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I'm kevin wilk, mayor of the

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city of walnut creek and

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welcome to the regular meeting

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of the walnut creek city

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council.

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>> the city council is

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conducting this meeting from

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the city council chamber.

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This meeting is being video

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streamed and could be viewed

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live or later on the city's

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website as some attendees MAY

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be participating in their first

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I wanted to welcome everyone

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and talk briefly about the

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public comment process for each

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agenda item there will be an

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opportunity for public comment

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on the item thus if you desire

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to speak to an item on the

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agenda this evening please hold

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your comments until the city

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council considers that item.

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evening consistent with section

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9.5 of the city council

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handbook 30 minutes will be

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initially allocated for public

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if necessary.

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public comment please complete

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a speaker id card and line up

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behind the lectern at the

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appropriate time.

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you approach the lectern please

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state your name and city of

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residence for the record you

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will have two minutes to

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address the city council to

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pursuant to california

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government code section 54953.4

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zoom and would like to make a

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star 90 for calling by phone

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during the agenda item on which

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>> again you will have two

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minutes to address the city

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is a city business meeting.

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rules of decorum to ensure that

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meetings are conducted

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that all members of the public

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opportunity to be heard.

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outlines decorum expected in

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the council chamber and can be

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All remarks should be addressed

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to the city council.

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which disrupts disturbs or

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received up to wo hours before

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the meeting have been posted to

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the city's website for public

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>> all right.

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Well good evening.

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I'm kevin wilk, mayor of the

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city of walnut creek and

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welcome to the tuesday,

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SEPTEMBER 1st, 2026 regular

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meeting of the walnut creek

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city council.

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>> and if you please join me in

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the pledge of allegiance I

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pledge allegiance to the flag

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the united states of america

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and to the republic for which

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it stands one nation under GOD.

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Indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> and city clerk susie

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>> would you call the roll,

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Councilmember darling I'm here.

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Councilor devaney here.

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Councilmember silva is here.

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Mayor pro tem francois.

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Dear mayor, welcome here.

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All right, so the first item is

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a proclamation for emergency

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preparedness month.

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recently retired cert member

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don providence to receive the

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proclamation.

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to take a moment to recognize

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don with a certificate of

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recognition in honor of his

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retirement after 16 years of

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service to walnut creek state

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and our community.

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And since completing his cert

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training in 2010, don has been

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a leader in building and

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strengthening the emergency

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communications group.

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radio infrastructure, secured

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grants to modernize our

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emergency communications

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capabilities, developed

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training and used throughout

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that use throughout contra

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costa county and led our

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volunteers in regional and

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statewide emergency

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preparedness exercises.

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Through his expertise

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leadership and generous

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commitment to mentoring others,

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don has helped ensure that

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walnut creek is better prepared

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to communicate and respond when

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disaster strikes.

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Don thank you for 16 years of

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dedicated service and for the

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lasting impact you've made on

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our community.

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>> now you have findlay.

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>> don't believe any of that.

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>> all I can say is it's been a

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privilege to serve this city

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for so long a city that has

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returned so much to my family,

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to myself and my family.

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We've lived here almost 50

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years so it's been a privilege.

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>> thank you.

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Well, thank you, don.

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>> don't go away.

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Don't go too far there.

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We are going to take a picture

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with you.

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And do we have a subpopulation

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This is this is not it.

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But look up here.

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>> let's do the picture and

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then we're going to grab the

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proclamation and we'll do our.

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Luckily we have something right

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Very conservative government

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regulations.

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So I look at that.

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The official that we need to

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face again one more word to the

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How is your face?

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I think it's o pretty.

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Does any council member wish to

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on the consent calendar either

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Or if you're remote please use

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the raise hand feature or press

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star nine if you're calling.

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attending in person please

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complete a speaker id card and

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come forward and line up behind

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the lectern at this time.

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Do we have anybody and we have

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motion on the remaining items

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on the remaining items.

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I move to approve items two a

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through f and h.

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Second with a motion to second

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call the roll, please, mayor

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well, I mayor pro tem francois

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curious and okay so now item

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Thank you very much mayor.

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The item is a five year

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agreement for a contract for

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services and for software

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services for basically

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ticketing in the arts and

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recreation department.

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this is there a separate system

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that lesher center ses or will

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this be the same system?

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Chris farrow arts and rec

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director the lesher uses a

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separate system for ticketing.

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for facility rentals, picnic

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rentals and then program

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>> okay we it was in MAY that

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of the agreement so this is now

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approving five years of the

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agreement actually for six.

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>> there was a staff error.

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>> so the 582 674 which on page

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two if you look at that table

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what was included in the

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original ask was columns one,

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two and four after the approval

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staff as we are moving forward

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with an active not realize that

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we take in transaction fees and

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it's basically a pass through.

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So we're charging those using

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the system a transaction ee

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and then we're paying that

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transaction fee back out.

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So we did not include that in

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the original ask and we need to

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because it is both a revenue

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and an expense to us and even

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though it's a net zero we still

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need council authority for

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those funds.

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So we recalculated the amount

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based on including the

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transaction fees.

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And since we were coming back

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to council we also decided to

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add some hardware just in case

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we need it.

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As of right now we've been told

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by the active net that our

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current hardware the things

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that we use to to scan for

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example or to swipe will work

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with the new system.

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>> so that's why we hadn't

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included it.

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But since we were coming back

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to council anyways we thought

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it's probably in our best

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interest to include some

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hardware costs just in case we

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run into a place where we need

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to dish to replace some

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hardware to be to work with the

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new system.

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So we did that as well.

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So the total amount when you

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include those transaction fees

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is 1,798,358.

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>> but I want to note that all

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of those transaction fees will

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net out.

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we just need to ask for council

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approval in order to pay the

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expenditures but we will see

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that on the revenue ide as

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well.

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> so let me clarify make sure

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I understand trance absolutely

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fee seems to be the fee like

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the bank charge for using a

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credit card correct card so

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these are standard fees and

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this is not a guaranteed

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amount.

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This is just an estimate based

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on certain levels of revenue, a

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certain number of transactions

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that we've experienced in the

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past and then projecting out.

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Yes.

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And does this system allow us

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to we recently at the last

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meeting approved our user fees

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that included a resident

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benefit payment discount

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discount is does this system

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allow us to do this?

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It does great.

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Thank you, mayor.

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Thank you.

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Do you have any other questions

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on this item?

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No.

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Okay.

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And councilmember silva, would

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you like to make a motion and

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move to approve item two g in

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the consent calendar which is

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the authorization of the city

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manager for a five year

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agreement?

387
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We're about to network four for

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recreation management software

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services in an amount not to

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exceed just about $81.8

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million.

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Second, we have a motion to

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second and a third.

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>> councilmember silva I

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councilmember darling I

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councilmember devinney to my

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right mayor pro tem francois

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mayor well I ight so next on

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the agenda is public

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communications.

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This portion of the meeting is

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reserved for comments on items

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not on the agenda.

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All remarks should be addressed

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to the city council.

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Please do not use profanity

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during your comments.

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Under the brown act the council

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cannot act on items raised in

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public communication but MAY

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respond briefly to statements

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made or questions posed request

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clarification or for the item

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to staff consistent with

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section 9.5 the city council

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handbook 30 minutes will be

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allocated at this time for

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public communications for items

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not on the agenda additional

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time for public communications

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for items not on the agenda

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will be provided at the end of

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the meeting if necessary.

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Written comments submitted have

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been posted to the city's

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website for public review and

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are included in the meeting

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record but will not be

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separately read into the record

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at this time I'll note that the

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time is 614 and we'll take

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public comments and items on

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the agenda until approximately

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644 and then the remainder of

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any such comments at the end of

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the open session portion of the

437
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meeting please use the raise

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hand feature or press star 90

439
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for calling in if you'd like to

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make a remote public comment

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and this time if anybody would

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like to make any in-person

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-

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comments and please come

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forward fill out a speaker card

446
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.

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i see MRS. Warren has one in

448
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her hand and you'll have two

449
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minutes.

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Good evening jan warren from

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the woodlands.

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It's maybe technically not a

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city council question but maybe

454
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you can direct me a month or

455
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two ago on next door or

456
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somebody was talking about the

457
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we get a lot of action on

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ignacio and I live off of oak

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grove and and there was a car

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that was n fire and it was

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between an our city and like on

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the line almost the way they

463
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talked about it our city and

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concord and of course we're a

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consol predated fire department

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and so they were you know too

467
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stressed the same like you know

468
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no no walnut creek people are

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coming out or something and so

470
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I was just curious is there a

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contact for the con fire or

472
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whatever it's called now to ask

473
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how that's done you know

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somebody calls in and I guess

475
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it's like a dispatch that would

476
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go and say hey, so but would

477
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they pull someone possibly from

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our station and from a station

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in concord or do you have any

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idea who I could talk?

481
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Well, con fire me obviously you

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would call 911 if you saw that

483
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and they would decide where

484
00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:52,292
it's coming from.

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What I would suggest is we have

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our chief of police in the back

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of the room and he'd be happy

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to talk with you about that.

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But if anybody sees a car on

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fire on any road that you're

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on, call 911 and let dispatch

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figure out who's going to get

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there.

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Yeah.

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>> thanks jan kevin, if I if I

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could add the con fire is a

497
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county jan well I just can let

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you know con fire too.

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That's a county district so

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they're not they're not

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responding ased on, you know,

502
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city boundaries and when

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there's a fire there's often

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more than one unit deployed so

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they'll someone's responding

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and and they're not they're not

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concerned about the the city

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lines yeah I can I can I'm

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aware of that oh understanding

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the people's position oh okay

511
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thank thank ou.

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Jan do you have any other any

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other public comment here in

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the chamber.

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>> right.

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Seeing none.

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Do we have anybody on line?

518
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No one on line and nobody on

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line.

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So we will close public comment

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and we will move to council

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member and staff announcements

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reports and activities r

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requests the city attorney do

525
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we have any announcements?

526
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>> no closed session

527
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announcements.

528
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City manager any report?

529
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Yeah I do have one I want to

530
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update this evening.

531
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Mayor dan buckshi sure I city

532
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manager as many of you are I'm

533
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sure are aware yesterday was

534
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the last day of the legislative

535
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session in sacramento for the

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state government.

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This would be the 2026 session

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and is the the second year of a

539
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two year session.

540
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I just thought I would give a

541
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very high overview just to give

542
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a ense of scale in terms of

543
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what's occurred.

544
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So in 2026 the state

545
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legislature introduced 846

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bills.

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so think 846 new laws that were

548
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introduced.

549
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Of those 1103 were approved by

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the legislature and move

551
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through.

552
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So more than you know, roughly

553
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half or a little more than that

554
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of that 177 have been in signed

555
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into law and 926 emain with

556
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the governor for his review and

557
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he has until AUGUST 30th AUGUST

558
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30th to take action on those

559
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bills or I'm sorry SEPTEMBER

560
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30th.

561
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>> yeah.

562
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Thank you.

563
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It would be hard to do,

564
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wouldn't it?

565
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And I would just highlight

566
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there are several bills that

567
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are quite impactful to walnut

568
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creek and to other cities.

569
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I won't go into those details

570
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but I do anticipate some

571
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budgetary pressures as a result

572
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of these bills if they are

573
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passed and other regulatory

574
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changes that we will and

575
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challenges that we will be

576
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dealing with.

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Our intention is to ave our

578
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consultant from townsend public

579
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affairs provide an update

580
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likely in OCTOBER with more

581
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details about those bills once

582
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we know what's actually signed

583
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or vetoed by the governor.

584
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>> thank you, jim.

585
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And now we have city council

586
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member reports on ab one two,

587
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three four activities.

588
00:17:47,936 --> 00:17:49,936
Let's start over.

589
00:17:50,238 --> 00:17:51,390
Councilmember silva how did I

590
00:17:51,390 --> 00:17:51,539
know you were going to turn and

591
00:17:51,539 --> 00:17:53,608
look at me first?

592
00:17:53,608 --> 00:17:57,208
Thank you mayor so two items

593
00:17:57,312 --> 00:17:57,946
that I wanted to spend a little

594
00:17:57,946 --> 00:18:00,816
bit of time on the diablo

595
00:18:00,816 --> 00:18:01,483
regional arts association which

596
00:18:01,483 --> 00:18:02,217
is our partner in our

597
00:18:02,217 --> 00:18:04,617
fundraising partner and program

598
00:18:05,153 --> 00:18:05,820
support partner for the lecture

599
00:18:05,820 --> 00:18:08,557
center of the arts held its

600
00:18:08,557 --> 00:18:08,957
regular board meeting yesterday

601
00:18:08,957 --> 00:18:09,591
.

602
00:18:09,591 --> 00:18:12,591
It's one month until on

603
00:18:12,793 --> 00:18:13,595
broadway which is OCTOBER third

604
00:18:13,595 --> 00:18:14,263
which is the annual fundraiser

605
00:18:14,263 --> 00:18:17,232
where they focus on raising

606
00:18:17,232 --> 00:18:20,232
funds to support arts access

607
00:18:20,602 --> 00:18:21,469
programs and other special

608
00:18:21,469 --> 00:18:22,137
programs at the leisure center

609
00:18:22,137 --> 00:18:24,940
and the arts access program

610
00:18:24,940 --> 00:18:27,340
really brings children from

611
00:18:28,576 --> 00:18:29,144
underserved local schools into

612
00:18:29,144 --> 00:18:31,544
the lecture center to

613
00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:33,810
experience some of their very

614
00:18:33,810 --> 00:18:35,481
first theater performances such

615
00:18:39,821 --> 00:18:43,421
as a christmas carol who are

616
00:18:43,792 --> 00:18:44,793
discussion focused on the

617
00:18:44,793 --> 00:18:48,263
upcoming event and the year and

618
00:18:48,263 --> 00:18:48,964
what it's sold out.

619
00:18:48,964 --> 00:18:51,800
But you should go online to

620
00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:52,601
daria talk to see if you might

621
00:18:52,601 --> 00:18:54,903
get a single ticket if it's

622
00:18:54,903 --> 00:18:55,671
available.

623
00:18:55,671 --> 00:18:58,710
They also described that

624
00:19:00,643 --> 00:19:03,430
martinez refining company is

625
00:19:04,713 --> 00:19:05,514
basically launched a partner

626
00:19:05,514 --> 00:19:07,914
program with the local

627
00:19:09,484 --> 00:19:11,884
elementary school in martinez

628
00:19:12,655 --> 00:19:16,255
and with the dry age provide

629
00:19:16,525 --> 00:19:17,393
afterschool enrichment programs

630
00:19:17,393 --> 00:19:20,393
that are choral about choruses

631
00:19:20,830 --> 00:19:21,631
and singing and it is for

632
00:19:21,631 --> 00:19:24,466
grades k through five and they

633
00:19:24,466 --> 00:19:25,400
have 60 children signed up for

634
00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,400
it and this basically reflects

635
00:19:28,971 --> 00:19:29,839
the value of the partnership

636
00:19:29,839 --> 00:19:32,775
that we have with d-r, the

637
00:19:32,775 --> 00:19:33,976
bedford gallery kaleidoscope

638
00:19:33,976 --> 00:19:35,644
which is this current show will

639
00:19:35,644 --> 00:19:38,440
close on SEPTEMBER 13th.

640
00:19:39,115 --> 00:19:39,348
Kaleidoscope is a play on words

641
00:19:39,348 --> 00:19:40,149
.

642
00:19:40,149 --> 00:19:43,749
It's all sorts of images that

643
00:19:44,387 --> 00:19:46,822
are it's call of kaleidoscope

644
00:19:46,822 --> 00:19:50,693
has in kelly I just go and then

645
00:19:50,693 --> 00:19:51,460
the new show will open at the

646
00:19:51,460 --> 00:19:54,397
end of the month called

647
00:19:54,397 --> 00:19:57,397
portraits in tufte so textures

648
00:19:58,670 --> 00:19:58,901
and textiles and center reps

649
00:19:58,901 --> 00:19:59,568
opening night for glass

650
00:19:59,568 --> 00:20:02,305
menagerie is next week nd it

651
00:20:02,305 --> 00:20:05,305
should be a great show.

652
00:20:05,708 --> 00:20:06,509
Last week was the AUGUST

653
00:20:06,509 --> 00:20:07,176
meeting of recycle smart which

654
00:20:07,176 --> 00:20:09,913
is the central contra costa

655
00:20:09,913 --> 00:20:11,913
solid waste authority.

656
00:20:13,182 --> 00:20:13,883
We are in the process of

657
00:20:13,883 --> 00:20:14,584
implementation for the new

658
00:20:14,584 --> 00:20:16,984
franchise agreement which will

659
00:20:17,987 --> 00:20:18,687
start next spring and one of

660
00:20:18,687 --> 00:20:21,624
the things we learned the last

661
00:20:21,624 --> 00:20:22,425
week at our meeting and council

662
00:20:22,425 --> 00:20:25,728
member mayor pro tem fran so

663
00:20:25,728 --> 00:20:26,280
I'll sort of joins me on that

664
00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:26,763
board.

665
00:20:26,763 --> 00:20:29,198
One of the things we learned is

666
00:20:29,198 --> 00:20:29,832
that there are 68,000 single

667
00:20:29,832 --> 00:20:32,232
family households that we

668
00:20:32,736 --> 00:20:35,736
collect trash and recycling and

669
00:20:36,439 --> 00:20:37,106
organics waste from in orinda,

670
00:20:37,106 --> 00:20:39,106
morocco, lafayette, danville

671
00:20:40,210 --> 00:20:40,843
walnut creek and the

672
00:20:40,843 --> 00:20:42,843
unincorporated areas that

673
00:20:44,214 --> 00:20:47,214
surround s and about 30% of

674
00:20:47,884 --> 00:20:48,718
those single family homes will

675
00:20:48,718 --> 00:20:51,887
be having their day of pickup

676
00:20:51,887 --> 00:20:52,522
change in MARCH with the new

677
00:20:52,522 --> 00:20:55,522
routes and the new trucks.

678
00:20:55,892 --> 00:20:56,593
So there's a major campaign

679
00:20:56,593 --> 00:20:58,593
communications campaign that's

680
00:20:59,529 --> 00:21:00,363
going to be happening and all

681
00:21:00,363 --> 00:21:03,466
of us that were there said that

682
00:21:03,466 --> 00:21:04,267
our cities will be supportive

683
00:21:04,267 --> 00:21:07,267
of it with our whatever

684
00:21:07,537 --> 00:21:10,537
outreach we have, whether it's

685
00:21:11,407 --> 00:21:11,975
psa is on walnut creek tv, the

686
00:21:11,975 --> 00:21:13,975
nutshell city managers

687
00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:15,746
e-newsletter ecause it's going

688
00:21:15,746 --> 00:21:18,448
to come as a shock to people

689
00:21:18,448 --> 00:21:19,149
and there's lots of ways to

690
00:21:19,149 --> 00:21:22,149
communicate but it's also it's

691
00:21:22,786 --> 00:21:23,420
a third of the number of people

692
00:21:23,420 --> 00:21:26,156
the households that we have in

693
00:21:26,156 --> 00:21:27,190
the territory.

694
00:21:27,190 --> 00:21:30,493
Te other thing that's going to

695
00:21:30,493 --> 00:21:31,294
happen so starting NOVEMBER is

696
00:21:31,294 --> 00:21:34,197
one of the concerns that we

697
00:21:34,197 --> 00:21:34,832
have with the landfill the

698
00:21:34,832 --> 00:21:37,832
black card is that people

699
00:21:38,101 --> 00:21:41,101
overstuffed them or they leave

700
00:21:41,805 --> 00:21:42,606
extra trash in a bag next to

701
00:21:42,606 --> 00:21:45,575
the containers and these are a

702
00:21:45,575 --> 00:21:46,276
problem for a number of reason

703
00:21:46,276 --> 00:21:49,312
trash left on the ground is

704
00:21:49,312 --> 00:21:50,147
even if it's bagged can

705
00:21:50,147 --> 00:21:50,781
sometimes end up in the storm

706
00:21:50,781 --> 00:21:53,249
drains and then our public

707
00:21:53,249 --> 00:21:53,983
works people and the clean

708
00:21:53,983 --> 00:21:56,983
water people don't aren't happy

709
00:21:57,254 --> 00:22:00,854
plus it is more likely to

710
00:22:01,558 --> 00:22:02,292
damage the art when they're

711
00:22:02,292 --> 00:22:04,361
tipping it and causing trash to

712
00:22:04,361 --> 00:22:05,196
fall on the streets.

713
00:22:05,196 --> 00:22:07,596
Republic service currently in

714
00:22:08,465 --> 00:22:09,466
their ontract is allowed to

715
00:22:09,466 --> 00:22:12,466
charge $10 each time there's an

716
00:22:12,769 --> 00:22:13,404
overage like that and now they

717
00:22:13,404 --> 00:22:16,720
have the technology on the

718
00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:16,674
trucks to be able to know that

719
00:22:16,674 --> 00:22:19,740
every address that has

720
00:22:20,878 --> 00:22:21,612
overstuffed that means the lids

721
00:22:21,612 --> 00:22:24,120
not shutting tight, overstuffed

722
00:22:25,316 --> 00:22:26,117
or left with a bag at the side.

723
00:22:26,117 --> 00:22:28,819
So they're also going to be

724
00:22:28,819 --> 00:22:29,520
reaching out and letting us all

725
00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,955
the customers know that these

726
00:22:31,955 --> 00:22:32,623
charges will start and it's

727
00:22:32,623 --> 00:22:35,230
really important to realize

728
00:22:35,826 --> 00:22:36,527
that if you have it's every

729
00:22:36,527 --> 00:22:39,527
once in a while it's

730
00:22:39,830 --> 00:22:40,665
understandable.

731
00:22:40,665 --> 00:22:41,332
But if it's a regular

732
00:22:41,332 --> 00:22:41,999
occurrence, what you really

733
00:22:41,999 --> 00:22:44,435
need to do is rightsize your

734
00:22:44,435 --> 00:22:47,338
cart and pay for he cart that

735
00:22:47,338 --> 00:22:48,338
you need which if it's most

736
00:22:48,338 --> 00:22:50,441
people are at a 32 gallon cart

737
00:22:50,441 --> 00:22:52,809
and if you need a 64 gallon

738
00:22:52,809 --> 00:22:53,610
cart then you should get a 64

739
00:22:53,610 --> 00:22:56,213
gallon cart and you won't be

740
00:22:56,213 --> 00:22:56,447
having overage overage charges

741
00:22:56,447 --> 00:22:57,281
.

742
00:22:57,281 --> 00:23:00,881
And mayor pro tem, are you

743
00:23:01,152 --> 00:23:02,253
going to report on the schools

744
00:23:02,253 --> 00:23:04,555
or do you want me to do can

745
00:23:04,555 --> 00:23:05,289
okay I'll let I'll let the

746
00:23:05,289 --> 00:23:05,990
mayor pro tem do that and there

747
00:23:05,990 --> 00:23:08,325
have been a lot of activities

748
00:23:08,325 --> 00:23:08,892
and events and more to follow

749
00:23:08,892 --> 00:23:09,193
in the coming months.

750
00:23:09,193 --> 00:23:11,193
Great.

751
00:23:13,300 --> 00:23:13,697
Thank you very much.

752
00:23:13,697 --> 00:23:14,365
>> well actually let's go to

753
00:23:14,365 --> 00:23:15,660
mayor pro tem so we can just

754
00:23:15,660 --> 00:23:16,434
going to be of a follow up

755
00:23:16,434 --> 00:23:17,234
question on the the over stuff.

756
00:23:17,234 --> 00:23:20,234
>> I'm just curious that is

757
00:23:20,371 --> 00:23:21,720
this all the containers were

758
00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,750
they just just the black just

759
00:23:24,750 --> 00:23:24,975
the black okay.

760
00:23:24,975 --> 00:23:25,610
So linking the green waste in

761
00:23:25,610 --> 00:23:26,311
my mind I've always got a

762
00:23:26,311 --> 00:23:27,978
branch that's sticking out of

763
00:23:27,978 --> 00:23:28,412
the top and that's not so much

764
00:23:28,412 --> 00:23:30,412
of a problem.

765
00:23:30,715 --> 00:23:31,516
It's really that the black

766
00:23:31,516 --> 00:23:34,516
waste where they find the

767
00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:35,920
greatest level of it and one of

768
00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:39,230
our colleagues on the on the

769
00:23:39,230 --> 00:23:39,657
board suggested you make

770
00:23:39,657 --> 00:23:40,324
friends with your neighbor

771
00:23:40,324 --> 00:23:43,270
because maybe what you do is

772
00:23:43,270 --> 00:23:43,694
just take your bag down to your

773
00:23:43,694 --> 00:23:44,128
neighbors pin thank you for

774
00:23:44,128 --> 00:23:46,128
clarification.

775
00:23:46,431 --> 00:23:47,365
Yeah.

776
00:23:47,365 --> 00:23:50,368
Thank you mayor so I'll start

777
00:23:50,368 --> 00:23:51,690
with the recycle smart and

778
00:23:51,690 --> 00:23:53,469
councilmember silva, I just

779
00:23:54,639 --> 00:23:55,339
want to give a shout out to our

780
00:23:55,339 --> 00:23:58,339
great staff at that authority

781
00:23:58,476 --> 00:24:01,979
who not only put us in a good

782
00:24:01,979 --> 00:24:02,580
position to have new contracts

783
00:24:02,580 --> 00:24:04,980
for collection and post

784
00:24:06,150 --> 00:24:08,550
collection services, en year

785
00:24:09,153 --> 00:24:09,887
contracts two years in advance

786
00:24:09,887 --> 00:24:12,857
of the date that we needed them

787
00:24:12,857 --> 00:24:13,458
which is next MARCH but also

788
00:24:13,458 --> 00:24:15,458
now have prepared

789
00:24:16,627 --> 00:24:17,328
implementation plans, pretty

790
00:24:17,328 --> 00:24:19,328
detailed implementation plans

791
00:24:21,232 --> 00:24:21,899
and worked closely with all the

792
00:24:21,899 --> 00:24:23,899
providers including republic

793
00:24:25,336 --> 00:24:26,137
and mdr to make sure that we're

794
00:24:26,137 --> 00:24:29,241
going to hit the ground running

795
00:24:29,241 --> 00:24:32,210
next year which I have every

796
00:24:32,210 --> 00:24:33,444
confidence that we will.

797
00:24:33,444 --> 00:24:36,214
>> we did get our annual report

798
00:24:36,214 --> 00:24:39,214
school progress report and I'm

799
00:24:40,118 --> 00:24:40,918
pleased to announce that

800
00:24:40,918 --> 00:24:43,318
several walnut creek elementary

801
00:24:44,623 --> 00:24:45,324
schools as well as middle

802
00:24:45,324 --> 00:24:47,724
schools received waste buster

803
00:24:48,694 --> 00:24:51,290
awards which means they were

804
00:24:51,290 --> 00:24:53,429
successful in diverting 75% of

805
00:24:55,567 --> 00:24:55,967
waste from the black can or the

806
00:24:55,967 --> 00:24:57,967
garbage can.

807
00:24:58,337 --> 00:24:58,704
It went to organics or

808
00:24:58,704 --> 00:24:59,538
recycling.

809
00:24:59,538 --> 00:25:02,841
So these kids are getting the

810
00:25:02,841 --> 00:25:03,642
message and doing a great job

811
00:25:03,642 --> 00:25:05,643
and we all need to follow their

812
00:25:05,643 --> 00:25:06,612
lead.

813
00:25:06,612 --> 00:25:09,612
It was also interesting that

814
00:25:09,648 --> 00:25:12,117
los alamos high chool kind of

815
00:25:12,117 --> 00:25:13,118
clocked in at 71%.

816
00:25:13,118 --> 00:25:16,422
High schools are kind of the

817
00:25:16,422 --> 00:25:17,550
hardest demographic to get them

818
00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:19,455
to change their behavior.

819
00:25:20,125 --> 00:25:21,160
As many parents will know.

820
00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,663
And that's true when it comes

821
00:25:24,663 --> 00:25:25,630
to diverting trash from the

822
00:25:25,630 --> 00:25:25,764
black hand.

823
00:25:25,764 --> 00:25:28,000
But los alamos is doing a good

824
00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,270
job and I think north gate's

825
00:25:31,270 --> 00:25:32,370
numbers were up there as well.

826
00:25:32,370 --> 00:25:34,437
So that's recycle smart.

827
00:25:35,107 --> 00:25:36,108
I'm going to let the mayor

828
00:25:36,108 --> 00:25:39,108
mostly report on the partner

829
00:25:40,312 --> 00:25:40,946
city event with the youth

830
00:25:40,946 --> 00:25:43,346
delegation from kita city,

831
00:25:44,316 --> 00:25:45,217
japan.

832
00:25:45,217 --> 00:25:45,551
But thank you for including me

833
00:25:45,551 --> 00:25:47,551
in that.

834
00:25:48,521 --> 00:25:49,322
That was a really fun event at

835
00:25:49,322 --> 00:25:51,557
the leisure I know it was a

836
00:25:51,557 --> 00:25:52,658
week long event and there were

837
00:25:52,658 --> 00:25:55,261
a lot of behind the scene tours

838
00:25:55,261 --> 00:25:55,961
with staff but we I

839
00:25:55,961 --> 00:25:58,361
participated in the reception

840
00:25:59,565 --> 00:26:03,165
at the lesher rotunda where it

841
00:26:03,402 --> 00:26:06,271
was meaningful to hear from the

842
00:26:06,271 --> 00:26:08,671
students 15 students from kita

843
00:26:09,410 --> 00:26:09,775
city who had prepared a really

844
00:26:09,775 --> 00:26:12,175
beautiful powerpoint and spoke

845
00:26:13,646 --> 00:26:14,280
very good english in terms of

846
00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,680
and presenting their city.

847
00:26:17,490 --> 00:26:17,750
so look forward to welcoming

848
00:26:17,750 --> 00:26:20,750
that delegation next year you

849
00:26:20,853 --> 00:26:22,853
all will.

850
00:26:24,157 --> 00:26:25,570
Had I was able to step in for

851
00:26:25,570 --> 00:26:28,657
the mayor for an eagle scout

852
00:26:28,961 --> 00:26:32,565
court of honor a week or so ago

853
00:26:32,565 --> 00:26:36,436
and so really are just a a

854
00:26:36,436 --> 00:26:36,736
delight to to participate in

855
00:26:36,736 --> 00:26:37,436
those.

856
00:26:37,436 --> 00:26:40,173
It's quite an honor to see the

857
00:26:40,173 --> 00:26:41,700
years of accomplishment that

858
00:26:41,700 --> 00:26:44,607
have led to this pinnacle and

859
00:26:44,677 --> 00:26:45,478
the the adult leaders who are

860
00:26:45,478 --> 00:26:49,780
there every step of the way

861
00:26:49,810 --> 00:26:49,549
encouraging these young men on.

862
00:26:49,549 --> 00:26:51,549
Evan oh kinds.

863
00:26:52,585 --> 00:26:54,585
Robert peterson, william

864
00:26:55,654 --> 00:26:58,654
pickett and nathan wong and

865
00:26:58,925 --> 00:26:59,726
their projects ranged from

866
00:26:59,726 --> 00:27:02,126
constructing wooden steps to

867
00:27:03,396 --> 00:27:04,231
help the zookeepers at the

868
00:27:04,231 --> 00:27:07,231
oakland to access the lion

869
00:27:07,366 --> 00:27:10,236
exhibit more safely to creating

870
00:27:10,236 --> 00:27:12,636
windbreaks at contra costa

871
00:27:14,107 --> 00:27:16,507
sustainable farms creating owl

872
00:27:17,477 --> 00:27:18,311
boxes for endangered species at

873
00:27:18,311 --> 00:27:18,945
the lafayette reservoir and a

874
00:27:18,945 --> 00:27:21,345
backpack and school supply

875
00:27:22,820 --> 00:27:22,415
drive for monument crisis

876
00:27:22,415 --> 00:27:24,415
center.

877
00:27:25,618 --> 00:27:26,452
So well done to all of them and

878
00:27:26,452 --> 00:27:29,452
let's see I attended the

879
00:27:29,688 --> 00:27:30,590
rossmore board meeting last

880
00:27:30,590 --> 00:27:33,426
week and was able to give them

881
00:27:33,426 --> 00:27:33,926
an pdate on our JULY and

882
00:27:33,926 --> 00:27:35,926
AUGUST activities.

883
00:27:37,297 --> 00:27:37,930
They were attentive as always

884
00:27:37,930 --> 00:27:39,930
had good questions.

885
00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:41,334
They are interested in

886
00:27:41,334 --> 00:27:43,734
participating in the general

887
00:27:44,504 --> 00:27:45,706
plan update I assured them that

888
00:27:45,706 --> 00:27:49,275
they would be included in an

889
00:27:49,275 --> 00:27:52,790
outreach effort there and they

890
00:27:52,790 --> 00:27:52,979
had some questions about our dv

891
00:27:52,979 --> 00:27:55,882
strategic plan hich I was able

892
00:27:55,882 --> 00:27:59,482
to give them an update on.

893
00:27:59,652 --> 00:28:00,887
Let's see rounding things out.

894
00:28:00,887 --> 00:28:04,458
I was able to step in for the

895
00:28:04,458 --> 00:28:08,610
mayor for a ribbon cutting at a

896
00:28:08,610 --> 00:28:08,862
volunteer esthetics here on

897
00:28:08,862 --> 00:28:11,262
main street beautiful facility

898
00:28:12,866 --> 00:28:15,866
they do specialize in facial

899
00:28:16,336 --> 00:28:17,370
treatments and skin care.

900
00:28:17,370 --> 00:28:20,174
I think I will be back for a

901
00:28:20,174 --> 00:28:21,174
visit sometime soon.

902
00:28:21,174 --> 00:28:23,844
I wanted to congratulate mar

903
00:28:23,844 --> 00:28:24,678
and aisha.

904
00:28:24,678 --> 00:28:27,780
Apparently they have several

905
00:28:27,747 --> 00:28:29,747
their pakistani-americans at

906
00:28:31,418 --> 00:28:32,252
own several skin care type

907
00:28:32,252 --> 00:28:34,652
businesses in pakistan and

908
00:28:35,288 --> 00:28:37,688
other businesses here in

909
00:28:38,658 --> 00:28:39,593
california and this is their

910
00:28:39,593 --> 00:28:40,494
first location in walnut creek.

911
00:28:40,494 --> 00:28:42,696
So I was glad to see them there

912
00:28:42,696 --> 00:28:43,397
and he chamber was there

913
00:28:43,397 --> 00:28:46,700
giving them a warm welcome as

914
00:28:46,700 --> 00:28:49,700
well and then finally along

915
00:28:49,970 --> 00:28:50,671
with councilmember silva, I

916
00:28:50,671 --> 00:28:53,671
attended the moonlight on the

917
00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:54,808
mountain event on mount diablo

918
00:28:54,808 --> 00:28:57,808
a fundraiser for save mount

919
00:28:58,912 --> 00:28:59,613
diablo which is up on the

920
00:28:59,613 --> 00:29:02,316
mountain kind of going up the

921
00:29:02,316 --> 00:29:02,716
south gate and it's always a

922
00:29:02,716 --> 00:29:04,716
fun evening.

923
00:29:05,386 --> 00:29:05,686
It's beautiful location, great

924
00:29:05,686 --> 00:29:07,686
food.

925
00:29:08,889 --> 00:29:09,723
It got very cold.

926
00:29:09,723 --> 00:29:12,723
So even with the blankets

927
00:29:13,460 --> 00:29:14,127
people were kind of making a

928
00:29:14,127 --> 00:29:17,127
beeline for the busses while

929
00:29:17,398 --> 00:29:17,765
the live auction was still

930
00:29:17,765 --> 00:29:18,499
going on.

931
00:29:18,499 --> 00:29:21,350
But next year we'll all come

932
00:29:21,350 --> 00:29:21,735
prepared and that's my update.

933
00:29:21,735 --> 00:29:24,671
>> thank you mayor pro tem.

934
00:29:24,671 --> 00:29:25,720
Let's go to councilmember

935
00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:25,506
darling.

936
00:29:25,506 --> 00:29:27,506
>> thank you.

937
00:29:29,176 --> 00:29:29,811
Couple of things we all got a

938
00:29:29,811 --> 00:29:30,111
chance to I think you were

939
00:29:30,111 --> 00:29:32,111
there.

940
00:29:32,613 --> 00:29:33,314
You were there and I think you

941
00:29:33,314 --> 00:29:36,751
came with a civic crossing and

942
00:29:36,751 --> 00:29:37,418
got a tour of the new

943
00:29:37,418 --> 00:29:37,952
construction there and it's

944
00:29:37,952 --> 00:29:39,952
fascinating because the

945
00:29:40,540 --> 00:29:40,754
building is still inside and

946
00:29:40,754 --> 00:29:43,558
the inspector walked us around

947
00:29:43,558 --> 00:29:44,225
and explained all the different

948
00:29:44,225 --> 00:29:47,161
safety features that go into

949
00:29:47,161 --> 00:29:47,962
these multifamily buildings.

950
00:29:47,962 --> 00:29:50,962
So that was quite fun.

951
00:29:52,990 --> 00:29:52,766
You can tell I have been on

952
00:29:52,766 --> 00:29:53,467
vacation a lot earlier this

953
00:29:53,467 --> 00:29:56,170
year because I have traded my

954
00:29:56,170 --> 00:29:56,804
farmers market and I have been

955
00:29:56,804 --> 00:29:59,273
at the farmer's market two

956
00:29:59,273 --> 00:30:02,644
weeks in a row now which is

957
00:30:02,644 --> 00:30:03,877
always an entertaining time.

958
00:30:03,877 --> 00:30:06,781
We a number of us went to the

959
00:30:06,781 --> 00:30:07,782
chamber of commerce candidate

960
00:30:07,782 --> 00:30:10,151
forum this morning to hear from

961
00:30:10,151 --> 00:30:10,818
our there are two seats open

962
00:30:10,818 --> 00:30:13,588
and two people running so we

963
00:30:13,588 --> 00:30:16,588
had to hear from them.

964
00:30:17,258 --> 00:30:17,858
Other chamber news their 100

965
00:30:17,858 --> 00:30:20,258
year celebration will be

966
00:30:21,362 --> 00:30:24,362
OCTOBER 29th at kelly craft.

967
00:30:25,330 --> 00:30:28,633
So beer drinkers unite and head

968
00:30:28,803 --> 00:30:29,537
out to that angela ashley and

969
00:30:29,537 --> 00:30:32,537
her husband opened their house

970
00:30:32,540 --> 00:30:33,410
to a reception for the new

971
00:30:33,410 --> 00:30:33,742
chamber ceo.

972
00:30:33,742 --> 00:30:34,776
So that was really fun.

973
00:30:34,776 --> 00:30:36,177
I think most of us made it to

974
00:30:36,177 --> 00:30:37,179
that.

975
00:30:37,179 --> 00:30:40,179
>> the biggest things going on

976
00:30:40,515 --> 00:30:40,916
right now for me really are the

977
00:30:40,916 --> 00:30:42,916
emcee world.

978
00:30:43,818 --> 00:30:44,685
At our last meeting we walked

979
00:30:44,685 --> 00:30:47,622
through you know we'd had an ad

980
00:30:47,622 --> 00:30:48,456
hoc group working on the

981
00:30:48,456 --> 00:30:51,456
response to the marin civil

982
00:30:52,127 --> 00:30:52,861
grand jury and we have a draft

983
00:30:52,861 --> 00:30:56,164
that was approved at the last

984
00:30:56,164 --> 00:30:56,764
meeting that draft is being

985
00:30:56,764 --> 00:30:59,164
finalized for the chair

986
00:30:59,467 --> 00:31:00,568
signature and I should be able

987
00:31:00,568 --> 00:31:03,271
to distribute a copy of that to

988
00:31:03,271 --> 00:31:06,141
folks here in the city.

989
00:31:06,141 --> 00:31:07,800
But basically we went through

990
00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,178
each one of the grand juries

991
00:31:10,178 --> 00:31:10,812
discussion items and either

992
00:31:10,812 --> 00:31:12,812
agreed partially disagree,

993
00:31:14,749 --> 00:31:15,350
discuss you know, did a bunch

994
00:31:15,350 --> 00:31:17,685
of different things but

995
00:31:17,685 --> 00:31:18,486
basically we talked through in

996
00:31:18,486 --> 00:31:19,880
that report the things that

997
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,890
we're doing to make the

998
00:31:21,890 --> 00:31:22,924
operations at mercy work better

999
00:31:22,924 --> 00:31:25,661
and that will be what we are

1000
00:31:25,661 --> 00:31:28,563
doing between now and the end

1001
00:31:28,563 --> 00:31:29,597
of the year.

1002
00:31:29,597 --> 00:31:29,762
The next board meeting in

1003
00:31:29,762 --> 00:31:31,762
-

1004
00:31:33,235 --> 00:31:36,835
SEPTEMBER we will have the ceo

1005
00:31:37,205 --> 00:31:37,906
search firm coming to us as a

1006
00:31:37,906 --> 00:31:40,609
proposal as well as the first

1007
00:31:40,609 --> 00:31:41,410
report we have a consultant

1008
00:31:41,410 --> 00:31:42,430
that's working on governance

1009
00:31:42,430 --> 00:31:42,343
because it's a very large

1010
00:31:42,343 --> 00:31:44,343
board.

1011
00:31:45,460 --> 00:31:45,480
The agency has grown

1012
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,215
tremendously.

1013
00:31:47,215 --> 00:31:49,615
It's four different counties,

1014
00:31:51,860 --> 00:31:51,319
38 cities or 38 member agencies

1015
00:31:51,319 --> 00:31:52,221
.

1016
00:31:52,221 --> 00:31:52,588
So we're going to be hearing

1017
00:31:52,588 --> 00:31:54,556
from that.

1018
00:31:54,556 --> 00:31:55,423
The other thing that we are

1019
00:31:55,423 --> 00:31:58,423
looking at with the california

1020
00:31:58,460 --> 00:31:59,261
power grid is very complicated

1021
00:31:59,261 --> 00:32:02,564
and we have been looking at how

1022
00:32:02,564 --> 00:32:03,298
we are procuring ur power to

1023
00:32:03,298 --> 00:32:06,298
make sure that we're maximizing

1024
00:32:06,368 --> 00:32:07,202
the greenhouse gas benefits in

1025
00:32:07,202 --> 00:32:10,772
our cost effective in that we

1026
00:32:10,772 --> 00:32:11,506
have been holding a series of

1027
00:32:11,506 --> 00:32:14,710
workshops a number of the folks

1028
00:32:14,710 --> 00:32:15,344
in walnut creek and in contra

1029
00:32:15,344 --> 00:32:17,512
costa county interested in

1030
00:32:17,512 --> 00:32:17,913
sustainability have been coming

1031
00:32:17,913 --> 00:32:18,714
.

1032
00:32:18,714 --> 00:32:21,750
There is a survey in the field

1033
00:32:21,750 --> 00:32:22,484
right ow that is ue by this

1034
00:32:22,484 --> 00:32:25,484
friday and I've circulated that

1035
00:32:25,754 --> 00:32:26,456
to the members in contra costa

1036
00:32:26,456 --> 00:32:29,580
county that are interested in

1037
00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:29,891
sustainability and mce.

1038
00:32:29,891 --> 00:32:30,893
If anybody else would like a

1039
00:32:30,893 --> 00:32:32,661
copy of it I can get that to

1040
00:32:32,661 --> 00:32:33,696
them.

1041
00:32:33,696 --> 00:32:36,999
But overall we have a lot of

1042
00:32:36,999 --> 00:32:40,469
work to do between now and

1043
00:32:40,469 --> 00:32:41,136
DECEMBER and we are looking at

1044
00:32:41,136 --> 00:32:44,106
making sure that we are an

1045
00:32:44,106 --> 00:32:44,806
agency that can work together

1046
00:32:44,806 --> 00:32:47,206
effectively and represent our

1047
00:32:48,478 --> 00:32:49,311
multitude in this multitude of

1048
00:32:49,311 --> 00:32:49,612
rate payers in a way that makes

1049
00:32:49,612 --> 00:32:51,612
sense.

1050
00:32:52,615 --> 00:32:52,949
So that's my report for

1051
00:32:52,949 --> 00:32:53,549
tonight.

1052
00:32:53,549 --> 00:32:53,882
Thank you, councilmember

1053
00:32:53,882 --> 00:32:55,882
darling.

1054
00:32:56,552 --> 00:32:56,952
And then we have councilmember

1055
00:32:56,952 --> 00:32:57,586
devinney.

1056
00:32:57,586 --> 00:32:58,387
>> thank you, mayor.

1057
00:32:58,387 --> 00:33:01,424
I have a brief report this

1058
00:33:01,424 --> 00:33:04,326
evening I was able to attend

1059
00:33:04,326 --> 00:33:04,861
two chamber events this last uh

1060
00:33:04,861 --> 00:33:06,861
last go round.

1061
00:33:08,531 --> 00:33:09,499
One was the business and social

1062
00:33:09,499 --> 00:33:11,901
hour at the new diva workspace

1063
00:33:11,901 --> 00:33:12,601
on tree boulevard.

1064
00:33:12,601 --> 00:33:13,203
Very nice workspace.

1065
00:33:13,203 --> 00:33:15,603
So someone's looking for

1066
00:33:16,305 --> 00:33:16,739
something like that to get out

1067
00:33:16,739 --> 00:33:18,739
of the house.

1068
00:33:19,976 --> 00:33:22,376
Great destination and and

1069
00:33:23,246 --> 00:33:26,846
want to thank dan and angela

1070
00:33:27,317 --> 00:33:28,117
ashley angels our board f

1071
00:33:28,117 --> 00:33:28,851
chair of the board for the

1072
00:33:28,851 --> 00:33:31,354
chamber of commerce they opened

1073
00:33:31,354 --> 00:33:32,880
up their home and we were there

1074
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,880
to celebrate katie barrows, the

1075
00:33:35,692 --> 00:33:36,525
new PRESIDENT And ceo of the

1076
00:33:36,525 --> 00:33:39,295
chamber and that was very nice

1077
00:33:39,295 --> 00:33:40,263
of them.

1078
00:33:40,263 --> 00:33:40,897
So thank you to them and that's

1079
00:33:40,897 --> 00:33:43,133
all I've got to thank you.

1080
00:33:43,133 --> 00:33:44,000
All right.

1081
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:44,668
Well lot's been covered but few

1082
00:33:44,668 --> 00:33:46,936
of the things and I'll just

1083
00:33:46,936 --> 00:33:47,671
expand a little bit upon what

1084
00:33:47,671 --> 00:33:48,338
the mayor pro tem had mentioned

1085
00:33:48,338 --> 00:33:50,707
about the key to the city

1086
00:33:50,707 --> 00:33:51,207
students exchange which is

1087
00:33:51,207 --> 00:33:53,207
really phenomenal.

1088
00:33:53,676 --> 00:33:54,443
In fact I had many families

1089
00:33:54,443 --> 00:33:55,111
that were northgate families

1090
00:33:55,111 --> 00:33:58,415
came to me during the event

1091
00:33:58,415 --> 00:33:59,115
saying how how wonderful this

1092
00:33:59,115 --> 00:34:01,851
was for their own family to be

1093
00:34:01,851 --> 00:34:02,318
able to have that and shared

1094
00:34:02,318 --> 00:34:04,318
that experience.

1095
00:34:05,855 --> 00:34:06,690
And if think about how was 3040

1096
00:34:06,690 --> 00:34:09,690
years ago you'd have an

1097
00:34:10,494 --> 00:34:11,194
exchange program, maybe they'd

1098
00:34:11,194 --> 00:34:11,694
share a couple of letters and

1099
00:34:11,694 --> 00:34:12,362
that would be it.

1100
00:34:12,362 --> 00:34:14,330
But now between social media

1101
00:34:14,330 --> 00:34:14,998
and emails I mean these

1102
00:34:14,998 --> 00:34:17,534
students MAY be friends for

1103
00:34:17,534 --> 00:34:18,367
decades and and visit each

1104
00:34:18,367 --> 00:34:18,969
other in their own countries

1105
00:34:18,969 --> 00:34:21,369
with their own families.

1106
00:34:21,672 --> 00:34:22,505
So it's really phenomenal.

1107
00:34:22,505 --> 00:34:25,208
And we already have talked

1108
00:34:25,208 --> 00:34:26,420
about the 10th anniversary of

1109
00:34:26,420 --> 00:34:26,709
when we had a partnership

1110
00:34:26,709 --> 00:34:29,709
signing with them nine years

1111
00:34:29,846 --> 00:34:30,547
ago and so next year the mayor

1112
00:34:30,547 --> 00:34:33,547
will come out council members

1113
00:34:33,550 --> 00:34:36,786
and leaders of the city will be

1114
00:34:36,786 --> 00:34:37,821
out here next OCTOBER and we'll

1115
00:34:37,821 --> 00:34:38,321
put on a show for walnut creek

1116
00:34:38,321 --> 00:34:39,220
for them as well.

1117
00:34:39,220 --> 00:34:41,658
So and you're not getting out

1118
00:34:41,658 --> 00:34:42,358
of that well, you MAY not be

1119
00:34:42,358 --> 00:34:43,920
sitting right here but you're

1120
00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:44,394
going to be here as well for

1121
00:34:44,394 --> 00:34:45,950
that.

1122
00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:45,695
So anyway, terrific.

1123
00:34:45,695 --> 00:34:48,532
We look forward to more

1124
00:34:48,532 --> 00:34:49,333
exchanges with not only key to

1125
00:34:49,333 --> 00:34:50,167
city but our sister cities the

1126
00:34:50,167 --> 00:34:53,767
chatto and chio folk in the

1127
00:34:56,390 --> 00:34:56,907
future I had the what a true

1128
00:34:56,907 --> 00:34:57,508
pleasure to cut he ribbon for

1129
00:34:57,508 --> 00:34:59,908
the 35th anniversary of

1130
00:35:00,577 --> 00:35:01,578
springfield montessori.

1131
00:35:01,578 --> 00:35:02,412
Now we cut a lot of ribbons

1132
00:35:02,412 --> 00:35:04,214
here we go we go to new

1133
00:35:04,214 --> 00:35:05,248
businesses.

1134
00:35:05,248 --> 00:35:05,816
We don't have a lot of personal

1135
00:35:05,816 --> 00:35:06,216
involvement with those

1136
00:35:06,216 --> 00:35:08,216
businesses.

1137
00:35:08,752 --> 00:35:09,119
We just met them and we wish

1138
00:35:09,119 --> 00:35:09,887
them luck.

1139
00:35:09,887 --> 00:35:12,489
We hope they're here for a long

1140
00:35:12,489 --> 00:35:13,560
time my kids went to two

1141
00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:13,757
montessori springfield

1142
00:35:13,757 --> 00:35:16,757
montessori and they went there

1143
00:35:17,628 --> 00:35:21,980
to seven and 25 years ago and

1144
00:35:21,980 --> 00:35:21,899
so it was truly a leasure to

1145
00:35:21,899 --> 00:35:25,350
be able to see the the

1146
00:35:25,350 --> 00:35:25,670
executive is running

1147
00:35:25,670 --> 00:35:26,303
springfield montessori and

1148
00:35:26,303 --> 00:35:29,239
bringing back some of the

1149
00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:32,239
former teachers that my own

1150
00:35:32,844 --> 00:35:33,644
kids had and this is how this

1151
00:35:33,644 --> 00:35:34,444
MAY be the best endorsement

1152
00:35:34,444 --> 00:35:36,980
that I can actually give of of

1153
00:35:36,980 --> 00:35:37,682
springfield montessori of

1154
00:35:37,682 --> 00:35:40,682
course I remember the teachers

1155
00:35:41,385 --> 00:35:42,119
they remembered my kids they

1156
00:35:42,119 --> 00:35:45,119
remembered shane and dario when

1157
00:35:45,356 --> 00:35:45,723
they were two years old and one

1158
00:35:45,723 --> 00:35:47,723
year old.

1159
00:35:48,292 --> 00:35:48,692
They remembered their best

1160
00:35:48,692 --> 00:35:49,359
fiends.

1161
00:35:49,359 --> 00:35:52,359
They remembered that the the

1162
00:35:52,396 --> 00:35:53,197
grandmother of orioles named

1163
00:35:53,197 --> 00:35:56,797
bobby I mean amazing and this

1164
00:35:57,301 --> 00:35:58,350
is the care that they put into

1165
00:35:58,350 --> 00:36:00,738
the kids that truly become part

1166
00:36:00,738 --> 00:36:01,772
of their own family too.

1167
00:36:01,772 --> 00:36:05,175
So it was truly a wonderful

1168
00:36:05,175 --> 00:36:05,876
experience to be able to cut

1169
00:36:05,876 --> 00:36:07,979
the ribbon on that and thank

1170
00:36:07,979 --> 00:36:08,913
you to to mike and cassava for

1171
00:36:08,913 --> 00:36:09,680
joining me on that one.

1172
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,750
I also had the opportunity to

1173
00:36:12,750 --> 00:36:13,384
meet with you csf benioff with

1174
00:36:13,384 --> 00:36:15,384
their government relations

1175
00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:16,754
person and talking about

1176
00:36:16,754 --> 00:36:19,754
obviously there's a lot of

1177
00:36:19,824 --> 00:36:20,825
investment that's coming from

1178
00:36:20,825 --> 00:36:24,262
ucsf and benioff right now so

1179
00:36:24,262 --> 00:36:27,598
talk really about how we're be

1180
00:36:27,598 --> 00:36:28,332
able to open those discussions

1181
00:36:28,332 --> 00:36:28,833
and future opportunities and

1182
00:36:28,833 --> 00:36:30,833
working with them.

1183
00:36:31,350 --> 00:36:31,736
So just a nice welcoming

1184
00:36:31,736 --> 00:36:32,670
meeting on that one.

1185
00:36:32,670 --> 00:36:35,940
You heard about the meeting of

1186
00:36:35,940 --> 00:36:36,574
the chamber ceo katie burroughs

1187
00:36:36,574 --> 00:36:39,277
and the meeting of he

1188
00:36:39,277 --> 00:36:41,277
candidates today.

1189
00:36:43,247 --> 00:36:43,981
I will I will wrap it up by

1190
00:36:43,981 --> 00:36:46,784
saying that there's going to be

1191
00:36:46,784 --> 00:36:47,585
some interesting things that

1192
00:36:47,585 --> 00:36:50,288
I'm hoping to see with walnut

1193
00:36:50,288 --> 00:36:51,189
creek downtown over the next

1194
00:36:51,189 --> 00:36:53,891
few months and into next year.

1195
00:36:53,891 --> 00:36:54,525
I haven't been at one of the

1196
00:36:54,525 --> 00:36:54,825
meetings now for about six

1197
00:36:54,825 --> 00:36:56,394
weeks.

1198
00:36:56,394 --> 00:36:57,280
We'll have another 1 in 2 weeks

1199
00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:57,729
and one of the things that

1200
00:36:57,729 --> 00:36:59,998
we're talking about is making

1201
00:36:59,998 --> 00:37:00,699
more of a tie in between the

1202
00:37:00,699 --> 00:37:03,350
lecture center and some of the

1203
00:37:03,350 --> 00:37:04,202
businesses that are downtown

1204
00:37:04,202 --> 00:37:04,903
and what we can do to really

1205
00:37:04,903 --> 00:37:08,173
help to foment those ties and

1206
00:37:08,173 --> 00:37:08,907
if you come if you're coming to

1207
00:37:08,907 --> 00:37:11,476
a performance, there ould be

1208
00:37:11,476 --> 00:37:12,143
an opportunity to be able to

1209
00:37:12,143 --> 00:37:14,546
get a discount and save some

1210
00:37:14,546 --> 00:37:15,313
money at some of the other

1211
00:37:15,313 --> 00:37:15,680
restaurants or services

1212
00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:16,348
downtown.

1213
00:37:16,348 --> 00:37:18,583
So we're working on that and

1214
00:37:18,583 --> 00:37:19,284
I'm looking forward to seeing

1215
00:37:19,284 --> 00:37:21,786
how that progresses nd I'm not

1216
00:37:21,786 --> 00:37:22,620
going to say much else about

1217
00:37:22,620 --> 00:37:23,321
walnut creek downtown right now

1218
00:37:23,321 --> 00:37:25,957
because the last time I spoke

1219
00:37:25,957 --> 00:37:26,758
at the city council meeting

1220
00:37:26,758 --> 00:37:29,427
that comment went viral and we

1221
00:37:29,427 --> 00:37:30,195
were mentioned on people

1222
00:37:30,195 --> 00:37:32,764
magazine as the viral comment

1223
00:37:32,764 --> 00:37:33,265
of the of the week in the

1224
00:37:33,265 --> 00:37:33,965
nation evidently.

1225
00:37:33,965 --> 00:37:37,101
And so I'm not going to talk

1226
00:37:37,101 --> 00:37:37,836
about nicknames just going to

1227
00:37:37,836 --> 00:37:40,905
say let's close this portion of

1228
00:37:40,905 --> 00:37:44,143
the agenda item and that is my

1229
00:37:44,143 --> 00:37:45,376
update.

1230
00:37:45,376 --> 00:37:48,460
So next on the agenda is

1231
00:37:48,460 --> 00:37:50,446
consideration item for policy

1232
00:37:51,150 --> 00:37:52,510
direction on regulation of

1233
00:37:52,510 --> 00:37:52,751
short term rentals and I invite

1234
00:37:52,751 --> 00:37:54,751
community development director

1235
00:37:55,421 --> 00:37:58,421
erica vanden brand forward to

1236
00:38:02,361 --> 00:38:04,361
provide the presentation.

1237
00:38:06,932 --> 00:38:10,235
Thank you very much mayor mayor

1238
00:38:10,235 --> 00:38:11,300
pro tem council I am erica van

1239
00:38:11,300 --> 00:38:11,670
and brown the community

1240
00:38:11,670 --> 00:38:12,371
development director to talk

1241
00:38:12,371 --> 00:38:13,972
about the regulation of short

1242
00:38:13,972 --> 00:38:14,973
term rentals.

1243
00:38:14,973 --> 00:38:19,770
So the request that we have of

1244
00:38:19,770 --> 00:38:21,346
council right now is to we're

1245
00:38:21,346 --> 00:38:22,381
seeking a policy direction on

1246
00:38:22,381 --> 00:38:25,381
the regulation of short term

1247
00:38:25,750 --> 00:38:26,752
rentals.

1248
00:38:26,752 --> 00:38:29,455
So what is a short term rental

1249
00:38:29,455 --> 00:38:30,288
essentially it's a rental that

1250
00:38:30,288 --> 00:38:33,288
occurs less than 30 days and

1251
00:38:33,992 --> 00:38:34,693
it's typically a home or a

1252
00:38:34,693 --> 00:38:37,950
portion of a home or a room

1253
00:38:37,950 --> 00:38:39,495
during that time period.

1254
00:38:41,166 --> 00:38:41,767
And the reason why that we'd

1255
00:38:41,767 --> 00:38:44,570
like to consider you to

1256
00:38:44,570 --> 00:38:45,171
consider some I'm looking at

1257
00:38:45,171 --> 00:38:45,737
whether or not there are

1258
00:38:45,737 --> 00:38:48,137
changes needed in the

1259
00:38:48,607 --> 00:38:49,275
regulation is that since the

1260
00:38:49,275 --> 00:38:51,675
ordinance was first adopted

1261
00:38:52,511 --> 00:38:53,145
there have been several things

1262
00:38:53,145 --> 00:38:53,912
that have been happening.

1263
00:38:53,912 --> 00:38:56,649
So one is that there's an

1264
00:38:56,649 --> 00:38:57,450
affordable housing crisis in

1265
00:38:57,450 --> 00:39:00,450
the state and that whenever

1266
00:39:00,753 --> 00:39:03,622
short term rentals of homes are

1267
00:39:03,622 --> 00:39:04,257
you know, done or you know as a

1268
00:39:04,257 --> 00:39:06,826
business it takes away the

1269
00:39:06,826 --> 00:39:07,160
potential stock for longer term

1270
00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,160
housing.

1271
00:39:10,729 --> 00:39:11,597
>> other trends are that you

1272
00:39:11,597 --> 00:39:14,934
know, short term rentals are an

1273
00:39:14,934 --> 00:39:15,802
increasingly desirable lodging

1274
00:39:15,802 --> 00:39:16,769
option that people look for to

1275
00:39:16,769 --> 00:39:18,872
have a you know, a more home

1276
00:39:18,872 --> 00:39:19,606
oriented environment whether

1277
00:39:19,606 --> 00:39:22,600
they're on vacation, traveling

1278
00:39:22,842 --> 00:39:25,842
or recovering from a medical

1279
00:39:27,460 --> 00:39:27,747
procedure or an event so that

1280
00:39:27,747 --> 00:39:29,747
there's technology technology

1281
00:39:31,117 --> 00:39:31,851
has made great advances that

1282
00:39:31,851 --> 00:39:34,521
has really reduced the friction

1283
00:39:34,521 --> 00:39:36,921
and essentially the interaction

1284
00:39:37,990 --> 00:39:38,791
between homeowners and visitors

1285
00:39:38,791 --> 00:39:41,761
to quickly connect and then

1286
00:39:41,761 --> 00:39:42,161
transact these rental agreement

1287
00:39:42,161 --> 00:39:42,322
.

1288
00:39:42,322 --> 00:39:42,928
-

1289
00:39:42,928 --> 00:39:46,528
so we've all heard about airbnb

1290
00:39:46,599 --> 00:39:47,300
and the rba etc. And so it's

1291
00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:50,900
really you know you can get

1292
00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:53,907
into this as a business with a

1293
00:39:53,907 --> 00:39:54,240
very low bar then there's

1294
00:39:54,240 --> 00:39:56,240
clarity.

1295
00:39:58,411 --> 00:39:59,780
>> so the city as do many

1296
00:39:59,780 --> 00:40:01,478
cities actually we currently

1297
00:40:01,814 --> 00:40:02,515
regulate the short term rental

1298
00:40:02,515 --> 00:40:05,185
through a bed and breakfast

1299
00:40:05,185 --> 00:40:05,818
ordinance and then this

1300
00:40:05,818 --> 00:40:08,218
requires a conditional use

1301
00:40:08,688 --> 00:40:09,289
permit so that in rder to

1302
00:40:09,289 --> 00:40:11,689
bring a business into

1303
00:40:12,392 --> 00:40:12,993
compliance they have to go

1304
00:40:12,993 --> 00:40:15,393
through a fairly lengthy

1305
00:40:16,329 --> 00:40:19,265
process to be able to operate

1306
00:40:19,265 --> 00:40:19,999
within the city's parameters.

1307
00:40:19,999 --> 00:40:20,700
Then of course there's

1308
00:40:20,700 --> 00:40:23,100
administration so that there's

1309
00:40:23,336 --> 00:40:25,336
program administration

1310
00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:27,807
enforcement and that while you

1311
00:40:27,807 --> 00:40:30,207
know it's certainly possible

1312
00:40:31,344 --> 00:40:32,120
and we do regulate, you know,

1313
00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:34,848
the businesses this way and

1314
00:40:34,848 --> 00:40:35,615
enforce it create some

1315
00:40:35,615 --> 00:40:38,251
challenges for us with clarity.

1316
00:40:38,251 --> 00:40:38,885
And then there's the transient

1317
00:40:38,885 --> 00:40:41,285
occupancy tax that there's

1318
00:40:42,122 --> 00:40:42,923
revenue collection that until

1319
00:40:42,923 --> 00:40:45,923
folks come into compliance it's

1320
00:40:46,427 --> 00:40:47,161
very difficult o compel

1321
00:40:47,161 --> 00:40:47,427
compliance with collecting that

1322
00:40:47,427 --> 00:40:49,427
tax.

1323
00:40:50,464 --> 00:40:51,165
Now one of the other changes

1324
00:40:51,165 --> 00:40:54,165
that's happened is that under

1325
00:40:54,568 --> 00:40:57,568
state law these platforms are

1326
00:40:57,737 --> 00:40:58,538
now required to provide data to

1327
00:40:58,538 --> 00:41:00,938
us jurisdictions on who's

1328
00:41:02,208 --> 00:41:02,910
operating where and how many

1329
00:41:02,910 --> 00:41:05,612
days etc. So that there's the

1330
00:41:05,612 --> 00:41:08,120
ability to more efficiently

1331
00:41:08,883 --> 00:41:11,283
collect that tax revenue.

1332
00:41:12,987 --> 00:41:13,788
>> so this is a snapshot of

1333
00:41:13,788 --> 00:41:16,456
short term rentals in walnut

1334
00:41:16,456 --> 00:41:16,790
creek you'll notice a couple of

1335
00:41:16,790 --> 00:41:17,458
things.

1336
00:41:17,458 --> 00:41:20,293
You'll notice that there are

1337
00:41:20,293 --> 00:41:21,294
111 properties advertised but

1338
00:41:21,294 --> 00:41:23,196
certainly the map that's there

1339
00:41:23,196 --> 00:41:23,464
doesn't have 111 properties on

1340
00:41:23,464 --> 00:41:25,464
it.

1341
00:41:26,533 --> 00:41:27,300
That's because things change on

1342
00:41:27,300 --> 00:41:28,200
almost a daily basis.

1343
00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:30,972
So it's essentially looking at

1344
00:41:30,972 --> 00:41:31,372
inventory within the

1345
00:41:31,372 --> 00:41:31,972
marketplace.

1346
00:41:31,972 --> 00:41:34,972
This data these data are

1347
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,476
provided by our business

1348
00:41:38,446 --> 00:41:39,279
license folks who are who've

1349
00:41:39,279 --> 00:41:42,879
been tasked with trying to help

1350
00:41:42,883 --> 00:41:43,383
us look at the different

1351
00:41:43,383 --> 00:41:45,383
numbers with this.

1352
00:41:46,530 --> 00:41:46,721
So while there MAY be 111

1353
00:41:46,721 --> 00:41:48,721
properties advertised across

1354
00:41:49,756 --> 00:41:51,756
the different multiple

1355
00:41:52,793 --> 00:41:53,594
platforms, there are over 265

1356
00:41:53,594 --> 00:41:55,594
listings for those 111

1357
00:41:56,930 --> 00:41:57,631
properties yet of that only 13

1358
00:41:57,631 --> 00:42:00,300
are registered and are playing

1359
00:42:00,300 --> 00:42:03,300
on their business licenses and

1360
00:42:04,710 --> 00:42:04,639
some level of the total and of

1361
00:42:04,639 --> 00:42:05,339
these only three have

1362
00:42:05,339 --> 00:42:07,739
conditional use permits having

1363
00:42:08,276 --> 00:42:11,276
gone through the entire process

1364
00:42:11,746 --> 00:42:12,447
to essentially operate

1365
00:42:12,447 --> 00:42:14,847
legitimately within the city.

1366
00:42:15,249 --> 00:42:16,500
Well we also found out from

1367
00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:18,450
hdl, our consultant who's

1368
00:42:19,620 --> 00:42:22,200
responsible for our business

1369
00:42:22,957 --> 00:42:23,791
licenses is that their estimate

1370
00:42:23,791 --> 00:42:27,391
based on their best guesses is

1371
00:42:27,628 --> 00:42:28,395
that the amount of additional

1372
00:42:28,395 --> 00:42:31,395
totty that the city ight

1373
00:42:31,499 --> 00:42:35,699
realize if we were to more I

1374
00:42:35,703 --> 00:42:36,371
guess make it easier to be able

1375
00:42:36,371 --> 00:42:39,371
to access short term rentals

1376
00:42:39,907 --> 00:42:42,907
would be just under $169,000 in

1377
00:42:43,344 --> 00:42:44,378
revenue.

1378
00:42:44,378 --> 00:42:47,882
So to give you some perspective

1379
00:42:47,882 --> 00:42:48,716
how to nearby urisdiction

1380
00:42:48,716 --> 00:42:51,116
funds regulate short term

1381
00:42:51,552 --> 00:42:52,587
rentals.

1382
00:42:52,587 --> 00:42:55,587
>> so the cities of brentwood

1383
00:42:55,589 --> 00:42:58,626
concord in the town of danville

1384
00:42:58,626 --> 00:42:59,494
each prohibit rentals under 31

1385
00:42:59,494 --> 00:43:02,494
days so they essentially ban

1386
00:43:02,530 --> 00:43:03,432
short term rentals.

1387
00:43:03,432 --> 00:43:06,432
Others like dublin, you know,

1388
00:43:06,500 --> 00:43:07,169
use the brighton bed and

1389
00:43:07,169 --> 00:43:10,169
breakfast ordinance as do we

1390
00:43:10,638 --> 00:43:11,439
and then still others like

1391
00:43:11,439 --> 00:43:14,108
orinda and san ramon and then

1392
00:43:14,108 --> 00:43:17,108
contra costa county use short

1393
00:43:18,112 --> 00:43:18,780
term rental permit so you know

1394
00:43:18,780 --> 00:43:21,180
a more administrative permit

1395
00:43:22,283 --> 00:43:25,530
type of process and then in

1396
00:43:25,530 --> 00:43:26,870
addition you know in all the

1397
00:43:26,870 --> 00:43:26,721
reading test notes on the right

1398
00:43:26,721 --> 00:43:29,721
hand side there are some

1399
00:43:30,124 --> 00:43:33,295
nuances about you know, s it

1400
00:43:33,295 --> 00:43:34,960
hosted not hosted operating,

1401
00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:34,596
you know, certain number of

1402
00:43:34,596 --> 00:43:36,996
days and so forth.

1403
00:43:37,833 --> 00:43:38,990
Is it a onditional use permit

1404
00:43:38,990 --> 00:43:38,767
?

1405
00:43:38,767 --> 00:43:39,467
But I just offer this

1406
00:43:39,467 --> 00:43:42,770
information to you just as you

1407
00:43:42,770 --> 00:43:45,307
know, sort of a like a start of

1408
00:43:45,307 --> 00:43:47,307
what's going on.

1409
00:43:49,311 --> 00:43:50,112
>> so give that information and

1410
00:43:50,112 --> 00:43:53,712
what you know, you know about

1411
00:43:53,815 --> 00:43:56,815
short term rentals we are

1412
00:43:56,952 --> 00:43:57,919
requesting guidance about first

1413
00:43:57,919 --> 00:44:00,919
short short short term rentals

1414
00:44:01,590 --> 00:44:02,290
be allowed in the in the city

1415
00:44:02,290 --> 00:44:04,993
or should they be disallowed.

1416
00:44:04,993 --> 00:44:05,794
However, if they are allowed

1417
00:44:05,794 --> 00:44:06,628
should the city continue to

1418
00:44:06,628 --> 00:44:09,731
regulate them as a bed and

1419
00:44:09,731 --> 00:44:10,298
breakfast or develop a more

1420
00:44:10,298 --> 00:44:12,298
streamlined option for

1421
00:44:13,101 --> 00:44:15,101
consideration for council's

1422
00:44:16,538 --> 00:44:17,339
consideration and should

1423
00:44:17,339 --> 00:44:19,739
council provide direction on

1424
00:44:20,342 --> 00:44:21,143
that in that manner?

1425
00:44:21,143 --> 00:44:24,143
What aspects might you be

1426
00:44:24,546 --> 00:44:25,281
interested in getting eedback

1427
00:44:25,281 --> 00:44:28,490
on from the planning commission

1428
00:44:28,490 --> 00:44:28,751
the community so things like

1429
00:44:28,751 --> 00:44:31,654
you know should a short term

1430
00:44:31,654 --> 00:44:35,254
rental be hosted or not hosted

1431
00:44:35,724 --> 00:44:36,324
lcation restrictions if any

1432
00:44:36,324 --> 00:44:38,324
maximum rental duration

1433
00:44:40,629 --> 00:44:41,330
operational require minutes and

1434
00:44:41,330 --> 00:44:43,730
then permissibility of events

1435
00:44:43,799 --> 00:44:44,834
and anything else.

1436
00:44:44,834 --> 00:44:47,903
So I think that you know just

1437
00:44:47,903 --> 00:44:48,637
to also give you a little bit

1438
00:44:48,637 --> 00:44:52,237
of context, our current bed and

1439
00:44:52,374 --> 00:44:53,750
breakfast ordinance, you know

1440
00:44:53,750 --> 00:44:56,412
has no more than one week and

1441
00:44:56,412 --> 00:44:56,779
it has you know, has a week

1442
00:44:56,779 --> 00:44:58,779
duration.

1443
00:44:58,881 --> 00:44:59,514
I has 500ft away in certain

1444
00:44:59,514 --> 00:45:01,914
locations, you know, from

1445
00:45:02,150 --> 00:45:02,484
arterials and collector

1446
00:45:02,484 --> 00:45:03,385
streets.

1447
00:45:03,385 --> 00:45:06,355
it does not require that a host

1448
00:45:06,355 --> 00:45:07,590
be present.

1449
00:45:07,590 --> 00:45:10,359
So you know, just to give you

1450
00:45:10,359 --> 00:45:11,600
some you know, I guess

1451
00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:14,600
information about that and so

1452
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:14,496
with that any questions?

1453
00:45:14,496 --> 00:45:16,496
>> okay.

1454
00:45:17,900 --> 00:45:18,600
Thank you, erika, do we have

1455
00:45:18,600 --> 00:45:21,603
any I'm sure we do have

1456
00:45:21,603 --> 00:45:22,438
questions.

1457
00:45:22,438 --> 00:45:23,973
Let's start start with

1458
00:45:23,973 --> 00:45:24,507
councilmember delaney first.

1459
00:45:24,507 --> 00:45:26,507
>> all right.

1460
00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:27,309
Thank you for the presentation

1461
00:45:27,309 --> 00:45:29,309
.

1462
00:45:30,679 --> 00:45:31,380
>> I I'm curious so we're using

1463
00:45:31,380 --> 00:45:33,380
digital companies, right?

1464
00:45:38,621 --> 00:45:39,455
And and we've are we right now

1465
00:45:39,455 --> 00:45:42,125
in a relationship with them

1466
00:45:42,125 --> 00:45:42,925
where they're helping us with

1467
00:45:42,925 --> 00:45:43,560
like discovery and compliance

1468
00:45:43,560 --> 00:45:46,560
of short term rentals and

1469
00:45:50,990 --> 00:45:50,900
collecting of totty so we have

1470
00:45:50,900 --> 00:45:53,502
them available for that action

1471
00:45:53,502 --> 00:45:54,303
but we need to be able to get

1472
00:45:54,303 --> 00:45:57,303
more clarity on what we're

1473
00:45:58,107 --> 00:46:01,107
actually enforcing nd how and

1474
00:46:02,178 --> 00:46:02,578
each effort to bring in check

1475
00:46:02,578 --> 00:46:04,578
compliance.

1476
00:46:05,581 --> 00:46:06,616
There's significant amount of

1477
00:46:06,616 --> 00:46:09,285
work that needs to be done so

1478
00:46:09,285 --> 00:46:10,319
that as I had noted earlier,

1479
00:46:10,319 --> 00:46:13,689
that to regulate a short term

1480
00:46:13,689 --> 00:46:14,390
rental requires a conditional

1481
00:46:14,390 --> 00:46:17,493
use permit and there's a whole

1482
00:46:17,493 --> 00:46:18,161
body of ork that needs to

1483
00:46:18,161 --> 00:46:20,997
occur with an applicant to

1484
00:46:20,997 --> 00:46:21,398
bring that forward to planning

1485
00:46:21,398 --> 00:46:23,398
commission.

1486
00:46:24,167 --> 00:46:26,167
So with 108 nd 11

1487
00:46:27,337 --> 00:46:28,380
opportunities to do that it

1488
00:46:28,380 --> 00:46:30,438
takes a little bit.

1489
00:46:31,842 --> 00:46:32,542
But that was but to understand

1490
00:46:32,542 --> 00:46:35,344
that that is within the scope

1491
00:46:35,344 --> 00:46:36,780
of the contract that we entered

1492
00:46:36,780 --> 00:46:39,820
with them was to help us with

1493
00:46:39,820 --> 00:46:39,750
that collection and so yes,

1494
00:46:39,750 --> 00:46:40,830
they have that capacity

1495
00:46:40,830 --> 00:46:42,830
ability.

1496
00:46:42,818 --> 00:46:43,653
I think that we have you know,

1497
00:46:43,653 --> 00:46:46,423
we have had a lighter touch

1498
00:46:46,423 --> 00:46:47,224
with them just simply because

1499
00:46:47,224 --> 00:46:50,224
they you know, they've been

1500
00:46:50,927 --> 00:46:51,528
collecting top tax for us and

1501
00:46:51,528 --> 00:46:54,231
so forth as part of the

1502
00:46:54,231 --> 00:46:56,231
business licensing process.

1503
00:46:57,701 --> 00:46:58,601
But as part of the workflow one

1504
00:46:58,601 --> 00:47:01,839
of the things they ask is are

1505
00:47:01,839 --> 00:47:02,672
are they a legitimate business?

1506
00:47:02,672 --> 00:47:03,307
Have they gone through and

1507
00:47:03,307 --> 00:47:05,341
gotten the conditional use

1508
00:47:05,341 --> 00:47:06,209
permit?

1509
00:47:06,209 --> 00:47:09,209
And so that's where there's

1510
00:47:09,779 --> 00:47:10,480
some you know are out in the

1511
00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:11,115
community trying to get folks

1512
00:47:11,115 --> 00:47:14,115
to actually go through the

1513
00:47:14,317 --> 00:47:17,620
process to be able to have the

1514
00:47:17,620 --> 00:47:18,688
conditional use permits.

1515
00:47:18,688 --> 00:47:19,155
You know, I can add to that if

1516
00:47:19,155 --> 00:47:21,155
you would like.

1517
00:47:21,525 --> 00:47:22,192
So in terms of as eric is

1518
00:47:22,192 --> 00:47:22,693
noted, they primarily do our

1519
00:47:22,693 --> 00:47:24,693
business license.

1520
00:47:25,396 --> 00:47:28,598
They also can do this service

1521
00:47:28,598 --> 00:47:29,399
we have chosen prior to having

1522
00:47:29,399 --> 00:47:32,399
this discussion to input that

1523
00:47:33,300 --> 00:47:36,603
we have not asked them to

1524
00:47:36,673 --> 00:47:37,674
proactively enforce and collect

1525
00:47:37,674 --> 00:47:38,409
the totty and ask them to come

1526
00:47:38,409 --> 00:47:41,409
into compliance for the reasons

1527
00:47:41,512 --> 00:47:44,314
noted that if we had 111 come

1528
00:47:44,314 --> 00:47:44,981
in to actively comply we

1529
00:47:44,981 --> 00:47:47,981
couldn't handle that type of

1530
00:47:48,180 --> 00:47:48,586
volume at this point because of

1531
00:47:48,586 --> 00:47:50,586
the process involved.

1532
00:47:51,522 --> 00:47:52,556
So what they have been doing

1533
00:47:52,556 --> 00:47:53,256
those that have come in and

1534
00:47:53,256 --> 00:47:56,256
have requested to pay they're

1535
00:47:57,940 --> 00:47:57,761
certainly collecting and doing

1536
00:47:57,761 --> 00:48:00,497
the business license but we

1537
00:48:00,497 --> 00:48:03,134
also felt that we should not go

1538
00:48:03,134 --> 00:48:03,868
out and actively ask a 111 to

1539
00:48:03,868 --> 00:48:06,770
be paying the totty if we're

1540
00:48:06,770 --> 00:48:07,538
not giving them an avenue to

1541
00:48:07,538 --> 00:48:10,538
come into compliance and given

1542
00:48:10,774 --> 00:48:11,508
the current regulations and how

1543
00:48:11,508 --> 00:48:12,209
burdensome it is, we don't

1544
00:48:12,209 --> 00:48:12,776
think we can handle that type

1545
00:48:12,776 --> 00:48:14,945
of volume all at once.

1546
00:48:14,945 --> 00:48:15,679
So we wanted to have this

1547
00:48:15,679 --> 00:48:18,679
discussion about how to proceed

1548
00:48:18,849 --> 00:48:19,550
with potential changes f the

1549
00:48:19,550 --> 00:48:22,352
decision were to continue with

1550
00:48:22,352 --> 00:48:23,860
the bed and breakfast ordinance

1551
00:48:23,860 --> 00:48:26,190
going forward we'd have to talk

1552
00:48:26,190 --> 00:48:26,924
through about how do we try to

1553
00:48:26,924 --> 00:48:29,727
sequence that work so that it's

1554
00:48:29,727 --> 00:48:30,594
manageable if we expect all to

1555
00:48:30,594 --> 00:48:31,294
come into compliance under the

1556
00:48:31,294 --> 00:48:33,464
current regulations and if we

1557
00:48:33,464 --> 00:48:34,131
did create a more streamlined

1558
00:48:34,131 --> 00:48:36,567
process, would we would we

1559
00:48:36,567 --> 00:48:37,168
outsource that to a third party

1560
00:48:37,168 --> 00:48:40,168
to handle that for us?

1561
00:48:41,500 --> 00:48:41,672
So there if we created a more

1562
00:48:41,672 --> 00:48:44,720
streamlined process we could

1563
00:48:45,409 --> 00:48:46,110
outsource a portion of that in

1564
00:48:46,110 --> 00:48:48,746
terms of communicating the you

1565
00:48:48,746 --> 00:48:51,146
know, the initial requirements

1566
00:48:52,783 --> 00:48:53,617
and but there would still be

1567
00:48:53,617 --> 00:48:56,487
work I'm involved on by city

1568
00:48:56,487 --> 00:48:57,121
staff but it wouldn't be nearly

1569
00:48:57,121 --> 00:49:00,910
as labor intensive and it

1570
00:49:00,910 --> 00:49:00,725
wouldn't need to have all the

1571
00:49:00,725 --> 00:49:03,125
preparatory work and legal

1572
00:49:03,894 --> 00:49:04,495
costs that are associated with

1573
00:49:04,495 --> 00:49:05,129
a conditional use permit

1574
00:49:05,129 --> 00:49:05,529
process with the planning

1575
00:49:05,529 --> 00:49:07,529
commission.

1576
00:49:10,802 --> 00:49:14,402
Okay I saw live 111 was the

1577
00:49:14,572 --> 00:49:15,606
number I think our last meeting

1578
00:49:15,606 --> 00:49:15,940
and I had looked the number up

1579
00:49:15,940 --> 00:49:17,374
myself.

1580
00:49:17,374 --> 00:49:20,545
I got something like 197 off of

1581
00:49:20,545 --> 00:49:23,545
their hair dna which apparently

1582
00:49:25,249 --> 00:49:25,983
does look for duplicates.

1583
00:49:25,983 --> 00:49:26,851
So what would it do?

1584
00:49:26,851 --> 00:49:29,254
We feel like this is a more

1585
00:49:29,254 --> 00:49:29,921
accurate number with why the

1586
00:49:29,921 --> 00:49:32,921
big difference in those two.

1587
00:49:32,991 --> 00:49:33,725
>> so this is a snapshot in

1588
00:49:33,725 --> 00:49:36,725
time that ur consultant gave

1589
00:49:36,894 --> 00:49:37,796
to us and as I head indicated

1590
00:49:37,796 --> 00:49:41,132
it changes on a daily basis how

1591
00:49:41,132 --> 00:49:41,666
many are advertised out there

1592
00:49:41,666 --> 00:49:42,334
in the marketplace?

1593
00:49:42,334 --> 00:49:45,934
And then one of the other

1594
00:49:45,970 --> 00:49:49,570
nuance pieces to this is that

1595
00:49:50,740 --> 00:49:50,808
it MAY read, if you will or be

1596
00:49:50,808 --> 00:49:53,808
characterized as a walnut creek

1597
00:49:53,945 --> 00:49:56,848
you know, short term rental but

1598
00:49:56,848 --> 00:49:57,616
it could be an unincorporated,

1599
00:49:57,616 --> 00:50:00,616
you know, contra costa county

1600
00:50:00,751 --> 00:50:04,356
or it could be giving a walnut

1601
00:50:04,356 --> 00:50:05,190
creek address quote unquote in

1602
00:50:05,190 --> 00:50:05,891
one of the you know, in a

1603
00:50:05,891 --> 00:50:07,891
neighboring jurisdiction that

1604
00:50:09,995 --> 00:50:10,562
bands airbnbs and short term

1605
00:50:10,562 --> 00:50:12,962
rentals and so forth.

1606
00:50:13,799 --> 00:50:14,499
>> so that our feeling is that

1607
00:50:14,499 --> 00:50:17,335
the the 111 number is more

1608
00:50:17,335 --> 00:50:20,335
accurate than the 197 or we're

1609
00:50:21,406 --> 00:50:22,730
sort of like I'm trying to get

1610
00:50:22,730 --> 00:50:23,942
a sense of the scope because

1611
00:50:23,942 --> 00:50:26,342
when we estimate the 168,000

1612
00:50:27,812 --> 00:50:28,747
when look at that number and

1613
00:50:28,747 --> 00:50:30,949
think about well if we got like

1614
00:50:30,949 --> 00:50:34,549
half of the properties in a

1615
00:50:35,220 --> 00:50:35,787
compliance and they were

1616
00:50:35,787 --> 00:50:38,187
generating say I think

1617
00:50:38,824 --> 00:50:39,825
currently that the the place

1618
00:50:39,825 --> 00:50:41,993
that the short term rentals are

1619
00:50:41,993 --> 00:50:44,393
about 70% occupied and they're

1620
00:50:44,929 --> 00:50:45,564
averaging like $175 a night

1621
00:50:45,564 --> 00:50:48,333
there's the numbers that I

1622
00:50:48,333 --> 00:50:49,134
looked at but you can correct

1623
00:50:49,134 --> 00:50:49,835
me if there's a more accurate

1624
00:50:49,835 --> 00:50:52,604
number but that would generate

1625
00:50:52,604 --> 00:50:55,604
more like the 4 or 5 plus

1626
00:50:55,874 --> 00:50:58,243
hundred thousand and in totty.

1627
00:50:58,243 --> 00:50:59,440
So I was also looking at 168

1628
00:50:59,440 --> 00:50:59,344
and wondering how we arrived at

1629
00:50:59,344 --> 00:51:01,344
that.

1630
00:51:02,681 --> 00:51:03,281
So I, I don't want to speak

1631
00:51:03,281 --> 00:51:06,281
exactly on behalf of our

1632
00:51:06,284 --> 00:51:06,919
consultant but what they've

1633
00:51:06,919 --> 00:51:09,889
conveyed to us is that you

1634
00:51:09,889 --> 00:51:10,822
know, again they are able to

1635
00:51:10,822 --> 00:51:13,659
look at any point in time and

1636
00:51:13,659 --> 00:51:14,326
so you at a different point in

1637
00:51:14,326 --> 00:51:16,828
time MAY have seen more

1638
00:51:16,828 --> 00:51:17,496
advertised and you know

1639
00:51:17,496 --> 00:51:19,896
different parameters and so

1640
00:51:20,832 --> 00:51:24,136
forth but they looked at that

1641
00:51:24,136 --> 00:51:25,700
and then what they also tell us

1642
00:51:25,700 --> 00:51:25,737
is that whenever there's a what

1643
00:51:25,737 --> 00:51:28,373
their experience has been in

1644
00:51:28,373 --> 00:51:29,107
the past is that whenever

1645
00:51:29,107 --> 00:51:32,110
there's a significant effort to

1646
00:51:32,110 --> 00:51:32,678
bring short term rentals into

1647
00:51:32,678 --> 00:51:35,780
compliance, some people will

1648
00:51:36,150 --> 00:51:36,782
drop out of the marketplace so

1649
00:51:36,782 --> 00:51:39,519
that that diminishes the number

1650
00:51:39,519 --> 00:51:42,889
of short term rentals and then

1651
00:51:42,889 --> 00:51:43,755
of that of those the remaining

1652
00:51:43,755 --> 00:51:46,755
folks decide whether or not

1653
00:51:47,293 --> 00:51:47,960
they want to, you know, go

1654
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:50,730
through the effort for, you

1655
00:51:50,730 --> 00:51:51,597
know, a ish how many days,

1656
00:51:51,597 --> 00:51:54,734
etc. And again it depends on

1657
00:51:54,734 --> 00:51:55,434
the type of regulation whether

1658
00:51:55,434 --> 00:51:55,768
it's hosted, non hosted, etc..

1659
00:51:55,768 --> 00:51:57,768
>> okay.

1660
00:51:59,138 --> 00:52:02,138
However, like a legal question,

1661
00:52:02,241 --> 00:52:03,760
my understanding is that

1662
00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:03,876
there's been laws passed that

1663
00:52:03,876 --> 00:52:06,779
sort of compel now these online

1664
00:52:06,779 --> 00:52:09,779
platforms to remit to not

1665
00:52:10,490 --> 00:52:11,830
directly to the cities does

1666
00:52:11,830 --> 00:52:14,187
that is that accurate and does

1667
00:52:14,187 --> 00:52:15,187
it require us say passing an

1668
00:52:15,187 --> 00:52:18,787
ordinance to sort of press them

1669
00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:19,725
on that or what what does that

1670
00:52:19,725 --> 00:52:22,725
landscape of new laws require

1671
00:52:22,896 --> 00:52:23,563
them to report that there are

1672
00:52:23,563 --> 00:52:26,532
airbnb or short term rentals

1673
00:52:26,532 --> 00:52:27,166
happening in your city that are

1674
00:52:27,166 --> 00:52:27,499
being facilitated on their

1675
00:52:27,499 --> 00:52:29,499
website?

1676
00:52:31,437 --> 00:52:32,138
So airbnb vibro they don't

1677
00:52:32,138 --> 00:52:35,138
actually require them to remit

1678
00:52:35,341 --> 00:52:36,430
the tax to us.

1679
00:52:36,430 --> 00:52:38,677
The city collects the tax.

1680
00:52:38,677 --> 00:52:39,379
Okay I, I read that some cities

1681
00:52:39,379 --> 00:52:42,282
are collecting the majority of

1682
00:52:42,282 --> 00:52:42,982
their totty like through the

1683
00:52:42,982 --> 00:52:45,982
platforms you can collect them

1684
00:52:46,185 --> 00:52:49,185
through the platform the host

1685
00:52:49,989 --> 00:52:53,589
needs to needs to identify the

1686
00:52:54,260 --> 00:52:57,830
tax as part of the rental and

1687
00:52:57,830 --> 00:53:00,830
then the the individual the

1688
00:53:01,401 --> 00:53:02,235
renter if you will pays it.

1689
00:53:02,235 --> 00:53:02,936
I'm not exactly sure whether

1690
00:53:02,936 --> 00:53:05,936
the dollars are then remitted

1691
00:53:06,380 --> 00:53:06,706
directly to the city or they're

1692
00:53:06,706 --> 00:53:09,276
remitted to the to the owner

1693
00:53:09,276 --> 00:53:10,110
who then remits them to the

1694
00:53:10,110 --> 00:53:12,979
city because as you recall with

1695
00:53:12,979 --> 00:53:13,646
toti those are remitted to the

1696
00:53:13,646 --> 00:53:16,282
hotel operators and then the

1697
00:53:16,282 --> 00:53:17,830
hotel operators remit them to

1698
00:53:17,830 --> 00:53:17,383
the city on a on a periodic

1699
00:53:17,383 --> 00:53:19,383
basis.

1700
00:53:20,530 --> 00:53:20,487
I think the airbnb is operate

1701
00:53:20,487 --> 00:53:20,787
the same way.

1702
00:53:20,787 --> 00:53:22,787
Okay.

1703
00:53:24,558 --> 00:53:27,561
And I think I read there was a

1704
00:53:27,561 --> 00:53:28,461
city that had sort of passed

1705
00:53:28,461 --> 00:53:31,264
some sort f legislation or

1706
00:53:31,264 --> 00:53:31,898
ordinance locally that didn't

1707
00:53:31,898 --> 00:53:34,298
allow these platforms to

1708
00:53:35,769 --> 00:53:37,400
operate in their city unless

1709
00:53:37,400 --> 00:53:40,307
they you know, helped with the

1710
00:53:40,307 --> 00:53:41,740
itot like portion f it

1711
00:53:41,740 --> 00:53:44,177
whatever that looks like that I

1712
00:53:44,177 --> 00:53:44,912
mean that MAY have been cracked

1713
00:53:44,912 --> 00:53:47,180
before but by state law they're

1714
00:53:47,180 --> 00:53:47,614
now requiring help.

1715
00:53:47,614 --> 00:53:47,981
Yes.

1716
00:53:47,981 --> 00:53:49,160
All right.

1717
00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:53,216
And with with 80 use I have a

1718
00:53:53,387 --> 00:53:56,987
question about it use I believe

1719
00:53:57,558 --> 00:54:00,558
in 2020 we passed an ordinance

1720
00:54:01,729 --> 00:54:02,729
saying that there would be no

1721
00:54:02,729 --> 00:54:05,729
short erm rentals that 80 use

1722
00:54:06,433 --> 00:54:07,267
would we would no longer do

1723
00:54:07,267 --> 00:54:07,935
short term rentals only to use.

1724
00:54:07,935 --> 00:54:10,503
Is that is that accurate?

1725
00:54:10,503 --> 00:54:10,904
That is correct.

1726
00:54:10,904 --> 00:54:11,938
Okay.

1727
00:54:11,938 --> 00:54:14,241
So and that was based off of

1728
00:54:14,241 --> 00:54:14,641
state law.

1729
00:54:14,641 --> 00:54:15,442
Okay.

1730
00:54:15,442 --> 00:54:19,420
State law also allows us to

1731
00:54:19,146 --> 00:54:22,146
prohibit 80 use that were built

1732
00:54:22,149 --> 00:54:22,849
prior to that but that would be

1733
00:54:22,849 --> 00:54:25,849
a discretionary action on the

1734
00:54:26,153 --> 00:54:27,200
part of council.

1735
00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:27,754
I understand that since that

1736
00:54:27,754 --> 00:54:30,324
that that law was passed at the

1737
00:54:30,324 --> 00:54:32,724
state level in 2020, there's

1738
00:54:33,460 --> 00:54:34,495
been some some manipulations of

1739
00:54:34,495 --> 00:54:38,320
it and that that might not

1740
00:54:38,320 --> 00:54:40,734
necessarily apply to all to use

1741
00:54:40,734 --> 00:54:41,301
at this point after the year

1742
00:54:41,301 --> 00:54:43,701
2020 from a state law

1743
00:54:43,837 --> 00:54:44,672
standpoint, does our current is

1744
00:54:44,672 --> 00:54:48,272
that is that a an accurate

1745
00:54:49,109 --> 00:54:52,345
picture or do you believe that

1746
00:54:52,345 --> 00:54:52,913
100% unqualified all e we can

1747
00:54:52,913 --> 00:54:53,614
confirm that but my my

1748
00:54:53,614 --> 00:54:56,614
understanding of it right now

1749
00:54:56,917 --> 00:54:57,651
is that 80 use that are built

1750
00:54:57,651 --> 00:55:00,220
pursuant to the recent 82 state

1751
00:55:00,220 --> 00:55:00,954
laws are prohibited from being

1752
00:55:00,954 --> 00:55:03,570
used for short term rentals but

1753
00:55:03,570 --> 00:55:03,924
that that might be if they only

1754
00:55:03,924 --> 00:55:07,294
allowed that if they used the

1755
00:55:07,294 --> 00:55:08,262
law to build it so to speak

1756
00:55:08,262 --> 00:55:09,970
like I was just that's correct.

1757
00:55:09,970 --> 00:55:12,566
If they if they use if they

1758
00:55:12,566 --> 00:55:13,267
relied on the law for the

1759
00:55:13,267 --> 00:55:15,103
purposes of getting the 80 you

1760
00:55:15,103 --> 00:55:15,903
built which is the way or at

1761
00:55:15,903 --> 00:55:18,205
least most of the recent ones

1762
00:55:18,205 --> 00:55:19,600
have been built have been

1763
00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:21,776
pursuant to the state laws

1764
00:55:21,776 --> 00:55:24,776
because they are there more

1765
00:55:26,460 --> 00:55:26,914
expedited and more streamlined

1766
00:55:26,914 --> 00:55:29,914
in their approval process than

1767
00:55:30,150 --> 00:55:30,851
what we're historically local

1768
00:55:30,851 --> 00:55:31,252
zoning requirements associated

1769
00:55:31,252 --> 00:55:33,252
with 80 use.

1770
00:55:34,588 --> 00:55:35,256
So it's probably safe to assume

1771
00:55:35,256 --> 00:55:35,957
most people are using that.

1772
00:55:35,957 --> 00:55:38,392
But would we would it be wise

1773
00:55:38,392 --> 00:55:39,270
for us or or should we look at

1774
00:55:39,270 --> 00:55:41,929
our ordinance and see that

1775
00:55:41,929 --> 00:55:42,730
maybe we should revise it to

1776
00:55:42,730 --> 00:55:45,130
say something like only

1777
00:55:45,866 --> 00:55:48,866
eligible short term rent or

1778
00:55:50,605 --> 00:55:51,272
eligible to use MAY be eligible

1779
00:55:51,272 --> 00:55:54,900
for so our current rate our

1780
00:55:54,900 --> 00:55:54,742
current ordinance I'm sorry

1781
00:55:54,742 --> 00:55:57,142
accordant our current ordinance

1782
00:55:58,913 --> 00:56:01,313
currently prohibits 80 use that

1783
00:56:01,483 --> 00:56:02,584
were constructed since that

1784
00:56:02,584 --> 00:56:05,386
since 2020 to be or to be used

1785
00:56:05,386 --> 00:56:06,287
as short term rentals.

1786
00:56:06,287 --> 00:56:09,190
So regardless of whether it is

1787
00:56:09,190 --> 00:56:09,891
following state law or whatever

1788
00:56:09,891 --> 00:56:13,461
so that could you know in the

1789
00:56:13,461 --> 00:56:14,620
case that you offer be

1790
00:56:14,620 --> 00:56:16,230
construed as being more

1791
00:56:16,230 --> 00:56:17,980
stringent merchants than maybe

1792
00:56:17,980 --> 00:56:17,665
just an opportunity to look at

1793
00:56:17,665 --> 00:56:19,665
eligibility for those?

1794
00:56:20,368 --> 00:56:21,402
Okay.

1795
00:56:21,402 --> 00:56:21,769
That's it for my my questions

1796
00:56:21,769 --> 00:56:23,769
right now.

1797
00:56:24,505 --> 00:56:24,772
thank you, mayor pro tem thank

1798
00:56:24,772 --> 00:56:26,772
you.

1799
00:56:27,509 --> 00:56:28,310
>> you asked a lot of mind but

1800
00:56:28,310 --> 00:56:31,310
just to clarify on the

1801
00:56:32,114 --> 00:56:32,848
collection of the total because

1802
00:56:32,848 --> 00:56:34,983
I had heard information I think

1803
00:56:34,983 --> 00:56:35,683
similar information to

1804
00:56:35,683 --> 00:56:38,830
councilmember devinney that it

1805
00:56:38,487 --> 00:56:42,687
was kind of more of an ottoman

1806
00:56:42,757 --> 00:56:43,458
automatic process that airbnb

1807
00:56:43,458 --> 00:56:46,458
would remit the territory to

1808
00:56:47,950 --> 00:56:47,896
the city but it sounds like

1809
00:56:47,896 --> 00:56:51,199
they they would inform us that

1810
00:56:51,199 --> 00:56:51,900
there's a registered board

1811
00:56:51,900 --> 00:56:54,570
short term rental on their

1812
00:56:54,570 --> 00:56:55,404
platform and then we would

1813
00:56:55,404 --> 00:56:59,400
still need to hire a consultant

1814
00:56:59,410 --> 00:57:02,478
like hdl to collect the total.

1815
00:57:02,478 --> 00:57:06,780
>> so maybe a different way of

1816
00:57:06,248 --> 00:57:06,982
explaining it is that these

1817
00:57:06,982 --> 00:57:09,382
certain platforms and certainly

1818
00:57:10,352 --> 00:57:11,152
the ones that are more

1819
00:57:11,152 --> 00:57:13,689
sophisticated like the rpo and

1820
00:57:13,689 --> 00:57:14,389
airbnb have an ability to

1821
00:57:14,389 --> 00:57:16,789
essentially do that accounting

1822
00:57:17,192 --> 00:57:18,160
feature with them so that you

1823
00:57:18,160 --> 00:57:21,463
as a business owner are able to

1824
00:57:21,463 --> 00:57:24,666
track and then remit your you

1825
00:57:24,666 --> 00:57:25,367
know, business taxes and so

1826
00:57:25,367 --> 00:57:26,268
forth and keep track of your

1827
00:57:26,268 --> 00:57:28,804
income too so you can pay your

1828
00:57:28,804 --> 00:57:29,304
federal income taxes.

1829
00:57:29,304 --> 00:57:31,304
>> okay.

1830
00:57:32,641 --> 00:57:33,275
Maybe you know as we as the

1831
00:57:33,275 --> 00:57:33,909
conversation goes on maybe

1832
00:57:33,909 --> 00:57:35,909
that's something obviously

1833
00:57:36,512 --> 00:57:37,246
there's if there's way to

1834
00:57:37,246 --> 00:57:39,348
streamline the process further,

1835
00:57:39,348 --> 00:57:42,518
that would be good and then you

1836
00:57:42,518 --> 00:57:43,519
know, I'm curious in terms of

1837
00:57:43,519 --> 00:57:47,119
you know, from both egal and

1838
00:57:47,522 --> 00:57:48,323
planning perspectives, you

1839
00:57:48,323 --> 00:57:51,326
know, if we were to streamline

1840
00:57:51,326 --> 00:57:54,326
the process, would we still

1841
00:57:54,997 --> 00:57:55,798
have the enforcement ability if

1842
00:57:55,798 --> 00:57:59,201
if a business is operating once

1843
00:57:59,201 --> 00:58:01,804
or more times is a nuisance if

1844
00:58:01,804 --> 00:58:02,504
it was just a kind of a

1845
00:58:02,504 --> 00:58:04,904
business license type permit,

1846
00:58:06,108 --> 00:58:06,575
you know, to what extent could

1847
00:58:06,575 --> 00:58:08,575
we revoke that?

1848
00:58:10,446 --> 00:58:11,800
>> so I forgive me my

1849
00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:13,480
colleagues that deal with

1850
00:58:13,616 --> 00:58:14,483
outdoor dining but that closest

1851
00:58:14,483 --> 00:58:15,251
analogy is that with an

1852
00:58:15,251 --> 00:58:18,153
operators permit and so it's

1853
00:58:18,153 --> 00:58:21,753
the it's very similar to you

1854
00:58:21,991 --> 00:58:25,495
know an aup or chp having been

1855
00:58:25,495 --> 00:58:26,329
required for alcohol and then

1856
00:58:26,329 --> 00:58:29,865
with outdoor dining and so that

1857
00:58:29,865 --> 00:58:30,400
those have you know rocesses

1858
00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:32,400
associated with it.

1859
00:58:33,602 --> 00:58:34,336
But whenever we went over to

1860
00:58:34,336 --> 00:58:37,339
our outdoor dining there was an

1861
00:58:37,339 --> 00:58:38,241
operators permit that provided

1862
00:58:38,241 --> 00:58:41,241
very clear direction on here

1863
00:58:41,343 --> 00:58:42,144
are the norms etc. Here are the

1864
00:58:42,144 --> 00:58:42,979
things you need to comply with

1865
00:58:42,979 --> 00:58:45,915
and if you're in violation of

1866
00:58:45,915 --> 00:58:46,248
it this operators permit can be

1867
00:58:46,248 --> 00:58:48,248
pulled.

1868
00:58:49,486 --> 00:58:50,153
Same thing could be true and

1869
00:58:50,153 --> 00:58:53,322
the way that it operates in

1870
00:58:53,322 --> 00:58:54,123
other cities so that based off

1871
00:58:54,123 --> 00:58:57,226
of that versus going through a

1872
00:58:57,226 --> 00:59:00,226
more complex and lengthy and

1873
00:59:00,397 --> 00:59:01,300
legally costly process to pull

1874
00:59:01,300 --> 00:59:01,364
a conditional use permit.

1875
00:59:01,364 --> 00:59:03,364
>> okay.

1876
00:59:04,533 --> 00:59:06,533
That's helpful.

1877
00:59:07,703 --> 00:59:08,404
And then in terms of the 170 or

1878
00:59:08,404 --> 00:59:10,804
190 folks that don't currently

1879
00:59:11,975 --> 00:59:12,676
have a permit but want to

1880
00:59:12,676 --> 00:59:15,645
continue to operate short term

1881
00:59:15,645 --> 00:59:18,645
rentals, what's staff's plan to

1882
00:59:18,881 --> 00:59:19,916
bring them into compliance?

1883
00:59:19,916 --> 00:59:20,583
>> well, our first plan was to

1884
00:59:20,583 --> 00:59:23,353
ask the question of council

1885
00:59:23,353 --> 00:59:24,153
policy direction on whether or

1886
00:59:24,153 --> 00:59:27,257
not you wanted to ban or

1887
00:59:27,257 --> 00:59:29,657
continue to allow it.

1888
00:59:30,560 --> 00:59:31,561
So with that question once that

1889
00:59:31,561 --> 00:59:35,161
is answered then we can develop

1890
00:59:35,264 --> 00:59:35,998
a plan to be able to, you know,

1891
00:59:35,998 --> 00:59:38,998
follow policy direction so that

1892
00:59:39,903 --> 00:59:42,903
if you know if council's

1893
00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:44,107
choices to continue on in the

1894
00:59:44,107 --> 00:59:47,107
the bed and breakfast model

1895
00:59:47,377 --> 00:59:48,211
then things would remain

1896
00:59:48,211 --> 00:59:51,515
largely the same for all the

1897
00:59:51,515 --> 00:59:52,515
same reasons if council instead

1898
00:59:52,515 --> 00:59:55,840
were to choose to go to more of

1899
00:59:55,840 --> 00:59:58,840
an operators permit type of

1900
00:59:58,789 --> 00:59:59,589
program then we wouldn't need

1901
00:59:59,589 --> 01:00:00,390
to essentially stand up a

1902
01:00:00,390 --> 01:00:03,326
program much the way that the

1903
01:00:03,326 --> 01:00:04,127
outdoor dining program was

1904
01:00:04,127 --> 01:00:06,830
stood up and you know come up

1905
01:00:06,830 --> 01:00:09,830
with parameters and so forth

1906
01:00:10,200 --> 01:00:11,135
and then bring that to council

1907
01:00:11,135 --> 01:00:13,937
,you know, for adoption along

1908
01:00:13,937 --> 01:00:14,838
with the new ordinance.

1909
01:00:14,838 --> 01:00:18,420
And just finally, do we have

1910
01:00:18,420 --> 01:00:18,842
kind of any stimates of what

1911
01:00:18,842 --> 01:00:23,420
the cost and time would be to

1912
01:00:23,580 --> 01:00:24,140
obtain an operators permit or

1913
01:00:24,140 --> 01:00:25,150
no?

1914
01:00:25,150 --> 01:00:28,319
I we can certainly look into

1915
01:00:28,319 --> 01:00:31,888
that if that is council's will

1916
01:00:31,888 --> 01:00:32,489
to go to a different type of

1917
01:00:32,489 --> 01:00:33,323
regulation of short term

1918
01:00:33,323 --> 01:00:36,693
rentals but we didn't want to

1919
01:00:36,693 --> 01:00:39,429
get too far down the road and

1920
01:00:39,429 --> 01:00:39,830
presupposing councils will okay

1921
01:00:39,830 --> 01:00:41,830
thank you.

1922
01:00:43,500 --> 01:00:44,301
Thank you councilmember darling

1923
01:00:44,301 --> 01:00:44,901
thank you and thanks for the

1924
01:00:44,901 --> 01:00:45,710
presentation and all the

1925
01:00:45,710 --> 01:00:46,736
-

1926
01:00:46,736 --> 01:00:47,738
thought that's obviously gone

1927
01:00:47,738 --> 01:00:50,741
into I know in orinda the the

1928
01:00:50,741 --> 01:00:51,742
big impetus for their ordinance

1929
01:00:51,742 --> 01:00:54,742
was the party that went

1930
01:00:55,246 --> 01:00:55,980
horribly wrong up there.

1931
01:00:55,980 --> 01:00:58,980
What's been our experience with

1932
01:00:59,250 --> 01:00:59,850
calls for service from pd for

1933
01:00:59,850 --> 01:01:02,250
the short term rentals?

1934
01:01:02,886 --> 01:01:03,888
Have we had much of that here?

1935
01:01:03,888 --> 01:01:06,858
So it was much more prevalent

1936
01:01:06,858 --> 01:01:10,458
during covid less so now but

1937
01:01:11,295 --> 01:01:14,640
you know pd responds for that

1938
01:01:14,640 --> 01:01:15,990
most of he types of feedback

1939
01:01:15,990 --> 01:01:15,766
we get about the short term

1940
01:01:15,766 --> 01:01:18,166
rentals are from neighbors.

1941
01:01:19,269 --> 01:01:22,106
Some of it might be you know on

1942
01:01:22,106 --> 01:01:23,600
noise related, some of it might

1943
01:01:23,600 --> 01:01:26,344
be people not being able to

1944
01:01:26,344 --> 01:01:27,344
find their short term rental

1945
01:01:27,344 --> 01:01:30,247
late at night and so that and

1946
01:01:30,247 --> 01:01:31,281
knocking on the wrong door and

1947
01:01:31,281 --> 01:01:34,281
talking with pd that hasn't

1948
01:01:34,953 --> 01:01:35,653
been you know it calls for

1949
01:01:35,653 --> 01:01:37,956
service at short term rentals

1950
01:01:37,956 --> 01:01:40,956
hasn't been a significant you

1951
01:01:42,226 --> 01:01:42,560
know reason for calls for

1952
01:01:42,560 --> 01:01:44,560
service.

1953
01:01:45,430 --> 01:01:46,263
>> okay that's good to know so

1954
01:01:46,263 --> 01:01:49,133
I know the bed and breakfast

1955
01:01:49,133 --> 01:01:49,967
ordinance limits it to within

1956
01:01:49,967 --> 01:01:52,537
500ft of an arterial or

1957
01:01:52,537 --> 01:01:53,370
collector street does that

1958
01:01:53,370 --> 01:01:55,770
effectively does that actually

1959
01:01:57,608 --> 01:01:58,275
does that make no never mind

1960
01:01:58,275 --> 01:02:00,845
when you're out there or is

1961
01:02:00,845 --> 01:02:01,646
that a relatively difficult

1962
01:02:01,646 --> 01:02:04,646
requirement to comply with just

1963
01:02:04,749 --> 01:02:05,416
thinking about keeping people

1964
01:02:05,416 --> 01:02:06,170
on the edge of neighborhoods

1965
01:02:06,170 --> 01:02:09,170
rather than deep into a

1966
01:02:12,523 --> 01:02:13,257
neighborhood so it I think you

1967
01:02:13,257 --> 01:02:15,327
know, it's just it's a criteria

1968
01:02:15,327 --> 01:02:16,160
in the someone would need to

1969
01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:19,160
comply ith but there are

1970
01:02:20,532 --> 01:02:21,132
numerous homes that are on that

1971
01:02:21,132 --> 01:02:24,132
you know that meet that

1972
01:02:24,168 --> 01:02:27,768
criteria so as to whether or

1973
01:02:28,730 --> 01:02:28,706
not it helps or hurts and the

1974
01:02:28,706 --> 01:02:29,730
ability to operate that

1975
01:02:29,730 --> 01:02:31,730
business.

1976
01:02:31,876 --> 01:02:32,444
We haven't seen any evidence

1977
01:02:32,444 --> 01:02:32,777
one way or the other.

1978
01:02:32,777 --> 01:02:34,777
>> okay.

1979
01:02:36,130 --> 01:02:36,814
And then if we go through this

1980
01:02:36,814 --> 01:02:39,618
and come up I know when we

1981
01:02:39,618 --> 01:02:42,180
originally were working on

1982
01:02:42,688 --> 01:02:43,388
alcohol permits there was one

1983
01:02:43,388 --> 01:02:44,890
set of standards and if you're

1984
01:02:44,890 --> 01:02:46,425
willing to live with that you

1985
01:02:46,425 --> 01:02:47,920
could get the easy permit and

1986
01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:49,828
if you really wanted to push

1987
01:02:49,828 --> 01:02:50,162
things you could get the hard

1988
01:02:50,162 --> 01:02:50,829
permit.

1989
01:02:50,829 --> 01:02:52,864
Could is something like that

1990
01:02:52,864 --> 01:02:54,650
possible here?

1991
01:02:54,650 --> 01:02:57,569
For example, if somebody is on

1992
01:02:57,569 --> 01:03:01,169
site limits people to you know,

1993
01:03:01,306 --> 01:03:04,410
a certain number they could get

1994
01:03:04,410 --> 01:03:05,444
a more easily acquired permit

1995
01:03:05,444 --> 01:03:08,346
but if they want to have a site

1996
01:03:08,346 --> 01:03:11,517
where hey can not be there, do

1997
01:03:11,517 --> 01:03:12,484
different things.

1998
01:03:12,484 --> 01:03:15,484
So that is definitely possible.

1999
01:03:15,720 --> 01:03:16,388
There are examples of that in

2000
01:03:16,388 --> 01:03:16,788
the information provided in

2001
01:03:16,788 --> 01:03:18,788
your packet.

2002
01:03:19,791 --> 01:03:22,791
Usually those you know the

2003
01:03:23,128 --> 01:03:24,620
differences etc. You know it's

2004
01:03:24,620 --> 01:03:27,332
like here you have a permit

2005
01:03:27,332 --> 01:03:28,166
type of you know process and

2006
01:03:28,166 --> 01:03:31,436
then if you want to do

2007
01:03:31,436 --> 01:03:32,104
something different usually you

2008
01:03:32,104 --> 01:03:32,771
know they've mentioned it in

2009
01:03:32,771 --> 01:03:35,707
the context of having events

2010
01:03:35,707 --> 01:03:36,441
and hosting events and so forth

2011
01:03:36,441 --> 01:03:39,110
and that you you know, would go

2012
01:03:39,110 --> 01:03:39,878
through a separate process

2013
01:03:39,878 --> 01:03:42,878
getting a special event permit

2014
01:03:42,915 --> 01:03:43,849
as an example.

2015
01:03:43,849 --> 01:03:47,449
You know, we certainly in the

2016
01:03:47,453 --> 01:03:48,253
example that ou offered that

2017
01:03:48,253 --> 01:03:51,356
there's the potential to if you

2018
01:03:51,356 --> 01:03:52,191
want to have it hosted do it

2019
01:03:52,191 --> 01:03:52,824
one way if you want to have it

2020
01:03:52,824 --> 01:03:55,327
on the hosted then you go

2021
01:03:55,327 --> 01:03:55,995
through you know, presumably a

2022
01:03:55,995 --> 01:03:56,328
conditional use on process.

2023
01:03:56,328 --> 01:03:58,328
>> okay.

2024
01:03:59,864 --> 01:04:00,565
I would just add if I if I MAY,

2025
01:04:00,565 --> 01:04:01,267
you know a consideration along

2026
01:04:01,267 --> 01:04:03,201
those lines if we were to head

2027
01:04:03,201 --> 01:04:06,201
down that path is the

2028
01:04:06,605 --> 01:04:07,239
complexity in terms of the

2029
01:04:07,239 --> 01:04:09,239
application process and

2030
01:04:09,975 --> 01:04:10,776
explaining that rocess through

2031
01:04:10,776 --> 01:04:11,476
potential applicants and then

2032
01:04:11,476 --> 01:04:14,476
it does make enforcement more

2033
01:04:14,846 --> 01:04:15,580
complicated if we get a

2034
01:04:15,580 --> 01:04:16,282
complaint what's allowed or not

2035
01:04:16,282 --> 01:04:18,950
allowed having to know that by

2036
01:04:18,950 --> 01:04:19,785
address as compared to knowing

2037
01:04:19,785 --> 01:04:22,454
across the board what are the

2038
01:04:22,454 --> 01:04:23,255
standards.

2039
01:04:23,255 --> 01:04:23,989
So those would be some

2040
01:04:23,989 --> 01:04:26,910
tradeoffs and considerations if

2041
01:04:26,910 --> 01:04:27,326
we had a bifurcated approach.

2042
01:04:27,326 --> 01:04:29,795
Yeah, it's good to good to know

2043
01:04:29,795 --> 01:04:31,230
because it's okay.

2044
01:04:31,230 --> 01:04:34,333
And then if we were to do an

2045
01:04:34,333 --> 01:04:34,968
operator type permit, would

2046
01:04:34,968 --> 01:04:37,503
there still be notice for

2047
01:04:37,503 --> 01:04:40,503
neighbors to come and express

2048
01:04:40,773 --> 01:04:41,407
their opinion on it?

2049
01:04:41,407 --> 01:04:42,208
>> unclear.

2050
01:04:42,208 --> 01:04:45,440
And the reason why I say that

2051
01:04:45,440 --> 01:04:48,440
it's unclear because there is

2052
01:04:49,281 --> 01:04:52,151
the in most of the examples

2053
01:04:52,151 --> 01:04:52,952
that are out there currently

2054
01:04:52,952 --> 01:04:55,952
it's done know through a

2055
01:04:56,256 --> 01:04:56,755
process that doesn't require

2056
01:04:56,755 --> 01:04:58,755
that notification.

2057
01:04:59,626 --> 01:05:02,260
It's more administrative trying

2058
01:05:04,970 --> 01:05:04,931
to insert that required meant

2059
01:05:04,931 --> 01:05:05,598
and there as a condition of

2060
01:05:05,598 --> 01:05:07,598
receiving an administrative

2061
01:05:08,301 --> 01:05:11,301
permit creates a whole other

2062
01:05:11,871 --> 01:05:12,605
set of things to consider which

2063
01:05:12,605 --> 01:05:14,673
we haven't thought through yet.

2064
01:05:14,673 --> 01:05:15,875
Okay.

2065
01:05:15,875 --> 01:05:18,945
>> and then as far as it sounds

2066
01:05:18,945 --> 01:05:21,681
like people kind of come and go

2067
01:05:21,681 --> 01:05:22,548
out of the business so have we

2068
01:05:22,548 --> 01:05:23,250
talked to any jurisdictions

2069
01:05:23,250 --> 01:05:26,319
that have a limit on how many

2070
01:05:26,319 --> 01:05:27,190
permits they issue in their

2071
01:05:27,190 --> 01:05:29,756
city and how is that work if

2072
01:05:29,756 --> 01:05:33,356
people are coming and going so

2073
01:05:34,327 --> 01:05:34,994
there are jurisdiction ones out

2074
01:05:34,994 --> 01:05:37,994
there typically in more you

2075
01:05:38,664 --> 01:05:41,664
know, along shores or highly

2076
01:05:42,135 --> 01:05:42,869
you know, tourism oriented that

2077
01:05:42,869 --> 01:05:45,269
have programs like that.

2078
01:05:45,939 --> 01:05:48,339
But our neighbors don't

2079
01:05:49,810 --> 01:05:50,744
tpically and so there would

2080
01:05:50,744 --> 01:05:54,344
need to be a justification as

2081
01:05:55,248 --> 01:05:55,816
to why or you know you have 100

2082
01:05:55,816 --> 01:05:57,350
groups or you're 101.

2083
01:05:57,350 --> 01:05:58,180
You can't come in but then

2084
01:05:58,180 --> 01:05:58,752
that's very difficult.

2085
01:05:58,752 --> 01:06:01,688
And as you know, our city

2086
01:06:01,688 --> 01:06:02,388
manager saying from an

2087
01:06:02,388 --> 01:06:04,388
enforcement standpoint because

2088
01:06:05,992 --> 01:06:06,692
you know, early discussion is

2089
01:06:06,692 --> 01:06:08,795
at 190 or is a 111.

2090
01:06:08,795 --> 01:06:09,663
Yeah.

2091
01:06:09,663 --> 01:06:12,630
And then last question.

2092
01:06:12,766 --> 01:06:15,766
You know, just thinking about

2093
01:06:16,370 --> 01:06:17,170
how we encourage compliance,

2094
01:06:17,170 --> 01:06:20,474
have we thought about an idea

2095
01:06:20,474 --> 01:06:23,243
where if you apply in the first

2096
01:06:23,243 --> 01:06:26,243
year of the program your

2097
01:06:26,814 --> 01:06:27,814
application fee is much less

2098
01:06:27,814 --> 01:06:31,151
but in out years have just some

2099
01:06:31,151 --> 01:06:34,921
way to get people to want to

2100
01:06:34,921 --> 01:06:35,389
come to see us upfront discount

2101
01:06:35,389 --> 01:06:37,389
yeah that's it.

2102
01:06:38,725 --> 01:06:42,396
So are you today again we were

2103
01:06:42,396 --> 01:06:43,960
first focusing on the you know

2104
01:06:43,960 --> 01:06:46,960
the policy question is council

2105
01:06:46,700 --> 01:06:49,769
want to on diane or continue to

2106
01:06:49,769 --> 01:06:50,437
allow this use and then in

2107
01:06:50,437 --> 01:06:51,710
terms of perational kinds of

2108
01:06:51,710 --> 01:06:53,471
things like you're talking

2109
01:06:54,107 --> 01:06:54,808
about that would be a next step

2110
01:06:54,808 --> 01:06:57,377
in the process if council's

2111
01:06:57,377 --> 01:06:58,345
direction is to continue to

2112
01:06:58,345 --> 01:07:00,915
allow or use but to do it

2113
01:07:00,915 --> 01:07:01,181
differently than what we do

2114
01:07:01,181 --> 01:07:01,515
now.

2115
01:07:01,515 --> 01:07:03,515
>> okay.

2116
01:07:04,451 --> 01:07:04,952
Thank you, councilmember silva.

2117
01:07:04,952 --> 01:07:05,719
Thank you.

2118
01:07:05,719 --> 01:07:08,880
Thank you very much for all of

2119
01:07:08,880 --> 01:07:11,688
this work and for the continued

2120
01:07:11,959 --> 01:07:14,959
patrol of some of our

2121
01:07:15,929 --> 01:07:17,164
interesting operators.

2122
01:07:17,164 --> 01:07:20,340
So let me start with c u p

2123
01:07:20,340 --> 01:07:20,901
versus operator permit.

2124
01:07:20,901 --> 01:07:23,901
I was on the planning

2125
01:07:24,271 --> 01:07:24,638
commission but it was a ong

2126
01:07:24,638 --> 01:07:25,472
time ago.

2127
01:07:25,472 --> 01:07:28,209
My recollection is the c u p

2128
01:07:28,209 --> 01:07:30,609
basically is more permanent

2129
01:07:31,378 --> 01:07:32,380
than an operator permit which

2130
01:07:32,380 --> 01:07:37,180
could be in fact you get it and

2131
01:07:38,252 --> 01:07:42,323
you get a renewed etc. So I can

2132
01:07:42,323 --> 01:07:42,990
answer this and how we're doing

2133
01:07:42,990 --> 01:07:46,590
it more recently so I'm not

2134
01:07:47,261 --> 01:07:47,895
going to step on our city

2135
01:07:47,895 --> 01:07:48,529
attorney's toes I promise

2136
01:07:48,529 --> 01:07:50,464
hassle the conditional use

2137
01:07:50,464 --> 01:07:51,131
permit typically runs with them

2138
01:07:51,131 --> 01:07:54,702
and however the way that we

2139
01:07:54,702 --> 01:07:55,403
have been working through the

2140
01:07:55,403 --> 01:07:58,500
process more recently is that

2141
01:07:58,500 --> 01:08:00,405
once that operator ceases

2142
01:08:01,576 --> 01:08:02,376
operations at that site then

2143
01:08:02,376 --> 01:08:04,776
the permit sunset that's

2144
01:08:06,448 --> 01:08:07,115
different as you had noted from

2145
01:08:07,115 --> 01:08:10,510
the operators permit type f

2146
01:08:10,510 --> 01:08:10,852
idea.

2147
01:08:10,852 --> 01:08:13,587
most of the examples out there

2148
01:08:13,587 --> 01:08:14,388
have an annual permit that gets

2149
01:08:14,388 --> 01:08:17,292
done on a calendar year basis

2150
01:08:17,292 --> 01:08:18,920
and that you have an incentive

2151
01:08:18,920 --> 01:08:21,228
to come in early in the year as

2152
01:08:21,228 --> 01:08:22,290
opposed to later and that you

2153
01:08:22,290 --> 01:08:25,290
know everyone renews for that

2154
01:08:25,500 --> 01:08:29,100
particular year and so and it's

2155
01:08:29,904 --> 01:08:32,904
easier to both identify a

2156
01:08:33,407 --> 01:08:35,807
violation with the operators

2157
01:08:37,278 --> 01:08:38,790
permit than it is with the c, u

2158
01:08:38,790 --> 01:08:40,482
p and to address it from a

2159
01:08:40,482 --> 01:08:42,882
foresman standpoint because to

2160
01:08:44,953 --> 01:08:45,520
address he c p it has to also

2161
01:08:45,520 --> 01:08:47,920
go through a planning

2162
01:08:48,556 --> 01:08:49,357
commission process as opposed

2163
01:08:49,357 --> 01:08:52,357
to you know, a more

2164
01:08:52,660 --> 01:08:53,294
administrative process that's

2165
01:08:53,294 --> 01:08:56,294
also you know, subject to

2166
01:08:56,498 --> 01:08:59,501
appeal etc. But it's a lot

2167
01:08:59,501 --> 01:09:02,501
easier when they have ermits.

2168
01:09:03,271 --> 01:09:05,340
So 111 1111 for no matter what

2169
01:09:05,340 --> 01:09:06,374
the number is.

2170
01:09:06,374 --> 01:09:09,277
One of the issues I think is

2171
01:09:09,277 --> 01:09:10,120
that some of the operators that

2172
01:09:10,120 --> 01:09:12,412
are advertising on these

2173
01:09:13,682 --> 01:09:14,716
platforms you cannot tell where

2174
01:09:14,716 --> 01:09:15,517
where if they're in the city

2175
01:09:15,517 --> 01:09:17,719
limits or if they are in the

2176
01:09:17,719 --> 01:09:18,720
unincorporated city.

2177
01:09:18,720 --> 01:09:21,723
How can we actually figure that

2178
01:09:21,723 --> 01:09:22,324
out?

2179
01:09:22,324 --> 01:09:24,324
Is there gas?

2180
01:09:24,660 --> 01:09:25,527
Is there do we have to make the

2181
01:09:25,527 --> 01:09:26,261
elections department do it to

2182
01:09:26,261 --> 01:09:29,640
figure out if that address is

2183
01:09:29,640 --> 01:09:31,464
actually eligible to vote?

2184
01:09:32,834 --> 01:09:33,569
>> so the on the platforms

2185
01:09:33,569 --> 01:09:37,169
themselves it could be a little

2186
01:09:37,339 --> 01:09:38,730
bit ambiguous but once the city

2187
01:09:38,730 --> 01:09:41,477
has a specific address we have

2188
01:09:41,477 --> 01:09:42,277
gas capability is that and we

2189
01:09:42,277 --> 01:09:46,114
can find out you know is this

2190
01:09:46,114 --> 01:09:46,815
advertise housing as a city of

2191
01:09:46,815 --> 01:09:49,651
know within the city of walnut

2192
01:09:49,651 --> 01:09:50,385
creek but they're actually in

2193
01:09:50,385 --> 01:09:53,655
concord for example are they in

2194
01:09:53,655 --> 01:09:54,289
the city of walnut creek or are

2195
01:09:54,289 --> 01:09:54,723
they unincorporated contra

2196
01:09:54,723 --> 01:09:55,230
costa county?

2197
01:09:55,230 --> 01:09:57,230
okay.

2198
01:09:57,560 --> 01:10:00,560
So 111 has hdl had an

2199
01:10:00,896 --> 01:10:01,630
opportunity to consider the

2200
01:10:01,630 --> 01:10:04,630
location related so we haven't

2201
01:10:04,667 --> 01:10:05,401
gone down that path yet.

2202
01:10:05,401 --> 01:10:08,103
And the reason why is because

2203
01:10:08,103 --> 01:10:08,837
we wanted to get policy

2204
01:10:08,837 --> 01:10:11,237
direction from council about

2205
01:10:12,307 --> 01:10:12,942
whether or not you wanted to

2206
01:10:12,942 --> 01:10:15,942
ban because that's one pathway

2207
01:10:15,977 --> 01:10:18,680
and one set of enforcements or

2208
01:10:18,680 --> 01:10:22,451
do we go a different round is

2209
01:10:22,451 --> 01:10:23,151
the city are we allowed and I

2210
01:10:23,151 --> 01:10:23,885
noticed in looking at or even

2211
01:10:23,885 --> 01:10:26,188
in our bed and breakfast

2212
01:10:26,188 --> 01:10:29,658
ordinance now and looking at a

2213
01:10:29,658 --> 01:10:32,580
windows short term rental

2214
01:10:33,129 --> 01:10:35,529
ordinance proximity and consent

2215
01:10:37,990 --> 01:10:37,900
duration so 500ft from a major

2216
01:10:37,900 --> 01:10:40,900
arterial or collector street is

2217
01:10:41,503 --> 01:10:42,304
location specific and then

2218
01:10:42,304 --> 01:10:42,971
there's the and you can't have

2219
01:10:42,971 --> 01:10:45,140
more than three and within a

2220
01:10:45,140 --> 01:10:45,941
certain distance because there

2221
01:10:45,941 --> 01:10:49,541
is a lot of concern about

2222
01:10:49,745 --> 01:10:51,745
oversaturation whether it's

2223
01:10:52,882 --> 01:10:55,282
adult care facilities, alcohol

2224
01:10:57,753 --> 01:10:58,788
sobering facility these and

2225
01:10:58,788 --> 01:11:02,988
this as well are we able to

2226
01:11:04,727 --> 01:11:05,727
specify that so we would look

2227
01:11:05,727 --> 01:11:08,831
into it further as a practical

2228
01:11:08,831 --> 01:11:11,831
matter we have many collector

2229
01:11:11,867 --> 01:11:15,338
streets so the 500ft or more is

2230
01:11:15,338 --> 01:11:18,408
not a huge delineate or of

2231
01:11:18,408 --> 01:11:19,208
exclusion or inclusion in terms

2232
01:11:19,208 --> 01:11:22,211
of looking at saturation and so

2233
01:11:22,211 --> 01:11:24,211
forth.

2234
01:11:26,820 --> 01:11:26,782
There are possibilities and we

2235
01:11:26,782 --> 01:11:29,782
have gas capabilities but then

2236
01:11:30,253 --> 01:11:33,253
the plot forms themselves and

2237
01:11:33,356 --> 01:11:34,223
the ability to sort of cycle in

2238
01:11:34,223 --> 01:11:36,760
and out because one day you

2239
01:11:36,760 --> 01:11:39,760
know you have 190, another day

2240
01:11:40,430 --> 01:11:41,464
you have a 111 and so we need

2241
01:11:41,464 --> 01:11:44,968
to be we would need to be very

2242
01:11:44,968 --> 01:11:45,601
vigilant and also have a lot of

2243
01:11:45,601 --> 01:11:48,100
clarity about what the

2244
01:11:48,871 --> 01:11:49,538
parameters are that councils

2245
01:11:49,538 --> 01:11:52,275
are looking for in terms of

2246
01:11:52,275 --> 01:11:52,742
what that density looks like

2247
01:11:52,742 --> 01:11:54,742
under state law.

2248
01:11:56,712 --> 01:12:00,312
>> are we able to limit the

2249
01:12:02,718 --> 01:12:03,620
size or is it only specific to

2250
01:12:03,620 --> 01:12:04,354
80 use built after 2020 when

2251
01:12:04,354 --> 01:12:07,257
that law went into effect with

2252
01:12:07,257 --> 01:12:07,690
the concessions and the

2253
01:12:07,690 --> 01:12:09,690
streamlining?

2254
01:12:11,461 --> 01:12:14,230
So when you say size, could you

2255
01:12:14,230 --> 01:12:17,667
mean could we say you cannot

2256
01:12:17,667 --> 01:12:20,970
rent a home with five bedrooms

2257
01:12:20,970 --> 01:12:21,771
as a short term rental which is

2258
01:12:21,771 --> 01:12:24,741
more of a single family

2259
01:12:24,741 --> 01:12:26,741
neighborhood home?

2260
01:12:28,311 --> 01:12:29,450
I mean are you able to restrict

2261
01:12:29,450 --> 01:12:31,814
the size to something small

2262
01:12:31,814 --> 01:12:32,816
that would be considered larger

2263
01:12:32,816 --> 01:12:36,119
than a hotel room but maller

2264
01:12:36,119 --> 01:12:39,590
than a permanent home so that

2265
01:12:39,590 --> 01:12:40,290
there are examples of that and

2266
01:12:40,290 --> 01:12:43,290
certainly our current bed and

2267
01:12:43,293 --> 01:12:43,960
breakfast ordinance that has a

2268
01:12:43,960 --> 01:12:44,594
maximum number of rooms and

2269
01:12:44,594 --> 01:12:47,594
number of people per room.

2270
01:12:47,764 --> 01:12:48,465
So I can't see why not.

2271
01:12:48,465 --> 01:12:51,101
>> you know the council has

2272
01:12:51,101 --> 01:12:51,668
pretty broad authority on

2273
01:12:51,668 --> 01:12:52,102
setting those types of

2274
01:12:52,102 --> 01:12:54,102
requirements.

2275
01:12:55,272 --> 01:12:55,972
You can ban them if you want to

2276
01:12:55,972 --> 01:12:58,642
and so anything that is short

2277
01:12:58,642 --> 01:12:59,443
of a ban is generally within

2278
01:12:59,443 --> 01:13:01,811
the authority of the of the

2279
01:13:01,811 --> 01:13:03,811
council.

2280
01:13:05,682 --> 01:13:06,316
I think that answers the

2281
01:13:06,316 --> 01:13:06,616
additional questions that

2282
01:13:06,616 --> 01:13:06,983
have.

2283
01:13:06,983 --> 01:13:08,983
Thank you.

2284
01:13:09,520 --> 01:13:10,220
Thank you.

2285
01:13:10,220 --> 01:13:10,921
Oh, thank you.

2286
01:13:10,921 --> 01:13:11,554
And I think most of the

2287
01:13:11,554 --> 01:13:13,624
questions I had have been

2288
01:13:13,624 --> 01:13:14,124
answered one that I wanted to

2289
01:13:14,124 --> 01:13:16,524
check on with you.

2290
01:13:16,994 --> 01:13:17,795
I know that these are all

2291
01:13:17,795 --> 01:13:20,697
snapshots in time but do you

2292
01:13:20,697 --> 01:13:21,565
find that there are more short

2293
01:13:21,565 --> 01:13:22,232
term rentals that are available

2294
01:13:22,232 --> 01:13:24,632
downtown like in multifamily

2295
01:13:25,350 --> 01:13:27,435
housing versus outskirts of

2296
01:13:28,872 --> 01:13:30,872
neighborhoods at popcorn's

2297
01:13:31,741 --> 01:13:32,542
around and so sometimes if

2298
01:13:32,542 --> 01:13:35,542
there is a major event

2299
01:13:35,846 --> 01:13:36,647
happening in downtown there

2300
01:13:36,647 --> 01:13:40,500
will be a propensity to, you

2301
01:13:40,500 --> 01:13:40,750
know, rent out a short term

2302
01:13:40,750 --> 01:13:43,750
rental so that there's access

2303
01:13:44,255 --> 01:13:44,955
to leisure centered here and of

2304
01:13:44,955 --> 01:13:47,190
that and other times you know

2305
01:13:47,190 --> 01:13:47,958
there are weddings or other

2306
01:13:47,958 --> 01:13:48,659
things that are happening

2307
01:13:48,659 --> 01:13:51,659
elsewhere and so proximity to

2308
01:13:51,729 --> 01:13:55,199
how their farm or you know

2309
01:13:55,199 --> 01:13:55,499
other amenities etc. Are also

2310
01:13:55,499 --> 01:13:57,499
there.

2311
01:13:58,802 --> 01:13:59,803
So it it depends and there's

2312
01:13:59,803 --> 01:14:02,372
not a hard and fast rule about

2313
01:14:02,372 --> 01:14:04,372
where okay.

2314
01:14:06,176 --> 01:14:07,178
I would just add for context

2315
01:14:07,178 --> 01:14:07,778
and correct me if I'm wrong on

2316
01:14:07,778 --> 01:14:10,140
my housing units here ut

2317
01:14:10,140 --> 01:14:10,948
roughly speaking we have about

2318
01:14:10,948 --> 01:14:13,348
34,000 housing units in walnut

2319
01:14:13,818 --> 01:14:14,619
creek and we have somewhere

2320
01:14:14,619 --> 01:14:17,190
between 100 to 200 short term

2321
01:14:17,855 --> 01:14:18,222
rentals that we believe are

2322
01:14:18,222 --> 01:14:18,922
operating.

2323
01:14:18,922 --> 01:14:21,859
So on a percentage basis it's

2324
01:14:21,859 --> 01:14:22,860
very small.

2325
01:14:22,860 --> 01:14:24,695
We don't see a large cluster of

2326
01:14:24,695 --> 01:14:25,290
any in one particular area or

2327
01:14:25,290 --> 01:14:27,290
another.

2328
01:14:28,666 --> 01:14:29,567
It's a fairly dynamic situation

2329
01:14:29,567 --> 01:14:30,268
and given that it's a very

2330
01:14:30,268 --> 01:14:32,904
fluid platform and it allows

2331
01:14:32,904 --> 01:14:33,671
people that lexibility to rent

2332
01:14:33,671 --> 01:14:34,138
or not rent so it is kind of

2333
01:14:34,138 --> 01:14:36,138
bouncing around.

2334
01:14:36,941 --> 01:14:37,542
I don't think we have a high

2335
01:14:37,542 --> 01:14:39,877
concentration in any one

2336
01:14:39,877 --> 01:14:40,277
particular area of the city.

2337
01:14:40,277 --> 01:14:40,678
Okay.

2338
01:14:40,678 --> 01:14:41,512
Thank you.

2339
01:14:41,512 --> 01:14:43,882
I think that's my questions for

2340
01:14:43,882 --> 01:14:44,782
now.

2341
01:14:44,782 --> 01:14:45,717
>> mayor mayor, I wanted to

2342
01:14:45,717 --> 01:14:47,751
just follow up on one issue I

2343
01:14:47,751 --> 01:14:50,751
did check the airbnb website.

2344
01:14:51,255 --> 01:14:54,525
They do have the technology to

2345
01:14:54,525 --> 01:14:55,126
allow for directory maintenance

2346
01:14:55,126 --> 01:14:55,926
remains two cities.

2347
01:14:55,926 --> 01:14:59,330
it does require that they be

2348
01:14:59,330 --> 01:15:00,164
required through some mechanism

2349
01:15:00,164 --> 01:15:02,167
so we can check that further if

2350
01:15:02,167 --> 01:15:03,000
the council would like to see

2351
01:15:03,000 --> 01:15:03,367
what kind of mechanism is

2352
01:15:03,367 --> 01:15:05,367
required.

2353
01:15:06,804 --> 01:15:07,806
I am aware that many cities

2354
01:15:07,806 --> 01:15:10,806
collect totti from short term

2355
01:15:10,874 --> 01:15:14,179
rentals in the same way they

2356
01:15:14,179 --> 01:15:14,913
collect totti from hotels that

2357
01:15:14,913 --> 01:15:15,613
is the property owner.

2358
01:15:15,613 --> 01:15:18,130
The business perator collects

2359
01:15:18,816 --> 01:15:19,517
it and then remits it.

2360
01:15:19,517 --> 01:15:21,620
But airbnb at least does have

2361
01:15:21,620 --> 01:15:21,853
that technology in their system

2362
01:15:21,853 --> 01:15:23,853
.

2363
01:15:25,690 --> 01:15:26,124
Thank you.

2364
01:15:26,124 --> 01:15:26,525
Great.

2365
01:15:26,525 --> 01:15:27,225
All right.

2366
01:15:27,225 --> 01:15:27,959
Well eric, I probably don't go

2367
01:15:27,959 --> 01:15:30,610
too far because I have some

2368
01:15:30,610 --> 01:15:30,828
more questions afterwards but

2369
01:15:30,828 --> 01:15:33,828
for right now we're bringing

2370
01:15:33,965 --> 01:15:34,632
this to the public and as any

2371
01:15:34,632 --> 01:15:35,333
member of the public wish to

2372
01:15:35,333 --> 01:15:38,202
provide public omment at this

2373
01:15:38,202 --> 01:15:38,837
time, please come forward or

2374
01:15:38,837 --> 01:15:40,905
use the raise hand feature

2375
01:15:40,905 --> 01:15:41,506
press star nine if you're

2376
01:15:41,506 --> 01:15:43,608
calling if you'd like to

2377
01:15:43,608 --> 01:15:44,609
provide remote public comment

2378
01:15:44,609 --> 01:15:47,412
if you are attending in person

2379
01:15:47,412 --> 01:15:48,346
please complete a speaker id

2380
01:15:48,346 --> 01:15:51,216
card line up behind the lectern

2381
01:15:51,216 --> 01:15:51,917
at this time and written

2382
01:15:51,917 --> 01:15:52,250
comments submitted have been

2383
01:15:52,250 --> 01:15:52,951
posted.

2384
01:15:52,951 --> 01:15:53,585
The city's website for public

2385
01:15:53,585 --> 01:15:56,880
review are included in the

2386
01:15:56,880 --> 01:15:56,688
meeting record but will not be

2387
01:15:56,688 --> 01:15:57,220
separately read into the

2388
01:15:57,220 --> 01:15:59,220
record.

2389
01:15:59,758 --> 01:16:00,492
Each speaker will have two

2390
01:16:00,492 --> 01:16:01,226
minutes to make the remarks and

2391
01:16:01,226 --> 01:16:03,128
all remarks should be addressed

2392
01:16:03,128 --> 01:16:06,198
to the city council and at this

2393
01:16:06,198 --> 01:16:06,598
time we'll take public comment

2394
01:16:06,598 --> 01:16:07,165
.

2395
01:16:07,165 --> 01:16:09,165
Good evening everyone.

2396
01:16:10,302 --> 01:16:11,336
Thank you.

2397
01:16:11,336 --> 01:16:15,536
my name is lisa blanco and I

2398
01:16:17,376 --> 01:16:20,976
live in the woodlands and oh

2399
01:16:20,979 --> 01:16:25,250
boy this is kind of I could see

2400
01:16:25,250 --> 01:16:29,450
the bit of the rat's nest this

2401
01:16:29,521 --> 01:16:33,591
is because as a resident I feel

2402
01:16:33,591 --> 01:16:34,226
that resident social zones

2403
01:16:34,226 --> 01:16:36,626
should be for esidents

2404
01:16:37,362 --> 01:16:37,996
mid-term long term residents

2405
01:16:37,996 --> 01:16:41,000
and and not rent it out.

2406
01:16:41,000 --> 01:16:44,000
On the other hand they're

2407
01:16:45,700 --> 01:16:45,737
happening anyway and is the

2408
01:16:45,737 --> 01:16:48,737
city benefiting from that in

2409
01:16:48,774 --> 01:16:51,810
any way through totty or what

2410
01:16:51,810 --> 01:16:53,810
have you?

2411
01:16:56,315 --> 01:17:00,515
And I think I think as a

2412
01:17:02,621 --> 01:17:02,856
resident I don't care for them

2413
01:17:02,856 --> 01:17:03,823
.

2414
01:17:03,823 --> 01:17:07,920
Call me lisa nimby blanco if

2415
01:17:07,920 --> 01:17:10,796
you want and I don't think that

2416
01:17:10,796 --> 01:17:13,766
they add to a neighborhood they

2417
01:17:13,766 --> 01:17:16,166
take away from them.

2418
01:17:18,170 --> 01:17:22,370
>> but I do see the ee he

2419
01:17:25,770 --> 01:17:29,277
point of coming up with a maybe

2420
01:17:29,348 --> 01:17:33,185
a better policy for these and I

2421
01:17:33,185 --> 01:17:36,785
think a couple of things who

2422
01:17:37,457 --> 01:17:39,857
are that neighbors residents

2423
01:17:41,527 --> 01:17:43,927
actually residents should be

2424
01:17:45,598 --> 01:17:49,198
involved for our input and then

2425
01:17:49,469 --> 01:17:52,538
also that I know that the

2426
01:17:52,538 --> 01:17:54,938
surrounding areas pretty much

2427
01:17:56,175 --> 01:17:59,712
don't allow them and that at

2428
01:17:59,712 --> 01:18:03,312
least one of them the owners

2429
01:18:03,549 --> 01:18:06,549
have to conduct the stairs.

2430
01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:07,754
So anyway, that's it.

2431
01:18:07,754 --> 01:18:09,822
>> thank you ery much.

2432
01:18:09,822 --> 01:18:11,822
Thank you.

2433
01:18:13,893 --> 01:18:15,893
Next speaker please.

2434
01:18:17,864 --> 01:18:18,831
My name is pamela trail.

2435
01:18:18,831 --> 01:18:22,200
I live in the woodlands also.

2436
01:18:22,200 --> 01:18:22,868
Oh, sorry.

2437
01:18:22,868 --> 01:18:25,739
>> my name is pamela traill.

2438
01:18:25,739 --> 01:18:26,573
I live in the woodlands also I

2439
01:18:26,573 --> 01:18:29,573
agree with lisa's point the

2440
01:18:29,642 --> 01:18:30,420
city is not benefiting

2441
01:18:30,420 --> 01:18:32,420
financially.

2442
01:18:33,246 --> 01:18:36,246
Tey seem reluctant to collect

2443
01:18:36,883 --> 01:18:39,883
any fees for people who

2444
01:18:40,353 --> 01:18:42,753
continuously violate in the

2445
01:18:44,424 --> 01:18:45,225
face of the rules and I don't

2446
01:18:45,225 --> 01:18:48,225
think they belong in the

2447
01:18:48,929 --> 01:18:51,929
residence and for the last

2448
01:18:52,366 --> 01:18:55,366
public meeting that took place

2449
01:18:55,568 --> 01:18:56,436
very this issue there was only

2450
01:18:56,436 --> 01:18:59,572
three days notice given to the

2451
01:18:59,572 --> 01:19:02,572
public for their comments and

2452
01:19:03,143 --> 01:19:03,944
that's not enough time for

2453
01:19:03,944 --> 01:19:06,344
people to contribute their

2454
01:19:08,448 --> 01:19:12,480
thoughts and I think the zoning

2455
01:19:12,452 --> 01:19:15,122
should all and ermits should

2456
01:19:15,122 --> 01:19:19,192
be done by us sites by site and

2457
01:19:19,192 --> 01:19:19,792
in consideration it should be

2458
01:19:19,792 --> 01:19:22,792
looked at if there is

2459
01:19:22,896 --> 01:19:23,697
elementary schools nearby or

2460
01:19:23,697 --> 01:19:26,697
daycares or places where young

2461
01:19:26,866 --> 01:19:27,467
people gather in our

2462
01:19:27,467 --> 01:19:29,467
neighborhood there's an

2463
01:19:30,771 --> 01:19:31,572
elementary and a daycare two

2464
01:19:31,572 --> 01:19:34,508
blocks away and that was not

2465
01:19:34,508 --> 01:19:35,108
mentioned in the last council

2466
01:19:35,108 --> 01:19:37,108
meeting.

2467
01:19:38,379 --> 01:19:39,460
There needs to be some kind of

2468
01:19:39,460 --> 01:19:42,460
a background check for the

2469
01:19:43,160 --> 01:19:43,716
safety and community of the

2470
01:19:43,716 --> 01:19:46,116
public and who's responsible

2471
01:19:46,787 --> 01:19:49,787
for this background check and

2472
01:19:49,857 --> 01:19:50,658
who do these checks include in

2473
01:19:50,658 --> 01:19:53,658
the council decisions should be

2474
01:19:54,328 --> 01:19:57,328
respectful of the people who

2475
01:19:57,331 --> 01:19:58,132
elected them and permits should

2476
01:19:58,132 --> 01:20:01,132
not be given to repeat

2477
01:20:01,334 --> 01:20:01,969
offenders and action should be

2478
01:20:01,969 --> 01:20:04,369
taken against their repeat

2479
01:20:05,105 --> 01:20:08,105
offenders and my comment is

2480
01:20:09,443 --> 01:20:10,177
specifically directed to you in

2481
01:20:10,177 --> 01:20:13,180
the end of the last meeting

2482
01:20:13,180 --> 01:20:15,580
regarding hector crouse giving

2483
01:20:17,500 --> 01:20:17,918
him a lifeline maybe he could

2484
01:20:17,918 --> 01:20:20,955
get a ermit when he continues

2485
01:20:20,955 --> 01:20:21,789
to violate this week.

2486
01:20:21,789 --> 01:20:24,189
>> thank you MR. Trail.

2487
01:20:30,564 --> 01:20:31,310
Next speaker please.

2488
01:20:31,310 --> 01:20:31,665
>> hi.

2489
01:20:31,665 --> 01:20:34,650
Jan warren the woodlands.

2490
01:20:34,968 --> 01:20:35,269
It's hard for me to read my

2491
01:20:35,269 --> 01:20:37,269
notes.

2492
01:20:38,720 --> 01:20:38,573
I do appreciate this topic

2493
01:20:38,573 --> 01:20:40,573
being brought up.

2494
01:20:41,576 --> 01:20:42,543
I think it was time passed time

2495
01:20:42,543 --> 01:20:43,243
for us to look at what's

2496
01:20:43,243 --> 01:20:46,470
happening in the world today,

2497
01:20:46,470 --> 01:20:46,747
how things are being used that

2498
01:20:46,747 --> 01:20:49,747
people don't use their housing

2499
01:20:50,500 --> 01:20:50,484
or cars or anything else like

2500
01:20:50,484 --> 01:20:52,484
they used to.

2501
01:20:54,188 --> 01:20:54,889
So it would seem like if you

2502
01:20:54,889 --> 01:20:57,458
had a more reasonable process

2503
01:20:57,458 --> 01:20:58,693
more people would comply.

2504
01:20:58,693 --> 01:21:03,493
I think it should be set up so

2505
01:21:04,432 --> 01:21:05,666
the the remittance is included.

2506
01:21:05,666 --> 01:21:08,836
I mean anything we do we go

2507
01:21:08,836 --> 01:21:09,570
like you rent a car, you know,

2508
01:21:09,570 --> 01:21:12,106
you got a whole line of things.

2509
01:21:12,106 --> 01:21:15,677
I just got to selling things

2510
01:21:15,677 --> 01:21:16,711
for a acation and then I'm

2511
01:21:16,711 --> 01:21:19,814
always tell you all of them but

2512
01:21:19,814 --> 01:21:23,818
you pay for them so my question

2513
01:21:23,818 --> 01:21:24,619
my thought also has to do with

2514
01:21:24,619 --> 01:21:27,190
what happens in hoa.

2515
01:21:27,922 --> 01:21:28,723
A lot of people have hoa is I

2516
01:21:28,723 --> 01:21:32,127
don't know if that matters or

2517
01:21:32,127 --> 01:21:35,290
not and it seems to me that

2518
01:21:35,290 --> 01:21:35,931
whether it's a neighborhood or

2519
01:21:35,931 --> 01:21:36,598
,you know, a high rise, we're

2520
01:21:36,598 --> 01:21:38,966
building a lot more housing

2521
01:21:38,966 --> 01:21:39,934
that's high rise.

2522
01:21:39,934 --> 01:21:40,602
So I don't think you should

2523
01:21:40,602 --> 01:21:42,703
discriminate from one or the

2524
01:21:42,703 --> 01:21:43,705
other if they have something

2525
01:21:43,705 --> 01:21:44,372
that they want to rent and

2526
01:21:44,372 --> 01:21:46,772
they're following the rules,

2527
01:21:47,142 --> 01:21:47,809
you know, maybe they're young

2528
01:21:47,809 --> 01:21:48,309
and need some extra cash to

2529
01:21:48,309 --> 01:21:50,309
meet their bills.

2530
01:21:50,545 --> 01:21:51,746
Who knows?

2531
01:21:51,746 --> 01:21:54,549
But at any rate, I do think we

2532
01:21:54,549 --> 01:21:57,385
ought to continue to explore it

2533
01:21:57,385 --> 01:21:57,653
and see how we can improve on

2534
01:21:57,653 --> 01:21:59,653
it.

2535
01:22:01,189 --> 01:22:01,456
Um and thanks for looking at

2536
01:22:01,456 --> 01:22:01,823
it.

2537
01:22:01,823 --> 01:22:03,823
Thank you.

2538
01:22:04,326 --> 01:22:05,360
Jan?

2539
01:22:05,360 --> 01:22:08,529
Looks like we have no more in

2540
01:22:08,529 --> 01:22:09,164
person public comments we have

2541
01:22:09,164 --> 01:22:09,865
any comments on the line?

2542
01:22:09,865 --> 01:22:11,933
We have no one on two.

2543
01:22:11,933 --> 01:22:12,801
Okay.

2544
01:22:12,801 --> 01:22:13,434
So we will close public

2545
01:22:13,434 --> 01:22:15,770
comment, bring it back to

2546
01:22:15,770 --> 01:22:16,471
council for any further

2547
01:22:16,471 --> 01:22:19,471
questions or comments and let

2548
01:22:22,410 --> 01:22:23,245
me just ask erica it looks like

2549
01:22:23,245 --> 01:22:23,878
you're looking for some

2550
01:22:23,878 --> 01:22:25,878
specific policy direction

2551
01:22:26,748 --> 01:22:29,148
requested short term rental

2552
01:22:30,519 --> 01:22:31,520
should they be allowed at all?

2553
01:22:31,520 --> 01:22:34,823
How how regulated and then if

2554
01:22:34,823 --> 01:22:35,490
it should go to planning

2555
01:22:35,490 --> 01:22:36,192
commission and community for

2556
01:22:36,192 --> 01:22:38,592
discussions before coming back

2557
01:22:38,860 --> 01:22:39,195
to council for a policy?

2558
01:22:39,195 --> 01:22:41,195
Correct.

2559
01:22:41,363 --> 01:22:44,633
So the very first question is a

2560
01:22:44,633 --> 01:22:45,534
yes or no one and then if yes

2561
01:22:45,534 --> 01:22:45,901
then and then if right then

2562
01:22:45,901 --> 01:22:47,901
it's okay.

2563
01:22:48,300 --> 01:22:48,704
So yes, there were two

2564
01:22:48,704 --> 01:22:50,739
questions that were asked from

2565
01:22:50,739 --> 01:22:51,173
the public could I get answers

2566
01:22:51,173 --> 01:22:53,173
to those?

2567
01:22:54,242 --> 01:22:54,910
And the first is how was the

2568
01:22:54,910 --> 01:22:57,910
last hearing noticed and the

2569
01:22:58,280 --> 01:22:58,981
hearing that was in front of

2570
01:22:58,981 --> 01:23:01,981
the planning commission and so

2571
01:23:02,584 --> 01:23:03,452
the hearing was noticed in

2572
01:23:03,452 --> 01:23:06,588
multiple ways is noticed in the

2573
01:23:06,588 --> 01:23:07,256
newspaper is notice through all

2574
01:23:07,256 --> 01:23:09,558
the standard options and so

2575
01:23:09,558 --> 01:23:10,292
forth we had gotten

2576
01:23:10,292 --> 01:23:12,292
notification though from

2577
01:23:14,463 --> 01:23:15,364
neighbors that the notification

2578
01:23:15,364 --> 01:23:15,865
and the notice that had been

2579
01:23:15,865 --> 01:23:16,499
posted and we have

2580
01:23:16,499 --> 01:23:18,899
documentation of it being

2581
01:23:19,502 --> 01:23:23,102
posted on the on the property

2582
01:23:23,105 --> 01:23:23,772
and then also on you know,

2583
01:23:23,772 --> 01:23:26,642
nearby lamps have been taken

2584
01:23:26,642 --> 01:23:29,511
down as soon as we receive that

2585
01:23:29,511 --> 01:23:32,511
notification we posted it to

2586
01:23:33,783 --> 01:23:34,483
this did homeowners or property

2587
01:23:34,483 --> 01:23:37,483
owners a certain distance from

2588
01:23:37,787 --> 01:23:38,420
the property receive postcards

2589
01:23:38,420 --> 01:23:39,221
or mailed notices?

2590
01:23:39,221 --> 01:23:42,221
So this followed all the

2591
01:23:42,925 --> 01:23:43,592
standard notices and so yes.

2592
01:23:43,592 --> 01:23:46,129
So could you reiterate what

2593
01:23:46,129 --> 01:23:46,962
those are or maybe the attorney

2594
01:23:46,962 --> 01:23:50,466
can only because the public is

2595
01:23:50,466 --> 01:23:51,167
wondering if they MAY not have

2596
01:23:51,167 --> 01:23:54,167
been within the distance zone

2597
01:23:54,436 --> 01:23:55,471
diversity of a postcard.

2598
01:23:55,471 --> 01:23:57,373
>> did you want to take us

2599
01:23:57,373 --> 01:23:57,873
deeper?

2600
01:23:57,873 --> 01:23:59,873
>> okay.

2601
01:24:00,876 --> 01:24:01,477
So essentially, you know,

2602
01:24:01,477 --> 01:24:02,245
postcards were sent out.

2603
01:24:02,245 --> 01:24:04,881
It was on the city's website.

2604
01:24:04,881 --> 01:24:05,815
It was sent out in the you

2605
01:24:05,815 --> 01:24:06,515
know, all the notifications in

2606
01:24:06,515 --> 01:24:09,185
terms of the newspaper and so

2607
01:24:09,185 --> 01:24:12,220
on so that all of our standard

2608
01:24:12,220 --> 01:24:13,220
processes were put into place.

2609
01:24:13,220 --> 01:24:16,220
And so in addition they're

2610
01:24:16,558 --> 01:24:20,196
posted on the on the on the

2611
01:24:20,196 --> 01:24:21,300
residents the site and then

2612
01:24:21,300 --> 01:24:21,564
they were also posted on

2613
01:24:21,564 --> 01:24:23,564
lampposts, you know,

2614
01:24:24,100 --> 01:24:24,400
streetlights etc. That were

2615
01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:26,400
there.

2616
01:24:27,304 --> 01:24:28,104
So we were very diligent in

2617
01:24:28,104 --> 01:24:31,104
posting that with all the

2618
01:24:31,808 --> 01:24:32,442
required postings and how many

2619
01:24:32,442 --> 01:24:32,842
days prior is our posting

2620
01:24:32,842 --> 01:24:34,842
requirement?

2621
01:24:35,212 --> 01:24:36,450
>> oh that's like a pop quiz.

2622
01:24:36,450 --> 01:24:38,445
>> she's she's waving her

2623
01:24:39,849 --> 01:24:40,216
fingers at you so tenders yeah

2624
01:24:40,216 --> 01:24:42,216
thank you.

2625
01:24:42,218 --> 01:24:45,218
I can count that high.

2626
01:24:46,423 --> 01:24:49,693
Okay my other question is what

2627
01:24:49,693 --> 01:24:50,693
are we doing with regard to the

2628
01:24:50,693 --> 01:24:53,963
the one that we disallowed we

2629
01:24:53,963 --> 01:24:56,963
upheld the we upheld the

2630
01:24:57,267 --> 01:24:58,201
planning commission decision.

2631
01:24:58,201 --> 01:24:58,935
Are they still operating and

2632
01:24:58,935 --> 01:25:01,604
what is what is the enforcement

2633
01:25:01,604 --> 01:25:01,938
mechanism that we have under

2634
01:25:01,938 --> 01:25:03,938
the law?

2635
01:25:05,108 --> 01:25:05,709
>> so we were notified of a

2636
01:25:05,709 --> 01:25:08,109
potential short term use

2637
01:25:09,279 --> 01:25:10,113
occurring most recently I

2638
01:25:10,113 --> 01:25:13,713
myself went out and posted a

2639
01:25:13,984 --> 01:25:14,617
notice violation at the site

2640
01:25:14,617 --> 01:25:17,421
and there's an active code

2641
01:25:17,421 --> 01:25:18,421
enforcement case occurring.

2642
01:25:18,421 --> 01:25:21,525
So what does what under the law

2643
01:25:21,525 --> 01:25:22,326
are we allowed to do to that?

2644
01:25:22,326 --> 01:25:24,895
I mean can we lock the door?

2645
01:25:24,895 --> 01:25:29,950
Can we what are know we would

2646
01:25:29,666 --> 01:25:30,400
have to so we would first do as

2647
01:25:30,400 --> 01:25:32,902
erica did you would post it and

2648
01:25:32,902 --> 01:25:33,303
try to get voluntary

2649
01:25:33,303 --> 01:25:33,971
compliance.

2650
01:25:33,971 --> 01:25:34,672
>> if we don't get voluntary

2651
01:25:34,672 --> 01:25:37,274
compliance to it then we would

2652
01:25:37,274 --> 01:25:37,708
have to get a court order to

2653
01:25:37,708 --> 01:25:39,708
shut it down.

2654
01:25:41,110 --> 01:25:41,745
>> so that's going to be a

2655
01:25:41,745 --> 01:25:43,814
multi-month process that can be

2656
01:25:43,814 --> 01:25:44,681
faster on an expedited basis

2657
01:25:44,681 --> 01:25:47,718
when there's a violation of a

2658
01:25:47,718 --> 01:25:48,418
of a of a land use regulation

2659
01:25:48,418 --> 01:25:51,321
of this sort when they're just

2660
01:25:51,321 --> 01:25:52,289
operating without any ermits

2661
01:25:52,289 --> 01:25:53,257
you can go in on short notice

2662
01:25:53,257 --> 01:25:55,893
to try to get a court to issue

2663
01:25:55,893 --> 01:25:56,593
at least an interim order

2664
01:25:56,593 --> 01:25:59,229
stopping that type of activity

2665
01:25:59,229 --> 01:25:59,596
which which we will do if

2666
01:25:59,596 --> 01:26:00,330
necessary.

2667
01:26:00,330 --> 01:26:03,367
>> so so it is an active case.

2668
01:26:03,367 --> 01:26:03,868
It is an active code

2669
01:26:03,868 --> 01:26:05,868
enforcement case.

2670
01:26:07,704 --> 01:26:08,406
>> thank ou so well as long as

2671
01:26:08,406 --> 01:26:09,106
we're with you, councilmember

2672
01:26:09,106 --> 01:26:11,575
silva, any further comments or

2673
01:26:11,575 --> 01:26:12,542
maybe just if we ant to be

2674
01:26:12,542 --> 01:26:15,679
able to go down and answer the

2675
01:26:15,679 --> 01:26:16,247
questions do you have these the

2676
01:26:16,247 --> 01:26:17,881
questions for us of he

2677
01:26:17,881 --> 01:26:18,416
questions right there?

2678
01:26:18,416 --> 01:26:19,116
All right.

2679
01:26:19,116 --> 01:26:19,550
I think we should allow short

2680
01:26:19,550 --> 01:26:21,550
term rentals.

2681
01:26:22,419 --> 01:26:26,423
We have they're in use in very

2682
01:26:26,423 --> 01:26:29,793
good ways for people to be able

2683
01:26:29,793 --> 01:26:30,828
to supplement their income to

2684
01:26:30,828 --> 01:26:33,530
be able to rent a small room.

2685
01:26:33,530 --> 01:26:34,165
My husband and I were in

2686
01:26:34,165 --> 01:26:36,165
seattle last weekend.

2687
01:26:37,634 --> 01:26:38,435
Hotels were unavailable due to

2688
01:26:38,435 --> 01:26:42,350
a bridge being rebuilt and so

2689
01:26:42,105 --> 01:26:44,709
in order to be within blocks of

2690
01:26:44,709 --> 01:26:45,609
our children we rented a short

2691
01:26:45,609 --> 01:26:46,144
term rental that was in the

2692
01:26:46,144 --> 01:26:48,544
basement of a house.

2693
01:26:48,846 --> 01:26:49,814
It was lovely.

2694
01:26:49,814 --> 01:26:50,481
It was not what someone would

2695
01:26:50,481 --> 01:26:53,618
rent for a long term basis

2696
01:26:53,618 --> 01:26:54,318
because it had a studio style

2697
01:26:54,318 --> 01:26:56,821
kitchen and a very tiny

2698
01:26:56,821 --> 01:26:57,921
bathroom.

2699
01:26:57,921 --> 01:27:00,992
It as all very nice but it was

2700
01:27:00,992 --> 01:27:04,429
not in lieu of them renting it

2701
01:27:04,429 --> 01:27:06,429
for permanent tenant.

2702
01:27:07,310 --> 01:27:10,631
I think the bed and breakfast

2703
01:27:11,702 --> 01:27:12,370
ordinance has has run its

2704
01:27:12,370 --> 01:27:12,704
course.

2705
01:27:12,704 --> 01:27:16,400
A bed and breakfast is a

2706
01:27:16,400 --> 01:27:16,307
different type of commercial

2707
01:27:16,307 --> 01:27:16,875
law.

2708
01:27:16,875 --> 01:27:19,275
It's a more commercial

2709
01:27:19,543 --> 01:27:20,344
operation and it's and I think

2710
01:27:20,344 --> 01:27:22,580
we need to have a short term

2711
01:27:22,580 --> 01:27:26,180
rental ordinance so that we can

2712
01:27:26,650 --> 01:27:27,585
make it clearer and easier to

2713
01:27:27,585 --> 01:27:30,855
implement and I think we should

2714
01:27:30,855 --> 01:27:31,555
use a user permit not

2715
01:27:31,555 --> 01:27:33,955
conditional use permit unless

2716
01:27:34,158 --> 01:27:35,193
for some reason they're asking

2717
01:27:35,193 --> 01:27:37,962
for things that we want to have

2718
01:27:37,962 --> 01:27:38,996
more stringent permitting on.

2719
01:27:38,996 --> 01:27:42,100
And finally I'll mention that I

2720
01:27:42,100 --> 01:27:45,369
think for a variety of reasons

2721
01:27:45,369 --> 01:27:48,969
these need to be owner occupied

2722
01:27:49,240 --> 01:27:50,108
or host occupied because if you

2723
01:27:50,108 --> 01:27:53,478
rent a room in a hotel there is

2724
01:27:53,478 --> 01:27:53,778
someone there managing at 24 by

2725
01:27:53,778 --> 01:27:54,378
seven.

2726
01:27:54,378 --> 01:27:55,112
So for the safety of the

2727
01:27:55,112 --> 01:27:56,848
visitor and the safety of the

2728
01:27:56,848 --> 01:27:57,549
neighborhood and the safety of

2729
01:27:57,549 --> 01:27:59,949
the property, there's someone

2730
01:28:00,585 --> 01:28:01,619
monitoring it.

2731
01:28:01,619 --> 01:28:04,423
When we were in the short term

2732
01:28:04,423 --> 01:28:05,157
rental in seattle last weekend

2733
01:28:05,157 --> 01:28:08,126
the family was living upstairs.

2734
01:28:08,126 --> 01:28:08,827
I could hear them kind of

2735
01:28:08,827 --> 01:28:09,127
walking around every once in a

2736
01:28:09,127 --> 01:28:11,127
while.

2737
01:28:11,863 --> 01:28:12,564
We weren't but t was good to

2738
01:28:12,564 --> 01:28:15,200
know that because it was good

2739
01:28:15,200 --> 01:28:15,901
to know that somebody was

2740
01:28:15,901 --> 01:28:19,400
available to tell us if there

2741
01:28:19,400 --> 01:28:19,537
was a plumbing problem or

2742
01:28:19,537 --> 01:28:21,537
something like that.

2743
01:28:22,107 --> 01:28:22,907
But I also think that without

2744
01:28:22,907 --> 01:28:23,575
the orinda issue happened

2745
01:28:23,575 --> 01:28:26,812
because the owner was not on

2746
01:28:26,812 --> 01:28:29,812
property or anywhere near the

2747
01:28:30,315 --> 01:28:30,916
property and so but how would

2748
01:28:30,916 --> 01:28:33,718
that work if it were a

2749
01:28:33,718 --> 01:28:36,718
multifamily housing if it were

2750
01:28:36,822 --> 01:28:37,822
if it were something in the

2751
01:28:37,822 --> 01:28:40,758
lyric or one of the places that

2752
01:28:40,758 --> 01:28:41,493
it's a one bedroom or two but

2753
01:28:41,493 --> 01:28:42,228
we want to run you want to know

2754
01:28:42,228 --> 01:28:43,161
how the ob was doing it because

2755
01:28:43,161 --> 01:28:43,895
there was a new apartment

2756
01:28:43,895 --> 01:28:46,164
building that wasn't filling up

2757
01:28:46,164 --> 01:28:49,164
fast enough about five years

2758
01:28:49,335 --> 01:28:49,734
ago and we were finding rentals

2759
01:28:49,734 --> 01:28:50,402
.

2760
01:28:50,402 --> 01:28:52,737
But there's management in an

2761
01:28:52,737 --> 01:28:53,538
apartment building not in a

2762
01:28:53,538 --> 01:28:54,239
condo building or a townhome

2763
01:28:54,239 --> 01:28:54,540
building so that's a different

2764
01:28:54,540 --> 01:28:56,540
issue.

2765
01:29:00,546 --> 01:29:01,247
But I'm just I'm just so you're

2766
01:29:01,247 --> 01:29:04,247
saying that that would count

2767
01:29:04,716 --> 01:29:05,418
then if it were a condo in a in

2768
01:29:05,418 --> 01:29:08,540
a multifamily housing the fact

2769
01:29:08,540 --> 01:29:08,854
that there's on premises

2770
01:29:08,854 --> 01:29:11,854
management would count as owner

2771
01:29:13,559 --> 01:29:16,559
occupied for so here's if

2772
01:29:16,662 --> 01:29:17,496
there's on premises management

2773
01:29:17,496 --> 01:29:18,297
there help if it's an apartment

2774
01:29:18,297 --> 01:29:21,670
if it's the lyric it's an

2775
01:29:21,670 --> 01:29:21,800
apartment building and so the

2776
01:29:21,800 --> 01:29:24,800
first one you mentioned is

2777
01:29:24,903 --> 01:29:27,572
rental apartments but I don't

2778
01:29:27,572 --> 01:29:28,373
know about condos and townhomes

2779
01:29:28,373 --> 01:29:29,400
because generally people don't

2780
01:29:29,400 --> 01:29:32,100
own two in the same building

2781
01:29:32,100 --> 01:29:35,100
although they have but we'll

2782
01:29:35,814 --> 01:29:36,715
have to condition and I'm just

2783
01:29:36,715 --> 01:29:37,449
kind of going through the yeah

2784
01:29:37,449 --> 01:29:39,551
I did I wanted to ask a

2785
01:29:39,551 --> 01:29:40,319
question about the host because

2786
01:29:40,319 --> 01:29:41,530
we don't currently have that

2787
01:29:41,530 --> 01:29:43,355
requirement right so what if it

2788
01:29:43,355 --> 01:29:47,226
is a single family home and the

2789
01:29:47,226 --> 01:29:48,160
owner would not be on premises

2790
01:29:48,160 --> 01:29:49,610
,it would not be hosted.

2791
01:29:49,610 --> 01:29:52,610
>> so if they're seeking to

2792
01:29:52,165 --> 01:29:54,867
rent out the entire home then

2793
01:29:54,867 --> 01:29:55,301
that could present

2794
01:29:55,301 --> 01:29:56,680
complications.

2795
01:29:56,680 --> 01:29:59,680
However, if they're renting out

2796
01:30:00,573 --> 01:30:03,276
rooms r if there is an ad on

2797
01:30:03,276 --> 01:30:04,100
site and the owner is living on

2798
01:30:04,100 --> 01:30:06,579
that and then they're you know,

2799
01:30:06,579 --> 01:30:07,313
renting out the home itself.

2800
01:30:07,313 --> 01:30:09,713
But that's another scenario.

2801
01:30:10,316 --> 01:30:10,983
Yeah, you're correct.

2802
01:30:10,983 --> 01:30:13,383
Councilmember francois if it

2803
01:30:14,120 --> 01:30:14,753
were an owner requirement on

2804
01:30:14,753 --> 01:30:17,153
site it would effectively

2805
01:30:18,624 --> 01:30:19,492
preclude entire house rental

2806
01:30:19,492 --> 01:30:21,527
for the most part with the few

2807
01:30:21,527 --> 01:30:22,529
exceptions that eric noted.

2808
01:30:22,529 --> 01:30:23,362
I think where we'd have to

2809
01:30:23,362 --> 01:30:26,298
figure out is how many of them

2810
01:30:26,298 --> 01:30:26,966
are full house are being rented

2811
01:30:26,966 --> 01:30:29,702
because the orinda it was a

2812
01:30:29,702 --> 01:30:30,603
full house being rented and

2813
01:30:30,603 --> 01:30:31,337
which is a problem the one in

2814
01:30:31,337 --> 01:30:33,606
the woodlands the guy went out

2815
01:30:33,606 --> 01:30:34,307
he wanted to start a commercial

2816
01:30:34,307 --> 01:30:37,143
business and basically he was

2817
01:30:37,143 --> 01:30:37,844
intending to rent multiple

2818
01:30:37,844 --> 01:30:40,844
single family homes around the

2819
01:30:41,781 --> 01:30:44,384
era of this was not his and he

2820
01:30:44,384 --> 01:30:45,510
was going to turn them into a

2821
01:30:45,510 --> 01:30:47,510
property management agency.

2822
01:30:48,754 --> 01:30:49,456
Do we want that to me is not

2823
01:30:49,456 --> 01:30:52,325
what we should be allowing in

2824
01:30:52,325 --> 01:30:53,225
single family neighborhoods.

2825
01:30:53,225 --> 01:30:53,960
>> that's not the intent which

2826
01:30:53,960 --> 01:30:56,696
you have in proximity then if

2827
01:30:56,696 --> 01:30:57,497
an owner lived within 500ft of

2828
01:30:57,497 --> 01:30:59,999
the property or how to well we

2829
01:30:59,999 --> 01:31:02,999
have we yes, there's the

2830
01:31:03,770 --> 01:31:04,470
proximity I mean but it was

2831
01:31:04,470 --> 01:31:06,870
comforting for the neighbors,

2832
01:31:07,273 --> 01:31:07,874
for the visitors and for the

2833
01:31:07,874 --> 01:31:10,874
owner to know that their

2834
01:31:12,112 --> 01:31:15,282
property is being you know, the

2835
01:31:15,282 --> 01:31:15,715
I wrote down risks out of

2836
01:31:15,715 --> 01:31:17,715
control event no.

2837
01:31:18,317 --> 01:31:19,510
One for the city or the

2838
01:31:19,510 --> 01:31:21,955
neighborhood to able to contact

2839
01:31:21,955 --> 01:31:25,250
because if no one's nearby who

2840
01:31:25,250 --> 01:31:28,625
do your contact and you know

2841
01:31:28,695 --> 01:31:29,396
everybody needs to feel

2842
01:31:29,396 --> 01:31:30,630
comfortable with this in their

2843
01:31:30,630 --> 01:31:32,463
neighborhood what about the

2844
01:31:32,833 --> 01:31:33,433
last couple of questions their

2845
01:31:33,433 --> 01:31:34,330
maximum rental duration

2846
01:31:34,330 --> 01:31:36,330
operational requirements

2847
01:31:37,337 --> 01:31:37,770
permissibly pool operation

2848
01:31:37,770 --> 01:31:39,770
requirements?

2849
01:31:40,941 --> 01:31:41,575
Well, I hosted non host and

2850
01:31:41,575 --> 01:31:43,910
local restrictions such as

2851
01:31:43,910 --> 01:31:44,378
proximity saturation, maximum

2852
01:31:44,378 --> 01:31:46,378
rental duration.

2853
01:31:51,751 --> 01:31:52,452
I think we're I'm not into

2854
01:31:52,452 --> 01:31:55,452
making it permissible to host

2855
01:31:55,455 --> 01:31:56,156
events in single family homes

2856
01:31:56,156 --> 01:31:58,156
in residential neighborhoods.

2857
01:31:59,590 --> 01:31:59,492
That's a commercial enterprise

2858
01:31:59,492 --> 01:31:59,793
.

2859
01:31:59,793 --> 01:32:00,461
Yeah.

2860
01:32:00,461 --> 01:32:02,262
All right thank you council

2861
01:32:02,262 --> 01:32:04,262
member darling.

2862
01:32:06,867 --> 01:32:08,101
>> okay so it's interesting

2863
01:32:08,101 --> 01:32:11,500
after I got the list of who

2864
01:32:11,500 --> 01:32:11,772
banned short term rentals I

2865
01:32:11,772 --> 01:32:14,708
looked up and every one of them

2866
01:32:14,708 --> 01:32:15,509
has short term rentals listed

2867
01:32:15,509 --> 01:32:18,345
on airbnb so they're in the

2868
01:32:18,345 --> 01:32:18,979
same position that we're in

2869
01:32:18,979 --> 01:32:22,315
which is they say that you

2870
01:32:22,315 --> 01:32:25,485
can't do it but people are

2871
01:32:25,485 --> 01:32:28,856
doing it anyway and and given

2872
01:32:28,856 --> 01:32:31,856
that slipperiness I think it's

2873
01:32:32,260 --> 01:32:32,893
better to go ahead and bring

2874
01:32:32,893 --> 01:32:35,893
people into compliance so we

2875
01:32:36,330 --> 01:32:36,997
know who they are so we have

2876
01:32:36,997 --> 01:32:39,397
control of the situation.

2877
01:32:39,867 --> 01:32:40,667
So I would not favor banning it

2878
01:32:40,667 --> 01:32:43,237
because we will be back here

2879
01:32:43,237 --> 01:32:44,271
right away.

2880
01:32:44,271 --> 01:32:47,871
I do think going for an

2881
01:32:47,908 --> 01:32:51,450
operating permit makes a lot of

2882
01:32:51,450 --> 01:32:54,450
sense something that is easier

2883
01:32:55,917 --> 01:32:56,718
to administer than anything we

2884
01:32:56,718 --> 01:32:59,853
could do to automate those is

2885
01:32:59,853 --> 01:33:00,822
to the good he owner occupied.

2886
01:33:00,822 --> 01:33:01,889
I have two minds on this.

2887
01:33:01,889 --> 01:33:04,559
On the one hand that was the

2888
01:33:04,559 --> 01:33:07,628
problem with orinda but on the

2889
01:33:07,628 --> 01:33:08,462
other hand the joaquin ranch

2890
01:33:08,462 --> 01:33:11,966
airbnb that was shut down by

2891
01:33:11,966 --> 01:33:12,767
the planning commission a few

2892
01:33:12,767 --> 01:33:15,370
years ago the owner lived there

2893
01:33:15,370 --> 01:33:16,171
and they still managed to

2894
01:33:16,171 --> 01:33:19,171
irritate the neighbors so owner

2895
01:33:20,575 --> 01:33:23,844
occupied owner is only as good

2896
01:33:23,844 --> 01:33:27,415
as the manager the person and

2897
01:33:27,415 --> 01:33:28,449
how proactive they are.

2898
01:33:28,449 --> 01:33:31,552
So I am interested in learning

2899
01:33:31,552 --> 01:33:32,553
more about that.

2900
01:33:32,553 --> 01:33:33,530
I don't have my heart set one

2901
01:33:33,530 --> 01:33:34,890
way or the other.

2902
01:33:34,890 --> 01:33:35,656
I can argue that one both ways.

2903
01:33:35,656 --> 01:33:38,656
>> I ask you a question.

2904
01:33:39,930 --> 01:33:42,330
Yeah but with no owner required

2905
01:33:42,330 --> 01:33:43,131
you definitely don't have on

2906
01:33:43,131 --> 01:33:46,000
site anagement I think it's

2907
01:33:46,000 --> 01:33:46,734
something that we need to think

2908
01:33:46,734 --> 01:33:49,136
about carefully because I think

2909
01:33:49,136 --> 01:33:49,870
if we just say you have to be

2910
01:33:49,870 --> 01:33:52,841
owner occupied that would still

2911
01:33:52,841 --> 01:33:53,641
have let the joaquin ranch one

2912
01:33:53,641 --> 01:33:56,744
go forward and that one ended

2913
01:33:56,744 --> 01:33:57,245
up really being problematic for

2914
01:33:57,245 --> 01:33:57,845
the neighborhood.

2915
01:33:57,845 --> 01:34:00,682
I didn't I wasn't in the

2916
01:34:00,682 --> 01:34:01,215
hearing because my house is

2917
01:34:01,215 --> 01:34:03,615
within 500ft of it.

2918
01:34:03,985 --> 01:34:04,986
You said yes.

2919
01:34:04,986 --> 01:34:07,689
Let me go over to across the

2920
01:34:07,689 --> 01:34:11,289
street for hours but it's not

2921
01:34:11,359 --> 01:34:12,260
the panacea.

2922
01:34:12,260 --> 01:34:12,760
It's not the cure all.

2923
01:34:12,760 --> 01:34:14,760
It's not perfect.

2924
01:34:15,396 --> 01:34:16,231
Okay.

2925
01:34:16,231 --> 01:34:16,564
I think clearly no special

2926
01:34:16,564 --> 01:34:18,564
events.

2927
01:34:19,000 --> 01:34:19,768
I think that especially in

2928
01:34:19,768 --> 01:34:22,168
single family neighborhoods but

2929
01:34:22,804 --> 01:34:23,839
same is true of our multifamily

2930
01:34:23,839 --> 01:34:27,439
housing you don't want to have

2931
01:34:27,509 --> 01:34:30,612
and I know that you don't want

2932
01:34:30,612 --> 01:34:31,446
to have the the bridesmaids

2933
01:34:31,446 --> 01:34:33,846
hootenanny in the apartment

2934
01:34:34,383 --> 01:34:35,350
next door.

2935
01:34:35,350 --> 01:34:36,510
I would like o see standards

2936
01:34:36,510 --> 01:34:39,510
safety requirements as far as

2937
01:34:42,791 --> 01:34:45,191
parking occupancy, things like

2938
01:34:45,994 --> 01:34:49,464
that as part of the permit.

2939
01:34:49,464 --> 01:34:50,164
I o think the how you keep the

2940
01:34:50,164 --> 01:34:52,564
neighborhood informed is going

2941
01:34:52,968 --> 01:34:53,368
to be an important part of this

2942
01:34:53,368 --> 01:34:55,368
.

2943
01:34:57,672 --> 01:35:01,343
I can see with an owner with a

2944
01:35:01,343 --> 01:35:02,243
an operating permit hat makes

2945
01:35:02,243 --> 01:35:05,747
it more difficult and so we'll

2946
01:35:05,747 --> 01:35:06,115
have to think through that

2947
01:35:06,115 --> 01:35:06,748
carefully.

2948
01:35:06,748 --> 01:35:07,482
I can think of a couple of

2949
01:35:07,482 --> 01:35:09,518
different ways you could do it.

2950
01:35:09,518 --> 01:35:12,621
One is frequently when we have

2951
01:35:12,621 --> 01:35:13,455
daycares that are coming in

2952
01:35:13,455 --> 01:35:16,724
there is a requirement for them

2953
01:35:16,724 --> 01:35:17,393
to provide contact info to

2954
01:35:17,393 --> 01:35:20,462
neighbors so that if pick up

2955
01:35:20,462 --> 01:35:21,163
and drop off gets to be a

2956
01:35:21,163 --> 01:35:23,265
problem and people are parking

2957
01:35:23,265 --> 01:35:24,660
in front of people's driveways

2958
01:35:24,660 --> 01:35:24,867
they know who to call.

2959
01:35:24,867 --> 01:35:27,602
So we will have to think

2960
01:35:27,602 --> 01:35:30,602
through how the neighbors get

2961
01:35:31,673 --> 01:35:32,140
recourse short of calling pd on

2962
01:35:32,140 --> 01:35:34,140
a friday night.

2963
01:35:34,877 --> 01:35:35,810
Now I'm not sure what the

2964
01:35:35,810 --> 01:35:38,981
answer is there but we do need

2965
01:35:38,981 --> 01:35:42,284
to find a way so that our

2966
01:35:42,284 --> 01:35:43,185
neighbors it doesn't spin out

2967
01:35:43,185 --> 01:35:46,880
of control before we find out

2968
01:35:46,880 --> 01:35:49,880
there's a problem I suppose

2969
01:35:49,758 --> 01:35:51,758
about safety requirements.

2970
01:35:53,696 --> 01:35:54,229
That's I think that's most of

2971
01:35:54,229 --> 01:35:54,529
the questions for e.

2972
01:35:54,529 --> 01:35:56,529
Okay.

2973
01:35:57,330 --> 01:35:57,866
They approached him kay.

2974
01:35:57,866 --> 01:36:00,103
>> but I'm generally in

2975
01:36:00,103 --> 01:36:00,470
agreement with councilmember

2976
01:36:00,470 --> 01:36:02,470
darling.

2977
01:36:04,206 --> 01:36:07,642
I guess the talking about the

2978
01:36:07,642 --> 01:36:08,477
owner occupied I'm worried

2979
01:36:08,477 --> 01:36:11,477
about how that would be

2980
01:36:12,282 --> 01:36:14,682
implemented from a practical

2981
01:36:15,318 --> 01:36:16,118
matter and especially given the

2982
01:36:16,118 --> 01:36:18,518
111 or 179 where we don't

2983
01:36:19,321 --> 01:36:20,556
currently have that requirement

2984
01:36:20,556 --> 01:36:23,425
and so how would we go back and

2985
01:36:23,425 --> 01:36:24,126
and it essentially say they

2986
01:36:24,126 --> 01:36:26,462
can't be if they if t's a

2987
01:36:26,462 --> 01:36:29,462
single family home then they

2988
01:36:30,833 --> 01:36:31,501
can't do it and not the ones

2989
01:36:31,501 --> 01:36:34,169
that don't have permits that

2990
01:36:34,169 --> 01:36:34,570
we're trying to bring in to

2991
01:36:34,570 --> 01:36:35,605
compliance.

2992
01:36:35,605 --> 01:36:38,740
So I think if we imposed right

2993
01:36:38,740 --> 01:36:41,244
now at this point in time an

2994
01:36:41,244 --> 01:36:42,278
owner occupied requirement it's

2995
01:36:42,278 --> 01:36:45,470
a big I think it's a big

2996
01:36:45,470 --> 01:36:46,480
administrative enforcement

2997
01:36:46,480 --> 01:36:46,649
issue for us and for staff to

2998
01:36:46,649 --> 01:36:49,285
try to bring them into

2999
01:36:49,285 --> 01:36:50,285
compliance.

3000
01:36:50,285 --> 01:36:53,885
I so I'm sensitive to that.

3001
01:36:54,560 --> 01:36:57,930
I think what I'd like to see

3002
01:36:57,930 --> 01:36:57,793
and I'd be okay with an

3003
01:36:57,793 --> 01:37:00,193
operator permit provided there

3004
01:37:01,798 --> 01:37:02,532
were guardrails that said if

3005
01:37:02,532 --> 01:37:05,401
it's being operated in a manner

3006
01:37:05,401 --> 01:37:06,102
that's adverse to public

3007
01:37:06,102 --> 01:37:06,802
health, safety and welfare as

3008
01:37:06,802 --> 01:37:09,202
reasonably determined by city

3009
01:37:10,539 --> 01:37:11,240
staff, the operator permit goes

3010
01:37:11,240 --> 01:37:14,840
away and that can be done

3011
01:37:14,878 --> 01:37:15,478
immediately and that requires

3012
01:37:15,478 --> 01:37:17,878
enforcement as the city

3013
01:37:17,948 --> 01:37:19,948
attorney said.

3014
01:37:21,451 --> 01:37:22,252
I think if you're if you are or

3015
01:37:22,252 --> 01:37:25,252
have been in violation you

3016
01:37:26,220 --> 01:37:26,356
can't apply for a permit for 12

3017
01:37:26,356 --> 01:37:27,900
months.

3018
01:37:27,900 --> 01:37:30,493
You know it's similar if you've

3019
01:37:30,493 --> 01:37:31,294
been denied a permit you have

3020
01:37:31,294 --> 01:37:33,897
to wait at least a year to

3021
01:37:33,897 --> 01:37:36,897
apply again, I'm okay with

3022
01:37:37,267 --> 01:37:38,301
giving someone the discount for

3023
01:37:38,301 --> 01:37:40,737
compliance but f they don't

3024
01:37:40,737 --> 01:37:41,438
comply within two months

3025
01:37:41,438 --> 01:37:44,400
they're denied and they can't

3026
01:37:44,400 --> 01:37:44,875
apply for a year because

3027
01:37:44,875 --> 01:37:47,878
think the goal is to try to

3028
01:37:47,878 --> 01:37:48,678
bring people into compliance

3029
01:37:48,678 --> 01:37:51,780
and get this regulated.

3030
01:37:51,714 --> 01:37:52,916
You know, I hadn't thought I

3031
01:37:52,916 --> 01:37:55,785
had I mean you brought up the

3032
01:37:55,785 --> 01:37:56,453
the neighborhood notice to kind

3033
01:37:56,453 --> 01:38:00,230
of see that going both ways

3034
01:38:00,230 --> 01:38:00,623
that it's I think it will be

3035
01:38:00,623 --> 01:38:03,623
regulated by staff as an

3036
01:38:03,827 --> 01:38:04,561
operator permit then there's

3037
01:38:04,561 --> 01:38:07,831
really not an opportunity for a

3038
01:38:07,831 --> 01:38:08,531
notice public hearing you could

3039
01:38:08,531 --> 01:38:10,867
do it a different a couple of

3040
01:38:10,867 --> 01:38:11,868
different ways and provide

3041
01:38:11,868 --> 01:38:15,468
notice to the neighbors and an

3042
01:38:15,638 --> 01:38:16,372
operator permit is going to be

3043
01:38:16,372 --> 01:38:19,750
issued unless a request for a

3044
01:38:19,750 --> 01:38:19,776
hearing before the zoning

3045
01:38:19,776 --> 01:38:20,476
administrator the said I don't

3046
01:38:20,476 --> 01:38:23,913
think we want to make it

3047
01:38:23,913 --> 01:38:24,614
necessarily appealable all the

3048
01:38:24,614 --> 01:38:28,214
way up to the council because

3049
01:38:28,451 --> 01:38:29,252
but there's maybe there would

3050
01:38:29,252 --> 01:38:31,888
be an up there'd be there would

3051
01:38:31,888 --> 01:38:32,689
be a hearing process before

3052
01:38:32,689 --> 01:38:35,559
there could be before the

3053
01:38:35,559 --> 01:38:36,393
sunning administrator set your

3054
01:38:36,393 --> 01:38:36,693
eyes get big that's one way to

3055
01:38:36,693 --> 01:38:37,394
do it.

3056
01:38:37,394 --> 01:38:40,397
I mean it could be an

3057
01:38:40,397 --> 01:38:41,640
administrative use permit too

3058
01:38:41,640 --> 01:38:43,234
which is I think that's how

3059
01:38:43,234 --> 01:38:44,167
those are run at staff level

3060
01:38:44,167 --> 01:38:47,437
but it could be appealed zoning

3061
01:38:47,437 --> 01:38:48,271
administrator issues and then

3062
01:38:48,271 --> 01:38:48,806
it could be appealed to the

3063
01:38:48,806 --> 01:38:50,806
planning commission.

3064
01:38:51,775 --> 01:38:55,546
So let's see I like the direct

3065
01:38:55,546 --> 01:38:56,446
remittance a lot.

3066
01:38:56,446 --> 01:38:57,810
I think we should absolutely

3067
01:38:57,810 --> 01:38:59,483
look and I know there are

3068
01:38:59,483 --> 01:39:00,183
several different platforms but

3069
01:39:00,183 --> 01:39:00,917
it sounds like one of the

3070
01:39:00,917 --> 01:39:03,354
biggest ones has that and I

3071
01:39:03,354 --> 01:39:03,654
think we should go forward with

3072
01:39:03,654 --> 01:39:05,654
that.

3073
01:39:06,156 --> 01:39:08,556
Absolutely no special events.

3074
01:39:10,327 --> 01:39:12,327
Um, what else?

3075
01:39:15,199 --> 01:39:15,632
I think I covered I think I

3076
01:39:15,632 --> 01:39:17,301
covered yeah.

3077
01:39:17,301 --> 01:39:17,901
So es sorry I didn't go

3078
01:39:17,901 --> 01:39:18,602
through your questions.

3079
01:39:18,602 --> 01:39:19,300
Yeah short term rentals should

3080
01:39:19,300 --> 01:39:20,337
be allowed.

3081
01:39:20,337 --> 01:39:23,937
What other aspects in terms of

3082
01:39:25,342 --> 01:39:26,900
operational uh, I think maximum

3083
01:39:26,900 --> 01:39:26,644
rental duration was the only

3084
01:39:26,644 --> 01:39:27,110
other one that you didn't

3085
01:39:27,110 --> 01:39:28,846
mention really.

3086
01:39:28,846 --> 01:39:32,149
>> we have o more than a week.

3087
01:39:32,149 --> 01:39:33,500
I'm okay with that.

3088
01:39:33,500 --> 01:39:33,785
>> I actually missed that one

3089
01:39:33,785 --> 01:39:37,210
when I was still my comments I

3090
01:39:37,210 --> 01:39:37,321
would be in favor of up to 30

3091
01:39:37,321 --> 01:39:39,321
days.

3092
01:39:40,570 --> 01:39:40,958
One of the bigger uses is

3093
01:39:40,958 --> 01:39:41,692
people that are relocating to

3094
01:39:41,692 --> 01:39:45,950
the area and those those would

3095
01:39:45,950 --> 01:39:45,696
not to be to do the problems or

3096
01:39:45,696 --> 01:39:47,696
traveling professionals,

3097
01:39:48,199 --> 01:39:50,599
traveling nurses traveling you

3098
01:39:52,169 --> 01:39:56,730
know people in those and so up

3099
01:39:56,730 --> 01:39:56,607
to 30 days could work for a

3100
01:39:56,607 --> 01:39:58,607
situation like hat.

3101
01:39:59,677 --> 01:40:02,547
Council member did any eah

3102
01:40:02,547 --> 01:40:03,348
well I'm thinking about it like

3103
01:40:03,348 --> 01:40:04,480
the 30 day idea too I think

3104
01:40:04,480 --> 01:40:06,351
about people going on vacation

3105
01:40:06,351 --> 01:40:07,510
to maybe they want to rent out

3106
01:40:07,510 --> 01:40:07,785
their home they're going for 2

3107
01:40:07,785 --> 01:40:09,921
or 3 weeks and that gives them

3108
01:40:09,921 --> 01:40:11,921
some flexibility.

3109
01:40:14,192 --> 01:40:14,992
Um one of the one of the things

3110
01:40:14,992 --> 01:40:19,192
I think about is you know what

3111
01:40:20,364 --> 01:40:21,165
I didn't like about the last

3112
01:40:21,165 --> 01:40:24,269
round we had discussion on this

3113
01:40:24,269 --> 01:40:24,969
was that we see this idea of

3114
01:40:24,969 --> 01:40:25,703
residential homes being turned

3115
01:40:25,703 --> 01:40:28,103
into commercial rentals, right?

3116
01:40:28,506 --> 01:40:29,206
So this as someone who not

3117
01:40:29,206 --> 01:40:31,909
only did they own home they

3118
01:40:31,909 --> 01:40:32,911
were renting it from someone

3119
01:40:32,911 --> 01:40:33,411
else and then turning it into a

3120
01:40:33,411 --> 01:40:35,212
commercial space.

3121
01:40:35,212 --> 01:40:38,616
So one suggestion I would have

3122
01:40:38,616 --> 01:40:39,417
that we consider is you know,

3123
01:40:39,417 --> 01:40:41,520
should the person have to live

3124
01:40:41,520 --> 01:40:42,319
in the house for at least six

3125
01:40:42,319 --> 01:40:42,587
months to be able to rent it

3126
01:40:42,587 --> 01:40:44,587
out.

3127
01:40:45,123 --> 01:40:48,893
So more than half the year that

3128
01:40:48,893 --> 01:40:52,263
that would be I think a pretty

3129
01:40:52,263 --> 01:40:54,663
reasonable thing to do.

3130
01:40:56,234 --> 01:40:57,680
I think if we do that it will

3131
01:40:57,680 --> 01:40:57,769
cut down on this residential

3132
01:40:57,769 --> 01:41:00,169
being turned into commercial.

3133
01:41:00,405 --> 01:41:01,273
It will be more homeowners that

3134
01:41:01,273 --> 01:41:03,942
are choosing to rent it out for

3135
01:41:03,942 --> 01:41:04,943
periods of the year.

3136
01:41:04,943 --> 01:41:07,946
I don't think that we need the

3137
01:41:07,946 --> 01:41:08,847
collector contingency.

3138
01:41:08,847 --> 01:41:11,847
I think all residents should

3139
01:41:12,500 --> 01:41:13,840
have the opportunity to rent

3140
01:41:13,840 --> 01:41:15,353
their house out on a short term

3141
01:41:15,353 --> 01:41:16,355
basis.

3142
01:41:16,355 --> 01:41:19,355
I would recommend e only

3143
01:41:20,459 --> 01:41:21,193
administer one short term

3144
01:41:21,193 --> 01:41:23,940
rental per resident so we don't

3145
01:41:23,940 --> 01:41:23,995
want to be in situations where

3146
01:41:23,995 --> 01:41:26,965
people collect houses so they

3147
01:41:26,965 --> 01:41:27,799
can rent them out.

3148
01:41:27,799 --> 01:41:28,399
I don't think we need a

3149
01:41:28,399 --> 01:41:30,399
conditional use permit.

3150
01:41:31,203 --> 01:41:32,400
I think it should be a much

3151
01:41:32,400 --> 01:41:35,407
easier almost you know like a

3152
01:41:35,407 --> 01:41:36,241
we calling it a operator is I

3153
01:41:36,241 --> 01:41:38,843
like a buy right type thing if

3154
01:41:38,843 --> 01:41:39,210
they just they meet certain

3155
01:41:39,210 --> 01:41:41,210
criteria.

3156
01:41:42,647 --> 01:41:43,515
Yeah currently we have five

3157
01:41:43,515 --> 01:41:44,449
guests I mean I'm not I'm not

3158
01:41:44,449 --> 01:41:47,252
so sure I mean we're a family

3159
01:41:47,252 --> 01:41:49,687
we often travel and we rent out

3160
01:41:49,687 --> 01:41:50,222
a home and we sometimes have 6

3161
01:41:50,222 --> 01:41:51,123
or 7 people, right?

3162
01:41:51,123 --> 01:41:52,757
We've got like us five and like

3163
01:41:52,757 --> 01:41:53,158
maybe our parents or something

3164
01:41:53,158 --> 01:41:53,858
.

3165
01:41:53,858 --> 01:41:56,895
We're trying to find a home.

3166
01:41:56,895 --> 01:41:57,763
I don't think it's unreasonable

3167
01:41:57,763 --> 01:41:58,396
t increase that maybe eight I

3168
01:41:58,396 --> 01:41:58,697
don't think that's a party

3169
01:41:58,697 --> 01:41:59,698
size.

3170
01:41:59,698 --> 01:42:02,698
I still think that's family

3171
01:42:04,570 --> 01:42:05,237
oriented and then and then I

3172
01:42:05,237 --> 01:42:08,837
think that the when e issue

3173
01:42:08,908 --> 01:42:09,541
this permit for the short term

3174
01:42:09,541 --> 01:42:11,710
rental they should have to

3175
01:42:11,710 --> 01:42:12,611
display that on the listing

3176
01:42:12,611 --> 01:42:13,780
whenever they listed on one of

3177
01:42:13,780 --> 01:42:15,780
these platforms.

3178
01:42:16,648 --> 01:42:17,216
So it's easy for us to to pick

3179
01:42:17,216 --> 01:42:17,849
out like who's out of

3180
01:42:17,849 --> 01:42:20,249
compliance right your rent

3181
01:42:20,319 --> 01:42:21,119
there's a rental it doesn't

3182
01:42:21,119 --> 01:42:23,822
have a permit you out of

3183
01:42:23,822 --> 01:42:26,822
compliance then you know that

3184
01:42:27,359 --> 01:42:27,693
that would be a violation in of

3185
01:42:27,693 --> 01:42:29,693
itself.

3186
01:42:30,896 --> 01:42:31,697
I think we should we should

3187
01:42:31,697 --> 01:42:34,299
look at escalating penalties so

3188
01:42:34,299 --> 01:42:35,100
that we're not dealing with,

3189
01:42:35,100 --> 01:42:37,602
you know, folks going long

3190
01:42:37,602 --> 01:42:38,403
periods of time without having

3191
01:42:38,403 --> 01:42:41,373
consequences for for being out

3192
01:42:41,373 --> 01:42:42,408
of compliance.

3193
01:42:42,408 --> 01:42:45,210
And I think that if someone is

3194
01:42:45,210 --> 01:42:48,480
applied for the permit and is,

3195
01:42:48,480 --> 01:42:49,482
you know, remitting their totty

3196
01:42:49,482 --> 01:42:52,482
that the renewal process should

3197
01:42:53,485 --> 01:42:54,320
be very sort of just you know,

3198
01:42:54,320 --> 01:42:57,757
over the ounter type thing or

3199
01:42:57,757 --> 01:42:58,458
just online like if they're if

3200
01:42:58,458 --> 01:43:00,726
they're in compliance and and

3201
01:43:00,726 --> 01:43:01,660
they're remitting their totty

3202
01:43:01,660 --> 01:43:04,930
they should be able to renew.

3203
01:43:04,930 --> 01:43:05,764
Can I ask you a question just

3204
01:43:05,764 --> 01:43:09,680
to clarify if they are in

3205
01:43:09,680 --> 01:43:09,736
compliance means that they have

3206
01:43:09,736 --> 01:43:10,403
not violated the terms and

3207
01:43:10,403 --> 01:43:10,703
conditions of their permit.

3208
01:43:10,703 --> 01:43:11,300
Right.

3209
01:43:11,300 --> 01:43:12,372
Right.

3210
01:43:12,372 --> 01:43:14,372
Okay.

3211
01:43:16,420 --> 01:43:16,442
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

3212
01:43:16,442 --> 01:43:18,442
So yeah.

3213
01:43:19,746 --> 01:43:20,780
So I would I wouldn't restrict

3214
01:43:20,780 --> 01:43:21,413
I don't think we need to come

3215
01:43:21,413 --> 01:43:24,160
up with like a density or

3216
01:43:24,160 --> 01:43:24,917
location criteria.

3217
01:43:24,917 --> 01:43:27,320
Yeah I don't I don't think

3218
01:43:27,320 --> 01:43:29,720
we're at that level.

3219
01:43:30,823 --> 01:43:31,890
I do think if you live in the

3220
01:43:31,890 --> 01:43:35,610
home and you have a need to you

3221
01:43:35,610 --> 01:43:36,620
that's eligible to be rented as

3222
01:43:36,620 --> 01:43:39,465
a as a short term rental that

3223
01:43:39,465 --> 01:43:40,166
we shouldn't put limits on that

3224
01:43:40,166 --> 01:43:42,268
I think if you if you live in

3225
01:43:42,268 --> 01:43:43,303
the home and you have a space

3226
01:43:43,303 --> 01:43:46,606
that you want to rent out that

3227
01:43:46,606 --> 01:43:49,606
that that should be allowed.

3228
01:43:50,477 --> 01:43:51,211
I think the with these types of

3229
01:43:51,211 --> 01:43:51,911
changes we might see an overall

3230
01:43:51,911 --> 01:43:54,747
decrease in short term entals

3231
01:43:54,747 --> 01:43:55,447
if we have folks need to live

3232
01:43:55,447 --> 01:43:57,951
in them for six months which

3233
01:43:57,951 --> 01:43:58,251
would increase our housing

3234
01:43:58,251 --> 01:43:59,520
stock.

3235
01:43:59,520 --> 01:44:02,322
But I also think that if we

3236
01:44:02,322 --> 01:44:02,922
make the process easy to comply

3237
01:44:02,922 --> 01:44:03,590
with would be increased

3238
01:44:03,590 --> 01:44:05,990
compliance and increased tlt

3239
01:44:06,326 --> 01:44:06,726
for the city.

3240
01:44:06,726 --> 01:44:08,726
Good.

3241
01:44:10,496 --> 01:44:11,364
Thank you.

3242
01:44:11,364 --> 01:44:12,980
I mean obviously we short for

3243
01:44:12,980 --> 01:44:14,634
rentals are something that's in

3244
01:44:14,634 --> 01:44:15,635
existence.

3245
01:44:15,635 --> 01:44:16,436
It's been there the cat is out

3246
01:44:16,436 --> 01:44:19,500
of the bag on this and now

3247
01:44:19,500 --> 01:44:21,474
we're trying to figure out ways

3248
01:44:21,474 --> 01:44:22,575
to corral it but some and and

3249
01:44:22,575 --> 01:44:24,610
and where to feed it and how to

3250
01:44:24,610 --> 01:44:25,612
and and how to take it in but

3251
01:44:25,612 --> 01:44:29,212
it's been part of the challenge

3252
01:44:29,249 --> 01:44:30,490
that I have ust emotionally on

3253
01:44:30,490 --> 01:44:33,649
this is that here we are

3254
01:44:33,753 --> 01:44:34,454
approving all of these units

3255
01:44:34,454 --> 01:44:36,956
and there was just a course at

3256
01:44:36,956 --> 01:44:37,790
the lanning commission last

3257
01:44:37,790 --> 01:44:40,790
week approving a eight storey

3258
01:44:41,261 --> 01:44:44,261
development right in the heart

3259
01:44:44,765 --> 01:44:45,632
of downtown and we're doing

3260
01:44:45,632 --> 01:44:46,399
that of course to increase the

3261
01:44:46,399 --> 01:44:48,903
housing stock and I have a

3262
01:44:48,903 --> 01:44:49,702
concern that all right.

3263
01:44:49,702 --> 01:44:50,404
Are there are there going to be

3264
01:44:50,404 --> 01:44:52,940
investors that are going to be

3265
01:44:52,940 --> 01:44:53,607
taking up these to be able to

3266
01:44:53,607 --> 01:44:56,109
rent them out of short term

3267
01:44:56,109 --> 01:44:56,910
rentals and now we're just

3268
01:44:56,910 --> 01:44:57,644
losing housing stock along the

3269
01:44:57,644 --> 01:45:00,914
way that we're trying to do the

3270
01:45:00,914 --> 01:45:01,515
best we can to meet the numbers

3271
01:45:01,515 --> 01:45:04,317
and to do what's right.

3272
01:45:04,317 --> 01:45:05,118
So there are challenges there

3273
01:45:05,118 --> 01:45:07,721
but I do think short term

3274
01:45:07,721 --> 01:45:08,522
rentals should be allowed the

3275
01:45:08,522 --> 01:45:11,522
question of a whole house

3276
01:45:14,728 --> 01:45:15,228
versus in the multifamily units

3277
01:45:15,228 --> 01:45:16,163
it's hard.

3278
01:45:16,163 --> 01:45:20,100
I think it's it's hard to say

3279
01:45:20,100 --> 01:45:23,100
owner occupied and we're like

3280
01:45:23,237 --> 01:45:23,870
if we go somewhere and my wife

3281
01:45:23,870 --> 01:45:26,372
and I bring our son and

3282
01:45:26,372 --> 01:45:27,408
daughter and their significant

3283
01:45:27,408 --> 01:45:30,277
other is that six and if we're

3284
01:45:30,277 --> 01:45:31,512
going to rent a house for

3285
01:45:31,512 --> 01:45:34,512
that's 2 or 3 bedrooms you know

3286
01:45:35,480 --> 01:45:35,849
where is the owner going to

3287
01:45:35,849 --> 01:45:38,686
stay so we don't have a lot of

3288
01:45:38,686 --> 01:45:39,553
mansions in walnut creek and a

3289
01:45:39,553 --> 01:45:40,320
lot of these are just 3 or 4

3290
01:45:40,320 --> 01:45:42,256
bedroom places so not sure

3291
01:45:42,256 --> 01:45:44,656
owner occupied is really

3292
01:45:46,930 --> 01:45:46,827
pragmatic and certainly when

3293
01:45:46,827 --> 01:45:47,528
we're talking about multifamily

3294
01:45:47,528 --> 01:45:50,528
housing while there is roperty

3295
01:45:50,931 --> 01:45:51,732
management on site I think it

3296
01:45:51,732 --> 01:45:54,350
becomes more of a challenge and

3297
01:45:54,350 --> 01:45:57,635
anything else and being able to

3298
01:45:58,500 --> 01:46:01,909
try to meet that I, I like so

3299
01:46:01,909 --> 01:46:02,577
yes so I think we do need to

3300
01:46:02,577 --> 01:46:03,760
develop a short term rental

3301
01:46:03,760 --> 01:46:05,760
agreement on this.

3302
01:46:05,179 --> 01:46:08,749
I do think we need streamlined

3303
01:46:08,749 --> 01:46:09,550
options for consideration

3304
01:46:09,550 --> 01:46:12,219
absolutely not events I mean

3305
01:46:12,219 --> 01:46:12,953
whatever event whatever

3306
01:46:12,953 --> 01:46:13,654
planning commission decides

3307
01:46:13,654 --> 01:46:16,858
what are events I don't think

3308
01:46:16,858 --> 01:46:17,458
we should be able to have those

3309
01:46:17,458 --> 01:46:19,458
maximum rental duration.

3310
01:46:19,893 --> 01:46:20,694
I think 30 days makes sense and

3311
01:46:20,694 --> 01:46:23,694
I think that the other

3312
01:46:24,699 --> 01:46:25,400
requirements that we've heard I

3313
01:46:25,400 --> 01:46:28,135
think in general the one thing

3314
01:46:28,135 --> 01:46:28,803
I would say regarding adu since

3315
01:46:28,803 --> 01:46:29,336
councilmember vinny brought

3316
01:46:29,336 --> 01:46:31,739
this up is that was

3317
01:46:31,739 --> 01:46:32,540
specifically related to these

3318
01:46:32,540 --> 01:46:36,900
whole housing that is using the

3319
01:46:36,900 --> 01:46:36,644
streamlined state mandates to

3320
01:46:36,644 --> 01:46:38,979
be able to build an edu.

3321
01:46:38,979 --> 01:46:39,947
I don't think they should then

3322
01:46:39,947 --> 01:46:40,481
be able to turn that around as

3323
01:46:40,481 --> 01:46:41,182
a short term rental.

3324
01:46:41,182 --> 01:46:43,818
They're doing that to be able

3325
01:46:43,818 --> 01:46:44,485
to take advantage so that we

3326
01:46:44,485 --> 01:46:47,485
can provide more housing for

3327
01:46:48,156 --> 01:46:48,489
people not more rentals for

3328
01:46:48,489 --> 01:46:49,190
people.

3329
01:46:49,190 --> 01:46:51,492
So that's a one no understood

3330
01:46:51,492 --> 01:46:52,193
and I agree and so to be clear

3331
01:46:52,193 --> 01:46:54,929
I understand there's state law

3332
01:46:54,929 --> 01:46:55,797
around that and I understand

3333
01:46:55,797 --> 01:46:56,498
that it's there to maintain our

3334
01:46:56,498 --> 01:46:57,640
housing stock for people have

3335
01:46:57,640 --> 01:46:58,900
taken advantage of the

3336
01:46:58,900 --> 01:46:59,567
streamlined process so those

3337
01:46:59,567 --> 01:47:00,168
should not be allowed to be

3338
01:47:00,168 --> 01:47:02,537
rented out of short term

3339
01:47:02,537 --> 01:47:03,538
rentals.

3340
01:47:03,538 --> 01:47:06,174
But if you have an eligible to

3341
01:47:06,174 --> 01:47:06,908
you that MAY be was preexisting

3342
01:47:06,908 --> 01:47:10,508
or you didn't take advantage of

3343
01:47:10,578 --> 01:47:11,312
those streamlining processes, I

3344
01:47:11,312 --> 01:47:11,979
think those folks I would I

3345
01:47:11,979 --> 01:47:12,680
would agree I guess just so

3346
01:47:12,680 --> 01:47:16,584
we're on the same page there i

3347
01:47:16,584 --> 01:47:17,585
would agree with that.

3348
01:47:17,585 --> 01:47:18,253
Well, we're a little over the

3349
01:47:18,253 --> 01:47:18,553
board all over the board on

3350
01:47:18,553 --> 01:47:20,521
this.

3351
01:47:20,521 --> 01:47:23,521
But is there enough direction

3352
01:47:24,192 --> 01:47:24,993
we to move forward on so I

3353
01:47:24,993 --> 01:47:27,295
think there's a good start of

3354
01:47:27,295 --> 01:47:28,129
things to create a conversation

3355
01:47:28,129 --> 01:47:31,129
with the community and planning

3356
01:47:31,700 --> 01:47:32,330
commission and then circle back

3357
01:47:32,330 --> 01:47:32,367
around.

3358
01:47:32,367 --> 01:47:32,934
>> okay.

3359
01:47:32,934 --> 01:47:35,934
Can I make one other?

3360
01:47:36,138 --> 01:47:36,771
Sure as it went down so I will

3361
01:47:36,771 --> 01:47:39,771
correct my word from owner

3362
01:47:40,740 --> 01:47:40,808
occupied to hosted because that

3363
01:47:40,808 --> 01:47:43,711
was the r word that was in

3364
01:47:43,711 --> 01:47:44,512
front of us and if somebody

3365
01:47:44,512 --> 01:47:47,349
built in to you and moved into

3366
01:47:47,349 --> 01:47:48,160
the adu on their property which

3367
01:47:48,160 --> 01:47:48,650
I know someone who did that

3368
01:47:48,650 --> 01:47:51,386
then they can rent out the

3369
01:47:51,386 --> 01:47:51,920
house whether it's for long

3370
01:47:51,920 --> 01:47:52,220
term or short term.

3371
01:47:52,220 --> 01:47:54,220
Right.

3372
01:47:55,190 --> 01:47:55,924
Well I mean there's a way

3373
01:47:55,924 --> 01:47:56,425
there's a way to do it if there

3374
01:47:56,425 --> 01:47:59,425
was way to do it.

3375
01:48:00,529 --> 01:48:00,928
Yes, there is a way to do it.

3376
01:48:00,928 --> 01:48:01,297
Okay.

3377
01:48:01,297 --> 01:48:03,297
So great.

3378
01:48:04,732 --> 01:48:05,340
Well, thank you very much,

3379
01:48:05,340 --> 01:48:05,701
erica.

3380
01:48:05,701 --> 01:48:06,368
That was a much longer

3381
01:48:06,368 --> 01:48:08,803
discussion than I thought it

3382
01:48:08,803 --> 01:48:09,638
was going to be.

3383
01:48:09,638 --> 01:48:12,508
How are people doing here?

3384
01:48:12,508 --> 01:48:13,410
But you know what's it to we

3385
01:48:13,410 --> 01:48:13,308
take a break, right?

3386
01:48:13,308 --> 01:48:13,675
Yes.

3387
01:48:13,675 --> 01:48:14,376
All right.

3388
01:48:14,376 --> 01:48:14,543
Let's take a ten minute break

3389
01:48:14,543 --> 01:48:16,543
-

3390
01:48:22,345 --> 01:48:22,978
till 8:00

3391
01:48:22,978 --> 01:48:24,978
tonight.

3392
01:48:28,150 --> 01:48:31,254
>> you know, we should have in

3393
01:48:31,254 --> 01:48:31,988
the middle of the race and and

3394
01:48:31,988 --> 01:48:35,580
we're back next on the agenda

3395
01:48:35,580 --> 01:48:37,458
it's a consideration item

3396
01:48:37,927 --> 01:48:38,628
titled update on 2025 and 126

3397
01:48:38,628 --> 01:48:41,530
city council priorities and I

3398
01:48:41,530 --> 01:48:42,331
invite assistant to the city

3399
01:48:42,331 --> 01:48:44,934
manager joe karas and forward

3400
01:48:44,934 --> 01:48:45,535
to provide the presentation.

3401
01:48:45,535 --> 01:48:46,350
>> all right.

3402
01:48:46,350 --> 01:48:46,469
Thank you so much.

3403
01:48:46,469 --> 01:48:48,469
Good evening.

3404
01:48:49,105 --> 01:48:49,939
Council members.

3405
01:48:49,939 --> 01:48:52,208
My name is joe cardoza,

3406
01:48:52,208 --> 01:48:53,209
assistant to the city manager

3407
01:48:53,209 --> 01:48:56,212
and thank you for your time

3408
01:48:56,212 --> 01:48:57,113
this evening to present on yes

3409
01:48:57,113 --> 01:49:00,316
the update on the five city

3410
01:49:00,316 --> 01:49:01,318
council priorities for calendar

3411
01:49:01,318 --> 01:49:03,718
years 2025 and 2026 which were

3412
01:49:07,757 --> 01:49:08,157
identified in FEBRUARY of 2025

3413
01:49:08,157 --> 01:49:08,824
.

3414
01:49:08,824 --> 01:49:11,160
So tonight's presentation is

3415
01:49:11,160 --> 01:49:11,961
going to include two things

3416
01:49:11,961 --> 01:49:12,628
first that update that we're

3417
01:49:12,628 --> 01:49:15,498
here for on the significant

3418
01:49:15,498 --> 01:49:16,166
work accomplished since the

3419
01:49:16,166 --> 01:49:19,166
last update to council which

3420
01:49:19,402 --> 01:49:20,203
was in MAY of this year.

3421
01:49:20,203 --> 01:49:20,837
>> and then I'm going to go

3422
01:49:20,837 --> 01:49:23,139
ahead and close the

3423
01:49:23,139 --> 01:49:23,806
presentation tonight with

3424
01:49:23,806 --> 01:49:26,806
something a little bit more

3425
01:49:26,943 --> 01:49:29,612
forward looking which is for

3426
01:49:29,612 --> 01:49:30,213
the calendar year 2027 and 2028

3427
01:49:30,213 --> 01:49:32,213
upcoming city council

3428
01:49:32,949 --> 01:49:33,850
priorities.

3429
01:49:33,850 --> 01:49:34,584
I'm oing to go ahead and

3430
01:49:34,584 --> 01:49:37,821
provide a brief overview of in

3431
01:49:37,821 --> 01:49:38,555
progress and plan community

3432
01:49:38,555 --> 01:49:41,555
outreach to inform those future

3433
01:49:44,261 --> 01:49:44,961
council priorities so as done

3434
01:49:44,961 --> 01:49:47,864
in the past you'll be hearing

3435
01:49:47,864 --> 01:49:48,698
directly tonight from the the

3436
01:49:48,698 --> 01:49:51,368
leads for each of these five

3437
01:49:51,368 --> 01:49:52,202
city council priorities and

3438
01:49:52,202 --> 01:49:54,671
these staff leads are those

3439
01:49:54,671 --> 01:49:55,372
that are ensuring that these

3440
01:49:55,372 --> 01:49:57,372
priorities become implemented

3441
01:49:58,575 --> 01:49:59,276
and turned into real projects

3442
01:49:59,276 --> 01:49:59,976
and accomplishments.

3443
01:49:59,976 --> 01:50:03,546
And so you'll be hearing from

3444
01:50:03,546 --> 01:50:04,148
from them which is economic

3445
01:50:04,148 --> 01:50:04,815
development and downtown

3446
01:50:04,815 --> 01:50:07,815
vitality which will be mike

3447
01:50:07,818 --> 01:50:08,518
nieman, candace rink and mumby

3448
01:50:08,518 --> 01:50:10,918
will talk about environmental

3449
01:50:11,321 --> 01:50:12,540
sustainability climate action

3450
01:50:12,540 --> 01:50:14,925
general plan update you'll hear

3451
01:50:14,925 --> 01:50:15,726
from erica vanden brand rich

3452
01:50:15,726 --> 01:50:18,726
payne to cover park and

3453
01:50:18,828 --> 01:50:19,629
recreation facilities and then

3454
01:50:19,629 --> 01:50:20,230
finally chief hibbs will cover

3455
01:50:20,230 --> 01:50:22,630
public safety and social

3456
01:50:22,733 --> 01:50:23,733
wellness.

3457
01:50:23,733 --> 01:50:24,534
>> so with that I'm going to go

3458
01:50:24,534 --> 01:50:26,870
ahead and pass it to our first

3459
01:50:26,870 --> 01:50:27,571
presenter mike newman to talk

3460
01:50:27,571 --> 01:50:29,971
about economic development and

3461
01:50:30,440 --> 01:50:32,440
downtown vitality.

3462
01:50:34,110 --> 01:50:34,678
>> and good evening mayor

3463
01:50:34,678 --> 01:50:37,780
council mike newman, your

3464
01:50:38,415 --> 01:50:39,415
economic development manager

3465
01:50:39,415 --> 01:50:42,519
and I will give you an update

3466
01:50:42,519 --> 01:50:43,200
for the economic development

3467
01:50:43,200 --> 01:50:45,200
priority updates.

3468
01:50:46,122 --> 01:50:49,293
As you know we have four major

3469
01:50:49,293 --> 01:50:50,600
council priorities and the

3470
01:50:50,600 --> 01:50:50,694
first one is continue building

3471
01:50:50,694 --> 01:50:53,940
a resilient, inclusive and

3472
01:50:53,296 --> 01:50:54,198
diverse economy.

3473
01:50:54,198 --> 01:50:57,334
So we're making a number we

3474
01:50:57,334 --> 01:50:57,801
have made a number of efforts

3475
01:50:57,801 --> 01:50:59,801
on those fronts.

3476
01:51:00,471 --> 01:51:01,720
First and foremost we are

3477
01:51:01,720 --> 01:51:03,472
developing a health care

3478
01:51:04,308 --> 01:51:07,308
marketing campaign and we are

3479
01:51:07,477 --> 01:51:07,978
getting ready for a health care

3480
01:51:07,978 --> 01:51:09,978
conference season.

3481
01:51:11,281 --> 01:51:12,820
We have two in NOVEMBER that

3482
01:51:12,820 --> 01:51:15,820
are planning to roll the

3483
01:51:15,352 --> 01:51:15,987
campaign out for we are a

3484
01:51:15,987 --> 01:51:18,889
sponsor will have a booth.

3485
01:51:18,889 --> 01:51:19,556
There will be marketing to the

3486
01:51:19,556 --> 01:51:22,556
recipients there and we also

3487
01:51:22,826 --> 01:51:25,226
have a digital presence

3488
01:51:25,863 --> 01:51:26,898
following up on those efforts.

3489
01:51:26,898 --> 01:51:30,501
As you know health care is one

3490
01:51:30,501 --> 01:51:31,101
of the critical industry that

3491
01:51:31,101 --> 01:51:33,101
we are targeting.

3492
01:51:33,704 --> 01:51:34,305
We also continue collaborating

3493
01:51:34,305 --> 01:51:34,972
on with educational

3494
01:51:34,972 --> 01:51:37,372
institutions and other tech

3495
01:51:37,908 --> 01:51:38,309
partners on various

3496
01:51:38,309 --> 01:51:40,309
initiatives.

3497
01:51:41,679 --> 01:51:42,679
tech is another area of focus

3498
01:51:42,679 --> 01:51:45,917
to build a diverse economy here

3499
01:51:45,917 --> 01:51:46,584
in walnut creek and we are

3500
01:51:46,584 --> 01:51:48,984
sponsoring a small business

3501
01:51:49,186 --> 01:51:50,220
development corporation start

3502
01:51:50,220 --> 01:51:53,220
up world cup event next

3503
01:51:53,291 --> 01:51:54,492
thursday.

3504
01:51:54,492 --> 01:51:57,395
Actually it will be at the east

3505
01:51:57,395 --> 01:52:00,395
bay health state campus in

3506
01:52:00,431 --> 01:52:01,232
hayward.

3507
01:52:01,232 --> 01:52:04,232
Te second objective s to

3508
01:52:04,334 --> 01:52:04,902
continue creating a business

3509
01:52:04,902 --> 01:52:06,902
friendly environment.

3510
01:52:08,339 --> 01:52:09,600
A number of efforts on that

3511
01:52:09,600 --> 01:52:11,406
front include assisting the

3512
01:52:12,900 --> 01:52:14,409
shade lance property business

3513
01:52:15,279 --> 01:52:15,946
improvement district with

3514
01:52:15,946 --> 01:52:16,614
developing and getting an

3515
01:52:16,614 --> 01:52:19,140
entitlement for their master

3516
01:52:19,450 --> 01:52:20,518
signed program.

3517
01:52:20,518 --> 01:52:23,530
Signage is one of the critical

3518
01:52:23,530 --> 01:52:25,453
priorities there for for

3519
01:52:27,125 --> 01:52:27,925
creating a more distinct area

3520
01:52:27,925 --> 01:52:30,925
within the shade lands will

3521
01:52:31,620 --> 01:52:31,796
continue process improvements,

3522
01:52:31,796 --> 01:52:34,196
training and implementation and

3523
01:52:35,266 --> 01:52:35,933
that's the lead effort and as a

3524
01:52:35,933 --> 01:52:39,370
matter of fact that the next

3525
01:52:39,370 --> 01:52:40,371
council hearing on SEPTEMBER

3526
01:52:40,371 --> 01:52:42,974
15th you will get a much more

3527
01:52:42,974 --> 01:52:43,808
robust update on what various

3528
01:52:43,808 --> 01:52:46,208
progresses and updates that

3529
01:52:47,578 --> 01:52:48,246
staff has made in that regard

3530
01:52:48,246 --> 01:52:50,646
to streamline the permitting

3531
01:52:51,450 --> 01:52:54,450
process and make he customer

3532
01:52:54,853 --> 01:52:56,853
experience more friendly.

3533
01:52:58,757 --> 01:52:59,557
And we also continue an ongoing

3534
01:52:59,557 --> 01:53:01,957
outreach to local businesses,

3535
01:53:02,227 --> 01:53:02,661
property owners and other

3536
01:53:02,661 --> 01:53:03,294
stakeholders.

3537
01:53:03,294 --> 01:53:05,694
This of course includes

3538
01:53:06,931 --> 01:53:07,566
business retention efforts,

3539
01:53:07,566 --> 01:53:09,566
communications information

3540
01:53:10,535 --> 01:53:10,869
sharing and things along that

3541
01:53:10,869 --> 01:53:11,536
nature.

3542
01:53:11,536 --> 01:53:13,936
The third objective is

3543
01:53:14,606 --> 01:53:15,206
enhancing the downtown

3544
01:53:15,206 --> 01:53:17,206
experience and tourism

3545
01:53:18,677 --> 01:53:19,411
attraction the focus on

3546
01:53:19,411 --> 01:53:22,414
downtown over the last year has

3547
01:53:22,414 --> 01:53:23,140
been on the outdoor dining

3548
01:53:23,140 --> 01:53:25,414
program which has really

3549
01:53:25,984 --> 01:53:26,285
activated the streets with the

3550
01:53:26,285 --> 01:53:26,885
pods.

3551
01:53:26,885 --> 01:53:29,285
We have implemented the

3552
01:53:29,788 --> 01:53:30,822
council's direction for

3553
01:53:30,822 --> 01:53:33,822
implementation of these pods by

3554
01:53:34,493 --> 01:53:36,493
deploying the $100,000 grant

3555
01:53:37,662 --> 01:53:38,396
and thank you to this council

3556
01:53:38,396 --> 01:53:40,796
for allocating the funding

3557
01:53:41,332 --> 01:53:42,267
exactly a year ago.

3558
01:53:42,267 --> 01:53:45,704
We're happy to report that over

3559
01:53:45,704 --> 01:53:46,338
the course of a year all of the

3560
01:53:46,338 --> 01:53:48,738
hundred thousand has been

3561
01:53:48,974 --> 01:53:49,674
deployed and ten new pods have

3562
01:53:49,674 --> 01:53:52,674
been delivered and we estimate

3563
01:53:52,944 --> 01:53:53,612
that that generated about 4 to

3564
01:53:53,612 --> 01:53:55,612
1 private sector investment.

3565
01:53:56,715 --> 01:53:59,451
But most of hese ods being

3566
01:53:59,451 --> 01:53:59,885
north of $40,000 each in

3567
01:53:59,885 --> 01:54:01,885
construction.

3568
01:54:02,555 --> 01:54:03,289
So the 10,000 per restaurant

3569
01:54:03,289 --> 01:54:06,289
have been leveraged really well

3570
01:54:06,325 --> 01:54:08,725
and has transformed the

3571
01:54:10,290 --> 01:54:10,895
landscape on many blocks across

3572
01:54:10,895 --> 01:54:13,498
downtown to the tune where we

3573
01:54:13,498 --> 01:54:14,199
have actually even won an

3574
01:54:14,199 --> 01:54:14,833
economic development award for

3575
01:54:14,833 --> 01:54:17,233
the implementation of this

3576
01:54:17,335 --> 01:54:18,136
program.

3577
01:54:18,136 --> 01:54:20,536
We've also implemented an

3578
01:54:21,406 --> 01:54:22,174
entertainment zone in

3579
01:54:22,174 --> 01:54:24,574
collaboration with walnut creek

3580
01:54:25,544 --> 01:54:26,378
downtown and happy to report it

3581
01:54:26,378 --> 01:54:28,347
that they have successfully

3582
01:54:28,347 --> 01:54:29,810
hosted two events under the

3583
01:54:29,810 --> 01:54:32,810
management plan that they had

3584
01:54:32,184 --> 01:54:34,584
conceived under this ordinance

3585
01:54:36,555 --> 01:54:37,223
umbrella and both events have

3586
01:54:37,223 --> 01:54:39,623
been very successful and

3587
01:54:40,359 --> 01:54:41,260
reported positive feedback from

3588
01:54:41,260 --> 01:54:41,694
a lot of operators of

3589
01:54:41,694 --> 01:54:44,940
restaurants in downtown and

3590
01:54:44,162 --> 01:54:46,162
we've attracted about 11,000

3591
01:54:47,232 --> 01:54:47,666
visitors through those two

3592
01:54:47,666 --> 01:54:48,333
events alone.

3593
01:54:48,333 --> 01:54:51,370
So there's more in the works

3594
01:54:51,370 --> 01:54:54,970
for next season and the last

3595
01:54:55,374 --> 01:54:55,941
objective is promotion of the

3596
01:54:55,941 --> 01:54:58,744
city rand as a premier

3597
01:54:58,744 --> 01:55:01,714
destination and a high quality

3598
01:55:01,714 --> 01:55:02,514
of life community as we are so

3599
01:55:02,514 --> 01:55:05,514
I'm excited to share that.

3600
01:55:05,617 --> 01:55:06,853
We have just last week launched

3601
01:55:06,853 --> 01:55:10,756
a new data dashboard and it can

3602
01:55:10,756 --> 01:55:11,490
be found on the walnut creek

3603
01:55:11,490 --> 01:55:13,159
connected website and you could

3604
01:55:13,159 --> 01:55:13,993
see here it's in the

3605
01:55:13,993 --> 01:55:16,393
interactive data dashboard that

3606
01:55:18,464 --> 01:55:20,864
captures 20 major data points

3607
01:55:22,101 --> 01:55:22,902
and each one of them you can

3608
01:55:22,902 --> 01:55:25,605
click on and play around with

3609
01:55:25,605 --> 01:55:26,305
the data going from istoric to

3610
01:55:26,305 --> 01:55:28,908
current and we're currently in

3611
01:55:28,908 --> 01:55:31,908
the process of sharing this

3612
01:55:32,412 --> 01:55:33,146
with the development community

3613
01:55:33,146 --> 01:55:35,546
with prospective businesses and

3614
01:55:36,615 --> 01:55:36,883
also we are seeking input on

3615
01:55:36,883 --> 01:55:37,617
it.

3616
01:55:37,617 --> 01:55:40,587
We plan to continuously update

3617
01:55:40,587 --> 01:55:44,223
the data but also if there MAY

3618
01:55:44,223 --> 01:55:44,456
be other kpis that are helpful

3619
01:55:44,456 --> 01:55:45,224
.

3620
01:55:45,224 --> 01:55:47,727
It's something that we will

3621
01:55:47,727 --> 01:55:48,628
continuously update as we get

3622
01:55:48,628 --> 01:55:52,165
along and make sure that it

3623
01:55:52,165 --> 01:55:52,966
captures the most important and

3624
01:55:52,966 --> 01:55:55,935
robust data that's a living

3625
01:55:55,935 --> 01:55:56,603
document.

3626
01:55:56,603 --> 01:55:58,603
We've also continued

3627
01:55:59,306 --> 01:56:00,400
coordinating quarterly

3628
01:56:00,400 --> 01:56:00,740
stakeholder meetings and those

3629
01:56:00,740 --> 01:56:03,740
are with our partners the

3630
01:56:06,879 --> 01:56:07,714
chamber wcg leicester.

3631
01:56:07,714 --> 01:56:10,584
We've also continued to support

3632
01:56:10,584 --> 01:56:13,584
the general plan update through

3633
01:56:14,521 --> 01:56:15,388
primarily through data support

3634
01:56:15,388 --> 01:56:18,388
and working with economic sub

3635
01:56:18,425 --> 01:56:19,126
consultant and lastly we've

3636
01:56:19,126 --> 01:56:19,793
completed the city's economic

3637
01:56:19,793 --> 01:56:22,193
development action plan and

3638
01:56:22,529 --> 01:56:24,597
that was the document that we

3639
01:56:24,597 --> 01:56:27,597
brought before you in JUNE

3640
01:56:29,702 --> 01:56:29,880
which is a two year document

3641
01:56:29,880 --> 01:56:30,640
and document documents the

3642
01:56:30,640 --> 01:56:30,503
action steps for the city's

3643
01:56:30,503 --> 01:56:32,439
economic development efforts in

3644
01:56:32,439 --> 01:56:36,390
the next two years and grow

3645
01:56:36,242 --> 01:56:38,642
well underway in implementing

3646
01:56:39,879 --> 01:56:42,879
the goals of that document.

3647
01:56:43,983 --> 01:56:44,585
and with that I will pause for

3648
01:56:44,585 --> 01:56:45,180
questions.

3649
01:56:45,180 --> 01:56:47,180
>> thank you.

3650
01:56:47,487 --> 01:56:48,488
Any questions for mike?

3651
01:56:48,488 --> 01:56:50,891
>> there's a nice, nice and

3652
01:56:50,891 --> 01:56:51,925
thorough and glad to hear that

3653
01:56:51,925 --> 01:56:55,525
our grant program was a success

3654
01:56:55,829 --> 01:56:56,897
to councilmember silver.

3655
01:56:56,897 --> 01:56:57,631
We just wanted to say thank you

3656
01:56:57,631 --> 01:56:59,320
for the report but it was

3657
01:56:59,320 --> 01:56:59,999
concise.

3658
01:56:59,999 --> 01:57:00,701
It was focused on the things

3659
01:57:00,701 --> 01:57:03,503
that have been recent and key

3660
01:57:03,503 --> 01:57:04,204
achievements.

3661
01:57:04,204 --> 01:57:04,571
So great job.

3662
01:57:04,571 --> 01:57:06,571
Thank you.

3663
01:57:07,700 --> 01:57:07,907
I got to play with the

3664
01:57:07,907 --> 01:57:08,542
dashboard and I found out

3665
01:57:08,542 --> 01:57:09,276
things when I was looking.

3666
01:57:09,276 --> 01:57:12,145
>> I came across that the other

3667
01:57:12,145 --> 01:57:12,779
day I, I didn't you know we

3668
01:57:12,779 --> 01:57:14,748
always talk about how many

3669
01:57:14,748 --> 01:57:15,582
health care jobs that I like.

3670
01:57:15,582 --> 01:57:18,285
Well that is quite a few.

3671
01:57:18,285 --> 01:57:19,186
So good job.

3672
01:57:19,186 --> 01:57:20,687
>> what is the percentage of

3673
01:57:20,687 --> 01:57:24,287
health care used to be 14% f

3674
01:57:25,325 --> 01:57:25,926
the jobs but I don't have it

3675
01:57:25,926 --> 01:57:28,261
off the top of my head.

3676
01:57:28,261 --> 01:57:29,296
>> I have to go look at it.

3677
01:57:29,296 --> 01:57:30,970
I would encourage you to look

3678
01:57:30,970 --> 01:57:31,598
on the dashboard and we'll be

3679
01:57:31,598 --> 01:57:32,133
there.

3680
01:57:32,133 --> 01:57:34,133
All right.

3681
01:57:35,102 --> 01:57:37,102
Thanks, mike.

3682
01:57:50,117 --> 01:57:50,617
There was the good evening,

3683
01:57:50,617 --> 01:57:51,351
mayor and council.

3684
01:57:51,351 --> 01:57:54,255
I am candis ranking member

3685
01:57:54,255 --> 01:57:54,989
sustainable city manager and

3686
01:57:54,989 --> 01:57:55,690
I'll be providing the update on

3687
01:57:55,690 --> 01:57:58,900
the next school environmental

3688
01:57:58,492 --> 01:57:59,930
sustainable city and climate

3689
01:57:59,930 --> 01:58:01,493
action which focuses on

3690
01:58:02,195 --> 01:58:02,863
remaining a leader in reducing

3691
01:58:02,863 --> 01:58:03,363
our pollution related to the

3692
01:58:03,363 --> 01:58:05,363
climate and other

3693
01:58:06,000 --> 01:58:06,800
sustainability goals focused

3694
01:58:06,800 --> 01:58:09,200
through implementation of our

3695
01:58:10,700 --> 01:58:11,104
sustainability action plan.

3696
01:58:11,104 --> 01:58:14,410
>> so first we'll discuss some

3697
01:58:14,410 --> 01:58:14,742
of the work that we've done on

3698
01:58:14,742 --> 01:58:15,409
buildings since we last talked

3699
01:58:15,409 --> 01:58:18,211
in MAY and a lot of this has

3700
01:58:18,211 --> 01:58:18,712
focused on energy efficiency

3701
01:58:18,712 --> 01:58:20,712
within buildings.

3702
01:58:21,715 --> 01:58:22,416
So facing outward into the

3703
01:58:22,416 --> 01:58:24,816
community we coordinated with

3704
01:58:25,886 --> 01:58:29,156
mce to send a targeted email

3705
01:58:29,156 --> 01:58:29,890
campaign to high users of

3706
01:58:29,890 --> 01:58:32,890
energy between 4 to 9 P.M.

3707
01:58:33,940 --> 01:58:33,761
Which is when energy is the

3708
01:58:33,761 --> 01:58:36,761
most expensive and also the

3709
01:58:37,398 --> 01:58:38,432
dirtiest and so we was able to

3710
01:58:38,432 --> 01:58:40,334
use the data that they have to

3711
01:58:40,334 --> 01:58:41,350
target 430 households with a

3712
01:58:41,350 --> 01:58:44,350
specialized email that you see

3713
01:58:44,104 --> 01:58:44,972
here on the right really trying

3714
01:58:44,972 --> 01:58:48,109
to make sure that we're putting

3715
01:58:48,109 --> 01:58:51,479
the message where will be most

3716
01:58:51,479 --> 01:58:52,146
most used and then for our own

3717
01:58:52,146 --> 01:58:52,813
facilities we completed the

3718
01:58:52,813 --> 01:58:55,213
lighting upgrades that have

3719
01:58:55,716 --> 01:58:56,417
come to council earlier this

3720
01:58:56,417 --> 01:58:59,354
year at the leisure center for

3721
01:58:59,354 --> 01:59:00,880
the arts the arts guild and the

3722
01:59:00,880 --> 01:59:03,580
walnut creek library and we use

3723
01:59:03,580 --> 01:59:03,658
on both financing for this

3724
01:59:03,658 --> 01:59:06,580
program which is offered

3725
01:59:06,394 --> 01:59:07,610
through pge and allows us to

3726
01:59:07,610 --> 01:59:10,610
offset the upfront cost and

3727
01:59:10,599 --> 01:59:11,333
spread it out over time through

3728
01:59:11,333 --> 01:59:14,135
the energy savings for the that

3729
01:59:14,135 --> 01:59:15,336
will be part of the project

3730
01:59:15,336 --> 01:59:18,936
next we have a lot of

3731
01:59:19,240 --> 01:59:19,774
transportation updates from

3732
01:59:19,774 --> 01:59:22,174
this summer as well.

3733
01:59:22,343 --> 01:59:23,100
So as you know at our last

3734
01:59:23,100 --> 01:59:23,711
meeting we went deep on

3735
01:59:23,711 --> 01:59:26,111
electric vehicles focusing on

3736
01:59:26,881 --> 01:59:27,582
our fleet and implementation of

3737
01:59:27,582 --> 01:59:30,840
our public facing chargers and

3738
01:59:30,840 --> 01:59:30,818
so staff are working on

3739
01:59:30,818 --> 01:59:33,218
implementing the direction that

3740
01:59:33,488 --> 01:59:34,156
we received at that meeting and

3741
01:59:34,156 --> 01:59:34,856
are working on preparing a

3742
01:59:34,856 --> 01:59:37,558
procurement for a third party

3743
01:59:37,558 --> 01:59:37,925
vendor for our ublic facing

3744
01:59:37,925 --> 01:59:38,627
chargers.

3745
01:59:38,627 --> 01:59:41,162
So be more updates on that in

3746
01:59:41,162 --> 01:59:41,997
the coming months and then

3747
01:59:41,997 --> 01:59:45,133
wanted to note that from the

3748
01:59:45,133 --> 01:59:45,767
goal in the sustainability

3749
01:59:45,767 --> 01:59:48,469
action plan we have we're

3750
01:59:48,469 --> 01:59:49,170
making really great progress on

3751
01:59:49,170 --> 01:59:49,771
expanding our bike network so

3752
01:59:49,771 --> 01:59:52,171
we've expanded from our

3753
01:59:55,444 --> 01:59:56,478
baseline 15% already and 3.2%

3754
01:59:56,478 --> 01:59:57,178
or about a half a mile of that

3755
01:59:57,178 --> 01:59:59,314
has happened in the last year

3756
01:59:59,314 --> 02:00:00,140
and we're really targeting that

3757
02:00:00,140 --> 02:00:02,618
on expanding the bike network

3758
02:00:02,618 --> 02:00:03,318
and increasing access and

3759
02:00:03,318 --> 02:00:06,454
filling in gaps and you'll get

3760
02:00:06,454 --> 02:00:07,550
more updates on some of those

3761
02:00:07,550 --> 02:00:07,389
specific projects later

3762
02:00:07,389 --> 02:00:08,560
tonight.

3763
02:00:08,560 --> 02:00:11,260
But it's really important to

3764
02:00:11,260 --> 02:00:11,793
sustainability so I wanted to

3765
02:00:11,793 --> 02:00:14,429
mention it here as well and

3766
02:00:14,429 --> 02:00:15,630
then on more outreach and

3767
02:00:15,630 --> 02:00:17,630
programatic transportation

3768
02:00:18,466 --> 02:00:21,236
related goals we've been doing

3769
02:00:21,236 --> 02:00:22,237
a combination of both in-person

3770
02:00:22,237 --> 02:00:25,237
and online outreach this summer

3771
02:00:25,707 --> 02:00:26,375
so we hosted bike to where

3772
02:00:26,375 --> 02:00:28,775
everyday very shortly after

3773
02:00:28,843 --> 02:00:29,577
your last update which was very

3774
02:00:29,577 --> 02:00:32,548
successful this year we had our

3775
02:00:32,548 --> 02:00:33,348
regular energizer station that

3776
02:00:33,348 --> 02:00:34,160
we've done in the morning for

3777
02:00:34,160 --> 02:00:36,285
several years and then this

3778
02:00:36,285 --> 02:00:37,185
year we added on a bike rodeo

3779
02:00:37,185 --> 02:00:37,819
in the afternoon focused on the

3780
02:00:37,819 --> 02:00:40,555
younger kids and that went

3781
02:00:40,555 --> 02:00:41,323
really well and additionally

3782
02:00:41,323 --> 02:00:44,323
during his summer we were

3783
02:00:44,827 --> 02:00:45,527
invited to some staff from

3784
02:00:45,527 --> 02:00:47,927
sustainability and mayor wilk

3785
02:00:48,163 --> 02:00:48,864
joined us to the sustainability

3786
02:00:48,864 --> 02:00:51,233
and science summer camp which

3787
02:00:51,233 --> 02:00:51,834
was a new summer camp that was

3788
02:00:51,834 --> 02:00:52,501
offered this year.

3789
02:00:52,501 --> 02:00:55,170
It was mostly recycle smart

3790
02:00:55,170 --> 02:00:56,380
programing and hen n friday

3791
02:00:56,380 --> 02:00:59,638
we joined to focus with the

3792
02:00:59,675 --> 02:01:00,509
kids on transportation related

3793
02:01:00,509 --> 02:01:01,210
initiatives and they were very

3794
02:01:01,210 --> 02:01:03,610
enthusiastic about the topic.

3795
02:01:03,946 --> 02:01:06,982
We are also working to support

3796
02:01:06,982 --> 02:01:07,616
the walk and roll program which

3797
02:01:07,616 --> 02:01:08,283
is offered throughout the

3798
02:01:08,283 --> 02:01:10,552
county at elementary schools

3799
02:01:10,552 --> 02:01:11,219
and for those participating

3800
02:01:11,219 --> 02:01:14,230
schools they pick a specific

3801
02:01:14,230 --> 02:01:17,623
day a week and really encourage

3802
02:01:17,727 --> 02:01:18,727
the students to come on foot on

3803
02:01:18,727 --> 02:01:19,361
a bike or in a carpool and

3804
02:01:19,361 --> 02:01:21,761
students get incentives to

3805
02:01:22,464 --> 02:01:23,299
participate over time.

3806
02:01:23,299 --> 02:01:24,100
These programs are really well

3807
02:01:24,100 --> 02:01:26,690
received and it's going to be

3808
02:01:26,690 --> 02:01:26,769
receiving an award at the

3809
02:01:26,769 --> 02:01:28,769
upcoming sustainability gala.

3810
02:01:28,904 --> 02:01:29,806
And so we've been helping to

3811
02:01:29,806 --> 02:01:30,473
promote it to more elementary

3812
02:01:30,473 --> 02:01:32,841
schools in walnut creek and

3813
02:01:32,841 --> 02:01:35,841
we're seeing more and more

3814
02:01:36,211 --> 02:01:37,460
participate each year and then

3815
02:01:37,460 --> 02:01:39,682
over the summer we supported

3816
02:01:39,682 --> 02:01:40,516
the youth ride free program

3817
02:01:40,516 --> 02:01:42,916
from county connection which

3818
02:01:44,119 --> 02:01:44,820
had I believe it was in their

3819
02:01:44,820 --> 02:01:47,220
first month about 13,000 youth

3820
02:01:48,458 --> 02:01:49,158
take advantage of that program

3821
02:01:49,158 --> 02:01:49,692
and it was a big increase over

3822
02:01:49,692 --> 02:01:51,692
last year about 15%.

3823
02:01:52,761 --> 02:01:53,363
So that was a very successful

3824
02:01:53,363 --> 02:01:53,996
program this summer and

3825
02:01:53,996 --> 02:01:56,332
currently we have our fall

3826
02:01:56,332 --> 02:01:58,732
version of encouraging youth

3827
02:01:59,936 --> 02:02:00,803
pass to class which offers free

3828
02:02:00,803 --> 02:02:01,537
bus pass for the first two

3829
02:02:01,537 --> 02:02:03,840
months of the ear to get

3830
02:02:03,840 --> 02:02:04,673
students in the habit of

3831
02:02:04,673 --> 02:02:07,376
writing the book the bus to

3832
02:02:07,376 --> 02:02:08,444
school.

3833
02:02:08,444 --> 02:02:09,450
And so both of those work on

3834
02:02:09,450 --> 02:02:11,450
reducing congestion and

3835
02:02:11,380 --> 02:02:12,150
pollution as well as creating a

3836
02:02:12,150 --> 02:02:15,615
habit of aking transit from an

3837
02:02:19,550 --> 02:02:21,658
early age in the area of waste.

3838
02:02:21,658 --> 02:02:22,425
We've given a few updates on a

3839
02:02:22,425 --> 02:02:24,825
program through recycle smart

3840
02:02:25,862 --> 02:02:26,629
called rethink disposable which

3841
02:02:26,629 --> 02:02:29,629
works with local restaurants to

3842
02:02:29,933 --> 02:02:30,667
who use single use for dine in

3843
02:02:30,667 --> 02:02:33,804
to see if they can switch that

3844
02:02:33,804 --> 02:02:34,471
to reusable which can save them

3845
02:02:34,471 --> 02:02:36,871
money obviously reduce waste

3846
02:02:37,407 --> 02:02:38,107
and then also provide an

3847
02:02:38,107 --> 02:02:40,507
elevated dining experience and

3848
02:02:42,412 --> 02:02:43,113
we had low participation early

3849
02:02:43,113 --> 02:02:45,348
so we've really been targeting

3850
02:02:45,348 --> 02:02:46,149
and focusing on that and over

3851
02:02:46,149 --> 02:02:46,850
the year we've essentially

3852
02:02:46,850 --> 02:02:49,552
filled all the available spots

3853
02:02:49,552 --> 02:02:49,986
in walnut creek for this

3854
02:02:49,986 --> 02:02:50,787
funding cycle.

3855
02:02:50,787 --> 02:02:53,590
So we're excited to get those

3856
02:02:53,590 --> 02:02:54,324
resources out there so that we

3857
02:02:54,324 --> 02:02:55,240
can promote these great changes

3858
02:02:55,240 --> 02:02:55,358
that the restaurants have been

3859
02:02:55,358 --> 02:02:56,793
making.

3860
02:02:56,793 --> 02:02:57,427
But they're about seven

3861
02:02:57,427 --> 02:02:59,827
restaurants are actively going

3862
02:03:00,960 --> 02:03:00,330
through that process right now

3863
02:03:00,330 --> 02:03:01,331
.

3864
02:03:01,331 --> 02:03:04,331
>> we also hosted our second

3865
02:03:04,434 --> 02:03:05,135
annual repair cafe partnering

3866
02:03:05,135 --> 02:03:07,535
with sustainable rossmore and

3867
02:03:08,538 --> 02:03:09,339
recycle smart but it was hosted

3868
02:03:09,339 --> 02:03:11,942
in civic park and open to

3869
02:03:11,942 --> 02:03:12,643
anyone who has a common

3870
02:03:12,643 --> 02:03:13,209
household item that they think

3871
02:03:13,209 --> 02:03:16,209
they can fix but isn't

3872
02:03:16,380 --> 02:03:17,246
operating at the time they can

3873
02:03:17,246 --> 02:03:18,140
bring it in and a volunteer who

3874
02:03:18,140 --> 02:03:20,150
has some sort of repair skills

3875
02:03:20,150 --> 02:03:20,884
sits down with them and they

3876
02:03:20,884 --> 02:03:23,587
work together on seeing if they

3877
02:03:23,587 --> 02:03:24,588
can make the item usable.

3878
02:03:24,588 --> 02:03:26,289
And so we had really great

3879
02:03:26,289 --> 02:03:29,289
turnout again this year with

3880
02:03:29,359 --> 02:03:30,260
129 items that were brought in

3881
02:03:30,260 --> 02:03:30,894
and about 70% of them were

3882
02:03:30,894 --> 02:03:33,960
either fixed or the person

3883
02:03:33,960 --> 02:03:34,197
walked away kind of knowing

3884
02:03:34,197 --> 02:03:34,531
what they would need to do to

3885
02:03:34,531 --> 02:03:36,531
fix it.

3886
02:03:37,434 --> 02:03:38,268
It's a really great environment

3887
02:03:38,268 --> 02:03:38,601
and there encourage anyone to

3888
02:03:38,601 --> 02:03:39,303
attend.

3889
02:03:39,303 --> 02:03:41,505
We're hoping to host one each

3890
02:03:41,505 --> 02:03:42,500
year people use their item

3891
02:03:42,500 --> 02:03:42,673
doesn't get fixed.

3892
02:03:42,673 --> 02:03:43,340
They feel really good about

3893
02:03:43,340 --> 02:03:44,975
trying to do it and it helps

3894
02:03:44,975 --> 02:03:47,978
add to our culture of reuse and

3895
02:03:47,978 --> 02:03:49,179
repair in the city.

3896
02:03:49,179 --> 02:03:52,482
>> and my last topic is just an

3897
02:03:52,482 --> 02:03:53,150
update on our gas power leaf

3898
02:03:53,150 --> 02:03:56,190
blower ban which has been in

3899
02:03:56,190 --> 02:03:56,854
effect since APRIL.

3900
02:03:56,854 --> 02:03:57,488
And so sustainable staff and

3901
02:03:57,488 --> 02:03:59,888
code enforcement staff are

3902
02:04:00,257 --> 02:04:00,858
working together to respond to

3903
02:04:00,858 --> 02:04:02,858
complaints of potential

3904
02:04:03,961 --> 02:04:04,762
violation that we receive and

3905
02:04:04,762 --> 02:04:06,631
we're really focusing on an

3906
02:04:06,631 --> 02:04:08,631
education first approach.

3907
02:04:09,567 --> 02:04:11,567
We're averaging about 150

3908
02:04:13,570 --> 02:04:14,571
reports a month and we have

3909
02:04:14,571 --> 02:04:17,475
notice we send a if we get

3910
02:04:17,475 --> 02:04:18,275
repeat notices you know, we

3911
02:04:18,275 --> 02:04:20,478
have steps that we follow up on

3912
02:04:20,478 --> 02:04:22,913
that but about 85% of the

3913
02:04:22,913 --> 02:04:23,580
properties we've only received

3914
02:04:23,580 --> 02:04:24,281
one complaint about them.

3915
02:04:24,281 --> 02:04:24,949
So we're hoping that's a sign

3916
02:04:24,949 --> 02:04:27,285
that the outreach that we're

3917
02:04:27,285 --> 02:04:27,952
doing s either informing

3918
02:04:27,952 --> 02:04:30,121
people of policy they didn't

3919
02:04:30,121 --> 02:04:31,155
know about or helping them see

3920
02:04:31,155 --> 02:04:34,391
the benefits of it and bringing

3921
02:04:34,391 --> 02:04:35,459
them into compliance.

3922
02:04:35,459 --> 02:04:35,993
>> and with that I'm happy to

3923
02:04:35,993 --> 02:04:37,561
take any questions.

3924
02:04:37,561 --> 02:04:38,396
Thank you can so I actually

3925
02:04:38,396 --> 02:04:38,763
have a quick question on that

3926
02:04:38,763 --> 02:04:40,763
last one.

3927
02:04:41,632 --> 02:04:42,533
So how what's the outreach that

3928
02:04:42,533 --> 02:04:42,966
if we hear a complaint what's

3929
02:04:42,966 --> 02:04:44,966
the next step?

3930
02:04:45,602 --> 02:04:46,336
>> so we send a letter to the

3931
02:04:46,336 --> 02:04:47,700
property letting them know that

3932
02:04:47,700 --> 02:04:50,341
there MAY have been a potential

3933
02:04:50,341 --> 02:04:51,750
violation sharing the resources

3934
02:04:51,750 --> 02:04:53,678
that we have on our website and

3935
02:04:53,678 --> 02:04:54,378
we include a flier that's

3936
02:04:54,378 --> 02:04:55,790
targeted to landscapers along

3937
02:04:55,790 --> 02:04:58,480
with that notice so they can

3938
02:04:58,480 --> 02:04:58,716
pass that information along if

3939
02:04:58,716 --> 02:04:59,490
that's the service that they

3940
02:04:59,490 --> 02:05:01,490
receive.

3941
02:05:01,419 --> 02:05:02,320
Thank you.

3942
02:05:02,320 --> 02:05:05,623
On the reusable food work we've

3943
02:05:05,623 --> 02:05:06,257
had some conversation at

3944
02:05:06,257 --> 02:05:07,580
recycle smart about this.

3945
02:05:07,580 --> 02:05:10,610
What do you actually mean by

3946
02:05:10,610 --> 02:05:10,728
reusable food where because

3947
02:05:10,728 --> 02:05:13,397
quite frankly if I go into a

3948
02:05:13,397 --> 02:05:14,131
restaurant and I get a plated

3949
02:05:14,131 --> 02:05:17,100
dinner with their plates that's

3950
02:05:17,100 --> 02:05:17,835
reusable because it's going

3951
02:05:17,835 --> 02:05:18,636
through a dishwasher but I

3952
02:05:18,636 --> 02:05:21,639
don't think you mean thank you

3953
02:05:21,639 --> 02:05:21,972
what do you mean by that?

3954
02:05:21,972 --> 02:05:22,607
>> yeah.

3955
02:05:22,607 --> 02:05:24,909
So this program is pretty

3956
02:05:24,909 --> 02:05:25,710
flexible and part of what they

3957
02:05:25,710 --> 02:05:26,311
provide is technical assistance

3958
02:05:26,311 --> 02:05:26,978
kind of working with the

3959
02:05:26,978 --> 02:05:28,713
restaurant and understanding

3960
02:05:28,713 --> 02:05:29,747
their operation.

3961
02:05:29,747 --> 02:05:32,850
So the photo on the slides a

3962
02:05:32,850 --> 02:05:33,551
little small this isn't an

3963
02:05:33,551 --> 02:05:34,285
example in walnut creek but it

3964
02:05:34,285 --> 02:05:36,520
is an example of the kind of

3965
02:05:36,520 --> 02:05:37,880
the wide breath this kind of

3966
02:05:37,880 --> 02:05:39,880
program could provide.

3967
02:05:40,358 --> 02:05:41,580
So the photo on the left would

3968
02:05:41,580 --> 02:05:43,227
be the before you come in and

3969
02:05:43,227 --> 02:05:44,296
sit down and you get your food

3970
02:05:44,296 --> 02:05:44,896
in a clamshell even if you're

3971
02:05:44,896 --> 02:05:47,732
eating it in so they can

3972
02:05:47,732 --> 02:05:48,466
provide dishes for that but

3973
02:05:48,466 --> 02:05:50,866
they'll also assist restaurants

3974
02:05:51,703 --> 02:05:52,370
even if it's one of the

3975
02:05:52,370 --> 02:05:54,370
participating businesses is

3976
02:05:55,473 --> 02:05:56,174
looking at just reusable straws

3977
02:05:56,174 --> 02:05:59,143
there they mainly do beverages

3978
02:05:59,143 --> 02:05:59,844
so even if they aren't able to

3979
02:05:59,844 --> 02:06:02,244
transition everything if they

3980
02:06:03,281 --> 02:06:06,718
could do just the straws as an

3981
02:06:06,718 --> 02:06:07,552
example it still reduces a lot

3982
02:06:07,552 --> 02:06:10,552
of waste being generated and

3983
02:06:10,621 --> 02:06:11,389
can save them the money they

3984
02:06:11,389 --> 02:06:12,190
have to go all the way.

3985
02:06:12,190 --> 02:06:12,758
I guess a conversation centered

3986
02:06:12,758 --> 02:06:14,359
around the dishwashing

3987
02:06:14,359 --> 02:06:15,930
requirement so if they're

3988
02:06:15,930 --> 02:06:18,693
actually eating in and that the

3989
02:06:18,830 --> 02:06:20,830
food establishments utensils

3990
02:06:22,200 --> 02:06:22,900
and food were and even that it

3991
02:06:22,900 --> 02:06:23,202
might not even be available on

3992
02:06:23,202 --> 02:06:25,202
site.

3993
02:06:26,538 --> 02:06:27,272
Yes so the technical assistance

3994
02:06:27,272 --> 02:06:30,676
providers can work with them to

3995
02:06:30,676 --> 02:06:31,343
see if the certain there are

3996
02:06:31,343 --> 02:06:34,343
some that sometimes it works

3997
02:06:34,379 --> 02:06:35,280
without a dishwasher they there

3998
02:06:35,280 --> 02:06:36,140
are ways they can do it.

3999
02:06:36,140 --> 02:06:38,951
Sometimes it doesn't it doesn't

4000
02:06:38,951 --> 02:06:39,618
work for every site but this

4001
02:06:39,618 --> 02:06:41,986
program actually can funded

4002
02:06:41,986 --> 02:06:42,420
dishwashers which a lot of them

4003
02:06:42,420 --> 02:06:43,355
don't.

4004
02:06:43,355 --> 02:06:43,955
>> so that that is a really

4005
02:06:43,955 --> 02:06:44,356
great way about how it's

4006
02:06:44,356 --> 02:06:45,958
structured.

4007
02:06:45,958 --> 02:06:46,558
Thank you.

4008
02:06:46,558 --> 02:06:48,558
>> yes.

4009
02:06:50,162 --> 02:06:51,290
Yeah and thank you for the

4010
02:06:51,290 --> 02:06:51,763
presentation and a lot of the

4011
02:06:51,763 --> 02:06:53,365
exciting projects we're working

4012
02:06:53,365 --> 02:06:54,199
on.

4013
02:06:54,199 --> 02:06:54,733
Congratulations on the work

4014
02:06:54,733 --> 02:06:57,133
with rock and roll.

4015
02:06:57,603 --> 02:07:00,603
I was wondering with this

4016
02:07:00,839 --> 02:07:01,673
reusable food containers did

4017
02:07:01,673 --> 02:07:05,243
someone reach out to john meyer

4018
02:07:05,243 --> 02:07:05,910
hospital cafeteria because they

4019
02:07:05,910 --> 02:07:08,910
recently there are very high

4020
02:07:09,470 --> 02:07:09,815
volume and they recently just

4021
02:07:09,815 --> 02:07:13,840
made this change and I imagine

4022
02:07:13,840 --> 02:07:13,886
that the volume of disposables

4023
02:07:13,886 --> 02:07:16,387
that hey go through would

4024
02:07:16,387 --> 02:07:17,560
probably equal 5 or 6

4025
02:07:17,560 --> 02:07:17,790
restaurants in and of itself

4026
02:07:17,790 --> 02:07:20,790
but they've transitioned to all

4027
02:07:21,260 --> 02:07:24,260
reusable food wares and yeah

4028
02:07:24,930 --> 02:07:25,631
that's that's great to hear I

4029
02:07:25,631 --> 02:07:28,734
don't think and just you know

4030
02:07:28,734 --> 02:07:29,368
outside of restaurant and

4031
02:07:29,368 --> 02:07:30,350
there's some other schools

4032
02:07:30,350 --> 02:07:30,736
programs that recycle great

4033
02:07:30,736 --> 02:07:32,938
works on I'm not aware of them

4034
02:07:32,938 --> 02:07:35,938
reaching out to health care

4035
02:07:36,341 --> 02:07:36,909
yeah just a few yeah I feel o

4036
02:07:36,909 --> 02:07:37,243
it's nice to see you.

4037
02:07:37,243 --> 02:07:39,243
>> yeah.

4038
02:07:39,311 --> 02:07:40,120
Thank you.

4039
02:07:40,120 --> 02:07:40,379
>> thanks, candice.

4040
02:07:40,379 --> 02:07:42,379
Thank you.

4041
02:07:43,480 --> 02:07:43,849
And I'll pass it off to erica

4042
02:07:43,849 --> 02:07:46,849
vanden brand to give the

4043
02:07:54,600 --> 02:07:57,600
general plan update call hello

4044
02:07:58,330 --> 02:07:58,998
there council erica vander

4045
02:07:58,998 --> 02:08:00,998
brown community development

4046
02:08:01,968 --> 02:08:02,702
director so just a little bit

4047
02:08:02,702 --> 02:08:05,638
more than a month ago we are

4048
02:08:05,638 --> 02:08:06,305
before you talking about the

4049
02:08:06,305 --> 02:08:09,305
general plan update and the

4050
02:08:09,342 --> 02:08:09,975
fact that it's a multiyear

4051
02:08:09,975 --> 02:08:11,975
community based effort.

4052
02:08:12,145 --> 02:08:12,745
It's more of an iron man than

4053
02:08:12,745 --> 02:08:15,145
it is a5k.

4054
02:08:16,549 --> 02:08:19,819
So with that I will share with

4055
02:08:19,819 --> 02:08:20,653
you one slide and what's

4056
02:08:20,653 --> 02:08:23,653
happened since we're last in

4057
02:08:24,230 --> 02:08:24,323
front of council on the 21st of

4058
02:08:24,323 --> 02:08:26,323
JULY.

4059
02:08:28,627 --> 02:08:29,362
So if you recall you know there

4060
02:08:29,362 --> 02:08:30,290
had been a significant amount

4061
02:08:30,290 --> 02:08:31,797
of stakeholder outreach that

4062
02:08:31,797 --> 02:08:32,565
occurred in the community as

4063
02:08:32,565 --> 02:08:35,565
well as having a joint

4064
02:08:35,635 --> 02:08:36,302
commission kickoff study

4065
02:08:36,302 --> 02:08:39,302
session and then coming here

4066
02:08:39,439 --> 02:08:39,739
before council on the 21st of

4067
02:08:39,739 --> 02:08:41,739
JULY.

4068
02:08:42,642 --> 02:08:43,609
So since that time we've been

4069
02:08:43,609 --> 02:08:44,277
out in the community talking

4070
02:08:44,277 --> 02:08:46,913
with folks about what their

4071
02:08:46,913 --> 02:08:47,547
hopes, aspirations and dreams

4072
02:08:47,547 --> 02:08:50,547
are for the general plan.

4073
02:08:51,617 --> 02:08:52,285
Update we've been at the locust

4074
02:08:52,285 --> 02:08:54,620
street festival once upon a

4075
02:08:54,620 --> 02:08:55,288
street and probably plaza and

4076
02:08:55,288 --> 02:08:58,658
then later on this month we

4077
02:08:58,658 --> 02:08:59,659
will be at both farmers markets

4078
02:08:59,659 --> 02:09:02,963
so that the one in shade lands

4079
02:09:02,963 --> 02:09:06,366
on the 19th of this month as

4080
02:09:06,366 --> 02:09:09,366
well as the downtown farmer's

4081
02:09:10,236 --> 02:09:11,370
market on the 13th to share

4082
02:09:11,370 --> 02:09:13,906
with the community that this

4083
02:09:13,906 --> 02:09:14,841
effort is underway.

4084
02:09:14,841 --> 02:09:17,841
>> and then the you know

4085
02:09:17,844 --> 02:09:20,844
probably for you the least

4086
02:09:21,481 --> 02:09:21,647
interesting paper based type of

4087
02:09:21,647 --> 02:09:22,348
-

4088
02:09:22,348 --> 02:09:25,719
thing is that we have existing

4089
02:09:25,719 --> 02:09:26,652
condition reports to document

4090
02:09:26,652 --> 02:09:29,520
all the different existing

4091
02:09:29,789 --> 02:09:30,590
commissions are conditions

4092
02:09:30,590 --> 02:09:33,590
throughout the community and so

4093
02:09:33,893 --> 02:09:34,594
those are you know have been

4094
02:09:34,594 --> 02:09:35,294
drafted, they've been reviewed

4095
02:09:35,294 --> 02:09:38,980
by staff and we're going back

4096
02:09:38,980 --> 02:09:38,698
and forth with the consultant

4097
02:09:38,698 --> 02:09:41,535
to make sure that those

4098
02:09:41,535 --> 02:09:42,235
existing conditions represent

4099
02:09:42,235 --> 02:09:45,138
represent the community as we

4100
02:09:45,138 --> 02:09:46,139
know it to be today and those

4101
02:09:46,139 --> 02:09:49,676
will be shared out a little bit

4102
02:09:49,676 --> 02:09:53,613
later in the year with both the

4103
02:09:53,613 --> 02:09:54,470
commissions and I want than you

4104
02:09:54,470 --> 02:09:54,714
with council.

4105
02:09:54,714 --> 02:09:56,983
The intention is that by the

4106
02:09:56,983 --> 02:09:57,817
end of the year that we've

4107
02:09:57,817 --> 02:10:01,417
returned and that we're able to

4108
02:10:01,722 --> 02:10:02,322
share that information with you

4109
02:10:02,322 --> 02:10:05,224
and to have a further

4110
02:10:05,224 --> 02:10:07,224
discussion most importantly

4111
02:10:07,627 --> 02:10:08,462
however there on thursday,

4112
02:10:08,462 --> 02:10:09,162
SEPTEMBER 24th there is a

4113
02:10:09,162 --> 02:10:12,162
workshop upcoming at the civic

4114
02:10:12,332 --> 02:10:15,332
park community center and so

4115
02:10:15,636 --> 02:10:16,469
mayor pro tem francois has

4116
02:10:16,469 --> 02:10:19,469
agreed to help welcome the

4117
02:10:20,141 --> 02:10:23,610
community to that on that day

4118
02:10:23,610 --> 02:10:24,344
and so with that it's not

4119
02:10:24,344 --> 02:10:27,944
nearly as exciting as the last

4120
02:10:28,615 --> 02:10:29,249
time we were here last month or

4121
02:10:29,249 --> 02:10:29,549
you know, the month before

4122
02:10:29,549 --> 02:10:31,549
that.

4123
02:10:31,985 --> 02:10:32,719
But just if you have any

4124
02:10:32,719 --> 02:10:34,988
questions I'm here to answer

4125
02:10:34,988 --> 02:10:35,589
them.

4126
02:10:35,589 --> 02:10:37,589
>> thank you.

4127
02:10:39,126 --> 02:10:39,927
And I'm manning the stuffing

4128
02:10:39,927 --> 02:10:42,129
the farmer's market booth n

4129
02:10:42,129 --> 02:10:45,665
the 13th so I'll see you or

4130
02:10:45,665 --> 02:10:46,300
staff or both what is an

4131
02:10:46,300 --> 02:10:49,300
existing an example of an

4132
02:10:49,536 --> 02:10:50,270
existing condition and when do

4133
02:10:50,270 --> 02:10:53,700
you think council will see that

4134
02:10:53,700 --> 02:10:56,677
report and will it be before a

4135
02:10:56,677 --> 02:10:57,111
mayor pro tem and I two part

4136
02:10:57,111 --> 02:10:59,111
good question.

4137
02:11:01,810 --> 02:11:04,351
>> so the the intention is an

4138
02:11:04,351 --> 02:11:05,152
existing conditions report so

4139
02:11:05,152 --> 02:11:08,255
there are a number of them some

4140
02:11:08,255 --> 02:11:08,956
of them deal with healthy

4141
02:11:08,956 --> 02:11:11,392
communities, some of them deal

4142
02:11:11,392 --> 02:11:12,225
with the state of in our arts

4143
02:11:12,225 --> 02:11:15,225
and recreation or open spaces.

4144
02:11:15,596 --> 02:11:16,430
Still others you know document

4145
02:11:16,430 --> 02:11:18,830
our demographics or economic

4146
02:11:19,600 --> 02:11:20,501
development you know what's

4147
02:11:20,501 --> 02:11:23,400
going on and then our land uses

4148
02:11:23,400 --> 02:11:23,804
in our transportation certainly

4149
02:11:23,804 --> 02:11:27,404
so that is the array of

4150
02:11:27,408 --> 02:11:28,209
existing onditions and it's to

4151
02:11:28,209 --> 02:11:31,946
make sure that we all have the

4152
02:11:31,946 --> 02:11:32,647
same facts that we're operating

4153
02:11:32,647 --> 02:11:35,549
from in the community and that

4154
02:11:35,549 --> 02:11:36,484
all those are undocumented.

4155
02:11:36,484 --> 02:11:39,586
Now in terms of your next

4156
02:11:39,586 --> 02:11:40,221
question, we're so well I was

4157
02:11:40,221 --> 02:11:42,221
sharing with councilmember

4158
02:11:43,157 --> 02:11:43,791
francois earlier it's like one

4159
02:11:43,791 --> 02:11:46,191
of these period television

4160
02:11:46,761 --> 02:11:47,428
shows where you have the staff

4161
02:11:47,428 --> 02:11:50,265
scurrying around for the big

4162
02:11:50,265 --> 02:11:50,932
event and so we're trying

4163
02:11:50,932 --> 02:11:53,932
desperately to get all this

4164
02:11:54,268 --> 02:11:57,171
done and we need to be able to,

4165
02:11:57,171 --> 02:11:58,720
you know, work to both with our

4166
02:11:58,720 --> 02:11:58,806
consultants to get things done

4167
02:11:58,806 --> 02:12:01,976
as quickly as possible and then

4168
02:12:01,976 --> 02:12:02,310
also find time on he council

4169
02:12:02,310 --> 02:12:04,310
agenda.

4170
02:12:05,613 --> 02:12:08,820
So I will defer that question

4171
02:12:08,820 --> 02:12:08,483
ultimately to our city manager

4172
02:12:08,483 --> 02:12:10,483
.

4173
02:12:12,553 --> 02:12:12,954
Thank you.

4174
02:12:12,954 --> 02:12:13,455
Okay.

4175
02:12:13,455 --> 02:12:15,855
I think that's it.

4176
02:12:15,990 --> 02:12:16,691
Thanks for the update, erica.

4177
02:12:16,691 --> 02:12:17,425
Thank you very much.

4178
02:12:17,425 --> 02:12:21,250
And I will introduce rich payne

4179
02:12:25,433 --> 02:12:27,833
our public works director.

4180
02:12:29,704 --> 02:12:30,504
>> good evening mayor.

4181
02:12:30,504 --> 02:12:31,106
Members of the council I'm rich

4182
02:12:31,106 --> 02:12:32,941
payne, the public works

4183
02:12:32,941 --> 02:12:33,241
director for the city walnut

4184
02:12:33,241 --> 02:12:34,175
creek.

4185
02:12:34,175 --> 02:12:37,175
>> tonight I will be updating

4186
02:12:37,479 --> 02:12:40,915
you on the park and recreation

4187
02:12:40,915 --> 02:12:41,850
facility.

4188
02:12:41,850 --> 02:12:44,250
This probably already includes

4189
02:12:45,220 --> 02:12:48,220
many of the metro projects

4190
02:12:49,290 --> 02:12:49,991
specifically a large one which

4191
02:12:49,991 --> 02:12:50,325
is the aquatics and community

4192
02:12:50,325 --> 02:12:51,250
center.

4193
02:12:51,250 --> 02:12:52,994
>> so I'll give you an update

4194
02:12:52,994 --> 02:12:53,661
on that along with some other

4195
02:12:53,661 --> 02:12:56,661
funded projects such as the

4196
02:12:57,299 --> 02:12:57,865
transportation project that we

4197
02:12:57,865 --> 02:13:00,865
have going in the ity.

4198
02:13:01,135 --> 02:13:01,770
>> so just first off just

4199
02:13:01,770 --> 02:13:02,470
want to recap some of the

4200
02:13:02,470 --> 02:13:04,870
projects that we've completed

4201
02:13:07,709 --> 02:13:08,609
using our metro funding and the

4202
02:13:08,609 --> 02:13:09,310
first one here is the ball

4203
02:13:09,310 --> 02:13:12,147
field lighting project at tice

4204
02:13:12,147 --> 02:13:12,948
valley park.

4205
02:13:12,948 --> 02:13:15,450
I'm sure mike vickers is

4206
02:13:15,450 --> 02:13:16,318
looking at this picture and

4207
02:13:16,318 --> 02:13:17,180
asking why couldn't you use a

4208
02:13:17,180 --> 02:13:19,521
better picture of the turfs in

4209
02:13:19,521 --> 02:13:20,388
pretty bad shape?

4210
02:13:20,388 --> 02:13:23,625
But I wanted to illustrate this

4211
02:13:23,625 --> 02:13:24,459
the lighting has enabled the

4212
02:13:24,459 --> 02:13:27,930
city to expand the usage of

4213
02:13:27,930 --> 02:13:28,496
this ark and you can see that

4214
02:13:28,496 --> 02:13:30,896
it's being well used.

4215
02:13:31,199 --> 02:13:31,900
So I think that's a success

4216
02:13:31,900 --> 02:13:34,303
even though it's a little more

4217
02:13:34,303 --> 02:13:35,270
work on our maintenance staff

4218
02:13:35,270 --> 02:13:38,506
and it definitely is a success.

4219
02:13:38,506 --> 02:13:39,274
The synthetic turf project at

4220
02:13:39,274 --> 02:13:39,541
heather farm park is another

4221
02:13:39,541 --> 02:13:41,541
one.

4222
02:13:42,444 --> 02:13:43,245
Just anecdotally my ife and I

4223
02:13:43,245 --> 02:13:46,548
were here on friday drove past

4224
02:13:46,548 --> 02:13:47,148
the field and looked at the

4225
02:13:47,148 --> 02:13:47,882
just looked at what was

4226
02:13:47,882 --> 02:13:50,652
happening out there and I don't

4227
02:13:50,652 --> 02:13:51,386
think there was a square oot

4228
02:13:51,386 --> 02:13:54,560
of that field that wasn't being

4229
02:13:54,560 --> 02:13:54,622
used or several teams using the

4230
02:13:54,622 --> 02:13:56,622
field for practice.

4231
02:13:57,759 --> 02:13:57,954
>> it was really you know, just

4232
02:13:57,954 --> 02:13:58,560
-

4233
02:13:58,560 --> 02:14:00,960
illustrates the success that

4234
02:14:01,997 --> 02:14:02,831
has gone into this project.

4235
02:14:02,831 --> 02:14:06,168
And then I just want to point

4236
02:14:06,168 --> 02:14:06,802
out the court resurfacing at

4237
02:14:06,802 --> 02:14:09,202
both our basketball court

4238
02:14:09,738 --> 02:14:10,380
abelardo and then the roger

4239
02:14:10,380 --> 02:14:12,380
park.

4240
02:14:13,242 --> 02:14:13,909
So both really in talking to

4241
02:14:13,909 --> 02:14:16,909
mike it really has activated

4242
02:14:17,646 --> 02:14:18,680
those spaces before.

4243
02:14:18,680 --> 02:14:21,616
If you remember the basketball

4244
02:14:21,616 --> 02:14:22,285
court at our building was in

4245
02:14:22,285 --> 02:14:24,887
pretty bad shape and really

4246
02:14:24,887 --> 02:14:25,721
underutilized and now that it

4247
02:14:25,721 --> 02:14:28,721
we've resurfaced it and prove

4248
02:14:28,891 --> 02:14:29,725
that amenity has really drawn

4249
02:14:29,725 --> 02:14:32,725
people there for pickup games

4250
02:14:35,430 --> 02:14:36,432
and other types of activities.

4251
02:14:36,432 --> 02:14:39,935
Just to update you on the

4252
02:14:39,935 --> 02:14:43,105
existing park at civic we were

4253
02:14:43,105 --> 02:14:43,940
in the process of this this

4254
02:14:43,940 --> 02:14:47,900
project has taken a little bit

4255
02:14:47,900 --> 02:14:48,100
longer than anticipated.

4256
02:14:48,100 --> 02:14:51,247
One f the delays for this park

4257
02:14:51,247 --> 02:14:51,947
was just he getting a hold of

4258
02:14:51,947 --> 02:14:54,347
all the playground equipment.

4259
02:14:55,585 --> 02:14:56,385
So there's been delays in

4260
02:14:56,385 --> 02:14:57,860
getting that but now that we

4261
02:14:57,860 --> 02:14:59,721
have it we're working with the

4262
02:14:59,721 --> 02:15:00,389
contractor to schedule the work

4263
02:15:00,389 --> 02:15:03,525
and it's slated to happen in

4264
02:15:03,525 --> 02:15:04,561
the fall.

4265
02:15:04,561 --> 02:15:06,396
So and as it starts up there

4266
02:15:06,396 --> 02:15:06,996
will be about six weeks for

4267
02:15:06,996 --> 02:15:09,396
that project to happen.

4268
02:15:10,266 --> 02:15:13,669
>> so next on the list is sort

4269
02:15:13,669 --> 02:15:16,669
of our premier project for

4270
02:15:16,939 --> 02:15:17,974
metro as I offer these pictures

4271
02:15:17,974 --> 02:15:20,743
just so you can kind of take a

4272
02:15:20,743 --> 02:15:21,978
look at just the development,

4273
02:15:21,978 --> 02:15:24,647
it's really kind of cool to see

4274
02:15:24,647 --> 02:15:25,140
just everything coming

4275
02:15:25,140 --> 02:15:27,140
together.

4276
02:15:29,318 --> 02:15:32,822
You can imagine in how it sits

4277
02:15:32,822 --> 02:15:35,791
next to he concrete pond and

4278
02:15:35,791 --> 02:15:36,592
just the experience that's

4279
02:15:36,592 --> 02:15:39,592
going to create for the

4280
02:15:39,896 --> 02:15:40,896
community center in terms of

4281
02:15:40,896 --> 02:15:41,430
the pool you can see it they've

4282
02:15:41,430 --> 02:15:43,430
excavated the pool.

4283
02:15:43,899 --> 02:15:47,904
The next steps there will be to

4284
02:15:47,904 --> 02:15:48,571
add some additional utilities

4285
02:15:48,571 --> 02:15:49,339
and associated lighting and

4286
02:15:49,339 --> 02:15:51,908
other things at rebar it and

4287
02:15:51,908 --> 02:15:52,575
then the gunite which is

4288
02:15:52,575 --> 02:15:55,575
concrete that they spray on

4289
02:15:55,678 --> 02:15:56,412
will go on I'm told this month

4290
02:15:56,412 --> 02:15:59,382
I was talking to the contractor

4291
02:15:59,382 --> 02:16:00,160
and so later this month we'll

4292
02:16:00,160 --> 02:16:02,416
see concrete going there.

4293
02:16:03,320 --> 02:16:06,289
I know the push is really to

4294
02:16:06,289 --> 02:16:07,123
get all this done before the

4295
02:16:07,123 --> 02:16:07,924
the super el nino comes.

4296
02:16:07,924 --> 02:16:10,927
So we're I know that the

4297
02:16:10,927 --> 02:16:11,627
contractor s really concerned

4298
02:16:11,627 --> 02:16:14,640
about that and then of course

4299
02:16:14,640 --> 02:16:14,498
the next step will be vertical

4300
02:16:14,498 --> 02:16:16,498
construction.

4301
02:16:18,340 --> 02:16:18,868
We'll start seeing things come

4302
02:16:18,868 --> 02:16:19,535
together and I'll tell you that

4303
02:16:19,535 --> 02:16:22,172
we're really excited to see

4304
02:16:22,172 --> 02:16:23,730
that happen.

4305
02:16:23,730 --> 02:16:25,808
But just to update you and

4306
02:16:25,808 --> 02:16:26,109
overall the project is going

4307
02:16:26,109 --> 02:16:26,776
well.

4308
02:16:26,776 --> 02:16:29,746
We've ran into a few things

4309
02:16:29,746 --> 02:16:32,146
associated with the site

4310
02:16:33,683 --> 02:16:34,517
development but I think so far

4311
02:16:34,517 --> 02:16:35,184
given the magnitude of this

4312
02:16:35,184 --> 02:16:35,485
project is it's going quite

4313
02:16:35,485 --> 02:16:37,485
well.

4314
02:16:38,455 --> 02:16:42,159
So next on the list is all the

4315
02:16:42,159 --> 02:16:42,826
pedestrian bike friendly

4316
02:16:42,826 --> 02:16:43,126
development that's going out

4317
02:16:43,126 --> 02:16:43,826
there.

4318
02:16:43,826 --> 02:16:46,796
The first one here is a trail

4319
02:16:46,796 --> 02:16:47,597
crossing enhancements project.

4320
02:16:47,597 --> 02:16:50,533
If you drive around town you

4321
02:16:50,533 --> 02:16:51,201
can see all these the

4322
02:16:51,201 --> 02:16:53,601
improvements that are being

4323
02:16:53,737 --> 02:16:54,738
made at all of our trail

4324
02:16:54,738 --> 02:16:57,738
crossings and I definitely see

4325
02:16:58,575 --> 02:17:01,575
well it has definitely created

4326
02:17:02,130 --> 02:17:05,130
a safer environment for people

4327
02:17:05,349 --> 02:17:06,149
crossing at these intersections

4328
02:17:06,149 --> 02:17:09,149
before I think they were

4329
02:17:09,453 --> 02:17:10,321
probably under marked now

4330
02:17:10,321 --> 02:17:13,356
you'll see the signs lines and

4331
02:17:13,356 --> 02:17:14,391
legends and advance warning

4332
02:17:14,391 --> 02:17:14,991
when you come up on these

4333
02:17:14,991 --> 02:17:17,394
trials and it really has

4334
02:17:17,394 --> 02:17:18,280
improved safety for the

4335
02:17:18,280 --> 02:17:18,628
pedestrians and bicyclists

4336
02:17:18,628 --> 02:17:21,280
bicyclists that use this

4337
02:17:22,900 --> 02:17:23,600
infrastructure for the broadway

4338
02:17:23,600 --> 02:17:26,600
newer safer to school project

4339
02:17:29,340 --> 02:17:32,340
is in design and that

4340
02:17:33,610 --> 02:17:33,859
improvement is slated to happen

4341
02:17:33,859 --> 02:17:35,450
.

4342
02:17:35,450 --> 02:17:39,845
And I want to say and we see

4343
02:17:40,985 --> 02:17:43,985
here yeah the construction is

4344
02:17:44,288 --> 02:17:47,888
is slated to happen in late

4345
02:17:48,959 --> 02:17:49,693
2728 so and that really is

4346
02:17:49,693 --> 02:17:52,396
going to improve the safety for

4347
02:17:52,396 --> 02:17:53,264
the school and the other users

4348
02:17:53,264 --> 02:17:55,799
that use that pathway too or

4349
02:17:55,799 --> 02:17:56,533
that area to come downtown

4350
02:17:56,533 --> 02:17:58,933
including the motorists that

4351
02:17:59,770 --> 02:18:00,805
use that area.

4352
02:18:00,805 --> 02:18:03,674
>> so design is underway for

4353
02:18:03,674 --> 02:18:04,508
the north broadway road diet.

4354
02:18:04,508 --> 02:18:07,508
This is that section between

4355
02:18:08,345 --> 02:18:10,882
civic and and why we are really

4356
02:18:10,882 --> 02:18:11,715
it's a wide really expansive

4357
02:18:11,715 --> 02:18:14,715
area when you're crossing you

4358
02:18:15,686 --> 02:18:16,487
feel kind of alone out there.

4359
02:18:16,487 --> 02:18:18,789
It takes a while to get across

4360
02:18:18,789 --> 02:18:19,690
that area so the improvements

4361
02:18:19,690 --> 02:18:22,690
and design are underway for

4362
02:18:23,227 --> 02:18:23,861
that project and that's also a

4363
02:18:23,861 --> 02:18:26,261
project that will probably

4364
02:18:30,834 --> 02:18:31,803
happen in 2028 ish but that

4365
02:18:31,803 --> 02:18:32,503
there's still a lot of design

4366
02:18:32,503 --> 02:18:35,720
work that needs to happen with

4367
02:18:35,720 --> 02:18:38,672
that project and the same thing

4368
02:18:38,675 --> 02:18:39,109
goes with the park side cycle

4369
02:18:39,109 --> 02:18:41,109
track project.

4370
02:18:42,179 --> 02:18:43,140
These projects are similar and

4371
02:18:43,140 --> 02:18:46,140
that they'll both receive some

4372
02:18:46,840 --> 02:18:49,840
type of cycle track and

4373
02:18:49,821 --> 02:18:50,622
essentially cycle track is

4374
02:18:50,622 --> 02:18:53,858
where they have a divider or

4375
02:18:53,858 --> 02:18:54,692
something between the icycle

4376
02:18:54,692 --> 02:18:57,692
us and the motorists and

4377
02:18:58,363 --> 02:18:59,630
sometimes they'll use a buffer

4378
02:18:59,630 --> 02:19:01,366
like park parking so that push

4379
02:19:01,366 --> 02:19:02,400
the parking away from the curb

4380
02:19:02,400 --> 02:19:05,470
out into the street and this

4381
02:19:05,470 --> 02:19:06,103
allows some security between

4382
02:19:06,103 --> 02:19:09,103
the motorists and and the

4383
02:19:12,900 --> 02:19:14,879
people driving so the next one

4384
02:19:14,879 --> 02:19:15,480
on the list here for bike

4385
02:19:15,480 --> 02:19:17,480
friendly and pedestrian

4386
02:19:18,549 --> 02:19:20,949
friendly infrastructure is the

4387
02:19:21,586 --> 02:19:21,986
oakland boulevard improvements

4388
02:19:21,986 --> 02:19:22,853
.

4389
02:19:22,853 --> 02:19:25,423
This is a section of boulevard

4390
02:19:25,423 --> 02:19:26,223
that from mount diablo oakland

4391
02:19:26,223 --> 02:19:29,223
boulevard from mount diablo to

4392
02:19:29,961 --> 02:19:30,695
trinity it's almost a connector

4393
02:19:30,695 --> 02:19:33,498
from all that condensed housing

4394
02:19:33,498 --> 02:19:36,498
there to the bart station.

4395
02:19:37,569 --> 02:19:38,269
This one's a tricky one.

4396
02:19:38,269 --> 02:19:40,271
We've received funding for it

4397
02:19:40,271 --> 02:19:41,600
but it's it's a tricky one just

4398
02:19:41,600 --> 02:19:44,242
because of the elevations are a

4399
02:19:44,242 --> 02:19:47,842
little bit steep from just the

4400
02:19:48,113 --> 02:19:52,913
way it was built are we it it's

4401
02:19:54,419 --> 02:19:57,789
going to require a lot of a lot

4402
02:19:57,789 --> 02:19:58,423
of engineering to put sidewalks

4403
02:19:58,423 --> 02:19:59,123
and other bicycle

4404
02:19:59,123 --> 02:20:01,523
infrastructure on this section

4405
02:20:02,627 --> 02:20:05,597
of street the next one and I

4406
02:20:05,597 --> 02:20:09,197
think we're all ware of this

4407
02:20:09,267 --> 02:20:10,101
poject is on street there

4408
02:20:10,101 --> 02:20:13,101
right now we're working with

4409
02:20:13,371 --> 02:20:14,390
the county just to make sure

4410
02:20:14,390 --> 02:20:14,539
that we're coordinating our

4411
02:20:14,539 --> 02:20:16,539
projects together.

4412
02:20:17,475 --> 02:20:20,475
This project is slated to

4413
02:20:21,346 --> 02:20:24,346
happen in late 7 so the

4414
02:20:25,830 --> 02:20:27,585
construction probably in in the

4415
02:20:27,585 --> 02:20:28,287
end of summer or early fall of

4416
02:20:28,287 --> 02:20:30,687
27 and that'll be interesting

4417
02:20:31,189 --> 02:20:32,560
how that turns out.

4418
02:20:32,560 --> 02:20:34,325
But I know that there's a lot

4419
02:20:34,325 --> 02:20:35,227
of angst out there for that

4420
02:20:35,227 --> 02:20:38,530
project and the last one here

4421
02:20:38,530 --> 02:20:38,897
is the walker avenue san miguel

4422
02:20:38,897 --> 02:20:39,597
sidewalk.

4423
02:20:39,597 --> 02:20:42,267
This project is almost done if

4424
02:20:42,267 --> 02:20:42,968
you've driven through that area

4425
02:20:42,968 --> 02:20:45,968
it's essentially a you know,

4426
02:20:46,671 --> 02:20:50,271
return for ada and given the

4427
02:20:50,442 --> 02:20:51,142
number of condominiums and

4428
02:20:51,142 --> 02:20:54,142
other apartments in that area

4429
02:20:54,380 --> 02:20:55,214
there is a lot of pedestrian

4430
02:20:55,214 --> 02:20:55,881
traffic that come through there

4431
02:20:55,881 --> 02:20:58,484
and so this will really make

4432
02:20:58,484 --> 02:20:59,218
that corner, that section of

4433
02:20:59,218 --> 02:21:00,486
san miguel and walker really

4434
02:21:00,486 --> 02:21:02,486
safer.

4435
02:21:04,656 --> 02:21:07,560
>> edestrian traffic and last

4436
02:21:08,360 --> 02:21:09,361
but not least is the the sort

4437
02:21:09,361 --> 02:21:12,564
of phase three, if you will, of

4438
02:21:12,564 --> 02:21:15,564
the you know, the aquatics

4439
02:21:16,100 --> 02:21:18,870
project as you recall this

4440
02:21:18,870 --> 02:21:21,270
project are essentially the

4441
02:21:22,775 --> 02:21:23,775
plan is to remove this from the

4442
02:21:23,775 --> 02:21:27,375
site and so this we recently

4443
02:21:28,800 --> 02:21:30,783
took to pros in fact last night

4444
02:21:30,783 --> 02:21:31,583
we took this pro to pros last

4445
02:21:31,583 --> 02:21:33,952
night and offered two options

4446
02:21:33,952 --> 02:21:37,423
one and two and the pros

4447
02:21:37,423 --> 02:21:39,423
commission recommended option

4448
02:21:41,193 --> 02:21:44,864
two and sort of with the caveat

4449
02:21:44,864 --> 02:21:45,497
that they that we plan to use

4450
02:21:45,497 --> 02:21:47,497
the outreach information

4451
02:21:48,267 --> 02:21:49,268
collected by the general plan

4452
02:21:49,268 --> 02:21:52,868
as a foundation to guide the

4453
02:21:52,972 --> 02:21:55,972
process with the focus on

4454
02:21:57,176 --> 02:21:57,877
creating a mass the heather

4455
02:21:57,877 --> 02:22:01,477
farm master plan update with a

4456
02:22:04,160 --> 02:22:07,616
focus on really this clark and

4457
02:22:07,886 --> 02:22:08,754
you know kind of re-use of this

4458
02:22:08,754 --> 02:22:11,724
space here so if you look at

4459
02:22:11,724 --> 02:22:12,558
that blue line last time I was

4460
02:22:12,558 --> 02:22:13,225
up here there was a question in

4461
02:22:13,225 --> 02:22:15,595
terms of what that footprint

4462
02:22:15,595 --> 02:22:16,495
print looks like.

4463
02:22:16,495 --> 02:22:16,896
This is sort of following the

4464
02:22:16,896 --> 02:22:18,896
fence line.

4465
02:22:19,332 --> 02:22:22,932
So it's a pretty large space

4466
02:22:23,302 --> 02:22:26,302
that will be repurposing so

4467
02:22:27,106 --> 02:22:27,740
more to come on that as I as we

4468
02:22:27,740 --> 02:22:28,441
work through this the next

4469
02:22:28,441 --> 02:22:31,441
update I'll probably have more

4470
02:22:32,479 --> 02:22:34,140
information for you and that's

4471
02:22:34,140 --> 02:22:37,614
all I have is there any

4472
02:22:39,286 --> 02:22:41,721
questions toes in the water

4473
02:22:41,721 --> 02:22:44,721
2027 toes in the water 27 I

4474
02:22:44,757 --> 02:22:45,158
have the sign on my on my desk

4475
02:22:45,158 --> 02:22:45,858
.

4476
02:22:45,858 --> 02:22:46,226
>> so DECEMBER 31st 2027 it's

4477
02:22:46,226 --> 02:22:48,226
midnight.

4478
02:22:49,495 --> 02:22:52,265
I know what 27 could you go

4479
02:22:52,265 --> 02:22:54,665
back one slide please?

4480
02:22:55,602 --> 02:22:56,569
>> maybe.

4481
02:22:56,569 --> 02:22:59,305
Although I appreciate that the

4482
02:22:59,305 --> 02:22:59,605
pros commission weighed in on

4483
02:22:59,605 --> 02:22:59,873
this.

4484
02:22:59,873 --> 02:23:00,540
Yes.

4485
02:23:00,540 --> 02:23:00,840
And of course they took the

4486
02:23:00,840 --> 02:23:02,840
most.

4487
02:23:03,376 --> 02:23:04,770
But I think what they did is

4488
02:23:04,770 --> 02:23:06,947
they took the broadest option

4489
02:23:06,947 --> 02:23:10,547
and narrowed it to focus on

4490
02:23:11,384 --> 02:23:11,685
this space here,not the whole

4491
02:23:11,685 --> 02:23:12,385
park.

4492
02:23:12,385 --> 02:23:14,688
Mike, did I interpret what you

4493
02:23:14,688 --> 02:23:16,688
said correctly?

4494
02:23:17,991 --> 02:23:21,994
>> so kind of the the they did

4495
02:23:21,994 --> 02:23:22,896
see the importance of doing an

4496
02:23:22,896 --> 02:23:23,630
update to the existing heather

4497
02:23:23,630 --> 02:23:27,230
farm master plan which was done

4498
02:23:29,969 --> 02:23:30,570
in 2003 and so I think the plan

4499
02:23:30,570 --> 02:23:33,874
would be to use that the

4500
02:23:33,874 --> 02:23:34,140
existing master plan and update

4501
02:23:34,140 --> 02:23:34,808
it.

4502
02:23:34,808 --> 02:23:37,310
There's a ew things that are

4503
02:23:37,310 --> 02:23:38,110
outdated obviously we have an

4504
02:23:38,110 --> 02:23:40,411
all abilities playground there

4505
02:23:41,114 --> 02:23:44,551
along with the dog park so that

4506
02:23:44,551 --> 02:23:45,218
aren't reflected in the other

4507
02:23:45,218 --> 02:23:45,551
the fields and all the other

4508
02:23:45,551 --> 02:23:47,551
things.

4509
02:23:48,388 --> 02:23:51,892
There's not much to update in

4510
02:23:51,892 --> 02:23:52,692
terms of the the the and the

4511
02:23:52,692 --> 02:23:55,896
other farm update that was done

4512
02:23:55,896 --> 02:23:56,563
in 2003 but they know which

4513
02:23:56,563 --> 02:23:58,498
fell through the park on the

4514
02:23:58,498 --> 02:24:01,502
third rail that yeah and then

4515
02:24:01,502 --> 02:24:02,402
the folks would be here so you

4516
02:24:02,402 --> 02:24:03,700
know just and my understanding

4517
02:24:03,700 --> 02:24:05,639
is that they also asked for

4518
02:24:05,639 --> 02:24:06,440
some additional information and

4519
02:24:06,440 --> 02:24:09,943
we MAY be going back in early

4520
02:24:09,943 --> 02:24:10,578
OCTOBER to discuss some of the

4521
02:24:10,578 --> 02:24:11,278
options with them and then

4522
02:24:11,278 --> 02:24:11,912
we'll bring it back to council

4523
02:24:11,912 --> 02:24:14,148
for further discussion and

4524
02:24:14,148 --> 02:24:14,781
ultimately decision about how

4525
02:24:14,781 --> 02:24:17,181
to proceed what's correct.

4526
02:24:18,385 --> 02:24:19,319
>> what were your estimation be

4527
02:24:19,319 --> 02:24:22,856
like if we're looking at option

4528
02:24:22,856 --> 02:24:23,557
if the pros commission if we

4529
02:24:23,557 --> 02:24:26,557
look t option one essentially

4530
02:24:27,270 --> 02:24:29,129
the time frame for making

4531
02:24:29,129 --> 02:24:29,964
decisions versus option two

4532
02:24:29,964 --> 02:24:30,597
time frame, it seems like an

4533
02:24:30,597 --> 02:24:33,434
option to that could be a

4534
02:24:33,434 --> 02:24:33,801
couple of years of discussions.

4535
02:24:33,801 --> 02:24:34,401
>> right.

4536
02:24:34,401 --> 02:24:37,400
And that was the pros

4537
02:24:37,400 --> 02:24:38,138
commission's concern.

4538
02:24:38,138 --> 02:24:40,340
And so the dea was not to wait

4539
02:24:40,340 --> 02:24:40,708
until the general plan was

4540
02:24:40,708 --> 02:24:41,575
complete.

4541
02:24:41,575 --> 02:24:44,575
We were just interested in

4542
02:24:45,512 --> 02:24:48,649
using some of the data used in

4543
02:24:48,649 --> 02:24:49,683
the outreach for the general

4544
02:24:49,683 --> 02:24:52,683
plan and aligning that data

4545
02:24:53,454 --> 02:24:56,490
with the or with a an

4546
02:24:56,490 --> 02:24:56,790
additional master plan of this

4547
02:24:56,790 --> 02:24:58,790
area.

4548
02:25:00,527 --> 02:25:01,161
So we were t was kind of a

4549
02:25:01,161 --> 02:25:03,561
combination and that would

4550
02:25:04,598 --> 02:25:08,198
expedite the you know, any kind

4551
02:25:08,502 --> 02:25:09,136
of delays in the process of

4552
02:25:09,136 --> 02:25:11,536
summarize a little little

4553
02:25:12,607 --> 02:25:15,607
differently in that they liked

4554
02:25:16,577 --> 02:25:17,244
the idea of option two but

4555
02:25:17,244 --> 02:25:17,644
wanted it done as quickly as

4556
02:25:17,644 --> 02:25:19,644
option one.

4557
02:25:20,215 --> 02:25:20,882
And so you got this you know,

4558
02:25:20,882 --> 02:25:23,651
so there might be an option

4559
02:25:23,651 --> 02:25:24,452
three coming back and at no I

4560
02:25:24,452 --> 02:25:26,854
was waiting for the we gave

4561
02:25:26,854 --> 02:25:27,588
them option one, we gave them

4562
02:25:27,588 --> 02:25:28,289
option two and they took option

4563
02:25:28,289 --> 02:25:30,591
three and that's exactly what

4564
02:25:30,591 --> 02:25:32,591
they did right.

4565
02:25:33,661 --> 02:25:34,329
Think thank you.

4566
02:25:34,329 --> 02:25:35,630
Yeah, you're welcome.

4567
02:25:35,630 --> 02:25:37,298
What one thing and I know this

4568
02:25:37,298 --> 02:25:38,366
isn't necessarily this forum

4569
02:25:38,366 --> 02:25:39,660
but as we go through these

4570
02:25:39,660 --> 02:25:42,470
projects I know that like just

4571
02:25:42,470 --> 02:25:43,170
this last weekend right at a

4572
02:25:43,170 --> 02:25:44,672
soccer game with our kids from

4573
02:25:44,672 --> 02:25:48,142
these new fields out in dublin

4574
02:25:48,142 --> 02:25:48,943
and everybody's like you know,

4575
02:25:48,943 --> 02:25:49,744
30, 40 yards from the field

4576
02:25:49,744 --> 02:25:52,446
trying to find a little tree to

4577
02:25:52,446 --> 02:25:52,747
sit under because there's no

4578
02:25:52,747 --> 02:25:53,581
shade.

4579
02:25:53,581 --> 02:25:56,751
And it occurred to me that as

4580
02:25:56,751 --> 02:25:59,788
we build these projects like I

4581
02:25:59,788 --> 02:26:00,488
was looking at the one on civic

4582
02:26:00,488 --> 02:26:02,824
park and I'm thinking is there

4583
02:26:02,824 --> 02:26:03,491
time to put up like some shade

4584
02:26:03,491 --> 02:26:06,861
sails you know for the kids

4585
02:26:06,861 --> 02:26:07,595
over the playground is that I

4586
02:26:07,595 --> 02:26:10,365
know that maybe the ship sailed

4587
02:26:10,365 --> 02:26:14,350
on a funding but yeah I think

4588
02:26:14,350 --> 02:26:14,669
that's something we can look at

4589
02:26:14,669 --> 02:26:17,690
when that time comes.

4590
02:26:17,772 --> 02:26:18,773
Yeah because because I know

4591
02:26:18,773 --> 02:26:21,510
what a what a premium you know

4592
02:26:21,510 --> 02:26:21,810
that is especially like for the

4593
02:26:21,810 --> 02:26:23,810
kids.

4594
02:26:24,979 --> 02:26:25,981
>> yeah civic civic park has a

4595
02:26:25,981 --> 02:26:29,284
lot of tree shade around it so

4596
02:26:29,284 --> 02:26:29,984
it's there is a lot of shade

4597
02:26:29,984 --> 02:26:32,320
there but I see what you mean

4598
02:26:32,320 --> 02:26:33,540
especially which is you know

4599
02:26:33,540 --> 02:26:36,540
all abilities fields and things

4600
02:26:36,124 --> 02:26:36,825
I mean not the old buildings

4601
02:26:36,825 --> 02:26:39,825
but the synthetic turf fields.

4602
02:26:40,228 --> 02:26:40,562
Yeah those can get really warm

4603
02:26:40,562 --> 02:26:40,929
so yeah.

4604
02:26:40,929 --> 02:26:41,229
>> thanks.

4605
02:26:41,229 --> 02:26:43,229
Yeah.

4606
02:26:43,632 --> 02:26:46,969
I mean you spurred a thought

4607
02:26:46,969 --> 02:26:47,703
there that parking field that

4608
02:26:47,703 --> 02:26:50,703
we're not seemingly touching is

4609
02:26:50,773 --> 02:26:53,773
part of this phase three.

4610
02:26:54,175 --> 02:26:57,775
Is there an opportunity to do

4611
02:26:57,846 --> 02:26:58,647
kind of solar car shade

4612
02:26:58,647 --> 02:27:01,647
coverings to generate you know

4613
02:27:01,649 --> 02:27:02,517
we can cross pollinate in terms

4614
02:27:02,517 --> 02:27:06,880
of some of our priorities here

4615
02:27:06,880 --> 02:27:06,722
and make t a little less less

4616
02:27:06,722 --> 02:27:07,489
of a heat island?

4617
02:27:07,489 --> 02:27:09,792
>> yeah, I think those are all

4618
02:27:09,792 --> 02:27:13,762
things that we can look at when

4619
02:27:13,762 --> 02:27:14,162
that time comes.

4620
02:27:14,162 --> 02:27:14,596
>> okay.

4621
02:27:14,596 --> 02:27:16,596
Thanks, rich.

4622
02:27:16,966 --> 02:27:18,533
You're welcome.

4623
02:27:18,533 --> 02:27:22,733
And I'll turn the time over to

4624
02:27:26,441 --> 02:27:28,441
chief phipps.

4625
02:27:30,346 --> 02:27:31,146
Thank you, rich.

4626
02:27:31,146 --> 02:27:31,847
Good evening, mayor and city

4627
02:27:31,847 --> 02:27:34,490
council members ryan his chief

4628
02:27:34,490 --> 02:27:34,750
of police here to give an

4629
02:27:34,750 --> 02:27:37,686
update on the council priority

4630
02:27:37,686 --> 02:27:40,686
of public safety and social

4631
02:27:41,456 --> 02:27:42,457
wellness as a reminder the

4632
02:27:42,457 --> 02:27:43,920
goals here are to ensure a high

4633
02:27:43,920 --> 02:27:43,792
level of public safety by

4634
02:27:43,792 --> 02:27:45,428
building on efforts to support

4635
02:27:45,428 --> 02:27:45,928
an effective and innovative

4636
02:27:45,928 --> 02:27:46,594
police department.

4637
02:27:46,594 --> 02:27:48,994
A proactive response police

4638
02:27:49,431 --> 02:27:50,990
response to crime trends.

4639
02:27:50,990 --> 02:27:50,799
Joint agency responses to

4640
02:27:50,799 --> 02:27:53,199
homelessness and mental health

4641
02:27:54,169 --> 02:27:54,870
challenges to crime prevention

4642
02:27:54,870 --> 02:27:56,738
partnerships and partnerships

4643
02:27:56,738 --> 02:27:57,606
in neighborhoods or programs

4644
02:27:57,606 --> 02:28:00,600
and neighborhoods the downtown

4645
02:28:00,842 --> 02:28:01,610
and other commercial areas

4646
02:28:01,610 --> 02:28:02,310
impervious to traffic, transit,

4647
02:28:02,310 --> 02:28:05,310
pedestrian and bike safety and

4648
02:28:05,347 --> 02:28:06,480
community and egional disaster

4649
02:28:06,480 --> 02:28:06,749
preparation and resiliency to

4650
02:28:06,749 --> 02:28:09,149
meet the increasing challenges

4651
02:28:09,184 --> 02:28:09,985
of wildfires, earthquakes,

4652
02:28:09,985 --> 02:28:12,385
droughts, floods and other

4653
02:28:12,454 --> 02:28:13,222
hazards.

4654
02:28:13,222 --> 02:28:13,889
So the first strategic

4655
02:28:13,889 --> 02:28:14,624
objective is to maintain an

4656
02:28:14,624 --> 02:28:17,240
effective and innovative police

4657
02:28:17,226 --> 02:28:18,260
department and I spoken a lot

4658
02:28:18,260 --> 02:28:20,830
about the need to do a

4659
02:28:20,830 --> 02:28:21,497
technology audit to ensure that

4660
02:28:21,497 --> 02:28:23,897
we're not using overlapping

4661
02:28:24,833 --> 02:28:25,668
technologies and so the idea

4662
02:28:25,668 --> 02:28:28,771
here is to get not only more

4663
02:28:28,771 --> 02:28:29,338
fiscally lean but also to

4664
02:28:29,338 --> 02:28:30,500
become more efficient.

4665
02:28:30,500 --> 02:28:33,800
So I am pleased to report we

4666
02:28:33,800 --> 02:28:36,800
have submitted into an rfp

4667
02:28:36,312 --> 02:28:36,546
process for a new cat or mouse

4668
02:28:36,546 --> 02:28:37,613
.

4669
02:28:37,613 --> 02:28:38,280
We did field test a couple of

4670
02:28:38,280 --> 02:28:40,616
different vendors for that.

4671
02:28:40,616 --> 02:28:41,384
We have not yet received any

4672
02:28:41,384 --> 02:28:44,653
proposals yet so I don't know

4673
02:28:44,653 --> 02:28:45,288
if the ones that we evaluated

4674
02:28:45,288 --> 02:28:47,490
will be a part of this rfp

4675
02:28:47,490 --> 02:28:49,890
process but we're actively

4676
02:28:51,460 --> 02:28:52,295
underway here as far as patrol

4677
02:28:52,295 --> 02:28:52,995
technology we are evaluating

4678
02:28:52,995 --> 02:28:55,970
the addition of in-car cameras

4679
02:28:55,970 --> 02:28:55,965
to the patrol fleet.

4680
02:28:55,965 --> 02:28:56,632
Those are commonly referred to

4681
02:28:56,632 --> 02:28:58,768
as dash cameras but they're

4682
02:28:58,768 --> 02:28:59,369
actually not mounted to the

4683
02:28:59,369 --> 02:29:00,690
dash anymore.

4684
02:29:00,690 --> 02:29:00,803
They're mounted behind the or

4685
02:29:00,803 --> 02:29:02,872
in front I guess in front of

4686
02:29:02,872 --> 02:29:03,339
and between the windshield the

4687
02:29:03,339 --> 02:29:05,339
rearview mirror.

4688
02:29:06,609 --> 02:29:10,209
So so that system in addition

4689
02:29:10,613 --> 02:29:11,280
to a camera system that covers

4690
02:29:11,280 --> 02:29:13,383
the prisoner bay is under

4691
02:29:13,383 --> 02:29:14,451
evaluation.

4692
02:29:14,451 --> 02:29:15,151
I'm not sure if we're going to

4693
02:29:15,151 --> 02:29:17,253
end up purchasing those but it

4694
02:29:17,253 --> 02:29:17,854
is something we're actively

4695
02:29:17,854 --> 02:29:18,521
evaluating.

4696
02:29:18,521 --> 02:29:20,921
Social media engagement has

4697
02:29:21,958 --> 02:29:22,592
jumped since the last quarter.

4698
02:29:22,592 --> 02:29:24,861
It's it's up the instagram

4699
02:29:24,861 --> 02:29:27,261
followers have increased by

4700
02:29:28,431 --> 02:29:31,431
7000 and then with the facebook

4701
02:29:36,139 --> 02:29:36,840
is always probably more

4702
02:29:36,840 --> 02:29:39,742
utilized broadly and we're now

4703
02:29:39,742 --> 02:29:40,543
up to 30 5000 followers for

4704
02:29:40,543 --> 02:29:43,446
that for that part of our

4705
02:29:43,446 --> 02:29:44,800
social media city wide camera

4706
02:29:44,800 --> 02:29:46,480
systems e're continuing to

4707
02:29:46,716 --> 02:29:47,350
evaluate management, manage

4708
02:29:47,350 --> 02:29:49,350
camera technology there.

4709
02:29:50,853 --> 02:29:51,654
And then with respect to our

4710
02:29:51,654 --> 02:29:52,455
license plate reader cameras, I

4711
02:29:52,455 --> 02:29:54,858
did make a comment I think at

4712
02:29:54,858 --> 02:29:55,458
the last meeting that we are

4713
02:29:55,458 --> 02:29:57,458
evaluating and actually

4714
02:29:58,394 --> 02:30:01,394
building a public acing portal

4715
02:30:01,764 --> 02:30:02,565
to outline not just the best

4716
02:30:02,565 --> 02:30:05,565
practices with respect to data

4717
02:30:06,690 --> 02:30:06,936
sharing from lpr cameras but

4718
02:30:06,936 --> 02:30:07,704
also who we share it with and

4719
02:30:07,704 --> 02:30:10,704
we plan on updating that

4720
02:30:14,430 --> 02:30:14,745
frequently with respect to

4721
02:30:14,745 --> 02:30:15,412
continuing proactive response

4722
02:30:15,412 --> 02:30:18,820
to crime trends and with the

4723
02:30:18,820 --> 02:30:18,782
community involvement we we are

4724
02:30:18,782 --> 02:30:21,485
continuing to host coffee with

4725
02:30:21,485 --> 02:30:23,485
the cop events.

4726
02:30:24,254 --> 02:30:24,921
The last one was on JUNE 16th

4727
02:30:24,921 --> 02:30:25,355
and a national night out was

4728
02:30:25,355 --> 02:30:26,890
well attended.

4729
02:30:26,890 --> 02:30:28,240
We'll get to that in just a

4730
02:30:28,240 --> 02:30:28,825
little bit.

4731
02:30:28,825 --> 02:30:31,825
Officers in addition to going

4732
02:30:32,129 --> 02:30:32,829
to national night out did also

4733
02:30:32,829 --> 02:30:32,992
attend a bunch of neighborhood

4734
02:30:32,992 --> 02:30:34,992
-

4735
02:30:36,366 --> 02:30:39,236
block parties which is that the

4736
02:30:39,236 --> 02:30:40,104
more traditional way that that

4737
02:30:40,104 --> 02:30:43,704
national night out is run but

4738
02:30:43,973 --> 02:30:44,642
we also found that we got a lot

4739
02:30:44,642 --> 02:30:45,309
of great engagement and

4740
02:30:45,309 --> 02:30:47,709
participation by by hosting

4741
02:30:48,178 --> 02:30:51,778
added broadway plaza so so that

4742
02:30:54,517 --> 02:30:55,385
will continue and of about 85

4743
02:30:55,385 --> 02:30:57,854
or 90% done with one on one

4744
02:30:57,854 --> 02:30:58,755
meetings with all of our staff

4745
02:30:58,755 --> 02:30:59,456
and these are these are with

4746
02:30:59,456 --> 02:31:01,859
everyone these are with our

4747
02:31:01,859 --> 02:31:04,859
sworn police officers and with

4748
02:31:05,262 --> 02:31:05,863
our professional staff to try

4749
02:31:05,863 --> 02:31:08,263
another room to improve

4750
02:31:08,832 --> 02:31:09,499
communication in the department

4751
02:31:09,499 --> 02:31:10,267
of communication.

4752
02:31:10,267 --> 02:31:12,770
But also the goal is to develop

4753
02:31:12,770 --> 02:31:15,770
action items with the themes

4754
02:31:16,940 --> 02:31:17,575
that I co-lead from all of

4755
02:31:17,575 --> 02:31:18,275
those one on ones and with

4756
02:31:18,275 --> 02:31:20,675
respect to crime, intelligence

4757
02:31:21,478 --> 02:31:22,212
and analysis we've been with

4758
02:31:22,212 --> 02:31:25,515
peregrine now for a couple of

4759
02:31:25,515 --> 02:31:28,786
years and the the things that

4760
02:31:28,786 --> 02:31:29,453
this program can o we're

4761
02:31:29,453 --> 02:31:29,720
finding more and more every

4762
02:31:29,720 --> 02:31:31,720
day.

4763
02:31:32,423 --> 02:31:33,900
In fact currently working on a

4764
02:31:33,900 --> 02:31:35,900
new dashboard informational

4765
02:31:35,993 --> 02:31:37,280
dashboard for the council as

4766
02:31:37,280 --> 02:31:41,828
well as a post not a post but

4767
02:31:44,402 --> 02:31:45,350
sort of a change in how that

4768
02:31:45,350 --> 02:31:45,569
information is delivered.

4769
02:31:45,569 --> 02:31:47,604
So instead of excel

4770
02:31:47,604 --> 02:31:48,239
spreadsheets and numbers and

4771
02:31:48,239 --> 02:31:50,639
analysis you'll receive a

4772
02:31:51,742 --> 02:31:52,643
little bit more of a thorough

4773
02:31:52,643 --> 02:31:55,445
visual breakdown of of of what

4774
02:31:55,445 --> 02:31:56,447
you need to know.

4775
02:31:56,447 --> 02:31:59,984
And I would be remiss if I

4776
02:31:59,984 --> 02:32:00,585
didn't plug the next coffee

4777
02:32:00,585 --> 02:32:02,253
with the cop which is on

4778
02:32:02,253 --> 02:32:05,253
SEPTEMBER 8th at nordstrom at

4779
02:32:05,956 --> 02:32:08,956
9:30 A.M. Where nordstrom the

4780
02:32:09,193 --> 02:32:09,894
coffee shop at nordstrom and

4781
02:32:09,894 --> 02:32:12,497
one downstairs that would make

4782
02:32:12,497 --> 02:32:15,497
it easy for people yeah

4783
02:32:16,660 --> 02:32:16,901
national night out this was we

4784
02:32:16,901 --> 02:32:19,436
we had a good attendance as

4785
02:32:19,436 --> 02:32:20,370
well but 400 people were in

4786
02:32:20,370 --> 02:32:22,437
attendance for for this

4787
02:32:22,741 --> 02:32:23,574
national night out we continue

4788
02:32:23,574 --> 02:32:27,174
to see good crowds every year

4789
02:32:27,678 --> 02:32:30,148
again it's it's it's very

4790
02:32:30,148 --> 02:32:30,982
beneficial to us that in such a

4791
02:32:30,982 --> 02:32:33,982
a welcoming venue such as

4792
02:32:34,552 --> 02:32:36,552
broadway plaza.

4793
02:32:38,222 --> 02:32:39,230
>> strategic objective number

4794
02:32:39,230 --> 02:32:39,690
three coordinate joint agency

4795
02:32:39,690 --> 02:32:42,260
response to homelessness and

4796
02:32:42,260 --> 02:32:42,861
mental health challenges.

4797
02:32:42,861 --> 02:32:43,494
hop continues to collaborate

4798
02:32:43,494 --> 02:32:46,264
with the city and with the

4799
02:32:46,264 --> 02:32:46,864
county and different resources

4800
02:32:46,864 --> 02:32:49,264
to to address people

4801
02:32:50,680 --> 02:32:51,690
experiencing homelessness.

4802
02:32:51,690 --> 02:32:51,736
I am pleased to report that

4803
02:32:51,736 --> 02:32:54,136
there aren't any established

4804
02:32:54,172 --> 02:32:55,600
encampments in city limits as I

4805
02:32:55,600 --> 02:32:59,206
think I did the last quarter as

4806
02:33:01,450 --> 02:33:03,445
well ith strategic objective

4807
02:33:04,150 --> 02:33:04,682
number four which is to develop

4808
02:33:04,682 --> 02:33:05,116
crime prevention partnership

4809
02:33:05,116 --> 02:33:07,116
and programs.

4810
02:33:07,418 --> 02:33:08,219
We continue business watch.

4811
02:33:08,219 --> 02:33:11,222
This was the brainchild of our

4812
02:33:11,222 --> 02:33:11,623
crime prevention specialist

4813
02:33:11,623 --> 02:33:13,623
cara ramon.

4814
02:33:15,127 --> 02:33:16,940
This initially started off as a

4815
02:33:16,940 --> 02:33:19,940
crime free business model which

4816
02:33:19,531 --> 02:33:23,702
is the more common way to to to

4817
02:33:23,702 --> 02:33:24,200
build something like business

4818
02:33:24,200 --> 02:33:24,669
watch.

4819
02:33:24,669 --> 02:33:25,237
>> but cara took that in and

4820
02:33:25,237 --> 02:33:27,720
ran with the concept.

4821
02:33:27,720 --> 02:33:27,739
So we've hosted a few meetings

4822
02:33:27,739 --> 02:33:30,742
to this point four events so

4823
02:33:30,742 --> 02:33:31,376
far this year they re

4824
02:33:31,376 --> 02:33:33,776
increasingly getting to be

4825
02:33:34,679 --> 02:33:35,446
better attended and the idea is

4826
02:33:35,446 --> 02:33:36,147
to have businesses commuting

4827
02:33:36,147 --> 02:33:38,547
communicating with each other

4828
02:33:38,617 --> 02:33:39,418
so that if you see something

4829
02:33:39,418 --> 02:33:40,850
say something but also to open

4830
02:33:40,850 --> 02:33:42,540
up lines of communication to

4831
02:33:42,540 --> 02:33:45,540
the police department with that

4832
02:33:45,924 --> 02:33:46,725
detectives our detective bureau

4833
02:33:46,725 --> 02:33:49,394
presented on fraud, robbery and

4834
02:33:49,394 --> 02:33:50,262
business related crime business

4835
02:33:50,262 --> 02:33:52,797
watch lunch and learn on the

4836
02:33:52,797 --> 02:33:56,397
18th of AUGUST and then the

4837
02:33:57,269 --> 02:33:57,969
crime prevention specialist

4838
02:33:57,969 --> 02:33:59,969
completed three environmental

4839
02:34:00,939 --> 02:34:01,740
design evaluations of local

4840
02:34:01,740 --> 02:34:02,574
businesses and what that is

4841
02:34:02,574 --> 02:34:04,843
that's a service that we offer

4842
02:34:04,843 --> 02:34:05,511
where the crime prevention

4843
02:34:05,511 --> 02:34:08,113
specialist will go and make

4844
02:34:08,113 --> 02:34:08,814
environmental recommendations

4845
02:34:08,814 --> 02:34:11,814
to the business to increase

4846
02:34:11,850 --> 02:34:12,751
security and lower the chances

4847
02:34:12,751 --> 02:34:13,251
that they could become he

4848
02:34:13,251 --> 02:34:13,952
victim of a crime.

4849
02:34:13,952 --> 02:34:16,221
>> and the neighborhood watch

4850
02:34:16,221 --> 02:34:19,221
program we we we've restored

4851
02:34:19,758 --> 02:34:20,259
that up but it's starting to

4852
02:34:20,259 --> 02:34:20,959
grow a little bit.

4853
02:34:20,959 --> 02:34:23,395
But again, that's the the

4854
02:34:23,395 --> 02:34:25,795
revamp from our crime

4855
02:34:26,932 --> 02:34:28,932
prevention specialist with

4856
02:34:29,368 --> 02:34:30,350
strategic objective number five

4857
02:34:30,350 --> 02:34:32,435
to improve traffic transit

4858
02:34:33,272 --> 02:34:34,106
pedestrian and bicycle safety I

4859
02:34:34,106 --> 02:34:34,840
am pleased to report the

4860
02:34:34,840 --> 02:34:36,775
overall traffic collisions have

4861
02:34:36,775 --> 02:34:37,242
decreased 11% compared to this

4862
02:34:37,242 --> 02:34:39,242
point last year.

4863
02:34:39,578 --> 02:34:40,479
Duis we're seeing a lot more

4864
02:34:40,479 --> 02:34:43,479
dui arrests and that's probably

4865
02:34:43,682 --> 02:34:44,516
due to our officers comfort

4866
02:34:44,516 --> 02:34:47,887
level based on some of the

4867
02:34:47,887 --> 02:34:48,587
training that they've received.

4868
02:34:48,587 --> 02:34:51,587
They ypically when an officer

4869
02:34:51,723 --> 02:34:52,458
is is they go through the

4870
02:34:52,458 --> 02:34:54,726
police academy, they do receive

4871
02:34:54,726 --> 02:34:55,661
some level of training as to

4872
02:34:55,661 --> 02:34:56,950
alcohol and drug detection from

4873
02:34:56,950 --> 02:34:58,950
from drivers.

4874
02:34:59,665 --> 02:35:00,332
But until you go through a more

4875
02:35:00,332 --> 02:35:02,332
specialized class, sometimes

4876
02:35:03,135 --> 02:35:03,970
those things can can slip by.

4877
02:35:03,970 --> 02:35:06,705
So we did send a number of

4878
02:35:06,705 --> 02:35:07,506
officers to that training

4879
02:35:07,506 --> 02:35:08,141
several years ago or three

4880
02:35:08,141 --> 02:35:10,420
years ago now and now it's

4881
02:35:10,420 --> 02:35:10,843
starting to take hold with the

4882
02:35:10,843 --> 02:35:13,679
I mean we can't really use

4883
02:35:13,679 --> 02:35:14,680
covid as an excuse anymore but

4884
02:35:14,680 --> 02:35:15,314
we did hire a number of

4885
02:35:15,314 --> 02:35:17,714
officers through covid and

4886
02:35:18,584 --> 02:35:19,251
getting them used to going out

4887
02:35:19,251 --> 02:35:21,520
and making traffic stops and

4888
02:35:21,520 --> 02:35:22,321
educating the public again was

4889
02:35:22,321 --> 02:35:25,321
it was a bit trying.

4890
02:35:25,524 --> 02:35:26,158
So we're there now we're making

4891
02:35:26,158 --> 02:35:28,558
traffic stops route and

4892
02:35:29,429 --> 02:35:30,620
educating the public ut one of

4893
02:35:30,620 --> 02:35:30,729
the products of that is an

4894
02:35:30,729 --> 02:35:32,965
increase in dui arrests over

4895
02:35:32,965 --> 02:35:35,965
the nighttime and weekend hours

4896
02:35:36,436 --> 02:35:37,436
today or since SEPTEMBER of

4897
02:35:37,436 --> 02:35:40,436
last year we're at 118 arrests.

4898
02:35:43,109 --> 02:35:45,778
But I will note that in 2025

4899
02:35:45,778 --> 02:35:46,779
year to date 2025 so JANUARY

4900
02:35:46,779 --> 02:35:50,379
1st to SEPTEMBER 1st we had 49

4901
02:35:50,450 --> 02:35:51,117
dui arrests and since then or

4902
02:35:51,117 --> 02:35:53,953
since JANUARY of this year,

4903
02:35:53,953 --> 02:35:54,720
year to date we have 89.

4904
02:35:54,720 --> 02:35:57,720
So it's quite a significant

4905
02:35:58,230 --> 02:36:01,623
increase in one that is a

4906
02:36:01,661 --> 02:36:02,328
little surprising kind of given

4907
02:36:02,328 --> 02:36:05,928
the ride share that are out

4908
02:36:05,932 --> 02:36:06,766
there and the opportunities for

4909
02:36:06,766 --> 02:36:09,536
folks to not drive impaired.

4910
02:36:09,536 --> 02:36:10,369
But now that we're now that

4911
02:36:10,369 --> 02:36:11,400
we're out there stopping them

4912
02:36:11,400 --> 02:36:12,204
there, they're being held

4913
02:36:12,204 --> 02:36:14,604
accountable if they're driving

4914
02:36:16,276 --> 02:36:17,510
impaired.

4915
02:36:17,510 --> 02:36:20,647
And I did MISS One thing for

4916
02:36:20,647 --> 02:36:21,347
pedestrians safety month we are

4917
02:36:21,347 --> 02:36:21,947
partnering with rossmore on a

4918
02:36:21,947 --> 02:36:23,947
presentation planned for

4919
02:36:24,170 --> 02:36:24,951
OCTOBER.

4920
02:36:24,951 --> 02:36:27,220
>> those are always well

4921
02:36:27,220 --> 02:36:28,210
attended for strategic

4922
02:36:28,210 --> 02:36:28,688
strategic objective number five

4923
02:36:28,688 --> 02:36:31,524
which is to improve traffic

4924
02:36:31,524 --> 02:36:31,992
transit pedestrian base,

4925
02:36:31,992 --> 02:36:32,759
bicycle safety.

4926
02:36:32,759 --> 02:36:36,359
We continue to work with public

4927
02:36:38,764 --> 02:36:39,632
works quarterly to discuss not

4928
02:36:39,632 --> 02:36:40,299
just engineering projects but

4929
02:36:40,299 --> 02:36:42,699
also community feedback and

4930
02:36:43,200 --> 02:36:43,736
evaluate roadway conditions and

4931
02:36:43,736 --> 02:36:44,271
to review crash details after

4932
02:36:44,271 --> 02:36:45,500
serious collisions.

4933
02:36:45,500 --> 02:36:46,974
So one thing that actually came

4934
02:36:46,974 --> 02:36:50,543
up in our chiefs advisory board

4935
02:36:50,543 --> 02:36:51,411
meeting was fairly minor

4936
02:36:51,411 --> 02:36:52,179
detail about a local parking

4937
02:36:52,179 --> 02:36:55,810
lot coming out onto a public

4938
02:36:55,810 --> 02:36:55,715
roadway that captain slater has

4939
02:36:55,715 --> 02:36:58,584
since started to work with

4940
02:36:58,584 --> 02:36:59,352
traffic engineering to see if

4941
02:36:59,352 --> 02:37:02,222
we can come up with a solution

4942
02:37:02,222 --> 02:37:02,822
for so well we'll take it from

4943
02:37:02,822 --> 02:37:03,489
anywhere we can get it.

4944
02:37:03,489 --> 02:37:05,889
Any suggestions or feedback?

4945
02:37:06,459 --> 02:37:07,127
We're certainly open to and we

4946
02:37:07,127 --> 02:37:09,495
want to improve our roadway

4947
02:37:09,495 --> 02:37:13,950
safety as much as possible on

4948
02:37:13,767 --> 02:37:17,337
e-bikes so we receive it pretty

4949
02:37:17,337 --> 02:37:18,500
regularly.

4950
02:37:18,500 --> 02:37:18,605
Complaints about reckless

4951
02:37:18,605 --> 02:37:19,339
e-bike riders and I know

4952
02:37:19,339 --> 02:37:22,939
council member dave any of this

4953
02:37:23,543 --> 02:37:26,914
is a passion project of yours

4954
02:37:26,914 --> 02:37:27,648
and so I am pleased to report

4955
02:37:27,648 --> 02:37:30,717
that we participated in a joint

4956
02:37:30,717 --> 02:37:31,180
e-bike education on AUGUST

4957
02:37:31,180 --> 02:37:31,752
18th.

4958
02:37:31,752 --> 02:37:34,752
So nine agencies in total

4959
02:37:35,923 --> 02:37:36,623
participated and we were one of

4960
02:37:36,623 --> 02:37:38,458
them 45 officers and that's I

4961
02:37:38,458 --> 02:37:39,326
don't think they're all

4962
02:37:39,326 --> 02:37:42,926
pictured there but you see the

4963
02:37:43,263 --> 02:37:43,964
numbers there and this is not

4964
02:37:43,964 --> 02:37:46,964
just specific to walnut creek.

4965
02:37:47,101 --> 02:37:47,801
This is this is a growing issue

4966
02:37:47,801 --> 02:37:50,201
everywhere and obviously with

4967
02:37:50,905 --> 02:37:51,605
respect to e-bikes and and

4968
02:37:51,605 --> 02:37:54,605
motorcycles, we want to ensure

4969
02:37:54,608 --> 02:37:55,542
that people are safe.

4970
02:37:55,542 --> 02:37:56,177
We want to ensure that there

4971
02:37:56,177 --> 02:37:58,450
are license and we want to

4972
02:37:58,450 --> 02:37:58,645
ensure that the public around

4973
02:37:58,645 --> 02:38:00,645
them is safe.

4974
02:38:01,715 --> 02:38:04,115
So 194 contacts total made 56

4975
02:38:04,385 --> 02:38:05,850
tickets were issued a 137

4976
02:38:05,850 --> 02:38:07,485
warnings or education contacts

4977
02:38:07,955 --> 02:38:08,789
were made.

4978
02:38:08,789 --> 02:38:09,423
One was arrested for drug

4979
02:38:09,423 --> 02:38:11,823
possession which is always

4980
02:38:13,227 --> 02:38:13,894
surprising to me on an e-bike

4981
02:38:13,894 --> 02:38:16,330
and then we towed one for I

4982
02:38:16,330 --> 02:38:17,310
believe being unlicensed with

4983
02:38:17,310 --> 02:38:20,310
the next operation planned for

4984
02:38:23,771 --> 02:38:24,538
SEPTEMBER 17th with respect to

4985
02:38:24,538 --> 02:38:25,272
strategic objective number six

4986
02:38:25,272 --> 02:38:27,674
which is community and regional

4987
02:38:27,674 --> 02:38:28,376
disaster preparation we

4988
02:38:28,376 --> 02:38:31,376
provided we were provided with

4989
02:38:35,148 --> 02:38:36,150
updated training on when.

4990
02:38:36,150 --> 02:38:38,986
This was at one of our command

4991
02:38:38,986 --> 02:38:40,870
staff meetings a representative

4992
02:38:40,870 --> 02:38:43,591
from cw us came and made sure

4993
02:38:43,591 --> 02:38:44,291
that we were all signed up for

4994
02:38:44,291 --> 02:38:47,280
the alerts and we were but but

4995
02:38:47,280 --> 02:38:47,762
he also assured us that the

4996
02:38:47,762 --> 02:38:48,462
system is working properly.

4997
02:38:48,462 --> 02:38:49,630
there are times that sometimes

4998
02:38:49,630 --> 02:38:51,699
we don't feel like we're

4999
02:38:51,699 --> 02:38:52,733
getting all the alerts there.

5000
02:38:52,733 --> 02:38:56,933
They assure us that we are and

5001
02:38:58,172 --> 02:38:59,206
so we are now well informed.

5002
02:38:59,206 --> 02:39:02,610
>> now I'll open it up to

5003
02:39:02,610 --> 02:39:02,977
questions if any of you MAY

5004
02:39:02,977 --> 02:39:03,677
have some.

5005
02:39:03,677 --> 02:39:06,470
>> is is officer young feeling

5006
02:39:06,470 --> 02:39:09,500
the pressure of people that are

5007
02:39:09,500 --> 02:39:09,650
going to be on his tails for

5008
02:39:09,650 --> 02:39:12,500
the award next year?

5009
02:39:13,880 --> 02:39:13,888
>> I can't speak for him but he

5010
02:39:13,888 --> 02:39:16,491
should be which is a good

5011
02:39:16,491 --> 02:39:17,291
problem for us and the

5012
02:39:17,291 --> 02:39:20,291
community frankly I as just

5013
02:39:21,262 --> 02:39:21,929
curious on the cwc how is that

5014
02:39:21,929 --> 02:39:24,665
different from so because I

5015
02:39:24,665 --> 02:39:27,735
think I guess nixon alerts yes

5016
02:39:27,735 --> 02:39:30,505
so cwc is countywide it's the

5017
02:39:30,505 --> 02:39:31,272
county emergency system as

5018
02:39:31,272 --> 02:39:31,940
opposed to everbridge which is

5019
02:39:31,940 --> 02:39:32,374
one that we have within the

5020
02:39:32,374 --> 02:39:34,374
city as well.

5021
02:39:35,710 --> 02:39:36,277
So we make the call when it

5022
02:39:36,277 --> 02:39:38,212
goes out on next hold.

5023
02:39:38,212 --> 02:39:38,779
Correct the call on cwa?

5024
02:39:38,779 --> 02:39:39,513
>> correct.

5025
02:39:39,513 --> 02:39:42,149
So we MAY never hear from them.

5026
02:39:42,149 --> 02:39:46,200
We MAY not but if we make the

5027
02:39:46,200 --> 02:39:46,988
requests from them they will

5028
02:39:46,988 --> 02:39:47,421
make sure that t gets to the

5029
02:39:47,421 --> 02:39:47,722
right people.

5030
02:39:47,722 --> 02:39:48,423
Okay.

5031
02:39:48,423 --> 02:39:50,424
What's the I mean what is the

5032
02:39:50,424 --> 02:39:52,824
difference like a refinery

5033
02:39:53,794 --> 02:39:54,562
blows up coverage?

5034
02:39:54,562 --> 02:39:55,262
Yeah, well coverage between

5035
02:39:55,262 --> 02:39:57,662
that and everbridge coverage.

5036
02:39:57,833 --> 02:39:58,433
Okay.

5037
02:39:58,433 --> 02:39:58,733
>> thank you.

5038
02:39:58,733 --> 02:40:00,733
Right.

5039
02:40:05,307 --> 02:40:06,700
I think oh what is this we

5040
02:40:06,700 --> 02:40:06,708
frequently hear comments that

5041
02:40:06,708 --> 02:40:09,708
why aren't we just banning

5042
02:40:10,678 --> 02:40:13,581
e-bikes outright like down and

5043
02:40:13,581 --> 02:40:17,850
I kind know what is what's

5044
02:40:17,850 --> 02:40:17,886
really going on at the this

5045
02:40:17,886 --> 02:40:20,255
regional level so you have to

5046
02:40:20,255 --> 02:40:21,230
work regionally because people

5047
02:40:21,230 --> 02:40:23,423
are crossing borders faster

5048
02:40:24,292 --> 02:40:25,260
than they used to but well and

5049
02:40:25,260 --> 02:40:28,260
you know without giving away

5050
02:40:28,630 --> 02:40:30,463
too many trade secrets

5051
02:40:31,232 --> 02:40:31,933
sometimes a planned e-bike

5052
02:40:31,933 --> 02:40:32,300
enforcement operation is the

5053
02:40:32,300 --> 02:40:34,300
way to go.

5054
02:40:35,937 --> 02:40:36,605
>> the regionally this works

5055
02:40:36,605 --> 02:40:39,605
better because just to your

5056
02:40:40,410 --> 02:40:40,876
point, councilmember silva it

5057
02:40:40,876 --> 02:40:41,376
is it is people do kind of

5058
02:40:41,376 --> 02:40:43,376
crossover borders.

5059
02:40:43,812 --> 02:40:44,479
Te california the jurisdiction

5060
02:40:44,479 --> 02:40:47,150
isn't an issue it's it's the

5061
02:40:47,150 --> 02:40:47,916
personnel and making sure that

5062
02:40:47,916 --> 02:40:48,650
we have the personnel o catch

5063
02:40:48,650 --> 02:40:50,180
people on the other end if they

5064
02:40:50,180 --> 02:40:50,919
take off.

5065
02:40:50,919 --> 02:40:51,653
One thing we're not going to do

5066
02:40:51,653 --> 02:40:54,289
is if it's a danger to public

5067
02:40:54,289 --> 02:40:55,230
safety, if we were to continue

5068
02:40:55,230 --> 02:40:57,626
a pursuit of an e-bike rider or

5069
02:40:57,626 --> 02:40:58,226
an e motorcycle rider, we do

5070
02:40:58,226 --> 02:40:58,960
need to weigh that out.

5071
02:40:58,960 --> 02:41:01,396
And if it's just the violation

5072
02:41:01,396 --> 02:41:02,970
of the e-bike or the the

5073
02:41:02,970 --> 02:41:05,330
driving pattern of the e-bike

5074
02:41:05,330 --> 02:41:05,667
rider as opposed to maybe a

5075
02:41:05,667 --> 02:41:08,670
violent crime that they're

5076
02:41:08,703 --> 02:41:09,370
fleeing from, we have to weigh

5077
02:41:09,370 --> 02:41:11,106
that out when we're deciding

5078
02:41:11,106 --> 02:41:14,106
whether to to continue a

5079
02:41:14,543 --> 02:41:15,277
pursuit.

5080
02:41:15,277 --> 02:41:17,277
>> thank you.

5081
02:41:19,480 --> 02:41:19,881
I think yeah I see e-bikes

5082
02:41:19,881 --> 02:41:20,582
doing well.

5083
02:41:20,582 --> 02:41:21,316
>> leaves go all the way down

5084
02:41:21,316 --> 02:41:22,184
the street in front of my house

5085
02:41:22,184 --> 02:41:23,218
now.

5086
02:41:23,218 --> 02:41:23,952
>> yeah and you know that's

5087
02:41:23,952 --> 02:41:26,355
certainly unsafe and if we were

5088
02:41:26,355 --> 02:41:27,890
to catch that then we would

5089
02:41:27,890 --> 02:41:30,580
initiate a traffic stop on them

5090
02:41:30,580 --> 02:41:31,920
and write a citation.

5091
02:41:31,920 --> 02:41:31,760
>> two weeks ago after this

5092
02:41:31,760 --> 02:41:34,950
meeting I pulled out of the

5093
02:41:34,950 --> 02:41:34,796
parking lot was going south on

5094
02:41:34,796 --> 02:41:37,196
south broadway for north

5095
02:41:37,266 --> 02:41:38,166
broadway and there were two

5096
02:41:38,166 --> 02:41:38,834
coming at me from his side and

5097
02:41:38,834 --> 02:41:41,536
one coming at me from this.

5098
02:41:41,536 --> 02:41:42,238
They were clearly in the street

5099
02:41:42,238 --> 02:41:43,805
but I couldn't even figure out

5100
02:41:43,805 --> 02:41:45,805
what it was.

5101
02:41:48,410 --> 02:41:49,311
>> it was just I liked maybe

5102
02:41:49,311 --> 02:41:51,614
they had a light because you

5103
02:41:51,614 --> 02:41:52,814
were probably ahead of me.

5104
02:41:52,814 --> 02:41:53,416
>> oh and I do see legislation

5105
02:41:53,416 --> 02:41:55,450
coming down the pipeline

5106
02:41:55,450 --> 02:41:56,850
eventually to to regulate these

5107
02:41:56,850 --> 02:41:59,550
a little bit more closely.

5108
02:41:59,550 --> 02:41:59,688
But I won't comment on any

5109
02:41:59,688 --> 02:42:02,880
other city ordinance that

5110
02:42:02,758 --> 02:42:06,358
outright bans them but I don't

5111
02:42:06,795 --> 02:42:07,496
know if they're having any

5112
02:42:07,496 --> 02:42:10,650
success with that to be frank.

5113
02:42:10,650 --> 02:42:10,900
>> you know, since we're on the

5114
02:42:10,900 --> 02:42:13,969
topic just today I spoke with

5115
02:42:13,969 --> 02:42:14,670
our emergency medical care

5116
02:42:14,670 --> 02:42:17,670
committee which is a committee

5117
02:42:18,700 --> 02:42:21,430
at the county level and about

5118
02:42:21,430 --> 02:42:22,178
e-bikes and bike safety.

5119
02:42:22,178 --> 02:42:24,480
And so I hope that in the near

5120
02:42:24,480 --> 02:42:26,880
future they'll be stronger

5121
02:42:28,317 --> 02:42:29,184
county wide coordination and

5122
02:42:29,184 --> 02:42:32,184
we'll certainly bring that back

5123
02:42:32,254 --> 02:42:32,855
as soon as I hear more.

5124
02:42:32,855 --> 02:42:34,855
>> excellent.

5125
02:42:36,225 --> 02:42:36,992
Q thank you.

5126
02:42:36,992 --> 02:42:37,860
>> gibbs my pleasure.

5127
02:42:37,860 --> 02:42:38,327
I will now turn it back over to

5128
02:42:38,327 --> 02:42:40,327
joe for closing.

5129
02:42:42,650 --> 02:42:42,598
>> thank you for lunch.

5130
02:42:42,598 --> 02:42:44,598
All right.

5131
02:42:46,368 --> 02:42:46,936
Wll thank you o all of our

5132
02:42:46,936 --> 02:42:47,536
leads for presenting.

5133
02:42:47,536 --> 02:42:49,936
So tonight we discussed

5134
02:42:50,105 --> 02:42:50,539
priorities from 2025 and 2026

5135
02:42:50,539 --> 02:42:52,539
calendar year.

5136
02:42:53,576 --> 02:42:56,378
Believe it or not, 2027 is

5137
02:42:56,378 --> 02:42:56,612
going to get here very quickly

5138
02:42:56,612 --> 02:42:57,447
.

5139
02:42:57,447 --> 02:42:58,181
>> so city council will soon be

5140
02:42:58,181 --> 02:43:01,181
identifying a new set of

5141
02:43:01,217 --> 02:43:01,684
priorities for those two

5142
02:43:01,684 --> 02:43:02,585
calendar years.

5143
02:43:02,585 --> 02:43:05,870
>> so I want to talk a little

5144
02:43:05,870 --> 02:43:06,289
bit about that.

5145
02:43:06,289 --> 02:43:08,791
So at the MAY 19th city council

5146
02:43:08,791 --> 02:43:11,191
meeting city council did

5147
02:43:11,961 --> 02:43:12,595
approve staff to go forward to

5148
02:43:12,595 --> 02:43:14,995
conduct outreach with the

5149
02:43:16,650 --> 02:43:16,732
community to help inform

5150
02:43:16,732 --> 02:43:19,732
development of the next two

5151
02:43:20,270 --> 02:43:22,670
calendar year priority cycle.

5152
02:43:23,940 --> 02:43:24,741
>> so since then staff has

5153
02:43:24,741 --> 02:43:27,741
developed a wo phased approach

5154
02:43:28,111 --> 02:43:31,111
to to engaging our community

5155
02:43:31,247 --> 02:43:31,548
with an overall theme of your

5156
02:43:31,548 --> 02:43:33,548
voice.

5157
02:43:34,885 --> 02:43:38,287
Our future and phase one was to

5158
02:43:38,287 --> 02:43:39,880
begin with a broad open ended

5159
02:43:39,880 --> 02:43:42,880
community question or an pen

5160
02:43:42,492 --> 02:43:43,293
ended listening to hear what

5161
02:43:43,293 --> 02:43:45,495
issues mattered to the

5162
02:43:45,495 --> 02:43:45,795
community over the next two

5163
02:43:45,795 --> 02:43:46,463
years.

5164
02:43:46,463 --> 02:43:49,265
And so that phase that first

5165
02:43:49,265 --> 02:43:50,660
phase did start this week.

5166
02:43:50,660 --> 02:43:53,660
>> we did launch a inhouse

5167
02:43:53,503 --> 02:43:56,503
designed open ended survey that

5168
02:43:57,373 --> 02:43:58,108
was launched and shared in the

5169
02:43:58,108 --> 02:44:00,977
nutshell which was delivered to

5170
02:44:00,977 --> 02:44:04,581
folks this week and is on our

5171
02:44:04,581 --> 02:44:05,281
city website and it asks the

5172
02:44:05,281 --> 02:44:07,951
question what would you like

5173
02:44:07,951 --> 02:44:10,951
the city to prioritize in 2027

5174
02:44:11,354 --> 02:44:12,189
and 2028 suggest an open field

5175
02:44:12,189 --> 02:44:15,189
share with us what you're

5176
02:44:15,659 --> 02:44:18,270
thinking and that survey will

5177
02:44:18,270 --> 02:44:18,895
be open to the public until

5178
02:44:18,895 --> 02:44:19,629
SEPTEMBER 15th at 5 P.M. And

5179
02:44:19,629 --> 02:44:22,465
I'm just going to go ahead and

5180
02:44:22,465 --> 02:44:25,335
plug you can find it at walnut

5181
02:44:25,335 --> 02:44:26,690
creek see

5182
02:44:26,690 --> 02:44:28,905
a.Gov/council-priorities and we

5183
02:44:28,905 --> 02:44:29,605
will share a social media post

5184
02:44:29,605 --> 02:44:30,373
on that as well.

5185
02:44:30,373 --> 02:44:33,373
>> so the responses we received

5186
02:44:33,610 --> 02:44:35,913
to that open ended survey is

5187
02:44:35,913 --> 02:44:36,947
going to help inform the phase

5188
02:44:36,947 --> 02:44:40,416
two which is a more defined

5189
02:44:40,416 --> 02:44:41,251
community survey where we're

5190
02:44:41,251 --> 02:44:44,455
going to ask the public to to

5191
02:44:44,455 --> 02:44:47,455
rank or rioritize the themes

5192
02:44:47,924 --> 02:44:48,959
of most value to them.

5193
02:44:48,959 --> 02:44:52,262
Those themes will be of course

5194
02:44:52,262 --> 02:44:52,762
informed by this open community

5195
02:44:52,762 --> 02:44:54,762
listening section.

5196
02:44:55,232 --> 02:44:56,330
>> so we're currently

5197
02:44:56,330 --> 02:44:56,867
considering whether that phase

5198
02:44:56,867 --> 02:44:59,603
two survey will be done in

5199
02:44:59,603 --> 02:45:00,270
house more informally or if

5200
02:45:00,270 --> 02:45:00,971
we're going to go ahead and

5201
02:45:00,971 --> 02:45:02,840
pursue the support of a

5202
02:45:02,840 --> 02:45:05,240
consultant especially if we

5203
02:45:06,609 --> 02:45:07,311
find from our phase one that

5204
02:45:07,311 --> 02:45:09,847
there's a lot of complex a lot

5205
02:45:09,847 --> 02:45:10,715
of complexities to the issues

5206
02:45:10,715 --> 02:45:11,481
we receive and then we'll go

5207
02:45:11,481 --> 02:45:14,481
ahead and provide to city

5208
02:45:14,584 --> 02:45:17,755
council the the results of that

5209
02:45:17,755 --> 02:45:21,224
survey to help inform as the

5210
02:45:21,224 --> 02:45:22,226
next priorities are developed

5211
02:45:22,226 --> 02:45:22,559
and that is all I have for

5212
02:45:22,559 --> 02:45:24,559
tonight.

5213
02:45:26,630 --> 02:45:29,630
Any questions about the survey

5214
02:45:29,300 --> 02:45:29,700
or engagement?

5215
02:45:29,700 --> 02:45:30,167
Okay.

5216
02:45:30,167 --> 02:45:32,167
Ask a question.

5217
02:45:33,370 --> 02:45:33,970
Could you send us the link to

5218
02:45:33,970 --> 02:45:36,474
that survey o that we can find

5219
02:45:36,474 --> 02:45:36,874
it and have it handy on our

5220
02:45:36,874 --> 02:45:37,307
device?

5221
02:45:37,307 --> 02:45:37,674
>> absolutely.

5222
02:45:37,674 --> 02:45:38,409
Thank you.

5223
02:45:38,409 --> 02:45:40,744
Will that be promoted on social

5224
02:45:40,744 --> 02:45:41,712
media?

5225
02:45:41,712 --> 02:45:42,120
>> yes, we will do that this

5226
02:45:42,120 --> 02:45:42,313
week.

5227
02:45:42,313 --> 02:45:42,680
Great.

5228
02:45:42,680 --> 02:45:44,680
All right.

5229
02:45:44,949 --> 02:45:45,716
Thank you.

5230
02:45:45,716 --> 02:45:46,316
>> all right.

5231
02:45:46,316 --> 02:45:46,717
Thanks, joe and thanks.

5232
02:45:46,717 --> 02:45:47,985
Thanks team.

5233
02:45:47,985 --> 02:45:48,619
Nice job.

5234
02:45:48,619 --> 02:45:48,986
>> yeah.

5235
02:45:48,986 --> 02:45:50,986
All right.

5236
02:45:55,259 --> 02:45:58,529
Which brings us to our final

5237
02:45:58,529 --> 02:45:59,463
item the public hearing.

5238
02:45:59,463 --> 02:46:00,130
So this is a consideration of

5239
02:46:00,130 --> 02:46:03,670
considering a waiver of the

5240
02:46:03,670 --> 02:46:03,768
reading and introduction of an

5241
02:46:03,768 --> 02:46:04,401
ordinance amending the city of

5242
02:46:04,401 --> 02:46:06,401
walnut creek councilmember

5243
02:46:06,637 --> 02:46:06,937
compensation to a $600 per

5244
02:46:06,937 --> 02:46:08,937
month.

5245
02:46:09,974 --> 02:46:10,808
And I invite human resources

5246
02:46:10,808 --> 02:46:13,208
director tricia raber forward

5247
02:46:24,722 --> 02:46:27,122
to provide the presentation.

5248
02:46:28,793 --> 02:46:29,126
>> good evening mayor.

5249
02:46:29,126 --> 02:46:29,794
Welcome.

5250
02:46:29,794 --> 02:46:30,461
Council members trish raver

5251
02:46:30,461 --> 02:46:32,861
human resources director I'm

5252
02:46:33,310 --> 02:46:34,598
here this evening to rovide a

5253
02:46:34,598 --> 02:46:36,998
brief presentation on council

5254
02:46:38,469 --> 02:46:39,470
compensation.

5255
02:46:39,470 --> 02:46:41,870
The agenda this evening

5256
02:46:43,740 --> 02:46:43,674
includes the history of council

5257
02:46:43,674 --> 02:46:45,674
compensation applicable

5258
02:46:46,711 --> 02:46:48,711
legislation inclusive of

5259
02:46:49,747 --> 02:46:51,747
government code section 36516

5260
02:46:53,170 --> 02:46:54,986
and senate bill 329 as well as

5261
02:46:54,986 --> 02:46:56,986
compensation options for

5262
02:46:58,823 --> 02:47:00,823
council consideration

5263
02:47:03,940 --> 02:47:03,828
government code section 36516

5264
02:47:03,828 --> 02:47:06,828
provides for general law cities

5265
02:47:06,831 --> 02:47:07,632
such as the city of walnut

5266
02:47:07,632 --> 02:47:10,501
creek to establish and adjust

5267
02:47:10,501 --> 02:47:11,536
compensation by ordinance.

5268
02:47:11,536 --> 02:47:13,705
There are two primary ways in

5269
02:47:13,705 --> 02:47:14,605
which council compensation can

5270
02:47:14,605 --> 02:47:17,605
be adjusted according to that

5271
02:47:17,776 --> 02:47:18,710
government code section either

5272
02:47:18,710 --> 02:47:21,710
based on the city's population

5273
02:47:22,513 --> 02:47:23,314
size according to a schedule or

5274
02:47:23,314 --> 02:47:25,917
by adjusting based on a modest

5275
02:47:25,917 --> 02:47:27,917
inflation calculator.

5276
02:47:30,880 --> 02:47:30,855
>> this table provides the

5277
02:47:30,855 --> 02:47:32,757
history of council compensation

5278
02:47:32,757 --> 02:47:34,893
over the past 50 years during

5279
02:47:34,893 --> 02:47:35,693
which time only five

5280
02:47:35,693 --> 02:47:38,930
adjustments have taken place

5281
02:47:38,163 --> 02:47:40,563
the current compensation of

5282
02:47:40,899 --> 02:47:43,299
$650 per month was adopted

5283
02:47:43,735 --> 02:47:44,569
almost 25 years ago in 002.

5284
02:47:44,569 --> 02:47:47,773
I also want to note that

5285
02:47:47,773 --> 02:47:48,507
council members are eligible

5286
02:47:48,507 --> 02:47:51,507
for participation in the city's

5287
02:47:51,577 --> 02:47:52,143
retirement and health plans and

5288
02:47:52,143 --> 02:47:54,543
MAY be reimbursed for

5289
02:47:54,880 --> 02:47:57,280
technology and travel expenses

5290
02:47:58,550 --> 02:47:59,150
in JANUARY of 2020 for

5291
02:47:59,150 --> 02:48:01,150
legislation surrounding

5292
02:48:02,200 --> 02:48:02,687
compensation council

5293
02:48:02,687 --> 02:48:05,870
compensation was adopted to

5294
02:48:06,291 --> 02:48:07,192
acknowledge that compensation

5295
02:48:07,192 --> 02:48:07,559
and had not kept pace with

5296
02:48:07,559 --> 02:48:09,559
inflation.

5297
02:48:10,729 --> 02:48:11,430
as a result the population base

5298
02:48:11,430 --> 02:48:13,732
salary rates for increased in

5299
02:48:13,732 --> 02:48:14,733
an additional method as added

5300
02:48:14,733 --> 02:48:17,733
to adjust compensation ased on

5301
02:48:18,537 --> 02:48:19,238
inflation based on the

5302
02:48:19,238 --> 02:48:21,638
population based salary rate.

5303
02:48:22,400 --> 02:48:24,676
The city of walnut creek at a

5304
02:48:24,676 --> 02:48:27,760
population of 70,127 would all

5305
02:48:27,846 --> 02:48:30,246
within the population tier

5306
02:48:30,682 --> 02:48:32,682
between 50 and 75,000 at $600

5307
02:48:34,352 --> 02:48:35,387
per month.

5308
02:48:35,387 --> 02:48:37,787
>> this chart provides the

5309
02:48:38,523 --> 02:48:39,158
compensation here to council

5310
02:48:39,158 --> 02:48:42,127
members in all general law

5311
02:48:42,127 --> 02:48:42,895
cities and contra costa county

5312
02:48:42,895 --> 02:48:45,895
except the three charter cities

5313
02:48:46,599 --> 02:48:47,366
of el cerrito, richmond and san

5314
02:48:47,366 --> 02:48:49,635
ramone who are not subject to

5315
02:48:49,635 --> 02:48:50,302
these laws.

5316
02:48:50,302 --> 02:48:50,936
The chart provides the

5317
02:48:50,936 --> 02:48:53,936
population of the city the

5318
02:48:54,507 --> 02:48:56,907
population based monthly salary

5319
02:48:57,843 --> 02:48:58,544
according to sb 329 and the

5320
02:48:58,544 --> 02:49:00,544
current compensation received

5321
02:49:01,646 --> 02:49:03,646
as of DECEMBER 2026.

5322
02:49:05,517 --> 02:49:06,185
As you can see the majority of

5323
02:49:06,185 --> 02:49:08,585
city council compensation at

5324
02:49:09,321 --> 02:49:11,691
the population based salary

5325
02:49:11,691 --> 02:49:12,291
rate established by sb 329

5326
02:49:12,291 --> 02:49:14,691
however, the cities of

5327
02:49:15,862 --> 02:49:16,529
lafayette orinda and moraga do

5328
02:49:16,529 --> 02:49:18,929
not provide compensation to

5329
02:49:19,465 --> 02:49:21,465
their council members.

5330
02:49:23,350 --> 02:49:26,505
>> I have to note that sb 329

5331
02:49:26,505 --> 02:49:27,340
updated the maximum population

5332
02:49:27,340 --> 02:49:30,340
base salary amounts to address

5333
02:49:30,409 --> 02:49:31,210
in part the current economic

5334
02:49:31,210 --> 02:49:33,610
environment the time commitment

5335
02:49:34,313 --> 02:49:35,114
required by elected officials

5336
02:49:35,114 --> 02:49:37,514
and potential barriers to

5337
02:49:38,284 --> 02:49:40,684
public service council members

5338
02:49:42,521 --> 02:49:43,188
area council members contribute

5339
02:49:43,188 --> 02:49:46,125
countless hours of time and

5340
02:49:46,125 --> 02:49:46,793
devote a significant amount of

5341
02:49:46,793 --> 02:49:49,793
effort and energy serving as

5342
02:49:50,290 --> 02:49:50,496
their role and council member

5343
02:49:50,496 --> 02:49:52,496
to a community.

5344
02:49:53,332 --> 02:49:53,933
>> no increase is taking place

5345
02:49:53,933 --> 02:49:56,333
in nearly 25 years and

5346
02:49:57,337 --> 02:50:00,106
compensation has not kept up

5347
02:50:00,106 --> 02:50:03,543
with the evolution of the role

5348
02:50:03,543 --> 02:50:04,176
per government code section

5349
02:50:04,176 --> 02:50:06,176
36516 any change in

5350
02:50:06,746 --> 02:50:07,814
compensation would be processed

5351
02:50:07,814 --> 02:50:10,784
active and does not apply to a

5352
02:50:10,784 --> 02:50:11,117
council members current term of

5353
02:50:11,117 --> 02:50:11,884
office.

5354
02:50:11,884 --> 02:50:14,884
However, when one or more

5355
02:50:15,188 --> 02:50:15,821
council members begins a new

5356
02:50:15,821 --> 02:50:18,791
term of office and becomes

5357
02:50:18,791 --> 02:50:19,459
eligible for a salary, all

5358
02:50:19,459 --> 02:50:20,930
members of the council will

5359
02:50:20,930 --> 02:50:22,493
receive the same adjusted

5360
02:50:23,196 --> 02:50:23,930
salary general law cities who

5361
02:50:23,930 --> 02:50:26,833
choose not to adopt an

5362
02:50:26,833 --> 02:50:27,500
ordinance relative to council

5363
02:50:27,500 --> 02:50:29,900
compensation MAY submit the

5364
02:50:30,603 --> 02:50:33,603
question to electors at a

5365
02:50:33,974 --> 02:50:35,974
municipal election.

5366
02:50:37,877 --> 02:50:38,644
In summary, the compensation

5367
02:50:38,644 --> 02:50:41,440
provided to california cities

5368
02:50:44,350 --> 02:50:44,951
under sb 329 at a 50 to 75,000

5369
02:50:44,951 --> 02:50:46,951
population level is 1600

5370
02:50:48,540 --> 02:50:48,922
dollars per month.

5371
02:50:48,922 --> 02:50:51,922
An ordinance has been drafted

5372
02:50:52,259 --> 02:50:54,659
for introduction increases the

5373
02:50:55,940 --> 02:50:57,940
council compensation from $650

5374
02:50:58,965 --> 02:51:01,965
to $1600 per month resulting in

5375
02:51:02,568 --> 02:51:03,436
an increase of $950 per month.

5376
02:51:03,436 --> 02:51:06,372
If this resolution is adopted,

5377
02:51:06,372 --> 02:51:07,173
the salary rate for all council

5378
02:51:07,173 --> 02:51:07,807
members would become effective

5379
02:51:07,807 --> 02:51:10,807
DECEMBER 1st with the new

5380
02:51:10,877 --> 02:51:13,877
council's term of office in

5381
02:51:13,980 --> 02:51:15,980
DECEMBER of 2026.

5382
02:51:18,510 --> 02:51:18,385
>> the council options are as

5383
02:51:18,385 --> 02:51:19,850
follows.

5384
02:51:19,850 --> 02:51:21,485
Introduce the draft ordinance

5385
02:51:22,556 --> 02:51:24,956
tonight increase the salary

5386
02:51:25,592 --> 02:51:27,861
from 650 to $600 per month

5387
02:51:27,861 --> 02:51:28,762
effective DECEMBER 1st, 2020

5388
02:51:28,762 --> 02:51:31,762
six modify the draft ordinance

5389
02:51:32,299 --> 02:51:32,999
and adjust the salary to a

5390
02:51:32,999 --> 02:51:35,399
different amount under $600 a

5391
02:51:36,269 --> 02:51:36,737
month for introduction at a

5392
02:51:36,737 --> 02:51:37,437
future meeting.

5393
02:51:37,437 --> 02:51:40,437
Modify the draft ordinance to

5394
02:51:40,874 --> 02:51:41,541
effective date further in the

5395
02:51:41,541 --> 02:51:43,610
future for introduction at a

5396
02:51:43,610 --> 02:51:44,378
future meeting not introduce

5397
02:51:44,378 --> 02:51:47,378
the draft ordinance and retain

5398
02:51:47,415 --> 02:51:47,715
the existing rate of $650 per

5399
02:51:47,715 --> 02:51:49,715
month.

5400
02:51:51,218 --> 02:51:51,919
Submit to the electors at a

5401
02:51:51,919 --> 02:51:54,319
municipal election a question

5402
02:51:54,921 --> 02:51:55,756
of whether council should

5403
02:51:55,756 --> 02:51:58,756
receive a salary for services

5404
02:51:58,826 --> 02:51:59,560
and that amount or provide

5405
02:51:59,560 --> 02:52:01,560
alternate alternative direction

5406
02:52:03,196 --> 02:52:06,196
staff so finally the staff

5407
02:52:07,535 --> 02:52:08,235
recommendation is to move to

5408
02:52:08,235 --> 02:52:11,171
introduce and waive a reading

5409
02:52:11,171 --> 02:52:11,838
of an ordinance amending the

5410
02:52:11,838 --> 02:52:14,675
compensation for the city of

5411
02:52:14,675 --> 02:52:17,750
walnut creek council members

5412
02:52:17,645 --> 02:52:18,278
from $650 per month to $600 per

5413
02:52:18,278 --> 02:52:20,715
month to be effective on

5414
02:52:20,715 --> 02:52:22,715
DECEMBER 1st, 2026.

5415
02:52:24,918 --> 02:52:25,786
I don't have a question side of

5416
02:52:25,786 --> 02:52:28,956
but I'm happy to answer any

5417
02:52:28,956 --> 02:52:29,957
questions you MAY fresh I also

5418
02:52:29,957 --> 02:52:32,726
question I had a question of

5419
02:52:32,726 --> 02:52:36,326
what has the cost of living

5420
02:52:36,798 --> 02:52:37,498
escalated from or what is it

5421
02:52:37,498 --> 02:52:40,334
been from the last time there

5422
02:52:40,334 --> 02:52:43,334
was an increase in 2002 which

5423
02:52:43,604 --> 02:52:43,871
presented it doesn't do till

5424
02:52:43,871 --> 02:52:44,705
now.

5425
02:52:44,705 --> 02:52:45,272
>> what does that cost of

5426
02:52:45,272 --> 02:52:47,272
living increase mean?

5427
02:52:48,420 --> 02:52:51,420
Well the cost of living

5428
02:52:52,130 --> 02:52:52,814
increase changes annually so

5429
02:52:52,814 --> 02:52:55,814
the ballpark or ballpark I

5430
02:52:55,917 --> 02:52:59,517
would say what I'll say what

5431
02:52:59,887 --> 02:53:00,388
this legislation allows for s

5432
02:53:00,388 --> 02:53:02,388
5% per year.

5433
02:53:03,900 --> 02:53:03,824
So let's just say for the last

5434
02:53:03,824 --> 02:53:05,824
22 years that'd be 120%.

5435
02:53:09,964 --> 02:53:10,264
So if it was 5% per year yeah

5436
02:53:10,264 --> 02:53:11,320
yeah.

5437
02:53:11,320 --> 02:53:13,768
>> which would equate to it

5438
02:53:13,768 --> 02:53:17,438
would be it would take it from

5439
02:53:17,438 --> 02:53:20,438
to $780 plus the $650 so it

5440
02:53:23,778 --> 02:53:26,178
would be $1,430 versus he 6050

5441
02:53:27,349 --> 02:53:28,160
that so it's less than that if

5442
02:53:28,160 --> 02:53:30,416
it's not compounded correct.

5443
02:53:30,852 --> 02:53:31,885
That's how the legislation when

5444
02:53:31,885 --> 02:53:34,889
calculate but if you look at it

5445
02:53:34,889 --> 02:53:35,623
from an annual basis which is

5446
02:53:35,623 --> 02:53:38,623
how cpi is actually calculated

5447
02:53:38,793 --> 02:53:39,527
because it compounds year to

5448
02:53:39,527 --> 02:53:41,729
year I believe it puts it close

5449
02:53:41,729 --> 02:53:42,763
to 20 100 hours, correct.

5450
02:53:42,763 --> 02:53:45,867
So had it so had it increased

5451
02:53:45,867 --> 02:53:46,701
every year just like salary

5452
02:53:46,701 --> 02:53:49,701
increases and contracts and all

5453
02:53:50,171 --> 02:53:53,771
that it would be about $2,100 a

5454
02:53:53,842 --> 02:53:54,742
month right now and everybody's

5455
02:53:54,742 --> 02:53:57,845
been at the same 650 a month

5456
02:53:57,845 --> 02:53:58,246
for the last 24 years.

5457
02:53:58,246 --> 02:53:58,980
>> correct.

5458
02:53:58,980 --> 02:54:01,182
And that's what we do with

5459
02:54:01,182 --> 02:54:02,500
every ther salary within the

5460
02:54:02,500 --> 02:54:02,650
city is look at it from a

5461
02:54:02,650 --> 02:54:04,418
compounded perspective.

5462
02:54:04,418 --> 02:54:05,200
Okay.

5463
02:54:05,200 --> 02:54:07,200
Thank you.

5464
02:54:08,890 --> 02:54:09,258
The questions and the

5465
02:54:09,258 --> 02:54:09,558
questions.

5466
02:54:09,558 --> 02:54:11,558
Okay.

5467
02:54:12,760 --> 02:54:15,763
Public comment I if I guess

5468
02:54:15,763 --> 02:54:16,431
there's nobody here in the

5469
02:54:16,431 --> 02:54:16,764
chamber, is anybody online?

5470
02:54:16,764 --> 02:54:18,764
>> okay.

5471
02:54:20,100 --> 02:54:20,869
All right.

5472
02:54:20,869 --> 02:54:23,204
And then then public comment

5473
02:54:23,204 --> 02:54:24,500
and if we have any of if you

5474
02:54:24,500 --> 02:54:27,542
have any comments here and and

5475
02:54:27,542 --> 02:54:28,243
actually I'll make I'll make

5476
02:54:28,243 --> 02:54:28,944
the first comments anybody can

5477
02:54:28,944 --> 02:54:31,246
add on if you would like

5478
02:54:31,246 --> 02:54:31,947
obviously we have a couple of

5479
02:54:31,947 --> 02:54:34,947
council members here that will

5480
02:54:35,500 --> 02:54:38,650
not be here taking advantage of

5481
02:54:38,754 --> 02:54:40,722
this afterwards so I think

5482
02:54:40,722 --> 02:54:41,824
actually and what I found in

5483
02:54:41,824 --> 02:54:44,393
the last ten years of me being

5484
02:54:44,393 --> 02:54:45,930
on city council people are

5485
02:54:45,930 --> 02:54:48,930
shocked at how little we

5486
02:54:48,130 --> 02:54:48,830
actually make on council that

5487
02:54:48,830 --> 02:54:51,830
there is just this mall

5488
02:54:52,501 --> 02:54:52,968
stipend for council and that is

5489
02:54:52,968 --> 02:54:53,735
really a salary.

5490
02:54:53,735 --> 02:54:56,204
I don't think it's meant to be

5491
02:54:56,204 --> 02:54:56,871
a salary but I did do a

5492
02:54:56,871 --> 02:54:57,572
calculation of general costs

5493
02:54:57,572 --> 02:55:00,420
and people have asked me what

5494
02:55:00,420 --> 02:55:00,942
is it this member make or what

5495
02:55:00,942 --> 02:55:03,745
kind of time do you put into it

5496
02:55:03,745 --> 02:55:04,379
and of course is varies among

5497
02:55:04,379 --> 02:55:05,140
different council members.

5498
02:55:05,140 --> 02:55:07,414
We've worked with council

5499
02:55:07,616 --> 02:55:08,317
members that have put the

5500
02:55:08,317 --> 02:55:11,286
minimum effort in and we work

5501
02:55:11,286 --> 02:55:14,590
with council members to ut the

5502
02:55:14,590 --> 02:55:15,900
maximum amount of effort in

5503
02:55:15,900 --> 02:55:16,240
accounts for.

5504
02:55:16,240 --> 02:55:18,660
S I'll just based upon myself

5505
02:55:18,660 --> 02:55:19,610
and then people can determine

5506
02:55:19,610 --> 02:55:19,694
about that.

5507
02:55:19,694 --> 02:55:22,694
But so for council meeting

5508
02:55:22,731 --> 02:55:23,398
weeks like this week or a

5509
02:55:23,398 --> 02:55:26,168
couple of weeks that we have

5510
02:55:26,168 --> 02:55:26,902
during the month, I find that

5511
02:55:26,902 --> 02:55:29,805
with the meetings that I have

5512
02:55:29,805 --> 02:55:32,205
the preparation, the committee

5513
02:55:33,642 --> 02:55:34,309
assignments and multiple of the

5514
02:55:34,309 --> 02:55:36,545
things that are going on it

5515
02:55:36,545 --> 02:55:37,213
works out to about 25 or 30

5516
02:55:37,213 --> 02:55:39,715
hours a week for me a non

5517
02:55:39,715 --> 02:55:40,749
council meeting weeks tend to

5518
02:55:40,749 --> 02:55:43,180
be more like 15 to 20 hours a

5519
02:55:43,180 --> 02:55:43,652
week and weeks vary but that's

5520
02:55:43,652 --> 02:55:44,453
what it is about.

5521
02:55:44,453 --> 02:55:47,550
So calculating that over a

5522
02:55:47,550 --> 02:55:50,550
month is about 80 to 100 hours

5523
02:55:52,361 --> 02:55:55,597
and are given divide 650 that a

5524
02:55:55,597 --> 02:55:56,599
$650 comes out to about $6.50

5525
02:55:56,599 --> 02:55:59,435
to $8 an hour for the time that

5526
02:55:59,435 --> 02:56:00,469
I am spending on council again

5527
02:56:00,469 --> 02:56:02,571
that MAY vary now we can

5528
02:56:02,571 --> 02:56:03,239
probably add another 5 to 10

5529
02:56:03,239 --> 02:56:03,906
hours a week for mayors who

5530
02:56:03,906 --> 02:56:05,906
have additional obligations

5531
02:56:06,875 --> 02:56:09,578
every week we are in the first

5532
02:56:09,578 --> 02:56:10,446
time I was mayor I was shocked

5533
02:56:10,446 --> 02:56:11,113
at how many things I was

5534
02:56:11,113 --> 02:56:13,716
invited to that I never even

5535
02:56:13,716 --> 02:56:14,550
heard about because it's the

5536
02:56:14,550 --> 02:56:15,351
mayors were invited to things

5537
02:56:15,351 --> 02:56:17,954
and that was during covid this

5538
02:56:17,954 --> 02:56:20,823
year been far more so that just

5539
02:56:20,823 --> 02:56:22,580
adds to it.

5540
02:56:22,580 --> 02:56:25,940
>> so that's just on what we

5541
02:56:25,940 --> 02:56:25,761
are doing here in our normal

5542
02:56:25,761 --> 02:56:28,161
responsibilities but we also

5543
02:56:29,264 --> 02:56:29,966
get invited to the 10 to 12

5544
02:56:29,966 --> 02:56:32,966
gala and major fundraisers for

5545
02:56:33,680 --> 02:56:33,769
nonprofit causes every single

5546
02:56:33,769 --> 02:56:36,906
year each one of the costs of

5547
02:56:36,906 --> 02:56:39,306
the ticket between 200 to $500

5548
02:56:41,310 --> 02:56:42,312
per ticket we pay for those out

5549
02:56:42,312 --> 02:56:43,379
of our own pocket if we get two

5550
02:56:43,379 --> 02:56:44,214
tickets to include the spouse

5551
02:56:44,214 --> 02:56:47,214
that's 4 to $5000 for just the

5552
02:56:47,817 --> 02:56:48,417
tickets and there are as we

5553
02:56:48,417 --> 02:56:50,417
know usually additional

5554
02:56:51,120 --> 02:56:53,120
fundraising requests during

5555
02:56:53,857 --> 02:56:54,423
those events which can be 250

5556
02:56:54,423 --> 02:56:56,423
to $500 on average.

5557
02:56:58,160 --> 02:56:58,827
I mean obviously you can even

5558
02:56:58,827 --> 02:57:00,263
budget more as well but that

5559
02:57:00,263 --> 02:57:01,630
means that the gallo's alone

5560
02:57:01,630 --> 02:57:03,463
costs about $10,000 per year

5561
02:57:04,401 --> 02:57:05,401
for council members who often

5562
02:57:05,401 --> 02:57:06,350
do feel an obligation to go to

5563
02:57:06,350 --> 02:57:08,435
these not these worthwhile

5564
02:57:08,905 --> 02:57:09,739
nonprofit causes.

5565
02:57:09,739 --> 02:57:10,473
But the council are always

5566
02:57:10,473 --> 02:57:12,942
invited and we always make sure

5567
02:57:12,942 --> 02:57:16,445
that we that we have presence

5568
02:57:16,445 --> 02:57:19,815
at many of hem and o at $650

5569
02:57:19,815 --> 02:57:20,383
a month or $7,800 a year that

5570
02:57:20,383 --> 02:57:22,783
doesn't even cover the

5571
02:57:23,219 --> 02:57:24,200
fundraisers and then add in the

5572
02:57:24,200 --> 02:57:27,200
80 plus hours of the month.

5573
02:57:27,423 --> 02:57:28,258
So when I look at all of that

5574
02:57:28,258 --> 02:57:30,160
and I look at who we want to be

5575
02:57:30,160 --> 02:57:30,961
able to serve my council, we

5576
02:57:30,961 --> 02:57:33,961
want a diversity of of

5577
02:57:34,230 --> 02:57:36,230
everybody young, old,

5578
02:57:38,201 --> 02:57:38,901
different, different people in

5579
02:57:38,901 --> 02:57:41,301
different demographic or socio

5580
02:57:42,705 --> 02:57:43,573
economic arenas.

5581
02:57:43,573 --> 02:57:44,173
People want to serve on city

5582
02:57:44,173 --> 02:57:46,176
council for a variety of

5583
02:57:46,176 --> 02:57:46,543
reasons but none of them are

5584
02:57:46,543 --> 02:57:47,310
financial.

5585
02:57:47,310 --> 02:57:47,744
I can promise you none of them

5586
02:57:47,744 --> 02:57:49,744
are financial.

5587
02:57:50,647 --> 02:57:51,247
Nobody's getting rich being on

5588
02:57:51,247 --> 02:57:53,647
city council but council

5589
02:57:53,950 --> 02:57:54,952
members shouldn't ave to ose

5590
02:57:54,952 --> 02:57:57,253
money or be in the red every

5591
02:57:57,253 --> 02:57:57,654
single month for serving either

5592
02:57:57,654 --> 02:57:58,421
.

5593
02:57:58,421 --> 02:58:01,691
It'll never be a full paying

5594
02:58:01,691 --> 02:58:02,525
job being on the council there

5595
02:58:02,525 --> 02:58:05,328
can be somewhat of an increase

5596
02:58:05,328 --> 02:58:06,290
in state and I feel which may

5597
02:58:06,290 --> 02:58:06,730
allow for younger or more

5598
02:58:06,730 --> 02:58:09,500
diversity on the council where

5599
02:58:09,500 --> 02:58:10,234
this can be a little bit more

5600
02:58:10,234 --> 02:58:12,903
help f a supplemental income

5601
02:58:12,903 --> 02:58:13,670
to allow for them to

5602
02:58:13,670 --> 02:58:16,700
participate in public service.

5603
02:58:17,107 --> 02:58:20,877
S for ll that those reasons I

5604
02:58:20,877 --> 02:58:25,770
do feel that it makes sense for

5605
02:58:25,149 --> 02:58:28,749
the next council and and moving

5606
02:58:28,819 --> 02:58:29,452
forward to increase the stipend

5607
02:58:29,452 --> 02:58:31,452
for council members.

5608
02:58:33,323 --> 02:58:34,324
>> is that your motion and I

5609
02:58:34,324 --> 02:58:37,228
will make it for me on this

5610
02:58:37,228 --> 02:58:37,928
borough first of all is anybody

5611
02:58:37,928 --> 02:58:39,863
else have any further comments

5612
02:58:39,863 --> 02:58:40,263
they would like to make on that

5613
02:58:40,263 --> 02:58:42,263
?

5614
02:58:43,667 --> 02:58:44,268
>> okay, let me go you know

5615
02:58:44,268 --> 02:58:45,200
I've been on planning

5616
02:58:45,200 --> 02:58:48,104
commission for ten years and my

5617
02:58:48,104 --> 02:58:51,474
kids were right at the cusp of

5618
02:58:51,474 --> 02:58:52,275
needing somebody there at night

5619
02:58:52,275 --> 02:58:54,678
and I decided I would just go

5620
02:58:54,678 --> 02:58:55,579
to planning commission and I

5621
02:58:55,579 --> 02:58:56,313
just had the phone right there

5622
02:58:56,313 --> 02:59:00,513
and if it started going off I

5623
02:59:02,352 --> 02:59:03,186
would have to be it not having

5624
02:59:03,186 --> 02:59:03,987
enough money to cover daycare

5625
02:59:03,987 --> 02:59:06,890
is a big barrier for parents

5626
02:59:06,890 --> 02:59:09,290
with school age kids.

5627
02:59:10,861 --> 02:59:14,565
It keeps us older than you know

5628
02:59:14,565 --> 02:59:15,399
and I want to want to make

5629
02:59:15,399 --> 02:59:18,302
sure that we find a way to

5630
02:59:18,302 --> 02:59:18,936
encourage younger people to

5631
02:59:18,936 --> 02:59:21,336
begin participating and be

5632
02:59:22,272 --> 02:59:22,606
interested in running the

5633
02:59:22,606 --> 02:59:23,340
council.

5634
02:59:23,340 --> 02:59:23,641
And so I I'm supportive of

5635
02:59:23,641 --> 02:59:25,641
this.

5636
02:59:26,510 --> 02:59:27,244
I, I personally have a view of

5637
02:59:27,244 --> 02:59:30,681
my husband that I keep track of

5638
02:59:30,681 --> 02:59:31,382
what I spend and I always tell

5639
02:59:31,382 --> 02:59:34,982
him everything but I will not

5640
02:59:35,520 --> 02:59:37,621
go into debt to be okay.

5641
02:59:37,621 --> 02:59:41,910
>> don't tell him I probably do

5642
02:59:41,910 --> 02:59:41,926
so much now he's in bed in the

5643
02:59:41,926 --> 02:59:44,728
in the bed ever again.

5644
02:59:44,728 --> 02:59:45,596
>> yeah I agree with everything

5645
02:59:45,596 --> 02:59:46,230
that has been said in terms of

5646
02:59:46,230 --> 02:59:48,630
the hours commitments the

5647
02:59:48,966 --> 02:59:49,801
nonprofits I think as it's been

5648
02:59:49,801 --> 02:59:52,201
25 years since it's been

5649
02:59:53,270 --> 02:59:53,838
updated and I think the chart

5650
02:59:53,838 --> 02:59:55,838
basically showed among

5651
02:59:57,410 --> 03:00:00,410
comparable cities we are way

5652
03:00:00,744 --> 03:00:01,979
down we're not keeping pace

5653
03:00:01,979 --> 03:00:05,449
with inflation and and so when

5654
03:00:05,449 --> 03:00:06,500
the time as appropriate I'll

5655
03:00:06,500 --> 03:00:09,500
either make a motion or

5656
03:00:09,530 --> 03:00:09,954
seconded and actually tricia

5657
03:00:09,954 --> 03:00:12,957
you go back to that comparative

5658
03:00:12,957 --> 03:00:13,624
slide if I can so while she's

5659
03:00:13,624 --> 03:00:16,560
doing that I could make a

5660
03:00:16,560 --> 03:00:19,560
couple of comments starting one

5661
03:00:20,164 --> 03:00:22,900
to do the math as to what their

5662
03:00:22,900 --> 03:00:23,568
differential is over after 20

5663
03:00:23,568 --> 03:00:26,337
years on the kelso and there

5664
03:00:26,337 --> 03:00:27,400
was an actual period of about

5665
03:00:27,400 --> 03:00:27,738
eight years in which I was

5666
03:00:27,738 --> 03:00:30,738
making less than 650 during the

5667
03:00:31,410 --> 03:00:31,342
recession and we didn't it

5668
03:00:31,342 --> 03:00:33,342
back.

5669
03:00:33,878 --> 03:00:34,912
I think the other reason why

5670
03:00:34,912 --> 03:00:37,782
this is important is it's not

5671
03:00:37,782 --> 03:00:38,716
just because of families and

5672
03:00:38,716 --> 03:00:41,686
you know, children at night

5673
03:00:41,686 --> 03:00:42,487
there are jobs when if you

5674
03:00:42,487 --> 03:00:43,154
leave the job, if you're a

5675
03:00:43,154 --> 03:00:45,523
teacher you have to pay for

5676
03:00:45,523 --> 03:00:46,190
your substitute and we have

5677
03:00:46,190 --> 03:00:48,590
daytime requirements that we

5678
03:00:49,728 --> 03:00:50,762
have to we have a burden that

5679
03:00:50,762 --> 03:00:53,864
we if we work we have to take

5680
03:00:53,864 --> 03:00:56,768
time off and that is also not

5681
03:00:56,768 --> 03:00:57,635
accounted for here.

5682
03:00:57,635 --> 03:01:00,271
And when I was considering

5683
03:01:00,271 --> 03:01:01,273
running for city council in

5684
03:01:01,273 --> 03:01:03,673
2006 I asked for council

5685
03:01:04,442 --> 03:01:06,842
members what's the time

5686
03:01:08,313 --> 03:01:09,181
commitment and the answer and

5687
03:01:09,181 --> 03:01:09,848
it was separate but each of

5688
03:01:09,848 --> 03:01:12,817
them said 20 hours a week.

5689
03:01:12,817 --> 03:01:13,251
And lastly your mayor is 40

5690
03:01:13,251 --> 03:01:15,251
hours a week.

5691
03:01:16,687 --> 03:01:17,288
You're underestimating what it

5692
03:01:17,288 --> 03:01:17,989
takes to be mayor.

5693
03:01:17,989 --> 03:01:20,291
Yeah, probably right but yeah

5694
03:01:20,291 --> 03:01:23,427
and so you know that all adds

5695
03:01:23,427 --> 03:01:26,965
up and it is interesting to

5696
03:01:26,965 --> 03:01:27,833
open the publicly available pay

5697
03:01:27,833 --> 03:01:28,567
scale for the entire city and

5698
03:01:28,567 --> 03:01:32,167
notice that we're on the last

5699
03:01:34,339 --> 03:01:37,939
page I guess the lowest paid

5700
03:01:38,209 --> 03:01:39,311
work we are right?

5701
03:01:39,311 --> 03:01:41,513
And I think again if you look

5702
03:01:41,513 --> 03:01:45,830
at this compared to the other

5703
03:01:45,830 --> 03:01:45,818
cities, the ones that we are in

5704
03:01:45,818 --> 03:01:46,518
the same population I think

5705
03:01:46,518 --> 03:01:49,518
people feel that walnut creek

5706
03:01:49,721 --> 03:01:50,155
in general they live in a

5707
03:01:50,155 --> 03:01:52,155
terrific city.

5708
03:01:54,359 --> 03:01:55,600
We do the best that we can, we

5709
03:01:55,600 --> 03:01:55,794
believe of the city first and

5710
03:01:55,794 --> 03:01:57,596
four of us there and I know

5711
03:01:57,596 --> 03:01:58,296
that the headline states where

5712
03:01:58,296 --> 03:02:01,296
the percentage increases but I

5713
03:02:01,299 --> 03:02:02,000
think that you ave to look at

5714
03:02:02,000 --> 03:02:04,336
the percentages do not tell a

5715
03:02:04,336 --> 03:02:04,969
true story and especially I

5716
03:02:04,969 --> 03:02:05,504
think in this instance it

5717
03:02:05,504 --> 03:02:07,504
wouldn't do either.

5718
03:02:08,406 --> 03:02:09,207
It's it's an increase that

5719
03:02:09,207 --> 03:02:11,709
would take us still below where

5720
03:02:11,709 --> 03:02:14,980
it would be if it was if it had

5721
03:02:14,980 --> 03:02:15,813
been indexed properly from the

5722
03:02:15,813 --> 03:02:18,813
last time it was increased.

5723
03:02:22,654 --> 03:02:23,455
So okay post my opportunity to

5724
03:02:23,455 --> 03:02:24,156
say I agree with everything

5725
03:02:24,156 --> 03:02:26,592
that's been said as the newest

5726
03:02:26,592 --> 03:02:27,626
member of the council that was

5727
03:02:27,626 --> 03:02:30,562
actually a bit of a surprise to

5728
03:02:30,562 --> 03:02:33,798
me was all the money that I was

5729
03:02:33,798 --> 03:02:34,800
spending going to events.

5730
03:02:34,800 --> 03:02:37,602
You left out meeting people for

5731
03:02:37,602 --> 03:02:37,902
lunch, you know the coffee?

5732
03:02:37,902 --> 03:02:38,837
Yeah.

5733
03:02:38,837 --> 03:02:42,107
Tere are a lot of commitments

5734
03:02:42,107 --> 03:02:45,107
outside of what is probably

5735
03:02:45,311 --> 03:02:48,311
perceived we're doing that our

5736
03:02:49,314 --> 03:02:50,115
that that costs oney and so I

5737
03:02:50,115 --> 03:02:53,115
don't think like you said

5738
03:02:53,118 --> 03:02:53,953
anybody with this increase is

5739
03:02:53,953 --> 03:02:54,320
going to go into this job for

5740
03:02:54,320 --> 03:02:56,320
the money.

5741
03:02:56,621 --> 03:03:00,920
But I do think that the meaning

5742
03:03:00,920 --> 03:03:00,960
behind the legislation is good

5743
03:03:00,960 --> 03:03:04,560
not not just to lower the

5744
03:03:04,697 --> 03:03:07,767
barrier to access but to you

5745
03:03:07,767 --> 03:03:08,734
know, try to at least somewhat

5746
03:03:08,734 --> 03:03:09,401
keep up with the cost of living

5747
03:03:09,401 --> 03:03:12,738
for as small as it is.

5748
03:03:12,738 --> 03:03:16,174
So I, I also agree with all

5749
03:03:16,174 --> 03:03:16,975
that been said on to be on the

5750
03:03:16,975 --> 03:03:19,912
record for that and if you

5751
03:03:19,912 --> 03:03:23,512
could put up that slide again

5752
03:03:26,819 --> 03:03:27,719
trish people not the one with

5753
03:03:27,719 --> 03:03:29,922
the options I feel like this is

5754
03:03:29,922 --> 03:03:30,856
the one you are looking for.

5755
03:03:30,856 --> 03:03:33,856
>> yeah I will move to

5756
03:03:33,893 --> 03:03:34,526
introduce and waive the reading

5757
03:03:34,526 --> 03:03:35,261
of the ordinance amending

5758
03:03:35,261 --> 03:03:37,697
compensation for city of walnut

5759
03:03:37,697 --> 03:03:40,970
creek council members from 650

5760
03:03:40,666 --> 03:03:44,266
per month to 600 per month to

5761
03:03:45,238 --> 03:03:46,138
be effective on DECEMBER first

5762
03:03:46,138 --> 03:03:46,872
and I will second that as the

5763
03:03:46,872 --> 03:03:50,472
other member who voted to have

5764
03:03:52,845 --> 03:03:53,113
no benefit of ncluding zero

5765
03:03:53,113 --> 03:03:53,480
yes.

5766
03:03:53,480 --> 03:03:55,480
>> yes.

5767
03:03:57,349 --> 03:03:59,218
Including there they were out

5768
03:03:59,218 --> 03:04:00,186
in council just because the

5769
03:04:00,186 --> 03:04:03,220
increase does not take effect

5770
03:04:03,220 --> 03:04:03,356
until the council members are

5771
03:04:03,356 --> 03:04:04,890
seated.

5772
03:04:04,890 --> 03:04:07,890
We've made the ordinance that

5773
03:04:07,327 --> 03:04:08,127
the increase effective DECEMBER

5774
03:04:08,127 --> 03:04:11,127
2nd, not DECEMBER 1st because

5775
03:04:11,631 --> 03:04:14,631
you're seated on the first

5776
03:04:16,303 --> 03:04:19,371
susie could call the roll these

5777
03:04:19,371 --> 03:04:20,573
members our friends all right I

5778
03:04:20,573 --> 03:04:22,775
darling I never did any I know

5779
03:04:22,775 --> 03:04:26,145
I and think that we've done

5780
03:04:26,145 --> 03:04:29,145
something for the future of

5781
03:04:31,500 --> 03:04:32,840
walnut creek and to help people

5782
03:04:32,840 --> 03:04:32,885
to run were they might not have

5783
03:04:32,885 --> 03:04:34,286
been able to before by a group

5784
03:04:34,286 --> 03:04:34,955
and totally agree my

5785
03:04:34,955 --> 03:04:36,823
recommendation would be you

5786
03:04:36,823 --> 03:04:37,824
know that we stay on top of it

5787
03:04:37,824 --> 03:04:40,426
maybe every four years in terms

5788
03:04:40,426 --> 03:04:40,994
of the inflation or you do

5789
03:04:40,994 --> 03:04:41,361
going forward.

5790
03:04:41,361 --> 03:04:43,329
Thank you.

5791
03:04:43,329 --> 03:04:44,000
And with that I believe we