1 00:01:57,620 --> 00:02:27,500 I would like to note that the interpreter for this evening is Jose González. Mr. González, please raise your hand. And you can ask him for a listing devices if you would like interpretation services. On this day, de Yamara, la junta, orden, me gustaría notar que contamos conservicios de interpretación para esta junta, el señor González dasentado atras. I'd like to call this meeting to order for the city council meeting of September 1, 2026. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll? 2 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:35,140 Council Member Aguilar, here, Council Member Pataya, here, Council Member Soto, here, Mayor Potemploris, here, the Mayor Patina, here. 3 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,300 The next item on the agenda is 4 00:02:42,050 --> 00:02:48,910 the proclamation for claiming September 20th, 26th, as Library Cards signed up month in the City of Santa Maria. 5 00:02:49,630 --> 00:02:52,150 And Council Member Flores will be making that presentation. 6 00:02:52,770 --> 00:02:53,810 Thank you, Madam Mayor. 7 00:02:53,810 --> 00:03:23,690 It says whereas library card sign-up month was created in 1987 as a national campaign sponsored by the American Library Association, the National Commission Commission on Libraries and Information Science and libraries across the country to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child's education and whereas libraries play a crucial role in the education and development of children, offering a 8 00:03:23,690 --> 00:03:29,930 a variety of programs to spark creativity, stimulate an interest in reading, learning, and 9 00:03:29,930 --> 00:03:36,430 whereas libraries provide a learning environment that fosters joyful exploration and 10 00:03:36,430 --> 00:03:41,250 encourages residents to research subjects that they are curious about. 11 00:03:41,690 --> 00:03:47,190 And whereas library cards provide residents with endless possibilities to connect to 12 00:03:47,190 --> 00:03:52,570 resources and information, which will positively impact their quality of life. 13 00:03:52,570 --> 00:03:58,490 And whereas a library card empowers all people to pursue their dreams, 14 00:03:58,990 --> 00:04:03,230 explore new passions and interests and open doors of opportunity. 15 00:04:03,530 --> 00:04:12,290 And whereas the Santa Maria Public Library encourages community members to take advantage of the library's many resources, 16 00:04:12,770 --> 00:04:22,550 print, electronics, material, database, especially programming and free services to support early literacy skills. 17 00:04:22,550 --> 00:04:26,310 and continuing lifelong educational support. 18 00:04:26,710 --> 00:04:29,870 Now therefore, I Alice Patino, Mayor of the City of Santa Maria, 19 00:04:30,430 --> 00:04:33,990 they're hereby proclaim September, 2026, 20 00:04:34,270 --> 00:04:37,150 as library card sign up month. 21 00:04:38,470 --> 00:04:42,010 And accepting the proclamation, 22 00:04:45,700 --> 00:04:46,940 I didn't have your name. 23 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:48,740 Sorry about that. 24 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:22,140 Good evening, Mayor Patino and council members. 25 00:05:22,140 --> 00:05:28,620 My name is Charlene Glines-Bacowicz and I am a member of the Santa Maria Library Foundation. 26 00:05:29,140 --> 00:05:35,840 Thank you so much for your recognition and proclamation of September as Library Sign Up month. 27 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:42,020 The theme this year is a library card hits all the right notes. 28 00:05:42,820 --> 00:05:49,720 To obtain a free permanent library card and enjoy hitting all those right notes as you read a classic story, 29 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,140 Learn a new skill or find your rhythm and music. 30 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:54,920 Discussions or crafts. 31 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,720 Community members may sign up at the main library. 32 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,740 Or the branch libraries in Orcket, Guadalupe, 33 00:06:03,460 --> 00:06:04,800 Los Alamos and Cuoyema. 34 00:06:05,220 --> 00:06:08,160 You may also begin an application online 35 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:12,480 to our library's website or sign up with the bookmobile 36 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,200 that makes one of its 11 regular weekly stops 37 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,880 around our community. 38 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:24,320 A library card is an official credential issued by the public library that grants you 39 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,880 borrowing privileges and access to library resources. 40 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:33,880 There are a wide range of resources and public programs for all ages. 41 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,860 That includes the very young children, teens, and of course, our adults. 42 00:06:40,020 --> 00:06:43,620 These are free and available with your library card. 43 00:06:43,620 --> 00:06:49,480 So in addition to the stories that are being read for all ages, early literacy events, 44 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:54,640 the library offers, teens and adults, some very interesting activities as well. 45 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,460 There's a youth and teen summer reading program, crafty construction for hands-on building 46 00:07:00,460 --> 00:07:08,860 activities, family-friendly concerts and performances, makerspace with 3D printing, art projects, 47 00:07:08,860 --> 00:07:12,440 Creative Building, a jumbo scramble, 48 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,920 which is a competitive word game for adults and older teens, 49 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:21,560 and the library of things that's card holders check out 50 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,020 and try at home items such as violence, 51 00:07:26,060 --> 00:07:29,580 sewing machine, digital camera, microscope, 52 00:07:30,060 --> 00:07:35,840 telescope, GoPro, and even a Dremel rotary tool. 53 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:40,660 So, in addition to these exciting programs and physical books and material, the library 54 00:07:40,660 --> 00:07:47,260 resources and services include help with homework, passport processing, veteran services, 55 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,500 and workshops on wheels, trusts, estate planning, and so much more. 56 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:58,500 It's easy to see how a free library card hits all those right notes by helping the community 57 00:07:58,500 --> 00:08:09,520 Community members build relationships, share ideas, increase learning, and save time and money on materials, program, and services afforded by the library. 58 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:19,340 So this September, the library does invite all community members that do not have a library card to sign up at their nearest library location. 59 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:25,300 Use the book mobile or course, begin that application online from home. 60 00:08:25,300 --> 00:08:26,580 So, thank you. 61 00:08:28,500 --> 00:08:29,900 Thank you very much. 62 00:08:30,100 --> 00:08:35,280 I don't think people realize this is not the library of the 1950s or the 60s or the 70s. 63 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,400 There's so much in this library. 64 00:08:37,820 --> 00:08:39,520 And thank you for listing all of that. 65 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:45,320 And I notice when I was reading some of the things for reading for people with dementia also, 66 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:46,580 which I think is very important. 67 00:08:46,580 --> 00:08:49,520 A lot of people are digging with that in their homes today. 68 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:51,200 Thank you very much. 69 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:52,140 The 70 00:08:54,540 --> 00:09:07,020 next proclamation will be proclaiming the month of September, September, as National Preparedness Month in the City of San Ram, and Council Member Bataya will be presenting. 71 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:11,300 I will read it. 72 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:13,340 Council Member Hernandez will be presenting. 73 00:09:13,340 --> 00:09:18,680 Whereas National Preparedness Month is recognized in September to promote disaster and emergency planning throughout the year 74 00:09:18,680 --> 00:09:24,640 and whereas all residents organization and businesses are encouraged to take proactive steps to prepare for emergencies, 75 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:30,660 including making an emergency plan, building a disaster kit and staying informed about local hazards 76 00:09:30,660 --> 00:09:34,860 and whereas the City of Santa Maria provides emergency preparedness training 77 00:09:34,860 --> 00:09:37,920 and guidance to the community with measure you funding. 78 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:47,640 And whereas preparedness relies on the active participation of all residents to enhance their collective resilience and readiness for any disaster or emergency type. 79 00:09:48,180 --> 00:10:00,020 And whereas the city of Santa Maria recognizes and is grateful for local first responders, emergency managers, public safety professionals, and community partners who stand ready to serve and protect our community. 80 00:10:00,020 --> 00:10:03,880 And whereas the 2026 National Preparedness theme, 81 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:11,620 American Stand Ready serves as a reminder that when Americans take steps to prepare for disasters and keep their family safe, 82 00:10:11,780 --> 00:10:14,440 every neighborhood and community is more resilient. 83 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:28,300 Now therefore, Alice Patino, the mayor of Santa Maria, here by public claims September as National Preparedness Month in the city of Santa Maria and encourages all residents, families and local businesses to review emergency procedures. 84 00:10:28,300 --> 00:10:35,100 visit Ready.gov for guidance and work together to build a safer and more resilient community. 85 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:44,920 She therefore has here to set her hand and has caused the seal of the City of Santa Maria to be a fix here to this first day of September 2026. 86 00:10:45,540 --> 00:10:50,220 And here to accept it is Roy Dugger emergency services specialist. 87 00:10:50,220 --> 00:10:51,180 Okay. 88 00:11:08,680 --> 00:11:37,300 Sit your clocks. Thank you all. Thank you all for doing the good work briefly. I just want to thank the city, the departments and divisions for all the good work that they're doing to continue to work on emergency response plans and our has mitigation and our continuity of operations plans in association with the city management and the departments were continuing to improve those processes every day. And we're also already started a process for being 89 00:11:37,300 --> 00:11:41,980 ready for these winter storms that we will either have or have not depending on what 90 00:11:41,980 --> 00:11:44,260 other nature decides, but we're working on it anyway. 91 00:11:44,700 --> 00:11:47,620 So thank you all very much, appreciate it, and you all know where to find me. 92 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:53,340 So rather than take time this evening, come see me and I'll address your fears wherever they may be. 93 00:11:54,420 --> 00:11:55,000 Thank you. 94 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,540 Mr. Dagger, do we still have the least dose program? 95 00:11:59,060 --> 00:12:01,240 I have an underground least dose program. 96 00:12:01,620 --> 00:12:02,000 Okay. 97 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:13,360 Well, given, for obvious reasons, Spanish language, education, and also outreaching to all 98 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:18,780 segments of our community, some of that needs to be done in a sensitive manner to ensure 99 00:12:18,780 --> 00:12:19,560 everybody's safety. 100 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:26,400 So, but I'm working with community partners to ensure that those materials are accessible. 101 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,720 I'll also do it in English, of course, on a regular basis. 102 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,840 And then we have another program we are actually coordinating with the state. 103 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:39,560 We'll be hosting here in Santa Maria this month, in honor of a rinse per per nurse month. 104 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:46,080 But it will be in Spanish, specifically to serve another segment of our population. 105 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:47,240 Thank you. 106 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:56,040 The next item on the agenda is public comment, and Madam Clerk, can you please read the criteria? 107 00:12:56,980 --> 00:13:25,940 Speakers may provide public comment on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the city council each speaker will be limited to three minutes maximum 15 minutes for public comment period unless the majority of the council rejects the mayor may provide speakers more or less time to speak all comments or queries shall be addressed to the council's a body and not to any specific member there have pursued the government code section five four nine five four two eight two the Ralph M Brown Act no action or discussion by the city council shall be undertaken on 108 00:13:25,940 --> 00:13:30,020 any item not appearing on the post of the agenda except to briefly provide information, 109 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:34,680 ask for clarification, provide direction to staff, or schedule a matter for future meetings. 110 00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:39,560 Those on Zoom and wishing to speak during public comment, please use the raised-your-hand 111 00:13:39,560 --> 00:13:43,020 feature for a callers using a phone, press star nine. 112 00:13:44,620 --> 00:13:45,300 Thank you. 113 00:13:45,980 --> 00:13:50,300 First, I name I have here is Gary Hall, followed by Gwenna Mayor Cannon. 114 00:13:51,140 --> 00:13:51,680 Mr. Hall. 115 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:52,660 Good 116 00:14:02,770 --> 00:14:08,570 evening, Madam Mayor, Council members, staff, and citizens of Santa Maria. 117 00:14:09,330 --> 00:14:10,630 My name is Gary Hall. 118 00:14:11,770 --> 00:14:16,610 I am a resident of Ranchal Buena Vista Mobile Estates at 21 and 35 North Railroad Avenue 119 00:14:16,610 --> 00:14:17,750 here in Santa Maria. 120 00:14:18,450 --> 00:14:24,050 I represent the North Santa Barbara County, Manufactured Homeowners Team, or Nesbit. 121 00:14:25,330 --> 00:14:31,430 Nesbit's primary goal, you've heard it all before, remains to provide protection to all 122 00:14:31,430 --> 00:14:36,650 Santa Maria Mobile Home Residence presently living in an unregulated rental market. 123 00:14:37,130 --> 00:14:43,390 Yes, we continue to ask the city of Santa Maria to stand with us in maintaining affordable 124 00:14:43,390 --> 00:14:44,050 housing. 125 00:14:45,010 --> 00:14:51,610 Affordable mobile home living is vanishing here in Santa Maria and all across the state. 126 00:14:52,670 --> 00:14:57,170 As I have stated previously, I was encouraged at the June 16 meeting. 127 00:14:57,930 --> 00:14:59,970 When I heard both council members. 128 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:05,720 Senator Soto and battalion voice support. For bringing forward a discussion of the Mobile 129 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:12,320 Home Model lease and enforcement agreement. And again, I thank you both. I'm remaining 130 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:18,580 hopeful that their action will soon open the door to exposing the flaws that are embedded 131 00:15:18,580 --> 00:15:25,620 in the two documents and how far those documents miss the goal of maintaining affordable mobile 132 00:15:25,620 --> 00:15:32,880 home housing which of course was what it was intended to do. I continue to believe that 133 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:40,660 now is the time to take action to replace the model ease with a uniform mandatory enforceable 134 00:15:40,660 --> 00:15:46,980 mobile home rent stabilization program much like those in our neighboring city and county jurisdictions. 135 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:55,040 On August 4th you unanimously pass the motion introducing the ordinance of mending title 12 136 00:15:55,040 --> 00:16:02,980 by adding chapter 12-25b, the SMHP Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay District. 137 00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:10,760 You responded to our plea for protection from inappropriate mobile home park conversions. 138 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:12,480 Thank you. 139 00:16:13,460 --> 00:16:17,440 On tonight's agenda is your opportunity to adopt the ordinance. 140 00:16:18,260 --> 00:16:22,620 Please do so and help save our senior mobile home parks. 141 00:16:23,060 --> 00:16:23,660 Thank you. 142 00:16:23,660 --> 00:16:24,560 Gwen 143 00:16:26,830 --> 00:16:27,590 of Air Cannon. 144 00:16:33,140 --> 00:16:33,980 Good evening, Ms. Cannon. 145 00:16:35,460 --> 00:16:42,620 Good evening, Your Honor. On my first item I want to talk about is safety. 146 00:16:43,620 --> 00:16:46,520 And I think I've been here last year talking about safety. 147 00:16:47,380 --> 00:16:49,740 I was actually in a business on the weekend. 148 00:16:52,520 --> 00:17:00,260 I was very concerned there was a couple of people in this business who had ankle bracelets on. 149 00:17:00,260 --> 00:17:05,460 And they were actually began to actually take from this business. 150 00:17:06,120 --> 00:17:07,040 They're actually stealing. 151 00:17:07,780 --> 00:17:10,660 My question is that who's monitoring the ankle bracelet? 152 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:17,040 Are these of these bracelets on their ankles to keep them at a certain distance, certain miles, or where they live? 153 00:17:17,900 --> 00:17:25,260 Because they have these bracelets on, but whose mind is the probationary on the search or the police department? 154 00:17:26,220 --> 00:17:27,680 Because they're still doing crime. 155 00:17:28,220 --> 00:17:31,220 And so, I'm just wondering what's the purpose of the ankle break? 156 00:17:31,220 --> 00:17:32,520 Maybe it needs to be on their hands. 157 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:50,940 I don't know, but I will like from one of the officers, and I do think the police department for doing such a great job here in this city, but there are just some things that I don't quite understand if they're going to have on these ankle bracelets and they still do climb, I think they should be locked up. 158 00:17:51,560 --> 00:18:01,940 I don't think they should be out in the public because I was a little bit concerned with someone and they said let's go, you know, so here this business without two people that was going to purchase in that business. 159 00:18:03,220 --> 00:18:06,480 The second thing I have is the 160 00:18:09,420 --> 00:18:16,320 hospitals here. I don't know what you as a mayor can do, but it's an overcrowded hospital. 161 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:22,480 have to take someone to the hospital and it was 4 to 5 hour wait and that tells me that 162 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:29,900 we need another hospital, we can't sustain the city with the population. 163 00:18:31,060 --> 00:18:36,060 So therefore, something has to be done because there are people in this, in the ER, they 164 00:18:36,060 --> 00:18:42,920 were moaning and groaning and, you know, I think that it comes down to saving someone's 165 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:43,200 life. 166 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:49,660 So either someone, I've been trying to talk with this hospital administrator and ask what's 167 00:18:49,660 --> 00:18:57,960 your plan for this coming year to alleviate this 4-hour, 5-hour weight and the nurses 168 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,160 and the doctors doing the best they can with what they have to work with. 169 00:19:01,700 --> 00:19:06,000 So someone is mining that ship and I would love to know who is mining that ship. 170 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:18,180 And the third thing is the library, I love the library, I do go to the library, but I noticed that there used to be some city ranchers kind of posted out there. 171 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:27,120 I don't see them anymore, and I'm wondering because this I used to go about five o'clock maybe before 30 are they. 172 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:35,360 Taken off do you realize that something that's not happening now because you know, it still needs to be some type of security there. 173 00:19:36,380 --> 00:19:39,380 especially where the garage area, because it's pretty dark in there. 174 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:48,000 You have people coming in and going, do you have this, you have people there who do not have good intentions coming in going. 175 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:54,960 So I think that if there's funds that was taken away on that project, 176 00:19:55,160 --> 00:20:00,960 it should be probably, those funds should be put back into the police department. 177 00:20:01,220 --> 00:20:02,560 So for safety reasons. 178 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:08,080 Thank you Mrs. Cannon, I will have Mr. Rollins get a hold of you to answer these questions for you. 179 00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:08,780 That's all I have. 180 00:20:09,020 --> 00:20:09,420 Thank you. 181 00:20:09,580 --> 00:20:09,980 Thank you. 182 00:20:11,900 --> 00:20:12,820 Jeffrey Wheeler. 183 00:20:20,580 --> 00:20:24,020 Good afternoon council members and Mayor Patino. 184 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:25,420 Good evening Mr. Wheeler. 185 00:20:26,180 --> 00:20:26,400 Okay. 186 00:20:27,260 --> 00:20:32,280 Why do we drive on parkways and park in driveways? 187 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,940 As with our language, sometimes our world seems a little bit upside down. 188 00:20:37,940 --> 00:20:41,080 I'd like to talk to you a little bit about parking this evening. 189 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:47,820 Dr. Donald Choup of UCLA wrote a book called The High Cost of Free Parking. 190 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:52,140 He promotes three principles that have been used in many places already. 191 00:20:53,220 --> 00:20:59,540 One is called charge for on-street parking at the fair market value. 192 00:21:00,780 --> 00:21:06,780 Pricing in residential neighborhoods could be an escalating scale, more for a second or third permit. 193 00:21:07,940 --> 00:21:11,180 Allowing and charging more for people from outside the neighborhood. 194 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:22,880 There are many modern and flexible parking management technologies and companies do away with parking minimums. 195 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:28,640 Let the free market and the developers decide how many spaces they want to provide. 196 00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:37,540 From the on-street parking income, put it back into the neighborhood that it's generated in. 197 00:21:37,540 --> 00:21:45,200 It could go for things like public benches, waste baskets, more patrols, and traffic 198 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,540 comming such as curb extensions and more. 199 00:21:51,250 --> 00:21:55,770 This year the City Council approved permit parking for the neighborhood just north 200 00:21:55,770 --> 00:21:57,410 of Pioneer Valley High School. 201 00:21:58,030 --> 00:22:03,370 This is a nice neighborhood with large lots, two and three car garages in driveways. 202 00:22:03,870 --> 00:22:10,350 They had a problem with unlicensed teenage drivers parking inappropriately, perhaps partially 203 00:22:10,350 --> 00:22:15,070 blocking driveways. They followed the traffic committee's procedure collecting signatures 204 00:22:15,070 --> 00:22:21,590 of a majority of the homeowners. Most people didn't park on the street. The ones that did 205 00:22:21,590 --> 00:22:28,650 about 15% voted against the permitted parking which would cost them. The homeowners who didn't 206 00:22:28,650 --> 00:22:35,510 need the on street parking prevail. They didn't buy any permits. They didn't need them. They could 207 00:22:35,510 --> 00:22:38,430 park their cars and their garages in large driveways. 208 00:22:39,750 --> 00:22:43,950 They have now essentially reserved their curb space so others can't park there. 209 00:22:44,870 --> 00:22:46,870 Only neighborhood residents can park there. 210 00:22:47,510 --> 00:22:49,690 Only they can park, can buy permits. 211 00:22:51,010 --> 00:22:56,630 Our youth still don't have driver's licenses and still don't know how to park with consideration. 212 00:22:57,590 --> 00:22:59,490 The root of the problem isn't solved. 213 00:23:00,470 --> 00:23:06,610 What's perhaps ironic is that our city has put out a video this year about how we are not to put traffic 214 00:23:06,610 --> 00:23:11,690 cones or other items on the street in order to reserve parking spaces in front of our homes. 215 00:23:12,290 --> 00:23:16,470 It tells us that when we bought our house we did not purchase the street pavement. 216 00:23:17,090 --> 00:23:18,510 It does not belong to us. 217 00:23:19,810 --> 00:23:24,970 The cost of a permit in our city is very low. It's something like $14 for five years. 218 00:23:26,370 --> 00:23:41,650 Okay. I'll leave it at that. I'd like to quote our director, Public Works, who once said something like street pavement is our greatest liability and our biggest asset. Let's put it to work for us. Thank you. 219 00:23:41,850 --> 00:23:48,710 Thank you, Mr. Wheeler. We will now move to the consent calendar. Does anyone have items they wish to call for discussion? 220 00:23:48,710 --> 00:23:52,030 Madam Mayor, let me just ask the caller if they want to speak. 221 00:23:52,210 --> 00:23:52,870 I'm sorry, go ahead. 222 00:23:53,870 --> 00:23:56,390 So do your note takers caller on Zoom. 223 00:23:56,570 --> 00:23:58,490 If you're wishing to speak, please raise your hand. 224 00:24:02,020 --> 00:24:03,560 That concludes Madam Mayor. 225 00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:04,160 Thank you. 226 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,380 Well now I move on to the consent calendar. 227 00:24:06,580 --> 00:24:08,720 Does anyone have items they wish to pull for discussion? 228 00:24:15,970 --> 00:24:18,030 Item 63 for a separate vote. 229 00:24:23,580 --> 00:24:25,100 That's the City Council salaries. 230 00:24:25,340 --> 00:24:25,580 Okay. 231 00:24:26,740 --> 00:24:27,880 Anyone else have anything they want? 232 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,720 Do you 233 00:24:35,260 --> 00:24:40,920 want to speak okay that is the separate vote just a separate vote okay I'd 234 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:47,080 like to 235 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:53,560 make a motion that we approve the consent calendar excluding 6 a 3 second 236 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:57,480 I have a motion and a 237 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:01,740 second and the discussion Harry Nunn Madam Clerk can you please call the roll. 238 00:25:01,780 --> 00:25:03,480 Council member Aguilera aye. 239 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:04,560 Okay, Councilmember Bataya. 240 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:05,060 All right. 241 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:06,080 Councilmember Rosetta. 242 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:06,560 Aye. 243 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:07,800 Mayor Patina Flores. 244 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:08,380 Aye. 245 00:25:08,580 --> 00:25:09,140 Mayor Patina. 246 00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:09,560 Aye. 247 00:25:10,020 --> 00:25:10,720 Thank you. 248 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:15,520 I will move that we approve item 6A3. 249 00:25:18,890 --> 00:25:19,450 I'll second. 250 00:25:20,090 --> 00:25:21,510 I have a motion and a second. 251 00:25:22,270 --> 00:25:23,310 Any discussion? 252 00:25:24,230 --> 00:25:24,990 Very none. 253 00:25:25,330 --> 00:25:26,570 Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll. 254 00:25:26,890 --> 00:25:27,910 Councilmember Aguilara. 255 00:25:28,090 --> 00:25:28,190 Aye. 256 00:25:28,410 --> 00:25:29,230 Councilmember Bataya. 257 00:25:29,470 --> 00:25:29,650 All right. 258 00:25:29,810 --> 00:25:30,610 Councilmember Rosetta. 259 00:25:30,850 --> 00:25:31,010 No. 260 00:25:31,270 --> 00:25:32,110 Mayor Patina Flores. 261 00:25:32,490 --> 00:25:32,630 Aye. 262 00:25:32,830 --> 00:25:33,370 Mayor Patina. 263 00:25:33,610 --> 00:25:33,710 Aye. 264 00:25:33,710 --> 00:25:33,770 All right. 265 00:25:34,310 --> 00:25:35,210 Motion carries. 266 00:25:35,890 --> 00:25:36,190 Thank you. 267 00:25:36,730 --> 00:25:37,030 Thank you. 268 00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:44,090 So now, the next we'll go to report by David Rowland, City Manager. 269 00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:47,240 Thank you, Madam Mayor and Council. 270 00:25:48,460 --> 00:25:52,320 Just today, I want to talk about briefly of a quality of life issue out there. 271 00:25:53,220 --> 00:25:55,820 Invested in our future called measure of seeds of housing sales tax. 272 00:25:56,440 --> 00:26:01,120 We'll be conducting four town hall meetings on the following dates and locations. 273 00:26:01,820 --> 00:26:05,220 Monday, September 14th at the Grogon Community Center. 274 00:26:05,220 --> 00:26:09,520 Monday, September 21st, at the Edwards Community Center, 275 00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:14,200 Monday, September 28th, at Menami Community Center, 276 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,780 and on Monday, October 5th at Shepherd Hall. 277 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,560 The meetings will be from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm. 278 00:26:21,420 --> 00:26:24,520 We are using these meetings to provide educational information 279 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,600 on measure C, and to answer any questions 280 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:28,800 from the community residents. 281 00:26:29,460 --> 00:26:31,940 And Spanish interpretation will be provided, 282 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,580 and we will do a press release on this, 283 00:26:33,580 --> 00:26:38,200 to put our web page as well to ensure people attend the meeting and that's what I have for tonight, thank you. 284 00:26:38,620 --> 00:26:39,120 Thank you. 285 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:44,440 We'll now get the, go over to the oral reports of council members. 286 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:46,680 Go ahead and start getting Madam Mayor. 287 00:26:46,780 --> 00:26:47,500 Council Member Flores. 288 00:26:47,940 --> 00:26:48,660 Thank you, Madam Mayor. 289 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:54,860 August 27th, I went to a town hall meeting to support council member Bataya. 290 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,160 August 26th, the day of hope. 291 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:03,040 I hope August 29th, I was in Lompow for Communify for the Policy and Council Recognition. 292 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:05,660 Thank you. 293 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,480 Council Member Betayev. 294 00:27:08,140 --> 00:27:12,600 Good Saturday, August 15th, I attended Day of the Hope, I'm sorry, Day in the Park. 295 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,940 Sunday, August 16th, I attended the Boys and Girls Club Barbecue. 296 00:27:17,940 --> 00:27:21,980 Thursday, August 20th, I attended the Saturday Police Community Academy. 297 00:27:23,340 --> 00:27:27,660 Thursday, August 27th, I hosted a town hall meeting in District 1. 298 00:27:27,660 --> 00:27:29,060 Thank you. 299 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:30,600 Councilmember Hernandez? 300 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:37,120 Yes. On August 21st, I went to the grand opening of fighting back Santa Maria's center. 301 00:27:37,780 --> 00:27:44,120 It's a brand new center where young adults can go and get some resources, which is really 302 00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:44,580 great. 303 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:48,700 And then on August 26th, I attended the day of hope. 304 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:56,200 We sold a lot of newspapers on Broadway and Cooke and the community really came out. 305 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:01,440 I mean, I was just, I'm always impressed, but it was really amazing. 306 00:28:01,620 --> 00:28:07,860 We don't have car accidents, nobody gets run over, but most importantly, we raise so much money. 307 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:14,660 The entire community from 9 to 12 is all out in different corners, raising money for cancer patients. 308 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,740 It's just really amazing to see that in the city of Santa Maria. 309 00:28:18,860 --> 00:28:19,600 Thank you. 310 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:21,520 Councilmember Soto? 311 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:32,000 thank you. On Monday, October, October, August 10th, I attended a meeting regarding the Cook 312 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:41,060 Street Apartments potential development project that we've been in discussions on. On Wednesday, 313 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:50,480 August 12th, I attended a closed session city council meeting on Thursday, August 13th. I attended a 314 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:59,480 meeting on affordable housing with the home team of Santa Barbara County and our community development team on Friday. 315 00:29:00,460 --> 00:29:08,680 So I keep saying October on Friday, August 21st, I attended the grant opening for fighting back Santa Maria's navigation center. 316 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:10,100 A big congratulations to them. 317 00:29:10,220 --> 00:29:19,380 It's a big win for our community and I also attended the 13th annual day of hope. 318 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:29,720 event here on the corner of Cook and Broadway, and thank you so much to all the residents who supported 319 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:33,660 dignity health and mission hope, it was such a great event. 320 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:39,020 And thank you to that very generous donor who gave me a $100 bill for cancer patients. 321 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:43,640 So, congratulations and thank you to the community, that's all Madam Mayor. 322 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:44,700 Thank you. 323 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:59,840 August 6 and 10 at a laugh co meeting, and Cal City's virtual roundtable impacts on SB 357 and city responses on the August 11th attended recreation. 324 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:28,360 Opposition and parks commission meeting. On August 12, I attended the North County Subregional Planning Committee meeting in Solving, and the closed session for city council. On August 13, I attended the Santa Maria Airport Board meeting. On August 18, I attended the YMCA Social. On August 20, I attended SBCA Board of Directors meeting. And I think the one thing that came out of the Board of Directors meeting is important. 325 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,400 our call boxes of 135. 326 00:30:31,660 --> 00:30:37,660 And SBK will be making the determination whether or not we're going to be keeping call boxes in Santa Barbara County. 327 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:42,160 And it seemed like the people from the South part of the county didn't feel it was necessary. 328 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:48,580 But I do think that, and we may need to put this on an agenda, future agenda, 329 00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:55,280 because people don't realize when they go from Santa Maria to Koyama, there's many, many dead zones. 330 00:30:55,280 --> 00:31:01,920 And I think just out of safety, we need to keep some of those call boxes open. 331 00:31:02,140 --> 00:31:07,340 The cell phones don't, don't, if I'm going to, and I go over there frequently. 332 00:31:07,540 --> 00:31:12,000 But if I'm going to make a call, I don't plan on getting anyone. 333 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:17,100 And then I will maybe finish it up when I get to Kuyama, because of the dead zones. 334 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,880 So I think that something that people in San Maria need to be aware of. 335 00:31:22,580 --> 00:31:36,980 Also, SBKG has put out, we have applications to be on advisory committee for SBKG to talk about 135 and so we will be selecting four people from Santa Maria, four people from the Orchid area and three people at large. 336 00:31:37,660 --> 00:31:45,360 So get in your applications to SBKG and I think probably in the middle of September is when all applications need to be done. 337 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:53,360 And so if you bike, if you walk, if you drive a car, if you ride a bus, we need to hear from you and need to know what our needs are. 338 00:31:54,640 --> 00:32:02,480 As of Monday, I think we had 40 applicants, so people are interested. 339 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:05,420 That's what I say. 340 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:14,700 That afternoon, I attended the APCD Board meeting on August 21st, I attended the grand opening for 341 00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:16,460 for fighting back the Navigation Center. 342 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:20,300 For people who've been following fighting back Santa Maria Valley, 343 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:24,640 we have come a long way in the past 20 plus years. 344 00:32:25,540 --> 00:32:31,360 And the Navigation Center is to help young people navigate through their life. 345 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:36,620 And I know we have taken two kids out of the riverbed and 346 00:32:36,620 --> 00:32:43,620 place them in housing and make sure that they have something to look forward to. 347 00:32:43,620 --> 00:32:49,060 they can go to school or they will help them get a job and that's so important so 348 00:32:49,060 --> 00:32:53,520 that we don't see them in the future out on our streets or somebody else's streets. 349 00:32:54,240 --> 00:33:01,100 On August 22nd, attended the Day of Hope Car Show and attended the California 350 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:12,180 Women for Ag meeting and on August 25th, it attended Unity Shop Focus Group and August 26th, 351 00:33:12,180 --> 00:33:15,760 We're all out there for the annual day of hope at Broadway. 352 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:17,300 Some of us were at Broadway and cooked. 353 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:36,540 Some of us were up in Beterabia and I attended on August 29th, the Santa Maria Natural History Museum, 30th anniversary, which was very nice that was outdoors and so we have nothing else. 354 00:33:36,820 --> 00:33:39,460 Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes tonight's council meeting. 355 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:40,300 Have a wonderful night.