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and with your.

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>> All right.

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I will now call the city

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council meeting of Tuesday

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SEPTEMBER first, 2026 to order

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Clerk Please call the roll.

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>> Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT Council

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Member Campbell Council Member

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Whitburn here.

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Council Member Foster here.

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Council Member Von Wilpert

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Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

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here Council Member Be here

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Council Member Moreno.

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Council Member Ella Rivera and

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Council PRESIDENT LaCava.

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Present Also attending

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the meeting our Chief Deputy

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City Attorney Steve Lester

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Mirsky Independent Budget

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Analyst Charles Monaco Council

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Affairs Advisor in the Mayor's

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office Code Advisor and myself

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your city Clerk Diana Fuentes

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Council PRESIDENT All right.

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Thank you.

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City Clerk.

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A quorum is now present.

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We will begin this morning with

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the land acknowledgment and

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the Pledge of Allegiance led by

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Council member Foster.

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We respectfully acknowledge

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that the culmination or

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the original inhabitants of

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the Unceded land now known as

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San Diego despite enduring

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the horrors of genocide and

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colonization, the community

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spirit remains unbroken.

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We honor the resilience of

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their ancestors who fought to

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protect their culture and land

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Today they carry their legacy

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forward ensuring that

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traditions continue to thrive

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and gratitude and strength we

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stand with the culmination

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connected to our past and

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committed to a thriving future

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Please face the flag and begin

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allegiance to the flag and

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republic for which it stands

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One nation under GOD

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indivisible.

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>> All right, City Clerk and

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Mother Isabella, please go over

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how the public can offer their

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testimony.

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highlight the slide on

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the screen that reviews how

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the public can offer their

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public testimony during today's

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meeting.

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Please At the time allocations

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for proclamations and consent

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items for meeting management

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purposes the order can be found

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on the agenda summaries found

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online or at the table in

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the back of the room.

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complete a speaker slip located

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at the entrance of chambers and

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the room.

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available to assist with

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speaker slips and questions.

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will be taken once the council

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begins Virtual testimony.

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Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

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the approval of

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the proclamation items.

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>> Clerk Please proceed with

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public comment.

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the proclamation items is now

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minute per item per person.

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or more items you will have a

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maximum of three minutes.

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approved are items 3030 1s5

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hundred and 5a1 choice

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initiative if you can please

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come forward You'll be speaking

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on items 30 and 31 and Paul

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Krueger if you can come up to

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the front row to be ready to

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speak as well as Jill Weber

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thank you.

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>> On 30 Foundation for

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Developmental Disabilities 40

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is Happy Anniversary day My

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likes from the where as this

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emergency assistance

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scholarships affordable housing

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champions inclusion and

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independence includes the whole

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family Dear Foundation Happy

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anniversary You are GOD special

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angels here on earth love to

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all a number 31 I'm really

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excited about this one because

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I just spoke with the founder

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of the California Waves.

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He tells a really great story

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I'm hooked on girls baseball

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and it did start when I was a

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young girl.

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I was a tomboy between two

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brothers on their baseball team

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at least for a short period

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team back then.

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So I'll say this Dear Padres

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MR. Group nerd, please consider

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sponsoring the waves Love to

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all It's going to be a great

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day.

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It was really it was It was

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really, really exciting to get

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to know the waves And so thank

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you Love to all again Thank you

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and call Krueger Here's being

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an item as 500 Please proceed

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I just can't let this go

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without saying again that I

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think is a more appropriate

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time to do these commendations

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is before a meeting, after or

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on another day.

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But having said that I just

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wanted to offer my

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congratulations to owners and

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staff of Bandar Restaurant and

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where I've been familiar with

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since they opened and I was

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working downtown But I think

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there's more of a story and

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what they've done and what they

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really need to be acknowledged

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for is that they have stuck it

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out downtown in the worst of

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times and the block they're on

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was one not ten years ago a

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thriving full of shops and

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they're all gone and and our

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just stays there family

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operated just the kind of

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business that we need to be

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supporting and I want to thank

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them and thank you for

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recognizing thank you for that

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concluding comment.

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I'm city council members and

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community leaders on behalf of

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everyone at the Foundation for

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would like to express our

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gratitude to the city for

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proclaiming SEPTEMBER 15th as

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the 40th anniversary day.

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We are deeply honored by this

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recognition.

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40 years is a significant

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milestone and this proclamation

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celebrates not only our

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organization's history but

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the countless individuals

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families, donors and community

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members who have made our

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mission possible over the past

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44 scuse me.

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For decades since our founding,

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ftd has served our community

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with compassion, dignity and

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dedication.

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witnessed tremendous growth and

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individuals with developmental

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disabilities has made

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consistent every success story,

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every life touched and every

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challenge overcome has been

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made possible through

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the support of this community

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the city for recognizing

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the importance of our work and

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being a valued partner in our

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This proclamation reminds us.

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And Laurie Saldana, if you can

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speaker here in council

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chambers also speaking on item

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I just this is an amazing

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accomplishment.

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I had no idea that they had one

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of these national championships

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women's sports the girls sports

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often get overlooked.

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So thank you council member for

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bringing this forward to

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acknowledge their incredible

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achievements.

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to recognize how the power of

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Title nine has transformed

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opportunities for girls and

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women.

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It's not just about sports.

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education.

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difference in I suspect in

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these young women's lives.

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what a battle it was to get

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Title nine accomplished but it

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opened the doors for equal

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opportunity in all aspects of

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education And of course that

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meant in sports and athletics

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as well.

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teams, to their coaches.

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And just like Ted Lasso this

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year is focused on women's

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football.

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I hope that they can find good

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sponsors and get the funding

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they need to continue their

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incredible success.

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>> There are no nobody with

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their hand raised in

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the virtual queues That does

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conclude public comment on

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>> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

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All right Thank you for

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the work with that will go to

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my council colleagues for

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comments questions and

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entertain a motion and we'll

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start with council member cam

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Thank you Council PRESIDENT

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I'll move approval of

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the proclamations starting with

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item number 30.

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It's an honor to recognize

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the foundation for

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Developmental Disabilities as

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it celebrates an incredible 40

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years of service to the San

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Diego community And especially

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I want to thank Jill and Ashley

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for being here today for

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helping us celebrate

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the important milestone.

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Since 1986 the foundation has

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worked to create greater

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opportunity and independence

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and inclusion for individuals

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with intellectual and

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developmental disabilities and

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their families And through

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emergency assistance,

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scholarships, affordable

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housing and other critical

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programs.

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The foundation has made a

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meaningful difference in

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the lives of thousands of San

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Diego And so on behalf of

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the Sandy city of San Diego,

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I'm proud to congratulate them

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on 40 years of service with

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Band Our Restaurant 30th

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Anniversary Day.

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I want to thank Councilmember

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Whitburn for bringing that

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forward Certainly a premier

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Persian restaurant in our

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community And I want to thank

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the Farahani family for their

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very good work here in

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downtown.

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But we know that Persians from

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all over San Diego County come

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to the Gaslamp to have food

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there.

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Certainly mine does as well.

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And last but not least I want

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to thank council member Ella

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Rivera for recognizing the San

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Diego wave and congratulate

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them on their sheer and utter

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dominance that they had this

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year And I totally agree with

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one of our public speakers our

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former assembly member

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Macedonia that they deserve far

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more recognition And again I

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thank Councilmember Yellow for

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Rivera for bringing it forward.

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And with that that concludes my

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comments.

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All right.

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Thank you, sir.

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So we have a motion by

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Councilmember Kemp here to move

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The proclamation will go next

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to council member Whitburn.

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Thank you Council PRESIDENT

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Happy to support the motion to

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approve the proclamation.

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So I want to congratulate all

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of the organizations and

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individuals being honored

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recognized with proclamations

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this morning.

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I'm pleased to bring forward

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this morning's proclamation

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recognizing band our restaurant

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on its 30th anniversary and its

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founder is Chef Behrouz Farhadi

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and Saku Farahani appreciated

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the comments of Councilmember

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Carpio and I know we all feel

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that way.

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Since 1996 they have shared

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the traditions of Persian

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cuisine and hospitality with

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San Diego and built a beloved

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local institution downtown.

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Delighted to share this

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milestone to The Graduate,

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the Farahani family and

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the entire about our team 30

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years of success.

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Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

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right.

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Thank you Council members.

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So we have a motion by council

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member camp and the second by

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Council member Whitburn

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The move the proclamation will

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go next to council member Eli

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Rivera.

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>> All right.

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Thank you Council PRESIDENT And

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thank you to my colleagues for

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bringing forward

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the proclamations that they

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did.

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I'll circle back to those in a

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moment but I want to start by

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recognizing the California

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waves Um, such an incredible

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accomplishment.

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You made all of San Diego proud

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and doing that on a national

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and a national level in front

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of the whole country is just a

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really, really a thing that I

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hope you will hold with you for

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the rest of your lives because

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it's something to be so proud

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of.

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And before I say any more I

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want to make sure I name

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the folks who met me who

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accomplished all this because I

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know you did it as a team but

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you all deserve to hear your

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names specifically mentioned

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for this accomplishment.

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So and let me start with our 20

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2612 and under national

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champions anyone from the 1200

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group if you want to stand up

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and this team was made up of

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average Sicilia, Isabella Cora

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Coral Riley Emerson Riley,

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Kelsey, Arianna, Arianna and

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Amelia.

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Congratulations and

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congratulations to your coaches

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Ken, Jason, Cara and Chris.

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What an amazing, amazing job

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you all have done.

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So congrats to our 12 and Under

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Champions And if our 14 other

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champions would like to stand

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up now and our 14 and unders

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include Brynn Bristol, Krista

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Gabby Isabella.

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Layla.

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Victoria.

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Zoe.

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Lyla.

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Chloe, Lily and Audrey.

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And we're coached by Cherise,

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Hugh and Noah.

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>> Congratulations to our 14

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other champions.

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>> And last but certainly not

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least our six other champions.

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>> If you'd like to stand up,

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Yuki Ava Elisa Sage Cassidy.

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Brianna Evie Peyton, Fatima,

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Peyton and Noelle.

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Congratulations.

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And to your coaches Tim Kellen

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and Marcus.

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Great job.

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We're so proud of all of you

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And I want to just to to share

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a little bit about the context

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for this.

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Where did this happen?

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This is a national

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championship.

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This happened with an

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organization baseball for all

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that is the largest girls

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baseball organization in

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the United States.

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And what I really appreciated

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is that baseball for all makes

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it clear that it's about more

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than just what happens on

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the field.

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It empowers girls to push their

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limits, lead in their

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communities and mentor one

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another.

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And I want you all to know that

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while there I'm sure there's

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athletes that you all look up

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to undoubtedly there are

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athletes who are now looking up

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to you and that's an incredible

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,incredible thing to be proud

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of.

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It's also a responsibility my

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son is very into Spider-Man

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right now and so I am being

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inundated with the lesson that

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with great power comes great

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responsibility.

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You all obviously have

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the power.

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With that comes responsibility

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.

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But again thank you so much for

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for making San Diego proud for

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being the leaders that you are

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not just on the field but in

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your communities and making

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sure that that's an integrated

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into how you approach being

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student athletes.

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So congratulations again to our

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California waves.

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>> We're so proud of you And

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then thank you again to my

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colleagues for bringing forward

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the proclamations that they

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did.

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Very grateful to see those.

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I did want to just say thank

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you to our friends from our in

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your previous location right up

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the street from Cal Western Law

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School That was like a special

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place to get lunch.

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You know, when we weren't

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grabbing pizza from whoever was

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giving it to us for free that

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was that was a place where we

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could go get a really, really

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good meal.

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That was always a great treat.

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And so And your new place is

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beautiful.

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So thank you for staying

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committed to San Diego and

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congratulations for making it

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as long as you have because

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that is no small feat either.

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>> Thank you, Council

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PRESIDENT.

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All right.

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Thank you, Councilmember Rivera

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.

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>> We'll go next to council

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member Marino.

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Thank you and congratulations

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to California waves on all your

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achievements and

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congratulations on all

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the chief comments that you

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guys will have in the future.

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I know we have a very how

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should I say it's a very

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impactful group here.

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You guys are going to do

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tremendous things.

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You guys are already ready,

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dedicated and committed And so

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I look forward to seeing your

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guys's name on

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the Union-Tribune and all good

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things And so congratulations

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on Vendor for your 30th

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anniversary day.

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Thank you for everything that

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you guys have provided to

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the community and really

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appreciate your guys's

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commitment to the city of San

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Diego.

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I have comments on item s5a1

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which is Kevin Mattson Day and

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I want to also think

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Councilmember Foster for

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joining me in this proclamation

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.

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>> I believe he is here.

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Oh, there you are.

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Today we recognize MR. Mattson,

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a health care leader whose work

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has transformed access to care

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for families throughout San

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Diego County.

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MR. Mattson has more than 35

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years of leadership experience

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across federally qualified

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health care centers hospitals,

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medical groups, independent

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practice associations and

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health care management

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organizations.

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He earned a bachelor's of arts

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in business administration and

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accounting from Calderon, a

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00:31:26,847 --> 00:31:27,415
state college preparing him for

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00:31:27,415 --> 00:31:29,815
a career focused on

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00:31:30,818 --> 00:31:31,352
organizational quality and

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00:31:31,352 --> 00:31:32,520
financial stability.

595
00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,520
MR. Mattson joined San Ysidro

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00:31:35,856 --> 00:31:36,390
Health in 2000 during a

597
00:31:36,390 --> 00:31:38,390
critical period when

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00:31:40,528 --> 00:31:41,228
the organization faced

599
00:31:41,228 --> 00:31:44,228
the possibility of closure as

600
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:45,699
part of a small three member

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00:31:45,699 --> 00:31:46,367
leadership team, he played a

602
00:31:46,367 --> 00:31:48,767
pivotal role in stabilizing

603
00:31:49,804 --> 00:31:50,437
the organization and ensuring

604
00:31:50,437 --> 00:31:52,837
that essential health care

605
00:31:53,907 --> 00:31:54,375
services remained available to

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00:31:54,375 --> 00:31:55,760
the community.

607
00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,476
Now before becoming PRESIDENT

608
00:31:59,246 --> 00:31:59,914
And chief executive officer,

609
00:31:59,914 --> 00:32:00,547
MR. Madsen served as senior

610
00:32:00,547 --> 00:32:02,547
vice PRESIDENT Overseeing

611
00:32:04,285 --> 00:32:04,985
operational responsibility.

612
00:32:04,985 --> 00:32:07,985
He's focused on quality growth

613
00:32:08,923 --> 00:32:09,290
and long term financials and

614
00:32:09,290 --> 00:32:10,230
stability.

615
00:32:10,230 --> 00:32:10,524
Now under his leadership listen

616
00:32:10,524 --> 00:32:12,924
to this you guys.

617
00:32:14,195 --> 00:32:17,195
San Ysidro health care grew

618
00:32:17,498 --> 00:32:18,232
from serving approximately

619
00:32:18,232 --> 00:32:20,632
30,000 patients at three sites.

620
00:32:21,869 --> 00:32:22,503
That's a good number two

621
00:32:22,503 --> 00:32:24,503
serving more than 162,000

622
00:32:26,974 --> 00:32:27,541
patients throughout 52 clinics

623
00:32:27,541 --> 00:32:29,541
and program locations.

624
00:32:32,179 --> 00:32:34,579
Today San Ysidro Health

625
00:32:35,416 --> 00:32:36,183
provides nearly 900,000 visits

626
00:32:36,183 --> 00:32:39,783
annually and has become one of

627
00:32:40,988 --> 00:32:41,555
the largest community health

628
00:32:41,555 --> 00:32:42,256
centers in the nation.

629
00:32:42,256 --> 00:32:45,256
Now MR. Madsen also helped

630
00:32:45,559 --> 00:32:46,160
expand the San Diego program of

631
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,560
all inclusive care for

632
00:32:50,300 --> 00:32:50,731
the elderly elderly.

633
00:32:50,731 --> 00:32:51,431
Now one of the largest and

634
00:32:51,431 --> 00:32:53,831
fastest growing pace programs

635
00:32:54,702 --> 00:32:55,403
in the United States now

636
00:32:55,403 --> 00:32:57,403
through strategic partnership

637
00:32:59,641 --> 00:33:00,474
and merging with organizations

638
00:33:00,474 --> 00:33:03,474
such as an Asthma Comprehensive

639
00:33:04,612 --> 00:33:05,279
Health Center Chaldean Middle

640
00:33:05,279 --> 00:33:05,913
Eastern Social Services and

641
00:33:05,913 --> 00:33:08,313
Mountain Health health He

642
00:33:09,417 --> 00:33:10,510
helped preserve health care

643
00:33:10,510 --> 00:33:12,451
access for vulnerable and

644
00:33:14,255 --> 00:33:14,988
deserving communities.

645
00:33:14,988 --> 00:33:15,690
His leadership ensures that San

646
00:33:15,690 --> 00:33:18,690
Ysidro health remains what he

647
00:33:19,594 --> 00:33:20,600
called a safety net to

648
00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:22,600
the safety net.

649
00:33:24,310 --> 00:33:24,665
MR. Madsen has also

650
00:33:24,665 --> 00:33:25,232
strengthened the Community

651
00:33:25,232 --> 00:33:27,232
Health Center movement

652
00:33:28,936 --> 00:33:29,570
nationally as a founding member

653
00:33:29,570 --> 00:33:29,904
of Advocates for Community

654
00:33:29,904 --> 00:33:31,904
Health.

655
00:33:33,608 --> 00:33:34,308
His leadership extends across

656
00:33:34,308 --> 00:33:34,975
California through his service

657
00:33:34,975 --> 00:33:37,375
with the California Primary

658
00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:39,680
Care Association Health Center

659
00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,680
Partnership of Southern

660
00:33:43,451 --> 00:33:44,118
California and Cal Peace.

661
00:33:44,118 --> 00:33:44,785
MR. Mattsson has been

662
00:33:44,785 --> 00:33:45,419
recognized by the San Diego

663
00:33:45,419 --> 00:33:48,419
Business Journal as a top

664
00:33:48,889 --> 00:33:49,423
influence maker ceo of the Year

665
00:33:49,423 --> 00:33:52,423
and cfo of the year.

666
00:33:52,994 --> 00:33:55,394
Now he also championed

667
00:33:57,765 --> 00:33:58,565
investment in San Ysidro Health

668
00:33:58,565 --> 00:33:59,133
with more With its more than

669
00:33:59,133 --> 00:34:01,133
3200 employees through

670
00:34:06,307 --> 00:34:06,907
initiatives such as $25 by 2025

671
00:34:06,907 --> 00:34:09,307
living wage and company

672
00:34:10,978 --> 00:34:11,711
sponsored retirement benefits.

673
00:34:11,711 --> 00:34:12,249
What truly defines MR. Madsen's

674
00:34:12,249 --> 00:34:14,649
legacy is not only

675
00:34:16,317 --> 00:34:16,884
the extraordinary growth of San

676
00:34:16,884 --> 00:34:17,551
Ysidro health but his

677
00:34:17,551 --> 00:34:19,951
unwavering belief that every

678
00:34:21,389 --> 00:34:22,890
person deserves access to

679
00:34:22,890 --> 00:34:24,489
quality health care delivered

680
00:34:26,394 --> 00:34:28,794
with compassion and dignity.

681
00:34:29,897 --> 00:34:30,598
Now MR. Madsen, you're one of

682
00:34:30,598 --> 00:34:34,198
the greats and you gave access

683
00:34:34,736 --> 00:34:35,336
to people who didn't even know

684
00:34:35,336 --> 00:34:37,736
that they needed it.

685
00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:40,108
You delivered and you were so

686
00:34:40,108 --> 00:34:40,775
quiet about it.

687
00:34:40,775 --> 00:34:43,775
That's the other thing I've

688
00:34:44,110 --> 00:34:44,879
known you for so many years and

689
00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:45,246
you provided so much to so many

690
00:34:45,246 --> 00:34:47,246
families.

691
00:34:48,215 --> 00:34:48,850
So I want to thank you for your

692
00:34:48,850 --> 00:34:49,550
visionary leadership, your

693
00:34:49,550 --> 00:34:51,950
extraordinary service and your

694
00:34:53,554 --> 00:34:54,288
lasting contributions to San

695
00:34:54,288 --> 00:34:54,655
Ysidro health and the community

696
00:34:54,655 --> 00:34:56,655
it serves.

697
00:34:57,692 --> 00:34:58,493
So it is an honor to recognize

698
00:34:58,493 --> 00:35:01,493
him and to proclaim SEPTEMBER

699
00:35:02,263 --> 00:35:02,897
1st, 2026 as Kevin Mattson Day

700
00:35:02,897 --> 00:35:06,497
in the city of San Diego.

701
00:35:10,738 --> 00:35:11,872
>> Thank you.

702
00:35:11,872 --> 00:35:16,720
>> If you would like to say a

703
00:35:20,248 --> 00:35:21,115
few words well I'd like to

704
00:35:21,115 --> 00:35:21,849
speak as it needs to be done.

705
00:35:21,849 --> 00:35:22,216
Thank you for the support from

706
00:35:22,216 --> 00:35:24,216
the city.

707
00:35:25,987 --> 00:35:26,654
We have some great partnerships

708
00:35:26,654 --> 00:35:27,321
throughout San Diego County,

709
00:35:27,321 --> 00:35:29,990
the city of San Diego, other

710
00:35:29,990 --> 00:35:30,958
cities.

711
00:35:30,958 --> 00:35:34,558
>> It's been the honor of my

712
00:35:35,396 --> 00:35:35,997
life to work at Cedar Health

713
00:35:35,997 --> 00:35:36,965
and serve the community.

714
00:35:36,965 --> 00:35:40,565
>> So thank you very much for

715
00:35:49,210 --> 00:35:49,677
the recognition.

716
00:35:49,677 --> 00:35:50,780
>> Thank you.

717
00:35:50,780 --> 00:35:50,778
All right.

718
00:35:50,778 --> 00:35:51,479
Thank you, COUNCILMAN Moreno.

719
00:35:51,479 --> 00:35:53,481
We'll go next to Councilmember

720
00:35:53,481 --> 00:35:53,948
Foster.

721
00:35:53,948 --> 00:35:55,948
Yes, Thank you.

722
00:35:57,919 --> 00:35:58,820
Council PRESIDENT And just

723
00:35:58,820 --> 00:36:01,220
congratulations to all of

724
00:36:02,789 --> 00:36:03,358
the proclamation recipients to

725
00:36:03,358 --> 00:36:04,910
the California waves.

726
00:36:04,910 --> 00:36:06,910
Congratulations on your

727
00:36:07,962 --> 00:36:08,696
achievement.

728
00:36:08,696 --> 00:36:11,696
Keep working hard to perfect

729
00:36:12,667 --> 00:36:13,368
your craft And you know we're

730
00:36:13,368 --> 00:36:16,968
not supposed to use that term

731
00:36:17,739 --> 00:36:18,172
Never but never let anyone tell

732
00:36:18,172 --> 00:36:18,573
you you can't.

733
00:36:18,573 --> 00:36:20,573
Yeah, right.

734
00:36:24,612 --> 00:36:26,612
Keep looking forward.

735
00:36:30,518 --> 00:36:31,219
Um, with that I would also like

736
00:36:31,219 --> 00:36:34,819
to comment on item as 5a1.

737
00:36:35,456 --> 00:36:36,189
>> I'm Kevin Madsen de.

738
00:36:36,189 --> 00:36:38,760
I just like to thank my

739
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:39,527
colleague Councilmember Moreno

740
00:36:39,527 --> 00:36:41,927
for bringing forward this

741
00:36:44,165 --> 00:36:44,866
recognition for 26 years of

742
00:36:44,866 --> 00:36:47,866
leadership and service to San

743
00:36:48,436 --> 00:36:49,204
Jose Trail Health.

744
00:36:49,204 --> 00:36:49,938
We've seen the impact of that

745
00:36:49,938 --> 00:36:50,238
leadership directly in District

746
00:36:50,238 --> 00:36:52,238
four.

747
00:36:53,307 --> 00:36:53,975
We're starting to see to a

748
00:36:53,975 --> 00:36:54,675
health is continue to expand

749
00:36:54,675 --> 00:36:55,430
access to health care for our

750
00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:57,430
residents.

751
00:36:58,746 --> 00:36:59,447
That includes a new urgent care

752
00:36:59,447 --> 00:36:59,947
center that will soon open at

753
00:36:59,947 --> 00:37:01,947
the Jacobs Center.

754
00:37:03,218 --> 00:37:06,218
Give me families in our

755
00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:12,694
community a convenient place to

756
00:37:12,694 --> 00:37:14,694
receive urgent care.

757
00:37:17,665 --> 00:37:18,320
>> My apologies to be

758
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:18,666
emotional.

759
00:37:18,666 --> 00:37:21,102
This is something that my

760
00:37:21,102 --> 00:37:22,170
community has been waiting on

761
00:37:22,170 --> 00:37:25,170
for probably 40 years to now

762
00:37:27,750 --> 00:37:31,450
have a place where a family is

763
00:37:31,450 --> 00:37:31,746
sick or a child is sick that

764
00:37:31,746 --> 00:37:32,514
needs urgent care, that has a

765
00:37:32,514 --> 00:37:36,114
place to go that doesn't have

766
00:37:36,384 --> 00:37:39,984
to drive to Claremont or down

767
00:37:40,922 --> 00:37:44,126
to Chula Vista but can drive

768
00:37:44,126 --> 00:37:44,425
right to the heart of District

769
00:37:44,425 --> 00:37:45,126
four.

770
00:37:45,126 --> 00:37:48,126
And that just speaks volumes.

771
00:37:49,164 --> 00:37:49,831
So thank you for that.

772
00:37:49,831 --> 00:37:52,231
This investment is also

773
00:37:55,203 --> 00:37:55,804
creating jobs.

774
00:37:55,804 --> 00:37:56,404
Seniors Cedar Health has

775
00:37:56,404 --> 00:37:57,500
already been out in our

776
00:37:57,500 --> 00:37:58,807
community recruiting for

777
00:37:58,807 --> 00:37:59,507
the new center with additional

778
00:37:59,507 --> 00:38:00,750
hiring opportunities coming as

779
00:38:00,750 --> 00:38:02,475
they continue to staff

780
00:38:03,310 --> 00:38:04,145
the facility.

781
00:38:04,145 --> 00:38:04,946
Kevin thank you for your years

782
00:38:04,946 --> 00:38:07,982
of service and for helping grow

783
00:38:07,982 --> 00:38:08,749
an organization that continues

784
00:38:08,749 --> 00:38:11,749
to invest in health opportunity

785
00:38:13,121 --> 00:38:13,822
and well-being of communities

786
00:38:13,822 --> 00:38:14,255
throughout San Diego including

787
00:38:14,255 --> 00:38:16,255
District four.

788
00:38:19,827 --> 00:38:20,328
Thank you.

789
00:38:20,328 --> 00:38:22,328
All right.

790
00:38:25,767 --> 00:38:26,434
Thank you, Councilmember Foster

791
00:38:26,434 --> 00:38:26,735
And not see anyone else in

792
00:38:26,735 --> 00:38:27,435
light.

793
00:38:27,435 --> 00:38:29,604
>> So I'll wrap up by thanking

794
00:38:29,604 --> 00:38:30,270
my colleagues for bringing

795
00:38:30,270 --> 00:38:30,805
these proclamations forward.

796
00:38:30,805 --> 00:38:31,439
Congratulations all

797
00:38:31,439 --> 00:38:33,839
the recipients the special

798
00:38:34,609 --> 00:38:35,309
congratulations of

799
00:38:35,309 --> 00:38:38,309
the California wave all three

800
00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:40,148
teams and a remarkable

801
00:38:40,148 --> 00:38:40,448
achievement you've done this

802
00:38:40,448 --> 00:38:41,152
year.

803
00:38:41,152 --> 00:38:44,385
I don't know that any region's

804
00:38:44,385 --> 00:38:45,530
ever going to be able to

805
00:38:45,530 --> 00:38:48,530
duplicate it except you guys

806
00:38:49,390 --> 00:38:50,225
because this is a remarkable

807
00:38:50,225 --> 00:38:50,992
town, a remarkable region that

808
00:38:50,992 --> 00:38:54,592
is not only to the individuals

809
00:38:54,763 --> 00:38:55,330
that play but also the coaches

810
00:38:55,330 --> 00:38:56,640
that take the time and

811
00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,167
the parents that support you in

812
00:38:59,167 --> 00:38:59,901
going forward.

813
00:38:59,901 --> 00:39:00,602
And I'm going to lay all

814
00:39:00,602 --> 00:39:02,804
the money that I have in my

815
00:39:02,804 --> 00:39:03,504
wallet right now that there is

816
00:39:03,504 --> 00:39:07,104
no one prouder today than this

817
00:39:07,642 --> 00:39:08,750
person city clerk D.A. Fuentes

818
00:39:08,750 --> 00:39:08,743
and Isabella.

819
00:39:08,743 --> 00:39:12,343
But I know all the parents.

820
00:39:12,681 --> 00:39:13,381
It takes a lot of committing it

821
00:39:13,381 --> 00:39:14,480
to deal with a traveling team

822
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,480
that have the practice and

823
00:39:17,822 --> 00:39:18,520
the games and where they're

824
00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:19,154
going to play next and making

825
00:39:19,154 --> 00:39:19,454
that big trip to the East

826
00:39:19,454 --> 00:39:21,454
Coast.

827
00:39:22,924 --> 00:39:23,591
So again, congratulations to

828
00:39:23,591 --> 00:39:23,891
everybody at every level in

829
00:39:23,891 --> 00:39:25,891
this.

830
00:39:27,595 --> 00:39:28,263
So with that we have a motion

831
00:39:28,263 --> 00:39:28,897
by Councilmember Campo and a

832
00:39:28,897 --> 00:39:31,297
second by council member

833
00:39:31,632 --> 00:39:32,433
Whitburn.

834
00:39:32,433 --> 00:39:33,134
>> Please call the roll I'm

835
00:39:33,134 --> 00:39:36,134
sorry the voting system Please

836
00:39:41,643 --> 00:39:42,444
cast your vote That passes

837
00:39:42,444 --> 00:39:43,144
unanimously 7 to 0 with Council

838
00:39:43,144 --> 00:39:46,144
member Van Wilbert and Council

839
00:39:46,148 --> 00:39:46,848
member Campbell Absent.

840
00:39:46,848 --> 00:39:47,215
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

841
00:39:47,215 --> 00:39:47,582
All right.

842
00:39:47,582 --> 00:39:48,283
Thank you.

843
00:39:48,283 --> 00:39:48,917
With that we will now take a

844
00:39:48,917 --> 00:39:51,530
pause for photos and we're

845
00:39:51,530 --> 00:39:51,453
going to start with Band our

846
00:39:51,453 --> 00:39:53,453
restaurant.

847
00:39:56,258 --> 00:39:56,958
So if you could come up and for

848
00:39:56,958 --> 00:39:58,660
the other two sessions follow

849
00:39:58,660 --> 00:40:01,600
Heidi she'll give you

850
00:41:58,981 --> 00:42:00,981
directions about

851
00:46:06,695 --> 00:46:08,695
okay.

852
00:46:10,933 --> 00:46:11,700
Okay.

853
00:46:11,700 --> 00:46:12,367
>> You can now proceed with

854
00:46:12,367 --> 00:46:12,668
the approval of the consent

855
00:46:12,668 --> 00:46:13,369
items.

856
00:46:13,369 --> 00:46:16,380
Are there any request to pull

857
00:46:16,380 --> 00:46:16,671
an item by council members Not

858
00:46:16,671 --> 00:46:17,306
seen any request with that

859
00:46:17,306 --> 00:46:19,706
clerk Please proceed with

860
00:46:20,609 --> 00:46:21,277
public comment.

861
00:46:21,277 --> 00:46:21,977
Thank you Council PRESIDENT

862
00:46:21,977 --> 00:46:22,644
Please note each speaker will

863
00:46:22,644 --> 00:46:22,978
have one minute per item per

864
00:46:22,978 --> 00:46:24,978
person.

865
00:46:25,347 --> 00:46:26,150
If you would like to speak on

866
00:46:26,150 --> 00:46:26,615
three or more items you will

867
00:46:26,615 --> 00:46:26,949
have a maximum of three

868
00:46:26,949 --> 00:46:27,616
minutes.

869
00:46:27,616 --> 00:46:30,160
The consent agenda includes

870
00:46:33,622 --> 00:46:34,490
items 101 to 1 as 502 and it

871
00:46:34,490 --> 00:46:36,859
504 joyce And if you can please

872
00:46:36,859 --> 00:46:37,726
come forward you'll have 100

873
00:46:37,726 --> 00:46:40,126
101 and 504 so you'll have

874
00:46:41,597 --> 00:46:42,970
three minutes.

875
00:46:42,970 --> 00:46:44,970
Thank you.

876
00:46:46,502 --> 00:46:48,902
100 The flat Iron litigation

877
00:46:50,940 --> 00:46:53,340
settlement I'm actually saying

878
00:46:58,214 --> 00:47:00,214
yes to $2,500,000 because

879
00:47:03,219 --> 00:47:06,522
the city delayed time ing of

880
00:47:06,522 --> 00:47:07,560
construction of two bridges and

881
00:47:07,560 --> 00:47:07,957
they're paying one.

882
00:47:07,957 --> 00:47:11,557
Well this isn't positive but on

883
00:47:15,598 --> 00:47:16,265
it's excuse me 1,500,000 and

884
00:47:16,265 --> 00:47:19,265
more from the general fund.

885
00:47:20,136 --> 00:47:20,870
I believe it is not possible to

886
00:47:20,870 --> 00:47:24,470
do an audit on a litigation

887
00:47:25,730 --> 00:47:25,774
settlement yet the list of

888
00:47:25,774 --> 00:47:28,774
cities delays to this project

889
00:47:30,110 --> 00:47:30,746
is long and includes

890
00:47:30,746 --> 00:47:33,746
the permits and approvals added

891
00:47:35,317 --> 00:47:36,118
project scope design revision

892
00:47:36,118 --> 00:47:39,118
funds owner furnished items and

893
00:47:39,988 --> 00:47:40,656
approvals owner closeout

894
00:47:40,656 --> 00:47:43,656
related item issues fail to

895
00:47:44,727 --> 00:47:45,495
make timely payments.

896
00:47:45,495 --> 00:47:46,195
I didn't see the name of

897
00:47:46,195 --> 00:47:49,195
the department anywhere I look

898
00:47:49,331 --> 00:47:49,732
through the back up I couldn't

899
00:47:49,732 --> 00:47:50,533
find it.

900
00:47:50,533 --> 00:47:51,367
But anyway I think somebody

901
00:47:51,367 --> 00:47:53,937
needs to look at this What

902
00:47:53,937 --> 00:47:55,937
happened?

903
00:48:01,443 --> 00:48:04,443
Thank you 1.1 Excuse me 101 for

904
00:48:06,815 --> 00:48:07,683
okay.

905
00:48:07,683 --> 00:48:08,550
Emergency due to raw sewage and

906
00:48:08,550 --> 00:48:11,854
so forth from t one to Mexico

907
00:48:11,854 --> 00:48:12,821
good news.

908
00:48:12,821 --> 00:48:13,422
I just read this last night San

909
00:48:13,422 --> 00:48:15,422
Diego county supervisors

910
00:48:17,590 --> 00:48:20,590
unveiled a new local initiative

911
00:48:21,163 --> 00:48:21,864
to design a united states side

912
00:48:21,864 --> 00:48:24,264
treatment center center system

913
00:48:27,203 --> 00:48:27,736
capturing raw sewage before it

914
00:48:27,736 --> 00:48:28,304
crosses the border.

915
00:48:28,304 --> 00:48:30,704
Isn't this good news?

916
00:48:32,541 --> 00:48:32,875
A big thank you to board Chair

917
00:48:32,875 --> 00:48:33,642
Larson.

918
00:48:33,642 --> 00:48:36,178
I hope that you say this right.

919
00:48:36,178 --> 00:48:36,945
Remember and Supervisor Paloma

920
00:48:36,945 --> 00:48:39,945
Aguirre and the rest of

921
00:48:40,917 --> 00:48:45,117
the board also a big thank you

922
00:48:45,354 --> 00:48:46,550
for the Clean Water Act lawsuit

923
00:48:46,550 --> 00:48:49,550
by Imperial Beach Chula Vista

924
00:48:50,393 --> 00:48:51,160
and the Port of San Diego.

925
00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:54,760
Thank you Port of San Diego

926
00:48:55,131 --> 00:48:59,101
Love to all And then lastly on

927
00:48:59,101 --> 00:48:59,467
s5o4 yes to authorize a First

928
00:48:59,467 --> 00:49:00,200
Amendment.

929
00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:00,269
Oh, I'm doing great.

930
00:49:00,269 --> 00:49:02,269
Yes.

931
00:49:02,705 --> 00:49:03,606
To authorize a First Amendment

932
00:49:03,606 --> 00:49:07,206
to nonprofit urban core of San

933
00:49:08,430 --> 00:49:08,778
Diego for storm water

934
00:49:08,778 --> 00:49:10,778
facilities maintenance services

935
00:49:12,648 --> 00:49:15,648
This is a great nonprofit.

936
00:49:17,486 --> 00:49:20,623
They serve as a bridge to a

937
00:49:20,623 --> 00:49:21,190
better life for young adults

938
00:49:21,190 --> 00:49:23,190
ages 18 to 26.

939
00:49:26,950 --> 00:49:26,863
Urban Core is looking for more

940
00:49:26,863 --> 00:49:29,863
youth to participate in their

941
00:49:30,366 --> 00:49:31,233
programs.

942
00:49:31,233 --> 00:49:34,833
Do you know someone who needs

943
00:49:35,470 --> 00:49:36,272
their support for a better life

944
00:49:36,272 --> 00:49:39,272
for ages 18 to 26 and then

945
00:49:40,309 --> 00:49:41,177
beyond in their life?

946
00:49:41,177 --> 00:49:45,377
Please let them know I got to

947
00:49:45,548 --> 00:49:46,315
speak with a gentleman from

948
00:49:46,315 --> 00:49:49,785
the Corps and he was so cool.

949
00:49:49,785 --> 00:49:50,520
Thank Paula Kruger for speaking

950
00:49:50,520 --> 00:49:51,353
on item 100 And I understand

951
00:49:51,353 --> 00:49:54,657
there's an image you'd like to

952
00:49:54,657 --> 00:49:56,657
share.

953
00:49:59,562 --> 00:50:00,329
Yes, we have.

954
00:50:00,329 --> 00:50:03,929
This is just the detail on

955
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:05,100
the settlement The choice read

956
00:50:05,100 --> 00:50:09,238
I want to say I've heard you a

957
00:50:09,238 --> 00:50:09,939
couple of you express concerns

958
00:50:09,939 --> 00:50:10,606
about in very polite terms

959
00:50:10,606 --> 00:50:13,606
about the mayor's office and

960
00:50:14,377 --> 00:50:15,110
the fact that you don't have

961
00:50:15,110 --> 00:50:15,344
control over these kind of

962
00:50:15,344 --> 00:50:17,344
issues.

963
00:50:18,947 --> 00:50:21,947
But this is just incompetence

964
00:50:22,852 --> 00:50:23,552
and it's costing us 25 $2.5

965
00:50:23,552 --> 00:50:24,187
million five times the amount

966
00:50:24,187 --> 00:50:27,187
of the restrooms that were

967
00:50:27,290 --> 00:50:28,223
closed.

968
00:50:28,223 --> 00:50:32,423
If any of you worked in public

969
00:50:32,662 --> 00:50:33,296
in a private company like I did

970
00:50:33,296 --> 00:50:36,296
my whole life, people are

971
00:50:37,660 --> 00:50:37,833
accountable when things like

972
00:50:37,833 --> 00:50:41,433
this happen And week after week

973
00:50:42,372 --> 00:50:43,390
we come here and we read about

974
00:50:43,390 --> 00:50:46,390
these settlements and we as

975
00:50:47,310 --> 00:50:47,977
members of the public have no

976
00:50:47,977 --> 00:50:50,977
sense of whether anybody is

977
00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:52,514
ever held accountable for these

978
00:50:52,514 --> 00:50:53,490
kinds of lapses.

979
00:50:53,490 --> 00:50:55,490
It shouldn't happen.

980
00:50:56,719 --> 00:50:57,186
And when it does you need to

981
00:50:57,186 --> 00:50:59,186
speak about it.

982
00:51:01,990 --> 00:51:02,692
Thank you very much, Gloria

983
00:51:02,692 --> 00:51:03,659
Saldana if you can please come

984
00:51:03,659 --> 00:51:07,530
up And then after that is Ocean

985
00:51:07,530 --> 00:51:10,530
Eddie Ray lawyer speaking on

986
00:51:10,867 --> 00:51:13,869
items one on 1s5 of four and

987
00:51:13,869 --> 00:51:14,537
100 I know you have a

988
00:51:14,537 --> 00:51:15,238
PowerPoint on the first item

989
00:51:15,238 --> 00:51:15,705
You'll have three minutes for

990
00:51:15,705 --> 00:51:17,705
all three items.

991
00:51:18,574 --> 00:51:19,242
Thank you.

992
00:51:19,242 --> 00:51:19,876
This has to do with

993
00:51:19,876 --> 00:51:22,276
the resolution that's been

994
00:51:22,812 --> 00:51:23,445
announced now for over 30 years

995
00:51:23,445 --> 00:51:24,180
and it's something that I

996
00:51:24,180 --> 00:51:27,180
actually was a litigant related

997
00:51:27,417 --> 00:51:28,170
to the Tijuana River Valley

998
00:51:28,170 --> 00:51:28,484
International Wastewater

999
00:51:28,484 --> 00:51:30,484
Treatment Plant.

1000
00:51:31,921 --> 00:51:32,622
i was a plaintiff in

1001
00:51:32,622 --> 00:51:33,323
the federal lawsuit trying to

1002
00:51:33,323 --> 00:51:35,723
change the treatment capacity

1003
00:51:36,893 --> 00:51:37,393
or treatment levels.

1004
00:51:37,393 --> 00:51:38,227
Next slide please.

1005
00:51:38,227 --> 00:51:41,827
Sea level rise is harming our

1006
00:51:41,830 --> 00:51:42,631
coastal infrastructure and

1007
00:51:42,631 --> 00:51:43,333
there are other items on this

1008
00:51:43,333 --> 00:51:46,333
agenda that relate directly to

1009
00:51:46,436 --> 00:51:47,203
these problems.

1010
00:51:47,203 --> 00:51:47,704
This is a slide from the us

1011
00:51:47,704 --> 00:51:49,704
Geological Survey.

1012
00:51:51,741 --> 00:51:52,442
It shows very clearly that as

1013
00:51:52,442 --> 00:51:53,420
the sea level rises it pushes

1014
00:51:53,420 --> 00:51:55,420
groundwater upwards, it

1015
00:51:56,245 --> 00:51:56,946
disrupts our buried

1016
00:51:56,946 --> 00:51:57,614
infrastructure not just water

1017
00:51:57,614 --> 00:52:00,140
and sewer but communications

1018
00:52:01,918 --> 00:52:02,618
line gas lines And this is also

1019
00:52:02,618 --> 00:52:02,951
harming in the two other river

1020
00:52:02,951 --> 00:52:04,951
valley.

1021
00:52:06,289 --> 00:52:07,257
Next slide please.

1022
00:52:07,257 --> 00:52:11,270
And so this is from fema and

1023
00:52:11,270 --> 00:52:11,728
I'll be showing more of these

1024
00:52:11,728 --> 00:52:12,328
slides because they've updated

1025
00:52:12,328 --> 00:52:14,728
their flooding area and

1026
00:52:15,464 --> 00:52:16,232
the international treatment

1027
00:52:16,232 --> 00:52:16,631
plant is in a known area of

1028
00:52:16,631 --> 00:52:18,631
flood risk.

1029
00:52:20,670 --> 00:52:21,538
So that adds to the problems.

1030
00:52:21,538 --> 00:52:22,271
I know I only supposed to take

1031
00:52:22,271 --> 00:52:22,605
it one minute per item So let's

1032
00:52:22,605 --> 00:52:24,605
go back.

1033
00:52:25,341 --> 00:52:26,209
And let me just say that I'm

1034
00:52:26,209 --> 00:52:26,843
here on behalf of a group of

1035
00:52:26,843 --> 00:52:29,243
people asking questions of

1036
00:52:30,580 --> 00:52:31,281
experts about sea level rise.

1037
00:52:31,281 --> 00:52:31,915
Meanwhile, you all are passing

1038
00:52:31,915 --> 00:52:34,315
projects forward that are

1039
00:52:35,350 --> 00:52:35,885
making it worse and you're

1040
00:52:35,885 --> 00:52:36,486
dealing with it with

1041
00:52:36,486 --> 00:52:38,886
the settlement of Condon

1042
00:52:39,956 --> 00:52:40,657
Johnson That is a bridge

1043
00:52:40,657 --> 00:52:41,691
facility right next to Midway.

1044
00:52:41,691 --> 00:52:45,940
This is an area that is having

1045
00:52:45,940 --> 00:52:45,395
severe impacts from sea level

1046
00:52:45,395 --> 00:52:46,960
rise.

1047
00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:46,796
So they were trying to build

1048
00:52:46,796 --> 00:52:49,796
that bridge across the Mission

1049
00:52:50,467 --> 00:52:51,201
Bay Channel and I don't know

1050
00:52:51,201 --> 00:52:54,801
what your delays were that were

1051
00:52:55,205 --> 00:52:55,839
causing the problems and I

1052
00:52:55,839 --> 00:52:56,506
think we're all done with

1053
00:52:56,506 --> 00:53:00,106
the slides for no thank you.

1054
00:53:00,643 --> 00:53:01,377
But sea level rise is going to

1055
00:53:01,377 --> 00:53:02,780
disrupt operations like this in

1056
00:53:02,780 --> 00:53:04,847
the future And if you were not

1057
00:53:04,847 --> 00:53:05,514
dealing with a you are adding

1058
00:53:05,514 --> 00:53:06,249
costs and a financial burden

1059
00:53:06,249 --> 00:53:09,249
not only to ratepayers for

1060
00:53:09,452 --> 00:53:11,452
future infrastructure rates

1061
00:53:12,689 --> 00:53:13,356
will be paying to offset these

1062
00:53:13,356 --> 00:53:14,157
costs 35% increases in some

1063
00:53:14,157 --> 00:53:17,157
cases but you'll also be

1064
00:53:17,827 --> 00:53:18,361
burdening us with these payouts

1065
00:53:18,361 --> 00:53:19,280
when you can't meet

1066
00:53:19,280 --> 00:53:21,428
the obligations of your

1067
00:53:23,990 --> 00:53:23,800
contracts And if it has to do

1068
00:53:23,800 --> 00:53:24,367
with sea level rise you really

1069
00:53:24,367 --> 00:53:25,680
need to address that.

1070
00:53:25,680 --> 00:53:28,668
And that brings me finally to

1071
00:53:28,805 --> 00:53:29,172
s5 Bill for the urban core of

1072
00:53:29,172 --> 00:53:29,973
San Diego.

1073
00:53:29,973 --> 00:53:32,809
These are young people who will

1074
00:53:32,809 --> 00:53:33,308
be here likely long after many

1075
00:53:33,308 --> 00:53:34,277
of us are gone.

1076
00:53:34,277 --> 00:53:37,781
And so it's great that they are

1077
00:53:37,781 --> 00:53:38,448
taking part in preventing

1078
00:53:38,448 --> 00:53:41,448
the type of flooding damage

1079
00:53:41,950 --> 00:53:42,251
that we saw affect choice

1080
00:53:42,251 --> 00:53:43,520
Creek.

1081
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:43,720
It is the least advantaged

1082
00:53:43,720 --> 00:53:46,120
people including these young

1083
00:53:47,324 --> 00:53:47,990
men and women in the urban core

1084
00:53:47,990 --> 00:53:48,691
who are the most impacted by

1085
00:53:48,691 --> 00:53:51,691
decisions you are making now

1086
00:53:52,562 --> 00:53:53,229
today that are putting future

1087
00:53:53,229 --> 00:53:55,629
generations like these young

1088
00:53:56,933 --> 00:53:57,633
men and women at risk in

1089
00:53:57,633 --> 00:53:58,501
the future If you do not build

1090
00:53:58,501 --> 00:54:01,638
in areas that do not require

1091
00:54:01,638 --> 00:54:02,372
extraordinary efforts to keep

1092
00:54:02,372 --> 00:54:05,909
them from flooding, you will be

1093
00:54:05,909 --> 00:54:06,508
putting families in the future

1094
00:54:06,508 --> 00:54:07,444
in hazardous situations.

1095
00:54:07,444 --> 00:54:10,947
MR. Lee, chair of Land Use and

1096
00:54:10,947 --> 00:54:11,881
Housing.

1097
00:54:11,881 --> 00:54:12,549
So I approve of this and I just

1098
00:54:12,549 --> 00:54:15,549
say make their job less

1099
00:54:15,585 --> 00:54:15,986
important in the future and

1100
00:54:15,986 --> 00:54:16,419
plan better.

1101
00:54:16,419 --> 00:54:18,419
>> Thank you.

1102
00:54:20,624 --> 00:54:21,358
Ocean Eddie Ray.

1103
00:54:21,358 --> 00:54:23,758
>> Again, please come forward.

1104
00:54:24,270 --> 00:54:27,270
You're speaking on item s502.

1105
00:54:31,267 --> 00:54:31,834
>> Let's see.

1106
00:54:31,834 --> 00:54:32,602
Good morning Council.

1107
00:54:32,602 --> 00:54:33,236
My name is Ocean Eddie Ray and

1108
00:54:33,236 --> 00:54:36,236
the publisher of lgbtq San

1109
00:54:36,339 --> 00:54:37,174
Diego County News.

1110
00:54:37,174 --> 00:54:37,473
I'm here to speak in support of

1111
00:54:37,473 --> 00:54:39,473
s502.

1112
00:54:39,943 --> 00:54:40,643
At the height of the aids

1113
00:54:40,643 --> 00:54:41,344
crisis those living with hiv

1114
00:54:41,344 --> 00:54:44,344
but in particular gay and

1115
00:54:45,582 --> 00:54:46,250
bisexual men were not only

1116
00:54:46,250 --> 00:54:46,616
dying they were being blamed

1117
00:54:46,616 --> 00:54:48,616
for dying.

1118
00:54:50,620 --> 00:54:51,187
Fear became policy.

1119
00:54:51,187 --> 00:54:51,854
Stigma became law.

1120
00:54:51,854 --> 00:54:52,522
And for 38 years those

1121
00:54:52,522 --> 00:54:54,922
assumptions have remained At

1122
00:54:55,759 --> 00:54:56,526
San Diego's code.

1123
00:54:56,526 --> 00:54:57,260
But that is not the full story.

1124
00:54:57,260 --> 00:55:00,260
San Diego's bathhouse is among

1125
00:55:00,864 --> 00:55:01,531
the nation's best It's clean,

1126
00:55:01,531 --> 00:55:03,531
professionally operated and

1127
00:55:05,368 --> 00:55:05,935
comparable to a luxury spa not

1128
00:55:05,935 --> 00:55:06,636
the shadowy dangerous

1129
00:55:06,636 --> 00:55:09,360
stereotype often preserved in

1130
00:55:10,440 --> 00:55:11,140
laws like these during the aids

1131
00:55:11,140 --> 00:55:14,140
crisis and later during covid

1132
00:55:14,311 --> 00:55:15,450
19 and impacts local bathhouses

1133
00:55:15,450 --> 00:55:15,478
,lead and education testing

1134
00:55:15,478 --> 00:55:17,478
and referrals.

1135
00:55:19,949 --> 00:55:20,549
Yet the law treated them as

1136
00:55:20,549 --> 00:55:21,151
threats even while they

1137
00:55:21,151 --> 00:55:21,718
protected our community.

1138
00:55:21,718 --> 00:55:24,118
That stigma still has

1139
00:55:25,288 --> 00:55:25,956
consequences and most places

1140
00:55:25,956 --> 00:55:26,356
bath house permits cannot be

1141
00:55:26,356 --> 00:55:26,923
transferred.

1142
00:55:26,923 --> 00:55:29,258
The laws are often so

1143
00:55:29,258 --> 00:55:29,992
restricted that owners have

1144
00:55:29,992 --> 00:55:30,660
legally adopted staff simply to

1145
00:55:30,660 --> 00:55:34,260
pass the license on and keep

1146
00:55:34,531 --> 00:55:34,898
legacy Institute Your time has

1147
00:55:34,898 --> 00:55:35,599
concluded.

1148
00:55:35,599 --> 00:55:35,966
Thank you for that concluding

1149
00:55:35,966 --> 00:55:37,966
Thank you.

1150
00:55:39,569 --> 00:55:40,237
i'm sorry the five minute time

1151
00:55:40,237 --> 00:55:40,604
going to those participating

1152
00:55:40,604 --> 00:55:42,604
remotely.

1153
00:55:43,807 --> 00:55:44,608
Hector if you can please unmute

1154
00:55:44,608 --> 00:55:47,978
or like to talk about the clean

1155
00:55:47,978 --> 00:55:48,612
up and do you want to river

1156
00:55:48,612 --> 00:55:49,179
that point You'll have one

1157
00:55:49,179 --> 00:55:51,179
minute Please proceed.

1158
00:55:53,316 --> 00:55:57,516
I think we should build a sand

1159
00:55:58,121 --> 00:55:58,822
mine there in mine The sand

1160
00:55:58,822 --> 00:55:59,523
from the till on a river

1161
00:55:59,523 --> 00:56:00,289
because we're going to have to

1162
00:56:00,289 --> 00:56:03,592
make the sewer plant their top

1163
00:56:03,592 --> 00:56:07,792
notch and then we could set up

1164
00:56:07,831 --> 00:56:08,165
a sand mine and make a fortune

1165
00:56:08,165 --> 00:56:08,799
.

1166
00:56:08,799 --> 00:56:09,231
The river sand There's top

1167
00:56:09,231 --> 00:56:11,231
quality sand.

1168
00:56:12,680 --> 00:56:12,769
We just have to clean it up

1169
00:56:12,769 --> 00:56:15,769
from sewage but concrete and

1170
00:56:17,273 --> 00:56:17,974
road bass and all sorts of

1171
00:56:17,974 --> 00:56:18,674
applications we could use it

1172
00:56:18,674 --> 00:56:22,274
for We could even transport it

1173
00:56:22,612 --> 00:56:23,312
up to Del Mar and build that

1174
00:56:23,312 --> 00:56:26,912
dam Would that sand It would

1175
00:56:27,170 --> 00:56:27,751
save us a ton of money when we

1176
00:56:27,751 --> 00:56:31,880
get around to building the dam.

1177
00:56:31,880 --> 00:56:31,754
And then also District nine

1178
00:56:31,754 --> 00:56:32,189
should not be in the council

1179
00:56:32,189 --> 00:56:34,189
meeting today.

1180
00:56:35,659 --> 00:56:39,259
We should be up in Sacramento

1181
00:56:39,930 --> 00:56:40,530
pounding on the governor's door

1182
00:56:40,530 --> 00:56:41,231
and make him sign

1183
00:56:41,231 --> 00:56:44,231
the proclamation so we get

1184
00:56:45,301 --> 00:56:45,969
the real money.

1185
00:56:45,969 --> 00:56:46,303
That's where it's going to

1186
00:56:46,303 --> 00:56:47,400
happen.

1187
00:56:47,400 --> 00:56:50,400
That's the that's the stopping

1188
00:56:50,173 --> 00:56:51,400
block of this whole thing.

1189
00:56:51,400 --> 00:56:54,377
So we should quit having these

1190
00:56:54,377 --> 00:56:55,450
meetings number nine and get

1191
00:56:55,450 --> 00:56:55,545
your up to Sacramento and

1192
00:56:55,545 --> 00:56:57,945
pound on his door.

1193
00:56:59,650 --> 00:57:00,283
>> Your time has concluded.

1194
00:57:00,283 --> 00:57:00,984
Natalie Raskin If you can

1195
00:57:00,984 --> 00:57:01,818
please unmute and let me know

1196
00:57:01,818 --> 00:57:06,180
which item or items you wish to

1197
00:57:06,623 --> 00:57:07,323
speak to.

1198
00:57:07,323 --> 00:57:08,250
Sorry I was last with

1199
00:57:08,250 --> 00:57:10,660
the numbers I know I want to

1200
00:57:10,660 --> 00:57:11,461
speak on the bathhouses

1201
00:57:11,461 --> 00:57:14,461
the language that is used

1202
00:57:16,366 --> 00:57:17,134
around many many things here in

1203
00:57:17,134 --> 00:57:20,734
the city of San Diego has

1204
00:57:20,871 --> 00:57:23,871
become a little out outrageous

1205
00:57:25,275 --> 00:57:26,430
And we do in the state of fear

1206
00:57:26,430 --> 00:57:29,643
want to place labels that makes

1207
00:57:30,580 --> 00:57:31,314
other people feel comfortable

1208
00:57:31,314 --> 00:57:32,150
and it's really overwhelming.

1209
00:57:32,150 --> 00:57:35,819
And I think the more that it's

1210
00:57:35,819 --> 00:57:36,687
talked about in the more open

1211
00:57:36,687 --> 00:57:40,287
we discuss things about what is

1212
00:57:40,857 --> 00:57:41,725
work, the less fear there is to

1213
00:57:41,725 --> 00:57:45,325
have you know, with covid and

1214
00:57:45,696 --> 00:57:46,563
now affordable housing.

1215
00:57:46,563 --> 00:57:50,163
I feel like that's gotten a

1216
00:57:50,367 --> 00:57:51,201
label a label on it.

1217
00:57:51,201 --> 00:57:54,801
What we consider when we say

1218
00:57:55,720 --> 00:57:55,772
homeless are the homeless

1219
00:57:55,772 --> 00:57:58,172
population, mental health all

1220
00:57:59,543 --> 00:58:00,210
of that has been lumped into

1221
00:58:00,210 --> 00:58:03,210
this one big negative aspect

1222
00:58:04,381 --> 00:58:05,249
and it affects me personally

1223
00:58:05,249 --> 00:58:06,490
and my children And so I want

1224
00:58:06,490 --> 00:58:09,352
to speak on being available to

1225
00:58:09,352 --> 00:58:10,530
have more language about these

1226
00:58:10,530 --> 00:58:10,420
words that create fear in our

1227
00:58:10,420 --> 00:58:12,420
community.

1228
00:58:14,491 --> 00:58:15,910
Thank you.

1229
00:58:15,910 --> 00:58:15,859
>> Thank you.

1230
00:58:15,859 --> 00:58:16,627
Next is Blair Beekman and for

1231
00:58:16,627 --> 00:58:19,830
the record you are speaking on

1232
00:58:19,830 --> 00:58:20,630
item s502 Blair Bateman If you

1233
00:58:20,630 --> 00:58:23,867
can please unmute and let me

1234
00:58:23,867 --> 00:58:24,368
know which item or items you

1235
00:58:24,368 --> 00:58:26,768
wish to speak to.

1236
00:58:29,390 --> 00:58:32,639
I Blair Beekman I wanted to

1237
00:58:33,677 --> 00:58:33,977
speak to the chair on a river

1238
00:58:33,977 --> 00:58:35,977
issue.

1239
00:58:36,613 --> 00:58:40,213
I don't want to one place

1240
00:58:41,251 --> 00:58:41,652
Please proceed.

1241
00:58:41,652 --> 00:58:42,419
Thank you.

1242
00:58:42,419 --> 00:58:46,290
Yes just the one item today I

1243
00:58:46,290 --> 00:58:46,890
just wanted to comment that a

1244
00:58:46,890 --> 00:58:47,224
county measure is coming

1245
00:58:47,224 --> 00:58:49,224
through.

1246
00:58:51,610 --> 00:58:51,762
I read in the newspaper to

1247
00:58:51,762 --> 00:58:54,762
create some sort of treatment

1248
00:58:55,699 --> 00:58:59,899
plant on the us side with using

1249
00:59:00,370 --> 00:59:00,370
sales tax increases to pay for

1250
00:59:00,370 --> 00:59:01,205
it.

1251
00:59:01,205 --> 00:59:01,871
Good luck in that idea and that

1252
00:59:01,871 --> 00:59:05,442
we can work on the pollution

1253
00:59:05,442 --> 00:59:06,176
issues and good luck that we

1254
00:59:06,176 --> 00:59:06,810
continue talking to Mexico that

1255
00:59:06,810 --> 00:59:09,446
they can offer their own

1256
00:59:09,446 --> 00:59:10,460
solutions to address pollution.

1257
00:59:10,460 --> 00:59:12,460
Also sometimes difficult

1258
00:59:14,386 --> 00:59:15,520
conversation to have but it's

1259
00:59:15,520 --> 00:59:17,452
an important conversation to

1260
00:59:19,223 --> 00:59:19,923
have and it'd be nice to be

1261
00:59:19,923 --> 00:59:20,324
hearing dialog with Mexico on

1262
00:59:20,324 --> 00:59:20,991
this stuff.

1263
00:59:20,991 --> 00:59:23,793
They do have the ability to

1264
00:59:23,793 --> 00:59:24,528
also build another plant.

1265
00:59:24,528 --> 00:59:28,128
So good luck on those efforts

1266
00:59:28,298 --> 00:59:28,966
Working on pure water issues

1267
00:59:28,966 --> 00:59:32,566
any sort of dialog sand that

1268
00:59:33,804 --> 00:59:34,471
can help with There are good

1269
00:59:34,471 --> 00:59:36,871
facilitator, a dialog those

1270
00:59:38,441 --> 00:59:39,420
things are clear with each

1271
00:59:39,420 --> 00:59:39,677
other That's that's true

1272
00:59:39,677 --> 00:59:42,770
working working out these

1273
00:59:42,946 --> 00:59:43,446
issues.

1274
00:59:43,446 --> 00:59:44,113
>> Thank you.

1275
00:59:44,113 --> 00:59:44,782
Thank you Tony Your final

1276
00:59:44,782 --> 00:59:46,417
speaker in the queue please

1277
00:59:46,417 --> 00:59:47,384
unmute and let us know which

1278
00:59:47,384 --> 00:59:51,422
item or items you wish to speak

1279
00:59:51,422 --> 00:59:53,422
to.

1280
00:59:55,592 --> 00:59:59,792
>> I will speak to s5o2 to

1281
01:00:00,764 --> 01:00:01,432
the Tijuana sewer The continued

1282
01:00:01,432 --> 01:00:02,990
state of emergency regarding

1283
01:00:02,990 --> 01:00:02,766
raw sewage, solid waste and

1284
01:00:02,766 --> 01:00:05,766
sediment coming from Do you

1285
01:00:06,804 --> 01:00:07,571
want to please proceed?

1286
01:00:07,571 --> 01:00:10,873
You have one minute and that's

1287
01:00:10,873 --> 01:00:11,742
item 101 The declaring an

1288
01:00:11,742 --> 01:00:14,411
emergency Thank you and support

1289
01:00:14,411 --> 01:00:15,790
of item 121 Thank you to

1290
01:00:15,790 --> 01:00:18,790
the work of Lori Saldana

1291
01:00:19,149 --> 01:00:19,883
earlier Excellent presentation

1292
01:00:19,883 --> 01:00:20,651
very informative And I do think

1293
01:00:20,651 --> 01:00:24,221
that we need to be thinking

1294
01:00:24,221 --> 01:00:24,822
about rising sea levels and

1295
01:00:24,822 --> 01:00:27,822
their impact on some of

1296
01:00:27,991 --> 01:00:28,859
the developments that we have

1297
01:00:28,859 --> 01:00:29,727
going on in some of these areas

1298
01:00:29,727 --> 01:00:33,130
and how that's going to be

1299
01:00:33,130 --> 01:00:34,310
affecting our waste plants all

1300
01:00:34,310 --> 01:00:38,231
of our septic all of the piping

1301
01:00:38,368 --> 01:00:38,903
undergrounding that we have in

1302
01:00:38,903 --> 01:00:41,303
some of these areas.

1303
01:00:41,772 --> 01:00:42,172
But I'm definitely in support

1304
01:00:42,172 --> 01:00:42,873
of item 1a1.

1305
01:00:42,873 --> 01:00:45,873
Hopefully we can make good

1306
01:00:47,111 --> 01:00:47,578
progress on that and thank you.

1307
01:00:47,578 --> 01:00:48,312
>> Thank you.

1308
01:00:48,312 --> 01:00:49,130
And that does conclude public

1309
01:00:49,130 --> 01:00:52,130
comment on the consent agenda.

1310
01:00:52,820 --> 01:00:52,650
All right.

1311
01:00:52,650 --> 01:00:53,584
Thank you, City Clerk.

1312
01:00:53,584 --> 01:00:56,620
I'm going to kick things off by

1313
01:00:56,620 --> 01:00:57,221
moving the consent items and

1314
01:00:57,221 --> 01:01:00,221
speaking to item as 5o2

1315
01:01:01,458 --> 01:01:02,260
repealing the muni code

1316
01:01:02,260 --> 01:01:02,826
regarding bathhouses.

1317
01:01:02,826 --> 01:01:06,426
As many know I have prioritized

1318
01:01:06,897 --> 01:01:07,564
cleaning up our council

1319
01:01:07,564 --> 01:01:08,199
policies and municipal code.

1320
01:01:08,199 --> 01:01:11,199
My staff came across this

1321
01:01:11,368 --> 01:01:12,200
particular code section while

1322
01:01:12,200 --> 01:01:12,703
researching another policy

1323
01:01:12,703 --> 01:01:16,303
issue Once we thought it could

1324
01:01:16,640 --> 01:01:17,341
not be unseen or ignored it was

1325
01:01:17,341 --> 01:01:18,800
immediately evident to all of

1326
01:01:18,800 --> 01:01:21,800
us This language does not

1327
01:01:21,779 --> 01:01:22,579
reflect the values of who we

1328
01:01:22,579 --> 01:01:26,617
are as a city On a pragmatic

1329
01:01:26,617 --> 01:01:27,317
level we do not regulate these

1330
01:01:27,317 --> 01:01:27,785
gathering places and this code

1331
01:01:27,785 --> 01:01:28,652
is not in force.

1332
01:01:28,652 --> 01:01:31,222
But that is not a reason to

1333
01:01:31,222 --> 01:01:31,856
ignore it.

1334
01:01:31,856 --> 01:01:32,490
More critically, this code

1335
01:01:32,490 --> 01:01:34,890
reflects an offensive and

1336
01:01:35,592 --> 01:01:36,160
outdated perspective of our

1337
01:01:36,160 --> 01:01:37,610
lgbtq plus community.

1338
01:01:37,610 --> 01:01:40,661
I want to state clearly and

1339
01:01:40,997 --> 01:01:41,699
explicitly that I do not

1340
01:01:41,699 --> 01:01:42,433
support this kind of language

1341
01:01:42,433 --> 01:01:45,970
and I ask my colleagues to join

1342
01:01:45,970 --> 01:01:46,337
me in repealing this section of

1343
01:01:46,337 --> 01:01:47,700
the code.

1344
01:01:47,700 --> 01:01:47,772
It reflects the kind of hateful

1345
01:01:47,772 --> 01:01:50,772
rhetoric that has been leveled

1346
01:01:50,941 --> 01:01:51,575
against our lgbtq plus

1347
01:01:51,575 --> 01:01:53,575
neighbors for generations.

1348
01:01:55,679 --> 01:01:56,347
I thank them for their bravery

1349
01:01:56,347 --> 01:01:57,470
and strength in pushing back

1350
01:01:57,470 --> 01:01:59,447
against homophobia every step

1351
01:02:00,350 --> 01:02:01,180
of the way and claiming their

1352
01:02:01,180 --> 01:02:01,719
rightful place in the open.

1353
01:02:01,719 --> 01:02:04,719
Repealing this code section is

1354
01:02:05,790 --> 01:02:06,457
a small signal of how far their

1355
01:02:06,457 --> 01:02:09,457
advocacy and pride and fight

1356
01:02:10,161 --> 01:02:10,828
has brought us as a society.

1357
01:02:10,828 --> 01:02:11,161
Today's action is right and

1358
01:02:11,161 --> 01:02:13,161
proper.

1359
01:02:15,266 --> 01:02:15,933
And with that I'll turn it over

1360
01:02:15,933 --> 01:02:16,467
to Council member Whitburn.

1361
01:02:16,467 --> 01:02:17,201
Thank you very much.

1362
01:02:17,201 --> 01:02:20,404
Council PRESIDENT I think it is

1363
01:02:20,404 --> 01:02:21,720
worth noting that it is not one

1364
01:02:21,720 --> 01:02:24,720
of the lgbtq council members

1365
01:02:24,508 --> 01:02:25,242
bringing forward item as 502

1366
01:02:25,242 --> 01:02:28,242
Council PRESIDENT Thank you for

1367
01:02:29,547 --> 01:02:30,247
bringing forward the repeal of

1368
01:02:30,247 --> 01:02:30,648
this language and thank you to

1369
01:02:30,648 --> 01:02:32,648
your staff.

1370
01:02:34,585 --> 01:02:35,286
I regularly tell my friends in

1371
01:02:35,286 --> 01:02:35,952
the lgbtq community that they

1372
01:02:35,952 --> 01:02:36,721
could be proud that we have

1373
01:02:36,721 --> 01:02:40,321
such strong allies on this City

1374
01:02:40,590 --> 01:02:41,325
Council.

1375
01:02:41,325 --> 01:02:41,625
This is just another example of

1376
01:02:41,625 --> 01:02:42,492
that.

1377
01:02:42,492 --> 01:02:45,595
So thank you to those on this

1378
01:02:45,595 --> 01:02:46,297
council those of the community

1379
01:02:46,297 --> 01:02:46,731
who have spoken in favor of

1380
01:02:46,731 --> 01:02:47,398
this as well.

1381
01:02:47,398 --> 01:02:47,765
Happy to second the motion.

1382
01:02:47,765 --> 01:02:48,132
All right.

1383
01:02:48,132 --> 01:02:50,132
Thank you.

1384
01:02:50,801 --> 01:02:51,502
Council member Whitburn With

1385
01:02:51,502 --> 01:02:51,969
that will go next to Council

1386
01:02:51,969 --> 01:02:52,402
Member Campion.

1387
01:02:52,402 --> 01:02:53,103
>> Thank you.

1388
01:02:53,103 --> 01:02:55,339
Council PRESIDENT Just briefly

1389
01:02:55,339 --> 01:02:55,940
comment on se 5o2 on behalf of

1390
01:02:55,940 --> 01:02:58,940
my family and my Uncle

1391
01:02:58,976 --> 01:02:59,343
Francisco who died in 1992 from

1392
01:02:59,343 --> 01:02:59,977
hiv aids.

1393
01:02:59,977 --> 01:03:00,644
We appreciate you and your

1394
01:03:00,644 --> 01:03:00,911
staff's work on this means a

1395
01:03:00,911 --> 01:03:02,911
lot.

1396
01:03:04,480 --> 01:03:04,615
Thank you.

1397
01:03:04,615 --> 01:03:05,315
>> Thank you, sir.

1398
01:03:05,315 --> 01:03:05,983
And council member Eli Rivera

1399
01:03:05,983 --> 01:03:08,452
the Eagles residents want to

1400
01:03:08,452 --> 01:03:12,520
thank you and your staff for

1401
01:03:13,570 --> 01:03:13,790
the work But going through

1402
01:03:13,790 --> 01:03:17,390
the municipal code to make sure

1403
01:03:17,728 --> 01:03:18,429
that we're not just not keeping

1404
01:03:18,429 --> 01:03:19,630
things on the books that don't

1405
01:03:19,630 --> 01:03:22,663
need to be there but that

1406
01:03:22,900 --> 01:03:23,668
shouldn't be there does take a

1407
01:03:23,668 --> 01:03:24,367
lot of time and effort And I

1408
01:03:24,367 --> 01:03:27,367
appreciate you all doing this.

1409
01:03:27,672 --> 01:03:28,706
I know that in the past that we

1410
01:03:28,706 --> 01:03:32,510
I think we we took an action to

1411
01:03:32,510 --> 01:03:33,177
rescind the resolution that

1412
01:03:33,177 --> 01:03:36,177
the city council had passed.

1413
01:03:37,448 --> 01:03:38,182
Um, many, many, many years ago

1414
01:03:38,182 --> 01:03:38,883
that did not reflect the values

1415
01:03:38,883 --> 01:03:42,386
of the city today And that was

1416
01:03:42,386 --> 01:03:43,187
meaningful to the community

1417
01:03:43,187 --> 01:03:43,721
then I'm glad to see that we're

1418
01:03:43,721 --> 01:03:46,121
doing this as well.

1419
01:03:46,657 --> 01:03:46,957
Thank you, PRESIDENT All right

1420
01:03:46,957 --> 01:03:47,458
.

1421
01:03:47,458 --> 01:03:48,159
>> Thank you.

1422
01:03:48,159 --> 01:03:48,893
Council member Ala Rivera not

1423
01:03:48,893 --> 01:03:51,762
see anybody else in the light

1424
01:03:51,762 --> 01:03:52,430
We have a motion by myself in

1425
01:03:52,430 --> 01:03:53,970
the second by Council member

1426
01:03:53,970 --> 01:03:55,900
Whitburn to move the consent

1427
01:03:55,900 --> 01:03:56,567
item clerk Please call the roll

1428
01:03:56,567 --> 01:03:59,567
I'm sorry the voting system

1429
01:04:01,572 --> 01:04:02,273
Please cast your vote And that

1430
01:04:02,273 --> 01:04:04,673
passes unanimously 7 to 0 with

1431
01:04:05,309 --> 01:04:06,430
council member Bong Lippert and

1432
01:04:06,430 --> 01:04:06,777
Council member Campbell absent.

1433
01:04:06,777 --> 01:04:07,144
>> Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

1434
01:04:07,144 --> 01:04:07,510
All right.

1435
01:04:07,510 --> 01:04:09,510
Thank you.

1436
01:04:10,380 --> 01:04:11,820
City Clerk With that are there

1437
01:04:11,820 --> 01:04:11,782
any comments from the mayor's

1438
01:04:11,782 --> 01:04:14,182
office, council members, city

1439
01:04:15,253 --> 01:04:15,886
attorney, independent budget

1440
01:04:15,886 --> 01:04:16,454
analyst or city clerk not

1441
01:04:16,454 --> 01:04:18,854
seeing or hearing any.

1442
01:04:20,240 --> 01:04:20,491
We will now take up non agenda

1443
01:04:20,491 --> 01:04:21,158
public comment.

1444
01:04:21,158 --> 01:04:23,558
Council members respect and

1445
01:04:24,495 --> 01:04:25,129
appreciate the public's input

1446
01:04:25,129 --> 01:04:25,830
and are fully committed to

1447
01:04:25,830 --> 01:04:27,830
protecting every participant's

1448
01:04:29,320 --> 01:04:29,633
free speech right that Council

1449
01:04:29,633 --> 01:04:30,334
and committee meetings.

1450
01:04:30,334 --> 01:04:33,334
With that Deputy Clerk please

1451
01:04:34,906 --> 01:04:37,906
proceed with public comment for

1452
01:04:38,542 --> 01:04:39,243
all 2.79 Agenda Public comment

1453
01:04:39,243 --> 01:04:39,911
is an opportunity for members

1454
01:04:39,911 --> 01:04:42,213
of the public to comment on

1455
01:04:42,213 --> 01:04:42,814
items that are not on

1456
01:04:42,814 --> 01:04:43,548
the agenda but within

1457
01:04:43,548 --> 01:04:45,948
the subject matter jurisdiction

1458
01:04:47,285 --> 01:04:47,952
of the City Council.

1459
01:04:47,952 --> 01:04:48,285
Each speaker will have two

1460
01:04:48,285 --> 01:04:48,986
minutes.

1461
01:04:48,986 --> 01:04:49,654
Please note if there are eight

1462
01:04:49,654 --> 01:04:52,560
or more speakers on a single

1463
01:04:52,560 --> 01:04:52,757
topic the maximum time for

1464
01:04:52,757 --> 01:04:55,757
the topic will be 16 minutes.

1465
01:04:56,661 --> 01:04:57,295
If you are in chambers please

1466
01:04:57,295 --> 01:04:58,620
submit your speaker slip.

1467
01:04:58,620 --> 01:04:58,795
If you are joining us virtually

1468
01:04:58,795 --> 01:05:01,566
please raise your hand to speak

1469
01:05:01,566 --> 01:05:02,600
by tapping the raise your hand

1470
01:05:02,600 --> 01:05:05,469
icon or if you are a call

1471
01:05:05,469 --> 01:05:06,104
participant Star nine We will

1472
01:05:06,104 --> 01:05:09,104
begin in press and public

1473
01:05:10,207 --> 01:05:12,607
comment with David Lombardi.

1474
01:05:14,612 --> 01:05:15,580
>> Good morning everybody.

1475
01:05:15,580 --> 01:05:19,180
I'm a resident long time in

1476
01:05:19,817 --> 01:05:20,685
Mission Beach.

1477
01:05:20,685 --> 01:05:24,856
I've had a neighbor that ran a

1478
01:05:24,856 --> 01:05:25,523
for us next door and it brought

1479
01:05:25,523 --> 01:05:28,523
to light the city's police

1480
01:05:29,593 --> 01:05:33,970
policy of if they issue a

1481
01:05:33,970 --> 01:05:33,865
warning they have to come back

1482
01:05:33,865 --> 01:05:36,265
within 24 hours and witness

1483
01:05:37,935 --> 01:05:38,435
the same infraction in order to

1484
01:05:38,435 --> 01:05:40,435
write a citation.

1485
01:05:42,373 --> 01:05:42,940
It makes the whole policy moot.

1486
01:05:42,940 --> 01:05:45,340
They get nothing done.

1487
01:05:47,178 --> 01:05:47,779
I had to live next to a frat

1488
01:05:47,779 --> 01:05:48,546
house for six years.

1489
01:05:48,546 --> 01:05:51,382
I took them to small claims

1490
01:05:51,382 --> 01:05:52,830
court and I lost.

1491
01:05:52,830 --> 01:05:55,353
The policy needs to change so

1492
01:05:55,353 --> 01:05:55,786
that they can come back within

1493
01:05:55,786 --> 01:05:56,353
30 days.

1494
01:05:56,353 --> 01:05:56,921
We're understaffed in

1495
01:05:56,921 --> 01:05:58,921
the police department.

1496
01:06:00,524 --> 01:06:00,825
They never come back within 24

1497
01:06:00,825 --> 01:06:01,459
hours.

1498
01:06:01,459 --> 01:06:04,459
So effectively there is no

1499
01:06:04,896 --> 01:06:05,530
police enforcement of the noise

1500
01:06:05,530 --> 01:06:05,897
policies and it's part of

1501
01:06:05,897 --> 01:06:07,897
the code.

1502
01:06:09,600 --> 01:06:12,000
So it's real simple.

1503
01:06:14,471 --> 01:06:15,239
The kids know that that all

1504
01:06:15,239 --> 01:06:15,907
they have to do is wait 24

1505
01:06:15,907 --> 01:06:18,907
hours to have another party.

1506
01:06:19,811 --> 01:06:20,345
If you extend that to 30 days

1507
01:06:20,345 --> 01:06:20,744
then we'll have some

1508
01:06:20,744 --> 01:06:22,744
enforcement.

1509
01:06:24,382 --> 01:06:24,882
All you have to do is write a

1510
01:06:24,882 --> 01:06:25,583
couple citations.

1511
01:06:25,583 --> 01:06:26,250
The word will get out and get

1512
01:06:26,250 --> 01:06:29,187
the money from the citations

1513
01:06:29,187 --> 01:06:29,621
and we'll have an effective

1514
01:06:29,621 --> 01:06:30,288
noise policy.

1515
01:06:30,288 --> 01:06:33,288
That's what I'm hoping for.

1516
01:06:33,991 --> 01:06:34,458
I, I brought a page which you

1517
01:06:34,458 --> 01:06:35,590
all should have.

1518
01:06:35,590 --> 01:06:37,459
>> I need your help.

1519
01:06:38,930 --> 01:06:39,731
Authors I don't know.

1520
01:06:39,731 --> 01:06:40,164
I can't get an appointment with

1521
01:06:40,164 --> 01:06:42,164
MISS Campbell.

1522
01:06:43,868 --> 01:06:44,602
I've tried 6 or 8 times.

1523
01:06:44,602 --> 01:06:47,602
I'm getting no help in

1524
01:06:48,506 --> 01:06:49,374
the community and this is my

1525
01:06:49,374 --> 01:06:49,744
last step So I got to get some

1526
01:06:49,744 --> 01:06:51,744
help here.

1527
01:06:52,410 --> 01:06:53,278
If there's anybody that would

1528
01:06:53,278 --> 01:06:54,145
like to help me get this, I'm

1529
01:06:54,145 --> 01:06:57,810
also going to start a petition

1530
01:06:57,810 --> 01:06:58,490
drive.

1531
01:06:58,490 --> 01:07:01,850
You know, like I said, get in

1532
01:07:01,850 --> 01:07:01,619
touch with the police and let's

1533
01:07:01,619 --> 01:07:03,619
get something done.

1534
01:07:06,900 --> 01:07:06,490
Boys.

1535
01:07:06,490 --> 01:07:06,891
Okay.

1536
01:07:06,891 --> 01:07:07,258
Thank you.

1537
01:07:07,258 --> 01:07:09,258
Thank you.

1538
01:07:25,743 --> 01:07:28,743
Enjoy Sanada, could you just

1539
01:07:30,581 --> 01:07:30,915
pass me for just a moment,

1540
01:07:30,915 --> 01:07:31,516
please?

1541
01:07:31,516 --> 01:07:33,916
I really appreciate it.

1542
01:07:34,819 --> 01:07:35,220
I blew it.

1543
01:07:35,220 --> 01:07:35,787
I'm okay.

1544
01:07:35,787 --> 01:07:36,454
Thank you so much.

1545
01:07:36,454 --> 01:07:39,454
I appreciate that so much.

1546
01:07:39,757 --> 01:07:40,525
Okay.

1547
01:07:40,525 --> 01:07:43,525
At the last Rules Committee

1548
01:07:44,729 --> 01:07:45,663
meeting due to time constraints

1549
01:07:45,663 --> 01:07:49,534
I only had a minute I spoke in

1550
01:07:49,534 --> 01:07:50,234
opposition to the Dark Money

1551
01:07:50,234 --> 01:07:52,634
ordinance only because I

1552
01:07:54,671 --> 01:07:55,439
disagree with the vision

1553
01:07:55,439 --> 01:07:59,390
statement and I quote a San

1554
01:07:59,310 --> 01:08:00,110
Diego that works for all San

1555
01:08:00,110 --> 01:08:03,611
Diego and not just the wealthy

1556
01:08:06,117 --> 01:08:09,117
and the powerful All but

1557
01:08:10,388 --> 01:08:11,155
Abraham Lincoln, our PRESIDENT

1558
01:08:11,155 --> 01:08:14,755
At one time said this Better

1559
01:08:15,793 --> 01:08:16,461
angels of our nature would rise

1560
01:08:16,461 --> 01:08:16,761
up and preserve unity end of

1561
01:08:16,761 --> 01:08:18,761
quote.

1562
01:08:20,335 --> 01:08:23,935
This is part of his first

1563
01:08:24,803 --> 01:08:26,803
inaugural address in 1861.

1564
01:08:29,574 --> 01:08:30,274
From that quote I like

1565
01:08:30,274 --> 01:08:32,674
PRESIDENT Lincoln's two words

1566
01:08:37,882 --> 01:08:40,282
preserve unity Council member

1567
01:08:42,220 --> 01:08:42,921
Eli Rivera your work for all

1568
01:08:42,921 --> 01:08:45,921
the people is very important.

1569
01:08:46,958 --> 01:08:47,759
I believe your work affects

1570
01:08:47,759 --> 01:08:50,695
preserving unity in San Diego

1571
01:08:50,695 --> 01:08:53,950
like PRESIDENT Lincoln speaks

1572
01:08:55,867 --> 01:08:58,867
of the Dark Money ordinance,

1573
01:09:00,705 --> 01:09:01,139
the missions statement Steps

1574
01:09:01,139 --> 01:09:03,139
are right on.

1575
01:09:05,977 --> 01:09:06,945
It's just a vision statement

1576
01:09:06,945 --> 01:09:10,982
that I oppose at the San Diego

1577
01:09:10,982 --> 01:09:15,182
table that I speak of and where

1578
01:09:15,253 --> 01:09:16,120
we do our shared conversations

1579
01:09:16,120 --> 01:09:19,120
I include the wealthy and

1580
01:09:21,326 --> 01:09:22,270
the powerful Dear Council

1581
01:09:22,270 --> 01:09:24,427
member Elvia please reconsider

1582
01:09:25,195 --> 01:09:25,563
your vision statement on this

1583
01:09:25,563 --> 01:09:26,297
ordinance.

1584
01:09:26,297 --> 01:09:29,401
>> I'd love to All Thank you.

1585
01:09:29,401 --> 01:09:30,101
Joseph Rodriguez if you can

1586
01:09:30,101 --> 01:09:32,837
please come forward After that

1587
01:09:32,837 --> 01:09:36,437
is Paul Krueger and then Laurie

1588
01:09:37,644 --> 01:09:38,409
Saldana.

1589
01:09:38,409 --> 01:09:40,409
>> >> Good morning everyone.

1590
01:09:44,150 --> 01:09:44,816
My name is Joseph Rodriguez.

1591
01:09:44,816 --> 01:09:47,452
I am a descendant of the Rincon

1592
01:09:47,452 --> 01:09:48,530
banner Louisiana Indians and

1593
01:09:48,530 --> 01:09:48,820
North County San Diego.

1594
01:09:48,820 --> 01:09:52,570
Um I'm also pursuing a master

1595
01:09:52,570 --> 01:09:52,557
of social work at San Diego

1596
01:09:52,557 --> 01:09:53,258
State University.

1597
01:09:53,258 --> 01:09:56,858
This is my first city council

1598
01:09:56,928 --> 01:09:57,595
meeting and honestly I'm

1599
01:09:57,595 --> 01:09:59,995
excited about the engagement

1600
01:10:01,399 --> 01:10:02,266
and participation here today.

1601
01:10:02,266 --> 01:10:02,867
Today I do not bring any

1602
01:10:02,867 --> 01:10:05,267
concerns but rather an

1603
01:10:06,471 --> 01:10:07,172
invitation invitation to stay

1604
01:10:07,172 --> 01:10:07,906
curious about San Diego's rich

1605
01:10:07,906 --> 01:10:10,906
culture especially those of our

1606
01:10:11,420 --> 01:10:11,376
indigenous brothers and

1607
01:10:11,376 --> 01:10:12,144
sisters.

1608
01:10:12,144 --> 01:10:15,744
I challenge us all to dream

1609
01:10:16,113 --> 01:10:16,714
beyond the land acknowledgments

1610
01:10:16,714 --> 01:10:17,415
and propose more ways to

1611
01:10:17,415 --> 01:10:19,415
acknowledge indigenous history

1612
01:10:21,453 --> 01:10:22,120
and their sacrifice, says As

1613
01:10:22,120 --> 01:10:22,854
elected officials I hope you

1614
01:10:22,854 --> 01:10:26,424
wake up every day imagining how

1615
01:10:26,424 --> 01:10:27,250
we can give back to and protect

1616
01:10:27,250 --> 01:10:29,250
indigenous communities.

1617
01:10:31,363 --> 01:10:31,996
Please stay steadfast in your

1618
01:10:31,996 --> 01:10:32,664
service to San Diego City

1619
01:10:32,664 --> 01:10:35,566
residents and thank you for

1620
01:10:35,566 --> 01:10:35,967
your time.

1621
01:10:35,967 --> 01:10:36,670
Thank you.

1622
01:10:36,670 --> 01:10:37,335
Paul Kruger I understand you

1623
01:10:37,335 --> 01:10:40,335
have a PowerPoint image that

1624
01:10:42,907 --> 01:10:43,575
you'd like to share.

1625
01:10:43,575 --> 01:10:44,342
After that is Lori Saldana.

1626
01:10:44,342 --> 01:10:47,379
If you can please come forward

1627
01:10:47,379 --> 01:10:47,913
to the front row for better

1628
01:10:47,913 --> 01:10:48,413
meeting management.

1629
01:10:48,413 --> 01:10:50,413
>> Yes, thank you.

1630
01:10:52,484 --> 01:10:53,118
This is just a portion of

1631
01:10:53,118 --> 01:10:56,118
the front page story about

1632
01:10:57,422 --> 01:11:00,422
the Barns Tennis Center lease.

1633
01:11:02,270 --> 01:11:02,727
Um, I know that you're you make

1634
01:11:02,727 --> 01:11:06,230
your best effort to hear what

1635
01:11:06,230 --> 01:11:06,998
people are concerned about and

1636
01:11:06,998 --> 01:11:07,666
I know some of you have

1637
01:11:07,666 --> 01:11:09,666
expressed frustration about

1638
01:11:11,203 --> 01:11:14,803
the refusal of voters to raise

1639
01:11:16,208 --> 01:11:16,641
taxes or when we push back

1640
01:11:16,641 --> 01:11:17,642
against fees.

1641
01:11:17,642 --> 01:11:20,845
And I just want you to keep in

1642
01:11:20,845 --> 01:11:21,446
mind that stories like this do

1643
01:11:21,446 --> 01:11:23,446
more to undermine

1644
01:11:25,650 --> 01:11:26,351
the credibility of our local

1645
01:11:26,351 --> 01:11:29,351
government and to make people

1646
01:11:30,122 --> 01:11:32,522
who would otherwise contribute

1647
01:11:34,926 --> 01:11:35,527
to the financing of this city

1648
01:11:35,527 --> 01:11:35,894
have significant second

1649
01:11:35,894 --> 01:11:37,894
thoughts.

1650
01:11:40,732 --> 01:11:41,500
You're aware of this?

1651
01:11:41,500 --> 01:11:42,101
I think it's coming up tomorrow

1652
01:11:42,101 --> 01:11:44,501
at the audit committee.

1653
01:11:45,670 --> 01:11:46,338
I can't stress enough what tens

1654
01:11:46,338 --> 01:11:49,338
of thousands of San Diegans

1655
01:11:51,750 --> 01:11:51,776
must be thinking when they read

1656
01:11:51,776 --> 01:11:54,776
that the Barnes Tennis Center

1657
01:11:55,800 --> 01:11:58,680
pays $50 a month in rent that

1658
01:11:59,718 --> 01:12:00,419
they make tens of millions of

1659
01:12:00,419 --> 01:12:04,190
dollars in revenue And then in

1660
01:12:04,823 --> 01:12:05,190
fact this lease was subject to

1661
01:12:05,190 --> 01:12:07,190
revision.

1662
01:12:09,928 --> 01:12:10,562
It did not have to go in in its

1663
01:12:10,562 --> 01:12:12,962
current form for 30 years.

1664
01:12:13,831 --> 01:12:14,466
The auditor said it could be

1665
01:12:14,466 --> 01:12:15,200
amended both to recognize

1666
01:12:15,200 --> 01:12:18,800
the new amenities and to make

1667
01:12:18,904 --> 01:12:19,504
rent more equal to the money

1668
01:12:19,504 --> 01:12:21,504
the property generates.

1669
01:12:24,376 --> 01:12:24,710
So again we all live in our

1670
01:12:24,710 --> 01:12:25,410
bubble.

1671
01:12:25,410 --> 01:12:28,410
We all surround ourselves with

1672
01:12:28,847 --> 01:12:29,714
our friends.

1673
01:12:29,714 --> 01:12:30,150
We all have staff where we

1674
01:12:30,150 --> 01:12:32,150
work.

1675
01:12:33,518 --> 01:12:34,319
I can't stress enough my sense

1676
01:12:34,319 --> 01:12:37,319
from reading social media that

1677
01:12:38,724 --> 01:12:39,391
the income allowance of

1678
01:12:39,391 --> 01:12:41,791
the department that allowed

1679
01:12:43,495 --> 01:12:44,195
this to happen has real world

1680
01:12:44,195 --> 01:12:46,595
consequences on people's faith

1681
01:12:48,533 --> 01:12:49,233
in their government And this

1682
01:12:49,233 --> 01:12:52,833
issue with leases is not new.

1683
01:12:54,206 --> 01:12:54,739
>> So please thank you for that

1684
01:12:54,739 --> 01:12:55,373
concluding sentence.

1685
01:12:55,373 --> 01:12:57,742
>> Lori Saldana if you can

1686
01:12:57,742 --> 01:12:58,310
please come forward And there's

1687
01:12:58,310 --> 01:13:00,710
a PowerPoint as well.

1688
01:13:02,681 --> 01:13:03,481
Yes, Thank you.

1689
01:13:03,481 --> 01:13:06,184
So over the weekend the state

1690
01:13:06,184 --> 01:13:06,885
legislature met in a weekend

1691
01:13:06,885 --> 01:13:07,653
session and one of the urgent

1692
01:13:07,653 --> 01:13:11,253
bills they approved has to do

1693
01:13:11,823 --> 01:13:12,491
with a project that many of us

1694
01:13:12,491 --> 01:13:14,891
are calling Midway thinking.

1695
01:13:16,562 --> 01:13:16,895
Let's go to the next slide

1696
01:13:16,895 --> 01:13:17,729
please.

1697
01:13:17,729 --> 01:13:21,329
And this is another fema map

1698
01:13:21,500 --> 01:13:22,201
similar to what I showed you

1699
01:13:22,201 --> 01:13:23,340
earlier that has been updated

1700
01:13:23,340 --> 01:13:25,604
as of a few months ago and now

1701
01:13:25,604 --> 01:13:26,406
includes the Brown area.

1702
01:13:26,406 --> 01:13:30,600
That red dot is the Midway

1703
01:13:30,609 --> 01:13:31,309
Project proposed area and

1704
01:13:31,309 --> 01:13:31,977
the Brown area is an updated

1705
01:13:31,977 --> 01:13:34,377
flood risk assessment that

1706
01:13:35,214 --> 01:13:35,847
shows that where people are you

1707
01:13:35,847 --> 01:13:36,582
all are about to consider

1708
01:13:36,582 --> 01:13:39,582
building housing and a sports

1709
01:13:39,885 --> 01:13:40,853
arena.

1710
01:13:40,853 --> 01:13:44,155
A venue is going to be more

1711
01:13:44,155 --> 01:13:44,889
expensive to insure from flood

1712
01:13:44,889 --> 01:13:45,691
with flood insurance because

1713
01:13:45,691 --> 01:13:49,561
it's now been added to a flood

1714
01:13:49,561 --> 01:13:50,328
hazard area.

1715
01:13:50,328 --> 01:13:50,962
So why in the world would you

1716
01:13:50,962 --> 01:13:51,796
ever put thousands of more

1717
01:13:51,796 --> 01:13:55,100
people in homes and have a

1718
01:13:55,100 --> 01:13:55,567
sports venue in an area that's

1719
01:13:55,567 --> 01:13:57,567
already sinking?

1720
01:14:00,105 --> 01:14:00,439
And let's go to the next slide

1721
01:14:00,439 --> 01:14:02,439
please.

1722
01:14:04,777 --> 01:14:05,444
The groundwater in that area is

1723
01:14:05,444 --> 01:14:06,178
creating this flood hazard.

1724
01:14:06,178 --> 01:14:06,912
Residents will have a hard time

1725
01:14:06,912 --> 01:14:09,481
if they can't afford flood

1726
01:14:09,481 --> 01:14:10,182
insurance.

1727
01:14:10,182 --> 01:14:10,883
It will be more expensive.

1728
01:14:10,883 --> 01:14:11,483
Higher insurance costs are not

1729
01:14:11,483 --> 01:14:13,483
compatible with housing

1730
01:14:15,870 --> 01:14:15,888
affordability.

1731
01:14:15,888 --> 01:14:18,888
The construction just as with

1732
01:14:19,858 --> 01:14:20,459
that recent lawsuit you just

1733
01:14:20,459 --> 01:14:21,126
settled could be delayed

1734
01:14:21,126 --> 01:14:21,493
because of these groundwater

1735
01:14:21,493 --> 01:14:23,493
problems.

1736
01:14:25,330 --> 01:14:25,931
Change orders due to flooding

1737
01:14:25,931 --> 01:14:28,931
just as we've seen with

1738
01:14:29,233 --> 01:14:29,634
the pure water program can go

1739
01:14:29,634 --> 01:14:30,335
up.

1740
01:14:30,335 --> 01:14:30,969
And these higher construction

1741
01:14:30,969 --> 01:14:31,670
costs will interfere with

1742
01:14:31,670 --> 01:14:33,772
affordability in the long run.

1743
01:14:33,772 --> 01:14:34,440
Next slide, please.

1744
01:14:34,440 --> 01:14:36,440
It's already happening.

1745
01:14:38,877 --> 01:14:39,478
Flooding is already happening

1746
01:14:39,478 --> 01:14:40,450
in incredible amount of

1747
01:14:40,450 --> 01:14:42,445
billions of dollars of

1748
01:14:43,782 --> 01:14:44,515
stormwater infrastructure are

1749
01:14:44,515 --> 01:14:45,116
already identified but we don't

1750
01:14:45,116 --> 01:14:48,116
have the funds for that.

1751
01:14:49,221 --> 01:14:49,855
So all of these impacts public

1752
01:14:49,855 --> 01:14:50,188
safety, contamination, air

1753
01:14:50,188 --> 01:14:52,188
quality.

1754
01:14:53,791 --> 01:14:54,527
Just like in the two on a river

1755
01:14:54,527 --> 01:14:55,160
valley could happen as a result

1756
01:14:55,160 --> 01:14:58,160
of building in that midway

1757
01:14:58,464 --> 01:14:59,298
thinking area.

1758
01:14:59,298 --> 01:14:59,598
Next slide I think I have one

1759
01:14:59,598 --> 01:14:59,965
more.

1760
01:14:59,965 --> 01:15:00,332
I do not.

1761
01:15:00,332 --> 01:15:02,332
Okay.

1762
01:15:04,435 --> 01:15:04,870
So that concludes my comments.

1763
01:15:04,870 --> 01:15:05,270
>> Thank you.

1764
01:15:05,270 --> 01:15:07,270
Thank you.

1765
01:15:08,741 --> 01:15:09,341
That does include public

1766
01:15:09,341 --> 01:15:09,708
comment here in council

1767
01:15:09,708 --> 01:15:10,142
chambers.

1768
01:15:10,142 --> 01:15:12,142
>> Excuse me.

1769
01:15:13,912 --> 01:15:14,512
Going starting the five minute

1770
01:15:14,512 --> 01:15:15,180
timer and going to those

1771
01:15:15,180 --> 01:15:17,580
participating online we have

1772
01:15:18,384 --> 01:15:19,251
seven speakers in the queue.

1773
01:15:19,251 --> 01:15:19,585
Blair Beckman if you can please

1774
01:15:19,585 --> 01:15:20,285
unmute.

1775
01:15:20,285 --> 01:15:23,885
After that is Natalie Rush can

1776
01:15:23,889 --> 01:15:24,555
back you up.

1777
01:15:24,555 --> 01:15:25,324
>> All right we're we.

1778
01:15:25,324 --> 01:15:27,692
We don't meet next week to

1779
01:15:27,692 --> 01:15:28,600
continue my words from

1780
01:15:28,600 --> 01:15:28,794
yesterday.

1781
01:15:28,794 --> 01:15:31,363
There simply can be a long list

1782
01:15:31,363 --> 01:15:32,131
of problems created because of

1783
01:15:32,131 --> 01:15:32,397
911 and it's ideas of continual

1784
01:15:32,397 --> 01:15:33,299
war.

1785
01:15:33,299 --> 01:15:36,802
I think the local level can be

1786
01:15:36,802 --> 01:15:37,436
much be of much help to develop

1787
01:15:37,436 --> 01:15:38,360
dialog and conversation in

1788
01:15:38,360 --> 01:15:40,436
healing to more clearly

1789
01:15:41,390 --> 01:15:41,807
understand the events of

1790
01:15:41,807 --> 01:15:42,308
the day itself and why 911 was

1791
01:15:42,308 --> 01:15:44,308
allowed to happen.

1792
01:15:46,378 --> 01:15:47,120
Thankfully we are beginning to

1793
01:15:47,120 --> 01:15:47,613
again better address this

1794
01:15:47,613 --> 01:15:48,313
country's previous human

1795
01:15:48,313 --> 01:15:50,616
rights, civil rights and best

1796
01:15:50,616 --> 01:15:51,350
practices.

1797
01:15:51,350 --> 01:15:52,170
Interestingly, local California

1798
01:15:52,170 --> 01:15:54,170
governments and communities

1799
01:15:55,654 --> 01:15:56,255
know how to gear up now know

1800
01:15:56,255 --> 01:15:56,922
how to gear up towards

1801
01:15:56,922 --> 01:15:57,623
practices of peace when our

1802
01:15:57,623 --> 01:16:00,623
U.S. National level continues

1803
01:16:00,859 --> 01:16:01,197
to go to war at this time in

1804
01:16:01,197 --> 01:16:01,893
history.

1805
01:16:01,893 --> 01:16:04,697
And believe it or not, we have

1806
01:16:04,697 --> 01:16:05,497
also created an important new

1807
01:16:05,497 --> 01:16:06,165
set of civil rights and civil

1808
01:16:06,165 --> 01:16:06,866
protection policies for both

1809
01:16:06,866 --> 01:16:09,266
immigration and technology for

1810
01:16:10,690 --> 01:16:10,936
our local U.S. Communities.

1811
01:16:10,936 --> 01:16:11,804
I hope San Diego can also take

1812
01:16:11,804 --> 01:16:15,390
to heart we are creating best

1813
01:16:15,390 --> 01:16:15,741
practices that local police

1814
01:16:15,741 --> 01:16:16,342
departments previously running

1815
01:16:16,342 --> 01:16:18,742
around with violent war

1816
01:16:20,120 --> 01:16:20,679
policies from the possibly very

1817
01:16:20,679 --> 01:16:21,800
fabricated events of the 911

1818
01:16:21,800 --> 01:16:23,800
and wartime.

1819
01:16:24,950 --> 01:16:25,517
Now have to better answer local

1820
01:16:25,517 --> 01:16:26,118
elected officials and

1821
01:16:26,118 --> 01:16:26,719
the everyday public and

1822
01:16:26,719 --> 01:16:29,119
community and that local

1823
01:16:30,523 --> 01:16:31,190
communities now work closely

1824
01:16:31,190 --> 01:16:31,890
together and how to address

1825
01:16:31,890 --> 01:16:34,890
de-escalation with the use of

1826
01:16:35,494 --> 01:16:36,194
lethal force and hopefully more

1827
01:16:36,194 --> 01:16:36,896
responsible less serious with

1828
01:16:36,896 --> 01:16:38,896
future surveillance technology

1829
01:16:40,990 --> 01:16:40,766
to conclude, we MAY also be

1830
01:16:40,766 --> 01:16:41,300
starting to better consider

1831
01:16:41,300 --> 01:16:43,300
that working towards

1832
01:16:44,503 --> 01:16:45,700
the humanity and oversight of

1833
01:16:45,700 --> 01:16:45,738
more open, cooperative

1834
01:16:45,738 --> 01:16:47,738
participatory democracy can

1835
01:16:49,575 --> 01:16:50,275
make more sense than overly

1836
01:16:50,275 --> 01:16:51,100
focusing on this country as a

1837
01:16:51,100 --> 01:16:53,100
representative a representative

1838
01:16:55,147 --> 01:16:55,681
representative of republic as a

1839
01:16:55,681 --> 01:16:56,315
decision making and

1840
01:16:56,315 --> 01:16:59,315
policymaking of only a few

1841
01:16:59,918 --> 01:17:00,552
representative elites in

1842
01:17:00,552 --> 01:17:01,287
the past 20 years of this

1843
01:17:01,287 --> 01:17:04,323
country has often brought a new

1844
01:17:04,323 --> 01:17:04,990
level of harm and death to

1845
01:17:04,990 --> 01:17:05,391
the everyday people of local

1846
01:17:05,391 --> 01:17:07,391
communities.

1847
01:17:08,527 --> 01:17:09,161
I hope this can provide some

1848
01:17:09,161 --> 01:17:09,895
context and how to better

1849
01:17:09,895 --> 01:17:13,495
consider our past and future in

1850
01:17:13,599 --> 01:17:13,932
San Diego and across this

1851
01:17:13,932 --> 01:17:14,600
country.

1852
01:17:14,600 --> 01:17:17,600
Thanks for the meeting today

1853
01:17:18,537 --> 01:17:19,405
and see you guys.

1854
01:17:19,405 --> 01:17:20,271
Good luck in our upcoming work

1855
01:17:20,271 --> 01:17:23,871
that we can all work on

1856
01:17:24,176 --> 01:17:24,610
together as a community.

1857
01:17:24,610 --> 01:17:25,100
>> Thank you.

1858
01:17:25,100 --> 01:17:25,745
Thank you.

1859
01:17:25,745 --> 01:17:26,245
Next is Natalie Raskin If you

1860
01:17:26,245 --> 01:17:28,245
can please unmute.

1861
01:17:28,313 --> 01:17:32,513
After that is back you wrap and

1862
01:17:32,785 --> 01:17:33,619
then 7499 by Natalie Rafferty.

1863
01:17:33,619 --> 01:17:34,320
>> I didn't get a chance to

1864
01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:34,720
raise my hand for the girls in

1865
01:17:34,720 --> 01:17:36,720
the sports.

1866
01:17:37,590 --> 01:17:37,890
I don't know if they're still

1867
01:17:37,890 --> 01:17:38,757
there.

1868
01:17:38,757 --> 01:17:42,357
>> Coming from a girl who had

1869
01:17:42,728 --> 01:17:43,595
to play baseball because there

1870
01:17:43,595 --> 01:17:47,266
was an I was a Air Force brat

1871
01:17:47,266 --> 01:17:47,767
so I didn't have they didn't

1872
01:17:47,767 --> 01:17:48,534
have girls teams.

1873
01:17:48,534 --> 01:17:49,235
I had to play with the boys And

1874
01:17:49,235 --> 01:17:52,235
also coming from a collegiate

1875
01:17:52,505 --> 01:17:53,205
athlete and a woman is a girls

1876
01:17:53,205 --> 01:17:56,205
high school basketball coach I

1877
01:17:56,809 --> 01:17:57,676
commend them and applaud them

1878
01:17:57,676 --> 01:18:01,847
and hope they use that skill to

1879
01:18:01,847 --> 01:18:02,615
move forward in life as I have

1880
01:18:02,615 --> 01:18:06,485
now being in the position I am

1881
01:18:06,485 --> 01:18:07,860
being in a team like that will

1882
01:18:07,860 --> 01:18:07,787
build confidence in your

1883
01:18:07,787 --> 01:18:11,223
ability to speak out when you

1884
01:18:11,223 --> 01:18:11,557
need to speak out in that sense

1885
01:18:11,557 --> 01:18:12,491
as well.

1886
01:18:12,491 --> 01:18:16,910
Coming from a woman that has

1887
01:18:16,128 --> 01:18:16,795
some sports methodology

1888
01:18:16,795 --> 01:18:18,795
methodologies available that

1889
01:18:20,967 --> 01:18:21,667
I'm trying to get my foot in

1890
01:18:21,667 --> 01:18:22,401
the door, it still seems that

1891
01:18:22,401 --> 01:18:25,938
women have a hard time reaching

1892
01:18:25,938 --> 01:18:26,605
the same level as a man when

1893
01:18:26,605 --> 01:18:29,605
there are ideas to bring

1894
01:18:30,576 --> 01:18:31,444
revenue to this city.

1895
01:18:31,444 --> 01:18:35,414
I have my son plays for mls

1896
01:18:35,414 --> 01:18:36,181
next and I still can't seem to

1897
01:18:36,181 --> 01:18:40,381
get my foot in the door because

1898
01:18:40,720 --> 01:18:41,520
it seems either if I'm a woman

1899
01:18:41,520 --> 01:18:45,120
or the ideas and the revolution

1900
01:18:45,758 --> 01:18:46,459
innovation that I have has not

1901
01:18:46,459 --> 01:18:49,459
reached the level to there

1902
01:18:50,329 --> 01:18:51,363
under standings.

1903
01:18:51,363 --> 01:18:54,700
So I know there are some of you

1904
01:18:54,700 --> 01:18:55,101
up there that have sports

1905
01:18:55,101 --> 01:18:55,868
connections.

1906
01:18:55,868 --> 01:18:59,639
I'd like to put this in front

1907
01:18:59,639 --> 01:19:00,380
of you and bring some revenue

1908
01:19:00,380 --> 01:19:00,640
to the city.

1909
01:19:00,640 --> 01:19:03,640
This is where I live.

1910
01:19:04,210 --> 01:19:04,977
This is where my kids have born

1911
01:19:04,977 --> 01:19:05,311
and raised and I am still out

1912
01:19:05,311 --> 01:19:07,311
of 318.

1913
01:19:09,548 --> 01:19:10,216
There are still 388 of these

1914
01:19:10,216 --> 01:19:13,216
that have nowhere to go.

1915
01:19:13,519 --> 01:19:17,119
NOVEMBER 30th me and my family

1916
01:19:17,690 --> 01:19:18,557
one son has already left me.

1917
01:19:18,557 --> 01:19:19,358
We are going to be homeless.

1918
01:19:19,358 --> 01:19:19,659
I don't want to be in this

1919
01:19:19,659 --> 01:19:21,659
trap.

1920
01:19:23,329 --> 01:19:24,300
I have used in research and

1921
01:19:24,300 --> 01:19:27,366
I've been studying A.I. And I

1922
01:19:27,366 --> 01:19:28,340
think there are ways to bring

1923
01:19:28,340 --> 01:19:28,801
more revenue into this city.

1924
01:19:28,801 --> 01:19:32,401
It's just getting my foot in

1925
01:19:32,672 --> 01:19:33,710
the door and being able to talk

1926
01:19:33,710 --> 01:19:33,773
to somebody.

1927
01:19:33,773 --> 01:19:36,409
We have 318 families that are

1928
01:19:36,409 --> 01:19:36,843
going to be homeless on

1929
01:19:36,843 --> 01:19:37,376
NOVEMBER 30th.

1930
01:19:37,376 --> 01:19:38,110
Time has concluded.

1931
01:19:38,110 --> 01:19:39,345
Thank you Becky Rapp If you can

1932
01:19:39,345 --> 01:19:42,345
please unmute and after that

1933
01:19:44,150 --> 01:19:44,750
will be 7499.

1934
01:19:44,750 --> 01:19:45,585
>> Good morning.

1935
01:19:45,585 --> 01:19:49,288
My name is Becky Rapp and I'm

1936
01:19:49,288 --> 01:19:52,888
here today to ask the council

1937
01:19:52,959 --> 01:19:53,559
to support California ab 2249

1938
01:19:53,559 --> 01:19:54,227
and to reach out to

1939
01:19:54,227 --> 01:19:56,627
the governor's office urging

1940
01:19:58,131 --> 01:19:58,698
him to sign this important

1941
01:19:58,698 --> 01:20:00,698
piece of legislation.

1942
01:20:02,535 --> 01:20:03,202
When fornia passed Proposition

1943
01:20:03,202 --> 01:20:03,902
64, protecting children and

1944
01:20:03,902 --> 01:20:07,406
youth was an important part of

1945
01:20:07,406 --> 01:20:08,174
the framework.

1946
01:20:08,174 --> 01:20:08,875
The goal was to make marijuana

1947
01:20:08,875 --> 01:20:11,875
legal for adults while keeping

1948
01:20:12,545 --> 01:20:12,912
children and young people

1949
01:20:12,912 --> 01:20:13,613
protected.

1950
01:20:13,613 --> 01:20:16,613
But experience has shown that

1951
01:20:17,160 --> 01:20:17,750
the existing language regarding

1952
01:20:17,750 --> 01:20:18,484
packaging and labeling that MAY

1953
01:20:18,484 --> 01:20:21,987
appeal to children is not clear

1954
01:20:21,987 --> 01:20:22,922
enough.

1955
01:20:22,922 --> 01:20:26,522
>> ab two two four nine takes

1956
01:20:26,826 --> 01:20:27,526
an important step forward by

1957
01:20:27,526 --> 01:20:28,227
providing clear standards for

1958
01:20:28,227 --> 01:20:28,628
what is considered attractive

1959
01:20:28,628 --> 01:20:30,628
to children.

1960
01:20:32,765 --> 01:20:33,465
It addresses cartoons, child

1961
01:20:33,465 --> 01:20:35,865
oriented characters candy and

1962
01:20:37,470 --> 01:20:38,104
dessert imagery and other

1963
01:20:38,104 --> 01:20:38,538
designs that can appeal to

1964
01:20:38,538 --> 01:20:40,538
young people.

1965
01:20:42,141 --> 01:20:42,775
This bill is about making sure

1966
01:20:42,775 --> 01:20:43,409
that products intended for

1967
01:20:43,409 --> 01:20:46,409
adults are not packaged or

1968
01:20:47,146 --> 01:20:47,846
labeled in ways that are

1969
01:20:47,846 --> 01:20:48,514
designed to attract children.

1970
01:20:48,514 --> 01:20:51,717
So I'm asking the council to

1971
01:20:51,717 --> 01:20:54,117
recognize the importance of

1972
01:20:55,488 --> 01:20:55,788
this legislation and support hb

1973
01:20:55,788 --> 01:20:56,456
2249.

1974
01:20:56,456 --> 01:20:59,456
This bill gives California a

1975
01:21:00,727 --> 01:21:01,270
clear and stronger way to do

1976
01:21:01,270 --> 01:21:01,461
that.

1977
01:21:01,461 --> 01:21:01,928
>> Thank you.

1978
01:21:01,928 --> 01:21:03,928
Thank you.

1979
01:21:05,398 --> 01:21:08,398
Nexus 7499I know you have

1980
01:21:09,469 --> 01:21:10,203
materials to share.

1981
01:21:10,203 --> 01:21:12,603
>> Please play the video.

1982
01:21:14,172 --> 01:21:15,140
Thank you.

1983
01:21:15,140 --> 01:21:15,808
>> Here on JUNE 15th I was hang

1984
01:21:15,808 --> 01:21:18,208
gliding at Dockweiler State

1985
01:21:19,145 --> 01:21:19,846
Beach in Los Angeles under

1986
01:21:19,846 --> 01:21:20,480
the Dockweiler waiver that has

1987
01:21:20,480 --> 01:21:22,880
been in place since 2017.

1988
01:21:24,217 --> 01:21:24,917
The public has been able to

1989
01:21:24,917 --> 01:21:25,652
hang gliding Dockweiler Beach

1990
01:21:25,652 --> 01:21:29,880
for nearly ten years Under that

1991
01:21:29,880 --> 01:21:29,755
waiver.

1992
01:21:29,755 --> 01:21:30,423
A decade ago however hang

1993
01:21:30,423 --> 01:21:31,190
gliding a while It was not

1994
01:21:31,190 --> 01:21:34,327
allowed by the county of Los

1995
01:21:34,327 --> 01:21:34,727
Angeles without use for

1996
01:21:34,727 --> 01:21:35,395
membership.

1997
01:21:35,395 --> 01:21:37,795
Fortunately that all changed

1998
01:21:38,631 --> 01:21:39,398
due to a sequence of events

1999
01:21:39,398 --> 01:21:42,602
that started right here in San

2000
01:21:42,602 --> 01:21:43,469
Diego on JULY 24th, 2011.

2001
01:21:43,469 --> 01:21:44,170
A female student named Shannon

2002
01:21:44,170 --> 01:21:47,170
Hamby was taking lessons at

2003
01:21:47,273 --> 01:21:47,740
Torrey through the city's

2004
01:21:47,740 --> 01:21:48,474
concessionaire.

2005
01:21:48,474 --> 01:21:51,474
She was under radio supervision

2006
01:21:51,611 --> 01:21:52,211
when she was flown directly

2007
01:21:52,211 --> 01:21:52,545
into the path of another

2008
01:21:52,545 --> 01:21:53,179
student.

2009
01:21:53,179 --> 01:21:53,512
She crashed and was badly

2010
01:21:53,512 --> 01:21:55,512
injured.

2011
01:21:57,383 --> 01:21:58,840
I was contacted by Shannon's

2012
01:21:58,840 --> 01:21:58,751
lawyer and asked to testify as

2013
01:21:58,751 --> 01:22:02,351
an expert witness and I did.

2014
01:22:02,589 --> 01:22:03,323
My testimony in SEPTEMBER of

2015
01:22:03,323 --> 01:22:03,990
2014 was solid and the case was

2016
01:22:03,990 --> 01:22:06,390
quickly settled in Shannon's

2017
01:22:07,427 --> 01:22:08,610
favor for an undisclosed amount

2018
01:22:08,610 --> 01:22:11,610
but ended up losing their

2019
01:22:11,331 --> 01:22:12,310
insurance coverage.

2020
01:22:12,310 --> 01:22:12,799
By NOVEMBER of 2014.

2021
01:22:12,799 --> 01:22:15,799
I was retaliated against by

2022
01:22:16,936 --> 01:22:17,570
your concession chair who

2023
01:22:17,570 --> 01:22:18,304
conspired with you but in

2024
01:22:18,304 --> 01:22:21,273
the spring of 2015 to have me

2025
01:22:21,273 --> 01:22:22,410
expelled for my testimony which

2026
01:22:22,410 --> 01:22:26,241
ended my ability to fly at all

2027
01:22:26,379 --> 01:22:26,946
use for sites including Torrey

2028
01:22:26,946 --> 01:22:27,747
Pines and Dockweiler.

2029
01:22:27,747 --> 01:22:31,347
In early 2017 we met with newly

2030
01:22:31,985 --> 01:22:32,718
elected Barbara Bree for help.

2031
01:22:32,718 --> 01:22:35,718
Barbara Bree suggested a flight

2032
01:22:35,955 --> 01:22:36,623
waiver to solve the problem but

2033
01:22:36,623 --> 01:22:37,423
she never followed through.

2034
01:22:37,423 --> 01:22:40,926
Joe Foulston I also spoke to

2035
01:22:40,926 --> 01:22:41,327
the Los Angeles County Board of

2036
01:22:41,327 --> 01:22:42,280
Supervisors.

2037
01:22:42,280 --> 01:22:45,280
While Barbara Bree did nothing

2038
01:22:45,698 --> 01:22:46,398
here in San Diego, Los Angeles

2039
01:22:46,398 --> 01:22:48,798
Supervisor Janice Hahn stepped

2040
01:22:50,470 --> 01:22:50,804
up and actually instituted a

2041
01:22:50,804 --> 01:22:51,471
waiver.

2042
01:22:51,471 --> 01:22:52,205
The first dockweiler waivers

2043
01:22:52,205 --> 01:22:55,241
were issued to Joe Foust Frank

2044
01:22:55,241 --> 01:22:56,276
Culver and myself.

2045
01:22:56,276 --> 01:22:59,876
On JULY 26th, 2017 And we have

2046
01:23:00,712 --> 01:23:01,214
flown under those waivers

2047
01:23:01,214 --> 01:23:01,848
without incident.

2048
01:23:01,848 --> 01:23:04,248
Ever since Barbara Barrie

2049
01:23:05,180 --> 01:23:05,818
dodged the issue for the rest

2050
01:23:05,818 --> 01:23:06,352
of her term until her failed

2051
01:23:06,352 --> 01:23:07,200
mayoral bid in 2020.

2052
01:23:07,200 --> 01:23:10,200
Joe LaCava has followed her

2053
01:23:10,255 --> 01:23:10,556
lead throughout his entire

2054
01:23:10,556 --> 01:23:11,224
term.

2055
01:23:11,224 --> 01:23:13,624
Reactivate the Torrey Pines

2056
01:23:14,627 --> 01:23:15,361
City Park Advisory Board and

2057
01:23:15,361 --> 01:23:15,762
institute a Torrey Pines flight

2058
01:23:15,762 --> 01:23:17,762
waiver now.

2059
01:23:19,699 --> 01:23:20,166
Thank you.

2060
01:23:20,166 --> 01:23:20,867
>> Thank you.

2061
01:23:20,867 --> 01:23:23,267
That concludes your comments.

2062
01:23:24,204 --> 01:23:24,704
And there's a timer.

2063
01:23:24,704 --> 01:23:26,704
Next is Toni.

2064
01:23:28,641 --> 01:23:29,342
If you can please unmute

2065
01:23:29,342 --> 01:23:30,750
The five minute timer also did

2066
01:23:30,750 --> 01:23:33,675
go off during the last speaker.

2067
01:23:34,247 --> 01:23:34,881
There were five speakers and

2068
01:23:34,881 --> 01:23:35,248
there were six speakers in

2069
01:23:35,248 --> 01:23:35,781
the queue.

2070
01:23:35,781 --> 01:23:38,181
There are now five.

2071
01:23:38,685 --> 01:23:39,180
No other speakers will be taken

2072
01:23:39,180 --> 01:23:39,519
.

2073
01:23:39,519 --> 01:23:40,252
>> Please proceed.

2074
01:23:40,252 --> 01:23:41,200
Just before I begin I just

2075
01:23:41,200 --> 01:23:43,590
wanted to ask a clarifying

2076
01:23:43,590 --> 01:23:44,391
comment.

2077
01:23:44,391 --> 01:23:45,580
How would I send materials like

2078
01:23:45,580 --> 01:23:48,658
the like the video that Bob

2079
01:23:48,728 --> 01:23:49,696
Kozinski sent?

2080
01:23:49,696 --> 01:23:50,563
>> How would I send that in And

2081
01:23:50,563 --> 01:23:52,465
please please email us at City

2082
01:23:52,465 --> 01:23:52,966
Clerk at San diego.Gov and we

2083
01:23:52,966 --> 01:23:53,433
can give you all

2084
01:23:53,433 --> 01:23:54,233
the information.

2085
01:23:54,233 --> 01:23:57,170
>> Okay And do I have to send

2086
01:23:57,170 --> 01:23:58,400
it in 24 hours ahead of time?

2087
01:23:58,400 --> 01:23:58,638
>> It's two hours in advance If

2088
01:23:58,638 --> 01:24:01,141
you can send us an email.

2089
01:24:01,141 --> 01:24:01,775
You can go to San Diego dot gov

2090
01:24:01,775 --> 01:24:02,141
slash participate as well.

2091
01:24:02,141 --> 01:24:02,509
>> Okay.

2092
01:24:02,509 --> 01:24:03,476
Thank you.

2093
01:24:03,476 --> 01:24:06,460
Is it possible to restart my

2094
01:24:06,460 --> 01:24:06,546
time?

2095
01:24:06,546 --> 01:24:06,913
>> Please proceed.

2096
01:24:06,913 --> 01:24:08,913
Thank you.

2097
01:24:13,386 --> 01:24:14,187
I would like to uplift and

2098
01:24:14,187 --> 01:24:14,787
double down on the voices that

2099
01:24:14,787 --> 01:24:15,488
have spoken this morning

2100
01:24:15,488 --> 01:24:18,391
especially that of Paul Kruger

2101
01:24:18,391 --> 01:24:18,992
and Bob Kozinski.

2102
01:24:18,992 --> 01:24:21,392
I think both incidents

2103
01:24:22,662 --> 01:24:23,363
highlight cases where we have

2104
01:24:23,363 --> 01:24:24,640
public case public parks or

2105
01:24:24,640 --> 01:24:26,464
public facilities that aren't

2106
01:24:27,900 --> 01:24:28,634
being managed properly and

2107
01:24:28,634 --> 01:24:29,269
we're not getting the financial

2108
01:24:29,269 --> 01:24:29,603
revenue that we should be

2109
01:24:29,603 --> 01:24:31,603
getting.

2110
01:24:32,906 --> 01:24:33,606
And in Brzezinski's case he's

2111
01:24:33,606 --> 01:24:34,400
what he's asking for seems to

2112
01:24:34,400 --> 01:24:36,400
be very fair.

2113
01:24:37,844 --> 01:24:41,815
He's asking for more than a one

2114
01:24:41,815 --> 01:24:42,314
word sentence saying hey, we

2115
01:24:42,314 --> 01:24:43,183
looked into this.

2116
01:24:43,183 --> 01:24:46,686
I asked my office and they said

2117
01:24:46,686 --> 01:24:47,454
that there's nothing to this.

2118
01:24:47,454 --> 01:24:48,221
It's it's he's asking for both

2119
01:24:48,221 --> 01:24:51,221
an advisory board to be

2120
01:24:51,391 --> 01:24:52,250
reinstated which those advisory

2121
01:24:52,250 --> 01:24:52,358
boards are all volunteers

2122
01:24:52,358 --> 01:24:54,358
anyway.

2123
01:24:56,196 --> 01:24:56,830
So I don't see why that has to

2124
01:24:56,830 --> 01:24:59,830
that had to be dissolved.

2125
01:25:00,934 --> 01:25:01,367
And also the form that he's

2126
01:25:01,367 --> 01:25:02,102
asking for to.

2127
01:25:02,102 --> 01:25:05,405
That doesn't seem like a hard

2128
01:25:05,405 --> 01:25:06,106
ask And he's been asking for

2129
01:25:06,106 --> 01:25:06,739
these things for close to 20

2130
01:25:06,739 --> 01:25:09,739
years And now Paul Kruger

2131
01:25:10,209 --> 01:25:10,844
independently is talking about

2132
01:25:10,844 --> 01:25:13,244
another case of corruption

2133
01:25:15,348 --> 01:25:15,949
Where the city is is being

2134
01:25:15,949 --> 01:25:18,349
grossly underpaid for a

2135
01:25:20,353 --> 01:25:20,987
publicly owned facility that we

2136
01:25:20,987 --> 01:25:21,755
should be getting way more

2137
01:25:21,755 --> 01:25:25,355
money from And these types of

2138
01:25:25,525 --> 01:25:29,125
issues where we're not our our

2139
01:25:30,329 --> 01:25:31,630
financial astuteness is not

2140
01:25:31,630 --> 01:25:34,663
being realized lead to the lack

2141
01:25:34,901 --> 01:25:35,468
of public trust that makes

2142
01:25:35,468 --> 01:25:36,102
people hesitant to pay

2143
01:25:36,102 --> 01:25:39,573
the taxes that you want to

2144
01:25:39,573 --> 01:25:40,240
raise in order to receive

2145
01:25:40,240 --> 01:25:40,974
the revenue that we need to

2146
01:25:40,974 --> 01:25:41,441
take care of the things we need

2147
01:25:41,441 --> 01:25:42,420
to take care of.

2148
01:25:42,420 --> 01:25:42,442
So let's be financially

2149
01:25:42,442 --> 01:25:44,442
responsible.

2150
01:25:45,312 --> 01:25:46,460
Let's take care of this stuff.

2151
01:25:46,460 --> 01:25:46,546
>> Your time has concluded.

2152
01:25:46,546 --> 01:25:47,180
Thank you Hector.

2153
01:25:47,180 --> 01:25:49,683
If you can please unmute.

2154
01:25:49,683 --> 01:25:50,160
After that will be Peggy

2155
01:25:50,160 --> 01:25:50,450
Walker.

2156
01:25:50,450 --> 01:25:51,151
>> All right.

2157
01:25:51,151 --> 01:25:54,151
I'd like to talk about

2158
01:25:54,287 --> 01:25:54,988
the leases to I read that

2159
01:25:54,988 --> 01:25:55,589
article in the paper and about

2160
01:25:55,589 --> 01:25:57,989
the tennis courts you're

2161
01:25:59,358 --> 01:26:00,126
getting the super bargain.

2162
01:26:00,126 --> 01:26:03,726
Why don't we just lease out

2163
01:26:03,797 --> 01:26:04,497
the island to the homeless and

2164
01:26:04,497 --> 01:26:08,970
they'll pay a hundred bucks a

2165
01:26:08,535 --> 01:26:09,302
month for all the whole place?

2166
01:26:09,302 --> 01:26:10,300
That would be equitable for all

2167
01:26:10,300 --> 01:26:13,300
the homeless people that could

2168
01:26:14,174 --> 01:26:14,941
just live on siesta Island and

2169
01:26:14,941 --> 01:26:15,642
it would be great And then make

2170
01:26:15,642 --> 01:26:17,710
double what The tennis courts

2171
01:26:17,710 --> 01:26:18,345
are banned.

2172
01:26:18,345 --> 01:26:20,745
You would actually cause

2173
01:26:22,549 --> 01:26:23,350
revenue for the city and then

2174
01:26:23,350 --> 01:26:25,885
before you guys do we should

2175
01:26:25,885 --> 01:26:26,586
take all these leases There's

2176
01:26:26,586 --> 01:26:27,353
probably 100 leases like that.

2177
01:26:27,353 --> 01:26:30,953
This is not an isolated case.

2178
01:26:32,725 --> 01:26:33,493
This is par for the course Bad

2179
01:26:33,493 --> 01:26:36,329
like that Torrey Pines glider

2180
01:26:36,329 --> 01:26:36,630
port The guy pays $4,000 a

2181
01:26:36,630 --> 01:26:38,630
year.

2182
01:26:40,433 --> 01:26:41,334
He's making a million bucks.

2183
01:26:41,334 --> 01:26:43,637
Let's have an audit of that

2184
01:26:43,637 --> 01:26:44,337
thing one day a week.

2185
01:26:44,337 --> 01:26:47,337
Set aside council meetings all

2186
01:26:48,642 --> 01:26:52,145
day to examine all the leases

2187
01:26:52,145 --> 01:26:52,813
and the city has probably as a

2188
01:26:52,813 --> 01:26:53,480
thousand leases and half of

2189
01:26:53,480 --> 01:26:56,350
them are just probably just

2190
01:26:56,350 --> 01:26:57,500
giving it away and there's no

2191
01:26:57,500 --> 01:27:00,650
way anyone's going to vote for

2192
01:27:01,855 --> 01:27:02,723
a tax increase for any thing

2193
01:27:02,723 --> 01:27:06,326
man And it also let's shut down

2194
01:27:06,326 --> 01:27:07,940
half the city bathrooms on

2195
01:27:07,940 --> 01:27:10,940
the building you're sitting on.

2196
01:27:11,365 --> 01:27:14,965
Times are tough, man Shut down

2197
01:27:15,868 --> 01:27:16,570
half the bathrooms with pants.

2198
01:27:16,570 --> 01:27:17,304
You'll save at least $500,000.

2199
01:27:17,304 --> 01:27:20,304
Th's what they were talking

2200
01:27:20,707 --> 01:27:21,308
about when the shut in ones

2201
01:27:21,308 --> 01:27:22,750
down at the mission bay.

2202
01:27:22,750 --> 01:27:25,675
So just think of the toilet

2203
01:27:26,460 --> 01:27:26,913
paper you'll save You won't

2204
01:27:26,913 --> 01:27:30,417
have to use that one to buy It

2205
01:27:30,417 --> 01:27:31,184
won't have to clean it won't

2206
01:27:31,184 --> 01:27:31,585
have to do whatever we have to

2207
01:27:31,585 --> 01:27:32,386
do with it.

2208
01:27:32,386 --> 01:27:34,655
But that'll be a great savings

2209
01:27:34,655 --> 01:27:35,355
of money and you could

2210
01:27:35,355 --> 01:27:37,755
implement that right tomorrow

2211
01:27:39,792 --> 01:27:40,494
and shut it down, talk to

2212
01:27:40,494 --> 01:27:41,161
the mayor and have to shut it

2213
01:27:41,161 --> 01:27:44,564
down And then the mayor Is

2214
01:27:44,564 --> 01:27:45,650
lawlessness down in Mission

2215
01:27:45,650 --> 01:27:45,699
Beach Lawlessness.

2216
01:27:45,699 --> 01:27:48,699
The boardwalk needs to be

2217
01:27:49,436 --> 01:27:50,137
cleared out of all those guys.

2218
01:27:50,137 --> 01:27:50,537
Drug cartels are selling stuff

2219
01:27:50,537 --> 01:27:52,537
down there.

2220
01:27:54,841 --> 01:27:55,474
They need to be cleared out now

2221
01:27:55,474 --> 01:27:56,209
Your time has concluded.

2222
01:27:56,209 --> 01:27:56,676
>> Peggy Walker and then Judy

2223
01:27:56,676 --> 01:27:58,676
Strang for you.

2224
01:27:59,346 --> 01:27:59,813
Walker please unmute.

2225
01:27:59,813 --> 01:28:00,247
>> Thank you.

2226
01:28:00,247 --> 01:28:02,247
Good morning.

2227
01:28:04,551 --> 01:28:05,185
I came to a plateau and

2228
01:28:05,185 --> 01:28:05,718
acknowledge the city's San

2229
01:28:05,718 --> 01:28:07,718
Diego Association of

2230
01:28:09,323 --> 01:28:11,323
Governments or sandag.

2231
01:28:13,460 --> 01:28:14,361
They're a ward of the Sandy

2232
01:28:14,361 --> 01:28:17,961
over $1 million as part of Prop

2233
01:28:18,899 --> 01:28:19,499
64 grant funding for their

2234
01:28:19,499 --> 01:28:20,133
program titled San Diego

2235
01:28:20,133 --> 01:28:22,133
Integrated Development and

2236
01:28:23,837 --> 01:28:24,237
Cannabis Enforcement

2237
01:28:24,237 --> 01:28:26,237
Initiative.

2238
01:28:28,575 --> 01:28:29,376
This is a program associated

2239
01:28:29,376 --> 01:28:32,376
with health and safety issues

2240
01:28:33,814 --> 01:28:34,313
related to cannabis

2241
01:28:34,313 --> 01:28:35,820
commercialization.

2242
01:28:35,820 --> 01:28:38,820
This project is in cooperation

2243
01:28:38,952 --> 01:28:39,653
with the San Diego Police

2244
01:28:39,653 --> 01:28:42,530
Department and will integrate

2245
01:28:43,790 --> 01:28:44,525
enforcement and youth

2246
01:28:44,525 --> 01:28:46,925
development programs to enhance

2247
01:28:48,729 --> 01:28:49,329
public safety and deliver

2248
01:28:49,329 --> 01:28:50,290
prevention and mentoring

2249
01:28:50,290 --> 01:28:53,290
services to youth and parents

2250
01:28:53,901 --> 01:28:55,901
In San Diego.

2251
01:28:58,138 --> 01:28:58,906
It happens that ironically

2252
01:28:58,906 --> 01:29:01,906
the Board of Supervisors today

2253
01:29:03,443 --> 01:29:04,211
just accepted a similar grant

2254
01:29:04,211 --> 01:29:07,211
for $6 million for the county

2255
01:29:08,282 --> 01:29:10,682
and the sheriff's department.

2256
01:29:11,952 --> 01:29:14,952
The Board of Supervisors does

2257
01:29:17,324 --> 01:29:18,250
this as it goes to allow 35 new

2258
01:29:18,250 --> 01:29:20,250
businesses canvass businesses

2259
01:29:22,620 --> 01:29:22,362
that are unwanted in rural

2260
01:29:22,362 --> 01:29:24,362
areas.

2261
01:29:26,733 --> 01:29:27,334
And those funds at 6 million

2262
01:29:27,334 --> 01:29:29,734
awarded to the sheriff's

2263
01:29:31,571 --> 01:29:32,272
department does signify

2264
01:29:32,272 --> 01:29:32,940
significant public health and

2265
01:29:32,940 --> 01:29:35,340
safety issues existing with

2266
01:29:36,911 --> 01:29:37,778
the county.

2267
01:29:37,778 --> 01:29:40,447
As a result of existing

2268
01:29:40,447 --> 01:29:42,847
businesses let alone 35 new

2269
01:29:44,685 --> 01:29:45,485
ones to be added I just wanted

2270
01:29:45,485 --> 01:29:49,850
to say that these grants are

2271
01:29:49,723 --> 01:29:50,457
helpful but I heads up As

2272
01:29:50,457 --> 01:29:51,580
the county adds more businesses

2273
01:29:51,580 --> 01:29:54,580
they will also mean more

2274
01:29:55,429 --> 01:29:56,163
negative outcome harms and

2275
01:29:56,163 --> 01:29:59,166
the need for more programs like

2276
01:29:59,166 --> 01:29:59,700
these that are addressed in

2277
01:29:59,700 --> 01:30:00,134
the Prop 64 funding.

2278
01:30:00,134 --> 01:30:02,134
So thank you.

2279
01:30:04,171 --> 01:30:04,938
Thank you.

2280
01:30:04,938 --> 01:30:07,407
Judy Strang If you can please

2281
01:30:07,407 --> 01:30:08,108
unmute Also if you raise your

2282
01:30:08,108 --> 01:30:08,742
hand after the five minute

2283
01:30:08,742 --> 01:30:09,410
timer we cannot take your

2284
01:30:09,410 --> 01:30:12,379
testimony today but you can

2285
01:30:12,379 --> 01:30:13,113
definitely send in comments to

2286
01:30:13,113 --> 01:30:16,617
City Clerk at San diego.Gov.

2287
01:30:16,617 --> 01:30:17,510
>> Judy Stratton Please unmute

2288
01:30:17,510 --> 01:30:17,718
Excuse me.

2289
01:30:17,718 --> 01:30:18,520
Good morning San Diego City

2290
01:30:18,520 --> 01:30:20,520
Council.

2291
01:30:22,220 --> 01:30:25,220
Thank you for this opportunity

2292
01:30:25,558 --> 01:30:26,259
to share some thoughts I've had

2293
01:30:26,259 --> 01:30:26,894
regarding these Prop 64 grants

2294
01:30:26,894 --> 01:30:29,894
that you just heard about

2295
01:30:30,363 --> 01:30:30,964
the one that you received at

2296
01:30:30,964 --> 01:30:31,632
the city 1.1 million and

2297
01:30:31,632 --> 01:30:34,632
the one that the county's

2298
01:30:35,702 --> 01:30:35,970
sheriff department received for

2299
01:30:35,970 --> 01:30:37,970
5.9.

2300
01:30:40,507 --> 01:30:41,740
i was very impressed with what

2301
01:30:41,740 --> 01:30:41,508
the sheriff wanted to

2302
01:30:41,508 --> 01:30:43,508
accomplish for

2303
01:30:45,345 --> 01:30:46,800
the unincorporated area and I

2304
01:30:46,800 --> 01:30:49,800
suppose for the nine contracted

2305
01:30:49,984 --> 01:30:50,684
cities under their purview And

2306
01:30:50,684 --> 01:30:53,684
of particular interest to them

2307
01:30:55,122 --> 01:30:55,889
was the illegal pot market.

2308
01:30:55,889 --> 01:30:59,489
And I wondered if there might

2309
01:31:00,327 --> 01:31:00,894
be a nexus for the city of San

2310
01:31:00,894 --> 01:31:01,595
Diego since so much of

2311
01:31:01,595 --> 01:31:04,595
the illegal pot market is

2312
01:31:04,732 --> 01:31:05,132
demonstrated through

2313
01:31:05,132 --> 01:31:05,766
deliveries.

2314
01:31:05,766 --> 01:31:09,300
And this city has taken on

2315
01:31:09,300 --> 01:31:09,737
the task of understanding

2316
01:31:09,737 --> 01:31:10,370
what's going on with deliveries

2317
01:31:10,370 --> 01:31:12,770
where those deliveries are

2318
01:31:14,541 --> 01:31:15,108
coming from and where they

2319
01:31:15,108 --> 01:31:15,809
might be storing those

2320
01:31:15,809 --> 01:31:18,809
properties in the city, those

2321
01:31:19,413 --> 01:31:19,746
marijuana products in the city

2322
01:31:19,746 --> 01:31:20,316
.

2323
01:31:20,316 --> 01:31:22,716
And does anybody know?

2324
01:31:24,151 --> 01:31:24,952
And I just would hope that we

2325
01:31:24,952 --> 01:31:29,152
could get to the bottom of some

2326
01:31:29,290 --> 01:31:30,900
of the illegal activities that

2327
01:31:30,900 --> 01:31:30,757
go on in the city And now that

2328
01:31:30,757 --> 01:31:33,757
we've always known about in

2329
01:31:34,600 --> 01:31:34,828
the county and there could be

2330
01:31:34,828 --> 01:31:35,629
some sort of cooperative effort

2331
01:31:35,629 --> 01:31:39,229
your desire to do something or

2332
01:31:39,600 --> 01:31:42,600
identify delivery seems like a

2333
01:31:43,470 --> 01:31:44,205
first rate step and perhaps

2334
01:31:44,205 --> 01:31:44,705
county could assist you because

2335
01:31:44,705 --> 01:31:47,105
it is on there.

2336
01:31:48,742 --> 01:31:49,410
Grant As well to understand

2337
01:31:49,410 --> 01:31:51,810
about the illegal activities

2338
01:31:53,447 --> 01:31:54,181
and put them out of business.

2339
01:31:54,181 --> 01:31:55,182
However the county grant does

2340
01:31:55,182 --> 01:31:58,486
say it has to be data driven at

2341
01:31:58,486 --> 01:32:02,860
some data that always occurs to

2342
01:32:02,456 --> 01:32:03,157
me is that wherever there has

2343
01:32:03,157 --> 01:32:05,557
been permitted pot businesses

2344
01:32:07,270 --> 01:32:07,594
there is an increase of illegal

2345
01:32:07,594 --> 01:32:09,594
marijuana businesses.

2346
01:32:11,932 --> 01:32:12,500
So yes, the lessons learned

2347
01:32:12,500 --> 01:32:13,200
facilitating marijuana

2348
01:32:13,200 --> 01:32:13,600
businesses makes things worse,

2349
01:32:13,600 --> 01:32:15,600
not better.

2350
01:32:17,204 --> 01:32:17,771
Thank you.

2351
01:32:17,771 --> 01:32:18,638
>> Thank you.

2352
01:32:18,638 --> 01:32:21,742
Next and our final speaker is

2353
01:32:21,742 --> 01:32:23,742
Michael Schmidt.

2354
01:32:26,647 --> 01:32:27,214
>> Well, good morning.

2355
01:32:27,214 --> 01:32:27,615
Can you hear me?

2356
01:32:27,615 --> 01:32:27,915
City clerk.

2357
01:32:27,915 --> 01:32:29,915
Yes.

2358
01:32:31,585 --> 01:32:31,986
Please proceed.

2359
01:32:31,986 --> 01:32:32,686
>> Okay.

2360
01:32:32,686 --> 01:32:35,686
Hey, good morning friend for.

2361
01:32:36,490 --> 01:32:39,490
And welcome to you guys.

2362
01:32:43,731 --> 01:32:44,432
I was going to report on

2363
01:32:44,432 --> 01:32:44,998
the Twin Field View Drive and

2364
01:32:44,998 --> 01:32:47,398
also a Dodge Charger.

2365
01:32:49,235 --> 01:32:49,970
I've been seeing that pothole

2366
01:32:49,970 --> 01:32:50,704
or really bad potholes around

2367
01:32:50,704 --> 01:32:53,674
the whole area of all those

2368
01:32:53,674 --> 01:32:57,274
drive and trying to get there.

2369
01:32:57,978 --> 01:32:58,846
I don't know when they need to

2370
01:32:58,846 --> 01:32:59,613
get it done as is possible and

2371
01:32:59,613 --> 01:33:02,950
I hope you guys are having a

2372
01:33:02,950 --> 01:33:03,717
great day without me.

2373
01:33:03,717 --> 01:33:06,921
I'll probably see you next week

2374
01:33:06,921 --> 01:33:07,722
for the other council meeting

2375
01:33:07,722 --> 01:33:11,322
before my surgery though I MISS

2376
01:33:12,590 --> 01:33:12,626
You guys for sure.

2377
01:33:12,626 --> 01:33:13,393
>> Thank you Michael.

2378
01:33:13,393 --> 01:33:16,697
That does conclude it on agenda

2379
01:33:16,697 --> 01:33:17,310
public comment for today's

2380
01:33:17,310 --> 01:33:17,465
meeting.

2381
01:33:17,465 --> 01:33:18,310
>> All right.

2382
01:33:18,310 --> 01:33:18,733
Thank you, City Clerk.

2383
01:33:18,733 --> 01:33:21,569
And with that we will now

2384
01:33:21,569 --> 01:33:22,235
adjourn for the noon recess and

2385
01:33:22,235 --> 01:33:22,903
reconvene open session at 2

2386
01:33:22,903 --> 01:33:25,903
P.M. Or shortly thereafter.

2387
01:39:55,450 --> 01:39:57,450
>> And

2388
01:44:14,939 --> 01:44:16,939
to

2389
01:46:13,190 --> 01:46:13,491
go

2390
01:46:13,491 --> 01:46:14,325
.

2391
01:46:14,325 --> 01:46:17,325
>> Okay, folks, we're going to

2392
01:46:17,829 --> 01:46:18,463
get started.

2393
01:46:18,463 --> 01:46:19,163
>> Good afternoon.

2394
01:46:19,163 --> 01:46:19,830
I will now reconvene the city

2395
01:46:19,830 --> 01:46:22,230
council meeting of Tuesday,

2396
01:46:22,900 --> 01:46:23,568
SEPTEMBER first, 2026.

2397
01:46:23,568 --> 01:46:23,935
Clerk Please call the roll.

2398
01:46:23,935 --> 01:46:24,569
Thank you.

2399
01:46:24,569 --> 01:46:26,569
Council PRESIDENT Council

2400
01:46:27,671 --> 01:46:28,373
member Campbell.

2401
01:46:28,373 --> 01:46:30,773
Council Member Whitburn here.

2402
01:46:32,943 --> 01:46:33,577
Council Member Foster.

2403
01:46:33,577 --> 01:46:35,977
Council Member Ron Wilbur.

2404
01:46:37,649 --> 01:46:38,349
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee.

2405
01:46:38,349 --> 01:46:39,490
Council Member Can you hear

2406
01:46:39,490 --> 01:46:41,449
Council Member Moreno Present

2407
01:46:42,620 --> 01:46:43,254
Council Member Eli Rivera and

2408
01:46:43,254 --> 01:46:43,821
Council PRESIDENT LaCava.

2409
01:46:43,821 --> 01:46:45,821
Present also attending

2410
01:46:46,624 --> 01:46:47,257
the meeting or Assistant City

2411
01:46:47,257 --> 01:46:47,892
Attorney Leslie Fitzgerald

2412
01:46:47,892 --> 01:46:48,359
Independent Budget Analyst

2413
01:46:48,359 --> 01:46:50,359
Charles Monaco.

2414
01:46:51,796 --> 01:46:52,497
Council Affairs Advisor in

2415
01:46:52,497 --> 01:46:53,131
the Mayor's office Kota Sizer

2416
01:46:53,131 --> 01:46:53,564
and myself your city clerk

2417
01:46:53,564 --> 01:46:55,564
Diana Fuentes.

2418
01:46:56,200 --> 01:46:56,634
Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

2419
01:46:56,634 --> 01:46:57,234
>> All right.

2420
01:46:57,234 --> 01:46:59,634
Thank you, City Clerk.

2421
01:46:59,804 --> 01:47:00,404
We have one item on this if

2422
01:47:00,404 --> 01:47:02,804
afternoon agenda It's an

2423
01:47:03,641 --> 01:47:03,942
informational information item

2424
01:47:03,942 --> 01:47:04,675
.

2425
01:47:04,675 --> 01:47:05,276
This item was previously heard

2426
01:47:05,276 --> 01:47:08,276
in environment but is so

2427
01:47:08,713 --> 01:47:09,113
important we're going to do it

2428
01:47:09,113 --> 01:47:09,781
again here.

2429
01:47:09,781 --> 01:47:12,781
So with that clerk please

2430
01:47:12,817 --> 01:47:13,484
introduce item 503 Thank you.

2431
01:47:13,484 --> 01:47:14,251
>> Council PRESIDENT As you

2432
01:47:14,251 --> 01:47:17,251
noted is an informational item

2433
01:47:17,955 --> 01:47:18,622
Item s5o3 is El Nino

2434
01:47:18,622 --> 01:47:20,622
preparations and 2026 annual

2435
01:47:22,326 --> 01:47:22,994
Storm Water Department Update

2436
01:47:22,994 --> 01:47:23,795
Public comment time for this

2437
01:47:23,795 --> 01:47:27,980
item will be two minutes per

2438
01:47:27,980 --> 01:47:28,320
person.

2439
01:47:28,320 --> 01:47:28,732
If you'd like to speak on this

2440
01:47:28,732 --> 01:47:29,434
item please be sure to submit

2441
01:47:29,434 --> 01:47:31,802
your speaker slip to the front

2442
01:47:31,802 --> 01:47:32,436
of the room or if you are

2443
01:47:32,436 --> 01:47:34,436
participating online now's

2444
01:47:35,720 --> 01:47:35,807
the time to raise your hand by

2445
01:47:35,807 --> 01:47:36,273
pressing Star nine or the raise

2446
01:47:36,273 --> 01:47:38,273
your hand icon.

2447
01:47:44,716 --> 01:47:45,382
Thank you Council PRESIDENT Can

2448
01:47:45,382 --> 01:47:47,518
we have those conversations

2449
01:47:47,518 --> 01:47:50,518
outside chambers Because we can

2450
01:47:52,690 --> 01:47:53,440
hear you up here.

2451
01:47:53,440 --> 01:47:53,424
Yeah.

2452
01:47:53,424 --> 01:47:55,424
All right.

2453
01:47:57,328 --> 01:47:57,695
Staff I see you're starting to

2454
01:47:57,695 --> 01:47:58,429
settle in.

2455
01:47:58,429 --> 01:47:59,130
Please introduce yourselves for

2456
01:47:59,130 --> 01:48:02,400
the record and let us know how

2457
01:48:02,400 --> 01:48:02,867
much time you need.

2458
01:48:02,867 --> 01:48:03,401
Good afternoon.

2459
01:48:03,401 --> 01:48:05,401
Chris McFadden Chief

2460
01:48:07,338 --> 01:48:08,380
Infrastructure Officer About 40

2461
01:48:08,380 --> 01:48:08,406
minutes for the presentation.

2462
01:48:08,406 --> 01:48:09,600
All right.

2463
01:48:09,600 --> 01:48:11,406
Begin when you're ready.

2464
01:48:11,943 --> 01:48:12,276
Good afternoon, council

2465
01:48:12,276 --> 01:48:12,944
members.

2466
01:48:12,944 --> 01:48:13,511
I appreciate the time today

2467
01:48:13,511 --> 01:48:16,511
We're in front of you.

2468
01:48:17,140 --> 01:48:17,682
This is much different.

2469
01:48:17,682 --> 01:48:18,349
Typically stormwater does an

2470
01:48:18,349 --> 01:48:20,749
annual report to environment

2471
01:48:21,986 --> 01:48:22,586
committee to reflect back

2472
01:48:22,586 --> 01:48:23,254
the work that we did

2473
01:48:23,254 --> 01:48:26,254
the previous fiscal year and

2474
01:48:26,691 --> 01:48:27,192
the work we have planned for

2475
01:48:27,192 --> 01:48:27,926
the year to come.

2476
01:48:27,926 --> 01:48:31,526
This is much different with a

2477
01:48:31,696 --> 01:48:31,996
strong El Nino predicted this

2478
01:48:31,996 --> 01:48:32,697
fall.

2479
01:48:32,697 --> 01:48:35,970
We really coordinated early

2480
01:48:36,668 --> 01:48:37,401
with the newly reformed Office

2481
01:48:37,401 --> 01:48:40,401
of Emergency Services now under

2482
01:48:41,406 --> 01:48:42,107
the fire department to bring an

2483
01:48:42,107 --> 01:48:42,807
all hands approach to this.

2484
01:48:42,807 --> 01:48:45,207
This involves every department

2485
01:48:46,644 --> 01:48:46,944
in the city and also is a

2486
01:48:46,944 --> 01:48:47,646
start.

2487
01:48:47,646 --> 01:48:48,412
I really want to emphasize it

2488
01:48:48,412 --> 01:48:51,349
emphasize that a start to

2489
01:48:51,349 --> 01:48:52,160
the discussion we're having

2490
01:48:52,160 --> 01:48:52,750
with the community and with

2491
01:48:52,750 --> 01:48:56,121
the council members and this is

2492
01:48:56,121 --> 01:48:56,921
really where we want to get

2493
01:48:56,921 --> 01:48:57,221
input to make sure we get this

2494
01:48:57,221 --> 01:48:59,221
right.

2495
01:49:00,692 --> 01:49:01,392
We're here to increase

2496
01:49:01,392 --> 01:49:02,260
awareness but also to receive

2497
01:49:02,260 --> 01:49:05,860
input and how can we better

2498
01:49:05,963 --> 01:49:06,698
communicate to the communities

2499
01:49:06,698 --> 01:49:09,698
particularly to those ones that

2500
01:49:10,535 --> 01:49:10,835
are most likely to be affected

2501
01:49:10,835 --> 01:49:11,436
?

2502
01:49:11,436 --> 01:49:12,137
We can expect our

2503
01:49:12,137 --> 01:49:14,537
infrastructure to be tested

2504
01:49:15,840 --> 01:49:16,574
indeed and I can't emphasize

2505
01:49:16,574 --> 01:49:19,574
enough the resources that we're

2506
01:49:20,478 --> 01:49:21,212
going to go through.

2507
01:49:21,212 --> 01:49:21,946
People looking early, preparing

2508
01:49:21,946 --> 01:49:25,546
early, knowing if you're in a

2509
01:49:25,717 --> 01:49:26,417
floodplain or not and looking

2510
01:49:26,417 --> 01:49:29,417
at the resources available to

2511
01:49:30,288 --> 01:49:31,550
you.

2512
01:49:31,550 --> 01:49:31,823
I'm also Todd Snyder will go

2513
01:49:31,823 --> 01:49:34,823
into detail on how we're

2514
01:49:35,994 --> 01:49:36,727
leveraging the money that was

2515
01:49:36,727 --> 01:49:39,127
actually restored in stormwater

2516
01:49:40,265 --> 01:49:40,932
budget to deliver more dredging

2517
01:49:40,932 --> 01:49:43,932
than we've ever done before.

2518
01:49:44,903 --> 01:49:45,804
This is also a reminder however

2519
01:49:45,804 --> 01:49:49,107
we still do have a $5 billion

2520
01:49:49,107 --> 01:49:49,841
unfunded need in stormwater but

2521
01:49:49,841 --> 01:49:50,408
we are really leveraging all

2522
01:49:50,408 --> 01:49:52,808
the resources to bear.

2523
01:49:54,812 --> 01:49:55,413
I really want to thank all

2524
01:49:55,413 --> 01:49:56,114
the staff from Emergency

2525
01:49:56,114 --> 01:49:58,114
Services Stormwater Department

2526
01:49:59,517 --> 01:50:00,184
and indeed every department in

2527
01:50:00,184 --> 01:50:03,588
the city for what we know is

2528
01:50:03,588 --> 01:50:04,188
just a start for a continuous

2529
01:50:04,188 --> 01:50:04,889
communication And with

2530
01:50:04,889 --> 01:50:08,493
the efforts I know we will get

2531
01:50:08,493 --> 01:50:09,527
through this storm together.

2532
01:50:09,527 --> 01:50:13,310
I'll now turn it over to chief

2533
01:50:13,310 --> 01:50:13,598
resending.

2534
01:50:13,598 --> 01:50:14,232
Thank you, Chris.

2535
01:50:14,232 --> 01:50:16,232
Council PRESIDENT, council

2536
01:50:17,502 --> 01:50:18,269
members, members of the public

2537
01:50:18,269 --> 01:50:19,370
thank you for your time as

2538
01:50:19,370 --> 01:50:22,637
Christmas And this is a very

2539
01:50:22,841 --> 01:50:23,508
important topic and we want to

2540
01:50:23,508 --> 01:50:24,142
make sure that we provide as

2541
01:50:24,142 --> 01:50:26,542
much information and also

2542
01:50:27,612 --> 01:50:28,313
receive as much information as

2543
01:50:28,313 --> 01:50:28,946
we can to ensure that our

2544
01:50:28,946 --> 01:50:31,346
preparedness is is ready.

2545
01:50:32,884 --> 01:50:33,351
As mentioned, this is

2546
01:50:33,351 --> 01:50:33,918
the beginning of

2547
01:50:33,918 --> 01:50:35,918
the preparation phase.

2548
01:50:37,389 --> 01:50:37,989
I took over the position of

2549
01:50:37,989 --> 01:50:38,690
the Office of Emergency

2550
01:50:38,690 --> 01:50:39,424
Services about two months ago

2551
01:50:39,424 --> 01:50:42,294
and in order for us to properly

2552
01:50:42,294 --> 01:50:42,894
serve and receive information

2553
01:50:42,894 --> 01:50:43,595
from all the different

2554
01:50:43,595 --> 01:50:44,162
departments and coordinate we

2555
01:50:44,162 --> 01:50:46,562
needed to ensure that

2556
01:50:46,598 --> 01:50:47,232
the infrastructure of

2557
01:50:47,232 --> 01:50:47,933
the office was capable of

2558
01:50:47,933 --> 01:50:48,366
receiving information and then

2559
01:50:48,366 --> 01:50:50,366
acting on it.

2560
01:50:52,704 --> 01:50:53,405
So at this point we are we've

2561
01:50:53,405 --> 01:50:54,720
moved forward but we're still

2562
01:50:54,720 --> 01:50:57,141
at the beginning of what is

2563
01:50:57,141 --> 01:50:57,509
going to be a marathon and not

2564
01:50:57,509 --> 01:50:58,310
a sprint.

2565
01:50:58,310 --> 01:51:01,460
This is going to be six months

2566
01:51:01,460 --> 01:51:01,780
or more of constant vigilance,

2567
01:51:01,780 --> 01:51:02,413
constant coordination, constant

2568
01:51:02,413 --> 01:51:04,413
communication, identifying

2569
01:51:06,418 --> 01:51:07,118
challenges and trying to

2570
01:51:07,118 --> 01:51:09,518
overcome both prepare before,

2571
01:51:11,523 --> 01:51:11,856
during and after any incidents

2572
01:51:11,856 --> 01:51:12,591
.

2573
01:51:12,591 --> 01:51:13,258
So we look forward to working

2574
01:51:13,258 --> 01:51:13,592
with your offices as we have

2575
01:51:13,592 --> 01:51:15,592
already.

2576
01:51:16,695 --> 01:51:17,462
We would look forward to

2577
01:51:17,462 --> 01:51:18,196
continue to do so to make sure

2578
01:51:18,196 --> 01:51:18,930
that we are on the right track.

2579
01:51:18,930 --> 01:51:23,130
I'm going to turn it over now

2580
01:51:24,336 --> 01:51:25,170
to Dustin Ivers.

2581
01:51:25,170 --> 01:51:25,770
>> Thank you, Chief Presenting.

2582
01:51:25,770 --> 01:51:26,438
We're going to bring up

2583
01:51:26,438 --> 01:51:28,838
Sebastian from the National

2584
01:51:29,307 --> 01:51:30,750
Weather Service San Diego

2585
01:51:30,750 --> 01:51:33,544
office for a brief on El Nino.

2586
01:51:33,544 --> 01:51:35,544
Sebastian.

2587
01:51:38,149 --> 01:51:40,149
>> Okay.

2588
01:51:43,355 --> 01:51:43,722
>> Hello.

2589
01:51:43,722 --> 01:51:44,690
All right.

2590
01:51:44,690 --> 01:51:48,290
We're going to briefly touch on

2591
01:51:48,560 --> 01:51:49,161
the Enzo phase that we're

2592
01:51:49,161 --> 01:51:49,861
looking at Ends up being

2593
01:51:49,861 --> 01:51:52,861
the phenomenon which drives El

2594
01:51:53,980 --> 01:51:54,320
Nino And then Nina.

2595
01:51:54,320 --> 01:51:58,103
So as many of you know, we're

2596
01:51:58,103 --> 01:51:58,736
currently in an El Nino phase

2597
01:51:58,736 --> 01:51:59,404
of the tropical equatorial

2598
01:51:59,404 --> 01:52:02,404
Pacific which means the sea

2599
01:52:02,708 --> 01:52:03,475
surface temperatures are much

2600
01:52:03,475 --> 01:52:06,475
higher than average right now

2601
01:52:07,913 --> 01:52:08,714
which entails a change in

2602
01:52:08,714 --> 01:52:11,114
the atmospheric patterns and

2603
01:52:13,151 --> 01:52:13,818
typically as seen in that

2604
01:52:13,818 --> 01:52:16,218
diagram displayed above, we

2605
01:52:17,522 --> 01:52:21,722
tend to get a more extended jet

2606
01:52:21,860 --> 01:52:22,527
stream which is effectively

2607
01:52:22,527 --> 01:52:23,328
the conveyor belt of storms.

2608
01:52:23,328 --> 01:52:26,928
So when you have a more

2609
01:52:27,980 --> 01:52:27,833
extended jet stream you can get

2610
01:52:27,833 --> 01:52:31,433
more storms And the more storms

2611
01:52:31,770 --> 01:52:32,637
that we have the higher

2612
01:52:32,637 --> 01:52:36,237
the probability there is for a

2613
01:52:36,341 --> 01:52:37,108
soaking atmosphere forever that

2614
01:52:37,108 --> 01:52:40,108
can cause impacts here in

2615
01:52:41,179 --> 01:52:42,314
the city.

2616
01:52:42,314 --> 01:52:46,514
And just to take a look at

2617
01:52:46,752 --> 01:52:47,419
the future forecast for El

2618
01:52:47,419 --> 01:52:50,419
Nino, we're currently in and

2619
01:52:50,956 --> 01:52:51,657
out Nino and advisory which

2620
01:52:51,657 --> 01:52:55,257
which means that if anyone is

2621
01:52:55,693 --> 01:52:56,395
still wondering whether El Nino

2622
01:52:56,395 --> 01:52:57,162
is coming it's already here.

2623
01:52:57,162 --> 01:53:00,162
But the anticipation is that

2624
01:53:00,469 --> 01:53:01,166
the El Nino that the sea

2625
01:53:01,166 --> 01:53:01,733
surface temperatures are going

2626
01:53:01,733 --> 01:53:04,733
to continue to warm to

2627
01:53:05,470 --> 01:53:06,710
the point where we're seeing

2628
01:53:06,710 --> 01:53:06,772
almost a 70% chance for

2629
01:53:06,772 --> 01:53:10,372
historic event by the time we

2630
01:53:14,747 --> 01:53:15,613
get into winter and at least

2631
01:53:15,613 --> 01:53:16,381
90% chance for a very strong El

2632
01:53:16,381 --> 01:53:19,381
Nino which has a pretty

2633
01:53:19,785 --> 01:53:23,385
significant signal to give us a

2634
01:53:23,855 --> 01:53:24,556
higher probability for above

2635
01:53:24,556 --> 01:53:25,257
average rainfall whether that

2636
01:53:25,257 --> 01:53:28,560
be many storms or whether that

2637
01:53:28,560 --> 01:53:32,300
be a few storms that are highly

2638
01:53:32,300 --> 01:53:32,431
impactful.

2639
01:53:32,431 --> 01:53:34,431
All right.

2640
01:53:40,380 --> 01:53:40,338
Thank you very much, Sebastian

2641
01:53:40,338 --> 01:53:41,600
.

2642
01:53:41,600 --> 01:53:44,600
Turn it over to Chief.

2643
01:53:45,770 --> 01:53:45,877
Any.

2644
01:53:45,877 --> 01:53:46,478
>> So in the beginning of

2645
01:53:46,478 --> 01:53:48,878
the development of that

2646
01:53:50,549 --> 01:53:51,250
structure we established a some

2647
01:53:51,250 --> 01:53:54,850
working group which is made up

2648
01:53:55,387 --> 01:53:56,210
of every city department.

2649
01:53:56,210 --> 01:53:56,655
Currently approximately 80

2650
01:53:56,655 --> 01:53:59,550
participants on a biweekly

2651
01:54:00,626 --> 01:54:01,292
meeting to ensure that we are

2652
01:54:01,292 --> 01:54:01,960
in alignment and making sure

2653
01:54:01,960 --> 01:54:04,563
that there isn't a parallel

2654
01:54:04,563 --> 01:54:05,264
path being taken during

2655
01:54:05,264 --> 01:54:05,931
the preparation phase in order

2656
01:54:05,931 --> 01:54:08,931
to to better refine what

2657
01:54:09,534 --> 01:54:10,202
the gaps and the needs that

2658
01:54:10,202 --> 01:54:10,903
were were identified by this

2659
01:54:10,903 --> 01:54:13,903
working group, by this working

2660
01:54:14,239 --> 01:54:14,840
group we developed nine sub

2661
01:54:14,840 --> 01:54:17,240
working groups that are

2662
01:54:19,444 --> 01:54:20,112
identified and these nine sub

2663
01:54:20,112 --> 01:54:20,779
working groups have members

2664
01:54:20,779 --> 01:54:21,412
from a variety of different

2665
01:54:21,412 --> 01:54:23,412
departments and different

2666
01:54:24,616 --> 01:54:25,584
divisions within the city.

2667
01:54:25,584 --> 01:54:29,454
That has allowed for us to do

2668
01:54:29,454 --> 01:54:30,540
cross-cutting work and arriving

2669
01:54:30,540 --> 01:54:32,454
at some identified gaps

2670
01:54:34,226 --> 01:54:34,860
identified funding needs

2671
01:54:34,860 --> 01:54:36,860
identified procedures that

2672
01:54:39,498 --> 01:54:40,232
either due to revision of

2673
01:54:40,232 --> 01:54:40,933
the audit recommendations which

2674
01:54:40,933 --> 01:54:43,936
does and will cover we've been

2675
01:54:43,936 --> 01:54:44,636
able to address a lot of those

2676
01:54:44,636 --> 01:54:45,871
concerns to make sure that we

2677
01:54:45,871 --> 01:54:48,871
we are prepared and better

2678
01:54:51,443 --> 01:54:52,111
prepared than last time.

2679
01:54:52,111 --> 01:54:52,711
>> We'll break over to

2680
01:54:52,711 --> 01:54:55,111
the objectives now So

2681
01:54:56,315 --> 01:54:57,150
the objectives for the sub

2682
01:54:57,150 --> 01:55:00,150
working group was to identify

2683
01:55:00,886 --> 01:55:01,587
and analyze gaps in current

2684
01:55:01,587 --> 01:55:03,987
capabilities and deliver clear

2685
01:55:05,657 --> 01:55:06,158
actionable recommendations to

2686
01:55:06,158 --> 01:55:06,592
resolve identified

2687
01:55:06,592 --> 01:55:08,592
deficiencies.

2688
01:55:11,960 --> 01:55:11,730
The second one is coordinate

2689
01:55:11,730 --> 01:55:12,397
across city departments to

2690
01:55:12,397 --> 01:55:14,797
develop integrated plans and

2691
01:55:15,200 --> 01:55:15,834
procedures and propose policy

2692
01:55:15,834 --> 01:55:16,402
enhancements that support

2693
01:55:16,402 --> 01:55:18,402
citywide preparedness.

2694
01:55:19,405 --> 01:55:20,380
The third one is design and

2695
01:55:20,380 --> 01:55:20,738
implement a comprehensive

2696
01:55:20,738 --> 01:55:22,738
public communications campaign

2697
01:55:23,909 --> 01:55:24,476
that promotes personal

2698
01:55:24,476 --> 01:55:25,143
preparedness, informs

2699
01:55:25,143 --> 01:55:28,143
the community of the city's

2700
01:55:28,813 --> 01:55:29,181
efforts in highlights available

2701
01:55:29,181 --> 01:55:31,181
resources.

2702
01:55:33,252 --> 01:55:33,886
Fourth, ensure that all

2703
01:55:33,886 --> 01:55:34,520
projects, initiatives and

2704
01:55:34,520 --> 01:55:36,920
communications are here to

2705
01:55:38,357 --> 01:55:39,240
the city Policies and meet

2706
01:55:39,240 --> 01:55:41,240
standards for accessibility,

2707
01:55:43,295 --> 01:55:44,290
equity and inclusiveness.

2708
01:55:44,290 --> 01:55:44,730
And fifth, enhance interagency

2709
01:55:44,730 --> 01:55:46,730
collaboration by strengthening

2710
01:55:48,267 --> 01:55:49,100
coordination with external

2711
01:55:49,100 --> 01:55:49,668
partners including governmental

2712
01:55:49,668 --> 01:55:52,680
agencies, NGOs, faith based

2713
01:55:52,337 --> 01:55:54,337
organizations and community

2714
01:56:01,813 --> 01:56:02,614
based organizations.

2715
01:56:02,614 --> 01:56:03,249
>> The working group oversees

2716
01:56:03,249 --> 01:56:05,649
nine different sub working

2717
01:56:07,519 --> 01:56:08,870
groups So as we see Bissau, El

2718
01:56:08,870 --> 01:56:08,521
Nino is here we see

2719
01:56:08,521 --> 01:56:10,521
the forecast.

2720
01:56:11,857 --> 01:56:12,558
We have the information coming

2721
01:56:12,558 --> 01:56:13,292
from National Weather Service

2722
01:56:13,292 --> 01:56:13,592
that there is a real threat out

2723
01:56:13,592 --> 01:56:15,592
there.

2724
01:56:16,128 --> 01:56:16,829
We've put together the citywide

2725
01:56:16,829 --> 01:56:17,529
working group with every city

2726
01:56:17,529 --> 01:56:18,960
department and office together

2727
01:56:18,960 --> 01:56:18,497
and we have those five

2728
01:56:18,497 --> 01:56:20,497
objectives.

2729
01:56:21,600 --> 01:56:22,234
So we've separated out into

2730
01:56:22,234 --> 01:56:22,868
nine different sub working

2731
01:56:22,868 --> 01:56:25,868
groups to focus on very

2732
01:56:26,500 --> 01:56:26,738
specific areas of preparedness.

2733
01:56:26,738 --> 01:56:29,738
We have communications web page

2734
01:56:30,609 --> 01:56:31,277
and mapping community

2735
01:56:31,277 --> 01:56:31,944
engagement, sandbag planning

2736
01:56:31,944 --> 01:56:34,344
evacuations which leads into

2737
01:56:35,381 --> 01:56:36,140
the care and shelter components

2738
01:56:36,140 --> 01:56:38,140
,emergency access points,

2739
01:56:40,190 --> 01:56:40,686
extreme temperature response

2740
01:56:40,686 --> 01:56:41,353
emergency operations center

2741
01:56:41,353 --> 01:56:43,753
logistics and finance debris

2742
01:56:44,723 --> 01:56:47,123
removal shoreline and bay

2743
01:56:49,361 --> 01:56:50,129
protective berms.

2744
01:56:50,129 --> 01:56:50,796
So the working group right now

2745
01:56:50,796 --> 01:56:53,196
in those nine different

2746
01:56:53,632 --> 01:56:54,366
subgroups are working on 60

2747
01:56:54,366 --> 01:56:56,366
different projects concurrently

2748
01:56:58,570 --> 01:56:59,305
several of those projects align

2749
01:56:59,305 --> 01:56:59,972
with audit recommendations from

2750
01:56:59,972 --> 01:57:02,372
the JANUARY 2024 floods and

2751
01:57:02,908 --> 01:57:03,208
that audit that came in JUNE

2752
01:57:03,208 --> 01:57:04,760
2025.

2753
01:57:04,760 --> 01:57:07,813
So on this slide you'll see in

2754
01:57:07,813 --> 01:57:08,514
the parentheses the recommended

2755
01:57:08,514 --> 01:57:09,214
missions and the numbers that

2756
01:57:09,214 --> 01:57:09,882
align from these projects but

2757
01:57:09,882 --> 01:57:12,952
this is just an example of a

2758
01:57:12,952 --> 01:57:13,652
few of them centralize this

2759
01:57:13,652 --> 01:57:14,320
communication strategy El Nino

2760
01:57:14,320 --> 01:57:16,320
preparedness public outreach

2761
01:57:17,590 --> 01:57:18,324
emergency Operations center

2762
01:57:18,324 --> 01:57:21,324
training and exercises for city

2763
01:57:22,328 --> 01:57:22,995
leadership and staff areas

2764
01:57:22,995 --> 01:57:23,629
specific emergency response

2765
01:57:23,629 --> 01:57:25,629
playbooks, evacuation and

2766
01:57:27,400 --> 01:57:28,100
sheltering coordination and

2767
01:57:28,100 --> 01:57:28,834
coordination and planning with

2768
01:57:28,834 --> 01:57:29,568
partner agencies like San Diego

2769
01:57:29,568 --> 01:57:32,338
Gas and Electric, the county of

2770
01:57:32,338 --> 01:57:35,938
San Diego and the American Red

2771
01:57:37,900 --> 01:57:37,776
Cross amongst several others.

2772
01:57:37,776 --> 01:57:38,444
>> In addition to working

2773
01:57:38,444 --> 01:57:40,444
towards audit deliverables,

2774
01:57:42,148 --> 01:57:42,782
we're also taking a know from

2775
01:57:42,782 --> 01:57:43,449
after action reports from

2776
01:57:43,449 --> 01:57:45,849
previous incidents that have

2777
01:57:47,520 --> 01:57:47,720
happened in San Diego as well

2778
01:57:47,720 --> 01:57:48,354
as the rest of the state and

2779
01:57:48,354 --> 01:57:51,354
the country and taken best

2780
01:57:51,357 --> 01:57:52,240
practices and lessons learned

2781
01:57:52,240 --> 01:57:52,591
and incorporating them into

2782
01:57:52,591 --> 01:57:53,292
the city of San Diego.

2783
01:57:53,292 --> 01:57:56,292
Some of those projects are

2784
01:57:56,895 --> 01:57:57,596
accessible River access points

2785
01:57:57,596 --> 01:57:58,264
for swift water rescue teams.

2786
01:57:58,264 --> 01:58:01,100
That way they have a clear

2787
01:58:01,100 --> 01:58:01,733
access point to get to victims

2788
01:58:01,733 --> 01:58:02,133
that could be in the flood

2789
01:58:02,133 --> 01:58:04,133
danger zone.

2790
01:58:05,671 --> 01:58:06,305
Winter Weather Workshop We're

2791
01:58:06,305 --> 01:58:07,600
bringing in subject matter

2792
01:58:07,600 --> 01:58:09,406
experts to provide information

2793
01:58:10,977 --> 01:58:11,544
and resources to city staff.

2794
01:58:11,544 --> 01:58:11,911
City response Tabletop

2795
01:58:11,911 --> 01:58:13,911
exercise.

2796
01:58:16,480 --> 01:58:16,749
So we're working on these 60

2797
01:58:16,749 --> 01:58:17,350
different projects We need to

2798
01:58:17,350 --> 01:58:19,750
validate and test them.

2799
01:58:20,152 --> 01:58:20,820
Stress test these projects to

2800
01:58:20,820 --> 01:58:21,721
ensure that we identify any

2801
01:58:21,721 --> 01:58:25,591
gaps before we use them and we

2802
01:58:25,591 --> 01:58:26,292
address those.

2803
01:58:26,292 --> 01:58:26,792
So that's what that tabletop

2804
01:58:26,792 --> 01:58:27,393
exercise will be.

2805
01:58:27,393 --> 01:58:29,393
The emergency emergency

2806
01:58:30,295 --> 01:58:30,997
operations center responder

2807
01:58:30,997 --> 01:58:31,697
training we've already started

2808
01:58:31,697 --> 01:58:34,970
with the emergency operations

2809
01:58:35,268 --> 01:58:35,968
center responder orientation a

2810
01:58:35,968 --> 01:58:36,669
couple of weeks ago and we'll

2811
01:58:36,669 --> 01:58:39,690
continue with section specific

2812
01:58:40,390 --> 01:58:40,773
training for those responders.

2813
01:58:40,773 --> 01:58:41,440
Public sandbag distribution,

2814
01:58:41,440 --> 01:58:43,440
extreme temperature response

2815
01:58:45,411 --> 01:58:46,120
planning and critical vendor

2816
01:58:46,120 --> 01:58:48,120
and contractor readiness

2817
01:58:54,553 --> 01:58:55,254
assessment and then

2818
01:58:55,254 --> 01:58:55,921
collaboration with the city's

2819
01:58:55,921 --> 01:58:56,622
communications department as

2820
01:58:56,622 --> 01:58:59,220
well as performance analytics.

2821
01:58:59,292 --> 01:58:59,926
The working group has published

2822
01:58:59,926 --> 01:59:03,526
the San diego.Gov/on your

2823
01:59:04,130 --> 01:59:04,696
website and developed a El Nino

2824
01:59:04,696 --> 01:59:06,696
preparedness education

2825
01:59:08,801 --> 01:59:09,468
materials to provide residents

2826
01:59:09,468 --> 01:59:09,835
with useful information and

2827
01:59:09,835 --> 01:59:10,535
resources.

2828
01:59:10,535 --> 01:59:12,935
Also sharing this information

2829
01:59:13,438 --> 01:59:14,106
through digital platforms,

2830
01:59:14,106 --> 01:59:14,707
fliers, handouts, news media

2831
01:59:14,707 --> 01:59:17,107
and mailers in multiple

2832
01:59:18,277 --> 01:59:18,978
languages and

2833
01:59:18,978 --> 01:59:19,712
the communications Department

2834
01:59:19,712 --> 01:59:22,614
is also developed a toolkit for

2835
01:59:22,614 --> 01:59:23,282
council offices to help share

2836
01:59:23,282 --> 01:59:25,282
El Nino preparedness

2837
01:59:27,486 --> 01:59:28,321
information with constituents.

2838
01:59:28,321 --> 01:59:31,921
>> So what we're doing is we're

2839
01:59:32,225 --> 01:59:32,525
encouraging the public to stay

2840
01:59:32,525 --> 01:59:33,159
ready.

2841
01:59:33,159 --> 01:59:33,626
Preparedness is everyone's

2842
01:59:33,626 --> 01:59:35,626
responsibility.

2843
01:59:37,663 --> 01:59:38,297
We'd like everyone to visit San

2844
01:59:38,297 --> 01:59:38,964
diego.Gov/ondina for more

2845
01:59:38,964 --> 01:59:42,201
information on how to make a

2846
01:59:42,201 --> 01:59:42,568
plan to build a kit to stay

2847
01:59:42,568 --> 01:59:43,350
informed.

2848
01:59:43,350 --> 01:59:43,636
I will now turn

2849
01:59:43,636 --> 01:59:46,360
the presentation over to

2850
01:59:46,806 --> 01:59:47,406
the Director of Stormwater

2851
01:59:47,406 --> 01:59:47,740
department Todd Snyder.

2852
01:59:47,740 --> 01:59:48,240
>> Okay.

2853
01:59:48,240 --> 01:59:50,240
Thank you Dustin.

2854
01:59:51,544 --> 01:59:52,278
I'm going to begin my annual

2855
01:59:52,278 --> 01:59:52,945
Stormwater department update by

2856
01:59:52,945 --> 01:59:53,546
highlighting some of the key

2857
01:59:53,546 --> 01:59:55,546
communications that our

2858
01:59:56,549 --> 01:59:57,249
Stormwater department carries

2859
01:59:57,249 --> 01:59:57,950
out that build upon the work

2860
01:59:57,950 --> 02:00:01,550
that you just heard about from

2861
02:00:01,621 --> 02:00:02,488
os and City Communications.

2862
02:00:02,488 --> 02:00:03,189
So just this week we mailed out

2863
02:00:03,189 --> 02:00:05,189
more than 7000 informational

2864
02:00:06,858 --> 02:00:07,460
fliers to properties that are

2865
02:00:07,460 --> 02:00:08,161
located within federally

2866
02:00:08,161 --> 02:00:10,561
designated flood hazard areas.

2867
02:00:10,997 --> 02:00:11,697
Also called flood plains.

2868
02:00:11,697 --> 02:00:12,331
So flooding can occur anywhere

2869
02:00:12,331 --> 02:00:15,331
in the city but mapped

2870
02:00:16,680 --> 02:00:16,736
floodplain areas are considered

2871
02:00:16,736 --> 02:00:19,136
the highest risk locations.

2872
02:00:20,739 --> 02:00:21,441
So the mailers that we sent

2873
02:00:21,441 --> 02:00:22,141
were sent out to both

2874
02:00:22,141 --> 02:00:22,742
registered property owners and

2875
02:00:22,742 --> 02:00:25,142
the physical resident at

2876
02:00:25,745 --> 02:00:26,446
the address and we amplified

2877
02:00:26,446 --> 02:00:27,146
awareness with a press release

2878
02:00:27,146 --> 02:00:27,880
that just went out yesterday.

2879
02:00:27,880 --> 02:00:30,880
Mailers of course are also

2880
02:00:31,184 --> 02:00:31,884
available on our website as

2881
02:00:31,884 --> 02:00:32,552
well as city libraries and rec

2882
02:00:32,552 --> 02:00:35,552
centers in both English and

2883
02:00:36,550 --> 02:00:36,722
Spanish language.

2884
02:00:36,722 --> 02:00:37,256
The mailers really emphasize

2885
02:00:37,256 --> 02:00:39,656
two things of course

2886
02:00:40,259 --> 02:00:41,127
the readiness component that oh

2887
02:00:41,127 --> 02:00:41,827
you guys just spoke to but also

2888
02:00:41,827 --> 02:00:44,227
connecting residents who live

2889
02:00:45,310 --> 02:00:45,565
in flood plains with flood

2890
02:00:45,565 --> 02:00:46,198
insurance resources.

2891
02:00:46,198 --> 02:00:49,198
There's a number of other

2892
02:00:50,303 --> 02:00:51,300
additional communications that

2893
02:00:51,300 --> 02:00:54,300
we push out including sending

2894
02:00:55,141 --> 02:00:55,875
mailers to repetitive loss

2895
02:00:55,875 --> 02:00:56,575
notifications for neighborhoods

2896
02:00:56,575 --> 02:00:58,975
that have experienced multiple

2897
02:00:59,679 --> 02:01:00,446
damage claims in recent years.

2898
02:01:00,446 --> 02:01:01,470
And we've also mailed out

2899
02:01:01,470 --> 02:01:03,470
information to over 180

2900
02:01:03,950 --> 02:01:04,651
properties who have private

2901
02:01:04,651 --> 02:01:06,651
storm channel maintenance

2902
02:01:09,222 --> 02:01:11,222
responsibilities themselves.

2903
02:01:14,661 --> 02:01:15,261
>> >> I want to focus for a

2904
02:01:15,261 --> 02:01:15,995
minute on these areas of

2905
02:01:15,995 --> 02:01:19,132
highest flood risk in the city.

2906
02:01:19,132 --> 02:01:19,932
>> As I mentioned, fema pushes

2907
02:01:19,932 --> 02:01:22,602
out maps of our special flood

2908
02:01:22,602 --> 02:01:23,269
hazard areas which are

2909
02:01:23,269 --> 02:01:23,703
otherwise known as 100 year

2910
02:01:23,703 --> 02:01:24,437
flood plains.

2911
02:01:24,437 --> 02:01:27,106
So there's over 15,000 acres of

2912
02:01:27,106 --> 02:01:27,740
Mount flood plain citywide.

2913
02:01:27,740 --> 02:01:28,374
Importantly there are 7000

2914
02:01:28,374 --> 02:01:30,774
parcels that actually have

2915
02:01:32,245 --> 02:01:32,712
structures that are in these

2916
02:01:32,712 --> 02:01:33,378
high risk zones.

2917
02:01:33,378 --> 02:01:36,378
So we encourage everybody to

2918
02:01:36,916 --> 02:01:37,584
know if they live in a high

2919
02:01:37,584 --> 02:01:38,251
flood risk area by visiting

2920
02:01:38,251 --> 02:01:41,688
the El Nino website that we

2921
02:01:41,688 --> 02:01:42,421
just mentioned on their website

2922
02:01:42,421 --> 02:01:43,155
you can link to fema's website

2923
02:01:43,155 --> 02:01:46,155
where you can enter your

2924
02:01:46,859 --> 02:01:47,560
address to see if your property

2925
02:01:47,560 --> 02:01:48,610
exists and one of the highest

2926
02:01:48,610 --> 02:01:50,610
risk flood areas.

2927
02:01:51,431 --> 02:01:51,998
So if you live in a flood

2928
02:01:51,998 --> 02:01:52,698
plain, one of the most

2929
02:01:52,698 --> 02:01:55,698
important actions you can take

2930
02:01:56,200 --> 02:01:56,703
is to purchase flood insurance

2931
02:01:56,703 --> 02:01:59,103
federally backed mortgages And

2932
02:02:00,373 --> 02:02:01,400
these zones require flood

2933
02:02:01,400 --> 02:02:01,741
insurance But for properties

2934
02:02:01,741 --> 02:02:04,777
that are owned outright or for

2935
02:02:04,777 --> 02:02:05,144
renters, flood insurance is not

2936
02:02:05,144 --> 02:02:05,845
required.

2937
02:02:05,845 --> 02:02:08,245
Typical homeowners and renters

2938
02:02:09,749 --> 02:02:10,183
insurance policies won't cover

2939
02:02:10,183 --> 02:02:10,917
flood damage.

2940
02:02:10,917 --> 02:02:13,653
So we encourage people to act

2941
02:02:13,653 --> 02:02:14,554
now to purchase flood insurance

2942
02:02:14,554 --> 02:02:17,554
because there is a 30 day

2943
02:02:18,791 --> 02:02:19,826
waiting period.

2944
02:02:19,826 --> 02:02:22,826
>> >> So the city has worked

2945
02:02:23,997 --> 02:02:24,697
really hard over the last few

2946
02:02:24,697 --> 02:02:25,465
years to secure discounts for

2947
02:02:25,465 --> 02:02:28,401
any San Diego and who wishes to

2948
02:02:28,401 --> 02:02:29,168
purchase flood insurance.

2949
02:02:29,168 --> 02:02:32,768
Because of our efforts such as

2950
02:02:33,406 --> 02:02:34,107
conducting public outreach and

2951
02:02:34,107 --> 02:02:34,774
having a strong municipal code

2952
02:02:34,774 --> 02:02:37,174
that limits new development

2953
02:02:37,811 --> 02:02:38,511
within flood plain areas, we

2954
02:02:38,511 --> 02:02:39,145
have qualified for Class seven

2955
02:02:39,145 --> 02:02:39,578
status under the community

2956
02:02:39,578 --> 02:02:41,578
rating system.

2957
02:02:43,383 --> 02:02:43,987
So all San Diegans qualify for

2958
02:02:43,987 --> 02:02:44,484
a 15% discount on their

2959
02:02:44,484 --> 02:02:46,484
insurance premium.

2960
02:02:48,421 --> 02:02:49,222
When purchasing and fip policy

2961
02:02:49,222 --> 02:02:51,391
this is a benefit that's not

2962
02:02:51,391 --> 02:02:53,791
necessarily available to all

2963
02:02:56,596 --> 02:02:57,430
cities in the region.

2964
02:02:57,430 --> 02:02:58,131
>> Okay, So now I'm going to

2965
02:02:58,131 --> 02:03:00,700
transition to a status update

2966
02:03:00,700 --> 02:03:01,434
and what has the city and what

2967
02:03:01,434 --> 02:03:02,680
has the Storm water department

2968
02:03:02,680 --> 02:03:02,635
been doing to maintain and

2969
02:03:02,635 --> 02:03:04,635
upgrade our stormwater

2970
02:03:05,872 --> 02:03:06,206
infrastructure over the last

2971
02:03:06,206 --> 02:03:07,400
year?

2972
02:03:07,400 --> 02:03:10,710
First of all as a reminder our

2973
02:03:10,710 --> 02:03:11,478
drainage system is comprised of

2974
02:03:11,478 --> 02:03:14,447
a number of different assets

2975
02:03:14,447 --> 02:03:15,810
that are shown on this slide

2976
02:03:15,810 --> 02:03:17,810
including 15 pump stations

2977
02:03:19,180 --> 02:03:19,686
almost 70 miles of above ground

2978
02:03:19,686 --> 02:03:20,487
storm channels, six miles of

2979
02:03:20,487 --> 02:03:23,487
levees and more than 1000 miles

2980
02:03:23,689 --> 02:03:24,257
of underground storm drain

2981
02:03:24,257 --> 02:03:24,958
pipes and over 40,000

2982
02:03:24,958 --> 02:03:27,358
structural components such as

2983
02:03:31,931 --> 02:03:32,898
inlets outlets and clean outs.

2984
02:03:32,898 --> 02:03:33,566
So I'm going to start by going

2985
02:03:33,566 --> 02:03:34,634
through our efforts on this

2986
02:03:34,634 --> 02:03:37,340
storm drain the underground

2987
02:03:40,600 --> 02:03:40,940
storm drain system.

2988
02:03:40,940 --> 02:03:41,608
So this year our goal is to

2989
02:03:41,608 --> 02:03:42,374
inspect each and every drain

2990
02:03:42,374 --> 02:03:45,440
inlet and clean out at least

2991
02:03:45,440 --> 02:03:45,945
once per year.

2992
02:03:45,945 --> 02:03:48,948
And we met that goal in fy 26.

2993
02:03:48,948 --> 02:03:49,649
As you can see, we inspected

2994
02:03:49,649 --> 02:03:52,490
and cleaned over 32,000 storm

2995
02:03:54,870 --> 02:03:54,587
drain inlets between JULY and

2996
02:03:54,587 --> 02:03:55,355
MAY of 2026.

2997
02:03:55,355 --> 02:03:56,156
When we do these inspections,

2998
02:03:56,156 --> 02:03:59,192
if there's debris that we can

2999
02:03:59,192 --> 02:03:59,960
clean out by hand, we do that

3000
02:03:59,960 --> 02:04:03,663
with our hand crews or if we

3001
02:04:03,663 --> 02:04:04,364
need mechanical support from

3002
02:04:04,364 --> 02:04:04,798
the vector trucks that you see

3003
02:04:04,798 --> 02:04:06,798
on this slide.

3004
02:04:08,602 --> 02:04:08,969
We schedule those for follow up

3005
02:04:08,969 --> 02:04:09,669
cleaning.

3006
02:04:09,669 --> 02:04:10,470
So in the month of JUNE since

3007
02:04:10,470 --> 02:04:12,839
we got through our whole

3008
02:04:12,839 --> 02:04:13,540
inventory in 11 months we went

3009
02:04:13,540 --> 02:04:17,140
back and re inspected and re

3010
02:04:17,977 --> 02:04:18,612
cleaned several of the more

3011
02:04:18,612 --> 02:04:19,279
problematic areas that are

3012
02:04:19,279 --> 02:04:21,679
known to accumulate debris.

3013
02:04:22,448 --> 02:04:22,815
So those got an extra round of

3014
02:04:22,815 --> 02:04:23,483
cleaning.

3015
02:04:23,483 --> 02:04:25,883
From an upgrade perspective

3016
02:04:26,653 --> 02:04:27,320
thinking about our capital

3017
02:04:27,320 --> 02:04:28,540
improvement program we were

3018
02:04:28,540 --> 02:04:31,540
successful in replacing one and

3019
02:04:31,624 --> 02:04:32,259
a half miles of deteriorated

3020
02:04:32,259 --> 02:04:35,259
pipe through a variety of

3021
02:04:36,263 --> 02:04:36,896
different types of cip projects

3022
02:04:36,896 --> 02:04:37,497
from the WiFi your funded

3023
02:04:37,497 --> 02:04:39,897
projects through our low

3024
02:04:41,234 --> 02:04:41,902
interest loan through work

3025
02:04:41,902 --> 02:04:42,502
that's done by our in-house

3026
02:04:42,502 --> 02:04:43,203
crews but also emergency

3027
02:04:43,203 --> 02:04:45,739
projects that I'll talk about

3028
02:04:45,739 --> 02:04:46,372
in a little bit.

3029
02:04:46,372 --> 02:04:46,773
With support from the ecp

3030
02:04:46,773 --> 02:04:48,773
department.

3031
02:04:50,777 --> 02:04:51,510
In addition we responded to

3032
02:04:51,510 --> 02:04:52,145
over 4000 service notifications

3033
02:04:52,145 --> 02:04:52,712
related to our underground

3034
02:04:52,712 --> 02:04:54,481
system and you can see

3035
02:04:54,481 --> 02:04:58,810
the totals here broken out by

3036
02:04:59,286 --> 02:05:01,286
council district despite

3037
02:05:03,156 --> 02:05:03,856
responding to more than 4000

3038
02:05:03,856 --> 02:05:06,256
service notifications, we have

3039
02:05:07,360 --> 02:05:08,610
seen our backlog increase by

3040
02:05:08,610 --> 02:05:08,995
almost 1500 in fiscal year 26.

3041
02:05:08,995 --> 02:05:12,595
So what this means is that

3042
02:05:12,699 --> 02:05:13,400
issues are coming into our

3043
02:05:13,400 --> 02:05:14,100
department faster than we can

3044
02:05:14,100 --> 02:05:17,100
address them with our existing

3045
02:05:17,571 --> 02:05:18,338
staffing levels.

3046
02:05:18,338 --> 02:05:18,939
So in general this is a

3047
02:05:18,939 --> 02:05:19,572
reflection of the aging

3048
02:05:19,572 --> 02:05:21,972
condition of our drainage

3049
02:05:22,275 --> 02:05:22,776
system which just continues to

3050
02:05:22,776 --> 02:05:23,710
to age over time.

3051
02:05:23,710 --> 02:05:26,246
I mean these were put in

3052
02:05:26,246 --> 02:05:30,446
decades ago a lot of these pipe

3053
02:05:34,253 --> 02:05:34,654
systems looking ahead to fiscal

3054
02:05:34,654 --> 02:05:35,622
year 27.

3055
02:05:35,622 --> 02:05:39,250
We did start our new round of

3056
02:05:39,250 --> 02:05:39,726
annual inspections and cleaning

3057
02:05:39,726 --> 02:05:40,360
JULY 1st and we're starting

3058
02:05:40,360 --> 02:05:40,727
from south to north within

3059
02:05:40,727 --> 02:05:42,727
the city.

3060
02:05:43,730 --> 02:05:44,431
So we've already completing

3061
02:05:44,431 --> 02:05:45,132
completed the annual round of

3062
02:05:45,132 --> 02:05:48,132
cleaning in the Tijuana River

3063
02:05:48,802 --> 02:05:49,436
and the Choice Creek areas And

3064
02:05:49,436 --> 02:05:50,103
we're moving on shortly to

3065
02:05:50,103 --> 02:05:53,103
the San Diego Bay watershed.

3066
02:05:53,874 --> 02:05:54,474
A couple newly implemented

3067
02:05:54,474 --> 02:05:56,874
efficiencies I wanted to

3068
02:05:57,770 --> 02:05:57,777
highlight We have a list of

3069
02:05:57,777 --> 02:05:58,478
over 500 different locations

3070
02:05:58,478 --> 02:06:00,878
that frequently very commonly

3071
02:06:01,982 --> 02:06:02,549
need support from our vector

3072
02:06:02,549 --> 02:06:02,916
trucks that mechanical

3073
02:06:02,916 --> 02:06:03,650
cleaning.

3074
02:06:03,650 --> 02:06:06,653
So we actually have a dedicated

3075
02:06:06,653 --> 02:06:07,353
vector team that's just going

3076
02:06:07,353 --> 02:06:07,988
and roving around those areas

3077
02:06:07,988 --> 02:06:10,891
to ensure that they can be

3078
02:06:10,891 --> 02:06:11,558
addressed more efficiently

3079
02:06:11,558 --> 02:06:12,169
rather than getting to them

3080
02:06:12,169 --> 02:06:15,169
when we get to them.

3081
02:06:16,296 --> 02:06:16,896
We've also attached a dedicated

3082
02:06:16,896 --> 02:06:19,896
vector truck team to our

3083
02:06:20,600 --> 02:06:21,301
channel cleaning teams so that

3084
02:06:21,301 --> 02:06:21,902
when the channels are cleaned

3085
02:06:21,902 --> 02:06:24,902
out and dredged in these

3086
02:06:25,839 --> 02:06:26,539
communities we're ensuring that

3087
02:06:26,539 --> 02:06:27,173
all the drains and inputs that

3088
02:06:27,173 --> 02:06:27,808
go into those channels are

3089
02:06:27,808 --> 02:06:30,808
cleaned at the same time.

3090
02:06:30,811 --> 02:06:31,545
So these are efficiencies that

3091
02:06:31,545 --> 02:06:32,212
are improvements over how we've

3092
02:06:32,212 --> 02:06:34,612
handled maintenance in years

3093
02:06:35,685 --> 02:06:36,516
past.

3094
02:06:36,516 --> 02:06:39,516
>> One of the most important

3095
02:06:40,120 --> 02:06:40,920
things that the department has

3096
02:06:40,920 --> 02:06:41,554
done over the past ten years is

3097
02:06:41,554 --> 02:06:42,189
to develop drainage master

3098
02:06:42,189 --> 02:06:45,189
plans for several of our

3099
02:06:45,325 --> 02:06:46,590
watersheds.

3100
02:06:46,590 --> 02:06:49,229
Choice Creek was the first plan

3101
02:06:49,229 --> 02:06:49,796
that we worked on in 2018 and

3102
02:06:49,796 --> 02:06:50,397
we've completed three

3103
02:06:50,397 --> 02:06:52,397
additional plans since.

3104
02:06:54,267 --> 02:06:55,134
So what a drainage master plan

3105
02:06:55,134 --> 02:06:58,439
is is it helps us identify and

3106
02:06:58,439 --> 02:06:59,139
prioritize where drainage

3107
02:06:59,139 --> 02:06:59,606
upgrades and improvements are

3108
02:06:59,606 --> 02:07:01,606
needed the most.

3109
02:07:03,430 --> 02:07:03,677
The table here shows that a

3110
02:07:03,677 --> 02:07:04,377
significant portion of our

3111
02:07:04,377 --> 02:07:06,777
underground storm drain pipes

3112
02:07:08,810 --> 02:07:08,782
do not have enough capacity to

3113
02:07:08,782 --> 02:07:09,820
handle flows from a 100 year

3114
02:07:09,820 --> 02:07:11,820
storm.

3115
02:07:12,786 --> 02:07:13,487
So 100 year storm is the design

3116
02:07:13,487 --> 02:07:16,487
standard where if we're going

3117
02:07:16,491 --> 02:07:17,257
to build infrastructure today

3118
02:07:17,257 --> 02:07:17,991
it's going to be built big

3119
02:07:17,991 --> 02:07:18,392
enough to handle flows from 100

3120
02:07:18,392 --> 02:07:20,392
year storm.

3121
02:07:21,361 --> 02:07:21,894
You can see from the slide that

3122
02:07:21,894 --> 02:07:22,462
drainage capacity is

3123
02:07:22,462 --> 02:07:24,462
particularly lacking.

3124
02:07:26,400 --> 02:07:27,200
Some of our older communities

3125
02:07:27,200 --> 02:07:27,734
around San Diego Bay and Choice

3126
02:07:27,734 --> 02:07:29,734
Creek in particular.

3127
02:07:31,638 --> 02:07:32,339
The reality is that drainage

3128
02:07:32,339 --> 02:07:32,839
infrastructure has not kept up

3129
02:07:32,839 --> 02:07:34,839
with development.

3130
02:07:36,243 --> 02:07:36,876
And so more paid services,

3131
02:07:36,876 --> 02:07:37,577
buildings, roads mean more

3132
02:07:37,577 --> 02:07:40,577
runoff is reaching these pipes

3133
02:07:41,214 --> 02:07:41,548
than they were designed to

3134
02:07:41,548 --> 02:07:42,215
handle.

3135
02:07:42,215 --> 02:07:42,916
And so climate change is

3136
02:07:42,916 --> 02:07:45,916
definitely not helping in this

3137
02:07:46,860 --> 02:07:46,687
as well as sand storms are

3138
02:07:46,687 --> 02:07:47,190
becoming bigger and more

3139
02:07:47,190 --> 02:07:47,688
intense.

3140
02:07:47,688 --> 02:07:50,724
So the message here is that

3141
02:07:50,724 --> 02:07:51,325
independent of our maintenance

3142
02:07:51,325 --> 02:07:51,858
programs maintenance is

3143
02:07:51,858 --> 02:07:52,559
absolutely critical.

3144
02:07:52,559 --> 02:07:55,695
But there is a certain amount

3145
02:07:55,695 --> 02:07:56,396
of rain and intensity of rain

3146
02:07:56,396 --> 02:07:57,931
that will overwhelm our system

3147
02:07:57,931 --> 02:08:00,331
just based on capacity

3148
02:08:03,303 --> 02:08:04,104
limitations.

3149
02:08:04,104 --> 02:08:07,104
>> So I talked about capacity

3150
02:08:07,741 --> 02:08:08,342
with capacity is not the only

3151
02:08:08,342 --> 02:08:08,909
factor that causes risk.

3152
02:08:08,909 --> 02:08:09,443
It's the condition of

3153
02:08:09,443 --> 02:08:11,843
the system as well.

3154
02:08:13,800 --> 02:08:13,380
The aging condition of our

3155
02:08:13,380 --> 02:08:14,140
pipes.

3156
02:08:14,140 --> 02:08:14,748
We know that certain pipe

3157
02:08:14,748 --> 02:08:17,748
materials are more likely to

3158
02:08:18,510 --> 02:08:18,652
fail based on corrosion and

3159
02:08:18,652 --> 02:08:19,418
wear over time and that

3160
02:08:19,418 --> 02:08:23,180
the highest risk pipe types are

3161
02:08:23,323 --> 02:08:23,991
corrugated metal.

3162
02:08:23,991 --> 02:08:24,691
So we've been making a

3163
02:08:24,691 --> 02:08:27,691
concerted effort to replace as

3164
02:08:28,162 --> 02:08:28,796
much of this corrugated metal

3165
02:08:28,796 --> 02:08:29,695
pipe or icmp as possible.

3166
02:08:29,695 --> 02:08:33,330
We've been using our WiFi alone

3167
02:08:33,330 --> 02:08:33,699
since we're in the process of

3168
02:08:33,699 --> 02:08:34,134
replacing about six miles of

3169
02:08:34,134 --> 02:08:36,134
Samp citywide.

3170
02:08:37,805 --> 02:08:38,505
But even after this investment

3171
02:08:38,505 --> 02:08:40,941
we estimate that there's still

3172
02:08:40,941 --> 02:08:41,642
another 20 miles of camp

3173
02:08:41,642 --> 02:08:44,642
throughout the city that will

3174
02:08:46,346 --> 02:08:48,746
need to be replaced.

3175
02:08:50,784 --> 02:08:51,485
>> So the deteriorated samp has

3176
02:08:51,485 --> 02:08:52,152
been the single largest factor

3177
02:08:52,152 --> 02:08:52,853
contributing to an increase

3178
02:08:52,853 --> 02:08:56,453
that we've seen in storm water

3179
02:08:56,724 --> 02:08:57,910
failures such as sinkholes and

3180
02:08:57,910 --> 02:08:57,758
failures.

3181
02:08:57,758 --> 02:09:01,280
The map that showed on this

3182
02:09:01,280 --> 02:09:01,628
slide shows more than 50

3183
02:09:01,628 --> 02:09:03,628
emergency stormwater cip

3184
02:09:05,199 --> 02:09:05,899
projects that we've undertaken

3185
02:09:05,899 --> 02:09:06,300
across the city over the past

3186
02:09:06,300 --> 02:09:08,300
five years.

3187
02:09:09,236 --> 02:09:09,937
Close to 20 of these projects

3188
02:09:09,937 --> 02:09:12,937
are in active construction and

3189
02:09:13,673 --> 02:09:14,308
being managed by either the ecp

3190
02:09:14,308 --> 02:09:16,708
department or our in-house

3191
02:09:18,912 --> 02:09:19,747
crews in storm water.

3192
02:09:19,747 --> 02:09:22,747
>> Over the past five years

3193
02:09:22,883 --> 02:09:23,517
we've allocated $230 million to

3194
02:09:23,517 --> 02:09:25,517
emergency stormwater caps.

3195
02:09:27,821 --> 02:09:28,522
The chart here shows a sharp

3196
02:09:28,522 --> 02:09:30,922
increase in emergency spending

3197
02:09:30,958 --> 02:09:31,825
following the 2024 storms.

3198
02:09:31,825 --> 02:09:35,895
But even last year which was a

3199
02:09:35,895 --> 02:09:36,597
relatively average storm year

3200
02:09:36,597 --> 02:09:38,997
we allocated over $40 million

3201
02:09:40,634 --> 02:09:43,634
towards emergencies in the in

3202
02:09:44,238 --> 02:09:44,838
fiscal year 27 budget We have

3203
02:09:44,838 --> 02:09:45,573
earmarked $30 million in

3204
02:09:45,573 --> 02:09:48,573
anticipation that there will be

3205
02:09:49,575 --> 02:09:49,843
new emergency repairs that pop

3206
02:09:49,843 --> 02:09:51,843
up.

3207
02:09:53,800 --> 02:09:53,780
And just in the first two

3208
02:09:53,780 --> 02:09:56,350
months of this fiscal year,

3209
02:09:56,350 --> 02:09:57,170
JULY and AUGUST we've already

3210
02:09:57,170 --> 02:09:57,417
declared six new stormwater

3211
02:09:57,417 --> 02:09:59,417
emergencies.

3212
02:10:00,921 --> 02:10:01,589
>> One of the strategies that

3213
02:10:01,589 --> 02:10:03,989
we're implementing to reduce

3214
02:10:05,392 --> 02:10:05,993
the cost of emergency skips is

3215
02:10:05,993 --> 02:10:06,659
to perform as much of

3216
02:10:06,659 --> 02:10:07,270
the repair work in-house as

3217
02:10:07,270 --> 02:10:09,270
possible.

3218
02:10:10,764 --> 02:10:11,465
So our in-house teams completed

3219
02:10:11,465 --> 02:10:11,765
three emergency projects last

3220
02:10:11,765 --> 02:10:12,432
year.

3221
02:10:12,432 --> 02:10:16,320
And we'll be working on even

3222
02:10:18,172 --> 02:10:19,139
more in fy 27.

3223
02:10:19,139 --> 02:10:22,139
>> So now I'm going to

3224
02:10:23,677 --> 02:10:24,378
transition to talking about our

3225
02:10:24,378 --> 02:10:24,712
aboveground stormwater channel

3226
02:10:24,712 --> 02:10:25,378
system.

3227
02:10:25,378 --> 02:10:27,348
And as a reminder we do have

3228
02:10:27,348 --> 02:10:29,748
about 70 miles of channel

3229
02:10:31,952 --> 02:10:32,720
citywide.

3230
02:10:32,720 --> 02:10:33,454
>> I'm really happy to report

3231
02:10:33,454 --> 02:10:35,854
that the stormwater departments

3232
02:10:36,457 --> 02:10:37,124
performing more channel

3233
02:10:37,124 --> 02:10:39,524
maintenance than ever before

3234
02:10:41,280 --> 02:10:41,395
prior to the 2024 flood

3235
02:10:41,395 --> 02:10:42,620
emergency.

3236
02:10:42,620 --> 02:10:42,730
The department was funded to

3237
02:10:42,730 --> 02:10:45,130
maintain about four channel

3238
02:10:46,200 --> 02:10:46,567
segments across about two miles

3239
02:10:46,567 --> 02:10:48,567
each year.

3240
02:10:50,571 --> 02:10:51,238
In fy 26 we maintain 30 channel

3241
02:10:51,238 --> 02:10:51,538
segments across more than 11

3242
02:10:51,538 --> 02:10:53,538
miles.

3243
02:10:55,709 --> 02:10:56,443
A lot of our work is focused on

3244
02:10:56,443 --> 02:10:57,144
keeping up with the maintenance

3245
02:10:57,144 --> 02:11:00,144
that occurred after the flood

3246
02:11:00,414 --> 02:11:01,140
emergency particularly in

3247
02:11:01,140 --> 02:11:01,749
the Curious Creek area.

3248
02:11:01,749 --> 02:11:02,483
And so it's really important to

3249
02:11:02,483 --> 02:11:04,919
stay on top of this maintenance

3250
02:11:04,919 --> 02:11:05,619
because it becomes easier to

3251
02:11:05,619 --> 02:11:06,187
prevent significant vegetation

3252
02:11:06,187 --> 02:11:08,187
regrowth and sediment

3253
02:11:09,990 --> 02:11:10,657
accumulation.

3254
02:11:10,657 --> 02:11:11,292
And I'll emphasize it's not

3255
02:11:11,292 --> 02:11:12,590
just a one time cleaning.

3256
02:11:12,590 --> 02:11:14,995
A lot of these channels

3257
02:11:14,995 --> 02:11:15,629
especially the ones that have

3258
02:11:15,629 --> 02:11:16,296
earthen bottoms have to be

3259
02:11:16,296 --> 02:11:18,696
cleaned multiple times each

3260
02:11:19,366 --> 02:11:22,366
year to really keep all

3261
02:11:23,737 --> 02:11:24,380
the channels free of any debris

3262
02:11:24,380 --> 02:11:24,705
.

3263
02:11:24,705 --> 02:11:25,306
In addition to our proactive

3264
02:11:25,306 --> 02:11:27,306
channel maintenance, we

3265
02:11:28,809 --> 02:11:29,510
responded to 339 service

3266
02:11:29,510 --> 02:11:31,910
notifications for our channels

3267
02:11:32,790 --> 02:11:35,679
many of which relate to trash

3268
02:11:37,840 --> 02:11:37,384
illegal dumping or encampments

3269
02:11:37,384 --> 02:11:39,384
.

3270
02:11:42,456 --> 02:11:43,224
>> Similar to the drain chart

3271
02:11:43,224 --> 02:11:43,857
that I showed, this is

3272
02:11:43,857 --> 02:11:44,191
the backlog of our channel

3273
02:11:44,191 --> 02:11:46,191
issues.

3274
02:11:47,428 --> 02:11:48,940
And so we responded to 339

3275
02:11:48,940 --> 02:11:48,729
service notifications but we

3276
02:11:48,729 --> 02:11:51,729
have continued to see our

3277
02:11:52,500 --> 02:11:53,234
backlog increase again.

3278
02:11:53,234 --> 02:11:53,901
This means the issues are

3279
02:11:53,901 --> 02:11:57,501
coming in faster to us than

3280
02:11:59,707 --> 02:12:00,474
we're able to resolve them.

3281
02:12:00,474 --> 02:12:03,474
>> Looking ahead to fiscal year

3282
02:12:04,345 --> 02:12:04,978
27, we already started to

3283
02:12:04,978 --> 02:12:05,646
execute a greatly expanded

3284
02:12:05,646 --> 02:12:06,147
channel maintenance program

3285
02:12:06,147 --> 02:12:08,147
this fiscal year.

3286
02:12:09,717 --> 02:12:10,417
So in the month of JULY alone

3287
02:12:10,417 --> 02:12:12,817
we've completed maintenance on

3288
02:12:13,256 --> 02:12:14,880
18 segments in four miles.

3289
02:12:14,880 --> 02:12:17,880
In AUGUST we addressed another

3290
02:12:17,325 --> 02:12:17,792
11 segments and three and a

3291
02:12:17,792 --> 02:12:18,692
half more miles.

3292
02:12:18,692 --> 02:12:21,996
Most of our efforts have been

3293
02:12:21,996 --> 02:12:22,463
focused in districts four,

3294
02:12:22,463 --> 02:12:23,164
eight and nine.

3295
02:12:23,164 --> 02:12:25,166
But we've also maintained

3296
02:12:25,166 --> 02:12:25,766
critical channels in districts

3297
02:12:25,766 --> 02:12:28,766
two and seven and we're

3298
02:12:29,536 --> 02:12:30,237
planning to address critical

3299
02:12:30,237 --> 02:12:30,905
areas and Sorento Valley in

3300
02:12:30,905 --> 02:12:31,272
District one starting in mid

3301
02:12:31,272 --> 02:12:33,272
SEPTEMBER.

3302
02:12:35,175 --> 02:12:35,842
There's been a few factors

3303
02:12:35,842 --> 02:12:38,842
critical to our success that

3304
02:12:39,646 --> 02:12:40,800
have allowed us to expand so

3305
02:12:40,800 --> 02:12:40,814
significantly.

3306
02:12:40,814 --> 02:12:41,449
First of all we've been working

3307
02:12:41,449 --> 02:12:43,849
very closely with multiple

3308
02:12:44,452 --> 02:12:45,119
federal and state agencies to

3309
02:12:45,119 --> 02:12:45,486
support expedited permitting

3310
02:12:45,486 --> 02:12:47,486
requests.

3311
02:12:48,923 --> 02:12:49,490
And we've been getting really

3312
02:12:49,490 --> 02:12:50,224
excellent cooperation.

3313
02:12:50,224 --> 02:12:53,824
I'm happy to report also with

3314
02:12:54,262 --> 02:12:54,962
the additional $1 million in

3315
02:12:54,962 --> 02:12:55,596
one time budget that was made

3316
02:12:55,596 --> 02:12:57,996
available to storm water.

3317
02:12:58,933 --> 02:12:59,600
We can have our crews out

3318
02:12:59,600 --> 02:13:00,200
working overtime six days a

3319
02:13:00,200 --> 02:13:02,600
week, 12 hours a day.

3320
02:13:04,710 --> 02:13:04,705
And that has enhanced our

3321
02:13:04,705 --> 02:13:05,105
efficiency really, really

3322
02:13:05,105 --> 02:13:05,839
enormously.

3323
02:13:05,839 --> 02:13:09,439
So the extra budget also allows

3324
02:13:12,460 --> 02:13:12,380
us to enhance contract support

3325
02:13:12,380 --> 02:13:13,470
.

3326
02:13:13,470 --> 02:13:13,814
>> The next couple of slides

3327
02:13:13,814 --> 02:13:16,951
I'm going to show you just give

3328
02:13:16,951 --> 02:13:17,618
you a visual of where

3329
02:13:17,618 --> 02:13:18,218
the channels are that we're

3330
02:13:18,218 --> 02:13:20,618
maintaining for f y 27.

3331
02:13:21,321 --> 02:13:21,922
So starting in the South you

3332
02:13:21,922 --> 02:13:22,590
can see there's several

3333
02:13:22,590 --> 02:13:25,590
critical channels in the San

3334
02:13:26,126 --> 02:13:28,526
Isidro and Nestor areas.

3335
02:13:31,932 --> 02:13:32,601
>> As I mentioned, a lot of our

3336
02:13:32,601 --> 02:13:33,267
channel maintenance work is

3337
02:13:33,267 --> 02:13:33,567
focused in the Choice Creek

3338
02:13:33,567 --> 02:13:35,567
area.

3339
02:13:36,670 --> 02:13:37,371
Several of these channels

3340
02:13:37,371 --> 02:13:37,972
including those with Earth and

3341
02:13:37,972 --> 02:13:40,372
Bottoms and South Crest

3342
02:13:41,342 --> 02:13:42,430
Mountain View Encanto Skyline

3343
02:13:42,430 --> 02:13:42,610
are going to be maintained

3344
02:13:42,610 --> 02:13:43,310
multiple times during

3345
02:13:43,310 --> 02:13:47,510
the fiscal year to stay on top

3346
02:13:49,500 --> 02:13:49,786
of that vegetation growth.

3347
02:13:49,786 --> 02:13:50,485
>> This line highlights several

3348
02:13:50,485 --> 02:13:53,154
channels in the San Diego Bay

3349
02:13:53,154 --> 02:13:53,454
San Diego River mission bay

3350
02:13:53,454 --> 02:13:54,188
areas.

3351
02:13:54,188 --> 02:13:57,158
And as I mentioned, Sorrento

3352
02:13:57,158 --> 02:13:57,925
Valley is a key area that we're

3353
02:13:57,925 --> 02:14:01,525
going to be moving into later

3354
02:14:02,163 --> 02:14:03,297
this month.

3355
02:14:03,297 --> 02:14:06,897
>> So every time we maintain a

3356
02:14:07,135 --> 02:14:07,768
channel, what essentially we're

3357
02:14:07,768 --> 02:14:08,436
doing is we're taking out

3358
02:14:08,436 --> 02:14:10,836
wetlands from that channel.

3359
02:14:12,390 --> 02:14:12,707
And according to maintain our

3360
02:14:12,707 --> 02:14:13,307
environmental compliance we

3361
02:14:13,307 --> 02:14:16,307
have to put that wetland

3362
02:14:17,211 --> 02:14:17,578
function back somewhere else in

3363
02:14:17,578 --> 02:14:19,578
the city.

3364
02:14:20,815 --> 02:14:21,449
And so in fiscal year 26 we

3365
02:14:21,449 --> 02:14:22,183
completed three mitigation

3366
02:14:22,183 --> 02:14:22,550
projects that totaled more than

3367
02:14:22,550 --> 02:14:23,251
15 acres.

3368
02:14:23,251 --> 02:14:25,920
This allows us to keep up with

3369
02:14:25,920 --> 02:14:26,487
that expanded channel

3370
02:14:26,487 --> 02:14:27,880
maintenance activity.

3371
02:14:27,880 --> 02:14:27,688
We've got another three

3372
02:14:27,688 --> 02:14:30,880
projects that are under

3373
02:14:31,159 --> 02:14:31,793
construction and currently that

3374
02:14:31,793 --> 02:14:32,930
will provide another eight

3375
02:14:32,930 --> 02:14:34,930
acres.

3376
02:14:35,363 --> 02:14:36,640
And then looking out over

3377
02:14:36,640 --> 02:14:36,731
the next eight years or so we

3378
02:14:36,731 --> 02:14:38,731
anticipate needing about 36

3379
02:14:40,435 --> 02:14:40,968
acres of additional mitigation

3380
02:14:40,968 --> 02:14:41,569
to keep expanding

3381
02:14:41,569 --> 02:14:43,569
the maintenance program.

3382
02:14:45,206 --> 02:14:45,773
And as a reminder, a lot of

3383
02:14:45,773 --> 02:14:46,374
this construction work

3384
02:14:46,374 --> 02:14:47,410
associated with wetland

3385
02:14:47,410 --> 02:14:49,441
mitigation is funded through

3386
02:14:52,480 --> 02:14:52,847
our environmental growth Fund.

3387
02:14:52,847 --> 02:14:53,514
>> Okay.

3388
02:14:53,514 --> 02:14:56,514
Similar to my slide about

3389
02:14:57,685 --> 02:14:58,386
the capacity of our storm drain

3390
02:14:58,386 --> 02:14:59,870
system, this slide shows some

3391
02:14:59,870 --> 02:15:02,870
of the current conditions how

3392
02:15:02,457 --> 02:15:03,910
much capacity to our

3393
02:15:03,910 --> 02:15:05,910
aboveground channels have.

3394
02:15:07,195 --> 02:15:10,398
The reality is only 17% of our

3395
02:15:10,398 --> 02:15:11,199
180 channel segments are

3396
02:15:11,199 --> 02:15:11,498
designed to handle a 100 year

3397
02:15:11,498 --> 02:15:12,266
storm.

3398
02:15:12,266 --> 02:15:15,403
And you can think about a 100

3399
02:15:15,403 --> 02:15:16,270
year storm as in simple terms

3400
02:15:16,270 --> 02:15:19,507
if we get about an inch and a

3401
02:15:19,507 --> 02:15:20,207
half to two inches of rain over

3402
02:15:20,207 --> 02:15:20,675
a three hour period, that's a

3403
02:15:20,675 --> 02:15:22,675
100 year storm.

3404
02:15:23,978 --> 02:15:24,679
Generally if we get two and a

3405
02:15:24,679 --> 02:15:27,515
half to three inches of rain

3406
02:15:27,515 --> 02:15:27,982
over a 12 hour period, that's

3407
02:15:27,982 --> 02:15:28,783
100 year storm.

3408
02:15:28,783 --> 02:15:32,383
So those amounts don't seem too

3409
02:15:33,210 --> 02:15:33,721
outrageous And it's important

3410
02:15:33,721 --> 02:15:34,422
to note that some of our

3411
02:15:34,422 --> 02:15:35,230
channels not only do they not

3412
02:15:35,230 --> 02:15:37,423
convey a 100 year storm,

3413
02:15:37,592 --> 02:15:38,559
they're only sized to handle

3414
02:15:38,559 --> 02:15:42,130
say a two or a five year storm.

3415
02:15:42,130 --> 02:15:43,970
So we can get intense rainfall

3416
02:15:43,970 --> 02:15:43,697
of just an inch and see some of

3417
02:15:43,697 --> 02:15:44,320
our channels starting to

3418
02:15:44,320 --> 02:15:46,320
overtop.

3419
02:15:47,235 --> 02:15:48,200
>> So a lot of times the thing

3420
02:15:48,200 --> 02:15:51,405
is that flooding is always due

3421
02:15:51,405 --> 02:15:52,106
to lack of maintenance but

3422
02:15:52,106 --> 02:15:52,640
the capacity limitations are a

3423
02:15:52,640 --> 02:15:54,640
significant factor.

3424
02:15:57,110 --> 02:15:57,679
We are investing a lot of our

3425
02:15:57,679 --> 02:16:00,448
WiFi dollars to upgrade and

3426
02:16:00,448 --> 02:16:00,882
enhance some of our critical

3427
02:16:00,882 --> 02:16:01,549
channel areas.

3428
02:16:01,549 --> 02:16:04,549
This graphic here shows an

3429
02:16:04,852 --> 02:16:05,486
example of just one of those

3430
02:16:05,486 --> 02:16:06,200
investments we're making.

3431
02:16:06,200 --> 02:16:08,420
This example is for

3432
02:16:09,157 --> 02:16:09,824
the Hammerschmidt Channel and

3433
02:16:09,824 --> 02:16:10,225
Skyline which is currently a

3434
02:16:10,225 --> 02:16:12,225
60% design.

3435
02:16:14,766 --> 02:16:15,429
And we have another very large

3436
02:16:15,429 --> 02:16:16,970
ship project in the works in

3437
02:16:16,970 --> 02:16:19,000
the South Crest adjacent to

3438
02:16:19,000 --> 02:16:19,634
Beta Street that we've been

3439
02:16:19,634 --> 02:16:20,368
working very closely with

3440
02:16:20,368 --> 02:16:23,368
Caltrans and fema to understand

3441
02:16:23,571 --> 02:16:24,239
the parameters of what we're

3442
02:16:24,239 --> 02:16:24,706
allowed to build since we're

3443
02:16:24,706 --> 02:16:25,173
tying into their

3444
02:16:25,173 --> 02:16:27,173
infrastructure.

3445
02:16:28,609 --> 02:16:29,310
We're getting to a pretty good

3446
02:16:29,310 --> 02:16:32,310
point In our approaching a 30%

3447
02:16:33,147 --> 02:16:35,147
design milestone soon.

3448
02:16:35,316 --> 02:16:39,516
>> So now I'll move on to our

3449
02:16:40,688 --> 02:16:41,422
pump stations.

3450
02:16:41,422 --> 02:16:43,822
>> The department performs year

3451
02:16:44,392 --> 02:16:44,993
round maintenance of 15 pump

3452
02:16:44,993 --> 02:16:46,993
stations, 24 interceptor

3453
02:16:48,329 --> 02:16:48,797
stations, 54 diversion valves

3454
02:16:48,797 --> 02:16:49,397
and six Typekit.

3455
02:16:49,397 --> 02:16:50,640
Some of the significant

3456
02:16:50,640 --> 02:16:52,464
improvements that were made

3457
02:16:53,134 --> 02:16:53,802
last fiscal year We installed

3458
02:16:53,802 --> 02:16:56,202
warning signs flood warning

3459
02:16:58,639 --> 02:16:59,107
signs at pump Station see in

3460
02:16:59,107 --> 02:16:59,807
the midway area.

3461
02:16:59,807 --> 02:17:02,544
We replaced time gates at some

3462
02:17:02,544 --> 02:17:03,178
of the areas in mission Beach.

3463
02:17:03,178 --> 02:17:05,578
And really importantly we

3464
02:17:07,150 --> 02:17:07,715
provided backup power to some

3465
02:17:07,715 --> 02:17:08,383
of our biggest pump stations

3466
02:17:08,383 --> 02:17:09,117
most critical pump stations

3467
02:17:09,117 --> 02:17:11,452
each and that are along the San

3468
02:17:11,452 --> 02:17:14,452
Diego River and Mission Beach

3469
02:17:16,570 --> 02:17:16,825
areas.

3470
02:17:16,825 --> 02:17:17,692
>> Looking ahead to fiscal year

3471
02:17:17,692 --> 02:17:21,292
27 so all of the electrical and

3472
02:17:21,295 --> 02:17:21,996
mechanical component within our

3473
02:17:21,996 --> 02:17:22,630
pump stations are on a regular

3474
02:17:22,630 --> 02:17:24,630
inspection and maintenance

3475
02:17:26,167 --> 02:17:26,935
frequency schedule.

3476
02:17:26,935 --> 02:17:27,235
It's something that we do year

3477
02:17:27,235 --> 02:17:29,235
round.

3478
02:17:31,573 --> 02:17:32,273
And then one thing to highlight

3479
02:17:32,273 --> 02:17:35,776
is Position l which is located

3480
02:17:35,776 --> 02:17:36,443
on ncr de San Diego is

3481
02:17:36,443 --> 02:17:37,780
undergoing emergency repairs

3482
02:17:37,780 --> 02:17:40,780
and those repairs will be

3483
02:17:40,248 --> 02:17:40,581
continuing through the rainy

3484
02:17:40,581 --> 02:17:41,282
season.

3485
02:17:41,282 --> 02:17:43,682
So we're coordinating closely

3486
02:17:45,320 --> 02:17:46,530
with ecp in an emergency

3487
02:17:46,530 --> 02:17:49,530
contractor to ensure that those

3488
02:17:50,625 --> 02:17:51,159
flows will be handled from a

3489
02:17:51,159 --> 02:17:51,893
capacity standpoint.

3490
02:17:51,893 --> 02:17:52,627
Very similar story you're going

3491
02:17:52,627 --> 02:17:55,397
to hear about our pump stations

3492
02:17:55,397 --> 02:17:55,730
as our channels and our storm

3493
02:17:55,730 --> 02:17:56,664
drains.

3494
02:17:56,664 --> 02:17:59,664
14 of our 15 stations are sized

3495
02:18:00,168 --> 02:18:00,635
to convey something less than a

3496
02:18:00,635 --> 02:18:01,335
100 year storm.

3497
02:18:01,335 --> 02:18:04,335
And that's not surprising when

3498
02:18:04,372 --> 02:18:05,106
you consider that seven of

3499
02:18:05,106 --> 02:18:08,175
the pump stations were built in

3500
02:18:08,175 --> 02:18:08,510
the 40s and four were built in

3501
02:18:08,510 --> 02:18:09,243
the 70s.

3502
02:18:09,243 --> 02:18:09,877
So it's just not a piece of

3503
02:18:09,877 --> 02:18:11,877
infrastructure that's been

3504
02:18:13,810 --> 02:18:13,415
upgraded significantly in

3505
02:18:13,415 --> 02:18:15,415
decades.

3506
02:18:18,653 --> 02:18:19,254
We do have some enhancement

3507
02:18:19,254 --> 02:18:19,888
planned from a capital

3508
02:18:19,888 --> 02:18:22,288
improvement site for Pump

3509
02:18:22,991 --> 02:18:23,691
Station d which is our largest

3510
02:18:23,691 --> 02:18:23,992
pump station that services old

3511
02:18:23,992 --> 02:18:24,826
town.

3512
02:18:24,826 --> 02:18:26,194
So those are in design but

3513
02:18:26,194 --> 02:18:29,794
currently we do not have funds

3514
02:18:30,799 --> 02:18:31,199
for construction.

3515
02:18:31,199 --> 02:18:31,899
>> Okay.

3516
02:18:31,899 --> 02:18:34,235
Last major storm drain asset.

3517
02:18:34,235 --> 02:18:37,835
I'm going to talk about our

3518
02:18:39,707 --> 02:18:43,307
levees So I'm happy to report

3519
02:18:43,311 --> 02:18:44,120
that the fiscal year 27 budget

3520
02:18:44,120 --> 02:18:44,713
includes important new funding

3521
02:18:44,713 --> 02:18:47,113
for the Stormwater Department

3522
02:18:48,382 --> 02:18:48,917
to address work that is needed

3523
02:18:48,917 --> 02:18:49,584
to secure permanent

3524
02:18:49,584 --> 02:18:51,984
accreditation of the levees

3525
02:18:53,870 --> 02:18:53,388
that exist along the San Diego

3526
02:18:53,388 --> 02:18:54,550
River.

3527
02:18:54,550 --> 02:18:54,756
Accreditation from fema and

3528
02:18:54,756 --> 02:18:57,692
the Army Corps of Engineers is

3529
02:18:57,692 --> 02:18:58,260
really critical for a couple of

3530
02:18:58,260 --> 02:18:58,727
reasons.

3531
02:18:58,727 --> 02:19:00,727
First, accreditation provides

3532
02:19:02,464 --> 02:19:03,640
the city access to federal

3533
02:19:03,640 --> 02:19:03,731
emergency assistance in

3534
02:19:03,731 --> 02:19:06,731
the event of a catastrophic

3535
02:19:06,868 --> 02:19:07,569
event that damaged or

3536
02:19:07,569 --> 02:19:09,969
compromised the levee system.

3537
02:19:12,274 --> 02:19:13,800
And then secondly, it basically

3538
02:19:13,800 --> 02:19:13,708
prevents all the properties you

3539
02:19:13,708 --> 02:19:15,844
see mapped in orange year from

3540
02:19:15,844 --> 02:19:16,511
being mapped in the 100 year

3541
02:19:16,511 --> 02:19:17,112
flood plain which would then

3542
02:19:17,112 --> 02:19:19,512
kick in flood insurance

3543
02:19:20,448 --> 02:19:21,183
requirements.

3544
02:19:21,183 --> 02:19:21,983
So in 2025 we initiated a

3545
02:19:21,983 --> 02:19:24,983
process to re accredit our

3546
02:19:25,187 --> 02:19:27,587
levees because in 2011 they

3547
02:19:30,192 --> 02:19:30,959
were downgraded to a downgraded

3548
02:19:30,959 --> 02:19:31,293
to a provisional accreditation

3549
02:19:31,293 --> 02:19:33,293
status.

3550
02:19:34,610 --> 02:19:34,695
So we're going to use this new

3551
02:19:34,695 --> 02:19:37,950
$1.9 million that's in our

3552
02:19:37,666 --> 02:19:38,400
budget for fy 27 to start

3553
02:19:38,400 --> 02:19:38,834
maintaining and repairing known

3554
02:19:38,834 --> 02:19:40,834
deficiencies.

3555
02:19:42,437 --> 02:19:43,104
To do land surveyors and

3556
02:19:43,104 --> 02:19:43,772
engineering studies that are

3557
02:19:43,772 --> 02:19:44,472
going to help us demonstrate

3558
02:19:44,472 --> 02:19:46,872
the current capacity, capacity

3559
02:19:47,909 --> 02:19:48,610
and condition of the system is

3560
02:19:48,610 --> 02:19:49,311
and we're going to be working

3561
02:19:49,311 --> 02:19:52,470
with oas to develop emergency

3562
02:19:52,470 --> 02:19:52,981
response plans.

3563
02:19:52,981 --> 02:19:53,682
And it should be noted that we

3564
02:19:53,682 --> 02:19:57,185
have a much smaller and more

3565
02:19:57,185 --> 02:19:57,886
recently constructed levee

3566
02:19:57,886 --> 02:19:58,553
system that protects a single

3567
02:19:58,553 --> 02:20:01,553
neighborhood in the Tier one

3568
02:20:01,690 --> 02:20:02,157
River Valley area.

3569
02:20:02,157 --> 02:20:03,124
>> Okay.

3570
02:20:03,124 --> 02:20:06,724
So now I'll speak very briefly

3571
02:20:07,262 --> 02:20:07,962
about a flood prevention

3572
02:20:07,962 --> 02:20:08,663
program that's not managed by

3573
02:20:08,663 --> 02:20:10,932
the storm water department but

3574
02:20:10,932 --> 02:20:11,699
is critical to minimizing

3575
02:20:11,699 --> 02:20:12,300
damage to city assets in

3576
02:20:12,300 --> 02:20:14,700
the Mission Beach area.

3577
02:20:15,704 --> 02:20:16,405
So each fall parks and Rec

3578
02:20:16,405 --> 02:20:19,405
installs sand berms at Sandy

3579
02:20:21,309 --> 02:20:21,943
beach areas along ocean Front

3580
02:20:21,943 --> 02:20:22,544
and Mission Bay to prevent

3581
02:20:22,544 --> 02:20:24,944
flooding of city assets.

3582
02:20:26,470 --> 02:20:26,748
This work typically occurs in

3583
02:20:26,748 --> 02:20:27,349
OCTOBER to get us ready for

3584
02:20:27,349 --> 02:20:27,716
the King tide season in

3585
02:20:27,716 --> 02:20:29,716
DECEMBER.

3586
02:20:30,886 --> 02:20:31,586
But unfortunately Parks and Rec

3587
02:20:31,586 --> 02:20:33,986
experienced a 40% reduction in

3588
02:20:35,424 --> 02:20:36,191
their beach mechanized crew.

3589
02:20:36,191 --> 02:20:36,925
That's going to impact how we

3590
02:20:36,925 --> 02:20:37,626
go about setting up these berms

3591
02:20:37,626 --> 02:20:40,762
in the first place and then

3592
02:20:40,762 --> 02:20:41,950
repairing them after major

3593
02:20:41,950 --> 02:20:41,796
storms.

3594
02:20:41,796 --> 02:20:45,233
So the strategy is going to be

3595
02:20:45,233 --> 02:20:45,867
to work to start work earlier

3596
02:20:45,867 --> 02:20:46,234
this year, this month and

3597
02:20:46,234 --> 02:20:46,901
SEPTEMBER.

3598
02:20:46,901 --> 02:20:49,471
And that's going to require

3599
02:20:49,471 --> 02:20:50,137
close coordination with

3600
02:20:50,137 --> 02:20:50,806
the lifeguards to make sure

3601
02:20:50,806 --> 02:20:51,439
we're maintaining safe beach

3602
02:20:51,439 --> 02:20:53,839
access and passage around

3603
02:20:56,978 --> 02:20:57,312
the berms throughout the season

3604
02:20:57,312 --> 02:20:58,146
.

3605
02:20:58,146 --> 02:20:58,579
So what happens when rain is in

3606
02:20:58,579 --> 02:21:00,579
the forecast?

3607
02:21:02,250 --> 02:21:02,817
This slide outlines what we

3608
02:21:02,817 --> 02:21:03,418
call our storm patrol

3609
02:21:03,418 --> 02:21:05,818
procedures prior to any

3610
02:21:07,221 --> 02:21:07,923
forecasted storm.

3611
02:21:07,923 --> 02:21:08,556
Representatives from multiple

3612
02:21:08,556 --> 02:21:10,556
city departments convene.

3613
02:21:12,940 --> 02:21:12,660
We discuss storm preparation

3614
02:21:12,660 --> 02:21:13,327
and response roles and

3615
02:21:13,327 --> 02:21:13,929
responsibilities, equipment

3616
02:21:13,929 --> 02:21:15,929
availability and public

3617
02:21:17,733 --> 02:21:18,467
communications.

3618
02:21:18,467 --> 02:21:19,200
One of the things we're adding

3619
02:21:19,200 --> 02:21:22,200
this year is better integration

3620
02:21:22,604 --> 02:21:23,305
with the National Weather

3621
02:21:23,305 --> 02:21:24,600
Service and experts at Scripps

3622
02:21:24,600 --> 02:21:26,406
Institution of Oceanography to

3623
02:21:27,376 --> 02:21:28,760
take advantage of the latest

3624
02:21:28,760 --> 02:21:28,777
forecasting tools to give us a

3625
02:21:28,777 --> 02:21:31,777
clearer picture as possible of

3626
02:21:32,470 --> 02:21:32,347
what is expected with a given

3627
02:21:32,347 --> 02:21:33,480
storm.

3628
02:21:33,480 --> 02:21:36,648
But I'll caveat that even with

3629
02:21:36,718 --> 02:21:37,419
that assistance it's really,

3630
02:21:37,419 --> 02:21:38,530
really challenging to predict

3631
02:21:38,530 --> 02:21:40,530
through forecasting where

3632
02:21:41,423 --> 02:21:41,856
the heaviest storm cells are

3633
02:21:41,856 --> 02:21:42,557
going to hit.

3634
02:21:42,557 --> 02:21:45,557
But depending on the severity

3635
02:21:46,662 --> 02:21:47,362
of the forecast you see in

3636
02:21:47,362 --> 02:21:47,996
the bottom right of the slide

3637
02:21:47,996 --> 02:21:50,396
that we trigger different

3638
02:21:50,866 --> 02:21:51,566
levels of staffing and staff

3639
02:21:51,566 --> 02:21:52,200
are really deployed to perform

3640
02:21:52,200 --> 02:21:54,200
pre-storm inspections and

3641
02:21:55,737 --> 02:21:56,104
cleaning of critical drain

3642
02:21:56,104 --> 02:21:56,737
locations.

3643
02:21:56,737 --> 02:21:59,737
This year we're going to

3644
02:22:00,608 --> 02:22:01,378
provide training to an expanded

3645
02:22:01,378 --> 02:22:02,177
pool of staff so we'll have

3646
02:22:02,177 --> 02:22:06,470
even more eyes and ears out in

3647
02:22:06,470 --> 02:22:06,681
the field doing inspections,

3648
02:22:06,681 --> 02:22:07,150
looking at issues as it's

3649
02:22:07,150 --> 02:22:07,749
raining.

3650
02:22:07,749 --> 02:22:10,753
And then once it starts raining

3651
02:22:10,753 --> 02:22:11,419
we enter storm patrol mode.

3652
02:22:11,419 --> 02:22:12,287
And so essentially what this

3653
02:22:12,287 --> 02:22:15,924
means is most of the crews and

3654
02:22:15,924 --> 02:22:16,658
the transportation and

3655
02:22:16,658 --> 02:22:17,359
stormwater department stop what

3656
02:22:17,359 --> 02:22:20,228
they were doing and they start

3657
02:22:20,228 --> 02:22:20,829
roving these different

3658
02:22:20,829 --> 02:22:21,396
geographic areas you see

3659
02:22:21,396 --> 02:22:22,197
reflected on the map.

3660
02:22:22,197 --> 02:22:25,500
And we found that this is a

3661
02:22:25,500 --> 02:22:26,168
very efficient way to triage

3662
02:22:26,168 --> 02:22:26,901
and address flooding calls,

3663
02:22:26,901 --> 02:22:29,901
downed trees, things like that.

3664
02:22:30,939 --> 02:22:31,673
And then we could literally

3665
02:22:31,673 --> 02:22:32,340
have hundreds of staff that are

3666
02:22:32,340 --> 02:22:34,740
roving these different areas

3667
02:22:37,446 --> 02:22:38,480
for a large storm event.

3668
02:22:38,480 --> 02:22:39,148
>> And then for my last slide I

3669
02:22:39,148 --> 02:22:39,781
wanted to highlight some of

3670
02:22:39,781 --> 02:22:42,150
the efforts that are being

3671
02:22:42,150 --> 02:22:42,784
spearheaded by our partners at

3672
02:22:42,784 --> 02:22:44,784
Panda and Communications.

3673
02:22:46,889 --> 02:22:47,589
Road closures is something that

3674
02:22:47,589 --> 02:22:48,456
we've made an improvement on.

3675
02:22:48,456 --> 02:22:52,560
It's been a centralized into a

3676
02:22:52,694 --> 02:22:53,328
single app so all city

3677
02:22:53,328 --> 02:22:53,929
employees are logging road

3678
02:22:53,929 --> 02:22:56,329
closures in a systematic

3679
02:22:57,466 --> 02:22:58,133
centralized way which is much

3680
02:22:58,133 --> 02:22:58,667
more streamlined from how it

3681
02:22:58,667 --> 02:23:00,667
was done previously.

3682
02:23:01,270 --> 02:23:01,937
And then we're pushing that

3683
02:23:01,937 --> 02:23:02,438
information out through our

3684
02:23:02,438 --> 02:23:04,438
open data portal.

3685
02:23:06,508 --> 02:23:07,142
We have a road closure website

3686
02:23:07,142 --> 02:23:07,776
and we've integrated this

3687
02:23:07,776 --> 02:23:10,176
information with Waze and

3688
02:23:11,547 --> 02:23:12,180
Google Maps so residents who

3689
02:23:12,180 --> 02:23:12,881
use those features can see

3690
02:23:12,881 --> 02:23:15,881
the closures much more easily.

3691
02:23:16,151 --> 02:23:16,852
And then of course the upgrades

3692
02:23:16,852 --> 02:23:17,586
to the Get It Done app itself

3693
02:23:17,586 --> 02:23:21,186
which make it much easier for

3694
02:23:21,190 --> 02:23:21,456
the public to report issues to

3695
02:23:21,456 --> 02:23:23,456
us.

3696
02:23:24,426 --> 02:23:25,160
And then I'll close with just a

3697
02:23:25,160 --> 02:23:25,961
reminder that the one stop shop

3698
02:23:25,961 --> 02:23:26,662
where you need to go in to get

3699
02:23:26,662 --> 02:23:29,620
prepared before, during and

3700
02:23:29,697 --> 02:23:30,465
after a storm is this El Nino

3701
02:23:30,465 --> 02:23:33,465
website hub that Dustin spoke

3702
02:23:33,969 --> 02:23:34,736
to.

3703
02:23:34,736 --> 02:23:35,170
So that does conclude our

3704
02:23:35,170 --> 02:23:35,871
presentation.

3705
02:23:35,871 --> 02:23:38,774
Of course we're available for

3706
02:23:38,774 --> 02:23:39,274
questions.

3707
02:23:39,274 --> 02:23:40,900
>> All right.

3708
02:23:40,900 --> 02:23:40,376
Thank you for the presentation.

3709
02:23:40,376 --> 02:23:42,376
Thank you.

3710
02:23:43,712 --> 02:23:44,213
Everybody has participated in

3711
02:23:44,213 --> 02:23:44,947
the working group.

3712
02:23:44,947 --> 02:23:48,817
With that I'll turn it over to

3713
02:23:48,817 --> 02:23:49,217
the office of the rba.

3714
02:23:49,217 --> 02:23:49,617
All right.

3715
02:23:49,617 --> 02:23:50,252
Thank you.

3716
02:23:50,252 --> 02:23:50,586
Council PRESIDENT, council

3717
02:23:50,586 --> 02:23:51,253
members.

3718
02:23:51,253 --> 02:23:52,921
I'm going to turn this right

3719
02:23:52,921 --> 02:23:53,656
over to Kim Desmond who is

3720
02:23:53,656 --> 02:23:54,323
the director of our Division of

3721
02:23:54,323 --> 02:23:57,526
Race and Equity to give some

3722
02:23:57,526 --> 02:23:57,926
comments on equity implications

3723
02:23:57,926 --> 02:23:58,594
for this.

3724
02:23:58,594 --> 02:23:59,600
>> Thank you, Charles.

3725
02:23:59,600 --> 02:24:01,600
Good afternoon.

3726
02:24:02,931 --> 02:24:03,498
Council PRESIDENT LaCava and

3727
02:24:03,498 --> 02:24:04,980
members of Council in

3728
02:24:04,980 --> 02:24:06,498
preparation for El Nino

3729
02:24:08,170 --> 02:24:08,804
the ideas the vision of recent

3730
02:24:08,804 --> 02:24:09,305
equity has participated in

3731
02:24:09,305 --> 02:24:11,305
planning committee

3732
02:24:13,245 --> 02:24:13,942
conversations to provide some

3733
02:24:13,942 --> 02:24:16,342
early equity implications to

3734
02:24:17,913 --> 02:24:18,480
oas Mayor's office around

3735
02:24:18,480 --> 02:24:18,847
the considerations for

3736
02:24:18,847 --> 02:24:20,847
the storm.

3737
02:24:22,170 --> 02:24:22,751
El.

3738
02:24:22,751 --> 02:24:23,485
The comments that we're going

3739
02:24:23,485 --> 02:24:27,850
to make right now it's actually

3740
02:24:27,890 --> 02:24:27,723
in front of you and it's going

3741
02:24:27,723 --> 02:24:30,723
to be in four categories.

3742
02:24:31,460 --> 02:24:32,127
One is the context of operation

3743
02:24:32,127 --> 02:24:32,728
in terms of preparation,

3744
02:24:32,728 --> 02:24:33,950
mitigation response and

3745
02:24:33,950 --> 02:24:35,950
recovery.

3746
02:24:37,399 --> 02:24:38,660
So the first implication is

3747
02:24:38,660 --> 02:24:40,660
around community engagement.

3748
02:24:42,705 --> 02:24:43,372
As stated there are high flow

3749
02:24:43,372 --> 02:24:43,739
risk throughout all council

3750
02:24:43,739 --> 02:24:45,739
districts.

3751
02:24:47,643 --> 02:24:48,176
So from an equity from a

3752
02:24:48,176 --> 02:24:48,744
equality standpoint

3753
02:24:48,744 --> 02:24:51,144
the implication is to

3754
02:24:52,815 --> 02:24:53,516
continually host tailored

3755
02:24:53,516 --> 02:24:55,916
workshops in engagement events

3756
02:24:57,386 --> 02:24:57,920
to prepare all the residents

3757
02:24:57,920 --> 02:24:58,654
throughout the city.

3758
02:24:58,654 --> 02:24:59,355
So that's equal You want to do

3759
02:24:59,355 --> 02:25:01,755
that throughout all districts.

3760
02:25:02,191 --> 02:25:04,591
From a equity perspective

3761
02:25:07,463 --> 02:25:08,130
historically in currently

3762
02:25:08,130 --> 02:25:08,664
the inequities differ for d

3763
02:25:08,664 --> 02:25:09,970
four, eight and nine

3764
02:25:09,970 --> 02:25:11,970
specifically.

3765
02:25:11,699 --> 02:25:12,401
And we want to be county in

3766
02:25:12,401 --> 02:25:13,102
terms of the fact that these

3767
02:25:13,102 --> 02:25:15,502
districts are still recovering

3768
02:25:15,737 --> 02:25:17,737
from the 2024 floods.

3769
02:25:20,543 --> 02:25:21,210
Therefore the approach around

3770
02:25:21,210 --> 02:25:23,610
preparation and response is

3771
02:25:25,748 --> 02:25:26,482
should differ namely the way in

3772
02:25:26,482 --> 02:25:27,216
which you convene Organizations

3773
02:25:27,216 --> 02:25:30,816
in trusted partners should be a

3774
02:25:31,287 --> 02:25:31,619
clear focus not as in the 2024

3775
02:25:31,619 --> 02:25:32,387
floods.

3776
02:25:32,387 --> 02:25:35,224
Many of these organizations was

3777
02:25:35,224 --> 02:25:35,925
on the ground in supporting a

3778
02:25:35,925 --> 02:25:38,325
response strategy in actively

3779
02:25:40,950 --> 02:25:40,596
currently still supporting

3780
02:25:40,596 --> 02:25:41,330
recovery efforts.

3781
02:25:41,330 --> 02:25:45,100
I really want to be clear there

3782
02:25:45,100 --> 02:25:45,768
in that these are our trusted

3783
02:25:45,768 --> 02:25:48,768
partners in at times these

3784
02:25:49,638 --> 02:25:50,339
organizations entrusted

3785
02:25:50,339 --> 02:25:50,940
partners can convey a message

3786
02:25:50,940 --> 02:25:52,940
more effectively and

3787
02:25:55,177 --> 02:25:55,945
efficiently continuously.

3788
02:25:55,945 --> 02:25:56,579
And so from a equity

3789
02:25:56,579 --> 02:25:59,579
perspective you want to be

3790
02:26:00,490 --> 02:26:00,749
conscious of that in terms of

3791
02:26:00,749 --> 02:26:01,250
what your community engagement

3792
02:26:01,250 --> 02:26:03,250
strategy entails.

3793
02:26:04,720 --> 02:26:05,354
That didn't rolls on to

3794
02:26:05,354 --> 02:26:07,754
resources given the city's

3795
02:26:09,458 --> 02:26:09,825
current budget and fiscal

3796
02:26:09,825 --> 02:26:10,559
position.

3797
02:26:10,559 --> 02:26:12,959
Any information about resources

3798
02:26:14,797 --> 02:26:15,397
should be very clear in avoid

3799
02:26:15,397 --> 02:26:16,310
ambiguity in regards to

3800
02:26:16,310 --> 02:26:18,310
response and preparation.

3801
02:26:20,135 --> 02:26:23,135
So we should clarify how

3802
02:26:24,940 --> 02:26:25,540
the county MAY provide rental

3803
02:26:25,540 --> 02:26:27,940
assistance if there an

3804
02:26:29,145 --> 02:26:29,645
evacuation that is needed in

3805
02:26:29,645 --> 02:26:30,312
the 2024 approach.

3806
02:26:30,312 --> 02:26:33,312
The county did provide some

3807
02:26:33,548 --> 02:26:34,316
temporary lodging options.

3808
02:26:34,316 --> 02:26:37,916
And so in the event where

3809
02:26:39,880 --> 02:26:39,588
there's an evacuation, be very

3810
02:26:39,588 --> 02:26:40,289
clear about that.

3811
02:26:40,289 --> 02:26:43,289
If you're going to provide

3812
02:26:44,327 --> 02:26:44,926
vouchers to stay in other

3813
02:26:44,926 --> 02:26:47,926
locations and so want to

3814
02:26:48,330 --> 02:26:49,640
clarify that part and also in

3815
02:26:49,640 --> 02:26:52,640
regards to resources being very

3816
02:26:53,269 --> 02:26:53,969
clear and concise around what

3817
02:26:53,969 --> 02:26:54,536
types of resources will be

3818
02:26:54,536 --> 02:26:56,936
provided by the city.

3819
02:26:57,840 --> 02:26:58,541
So if we're providing sandbags

3820
02:26:58,541 --> 02:27:01,541
then being very clear about

3821
02:27:02,345 --> 02:27:02,978
when we will provide access to

3822
02:27:02,978 --> 02:27:03,778
sand for the sandbags.

3823
02:27:03,778 --> 02:27:07,950
As it could be a barrier for

3824
02:27:07,950 --> 02:27:08,451
folks to go in, locate sand at

3825
02:27:08,451 --> 02:27:10,451
another location.

3826
02:27:11,754 --> 02:27:12,455
So in other words, people

3827
02:27:12,455 --> 02:27:13,880
should not be looking for how

3828
02:27:13,880 --> 02:27:16,880
to get the clear resources

3829
02:27:16,892 --> 02:27:17,627
during the emergency.

3830
02:27:17,627 --> 02:27:18,260
So the equity implication is to

3831
02:27:18,260 --> 02:27:18,928
be very clear and concise

3832
02:27:18,928 --> 02:27:21,328
around what we're providing

3833
02:27:21,597 --> 02:27:21,964
versus what we're not

3834
02:27:21,964 --> 02:27:22,631
providing.

3835
02:27:22,631 --> 02:27:26,200
In all these things are also

3836
02:27:26,200 --> 02:27:26,702
notated in our auditor's

3837
02:27:26,702 --> 02:27:27,203
finding of the storm that

3838
02:27:27,203 --> 02:27:29,203
occurred in 2024.

3839
02:27:31,339 --> 02:27:32,410
Last but not least it was

3840
02:27:32,410 --> 02:27:34,441
referenced in the presentation

3841
02:27:36,378 --> 02:27:37,460
But an equivocation includes

3842
02:27:37,460 --> 02:27:37,547
being very clear about

3843
02:27:37,547 --> 02:27:39,547
the development of

3844
02:27:41,184 --> 02:27:41,817
the emergency response playbook

3845
02:27:41,817 --> 02:27:42,552
for our organizations and

3846
02:27:42,552 --> 02:27:45,552
trusted partners to support our

3847
02:27:46,422 --> 02:27:47,190
efforts.

3848
02:27:47,190 --> 02:27:47,890
We should be clear and concise

3849
02:27:47,890 --> 02:27:48,257
around the area plan in those

3850
02:27:48,257 --> 02:27:50,257
playbooks.

3851
02:27:51,761 --> 02:27:52,461
Those planning playbooks could

3852
02:27:52,461 --> 02:27:54,461
include identifying evacuation

3853
02:27:56,999 --> 02:27:57,633
locations in ways where folks

3854
02:27:57,633 --> 02:28:00,633
know where to go resource

3855
02:28:01,103 --> 02:28:01,437
distribution and also recovery

3856
02:28:01,437 --> 02:28:02,171
efforts.

3857
02:28:02,171 --> 02:28:05,771
And so I understand that there

3858
02:28:06,809 --> 02:28:07,410
are efforts in q to develop set

3859
02:28:07,410 --> 02:28:09,410
playbooks starting from

3860
02:28:11,914 --> 02:28:12,615
the fact that we know that

3861
02:28:12,615 --> 02:28:12,949
these floods occurred in 84 in

3862
02:28:12,949 --> 02:28:14,949
the 89.

3863
02:28:16,118 --> 02:28:16,786
So that gives you a plan in

3864
02:28:16,786 --> 02:28:17,487
place for where these plans

3865
02:28:17,487 --> 02:28:20,890
could help you start out with

3866
02:28:20,890 --> 02:28:21,624
plenty of information.

3867
02:28:21,624 --> 02:28:22,291
And so our team kind of

3868
02:28:22,291 --> 02:28:22,992
referenced that with making

3869
02:28:22,992 --> 02:28:25,795
sure that these playbooks are

3870
02:28:25,795 --> 02:28:26,362
concise of the public in such

3871
02:28:26,362 --> 02:28:28,362
words understand that.

3872
02:28:30,899 --> 02:28:31,500
So in that Gray recommends that

3873
02:28:31,500 --> 02:28:32,268
storm water continue, we

3874
02:28:32,268 --> 02:28:35,268
provide any maps in hydraulic

3875
02:28:35,671 --> 02:28:36,239
models around these high risk

3876
02:28:36,239 --> 02:28:36,939
areas around people in

3877
02:28:36,939 --> 02:28:39,939
buildings to make sure that

3878
02:28:40,176 --> 02:28:40,676
we're reiterating where and how

3879
02:28:40,676 --> 02:28:42,676
things will occur.

3880
02:28:45,810 --> 02:28:45,815
And I'll close with this in

3881
02:28:45,815 --> 02:28:46,516
that from an equity perspective

3882
02:28:46,516 --> 02:28:48,916
being conscientious that those

3883
02:28:49,985 --> 02:28:50,386
districts before 99 are still

3884
02:28:50,386 --> 02:28:51,154
in recovery.

3885
02:28:51,154 --> 02:28:53,990
And so we want to be very

3886
02:28:53,990 --> 02:28:54,657
meticulous with how we prepare

3887
02:28:54,657 --> 02:28:55,358
,recover or address any

3888
02:28:55,358 --> 02:28:57,358
mitigations around resources.

3889
02:28:59,862 --> 02:29:00,662
I am here and available for any

3890
02:29:00,662 --> 02:29:03,599
comments in stand ready to

3891
02:29:03,599 --> 02:29:04,167
support.

3892
02:29:04,167 --> 02:29:04,867
>> All right.

3893
02:29:04,867 --> 02:29:07,867
Thank you for those comments.

3894
02:29:08,971 --> 02:29:09,772
Always very helpful.

3895
02:29:09,772 --> 02:29:10,338
>> And with that Clarke, please

3896
02:29:10,338 --> 02:29:10,707
go to public comments.

3897
02:29:10,707 --> 02:29:12,707
Thank you.

3898
02:29:14,677 --> 02:29:15,411
Council PRESIDENT Starting with

3899
02:29:15,411 --> 02:29:15,845
Laura Saldana if you can please

3900
02:29:15,845 --> 02:29:16,545
come forward.

3901
02:29:16,545 --> 02:29:19,282
It is two minutes per person.

3902
02:29:19,282 --> 02:29:19,681
I understand you have a

3903
02:29:19,681 --> 02:29:20,416
PowerPoint.

3904
02:29:20,416 --> 02:29:20,983
So please come forward And if I

3905
02:29:20,983 --> 02:29:23,383
can ask the following

3906
02:29:23,986 --> 02:29:24,587
individuals to please come up

3907
02:29:24,587 --> 02:29:25,210
to the reserved seats in

3908
02:29:25,210 --> 02:29:27,210
the front row.

3909
02:29:28,490 --> 02:29:29,125
Troy Sonata Laurie Lipson,

3910
02:29:29,125 --> 02:29:29,625
Charlotte Monica Hill and

3911
02:29:29,625 --> 02:29:31,625
Cheryl Hernandez.

3912
02:29:33,262 --> 02:29:33,796
You'll have two minutes.

3913
02:29:33,796 --> 02:29:34,163
>> Please proceed.

3914
02:29:34,163 --> 02:29:35,564
Thank you.

3915
02:29:35,564 --> 02:29:37,964
Thank you gentlemen for

3916
02:29:41,304 --> 02:29:42,400
the reports and I was married

3917
02:29:42,400 --> 02:29:45,604
to a combat engineer and he

3918
02:29:45,875 --> 02:29:46,309
used to talk about fighting

3919
02:29:46,309 --> 02:29:47,142
the last war.

3920
02:29:47,142 --> 02:29:47,910
And I think it's easy to look

3921
02:29:47,910 --> 02:29:50,579
at Choice Creek and look at

3922
02:29:50,579 --> 02:29:51,314
other places that flooded.

3923
02:29:51,314 --> 02:29:52,114
And it's harder to look forward

3924
02:29:52,114 --> 02:29:55,114
and figure out where is

3925
02:29:55,817 --> 02:29:56,119
the next flood going to come

3926
02:29:56,119 --> 02:29:56,786
from.

3927
02:29:56,786 --> 02:29:57,386
And earlier today I showed a

3928
02:29:57,386 --> 02:29:59,386
slide about groundwater

3929
02:30:01,560 --> 02:30:01,758
intrusion And because a lot of

3930
02:30:01,758 --> 02:30:02,592
the water that you are trying

3931
02:30:02,592 --> 02:30:05,728
to plan for is not going to be

3932
02:30:05,728 --> 02:30:06,529
visible from above.

3933
02:30:06,529 --> 02:30:07,263
It's not coming from the rain

3934
02:30:07,263 --> 02:30:07,863
is not coming from the surface.

3935
02:30:07,863 --> 02:30:10,263
It's coming from below.

3936
02:30:10,466 --> 02:30:11,167
And that groundwater because of

3937
02:30:11,167 --> 02:30:14,767
sea level rise rise is pushing

3938
02:30:15,137 --> 02:30:15,872
into these areas including

3939
02:30:15,872 --> 02:30:16,539
the midway area which if you go

3940
02:30:16,539 --> 02:30:19,676
to the next slide the reason

3941
02:30:19,676 --> 02:30:20,310
I'm referring to it and many

3942
02:30:20,310 --> 02:30:20,976
people are now calling it

3943
02:30:20,976 --> 02:30:23,376
midway thinking those levees

3944
02:30:24,881 --> 02:30:25,482
that are not accredited or all

3945
02:30:25,482 --> 02:30:26,349
that stand in the way of

3946
02:30:26,349 --> 02:30:29,385
flooding in an area that is now

3947
02:30:29,385 --> 02:30:30,190
being discussed as future

3948
02:30:30,190 --> 02:30:33,190
housing, why put people in

3949
02:30:33,957 --> 02:30:34,691
harm's way and make these

3950
02:30:34,691 --> 02:30:35,525
gentlemen's jobs more difficult

3951
02:30:35,525 --> 02:30:39,295
if we know that that is a high

3952
02:30:39,295 --> 02:30:39,963
flood area according to fema

3953
02:30:39,963 --> 02:30:40,597
maps and now we've just been

3954
02:30:40,597 --> 02:30:41,297
told those levees are not

3955
02:30:41,297 --> 02:30:43,697
accredited that you're trying

3956
02:30:44,200 --> 02:30:44,534
to bring them up to accredited

3957
02:30:44,534 --> 02:30:45,680
status.

3958
02:30:45,680 --> 02:30:47,680
Next slide, please.

3959
02:30:48,738 --> 02:30:51,138
You mentioned emergency repairs

3960
02:30:53,343 --> 02:30:54,100
in the Midway area.

3961
02:30:54,100 --> 02:30:54,377
Midway Drive is already

3962
02:30:54,377 --> 02:30:55,177
flooding.

3963
02:30:55,177 --> 02:30:58,114
Let's this was from an earlier

3964
02:30:58,114 --> 02:30:58,982
report.

3965
02:30:58,982 --> 02:30:59,648
Let's go on to the next slide.

3966
02:30:59,648 --> 02:31:02,480
Midway Drive is already

3967
02:31:03,418 --> 02:31:03,924
flooding without a storm surge

3968
02:31:03,924 --> 02:31:05,924
during king tides.

3969
02:31:08,157 --> 02:31:08,725
One more slide.

3970
02:31:08,725 --> 02:31:09,425
Oh, there we go.

3971
02:31:09,425 --> 02:31:12,425
It didn't show this morning.

3972
02:31:12,495 --> 02:31:12,996
There it is.

3973
02:31:12,996 --> 02:31:13,730
Thank you, Kevin.

3974
02:31:13,730 --> 02:31:14,530
That is from two weeks ago

3975
02:31:14,530 --> 02:31:16,966
during King Tides without a

3976
02:31:16,966 --> 02:31:17,734
drop of rain.

3977
02:31:17,734 --> 02:31:21,334
We already have flooding So you

3978
02:31:21,638 --> 02:31:22,305
gentlemen are doing your best

3979
02:31:22,305 --> 02:31:23,600
to prepare based on what

3980
02:31:23,600 --> 02:31:23,506
happened with choice and other

3981
02:31:23,506 --> 02:31:25,506
floods last time.

3982
02:31:26,810 --> 02:31:27,444
But this is the future.

3983
02:31:27,444 --> 02:31:30,180
It is sea level rise.

3984
02:31:30,180 --> 02:31:30,647
The water is coming at us from

3985
02:31:30,647 --> 02:31:31,548
four directions.

3986
02:31:31,548 --> 02:31:32,148
And I wish you the best in your

3987
02:31:32,148 --> 02:31:34,148
planning and preparation

3988
02:31:35,919 --> 02:31:36,586
because this is a situation

3989
02:31:36,586 --> 02:31:37,153
where already and thank you.

3990
02:31:37,153 --> 02:31:37,820
>> Thank you for that

3991
02:31:37,820 --> 02:31:40,220
concluding comment Royce And

3992
02:31:43,260 --> 02:31:47,226
yet it I was so looking forward

3993
02:31:47,764 --> 02:31:50,764
to this after being watching

3994
02:31:51,801 --> 02:31:52,469
the or being at

3995
02:31:52,469 --> 02:31:52,802
the environmental Committee

3996
02:31:52,802 --> 02:31:54,802
meeting.

3997
02:31:57,440 --> 02:31:58,140
You all were fabulous At that

3998
02:31:58,140 --> 02:32:01,511
meeting I was just riveted to

3999
02:32:01,511 --> 02:32:02,178
what you said and that

4000
02:32:02,178 --> 02:32:04,578
conversation that chair ilo

4001
02:32:06,749 --> 02:32:07,484
Rivera had with some of you It

4002
02:32:07,484 --> 02:32:10,484
was just absolutely we're ready

4003
02:32:11,591 --> 02:32:12,389
as ready as we can be or we

4004
02:32:12,389 --> 02:32:15,989
will be because I just felt

4005
02:32:16,559 --> 02:32:20,159
that in that presentation and I

4006
02:32:20,430 --> 02:32:21,970
feel it today and that

4007
02:32:21,970 --> 02:32:23,497
PowerPoint is just terrific.

4008
02:32:25,768 --> 02:32:28,768
So I love the power.

4009
02:32:29,205 --> 02:32:29,738
I call him the powerhouse of

4010
02:32:29,738 --> 02:32:30,139
the five preparation

4011
02:32:30,139 --> 02:32:30,640
objectives.

4012
02:32:30,640 --> 02:32:32,640
They're fabulous.

4013
02:32:34,411 --> 02:32:35,780
I love the tool kit for

4014
02:32:35,780 --> 02:32:38,780
the council offices to share

4015
02:32:38,580 --> 02:32:40,580
information.

4016
02:32:43,653 --> 02:32:47,253
>> Now Kim Desmond, you have to

4017
02:32:47,624 --> 02:32:48,491
put a uniform on when this

4018
02:32:48,491 --> 02:32:52,662
occurs and you have to be out

4019
02:32:52,662 --> 02:32:53,262
there leading us for your area

4020
02:32:53,262 --> 02:32:56,262
because it's going to be

4021
02:32:57,200 --> 02:32:57,700
terrific that you're there And

4022
02:32:57,700 --> 02:32:58,401
we have to prepare

4023
02:32:58,401 --> 02:33:01,401
the residents that are in

4024
02:33:01,805 --> 02:33:02,205
the weakest areas they're

4025
02:33:02,205 --> 02:33:02,805
vulnerable.

4026
02:33:02,805 --> 02:33:05,805
They need to know what

4027
02:33:06,308 --> 02:33:07,760
the rescue plan is.

4028
02:33:07,760 --> 02:33:10,676
They need to know just whatever

4029
02:33:11,680 --> 02:33:12,282
you can gives to them.

4030
02:33:12,282 --> 02:33:13,416
>> So let's see.

4031
02:33:13,416 --> 02:33:16,519
And so I do want to speak to

4032
02:33:16,519 --> 02:33:17,219
the public and say dear public,

4033
02:33:17,219 --> 02:33:20,819
this is really up to you.

4034
02:33:21,257 --> 02:33:21,958
Our city is going to do

4035
02:33:21,958 --> 02:33:22,792
the best they can do for you.

4036
02:33:22,792 --> 02:33:26,262
But this is really up to you.

4037
02:33:26,262 --> 02:33:26,863
Our infrastructure here is in

4038
02:33:26,863 --> 02:33:29,263
trouble so be prepared.

4039
02:33:30,433 --> 02:33:30,933
There's a storm ahead.

4040
02:33:30,933 --> 02:33:31,401
Make a plan.

4041
02:33:31,401 --> 02:33:33,401
Build a kit.

4042
02:33:35,438 --> 02:33:36,720
Stay informed dear public it's

4043
02:33:36,720 --> 02:33:36,673
everyone's responsibility.

4044
02:33:36,673 --> 02:33:39,730
We're in this together.

4045
02:33:40,777 --> 02:33:41,311
We're going to do it and we're

4046
02:33:41,311 --> 02:33:41,778
going to be a-okay.

4047
02:33:41,778 --> 02:33:42,145
>> Love to all.

4048
02:33:42,145 --> 02:33:42,512
Thank you.

4049
02:33:42,512 --> 02:33:44,512
Thank you.

4050
02:33:47,951 --> 02:33:50,351
Next is Laurie Lipson.

4051
02:33:52,923 --> 02:33:53,623
Hello City Council Laurie Lips

4052
02:33:53,623 --> 02:33:56,623
Man Pronouns She her district

4053
02:33:57,494 --> 02:33:58,161
three I have sat here in these

4054
02:33:58,161 --> 02:33:58,829
chambers and heard you speak

4055
02:33:58,829 --> 02:34:00,829
passionately about community

4056
02:34:02,980 --> 02:34:02,766
yet you voted to increase

4057
02:34:02,766 --> 02:34:05,766
funding for police and keep

4058
02:34:06,470 --> 02:34:07,237
mass surveillance.

4059
02:34:07,237 --> 02:34:07,904
You caved on parking and trash

4060
02:34:07,904 --> 02:34:10,304
fees and you inadequately

4061
02:34:11,708 --> 02:34:12,275
explained a sales tax increase

4062
02:34:12,275 --> 02:34:14,275
to your constituents.

4063
02:34:16,479 --> 02:34:17,179
All of these decisions reduced

4064
02:34:17,179 --> 02:34:17,847
the funding for infrastructure

4065
02:34:17,847 --> 02:34:20,684
and other services needed to

4066
02:34:20,684 --> 02:34:23,840
build a caring and

4067
02:34:25,522 --> 02:34:26,456
compassionate city.

4068
02:34:26,456 --> 02:34:30,560
How is this providing safety to

4069
02:34:30,160 --> 02:34:31,270
San Diego residents?

4070
02:34:31,270 --> 02:34:34,627
Shame on the City Council for

4071
02:34:35,650 --> 02:34:35,698
not prioritizing city

4072
02:34:35,698 --> 02:34:36,366
infrastructure and putting

4073
02:34:36,366 --> 02:34:39,366
preparedness on the backs of

4074
02:34:40,203 --> 02:34:42,203
those most vulnerable.

4075
02:34:44,775 --> 02:34:45,542
>> Good luck Charlotte.

4076
02:34:45,542 --> 02:34:49,142
If you can please come forward

4077
02:34:51,180 --> 02:34:51,882
and I'll ask if Monica Hill had

4078
02:34:51,882 --> 02:34:54,882
out along with Landers Ricky

4079
02:34:55,185 --> 02:34:55,818
friend Sotelo can all please

4080
02:34:55,818 --> 02:34:59,418
come up to the front row?

4081
02:34:59,456 --> 02:35:00,123
Please proceed when ready.

4082
02:35:00,123 --> 02:35:00,857
>> As we prepare for

4083
02:35:00,857 --> 02:35:01,558
the upcoming El Nino season and

4084
02:35:01,558 --> 02:35:04,558
the possibility of heavy rain

4085
02:35:04,995 --> 02:35:05,696
and flooding, I want to make

4086
02:35:05,696 --> 02:35:06,296
sure that we learn from what

4087
02:35:06,296 --> 02:35:06,630
happened during the 2024

4088
02:35:06,630 --> 02:35:08,630
floods.

4089
02:35:09,533 --> 02:35:10,167
Advocated heavily for proper

4090
02:35:10,167 --> 02:35:10,767
mental health care for our

4091
02:35:10,767 --> 02:35:12,767
flood impacted families.

4092
02:35:14,400 --> 02:35:14,637
Then in I'll continue to do so

4093
02:35:14,637 --> 02:35:15,238
today what I witnessed was

4094
02:35:15,238 --> 02:35:17,638
the constant passing of

4095
02:35:18,441 --> 02:35:19,760
the buck when families

4096
02:35:19,760 --> 02:35:19,676
desperately needed mental

4097
02:35:19,676 --> 02:35:22,760
health and substance use

4098
02:35:23,747 --> 02:35:24,548
support agencies and individual

4099
02:35:24,548 --> 02:35:25,215
those in positions of power had

4100
02:35:25,215 --> 02:35:25,882
opportunities to coordinate

4101
02:35:25,882 --> 02:35:28,218
care yet responsibility was

4102
02:35:28,218 --> 02:35:28,818
pushed from one person and

4103
02:35:28,818 --> 02:35:30,818
organization to another.

4104
02:35:32,489 --> 02:35:33,222
That failure placed community

4105
02:35:33,222 --> 02:35:33,957
advocates and frontline workers

4106
02:35:33,957 --> 02:35:36,957
in situations that were outside

4107
02:35:37,761 --> 02:35:38,496
of our scope because we were

4108
02:35:38,496 --> 02:35:39,196
trying to fill gaps that should

4109
02:35:39,196 --> 02:35:39,595
have already been addressed by

4110
02:35:39,595 --> 02:35:41,595
the system.

4111
02:35:42,366 --> 02:35:42,966
I'm not asking this time I'm

4112
02:35:42,966 --> 02:35:43,600
demanding that we have a

4113
02:35:43,600 --> 02:35:44,300
coordinated mental health

4114
02:35:44,300 --> 02:35:46,702
response in place for the next

4115
02:35:46,702 --> 02:35:47,437
crisis.

4116
02:35:47,437 --> 02:35:48,138
During this rainy season season

4117
02:35:48,138 --> 02:35:50,538
families impacted by flooding

4118
02:35:52,141 --> 02:35:52,809
needs access to 24 hour mental

4119
02:35:52,809 --> 02:35:53,410
health and crisis services,

4120
02:35:53,410 --> 02:35:55,410
clear referral pathways,

4121
02:35:57,140 --> 02:35:57,580
substance use support and

4122
02:35:57,580 --> 02:35:58,181
trauma informed care.

4123
02:35:58,181 --> 02:35:58,849
We need to know who is

4124
02:35:58,849 --> 02:36:01,849
answering the call, who is

4125
02:36:01,985 --> 02:36:02,719
responsible for coordinating

4126
02:36:02,719 --> 02:36:03,353
the care and who is accountable

4127
02:36:03,353 --> 02:36:06,353
When a family needs help,

4128
02:36:07,124 --> 02:36:07,791
the families impacted by

4129
02:36:07,791 --> 02:36:08,458
the 2024 floods experienced

4130
02:36:08,458 --> 02:36:10,858
significant trauma and many

4131
02:36:12,296 --> 02:36:12,963
continue to struggle with

4132
02:36:12,963 --> 02:36:13,497
mental health and addiction

4133
02:36:13,497 --> 02:36:14,164
related challenges.

4134
02:36:14,164 --> 02:36:17,164
They deserve better then and

4135
02:36:17,368 --> 02:36:18,350
they deserve better now.

4136
02:36:18,350 --> 02:36:18,635
Mental health cannot be an

4137
02:36:18,635 --> 02:36:19,200
afterthought to disaster

4138
02:36:19,200 --> 02:36:21,200
response.

4139
02:36:21,572 --> 02:36:22,239
The affected communities must

4140
02:36:22,239 --> 02:36:22,673
be included in every step of

4141
02:36:22,673 --> 02:36:24,673
the planning.

4142
02:36:26,109 --> 02:36:26,777
We need a plan before the rain

4143
02:36:26,777 --> 02:36:27,344
comes and after our families

4144
02:36:27,344 --> 02:36:29,744
are already in crisis.

4145
02:36:29,946 --> 02:36:30,514
Thank you.

4146
02:36:30,514 --> 02:36:32,514
>> Thank you.

4147
02:36:35,318 --> 02:36:35,719
Monica Hill.

4148
02:36:35,719 --> 02:36:36,553
>> Hello.

4149
02:36:36,553 --> 02:36:40,324
My name is Monica Hill and I'm

4150
02:36:40,324 --> 02:36:41,240
here to represent District nine

4151
02:36:41,240 --> 02:36:44,240
also District four and eight.

4152
02:36:45,562 --> 02:36:46,330
I wasn't really prepared but

4153
02:36:46,330 --> 02:36:46,930
I'm just going to give a little

4154
02:36:46,930 --> 02:36:47,598
bit of what we're asking

4155
02:36:47,598 --> 02:36:49,800
the city to include our

4156
02:36:49,800 --> 02:36:50,500
communities in real planning

4157
02:36:50,500 --> 02:36:51,268
and decision making to invest

4158
02:36:51,268 --> 02:36:54,771
in long term solutions not just

4159
02:36:54,771 --> 02:36:55,439
performative actions or more

4160
02:36:55,439 --> 02:36:58,439
ballot measures to make sure

4161
02:36:59,243 --> 02:36:59,943
vulnerable neighborhoods have

4162
02:36:59,943 --> 02:37:00,476
what they need before, during

4163
02:37:00,476 --> 02:37:02,476
and after disasters.

4164
02:37:04,748 --> 02:37:05,449
Build trust by asking by taking

4165
02:37:05,449 --> 02:37:06,216
action not just talking about

4166
02:37:06,216 --> 02:37:09,353
it and just to collaborate on

4167
02:37:09,353 --> 02:37:10,120
that.

4168
02:37:10,120 --> 02:37:13,720
I live in constant fear that

4169
02:37:13,790 --> 02:37:14,910
another flood can happen again

4170
02:37:14,910 --> 02:37:14,825
.

4171
02:37:14,825 --> 02:37:15,658
I experience anxiety, ptsd and

4172
02:37:15,658 --> 02:37:18,861
for one thought of another a

4173
02:37:18,861 --> 02:37:21,861
major disaster or rainstorm or

4174
02:37:23,867 --> 02:37:24,568
flood brings everything back.

4175
02:37:24,568 --> 02:37:25,302
One fear the uncertainty

4176
02:37:25,302 --> 02:37:28,739
the feeling of not knowing what

4177
02:37:28,739 --> 02:37:32,339
is going to happen or whether

4178
02:37:33,944 --> 02:37:34,778
my family will be safe or not.

4179
02:37:34,778 --> 02:37:35,479
With that last essay I ask that

4180
02:37:35,479 --> 02:37:36,113
you bring our communities and

4181
02:37:36,113 --> 02:37:38,648
our voices and our futures

4182
02:37:38,648 --> 02:37:39,490
together We can make a

4183
02:37:39,490 --> 02:37:41,490
difference.

4184
02:37:43,587 --> 02:37:43,887
>> Thank you Herrera Hernandez

4185
02:37:43,887 --> 02:37:44,254
.

4186
02:37:44,254 --> 02:37:46,254
Afternoon.

4187
02:37:49,359 --> 02:37:49,793
I know that on this I lived on

4188
02:37:49,793 --> 02:37:50,361
Better Street.

4189
02:37:50,361 --> 02:37:53,361
I know you guys know.

4190
02:37:53,497 --> 02:37:53,997
I know you for once.

4191
02:37:53,997 --> 02:37:54,731
You're just there.

4192
02:37:54,731 --> 02:37:58,135
I'm here because of you Guys

4193
02:37:58,135 --> 02:37:58,802
are not listening to us.

4194
02:37:58,802 --> 02:37:59,102
You guys are calling this

4195
02:37:59,102 --> 02:38:01,102
mayor.

4196
02:38:02,306 --> 02:38:02,873
Say this Our super ninos coming

4197
02:38:02,873 --> 02:38:03,440
to prepare ourselves.

4198
02:38:03,440 --> 02:38:03,807
We are ready prepared

4199
02:38:03,807 --> 02:38:05,807
ourselves.

4200
02:38:07,644 --> 02:38:08,245
We have we went through it.

4201
02:38:08,245 --> 02:38:09,790
2018 and then 2024.

4202
02:38:09,790 --> 02:38:12,483
In 2018 you guys said you were

4203
02:38:12,483 --> 02:38:13,283
cleaning out their never seen

4204
02:38:13,283 --> 02:38:16,487
you guys ones out there never

4205
02:38:16,487 --> 02:38:16,787
seen you guys out there 28

4206
02:38:16,787 --> 02:38:17,254
2024.

4207
02:38:17,254 --> 02:38:19,254
>> I'm disabled.

4208
02:38:21,992 --> 02:38:22,693
I will I will work I would pay

4209
02:38:22,693 --> 02:38:25,693
attention wherever I lived on

4210
02:38:26,463 --> 02:38:27,131
better street never seen

4211
02:38:27,131 --> 02:38:28,310
the county there when I was

4212
02:38:28,310 --> 02:38:30,768
born They would show up when it

4213
02:38:30,768 --> 02:38:31,701
wasn't.

4214
02:38:31,701 --> 02:38:32,436
And I think it's time for you

4215
02:38:32,436 --> 02:38:33,700
guys to start listening because

4216
02:38:33,700 --> 02:38:36,700
it's going to happen again

4217
02:38:36,840 --> 02:38:37,607
especially right down in South

4218
02:38:37,607 --> 02:38:40,911
Chris I'm 38th to bursary if

4219
02:38:40,911 --> 02:38:41,612
that that creek doesn't get

4220
02:38:41,612 --> 02:38:45,150
dig down deeper the left side

4221
02:38:45,150 --> 02:38:45,416
is going to happen again

4222
02:38:45,416 --> 02:38:46,283
believe me.

4223
02:38:46,283 --> 02:38:46,984
Listen to me is going to happen

4224
02:38:46,984 --> 02:38:50,870
again If you guys don't get up

4225
02:38:50,870 --> 02:38:50,620
on it before this this these

4226
02:38:50,620 --> 02:38:51,355
storm start coming.

4227
02:38:51,355 --> 02:38:54,925
You know we went through a lot.

4228
02:38:54,925 --> 02:38:55,893
I've been through a lot.

4229
02:38:55,893 --> 02:38:59,563
If you guys only knew my story

4230
02:38:59,563 --> 02:39:00,264
I relapse.

4231
02:39:00,264 --> 02:39:00,798
I almost committed suicide

4232
02:39:00,798 --> 02:39:03,198
because of all this.

4233
02:39:04,535 --> 02:39:05,435
I'm tired and disabled.

4234
02:39:05,435 --> 02:39:09,707
I wish I could go out and work.

4235
02:39:09,707 --> 02:39:10,700
It hurts me that I can't do

4236
02:39:10,700 --> 02:39:10,708
that.

4237
02:39:10,708 --> 02:39:13,708
But these people just because

4238
02:39:15,379 --> 02:39:15,679
we're brown don't you know

4239
02:39:15,679 --> 02:39:16,413
that?

4240
02:39:16,413 --> 02:39:19,850
Think what happened in La Hoya?

4241
02:39:19,850 --> 02:39:20,183
You guys jump Donnie right away

4242
02:39:20,183 --> 02:39:20,584
.

4243
02:39:20,584 --> 02:39:21,385
$20 million.

4244
02:39:21,385 --> 02:39:21,685
I heard you guys fix it like

4245
02:39:21,685 --> 02:39:23,420
that.

4246
02:39:23,420 --> 02:39:23,854
How can we get Jean jump on our

4247
02:39:23,854 --> 02:39:24,288
neighborhoods?

4248
02:39:24,288 --> 02:39:24,755
Neighborhoods?

4249
02:39:24,755 --> 02:39:26,755
We're not white.

4250
02:39:28,492 --> 02:39:28,858
That's why I wear this Because

4251
02:39:28,858 --> 02:39:29,760
I'm proud.

4252
02:39:29,760 --> 02:39:32,696
I'm proud and I've changed my

4253
02:39:32,696 --> 02:39:33,297
color.

4254
02:39:33,297 --> 02:39:34,131
I'm not racist.

4255
02:39:34,131 --> 02:39:38,200
But come on, you guys got to

4256
02:39:38,200 --> 02:39:38,969
listen to us.

4257
02:39:38,969 --> 02:39:39,436
I got a son and a daughter that

4258
02:39:39,436 --> 02:39:41,836
I got to teach.

4259
02:39:42,640 --> 02:39:43,240
They're old enough but I that's

4260
02:39:43,240 --> 02:39:43,874
what's tearing me going.

4261
02:39:43,874 --> 02:39:47,474
If not, I would be gone.

4262
02:39:47,744 --> 02:39:48,245
I hope I am my neighbor.

4263
02:39:48,245 --> 02:39:48,978
They passed away.

4264
02:39:48,978 --> 02:39:51,978
Two neighbors have passed away.

4265
02:39:52,160 --> 02:39:52,616
Thank you for all your remarks.

4266
02:39:52,616 --> 02:39:55,160
Your time is included.

4267
02:39:56,720 --> 02:39:57,521
Thank you so much Ricky After

4268
02:39:57,521 --> 02:39:58,589
Ricky we all have friends that

4269
02:39:58,589 --> 02:40:03,127
a lot of us are up there And

4270
02:40:03,127 --> 02:40:03,593
Sandra Garcia see them beside

4271
02:40:03,593 --> 02:40:03,994
me in the aisle.

4272
02:40:03,994 --> 02:40:05,262
All right.

4273
02:40:05,262 --> 02:40:05,596
Third quarter, please proceed.

4274
02:40:05,596 --> 02:40:07,596
>> Yeah.

4275
02:40:09,767 --> 02:40:13,967
Um, you you guys are asking us

4276
02:40:14,572 --> 02:40:15,206
to prepare.

4277
02:40:15,206 --> 02:40:15,906
>> We're already prepared.

4278
02:40:15,906 --> 02:40:16,273
The thing is you guys are not

4279
02:40:16,273 --> 02:40:18,273
prepared.

4280
02:40:19,677 --> 02:40:20,770
You guys need to finish your

4281
02:40:20,770 --> 02:40:20,678
work out.

4282
02:40:20,678 --> 02:40:21,245
There are the creeks and

4283
02:40:21,245 --> 02:40:23,645
the canals out there.

4284
02:40:23,881 --> 02:40:24,315
There's still full of debris

4285
02:40:24,315 --> 02:40:24,981
out there.

4286
02:40:24,981 --> 02:40:25,716
So what's what's going on?

4287
02:40:25,716 --> 02:40:28,853
How come you guys can't finish

4288
02:40:28,853 --> 02:40:29,619
up out there?

4289
02:40:29,619 --> 02:40:30,488
You guys are saying that we're

4290
02:40:30,488 --> 02:40:33,724
going to have we're going to

4291
02:40:33,724 --> 02:40:34,240
have the Super Nino coming up.

4292
02:40:34,240 --> 02:40:36,240
Okay.

4293
02:40:38,261 --> 02:40:38,862
Why don't you just finish what

4294
02:40:38,862 --> 02:40:39,530
you're doing out there?

4295
02:40:39,530 --> 02:40:42,800
There's still a lot of stuff

4296
02:40:42,800 --> 02:40:46,400
out there that would help that

4297
02:40:47,972 --> 02:40:48,839
would help a whole lot.

4298
02:40:48,839 --> 02:40:51,575
Have you guys been out there to

4299
02:40:51,575 --> 02:40:53,575
take a look?

4300
02:41:06,490 --> 02:41:07,191
>> Anybody friends until Good

4301
02:41:07,191 --> 02:41:09,591
afternoon council members I'm

4302
02:41:11,629 --> 02:41:12,196
here today as the lead of

4303
02:41:12,196 --> 02:41:12,862
the Southeast disaster

4304
02:41:12,862 --> 02:41:15,262
community meetings at Jackie

4305
02:41:16,133 --> 02:41:16,900
Robinson ymca.

4306
02:41:16,900 --> 02:41:17,268
To date we've had over 120

4307
02:41:17,268 --> 02:41:19,268
meetings.

4308
02:41:20,971 --> 02:41:21,672
It's a lot you know.

4309
02:41:21,672 --> 02:41:25,272
Thank you for the report today

4310
02:41:25,409 --> 02:41:25,876
by this city staff our fire we

4311
02:41:25,876 --> 02:41:27,876
appreciate you.

4312
02:41:30,715 --> 02:41:31,315
I love my city but it's been

4313
02:41:31,315 --> 02:41:34,315
two and a half years.

4314
02:41:35,553 --> 02:41:36,220
We have to learn from what we

4315
02:41:36,220 --> 02:41:39,820
did and did not do right.

4316
02:41:40,358 --> 02:41:40,992
We can be better right now

4317
02:41:40,992 --> 02:41:41,658
there's not one government

4318
02:41:41,658 --> 02:41:44,395
entity that or know how many

4319
02:41:44,395 --> 02:41:44,695
people are left with unmet

4320
02:41:44,695 --> 02:41:45,396
needs.

4321
02:41:45,396 --> 02:41:48,396
Answer that question How many

4322
02:41:49,367 --> 02:41:50,340
still need to be made whole?

4323
02:41:50,340 --> 02:41:53,340
No one could answer that

4324
02:41:54,739 --> 02:41:55,406
question and we as a city with

4325
02:41:55,406 --> 02:41:55,706
all this technology we don't

4326
02:41:55,706 --> 02:41:57,706
know.

4327
02:42:00,177 --> 02:42:00,644
So let's look at what we can do

4328
02:42:00,644 --> 02:42:02,644
to be together.

4329
02:42:04,348 --> 02:42:05,820
Start with not checking the box

4330
02:42:05,820 --> 02:42:08,820
with this trusted partners that

4331
02:42:09,554 --> 02:42:10,321
invest in those partners.

4332
02:42:10,321 --> 02:42:10,888
Let's not just talk about it.

4333
02:42:10,888 --> 02:42:11,722
Let's be about it.

4334
02:42:11,722 --> 02:42:14,658
Let's really bring them into

4335
02:42:14,658 --> 02:42:15,626
the discussion.

4336
02:42:15,626 --> 02:42:18,896
Number two, this city does less

4337
02:42:18,896 --> 02:42:19,497
than 4% in procurement Would

4338
02:42:19,497 --> 02:42:20,164
diverse vendors That's a

4339
02:42:20,164 --> 02:42:23,164
travesty because it does it

4340
02:42:23,901 --> 02:42:24,769
fairly represent our city.

4341
02:42:24,769 --> 02:42:25,403
So I'm going to ask you to

4342
02:42:25,403 --> 02:42:27,803
question how many diverse

4343
02:42:28,872 --> 02:42:29,540
vendors are part of emergency

4344
02:42:29,540 --> 02:42:29,841
response for when we have to

4345
02:42:29,841 --> 02:42:31,841
react?

4346
02:42:33,543 --> 02:42:34,145
How many we need to be

4347
02:42:34,145 --> 02:42:34,712
inclusive because those

4348
02:42:34,712 --> 02:42:36,712
responders that fairly

4349
02:42:38,316 --> 02:42:38,983
represent the community don't

4350
02:42:38,983 --> 02:42:39,717
understand the community and

4351
02:42:39,717 --> 02:42:43,187
when it comes time to response.

4352
02:42:43,187 --> 02:42:44,540
Next we need a database

4353
02:42:44,540 --> 02:42:47,654
yesterday So when it not when

4354
02:42:48,393 --> 02:42:49,260
something happens it's the day

4355
02:42:49,260 --> 02:42:52,260
it happens the database is

4356
02:42:53,164 --> 02:42:53,831
ready to go because today I

4357
02:42:53,831 --> 02:42:54,498
haven't heard that No one's

4358
02:42:54,498 --> 02:42:56,898
talking about a centralized

4359
02:42:57,935 --> 02:42:58,636
database from day one so that

4360
02:42:58,636 --> 02:42:58,970
we know what happens when it

4361
02:42:58,970 --> 02:43:00,970
happens.

4362
02:43:02,907 --> 02:43:03,474
Wiretaps.

4363
02:43:03,474 --> 02:43:04,141
So I thank you.

4364
02:43:04,141 --> 02:43:07,141
Together we could do better.

4365
02:43:07,412 --> 02:43:11,612
I love San Diego but like I

4366
02:43:14,180 --> 02:43:14,485
said, let's do better.

4367
02:43:14,485 --> 02:43:14,986
>> Thank you.

4368
02:43:14,986 --> 02:43:15,720
Riverside Active.

4369
02:43:15,720 --> 02:43:16,320
You know, we're thrilled to see

4370
02:43:16,320 --> 02:43:18,720
the partnership with our

4371
02:43:20,291 --> 02:43:21,920
planning process.

4372
02:43:21,920 --> 02:43:21,826
Cortez But our power transfer

4373
02:43:21,826 --> 02:43:24,795
requirement or whether us less

4374
02:43:24,795 --> 02:43:25,463
aggressive okay When I start as

4375
02:43:25,463 --> 02:43:28,699
member of council I hope you

4376
02:43:28,699 --> 02:43:29,400
know that are members of

4377
02:43:29,400 --> 02:43:30,340
the City Council Me number is

4378
02:43:30,340 --> 02:43:33,471
where my side of things my

4379
02:43:33,471 --> 02:43:34,238
activist communitarian funeral

4380
02:43:34,238 --> 02:43:35,390
as primeros risk Artistas de la

4381
02:43:35,390 --> 02:43:37,108
la la comunidad My name is I

4382
02:43:37,108 --> 02:43:37,842
set out there and I am an

4383
02:43:37,842 --> 02:43:38,443
active community member and was

4384
02:43:38,443 --> 02:43:41,443
one of the first rescue

4385
02:43:42,847 --> 02:43:45,247
rescuers at those floods

4386
02:43:47,485 --> 02:43:48,352
Because if we all know as we in

4387
02:43:48,352 --> 02:43:49,190
those you know my house was one

4388
02:43:49,190 --> 02:43:52,190
of the houses that actually

4389
02:43:52,890 --> 02:43:53,491
flooded Yeah I look at me by

4390
02:43:53,491 --> 02:43:56,794
the end of the other and

4391
02:43:56,794 --> 02:43:57,495
despite the fact that my house

4392
02:43:57,495 --> 02:44:00,495
was flooded mi familia because

4393
02:44:01,199 --> 02:44:01,833
I don't know we're desperado

4394
02:44:01,833 --> 02:44:04,833
nationals my family and my

4395
02:44:07,805 --> 02:44:08,506
house was open to all donations

4396
02:44:08,506 --> 02:44:09,207
It a member of reserve

4397
02:44:09,207 --> 02:44:09,740
commander client and we start

4398
02:44:09,740 --> 02:44:11,141
community the yellow

4399
02:44:11,141 --> 02:44:12,100
subdivision and this this area

4400
02:44:12,100 --> 02:44:15,313
and we were open and we were

4401
02:44:15,313 --> 02:44:15,980
giving away free hot meals and

4402
02:44:15,980 --> 02:44:19,580
a place to be to all

4403
02:44:22,587 --> 02:44:23,254
the survivors of that day

4404
02:44:23,254 --> 02:44:23,921
continue almost as henlopen

4405
02:44:23,921 --> 02:44:26,321
mutual mutual then withdraws

4406
02:44:28,326 --> 02:44:29,270
and then crossover event

4407
02:44:29,270 --> 02:44:29,727
There's nobody tales there are

4408
02:44:29,727 --> 02:44:30,461
no podium was a single man We

4409
02:44:30,461 --> 02:44:30,762
were doing this for a very long

4410
02:44:30,762 --> 02:44:31,429
time.

4411
02:44:31,429 --> 02:44:34,898
A lot of the survivors could

4412
02:44:34,898 --> 02:44:35,566
not go to the hotels and we

4413
02:44:35,566 --> 02:44:38,566
were there to support them.

4414
02:44:39,137 --> 02:44:39,737
Convalescence General Paso When

4415
02:44:39,737 --> 02:44:42,137
the emergency floods and

4416
02:44:44,541 --> 02:44:45,760
natural disaster happen No

4417
02:44:45,760 --> 02:44:45,710
Saddam was prepared.

4418
02:44:45,710 --> 02:44:48,710
We were not prepared not

4419
02:44:48,746 --> 02:44:49,447
anymore to keep we didn't have

4420
02:44:49,447 --> 02:44:52,447
any equipment as he responded

4421
02:44:55,860 --> 02:44:55,987
And even like that we were able

4422
02:44:55,987 --> 02:44:59,457
to respond Our pocket animals a

4423
02:44:59,457 --> 02:45:00,580
couple Now we still don't have

4424
02:45:00,580 --> 02:45:02,458
any equipment as becomes

4425
02:45:04,495 --> 02:45:05,960
the plan we hear of The plan is

4426
02:45:05,960 --> 02:45:05,897
I you know preparation.

4427
02:45:05,897 --> 02:45:08,897
We hear that there are

4428
02:45:09,200 --> 02:45:11,200
preparation is better

4429
02:45:14,672 --> 02:45:15,373
preparation packing is but

4430
02:45:15,373 --> 02:45:16,400
the preparations are for who

4431
02:45:16,400 --> 02:45:18,440
their community have already

4432
02:45:18,809 --> 02:45:19,511
been This season has been under

4433
02:45:19,511 --> 02:45:22,511
response to our community and

4434
02:45:22,980 --> 02:45:23,647
our survival.

4435
02:45:23,647 --> 02:45:26,647
Ours are still awaiting a

4436
02:45:27,986 --> 02:45:28,353
response from the city disposal

4437
02:45:28,353 --> 02:45:29,120
community.

4438
02:45:29,120 --> 02:45:32,120
>> I was honorably parcel after

4439
02:45:32,657 --> 02:45:33,223
all of this happened to a very

4440
02:45:33,223 --> 02:45:35,223
vulnerable committee a

4441
02:45:37,628 --> 02:45:41,228
community as well as a trauma.

4442
02:45:43,635 --> 02:45:44,335
There was a lot of trauma in

4443
02:45:44,335 --> 02:45:46,971
the Orlando Premier The parcel

4444
02:45:46,971 --> 02:45:47,739
trauma that continues to hurt

4445
02:45:47,739 --> 02:45:48,539
us like the first day when it

4446
02:45:48,539 --> 02:45:51,539
all happened is small through

4447
02:45:51,843 --> 02:45:52,243
strength It is very

4448
02:45:52,243 --> 02:45:54,243
frustrating.

4449
02:45:56,681 --> 02:46:00,881
Myra Sabine to see and to know

4450
02:46:01,319 --> 02:46:02,190
Gentleman MR. Comunidad that

4451
02:46:02,190 --> 02:46:05,619
all of our community is taken

4452
02:46:06,824 --> 02:46:07,525
is very tired.

4453
02:46:07,525 --> 02:46:07,992
It's a conservative middle.

4454
02:46:07,992 --> 02:46:09,992
It's very tired.

4455
02:46:11,763 --> 02:46:12,464
It's scared It get into a

4456
02:46:12,464 --> 02:46:13,310
collaboration and it wants to

4457
02:46:13,310 --> 02:46:15,310
work in collaboration.

4458
02:46:15,867 --> 02:46:16,201
But I prepared to prepare

4459
02:46:16,201 --> 02:46:18,201
itself.

4460
02:46:22,600 --> 02:46:22,707
La Comunidad the community said

4461
02:46:22,707 --> 02:46:23,408
You'll see me as my helps

4462
02:46:23,408 --> 02:46:25,808
itself communities see to

4463
02:46:26,811 --> 02:46:27,479
Mozilla polio the covenant not

4464
02:46:27,479 --> 02:46:28,346
to stay but we still need

4465
02:46:28,346 --> 02:46:32,500
the support of each one of you

4466
02:46:32,500 --> 02:46:32,650
for this woman because we are

4467
02:46:32,650 --> 02:46:33,170
human beings not almost

4468
02:46:33,170 --> 02:46:35,170
invisible.

4469
02:46:38,123 --> 02:46:38,890
We are invisible.

4470
02:46:38,890 --> 02:46:39,357
>> It's almost only harmful but

4471
02:46:39,357 --> 02:46:40,525
stressful to us.

4472
02:46:40,525 --> 02:46:41,258
Controls and we are an example

4473
02:46:41,258 --> 02:46:43,658
for future generations European

4474
02:46:45,429 --> 02:46:48,429
women and I think guarantors

4475
02:46:50,100 --> 02:46:50,602
that together in collaboration

4476
02:46:50,602 --> 02:46:51,469
and collaboration.

4477
02:46:51,469 --> 02:46:53,869
E ground of includes

4478
02:46:54,673 --> 02:46:57,673
the Confianza and creating ways

4479
02:46:58,943 --> 02:46:59,644
of trust Podemos diferencia we

4480
02:46:59,644 --> 02:47:02,644
can make the difference e

4481
02:47:04,449 --> 02:47:05,316
career and create wellness.

4482
02:47:05,316 --> 02:47:05,650
You have me for a better city.

4483
02:47:05,650 --> 02:47:07,650
Gracias.

4484
02:47:09,654 --> 02:47:10,288
Thank you very much But you

4485
02:47:10,288 --> 02:47:12,688
seem aggressive and you're

4486
02:47:15,994 --> 02:47:16,695
Sandra Garcia Sounds like

4487
02:47:16,695 --> 02:47:17,328
accessible from any one mental

4488
02:47:17,328 --> 02:47:18,897
aware relative Supermarine

4489
02:47:18,897 --> 02:47:19,297
Francis Cortez What a pleasure

4490
02:47:19,297 --> 02:47:21,297
to see you.

4491
02:47:23,468 --> 02:47:24,269
My name is Andrew Garcia and

4492
02:47:24,269 --> 02:47:24,969
that has been a strategy before

4493
02:47:24,969 --> 02:47:28,569
anything I want to share that

4494
02:47:29,641 --> 02:47:30,341
it is very difficult to be here

4495
02:47:30,341 --> 02:47:33,177
And so we're working with our

4496
02:47:33,177 --> 02:47:33,878
tormentor just to remember

4497
02:47:33,878 --> 02:47:37,478
the last the last floodings I

4498
02:47:37,649 --> 02:47:38,516
felt a sense of fulfillment on

4499
02:47:38,516 --> 02:47:39,150
the field Two years ago I was a

4500
02:47:39,150 --> 02:47:42,150
victim of these floods but

4501
02:47:43,922 --> 02:47:44,589
limited Gaza and lost my home

4502
02:47:44,589 --> 02:47:48,189
Isla Muscat ido and the most

4503
02:47:48,293 --> 02:47:48,994
miserable that I mean I lost my

4504
02:47:48,994 --> 02:47:49,594
husband because they made Gaza

4505
02:47:49,594 --> 02:47:52,594
the pillar of my house.

4506
02:47:53,732 --> 02:47:54,399
Yeah let me let them say that I

4507
02:47:54,399 --> 02:47:56,201
just aren't prepared by this

4508
02:47:56,201 --> 02:47:56,901
predators and to do at my age

4509
02:47:56,901 --> 02:48:00,501
as a senior citizen where we

4510
02:48:00,972 --> 02:48:01,673
were trying to start our next

4511
02:48:01,673 --> 02:48:04,673
life and life together, would

4512
02:48:09,547 --> 02:48:10,715
you feel even if there are a

4513
02:48:10,715 --> 02:48:11,416
lot ahead them beside me as a

4514
02:48:11,416 --> 02:48:14,416
competitor that he passed away

4515
02:48:14,819 --> 02:48:15,586
and I had to confront

4516
02:48:15,586 --> 02:48:16,540
the reality that I have to do

4517
02:48:16,540 --> 02:48:18,540
this all alone?

4518
02:48:20,624 --> 02:48:21,393
I mean that is very difficult

4519
02:48:21,393 --> 02:48:21,860
and my age this is very

4520
02:48:21,860 --> 02:48:23,860
difficult stuff.

4521
02:48:28,567 --> 02:48:29,267
>> You know, I remember But

4522
02:48:29,267 --> 02:48:31,667
there's always competition as

4523
02:48:32,370 --> 02:48:33,400
we know that will be individual

4524
02:48:33,400 --> 02:48:33,839
Premier me emphasized

4525
02:48:33,839 --> 02:48:34,739
the Oracle war I was a part of

4526
02:48:34,739 --> 02:48:35,339
Europe and my age It is very

4527
02:48:35,339 --> 02:48:36,410
difficult to start from

4528
02:48:36,410 --> 02:48:36,340
the bottom all the way back up

4529
02:48:36,340 --> 02:48:38,340
again.

4530
02:48:41,479 --> 02:48:42,347
You meet pregnant day is that

4531
02:48:42,347 --> 02:48:44,820
it must be a paradox but I look

4532
02:48:44,820 --> 02:48:44,782
Paris that you are But I'm a

4533
02:48:44,782 --> 02:48:47,782
grandmother and my question is

4534
02:48:49,287 --> 02:48:49,588
are we really prepared for this

4535
02:48:49,588 --> 02:48:50,880
storm?

4536
02:48:50,880 --> 02:48:50,956
I am very scared.

4537
02:48:50,956 --> 02:48:54,259
The point this is the toll

4538
02:48:54,259 --> 02:48:54,793
the city imposed after all of

4539
02:48:54,793 --> 02:48:55,427
that time which are

4540
02:48:55,427 --> 02:48:57,827
the investors familiar to

4541
02:49:00,264 --> 02:49:01,660
the animals and me a lot of our

4542
02:49:01,660 --> 02:49:04,666
families are scared it on this

4543
02:49:05,604 --> 02:49:06,303
and this is a protection I say

4544
02:49:06,303 --> 02:49:08,105
what he recommended stay most

4545
02:49:08,105 --> 02:49:08,807
but we need the protection and

4546
02:49:08,807 --> 02:49:09,608
the security that we deserve.

4547
02:49:09,608 --> 02:49:10,575
Not every I must And let me let

4548
02:49:10,575 --> 02:49:14,146
me read Philip is that are you

4549
02:49:14,146 --> 02:49:14,846
aware 40 were killed last

4550
02:49:14,846 --> 02:49:15,714
family We shouldn't be scared

4551
02:49:15,714 --> 02:49:16,948
of thinking oh is it going to

4552
02:49:16,948 --> 02:49:17,816
rain?

4553
02:49:17,816 --> 02:49:21,416
Forgive me We must all look

4554
02:49:21,586 --> 02:49:22,387
innocent with a or b because we

4555
02:49:22,387 --> 02:49:25,387
live something that cannot be

4556
02:49:26,624 --> 02:49:27,292
forgotten.

4557
02:49:27,292 --> 02:49:29,292
>> This was it.

4558
02:49:30,796 --> 02:49:31,463
The graphic data after each

4559
02:49:31,463 --> 02:49:32,197
house that was affected Una

4560
02:49:32,197 --> 02:49:32,564
familia only historia there was

4561
02:49:32,564 --> 02:49:34,564
a family.

4562
02:49:37,235 --> 02:49:37,936
There was a story I knew

4563
02:49:37,936 --> 02:49:38,502
the effective we feel in this

4564
02:49:38,502 --> 02:49:41,502
state of Gaza years of

4565
02:49:43,341 --> 02:49:44,420
sacrifice in our homes episode

4566
02:49:44,420 --> 02:49:46,411
records to be there and people

4567
02:49:46,411 --> 02:49:46,978
that are still there trying to

4568
02:49:46,978 --> 02:49:47,713
reconstruct our lives.

4569
02:49:47,713 --> 02:49:50,615
Yeah look can you not recommend

4570
02:49:50,615 --> 02:49:51,383
a thing or keep it both ways?

4571
02:49:51,383 --> 02:49:54,983
I don't want any other family

4572
02:49:57,489 --> 02:49:58,357
to have to lose everything.

4573
02:49:58,357 --> 02:50:02,227
Get it Must give it Well again

4574
02:50:02,227 --> 02:50:03,280
actually we want that somebody

4575
02:50:03,280 --> 02:50:03,795
should finally act Do this be

4576
02:50:03,795 --> 02:50:05,797
in The rains are coming in

4577
02:50:05,797 --> 02:50:06,498
Those letters and we remember

4578
02:50:06,498 --> 02:50:09,434
You think you must have been

4579
02:50:09,434 --> 02:50:10,200
under respuesta and we keep

4580
02:50:10,200 --> 02:50:10,701
asking and waiting for

4581
02:50:10,701 --> 02:50:12,701
responses This responsibility

4582
02:50:16,700 --> 02:50:16,708
that responsibility a total and

4583
02:50:16,708 --> 02:50:19,708
above all action this capital

4584
02:50:20,779 --> 02:50:21,480
taken on this community actions

4585
02:50:21,480 --> 02:50:22,214
that will actually protect our

4586
02:50:22,214 --> 02:50:23,682
neighborhoods much of which you

4587
02:50:23,682 --> 02:50:24,416
see addresses in your that does

4588
02:50:24,416 --> 02:50:25,150
conclude public comment here in

4589
02:50:25,150 --> 02:50:28,150
council chambers going to those

4590
02:50:29,121 --> 02:50:29,788
participating remotely.

4591
02:50:29,788 --> 02:50:30,155
We have eight people in

4592
02:50:30,155 --> 02:50:30,889
the queue.

4593
02:50:30,889 --> 02:50:33,325
Marissa while if you can please

4594
02:50:33,325 --> 02:50:33,659
unmute you will have two

4595
02:50:33,659 --> 02:50:34,250
minutes.

4596
02:50:34,250 --> 02:50:36,250
Thank you.

4597
02:50:38,663 --> 02:50:39,531
My name is Maria so while I MAY

4598
02:50:39,531 --> 02:50:43,334
shout on a resident I am a

4599
02:50:43,334 --> 02:50:43,936
flood survivor and I am

4600
02:50:43,936 --> 02:50:44,603
president of Shelter was

4601
02:50:44,603 --> 02:50:47,300
Shelter Resilience which is

4602
02:50:48,207 --> 02:50:48,907
made up of flood survivors that

4603
02:50:48,907 --> 02:50:49,474
were there to help each other

4604
02:50:49,474 --> 02:50:51,874
when the city wasn't.

4605
02:50:53,450 --> 02:50:53,744
I live on Beda Street one of

4606
02:50:53,744 --> 02:50:56,744
the areas discussed today I

4607
02:50:57,480 --> 02:50:57,716
survived the 2024 flood and

4608
02:50:57,716 --> 02:51:00,716
nearly three years later our

4609
02:51:01,720 --> 02:51:02,554
community still recovering.

4610
02:51:02,554 --> 02:51:03,221
Today you are asking us to

4611
02:51:03,221 --> 02:51:06,291
prepare for Nino But what we

4612
02:51:06,291 --> 02:51:06,925
heard in this presentation is

4613
02:51:06,925 --> 02:51:07,559
that you're not prepared.

4614
02:51:07,559 --> 02:51:10,559
The city is not prepared.

4615
02:51:11,497 --> 02:51:12,163
Our stormwater system is aging

4616
02:51:12,163 --> 02:51:12,531
critical area still lacking

4617
02:51:12,531 --> 02:51:14,531
capacity.

4618
02:51:15,901 --> 02:51:16,701
Serious vulnerabilities remain

4619
02:51:16,701 --> 02:51:17,369
Yet survivors are being told to

4620
02:51:17,369 --> 02:51:19,769
prepare with sandbags sand

4621
02:51:21,440 --> 02:51:21,807
evacuation plans and hotel

4622
02:51:21,807 --> 02:51:22,507
vouchers.

4623
02:51:22,507 --> 02:51:24,907
Those are emergency resources.

4624
02:51:26,146 --> 02:51:26,845
They are not flood protection.

4625
02:51:26,845 --> 02:51:27,546
A hotel voucher gives us

4626
02:51:27,546 --> 02:51:31,146
somewhere to go After I leave

4627
02:51:31,518 --> 02:51:32,284
my home it does not keep labor

4628
02:51:32,284 --> 02:51:35,988
full of water out of my home

4629
02:51:35,988 --> 02:51:36,755
And this is about priorities.

4630
02:51:36,755 --> 02:51:37,456
For years the city has made

4631
02:51:37,456 --> 02:51:40,292
choices about where to invest,

4632
02:51:40,292 --> 02:51:40,959
what critical stormwater

4633
02:51:40,959 --> 02:51:41,360
infrastructure has remained

4634
02:51:41,360 --> 02:51:43,360
underfunded.

4635
02:51:45,230 --> 02:51:45,931
We have a right to shelter

4636
02:51:45,931 --> 02:51:46,632
safely and our own homes

4637
02:51:46,632 --> 02:51:47,132
without the fear that rain is

4638
02:51:47,132 --> 02:51:49,532
going to come in.

4639
02:51:50,969 --> 02:51:51,270
We said we survived the flood

4640
02:51:51,270 --> 02:51:51,971
once.

4641
02:51:51,971 --> 02:51:55,441
We should not have to survive

4642
02:51:55,441 --> 02:51:56,108
the city's failure again and we

4643
02:51:56,108 --> 02:51:56,741
are demanding that impacted

4644
02:51:56,741 --> 02:51:59,141
communities be included in

4645
02:52:00,144 --> 02:52:00,745
the planning and decisions

4646
02:52:00,745 --> 02:52:01,113
about our safety engage

4647
02:52:01,113 --> 02:52:03,113
community.

4648
02:52:04,516 --> 02:52:05,150
We haven't heard from you.

4649
02:52:05,150 --> 02:52:05,751
We're still waiting.

4650
02:52:05,751 --> 02:52:06,118
We're still waiting for

4651
02:52:06,118 --> 02:52:08,118
responses.

4652
02:52:09,855 --> 02:52:10,522
The city remains silent while

4653
02:52:10,522 --> 02:52:11,190
you guys spend the money on

4654
02:52:11,190 --> 02:52:13,590
other things and completely

4655
02:52:14,460 --> 02:52:14,760
ignored survivors And we're fed

4656
02:52:14,760 --> 02:52:15,527
up.

4657
02:52:15,527 --> 02:52:16,395
We're tired or scared and we

4658
02:52:16,395 --> 02:52:19,632
need answers from all of you

4659
02:52:19,632 --> 02:52:20,332
Not just the mayor, from all of

4660
02:52:20,332 --> 02:52:20,766
you council members up there.

4661
02:52:20,766 --> 02:52:22,766
So it's time.

4662
02:52:23,802 --> 02:52:24,269
Thank you.

4663
02:52:24,269 --> 02:52:25,137
Thank you.

4664
02:52:25,137 --> 02:52:28,440
Next is Courtney If you can

4665
02:52:28,440 --> 02:52:30,440
please unmute.

4666
02:52:33,712 --> 02:52:34,346
Thank you so much for

4667
02:52:34,346 --> 02:52:35,140
the critical presentation.

4668
02:52:35,140 --> 02:52:37,949
>> My name is Courtney Ball

4669
02:52:37,949 --> 02:52:38,283
Tiki with the ymca of San Diego

4670
02:52:38,283 --> 02:52:38,884
County.

4671
02:52:38,884 --> 02:52:39,584
We appreciate this being

4672
02:52:39,584 --> 02:52:42,584
considered by the full council

4673
02:52:42,721 --> 02:52:46,921
and the mayor as this will take

4674
02:52:47,920 --> 02:52:47,859
a regional response as shared.

4675
02:52:47,859 --> 02:52:48,527
>> It's the start of a

4676
02:52:48,527 --> 02:52:50,927
conversation and that's much

4677
02:52:51,463 --> 02:52:52,231
appreciated.

4678
02:52:52,231 --> 02:52:52,831
>> It's a signal that perhaps

4679
02:52:52,831 --> 02:52:55,831
we're ready to do things

4680
02:52:56,235 --> 02:52:57,202
differently in San Diego So

4681
02:52:57,202 --> 02:52:59,938
many of us will never forget

4682
02:52:59,938 --> 02:53:00,639
witnessing the 2024 floods and

4683
02:53:00,639 --> 02:53:03,639
partners working on the ground

4684
02:53:04,143 --> 02:53:04,910
together have looked at each

4685
02:53:04,910 --> 02:53:05,577
other time and time again week

4686
02:53:05,577 --> 02:53:08,577
after week for almost three

4687
02:53:09,682 --> 02:53:10,349
years and said never again As

4688
02:53:10,349 --> 02:53:10,950
community members today have

4689
02:53:10,950 --> 02:53:13,350
shared their stories of

4690
02:53:14,753 --> 02:53:15,870
survival, they shouldn't feel

4691
02:53:15,870 --> 02:53:15,921
scared.

4692
02:53:15,921 --> 02:53:19,521
We should all feel ready And

4693
02:53:19,858 --> 02:53:20,526
the ymca stands ready by

4694
02:53:20,526 --> 02:53:24,126
the good graces and honor of

4695
02:53:24,363 --> 02:53:25,630
the community to be a part of

4696
02:53:25,630 --> 02:53:25,931
the preparedness and response.

4697
02:53:25,931 --> 02:53:29,235
We have locations in all of

4698
02:53:29,235 --> 02:53:29,835
the potentially impacted areas

4699
02:53:29,835 --> 02:53:30,469
and we look support

4700
02:53:30,469 --> 02:53:32,469
the collaboration between

4701
02:53:34,306 --> 02:53:35,400
community, the city, the county

4702
02:53:35,400 --> 02:53:37,440
for a succinct emotional

4703
02:53:38,711 --> 02:53:39,111
response.

4704
02:53:39,111 --> 02:53:39,645
Thank you.

4705
02:53:39,645 --> 02:53:41,645
Thank you Alexandra.

4706
02:53:42,580 --> 02:53:45,580
If you can please unmute

4707
02:53:46,852 --> 02:53:50,452
Alexandra I can unmute for you.

4708
02:53:56,328 --> 02:53:57,620
There you go.

4709
02:53:57,620 --> 02:53:57,696
Alexandra We're not hearing you

4710
02:53:57,696 --> 02:54:00,960
here in council chambers.

4711
02:54:01,600 --> 02:54:02,267
I'm not sure of the device that

4712
02:54:02,267 --> 02:54:02,700
you're speaking into MAY be

4713
02:54:02,700 --> 02:54:04,700
muted as well.

4714
02:54:05,271 --> 02:54:06,710
We will need to move on to our

4715
02:54:06,710 --> 02:54:06,605
next caller if you're not able

4716
02:54:06,605 --> 02:54:06,905
to unmute properly.

4717
02:54:06,905 --> 02:54:07,372
Hello?

4718
02:54:07,372 --> 02:54:09,772
Can you hear me?

4719
02:54:11,430 --> 02:54:11,644
Yes, Please proceed.

4720
02:54:11,644 --> 02:54:11,977
Good afternoon, Council

4721
02:54:11,977 --> 02:54:13,977
members.

4722
02:54:15,281 --> 02:54:15,981
My name is Alexander Martin,

4723
02:54:15,981 --> 02:54:16,649
the legal program manager for

4724
02:54:16,649 --> 02:54:19,649
San Diego Coast Keeper thank

4725
02:54:20,252 --> 02:54:20,786
you to the stormwater

4726
02:54:20,786 --> 02:54:21,487
department for this

4727
02:54:21,487 --> 02:54:22,220
presentation and for the work

4728
02:54:22,220 --> 02:54:25,900
you're doing to keep our region

4729
02:54:25,900 --> 02:54:25,791
safe and informed.

4730
02:54:25,791 --> 02:54:28,791
Despite our efforts to stretch

4731
02:54:29,628 --> 02:54:30,362
a limited budget and reinstate

4732
02:54:30,362 --> 02:54:31,300
some funds, there still remains

4733
02:54:31,300 --> 02:54:33,430
a massive $5 billion funding

4734
02:54:33,665 --> 02:54:34,433
gap over the span of five years

4735
02:54:34,433 --> 02:54:35,134
which is about to be tested by

4736
02:54:35,134 --> 02:54:38,134
a very serious El Nino.

4737
02:54:38,971 --> 02:54:39,738
As we heard today, the odds of

4738
02:54:39,738 --> 02:54:41,841
a strong El Nino event this

4739
02:54:41,841 --> 02:54:44,241
year are above 90% with

4740
02:54:45,244 --> 02:54:45,945
projections showing sea surface

4741
02:54:45,945 --> 02:54:46,378
temperatures 3 to 4 degrees

4742
02:54:46,378 --> 02:54:47,790
above normal.

4743
02:54:47,790 --> 02:54:49,479
This means atmospheric rivers

4744
02:54:51,183 --> 02:54:51,851
in San Diego, the kind of

4745
02:54:51,851 --> 02:54:54,419
the same kind of storm that

4746
02:54:54,419 --> 02:54:55,870
flooded Choi's Creek in JANUARY

4747
02:54:55,870 --> 02:54:57,487
2024 and damaged a thousand

4748
02:54:59,910 --> 02:54:59,725
homes in Shelton.

4749
02:54:59,725 --> 02:55:00,359
We should assume the Cedar

4750
02:55:00,359 --> 02:55:03,359
bring storms at least that

4751
02:55:04,300 --> 02:55:04,696
severe and possibly worse.

4752
02:55:04,696 --> 02:55:05,297
The numbers we heard from

4753
02:55:05,297 --> 02:55:05,663
today's presentation are

4754
02:55:05,663 --> 02:55:07,663
sobering.

4755
02:55:08,801 --> 02:55:12,103
15,000 acres of our city sit in

4756
02:55:12,103 --> 02:55:12,805
high flood risk zones and only

4757
02:55:12,805 --> 02:55:13,572
17% of our channels are sized

4758
02:55:13,572 --> 02:55:16,572
to handle a 100 year storm.

4759
02:55:16,976 --> 02:55:17,610
$30 million allocated for

4760
02:55:17,610 --> 02:55:20,100
fiscal year 2027 and we've

4761
02:55:21,447 --> 02:55:22,114
already declared for

4762
02:55:22,114 --> 02:55:22,781
emergencies this year which

4763
02:55:22,781 --> 02:55:23,115
highlights the need for more

4764
02:55:23,115 --> 02:55:25,115
funding.

4765
02:55:26,886 --> 02:55:27,519
What we desperately need is

4766
02:55:27,519 --> 02:55:28,254
storm water funding Ballot

4767
02:55:28,254 --> 02:55:31,230
measure to fix this El Nino

4768
02:55:31,230 --> 02:55:31,891
isn't going to wait until 2028.

4769
02:55:31,891 --> 02:55:32,658
This is why we also need to

4770
02:55:32,658 --> 02:55:35,594
think outside the box to better

4771
02:55:35,594 --> 02:55:36,950
prepare for the upcoming El

4772
02:55:36,950 --> 02:55:36,729
Nino storm event.

4773
02:55:36,729 --> 02:55:39,729
We support the Storm Water

4774
02:55:40,733 --> 02:55:41,467
Department's outreach efforts

4775
02:55:41,467 --> 02:55:42,100
and partnership with nonprofits

4776
02:55:42,100 --> 02:55:45,100
like Urban Core to prevent

4777
02:55:45,137 --> 02:55:45,637
flooding and build more

4778
02:55:45,637 --> 02:55:46,472
capacity.

4779
02:55:46,472 --> 02:55:47,173
But this isn't going to fix all

4780
02:55:47,173 --> 02:55:50,760
of our problems and we need to

4781
02:55:50,760 --> 02:55:50,442
come up with a long term

4782
02:55:50,442 --> 02:55:51,142
solution.

4783
02:55:51,142 --> 02:55:51,844
With the recent cuts to think

4784
02:55:51,844 --> 02:55:54,844
with funding which has become

4785
02:55:55,147 --> 02:55:55,748
an even steeper uphill battle

4786
02:55:55,748 --> 02:55:56,349
because people will keep

4787
02:55:56,349 --> 02:55:59,349
showing up to fight for

4788
02:56:00,520 --> 02:56:00,586
the storm water infrastructure

4789
02:56:00,586 --> 02:56:00,953
our city needs.

4790
02:56:00,953 --> 02:56:01,454
Thank you.

4791
02:56:01,454 --> 02:56:03,454
Thank you Hector.

4792
02:56:04,823 --> 02:56:05,591
If you can please unmute.

4793
02:56:05,591 --> 02:56:07,991
>> All right, Hector here.

4794
02:56:09,629 --> 02:56:10,296
I'll try not to do this spiel

4795
02:56:10,296 --> 02:56:13,896
but one thing the city needs

4796
02:56:14,100 --> 02:56:14,800
that map for the storm thing

4797
02:56:14,800 --> 02:56:15,468
all this storm thing they're

4798
02:56:15,468 --> 02:56:15,735
working on that was a great

4799
02:56:15,735 --> 02:56:17,735
map.

4800
02:56:18,971 --> 02:56:19,872
We need to direct the finance

4801
02:56:19,872 --> 02:56:24,720
guy to get a map of all

4802
02:56:24,377 --> 02:56:25,110
the leases in San Diego because

4803
02:56:25,110 --> 02:56:25,611
all the leases are give us

4804
02:56:25,611 --> 02:56:28,611
the money that we're not

4805
02:56:29,282 --> 02:56:29,948
getting and treat it because we

4806
02:56:29,948 --> 02:56:33,548
need money to do this storm

4807
02:56:33,753 --> 02:56:34,153
drain problem to throw money at

4808
02:56:34,153 --> 02:56:34,921
it.

4809
02:56:34,921 --> 02:56:35,688
That would be one of those

4810
02:56:35,688 --> 02:56:38,925
lease maps and all the city and

4811
02:56:38,925 --> 02:56:39,525
will attack that like we're

4812
02:56:39,525 --> 02:56:40,225
attacking storm drains.

4813
02:56:40,225 --> 02:56:43,796
And then one thing the biggest

4814
02:56:43,796 --> 02:56:44,230
thing I think is going to be

4815
02:56:44,230 --> 02:56:45,630
Tijuana River.

4816
02:56:45,630 --> 02:56:47,967
That thing's going to be a huge

4817
02:56:47,967 --> 02:56:48,668
monster flood And we need to

4818
02:56:48,668 --> 02:56:51,668
get the Homeland Security and

4819
02:56:53,305 --> 02:56:53,973
Border Patrol to put a border

4820
02:56:53,973 --> 02:56:57,573
wall right in the culvert of

4821
02:56:57,643 --> 02:56:58,244
the center of the tech not

4822
02:56:58,244 --> 02:56:58,744
technology but the sea.

4823
02:56:58,744 --> 02:57:01,144
You want a river?

4824
02:57:01,647 --> 02:57:01,947
We'll build the wall right

4825
02:57:01,947 --> 02:57:02,548
there.

4826
02:57:02,548 --> 02:57:04,948
It's like a strainer.

4827
02:57:05,751 --> 02:57:06,219
We'll build three walls back to

4828
02:57:06,219 --> 02:57:06,853
back every 20ft.

4829
02:57:06,853 --> 02:57:09,853
It'll strain all the trash

4830
02:57:10,756 --> 02:57:11,491
the you know, the cars that

4831
02:57:11,491 --> 02:57:14,491
sofas probably dead bodies have

4832
02:57:16,162 --> 02:57:16,829
been floating down the river.

4833
02:57:16,829 --> 02:57:17,162
Who knows what's going to

4834
02:57:17,162 --> 02:57:17,863
happen?

4835
02:57:17,863 --> 02:57:20,199
That's one thing I definitely

4836
02:57:20,199 --> 02:57:20,933
can do.

4837
02:57:20,933 --> 02:57:24,533
And then riding on the trolley

4838
02:57:25,704 --> 02:57:29,642
up north of pb, we're going to

4839
02:57:29,642 --> 02:57:30,443
take the trolley north past

4840
02:57:30,443 --> 02:57:31,770
the in and out burger up there

4841
02:57:31,770 --> 02:57:33,770
Those engineered culverts,

4842
02:57:35,214 --> 02:57:35,548
the concrete ones they're full

4843
02:57:35,548 --> 02:57:37,548
of dirt.

4844
02:57:38,783 --> 02:57:39,685
You know, I go, Wow, man, it's

4845
02:57:39,685 --> 02:57:40,286
so it's more than half full of

4846
02:57:40,286 --> 02:57:42,686
dirt and trees growing.

4847
02:57:43,856 --> 02:57:44,523
Those have never been cleared

4848
02:57:44,523 --> 02:57:48,123
So it's like the Rose Creek

4849
02:57:48,795 --> 02:57:49,529
goes up there but somewhere

4850
02:57:49,529 --> 02:57:50,363
around Rose Creek I think needs

4851
02:57:50,363 --> 02:57:53,833
to be cleared too or it's going

4852
02:57:53,833 --> 02:57:54,534
to flood.

4853
02:57:54,534 --> 02:57:55,301
Maybe it'll flood it'll flood

4854
02:57:55,301 --> 02:57:58,303
out some stuff in pb but

4855
02:57:58,303 --> 02:57:59,500
nothing like in San Diego or

4856
02:57:59,500 --> 02:58:02,605
you know in Logan Heights and

4857
02:58:03,242 --> 02:58:04,110
all those places.

4858
02:58:04,110 --> 02:58:04,877
So that's one thing I notice

4859
02:58:04,877 --> 02:58:08,948
how it was full of dirt bad So

4860
02:58:08,948 --> 02:58:09,916
good luck guys.

4861
02:58:09,916 --> 02:58:10,616
>> You got to think guys doing

4862
02:58:10,616 --> 02:58:10,983
a good job but you got a long

4863
02:58:10,983 --> 02:58:11,583
way to go.

4864
02:58:11,583 --> 02:58:13,185
Your time has concluded.

4865
02:58:13,185 --> 02:58:13,887
Blair Brickman if you can

4866
02:58:13,887 --> 02:58:14,486
please unmute the five minute

4867
02:58:14,486 --> 02:58:15,540
timer Also consider four

4868
02:58:15,540 --> 02:58:17,454
speakers in the queue.

4869
02:58:19,240 --> 02:58:19,325
No additional speakers will be

4870
02:58:19,325 --> 02:58:19,926
taken.

4871
02:58:19,926 --> 02:58:20,293
>> Please proceed there.

4872
02:58:20,293 --> 02:58:20,727
All right.

4873
02:58:20,727 --> 02:58:22,727
Very Big Ben.

4874
02:58:22,996 --> 02:58:23,629
Thanks a lot for this item.

4875
02:58:23,629 --> 02:58:24,960
Thanks that you're making

4876
02:58:24,960 --> 02:58:26,960
something open.

4877
02:58:27,667 --> 02:58:28,267
We're and public You guys want

4878
02:58:28,267 --> 02:58:31,267
to be working on this?

4879
02:58:32,105 --> 02:58:32,805
You're making it clear you've

4880
02:58:32,805 --> 02:58:33,673
heard a lot of voices today

4881
02:58:33,673 --> 02:58:37,273
that says you guys aren't doing

4882
02:58:37,542 --> 02:58:38,511
enough And hopefully by having

4883
02:58:38,511 --> 02:58:42,615
this sort of item here today it

4884
02:58:42,615 --> 02:58:43,349
can be a really important step

4885
02:58:43,349 --> 02:58:46,753
that we can have more clear

4886
02:58:46,753 --> 02:58:49,153
conversations with each other.

4887
02:58:51,758 --> 02:58:52,525
Why are people from you know,

4888
02:58:52,525 --> 02:58:56,125
Choice Creek area not being as

4889
02:58:57,163 --> 02:58:57,863
well addressed as the people in

4890
02:58:57,863 --> 02:59:01,334
The Hoya if that is an issue

4891
02:59:01,334 --> 02:59:01,834
and that was mentioned today,

4892
02:59:01,834 --> 02:59:02,435
what's going on?

4893
02:59:02,435 --> 02:59:03,169
What's the differences?

4894
02:59:03,169 --> 02:59:06,169
What are the subtle differences

4895
02:59:06,339 --> 02:59:07,400
in that and how can those

4896
02:59:07,400 --> 02:59:09,440
subtleties be better addressed

4897
02:59:11,543 --> 02:59:12,312
towards equity?

4898
02:59:12,312 --> 02:59:13,120
That's the stuff we need to be

4899
02:59:13,120 --> 02:59:15,648
really working on and I hope

4900
02:59:15,648 --> 02:59:16,282
we're going to be working on it

4901
02:59:16,282 --> 02:59:16,950
in the next few months to

4902
02:59:16,950 --> 02:59:19,350
really answer questions that

4903
02:59:20,819 --> 02:59:21,487
things can be solved ahead of

4904
02:59:21,487 --> 02:59:23,887
time instead of afterwards.

4905
02:59:25,158 --> 02:59:25,858
So good luck in those efforts.

4906
02:59:25,858 --> 02:59:28,858
It's really important that we

4907
02:59:30,662 --> 02:59:31,130
are finding ways to address

4908
02:59:31,130 --> 02:59:31,830
climate change.

4909
02:59:31,830 --> 02:59:32,498
The Midway Rising project has

4910
02:59:32,498 --> 02:59:35,498
made it really difficult for

4911
02:59:36,301 --> 02:59:37,300
yourself as city government to

4912
02:59:37,300 --> 02:59:40,105
talk more about sea level rise

4913
02:59:40,105 --> 02:59:40,807
And Lori Saldana has done an

4914
02:59:40,807 --> 02:59:41,474
awesome job to make more clear

4915
02:59:41,474 --> 02:59:44,474
that we can talk about

4916
02:59:44,978 --> 02:59:45,644
the issue in the future of

4917
02:59:45,644 --> 02:59:49,244
the project No matter how it

4918
02:59:49,448 --> 02:59:50,250
goes we should be able to talk

4919
02:59:50,250 --> 02:59:50,782
about the issue and you guys

4920
02:59:50,782 --> 02:59:51,417
aren't allowing that

4921
02:59:51,417 --> 02:59:51,751
conversation to be open in

4922
02:59:51,751 --> 02:59:53,751
public.

4923
02:59:55,540 --> 02:59:55,622
You are allowing this subject

4924
02:59:55,622 --> 02:59:56,556
to be open in public.

4925
02:59:56,556 --> 02:59:59,192
Thank you and I hope it is a

4926
02:59:59,192 --> 02:59:59,592
part of a trend that you guys

4927
02:59:59,592 --> 03:00:01,592
can be just.

4928
03:00:03,463 --> 03:00:03,963
The idea is to be open about

4929
03:00:03,963 --> 03:00:04,564
the conversations.

4930
03:00:04,564 --> 03:00:05,264
There are uncomfortable

4931
03:00:05,264 --> 03:00:07,664
conversations but learning to

4932
03:00:08,434 --> 03:00:09,602
have those conversations openly

4933
03:00:09,602 --> 03:00:13,840
is so key to a good community a

4934
03:00:13,840 --> 03:00:14,540
sustainable community and good

4935
03:00:14,540 --> 03:00:18,140
luck in learning the skills to

4936
03:00:18,678 --> 03:00:19,379
practice things openly when

4937
03:00:19,379 --> 03:00:19,679
they're uncomfortable to talk

4938
03:00:19,679 --> 03:00:20,113
about.

4939
03:00:20,113 --> 03:00:20,480
>> Thank you.

4940
03:00:20,480 --> 03:00:21,147
Thank you.

4941
03:00:21,147 --> 03:00:23,116
Francine Maxwell if you can

4942
03:00:23,116 --> 03:00:23,817
please unmute.

4943
03:00:23,817 --> 03:00:25,817
Francine Maxwell Southeastern

4944
03:00:28,154 --> 03:00:28,788
San Diego resident Hopefully we

4945
03:00:28,788 --> 03:00:31,788
are also looking at small

4946
03:00:33,293 --> 03:00:33,959
businesses that have jet skis.

4947
03:00:33,959 --> 03:00:36,959
We have an opportunity in

4948
03:00:37,464 --> 03:00:38,198
procurement to make sure that

4949
03:00:38,198 --> 03:00:38,932
we love our firefighters but

4950
03:00:38,932 --> 03:00:42,532
they're going to be over worked

4951
03:00:42,602 --> 03:00:43,302
and we have small businesses

4952
03:00:43,302 --> 03:00:43,902
that have jet skis that can

4953
03:00:43,902 --> 03:00:46,302
assist with people being

4954
03:00:47,207 --> 03:00:47,907
rescued because we know that

4955
03:00:47,907 --> 03:00:48,641
they're going to be rescued.

4956
03:00:48,641 --> 03:00:49,341
I would appreciate somebody put

4957
03:00:49,341 --> 03:00:52,479
that on the agenda and there's

4958
03:00:52,479 --> 03:00:53,120
a conversation so that you'll

4959
03:00:53,120 --> 03:00:53,780
have an answer when

4960
03:00:53,780 --> 03:00:57,380
the community ask Also a list

4961
03:00:57,550 --> 03:00:58,251
that shares the shared duties

4962
03:00:58,251 --> 03:01:01,851
of when there is a disaster.

4963
03:01:02,389 --> 03:01:02,989
We have watched our

4964
03:01:02,989 --> 03:01:05,389
firefighters go hard for

4965
03:01:07,226 --> 03:01:07,994
the recent fires but again

4966
03:01:07,994 --> 03:01:08,695
they're going to be called on

4967
03:01:08,695 --> 03:01:12,295
to not only the rain but

4968
03:01:12,565 --> 03:01:13,199
there's going to be other

4969
03:01:13,199 --> 03:01:14,000
things that are occurring.

4970
03:01:14,000 --> 03:01:17,804
If there is a paper that can

4971
03:01:17,804 --> 03:01:18,504
show people this is what your

4972
03:01:18,504 --> 03:01:20,904
state representative was for,

4973
03:01:22,275 --> 03:01:23,760
this is what so that people can

4974
03:01:23,760 --> 03:01:23,810
feel armed and educated so that

4975
03:01:23,810 --> 03:01:26,810
they're not standing or sitting

4976
03:01:27,714 --> 03:01:28,415
and crying to the wrong person

4977
03:01:28,415 --> 03:01:28,882
and having to tell their story

4978
03:01:28,882 --> 03:01:30,882
3 or 4 times.

4979
03:01:32,452 --> 03:01:33,153
Let's help do something really

4980
03:01:33,153 --> 03:01:33,786
quickly and educate people and

4981
03:01:33,786 --> 03:01:36,786
share what are the shared

4982
03:01:37,891 --> 03:01:38,491
responsibility And this falls

4983
03:01:38,491 --> 03:01:38,892
directly on the federal

4984
03:01:38,892 --> 03:01:40,892
government.

4985
03:01:42,661 --> 03:01:43,430
We have a lot of work that can

4986
03:01:43,430 --> 03:01:44,970
do and we want to be very

4987
03:01:44,970 --> 03:01:47,970
careful when we keep saying

4988
03:01:47,601 --> 03:01:48,301
that these are the chosen

4989
03:01:48,301 --> 03:01:49,350
organizations that we're going

4990
03:01:49,350 --> 03:01:52,635
to talk to remind everyone that

4991
03:01:52,806 --> 03:01:53,139
nobody wanted to sleep at

4992
03:01:53,139 --> 03:01:53,773
Lincoln.

4993
03:01:53,773 --> 03:01:54,474
But Lincoln stands ready.

4994
03:01:54,474 --> 03:01:57,474
San Diego Unified stands ready

4995
03:01:57,677 --> 03:01:58,511
Red Cross stands ready.

4996
03:01:58,511 --> 03:01:59,212
But if you don't want to be

4997
03:01:59,212 --> 03:02:02,115
there, let them tell you where

4998
03:02:02,115 --> 03:02:02,949
they would want to go, where

4999
03:02:02,949 --> 03:02:03,583
they want to be so that we can

5000
03:02:03,583 --> 03:02:05,983
already have it prepared,

5001
03:02:07,530 --> 03:02:07,520
written down, have everything

5002
03:02:07,520 --> 03:02:07,988
already signed.

5003
03:02:07,988 --> 03:02:08,688
We can do this.

5004
03:02:08,688 --> 03:02:11,688
We are San Diego strong.

5005
03:02:12,192 --> 03:02:12,859
If you want to be smart and

5006
03:02:12,859 --> 03:02:16,459
talk to the right people no

5007
03:02:16,930 --> 03:02:17,229
more just Oh that's their

5008
03:02:17,229 --> 03:02:17,764
title.

5009
03:02:17,764 --> 03:02:18,310
That's their title.

5010
03:02:18,310 --> 03:02:18,732
No.

5011
03:02:18,732 --> 03:02:21,434
Everyone roll up their sleeve.

5012
03:02:21,434 --> 03:02:22,169
Let's get to work with Fresh

5013
03:02:22,169 --> 03:02:22,802
innovative ideas and the people

5014
03:02:22,802 --> 03:02:23,302
with boots on the ground.

5015
03:02:23,302 --> 03:02:25,702
Thank you so much.

5016
03:02:26,705 --> 03:02:27,474
Thank you Carlos, Maria and

5017
03:02:27,474 --> 03:02:30,474
Crystal, if you can please

5018
03:02:31,144 --> 03:02:31,444
unmute.

5019
03:02:31,444 --> 03:02:33,444
Hello.

5020
03:02:36,349 --> 03:02:36,650
Are you able to hear me?

5021
03:02:36,650 --> 03:02:37,117
Yes.

5022
03:02:37,117 --> 03:02:37,383
Please proceed.

5023
03:02:37,383 --> 03:02:39,383
Hi.

5024
03:02:40,554 --> 03:02:40,853
Thank you for welcoming me

5025
03:02:40,853 --> 03:02:41,888
today.

5026
03:02:41,888 --> 03:02:46,880
I my name is Crystal and I

5027
03:02:46,126 --> 03:02:46,826
stand for all those people that

5028
03:02:46,826 --> 03:02:49,826
were affected and continue to

5029
03:02:50,497 --> 03:02:51,298
be affected by the generator

5030
03:02:51,298 --> 03:02:53,698
any second 2024 flood that

5031
03:02:55,735 --> 03:02:56,403
impacted our lives and

5032
03:02:56,403 --> 03:03:00,300
continues to do so in many,

5033
03:03:00,674 --> 03:03:02,674
many ways.

5034
03:03:05,780 --> 03:03:05,846
For many this one incident or

5035
03:03:05,846 --> 03:03:06,513
you know, previous ones from

5036
03:03:06,513 --> 03:03:10,500
the past but this one being

5037
03:03:10,500 --> 03:03:10,817
the greatest one that hit us It

5038
03:03:10,817 --> 03:03:14,417
wasn't the only one that year

5039
03:03:14,888 --> 03:03:15,689
alone.

5040
03:03:15,689 --> 03:03:18,689
There was three other incidents

5041
03:03:19,426 --> 03:03:19,825
that happened this year.

5042
03:03:19,825 --> 03:03:21,825
I'm sorry.

5043
03:03:22,729 --> 03:03:23,620
The first one was JANUARY 1st,

5044
03:03:23,620 --> 03:03:23,764
2026.

5045
03:03:23,764 --> 03:03:26,764
Rarely did anybody hear about

5046
03:03:28,168 --> 03:03:28,468
this because I was at smaller

5047
03:03:28,468 --> 03:03:29,135
scale.

5048
03:03:29,135 --> 03:03:29,769
But nonetheless for someone

5049
03:03:29,769 --> 03:03:32,769
that has been through this

5050
03:03:33,439 --> 03:03:34,174
traumatic event, it does

5051
03:03:34,174 --> 03:03:34,708
something and you do And do you

5052
03:03:34,708 --> 03:03:37,108
fear for your life?

5053
03:03:37,778 --> 03:03:38,378
You fear for the life of your

5054
03:03:38,378 --> 03:03:41,378
loved ones and you flee.

5055
03:03:42,982 --> 03:03:43,683
So water was close to our knees

5056
03:03:43,683 --> 03:03:44,317
and we evacuated as well as

5057
03:03:44,317 --> 03:03:46,717
the second incident being

5058
03:03:48,155 --> 03:03:48,755
FEBRUARY 16 of 2026 with

5059
03:03:48,755 --> 03:03:49,890
similar effects of water

5060
03:03:49,890 --> 03:03:51,890
rising.

5061
03:03:53,590 --> 03:03:53,760
So we fled the scene.

5062
03:03:53,760 --> 03:03:56,760
And the third event happening

5063
03:03:57,464 --> 03:03:59,864
FEBRUARY 19th, 2026 this year

5064
03:04:02,369 --> 03:04:03,360
alone And it was a panic mode

5065
03:04:03,360 --> 03:04:06,360
But because of the previous

5066
03:04:06,940 --> 03:04:07,642
experience we we sort of knew

5067
03:04:07,642 --> 03:04:11,242
what to do But nonetheless it

5068
03:04:12,245 --> 03:04:12,946
was a very traumatic event And

5069
03:04:12,946 --> 03:04:16,546
many of us face that with

5070
03:04:16,616 --> 03:04:17,317
little children and and we just

5071
03:04:17,317 --> 03:04:17,918
had to leave evacuate our home

5072
03:04:17,918 --> 03:04:20,318
everything we ever knew.

5073
03:04:21,955 --> 03:04:22,656
And so unless you've been

5074
03:04:22,656 --> 03:04:23,222
through this, you'd know that

5075
03:04:23,222 --> 03:04:25,622
it's a very terrifying

5076
03:04:27,294 --> 03:04:28,280
experience And you we so we

5077
03:04:28,280 --> 03:04:28,762
hold you accountable And I need

5078
03:04:28,762 --> 03:04:31,798
to make sure that the funds are

5079
03:04:31,798 --> 03:04:32,499
being actively moving into

5080
03:04:32,499 --> 03:04:32,899
engineering and not stalled in

5081
03:04:32,899 --> 03:04:34,899
bureaucracy.

5082
03:04:37,237 --> 03:04:37,704
That's what I have to say.

5083
03:04:37,704 --> 03:04:38,104
>> Thank you.

5084
03:04:38,104 --> 03:04:40,104
Thank you.

5085
03:04:47,314 --> 03:04:47,981
Our final speaker is Amanda.

5086
03:04:47,981 --> 03:04:48,315
>> I Can you hear me?

5087
03:04:48,315 --> 03:04:48,781
Yes.

5088
03:04:48,781 --> 03:04:49,490
Please proceed.

5089
03:04:49,490 --> 03:04:51,490
Hi.

5090
03:04:51,285 --> 03:04:52,119
I'm in the district seven.

5091
03:04:52,119 --> 03:04:55,719
>> Well, you know, I had a

5092
03:04:56,220 --> 03:04:59,220
little prepared thing to read.

5093
03:05:00,894 --> 03:05:01,361
I'm furious at you guys.

5094
03:05:01,361 --> 03:05:03,361
This is insane.

5095
03:05:06,934 --> 03:05:10,337
I want you guys to imagine of

5096
03:05:10,337 --> 03:05:11,103
the few people that were able

5097
03:05:11,103 --> 03:05:11,704
at 2:00 on a Tuesday to come

5098
03:05:11,704 --> 03:05:14,104
speak to you today.

5099
03:05:14,408 --> 03:05:15,800
There's a thousand of them out

5100
03:05:15,800 --> 03:05:17,408
there in San Diego.

5101
03:05:22,416 --> 03:05:22,749
Three years later still waiting

5102
03:05:22,749 --> 03:05:23,150
.

5103
03:05:23,150 --> 03:05:23,717
I'm sorry.

5104
03:05:23,717 --> 03:05:26,117
I'm just so angry.

5105
03:05:28,155 --> 03:05:28,522
I thought we're being proactive

5106
03:05:28,522 --> 03:05:29,560
this time.

5107
03:05:29,560 --> 03:05:31,456
I guess that's good.

5108
03:05:32,125 --> 03:05:32,726
I'm also curious about

5109
03:05:32,726 --> 03:05:33,360
the local news Suppress

5110
03:05:33,360 --> 03:05:34,610
the story Probably because

5111
03:05:34,610 --> 03:05:36,930
the city told them to because

5112
03:05:36,930 --> 03:05:37,498
it made them look bad because

5113
03:05:37,498 --> 03:05:38,198
they weren't prepared.

5114
03:05:38,198 --> 03:05:41,198
Glad we're at least preparing

5115
03:05:41,701 --> 03:05:42,569
this time.

5116
03:05:42,569 --> 03:05:46,173
I want to say I appreciate Lori

5117
03:05:46,173 --> 03:05:46,906
Saldana and Blair for bringing

5118
03:05:46,906 --> 03:05:47,641
up the Midway Thinking Project.

5119
03:05:47,641 --> 03:05:50,641
I'm just sitting here listening

5120
03:05:51,178 --> 03:05:51,978
and I'm like I cannot believe

5121
03:05:51,978 --> 03:05:52,379
that they're going to try to do

5122
03:05:52,379 --> 03:05:54,379
this again.

5123
03:05:56,250 --> 03:05:56,950
And I understand you guys need

5124
03:05:56,950 --> 03:05:57,583
to generate revenue to try to

5125
03:05:57,583 --> 03:05:57,951
fix the problem, get more

5126
03:05:57,951 --> 03:05:59,951
creative.

5127
03:06:01,789 --> 03:06:02,890
Like Francine said, we are San

5128
03:06:02,890 --> 03:06:02,589
Diego.

5129
03:06:02,589 --> 03:06:04,589
We have community.

5130
03:06:06,590 --> 03:06:06,626
We have hands.

5131
03:06:06,626 --> 03:06:07,361
We have big hearts.

5132
03:06:07,361 --> 03:06:08,162
You guys need doesn't just tuck

5133
03:06:08,162 --> 03:06:11,264
your tail between your legs Say

5134
03:06:11,264 --> 03:06:11,965
we don't have the money.

5135
03:06:11,965 --> 03:06:12,665
We need community engagement.

5136
03:06:12,665 --> 03:06:12,966
We need to hear what you guys

5137
03:06:12,966 --> 03:06:14,966
need.

5138
03:06:15,902 --> 03:06:16,603
We need everyone to roll up

5139
03:06:16,603 --> 03:06:16,870
their sleeves, everyone to dig

5140
03:06:16,870 --> 03:06:17,570
in.

5141
03:06:17,570 --> 03:06:18,138
You guys need to get creative.

5142
03:06:18,138 --> 03:06:21,138
You need to reach out.

5143
03:06:21,241 --> 03:06:21,975
You need to be proactive if

5144
03:06:21,975 --> 03:06:22,609
because like they're saying 90%

5145
03:06:22,609 --> 03:06:22,943
chance of this is going to

5146
03:06:22,943 --> 03:06:24,878
happen.

5147
03:06:24,878 --> 03:06:25,545
We have a thousand families

5148
03:06:25,545 --> 03:06:26,179
already suffering and going

5149
03:06:26,179 --> 03:06:29,179
through that in our city.

5150
03:06:29,382 --> 03:06:30,317
That's unacceptable.

5151
03:06:30,317 --> 03:06:30,751
If this is coming it's going to

5152
03:06:30,751 --> 03:06:32,751
be even worse.

5153
03:06:35,210 --> 03:06:35,722
I hope that you guys are again

5154
03:06:35,722 --> 03:06:36,230
took your tail between your

5155
03:06:36,230 --> 03:06:36,390
legs.

5156
03:06:36,390 --> 03:06:37,570
Be honest.

5157
03:06:37,570 --> 03:06:39,570
Appreciate the transparency.

5158
03:06:39,760 --> 03:06:40,460
Please reach out to all

5159
03:06:40,460 --> 03:06:41,161
the community agencies and all

5160
03:06:41,161 --> 03:06:44,161
the community groups that you

5161
03:06:44,832 --> 03:06:45,366
can to make sure that this

5162
03:06:45,366 --> 03:06:45,733
never happens again.

5163
03:06:45,733 --> 03:06:46,990
>> Thanks.

5164
03:06:46,990 --> 03:06:48,990
Thank you.

5165
03:06:48,736 --> 03:06:49,436
If you'd raise your hand after

5166
03:06:49,436 --> 03:06:50,370
the five minute time when you

5167
03:06:50,370 --> 03:06:50,737
could definitely send in

5168
03:06:50,737 --> 03:06:53,540
comments to City Clerk at San

5169
03:06:53,540 --> 03:06:54,207
Diego Dot gov and those will be

5170
03:06:54,207 --> 03:06:54,575
distributed to the council.

5171
03:06:54,575 --> 03:06:56,575
Thank you.

5172
03:06:57,644 --> 03:06:58,178
Council PRESIDENT.

5173
03:06:58,178 --> 03:06:58,745
>> All right.

5174
03:06:58,745 --> 03:06:59,546
Thank you, City Clerk.

5175
03:06:59,546 --> 03:07:02,820
Again, this is an information

5176
03:07:02,820 --> 03:07:02,616
item.

5177
03:07:02,616 --> 03:07:03,317
No motions require.

5178
03:07:03,317 --> 03:07:03,951
We'll turn over to the council

5179
03:07:03,951 --> 03:07:06,351
members for questions and

5180
03:07:07,454 --> 03:07:10,454
comments And I'm going to

5181
03:07:11,492 --> 03:07:12,159
actually turn it over first to

5182
03:07:12,159 --> 03:07:12,860
the chair of the Environment

5183
03:07:12,860 --> 03:07:13,527
Committee, Councilmember Isla

5184
03:07:13,527 --> 03:07:16,263
Rivera and then we'll go to

5185
03:07:16,263 --> 03:07:16,997
Councilmember Campi are next.

5186
03:07:16,997 --> 03:07:17,798
>> Thank you, council PRESIDENT

5187
03:07:17,798 --> 03:07:21,350
And thank you for having this

5188
03:07:21,350 --> 03:07:21,535
conversation in front of

5189
03:07:21,535 --> 03:07:22,269
the full Council.

5190
03:07:22,269 --> 03:07:22,870
In addition to the conversation

5191
03:07:22,870 --> 03:07:25,171
we had in an environment

5192
03:07:25,171 --> 03:07:28,171
committee definitely a kind of

5193
03:07:29,610 --> 03:07:30,210
a conversation that is worthy

5194
03:07:30,210 --> 03:07:30,911
of citywide discussion.

5195
03:07:30,911 --> 03:07:33,311
Thank you again for

5196
03:07:35,820 --> 03:07:35,816
the presentation.

5197
03:07:35,816 --> 03:07:36,483
I will start by acknowledging

5198
03:07:36,483 --> 03:07:39,483
what I acknowledge last time

5199
03:07:39,620 --> 03:07:40,287
which is that a lot of work has

5200
03:07:40,287 --> 03:07:43,887
been done and that work is

5201
03:07:44,158 --> 03:07:44,858
important and leaves us in a

5202
03:07:44,858 --> 03:07:48,458
better place than we were but

5203
03:07:49,290 --> 03:07:49,630
obviously still with lots of

5204
03:07:49,630 --> 03:07:52,300
questions to be asked.

5205
03:07:53,567 --> 03:07:54,268
I want to make sure I also

5206
03:07:54,268 --> 03:07:57,268
acknowledge some of the folks

5207
03:07:58,205 --> 03:07:58,839
who spoke here today not just

5208
03:07:58,839 --> 03:07:59,540
for the comments that were

5209
03:07:59,540 --> 03:08:03,140
provided but for the work that

5210
03:08:03,677 --> 03:08:04,378
was done not just the day of

5211
03:08:04,378 --> 03:08:07,848
the flood but in the weeks and

5212
03:08:07,848 --> 03:08:08,549
months and years since people

5213
03:08:08,549 --> 03:08:12,149
spoke to us today who provided

5214
03:08:12,419 --> 03:08:13,870
critical mentalealth support

5215
03:08:13,870 --> 03:08:13,654
and advocated for additional

5216
03:08:13,654 --> 03:08:15,654
mental health support.

5217
03:08:17,458 --> 03:08:18,424
In a moment of crisis.

5218
03:08:18,424 --> 03:08:22,240
Folks are here who made sure

5219
03:08:22,596 --> 03:08:23,263
that the families with babies

5220
03:08:23,263 --> 03:08:26,263
in their neighborhoods had a

5221
03:08:27,635 --> 03:08:31,235
place to stay in the immediate

5222
03:08:31,872 --> 03:08:32,740
aftermath of of the floods.

5223
03:08:32,740 --> 03:08:33,507
>> There are folks who spoke

5224
03:08:33,507 --> 03:08:37,107
who were key in convening not

5225
03:08:37,111 --> 03:08:37,778
just community but bringing

5226
03:08:37,778 --> 03:08:40,178
community and city officials

5227
03:08:41,482 --> 03:08:42,820
together When city officials

5228
03:08:42,820 --> 03:08:44,482
were not connecting with

5229
03:08:46,353 --> 03:08:46,786
the community And that was

5230
03:08:46,786 --> 03:08:47,521
critical work.

5231
03:08:47,521 --> 03:08:50,658
And I appreciate you all so

5232
03:08:50,658 --> 03:08:51,292
much for for doing that work

5233
03:08:51,292 --> 03:08:53,694
And there's much more that

5234
03:08:53,694 --> 03:08:56,563
could be named But I just want

5235
03:08:56,563 --> 03:09:00,163
to say thank you for that.

5236
03:09:01,735 --> 03:09:04,735
I think about I hear

5237
03:09:06,730 --> 03:09:06,974
the presentation within

5238
03:09:06,974 --> 03:09:11,679
the context of of what I saw a

5239
03:09:11,679 --> 03:09:12,446
few years ago two and a half

5240
03:09:12,446 --> 03:09:16,450
years ago and what I would have

5241
03:09:16,450 --> 03:09:17,183
hoped to have seen and where we

5242
03:09:17,183 --> 03:09:17,784
were which is community feeling

5243
03:09:17,784 --> 03:09:19,784
abandoned, discarded and

5244
03:09:20,721 --> 03:09:21,421
ignored not just in those

5245
03:09:21,421 --> 03:09:22,560
moments but in the months and

5246
03:09:22,560 --> 03:09:25,592
years that led up to that.

5247
03:09:25,592 --> 03:09:26,393
Those moments and where we

5248
03:09:26,393 --> 03:09:29,993
should be which is a place

5249
03:09:30,630 --> 03:09:30,664
where the community especially

5250
03:09:30,664 --> 03:09:31,332
in times of crisis and

5251
03:09:31,332 --> 03:09:33,732
emergency feels loved and

5252
03:09:35,350 --> 03:09:38,635
supported And I see the work

5253
03:09:39,840 --> 03:09:40,274
that is being done and I, I

5254
03:09:40,274 --> 03:09:41,108
appreciate it.

5255
03:09:41,108 --> 03:09:44,108
>> But it also leaves me

5256
03:09:44,612 --> 03:09:45,312
wondering if we're if we're

5257
03:09:45,312 --> 03:09:48,912
doing the things that need to

5258
03:09:49,650 --> 03:09:50,283
be done to fill that The gap

5259
03:09:50,283 --> 03:09:53,283
that existed last time in

5260
03:09:54,220 --> 03:09:54,989
the city seemed so unable to

5261
03:09:54,989 --> 03:09:57,989
hear And it wasn't about

5262
03:09:59,160 --> 03:10:02,160
machines showing up or even

5263
03:10:02,830 --> 03:10:05,230
emergency responders showing up

5264
03:10:08,135 --> 03:10:09,300
But like how people's human

5265
03:10:09,300 --> 03:10:12,773
needs were being met in a time

5266
03:10:12,773 --> 03:10:15,773
of crisis and the preparation

5267
03:10:17,678 --> 03:10:18,379
that we do now not just to

5268
03:10:18,379 --> 03:10:21,979
prevent any floods that can be

5269
03:10:22,316 --> 03:10:23,117
prevented or mitigate flooding

5270
03:10:23,117 --> 03:10:23,784
but to meet those human needs

5271
03:10:23,784 --> 03:10:26,921
is going to be a direct

5272
03:10:26,921 --> 03:10:27,488
reflection of our city's love

5273
03:10:27,488 --> 03:10:28,189
for our community.

5274
03:10:28,189 --> 03:10:31,789
And so with that in mind,

5275
03:10:32,460 --> 03:10:33,226
there's a couple of questions

5276
03:10:33,226 --> 03:10:36,826
that I want to ask it.

5277
03:10:36,897 --> 03:10:37,565
First following up on something

5278
03:10:37,565 --> 03:10:38,232
that we were asked last time

5279
03:10:38,232 --> 03:10:40,868
and then some new ones.

5280
03:10:40,868 --> 03:10:41,535
The first is we had a really,

5281
03:10:41,535 --> 03:10:43,935
really important dialog from

5282
03:10:45,439 --> 03:10:46,730
some community leaders at

5283
03:10:46,730 --> 03:10:46,741
the Environment Committee

5284
03:10:46,741 --> 03:10:49,677
meeting and I'm curious what

5285
03:10:49,677 --> 03:10:50,343
was heard from the community in

5286
03:10:50,343 --> 03:10:53,343
that public comment and from

5287
03:10:54,415 --> 03:10:55,116
the comments from from from Kym

5288
03:10:55,116 --> 03:10:57,516
that have been incorporated

5289
03:10:57,852 --> 03:11:00,852
into our planning since that

5290
03:11:02,690 --> 03:11:02,990
meeting.

5291
03:11:02,990 --> 03:11:03,357
Yeah.

5292
03:11:03,357 --> 03:11:03,824
Thank you.

5293
03:11:03,824 --> 03:11:05,824
Thank you, sir.

5294
03:11:07,561 --> 03:11:08,296
Yes, we have not only heard

5295
03:11:08,296 --> 03:11:09,300
the comments that were made, we

5296
03:11:09,300 --> 03:11:12,265
had an opportunity to meet with

5297
03:11:12,265 --> 03:11:12,633
the Harvey Foundation.

5298
03:11:12,633 --> 03:11:13,267
Oh yes.

5299
03:11:13,267 --> 03:11:15,667
And discuss those further.

5300
03:11:17,438 --> 03:11:18,720
It was a it was a good

5301
03:11:18,720 --> 03:11:20,472
conversation And that also

5302
03:11:22,276 --> 03:11:23,100
parlayed directly into our

5303
03:11:23,100 --> 03:11:23,611
community outreach some working

5304
03:11:23,611 --> 03:11:26,110
group and provided some

5305
03:11:26,781 --> 03:11:27,515
deliverables, some working

5306
03:11:27,515 --> 03:11:28,181
group members were some of them

5307
03:11:28,181 --> 03:11:28,883
were there as well for that

5308
03:11:28,883 --> 03:11:31,883
conversation to make sure that

5309
03:11:32,220 --> 03:11:33,200
we have the point that led to

5310
03:11:33,200 --> 03:11:36,200
some of the recommendations and

5311
03:11:36,424 --> 03:11:37,158
needs that were not met

5312
03:11:37,158 --> 03:11:37,992
identified so that we can start

5313
03:11:37,992 --> 03:11:41,395
working on a process to to

5314
03:11:41,395 --> 03:11:42,960
improve those and get those

5315
03:11:42,960 --> 03:11:45,960
gaps filled to include coming

5316
03:11:46,801 --> 03:11:47,501
up with a the contact

5317
03:11:47,501 --> 03:11:48,202
information of all the actual

5318
03:11:48,202 --> 03:11:48,869
the community leaders that we

5319
03:11:48,869 --> 03:11:51,138
need to reach out to who are

5320
03:11:51,138 --> 03:11:51,806
the people that are trusted in

5321
03:11:51,806 --> 03:11:52,506
the communities that we can

5322
03:11:52,506 --> 03:11:55,810
make sure that we can provide

5323
03:11:55,810 --> 03:11:56,410
them with as much resources and

5324
03:11:56,410 --> 03:11:57,278
information as we can?

5325
03:11:57,278 --> 03:12:00,881
I can then if you want to

5326
03:12:00,881 --> 03:12:01,182
elaborate on the supporting

5327
03:12:01,182 --> 03:12:01,982
group.

5328
03:12:01,982 --> 03:12:02,650
>> So one of the efforts of

5329
03:12:02,650 --> 03:12:05,650
that sub working group for

5330
03:12:06,530 --> 03:12:06,654
community engagement is we're

5331
03:12:06,654 --> 03:12:07,355
working with each one of

5332
03:12:07,355 --> 03:12:09,323
the council districts as well

5333
03:12:09,323 --> 03:12:10,124
as an opportunity to get

5334
03:12:10,124 --> 03:12:10,891
feedback from each one in areas

5335
03:12:10,891 --> 03:12:11,192
that we can focus more on as

5336
03:12:11,192 --> 03:12:13,192
well.

5337
03:12:14,962 --> 03:12:15,730
So within that that starting

5338
03:12:15,730 --> 03:12:16,330
point is we want to make sure

5339
03:12:16,330 --> 03:12:16,964
that we have a tailored

5340
03:12:16,964 --> 03:12:19,533
approach to each and every

5341
03:12:19,533 --> 03:12:20,401
community.

5342
03:12:20,401 --> 03:12:21,101
We don't want to make a one

5343
03:12:21,101 --> 03:12:21,702
size fits all approach and go

5344
03:12:21,702 --> 03:12:24,102
out there because that's

5345
03:12:24,972 --> 03:12:25,740
obviously not going to work.

5346
03:12:25,740 --> 03:12:26,440
We've seen that not work in

5347
03:12:26,440 --> 03:12:28,976
the past several times before.

5348
03:12:28,976 --> 03:12:29,410
So we want to team up with

5349
03:12:29,410 --> 03:12:30,770
the community.

5350
03:12:30,770 --> 03:12:30,711
We want to team up with

5351
03:12:30,711 --> 03:12:31,345
the council districts and

5352
03:12:31,345 --> 03:12:34,181
ensure that we're having a

5353
03:12:34,181 --> 03:12:34,749
tailored approach to our

5354
03:12:34,749 --> 03:12:36,749
community engagement.

5355
03:12:38,552 --> 03:12:40,552
>> I appreciate that.

5356
03:12:43,724 --> 03:12:44,592
One of the things that I saw

5357
03:12:44,592 --> 03:12:48,192
last saw in in 2024 that that

5358
03:12:48,295 --> 03:12:49,630
really concerned me and I think

5359
03:12:49,630 --> 03:12:52,630
still echoes in the community

5360
03:12:53,434 --> 03:12:54,135
was the feeling that the city

5361
03:12:54,135 --> 03:12:57,135
was attempting to petition to

5362
03:12:58,372 --> 03:12:59,730
to shift responsibility to

5363
03:12:59,730 --> 03:13:01,730
community based organizations

5364
03:13:02,677 --> 03:13:05,770
or nonprofit entities before

5365
03:13:07,682 --> 03:13:08,416
accepting and kind of owning

5366
03:13:08,416 --> 03:13:09,117
everything that they could own.

5367
03:13:09,117 --> 03:13:12,530
And there is a big difference

5368
03:13:12,530 --> 03:13:13,210
between sharing responsibility

5369
03:13:13,210 --> 03:13:16,210
and shifting blame or shifting

5370
03:13:17,658 --> 03:13:19,658
responsibility.

5371
03:13:22,363 --> 03:13:22,863
And I'm curious to what extent

5372
03:13:22,863 --> 03:13:23,564
there are internal

5373
03:13:23,564 --> 03:13:24,332
conversations about what could

5374
03:13:24,332 --> 03:13:27,332
have been done differently on

5375
03:13:29,537 --> 03:13:30,371
that front.

5376
03:13:30,371 --> 03:13:33,971
>> So one of the key components

5377
03:13:34,242 --> 03:13:34,976
for us to step up the working

5378
03:13:34,976 --> 03:13:35,510
group was to actually identify

5379
03:13:35,510 --> 03:13:37,510
identify those audit

5380
03:13:38,680 --> 03:13:39,414
recommendations and start to

5381
03:13:39,414 --> 03:13:40,810
work carefully on ensuring that

5382
03:13:40,810 --> 03:13:40,748
we have those that have been

5383
03:13:40,748 --> 03:13:43,148
identified already as gaps

5384
03:13:44,418 --> 03:13:45,219
during that response and those

5385
03:13:45,219 --> 03:13:48,689
can be shored up for to ensure

5386
03:13:48,689 --> 03:13:49,157
that that doesn't happen again

5387
03:13:49,157 --> 03:13:49,958
in the future.

5388
03:13:49,958 --> 03:13:52,958
So work the larger working

5389
03:13:53,928 --> 03:13:54,629
group is looking at that larger

5390
03:13:54,629 --> 03:13:55,262
audit picture and to making

5391
03:13:55,262 --> 03:13:58,262
sure that our sub working

5392
03:13:58,600 --> 03:13:59,000
groups are working to identify

5393
03:13:59,000 --> 03:13:59,968
those gaps.

5394
03:13:59,968 --> 03:14:03,568
>> So as I mentioned in our

5395
03:14:03,671 --> 03:14:04,372
presentation we've we've

5396
03:14:04,372 --> 03:14:07,972
addressed quite a few of them

5397
03:14:08,309 --> 03:14:09,177
and we're still working on a

5398
03:14:09,177 --> 03:14:09,844
few a lot of other ones that

5399
03:14:09,844 --> 03:14:10,645
we're trying to get to that

5400
03:14:10,645 --> 03:14:13,581
state where we can say we've

5401
03:14:13,581 --> 03:14:14,348
shared that up and we feel

5402
03:14:14,348 --> 03:14:17,348
confident with work that's been

5403
03:14:22,991 --> 03:14:25,991
done something that is related

5404
03:14:27,629 --> 03:14:28,402
to that and also was a a I

5405
03:14:28,402 --> 03:14:31,402
think sense of frustration in

5406
03:14:32,467 --> 03:14:35,467
the community that I didn't

5407
03:14:36,537 --> 03:14:37,305
blame anyone for was not

5408
03:14:37,305 --> 03:14:40,305
knowing who was in charge

5409
03:14:41,943 --> 03:14:42,644
especially in the immediate

5410
03:14:42,644 --> 03:14:45,644
aftermath of the flooding, not

5411
03:14:46,915 --> 03:14:47,581
on an organizational chart

5412
03:14:47,581 --> 03:14:48,182
necessarily but like who on

5413
03:14:48,182 --> 03:14:51,182
the ground and who in

5414
03:14:55,560 --> 03:14:55,956
practicality was in charge and

5415
03:14:55,956 --> 03:15:00,156
that was a sense that folks had

5416
03:15:00,195 --> 03:15:01,162
even when people with the title

5417
03:15:01,162 --> 03:15:05,362
were in the room And now we

5418
03:15:06,660 --> 03:15:09,660
have a city structure where

5419
03:15:10,238 --> 03:15:10,672
there is no ceo with a ceo is

5420
03:15:10,672 --> 03:15:11,506
the mayor.

5421
03:15:11,506 --> 03:15:14,506
And so from a practical

5422
03:15:15,477 --> 03:15:17,877
perspective, if disaster were

5423
03:15:19,414 --> 03:15:23,614
to strike by the way of flood,

5424
03:15:25,453 --> 03:15:29,156
who is in charge is that would

5425
03:15:29,156 --> 03:15:29,823
depend during the response

5426
03:15:29,823 --> 03:15:30,491
typically is going to be

5427
03:15:30,491 --> 03:15:31,192
the incident commanders that

5428
03:15:31,192 --> 03:15:31,859
are in charge of making those

5429
03:15:31,859 --> 03:15:34,859
decisions on the ground that

5430
03:15:34,896 --> 03:15:35,463
are strategy and tactics for

5431
03:15:35,463 --> 03:15:35,864
search and rescue and

5432
03:15:35,864 --> 03:15:37,864
operations.

5433
03:15:38,633 --> 03:15:39,000
They would be in charge of that

5434
03:15:39,000 --> 03:15:39,801
operation.

5435
03:15:39,801 --> 03:15:42,801
So there's there's more than

5436
03:15:43,505 --> 03:15:43,872
just the search and rescue

5437
03:15:43,872 --> 03:15:44,172
component.

5438
03:15:44,172 --> 03:15:46,172
Right.

5439
03:15:48,710 --> 03:15:49,577
And so again, I think this is

5440
03:15:49,577 --> 03:15:53,348
the part is is at a certain

5441
03:15:53,348 --> 03:15:54,490
point someone else needs to get

5442
03:15:54,490 --> 03:15:57,649
pulled in to the effort And

5443
03:15:57,852 --> 03:15:58,186
that was the piece that was was

5444
03:15:58,186 --> 03:15:58,853
missing.

5445
03:15:58,853 --> 03:16:02,220
So there might be the person

5446
03:16:02,220 --> 03:16:02,690
who is in charge of the thing

5447
03:16:02,690 --> 03:16:05,900
that's happening directly in

5448
03:16:06,961 --> 03:16:07,462
front of of the community or in

5449
03:16:07,462 --> 03:16:08,960
that exact moment.

5450
03:16:08,960 --> 03:16:08,730
But it is very obvious to

5451
03:16:08,730 --> 03:16:09,331
everyone and involved that

5452
03:16:09,331 --> 03:16:12,331
there needs to be other

5453
03:16:14,569 --> 03:16:15,370
departments involved from that

5454
03:16:15,370 --> 03:16:18,370
perspective who is who is

5455
03:16:19,808 --> 03:16:20,174
quarterbacking the full

5456
03:16:20,174 --> 03:16:20,475
operation?

5457
03:16:20,475 --> 03:16:21,900
Yeah.

5458
03:16:21,900 --> 03:16:24,900
So that would be me

5459
03:16:24,479 --> 03:16:25,180
the director of the eoc is

5460
03:16:25,180 --> 03:16:25,880
the coordinator of those types

5461
03:16:25,880 --> 03:16:28,880
of responses to ensuring that

5462
03:16:29,317 --> 03:16:29,884
we have the departments

5463
03:16:29,884 --> 03:16:30,585
appropriately engaged,

5464
03:16:30,585 --> 03:16:32,585
coordinating and collaborating

5465
03:16:34,221 --> 03:16:34,956
on resources to ensure that we

5466
03:16:34,956 --> 03:16:35,690
have a big picture response and

5467
03:16:35,690 --> 03:16:39,290
you will have the authority to

5468
03:16:39,494 --> 03:16:40,428
direct everyone in the city.

5469
03:16:40,428 --> 03:16:44,280
Now that would be the head

5470
03:16:44,299 --> 03:16:45,330
coach in your analogy which in

5471
03:16:45,330 --> 03:16:47,433
the organizational structure of

5472
03:16:49,104 --> 03:16:49,738
the city is as the mayor as

5473
03:16:49,738 --> 03:16:50,271
the emergency manager for

5474
03:16:50,271 --> 03:16:51,600
the city and what is

5475
03:16:51,600 --> 03:16:54,606
the protocol for you being able

5476
03:16:54,676 --> 03:16:57,676
to tell mayor excuse me

5477
03:16:57,779 --> 03:16:58,747
the mayor in that situation

5478
03:16:58,747 --> 03:17:02,347
that they need to bring in

5479
03:17:03,184 --> 03:17:03,885
additional resources,

5480
03:17:03,885 --> 03:17:06,285
additional departments to give

5481
03:17:08,590 --> 03:17:09,190
you the authority that you will

5482
03:17:09,190 --> 03:17:09,891
need in order to direct

5483
03:17:09,891 --> 03:17:10,191
the resources where they need

5484
03:17:10,191 --> 03:17:10,892
to go?

5485
03:17:10,892 --> 03:17:12,560
Yeah, that's a great question.

5486
03:17:12,560 --> 03:17:13,262
That's that's a coordination

5487
03:17:13,262 --> 03:17:13,962
piece that happens at the eoc

5488
03:17:13,962 --> 03:17:16,962
director level with the agency

5489
03:17:17,933 --> 03:17:18,666
administrator Typically a sign

5490
03:17:18,666 --> 03:17:21,469
on behalf of the mayor and that

5491
03:17:21,469 --> 03:17:22,137
and those two basically one of

5492
03:17:22,137 --> 03:17:22,737
the executive directors that

5493
03:17:22,737 --> 03:17:23,371
would be there And that

5494
03:17:23,371 --> 03:17:26,274
coordination is how we get

5495
03:17:26,274 --> 03:17:27,800
the requested information and

5496
03:17:27,800 --> 03:17:27,676
the explanation for the reasons

5497
03:17:27,676 --> 03:17:30,760
behind whatever the resource

5498
03:17:31,479 --> 03:17:32,347
request is final authorization

5499
03:17:32,347 --> 03:17:32,948
even gets gets made at that at

5500
03:17:32,948 --> 03:17:35,348
that level and then

5501
03:17:35,684 --> 03:17:36,383
the authority gets bestowed

5502
03:17:36,383 --> 03:17:36,885
back to the eoc director to

5503
03:17:36,885 --> 03:17:38,885
make that happen.

5504
03:17:40,821 --> 03:17:41,790
Thank you.

5505
03:17:41,790 --> 03:17:45,193
And so maybe I don't know if

5506
03:17:45,193 --> 03:17:45,960
this is for cota or Chris.

5507
03:17:45,960 --> 03:17:48,960
What is the conversation at

5508
03:17:49,297 --> 03:17:49,965
the executive level about what

5509
03:17:49,965 --> 03:17:52,965
needs to be done differently

5510
03:17:55,690 --> 03:17:55,737
Things that should have been

5511
03:17:55,737 --> 03:17:56,471
done differently and will be

5512
03:17:56,471 --> 03:17:56,772
done differently in the future?

5513
03:17:56,772 --> 03:17:58,772
Sure.

5514
03:17:59,374 --> 03:18:00,410
So Chris McFadden Chief

5515
03:18:00,410 --> 03:18:00,708
Infrastructure Officer Well

5516
03:18:00,708 --> 03:18:03,108
we've already developed with

5517
03:18:04,379 --> 03:18:05,460
emergency off plus emergency

5518
03:18:05,460 --> 03:18:05,747
management is that like you

5519
03:18:05,747 --> 03:18:08,747
mentioned you're going to have

5520
03:18:08,950 --> 03:18:09,284
she presented there as head of

5521
03:18:09,284 --> 03:18:11,284
the eoc?

5522
03:18:12,554 --> 03:18:12,987
We're also going to be rotating

5523
03:18:12,987 --> 03:18:13,755
24 hours.

5524
03:18:13,755 --> 03:18:17,355
One of the chiefs other myself,

5525
03:18:17,992 --> 03:18:18,760
Bethany Casey Rania Rolando to

5526
03:18:18,760 --> 03:18:21,760
be basically their right arm

5527
03:18:22,931 --> 03:18:25,931
person If there are resources

5528
03:18:27,102 --> 03:18:27,969
they need to flex that they'll

5529
03:18:27,969 --> 03:18:28,270
be able to have quick access to

5530
03:18:28,270 --> 03:18:29,400
them.

5531
03:18:29,400 --> 03:18:32,730
In addition to that, we'll also

5532
03:18:32,730 --> 03:18:32,841
have a mayoral representative

5533
03:18:32,841 --> 03:18:33,207
rotating through from a 24 hour

5534
03:18:33,207 --> 03:18:35,207
operation.

5535
03:18:36,912 --> 03:18:37,545
We're going to we've already

5536
03:18:37,545 --> 03:18:37,946
identified people at least

5537
03:18:37,946 --> 03:18:39,946
three deep.

5538
03:18:41,950 --> 03:18:42,717
Just anticipation if you have

5539
03:18:42,717 --> 03:18:43,452
to be 12 hour shifts you have

5540
03:18:43,452 --> 03:18:46,452
someone who's going to backfill

5541
03:18:46,788 --> 03:18:47,191
them to have that continuity of

5542
03:18:47,191 --> 03:18:47,923
operations.

5543
03:18:47,923 --> 03:18:51,523
So to answer your question from

5544
03:18:52,127 --> 03:18:52,827
the eoc perspective, you're

5545
03:18:52,827 --> 03:18:53,528
going to have the eoc director

5546
03:18:53,528 --> 03:18:54,229
but you're also going to have

5547
03:18:54,229 --> 03:18:56,630
one of the chiefs who's going

5548
03:18:56,630 --> 03:18:56,798
to have direct contact with

5549
03:18:56,798 --> 03:18:57,532
the mayor and also someone from

5550
03:18:57,532 --> 03:19:01,132
policy in the aoc to have

5551
03:19:02,170 --> 03:19:02,838
contact with the mayor but also

5552
03:19:02,838 --> 03:19:05,838
be that liaison for council

5553
03:19:06,742 --> 03:19:07,442
officers and council member at

5554
03:19:07,442 --> 03:19:08,143
the point of the policy group

5555
03:19:08,143 --> 03:19:11,460
here is to be the intermediary

5556
03:19:11,460 --> 03:19:11,780
between eoc agency

5557
03:19:11,780 --> 03:19:12,514
administrators and the council.

5558
03:19:12,514 --> 03:19:16,217
I think a gap last time was

5559
03:19:16,217 --> 03:19:16,952
folks did not know where to

5560
03:19:16,952 --> 03:19:19,952
direct inquiries or requests or

5561
03:19:20,488 --> 03:19:21,890
elevate community needs which

5562
03:19:21,890 --> 03:19:21,723
resulted in essentially

5563
03:19:21,723 --> 03:19:24,123
shopping around to whoever

5564
03:19:25,460 --> 03:19:26,228
would pick up the phone which

5565
03:19:26,228 --> 03:19:26,795
you know you're replicating and

5566
03:19:26,795 --> 03:19:27,228
duplicating requests.

5567
03:19:27,228 --> 03:19:29,228
It was chaos.

5568
03:19:30,532 --> 03:19:31,266
And so the policy group will be

5569
03:19:31,266 --> 03:19:34,266
council's main point of contact

5570
03:19:34,902 --> 03:19:35,470
to elevate requests over to

5571
03:19:35,470 --> 03:19:38,470
the eoc and the agency

5572
03:19:39,541 --> 03:19:40,508
administrator back down.

5573
03:19:40,508 --> 03:19:44,108
>> And to be clear, none of

5574
03:19:44,479 --> 03:19:45,247
those processes and procedures

5575
03:19:45,247 --> 03:19:45,814
were in place last time were

5576
03:19:45,814 --> 03:19:47,814
they not implemented?

5577
03:19:50,352 --> 03:19:51,190
I can speak to that.

5578
03:19:51,190 --> 03:19:54,190
So no, these processes are

5579
03:19:55,900 --> 03:19:55,757
standard operating procedures

5580
03:19:55,757 --> 03:19:57,757
across emergency management

5581
03:19:59,940 --> 03:19:59,795
through fema, nems Sims,

5582
03:19:59,795 --> 03:20:03,395
the processes got hung up and

5583
03:20:03,732 --> 03:20:04,433
not properly executed at the at

5584
03:20:04,433 --> 03:20:05,330
the levels that they probably

5585
03:20:05,330 --> 03:20:05,667
should have at the time.

5586
03:20:05,667 --> 03:20:06,301
One of the things that we

5587
03:20:06,301 --> 03:20:08,937
worked on and will be

5588
03:20:08,937 --> 03:20:09,671
delivering to your staff and

5589
03:20:09,671 --> 03:20:13,675
some of the other city staff is

5590
03:20:13,675 --> 03:20:14,409
precisely some of that training

5591
03:20:14,409 --> 03:20:14,943
to clarify what are the points

5592
03:20:14,943 --> 03:20:15,644
of contact, who are

5593
03:20:15,644 --> 03:20:18,213
the liaisons, What's how does

5594
03:20:18,213 --> 03:20:18,747
that communication flow from

5595
03:20:18,747 --> 03:20:21,747
the eoc to the joint

5596
03:20:22,684 --> 03:20:23,485
information centers to you back

5597
03:20:23,485 --> 03:20:23,985
to us, to the community?

5598
03:20:23,985 --> 03:20:24,820
Back to us?

5599
03:20:24,820 --> 03:20:27,820
That system exists and it's

5600
03:20:28,457 --> 03:20:29,230
been shored up and bolstered

5601
03:20:29,230 --> 03:20:29,658
now with our community

5602
03:20:29,658 --> 03:20:31,658
communications department

5603
03:20:33,950 --> 03:20:33,729
leading the leading the charge

5604
03:20:33,729 --> 03:20:35,530
of havg a large group of

5605
03:20:35,530 --> 03:20:36,231
people identified to be doing

5606
03:20:36,231 --> 03:20:38,231
just that during

5607
03:20:41,336 --> 03:20:41,680
the emergencies.

5608
03:20:41,680 --> 03:20:42,170
Okay.

5609
03:20:42,170 --> 03:20:42,938
I appreciate that.

5610
03:20:42,938 --> 03:20:43,739
I think and I'm sure you all

5611
03:20:43,739 --> 03:20:46,575
sense this from public comment

5612
03:20:46,575 --> 03:20:47,276
today public comment, an

5613
03:20:47,276 --> 03:20:47,943
environment committee and some

5614
03:20:47,943 --> 03:20:50,343
of the conversations you've

5615
03:20:51,480 --> 03:20:52,800
had, the experience of before

5616
03:20:52,800 --> 03:20:55,800
are going to shape folks

5617
03:20:55,651 --> 03:20:56,618
expectations and fears today

5618
03:20:56,618 --> 03:21:00,322
and in the future And it raises

5619
03:21:00,322 --> 03:21:00,922
the bar for what needs to be

5620
03:21:00,922 --> 03:21:03,922
done in order to instill

5621
03:21:05,527 --> 03:21:06,128
confidence because a community

5622
03:21:06,128 --> 03:21:09,128
that is anxious that is

5623
03:21:09,898 --> 03:21:10,799
responding from a place of

5624
03:21:10,799 --> 03:21:13,799
trauma and not confident that

5625
03:21:14,937 --> 03:21:15,737
the things that went wrong last

5626
03:21:15,737 --> 03:21:16,380
time are not going to go wrong

5627
03:21:16,380 --> 03:21:18,380
again.

5628
03:21:19,241 --> 03:21:20,308
It's going to be more difficult

5629
03:21:20,308 --> 03:21:23,908
to engage them and ensure that

5630
03:21:25,114 --> 03:21:28,714
they're trusting of the city to

5631
03:21:29,918 --> 03:21:30,619
provide information to and

5632
03:21:30,619 --> 03:21:31,286
aren't looking somewhere else

5633
03:21:31,286 --> 03:21:34,286
as the first resource resort

5634
03:21:35,900 --> 03:21:35,791
because last time they what

5635
03:21:35,791 --> 03:21:36,525
they were trained to see last

5636
03:21:36,525 --> 03:21:39,260
time was that their city wasn't

5637
03:21:39,260 --> 03:21:39,427
there for them when they needed

5638
03:21:39,427 --> 03:21:40,128
them.

5639
03:21:40,128 --> 03:21:40,796
And so I the relationship

5640
03:21:40,796 --> 03:21:43,196
building piece is essential

5641
03:21:44,320 --> 03:21:44,799
here and I know that that's not

5642
03:21:44,799 --> 03:21:48,399
new information but I want to

5643
03:21:48,971 --> 03:21:49,737
reemphasize it And the clock is

5644
03:21:49,737 --> 03:21:52,737
ticking to shore those up

5645
03:21:54,743 --> 03:21:55,440
before the first trains arrive

5646
03:21:55,440 --> 03:21:57,440
.

5647
03:21:59,948 --> 03:22:00,715
There was one point that pretty

5648
03:22:00,715 --> 03:22:01,417
pretty in the weeds but I think

5649
03:22:01,417 --> 03:22:02,840
it was an important one that i

5650
03:22:02,840 --> 03:22:05,287
wanted to make sure I asked

5651
03:22:05,287 --> 03:22:05,954
this in the up last time in

5652
03:22:05,954 --> 03:22:08,354
terms of evaluating vendors

5653
03:22:10,224 --> 03:22:10,993
what is being done to assess

5654
03:22:10,993 --> 03:22:11,593
whether or not the if it's a

5655
03:22:11,593 --> 03:22:13,593
vendor that's providing

5656
03:22:14,830 --> 03:22:15,497
something that it's going to

5657
03:22:15,497 --> 03:22:16,165
kind of require interaction

5658
03:22:16,165 --> 03:22:19,165
with the community that they

5659
03:22:19,268 --> 03:22:19,968
have the appropriate

5660
03:22:19,968 --> 03:22:22,368
relationships and knowledge of

5661
03:22:23,939 --> 03:22:24,773
the community to actually be

5662
03:22:24,773 --> 03:22:28,373
able to deliver the thing that

5663
03:22:28,777 --> 03:22:29,478
they're being paid to deliver.

5664
03:22:29,478 --> 03:22:31,878
>> That's a good question.

5665
03:22:33,682 --> 03:22:34,349
The vendor process follow city

5666
03:22:34,349 --> 03:22:35,170
pass process for for vendor

5667
03:22:35,170 --> 03:22:37,417
vetting and working through

5668
03:22:38,854 --> 03:22:39,555
those those contracts and and

5669
03:22:39,555 --> 03:22:40,222
pursuing contracting looks at

5670
03:22:40,222 --> 03:22:43,222
looks through those We don't

5671
03:22:43,624 --> 03:22:44,493
have a direct decision making

5672
03:22:44,493 --> 03:22:48,964
on that But I can answer to you

5673
03:22:48,964 --> 03:22:49,398
directly but I can find out for

5674
03:22:49,398 --> 03:22:49,698
you.

5675
03:22:49,698 --> 03:22:50,399
Okay.

5676
03:22:50,399 --> 03:22:51,200
I don't want to speak for

5677
03:22:51,200 --> 03:22:52,568
COUNCILMAN Foster but he is

5678
03:22:52,568 --> 03:22:55,568
the expert on the purchasing

5679
03:22:57,472 --> 03:22:58,730
and contracting front and that

5680
03:22:58,730 --> 03:23:00,730
seems really important.

5681
03:23:02,111 --> 03:23:02,778
This is in a we're not talking

5682
03:23:02,778 --> 03:23:03,178
about just materials here in

5683
03:23:03,178 --> 03:23:05,178
this sense.

5684
03:23:05,914 --> 03:23:08,914
We're talking about services is

5685
03:23:11,386 --> 03:23:14,386
resources that human beings are

5686
03:23:16,240 --> 03:23:16,725
are in an emergency need of and

5687
03:23:16,725 --> 03:23:19,725
the ability to understand how

5688
03:23:20,462 --> 03:23:21,163
to deliver those is not

5689
03:23:21,163 --> 03:23:21,830
necessarily something that our

5690
03:23:21,830 --> 03:23:23,830
typical contracting process

5691
03:23:26,201 --> 03:23:26,902
would account for but it is

5692
03:23:26,902 --> 03:23:27,569
essential here and I hope that

5693
03:23:27,569 --> 03:23:28,303
will be taken into account.

5694
03:23:28,303 --> 03:23:30,573
Council PRESIDENT Thank you for

5695
03:23:30,573 --> 03:23:31,340
being No, no This the only item

5696
03:23:31,340 --> 03:23:35,411
on the agenda This is really a

5697
03:23:35,411 --> 03:23:36,144
big deal.

5698
03:23:36,144 --> 03:23:36,845
There's a lot of people out

5699
03:23:36,845 --> 03:23:37,413
here that want to hear what we

5700
03:23:37,413 --> 03:23:39,949
have to say about it.

5701
03:23:39,949 --> 03:23:40,649
I'm going to turn the five

5702
03:23:40,649 --> 03:23:41,283
minute three minute thing off

5703
03:23:41,283 --> 03:23:42,170
and the thrust to you that

5704
03:23:42,170 --> 03:23:44,119
you're going to be on point and

5705
03:23:44,119 --> 03:23:44,687
focus on the conversation.

5706
03:23:44,687 --> 03:23:45,354
But this is the best

5707
03:23:45,354 --> 03:23:45,988
opportunity that we have in

5708
03:23:45,988 --> 03:23:48,988
front of the media people

5709
03:23:49,391 --> 03:23:49,758
watching to really talk about

5710
03:23:49,758 --> 03:23:50,459
something.

5711
03:23:50,459 --> 03:23:54,430
I know this is just the first

5712
03:23:54,430 --> 03:23:55,197
of several conversation that

5713
03:23:55,197 --> 03:23:55,965
we're going to have but I don't

5714
03:23:55,965 --> 03:24:00,165
want to limit those of you that

5715
03:24:01,236 --> 03:24:01,903
really want to dig in on this.

5716
03:24:01,903 --> 03:24:02,571
So Councilmember Rivera, you

5717
03:24:02,571 --> 03:24:06,171
still have the floor in case

5718
03:24:06,475 --> 03:24:07,900
you're having other questions.

5719
03:24:07,900 --> 03:24:07,676
I appreciate that.

5720
03:24:07,676 --> 03:24:08,444
Council PRESIDENT I actually

5721
03:24:08,444 --> 03:24:09,344
did want to turn it to Ken if I

5722
03:24:09,344 --> 03:24:10,120
if I MAY.

5723
03:24:10,120 --> 03:24:10,379
You provided your your

5724
03:24:10,379 --> 03:24:10,980
comments.

5725
03:24:10,980 --> 03:24:13,380
You've heard some of

5726
03:24:14,582 --> 03:24:15,250
the community feedback, some

5727
03:24:15,250 --> 03:24:15,951
questions I've asked Want to

5728
03:24:15,951 --> 03:24:18,951
provide you an opportunity for

5729
03:24:18,987 --> 03:24:19,755
any follow up questions or

5730
03:24:19,755 --> 03:24:23,355
comments that you have based on

5731
03:24:23,993 --> 03:24:25,600
what you've heard so far.

5732
03:24:25,600 --> 03:24:28,660
>> I would say in terms of

5733
03:24:28,731 --> 03:24:29,630
the comments just being very

5734
03:24:29,630 --> 03:24:31,630
concise.

5735
03:24:33,202 --> 03:24:33,868
We're approaching DECEMBER,

5736
03:24:33,868 --> 03:24:34,569
we're in the window And so

5737
03:24:34,569 --> 03:24:37,569
the implication has been just

5738
03:24:38,374 --> 03:24:39,800
that be concise around

5739
03:24:39,800 --> 03:24:39,708
the resources and also be

5740
03:24:39,708 --> 03:24:42,108
deliberate with talking about

5741
03:24:44,130 --> 03:24:44,513
the clear strategy in a way

5742
03:24:44,513 --> 03:24:45,180
that's inclusive.

5743
03:24:45,180 --> 03:24:45,481
It shouldn't be cumbersome,

5744
03:24:45,481 --> 03:24:47,481
right?

5745
03:24:48,784 --> 03:24:49,485
You have a lot of organizations

5746
03:24:49,485 --> 03:24:50,352
that were actually very active

5747
03:24:50,352 --> 03:24:53,856
in this conversation And so I

5748
03:24:53,856 --> 03:24:54,589
would say from an equity

5749
03:24:54,589 --> 03:24:55,291
perspective the time is now But

5750
03:24:55,291 --> 03:24:58,291
recognizing how some of those

5751
03:24:58,894 --> 03:24:59,595
relationships were kind of

5752
03:24:59,595 --> 03:25:00,950
there's a lack of trust there

5753
03:25:00,950 --> 03:25:00,862
with some of these

5754
03:25:00,862 --> 03:25:03,798
organizations just to be very

5755
03:25:03,798 --> 03:25:04,566
candid.

5756
03:25:04,566 --> 03:25:05,534
So like you're trying to repair

5757
03:25:05,534 --> 03:25:08,637
as is trying to partner And so

5758
03:25:08,637 --> 03:25:09,338
I think that those are things

5759
03:25:09,338 --> 03:25:10,720
that have to be clear in your

5760
03:25:10,720 --> 03:25:13,672
strategy like how often are you

5761
03:25:14,760 --> 03:25:14,642
going to hold these

5762
03:25:14,642 --> 03:25:15,110
conversations location

5763
03:25:15,110 --> 03:25:15,811
logistics wise?

5764
03:25:15,811 --> 03:25:18,981
Are you doing teams meeting or

5765
03:25:18,981 --> 03:25:19,748
you going to rec centers?

5766
03:25:19,748 --> 03:25:20,449
So these things just feel a

5767
03:25:20,449 --> 03:25:23,449
little bit ambiguous in terms

5768
03:25:23,752 --> 03:25:24,620
of like the strategy part.

5769
03:25:24,620 --> 03:25:25,354
So I think those are parts

5770
03:25:25,354 --> 03:25:27,754
where outlining the implication

5771
03:25:29,558 --> 03:25:30,225
is the whole the win in the how

5772
03:25:30,225 --> 03:25:33,225
and then being clear around

5773
03:25:33,362 --> 03:25:34,620
what are they convening around

5774
03:25:34,620 --> 03:25:34,596
what plan are we all on

5775
03:25:34,596 --> 03:25:36,996
the same play page.

5776
03:25:39,670 --> 03:25:39,735
So those are the things why I

5777
03:25:39,735 --> 03:25:40,302
pointed out the application

5778
03:25:40,302 --> 03:25:42,302
around organizational

5779
03:25:43,238 --> 03:25:43,906
engagement interest They

5780
03:25:43,906 --> 03:25:44,639
partners Are they convening

5781
03:25:44,639 --> 03:25:47,390
around talking about evacuation

5782
03:25:48,477 --> 03:25:49,244
plans or we should situation so

5783
03:25:49,244 --> 03:25:52,181
that I hope that answers your

5784
03:25:52,181 --> 03:25:53,810
question Councilmember thank

5785
03:25:53,810 --> 03:25:57,218
you I think I just have one

5786
03:25:57,218 --> 03:25:57,819
other question and it it stems

5787
03:25:57,819 --> 03:26:00,819
kind of from the entire

5788
03:26:02,925 --> 03:26:03,892
conversation here because you

5789
03:26:03,892 --> 03:26:07,196
have a you have a game plan

5790
03:26:07,196 --> 03:26:07,963
right?

5791
03:26:07,963 --> 03:26:08,730
You have a strategy that's

5792
03:26:08,730 --> 03:26:11,667
built of best practices And I

5793
03:26:11,667 --> 03:26:12,734
appreciate the diligence in

5794
03:26:12,734 --> 03:26:16,934
trying to stay true to that And

5795
03:26:17,739 --> 03:26:20,739
there are dynamics and or

5796
03:26:22,344 --> 03:26:23,450
variables that can make

5797
03:26:23,450 --> 03:26:25,445
implementation more or less

5798
03:26:26,916 --> 03:26:28,916
difficult.

5799
03:26:32,287 --> 03:26:32,922
And one of those variables is

5800
03:26:32,922 --> 03:26:33,656
the historical context of

5801
03:26:33,656 --> 03:26:36,656
the communities that we're that

5802
03:26:36,926 --> 03:26:39,326
we're preparing with and

5803
03:26:41,731 --> 03:26:42,465
the distrust that that

5804
03:26:42,465 --> 03:26:45,465
community has of its government

5805
03:26:47,680 --> 03:26:47,636
because of lack of investment

5806
03:26:47,636 --> 03:26:50,360
or abandonment of that

5807
03:26:51,407 --> 03:26:52,107
community in the past seems

5808
03:26:52,107 --> 03:26:52,875
like such an important factor

5809
03:26:52,875 --> 03:26:56,379
to keep in mind when we're

5810
03:26:56,379 --> 03:26:57,345
preparing.

5811
03:26:57,345 --> 03:26:58,470
>> And so this is an almost

5812
03:26:58,470 --> 03:27:01,470
impossible question to ask but

5813
03:27:01,617 --> 03:27:02,218
it feels like a really

5814
03:27:02,218 --> 03:27:02,818
important one who who is

5815
03:27:02,818 --> 03:27:04,818
directing that honest

5816
03:27:06,289 --> 03:27:06,856
conversation within the city

5817
03:27:06,856 --> 03:27:09,256
about what the current

5818
03:27:10,426 --> 03:27:11,193
relationship is between

5819
03:27:11,193 --> 03:27:14,793
the city and that community as

5820
03:27:16,566 --> 03:27:17,266
we're preparing to you know, as

5821
03:27:17,266 --> 03:27:19,666
we're preparing for different

5822
03:27:20,669 --> 03:27:21,700
emergencies of any sort.

5823
03:27:21,700 --> 03:27:21,737
Yeah.

5824
03:27:21,737 --> 03:27:24,737
Thank you for that question.

5825
03:27:25,774 --> 03:27:26,442
As it relates to El Nino

5826
03:27:26,442 --> 03:27:27,143
preparation specifically we

5827
03:27:27,143 --> 03:27:27,777
have in this community there's

5828
03:27:27,777 --> 03:27:30,177
a working group community

5829
03:27:31,614 --> 03:27:32,315
outreach and working group and

5830
03:27:32,315 --> 03:27:32,882
the components that the people

5831
03:27:32,882 --> 03:27:35,882
that are there have an

5832
03:27:36,418 --> 03:27:36,985
incredible credibility.

5833
03:27:36,985 --> 03:27:37,653
Well they have diverse

5834
03:27:37,653 --> 03:27:39,653
experience direct community

5835
03:27:41,657 --> 03:27:44,657
relationships from a variety of

5836
03:27:45,895 --> 03:27:46,762
different city functions.

5837
03:27:46,762 --> 03:27:47,429
Our recommendation is as we

5838
03:27:47,429 --> 03:27:50,499
continue to do more and more

5839
03:27:50,499 --> 03:27:51,133
outreach that all of our

5840
03:27:51,133 --> 03:27:51,801
outreach efforts from your

5841
03:27:51,801 --> 03:27:54,201
council offices, the mayor's

5842
03:27:56,500 --> 03:27:56,705
offices, oas continues to

5843
03:27:56,705 --> 03:27:59,105
funnel through that community

5844
03:28:01,430 --> 03:28:01,782
outreach group because really

5845
03:28:01,782 --> 03:28:02,478
the they're they're going to be

5846
03:28:02,478 --> 03:28:05,478
the experts in knowing exactly

5847
03:28:06,315 --> 03:28:06,949
what's the best way to deliver

5848
03:28:06,949 --> 03:28:07,617
whatever the message is or

5849
03:28:07,617 --> 03:28:10,617
receive the message the most

5850
03:28:12,888 --> 03:28:13,589
appropriate way based on that

5851
03:28:13,589 --> 03:28:13,890
community experience that they

5852
03:28:13,890 --> 03:28:14,590
have.

5853
03:28:14,590 --> 03:28:16,625
So to answer your question, be

5854
03:28:16,625 --> 03:28:17,360
the community outreach some

5855
03:28:17,360 --> 03:28:20,360
working group has the expertise

5856
03:28:21,497 --> 03:28:22,264
put together to really

5857
03:28:22,264 --> 03:28:22,632
understand and begin to do that

5858
03:28:22,632 --> 03:28:23,332
outreach.

5859
03:28:23,332 --> 03:28:26,368
So like we talked about, this

5860
03:28:26,368 --> 03:28:27,690
is just the beginning of a lot

5861
03:28:27,690 --> 03:28:27,837
of this work and that's going

5862
03:28:27,837 --> 03:28:30,837
to include shoring up those

5863
03:28:31,974 --> 03:28:32,608
relationships hopefully with

5864
03:28:32,608 --> 03:28:33,342
familiar faces that are in

5865
03:28:33,342 --> 03:28:36,342
these some working groups to

5866
03:28:37,145 --> 03:28:37,880
improve the communication.

5867
03:28:37,880 --> 03:28:38,581
Really the biggest thing for me

5868
03:28:38,581 --> 03:28:41,581
at least in the communication

5869
03:28:41,817 --> 03:28:42,618
that's coming to me not so much

5870
03:28:42,618 --> 03:28:43,319
what I want to say this is

5871
03:28:43,319 --> 03:28:43,886
important The safety component

5872
03:28:43,886 --> 03:28:46,286
is important to safety

5873
03:28:47,490 --> 03:28:48,124
messaging is important so that

5874
03:28:48,124 --> 03:28:48,791
everybody understands But

5875
03:28:48,791 --> 03:28:51,994
really what we need to hear,

5876
03:28:51,994 --> 03:28:52,662
what we're missing and that's

5877
03:28:52,662 --> 03:28:53,295
what I'm looking forward to

5878
03:28:53,295 --> 03:28:53,929
hearing from the Community

5879
03:28:53,929 --> 03:28:55,498
Outreach Sub Working Group

5880
03:28:55,498 --> 03:28:56,566
Thank you.

5881
03:28:56,566 --> 03:29:00,166
>> I'll just wrap up with this

5882
03:29:01,370 --> 03:29:02,238
council PRESIDENT I can close

5883
03:29:02,238 --> 03:29:06,438
my eyes and picture what I saw

5884
03:29:06,609 --> 03:29:09,609
on JANUARY 22nd of 2024 and

5885
03:29:10,545 --> 03:29:11,346
the days that followed And one

5886
03:29:11,346 --> 03:29:12,215
of the things that stood out so

5887
03:29:12,215 --> 03:29:15,351
much to me and my team was what

5888
03:29:15,351 --> 03:29:18,951
we didn't see from the city

5889
03:29:20,890 --> 03:29:21,591
that night And in the days that

5890
03:29:21,591 --> 03:29:24,591
followed there are things that

5891
03:29:30,166 --> 03:29:30,833
I, I saw that amaze me and and

5892
03:29:30,833 --> 03:29:31,801
made me sad and mad.

5893
03:29:31,801 --> 03:29:36,100
But the absence of the city in

5894
03:29:36,906 --> 03:29:37,606
certain ways is something that

5895
03:29:37,606 --> 03:29:37,974
just really stuck out as stood

5896
03:29:37,974 --> 03:29:38,674
out to me.

5897
03:29:38,674 --> 03:29:40,142
And when I think about what I

5898
03:29:40,142 --> 03:29:40,943
want to close my eyes and see

5899
03:29:40,943 --> 03:29:41,644
in the future if there are

5900
03:29:41,644 --> 03:29:44,644
the disasters that cannot be

5901
03:29:46,249 --> 03:29:47,500
prevented, it's a city that

5902
03:29:47,500 --> 03:29:50,650
shows up and there is no

5903
03:29:51,200 --> 03:29:51,721
confusion whatsoever in that

5904
03:29:51,721 --> 03:29:52,388
neighborhood that it that that

5905
03:29:52,388 --> 03:29:55,858
their city loves them and is

5906
03:29:55,858 --> 03:29:56,659
there for them and they can

5907
03:29:56,659 --> 03:30:00,859
feel that And I'm going to keep

5908
03:30:00,897 --> 03:30:01,831
working on that piece.

5909
03:30:01,831 --> 03:30:05,431
I, I just hope that that

5910
03:30:07,360 --> 03:30:07,737
feeling is not lost in all

5911
03:30:07,737 --> 03:30:08,204
the technical preparation for

5912
03:30:08,204 --> 03:30:08,571
what is to come.

5913
03:30:08,571 --> 03:30:10,571
Thank you.

5914
03:30:11,307 --> 03:30:12,800
Got the resident All right.

5915
03:30:12,800 --> 03:30:12,742
Thank you Councilmember Rivera

5916
03:30:12,742 --> 03:30:16,780
We'll go next to Council member

5917
03:30:16,780 --> 03:30:16,646
Campion Thank you Council

5918
03:30:16,646 --> 03:30:17,346
PRESIDENT Thank you to

5919
03:30:17,346 --> 03:30:18,140
the members of the public who

5920
03:30:18,140 --> 03:30:21,140
spoke today both publicly in

5921
03:30:21,383 --> 03:30:21,984
person and in virtually and

5922
03:30:21,984 --> 03:30:22,652
thanks to our Office of

5923
03:30:22,652 --> 03:30:25,520
Emergency Services and Storm

5924
03:30:26,522 --> 03:30:27,256
Water and of course Fire rescue

5925
03:30:27,256 --> 03:30:27,957
all of the departments that are

5926
03:30:27,957 --> 03:30:28,691
coordinating the preparations.

5927
03:30:28,691 --> 03:30:31,895
It's great to see that we have

5928
03:30:31,895 --> 03:30:32,562
multiple departments working as

5929
03:30:32,562 --> 03:30:33,960
a group covering everything

5930
03:30:33,960 --> 03:30:35,960
from the evacuation,

5931
03:30:36,699 --> 03:30:37,400
the sandbags to the debris

5932
03:30:37,400 --> 03:30:38,670
removal, emergency access eoc

5933
03:30:38,670 --> 03:30:41,400
logistics and updating us on

5934
03:30:41,400 --> 03:30:41,703
how much more we've spent in

5935
03:30:41,703 --> 03:30:42,304
the last two years to get

5936
03:30:42,304 --> 03:30:43,500
things out of our storm

5937
03:30:43,500 --> 03:30:45,405
channels that weren't removed

5938
03:30:46,308 --> 03:30:46,976
beforehand.

5939
03:30:46,976 --> 03:30:47,677
One point I raised during

5940
03:30:47,677 --> 03:30:51,277
the briefing that we had this

5941
03:30:51,914 --> 03:30:52,749
last week when you all informed

5942
03:30:52,749 --> 03:30:53,616
me what was going on is that we

5943
03:30:53,616 --> 03:30:56,753
should be we should be thinking

5944
03:30:56,753 --> 03:30:57,453
more broadly about who can help

5945
03:30:57,453 --> 03:30:58,187
us communicate with San Diego

5946
03:30:58,187 --> 03:30:58,888
before and during an emergency.

5947
03:30:58,888 --> 03:31:01,623
And I would strongly encourage

5948
03:31:01,623 --> 03:31:02,358
us to coordinate with

5949
03:31:02,358 --> 03:31:03,590
the Unified School District and

5950
03:31:03,590 --> 03:31:06,590
all the local school districts

5951
03:31:07,163 --> 03:31:07,864
because part of the strategy of

5952
03:31:07,864 --> 03:31:08,564
communication is about trust.

5953
03:31:08,564 --> 03:31:09,298
And I know that when families

5954
03:31:09,298 --> 03:31:12,435
receive an email from a teacher

5955
03:31:12,435 --> 03:31:13,303
or a principal they almost

5956
03:31:13,303 --> 03:31:13,970
always read it And so we need

5957
03:31:13,970 --> 03:31:14,504
to partner with those school

5958
03:31:14,504 --> 03:31:15,171
districts on getting

5959
03:31:15,171 --> 03:31:17,640
the messaging out and we can

5960
03:31:17,640 --> 03:31:18,274
send emails and alerts and

5961
03:31:18,274 --> 03:31:18,775
social media posts and of

5962
03:31:18,775 --> 03:31:20,775
course we should.

5963
03:31:21,844 --> 03:31:22,378
But schools are one of

5964
03:31:22,378 --> 03:31:23,120
the strongest direct

5965
03:31:23,120 --> 03:31:23,679
connections to parents and

5966
03:31:23,679 --> 03:31:26,649
families to get that message

5967
03:31:26,649 --> 03:31:27,417
out as quickly as possible.

5968
03:31:27,417 --> 03:31:28,840
I would also like to see

5969
03:31:28,840 --> 03:31:30,840
the preparedness information

5970
03:31:31,621 --> 03:31:32,322
shared before the storm season

5971
03:31:32,322 --> 03:31:33,220
particularly information about

5972
03:31:33,220 --> 03:31:35,422
the sandbags and preparedness,

5973
03:31:36,726 --> 03:31:37,493
the emergency alerts folks

5974
03:31:37,493 --> 03:31:41,930
should know what app or website

5975
03:31:41,931 --> 03:31:42,632
to trust in terms of

5976
03:31:42,632 --> 03:31:45,632
the oncoming storm that would

5977
03:31:47,170 --> 03:31:47,837
be here And of course if

5978
03:31:47,837 --> 03:31:48,571
significant flooding occurs

5979
03:31:48,571 --> 03:31:52,171
during school hours, how we are

5980
03:31:52,408 --> 03:31:53,900
going to communicate to parents

5981
03:31:53,900 --> 03:31:53,643
quickly on at the moment

5982
03:31:53,643 --> 03:31:55,643
transportation disruptions

5983
03:31:57,513 --> 03:31:58,147
whether it's school busses,

5984
03:31:58,147 --> 03:31:58,848
whether it's the trolley.

5985
03:31:58,848 --> 03:32:01,248
Sheltering in place evacuation

5986
03:32:02,919 --> 03:32:03,586
if necessary.

5987
03:32:03,586 --> 03:32:04,320
I also raise during

5988
03:32:04,320 --> 03:32:05,540
the briefing that we should not

5989
03:32:05,540 --> 03:32:08,191
limit our planning to what city

5990
03:32:08,191 --> 03:32:08,858
develop departments can

5991
03:32:08,858 --> 03:32:09,592
accomplish alone the sandbag

5992
03:32:09,592 --> 03:32:12,592
distribution plan I know that's

5993
03:32:13,263 --> 03:32:13,629
been a point of frustration in

5994
03:32:13,629 --> 03:32:14,297
the past.

5995
03:32:14,297 --> 03:32:17,297
We have city contractors and

5996
03:32:18,601 --> 03:32:19,368
other private sector partners

5997
03:32:19,368 --> 03:32:20,680
who can assist us with sand and

5998
03:32:20,680 --> 03:32:20,503
equipment, transportation and

5999
03:32:20,503 --> 03:32:22,503
distribution.

6000
03:32:24,730 --> 03:32:24,741
i know you have already

6001
03:32:24,741 --> 03:32:25,441
discussed that with various

6002
03:32:25,441 --> 03:32:28,441
folks you know, companies that

6003
03:32:29,345 --> 03:32:30,790
do significant business within

6004
03:32:30,790 --> 03:32:34,279
the city not just with the city

6005
03:32:34,751 --> 03:32:35,518
I think would want to step up

6006
03:32:35,518 --> 03:32:36,850
as much as they can And so we

6007
03:32:36,850 --> 03:32:36,753
need to call on those

6008
03:32:36,753 --> 03:32:39,153
partnerships well before we

6009
03:32:40,790 --> 03:32:41,491
need them And I think also set

6010
03:32:41,491 --> 03:32:44,491
the expectation that we expect

6011
03:32:45,562 --> 03:32:46,628
them to be part of the solution

6012
03:32:46,628 --> 03:32:50,828
And it goes a long way with

6013
03:32:50,867 --> 03:32:51,534
just setting an example as a

6014
03:32:51,534 --> 03:32:53,934
community partner that folks

6015
03:32:56,172 --> 03:32:56,873
whether it's you know, home

6016
03:32:56,873 --> 03:32:59,873
improvement stores or big box

6017
03:33:01,210 --> 03:33:01,945
stores or small businesses I

6018
03:33:01,945 --> 03:33:02,611
know that they would be noticed

6019
03:33:02,611 --> 03:33:05,611
by the community for their

6020
03:33:06,483 --> 03:33:07,183
support And obviously there's a

6021
03:33:07,183 --> 03:33:07,817
larger issue that goes beyond

6022
03:33:07,817 --> 03:33:10,817
preparing for one El Nino

6023
03:33:11,721 --> 03:33:12,188
the under investments or water

6024
03:33:12,188 --> 03:33:12,788
infrastructure.

6025
03:33:12,788 --> 03:33:15,788
For decades, as has been

6026
03:33:16,628 --> 03:33:17,327
reported before, only 17% of

6027
03:33:17,327 --> 03:33:19,727
city maintain channel segments

6028
03:33:20,697 --> 03:33:21,131
are sized to convey that 100

6029
03:33:21,131 --> 03:33:22,640
year storm.

6030
03:33:22,640 --> 03:33:22,698
14 out of 15 of our pumps are

6031
03:33:22,698 --> 03:33:25,340
sized below that level and

6032
03:33:25,340 --> 03:33:25,335
seven of the pumps date back to

6033
03:33:25,335 --> 03:33:26,200
1940.

6034
03:33:26,200 --> 03:33:28,402
Those deficiencies have not

6035
03:33:30,173 --> 03:33:30,506
impacted every community

6036
03:33:30,506 --> 03:33:31,207
equally.

6037
03:33:31,207 --> 03:33:31,875
Communities south of the eight

6038
03:33:31,875 --> 03:33:33,875
have repeatedly experienced

6039
03:33:35,344 --> 03:33:36,450
the consequences of

6040
03:33:36,450 --> 03:33:36,379
the flooding and environmental

6041
03:33:36,379 --> 03:33:37,130
hazards.

6042
03:33:37,130 --> 03:33:37,747
And so the report that you

6043
03:33:37,747 --> 03:33:40,747
provided us obviously shows how

6044
03:33:40,784 --> 03:33:41,451
much more we ought to have, how

6045
03:33:41,451 --> 03:33:42,252
much more ought to have been

6046
03:33:42,252 --> 03:33:45,252
done there And there's no

6047
03:33:46,756 --> 03:33:47,423
possible way to upgrade all of

6048
03:33:47,423 --> 03:33:48,240
our systems to be able to

6049
03:33:48,240 --> 03:33:48,725
withstand a dramatically

6050
03:33:48,725 --> 03:33:51,394
forceful storm before the fall

6051
03:33:51,394 --> 03:33:52,228
and winter.

6052
03:33:52,228 --> 03:33:52,895
But I'm glad that we showed how

6053
03:33:52,895 --> 03:33:53,563
much more has been done over

6054
03:33:53,563 --> 03:33:56,166
the last few years and more

6055
03:33:56,166 --> 03:33:56,633
attention and funding has been

6056
03:33:56,633 --> 03:33:57,333
spent on that.

6057
03:33:57,333 --> 03:33:58,134
So the immediate priority has

6058
03:33:58,134 --> 03:34:01,734
to be saving homes and lives

6059
03:34:02,472 --> 03:34:02,872
and communication out to

6060
03:34:02,872 --> 03:34:04,872
the public.

6061
03:34:07,377 --> 03:34:08,111
Is there part of the plan is

6062
03:34:08,111 --> 03:34:08,812
part of the plan to have police

6063
03:34:08,812 --> 03:34:09,345
officers and firefighters and

6064
03:34:09,345 --> 03:34:11,345
lifeguards stationed

6065
03:34:12,582 --> 03:34:13,316
appropriately in advance of

6066
03:34:13,316 --> 03:34:13,817
rain falling in order to assist

6067
03:34:13,817 --> 03:34:16,217
as much as needed?

6068
03:34:17,987 --> 03:34:18,688
We always talk about overtime

6069
03:34:18,688 --> 03:34:19,388
and overtime is overtime is

6070
03:34:19,388 --> 03:34:22,388
something that matters to our

6071
03:34:23,726 --> 03:34:24,427
budget Obviously and we always

6072
03:34:24,427 --> 03:34:28,270
talk about keeping it down but

6073
03:34:29,320 --> 03:34:29,732
when this type of rare event

6074
03:34:29,732 --> 03:34:32,732
happens I think there's no

6075
03:34:34,237 --> 03:34:34,971
resource that ought to be not

6076
03:34:34,971 --> 03:34:37,971
used to protect people's lives.

6077
03:34:39,442 --> 03:34:39,843
What's the plan right now?

6078
03:34:39,843 --> 03:34:40,610
Yes.

6079
03:34:40,610 --> 03:34:43,610
So we have thresholds that

6080
03:34:44,381 --> 03:34:45,810
trigger the staffing of our

6081
03:34:45,810 --> 03:34:45,515
lifeguards rescue swift water

6082
03:34:45,515 --> 03:34:47,515
rescue teams.

6083
03:34:49,819 --> 03:34:50,553
In addition, the technical

6084
03:34:50,553 --> 03:34:51,221
rescue swift water rescue teams

6085
03:34:51,221 --> 03:34:54,821
that we have within the fire

6086
03:34:55,580 --> 03:34:55,725
department and then as well as

6087
03:34:55,725 --> 03:34:56,326
anything that's beyond those

6088
03:34:56,326 --> 03:34:56,993
staffing plans, we have

6089
03:34:56,993 --> 03:35:00,593
the ability to reach out to

6090
03:35:00,630 --> 03:35:01,398
Carlos Yes.

6091
03:35:01,398 --> 03:35:01,964
And request state swift water

6092
03:35:01,964 --> 03:35:04,364
rescue teams and then

6093
03:35:06,236 --> 03:35:06,903
internally to the city If it's

6094
03:35:06,903 --> 03:35:07,570
a really catastrophic event

6095
03:35:07,570 --> 03:35:08,271
we'd still have our fema use

6096
03:35:08,271 --> 03:35:11,507
our task Force eight which has

6097
03:35:11,507 --> 03:35:12,175
the ability to also come to

6098
03:35:12,175 --> 03:35:15,175
the assistance of the city.

6099
03:35:16,713 --> 03:35:17,414
So as far as the ability to to

6100
03:35:17,414 --> 03:35:21,140
staff up resources, we have a

6101
03:35:21,584 --> 03:35:22,385
plan and we have the thresholds

6102
03:35:22,385 --> 03:35:22,685
that are necessary to to do

6103
03:35:22,685 --> 03:35:23,353
that.

6104
03:35:23,353 --> 03:35:25,753
In addition, stormwater has

6105
03:35:26,956 --> 03:35:27,590
thresholds themselves to also

6106
03:35:27,590 --> 03:35:28,223
get those resources out to

6107
03:35:28,223 --> 03:35:31,223
the field to identify any

6108
03:35:32,762 --> 03:35:33,463
challenges down trees clogged

6109
03:35:33,463 --> 03:35:34,130
drains anything that needs to

6110
03:35:34,130 --> 03:35:37,130
be addressed before the rain

6111
03:35:38,368 --> 03:35:38,768
really really gets here.

6112
03:35:38,768 --> 03:35:39,636
>> Okay.

6113
03:35:39,636 --> 03:35:40,403
We've talked a lot about a lot

6114
03:35:40,403 --> 03:35:43,403
of departments in terms of

6115
03:35:44,107 --> 03:35:44,841
police setting up emergency

6116
03:35:44,841 --> 03:35:45,275
pathways for people to evacuate

6117
03:35:45,275 --> 03:35:46,900
if necessary.

6118
03:35:46,900 --> 03:35:49,144
That's part of this as well And

6119
03:35:49,144 --> 03:35:49,679
as part of the plan of all of

6120
03:35:49,679 --> 03:35:50,246
our evacuation plan.

6121
03:35:50,246 --> 03:35:50,880
So our evacuation plan

6122
03:35:50,880 --> 03:35:51,514
throughout the city of San

6123
03:35:51,514 --> 03:35:51,881
Diego will go beyond just

6124
03:35:51,881 --> 03:35:53,881
flooding.

6125
03:35:54,500 --> 03:35:54,451
It goes fire, tsunami,

6126
03:35:54,451 --> 03:35:55,151
earthquake.

6127
03:35:55,151 --> 03:35:58,151
Obviously that one's a little

6128
03:35:59,556 --> 03:36:00,290
harder to predict But we have

6129
03:36:00,290 --> 03:36:02,690
evacuation plans associated and

6130
03:36:04,694 --> 03:36:05,462
going through our systems of

6131
03:36:05,462 --> 03:36:06,620
the technology that cpd has as

6132
03:36:06,620 --> 03:36:08,462
the ability to activate

6133
03:36:10,330 --> 03:36:10,867
evacuation orders.

6134
03:36:10,867 --> 03:36:11,467
Those are all still in place

6135
03:36:11,467 --> 03:36:12,102
and that includes police

6136
03:36:12,102 --> 03:36:14,502
remaining behind if people

6137
03:36:15,471 --> 03:36:16,206
evacuate their homes to make

6138
03:36:16,206 --> 03:36:16,906
sure that intruders don't start

6139
03:36:16,906 --> 03:36:19,906
to ransack people's homes that

6140
03:36:21,110 --> 03:36:21,778
are empty.

6141
03:36:21,778 --> 03:36:22,112
>> That includes that aspect of

6142
03:36:22,112 --> 03:36:22,913
it too.

6143
03:36:22,913 --> 03:36:26,783
I can't speak to San Diego pd's

6144
03:36:26,783 --> 03:36:27,817
details on those plans.

6145
03:36:27,817 --> 03:36:28,451
>> I know that that is part of

6146
03:36:28,451 --> 03:36:29,850
the fire evacuation plan.

6147
03:36:29,850 --> 03:36:32,455
I would hope it's part of

6148
03:36:32,455 --> 03:36:33,123
the flood plan So okay.

6149
03:36:33,123 --> 03:36:33,389
Thank you for pointing that

6150
03:36:33,389 --> 03:36:34,230
out.

6151
03:36:34,230 --> 03:36:36,693
Is there what sort of

6152
03:36:36,693 --> 03:36:37,427
technological monitoring do we

6153
03:36:37,427 --> 03:36:40,427
have to observe upstream storm

6154
03:36:42,980 --> 03:36:42,866
drains backing up or at least

6155
03:36:42,866 --> 03:36:43,533
as the water starts to rise

6156
03:36:43,533 --> 03:36:45,933
before it comes downstream?

6157
03:36:48,720 --> 03:36:48,405
Yeah, I thank you council

6158
03:36:48,405 --> 03:36:49,720
members.

6159
03:36:49,720 --> 03:36:49,472
So I will say very little

6160
03:36:49,472 --> 03:36:51,472
technology.

6161
03:36:53,243 --> 03:36:53,944
We do have a proactive flood

6162
03:36:53,944 --> 03:36:56,344
forecasting model that's been

6163
03:36:58,748 --> 03:36:59,482
deployed in the San Diego River

6164
03:36:59,482 --> 03:37:00,490
watershed and that's been there

6165
03:37:00,490 --> 03:37:00,749
for a number of years.

6166
03:37:00,749 --> 03:37:04,349
So that gives us some advance

6167
03:37:04,688 --> 03:37:05,387
warning hours in advance that

6168
03:37:05,387 --> 03:37:06,890
we deploy our crews out there

6169
03:37:06,890 --> 03:37:09,192
to close gates so that people

6170
03:37:09,192 --> 03:37:09,493
don't drive through flooded

6171
03:37:09,493 --> 03:37:10,193
roads.

6172
03:37:10,193 --> 03:37:10,961
But it's really something that

6173
03:37:10,961 --> 03:37:14,561
we don't have anywhere else in

6174
03:37:15,198 --> 03:37:15,865
the city So we don't have that

6175
03:37:15,865 --> 03:37:18,265
real time flood forecasting.

6176
03:37:20,604 --> 03:37:21,271
It's basically static

6177
03:37:21,271 --> 03:37:21,872
information from a planning

6178
03:37:21,872 --> 03:37:22,538
standpoint When we do a

6179
03:37:22,538 --> 03:37:25,538
drainage master plan that I

6180
03:37:25,976 --> 03:37:26,676
mentioned or when we do a

6181
03:37:26,676 --> 03:37:29,760
capital improvement project we

6182
03:37:31,848 --> 03:37:32,616
have modeling information that

6183
03:37:32,616 --> 03:37:33,416
can kind of predict inundation

6184
03:37:33,416 --> 03:37:37,487
areas but it's not time to real

6185
03:37:37,487 --> 03:37:38,154
time data.

6186
03:37:38,154 --> 03:37:38,555
So it's static from that

6187
03:37:38,555 --> 03:37:39,256
standpoint.

6188
03:37:39,256 --> 03:37:39,856
So basically we're just going

6189
03:37:39,856 --> 03:37:42,256
to have people watching

6190
03:37:43,360 --> 03:37:44,600
particular creeks in particular

6191
03:37:44,600 --> 03:37:44,761
storm drains to see if they're

6192
03:37:44,761 --> 03:37:48,361
going to be getting filled up

6193
03:37:48,731 --> 03:37:49,265
faster than normal.

6194
03:37:49,265 --> 03:37:49,999
Yeah, that's right.

6195
03:37:49,999 --> 03:37:50,666
And that one of the challenges

6196
03:37:50,666 --> 03:37:51,334
that I tried to emphasize is

6197
03:37:51,334 --> 03:37:54,334
it's really difficult to see

6198
03:37:54,638 --> 03:37:55,438
where those really strong

6199
03:37:55,438 --> 03:37:56,206
intense cells of rain are going

6200
03:37:56,206 --> 03:37:56,673
to hit any more than an hour or

6201
03:37:56,673 --> 03:37:58,673
two in advance.

6202
03:37:59,843 --> 03:38:00,544
We're working with Scripps

6203
03:38:00,544 --> 03:38:01,211
Institution of Oceanography on

6204
03:38:01,211 --> 03:38:01,811
some of their newer tools to

6205
03:38:01,811 --> 03:38:05,411
see if we can get better

6206
03:38:05,682 --> 03:38:06,450
information.

6207
03:38:06,450 --> 03:38:07,840
But it's a real challenge to

6208
03:38:07,840 --> 03:38:07,784
predict, you know, is this

6209
03:38:07,784 --> 03:38:08,418
going to hit in the north part

6210
03:38:08,418 --> 03:38:11,321
of the city or the south?

6211
03:38:11,321 --> 03:38:11,955
It's really hard to know more

6212
03:38:11,955 --> 03:38:12,289
than a couple of hours in

6213
03:38:12,289 --> 03:38:12,589
advance.

6214
03:38:12,589 --> 03:38:12,956
Okay.

6215
03:38:12,956 --> 03:38:14,956
All right.

6216
03:38:17,227 --> 03:38:17,928
I appreciate you admitting that

6217
03:38:17,928 --> 03:38:18,962
terrible fact but I know that

6218
03:38:18,962 --> 03:38:22,365
we are going to do what we can

6219
03:38:22,365 --> 03:38:23,133
do with what we got.

6220
03:38:23,133 --> 03:38:26,733
My final point here we also

6221
03:38:27,571 --> 03:38:28,305
need a specific plan for people

6222
03:38:28,305 --> 03:38:28,972
who are particularly vulnerable

6223
03:38:28,972 --> 03:38:29,673
during storms That includes

6224
03:38:29,673 --> 03:38:32,673
individuals living at or near

6225
03:38:33,410 --> 03:38:33,710
the riverbed and flood prone

6226
03:38:33,710 --> 03:38:34,411
areas.

6227
03:38:34,411 --> 03:38:35,780
Of course that should include

6228
03:38:35,780 --> 03:38:35,712
partnerships with community

6229
03:38:35,712 --> 03:38:37,712
organizations that conduct

6230
03:38:39,116 --> 03:38:39,683
outreach, help people clear

6231
03:38:39,683 --> 03:38:40,250
help clear people from

6232
03:38:40,250 --> 03:38:42,250
dangerous areas before

6233
03:38:44,454 --> 03:38:45,154
the rainfall begins and a

6234
03:38:45,154 --> 03:38:45,789
contingency for safe sleeping

6235
03:38:45,789 --> 03:38:48,789
and parking sites if those

6236
03:38:49,359 --> 03:38:50,193
locations become dangerous.

6237
03:38:50,193 --> 03:38:53,793
What outreach have we done at

6238
03:38:54,998 --> 03:38:55,766
this point?

6239
03:38:55,766 --> 03:38:56,466
Obviously we have a task force

6240
03:38:56,466 --> 03:38:59,466
working group within the city

6241
03:39:00,804 --> 03:39:01,471
and our departments where

6242
03:39:01,471 --> 03:39:02,205
homeless services providers

6243
03:39:02,205 --> 03:39:05,805
that are contracted to the city

6244
03:39:06,610 --> 03:39:06,909
as well where are they on this

6245
03:39:06,909 --> 03:39:07,711
plan?

6246
03:39:07,711 --> 03:39:10,711
>> Thank you Council Member So

6247
03:39:11,815 --> 03:39:12,516
we have a couple different

6248
03:39:12,516 --> 03:39:13,149
staff working groups that are

6249
03:39:13,149 --> 03:39:15,149
addressing those concerns.

6250
03:39:16,860 --> 03:39:16,786
One is the emergency access

6251
03:39:16,786 --> 03:39:19,786
points, some working group and

6252
03:39:21,658 --> 03:39:22,326
their main objective is to

6253
03:39:22,326 --> 03:39:22,993
ensure that there are clear

6254
03:39:22,993 --> 03:39:23,526
access points for the swift

6255
03:39:23,526 --> 03:39:24,194
water rescue teams.

6256
03:39:24,194 --> 03:39:27,794
But part of that effort was

6257
03:39:27,964 --> 03:39:28,698
also coordination with the San

6258
03:39:28,698 --> 03:39:29,199
Diego River Park Foundation and

6259
03:39:29,199 --> 03:39:29,900
Homeless Services.

6260
03:39:29,900 --> 03:39:33,500
And while we're doing tours in

6261
03:39:33,570 --> 03:39:34,204
those areas and making sure

6262
03:39:34,204 --> 03:39:34,905
that Campmates and whatnot

6263
03:39:34,905 --> 03:39:35,605
weren't interfering with those

6264
03:39:35,605 --> 03:39:38,542
access area so there was a lot

6265
03:39:38,542 --> 03:39:39,242
of outreach and coordination

6266
03:39:39,242 --> 03:39:42,242
with the different groups that

6267
03:39:43,914 --> 03:39:44,681
work within the River Park And

6268
03:39:44,681 --> 03:39:45,382
as far as homeless strategies

6269
03:39:45,382 --> 03:39:46,116
goes we also have them in our

6270
03:39:46,116 --> 03:39:49,116
evacuation which goes into our

6271
03:39:50,287 --> 03:39:51,540
care and shelter.

6272
03:39:51,540 --> 03:39:51,722
So working group So we've been

6273
03:39:51,722 --> 03:39:54,722
working with them every week

6274
03:39:55,325 --> 03:39:56,590
meeting on the different

6275
03:39:56,590 --> 03:39:56,760
sheltering options and ensuring

6276
03:39:56,760 --> 03:39:59,760
that the facilities are ready

6277
03:40:01,431 --> 03:40:02,332
to go at a moment's notice when

6278
03:40:02,332 --> 03:40:02,665
we do need to do the sheltering

6279
03:40:02,665 --> 03:40:04,665
aspects.

6280
03:40:06,603 --> 03:40:07,404
Understood.

6281
03:40:07,404 --> 03:40:07,971
Last point I brought up in our

6282
03:40:07,971 --> 03:40:08,605
briefing and I'll just

6283
03:40:08,605 --> 03:40:11,500
reiterate here outreach to

6284
03:40:12,776 --> 03:40:13,510
faith communities It should be

6285
03:40:13,510 --> 03:40:17,110
an important part of this given

6286
03:40:18,181 --> 03:40:18,882
the resources they have in

6287
03:40:18,882 --> 03:40:19,650
the willingness they have to

6288
03:40:19,650 --> 03:40:23,250
support folks I know that's not

6289
03:40:24,387 --> 03:40:25,880
typically is not typically one

6290
03:40:25,880 --> 03:40:25,789
of the one of the parts of our

6291
03:40:25,789 --> 03:40:26,490
community that we think of as

6292
03:40:26,490 --> 03:40:30,900
partnering with the city on a

6293
03:40:30,293 --> 03:40:31,270
lot of different issues But

6294
03:40:31,270 --> 03:40:31,762
this has to be one of them.

6295
03:40:31,762 --> 03:40:32,462
So I'll leave you with that and

6296
03:40:32,462 --> 03:40:34,564
thank you for the extra time.

6297
03:40:34,564 --> 03:40:35,650
Council PRESIDENT Thanks for

6298
03:40:35,650 --> 03:40:35,599
your good work.

6299
03:40:35,599 --> 03:40:35,966
>> All right.

6300
03:40:35,966 --> 03:40:36,666
Thank you.

6301
03:40:36,666 --> 03:40:39,660
Council Member Committee I'll

6302
03:40:39,803 --> 03:40:40,104
go next to Councilmember Foster

6303
03:40:40,104 --> 03:40:40,504
.

6304
03:40:40,504 --> 03:40:40,904
Oh yes.

6305
03:40:40,904 --> 03:40:42,904
Thank you.

6306
03:40:44,575 --> 03:40:46,975
Council PRESIDENT Thank you

6307
03:40:50,414 --> 03:40:52,814
staff for the presentation.

6308
03:40:55,852 --> 03:40:56,653
I guess just in transparency I

6309
03:40:56,653 --> 03:41:00,853
was not at the city of San

6310
03:41:02,159 --> 03:41:02,793
Diego at the time of the floods

6311
03:41:02,793 --> 03:41:05,793
in 2024 I was actually at

6312
03:41:08,164 --> 03:41:08,765
the county of San Diego as we

6313
03:41:08,765 --> 03:41:10,765
experienced the floods.

6314
03:41:13,870 --> 03:41:14,538
So at that point I was serving

6315
03:41:14,538 --> 03:41:15,205
as a chief of staff to

6316
03:41:15,205 --> 03:41:17,205
supervisor Monica Montgomery

6317
03:41:24,147 --> 03:41:24,915
Step So I don't know all of

6318
03:41:24,915 --> 03:41:25,582
the I guess I'll say shortfalls

6319
03:41:25,582 --> 03:41:28,582
or circumstances in some of

6320
03:41:30,186 --> 03:41:30,987
the internal conversations that

6321
03:41:30,987 --> 03:41:31,321
took place or from an intimate

6322
03:41:31,321 --> 03:41:33,321
detail.

6323
03:41:35,893 --> 03:41:36,660
I just got what I received

6324
03:41:36,660 --> 03:41:40,260
second hand as we were dealing

6325
03:41:41,765 --> 03:41:42,432
with Callaway as in all

6326
03:41:42,432 --> 03:41:44,832
the different agencies that

6327
03:41:47,171 --> 03:41:48,138
were involved.

6328
03:41:48,138 --> 03:41:52,338
I guess just before I dive into

6329
03:41:52,943 --> 03:41:55,943
this and in my apologies

6330
03:41:59,316 --> 03:42:00,500
the gentleman that is I guess

6331
03:42:00,500 --> 03:42:00,452
the in charge of os what's your

6332
03:42:00,452 --> 03:42:02,452
name again?

6333
03:42:05,220 --> 03:42:05,825
I'm sorry Assistant Chief

6334
03:42:05,825 --> 03:42:06,523
Rogers And these are and if I

6335
03:42:06,523 --> 03:42:08,923
understand correctly you were

6336
03:42:10,561 --> 03:42:14,161
not the individual that was in

6337
03:42:15,199 --> 03:42:15,599
charge during the 2024 floods?

6338
03:42:15,599 --> 03:42:16,366
No sir.

6339
03:42:16,366 --> 03:42:17,340
In fact I was part of

6340
03:42:17,340 --> 03:42:19,434
the incident management team

6341
03:42:20,370 --> 03:42:20,737
for the rescues.

6342
03:42:20,737 --> 03:42:22,737
Okay.

6343
03:42:26,109 --> 03:42:26,509
And I think now we have os

6344
03:42:26,509 --> 03:42:28,509
under fire.

6345
03:42:32,249 --> 03:42:33,117
Chief Logan, where was Oh yes

6346
03:42:33,117 --> 03:42:36,117
in 2024 it was its own

6347
03:42:37,755 --> 03:42:38,540
department.

6348
03:42:38,540 --> 03:42:38,455
Okay.

6349
03:42:38,455 --> 03:42:40,455
All right.

6350
03:42:43,794 --> 03:42:44,494
And then just before I go in

6351
03:42:44,494 --> 03:42:45,950
and we've talked quite a bit

6352
03:42:45,950 --> 03:42:45,462
about outreach community

6353
03:42:45,462 --> 03:42:47,462
outreach.

6354
03:42:49,600 --> 03:42:49,967
I see we have Armand Harvey in

6355
03:42:49,967 --> 03:42:51,967
the room.

6356
03:42:55,472 --> 03:42:56,440
If I can just borrow you for a

6357
03:42:56,440 --> 03:42:59,209
moment if you can help me to

6358
03:42:59,209 --> 03:43:02,209
understand as we've gotten to

6359
03:43:05,716 --> 03:43:06,416
this point, what type of

6360
03:43:06,416 --> 03:43:09,416
involvement have you had city

6361
03:43:10,921 --> 03:43:11,522
staff reached out to you?

6362
03:43:11,522 --> 03:43:11,889
Have they been actively

6363
03:43:11,889 --> 03:43:13,889
engaging?

6364
03:43:16,293 --> 03:43:16,994
I'm trying to understand

6365
03:43:16,994 --> 03:43:17,695
lessons learned and what took

6366
03:43:17,695 --> 03:43:21,295
place as we were looking at

6367
03:43:22,766 --> 03:43:23,367
putting this together As I come

6368
03:43:23,367 --> 03:43:24,234
to this point, yes.

6369
03:43:24,234 --> 03:43:27,834
>> The only thing that we have

6370
03:43:29,390 --> 03:43:29,707
have so far was listen to

6371
03:43:29,707 --> 03:43:30,700
the committee I've sat down

6372
03:43:30,700 --> 03:43:30,341
with.

6373
03:43:30,341 --> 03:43:32,341
Oh yes.

6374
03:43:35,780 --> 03:43:35,646
But as far as the actual

6375
03:43:35,646 --> 03:43:36,346
planning and involving

6376
03:43:36,346 --> 03:43:39,946
community, we have not we have

6377
03:43:40,417 --> 03:43:41,118
not sat down or been a part of

6378
03:43:41,118 --> 03:43:41,485
that subcommittee or anything

6379
03:43:41,485 --> 03:43:43,485
like that.

6380
03:43:45,455 --> 03:43:46,357
We've only had one meeting so

6381
03:43:46,357 --> 03:43:49,957
far where we where we address

6382
03:43:51,428 --> 03:43:52,129
where some of the shortfalls

6383
03:43:52,129 --> 03:43:52,830
were but haven't really dug in

6384
03:43:52,830 --> 03:43:56,430
And that's one thing that we

6385
03:43:56,433 --> 03:43:56,734
are looking forward to actually

6386
03:43:56,734 --> 03:43:57,340
doing.

6387
03:43:57,340 --> 03:43:57,768
Okay.

6388
03:43:57,768 --> 03:43:58,101
So I'm hearing very little very

6389
03:43:58,101 --> 03:43:58,368
limited.

6390
03:43:58,368 --> 03:44:00,368
Yes.

6391
03:44:03,306 --> 03:44:03,907
Engage me at this point with

6392
03:44:03,907 --> 03:44:04,174
community at this point.

6393
03:44:04,174 --> 03:44:04,475
Yes.

6394
03:44:04,475 --> 03:44:06,475
Right.

6395
03:44:08,412 --> 03:44:08,879
Okay.

6396
03:44:08,879 --> 03:44:09,847
Thank you.

6397
03:44:09,847 --> 03:44:13,250
And I guess just to to to

6398
03:44:13,250 --> 03:44:17,450
start, one of the things that I

6399
03:44:18,550 --> 03:44:18,856
did observe during the 2024

6400
03:44:18,856 --> 03:44:19,490
floods and I think my colleague

6401
03:44:19,490 --> 03:44:21,890
council member Ella Rivera

6402
03:44:23,594 --> 03:44:24,295
touched on who's in charge And

6403
03:44:24,295 --> 03:44:27,895
I think that was probably one

6404
03:44:29,833 --> 03:44:30,334
of the most significant

6405
03:44:30,334 --> 03:44:30,634
internal missteps.

6406
03:44:30,634 --> 03:44:32,634
Yeah.

6407
03:44:36,173 --> 03:44:41,278
If I can just be be be candid I

6408
03:44:41,278 --> 03:44:41,979
mean and I'm still a little

6409
03:44:41,979 --> 03:44:44,979
concerned because I think when

6410
03:44:47,150 --> 03:44:48,180
we were introduced to Cal oh

6411
03:44:48,180 --> 03:44:51,618
yes, they were very adamant and

6412
03:44:53,490 --> 03:44:54,291
they said that your director

6413
03:44:54,291 --> 03:44:57,291
who's who's over the emergency

6414
03:44:59,196 --> 03:44:59,763
services that is your subject

6415
03:44:59,763 --> 03:45:00,430
matter expert that is

6416
03:45:00,430 --> 03:45:03,430
the person that's in charge

6417
03:45:05,268 --> 03:45:05,803
doing a disaster And it's very

6418
03:45:05,803 --> 03:45:06,470
critical because of

6419
03:45:06,470 --> 03:45:08,870
the communication system and

6420
03:45:11,800 --> 03:45:14,800
how everyone that's involved in

6421
03:45:16,280 --> 03:45:17,810
a disaster communicates and I

6422
03:45:17,810 --> 03:45:17,781
think there was a very, very

6423
03:45:17,781 --> 03:45:20,781
big misstep in 2024 and having

6424
03:45:22,953 --> 03:45:23,587
that clear understanding even

6425
03:45:23,587 --> 03:45:26,587
if it is regards regarding

6426
03:45:28,158 --> 03:45:28,825
the city requesting services

6427
03:45:28,825 --> 03:45:32,425
from the county or the state

6428
03:45:33,964 --> 03:45:34,899
those missteps cost us time and

6429
03:45:34,899 --> 03:45:39,990
what this time causes us in a

6430
03:45:40,771 --> 03:45:41,305
disaster potentially causes us

6431
03:45:41,305 --> 03:45:43,305
slight more damage.

6432
03:45:46,430 --> 03:45:46,811
Right And so I'll tell you

6433
03:45:46,811 --> 03:45:47,511
where I am concerned is we are

6434
03:45:47,511 --> 03:45:50,511
looking at putting this plan

6435
03:45:52,516 --> 03:45:53,217
together and just my I guess

6436
03:45:53,217 --> 03:45:56,217
I'll say limited knowledge of

6437
03:45:58,556 --> 03:45:58,988
the city of San Diego and how

6438
03:45:58,988 --> 03:45:59,690
it functions.

6439
03:45:59,690 --> 03:46:03,290
You always hear me talk about

6440
03:46:04,261 --> 03:46:04,995
administrative regulations and

6441
03:46:04,995 --> 03:46:05,696
they are very, very important

6442
03:46:05,696 --> 03:46:06,363
documents especially when you

6443
03:46:06,363 --> 03:46:09,363
talk about a citywide effort

6444
03:46:10,201 --> 03:46:10,868
because it's such a hierarchy

6445
03:46:10,868 --> 03:46:11,568
It sets a standard who's in

6446
03:46:11,568 --> 03:46:13,968
charge, how that communication

6447
03:46:16,940 --> 03:46:17,610
works and it goes one step

6448
03:46:17,610 --> 03:46:18,750
further it as a piece of

6449
03:46:18,750 --> 03:46:20,750
accountability.

6450
03:46:22,745 --> 03:46:23,347
So if there is a misstep if

6451
03:46:23,347 --> 03:46:24,480
someone does not follow

6452
03:46:24,480 --> 03:46:24,949
procedure, if someone goes out

6453
03:46:24,949 --> 03:46:29,749
of line, if we have a mayor or

6454
03:46:29,854 --> 03:46:30,554
staff that is in the operation

6455
03:46:30,554 --> 03:46:33,554
center trying to dictate what

6456
03:46:35,192 --> 03:46:36,930
is to take place and mitigates

6457
03:46:36,930 --> 03:46:40,893
most of that And as I look at

6458
03:46:41,266 --> 03:46:41,966
the hours it says we have

6459
03:46:41,966 --> 03:46:42,533
administrative regulation 1.01

6460
03:46:42,533 --> 03:46:44,933
It is titled Emergency

6461
03:46:46,971 --> 03:46:48,971
Operations Procedures and

6462
03:46:51,976 --> 03:46:55,576
the date is 12 2118 When I look

6463
03:46:56,146 --> 03:46:56,747
at administrative regulation

6464
03:46:56,747 --> 03:46:57,481
1.02 it says use of

6465
03:46:57,481 --> 03:46:59,881
the emergency operations center

6466
03:47:01,685 --> 03:47:05,885
and is dated five 175 As I look

6467
03:47:06,357 --> 03:47:07,570
at 1.03 titled Citywide

6468
03:47:07,570 --> 03:47:09,457
Emergency Plans and Protocols

6469
03:47:11,950 --> 03:47:11,862
it is dated eight 3118 My

6470
03:47:11,862 --> 03:47:14,862
initial concern is that these

6471
03:47:16,500 --> 03:47:18,900
are all quite outdated.

6472
03:47:22,773 --> 03:47:23,474
We've had a series of floods

6473
03:47:23,474 --> 03:47:26,474
2024 was not the first flood

6474
03:47:28,945 --> 03:47:29,580
but yet we have not sat down as

6475
03:47:29,580 --> 03:47:30,214
we are going through this

6476
03:47:30,214 --> 03:47:32,614
process and updated those

6477
03:47:35,190 --> 03:47:35,886
regulations.

6478
03:47:35,886 --> 03:47:36,654
So I am concerned that we have

6479
03:47:36,654 --> 03:47:40,254
not sat down and taken our

6480
03:47:40,725 --> 03:47:41,292
lessons learned Look at our

6481
03:47:41,292 --> 03:47:41,993
internal policies and

6482
03:47:41,993 --> 03:47:44,993
procedures when to update and

6483
03:47:46,530 --> 03:47:50,130
correct these so that at least

6484
03:47:52,103 --> 03:47:52,770
we understood what that

6485
03:47:52,770 --> 03:47:53,360
communication process should

6486
03:47:53,360 --> 03:47:55,360
be.

6487
03:47:57,540 --> 03:47:58,409
Who's on first base, second

6488
03:47:58,409 --> 03:48:02,609
base, third base, so on and so

6489
03:48:03,614 --> 03:48:07,814
on And so that we are all

6490
03:48:08,785 --> 03:48:09,387
operating on one accord So if

6491
03:48:09,387 --> 03:48:10,254
someone can help me to

6492
03:48:10,254 --> 03:48:13,854
understand why we have not done

6493
03:48:15,359 --> 03:48:16,600
that and I think as

6494
03:48:16,600 --> 03:48:16,694
the administrative regulations

6495
03:48:16,694 --> 03:48:19,940
are your responsibility it

6496
03:48:21,132 --> 03:48:21,999
seems cool you MAY be the best

6497
03:48:21,999 --> 03:48:25,599
person to provide that type of

6498
03:48:26,637 --> 03:48:27,371
insight.

6499
03:48:27,371 --> 03:48:27,673
Yeah Councilmember I appreciate

6500
03:48:27,673 --> 03:48:28,306
that.

6501
03:48:28,306 --> 03:48:28,973
I can't answer for why for

6502
03:48:28,973 --> 03:48:31,973
years passed in the previous

6503
03:48:33,277 --> 03:48:33,978
leadership these hours weren't

6504
03:48:33,978 --> 03:48:37,578
well just if I'm not asking

6505
03:48:38,583 --> 03:48:39,383
about past I'm asking about

6506
03:48:39,383 --> 03:48:40,251
2024 how can we have not

6507
03:48:40,251 --> 03:48:43,851
reacting to this And I think

6508
03:48:44,555 --> 03:48:45,223
with the audit findings there's

6509
03:48:45,223 --> 03:48:45,890
a significant number of them

6510
03:48:45,890 --> 03:48:48,890
that looked at and recommend

6511
03:48:50,494 --> 03:48:51,128
updating these policies,

6512
03:48:51,128 --> 03:48:51,762
establishing the framework

6513
03:48:51,762 --> 03:48:54,762
needed to get approval for

6514
03:48:56,434 --> 03:48:57,101
the plans that has already has

6515
03:48:57,101 --> 03:48:57,771
basically a draft form right

6516
03:48:57,771 --> 03:48:58,402
now under the new leadership

6517
03:48:58,402 --> 03:49:01,402
here we are going through

6518
03:49:02,740 --> 03:49:03,440
the process of working on

6519
03:49:03,440 --> 03:49:04,420
the official governing bodies

6520
03:49:04,420 --> 03:49:04,708
things like the Disaster

6521
03:49:04,708 --> 03:49:07,708
Council which is an existing

6522
03:49:08,980 --> 03:49:09,580
municipal code to basically

6523
03:49:09,580 --> 03:49:10,314
create a vetting body to

6524
03:49:10,314 --> 03:49:13,314
approve these policies which is

6525
03:49:14,519 --> 03:49:15,119
the vehicle in which these

6526
03:49:15,119 --> 03:49:15,853
powers would be updated.

6527
03:49:15,853 --> 03:49:16,220
So it's all work in progress

6528
03:49:16,220 --> 03:49:16,987
right now.

6529
03:49:16,987 --> 03:49:20,587
I hear you though that it's

6530
03:49:21,159 --> 03:49:21,792
concerning that we have decades

6531
03:49:21,792 --> 03:49:22,459
worth potentially outdated

6532
03:49:22,459 --> 03:49:25,459
powers but that is something

6533
03:49:26,397 --> 03:49:27,131
that through the audit response

6534
03:49:27,131 --> 03:49:27,430
we are working on updating now.

6535
03:49:27,430 --> 03:49:27,965
Okay.

6536
03:49:27,965 --> 03:49:30,365
Thank you for that.

6537
03:49:32,403 --> 03:49:33,700
And I just want to just stress

6538
03:49:33,700 --> 03:49:33,738
my concern is we had a

6539
03:49:33,738 --> 03:49:35,738
representative that started

6540
03:49:38,576 --> 03:49:39,430
this meeting from the National

6541
03:49:39,430 --> 03:49:39,610
Weather Service.

6542
03:49:39,610 --> 03:49:42,100
I believe that's where

6543
03:49:44,882 --> 03:49:45,616
the young person was from.

6544
03:49:45,616 --> 03:49:46,417
And one thing that I found

6545
03:49:46,417 --> 03:49:49,417
interesting is that in his

6546
03:49:50,754 --> 03:49:51,188
statement he indicated that El

6547
03:49:51,188 --> 03:49:53,188
Nino is here.

6548
03:49:56,594 --> 03:49:57,295
It's not coming.

6549
03:49:57,295 --> 03:49:57,962
It's not down the road.

6550
03:49:57,962 --> 03:50:00,962
It's not six months out.

6551
03:50:02,834 --> 03:50:07,340
It's here And we don't have an

6552
03:50:08,672 --> 03:50:11,672
updated air or a hours.

6553
03:50:12,760 --> 03:50:12,777
And so I'm just very, very

6554
03:50:12,777 --> 03:50:13,544
concerned that one Number two,

6555
03:50:13,544 --> 03:50:17,144
if you can help me to

6556
03:50:18,548 --> 03:50:19,416
understand the area plans,

6557
03:50:19,416 --> 03:50:23,160
where exactly are we at with

6558
03:50:24,989 --> 03:50:25,823
those plans?

6559
03:50:25,823 --> 03:50:26,490
So the area plan is one of

6560
03:50:26,490 --> 03:50:29,490
the things the great things

6561
03:50:31,270 --> 03:50:31,729
about the coming out of

6562
03:50:31,729 --> 03:50:34,729
the fire rescue department is

6563
03:50:36,660 --> 03:50:36,767
that we do risk management on a

6564
03:50:36,767 --> 03:50:37,368
daily basis 100 times a day

6565
03:50:37,368 --> 03:50:38,200
from small incidents all

6566
03:50:38,200 --> 03:50:38,703
the way to the big Sorento

6567
03:50:38,703 --> 03:50:41,703
fires either fire which could

6568
03:50:41,739 --> 03:50:42,340
fire And the way we make those

6569
03:50:42,340 --> 03:50:45,340
plans is based on risk

6570
03:50:47,445 --> 03:50:48,212
management and risk analysis.

6571
03:50:48,212 --> 03:50:48,880
So we utilize threshold scales

6572
03:50:48,880 --> 03:50:51,880
to ensure that we understand

6573
03:50:53,884 --> 03:50:54,585
what the risk is but we also

6574
03:50:54,585 --> 03:50:55,253
take into consideration beyond

6575
03:50:55,253 --> 03:50:55,620
just hey it's going to rain

6576
03:50:55,620 --> 03:50:57,620
tomorrow.

6577
03:50:59,990 --> 03:51:00,692
It's there's additional risk

6578
03:51:00,692 --> 03:51:01,359
factors that need to be taken

6579
03:51:01,359 --> 03:51:02,930
into place to make sure that

6580
03:51:02,930 --> 03:51:05,930
we're making the right decision

6581
03:51:05,496 --> 03:51:06,229
And at the end of the day that

6582
03:51:06,229 --> 03:51:06,831
decision with coordinating with

6583
03:51:06,831 --> 03:51:09,831
Chief Logan will be that

6584
03:51:10,968 --> 03:51:11,469
decision within the fire rescue

6585
03:51:11,469 --> 03:51:12,169
department to make

6586
03:51:12,169 --> 03:51:12,869
recommendations as to what is

6587
03:51:12,869 --> 03:51:15,269
the appropriate actions based

6588
03:51:17,241 --> 03:51:17,541
on the thresholds Will analyze

6589
03:51:17,541 --> 03:51:18,476
those.

6590
03:51:18,476 --> 03:51:19,176
So I say all of that to say

6591
03:51:19,176 --> 03:51:19,811
that those specific thresholds

6592
03:51:19,811 --> 03:51:22,211
for every single watershed

6593
03:51:24,150 --> 03:51:24,382
location in the city is in

6594
03:51:24,382 --> 03:51:25,820
progress.

6595
03:51:25,820 --> 03:51:28,953
We don't have all of them in

6596
03:51:28,953 --> 03:51:29,687
place now So we're currently

6597
03:51:29,687 --> 03:51:30,388
actively working on identifying

6598
03:51:30,388 --> 03:51:33,388
a clear cut threshold decision

6599
03:51:35,590 --> 03:51:35,693
making process that's more

6600
03:51:35,693 --> 03:51:36,360
informed working with our

6601
03:51:36,360 --> 03:51:36,960
National Weather Service and

6602
03:51:36,960 --> 03:51:39,360
working with the Scripps

6603
03:51:40,498 --> 03:51:41,299
Institution of Oceanography to

6604
03:51:41,299 --> 03:51:41,966
really kind of give us a

6605
03:51:41,966 --> 03:51:44,366
better, more accurate higher

6606
03:51:46,504 --> 03:51:47,205
definition Look at those

6607
03:51:47,205 --> 03:51:47,904
locations so that we can

6608
03:51:47,904 --> 03:51:50,304
provide those thresholds which

6609
03:51:52,410 --> 03:51:53,110
then will help us make those

6610
03:51:53,110 --> 03:51:53,678
decisions leading up to an

6611
03:51:53,678 --> 03:51:55,678
anticipated rainstorm.

6612
03:51:57,748 --> 03:51:58,449
However, the two days to

6613
03:51:58,449 --> 03:51:59,117
the rain storm is something we

6614
03:51:59,117 --> 03:51:59,784
can definitely risk analyze.

6615
03:51:59,784 --> 03:52:02,784
It's the rainstorm that you

6616
03:52:04,355 --> 03:52:05,890
have about an hour to react to

6617
03:52:05,890 --> 03:52:05,890
which is where immediate action

6618
03:52:05,890 --> 03:52:09,860
plan that's got to be fluid and

6619
03:52:09,860 --> 03:52:10,495
able to be adjusted and not set

6620
03:52:10,495 --> 03:52:12,895
so strict into anticipated

6621
03:52:15,733 --> 03:52:16,267
patterns because every single

6622
03:52:16,267 --> 03:52:17,100
time is different.

6623
03:52:17,100 --> 03:52:17,668
And so one of the benefits of

6624
03:52:17,668 --> 03:52:18,269
us being under the fire from

6625
03:52:18,269 --> 03:52:20,669
the fire department with

6626
03:52:21,339 --> 03:52:22,206
the experience that we have is

6627
03:52:22,206 --> 03:52:22,907
we do those just in time action

6628
03:52:22,907 --> 03:52:25,307
planning which often deviates

6629
03:52:27,414 --> 03:52:28,112
from what you thought was going

6630
03:52:28,112 --> 03:52:28,846
to happen versus what you

6631
03:52:28,846 --> 03:52:29,580
actually are presented with and

6632
03:52:29,580 --> 03:52:30,214
still be able to make decisions

6633
03:52:30,214 --> 03:52:33,618
in a short period of time.

6634
03:52:33,618 --> 03:52:34,384
So I do think that we're better

6635
03:52:34,384 --> 03:52:35,153
suited to do that now and I do

6636
03:52:35,153 --> 03:52:38,753
think that we need to continue

6637
03:52:39,691 --> 03:52:40,358
to evaluate those those

6638
03:52:40,358 --> 03:52:41,240
thresholds that are better,

6639
03:52:41,240 --> 03:52:41,693
more granular level which we

6640
03:52:41,693 --> 03:52:42,460
are working to do that with

6641
03:52:42,460 --> 03:52:44,860
the evacuations of working

6642
03:52:53,700 --> 03:52:54,380
group I appreciate the detail.

6643
03:52:54,380 --> 03:52:58,238
I think Chief Logan is the fire

6644
03:52:59,210 --> 03:52:59,911
chief and I think we all have

6645
03:52:59,911 --> 03:53:02,911
confidence that he will remain

6646
03:53:05,850 --> 03:53:05,717
fluid to take care of any

6647
03:53:05,717 --> 03:53:06,651
emergencies that come up.

6648
03:53:06,651 --> 03:53:10,851
I guess what I'm looking at is

6649
03:53:10,955 --> 03:53:11,589
is we have a presentation

6650
03:53:11,589 --> 03:53:12,290
before us today where it's

6651
03:53:12,290 --> 03:53:15,290
indicated we are preparing for

6652
03:53:16,795 --> 03:53:17,762
El Nino.

6653
03:53:17,762 --> 03:53:21,465
We are asking the public to be

6654
03:53:21,465 --> 03:53:22,333
prepared And one of the items

6655
03:53:22,333 --> 03:53:25,933
that is being presented is this

6656
03:53:27,505 --> 03:53:28,206
specific plan per district that

6657
03:53:28,206 --> 03:53:28,873
the way I understand and what

6658
03:53:28,873 --> 03:53:31,873
was presented is these plans

6659
03:53:32,944 --> 03:53:33,545
are going to be per district

6660
03:53:33,545 --> 03:53:35,945
because each district is

6661
03:53:38,716 --> 03:53:39,417
different different needs when

6662
03:53:39,417 --> 03:53:39,784
will those plans be made

6663
03:53:39,784 --> 03:53:41,784
available?

6664
03:53:44,722 --> 03:53:45,589
What's the status of them Again

6665
03:53:45,589 --> 03:53:46,257
,I'm going back to timeline in

6666
03:53:46,257 --> 03:53:49,257
execution When will we have

6667
03:53:51,463 --> 03:53:52,163
something that we can even

6668
03:53:52,163 --> 03:53:52,830
provide to the public to have

6669
03:53:52,830 --> 03:53:55,230
an informed conversation to

6670
03:53:57,368 --> 03:53:58,200
build that trust to show that

6671
03:53:58,200 --> 03:53:58,369
we are moving in the right

6672
03:53:58,369 --> 03:53:59,137
direction?

6673
03:53:59,137 --> 03:54:02,737
That's where I'm trying to get

6674
03:54:03,374 --> 03:54:03,975
to.

6675
03:54:03,975 --> 03:54:04,742
Where are we at?

6676
03:54:04,742 --> 03:54:08,942
So I think the plan now we

6677
03:54:09,647 --> 03:54:10,381
don't have specific plans that

6678
03:54:10,381 --> 03:54:11,820
we're not ready because we need

6679
03:54:11,820 --> 03:54:11,749
to talk to the public as well

6680
03:54:11,749 --> 03:54:14,749
because the people that have

6681
03:54:15,720 --> 03:54:16,421
those experiences we MAY have

6682
03:54:16,421 --> 03:54:17,550
some threshold, some analysis

6683
03:54:17,550 --> 03:54:17,756
from the National Weather

6684
03:54:17,756 --> 03:54:21,356
Service but we really do need

6685
03:54:21,393 --> 03:54:22,930
to know from the communities

6686
03:54:22,930 --> 03:54:22,794
that know this happens every

6687
03:54:22,794 --> 03:54:23,328
time even though it MAY not be

6688
03:54:23,328 --> 03:54:23,628
in your in your map.

6689
03:54:23,628 --> 03:54:25,628
Right.

6690
03:54:26,765 --> 03:54:27,465
So we need to have those

6691
03:54:27,465 --> 03:54:28,233
communications so then we can

6692
03:54:28,233 --> 03:54:29,000
then have a better more just as

6693
03:54:29,000 --> 03:54:32,000
part of that high definition

6694
03:54:34,672 --> 03:54:35,273
granular map that I'm talking

6695
03:54:35,273 --> 03:54:36,700
about that actually has

6696
03:54:36,700 --> 03:54:36,675
community community into it Not

6697
03:54:36,675 --> 03:54:39,477
to cut you off I'm still not

6698
03:54:39,477 --> 03:54:40,344
hearing a timeline.

6699
03:54:40,344 --> 03:54:41,112
I just had MR. Harvey come up

6700
03:54:41,112 --> 03:54:44,983
here and he said he had one

6701
03:54:44,983 --> 03:54:45,850
conversation with you.

6702
03:54:45,850 --> 03:54:46,484
You just said we need his input

6703
03:54:46,484 --> 03:54:46,818
to put the plans together.

6704
03:54:46,818 --> 03:54:48,818
Correct.

6705
03:54:49,287 --> 03:54:49,721
But yet you had one

6706
03:54:49,721 --> 03:54:50,322
conversation.

6707
03:54:50,322 --> 03:54:51,155
This isn't a new topic.

6708
03:54:51,155 --> 03:54:55,355
When are we going to have when

6709
03:54:55,760 --> 03:54:56,127
are these plans going to be

6710
03:54:56,127 --> 03:54:56,861
worked on?

6711
03:54:56,861 --> 03:54:57,195
When are they going to be moved

6712
03:54:57,195 --> 03:54:57,962
forward?

6713
03:54:57,962 --> 03:55:00,899
When can I have something to

6714
03:55:00,899 --> 03:55:01,633
see?

6715
03:55:01,633 --> 03:55:01,967
They're actively being worked

6716
03:55:01,967 --> 03:55:02,900
on now.

6717
03:55:02,900 --> 03:55:07,700
Our hope is to get some form of

6718
03:55:07,973 --> 03:55:08,506
a draft available for you all

6719
03:55:08,506 --> 03:55:09,174
sometime in OCTOBER.

6720
03:55:09,174 --> 03:55:09,808
I can't give you a date but

6721
03:55:09,808 --> 03:55:10,507
the conversations that are

6722
03:55:10,507 --> 03:55:13,878
going to happen with our mine

6723
03:55:13,878 --> 03:55:14,579
and some of the folks other

6724
03:55:14,579 --> 03:55:15,280
folks in the field are our are

6725
03:55:15,280 --> 03:55:15,847
going to be happening leading

6726
03:55:15,847 --> 03:55:18,883
up to that draft to be

6727
03:55:18,883 --> 03:55:19,217
available to you sometime in

6728
03:55:19,217 --> 03:55:21,217
OCTOBER.

6729
03:55:25,223 --> 03:55:25,890
Okay.

6730
03:55:25,890 --> 03:55:28,290
Thank you for that.

6731
03:55:31,428 --> 03:55:31,997
I'm not sure that you you know,

6732
03:55:31,997 --> 03:55:32,664
depending on how these

6733
03:55:32,664 --> 03:55:35,640
the weather impacts things,

6734
03:55:37,469 --> 03:55:38,302
what that timing looks like.

6735
03:55:38,302 --> 03:55:38,737
So again, I'm just going to say

6736
03:55:38,737 --> 03:55:39,370
I'm concerned.

6737
03:55:39,370 --> 03:55:41,370
Right.

6738
03:55:41,539 --> 03:55:42,607
I appreciate this update but

6739
03:55:42,607 --> 03:55:46,207
I'm concerned that we are not

6740
03:55:47,879 --> 03:55:48,546
moving obviously fast enough to

6741
03:55:48,546 --> 03:55:51,546
to make sure we're meeting

6742
03:55:54,119 --> 03:55:55,153
the needs right.

6743
03:55:55,153 --> 03:55:55,854
One thing I don't want to do is

6744
03:55:55,854 --> 03:55:59,454
you know, as you talk about 80

6745
03:56:00,659 --> 03:56:01,326
people in a room right, that we

6746
03:56:01,326 --> 03:56:01,993
end up in a position of

6747
03:56:01,993 --> 03:56:05,593
analysis what do you call it

6748
03:56:05,897 --> 03:56:06,197
Paralysis by analysis.

6749
03:56:06,197 --> 03:56:07,980
Right.

6750
03:56:07,980 --> 03:56:07,732
i want to make sure that we are

6751
03:56:07,732 --> 03:56:08,767
are moving efficiently and

6752
03:56:08,767 --> 03:56:12,367
trying to make sure that we

6753
03:56:15,273 --> 03:56:16,410
meet those needs.

6754
03:56:16,410 --> 03:56:19,611
The other thing that I I think

6755
03:56:19,611 --> 03:56:20,311
I'm a little unclear on and you

6756
03:56:20,311 --> 03:56:23,311
talked about the subgroups and

6757
03:56:26,251 --> 03:56:27,520
you had a list I'm trying to

6758
03:56:27,520 --> 03:56:31,252
find this slide but if you can

6759
03:56:35,327 --> 03:56:38,327
help me to understand and

6760
03:56:41,265 --> 03:56:43,665
subgroups items one through

6761
03:56:47,939 --> 03:56:48,640
nine one thing that is item

6762
03:56:48,640 --> 03:56:49,341
number eight and I don't know

6763
03:56:49,341 --> 03:56:52,941
if there's a hierarchy here is

6764
03:56:54,450 --> 03:56:55,130
just a just a list but as we

6765
03:56:55,130 --> 03:56:59,213
are not in a per se moister

6766
03:56:59,651 --> 03:57:00,418
situation I know in District

6767
03:57:00,418 --> 03:57:04,180
four we still have issues in

6768
03:57:06,358 --> 03:57:06,858
our creeks with debris and it's

6769
03:57:06,858 --> 03:57:07,793
a constant issue.

6770
03:57:07,793 --> 03:57:11,993
So if you can help me to

6771
03:57:12,631 --> 03:57:13,331
understand as we are trying to

6772
03:57:13,331 --> 03:57:14,990
work concurrently through all

6773
03:57:14,990 --> 03:57:18,690
of the issues to be in a good

6774
03:57:18,690 --> 03:57:18,770
place, how are we taking

6775
03:57:18,770 --> 03:57:19,537
advantage of the time that we

6776
03:57:19,537 --> 03:57:23,137
do have where we are not

6777
03:57:23,675 --> 03:57:24,442
experiencing moisture rain?

6778
03:57:24,442 --> 03:57:26,842
How are we utilizing

6779
03:57:30,382 --> 03:57:30,953
the various folks in

6780
03:57:30,953 --> 03:57:31,583
the subgroups say our

6781
03:57:31,583 --> 03:57:33,583
homelessness division, our

6782
03:57:36,388 --> 03:57:37,880
neighborhood policing division,

6783
03:57:37,880 --> 03:57:39,880
our environmental services

6784
03:57:42,694 --> 03:57:43,428
division, our stormwater

6785
03:57:43,428 --> 03:57:46,428
department how are we utilizing

6786
03:57:48,600 --> 03:57:51,000
those various resources in

6787
03:57:51,903 --> 03:57:55,503
going into our creeks and one

6788
03:57:58,243 --> 03:57:58,844
removing or trying to get our

6789
03:57:58,844 --> 03:57:59,544
unsheltered in a better

6790
03:57:59,544 --> 03:58:03,144
position to where they are not

6791
03:58:04,516 --> 03:58:05,283
in the creeks to where you see

6792
03:58:05,283 --> 03:58:09,483
all you know where you start to

6793
03:58:09,921 --> 03:58:10,689
mitigate the debris,

6794
03:58:10,689 --> 03:58:11,389
the sometimes you can go into a

6795
03:58:11,389 --> 03:58:11,823
creek and you will see a

6796
03:58:11,823 --> 03:58:13,823
village right?

6797
03:58:16,695 --> 03:58:17,620
You will see a house or a

6798
03:58:17,620 --> 03:58:17,696
mattress.

6799
03:58:17,696 --> 03:58:20,696
You will see solar panels.

6800
03:58:21,900 --> 03:58:22,434
You will see televisions, you

6801
03:58:22,434 --> 03:58:23,135
will see lazy boys.

6802
03:58:23,135 --> 03:58:23,635
You will see all of these

6803
03:58:23,635 --> 03:58:25,635
different things.

6804
03:58:28,340 --> 03:58:29,410
What are we doing now as we

6805
03:58:29,410 --> 03:58:29,741
have the opportunity to go in

6806
03:58:29,741 --> 03:58:32,741
and remove the debris and

6807
03:58:34,646 --> 03:58:35,347
the vegetation so that if

6808
03:58:35,347 --> 03:58:36,810
something does happen that we

6809
03:58:36,810 --> 03:58:39,681
were not expecting that we were

6810
03:58:40,585 --> 03:58:41,453
in a better place.

6811
03:58:41,453 --> 03:58:42,120
>> So Councilmember I can speak

6812
03:58:42,120 --> 03:58:44,520
specifically to the channel

6813
03:58:46,590 --> 03:58:47,326
aspect that you're bringing up

6814
03:58:47,326 --> 03:58:48,250
and maybe I'll ask my assistant

6815
03:58:48,250 --> 03:58:48,760
deputy director Amanda Parra.

6816
03:58:48,760 --> 03:58:51,760
She's in charge of coordinating

6817
03:58:52,564 --> 03:58:53,231
all the channel cleanups and

6818
03:58:53,231 --> 03:58:53,899
prioritizing where our crews

6819
03:58:53,899 --> 03:58:54,600
are going and and calling in

6820
03:58:54,600 --> 03:58:57,600
support from folks like urban

6821
03:58:58,704 --> 03:58:59,338
core or Environmental Services

6822
03:58:59,338 --> 03:58:59,938
Department to help address

6823
03:58:59,938 --> 03:59:01,938
those encampment issues.

6824
03:59:03,809 --> 03:59:04,509
I'll have her speak to

6825
03:59:04,509 --> 03:59:05,244
the process that we go through

6826
03:59:05,244 --> 03:59:05,877
because we are actively calling

6827
03:59:05,877 --> 03:59:08,877
on all of those different

6828
03:59:11,148 --> 03:59:12,840
resources across the city.

6829
03:59:12,840 --> 03:59:12,818
I will say this at a high level

6830
03:59:12,818 --> 03:59:13,685
when she's walking up here once

6831
03:59:13,685 --> 03:59:16,555
we do the cleanings of a lot of

6832
03:59:16,555 --> 03:59:17,256
these encampments, they

6833
03:59:17,256 --> 03:59:17,889
repopulate very quickly And so

6834
03:59:17,889 --> 03:59:18,624
that's why it's a constant

6835
03:59:18,624 --> 03:59:22,627
cycle of needing to stay on top

6836
03:59:22,627 --> 03:59:23,280
of it.

6837
03:59:23,280 --> 03:59:23,495
>> Thanks.

6838
03:59:23,495 --> 03:59:24,196
Good afternoon.

6839
03:59:24,196 --> 03:59:26,596
The assistant Deputy director

6840
03:59:28,433 --> 03:59:29,101
of stormwater operations as you

6841
03:59:29,101 --> 03:59:29,801
touched on we are partnering

6842
03:59:29,801 --> 03:59:30,469
with folks from esd as well as

6843
03:59:30,469 --> 03:59:32,869
Urban forestry for a

6844
03:59:35,173 --> 03:59:35,874
collaborative approach to

6845
03:59:35,874 --> 03:59:36,541
tackle some of our our most of

6846
03:59:36,541 --> 03:59:36,908
our high priority channel

6847
03:59:36,908 --> 03:59:38,908
locations.

6848
03:59:40,579 --> 03:59:41,246
Those are primarily been in

6849
03:59:41,246 --> 03:59:41,880
District 489 What that looks

6850
03:59:41,880 --> 03:59:42,481
like in terms of a

6851
03:59:42,481 --> 03:59:44,481
collaborative effort in

6852
03:59:46,718 --> 03:59:47,419
partnering with different

6853
03:59:47,419 --> 03:59:48,186
resources is our channel team

6854
03:59:48,186 --> 03:59:50,586
consists of 18 staff there

6855
03:59:51,957 --> 03:59:52,490
working six hours, six days a

6856
03:59:52,490 --> 03:59:54,490
week, 12 hour days.

6857
03:59:57,620 --> 03:59:57,763
We've also consolidated some

6858
03:59:57,763 --> 03:59:58,496
resources in-house and pulled

6859
03:59:58,496 --> 04:00:01,496
an additional in-house vip team

6860
04:00:02,234 --> 04:00:02,901
Again another team of 16

6861
04:00:02,901 --> 04:00:03,635
resources to help facilitate

6862
04:00:03,635 --> 04:00:06,350
the channel maintenance outside

6863
04:00:08,306 --> 04:00:08,974
or ahead of the rainy season.

6864
04:00:08,974 --> 04:00:09,608
In addition to that we're

6865
04:00:09,608 --> 04:00:10,308
tapping resources from our

6866
04:00:10,308 --> 04:00:10,609
drains inspection and cleaning

6867
04:00:10,609 --> 04:00:12,609
crews.

6868
04:00:15,800 --> 04:00:15,814
So after hours meaning from 230

6869
04:00:15,814 --> 04:00:18,814
to 630 we have additional staff

6870
04:00:20,486 --> 04:00:21,530
providing support to facilitate

6871
04:00:21,530 --> 04:00:21,619
the additional channel

6872
04:00:21,619 --> 04:00:22,254
maintenance removal of

6873
04:00:22,254 --> 04:00:24,254
vegetation partnering with

6874
04:00:26,892 --> 04:00:27,326
urban core as well to expedite

6875
04:00:27,326 --> 04:00:28,260
tree removal.

6876
04:00:28,260 --> 04:00:28,660
We're also working with urban

6877
04:00:28,660 --> 04:00:31,600
forestry and high priority

6878
04:00:33,365 --> 04:00:34,233
channel locations.

6879
04:00:34,233 --> 04:00:34,933
If we can't if we're not able

6880
04:00:34,933 --> 04:00:35,601
to get a contractor on board,

6881
04:00:35,601 --> 04:00:38,100
we're partnering with Urban

6882
04:00:39,338 --> 04:00:40,380
Forestry to expedite tree

6883
04:00:40,380 --> 04:00:40,339
removal in specific areas as

6884
04:00:40,339 --> 04:00:41,390
well.

6885
04:00:41,390 --> 04:00:44,639
So it's definitely been an all

6886
04:00:44,976 --> 04:00:45,677
hands on deck since for a while

6887
04:00:45,677 --> 04:00:48,677
now but primarily ramping up

6888
04:00:51,717 --> 04:00:52,217
efforts consistently ahead of

6889
04:00:52,217 --> 04:00:52,951
the rainy season.

6890
04:00:52,951 --> 04:00:55,951
So that has primarily expedited

6891
04:00:57,222 --> 04:00:57,956
starting JULY first with

6892
04:00:57,956 --> 04:00:58,657
the additional funding that has

6893
04:00:58,657 --> 04:00:59,324
been allocated to us, we have

6894
04:00:59,324 --> 04:01:02,924
been able to ramp up efforts

6895
04:01:03,695 --> 04:01:04,362
significantly.

6896
04:01:04,362 --> 04:01:05,130
That being said, we've been

6897
04:01:05,130 --> 04:01:05,898
able to clear seven and a half

6898
04:01:05,898 --> 04:01:08,898
almost eight miles of channels

6899
04:01:09,702 --> 04:01:10,302
from JULY 1st up until August

6900
04:01:10,302 --> 04:01:12,702
September 1st and we're

6901
04:01:15,474 --> 04:01:16,410
actively working on identifying

6902
04:01:16,410 --> 04:01:16,675
those locations, doing

6903
04:01:16,675 --> 04:01:19,675
everything we can to keep

6904
04:01:21,380 --> 04:01:22,140
vegetation clear, notify

6905
04:01:22,140 --> 04:01:22,681
the communities of illegal

6906
04:01:22,681 --> 04:01:24,681
dumping concerns, partnering

6907
04:01:28,530 --> 04:01:28,721
with esd to work ahead of

6908
04:01:28,721 --> 04:01:29,421
providing public notices to

6909
04:01:29,421 --> 04:01:30,122
ensure that folks are getting

6910
04:01:30,122 --> 04:01:30,788
the resources they need before

6911
04:01:30,788 --> 04:01:33,726
we go in and do the channel

6912
04:01:33,726 --> 04:01:34,560
clearing effort.

6913
04:01:34,560 --> 04:01:35,260
So it's been a collaborative

6914
04:01:35,260 --> 04:01:35,994
effort and we still have a lot

6915
04:01:35,994 --> 04:01:40,980
of work to do ahead of us.

6916
04:01:40,980 --> 04:01:40,766
We have 20 miles identified for

6917
04:01:40,766 --> 04:01:41,433
this fiscal year but like I

6918
04:01:41,433 --> 04:01:44,433
said we are making fantastic

6919
04:01:45,270 --> 04:01:48,270
efforts and to date that

6920
04:01:49,241 --> 04:01:49,841
consists of about 20 over over

6921
04:01:49,841 --> 04:01:50,576
30 segments of channels.

6922
04:01:50,576 --> 04:01:52,976
We have 67 segments identified

6923
04:01:56,810 --> 04:01:56,582
for this year our high priority

6924
04:01:56,582 --> 04:01:57,216
channel locations.

6925
04:01:57,216 --> 04:01:57,883
We've also plan to go back

6926
04:01:57,883 --> 04:02:00,883
prior to rainy season those

6927
04:02:01,853 --> 04:02:02,554
being the Alpha One Channel

6928
04:02:02,554 --> 04:02:03,122
Beta and Birch all the way up

6929
04:02:03,122 --> 04:02:05,122
to National Imperial.

6930
04:02:07,459 --> 04:02:08,260
So the locations that districts

6931
04:02:08,260 --> 04:02:11,260
489 are aware of that have

6932
04:02:13,799 --> 04:02:14,499
the flooding concerns that have

6933
04:02:14,499 --> 04:02:15,200
high build up of trash maybe

6934
04:02:15,200 --> 04:02:17,600
revegetation regrowth in those

6935
04:02:20,271 --> 04:02:21,400
areas we're doing everything we

6936
04:02:21,400 --> 04:02:21,740
can to make sure that we're in

6937
04:02:21,740 --> 04:02:22,700
good shape going into OCTOBER

6938
04:02:22,700 --> 04:02:22,574
1st.

6939
04:02:22,574 --> 04:02:24,974
>> Thank you for that.

6940
04:02:25,544 --> 04:02:25,978
And what tools do you use to

6941
04:02:25,978 --> 04:02:26,612
monitor this?

6942
04:02:26,612 --> 04:02:27,279
Do you use any type of

6943
04:02:27,279 --> 04:02:29,679
scheduling software that you

6944
04:02:31,750 --> 04:02:32,351
guys have in place where we

6945
04:02:32,351 --> 04:02:34,351
have things identified?

6946
04:02:37,589 --> 04:02:38,456
Can can I don't know about my

6947
04:02:38,456 --> 04:02:42,656
colleagues but if I can get a

6948
04:02:43,929 --> 04:02:44,730
get a regular regular update

6949
04:02:44,730 --> 04:02:48,330
What That's good really So we

6950
04:02:48,967 --> 04:02:49,667
know what your anticipated

6951
04:02:49,667 --> 04:02:53,267
workflow is and how often that

6952
04:02:55,307 --> 04:02:55,908
you are going out to the creeks

6953
04:02:55,908 --> 04:02:58,308
and doing the clearing.

6954
04:03:01,130 --> 04:03:01,513
I think that would be helpful

6955
04:03:01,513 --> 04:03:02,281
for my team.

6956
04:03:02,281 --> 04:03:03,148
I do send my team out.

6957
04:03:03,148 --> 04:03:07,348
I know that they are working on

6958
04:03:07,386 --> 04:03:08,530
getting information over to you

6959
04:03:08,530 --> 04:03:08,721
and they've identified some

6960
04:03:08,721 --> 04:03:11,721
concerns on on the locations

6961
04:03:13,692 --> 04:03:13,992
that we monitor on a regular

6962
04:03:13,992 --> 04:03:14,759
basis.

6963
04:03:14,759 --> 04:03:15,461
But I think that would be

6964
04:03:15,461 --> 04:03:17,861
helpful to understand your

6965
04:03:19,998 --> 04:03:22,398
workflow where your attention

6966
04:03:25,838 --> 04:03:26,338
is being provided at any given

6967
04:03:26,338 --> 04:03:27,390
point in time.

6968
04:03:27,390 --> 04:03:27,739
I think that would be helpful

6969
04:03:27,739 --> 04:03:28,474
at least for me as this is

6970
04:03:28,474 --> 04:03:30,874
something that's very important

6971
04:03:31,577 --> 04:03:32,440
to me.

6972
04:03:32,440 --> 04:03:32,411
>> Yeah.

6973
04:03:32,411 --> 04:03:33,212
Thank you.

6974
04:03:33,212 --> 04:03:33,511
We're happy to follow up on it.

6975
04:03:33,511 --> 04:03:35,281
Okay.

6976
04:03:35,281 --> 04:03:37,281
Thank you.

6977
04:03:41,386 --> 04:03:42,200
The other I just wanted to make

6978
04:03:42,200 --> 04:03:42,755
sure as we talked about

6979
04:03:42,755 --> 04:03:43,355
communication I think one of my

6980
04:03:43,355 --> 04:03:45,355
colleagues talked about

6981
04:03:47,793 --> 04:03:50,193
utilizing Senegal unified in

6982
04:03:52,998 --> 04:03:53,499
conducting outreach to parents

6983
04:03:53,499 --> 04:03:54,333
and so forth.

6984
04:03:54,333 --> 04:03:58,533
But also I want to make sure

6985
04:03:59,700 --> 04:03:59,772
that we are looking at our

6986
04:03:59,772 --> 04:04:00,473
facilities, our libraries, our

6987
04:04:00,473 --> 04:04:03,473
park and rec locations, making

6988
04:04:04,776 --> 04:04:05,411
sure that we have

6989
04:04:05,411 --> 04:04:05,710
the information available

6990
04:04:05,710 --> 04:04:06,345
there.

6991
04:04:06,345 --> 04:04:06,946
I think it should also be

6992
04:04:06,946 --> 04:04:09,346
available in our police

6993
04:04:10,282 --> 04:04:10,983
stations and southeastern

6994
04:04:10,983 --> 04:04:11,616
Division things of that nature

6995
04:04:11,616 --> 04:04:12,451
so folks can have access.

6996
04:04:12,451 --> 04:04:16,651
One thing that I don't want to

6997
04:04:16,922 --> 04:04:17,556
do and that's a concern to me

6998
04:04:17,556 --> 04:04:18,257
is to think that everybody

6999
04:04:18,257 --> 04:04:20,657
receives their information by

7000
04:04:22,728 --> 04:04:23,280
digital communication.

7001
04:04:23,280 --> 04:04:23,763
Right?

7002
04:04:23,763 --> 04:04:24,563
I think if one thing that we

7003
04:04:24,563 --> 04:04:28,763
have that we can all agree on

7004
04:04:29,168 --> 04:04:29,868
is that when we talk about

7005
04:04:29,868 --> 04:04:30,336
equity, right, one of those is

7006
04:04:30,336 --> 04:04:31,404
access to Wi-Fi.

7007
04:04:31,404 --> 04:04:34,807
So we need to make sure that we

7008
04:04:34,807 --> 04:04:35,408
are doing the best that we can

7009
04:04:35,408 --> 04:04:36,175
do to make hard copies

7010
04:04:36,175 --> 04:04:39,175
available and to get that

7011
04:04:41,647 --> 04:04:42,114
information out also with our

7012
04:04:42,114 --> 04:04:42,782
partners right.

7013
04:04:42,782 --> 04:04:43,482
We have Groundworks who's in

7014
04:04:43,482 --> 04:04:46,719
our district that has quite a

7015
04:04:46,719 --> 04:04:47,386
bit of work where I think they

7016
04:04:47,386 --> 04:04:50,386
can help in getting certain

7017
04:04:53,580 --> 04:04:53,826
things out there also and

7018
04:04:53,826 --> 04:04:57,426
apologies my mind is just going

7019
04:04:58,630 --> 04:04:59,332
Council PRESIDENT Also how are

7020
04:04:59,332 --> 04:05:01,732
we handling things with

7021
04:05:05,710 --> 04:05:05,604
development services or

7022
04:05:05,604 --> 04:05:06,339
permitting process?

7023
04:05:06,339 --> 04:05:10,539
Are we looking at how we are

7024
04:05:10,776 --> 04:05:11,344
going to as we go into

7025
04:05:11,344 --> 04:05:13,744
disasters shore up our

7026
04:05:16,449 --> 04:05:17,183
permitting process making sure

7027
04:05:17,183 --> 04:05:17,516
that we can expedite permits as

7028
04:05:17,516 --> 04:05:19,516
needed?

7029
04:05:22,822 --> 04:05:23,489
Also what are we doing with say

7030
04:05:23,489 --> 04:05:24,156
the Army Corps of Engineers?

7031
04:05:24,156 --> 04:05:27,156
What type of preemptive type

7032
04:05:28,728 --> 04:05:29,610
work are we doing with that

7033
04:05:29,610 --> 04:05:29,528
agency?

7034
04:05:29,528 --> 04:05:30,363
I'm doing 2024.

7035
04:05:30,363 --> 04:05:34,563
I know I had to work with

7036
04:05:35,367 --> 04:05:36,135
Vargas's office to make sure

7037
04:05:36,135 --> 04:05:36,836
that we have things teed up in

7038
04:05:36,836 --> 04:05:39,836
regards to when their analysis

7039
04:05:40,940 --> 04:05:41,474
or their review or permitting

7040
04:05:41,474 --> 04:05:42,141
process is required.

7041
04:05:42,141 --> 04:05:45,741
What steps are we taking to

7042
04:05:46,379 --> 04:05:47,179
make sure that we can operate

7043
04:05:47,179 --> 04:05:47,946
efficiently and not kind of be

7044
04:05:47,946 --> 04:05:52,146
in a position where we have to

7045
04:05:52,485 --> 04:05:53,850
stand there and look at

7046
04:05:53,850 --> 04:05:53,786
everyone going through a

7047
04:05:53,786 --> 04:05:54,386
disaster because we didn't get

7048
04:05:54,386 --> 04:05:55,870
our permits or work with

7049
04:05:55,870 --> 04:05:58,870
the appropriate agencies in a

7050
04:05:59,910 --> 04:05:59,859
timely manner.

7051
04:05:59,859 --> 04:06:00,559
Thanks Council Member So as I

7052
04:06:00,559 --> 04:06:04,159
mentioned in one of my slides

7053
04:06:05,230 --> 04:06:06,310
we have been we a couple months

7054
04:06:06,310 --> 04:06:06,733
ago submitted a request to each

7055
04:06:06,733 --> 04:06:09,733
of the regulatory agencies We

7056
04:06:10,970 --> 04:06:11,670
need approvals from to get our

7057
04:06:11,670 --> 04:06:12,338
maintenance done one of those

7058
04:06:12,338 --> 04:06:15,338
being the Army Corps Coastal

7059
04:06:16,776 --> 04:06:17,443
Commission you know regional

7060
04:06:17,443 --> 04:06:18,177
Water Quality control Board,

7061
04:06:18,177 --> 04:06:18,677
Fish and Game Fish and Wildlife

7062
04:06:18,677 --> 04:06:21,770
the list goes on.

7063
04:06:23,616 --> 04:06:24,317
So we submitted those expedite

7064
04:06:24,317 --> 04:06:24,983
permitting requests basically

7065
04:06:24,983 --> 04:06:27,983
letting them know here's all

7066
04:06:28,888 --> 04:06:29,589
the areas that we want to

7067
04:06:29,589 --> 04:06:29,889
maintain, here's our priority

7068
04:06:29,889 --> 04:06:30,556
list.

7069
04:06:30,556 --> 04:06:31,224
Please align your resources

7070
04:06:31,224 --> 04:06:31,824
accordingly to quickly turn

7071
04:06:31,824 --> 04:06:34,224
around these permits and

7072
04:06:35,194 --> 04:06:35,995
approvals.

7073
04:06:35,995 --> 04:06:36,629
I will say specific to the Army

7074
04:06:36,629 --> 04:06:37,330
Corps of Engineers we were

7075
04:06:37,330 --> 04:06:41,200
getting a little bit of a slow

7076
04:06:41,200 --> 04:06:41,834
response from them so we

7077
04:06:41,834 --> 04:06:42,535
elevated that immediately

7078
04:06:42,535 --> 04:06:44,935
through our government affairs

7079
04:06:46,439 --> 04:06:47,720
and engage Senator Padilla's

7080
04:06:47,720 --> 04:06:47,640
office who immediately got

7081
04:06:47,640 --> 04:06:48,307
responses back to us.

7082
04:06:48,307 --> 04:06:51,307
We started to see staff

7083
04:06:53,312 --> 04:06:53,980
response within literally two

7084
04:06:53,980 --> 04:06:54,714
days of the senator's office

7085
04:06:54,714 --> 04:06:55,281
reaching out all of the permits

7086
04:06:55,281 --> 04:06:57,681
that we had expected.

7087
04:06:59,518 --> 04:07:00,860
You to have in hand right now

7088
04:07:00,860 --> 04:07:00,920
what we have in hand.

7089
04:07:00,920 --> 04:07:04,520
So sometimes it does take that

7090
04:07:04,690 --> 04:07:05,358
escalation and so we've been

7091
04:07:05,358 --> 04:07:06,250
taking that approach through

7092
04:07:06,250 --> 04:07:06,726
government affairs and have

7093
04:07:06,726 --> 04:07:10,326
seen a turnaround in terms of

7094
04:07:10,997 --> 04:07:11,964
responsiveness.

7095
04:07:11,964 --> 04:07:13,966
I appreciate that And I guess I

7096
04:07:13,966 --> 04:07:16,966
understand I'm trying to work

7097
04:07:20,640 --> 04:07:21,340
through embassy work through

7098
04:07:21,340 --> 04:07:24,940
colleagues at your level but I

7099
04:07:25,945 --> 04:07:26,746
think cota I mean this instance

7100
04:07:26,746 --> 04:07:30,346
i think we should be operating

7101
04:07:32,285 --> 04:07:35,285
concurrently because I can tell

7102
04:07:37,857 --> 04:07:38,624
you in 2024 any time we called

7103
04:07:38,624 --> 04:07:41,240
our Congress members they

7104
04:07:44,197 --> 04:07:44,964
answered the phone.

7105
04:07:44,964 --> 04:07:45,465
Steve Padilla was at Lincoln

7106
04:07:45,465 --> 04:07:47,465
having a meeting.

7107
04:07:50,690 --> 04:07:50,737
They are there.

7108
04:07:50,737 --> 04:07:51,437
They are willing to help.

7109
04:07:51,437 --> 04:07:54,437
Our constituents are often you

7110
04:07:55,475 --> 04:07:56,175
know, their constituents And I

7111
04:07:56,175 --> 04:07:59,775
think sometimes we lag out of

7112
04:08:01,347 --> 04:08:02,140
what we want to term

7113
04:08:02,140 --> 04:08:02,682
professional courtesy where

7114
04:08:02,682 --> 04:08:05,682
it's not personal, it's just

7115
04:08:07,253 --> 04:08:08,221
business.

7116
04:08:08,221 --> 04:08:08,888
We are here to do a job for our

7117
04:08:08,888 --> 04:08:09,588
constituents and I think we

7118
04:08:09,588 --> 04:08:12,588
need to run that concurrently

7119
04:08:14,160 --> 04:08:14,761
and so I'd like to see us

7120
04:08:14,761 --> 04:08:15,495
making sure that we are

7121
04:08:15,495 --> 04:08:19,950
updating at that level as well

7122
04:08:20,700 --> 04:08:21,534
on what our needs are.

7123
04:08:21,534 --> 04:08:22,135
I mean that that takes that who

7124
04:08:22,135 --> 04:08:24,535
takes it upon ourselves?

7125
04:08:25,805 --> 04:08:26,405
What are we at Storm Water We

7126
04:08:26,405 --> 04:08:27,106
briefed by all state and

7127
04:08:27,106 --> 04:08:30,106
federal partners last week on

7128
04:08:31,611 --> 04:08:31,948
our current preparation efforts

7129
04:08:31,948 --> 04:08:32,511
.

7130
04:08:32,511 --> 04:08:33,212
They have offered any

7131
04:08:33,212 --> 04:08:33,946
assistance that we need moving

7132
04:08:33,946 --> 04:08:34,547
ahead and we will continue that

7133
04:08:34,547 --> 04:08:36,947
communicate that line of

7134
04:08:39,986 --> 04:08:40,687
communication through the next

7135
04:08:40,687 --> 04:08:42,188
six months as we get on.

7136
04:08:42,188 --> 04:08:42,788
You know and previously in

7137
04:08:42,788 --> 04:08:43,389
the 2024 storms it was

7138
04:08:43,389 --> 04:08:44,900
the outreach we made to

7139
04:08:44,900 --> 04:08:44,757
the federal government at that

7140
04:08:44,757 --> 04:08:47,757
time one of the Biden-Harris

7141
04:08:47,894 --> 04:08:48,627
administration that helped kind

7142
04:08:48,627 --> 04:08:49,362
of open the you know, the gates

7143
04:08:49,362 --> 04:08:52,962
for federal relief to come and

7144
04:08:54,734 --> 04:08:55,267
disaster recovery aid to come

7145
04:08:55,267 --> 04:08:55,868
down to San Diego.

7146
04:08:55,868 --> 04:08:56,569
So yeah, those lines of

7147
04:08:56,569 --> 04:08:59,569
communication I think at this

7148
04:09:00,873 --> 04:09:01,641
point professional courtesy

7149
04:09:01,641 --> 04:09:02,442
aside, we will make every act

7150
04:09:02,442 --> 04:09:03,750
that we need to to make sure we

7151
04:09:03,750 --> 04:09:03,708
are prepared and whatever

7152
04:09:03,708 --> 04:09:05,708
pertinent regulations are

7153
04:09:06,479 --> 04:09:07,246
handled.

7154
04:09:07,246 --> 04:09:07,880
And then I think circling back

7155
04:09:07,880 --> 04:09:10,880
to the conversation we had

7156
04:09:12,751 --> 04:09:13,520
earlier about the lack of

7157
04:09:13,520 --> 04:09:13,352
plans.

7158
04:09:13,352 --> 04:09:14,120
Right.

7159
04:09:14,120 --> 04:09:14,754
I know it's frustrating to have

7160
04:09:14,754 --> 04:09:15,221
a physical copy of here's

7161
04:09:15,221 --> 04:09:17,621
the plan for us.

7162
04:09:18,958 --> 04:09:19,659
Here's the plan for how much I

7163
04:09:19,659 --> 04:09:23,259
would have a community And I

7164
04:09:23,429 --> 04:09:24,229
think that is why this campaign

7165
04:09:24,229 --> 04:09:24,597
to get out there is so

7166
04:09:24,597 --> 04:09:25,265
critical.

7167
04:09:25,265 --> 04:09:25,865
The value and the benefit of

7168
04:09:25,865 --> 04:09:27,865
the community engagement

7169
04:09:30,236 --> 04:09:30,937
subgroup is that I know that I

7170
04:09:30,937 --> 04:09:31,638
MAY not be the best messenger

7171
04:09:31,638 --> 04:09:32,171
for a lot of the info that we

7172
04:09:32,171 --> 04:09:34,171
want to communicate.

7173
04:09:35,842 --> 04:09:36,608
I know it MAY not be a uniform

7174
04:09:36,608 --> 04:09:37,309
either and it's whether it's a

7175
04:09:37,309 --> 04:09:37,910
council member or a community

7176
04:09:37,910 --> 04:09:39,910
based organization that

7177
04:09:42,415 --> 04:09:43,216
community engagement subgroup

7178
04:09:43,216 --> 04:09:43,950
that is intended to create that

7179
04:09:43,950 --> 04:09:44,717
address book So I know who I

7180
04:09:44,717 --> 04:09:47,717
can call to deliver that

7181
04:09:48,221 --> 04:09:48,988
message.

7182
04:09:48,988 --> 04:09:49,588
And so as we go through

7183
04:09:49,588 --> 04:09:53,188
the next month or two to

7184
04:09:53,860 --> 04:09:54,594
finalize the community specific

7185
04:09:54,594 --> 04:09:55,194
plans, that doesn't mean that's

7186
04:09:55,194 --> 04:09:55,795
when engagement starts.

7187
04:09:55,795 --> 04:09:59,395
It will start now and it

7188
04:09:59,866 --> 04:10:00,600
already has.

7189
04:10:00,600 --> 04:10:01,301
We briefed each of your offices

7190
04:10:01,301 --> 04:10:01,935
and have asked to collaborate

7191
04:10:01,935 --> 04:10:02,568
with each of your offices

7192
04:10:02,568 --> 04:10:02,936
through the communication

7193
04:10:02,936 --> 04:10:04,936
subgroup.

7194
04:10:05,939 --> 04:10:06,672
We're compiling that

7195
04:10:06,672 --> 04:10:07,407
information now And so while we

7196
04:10:07,407 --> 04:10:09,807
finalize the community specific

7197
04:10:12,450 --> 04:10:12,745
plans, it was critical for us

7198
04:10:12,745 --> 04:10:13,413
to get out that top line

7199
04:10:13,413 --> 04:10:13,980
messaging of stay ready, be

7200
04:10:13,980 --> 04:10:16,380
informed, make a plan.

7201
04:10:18,840 --> 04:10:18,451
So I just want to throw that

7202
04:10:18,451 --> 04:10:19,152
out there.

7203
04:10:19,152 --> 04:10:19,452
>> Councilmember I appreciate

7204
04:10:19,452 --> 04:10:20,653
that.

7205
04:10:20,653 --> 04:10:23,653
And just in all transparency

7206
04:10:25,358 --> 04:10:29,558
and to be candid, you know, I

7207
04:10:31,764 --> 04:10:32,532
get a little frustrated.

7208
04:10:32,532 --> 04:10:36,132
You know, the public comes in,

7209
04:10:36,303 --> 04:10:38,703
you're talking 2024 floods and

7210
04:10:41,774 --> 04:10:42,575
you can see the emotion I don't

7211
04:10:42,575 --> 04:10:42,942
I don't think they will ever be

7212
04:10:42,942 --> 04:10:44,942
the same.

7213
04:10:47,380 --> 04:10:48,547
I don't know if I will when I

7214
04:10:48,547 --> 04:10:52,747
when I went down 42nd Street in

7215
04:10:54,187 --> 04:10:58,387
hurt And so one thing I will

7216
04:10:59,292 --> 04:11:00,590
say that was really

7217
04:11:00,590 --> 04:11:00,727
disappointing is when you hear

7218
04:11:00,727 --> 04:11:04,327
the public come to this dais

7219
04:11:05,398 --> 04:11:06,650
and they say city council, you

7220
04:11:06,650 --> 04:11:09,650
are not answering the call.

7221
04:11:10,603 --> 04:11:11,538
We can't tell you what to do.

7222
04:11:11,538 --> 04:11:15,738
We can't tell you when to go

7223
04:11:16,876 --> 04:11:17,977
into a creek that's operations.

7224
04:11:17,977 --> 04:11:22,777
And so I say that if we are

7225
04:11:25,785 --> 04:11:26,653
sincere about engagement then

7226
04:11:26,653 --> 04:11:27,200
we need to do more than just in

7227
04:11:27,200 --> 04:11:29,200
this room.

7228
04:11:32,158 --> 04:11:32,892
We need to be out right.

7229
04:11:32,892 --> 04:11:36,492
Ymca I think still has still

7230
04:11:38,198 --> 04:11:38,498
has the meetings need to be out

7231
04:11:38,498 --> 04:11:39,299
.

7232
04:11:39,299 --> 04:11:42,899
We need to be truly engaged.

7233
04:11:43,970 --> 04:11:44,670
I mean and so you know this is

7234
04:11:44,670 --> 04:11:45,438
we received comment I don't

7235
04:11:45,438 --> 04:11:48,438
ever see you know mayors

7236
04:11:50,343 --> 04:11:51,440
representative representatives

7237
04:11:51,440 --> 04:11:54,440
jumping to respond and address

7238
04:11:55,782 --> 04:11:56,483
the concerns of the public And

7239
04:11:56,483 --> 04:11:57,317
that's something that I think

7240
04:11:57,317 --> 04:12:00,917
needs to needs to improve as

7241
04:12:01,955 --> 04:12:03,955
well.

7242
04:12:08,428 --> 04:12:08,962
The so talk a little bit about

7243
04:12:08,962 --> 04:12:09,596
the debris removal.

7244
04:12:09,596 --> 04:12:10,263
That's something as we are

7245
04:12:10,263 --> 04:12:12,663
going through this planning

7246
04:12:13,867 --> 04:12:14,567
phase that I will adamantly be

7247
04:12:14,567 --> 04:12:18,167
pushing because as we take on

7248
04:12:20,507 --> 04:12:21,274
the rainfall, if we have debris

7249
04:12:21,274 --> 04:12:24,874
we're putting what is that good

7250
04:12:25,145 --> 04:12:25,845
money on you know on that or

7251
04:12:25,845 --> 04:12:26,379
whatever that phrase is We're

7252
04:12:26,379 --> 04:12:27,113
not making progress.

7253
04:12:27,113 --> 04:12:30,113
We're actually getting in our

7254
04:12:31,651 --> 04:12:32,185
way And so I will be watching

7255
04:12:32,185 --> 04:12:34,185
that quite closely.

7256
04:12:38,258 --> 04:12:42,128
Lastly, I would like to make a

7257
04:12:42,128 --> 04:12:42,796
request a couple of requests.

7258
04:12:42,796 --> 04:12:43,396
One in regards to the area

7259
04:12:43,396 --> 04:12:44,640
plans, I would like a

7260
04:12:44,640 --> 04:12:46,464
commitment from the mayor's

7261
04:12:47,968 --> 04:12:48,568
office that the office of Race

7262
04:12:48,568 --> 04:12:49,336
and Equity will have an

7263
04:12:49,336 --> 04:12:52,336
opportunity to review those an

7264
04:12:54,607 --> 04:12:55,208
opportunity to conduct a full

7265
04:12:55,208 --> 04:12:57,208
analysis and provide

7266
04:13:00,680 --> 04:13:01,347
information not only for staff

7267
04:13:01,347 --> 04:13:02,480
but also for the council in

7268
04:13:02,480 --> 04:13:05,648
the mayor's office as well so

7269
04:13:06,486 --> 04:13:07,153
that we can make sure that we

7270
04:13:07,153 --> 04:13:10,153
are doing our due diligence,

7271
04:13:10,557 --> 04:13:12,957
due diligence in approaching

7272
04:13:18,198 --> 04:13:19,650
this from an equity perspective

7273
04:13:19,650 --> 04:13:19,631
I think I kind of touched upon

7274
04:13:19,631 --> 04:13:20,320
So So can I have that

7275
04:13:20,320 --> 04:13:20,633
commitment?

7276
04:13:20,633 --> 04:13:23,330
Yes COUNCILMAN, we have

7277
04:13:23,470 --> 04:13:23,770
the commitment.

7278
04:13:23,770 --> 04:13:24,170
Okay.

7279
04:13:24,170 --> 04:13:24,910
Thank you.

7280
04:13:24,910 --> 04:13:25,572
One thing just going back to

7281
04:13:25,572 --> 04:13:26,439
dsd, the other thing that I

7282
04:13:26,439 --> 04:13:29,750
also want to make sure that we

7283
04:13:29,750 --> 04:13:29,609
are really making sure that

7284
04:13:29,609 --> 04:13:31,609
we're bringing some

7285
04:13:34,881 --> 04:13:35,748
accountability to the table as

7286
04:13:35,748 --> 04:13:39,948
we have, you know, quite a bit

7287
04:13:40,854 --> 04:13:41,521
of development happening in

7288
04:13:41,521 --> 04:13:42,222
the city, quite a bit of

7289
04:13:42,222 --> 04:13:42,622
projects that are taking place

7290
04:13:42,622 --> 04:13:44,622
in the city.

7291
04:13:47,527 --> 04:13:48,228
I want to make sure that we're

7292
04:13:48,228 --> 04:13:51,228
also out addressing our piece

7293
04:13:53,990 --> 04:13:53,733
our our inlets and things that

7294
04:13:53,733 --> 04:13:54,467
are associated with those

7295
04:13:54,467 --> 04:13:58,670
projects to make sure that they

7296
04:13:59,205 --> 04:14:00,720
are in compliance, to make sure

7297
04:14:00,720 --> 04:14:04,272
that we still are able to have

7298
04:14:04,711 --> 04:14:05,345
the proper flow and things and

7299
04:14:05,345 --> 04:14:08,345
water going into the storm

7300
04:14:10,484 --> 04:14:10,918
system and keeping the debris

7301
04:14:10,918 --> 04:14:11,818
out.

7302
04:14:11,818 --> 04:14:12,519
What I do not want to see is

7303
04:14:12,519 --> 04:14:15,519
those bumps, you know, not

7304
04:14:16,857 --> 04:14:17,524
improperly or causing more

7305
04:14:17,524 --> 04:14:18,390
flooding in certain things.

7306
04:14:18,390 --> 04:14:23,190
I want to make sure that we are

7307
04:14:23,396 --> 04:14:24,640
actively also making sure that

7308
04:14:24,640 --> 04:14:24,731
we have some accountability

7309
04:14:24,731 --> 04:14:27,731
with all of our construction

7310
04:14:28,868 --> 04:14:29,736
projects as well.

7311
04:14:29,736 --> 04:14:33,336
Also just make sure you guys

7312
04:14:34,541 --> 04:14:34,841
address things like like oh

7313
04:14:34,841 --> 04:14:35,642
right.

7314
04:14:35,642 --> 04:14:36,410
That's a that's a that's a

7315
04:14:36,410 --> 04:14:40,100
there's a major there So make

7316
04:14:40,647 --> 04:14:41,347
sure you have bumps and make

7317
04:14:41,347 --> 04:14:42,115
sure we're taking care of that

7318
04:14:42,115 --> 04:14:45,715
as well because you will flood

7319
04:14:47,120 --> 04:14:47,854
those folks out in case there's

7320
04:14:47,854 --> 04:14:48,388
flooding There probably need to

7321
04:14:48,388 --> 04:14:50,788
figure out what's an

7322
04:14:53,126 --> 04:14:53,827
alternative location if things

7323
04:14:53,827 --> 04:14:54,494
get out of hand depending on

7324
04:14:54,494 --> 04:14:58,940
what the rain flow is, what

7325
04:14:58,932 --> 04:14:59,231
the rainfall is.

7326
04:14:59,231 --> 04:14:59,966
Right.

7327
04:14:59,966 --> 04:15:00,667
Because then you will have a

7328
04:15:00,667 --> 04:15:03,667
lot of people displaced there.

7329
04:15:05,138 --> 04:15:06,206
So I just think there's quite a

7330
04:15:06,206 --> 04:15:10,544
bit of a lot of work to do in a

7331
04:15:10,544 --> 04:15:11,310
short period of time.

7332
04:15:11,310 --> 04:15:14,910
The other thing just one more

7333
04:15:16,483 --> 04:15:17,184
request if I can have Dre

7334
04:15:17,184 --> 04:15:17,818
provided this document I know

7335
04:15:17,818 --> 04:15:18,551
it's not as formal as you

7336
04:15:18,551 --> 04:15:21,551
typically would with a written

7337
04:15:23,290 --> 04:15:24,240
memorandum but if we can just I

7338
04:15:24,240 --> 04:15:24,925
think it would be beneficial to

7339
04:15:24,925 --> 04:15:28,895
MADAM Clerk if we can get this

7340
04:15:28,895 --> 04:15:29,563
added to the item as far as

7341
04:15:29,563 --> 04:15:32,563
backup because right now we

7342
04:15:33,900 --> 04:15:34,701
have this I don't know

7343
04:15:34,701 --> 04:15:35,369
the public has seen it but I

7344
04:15:35,369 --> 04:15:36,169
don't want to lose track of

7345
04:15:36,169 --> 04:15:39,769
this as we continue to have

7346
04:15:40,407 --> 04:15:41,274
this conversation.

7347
04:15:41,274 --> 04:15:41,975
So if we can get that added

7348
04:15:41,975 --> 04:15:44,375
onto the supporting materials

7349
04:15:46,313 --> 04:15:46,713
it would be greatly

7350
04:15:46,713 --> 04:15:47,447
appreciated.

7351
04:15:47,447 --> 04:15:51,470
I look forward to the continued

7352
04:15:52,180 --> 04:15:52,786
conversations if you need

7353
04:15:52,786 --> 04:15:55,786
anything anything from me I

7354
04:15:58,258 --> 04:15:58,959
think I cannot stress

7355
04:15:58,959 --> 04:15:59,526
the importance of sitting down

7356
04:15:59,526 --> 04:16:01,926
with the Harvey Family

7357
04:16:04,131 --> 04:16:06,531
Foundation and the Southeastern

7358
04:16:10,700 --> 04:16:10,837
Disaster Response Team.

7359
04:16:10,837 --> 04:16:11,338
They learned quite a bit while

7360
04:16:11,338 --> 04:16:13,338
building the ship.

7361
04:16:15,375 --> 04:16:16,243
I'll say.

7362
04:16:16,243 --> 04:16:17,110
Right And one thing we know

7363
04:16:17,110 --> 04:16:21,310
that we will run into where we

7364
04:16:21,648 --> 04:16:24,480
have that collaboration right

7365
04:16:26,920 --> 04:16:27,220
of way versus private property

7366
04:16:27,220 --> 04:16:27,521
.

7367
04:16:27,521 --> 04:16:28,221
Right.

7368
04:16:28,221 --> 04:16:28,922
And they played a very, very

7369
04:16:28,922 --> 04:16:31,922
significant role when it came

7370
04:16:33,793 --> 04:16:34,561
to private property when

7371
04:16:34,561 --> 04:16:34,928
the city said I can not cross

7372
04:16:34,928 --> 04:16:35,996
that line.

7373
04:16:35,996 --> 04:16:39,699
And so I think we need to think

7374
04:16:39,699 --> 04:16:40,334
through this and make sure we

7375
04:16:40,334 --> 04:16:40,867
have everything in place.

7376
04:16:40,867 --> 04:16:43,267
I have confidence in

7377
04:16:45,172 --> 04:16:45,671
the director of Purchasing and

7378
04:16:45,671 --> 04:16:46,473
contracting right?

7379
04:16:46,473 --> 04:16:50,673
We have a process in place for

7380
04:16:51,780 --> 04:16:51,445
disaster for emergency

7381
04:16:51,445 --> 04:16:52,450
contracts.

7382
04:16:52,450 --> 04:16:52,846
We learned lessons with

7383
04:16:52,846 --> 04:16:57,646
the fires We know how to set up

7384
04:16:58,118 --> 04:16:58,785
as the contracts and to have a

7385
04:16:58,785 --> 04:16:59,486
bench and to have a rolling

7386
04:16:59,486 --> 04:17:01,886
process to select contractors

7387
04:17:02,890 --> 04:17:03,757
to go out and deploy and take

7388
04:17:03,757 --> 04:17:04,191
care of things that we need to

7389
04:17:04,191 --> 04:17:06,191
take care of.

7390
04:17:09,163 --> 04:17:09,930
So we got a lot of work to do.

7391
04:17:09,930 --> 04:17:10,497
I appreciate the fire chief

7392
04:17:10,497 --> 04:17:12,897
having the courage on

7393
04:17:15,135 --> 04:17:15,736
the budget time to come and

7394
04:17:15,736 --> 04:17:16,470
request some additional

7395
04:17:16,470 --> 04:17:20,700
resources where we were able to

7396
04:17:21,307 --> 04:17:23,707
provide almost $2 million in

7397
04:17:27,800 --> 04:17:27,815
additional resources if I

7398
04:17:27,815 --> 04:17:28,548
recall about 800,000 900,000 on

7399
04:17:28,548 --> 04:17:32,148
ongoing offers for some El Nino

7400
04:17:33,530 --> 04:17:33,753
things and Storm water and then

7401
04:17:33,753 --> 04:17:34,354
the million dollars which you

7402
04:17:34,354 --> 04:17:36,754
addressed in regards to

7403
04:17:38,125 --> 04:17:38,826
overtime and being able to

7404
04:17:38,826 --> 04:17:41,826
provide some relief there but

7405
04:17:44,298 --> 04:17:45,310
got a lot of work to do and I'm

7406
04:17:45,310 --> 04:17:45,733
telling you guys I am going to

7407
04:17:45,733 --> 04:17:49,333
ask for schedules just even as

7408
04:17:50,637 --> 04:17:51,371
you're planning this out when

7409
04:17:51,371 --> 04:17:52,710
you talk about your timeline so

7410
04:17:52,710 --> 04:17:55,671
you can put everything into a

7411
04:17:56,810 --> 04:17:57,511
schedule, everything into a

7412
04:17:57,511 --> 04:17:58,178
schedule for me that shows me

7413
04:17:58,178 --> 04:18:01,178
you are doing your due

7414
04:18:02,148 --> 04:18:02,816
diligence and you're crossing

7415
04:18:02,816 --> 04:18:03,550
your t's dot your eyes and

7416
04:18:03,550 --> 04:18:07,150
everyone has a place where they

7417
04:18:08,222 --> 04:18:08,889
can go and see if they are

7418
04:18:08,889 --> 04:18:09,589
meeting the call or failing.

7419
04:18:09,589 --> 04:18:13,260
And so I think that's one tool

7420
04:18:13,260 --> 04:18:13,694
that I think we need to see

7421
04:18:13,694 --> 04:18:14,394
implemented in this process.

7422
04:18:14,394 --> 04:18:17,394
So with that council PRESIDENT

7423
04:18:19,990 --> 04:18:19,800
I believe that they're looking

7424
04:18:19,800 --> 04:18:20,200
forward to the work that needs

7425
04:18:20,200 --> 04:18:21,335
to be done.

7426
04:18:21,335 --> 04:18:25,406
I'm here to help in any way I

7427
04:18:25,406 --> 04:18:26,140
can but please get out to

7428
04:18:26,140 --> 04:18:26,407
the community as quickly as you

7429
04:18:26,407 --> 04:18:28,407
can.

7430
04:18:31,779 --> 04:18:32,479
The community is they have

7431
04:18:32,479 --> 04:18:32,912
their lived experience through

7432
04:18:32,912 --> 04:18:34,912
this as well.

7433
04:18:37,840 --> 04:18:37,784
One last thing popped in my

7434
04:18:37,784 --> 04:18:40,784
mind that I'm concerned about

7435
04:18:42,222 --> 04:18:42,823
We talked about permits.

7436
04:18:42,823 --> 04:18:43,456
We're going through some

7437
04:18:43,456 --> 04:18:45,456
significant litigation now

7438
04:18:47,261 --> 04:18:48,227
based on the 24 floods.

7439
04:18:48,227 --> 04:18:52,427
But one thing that came out of

7440
04:18:53,433 --> 04:18:54,101
that we do have homeowners that

7441
04:18:54,101 --> 04:18:54,835
are responsible for certain

7442
04:18:54,835 --> 04:18:57,835
sections of storm water, creeks

7443
04:18:58,939 --> 04:18:59,707
and so forth.

7444
04:18:59,707 --> 04:19:00,407
I think as you develop those

7445
04:19:00,407 --> 04:19:04,700
plans you need to make sure

7446
04:19:04,445 --> 04:19:05,412
that they are informed on what

7447
04:19:05,412 --> 04:19:06,113
they need to do in order to and

7448
04:19:06,113 --> 04:19:09,113
the different steps that need

7449
04:19:10,651 --> 04:19:11,351
to be made to do things.

7450
04:19:11,351 --> 04:19:12,190
That's where that equity lands

7451
04:19:12,190 --> 04:19:12,653
is going to come into play.

7452
04:19:12,653 --> 04:19:12,987
Not everyone can afford a

7453
04:19:12,987 --> 04:19:14,987
permit.

7454
04:19:17,910 --> 04:19:17,825
Not everyone can afford to do

7455
04:19:17,825 --> 04:19:18,525
certain things And so those are

7456
04:19:18,525 --> 04:19:19,260
all the things we need to make

7457
04:19:19,260 --> 04:19:22,260
sure that we take into

7458
04:19:22,863 --> 04:19:23,530
consideration because you can't

7459
04:19:23,530 --> 04:19:24,164
just throw your hands up and

7460
04:19:24,164 --> 04:19:24,531
say I'm not going to worry

7461
04:19:24,531 --> 04:19:24,831
about it.

7462
04:19:24,831 --> 04:19:26,831
Right.

7463
04:19:28,102 --> 04:19:28,836
It's something that we need to

7464
04:19:28,836 --> 04:19:29,102
address and we should address

7465
04:19:29,102 --> 04:19:29,970
it.

7466
04:19:29,970 --> 04:19:34,170
Look forward to see what we can

7467
04:19:34,208 --> 04:19:34,608
put to conversations with

7468
04:19:34,608 --> 04:19:35,476
the county.

7469
04:19:35,476 --> 04:19:39,279
The county stepped up in a big

7470
04:19:39,279 --> 04:19:39,880
way $30 million plus in 2024

7471
04:19:39,880 --> 04:19:40,314
not something that they

7472
04:19:40,314 --> 04:19:40,947
typically do.

7473
04:19:40,947 --> 04:19:44,547
I don't know if they'll be

7474
04:19:44,718 --> 04:19:45,552
willing to do it again.

7475
04:19:45,552 --> 04:19:45,853
I don't want to speak for them.

7476
04:19:45,853 --> 04:19:46,420
Right.

7477
04:19:46,420 --> 04:19:49,420
But that's why it's so

7478
04:19:50,224 --> 04:19:50,758
important for us to get our

7479
04:19:50,758 --> 04:19:51,425
stormwater system in

7480
04:19:51,425 --> 04:19:52,126
the appropriate condition to

7481
04:19:52,126 --> 04:19:55,126
handle the hundred year flood

7482
04:19:56,730 --> 04:20:00,930
So we don't have to go to

7483
04:20:02,403 --> 04:20:03,237
the county or another agency.

7484
04:20:03,237 --> 04:20:03,737
We should be able to take care

7485
04:20:03,737 --> 04:20:04,438
of our residents.

7486
04:20:04,438 --> 04:20:08,380
So with that counsel present I

7487
04:20:08,809 --> 04:20:09,376
think that will conclude my

7488
04:20:09,376 --> 04:20:09,743
comments at this time.

7489
04:20:09,743 --> 04:20:10,110
Thank you.

7490
04:20:10,110 --> 04:20:10,744
All right.

7491
04:20:10,744 --> 04:20:11,780
Thank you, Council member

7492
04:20:11,780 --> 04:20:11,779
Buster.

7493
04:20:11,779 --> 04:20:12,111
We'll go next to Councilmember

7494
04:20:12,111 --> 04:20:13,747
Moreno.

7495
04:20:13,747 --> 04:20:14,281
Thank you for the presentation

7496
04:20:14,281 --> 04:20:15,150
and thank you to all

7497
04:20:15,150 --> 04:20:18,150
the community members that came

7498
04:20:20,870 --> 04:20:20,688
to provide their testimony and

7499
04:20:20,688 --> 04:20:21,155
also to the aba for your

7500
04:20:21,155 --> 04:20:23,155
recommendations.

7501
04:20:26,126 --> 04:20:26,793
Residents in flood prone areas

7502
04:20:26,793 --> 04:20:27,494
in my district have felt

7503
04:20:27,494 --> 04:20:27,995
firsthand what climate change

7504
04:20:27,995 --> 04:20:29,995
coupled with older

7505
04:20:32,600 --> 04:20:33,167
infrastructure can do in parts

7506
04:20:33,167 --> 04:20:33,734
of the city that were

7507
04:20:33,734 --> 04:20:35,734
historically redlined.

7508
04:20:38,138 --> 04:20:38,806
The devastation that I saw Bay

7509
04:20:38,806 --> 04:20:39,173
Street is very difficult to

7510
04:20:39,173 --> 04:20:39,840
overcome.

7511
04:20:39,840 --> 04:20:42,840
I saw loss, frustration and

7512
04:20:44,445 --> 04:20:45,179
anger on people's faces.

7513
04:20:45,179 --> 04:20:45,812
Homes were destroyed, cars were

7514
04:20:45,812 --> 04:20:48,212
dragged from their parking

7515
04:20:50,250 --> 04:20:50,885
spots.

7516
04:20:50,885 --> 04:20:51,585
People lost everything in

7517
04:20:51,585 --> 04:20:54,585
the floods and this community

7518
04:20:55,656 --> 04:20:56,456
needed immediate answers and

7519
04:20:56,456 --> 04:20:59,456
assistance from the very start

7520
04:21:00,593 --> 04:21:01,195
would happen in JANUARY 2024

7521
04:21:01,195 --> 04:21:01,895
demands action from this

7522
04:21:01,895 --> 04:21:04,295
administration to ensure that

7523
04:21:06,901 --> 04:21:07,601
beach history is prioritized.

7524
04:21:07,601 --> 04:21:08,335
The Beach History Channel and

7525
04:21:08,335 --> 04:21:10,735
Storm Drain Improvement Project

7526
04:21:12,390 --> 04:21:12,907
Capital Improvement Number

7527
04:21:12,907 --> 04:21:14,907
24011 Proposes Storm water

7528
04:21:19,680 --> 04:21:20,347
infrastructure such as a pump

7529
04:21:20,347 --> 04:21:20,781
station and levee to address

7530
04:21:20,781 --> 04:21:21,381
the flooding.

7531
04:21:21,381 --> 04:21:24,381
This this should be this

7532
04:21:25,386 --> 04:21:26,153
administration's priority.

7533
04:21:26,153 --> 04:21:26,753
The city must fund and execute

7534
04:21:26,753 --> 04:21:29,753
this project in light of

7535
04:21:31,659 --> 04:21:32,526
the devastation we've seen and

7536
04:21:32,526 --> 04:21:32,826
what is to come with Super El

7537
04:21:32,826 --> 04:21:33,561
Nino.

7538
04:21:33,561 --> 04:21:37,161
I want to ask what is

7539
04:21:37,998 --> 04:21:38,666
the current status of the Beta

7540
04:21:38,666 --> 04:21:41,660
Street channel as 242011 and

7541
04:21:43,771 --> 04:21:44,472
the storm drain improvement

7542
04:21:44,472 --> 04:21:44,805
Project now Thank you Council

7543
04:21:44,805 --> 04:21:45,539
members.

7544
04:21:45,539 --> 04:21:49,139
So currently that project is in

7545
04:21:50,344 --> 04:21:51,450
early phases of design and

7546
04:21:51,450 --> 04:21:51,679
since that project essentially

7547
04:21:51,679 --> 04:21:52,379
ties our local city of San

7548
04:21:52,379 --> 04:21:54,379
Diego drainage infrastructure

7549
04:21:56,617 --> 04:21:57,317
into infrastructure with

7550
04:21:57,317 --> 04:21:57,984
Caltrans with the freeways one

7551
04:21:57,984 --> 04:22:00,984
of the critical steps we've

7552
04:22:02,189 --> 04:22:02,890
been going through over

7553
04:22:02,890 --> 04:22:03,624
the last several months is to

7554
04:22:03,624 --> 04:22:07,224
get Caltrans review on what can

7555
04:22:07,895 --> 04:22:08,429
and cannot be tied into their

7556
04:22:08,429 --> 04:22:09,630
system essentially.

7557
04:22:09,630 --> 04:22:09,797
So they've done a red flag

7558
04:22:09,797 --> 04:22:10,498
review, kind of highlighted all

7559
04:22:10,498 --> 04:22:14,135
the things that we need to be

7560
04:22:14,135 --> 04:22:14,868
looking at Now we have guidance

7561
04:22:14,868 --> 04:22:15,469
for them which I think came to

7562
04:22:15,469 --> 04:22:19,690
us by the end of MAY.

7563
04:22:20,574 --> 04:22:21,275
We have we are our internal

7564
04:22:21,275 --> 04:22:21,876
staff and stormwater plus our

7565
04:22:21,876 --> 04:22:22,576
consultant engineers are

7566
04:22:22,576 --> 04:22:25,576
working to advance the design

7567
04:22:25,980 --> 04:22:26,681
because we now have a better

7568
04:22:26,681 --> 04:22:27,810
sense of what's possible to

7569
04:22:27,810 --> 04:22:27,714
build there.

7570
04:22:27,714 --> 04:22:28,415
Like you mentioned a pump

7571
04:22:28,415 --> 04:22:31,415
station, flood walls adding a

7572
04:22:32,953 --> 04:22:33,654
new storm drain structure to

7573
04:22:33,654 --> 04:22:34,550
the neighborhood that doesn't

7574
04:22:34,550 --> 04:22:34,755
exist today.

7575
04:22:34,755 --> 04:22:35,289
Those are all things that are

7576
04:22:35,289 --> 04:22:37,289
being contemplated.

7577
04:22:38,391 --> 04:22:39,600
So we're approaching probably

7578
04:22:39,600 --> 04:22:42,660
by the end of this calendar

7579
04:22:43,397 --> 04:22:44,131
year closer to a 30% design

7580
04:22:44,131 --> 04:22:44,831
milestone which would be a good

7581
04:22:44,831 --> 04:22:45,500
point for us to go out to

7582
04:22:45,500 --> 04:22:47,900
the community to essentially

7583
04:22:49,336 --> 04:22:50,400
say here's the type of system

7584
04:22:50,400 --> 04:22:50,838
that we're looking to build.

7585
04:22:50,838 --> 04:22:55,380
So that's kind of where we are

7586
04:22:55,109 --> 04:22:55,942
in the project.

7587
04:22:55,942 --> 04:22:56,611
A couple of other things are

7588
04:22:56,611 --> 04:22:57,311
going on within a couple of

7589
04:22:57,311 --> 04:23:00,911
months, a few months your city

7590
04:23:01,349 --> 04:23:01,949
council see the second loan

7591
04:23:01,949 --> 04:23:02,516
agreement with with yeah

7592
04:23:02,516 --> 04:23:03,217
there's going to be an

7593
04:23:03,217 --> 04:23:05,617
additional tranche of funding

7594
04:23:07,540 --> 04:23:07,655
allocated to this project to

7595
04:23:07,655 --> 04:23:08,550
ensure that it can keep

7596
04:23:08,550 --> 04:23:10,550
progressing.

7597
04:23:11,626 --> 04:23:12,326
This project will easily be

7598
04:23:12,326 --> 04:23:13,600
over $100 million and so we're

7599
04:23:13,600 --> 04:23:15,460
aggressively applying for grant

7600
04:23:17,732 --> 04:23:18,299
funding to through fema and

7601
04:23:18,299 --> 04:23:19,000
there's several grant

7602
04:23:19,000 --> 04:23:19,700
applications that are pending

7603
04:23:19,700 --> 04:23:23,900
that have been out there for a

7604
04:23:24,105 --> 04:23:24,772
couple of years you know, to

7605
04:23:24,772 --> 04:23:25,439
the magnitude of $40 million

7606
04:23:25,439 --> 04:23:26,600
that we're trying to secure

7607
04:23:26,600 --> 04:23:28,600
external resources to.

7608
04:23:30,478 --> 04:23:31,112
We've passed a couple of

7609
04:23:31,112 --> 04:23:31,813
the milestones with those

7610
04:23:31,813 --> 04:23:32,416
grants So that's a good sign.

7611
04:23:32,416 --> 04:23:33,800
But we still don't have

7612
04:23:33,800 --> 04:23:35,480
certainty that that external

7613
04:23:36,184 --> 04:23:36,584
funding will come in.

7614
04:23:36,584 --> 04:23:37,285
Thank you.

7615
04:23:37,285 --> 04:23:37,851
What sort of communication has

7616
04:23:37,851 --> 04:23:40,251
there been to inform

7617
04:23:42,657 --> 04:23:43,291
the community about capital

7618
04:23:43,291 --> 04:23:43,591
improvement Project number

7619
04:23:43,591 --> 04:23:43,891
24011.

7620
04:23:43,891 --> 04:23:45,891
Yeah.

7621
04:23:48,296 --> 04:23:48,996
So as I mentioned we we need to

7622
04:23:48,996 --> 04:23:49,797
be careful about understanding

7623
04:23:49,797 --> 04:23:53,934
what it is we can build and we

7624
04:23:53,934 --> 04:23:54,569
aren't getting to a point

7625
04:23:54,569 --> 04:23:55,236
within the next few months

7626
04:23:55,236 --> 04:23:55,803
where we will have a better

7627
04:23:55,803 --> 04:23:56,504
sense of what that is.

7628
04:23:56,504 --> 04:24:00,104
So we anticipate going out to

7629
04:24:00,208 --> 04:24:00,975
the community soon with kind of

7630
04:24:00,975 --> 04:24:04,575
a conceptual design for them to

7631
04:24:05,814 --> 04:24:06,713
react to.

7632
04:24:06,713 --> 04:24:07,381
Up to this point we haven't had

7633
04:24:07,381 --> 04:24:08,116
that certainty to know what

7634
04:24:08,116 --> 04:24:11,716
kind of systems will be allowed

7635
04:24:11,719 --> 04:24:12,453
to be built again because

7636
04:24:12,453 --> 04:24:13,121
there's so much complexity with

7637
04:24:13,121 --> 04:24:13,487
fema and Caltrans and other

7638
04:24:13,487 --> 04:24:14,188
agencies.

7639
04:24:14,188 --> 04:24:18,158
We had to work that out first.

7640
04:24:18,158 --> 04:24:18,859
So is it fair to say that there

7641
04:24:18,859 --> 04:24:21,859
has been no communication with

7642
04:24:23,397 --> 04:24:24,980
the community regarding regular

7643
04:24:24,980 --> 04:24:24,832
street channel and storm water

7644
04:24:24,832 --> 04:24:25,400
drain improvement project as it

7645
04:24:25,400 --> 04:24:27,800
regards the p project?

7646
04:24:28,803 --> 04:24:29,303
That's an accurate statement.

7647
04:24:29,303 --> 04:24:30,400
Thank you.

7648
04:24:30,400 --> 04:24:30,671
On this year's legislative

7649
04:24:30,671 --> 04:24:33,671
platform I see direction to

7650
04:24:35,476 --> 04:24:36,177
support funding opportunities

7651
04:24:36,177 --> 04:24:36,811
for stormwater infrastructure

7652
04:24:36,811 --> 04:24:39,811
repairs with the focus on

7653
04:24:42,316 --> 04:24:42,717
historically disadvantaged

7654
04:24:42,717 --> 04:24:43,417
communities.

7655
04:24:43,417 --> 04:24:46,540
Does this include Baker Street

7656
04:24:46,540 --> 04:24:46,921
See ip as 24011.

7657
04:24:46,921 --> 04:24:50,521
I'm sorry can you repeat that

7658
04:24:52,293 --> 04:24:52,860
first reference on this year's

7659
04:24:52,860 --> 04:24:53,661
legislative platform?

7660
04:24:53,661 --> 04:24:57,261
What we tell our lobbyists to

7661
04:24:59,467 --> 04:25:00,201
basically lobby in Sacramento

7662
04:25:00,201 --> 04:25:03,801
and dc there's direction to and

7663
04:25:04,538 --> 04:25:05,206
I quote support funding

7664
04:25:05,206 --> 04:25:05,907
opportunities for stormwater

7665
04:25:05,907 --> 04:25:08,307
infrastructure repairs with a

7666
04:25:10,478 --> 04:25:11,112
focus on historically

7667
04:25:11,112 --> 04:25:11,712
disadvantaged communities.

7668
04:25:11,712 --> 04:25:14,712
My question is does this

7669
04:25:17,285 --> 04:25:17,952
include Baker Street crt as

7670
04:25:17,952 --> 04:25:18,686
242011 That definition this

7671
04:25:18,686 --> 04:25:21,686
area of Baker Street definitely

7672
04:25:22,924 --> 04:25:23,457
falls within that definition

7673
04:25:23,457 --> 04:25:24,158
that you just cited.

7674
04:25:24,158 --> 04:25:24,458
>> So I would say yes.

7675
04:25:24,458 --> 04:25:25,126
Okay.

7676
04:25:25,126 --> 04:25:25,526
And can that administration

7677
04:25:25,526 --> 04:25:27,526
verify that?

7678
04:25:30,264 --> 04:25:30,932
Yes, that's our belief as well.

7679
04:25:30,932 --> 04:25:31,666
Councilmember, I don't know

7680
04:25:31,666 --> 04:25:32,367
the status of federal and state

7681
04:25:32,367 --> 04:25:35,303
your at this moment though And

7682
04:25:35,303 --> 04:25:36,104
so I'll come from a government

7683
04:25:36,104 --> 04:25:36,804
affairs of all the other words

7684
04:25:36,804 --> 04:25:37,572
If you could let the community

7685
04:25:37,572 --> 04:25:41,172
know please I thank you for

7686
04:25:41,442 --> 04:25:42,143
the response as the chair of

7687
04:25:42,143 --> 04:25:42,678
the audit committee and having

7688
04:25:42,678 --> 04:25:43,244
personally witnessed

7689
04:25:43,244 --> 04:25:45,644
the devastation it was

7690
04:25:47,782 --> 04:25:48,416
important to me to have

7691
04:25:48,416 --> 04:25:49,500
thorough understanding and

7692
04:25:49,500 --> 04:25:51,450
documentation of what was

7693
04:25:53,540 --> 04:25:53,721
lacking or insufficient during

7694
04:25:53,721 --> 04:25:54,355
the JANUARY 2024 floods and

7695
04:25:54,355 --> 04:25:55,560
know what the city can do

7696
04:25:55,560 --> 04:25:58,560
differently to ensure that it

7697
04:25:59,826 --> 04:26:00,561
doesn't happen again.

7698
04:26:00,561 --> 04:26:01,262
Recommendation 1.1 in the audit

7699
04:26:01,262 --> 04:26:01,930
report states that the mayor's

7700
04:26:01,930 --> 04:26:04,930
office should work with City

7701
04:26:06,670 --> 04:26:06,667
council, Office of Emergency

7702
04:26:06,667 --> 04:26:07,401
Services, other relevant

7703
04:26:07,401 --> 04:26:09,801
departments and stakeholders to

7704
04:26:12,140 --> 04:26:12,807
develop a framework that

7705
04:26:12,807 --> 04:26:13,407
clearly sets out the city's

7706
04:26:13,407 --> 04:26:15,807
overall role in disaster

7707
04:26:17,678 --> 04:26:18,546
response and recovery.

7708
04:26:18,546 --> 04:26:19,513
In the audit it was shown that

7709
04:26:19,513 --> 04:26:23,713
there was a lot of confusion in

7710
04:26:24,485 --> 04:26:25,152
particular there was a lot of

7711
04:26:25,152 --> 04:26:25,787
confusion about shelter what

7712
04:26:25,787 --> 04:26:28,787
the city could offer, what

7713
04:26:30,250 --> 04:26:30,758
the community expected which

7714
04:26:30,758 --> 04:26:31,359
was specifically hotel vouchers

7715
04:26:31,359 --> 04:26:34,359
versus shelter beds in a

7716
04:26:35,763 --> 04:26:36,530
communal space.

7717
04:26:36,530 --> 04:26:37,165
Have the city identified what

7718
04:26:37,165 --> 04:26:39,670
kind of shelter options it

7719
04:26:39,670 --> 04:26:42,670
could offer and the likelihood

7720
04:26:45,907 --> 04:26:46,507
that it is needed?

7721
04:26:46,507 --> 04:26:47,142
Yes, Councilmember.

7722
04:26:47,142 --> 04:26:47,775
So the lead on sheltering

7723
04:26:47,775 --> 04:26:50,175
throughout the region is

7724
04:26:52,780 --> 04:26:53,581
the American Red Cross.

7725
04:26:53,581 --> 04:26:54,315
So when there is an evacuation

7726
04:26:54,315 --> 04:26:54,983
we reach out to our Red Cross

7727
04:26:54,983 --> 04:26:57,383
partners and identify a

7728
04:26:58,253 --> 04:26:58,552
location they have agreements

7729
04:26:58,552 --> 04:26:59,253
with.

7730
04:26:59,253 --> 04:26:59,787
Hundreds of facilities include

7731
04:26:59,787 --> 04:27:01,787
schools, faith based

7732
04:27:04,592 --> 04:27:05,192
organizations throughout

7733
04:27:05,192 --> 04:27:08,192
the city and the county.

7734
04:27:09,531 --> 04:27:10,131
The city of San Diego also has

7735
04:27:10,131 --> 04:27:10,865
13 identified city owned

7736
04:27:10,865 --> 04:27:11,499
facilities that are ready to be

7737
04:27:11,499 --> 04:27:13,899
utilized as city shelters.

7738
04:27:15,870 --> 04:27:16,571
So if Red Cross our first call

7739
04:27:16,571 --> 04:27:17,238
falls through or the capacity

7740
04:27:17,238 --> 04:27:20,838
does not meet the need, then

7741
04:27:21,508 --> 04:27:22,243
the city also has trained staff

7742
04:27:22,243 --> 04:27:22,944
cots, equipment in 13 different

7743
04:27:22,944 --> 04:27:23,378
locations that we can utilize

7744
04:27:23,378 --> 04:27:25,378
for shelters.

7745
04:27:25,847 --> 04:27:28,847
Thank you for that answer.

7746
04:27:32,200 --> 04:27:32,687
I think it's safe to say that

7747
04:27:32,687 --> 04:27:33,421
the city has not identified

7748
04:27:33,421 --> 04:27:37,210
what kind of shelter options it

7749
04:27:38,260 --> 04:27:38,893
could offer that the community

7750
04:27:38,893 --> 04:27:39,627
and like I said, there was a

7751
04:27:39,627 --> 04:27:40,361
lot of confusion about shelter.

7752
04:27:40,361 --> 04:27:43,961
It was pointed out that Lincoln

7753
04:27:44,866 --> 04:27:45,266
High was absolutely opened

7754
04:27:45,266 --> 04:27:46,330
right away.

7755
04:27:46,330 --> 04:27:49,633
I personally took a person to

7756
04:27:50,672 --> 04:27:51,339
Lincoln High In that case this

7757
04:27:51,339 --> 04:27:54,339
person did not need shelter.

7758
04:27:56,244 --> 04:27:56,978
She needed medication and there

7759
04:27:56,978 --> 04:27:57,712
wasn't even a person that spoke

7760
04:27:57,712 --> 04:28:01,312
Spanish at Lincoln When I my

7761
04:28:02,884 --> 04:28:03,651
personal experience there.

7762
04:28:03,651 --> 04:28:07,251
So which leads me to a

7763
04:28:08,389 --> 04:28:09,900
conversation about clear roles

7764
04:28:09,900 --> 04:28:09,691
and responsibilities They were

7765
04:28:09,691 --> 04:28:10,258
highlighted in the audit

7766
04:28:10,258 --> 04:28:12,258
specifically for city

7767
04:28:14,228 --> 04:28:14,896
departments but also agencies

7768
04:28:14,896 --> 04:28:18,496
like the County of San Diego

7769
04:28:19,734 --> 04:28:20,502
and the American Red Cross.

7770
04:28:20,502 --> 04:28:21,202
The question of who was in

7771
04:28:21,202 --> 04:28:24,802
charge I think kept on coming

7772
04:28:26,700 --> 04:28:26,741
up just as a side note

7773
04:28:26,741 --> 04:28:30,341
the Wednesday after the flood I

7774
04:28:32,447 --> 04:28:33,181
personally went up to one of

7775
04:28:33,181 --> 04:28:33,815
our directors at the time and I

7776
04:28:33,815 --> 04:28:34,114
asked Can I have your cell

7777
04:28:34,114 --> 04:28:36,114
phone?

7778
04:28:37,886 --> 04:28:38,620
The person told me that they

7779
04:28:38,620 --> 04:28:39,254
cannot give me their cell phone

7780
04:28:39,254 --> 04:28:39,787
that I had to go through

7781
04:28:39,787 --> 04:28:42,187
the proper lines of

7782
04:28:43,625 --> 04:28:44,292
communication which was

7783
04:28:44,292 --> 04:28:45,930
the mayor staff has the city

7784
04:28:45,930 --> 04:28:48,693
Which leads to my question has

7785
04:28:49,364 --> 04:28:49,997
the city worked with

7786
04:28:49,997 --> 04:28:52,397
specifically the county in

7787
04:28:56,700 --> 04:28:56,738
the event of an emergency?

7788
04:28:56,738 --> 04:28:57,438
Have we touch base with

7789
04:28:57,438 --> 04:29:01,380
the county to show them this

7790
04:29:01,776 --> 04:29:02,243
document to let them give us

7791
04:29:02,243 --> 04:29:02,911
their feedback?

7792
04:29:02,911 --> 04:29:05,311
Has there been communication

7793
04:29:07,548 --> 04:29:07,949
with the county?

7794
04:29:07,949 --> 04:29:08,683
>> Yes.

7795
04:29:08,683 --> 04:29:09,484
Council member So the county of

7796
04:29:09,484 --> 04:29:13,840
San Diego as well as all

7797
04:29:13,255 --> 04:29:13,888
the other jurisdictions that

7798
04:29:13,888 --> 04:29:14,489
incorporated jurisdiction

7799
04:29:14,489 --> 04:29:15,189
within the county of San

7800
04:29:15,189 --> 04:29:17,589
Diego's operational area have

7801
04:29:18,960 --> 04:29:19,694
been informed of our working

7802
04:29:19,694 --> 04:29:20,428
group at the city of San Diego.

7803
04:29:20,428 --> 04:29:21,129
I've been in contact with those

7804
04:29:21,129 --> 04:29:23,129
different emergency managers.

7805
04:29:25,267 --> 04:29:25,934
I've also been involved in

7806
04:29:25,934 --> 04:29:26,735
the county of San Diego's El

7807
04:29:26,735 --> 04:29:30,335
Nino task force which is their

7808
04:29:32,700 --> 04:29:32,641
countywide response port

7809
04:29:32,641 --> 04:29:33,341
preparedness training like

7810
04:29:33,341 --> 04:29:33,642
we're doing at the city of San

7811
04:29:33,642 --> 04:29:34,342
Diego.

7812
04:29:34,342 --> 04:29:37,278
So I've been involved in their

7813
04:29:37,278 --> 04:29:37,879
meetings there to have updates

7814
04:29:37,879 --> 04:29:38,546
on what they're doing at

7815
04:29:38,546 --> 04:29:39,470
providing updates on what we

7816
04:29:39,470 --> 04:29:39,414
are doing as well.

7817
04:29:39,414 --> 04:29:41,414
Wonderful.

7818
04:29:42,584 --> 04:29:43,840
Thank you for that and that's

7819
04:29:43,840 --> 04:29:43,852
very good to hear.

7820
04:29:43,852 --> 04:29:44,519
I do want to recognize and

7821
04:29:44,519 --> 04:29:46,919
thank Fire Rescue for

7822
04:29:48,220 --> 04:29:48,757
implementing some of

7823
04:29:48,757 --> 04:29:49,424
the recommendations sooner than

7824
04:29:49,424 --> 04:29:51,424
the targeted implementation

7825
04:29:53,962 --> 04:29:54,829
date listed in the audit.

7826
04:29:54,829 --> 04:29:55,530
So thank you for this meeting

7827
04:29:55,530 --> 04:29:55,931
and for all the work that has

7828
04:29:55,931 --> 04:29:57,931
been put in.

7829
04:29:59,734 --> 04:30:00,434
I want to conclude by

7830
04:30:00,434 --> 04:30:01,169
emphasizing that communication

7831
04:30:01,169 --> 04:30:05,369
in my opinion was what was very

7832
04:30:06,341 --> 04:30:09,341
much lacking in the JANUARY

7833
04:30:11,780 --> 04:30:12,380
2024 floods and I want to

7834
04:30:12,380 --> 04:30:14,380
emphasize how important

7835
04:30:17,686 --> 04:30:18,386
communication a few things

7836
04:30:18,386 --> 04:30:19,320
the emergency meetings that we

7837
04:30:19,320 --> 04:30:23,291
had as a body I think they were

7838
04:30:23,291 --> 04:30:24,426
a week out.

7839
04:30:24,426 --> 04:30:27,929
I think they should be hours a

7840
04:30:27,929 --> 04:30:28,629
day or two.

7841
04:30:28,629 --> 04:30:31,290
That's one just communications

7842
04:30:33,535 --> 04:30:34,236
internally And I think it was

7843
04:30:34,236 --> 04:30:37,236
noted by my colleague council

7844
04:30:39,674 --> 04:30:40,375
member Henry Foster that there

7845
04:30:40,375 --> 04:30:41,108
was a lack of communication

7846
04:30:41,108 --> 04:30:44,708
with the county and all of

7847
04:30:45,713 --> 04:30:46,381
the needed all of

7848
04:30:46,381 --> 04:30:49,381
the triggering points of an

7849
04:30:51,253 --> 04:30:51,953
emergency the letter being sent

7850
04:30:51,953 --> 04:30:52,521
to the county the county then

7851
04:30:52,521 --> 04:30:53,154
sending the letter to

7852
04:30:53,154 --> 04:30:53,788
the state, the state then

7853
04:30:53,788 --> 04:30:56,788
sending it to the federal

7854
04:30:57,793 --> 04:30:58,627
government.

7855
04:30:58,627 --> 04:30:59,227
This is something that I, I, I

7856
04:30:59,227 --> 04:31:02,227
you know, like I said,

7857
04:31:03,865 --> 04:31:04,599
communication is key but

7858
04:31:04,599 --> 04:31:05,300
there's also a language barrier

7859
04:31:05,300 --> 04:31:07,300
communication especially with

7860
04:31:10,710 --> 04:31:10,772
district eight.

7861
04:31:10,772 --> 04:31:11,606
I can't emphasize enough how

7862
04:31:11,606 --> 04:31:15,206
important it is to have Spanish

7863
04:31:16,745 --> 04:31:17,412
speaking folks on the ground

7864
04:31:17,412 --> 04:31:18,280
district And also this is I

7865
04:31:18,280 --> 04:31:21,880
keep on saying this as an

7866
04:31:21,950 --> 04:31:22,651
elected official for District

7867
04:31:22,651 --> 04:31:23,351
eight and it sounds like it

7868
04:31:23,351 --> 04:31:25,751
feels like nobody's listening.

7869
04:31:27,890 --> 04:31:27,556
The digital divide is very

7870
04:31:27,556 --> 04:31:28,222
extremely real.

7871
04:31:28,222 --> 04:31:31,822
If we rely on the digital

7872
04:31:33,261 --> 04:31:37,461
divide we will be at the same

7873
04:31:37,599 --> 04:31:38,333
place where we landed in 2020

7874
04:31:38,333 --> 04:31:39,201
for and a risk of information

7875
04:31:39,201 --> 04:31:42,801
in times of an emergency is

7876
04:31:43,805 --> 04:31:44,672
dire.

7877
04:31:44,672 --> 04:31:47,672
It just proved to be

7878
04:31:48,376 --> 04:31:49,440
devastating in in 2020 for

7879
04:31:49,440 --> 04:31:49,678
communications in the flood

7880
04:31:49,678 --> 04:31:51,678
plain dedicated in-person

7881
04:31:54,949 --> 04:31:55,549
canvasing as I touch

7882
04:31:55,549 --> 04:31:57,549
communities immediately

7883
04:32:00,155 --> 04:32:00,856
immediately And I think

7884
04:32:00,856 --> 04:32:01,323
the city must do better for

7885
04:32:01,323 --> 04:32:02,240
their residents.

7886
04:32:02,240 --> 04:32:05,624
So I will leave off with

7887
04:32:06,261 --> 04:32:07,620
communications not only

7888
04:32:07,620 --> 04:32:09,462
internally but also to

7889
04:32:12,233 --> 04:32:13,340
the community Actually before I

7890
04:32:13,340 --> 04:32:13,902
leave off I did want to state

7891
04:32:13,902 --> 04:32:17,502
that if I'm not mistaken this

7892
04:32:18,540 --> 04:32:19,241
administration brought a policy

7893
04:32:19,241 --> 04:32:20,740
change in case of an emergency

7894
04:32:20,740 --> 04:32:24,274
who would be in charge or if

7895
04:32:25,800 --> 04:32:25,480
the mayor was outside of

7896
04:32:25,480 --> 04:32:26,181
the country.

7897
04:32:26,181 --> 04:32:26,815
It's my understanding that at

7898
04:32:26,815 --> 04:32:30,415
this point it is the mayor

7899
04:32:31,153 --> 04:32:31,653
the ceo and then the council

7900
04:32:31,653 --> 04:32:32,353
president and then

7901
04:32:32,353 --> 04:32:34,753
the emergency personnel Should

7902
04:32:37,792 --> 04:32:38,326
an emergency head who will make

7903
04:32:38,326 --> 04:32:39,610
the final decisions.

7904
04:32:39,610 --> 04:32:42,610
I think those internal policies

7905
04:32:44,320 --> 04:32:44,633
are very important and we

7906
04:32:44,633 --> 04:32:47,330
should look into that.

7907
04:32:49,905 --> 04:32:50,505
So with that, thank you for for

7908
04:32:50,505 --> 04:32:51,500
the extra time and for

7909
04:32:51,500 --> 04:32:51,373
the presentation.

7910
04:32:51,373 --> 04:32:52,400
Thank you.

7911
04:32:52,400 --> 04:32:55,577
Council member and I will go

7912
04:32:55,577 --> 04:32:56,311
next to Council Member Weprin.

7913
04:32:56,311 --> 04:32:57,120
Thank you Council PRESIDENT

7914
04:32:57,120 --> 04:32:57,479
Thank you for the presentation

7915
04:32:57,479 --> 04:32:59,479
this afternoon.

7916
04:33:01,984 --> 04:33:02,584
I appreciate the comments of my

7917
04:33:02,584 --> 04:33:03,252
colleagues who spoke who

7918
04:33:03,252 --> 04:33:06,188
represents some of the most

7919
04:33:06,188 --> 04:33:06,655
heavily impacted areas from

7920
04:33:06,655 --> 04:33:07,256
the 2024 storms.

7921
04:33:07,256 --> 04:33:08,230
I'll be brief here.

7922
04:33:08,230 --> 04:33:08,724
I want to take you through

7923
04:33:08,724 --> 04:33:12,324
the steps that you are taking

7924
04:33:12,327 --> 04:33:12,994
city wide including here in

7925
04:33:12,994 --> 04:33:13,662
District three to coordinate

7926
04:33:13,662 --> 04:33:16,620
and prepare your departments

7927
04:33:18,500 --> 04:33:18,833
for the threat of flooding from

7928
04:33:18,833 --> 04:33:19,468
elderly.

7929
04:33:19,468 --> 04:33:21,868
So as Councilmember Campo

7930
04:33:24,106 --> 04:33:24,807
referenced, people have died

7931
04:33:24,807 --> 04:33:25,440
where the San Diego River has

7932
04:33:25,440 --> 04:33:25,974
flooded Admission Valley.

7933
04:33:25,974 --> 04:33:28,374
People have lived in

7934
04:33:29,444 --> 04:33:30,145
encampments along the riverbed

7935
04:33:30,145 --> 04:33:30,913
and didn't get out in time.

7936
04:33:30,913 --> 04:33:33,913
There are fewer encampments in

7937
04:33:36,840 --> 04:33:36,751
the riverbed now due to

7938
04:33:36,751 --> 04:33:37,452
the city's recent efforts to

7939
04:33:37,452 --> 04:33:38,120
move people from the riverbed

7940
04:33:38,120 --> 04:33:41,120
to our safe sleeping sites.

7941
04:33:41,556 --> 04:33:42,257
But there are still some people

7942
04:33:42,257 --> 04:33:42,925
there and it will be important

7943
04:33:42,925 --> 04:33:45,325
to prevent future tragedies

7944
04:33:47,628 --> 04:33:47,963
among people who have no hope

7945
04:33:47,963 --> 04:33:48,530
at all.

7946
04:33:48,530 --> 04:33:49,264
I also appreciate a

7947
04:33:49,264 --> 04:33:51,264
Councilmember Foster's question

7948
04:33:53,201 --> 04:33:53,835
about the dangers of

7949
04:33:53,835 --> 04:33:54,503
the unsheltered population

7950
04:33:54,503 --> 04:33:57,503
living in the channels along

7951
04:33:59,775 --> 04:34:00,509
with the refugees and

7952
04:34:00,509 --> 04:34:00,809
the debris that can result with

7953
04:34:00,809 --> 04:34:01,543
that.

7954
04:34:01,543 --> 04:34:04,543
And I noted MR. Snyder's

7955
04:34:05,414 --> 04:34:06,810
comment that when crews clean

7956
04:34:06,810 --> 04:34:08,481
up those encampments, people

7957
04:34:10,819 --> 04:34:11,186
rapidly repopulate those

7958
04:34:11,186 --> 04:34:11,720
locations.

7959
04:34:11,720 --> 04:34:12,354
We're seeing that in

7960
04:34:12,354 --> 04:34:15,354
the downtown area as well.

7961
04:34:17,692 --> 04:34:18,327
It drives home the point that

7962
04:34:18,327 --> 04:34:18,927
we don't have enough other

7963
04:34:18,927 --> 04:34:21,927
places for people to go.

7964
04:34:23,665 --> 04:34:24,366
We've all heard the numbers 90%

7965
04:34:24,366 --> 04:34:24,800
of the time when somebody asks

7966
04:34:24,800 --> 04:34:26,800
for a shelter.

7967
04:34:28,971 --> 04:34:29,772
But in the city of San Diego we

7968
04:34:29,772 --> 04:34:30,472
don't have anywhere for them to

7969
04:34:30,472 --> 04:34:31,273
go and we can't offer them a

7970
04:34:31,273 --> 04:34:34,873
shelter or a safe sleeping site

7971
04:34:35,511 --> 04:34:36,111
So they live in the channels

7972
04:34:36,111 --> 04:34:36,845
with their possessions.

7973
04:34:36,845 --> 04:34:37,579
It adds to the flooding risk or

7974
04:34:37,579 --> 04:34:41,160
they live on the sidewalks with

7975
04:34:41,160 --> 04:34:41,850
their possessions.

7976
04:34:41,850 --> 04:34:42,450
Many of those folks want to go

7977
04:34:42,450 --> 04:34:43,285
into a shelter or a safe

7978
04:34:43,285 --> 04:34:46,885
sleeping site If only we have

7979
04:34:47,880 --> 04:34:47,823
available for them.

7980
04:34:47,823 --> 04:34:48,456
I do appreciate the fact that

7981
04:34:48,456 --> 04:34:51,456
there has been planning to

7982
04:34:52,794 --> 04:34:53,495
relocate people who are staying

7983
04:34:53,495 --> 04:34:54,196
in the shelters or in the safe

7984
04:34:54,196 --> 04:34:57,196
sleeping sites should they be

7985
04:34:58,867 --> 04:34:59,735
subject to flooding.

7986
04:34:59,735 --> 04:35:00,369
Beyond that I will also say

7987
04:35:00,369 --> 04:35:00,970
District three has some of

7988
04:35:00,970 --> 04:35:02,970
the oldest neighborhoods

7989
04:35:06,208 --> 04:35:06,909
Obviously including downtown of

7990
04:35:06,909 --> 04:35:07,576
the surrounding neighborhoods,

7991
04:35:07,576 --> 04:35:07,943
the oldest infrastructure in

7992
04:35:07,943 --> 04:35:09,943
San Diego.

7993
04:35:11,981 --> 04:35:12,581
We saw in your presentation

7994
04:35:12,581 --> 04:35:14,981
the cluster of emergency

7995
04:35:17,586 --> 04:35:18,220
stormwater caps in District

7996
04:35:18,220 --> 04:35:18,921
three, the high number of

7997
04:35:18,921 --> 04:35:20,921
service notifications related

7998
04:35:23,859 --> 04:35:24,392
to pipes and drain components.

7999
04:35:24,392 --> 04:35:25,940
The trolley bays on

8000
04:35:25,940 --> 04:35:28,940
the southern edge of downtown

8001
04:35:29,300 --> 04:35:29,631
have been severely damaged in

8002
04:35:29,631 --> 04:35:30,366
floods in recent years.

8003
04:35:30,366 --> 04:35:33,366
I remember seeing cars floating

8004
04:35:36,138 --> 04:35:36,805
in North Park after a heavy

8005
04:35:36,805 --> 04:35:37,573
storm some five years ago so

8006
04:35:37,573 --> 04:35:40,142
there have been issues in other

8007
04:35:40,142 --> 04:35:40,576
neighborhoods around District

8008
04:35:40,576 --> 04:35:41,309
three as well.

8009
04:35:41,309 --> 04:35:41,944
Anyway, thank you very much for

8010
04:35:41,944 --> 04:35:44,344
the preparations that are

8011
04:35:46,449 --> 04:35:47,820
underway citywide including

8012
04:35:47,820 --> 04:35:47,449
here in District three.

8013
04:35:47,449 --> 04:35:47,949
Thank you.

8014
04:35:47,949 --> 04:35:48,317
Council PRESIDENT.

8015
04:35:48,317 --> 04:35:48,984
All right.

8016
04:35:48,984 --> 04:35:49,584
Thank you Council my return

8017
04:35:49,584 --> 04:35:52,584
we'll go next to Council

8018
04:35:54,924 --> 04:35:55,590
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee Dinkins

8019
04:35:55,590 --> 04:35:56,391
present I'm going to add to

8020
04:35:56,391 --> 04:35:57,826
what I want Sure appreciate

8021
04:35:57,826 --> 04:35:58,527
the presentation Maybe my

8022
04:35:58,527 --> 04:35:59,128
biggest take away from some of

8023
04:35:59,128 --> 04:36:01,528
my colleagues that that

8024
04:36:04,733 --> 04:36:05,433
continues to sort of give me a

8025
04:36:05,433 --> 04:36:06,135
little bit of unrest is not

8026
04:36:06,135 --> 04:36:06,869
necessarily again, I think as

8027
04:36:06,869 --> 04:36:09,269
Councilmember Bailey noted, all

8028
04:36:09,605 --> 04:36:10,106
the technical components of how

8029
04:36:10,106 --> 04:36:10,739
we would respond.

8030
04:36:10,739 --> 04:36:11,373
I do appreciate seeing how

8031
04:36:11,373 --> 04:36:13,773
that's all coming together

8032
04:36:15,770 --> 04:36:15,778
The support groups and

8033
04:36:15,778 --> 04:36:16,545
the discussions that are being

8034
04:36:16,545 --> 04:36:17,413
had on how we're going to meet

8035
04:36:17,413 --> 04:36:21,613
each of the needs up to any

8036
04:36:21,684 --> 04:36:22,550
potential disaster.

8037
04:36:22,550 --> 04:36:23,285
What I always go back to

8038
04:36:23,285 --> 04:36:26,285
thinking is the human component

8039
04:36:27,556 --> 04:36:28,457
of it and it feels like some

8040
04:36:28,457 --> 04:36:33,162
how not just in how we draft up

8041
04:36:33,162 --> 04:36:33,929
these plans but when you plan

8042
04:36:33,929 --> 04:36:34,629
to go out into the community

8043
04:36:34,629 --> 04:36:35,264
engage with folks I don't know

8044
04:36:35,264 --> 04:36:38,167
that we can do so without

8045
04:36:38,167 --> 04:36:38,634
honestly engaging that human

8046
04:36:38,634 --> 04:36:39,335
component first.

8047
04:36:39,335 --> 04:36:40,200
I don't know how to recommend

8048
04:36:40,200 --> 04:36:43,200
that you capture that other

8049
04:36:44,573 --> 04:36:45,273
than noting that it doesn't

8050
04:36:45,273 --> 04:36:46,108
feel like it's captured today.

8051
04:36:46,108 --> 04:36:50,908
So I think some of that it just

8052
04:36:50,913 --> 04:36:51,580
starts with acknowledging

8053
04:36:51,580 --> 04:36:52,248
the pain and suffering folks

8054
04:36:52,248 --> 04:36:55,248
who have experienced it have

8055
04:36:56,352 --> 04:36:57,152
gone through the simple fact

8056
04:36:57,152 --> 04:36:57,920
that this is not just preparing

8057
04:36:57,920 --> 04:37:02,120
for a storm but we are really

8058
04:37:02,457 --> 04:37:03,920
that the city is focused on

8059
04:37:03,920 --> 04:37:05,492
trying to protect people's

8060
04:37:08,297 --> 04:37:09,640
lives and livelihoods.

8061
04:37:09,640 --> 04:37:09,765
Yeah, you know that's I think

8062
04:37:09,765 --> 04:37:13,365
just if there's a takeaway for

8063
04:37:14,370 --> 04:37:15,171
me there it's it's somehow

8064
04:37:15,171 --> 04:37:15,838
the city does need to do a

8065
04:37:15,838 --> 04:37:18,838
better job of connecting on

8066
04:37:20,943 --> 04:37:21,577
that front and I hope we get to

8067
04:37:21,577 --> 04:37:22,310
a point where we actually

8068
04:37:22,310 --> 04:37:22,945
figure out how to do so so they

8069
04:37:22,945 --> 04:37:25,981
can present or I think it

8070
04:37:25,981 --> 04:37:26,649
council PRESIDENT Pro tem not

8071
04:37:26,649 --> 04:37:29,649
seeing anyone on the lights.

8072
04:37:32,210 --> 04:37:32,721
I'll offer a few comments So

8073
04:37:32,721 --> 04:37:33,389
first of all thank you for

8074
04:37:33,389 --> 04:37:36,389
coming to doing a full

8075
04:37:37,259 --> 04:37:37,927
presentation environment

8076
04:37:37,927 --> 04:37:38,461
committee and repeating that

8077
04:37:38,461 --> 04:37:40,861
again today and your

8078
04:37:43,566 --> 04:37:44,133
willingness to hear an extended

8079
04:37:44,133 --> 04:37:46,533
amount of comments and

8080
04:37:48,938 --> 04:37:49,705
questions from my colleagues I

8081
04:37:49,705 --> 04:37:50,339
thought it was really important

8082
04:37:50,339 --> 04:37:51,730
This was kind of a golden

8083
04:37:51,730 --> 04:37:54,730
opportunity for really to open

8084
04:37:55,444 --> 04:37:56,145
up the conversation.

8085
04:37:56,145 --> 04:37:56,846
I appreciate the issues they

8086
04:37:56,846 --> 04:38:00,446
put on the table the responses

8087
04:38:01,250 --> 04:38:02,218
that you already anticipated

8088
04:38:02,218 --> 04:38:05,818
and your candor and what needs

8089
04:38:07,523 --> 04:38:08,257
to be done next.

8090
04:38:08,257 --> 04:38:08,858
Having watch as a civil

8091
04:38:08,858 --> 04:38:09,591
engineer stormwater was

8092
04:38:09,591 --> 04:38:13,191
something I was always going to

8093
04:38:14,630 --> 04:38:14,730
pay attention to way before I

8094
04:38:14,730 --> 04:38:15,397
got elected to office And so

8095
04:38:15,397 --> 04:38:18,397
I've always paid attention I

8096
04:38:19,302 --> 04:38:20,200
don't think I've ever seen

8097
04:38:20,200 --> 04:38:20,670
the city more responsive, more

8098
04:38:20,670 --> 04:38:23,700
reactive, more aggressive in

8099
04:38:26,142 --> 04:38:26,508
being prepared than I've seen

8100
04:38:26,508 --> 04:38:27,243
right now.

8101
04:38:27,243 --> 04:38:29,643
Certainly what happened in 2024

8102
04:38:31,681 --> 04:38:32,810
was quite a kick in the pants

8103
04:38:32,810 --> 04:38:34,810
about that.

8104
04:38:37,786 --> 04:38:38,587
But still this is tremendous

8105
04:38:38,587 --> 04:38:39,255
and I don't think I can

8106
04:38:39,255 --> 04:38:39,955
emphasize enough and I hope

8107
04:38:39,955 --> 04:38:42,355
everybody realizes just moving

8108
04:38:44,126 --> 04:38:44,794
into fire rescue I think it's

8109
04:38:44,794 --> 04:38:48,394
such a game changer as you

8110
04:38:49,431 --> 04:38:50,132
mentioned, Chief, that you are

8111
04:38:50,132 --> 04:38:50,832
geared towards emergencies and

8112
04:38:50,832 --> 04:38:54,432
incidents and how to react and

8113
04:38:54,869 --> 04:38:55,571
that muscle memory all day

8114
04:38:55,571 --> 04:38:59,171
long, every day, seven days a

8115
04:39:01,109 --> 04:39:01,844
week is always there and I

8116
04:39:01,844 --> 04:39:05,444
think that was the game changer

8117
04:39:06,731 --> 04:39:06,879
that we really, really needed.

8118
04:39:06,879 --> 04:39:07,330
So very much appreciate it.

8119
04:39:07,330 --> 04:39:07,283
And you didn't really have a

8120
04:39:07,283 --> 04:39:07,950
good foundation to work from.

8121
04:39:07,950 --> 04:39:10,950
I think it's important to

8122
04:39:12,955 --> 04:39:13,623
emphasize that So and I you

8123
04:39:13,623 --> 04:39:16,623
know, I feel that bluntness

8124
04:39:18,628 --> 04:39:19,332
about saying as I said,

8125
04:39:19,332 --> 04:39:20,620
the Environment Committee and

8126
04:39:20,620 --> 04:39:23,662
I've said it before despite how

8127
04:39:25,101 --> 04:39:25,738
aggressive our preparations and

8128
04:39:25,738 --> 04:39:26,401
how beneficial they'll be,

8129
04:39:26,401 --> 04:39:26,902
they're not going to address

8130
04:39:26,902 --> 04:39:28,902
the larger issues.

8131
04:39:30,272 --> 04:39:31,730
And you know, again also to

8132
04:39:31,730 --> 04:39:31,774
give a shout out to talk to

8133
04:39:31,774 --> 04:39:35,374
you, I've never seen the city

8134
04:39:35,544 --> 04:39:36,245
be more candid about the state

8135
04:39:36,245 --> 04:39:36,945
of our stormwater, how small

8136
04:39:36,945 --> 04:39:39,945
capacity our channels are that

8137
04:39:43,850 --> 04:39:43,819
have homes and businesses right

8138
04:39:43,819 --> 04:39:44,152
up against that which our storm

8139
04:39:44,152 --> 04:39:46,152
drains.

8140
04:39:49,225 --> 04:39:49,625
We think about the ones that

8141
04:39:49,625 --> 04:39:50,293
are failing.

8142
04:39:50,293 --> 04:39:50,993
We're talking about the ones

8143
04:39:50,993 --> 04:39:51,360
with the capacity and the pump

8144
04:39:51,360 --> 04:39:53,360
stations.

8145
04:39:54,697 --> 04:39:55,364
The candor about that doesn't

8146
04:39:55,364 --> 04:39:56,650
paint a very pretty picture.

8147
04:39:56,650 --> 04:39:59,665
But when people say you're not

8148
04:40:00,202 --> 04:40:00,869
having the conversations we are

8149
04:40:00,869 --> 04:40:01,571
having the conversations And

8150
04:40:01,571 --> 04:40:02,171
for those of you who came in

8151
04:40:02,171 --> 04:40:04,171
today hoping that

8152
04:40:06,976 --> 04:40:07,676
the experience and the trauma,

8153
04:40:07,676 --> 04:40:08,344
the pain that you suffered and

8154
04:40:08,344 --> 04:40:11,944
the trauma that you had from

8155
04:40:12,782 --> 04:40:13,482
what happened in 2024, I don't

8156
04:40:13,482 --> 04:40:14,830
know that you're going to walk

8157
04:40:14,830 --> 04:40:16,483
away feeling much better

8158
04:40:18,521 --> 04:40:19,188
because it's a lot of this is

8159
04:40:19,188 --> 04:40:19,457
looking forward Where are we

8160
04:40:19,457 --> 04:40:20,220
now?

8161
04:40:20,220 --> 04:40:20,589
How are we preparing?

8162
04:40:20,589 --> 04:40:23,589
There's still a lot of

8163
04:40:24,660 --> 04:40:25,561
unanswered questions litigation

8164
04:40:25,561 --> 04:40:25,962
kind of tie that ties up a

8165
04:40:25,962 --> 04:40:27,962
little bit.

8166
04:40:30,666 --> 04:40:31,167
But I think there is much more

8167
04:40:31,167 --> 04:40:31,934
work to be done.

8168
04:40:31,934 --> 04:40:35,534
I know my colleagues are really

8169
04:40:35,905 --> 04:40:36,773
engaged in those conversations

8170
04:40:36,773 --> 04:40:40,373
but most of the preparedness is

8171
04:40:42,178 --> 04:40:42,945
not for you because there's not

8172
04:40:42,945 --> 04:40:43,546
much else you can do given what

8173
04:40:43,546 --> 04:40:45,946
your situation is, what

8174
04:40:48,351 --> 04:40:48,951
the conditions are in your

8175
04:40:48,951 --> 04:40:49,685
particular neighborhood.

8176
04:40:49,685 --> 04:40:53,285
I think the preparedness is for

8177
04:40:53,990 --> 04:40:54,691
a lot of other people who do

8178
04:40:54,691 --> 04:40:55,390
who MAY not have thought that

8179
04:40:55,390 --> 04:40:58,390
they were in flood conditions

8180
04:40:59,796 --> 04:41:00,496
but MAY very well be if

8181
04:41:00,496 --> 04:41:01,164
atmospheric rivers come in and

8182
04:41:01,164 --> 04:41:03,564
go after their neighborhood

8183
04:41:06,202 --> 04:41:06,703
with the same viciousness that

8184
04:41:06,703 --> 04:41:08,703
happened in 2024.

8185
04:41:10,473 --> 04:41:11,341
So there's conversation for all

8186
04:41:11,341 --> 04:41:14,341
1.4 million San Diego and going

8187
04:41:17,947 --> 04:41:18,681
forward and the candor of even

8188
04:41:18,681 --> 04:41:19,382
I think the capacity charge you

8189
04:41:19,382 --> 04:41:22,382
were saying about the channels

8190
04:41:22,518 --> 04:41:23,860
that's assuming they're clear

8191
04:41:23,860 --> 04:41:23,753
that we've removed all

8192
04:41:23,753 --> 04:41:24,530
the brush and any debris out

8193
04:41:24,530 --> 04:41:26,530
there.

8194
04:41:28,457 --> 04:41:29,920
Those are the capacities.

8195
04:41:29,920 --> 04:41:29,826
Yeah, that's correct.

8196
04:41:29,826 --> 04:41:30,192
That assumes a fully maintained

8197
04:41:30,192 --> 04:41:30,493
condition.

8198
04:41:30,493 --> 04:41:32,493
Okay.

8199
04:41:34,564 --> 04:41:35,198
And I think also again just to

8200
04:41:35,198 --> 04:41:35,831
continue with this line of

8201
04:41:35,831 --> 04:41:38,231
candor that the $5 billion

8202
04:41:40,536 --> 04:41:41,337
deficit is only our projections

8203
04:41:41,337 --> 04:41:42,104
for the next five years And I

8204
04:41:42,104 --> 04:41:46,304
think it'd be safe for me to

8205
04:41:47,410 --> 04:41:48,110
say that none of that none of

8206
04:41:48,110 --> 04:41:48,711
that is actually part of

8207
04:41:48,711 --> 04:41:49,378
the conversation we're having

8208
04:41:49,378 --> 04:41:51,778
today about the shortfalls.

8209
04:41:53,483 --> 04:41:54,117
Maybe there's some pump station

8210
04:41:54,117 --> 04:41:54,517
repairs, some emergency

8211
04:41:54,517 --> 04:41:56,517
generators.

8212
04:41:59,856 --> 04:42:00,590
You know, that's not what our

8213
04:42:00,590 --> 04:42:01,291
stormwater game plan really was

8214
04:42:01,291 --> 04:42:04,291
geared to because the deficit

8215
04:42:05,295 --> 04:42:05,594
is so big and the need is is so

8216
04:42:05,594 --> 04:42:06,362
great.

8217
04:42:06,362 --> 04:42:10,562
But I also see a lot of

8218
04:42:11,000 --> 04:42:11,801
pivoting and I think that's

8219
04:42:11,801 --> 04:42:12,569
the good news and good is maybe

8220
04:42:12,569 --> 04:42:16,539
even too strong a word but it

8221
04:42:16,539 --> 04:42:17,407
is going in the right direction

8222
04:42:17,407 --> 04:42:21,607
and is as you said some of

8223
04:42:21,744 --> 04:42:22,412
these changes to increase

8224
04:42:22,412 --> 04:42:25,412
the capacity are very, very

8225
04:42:27,917 --> 04:42:28,584
expensive going forward and

8226
04:42:28,584 --> 04:42:29,218
some of them will stretch

8227
04:42:29,218 --> 04:42:29,919
engineering creativity to

8228
04:42:29,919 --> 04:42:33,823
figure out how do we how do we

8229
04:42:33,823 --> 04:42:34,524
do that given the proximity of

8230
04:42:34,524 --> 04:42:35,190
the homes and businesses next

8231
04:42:35,190 --> 04:42:38,190
to those in those channels?

8232
04:42:40,596 --> 04:42:41,331
And then as you said, you know,

8233
04:42:41,331 --> 04:42:42,310
I was a baby engineer when I

8234
04:42:42,310 --> 04:42:45,310
did the floodplain mapping way

8235
04:42:46,402 --> 04:42:46,936
back when and we saw

8236
04:42:46,936 --> 04:42:47,669
the constraints that

8237
04:42:47,669 --> 04:42:50,669
the freeway under crossings had

8238
04:42:51,841 --> 04:42:52,542
And when you look at the bay

8239
04:42:52,542 --> 04:42:53,276
and then you look at the under

8240
04:42:53,276 --> 04:42:56,276
crossings and the freeways that

8241
04:42:58,348 --> 04:42:59,215
really ties our hands about

8242
04:42:59,215 --> 04:42:59,649
what we we can do but we must

8243
04:42:59,649 --> 04:43:01,649
do something.

8244
04:43:03,486 --> 04:43:03,786
Let me be very clear about

8245
04:43:03,786 --> 04:43:04,487
that.

8246
04:43:04,487 --> 04:43:08,870
A couple of us my colleagues

8247
04:43:09,359 --> 04:43:10,160
covered so much ground.

8248
04:43:10,160 --> 04:43:10,894
I again appreciate coming to

8249
04:43:10,894 --> 04:43:11,527
investment committee and coming

8250
04:43:11,527 --> 04:43:14,527
here to the city council.

8251
04:43:15,532 --> 04:43:16,231
I also know it takes a lot of

8252
04:43:16,231 --> 04:43:16,800
work to tackle items to bring

8253
04:43:16,800 --> 04:43:17,500
forward And the one of

8254
04:43:17,500 --> 04:43:21,571
the thing I didn't hear but I

8255
04:43:21,571 --> 04:43:22,271
would encourage I didn't ask my

8256
04:43:22,271 --> 04:43:22,906
colleagues about this I would

8257
04:43:22,906 --> 04:43:25,906
actually ask you to speak

8258
04:43:27,377 --> 04:43:28,770
directly to my colleagues in

8259
04:43:28,770 --> 04:43:28,811
four, eight and nine and not

8260
04:43:28,811 --> 04:43:32,816
wait till the next time you can

8261
04:43:32,816 --> 04:43:33,683
talk at something.

8262
04:43:33,683 --> 04:43:34,500
Not that these issues are not

8263
04:43:34,500 --> 04:43:34,784
important.

8264
04:43:34,784 --> 04:43:35,351
Councilmember We've been talked

8265
04:43:35,351 --> 04:43:37,351
about District three.

8266
04:43:37,887 --> 04:43:38,655
There's even a couple of things

8267
04:43:38,655 --> 04:43:39,355
in District one and in all our

8268
04:43:39,355 --> 04:43:42,355
districts but the impact on

8269
04:43:44,727 --> 04:43:45,195
individuals and the impact on

8270
04:43:45,195 --> 04:43:47,195
equity is great.

8271
04:43:49,733 --> 04:43:50,467
It's not just about our raising

8272
04:43:50,467 --> 04:43:51,134
are so concentrated in those

8273
04:43:51,134 --> 04:43:51,835
districts and the nimbleness

8274
04:43:51,835 --> 04:43:54,835
that three council members can

8275
04:43:55,538 --> 04:43:56,239
get together and have those

8276
04:43:56,239 --> 04:43:56,873
conversations I think it'd be

8277
04:43:56,873 --> 04:43:59,273
worthwhile to engage them

8278
04:44:01,811 --> 04:44:02,545
directly even before you come

8279
04:44:02,545 --> 04:44:06,145
to the next environment or next

8280
04:44:07,684 --> 04:44:08,451
to the city council meeting.

8281
04:44:08,451 --> 04:44:09,152
I also wanted to emphasize

8282
04:44:09,152 --> 04:44:09,852
again, Chief, you had a chance

8283
04:44:09,852 --> 04:44:12,852
to emphasize because you kind

8284
04:44:13,793 --> 04:44:14,524
of talked about it in an

8285
04:44:14,524 --> 04:44:15,291
environment you talked a little

8286
04:44:15,291 --> 04:44:19,161
bit about it and I think you

8287
04:44:19,161 --> 04:44:19,429
described this as kind of step

8288
04:44:19,429 --> 04:44:20,330
one.

8289
04:44:20,330 --> 04:44:24,530
This was just to get our annual

8290
04:44:24,768 --> 04:44:25,468
stormwater update but also to

8291
04:44:25,468 --> 04:44:25,802
say we are now convinced about

8292
04:44:25,802 --> 04:44:27,802
El Nino.

8293
04:44:30,940 --> 04:44:31,341
We don't know where it's going

8294
04:44:31,341 --> 04:44:32,740
to happen.

8295
04:44:32,740 --> 04:44:32,876
We don't know when it's going

8296
04:44:32,876 --> 04:44:36,947
to hit but it's going to be big

8297
04:44:36,947 --> 04:44:37,647
And a lot of the questions I

8298
04:44:37,647 --> 04:44:38,348
think my colleagues asked were

8299
04:44:38,348 --> 04:44:38,748
really about maybe step two or

8300
04:44:38,748 --> 04:44:40,748
step three.

8301
04:44:43,286 --> 04:44:43,920
The I guess a temper First this

8302
04:44:43,920 --> 04:44:44,254
is only the fourth council

8303
04:44:44,254 --> 04:44:44,887
meeting.

8304
04:44:44,887 --> 04:44:47,887
So since coming back from

8305
04:44:48,925 --> 04:44:49,592
summer recess but just get a

8306
04:44:49,592 --> 04:44:52,592
confirmation from you and I

8307
04:44:53,696 --> 04:44:54,331
maybe forgot about that.

8308
04:44:54,331 --> 04:44:54,965
You are also concurrently

8309
04:44:54,965 --> 04:44:57,965
working on that next stage

8310
04:45:00,336 --> 04:45:01,700
which is what happens when

8311
04:45:01,700 --> 04:45:04,670
something hits And what is that

8312
04:45:05,742 --> 04:45:06,409
agency response in terms of

8313
04:45:06,409 --> 04:45:07,110
saving lives, telling people

8314
04:45:07,110 --> 04:45:10,110
where to go, having resources,

8315
04:45:12,480 --> 04:45:12,816
whether it's shelters or

8316
04:45:12,816 --> 04:45:15,816
medical or places for pets

8317
04:45:18,210 --> 04:45:18,788
everything we do in a wildfire

8318
04:45:18,788 --> 04:45:19,489
that that will be kind of that

8319
04:45:19,489 --> 04:45:22,489
next step in the conversation

8320
04:45:24,694 --> 04:45:25,295
that will be much more

8321
04:45:25,295 --> 04:45:25,995
important to engage with

8322
04:45:25,995 --> 04:45:26,730
the community members whether

8323
04:45:26,730 --> 04:45:30,367
they have a role where the city

8324
04:45:30,367 --> 04:45:31,330
is doing on its own or however

8325
04:45:31,330 --> 04:45:31,768
we're going to do that.

8326
04:45:31,768 --> 04:45:32,269
So is that kind of what

8327
04:45:32,269 --> 04:45:34,669
the next step is?

8328
04:45:35,472 --> 04:45:35,972
Thank you customers And yeah

8329
04:45:35,972 --> 04:45:36,739
that's exactly it.

8330
04:45:36,739 --> 04:45:37,507
As mentioned when I when I took

8331
04:45:37,507 --> 04:45:41,107
over the office in JUNE we

8332
04:45:42,212 --> 04:45:42,846
identified the El Nino was

8333
04:45:42,846 --> 04:45:43,580
going to be something that

8334
04:45:43,580 --> 04:45:44,314
needed to be taken look at and

8335
04:45:44,314 --> 04:45:47,314
the foundation of what was

8336
04:45:47,517 --> 04:45:48,150
present didn't really have

8337
04:45:48,150 --> 04:45:48,785
the opportunity for us to

8338
04:45:48,785 --> 04:45:49,486
actually develop the work,

8339
04:45:49,486 --> 04:45:51,886
develop the products, received

8340
04:45:53,623 --> 04:45:54,257
the information, put it all

8341
04:45:54,257 --> 04:45:54,990
into actionable plans And

8342
04:45:54,990 --> 04:45:55,692
the last thing that I wanted to

8343
04:45:55,692 --> 04:45:59,195
do was to just pay lip service

8344
04:45:59,195 --> 04:45:59,763
without the ability to actually

8345
04:45:59,763 --> 04:46:00,664
do something about it.

8346
04:46:00,664 --> 04:46:03,867
And so all of a sudden working

8347
04:46:03,867 --> 04:46:04,534
groups and 90 people in

8348
04:46:04,534 --> 04:46:05,202
the working groups that are

8349
04:46:05,202 --> 04:46:08,171
meeting every two weeks and

8350
04:46:08,171 --> 04:46:08,871
then the all the different nine

8351
04:46:08,871 --> 04:46:09,539
sub working groups are meeting

8352
04:46:09,539 --> 04:46:10,240
almost definitely every week

8353
04:46:10,240 --> 04:46:13,240
sometimes every day trying to

8354
04:46:14,578 --> 04:46:15,378
get that established is what's

8355
04:46:15,378 --> 04:46:15,879
led us to here And that's why

8356
04:46:15,879 --> 04:46:16,346
we're calling this

8357
04:46:16,346 --> 04:46:17,470
the beginning of

8358
04:46:17,470 --> 04:46:17,713
the conversation because we're

8359
04:46:17,713 --> 04:46:20,484
finally at the point where I

8360
04:46:20,484 --> 04:46:21,150
think that we can actually have

8361
04:46:21,150 --> 04:46:21,885
tangible good conversations

8362
04:46:21,885 --> 04:46:25,485
with the community to make sure

8363
04:46:26,355 --> 04:46:27,190
that we do continue.

8364
04:46:27,190 --> 04:46:31,160
So but to your point, this work

8365
04:46:31,160 --> 04:46:31,862
is kind of a spectrum and less

8366
04:46:31,862 --> 04:46:32,428
more of a step one step two

8367
04:46:32,428 --> 04:46:32,895
step three we're doing

8368
04:46:32,895 --> 04:46:33,630
concurrent work.

8369
04:46:33,630 --> 04:46:34,264
Some subcommittees are actually

8370
04:46:34,264 --> 04:46:36,933
getting to the point where

8371
04:46:36,933 --> 04:46:37,633
they've completed their mission

8372
04:46:37,633 --> 04:46:38,201
and they're ready to actually

8373
04:46:38,201 --> 04:46:40,201
begin another project.

8374
04:46:42,239 --> 04:46:42,839
So there's some really good

8375
04:46:42,839 --> 04:46:43,573
productivity happening.

8376
04:46:43,573 --> 04:46:44,273
There's some other some working

8377
04:46:44,273 --> 04:46:47,273
groups that are just starting

8378
04:46:48,545 --> 04:46:49,346
off because of where we are.

8379
04:46:49,346 --> 04:46:50,460
So but I'm hopeful that we have

8380
04:46:50,460 --> 04:46:50,546
a good framework now that can

8381
04:46:50,546 --> 04:46:52,546
be very efficient.

8382
04:46:54,451 --> 04:46:55,218
Okay, great.

8383
04:46:55,218 --> 04:46:55,885
Thank you for for updating that

8384
04:46:55,885 --> 04:46:59,485
And I had another line I'm

8385
04:47:02,392 --> 04:47:03,260
going to leave it.

8386
04:47:03,260 --> 04:47:03,927
I want to thank everybody for

8387
04:47:03,927 --> 04:47:04,361
operations that are said in

8388
04:47:04,361 --> 04:47:05,610
the audience.

8389
04:47:05,610 --> 04:47:06,195
Just were ready to step up in

8390
04:47:06,195 --> 04:47:06,863
case there was any questions.

8391
04:47:06,863 --> 04:47:07,297
Thank you for the update on

8392
04:47:07,297 --> 04:47:09,297
the channels.

8393
04:47:12,802 --> 04:47:13,603
I think it helps the community

8394
04:47:13,603 --> 04:47:14,303
to hear six days a week, 12

8395
04:47:14,303 --> 04:47:17,903
hour days trying to catch up

8396
04:47:18,909 --> 04:47:19,743
What's the best way?

8397
04:47:19,743 --> 04:47:20,477
I don't know that I heard my

8398
04:47:20,477 --> 04:47:21,144
colleagues or in my colleague's

8399
04:47:21,144 --> 04:47:23,544
article what's the gentleman

8400
04:47:24,414 --> 04:47:25,820
came here I thought channel It

8401
04:47:25,820 --> 04:47:25,816
doesn't seem like it's been

8402
04:47:25,816 --> 04:47:29,416
touched yet What's the best way

8403
04:47:30,320 --> 04:47:31,540
for the community to reach out

8404
04:47:31,540 --> 04:47:31,688
is through the council offices.

8405
04:47:31,688 --> 04:47:32,389
Is it through Get it done?

8406
04:47:32,389 --> 04:47:35,989
I mean what's the best way?

8407
04:47:36,930 --> 04:47:36,792
Yeah so we encourage reporting

8408
04:47:36,792 --> 04:47:37,528
through get it done primarily

8409
04:47:37,528 --> 04:47:37,828
because it's documented on both

8410
04:47:37,828 --> 04:47:39,828
ends.

8411
04:47:41,898 --> 04:47:42,599
The concern from the public is

8412
04:47:42,599 --> 04:47:43,199
documented and then the city's

8413
04:47:43,199 --> 04:47:43,934
response is documented.

8414
04:47:43,934 --> 04:47:47,371
However, if you know you're not

8415
04:47:47,371 --> 04:47:47,971
getting the response you want,

8416
04:47:47,971 --> 04:47:48,338
you feel it's an urgent

8417
04:47:48,338 --> 04:47:49,500
situation.

8418
04:47:49,500 --> 04:47:52,605
We also can advise people to

8419
04:47:53,176 --> 04:47:53,877
call issues into our emergency

8420
04:47:53,877 --> 04:47:55,877
dispatch center (619)527-7500.

8421
04:47:59,983 --> 04:48:00,717
That's for more of an emergency

8422
04:48:00,717 --> 04:48:01,350
situation particularly during a

8423
04:48:01,350 --> 04:48:01,951
rain event If something is

8424
04:48:01,951 --> 04:48:04,821
observed and we need to

8425
04:48:04,821 --> 04:48:05,822
dispatch a crew right out there

8426
04:48:05,822 --> 04:48:06,490
but get it done is the best way

8427
04:48:06,490 --> 04:48:09,490
We are reviewing those every

8428
04:48:11,194 --> 04:48:11,695
day and it's factoring into all

8429
04:48:11,695 --> 04:48:12,262
of our priorities.

8430
04:48:12,262 --> 04:48:12,629
So that's what I would

8431
04:48:12,629 --> 04:48:12,930
encourage.

8432
04:48:12,930 --> 04:48:13,630
Okay.

8433
04:48:13,630 --> 04:48:17,670
I don't know how my colleagues

8434
04:48:17,670 --> 04:48:17,767
work What I tell folks is when

8435
04:48:17,767 --> 04:48:20,767
you get that confirming email

8436
04:48:22,372 --> 04:48:23,240
to forward it to my office so

8437
04:48:23,240 --> 04:48:23,907
that we are aware and we can

8438
04:48:23,907 --> 04:48:27,507
nudge if we think it really

8439
04:48:28,478 --> 04:48:29,246
rises to that level going

8440
04:48:29,246 --> 04:48:29,813
forward and we know how hard

8441
04:48:29,813 --> 04:48:30,547
you guys are working.

8442
04:48:30,547 --> 04:48:33,547
I mean that's that's really

8443
04:48:34,818 --> 04:48:35,552
the hard part and I think I'm

8444
04:48:35,552 --> 04:48:36,320
just going to start oh I guess

8445
04:48:36,320 --> 04:48:40,520
the last thing I'm going to say

8446
04:48:40,857 --> 04:48:41,458
I think the other heads up part

8447
04:48:41,458 --> 04:48:42,191
of this because I can't

8448
04:48:42,191 --> 04:48:45,191
remember whether it was earlier

8449
04:48:46,230 --> 04:48:47,300
maybe it was earlier this year

8450
04:48:47,300 --> 04:48:47,764
where I got a phone call from

8451
04:48:47,764 --> 04:48:48,431
the mayor's office And I assume

8452
04:48:48,431 --> 04:48:51,802
my colleagues due to the big

8453
04:48:51,802 --> 04:48:52,569
storms are coming.

8454
04:48:52,569 --> 04:48:53,270
This is what we're doing to

8455
04:48:53,270 --> 04:48:56,870
prepare And then the big storm

8456
04:48:57,975 --> 04:48:58,675
never came and I think that's

8457
04:48:58,675 --> 04:49:02,875
one of the things that I think

8458
04:49:03,646 --> 04:49:04,348
about with both Operation side

8459
04:49:04,348 --> 04:49:05,820
You're only human and super

8460
04:49:05,820 --> 04:49:08,682
human but you're only human And

8461
04:49:09,486 --> 04:49:10,187
for the communities who say get

8462
04:49:10,187 --> 04:49:10,854
that warning, get ready, it's

8463
04:49:10,854 --> 04:49:14,454
going to happen and then it

8464
04:49:14,725 --> 04:49:15,425
doesn't happen because mother

8465
04:49:15,425 --> 04:49:16,260
Nature does what Mother Nature

8466
04:49:16,260 --> 04:49:16,860
is going to do And I think that

8467
04:49:16,860 --> 04:49:17,661
will be one of the other

8468
04:49:17,661 --> 04:49:21,261
challenges is not to have that

8469
04:49:21,732 --> 04:49:22,132
exhaustion going into another

8470
04:49:22,132 --> 04:49:22,800
false alarm.

8471
04:49:22,800 --> 04:49:26,400
I'm not going to do anything

8472
04:49:26,503 --> 04:49:26,804
but to constantly stay vigilant

8473
04:49:26,804 --> 04:49:27,670
.

8474
04:49:27,670 --> 04:49:28,372
And so even when there is a

8475
04:49:28,372 --> 04:49:31,972
quote it didn't happen the way

8476
04:49:33,644 --> 04:49:34,578
we thought it did.

8477
04:49:34,578 --> 04:49:35,245
We knew we were ready for it

8478
04:49:35,245 --> 04:49:35,913
and we'll be ready the next

8479
04:49:35,913 --> 04:49:39,513
time if and when it happens.

8480
04:49:40,784 --> 04:49:41,518
So I'll wrap it there.

8481
04:49:41,518 --> 04:49:42,186
It's been a long afternoon So

8482
04:49:42,186 --> 04:49:44,922
again I thank you for your

8483
04:49:44,922 --> 04:49:45,555
willingness I think to my

8484
04:49:45,555 --> 04:49:46,290
colleagues for for really

8485
04:49:46,290 --> 04:49:49,290
digging and taking advantage of

8486
04:49:51,610 --> 04:49:51,762
the opportunity for this and

8487
04:49:51,762 --> 04:49:52,162
we'll look forward to staying

8488
04:49:52,162 --> 04:49:54,162
in contact.

8489
04:49:57,334 --> 04:50:00,334
So Council PRESIDENT I would

8490
04:50:02,873 --> 04:50:03,574
just like to request that you

8491
04:50:03,574 --> 04:50:03,874
guys do come out to District

8492
04:50:03,874 --> 04:50:05,874
four.

8493
04:50:08,110 --> 04:50:08,345
I think you know the 2024

8494
04:50:08,345 --> 04:50:09,279
floods.

8495
04:50:09,279 --> 04:50:13,479
Armand I think I'm going to be

8496
04:50:14,184 --> 04:50:14,752
in touch with you and also

8497
04:50:14,752 --> 04:50:15,452
Jackie Robinson ymca.

8498
04:50:15,452 --> 04:50:16,119
I think that's an established

8499
04:50:16,119 --> 04:50:18,519
location where the community

8500
04:50:19,323 --> 04:50:19,890
knows yeah.

8501
04:50:19,890 --> 04:50:20,557
Councilmember That is

8502
04:50:20,557 --> 04:50:22,957
absolutely the plan whether

8503
04:50:26,263 --> 04:50:26,930
it's an established group or

8504
04:50:26,930 --> 04:50:27,497
just us getting out of

8505
04:50:27,497 --> 04:50:28,132
the habit of going to

8506
04:50:28,132 --> 04:50:28,831
the normal town council or

8507
04:50:28,831 --> 04:50:31,835
planning group we want to meet

8508
04:50:31,835 --> 04:50:32,602
folks where they're at.

8509
04:50:32,602 --> 04:50:33,103
>> So that is absolutely that

8510
04:50:33,103 --> 04:50:33,404
commitment there.

8511
04:50:33,404 --> 04:50:33,771
Okay.

8512
04:50:33,771 --> 04:50:34,138
Thank you.

8513
04:50:34,138 --> 04:50:36,138
All right.

8514
04:50:36,140 --> 04:50:36,540
A good way to conclude on all

8515
04:50:36,540 --> 04:50:36,907
this again.

8516
04:50:36,907 --> 04:50:38,907
Thank you.

8517
04:50:42,946 --> 04:50:43,814
All right.

8518
04:50:43,814 --> 04:50:44,448
Again, as a reminder, this was

8519
04:50:44,448 --> 04:50:44,982
an information item and no

8520
04:50:44,982 --> 04:50:46,982
motion was required.

8521
04:50:47,951 --> 04:50:48,619
We will now adjourn council to

8522
04:50:48,619 --> 04:50:49,253
the next regularly scheduled

8523
04:50:49,253 --> 04:50:51,653
council meeting on Monday,