car and put in handcuffs.

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Okay, the way that Richmond is treating the homeless

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not only is inhumane.

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it's not working and it's expensive. You're talking about money from

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HUD. You might want to mention that HUD started to withhold funds from

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Richmond because of mismanagement. Remember that? So may I suggest a

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accountant to oversee this expenditure? Thank you. Thank you and that was our last

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speaker. There are no online speakers?

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That was a no online. Okay. Okay. Thank you. All right.

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Then in that case, the public hearings not closed. So do we have any questions for staff?

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Yes.

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The only thing is that can we get the presentation online because it's not currently online.

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If we can just get it up there. So we can review it again. Thank you.

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Right. So if that's the only question.

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then it's time to vote, but we need a motion.

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I move to pass item.

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I will second the motion.

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We have a motion by Commissioner Bonna.

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Second by Tina Commissioner Scott.

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Commissioner Brown.

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Yes.

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Commissioner Bonna.

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Yes.

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Commissioner Jimenez.

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Commissioner Wilson.

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Yes.

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Commissioner Zapeta.

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Yes.

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Tim, Commissioner Scott?

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Yes.

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Are you going to Vice Chair Robinson?

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Yes.

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And Chair Martinez.

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The vote is unanimous.

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Okay?

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And we need to move backwards in this agenda,

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because we skip the housing authority consent calendar.

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We need a motion to approve.

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I move the item.

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We

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are the motion by Commissioner Vice Chair. No, Chair, sorry, more teetis, and a second by Commissioner

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for his minutes.

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Commissioner Brown?

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Yes.

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Commissioner Bonham?

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Yes.

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Commissioner Minnes?

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Yes.

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Commissioner Wilson?

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Yes.

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Commissioner's opinion?

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Vice Chair Robinson?

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Yes.

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Tenning Commissioner Scott?

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Yes.

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Ten Chair Martinez?

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Yes.

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The vote is unanimous.

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All right.

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With that, the regular BD, the rich was healthy authority, is now adjourned.

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It's time to move on to the regular meeting of the Richard City Council.

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Roll call, please.

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Councilmember Bonham.

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Councilmember Brown.

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Councilmember Jiminis.

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Councilmember Wilson.

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Here.

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Councilmember Zapadam.

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Here.

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Vice Mayor Robinson.

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And Mayor Martinez.

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Here.

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Our next item is statement of conflict.

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to venture, are there any

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hearing none?

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Our next item is a gender review.

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I'll do have a couple of announcements.

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I don't V1A unless it's being continued to April 21st.

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That's the record's retention schedule update.

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I don't V4A, that's the contract,

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with well-danned, financial services.

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That has been removed from the consent calendar

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for discussion.

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The place at the end of the agenda.

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Which items are it?

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The one A has continued to April 21st, has the record's retention schedule update, V4A,

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LASA contract, it's under financial finance, contract we're well done, financial services.

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That has been removed from the consent calendar.

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We'll be placed at the end of the agenda for discussion.

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That's all I had.

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Report from the city attorney.

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Good evening, Mayor and City Council.

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No final actions were taken during tonight's close session.

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Our next item is a report from the City Manager.

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Good evening, Council.

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Good evening, City Council.

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I will now pass the microphone to Toronto Taylor for the new employee report.

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Good evening, Mayor.

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City Council members, Toronto Taylor, Human Resources Director.

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I'm pleased to present you our march hires and our promotions.

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Next slide, please.

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Noah Russell, police officer.

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Russell Lopez, police officer.

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Gayle Payne, Senior Transportation Planner.

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Rose Evangeline Darla, Learner Coordinator.

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Crystal Barton, Learner Coordinator.

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Derek Treyah, Park's Supervisor, Sophia Montanacro, Edminestrade of Analyst, Tenaia Payton,

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Lerner, Courtneyator, Pedro Gonzalez-Guiza, maintenance A2, Christian Cabralias, Ruiz, maintenance

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A2, Malon Ashley, Administrative Student Intern, and we have two promotions, Carolyn Connery,

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Deputy Fire Marshal, and Fred Tran, Executive Director of Rent Program.

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Thank you for your support.

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Okay, our next item is open for,

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and open for is an opportunity to address the council on items

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that remain on the consent calendar,

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or items that are not on the agenda.

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Tonight we have two items that will remove

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from the consent calendar.

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See item V1A, and that will continue to April 21st.

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Item V4A, his contract will be well done,

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and that will be discussed at the agenda.

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During open $4 dialog with the council,

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and the speaker is prohibited.

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Tonight we have 50 in-person speakers.

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We have five in auditorium and if you're joining us online and would like to address a council under open form, please raise your hand at this time.

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So far we have two speakers online.

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We'll start with the auditorium speakers that then will move to the in person speakers.

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When your name is called, please come forward and light up behind the speakers podium.

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when you're called for in person and you need to line up closest to the wall and for your safety

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all the hours including the area behind the speaker's podium as the presentation area must

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remain clear. When you're called to address the council, state your name and your city residents

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is optional. Please turn it into address to the council when your time expires. Each speaker

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will be allowed up to, is it too many still?

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Two minutes.

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One minute.

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Our council rules reflect one minute.

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Okay.

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One minute to address the council.

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The city of Richmond welcomes your comments.

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I request that you present your remarks and respect for an appropriate manner with an established one minute time limit.

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Just more please call the speakers in the auditorium.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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Just where we can't hear you.

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Okay, is this better?

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I'm sorry.

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She's yelling from up there.

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KCRT, can't we help the chess world with the volume?

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Check, check, check, check.

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I don't know if this mic is better.

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Sounds a little better.

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Okay, so we have five speakers.

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If you guys will stand up in line up behind me,

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there's Caesar Cortez,

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Manila Batch Red Sharia Jesus Perez Ryan Cazin and Daphidil Albani and just as a reminder

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you'll have one minute to speak once your time concludes please step off from the

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Mike and let the next person speak. See you there.

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Just start up. Well, hello everyone. My name is Caesar Cortez. I am a resident of Richmond for about

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10 years or so now I'm currently on a house resident but before this I was studying in college since I was

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about 15 over a middle college high school.

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Before I came into my circumstance right now,

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I was a financial officer for a real estate company.

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I want to explain to you guys and plead with you, please.

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Everyone here at the City Council,

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please stop interacting with cartel associates

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and anyone involved in organized crime in any way shape

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performed.

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As an investigative reporter,

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here living on the streets and figuring out

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more about the operation I've been attacked with a machete

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by someone by the name of Markle Lundeverde.

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During the police report that I filed

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where I was running the investigation across Richard and P.D. in multiple areas of the Bay Area

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and seeing how they're connected and linked up to these different cartel factions, including

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Indian factions for long confactions for human trafficking and also just the drug networks

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that are operating and I know that there is some compliance between multiple agencies, police agencies,

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politicians here inside of the state, I'm pleading with you to not work with them. Thank you.

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Hi, my name is Manil Baudoucharia and I've been working with the city as consultant

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for the last 20 years I close to and I'm here to thank the council, the mayor's office

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in the city of Richmond for the proclamation, recognizing the Nepalini U.R.

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I am from Nepal

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and I've been in the Bay Area for the last 25 years.

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So I really wanted to come up here and thank the council, the mayor, the council, and

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in the city for putting this parking machine on the city council agenda.

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Thank you.

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Hello, very many of you. This is Jesus Perez,

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with the first stand right in front of a valence and flaneteric.

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I just want to ask you guys please to give me some more space or gaps, more products for the neighborhood.

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Some of them do and you know it's bringing fresh fruit for everybody, you know, and I love the people support.

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It's a little more space, so I can bring a lot of more stuff, you know, my premier is just a little from one table, so I need more space, I can bring more stuff like that, and I want to ask you guys please in some more space, and another favor, I don't know who but I keep sending the city over to me, it is a ring one thing, it's another, I got all my premieres, you know, I'm to not comply with all the premieres.

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and trying to do everything right, but I don't know somebody just sending a series of people showing up all the time.

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Just please.

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Hi there, Ryan Kason.

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So I swear this has nothing to do with a specific agenda item.

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This is a general comment.

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But I did want to speak to the council and anyone in a leadership position

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that a demographic of people that I think don't get enough credit or that isn't

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talking about and their disenfranchisement is the youth. And I think if you're

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in a position of leadership and you have a bunch of young kids coming out and

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speaking out against something, I think it's the job of those of us in power to

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back and to listen. So though I urge you, regardless of anything discussed tonight, but also

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going forward to listen to the youth voice, because you have the power to give them more.

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Thank you.

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Hello, my name is Daphat Al-Al-Tan. I'm a journalist by training, but tonight I'm here as a parent.

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I'm here to express my unwavering support for the diploma program at the Beespace Center for the

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performing arts where our two children take a variety of classes and where our daughter is completing

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her second year as a diploma student. My husband and I are the children of Latino immigrants

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and we're raising our children on the border of Sam Pablo and Richmond. We've worked hard for

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our education and careers, however the earning personnel families, however that hard work does not

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necessarily translate to immediate generational wealth and affordability for this sophisticated

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adopted top tier musical and artistic training our daughter receives as a diplomas student

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at the e-space center.

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The scholarship reach she receives as a diplomas student, which includes a five-week

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summer intensive, which is eight hours a day, classes year-round and private classes

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would add up to about $10,000 a year, something we cannot afford at this moment.

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Okay, I just want to say that this is an incredible program that supports community on all

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levels for so many children. Thank you.

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And now number two, the Zoom speakers.

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We have five Zoom speakers online, Jesse Terran, Andrew Wilk,

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Benjamin Terio, Nathan Lanzo and Marcus.

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Jesse, please unmute yourself and you may begin.

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Hi, I'm Jesse Terran. Again, I am, I've been unhoused in Richmond for the past

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And I just wanted to point out that the city of Richmond has received millions of dollars.

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Okay, there's the measure expens.

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There's some measure you funds.

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There's a, you know, there's grant money.

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There's the Chevron money.

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And yet, homeless people are seeing as not doing anything or for the economy.

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But you receive so much money for our benefit.

495
03:29:02,740 --> 03:29:05,380
What we need is a safe parking area

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and or a tiny home community.

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It would cost a fraction of what you're spending now

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on putting us in permanent housing

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and it would be safe and it would be cheap

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and it would be fast.

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A basically a trailer part.

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That's how they housed survivors of the earthquake.

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That's how they housed World War II veterans

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where they came home from the war.

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03:29:28,960 --> 03:29:31,420
Thank you, and that your time is expired.

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Next speaker is Andre.

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Well, Andre, excuse me, Andre.

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03:29:35,500 --> 03:29:37,220
Well, please unmute yourself, and you may begin.

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03:29:38,880 --> 03:29:39,260
Yeah, hey.

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This is a Andrew Woke director of the Richmond High School Music Department,

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also Richmond resident, like great-great-grandparents,

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03:29:47,980 --> 03:29:49,840
immigrated here from the A-saurus and Portugal,

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but never forever.

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I just wanted to shout out our music students and our

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for a recent representing Richmond High School in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

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On television at the Chinese New York Parade in San Francisco. And then two days later driving down to Anne-Aheim to represent our city and community at Disneyland marching and doing some workshops down there.

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I just want to thank you guys, your deep investments in our youth clearly are paying off. That shows in our crime rates decreasing.

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03:30:20,120 --> 03:30:24,460
I know as a person who went to Penal and grew up in Penal myself, even though my family has lived in

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03:30:24,460 --> 03:30:28,860
Richmond forever, a narrative is slowly starting to change where our school, which from

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03:30:28,860 --> 03:30:33,880
high school, is becoming a school with very high-performing programs that's desirable and

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03:30:33,880 --> 03:30:38,300
attractive to our community. I'm sorry, I just want to thank this city for supporting us and

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03:30:38,300 --> 03:30:42,980
allowing us to represent you. Have a good evening. Thank you. And the next speaker is Benjamin

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Terrio. Please unmute yourself and you may begin.

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03:30:49,290 --> 03:30:55,250
I mean, Councilman Terry President of Richmond Police Officer Association, the Vice President

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03:30:55,250 --> 03:31:00,610
of Residents deserve a city government that takes public service to seriously, and respects

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03:31:00,610 --> 03:31:04,870
its workforce, and understands that you can't keep cutting corners when it comes to policing,

527
03:31:05,570 --> 03:31:06,850
staffing, and labor stability.

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Our officers continue to show up, do the job, affect the city and their difficult conditions.

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03:31:12,150 --> 03:31:17,430
And what they need is a return as a straightforward, fair treatment, competitive pay, lawful

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03:31:17,430 --> 03:31:22,830
decision making from city management and leadership, that understands the value of returning

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03:31:22,830 --> 03:31:24,970
experience officers instead of pushing them away.

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03:31:25,630 --> 03:31:31,030
When this city delays, this requires working conditions and the M.M.B.A. and other lawful

533
03:31:31,030 --> 03:31:37,170
labor laws and fails to keep up with the market to result as predictable, lower morale, staffing

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03:31:37,170 --> 03:31:38,810
issues, and greater risk to the community.

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03:31:39,730 --> 03:31:40,550
This is not complicated.

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03:31:41,110 --> 03:31:42,510
It's great to want to say for city.

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03:31:42,710 --> 03:31:44,250
It's got to support the people who do the work.

538
03:31:44,850 --> 03:31:47,410
That means respecting labor law, bargaining in good faith, and making

539
03:31:47,410 --> 03:31:51,810
public safety real priority not just the talk is point free detective

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Hodges bring them back thank you your time is expired and that appears to be our

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last speaker I don't see any other hands raised at this time now we move to the

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and first speakers we have 52 speakers rock call your name please line up

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the hottest speakers podium closest to the wall the groups of 10 40

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Henler, Dan Gazi, Rune Simmons, Bahema Zayman, Maria Fikanto,

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Aliyah, Alizani,

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Aliyah

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Martinez, council, but the record I am putterl and l and I have some hits for you all.

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03:32:48,690 --> 03:32:55,210
So number one, as Benjamin Tertos pointed out, we are in a staff and shortage, because I

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03:32:55,210 --> 03:32:59,670
was just talking to our neighbors in El Surito, and from what the state auditor told them,

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they had done a class in top studies, and so to align how they pay their employees.

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03:33:05,710 --> 03:33:10,770
And so it got me thinking, it's like if I had five or six million dollars, I would allocate

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to hire two consultants to do just that organizational assessment and building certain positions

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that that's one.

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And the other picture is, I thought about you, customers, to pay that for your love and

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animals.

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And so, I was thinking that in the future that we need to acknowledge the leading college

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perpetuating high school for their service day that they did in March.

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So, it just got me thinking it's like, they need to be acknowledged.

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So, I'm putting it as a request to have it agendaized for next month because they have

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graduation three days after that. So with that, it's all in there.

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John Gosman

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came here tonight with a prepared speech to try to offer to our the good

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03:33:57,240 --> 03:34:03,520
people, Richmond career opportunities, the extremely high pay, great benefits, and what feels

564
03:34:03,520 --> 03:34:09,920
good having a career. But cutting me off with only one minute, I can't say, give a justice,

565
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I apologize for that. But please, take a look at the numbers here. Call me 510685-2403.

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5.0, 6.85, 2.4, 0.03, Dawn Gosney, a Comcast.net, and I can help change your life.

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We're on Simmons.

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03:34:30,940 --> 03:34:31,140
Hello.

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My name is Rune.

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03:34:32,480 --> 03:34:33,360
I grew up in Richmond.

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03:34:33,580 --> 03:34:36,900
I'm here for the Richmond Espace Center for the Performing Arts.

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03:34:37,240 --> 03:34:39,320
I'm an alumni of the diploma program.

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03:34:39,640 --> 03:34:44,100
I just wanted to say that this program is an incredible thing.

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03:34:44,100 --> 03:34:56,740
I came in and had my eyes open to a lot of music and people and this is kind of shaped

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the way that I interact with the world now.

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03:34:58,900 --> 03:35:07,760
It's given me the tools to look within, it's given me the courage to be seen and I see

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03:35:07,760 --> 03:35:15,780
and my peers, I see in the kids that I work with now, a sort of unfolding, a learning, I see

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03:35:15,780 --> 03:35:23,740
something that is really unique. And I'm doing my best to be a specific as I can in this time,

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03:35:25,240 --> 03:35:31,980
but I just want to say through my own personal experience, this is a work of many lifetime

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I'm sad it's going to carry forward, all right. Thank you.

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03:35:35,540 --> 03:35:36,060
Hi,

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my name is Fihima and I'm the Health Justice Program Manager at Rise. I've been working with my interns in our how many times we got to say internship for the past two years as part of our listening campaign 2.0

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That's really sought to understand what youth have been experiencing in Richmond and Contra Costa County.

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03:36:04,120 --> 03:36:08,200
What has become clear is that youth are tired of feeling unheard,

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03:36:08,540 --> 03:36:11,700
and tired of adjusting themselves to fit the needs of adults,

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03:36:12,320 --> 03:36:15,080
and yet it feels like that is their only choice.

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Case in point.

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Today, my interns were planning to host a community convening.

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That was a celebration and culmination of their findings.

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Something that they had been prepping for for months.

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03:36:27,300 --> 03:36:29,640
However, when the need for them to be here,

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instead of to talk with you all arose, they chose to pivot.

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Within two weeks, they organized this room of young people to help present their listening campaign to point out and I truly hope that you will take time to listen to what they have to say today

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Because how many more times do they have to say it till you all listen

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Maria

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The same though.

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I don't see Council.

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My name is Maria, and I'm a proud member of Rise, and I'm most importantly the youth

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03:37:07,430 --> 03:37:08,470
community of Richmond.

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Rise launched this listening campaign to 0.0 in 2024 in partnership with series policy.

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This is part of Rise's legacy of listening, learning, and leading.

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We started an internship program called How Many Times We Got to Say it.

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Center around the over-serving and over-inttaking of young people during COVID and the racial

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03:37:28,390 --> 03:37:32,230
this internship was born from young people telling us they are tired of being

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surveyed and asked what they need and how they feel wanted to be ignored

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03:37:35,970 --> 03:37:40,590
neglectic and blamed. Through this initiative, us health justice in terms

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03:37:40,590 --> 03:37:44,970
explored key challenges facing youth in contra-costal county, including issues

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with the schools, women of community and auto spaces, and a lack of accessible

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resources. Thank you.

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Alayah, Alazani.

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Good evening, city council.

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My name is Alia.

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And I'm also an intern at Hamil times without a say in.

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And interns connected with peers and adults identifying areas where young people have not been included and listened to it.

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Interns presented their research to public sectors, academic professionals on homelessness and housing injustice.

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food insecurity at school and a lack of resources and historical

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investment. The listening campaign to point out engage with over

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150 young people ages 14 to 20 across rise local schools and community

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centers. We use surveys, interviews, focus groups, a method called

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photo voice to hear from multiple use. Through their voices, we gain

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deeper insight into their struggles and the struggle they face, their

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are treated by adults and what it's truly feeling like to grow up in the Bay Area today.

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As a part of listening campaign to point out, we conducted a lot of research that we want

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to ask to take into consideration. Thank you.

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03:39:04,600 --> 03:39:06,480
Elias, the ballers.

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Good evening, word

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my name is Elias Avalos, and I'm also, I'm also an intern at how many times we have to say it.

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So for the last month we've been working on a community convening to present our findings to

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in our community, however, what we realize is that there are some adults in this room that

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would really benefit from hearing us from us today, so just like how so many youth have

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talked about in our research, we are adjusting ourselves to meet once again the needs of the

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adults.

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We are a heater day instead of the convening, we were so heart-planned to present the findings

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from our listening campaign to point out.

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Well, you've gathered a room full of young people today to talk to you about what young people

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have been saying they want, need, and deserve.

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We hope you remain mindful and open to came from them because one thing is clear

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03:39:51,840 --> 03:40:00,340
We are tired of asking adults to listen to us and being met with empty promises that they are losing campaign 2.0 findings

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Fund recommendations are aren't offering asking assistance for adults and systems to collectively consider and cultivate

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What it will take to show up for young and with young people. Thank you

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Darin

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down.

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Hello

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The first theme that becomes clear in our research is that young people, young people's

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spaces are neglected and under-resourced, a main problem that this stems from is that youth

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are not considered as much in society as they deserve to be.

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One stated, one of the biggest things that gets in the way of young people getting support

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is not being taken seriously.

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The belief that children should be seen and not heard has negatively affected young people

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of every generation and that's continued to do so in this city.

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03:40:54,900 --> 03:40:59,060
Others know how transportation is not always accessible or safe.

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03:40:59,480 --> 03:41:03,360
A barrier that keeps them from schools, jobs, or support programs.

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03:41:03,860 --> 03:41:05,360
Our library is always locked.

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One participant noted how even basic resources can be out of reach.

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We get blame for falling behind in school, but we do not even have access to basic resources

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that would help us succeed.

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03:41:16,960 --> 03:41:22,560
Another youth noted, these areas are not developed. There's no spaces to hang out.

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Youth are getting pushed away from their own...

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Your time is expired.

660
03:41:27,560 --> 03:41:27,620
Huh?

661
03:41:28,600 --> 03:41:29,380
Oh, sorry.

662
03:41:30,640 --> 03:41:32,040
I tried to reach that.

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03:41:38,430 --> 03:41:40,670
Our next speaker is Ronald Savantes.

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He'll be followed by a Naya Jones.

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We're the following individuals, please.

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Line up behind the Speaks floating in closest to the wall.

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Calvin Crock.

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Sage Hollins.

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Semi-Fandy, Daya,

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Angelico,

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Tayana, Talis,

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and I was wondering what that might be.

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Could someone explain it?

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03:42:23,120 --> 03:42:24,300
It's a listening campaign.

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Hello Council.

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Some of you remember over 10 years ago, listening campaign 1.0, where we talked over 500 young people

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about their experiences with trauma violence, coping and healing.

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So this is the next iteration, which young people brought to us saying was sick and tired of you surveying us over and over again

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and you're not doing anything, but we are still going to have hope in you, and we're going to do this again and bring to you what we need with solid recommendations and the hopes and expectations that you all listen.

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So the 2.0 builds off of 1.0.

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And so we actually invite you to our share-out session next Wednesday at Rise from 9.30 to 1.

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We'll have breakfast food, it's going to be a good time, time to reflect, to really reckon with what it takes to really get us to move,

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so come on through and you're welcome for these young folks organizing to be here and preach.

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Okay, I think I believe I call to Naya, a lease, coal, hayley,

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an app to home.

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The next thing I've seen a show up amongst you is that you are exhausted and feel ignored and abandoned by adults and systems that are meant to support us.

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You stated that we get told to ask for help but helping is always there.

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Even if you use Dury Child, if you don't want to do this seriously, this disconnect creates a cycle where you stop asking altogether,

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not because they need to disappear, but because the effort doesn't see work to dismissal.

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But it may look like this engagement from the outside is actually exhausting.

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After getting shut down again and again, like today, to undermine.

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As we know, us, you can show up to City Council advocate for what we want to see happen or change for our city, and so be fast over.

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The phrase Burnout is actually a trauma response. How did it differ? What's that stake?

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We burn up for everything once. One youth said Burnley, and there's no break. Burnout isn't just a job set for Burnie youth.

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It's a response to closely in the history, stress, pressure, and lack of support.

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Thank you.

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Finally,

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the third theme that continues to be evident is that a lot of youth are creating their own coping.

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mechanisms, learning how to take care of themselves in their own ways, especially when support

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is always there. People who find comfort and things like skating, nature and music.

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others turn to their face saying sitting on my

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A lot of you have to figure out things on their own. While some coping methods are healthy, not everyone has access to the sake of positive options. And sometimes the ways people quote aren't always the best for them.

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It highlights how important it is to have more support, so young people don't have to carry everything by themselves.

704
03:45:35,740 --> 03:45:39,660
You are asking for more coping methods like access to therapy, counseling, and networks.

705
03:45:40,220 --> 03:45:42,700
It access to safe outdoor spaces, et cetera.

706
03:45:43,720 --> 03:45:47,480
But instead of being heard, adult plays even greater barriers in place to the public.

707
03:45:47,980 --> 03:45:49,160
Thank you.

708
03:45:53,300 --> 03:45:53,820
Calvary.

709
03:45:58,480 --> 03:45:59,640
So now what?

710
03:46:00,000 --> 03:46:02,120
You know the issues, what are the solutions?

711
03:46:02,120 --> 03:46:06,740
You'll be hearing about six recommendations that you'd have in order for adults to serve as better.

712
03:46:07,280 --> 03:46:12,840
The first recommendation, adults working with you to focus on building relationships and grounded trust.

713
03:46:13,340 --> 03:46:18,320
Consistency and care, youth are not asking for perfection, they are asking for presence.

714
03:46:18,960 --> 03:46:23,000
What they are asking is for action and intention.

715
03:46:23,620 --> 03:46:26,220
The action to do what is right for the future generation.

716
03:46:26,640 --> 03:46:29,280
The intent to not let these kinds of cycles stay.

717
03:46:29,280 --> 03:46:43,360
These are, they are asking for consistent, invested, invested adults, we show up, even when it's uncomfortable or inconvenient because that should never get in the way of the well-being of you.

718
03:46:48,380 --> 03:46:49,820
Sage to the sage.

719
03:46:50,460 --> 03:46:51,480
Hi, my name is Sage Holland.

720
03:46:52,300 --> 03:46:57,220
I'm part of the B.O.P. membership at Rise and I've been resident in Richmond for three years.

721
03:46:57,900 --> 03:47:00,640
They don't just need anybody doing the work, one participant said.

722
03:47:00,960 --> 03:47:02,820
Make sure people are really committed to young people.

723
03:47:02,820 --> 03:47:09,200
Look, L, L, C, 2.0 reveals that well-language around youth management has evolved.

724
03:47:09,340 --> 03:47:15,020
They continue to encounter adults who cycle in and out of programs, and service providers who speak more than they listen.

725
03:47:15,600 --> 03:47:17,120
One youth put it plainly.

726
03:47:17,480 --> 03:47:20,200
It's hard to talk to adults who look like they're not listening.

727
03:47:20,780 --> 03:47:24,120
That was unfortunately been the reality for a lot of people because they don't,

728
03:47:24,120 --> 03:47:27,920
because many don't even have someone they can comfortably and safely confide in.

729
03:47:28,240 --> 03:47:30,380
Invest in free, safe, third spaces for youth.

730
03:47:30,380 --> 03:47:34,540
and LC2.0 young people didn't describe their neighborhoods as sites for possibility but rather

731
03:47:34,540 --> 03:47:38,840
faces defined by absence. These areas are not developed. There is no spaces to hang out

732
03:47:38,840 --> 03:47:42,480
and yet, those spaces, when those spaces exist they matter. Another one said,

733
03:47:42,680 --> 03:47:46,160
I'm going to say, fight right, because it's cool! It's the chance to meet next people.

734
03:47:46,540 --> 03:47:50,000
So, the sense of safety goes beyond security. Thank you.

735
03:47:57,530 --> 03:48:04,330
You're asking for third spaces, no home, no school, but somewhere else entirely. This isn't that,

736
03:48:04,950 --> 03:48:10,610
places where they can decompress, create and be in community. But not just any space, one that reflects

737
03:48:10,610 --> 03:48:16,770
our identities, interests and rhythms. That means music, tech, food, comfy sitting, and room to

738
03:48:16,770 --> 03:48:21,870
be allowed or silent. These spaces matter because they form identity and foster belonging.

739
03:48:23,190 --> 03:48:27,010
Investing in these door spaces means investing in the future for everyone. Thank you.

740
03:48:30,960 --> 03:48:37,120
Daya. Youth are asking for support. We're asking for schools to become places that actually prepares

741
03:48:37,120 --> 03:48:39,460
for a future while also supplying her well-being.

742
03:48:40,160 --> 03:48:44,300
School should be a healing center in future buildings, not just places where it's expected

743
03:48:44,300 --> 03:48:45,100
to go through.

744
03:48:45,360 --> 03:48:49,920
In a plain session, youth said they're actually excited, optimistic, and they want to run

745
03:48:49,920 --> 03:48:51,200
it up in the energetic.

746
03:48:51,560 --> 03:48:56,420
Coer, earning their own money being independence through Canadian internships or guaranteed

747
03:48:56,420 --> 03:48:57,260
job programs.

748
03:48:57,920 --> 03:49:00,920
The energy is there, but this is similar on this, just aren't needing it.

749
03:49:01,000 --> 03:49:01,700
Thank you.

750
03:49:08,400 --> 03:49:14,240
As one participant summed up clearly, I need financial aid, housing and opportunities to

751
03:49:14,240 --> 03:49:14,900
help me succeed.

752
03:49:15,480 --> 03:49:16,780
That's what we are asking for.

753
03:49:17,020 --> 03:49:19,660
Not unrealistic changes, but real practical support.

754
03:49:20,220 --> 03:49:23,760
We need schools that combine emotional safety with resources.

755
03:49:24,440 --> 03:49:29,780
That means access to mental health support and also college counseling, housing guidance,

756
03:49:30,080 --> 03:49:32,640
career pathways and paid work opportunities.

757
03:49:32,640 --> 03:49:36,960
Without these, students aren't moving forward, we're just trying to get by.

758
03:49:37,440 --> 03:49:41,560
If we actually invest in our youth in this way, we won't just be surviving school.

759
03:49:41,760 --> 03:49:44,340
We'll be building futures with purpose.

760
03:49:44,860 --> 03:49:48,780
Recommendation for, embed youth's voice in governance and budgeting.

761
03:49:49,240 --> 03:49:52,460
Youth voices need to be genuinely heard from school districts.

762
03:49:52,540 --> 03:49:55,120
We're tired of being asked questions with no action to follow.

763
03:49:55,540 --> 03:49:58,900
To often youth speak up, organize and even rally to perchange,

764
03:49:59,240 --> 03:50:01,120
and still get ignored or swept under the rug.

765
03:50:01,120 --> 03:50:05,640
The reality is that we are going to schools that are under-resourced and under-staff.

766
03:50:05,980 --> 03:50:09,160
Teachers are underpaid and counselors are responsible for entire school,

767
03:50:09,360 --> 03:50:12,760
which means that students aren't getting the support that they potentially inspired.

768
03:50:13,220 --> 03:50:13,400
Thank you.

769
03:50:13,720 --> 03:50:14,720
Thank you.

770
03:50:17,940 --> 03:50:18,440
Tamaya?

771
03:50:24,160 --> 03:50:30,680
What's possible when youth voices are being heard?

772
03:50:30,960 --> 03:50:37,300
Moments where young people are listened to and taking seriously show us what real success

773
03:50:37,300 --> 03:50:38,180
can look like.

774
03:50:38,180 --> 03:50:39,840
Thank you.

775
03:50:41,380 --> 03:50:42,160
Are you comfortable?

776
03:50:43,860 --> 03:50:44,520
A lease?

777
03:50:46,900 --> 03:50:52,280
Uthne, the youth needs community, and the support they receive, even though the youth in

778
03:50:52,280 --> 03:50:56,160
L.C. to 0.0 didn't directly talk about system coordination.

779
03:50:56,540 --> 03:50:58,340
Their experiences made it very clear.

780
03:50:58,620 --> 03:51:02,660
Many spoke about the exhaustions of staffing to repeat their trauma over and over in the

781
03:51:02,660 --> 03:51:08,200
lack of consistent and consistent support, and the feeling that even when someone tries to

782
03:51:08,200 --> 03:51:12,880
it doesn't fully stick because everything feels disconnected. This isn't about one

783
03:51:12,880 --> 03:51:17,080
personal organization failing. It's about a bigger issue with how systems are

784
03:51:17,080 --> 03:51:21,380
set up. Support is often temporary and depends too much on an individual. Instead

785
03:51:21,380 --> 03:51:25,460
of a strong connected system because this young people aren't getting the

786
03:51:25,460 --> 03:51:30,320
steady reliable support that they need. We need care. Navigators where adults

787
03:51:30,320 --> 03:51:34,220
carry the burden of connecting us to the various supports that we need at

788
03:51:34,220 --> 03:51:39,340
We have seen how helpful it is when a current adult helps us in navigating to a

789
03:51:39,340 --> 03:51:43,940
serious, challenging systems versus forcing us to figure out by ourselves.

790
03:51:48,720 --> 03:51:49,280
We

791
03:52:00,360 --> 03:52:05,220
recommend this station sticks. Power help by adults needs to be fundamentally

792
03:52:05,220 --> 03:52:10,880
restricted to allow true youth voice. A big issue is that adults still hold most of the

793
03:52:10,880 --> 03:52:16,180
power and it needs to actually change if youth voices are going to matter. A lot of young

794
03:52:16,180 --> 03:52:23,120
or saying they don't just want to be more advice or advice, they want adults to hand over

795
03:52:23,120 --> 03:52:28,160
more control and actually reflect youth needs and empower with real decision-making.

796
03:52:28,540 --> 03:52:32,500
Right now, it still feels like you are only being included on a surface.

797
03:52:33,020 --> 03:52:38,040
Like someone said, youth voices are still heard only in spaces adults on it.

798
03:52:38,480 --> 03:52:43,900
Even when we're not really the ones that come to an end,

799
03:52:43,900 --> 03:52:46,340
and our idea is going to always turn it to real change.

800
03:52:46,820 --> 03:52:47,460
Thank you.

801
03:52:51,420 --> 03:52:55,220
Our next few speakers are Haley and after all,

802
03:52:55,560 --> 03:52:58,700
and we'll the next speaker, please line up.

803
03:52:59,180 --> 03:53:06,240
Abdullah, Hassan, Larry, Eden, Michael,

804
03:53:08,890 --> 03:53:09,430
Jaila,

805
03:53:10,590 --> 03:53:13,610
Jenny, Jean,

806
03:53:14,950 --> 03:53:16,350
York, Nora,

807
03:53:20,900 --> 03:53:22,780
please go forward and line up please.

808
03:53:23,100 --> 03:53:23,140
Hey.

809
03:53:24,140 --> 03:53:25,180
Good morning, Senator Council.

810
03:53:25,280 --> 03:53:25,900
My name is here.

811
03:53:26,040 --> 03:53:30,260
We see I'm being a resident in Contra Costa for a little over a year now.

812
03:53:30,620 --> 03:53:35,580
You have heard what young people have been asking for in order to go from surviving here

813
03:53:35,580 --> 03:53:37,020
to being able to thrive in our community.

814
03:53:37,680 --> 03:53:40,280
Yet sometimes, unfortunately, our words are not enough.

815
03:53:40,740 --> 03:53:43,720
We also are here to show our lived experience as well.

816
03:53:43,720 --> 03:53:52,700
The following youth will be sharing images that represent our current realities along with reflection, so you can truly understand what it is like to be a young person growing up here.

817
03:53:53,000 --> 03:53:58,220
The following will be excerpts from our video voice or photo voice project.

818
03:53:58,320 --> 03:54:04,020
Success to me is having a community that can support and have shared similar experiences to you.

819
03:54:04,020 --> 03:54:10,020
and I've seen you grow through throughout the period of time sharing the same struggles

820
03:54:10,020 --> 03:54:13,540
are being there as you struggle and being able to see as reaching the goal if you have

821
03:54:13,540 --> 03:54:17,660
set up for ourselves. This time of support let me to flourish with the person. I grew to become a

822
03:54:17,660 --> 03:54:22,080
leader and understand now that I'm going to continue back growing across the country, not one,

823
03:54:22,220 --> 03:54:27,040
but two full rides, school fully paid to Washington University in St. Louis.

824
03:54:28,220 --> 03:54:29,220
Thank you.

825
03:54:31,700 --> 03:54:32,520
That's all.

826
03:54:36,990 --> 03:54:39,450
Hello everyone. My name is Altal and I'll be reading

827
03:54:39,450 --> 03:54:41,670
a comment by a previous film.

828
03:54:42,430 --> 03:54:45,150
So this is a photo of their cousin taking his feeling

829
03:54:45,150 --> 03:54:46,610
in music during a big function.

830
03:54:47,230 --> 03:54:48,330
Do you guys know what gets in the way

831
03:54:48,330 --> 03:54:50,190
of young people receiving the support we need?

832
03:54:50,570 --> 03:54:52,130
It is a system that was never built

833
03:54:52,130 --> 03:54:53,370
for us in the first place.

834
03:54:53,730 --> 03:54:55,630
Whether it's home counselors who are too

835
03:54:55,630 --> 03:54:58,270
overwrote the check-in, or adults who only focus on

836
03:54:58,270 --> 03:54:59,670
our mistakes set of our struggles.

837
03:55:01,990 --> 03:55:03,690
Young people, especially those who are

838
03:55:03,690 --> 03:55:04,870
in your good and low income communities,

839
03:55:05,190 --> 03:55:06,950
are constantly overlooked or misunderstood.

840
03:55:07,470 --> 03:55:09,110
In Richmond, I've seen how budget cuts

841
03:55:09,110 --> 03:55:12,930
Underfunded schools and racial bias all contribute to youth being left behind.

842
03:55:13,350 --> 03:55:14,990
Instead of care, we all can get disappointed.

843
03:55:15,470 --> 03:55:17,210
Instead of opportunities, we also get silence.

844
03:55:18,490 --> 03:55:22,350
As I used internet paper and someone who's working with groups like Safe Return project

845
03:55:22,350 --> 03:55:25,670
and CVE, I've seen firsthand how much potential young people have.

846
03:55:25,890 --> 03:55:29,990
If only we were given the chance, many of us once lead once to speak once to heal

847
03:55:29,990 --> 03:55:32,930
but we can't do that if our basic needs aren't met.

848
03:55:33,510 --> 03:55:37,650
We need space where we're trusted supported in CNS partners, not problems.

849
03:55:37,650 --> 03:55:39,650
Thank you.

850
03:55:48,890 --> 03:55:51,030
Good evening. Good evening. How do members?

851
03:55:51,530 --> 03:55:56,730
My name is Abdullah and if I had the power to introduce one thing, one new thing to my community, it would be right.

852
03:55:57,570 --> 03:56:01,110
Rise is an incredible space where young people can access valuable resources,

853
03:56:01,590 --> 03:56:05,310
like laptop, art supplies, and music studio and more.

854
03:56:05,690 --> 03:56:07,090
It's more than just a resource center.

855
03:56:07,770 --> 03:56:09,570
I feel like a safe and supportive environment.

856
03:56:09,890 --> 03:56:12,370
Thanks to staff and members who are always there to help.

857
03:56:12,370 --> 03:56:18,010
For use, we need someone to talk to rise off of an access to medical and mental health professionals.

858
03:56:18,690 --> 03:56:22,530
If someone is going to tell you that home or just need a break, there are a relaxing place

859
03:56:22,530 --> 03:56:23,570
that they can unwind.

860
03:56:24,330 --> 03:56:29,010
Rise also helps young people build their future by offering internship opportunities throughout the year,

861
03:56:29,370 --> 03:56:31,650
in spring, summer, fall and winter.

862
03:56:31,970 --> 03:56:34,690
These internship focuses on areas like discipline health,

863
03:56:34,950 --> 03:56:36,730
who justice and community organizations.

864
03:56:37,750 --> 03:56:40,750
It's a place where youth are not only welcomed by a power to grow.

865
03:56:53,460 --> 03:56:58,120
I believe this community needs is a third place, a safe park could be one, but the

866
03:56:58,120 --> 03:57:02,680
problem is that these parts are mostly used and enjoyed by young kids and teenagers need

867
03:57:02,680 --> 03:57:07,520
a place to hang out to. Part should be a big place to have a lot of great open spaces

868
03:57:07,520 --> 03:57:11,720
where the community can enjoy. When activities are creating a roof, creating a place that

869
03:57:11,720 --> 03:57:16,540
can easily serve as a third place. Richmond residents need a space where they can simply

870
03:57:16,540 --> 03:57:21,460
enjoy being without having to spend money. The limited parks here in Richmond are usually

871
03:57:21,460 --> 03:57:27,620
very small. This image is from Open Park and Berkeley. And a bigger park with a walking

872
03:57:27,620 --> 03:57:33,780
trail with help people relax and ease their minds. There could be an electrical, bicycle or

873
03:57:33,780 --> 03:57:39,000
scooter station nearby so teenagers can have fun along with skateboard and roller skating area.

874
03:57:39,420 --> 03:57:43,500
I would love a roller skating, a roller skating drink because going to one is too expensive

875
03:57:43,500 --> 03:57:46,460
And I don't want to have to pay every time.

876
03:57:47,440 --> 03:57:49,500
In the Bay Area or far from Richmond,

877
03:57:49,720 --> 03:57:52,660
so we need somewhere nearby and say thank you.

878
03:57:56,010 --> 03:57:56,390
How's that?

879
03:57:57,870 --> 03:57:58,670
What's this answer?

880
03:58:00,950 --> 03:58:01,390
Larry?

881
03:58:03,290 --> 03:58:03,730
Hello?

882
03:58:04,690 --> 03:58:05,390
Right, here we are.

883
03:58:06,090 --> 03:58:06,470
All right.

884
03:58:07,470 --> 03:58:08,310
Hey, city council.

885
03:58:08,390 --> 03:58:08,750
Hi, Larry.

886
03:58:09,490 --> 03:58:10,550
I'm going to be talking about success.

887
03:58:12,350 --> 03:58:14,770
So we would need access to quality education,

888
03:58:14,770 --> 03:58:18,070
education, tutoring, and player guidance, and career,

889
03:58:18,930 --> 03:58:22,170
mental health support, and more community programs that help young people

890
03:58:22,170 --> 03:58:26,230
prepare for the real world, and mentorships, and job trainings, and

891
03:58:26,230 --> 03:58:28,390
also accessible scholarships that will help a lot.

892
03:58:29,030 --> 03:58:32,630
When a community invests and creates a path for all of us to thrive, not

893
03:58:32,630 --> 03:58:33,270
just to survive.

894
03:58:33,830 --> 03:58:37,350
With the right support, we gain better access to real opportunities, and

895
03:58:37,350 --> 03:58:39,190
this is a picture of what I can trust.

896
03:58:39,310 --> 03:58:42,910
We look like it's not all of the community together, setting up this in our school.

897
03:58:42,910 --> 03:58:48,110
When you all love to see that, so yeah, also it's a stable and fulfilling.

898
03:58:48,490 --> 03:58:53,230
It also means having my dream draw job, career, and doing something that I love that also allows

899
03:58:53,230 --> 03:59:00,230
to support myself and family. I see success as being able to afford basic necessities like housing

900
03:59:00,230 --> 03:59:04,310
food and health care while still providing my family with good education and opportunities.

901
03:59:05,790 --> 03:59:06,830
So yeah, that's all. Thank you.

902
03:59:11,850 --> 03:59:12,330
Eden,

903
03:59:18,320 --> 03:59:18,800
Eden.

904
03:59:23,900 --> 03:59:24,540
My name is Eden.

905
03:59:25,120 --> 03:59:28,600
One thing that really helps me calm down is being in the presence of nature.

906
03:59:29,380 --> 03:59:32,100
A clean green place that is sit and rest.

907
03:59:32,300 --> 03:59:37,120
It doesn't have to be to sleep, but a place to just sit and look up at the leaves and scar.

908
03:59:37,320 --> 03:59:42,200
To think, to dream, to meditate or even just breathe if everything is too much.

909
03:59:43,020 --> 03:59:46,500
A dedicated sanctuary with flowers and berries to pick out and nibble on.

910
03:59:47,120 --> 03:59:54,380
I think also, to have a big tree with a wide log, that would be great to have because we could

911
03:59:54,380 --> 03:59:56,560
sit by the booths and be grounded with them.

912
03:59:56,920 --> 03:59:59,700
This would also be helpful because it could have a community garden.

913
04:00:00,000 --> 04:00:07,080
Which could distract people's minds and take people's minds off stress. And you can relax and guard it.

914
04:00:07,340 --> 04:00:11,900
It can also teach the community to become clean up, because if everyone agrees that this little

915
04:00:11,900 --> 04:00:17,860
patch in nature is calling for them, then they will want to keep it clean. Thank you.

916
04:00:18,180 --> 04:00:18,320
My

917
04:00:21,230 --> 04:00:23,170
name is Michael.

918
04:00:26,470 --> 04:00:29,970
My name is Michael. I didn't grow for a training being bad.

919
04:00:29,970 --> 04:00:37,110
support. So, success to me looks like graduating high school moving on to college and wanting

920
04:00:37,110 --> 04:00:40,230
to keep growing learning and making my family proud.

921
04:00:40,510 --> 04:00:47,010
Rich and I will be staying focused during my best in school and not giving up when things

922
04:00:47,010 --> 04:00:55,620
get hard to resist. I need support for my community. People who push me towards

923
04:00:55,620 --> 04:01:01,100
greatness and believe in me whether it's teachers, mentors, friends, programs like the

924
04:01:01,100 --> 04:01:06,560
swimming photo or and having the encouragement to help me stay motivated and on track.

925
04:01:06,920 --> 04:01:06,920
Thank

926
04:01:10,560 --> 04:01:12,140
you. Jayla.

927
04:01:16,020 --> 04:01:17,540
Good evening, sitting down to the numbers.

928
04:01:18,760 --> 04:01:23,620
Right, excuse me. Some of the council members are complaining that the cats see the photo,

929
04:01:23,980 --> 04:01:28,140
so if you could move the photo over to this side, so it's visible to everyone.

930
04:01:32,960 --> 04:01:44,640
Okay, my apologies, it wasn't a complaint, it was a suggestion, and that's the power of language, you know, so we need to be

931
04:01:44,640 --> 04:01:47,160
circles like Louise Langwich and I apologize.

932
04:01:50,440 --> 04:01:55,440
Good evening, my name is Sheila, what I've been stressed are having a rough day, I usually listen to music,

933
04:01:55,900 --> 04:02:01,880
take time alone or talk to somewhere I trust, it helps me calm down a bit more in control, I found some ways to deal with stress,

934
04:02:01,880 --> 04:02:03,860
but I don't always have everything that I need.

935
04:02:04,320 --> 04:02:06,480
That's why spaces like rise are so important.

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They give people a safe place to relax,

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talk, and try new things.

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Rise creates a sense of community and belong

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with that a lot of people are missing.

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It is a place where you don't have to hide

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where you're going through.

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More places like that will help people feel

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seen, supported, and less alone.

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Everyone deserves a space where they can be themselves.

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It can really change someone's lives for the better.

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Not everyone has a strong support system at home

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and having a space like rise

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give people a second chance to find that support.

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It's not just about the activities, it's about being around people who care and want to see

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you grow.

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That kind of environment makes it easier to keep going even on your hardest days.

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Thank you all for joining us.

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Good evening.

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Good evening, Mayor Martinez, the City Council members.

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My name is Jenny Mahal and beers and I am a co-founder and on the Planning and Facilitation

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team of the Richmond Actors Coalition and that work of organizations providing nature-based

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programing for youth enrichment. I'm here today to share a bit about the impact that we have seen

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these programs have on youth enrichment. Each year, more than 1,400 children, youth and families

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from TK through 12th grade take part in our programs with each participant spending an average of

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34 hours outdoors engaging in five unique experiences. These experiences include gardening,

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regarding outdoor science inquiry and field trips to locations near and far, including the

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snow and Tahoe and Angel Island. These programs are led by our 10 incredible program programs.

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Our data shows that the Richmond outdoors pollution programs have measureably improved

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academic engagement, social and emotional growth, mental and physical wellness, quality of

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social bonds and connections to the outdoors, access and belonging to the outdoors and community.

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Thank you for your time.

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Okay, our next two speakers are Jean and then Nora and then we'll be following in the visual

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speech line up Alejandro Andrea coacco Juliana Claudia Lovis Anna

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I'm good evening Mayor Martinez and city council members. My name is Jean Kinsher and I'm a teacher at

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Brewery Elementary. My community receives programs so the Richmond Alcohol Coalition including

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Snow Trip led by Headwater Science Institute, classroom instruction and build trips led by

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Bades, kids for the Bay, playground activities and family camp led by yes nature to neighborhoods.

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I am here today to share the impact that I have witnessed on the youth that I work with.

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They're excitement and they're wonder to learn about the creek and the environment.

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That magical moment when it starts to snow and they've never experienced snow before.

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The excitement and the fun that shock students and families that they can have,

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camping and being unplugged.

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And the joy and truth trying to fill in that need dance provides my students.

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My students deserve these experiences and many more.

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Thank you.

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No.

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Good evening.

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Mayor Martinez and City Council members.

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My name is Nora Isala Castinger.

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I'm a student at Richmond High School.

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And I received programs through Richmond Outdoors.

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Coaching.

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Including an overnight field trip in Lake Tahoe.

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Led by the Headwater Science Industry.

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This trip was important because the opportunity for students to learn new things

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And to be inspired what they learned and to spread the information to other students,

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to use this opportunity.

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Thank you for listening to me.

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Alejandro.

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Good evening, Mayor Martinez and City Council.

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My name is Alejandro Casin.

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in sixth grade at Verde, RBC programs through the regimen of Goop.

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That's a course.

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Convolution like an overnight filter to the snow

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in Lake Tahoe with head water sign,

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in Institute and Clashroom sessions,

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And it built to to the part with the water, the water, the water, the ocean, the

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ocean.

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These are experience are important to me because we spend less time off our phones, we have fun and we learn about science in the snow.

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It helps our community to pick up more trash than you.

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Andrea.

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Hi, good evening.

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My name is Andrea.

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I'm a district for Richmond Resident, a parent, a professional musician and a proud East

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Space Center staff member.

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I have one of our youngest East Space Center.

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We did want to say how much of an impact it makes.

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Knowing every day that the city is investing in our work, investing in myself, my family,

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Our students and I think it makes a difference for our students knowing that every day the city is supporting what they're doing

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It makes them want to stay enrichment. It makes them want to get back and so many of our students are giving back

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So thank you so much for your support. I'm pleased continue to invest in you

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Hello good evening. My name is Mark Umen

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I work with the eaves and the performing arts as a West African music and dance specialist and I call direct the West African music and dance

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completed. I've been working since 2012 with the center. The center is unique in a

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way area for its deep commitment to providing tissue free, high quality and diverse

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arts education to understand young children in our community. It teaches traditional

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arts forms, especially Valley West Africa. Currently we have about 90 students from

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3 to 18 years old in the West African part with.

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We also have 53 students waiting to get into the program.

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The center is so important because it serves as a second home.

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And it is based for your children to express themselves through the arts.

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Students come to the center to learn more about other approaches or discover more of their own culture.

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My kids are in the program too.

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Thank you.

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Good

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evening council. My name is Juliana Espinoza. I'm 20 years old. I reside within

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Partchester Village, a part of District 2 in the Northwestern sector of Richmond. It's

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a small community of working-class people surrounded by industrial buildings, railroad tracks,

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and the Richmond Parkway. It can get quite no easy at times. But there's a place where I can

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find solace, a place where I can call my home away from home, the East

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Space Center for the Performing Arts, located in the heart of this very

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special city, it has cemented itself within my heart as well. The arts has

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taken me on a journey of opportunity and self-discovery. Along this path, I've

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met a cast of diverse people who have shaped my reality. That although we are all

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different, there are things that succeed in uniting us all. Without the services, the

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believe that we would be lost or at the very least I know I would be. So I ask all of you

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here tonight do not take this from us when you have the power to stop it. When we're all being

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taken advantage of by a corrupt system, it's a part of this fire. Thank you.

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Thank

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you.

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04:11:03,640 --> 04:11:09,620
Hello. Hello. My name is Eden. I'm a senior at Richmond High School and I'm here in support

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of the rise in the sink-and-haves, and at times when school gets over stimulating with loud

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rallies and increasingly high active-end expectations, I've often taken the time to

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relax out into parts surrounded by greenery and passing rivers. However, considering the lack

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of maintenance for outdoor areas, another helpful alternative is when the support I felt in the

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rise. Rises provided me with the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in

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age group, who are also offering mental health services by qualified adults.

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Rise has changed mind and the lives of many other youth and that cannot be over

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yet.

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Remember that the youth are future adults.

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Thank you.

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04:11:56,570 --> 04:11:57,130
Chariol?

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04:12:01,960 --> 04:12:07,140
good night, my name is Claudio Vega, I have four years working on a

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04:12:07,140 --> 04:12:12,660
licoicenter, as a master, as a specialist, and I have seen more than

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500 children at the age of 14 years, and I have seen the change that has

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the music in the art in the Richmond, in the licoicenter.

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We have a licoicenter in the forest on the coast.

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Music for children is within a sense of a sense of happiness in the streets.

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We have the music of the whole world.

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We have this in this place.

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There is no music in other places that the Disney Center does not have.

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We are a free organization,

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I have been working at the East Space Center for the Performing Arts. I am a staff, faculty, and alumni, and it has been my second home for 30 years.

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04:13:15,680 --> 04:13:16,780
Actually,

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that was an excellent way to extend your time beyond one minute. Anna?

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Anna? Anna?

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04:14:14,060 --> 04:14:20,120
Good evening, my name is Kira Burbej, and I am a student at Eastbury Center for Performing Arts.

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04:14:21,440 --> 04:14:25,720
The Eastbury Center has so many different kinds of art forms.

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I would have not learned if I didn't, if my dad didn't get the job at the program.

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And it introduced me to so many different things.

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One experience involved in at least percentage pathway.

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And I would not have known it.

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04:14:45,260 --> 04:14:47,060
I wouldn't have heard of it.

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If I didn't see it, I wanted to form it.

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At East Bay Center where my sister would be performing

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in something else.

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And so I saw it and I immediately fell in love with it.

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04:14:58,460 --> 04:14:59,780
I mean...

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Doing it since a couple summers ago, and it has become part of my identity. I am also in the West

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Advocate Jazz Program, there, and I'm also in so many sort of kind of art forms, and in some places

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04:15:15,960 --> 04:15:21,020
have those things separately, but they don't have them all in one place, especially for free.

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04:15:27,540 --> 04:15:27,540
Anna?

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Anna?

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04:15:34,780 --> 04:15:42,960
in here, Ianna, Horlana, so first I should clarify that as my mother, I'm coming up for her.

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She signed me up and never changed the name.

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So, I apologize for that confusion.

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I'm wishing I, Franklin.

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04:15:55,830 --> 04:15:55,830
Okay,

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04:15:58,140 --> 04:16:01,260
good evening, city council members, my name is Franklin.

1095
04:16:01,780 --> 04:16:03,900
I'm a student at Richmond High School.

1096
04:16:04,160 --> 04:16:08,720
I received field trips and school in school activities

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with head water science institution, the water set project, and yes. I want to share why I think

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these programs are important. To me these programs are important for two main reasons. One

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being helped. You go outside and that's helping. I think that's a given answer. It's a fact

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The second thing is they give the opportunity for other people to eat and go outside.

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For me, I'm fortunate enough that you can go and to all these different nature areas around the bay.

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Other people, I'm aware, don't have that.

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I can't think of the word, but they don't have that.

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04:16:55,500 --> 04:16:55,540
Really?

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Time's up.

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I can't believe it.

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Sorry.

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Okay.

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Our next speaker is Ian.

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Ian?

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And we're the following individuals please come forward, Ruthie, Denny, Praxan, Claudia

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Sitchman, Cindy Hayne, Angela, Lucia, Mark Westford, Juliaera, Misha, and Delilah,

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Thank you for taking the time to listen to us today.

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My name is Ian Vervage.

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I am the proud parent of two children.

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I just wanted to thank you for your

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the city's investment in this program.

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The fact that it is through your investment is

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helped to make it a free program to everybody.

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It's a whole game changer.

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It's a parent raising a family here in the East Bay.

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I don't need to tell anybody that's a very expensive area to live in, and one of the first things that we all want to invest in our children, but one of the first things to probably go is investment in their actual curricular activities.

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But what I've learned is these are not extra curricular activities.

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very centralized to these two forming them into the people that they can be. They get some

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meat people from all around the area from different walks of life. They will not meet in their

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silo experiences at school or at the different programs that we might have outside of

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them.

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Good

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evening. My name is Ruthie Dineen. I'm the Executive Director of East Bay Center.

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Yeah, I want to remind us of the importance of children in youth tonight.

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You have so many coming up and speaking to you about the gems and rich men.

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These are really important safe spaces, activities, but I'm a licensed clinical social worker.

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It doesn't take a license to understand the importance of safe places for our youth.

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I also ask you as our leaders to look them in their eyes, to smile at them, to show them

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your heart, they're coming up and they're evening to be here tonight to speak to you as

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their leaders. I want to remind us too that it's a difficult funding landscape, places like

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04:19:32,260 --> 04:19:37,260
East Bay Center, only received 10 to 15 percent of government funding. Oftentimes parents

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ask me how we make it happen. I don't know what to say to them. It's a hustle, right?

1139
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It's a mad hustle to make all this happen. And I know it takes all of us to just want to

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Thank you all tonight.

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What's her name?

1142
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Good evening, City Council.

1143
04:20:00,410 --> 04:20:01,310
What a night.

1144
04:20:01,690 --> 04:20:02,210
What a night.

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04:20:02,290 --> 04:20:06,370
You got to hear about the listening campaign 2.0.

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04:20:06,410 --> 04:20:15,810
I can't wait to collaborate with some of the youth that spoke tonight and said what they had learned from their peers and what impact it has.

1147
04:20:16,970 --> 04:20:22,110
This discussion about investing in youth couldn't be more important, more consequential.

1148
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our district is facing a huge deficit, has already put in notices for folks to be laid off

1149
04:20:29,230 --> 04:20:34,290
critical positions and it's more important than ever for these investments

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04:20:34,290 --> 04:20:40,830
for youth to continue and grow in our city. So I just want you, I know this is a

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lot of folks coming out and it messed up your flow and I want to say what a

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04:20:47,130 --> 04:20:52,090
wonderful ecosystem we have built in this city and I want you to celebrate with

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use and really treasure what each one of them said. Thank

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you.

1155
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Claudia, sit room. Claudia, sit room.

1156
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So there are a lot of young speakers here today and I know you have a

1157
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decision to coming up. I just hope that you really

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04:21:23,000 --> 04:21:26,700
reconsider who gets the funding that the funding stays in

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the city so it really gets these kids. I know there's another topic coming

1160
04:21:32,720 --> 04:21:42,800
tonight with the undocumented residents. We really need to consider DACA students. I haven't heard that tonight.

1161
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I really want this to be part of the conversation and we also need to consider the homelessness kids.

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04:21:49,640 --> 04:21:58,980
You said that they have difficulties paying their bills. I know the finest department wants to raise more fees and other shen of fees.

1163
04:21:58,980 --> 04:22:06,780
And as you go into the budget session, take what is can't say and consider how you generate

1164
04:22:06,780 --> 04:22:15,220
revenues and how you burn families with fees and garbage fees and fees, so that's

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04:22:15,220 --> 04:22:16,000
all I have to say.

1166
04:22:16,520 --> 04:22:17,020
Thank you.

1167
04:22:22,310 --> 04:22:23,230
My

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04:22:27,580 --> 04:22:30,740
name is Cindy Hayden and I'm a Richmond resident.

1169
04:22:31,420 --> 04:22:40,380
I'm here to ask that when Brandon Hodges is cleared, you bring him back ASAP and not

1170
04:22:40,380 --> 04:22:49,840
keep him out the unprecedented amount of time you've kept out officers that were left out

1171
04:22:49,840 --> 04:22:50,580
before.

1172
04:22:51,840 --> 04:23:01,840
Nicholas Remic and Colton Stock, they were kept out in an ordinary matter to have them, and I don't think Brandon Hodges should be kept out that long.

1173
04:23:02,980 --> 04:23:09,760
Our police officers are, it's not really a job for them, it's more like a calling.

1174
04:23:09,760 --> 04:23:18,200
They need all want to serve, they all want to help people, it's not what they are, it's

1175
04:23:18,200 --> 04:23:24,500
who they are at their core, they want to make their communities better.

1176
04:23:25,240 --> 04:23:31,860
So I ask, again, that you bring detective colleges back ASAP to me, please, so he can

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04:23:31,860 --> 04:23:33,600
be who he is.

1178
04:23:34,680 --> 04:23:35,020
Thank you.

1179
04:23:35,400 --> 04:23:35,760
Thank you.

1180
04:23:38,610 --> 04:23:40,910
Angela, Angela, sorry.

1181
04:23:48,400 --> 04:23:48,480
Hi.

1182
04:23:56,520 --> 04:23:59,200
Oh, my name is Angela Rebecca Hernandez-Lobran.

1183
04:23:59,360 --> 04:24:02,080
I'm a former, I have many times we got to stay in turn.

1184
04:24:02,340 --> 04:24:05,120
I'm currently a coachable there in turn at RIC Center.

1185
04:24:07,720 --> 04:24:08,620
I'm obsessed to me.

1186
04:24:08,700 --> 04:24:13,100
Looks like where people can safely and free me across themselves as they are.

1187
04:24:13,480 --> 04:24:16,820
And to know that, they can be supported by people of their own.

1188
04:24:16,960 --> 04:24:21,400
And of different communities as well as being safe when doing so.

1189
04:24:21,400 --> 04:24:28,740
I think to achieve that there should be centered in specific collecting programs for different communities.

1190
04:24:29,480 --> 04:24:34,080
This picture of me repute in a rap in a trans-slide show.

1191
04:24:34,540 --> 04:24:47,740
This is why this way, because not only can I react to expressing my true authentic self, but also feel safe enough to express myself that way.

1192
04:24:47,740 --> 04:24:53,940
I was at a private event, but that also shows how it goes to my point where we are

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04:24:53,940 --> 04:24:58,380
safe enough to have events like that. Having safe thank us for my

1194
04:24:58,380 --> 04:25:01,320
no-one's communities is a great way to show that it can be.

1195
04:25:17,130 --> 04:25:20,450
Hello, good evening, Mayor Martinez, good evening.

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04:25:20,570 --> 04:25:26,890
So, my name is Lucia Conno, and I'm a parent at 38k8. I'm here to share the deep impact

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04:25:26,890 --> 04:25:31,450
Richmond Outdoors Coalition have had on my family and our school community.

1198
04:25:32,170 --> 04:25:39,510
Our family recently attended a camp through the coalition, and it was a very truly special experience,

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04:25:40,390 --> 04:25:46,750
provided us rare quality time and nature together that strengthened our family bond

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04:25:46,750 --> 04:25:52,010
and in a way that our daily life rarely allows. These experiences,

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04:25:52,010 --> 04:25:58,390
trips to regional parks, hands-on science, and overnight camp being would simply not be

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04:25:58,390 --> 04:26:00,910
used possible for our kids without this coalition.

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04:26:01,330 --> 04:26:05,430
For students at VEDAVED, these programs are vital bridge to nature,

1204
04:26:07,690 --> 04:26:08,770
they allow our children

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04:26:08,770 --> 04:26:13,470
to build confidence, learn outside the classroom, and develop a sense of belonging in their

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04:26:13,470 --> 04:26:14,110
own community.

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04:26:14,630 --> 04:26:19,330
I urge you to continue prioritizing these partnerships that bring such joy and opportunity

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04:26:19,330 --> 04:26:20,310
to Richmond's youth.

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04:26:20,410 --> 04:26:20,910
Thank you.

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04:26:24,810 --> 04:26:25,810
Mark Westman.

1211
04:26:27,750 --> 04:26:28,750
Mark Westman.

1212
04:26:38,400 --> 04:26:42,920
Forced to law. So there are a lot of people that have been harmed.

1213
04:26:45,620 --> 04:26:53,300
But people that have been harmed by trendy, aragua gang members who should not be in this country in the first place.

1214
04:26:53,820 --> 04:26:55,060
Which just be clear?

1215
04:26:57,100 --> 04:26:59,800
I will let folks at ICE respond to your accusation.

1216
04:27:00,120 --> 04:27:03,720
Well, the first thing I'll say is that I think the governor's words really stand on their own.

1217
04:27:03,720 --> 04:27:09,280
The men and women of IIS are working every single day to protect the communities working with state and local officials

1218
04:27:09,280 --> 04:27:15,020
to do our very best to protect the communities after the violent administration open our borders.

1219
04:27:15,500 --> 04:27:18,480
Allow people to come into this country that should never came into this country.

1220
04:27:22,470 --> 04:27:23,510
All right.

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04:27:23,910 --> 04:27:24,070
All right.

1222
04:27:24,070 --> 04:27:25,650
It harms way of the daily basis.

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04:27:25,810 --> 04:27:28,470
The men and women of IIS have been asked to do.

1224
04:27:28,470 --> 04:27:28,810
No, no, no.

1225
04:27:29,230 --> 04:27:30,890
I don't need to do anything else.

1226
04:27:31,350 --> 04:27:32,050
It will do.

1227
04:27:32,050 --> 04:27:33,870
Could you please copy your stuff.

1228
04:27:34,410 --> 04:27:37,210
every single day that the President has given us.

1229
04:27:42,470 --> 04:27:43,070
Come out of the bag.

1230
04:27:45,640 --> 04:27:46,400
You are a criminal.

1231
04:27:48,520 --> 04:27:49,020
You are a criminal.

1232
04:27:53,110 --> 04:27:53,450
Julia?

1233
04:28:03,280 --> 04:28:03,860
Good evening.

1234
04:28:04,120 --> 04:28:05,360
My name is Julieta Muñoz.

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04:28:05,700 --> 04:28:07,340
I am a mom and Richmond resident.

1236
04:28:07,840 --> 04:28:09,460
When I move home.

1237
04:28:10,420 --> 04:28:10,720
Hello.

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04:28:18,200 --> 04:28:18,760
Good evening.

1239
04:28:18,920 --> 04:28:20,340
My name is Julieta Muñoz.

1240
04:28:20,720 --> 04:28:22,480
I am a mom and Richmond resident.

1241
04:28:22,840 --> 04:28:26,660
When I move here in 2021 I was looking for a place for my daughters

1242
04:28:26,660 --> 04:28:29,300
to go with the community, learning and growing individuals.

1243
04:28:29,300 --> 04:28:31,860
This is what we found at the ESP Center.

1244
04:28:32,460 --> 04:28:34,160
If we came here from away from home,

1245
04:28:34,480 --> 04:28:37,140
the Center provides significant support for my daughters,

1246
04:28:37,620 --> 04:28:38,560
especially with college.

1247
04:28:39,000 --> 04:28:42,380
My younger daughter, Minnell Lee, was able to receive the ESP Center's scholarship

1248
04:28:42,380 --> 04:28:44,160
to support her with college expenses.

1249
04:28:44,840 --> 04:28:47,620
My older daughters could sell it, receive significant support

1250
04:28:47,620 --> 04:28:49,920
and mentorship in her application for university.

1251
04:28:50,500 --> 04:28:52,080
She is now used to work her graduate,

1252
04:28:52,580 --> 04:28:55,300
and we're going to use her to get her master this fall.

1253
04:28:55,660 --> 04:28:57,300
This is due to the immense support

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04:28:57,300 --> 04:28:59,880
from the Eastways Center and staff and programs.

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04:29:00,380 --> 04:29:02,080
The Center helped share their futures.

1256
04:29:02,720 --> 04:29:04,440
Gave them a sense of the land

1257
04:29:04,440 --> 04:29:06,080
and surround them with a community.

1258
04:29:06,600 --> 04:29:09,840
That continues to inflate them for that.

1259
04:29:09,840 --> 04:29:11,000
I am forever grateful.

1260
04:29:11,520 --> 04:29:12,160
Thank you.

1261
04:29:20,200 --> 04:29:23,600
We have two last speakers, Misha, Renori.

1262
04:29:25,980 --> 04:29:28,220
You followed by Dali.

1263
04:29:31,660 --> 04:29:32,880
Hello, my name is Misha.

1264
04:29:33,100 --> 04:29:34,140
And I'm a member of Rice.

1265
04:29:34,500 --> 04:29:36,580
If I had the power to introduce one new thing,

1266
04:29:36,680 --> 04:29:38,600
it might mean to be to help people deal

1267
04:29:38,600 --> 04:29:41,020
with stress and tough times, but be encouraged

1268
04:29:41,020 --> 04:29:43,240
more people to go biking especially in nature.

1269
04:29:43,760 --> 04:29:45,700
Biking helps you get fresh air, clear your mind,

1270
04:29:45,860 --> 04:29:47,600
and stay active, which are all important

1271
04:29:48,100 --> 04:29:49,120
when you're feeling overwhelmed.

1272
04:29:50,140 --> 04:29:51,900
When you're riding, you can focus on the movement,

1273
04:29:52,400 --> 04:29:53,460
the wind and the road ahead.

1274
04:29:53,580 --> 04:29:56,840
It becomes easier to let go of whatever's been bothering you.

1275
04:29:57,100 --> 04:29:58,060
It's not just an exercise.

1276
04:29:58,720 --> 04:29:59,440
It's a way to reset.

1277
04:30:00,000 --> 04:30:06,520
One of the best parts about biking is abuse can find, writing near the water at the sunset is like a puddle, it's peaceful and calming.

1278
04:30:07,740 --> 04:30:11,980
It gives you a break from screen, school and whatever else might be stressing you out that day.

1279
04:30:12,780 --> 04:30:17,220
I think more people in our community should have access to bikes and safe trails to explore.

1280
04:30:17,640 --> 04:30:21,220
It's a simple way to take care of your mental health and enjoy the world around you.

1281
04:30:21,480 --> 04:30:26,560
Whether you're with friends or running alone, biking is a great way to feel better and reconnect with yourself.

1282
04:30:45,390 --> 04:30:52,030
Hello, my name is Delilah, um, I just like to say that whenever I'm having a stressful day I really like to find some time in my day to go to the gym.

1283
04:30:52,350 --> 04:30:56,270
When I go to the gym I'm able to channel my stress into the thin weights, taking me as sensitive control.

1284
04:30:56,690 --> 04:31:06,310
I feel like going to the wakeroom is very therapeutic. It keeps my mental and physical health in check, doing a workout when I'm stressed makes me feel grounded and reminds me that I'm capable of pushing through challenges throughout my day.

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04:31:06,310 --> 04:31:11,010
This photo that I have shared here is the wait room that I have at my school, a space that

1286
04:31:11,010 --> 04:31:12,950
I'm extremely grateful to have every single day.

1287
04:31:13,170 --> 04:31:16,230
This space is not just for athletes, but for everybody who wants to be from the better version

1288
04:31:16,230 --> 04:31:18,070
of themselves and be more fit and capable.

1289
04:31:18,550 --> 04:31:20,430
This place is something I use every single day.

1290
04:31:20,730 --> 04:31:22,910
I think that this is essential in managing stress.

1291
04:31:23,230 --> 04:31:27,050
Currently, I feel that I have a great space to help cope with tough days and other stressful moments

1292
04:31:27,050 --> 04:31:27,590
in my life.

1293
04:31:27,930 --> 04:31:30,490
I also understand that mental health should not be dealt with alone.

1294
04:31:30,870 --> 04:31:34,070
I think that it would be great to have more support in the gym and have a support group

1295
04:31:34,070 --> 04:31:35,430
where all students can connect in the gym.

1296
04:31:35,430 --> 04:31:36,630
Thank you for your time.

1297
04:31:43,080 --> 04:31:44,700
That was our last speaker.

1298
04:31:45,160 --> 04:31:47,440
Actually, before we go on to the next item,

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04:31:48,580 --> 04:31:53,420
I want to ask all of you to listen to everyone,

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04:31:53,720 --> 04:31:55,800
even if you disagree with them,

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04:31:55,820 --> 04:31:58,120
even if you think what they're saying is rubbish.

1302
04:31:59,100 --> 04:32:00,200
You should still listen.

1303
04:32:01,480 --> 04:32:02,860
We need to respect each other,

1304
04:32:03,700 --> 04:32:09,480
and I have to listen to a lot of stuff that I disagree with.

1305
04:32:09,480 --> 04:32:19,300
But I sit here and I listen to it tentatively, I listen respectfully and I would plead for all of you to do the same.

1306
04:32:20,300 --> 04:32:27,940
So I appreciate all of you. You did a fantastic job in speaking out and I appreciate that and I heard you. I listen to you.

1307
04:32:28,240 --> 04:32:38,380
And only one person mentioned the kids first item and which is amazing considering that that's why you're all here.

1308
04:32:42,760 --> 04:32:44,140
I listen.

1309
04:32:49,460 --> 04:32:55,840
Our next item is approval of the consent calendar and as a reminder, there are two items that will not be included in this vote.

1310
04:32:56,140 --> 04:33:00,900
Item B1A, that's the record's retention schedule update that has been continued.

1311
04:33:01,380 --> 04:33:13,240
Jay for 21st. Item B4A contract with Welding, we're will then, financial services has been removed from the consent calendar for discussion at the end of the agenda.

1312
04:33:13,340 --> 04:33:14,920
We need a motion to approve.

1313
04:33:18,730 --> 04:33:25,610
Do you lose the item and then cloud your seconds?

1314
04:33:26,650 --> 04:33:33,850
Okay, Councilmember Brown, Councilmember Bonna, Councilmember Jiminis, Councilmember Wilson,

1315
04:33:34,630 --> 04:33:38,630
Vice Mayor Robinson, Councilmember Zapata, Mayor Martinez.

1316
04:33:39,270 --> 04:33:39,370
Yes.

1317
04:33:39,470 --> 04:33:41,170
The vote is unanimous.

1318
04:33:43,920 --> 04:33:45,220
our

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04:33:49,510 --> 04:33:51,870
next item item

1320
04:33:55,800 --> 04:34:00,940
under budget session is item W1 that is to receive a

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04:34:00,940 --> 04:34:04,620
presentation on Article 15 of the charter regarding the Richmond Fund

1322
04:34:04,620 --> 04:34:08,960
Pachio Junior Youth that provide direction regarding the new provisions and

1323
04:34:08,960 --> 04:34:15,660
options this item was presented at the March 24th meeting the public

1324
04:34:15,660 --> 04:34:21,640
comments was heard and tonight the item is for council deliberation and vote

1325
04:34:21,640 --> 04:34:35,740
Thank you, so this is a time for questions and commentary and I'd like to start to clarify the conversation that's around the

1326
04:34:35,740 --> 04:34:45,740
this item. Discussion about the Richmond Fund for children and youth naturally involved strong emotions in our community because both residents and

1327
04:34:45,740 --> 04:34:50,840
elected officials deeply care about the well-being of our youth and our children.

1328
04:34:51,760 --> 04:34:56,360
It's important to emphasize that this conversation is not about questioning the value

1329
04:34:56,360 --> 04:35:00,340
or impact of the organizations providing their sexual services.

1330
04:35:01,380 --> 04:35:07,280
Rather, our focus is on the fiduciary responsibility we carry as elected leaders

1331
04:35:07,280 --> 04:35:11,060
to provide proper oversight of voter approved funds.

1332
04:35:11,060 --> 04:35:21,940
We are entrusted with upholding the will of the people by ensuring that the measure they supported is implemented as intended and continues to serve its original purpose.

1333
04:35:22,900 --> 04:35:27,900
These responsibilities are not always popular, but they are fundamental to public service.

1334
04:35:28,700 --> 04:35:35,220
We must take the necessary time to ensure that oversight aligns fully with the language approved by our residents.

1335
04:35:35,220 --> 04:35:41,060
The ballot measure clearly outlines nine designated categories for children's first funding.

1336
04:35:41,820 --> 04:35:48,260
And it is our duty to ensure that these categories are reflected in both oversight and budgeting decisions.

1337
04:35:49,500 --> 04:35:55,140
At the same time, the measure also specifies certain excluded services.

1338
04:35:55,140 --> 04:36:10,100
However, in 2021 and 2023, the Richmond funds for children in youth awarded funds to two organizations that fall within those explicitly prohibited categories.

1339
04:36:10,680 --> 04:36:19,100
Our current effort is to, our part of our due diligence to ensure accountability and to uphold the will of the voters.

1340
04:36:19,100 --> 04:36:31,900
So this is not, I don't think we're going to be, I think the conversation is going to be around the oversight of how these funds are spent.

1341
04:36:33,420 --> 04:36:35,180
Are there other people who have comments?

1342
04:36:35,180 --> 04:36:37,240
I'm not great, I'm

1343
04:36:42,360 --> 04:36:42,380
good.

1344
04:36:42,620 --> 04:36:54,160
Council Member Bonner wanted me to elaborate on the two organizations that fell within the explicitly prohibited categories.

1345
04:36:55,200 --> 04:36:56,660
And that is part of the problem.

1346
04:36:57,480 --> 04:37:09,280
The language is a bit murky and needs to be better defined.

1347
04:37:09,280 --> 04:37:28,330
So, I have to find the language here, but actually, I don't think it's better.

1348
04:37:29,490 --> 04:37:34,210
I don't want to call out any organizations at this point.

1349
04:37:34,210 --> 04:37:42,910
I think it's better to discuss the language of, oh,

1350
04:37:51,170 --> 04:37:51,990
let's see.

1351
04:37:54,670 --> 04:38:01,280
The organizations that are excluded are, excuse

1352
04:38:04,350 --> 04:38:08,750
me, do you know what page is on?

1353
04:38:19,620 --> 04:38:21,220
You want me to read,

1354
04:38:25,310 --> 04:38:34,630
so I'm also on aware of the services, but I can read 5B, which says

1355
04:38:34,630 --> 04:38:38,350
Services provided by the WestConship Cross of the Unified School District, which

1356
04:38:38,350 --> 04:38:43,350
has been a library's Office of Neighborhood Safety, Richmond Promise Scholarship Program,

1357
04:38:43,810 --> 04:38:48,450
Richmond Housing Authority and Youth Works, except for collaborations.

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04:38:48,450 --> 04:38:56,250
between the above mentioned entities and community-based organizations and programs that meet the goals and

1359
04:38:56,630 --> 04:38:59,010
eligible uses of the fund.

1360
04:39:04,770 --> 04:39:06,290
So, so the question is

1361
04:39:08,430 --> 04:39:14,170
what defines collaboration and and actually you know what there are several

1362
04:39:14,170 --> 04:39:24,010
versions of this of yours is an amendment. Correct? I'm sorry. The question, what you

1363
04:39:24,010 --> 04:39:32,970
just read is an amendment to the original? Well the original was amended by the voters in

1364
04:39:32,970 --> 04:39:40,170
June of 2018 and what I'm reading is was codified by the City Council and then sent to

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04:39:40,170 --> 04:39:42,350
the codifiers via our municipal code.

1366
04:39:42,650 --> 04:39:45,050
And what I've printed is the municipal code

1367
04:39:45,050 --> 04:39:47,710
and it's on the city's webpage within the unique code.

1368
04:39:49,990 --> 04:39:51,730
And I'm prepared to answer any questions.

1369
04:39:51,790 --> 04:39:55,230
So if you have questions about accept four collaborations,

1370
04:39:55,230 --> 04:39:56,530
I'm prepared to answer that.

1371
04:39:56,550 --> 04:40:00,330
Or if there are other questions, I'm prepared to answer that.

1372
04:40:02,800 --> 04:40:06,420
So I wonder what the desired language is

1373
04:40:06,420 --> 04:40:09,260
and whether we can approve it and instead of sending

1374
04:40:09,260 --> 04:40:17,940
the whole thing to the voters approval have an amendment and put that on the ballot.

1375
04:40:18,280 --> 04:40:22,140
So what is it that we would like to add to it to make it better?

1376
04:40:24,610 --> 04:40:25,890
I'm unsure of the question.

1377
04:40:26,230 --> 04:40:27,350
What question are you asking?

1378
04:40:28,030 --> 04:40:35,230
So the mayor said there are some categories that are excluded and apparently some people want

1379
04:40:35,230 --> 04:40:36,190
them to be included.

1380
04:40:36,630 --> 04:40:39,170
Is that my understanding of what the problem is?

1381
04:40:39,170 --> 04:40:41,970
So, am

1382
04:40:44,020 --> 04:40:45,240
I correct in my understanding?

1383
04:40:45,740 --> 04:40:46,600
I'm not sure.

1384
04:40:47,720 --> 04:40:50,020
So, if you have a question for me.

1385
04:40:50,320 --> 04:40:52,300
So, am I correct in my understanding?

1386
04:40:52,920 --> 04:40:53,360
Please explain.

1387
04:40:54,140 --> 04:40:56,460
Well, what the problem is?

1388
04:41:00,020 --> 04:41:00,520
Okay.

1389
04:41:03,060 --> 04:41:07,860
In 2021, Richmond promised received funding from education support

1390
04:41:07,860 --> 04:41:09,940
and employment training support.

1391
04:41:10,860 --> 04:41:18,460
In 2023, the Richmond Public Library received funds from education support in the women trading support.

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04:41:20,600 --> 04:41:26,080
So I don't know how that collaboration worked.

1393
04:41:29,520 --> 04:41:39,460
So the Richmond Public Library is providing services in collaboration with a local, with a nonprofit, to provide tutoring hours.

1394
04:41:39,460 --> 04:41:56,020
And so that is they fulfill the language in the charter that says that these organizations or entities are excluded except in the cases that they work in collaboration with an nonprofit.

1395
04:41:56,820 --> 04:42:02,320
And both of these organizations did do work in collaboration with nonprofits.

1396
04:42:02,320 --> 04:42:10,680
So, although on their own, they are excluded from an application, if they are working with

1397
04:42:10,680 --> 04:42:16,220
a nonprofit to provide services, they need the exception, and then are eligible to apply

1398
04:42:16,220 --> 04:42:21,800
to understand ultimately eligible to receive funding, and in this particular case is

1399
04:42:21,800 --> 04:42:22,120
they did.

1400
04:42:22,620 --> 04:42:26,280
So the name of the organization is Education Support and Employment?

1401
04:42:27,480 --> 04:42:28,960
I'm not sure of the question.

1402
04:42:28,960 --> 04:42:40,240
Well, it says the Richmond Public Library received funds from education support and employment and training support that it doesn't mention the nonprofit that it worked with.

1403
04:42:41,260 --> 04:42:44,440
So I'm not sure where you're reading from.

1404
04:42:45,440 --> 04:42:48,080
Okay, well, let me pose it as a question.

1405
04:42:48,360 --> 04:42:53,980
What nonprofit did the Richmond Public Library work with when they received the funds?

1406
04:42:53,980 --> 04:43:03,620
So, we could definitely get back to you on that we have this information and when we met with and so, for clearing.

1407
04:43:06,800 --> 04:43:20,740
When we met with some of the anchor organizations that were central to the establishment of the Richmond Fund for Children and Youth, this question of collaboration was raised.

1408
04:43:20,740 --> 04:43:25,960
And there are different ways of defining an operationalizing this.

1409
04:43:26,380 --> 04:43:28,160
And so when we met with those organizations,

1410
04:43:29,220 --> 04:43:34,860
they wanted at the very least that for the organizations

1411
04:43:34,860 --> 04:43:39,760
to have been in communication, in meeting with local nonprofits

1412
04:43:39,760 --> 04:43:45,160
to support around design, and implementation, and operationalizing

1413
04:43:45,160 --> 04:43:46,880
the work that they did.

1414
04:43:47,540 --> 04:43:49,920
And so that's how they were defining collaboration.

1415
04:43:49,920 --> 04:43:51,960
and that's how we move forward.

1416
04:43:52,500 --> 04:44:00,920
Some organizations not only do work, which is in collaboration and support with local nonprofits,

1417
04:44:01,800 --> 04:44:08,540
they also are partnering with those local nonprofits to actually provide those direct services.

1418
04:44:08,940 --> 04:44:14,740
So if there are some questions regarding which particular nonprofits for Richmond Promise,

1419
04:44:14,740 --> 04:44:21,000
and the excuse me, the Richmond Public Library we would be happy to send an email to you all

1420
04:44:21,000 --> 04:44:30,300
with that information. So it would be fantastic. The other issue is the oversight committee. Yes.

1421
04:44:30,300 --> 04:44:36,320
And there are supposed to be, there

1422
04:44:39,720 --> 04:44:44,320
are supposed to be, in the time of the page here.

1423
04:44:46,980 --> 04:44:48,260
Yeah, the total,

1424
04:44:51,210 --> 04:44:51,570
the total, the right.

1425
04:44:53,570 --> 04:44:59,970
Okay, so, so the question, what, what number...

1426
04:45:01,080 --> 04:45:28,380
So that's a very good question. And so the, when we establish the board, we establish bylaws, which is in front of the purview of the oversight board. And those bylaws are posted on the webpage. And so what we have is we have what is considered and is actually standard practice for many other board is what we have a rolling quorum. And so that means that quorum is established based on the number of seated individuals on that board.

1427
04:45:28,380 --> 04:45:34,500
So, in a situation where hypothetically, you can have up to 50 members, let's say you have

1428
04:45:34,500 --> 04:45:38,080
a situation where you only have 7, right?

1429
04:45:38,080 --> 04:45:44,580
So, forum in that particular situation would be 4, and that, as a practice, is something

1430
04:45:44,580 --> 04:45:51,020
that many other boarded commissions that the city oversees, operationalizes, so that boards

1431
04:45:51,020 --> 04:45:56,660
don't find themselves in positions where they can no longer function, because there are historic

1432
04:45:56,660 --> 04:46:02,000
examples that you all may be familiar with where other boards or commissions have found themselves

1433
04:46:02,000 --> 04:46:09,420
strapped because they've established a static quorum based not on those who are seated but on

1434
04:46:09,420 --> 04:46:16,280
the number of seats that exist as they hold. So to avoid that problem because the fund and the

1435
04:46:16,280 --> 04:46:23,480
oversight board have such a responsibility to give out dollars and there are date and time restrictions

1436
04:46:23,480 --> 04:46:28,640
on how facilitate and operationalize the dispensation of those dollars.

1437
04:46:29,260 --> 04:46:35,420
We had to be quite creative and establish a work not inconsistent with how other boards

1438
04:46:35,420 --> 04:46:38,520
and commissions within the city and your purview also function.

1439
04:46:40,100 --> 04:46:47,400
Yes, and I agree with you, I think all the other commissions should run the same way,

1440
04:46:47,400 --> 04:46:52,600
which I have been an advocate for.

1441
04:46:53,120 --> 04:46:56,460
Now, the other question is the number of meetings.

1442
04:46:57,040 --> 04:47:01,200
It says the oversight board shall be the minimum of six times per year.

1443
04:47:01,580 --> 04:47:01,960
Yes, sir.

1444
04:47:02,120 --> 04:47:05,560
That has not happened in 2025.

1445
04:47:05,680 --> 04:47:09,860
There's only a listing of three meetings.

1446
04:47:10,240 --> 04:47:12,840
In 2026, there's only a listing of three meetings.

1447
04:47:12,840 --> 04:47:23,640
So, how can we, as a city council, ensure that the oversight board has the number of

1448
04:47:23,640 --> 04:47:27,980
meetings that are required by the, by the statute?

1449
04:47:28,480 --> 04:47:31,220
I think there may be a misunderstanding.

1450
04:47:32,440 --> 04:47:42,240
So, currently we're in 2026, so we've met three times this year thus far.

1451
04:47:42,240 --> 04:47:46,200
So we have until the end of the year to

1452
04:47:46,200 --> 04:47:48,780
understood. Okay. So what about 2025?

1453
04:47:49,160 --> 04:47:53,360
So I think there is also a misunderstanding there because

1454
04:47:53,360 --> 04:47:57,320
according to our records we didn't. We met seven times

1455
04:47:57,320 --> 04:48:01,560
on average every year since the board was established.

1456
04:48:03,160 --> 04:48:06,480
Well it's not listed or I couldn't find it.

1457
04:48:06,640 --> 04:48:08,800
And there's, we would be happy to share it.

1458
04:48:09,100 --> 04:48:09,720
Okay. That information.

1459
04:48:09,720 --> 04:48:17,000
All right, so these are kind of questions that need to be available to anyone who is curious.

1460
04:48:17,340 --> 04:48:19,480
No, no, no, I appreciate the questions.

1461
04:48:20,600 --> 04:48:25,980
We want to provide adequate responses to the council member's questions.

1462
04:48:26,520 --> 04:48:32,740
We want to make sure that folks feel confident that we are doing what we need to do.

1463
04:48:32,740 --> 04:48:47,260
And then the other thing is we need a better mechanism to let city council members know when they need to appoint someone.

1464
04:48:48,460 --> 04:49:00,520
I know I need to appoint one youths, you know, but in the minutes that I found there's been nine members out of a total of 15.

1465
04:49:03,140 --> 04:49:12,900
So, you know, council members need to know when they need to appoint someone.

1466
04:49:14,400 --> 04:49:25,960
So, so if we can find some way to clean that up, so that we have efficient and functional oversight board, it would be fantastic.

1467
04:49:25,960 --> 04:49:30,340
we appreciate that. Can you other comments?

1468
04:49:36,110 --> 04:49:36,350
No.

1469
04:49:48,040 --> 04:49:54,560
No, I don't have a, okay, a council member

1470
04:49:54,560 --> 04:50:04,600
by the asked me if if I had issues with passing this item and I said no, my issue is with

1471
04:50:04,600 --> 04:50:15,980
making sure that we can make amendments to make this item run more, what's worth a lot.

1472
04:50:16,640 --> 04:50:17,820
Yeah, thank you.

1473
04:50:22,370 --> 04:50:30,610
So first off, I wanted to say just thank you to every single youth who came tonight

1474
04:50:30,610 --> 04:50:34,210
and tried to get your voices heard for a minute.

1475
04:50:34,970 --> 04:50:36,970
I can never speak within a minute.

1476
04:50:37,090 --> 04:50:40,670
You guys did a really good job, really good job.

1477
04:50:41,070 --> 04:50:46,070
You're really heard and I am going to be there this is coming Wednesday, let's do the

1478
04:50:46,070 --> 04:50:52,570
whole session and I would really love to actually have y'all come and present to City Council

1479
04:50:52,570 --> 04:50:58,190
as well so everyone in the city who watches it online can also see what you want to share.

1480
04:50:58,990 --> 04:51:04,190
That said, I also wanted to say thank you so much to the staff who have been in

1481
04:51:04,190 --> 04:51:11,770
this program. It is quite clear. It is quite clear. The positive impact that this program

1482
04:51:11,770 --> 04:51:19,150
has been making. And I am here to just really advocate for Opposition 1 to reauthorize

1483
04:51:19,150 --> 04:51:21,310
the program as a plan.

1484
04:51:23,530 --> 04:51:30,800
And I do want to just have a couple of clarifying questions for

1485
04:51:30,800 --> 04:51:38,460
to the attorney, just so that everyone is on the same page, if we wanted, if anyone wanted

1486
04:51:38,460 --> 04:51:45,800
to make an amendment to this legislation to this ordinance, they would need to go to the

1487
04:51:45,800 --> 04:51:53,420
voter, is that correct? That's correct. Right. And, you know, this is a real concern for me,

1488
04:51:53,720 --> 04:52:00,200
especially in this moment in time, if we were to take, I believe, if we were to take this item

1489
04:52:00,200 --> 04:52:03,120
and bring it out to the voters at this moment in time,

1490
04:52:03,120 --> 04:52:05,060
because it's asking for a reauthorization

1491
04:52:05,060 --> 04:52:07,060
for the considerable amount of funds.

1492
04:52:07,380 --> 04:52:11,200
I think it would have a good, it may fail,

1493
04:52:11,740 --> 04:52:13,680
considering the environment that we're in

1494
04:52:13,680 --> 04:52:15,600
and all the demands on people's money,

1495
04:52:15,800 --> 04:52:17,700
the sales tax that's gonna be coming up,

1496
04:52:17,880 --> 04:52:19,700
and I wanna protect this work,

1497
04:52:19,740 --> 04:52:21,100
and I wanna protect the impact.

1498
04:52:23,060 --> 04:52:25,720
So, I believe there are mechanisms

1499
04:52:26,900 --> 04:52:29,280
within the design of the program,

1500
04:52:29,280 --> 04:52:35,000
like the advisory board where, you know, you can adjust focuses and things like that.

1501
04:52:35,840 --> 04:52:55,100
But one of the questions that I had is that if at a later date, if we were to, if we were to vote for option one tonight and at a later date, we wanted to make minor adjustments to the scope or something like that with the help of the community advisory committee do we have to reauthorize the whole program?

1502
04:52:55,100 --> 04:53:01,040
could we take a small scope to the voters that doesn't ask whether or not to have the program,

1503
04:53:01,340 --> 04:53:06,240
but rather ask can we adjust this element? Yeah, I think it depends on how you want to craft the

1504
04:53:06,240 --> 04:53:11,160
initiative language, but yes, I think you can have minor amendments to the charter

1505
04:53:11,940 --> 04:53:17,760
language without asking the question up or down on the program itself. So I think you can

1506
04:53:17,760 --> 04:53:24,060
you can do the minor scope adjustments without. For the first thing we need to do is

1507
04:53:24,060 --> 04:53:30,160
authorized program because it's time limit on that. Is that correct? Yes, the reauthorization needs

1508
04:53:30,160 --> 04:53:33,040
to take place before what's the specific date Patrick?

1509
04:53:33,220 --> 04:53:41,860
December 31st, 27 is the deadline. That's not what we're proposing as an internal deadline.

1510
04:53:42,320 --> 04:53:46,340
But according to the charter, December 31st, 27 is the hard stop.

1511
04:53:46,800 --> 04:53:52,420
Yeah, so I'm probably writing out of time here, but I just wanted to say there are always ways

1512
04:53:52,420 --> 04:53:53,760
that you can make program better.

1513
04:53:54,060 --> 04:53:55,040
You can make programs stronger.

1514
04:53:55,560 --> 04:53:58,660
I think that we can do that while securing the program today.

1515
04:53:59,040 --> 04:54:02,440
And I'd like to move to that we approve option one

1516
04:54:02,440 --> 04:54:04,340
and reauthorize this program.

1517
04:54:08,550 --> 04:54:15,190
And I say conduct and I say conduct and then it's my turn.

1518
04:54:15,650 --> 04:54:17,190
OK, thank you.

1519
04:54:18,110 --> 04:54:21,610
So there is a motion and a second, but still we are discussing.

1520
04:54:22,910 --> 04:54:26,090
I just wanted to say thank you to all the young

1521
04:54:26,090 --> 04:54:32,050
talks here, at the council, I really enjoy all the comments.

1522
04:54:32,350 --> 04:54:35,490
Even though I am a little worried because we have the eyes

1523
04:54:35,490 --> 04:54:39,030
reason that we need to pass as well, but I think like this is also

1524
04:54:39,030 --> 04:54:45,410
important. And also I want to thank all of those who make

1525
04:54:45,410 --> 04:54:51,210
time. Yes, they to me with me and share your dreams about what

1526
04:54:51,210 --> 04:54:56,570
could be really invest in young folks in the community.

1527
04:54:56,570 --> 04:54:58,210
You were there, yeah?

1528
04:55:00,800 --> 04:55:06,980
I want to acknowledge, and I have one question, and then I will say a little thing.

1529
04:55:07,480 --> 04:55:12,680
But my question is that one of the things that the Bala Initiative called for

1530
04:55:13,200 --> 04:55:16,740
is the creation of the children and youth department.

1531
04:55:18,380 --> 04:55:21,740
But under the auspices of the city manager, right?

1532
04:55:21,740 --> 04:55:25,820
So we have that. Yes. How many, how many established we have?

1533
04:55:26,020 --> 04:55:31,740
So I'm grateful that you asked this question because I would like to acknowledge some of my

1534
04:55:31,740 --> 04:55:36,880
staff who are here currently. And I also want to thank Vice Mayor Robinson for acknowledging

1535
04:55:36,880 --> 04:55:41,420
the staff. We work really hard to do the work.

1536
04:55:47,630 --> 04:55:52,570
And not only I'm serving the city of Richmond,

1537
04:55:52,570 --> 04:56:00,290
I was born here. My mother was born here in my grandmother was born here. My father was a neighborhood

1538
04:56:00,290 --> 04:56:09,330
council president and he was also on the RCC. I came to council chambers when it was in HR in my

1539
04:56:09,330 --> 04:56:17,930
pajamas as a child. I was a part of Richmond programming as a child. I was a part of our pal for ten

1540
04:56:17,930 --> 04:56:22,010
years. And I knew how whole, personally, who's

1541
04:56:22,010 --> 04:56:26,090
that building is on that gym, size L, spent a decade of my life

1542
04:56:26,090 --> 04:56:29,290
with him, CA Robertson, whom some of you may not know

1543
04:56:29,290 --> 04:56:32,830
at all, who was very instrumental in the Palo Program.

1544
04:56:33,030 --> 04:56:36,350
And so my staff here, I would like to recognize

1545
04:56:36,350 --> 04:56:38,530
Jura Atincia Washington,

1546
04:56:41,860 --> 04:56:46,140
Aluke Morales, Alexis Grace,

1547
04:56:46,860 --> 04:56:52,360
And also, I have staff online, Nicholas Delgado, and also Caitlin Burnham.

1548
04:56:53,500 --> 04:56:58,100
We work really hard and informed, I think, very positive relationships.

1549
04:56:58,780 --> 04:57:03,260
And so the work that we do, although it is

1550
04:57:05,280 --> 04:57:08,540
impactful, we take it quite personally because

1551
04:57:08,540 --> 04:57:11,820
of the impact that it has in our community, because we're from Richmond, too.

1552
04:57:12,620 --> 04:57:12,900
Thank you.

1553
04:57:13,240 --> 04:57:13,680
Thank you.

1554
04:57:17,800 --> 04:57:26,460
the members full-time? Yes. Okay, thank you. And I just ask that because one of the things that

1555
04:57:26,460 --> 04:57:36,160
is we really want to expand the services and improve the services within the city, we will

1556
04:57:36,160 --> 04:57:42,840
also a bigger department. I think that children and youth has to be a bigger

1557
04:57:42,840 --> 04:57:49,200
department and combine all their things that we are doing. So thank you. I just

1558
04:57:49,200 --> 04:57:53,380
wanted to say that I want to recognize the progress that it has made,

1559
04:57:53,880 --> 04:58:00,060
allocating more funds than before to support the young residents. That is important to

1560
04:58:00,060 --> 04:58:03,720
but I recognize that is still no enough.

1561
04:58:04,420 --> 04:58:07,900
Right now, the program, the first kids,

1562
04:58:08,300 --> 04:58:11,300
allocate 3% of the funds,

1563
04:58:12,540 --> 04:58:16,160
while there are many other departments getting many,

1564
04:58:16,160 --> 04:58:17,120
many more.

1565
04:58:17,980 --> 04:58:22,400
And I believe that we must commit to invest more resources

1566
04:58:23,800 --> 04:58:28,360
to support the youth to improve

1567
04:58:29,100 --> 04:58:35,600
services that we provide to have more or us on the swimming pools, to have the dreams for

1568
04:58:35,600 --> 04:58:41,800
use that, some of you were talking to me yesterday, and to have more quality spaces where

1569
04:58:41,800 --> 04:58:50,200
people can go and feel safe. I think we have rice center, but we also need to have the public

1570
04:58:50,200 --> 04:59:01,480
spaces to be as good as the right-centred place to be able to serve as everybody in the city.

1571
04:59:02,760 --> 04:59:10,020
So this has to be the commitment because as always say the budget represents our values and

1572
04:59:10,020 --> 04:59:18,340
if we value young people in our community, we need to make sure that the city as a whole is also

1573
04:59:18,340 --> 04:59:24,080
doing their best to uplift all the young folks in our community.

1574
04:59:24,800 --> 04:59:31,540
So I think the partnership with the non-profits is great and also there is a lot of work

1575
04:59:31,540 --> 04:59:44,260
in our side to improve and to provide more quality, recreational services so we have all of you here

1576
04:59:44,260 --> 04:59:49,040
coming after and said, the dream that I have is become a reality.

1577
04:59:49,600 --> 04:59:51,320
So thank you so much.

1578
04:59:57,470 --> 04:59:59,270
I am so glad that you're all here.

1579
05:00:00,000 --> 05:00:08,140
I'm asking all of you to put in the application to be on the oversight board because we're low on

1580
05:00:08,140 --> 05:00:14,020
youth and you are the kind of people we need. So sign up.

1581
05:00:17,220 --> 05:00:25,020
Yes. And not only that, people forgot to mention yes, who also provides youth services.

1582
05:00:28,040 --> 05:00:28,620
So,

1583
05:00:32,380 --> 05:00:39,240
as an elementary school teacher, I appreciated East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

1584
05:00:39,240 --> 05:00:43,640
who came to Down Real Elementary and provided services for all the grades there.

1585
05:00:44,100 --> 05:00:47,600
It was invaluable and we need to continue doing that.

1586
05:00:47,820 --> 05:00:49,380
In fact, we need to expand that.

1587
05:00:52,200 --> 05:00:52,780
Thank

1588
05:00:56,270 --> 05:00:58,430
you so much and I echo everything.

1589
05:00:58,430 --> 05:01:03,670
all the sentiments that I'm excited to see the young folks here on this evening.

1590
05:01:04,210 --> 05:01:10,510
Malcolm X said education is the passport to the future for tomorrow the lungs to those who prepare for it today.

1591
05:01:11,090 --> 05:01:18,330
And so today I feel honored for the opportunity to vote in favor of continuing support and to our young people.

1592
05:01:21,100 --> 05:01:24,360
Support the organizations that do as well.

1593
05:01:24,720 --> 05:01:28,940
I do have one question regarding the learning needs category.

1594
05:01:28,940 --> 05:01:41,020
Yes. And so I just want to I would like to know to what extent are current grantees under the learning needs of category required to partner directly with school sites.

1595
05:01:41,360 --> 05:01:52,760
I'm asking that question because of the test scores. The standardized test scores in our district. Some of the lowest performing schools, unfortunately, are located enrichment.

1596
05:01:52,760 --> 05:02:07,880
And so I want to make sure that the learning needs category is shifted in a way or going in a direction to where's we are tackling literacy and math improvements and having measurable outcomes.

1597
05:02:09,200 --> 05:02:15,160
So the learning needs category I believe is probably one of our largest funding blocks.

1598
05:02:15,160 --> 05:02:22,640
I'm not sure if you recall the presentation we provided, but we are awarding conservatively

1599
05:02:22,640 --> 05:02:30,440
well over $2 million and it might be near $2.7 million to organizations who are providing

1600
05:02:30,440 --> 05:02:38,240
work directly in schools. There is no requirement that those that apply under the learning needs category

1601
05:02:38,240 --> 05:02:41,260
have to do so in collaboration with the school district

1602
05:02:41,260 --> 05:02:41,660
calendar.

1603
05:02:43,060 --> 05:02:47,320
And so what we find, though, are those that are committed

1604
05:02:47,320 --> 05:02:51,340
to providing learning the overwhelming majority of them

1605
05:02:51,340 --> 05:02:52,780
are providing services in schools.

1606
05:02:52,920 --> 05:02:55,200
But to answer your question, there's no, there's no

1607
05:02:55,200 --> 05:02:59,240
requirement in our guideline that they do so in direct

1608
05:02:59,240 --> 05:03:00,220
collaboration with school district.

1609
05:03:00,300 --> 05:03:03,180
Okay, and if that was to become a requirement, it would

1610
05:03:03,180 --> 05:03:05,380
have to go back to the voters, or is that something

1611
05:03:05,380 --> 05:03:05,960
Hi, deferred.

1612
05:03:05,960 --> 05:03:06,760
We can't do this.

1613
05:03:06,800 --> 05:03:07,900
This is your starting office.

1614
05:03:08,860 --> 05:03:14,320
I think generally around the amendments, I deferred this to your turn's office.

1615
05:03:17,930 --> 05:03:18,190
All right.

1616
05:03:18,490 --> 05:03:19,390
Can you, can you repeat a question?

1617
05:03:19,650 --> 05:03:28,890
So I'm asking about prioritizing the grantees, or I'm asking about the learning needs category,

1618
05:03:29,290 --> 05:03:36,190
and I know that there's no requirement for grantees to be in partnership with school, but

1619
05:03:36,190 --> 05:03:41,250
I was saying, according to the, you know, West control cost of school districts, test scores

1620
05:03:41,250 --> 05:03:48,470
that it would seem, you know, the best route, it would seem more beneficial for grantees

1621
05:03:48,470 --> 05:03:56,550
to partner with schools, in particular, helping with literacy and math outcomes, improving

1622
05:03:56,550 --> 05:04:02,130
those outcomes. So I thought the coordination was schools, you had to be, the school district

1623
05:04:02,130 --> 05:04:04,750
had to be in collaboration with a non-profit.

1624
05:04:05,270 --> 05:04:12,470
That's, if, so, Councilmember Brown, I think to your point, that is true.

1625
05:04:12,790 --> 05:04:16,290
So if the school district were going to apply, they would need to apply in collaboration

1626
05:04:16,290 --> 05:04:16,910
with the nonprofit.

1627
05:04:17,390 --> 05:04:22,470
But I think what you're saying at the other area around, one of the things that could be done

1628
05:04:22,470 --> 05:04:27,310
is we could incentivize that type of participation within our grant guidelines.

1629
05:04:28,050 --> 05:04:33,230
So it could be an opportunity for us to identify via our need assessment, strategic investment

1630
05:04:33,230 --> 05:04:40,450
plan and opportunity this is, hey, our need assessment, which will include you all, right?

1631
05:04:40,750 --> 05:04:45,210
When we initiate our need assessment this year, you all are considered key interest holders.

1632
05:04:45,630 --> 05:04:50,550
So our consultants are going to, we'll reach out to you and leverage the city council office

1633
05:04:50,550 --> 05:04:54,970
to say, hey, meet with all the council members so they can provide input, will host focus groups

1634
05:04:54,970 --> 05:04:58,830
so they can provide input, will host community forms to conduct surveys so they cannot provide

1635
05:04:58,830 --> 05:04:59,230
input.

1636
05:04:59,230 --> 05:05:28,030
And out of that needs assessment process, what might come out of that needs assessment process and strategic investment plan from your input as well as community is, hey, we want learning to prioritize collaboration with the school district and that is something that we could, we could write into the grant guidelines as a prioritization and we could figure out a way to incentivize that type of, that type of partnership.

1637
05:05:29,910 --> 05:05:35,690
I would appreciate that just because it's spelled out in our strategic plan that we are

1638
05:05:36,090 --> 05:05:38,930
wanting to deepen our partnerships in connection with the schools.

1639
05:05:39,070 --> 05:05:45,290
So I think that that would just be a great incentive for organizations to partner with schools,

1640
05:05:46,610 --> 05:05:50,050
especially improving those test, to help improve those test scores.

1641
05:05:50,530 --> 05:05:51,470
Absolutely. Okay. Thank you.

1642
05:05:56,640 --> 05:06:08,940
So, it works. Yeah, it thinks so. So before I talk I have a question and that is, do I get my t-shirts before I speak?

1643
05:06:12,560 --> 05:06:17,640
Thank you. So thank you everyone for coming. Very exciting. I'm glad for you too.

1644
05:06:17,640 --> 05:06:19,880
I wasn't there.

1645
05:06:23,350 --> 05:06:24,650
Larger extra large.

1646
05:06:27,970 --> 05:06:32,450
Practice your public speaking skills, but honestly, I'm still confused.

1647
05:06:32,650 --> 05:06:37,930
When we had to delay it until now, we could have voted and should have voted last time.

1648
05:06:39,610 --> 05:06:41,510
Having said that, I'm glad you're here.

1649
05:06:41,690 --> 05:06:43,610
We're making a decision tonight.

1650
05:06:43,710 --> 05:06:46,670
I worked with yes students.

1651
05:06:51,350 --> 05:07:01,530
I'm very proud of all the dedication that goes into these organizations and all these students that benefit from them.

1652
05:07:02,370 --> 05:07:10,610
So, you may know I'm from Iran. I was 16 when the revolution happened. We were very energetic and rebellious.

1653
05:07:10,610 --> 05:07:12,570
And it was very empowering.

1654
05:07:15,090 --> 05:07:18,090
We broke all the rules of the society,

1655
05:07:18,410 --> 05:07:19,890
tradition, everything made the revolution.

1656
05:07:20,230 --> 05:07:21,810
But it was very dangerous too,

1657
05:07:22,130 --> 05:07:25,470
because there were no other channels to put our energy into.

1658
05:07:25,690 --> 05:07:29,230
There were studies that said, because of the large population

1659
05:07:29,230 --> 05:07:31,650
of youth participating in the revolution,

1660
05:07:32,230 --> 05:07:37,210
it led into instability, tension, and ultimately political violence,

1661
05:07:37,550 --> 05:07:39,390
more political violence in the society.

1662
05:07:39,390 --> 05:07:48,030
So, guiding all that energy of the youth, which is very empowering into the right channels,

1663
05:07:49,130 --> 05:07:55,030
into learning skills, creativity, community-building, peaceful thing is our duty.

1664
05:07:55,930 --> 05:07:57,580
And I'm very glad we're doing it.

1665
05:07:58,070 --> 05:07:59,850
I love just because it's wonderful.

1666
05:08:00,650 --> 05:08:06,590
And I just wanted to say a special thanks to Patrick.

1667
05:08:06,590 --> 05:08:11,570
I've seen his dedication. I bought him, I think, more than any other city council member.

1668
05:08:12,750 --> 05:08:16,230
What do you mean touch with people who reach out to me and ask for grants?

1669
05:08:16,670 --> 05:08:21,090
He gives us his personal self on number, connects with each one of them and it's been

1670
05:08:21,090 --> 05:08:27,310
time to make sure they learn. So, thank you so much for whatever you and your office are doing for

1671
05:08:27,310 --> 05:08:31,670
the community. I appreciate it and my vote is yes. Thank you everyone.

1672
05:08:38,800 --> 05:08:41,680
Thank you, and I am small, so I'll take that.

1673
05:08:43,980 --> 05:08:50,260
Patrick, first, thank you for the emails you have sent us to remind us that we have to appoint.

1674
05:08:51,140 --> 05:08:53,060
I know that I replied back to one of those emails.

1675
05:08:53,120 --> 05:08:53,860
You did.

1676
05:08:54,200 --> 05:08:58,180
And I wanted to make sure that, as see, we had any updates for the website.

1677
05:08:58,340 --> 05:09:03,920
I know this is for later, but I want to make sure that the website reflects each council member district.

1678
05:09:03,920 --> 05:09:05,480
so we know kind of where they're from.

1679
05:09:05,960 --> 05:09:07,720
We think you have my email, so I'm not going to go that.

1680
05:09:07,940 --> 05:09:12,080
My comment was more for thanking you for the emails you sent us and I know probably

1681
05:09:12,080 --> 05:09:14,260
we've all lost them and all the emails we get.

1682
05:09:14,540 --> 05:09:15,140
We'll send them again.

1683
05:09:15,460 --> 05:09:17,500
I want to acknowledge that piece there though.

1684
05:09:18,060 --> 05:09:21,860
Now with that, I do have a couple of questions and I'm just trying to follow through and I want

1685
05:09:21,860 --> 05:09:29,340
to see if any of these questions may or may not be needed to amend, so as we're talking about,

1686
05:09:29,780 --> 05:09:33,360
so I agree with Vice Mayor Robinson that if we were to put this at the ballot,

1687
05:09:33,360 --> 05:09:38,000
most likely will not pass there's going to be a lot of other measures being put up both in

1688
05:09:38,000 --> 05:09:41,980
June and November and I think people are going to get very tired of checking things up and

1689
05:09:41,980 --> 05:09:47,540
giving money so things important to move over with it but it's also important that we try to

1690
05:09:47,540 --> 05:09:55,220
make any fixes if possible or any amendments and here I'm trying to follow some of the wording

1691
05:09:55,220 --> 05:10:00,240
So the original verbage and then versus the amendments.

1692
05:10:01,480 --> 05:10:03,300
So in the original verbage for example,

1693
05:10:04,160 --> 05:10:07,000
it says that and I'm trying to find my own notes.

1694
05:10:07,420 --> 05:10:10,320
But more or less it says public agencies are not eligible

1695
05:10:10,320 --> 05:10:13,640
or qualified to apply for funds.

1696
05:10:14,540 --> 05:10:18,800
In the amendments, we then scratch start off and say public agencies

1697
05:10:18,800 --> 05:10:20,800
are allowed to apply for funds.

1698
05:10:21,300 --> 05:10:29,620
So, with that there, West County Unified School District is a public agency.

1699
05:10:30,800 --> 05:10:35,440
So in one era, we are saying they are not eligible to apply, but in the amendments

1700
05:10:35,440 --> 05:10:39,100
we are now saying public agencies are able to apply.

1701
05:10:39,940 --> 05:10:44,780
Even though we didn't scratch West County Unified School District out of the original

1702
05:10:45,700 --> 05:10:58,240
We did a men to say public agencies can apply, so I just want to make sure, because there was prior conversation saying that potentially they weren't able to apply, but it sounds like they can.

1703
05:10:58,240 --> 05:11:12,540
Yes, if they apply, so, for clarity, again, to your question, certain public agencies are restricted from applying,

1704
05:11:14,880 --> 05:11:27,060
only if, right, and there is an exception that they are eligible to apply, only if they apply in collaboration with nonprofits, so these public agencies cannot apply in and of themselves alone.

1705
05:11:27,060 --> 05:11:31,440
So actually just they can according to the amendments and I'm going to read this here again

1706
05:11:31,440 --> 05:11:37,020
And this is great, and I'm not I don't want to debate you. I just want to make sure there's opportunities to try to clear out the language

1707
05:11:37,020 --> 05:11:44,740
Sure, so in page five of the amendments. Yeah, it says entities eligible to receive funding shall be

1708
05:11:45,700 --> 05:11:48,160
Public agencies with section are you reading?

1709
05:11:52,320 --> 05:11:52,840
page

1710
05:11:53,380 --> 05:11:56,540
So I'm in page five of the PDF there in the section

1711
05:11:56,540 --> 05:11:59,420
C. Okay, set.

1712
05:12:00,400 --> 05:12:02,460
Section, Section 5.

1713
05:12:02,760 --> 05:12:09,480
So capital, Section 5, not lower case, section, because that's another thing that we need to figure out different verbages.

1714
05:12:09,640 --> 05:12:12,320
So it's S, E, C, which stands for section.

1715
05:12:12,960 --> 05:12:16,640
So S, E, C, 5 under section 4.

1716
05:12:16,660 --> 05:12:16,820
Okay.

1717
05:12:17,680 --> 05:12:20,500
So we're going to use the section 5 under section 4.

1718
05:12:21,620 --> 05:12:23,840
Area C as in C, sir.

1719
05:12:24,580 --> 05:12:31,060
entities eligible to receive funding shall be public agencies and nonprofit community-based

1720
05:12:31,060 --> 05:12:37,360
organizations, including organizations with a nonprofit fiscal agent, and we scratched

1721
05:12:37,360 --> 05:12:42,720
out the portion that says and public agencies and partnership with a nonprofit organization.

1722
05:12:43,380 --> 05:12:49,640
So we scratched that part out, so now it says, so public agencies dot dot dot, that served

1723
05:12:49,640 --> 05:12:53,960
children, youth, and disconnected transitional age young adults.

1724
05:12:55,400 --> 05:12:59,460
So by how I am reading this then, the West County Unified School District

1725
05:12:59,460 --> 05:13:06,020
would be eligible because they are a public agency that is serving youth

1726
05:13:06,020 --> 05:13:07,740
because there is school district.

1727
05:13:08,700 --> 05:13:09,160
No.

1728
05:13:10,820 --> 05:13:14,380
So I think it provides larger parameters.

1729
05:13:14,980 --> 05:13:17,520
This language speaks to the broader parameters

1730
05:13:17,520 --> 05:13:25,200
and that there are circumstances because we have a section five excluded, I mean excuse me,

1731
05:13:25,420 --> 05:13:32,840
section five excluded services, right? So that section see that your reading speaks to what

1732
05:13:32,840 --> 05:13:40,920
are the boundaries of the types of organization that could receive funding. And it includes non-profits

1733
05:13:40,920 --> 05:13:49,340
and public agencies. Section 5 C says the conditions under which a public agency can then access those files.

1734
05:13:53,740 --> 05:13:59,780
So you're confusing me there because this says Section 4 says eligible uses.

1735
05:14:00,680 --> 05:14:11,320
Yes. And then under eligible uses it does say entities eligible to receive a funding shall be public agencies that serve children youth and disconnected transition or young adults.

1736
05:14:11,320 --> 05:14:11,960
Correct.

1737
05:14:14,140 --> 05:14:23,820
So how does the West County, you know, if I school district not a public agency or how are they not serving children and you they very well are

1738
05:14:23,820 --> 05:14:29,860
Council member of the paid up, but if you continue to read in section five

1739
05:14:32,060 --> 05:14:38,240
It's as services provided by a public agency, an example of which is the West Conference

1740
05:14:38,240 --> 05:14:43,340
across the public unify school district, Richmond Libraries, the Office of the Neighborhood

1741
05:14:43,340 --> 05:14:45,700
Safety, these are all public agencies.

1742
05:14:46,560 --> 05:14:48,740
Can apply in collaboration?

1743
05:14:50,800 --> 05:14:54,160
And that's where my question is that I think needs a little bit of a clarifying because

1744
05:14:54,160 --> 05:14:55,100
it may be true.

1745
05:14:55,360 --> 05:14:58,980
And the original document says something, right, is what you're reading, you're reading

1746
05:14:58,980 --> 05:14:59,540
from the original.

1747
05:15:00,000 --> 05:15:02,680
Sir, I'm reading from what's on the webpage in the charter.

1748
05:15:03,160 --> 05:15:12,240
Okay. Well, I'm reading from the from the verbage that was presented to us in the attachments, which I'm assuming was more or less the ballot measure that was presented to the voters.

1749
05:15:13,040 --> 05:15:16,800
And then I know that we then take that, and then we put it into our charter.

1750
05:15:16,920 --> 05:15:22,860
Correct. Right. And we might clear it up a little bit. But I believe that the original documents are the main intent.

1751
05:15:22,860 --> 05:15:26,480
So that not how it's trying to read.

1752
05:15:26,620 --> 05:15:28,300
So now I'm trying to read three documents, right?

1753
05:15:28,400 --> 05:15:30,220
And I haven't read what you're reading there.

1754
05:15:30,640 --> 05:15:32,480
So then they all kind of say kind of different things.

1755
05:15:32,480 --> 05:15:35,380
So we got to figure out the original plus the amendments,

1756
05:15:35,700 --> 05:15:38,740
plus whoever wrote the amendments to the amendments.

1757
05:15:39,600 --> 05:15:41,800
Now I think you need to just for reference.

1758
05:15:41,840 --> 05:15:44,760
I think you need to be reading from the newest,

1759
05:15:44,760 --> 05:15:48,840
the latest version that included the 2018 amendments.

1760
05:15:49,480 --> 05:15:50,980
So that's where I'm reading from.

1761
05:15:50,980 --> 05:15:52,080
That's the attachments, right?

1762
05:15:52,080 --> 05:16:07,040
Right, so I so do you have article 15 in front of you the most recent article 15 that's included within the city of Richmond, charter so I went to the attachments on the agenda says revisions to Richmond kids first initiative. I can go look.

1763
05:16:07,880 --> 05:16:09,540
Okay, let me pull it up here.

1764
05:16:09,900 --> 05:16:11,980
I'm just reading from that attachment there.

1765
05:16:12,560 --> 05:16:18,960
So I and I don't want to belabor this, but I just feel like there's an opportunity to just clarify one way or the other whichever way it goes.

1766
05:16:18,960 --> 05:16:26,660
Just to clarify, because if this is the document, we are supposed to be reading and asking questions from the death room.

1767
05:16:27,200 --> 05:16:35,960
So I think the focus, and I think the focus should be on Section 5, excluded services, Section B.

1768
05:16:36,740 --> 05:16:44,060
Section 5, capital SCC section 5, because when I'm read section 5 in the amendment, yeah, I

1769
05:16:44,060 --> 05:16:48,880
sent clear what you're referencing. I can't hold my mic and look at my computer. So, one moment.

1770
05:16:49,200 --> 05:16:53,020
I'll come over, or you can come over, man. But again, I'm reading from the attachments.

1771
05:16:53,120 --> 05:16:54,480
Sure, I'm going to come over.

1772
05:17:01,900 --> 05:17:09,200
So, Patrick, I want to apologize if I, if I seem like I was attacking you, I was basically just

1773
05:17:09,200 --> 05:17:14,020
trying to clarify. So apologies if I came up that way, I don't end any of this first.

1774
05:17:14,140 --> 05:17:22,420
I think this conversation between you and SSR points to the fact that we do need to review

1775
05:17:22,420 --> 05:17:29,140
and clean up the language of this. So anyway, I do appreciate all the work that you do.

1776
05:17:29,540 --> 05:17:31,800
I want you to know that. Thank you.

1777
05:17:34,340 --> 05:17:43,260
So attachment one that's included on the in the agenda item is so what is this revision to Richmond kid's first

1778
05:17:46,360 --> 05:17:50,240
I assume I don't he's he's looking at it and I

1779
05:17:50,240 --> 05:17:56,860
Is an attachment to the adjourn to kid's first initiative. I assume this is the 2018

1780
05:17:58,500 --> 05:17:59,680
Charter amendment

1781
05:17:59,680 --> 05:18:06,200
So what that is so what they did is they attached the legislative history the attachment one

1782
05:18:06,220 --> 05:18:13,700
One is the document that's enforced right now that includes all the amendments.

1783
05:18:14,480 --> 05:18:16,720
So look at attachment one for reference.

1784
05:18:17,380 --> 05:18:20,980
So in the amendment, we remove public agencies then?

1785
05:18:21,080 --> 05:18:23,700
I haven't completely yet had your commute.

1786
05:18:30,050 --> 05:18:35,870
So may I suggest that we take a boat because it doesn't have anything to do with the boat

1787
05:18:35,870 --> 05:18:39,450
and then get it resolved later and then bring it back to the council.

1788
05:18:39,450 --> 05:18:47,530
need it. So can I just clarify one thing? So just to clarify and going back to

1789
05:18:47,530 --> 05:18:52,610
Vice Mayor Robinson's question around scope is that Patrick and can you

1790
05:18:52,610 --> 05:18:59,830
elaborate here and kind of the role of the oversight board and in the role of

1791
05:19:00,410 --> 05:19:05,410
the strategic investment plan and kind of just going over what that includes

1792
05:19:05,410 --> 05:19:12,330
and entails and also, you know, community input. Can you talk about, I know we spoke briefly

1793
05:19:12,330 --> 05:19:17,490
about it in our, in our, in our, in our, today, but can you, can you, can you, please share.

1794
05:19:18,010 --> 05:19:26,870
Sure. So the power of this measure is that it is iterative. The, the, the, the, the item

1795
05:19:26,870 --> 05:19:33,930
has in it a three year cycle of funding. And then what it does is it says, every three years you need

1796
05:19:33,930 --> 05:19:39,150
do a need assessment as strategic investment plan so that you can be responsive to the context

1797
05:19:39,150 --> 05:19:45,390
of the day when we initially started this work. We were in the midst of COVID as a consequence

1798
05:19:45,390 --> 05:19:51,450
of that there was so much desire and demand from the research that the primary data collection

1799
05:19:51,450 --> 05:19:56,350
that we as the department collected for mental health services because kids felt isolated.

1800
05:19:56,930 --> 05:20:03,250
They were alone and as a consequence of that what we did was we elevated mental health services

1801
05:20:03,250 --> 05:20:08,770
Today, we are initiating a new community needs assessment process, not today, technically.

1802
05:20:11,050 --> 05:20:16,670
But this year, we're going to bring on a consultant and we're going to initiate that process.

1803
05:20:16,830 --> 05:20:22,050
You all will be a part of that needs assessment process throughout the entirety of that process,

1804
05:20:22,170 --> 05:20:28,850
to weigh in and provide input and give us your perspective based on the fact that you engage with residents

1805
05:20:28,850 --> 05:20:30,170
to the extent that you do.

1806
05:20:30,170 --> 05:20:34,870
not only will you do that, the residents as well will do that, the young people will do that,

1807
05:20:35,250 --> 05:20:40,650
service providers will do that. And guess what will happen as a context of what we are experiencing

1808
05:20:40,650 --> 05:20:47,190
at this time, we will be able to uplift what the needs are to support residents based on your

1809
05:20:47,190 --> 05:20:52,910
experience and based on resident experiences. And that will include a list of things, not only the

1810
05:20:52,910 --> 05:20:57,910
interviews with you as well as executive directors and others who are anchors in our organization

1811
05:20:57,910 --> 05:21:03,470
providing services to young people, we host focus groups with a myriad of priority populations

1812
05:21:03,470 --> 05:21:09,210
which are identified with an our young people. We will also do interviews and then we will

1813
05:21:09,210 --> 05:21:13,930
draft the guideline and we will be happy to bring those to you and say hey here's how we're

1814
05:21:13,930 --> 05:21:20,290
thinking about allocating funds and this is what our oversight board is considering. How does that

1815
05:21:20,290 --> 05:21:25,590
sit with what you're hearing and where you feel the needs are? There's going to be a lot of

1816
05:21:25,590 --> 05:21:31,110
throughout this process to provide input and give your perspective, because we know that you

1817
05:21:31,110 --> 05:21:35,590
are hearing about these pressing needs from your constituents, and so I want you to feel

1818
05:21:35,590 --> 05:21:40,530
confident that there's going to be a lot of opportunities for you to provide your input based

1819
05:21:40,530 --> 05:21:46,730
on where you are hearing and is reflected to you that need exists. Thank you. I don't know that

1820
05:21:46,730 --> 05:21:51,390
that was a question of this. All right, thank you. So I'm going to move away from that

1821
05:21:51,390 --> 05:21:55,690
of the sector stuff because it sounds like the other document is the one that we should

1822
05:21:55,690 --> 05:21:56,010
be reading.

1823
05:21:56,170 --> 05:22:02,830
So from that one, from that document then, the forum, and what is, and this is going to be

1824
05:22:02,830 --> 05:22:07,150
for our city attorney, what is the definition of a regular member?

1825
05:22:18,600 --> 05:22:21,920
You asked the question and that was that,

1826
05:22:24,180 --> 05:22:29,320
you asked for a point of order because you were

1827
05:22:29,320 --> 05:22:35,400
asking for a process and the mayor just respond to it.

1828
05:22:36,520 --> 05:22:39,220
So right now I'm still in the middle of my questioning.

1829
05:22:40,120 --> 05:22:41,060
So city attorney.

1830
05:22:45,690 --> 05:22:47,430
No, when I'm already trying to figure out a process.

1831
05:22:47,950 --> 05:22:48,550
Exactly.

1832
05:22:54,440 --> 05:22:57,920
So your question is what constitutes a regular member?

1833
05:22:58,100 --> 05:22:59,620
If you look at the charter initiative,

1834
05:23:00,180 --> 05:23:03,640
and there's no definition section that defines regular member.

1835
05:23:04,520 --> 05:23:04,720
Okay.

1836
05:23:05,180 --> 05:23:06,640
But I would,

1837
05:23:06,640 --> 05:23:17,720
I would based on context clues, it would be a member of the oversight board as opposed to there's no I don't think there's any special members of such board.

1838
05:23:17,960 --> 05:23:30,040
There are not okay just because you have mentioned the role in forum and it just says a majority of the regular members so maybe is the same again just another piece that we want to make sure that we clarify if needed in there.

1839
05:23:30,040 --> 05:23:38,580
And we could back to get clarified in the, the, the bylaws, okay, they are, they are in the bylaws.

1840
05:23:38,660 --> 05:23:39,200
They are in the bylaws.

1841
05:23:39,900 --> 05:23:41,920
They are in the bylaws that are, that were created.

1842
05:23:42,560 --> 05:23:48,640
Okay, and just wasn't sure what the voters approved, if that takes precedence over the bylaws,

1843
05:23:48,740 --> 05:23:53,540
because the bylaws should not correct what the voters or change what the voters approved.

1844
05:23:53,640 --> 05:23:57,500
So I just want to make sure that we have clarification of what regular members means on there.

1845
05:23:59,990 --> 05:24:04,110
We have a lot of questions on the language.

1846
05:24:04,590 --> 05:24:07,870
I don't think this is a time in place to go over it.

1847
05:24:08,570 --> 05:24:15,090
I think what we need to do is to compile our questions,

1848
05:24:15,550 --> 05:24:16,310
send them to you.

1849
05:24:16,670 --> 05:24:22,330
Please, so that you can begin to get an understanding of the issues

1850
05:24:22,330 --> 05:24:27,850
that the Council has with the language of the document.

1851
05:24:27,850 --> 05:24:36,610
So if you don't mind, it would be better for the process to save the questions and send them to Patrick, as I will be doing.

1852
05:24:36,630 --> 05:24:39,890
Bring them back to the item for any of us.

1853
05:24:41,530 --> 05:24:44,670
That could be part of the well.

1854
05:24:46,870 --> 05:24:51,870
We would have to make an agenda item for that, and we can do that.

1855
05:24:51,870 --> 05:25:02,350
But okay, what I think we need to do is to clean up the language.

1856
05:25:05,470 --> 05:25:07,430
I, excuse me, Mayor.

1857
05:25:08,010 --> 05:25:12,750
I believe this item wasn't so much to clean up the language,

1858
05:25:12,830 --> 05:25:19,670
but the item was to whether or not to reauthorize like that is the agenda item.

1859
05:25:19,670 --> 05:25:26,970
I think we have to bring in a different agenda item to consider the other one I would say.

1860
05:25:28,350 --> 05:25:32,670
So, but one other thing.

1861
05:25:37,650 --> 05:25:38,410
Yeah,

1862
05:25:42,530 --> 05:25:46,770
so I think the motion on the floor is to approve option one,

1863
05:25:46,770 --> 05:25:53,950
which is the city council reauthorizes the article without amendment keypasses if that's my

1864
05:25:53,950 --> 05:26:08,370
understanding of vice mayor's motion right so yeah we can write something up that comes back now

1865
05:26:08,370 --> 05:26:12,930
What one other thing, in terms of the appointments,

1866
05:26:15,510 --> 05:26:20,170
we need more youth, and we need people.

1867
05:26:20,170 --> 05:26:28,470
We need people in District 2, which is the greatest district in people in Councilmember, I mean Vice Mayor Robinson's district.

1868
05:26:28,470 --> 05:26:37,610
So, and then people in bondage districts are youth.

1869
05:26:38,890 --> 05:26:42,490
So, I'm sure Patrick's in doubt notices

1870
05:26:42,490 --> 05:26:46,570
of who needs to apply for people.

1871
05:26:47,250 --> 05:26:48,650
So, it's time.

1872
05:26:56,170 --> 05:26:56,550
Hi.

1873
05:26:57,210 --> 05:27:02,290
Well, so yeah, I'm going to vote yes on this, but I

1874
05:27:08,460 --> 05:27:11,900
do, but I am convinced that the

1875
05:27:11,900 --> 05:27:15,920
couple of things concerns that I have are things that we can address administratively

1876
05:27:15,920 --> 05:27:16,720
after the vote.

1877
05:27:17,580 --> 05:27:22,180
But I'm going to say I'm out loud, just so that they're on a record, on record.

1878
05:27:22,740 --> 05:27:26,160
I'm one in Patrick, you've been extremely helpful with this, as I do have a concern

1879
05:27:26,160 --> 05:27:31,780
that the services provided have a good geographic distribution around the city, and I know

1880
05:27:31,780 --> 05:27:36,000
some great programs, you know, up on McDonald's, but I want to make sure that, you know,

1881
05:27:36,020 --> 05:27:40,400
because transportation is an issue for some people, I do want to make sure that when we

1882
05:27:40,400 --> 05:27:45,820
improve funding for organizations to do work, that we're taking a look at a map of where we have

1883
05:27:45,820 --> 05:27:50,240
kids in the greatest need and making sure there's neighborhood-based programs for them as well.

1884
05:27:50,500 --> 05:27:56,740
So that's number one. And the second, is this going to sound petty? Yeah. This is my time to sign.

1885
05:27:56,740 --> 05:28:17,740
This goes out a little petty, but I'm going to say it, is that I would like to see, since this is public money and it's taxpayer dollars, I would like to see some kind of requirement that organizations that take this money have to sort of put a little, not a disclaimer exactly, but acknowledge that it's, you know, your taxpayer dollars that work.

1886
05:28:17,740 --> 05:28:21,900
And I realized from talking to folks that when, when, when, when, when, when, land the press

1887
05:28:21,900 --> 05:28:25,820
give money, they don't want the credit, but when the city gives money, we do want the credit.

1888
05:28:25,900 --> 05:28:30,300
So if that can kind of be built into it, because truly, like, I didn't know that the city

1889
05:28:30,300 --> 05:28:34,580
help pay for some of these great programs, and so I started sitting up here, and, and so that

1890
05:28:34,580 --> 05:28:38,300
might just have been my ignorance, but anyways, I want to,

1891
05:28:42,370 --> 05:28:44,290
no, the taxpayer, no, well, taxpayer

1892
05:28:44,290 --> 05:28:49,470
money that comes to the city, and then what we're doing here is redistributing it, so at any

1893
05:28:49,470 --> 05:28:57,390
I think we're in agreement, so, no, okay, I didn't hear it, so those are the things that I feel

1894
05:28:57,390 --> 05:29:03,870
like we can have these conversations with the various governing boards and city staff, so thank you.

1895
05:29:05,820 --> 05:29:07,060
That's it, I think I'll just call the question.

1896
05:29:08,500 --> 05:29:11,440
We don't have to call the question this time for a vote.

1897
05:29:16,120 --> 05:29:17,100
Councilmember Brown.

1898
05:29:18,040 --> 05:29:19,120
Councilmember Bonna.

1899
05:29:19,320 --> 05:29:19,440
Yeah.

1900
05:29:19,880 --> 05:29:20,680
Councilmember Hernandez.

1901
05:29:21,240 --> 05:29:21,280
Yeah.

1902
05:29:21,820 --> 05:29:22,640
Councilmember Wilson.

1903
05:29:25,850 --> 05:29:30,630
Vice Mayor Roddison, Council members of the Pader, Mayor Martinez.

1904
05:29:31,030 --> 05:29:32,010
What he is, yes!

1905
05:30:04,850 --> 05:30:13,680
The vote is unanimous. We are going to discuss the ice-free son and I will allow for you to stay for a little longer.

1906
05:30:19,710 --> 05:30:20,590
Next slide.

1907
05:30:26,190 --> 05:30:27,650
All right.

1908
05:30:27,770 --> 05:30:32,390
Not sure if you guys heard it, but the vote is unanimous. On that item.

1909
05:31:35,810 --> 05:31:40,270
It should I start on the next item? Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

1910
05:31:46,780 --> 05:31:48,260
Should we move to the next item?

1911
05:31:48,920 --> 05:31:49,120
Yeah.

1912
05:31:49,500 --> 05:31:49,500
Okay.

1913
05:31:53,260 --> 05:31:53,760
I'm ready.

1914
05:31:57,060 --> 05:31:58,640
Item X1 underneath this.

1915
05:32:09,760 --> 05:32:13,160
One is to introduce an ordnance for first reading of

1916
05:32:13,160 --> 05:32:17,860
Mending Richmond Municipal Call chapter 2.3-0 to clarify the

1917
05:32:17,860 --> 05:32:21,500
detentions on the use of senior faculty and personnel and

1918
05:32:21,500 --> 05:32:25,940
resources for civil integration enforcement and develop

1919
05:32:25,940 --> 05:32:30,900
implementation procedures including communication plans and reporting requirements.

1920
05:32:31,180 --> 05:32:34,700
We have two in-person speakers. There's anyone joining us online that

1921
05:32:34,700 --> 05:32:37,640
would like to address a council on the side of the region and at this time please.

1922
05:32:40,200 --> 05:32:43,320
Okay, I'd like to come in, anyone here, me?

1923
05:32:43,620 --> 05:32:44,320
Okay, great.

1924
05:32:45,360 --> 05:32:54,120
This is in response to council direction to strengthen our municipal code section or chapter 2.30.

1925
05:32:55,220 --> 05:33:02,200
Here tonight I have Kimberly Chen, my colleague who has spent a lot of hours in time working with

1926
05:33:02,200 --> 05:33:09,340
with Gabina Aradando and others on the city staff to create what we believe to be a strong

1927
05:33:09,340 --> 05:33:17,480
ordinance and that provides protections to the immigrant community. So if we can, I'm going to

1928
05:33:17,480 --> 05:33:27,040
turn it now to Ms. Chen to go over the presentation. KCRC. Thank you. KCRC, can you put up the

1929
05:33:27,040 --> 05:33:27,860
PowerPoint, please?

1930
05:33:33,310 --> 05:33:36,670
Good evening, Mayor. Council members. My name is Kimberly Chen. I'm the senior

1931
05:33:36,670 --> 05:33:39,870
Assistant City Attorney, and with me is...

1932
05:33:39,870 --> 05:33:40,250
I don't know.

1933
05:33:40,530 --> 05:33:40,930
I don't know.

1934
05:33:41,190 --> 05:33:41,870
Project Manager.

1935
05:33:43,410 --> 05:33:49,770
And so, as Shen and said, we are here to present to introduce an ordinance, the first

1936
05:33:49,770 --> 05:33:55,830
reading amending the Richmond Municipal Code Chapter 2.30 to clarify limitations on the use of

1937
05:33:55,830 --> 05:34:00,630
city property, personnel, and resources for civil immigration enforcement, and to develop

1938
05:34:00,630 --> 05:34:05,370
implementation procedures including communications plan, and reporting requirements.

1939
05:34:05,370 --> 05:34:06,990
next slide please.

1940
05:34:10,780 --> 05:34:18,340
So we're first going to go over the council direction and then we'll go through the proposed amendments to RMC chapter 2.30

1941
05:34:18,340 --> 05:34:26,980
and then Gabino will go through the draft implementation and communication plans and then we will also talk about next steps. Next slide please.

1942
05:34:26,980 --> 05:34:34,740
So, as you may recall, at the February 3rd, 2026 meeting, there was direction to the city manager

1943
05:34:34,740 --> 05:34:41,000
and the city attorney to return with a proposed ice-free zone ordinance, and that proposed

1944
05:34:41,000 --> 05:34:46,080
ordinance shall restrict the use of city owned or city controlled property facilities personnel

1945
05:34:46,080 --> 05:34:52,140
and resources for federal civil immigration enforcement, including staging areas, processing or detention

1946
05:34:52,140 --> 05:34:57,960
locations in operation basis, and established non-corporation and resource and now policies

1947
05:34:57,960 --> 05:35:02,820
consistent with applicable law and required the development of a coordinated implementation

1948
05:35:02,820 --> 05:35:08,060
strategy, including interdepartmental protocols, staff training, and the community facing

1949
05:35:08,060 --> 05:35:09,900
preparedness and communications plan.

1950
05:35:10,760 --> 05:35:11,220
Next slide.

1951
05:35:13,450 --> 05:35:20,330
So, as you know, last year in 2025, the City Council passed Ordinance 8-25NS, which added

1952
05:35:20,330 --> 05:35:46,190
Chapter 2.30 to the Richmond and municipal code that ordinances specifically added section 2.303O which specifically stated that no city resources including city personnel and city property shall be utilized so assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law among other things unless required by federal or state statute regulation or court decision.

1953
05:35:46,190 --> 05:35:55,630
And so now we're bringing you proposed amendments to Richmond Municipal Code Chapter 2.3O.

1954
05:35:55,970 --> 05:36:02,050
And those include clarifying the scope of limitations on the use of city property,

1955
05:36:03,210 --> 05:36:06,410
including explicitly prohibiting the use as a staging area,

1956
05:36:06,890 --> 05:36:11,130
processing location or operational base for civil immigration enforcement activities,

1957
05:36:11,130 --> 05:36:16,910
Further, defining and clarifying what constitutes, quote, the use of city resources for

1958
05:36:16,910 --> 05:36:23,190
purposes of enforcement restrictions, establishes departmental responsibilities for implementation,

1959
05:36:23,570 --> 05:36:29,270
including training employees on the provisions of RMC Chapter 2.30 and associated administrative

1960
05:36:29,270 --> 05:36:35,810
procedures, formalizing the development and implementation of a community facing communications

1961
05:36:35,810 --> 05:36:42,070
and preparedness plan and establishing reporting requirements to monitor and document implementation

1962
05:36:42,070 --> 05:36:48,570
of RMC chapter 2.3O. So now I'm going to quickly go through those changes with you. So

1963
05:36:48,570 --> 05:36:56,930
next slide please. So they propose amendments, amend certain portions of chapter 2.3O.

1964
05:36:56,930 --> 05:37:12,410
We amended section 2.30.010 to add additional findings and declarations and to amend one finding and declaration to provide more support for the amendments that we are introducing.

1965
05:37:13,190 --> 05:37:18,770
We also added additional definitions in section 2.30.020.

1966
05:37:18,770 --> 05:37:27,510
Specifically, we added a definition for a city personnel, city property, non-public areas of city property and staging areas.

1967
05:37:27,590 --> 05:37:33,250
Those are to support the further restrictions and clarifications that we've included,

1968
05:37:33,870 --> 05:37:41,330
and then specifically in Section 2.30.0.0, which is the limitations on the use of city resources.

1969
05:37:41,330 --> 05:37:48,450
is we amended one section and added two sections to provide further examples of how the use

1970
05:37:48,450 --> 05:37:53,370
of city property and city resources is limited for immigration enforcement actions.

1971
05:37:53,850 --> 05:38:02,390
And so now specifically, that section will say that among the limitations is that city property

1972
05:38:02,390 --> 05:38:08,550
cannot be used as a staging area, processing location, or operational base for immigration

1973
05:38:08,550 --> 05:38:09,190
enforcement.

1974
05:38:09,190 --> 05:38:16,910
And it also clarifies that the city is not allowed to provide city personnel, funds, equipment

1975
05:38:16,910 --> 05:38:22,810
storage, communication systems, data systems, office space, parking access or other resources

1976
05:38:22,810 --> 05:38:24,210
for immigration enforcement.

1977
05:38:24,550 --> 05:38:29,730
So that further clarifies what city, the limitations on city resources.

1978
05:38:30,630 --> 05:38:37,730
And then we have also added section 2.30.070 relating to communications.

1979
05:38:37,730 --> 05:38:39,970
Next slide please.

1980
05:38:41,470 --> 05:38:47,290
This section adds the establishment of the creation of the communications plan, that the city council

1981
05:38:47,290 --> 05:38:52,310
directed, and that would provide information to the public in the events of a verified

1982
05:38:52,310 --> 05:38:55,390
immigration enforcement action within the city of Richmond.

1983
05:38:55,970 --> 05:39:02,270
And then we also added section 2.30.080, which relates to implementation and reporting.

1984
05:39:02,270 --> 05:39:13,270
So in this section, it establishes the development of procedures to implement the chapter, including the communications plan and requires training related to those procedures.

1985
05:39:14,070 --> 05:39:23,830
It memorializes the designation of non-public areas of city property and signage and requires that city personnel promptly report immigration enforcement activities.

1986
05:39:24,350 --> 05:39:28,850
These are all things that we are already doing, but now it's codified in the municipal code.

1987
05:39:28,850 --> 05:39:35,690
And then lastly, it establishes an annual reporting to the City Council on the implementation,

1988
05:39:36,070 --> 05:39:43,590
which you will receive by May 1st of every year, starting with May 1st of 2027.

1989
05:39:45,920 --> 05:39:47,100
So next slide.

1990
05:39:48,280 --> 05:39:53,900
And to give more details related to the implementation and communications plan, here are the

1991
05:39:53,900 --> 05:39:59,220
current draft sections that we will have a physical written implementation plan.

1992
05:39:59,220 --> 05:40:04,980
the sections that are derived are both from the council direction and also from the community meetings.

1993
05:40:05,140 --> 05:40:11,620
We've had two community meetings related to input related to this updated other ordinance.

1994
05:40:11,820 --> 05:40:17,220
And also I've met with one group individually who also asked for to give more input.

1995
05:40:17,820 --> 05:40:22,660
So currently our draft plan sections for a coordinated implementation a community

1996
05:40:23,460 --> 05:40:30,640
implementation strategy would be one section on background in history, one section on the existing

1997
05:40:30,640 --> 05:40:36,900
policies and procedures which we present here in the last meeting. We will have a section

1998
05:40:36,900 --> 05:40:42,060
in turn to what the city of Richmond is doing, so that's more related to the limited assistance

1999
05:40:42,060 --> 05:40:48,660
protocol, how city staff members are trained, the frequency, also the actual signage we will

2000
05:40:48,660 --> 05:40:54,080
using on city properties, there's different counties and different cities

2001
05:40:54,080 --> 05:40:56,500
and implementations similar ordinances that have to

2002
05:40:56,500 --> 05:40:59,040
get different methods, so we'll actually have samples there.

2003
05:41:00,020 --> 05:41:02,700
The next section will include citywide communication

2004
05:41:02,700 --> 05:41:05,800
related to immigration enforcement activities,

2005
05:41:06,340 --> 05:41:08,660
so calling out the existing rapid response networks,

2006
05:41:09,100 --> 05:41:13,200
what exactly they're focusing on, one feedback that I learned about

2007
05:41:13,200 --> 05:41:17,960
is even though it says rapid response network or phone number,

2008
05:41:17,960 --> 05:41:23,360
they focus on different things, so some focus more on when there's deportation incidents,

2009
05:41:23,820 --> 05:41:31,300
some of the rapid response networks, more focus on debunking myths or doing background

2010
05:41:31,300 --> 05:41:34,600
to see if immigration and ethnic activities are actually happening.

2011
05:41:36,480 --> 05:41:42,600
And then also internally, we currently have an internal informal way that we're also trying

2012
05:41:42,600 --> 05:41:45,640
to verify incidents, so actually have it written

2013
05:41:45,640 --> 05:41:47,260
and how we're doing that currently.

2014
05:41:48,420 --> 05:41:52,560
Another section in the next slide, additional sections

2015
05:41:52,560 --> 05:41:55,780
and he's also come from the community input

2016
05:41:55,780 --> 05:41:59,280
is to include all the regional and local resources

2017
05:41:59,280 --> 05:42:03,820
related to immigration and also include

2018
05:42:03,820 --> 05:42:06,880
how families and neighborhoods could create

2019
05:42:06,880 --> 05:42:08,440
immigration safety plans.

2020
05:42:08,920 --> 05:42:10,260
So there are different methods.

2021
05:42:10,260 --> 05:42:15,440
There are different already immigration safety plans at different immigrant rights organizations have created,

2022
05:42:15,660 --> 05:42:21,620
but we could also link to that and also see if there's any additions that we need to do in the Richmond context.

2023
05:42:22,900 --> 05:42:29,820
Also have all these implementation and communication plans strategy translated and multiple manners,

2024
05:42:30,360 --> 05:42:35,720
and also explicitly talk about how we're going to collaborate with other systems from the school district,

2025
05:42:35,720 --> 05:42:37,960
the, you know, Controcosic College and Avery cities.

2026
05:42:38,980 --> 05:42:41,800
So, our goes to have a draft implementation

2027
05:42:41,800 --> 05:42:44,420
and a communication plans two weeks after approval.

2028
05:42:45,760 --> 05:42:47,800
And then we could share it with the community,

2029
05:42:47,800 --> 05:42:49,040
have another community meeting,

2030
05:42:49,220 --> 05:42:50,900
and also share it with the ad hoc

2031
05:42:50,900 --> 05:42:52,740
to get more feedback to be ready

2032
05:42:52,740 --> 05:42:56,040
for when the ordinance is actually in effect,

2033
05:42:56,080 --> 05:42:58,620
which is believe 30 days after its second reading.

2034
05:42:59,460 --> 05:43:00,080
Next slide.

2035
05:43:02,280 --> 05:43:04,780
So, for the next steps, if this ordinance is,

2036
05:43:04,960 --> 05:43:06,420
there's no significant changes today,

2037
05:43:06,420 --> 05:43:11,100
will come back on April 28th for second reading, and then the ordinance would take an effect

2038
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30 days or after on May 28th, draft implementation plan two weeks after the second reading,

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and then we will have continued community input meetings and engagement.

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Next slide,

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that's our update.

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Yep, and now we as our reminder, the attachment to the staff report we did include a red line

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05:43:34,550 --> 05:43:38,450
that shows the changes to the ordinance and then there's also a clean version that

2044
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shows you what the RNC Chapter 2.30 would look like if the ordinance is adopted.

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And with that if you have any questions, we're happy to answer.

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Public, do we have public comments?

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Yes, we have two person

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speakers, two person speakers, two person speakers are

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Court of Handler and Mark Walshberg.

2050
05:44:23,010 --> 05:44:27,750
So good evening Mayor Martinez, council, for the record, I am Court of Handler, I have looked

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that the clean version that staff presented.

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05:44:30,930 --> 05:44:34,130
I don't have no problem with the red line word,

2053
05:44:34,630 --> 05:44:37,030
but I do like the clean version of it,

2054
05:44:37,690 --> 05:44:41,070
so Mayor Martinez approved the clean version

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05:44:41,070 --> 05:44:43,110
as presented, and that's it.

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Mark Wosfer.

2057
05:45:01,420 --> 05:45:09,340
You are not going to stop the federal government from doing anything. I say, they are kidnapping dictators and over throw in governments.

2058
05:45:10,200 --> 05:45:18,340
The Brisbane PD is going to detain ICE and National Guard to give the information, so they can press charges against ICE.

2059
05:45:18,780 --> 05:45:26,180
This is what the police chief said. Now, you think you have some type of powers over the federal government, you're wrong.

2060
05:45:26,180 --> 05:45:31,440
Now, I don't know where you get the stupid idea from this ordinance that you're going to stop

2061
05:45:31,440 --> 05:45:35,860
to feel the government from doing anything, because you're not going to do it.

2062
05:45:36,340 --> 05:45:41,900
As you take the risk of being stupid up to detain, I say National Guard, you get the information,

2063
05:45:42,320 --> 05:45:46,820
you don't chief out there, there's any many criminals from the law, this house stupidly is.

2064
05:45:47,040 --> 05:45:51,660
He knows the law, but he's just playing stupid politics, that's all he's doing.

2065
05:45:53,700 --> 05:45:56,560
It's unbelievable how stupid you people are.

2066
05:45:56,860 --> 05:45:57,480
You like this.

2067
05:45:57,480 --> 05:46:02,440
If you stood up for criminals, you're 80-minute criminals, and you're laughing, what's going to happen

2068
05:46:02,440 --> 05:46:03,920
when ice comes in anyway?

2069
05:46:04,360 --> 05:46:05,620
What are you going to tell the people?

2070
05:46:06,160 --> 05:46:09,280
Because they're going to come in your homes, they're going to come in the churches, the

2071
05:46:09,280 --> 05:46:12,980
come in the schools, you ain't going to stop nobody from doing anything.

2072
05:46:13,220 --> 05:46:15,020
See, this is how stupid you are, lady.

2073
05:46:15,540 --> 05:46:20,760
And you think that stupid chief over there is going to have his men go after ice.

2074
05:46:20,760 --> 05:46:25,840
And you think the district attorney is going to file charges because that's the other way she's going to do it.

2075
05:46:26,440 --> 05:46:32,180
The only way she's going to get information if the risk being P.D. detains these people get the information,

2076
05:46:32,660 --> 05:46:35,800
then they got to give it to the district attorney.

2077
05:46:36,360 --> 05:46:41,640
And as she filed charges, I guarantee Trump's going to give her a new asshole when he gets down with her.

2078
05:46:42,420 --> 05:46:45,920
Because you think it's funny, you wait to the Fed's come here a full force.

2079
05:46:46,200 --> 05:46:47,860
You won't be allowed to much longer.

2080
05:46:47,860 --> 05:46:54,380
I guarantee that and it's just amazing how stupid the worst in PD is they think they're

2081
05:46:54,380 --> 05:46:57,540
going to go ahead and tackle ice.

2082
05:46:58,000 --> 05:47:01,800
If you want to start a fight with the federal government, go ahead as I'll guarantee it.

2083
05:47:01,920 --> 05:47:03,400
You're going to leave and you're leaving.

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05:47:03,680 --> 05:47:05,320
You're talking to them as it's

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okay.

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We have six online speakers, please call the speakers.

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Those speakers are crescent, followed by Chris Tafe, Angie Melinda's Noel Canchew, Sonia

2088
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and Carlos will be the last speaker.

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Crescent, please unmute yourself.

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State your last thing for the record, and you may begin.

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05:47:26,650 --> 05:47:29,070
Hi, my name is Crescent Diamond,

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and I am a Richmond resident district one.

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05:47:32,210 --> 05:47:34,170
I'm a member of Reimagined Richmond.

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05:47:34,730 --> 05:47:36,650
I want to applaud you all, the City Council,

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05:47:36,850 --> 05:47:41,350
for passing the ordinance, because I know our community is strongest

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05:47:41,350 --> 05:47:44,270
when we protect the most vulnerable among us.

2097
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I love my immigrant friends, family, and neighbors.

2098
05:47:48,630 --> 05:47:55,630
I think you would agree with me that immigrants make this city the awesome place that it is and I want to do anything in my power to protect them.

2099
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I am a descendant of Holocaust survivors and I grew up with the phrase never again.

2100
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The recent events in Minnesota, Chicago and LA have demonstrated that we're all facing real danger and that Richmond needs to prepare as if it's an impending natural disaster.

2101
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This ordinance strengthens community safety and protects our constitutional rights.

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Protecting immigrants is also about protecting community stability and economic stability.

2103
05:48:25,570 --> 05:48:28,050
Protecting immigrants is protecting all of us.

2104
05:48:28,590 --> 05:48:35,150
My fear is whether the city will be prepared if there is a large scale operation in Richmond before June 1st.

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It's my understanding that staff cannot get started until 30 days after the second reading is approved.

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So, thank you in advance for approving the draft so that the staff can get started on implementation and really please make sure that the second reading on April 28 is not delayed because if it's delayed another week or two weeks or three weeks, then that's, you know, pushing it out however long, you know, another three weeks so I think everyone knows this is super urgent and I really thank you for doing this work.

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Thank you. The next speaker is Chris Tate. Please unmute yourself and you may begin.

2108
05:49:15,470 --> 05:49:20,330
Hi, my name is Chris Tath. I'm a preschool teacher in Richmond and I work with reimagined Richmond.

2109
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I support these amendments to chapter 2.30. I thank you for your support for this ordinance in the past.

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I'm concerned for my students, I'm concerned for the children and families in Richmond.

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As a trained ice lookout, I circle home depot four hours a week.

2112
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I see the faces of the day laborers who must balance fear

2113
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with the necessity to go to work and support their families.

2114
05:49:53,290 --> 05:49:54,970
It's moving, it's humbling.

2115
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So, tomorrow morning when I bike around Home Depot, I want by City Council to have affirmed

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these preparations to protect everyone in our community, not just undocumented people.

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These amendments do pair in a non-cooperation with emergency planning, communications,

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and neighborhood-based preparedness, crucially, they include spaces that the city leases as

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as controls directly. Please do adopt this adorable ordinance as amended. Keep being a beacon city

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for the whole nation. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker is Andrew Melinda's. Please let yourself

2121
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and you may begin.

2122
05:50:40,360 --> 05:50:44,620
Amazing. Thank you so much. Good evening Mayor and city council. My name is

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05:50:44,620 --> 05:50:49,840
Andrew Melinda's. I'm a lifelong rich and resident. And I'm speaking in proud and strong support

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of this ordinance. I'm really grateful to this council for approving the initial draft for this

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back in March, and I'm really excited that we're taking another step to protect our immigrant

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communities here. These protections, as we all know, are really needed, especially in a time

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where there continues to be so much fear and panic within our immigrant communities. We've seen

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in our deep outreach to immigrant communities across Richmond, like our daily neighbors, families,

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05:51:18,260 --> 05:51:23,880
our youth, and business owners, and more who are looking for support from our local government

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to keep us safe. And I think by ensuring that we're using the powers given to us by state

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law to restrict immigration activity, we can send a really strong message to our Richmond

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05:51:33,880 --> 05:51:38,600
immigrants that we continue to send with them. The language that's been presented looks

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really strong and I really love the inclusion of protections not just for city-owned property,

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but also city-least and city-controlled properties too. And I'm really looking forward to hearing

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more from the city about the citywide communication protocol, all this is going to help

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ensure that Richmond remains protected and that we remain ready if I serve the National

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Guard where to mobilize in our communities and so again, she really thank you so much to

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Council.

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I hope that you will vote in favor of this ordinance and thank you very much.

2140
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Thank you.

2141
05:52:09,460 --> 05:52:13,260
The next speaker is Noel Cantu, please unmute yourself if you may begin.

2142
05:52:14,320 --> 05:52:20,920
Thank you, my name is Norma Dysolk and so I am a third generation veteran resident and I want

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to just take a moment to thank you to the City Attorney's Office and incredible work on

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this ordinance and to return to more, I read through the bedline version, the clean version

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and I am so excited that this is the strongest prediction that we can give our immigrant

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community to the point where cities across, across, across the, across South Bay are reaching

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out to learn more about how Richmond is creating and strengthening these type of ordinances.

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Every week we have gotten some videos reaching out because we're in the news and we are setting

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a precedent for our entire Bay area for the larger California as well. And so thank you for honoring

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this commitment and thank you for the council for protecting our inner

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05:53:14,180 --> 05:53:20,180
communities. I am proud to be your written recipe. Thank you. Thank you.

2152
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The next week or a song, Your Decker, please unmute yourself and you may

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05:53:23,220 --> 05:53:29,200
begin. Hello, my name is Sonia Decker and I'm a Richmond resident and

2154
05:53:29,200 --> 05:53:34,160
I grew up in Richmond and I live here now. I live in District 6 and I'm also

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05:53:34,160 --> 05:53:39,140
member of Reimagined Richmond and I want to speak in strong support of this

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and improving this draft. Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to put this together.

2157
05:53:44,580 --> 05:53:51,200
I'm really grateful that you've taken the time together community feedback and impact from folks that are actually impacted.

2158
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And thank you to Council for your support. This ordinance really clarifies and strengthens the existing policies and builds on them to create a plan that can is really in line with our values and can really support our immigrant communities.

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And honestly, all of us, when any one group is targeted, all of our constitutional rights are in danger.

2160
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I'm a rapid response, I do rapid response in the community, and I really see in here the fear that immigrants are experiencing right now and it's very real day-to-day.

2161
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And also a therapist, and I really see this as a public health issue. This is a cute trauma that folks are dealing with and the stress of this is very intense.

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and by putting through this ordinance, you're helping to decrease fear and help people feel empowered,

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help build trust and clarity and strong leadership so that we can feel in this together.

2164
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City spaceships should be a place of support and safety, not used to inflict harm on our communities.

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So I really appreciate the infrastructure, the planning, and also uplifting and supporting the organizing that's happening,

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as well as the education. I think all of the pieces of this are really strong and thank you so much

2167
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for moving this forward hopefully today. Thank you. And the next speaker is Carlos. Carlos

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piece that you're last name for the record and you may begin. Yeah, good evening Mayor and council members.

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My name is Carlos Juarez and I'm a member of Reimagined Richmond. Thank you for moving forward with the

2170
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To the importance of getting the language right, we've already taken an important step by voting to strengthen the ordinance

2171
05:55:43,300 --> 05:55:49,500
Well, how it's written with the term in whether it truly protects our community or leads gaps that can be exploited

2172
05:55:49,500 --> 05:55:55,040
This policy must be clear and enforceable. That means no loop holes that allows federal immigration

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05:55:55,040 --> 05:55:58,980
enforcement and use city spaces whether directly or indirectly

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05:55:59,540 --> 05:56:03,940
City facilities should never become staging grounds for detention or enforcement

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05:56:03,940 --> 05:56:08,520
especially non-public spaces where residents expect safety and privacy.

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Language matters because implementation matters without strong definitions, accountability,

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and clear limits policies like this can fall short in practice.

2178
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I also want to uplift what this ordinance represents.

2179
05:56:24,720 --> 05:56:28,460
For many families in Richmond, fear of enforcement is real.

2180
05:56:28,800 --> 05:56:33,640
It affects whether people seek services, show up to school, or engage with their own city.

2181
05:56:33,940 --> 05:56:39,960
When people don't feel safe, accessing public resources, our entire community is impacted.

2182
05:56:40,700 --> 05:56:44,940
This is about making sure our libraries, community centers, and city buildings remains,

2183
05:56:45,840 --> 05:56:47,840
remains spaces of care and not fear.

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Our urge you to adopt the strongest possible language.

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Language that is clear, accountable, and truly protective.

2186
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So this ordinance lives up to its intent.

2187
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Richmond has to opportunity to lead here.

2188
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Let's make sure we do it right.

2189
05:57:01,080 --> 05:57:01,620
Thank you.

2190
05:57:01,620 --> 05:57:04,360
Thank you, and that was our last speaker.

2191
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So public comment is closed and it is time for questions, comments from the Council.

2192
05:57:19,450 --> 05:57:21,490
One point of clarification.

2193
05:57:24,280 --> 05:57:32,720
The second reading would be April 21st, not the 28th, so it would be a sooner than the timeline outlined in the PowerPoint.

2194
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So going into effect May 21st.

2195
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Thank you.

2196
05:57:39,790 --> 05:57:47,230
Thank you so much and Kimberly and Gabi, you know, for working on these, I know you had been putting a lot of work.

2197
05:57:47,970 --> 05:57:57,390
I have a couple of questions. One of the questions is that in session 2, 3, 0, 0, 7, 0 communication in the paragraph.

2198
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The last paragraph said nothing in this section should be constructed at Mandatory 2, 2, 3. What does it mean?

2199
05:58:04,710 --> 05:58:16,150
Yeah, so there's a government code for provision that allows the city to be sued for quote unquote mandatory duties and we didn't want to create liability for the city by implementing this ordinance.

2200
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So while it has strong language, we wanted to make sure that it was very clear that we weren't imposing a mandatory duty that would give rise to liability against the city if there was any failure to do something in here.

2201
05:58:28,150 --> 05:58:32,390
What we understand that we want the strongest language we're not also interested in opening

2202
05:58:32,390 --> 05:58:36,210
the city up to liability so that's why that language is there.

2203
05:58:36,530 --> 05:58:37,290
Thank you.

2204
05:58:38,010 --> 05:58:39,850
How can police enforce these ordinance?

2205
05:58:45,230 --> 05:58:46,750
Can you repeat the question again?

2206
05:58:47,150 --> 05:58:50,890
How can the police department enforce these ordinance?

2207
05:58:54,720 --> 05:58:57,880
From a very, thank you for the question council amendment.

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05:58:58,100 --> 05:59:05,020
It's from a very practical standpoint if there were federal officers that were staging in any of our locations.

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05:59:05,020 --> 05:59:08,040
For example, we would tell them they need to leave.

2210
05:59:08,540 --> 05:59:09,020
Perfect.

2211
05:59:10,520 --> 05:59:11,800
Pretty, pretty plain and simply.

2212
05:59:12,320 --> 05:59:12,480
Okay.

2213
05:59:12,840 --> 05:59:15,220
So you had the mandate and you will just follow.

2214
05:59:15,340 --> 05:59:16,140
Thank you so much.

2215
05:59:17,700 --> 05:59:21,260
My last question is Gabino, you are putting the protocols.

2216
05:59:21,520 --> 05:59:22,300
Thank you so much.

2217
05:59:22,440 --> 05:59:28,060
He looks really great and I saw the events.

2218
05:59:28,060 --> 05:59:38,180
We created Councilmember Robinson, Major, Eduardo Martinez and I are part of a task for

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05:59:39,300 --> 05:59:48,500
how you see the word that you are doing with related to us giving input or how do

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05:59:48,500 --> 05:59:52,980
you see that us working together to finalize the protocol?

2221
05:59:52,980 --> 05:59:59,980
Yes, I was, I envision it was that the first meeting of us would be the draft implementation plan a committee.

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Public comment, motion, second, notification, plan, that we could get direct feedback from. So one city staff, that we have a sooner, that we could convene the group to get feedback. But then we would also have it available in the public, for, you know, on our website and also, maybe hold one more community meeting to bring back the people that have been part of the other two communities to give their feedback and see if they have any more questions. But I think that would be the first meeting of the group.

2223
06:00:25,000 --> 06:00:30,440
Okay, thank you. I just wanted to say thank you so much, and this is important to send

2224
06:00:31,100 --> 06:00:36,280
a clear message to your community, and especially the immediate community that is under attack right now

2225
06:00:36,860 --> 06:00:43,960
with this administration to say that we are doing as much as we can to protect them.

2226
06:00:44,560 --> 06:00:51,440
As you know, and this is really important for us the protocols and to have this certainty that

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06:00:51,440 --> 06:00:57,520
police department and the officers are knowing collaboration with us what happened in San Francisco

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Airport was that at TSA employee shared the data of of the mom and the girl that got

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reported. They are from Richmond. They were from Richmond because now they got reported. So I just

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to convey these because we may think that nothing is happening, things are happening and this

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is a good way to strengthen our power of what we can do to protect our community. Thank you.

2232
06:01:42,080 --> 06:01:46,960
I also wanted to say thank you for all your work on this. I know it's a lot, especially right now

2233
06:01:46,960 --> 06:01:52,400
with all of the things happening in the world. I had one area that I wanted to ask some questions about

2234
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just to make sure that I understand it clearly.

2235
06:01:54,920 --> 06:01:59,780
And that is in this version, we've identified

2236
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some non-public public space.

2237
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And I would really like to understand better

2238
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what's the function of that, how would that be used?

2239
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Have an idea, but I just want to make sure I'm understanding it

2240
06:02:12,640 --> 06:02:13,020
correctly.

2241
06:02:13,460 --> 06:02:17,940
Can you help me understand how that would function if, say,

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06:02:17,940 --> 06:02:25,960
or immigration officials were going to come and want to access a non-public city space.

2243
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Sure.

2244
06:02:27,540 --> 06:02:33,500
So one of the definitions that we did at or clarify was non-public areas of city property

2245
06:02:33,500 --> 06:02:39,000
and we've defined that as city property that is not generally open and accessible to the public

2246
06:02:39,000 --> 06:02:44,300
and we've given some examples of that and I think a good example would be if you go to city hall right now.

2247
06:02:44,300 --> 06:02:57,300
There are areas within the city where there is already signage that says, this is not open to the public and in those areas in order for federal immigration officials to enter those areas.

2248
06:02:57,500 --> 06:03:06,300
They would need a judicial warrant to enter. So there are certain areas already in city hall and around different city properties where they've been designated to be.

2249
06:03:06,980 --> 06:03:10,620
They are city property, but they're not open and accessible to the public.

2250
06:03:11,360 --> 06:03:16,940
And so in those areas, if federal immigration officials were to visit city property,

2251
06:03:17,320 --> 06:03:21,800
those areas, they would need a judicial warrant in order to enter those areas.

2252
06:03:23,040 --> 06:03:31,380
So are we going to be designating non-public areas in all of our public spaces?

2253
06:03:31,380 --> 06:03:36,900
because I think what we're trying to get is that we informally know that there's staff areas

2254
06:03:36,900 --> 06:03:42,500
or what, but they're not always labeled. And if they're not labeled, then I believe currently

2255
06:03:42,500 --> 06:03:46,180
they would be considered a part of the public access, right?

2256
06:03:47,400 --> 06:03:50,980
I don't know about the last part that you just mentioned, but currently we have labeling like

2257
06:03:50,980 --> 06:03:55,620
on 450 and 440 and then we're going through all the community centers, but most of the spaces

2258
06:03:55,620 --> 06:03:59,040
that are in this category, our city, staff, work spaces,

2259
06:04:00,400 --> 06:04:03,180
and like the corporation, yours, the public

2260
06:04:03,180 --> 06:04:04,340
can't just go in there.

2261
06:04:04,500 --> 06:04:06,320
There are certain sections that they can.

2262
06:04:06,960 --> 06:04:09,260
And so those are the areas where we have the signage

2263
06:04:09,260 --> 06:04:15,060
that you cannot pass this area without a warrant

2264
06:04:15,060 --> 06:04:16,400
or other permissions.

2265
06:04:18,800 --> 06:04:23,120
I'm just thinking of an example where there

2266
06:04:23,120 --> 06:04:29,900
somebody who was delivering, they were a Uber driver and they were delivering a package to

2267
06:04:29,900 --> 06:04:31,740
somebody's house, it wasn't their house.

2268
06:04:34,220 --> 06:04:37,660
And the immigration officials were chasing them,

2269
06:04:38,100 --> 06:04:44,820
and they ran into the house, it wasn't their house, but it would be, they ran into private property,

2270
06:04:45,200 --> 06:04:51,460
right? And so, at that point, they would need a warrant to come in.

2271
06:04:52,120 --> 06:04:59,280
It would depend, so under your hypothetical scenario, the person ran to someone else's private

2272
06:04:59,280 --> 06:04:59,720
home.

2273
06:05:00,000 --> 06:05:05,640
The person who has the privacy right there is the home owner, not the person who ran in,

2274
06:05:05,960 --> 06:05:12,600
so the issue would be whether the home owner grants federal immigration officials into

2275
06:05:12,600 --> 06:05:18,040
the house, access on their own if they did not, then they would have to come back with a warrant.

2276
06:05:18,040 --> 06:05:39,700
So in that scenario, it depends on, so in a similar scenario, something similar happened with the city property where somebody came into a non public space, who would be the person to determine whether or not those other people the immigration officials can follow.

2277
06:05:40,240 --> 06:05:50,040
I think that's a difficult question because some of the non-Public City is already, they are not open to the public.

2278
06:05:50,160 --> 06:05:57,400
So there are certain places in City Hall that are behind a badge that even members of the public would not be able to run into.

2279
06:05:58,160 --> 06:06:05,660
There are some areas where they could be open to the public and have access to non-public areas.

2280
06:06:06,740 --> 06:06:08,080
It would still be the same.

2281
06:06:08,380 --> 06:06:14,880
We have designated those places as areas where ice cannot enter without and we hold in that scenario.

2282
06:06:15,160 --> 06:06:17,000
The city would hold the privacy right.

2283
06:06:17,080 --> 06:06:23,960
We have the right to allow people to enter and we would say that area is not a place where officials could enter.

2284
06:06:23,960 --> 06:06:31,280
But again, if they went back and got a warrant, then and it was a vacuum warrant, and of course we would never want to aid in a bed, right?

2285
06:06:31,340 --> 06:06:36,840
Like this would not be something where city staff would be like, come, it's expelter.

2286
06:06:37,080 --> 06:06:44,940
But if someone happened to be back there, then the city would have the right to say whether or not that this was private space and that they need to seek a warrant.

2287
06:06:45,020 --> 06:06:53,720
Correct. And that was one of the additions in the findings that we did articulate, we did say that the purpose of the chapter was to ensure

2288
06:06:53,720 --> 06:06:57,800
effective policing to protect the safety well-being, constitutional rights, but it was not

2289
06:06:57,800 --> 06:07:01,020
intended to impede or interfere with lawful federal authority.

2290
06:07:01,580 --> 06:07:03,140
Thank you.

2291
06:07:03,540 --> 06:07:07,980
And if that would occur if people would go into city property, then that triggers that, hopefully,

2292
06:07:08,040 --> 06:07:12,420
you know, the training we have for city staff, would call the city attorney, the hotline,

2293
06:07:12,540 --> 06:07:18,720
so the city attorney's office, and all the internal staff would be, you know, present to be able to

2294
06:07:18,720 --> 06:07:20,940
to attend to the situation, we recommend

2295
06:07:20,940 --> 06:07:24,700
staff to video record and all those different things

2296
06:07:24,700 --> 06:07:25,440
that we haven't had.

2297
06:07:29,580 --> 06:07:31,440
Thank you so much for the presentation.

2298
06:07:32,040 --> 06:07:33,800
I really answered a lot of my questions.

2299
06:07:35,940 --> 06:07:38,740
And for the amendments that really spelled out things,

2300
06:07:38,740 --> 06:07:41,680
because I think that we were, I don't know,

2301
06:07:41,920 --> 06:07:46,100
I don't mean we were, but it was giving a false presence.

2302
06:07:46,620 --> 06:07:48,760
Like, I mentioned that we are saying,

2303
06:07:48,760 --> 06:07:53,960
OK, come over here and seek shelter into a void

2304
06:07:53,960 --> 06:07:57,700
any type of federal agents who do have warmth.

2305
06:07:58,020 --> 06:07:59,540
So thanks for clarifying that.

2306
06:08:00,000 --> 06:08:02,680
I do also have a question regarding the ordinance.

2307
06:08:02,680 --> 06:08:05,860
It says that the city manager will develop a community

2308
06:08:05,860 --> 06:08:10,940
plan with input from the public to inform residents

2309
06:08:10,940 --> 06:08:13,800
in the event of a verified enforcement.

2310
06:08:16,500 --> 06:08:18,300
And so is that accurate?

2311
06:08:18,300 --> 06:08:23,560
is she going to create the community plan, the community cases plan?

2312
06:08:24,520 --> 06:08:25,660
You could start in the middle.

2313
06:08:25,940 --> 06:08:29,140
Yeah, so that is codifying what is already occurring.

2314
06:08:29,760 --> 06:08:32,560
So the two community meetings and you can talk about this a little bit more.

2315
06:08:32,680 --> 06:08:35,660
The two community meetings that were held prior to the,

2316
06:08:35,660 --> 06:08:40,020
when we gave our reports, I can't remember two weeks ago,

2317
06:08:40,360 --> 06:08:45,700
and now this, that was already the start of the city manager's office

2318
06:08:45,700 --> 06:08:50,300
or his or her designate, that's what the ordinance says to develop that communication plan.

2319
06:08:50,700 --> 06:08:59,240
So this is now codifying the process that was already in place and so that is the communications

2320
06:08:59,240 --> 06:09:05,440
plan that we kind of previewed at our last city council meeting and that's the same communications

2321
06:09:05,440 --> 06:09:10,340
plan that give you know was talking about today in terms of next step. Like we've actually started

2322
06:09:10,340 --> 06:09:15,640
that process, knowing that the ordinance was coming and so we've already started

2323
06:09:15,640 --> 06:09:19,820
doing and having those community meetings and developing that communications plan and

2324
06:09:19,820 --> 06:09:24,540
because we already started doing that before the ordinance was introduced, we can now

2325
06:09:24,540 --> 06:09:32,240
wrap up that up in the next like 30 to 45 days. Okay, and so thank you because I know he said

2326
06:09:33,260 --> 06:09:36,580
he answered that two weeks after the approval then we'll have the time.

2327
06:09:38,180 --> 06:09:44,340
So will that be brought back to the council for any sort of adjustment or amendments at that point

2328
06:09:44,340 --> 06:09:49,060
you can't make adjustments. I think we're allowed to make adjustments internally according to the

2329
06:09:49,060 --> 06:09:54,120
ordinance at times. So we will have a draft and get feedback. That's why we've tried to be a

2330
06:09:54,120 --> 06:09:59,600
little broader on the ordinance. So we wanted to do any individual changes. Like say we have a

2331
06:09:59,600 --> 06:10:06,480
section on verification, like how currently we do it, you know, rapid resource networks outreach

2332
06:10:06,480 --> 06:10:11,880
to the city to help with verification, and we have staff internally talk to public safety and

2333
06:10:11,880 --> 06:10:18,860
different departments if it's true, and we go back and then communicate it out to the

2334
06:10:18,860 --> 06:10:23,360
mayor's office that's been our current practice. So say that, say something different like

2335
06:10:23,360 --> 06:10:28,040
another group shows up that we need to add to this rapid response and that we're doing the

2336
06:10:28,040 --> 06:10:33,300
whole year. It allows us to make some changes administrative versus having to come back here

2337
06:10:33,300 --> 06:10:38,880
a time to make changes as a situation's change. Okay, because that's what my concern is. So I

2338
06:10:38,880 --> 06:10:44,120
love the fact that we strengthened the ordinance, but my major concern is that we're sending out

2339
06:10:44,120 --> 06:10:50,960
any type of alarming messages, citywide messages, because it didn't clearly define who confirms

2340
06:10:50,960 --> 06:10:57,580
like what an actual verified enforcement would be like, is there a chain of command? Who drafts

2341
06:10:57,580 --> 06:11:04,380
the message? Who signs off on the release before we sit out something like that?

2342
06:11:08,860 --> 06:11:08,860
And

2343
06:11:08,860 --> 06:11:13,460
I just want us to handle these situations because they're so sensitive.

2344
06:11:13,460 --> 06:11:20,500
I just want us to handle them in the best way possible, so we're not, you know, putting

2345
06:11:20,500 --> 06:11:24,540
fear out there or sending out mixed messaging and things like that.

2346
06:11:24,740 --> 06:11:26,540
So I just want to kind of understand the chain of command.

2347
06:11:26,660 --> 06:11:30,500
That is exactly what we'll be putting in the communication plan, the chain of command, and

2348
06:11:30,500 --> 06:11:38,360
now we will project the messaging for single incidents versus the community meetings, people

2349
06:11:38,360 --> 06:11:41,560
I've concerned for these masses and incidents like Minnesota.

2350
06:11:41,940 --> 06:11:45,460
So what's the trigger when it actually disrupts the whole city

2351
06:11:45,460 --> 06:11:48,140
then maybe that's the activation of our EOC, right?

2352
06:11:49,140 --> 06:11:52,080
So what are the individual incidents versus larger incidents?

2353
06:11:52,300 --> 06:11:55,860
We'll have that in the plan on how we are going to be doing that internally.

2354
06:11:56,620 --> 06:12:03,380
So we'll see at the next readings like a step-by-step of the implementation on how that's

2355
06:12:05,140 --> 06:12:06,100
Thank you.

2356
06:12:06,180 --> 06:12:06,260
Thank you.

2357
06:12:06,260 --> 06:12:06,400
Thank you.

2358
06:12:07,300 --> 06:12:08,440
Thank you.

2359
06:12:08,440 --> 06:12:08,920
Thank you.

2360
06:12:10,560 --> 06:12:11,400
Mr. Mayor, may I go?

2361
06:12:11,580 --> 06:12:12,000
My next.

2362
06:12:12,780 --> 06:12:13,220
Thank you.

2363
06:12:13,600 --> 06:12:19,140
Thank you for bringing this and working on this and being in the various community meetings as

2364
06:12:19,140 --> 06:12:21,260
well as thank you for all your work on this.

2365
06:12:21,640 --> 06:12:27,900
A couple of questions in the definitions I'll start off with the city property.

2366
06:12:29,000 --> 06:12:29,800
We don't list.

2367
06:12:29,800 --> 06:12:35,960
I don't know if it's a looted too, but we don't list sidewalks and streets as an example.

2368
06:12:36,620 --> 06:12:39,380
Roadways, anything in Richmond, are those all excluded?

2369
06:12:40,120 --> 06:12:43,520
Those are public, so they're public right of way, so we can't.

2370
06:12:43,520 --> 06:12:49,880
Those are not things that we exclusively control, they're open to the public, all the time we can't

2371
06:12:49,880 --> 06:12:52,360
not let certain people use the road.

2372
06:12:52,420 --> 06:12:58,280
So there's a reason why city property is defined in the way it is, and we've given some examples

2373
06:12:58,280 --> 06:13:03,220
of what it is, but typically roadways and streetways are public right of ways.

2374
06:13:04,720 --> 06:13:04,980
Thank you.

2375
06:13:05,160 --> 06:13:14,480
And then what would happen if in this might be a question for the chief, if there are

2376
06:13:14,480 --> 06:13:21,020
some ice people, maybe they're parking on the sidewalk, because we have some really large

2377
06:13:21,020 --> 06:13:26,420
sidewalks, or they just decided to double park on the street, because we're not giving

2378
06:13:26,420 --> 06:13:31,980
in access to our city property, which is our buildings,

2379
06:13:32,440 --> 06:13:34,220
our parking lots, our garages.

2380
06:13:35,160 --> 06:13:37,480
So what stops in from just double parking?

2381
06:13:37,800 --> 06:13:39,320
Yeah, if we got called to the scene,

2382
06:13:39,440 --> 06:13:41,540
if something like that, we would ask them to move their vehicles

2383
06:13:41,540 --> 06:13:43,660
the same way we would ask any resident

2384
06:13:43,660 --> 06:13:45,820
that's in violation of the vehicle code,

2385
06:13:46,180 --> 06:13:50,220
just because you're conducting some type of operation,

2386
06:13:50,400 --> 06:13:55,360
does not give you the right away to just violate vehicle codes

2387
06:13:55,360 --> 06:13:59,620
and block public roadways and block public walkways.

2388
06:14:00,440 --> 06:14:00,680
Thank you.

2389
06:14:00,860 --> 06:14:04,620
And then from there, how are we then enforcing that?

2390
06:14:05,620 --> 06:14:11,540
So they're blocking somebody's front sidewalk and the street

2391
06:14:11,540 --> 06:14:14,080
because they're double parked and you come in and they say,

2392
06:14:14,120 --> 06:14:15,440
well, whatever we're doing something.

2393
06:14:15,760 --> 06:14:17,560
We would document it in a police report

2394
06:14:17,560 --> 06:14:20,500
and probably try routing it through city turning office

2395
06:14:20,500 --> 06:14:23,960
or things of that nature like what we're not going to do

2396
06:14:23,960 --> 06:14:30,420
get into a confrontation with another law enforcement agency that's operating in some sort

2397
06:14:30,420 --> 06:14:35,780
of legal capacity. We would document it. But that's also how we would handle it with a resident,

2398
06:14:35,940 --> 06:14:41,100
as well. Thank you. Thank you. I just want to, because I didn't see streets inside of what's on

2399
06:14:41,100 --> 06:14:44,340
there. So I did this somewhat of a clue, but this gets a good explanation. Thank you for that.

2400
06:14:44,940 --> 06:14:52,100
And then what I also saw under the definition of city personnel, it excludes volunteers and contractors.

2401
06:14:52,100 --> 06:14:59,700
and I wanted to see why are we excluding I somewhat get volunteers but legally independent

2402
06:15:00,000 --> 06:15:06,920
Contractors and volunteers are not considered personnel. They're not considered employees of the city.

2403
06:15:07,400 --> 06:15:12,420
And also, the reason why is a practical reason, because the way a city personnel is used here.

2404
06:15:12,580 --> 06:15:19,140
We're talking about what city people who are employed with the city can and should do.

2405
06:15:19,140 --> 06:15:26,700
So for example, like the one of the section calls for the training of city personnel.

2406
06:15:27,480 --> 06:15:30,120
That's easy to train personnel who work here.

2407
06:15:30,320 --> 06:15:32,380
It's not easy to always train volunteers.

2408
06:15:32,820 --> 06:15:37,080
Nor could we require independent contractors to come and be trained.

2409
06:15:37,280 --> 06:15:42,600
So from a legal perspective, independent contracts and volunteers are typically not considered

2410
06:15:42,600 --> 06:15:43,600
public employees.

2411
06:15:44,260 --> 06:15:47,480
And so that's why the definition is for city and personnel.

2412
06:15:47,480 --> 06:15:54,720
Now, would it warrant maybe having another section because I believe the intent is so a city personnel

2413
06:15:54,720 --> 06:15:59,460
to not open the door, for example, for someone to walk in and arrest somebody else.

2414
06:16:01,460 --> 06:16:08,500
But then that means that a contractor could potentially open it. There's somebody doing some work,

2415
06:16:08,500 --> 06:16:10,840
a track system somewhere?

2416
06:16:12,620 --> 06:16:13,520
I guess like hypothetical.

2417
06:16:13,920 --> 06:16:14,780
It's a hypothetical thing.

2418
06:16:14,780 --> 06:16:15,980
It's a hypothetical thing.

2419
06:16:15,980 --> 06:16:16,100
It's a hypothetical thing.

2420
06:16:16,420 --> 06:16:19,000
Again, there are the protocol.

2421
06:16:19,160 --> 06:16:22,420
The response protocol places on a city.

2422
06:16:22,800 --> 06:16:28,140
So like for example, let's say the city attorney's office is a non-public area.

2423
06:16:28,420 --> 06:16:35,020
There's designated and let's say a contractor was working on our door.

2424
06:16:35,820 --> 06:16:42,840
We would not let the officer in, the contractor might, but we would not, that would activate

2425
06:16:42,840 --> 06:16:50,160
the city protocol, the limited access protocol, and city employees would then stop the federal

2426
06:16:50,160 --> 06:16:50,640
infrastructure for money.

2427
06:16:50,640 --> 06:16:51,380
I don't think it's going to work.

2428
06:16:51,580 --> 06:16:53,380
Now you got to get them out.

2429
06:16:53,660 --> 06:16:56,360
Versus telling that you can't come in if the door is closed.

2430
06:16:57,460 --> 06:16:59,260
I mean, I think this is a little bit.

2431
06:16:59,260 --> 06:17:04,460
I mean, maybe there's some wording that we can say if contractors come into the city of Richmond,

2432
06:17:04,460 --> 06:17:06,800
It's hard to enforce.

2433
06:17:06,900 --> 06:17:07,040
It's hard to enforce.

2434
06:17:07,940 --> 06:17:09,160
It's hard to enforce.

2435
06:17:09,240 --> 06:17:11,980
We also have the mandatory duty.

2436
06:17:13,100 --> 06:17:18,660
So we can place responsibilities on city employees.

2437
06:17:19,300 --> 06:17:22,140
But once we start to control independent contractors,

2438
06:17:22,760 --> 06:17:24,360
there are no longer independent contractors

2439
06:17:24,360 --> 06:17:27,020
and that exposes the city to liability.

2440
06:17:27,320 --> 06:17:29,460
So we want to have independent contractors,

2441
06:17:30,040 --> 06:17:31,200
stay independent contractors.

2442
06:17:31,700 --> 06:17:33,880
We also want volunteers to stay volunteers.

2443
06:17:33,880 --> 06:17:38,360
So, they don't give rise to liability against the city for the actions that they do.

2444
06:17:38,780 --> 06:17:40,360
All right. Thank you. Thank you.

2445
06:17:42,620 --> 06:17:46,240
So, pretty much the non-populate signage that we're going to be putting in is pretty much

2446
06:17:46,240 --> 06:17:47,840
it's only protecting employees.

2447
06:17:48,520 --> 06:17:52,080
So, we're not creating as this vice mayor was somewhat alluding to.

2448
06:17:52,180 --> 06:17:57,160
We're not creating a sanctuary area where people can just run in there and say,

2449
06:17:57,300 --> 06:18:01,480
you can't get me in. So, it's more of our employees within our buildings only.

2450
06:18:01,480 --> 06:18:05,620
The signage serves two purposes.

2451
06:18:06,580 --> 06:18:10,760
One is to identify for anybody, really.

2452
06:18:11,320 --> 06:18:14,780
The areas of the city that are not generally open to the public,

2453
06:18:15,640 --> 06:18:19,880
and especially for federal immigration officials,

2454
06:18:20,220 --> 06:18:23,040
where they cannot access without a judicial warrant.

2455
06:18:23,540 --> 06:18:26,620
Second, is to identify the city property

2456
06:18:26,620 --> 06:18:31,280
that cannot be used for non-city reasons.

2457
06:18:31,800 --> 06:18:35,220
So like parking lots or if we had parking garages,

2458
06:18:36,220 --> 06:18:39,620
things like that, we could mark all of those spaces

2459
06:18:39,620 --> 06:18:43,060
as city property and say, you cannot use them

2460
06:18:43,060 --> 06:18:44,540
for non-city purposes.

2461
06:18:45,080 --> 06:18:48,040
That can expand to more than just immigration enforcement.

2462
06:18:48,500 --> 06:18:49,880
It can expand to a lot of things.

2463
06:18:50,140 --> 06:18:53,100
And it's protecting our property, protecting our resources.

2464
06:18:54,020 --> 06:18:56,000
So the signage serves two purposes.

2465
06:18:56,000 --> 06:19:21,920
It's one to, you know, it is on some level to provide safety for our employees, but it is also to inform the public, anybody really, including federal immigration officials of where there is city property, where the public has access to it and doesn't, and when there will need to have judicial warrants to be able to access the property.

2466
06:19:22,660 --> 06:19:24,960
Okay. Thank you.

2467
06:19:28,860 --> 06:19:31,420
My other question. I think I'm going to thank you so much.

2468
06:19:33,480 --> 06:19:37,200
Thank you. Are we ready for, oh, we have another speaker?

2469
06:19:39,350 --> 06:19:45,170
I just wanted to thank you for doing it quickly. I really appreciate the hard work you put into it.

2470
06:19:45,230 --> 06:19:46,050
Thank you.

2471
06:19:50,990 --> 06:19:52,470
I'm a day, I don't.

2472
06:19:58,390 --> 06:19:59,430
Councilmember Braille?

2473
06:20:02,550 --> 06:20:03,890
Yes. Councilmember Bana? Yes.

2474
06:20:03,890 --> 06:20:05,510
House member Hamilis?

2475
06:20:05,690 --> 06:20:05,850
Yes.

2476
06:20:06,130 --> 06:20:06,970
House member Wilson?

2477
06:20:07,190 --> 06:20:07,790
Yes.

2478
06:20:08,670 --> 06:20:09,730
Vice Mayor Robbins?

2479
06:20:09,730 --> 06:20:10,210
Yes.

2480
06:20:11,050 --> 06:20:11,830
Councilmember Zepain?

2481
06:20:12,250 --> 06:20:12,530
Yes.

2482
06:20:13,070 --> 06:20:13,750
And Mayor Martinez?

2483
06:20:14,930 --> 06:20:16,150
The vote is unanimous.

2484
06:20:18,500 --> 06:20:21,220
Please take this to the last item?

2485
06:20:21,220 --> 06:20:21,980
I don't.

2486
06:20:22,180 --> 06:20:23,640
I don't.

2487
06:20:23,700 --> 06:20:24,880
Go before A.

2488
06:20:25,440 --> 06:20:28,160
There was one item that was removed from the same calendar.

2489
06:20:31,560 --> 06:20:38,300
And the person that removed his no longer in the chambers.

2490
06:20:38,920 --> 06:20:46,860
And if there's anyone that would like to address the council on this item, join us online, please raise your hand at this time.

2491
06:20:48,320 --> 06:20:48,880
We

2492
06:20:54,870 --> 06:20:57,210
have one speaker online.

2493
06:20:57,210 --> 06:20:59,910
Let me call him.

2494
06:21:02,610 --> 06:21:03,710
Sabrina, please call him.

2495
06:21:04,630 --> 06:21:06,670
That speaker has the initial seat.

2496
06:21:06,830 --> 06:21:08,630
Please state your first on last thing for the record.

2497
06:21:08,910 --> 06:21:10,370
And be yourself and you may begin.

2498
06:21:11,150 --> 06:21:19,450
I was Claudia Citron, you guys thought you'd get off the hook early tonight, so I pulled this item

2499
06:21:19,450 --> 06:21:26,210
because I just think it's really important that you give more direction to the finest department

2500
06:21:26,210 --> 06:21:35,370
as they reach out to get a consultant to come up with the next five year plan on raising 4% all the fees

2501
06:21:35,370 --> 06:21:42,730
and come up with new fees and so forth. You need to discuss this in the public. You can't

2502
06:21:42,730 --> 06:21:49,590
just do this quietly and then the last minute say, well, here is the findings. There's a

2503
06:21:49,590 --> 06:21:56,530
serious transparency concerns and chronic violation, you know, we always say that because

2504
06:21:56,530 --> 06:22:04,070
you limit public participation in deciding how these feet are being calculated, especially

2505
06:22:04,610 --> 06:22:12,590
nowadays where families are really squeezed and how much more can you squeeze.

2506
06:22:13,930 --> 06:22:19,870
Ms. Robbins is already earlier mentioned, how much more money can you ask constituents to

2507
06:22:19,870 --> 06:22:29,150
bring in. So any finance reformated increases without legitimate legitimate cost of service

2508
06:22:29,150 --> 06:22:38,110
analysis and a much overdue social economic impact study of low income household exposures

2509
06:22:38,830 --> 06:22:47,450
is just a risk and it's just not, it's just, you know, I spare my words, you know, what

2510
06:22:47,450 --> 06:22:54,270
mean do better because you can't upload yourself to supporting the youth and then turning around

2511
06:22:54,270 --> 06:23:01,290
and making running a business even more difficult here. In most of the community, get the

2512
06:23:01,290 --> 06:23:07,410
youth in, have them help you figure out what fees that you could charge. You know, get creative,

2513
06:23:07,990 --> 06:23:14,610
don't hire consultants. That's all I have to say. Thank you. Thank you. And that was the last speaker.

2514
06:23:14,610 --> 06:23:15,630
All

2515
06:23:17,870 --> 06:23:21,010
right, are there any questions on this item?

2516
06:23:21,310 --> 06:23:21,630
Thank you.

2517
06:23:21,910 --> 06:23:23,230
Just a little presentation.

2518
06:23:23,930 --> 06:23:24,130
Sure.

2519
06:23:24,990 --> 06:23:27,290
Okay, CRT, please bring up the presentation.

2520
06:23:38,080 --> 06:23:38,980
Is it on?

2521
06:23:42,520 --> 06:23:42,800
Okay.

2522
06:23:43,900 --> 06:23:44,840
I don't see it.

2523
06:23:45,580 --> 06:23:46,820
Oh, thank you so much, Shannon.

2524
06:23:47,060 --> 06:23:48,440
I appreciate it.

2525
06:23:49,180 --> 06:23:49,580
That's all.

2526
06:23:50,900 --> 06:23:51,600
That's all.

2527
06:23:51,780 --> 06:23:53,460
I didn't only need that much.

2528
06:23:53,540 --> 06:23:54,220
Thank you so much.

2529
06:23:54,220 --> 06:23:59,200
This is Mubin called the deputy director of finance and when it's April 7th today.

2530
06:23:59,320 --> 06:24:00,580
Next slide please.

2531
06:24:01,540 --> 06:24:05,980
This is the quick agenda of the presentation and I would move on to the next slide please.

2532
06:24:06,940 --> 06:24:11,420
The recommended action is to approve a contract with the will then financial services

2533
06:24:11,420 --> 06:24:17,500
for preparation of the traffic impact fee study and comprehensive user fee study

2534
06:24:17,500 --> 06:24:28,240
an amount not to exceed 59,230 dollars for the period of April 1, 226 through June 3228.

2535
06:24:29,000 --> 06:24:29,960
Next slide, please.

2536
06:24:31,880 --> 06:24:40,480
The purpose of the contract is to ask a consumer approval contract with this financial

2537
06:24:40,480 --> 06:24:41,120
services.

2538
06:24:41,880 --> 06:24:46,240
And the scope is to conduct a traffic impact for the city and comprehensive user study.

2539
06:24:46,240 --> 06:24:52,460
and the amount we mentioned earlier, and so did we determine the term of the contract and why do we need these studies.

2540
06:24:53,660 --> 06:25:05,360
This is a studies needed to update the fee structure to reflect the true cost of the city services, just so we're not charging more or less than what we should be.

2541
06:25:06,000 --> 06:25:10,920
And it is consistent with the state law, basically, so it's a compliance issue as well.

2542
06:25:10,920 --> 06:25:20,840
And also, it is to connect the impact fee steady with the development impact that is potentially need to happen due to the development in the city.

2543
06:25:21,160 --> 06:25:30,040
So there is a nexus between the developments happening in the key which hardship them, and this particular city is primarily about the traffic impact.

2544
06:25:30,660 --> 06:25:38,120
So, and also it does support the Office of the City's Masterpiece casual, just so we are charging

2545
06:25:38,120 --> 06:25:43,100
transparently and realistically, and, what's it also?

2546
06:25:43,240 --> 06:25:46,380
Sorry, I shouldn't try it, I'm trying to go to the next slide, please.

2547
06:25:46,960 --> 06:25:47,600
Oh, please.

2548
06:25:47,900 --> 06:25:48,560
Next slide.

2549
06:25:51,500 --> 06:25:52,240
Thank you, Antonio.

2550
06:25:52,500 --> 06:25:54,020
Antonio's online, by the way.

2551
06:25:55,480 --> 06:25:56,000
Totally.

2552
06:25:56,380 --> 06:25:56,740
No, at hand.

2553
06:25:58,320 --> 06:26:02,220
Yeah, so, and, you know, to some degree, it does, you know, reduce it.

2554
06:26:02,220 --> 06:26:06,900
lines on the general fund, because wherever we can recover whatever cost we can,

2555
06:26:08,080 --> 06:26:11,760
fairly and acutably, we try to do that.

2556
06:26:13,220 --> 06:26:15,720
And the next slide,

2557
06:26:17,860 --> 06:26:25,720
this is just a summary of the RFP process in evaluation, 1,266 vendors

2558
06:26:25,720 --> 06:26:33,440
were notified when the RFP was published, and 16 vendors downloaded and received 3 proposals

2559
06:26:33,440 --> 06:26:43,780
of from DTA, Matrix, and Vilden, and the qualification criteria was 40% of age experience and performance,

2560
06:26:44,020 --> 06:26:53,980
25% of references, 10% and fees casual, 25% and will then ranked highest overall based on qualifications and scope alignment.

2561
06:26:53,980 --> 06:26:58,060
I recommend it action. Next slide please.

2562
06:27:00,440 --> 06:27:02,860
Next slide please. This is duplicate one.

2563
06:27:03,180 --> 06:27:07,680
Recommended action is again a reminder. Approved contract with the then financial services for

2564
06:27:07,680 --> 06:27:14,080
preparation of the traffic impact fee study and comprehensive user fee study in an amount not

2565
06:27:14,080 --> 06:27:24,840
to exceed 59,230 dollars for the period of April 1,226 through June 32,28. Any questions and thank you so much.

2566
06:27:25,640 --> 06:27:27,440
Oh, there's question.

2567
06:27:28,000 --> 06:27:28,740
I will be item.

2568
06:27:31,910 --> 06:27:33,810
I said, content, but I have a question.

2569
06:27:34,150 --> 06:27:34,530
Oh, sure.

2570
06:27:35,130 --> 06:27:37,510
Well, it's time for discussion, OK.

2571
06:27:38,470 --> 06:27:43,330
My question is who pays for these fees, right?

2572
06:27:44,090 --> 06:27:46,410
Normally, is every investment in the city of Richmond

2573
06:27:46,410 --> 06:27:50,250
or developers like who pays it?

2574
06:27:50,270 --> 06:27:50,830
Absolutely.

2575
06:27:50,890 --> 06:27:54,170
The traffic impact fee will be the developers.

2576
06:27:54,170 --> 06:28:02,610
The Master Feast study is basically review of all the fees that we have in the city providing services.

2577
06:28:04,190 --> 06:28:09,110
So it's whoever the users of those fees are they would be paying.

2578
06:28:10,590 --> 06:28:15,990
How are the fees determined based on the cost?

2579
06:28:15,990 --> 06:28:22,730
the cost of a master fee yes that is based on the cost of the service and about the traffic

2580
06:28:22,730 --> 06:28:28,230
impact fee that is basically potential developments that are happening and there is a

2581
06:28:28,230 --> 06:28:34,130
nexus of those huge developments and it's it's far more complex you know math above my

2582
06:28:34,130 --> 06:28:40,890
pay scale definitely so that's why we're having the consultant right yeah that makes sense

2583
06:28:40,890 --> 06:28:45,490
But it is the nexus of the amount of traffic

2584
06:28:45,490 --> 06:28:46,990
that the development brings.

2585
06:28:48,110 --> 06:28:49,850
That seems like a very good question,

2586
06:28:50,110 --> 06:28:53,210
but for the vendor, who will be doing the study?

2587
06:28:54,150 --> 06:28:56,030
Like when they are done with the analysis,

2588
06:28:56,770 --> 06:28:59,790
we can definitely have them explain

2589
06:28:59,790 --> 06:29:03,010
how is the fee and is determined.

2590
06:29:03,670 --> 06:29:05,450
What were the criteria's in qualification?

2591
06:29:06,510 --> 06:29:06,550
Yeah.

2592
06:29:07,010 --> 06:29:08,370
All right, if there's no other comments

2593
06:29:08,370 --> 06:29:11,630
This is time to go for the vote.

2594
06:29:12,390 --> 06:29:14,390
Okay, we have a motion by Council Member Wilson.

2595
06:29:14,830 --> 06:29:18,050
Second by Council Member Jimenez to approve the item.

2596
06:29:18,590 --> 06:29:23,150
Council Member Biden.

2597
06:29:24,390 --> 06:29:25,490
Council Member Jimenez.

2598
06:29:25,630 --> 06:29:25,930
Yes.

2599
06:29:26,910 --> 06:29:27,770
Council Member Wilson.

2600
06:29:27,870 --> 06:29:28,130
Yes.

2601
06:29:28,830 --> 06:29:29,570
Vice Mayor Robinson.

2602
06:29:30,450 --> 06:29:31,390
Council Member Zapater.

2603
06:29:32,450 --> 06:29:33,210
And Mayor Martinez.

2604
06:29:33,870 --> 06:29:33,930
Yes.

2605
06:29:34,190 --> 06:29:35,370
The vote is unanimous.

2606
06:29:36,170 --> 06:29:36,890
Thank you.

2607
06:29:36,890 --> 06:29:40,330
Our last item is the reports of officers,

2608
06:29:41,170 --> 06:29:45,190
we first to staff and general reports including AB1234 reports,

2609
06:29:45,590 --> 06:29:47,590
limited to two minutes per council member.

2610
06:29:51,850 --> 06:29:52,130
All right.

2611
06:29:53,110 --> 06:29:56,230
I'll start since I had a lot of things to do.

2612
06:29:57,330 --> 06:29:58,930
I went to a readathon.

2613
06:29:59,150 --> 06:29:59,870
It was the elementary.

2614
06:30:00,000 --> 06:30:08,500
On the 26th, it was a fantastic event. I mean, it was amazing. There was a Shemalesa inara,

2615
06:30:11,700 --> 06:30:29,400
dinner, and that was on the 27th with

2616
06:30:29,400 --> 06:30:38,380
The 31st went to a progressive Jewish Sator, which was a fantastic experience in the 28th,

2617
06:30:38,380 --> 06:30:39,480
there was a taste of Richmond.

2618
06:30:47,100 --> 06:30:56,300
So this Saturday from 10 to 1, I'll be having my fourth annual District 2 strategy meeting.

2619
06:30:56,520 --> 06:31:00,020
This time around will be in the Point Richmond area.

2620
06:31:00,480 --> 06:31:02,920
So we'll be at the Point Richmond Community Center.

2621
06:31:02,920 --> 06:31:09,100
everyone is welcome to come out. We'll be having a conversation about things that are going on in the district and around the city.

2622
06:31:09,460 --> 06:31:11,040
So hopefully everyone is able to join.

2623
06:31:11,760 --> 06:31:17,040
And then I wanted to give a quick update or I attended.

2624
06:31:17,860 --> 06:31:20,200
I went up to the Capitol.

2625
06:31:21,460 --> 06:31:31,080
And there I spoke in regards to one of the bills that is up to try to go after individuals that are

2626
06:31:31,080 --> 06:31:36,140
team to steal our copper wire and this time around they're going to be looking to put more

2627
06:31:36,140 --> 06:31:42,380
enforcement into the individuals that are buying the copper wire. So right now we have a lot

2628
06:31:42,380 --> 06:31:49,120
of laws that are already that's already illegal to steal it. But there were some gray areas around

2629
06:31:49,120 --> 06:31:58,480
the laws. So I went out there for AB 1941 and I testified in front of the committee and then

2630
06:31:58,480 --> 06:32:03,560
pass the committee and now will be making its way over and hopefully the governor will sign.

2631
06:32:04,180 --> 06:32:08,420
But I believe that is a new tool that hopefully will be able to use to go after these

2632
06:32:08,420 --> 06:32:11,400
individuals that are continuing to steal our copper wire.

2633
06:32:12,060 --> 06:32:12,820
So that is it for now.

2634
06:32:13,040 --> 06:32:13,780
Thank you.

2635
06:32:20,000 --> 06:32:28,180
So quickly, I just wanted to say I also went to Taste of Richmond and really wanted to give

2636
06:32:28,180 --> 06:32:31,140
Props and gratitude to the Chamber of Commerce,

2637
06:32:31,620 --> 06:32:36,660
and all of the folks on the Economic Development Commission

2638
06:32:36,660 --> 06:32:37,640
who helped to make that happen.

2639
06:32:37,640 --> 06:32:39,700
It was a really successful event.

2640
06:32:40,360 --> 06:32:43,320
Really full, lots of different Richmond restaurants

2641
06:32:43,320 --> 06:32:47,240
and artisans there, and it was just really, really great event.

2642
06:32:48,300 --> 06:32:51,320
I also wanted to say, speaking of copper wire.

2643
06:32:52,720 --> 06:32:56,300
Many of many folks have noticed that Carlson Boulevard now

2644
06:32:56,300 --> 06:33:04,120
as new lights, folks in my district have asked if the northern part of Carlson, they're going

2645
06:33:04,120 --> 06:33:05,920
to receive more than three lights.

2646
06:33:06,360 --> 06:33:11,580
And I was one to say that I got the answer, the answer is yes, there are more callites coming.

2647
06:33:12,360 --> 06:33:13,280
So stay tuned.

2648
06:33:13,800 --> 06:33:20,860
I think that we should be seeing eight or so additional lights added to that section of Carlson.

2649
06:33:20,860 --> 06:33:23,620
And those, that's actually never had them before.

2650
06:33:24,040 --> 06:33:28,840
So this is an addition to address a long, long time problem

2651
06:33:28,840 --> 06:33:29,940
along that stretch.

2652
06:33:30,660 --> 06:33:34,140
I also, I was spent time with the Pullman Neighborhood Council

2653
06:33:34,140 --> 06:33:36,120
of Subcommittee for beautification,

2654
06:33:36,200 --> 06:33:37,840
walking around the neighborhood with them

2655
06:33:37,840 --> 06:33:40,700
and identifying some issues that have been again,

2656
06:33:40,800 --> 06:33:42,280
long-standing issues.

2657
06:33:42,920 --> 06:33:44,340
One of which is going to be fixed soon,

2658
06:33:44,460 --> 06:33:47,640
which is the broken fence along with Carlson Meadow

2659
06:33:47,640 --> 06:33:49,820
and just better maintenance over there.

2660
06:33:49,820 --> 06:33:53,480
So, really good time out in the community.

2661
06:33:54,720 --> 06:33:55,680
And, yeah, thanks.

2662
06:33:57,840 --> 06:33:58,380
Oh, I won't.

2663
06:33:59,000 --> 06:33:59,520
Sorry.

2664
06:34:00,640 --> 06:34:03,700
One more thing, in the time, since the last time

2665
06:34:03,700 --> 06:34:07,180
we had to opportunity to do this section of the agenda,

2666
06:34:08,160 --> 06:34:10,300
I was actually appointed as Representative

2667
06:34:10,300 --> 06:34:12,860
for Richmond on the executive board

2668
06:34:12,860 --> 06:34:15,420
for the G-E-Z for the Green Empowerment Zone.

2669
06:34:15,720 --> 06:34:18,080
So I just wanted to make sure that people know that Richmond

2670
06:34:18,080 --> 06:34:21,240
will be playing that role along with the two other refineries

2671
06:34:21,240 --> 06:34:27,760
cities, helping to set the agendas and to respond and kind of proactively move the green

2672
06:34:27,760 --> 06:34:28,960
empowerment zone forward.

2673
06:34:35,780 --> 06:34:46,560
Well, if there's no one else, then, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I just wanted to

2674
06:34:46,560 --> 06:34:52,140
quickly report that I represent City of Richmond at the East Bay Walled Park Coilation.

2675
06:34:52,140 --> 06:35:06,240
And we found a consulting group to spend with budget of $50,000 to educate the public and raise public awareness about welfare safety.

2676
06:35:07,480 --> 06:35:16,320
Hopefully that will be effective also as a woman elected official in the city of Richmond.

2677
06:35:16,320 --> 06:35:25,040
And I teamed up with 13 other elected women officials across America, one at the Congress,

2678
06:35:26,140 --> 06:35:34,140
some different Senate, different mayor city council members, and issued a statement against the war of aggression on Iran,

2679
06:35:34,280 --> 06:35:45,480
because usually these wars are in the name of liberation of women, and we just said no to war and stop and I'm glad there is this stop hopefully it will last forever.

2680
06:35:45,480 --> 06:35:53,600
However, and the last thing is, I'm also a member of the Hazmat Commission, because there

2681
06:35:53,600 --> 06:35:58,880
is no liaison, the meetings are not as effective as they used to be.

2682
06:35:59,240 --> 06:36:03,800
One of the issues I hope will be discussed, there are batteries, it wasn't the news that the

2683
06:36:03,800 --> 06:36:09,220
battery caught fire and somebody died, they'll bring an item to the City Council to

2684
06:36:09,220 --> 06:36:15,120
and non-certified batteries in the city's sale of them, and that's it.

2685
06:36:18,280 --> 06:36:20,300
And without this meeting is adjourned.