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912 Turnberry Court.

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11.9, acceptance of public improvements associated

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with the reduced pressure backflow preventer

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assembly at 499 Wall Street.

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11.10, acceptance of public improvement associated with

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utility abandonment at 8900 Windsor Road.

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Is there any comments or is there a motion to move items?

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>> No comments.

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I'll move the consent calendar if you'd like.

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>> Second.

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>> Roll call vote, please.

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[members voting]

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>> Thank you.

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>> Thank you, everybody.

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Moving on now to item 12.1 in our public hearing.

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We have the urgency ordinance second extension moratorium

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on closure for conversion of mobile home parks.

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>> Good evening mayor and council members.

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I'll be presenting the second extension

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to the urgency ordinance for our moratorium

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on the closure of conversion of mobile home parks.

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My presentation will briefly review the information

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provided in last year's report about mobile home

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parks, the residence, and the regulations.

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The updates that are needed in the town's regulations and the

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need to extend the urgency ordinance

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and end with the staff recommendations.

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Windsor has for mobile home parks with a total

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of approximately 569 spaces.

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These spaces currently represent 43% of the affordable housing

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supply within the town and the largest source

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that is indeed restricted.

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Half of the town's mobile home parks and 80% of the spaces

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are restricted to seniors.

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Most who live on fixed incomes.

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The tenants and homeowners in mobile home parks

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make up some of the town's most vulnerable residents

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including seniors and families that qualify as acutely

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low to very low income.

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Immigrants and individuals with disabilities.

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During last year's public hearings,

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the town had the honor of meeting some of these residents

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and heard some of the stories these facts represent.

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We learned that many of these residents

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are long term owners with some living for over 30 years

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in their home with three different generations.

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Including families who would need to relocate

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schools for their children.

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Since the town's municipal code section

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for the closure and conversion of mobile home parks

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was adopted over 30 years ago, it

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predates modern standards established under state law.

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Windsor's General Plan 2040 includes the land use

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designation for mobile home parks com

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which recognizes existing land so these parks

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and is intended to preserve their use.

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The zoning code which implements the mobile home park land use

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designation in the General Plan allows residential uses

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other than mobile home parks.

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These outdated regulations fail to recognize the housing

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constraints presently in the county.

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They can't ensure that the impacts of proposed closures

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are fully represented and adequately mitigated

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in the relocation plans.

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Closure of a mobile home park without adequate notice

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and preparation time threatens the public health safety

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and welfare by increasing the risk of homelessness,

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placing greater demand on local services and resources,

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destabilizing neighborhoods, destabilizing families,

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and contributing to economic strain.

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In response to everything touched on here,

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the town adopted an urgency ordinance last October,

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which established a 45 day moratorium

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on the closure of conversion of mobile home parks.

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The following month the council extended the moratorium until

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September 20th of this year.

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In addition to the internal analysis that

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commenced last fall, town staff have held and attended

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various meetings to update our policies and regulations

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to support both tenants and owners of mobile home parks.

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This work is still ongoing.

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In late July staff met with residents of a mobile home

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park who had been receiving seven day eviction

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notices for issues such as a room being left

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outside or potted plants in excess of the seven allowed.

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Most of us here have the privilege

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to make these choices for our homes

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and not live under regular threats of eviction.

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Extension of the moratorium by 12 additional months

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would provide the town with the time required

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to complete its analysis to amend

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its municipal code and zoning code

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and other land use requirements for mobile home parks.

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It allows the town to safeguard this important housing resource.

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Staff recommends that council hold a public hearing

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and adopt an urgency ordinance making findings and extending

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the temporary moratorium on the closure

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or conversion of mobile home parks

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within the town of Windsor for a period of 12 months

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to become effective immediately.

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This does take a 4/5 vote by council.

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And I'm happy to answer any questions.

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>> Can you repeat what it is required, what kind of vote?

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>> A 4/5 vote.

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>> With only four council members here,

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it would mean all four, three out of four?

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All four.

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Anyone have questions for staff?

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>> This is a one year extension of the moratorium.

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Our prior one year extension -- it was my understanding

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the prior one year moratorium was to give us time to draft --

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to update our ordinance.

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Do we have a timeline for updating the ordinance, which

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then we would reconsider at that point eliminating the moratorium

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and implementing the new ordinance?

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>> This moratorium if adopted would go for another 12 months.

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It would be expiring by September 1st unless amendments

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were made prior to that date.

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And I will defer the rest of the answer.

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>> Maybe I could add some clarity to the mayor.

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It is the moratorium.

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The government code allows for a 45 day moratorium

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to be established.

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That moratorium could be established

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by ten months and 15 days if the work, the analysis, and changes

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to the code are not done.

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The government code allows for that moratorium to be extended,

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which is what you have before you for up to another year.

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So the law allows for a two year moratorium, which

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we are still under the law.

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And I think that council member, to your point,

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staff has been continuing to work on potential changes

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and doing a study and working on edits to the town's code.

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Once that amendment is done, that

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would be coming to the council for approval.

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Depending on the type of amendments,

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it may require planning commission meeting as well.

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But staff is working on that.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Through the mayor, if I could add one more thing,

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the recent adopted mini storage moratorium that we updated

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the zoning code, if the code updates are adequate the time

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that it's adopted by the council,

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we usually bundle in and end to that moratorium at the same

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time.

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So it may not go for the full year

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if the amendments are in place sooner.

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>> Any other questions?

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>> I just have a clarifying question.

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Thank you, mayor.

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There's many steps to close a mobile home park.

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So this moratorium-- have any of these parks come forward

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to try to start a closure in town?

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Prior to our moratorium, we didn't

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have any coming forward to try to actually start a process

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to close.

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Thank you so much.

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>> Okay, no more questions.

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Do you want to clarify?

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>> Yeah, we will have to research and get back to you.

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I do believe there were inquiries

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about the process for closing the mobile home park before we

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adopted the moratorium.

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>> But it is over a two year process for them.

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So it would be they would need to put in for it

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and do many steps to close a park.

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>> Correct.

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There is a codified process involved.

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To the best of our knowledge, we haven't received any application

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to begin that process.

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But there were inquiries made by mobile home park owners

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of what the process would be.

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>> Thank you.

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>> I just want to follow up on that.

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The amended ordinance would have changes and more protections,

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I expect, than our current ordinance, which

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is overruled by the moratorium.

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Is that your understanding?

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The modifications would provide more protections?

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>> The primary purpose of the update is to update the existing

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code language for the modern setting.

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So as mentioned, the existing code is over 30 years old.

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It has some outdated language and it has significant loopholes

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that didn't exist back in the time that it was adopted.

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It would be to tighten up the ordinance

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to better protect mobile home park owners as well as tenants.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Going to open it up to the public.

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Any member of the public wishing to make a comment on this item

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may approach the podium.

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If you wish to state your name, you may do so,

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but it does not require.

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[speaking spanish]

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>> Good evening.

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My name is Laura Peregrina.

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My husband and I live in Ember Creek Mobile home

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Park in district one.

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Tonight I should be home with my husband

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instead of being here because it is

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my husband's birthday for one.

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And because the residence and I shouldn't

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have to be here to do this.

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But we are trying to fight for our homes.

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This is from what I have seen so far,

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harmony is very unreasonable and outrageous

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on whether rent hikes, equivalent to totally ridiculous

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violations for things that Harmony is just

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using against us, which is total harassment.

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This is so unnecessary and so cruel to treat people this way.

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Harmony isn't going to sway me from fighting

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for my home and my fellow residents homes.

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I am in this for the long haul.

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Hopefully my fellow residents are as well.

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I am not a quitter.

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I really hope you guys vote yes on the moratorium.

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Thank you.

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>> Gracias, Orlando.

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>> Good afternoon.

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My name is Orlando Lopez and I am

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a resident of Evergreen Community

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and live in district one.

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I am once again in front of you, Windsor Town Council,

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to ask you to continue supporting us

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with your courageous vote to extend the moratorium

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on mobile home park closures.

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Your support would directly benefit us, the residents

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of Evergreen Mobile Home Park.

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For the last two years, we have been

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harassed by harmony communities who run the parks where

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we live with constant rent increases

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and looking for any excuse to intimidate and bother us.

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Because they want to evict us from our homes.

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The situation has been incredibly stressful

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for me and for the residents of my community.

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It has been an injustice we have lived through because we only

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want to live in peace and tranquility

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and protect our homes.

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Harmony is only looking out for their own economic well-being,

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without taking into account the economic needs of residents.

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The majority of my neighbors live on fixed and low incomes.

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And Harmony is just trying to take

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advantage of the vulnerable situation we are in.

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Evergreen community thanks you for continuing to support us.

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Thank you for your attention.

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>> Gracias, Juan Carlos.

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>> My name is Lina Blanco.

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I'm a tenant organizer with the North Bay organizing project.

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I'll be interpreting for Juan Carlos's comments.

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My name is Juan Carlos and I live at Evergreen Community.

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We are counting on your help today.

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There are elderly who live in my community in the park

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and it is understandable that it has been incredibly difficult

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for them and complicated that for them to find another place

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to live or to have to pay an unfair rent increase.

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They have sent us seven day notices, net notices,

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harassed us, and are doing everything

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they can to get us evicted.

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We are worried about this.

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That is why we are fighting.

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I want and all my neighbors want to live in peace.

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Everything has been more expensive

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than they are putting pressure on us to stay silent.

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But my neighbors and I continue to fight for a peaceful life

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and decent housing.

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In my case I am still paying off my trailer.

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I've been living here for almost five years.

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I want clarity on what is going to happen.

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Because living under harmony has our lives on hold.

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We want -- we would love for you to approve a one year extension

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to prevent park closures.

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Our vision as neighbors is to be able to not just defend

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our rights as neighbors but to buy our park.

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And we want support from the community and the city

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to make that happen long term.

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Thank you.

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>> Hi, my name is Maria Hernandez and I am here once

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again to ask for your help against these people.

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These are really mean people.

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This year I almost lost my dad because of them.

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We have been through so much stress.

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They have been harassing us, bullying us.

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We feel hopeless once again.

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Like I said, my dad almost died because of stress.

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Of all the stress that harmony has been causing us.

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I just ask and beg you guys to please help us

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and don't let those wolves eat us alive.

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Because that is what they want.

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We are powerless and they are taking advantage of that.

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They have money, but we have the heart.

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They don't have hearts.

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And we have them.

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So I am here to please beg and ask for your support

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and please don't let us alone.

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Keep helping us.

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I am going to keep fighting for my home, for my family's home,

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for my neighbor's home like I fought for my dad's health.

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He is doing so much better.

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And I know we are going to get through this with your help.

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Thank you.

305
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>> Good evening mayor and council members.

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I'm a housing policy analyst at Legal Aid Sonoma County.

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I want to thank Council for taking action last year

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to put this moratorium in place.

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Thank you for standing behind the residents who

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are in this room, who you have just heard speak.

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The daily stress as you have heard that these families carry,

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the weight that this has in the center of their lives,

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it's really hard to overstate.

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A year since this moratorium has been in place,

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there are 23 households who are going to get to go home tonight.

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Who are going to get to sleep in their beds and their homes

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in that park.

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That is because these residents have pulled together

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and because you all took action to make sure

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that this park owner couldn't move forward with their threat

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to close.

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As you'll remember last year, the owner demanded a $650 rent

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increase, the equivalent of 140% rent hike on average

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and threatened to close the park if they did not get all of that.

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Harmony claimed that this increase was necessary because

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of financial losses that they had,

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that they were operating in the red.

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They submitted 1200 pages of documents

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trying to back that up.

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They were only able to support a $4.15 cent

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rent increase with the financial records they put forward.

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This year they are back.

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They are asking for $266 rent increase.

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In addition to the annual allowable rent

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increase under the ordinance.

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And that threat to close the park is still hanging out there.

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It is looming over everyone who is living there.

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For harmony this company that has

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a portfolio of about 100 parks, this

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is unfortunately about business as usual for them.

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We see this in Petaluma and Cotati, Santa Rosa, Fresno,

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San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Santa Paula, up and down the state.

343
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It is really unimaginable to think about the hundreds

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and hundreds and hundreds of families

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who are living through this who are having

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the little piece of stability they have just

347
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clawed away from them.

348
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And Windsor's regulations, we just

349
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heard that governance closures and conversions,

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they are 30 years old.

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They are significantly out of date.

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They are below the minimum state standards let alone

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what exists in strong ordinances in other parts of our county

354
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and throughout the state.

355
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And we know what is going to happen if this moratorium comes

356
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down and no stronger regulations are not

357
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in place to back up residents.

358
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And I think families could lose their homes.

359
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So we really respectfully urge you to extend this moratorium.

360
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We are here as a community partner

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and we will continue to be here as a community partner

362
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to support the town in any way that we can.

363
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Thank you.

364
00:24:58,624 --> 00:25:03,424
>> Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, Council members, staff.

365
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My name is Max.

366
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I'm an organizer with North Bay jobs with justice.

367
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We're coalition over 30 community and labor

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organizations.

369
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As you've heard from lots of people

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this is a really important issue for tenants, renters,

371
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but I want to share a little about why

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this is an important issue for workers and labor.

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In addition to being part of jobs with justice,

374
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I am the Executive Board of North Bay Labor

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Council that has made housing a really critical issue.

376
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Because the reality is that as workers,

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we are always negotiating with employers

378
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to try and make sure that the people who receive a living wage

379
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and can have affordable health insurance.

380
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But if you go home and your rent is going up every year,

381
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it takes away the hard fought wins of labor.

382
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This is something that is really important for us in labor

383
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to be able to make sure that this happens.

384
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And right here, I've been able to spend a lot of time

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in Windsor recently because there

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are workers at Rodney Strong Winery who

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are organizing for a fair process to have a union.

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A number of them are here who are Windsor residents,

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both renters and homeowners.

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This is something that is actually important for --

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we hear it over and over from workers perspective that even

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if you don't live in a mobile home park,

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having stability in your community really matters.

394
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And when you don't have that, it affects everyone.

395
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And so we really appreciate that you all

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voted for this moratorium.

397
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And we appreciate the staff's work

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to be able to recommend that this continues

399
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and to be able to give you all time to do the right thing.

400
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And so we really will be watching this vote.

401
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We really care about it.

402
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We hope you'll continue this important work

403
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that you have started.

404
00:26:59,890 --> 00:27:05,224
Thank you so much and I will translate for Frederick who's

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going to speak in Spanish.

406
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>>

407
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[speaking spanish]

408
00:27:17,171 --> 00:27:18,279
>> My name is Felix Lopez.

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I'm a worker at Rodney Strong and I am organizing

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for our own improvements.

411
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[speaking spanish]

412
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So I am here to support the Union of Renters,

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and just yesterday I received a notice where I live.

414
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[speaking spanish]

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And so I got an official notice that starting

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on the first of the month, my rent is going up 25%.

417
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[speaking spanish]

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And with the amount of money that I make,

419
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I can't afford that rent.

420
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I have to bring someone from outside

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of my home to rent in the home or I have to find a second job.

422
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[speaking spanish]

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And that's all.

424
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Thank you all so much.

425
00:28:26,936 --> 00:28:28,936
>> Gracias.

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I see one more person approaching the podium.

427
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If there's anyone else if you want to line up.

428
00:28:39,462 --> 00:28:41,462
[speaking spanish]

429
00:28:43,824 --> 00:28:48,624
>> Mayor and council, I support extending the moratorium.

430
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I think that the people who spoke before me

431
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have made a very strong case for why it is needed.

432
00:29:00,124 --> 00:29:03,784
And I don't need to repeat what they have already said.

433
00:29:03,784 --> 00:29:10,176
What I would ask tonight is what happens after these 12 months?

434
00:29:10,176 --> 00:29:14,976
We've already had a moratorium, and now we're

435
00:29:15,370 --> 00:29:16,946
asking for another year.

436
00:29:16,946 --> 00:29:19,504
That time needs to lead somewhere.

437
00:29:19,504 --> 00:29:23,704
There needs to be a positive outcome for the residents

438
00:29:23,704 --> 00:29:26,240
of these mobile home parks.

439
00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,454
I hope the council gives staff clear direction

440
00:29:28,454 --> 00:29:31,424
that during these 12 months we develop permanent protections

441
00:29:31,424 --> 00:29:35,624
that are fair, workable, and strong enough

442
00:29:35,644 --> 00:29:39,400
that these residents aren't back here a year from now

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00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:40,864
facing the same uncertainty.

444
00:29:40,864 --> 00:29:43,864
A moratorium gives us time.

445
00:29:44,609 --> 00:29:48,354
What we do with that time is what really matters.

446
00:29:48,354 --> 00:29:50,571
I support the moratorium.

447
00:29:50,571 --> 00:29:52,571
Thank you.

448
00:30:02,570 --> 00:30:05,126
>> I really wasn't going to talk about this,

449
00:30:05,126 --> 00:30:09,162
but as I sit in the audience, my heart is broken.

450
00:30:09,162 --> 00:30:11,103
My heart is broken for my community

451
00:30:11,103 --> 00:30:14,824
and for my neighbors that have to live under this threat

452
00:30:14,824 --> 00:30:19,764
from someone who is doing things that are not legal,

453
00:30:19,764 --> 00:30:20,984
certainly not ethical.

454
00:30:20,984 --> 00:30:24,926
And I think that it is your job as a council

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to extend this moratorium and give them the peace of mind,

456
00:30:30,582 --> 00:30:33,840
as Jose clearly stated very eloquently,

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to find a permanent fix for our community members, our neighbors

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00:30:38,568 --> 00:30:43,184
so that they can live in peace here in Windsor.

459
00:30:43,184 --> 00:30:45,876
It breaks my heart to hear this.

460
00:30:45,876 --> 00:30:50,760
I would imagine what their pain is.

461
00:30:50,254 --> 00:30:54,816
And I truly encourage you to extend this moratorium.

462
00:30:54,816 --> 00:30:59,440
But more than that to find a permanent fix

463
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to update our codes and ordinances,

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to protect the people in our community who

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live in mobile home parks.

466
00:31:06,464 --> 00:31:09,464
Thank you for your consideration.

467
00:31:10,144 --> 00:31:13,576
>> Seeing no one else approaching the podium,

468
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I am going to go ahead and close the public hearing and bring it

469
00:31:16,774 --> 00:31:18,776
back to the Council for discussion.

470
00:31:18,776 --> 00:31:21,776
Who would like to start?

471
00:31:23,464 --> 00:31:25,864
Council member Leap, Salmon?

472
00:31:30,426 --> 00:31:33,426
>> I will support the moratorium.

473
00:31:33,864 --> 00:31:35,864
There are questions.

474
00:31:36,624 --> 00:31:40,296
I guess the one question right now,

475
00:31:40,296 --> 00:31:42,154
we're in litigation over the moratorium.

476
00:31:42,154 --> 00:31:43,824
Is that correct?

477
00:31:43,824 --> 00:31:46,240
And it is on appeal?

478
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That's the question if I could add.

479
00:31:49,424 --> 00:31:50,904
>> That is correct.

480
00:31:50,904 --> 00:31:54,937
>> So the moratorium, even though we continue it,

481
00:31:54,937 --> 00:31:58,690
I think we won the first trial court.

482
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We were successful.

483
00:31:59,946 --> 00:32:01,874
Now there is an appeal.

484
00:32:01,874 --> 00:32:04,928
And if the appeal is denied, then this moratorium

485
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will be in effect for 12 more months.

486
00:32:07,450 --> 00:32:09,450
That's my understanding.

487
00:32:12,744 --> 00:32:16,804
After 12 more months, state law, that is the limit.

488
00:32:16,804 --> 00:32:19,364
So we do have to come up and make modifications

489
00:32:19,364 --> 00:32:23,264
to our ordinance to provide as much protection

490
00:32:23,264 --> 00:32:26,264
under the law as possible.

491
00:32:26,897 --> 00:32:30,480
But I think I understand this would

492
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:34,384
be the last moratorium for the town of Windsor

493
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for the group of mobile home parks in our town.

494
00:32:38,298 --> 00:32:40,395
And that is the law.

495
00:32:40,395 --> 00:32:43,984
So I think we all need to work together

496
00:32:43,984 --> 00:32:48,144
to find a way to come up with an answer that

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won't be acceptable to harmony that we can be assured of.

498
00:32:53,690 --> 00:32:57,530
But at least it would be legal and not

499
00:32:57,530 --> 00:33:02,440
subject to be more and more lawsuits because I think what

500
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I have understood is that once we do adopt the new ordinance,

501
00:33:11,424 --> 00:33:16,184
and moratorium is gone, if harmony is not

502
00:33:16,184 --> 00:33:17,744
agreeable to the new ordinance, there

503
00:33:17,744 --> 00:33:20,980
will be another lawsuit against the town.

504
00:33:20,980 --> 00:33:25,180
At some point, that has to end.

505
00:33:27,637 --> 00:33:30,936
The courts will make it end.

506
00:33:30,936 --> 00:33:32,344
There will be findings.

507
00:33:32,344 --> 00:33:35,364
But I think we all have to work to try to come up with

508
00:33:35,364 --> 00:33:37,784
a solution for the new ordinance,

509
00:33:37,784 --> 00:33:41,984
knowing that this moratorium will end --

510
00:33:42,170 --> 00:33:46,704
it may end sooner if we get the ordinance drafted.

511
00:33:46,704 --> 00:33:49,704
It's possible the council could end the moratorium

512
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and adopt a new ordinance.

513
00:33:51,465 --> 00:33:55,679
And then, of course, that would bring --

514
00:33:55,679 --> 00:33:58,540
my understanding is based on your experience with harmony

515
00:33:58,540 --> 00:34:02,157
and our experience with harmony, we will be subject to a new

516
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lawsuit just as they have subjected you to harassment.

517
00:34:06,992 --> 00:34:12,543
It seems like that is the name of the game with harmony.

518
00:34:12,543 --> 00:34:16,384
And so those are just my comments.

519
00:34:16,384 --> 00:34:21,449
But certainly we will support you as much as possible.

520
00:34:21,449 --> 00:34:23,449
>> Council member Leep.

521
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>> Well, for me, I'm very sympathetic for the folks that

522
00:34:29,384 --> 00:34:32,103
live out there at evergreen.

523
00:34:32,103 --> 00:34:36,603
And I definitely am in favor of continuing to work with them.

524
00:34:36,603 --> 00:34:40,203
The alternative to extending the moratorium

525
00:34:40,384 --> 00:34:42,784
is devastating and catastrophic.

526
00:34:43,623 --> 00:34:46,623
So certainly the better alternative

527
00:34:46,904 --> 00:34:49,904
is to extend the moratorium.

528
00:34:50,424 --> 00:34:52,424
>> Vice mayor.

529
00:34:53,704 --> 00:34:54,275
>> Great.

530
00:34:54,275 --> 00:34:55,403
Thank you so much.

531
00:34:55,403 --> 00:34:57,528
I wanted to thank everybody for coming out tonight.

532
00:34:57,528 --> 00:34:59,944
It really helps us to see and hear from you.

533
00:34:59,944 --> 00:35:03,864
I very much appreciate that you are all here tonight.

534
00:35:03,864 --> 00:35:08,981
I hope -- my first hope is that legal aid will continue to work

535
00:35:08,981 --> 00:35:11,439
with the families for some of the other treatments that are

536
00:35:11,439 --> 00:35:12,784
happening by Harmony.

537
00:35:12,784 --> 00:35:15,276
Unfortunately the town doesn't have a lot

538
00:35:15,276 --> 00:35:16,854
to be able to do with that.

539
00:35:16,854 --> 00:35:19,397
But definitely legal aid can step in and really assist

540
00:35:19,397 --> 00:35:21,944
families if you are being treated improperly

541
00:35:21,944 --> 00:35:26,344
by the association that is running the mobile home park

542
00:35:26,344 --> 00:35:28,944
or Harmony as has been named.

543
00:35:28,944 --> 00:35:32,544
So this is a legal moratorium.

544
00:35:32,617 --> 00:35:36,240
We have right to do this and there was not any mobile home

545
00:35:36,240 --> 00:35:37,754
parks in the process of closing down when

546
00:35:37,754 --> 00:35:39,294
we established this moratorium.

547
00:35:39,294 --> 00:35:42,174
And so I'm very much believe strongly that we need it

548
00:35:42,174 --> 00:35:45,602
and that we need to prioritize the changes to the ordinance

549
00:35:45,602 --> 00:35:48,224
so that we can have the most protections for the residents

550
00:35:48,224 --> 00:35:51,437
who are living there and for all the residents for all

551
00:35:51,437 --> 00:35:53,144
our mobile home parks in town.

552
00:35:53,144 --> 00:35:55,434
We have already a homelessness problem

553
00:35:55,434 --> 00:35:56,559
in the state of California.

554
00:35:56,559 --> 00:36:01,544
I absolutely do not want to add any people

555
00:36:01,544 --> 00:36:04,524
to that list, especially not Windsor families.

556
00:36:04,524 --> 00:36:06,608
So very much hear what you're saying,

557
00:36:06,608 --> 00:36:08,390
very much support this moratorium

558
00:36:08,390 --> 00:36:12,124
so we can work to put the strongest language and strongest

559
00:36:12,124 --> 00:36:14,744
legal language that we can put into our ordinance

560
00:36:14,744 --> 00:36:18,384
and have it brought up to date before we end the moratorium.

561
00:36:18,384 --> 00:36:21,984
I am very much in support.

562
00:36:22,707 --> 00:36:24,707
Thank you.

563
00:36:24,910 --> 00:36:26,910
[speaking spanish]

564
00:36:32,492 --> 00:36:35,340
>> First I want to say thank you to everybody for being here.

565
00:36:35,340 --> 00:36:36,675
It's really important for you to speak

566
00:36:36,675 --> 00:36:38,376
and have us hear your voices.

567
00:36:38,376 --> 00:36:40,776
I really appreciate that.

568
00:36:40,952 --> 00:36:46,168
Thank you to the speaker that spoke about labor.

569
00:36:46,168 --> 00:36:49,168
That was a new perspective.

570
00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:53,673
I know it's there in the back of my mind,

571
00:36:53,673 --> 00:36:58,640
but to bring it all together -- and this is our workforce.

572
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:02,180
Many of them, this is our labor workforce.

573
00:37:02,180 --> 00:37:05,440
So thank you for being here and bringing that to us.

574
00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:10,557
As Vice mayor mentioned, we have four mobile home parks

575
00:37:10,557 --> 00:37:11,650
in Windsor.

576
00:37:11,650 --> 00:37:16,480
And it is amazing when I go to those communities

577
00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:17,876
how wonderful they are.

578
00:37:17,876 --> 00:37:19,884
They really are great communities.

579
00:37:19,884 --> 00:37:25,284
And it is nice in this horrible time --

580
00:37:26,318 --> 00:37:28,890
hopefully they call it the silver lining.

581
00:37:28,890 --> 00:37:30,133
I don't know how you're going to translate that.

582
00:37:30,133 --> 00:37:32,717
The good out of this.

583
00:37:32,717 --> 00:37:33,468
[speaking spanish]

584
00:37:33,468 --> 00:37:35,400
The good thing is hopefully you guys

585
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:36,837
get to know your neighbors a little bit more

586
00:37:36,837 --> 00:37:38,214
and come together.

587
00:37:38,214 --> 00:37:43,140
So hopefully-- but yes, I support the moratorium

588
00:37:43,397 --> 00:37:46,157
and I will not delay this any more.

589
00:37:46,157 --> 00:37:50,224
If we could have someone who is interested to make a motion.

590
00:37:50,224 --> 00:37:54,366
>> I'll make a motion to adopt an urgency ordinance making

591
00:37:54,366 --> 00:37:56,324
findings and extending the temporary moratorium

592
00:37:56,324 --> 00:37:59,636
on the closure or conversion of mobile home parks within

593
00:37:59,636 --> 00:38:02,344
the town of Windsor for a period of 12 months to become effective

594
00:38:02,344 --> 00:38:03,304
immediately.

595
00:38:03,304 --> 00:38:06,144
>> Do I have a second?

596
00:38:06,144 --> 00:38:07,944
>> I will second.

597
00:38:07,944 --> 00:38:10,344
>> Roll call vote please.

598
00:38:11,274 --> 00:38:13,274
[members voting]

599
00:38:14,350 --> 00:38:16,350
>> Thank you..

600
00:38:16,817 --> 00:38:18,742
>> Okay.

601
00:38:18,742 --> 00:38:20,742
[speaking spanish]

602
00:38:36,864 --> 00:38:39,367
I asked them if they would like to stay

603
00:38:39,367 --> 00:38:40,450
for the next presentation.

604
00:38:40,450 --> 00:38:42,850
More than welcome to.

605
00:39:17,391 --> 00:39:18,808
>> Good evening mayor and Council.

606
00:39:18,808 --> 00:39:21,274
Thank you for the opportunity to come before you tonight

607
00:39:21,274 --> 00:39:24,904
and talk about economic development in Windsor.

608
00:39:24,904 --> 00:39:27,304
>> Give us one second.

609
00:39:28,530 --> 00:39:30,530
>> No problem.

610
00:39:38,235 --> 00:39:39,968
>> As you know, on May 7th last year,

611
00:39:39,968 --> 00:39:42,784
the council adopted the Economic Development Strategic Plan.

612
00:39:42,784 --> 00:39:46,908
The town's first new economic development plan since 2008.

613
00:39:46,908 --> 00:39:50,457
Tonight is the first annual report on that plan.

614
00:39:50,457 --> 00:39:53,324
I will start off this evening with a reminder

615
00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:56,952
of why the plan was written and what it was meant to fix, then

616
00:39:56,952 --> 00:39:59,250
go through what happened in its first year

617
00:39:59,250 --> 00:40:02,554
under each of these five goals identified in the plan,

618
00:40:02,554 --> 00:40:04,424
and finished with eight priorities

619
00:40:04,424 --> 00:40:06,544
staff is proposing for year two.

620
00:40:06,544 --> 00:40:09,258
Everything I covered tonight is in the staff report

621
00:40:09,258 --> 00:40:13,304
in more detail, along with the attachments, the adopted plan,

622
00:40:13,304 --> 00:40:17,224
the grand economic impact report, and the status table

623
00:40:17,224 --> 00:40:19,177
covering every action in the plan.

624
00:40:19,177 --> 00:40:22,784
I will state at a summary level this evening,

625
00:40:22,784 --> 00:40:25,654
but I'm happy to take questions at the end or throughout.

626
00:40:25,654 --> 00:40:28,864
Before getting to the results, I want

627
00:40:28,864 --> 00:40:31,488
to remind the council how this plan came together.

628
00:40:31,488 --> 00:40:33,808
Because I think the process is really

629
00:40:33,808 --> 00:40:36,344
what makes the plan strong and gives it credibility.

630
00:40:36,344 --> 00:40:39,640
We spent about a year on outreach.

631
00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:42,504
We held two rounds of community and stakeholder meetings,

632
00:40:42,504 --> 00:40:45,517
ran a community survey in English and Spanish,

633
00:40:45,517 --> 00:40:48,624
sat down for one on one interviews with business owners

634
00:40:48,624 --> 00:40:51,424
and community leaders, and did extensive research

635
00:40:51,424 --> 00:40:55,240
on taxable sales, employment, commute patterns,

636
00:40:55,624 --> 00:40:57,864
household income, and housing.

637
00:40:57,864 --> 00:41:00,104
What we heard was consistent.

638
00:41:00,104 --> 00:41:01,968
People value Windsor's character,

639
00:41:01,968 --> 00:41:05,896
the town green, the schools, and our independent businesses.

640
00:41:05,896 --> 00:41:08,354
They also want a stronger tax base

641
00:41:08,354 --> 00:41:11,124
and investment in infrastructure and amenities.

642
00:41:11,124 --> 00:41:15,404
The council adopted the plan on May 25th with the vision

643
00:41:15,404 --> 00:41:19,370
statement, Windsor envisions a resilient sustainable community

644
00:41:19,370 --> 00:41:22,714
that upholds its identity as a vibrant family oriented

645
00:41:22,714 --> 00:41:24,324
and innovative town.

646
00:41:24,324 --> 00:41:26,454
Along with that vision statement,

647
00:41:26,454 --> 00:41:31,440
we structured the plan around five goals, all of which

648
00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:32,944
with subgoals and action items.

649
00:41:32,944 --> 00:41:34,384
The five overarching goals are how

650
00:41:34,384 --> 00:41:36,104
I've organized tonight's presentation.

651
00:41:36,104 --> 00:41:39,544
Attachment three shows the status of every action

652
00:41:39,544 --> 00:41:40,864
under each goal.

653
00:41:40,864 --> 00:41:43,680
If you want to know where any specific item stands,

654
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:45,309
it is there.

655
00:41:45,309 --> 00:41:49,904
First, I wanted to start off with a few data points.

656
00:41:49,904 --> 00:41:52,514
Windsor has the highest median income

657
00:41:52,514 --> 00:41:55,960
in Sonoma County and the highest home ownership rate.

658
00:41:55,960 --> 00:42:00,684
At the same time, more than 85% of our employed residents

659
00:42:00,684 --> 00:42:03,121
commute out of town for work.

660
00:42:03,121 --> 00:42:06,634
And our taxable sales per resident are at about 29%

661
00:42:06,634 --> 00:42:08,240
below the county average.

662
00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:11,524
About a quarter of our residents retail spendings

663
00:42:11,524 --> 00:42:14,184
happen in other cities and nearly all of those cities

664
00:42:14,184 --> 00:42:17,544
collect a local sales tax that Windsor does not.

665
00:42:17,544 --> 00:42:20,984
Sales tax matters because it's our second largest general fund

666
00:42:20,984 --> 00:42:24,224
revenue source and it fell three years in a row from 2023

667
00:42:24,224 --> 00:42:25,934
through 2025.

668
00:42:25,934 --> 00:42:28,934
Thankfully the first quarter in 2026

669
00:42:29,148 --> 00:42:33,224
finally shows growth of 5.2%, but a lot of that

670
00:42:33,224 --> 00:42:35,944
came from online deliveries rather than local storefronts.

671
00:42:35,944 --> 00:42:38,944
Our tax base is concentrated.

672
00:42:40,184 --> 00:42:42,384
Home Depot and Walmart together generate

673
00:42:42,384 --> 00:42:45,765
about a quarter of our point of sale receipts and the top 25

674
00:42:45,765 --> 00:42:50,504
accounts generate about 70% of our sales tax revenue.

675
00:42:50,504 --> 00:42:55,104
Essentially our residents have the income, about the spending

676
00:42:55,104 --> 00:42:56,987
and jobs are leaving town.

677
00:42:56,987 --> 00:42:59,144
The plan is about trying to bring back

678
00:42:59,144 --> 00:43:02,144
both of those to Windsor.

679
00:43:03,304 --> 00:43:06,102
Before I get too far I wanted to spend a minute

680
00:43:06,102 --> 00:43:07,644
on what economic development actually

681
00:43:07,644 --> 00:43:10,157
is because the term covers a lot of ground.

682
00:43:10,157 --> 00:43:12,744
The way I describe it is economic development

683
00:43:12,744 --> 00:43:15,544
is creating the conditions where businesses

684
00:43:15,544 --> 00:43:20,276
choose to start, stay, and grow, and invest in Windsor.

685
00:43:20,276 --> 00:43:21,984
The private sector makes the investments.

686
00:43:21,984 --> 00:43:24,944
Our job is to create the conditions

687
00:43:24,944 --> 00:43:28,640
and build the relationships to make that investment happen.

688
00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:32,104
In practice most of the work is helping businesses.

689
00:43:32,104 --> 00:43:36,221
Retention visits, workshops, connecting owners to capital,

690
00:43:36,221 --> 00:43:38,960
working on transitions when a business closes

691
00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:40,616
so the space does not sit empty.

692
00:43:40,616 --> 00:43:43,795
The business concierge service is a key part of that.

693
00:43:43,795 --> 00:43:46,734
When a project comes in, one staff person

694
00:43:46,734 --> 00:43:49,624
pulls planning, public works, fire, and building

695
00:43:49,624 --> 00:43:52,464
together so the applicant is not navigating town hall

696
00:43:52,464 --> 00:43:53,864
on their own.

697
00:43:53,864 --> 00:43:57,616
A few things to keep in mind as we look at the results.

698
00:43:57,616 --> 00:43:59,952
Projects run on a long clock.

699
00:43:59,952 --> 00:44:02,144
A hotel or manufacturing expansion

700
00:44:02,144 --> 00:44:04,928
commonly takes 3 to 7 years from the first conversation

701
00:44:04,928 --> 00:44:05,877
to opening day.

702
00:44:05,877 --> 00:44:10,904
A lot of that work is confidential while active.

703
00:44:10,904 --> 00:44:13,114
I report the attraction pipeline in the aggregate

704
00:44:13,114 --> 00:44:15,952
and can brief council through appropriate channels

705
00:44:15,952 --> 00:44:17,600
if you have further questions.

706
00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:21,472
Also none of this work is done alone.

707
00:44:21,472 --> 00:44:24,544
The partners on this slide and every department in Town Hall

708
00:44:24,544 --> 00:44:26,864
are essential to this work.

709
00:44:26,864 --> 00:44:31,296
Finally, one more note before the goals, what follows

710
00:44:31,296 --> 00:44:33,644
are examples and highlights and are not

711
00:44:33,644 --> 00:44:37,580
meant to be a complete inventory of the work done this year.

712
00:44:37,580 --> 00:44:41,404
Jumping right into the goals, goal one

713
00:44:41,404 --> 00:44:44,464
is supporting businesses that we already have in Windsor.

714
00:44:44,464 --> 00:44:49,864
Windsor has 1047 active business licenses, about 1 in 7 of those

715
00:44:50,728 --> 00:44:52,824
is someone running a business out of their home

716
00:44:52,824 --> 00:44:55,264
or what we call home occupation permits.

717
00:44:55,264 --> 00:44:58,904
The core of the work is knowing our businesses well.

718
00:44:58,904 --> 00:45:03,960
Well enough to help before a problem becomes a closure.

719
00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:07,164
This year staff did retention visits and check ins

720
00:45:07,164 --> 00:45:09,544
across every commercial district in town.

721
00:45:09,544 --> 00:45:13,972
We also launched the town's first business confidence survey

722
00:45:13,972 --> 00:45:16,235
in February, which will now give us

723
00:45:16,235 --> 00:45:18,890
an annual read on how our businesses are doing with data

724
00:45:18,890 --> 00:45:21,392
rather than a series of anecdotes.

725
00:45:21,392 --> 00:45:25,584
We brought the Sbdc, our small Business Development Center

726
00:45:25,584 --> 00:45:28,240
Capital summit to Windsor and put more than 30 owners

727
00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:31,504
in the room with Small Business Administration Lenders, seven

728
00:45:31,504 --> 00:45:33,504
banks, and community Lenders.

729
00:45:33,504 --> 00:45:36,249
We also ran workshops in English and Spanish,

730
00:45:36,249 --> 00:45:40,944
including AI for business, green businesses, and the chambers

731
00:45:40,944 --> 00:45:41,744
Latinos Exitos.

732
00:45:41,744 --> 00:45:44,174
I'm sure I mispronounced that.

733
00:45:44,174 --> 00:45:44,789
Sorry.

734
00:45:44,789 --> 00:45:48,384
In June we launched the Keep it Local Windsor campaign

735
00:45:48,384 --> 00:45:50,192
with the Chamber of Commerce.

736
00:45:50,192 --> 00:45:52,912
More than 60 businesses joined within the first couple of weeks

737
00:45:52,912 --> 00:45:54,650
and has continued to grow.

738
00:45:54,650 --> 00:45:57,728
You can see the branding on storefronts

739
00:45:57,728 --> 00:46:02,384
around town, on wayfinding signs in downtown, and on the town

740
00:46:02,384 --> 00:46:02,884
vehicles.

741
00:46:02,884 --> 00:46:07,624
The campaign also runs a steady social media presence

742
00:46:07,624 --> 00:46:10,284
with regular posts featuring Windsor businesses

743
00:46:10,284 --> 00:46:11,464
and the simple message.

744
00:46:11,464 --> 00:46:13,939
Shop here and support local businesses.

745
00:46:13,939 --> 00:46:16,296
This is an effort to combat the spending that

746
00:46:16,296 --> 00:46:19,776
leaves the town to other cities and remind people to support

747
00:46:19,776 --> 00:46:20,804
our local businesses.

748
00:46:20,804 --> 00:46:24,472
A couple of examples of business transitions that I wanted

749
00:46:24,472 --> 00:46:27,992
to highlight, when Cafe Noto closed,

750
00:46:27,992 --> 00:46:31,700
staff worked with the property owner --

751
00:46:31,700 --> 00:46:33,784
opened in that space within weeks.

752
00:46:33,784 --> 00:46:36,440
Flagship taproom opened as Rough Draft.

753
00:46:36,440 --> 00:46:38,957
Bella Cano became Drewseni Winery.

754
00:46:38,957 --> 00:46:41,464
Meditation just reopened as Bienvenüe.

755
00:46:41,464 --> 00:46:42,944
And after years of sitting vacant,

756
00:46:42,944 --> 00:46:47,740
the former Windsor brewery space is now dispersal owned.

757
00:46:47,740 --> 00:46:51,331
A live music venue from the local team behind Grata.

758
00:46:51,331 --> 00:46:53,664
I'm sure you probably saw some of the social media posts

759
00:46:53,664 --> 00:46:55,383
about that opening.

760
00:46:55,383 --> 00:46:57,552
It looked like a good time.

761
00:46:57,552 --> 00:47:00,640
We currently have a couple of vacancies in the downtown.

762
00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:02,672
We're actively working on filling.

763
00:47:02,672 --> 00:47:05,344
We're a little bit more on that later.

764
00:47:05,344 --> 00:47:09,334
Goal two is the tools and policies

765
00:47:09,334 --> 00:47:11,560
that position Windsor for investment.

766
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:15,530
This year that meant rebuilding downtown parking

767
00:47:15,530 --> 00:47:19,416
for the smart era with time limits across 97 public spaces

768
00:47:19,416 --> 00:47:21,571
in Emily Rose lot.

769
00:47:21,571 --> 00:47:23,154
Those changes required working closely

770
00:47:23,154 --> 00:47:25,640
with the police department, Sonoma County Transit,

771
00:47:25,640 --> 00:47:28,784
who jointly owns the, as well as downtown businesses.

772
00:47:28,784 --> 00:47:31,864
We're exploring an enhanced infrastructure financing

773
00:47:31,864 --> 00:47:34,410
district as a way to fund infrastructure

774
00:47:34,410 --> 00:47:38,410
around town such as the Errata Lane on ramp,

775
00:47:38,410 --> 00:47:41,670
which would open up the northern area of town

776
00:47:41,670 --> 00:47:44,700
for more commercial activity.

777
00:47:44,154 --> 00:47:49,554
The stationary plan update is led by Community department.

778
00:47:51,136 --> 00:47:54,192
It is a $1.2 million plant that they have secured.

779
00:47:54,192 --> 00:47:56,496
I am working along with them on that project

780
00:47:56,496 --> 00:47:58,564
and I'm very excited about the opportunities

781
00:47:58,564 --> 00:47:59,764
this plan could create.

782
00:47:59,764 --> 00:48:02,264
We had a really productive meeting today.

783
00:48:02,264 --> 00:48:06,464
We also researched what a downtown entertainment

784
00:48:06,643 --> 00:48:07,577
zone would look like.

785
00:48:07,577 --> 00:48:11,942
This is under new state law, with a policy --

786
00:48:11,942 --> 00:48:13,984
I'll be coming with policy options to the council

787
00:48:13,984 --> 00:48:14,784
this fall.

788
00:48:14,784 --> 00:48:18,984
We implemented a customer relationship management software

789
00:48:19,673 --> 00:48:23,924
or CRM, so our communications with businesses are tracked

790
00:48:23,924 --> 00:48:25,402
and problems get spotted early.

791
00:48:25,402 --> 00:48:28,997
We can look up the issues across various businesses

792
00:48:28,997 --> 00:48:29,712
and interactions.

793
00:48:29,712 --> 00:48:33,284
Staff also worked on completing analysis behind the November

794
00:48:33,284 --> 00:48:36,890
revenue measure, building the physical case comparisons

795
00:48:36,890 --> 00:48:41,900
to neighboring cities, and more than 30 briefings

796
00:48:41,584 --> 00:48:45,344
with service clubs, community groups, and employee

797
00:48:45,344 --> 00:48:46,240
associations.

798
00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:49,777
The example on the right of the screen

799
00:48:49,777 --> 00:48:51,277
shows the concierge services working

800
00:48:51,277 --> 00:48:53,554
the way it is supposed to.

801
00:48:53,554 --> 00:48:57,161
Shimizu Saki came to us with an idea.

802
00:48:57,161 --> 00:48:59,784
Staff discussed their business plan, zoning,

803
00:48:59,784 --> 00:49:00,862
and available sites.

804
00:49:00,862 --> 00:49:02,904
They received their business license in February,

805
00:49:02,904 --> 00:49:05,797
state brewing license in June, and the tasting bar opens

806
00:49:05,797 --> 00:49:10,343
in the business park behind Home Depot in December.

807
00:49:10,343 --> 00:49:12,743
Goal three is attraction.

808
00:49:12,823 --> 00:49:15,800
This is the area where I most limited with what

809
00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:17,730
I can share publicly because companies treat site searches

810
00:49:17,730 --> 00:49:19,410
as competitively sensitive.

811
00:49:19,410 --> 00:49:23,804
Speaking in aggregate, staff worked active site inquiries

812
00:49:23,804 --> 00:49:27,740
this year across general merchandise, grocery,

813
00:49:27,740 --> 00:49:29,480
quick service, and fast food restaurant,

814
00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:32,517
and auto dealership, indoor youth and training

815
00:49:32,517 --> 00:49:36,117
facilities, beverage production, hospitality among others.

816
00:49:36,136 --> 00:49:40,464
We submitted our sites to four confidential state manufacturing

817
00:49:40,464 --> 00:49:42,384
searches through Gobi's.

818
00:49:42,384 --> 00:49:44,744
That is the Governor's Office for Economic Development.

819
00:49:44,744 --> 00:49:48,237
And we developed opportunity Sites database and attraction

820
00:49:48,237 --> 00:49:50,712
marketing materials so we could respond

821
00:49:50,712 --> 00:49:53,434
to inquiries both quickly and professionally.

822
00:49:53,434 --> 00:49:57,354
One story I can tell is about the Northern Gateway.

823
00:49:57,354 --> 00:49:59,884
Staff spent almost two years building a relationship

824
00:49:59,884 --> 00:50:04,764
with the family that has owned over 20 acres fronting highway

825
00:50:04,764 --> 00:50:05,554
one.

826
00:50:05,554 --> 00:50:07,432
They've owned it for decades.

827
00:50:07,432 --> 00:50:10,634
We answered questions about the zoning and the approval process,

828
00:50:10,634 --> 00:50:13,640
being straight with them about what development would take.

829
00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:15,170
This summer they decided the time

830
00:50:15,170 --> 00:50:17,104
is right to bring the property to market

831
00:50:17,104 --> 00:50:19,270
and it will be listed soon.

832
00:50:19,270 --> 00:50:21,437
This is one of the largest development opportunities

833
00:50:21,437 --> 00:50:24,197
in town and you'll definitely see that development

834
00:50:24,197 --> 00:50:25,970
as a year to priority.

835
00:50:25,970 --> 00:50:29,272
I also wanted to be straightforward about the nature

836
00:50:29,272 --> 00:50:30,160
of this work.

837
00:50:30,160 --> 00:50:32,934
Most recruitment conversations end with no.

838
00:50:32,934 --> 00:50:37,570
We recruit, for example in art gallery owner very hard

839
00:50:37,570 --> 00:50:38,237
this year.

840
00:50:38,237 --> 00:50:40,254
We met with her 4 or 5 times.

841
00:50:40,254 --> 00:50:42,866
We took her on a tour of downtown, introduced her

842
00:50:42,866 --> 00:50:43,741
to downtown business.

843
00:50:43,741 --> 00:50:48,346
I wanted to put her in one of the vacant roost sites.

844
00:50:48,346 --> 00:50:51,521
However we lost out to the city of Sonoma.

845
00:50:51,521 --> 00:50:53,656
She chose to locate there.

846
00:50:53,656 --> 00:50:56,464
The response to that is to keep the pipeline full.

847
00:50:56,464 --> 00:50:59,784
And so we can continue to land those spaces

848
00:50:59,784 --> 00:51:02,184
as businesses come forward.

849
00:51:02,504 --> 00:51:06,104
Goal four is promoting Windsor's identity.

850
00:51:07,900 --> 00:51:11,664
The flagship for this is Levi's Gran Fondo and the partnership

851
00:51:11,664 --> 00:51:13,800
with Bike Monkey.

852
00:51:13,800 --> 00:51:16,473
This year's event has generated $1.89 million

853
00:51:16,473 --> 00:51:18,873
in local economic output.

854
00:51:19,146 --> 00:51:22,746
Up from 1.75 million the year before.

855
00:51:23,210 --> 00:51:25,656
The live broadcast of the event put Windsor

856
00:51:25,656 --> 00:51:28,584
in front of an audience in 77 countries

857
00:51:28,584 --> 00:51:31,314
and we were able to run a Windsor commercial

858
00:51:31,314 --> 00:51:35,520
during that live broadcast, which is up on Windsor website.

859
00:51:35,520 --> 00:51:39,448
97% of the surveyed riders came from outside Windsor

860
00:51:39,448 --> 00:51:42,824
and 30% of them stayed overnight here.

861
00:51:42,824 --> 00:51:45,928
For the first time ever, every rider meal

862
00:51:45,928 --> 00:51:47,374
came from Windsor restaurants.

863
00:51:47,374 --> 00:51:51,256
Lopez Diner, the Himalayan, Caseys American kitchen,

864
00:51:51,256 --> 00:51:54,423
and kin each prepared post rider meals.

865
00:51:54,423 --> 00:51:56,170
Several of the restaurants reported

866
00:51:56,170 --> 00:51:57,904
it was their busiest day ever.

867
00:51:57,904 --> 00:52:02,840
Attachment to two of the report has the full economic impact

868
00:52:02,840 --> 00:52:02,744
analysis.

869
00:52:02,744 --> 00:52:08,144
On the marketing side, the hot Shop local campaign

870
00:52:08,824 --> 00:52:10,877
ran in print and online.

871
00:52:10,877 --> 00:52:16,224
This is a printed online ad on the right there.

872
00:52:16,224 --> 00:52:18,894
The campaign earned almost a million impressions

873
00:52:18,894 --> 00:52:21,995
at about half the industry cost per click.

874
00:52:21,995 --> 00:52:24,584
So we got a lot of attention and people

875
00:52:24,584 --> 00:52:26,932
did click on that to learn more.

876
00:52:26,932 --> 00:52:29,392
We also rebuilt the Windsor web presence

877
00:52:29,392 --> 00:52:32,864
with the new downtown page and a new hero video,

878
00:52:32,864 --> 00:52:34,304
introducing the town.

879
00:52:34,304 --> 00:52:37,640
And I hold monthly time with Tim events

880
00:52:37,640 --> 00:52:39,794
with the chambers, Chamber of Commerce

881
00:52:39,794 --> 00:52:41,328
so business owners and the community

882
00:52:41,328 --> 00:52:43,728
can sit down and talk to me about their concerns

883
00:52:43,728 --> 00:52:48,528
about the town and economic development in general.

884
00:52:48,664 --> 00:52:51,744
Goal five is quality of life.

885
00:52:51,744 --> 00:52:53,387
Of the five goals, this is the one

886
00:52:53,387 --> 00:52:55,304
that looks the least like traditional economic

887
00:52:55,304 --> 00:52:55,810
development.

888
00:52:55,810 --> 00:52:58,787
There's no recruitment here, no marketing.

889
00:52:58,787 --> 00:53:00,756
It is the work of making Windsor a place

890
00:53:00,756 --> 00:53:03,464
where people want to live, shop, and do business.

891
00:53:03,464 --> 00:53:05,724
One example is the Shiloh Center.

892
00:53:05,724 --> 00:53:09,623
It is our highest sales tax district,

893
00:53:09,623 --> 00:53:11,290
but it's also our most persistent safety

894
00:53:11,290 --> 00:53:12,784
and maintenance concern.

895
00:53:12,784 --> 00:53:15,992
The center is divided among roughly ten separate owners

896
00:53:15,992 --> 00:53:18,521
so there is no single landlord to call

897
00:53:18,521 --> 00:53:21,960
and there was not a good market in place

898
00:53:21,960 --> 00:53:25,294
for the oversight and maintenance of the common areas.

899
00:53:25,294 --> 00:53:28,464
So staff has written letters to every owner

900
00:53:28,464 --> 00:53:31,600
and built relationships where we could.

901
00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:33,164
Organize a business safety meeting

902
00:53:33,164 --> 00:53:35,636
for the Chief of police, which included

903
00:53:35,636 --> 00:53:40,392
the discussion of the potential on site only substation.

904
00:53:40,392 --> 00:53:43,104
I want to be honest.

905
00:53:43,104 --> 00:53:45,392
Progress has been slow out there.

906
00:53:45,392 --> 00:53:48,136
Walmart has made significant esthetic improvements

907
00:53:48,136 --> 00:53:49,136
alongside their remodel.

908
00:53:49,136 --> 00:53:52,424
The water tower and monument signs were repainted

909
00:53:52,424 --> 00:53:54,421
and new tenant panels were put in.

910
00:53:54,421 --> 00:53:56,939
Brookwood will only go so far.

911
00:53:56,939 --> 00:53:59,880
And with some of these owners.

912
00:53:59,880 --> 00:54:02,256
So staff is working through the legal tools

913
00:54:02,256 --> 00:54:06,344
the town may have to require the investment in the Center's

914
00:54:06,344 --> 00:54:07,504
commerce.

915
00:54:07,504 --> 00:54:12,160
Downtown by working closely with the town Village Association

916
00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:15,724
as they dealt with trash issues and supported enhancements

917
00:54:15,724 --> 00:54:19,924
such as sidewalk cleaning and holiday lights.

918
00:54:20,424 --> 00:54:22,864
This slide is hard news.

919
00:54:22,864 --> 00:54:25,197
County wide spending was essentially--

920
00:54:25,197 --> 00:54:29,364
county wide travel spending was flat last year at.

921
00:54:29,364 --> 00:54:34,668
Occupancy tax collections or Tot are still below their 2022 peak.

922
00:54:34,668 --> 00:54:38,384
Revenue per person or revenue per room

923
00:54:38,384 --> 00:54:40,608
or RevPAR as they call it in the industry

924
00:54:40,608 --> 00:54:43,864
is slipping for exactly the type of midscale and independent

925
00:54:43,864 --> 00:54:45,549
hotels that Windsor has.

926
00:54:45,549 --> 00:54:48,377
So it is up quite a bit for those high end hotels,

927
00:54:48,377 --> 00:54:52,824
but in the middle of the market it is slipping pretty quickly.

928
00:54:52,824 --> 00:54:56,424
Visitor traffic is still steady enough

929
00:54:56,472 --> 00:54:58,597
to support restaurants and tasting rooms and shops,

930
00:54:58,597 --> 00:55:00,584
but it does not make the construction

931
00:55:00,584 --> 00:55:04,607
of a new hotel financially feasible at this time.

932
00:55:04,607 --> 00:55:08,292
This is the backdrop for a couple of our lodging projects.

933
00:55:08,292 --> 00:55:13,140
As you know the 135 room hotel is halted after its financing

934
00:55:13,140 --> 00:55:16,334
collapsed under higher interest rates and construction costs.

935
00:55:16,334 --> 00:55:20,750
The project alone was projected to bring in 600,000 to $1

936
00:55:20,750 --> 00:55:23,545
million per year in occupancy tax.

937
00:55:23,545 --> 00:55:26,312
The Errata Hotel site is on the market.

938
00:55:26,312 --> 00:55:31,277
And the Holiday Inn ownership filed chapter 11 in June.

939
00:55:31,277 --> 00:55:35,444
The hotel is open and operating and being

940
00:55:35,444 --> 00:55:37,728
sold through the court process.

941
00:55:37,728 --> 00:55:41,336
On the employment side the Shiloh Business Park is up

942
00:55:41,336 --> 00:55:45,700
480,000ft² of approved light industrial is through its

943
00:55:45,700 --> 00:55:47,879
approvals, but it has not broken ground.

944
00:55:47,879 --> 00:55:50,914
I stay in regular touch with Tim Goodman and Associates

945
00:55:50,914 --> 00:55:52,160
about this project.

946
00:55:52,160 --> 00:55:54,712
It is the largest block of new employment space

947
00:55:54,712 --> 00:55:57,424
that we have had in decades.

948
00:55:57,424 --> 00:56:01,794
I was really excited to build a pipeline of businesses.

949
00:56:01,794 --> 00:56:07,794
And for our employment and also potentially for sales tax.

950
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:11,136
So hopefully the market will be able to move

951
00:56:11,136 --> 00:56:13,648
that project forward over the next year or two.

952
00:56:13,648 --> 00:56:18,377
These conditions are set by interest rates and the lodging

953
00:56:18,377 --> 00:56:18,877
market's.

954
00:56:18,877 --> 00:56:22,695
Things that we don't necessarily control here in town,

955
00:56:22,695 --> 00:56:25,439
but a year two priorities really focus

956
00:56:25,439 --> 00:56:29,704
on trying to address what we can control.

957
00:56:29,704 --> 00:56:32,877
Moving on to those year two priorities,

958
00:56:32,877 --> 00:56:35,954
staff proposes organizing the year around eight priorities.

959
00:56:35,954 --> 00:56:37,664
Each of these traces back to actions

960
00:56:37,664 --> 00:56:40,296
that the Council adopted in the plan.

961
00:56:40,296 --> 00:56:43,480
Together they are sized for Division one

962
00:56:43,480 --> 00:56:46,404
working through partners that we can realistically deliver.

963
00:56:46,404 --> 00:56:48,744
I say we because I just don't like

964
00:56:48,744 --> 00:56:52,357
saying I, I, I all the time.

965
00:56:52,357 --> 00:56:54,484
So I'm going to say we and staff.

966
00:56:54,484 --> 00:56:57,584
The division is me, but I think you guys know that.

967
00:56:57,584 --> 00:57:00,928
The northern gateway and retail attraction

968
00:57:00,928 --> 00:57:04,224
sits at the top of the list because broadening the sales tax

969
00:57:04,224 --> 00:57:08,000
base is a core purpose of this plan in large format

970
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:09,757
retailer at the gateway would do more

971
00:57:09,757 --> 00:57:12,400
for the tax base than any other opportunity currently

972
00:57:12,400 --> 00:57:13,357
in the pipeline.

973
00:57:13,357 --> 00:57:18,672
The lodging pipeline, the Shiloh corridor, the stationary plan,

974
00:57:18,672 --> 00:57:23,424
and the EIFD, each go directly at something you just saw

975
00:57:23,424 --> 00:57:25,513
on the development issue slide.

976
00:57:25,513 --> 00:57:29,784
Two of the priorities invest in the businesses we already have.

977
00:57:29,784 --> 00:57:32,296
Institutionalizing the business retention work

978
00:57:32,296 --> 00:57:36,528
so it continues happening on a regular basis

979
00:57:36,528 --> 00:57:39,552
and building out our database, and then

980
00:57:39,552 --> 00:57:42,344
putting home based businesses on a path to grow,

981
00:57:42,344 --> 00:57:44,624
looking at our rules and regulations around them

982
00:57:44,624 --> 00:57:47,872
and seeing if we can address some things to help them grow

983
00:57:47,872 --> 00:57:52,444
in their home until it is time for them to find a proper brick

984
00:57:52,444 --> 00:57:54,430
and mortar location.

985
00:57:54,430 --> 00:57:56,430
And let's see.

986
00:57:57,582 --> 00:58:00,347
I think that's it for now.

987
00:58:00,347 --> 00:58:02,848
The recommendation tonight is to receive the report

988
00:58:02,848 --> 00:58:07,644
and give staff feedback on your year two priorities.

989
00:58:07,644 --> 00:58:10,290
Before I close, I want to say thank you to the Council

990
00:58:10,290 --> 00:58:12,332
for supporting this plan and economic development

991
00:58:12,332 --> 00:58:14,920
as well as thank you to all of the partners that

992
00:58:14,920 --> 00:58:16,717
helped make this work happen.

993
00:58:16,717 --> 00:58:20,944
So I'm happy to answer any of your questions.

994
00:58:20,944 --> 00:58:22,704
>> We will start with questions.

995
00:58:22,704 --> 00:58:26,400
Does anyone have questions for staff

996
00:58:26,400 --> 00:58:30,840
before I redeem it up to the public?

997
00:58:34,564 --> 00:58:36,494
>> Thank you so much for the presentation.

998
00:58:36,494 --> 00:58:40,400
For next year's Granfondo, are you

999
00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:43,640
planning to do the same plan with the restaurants?

1000
00:58:43,640 --> 00:58:44,389
>> Yes, I am.

1001
00:58:44,389 --> 00:58:46,130
I'm working on that contract right now

1002
00:58:46,130 --> 00:58:48,844
and I'm going to write it into the contract.

1003
00:58:48,844 --> 00:58:50,104
>> Thank you.

1004
00:58:50,104 --> 00:58:53,520
>> I'm so glad to hear they're coming back.

1005
00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:56,597
I guess the contract has to be signed.

1006
00:58:56,597 --> 00:58:58,997
I have a question.

1007
00:58:59,254 --> 00:59:01,927
Regarding McClellan drive hotel is halted,

1008
00:59:01,927 --> 00:59:04,704
can you expand on that at all?

1009
00:59:04,704 --> 00:59:08,224
>> So I speak with that developer on a regular basis.

1010
00:59:08,224 --> 00:59:11,664
He's put the hotel up for sale.

1011
00:59:11,664 --> 00:59:13,560
It's not sold.

1012
00:59:13,560 --> 00:59:15,761
He still controls it.

1013
00:59:15,761 --> 00:59:19,100
He still has all of its permits.

1014
00:59:19,100 --> 00:59:21,200
So it could move forward.

1015
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:24,400
The hotel could sell and another development

1016
00:59:24,400 --> 00:59:27,820
could bring that entitled project forward.

1017
00:59:27,820 --> 00:59:30,849
He, the current developer could bring that entitled project

1018
00:59:30,849 --> 00:59:31,544
forward.

1019
00:59:31,544 --> 00:59:34,364
Or we have encouraged them to go back to the drawing table

1020
00:59:34,364 --> 00:59:37,464
and come back to the town with the project

1021
00:59:37,464 --> 00:59:39,597
that they think they can build, which

1022
00:59:39,597 --> 00:59:42,530
is the five story hotel with surface parking

1023
00:59:42,530 --> 00:59:44,124
rather than underground parking.

1024
00:59:44,124 --> 00:59:46,444
That was never approved by this council.

1025
00:59:46,444 --> 00:59:50,527
And so what we have heard is that project is

1026
00:59:50,527 --> 00:59:52,927
much more financially feasible.

1027
00:59:53,430 --> 00:59:56,624
So when the market turns, I want to have

1028
00:59:56,624 --> 01:00:00,864
that project ready to go, not going through an approval

1029
01:00:00,864 --> 01:00:04,844
process that would take time because as we have seen,

1030
01:00:04,844 --> 01:00:06,530
there are certain windows in which you

1031
01:00:06,530 --> 01:00:07,928
can build these projects.

1032
01:00:07,928 --> 01:00:13,224
And the cost of construction, the cost of borrowing money,

1033
01:00:13,224 --> 01:00:16,640
and market demand all need to line up

1034
01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:17,984
in order for it to get built.

1035
01:00:17,984 --> 01:00:18,848
>> Thank you.

1036
01:00:18,848 --> 01:00:20,100
Any other questions?

1037
01:00:20,100 --> 01:00:23,584
I'll go ahead and open it up to the public.

1038
01:00:23,584 --> 01:00:25,834
Any member of the public wishing to speak on this item

1039
01:00:25,834 --> 01:00:28,234
may approach the podium.

1040
01:00:29,464 --> 01:00:34,824
Seeing none, we are going to close the public comment

1041
01:00:34,824 --> 01:00:37,816
testimony and bring it back to the Council

1042
01:00:37,816 --> 01:00:42,616
for any comments or discussion or recommendations, feedback.

1043
01:00:42,748 --> 01:00:45,748
Who would like to start?

1044
01:00:49,679 --> 01:00:51,420
>> When I first got into office here,

1045
01:00:51,420 --> 01:00:55,384
the first person I talked to was Tim.

1046
01:00:55,384 --> 01:00:58,984
Because it was the most important --

1047
01:00:58,984 --> 01:01:01,856
it was the most importance to me.

1048
01:01:01,856 --> 01:01:04,640
I haven't actually talked to you very much since then

1049
01:01:04,640 --> 01:01:07,309
because I know you're working so hard on what you are doing.

1050
01:01:07,309 --> 01:01:10,914
And so I really appreciate the consistent diligence

1051
01:01:10,914 --> 01:01:12,824
towards your goals.

1052
01:01:12,824 --> 01:01:15,224
And I support you 100%.

1053
01:01:15,724 --> 01:01:19,924
Thank you very much for the report.

1054
01:01:22,119 --> 01:01:24,519
>> Just some comments, Tim.

1055
01:01:25,147 --> 01:01:27,170
I think everybody on the council is

1056
01:01:27,170 --> 01:01:32,417
aware of how important it is that economic development,

1057
01:01:34,791 --> 01:01:38,264
that we see movement so the town can thrive.

1058
01:01:38,264 --> 01:01:41,488
Tried to give thought to how does that happen?

1059
01:01:41,488 --> 01:01:43,224
Where does it happen?

1060
01:01:43,224 --> 01:01:46,512
When we have the discussion about the property

1061
01:01:46,512 --> 01:01:51,912
behind the gas station at Shiloh and the discussion

1062
01:01:54,448 --> 01:01:59,264
about the possibility of a big box with the removal of the gas

1063
01:01:59,264 --> 01:02:01,912
station or an exemption to the gas station ban.

1064
01:02:01,912 --> 01:02:05,574
That was not necessarily about gas stations,

1065
01:02:05,574 --> 01:02:11,450
but about getting that kind of economic boost that we

1066
01:02:11,450 --> 01:02:16,850
would think would stop some of the retail leakage.

1067
01:02:17,180 --> 01:02:17,734
It's incredible.

1068
01:02:17,734 --> 01:02:22,804
When you gave us the stats, we have the highest income

1069
01:02:22,804 --> 01:02:29,458
and we are spending the least in the county the reason for that I

1070
01:02:29,458 --> 01:02:33,968
guess is we just don't have the availability of the goods

1071
01:02:33,968 --> 01:02:38,144
that people need, and also I think you made the point,

1072
01:02:38,144 --> 01:02:40,360
people are working outside the town.

1073
01:02:40,360 --> 01:02:45,570
When you leave work, you tend to do your errands.

1074
01:02:45,570 --> 01:02:50,970
And if the errands work better in the place

1075
01:02:51,480 --> 01:02:52,730
you work then the place you live, then

1076
01:02:52,730 --> 01:02:55,592
you shop at the place you get the better result.

1077
01:02:55,592 --> 01:03:00,784
In terms of planning and how that economic development

1078
01:03:00,784 --> 01:03:05,584
we are seeing development plans for the property

1079
01:03:06,284 --> 01:03:12,284
north of Oliver's, and how will that affect the downtown's

1080
01:03:12,686 --> 01:03:18,686
attractiveness, and also I gave some thought to the Richardson

1081
01:03:21,124 --> 01:03:22,894
Apartment project downtown.

1082
01:03:22,894 --> 01:03:28,757
That one again seemed like it is not going to pencil out.

1083
01:03:28,757 --> 01:03:31,202
We're seeing a lot of developments

1084
01:03:31,202 --> 01:03:33,410
when the bottom line is even though they are approved

1085
01:03:33,410 --> 01:03:34,993
and they have spent the money and they

1086
01:03:34,993 --> 01:03:39,174
have got their approvals, now they are just not penciling out.

1087
01:03:39,174 --> 01:03:42,886
The Richardson properly from what I have talked

1088
01:03:42,886 --> 01:03:47,149
to the developer, that seems to be he would like the town to --

1089
01:03:47,149 --> 01:03:51,144
if we could help him, he would like to and maybe it would

1090
01:03:51,144 --> 01:03:51,816
pencil out.

1091
01:03:51,816 --> 01:03:56,974
But again, we don't have that kind of-- we might have $1

1092
01:03:56,974 --> 01:03:59,797
million or $500,000, but we don't have the kind of money

1093
01:03:59,797 --> 01:04:01,475
that they are looking for.

1094
01:04:01,475 --> 01:04:04,884
He did make a presentation downtown

1095
01:04:04,884 --> 01:04:08,250
to not do the project that was approved,

1096
01:04:08,250 --> 01:04:10,359
the apartments with the commercial.

1097
01:04:10,359 --> 01:04:13,464
Some kind of high end three story condos

1098
01:04:13,464 --> 01:04:15,316
that would look different than the downtown.

1099
01:04:15,316 --> 01:04:18,650
That was pretty much rejected by the Planning Commission.

1100
01:04:18,650 --> 01:04:23,440
When we saw it, we didn't have a whole lot of interest in it.

1101
01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:25,337
And he didn't even come in.

1102
01:04:25,337 --> 01:04:27,945
He presented to the Planning commission,

1103
01:04:27,945 --> 01:04:30,154
but he didn't present to the town council.

1104
01:04:30,154 --> 01:04:35,410
Looking At that, rather than having an empty lot, which

1105
01:04:35,410 --> 01:04:38,384
we seem to have a significant amount of empty lots

1106
01:04:38,384 --> 01:04:42,640
in the downtown corridor as well as other places,

1107
01:04:42,640 --> 01:04:45,832
I think we have to take a better look at it

1108
01:04:45,832 --> 01:04:47,656
in terms of that project.

1109
01:04:47,656 --> 01:04:50,408
It may have attracted Airbnb's.

1110
01:04:50,408 --> 01:04:54,136
We know we don't like Airbnb's in the residential.

1111
01:04:54,136 --> 01:04:57,864
I think we might like them in mixed use

1112
01:04:57,864 --> 01:05:00,264
because they generate TOT.

1113
01:05:00,424 --> 01:05:06,424
If we can generate significant TOT if they rent for $2,000

1114
01:05:07,580 --> 01:05:08,604
a weekend and things like that.

1115
01:05:08,604 --> 01:05:13,624
I suspect that maybe I would be looking at other opportunities

1116
01:05:13,624 --> 01:05:19,360
to generate not just tax but to generate interest and people

1117
01:05:19,360 --> 01:05:20,960
downtown.

1118
01:05:20,960 --> 01:05:24,472
SO I know we'll be looking at the development--

1119
01:05:24,472 --> 01:05:26,866
I think we will anyway.

1120
01:05:26,866 --> 01:05:28,757
And is that what we want?

1121
01:05:28,757 --> 01:05:33,624
I know that's not what the current approved plan is.

1122
01:05:33,624 --> 01:05:40,174
The changes and the types of things that I think we

1123
01:05:40,174 --> 01:05:41,868
need to look at.

1124
01:05:41,868 --> 01:05:45,281
Bad news, I talked with you a little bit

1125
01:05:45,281 --> 01:05:47,104
about it on Facebook today.

1126
01:05:47,104 --> 01:05:49,104
The billiard parlor--

1127
01:05:50,752 --> 01:05:52,568
>> Rocket Cues.

1128
01:05:52,568 --> 01:05:54,844
>> The nicest couple invested.

1129
01:05:54,844 --> 01:05:58,384
It must have been two generations of life savings

1130
01:05:58,384 --> 01:06:00,224
it seems like.

1131
01:06:00,224 --> 01:06:04,264
I don't know if anyone will take that over.

1132
01:06:04,264 --> 01:06:09,640
But I can't imagine anyone having more desire.

1133
01:06:09,464 --> 01:06:12,691
So thank you for the report.

1134
01:06:12,691 --> 01:06:14,441
I read it and I will read it over and over

1135
01:06:14,441 --> 01:06:18,184
to try to make heads or tails of how we implement it and assist

1136
01:06:18,184 --> 01:06:20,584
you in implementing it.

1137
01:06:21,770 --> 01:06:23,168
>> Vice Mayor.

1138
01:06:23,168 --> 01:06:24,993
>> Thank you so much.

1139
01:06:24,993 --> 01:06:28,728
I know you have put so much work into our economic plan

1140
01:06:28,728 --> 01:06:30,641
and also bring it to fruition.

1141
01:06:30,641 --> 01:06:32,224
I'm super excited about it and I think

1142
01:06:32,224 --> 01:06:34,544
you've done a wonderful job on all the work you've

1143
01:06:34,544 --> 01:06:36,244
presented tonight.

1144
01:06:36,244 --> 01:06:40,740
I'm trying to bring Windsor to everyone's mind,

1145
01:06:40,740 --> 01:06:43,216
and that they come here and that they

1146
01:06:43,216 --> 01:06:46,166
bring their businesses here and build and do

1147
01:06:46,166 --> 01:06:47,881
the things that we need.

1148
01:06:47,881 --> 01:06:50,464
We have said over and over that we have a budget problem here

1149
01:06:50,464 --> 01:06:51,922
and economic development is the way

1150
01:06:51,922 --> 01:06:53,534
that we really want to do that.

1151
01:06:53,534 --> 01:06:57,840
And so I'm super excited about this Northern Gateway

1152
01:06:57,840 --> 01:06:59,808
property coming out.

1153
01:06:59,808 --> 01:07:05,784
I really cannot wait to hear what you have planned and who

1154
01:07:05,784 --> 01:07:09,834
you've been talking to to try to bring that to be a development

1155
01:07:09,834 --> 01:07:12,152
that people will stop into Windsor because they can see

1156
01:07:12,152 --> 01:07:12,957
from their freeway.

1157
01:07:12,957 --> 01:07:14,779
And so instead of bypassing Windsor,

1158
01:07:14,779 --> 01:07:19,375
hopefully they will come in to Windsor and shop.

1159
01:07:19,375 --> 01:07:23,264
I wanted to just suggest that maybe we

1160
01:07:23,264 --> 01:07:27,288
have an equal chart that shows the businesses in Santa Rosa.

1161
01:07:27,288 --> 01:07:29,683
If people are going to a business Santa Rosa

1162
01:07:29,683 --> 01:07:31,808
to shop, what would be an equal business in Windsor

1163
01:07:31,808 --> 01:07:32,932
they could spend their money on here?

1164
01:07:32,932 --> 01:07:35,941
We could put that on the website or put that out to the chamber

1165
01:07:35,941 --> 01:07:39,260
so that people see, oh, if this is

1166
01:07:39,260 --> 01:07:40,526
where I'm going in Santa Rosa, where

1167
01:07:40,526 --> 01:07:41,946
can I find that in Windsor?

1168
01:07:41,946 --> 01:07:46,139
And choose to spend their money here in Windsor instead.

1169
01:07:46,139 --> 01:07:50,789
And I know that Walmart has theft issues.

1170
01:07:50,789 --> 01:07:55,536
I would absolutely love to see a substation in that parking lot

1171
01:07:55,536 --> 01:07:59,888
because I think that it would reduce a lot of crime and things

1172
01:07:59,888 --> 01:08:01,888
that happen there.

1173
01:08:02,400 --> 01:08:06,204
Potentially when Walmart would lock their items

1174
01:08:06,304 --> 01:08:10,544
because I know sometimes I will walk out of Walmart

1175
01:08:10,544 --> 01:08:12,704
because I can't wait for the staff to open up

1176
01:08:12,704 --> 01:08:13,844
whatever it is I need.

1177
01:08:13,844 --> 01:08:16,344
And so if I just don't have the time to stand there and wait

1178
01:08:16,344 --> 01:08:18,624
for them to come and do it, then I'm just like --

1179
01:08:18,624 --> 01:08:21,440
I literally don't have time to continue shopping here.

1180
01:08:21,440 --> 01:08:23,218
But if it could return back to the way

1181
01:08:23,218 --> 01:08:26,840
it was before because there's some other options for them,

1182
01:08:26,840 --> 01:08:28,397
maybe we can talk to them about trying

1183
01:08:28,397 --> 01:08:31,160
to figure out other options so that they don't keep

1184
01:08:31,160 --> 01:08:32,783
their items so locked up that people

1185
01:08:32,783 --> 01:08:34,915
will turn around and choose not to go there.

1186
01:08:34,915 --> 01:08:35,980
Thank you so much.

1187
01:08:35,980 --> 01:08:37,344
I look forward to this again.

1188
01:08:37,344 --> 01:08:40,104
I would also like to hope and support

1189
01:08:40,104 --> 01:08:44,304
that if we can find some convention.

1190
01:08:46,840 --> 01:08:50,794
I know that was a really big push in Santa Rosa.

1191
01:08:50,794 --> 01:08:53,440
Santa Rosa was able to get some really good businesses

1192
01:08:53,440 --> 01:08:55,252
because they were actively going to these conventions

1193
01:08:55,252 --> 01:08:57,464
and having audience to be able to pitch to to get

1194
01:08:57,464 --> 01:08:58,917
their businesses to come in.

1195
01:08:58,917 --> 01:09:00,825
I'd like to support that in the future

1196
01:09:00,825 --> 01:09:02,367
if there's something that we can find

1197
01:09:02,367 --> 01:09:04,551
for you to be able to do that or some staff members

1198
01:09:04,551 --> 01:09:06,240
to go together and try to get more

1199
01:09:06,240 --> 01:09:07,564
economic development in town.

1200
01:09:07,564 --> 01:09:09,564
So thank you.

1201
01:09:09,911 --> 01:09:12,743
>> Yeah, thank you for the presentation.

1202
01:09:12,743 --> 01:09:17,743
One recommendation that I would like is, so it was a year ago

1203
01:09:17,743 --> 01:09:19,544
that we did these goals.

1204
01:09:19,544 --> 01:09:22,975
My hope is that you're going to come back, especially

1205
01:09:22,975 --> 01:09:27,760
with the new council next year, and revisit the goals

1206
01:09:27,760 --> 01:09:31,152
and adjust them as needed, hopefully.

1207
01:09:31,152 --> 01:09:36,552
And then you mentioned the Emily Rose parking lot.

1208
01:09:36,584 --> 01:09:40,784
As a regular smart rider these days,

1209
01:09:40,984 --> 01:09:44,530
I'm noticing that we put in the 24 hour limit parking.

1210
01:09:44,530 --> 01:09:47,238
And I am seeing cars that just park

1211
01:09:47,238 --> 01:09:51,294
in one spot and then the next 24 hours move to another spot.

1212
01:09:51,294 --> 01:09:56,544
So if there is any way we can figure out a code

1213
01:09:56,544 --> 01:10:00,570
I don't know what it would be or if it even

1214
01:10:00,570 --> 01:10:03,384
exists, like they need to leave for a day.

1215
01:10:03,384 --> 01:10:06,837
Anyway, we have to figure that out.

1216
01:10:06,837 --> 01:10:09,514
I can't wait for Windsor to be able to manage these spaces

1217
01:10:09,514 --> 01:10:14,914
better for our businesses downtown so they are definitely

1218
01:10:15,264 --> 01:10:21,707
-- people are taking smart train and parking right there at.

1219
01:10:21,707 --> 01:10:22,944
They see it every day.

1220
01:10:22,944 --> 01:10:26,230
Other than that, I'm excited to hear that you are

1221
01:10:26,230 --> 01:10:28,239
working with lease companies.

1222
01:10:28,239 --> 01:10:30,464
You talk to them and you're probably

1223
01:10:30,464 --> 01:10:37,640
going to be talking to Rick and Cues to get active.

1224
01:10:39,249 --> 01:10:42,664
I agree with Vice Mayor regarding the conventions.

1225
01:10:42,664 --> 01:10:44,816
Don't be afraid to start small.

1226
01:10:44,816 --> 01:10:48,104
There was a Pokemon convention in San Francisco.

1227
01:10:48,104 --> 01:10:53,800
It could be so nice if we could h add a mini version here

1228
01:10:53,800 --> 01:10:53,920
in San Francisco.

1229
01:10:53,920 --> 01:10:55,810
Find out what the larger Bay area is doing

1230
01:10:55,810 --> 01:10:58,779
and maybe do a smaller version either the weekend

1231
01:10:58,779 --> 01:11:05,379
before, the weekend after to try to feed off their energy.

1232
01:11:06,440 --> 01:11:07,160
Something to think about.

1233
01:11:07,160 --> 01:11:08,384
Thank you so much.

1234
01:11:08,384 --> 01:11:10,384
Appreciate it.

1235
01:11:17,864 --> 01:11:22,864
We are to the item 14, the individual council member

1236
01:11:22,864 --> 01:11:26,464
reports, comments, including meetings or conferences.

1237
01:11:28,651 --> 01:11:32,117
Council member Leep or Salmon, would one of you like to start?

1238
01:11:32,117 --> 01:11:33,536
>> Sure, I will start.

1239
01:11:33,536 --> 01:11:37,904
I have been mentioning SCTCA and the bus schedules

1240
01:11:37,904 --> 01:11:39,937
and the last mile and all that sort of thing.

1241
01:11:39,937 --> 01:11:46,537
I met with Emily Betts, the transit system manager for SCT

1242
01:11:52,829 --> 01:11:56,668
and a planner for her, and said that I still wanted

1243
01:11:56,668 --> 01:11:59,389
to have the bus 66 run later.

1244
01:11:59,389 --> 01:12:02,587
But right after that meeting, what I did was

1245
01:12:02,587 --> 01:12:07,387
I said, heck, let's just go ride bus 66.

1246
01:12:08,664 --> 01:12:12,435
You asked me have I ever ridden it.

1247
01:12:12,435 --> 01:12:13,738
I hopped on it.

1248
01:12:13,738 --> 01:12:17,780
An hour later, I was back home.

1249
01:12:17,780 --> 01:12:22,478
And I went by Walmart, Safeway, Raley's, town hall,

1250
01:12:23,144 --> 01:12:25,444
Oliver's, library, the high school,

1251
01:12:25,444 --> 01:12:28,192
and a number of other important places to me.

1252
01:12:28,192 --> 01:12:30,232
It it's really quite a fantastic bus.

1253
01:12:30,232 --> 01:12:33,832
However, it doesn't run early enough,

1254
01:12:34,820 --> 01:12:37,210
and it actually might be fast enough.

1255
01:12:37,210 --> 01:12:39,560
But there's an entire section of Windsor,

1256
01:12:39,560 --> 01:12:44,192
two big sections of Windsor, probably 40% of Windsor

1257
01:12:44,192 --> 01:12:47,298
that it does not really go that close to a.

1258
01:12:47,298 --> 01:12:50,589
One of the main places I'm thinking of

1259
01:12:50,589 --> 01:12:53,264
is the far ends of the tree section

1260
01:12:53,264 --> 01:12:59,460
on the far side of Pleasant Oak and that way out to the east.

1261
01:12:59,460 --> 01:13:03,184
And then there are vast areas in either of the sides.

1262
01:13:03,184 --> 01:13:06,164
But I was pleasantly surprised.

1263
01:13:06,164 --> 01:13:09,164
Now my challenge is bus 60.

1264
01:13:10,424 --> 01:13:13,997
I have discovered that it may surprise me some things

1265
01:13:13,997 --> 01:13:16,381
and I want to see if I can make that work.

1266
01:13:16,381 --> 01:13:22,981
So the bus stop for 66 is about 200 yards from my house.

1267
01:13:24,264 --> 01:13:25,544
>> Nice.

1268
01:13:25,544 --> 01:13:27,544
Good job.

1269
01:13:27,784 --> 01:13:29,744
>> Quite exciting.

1270
01:13:29,744 --> 01:13:31,744
>> Council member Salmon.

1271
01:13:32,826 --> 01:13:34,584
>> I don't have anything to report.

1272
01:13:34,584 --> 01:13:35,784
>> Vice mayor.

1273
01:13:35,784 --> 01:13:38,930
>> I attended the Sonoma County Airport Commission meeting.

1274
01:13:38,930 --> 01:13:43,579
The airport is going to be expanding their rental car

1275
01:13:43,579 --> 01:13:44,950
parking.

1276
01:13:44,950 --> 01:13:46,788
They have a lot of changes to how

1277
01:13:46,788 --> 01:13:49,649
the parking is going to be changed coming up in the future.

1278
01:13:49,649 --> 01:13:53,846
So that will extend all the way up --

1279
01:13:53,846 --> 01:13:55,888
moving some of the rental cars and expanding some

1280
01:13:55,888 --> 01:13:56,534
of the parking.

1281
01:13:56,534 --> 01:13:59,534
That's exciting for the future.

1282
01:13:59,597 --> 01:14:04,844
Also being moved to push forward to the Board of Supervisors

1283
01:14:04,844 --> 01:14:10,844
a voluntary quiet zone for the Sonoma County Airport, which

1284
01:14:11,814 --> 01:14:15,744
will give some guidance to carriers as they come

1285
01:14:15,744 --> 01:14:18,441
into Windsor and ways that they can follow

1286
01:14:18,441 --> 01:14:20,524
some voluntary guidelines to try to make sure they

1287
01:14:20,524 --> 01:14:23,304
are doing best practices to keep the flights

1288
01:14:23,304 --> 01:14:25,960
into and out of Windsor as quiet as possible.

1289
01:14:25,960 --> 01:14:29,674
What they would do is if we're able to implement this program,

1290
01:14:29,674 --> 01:14:32,536
they would get a report card on how well they adhere

1291
01:14:32,536 --> 01:14:35,624
to those rules, and then we can decide

1292
01:14:35,624 --> 01:14:38,197
who they're going to fly with based on some of that.

1293
01:14:38,197 --> 01:14:42,397
And there has been-- these programs implemented

1294
01:14:42,558 --> 01:14:43,783
across the United States.

1295
01:14:43,783 --> 01:14:48,634
And they have a pretty good buy in from the carriers.

1296
01:14:48,634 --> 01:14:51,544
And they participate and really do

1297
01:14:51,544 --> 01:14:54,174
try to reduce the sound coming in and out.

1298
01:14:54,174 --> 01:14:56,765
We're also trying to work on some other ways of having

1299
01:14:56,765 --> 01:14:59,676
the FAA change some of the flight paths

1300
01:14:59,676 --> 01:15:04,644
because currently out in Occidental in some areas just

1301
01:15:04,644 --> 01:15:07,814
south of town, they are really hit with a lot of airport noise.

1302
01:15:07,814 --> 01:15:10,640
So trying to work to reduce some of the airport noise.

1303
01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:14,916
I know I live in Quintana and a lot of airport noise there.

1304
01:15:14,916 --> 01:15:16,624
And trying to work on some of the flights

1305
01:15:16,624 --> 01:15:17,584
and how we can do that.

1306
01:15:17,584 --> 01:15:19,640
Also tend to reach for home meeting

1307
01:15:19,640 --> 01:15:23,152
and still working on trying to engage with those

1308
01:15:23,152 --> 01:15:25,248
who are experiencing homelessness in town,

1309
01:15:25,248 --> 01:15:27,574
trying to work on continuing to get

1310
01:15:27,574 --> 01:15:29,480
those services available to them.

1311
01:15:29,480 --> 01:15:32,524
I know there was a significant cleanup in the Walmart parking

1312
01:15:32,524 --> 01:15:34,770
lot in Home Depot parking lot.

1313
01:15:34,770 --> 01:15:39,341
So I do appreciate some of those who had decided to stay there.

1314
01:15:39,341 --> 01:15:44,141
And their homes or moved along because that

1315
01:15:44,845 --> 01:15:46,970
is not an approved place for mobile homes to be.

1316
01:15:46,970 --> 01:15:48,720
That's not approved parking and that's not

1317
01:15:48,720 --> 01:15:50,303
what the businesses are wanting there.

1318
01:15:50,303 --> 01:15:52,384
They were moved along and I appreciate that.

1319
01:15:52,384 --> 01:15:55,717
We did meet with a rep from Adam Schiff s office

1320
01:15:55,717 --> 01:16:00,514
and were able to give some of our concerns for Windsor

1321
01:16:00,514 --> 01:16:04,120
and Housing and water and some of the things

1322
01:16:04,120 --> 01:16:06,120
that we've been really concerned about here

1323
01:16:06,120 --> 01:16:07,844
in Windsor and for the future.

1324
01:16:07,844 --> 01:16:10,757
He definitely had an open ear and offered any help

1325
01:16:10,757 --> 01:16:15,264
that we can on the federal level for the town of Windsor.

1326
01:16:15,264 --> 01:16:16,344
>> Perfect.

1327
01:16:16,344 --> 01:16:18,845
I attended -- I apologize.

1328
01:16:18,845 --> 01:16:22,500
I cannot find my notes for the Sonoma County Mayor Council

1329
01:16:22,500 --> 01:16:23,404
member legislative Committee.

1330
01:16:23,404 --> 01:16:26,108
But I will ask the town clerk, can you

1331
01:16:26,108 --> 01:16:27,644
forward the council the email that I

1332
01:16:27,644 --> 01:16:28,727
signed after that meeting?

1333
01:16:28,727 --> 01:16:31,400
That was one of the topics.

1334
01:16:31,400 --> 01:16:34,640
I think it was regarding utility.

1335
01:16:35,224 --> 01:16:36,750
I can't remember.

1336
01:16:36,750 --> 01:16:38,379
I apologize for that.

1337
01:16:38,379 --> 01:16:40,464
I can't find my notes.

1338
01:16:40,464 --> 01:16:44,601
And then yesterday I attended a vigil

1339
01:16:44,601 --> 01:16:49,401
that was put on by the pole community

1340
01:16:50,664 --> 01:16:52,304
nonprofit in Santa Rosa.

1341
01:16:52,304 --> 01:16:57,268
They did a vigil for all the victims and the families

1342
01:16:57,268 --> 01:17:01,640
that are dealing with the devastation in Nepal.

1343
01:17:01,640 --> 01:17:06,384
So I'd actually like to end today's meeting with my thoughts

1344
01:17:06,384 --> 01:17:07,830
going out to them.

1345
01:17:07,830 --> 01:17:09,885
But it was really nice vigil.

1346
01:17:09,885 --> 01:17:13,864
There were three mayors who attended from Santa Rosa

1347
01:17:13,864 --> 01:17:16,264
obviously and Buena Park.

1348
01:17:18,944 --> 01:17:22,132
And that is it for me.

1349
01:17:22,132 --> 01:17:27,114
Moving on to council requests for future council items.

1350
01:17:27,114 --> 01:17:28,937
Go ahead.

1351
01:17:28,937 --> 01:17:33,737
Oh you don't have any, Council member Leep.

1352
01:17:34,879 --> 01:17:36,879
Vice mayor, anything?

1353
01:17:36,917 --> 01:17:39,917
I think I'm good also.

1354
01:17:40,464 --> 01:17:42,320
Thank you, everybody.

1355
01:17:42,320 --> 01:17:46,520
And then moving on to our announcement

1356
01:17:46,560 --> 01:17:53,160
for our closed session, let's have a council roll call please.

1357
01:17:57,126 --> 01:17:59,126
[members voting]

1358
01:18:07,506 --> 01:18:08,764
>> Thank you.

1359
01:18:08,764 --> 01:18:11,210
>> I want to read what we are going into conference first

1360
01:18:11,210 --> 01:18:13,138
before I say public comment.

1361
01:18:13,138 --> 01:18:15,172
I feel like it's backwards, but I

1362
01:18:15,172 --> 01:18:16,464
feel like it's the correct way.

1363
01:18:16,464 --> 01:18:20,944
Would anyone in the public comment or conferences

1364
01:18:20,944 --> 01:18:24,544
are regarding existing litigation with bourbon

1365
01:18:25,134 --> 01:18:28,204
and Bertie's investment versus the town of Windsor and Sonoma

1366
01:18:28,204 --> 01:18:29,680
County Superior Court.

1367
01:18:29,680 --> 01:18:33,280
Then we have another existing litigation

1368
01:18:33,557 --> 01:18:38,357
with evergreen Windsor NHP, LLC, development Commission, town

1369
01:18:41,240 --> 01:18:43,664
of Windsor, also Sonoma County Superior Court.

1370
01:18:43,664 --> 01:18:47,240
The third existing litigation with evergreen Windsor MH

1371
01:18:47,240 --> 01:18:50,400
p with the Town of Windsor United States Court of Appeal,

1372
01:18:50,400 --> 01:18:54,204
and there's an anticipated litigation significant exposure

1373
01:18:54,504 --> 01:18:57,104
of litigation pursuant to California Government Code

1374
01:18:57,104 --> 01:19:00,704
section 54956.9 D two, one potential case.

1375
01:19:01,644 --> 01:19:03,464
If there's anyone in the public that

1376
01:19:03,464 --> 01:19:05,656
wants to make comment regarding these items,

1377
01:19:05,656 --> 01:19:08,656
you may approach the podium.

1378
01:19:23,320 --> 01:19:25,432
>> Mayor, Council members Cancellara.

1379
01:19:29,898 --> 01:19:32,968
I wanted to make a quick comment on 15.3.

1380
01:19:32,968 --> 01:19:35,464
Council has a interest in building 600.

1381
01:19:35,464 --> 01:19:38,496
I pay very close attention to what happens with this case.

1382
01:19:38,496 --> 01:19:40,904
We just spent considerable time tonight

1383
01:19:40,904 --> 01:19:42,894
talking about economic developments.

1384
01:19:42,894 --> 01:19:46,494
We talked about attracting businesses, retaining

1385
01:19:46,850 --> 01:19:49,184
businesses, filling empty spaces,

1386
01:19:49,184 --> 01:19:52,480
and encouraging property owners to reinvest in Windsor.

1387
01:19:52,480 --> 01:19:56,800
Well, building 600 is economic development too.

1388
01:19:59,269 --> 01:20:00,644
There's already a business there.

1389
01:20:00,644 --> 01:20:01,821
There are employees there.

1390
01:20:01,821 --> 01:20:04,154
There are customers walking through the doors every day.

1391
01:20:04,154 --> 01:20:06,529
There's already been private investment in that building.

1392
01:20:06,529 --> 01:20:09,424
And there could be considerably more

1393
01:20:09,424 --> 01:20:12,392
if there were some certainty about its future.

1394
01:20:12,392 --> 01:20:15,940
I understand there was litigation

1395
01:20:15,940 --> 01:20:17,704
and I understand you can't discuss

1396
01:20:17,704 --> 01:20:19,704
what happens in closed session.

1397
01:20:19,704 --> 01:20:24,184
I'm not asking you to, but I do hope

1398
01:20:24,184 --> 01:20:26,240
that when you go into that room tonight,

1399
01:20:26,240 --> 01:20:28,704
this isn't looked at simply as a lawsuit that

1400
01:20:28,704 --> 01:20:30,584
needs to be won or lost.

1401
01:20:30,584 --> 01:20:34,336
The question should also be, what are we

1402
01:20:34,336 --> 01:20:36,864
trying to accomplish with building 600?

1403
01:20:36,864 --> 01:20:39,940
If the answer is economic development,

1404
01:20:39,940 --> 01:20:42,970
then we already have something there with building on.

1405
01:20:42,970 --> 01:20:46,944
If the goal is retaining businesses, and encouraging

1406
01:20:46,944 --> 01:20:50,344
investment, and strengthening Windsor's commercial areas,

1407
01:20:50,344 --> 01:20:54,824
then let's recognize when these things are already happening.

1408
01:20:54,824 --> 01:20:58,304
Building 600 is not separate from economic development,

1409
01:20:58,304 --> 01:21:00,144
discussion we just had.

1410
01:21:00,144 --> 01:21:05,544
It is probably one of the best test --

1411
01:21:06,257 --> 01:21:09,640
best tests of it tonight.

1412
01:21:09,640 --> 01:21:11,640
Thank you.

1413
01:21:11,217 --> 01:21:12,928
>> Anyone else from the public?

1414
01:21:12,928 --> 01:21:16,554
Seeing none I will close the public comment

1415
01:21:16,554 --> 01:21:19,175
and we will move into our closed session.

1416
01:21:19,175 --> 01:21:21,175
Thank you, everybody.

1417
01:21:22,567 --> 01:21:24,567