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Good evening. Thank you all for being here this evening. Call this meeting to order. Please, all rise for the pleasant allegiance.

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to the United States of America and to the Republic for keeps stands by May, under

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gun, indivisible, whatever it is, go roll

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call please.

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Council member Nishihita.

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Here. Council member Zaki Kinhata. Here. Council member Wong.

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Here. Vice Mayor Patino. Here. And the nursing. Here. Let the record show all the

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Council members are present.

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The City Council is authorized to take action only on the item listed on the evening's agenda.

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Public comment is welcomed and encouraged on all the agenda items.

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If you wish to address the council, please complete a speaker card and submit prior to the

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oral communication item.

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This help ensure we can allocate sufficient time.

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for all speakers, I will call on the speakers at the appropriate time.

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City Clerk, please confirm the remote public.

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Common access is active.

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Yes, Mayor, it is active.

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Okay. At this time, we have a two-proclamation, and we're waiting for Jacob to get here.

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And we're going to go ahead and we're going to go with the proclamation 2.2 proclamation.

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I have a question.

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Type, please.

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Proclamation recognizing the James Logan High School Baseball Team

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226 CIF North Coast Section D, Vision 3 Champions.

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City of Union City Proclamation recognized the James Logan High School Baseball Team

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2026 CIF North Coast Section Division 3 Champions,

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whereas the James Logan High School Baseball Team has brought great pride

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to Union City and the New Haven Unified School District by winning the

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2026 California Inter-Scalship Federation CIF, North Coast Section Division

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III Championship, and whereas this championship reflects the team's hard work,

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skill, discipline, and strong commitment to one another throughout the season and

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whereas the City of Union City probably recognized the students,

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athlete of the James Logan High School baseball team.

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Kamari Robinson, Isaiah Palisuma, Marcus Young, Ivan Perez, Marcus Meese,

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Calvin Angler, Ricky William, Emilano Ramirez, Lester Miranda,

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Andrews Osgura, Amado Veray, Santoj, Nicholas Engler,

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Danema Castro, Mason, Yamagata, Vasili Vega, Leo Osgura,

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Sophia Park, Jaden Archilera, Octavia Gonzalez, Colton Steven, Isaac Marino, Nathan Lali,

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and Kelb Diggala Burnett.

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And whereas the team's success was made possible through the leadership of head coach Luis

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sort of assistant coach, many Gomez, and Cesar Hermannis and Mike Limor, and the support

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of a principal, Ron Polk, athlete, Dr. Eli Baga Sony, athlete, trainer, Rocco Perez,

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team photographer, Ella Vega, and Marco Casas, and program coordinator, Norma Higgins,

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and Erika Wraeson-Tosh and whereas James Logan baseball athlete earned a mission

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valley athletic league MBAL all league recognition one athlete received MBAL

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honorable mention and one athlete was named James Logan High School scholar

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athlete of the year were at six member of the team were awarded new

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New Haven school foundation scholarship showing that these student athletes have worked hard

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not only on the field, but also in the classroom and in the community.

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And whereas the James Logan High School baseball team has shown the value of teamwork,

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leadership, sportsmanship, and the school pride serving as a strong example for young people

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across Union City.

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Now, therefore, the City Council of Union City does hereby recognize and congratulate the James Logan High School Baseball Team for winning the

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2026 CIF North Coast Section Division 3 Championship and extend our best wishes to the player coaches, staff, families, and

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Supporter for the continued success.

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You can call them up one by one, but this one is for you.

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right boys, I'm gonna call each name and then when I call your name up come up and line up, Kamari Robinson,

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Isaiah,

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Palasuma,

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Marcos, Jung,

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Amato Vera Santos,

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Mason Yamagata,

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Keonee Speakman,

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and Coach Cesar Jimenez.

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Let's have several rows and some of the folks also kind of squat so that way we can fit

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everyone in one frame.

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Okay everyone just wanted to say a quick thank you so I want to start off by thanking Mayor

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Singh and all of our city council members for awarding us this proclamation to celebrate

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our championship.

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Our athletes work extremely hard in every aspect of their lives to accomplish something

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like this, and it's truly beautiful to see that our program is gaining the recognition

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that they deserve and all the efforts that they put in. I also want to thank our James Logan

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High School staff and the students for supporting us. Thank you to Principal Ron Polk and Ethelague

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Director Eli Baguizan. Thank you to Dr. Thompson and everyone in the New Haven District office for

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supporting our aspirations to compete at the highest level. And thank you to all of our families

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for all the sacrifices and effort to support our athletes and coaches.

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Thank you to our entire coaching staff for your commitment to the players.

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And lastly, I want to thank the community for your massive support this entire season.

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We couldn't have done it without you.

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And we are not only representing our school but we're representing our city.

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And we hope to continue to make our city proud in the years to come and

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look forward to the opportunities that are ahead.

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Thank you.

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wanted to say thank you so much for bringing the pride back to our city.

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This is a great team work.

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I will thank all the coaches, our student and the families and relatives and the fans

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to showing up at the games on myself on the baseball fan, you know.

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I think you guys, some of the guys are a big guy, you know, like I see that this kid is

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like a Mark McGuire like a Oakland age and I see that you know San Francisco

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giants and the Oakland age they need some help you guys you got to step up yeah

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so great job thank you so much thank you

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do we have Jacob here now is he here

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Okay. All right. So

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So, if I go hand with 2.1, please.

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Certificate recognizing, check up, Jacob McAloy for his victory at the Rumble and the Oone professional boxing event. Okay, so we have the certificate for Jacob here. You guys want to come down there again.

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Yeah, I would just like to say thank you. So this whole city, you know, I grew up here in Union City.

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and we really have a special village here.

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I'm not sure what it is if it's the fact that we,

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a lot of us all went to the same high school

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and we kind of just have this special

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close knit community here in Union City.

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So it's pretty awesome that we got the baseball team here

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just to represent Logan and overall our athletics.

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I got to teach out Logan for the past couple of years

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and to hold an event at Logan as the first professional boxing event we

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ever had in our city was really something special and to headline it I'm

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just grateful and to come out the win and get the knockout in the fourth

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round it was really just a special moment back in April so thank you

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everybody thank you Mayor Singh and especially thank you Vice Mayor Patinio for

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coming out and supporting. I really appreciate you guys. Thank you so much.

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Thank you so much for

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your dedication, hard work, paid off, and we're so proud of you guys. Keep going. Thank you so

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much.

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You guys can leave if you want to. You're good. You're good.

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That was good idea.

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The item three is the oral communication and this is the time for the member of the public

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to address the City Council on a matter not listed on the tonight agenda.

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In person speaker card are requested to assist the City clerk with the speaker queue but are

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not required.

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remote speaker will receive the same time allowment as in person speaker for those participating remotely.

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There's anybody on the zoom as tight.

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Mayor, I have three speaker cards and I do not see any hands raised on the zoom.

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Mayor, would you just give it a couple more, one more minute so that it's a little bit too loud.

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Okay. Okay. Yeah. I couldn't hear you.

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Mayor, we can proceed. Okay. Um, okay. Let's

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show it. We'll have two minutes. Okay. Give me a speaker, please. All right. Two minutes

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it is. Uh, the first speaker is going to be Jack Quay, uh, followed by Ishita Karla

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and Kakshi and Melva. I'm apologies for the name Nevo Walla, followed by Ruben Lopez.

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Welcome.

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Thank you for allowing me to speak to the City Council and Mr. Mayor Singh.

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So since I have two minutes, I'll speak very fast.

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But five years ago, I was here raising some issues about a project approved by this city

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because I was not allowed to go outside, but no picture was allowed to be taken and

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not allowed to talk to others.

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I raised the issue that there is no authorization to act as an agent.

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and the City Council and Camilla helped,

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so the project was stopped.

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Later, fast forward, I did find

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that the contractor used standard siding,

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much standard siding that would not provide enough strength

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for earthquake resistance.

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So help for, thank you for saving lives

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at our Contemporary HOA

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because your action does mean a lot to us.

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Now, fast forward. I left after three years on the board.

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Now the HOA has started to resume to do the rest of the siding project. And again, I was

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told that I cannot set foot on our contemporary HOA property. No picture to be taken, no talking

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to other people, and the event certain imply they will sue me if I do that.

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But I already found a few problems, the same problem, that there is no authorization

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to apply for permit from the owners.

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I also found that there are bad anchor boats in the foundations.

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I like to share a few pictures if I may.

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Is that okay for me to siti-clar?

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I'm not just encuples are severely rusted, not capable of taking on the screens.

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The concrete foundation is also a surprise, sir.

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The time is over.

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Thank you.

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So, I would appreciate if the City Council helped us again to save lives.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker is Ishita Kaurala and Kaurushi Malbongwala together.

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Evening

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everyone, thank you for having us here today.

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We are Syrobrhythm, a student-led club at James Logan High School dedicated to improving

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the quality of life among senior citizens, especially those with neurological conditions

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through neuroscience-informed music practices.

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Through our work, we aim to foster memory recall, encourage meaningful connections, and even promote

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long-term emotional well-being. Over the past couple of months we've partnered with the

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Masonic Homes of California, where we've held five visits and collected over 75 surveys.

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We visited numerous departments, including the memory care, as well as independent and assisted

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living communities, allowing us to understand how music can impact seniors with varying cognitive

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of abilities and experiences.

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Additionally, we are spreading awareness

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through a monthly series inside the mind,

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where we share information about the connection

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between music and the brain, as well as raise awareness

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about neurodegenerative conditions.

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As we continue these efforts, we aspire to maintain our weekly

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visits, collaborate with the Masonic Homes of California,

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the host community events, and expand awareness

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the support and individuals affected by neurological conditions.

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With your support, we hope there's friends in this community,

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because while a song may only last a few minutes,

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the connections and memories it creates can last a lifetime.

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We also want to say that we're open to any future partnerships

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and if the city is holding an event that aligns with any of our goals,

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you know we're to find us. Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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All right.

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Final speaker is Ruben Lopez.

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Yes.

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Hello, City Council.

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Unicity Council.

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Thanks for letting me speak in this open forum.

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I've lived in Unicity for the last 25 years.

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I'm from Mountain View where it was really nice and quiet,

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but we couldn't afford it.

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So we moved to Unicity where my wife's family had a town home

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in Contempo.

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And the last time I was here to be honest was 2005.

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When the city was considering using M&M domain to kind of take over a

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Contemporal because it had become geralect. But over the last, say, 20 years, 21 years, I have made a

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conscious effort to improve the community. I've joined the board. I've been Vice President. I've

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tried to do neighborhood watch. I tried to communicate with neighbors. And at this point, we have a

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siding project that started in 2021. And there were some issues with the permits. So we spoke to the city

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and one portion of the project was done and now the project has resumed and now we have some permit questions as I believe each owner should have filled out this piece of paper and submitted it to the city to give the city permission to assign the permit.

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I do not think that has taken place. I would like to contact the city and find out more but my concern is safety.

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safety. Do you have a permit to do the project and safety? We have found some issues and I have taken pictures

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Some damage to the building from neglect and at this point. We want to make sure that all the owners

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Signed this permit form like like it's supposed like they're supposed to and we also want to get your help and making sure the project is going smoothly and

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safely because we have some safety issues in terms of

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of a termite damage, wood rot, anchor bolts,

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and I have photos to prove it.

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And at this point, we appreciate your time and your effort

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and we hope that we could speak with some of the people

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in your departments and we could garner your support

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and your help in making sure that the project is done right

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according to permit.

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And with all of our safety concerns addressed.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Joan, I was at the Denver Park last Saturday

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And there were several complain number one complaint was they are toying the vehicles from there and charging 600 dollars.

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It doesn't matter you get the vehicle back in an hour or two hours or 10 hours.

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That was a huge complaint right there.

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and then some of the structures are so bad and I know we don't have no control on HOA,

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that's number one, but there's so many complaints that don't want anybody to fix their roof

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or it's one of the guys has a roof leaking so I went over there and looked at it, then I met

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with the president but they do not want to listen to anybody out there so I don't know at this time

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what can we do for those community it's outcry there several issues and there's a parking close

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to the contemporary park if somebody park right there they have the tow truck waiting and they take

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the car within a few minutes and they clock you in for $600 just like that. So maybe perhaps we

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would like to meet with the HOA president?

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Yes, I'd be happy to meet with the HOA president.

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We do have Carmella Campbell here who oversees the building division and I'm sure she can

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address their issues, what they need to do to get through the building permit process. It sounds

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like there's some legal concerns that making sure they have a proper authority from the H.O.A. or the property owners.

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The other thing is they start working and then they leave it in there for months after months.

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Right. They're not getting done. That's another issue I found there.

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The huge crowd there. Go ahead, Vice Mayor.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you for being on top of this.

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I remember Mr. Lopez and many others coming up to me five years ago about the same thing and I seems it's starting all over again if we could get a hold of it right now before it gets too far like it did last time.

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It'd be really good because last time it was already pretty far down the process and it got pretty bad so we could just get on top of it now. Thank you.

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Yeah, the one more thing that I want to mention if there's a car parked close to the

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Contemporary park. It should be a free parking. They cannot take the vehicles from there. They taken the vehicles from there. I heard I mean I

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I can see, personally, anything, but I heard they just for the money, 600 bucks, it's just the easy money. And if I could ask that Mr. Lopez perhaps provide some contact information to Carmella Campbell, we can follow up with him.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. OK. OK. The. You want to raise your hand so they know who to. Yeah. Great. Thanks.

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Okay. Next item on the agenda is consent calendar. The consent calendar consists of item that may be approved with a single motion. However, any council member or member of the public may request that an item be removed for separate discussion.

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Councilmember, do you have any item? Would you like to move?

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Councilmember Nishirra? No. Okay. Okay. Anybody in the audience? Okay. Say none. Somebody can make a motion.

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Okay. I'd like to move to the consensus and calendars item 4.1 to 4.13. Okay, there's a second.

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second motion by councilmember Wong second by councilman Sakakihara and a

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roll call please. Councilmember Nishihara. Aye. Councilmember Sakakihara. Aye.

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Councilmember Wong. Aye. Vice Mayor Patinio. Aye. And Mayor Singh. Aye. Motion passes unanimously.

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Item five is a public hearing type, please.

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Public hearing and adopted resolution

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confirming the economic and the community development director's report

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Board concerning weed abatement assessments.

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Okay, so we have a criminal out here.

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Thank you, Mayor, and-

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Thank you.

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Tony, would you mind changing back to the PowerPoint presentation?

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I'm sorry.

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I was notifying Tony to switch to the PowerPoint since it's under, thank you.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Good evening, Mayor and Council.

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I'm here to talk to you tonight about the last step in the city's weed abatement program.

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first I was going to provide a little bit of background what's occurred up to this point.

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Of the city has a weed abatement program and it focuses on the abatement of weeds and other debris

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on this on a site due to property owner in action. It includes Alameda County

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fire department staff performing inspections on vacant properties, then information is then reported

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back to the city. And we take the necessary next steps. I will say this year we tried a different

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process. It's an alternative process that's allowed in state law that allows us to consolidate

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all of these cases together and bring them to the council so they can only have to take one action

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versus having to address all of these on a site-by-site basis through a code enforcement process involving

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our legal team to be able to get warrants to go on the property to perform the work.

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So the process we're following now is much more efficient saving staff time and resources.

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With the goal, of course, of having all the weed abatement work done before the Fourth of July

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holiday, that's our goal every year. Side.

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I wanted to just provide a quick overview of the process

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to date, which started in April, 2026. That is when Alameda County Fire Department staff performs

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their first inspection. Out of that we identified 36 properties with overgrown weeds so then the next

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two steps are part of that state law process. The first of these is we came to council in May

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and the council took action to clear the weeds and nuisance and then set a public hearing

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for June 9th. We then noticed all of the folks that were on the list. The public hearing was held.

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we heard no objections and then next slide we then the Alameda County Fire

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Department staff went out on June 15th and identified out of those 36

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properties eight properties were still in need of abatement. The following week

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the contractor performed the abatement work out of those six properties out of

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the eight properties six were abated unfortunately to their access issues and

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dogs, so they weren't able to access the property.

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What we did is we forwarded those onto our code enforcement process to follow up.

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And then tonight, here we have a public hearing regarding the assessment of levies for

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that work that was done slide.

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As I said, we, after the program abated six properties, the assessments ranged from $710

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$10 to $1,800 and this does include a city administrative fee of 20% to cover our costs.

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There was total assessments worth $6,780 and those costs will be covered by the property

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owners through leans placed on upcoming property tax bills, which our finance department

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will be following through after the council takes action tonight.

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Staff recommends that the City Council hold the public hearing and by motion act upon any objections by property owners for assessments on their parcels associated with the 2026 weed abatement program and adopt a resolution confirming the EC director's report was essentially the list of properties that were assessed and the amount that were being assessed for each property that was included in exhibit A concerning the weed abatement assessments.

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And with that, I'm concludes my presentation.

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I'll open it up for questions.

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Thank you, Camila.

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Let me ask the city council if they have any question

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or comment for you.

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Okay, voice mayor.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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Of the six properties that you did the weed abatement on,

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are the property owners living on the property?

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All the properties were vacant.

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Okay, are the property taxes up-to-date payment?

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I don't know actually, I mean to, to, I believe so, that's not something we typically look into, but we will definitely get it on the assessor role, and they will be paying those lanes and their next property or they will be on the bill.

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Yeah, I was just asking because I was thinking maybe they might be deceased and no one's filed any paperwork for probate or anything like that.

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It's true and I think what happens when we do put it on the county roster if that is the case

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You know, we'll work with them and build a lot of snow if they if they can't put the leans on the property tax

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But that's a that's a good comment. Okay. Thank you. Chris. You're gonna say something

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Yeah, I was just gonna say I mean it is it is possible that these are held in trust or something along those lines and

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You know, I think typically

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That we will ultimately get compensated

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Even even immediately to special assessment so

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So it should be fine.

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Thank you.

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That's your concern is to me.

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Okay.

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Consumers.

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Okay.

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Consumers one.

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Consumers.

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Nisha here.

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Okay.

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Cramella on the.

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The lean on the property.

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Is that the same code.

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Apply to to this for the V.

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Abidment as well.

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Like to be somebody not paying their.

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Citation.

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actually this is a little bit different for work that's done we can lean the

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property bit per state law we are not allowed to lean the property for fines

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associated with code enforcement that's my understanding. Okay is that right

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Chris?

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That's correct there's some unpublished case law that basically suggested for

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a fine you can't lean a property and so you can for abatement actions so in this

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instance because it's a baitman action we can we can do that but for like an

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administrative fine you can't so what's the highest fine uh it's a thousand

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dollars that's our fireworks is the is an example of where we've gone to the max per

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violation it sounds like a firework yeah thousand dollars yeah is it each time

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or every year or each violation each violation yeah so for instance for our

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fireworks if there's multiple violations in a night well we can do two

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expectations. Okay, so how does it work? I mean, the read's going to grow every month or two months?

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I don't know. I mean, do we want to go again to go to more down the child in another thousand

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dollars half a system works. That's a great question, Mayor. The weed growth tends to be seasonal.

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And so I think for us are, you know, we could do it more frequently, but the primary goal is to make

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sure that we get an address prior to, you know, during, before the 4th of July, to mitigate that

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fire hazard. You know, we could look at other options, but I think that, you know, after the rainy

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season and going into the spring and the summer is when it tends to go up. There is a provision in

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the code that basically says that if you notice them and they have a continuing violation within a year,

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you can theoretically go back out there and address it, so we can certainly look at that if there

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There's an option for these particular parts.

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Is it that becomes an issue again?

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Okay.

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Thanks so much.

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And let me go ahead and open the public hearing.

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It is about 742.

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There's anyone who would like to speak on this agenda item.

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Say Nana close this hearing.

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Mayor, we should also check on Zoom.

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But fortunately, I do not see any raised hands on Zoom as well.

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So we can.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, thank you for reminding me, appreciate it.

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I'll keep in mind.

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So this hearing is closed 743 and bring it back

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to the council.

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Somebody can make a motion.

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I'll make the motion to the C council hold the public hearing

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and by motion act upon any objections

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by property owners for assessments on their parcels

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for the 2026 weed abatement program

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and adopt a resolution confirming the EC Director's report,

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exhibit A concerning weed abatement assessments.

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There's second.

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I'll second.

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Okay.

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Motion by Vice Mayor Patina.

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Second by Council Member Sakkar Kihar.

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Vocal, please.

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Council Member Nishihirah.

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Aye.

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Council Member Sakkar Kiharah.

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Aye.

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Council Member Wong.

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Aye.

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Vice Mayor Patina.

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Aye.

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And Mayor Singh.

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Aye.

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Motion passes unanimously.

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And the next item is number six.

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City Manager report, please.

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Right?

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Dr. Resolution approving the economic development strategic plan accepting the economic development division six month work plan.

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Okay, so we have a call here or Gloria.

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Okay.

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You don't mind I'm going to stand down here for ease of our transitions in the presentation.

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Good evening there, council members.

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So happy to be here this evening.

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This is, as you know, a review and approval of our strategic plan.

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And really tonight is about celebrating the completion of the plan.

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All of you have had participation in discussion.

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So this plan is not just to direct staff.

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It's also to keep us in response to your priorities and objectives

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that you have identified for us.

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So we are going to be this evening reviewing the stakeholder contributions, which I mentioned

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include you.

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We're going to talk about very briefly what economic development means to the city.

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And most importantly, we're going to be talking about the metrics and measuring success and

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the market data that impacts results.

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We're also going to be reviewing a six month work plan.

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And then we're going to open it again for discussion and questions.

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Joining me tonight, as you know, is Dena Belzer, who really is a recognized leader in the

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field of economic development and would have been a great pleasure to work with her.

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Also presenting this evening is going to be Kyle Weddington, who is our economic development

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coordinator.

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So at the end of this presentation, we are going to be asking you to pass a resolution

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to adopt the economic development strategic plan and second way to accept the economic development

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six-month work plan. Next slide and I would like to hand it over to Dina.

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Welcome, Dina. Thank you. Good evening mayor and see council members. It's a pleasure to see

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you all this evening and I feel like we've become old friends in the process of working on this plan.

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So I thank you for the opportunity to work with you and your fabulous staff.

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Just to review, and I think you all know this, you could probably give this presentation

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at this point, but also to help inform the public, we want to remind everybody of what the

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purposes of the economic development strategic plan.

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And first is to provide clear economic development goals and priorities.

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So as you know, the plan has a vision statement and a series of goals which Gloria will talk about in a minute and then to identify short and long term actions that the city can take to work towards achieving these goals and finally to provide clear metrics and I know metrics is a question that you all have had throughout the process.

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So we want to talk about that and just review and be sure that everybody understands.

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So just, again, to refresh that everybody's memory, that an economic development strategic

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plan can work to really consolidate the city as a partner with your private sector.

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Your business community, your real estate developers, your property owners, you can use this partnership

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00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:15,740
and strategies to help attract businesses to retain the businesses you can that are here

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00:45:15,740 --> 00:45:22,660
and to try to really help grow your economy. But you can also use the plan to help promote the city,

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00:45:23,180 --> 00:45:27,340
so that people really understand what makes Union City special.

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00:45:28,460 --> 00:45:36,780
The plan also is intended given the implementation matrix and the metrics to keep council informed

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00:45:36,780 --> 00:45:46,840
about what staff is doing and to decide on priorities and to set a path forward in response

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00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:50,080
to conditions that the city may or may not control.

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It gives you the opportunity to work with regional partners as you may recall last summer.

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we spoke with the economic East Bay Economic Development Alliance, the East Bay EDA. They're

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a fabulous partner and have provided a lot of support to Union City and other cities,

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00:46:07,940 --> 00:46:12,260
and then finally to provide information for the businesses in your community.

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00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:17,720
What we need to really remember is that the economic development strategic plan can control the market

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00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:25,560
and that you can't control what individual property owners are doing. And I know this is

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00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:42,780
It's often very frustrating, particularly to elected officials when your constituents come to you and complain about a property owner who is not keeping their property up to par but there's not a lot the city can do about that.

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So it's important to focus on what you can do and to be as proactive as you can.

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So next slide, please.

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The other thing about why economic development matters to Union City is that this is really

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your opportunity to work on creating jobs for your community members, but also creating

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00:47:09,140 --> 00:47:15,060
jobs for the economy beyond and people who live beyond Union City because you are part of

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00:47:15,060 --> 00:47:21,400
system and you want to keep that system healthy and vibrant because your residents commute out,

483
00:47:21,940 --> 00:47:26,760
your workforce commutes in, people work here, they live here, it's sort of all together.

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And so the stronger your community, your local economy is, the better it is for your residents,

485
00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:39,520
even if they don't work here. It also creates the opportunity to generate sales tax, property

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00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:46,360
tax and hotel occupancy tax, transit occupancy tax, which we'll talk about in a minute.

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And these funds all contribute to your general fund.

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So just to review, I just went over these next slide, please.

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Next slide.

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There we go.

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These are really important contributions to your general fund.

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00:48:06,760 --> 00:48:13,420
Again, the property tax, sales tax, hotel occupancy tax is also a potential big

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00:48:13,420 --> 00:48:20,660
source. And then we also want to look at the opportunity for when your property within

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the city is acquired or when it has been vacant and is then occupied because then that's

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00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:33,900
when you get the unsecured property tax revenues that also contribute a significant amount

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to the city's funds. So next slide please.

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Just wanting to remind you that this economic

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development strategic plan was created based on robust input. Of course, we spoke to all

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of you both individually and as a group multiple times. We also talked to a series of businesses

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and some of your leading industries and also representing some of the industries that you're

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00:49:04,600 --> 00:49:12,080
most interested in attracting and expanding here within Union City. We talked to key property

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00:49:12,080 --> 00:49:18,200
the owners that represent kind of the range of options and opportunities and then also

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00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:23,300
real estate experts and developers and they gave us excellent feedback. They helped us

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00:49:23,300 --> 00:49:28,520
really understand what the city's strengths are, what some of your challenges are and what

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some of your forward facing opportunities are. And so we incorporated all of that information

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in the plan, in the goals and in the strategies that we created.

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So next slide please.

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So now let's talk a little bit about the market indicators and why we track them.

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00:49:48,200 --> 00:49:58,180
So again, we want to really understand some of these larger measures generally of economic growth

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00:49:58,180 --> 00:50:01,760
because they set a context for what the city can do.

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So again, these are all the things that the city may not be able to control.

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But what you do want to be able to do is be aware of these trends so that you can be proactive in adjusting what your strategies are in order to address the trends and conditions that are coming.

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So next slide, please.

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So these are the market indicators that we've recommended in the strategic plan be tracked.

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and that these be presented to you in the quarterly updates that staff will be doing for you so that you have contacts for understanding whether or not the activities and actions that staff is conducting are actually effective given the changing conditions.

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00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:55,960
So, it might be that staffs and council work together to set up a work plan, you do the

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00:50:55,960 --> 00:51:02,140
work plan, and at the end of the quarter, the staff comes back, reports to you on these

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00:51:02,140 --> 00:51:08,440
measures, and then also reports to you on what they've done, and then draws the connection

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00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:13,980
between what staff actions are doing and how they think they are responding to these trends

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00:51:13,980 --> 00:51:23,160
So that the city can continue to proactively select its priorities for what action staff will be doing in the coming quarter.

521
00:51:23,640 --> 00:51:26,900
So you're both looking backwards and forwards at the same time.

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00:51:26,900 --> 00:51:27,680
What did we do?

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00:51:27,900 --> 00:51:28,480
What have we done?

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00:51:28,700 --> 00:51:29,520
How have things changed?

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00:51:30,020 --> 00:51:33,600
How is this going to set our direction going forward from the future?

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00:51:33,900 --> 00:51:38,020
So real estate really looking at vacancy rates?

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Are they going up or down?

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00:51:39,600 --> 00:51:46,220
what kind of development is happening in our commercial sector, focusing primarily on the

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00:51:46,220 --> 00:51:51,620
parts of the commercial sector that support business, so that's primarily retail, industrial

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00:51:51,620 --> 00:51:59,140
and office. What are the retail vacancy rates? Are we managing, keep our shopping centers full,

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00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:05,220
or do we need to be talking to property owners to see how we can support them? Talk to brokers

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00:52:05,220 --> 00:52:09,160
about what they might need in terms of helping to attract more businesses.

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00:52:09,980 --> 00:52:12,220
What are major leases and lease renewals?

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00:52:12,420 --> 00:52:17,220
So this gives us a sense of people who are committing to union cities.

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00:52:17,540 --> 00:52:21,800
So for example, billions to one is one of your life science-related businesses.

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00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:31,840
They've committed to the city and are expanding where Tenaya was here doing creating pharmaceuticals.

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00:52:31,840 --> 00:52:38,980
It was sort of a test lab for the business, and they've decided to go in a different direction.

538
00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:43,240
So they've vacated their space, but now there's a new tenant that space isn't vacant.

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So that's good to know.

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It's good to know that the space is turning over.

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00:52:47,460 --> 00:52:52,560
How are our sales tax revenues doing, and of course, in time of recession, you expect to

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00:52:52,560 --> 00:52:58,020
see those sales tax revenues go down, but you've been very proactive in terms of addressing

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00:52:58,020 --> 00:53:05,020
when you've had issues with properties that were seeing a decline in their sales,

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00:53:05,520 --> 00:53:10,820
you worked with union landing in particular and that partnership between the city and union

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00:53:10,820 --> 00:53:17,380
landing was really able to turn that around and make that center much more attractive and is now

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00:53:17,380 --> 00:53:24,380
performing very well. Hotel occupancy tax, one of the things that you've been doing is talking to

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00:53:24,380 --> 00:53:28,560
to your hotels and understanding how they're working with the business travelers.

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00:53:30,440 --> 00:53:35,400
Looking at major land and property acquisitions, as I said a minute ago, every time our property

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00:53:35,400 --> 00:53:40,460
transacts or cells, then it's reassessed, the value is reassessed, and that bumps up your

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00:53:40,460 --> 00:53:42,020
property tax values.

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00:53:42,700 --> 00:53:47,940
Finally, the business license applications or renewals tells you something about who the businesses

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00:53:47,940 --> 00:53:52,780
are, who are here, and finally, building permits tells you what kinds of activity is going

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00:53:52,780 --> 00:53:53,200
on.

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00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:55,020
So next slide, please.

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So again, we've already really talked about these.

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These are things that you need to know about,

557
00:54:04,010 --> 00:54:06,510
but that you really can't control inflation.

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00:54:07,790 --> 00:54:10,610
I've listened to the radio coming down here,

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00:54:10,830 --> 00:54:13,470
a long conversation about what is the federal reserve going

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00:54:13,470 --> 00:54:15,470
to do on interest rates tomorrow, right?

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00:54:15,610 --> 00:54:18,290
Like now we're all big followers of the federal reserve.

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00:54:18,850 --> 00:54:20,370
What are geopolitical events?

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00:54:20,910 --> 00:54:23,530
We know that right now the war in Iran

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00:54:23,530 --> 00:54:28,530
is driving gas prices up, something we have no control over, but it's good to know.

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00:54:29,150 --> 00:54:35,450
What are the supply chain challenges and how have tariffs affected that?

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00:54:35,570 --> 00:54:44,510
But one of the things that's been interesting about working here in Union City is that businesses are starting to discover each other and ways in which they can work together.

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And we're seeing this in other communities where we're working as well.

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00:54:47,650 --> 00:54:53,310
while we're suddenly somebody who's purchasing goods and services realizes it's much faster

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00:54:53,310 --> 00:55:00,410
and more efficient to look for suppliers within the region than to try to import from offshore.

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00:55:01,050 --> 00:55:04,930
So all these behaviors are shifting, so it's good to know about them.

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00:55:05,670 --> 00:55:11,150
There is sometimes in a built out city like Union City, a lack of available land or the cost

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of the land is very high.

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00:55:12,670 --> 00:55:17,910
This can be problematic, but again, it's something that you can't control.

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00:55:18,610 --> 00:55:23,350
And finally, one of the things that's really been important for CDs to understand is

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the ways in which the retail industry in particular is shifting in response to e-commerce.

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So this is where thinking about things like streamlining, you're permitting for certain

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kinds of businesses is very, very helpful.

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00:55:38,150 --> 00:55:41,650
I don't know for those of you who've been following what's going on in San Francisco,

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00:55:42,050 --> 00:55:51,350
took six years for a food chain to get a permit to operate there, and once the new administration

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came in, they really looked at how they could cut that red tape, and now they had a ribbon

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cutting last week.

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So this is a very important kind of function that economic development can serve in the

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00:56:04,250 --> 00:56:06,570
face of this kind of retail transformation.

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00:56:06,570 --> 00:56:08,390
So next slide, please.

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This is my final slide.

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I probably have talked beyond my allocated time.

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00:56:14,790 --> 00:56:18,230
But again, this is to just talk about how we measure progress.

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And again, this iterative process of prioritizing goals

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00:56:21,630 --> 00:56:25,530
and strategies, monitoring the market, reporting out quarterly,

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and then evaluating whether or not we're on track.

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00:56:29,550 --> 00:56:32,890
And again, I call your attention to the implementation metrics

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00:56:32,890 --> 00:56:57,330
starting on page 35 of the plan, which for every strategy in the plan there is a performance metric that can be measured and measurement will be reported as part of the quarterly report to council and to engage to engage council in a dialogue around what actions going forward or what strategies that are in the plan.

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and a council and staff jointly want to really prioritize.

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00:57:00,810 --> 00:57:03,330
So this is how progress will be measured

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and how you all will keep your kind of finger

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00:57:07,750 --> 00:57:09,750
on the pulse of what's going on with your economy.

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00:57:10,250 --> 00:57:12,310
So with that, I'm going to turn it back over to Gloria.

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00:57:13,150 --> 00:57:14,050
Thank you, Dana.

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00:57:15,030 --> 00:57:16,070
Appreciate it.

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00:57:17,430 --> 00:57:18,010
Next slide.

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00:57:22,860 --> 00:57:25,780
So I am going to give you a very brief overview

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00:57:25,780 --> 00:57:29,900
of the three primary goals or the goals and objectives.

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00:57:29,900 --> 00:57:36,460
Next slide. One thing I want to say about this strategic plan is that it's very robust.

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If you will, we're going to review the vision, which all of you have provided input.

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00:57:42,780 --> 00:57:51,100
There are four primary goals. There are 13 objectives and 45 strategies. I think what's important

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00:57:51,100 --> 00:57:58,740
when we think about this plan and how much content there is is that given our focus at any given time,

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00:57:58,740 --> 00:58:03,220
We have a great deal of objectives and strategies that we want to lay out.

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00:58:03,660 --> 00:58:09,920
What you, the council, have done is help us prioritize those areas that you think are the most

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00:58:09,920 --> 00:58:15,640
important for us to focus on and where we can get results to achieve our goals and objectives.

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00:58:16,460 --> 00:58:22,480
So again, it's a very robust plan. It's all there. At any given time, this market conditions change.

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00:58:22,480 --> 00:58:27,000
We know what the tools are, we have strategies in place.

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We can respond very quickly.

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00:58:29,660 --> 00:58:30,240
Next slide.

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00:58:33,320 --> 00:58:35,580
This is a vision for economic development.

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And this is very important.

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I'm going to actually take the time to read it because it really does weigh the foundation

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for all that we do.

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00:58:46,100 --> 00:58:52,820
So Union City is a great place to do business based on transparent and responsive government services.

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Union City is committed to retaining its existing businesses, attracting new businesses that

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00:59:00,460 --> 00:59:08,340
include high wage jobs for Union City residents and growing the city's revenues. Union City

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will continue to offer clean and safe business districts and improving the quality of life

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for as residents. So that, again, as I mentioned, is the vision that all of you and our stakeholders

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00:59:23,720 --> 00:59:29,640
have contributed to, and I think it does a really good job of laying out the work of what

624
00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:33,640
economic development means to Union City. Next slide.

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So as you know, on June 9th, we had

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a special City Council study session where we received your feedback. And I have to say

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00:59:49,620 --> 00:59:54,820
that I was really pleased with the feedback that you provided and the topics that you elevated

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00:59:54,820 --> 00:59:56,340
for us to focus on.

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00:59:56,340 --> 00:59:59,980
And I think that you will find when we review the...

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Work plan that those some very many of those topics are have been things that we will be focusing on in the next six months. But also I think really important about the feedback that you provided is that we do have objectives and strategies that respond to the feedback that you provided us. So that is very reassuring to know that what you what is important to you is in fact reflected in the plan.

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01:00:28,940 --> 01:00:30,600
goal one.

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01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:40,700
Next slide, sorry. And so goal one is about sustaining, retaining, and growing

633
01:00:40,700 --> 01:00:46,420
union cities existing business. You know, it's all about keeping our businesses in union

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01:00:46,420 --> 01:00:52,880
city, which really means that it's about keeping the jobs that we have and the revenues and

635
01:00:52,880 --> 01:00:59,520
finding ways to support our businesses so that they can grow. This goal also requires that

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01:00:59,520 --> 01:01:02,320
we monitor our economic indicators

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01:01:02,820 --> 01:01:05,540
to figure out where things might be headed

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01:01:05,540 --> 01:01:09,280
and how we can continue to work with regional and state

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01:01:09,280 --> 01:01:13,320
partners to deliver available resources.

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01:01:14,260 --> 01:01:17,720
But I really want to say that at the heart of this goal

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01:01:17,720 --> 01:01:21,060
is really about maintaining those strong relationships

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01:01:21,060 --> 01:01:22,160
with our businesses.

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01:01:22,820 --> 01:01:25,860
And that is something that we focus on every single day

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01:01:25,860 --> 01:01:37,600
because having those strong relationships helps us understand what they need and what we need to do to help them continue to grow and remain in our city.

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01:01:38,660 --> 01:01:45,500
And this is, I think, Kyle and I spend a great deal of time on, as I mentioned, every day that we're here.

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01:01:46,460 --> 01:01:47,160
Next slide.

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01:01:47,160 --> 01:01:57,680
So goal two, this is probably the goal that is the most necessary for us to keep track

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01:01:57,680 --> 01:02:04,120
of our available inventory, building those relationships with brokers, with property

649
01:02:04,120 --> 01:02:10,360
owners, and everyone else that presents an opportunity for us to bring new businesses

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01:02:10,360 --> 01:02:17,060
to Union City, whether it's in the industrial sector, in the retail sector, those relationships

651
01:02:17,060 --> 01:02:22,500
help us stay on top of these opportunities and when those opportunities present

652
01:02:22,500 --> 01:02:29,660
themselves it provides an opportunity for us to shift our focus and to respond

653
01:02:29,660 --> 01:02:36,640
to whatever those opportunities might be. I have two images up here. One is

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01:02:36,640 --> 01:02:41,480
semi-conductor. As you know we just had the US Joint Consortium event.

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01:02:41,480 --> 01:02:47,800
semi-conductors are growing. You all have heard what AI is doing. We have other

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01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:52,840
semi-conductor companies here in Union City, so we will continue to work with

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01:02:52,840 --> 01:02:58,180
them and see if there are other ways to expand the focus in semi-conductor.

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01:02:58,820 --> 01:03:06,340
The same with robotics. When Kyle does a quarterly update, we'll be talking to you

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01:03:06,340 --> 01:03:11,460
about some new robotic businesses that are coming to Union City. So again it's

660
01:03:11,460 --> 01:03:16,640
always about keeping an eye on what's going on in the landscape and looking for opportunities

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01:03:16,640 --> 01:03:21,360
to bring those new creative and innovative businesses to Union City.

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01:03:22,460 --> 01:03:24,220
Goal three, next slide.

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Goal three is about fostering investment in Union City's industrial and commercial areas.

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And one of the things that Dena said today is, you know, understanding that we can work as

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01:03:40,240 --> 01:03:46,780
as we can to foster investment, but that everything has to be lined up, financing, vacancies,

666
01:03:46,780 --> 01:03:53,980
and working with our property owners, shopping center owners, to encourage them to make

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01:03:53,980 --> 01:03:58,100
the kind of investments that's going to result in a return on their investment.

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01:03:58,500 --> 01:04:03,980
So, it's always a balancing act, but it's a very important, very important goal.

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I'm going to use the objective 3.4 to just sort of re-emphasize.

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01:04:10,660 --> 01:04:15,960
There's been, you know, a lot of discussion and a lot of love for the Alvarado Historic

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01:04:15,960 --> 01:04:16,500
District.

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01:04:17,200 --> 01:04:22,200
So that is an area that we will, at some point, begin to focus on, but again, it's about

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01:04:22,200 --> 01:04:28,100
the market conditions, what vacancies are there, how much retail space is available, is

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01:04:28,100 --> 01:04:30,640
their customer demand for the goods and services.

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01:04:30,640 --> 01:04:41,660
So it's all about balancing and understanding what the market conditions are and how they support our ability to achieve the objectives that you have asked us to pursue.

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01:04:42,360 --> 01:04:43,620
Next slide.

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01:04:46,650 --> 01:04:55,250
And goals 4 is really about doing everything that we do to help implement goals 1, 2, and 3.

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being able to tell the story of Union City, telling a strong story and as you know we did the special insert, which really helped promote Union City, not only two external audiences, but also to our community.

679
01:05:13,070 --> 01:05:19,910
And Kyle and I have had the opportunity to present to the Human Resources Commission and the Planning Commission.

680
01:05:19,910 --> 01:05:27,510
and the feedback that we received universally from the members is that they did not know the

681
01:05:27,510 --> 01:05:32,470
great businesses that we have in our city. So getting the word out there and promoting

682
01:05:32,470 --> 01:05:38,150
not only to the external audiences but as I've mentioned to our community itself. So that's

683
01:05:38,150 --> 01:05:44,910
part of the new marketing strategies that will be worked on because it's an important story

684
01:05:44,910 --> 01:05:49,170
to be told. So with that, next slide.

685
01:05:52,180 --> 01:05:59,400
And I'm going to hand it over to Kyle who is going to talk with you about the work plan going forward. Thank you.

686
01:06:03,270 --> 01:06:04,150
Thank you, Gloria.

687
01:06:05,030 --> 01:06:16,050
Good evening, Mayor and City Council members. As Gloria just said, I will be going over our work priorities for the July to the end of the year time frame.

688
01:06:16,770 --> 01:06:22,290
As Gloria said, there's 45 strategies as part of this economic development strategic plan,

689
01:06:22,470 --> 01:06:25,330
and that's a lot, especially given that we're just a team of two.

690
01:06:25,630 --> 01:06:31,650
So with much of your feedback and the conversations we've had with you in developing this plan,

691
01:06:31,910 --> 01:06:36,130
we identified priorities that we will focus on.

692
01:06:36,550 --> 01:06:41,470
I don't want to exhaust the list, that's a long list there, but we bucketed the type of

693
01:06:41,470 --> 01:06:44,650
work that we do in ongoing work and deliverables.

694
01:06:44,650 --> 01:06:47,270
So, here you'll see a lot of the ongoing work.

695
01:06:47,270 --> 01:06:52,270
It's a lot of the work that we do day-to-day depending on business as approaching us.

696
01:06:52,770 --> 01:06:57,610
Oftentimes, it will be rapid response if a business has a dire need and needs to again

697
01:06:57,610 --> 01:07:00,790
in communication with someone from the city, we'll assist with that.

698
01:07:01,590 --> 01:07:07,570
These are things that we that cannot fall off that are a priority kind of year-round.

699
01:07:08,170 --> 01:07:08,950
Next slide, please.

700
01:07:11,110 --> 01:07:16,950
And then here you have deliverables, and both of these are for specifically goal one.

701
01:07:17,270 --> 01:07:21,930
And you'll see there's a lot for goal one, and that's because a lot of what we do, as

702
01:07:21,930 --> 01:07:27,570
Gloria said, is sustained, retained, and attempt to grow the businesses that we already have.

703
01:07:28,250 --> 01:07:32,870
Some of the highlights in the deliverable section for goal one that we are focused on in the

704
01:07:32,870 --> 01:07:35,490
next six months are on the screen.

705
01:07:35,490 --> 01:07:39,750
some of my favorites manufacturing day and the emergency preparedness trainings.

706
01:07:40,310 --> 01:07:43,610
Two programs that I work very closely with to promote to our businesses.

707
01:07:44,430 --> 01:07:45,030
Next slide please.

708
01:07:47,270 --> 01:07:48,030
Goal 2.

709
01:07:49,180 --> 01:07:53,630
We have two ongoing tasks here but also two deliverables.

710
01:07:54,130 --> 01:08:03,750
Those two really being outreach to the businesses to determine how we can assist them in elevating their shopping centers

711
01:08:03,750 --> 01:08:10,710
and elevating their storefronts and just achieving the goals that we've set out in the vision.

712
01:08:11,750 --> 01:08:12,750
Next slide, please.

713
01:08:15,140 --> 01:08:21,840
Again, looking at fostering investment here, you'll see the main deliverable here is that we were

714
01:08:21,840 --> 01:08:26,900
developing marketing material to highlight some of the opportunity sites here in Union City

715
01:08:26,900 --> 01:08:33,660
so they can gain exposure and we can hopefully attract someone to invest in those sites

716
01:08:33,660 --> 01:08:37,240
and increase the business profile here in Union City. Next slide, please.

717
01:08:39,140 --> 01:08:42,040
Go for the marketing piece to all of this.

718
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:50,120
You'll see two deliverables here, developing that marketing plan that Gloria had mentioned just previously,

719
01:08:50,360 --> 01:08:54,720
and then also updating the economic development webpage that there's a one-stop shop for businesses

720
01:08:54,720 --> 01:08:59,860
to easily access the information that Gloria and I have,

721
01:08:59,860 --> 01:09:07,880
But also make ourselves available and have our contact information out there so that people know that we are here to help and to assist.

722
01:09:08,260 --> 01:09:15,760
But also direct them to other resources within the region such as SBDCs and SBAs.

723
01:09:16,660 --> 01:09:17,900
And next slide, please.

724
01:09:21,100 --> 01:09:22,860
So kind of bringing that all together.

725
01:09:23,820 --> 01:09:30,360
We will be measuring the indicators, many of which Dina went over previously.

726
01:09:31,140 --> 01:09:37,480
some of like real estate vacancy rates, sales tax revenue, and keeping track of business

727
01:09:37,480 --> 01:09:41,020
expansions and new businesses to the city.

728
01:09:41,400 --> 01:09:46,660
And what these help us do is by reporting these out to you, they'll help us remain

729
01:09:46,660 --> 01:09:55,360
lean and flexible as the market shift so that you can make decisions that are best for the

730
01:09:55,360 --> 01:09:56,160
city and the future.

731
01:09:56,160 --> 01:10:02,260
That's why we want to report to you quarterly so we can remain flexible and shift priorities as needed.

732
01:10:02,880 --> 01:10:08,580
So while the deliverables and the ongoing work that I've presented to you just now are for

733
01:10:08,580 --> 01:10:15,020
the July December timeframe, as we report back out, we want to be able to also show you the numbers,

734
01:10:15,400 --> 01:10:22,860
and you can decide based on those how we want to prioritize staff work to better utilize economic

735
01:10:22,860 --> 01:10:25,200
development here in the city. Next slide please.

736
01:10:26,780 --> 01:10:37,020
And so if that's, we'll recommend that the City Council adopts a resolution approving the economic development strategic plan and accept the economic development division six month work plan.

737
01:10:37,420 --> 01:10:38,240
Thank you.

738
01:10:38,440 --> 01:10:38,960
Thank you.

739
01:10:39,040 --> 01:10:40,220
Appreciate it.

740
01:10:40,240 --> 01:10:40,960
Great report.

741
01:10:41,880 --> 01:10:46,800
Let me ask the city council if they have any question for you guys.

742
01:10:46,800 --> 01:10:46,880
Yes.

743
01:10:47,380 --> 01:10:48,520
Vice Mayor Patinia.

744
01:10:50,080 --> 01:10:50,240
Okay.

745
01:10:52,400 --> 01:10:52,700
Yeah.

746
01:10:53,400 --> 01:10:53,660
Okay.

747
01:10:54,860 --> 01:10:55,220
Okay.

748
01:10:56,540 --> 01:10:57,840
Council Member Nishirra.

749
01:10:58,400 --> 01:10:58,560
Yeah.

750
01:10:58,820 --> 01:11:01,200
Thank you so much for that, for that report.

751
01:11:02,080 --> 01:11:05,820
One of the things that's helpful are the metrics around the proactive things that we're

752
01:11:05,820 --> 01:11:06,600
doing, the outreach.

753
01:11:07,260 --> 01:11:12,620
Are we using some type of CRM system or something like that to keep track of all the relationships

754
01:11:12,620 --> 01:11:17,420
because as we start you know getting some numbers back as we ask for like how

755
01:11:17,420 --> 01:11:21,420
many business have we contacted what you know do we have a systems track all

756
01:11:21,420 --> 01:11:26,620
that you know what we have is it's called blue dot and I can tell you from day

757
01:11:26,620 --> 01:11:31,620
one when I arrived in Union City is contact management contact relationship

758
01:11:31,620 --> 01:11:36,520
management is key and there are you know you have sales force you have some

759
01:11:36,520 --> 01:11:43,780
very sophisticated elaborate tools that are out there, but they often have more things

760
01:11:43,780 --> 01:11:45,340
than we actually need.

761
01:11:45,660 --> 01:11:52,000
So Blutot is helping us, number one, just keep track of all of our primary contacts.

762
01:11:52,540 --> 01:12:01,420
It also has the flexibility to track emails that go out and also we can track the relationship

763
01:12:01,420 --> 01:12:02,840
contact that we make.

764
01:12:02,840 --> 01:12:11,020
So that so far has been, I think, the most rational tool for us because these tools can be very

765
01:12:11,020 --> 01:12:13,820
expensive. And this is a very affordable tool.

766
01:12:16,330 --> 01:12:19,130
So one functionality that BluDot has that I've

767
01:12:19,130 --> 01:12:25,610
been trying to use a little bit more is when I go out to visit businesses I can come back and

768
01:12:25,610 --> 01:12:31,650
BluDot has a tool to go to that business profile and I can take notes on what happened who I talked

769
01:12:31,650 --> 01:12:42,830
with what I learned, and I've been trying to utilize that more and more to your point council member to ensure that there's a record of that and I just next week comes and I haven't forgotten.

770
01:12:43,350 --> 01:12:52,390
So I'm making a concerted effort on my part as the primary database manager to ensure that those notes are well kept for future reporting purposes.

771
01:12:52,690 --> 01:12:53,030
Thanks Kyle.

772
01:12:56,000 --> 01:12:58,860
That's it. That's it. Thank you. Thank you, Gloria.

773
01:13:00,180 --> 01:13:02,260
No other question. Thank you.

774
01:13:02,400 --> 01:13:05,940
It's not not not right now. Thank you.

775
01:13:06,720 --> 01:13:09,960
There's anybody in the audience would like to speak on this items.

776
01:13:11,900 --> 01:13:12,300
Say,

777
01:13:15,430 --> 01:13:17,530
you know, you can just come over here, please.

778
01:13:19,840 --> 01:13:22,020
Mayor, how many more minutes do you want to provide?

779
01:13:22,440 --> 01:13:24,060
Just two minutes. Thank you.

780
01:13:24,060 --> 01:13:29,160
My name is Ruben Lopez, I've been here 25 years, and I've seen Union City steadily progress.

781
01:13:29,900 --> 01:13:34,180
But if you look at some of the smaller shopping centers in the neighborhoods, say like Alvarado

782
01:13:34,180 --> 01:13:36,260
and Dyer, they're pretty dilapidated.

783
01:13:36,720 --> 01:13:40,520
I mean, no one's reinvesting in them, so it's nice to see that you guys are kind of seeing

784
01:13:40,520 --> 01:13:44,140
what's going on in your city and what direction you want to go and how you can help promote

785
01:13:44,140 --> 01:13:45,780
that, facilitate it and encourage it.

786
01:13:46,120 --> 01:13:49,740
So I think that's great, because many times I'll see a shopping center, and it looks like

787
01:13:49,740 --> 01:13:53,960
no one's taking care of it, you'll see broken sprinklers, and that really bothers me.

788
01:13:53,960 --> 01:13:56,820
When I see broken sprinklers, because I know they'll be there for six months for a year.

789
01:13:57,360 --> 01:13:59,480
So I think that it's great to see you guys working together.

790
01:13:59,880 --> 01:14:04,820
It's just hard to find sometimes the right software that can help you help you with your needs.

791
01:14:05,200 --> 01:14:08,420
So that will be a challenge and issue and hopefully Blue Dot will have what they need.

792
01:14:08,580 --> 01:14:15,140
And they'll figure out how to use more of it to leverage the tools within it to help you facilitate what you want to get done.

793
01:14:15,580 --> 01:14:21,520
So again, just the local shopping centers, the small little mom and pop stores, they need to be updated.

794
01:14:21,520 --> 01:14:25,100
They need to reinvest, and I saw reinvesting, and I think that's important.

795
01:14:25,760 --> 01:14:28,960
I think they're kind of absent, and they just let the businesses run.

796
01:14:29,600 --> 01:14:31,160
And in some cases, they're security issues.

797
01:14:31,460 --> 01:14:37,380
So it's nice to see you guys trying to facilitate an industrial area or a business area, and

798
01:14:37,380 --> 01:14:38,500
also considering safety.

799
01:14:38,920 --> 01:14:43,260
Because if you have a popular business, or say a smaller one, a startup one, sometimes

800
01:14:43,260 --> 01:14:44,360
people will want to break in.

801
01:14:44,720 --> 01:14:49,160
If your business has good quality products, merchandise, or something that's trendy, you

802
01:14:49,160 --> 01:14:52,700
actually be a jeopardy. So if you could help them as well, you thought they're security.

803
01:14:53,060 --> 01:14:58,800
So they'll remain a business for many years in a union city. That'd be great. So it's

804
01:14:58,800 --> 01:14:59,540
nice to see you guys.

805
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:06,520
I'm trying to see where the future will go and how you can make that happen. Thank you. Thank you so much. Okay.

806
01:15:09,370 --> 01:15:22,750
Well, it's my patina. There's any. We should also know there's no. There's nobody on the on the. No, but I just wanted to know for the record. We have no one raised hands on zoom. Okay. All right. Consumers. Thank you.

807
01:15:25,060 --> 01:15:31,680
I just want to thank staff. Dina Kyle and especially wanted to thank you. Gloria here that you will be.

808
01:15:33,020 --> 01:15:42,340
retiring and we'll be losing you so that's a huge loss for us but thank you so much for leaving us in a great spot with this plan in place.

809
01:15:43,260 --> 01:15:47,020
And I know a lot of work went to this all three of you and others as well.

810
01:15:48,080 --> 01:15:52,580
And I did see, you know, a good summary of the feedback that we had provided.

811
01:15:52,800 --> 01:15:56,640
And so I've kind of pointed out the areas that I personally feel like are the priorities.

812
01:15:56,640 --> 01:16:00,720
And I know that that's also reflected along with all the other council members feedback in the plan.

813
01:16:00,720 --> 01:16:06,460
So just want to appreciate the work that's gone into this and I'm excited to start to see the quarterly updates going forward.

814
01:16:06,740 --> 01:16:07,480
Thank you.

815
01:16:08,020 --> 01:16:09,100
Thank you so much.

816
01:16:09,920 --> 01:16:10,340
Councilmember one.

817
01:16:11,100 --> 01:16:11,700
Do you have any comment?

818
01:16:13,440 --> 01:16:13,720
Right?

819
01:16:14,180 --> 01:16:14,520
No?

820
01:16:14,820 --> 01:16:14,980
Okay.

821
01:16:15,500 --> 01:16:15,820
Yeah.

822
01:16:15,880 --> 01:16:20,080
So I just wanted to piggyback on the councilman Sarkar Kehara.

823
01:16:21,180 --> 01:16:24,600
I think we have done a great job to put this together.

824
01:16:24,600 --> 01:16:33,540
we came a long way. I had a member back in 2024 how we were struggling and

825
01:16:33,540 --> 01:16:41,200
credit goes to the planning department and all the staff member and they

826
01:16:41,200 --> 01:16:49,160
worked very hard to back to the one of the speaker's point on the Alvarado

827
01:16:49,160 --> 01:16:58,880
and dire that little strip model is all packed up and there was last place was empty was and then

828
01:16:59,800 --> 01:17:06,400
what is called mountain mic pizza yeah he he came and they they took the space only space left

829
01:17:06,400 --> 01:17:15,000
there is the right eight place hopefully you have some update in near future so looking forward

830
01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:23,260
to that as far as the sprinkler and the paving only can do so much about that but that's

831
01:17:23,260 --> 01:17:31,840
the owners water, it's not the city water, let it flow. So we are continuing to thrive

832
01:17:31,840 --> 01:17:41,000
our industrial area with the city managers office and all the CRX, everybody working together

833
01:17:41,000 --> 01:17:46,540
to clean up the area. So it's a proud to say, you know, it's been blessing for

834
01:17:46,540 --> 01:17:52,500
last few months that we were able with the police help and clean up all the

835
01:17:52,500 --> 01:17:58,920
areas and it's hardly any complaints out there and we all know each other, all

836
01:17:58,920 --> 01:18:06,100
the industrial owners, property owners, we work together. So, you know, it seems

837
01:18:06,100 --> 01:18:10,800
like we're heading the right direction. Thank you so much for your report. Thank

838
01:18:10,800 --> 01:18:11,240
Thank you, Deena.

839
01:18:13,700 --> 01:18:18,260
If I could just make a closing comment, Scott, thank you to Council members like Ahara.

840
01:18:18,400 --> 01:18:21,520
Thank you for acknowledging that I'm going to be retiring.

841
01:18:22,280 --> 01:18:27,460
It's been a pleasure to work here in Union City and one of the things that I can say about

842
01:18:27,460 --> 01:18:31,560
economic development is that it is not a one person job.

843
01:18:32,080 --> 01:18:37,680
Every department in the city has the contributions to make and I can tell you that I have worked

844
01:18:37,680 --> 01:18:44,020
very closely with our police department with public works and every department that you

845
01:18:44,020 --> 01:18:50,160
can think of has contributed to any successes that we have in economic development and I know

846
01:18:50,160 --> 01:18:58,360
that Kyle will continue to rely on those relationships because it is extremely important that we all

847
01:18:58,360 --> 01:19:05,760
work together to achieve the outcomes that we're looking to deliver to the community. Thank you.

848
01:19:05,760 --> 01:19:09,280
Okay, good luck with your time and Gloria. Thank you.

849
01:19:17,890 --> 01:19:21,690
The next item on the agenda is 6.2 type. Please.

850
01:19:25,340 --> 01:19:28,840
Oh, do we need to make a motion? I'm one step ahead.

851
01:19:32,920 --> 01:19:40,800
I move that we adopt a resolution approving the economic development strategic plan and accept the economic development division six month work plan.

852
01:19:41,420 --> 01:19:42,280
There's a second.

853
01:19:43,800 --> 01:19:44,220
Second.

854
01:19:44,920 --> 01:19:46,580
Motion by Councilman Saka.

855
01:19:46,760 --> 01:19:46,840
Okay.

856
01:19:46,900 --> 01:19:48,300
Second by Councilman Wong.

857
01:19:48,700 --> 01:19:49,440
Roll call, please.

858
01:19:50,060 --> 01:19:50,840
Councilman René Chihira.

859
01:19:51,100 --> 01:19:51,300
Aye.

860
01:19:51,640 --> 01:19:52,700
Councilman Murasaki-Kuhara.

861
01:19:53,120 --> 01:19:53,280
Aye.

862
01:19:53,780 --> 01:19:54,460
Councilman Wong.

863
01:19:54,860 --> 01:19:55,000
Aye.

864
01:19:55,760 --> 01:19:56,800
Vice Mayor Patinho.

865
01:19:57,200 --> 01:19:57,380
Aye.

866
01:19:57,780 --> 01:19:58,200
And the nursing.

867
01:19:58,600 --> 01:19:58,820
Aye.

868
01:19:59,320 --> 01:20:01,020
So motion passes unanimously.

869
01:20:01,620 --> 01:20:01,900
Okay.

870
01:20:02,220 --> 01:20:03,400
Now it's official.

871
01:20:04,080 --> 01:20:04,560
Okay.

872
01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:05,900
Now it's 6.2.

873
01:20:06,080 --> 01:20:06,420
Please.

874
01:20:07,520 --> 01:20:08,260
Thank you.

875
01:20:08,500 --> 01:20:08,820
Thank you.

876
01:20:08,820 --> 01:20:13,560
Receive informational report on public services grant allocation process.

877
01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:20,680
Okay, so we have Kermella here and Francisco.

878
01:20:21,220 --> 01:20:25,180
All right, great. Thank you, Mayor and Council members for your time.

879
01:20:25,680 --> 01:20:27,920
I'm going to present the public services grant allocation process.

880
01:20:28,520 --> 01:20:32,480
So some background. The city receives an annual allocation of CDBG funding from HUD

881
01:20:32,480 --> 01:20:37,820
and as part of that, there's 15% of CDBG allocation can be utilized for eligible public services.

882
01:20:37,820 --> 01:20:45,680
City provides approximately 315,000, 65,000 in CDBG funds, and approximately 250,000 in general fund

883
01:20:45,680 --> 01:20:50,820
monies to support public services. A need assessment study, original analysis of impediments to

884
01:20:50,820 --> 01:20:55,720
fair housing, and consolidated plan utilized to identify priorities that best serve residents.

885
01:20:56,320 --> 01:20:59,660
The priority is identified in the three reports helped to serve residents while meeting the

886
01:20:59,660 --> 01:21:04,320
strategic planning goals identified in the city's five year consolidated plan. Next slide, please.

887
01:21:04,320 --> 01:21:05,360
The

888
01:21:07,500 --> 01:21:11,260
notice of funding availability or NOFA is utilized to outline the application requirements,

889
01:21:11,660 --> 01:21:15,840
evaluation criteria, review procedures of the process, and scoring methodology.

890
01:21:16,700 --> 01:21:21,940
Application requests some of the following information, minimum applicant eligibility requirements

891
01:21:21,940 --> 01:21:26,180
where applicants must complete a pre-application to confirm eligibility for the NOFA.

892
01:21:26,760 --> 01:21:31,380
Examples of eligible programs are activities that can be provided, applicable CDBG requirements,

893
01:21:32,080 --> 01:21:34,000
and application review and approval process.

894
01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:38,900
Yes, the application evaluation and scoring criteria is also provided to ensure transparency.

895
01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:43,480
Applicants are provided with scoring sheet to see what questions will be asked and the

896
01:21:43,480 --> 01:21:45,760
scoring value of those questions throughout the application.

897
01:21:46,240 --> 01:21:46,780
Next slide, please.

898
01:21:50,020 --> 01:21:53,660
Staff also provides a mandatory technical assistance workshop for all of the applicants.

899
01:21:54,260 --> 01:21:59,980
The workshop covers following the following application requirements, funding priorities, scoring

900
01:21:59,980 --> 01:22:05,180
criteria, submission deadlines, contract requirements, and training on Zoom grants, which is the

901
01:22:05,180 --> 01:22:09,020
portal that would be used for the applicants. Applicants who fail to attend are not eligible

902
01:22:09,020 --> 01:22:13,760
to submit an application. The workshop provides an opportunity for applicants to ask administrative

903
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and programmatic questions about the NOFA and about the application portal.

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01:22:17,800 --> 01:22:22,360
Workshop helps ensure applicants all get the same information regarding the NOFA and helps

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01:22:22,360 --> 01:22:26,740
to maintain a fair and transparent process. Many other agencies utilize a process similar to

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01:22:26,740 --> 01:22:31,580
this when reviewing applications for public service needs as it is the best practice.

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Next slide,

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committee to select a subcommittee to help review applications where three member HSE subcommittee

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is formed to help review and score.

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01:22:44,150 --> 01:22:47,650
City staff and HSE subcommittees score different sections of the application.

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01:22:48,170 --> 01:22:52,410
City staff reviewed questions are scored on an all-enough basis and deal more with objective

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01:22:52,410 --> 01:22:57,530
questions having to do with eligibility and compliance, where HSE subcommittee members

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01:22:57,530 --> 01:23:01,370
review questions and are scored on a sliding scale and deal with more subjective questions

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01:23:01,370 --> 01:23:03,850
about the programs and services being provided.

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There's a maximum score of 100 points available for applicants, and 50 points is the minimum

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01:23:08,590 --> 01:23:10,350
threshold needed for funding an award.

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Also want to note that staff completes its scoring of all the applications first, and

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01:23:14,810 --> 01:23:17,970
then coordinates with the subcommittee so that they can complete their review and scoring

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01:23:17,970 --> 01:23:20,070
to finalize the awards and recommendations.

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01:23:20,530 --> 01:23:21,090
Next slide, please.

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01:23:24,080 --> 01:23:27,920
Continuing on with the scoring and recommendation process, the staff and HRC subcommittee finalize

922
01:23:27,920 --> 01:23:29,740
the scores and create funding recommendations.

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01:23:30,300 --> 01:23:35,180
Those funding recommendations are then brought back to HRC for final approval, and those recommendations

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01:23:35,180 --> 01:23:41,200
is then incorporated into the CDBG annual action plan and presented to the City Council for approval and submission to HUD.

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Next slide, please.

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In terms of a typical NOFA timeline, the entire process takes approximately six months to complete

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01:23:51,150 --> 01:23:55,270
and can be impacted based on the release of the city's CDBG HUD allocation.

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01:23:56,170 --> 01:24:02,590
That date is impacted also by Congress's approval of the federal budget and can sometimes move the submission to late June or even July.

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01:24:02,590 --> 01:24:11,010
For the city staff, the NOFA is prepared in December and we do outreach to the HRC committee and also create the HRC subcommittee during that time.

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In terms of the NOFA issuance that happens in January, where we also provide an application deadline at the end of January and provide a technical workshop for applicants in between that time period.

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For February through April, we have the application review and preparation review process and preparation of the CDBG annual annual action plan.

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01:24:31,730 --> 01:24:36,890
The staff begins a review of the applications in February and HRC subcommittee review and

933
01:24:36,890 --> 01:24:40,350
planal scoring and funding recommendations are made by the end of February.

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01:24:41,270 --> 01:24:45,930
Those recommendations are then brought back to the HRC in early March and the recommendations

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01:24:45,930 --> 01:24:49,470
are then incorporated into a draft action plan starting in March.

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I do want to note that there's a mandatory 30-day public comment period for the annual action

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01:24:53,530 --> 01:24:56,270
plan that needs to be published for public comment.

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So once that draft action plan is published for a 30-day comment period in March, it will

939
01:25:01,030 --> 01:25:05,850
go through April and then that action plan will be presented to the City Council in May

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01:25:05,850 --> 01:25:11,530
at the end of the public comment period. Once that action plan is presented to Council,

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01:25:11,750 --> 01:25:15,710
it is then submitted and approved and is then submitted to HUD by the end of May. Next slide,

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please.

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01:25:19,500 --> 01:25:22,640
And for applications to score below the minimum threshold, there are common reasons

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01:25:22,640 --> 01:25:27,320
for applications to score below minimum threshold. A number of them are insufficient or incomplete

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01:25:27,320 --> 01:25:32,720
responses on their application, an inability to commit to required reporting, or an inability to

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01:25:32,720 --> 01:25:35,620
meet federal, NOFA or other minimum program requirements.

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01:25:36,220 --> 01:25:39,840
Staff also provides technical assistance to those applicants who score below the minimum

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01:25:39,840 --> 01:25:44,240
point threshold and works with them to provide feedback on their application and how they

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01:25:44,240 --> 01:25:46,220
can improve their scoring for future rounds of funding.

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01:25:46,760 --> 01:25:50,480
This is done after the NOFA process has been completed and funding and allocations have

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01:25:50,480 --> 01:25:52,640
been made to ensure fairness to the other applicants.

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01:25:53,620 --> 01:25:54,200
Next slide, please.

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So staff recommends that City Council receive this report on the City's public service grant

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01:26:00,640 --> 01:26:04,980
allocation process and provide feedback. I want to thank you for your time and city

955
01:26:04,980 --> 01:26:09,340
staff is here to answer any additional questions you may have on the process. Thank you, Francesca.

956
01:26:09,460 --> 01:26:14,060
Let me ask this. You can't say if they have any question for you. Weiss, Mayor Patinio,

957
01:26:15,320 --> 01:26:22,500
okay. Consumers, okay, okay. Consumers, okay. Consumers, okay. Consumers, okay.

958
01:26:30,180 --> 01:26:30,580
Consumers,

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01:26:30,580 --> 01:26:38,860
on. Okay. Bring it back to the anybody on the zoom. No mayor. All right. Okay. All right. Any

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01:26:38,860 --> 01:26:39,240
comment?

961
01:26:41,590 --> 01:26:50,130
All right. So I think it's going to be if that was two years budget this time. So I

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01:26:50,130 --> 01:26:55,690
know we don't have nothing to come into the city council. Is that correct? Yeah. So it's usually a

963
01:26:55,690 --> 01:27:00,950
biannual process. Currently we're at the end of the two year cycle. So beginning starting up this

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01:27:00,950 --> 01:27:06,110
December we'll be starting the new NOFA process and and we'll be working with a

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01:27:06,110 --> 01:27:12,030
with the biannual budget for that. Just for the clarification process go on

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01:27:12,030 --> 01:27:20,190
the I see it says you have to have a 50 score or how how do you score it's how

967
01:27:20,190 --> 01:27:26,610
much how many time you bring in the goods to to union city or your basis and

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01:27:26,610 --> 01:27:28,950
in the union city or what is the criteria?

969
01:27:29,310 --> 01:27:30,450
What are you looking at?

970
01:27:31,010 --> 01:27:34,950
So we made the 50 score as the minimum threshold

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based on applications we've reviewed in the past.

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01:27:39,130 --> 01:27:42,030
Anything under a 50, we would be taken a chance

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01:27:42,030 --> 01:27:42,850
on an applicant.

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01:27:43,310 --> 01:27:45,030
So if they were in the 40 range,

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01:27:45,930 --> 01:27:49,130
we would not necessarily be in a good place to say

976
01:27:49,130 --> 01:27:51,610
that this applicant can provide good services

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01:27:51,610 --> 01:27:53,490
and can provide the reporting that we're asking for,

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01:27:53,590 --> 01:27:55,270
especially if they're receiving federal funds

979
01:27:55,270 --> 01:27:58,070
or if they're receiving general funds.

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01:27:58,750 --> 01:28:01,530
So if you look at it in total, we have 100 points available.

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01:28:02,170 --> 01:28:04,470
We looked at 50 as the minimum threshold.

982
01:28:04,710 --> 01:28:06,350
If you get 50 points, anything above that,

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01:28:06,430 --> 01:28:07,430
we can work with an applicant.

984
01:28:07,550 --> 01:28:08,670
If it's the first time applicant,

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01:28:09,450 --> 01:28:11,170
they're, you know, and they score above 50,

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we will work with them as a first time applicant

987
01:28:13,510 --> 01:28:17,230
and make sure that they can provide the reporting that we need,

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01:28:17,550 --> 01:28:19,090
the services that we're asking for.

989
01:28:19,870 --> 01:28:22,870
And with, usually, if you're in that 50 range,

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you're usually getting a minimum of about $10,000 so with that we can please have proof of service

991
01:28:28,750 --> 01:28:35,090
and proof of the services they can provide to the residents. But a 50 score is something that we

992
01:28:35,090 --> 01:28:40,070
felt like that is a minimum that you have to meet in order to to get funding from the city.

993
01:28:40,850 --> 01:28:47,530
And I just wanted to follow up that we do produce the scoring criteria and matrix sheet that we give

994
01:28:47,530 --> 01:28:51,670
to all the applicants with it's part of the application process.

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01:28:51,950 --> 01:28:56,990
So they know exactly what the questions are that the applications will be scored on.

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01:28:57,310 --> 01:28:58,030
Very transparent.

997
01:28:59,110 --> 01:28:59,410
Yeah.

998
01:28:59,670 --> 01:29:08,830
I mean, it's, I see the daily bowl out there, you know, they have three big vans going out

999
01:29:08,830 --> 01:29:17,350
there, bringing a lot of purchase, fresh produce to center the service, I mean, I don't see

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01:29:17,350 --> 01:29:24,970
anybody else bring in that kind of stuff to our city, at least. Now I spoke to the executive

1001
01:29:24,970 --> 01:29:32,090
director, Sajana, and she told me it's so much a daily will bring in the fresh produce

1002
01:29:32,090 --> 01:29:41,290
that have to give away on Monday and Thursday as well. They're continuing to do on Tuesday as well,

1003
01:29:41,670 --> 01:29:47,330
but it's so much coming out. So hopefully we look into that. Thank you so much.

1004
01:29:47,330 --> 01:29:59,970
Yeah, and just to note, I have reached out to the ED at DailyBall and talk to them about their application and what they can do in terms of updating their application and the answers that they're providing to make sure that they're getting full.

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01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:28,080
We'll credit for some of these questions that they didn't get credit for. You know, so I wanted to make sure that they knew if they focused on these specific areas specifically reporting, that would, that would have got them over the minimum threshold easily. But because they were, they were unable to provide reporting to the city, that as, as a manager, I couldn't in good conscience provide over, you know, what they were requesting, I think they were requesting something in 30 to $50,000.

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01:30:28,080 --> 01:30:32,960
dollars without any reporting coming back to the city to say that they they're showing how they're serving the residents.

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01:30:33,220 --> 01:30:38,780
So I did provide some suggestions on how they can do that and work with other organizations that they're serving.

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01:30:39,060 --> 01:30:42,660
Get an MOU with those organizations to help them provide the reporting for them.

1009
01:30:42,900 --> 01:30:49,380
And then they can provide that to us. How often you hold a training? Is it is that once a year or something?

1010
01:30:49,880 --> 01:30:55,400
Well, the technical assistance workshop is more about the NOFA itself and the application itself.

1011
01:30:56,760 --> 01:31:01,860
applicants are more than welcome to reach out and say if they if they were thinking about applying

1012
01:31:01,860 --> 01:31:06,320
here's what we do you know and I can go through the process and provide some technical assistance

1013
01:31:06,320 --> 01:31:10,240
to see well if you're focusing on this if you're not providing this type of reporting this is a type

1014
01:31:10,240 --> 01:31:15,240
of reporting that we would be looking for in the NOFA and they can look at those old samples of

1015
01:31:15,240 --> 01:31:20,060
a NOFA to see what what we're requiring and what we're asking for and even if they meet the eligible

1016
01:31:20,060 --> 01:31:24,580
requirements sometimes their organizations that don't necessarily meet the eligibility requirements

1017
01:31:24,580 --> 01:31:49,760
It's the minimum eligibility requirements as a non profit 501 valid 501 C3 or a public agency they don't meet that they can apply so you know that that's one of the minimums that we require because then it takes out other organizations who may be in it for profit organizations that are trying to come in and get and get assistance through the city. So we want to make sure that we're helping our nonprofit partners throughout the city to serve residents.

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01:31:49,760 --> 01:31:58,100
Thank you for the clarification, so we have to make a motion on it, can somebody make a motion?

1019
01:32:00,280 --> 01:32:03,500
No motion required. This is the feedback.

1020
01:32:03,780 --> 01:32:06,120
Receive the informational report. Thank you so much.

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01:32:07,660 --> 01:32:07,960
Thank you.

1022
01:32:11,200 --> 01:32:13,820
So the next item on the agenda is

1023
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6.3. Receive an informational report on unions that

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01:32:18,540 --> 01:32:21,160
these homelessness response efforts July 2026.

1025
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Okay, so we have Asus here.

1026
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Asus Garcia and Elaine Rinnington.

1027
01:32:32,820 --> 01:32:34,600
Allora, thank you.

1028
01:32:42,370 --> 01:32:44,710
Good evening Mayor, City Council members

1029
01:32:45,350 --> 01:32:46,390
and the community.

1030
01:32:48,110 --> 01:32:49,950
Our pleasure to be here this evening.

1031
01:32:50,050 --> 01:32:51,150
My name is Laura Buzzo,

1032
01:32:51,630 --> 01:32:53,530
Director of Community and Recreation Services.

1033
01:32:54,250 --> 01:33:00,810
We are pleased to provide you an information report on Union City Homelessness Response

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Enversed.

1035
01:33:01,810 --> 01:33:06,370
I'm joined this evening by a Chasse du Piedadev, Manager for Youth and Family Services,

1036
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and his Suscarcia Coordinator, and Elaine Winnington, Outreach Worker for our Homeless Program.

1037
01:33:14,530 --> 01:33:18,490
So our Homeless Program efforts align and support Union cities.

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Yes, thank you.

1039
01:33:20,110 --> 01:33:26,670
A strategic plan approved by City Council around goals see economic and community development

1040
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and public safety and strategy three, which is to assess needs and identify appropriate

1041
01:33:32,590 --> 01:33:38,430
services to support unhoused individuals in collaboration with community organizations

1042
01:33:38,770 --> 01:33:40,410
in County of Alameda.

1043
01:33:40,810 --> 01:33:46,770
As well as develop internal response protocols and communication strategy to provide regular

1044
01:33:46,770 --> 01:33:51,130
status updates to City Council, commissions, and the general public.

1045
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Next slide.

1046
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Union City's homelessness response and support efforts also aligned

1047
01:33:58,850 --> 01:34:01,510
with Elimita County's Home Together Plan.

1048
01:34:02,590 --> 01:34:06,770
That includes a five-year strategic initiative of framework to address homelessness

1049
01:34:06,770 --> 01:34:12,770
as well as goals and strategies over four category, primarily focusing on

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on homelessness prevention,

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01:34:14,710 --> 01:34:16,630
connection to shelter and resources,

1052
01:34:17,090 --> 01:34:20,170
increasing housing solutions and strengthen coordination.

1053
01:34:22,150 --> 01:34:24,890
Alameda County is currently updating

1054
01:34:24,890 --> 01:34:28,390
the home together community plan of for 2030.

1055
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Next slide.

1056
01:34:32,050 --> 01:34:35,570
Union City's multi-departmental and community-centered approach

1057
01:34:35,570 --> 01:34:38,610
addresses homelessness through a coordination with staff,

1058
01:34:38,930 --> 01:34:40,190
community organizations,

1059
01:34:40,190 --> 01:34:42,810
and Alameda County.

1060
01:34:43,170 --> 01:34:50,670
Our multi-department efforts include the City Manager's Office that provides coordination, direction, and oversight,

1061
01:34:51,250 --> 01:34:56,110
police departments that supports with enforcement and standby support,

1062
01:34:57,190 --> 01:35:03,870
economic and community development that provides rental assistance, affordable housing, public-private partnerships,

1063
01:35:05,190 --> 01:35:09,910
information technology that supports with reporting system and data collection and tracking.

1064
01:35:11,490 --> 01:35:15,290
Community Recreation Services, which provides a safe parking program,

1065
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which supplies distribution, case management, outreach, and engagement,

1066
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which you'll learn more about in this presentation.

1067
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And then as well as our public works department, which provides property,

1068
01:35:26,650 --> 01:35:28,130
abatement, and cleanup support.

1069
01:35:29,410 --> 01:35:33,950
I will now turn it over to Chastity Epidetic to provide an update on the Alameda County

1070
01:35:33,950 --> 01:35:35,250
point in time count.

1071
01:35:37,810 --> 01:35:39,850
Good evening, Mayor City Councilmembers.

1072
01:35:41,050 --> 01:35:45,330
To best understand the needs and serve are on House Community and Union City.

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It's important to gather reliable data.

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Every two years, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, otherwise known as

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01:35:53,690 --> 01:35:59,590
HUD, requires communities to conduct a point in time count of individuals, youth and families

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01:35:59,590 --> 01:36:04,990
experiencing homelessness, and to also provide specific data related to their demographics

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and characteristics.

1078
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Next slide, please.

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The point in time count was conducted on January 22nd, 2026, from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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The Union City homeless program staff worked in coordination with Alameda County Housing

1081
01:36:32,120 --> 01:36:36,300
and community development, as well as healthcare for the homeless, to conduct the

1082
01:36:36,300 --> 01:36:42,320
by-annual event on January 22nd from 5 to 10. To engage the on-house community

1083
01:36:42,320 --> 01:36:46,720
in the morning hours, the effort relied heavily on city staff and volunteers.

1084
01:36:48,680 --> 01:36:54,340
Tonight, we're going to touch on the highlights of the preliminary data report that was released

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01:36:54,340 --> 01:37:00,940
on May 19th, 2026. You can see from this slide that there overall there was a reduction

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01:37:00,940 --> 01:37:12,840
of 13% from 2024 to 2026 going from 9,450 individuals who are homeless in Alameda County to 8,201.

1087
01:37:13,740 --> 01:37:14,160
Next slide.

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This slide provides more specific data regarding regions within Alameda County.

1089
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Union City is captured under South County and then you can see the numbers have remained stable since 2024.

1090
01:37:29,820 --> 01:37:34,480
It went from 1074 to 1064.

1091
01:37:36,540 --> 01:37:37,160
Next slide.

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And then this specifically shows data amongst Fremont Hayward, New York, and Union City.

1093
01:37:46,670 --> 01:37:56,130
You can see that the number reduced from 191 in 2024 to 141 individuals counted in 2026.

1094
01:37:56,130 --> 01:38:04,250
So a difference of 50 individuals, which equates to about 26% reduction in homeless individuals

1095
01:38:04,250 --> 01:38:05,070
in Union City.

1096
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And then overall, you can see it's 2% of the total population within Alameda County.

1097
01:38:13,290 --> 01:38:19,190
So this data, you know, demonstrates the efforts of the Union City homeless program division

1098
01:38:19,190 --> 01:38:23,810
and as well as our community partners such as the Bode and Tversio Vasquez Health Center.

1099
01:38:24,770 --> 01:38:30,530
Next, I will pass to Hesu's Garcia homeless program coordinator to provide more information

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01:38:30,530 --> 01:38:31,650
regarding our services.

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Next slide, please.

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Good evening, everyone.

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01:38:37,410 --> 01:38:39,250
Mayors, members of the City Council.

1104
01:38:40,850 --> 01:38:45,410
Just, we just want to touch on this slide real quick just to kind of show like the four

1105
01:38:45,410 --> 01:38:50,630
prong approach that we have for homelessness, which is the response, outreach, our caravan

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01:38:50,630 --> 01:38:53,450
program, and then our case management efforts.

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next slide please.

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So these are our numbers between July 1st, 2025 to June 1st of 2026. So it's

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01:39:04,680 --> 01:39:12,100
basically our fiscal year, last fiscal year. This is for our caravan program. We've had a

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01:39:12,100 --> 01:39:20,720
total of 80 registered vehicles, which equates to 100 adults, 21 children, and 27 pets. As far as

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01:39:20,720 --> 01:39:26,180
outreach and support we've had 1,325 caravan contacts.

1112
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That means that we were in contact with all our participants

1113
01:39:30,740 --> 01:39:33,980
for a total of 1,325 times.

1114
01:39:34,440 --> 01:39:36,660
So it is required by them to meet with us

1115
01:39:36,660 --> 01:39:38,300
once a month at a minimum.

1116
01:39:38,640 --> 01:39:40,980
Just to discuss case management,

1117
01:39:41,320 --> 01:39:43,940
any other things that they are in need of,

1118
01:39:44,440 --> 01:39:48,260
they might just be in need of applications, work,

1119
01:39:48,260 --> 01:39:55,160
work, health or just any other items that Elaine and I can help them with, we meet with

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01:39:55,160 --> 01:40:02,180
them on a monthly basis. Currently, our nightly average is 22 vehicles, so that's about

1121
01:40:02,180 --> 01:40:06,460
25 to 30 individuals per night is what we're averaging. Next slide please.

1122
01:40:10,140 --> 01:40:12,860
So this June second

1123
01:40:12,860 --> 01:40:19,040
marked our 10-year anniversary for our program. We're very proud of that. Since then, we've

1124
01:40:19,040 --> 01:40:26,560
We had 474 registered vehicles, and that's 630 adults, 251 children in 94 pets.

1125
01:40:27,420 --> 01:40:32,460
Since our program started, I don't know if any of you remember, we basically were just

1126
01:40:32,460 --> 01:40:37,660
offering a safe overnight parking program for them, just overnight place to sleep with

1127
01:40:37,660 --> 01:40:39,300
restrooms and a microwave.

1128
01:40:39,920 --> 01:40:44,960
Ever since that June 2nd, 2016 date, we've offered so much more.

1129
01:40:44,960 --> 01:40:51,300
We do a lot of case management now. We have family focus activities, access to

1130
01:40:51,300 --> 01:40:56,420
coordinated entry. So we've provided like Super Bowl parties for them, movie

1131
01:40:56,420 --> 01:41:02,680
nights, book clubs, game nights. We were able to provide like their ID cards,

1132
01:41:02,960 --> 01:41:09,520
birth certificates, coordinated entry, help with housing, promote stability. So we

1133
01:41:09,520 --> 01:41:14,840
do offer a lot of programs for the participants in our program. Next slide,

1134
01:41:14,840 --> 01:41:15,140
please.

1135
01:41:19,310 --> 01:41:25,110
Again, you know, we are 10-year anniversary. These are a lot of the people and organizations

1136
01:41:25,110 --> 01:41:30,430
that have helped us throughout the years about services to Bursovaska as play a big

1137
01:41:30,430 --> 01:41:35,310
role right now. But like St. Anne's Church, our Lady of the Rosary has been there for a

1138
01:41:35,310 --> 01:41:41,010
long time. Resonate Church, Purple Lotus Temple in Fremont, Union City Apostolic Church,

1139
01:41:42,170 --> 01:41:46,030
Daily Bowl. I know you guys were just talking about them. They've been a great help to our

1140
01:41:46,030 --> 01:41:52,030
program with a lot of donations. But these are some of the quotes too. Every year we do a quick

1141
01:41:52,030 --> 01:41:57,490
little survey from our participants. We want to see how we're doing and what we can improve on

1142
01:41:57,490 --> 01:42:02,670
from their point of view. So these are a few of the quotes that they've given us. So, you know,

1143
01:42:02,690 --> 01:42:08,750
I really appreciate the care event during my transition. Thank you very much for the help you have

1144
01:42:08,750 --> 01:42:13,950
given me. I arrived at the program at a difficult moment in my life and you helped me from the first

1145
01:42:13,950 --> 01:42:19,650
stay. The parking spots are in the safe area and the coffee and hot water is awesome at every site.

1146
01:42:20,610 --> 01:42:24,850
They took me in this program after months of being alone and terrified of my vehicle and

1147
01:42:24,850 --> 01:42:29,770
Walmart parking lots. I love them. So we get a lot of referrals from a lot of different agencies,

1148
01:42:29,770 --> 01:42:36,770
you know, 2-1-1. So they're free, Mont, Hayward, Newark. We've gotten calls from Louisiana who've had

1149
01:42:36,770 --> 01:42:42,230
people that are coming from there or are here that lived over there and are looking for resources

1150
01:42:42,230 --> 01:42:47,150
And they've called us just recently and it's like, hey, I have a client that moved out there.

1151
01:42:47,330 --> 01:42:48,690
You know, what do you guys have to offer?

1152
01:42:49,490 --> 01:42:56,570
So we were here and we accept the challenge of helping as many people as I can from families to single individuals.

1153
01:42:57,930 --> 01:42:58,890
Next slide, please.

1154
01:43:02,290 --> 01:43:04,890
This is more of our outreach and engagement services.

1155
01:43:05,130 --> 01:43:09,130
So this talks more about the people that are out on the streets that we help out.

1156
01:43:09,130 --> 01:43:13,150
So, last year, we had about 595 contacts.

1157
01:43:14,590 --> 01:43:17,170
Our big partners, again, are Tibrasovakis

1158
01:43:17,170 --> 01:43:19,510
in a boat services, so we know that without them,

1159
01:43:19,630 --> 01:43:21,970
we couldn't be as successful as we are now.

1160
01:43:23,170 --> 01:43:26,610
So, we just hosted our second pop-up event

1161
01:43:26,610 --> 01:43:28,370
last week, actually.

1162
01:43:28,530 --> 01:43:30,570
So, our first one was on June 25th.

1163
01:43:30,790 --> 01:43:33,310
So, we actually set up right outside the library here

1164
01:43:34,950 --> 01:43:37,070
between 11 to 12.30.

1165
01:43:37,070 --> 01:43:47,050
Our first event we had six individuals come up to us and ask for help and resources, which was great because for the first time we didn't think we were going to have that many.

1166
01:43:47,270 --> 01:43:48,890
We thought we would probably only have one or two.

1167
01:43:50,630 --> 01:43:55,110
Last week we were there, we had two individuals come up and ask for help.

1168
01:43:56,190 --> 01:43:58,150
So we think it's a success.

1169
01:43:58,150 --> 01:44:09,810
Yes, we will be there for the next couple months on the last Thursday of the month if you guys want to stop by and check it out, you're more than welcome and it'll be again between 11 and 12 30 in the morning.

1170
01:44:11,770 --> 01:44:26,170
We have supported in a lot of encampments and abatement cleanups, not just the ones on city property, but we do get calls from like Union Pacific and Bart CalTrans to help them do some outreach at their sites.

1171
01:44:26,170 --> 01:44:33,610
So we've done a lot of that and just recently we've been asked for their help to do a couple

1172
01:44:33,610 --> 01:44:37,050
cleanups. So next slide, please.

1173
01:44:40,380 --> 01:44:42,340
And I will pass it over to Madam.

1174
01:44:43,700 --> 01:44:51,060
So our next step for staff is to provide quarterly updates to City Council, monitor state budget

1175
01:44:51,060 --> 01:44:59,900
and grant funding opportunities, also monitor measure W home together fund, which provides an estimated 1.4 billion.

1176
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:29,840
To advance the home together plan. And on April 14th, 2026 staff applied for a request for qualifications for the Alameda County housing and homelessness services vendor pool for future funding opportunities. And we're excited to say that we were just informed that we made the eligibility to be part of the vendor pool. So this provides us an opportunity to apply for future funding when it becomes available. Next slide.

1177
01:45:29,840 --> 01:45:30,840
This

1178
01:45:33,020 --> 01:45:37,680
is an information report and there is no fiscal impact next slide.

1179
01:45:41,680 --> 01:45:46,260
Staff recommends that City Council accept this information report on the City's homelessness

1180
01:45:46,260 --> 01:45:47,320
response efforts.

1181
01:45:47,720 --> 01:45:53,080
City Council is invited to ask any clarifying questions and provide direction to staff on

1182
01:45:53,080 --> 01:45:53,820
the programs.

1183
01:45:54,580 --> 01:45:59,840
Staff should focus on, especially if they're documents, especially if the focus is different

1184
01:45:59,840 --> 01:46:01,620
than what has been outlined in the report.

1185
01:46:02,880 --> 01:46:04,900
And one final slide.

1186
01:46:06,360 --> 01:46:14,260
And then just for informational contacts for Mayor City Council and our community, these

1187
01:46:14,260 --> 01:46:21,840
are three essential points of contact for any information or resources around homeless,

1188
01:46:22,480 --> 01:46:30,240
support resources of course 211, as Hesu mentioned, also if there's just any general inquiries

1189
01:46:30,240 --> 01:46:38,880
or concerns or updates, you can contact Jesus Garcia here, a coordinator, but also you can

1190
01:46:39,760 --> 01:46:46,940
email our central email address. And then of course, you can always call a report non-emergency

1191
01:46:46,940 --> 01:46:52,860
activity as well through our Union City Police Department. And again, I like to acknowledge our staff,

1192
01:46:52,860 --> 01:47:01,080
but also Deputy City Manager Jennifer Fan who's not here and she has missed greatly and also

1193
01:47:01,080 --> 01:47:09,800
to all the departments who make this effort effective and coordinated to ensure that we're

1194
01:47:09,800 --> 01:47:15,280
supporting our community as a whole. We're available for questions. This is the end of our presentation.

1195
01:47:16,180 --> 01:47:20,300
Thank you Laura. I appreciate your report. Let me ask the City Council if they have any

1196
01:47:21,300 --> 01:47:22,380
question or comment?

1197
01:47:24,750 --> 01:47:26,010
It's just a couple of comments.

1198
01:47:26,270 --> 01:47:28,590
So, thank you to the team for working

1199
01:47:28,590 --> 01:47:29,650
with tuberculosis of us.

1200
01:47:30,170 --> 01:47:33,550
I've been on the board there for just over 13 years.

1201
01:47:34,630 --> 01:47:37,750
And one of the things when they started the street medicine program,

1202
01:47:37,770 --> 01:47:42,570
they were going out there to the sheltered people

1203
01:47:42,570 --> 01:47:44,170
and to the actual sites.

1204
01:47:44,170 --> 01:47:46,190
And I suggested that they work with you guys.

1205
01:47:46,430 --> 01:47:48,430
This way you're not working in silos.

1206
01:47:48,430 --> 01:48:06,310
They need health care. They're right there are they need city services. You guys are right there. So that that's a good thing. And I'd also like to I like to mention also about the, you know, caravan also 10 years. I was on the city.

1207
01:48:06,310 --> 01:48:09,630
I was on the city HRC at the time.

1208
01:48:10,450 --> 01:48:12,590
And I remember that came about because

1209
01:48:12,590 --> 01:48:15,950
and Councilman Nishimera, Nishimera may remember,

1210
01:48:16,190 --> 01:48:19,390
I think you guys did a census of students,

1211
01:48:19,390 --> 01:48:22,130
how many were unhoused at the time.

1212
01:48:22,650 --> 01:48:24,050
And it came up, I think there was 128

1213
01:48:24,050 --> 01:48:25,850
that were unhoused at that time.

1214
01:48:26,510 --> 01:48:28,750
And the Union City Family Resource Center

1215
01:48:28,750 --> 01:48:30,390
was coming into its own.

1216
01:48:31,010 --> 01:48:32,690
And so we all teamed up together

1217
01:48:32,690 --> 01:48:35,950
they came up with this idea of the caravan.

1218
01:48:36,610 --> 01:48:38,190
And at first the program was there,

1219
01:48:38,190 --> 01:48:40,130
but we didn't have very many people going into it

1220
01:48:40,130 --> 01:48:43,210
because people were very hesitant because you know

1221
01:48:43,210 --> 01:48:47,290
the stigma, but it's nice that 10 years later,

1222
01:48:47,690 --> 01:48:48,950
it's still going, it's actually,

1223
01:48:49,370 --> 01:48:51,530
well, it's not nice that it's going strong,

1224
01:48:51,530 --> 01:48:53,070
but it's nice that people are using it.

1225
01:48:53,390 --> 01:48:54,590
The people were always there.

1226
01:48:54,690 --> 01:48:55,770
They just were not using it.

1227
01:48:56,190 --> 01:48:59,470
And it's received a lot more acceptance

1228
01:48:59,470 --> 01:49:15,070
And the services have expanded and I did mention to the city manager earlier that yesterday I had a meeting with one of the council members for Baltimore Maryland and I was we're talking about their homeless issues, our homeless issues.

1229
01:49:15,390 --> 01:49:22,190
I told her about the caravan. She loved the idea and so they're going to be getting some in for they're going to be reaching out for more information.

1230
01:49:22,190 --> 01:49:33,310
But it's nice when a city our size can be looked up to for information and try to get on a program to a larger city.

1231
01:49:33,570 --> 01:49:35,230
So congratulations to all of you.

1232
01:49:35,470 --> 01:49:35,750
Thank you.

1233
01:49:36,870 --> 01:49:37,710
Consumers, thank you.

1234
01:49:38,510 --> 01:49:39,230
Thank you, Mayor.

1235
01:49:39,750 --> 01:49:41,790
They're just piggybacking on that.

1236
01:49:41,910 --> 01:49:46,550
I want to thank you, Jesus and Elaine and Chesby and Laura and the whole team.

1237
01:49:46,550 --> 01:49:55,090
So I know there's a lot of macro effect factors, you know, affecting the region and the state that are somewhat out of our control.

1238
01:49:55,930 --> 01:49:57,370
And we could always use more funding.

1239
01:49:58,030 --> 01:50:03,230
So I really appreciate you doing everything that you can within that context.

1240
01:50:03,670 --> 01:50:10,970
And especially all the partnerships you've built across all the other city departments that I don't want to list them all because I'm going to forget one and it's really the whole city.

1241
01:50:10,970 --> 01:50:25,910
And then also with the county and with Fremont and just all the the nonprofits who are involved youth and family services, everybody working together and doing what we can with the limited resources that we do have. So thank you.

1242
01:50:25,990 --> 01:50:29,690
I know it's a thankless job other than tonight, but thank you.

1243
01:50:32,570 --> 01:51:00,120
Okay, first I want to thank you for all teams. It's very hard work and yeah, so I still have a couple of things I will ask for you guys and number one, I'm thankful guys and keep monitoring the state, the budget and the grants and I just wondering and how critical and we face it and at this today.

1244
01:51:00,120 --> 01:51:05,340
So, I mean, we know those kind of funding is getting less than compared with before.

1245
01:51:05,620 --> 01:51:10,920
So, is it going to the next couple of years whether it's going to catch up or not?

1246
01:51:11,440 --> 01:51:14,140
If it's not a catch up, what else we can do?

1247
01:51:14,920 --> 01:51:16,800
I know it's very challenging, yeah.

1248
01:51:18,820 --> 01:51:20,380
Every year will be a challenge.

1249
01:51:21,620 --> 01:51:27,320
I mean, one is to just meet the overall need and also to make sure that we're supporting

1250
01:51:27,320 --> 01:51:31,860
our staff with the appropriate resources that they need to to better help our community.

1251
01:51:32,840 --> 01:51:37,580
And so our commitment is to continue exploring different funding opportunities,

1252
01:51:37,580 --> 01:51:42,600
whether it's local, such as Alameda County, but also state and regional efforts.

1253
01:51:43,400 --> 01:51:49,760
So that's just something that we just have to do. It is also a challenge that in many times some

1254
01:51:49,760 --> 01:51:57,520
some of the resources and support geared funding is more for transitional housing or permanent

1255
01:51:57,520 --> 01:52:04,960
housing, affordable housing. And so we don't quite have that available here. And so oftentimes

1256
01:52:07,140 --> 01:52:11,340
outreach resources and support case management are probably more on the lower

1257
01:52:12,060 --> 01:52:18,440
priority for some of these funding sources. So it is really important for us to partner with

1258
01:52:18,440 --> 01:52:23,260
different organizations and be creative in how we can bridge the different funding that's available.

1259
01:52:24,660 --> 01:52:29,100
The other thing is that I understand that you guys have a good policy of the working. So

1260
01:52:29,100 --> 01:52:35,740
I'm very careful about the use and there's those kind of homeless. So is that even with the parent

1261
01:52:35,740 --> 01:52:43,540
or without the parents and those use we should be really concerned in the very high poverty to try

1262
01:52:43,540 --> 01:52:52,840
reduced. Yes, I mean the focus is on adults 18 and over, but of course, Jesus can I'm sure

1263
01:52:53,340 --> 01:52:59,480
provide different examples of situations where we've had to help a younger person who might be

1264
01:52:59,480 --> 01:53:04,180
under age and so in those cases it's really important that we work closely with the county

1265
01:53:04,800 --> 01:53:11,340
to see what other resources and supports are available to them. But I do think it is important for

1266
01:53:11,340 --> 01:53:14,140
for us to continue working with the school district

1267
01:53:14,140 --> 01:53:16,640
to identify families who are in needing support

1268
01:53:17,200 --> 01:53:19,760
such as a safe parking program, the CARE van,

1269
01:53:20,100 --> 01:53:22,640
and also, again, with our partnerships

1270
01:53:22,640 --> 01:53:25,620
to see how best we can link families to those resources.

1271
01:53:26,240 --> 01:53:29,600
Yeah, the last one is the most challenging one.

1272
01:53:29,780 --> 01:53:32,480
I mean, it's out of a control, like a control

1273
01:53:32,480 --> 01:53:38,080
and the year specific and the train and those,

1274
01:53:38,080 --> 01:53:42,620
and lots of things that are out of the city to control.

1275
01:53:43,340 --> 01:53:46,860
So I really want you guys and have a routine lay.

1276
01:53:46,980 --> 01:53:48,620
I know it's hard work and a routine lay

1277
01:53:48,620 --> 01:53:52,940
and to push and try to stop in the beginning

1278
01:53:52,940 --> 01:53:54,740
and instead of getting larger.

1279
01:53:54,960 --> 01:53:57,180
So I know you guys keep doing this when they come back

1280
01:53:57,600 --> 01:54:00,880
and we try find some ways and keep annoying

1281
01:54:00,880 --> 01:54:04,940
those other parties and to work with us together.

1282
01:54:04,940 --> 01:54:10,500
Yes, absolutely. That's why our multi-pronged approach is really important, such as

1283
01:54:10,500 --> 01:54:17,980
Francesco just mentioned, the CDBG funding, right? That's another resource that we can also link

1284
01:54:17,980 --> 01:54:24,120
to support our community in different ways, as well as the other funding that's available through

1285
01:54:24,120 --> 01:54:28,580
our different partnerships. I just want to say I'm very appreciative. This is a tough job.

1286
01:54:28,580 --> 01:54:35,500
and working every day. So I see the numbers is reduced. Yeah, I mean, for the people, they still

1287
01:54:35,500 --> 01:54:41,360
are happy, but I know this very lots of how to work. I want to appreciate all the teams. Yeah.

1288
01:54:41,480 --> 01:54:42,640
Thank you. Thank you.

1289
01:54:42,700 --> 01:54:43,200
Mr. Manishar.

1290
01:54:44,800 --> 01:54:46,680
Yeah, yes, also. Thank you for the work.

1291
01:54:48,260 --> 01:54:54,960
I've got two questions. The first one is, the pit count seems to be kind of a very thin

1292
01:54:54,960 --> 01:55:00,380
data set in the sense that we're talking about one point in time on one particular day at 5 o'clock

1293
01:55:00,380 --> 01:55:08,740
in the morning. I know that it's probably a federally mandated or federally formed data set,

1294
01:55:08,740 --> 01:55:15,620
so it's thin by its very nature. I guess the question is, do we collect any additional data?

1295
01:55:16,180 --> 01:55:20,140
Because one of the things that just simply counting the number of unhoused individuals,

1296
01:55:20,140 --> 01:55:22,680
that doesn't give us any insight into causality.

1297
01:55:23,160 --> 01:55:25,600
It doesn't give us insight into migration patterns,

1298
01:55:26,080 --> 01:55:26,780
into anything like that.

1299
01:55:27,080 --> 01:55:28,620
Do we have a richer set of data

1300
01:55:28,620 --> 01:55:29,860
that we actually draw up?

1301
01:55:31,240 --> 01:55:33,280
So I'll respond to that a little bit.

1302
01:55:33,400 --> 01:55:36,180
So there's only certain data that we collect anyways,

1303
01:55:36,480 --> 01:55:37,960
that's on the HMIS system.

1304
01:55:39,240 --> 01:55:42,100
We don't track migration patterns or anything like that,

1305
01:55:42,200 --> 01:55:44,660
but there is a lot of data on like age

1306
01:55:44,660 --> 01:55:47,560
and veteran status, you know, ethnicity.

1307
01:55:47,560 --> 01:55:58,320
So even income levels, a lot of that data is available because some of the people that we do count are already in the coordinate entry system and one way or another.

1308
01:55:59,020 --> 01:56:05,320
So that data is gathered, but a lot more of the information is going to be released once the full report is released.

1309
01:56:05,580 --> 01:56:10,440
And a lot of that information will be included in there because that is something that HUD wants.

1310
01:56:11,140 --> 01:56:17,960
So it will be in there, but as far as like our data for caravan, we enter a lot of that information.

1311
01:56:18,540 --> 01:56:22,840
So I do, every time I do give a report for, let's say, the HAP grant.

1312
01:56:23,240 --> 01:56:31,440
I have to print out a 67 report report that has a lot of that data and have to send that to them with my reports.

1313
01:56:32,180 --> 01:56:33,760
So that is available.

1314
01:56:33,760 --> 01:56:48,700
And I think one of the things that I think is missing is the, all right, well, we have specific individuals that we contact with either through you, through your office, through PD that are kind of repeat contacts.

1315
01:56:49,360 --> 01:56:57,100
And one of the things that I think would be helpful is for us to understand a little bit understanding why.

1316
01:56:57,100 --> 01:57:13,100
So right, so for example right now the pit count just counts numbers we don't know if this person is unhoused because of housing affordability, substance abuse, mental health issues or a combination of all the above so it's very difficult to kind of put together any type of

1317
01:57:14,560 --> 01:57:21,860
common sense policies or procedures in place if we don't really understand the problem

1318
01:57:21,860 --> 01:57:22,500
very well.

1319
01:57:22,820 --> 01:57:26,640
At least our localized data because our problem is going to be different from it from Hayward's

1320
01:57:26,640 --> 01:57:31,340
problem issue, newer, it's all going to be different.

1321
01:57:31,540 --> 01:57:37,000
So we don't know what our situation really looks like because we're only collecting one type

1322
01:57:37,000 --> 01:57:37,380
of data.

1323
01:57:37,380 --> 01:57:48,440
Yeah, so I would I would like to see what it would take for us to be able to capture that a little bit a little bit more comprehensively. I know that we're limited in in in a lot of things.

1324
01:57:48,800 --> 01:58:00,120
But I think like just the simple pit counts are you know, like I said, they're transitory. You might catch, you know, one day and then the next day.

1325
01:58:00,120 --> 01:58:02,460
maybe they've migrated to a different place.

1326
01:58:02,640 --> 01:58:06,280
So it's very, very difficult to get your hands on it.

1327
01:58:06,440 --> 01:58:09,100
So having some up plan there would be helpful.

1328
01:58:09,760 --> 01:58:12,940
The second question I have is around the contact methods.

1329
01:58:13,580 --> 01:58:15,420
So the contact methods that you have there,

1330
01:58:17,340 --> 01:58:18,540
I think they're useful,

1331
01:58:18,740 --> 01:58:22,700
but I'm still getting contacts through my email, right?

1332
01:58:22,940 --> 01:58:24,400
And I know that a lot of council members

1333
01:58:24,400 --> 01:58:26,300
are probably getting emails.

1334
01:58:26,300 --> 01:58:43,760
So, do a lot of people know about those contact methods and are they using them because, you know, if I just like to get a sense of the discoverability of those phone numbers and those contacts and if there's a reason I just want to know how well they're working.

1335
01:58:43,760 --> 01:59:11,440
Okay, yeah, I mean I get contacted all those ways actually I get contacted straight through my email personal email the homeless coordinator email direct contact from 211 you know they think about my phone number so our numbers are everywhere and the majority of the contacts we get our phone calls but we do get a lot of emails as well so when we get them we just for them directly to you. Yeah, just for them over to me. That'd be great. Okay. Thank you. Yeah

1336
01:59:13,760 --> 01:59:32,480
Thank you so much. Just have one question about the measure W money. I think Jennifer was the one who was handling this, who is working on now, or with the, I think we have a partnership with the city of Fremont and new work, is that correct?

1337
01:59:33,380 --> 01:59:41,260
Yes, so we have a tri-county partnership that meets and so between Jennifer, myself and

1338
01:59:41,260 --> 01:59:47,180
his suits, we attend as well as Francisco, we attend. And so, again, that's just a way for us to

1339
01:59:47,180 --> 01:59:53,920
keep track of what the progress is on that. Do we attend their meetings? Yes. Okay, yeah, because it's

1340
01:59:53,920 --> 01:59:59,080
very important because last time they mentioned that they changed their mind you were there

1341
01:59:59,080 --> 01:59:59,180
Yeah.

1342
01:59:59,400 --> 01:59:59,620
Anyway.

1343
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:27,540
When we had a meeting at the new work, they came back to city managers saying, I don't know, you are attending a meeting. First, they said, we don't. But anyway, yes, overall, I think we achieving our goal, working together. It's just the blessing that how far we came within a year or so. It was so many RVs out there in the industrial area.

1344
02:00:27,540 --> 02:00:38,340
The chief and the police, the personnel, they know how hard they work to get them out at a time there was like 15, 20s.

1345
02:00:38,480 --> 02:00:47,560
It's like come like a hand. One is there, boom, very next day you're going to see 5, 10 within a week. It's coming around.

1346
02:00:48,300 --> 02:00:52,900
So we very appreciate it to what you guys are doing out there. It's a great job.

1347
02:00:52,900 --> 02:00:54,960
We need to continue to keep up.

1348
02:00:56,200 --> 02:01:03,560
It's, you know, I think that we are the one sending all those individual to his city.

1349
02:01:03,900 --> 02:01:06,520
So I get a blame for it anyway.

1350
02:01:06,960 --> 02:01:09,840
But we do an hard work.

1351
02:01:10,020 --> 02:01:19,460
I just mentioned him that, you know, we have so many staff members myself going out there every morning looking around and see how can we help them.

1352
02:01:19,460 --> 02:01:26,460
What need there? They need a need to work with whatever they need a gasoline couple of

1353
02:01:26,460 --> 02:01:32,300
time around into. They need just a couple of gallons of gas and I'll just give them a

1354
02:01:32,300 --> 02:01:39,300
gas to just go on. I don't know where they went, but anyway, so we appreciate your hard

1355
02:01:39,300 --> 02:01:45,560
work and dedication, the staff, the doing it. We need to keep up with that. Thank you so

1356
02:01:45,560 --> 02:01:57,460
much. I think this is just informational. So we need to look on it. Zoom. We have no speaker cards

1357
02:01:57,460 --> 02:02:05,460
nor do we have any raised hands. Okay. Right. So we're good. Thank you. Thank you.

1358
02:02:12,150 --> 02:02:14,870
The next item is the 6.4

1359
02:02:16,880 --> 02:02:21,160
receive and file quarterly financial report and adopt a resolution

1360
02:02:21,160 --> 02:02:25,840
to amend the city's authorized position list for fiscal year 2026 through 2027.

1361
02:02:26,500 --> 02:02:32,320
Okay, so we have a two over here waiting all evening long, all right, two.

1362
02:02:42,340 --> 02:02:54,760
I do a brief presentation on the quarterly financial report and adopt the resolution to amend the city's authorized position list for FY2627.

1363
02:02:55,660 --> 02:02:59,020
I'd like to start with the summary page is what we're going to talk about.

1364
02:02:59,940 --> 02:03:03,640
First, I'm going to present to you for financial report.

1365
02:03:03,840 --> 02:03:06,140
I do want to say that we're focusing on the general fund.

1366
02:03:06,140 --> 02:03:13,940
And we're going to examine FY26, which we just finished about 28, 29 days ago.

1367
02:03:14,700 --> 02:03:20,100
Then I'm also going to look at the revenue, projecting where we would be at FY27.

1368
02:03:20,100 --> 02:03:24,840
Looking at the revenues, expenditures, and where we would likely be at year end.

1369
02:03:26,480 --> 02:03:29,540
FY25, that's, I showed some history in here.

1370
02:03:30,200 --> 02:03:34,680
Fiscal year 25, I've never been able to present to you an audit report yet.

1371
02:03:34,680 --> 02:03:46,320
We're so frustrated trying to get the audit due to software conversion, new auditors and we're working diligently trying to get that for you.

1372
02:03:47,540 --> 02:03:55,660
I do want to mention that this report that's provided is un audited, numerous adjustments and a cruel still need to be made.

1373
02:03:55,660 --> 02:04:03,600
and but our effort was to provide the city council with a quarterly report as soon as we can.

1374
02:04:04,720 --> 02:04:13,980
And also this staff report is about an authorized position list and there is no additional positions proposed in here.

1375
02:04:14,740 --> 02:04:15,320
Next slide.

1376
02:04:17,700 --> 02:04:21,840
So I'm going to start out with fiscal year 2526, which again we just finished.

1377
02:04:22,240 --> 02:04:25,820
The details are in attachment one, the quarterly financial report.

1378
02:04:25,820 --> 02:04:30,000
I want to highlight the first row, which is adopted budget.

1379
02:04:30,240 --> 02:04:36,480
We adopted a budget of $85 million, $85,290, $814,

1380
02:04:36,960 --> 02:04:45,040
when we had the budget in revenues and expenditures just about the same at $85,993,754.

1381
02:04:45,260 --> 02:04:50,580
So there was a proposed surplus.

1382
02:04:50,580 --> 02:04:58,120
plus. Now, the latest projection with what we have in actual revenues are have increased

1383
02:04:58,120 --> 02:05:06,500
by over $2.1 million to $87 million, but unfortunately, also expenditures have increased to $87

1384
02:05:06,500 --> 02:05:14,260
million. If we're fortunate, we will end with a surplus for fiscal year 25. And that's the

1385
02:05:14,260 --> 02:05:16,020
summary of that. Next slide, please.

1386
02:05:18,640 --> 02:05:20,200
This was a little hard to see, but I'm going to get

1387
02:05:20,200 --> 02:05:26,200
details about this is the revenue side and the comment below is that what made

1388
02:05:26,200 --> 02:05:33,560
revenues for the general fund better for FY 2526 is the franchise fees and

1389
02:05:33,560 --> 02:05:38,480
business license it shows that we have I'm gonna pull up my laptop because I can't

1390
02:05:38,480 --> 02:05:45,150
see shows that we have about six million so overall two million dollars more

1391
02:05:45,150 --> 02:05:53,630
are between the two. And that's a good thing because some of the other categories were

1392
02:05:54,030 --> 02:06:01,470
just as budgeted while expenses were going up. I do want to mention that one item that

1393
02:06:01,470 --> 02:06:08,690
the city council approved earlier today was the $1.3 million from development deposits.

1394
02:06:08,690 --> 02:06:14,690
We converted that and put it into the general fund that's planned next slide.

1395
02:06:18,000 --> 02:06:25,600
So in terms of expenditures, I'm going to go by category and the focus is on the green columns

1396
02:06:25,600 --> 02:06:32,660
and this first one is the regular part time, which is the second row, and I highlighted the 1

1397
02:06:32,660 --> 02:06:44,220
million, $116,000. This screen shows fiscal year 25, which was two years prior. Then comes the

1398
02:06:44,220 --> 02:06:50,120
audit it versus UN projection based on actuals we receive and then where we are next year.

1399
02:06:50,720 --> 02:06:57,360
So the green column that shows again that regular part time pay was about $765,000 in general fun

1400
02:06:57,360 --> 02:07:04,040
for all departments. We budget about 609 and your projection is about $116,000.

1401
02:07:04,660 --> 02:07:11,480
We're still looking into this. I think the system, I'm looking at all every position, every hour.

1402
02:07:12,720 --> 02:07:20,620
I think bottom line, I think there's going to be some adjustments made moving some to other funds and so forth.

1403
02:07:21,020 --> 02:07:24,580
But I don't have that much detail at this point in time.

1404
02:07:24,580 --> 02:07:33,800
But likely will be less their HR finance they work on some certain special projects and and we'll make adjustments next slide, please

1405
02:07:37,440 --> 02:07:47,980
The next one is the seasonal part time temp and this one is the third row down which shows like last year was what two years ago was 837,000 the year

1406
02:07:47,980 --> 02:07:55,680
We just finished is project to be like 852,000 while the budget's hovering around $490,000

1407
02:07:58,240 --> 02:08:03,620
We did use staffing to assist with the software migration.

1408
02:08:04,240 --> 02:08:06,240
We're hoping to get past that.

1409
02:08:06,800 --> 02:08:11,160
We offset that by contract services that we for went.

1410
02:08:11,500 --> 02:08:16,760
We would not use so we worked on maintaining maintaining our budget

1411
02:08:16,760 --> 02:08:18,680
or keeping below our budget.

1412
02:08:19,460 --> 02:08:22,220
We do need to further research public works,

1413
02:08:22,220 --> 02:08:25,400
police department and CRS, he's no part time temps.

1414
02:08:27,720 --> 02:08:32,040
Next one is overtime. So this one is the

1415
02:08:32,040 --> 02:08:39,740
role that says overtime where the year end projection is $2.5 million. I want to mention that the

1416
02:08:39,740 --> 02:08:46,000
way we've been budgeting for overtime it's is over ambitious and we do need to make a future

1417
02:08:46,000 --> 02:08:52,280
adjustment so that's closer to target actuals. You can see here that actual overtime like again

1418
02:08:52,280 --> 02:09:02,240
fiscal year 25 audit, it was at 2.2 million. We are at 2.5 this year and projecting 1.6 million

1419
02:09:02,240 --> 02:09:10,460
next year or this current year, fiscal year 25 says a little bit ambitious but the details

1420
02:09:10,460 --> 02:09:16,440
for the fiscal year 26 and overtime expenses is higher than usual because we did a lot of

1421
02:09:16,440 --> 02:09:20,880
homeless clean-ups, community and special assignments,

1422
02:09:20,880 --> 02:09:23,260
as well as some finance functions,

1423
02:09:23,540 --> 02:09:27,620
we just seem to be like trying to keep up

1424
02:09:27,620 --> 02:09:29,620
with finance operations.

1425
02:09:32,920 --> 02:09:36,760
Of the final one is anticipated salaries

1426
02:09:36,760 --> 02:09:40,000
in terms of expenditures is the last role there.

1427
02:09:41,040 --> 02:09:43,380
And this one, the $2.3 million

1428
02:09:43,380 --> 02:09:46,300
in anticipated salaries savings is no longer feasible

1429
02:09:46,300 --> 02:09:49,560
do the vacancies or lack of vacancies.

1430
02:09:50,140 --> 02:09:54,720
Typical vacant positions are filled pretty quick within six months,

1431
02:09:55,340 --> 02:09:58,700
but even while you have a vacancy for six months,

1432
02:09:59,060 --> 02:10:02,720
we do have made some efforts to cross-train,

1433
02:10:03,080 --> 02:10:09,300
meaning that we would try to hire someone before the other person retires

1434
02:10:09,300 --> 02:10:13,320
a leave, as well as a temporary staffing to provide service continuity.

1435
02:10:13,320 --> 02:10:26,180
In finance, in a wee struggle because when there's a vacancy, payroll checks still have to be paid, accounts payable checks have to be paid, reports have to be processed, so I was really challenging to do that.

1436
02:10:26,940 --> 02:10:42,360
So now we're at a stage where there's really no vacancies anymore, very little, so that anticipates salary savings like $2.3 million, not, but was not realized this year and probably will not be realized next year as well.

1437
02:10:42,360 --> 02:10:52,160
Okay. In terms of all the other categories, operating it's like office programs

1438
02:10:52,160 --> 02:10:58,940
applies and contract services, those were an alignment or we would put in actuals.

1439
02:10:59,220 --> 02:11:09,240
But overall, as in the previous slide, department spent below were actual expenditures are below

1440
02:11:09,240 --> 02:11:15,120
budgeted and hopefully we will end with a balanced budget when when all the

1441
02:11:15,120 --> 02:11:22,780
numbers are settled. I'm going to 2026, 2027 now, which we are started in March. I

1442
02:11:22,780 --> 02:11:29,700
mean I'm just just July, a month ago. So the adopted budget was $89 million, $89.1

1443
02:11:29,700 --> 02:11:34,380
million. I'm moving it down where it says later latest projection.

1444
02:11:38,480 --> 02:11:39,220
We're now

1445
02:11:39,220 --> 02:11:55,300
that increase in franchise fees and and business license tax that where I assume that will continue the likelihood of that decreasing is not going to happen.

1446
02:11:55,300 --> 02:12:05,640
So I increase revenues and I also remove the 1.5, 1.1 million dollars in anticipate salary savings.

1447
02:12:06,520 --> 02:12:13,700
And so if that goes as planned, we will have a balanced budget for this year at your end.

1448
02:12:14,420 --> 02:12:17,120
But there's a lot of assumptions made for that.

1449
02:12:17,120 --> 02:12:20,720
and next slide please.

1450
02:12:24,540 --> 02:12:29,940
Okay so for consideration this year the General

1451
02:12:29,940 --> 02:12:36,960
Fund revenues relies on over $5 million in development permits and fees. I

1452
02:12:36,960 --> 02:12:42,880
think I've mentioned in prior meetings that the prior year relied on permit

1453
02:12:42,880 --> 02:12:51,620
revenues and fees. And it's happening again. Union City will pay approximately 220,000 more for

1454
02:12:51,620 --> 02:12:59,380
parametric earthquake insurance. As a whole, we had the opportunity with joint powers risk pool

1455
02:13:00,080 --> 02:13:08,540
to purchase earthquake insurance and every agency in the risk pool agreed to that. So our share

1456
02:13:08,540 --> 02:13:24,500
is $220,000. Updated Fremont Dispatch Agreement, so we are ending a 10-year agreement, and we are about to go into another agreement, and it looks like we would probably cost the city more, about 250,000 odd more each year.

1457
02:13:25,280 --> 02:13:34,780
And the last part is updated county fire services is approximately 800,000 more than what the Union City adopted budget included.

1458
02:13:34,780 --> 02:13:42,940
So, about two years ago, Alameda County gave us some projections of where we would be for 2027,

1459
02:13:43,640 --> 02:13:52,060
and several months ago, they gave us new projection of what 2027 will cost us in as about $800,000 more.

1460
02:13:52,520 --> 02:13:56,400
I didn't put this into formal yet because I think the numbers are still finalizing.

1461
02:13:57,380 --> 02:14:03,600
Overall, staff is continuously monitoring revenues while trying to be prudent about our expenditures.

1462
02:14:05,340 --> 02:14:11,980
Moving over to authorized position list that was seeking the City Council approval for authorized position list changes.

1463
02:14:12,400 --> 02:14:14,720
First one is a deputy police chief.

1464
02:14:14,920 --> 02:14:20,420
This position is recommended to be added to implement succession planning activities for the department.

1465
02:14:21,560 --> 02:14:33,980
We will be reducing the we will add the police deputy chief but we're also removing one police officer position so that the number of

1466
02:14:33,980 --> 02:14:38,000
of sworn officers, number of police staff

1467
02:14:38,000 --> 02:14:38,800
would remain the same.

1468
02:14:39,460 --> 02:14:44,460
The next one is a cleanup where we had two position listed

1469
02:14:44,460 --> 02:14:48,680
as intervention counselor in the PEG, a bargaining group

1470
02:14:48,680 --> 02:14:51,540
and as well as a second one in the MAG bargaining group.

1471
02:14:52,080 --> 02:14:55,120
And now we are moving both towards the PEG

1472
02:14:55,120 --> 02:14:56,760
which is the professional employees group.

1473
02:14:57,380 --> 02:14:59,880
So again, there's no impact, there are no additions.

1474
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:27,580
A staffing there. And the last one is we had a special projects coordinator position budget in public works, which was basically doing graffiti, abatement, taking care of graffiti. But now we're moving that towards moving it back to the maintenance one streets, where that position of maintenance one street can also do graffiti abatement. So, all these positions are presented in exhibit A.

1475
02:15:27,580 --> 02:15:32,400
and that provides you with a full call position list.

1476
02:15:33,300 --> 02:15:35,940
And next slide.

1477
02:15:39,490 --> 02:15:41,970
Recommended action is recommend that city council

1478
02:15:41,970 --> 02:15:44,330
receive and file the quarterly financial report

1479
02:15:44,630 --> 02:15:46,430
and adopt the resolution of bending

1480
02:15:46,430 --> 02:15:50,530
the city's authorized position list for fiscal year 25 or 2627.

1481
02:15:54,040 --> 02:15:54,460
Thank you.

1482
02:15:55,700 --> 02:15:59,720
Let me ask the city council if there are any questions for you.

1483
02:16:04,980 --> 02:16:05,420
So,

1484
02:16:08,020 --> 02:16:11,360
thank you for making the time earlier today because I had a lot of questions this

1485
02:16:11,360 --> 02:16:11,520
way.

1486
02:16:11,760 --> 02:16:14,040
It's already after nine, so make things a little bit quicker.

1487
02:16:15,600 --> 02:16:20,640
You know, I really want to emphasize that we, we as a council, need to be getting monthly

1488
02:16:21,220 --> 02:16:22,060
financial reports.

1489
02:16:22,520 --> 02:16:25,720
I've been receiving them at the virtual Vasquez for about 13 years.

1490
02:16:25,980 --> 02:16:28,080
I don't understand why we're not getting them here.

1491
02:16:28,080 --> 02:16:40,120
We don't need to have this this update to send them to us once a month. We have a question. We'll submit it. We'll submit it to you guys and give us an answer. This way, those of us that want to look at the reports.

1492
02:16:40,560 --> 02:16:51,640
If we start seeing trends, we can start saying, well, what's going on here? And we can make sure that we can take action before it gets into a big problem.

1493
02:16:52,640 --> 02:16:59,580
The second thing is, you know, I understand when it comes to the salaries, you explain

1494
02:16:59,580 --> 02:17:05,080
that it looks like a deficit on there, but things were moved around within each department

1495
02:17:05,080 --> 02:17:07,180
to make sure that they were budget neutral.

1496
02:17:07,340 --> 02:17:10,820
I understand that, but it should also reflect on the bottom line over there.

1497
02:17:11,180 --> 02:17:13,480
Okay, we need a budget journal to address this.

1498
02:17:13,920 --> 02:17:15,120
This is the amended budget.

1499
02:17:15,180 --> 02:17:17,040
This is what's going to be what's going to be looking like.

1500
02:17:17,040 --> 02:17:25,480
I think just for transparency, so those that are in the audience and say, oh my God, look what they're doing with over time and seasonal, they cannot control.

1501
02:17:26,120 --> 02:17:31,060
No, it is controlled just that we made the budget journals and now we're many.

1502
02:17:31,620 --> 02:17:36,080
The budget isn't living document. It changes as the year goes on and things happen.

1503
02:17:37,160 --> 02:17:44,940
And another thing and this isn't really towards you. It's towards city manager and everybody is we have to stop relying on these 960 employees.

1504
02:17:45,500 --> 02:17:58,300
when you're gone you're gone. If you haven't, if you haven't shared your knowledge before you left, that's our fall. But go on your vacation, you're retired. So that would save a lot of money. So thank you.

1505
02:18:01,320 --> 02:18:02,120
Thank you.

1506
02:18:02,480 --> 02:18:03,180
Thank you. Thank you for the report.

1507
02:18:03,180 --> 02:18:15,720
It looks like there were a few different things that under the other considerations slide that added up to 1.27 million, something like that, and then also we have a remaining.

1508
02:18:16,580 --> 02:18:27,420
It looks like we chopped the projected salary savings in half, but we still are holding 1.15 million of salary savings for FY 2627.

1509
02:18:27,420 --> 02:18:41,360
And so are those the two areas that we're kind of monitoring as I mean obviously any line item could be off, but it sounds like there's 1.15 million salary savings that if we have close to zero vacancies won't we won't necessarily recognize.

1510
02:18:41,760 --> 02:18:53,040
And then you have these three other things, right, the fire contract and the dispatch center and the earthquake stuff that that's not yet been incorporated next year is that right.

1511
02:18:53,040 --> 02:19:04,700
That's correct, yeah, I did not incorporate the three, which includes the dispatch, fire, and insurance into the year and projection yet.

1512
02:19:05,100 --> 02:19:12,540
Got it. Okay. Well, I just want to thank you for, I know we're trying to shift to these quarterly updates, so appreciate getting this one on the books.

1513
02:19:12,540 --> 02:19:20,440
And I think there is a trade off, right? So doing them more frequently, obviously there's a certain amount of lift required to put it on.

1514
02:19:20,440 --> 02:19:25,300
and then also I noticed you know you have points where more investigation required because the numbers

1515
02:19:26,180 --> 02:19:30,620
have not even been finalized yet right the period we're talking about just ended

1516
02:19:31,160 --> 02:19:36,180
less than a month ago and so these are unaudited they could still change and so there's still

1517
02:19:36,180 --> 02:19:40,420
there's going to be some corrections both to the numbers themselves and to your explanations

1518
02:19:41,060 --> 02:19:45,700
for why the numbers are what they are so I think it's a worthwhile trade-off because I still think

1519
02:19:45,700 --> 02:19:51,640
quarterly make sense, but then when we do the next quarterly one, it'd be great if you

1520
02:19:51,640 --> 02:19:57,860
could refresh us on, hey, this is, if a number has changed between quarters, even for

1521
02:19:57,860 --> 02:20:02,480
the same period, or if an explanation, right, you know, some of those part-time and seasonal

1522
02:20:02,480 --> 02:20:08,220
pay type explanations, I think highlighting what change between quarterly reports would

1523
02:20:08,220 --> 02:20:11,560
be able to. But otherwise, thank you. I really appreciate it.

1524
02:20:11,560 --> 02:20:13,760
Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member.

1525
02:20:14,040 --> 02:20:15,040
What's the number one?

1526
02:20:15,840 --> 02:20:17,320
Yeah, thank you for the report.

1527
02:20:17,860 --> 02:20:27,060
So, and I want to understand that this, you talk about to the 511 and 30, which is the

1528
02:20:27,720 --> 02:20:34,480
anticipated salary is saving because the vaccines and we saved the 2.3 mediums.

1529
02:20:34,700 --> 02:20:41,100
Okay. So, and well, for the next year's budget, you say the,

1530
02:20:41,100 --> 02:20:43,160
that we still have a vacancy or not?

1531
02:20:44,020 --> 02:20:44,780
No vacancy.

1532
02:20:44,860 --> 02:20:49,420
Well, there's one, there's maybe a couple, right?

1533
02:20:49,680 --> 02:20:55,140
We have a few vacancies and I know there's some upcoming

1534
02:20:55,140 --> 02:20:58,320
retirements in the police department, so there will be

1535
02:20:58,320 --> 02:21:00,840
over the next year, quite a bit of transition.

1536
02:21:02,420 --> 02:21:08,260
The reason I'm asking and beside the salary savings and I think

1537
02:21:08,260 --> 02:21:14,300
the next one we should work with maybe is the over time right is the big challenges and

1538
02:21:14,820 --> 02:21:20,940
with the luckiest and we still make the pretty good looks good this year and so I was thinking

1539
02:21:20,940 --> 02:21:27,980
what the next year if the economics is not too much and improved so yeah so this is a very

1540
02:21:27,980 --> 02:21:34,920
challenging so if we can get into the report earlier quickly this will be better yeah thank you

1541
02:21:37,040 --> 02:21:40,320
I have nothing to add that hasn't already been talked about.

1542
02:21:41,680 --> 02:21:46,080
Okay. Can you bring the slide 70 back

1543
02:21:49,640 --> 02:21:50,860
to?

1544
02:21:51,060 --> 02:21:53,520
Can you explain to me?

1545
02:21:54,020 --> 02:21:58,900
I know you say you're going to make some adjustment on these numbers,

1546
02:21:58,940 --> 02:22:02,420
especially on the regular plot time pay.

1547
02:22:04,180 --> 02:22:09,300
the seasonal workers and the overtime pay.

1548
02:22:09,980 --> 02:22:13,440
Can you break it down if it's possible,

1549
02:22:14,180 --> 02:22:16,040
to how you're going to make adjustment on those?

1550
02:22:16,680 --> 02:22:19,720
Sure. So the regular part time pay,

1551
02:22:20,200 --> 02:22:25,320
it does look like it's higher than normal.

1552
02:22:26,200 --> 02:22:28,620
And we are looking in the details for that.

1553
02:22:29,400 --> 02:22:45,920
I think some of those costs belong to other departments, other funds, so I haven't a chance to dig into it yet, but it's still going to be close to budget or close to where it was actual last year.

1554
02:22:45,920 --> 02:22:57,580
the part time temp pay that one is on target as compared to last year, but it's

1555
02:22:57,580 --> 02:23:04,600
definitely beyond what's budgeted. I do know from there that about $200,000

1556
02:23:04,600 --> 02:23:13,220
in that was for special projects, 980 hour employees, that finance and

1557
02:23:13,220 --> 02:23:20,620
nature used to do special projects mostly the software migration. If I can

1558
02:23:20,620 --> 02:23:24,420
stop you for a second are you talking about the regular part-time pay? I'm

1559
02:23:24,420 --> 02:23:29,500
talking about the third row seasonal part-time pay. Now I'm talking about the

1560
02:23:29,500 --> 02:23:35,040
regular part-time pay. Yeah that one I need to dig into I haven't I don't have the

1561
02:23:35,040 --> 02:23:39,620
answer for that that this point in time. I have to get back to you on that. Okay

1562
02:23:39,620 --> 02:23:42,240
Okay, then you can go down to seasonal then.

1563
02:23:42,660 --> 02:23:44,680
Okay, so yeah, down to seasonal.

1564
02:23:45,120 --> 02:23:49,540
That one, it does exceed the budget because we had to use

1565
02:23:49,540 --> 02:23:57,540
temporary staffing to offset certain functions that we needed.

1566
02:23:58,200 --> 02:24:04,220
I'm speaking for finance and with that we reduce our operating expense

1567
02:24:04,220 --> 02:24:07,400
and we reduce our contract services so that we,

1568
02:24:07,400 --> 02:24:14,880
Instead of hiring consultants, we use staff to pay for the work we needed.

1569
02:24:16,800 --> 02:24:25,360
Over time, I think this one's probably the toughest one is that if you look at the trend

1570
02:24:25,360 --> 02:24:28,380
over time last year was 2.2 million.

1571
02:24:29,240 --> 02:24:30,840
This year is 2.5.

1572
02:24:30,840 --> 02:24:40,520
There it does make sense there's an incremental increase because employees are getting and what you increase is their salaries are higher over times a little higher.

1573
02:24:41,200 --> 02:24:53,600
But on top of that, there's also the use of the overtime and I believe this year in fiscal year 25, we did put many to use again for homeless cleanup.

1574
02:24:53,600 --> 02:25:02,640
up, especially events around the community dialogue did use some resources, which was

1575
02:25:02,640 --> 02:25:07,540
over time, as well as special projects and ongoing over time.

1576
02:25:07,920 --> 02:25:08,780
So that's well.

1577
02:25:08,880 --> 02:25:16,360
So, too, if I can stop you for a second, on the homeless cleaning, I think what I understood

1578
02:25:16,360 --> 02:25:25,280
it from John that we have a different fund that was used about $70,000 for the 11th street

1579
02:25:25,280 --> 02:25:31,780
or where the green street, a nickel, dime or whatever, that area, we had an issue with

1580
02:25:31,780 --> 02:25:38,760
the encampment and we used one of those funds there if I correctly understood.

1581
02:25:38,760 --> 02:25:45,400
Yes, we did use some outside contractors that needed to come in and

1582
02:25:45,400 --> 02:25:48,620
hallway vehicles and garbage, etc.

1583
02:25:49,260 --> 02:25:54,740
And we did use a different fund, but we didn't use the general fund dollars.

1584
02:25:54,940 --> 02:26:02,800
But we do oftentimes when we are supporting other agencies like Union Pacific or Alameda County Water District.

1585
02:26:02,800 --> 02:26:09,440
we do these large abatements are police are on standby and so it's common for us to bring in

1586
02:26:09,440 --> 02:26:17,360
folks to support those. Okay so what I want to ask you to if if he could first of all the

1587
02:26:17,360 --> 02:26:22,900
council are asking to bring it back as soon as possible for the next report maybe is it the

1588
02:26:22,900 --> 02:26:29,280
September is a good number or would you like to bring it back on October? Yeah I think I could bring

1589
02:26:29,280 --> 02:26:33,200
something back in September. I think it's special analysis you want I could do.

1590
02:26:34,280 --> 02:26:38,720
Would you like to bring it back on the first meeting or second meeting? Would you pick?

1591
02:26:39,700 --> 02:26:44,300
First meeting is fine. Okay. Okay. So first meeting of September.

1592
02:26:44,700 --> 02:26:52,660
Yeah. Okay. So I wanted to see the changes on the overtime pay. I wanted to find out what was the

1593
02:26:52,660 --> 02:27:00,920
approved budget for the police department and who else is getting overtime on that particular

1594
02:27:01,640 --> 02:27:12,920
2.5557. So I would like to see those numbers. We stand at least for the clarification.

1595
02:27:13,440 --> 02:27:23,160
Okay. Yeah. Okay. And you want to appreciate it to your explanation. Can you go to page number 72?

1596
02:27:27,440 --> 02:27:30,160
This is the same one, is it? Okay.

1597
02:27:33,720 --> 02:27:36,860
How about 70? Tony, can you turn it to page 72?

1598
02:27:39,890 --> 02:27:40,990
How about 70?

1599
02:27:49,410 --> 02:27:50,230
7 and 0.

1600
02:27:56,800 --> 02:28:01,660
Okay. So it seems like the same number. I'm looking at it. Mr. Mayor,

1601
02:28:01,660 --> 02:28:06,420
Yes, it's the same number. It's just a different description on the head.

1602
02:28:06,860 --> 02:28:11,060
Okay, so that's all I have to just wanted to look at those numbers to see where we're saying.

1603
02:28:11,660 --> 02:28:14,860
And I appreciate you. I know you haven't a rough time with these numbers.

1604
02:28:15,580 --> 02:28:19,620
And hopefully you get it right by September. Thank you.

1605
02:28:20,100 --> 02:28:21,100
Thank you so much.

1606
02:28:22,640 --> 02:28:26,580
There's anybody in the audience have a question on this particular agenda?

1607
02:28:26,860 --> 02:28:29,780
I'm saying on anybody on the Zoom.

1608
02:28:29,780 --> 02:28:36,660
no raised hands mayor okay all right so you can bring the slight back for them

1609
02:28:38,560 --> 02:28:47,620
any question for the question for the staff or okay I can somebody go ahead

1610
02:28:47,620 --> 02:28:49,340
make a motion there I'll

1611
02:28:52,260 --> 02:28:54,660
move that we adopt the resolution of any of the cities

1612
02:28:54,660 --> 02:29:01,700
authorized positions list for fiscal year 2627 okay there's second I second okay

1613
02:29:01,700 --> 02:29:07,540
motion by Councilman Saqqihar, second by Councilman Wan, roll call, please. Councilman Rene Sheheda.

1614
02:29:08,880 --> 02:29:14,220
Councilman Mersaki-Kohara. Aye. Councilman Wan. Aye. Vice Mayor Patinho. Aye.

1615
02:29:14,460 --> 02:29:21,020
Mayor Singh. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you so much. We appreciate your hard work.

1616
02:29:22,580 --> 02:29:29,860
Next item is on the agenda is. Adopt a resolution approving and adopting the City of Union City,

1617
02:29:29,860 --> 02:29:31,100
the City Council handbook.

1618
02:29:34,200 --> 02:29:34,940
Right, Chris.

1619
02:29:36,340 --> 02:29:36,880
Thank you.

1620
02:29:36,980 --> 02:29:38,280
He's the final guy holding us here.

1621
02:29:40,120 --> 02:29:42,560
Good evening, Mayor Singh members of City Council.

1622
02:29:43,200 --> 02:29:45,040
I'll be providing the presentation to see the next item.

1623
02:29:45,140 --> 02:29:45,660
Next slide, please.

1624
02:29:48,590 --> 02:29:52,010
Before I start, I just do want to acknowledge the legislation and policy committee.

1625
02:29:52,330 --> 02:29:56,050
Mayor Singh, council member Nisha here, we did spend a good couple of hours

1626
02:29:56,810 --> 02:29:59,810
digging into this handbook and I know a lot of thought went into it from the committee.

1627
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:29,820
So thank you for that. I also want to acknowledge the city clerk who made sure that the handbook was in a presentable format. So really appreciative of his efforts. So some of the rationale and background is that the city council currently lacks a formal comprehensive handbook regarding operational procedures administrative guidelines and statutory obligations in one central location. You know, the city council does currently operate under a mix of

1628
02:30:29,820 --> 02:30:32,420
of applicable state laws, municipal code obviously

1629
02:30:32,420 --> 02:30:33,960
and unwritten historical practice,

1630
02:30:34,560 --> 02:30:35,980
as well as relevant guidelines,

1631
02:30:36,160 --> 02:30:39,460
but these are dispersed and not in one easily accessible

1632
02:30:39,460 --> 02:30:39,980
location.

1633
02:30:41,280 --> 02:30:43,940
The legislature and policy committee did review

1634
02:30:44,750 --> 02:30:47,200
this initial draft of the handbook on April

1635
02:30:47,670 --> 02:30:49,500
this year and then subsequently in June,

1636
02:30:50,100 --> 02:30:54,060
where aside from one component related

1637
02:30:54,060 --> 02:30:56,260
to the use of unused travel funds,

1638
02:30:56,420 --> 02:30:58,620
the committee unanimously agreed with the proposed handbook

1639
02:30:58,620 --> 02:31:02,120
and left that outstanding item for a council discussion.

1640
02:31:02,980 --> 02:31:03,520
Next slide, please.

1641
02:31:09,470 --> 02:31:12,070
So the purpose is to sort of replace this reliance

1642
02:31:12,070 --> 02:31:15,130
on unwritten practices, different fragments

1643
02:31:15,130 --> 02:31:17,290
of the municipal code and standalone guideline,

1644
02:31:17,650 --> 02:31:18,730
build on established norms.

1645
02:31:19,130 --> 02:31:21,870
Obviously, the council has the adopted norms and guidelines

1646
02:31:22,450 --> 02:31:25,210
and provide a transparent and structured road map

1647
02:31:25,730 --> 02:31:27,230
for the conductive city business

1648
02:31:27,230 --> 02:31:29,770
that is orderly and conducted fairly.

1649
02:31:30,650 --> 02:31:37,150
this is a living document, so it's something that can be changed. In fact, the proposed resolution

1650
02:31:37,150 --> 02:31:44,430
allows staff to administratively change it when there's modification. So, for example, there is a

1651
02:31:45,150 --> 02:31:52,470
aspect of the handbook that addresses the council member compensation as well as the mayor's compensation,

1652
02:31:52,790 --> 02:31:58,110
as well as other components that address reimbursements. If those aspects change, then staff could just

1653
02:31:58,110 --> 02:32:00,450
administratively modify the handbook to reflect those.

1654
02:32:01,890 --> 02:32:06,550
And then, of course, the legislation and policy committee will regularly review it.

1655
02:32:06,830 --> 02:32:11,950
But the idea was to get a document in place that could be worked on in the future.

1656
02:32:13,210 --> 02:32:18,970
The objectives were to serve as a reference point for the City Council to provide a resource

1657
02:32:19,510 --> 02:32:24,770
for new council members during orientation and to allow for consistent governance for existing

1658
02:32:24,770 --> 02:32:25,450
council members.

1659
02:32:26,170 --> 02:32:33,430
next slide please. So I'm going to go over. There's eight operational chapters. I'll just do a high level overview.

1660
02:32:34,070 --> 02:32:40,470
The first chapter is for the mayor and city council. It sets forth a council code of ethics. This is 22 distinct categories.

1661
02:32:41,190 --> 02:32:44,010
The committee reviewed and agreed was appropriate.

1662
02:32:45,090 --> 02:32:50,410
Establishes the formal process by which the council sets long-term strategic plans and annual operation goals of the city.

1663
02:32:50,410 --> 02:32:57,070
I identify as the role of a mayor and vice mayor, as well as how appointments to their

1664
02:32:57,070 --> 02:33:03,530
bodies occur and vacancies, et cetera, and there are there is a reference to council

1665
02:33:03,530 --> 02:33:08,670
benefits and this relates to unused travel funds and discretionary funds which I'll discuss

1666
02:33:08,670 --> 02:33:09,690
on a later slide.

1667
02:33:10,390 --> 02:33:15,970
I will note that there is a provision on discipline, but there's no process for discipline that the

1668
02:33:15,970 --> 02:33:20,030
committee got into or addressed so that is something that if the council wanted to build upon

1669
02:33:20,030 --> 02:33:25,510
could be referred to committee and address later a lot of cities have for instance a

1670
02:33:25,510 --> 02:33:28,690
censure process things like that that's not something that is addressed in this handbook.

1671
02:33:32,030 --> 02:33:37,650
The next chapter is related to meetings. This addresses the formal structure of the order of

1672
02:33:37,650 --> 02:33:42,870
business and the procedures that are used. One new component that the council, the committee

1673
02:33:42,870 --> 02:33:50,370
recommended was a true August recess. We did do a survey of cities in the county and

1674
02:33:50,370 --> 02:33:56,010
the area, and most agencies quite frankly have a full August recess. Union City's practice

1675
02:33:56,010 --> 02:34:00,630
has been to have one council meeting in the, one regular council meeting in the meeting

1676
02:34:00,630 --> 02:34:06,710
of August, and so this would establish an August recess for the full month. Of course, the

1677
02:34:06,710 --> 02:34:10,910
Council could always call a special meeting if needed.

1678
02:34:11,790 --> 02:34:12,350
Next slide, please.

1679
02:34:15,780 --> 02:34:19,680
Chapter three addresses the agenda standardizes

1680
02:34:19,680 --> 02:34:24,000
a general compilation and is central location

1681
02:34:24,000 --> 02:34:27,380
for publication deadlines and public distribution

1682
02:34:28,240 --> 02:34:29,320
methods of information.

1683
02:34:30,260 --> 02:34:34,220
The fourth chapter is conflict's liability and decorum.

1684
02:34:34,220 --> 02:34:40,220
So, you know, this again just kind of reflects the existing laws as well as the numerous

1685
02:34:40,220 --> 02:34:45,220
trainings the councils take including financial training, AB 1234, harassment prevention

1686
02:34:45,220 --> 02:34:53,860
training, and additionally outlines how to address decorum or disruptions within the council

1687
02:34:53,860 --> 02:34:55,320
chambers during meetings.

1688
02:34:55,920 --> 02:34:56,460
Next slide please.

1689
02:35:01,840 --> 02:35:04,040
Chapter 5 relates to administration.

1690
02:35:04,040 --> 02:35:08,700
This outlines administrative support and function of the council.

1691
02:35:09,300 --> 02:35:32,380
Restates the council manager form of government, which we operate under as a general law city, including reference to non interference and addresses nepotism related to hiring specifically that the council is prohibited from hiring family members to direct appointees and that's essentially the city manager in the city attorney.

1692
02:35:33,880 --> 02:35:40,980
And then chapter six relates to communications and this identifies the process for interacting

1693
02:35:40,980 --> 02:35:42,180
with the public council meetings.

1694
02:35:42,880 --> 02:35:48,500
Establishes a standard two-minute public comment period subject to adjustment by the mayor,

1695
02:35:49,460 --> 02:35:52,500
either upward or downward depending on circumstances.

1696
02:35:53,570 --> 02:35:58,080
One aspect here is that moving forward should the council approve this.

1697
02:35:58,240 --> 02:36:01,240
There would be a five-minute time limit for council member comments.

1698
02:36:01,240 --> 02:36:07,260
and that's only before other council members have a chance to comment and the idea is to allow all of the council members a chance to

1699
02:36:07,260 --> 02:36:13,320
To comment on an item before a prolonged comments from one particular council member

1700
02:36:13,840 --> 02:36:24,060
The way that work and practice if one council member reach the five minute limit they would pause and the mayor would give other council members a chance to speak and then return to that council member if they had additional comments.

1701
02:36:24,600 --> 02:36:28,820
That was something that the committee discussed and felt was a good idea and appropriate.

1702
02:36:29,440 --> 02:36:49,880
Additionally, there's a provision addressing council member correspondence, particularly the use of a city letterhead to write letters or to the community or other individuals, particularly that the letter should not indicate that it is the position of the city unless it is truly the position of the city council.

1703
02:36:49,880 --> 02:37:01,020
and that the council members are responsible for providing a copy to city staff for record attention purposes of the correspondence that was provided.

1704
02:37:02,740 --> 02:37:03,420
Next slide please.

1705
02:37:08,080 --> 02:37:15,840
Chapter 7 resolution ordinance is a minute order. It's really just memorializes state law and practices related to adoption of formal council actions.

1706
02:37:15,840 --> 02:37:20,760
and then council committees this similarly just memorializes the process for

1707
02:37:20,760 --> 02:37:23,900
establishment and appointment of various committees as well as a typical

1708
02:37:23,900 --> 02:37:26,320
processes for the same. Next slide please.

1709
02:37:29,560 --> 02:37:32,000
So I mentioned earlier that there is a

1710
02:37:32,000 --> 02:37:36,800
provision in there that's highlighted for council discussion. The council provides

1711
02:37:36,800 --> 02:37:40,400
direction to move forward. The provisional stay-in if the council provides direction

1712
02:37:40,400 --> 02:37:44,260
to not include it. We would remove it administratively upon adoption of the proposed

1713
02:37:44,260 --> 02:37:50,900
resolution. Essentially, there's a provision that is contained within the handbook and

1714
02:37:50,900 --> 02:37:56,900
this was referred from the council earlier this year that the committee review and consider

1715
02:37:56,900 --> 02:38:02,700
a possible policy that will enable members of the city council to reallocate unused year

1716
02:38:02,700 --> 02:38:10,060
and or post engagement travel funds into discretionary accounts that could be provided to qualifying

1717
02:38:11,200 --> 02:38:24,440
The way that the process of work is that if there was remaining unused travel funds, the council member would submit documentation city manager that would have to meet the qualifications of the proposed policy.

1718
02:38:24,780 --> 02:38:38,420
If the use for a qualifying nonprofit met the proposed policy, the city manager would agendize it for a council consideration for approval of a budget amendment and transfer of the funds from the travel budget to.

1719
02:38:38,420 --> 02:38:44,800
to the general fund grant budget to be allocated to the qualifying non-profit.

1720
02:38:45,280 --> 02:38:47,160
It would still ultimately require council approval.

1721
02:38:47,960 --> 02:38:55,880
The committee was unable to reach a consensus on this particular issue and referred it to the Council for Determination.

1722
02:38:57,160 --> 02:38:57,880
Next slide, please.

1723
02:39:00,950 --> 02:39:08,530
And so with that, the staff recommendation is to first determine whether it wants to allow the discretionary funds process for unused travel funds.

1724
02:39:08,530 --> 02:39:18,310
and after that determination is made make a motion and to adopt a proposed resolution and certainly glad to answer any questions.

1725
02:39:19,250 --> 02:39:20,090
Thank you, Chris.

1726
02:39:21,050 --> 02:39:24,110
There was a member of the meeting, a long meeting.

1727
02:39:24,910 --> 02:39:26,270
Thank you for all the work.

1728
02:39:26,770 --> 02:39:27,550
Appreciate it.

1729
02:39:28,610 --> 02:39:33,610
Let me ask the council member if they have any question for you or comment.

1730
02:39:33,610 --> 02:39:36,130
Council, Vice Mayor Patigna?

1731
02:39:36,430 --> 02:39:40,110
No, good work and I will be not recommending

1732
02:39:40,110 --> 02:39:42,050
the use of discretionary funds.

1733
02:39:42,850 --> 02:39:45,370
Right, Councilman Saquerque-Hara?

1734
02:39:46,210 --> 02:39:46,650
Thank you, Mayor.

1735
02:39:46,890 --> 02:39:49,250
Thank you to Chris and the Legend Policy Committee

1736
02:39:49,250 --> 02:39:50,930
for working on this.

1737
02:39:51,270 --> 02:39:53,910
I think I might have brought up the discretionary thing

1738
02:39:53,910 --> 02:39:57,110
originally and after hearing or actually reading about

1739
02:39:57,110 --> 02:40:00,150
the public services grant allocation process

1740
02:40:00,150 --> 02:40:02,450
in our packet and then getting to hear about tonight.

1741
02:40:03,610 --> 02:40:07,210
I think we do have a robust process that we've kind of built out to

1742
02:40:08,570 --> 02:40:09,970
You know identify

1743
02:40:10,890 --> 02:40:17,290
The needs in the city and then which nonprofits are you know in a good position to actually use funds

1744
02:40:17,290 --> 02:40:19,970
So I actually think if we were gonna

1745
02:40:21,290 --> 02:40:26,530
Put travel funds back into the general fund that we're unused rather than it being

1746
02:40:27,250 --> 02:40:33,150
You know up to individual council member to prove all the board you could actually put it into

1747
02:40:33,610 --> 02:40:38,390
which, again, I think I was the one who originally floated that idea, but I've

1748
02:40:38,390 --> 02:40:46,070
think that it would make more sense to allocate it to the amount that we provide as part of

1749
02:40:46,070 --> 02:40:51,770
the existing process, either every year, every other year, whenever that process happens.

1750
02:40:52,250 --> 02:40:57,850
So it would just increase, right, if a council member put $2,000 back in, that it would just

1751
02:40:57,850 --> 02:41:07,710
just increase that $315,000 or $245,000 or whatever we usually put in by $2,000, so that

1752
02:41:07,710 --> 02:41:08,410
was my comment.

1753
02:41:09,130 --> 02:41:09,230
Thank you.

1754
02:41:09,350 --> 02:41:09,450
Okay.

1755
02:41:09,750 --> 02:41:10,390
Consumment 1?

1756
02:41:13,380 --> 02:41:13,700
No.

1757
02:41:13,880 --> 02:41:15,420
I mean, no comments there.

1758
02:41:17,800 --> 02:41:18,660
Consumment in the share?

1759
02:41:19,260 --> 02:41:20,720
Did you say you're not comment?

1760
02:41:22,460 --> 02:41:22,920
No.

1761
02:41:23,080 --> 02:41:26,420
I mean, there's pretty good work, and I do not have a comment.

1762
02:41:26,580 --> 02:41:29,120
There's lots of details here, so we need to follow that.

1763
02:41:33,620 --> 02:41:46,540
Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't get, are you supporting? Yeah, I'd support it as written. Oh, I see, okay, all right.

1764
02:41:49,400 --> 02:41:50,580
Okay, let's see.

1765
02:41:52,680 --> 02:41:59,580
So, but I want to say that the, you know, the, I take your point what you're saying.

1766
02:42:01,240 --> 02:42:12,800
but given the fact that our budget is very tight, there is no room whatsoever the way I see it and there is a lot more expense coming.

1767
02:42:14,140 --> 02:42:22,360
I really don't know how we are going to cover $800,000 from the five department and $250,000 for the disbass service.

1768
02:42:22,360 --> 02:42:38,320
I'm looking all around to maybe introduce those funding maybe next fiscal year to from $250,000 to $200, it depends how we do it.

1769
02:42:39,060 --> 02:42:52,260
If we have the fund available, the revenue come in, I don't mind to give the funding away, but if we don't have it, we have to run as it like a business here.

1770
02:42:52,260 --> 02:42:54,820
to keep the fire burning.

1771
02:42:55,240 --> 02:42:56,900
That's the way I operate.

1772
02:42:58,140 --> 02:43:03,240
So I think I would say that we

1773
02:43:05,140 --> 02:43:06,840
do the old fashioned way,

1774
02:43:06,980 --> 02:43:08,580
the way we were doing before,

1775
02:43:09,060 --> 02:43:11,900
just whatever the money fund left

1776
02:43:11,900 --> 02:43:14,620
just go back to the journal fund for now.

1777
02:43:15,180 --> 02:43:16,420
And then we can read it again.

1778
02:43:16,560 --> 02:43:20,200
If we have any additional funding,

1779
02:43:20,820 --> 02:43:31,500
Who knows what the future holds, but for now, I think we're going to have to accept the fact that we need to put back money in the general fund.

1780
02:43:33,320 --> 02:43:35,020
So motion is on the table already.

1781
02:43:37,640 --> 02:43:38,900
Did you make the motion?

1782
02:43:38,900 --> 02:43:42,180
I don't think there's a motion on the table, but could is there a motion on the table?

1783
02:43:42,440 --> 02:43:44,180
No, but we also need to take public comment.

1784
02:43:44,180 --> 02:43:50,940
Okay. Okay. There's anyone in the audience would like to speak now. Go ahead.

1785
02:43:59,000 --> 02:44:00,440
Turn the microphone on, please.

1786
02:44:03,240 --> 02:44:08,640
Good evening. So, um, helping things. First, the money with

1787
02:44:08,640 --> 02:44:14,760
the child expenses, we went through this already. It seems to me that Patino always wants everybody's

1788
02:44:14,760 --> 02:44:20,640
extra money. That needs to stop. So we don't ever need to revisit that. Just cut it out. Put it back

1789
02:44:20,640 --> 02:44:27,600
grant general fund or something else useful to one of the 501Cs but don't give it back to

1790
02:44:27,600 --> 02:44:34,780
Petina so he can go traveling and making more getting more endorsements from other people from

1791
02:44:34,780 --> 02:44:41,720
other cities like in Texas and in Boston and wherever he happens to be and to I don't see how we

1792
02:44:41,720 --> 02:44:48,560
can possibly cut fire no way no how because we never know when something's going to happen with all

1793
02:44:48,560 --> 02:44:57,940
the dryness in this stage that we can't afford to use one fire station, one more fireman,

1794
02:44:58,560 --> 02:44:59,900
cut, not one more dollar from.

1795
02:45:00,240 --> 02:45:28,860
We need to keep them just as we need to keep PD. That's it. Thank you so much. All right. Anybody on the zoom? No raised hands mayor. Okay. All right. Thank you so much. Let's. Okay. He comes from an initiative. I made a motion already. So let's. Is there's a second? I don't think I made a motion. Did I make a motion? I don't think so. You didn't. Okay.

1796
02:45:28,860 --> 02:45:34,800
You were saying you're supporting this I said it supported. Okay. That doesn't I don't I didn't I didn't

1797
02:45:34,800 --> 02:45:37,480
Let's let's make a motion then somebody can

1798
02:45:38,920 --> 02:45:40,040
Okay, uh

1799
02:45:40,040 --> 02:45:50,280
We turn whether it won't well we already turn one allow no no we don't we want to take the report as is and we will not use unused travel funds

1800
02:45:50,280 --> 02:45:51,200
uh

1801
02:45:51,860 --> 02:45:52,760
To propose

1802
02:45:55,140 --> 02:46:02,180
Okay, we will not allow the use of unused travel funds to be used for discretionary funding.

1803
02:46:02,520 --> 02:46:03,920
That correct. Yeah, there we go.

1804
02:46:04,280 --> 02:46:07,020
So we'll go back to the general fund.

1805
02:46:07,700 --> 02:46:08,220
Is that correct?

1806
02:46:09,880 --> 02:46:11,200
Yes, is that correct?

1807
02:46:11,540 --> 02:46:16,060
Yes, I think the motion is to approve the council handbook with removal of the discretionary funds provision.

1808
02:46:16,920 --> 02:46:18,360
Okay, is there a second?

1809
02:46:19,240 --> 02:46:27,760
I second. Okay, roll call please. Council member Nishihita. Aye. Council member Sakehara. Aye.

1810
02:46:28,180 --> 02:46:35,480
Council member Wang. Aye. Vice Mayor Patinio. Aye. And Mayor Singh. Aye. So motion passes unanimously.

1811
02:46:35,980 --> 02:46:44,680
Thank you so much, guys. The next thing on the item on the agenda is number seven.

1812
02:46:44,680 --> 02:46:53,060
number 8 is item referred by the City Council. Council member Nishihara, you go first.

1813
02:46:57,700 --> 02:47:06,720
Thank you, Mayor. HRC meeting had July 22nd, nothing to report. And then July 22nd,

1814
02:47:06,720 --> 02:47:16,520
same day, I joined WMA, sorry, waste management authority and energy council meeting. And there's nothing to report from that meeting either.

1815
02:47:16,520 --> 02:47:19,140
Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Councilman one.

1816
02:47:20,500 --> 02:47:25,800
Hey, may I have a nesting report? Yeah. Okay. Councilman Sarkar Kihaar.

1817
02:47:27,020 --> 02:47:34,540
On the 22nd, the housing authority had a personal committee meeting for an hour to discuss

1818
02:47:34,540 --> 02:47:41,460
the executive director's annual performance evaluation. And then we had a regular meeting,

1819
02:47:41,460 --> 02:47:46,120
but unfortunately did not achieve quorum. So everything that we were going to do with that meeting

1820
02:47:46,120 --> 02:47:52,340
has been, we heard it as informational items and we are not going to take a recess in August.

1821
02:47:52,340 --> 02:47:56,700
We're going to meet in August to try to take action because our annual report that's due to the

1822
02:47:56,700 --> 02:48:02,980
federal government is due. So we need to take action before September. That's it. Okay. Thank you.

1823
02:48:03,340 --> 02:48:04,680
I've always met Patina.

1824
02:48:07,330 --> 02:48:10,890
Yeah July 16th and 17th. I was in Redondo Beach,

1825
02:48:10,890 --> 02:48:15,390
your CalCities Board of Directors meeting. We went over the budget, bills and legislature,

1826
02:48:15,390 --> 02:48:45,370
positions on propositions and we received a legal update from the 17th to the 18th we piggybacked off the Cal City's board meeting with the Cal City's Latino caucus board meeting and we approved another so we approved our dates for other meetings, events were going to be doing and plans for the conference in September and also I'd just like to share that last week I was informed that I received the

1827
02:48:45,370 --> 02:48:49,550
received in their two-year term to the Board of Directors National of the

1828
02:48:49,550 --> 02:48:54,250
California cities. So some people may not like it but I guess they'll be going on

1829
02:48:54,250 --> 02:48:54,610
some trips.

1830
02:48:58,220 --> 02:49:03,340
Okay. Anything else? Okay. Myself, I attended the

1831
02:49:03,340 --> 02:49:08,400
Alameda County Transportation Commission meeting where we received an

1832
02:49:08,400 --> 02:49:14,200
informational presentation regarding the track restriction on 580.

1833
02:49:14,200 --> 02:49:38,460
There were so many speakers about 30 speakers showed up that they were protesting, not having a big rig going on 580 because they have some statistics showing that on 880 and 580 every 300,000 people in the pollution is causing cancer.

1834
02:49:38,460 --> 02:49:40,520
So it was a big concern there.

1835
02:49:41,420 --> 02:49:45,180
So basically the discussion went on and on.

1836
02:49:45,440 --> 02:49:47,340
It was just informational.

1837
02:49:47,920 --> 02:49:49,160
There was no decision made.

1838
02:49:50,480 --> 02:49:50,960
It has to.

1839
02:49:51,540 --> 02:49:53,980
If they want to lift up the ban, the.

1840
02:49:55,020 --> 02:49:56,840
The matter has to go to state.

1841
02:49:57,520 --> 02:49:59,200
The state has the ban on there.

1842
02:49:59,500 --> 02:50:03,800
So that was that was it for three hours anyhow.

1843
02:50:04,240 --> 02:50:05,400
And that's all I have.

1844
02:50:05,400 --> 02:50:08,860
Let's go with the Court of the Order, Vice Mayor Patina.

1845
02:50:10,260 --> 02:50:14,360
Okay, thank you, Mr. Mayor, on the 14th, the 13th.

1846
02:50:14,360 --> 02:50:19,240
I was in Los Angeles for the Nileo 50th Anniversary Conference.

1847
02:50:20,040 --> 02:50:26,700
There, I met Governor, Governor O'Rill, Kennedy, Rosera.

1848
02:50:28,380 --> 02:50:33,400
And that, on the 13th, we had, no, 5th, 14th.

1849
02:50:33,400 --> 02:50:47,480
There was a reception held by the console generals of Mexico and Ireland. It was held at the Mexican console general's house. I attended that and I was actually interviewed by Chuck Rocha and Mike Woodridge on their radio station.

1850
02:50:48,180 --> 02:51:05,800
So, and then I already mentioned the 16th through the 18th. I was at the Cal City's event but I flew back on the 19th over here to be at the FIFA watch party that was being thrown by a group of floor and Chevy's was in their parking lot that a big jumbo tron was pretty fun.

1851
02:51:05,800 --> 02:51:07,560
A lot of people showed up, lots of food.

1852
02:51:09,600 --> 02:51:17,000
Then this past week I was in Mexico City for the MAPA Summit, Mexican American Policy Alliance in Mexico City.

1853
02:51:17,540 --> 02:51:22,400
I met with leaders in government, healthcare, education, and business from both sides of the border.

1854
02:51:23,340 --> 02:51:29,220
We got to meet the chief of staff to President Shinebaum, the Mexican senators from Nuevo

1855
02:51:29,220 --> 02:51:35,180
Leon and Yucatán, and former governor of the state of Mexico and former presidential

1856
02:51:35,180 --> 02:51:42,320
candidate, Wachdemo Garlandas, and we also got to meet Secretary of the Mexican Ministry

1857
02:51:42,320 --> 02:51:45,120
of Finance, Edgar Amador Zamora.

1858
02:51:46,180 --> 02:51:51,260
And the purpose of this was to get state and local governments engaged with the Mexican

1859
02:51:51,260 --> 02:51:57,580
in government and because we must be the ones to build the bridges with Mexico in order to

1860
02:51:58,100 --> 02:52:03,860
be more prosperous and we can't wait for Washington to do to do anything because they haven't

1861
02:52:03,860 --> 02:52:09,320
been doing it. So that's why this group has been formed. I was on one of the panels. I was happy

1862
02:52:09,320 --> 02:52:16,800
to have helped plan this whole summit. And one thing, you know, some angry people,

1863
02:52:16,800 --> 02:52:24,380
I was an angry person who was saying earlier was that my trips, well my trips, I pay a lot of amount of pocket, very little actually gets paid by the city.

1864
02:52:24,980 --> 02:52:31,240
And because of these trips, I was able to save the $3.1 million project for Fire Station 31.

1865
02:52:32,020 --> 02:52:34,200
That is verifiable. That is undisputable.

1866
02:52:34,880 --> 02:52:42,420
Now, we would be $3.1 million more in the hole if I hadn't met these, made these contexts with shifts office.

1867
02:52:42,420 --> 02:52:50,700
National League of Cities, Senator Badea, who actually got the project through, and it was my

1868
02:52:50,700 --> 02:52:56,380
phone call that made it happen. It wasn't anybody else, even our lobbyists couldn't do it.

1869
02:52:56,860 --> 02:53:01,580
So, I just want to make that clear, okay? So, enough from the Pina Gallery over there.

1870
02:53:02,620 --> 02:53:03,860
All right, thank you.

1871
02:53:06,540 --> 02:53:07,620
Consumers, that's how you heard?

1872
02:53:07,980 --> 02:53:08,840
Nothing from me, ma'am.

1873
02:53:08,840 --> 02:53:10,120
Okay. Councilman Wang.

1874
02:53:12,400 --> 02:53:18,500
Yes. And so I just want to say, I mean, there are two things I need to announce

1875
02:53:18,500 --> 02:53:26,440
and this Thursdays and General Counsel from the Philippines and it's going to come to the

1876
02:53:26,440 --> 02:53:33,700
Union City and it's invited by the Chamber of Commerce of the Union City. So I also want to

1877
02:53:33,700 --> 02:53:38,400
mention about those traveling. We need a business and come to the Union City. We need to have a

1878
02:53:38,400 --> 02:53:46,860
last program, and last spring, and I went to visit the Vice Mayor and to the Washington D.C.

1879
02:53:47,360 --> 02:53:55,260
We have a chance to meet the embassies of the Filipino embassies, and we talk about

1880
02:53:55,260 --> 02:54:03,580
all the formal, the Korean, and the protocols. And also the new General Counsel, the Philippines,

1881
02:54:03,580 --> 02:54:07,560
when he arrived to San Francisco wasting a week

1882
02:54:07,560 --> 02:54:10,260
and he visited the Union City.

1883
02:54:10,580 --> 02:54:13,320
We have so many Filipinos and people

1884
02:54:13,320 --> 02:54:15,860
living in the Union City, which is a very help.

1885
02:54:16,520 --> 02:54:19,360
And this person already be the Union City three times.

1886
02:54:20,140 --> 02:54:22,520
This will bring lots of traffic and lots of business.

1887
02:54:23,460 --> 02:54:25,300
And it's good for the city.

1888
02:54:25,500 --> 02:54:27,940
I think it, yeah, I just want people to know.

1889
02:54:28,420 --> 02:54:31,240
And also, because we have no meetings in August

1890
02:54:31,240 --> 02:54:39,500
to and Sister City and Union City and Sister City will be the OXA 16 Sunday at 12 o'clock in

1891
02:54:39,500 --> 02:54:46,140
the marketing center. Yeah, McWinds was in too. All right, thank you. Councilman Lee's here.

1892
02:54:46,440 --> 02:54:51,320
All right, last Tuesday, I attended the BPAC meeting. Thank you, Mary Lou, for informing me and

1893
02:54:52,360 --> 02:55:00,280
and letting me get there. National night out, I might not be able to make it. I have some scheduled

1894
02:55:01,360 --> 02:55:06,660
Travel that may happen during that time, but it may not so you may see me may not I'll know more that day

1895
02:55:07,380 --> 02:55:11,740
Thank you mayor for highlighting the work that daily bull does in our community

1896
02:55:12,360 --> 02:55:18,360
Daily bull is celebrating ten years of operation. I think it's I like August 6th

1897
02:55:19,400 --> 02:55:20,980
2016 is when it incorporated

1898
02:55:21,560 --> 02:55:28,660
So ten years just we just surpassed seven million pounds of food recovered for those of you don't who don't know what daily bull

1899
02:55:28,660 --> 02:55:36,400
It does. It's a nonprofit based in Union City, serving Union City nonprofits that find sources

1900
02:55:36,400 --> 02:55:43,300
of unwanted food and delivers it to agencies that feed people. It's a great mission, it's

1901
02:55:43,300 --> 02:55:53,920
a great organization. We are celebrating 10 years on Saturday, September 26th, at 6.30

1902
02:55:55,240 --> 02:56:00,380
you can get your tickets at dailybowl.org and also sponsorships are available.

1903
02:56:00,840 --> 02:56:02,880
So that concludes my report.

1904
02:56:03,420 --> 02:56:04,140
Thank you.

1905
02:56:04,980 --> 02:56:09,500
Myself, we attended the S&N Festival.

1906
02:56:10,180 --> 02:56:16,460
And we had our booth there for several, almost about 400 people there.

1907
02:56:16,760 --> 02:56:22,160
And we appreciated our city staff and the police department there.

1908
02:56:23,500 --> 02:56:29,680
somehow we hit and missed the fire department. I don't know what happened, but they were

1909
02:56:29,680 --> 02:56:34,960
trying to get hold of someone from the fire department. They couldn't get hold of anybody.

1910
02:56:35,120 --> 02:56:42,860
They called me and texted me and I didn't. I texted several times to the battalion chief

1911
02:56:42,860 --> 02:56:51,320
David Nank. He never responded. Then I called the chief McDonald. He didn't respond. Then

1912
02:56:51,320 --> 02:56:57,240
Then I went to the fire station on Central Avenue, around 11 o'clock, right to ring the

1913
02:56:57,240 --> 02:56:57,520
bell.

1914
02:56:57,960 --> 02:56:59,260
Nobody responded either.

1915
02:57:00,220 --> 02:57:01,980
So it was very ironic.

1916
02:57:03,260 --> 02:57:06,220
They were continued to ask me, hey, are they coming, are they coming?

1917
02:57:06,420 --> 02:57:07,140
I said, I don't know.

1918
02:57:07,580 --> 02:57:08,540
I don't have no answer.

1919
02:57:09,940 --> 02:57:13,920
So I'm hoping next time somebody attend the festival.

1920
02:57:13,920 --> 02:57:26,560
Well, it's a huge festival annual festival Saturday and Sunday last week of July, so that's all thank you so much.

1921
02:57:30,800 --> 02:57:34,460
Yeah, there was another one time, Logan High School called the six sports.

1922
02:57:34,460 --> 02:57:37,280
Yeah, there's a lot of people there and then I appreciate it.

1923
02:57:37,640 --> 02:57:41,500
Consumbing with Jeff Wong, he helped me all day with the prepared the food.

1924
02:57:42,400 --> 02:57:43,060
Poor guy.

1925
02:57:43,640 --> 02:57:49,080
That's stuck with me all day. Thank you so much. All right. If there is no more

1926
02:57:49,080 --> 02:57:51,540
business, I call this meeting to jar.

1927
02:57:53,940 --> 02:58:00,620
Oh, it's, oh, it's exactly 10 o'clock. It's 9, 10. It's 10.