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And ask him for a listening device, if you would like interpretation services tonight.

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I would like to call this meeting to order for the City Council meeting of May 5th, 2026, Madam Clerk, can you please call the row.

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Council member Aguilara, here. Council member Nataya.

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Council member Sato, here. Mayor Potemplores, here. Mayor Potina.

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City Attorney, Mr. Watson, would you like to give the closed session report?

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Absolutely, thank you, Madam Clerk.

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With respect to items 3A and 3B instructions were provided to the negotiators, no further reporters necessary.

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We will be doing proclamation tonight and the very first proclamation will be given by our council member Gloria Soto on Water Awareness Month.

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Where has the City of Santa Maria maintains a water awareness and conservation program that includes community outreach,

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school education, complementary home water visits, and expected leak notifications to residential and commercial customers.

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And where has every industry, business and resident can make a difference by conserving water out, work, home and school.

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And where has residents of all ages and businesses and industries of all types are invited and encouraged to implement just one of the many tips and ideas to help conserve water in Santa Maria.

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Now, therefore, Alice Petino Mayor of the City of Santa Maria here by proclaims the month of May 2026 as water awareness month in the City of Santa Maria.

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And here to accept the proclamation, we have Myra Richie.

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Good evening Madam Mayor, fellow city council member city department heads and fellow city residents upon receiving this proclamation may as water awareness month.

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Again, my name is Myra Richie and I am the water conservation specialist for utilities department.

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Part of my job is I educate the community about water conservation.

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We all know how a valuable resource it is to our community.

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We definitely have a robust water conservation outreach to our community not only we do outreach social media, but we also advertise in print ads both English and in Spanish.

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We have print ads among the whole Santa Maria ad times in the news.

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We have artwork done by students.

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We are actually having this evening celebrating the 15th water awareness poster contest, which I'd like to acknowledge these students.

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This year we had over 300 posters that were submitted with six local schools here in Santa Maria.

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We invited third grade students to participate.

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That wasn't for the elementary school administrators along with the teachers.

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When maybe having this contest, so first and foremost, thank you to Santa Maria Bonilla school district and with that said, I'd like to start the evening by announcing our six winners.

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For most educational from Alvin school in Mrs. Lee's class, we have Kila Ithor Bidea Ayala.

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Good evening Madame Mayor and console members.

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My name is Kila Ithor Bidea Ayala.

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My teacher's name is Mrs. Lee.

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My poster is about water awareness.

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Water is important to us because we need it in our daily life for everything.

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Let's take care of water because water is life.

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Thank you for your time and I appreciate this award.

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Next, we have from Oakley Elementary School in Mrs. Watkins class for Best Solvation of Water Sophia Vargas.

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My name is Sophia Vargas. My teacher's name is Ms. Watkins.

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My poster is about water awareness. Water is important to us because it gives more energy and even animals needed water to survive.

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And from Alvin school in Mrs. Lee's class for most colorful Danyana Ithor Bidea Ithor Bidea.

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Good evening Madame Mayor and console members. My name is Yana Ithor Bidea Ithor.

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My teacher's name is Ms. Lee. My poster is about water awareness.

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Water is important to us because we need water to survive. If we didn't have water I wouldn't be here to accept this award.

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I am so thankful for this award. Thank you so so much.

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From Alvin Elementary School Mrs. Long's class for most artistic Jennifer Pineda Nester.

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My name is Jennifer Pineda Nester. My teacher's name is Ms. Long. My poster is about water awareness. Water is important to us because it is good for your body and good for planting plants. Thank you for this award.

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Thank you so much.

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It is also from Alvin Elementary School in Mrs. Long's class for most water awareness.

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Thank you so much.

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Good evening Madame Mayor and console members. My name is Brittany Romeras.

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My teacher name is Ms. Long. My poster is about water awareness. Water is important to us because it brings life to animals and people.

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Thank you for this award.

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In last but not least from Oakley Elementary School in Mrs. Walkens class for best slogan we have Camila Santos.

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Good evening Madame Mayor and console members. My name is Camila Santos. My teacher's name is Mrs. Walkens. My poster is about water awareness.

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Water is important to us because we need it and also our surroundings too. Thank you for this award.

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And if I can have the student winners stand at one more time please. Again I present to you this year 2006 water awareness poster contest winners.

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And once again to also for the teachers who are here this evening if it was in for you and the communication with you I just want to say thank you with all the endless emails and calls.

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Thank you again for the city administrators. Thank you for Madame Mayor for always letting me do this outreach and having the students participate.

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Again to our students are our future leaders of America. So let's do our part in conserve water. Thank you and have a good evening.

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Next we'll be doing a proclamation for municipal clerk's week and this will be given by council member Gloria Soto.

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We're as the office of the municipal clerk a time honored and vital part of local government exists throughout the world.

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And we're as the office of the municipal clerk is the oldest among public servants and it is most appropriate that we recognize the accomplishments of the office of the municipal clerk.

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And we're as the office of the municipal clerk provides the professional link between the citizens, the local governing bodies and agencies of government at other levels.

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And we're as municipal clerks have pledged to be ever mindful of their neutrality and imparting now.

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Letty rendering equal service to all and we're as the municipal clerk serves as the information center on functions of local government and community.

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And we're as municipal clerks continually strive to improve the administration of the affairs of the office of the municipal clerk through participation and education program seminars workshops in the annual meetings of their state, provincial, county and professional organizations.

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Now therefore Alice Patino mayor of the city of Santa Maria here by proclaims the week of May 3rd through May 9th, 2026 as municipal clerks weeks week in the city of Santa Maria and further extended appreciation to our elected city clerk.

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Patty Rodriguez chief deputy clerk Donna Schwartz assistant city clerk at Alexandra Faldes and toward deputy city clerk actually at Sienega for their vital services.

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They for the vital services they perform and the exemplary dedication to the community they represent.

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And here to accept the proclamation we have Donna Schwartz.

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We appreciate Donna and all that she does and all our others clerks that make things run efficient here there's plenty of seats up here people want to take seats there seats up here you guys want to move us a sit in the back.

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Yeah, I'd also like to thank the clerks you guys do a really good job. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Next, our proclamation is compost awareness week and council member Bethiah will be presenting the award.

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Whereas we're asked the compost research and education foundation along with Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom and other countries have to clear the first week of May to be the annual international compost awareness week organic materials suitable for composing.

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Is an effective form of waste reduction reuse and recycling compost improves the soil structures reduce.

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And runs off supplies the soil with a variety of Michael and my nutrients and enables compost amended soils to use less water and whereas using suitable soil enriching compost helps prevent.

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No, no, no, no, no, no, no. We'll talk soil without being valuable while life habitat.

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His in and by composting green waste, bios soiled and other organic materials and per month, the use of renewable resources in ascaping and our cultural returning compost organic resources to the soil is a method of decreasing.

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To the distance of chemical, fertilizing and decreasing erosion reducing water and non point pollution and whereas the city of Salamia has initially green waste and food waste collection programs to aid in the efforts of environmental.

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And great ink regional composing facility, Salamia has been successfully composing organic materials for.

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Symbol agricultural practice since 1983 and the city has invested in collection programs to meet state requirements and save valuable man.

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Now, therefore, as Patino Mayor of Salamia City of Salamia have been recognized the week of May 3 through 1926 as compost awareness week in the city of Salamia as well as recognizing the efforts of the composing councils.

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Extension agents, householders, taskkeepers, farmers, recyclables, public workers, gardeners and plant growers, airware along with eagle and gray ink and harvest plant compost.

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Here, to accept a pop eagle.

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We love composting. Council and all the public hearing really like to thank you for recognizing

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international compost awareness week. I think this is a 26 year that we've been doing international compost awareness week.

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We've gone through a lot of pots of plant. Something special about this year is England great celebrating our 80th year of doing business here in Santa

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and so we had some hats made up with our harvest win compost and it's our 33rd year of composting with the city of Santa Maria here.

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One of the first really in California and we were not the first, but one of the first to get into the composting business and provide those services.

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So, like to thank you for being at the forefront on behalf of the United States composting council, just to recognize the benefits of compost and what it does to soil makes soil healthy.

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It concerns water. It's always so appropriate to be here on the water saving month too because we kind of compliment each other.

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So what you're using that compost in the parks is great and rejuvenating the soil and making everything look good, the soccer fields love it.

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So we appreciate working with you and thank you very much for recognizing the benefits of compost. Thank you.

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Thank you. I forgot the biggest thing. We have a big event on better maybe road Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. if you want to get some free complimentary compost.

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We don't give you anything away free. It's always complimentary.

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We can get up to a cubic yard of compost for free. Bring a bucket, a car, a pickup, whatever you got and we'll load you up. We're also having transplants.

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We're also bringing the kids. We teach the kids how to make potting soil with the compost and sand and then they plant a transplant in there and they get to take the pot.

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I'm home with them to grow their vegetable transplant and we give you extra vegetables. If you want to do a home garden. We give those out free. We have a whole selection of different types of veggies. So that's this Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 7.45 West better area of your road.

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Thank you Bob.

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The next proclamation is the National Day of Prayer, which I'll be reading and the word will be accepted.

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The proclamation will be accepted by Benita.

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Monios, she's a treasure of community National Day of Prayer. It says,

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Throughout history, Americans have lifted forever prayers to God on behalf of our nation.

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From the gatherings of our founding fathers, elected officials have prayed and encouraged those.

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They serve to join them in prayer, including the authors of the Declaration of Independence.

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Who wrote that they were appealing to the supreme judge of the world and continuing to present day and present presidential proclamation and by the citizens to see God's guidance, mercy, protection,

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and whereas a National Day of Prayer has been part of our heritage since it was declared by the first congress in 1775.

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And was established into law in 1952.

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Later, amended in 1988, affirming the importance of prayer, directing the president to proclaim the first Thursday of May, each year as a National Day of Prayer.

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And whereas the servants of the National Day of Prayer will be held on Thursday, May 7 with the theme, glory God among the nation, seeking him and all generations based on first chronicles.

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First chronicles 1624, and whereas first Thursday of May, Americans express their faith, exercise their freedom and prayer, uniting and personal prayer, and publicly gatherings with praise, repentance, love, and humble intercessions for our neighbor and nation.

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Now, therefore, Alice M. Patino, mayor of the city of Santa Maria, hereby proclaim May 7, 2026, as National Day of Prayer.

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Good evening, Madam Mayor, members of the council and city leaders.

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It is an honor and a privilege to be here this evening to accept this proclamation.

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On behalf of the community of prayer, here in Santa Maria.

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This is a monumental year as a National Day of Prayer celebrates its 75th year and America commemorates its 250th year as a nation.

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The theme for this year's National Day of Prayer is from first chronicles 16 in the Old Testament which claims, glorify God among the nations,

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seeking him in all generations. This year, we will declare our personal rededication focusing on our own hearts in our own city, where God has established us.

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We will gather together to pray, to celebrate, and to rededicate ourselves back to the Lord, in covenant as one nation, under God.

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Committing to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbors as Jesus loves us.

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Thank you, Madam Mayor, members of the council and city leaders for you support these last 29 years as we have come together to pray for our city, county, state, and nation.

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Our prayer meeting on May 7th will be at the healing rooms. It'll start at 6.30.

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So please come join us and we also have a midday one at the Veterans Hall at noon and that will be for about an hour.

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We would love to see anyone who wants to pray with us. Thank you.

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The next proclamation will be National Police Week, and it'll be given by Councilmember Battaya.

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Whereas of all the promises of America all first known is more precious and lose it than the right to be free from crime and whereas the dedicated man and woman who have chosen law enforcement as a career face is journey risk and danger in pursuing our freedom.

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And security and whereas during the week of May 10th through May 16th, 206 National Police Week is a reserve to recognize our courageous work.

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Serious responsibility and strong commitment of our national peace officers and whereas in conjunction with this important observance, the city of Santa Maria is observing May 13, 206 as peace officer tomorrow day of those noble officers who have tried to sacrifice their lives in the line of duty and whereas 12 California peace officers are recognized as being killed in the line of duty during 2020.

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25 and whereas the special observance provides all of them with attorney to appreciate their heart, men and women who have dedicated their lives to preserving public safety.

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Now therefore, out of the Latino Mayor of Santa Maria have been recognized as the week of May 10th through May 16th, 206 as National Police Week.

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And proclaim Wednesday May 13, 206 as peace officers Memorial Day in the city of Santa Maria and encourage all residents to remember those individuals who gave their lives for our safety and express appreciation to those who continue to dedicate themselves to making Santa Maria a safer place in which to live.

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And here to accept Lieutenant Felix Diaz.

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Good evening, everyone. Thank you for recognizing police officer Memorial Week and for taking a moment to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to their lives.

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On behalf of the Santa Maria Police Department, we'd like to invite everybody in whole community council to join us for annual Memorial next Wednesday May 13 that 10 a.m. at the Santa Maria Police Department will be honoring the 12 fallen officers who died in 2025.

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So we hope to see all there. And this year also special will be honoring one of our very own Santa Maria Police officer Robert C. McMichael who died in 1932.

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He's never been formally recognized. So we'll have a ceremony as well.

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Having a moment for his death in 1932. Again, it'll be next Wednesday May 13 10 a.m. at the Santa Maria Police Department for all of you who are interested.

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I hope to see all there. Thank you again for the support and see you there.

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Thank you. Our next proclamation is the 80th anniversary of life way fellowship and councilmember Gloria Soto will be presenting the proclamation.

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Thank you. Whereas on May 17, 1946, a group of faithful believers founded Santa Maria Southern Baptist Church known as life way fellowship.

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With a mission to share the gospel and serve the Santa Maria community.

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And whereas for 80 years, life way fellowship has faithfully made disciples equipped believers and impacted generations through worship, teaching and outreach.

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And whereas this milestone reflects God's enduring faithfulness and the churches continued commitment to his mission.

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Now, therefore Alice Petino Mayor of the City of Santa Maria hereby proclaims May 17, 2026 as the 80th anniversary of life way fellowship in the City of Santa Maria and we give things for the past and look forward with hope to the future.

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And here to accept the proclamation, we have leadership of life way fellowship church.

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I want to thank the City Council and the City for being willing to do this.

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I'm sad that Mayor Petino is not here. She has been an incredible supporter of the church and faith in the community.

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And as we get a chance to celebrate 80 years, it's a reminder of the need of that beacon of hope in the community.

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And not just for what has happened in the past, but what is to come that we can trust in the God that not only made us, but the God that has saved us.

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And one of the greatest things we can do in the community is continue as we're going to do with the National Day of Prayer.

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Pray for this community and for you leaders as God leads every one of your steps.

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Thank you again for letting us have this recognition tonight.

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Thank you.

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Our next proclamation is going to be given by Council Member Aguilera Hernandez on National Public Works Week.

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Whereas the City Council of the City of Santa Maria has supported the role of the public works in utility department to provide vital services to the community,

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which are an integral part of the city's residents every day lives.

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And whereas the support of an informed community is vital to the operation of public works.

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Systems and programs such as the production and delivery of clean water, wastewater collection and treatment, storm water collection, treatment and control, solid waste collection and disposal.

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And whereas the health, safety and comfort of the community greatly depends on these facilities and services.

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And whereas the quality and effectiveness of these services and facilities as well as planning and designing construction are vitally dependent on the efforts and skills of public works officials.

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And whereas the efficiency of the qualified and dedicated personnel who staffed the public works and utilities departments is materially influenced by the residents attitude and understanding of the performance.

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And now therefore Alice Patino, the mayor of the City of Santa Maria here by recognized as the week of May 7th thing through the 20th or 2026 as National Public Works Week.

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In the City of Santa Maria and encourage all residents and civic organizations to recognize and contribute public works officials to make every day for better health, safety and quality of life.

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And witness here, she's at her hand and had caused the Seal of the City of Santa Maria to be effects here to this fifth day of May 2026 and to receive this is Brett Fulgoni from Director of Public Works.

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Good evening, council members and public and other employees.

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I just want to sincerely thank each and every one of you for what you do. If those in public works could stand up, that would be great. I know Luis is one of our engineers.

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And then Omar here is on our on our asphalt team.

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And doesn't pay me around town in house paving. I'm really proud of what these guys do. These guys and gals that are on our team. It's amazing work that they do, and I'm very proud of them. Not only in the public worst department, but also in utilities department, and, of course, our recreation and parks department, we consider them public works employees as well, and they deserve recognition alongside our actual public work staff, maintaining our fleet facilities, managing the engineering, constructing all of the wonderful things that the city needs to function.

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And so, thank you all, and we appreciate what you do.

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Thank you.

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I'll be watching you all more. I live off the college. Thank you for patching all the holes around the town.

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Our next pop formation will be in bite month, and that will be given by council member Maribel Aguilar Hernandez.

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We're asked bicycling is an economical, healthy, convenient, and environmentally sustainable mode of transportation, as well as a valuable recreational activity that allows residents and visitors to enjoy Santa Maria scenic beauty.

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Throughout the month of May, the community will celebrate bicycling through educational programs, community events, organized rides, art, and recreational activities collectively known as psychomania.

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And we're as a city of Santa Maria supports bicycling through coordinated efforts across as departments, including maintaining bicycle infrastructure, ensuring clean and safe lanes, supporting development standards,

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and fortsing safety regulations, maintaining path and landscaping, providing educational resources, and promoting bicycling programs and events.

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And we're as fostering a bicycle-friendly community enhances a public health, improves quality of life, supports economic development, and student access, and reduces pollution, congestion, and roadway impacts.

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The city of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, move Santa Barbara County, CalTrans 5, the League of Americans bicyclists, local schools, businesses, and civic groups will promote bicycling during the May, during the month of May and recognition of national bike month, recognize locally a psychomania.

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Now, therefore, Alice Patino, the mayor of the city of Santa Maria, here by proclaims May 2016 as bike month in the city of Santa Maria, and urges all residents to join her in celebrating cycling.

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In witness here, she sets her hand and has caused the seal of the city of Santa Maria to be a fix here to the fifth day of May, 2020.

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And to accept this is Peter Williamson.

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Happy Psychomania!

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Thank you, council members. My name is Peter, I'm on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, SBKag, who coordinates bike months for the region.

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I'm honored to accept this proclamation with my fellow bicyclists. Each year, the city of Santa Maria becomes more deeply involved in bike months.

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In this year, marks the strongest level of participation yet, we're especially grateful for the city's leadership in expanding ride with the Ranger by partnering with smart and public works to add BC Jela, creating more exciting reasons to bike.

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Let's also recognize the Santa Maria library for hosting stay alert. Don't get hurt, which helps riders build their confidence and awareness.

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Smart is also part of the bike to bus and ride free promotion throughout May. Put your bike on the rack and ride free helping you go farther to the other Santa Maria to work it to solving or maybe to Santa Barbara on a cleaner express again free during cycle mania.

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Bike month is about connection health and giving people more ways to move.

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I'm excited to celebrate with you. I hope to see you at the city's events, a group bike ride to ice cream, a free bike breakfast, the Elx parade or other event on the cycle mania.org calendar.

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Join in any event and get a chance to win a $2,000 E bike.

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Council member or two has been known to join the fun. Hope to see you there. Thank you.

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Mr. Wheeler, would you like to say something? I know you had a lot of bike runs. Yeah, go ahead.

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Thank you.

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I'm just happy and proud that we can celebrate bike month here. I know our public works has a lot more plan in terms of bike by paths or multi use paths and they've done a tremendous job with adding few new bike lanes around town that really open up the bicycle network where we can have bicycle calls.

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And it's a place for bicycles to ride, bicycle to ride and motorists. So we're not mixing it up so much, which is inconvenience is motorists and makes driver bicyclists nervous.

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So thanks to public works and other people trying to make us have a more bicycle friendly Santa Maria. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Wheeler. Appreciate you.

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For rodeo days, the mayor is on our way. So we're going to go ahead and have the mayor do the presentation to you.

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She'll be here if you don't mind waiting. She really wanted to do that. So we're doing a little things a little bit different here tonight and tell the mayor gets here.

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The next proclamation is Santa Maria Town Center and Councilmember Vathaya will be presenting that.

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Oh, sorry. You seem just doing things different.

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No problem.

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I was going to call you eventually. I didn't know when, but I would have. Thank you so much.

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Good evening. Council members and public on behalf of the Santa Maria Chamber and partnership with the city of Santa Maria.

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I have my pleasure to present the Santa Maria Town Center as a business of the quarter.

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Since it's establishment in 1976, the Town Center has served us as a cornerstone to our community acting as a regional destination for shopping, dining and entertainment.

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By the way, tomorrow our Thursday will have a big mixer there.

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The center is a vital economic engine providing employment for approximately 350 people across all of its diverse retail partners.

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More than just a shopping mall. It has evolved into a central gathering place.

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That strengthens our social fabric through regular community engagement, programming, seasonal events, support for and support from both national and local businesses.

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We're proud to recognize their long-standing dedication to the vitality of Santa Maria.

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Joining us tonight to accept the certificate is General Manager Sylvia Velocius.

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Good evening, everyone.

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Thank you to the City of Santa Maria, the council members, the Chamber and the community for this recognition.

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As he mentioned, we will be celebrating 50 years as being part of this community on July 1st.

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We opened July 1st, 1976.

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So thank you for the recognition and we appreciate the community support.

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Thank you.

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I'm honored to recognize Fusion Colors Auto Body Repair as a business of the quarter.

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Founded in 2010, a Marcus Limone, the business is a remarkable story of local growth in entrepreneurial spirit.

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Starting with just a single unit and one office, Fusion Colors has expanded into a state-of-the-art five-unit facility.

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The employees tend people.

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They remain at the forefront of their industry by investing in innovation, such as heated spray booths,

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that drastically reduce drying times, advanced diagnostic systems to ensure modern vehicle safety,

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and beyond their technical expertise, Fusion Colors is dedicated to community partner.

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Sponsoring numerous youth sports programs and even helping the Santa Maria police council restore a historic Chevy.

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Please join me in congratulating the owner, Marcus Limone, as he comes forward to accept the recognition.

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Thank you.

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Good afternoon, everybody.

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Thanks for all this.

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I really appreciate this.

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This means a lot for me in my group here in town.

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So we still waiting for all the support and see you soon.

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Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so nervous. Thank you.

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

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We're going to proclaim rodeo days in Santa Maria.

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Whereas the time is fast approaching for the 83rd Annual Elxrodium Parade, May 27th through May 31st,

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2026 in the city of Santa Maria, considered by many to be the event of the year.

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And we're as continuing the tradition of Clarence Manetti and Leland Buchsemus,

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hundreds of loyal elf lodge, 1538 members have volunteered,

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and have been drafted to make this rodeo a tremendous success,

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because the Elx lodge, 1538, to be named number one, Elx lodge in the United States,

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numerous times over the last 37 years.

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And whereas the Santa Maria Elx rodeo Parade will begin at 10 o'clock on Saturday, May 30th,

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and continue down Broadway from Mill to Ina Street,

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immediately after the parade, the street fair will begin at 1321 South Broadway.

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several weeks prior to Elxrodio.

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Now, therefore, I, Alice Fatino, may of the city of Santa Maria.

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Hereby proclaim May 27th through May 31st, as go rodeo days in the city of Santa Maria,

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and encourage all residents and businesses to enter the rodeo spirit by wearing Western attire.

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And witness there, I have here to set my hand and cause the seal of the city of Santa Maria

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to be a fixed this 50th day of May 2026.

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And here to receive it are members of the Elx Club.

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Well, we are so honored.

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My name is Eva Guzman, and I'm representing the Elx lodge.

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I've got Jay Argonzales.

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He's one of our officers in Elxang, she's one of our officers.

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And we're here representing the Santa Maria Elx lodge, Santa Maria rodeo and parade.

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And we are just like Ms. Mayor, Ms. Fatino.

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Thank you so much in all city council members that agreed to make this a proclamation.

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We are honored.

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We want to remind you that it is a 83rd annual rodeo.

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And so please participate, partake in this event.

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It's a tradition, it's a family tradition.

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I know a lot of generations that have been attending this rodeo this parade.

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So let's make it even more so.

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Let's teach our kids our grandkids that what Santa Maria is about and what our traditions will remain

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and will continue moving forward.

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We appreciate that.

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Thank you so much.

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And now it gives me great pleasure for the certificate of the appointment

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to our new council member, Bataya.

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And city clerk, do I read this or do you read this?

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Okay.

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Will you go ahead read because this is I don't wish words.

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She's been reading to you.

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Can you go get it?

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Certificate of Appointment.

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State of California, County of Santa Barbara.

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I don't wish words, CMC.

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Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of Santa Maria, State of California.

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Do you hear by certify that a regular city council meeting.

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held in city, the 7th day of April, 2026.

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Virtua Bataya was appointed to the Office of Council Member District 1.

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For the term effective, the date of the certificate through the November 3rd, 2026,

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special municipal election in their after.

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And tell the newly elected members seated.

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And witness thereof.

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I have here until I fix my hand.

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And official sealed this 7th day of April, 2026.

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Well, it would have been helpful.

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And at this time, I'd like to move up the public hearing item.

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13A, regarding the Santa Maria, 2045 General Plan.

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For that sounds like a long way away, 2045.

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Director of Community Development.

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Shen and Dow will be present the staff report.

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Mayor Patino, City Council members, the Community Development Department,

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and the many other departments that have touched this over the last six years,

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are very excited to present.

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To give a little bit of background, the roll of the general plan is to establish a land use map, which

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designates what is allowed and where. Create a policy document that informs land use decisions,

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conduct an environmental impact report, which evaluates impact on existing environment and is not project specific,

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and provide an adaptable road map for future growth. The general plan does not replace more frequent and specific studies

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the ones that are done on a regular basis across all that apartments for the city.

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Dictate all city decisions through 2045, of course, we do not have a crystal ball,

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and attempt to predict all possible scenarios. So it is our best foot forward, as far as

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what we assume will happen in the future, but it cannot capture everything.

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in just below state statutes and regional plans, and then as we get into more detail about land use decisions,

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we have area plans and specific plans, our zoning code and subdivision ordinances,

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and then of course individual development reviews. So those will look very specifically at each individual project.

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They're appropriateness in a certain part of the city and they're environmental impact.

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This is where we are in the general plan update process. Again, this has started in 2020, and we are now concluding it with review and adoption.

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There has been a significant amount of public input throughout that time.

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We began with existing conditions reports in 2020. In 2021, we moved on to establishing the vision

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and guiding principles, which were shaped by a number of workshops surveys and other public input.

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examined for whether or not annexation should be contemplated for our future growth.

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This, the City Council and Planning Commission selected an option for those land use scenarios,

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and that included some annexations. So that study was done, and water and wastewater systems for

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luminary assessment was performed, and analysis was done for Highway 101.

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we have had two planning commission public hearings.

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There's been, again, a significant amount of community engagement throughout this process.

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From key stakeholders, developers, business owners, Santa Maria residents, various organizations.

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dozens of stakeholder interviews and one-on-one meetings, thousands of comments

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reviewed and addressed. I can't emphasize this enough. So as we go through an EIR in particular,

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and we have a very engaged public that was generous and providing comments

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and helping shape this to be the best plan it could be.

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Every single one of those comments was carefully reviewed by our staff, by our consultant staff,

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to look at the appropriateness for the City Over the Long Term. We incorporated everything we could,

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and we believe we have the best document it can be today.

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General Plan Elements, we have nine of these. It looks like we cut off one with public facilities,

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health and environmental justice, wrecking parks and economic development.

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We aim to establish vibrant and connected places.

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a mobility network for all ages, abilities, and transit modes.

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A sustainable and resilient city, this aims to protect natural resources, open space and working lands,

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reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building climate resilience into infrastructure and land use.

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equitably in public safety, housing parks and healthcare access, as well as environmental justice for all residents.

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and leveraging Santa Maria's unique identity and its airport as well as land use to strengthen

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the economic position of our residents and thus the community as a whole.

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maintain and expand quality public facilities and services, foster inclusive community,

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driven engagement, and planning and decision making.

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I will do a little focus on the land use element since that is the key purpose of the general plan.

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It plans for a significant amount of growth and this is anticipated rena numbers for the next three

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regional housing needs allocation cycles.

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So this includes up to 16,140 units, which could mean up to 58,000 residents and almost 24,000 jobs.

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As far as how we're planning for that, we do have about 5,600 units in the development pipeline today

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and we are also accounting for estimated future ADADU growth based on past practice.

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So we have permitted approximately 2,500 ADUs to date in Santa Maria.

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The remaining minimum residential growth to plan for is about 9,300 units.

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and within a planned annexation area of 985 acres and that's about 3,800 units.

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That will be the proposed annexation.

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There are a few key changes that we made to the land use policy map in order to accommodate this growth.

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There are two new land use designations.

383
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Main street makes do some broadway mixed use, which allow for higher densities on these key corridors.

384
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This is an addition to the existing downtown specific plan area, which already has no limit on density.

385
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:12,000
Additionally, we've changed our high density residential, which is currently 22,

386
00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:16,000
dwelling units per acre to 30, to allow for more growth in those areas as well.

387
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We are also incorporating a single family residential land use designation to replace the area designated as a commercial and professional office in the area 9 specific plan.

388
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As well as a future Santa Maria joint union high school district site located on North Broadway south of Praskar to accommodate future growth.

389
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And finally, to accommodate the growth that cannot exist within the city limits, we are looking at a plan annexation of 985 acres as previously referenced.

390
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This is the proposed zoning map.

391
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:52,000
We had a number of stakeholder interviews and public input opportunities where people identified new development opportunities through the general plan,

392
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:58,000
so this will update zoning in a number of locations.

393
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:08,000
This is just a very brief list of the stakeholders, technical advisory community members, organizations who participated in our public outreach process.

394
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It is challenging to balance both the need for growth with the need for sustainable and resiliency over the long term,

395
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and we have done our best to incorporate all of the public input that we have received.

396
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There are a couple of outstanding issues I want to highlight that you may hear from the audience.

397
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We have complete streets as one question that has occurred throughout the planning commission process.

398
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This is an attempt to ensure that all modes of travel are accommodated for within our future growth.

399
00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:44,000
So we want to ensure that whether you're walking, biking, using a vehicle that you can travel safely around our community, we would like to retain that standard within the general plan.

400
00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:47,000
Additionally, we have our parks acreage per 1,000.

401
00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:52,000
So this was set approximately 35 years ago at five acres per 1,000.

402
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:57,000
And once again, we would like to retain that to ensure that we have the future parks needs for our residents.

403
00:52:57,000 --> 00:53:06,000
Additionally, I think we have a fundamental, we have a fundamental conflict between some individuals within who want no growth at all,

404
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:09,000
and some who want as much annexation as we can possibly get.

405
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:16,000
So again, we've chosen a balanced approach based on the councils and put a couple of years ago with the 985 acre annexation.

406
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:23,000
This represents about a 6% increase in our land area and a substantial opportunity for population growth.

407
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So with all that, I would also like to say a huge thank you to the many city staff members who have worked on this throughout the years.

408
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The city council and the planning commission for all of their input, the technical advisory committee and everyone on this slide for everything you have done.

409
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:42,000
Together, we have made this the best plan. It can be for the future of the city of Santa Maria.

410
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And with that, we recommend adoption of the plan.

411
00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:56,000
Any questions of Ms. Go? Any comments?

412
00:53:56,000 --> 00:54:01,000
First, thank you so much for your work on on this.

413
00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:19,000
It's been a few years since we got started and said it's really great to be at this point in time and thank you to everybody who provided comment and participated in this process.

414
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:35,000
My question is more around the annexation and growth piece of the general plan.

415
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:42,000
I for one deeply value in fill as much as possible.

416
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:56,000
And I would preferably, would like to prevent sprawl or encroachment into precious agland.

417
00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:15,000
And so, you know, I see here that a large part of residential units that are set to be developed here are going to be within the existing city limits, which I strongly support.

418
00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:35,000
So, I'm just curious what specific triggers may be in the general plan that will ensure in fill development is is prioritized before development in any annex area is is is activated.

419
00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:43,000
We do have a significant amount of redevelopment that has occurred and higher densities that have occurred over time within the city limits.

420
00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:48,000
So, looking at the remaining available available sites, there simply aren't many left.

421
00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:55,000
For example, we recently met with the county to discuss, you know, their letter and their comments on this and one of the questions was, well, what about this area here?

422
00:55:55,000 --> 00:56:04,000
It was Blossom Ranch which is of course the subject to current development is being rated as we speak and will soon be home to about 1,500 new units of housing for our community.

423
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:08,000
Other areas as you look at the area, and say, hey, maybe we could develop that.

424
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:23,000
There's a significant amount of land surrounding the airport that looks like it would be easily developable, but that is California Tiger Salamander Habitat and per an arrangement with fish and wildlife for future development of the airport area that can never be developed.

425
00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:30,000
It must be preserved. It can't even be open space that people can use as trails and things like that. It must be solely for that animal.

426
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:36,000
So, with those limitations, we have done everything we can to ensure that in fill is a good opportunity.

427
00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:44,000
So, for example, the changing the high density residential from 22 units to 30 units per acre, there's a significant gain there.

428
00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:50,000
Again, with the 2,500, 80 units that have come in already and projected future growth with similar numbers.

429
00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:59,000
We're maximizing existing single-family neighborhoods, and of course the other units that are currently in the pipeline that are planned for those large swaths of land you may still see out there.

430
00:56:59,000 --> 00:57:05,000
Generally, if you're driving around town and it looks like there's developable space, it likely has plans for it already.

431
00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:15,000
So, that's where, with the math that we worked through through this process, we have identified that kind of medium, Goldilocks approach to an annexation opportunity.

432
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:23,000
What role will the city council play, or can you elaborate a little bit on the next steps for for

433
00:57:23,000 --> 00:57:30,000
the last quote proceedings? Absolutely. So, part of the recommendation tonight will be to direct, I can go back to that language.

434
00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:36,000
We'll be to direct staff to prepare the information for the

435
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:47,000
Sphere of influence change. So, that can be a dual step process where we first change the sphere of influence or we can do everything at once, where we do the sphere of influence along with the annexation.

436
00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:54,000
So, Lafco will actually be reaffirming the existing SOS on Thursday, just as a matter of routine. That's what's on their agenda.

437
00:57:54,000 --> 00:58:02,000
And as soon as we're ready with presoning scenarios and all of that information, we can then go forward to Lafco with an annexation application.

438
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:03,000
Thank you.

439
00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:16,000
As we've been having these discussions and just based on what I saw in the EIR, it really, there's what we see unavoidable impacts to

440
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:35,000
to add, what specific mitigation measures are going to be in place as we consider this.

441
00:58:35,000 --> 00:58:41,000
Yes, I do want to particularly highlight Claire Weinman in the Growership Association, I believe I saw her here earlier.

442
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:49,000
She has been a huge asset to us in working through this process and everything from being on our technical advisory committee to holding one on one

443
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:55,000
meetings with us to help shape the policy language to ensure that it optimizes as best we can.

444
00:58:55,000 --> 00:59:04,000
That conflict we see between growth and preserving the agriculture in the future. So, this is a balanced approach where we've attempted to create things like buffers.

445
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:11,000
One thing that we heard from Claire is that as time goes on and restrictions get greater on agriculture from the state.

446
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:17,000
They see kind of encroachment on existing uses because they want greater buffers between sensitive receptors.

447
00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:24,000
They want additional open space things like that. So, part of the plan for annexation is to make sure all of that is built in.

448
00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:30,000
So, you don't see that increasing encroachment over time. And so, all of that is baked into the plan at the outset.

449
00:59:30,000 --> 00:59:39,000
Thank you. And then my last question is really around the our downtown corridors of Maine and Broadway.

450
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:47,000
And then mixed use designation changes there that will allow for higher density.

451
00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:59,000
One of the priorities or one of the goals that the council discussed at the last goal session that we had was really around housing affordability.

452
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:08,000
And the challenges that, you know, that residents are having to face when it comes to that.

453
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:18,000
And so I'm curious what tools the city may have to ensure that that increased density supports with the production of affordable housing units.

454
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:33,000
I know you talked about 80's and that in us seeing more of those, but but I don't necessarily know how.

455
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:49,000
How, whether or not those are deterrent, I know that for arena purposes those are are considered affordable, but when you look at how much they're actually being rented for, it could be, it could easily be debated whether they're affordable or not.

456
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:58,000
And so I'm just really curious as to, you know, what policies or what systems can we have in place to ensure that as we continue to.

457
01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:11,000
See this redevelopment in our downtown corridors that that and just throughout the city even with with the annexation that that that that we have systems policies in place that that ensure affordable housing.

458
01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:24,000
Absolutely, I agree with you, I think affordable is definitely a subjective term and I think deed restricted is a term we that is a little bit more objective in that.

459
01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:36,000
Our income levels are area median income in Santa Barbara county is so high that and rinse are so high that as a natural order of things even affordable housing is high in terms of costs.

460
01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:40,000
So we were just looking at a 55% average.

461
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:50,000
Project that will be coming forth here in the downtown that is affordable and it would it's shocking looking at the income levels that would qualify for that so called affordable housing.

462
01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:56,000
So we look at the tools that we have available to the state we don't as the city have our own housing authority that is a county entity.

463
01:01:56,000 --> 01:02:07,000
So we're not directly receiving those different funding sources that might give us a direct avenue to creating funding for a project like that.

464
01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:13,000
Some things we are looking at with the community programs stuff I believe Rosie is here is looking at directly receiving some of those in future.

465
01:02:13,000 --> 01:02:24,000
We're currently we're evaluating those opportunities and looking at how we can support things like down payment assistance programs currently we already have a minor home repair program to support existing homeowners.

466
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:36,000
So there are also a lot of state density bonuses and things like that that help supportive affordable housing and just generally helping things to pencil by increasing those densities.

467
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:42,000
That is a significant boot to developers because of course the more units that they can put on one piece of land.

468
01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:49,000
You know the more principal diminishing marginally utility will see both for their construction and then of course for the cost for the end user.

469
01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:55,000
So those are kind of some affordable by design things that we can do as we look at additional opportunities to get grant funding.

470
01:02:55,000 --> 01:03:04,000
Yeah, and I think that this is also an opportunity for the council to you know as we're moving forward with the general plan update.

471
01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:10,000
For us also think about what policies we can enact as a governing body that can support with that.

472
01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:22,000
I know that we're one of the use cities in the region that does not have an inclusionary housing ordinance for instance or or even policies around.

473
01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:37,000
You know I can go on but I'll just leave it at that that I also see a potential here for us to think about how we can not just protect but also increase affordable housing in in our area.

474
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:43,000
Any other questions?

475
01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:44,000
Any other questions?

476
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:47,000
As far as any questions.

477
01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:48,000
Ms. Dalham.

478
01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:58,000
How many of what is the acreage a high school needs to build high 60 acres 60 acres and the junior high needs how many acres.

479
01:03:58,000 --> 01:03:59,000
I believe it's 40.

480
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:01,000
That's on the right.

481
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:02,000
Yes.

482
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:03,000
Approximately 40.

483
01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:04,000
40.

484
01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:05,000
Okay.

485
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:07,000
And an elementary school.

486
01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:08,000
I believe it's 20.

487
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:09,000
Yeah.

488
01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:10,000
20.

489
01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:11,000
20.

490
01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:12,000
Okay.

491
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:14,000
So right there you have 120 acres.

492
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:15,000
That's just for one of each.

493
01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:16,000
Right.

494
01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:17,000
And so we need.

495
01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:19,000
We need a high school right now.

496
01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:20,000
Right.

497
01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:21,000
Okay.

498
01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:24,000
And so we'll need a couple more when we start building out.

499
01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:25,000
Yes.

500
01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:26,000
Yes.

501
01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:32,000
And so that means one what probably but two or three junior highs to one high school and then more elementary schools.

502
01:04:32,000 --> 01:04:33,000
Yes.

503
01:04:34,000 --> 01:04:43,000
And I wish we did not have to go into Agiland and that's the only answer because we have no place right now in Santa Maria to build one high school.

504
01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:44,000
Correct.

505
01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:46,000
And so and that's just talking about schools.

506
01:04:46,000 --> 01:04:48,000
Then we have the fire stations.

507
01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:49,000
We have police.

508
01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:53,000
We have parked open space commercial retail and everything else.

509
01:04:53,000 --> 01:05:02,000
And that's really a difficult decision for us to make because none of us here want to go into Agiland but I think it's really important for people to realize.

510
01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:12,000
We can't just stack and pack people on top of one another in our community and have a healthy community.

511
01:05:12,000 --> 01:05:16,000
I know that to do what we need for affordable housing.

512
01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:21,000
We have to partner with the people self-help housing and with the housing authority.

513
01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:23,000
And that's who has built here before.

514
01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:24,000
Yes.

515
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:29,000
And I can't remember how much how many million was the depostry departments.

516
01:05:29,000 --> 01:05:31,000
Do you remember that, John?

517
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:34,000
What was that?

518
01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:37,000
38 million dollars.

519
01:05:37,000 --> 01:05:53,000
And when that pencil out that was I think 450,000 per unit and a person could have purchased house cheaper than 450,000 dollars.

520
01:05:53,000 --> 01:05:59,000
So you're talking about taxpayer money using for all these millions of affordable housing.

521
01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:07,000
That it just seemed like there should be a better answer than spending that kind of money and being able to put people into affordable housing.

522
01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:13,000
And it's a struggle and we continue to have that because at the state level we keep getting these mandates.

523
01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:17,000
As you know, I'm not telling you anything you don't know.

524
01:06:17,000 --> 01:06:23,000
And when I sit on the housing task force for the legal cities, we talk about this.

525
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:27,000
And people are all in agreement just matter where they come from.

526
01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:32,000
They're having a very difficult time in the state of California finding affordable housing for the residents.

527
01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:36,000
And we certainly are here because our residents are not that affluent.

528
01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:40,000
They can afford those kinds of mortgages anyway.

529
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:46,000
I just think it's, you know, I voted for the annexation.

530
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:48,000
I approve the annexation.

531
01:06:48,000 --> 01:06:54,000
And I really hate to go into farmland, but these are the choices we have.

532
01:06:54,000 --> 01:07:02,000
If we've got 30,000, 40,000 people we have to figure out where we're going to put them and not just them, but their kids and the schools.

533
01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:07,000
And as I said, the fire station, the parks and everything else.

534
01:07:07,000 --> 01:07:10,000
Any other comments from Council?

535
01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:12,000
I have three people.

536
01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:14,000
I've asked the speaker.

537
01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:16,000
Three minutes a piece.

538
01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:18,000
Anthony Coachello.

539
01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:21,000
Followed by Claire Weinman.

540
01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:24,000
Be sure and open the public comment, Mayor.

541
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:25,000
Pardon?

542
01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:26,000
Open the public.

543
01:07:26,000 --> 01:07:27,000
Yes.

544
01:07:27,000 --> 01:07:28,000
Open the public comment.

545
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:29,000
Yes.

546
01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:31,000
And they here.

547
01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:34,000
Okay.

548
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:35,000
Claire.

549
01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:36,000
Weinman.

550
01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:38,000
Followed by Laurie tomorrow.

551
01:07:43,000 --> 01:07:44,000
Good evening.

552
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:46,000
My name is Claire Weinman.

553
01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:50,000
I'm the president of the Girl Ship Association of Santa Barbara and San Luis Fispo County.

554
01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:56,000
We appreciate the Council, Planning Commission, and staff for the opportunity to engage throughout this process.

555
01:07:56,000 --> 01:08:01,000
As agriculture is a leading source of income and employment for the city.

556
01:08:01,000 --> 01:08:11,000
And making a final determination for adoption and certification by the city council, we respectfully urge the council to reconsider the merits of two specific policy positions.

557
01:08:11,000 --> 01:08:14,000
Consistent with our prior public comments.

558
01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:22,000
So Max Simmons and done has provided additional information on these two points in our written comment letters submitted on Friday.

559
01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:25,000
First is the area nine reason.

560
01:08:25,000 --> 01:08:37,000
We remain concerned about the proposed conversion of area nine from commercial to unrelated residential use, especially given the industrial zoning of the surrounding areas.

561
01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:56,000
We are concerned that residential housing unrelated to nearby industrial and agricultural operations will result in predictable land use conflicts for both residents and neighboring operations and run contrary to many of the great policies outlined in the plan.

562
01:08:56,000 --> 01:09:06,000
Next we do not oppose the proposed annexation of the portion of lands north of Main Street and would strongly prefer continued consideration of the annexation of Bradley lands.

563
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:15,000
However, we continue to oppose the annexation of the lands parallel to Highway 101 from East Jones Street to Pearl Street.

564
01:09:15,000 --> 01:09:29,000
The majority's prime aglands and if it moves forward, this action would have major negative ramifications both for the immediate site being converted as well as the agricultural operations on nearby lands.

565
01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:37,000
In its final consideration of a range of alternatives, we urge the city council to maintain the current zoning in area nine.

566
01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:48,000
We continue to express our support for the infill alternative or modified hybrid that avoids the conflicts from the proposed annexation of lands parallel to 101.

567
01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:50,000
South of East Jones Street.

568
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:57,000
Thank you again for your time, dedication to the public process and responsiveness to our previous comments.

569
01:09:57,000 --> 01:10:03,000
We look forward to continuing to work with the city through adoption and implementation.

570
01:10:03,000 --> 01:10:05,000
Thank you.

571
01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:07,000
Thank you, Ms. Wyman.

572
01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:10,000
Lori Tamara.

573
01:10:10,000 --> 01:10:17,000
Good afternoon or evening.

574
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:20,000
Lori Tamara with urban planning concepts.

575
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:28,000
Here tonight to thank you and the planning commission and the staff for a large.

576
01:10:28,000 --> 01:10:39,000
I'm going to say almost arduous process of preparing documents listening to the public going through debate and coming forward with the plan.

577
01:10:39,000 --> 01:10:44,000
As you well know, I didn't agree with everything.

578
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:48,000
I still don't agree with everything.

579
01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:51,000
But I don't want to hold it up.

580
01:10:51,000 --> 01:10:53,000
I really think about this.

581
01:10:53,000 --> 01:10:55,000
This is not my plan.

582
01:10:55,000 --> 01:10:57,000
It's the future.

583
01:10:57,000 --> 01:11:03,000
I just wanted to make it better and I wanted to make it so that housing was affordable.

584
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:08,000
And I don't know necessarily if this plan will accomplish that.

585
01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:14,000
I do like to ask, as you move forward with this plan.

586
01:11:14,000 --> 01:11:20,000
I think that there's a big question about what Los Flores is to the city.

587
01:11:20,000 --> 01:11:32,000
That branch, the city has put a lot of money in it and there's not one word about Los Flores in the general plan or the EIR.

588
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:43,000
And it seems very suspicious that it's not included because so much money has been invested in that property.

589
01:11:43,000 --> 01:11:50,000
I would like to request a report to the city council on what the plan is for Los Flores.

590
01:11:50,000 --> 01:12:00,000
Separate of the general plan and get some information about what the game plan is for the future and how much more money is going to be spent out there.

591
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:09,000
I do agree that the five acres per thousand was adopted 35 years ago and the city has never required it.

592
01:12:09,000 --> 01:12:11,000
It was aspirational.

593
01:12:11,000 --> 01:12:16,000
They only ended up doing 2.5 acres per thousand.

594
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:27,000
So I don't think that the arbitrary raising the bar for future housing, affordable housing or any type of housing,

595
01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:37,000
should now have to pay exorbitant developer fees to try to create 800 acres of open space for the future.

596
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:42,000
I am concerned about schools and where they're going to go.

597
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:49,000
I just don't see it unless it's on top of a skyscraper or somewhere I just don't see it.

598
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:58,000
Complete streets. My ask is that the complete streets standard be removed for private projects.

599
01:12:58,000 --> 01:13:02,000
Not the public roads but private projects.

600
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:06,000
Those should not be held to the same standard.

601
01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:18,000
And you've seen all of my comments over the years and I think the staff and I think the city for pursuing this effort.

602
01:13:18,000 --> 01:13:21,000
So thank you.

603
01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:23,000
Lori, that was great.

604
01:13:23,000 --> 01:13:26,000
I mean, that's a one time happening, right?

605
01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:28,000
Three minutes?

606
01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:31,000
I could keep going.

607
01:13:31,000 --> 01:13:33,000
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

608
01:13:33,000 --> 01:13:34,000
Great tonight.

609
01:13:34,000 --> 01:13:35,000
Thank you.

610
01:13:35,000 --> 01:13:36,000
Thank you.

611
01:13:36,000 --> 01:13:39,000
Thank you for your comments.

612
01:13:39,000 --> 01:13:42,000
Is Anthony Coachello here?

613
01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:44,000
I can see him.

614
01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:47,000
Okay.

615
01:13:47,000 --> 01:13:48,000
Can I miss out?

616
01:13:48,000 --> 01:13:55,000
Can I ask you about the difference in on the private streets for having complete streets versus the public streets?

617
01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:56,000
What?

618
01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:57,000
Yes.

619
01:13:57,000 --> 01:14:00,000
So we are required by state law to have complete streets on public streets.

620
01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:03,000
So that is a given.

621
01:14:03,000 --> 01:14:11,000
We believe both public works and and community development believe that the best practice is to have complete streets everywhere.

622
01:14:11,000 --> 01:14:16,000
That is actually one thing that we do hear from the existing residents of projects that do not have complete streets.

623
01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:19,000
I have complete streets that hey, where can I push my baby strollers safely?

624
01:14:19,000 --> 01:14:20,000
There's no sidewalk here.

625
01:14:20,000 --> 01:14:21,000
Things like that.

626
01:14:21,000 --> 01:14:32,000
So what we would look to do is integrate creative opportunities into new developments that would establish trails, establish opportunities for people to move safely through the development.

627
01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:34,000
Get to those bigger streets.

628
01:14:34,000 --> 01:14:37,000
Again, whether they're walking, biking, or in a vehicle.

629
01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:41,000
And those do not necessarily have to be extraordinarily expensive.

630
01:14:41,000 --> 01:14:45,000
We're not thinking every time you're going to have to have very wide streets with parking on both streets.

631
01:14:45,000 --> 01:14:48,000
With parking on both sides and curb gutter sidewalk.

632
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:50,000
It doesn't have to look like that.

633
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:57,000
And additionally, I would note that the language in the policy is very flexible in that there are we have this existing policy today.

634
01:14:57,000 --> 01:15:00,000
And there are projects that were.

635
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:08,000
I allowed to be built without it because the, either the economics, the space just didn't work. So we were able to have that flexibility.

636
01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:13,000
But it is an ideal, it is a best practice and we would, we do believe it is appropriate to keep it in the plan.

637
01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:21,000
So you're saying what's different developments, and I can see how it would work well with some developments and not work well with others. It would be a negotiable item.

638
01:15:21,000 --> 01:15:22,000
Yes.

639
01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:27,000
Madam Mayor, can I have a close public comment if, if we're done public comment?

640
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:30,000
Oh, okay. Yes, I'm sorry, close public comment.

641
01:15:30,000 --> 01:15:37,000
And then just so that I can announce, we have two written comments from Laurie Tamira and Kelly Tabber.

642
01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:40,000
Thank you.

643
01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:42,000
Okay.

644
01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:45,000
So it would be a negotiable item then.

645
01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:50,000
Yes, it is currently and you can see that in some of the projects that have been built and we continue to have that flexibility in the language.

646
01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:53,000
Would that flexibility, can that be written into that then?

647
01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:54,000
Yes, it is there now.

648
01:15:54,000 --> 01:15:55,000
It is there now.

649
01:15:55,000 --> 01:15:56,000
Okay.

650
01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:57,000
Okay.

651
01:15:57,000 --> 01:16:00,000
Any other questions?

652
01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:05,000
Okay.

653
01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:09,000
We have four recommendations.

654
01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:12,000
Do I hear any motions?

655
01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:15,000
Any other discussion at all?

656
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:17,000
Okay. Yes, Madam Mayor.

657
01:16:17,000 --> 01:16:25,000
I do want to just, you know, reiterate my gratitude to the team who worked on this.

658
01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:33,000
It was a long process and I am honored to have been part of it.

659
01:16:33,000 --> 01:16:36,000
So thank you all for your hard work.

660
01:16:37,000 --> 01:16:58,000
I will say that there are pieces of the general plan that that that that I'm not a huge fan of in those pertain to to the planned annexation but overall I think that you know, I

661
01:16:58,000 --> 01:17:01,000
I want to see us move forward.

662
01:17:02,000 --> 01:17:06,000
You know, with that being said, you know, I, I, I still move.

663
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:07,000
Thank you.

664
01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:08,000
Do I hear up a second?

665
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:09,000
Yes.

666
01:17:11,000 --> 01:17:20,000
And under discussion, I would also, um, excuse me, like to say thank you, but it's been what five and a half years.

667
01:17:20,000 --> 01:17:21,000
Yes.

668
01:17:21,000 --> 01:17:25,000
And I have to give credit to Dana Edie for being the project manager throughout.

669
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:27,000
She has seen it from through from start to finish.

670
01:17:27,000 --> 01:17:28,000
So this is a big day.

671
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:33,000
How much money is that five and a half years of general plan cost the city?

672
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:34,000
Oh goodness.

673
01:17:34,000 --> 01:17:38,000
So there is a significant consulting cost and yeah, I are cost in particular.

674
01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:42,000
I believe we're at 1.4 million.

675
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:43,000
With with grants.

676
01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:44,000
Yes.

677
01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:45,000
Okay.

678
01:17:45,000 --> 01:17:46,000
But it's still a lot of money.

679
01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:47,000
Yes.

680
01:17:47,000 --> 01:17:48,000
Okay.

681
01:17:48,000 --> 01:17:50,000
Thank you.

682
01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:51,000
Okay.

683
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:53,000
Any further discussion?

684
01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:54,000
Hearing none.

685
01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:55,000
I do.

686
01:17:55,000 --> 01:17:58,000
The last question about the loss floor is comment.

687
01:17:58,000 --> 01:18:03,000
Is it possible to discuss that in this plan or get an amendment.

688
01:18:03,000 --> 01:18:08,000
So the, the reason it was not included initially is because it is not within the city limits.

689
01:18:08,000 --> 01:18:16,000
It is kind of a satellite for the city is obviously owned by the city, but is not accessible as in terms of a neighborhood park.

690
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:18,000
So as far as counting towards that acreage.

691
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:21,000
It's also not intended to permanently be a park.

692
01:18:21,000 --> 01:18:24,000
It was always intended to serve a waste purpose.

693
01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:32,000
And so that is why it has not been treated and I understand that utilities is exploring all opportunities for solid waste for the future of Santa Maria.

694
01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:33,000
Okay.

695
01:18:33,000 --> 01:18:34,000
Thank you.

696
01:18:34,000 --> 01:18:35,000
Okay.

697
01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:36,000
Madam clerk.

698
01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:37,000
Okay.

699
01:18:37,000 --> 01:18:38,000
Council Member Setto.

700
01:18:38,000 --> 01:18:40,000
Mayor Pritem Flores.

701
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:41,000
Aye.

702
01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:42,000
Council Member Aguilera.

703
01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:43,000
Aye.

704
01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:44,000
Council Member Buddaya.

705
01:18:44,000 --> 01:18:45,000
Aye.

706
01:18:45,000 --> 01:18:46,000
And Mayor Patino.

707
01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:47,000
Aye.

708
01:18:47,000 --> 01:18:48,000
Thank you.

709
01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:49,000
Thank you.

710
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:50,000
Thank you.

711
01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:51,000
Thank you, Mr. Dow.

712
01:18:51,000 --> 01:18:55,000
The next item on the agenda is a public comment.

713
01:18:55,000 --> 01:18:56,000
Madam clerk.

714
01:18:56,000 --> 01:18:59,000
Can you please read the criteria for public comment.

715
01:18:59,000 --> 01:19:05,000
Speaker's may provide public comments on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the city council.

716
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:07,000
Each speaker will be limited to three minutes.

717
01:19:07,000 --> 01:19:10,000
Maximum 15 minutes for public comment period.

718
01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:12,000
And less than majority of the council.

719
01:19:12,000 --> 01:19:15,000
And Jack's the mayor may provide speakers more less time to speak.

720
01:19:15,000 --> 01:19:21,000
All comments or queries shall be addressed to the council as a body and not to any specific member there.

721
01:19:21,000 --> 01:19:25,000
President government code section five for nine five four point two eight two.

722
01:19:25,000 --> 01:19:28,000
The Ralph M. Brown act no action or discussion by the city council.

723
01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:32,000
She'll be undertaken on any item not appearing on the positive agenda.

724
01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:35,000
Except to briefly provide information as for clarification.

725
01:19:35,000 --> 01:19:36,000
Provide directions.

726
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:38,000
Staff are scheduled a matter for future meeting.

727
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:49,000
Thank you.

728
01:19:49,000 --> 01:19:54,000
We have four requests to speak.

729
01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:58,000
And I think he is Eric Collier here.

730
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:01,000
I think he left.

731
01:20:01,000 --> 01:20:02,000
Yeah.

732
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:03,000
I'm sorry.

733
01:20:03,000 --> 01:20:05,000
Eric Collier.

734
01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:07,000
And I have Eddie Navarro.

735
01:20:07,000 --> 01:20:09,000
Followed by Gary Hall.

736
01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:11,000
Followed by Nicole Bryant.

737
01:20:11,000 --> 01:20:13,000
Mr. Navarro.

738
01:20:26,000 --> 01:20:28,000
Thank you madam mayor.

739
01:20:28,000 --> 01:20:30,000
The city council members.

740
01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:32,000
City leaders and guests.

741
01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:34,000
My name is Eddie Navarro.

742
01:20:34,000 --> 01:20:37,000
Alejandro Berl.

743
01:20:37,000 --> 01:20:40,000
And I started a group called the senator.

744
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:43,000
aosport history club trying to keep the memories of our path's.

745
01:20:43,000 --> 01:20:47,000
More support to preserve and designate the following.

746
01:20:47,000 --> 01:20:50,000
As a historical site.

747
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:52,000
Our first request.

748
01:20:52,000 --> 01:20:55,000
Our first request is location where the mulledon,

749
01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:57,000
The center now sits in the name of William B.

750
01:20:57,000 --> 01:20:59,000
Ellis Bill Ellis.

751
01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:02,000
Bill Ellis was a local businessman,

752
01:21:02,000 --> 01:21:06,500
So Ellis was a local businessman who, along with others, was instrumental in bringing little

753
01:21:06,500 --> 01:21:09,720
league to Santa Maria, an orchard in 1950.

754
01:21:09,720 --> 01:21:14,840
In 1952, we founded Middle East Baseball for kids who are grew little league.

755
01:21:14,840 --> 01:21:19,000
Bill's daughter, Shirley Ellis married Jim Cobb, whose father was Major League Hall of

756
01:21:19,000 --> 01:21:20,500
Famer Ty Cobb.

757
01:21:20,500 --> 01:21:24,760
Jim Cobb was the first middle league All-Star Coach in 1953.

758
01:21:24,760 --> 01:21:30,180
Shirley and her family have contributed to donate to our veterans through our local

759
01:21:30,180 --> 01:21:31,180
Elx.

760
01:21:31,180 --> 01:21:38,060
Second is the Elx Field, which was established in 1948 to become home to our Santa Maria Indians

761
01:21:38,060 --> 01:21:42,580
established in 1944, coached by Bush Seamus and Mad Anderson.

762
01:21:42,580 --> 01:21:48,160
Our Elx Field through the Indians played host to teams like the Kansas City Monarchs

763
01:21:48,160 --> 01:21:53,940
of the Van Nigro League, the Bob Liminal Stars, Tokyo Giants, Dodger rookies and others,

764
01:21:53,940 --> 01:21:58,980
and was home to the Indians 1982 National Baseball Congress Champions.

765
01:21:58,980 --> 01:22:03,580
The third location requested Seamus Park Fields, the field on the west side, next to

766
01:22:03,580 --> 01:22:09,000
Paul Nelson Pool, now Carl Barbatini Field, is the original Little League Baseball field of

767
01:22:09,000 --> 01:22:10,000
1950.

768
01:22:10,000 --> 01:22:14,940
Notable names that played in the first year of Little League were Ted Davidson, Bob Williams,

769
01:22:14,940 --> 01:22:19,460
Fred Worker, Ernie Corral, John Eventura, Bonnie Ames, and many others.

770
01:22:19,460 --> 01:22:24,740
The field across the, on the east side of Seamus Park, closest to Millestreet, was a side

771
01:22:24,740 --> 01:22:31,320
of the 1981 Orchard Express with Tracy Compton and others winning the 1981 Girls Under

772
01:22:31,320 --> 01:22:33,480
18 Fast-Pitch Tournament.

773
01:22:33,480 --> 01:22:39,960
We are blessed to still have with us today, athletes like Ernie Corral, John Eventura, Bob Williams,

774
01:22:39,960 --> 01:22:45,540
Bonnie Ames, Sterilized Nerd, Don Gatewood, Brent Smith, Robin Vintura, James Steels, Brad

775
01:22:45,540 --> 01:22:49,880
Dandrich, Doug Bernier, and many others who have played on these fields and can share their

776
01:22:49,880 --> 01:22:51,880
stories with our youth.

777
01:22:51,960 --> 01:22:56,380
Ernie Corral, who was an audience today, was on the first 1950 Little League All-Star

778
01:22:56,380 --> 01:23:01,760
Team Coach by Harry Goodchild, and on the first Middle League 1953 All-Star Team, coached

779
01:23:01,760 --> 01:23:03,360
by Jim Cobb.

780
01:23:03,360 --> 01:23:09,840
We request that the three locations, William Bill Ellis, at the Mother and Other Center, Elx Field,

781
01:23:09,840 --> 01:23:13,960
and Seamus Park Fields, be designated as historical sites.

782
01:23:13,960 --> 01:23:19,040
These locations, events and individuals as well as our present future athletes will forever

783
01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:24,880
be part of our Valley Sports History for our youth to look up to and try to emulate.

784
01:23:24,880 --> 01:23:32,400
I have some information if you'd like to skim through it, if you care to keep it, that's fine.

785
01:23:32,400 --> 01:23:37,200
If not, you can get it back to me for future reference.

786
01:23:37,200 --> 01:23:40,480
If you don't mind, if you'd like it, it's not that's okay.

787
01:23:40,480 --> 01:23:41,480
Thank you.

788
01:23:41,480 --> 01:23:46,600
Mr. Navarro, I'll give that to Mr. Smitherman, and have you guys gone to the Parks Commission

789
01:23:46,600 --> 01:23:48,640
yet with any of this information?

790
01:23:48,640 --> 01:23:49,640
No.

791
01:23:49,640 --> 01:23:50,640
Okay.

792
01:23:50,640 --> 01:23:55,280
I will give this to Mr. Smitherman, and he'll be contact in you, and that's probably

793
01:23:55,280 --> 01:23:57,880
here is right here.

794
01:23:57,880 --> 01:23:59,080
That was a fast contact.

795
01:23:59,080 --> 01:24:02,720
Hey, Dennis.

796
01:24:02,720 --> 01:24:03,720
Thank you.

797
01:24:03,720 --> 01:24:04,720
Thank you.

798
01:24:04,720 --> 01:24:05,720
Thank you.

799
01:24:05,720 --> 01:24:06,720
Thank you.

800
01:24:06,720 --> 01:24:08,720
Thank you for your time.

801
01:24:08,720 --> 01:24:10,720
I think I'll have some answers for you, though.

802
01:24:10,720 --> 01:24:11,720
Thank you very much.

803
01:24:11,720 --> 01:24:12,720
Thank you.

804
01:24:12,720 --> 01:24:20,840
Gary Hall.

805
01:24:20,840 --> 01:24:31,080
Follow by Nicole Bryant.

806
01:24:31,080 --> 01:24:32,080
Good evening.

807
01:24:32,080 --> 01:24:37,240
Madam Mayor, council members, staff, and the citizens of Santa Maria.

808
01:24:37,240 --> 01:24:39,080
My name is Gary Hall.

809
01:24:39,080 --> 01:24:44,080
I'm a resident of Rancho Buena of Histimobilist States, a 21-30-bog North River to Avenue

810
01:24:44,080 --> 01:24:47,720
here in Santa Maria, District 1.

811
01:24:47,720 --> 01:24:55,320
I want to publicly congratulate our new District 1 Council member, Richard Bataia, on his appointment

812
01:24:55,320 --> 01:24:57,440
to City Council.

813
01:24:57,440 --> 01:25:01,920
I also want to remind you, I represent the North Santa Barbara County, manufactured homeowner's

814
01:25:01,920 --> 01:25:08,680
team, or in Nespit, Nespit's primary goal remains to provide protection to all Santa

815
01:25:08,680 --> 01:25:13,400
Maria of Mobile Home residents, presently living in an unregulated rental market.

816
01:25:13,400 --> 01:25:21,480
Yes, we continue to ask the City of Santa Maria to stand with us in maintaining affordable housing,

817
01:25:21,480 --> 01:25:28,360
affordable mobile home living in Santa Maria is vanishing and all across the state.

818
01:25:28,360 --> 01:25:35,400
I have pointed out to you so many times how the 2020 Model East and enforcement agreement with

819
01:25:35,400 --> 01:25:41,760
all their flaws have proven to be ineffective in protecting homeowner equity and maintaining

820
01:25:41,760 --> 01:25:48,400
affordable mobile home housing, which is of course what was originally intended to do.

821
01:25:48,400 --> 01:25:56,040
I have repeatedly reminded you that on June 7th, 2022, nearly four years ago, this council

822
01:25:56,040 --> 01:26:03,600
passed a motion with the intention of improving the 2020 Model East or replacing it.

823
01:26:03,600 --> 01:26:07,000
This city council has done neither.

824
01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:13,200
Now is the time to take action to replace the Model East with the uniform mandatory and enforceable

825
01:26:13,200 --> 01:26:18,800
mobile home rent stabilization program, much like those of our neighboring city and county

826
01:26:18,800 --> 01:26:20,600
jurisdictions.

827
01:26:20,600 --> 01:26:26,160
Please, help us find a way to get this on a future meeting agenda.

828
01:26:26,160 --> 01:26:30,960
Santa Maria and Mobile Home Seniors also continue to live with the ongoing threat that their

829
01:26:30,960 --> 01:26:37,120
senior mobile home park could be converted into an all-age park, as was attempted by the new

830
01:26:37,120 --> 01:26:41,360
owners of Delcello Senior Mobile Home Park in work.

831
01:26:41,360 --> 01:26:48,000
I brought this to the council's attention 20 months ago and we are patiently waiting for action

832
01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:52,640
to prevent similar conversion efforts in Santa Maria.

833
01:26:52,640 --> 01:26:58,560
According to the Community Development Department, the draft senior mobile home park zoning

834
01:26:58,640 --> 01:27:05,600
overlay ordinance will soon be presented at a planning commission study session.

835
01:27:05,600 --> 01:27:12,480
We have heard rumors of the potential sale of senior mobile home parks in Santa Maria.

836
01:27:12,480 --> 01:27:17,560
This could bring similar and inappropriate conversion efforts to our city.

837
01:27:17,560 --> 01:27:24,360
Please, help expedite this new zoning ordinance activity wherever possible.

838
01:27:24,360 --> 01:27:25,360
Thank you.

839
01:27:25,600 --> 01:27:26,960
Thank you.

840
01:27:26,960 --> 01:27:27,920
Nicole Bryant.

841
01:27:35,840 --> 01:27:38,240
Good evening Madam Mayor to seeing which council members.

842
01:27:38,240 --> 01:27:43,040
I'd like to extend our warmest welcome to council member Betaya and I thank you for the opportunity

843
01:27:43,040 --> 01:27:44,400
to speak this evening.

844
01:27:44,400 --> 01:27:48,640
My name is Nicole Bryant and I am the field representative for SIAU Local 620

845
01:27:48,640 --> 01:27:52,080
who has the privilege of representing the dedicated public servants across the city.

846
01:27:52,880 --> 01:27:56,880
We are here tonight because the city has informed us that the structural budget deficit next year

847
01:27:56,880 --> 01:28:01,200
in the general fund and measure U funds requires employee pay concessions.

848
01:28:01,200 --> 01:28:06,480
Specifically SIAU members are being asked to accept a 10% reduction in wages through furloughs

849
01:28:06,480 --> 01:28:09,120
and up to a 20% cut to medical contributions.

850
01:28:09,760 --> 01:28:14,320
While all other bargaining units are scheduled to receive cost of living increases this July,

851
01:28:14,320 --> 01:28:17,360
while no service reductions within the city have been identified.

852
01:28:17,360 --> 01:28:21,280
Our members are simply being asked to do the same works for significantly less.

853
01:28:22,080 --> 01:28:26,240
Behind me tonight, our members are holding signs showing what these proposals would actually

854
01:28:26,240 --> 01:28:28,400
cost their families over the next year.

855
01:28:28,400 --> 01:28:34,320
Cuts of pay of upwards of 13,000, 14,000 and 15,000 dollars per employee per year.

856
01:28:34,320 --> 01:28:39,600
I want to ask you directly, could your household absorb a 15,000 dollar pay cut next year?

857
01:28:40,640 --> 01:28:44,960
By the city's own figures, these cuts would save approximately 4.1 million,

858
01:28:44,960 --> 01:28:47,040
but would not fully resolve the deficit.

859
01:28:47,040 --> 01:28:51,440
All while the audited financials for the fiscal year's 2024 and 2025,

860
01:28:51,440 --> 01:28:55,600
though legally obligated to be reported remain unavailable to the union into the public.

861
01:28:56,480 --> 01:28:59,520
SIAU's membership at the city of Santa Maria's unique.

862
01:28:59,520 --> 01:29:03,200
Over 70% of our members live here in the city they serve.

863
01:29:03,200 --> 01:29:06,640
Their paychecks are spent here at our local businesses and restaurants.

864
01:29:06,640 --> 01:29:10,240
They are your constituents living across every council district.

865
01:29:10,240 --> 01:29:13,840
Cutting 4.1 million from workers pay doesn't just hurt your employees.

866
01:29:13,840 --> 01:29:18,320
It removes the same amount from your local economy and will lower city revenues proportionally.

867
01:29:19,040 --> 01:29:22,960
A city that strives to be an employer of choice doesn't start by balancing its budget on the

868
01:29:22,960 --> 01:29:24,560
backs of its lowest paid employees.

869
01:29:25,440 --> 01:29:29,920
Our members want to be a part of the solution, but solutions must be transparent, comprehensive and

870
01:29:29,920 --> 01:29:34,320
sustainable. Tonight we urge you to make take concrete's responsible steps.

871
01:29:34,320 --> 01:29:38,160
Adopt the common sense reserved policies brought forward at your last meeting.

872
01:29:38,160 --> 01:29:42,160
Increase your earning potential on your pension funds with the 115 trust.

873
01:29:42,160 --> 01:29:47,440
Support placing the revenue tax measure on the ballot this evening, allowing the community to weigh in and vote in November.

874
01:29:47,440 --> 01:29:51,760
Published the audited ACFR reports for 2024 and 2025.

875
01:29:51,760 --> 01:29:55,840
So workers and voters can trust the city is doing all that it can to write the ship.

876
01:29:56,560 --> 01:30:00,160
And require that management leads from the front and shares equally in the berth-

877
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:06,000
Finally, as you approve your city council goals tonight, I ask you to acknowledge who makes those goals possible.

878
01:30:06,000 --> 01:30:11,000
SCIU members are the staff in every department, optimizing service delivery.

879
01:30:11,000 --> 01:30:17,000
SCIU members are your city park rangers, PD and fire support staff maintaining public safety.

880
01:30:17,000 --> 01:30:26,000
SCIU members are your code enforcement officers. SCIU members are the crews maintaining the parks, streets, facilities and utilities.

881
01:30:26,000 --> 01:30:30,000
SCIU members are the teams running your recreation programs for seniors in youth.

882
01:30:30,000 --> 01:30:35,000
SCIU members are the professionals who permit and inspect affordable housing.

883
01:30:35,000 --> 01:30:39,000
And SCIU members are the very foundation of this city's economic development,

884
01:30:39,000 --> 01:30:41,000
because SCIU members live in work here.

885
01:30:41,000 --> 01:30:44,000
These goals are not achieved without SCIU workers.

886
01:30:44,000 --> 01:30:47,000
Thank you for your time and consideration this evening.

887
01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:48,000
Thank you, Ms. Bryant.

888
01:30:48,000 --> 01:31:01,000
And I think I'll call Eric Collier again, but I think he has left.

889
01:31:01,000 --> 01:31:04,000
Thank you. That concludes public comment.

890
01:31:04,000 --> 01:31:05,000
Madam Mayor.

891
01:31:05,000 --> 01:31:06,000
Yes.

892
01:31:06,000 --> 01:31:09,000
I have a question for staff.

893
01:31:09,000 --> 01:31:14,000
It's around the comment that Mr. Hall made about the mobile home land.

894
01:31:14,000 --> 01:31:29,000
Zoning ordinance can we get a timeline update on that please?

895
01:31:29,000 --> 01:31:30,000
Yes.

896
01:31:30,000 --> 01:31:35,000
Excuse me, the ordinance has been drafted and some preliminary outreach has been done to the affected mobile home parks.

897
01:31:35,000 --> 01:31:38,000
And it is scheduled to be on study session.

898
01:31:38,000 --> 01:31:42,000
I believe in July and it would come here shortly thereafter.

899
01:31:42,000 --> 01:31:47,000
Thank you.

900
01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:48,000
Thank you.

901
01:31:48,000 --> 01:31:51,000
We'll now move to the consent calendar calendar.

902
01:31:51,000 --> 01:31:57,000
Does anyone have items they wish to pull for discussion?

903
01:31:57,000 --> 01:31:58,000
Okay, if not.

904
01:31:58,000 --> 01:31:59,000
I do, Madam Mayor.

905
01:31:59,000 --> 01:32:00,000
Yes.

906
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:05,000
I have a question on 11F1.

907
01:32:13,000 --> 01:32:20,000
I know we have a contract with him already for our city, which he does a horrible job.

908
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:24,000
And I'm saying this publicly because I think our city deserves better.

909
01:32:24,000 --> 01:32:35,000
But are we adding my question as who am I addressing this to?

910
01:32:35,000 --> 01:32:41,000
Are we adding this to his remaining contract?

911
01:32:41,000 --> 01:32:42,000
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

912
01:32:42,000 --> 01:32:43,000
Coach, council members.

913
01:32:43,000 --> 01:32:49,000
J.D. Human was selected through the process to do the districts and special benefits zones.

914
01:32:49,000 --> 01:32:54,000
Through the course of the year, there's been special projects assigned whether to be a

915
01:32:54,000 --> 01:33:00,000
Martha Bateman on oak trees, car accidents through medians, gym blinds way.

916
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:08,000
Those extra tasks have taken the funds that were allocated towards specific projects.

917
01:33:08,000 --> 01:33:12,000
So what we're asking for is to this additional funding.

918
01:33:12,000 --> 01:33:17,000
So we can continue those projects that we had already planned for through the course of this year.

919
01:33:17,000 --> 01:33:23,000
Okay, my question is, were there any offers for any other beds?

920
01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:27,000
Are we just going with him because he's just been doing it for a long time?

921
01:33:27,000 --> 01:33:30,000
And I want to let you know he does a horrible job.

922
01:33:31,000 --> 01:33:33,000
I live in District 2.

923
01:33:33,000 --> 01:33:38,000
And I know Parks and Rex is responsible for some of the clean up there in my area.

924
01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:39,000
But so is he.

925
01:33:39,000 --> 01:33:44,000
And I brought this to the last time when we talked about his contract.

926
01:33:44,000 --> 01:33:45,000
I brought this up.

927
01:33:45,000 --> 01:33:46,000
And nothing's changed.

928
01:33:46,000 --> 01:33:54,000
And we can't just continue to have somebody doing taking care of our city just because he's been doing it for so long.

929
01:33:54,000 --> 01:33:58,000
Sometimes our, you know, our limbs are blocked by what we see.

930
01:33:58,000 --> 01:34:03,000
But I, I drive my city and I don't know why nobody else sees it, but I do.

931
01:34:03,000 --> 01:34:06,000
Because I care about what, what our city looks like.

932
01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:13,000
And when we have like we're getting ready for western days and we're getting ready for the rodeo, the car show.

933
01:34:13,000 --> 01:34:17,000
And and and still things are not cleaned up.

934
01:34:17,000 --> 01:34:22,000
I, I question that as much money as we pay this contractor to take care of it.

935
01:34:22,000 --> 01:34:25,000
Not only him, but our, our own parks and rents.

936
01:34:25,000 --> 01:34:30,000
So my question is, did we not try to see if somebody else could take care of it?

937
01:34:30,000 --> 01:34:34,000
Or we just put in it on with him because we already have him.

938
01:34:34,000 --> 01:34:36,000
Thank you for your comments.

939
01:34:36,000 --> 01:34:41,000
We have a two year contract with JD human and we're halfway through that contract.

940
01:34:41,000 --> 01:34:46,000
At the end of this contract, we will go back out for a full request proposal.

941
01:34:46,000 --> 01:34:51,000
And look for contractors who can meet the needs of the city within the budget that's allowed.

942
01:34:51,000 --> 01:34:58,000
You'll see tonight, I'll be presenting another topic, which is our landscape and lighting district and special benefits zones.

943
01:34:58,000 --> 01:35:03,000
While the increases minimal, the expenses have grown exponentially.

944
01:35:03,000 --> 01:35:11,000
So we will continue to work with the dollar months that we have available to us to make sure that the city looks as best as it can.

945
01:35:11,000 --> 01:35:17,000
And and I have also met with with your constituents and walk the streets with them to to look at areas.

946
01:35:17,000 --> 01:35:25,000
They are out there with 16 special district staff to cover 383 acres.

947
01:35:25,000 --> 01:35:28,000
And the contract, it's a lot of work.

948
01:35:28,000 --> 01:35:32,000
And right now, then again, we'll talk about the money in the presentation.

949
01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:36,000
But it is the resources are getting more and more limited.

950
01:35:36,000 --> 01:35:39,000
Thank you.

951
01:35:39,000 --> 01:35:44,000
I didn't know if you'd like to give them, you know, not right now, but later give them some of the specifics.

952
01:35:44,000 --> 01:35:59,000
I did that on the last time when the contract was up and I did give it to our former parks and director and to avail nothing was done.

953
01:35:59,000 --> 01:36:04,000
Okay, I don't mind giving you that information and showing you myself.

954
01:36:04,000 --> 01:36:07,000
Yeah, I drove through two districts today.

955
01:36:08,000 --> 01:36:12,000
That's part of my job in Angela Oslo is the assistant director.

956
01:36:12,000 --> 01:36:15,000
We do inspections a couple times a week.

957
01:36:15,000 --> 01:36:19,000
We meet with constituents who call us regarding specific issues.

958
01:36:19,000 --> 01:36:23,000
Including things like malls and trees and today I had dead rats.

959
01:36:23,000 --> 01:36:26,000
So yeah, we are making efforts to meet with the public.

960
01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:30,000
That's also why we do the assessment that we do every five years.

961
01:36:30,000 --> 01:36:35,000
Council adopted that last December to really get the input of the public to hear what their priorities are.

962
01:36:35,000 --> 01:36:40,000
I'm curious what districts that you go to district four and district one today.

963
01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:42,000
Okay, thanks.

964
01:36:42,000 --> 01:36:43,000
Thank you, Mr. Smith.

965
01:36:43,000 --> 01:36:46,000
Thank you.

966
01:36:46,000 --> 01:36:51,000
Okay, do I have a motion on the consent calendar?

967
01:36:51,000 --> 01:36:52,000
So moved.

968
01:36:52,000 --> 01:36:53,000
Do I have a second?

969
01:36:53,000 --> 01:36:54,000
Second.

970
01:36:54,000 --> 01:36:58,000
I have a motion and a second to approve the consent calendar.

971
01:36:58,000 --> 01:37:00,000
Any further discussion?

972
01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:01,000
Hearing none.

973
01:37:01,000 --> 01:37:03,000
Madam clerk, can you please call the roll?

974
01:37:03,000 --> 01:37:05,000
Councilman regular.

975
01:37:05,000 --> 01:37:06,000
I can't remember.

976
01:37:06,000 --> 01:37:07,000
I can't remember.

977
01:37:07,000 --> 01:37:08,000
I can't remember.

978
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:09,000
Are.

979
01:37:09,000 --> 01:37:10,000
Mayor put him.

980
01:37:10,000 --> 01:37:11,000
I.

981
01:37:11,000 --> 01:37:12,000
Mayor.

982
01:37:23,000 --> 01:37:28,000
Now we will make appointments to various outside boards, commissions and committees.

983
01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:30,000
Chief deputies.

984
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:31,000
Clerk.

985
01:37:31,000 --> 01:37:32,000
Donna.

986
01:37:32,000 --> 01:37:34,000
Can you please read the staff report?

987
01:37:34,000 --> 01:37:35,000
Yes.

988
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:36,000
Madam Mayor.

989
01:37:36,000 --> 01:37:37,000
Madam Mayor.

990
01:37:37,000 --> 01:37:38,000
Members of the city council.

991
01:37:38,000 --> 01:37:41,000
The report before tonight is for mayor to make appointments to fill a city council.

992
01:37:41,000 --> 01:37:42,000
Vacancy on.

993
01:37:42,000 --> 01:37:43,000
Outside boards.

994
01:37:43,000 --> 01:37:44,000
And the city council.

995
01:37:44,000 --> 01:37:45,000
To ratify the selections.

996
01:37:45,000 --> 01:37:47,000
The resignation of council member.

997
01:37:47,000 --> 01:37:49,000
Because as the battle on March 3rd.

998
01:37:49,000 --> 01:37:50,000
Twenty twenty six.

999
01:37:50,000 --> 01:37:51,000
Created vacancies on 4th.

1000
01:37:51,000 --> 01:37:52,000
Ten agencies.

1001
01:37:52,000 --> 01:37:53,000
City council member.

1002
01:37:53,000 --> 01:37:55,000
Sit on as representatives.

1003
01:37:55,000 --> 01:37:56,000
Staff has conferred with mayor.

1004
01:37:56,000 --> 01:37:57,000
Patina.

1005
01:37:57,000 --> 01:38:00,000
We come from California.

1006
01:38:00,000 --> 01:38:03,000
A director for Council Market Office.

1007
01:38:03,000 --> 01:38:04,000
component.

1008
01:38:04,000 --> 01:38:05,000
deputyate.

1009
01:38:05,000 --> 01:38:06,000
病en.

1010
01:38:06,000 --> 01:38:07,000
This is symbolic.

1011
01:38:07,000 --> 01:38:09,000
D.

1012
01:38:09,000 --> 01:38:11,000
D to serve Thank you.

1013
01:38:11,000 --> 01:38:12,000
D to serve.

1014
01:38:12,000 --> 01:38:13,000
Comments.

1015
01:38:13,000 --> 01:38:14,000
Lieutenant.

1016
01:38:14,000 --> 01:38:15,000
Members of the committee.

1017
01:38:15,000 --> 01:38:16,000
guests pop.

1018
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:17,000
Inst2020 are.

1019
01:38:17,000 --> 01:38:18,000
Stat revolves around.

1020
01:38:18,000 --> 01:38:20,000
The more people roast.

1021
01:38:20,000 --> 01:38:25,000
The more crowded they are.

1022
01:38:25,000 --> 01:38:29,640
A vacancy as an alternate proposed appointment by the mayor's council member, Bethiah,

1023
01:38:30,280 --> 01:38:35,880
central coast collaborative on homelessness. There's a vacancy as an alternate proposed appointment

1024
01:38:35,880 --> 01:38:41,160
council member, Bethiah. Senate and report council information. There's a vacancy as a member

1025
01:38:41,960 --> 01:38:46,520
proposed appointment as mayor for 10 floors. Schools quarterly round table, there's a vacancy as

1026
01:38:46,520 --> 01:38:54,760
a member proposed appointment as council member, Bethiah. Okay, I support these nominations and make

1027
01:38:54,840 --> 01:39:00,120
a motion to point these nominees. Second, I have a second, any discussion?

1028
01:39:01,080 --> 01:39:06,600
Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Mayor Patino. Yes. Council of Maguilar. Hi,

1029
01:39:06,600 --> 01:39:11,640
council member, Bethiah. All right. Council member, set up. Hi. Mayor for 10 floors. All right.

1030
01:39:17,400 --> 01:39:21,480
We'll now consider making an appointment to the Block Granted Advisory Committee.

1031
01:39:21,480 --> 01:39:27,480
Chief, Deputy City Clerk, Donna Schwartz. Are you please give the staff report? Yes. Madam Mayor,

1032
01:39:27,480 --> 01:39:31,240
members of the City Council, though, requested for tonight's to make an appointment to a vacant

1033
01:39:31,240 --> 01:39:35,800
position on the Block Granted Advisory Committee. Oh, present the committee for consideration of the

1034
01:39:35,800 --> 01:39:40,360
appointment in the City Council's notification. The Block Granted Advisory Committee currently has one

1035
01:39:40,360 --> 01:39:46,040
vacancy, staff received one application from Corrie Mills for the vacant position, previously nominated by

1036
01:39:46,200 --> 01:39:50,120
council member Aguilara. The appointment will serve an an expired term and need to lie in

1037
01:39:50,120 --> 01:39:55,480
2026. Council member Aguilar has the nomination to this committee following the nomination of

1038
01:39:55,480 --> 01:40:00,440
appointment will then be conferred by the Mayor with verification by the City Council. Council member

1039
01:40:00,440 --> 01:40:06,120
Aguilara, do you have an nomination? Yes. I would like to nominate Corrie Mills and I accept this nomination

1040
01:40:06,120 --> 01:40:10,760
and make a motion to appoint the nominee to the Block Granted Advisory Committee with any

1041
01:40:10,760 --> 01:40:16,120
would like to second the motion. Out second. A motion and second. Any further discussion?

1042
01:40:16,120 --> 01:40:20,200
Hearing none. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll? Yes. Mayor Patino. I. Mayor Patino. I.

1043
01:40:20,200 --> 01:40:24,680
Mayor Patino. Hi. Mayor Patino. Hi. Council member Aguilara. Hi. Council member Patino.

1044
01:40:24,680 --> 01:40:26,840
Hi. And Council member Setto. Hi.

1045
01:40:34,520 --> 01:40:40,120
We will now move on to the public hearing portion of the agenda and the next item is the introduction

1046
01:40:40,120 --> 01:40:45,960
of an ordinance updating solid waste collection rates interim director of utilities.

1047
01:40:45,960 --> 01:40:48,840
Michelle Rus will present the staff report.

1048
01:40:51,400 --> 01:40:58,360
And Mr. Springer may be watching. I'm certain he has. No pressure.

1049
01:40:59,720 --> 01:41:05,560
Dr. Springer is unavailable tonight. He sends his regards to the council. Good evening, Madam Mayor,

1050
01:41:05,560 --> 01:41:09,880
City Council, City staff. My name is Michelle Ruiz and I'm a staff member in the utilities

1051
01:41:09,880 --> 01:41:15,560
department. We'd like to introduce an ordinance tonight to update solid waste collection rates

1052
01:41:15,560 --> 01:41:22,040
for the next four years. We're going to walk you through our process for how we set rates and talk about

1053
01:41:22,040 --> 01:41:29,000
what the proposed rates are at the end of this presentation, which we hope will be brief. We will go ahead

1054
01:41:29,000 --> 01:41:33,720
and request the Mayor to open public hearing. If I can just and wrap really quick, I just want the

1055
01:41:34,680 --> 01:41:39,960
the public to know that we're on 13 public hearing on the agenda and we're on 13 B.

1056
01:41:41,240 --> 01:41:45,880
Thank you. Thank you, Donna. Why I want to thank I have staff in the audience tonight from the

1057
01:41:45,880 --> 01:41:51,560
utilities department also available who supported this 18th month long effort to get to the cost of

1058
01:41:51,560 --> 01:41:57,640
service study. And I appreciate them being in the audience tonight. You'll also hear from Josiah close.

1059
01:41:57,640 --> 01:42:02,120
He's our consultant we work with to develop the cost of service study. He'll be at the other

1060
01:42:02,120 --> 01:42:07,000
Dias here shortly and he'll talk a little bit about their methodology and approach to the project.

1061
01:42:08,200 --> 01:42:15,800
So let's get started. So tonight what we're going to cover is an overview of our collection

1062
01:42:15,800 --> 01:42:21,960
services. We're going to talk about the Prop 2018 process required by the California Constitution.

1063
01:42:22,600 --> 01:42:27,400
Josiah is going to talk a little bit about the technical piece of the methodology which is the

1064
01:42:27,400 --> 01:42:33,080
rate setting process. Why we do it and how we get there. And then we'll show you what the

1065
01:42:33,080 --> 01:42:38,760
proposed rates are. We'll have a little bit of a comparison to how we compare to our neighbors.

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And then we'll request to open the public hearing. Staff's recommendation tonight is to

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approve the rates as proposed in the staff report. So in the utilities department we provide

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trash, recycling, and organic service through our solid waste division. We have about

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19,000 cart customers, about 1,500 dumpster customers, Citywide. I was asked the question today

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for the media of Santa Maria's population is so big. Why do we have so few customers? It's really

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about accounts and service addresses. So while we have a lot of high density areas in Santa Maria,

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we may have multi families but it's all one service account. Our crews start early. We're out there

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at 330 in the morning, 6 a.m. out there servicing trash, recycling, organics. We do that daily

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Monday through Saturday. We have up to 22 of those big blue beautiful trucks that you see out there. That's

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a teaming with you to keep Santa Maria clean. Our team takes a lot of pride in the work they do.

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We manage different pick-up frequencies during the week depending upon the account. Last year we

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01:43:50,760 --> 01:43:57,960
collected nearly 71,000 tons of waste from the community. This is just within Santa Maria City limits.

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The solid waste division is also responsible for doing the Citywide streets sweeping. They manage

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that contract. California Constitution, we're required to comply with the California

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Constitution. This is what's known as Prop 218. It's required any time you're setting

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01:44:18,440 --> 01:44:24,280
or implementing rates or fees that are property related. You've heard the utilities department and the

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01:44:24,280 --> 01:44:29,080
finance department refer to this legal requirements when we're talking about the enterprise funds.

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01:44:29,080 --> 01:44:36,680
It applies to water to sewer to trash. This law sets rules for both designing the rates and

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01:44:36,680 --> 01:44:43,320
walking through the public process. So it begins with a cost of service process. That was that 18 months

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01:44:43,320 --> 01:44:48,920
study that the city completed and we must design rates that comply with Prop 218.

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And if we weren't in California, the process would stop there. We would be bringing those rates to council,

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01:44:56,360 --> 01:45:00,360
but because of Prop 218 in California, we are required to...

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You conduct a public hearing process that has noticing requirements, the public hearing, and it also has majority

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01:45:06,560 --> 01:45:12,960
protest provisions. So, if a majority protest is received, legally, city council could not adopt the

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rates. That is not the case for tonight and will ask the clerk's office at the conclusion to give us an

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01:45:19,520 --> 01:45:27,840
update on how many written protests were received for the process. So, I mentioned that this has been an 18-month-long

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01:45:27,840 --> 01:45:34,320
process. We started in December of 2020. Our excuse me, in July of 2024, and we just wrapped in December of last year.

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We engaged HDR consultants through the city's procurement process because they're leading expert

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01:45:41,920 --> 01:45:48,320
in cost of service studies. It's really important that the consulting firm comes aboard and helps

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01:45:48,320 --> 01:45:58,080
this gives assurance to the city that we are doing defensible cost-based rates. So, at this point, I'm

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01:45:58,080 --> 01:46:03,600
going to go ahead and hand the presentation over to Josiah. Josiah closed behind me and he's going to talk

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about the revenue requirements, the cost of service, and rate design. Thanks, Josiah. Good evening.

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So, as mentioned, oh, if you could back up one slide, actually, I'll just talk about the process

1099
01:46:20,080 --> 01:46:25,920
in general. So, we have industry manuals that we look at within utilities that outline this process. It

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gives us the methodologies and approaches that we can use to identify the cost to provide service.

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01:46:33,440 --> 01:46:38,480
And then distribute those costs to the different customer classes depending on how they utilize the

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01:46:39,440 --> 01:46:45,840
services. And that is our nexus between that gives us our justification under Prop 18 between

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01:46:46,480 --> 01:46:51,440
what the customers are demanding for service requirements and then the rates that we're charging them.

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01:46:51,440 --> 01:46:57,840
So, the three step process is the revenue requirement that looks at our total balance or deficiency of funds.

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01:46:57,840 --> 01:47:04,240
We accumulate our operating and capital costs and compare them to our current revenue contribution

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01:47:04,240 --> 01:47:10,880
from all the customer classes. And we project that out over a five or ten year period to look at

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01:47:10,880 --> 01:47:17,040
what rates need to do into the future to make sure we can adjust rates smoothly and steadily over time to

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01:47:17,600 --> 01:47:25,360
accomplish funding those costs. The cost of service then, again, key within Prop 18 requirements

1109
01:47:25,360 --> 01:47:32,960
and legal decisions. Case law, we need to justify what we're charging the customers. So, in the cost of

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01:47:32,960 --> 01:47:38,800
service, we ask the question why we're incurring the costs. And we'll go through the budget and

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01:47:38,800 --> 01:47:46,560
identify whether that's related to the total volume. So, for solid waste collection, that is the majority

1112
01:47:46,560 --> 01:47:54,240
of costs related to the volume contribution from customers. We also want to look at the size of container

1113
01:47:54,240 --> 01:48:00,560
bin that they have, the pickup frequency. And so, we assign costs to all those different categories

1114
01:48:00,560 --> 01:48:07,600
and then we distribute it to each of the customer classes, the container sizes based on how they utilize

1115
01:48:07,600 --> 01:48:13,920
the service. Then the rate design is where we design rates to collect that revenue piece. Again,

1116
01:48:13,920 --> 01:48:20,880
based on the revenue requirement that total cost, the operations and the capital to make sure that we're

1117
01:48:20,880 --> 01:48:26,240
collecting the adequate amount of revenue. And again, that connects to how the customers are

1118
01:48:26,880 --> 01:48:36,720
demanding service. So, as mentioned, we look out over a longer period of time for rate setting.

1119
01:48:36,720 --> 01:48:41,440
We're looking at a four-year period. However, we do want to go a little bit longer than that, especially

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01:48:41,440 --> 01:48:47,280
with capital considerations. You'll see in a little bit the electrification is driving costs

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01:48:47,280 --> 01:48:52,560
within the solid waste collection utility. And so, we want to try to anticipate what those costs will

1122
01:48:52,560 --> 01:48:58,000
be out between that five and 10-year period to make sure that we're trying to transition rates to hit them

1123
01:48:58,000 --> 01:49:05,280
again smoothly and steadily if possible. We want to analyze the solid waste collection utility on a

1124
01:49:05,280 --> 01:49:11,280
standalone basis. So, as an enterprise fund, making sure that those rates support the operations and

1125
01:49:11,280 --> 01:49:18,480
capital expenses of that specific utility. We're also incorporating financial planning criteria

1126
01:49:18,480 --> 01:49:23,920
as we look at things such as reserve levels. There is no debt, but if we had debt on the utility,

1127
01:49:23,920 --> 01:49:30,720
making sure we're not too leveraged. And so, we incorporate those considerations as well within our revenue

1128
01:49:30,720 --> 01:49:39,920
requirement. Again, some highlights on what's driving our rate adjustments, the annual

1129
01:49:39,920 --> 01:49:46,480
onem expenses. So, we start with our budgeted by anium costs. We escalate those into the future based

1130
01:49:46,480 --> 01:49:53,200
on historical costs as well as informed by local indices, nationwide indices, for construction

1131
01:49:53,200 --> 01:49:58,640
materials and those types of things. So, we can escalate them into the future. Again, trying to

1132
01:49:59,600 --> 01:50:08,240
adjust rates over time to cover those costs as they increase. We have additional regulations

1133
01:50:08,240 --> 01:50:14,480
that we have regarding organics, recycling things like that. We have to incorporate those costs within

1134
01:50:14,480 --> 01:50:22,400
the rates going into the future, meeting our targets for reserve. So, you'll see in a couple slides

1135
01:50:22,400 --> 01:50:29,520
what that looks like, but we're targeting 50% on the utility track for water sewer as well as the

1136
01:50:29,520 --> 01:50:36,400
collection solid ways so that we have a buffer, both cash flow. So, for operating expenses and for

1137
01:50:36,400 --> 01:50:42,720
capital projects to make sure we have capital funds available if there's any catastrophic emergencies or

1138
01:50:42,720 --> 01:50:47,440
things of that nature. So, that's an important piece as we look at our rate transition as well.

1139
01:50:47,440 --> 01:50:57,280
Some key impacts with numbers. Again, the fleet electrification is a significant cost that we're

1140
01:50:57,280 --> 01:51:05,520
looking out within the next five or so years, totaling about 11.5 million with vehicles being

1141
01:51:05,520 --> 01:51:11,440
electrical as well as the infrastructure for charging, maintenance, training, all those sorts of things.

1142
01:51:11,440 --> 01:51:17,200
So, that's a significant cost we have coming on. Processing costs, those are more on their regulatory

1143
01:51:17,200 --> 01:51:24,000
side. Almost a million there that we have to include within the solid waste collections costs.

1144
01:51:25,360 --> 01:51:32,240
Fleet, we have another half a million dollars attributable to that as we replace trucks and things like that.

1145
01:51:33,440 --> 01:51:39,600
General liability, I'm seeing this in a lot of rate studies that we're working on in the last several

1146
01:51:39,680 --> 01:51:45,680
years. I mean, it's continuing. It's just those costs of the insurance increasing so we have another

1147
01:51:45,680 --> 01:51:54,960
half a million that's attributed to that. So, this is a summary of our total revenue requirement.

1148
01:51:54,960 --> 01:52:01,520
The dark blue shaded box is our total cost, both operations and maintenance and capital.

1149
01:52:02,240 --> 01:52:09,440
And what we do is we compare the current revenue generation, the lighter blue box on the bottom

1150
01:52:09,440 --> 01:52:16,480
to that. And then we start to look at what we need to do to rates within that time period to adjust

1151
01:52:16,480 --> 01:52:24,880
them to cover the costs. So, we have the white shaded area as our proposed additional revenue from the

1152
01:52:24,880 --> 01:52:33,120
rate adjustments. We are utilizing reserves over this period. It's important to note that there is a

1153
01:52:33,120 --> 01:52:40,320
little bit of uncertainty related to the electrification costs. So, in working with staff we do anticipate

1154
01:52:40,320 --> 01:52:46,480
that there could be some savings, whether that be grants, whether it be competition for their

1155
01:52:46,480 --> 01:52:52,480
development of the technologies. And so those costs are weighted towards the end of this period.

1156
01:52:52,480 --> 01:52:58,160
And we are confident that they should come in lower than what we're seeing. However, we want to be a

1157
01:52:58,160 --> 01:53:05,440
little bit conservative. And so, we are utilizing reserves to mitigate that risk over time.

1158
01:53:08,640 --> 01:53:15,360
You can see we have a much larger deficiency. If we don't roll forward with those proposed rate revenue

1159
01:53:15,360 --> 01:53:21,760
adjustments, which would lead to further decrease in that reserve fund balance. And again,

1160
01:53:22,400 --> 01:53:25,600
due to the compounding nature of how those rate adjustments will work,

1161
01:53:26,320 --> 01:53:31,440
then that deficiency would get larger, but also to climb out of that deficiency would also

1162
01:53:31,440 --> 01:53:35,760
become larger as we lose the compounding on any rate adjustment that you would go with.

1163
01:53:39,120 --> 01:53:44,640
So, that's the revenue requirement. Again, the total amount of costs that we need rates to support

1164
01:53:44,640 --> 01:53:49,040
for the solid waste collection's utility. The next component is the cost of service.

1165
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And this is where we look at why we're incurring the cost to provide service. Again, looking at

1166
01:53:55,360 --> 01:54:00,960
the big buckets of costs for a solid waste collection related to the tonnage or the amount of

1167
01:54:00,960 --> 01:54:07,600
solid waste that we're collecting that's a disposal of that, the cost related to that, the containers and

1168
01:54:07,600 --> 01:54:14,560
bins. And so, all of those, we look at proportioning them then between each customer class. So,

1169
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what is driving the cost, each rate that we charge based on Prop 2 18, as well as the case law,

1170
01:54:21,600 --> 01:54:28,000
we need to defend that charge. It needs to be a mathematical calculation based on our assumptions of

1171
01:54:28,000 --> 01:54:37,680
what those costs are. So, the cost of service helps us achieve that. Again, this based on the

1172
01:54:37,680 --> 01:54:42,960
variables that we have within the cost of service. So, looking at the tonnage, the cubic yards,

1173
01:54:42,960 --> 01:54:51,680
and the weight, also the bin size, each one can only carry so much solid waste, right? And so,

1174
01:54:51,680 --> 01:54:58,800
we have those variables that we can put into the cost of service. And we determine what that average

1175
01:54:58,800 --> 01:55:04,880
unit cost is then to provide that service. And we accumulate those costs within the cost of

1176
01:55:04,880 --> 01:55:09,600
service to give us our total revenue contribution that we need from each service.

1177
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So, we're maintaining a separate rate by carton service. And we'll see here a summary of the rate

1178
01:55:20,800 --> 01:55:28,000
design. We did try to make it a little more concise than what we had previously. So, making it,

1179
01:55:28,000 --> 01:55:34,640
there will be a base charge. It includes one pickup a week. You'll have an extra cart or bin charge

1180
01:55:35,040 --> 01:55:41,040
and then if you require additional pickups, that will be another charge. So, it's very transparent

1181
01:55:41,040 --> 01:55:46,640
as far as what the rates are for the customer. And we work through the cost of service to provide those

1182
01:55:46,640 --> 01:55:56,640
average unit costs. So, this table summarizes those proposed rates based on the results of the

1183
01:55:56,640 --> 01:56:04,640
cost of service. There was not a need to increase the 65 gallon, the 95 gallon, and the two yard for

1184
01:56:04,640 --> 01:56:12,480
the first year. And so, instead of make, or because we didn't need to do that, those are actually staying

1185
01:56:12,480 --> 01:56:19,520
flat. And we're incorporating the cost of service adjustments within the rates. And then in years two,

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01:56:19,600 --> 01:56:27,840
which is 2027-28 through 209-30, those will increase based on that overall rate adjustment need.

1187
01:56:27,840 --> 01:56:33,840
And so, for the majority of customers, there would be no impact that utilize those services

1188
01:56:34,640 --> 01:56:39,520
for the first year. And then back to the show.

1189
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So, in Santa Maria, we don't set rates based on the market. But we do like to show comparisons to how we

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01:56:48,640 --> 01:56:55,440
stack or measure up with our neighboring cities and entities responsible for a waste collection.

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01:56:56,320 --> 01:57:05,520
The first blue bar that you see is what the rate is today. The second blue bar on each size chart

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01:57:05,520 --> 01:57:11,760
is what it'll be four years from now. We're comparing our rates against these other agencies to show that

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01:57:11,760 --> 01:57:19,040
the city still remains competitively priced even out four years from now. And these assumes the

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01:57:19,040 --> 01:57:25,920
entities' current rates. We know their rates will go up because our costs are going up. And it's likely

1195
01:57:25,920 --> 01:57:33,360
some already have planned adjustments coming for fees to go up. Or once we adopt our rates, then they will too.

1196
01:57:34,080 --> 01:57:39,760
And so, we've shown that for comparison, I did not intend to hit every slide, but just a quickly

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01:57:39,760 --> 01:57:45,840
show you this visual, visual, all advanced each slide. You can see as the size of bins go up.

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01:57:45,840 --> 01:57:52,400
So, two yard in the upper left, three yard bin at the bottom, even at four years out, we are still falling

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01:57:52,400 --> 01:57:58,320
below the price. That a lot of our neighboring entities are charging their customers for the same level of

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01:57:58,320 --> 01:58:04,000
service. We also have three yard bin, four yard bin. So, just repeating that theme.

1201
01:58:04,880 --> 01:58:11,120
And then we also offer a six yard bin. Pretty rare, not a lot of customers have that size.

1202
01:58:12,000 --> 01:58:18,560
And then an eight yard bin is available only to specific recycle accounts. So, we do like to show that.

1203
01:58:22,160 --> 01:58:28,240
That does conclude our presentation. We'd be happy to receive any comments that are questions that

1204
01:58:28,240 --> 01:58:33,360
you may have. Barring none, we would welcome the opening of the public hearing.

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01:58:34,800 --> 01:58:40,000
A majority protest will be reviewed by the clerk's office. They'll let you know that number and how many

1206
01:58:40,000 --> 01:58:47,360
valid written protests have been received. But if no majority protests exist, staff recommendation is to adopt

1207
01:58:47,360 --> 01:58:54,160
the solid waste rates as proposed based on the schedule in timeline so that we can ensure those revenue

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01:58:54,160 --> 01:59:00,480
requirements are met for the enterprise funds. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions from the council?

1209
01:59:02,720 --> 01:59:08,320
Yes, Minnesota. Thank you for the presentation. Can you speak a little bit to

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01:59:09,360 --> 01:59:19,120
you spoke, you both spoke at the S2, the increase of costs for service. Can you talk a little bit

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01:59:19,120 --> 01:59:25,360
about what cost saving measures you may have tried to implement in the last two, three years to

1212
01:59:25,360 --> 01:59:31,680
help offset those increases? Certainly. So, like other city departments, the utilities department

1213
01:59:31,680 --> 01:59:39,840
has had salary savings as positions were held vacant. That certainly helps our enterprise funds.

1214
01:59:40,480 --> 01:59:47,200
But uniquely in the utilities department, we have regulatory mandates that we're required to fund.

1215
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That's SB 1383, AB 341, AB 1826. These are regulations from Cal Recifel that drive our

1216
01:59:57,280 --> 02:00:02,480
costs associated with diverting green waste.

1217
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:07,880
Foodways, mixed blue recyclables, all of those things. So, the only tool we have left in our toolbox is the

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explanation of grant opportunities to help offset some of those costs. Staff do apply for grants as they

1219
02:00:14,840 --> 02:00:21,120
come up. In the past, we've been more fortunate and received some grants, but we haven't brought a grant award back to

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02:00:21,120 --> 02:00:28,240
this council in some time. It's highly competitive out there. So, but we'll continue seeking those opportunities to

1221
02:00:28,240 --> 02:00:34,400
help lower costs for our right payers. And importantly, with the recommended rates today, Josiah touched

1222
02:00:34,400 --> 02:00:42,320
on it, are most of our customers won't see any change in year one. So, if this recommended

1223
02:00:42,320 --> 02:00:48,480
rate adjustment is adopted as proposed, there's a year to plan for what that difference or that

1224
02:00:48,480 --> 02:00:56,480
impact is going to be. For most of our car customers or our single family customers residents, they

1225
02:00:56,480 --> 02:01:02,800
either have the 60 or 90 gallon car. That's going to equate to either under $3 for the 90 to jump

1226
02:01:02,800 --> 02:01:11,280
from current rates to the your first increase in that year. So, from year now next year, when they jump,

1227
02:01:11,280 --> 02:01:19,520
it's less than $3. Our 60 gallon would be around four in the life cycle of this recommended rate

1228
02:01:19,520 --> 02:01:25,600
increase. The maximum increase they'll see is about $14. So, we do aim to keep those costs as low as

1229
02:01:25,680 --> 02:01:31,280
possible. But that's still in a span of four years. That's over a four year period, which is with no

1230
02:01:31,280 --> 02:01:38,800
increase in year one, right? Right. You talked a little bit about the timeline just now and how in year one,

1231
02:01:40,160 --> 02:01:52,480
some residents will not see an increase, but I think tied to this is the fleet electrification investment

1232
02:01:52,480 --> 02:01:58,400
that you mentioned. It's what? Over 10, 11 million? Yes, family one point on a million estimated.

1233
02:01:59,680 --> 02:02:05,840
Can you walk me through that timeline and what would happen if perhaps we delayed that?

1234
02:02:06,800 --> 02:02:14,400
So, importantly, in this proposed rate cycle, that's a cost driver when we look out at the 10 to 11 year

1235
02:02:14,400 --> 02:02:20,480
mark of rates. For the purpose of rate modeling, we want to look out at about 10 years, but as you can

1236
02:02:20,480 --> 02:02:25,920
imagine, it's very difficult to get accurate forecasting that far ahead. What we've done is we've

1237
02:02:25,920 --> 02:02:31,120
done our best estimate of what that fleet electrification is going to cost if we have to get the vehicles

1238
02:02:31,120 --> 02:02:36,560
and the infrastructure for charging, but we're also hoping that we can buy some time and not

1239
02:02:36,560 --> 02:02:42,240
recommending those increases now because how we've done so it's becoming with that recommendation. The

1240
02:02:42,240 --> 02:02:48,320
cost would have skyrocketed for residents and we don't want to do that. We want to be responsible and

1241
02:02:48,320 --> 02:02:56,160
have a phased approach and if we can delay those costs to win its eminent, it's still a few years away

1242
02:02:56,160 --> 02:03:03,600
so our goal would be to see if the mandates change if we're not subject to them or of technology

1243
02:03:03,600 --> 02:03:09,520
improves so that would help drive the costs down related to the electrification market. The other

1244
02:03:09,520 --> 02:03:14,400
thing I would add and maybe it also does tell us on your first question is that knowing the fleet

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02:03:14,400 --> 02:03:19,840
electrification requirement was coming, the utilities department did work with the public works department

1246
02:03:19,840 --> 02:03:26,800
and pleased a vision to buy more diesel trucks now before the car regulation kicks in and says you can't

1247
02:03:26,800 --> 02:03:34,240
buy diesel anymore. So we're trying to, while that was a very expensive cost, it's less expensive than

1248
02:03:34,240 --> 02:03:43,840
jumping to fleet electrification today. Thank you. My other question is kind of pivoting now around to

1249
02:03:43,840 --> 02:03:55,440
to, I think it's the two to 18 to the proposition to 18. Is there any opportunity that exists

1250
02:03:55,440 --> 02:04:04,640
within that that would allow us to implement or put in place measures that could support low-income

1251
02:04:04,640 --> 02:04:13,360
ratepayers? Unfortunately there's not. Prop to 18 is very specific that we cannot charge more

1252
02:04:13,360 --> 02:04:20,000
than the cost to provide the service. We could decide to charge less, but that would require some

1253
02:04:20,000 --> 02:04:26,480
kind of subsidy or offset from another revenue source because we have to meet our revenue requirements.

1254
02:04:26,480 --> 02:04:33,280
An example of that would be the general fund which we would not recommend. What have other cities

1255
02:04:33,280 --> 02:04:39,440
done? Cities have to comply with Prop to 18 and they charge the cost to provide the service.

1256
02:04:40,320 --> 02:04:45,680
Okay. Those are all my questions right now. Thank you for your question.

1257
02:04:45,680 --> 02:04:46,480
I'll tell you a member of Laura's.

1258
02:04:50,080 --> 02:04:57,520
Outreach have you done to to the community letting them know that this rate increases coming. We don't want

1259
02:04:57,520 --> 02:05:04,400
our community to all of the sudden, you know, look at your bill and then it's up. Yes ma'am thank you for saying

1260
02:05:04,400 --> 02:05:09,760
it's one three dollars. It would it about three dollars for a 90 gallon car customer in two years

1261
02:05:09,760 --> 02:05:16,160
time. Yes. We we did outreach required under Prop to 18 to do a public noticing process. That's our

1262
02:05:16,160 --> 02:05:24,160
Prop to 18 notice that went out with the utility bills. So we sent notices to over 20,583. I think it's the

1263
02:05:24,160 --> 02:05:29,760
number to all of our customers with their utility bills in the months of January and February.

1264
02:05:30,080 --> 02:05:34,800
In addition to that, we held a public workshop in March at Shepherd Hall in the evening

1265
02:05:34,800 --> 02:05:42,000
to encourage residents to attend. We appreciated the two residents who showed up and their engagement

1266
02:05:43,040 --> 02:05:49,840
staff felt really good about that. But we also in addition to holding the public workshop, which is

1267
02:05:49,840 --> 02:05:55,280
not required by Prop to 18 but we like to do it to make sure the community feels informed and we're

1268
02:05:55,280 --> 02:06:03,040
transparent about our process. We also posted the information on the city website and advertised in

1269
02:06:03,040 --> 02:06:08,880
the Santa Maria Times about the rate adjustments as well. We actually received very few phone calls

1270
02:06:09,440 --> 02:06:15,680
in the utility's administration office. That is unique to a rate increase. I don't know if it's the

1271
02:06:15,680 --> 02:06:20,880
soft-faced approach. I'm not implementing in year one but there were very few contacts based on the

1272
02:06:20,880 --> 02:06:27,520
information we provided. Thank you. You're welcome. How much of that outreach was done in Spanish?

1273
02:06:28,320 --> 02:06:34,640
All of it. Okay. Yes ma'am. What about Ms. Stucco? We have a big macecle population here in Santa Maria.

1274
02:06:35,200 --> 02:06:42,560
Yeah, we generally don't do Ms. Stucco translation. It's difficult with the written part.

1275
02:06:43,360 --> 02:06:50,400
But we do require to do it in the two primarily languages in the city, which have been

1276
02:06:50,400 --> 02:06:56,080
identified as English and Spanish. I think I always think it's interesting when I've gone to these

1277
02:06:56,080 --> 02:07:00,880
unmet, like unmet transit needs or any of these workshops. There's more staff people than there are

1278
02:07:00,880 --> 02:07:06,400
residents at those. Yes ma'am. So how often do those carts get replaced?

1279
02:07:07,440 --> 02:07:13,360
Yes, so some carts have a longer life than others. It depends on a lot of factors. We often get phone calls from

1280
02:07:13,360 --> 02:07:20,160
residents that say you're trapped in my can and we go out and replace that at no charge. So it just

1281
02:07:20,240 --> 02:07:26,080
varies. We have some old style that have been around for 20 years or so. Still out there in the community.

1282
02:07:26,080 --> 02:07:32,080
And we have others that tend to break more often. It can be driven by a resident's request

1283
02:07:32,080 --> 02:07:35,920
or the driver will document it as they're doing the service that it needs replacement.

1284
02:07:37,120 --> 02:07:41,920
So this is basically based on it's just costs. We're doing the safe service. Yes ma'am.

1285
02:07:41,920 --> 02:07:47,040
In the days or including more days we're just doing the same service is costing us more.

1286
02:07:47,040 --> 02:07:51,360
Absolutely processing costs are a big driver. Today's significant costs have to

1287
02:07:51,360 --> 02:07:57,120
do with the processing with the future fleet needs and with insurance changes.

1288
02:07:58,480 --> 02:08:04,320
Nice to cost to do in business. Yes ma'am. Can you go back to the slide about the residents that they

1289
02:08:05,200 --> 02:08:09,360
can be other cities? Yes ma'am. Oh. You got it?

1290
02:08:09,360 --> 02:08:34,880
This is the 60 and 90 comparison.

1291
02:08:35,040 --> 02:08:47,520
So we're paying. There's four cities are paying more than we are. That would be in four years

1292
02:08:47,520 --> 02:08:53,680
time. Okay but as of right now. As of right now it would be everything after the first blue line would

1293
02:08:53,680 --> 02:09:00,080
be paying more than we are. So only Oshianna, Grover Beach, Oregon and Oregon pay less than we do. Yes ma'am.

1294
02:09:00,080 --> 02:09:06,000
Okay and this is with the increase that will come. The second bar would reflect our increase.

1295
02:09:06,000 --> 02:09:11,360
It does not take into consideration their future increase says because those are unknown. Okay.

1296
02:09:12,800 --> 02:09:21,280
And just so we're clear as to what we're paying for because it's going to be you said $3 per 90 gallon increase.

1297
02:09:22,240 --> 02:09:30,480
Yeah. So it would be $2.82 increase a month on the 90 gallon cart in year two of the recommended

1298
02:09:30,480 --> 02:09:37,840
four years. So not July up 2026 but July up 2027. So $2.82 increase on the 90.

1299
02:09:38,480 --> 02:09:47,600
$4.22 increase on the 60. So by 2027 we will all be paying $2.92 more per month.

1300
02:09:47,600 --> 02:09:54,400
Yes ma'am if you have a 90 gallon. Okay and then $4.22 for dollars in 22 cents more per month.

1301
02:09:54,400 --> 02:10:01,440
Yes ma'am that's correct. In 2029? That would also be in 2027.

1302
02:10:01,440 --> 02:10:10,000
2027. Yep. By the time we get through that four year period I did the math earlier it was around

1303
02:10:10,720 --> 02:10:16,320
$14 over the four years and increases to our residential or cart customers.

1304
02:10:18,800 --> 02:10:26,800
Oh here it is 1317 over four years and 1356 over four years the 60 and the 90 respectively.

1305
02:10:29,360 --> 02:10:32,800
So that's an increase of like $3.50 every year.

1306
02:10:33,840 --> 02:10:38,080
Yeah there's not a percentage necessarily that's attributed to it because the costs

1307
02:10:39,040 --> 02:10:42,160
escalated a little bit differently here to here but yes.

1308
02:10:45,360 --> 02:10:50,160
Okay we just want to be clear because I know that a lot of people aren't tight budgets absolutely.

1309
02:10:51,200 --> 02:10:56,160
The income is limited and so we just want to be clear with the constituents that we're talking about

1310
02:10:56,160 --> 02:11:03,280
$3.50 per year that we would see an increase in all of our bills. Yes on the carts.

1311
02:11:04,000 --> 02:11:09,840
Oh the cart. Yes ma'am thank you. And that's only once what size cart is that?

1312
02:11:09,840 --> 02:11:17,840
Are you clear if I? Yes so the over the four year period that $13.56 increase to what they pay today

1313
02:11:17,840 --> 02:11:23,360
that would be on the 90 and that $13.17 increase over the four years on the 60.

1314
02:11:24,640 --> 02:11:30,400
And 60 is the smallest we have. We often get calls asking for smaller but our equipment just can't

1315
02:11:30,400 --> 02:11:36,000
support the smaller size bin. What about larger bins for ADUs?

1316
02:11:37,760 --> 02:11:45,440
Yeah so the 60 and the 90 is what we are able to offer for our equipment, our automated side loader

1317
02:11:45,440 --> 02:11:53,760
equipment. We used to have 350 gallon bins. Those were phased out of service. They were an issue for

1318
02:11:53,760 --> 02:11:58,960
operations and we had very few customers who were on them. So we're comfortable operationally with

1319
02:11:58,960 --> 02:12:04,640
the 65 and 95 that supports our inventory as well and our planning for the future.

1320
02:12:05,280 --> 02:12:11,520
And the reason why I mentioned this is because there's a street central where there is the house

1321
02:12:11,520 --> 02:12:18,160
in ADU, a junior ADU and I saw it overflowing. Yes and so are we giving them two, three,

1322
02:12:18,160 --> 02:12:25,840
90 gallons or are we able to give larger? The city under the municipal code the department director of

1323
02:12:25,840 --> 02:12:31,840
utilities has the authority to impose service limits to meet health and safety requirements.

1324
02:12:31,840 --> 02:12:37,360
We have invoked that provision of the code in the past. Our processes such that our drivers

1325
02:12:37,360 --> 02:12:42,240
would be monitoring the property and reporting this is overflowing. The team internally would attempt

1326
02:12:42,240 --> 02:12:48,320
to make contact with them to increase service levels voluntarily. If we can't do that then we do invoke and

1327
02:12:48,320 --> 02:12:54,080
mandate an increased service level to address the overflowing issue. But how will you know?

1328
02:12:54,080 --> 02:13:00,240
Our drivers reported. So we use the route where system onboard our trucks that allows our

1329
02:13:00,240 --> 02:13:06,720
drivers to make comments to take pictures at services. It's one of the tools we use when a customer

1330
02:13:06,720 --> 02:13:11,760
calls and says you missed my service today. We're able to go to that system and validate what time we

1331
02:13:11,760 --> 02:13:17,360
were there if we were there, if we in fact missed it, if the driver skipped the stop for a reason and

1332
02:13:17,360 --> 02:13:22,160
documenting overflows and then also periodically doing audits out in the field or how we address that.

1333
02:13:22,880 --> 02:13:28,080
And then once you know that there's an overflow that's when you can provide additional bins.

1334
02:13:28,080 --> 02:13:32,720
Yeah, usually we start with offering an increase in service and see if they go for it. So in the case of

1335
02:13:32,720 --> 02:13:38,720
a cart customer, it would be too upside there to increase their quantity of carts because cart service

1336
02:13:38,720 --> 02:13:43,040
is only once a week for trash. You can't add additional pickups.

1337
02:13:46,320 --> 02:13:49,200
Okay, thank you. Thank you. Any questions from Kelsey?

1338
02:13:49,200 --> 02:14:01,200
Yes, is there anything that? How do I frame us? What could? When looking at between, let's say, 2020,

1339
02:14:02,000 --> 02:14:09,600
between now and 2030, is there anything that could happen in the next year, two years that could

1340
02:14:10,320 --> 02:14:23,680
be a risk and increase and could potentially see an increase cost to service?

1341
02:14:24,640 --> 02:14:31,600
There's always the risk for certain. I think the immediate cost drivers and significant cost drivers

1342
02:14:31,600 --> 02:14:37,920
were seeing today are the processing costs. The city does have some limited short-term control over

1343
02:14:37,920 --> 02:14:43,600
that when we enter into contracts with our processors. So it sets escalation or CPI for those

1344
02:14:43,600 --> 02:14:49,280
contracts that they can't basically unduly increase it. That would be a significant cost driver that would

1345
02:14:49,280 --> 02:14:54,160
require us to go back to our rate model, update that information and see what it does to our revenue

1346
02:14:54,160 --> 02:14:59,920
requirements and our estimated expenses. So there are always that potential.

1347
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:07,600
Now, while our performer or rate models look at that 10-11-year time frame, the reason we only set rates for every

1348
02:15:07,600 --> 02:15:14,640
four years is because that's what we're comfortable with. And we feel like if there are significant changes, we're going to start looking at the

1349
02:15:14,640 --> 02:15:22,320
cost of service and rate model for its solid waste in two years. So even though this process is just now concluding and we're setting rates for four

1350
02:15:22,320 --> 02:15:28,160
in two years, we start looking again. So we'll get an opportunity to come back to council. Likewise on that

1351
02:15:28,160 --> 02:15:35,200
fleet electrification item, I know it's a scary number that 11.5 million, we will be looking at that and it

1352
02:15:35,200 --> 02:15:41,520
has that changes giving up to city council as well. I do have a question now that we have technology.

1353
02:15:41,520 --> 02:15:50,480
Let's say we are using artificial intelligence robots in cost do come down. Is there something written in the

1354
02:15:50,480 --> 02:15:57,040
ordinance where we would reduce the cost? I don't believe we have any language that would allow the city to

1355
02:15:57,040 --> 02:16:03,360
reduce part of that is because under the prop to 18 requirement that we can only charge the cost to provide the

1356
02:16:03,360 --> 02:16:10,320
service. So in theory if expenses go down or revenue requirement go down, we can reduce rates for our rate payers.

1357
02:16:11,520 --> 02:16:15,680
That seems unlikely based on my 15 years of experience costs usually go up.

1358
02:16:17,280 --> 02:16:23,840
Thank you. Yes. I will now open for public hearing. Are there any requests to speak or written comments?

1359
02:16:24,640 --> 02:16:30,480
No, Madam Mayor. I'll close the public hearing. I'd like to close the public hearing. I asked

1360
02:16:30,480 --> 02:16:35,440
Chief Deputy City Clerk Donna Schwartz during the official report of the protest received.

1361
02:16:36,480 --> 02:16:43,760
The city of Samray has 20,583 rate payer accounts from majority protests to exist to the water and

1362
02:16:43,760 --> 02:16:52,560
survey for 20,26 to 20,29, 10,293 valid written protests would be required. I have confirmed that at the

1363
02:16:52,560 --> 02:16:57,360
close of this public hearing this evening I received a total of seven valid written protests.

1364
02:16:57,360 --> 02:17:02,320
Therefore, no majority protests exist to the solid waste rates for 20,26 to 20,29.

1365
02:17:03,200 --> 02:17:10,960
Thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. Lewis. Have you ever heard of a city that has protests

1366
02:17:10,960 --> 02:17:20,080
received in that amount? No, Madam, I haven't. It's you. I'm sure city attorney Watson has, but not my time.

1367
02:17:20,080 --> 02:17:28,400
He is an attorney. Yes. Yes. Yes. Thank you. Okay. Thank you for the discussion. Do I hear a motion?

1368
02:17:29,520 --> 02:17:36,720
So move. Do I have a second? I have a motion in a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none.

1369
02:17:37,440 --> 02:17:42,080
Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll? Councilman Bagulara. Aye. Mayor Patent Flores.

1370
02:17:42,080 --> 02:17:47,200
Aye. Councilmember Vithiah. Or Councilmember Soto? Aye. Mayor Patino? Aye.

1371
02:17:48,160 --> 02:17:52,800
The next public hearing will be the adoption of the engineer's report and the intent to

1372
02:17:52,800 --> 02:17:58,240
levy and collect the 20,26, 20,27 landscape district assessments.

1373
02:17:58,880 --> 02:18:04,240
The interim director of recreation and parks and does submit a amendment will be presenting the staff report.

1374
02:18:05,440 --> 02:18:10,560
Thank you, Madam Mayor Councilmembers. Tonight's item is the required annual public hearing

1375
02:18:10,560 --> 02:18:16,000
for the recreation and parks department landscape maintenance district and associated engineer's report.

1376
02:18:16,640 --> 02:18:21,040
This is an annual process that allows the city to continue collecting assessments for the

1377
02:18:21,040 --> 02:18:25,680
maintenance of landscaping and related improvements within the established districts.

1378
02:18:26,480 --> 02:18:32,400
These assessments help fund ongoing maintenance projects and other responsibilities including

1379
02:18:32,400 --> 02:18:39,200
meetings, parkways, public landscape areas and other district improvements that benefit properties within

1380
02:18:39,200 --> 02:18:44,960
the assessment areas. As part of this year's process, staff reviewed and updated the assessment

1381
02:18:44,960 --> 02:18:50,640
role data files that work included applying the annual consumer price index adjustment,

1382
02:18:50,640 --> 02:18:56,960
reviewing new annexations, accounting for lots of splits or mergers and updating assessments

1383
02:18:56,960 --> 02:19:04,000
where development has moved forward or new units have been added for this year. The CPI is 3%.

1384
02:19:05,200 --> 02:19:11,280
Staff also reviewed the engineer's report budget tables, report updated projected revenues and

1385
02:19:11,280 --> 02:19:18,480
expenditures, the special assessment amounts, and the city's general benefit contribution.

1386
02:19:18,480 --> 02:19:24,640
Those figures are used to ensure the assessments about our properly calculated and the report

1387
02:19:24,640 --> 02:19:31,280
reflects the anticipated cost for the upcoming fiscal year. For this year's report, there are no new

1388
02:19:31,280 --> 02:19:38,560
areas being added. The work before Council is primarily the annual review of date and approval

1389
02:19:38,560 --> 02:19:44,320
process necessary to continue assessments for the upcoming fiscal year. The report has gone through

1390
02:19:44,320 --> 02:19:50,560
staff review, administrative review, and has been reviewed by the city engineer, is part of the process

1391
02:19:50,560 --> 02:19:55,840
before being brought forward to Council. Following tonight's public hearing staff recommends that the

1392
02:19:55,840 --> 02:20:01,760
Council accepts the engineer's report and authorizing assessment role to be finalized and submitted

1393
02:20:01,760 --> 02:20:08,560
to the county tax assessor for placement on the property tax roll that concludes my information.

1394
02:20:09,360 --> 02:20:14,160
Thank you. Are there any questions from the Council? Yes.

1395
02:20:14,160 --> 02:20:22,320
So the assessments are going up and you said it's 3%. 3% based on the CPI. Again, much like utilities,

1396
02:20:22,320 --> 02:20:29,040
we have to follow the same process in procedure in order to raise rates other than the CPI.

1397
02:20:30,000 --> 02:20:34,480
So this is just an inflation adjustment. It's not a new tax. Correct. Okay.

1398
02:20:36,640 --> 02:20:47,920
Any other questions? Okay. I will open up for a public hearing. Are there any requests to speak or written

1399
02:20:47,920 --> 02:20:52,080
comments? No, Madam Mayor. I will close the public hearing.

1400
02:20:52,960 --> 02:20:56,240
Any further discussion? Do I hear a motion?

1401
02:20:58,240 --> 02:21:04,480
So moved. Have a motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. I have a motion. And a second. Any

1402
02:21:04,480 --> 02:21:10,080
discussion? Hearing none? Madam Clerk, can you please call me all? Councilmember Sedu. I.

1403
02:21:10,080 --> 02:21:16,800
Mayor Pratim Blores. I come. So member Aguilera. I. Councilmember Bethiah. Mayor Patino. I.

1404
02:21:16,960 --> 02:21:28,000
Next, we will consider approving the measure a five year program of projects. The Director of Public Works,

1405
02:21:28,000 --> 02:21:34,400
Brett Fulgoneva will present the staff report. Good evening, Mayor. Council members. Members of the public.

1406
02:21:35,120 --> 02:21:40,400
Tonight we're going to talk about measure A and measure A. What measure A is? What it funds?

1407
02:21:41,200 --> 02:21:43,360
And what we plan to do over the next few years.

1408
02:21:44,320 --> 02:21:51,200
The measure A is a one half cent sales tax approved back in 2008 by a 79% majority in

1409
02:21:51,200 --> 02:21:58,560
Samaria, notably. It's a 30 year program that expires in 2040 and provides over a billion dollars for

1410
02:21:59,440 --> 02:22:04,640
specific transit and transportation purposes countywide over the life of the program.

1411
02:22:05,200 --> 02:22:11,200
13.3% of those funds is allocated to special projects. 43.3 to North County

1412
02:22:12,160 --> 02:22:20,880
program of projects, which is distributed based on population and 43.3% of the funds are allocated to South County.

1413
02:22:23,360 --> 02:22:30,320
So our total five year allocation for measure A is over $40 million dollars. 15% of that total

1414
02:22:30,320 --> 02:22:36,720
dollar figure needs to be spent on bike, pedestrian, ADA, safe routes to school. We call that alternative

1415
02:22:36,720 --> 02:22:45,440
transportation. So that funding level is about 6 million. I know everybody loves spreadsheets,

1416
02:22:45,440 --> 02:22:52,640
especially in engineering, but this spreadsheet kind of shows what categories we spend this money on

1417
02:22:52,640 --> 02:23:00,480
each year and what our fund balance is. We do maintain a fund balance for major projects if need be or if we

1418
02:23:00,480 --> 02:23:06,480
want to speed up road maintenance or speed up. If we get a grant or something like that, it's helpful

1419
02:23:06,480 --> 02:23:11,840
to have the fund balance. We also use these revenues to pay for some of our staff and so if we were to

1420
02:23:11,840 --> 02:23:19,600
enter a recession or something like that we would have a fund balance within measure A to to help less

1421
02:23:19,600 --> 02:23:26,480
than that burden. This is something that I wanted to share. I hadn't shared this in years past with

1422
02:23:26,480 --> 02:23:35,120
the measure A, but this is our street list. And so this is an actually our in-house street list that's a new program for us.

1423
02:23:35,840 --> 02:23:46,080
And the new program is basically in-house paving. We bought a paper two years ago with measure A dollars and so we have

1424
02:23:46,080 --> 02:23:51,200
both contracted maintenance and we have the in-house maintenance. And so the in-house maintenance is actually

1425
02:23:51,200 --> 02:23:54,960
our team going out there and doing the work. Our employees going out there and doing the work and these are the

1426
02:23:54,960 --> 02:23:59,760
streets that they've prioritized. Well that we've prioritized as a group that we're going to do

1427
02:23:59,760 --> 02:24:07,120
on the local streets side. And to figure all the way to the right is our actual cost of the materials to

1428
02:24:07,120 --> 02:24:13,920
do these streets, which is a fraction of a cost of us contracting this service because we're only buying the

1429
02:24:13,920 --> 02:24:19,280
materials. We're already paying for the staff. We're not incorporating that, but we are buying the materials

1430
02:24:19,280 --> 02:24:24,160
with measure A dollars. And so it's really just an increase in productivity from our staff.

1431
02:24:27,760 --> 02:24:33,120
Another spreadsheet, this, and I'll bring this back for everybody to for consideration, but

1432
02:24:33,920 --> 02:24:42,560
Mahoney, Black Road, Southside Parkway, Miller, College, Donovan, McCoy, Taylor, Industrial Fairway, A Street and

1433
02:24:42,560 --> 02:24:48,480
Benwiley. These are the roads that we've identified that need road maintenance. And this is the order of

1434
02:24:48,480 --> 02:24:59,840
priority that we plan to work on these roads. Last year, so you tonight in your packet. Yeah,

1435
02:24:59,840 --> 02:25:07,600
you're packet. Thank you. You had SB1. And so SB1 had allocated money to part of this road system. Last year,

1436
02:25:07,600 --> 02:25:14,880
we actually allocated money to Miller College, Donovan and Mahoney. And so now they're up for construction

1437
02:25:14,960 --> 02:25:20,720
basically. So we try to allocate money, design the projects, figure out what we're going to do,

1438
02:25:20,720 --> 02:25:27,520
and then go into construction. So these are the priorities in our estimated costs for doing this work,

1439
02:25:27,520 --> 02:25:31,520
just for digouts and overlays. And then we'll follow it up the following year with a chip seal.

1440
02:25:33,600 --> 02:25:39,360
And I want to show you a tool that we have to make. Can you go back decisions to the roads? Sure.

1441
02:25:39,360 --> 02:25:47,360
Maybe. So there's Mahoney Black, but then I see better area. Is that part of it, too?

1442
02:25:47,920 --> 02:25:53,200
In number two. So those are limits. So the road name would be from better area to

1443
02:25:55,200 --> 02:26:01,360
so Black Road from better area to Winset basically. There's a waterline that we may need to install.

1444
02:26:01,360 --> 02:26:05,440
We'd go all the way to A Street, but we're not going to A Street yet because there's a waterline that needs

1445
02:26:05,440 --> 02:26:09,680
to be installed there. And so we don't want to spend money before the waterline goes in.

1446
02:26:09,680 --> 02:26:15,040
But those are those are limits of construction. So you'll see college from Alvin or from Maine to Alvin

1447
02:26:15,600 --> 02:26:22,400
or Miller from Maine to Boone. So those are the segments that we. That way. So Miller gets fixed

1448
02:26:22,400 --> 02:26:28,880
from Maine to Alvin. Yeah, Miller. So Miller, if you look at all the four segments that we analyzed,

1449
02:26:28,960 --> 02:26:31,840
right? Miller gets fixed from stole all the way to Donovan.

1450
02:26:33,600 --> 02:26:42,800
What? Hopefully fall winter this year. Depending on how quickly we can get everything out.

1451
02:26:42,800 --> 02:26:49,680
Do you have the schedule like the scheduled repairs as part of this presentation?

1452
02:26:49,680 --> 02:26:55,760
I don't. So this is generally what we're going to do within a year or two.

1453
02:26:56,560 --> 02:27:02,080
And I say that because we have Mahoney and Black out to bid. That's going to be out to bid this week.

1454
02:27:02,880 --> 02:27:08,400
However, that's a. We're going to be doing an on-call contract. And so we're going to spend time

1455
02:27:08,960 --> 02:27:14,080
developing an on-call contract. And then with that on-call contract, we essentially write a work task quarter.

1456
02:27:15,040 --> 02:27:21,760
And then we have the contractor go out there and do it when we want them to. So that'll be a two to three year contract.

1457
02:27:21,840 --> 02:27:26,960
And that's how we did our last pavement program. And so kind of that opportunity times will go in and

1458
02:27:26,960 --> 02:27:33,360
and do the work. So it's not as formal as like a bid project like we're doing with Mahoney and Black.

1459
02:27:33,360 --> 02:27:38,160
The reason we're doing it with Mahoney and Black is because production paving. All of it's going

1460
02:27:38,160 --> 02:27:42,800
out, all of it's going back in. Yeah. The other streets, they're going to be a little bit more

1461
02:27:42,800 --> 02:27:49,040
real be a little bit more selective about how we pave them to conserve dollars. So. Okay.

1462
02:27:52,560 --> 02:27:58,160
All right. Oh. I want to pull up and show you a tool that we have.

1463
02:28:03,200 --> 02:28:13,840
Maybe. No pressure. Okay. This is a tool that we have. We have analyzed 100% of our streets.

1464
02:28:14,720 --> 02:28:23,280
Um, we have an estimated PCI based on this of 80. We were at 68. We still have some true thing to do.

1465
02:28:24,560 --> 02:28:32,160
But red is bad, red or bad streets, green or good streets. And this is really what the public sees.

1466
02:28:32,160 --> 02:28:37,840
This is visually what the public sees. We have a system that analyzes the roads for cracking and, you know,

1467
02:28:37,840 --> 02:28:43,680
what the condition is. And so we did all this work at about two weeks with a cell phone on the

1468
02:28:43,680 --> 02:28:49,520
front of a truck that went back and analyzed the information and then provided us with this report.

1469
02:28:50,240 --> 02:28:55,680
We'll be able to see how this changes over time as well, which is really exciting. And it was only $10,000,

1470
02:28:55,680 --> 02:29:01,280
which we used to spend $160,000 for a quarter of our city to do this work and we never had this map.

1471
02:29:02,080 --> 02:29:06,560
Another out of benefit is we can go into each road segment and press play. We have a video of it.

1472
02:29:06,720 --> 02:29:12,480
So if we have a natural disaster, we'll have evidence of what that road looked like before that natural

1473
02:29:12,480 --> 02:29:19,200
disaster for FEMA purposes. But it's also productive for our staff to sit there at their desk and then

1474
02:29:19,200 --> 02:29:27,040
estimate what our segment contributions will be for construction. So it has kind of a two-sided benefit.

1475
02:29:27,600 --> 02:29:32,080
Well, a lot of different benefits. But this is the primary tool of how we're

1476
02:29:32,640 --> 02:29:37,760
now beginning to prioritize roadways. What you'll see is we'll continue to focus on

1477
02:29:38,400 --> 02:29:44,000
our arterials and collectors, the main roads in town, we'll continue to make sure that those get into

1478
02:29:44,000 --> 02:29:49,440
good shape and then we'll move into neighborhoods and do large slurry projects, dig out and slurry

1479
02:29:49,440 --> 02:29:55,840
projects to preserve that payment. I have a question regarding that. How are you selecting the projects?

1480
02:29:55,840 --> 02:29:58,640
So the condition?

1481
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:15,000
There's primarily traffic. If the road is economically important, has a lot of traffic on it, we try to prioritize those, like better AVF, better AVF, stole, blaster, all the roads that we did last year.

1482
02:30:15,000 --> 02:30:31,000
There's also cost. So if we can afford to treat a segment and treat it with minimal treatment, be it few digouts and then hit it with a slurry seal and preserve that road, that's a tenth of the cost.

1483
02:30:31,000 --> 02:30:39,000
Then, treating a road like Mahoney where you go into Mahoney, you've got to grind out the whole thing and spend ten to twelve dollars a square foot to fix the road.

1484
02:30:39,000 --> 02:30:49,000
So we try to do different treatments at opportune times that are the cheapest, like as cheap as possible.

1485
02:30:49,000 --> 02:30:58,000
But we do prioritize roads with the most traffic that serve the most people that need the less work so that we can get the segment done and then we get to the bad ones.

1486
02:30:58,000 --> 02:31:06,000
And how are we making sure that the older neighborhoods, like the lower income areas are getting services, there's not a lot of traffic.

1487
02:31:06,000 --> 02:31:11,000
Yeah. And we don't know how much it's done across.

1488
02:31:11,000 --> 02:31:23,000
And we will. We're very close to that. And so the goal is that the entire city grid, our materials and collectors get completed and get.

1489
02:31:24,000 --> 02:31:33,000
You know, 80, 90 PCI, we want them in solid shape. And then from there, the areas that need it, which are primarily those areas, they're red.

1490
02:31:33,000 --> 02:31:37,000
We're going to go in there and treat those and get and try to get those to turn into red.

1491
02:31:37,000 --> 02:31:47,000
Yeah. So primarily, like if you, if we were to scroll up into the Northwest, you can see a neighborhood here near the high school and, you know, pine street.

1492
02:31:47,000 --> 02:31:54,000
Those areas need it too. And so what we'll start to do is look at schools, which we are already doing with our in-house paving program.

1493
02:31:54,000 --> 02:32:00,000
So the in-house paving program is for our local roadways. And they're already starting to pay segments around schools.

1494
02:32:00,000 --> 02:32:07,000
You'll see El Camino, parts of El Camino, we're just done, we're going to do the entire segment of El Camino in front of El Camino school.

1495
02:32:08,000 --> 02:32:19,000
And so prioritizing usage around schools and important, you know, parks and things like that, and then we'll do big slurry projects where you'll see, like a quarter of the city, be completed.

1496
02:32:19,000 --> 02:32:20,000
So.

1497
02:32:20,000 --> 02:32:31,000
I know, because we have, say, north of Maine, south of Alvin, around and west of a railroad. Those neighborhoods are really old and those streets probably haven't been touched.

1498
02:32:31,000 --> 02:32:35,000
Yeah, those will be the first ones. So we have.

1499
02:32:35,000 --> 02:32:42,000
We have, we have a policy that we're developing where we have Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 roads. The Tier 1 road would be like a better area.

1500
02:32:42,000 --> 02:32:46,000
It doesn't have a pot hole. If there is a pot hole, we call it contractor out. We do a soccer.

1501
02:32:46,000 --> 02:32:51,000
We make sure that road stays in good shape. It gets the first dollar, you know, and then so on and so forth.

1502
02:32:51,000 --> 02:33:01,000
Local roadways, once they, once they get past a certain threshold and they become so deteriorated, you've got to repay it. And that's the in-house paving program.

1503
02:33:01,000 --> 02:33:09,000
If we can prevent them from getting to that point, even if they're cracked up and they don't look too good, we can hit it with a slurry seal, just like we did in the big five parking lot.

1504
02:33:09,000 --> 02:33:17,000
And if it doesn't have that much traffic on it, we can treat that with a relatively cheap treatment and get it mostly green.

1505
02:33:17,000 --> 02:33:22,000
And, and sometimes that's enough to keep it going until we can come back with a, with a bigger treatment.

1506
02:33:22,000 --> 02:33:25,000
Well, in particular, Ben Wiley is an example.

1507
02:33:25,000 --> 02:33:31,000
Yeah, Ben Wiley was on the list that we saw that. But if I was asking, how do you make that decision?

1508
02:33:31,000 --> 02:33:34,000
Because that one really needs a lot of work. And there's a lot of air.

1509
02:33:34,000 --> 02:33:36,000
Yeah, a lot of theory.

1510
02:33:36,000 --> 02:33:38,000
Because it's a lot older neighborhood.

1511
02:33:38,000 --> 02:33:51,000
Yeah, and that's what we'll start to do. As we get, as we move out of their tears and collectors, we'll be able to take care of the worst of the worst in neighborhoods that maybe aren't a top priority right now, but we know they're out there.

1512
02:33:51,000 --> 02:33:55,000
They don't carry a ton of traffic, but we know that there's fixed neighborhood quality.

1513
02:33:55,000 --> 02:34:01,000
You know, we know that that's an issue.

1514
02:34:01,000 --> 02:34:02,000
Thank you.

1515
02:34:02,000 --> 02:34:03,000
Any questions?

1516
02:34:03,000 --> 02:34:05,000
I think I have another slide or two.

1517
02:34:05,000 --> 02:34:06,000
I'm sorry.

1518
02:34:06,000 --> 02:34:07,000
I'm sorry.

1519
02:34:09,000 --> 02:34:11,000
All right, back to me.

1520
02:34:11,000 --> 02:34:15,000
Okay, so a couple quick photos. This is our in-house paving program.

1521
02:34:15,000 --> 02:34:18,000
So we have in-house concrete in-house paving now.

1522
02:34:18,000 --> 02:34:25,000
This is our new paver. We have a new superintendent on truck coming to optimize this paving program.

1523
02:34:25,000 --> 02:34:34,000
You know, could be a point in time where we upgrade our paver even to another, you know, new facility, or a new type of equipment that we can even do more.

1524
02:34:34,000 --> 02:34:37,000
So a recommendation for this evening.

1525
02:34:37,000 --> 02:34:39,000
Hold the public hearing.

1526
02:34:39,000 --> 02:34:41,000
Take any public input on measure a local program.

1527
02:34:41,000 --> 02:34:42,000
A project.

1528
02:34:42,000 --> 02:34:44,000
And adopt the risk.

1529
02:34:44,000 --> 02:34:46,000
The resolution.

1530
02:34:47,000 --> 02:34:49,000
When do you plan to have the public hearing?

1531
02:34:49,000 --> 02:34:50,000
Right now.

1532
02:34:50,000 --> 02:34:51,000
Right now.

1533
02:34:51,000 --> 02:34:52,000
Right now.

1534
02:34:52,000 --> 02:34:55,000
There's not going to be a pub where you invite a town hall or anything like that.

1535
02:34:55,000 --> 02:34:57,000
No, I would certainly be happy to do that.

1536
02:34:57,000 --> 02:34:58,000
Should the council want me to.

1537
02:34:58,000 --> 02:34:59,000
Yeah.

1538
02:34:59,000 --> 02:35:02,000
I was just thinking you could have one in each district.

1539
02:35:02,000 --> 02:35:03,000
I would look.

1540
02:35:03,000 --> 02:35:04,000
Yeah.

1541
02:35:04,000 --> 02:35:06,000
I'd be happy to have one.

1542
02:35:06,000 --> 02:35:08,000
We did that for council member florist.

1543
02:35:08,000 --> 02:35:09,000
Yeah.

1544
02:35:09,000 --> 02:35:10,000
I was grocery shopping.

1545
02:35:10,000 --> 02:35:11,000
Other day in this lady.

1546
02:35:11,000 --> 02:35:12,000
I mean, she yelled at me.

1547
02:35:12,000 --> 02:35:16,000
I told people I get the most complaints about potables that anything else.

1548
02:35:16,000 --> 02:35:18,000
But this lady was yelling at me.

1549
02:35:18,000 --> 02:35:19,000
I would like.

1550
02:35:19,000 --> 02:35:22,000
I would like it if she would yell at you.

1551
02:35:22,000 --> 02:35:24,000
How great the city is.

1552
02:35:24,000 --> 02:35:25,000
No.

1553
02:35:25,000 --> 02:35:26,000
That's not what we're saying.

1554
02:35:26,000 --> 02:35:28,000
I want to tell you the rest of the word she says.

1555
02:35:28,000 --> 02:35:29,000
But anyways.

1556
02:35:29,000 --> 02:35:30,000
She was very upset.

1557
02:35:30,000 --> 02:35:34,000
But I see that she's she's on the list there to get done pretty soon.

1558
02:35:34,000 --> 02:35:36,000
You can let her know now.

1559
02:35:36,000 --> 02:35:38,000
I didn't get her name.

1560
02:35:38,000 --> 02:35:39,000
Thank you.

1561
02:35:39,000 --> 02:35:41,000
Any questions?

1562
02:35:41,000 --> 02:35:42,000
Yes.

1563
02:35:42,000 --> 02:35:43,000
Go ahead.

1564
02:35:43,000 --> 02:35:48,000
I know that there was an extensive conversation about the particular streets and how the streets were identified.

1565
02:35:48,000 --> 02:35:49,000
But what about the sidewalks?

1566
02:35:49,000 --> 02:35:51,000
Is it the same process?

1567
02:35:51,000 --> 02:35:52,000
Yeah.

1568
02:35:52,000 --> 02:35:54,000
If we do an overlay.

1569
02:35:54,000 --> 02:36:00,000
It's required by law that we that we do the sidewalk and do the.

1570
02:36:00,000 --> 02:36:02,000
The curb ramps and bring those up to standard.

1571
02:36:02,000 --> 02:36:05,000
And so that's what we tap into some of that 15% funding.

1572
02:36:05,000 --> 02:36:08,000
If we don't treat the whole road.

1573
02:36:08,000 --> 02:36:10,000
There's a threshold in what you cross.

1574
02:36:10,000 --> 02:36:14,000
So if you're below a certain threshold, you don't need to do ADA.

1575
02:36:14,000 --> 02:36:19,000
Sometimes we elect to do it anyway because of, you know, could be safe route to school, could be.

1576
02:36:19,000 --> 02:36:23,000
Could be other reasons we decide to do it.

1577
02:36:23,000 --> 02:36:26,000
There's going to be a lot of concrete work in the next few years.

1578
02:36:26,000 --> 02:36:27,000
I didn't really touch on that here.

1579
02:36:27,000 --> 02:36:31,000
But there's I think we were looking at about six million dollars with the work.

1580
02:36:31,000 --> 02:36:32,000
We just started construction.

1581
02:36:32,000 --> 02:36:37,000
We got a grant for a portion of work on pine street and cook street.

1582
02:36:37,000 --> 02:36:38,000
That's right over here.

1583
02:36:38,000 --> 02:36:41,000
That was some additional dollars that we were able to get.

1584
02:36:41,000 --> 02:36:43,000
It's under construction now.

1585
02:36:43,000 --> 02:36:46,000
So yeah.

1586
02:36:46,000 --> 02:36:50,000
I think my next question is around.

1587
02:36:50,000 --> 02:36:53,000
It's somewhat similar but with the street lighting.

1588
02:36:53,000 --> 02:36:57,000
I see that in the five year.

1589
02:36:57,000 --> 02:37:01,000
Spread sheet that we all love to refer to.

1590
02:37:01,000 --> 02:37:04,000
I see here street lighting.

1591
02:37:04,000 --> 02:37:06,000
Street lighting upgrades.

1592
02:37:06,000 --> 02:37:07,000
Are going to take place.

1593
02:37:07,000 --> 02:37:13,000
And underlit neighborhoods can you share what underlit neighborhoods you have identified?

1594
02:37:13,000 --> 02:37:14,000
Yeah.

1595
02:37:14,000 --> 02:37:15,000
A lot of them are in the fourth square mile.

1596
02:37:15,000 --> 02:37:17,000
The old parts of town.

1597
02:37:17,000 --> 02:37:20,000
So we just completed a project over on.

1598
02:37:20,000 --> 02:37:23,000
Not Western.

1599
02:37:23,000 --> 02:37:25,000
It's right over here.

1600
02:37:25,000 --> 02:37:27,000
Just know what the Morrison.

1601
02:37:27,000 --> 02:37:30,000
North of the high school.

1602
02:37:30,000 --> 02:37:31,000
Yeah.

1603
02:37:31,000 --> 02:37:33,000
I can't remember the name of the street right now.

1604
02:37:33,000 --> 02:37:37,000
We've been focusing on neighborhoods that are within the fourth square mile.

1605
02:37:37,000 --> 02:37:39,000
And we know that they don't have lights.

1606
02:37:39,000 --> 02:37:41,000
And so we install annually.

1607
02:37:41,000 --> 02:37:43,000
We try to do a street light project.

1608
02:37:43,000 --> 02:37:45,000
That is.

1609
02:37:45,000 --> 02:37:47,000
It can be cumbersome.

1610
02:37:47,000 --> 02:37:49,000
Because you've got to dig up the road.

1611
02:37:49,000 --> 02:37:50,000
You've got to put in the conduits.

1612
02:37:50,000 --> 02:37:51,000
You've got to do the electrical.

1613
02:37:51,000 --> 02:37:53,000
You've got to sink the lights in.

1614
02:37:53,000 --> 02:37:56,000
And so we've been kind of experimenting with solar lights actually.

1615
02:37:56,000 --> 02:38:01,000
And could allow us to do that work a lot more quickly.

1616
02:38:01,000 --> 02:38:06,000
Hopefully cheaper and still provide a good product for the neighborhoods.

1617
02:38:06,000 --> 02:38:10,000
But I could provide some resources on what areas we've.

1618
02:38:10,000 --> 02:38:12,000
That we're looking to prioritize for that.

1619
02:38:12,000 --> 02:38:17,000
But it's generally going to be consolidated within the original part of town.

1620
02:38:17,000 --> 02:38:19,000
Great.

1621
02:38:19,000 --> 02:38:20,000
Thank you.

1622
02:38:20,000 --> 02:38:21,000
Okay.

1623
02:38:21,000 --> 02:38:24,000
You've showed us the schematic on on the streets.

1624
02:38:24,000 --> 02:38:26,000
Do we have the same thing on the sidewalks?

1625
02:38:26,000 --> 02:38:29,000
We completed our GIS layer for sidewalks.

1626
02:38:29,000 --> 02:38:32,000
We actually have the ADA transition plan underway.

1627
02:38:32,000 --> 02:38:35,000
And as part of that is going to include surveys.

1628
02:38:35,000 --> 02:38:38,000
Very, very specific surveys of our sidewalks.

1629
02:38:38,000 --> 02:38:41,000
And we'll have complete data on sidewalks.

1630
02:38:41,000 --> 02:38:42,000
We do.

1631
02:38:42,000 --> 02:38:44,000
We do have programs that have been completed.

1632
02:38:44,000 --> 02:38:46,000
And programs that haven't.

1633
02:38:46,000 --> 02:38:51,000
I hope to come with an index in what that looks like.

1634
02:38:51,000 --> 02:38:52,000
Very soon.

1635
02:38:52,000 --> 02:38:53,000
Okay.

1636
02:38:53,000 --> 02:38:54,000
Thank you.

1637
02:38:54,000 --> 02:38:56,000
Any other questions?

1638
02:38:57,000 --> 02:38:59,000
I will open the public hearing.

1639
02:38:59,000 --> 02:39:02,000
Are there any requests to speak or written comments?

1640
02:39:02,000 --> 02:39:03,000
No, man.

1641
02:39:03,000 --> 02:39:05,000
I'll close the public hearing.

1642
02:39:05,000 --> 02:39:06,000
Okay.

1643
02:39:06,000 --> 02:39:07,000
Bring it back to the council.

1644
02:39:07,000 --> 02:39:12,000
Here's a question about the 15% alternative transportation requirements.

1645
02:39:12,000 --> 02:39:13,000
Sure.

1646
02:39:13,000 --> 02:39:14,000
Okay.

1647
02:39:14,000 --> 02:39:17,000
Are we on track to meet the requirements over the next five years?

1648
02:39:17,000 --> 02:39:18,000
Yeah.

1649
02:39:18,000 --> 02:39:23,000
There was one year where we didn't quite meet the requirements.

1650
02:39:23,000 --> 02:39:27,000
And that was due to construction timing.

1651
02:39:27,000 --> 02:39:30,000
But we will absolutely spend that money.

1652
02:39:30,000 --> 02:39:34,000
We have a big concrete project coming out this year as well.

1653
02:39:34,000 --> 02:39:39,000
And so we'll, essentially, we will be spending that money in a very large,

1654
02:39:39,000 --> 02:39:44,000
tronch of construction over the next two years.

1655
02:39:44,000 --> 02:39:50,000
And do you know which specific bike lane pedestrian projects?

1656
02:39:50,000 --> 02:39:53,000
Safe routes that we're going to focus on in the next five years.

1657
02:39:53,000 --> 02:39:54,000
Do you have that mapped out?

1658
02:39:54,000 --> 02:39:55,000
We do.

1659
02:39:55,000 --> 02:39:56,000
Yeah.

1660
02:39:56,000 --> 02:39:58,000
We have an alternative transportation plan.

1661
02:39:58,000 --> 02:40:05,000
We have as part of the grant that you had approved us to apply for earlier today.

1662
02:40:05,000 --> 02:40:10,000
That includes that has a lot of different information and data in there.

1663
02:40:10,000 --> 02:40:13,000
The maps to really try to connect the city.

1664
02:40:14,000 --> 02:40:21,000
That's like, if we get that, that's tens of millions of dollars towards the program.

1665
02:40:21,000 --> 02:40:25,000
Notably, we received an ATP grant that will be under construction next year.

1666
02:40:25,000 --> 02:40:34,000
That's about $8 million that will go from blaster on fess layer from blaster to highway 101.

1667
02:40:34,000 --> 02:40:42,000
And then again, from the college at college all the way to sway under the highway all the way to,

1668
02:40:42,000 --> 02:40:47,000
the sway limit that will include new bike paths.

1669
02:40:47,000 --> 02:40:48,000
Thank you.

1670
02:40:48,000 --> 02:40:50,000
A lot of people are excited about that.

1671
02:40:50,000 --> 02:40:51,000
Yeah, that's going to be a great road.

1672
02:40:51,000 --> 02:40:56,000
I know if you ever go in there and see the whole plan that they have on bike paths.

1673
02:40:56,000 --> 02:40:57,000
It's very interesting.

1674
02:40:57,000 --> 02:40:58,000
Yes.

1675
02:40:58,000 --> 02:41:00,000
The psychomania people will be very excited.

1676
02:41:00,000 --> 02:41:02,000
I hope so.

1677
02:41:02,000 --> 02:41:03,000
Okay.

1678
02:41:03,000 --> 02:41:05,000
Any other further discussion?

1679
02:41:05,000 --> 02:41:08,000
Do I have here a motion?

1680
02:41:08,000 --> 02:41:09,000
All right.

1681
02:41:09,000 --> 02:41:11,000
I make the motion though we approve.

1682
02:41:11,000 --> 02:41:12,000
And a second.

1683
02:41:12,000 --> 02:41:13,000
Second.

1684
02:41:13,000 --> 02:41:14,000
Second.

1685
02:41:14,000 --> 02:41:15,000
I have a motion in the second.

1686
02:41:15,000 --> 02:41:17,000
Any further discussion?

1687
02:41:17,000 --> 02:41:19,000
Madam Clerk can please call the roll.

1688
02:41:19,000 --> 02:41:20,000
Council member Aguilera?

1689
02:41:20,000 --> 02:41:21,000
Aye.

1690
02:41:21,000 --> 02:41:22,000
Mayor Patent floors?

1691
02:41:22,000 --> 02:41:23,000
Aye.

1692
02:41:23,000 --> 02:41:24,000
Council member Bataia?

1693
02:41:24,000 --> 02:41:25,000
Aye.

1694
02:41:25,000 --> 02:41:26,000
Council member Sato?

1695
02:41:26,000 --> 02:41:27,000
Aye.

1696
02:41:27,000 --> 02:41:28,000
Mayor Patino?

1697
02:41:28,000 --> 02:41:29,000
Aye.

1698
02:41:36,000 --> 02:41:40,000
The next item is regarding the city of Sanomria workforce, vacancies, recruitment.

1699
02:41:40,000 --> 02:41:42,000
And retention efforts.

1700
02:41:42,000 --> 02:41:45,000
Personal into AB 2561.

1701
02:41:45,000 --> 02:41:47,000
Chief Human Resources Officer.

1702
02:41:47,000 --> 02:41:53,000
Graziella Renosa will present the staff report.

1703
02:41:53,000 --> 02:41:54,000
Good evening, Mayor.

1704
02:41:54,000 --> 02:41:55,000
Members of City Council.

1705
02:41:55,000 --> 02:42:00,000
Tonight I'm presenting on the city's annual workforce vacancy and recruitment report.

1706
02:42:00,000 --> 02:42:03,000
And compliance with Assembly Bill 25.

1707
02:42:03,000 --> 02:42:07,000
61 that basically took effect last year.

1708
02:42:07,000 --> 02:42:16,000
This is my second presentation before the body to talk about what our vacancies and levels

1709
02:42:16,000 --> 02:42:19,000
are like and to evaluate our hiring and retention efforts.

1710
02:42:19,000 --> 02:42:26,000
It's also an opportunity to for our recognized employee organizations to express

1711
02:42:26,000 --> 02:42:28,000
Assembly speaking to the microphone.

1712
02:42:28,000 --> 02:42:29,000
Sorry.

1713
02:42:29,000 --> 02:42:30,000
Thank you.

1714
02:42:30,000 --> 02:42:32,000
Let me try that again.

1715
02:42:32,000 --> 02:42:40,000
So the presentation today is for basically legal compliance for Assembly Bill 2561.

1716
02:42:40,000 --> 02:42:47,000
We'll also have an opportunity for our recognized employee organizations to address the council following

1717
02:42:47,000 --> 02:42:50,000
my presentation today.

1718
02:42:50,000 --> 02:43:00,000
So Assembly Bill 2561 essentially asked that we present before budget adoption.

1719
02:43:00,000 --> 02:43:02,000
What are staffing and workforce?

1720
02:43:02,000 --> 02:43:07,000
Look like in the previous year or so.

1721
02:43:07,000 --> 02:43:14,000
It increases employment transparency between public agencies and the public and ensures the public agency

1722
02:43:14,000 --> 02:43:17,000
operations are appropriately staffed.

1723
02:43:17,000 --> 02:43:23,000
And again our bargaining groups can present during the public hearing regarding this item.

1724
02:43:23,000 --> 02:43:33,000
So.

1725
02:43:33,000 --> 02:43:42,000
As you'll see in the graph, the city currently as a January of this year.

1726
02:43:42,000 --> 02:43:52,000
We have 719.4 FTEs spread out through the departments that are listed here.

1727
02:43:52,000 --> 02:43:59,000
And that is a reflection of action that we took in January to right-size the organization

1728
02:43:59,000 --> 02:44:10,000
and clear some vacancies to really have a clear view of our staffing needs and staffing.

1729
02:44:10,000 --> 02:44:21,000
So that staffing could be very clearly defined as we approach our budgetary process.

1730
02:44:22,000 --> 02:44:26,000
We do have the labor groups that are listed here.

1731
02:44:26,000 --> 02:44:31,000
We have a fire fire fire fighters union local 2020.

1732
02:44:31,000 --> 02:44:36,000
We have a non-represented group which we call and Mac.

1733
02:44:36,000 --> 02:44:42,000
Police officers association public safety managers, service employees international,

1734
02:44:42,000 --> 02:44:52,000
SCU local 2020 and our Santa Maria police association of middle management.

1735
02:44:52,000 --> 02:44:58,000
So these are the groups that if represented can present before you today.

1736
02:44:58,000 --> 02:45:00,000
So again.

1737
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:08,000
As of December, 2025, the city had 741 budgeted full-time equivalent positions across ten departments.

1738
02:45:08,000 --> 02:45:29,000
Our overall vacancy rate was 13.33, and no bargaining unit exceeded threshold, which the assembly bill stipulates of 20% kind of being a threshold.

1739
02:45:29,000 --> 02:45:37,000
By being a threshold identified as a high vacancy rate, none of our groups approached that amount.

1740
02:45:37,000 --> 02:45:46,000
So since December, the city has again taken steps to clean up long-term vacant positions to improve position control and budgeting accuracy.

1741
02:45:46,000 --> 02:45:58,000
And so currently we stand with 719.4 FTEs and 82 current vacancies as of April 17 of 2026.

1742
02:45:59,000 --> 02:46:25,000
In 2025, we conducted 56 recruitment. We received over 1600 applications that the human resources department would partner with the operating departments to review and qualify for city employment.

1743
02:46:25,000 --> 02:46:33,000
And of those recruitment and applications, there were 241 appointments.

1744
02:46:33,000 --> 02:46:45,000
Of those appointments, 93 were promotional appointments, which is a very healthy rate for transferring within the organization for growth opportunities.

1745
02:46:45,000 --> 02:46:52,000
With for growth opportunities within the organization.

1746
02:46:52,000 --> 02:47:08,000
To attract and retain talent and a qualified workforce, the city continues to offer range of incentives, including education pay, hiring incentives for hard to fill positions and relocation assistance.

1747
02:47:08,000 --> 02:47:30,000
We offer competitive benefits and salary programs and we also maintain strong partnerships with our departments to ensure that our recruitment processes are aligned with operational needs and that we are meeting the the needs of the department and therefore the community with our staffing models.

1748
02:47:30,000 --> 02:47:52,000
This is an opportunity for our employee groups to I believe there are a couple members of our employee groups to address the council with their comments on our workforce staffing models.

1749
02:48:00,000 --> 02:48:12,000
All right, can you hear me? Okay.

1750
02:48:12,000 --> 02:48:15,000
All right.

1751
02:48:15,000 --> 02:48:23,000
Well, good evening Mayor Patino, council and city staff, special welcome to council member Patia.

1752
02:48:23,000 --> 02:48:40,000
We look forward to working with you. I guess you never thought Tuesday nights would be so different, a little bit longer, but I appreciate the opportunity to speak before you today and represent local 2020 over 74 sworn employees that take an oath to protect this city every single day.

1753
02:48:40,000 --> 02:48:50,000
And I'm thankful for AB 22561 to be able to address our current staffing as well as our future.

1754
02:48:50,000 --> 02:48:56,000
On behalf of the firefighters, I want to look to council and say thank you.

1755
02:48:56,000 --> 02:48:58,000
Thank you.

1756
02:48:58,000 --> 02:49:05,000
In May of 2025, this council made a decision that broke a 10 year trend.

1757
02:49:05,000 --> 02:49:09,000
You chose to compensate your firefighters fairly.

1758
02:49:09,000 --> 02:49:16,000
That decision mattered. It's signaled a shift, not just in pay, but in priorities.

1759
02:49:16,000 --> 02:49:22,000
And it is how this profession is valued in our community. And we are already seeing results.

1760
02:49:22,000 --> 02:49:25,000
For the first time in years, we are experiencing stability.

1761
02:49:25,000 --> 02:49:30,000
Since the implementation of that contract, not a single firefighter has left our department.

1762
02:49:30,000 --> 02:49:37,000
After years of turnover and lost experience, that kind of retention is not just encouraging its transformational.

1763
02:49:37,000 --> 02:49:43,000
That stability and part of a broader shift with your commitment and under previous and current fire administrations.

1764
02:49:43,000 --> 02:49:47,000
We have seen real progress and intentional planning moving forward.

1765
02:49:47,000 --> 02:49:52,000
The department is hired and maintained two civilian positions dedicated to training firefighter safety.

1766
02:49:52,000 --> 02:49:56,000
And ensuring injured personnel receive care quickly and effectively.

1767
02:49:56,000 --> 02:50:02,000
That means our firefighters are better prepared and better supported when something goes wrong.

1768
02:50:02,000 --> 02:50:10,000
And administrative battalion chief position was created to maintain allowing suppression battalion chiefs as focus on crews, calls and daily operations.

1769
02:50:10,000 --> 02:50:15,000
Those operations include more than 50 fire and medical incidents every day.

1770
02:50:15,000 --> 02:50:21,000
And that level of focus directly improves performance in the field.

1771
02:50:21,000 --> 02:50:26,000
We have implementing a training captain position and investment in readiness.

1772
02:50:26,000 --> 02:50:32,000
When the tones go off, we don't get to choose the call, we just go.

1773
02:50:32,000 --> 02:50:38,000
That position ensures our firefighters are trained prepared and operating at the highest level possible.

1774
02:50:38,000 --> 02:50:43,000
We have bolstered our fire prevention division, often the unsung heroes of our profession.

1775
02:50:43,000 --> 02:50:48,000
Their work does not always make headlines, but it prevents them.

1776
02:50:48,000 --> 02:50:53,000
Through inspections, education and enforcement, they quietly reduce risk across the entire community.

1777
02:50:53,000 --> 02:51:02,000
They also investigate fires, including arson, helping hold those responsible accountable, and in some cases putting criminals behind bars.

1778
02:51:02,000 --> 02:51:05,000
Their impact is real even when it is unseen.

1779
02:51:05,000 --> 02:51:09,000
We have also recognized that firefighter health goes way beyond the physical.

1780
02:51:10,000 --> 02:51:19,000
The additional, the addition of a peer support canine reflects forward thinking and commitment to mental health, because taking care of our people is essential to sustaining workforce long term.

1781
02:51:19,000 --> 02:51:29,000
The fire department has implemented comprehensive firefighter physicals, including head to toe screenings and blood work designed to detect hidden health risks early.

1782
02:51:29,000 --> 02:51:41,000
That matters. As a result members within our department have identified cancer in its early stages, they have begun treatment, and in most cases prevented further spread.

1783
02:51:41,000 --> 02:51:50,000
Cancer remains a leading cause of firefighter fatalities, occurring accounting for over 80% of the names on the IFF fallen firefighter memorial.

1784
02:51:50,000 --> 02:51:58,000
This program, the physicals is about protecting our people so they continue to serve the community and return home to their families.

1785
02:51:58,000 --> 02:52:04,000
And in 2025, engine six was placed into service, adding three more firefighters to the daily staffing model.

1786
02:52:04,000 --> 02:52:09,000
As this community grows, so much the department and commitment.

1787
02:52:09,000 --> 02:52:16,000
But the foundation for this, for that made this progress possible, is the change in mentality from this council and city leadership.

1788
02:52:16,000 --> 02:52:23,000
You chose to prioritize firefighters through fair compensation and benefits, and because of that, they are staying.

1789
02:52:23,000 --> 02:52:32,000
That is the difference. It is also important to be clear about what is driving our current staffing shortages. This is not a retention problem.

1790
02:52:32,000 --> 02:52:37,000
Because of the changes you made our firefighters are staying, the stability we are seeing proves that.

1791
02:52:37,000 --> 02:52:42,000
Now while retention has improved staffing remains a critical issue.

1792
02:52:42,000 --> 02:52:51,000
We recognize the eight suppression vacancies and one time fund reallocations that have been utilized to assist balancing the budget.

1793
02:52:52,000 --> 02:53:01,000
Approximately savings of $2.18 million in the general fund and $6.5 million from measure you in fiscal year 2425.

1794
02:53:01,000 --> 02:53:06,000
And we remain committed to being responsible stewards of the resources provided.

1795
02:53:06,000 --> 02:53:17,000
We want to continue to serve as a collaborating partner alongside council priorities, city staff and fire administration as we navigate these challenges together.

1796
02:53:18,000 --> 02:53:33,000
At the same time, our members have absorbed and increased workload as a result of ongoing staffing shortages, creating downstream impacts on operational efficiency, mental and physical health, and overall work life balance.

1797
02:53:33,000 --> 02:53:48,000
As presented in the state of the city and the Santa Maria Valley housing summit and even tonight, we know the city is growing demand is increasing and we have a clear opportunity to ensure that fire protection grows alongside in a thoughtful and responsible way.

1798
02:53:48,000 --> 02:53:53,000
The good news is we have already shown that we can accomplish this work together.

1799
02:53:53,000 --> 02:53:56,000
We have improved retention.

1800
02:53:56,000 --> 02:54:02,000
We have strengthened the organization. We have made forward thinking investments.

1801
02:54:03,000 --> 02:54:10,000
And we can take that same approach to staffing. We recognize the challenges but also we recognize the progress we have made together.

1802
02:54:10,000 --> 02:54:14,000
And what that means for what is possible moving forward.

1803
02:54:14,000 --> 02:54:18,000
Working collectively as we have done, we can fill today's vacancies.

1804
02:54:18,000 --> 02:54:26,000
We can retain the professionals we have invested in and we can meet the obstacles in front of us whether they are staffing shortages or budget constraints.

1805
02:54:27,000 --> 02:54:29,000
There's a lot to be grateful for.

1806
02:54:29,000 --> 02:54:34,000
And there's a clear path forward because we have already proven that we can accomplish it together.

1807
02:54:34,000 --> 02:54:41,000
Together we can ensure that this department is properly staffed, properly supported and ready to serve the community at the level it deserves.

1808
02:54:41,000 --> 02:54:42,000
Thank you.

1809
02:54:42,000 --> 02:54:44,000
Thank you.

1810
02:54:44,000 --> 02:54:59,000
Good evening again. My name is Nicole Bryant representing SCIU local 620 in our general unit employees.

1811
02:54:59,000 --> 02:55:05,000
And I wish they could say the same, but our members are not facing the different reality as you heard earlier.

1812
02:55:05,000 --> 02:55:11,000
Tonight's AB 2561 vacancy hearing highlights the importance of transparency and fiscal decision making.

1813
02:55:11,000 --> 02:55:16,000
The city has reported 82 funded vacant positions as of April 17, 2026.

1814
02:55:16,000 --> 02:55:26,000
SCIU local 620 requested the total value of those vacancies in line with our rights under the assembly bill to prepare for this hearing and that information was not provided.

1815
02:55:26,000 --> 02:55:36,000
Without knowing the financial value of these vacancies it is impossible for workers the public or this council to fully evaluate the structural deficit or the need for concessions from our members.

1816
02:55:36,000 --> 02:55:44,000
Using a proportional equation which is not a test of high validity, but all I can deduce from the information provided.

1817
02:55:44,000 --> 02:56:01,000
If the 24 funded vacancies eliminated on January 20, 2026 saved approximately 2.9 million as outlined in attachment C table 2 of that agenda report, then 82 vacancies reported this evening would have a value close to $10 million.

1818
02:56:01,000 --> 02:56:12,000
Now Rebecca don't jump out of your seats. I don't believe that value is accurate. I believe it is over estimated, but without the city's provided financials that's all we can deduce.

1819
02:56:12,000 --> 02:56:20,000
AB 2561 was designed to promote openness and accountability, full disclosure of vacancy savings is essential to meeting the school.

1820
02:56:20,000 --> 02:56:26,000
Transparency builds trust and trust requires complete information. Thank you.

1821
02:56:26,000 --> 02:56:39,000
Anyway, I needed to open the public hearing before they spoke, but anyway that's fine. So it will open and close public hearing.

1822
02:56:39,000 --> 02:56:45,000
Any other questions comments?

1823
02:56:45,000 --> 02:56:48,000
Is the presentation still dying?

1824
02:56:48,000 --> 02:56:52,000
That was it. You have a few more slides?

1825
02:56:52,000 --> 02:56:53,000
Okay.

1826
02:56:53,000 --> 02:56:56,000
I'll reserve my comment.

1827
02:56:56,000 --> 02:56:58,000
Sure.

1828
02:56:58,000 --> 02:57:07,000
Just my closing comments. I want to highlight that a major component of our long term retention strategy is a comprehensive classification

1829
02:57:07,000 --> 02:57:26,000
and compensation study currently underway. The study will modernize more than 200 job classifications as we work to again right-size the organization and make sure that our job classifications fit what our employees are doing and what they articulate the work that they are doing.

1830
02:57:26,000 --> 02:57:39,000
And also to ensure legal compliance and support competitive compensation and classification practices that reflect both market conditions and the complexity of the work performed by our employees.

1831
02:57:39,000 --> 02:57:45,000
We do have a very complex workforce and I think I've mentioned that before.

1832
02:57:45,000 --> 02:57:49,000
A lot of compliance issues that you've heard a lot about today.

1833
02:57:49,000 --> 02:58:00,000
So overall the city remains committed to maintaining a professional and well qualified workforce that brings a diverse set of experiences to the city.

1834
02:58:00,000 --> 02:58:11,000
And our ongoing efforts and recruitment employee development through training programs, employee engagement and labor relations will continue to support the high level of service or community expects.

1835
02:58:11,000 --> 02:58:16,000
This does conclude my presentation and I welcome any questions.

1836
02:58:17,000 --> 02:58:21,000
Okay questions of council. Yes. Yes. Thank you.

1837
02:58:21,000 --> 02:58:39,000
My questions are stemming from the presentations from one of the bargaining groups, particularly SCIU.

1838
02:58:40,000 --> 02:58:47,000
Can the budgeted value of those funded of those vacant positions be be shared?

1839
02:58:47,000 --> 02:58:55,000
Do we know what the what the what the what the what the what the dollar value I should say of those vacant positions are?

1840
02:58:55,000 --> 02:58:59,000
We will work to get that information.

1841
02:58:59,000 --> 02:59:05,000
I think there's different staffing models and different methods that we can do costing.

1842
02:59:05,000 --> 02:59:15,000
I think part of the difficulty has been changing to a new system and kind of some outdated models that we've had.

1843
02:59:15,000 --> 02:59:22,000
And how will that figure what will what role.

1844
02:59:22,000 --> 02:59:26,000
How will how would that be.

1845
02:59:26,000 --> 02:59:34,000
How will that impact the budget like how will that value ultimately be and be impacting the budget.

1846
02:59:34,000 --> 02:59:38,000
For a budget question like that all differed to Rebecca.

1847
02:59:38,000 --> 02:59:53,000
And I'm asking because if we can't if we don't have the dollar value of those vacant positions and yet we're talking about budget and budget because I think that that's a really key piece of information that's needed.

1848
02:59:53,000 --> 02:59:55,000
Thank you council member Soto.

1849
02:59:55,000 --> 02:59:59,000
Thanks for the questions so Rebecca Campbell director of finance.

1850
02:59:59,000 --> 03:00:01,000
We do.

1851
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:06,640
For our budget preparation, we do do a salary forecast that includes any vacant positions on the

1852
03:00:06,640 --> 03:00:12,080
books, so we can estimate those positions. I don't have those with you today, but we can do

1853
03:00:12,080 --> 03:00:18,720
that. For budget planning, we're going to continue to work with the departments on, you

1854
03:00:18,720 --> 03:00:23,200
know, it could be vacancies, it could be other budget reductions that we need to take or it

1855
03:00:23,200 --> 03:00:26,600
could be revenue options, so we will take those into account.

1856
03:00:27,240 --> 03:00:37,320
For the budget discussions. That's correct. Okay. And then my other question is around the total

1857
03:00:37,320 --> 03:00:52,120
number of, I believe, positions. It seems like there may be a discrepancy or a misunderstanding

1858
03:00:52,120 --> 03:01:05,960
with the math count of the FTEs. From what I've been told, the math count back in December was

1859
03:01:05,960 --> 03:01:16,680
741.6 FTEs, and then we eliminated or not eliminated, but then fully, I guess, 24 of those were

1860
03:01:16,680 --> 03:01:27,960
eliminated in January, which equals to about 17.717.6 remaining, but yet the report that's presented

1861
03:01:27,960 --> 03:01:40,120
in front of us, it's 17, 719.4. Sorry, it's been a long day. FTEs, as of January, with a gap of 1.8 FTEs

1862
03:01:40,120 --> 03:01:48,600
and accounted for. I'll need to go back and check that and I can work with our HR director on that

1863
03:01:48,600 --> 03:01:58,200
to make sure our numbers are correct. Okay. Thank you. Any other questions? In playing terms,

1864
03:01:59,000 --> 03:02:07,160
what does the 98 vacancy gap mean for the services of our residents? Today, response times,

1865
03:02:07,160 --> 03:02:15,400
permit processing, code enforcement, park maintenance, library hours? The vacancies are,

1866
03:02:20,680 --> 03:02:28,200
the vacancies have been around for different variants amounts of time, so a position may be newly

1867
03:02:28,200 --> 03:02:35,640
vacant and we're working to recruit it, or it could have been vacant for a significant amount of time as

1868
03:02:35,640 --> 03:02:43,880
we talked about clearing vacancies from the last year. Service levels are always very,

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very carefully measured when deciding to fill a vacancy or to hold it open, so we work with the

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departments to ensure that operations will be able to continue and to meet the needs of the community

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as we recruit for these positions. And do you have a chart as to how our salaries and benefits

1872
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compare to neighboring jurisdictions like Lampoke, San Luis, Santa Barbara? The classification and

1873
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compensation study will provide that to us and we do have identified comparator agencies within our

1874
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MOUs, so those agencies that will compare to have already been decided. And hopefully,

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class income, the class income study should be, like I said, it's well underway and it should be

1876
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concluding over the next few months. And do you have a chart that shows which positions have been

1877
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open for more than a year or two years, three years? We can get that information, I don't have it here

1878
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today, but we do have that information available to us. And part of what was cleared in January

1879
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were some of the long-term vacancies, so I believe that that has become a more mobile number than it was

1880
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before, so we're right sizing and we're clearing up some long-term vacancies. Okay, if you can provide

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that, because I think that would be useful for the budget as well. Thank you. Any other questions

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of the council? Yes, I know that for these hearings, there's a trigger right at 20, right?

1883
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Present frequency? Yes. And the non-represented management group is right under that triggered,

1884
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can you just share a little bit about how that may be impacting services or also what could be driving?

1885
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Sure, that. I do want to clarify that the 20% triggers for represented groups,

1886
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so for unrepresented groups, it doesn't really apply. And again, it's kind of a reckoning

1887
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within the organization to see what vacancies need to be filled and what does the department leader

1888
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ship really believe that needs to be filled immediately versus what can be held onto for a little bit.

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The management group includes, so that would be NMAC, which would include your administrative leaders,

1890
03:05:35,400 --> 03:05:43,320
your business leaders, your management group, and your confidential texts. Those are positions

1891
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where some of the work has been absorbed. And we are looking at vacancies and when the department

1892
03:05:51,800 --> 03:05:56,360
deans that it's necessary to move forward and we're able to move forward with a recruitment where

1893
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pretty agile and getting that going. Thank you. Any other questions? Yes. Miss Flores?

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In what departments would need the vacancies to be filled, but it'd be fire, would it be the place?

1895
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How would you guys determine that? We partner with department leadership because they best know

1896
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their operations and there's a lot of moving parts, so we're taking into account some of the budgetary

1897
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constraints we're taking into account what is some long-term planning and we partner to open

1898
03:06:35,000 --> 03:06:44,280
recruitment as we talk with the city manager and decide when the position is needed to move

1899
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forward with. So say, in the fire department, they need to say the Italian chief and their and that position

1900
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hasn't been filled. Would we, would we fill that with our men on that's there? We would conduct a

1901
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recruitment, yes. So we would do that, right? Yes. We would eliminate that position. We would not eliminate

1902
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a position without discussing prior. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions? The council? If not,

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this report has been received and filed. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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The next item is a tax and equity fiscal responsibility hearing regarding the Perlman Apartments

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Director of Finance for Beckett Campbell would present the staff report. Thank you, Mayor. Good evening,

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council members again for Beckett Campbell, Director of Finance. I'm here tonight to open up a tax equity

1907
03:07:51,880 --> 03:07:59,080
and fiscal responsibility act or a tap for hearing. A tap for hearing is a requirement under the IRS

1908
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for non-profit borrowers that intend to issue tax exempt bonds for a conduit issuer or such as the

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California Municipal Finance Authority, also known as C.M. F.A. The tap for hearing provides a public

1910
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a time in a place in a forum for then for folks to come and comment on the exempt bond proceeds

1911
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for the project and the capital needs. The tap for notice has to go out at least seven days before

1912
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the hearing and for this project it was noticed on April 22nd of 2026. In this case the borer is Denko

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Communities, a non-profit organization and they're requesting that C.M. F.A. issue the debt

1914
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and service the municipal issuer of the tax exempt bonds in aggregate of principle in the amount

1915
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not to exceed $35 million for the project. The project consists of construction,

1916
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improvements, and acquisition of a 150 unit multifamily rental affordable housing project

1917
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that's located on 100 north Broadway in Santa Maria. It's also known as the Pearlman project.

1918
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A little bit about C.M. F.A. Santa Maria is a member of C.M. F.A. which is a joint powers authority

1919
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that was established in 2004. They were set up for to promote economic, cultural, and community

1920
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development throughout the state of California. C.M. F.A. includes 350 municipalities.

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C.M. F.A. was formed to assist local governments, non-profit organizations and businesses in the

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issuance of tax exempt bonds, aimed at approving the standard of living in California.

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The bonds to be issued by C.M. F.A. for the project will be the sole responsibility of the borer,

1924
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and the city will have no financial, legal, or moral obligation to those bonds, no liability.

1925
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Participation by the city and the C.M. F.A. F.A. will not impact the city's appropriation limits

1926
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and will not constitute any type of indebtedness by the city. The bonds are payable, solely by the

1927
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revenues derived by the Prairie, and the applicable project. And the city is not obligated to the

1928
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debt payment. The Board of Directors of the C.M. F.A. for strong communities. It's also a non-profit

1929
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foundation. The Act is the Board of Directors for C.M. F.A. and they share a small portion of the fees with

1930
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the city. And I also have a representative here that sat through the whole evening to be here.

1931
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Anthony Stubbs is here from C.M. F.A. if there are any questions that come up about the bond.

1932
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Or the deal. Thank you. That's it. That's it. Thank you very much. Okay. Any questions from the council?

1933
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Thank you for sitting through our meeting. Okay. I will open up the public hearing. Madam Clerk,

1934
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are there any requests to speak or written comments? There is none. Thank you. I will close the public hearing.

1935
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So I bring this back to the council. Do I have a motion?

1936
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Oh, go ahead. Get some of Mr. Dan Kota come up here. Hello. I wanted to explore

1937
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a lot of people. A lot of us don't know Dan Kota and I wanted to ask what is Dan Kota? What other projects

1938
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have you built in California and how have those projects performed if you can provide some background?

1939
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To the point of clarification, I'm with the California Municipal Finance Authority. Okay.

1940
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We're the issue of the bonds. However, we worked with Dan Kota on. We've closed about 10 to 15 projects

1941
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with Dan Kota throughout California. Mostly the very northern part of California. You can't

1942
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think of all the places off the top of my head, but great organization to work with, providing affordable

1943
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housing to many Californians. We've never had any reports on any of the projects that we've done with

1944
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them in any type of negative, negative fashion. Okay. That's good to hear. Thank you.

1945
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Now you're said you're here with California Municipal Finance Authority. We want to explain them to

1946
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them. Yeah, so we're joint powers authority as explained. We will be the issuer of the tax exempt

1947
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and taxable bonds on this project. Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you. Any questions, comments?

1948
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Nope. Nope. Okay. Do I have a motion? So move. Do I have a second?

1949
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I have a motion a second. No further discussion? Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll.

1950
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Councillor Member Settah? Aye. Mayor for 10 floors? Aye. Councillor Member Budaya?

1951
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Councillor Councillor Settah. Aye. And Mayor Petina? Aye. Next is a regular business item regarding amendments

1952
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to chapters eight of the Santa Maria Municipal Code Deputy Director of Utilities, Josh Reynolds.

1953
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We'll provide us with the report. Good evening. Thank you, Mayor. And members of the council,

1954
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Josh Reynolds, Deputy Director. I want to talk to you a little bit about

1955
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the cross-connection control plan. And we'll start real quick here with what we want to do is

1956
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introduce an ordinance to a min title eight. And that ordinance, the main changes there are two.

1957
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Really allow the utilities director the power to develop and enforce the cross-connection control plan.

1958
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So we'll talk a little bit about what that is. What is the cross-connection control plan? We'll

1959
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talk about why I'm here today presenting the new cross-session control plan.

1960
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And we'll work through what it means to the community over time. So really we're here to talk about

1961
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this cross-connection control plan such a mouth.

1962
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The state adopted new regulations around cross-connection control programs, and you can see these words keep

1963
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coming forward, right? So the state of California adopted a cross-connection control policy handbook,

1964
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which sets forward that we have to maintain a cross-connection control program, elements of which include

1965
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a cross-connection control plan. I hope you've got all of that. I'll do my best to explain it as we move

1966
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through this little presentation. The important part here is that the cross-connection control policy handbook

1967
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repealed sections of the title 17 of the California code. So that requires us to make changes to our municipal

1968
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code, which references that pretty heavily and so we're going to want to get our ordinance in line with state requirements.

1969
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That's really the driving force here.

1970
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So the main parts of the cross-connection control program are threefold. The program says you have to have the legal authority

1971
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to implement this program, hence the revisions or amendments to title eight of the municipal code.

1972
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It says you have to have a designated program coordinator. We already have that in place with our regulatory compliance specialists.

1973
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It meets the certification requirements. And we have to have a cross-connection control plan that is,

1974
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you know, state approved and meets the requirements as outlined in the cross-connection control policy handbook.

1975
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It's been a year for me to get all of this right.

1976
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So I'm going to back up a little bit because I've set cross-connection or cross-connection control a dozen times or more.

1977
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So what is a cross-connection? Well, a cross-connection is a connection between our political water system, our drinking water system,

1978
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the public system, and any non-pulval water system. So, for example, it might be an irrigation or a firesmaker system,

1979
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or some kind of an industrial process that's passed the meter on a private property.

1980
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What we don't want is that water that's once it's gone through the meter and gone under private property,

1981
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we don't want that coming back into the drinking water system. That would be a backflow event.

1982
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So backflow is a reversal flow, typically due to a change in pressure, so a main breaker, something like that,

1983
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to result in a drop in pressure, water on that non-pulval system could come back into the potable system.

1984
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That's not something we want, so the cross-connection control plan is designed to prevent this from happening.

1985
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So the cross-connection control plan that we've prepared as attached to the report is what the city is going to do to prevent

1986
03:17:34,760 --> 03:17:38,760
and not just prevent cross-connections, but also to go out and discover cross-connections.

1987
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So that's a big part of it is getting out there and finding these cross-connections that they already exist,

1988
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and preventing the creation of new cross-connections over time.

1989
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And ultimately we want to do is protect the drinking water system from a backflow event.

1990
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So here's that word again, cross-connection, right? It's the foundation of the cross-connection control plan.

1991
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We want to prevent the potential for backflow of non-pulval water into the potable water system.

1992
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Control, so these are the main elements of the cross-connection control plan, the enabling ordinance that we're talking about here with a minimum title eight.

1993
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Enforcement, also through title eight, we're going to establish, and really we already have testing standards established.

1994
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We're going to update those to meet the new policy handbook and state laws.

1995
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And then make sure we've updated our backflow protection assembly standards and you can see a photo of that there.

1996
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And then we have the plan. The plan is how are we going to assess the hazards? What's the schedule? How is it going to roll out?

1997
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How are we going to take records that we did that work we need to do?

1998
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Notice the public and individual parties that they need to test or maintain a backflow device and do some, you know, outreach to the public.

1999
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And ultimately the cross-connection control plan really protects public health, and that's what we're setting out to do here.

2000
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So the municipal code revisions, the main changes to the municipal code is really it's simplifying out.

2001
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So the current code chapter eight 10A is our cross-connection control plan right now. What we're going to do is pull a lot of the technical detail out of that ordinance.

2002
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It goes into the cross-connection control plan. The ordinance becomes enabling an enforcement language primarily to give the utilities director the power to amend, adopt, and enforce the cross-connection control plan.

2003
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Ultimately what we want to do is ensure compliance with the state handbook and the requirements that the state has laid out.

2004
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And so what we are approached to this is that what we want to do is be flexible.

2005
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We want to make sure that we are not, you know, putting anything too tight and stone to deal with changing technology or changing needs of the community over time.

2006
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And he's be updateable so that we can keep it up to date with changing state guidelines.

2007
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We want to be consistent with what we're currently doing. We don't want to reinvent the wheel here, but we do need to bring it up to date to meet the new policy handbook or state requirements.

2008
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And finally we want to make sure it's practical.

2009
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So one of the ways that we're trying to make this practical is through mitigating some of the impacts of the community or potential impacts.

2010
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One of those is by doing our hazard assessments over time and not trying to get them done in a short period.

2011
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We've also looked at updating and we've been working with fire department and public works to update our engineering standards to make sure we're reducing and managing future costs to homes in our built.

2012
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Because one of the big follow-ons from the new policy handbook is that residential single family homes with fire sprinkler systems will now need to have a backflow protection assembly of some kind.

2013
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And so that's a new requirement and it's backwards looking.

2014
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So homes that are out there right now, fire sprinklers may need to add a backflow device to a backflow protection assembly to their connection.

2015
03:20:56,760 --> 03:21:10,760
So right now we we figure there's about 1,500 homes that were built since January I think of 2011 that may require backflow devices because they have existing fire sprinkler systems.

2016
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We have until 20 July, 2034 for those properties to comply and we've changed our city standards to reduce the need for that in the future.

2017
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So homes being built now ish would be putting in a looped system so that they would not need to put in a backflow protection device.

2018
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So for implementation this is the first reading.

2019
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With the adoption of the ordinance and that going into effect that finalizes our state compliance requirements.

2020
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We're doing hazard assessments as new development comes online right now and in July we'll start doing hazard assessments looking at the higher hazard commercial industrial users as well as the residential sprinkler systems.

2021
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And then we'll continue our record keeping effort on going annual inspections of the backflow protection assemblies and maintaining notifications to the community and the users.

2022
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With that I'm available for any questions you might have any questions the council.

2023
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I do you talk to when you were talking about the mitigation piece and through this having some homes put in a system to prevent.

2024
03:22:36,760 --> 03:22:46,760
Is that going to be on the homeowner or is the city going to apply the cost.

2025
03:22:46,760 --> 03:22:55,760
Yeah, that's on the homeowner's responsibility to maintain to install and maintain and test the backflow protection assembly on annual basis.

2026
03:22:55,760 --> 03:23:00,760
So are we going to notify the homeowners that we think should be testing.

2027
03:23:00,760 --> 03:23:06,760
So some homeowners have backflow protection assemblies on them now.

2028
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I think all of our commercial industrial customers have some kind of a backflow protection assembly in place now.

2029
03:23:12,760 --> 03:23:18,760
We have an annual testing program in place where a certified tester goes out and test the backflow assembly.

2030
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I've kind of got right there's one in the photo here.

2031
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There's a couple other examples there of what they look like.

2032
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There's ports there that you can test the pressure drop across there and make sure they're sealing properly.

2033
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That these are private property, the responsibility of the business owner homeowner.

2034
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Whoever owns or maintains that premise.

2035
03:23:39,760 --> 03:23:42,760
And how much does that cost?

2036
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It varies based on size right so a small one like this is like an inch inch and a half might be several hundred dollars to install.

2037
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And to test it might be 50 to a hundred to a hundred dollars a year to test.

2038
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I'm not sure where that's going to settle out on the annual testing cost.

2039
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Is that annual testing cost that's really been driving me to work internally to make changes to our standards to not continue to put out backflow protection assemblies.

2040
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But instead to loop the fire sprinkler system internal to the home.

2041
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Build it out of drinking water approved piping and then have it drain or slowly be able to leak to like a toilet fixture or something.

2042
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So that water is always moving through there.

2043
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Those changes prevent the need to put this on that house then right so they don't need to do that.

2044
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And I we're really working to make sure we didn't put that burden on homes going forward with the change in the standards.

2045
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Are there any grants that are available to cities so that they can support residents pay for this.

2046
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I'm not sure we need to look at that again it gets challenging with the being private property right and so I know that there are conservation opportunities other things where there is the opportunity that I'm not sure specific to this and how that would roll out.

2047
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So is this for like new you probably I know you already answered you already answered wait but is this more for like new or homes older homes or is it just based on the amount of pressure.

2048
03:25:16,760 --> 03:25:22,760
I think you said this the amount of pressure that type of things that like what causes that added pressure.

2049
03:25:22,760 --> 03:25:28,760
Yeah so the single family home issue is.

2050
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So before the new policy hem book rolled out single family they were not classifying the state was not classifying residential fire sprinkler systems as a high hazard right so they they did not require a backflow protection assembly and I say that is.

2051
03:25:44,760 --> 03:25:51,760
To protect the the drinking water system from the fire sprinkler system and so the concern there is a fire sprinkler system.

2052
03:25:51,760 --> 03:25:57,760
You know touch the water it got the water and you start to stop the water you don't want the water is this a kind of private fire.

2053
03:25:57,760 --> 03:26:04,760
So you can say why not let back and start putting the water as you want that if it gets the water you can use it with water for a long time and that stagnant water could potentially bring bacteria.

2054
03:26:04,760 --> 03:26:07,760
If you have a drop drop in pressure and a backflow vent that water could go into the main pipes right?

2055
03:26:07,760 --> 03:26:12,480
top of each other there. So I think it's a low risk event, but it is classified now as a high

2056
03:26:12,480 --> 03:26:17,520
risk or a potential high risk or a potential hazard requiring mitigation, requiring a back

2057
03:26:17,520 --> 03:26:23,760
photo device. What we're seeing is the fire sprinkler system, the fire sprinkler requirements

2058
03:26:23,760 --> 03:26:30,880
really rolled out. I want to say in 2011 and so homes built since then are likely to need some kind

2059
03:26:30,880 --> 03:26:35,680
of a back photo device. That's my home. We won't know until we do a hazard assessment and look

2060
03:26:35,680 --> 03:26:40,320
at those houses and see where they're at, see what how they're built, what happened there.

2061
03:26:42,320 --> 03:26:46,960
And then you're going to have that. Then you're going to have to have 70 check these,

2062
03:26:46,960 --> 03:26:52,240
the back flows every year as they do commercially. Yes, they do with the community us exactly.

2063
03:26:52,240 --> 03:26:56,320
Yeah. And we're trying to work, we've been working on the standards to get it so that we can put

2064
03:26:56,320 --> 03:27:02,720
that back photo device up against the house or near where the fire sprinkler riser is. Instead of putting it

2065
03:27:02,720 --> 03:27:08,080
out of the street or at the curb and gutter where it's a new sense, right? It gets damaged, stolen,

2066
03:27:08,080 --> 03:27:13,120
broken. We want to put them be able to put them in a secure location and so that's we've been working

2067
03:27:13,120 --> 03:27:18,400
through the standards to make sure we can do something like that too. So would homeowners just

2068
03:27:18,400 --> 03:27:21,840
call the city and be like, hey, we need this installed and then you added to our bill?

2069
03:27:23,920 --> 03:27:28,640
That's not currently the intent, but I would assume that we would have a list of

2070
03:27:28,640 --> 03:27:37,600
I mean, we don't want to endorse right a plumber or other business. So we may be able to keep a list to refer

2071
03:27:37,600 --> 03:27:44,560
people to. But it would be done by a private property and we would inspect the installation.

2072
03:27:45,200 --> 03:27:53,040
And then we have a software package that monitors. So all of the people that test back photo devices

2073
03:27:53,040 --> 03:27:59,040
have to register with us. They have logins to this system. The notification goes to the property owner

2074
03:27:59,040 --> 03:28:06,160
and CCs them if they're, you know, already hired by the property owner. They do the tests. They submit everything

2075
03:28:06,160 --> 03:28:11,040
through the port online portal to us. We review that work and then it comes up again and you're from now.

2076
03:28:13,040 --> 03:28:20,160
Dang. So any other questions? Yeah. So am I reading correctly? It's a 45 year

2077
03:28:20,640 --> 03:28:30,640
rollout. So none residential by 2031. Correct. Higher risk residential by 2034. Correct.

2078
03:28:30,640 --> 03:28:38,320
And all the remaining residential by 2071. 500 a year. How will we roll this out to communicate to the

2079
03:28:38,320 --> 03:28:44,720
public? Because that's a lot. And so and that's the 2034 date is the first date, right? That's the group

2080
03:28:44,720 --> 03:28:51,360
where we're going to be looking at fire sprinkler homes. Right? So that we can get that group targeted earlier.

2081
03:28:52,240 --> 03:28:58,240
We thankfully have communication capability through our billing software. And so we keep those

2082
03:28:59,280 --> 03:29:05,120
working together. They're in the same software package or our water metering billing and our back

2083
03:29:05,120 --> 03:29:10,880
flow device. So we can link those accounts. We can provide notifications through that portal. And we maintain

2084
03:29:10,880 --> 03:29:17,040
that database over time. And you may have a cover to this in the presentation. But what is the

2085
03:29:17,040 --> 03:29:28,320
cost of the annual test? It varies. I want to say it can be $150. That's for the larger ones. But the

2086
03:29:28,320 --> 03:29:34,480
problem is they often get damaged. So you not only do you have to do inspection and a test on it. You'll

2087
03:29:34,480 --> 03:29:40,320
have to repair it if it got damaged over there and so on here. What gets damaged? Specifically.

2088
03:29:40,320 --> 03:29:44,720
The seals can wear out. The valves can get broken. There's a check valve in there with moving

2089
03:29:44,720 --> 03:29:50,160
springs. Those can wear out over time. They can get damaged. Someone can knock it. Break it.

2090
03:29:51,360 --> 03:29:57,760
Break a testing port so you can't do the testing. If there's another cost would be if it failed.

2091
03:29:57,760 --> 03:29:59,760
Then you got to replace it.

2092
03:30:00,000 --> 03:30:07,000
And they only, so the manufacturer only supports them for so long and you have to be able to get parts and if you can't get parts, then you gotta put a new one in.

2093
03:30:07,000 --> 03:30:10,000
This, this is a big task.

2094
03:30:10,000 --> 03:30:11,000
It is.

2095
03:30:11,000 --> 03:30:18,000
Do we have enough backflow testers and certified specialists to complete the 500?

2096
03:30:18,000 --> 03:30:19,000
Yeah.

2097
03:30:19,000 --> 03:30:25,000
We, um, to be out, I think we added a position in the next budget.

2098
03:30:25,000 --> 03:30:29,000
We have one on staff right now.

2099
03:30:29,000 --> 03:30:32,000
We would look to consultants if needed to if we need to.

2100
03:30:32,000 --> 03:30:38,000
And then it's supported through some of the support of the rates, um, you know, through the.

2101
03:30:38,000 --> 03:30:44,000
Your paying fee, if you're, right, assume with the new fee structure that's been proposed to adopt it,

2102
03:30:44,000 --> 03:30:51,000
you're gonna pay a fee to submit your annual test so that we can verify it, right, and work through that.

2103
03:30:51,000 --> 03:30:54,000
We ask because that's about 41 a month.

2104
03:30:54,000 --> 03:30:58,000
So do we have the personnel?

2105
03:30:59,000 --> 03:31:00,000
Yeah.

2106
03:31:00,000 --> 03:31:01,000
We don't test.

2107
03:31:01,000 --> 03:31:02,000
So we don't test.

2108
03:31:02,000 --> 03:31:03,000
So we don't test.

2109
03:31:03,000 --> 03:31:04,000
We don't.

2110
03:31:04,000 --> 03:31:05,000
We don't test.

2111
03:31:05,000 --> 03:31:09,000
We, the, the, the private property on our house to select the test or all of the approved list.

2112
03:31:09,000 --> 03:31:10,000
Okay.

2113
03:31:10,000 --> 03:31:13,000
And so we already have an approved list for.

2114
03:31:13,000 --> 03:31:18,000
I'm not sure what the number is with the thousand accounts right now that have.

2115
03:31:18,000 --> 03:31:21,000
Commercial and industrial accounts that have backflow devices.

2116
03:31:21,000 --> 03:31:23,000
And those are already get tested every year.

2117
03:31:23,000 --> 03:31:24,000
So we already managed that.

2118
03:31:24,000 --> 03:31:27,000
If all 1500 homes that we've identified get enrolled.

2119
03:31:27,000 --> 03:31:28,000
Yeah.

2120
03:31:28,000 --> 03:31:33,000
Basically we're doubling the size, right of of the number of devices that get tested every year.

2121
03:31:33,000 --> 03:31:38,000
So it's, it's a step, but it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's a manageable.

2122
03:31:38,000 --> 03:31:40,000
Um, the 500 a year.

2123
03:31:40,000 --> 03:31:42,000
Um, the 500 year hazard assessments.

2124
03:31:42,000 --> 03:31:44,000
Um, that requires some staffing support.

2125
03:31:44,000 --> 03:31:45,000
Yes.

2126
03:31:45,000 --> 03:31:47,000
And do we have that staff support?

2127
03:31:47,000 --> 03:31:50,000
It's being requested in the budget.

2128
03:31:50,000 --> 03:31:51,000
I believe.

2129
03:31:51,000 --> 03:31:53,000
It's, it's, it's sort of like getting your car smoke, isn't it?

2130
03:31:53,000 --> 03:31:55,840
getting your car small, isn't it?

2131
03:31:55,840 --> 03:31:57,400
I really played it to that.

2132
03:31:57,400 --> 03:31:59,440
Yeah, you got to do it every year.

2133
03:31:59,440 --> 03:32:01,760
And it's, it's, if someone's wrong,

2134
03:32:01,760 --> 03:32:03,040
and you got to fix it.

2135
03:32:03,040 --> 03:32:06,280
Yeah, great, it's like, yeah.

2136
03:32:06,280 --> 03:32:09,120
What if people choose not to do it?

2137
03:32:09,120 --> 03:32:13,240
That's the enforcement aspect of the ordinance.

2138
03:32:13,240 --> 03:32:17,240
And through, I would envision that we're not enforcing

2139
03:32:17,240 --> 03:32:20,640
residential after 24, but we have to be careful with that

2140
03:32:20,640 --> 03:32:22,600
because the state does require you

2141
03:32:22,600 --> 03:32:24,360
to enforce it once you know about it.

2142
03:32:24,360 --> 03:32:28,800
So there is some time to roll that out.

2143
03:32:28,800 --> 03:32:30,120
That was somewhat intentional.

2144
03:32:30,120 --> 03:32:33,440
We're kind of pushing what the state wants us to do with that.

2145
03:32:33,440 --> 03:32:36,840
We've really stretched that out as long as they're willing to accept.

2146
03:32:39,840 --> 03:32:42,360
But, you know, enforcement does include shut-off.

2147
03:32:45,080 --> 03:32:48,840
Which I think is illegal to leave people without service.

2148
03:32:48,840 --> 03:32:52,400
I mean, it's legal in certain circumstances

2149
03:32:52,400 --> 03:32:56,520
and staffs have done properly and undertaken.

2150
03:32:56,520 --> 03:32:58,400
I need any questions of Mr. Relds?

2151
03:32:59,400 --> 03:33:00,400
I don't know.

2152
03:33:04,000 --> 03:33:06,320
I guess I should say thank you for the report.

2153
03:33:06,320 --> 03:33:08,760
But I don't think I don't know about this.

2154
03:33:08,760 --> 03:33:11,440
No, I mean, and it's daunting.

2155
03:33:11,440 --> 03:33:14,880
I get that, and it's taken me a while to kind of get my head around it

2156
03:33:14,880 --> 03:33:15,960
and what it means.

2157
03:33:15,960 --> 03:33:19,240
And I've been working really hard with fire department building,

2158
03:33:19,240 --> 03:33:21,400
and public works, to minimize that.

2159
03:33:21,400 --> 03:33:24,520
When I first approached this a year ago, the state was like,

2160
03:33:24,520 --> 03:33:28,400
no, you got to put an RP device on every service in your city.

2161
03:33:28,400 --> 03:33:32,240
Like, I have to put 20,000 backflow to buy no.

2162
03:33:32,240 --> 03:33:33,720
That's not reasonable.

2163
03:33:33,720 --> 03:33:36,040
And so then we've just been working with them, too.

2164
03:33:36,040 --> 03:33:38,440
Sort of re-established some reasonable conditions

2165
03:33:38,440 --> 03:33:39,760
and this is where we've landed.

2166
03:33:42,440 --> 03:33:43,640
Thank you.

2167
03:33:43,640 --> 03:33:45,360
Okay, any other questions?

2168
03:33:45,360 --> 03:33:46,360
No.

2169
03:33:46,360 --> 03:33:47,200
Okay.

2170
03:33:47,200 --> 03:33:48,520
Thank you.

2171
03:33:49,160 --> 03:33:52,320
Madam clerk, are there any requests to speak or written comments?

2172
03:33:52,320 --> 03:33:54,120
No, Madam Mayor.

2173
03:33:54,120 --> 03:33:55,960
So, do I have a motion?

2174
03:33:55,960 --> 03:33:57,960
Second.

2175
03:33:57,960 --> 03:34:00,600
So moved.

2176
03:34:00,600 --> 03:34:01,800
Do I have a second?

2177
03:34:01,800 --> 03:34:04,840
I don't have a reluctant second.

2178
03:34:04,840 --> 03:34:07,240
I don't think we have a choice, right?

2179
03:34:07,240 --> 03:34:09,400
We have to vote for this.

2180
03:34:12,920 --> 03:34:14,760
Okay, I don't have a second.

2181
03:34:14,760 --> 03:34:16,520
So,

2182
03:34:17,480 --> 03:34:19,640
I don't think they've agreed back, right?

2183
03:34:19,640 --> 03:34:21,280
Yeah, all right.

2184
03:34:21,280 --> 03:34:24,360
Just to reiterate, this is another housing mandate.

2185
03:34:24,360 --> 03:34:25,840
It's no different than mandate.

2186
03:34:25,840 --> 03:34:28,040
It's quite a sprinkler's in the first instance.

2187
03:34:28,040 --> 03:34:32,760
I would not recommend that you do not approve it,

2188
03:34:32,760 --> 03:34:34,800
but that is your choice.

2189
03:34:34,800 --> 03:34:38,160
And as was stated, there will be repercussions

2190
03:34:38,160 --> 03:34:40,040
to the city for failure to comply.

2191
03:34:41,680 --> 03:34:43,880
But how long will it take them to find out?

2192
03:34:44,280 --> 03:34:47,680
My office will be notified quite quickly.

2193
03:34:47,680 --> 03:34:50,680
Then you have to find.

2194
03:34:50,680 --> 03:34:51,680
Okay.

2195
03:34:51,680 --> 03:34:53,680
Well, so by when do we have to approve this?

2196
03:34:53,680 --> 03:34:55,280
Tom.

2197
03:34:55,280 --> 03:34:57,280
Yes, today.

2198
03:34:57,280 --> 03:35:01,880
I would like to start dressing the hazard.

2199
03:35:01,880 --> 03:35:02,680
Yes.

2200
03:35:02,680 --> 03:35:05,680
And to buy our August, this is come by.

2201
03:35:05,680 --> 03:35:07,080
It's ready to go.

2202
03:35:07,080 --> 03:35:08,080
Yep, but what's that?

2203
03:35:08,080 --> 03:35:10,840
I'll take these issues and then really can aren't around

2204
03:35:10,840 --> 03:35:16,480
how many residential homes are actually affected by this.

2205
03:35:17,680 --> 03:35:18,520
What that looks like.

2206
03:35:18,520 --> 03:35:20,480
We made some of the pain you've already.

2207
03:35:20,480 --> 03:35:22,920
I've already did change our standards.

2208
03:35:22,920 --> 03:35:26,400
We work through that to try and prevent more residential homes

2209
03:35:26,400 --> 03:35:27,280
when we're becoming a problem.

2210
03:35:27,280 --> 03:35:29,920
You want to come up here, but we can't do that.

2211
03:35:29,920 --> 03:35:31,240
Yeah.

2212
03:35:31,240 --> 03:35:36,800
Technically, the date would be when it's enforceable

2213
03:35:36,800 --> 03:35:39,120
to the residential, because we have to have an enforcement

2214
03:35:39,120 --> 03:35:40,760
program in place.

2215
03:35:40,760 --> 03:35:43,800
But I don't think the state is what our option is.

2216
03:35:43,800 --> 03:35:47,560
Yeah, but the state has a mandate that we have to have this program.

2217
03:35:47,560 --> 03:35:48,080
Right?

2218
03:35:48,080 --> 03:35:48,600
Yes.

2219
03:35:48,600 --> 03:35:49,280
Yeah.

2220
03:35:49,280 --> 03:35:49,920
I win.

2221
03:35:49,920 --> 03:35:50,800
What's their date?

2222
03:35:50,800 --> 03:35:52,000
2034?

2223
03:35:52,000 --> 03:35:53,840
Technically, July 1, 2025.

2224
03:35:58,120 --> 03:36:00,240
I have an approved plan.

2225
03:36:00,240 --> 03:36:03,840
So I submitted a plan and draft form in July of 2025.

2226
03:36:03,840 --> 03:36:06,040
They've extended the deadline out of year, basically,

2227
03:36:06,040 --> 03:36:07,640
for everybody.

2228
03:36:07,640 --> 03:36:10,200
Are they July 1, are they going to come knocking

2229
03:36:10,200 --> 03:36:11,600
on the door saying where's your plan?

2230
03:36:11,600 --> 03:36:14,400
No, because they have my plan.

2231
03:36:14,400 --> 03:36:16,280
They have the plan that's in front of you.

2232
03:36:16,280 --> 03:36:17,800
They've approved that plan.

2233
03:36:17,800 --> 03:36:22,680
What we don't have is enabling ordinance for me to be able to enforce this.

2234
03:36:22,680 --> 03:36:24,680
We have our current ordinance, which is now in conflict

2235
03:36:24,680 --> 03:36:27,400
with our cross-signation control plan.

2236
03:36:27,400 --> 03:36:30,240
So that creates a situation where somebody calls up

2237
03:36:30,240 --> 03:36:32,680
and says, I don't want to put in our p-device.

2238
03:36:32,680 --> 03:36:35,640
I want to do a backflow device.

2239
03:36:35,720 --> 03:36:38,160
I tell them, well, you're going to have to put in our p-device in the future.

2240
03:36:38,160 --> 03:36:40,040
I recommend you do that now, and they go, no.

2241
03:36:43,240 --> 03:36:45,280
I can't currently make them do that,

2242
03:36:45,280 --> 03:36:48,080
because I don't have an ordinance that supports my plan.

2243
03:36:48,080 --> 03:36:51,800
So we're in a bit of a limbo here without the ordinance.

2244
03:36:51,800 --> 03:36:56,800
I think that for, you know, we've done what we can

2245
03:36:56,800 --> 03:37:01,480
to limit the impacts to the residential homes.

2246
03:37:01,480 --> 03:37:02,760
Similarly, we've done what we can.

2247
03:37:02,760 --> 03:37:05,960
The limit impacts to commercial industrial users.

2248
03:37:05,960 --> 03:37:09,160
We could tomorrow say everybody has to go to an RP-device,

2249
03:37:09,160 --> 03:37:11,200
a bigger, more expensive device.

2250
03:37:11,200 --> 03:37:13,720
And those can cost tens of thousands of dollars to put in.

2251
03:37:13,720 --> 03:37:16,520
Instead, we said, look, you can maintain and keep that

2252
03:37:16,520 --> 03:37:19,760
until such a point as it fails or you can't get parts for it.

2253
03:37:19,760 --> 03:37:22,560
Then, when you have to upgrade it anyway, we'll do the RP-device.

2254
03:37:22,560 --> 03:37:24,120
And so the state's accepted that.

2255
03:37:24,120 --> 03:37:25,400
There's not a lot more we can do.

2256
03:37:25,400 --> 03:37:27,920
Delaying this doesn't change the need to do it.

2257
03:37:27,920 --> 03:37:30,200
Delaying this doesn't change the cost of doing it.

2258
03:37:30,200 --> 03:37:33,400
In fact, as we know, everything over time just gets more expensive.

2259
03:37:33,400 --> 03:37:35,840
The sooner we start implementing and getting on this,

2260
03:37:35,840 --> 03:37:37,640
the more affordable it's going to be for the community.

2261
03:37:37,640 --> 03:37:41,480
Why was there a delay of a year and bringing this to Council?

2262
03:37:41,480 --> 03:37:44,600
The delay was the state.

2263
03:37:44,600 --> 03:37:46,680
So the state rolled out this policy handbook,

2264
03:37:46,680 --> 03:37:50,000
said, you ought to have this adopted by July of 2025,

2265
03:37:50,000 --> 03:37:53,200
and then continued to tweak what they needed to see.

2266
03:37:53,200 --> 03:37:56,720
So it wasn't until June of 2025 that the state finally said,

2267
03:37:56,720 --> 03:37:58,480
okay, here's what we really want.

2268
03:37:58,480 --> 03:38:02,640
A lot of workshops went out with the state to get that figured out.

2269
03:38:02,640 --> 03:38:04,400
So then we submitted our draft in July.

2270
03:38:04,400 --> 03:38:06,240
They took time reviewing it.

2271
03:38:06,240 --> 03:38:08,120
We made changes to it in the fall.

2272
03:38:08,120 --> 03:38:09,720
We submitted it in January.

2273
03:38:09,720 --> 03:38:11,320
They said, we think that's good.

2274
03:38:11,320 --> 03:38:13,880
We then adopted or amended the ordinance,

2275
03:38:13,880 --> 03:38:17,600
worked with the city attorney's office to get the ordinance to match the plan,

2276
03:38:17,600 --> 03:38:19,800
so that they all support each other nicely.

2277
03:38:19,800 --> 03:38:22,920
And then we brought it to you as the, you know, the gender's full.

2278
03:38:22,920 --> 03:38:24,280
It takes time to get here.

2279
03:38:24,280 --> 03:38:26,360
I meet a motion.

2280
03:38:26,360 --> 03:38:27,200
I know.

2281
03:38:28,040 --> 03:38:30,560
And we, and we don't have a second.

2282
03:38:30,560 --> 03:38:33,800
Was this, did this come through as an assembly bill, a Senate bill?

2283
03:38:33,800 --> 03:38:37,760
I did it just, the EPA just come up with this.

2284
03:38:37,760 --> 03:38:39,120
I did it.

2285
03:38:39,120 --> 03:38:41,760
I believe it's a combination of assembly bill and Senate bills

2286
03:38:41,760 --> 03:38:46,000
that changed Title 17 and created the cross California,

2287
03:38:46,000 --> 03:38:48,840
the cross California, the cross California policy handbook.

2288
03:38:48,840 --> 03:38:50,880
That then supersedes Title 17.

2289
03:38:50,880 --> 03:38:53,880
So it repealed Title 17 and all the sections of Title 17.

2290
03:38:53,880 --> 03:38:57,840
So it's sort of modernizing, right?

2291
03:38:57,840 --> 03:39:02,760
I think their sales pitch is that the last time the cross-connection control rules

2292
03:39:02,760 --> 03:39:06,000
were updated as data California was in the 90s, late 80s.

2293
03:39:06,000 --> 03:39:11,160
And so trying to modernize it around current concerns and knowledge about risks.

2294
03:39:11,160 --> 03:39:15,880
And I think, too, I mean, I think one thing to keep in mind is this is not a passive risk.

2295
03:39:15,880 --> 03:39:21,280
In fact, we recently discovered a cross-connection through our, through our work that we might not

2296
03:39:21,280 --> 03:39:25,840
have discovered otherwise, where water was flowing through a property through two different

2297
03:39:25,840 --> 03:39:29,640
meters, because they're backflowed devices were installed correctly.

2298
03:39:29,640 --> 03:39:35,160
So no harm, there were no damage, it was done there thankfully, but it does point to that risk

2299
03:39:35,160 --> 03:39:40,480
is out there that this is not a, I know it seemed simple and it says, well, there's a lot of

2300
03:39:40,480 --> 03:39:46,880
maybe he's on top of it, but if something does go wrong, the repercussions are huge, right?

2301
03:39:46,880 --> 03:39:52,920
If we introduce bacteria or chemicals into the drinking water system, right, that people can

2302
03:39:52,920 --> 03:39:55,520
get injured sick or die even, right?

2303
03:39:55,520 --> 03:40:01,400
It's not a, it's a theoretical on the one hand, but the moment it becomes real, it becomes very,

2304
03:40:01,400 --> 03:40:02,400
very real.

2305
03:40:02,400 --> 03:40:06,680
Right, which is why I'm concerned that it took us a year to even have these conversations.

2306
03:40:06,680 --> 03:40:10,640
And I still don't have the number of the budget that this is going to cost the city.

2307
03:40:10,640 --> 03:40:15,720
This is a city mandate, this is a state mandate that we have to take on what is the cost

2308
03:40:15,720 --> 03:40:21,120
of the city, one, and why if it's such a huge risk, why did it take us a year for us to vote on

2309
03:40:21,120 --> 03:40:23,120
it, because it's so important.

2310
03:40:23,120 --> 03:40:28,840
Yeah, I mean, and that's why I was saying we worked with the state once they set their standards.

2311
03:40:28,840 --> 03:40:33,440
We got the thing into the state and draft, worked with them to get a finalized, got all that

2312
03:40:33,440 --> 03:40:37,320
clear together, worked with the city attorney's office to get the ordinance and then we have

2313
03:40:37,320 --> 03:40:39,640
to get on the council agenda.

2314
03:40:39,640 --> 03:40:44,320
I understand that the order, but I think the order should have been backwards, because I think

2315
03:40:44,320 --> 03:40:47,600
the city council could have said, yeah, we're going to give you direction.

2316
03:40:47,600 --> 03:40:48,600
This is coming down the pipe.

2317
03:40:48,600 --> 03:40:52,360
We're going to give you direction to draft the ordinance to tell us how much we had to make

2318
03:40:52,360 --> 03:40:53,920
room for in this budget.

2319
03:40:53,920 --> 03:40:59,840
Being that we have a super tight budget now to ask us to approve this before we approve the budget

2320
03:40:59,840 --> 03:41:00,840
next month.

2321
03:41:00,840 --> 03:41:06,400
Right, but this is built into our rates to right into the water rates, not I understand it, but

2322
03:41:06,400 --> 03:41:10,040
they're still a cost to the city for this state mandate.

2323
03:41:10,040 --> 03:41:16,600
So there, there always is, there always is, right, council members, the mayor,

2324
03:41:16,600 --> 03:41:22,000
judges may add that our initial efforts towards getting into compliance with the state's

2325
03:41:22,000 --> 03:41:29,000
requirements on this are going to be absorbed within existing water rates and user fees, so that

2326
03:41:29,000 --> 03:41:33,320
initial costs to the city is already absorbed and planned for in our budget without the

2327
03:41:33,320 --> 03:41:35,160
ask coming back.

2328
03:41:35,160 --> 03:41:40,880
What we're talking about bringing us an item through the budget for staff, that's to support

2329
03:41:40,880 --> 03:41:46,840
the regulatory compliance program who will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing and working

2330
03:41:46,840 --> 03:41:53,760
with code in the future as we get a single family residences or businesses that are not

2331
03:41:53,760 --> 03:41:55,000
complying.

2332
03:41:55,000 --> 03:41:56,000
So it's not today.

2333
03:41:56,000 --> 03:42:01,880
So I want to just clarify that while it's delayed coming to council, pending the finalization

2334
03:42:01,880 --> 03:42:06,520
at the state, we're not putting the cart before the horse so to speak.

2335
03:42:06,520 --> 03:42:13,240
We can act and move this forward with what we have today with negligible impact to funding and

2336
03:42:13,240 --> 03:42:18,000
a price fund because it's currently absorbable and the rest will come later.

2337
03:42:18,000 --> 03:42:19,000
It will follow.

2338
03:42:19,000 --> 03:42:24,760
When would you need the staff to start looking at compliance in a year or two?

2339
03:42:24,760 --> 03:42:30,360
I would defer to Josh, I think we're farther down the line from that because we have existing

2340
03:42:30,360 --> 03:42:34,240
staff today who have the capacity to do this initial work.

2341
03:42:34,240 --> 03:42:39,200
We have outreach specialists on staff, we have regulatory compliance on staff.

2342
03:42:39,200 --> 03:42:47,440
It's really when we start four years from now is probably when we would really need a body dedicated

2343
03:42:47,440 --> 03:42:49,800
it to it, but we would phase it in.

2344
03:42:49,800 --> 03:42:54,400
We always want to do it in a responsible and phase approach.

2345
03:42:54,400 --> 03:42:59,320
And I guess to support that, I have vacancies that are in the process of being filled right

2346
03:42:59,320 --> 03:43:06,280
now to help support this effort, so when I say I don't have the staff today but I do

2347
03:43:06,280 --> 03:43:09,280
have interviews coming up here to support.

2348
03:43:09,280 --> 03:43:15,560
But I think what she's saying is we won't even need the staff for two years, so it may not

2349
03:43:15,560 --> 03:43:17,960
even impact this budget cycle.

2350
03:43:17,960 --> 03:43:23,640
At least for enforcement, now the other budget that you're talking about, it's already absorbed.

2351
03:43:23,640 --> 03:43:28,680
Yes, family are existing water rates and user fees because the cost of the city to get

2352
03:43:28,680 --> 03:43:33,840
us to implementation are really associated with doing our hazard assessments and our

2353
03:43:33,840 --> 03:43:35,400
public outreach.

2354
03:43:35,400 --> 03:43:38,840
We have staff today where we can absorb those costs.

2355
03:43:38,840 --> 03:43:44,520
When we have to go on site to say inspect that installed backflow device, that would be a new

2356
03:43:44,520 --> 03:43:50,120
user fee we might bring then so that our costs are at least recovered for that effort.

2357
03:43:50,120 --> 03:43:55,280
But not to unduly burden staff through this, our residents through the process.

2358
03:43:55,280 --> 03:44:01,320
But because we have employees who are talking about getting a raise and all these things and

2359
03:44:01,320 --> 03:44:07,120
now we're saying, oh, but this is more important than that, yeah, I'm super concerned about that.

2360
03:44:07,120 --> 03:44:15,280
And so I'm okay with approving this if it is already absorbed and we're not approving the

2361
03:44:15,280 --> 03:44:18,520
enforcement action with this budget.

2362
03:44:19,520 --> 03:44:25,560
The recommendation before us would be to approve the revisions, the technical amendments to

2363
03:44:25,560 --> 03:44:32,280
the code, so that the city can get in compliance and let the state water resource control board

2364
03:44:32,280 --> 03:44:38,760
know that our body has taken action to implement the code, which points to the plan.

2365
03:44:38,760 --> 03:44:45,560
That's all we're asking for tonight and there's not future hidden costs in access.

2366
03:44:45,640 --> 03:44:50,280
The staff member that we're talking about through the budget, again, would support the regulatory

2367
03:44:50,280 --> 03:44:55,320
compliance program to which some point in the future, a couple of years from now, this becomes more

2368
03:44:55,320 --> 03:45:00,120
of a program, but right now it's absorbable and I'm glad Josh made the point about.

2369
03:45:00,000 --> 03:45:07,000
Our vacancies, our regulatory compliance group has been short-staffed for a while to be good to get them on board.

2370
03:45:07,000 --> 03:45:11,000
Okay. Thank you. Yes, thank you.

2371
03:45:11,000 --> 03:45:16,000
A little more question. How are you going to notify the community about all these changes?

2372
03:45:16,000 --> 03:45:17,000
Because you guys haven't done that yet.

2373
03:45:17,000 --> 03:45:22,000
We haven't started yet. It's really important, like I mentioned, not to put the cart before the horse.

2374
03:45:22,000 --> 03:45:25,000
We want to have approval of the ordinance updates to implement the plan.

2375
03:45:25,000 --> 03:45:34,000
Our intention is to use the utility billing software and that spray point system to get notices out to the people this affects.

2376
03:45:34,000 --> 03:45:41,000
Again, out of our, you know, 20,000 residents were anticipating about 1,500 based on preliminary counts.

2377
03:45:41,000 --> 03:45:47,000
We would identify those specific accounts, get direct notices to them through utility billing.

2378
03:45:47,000 --> 03:45:54,000
And then we would have personal outreach and contact utilities is fortunate to have a conservation specialist and outreach specialist.

2379
03:45:54,000 --> 03:45:58,000
We have staff that we can come up with an outreach plan.

2380
03:45:58,000 --> 03:46:06,000
And if council prefers, we'd be happy to bring that approach and plan back.

2381
03:46:06,000 --> 03:46:10,000
Green, new employees.

2382
03:46:10,000 --> 03:46:15,000
Potentially in the future as the program grows, that's always a consideration.

2383
03:46:15,000 --> 03:46:21,000
When we get these unfunded mandates from the state, we either have to absorb it or staff up.

2384
03:46:21,000 --> 03:46:24,000
Right now, we're prepared to absorb the initial work.

2385
03:46:24,000 --> 03:46:30,000
As the program grows, we would continue to evaluate what the staffing levels may need to be.

2386
03:46:30,000 --> 03:46:39,000
And of course, this also has an impact to say code enforcement, who would be the enforcement arm for people who aren't complying.

2387
03:46:39,000 --> 03:46:44,000
So we would be working in close coordination with their team.

2388
03:46:44,000 --> 03:46:48,000
Which we please you to an increase in code enforcement officers.

2389
03:46:48,000 --> 03:46:50,000
That's actually, but not yet.

2390
03:46:50,000 --> 03:46:52,000
They're already overwhelmed, I think.

2391
03:46:52,000 --> 03:46:54,000
They are.

2392
03:46:54,000 --> 03:46:56,000
They are.

2393
03:46:56,000 --> 03:46:58,000
What?

2394
03:46:58,000 --> 03:47:05,000
Okay, so do you want me to try again to get a second or just die?

2395
03:47:05,000 --> 03:47:07,000
Okay.

2396
03:47:07,000 --> 03:47:09,000
This is a public health hazard.

2397
03:47:09,000 --> 03:47:10,000
I just want to note that.

2398
03:47:10,000 --> 03:47:11,000
Yes.

2399
03:47:11,000 --> 03:47:12,000
If it's not passed.

2400
03:47:12,000 --> 03:47:16,000
Getting out and driving in the streets, the Santa Maria is public health hazard.

2401
03:47:16,000 --> 03:47:20,000
So we're talking about drinking water hazard.

2402
03:47:20,000 --> 03:47:21,000
Okay.

2403
03:47:21,000 --> 03:47:23,000
Okay, thank you very much.

2404
03:47:23,000 --> 03:47:24,000
The Santa Santa Santa Santa Santa.

2405
03:47:24,000 --> 03:47:26,000
It dies for lack of a second.

2406
03:47:26,000 --> 03:47:30,000
You're not ready to approve something that's absorbed by the fund.

2407
03:47:30,000 --> 03:47:34,000
If it's already absorbed the cost.

2408
03:47:34,000 --> 03:47:36,000
Okay, we have a motion.

2409
03:47:36,000 --> 03:47:37,000
Do you want to do a second?

2410
03:47:37,000 --> 03:47:40,000
Or, I'm asking, I'm asking my colleagues.

2411
03:47:40,000 --> 03:47:43,000
What?

2412
03:47:43,000 --> 03:47:47,000
What is it that you want to see or what else do you need to know to make a decision?

2413
03:47:47,000 --> 03:47:51,000
I mean, I think it's important to inform the community before anything.

2414
03:47:51,000 --> 03:47:52,000
Okay.

2415
03:47:52,000 --> 03:47:53,000
Okay.

2416
03:47:53,000 --> 03:47:54,000
Okay.

2417
03:47:54,000 --> 03:47:56,000
But that's that's not what we're doing right now.

2418
03:47:56,000 --> 03:47:58,000
What we're doing right now is a decision.

2419
03:47:58,000 --> 03:48:02,000
It's a Mending Chapters 8-10-8 cross connections.

2420
03:48:02,000 --> 03:48:08,000
And 8-1.07 of title late in the Santa Maria Municipal Code.

2421
03:48:08,000 --> 03:48:12,000
But what are we informing of them about if there's no change in the code?

2422
03:48:13,000 --> 03:48:15,000
That is going to change.

2423
03:48:15,000 --> 03:48:16,000
Yeah.

2424
03:48:16,000 --> 03:48:18,000
But there's no direction for it to change.

2425
03:48:18,000 --> 03:48:19,000
Not yet.

2426
03:48:19,000 --> 03:48:22,000
So then what are they going to outreach for?

2427
03:48:22,000 --> 03:48:23,000
That's what I'm saying.

2428
03:48:23,000 --> 03:48:26,000
That's what I'm asking my colleagues.

2429
03:48:26,000 --> 03:48:28,000
What do they want to see, right?

2430
03:48:28,000 --> 03:48:30,000
And he's saying I would like to see an outreach.

2431
03:48:30,000 --> 03:48:36,000
So if we vote today, if it makes them comfortable, that we can say this is the ordinance.

2432
03:48:36,000 --> 03:48:40,000
And he would like to see outreach, then that becomes part of it.

2433
03:48:40,000 --> 03:48:43,000
Part of what the council's direction is.

2434
03:48:43,000 --> 03:48:49,000
Well, you know what, we're getting into the weeds and we're going into being department heads and we are not department heads.

2435
03:48:49,000 --> 03:48:53,000
We're dealing with a policy that the state has mandated.

2436
03:48:53,000 --> 03:49:00,000
We either, well, we don't obviously don't agree with the policy, but anyway, that's aside the point.

2437
03:49:00,000 --> 03:49:05,000
And so we have this, a Mending of the ordinance as I read before.

2438
03:49:05,000 --> 03:49:08,000
And this is what is before us right now.

2439
03:49:09,000 --> 03:49:13,000
I just don't have enough evidence with this.

2440
03:49:13,000 --> 03:49:16,000
And I get what councilmember Soto was saying about the water.

2441
03:49:16,000 --> 03:49:18,000
I get all of that.

2442
03:49:18,000 --> 03:49:19,000
Okay.

2443
03:49:19,000 --> 03:49:25,000
I just, I don't feel comfortable with them telling us a year later that we should have this done.

2444
03:49:25,000 --> 03:49:27,000
I'm just not okay.

2445
03:49:27,000 --> 03:49:31,000
So what next year and six months are going to say something different.

2446
03:49:31,000 --> 03:49:34,000
So I'm not, I need to have more information.

2447
03:49:34,000 --> 03:49:36,000
Yeah.

2448
03:49:36,000 --> 03:49:45,000
And we can always, if we can bring, I'm going to move that we bring this back at the next meeting so that we have time to ask these questions and get informed.

2449
03:49:45,000 --> 03:49:46,000
Is that what for you?

2450
03:49:46,000 --> 03:49:47,000
Okay.

2451
03:49:47,000 --> 03:49:51,000
I'd like to move that we continue this to the next meeting to the June 2nd meeting.

2452
03:49:51,000 --> 03:49:52,000
Okay.

2453
03:49:52,000 --> 03:49:53,000
Do I have a second on that one?

2454
03:49:53,000 --> 03:49:55,000
We need to cancel the first motion.

2455
03:49:55,000 --> 03:49:58,000
And let that die and then come with the second.

2456
03:49:58,000 --> 03:49:59,000
How do we do that?

2457
03:49:59,000 --> 03:50:00,000
No, it dies.

2458
03:50:00,000 --> 03:50:02,000
It dies for like a second.

2459
03:50:02,000 --> 03:50:03,000
I did not already.

2460
03:50:03,000 --> 03:50:04,000
Okay.

2461
03:50:04,000 --> 03:50:05,000
Yeah.

2462
03:50:05,000 --> 03:50:06,000
I died for like a second.

2463
03:50:06,000 --> 03:50:10,000
So I have another motion on the floor to bring this back to the council and a second.

2464
03:50:10,000 --> 03:50:11,000
Okay.

2465
03:50:11,000 --> 03:50:13,000
Any further discussion?

2466
03:50:13,000 --> 03:50:14,000
Wait, who second?

2467
03:50:14,000 --> 03:50:15,000
No second.

2468
03:50:15,000 --> 03:50:16,000
Nobody seconded it.

2469
03:50:16,000 --> 03:50:17,000
Oh, I thought.

2470
03:50:17,000 --> 03:50:18,000
A second to bring it back.

2471
03:50:18,000 --> 03:50:19,000
No.

2472
03:50:19,000 --> 03:50:20,000
She got it right later.

2473
03:50:20,000 --> 03:50:21,000
No second.

2474
03:50:21,000 --> 03:50:22,000
Yeah.

2475
03:50:22,000 --> 03:50:23,000
I'll second it to bring it back.

2476
03:50:23,000 --> 03:50:26,000
Do you want to bring it back to you in a second or a date after that?

2477
03:50:26,000 --> 03:50:28,000
A second to be in that time.

2478
03:50:28,000 --> 03:50:31,000
And if they bring about what exactly do you want them to bring back?

2479
03:50:31,000 --> 03:50:33,000
She just wants more information.

2480
03:50:33,000 --> 03:50:34,000
Yes.

2481
03:50:34,000 --> 03:50:35,000
One more.

2482
03:50:35,000 --> 03:50:36,000
Okay.

2483
03:50:36,000 --> 03:50:38,000
So what's the meaning after June 2nd?

2484
03:50:38,000 --> 03:50:40,000
June 16th.

2485
03:50:40,000 --> 03:50:41,000
Okay.

2486
03:50:41,000 --> 03:50:42,000
Okay.

2487
03:50:42,000 --> 03:50:43,000
Do that one.

2488
03:50:43,000 --> 03:50:44,000
Okay.

2489
03:50:44,000 --> 03:50:47,000
I move that we continue to June 16th.

2490
03:50:47,000 --> 03:50:49,000
Is that okay with the second?

2491
03:50:49,000 --> 03:50:50,000
Yes.

2492
03:50:50,000 --> 03:50:51,000
Okay.

2493
03:50:51,000 --> 03:50:52,000
The motion.

2494
03:50:52,000 --> 03:50:53,000
Okay.

2495
03:50:53,000 --> 03:50:54,000
First and second motion.

2496
03:50:54,000 --> 03:50:55,000
Any further discussion?

2497
03:50:55,000 --> 03:50:56,000
Okay.

2498
03:50:56,000 --> 03:50:57,000
Hearing that.

2499
03:50:57,000 --> 03:50:58,000
Madam Parking.

2500
03:50:58,000 --> 03:50:59,000
Please call the roll.

2501
03:50:59,000 --> 03:51:00,000
Okay.

2502
03:51:00,000 --> 03:51:01,000
I.

2503
03:51:01,000 --> 03:51:02,000
Mayor Pritem floors.

2504
03:51:02,000 --> 03:51:03,000
I.

2505
03:51:03,000 --> 03:51:04,000
Can't remember but.

2506
03:51:04,000 --> 03:51:05,000
But.

2507
03:51:05,000 --> 03:51:07,000
Can't remember.

2508
03:51:07,000 --> 03:51:08,000
I.

2509
03:51:08,000 --> 03:51:09,000
Mayor Pritina.

2510
03:51:09,000 --> 03:51:11,000
Hi.

2511
03:51:11,000 --> 03:51:14,000
Oh, she had a public comment.

2512
03:51:14,000 --> 03:51:15,000
Oh, I'm sorry.

2513
03:51:15,000 --> 03:51:17,000
Public comment.

2514
03:51:17,000 --> 03:51:18,000
I'm sorry.

2515
03:51:18,000 --> 03:51:19,000
Miss Brian.

2516
03:51:19,000 --> 03:51:20,000
Come on up.

2517
03:51:20,000 --> 03:51:21,000
Come on.

2518
03:51:21,000 --> 03:51:22,000
A cold.

2519
03:51:24,000 --> 03:51:25,000
Thank you.

2520
03:51:25,000 --> 03:51:28,000
My comments will still be relevant for it being moved to June.

2521
03:51:28,000 --> 03:51:35,000
My question is to counsel is something to consider is if we are.

2522
03:51:35,000 --> 03:51:42,000
Choosing to kill this or not approve this, what is the financial liability from the state of the city not going through with a requirement.

2523
03:51:42,000 --> 03:51:44,000
That would also impact the budget.

2524
03:51:44,000 --> 03:51:55,000
I do want to mention that the positions listed are all current SIA you staff and would be potential future SIA you staff outreach specialist regulatory specialist are all within our bargaining unit.

2525
03:51:55,000 --> 03:51:57,000
Also, this is all enterprise funded.

2526
03:51:58,000 --> 03:52:01,000
And not part of the general budget deficit.

2527
03:52:01,000 --> 03:52:02,000
Thank you.

2528
03:52:02,000 --> 03:52:03,000
Thank you.

2529
03:52:03,000 --> 03:52:04,000
I'm sorry.

2530
03:52:04,000 --> 03:52:05,000
Anyway.

2531
03:52:05,000 --> 03:52:06,000
Thank you very much.

2532
03:52:06,000 --> 03:52:07,000
Okay.

2533
03:52:07,000 --> 03:52:13,000
Now we will receive a presentation on polling survey results for potential ballot measure and city manager.

2534
03:52:13,000 --> 03:52:16,000
David Rollins will open this up for us.

2535
03:52:16,000 --> 03:52:17,000
Thank you.

2536
03:52:17,000 --> 03:52:18,000
Madam Mayor and council.

2537
03:52:18,000 --> 03:52:22,000
Tonight our recommendation is to receive a presentation on polling survey.

2538
03:52:22,000 --> 03:52:28,000
Results for a potential ballot measure, including community priorities and support for municipal services.

2539
03:52:28,000 --> 03:52:37,000
And to provide direction to staff to draft approving resolutions for submission of a question to voters.

2540
03:52:37,000 --> 03:52:42,000
Regarding proposed sales tax measure to fund essential city services.

2541
03:52:42,000 --> 03:52:48,000
As part of the general municipal election to be held to state November 3rd of 2026.

2542
03:52:48,000 --> 03:52:55,000
At this time, I would like to have a Chelsea second hand from DHM research presentation on their polling.

2543
03:52:55,000 --> 03:52:56,000
Hi.

2544
03:52:56,000 --> 03:52:58,000
Good evening.

2545
03:52:58,000 --> 03:53:00,000
Good evening.

2546
03:53:00,000 --> 03:53:11,000
So as mentioned, DHM research did a poll which had two main goals shown here to assess voters perceptions and satisfaction with city services.

2547
03:53:11,000 --> 03:53:17,000
And also primarily to gauge support for a potential revenue measure on the November ballot.

2548
03:53:18,000 --> 03:53:27,000
Just to show you a bit about the methodology we surveyed 400 likely November 2026 voters in the city.

2549
03:53:27,000 --> 03:53:36,000
It was a mixed methodology survey which means folks got emails and texts to take it online as well as live interviews.

2550
03:53:36,000 --> 03:53:42,000
The overall margin of error for that sample size is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.

2551
03:53:42,000 --> 03:53:59,000
And the demographics that we're using throughout are representative of the likely November 2026 electorate across all key demographic groups and we've heard the survey in both English and Spanish.

2552
03:53:59,000 --> 03:54:07,000
These slides just confirm those demographics again as I said representative of the November electorate this year.

2553
03:54:07,000 --> 03:54:11,000
And then getting into the data.

2554
03:54:11,000 --> 03:54:19,000
This is one of the first questions we ask voters before we tell them what the survey is about the city is looking at a revenue measure or anything.

2555
03:54:19,000 --> 03:54:26,000
This is an open-ended question where we ask them what they feel the most important problem facing the city is.

2556
03:54:26,000 --> 03:54:35,000
And as I said it's open-ended, they can say anything they want and then we take their responses and code them into these categories and themes.

2557
03:54:35,000 --> 03:54:42,000
So we see really housing affordability rising to the top if you combine that with cost of living.

2558
03:54:42,000 --> 03:54:51,000
There's about a third who are saying those kind of pocketbook issues crime and homelessness also big concerns people are citing top of mind.

2559
03:54:51,000 --> 03:55:04,000
But taxes themselves are not kind of up a lot. You can see that all the way at the bottom highlighted just 2% said that's the biggest thing they're concerned about in the city.

2560
03:55:04,000 --> 03:55:08,000
And then we asked them this ballot question.

2561
03:55:08,000 --> 03:55:13,000
This is the exact text we tested on the left which gives the half cent rate.

2562
03:55:13,000 --> 03:55:17,000
The total revenue it would raise each year in some additional information.

2563
03:55:17,000 --> 03:55:23,000
This is really representative of something that could be on the ballot informed by prior measures.

2564
03:55:23,000 --> 03:55:27,000
You've tested and in consultation with the city staff.

2565
03:55:27,000 --> 03:55:32,000
So when we ask voters this and we haven't given them any information besides what's on the screen here.

2566
03:55:32,000 --> 03:55:41,000
We see that 60% say they are likely to support this measure that they would vote gas and this just seems a simple majority threshold.

2567
03:55:41,000 --> 03:55:47,000
So pretty good on the initial vote.

2568
03:55:47,000 --> 03:55:56,000
Then after that we tested this list of things that the measure could fund different things that the city is responsible for paying for.

2569
03:55:56,000 --> 03:55:59,000
And really what you see here.

2570
03:55:59,000 --> 03:56:05,000
Those dark blue and green bars those are positive and there's a lot of that on here.

2571
03:56:05,000 --> 03:56:12,000
Folks saying all these different components things that could be funded make them more likely to support the measure.

2572
03:56:12,000 --> 03:56:22,000
So a lot of the priorities that the city council has explored funding through this measure such as park service youth services libraries.

2573
03:56:22,000 --> 03:56:30,000
I'm addressing homelessness all of that really resonates with voters saying they're more likely to support.

2574
03:56:30,000 --> 03:56:38,000
Then this is the text of the messages that we read the information about what the measure would do.

2575
03:56:38,000 --> 03:56:42,000
And then on the left there's just a short hand that you'll see on the next screen.

2576
03:56:42,000 --> 03:56:47,000
So we have a variety of themes some about what it would fund.

2577
03:56:47,000 --> 03:56:57,000
And those same libraries parks youth services some about the fiscal management and and the oversight.

2578
03:56:57,000 --> 03:57:10,000
And then here on this slide is how those messages performed again a lot of that blue showing that voters found those messages convincing as reasons to support the measure.

2579
03:57:10,000 --> 03:57:27,000
What you see here is there's kind of two tiers of messages that did really well one is those clear service impact focused messages where we said it's going to fund library hours and youth services and parks and all the things people want to see in the city.

2580
03:57:27,000 --> 03:57:44,000
And another tier focused on the fiscal controls and that the money would all stay here locally cannot be taken by the state there would be oversight of it and that the city would be responsible with the funds all of that really resonated with voters.

2581
03:57:44,000 --> 03:57:51,000
So after we tell them all that those good things the measure would do we ask them how they would vote on it again.

2582
03:57:51,000 --> 03:58:03,000
So that's that second set of bars and we see that the support raises to almost three quarters seventy four percent of voters saying they would support this measure now.

2583
03:58:03,000 --> 03:58:16,000
And a decrease both in the know and the don't know so even people who were opposed initially some of them are moving towards support just with this information about what it would do.

2584
03:58:16,000 --> 03:58:29,000
Finally we asked them about this opposition statement on the left covering some of the themes of why people may come out against attacks increase like this talking about cost of living and such.

2585
03:58:29,000 --> 03:58:45,000
And while voters do find that convincing seven and 10 said it was convincing when we asked them how they would vote having heard all of that we still see the support is really strong almost two thirds supporting the measure.

2586
03:58:46,000 --> 03:58:55,000
And a greater intensity in that certain so even better than the initial vote even have heard all that message.

2587
03:58:55,000 --> 03:59:00,000
And that's the end of the presentation.

2588
03:59:00,000 --> 03:59:01,000
Thank you.

2589
03:59:01,000 --> 03:59:04,000
Okay. Any questions?

2590
03:59:04,000 --> 03:59:06,000
You may as members.

2591
03:59:06,000 --> 03:59:18,000
I was reading on the report and it says that it was geared towards essential services can you tell me what those essential services are.

2592
03:59:18,000 --> 03:59:29,000
Yes so I don't know if anyone from staff wants to jump in but because it's a general use measure it would be up to the city council to allocate those funds.

2593
03:59:29,000 --> 03:59:36,000
And we tested a variety of priorities like I mentioned that could be funded the voters supported.

2594
03:59:36,000 --> 03:59:41,000
So we would decide a city council where that money would go.

2595
03:59:41,000 --> 03:59:42,000
Correct.

2596
03:59:42,000 --> 03:59:43,000
Yes.

2597
03:59:43,000 --> 03:59:46,000
I wanted to enhance example of code enforcement.

2598
03:59:46,000 --> 03:59:49,000
Take a look at codeforce officers.

2599
03:59:49,000 --> 03:59:58,000
If you wanted to take a look at offering different kind of after school programs for the youth of the community we can take a look and provide those items there.

2600
03:59:58,000 --> 04:00:00,000
This will come back in front of the city council.

2601
04:00:00,000 --> 04:00:14,000
To determine how you want to expend the funds. And it can change year to year. We depend on the priorities that you put up for city council, or city staff during a budget process.

2602
04:00:14,000 --> 04:00:29,000
So, everything is open. If you would have higher additional staffing or units within the police department, the fire department, you would be able to do that as well. Those are your priority to new year goals. Would you like to do what the funding once it comes in?

2603
04:00:31,000 --> 04:00:35,000
Can you go back to that other screen? I just have a question.

2604
04:00:35,000 --> 04:00:36,000
Yeah, which one?

2605
04:00:38,000 --> 04:00:40,000
The messages are the...

2606
04:00:40,000 --> 04:00:41,000
Probably another one.

2607
04:00:41,000 --> 04:00:42,000
This one?

2608
04:00:42,000 --> 04:00:43,000
Yes.

2609
04:00:43,000 --> 04:00:44,000
Yeah.

2610
04:00:44,000 --> 04:00:49,000
So right there, it says all proposed use of funds make voters more likely to support the measure.

2611
04:00:49,000 --> 04:00:54,000
And it has on their maintain fire fighting staffing, right?

2612
04:00:54,000 --> 04:01:07,000
So is that what we're telling then it goes down to improve library traffic safety, neighborhood police patrols, help address homelessness and Santa Maria?

2613
04:01:07,000 --> 04:01:08,000
Mm-hmm.

2614
04:01:08,000 --> 04:01:17,000
So, when we did the survey, is this what we told them that we were going to be spending the money on?

2615
04:01:17,000 --> 04:01:21,000
So, not quite. This was asked.

2616
04:01:21,000 --> 04:01:25,000
Here are some things that the measure could fund.

2617
04:01:25,000 --> 04:01:29,000
How would that impact your likelihood to vote on it?

2618
04:01:29,000 --> 04:01:36,000
So we tested some things that had been identified as priorities that we knew you all were looking at funding.

2619
04:01:36,000 --> 04:01:43,000
Some things that maybe weren't going to be funded and just asked voters about all of them.

2620
04:01:43,000 --> 04:01:48,000
Not saying this is what it would fund, but this is something a general measure could fund.

2621
04:01:48,000 --> 04:01:51,000
And of course, it's up to city council's discretion.

2622
04:01:51,000 --> 04:01:57,000
And really, I think it's remarkable here that pretty much all of them are 80 plus support.

2623
04:01:57,000 --> 04:02:00,000
There's a little differentiation, but not really.

2624
04:02:00,000 --> 04:02:05,000
So what this tells me is voters like the things you would do with this money.

2625
04:02:05,000 --> 04:02:06,000
Okay.

2626
04:02:06,000 --> 04:02:12,000
Yeah, because I don't want the public to think that we're going to pass this, right?

2627
04:02:12,000 --> 04:02:19,000
And then, we're paying firefighters, we're paying emergency.

2628
04:02:19,000 --> 04:02:23,000
Everything that's just say hypothetically, everything on her, that's where all the money went.

2629
04:02:23,000 --> 04:02:24,000
Right?

2630
04:02:24,000 --> 04:02:31,000
No. This is just, sorry, if I may just add, since I said in those conversations with Alice, I'm there.

2631
04:02:31,000 --> 04:02:41,000
A lot of these, these are just, we were essentially testing messaging, as it was mentioned,

2632
04:02:41,000 --> 04:02:51,000
to help us get a clear sense of how we would move forward with a potential ballot proposition.

2633
04:02:51,000 --> 04:02:55,000
This is going to help us to write the measure.

2634
04:02:55,000 --> 04:02:58,000
So we can decide on what we want to put in the measure.

2635
04:02:58,000 --> 04:02:59,000
Okay.

2636
04:02:59,000 --> 04:03:00,000
Okay.

2637
04:03:00,000 --> 04:03:01,000
Yes.

2638
04:03:01,000 --> 04:03:06,000
So we just didn't want them to think that, oh, this is where money's going to go, and then we use it a different way.

2639
04:03:06,000 --> 04:03:09,000
Well, it probably would go to some of it.

2640
04:03:09,000 --> 04:03:10,000
Well, it should.

2641
04:03:10,000 --> 04:03:11,000
Yeah.

2642
04:03:11,000 --> 04:03:17,000
But then when we write the measure, if we're going to say, okay, half of it's going to go for athletic fields, for instance.

2643
04:03:17,000 --> 04:03:21,000
You know, but we're going to write the measure depending on what we see here.

2644
04:03:21,000 --> 04:03:22,000
Okay.

2645
04:03:22,000 --> 04:03:23,000
Okay.

2646
04:03:23,000 --> 04:03:24,000
That was my question.

2647
04:03:25,000 --> 04:03:28,000
Okay.

2648
04:03:28,000 --> 04:03:31,000
Any other questions?

2649
04:03:31,000 --> 04:03:36,000
I guess you're not as exciting as backflow valves.

2650
04:03:36,000 --> 04:03:37,000
Yeah.

2651
04:03:37,000 --> 04:03:39,000
Save the muscle exciting for last time, sure.

2652
04:03:39,000 --> 04:03:40,000
Oh, my God.

2653
04:03:40,000 --> 04:03:41,000
This is really good.

2654
04:03:41,000 --> 04:03:42,000
Thank you very much.

2655
04:03:42,000 --> 04:03:44,000
I think this is so telling.

2656
04:03:44,000 --> 04:03:52,000
And actually, I think it really came out better than I was anticipating, I guess, in a way.

2657
04:03:52,000 --> 04:03:56,000
But I think all those things there are so important to our community.

2658
04:03:56,000 --> 04:03:59,000
And I think we, we feel that up here also.

2659
04:03:59,000 --> 04:04:02,000
Yeah.

2660
04:04:02,000 --> 04:04:04,000
Okay.

2661
04:04:04,000 --> 04:04:06,000
Any, no questions or anything?

2662
04:04:06,000 --> 04:04:08,000
Hey, thank you very much.

2663
04:04:08,000 --> 04:04:09,000
Oh.

2664
04:04:09,000 --> 04:04:13,000
And I, Ms. Bryant, you want to speak.

2665
04:04:17,000 --> 04:04:21,000
Start off by saying what a pleasure it's been to be here with you this evening.

2666
04:04:21,000 --> 04:04:24,000
Again, Nicole Bryant from SEI, you local six, 20.

2667
04:04:24,000 --> 04:04:27,000
Last item of the night, last time you'll hear from me tonight.

2668
04:04:27,000 --> 04:04:32,000
Our union members support placing a proposed sales tax measure being put on the ballot as a responsible

2669
04:04:32,000 --> 04:04:34,000
step towards sustainable revenues.

2670
04:04:34,000 --> 04:04:41,000
Revenue is must keep pace with increasing expenditures and broad-based solutions are more sustainable than repeat cuts to services and staff.

2671
04:04:41,000 --> 04:04:47,000
As previously stated, we also support the common sense reserve policy updates brought to this council and discussed on April 7.

2672
04:04:47,000 --> 04:04:53,000
Our members live work and spend their money in this community supporting stable revenue and reserve strength in the entire city.

2673
04:04:53,000 --> 04:04:59,000
We urge the city council to advance these measures together to ensure long-term fiscal stability.

2674
04:04:59,000 --> 04:05:00,000
Thank you.

2675
04:05:00,000 --> 04:05:02,000
Thank you very much.

2676
04:05:02,000 --> 04:05:10,000
And SEIU is very instrumental in getting the measures pass as you will know in the past.

2677
04:05:10,000 --> 04:05:12,000
They have done such a great job doing that.

2678
04:05:12,000 --> 04:05:14,000
So thank you very much.

2679
04:05:20,000 --> 04:05:25,000
So now we have a report by Dave Rowland City Manager.

2680
04:05:25,000 --> 04:05:29,000
Madam Mayor, I received a written comment.

2681
04:05:29,000 --> 04:05:31,000
Oh, I'm sorry.

2682
04:05:31,000 --> 04:05:34,000
I received one written comment from Matthew Trickoff.

2683
04:05:34,000 --> 04:05:36,000
Okay.

2684
04:05:36,000 --> 04:05:38,000
And we received that.

2685
04:05:38,000 --> 04:05:39,000
Okay.

2686
04:05:39,000 --> 04:05:44,000
Do we have to provide direction or is it just received from fire?

2687
04:05:44,000 --> 04:05:45,000
Yeah.

2688
04:05:45,000 --> 04:06:00,000
It's as provide direction to staff to draft, approving resolution for submission or am I in the wrong agenda?

2689
04:06:00,000 --> 04:06:01,000
Yes, look at it.

2690
04:06:01,000 --> 04:06:03,000
Provide direction for us to bring it back.

2691
04:06:03,000 --> 04:06:13,000
Sounds much better for your approval.

2692
04:06:13,000 --> 04:06:18,000
So can you explain what exactly what kind of direction exactly you're looking for?

2693
04:06:18,000 --> 04:06:21,000
That's the question.

2694
04:06:21,000 --> 04:06:23,000
That's the question.

2695
04:06:23,000 --> 04:06:24,000
That's the question.

2696
04:06:24,000 --> 04:06:26,000
And there was a lot of headnotes.

2697
04:06:26,000 --> 04:06:31,000
So we took that at 10 o'clock we assumed that you wanted to bring it back.

2698
04:06:31,000 --> 04:06:32,000
Yeah.

2699
04:06:32,000 --> 04:06:39,000
It's best that we make no assumptions.

2700
04:06:39,000 --> 04:06:46,000
So this is as part of the general municipal election to be held in November of 2026.

2701
04:06:46,000 --> 04:06:47,000
Okay.

2702
04:06:53,000 --> 04:06:58,000
I mean, I'm interested to go ahead, Mr. Rollins.

2703
04:06:59,000 --> 04:07:00,000
Well, thank you.

2704
04:07:00,000 --> 04:07:01,000
It's 10 o'clock in the night.

2705
04:07:01,000 --> 04:07:02,000
We'll go ahead and quickly.

2706
04:07:02,000 --> 04:07:04,000
We have two more minutes.

2707
04:07:04,000 --> 04:07:06,000
We've got the chamber of commerce.

2708
04:07:06,000 --> 04:07:07,000
It's about update to the next meeting.

2709
04:07:07,000 --> 04:07:12,000
We're looking at an introduction of an ordinance for catering vehicle or its updates.

2710
04:07:12,000 --> 04:07:13,000
What?

2711
04:07:13,000 --> 04:07:14,000
I'm sorry.

2712
04:07:14,000 --> 04:07:15,000
I'm confused in the process.

2713
04:07:15,000 --> 04:07:17,000
Direction was not given.

2714
04:07:17,000 --> 04:07:18,000
Okay.

2715
04:07:18,000 --> 04:07:19,000
There was a consensus.

2716
04:07:19,000 --> 04:07:20,000
Yeah.

2717
04:07:20,000 --> 04:07:21,000
Yeah.

2718
04:07:21,000 --> 04:07:22,000
That's what Tom just said.

2719
04:07:22,000 --> 04:07:23,000
Yeah.

2720
04:07:23,000 --> 04:07:24,000
Okay.

2721
04:07:24,000 --> 04:07:25,000
So there is consensus from the council.

2722
04:07:25,000 --> 04:07:26,000
Yeah.

2723
04:07:26,000 --> 04:07:27,000
To move forward.

2724
04:07:28,000 --> 04:07:29,000
Yeah.

2725
04:07:29,000 --> 04:07:30,000
Okay.

2726
04:07:30,000 --> 04:07:31,000
I just want to confirm.

2727
04:07:31,000 --> 04:07:32,000
Yeah.

2728
04:07:32,000 --> 04:07:33,000
That everybody was on the same page.

2729
04:07:33,000 --> 04:07:35,000
Because I didn't hear anything.

2730
04:07:35,000 --> 04:07:36,000
I'm sorry.

2731
04:07:36,000 --> 04:07:37,000
I'm really well.

2732
04:07:37,000 --> 04:07:38,000
No.

2733
04:07:38,000 --> 04:07:39,000
No, not from you.

2734
04:07:39,000 --> 04:07:40,000
I heard what you said.

2735
04:07:40,000 --> 04:07:41,000
But I.

2736
04:07:41,000 --> 04:07:43,000
I just don't want to make assumptions that the whole council is on the same page.

2737
04:07:43,000 --> 04:07:46,000
But I'm glad that in this one we are.

2738
04:07:46,000 --> 04:07:47,000
Thank you.

2739
04:07:47,000 --> 04:07:48,000
The clarification.

2740
04:07:48,000 --> 04:07:49,000
Yeah.

2741
04:07:49,000 --> 04:07:50,000
We'll bring you out the sales tag.

2742
04:07:51,000 --> 04:08:04,000
Okay.

2743
04:08:04,000 --> 04:08:06,000
So now we have the oral reports of council members.

2744
04:08:06,000 --> 04:08:09,000
Do you want to start in this course?

2745
04:08:09,000 --> 04:08:10,000
On Wednesday.

2746
04:08:10,000 --> 04:08:11,000
April 8th.

2747
04:08:11,000 --> 04:08:15,000
I went on duty with the Senate Maria fire department.

2748
04:08:15,000 --> 04:08:17,000
It was great.

2749
04:08:18,000 --> 04:08:20,000
And Saturday April 18th.

2750
04:08:20,000 --> 04:08:21,000
They went to the dog park.

2751
04:08:21,000 --> 04:08:23,000
We're ribbing cutting ceremony.

2752
04:08:23,000 --> 04:08:24,000
April 24th.

2753
04:08:24,000 --> 04:08:26,000
They went to the strawberry dinner.

2754
04:08:26,000 --> 04:08:28,000
Saturday April 25th.

2755
04:08:28,000 --> 04:08:30,000
They went to present a proclamation to the Philharmonic society.

2756
04:08:30,000 --> 04:08:31,000
Thank you.

2757
04:08:31,000 --> 04:08:33,000
Mr. Battalia.

2758
04:08:33,000 --> 04:08:34,000
For eight.

2759
04:08:34,000 --> 04:08:35,000
I went to the Senate.

2760
04:08:35,000 --> 04:08:36,000
Please support me.

2761
04:08:36,000 --> 04:08:38,000
I was part of an interview panel for.

2762
04:08:38,000 --> 04:08:39,000
Be.

2763
04:08:40,000 --> 04:08:43,000
I met with the Tilly director for 10th.

2764
04:08:43,000 --> 04:08:45,000
I met with the fire fire junior.

2765
04:08:45,000 --> 04:08:46,000
For 20th.

2766
04:08:46,000 --> 04:08:48,000
I met with police chief Williams.

2767
04:08:48,000 --> 04:08:49,000
For 23th.

2768
04:08:49,000 --> 04:08:51,000
I met with fire chief.

2769
04:08:51,000 --> 04:08:53,000
For 24th.

2770
04:08:53,000 --> 04:08:55,000
I met with fire chief.

2771
04:08:55,000 --> 04:08:57,000
For 24th.

2772
04:08:57,000 --> 04:08:58,000
I met with fire chief.

2773
04:08:58,000 --> 04:09:00,000
For 24th.

2774
04:09:00,000 --> 04:09:02,000
I attended strawberry dinner.

2775
04:09:02,000 --> 04:09:03,000
For 25th.

2776
04:09:03,000 --> 04:09:04,000
Sir Senator.

2777
04:09:04,000 --> 04:09:06,000
It was very beautiful but I was

2778
04:09:06,000 --> 04:09:07,000
mature.

2779
04:09:07,000 --> 04:09:08,000
Two years ago when it was up.

2780
04:09:08,000 --> 04:09:09,040
We just always wanted to make it a

2781
04:09:09,040 --> 04:09:11,000
creative challenge.

2782
04:09:11,000 --> 04:09:12,640
It was also presented was built by the

2783
04:09:12,640 --> 04:09:14,000
아니에요 Milkman state which I also attended.

2784
04:09:14,000 --> 04:09:16,000
The mayor's task force.

2785
04:09:16,000 --> 04:09:18,000
Great program at the Mermer.

2786
04:09:18,000 --> 04:09:20,000
It was great to interact with the exclusive students.

2787
04:09:20,000 --> 04:09:22,040
fontai and that same.

2788
04:09:22,040 --> 04:09:24,000
I attended the harmonic event.

2789
04:09:24,000 --> 04:09:26,040
And then fourth and thirty.

2790
04:09:26,040 --> 04:09:27,040
I met with director.

2791
04:09:27,040 --> 04:09:29,040
Finance to rub budget.

2792
04:09:29,040 --> 04:09:31,040
Thank you.

2793
04:09:31,040 --> 04:09:33,040
Councilmember Hernandez.

2794
04:09:33,040 --> 04:09:37,040
April 1st, I went to the housing summit.

2795
04:09:37,040 --> 04:09:40,040
On the 6th, I went to the Econ Alliance Board meeting.

2796
04:09:40,040 --> 04:09:43,040
April 8th, I went to the mayor and medical hospital board meeting.

2797
04:09:43,040 --> 04:09:47,040
April 10th, I went to the event for root.

2798
04:09:47,040 --> 04:09:51,040
May 2nd, I went to the, sorry, the April 24th.

2799
04:09:51,040 --> 04:09:56,040
I went to the candidate academy that was put on by the Chamber of Commerce.

2800
04:09:56,040 --> 04:10:01,040
And I also went to the strawberry dinner that evening and May 2nd.

2801
04:10:01,040 --> 04:10:07,040
This weekend, I went to the Kentucky Derby event and the event for North County root crisis.

2802
04:10:07,040 --> 04:10:09,040
Thank you.

2803
04:10:09,040 --> 04:10:11,040
Councilmember Soto.

2804
04:10:11,040 --> 04:10:12,040
Thank you.

2805
04:10:12,040 --> 04:10:24,040
On Friday, April 10th, I attended the elected leader's farm to address homelessness and housing on April 13th,

2806
04:10:24,040 --> 04:10:29,040
I attended the DHM City of Santa Maria Poling meeting.

2807
04:10:29,040 --> 04:10:33,040
I'm glad that that went forward today.

2808
04:10:33,040 --> 04:10:43,040
On April 17th, I attended a budget briefing on public workshops.

2809
04:10:43,040 --> 04:10:52,040
On April 18th, I attended the job ribbon cutting event.

2810
04:10:53,040 --> 04:11:00,040
On April 21st, we had a city special meeting that I attended.

2811
04:11:00,040 --> 04:11:02,040
And...

2812
04:11:10,040 --> 04:11:12,040
I want to say...

2813
04:11:12,040 --> 04:11:17,040
Oh, on May 1st, happy May Day.

2814
04:11:17,040 --> 04:11:21,040
On May 1st, I attended a budget review.

2815
04:11:22,040 --> 04:11:25,040
Like, three hour session here.

2816
04:11:25,040 --> 04:11:34,040
Thank you so much for, for everybody who made that happen and gave me so much insight on the budget process.

2817
04:11:34,040 --> 04:11:37,040
And those are my reportable items.

2818
04:11:37,040 --> 04:11:38,040
Thank you.

2819
04:11:38,040 --> 04:11:42,040
April 10th, I attended the Calacog Virtual Board meeting.

2820
04:11:42,040 --> 04:11:48,040
On April 13th, I attended my Mary's Youth Task Force meeting meeting at Santa Maria High School.

2821
04:11:48,040 --> 04:11:56,040
And then at Pioneer High School, April 16th, I attended the SBK Board meeting on the 17th,

2822
04:11:56,040 --> 04:11:59,040
fighting back, Santa Maria Valley Board meeting.

2823
04:11:59,040 --> 04:12:04,040
On the 18th, I went to the park park, ribbon cutting,

2824
04:12:04,040 --> 04:12:10,040
and did the peace rose planting at Rotary Centennial Park.

2825
04:12:10,040 --> 04:12:12,040
On the...

2826
04:12:12,040 --> 04:12:17,040
On the 20th, I did the 3CE Policy Board meeting

2827
04:12:17,040 --> 04:12:21,040
and attended the Veterans and Military Meeting via Zoom.

2828
04:12:21,040 --> 04:12:29,040
On April 21st, April 22nd, did the 50-year celebration,

2829
04:12:29,040 --> 04:12:32,040
that we're putting together for the City of Santa Maria.

2830
04:12:32,040 --> 04:12:37,040
On the 24th, attended the 26th, strawberry industry dinner.

2831
04:12:37,040 --> 04:12:40,040
And on the 25th, did serve Santa Maria.

2832
04:12:40,040 --> 04:12:45,040
And so we went out to Pioneer Park and the Mayor's Youth Task Force

2833
04:12:45,040 --> 04:12:49,040
painted all the picnic tables and the benches.

2834
04:12:49,040 --> 04:12:56,040
And then did the Arbor Day Celebration at the park.

2835
04:12:56,040 --> 04:13:01,040
Celebrating Virginia Sousa during that day.

2836
04:13:01,040 --> 04:13:05,040
And April 30th, the first of our Mayor's Youth Task Force,

2837
04:13:05,040 --> 04:13:11,040
did our excursion down to C. UCLA, SC, Northridge,

2838
04:13:11,040 --> 04:13:15,040
the Getty Museum, the Scouts of Gardens, and the Broad Museum.

2839
04:13:15,040 --> 04:13:18,040
So we were all tired when we got back.

2840
04:13:18,040 --> 04:13:24,040
And if there are no other business this meeting is adjourned.