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I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.
[CALL TO ORDER]
PLEASE TAKE ROLL.COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA HERE.
ALL FOUR OF THE FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE.
I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT.
[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]
CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE, AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR.NEXT IS THE PLEDGE OF MISS BURKHOLDER.
WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? HAND ON YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 9TH OF 24.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SPECIAL MEETING HELD APRIL 16TH OF 24.SPECIAL MEETING HELD APRIL 23RD OF 24.
SPECIAL MEETING HELD MAY 7TH OF 24.
SPECIAL MEETING HELD MAY 21ST OF 24.
MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS RECITED BY THE MAYOR.
[PRESENTATIONS]
MISS ACOSTA, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE CARE OF PRIDE MONTH PROCLAMATION? YES. THANK YOU.IT IS MY PLEASURE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND INVITE MAX DISPOSTI FROM THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER TO STAND AT THE PODIUM WHILE I READ THE PROCLAMATION.
AND THEN AFTERWARDS, WE'LL ASK MR. DISPOSTI TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
AND YOU CAN ALSO INVITE SOME OF YOUR FOLKS TO JOIN YOU AT THE PODIUM.
BUT I'LL START WITH THE PROCLAMATION.
THIS PROCLAMATION DECLARES LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH JUNE 2024.
WHEREAS OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE, AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN TO EXPERIENCE EQUALITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS A DIVERSE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENRICHMENT OF OUR CITY, AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL PEOPLE THAT LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY, FEEL VALUED, SAFE, EMPOWERED AND SUPPORTED.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL URGES EVERYONE TO EMBRACE THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY AND LIBERTY, TO RESPECT AND HONOR OUR DIVERSITY, AND TO CELEBRATE AND BUILD A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVENESS AND ACCEPTANCE.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2024 AS LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH.
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
THANK YOU. I NEED MORAL SUPPORT.
MILLIONS OF LGBT PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZED AND REPRESENTED AND UNITED UNDER THIS FLAG RIGHT NOW IN UGANDA, RUSSIA, IN 17 OTHER COUNTRIES, PEOPLE CAN BE PUT TO DEATH FOR JUST WEARING ONE OR FLYING ONE, WHILE IN MANY MORE IN CONTINUES TO REPRESENT THE STRUGGLE OF OUR JOURNEY FOR EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW IN THE US, WHERE THEY ARE STILL NO FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR LGBT PEOPLE.
THE RAINBOW FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF THE ROAD FOR EQUITY AND EQUALITY THAT IS AHEAD OF US.
RAISING OUR RAINBOW FLAG AT CITY HALL AND HAVING A PROCLAMATION REPRESENT ALL OF THAT EVEN MORE.
IT SETS THE TONE OF THE CONVERSATION WITH OUR CITY AND OUTSIDE.
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IT WILL HELP FAMILIES OF LGBT YOUTH TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE, THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND OUR STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS HERE FOR THEM AND THEIR JOURNEY OF ACCEPTANCE.AFTER YEARS OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, ISOLATION AND SOMETIMES EVEN VIOLENCE.
FOR THIS REASON AND MANY OTHER REASONS, THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION TODAY FROM THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AS A SAFE AND THRIVING PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK FOR OUR LGBT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FOR ALSO JOINING THE VOICES OF RADIO ENCINITAS AND VISTA AND THE OCEANSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR TO VISIBILITY, SAFETY AND DIGNITY.
AND NOT ONLY DURING THE PRIDE MONTH BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
NEXT ONE. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO READ THE NEXT PROCLAMATION AND INVITE SERGEANT WILLIS.
THIS IS FOR NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, THE PROCLAMATION READS.
THE FIRST FRIDAY IN JUNE IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TO HONOR AND REMEMBER ALL VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF GUN VIOLENCE, AND TO DECLARE THAT WE AS A COUNTRY, MUST DO MORE TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
IN JANUARY 2013, HADIYA PENDLETON, A TEENAGER WHO MARCHED IN PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SECOND INAUGURAL PARADE, WAS TRAGICALLY SHOT AND KILLED JUST WEEKS LATER ON A PLAYGROUND IN CHICAGO.
ON JUNE 7TH OF 2024, RESIDENTS RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT GUN.
GUN VIOLENCE TO HONOR THE LIVES OF THE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEITH BLACKBURN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE FIRST FRIDAY IN JUNE OF 2024 TO BE NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY.
PER THE WEARORANGE.ORG WEBSITE, THE COLOR ORANGE WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT'S USED BY HUNTERS AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE TO WARN OTHER HUNTERS OF THEIR PRESENCE, SO THEY'RE NOT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
THE GOAL OF THE NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY IS TO RAISE AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE FIRST WILL BE DON'T LEAVE YOUR FIREARM UNSECURED OR WITHOUT A LOCKING DEVICE IN ANY PREMISE UNDER YOUR CONTROL, WHERE A CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE THAT'S PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING A FIREARM CAN ACCESS IT BY LAW.
THE FIREARM MUST BE SECURED IF A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 CAN GAIN ACCESS TO IT.
SECOND WOULD BE DON'T LEAVE YOUR HANDGUN UNSECURED IN YOUR UNATTENDED VEHICLE.
AND THE THIRD REMINDER BE IF SOMEONE HAS MADE A THREAT OR COMMITTED AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, THEN CONSIDER USING THE CALIFORNIA RED FLAG LAW, WHICH ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAMILY MEMBERS, EMPLOYERS, COWORKERS, OR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO SEEK A GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER, WHICH TEMPORARILY PROHIBITS A PERSON FROM POSSESSING FIREARMS. YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COURTS OR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.
TOGETHER, WE HOPE THAT BY TAKING THESE PREVENTATIVE STEPS, WE CAN MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.
THANK YOU. SERGEANT, WERE YOU HANG OUT FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT.
WE'D HAVE ONE MORE RECOGNITION AND WE'RE GOING TO DO GROUP PICTURE.
THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. SIR. NEXT, I INVITE SHEILA CROSBY, DEPUTY LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM SO THANKFUL TO BE ACCEPTING THIS DONATION THIS EVENING FOR THE CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY.
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JOYCE GAMMON, WHO WAS PART OF OUR HOMEBOUND SERVICES, HAD LEFT A DONATION TO CONTINUE THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM.AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING HERE, IS ACCEPTING THAT THE DONATION WILL MAKE A LARGE IMPACT TO OUR CONTINUOUS CONTINUATION OF OUR HOMEBOUND PROGRAM. WITH THAT, I, OF COURSE, WANT TO THANK JOYCE FOR INCLUDING THE LIBRARY IN HER TRUST AS IT SPEAKS TO HOW MUCH OUR HOMEBOUND SERVICE PROGRAM MEANT TO HER.
THANK YOU TO OUR HOMEBOUND SERVICES SUPERVISOR, SUSAN BURKE, WHO IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, AND TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO OFFERING THIS SERVICE TO CARLSBAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS HOMEBOUND SERVICES PROGRAM ENSURES THAT HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO LIBRARY MATERIALS, WHICH ARE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THEIR RESIDENTS BY TRAINED AND PARTNERED VOLUNTEERS.
THIS FREE SERVICE IS OPEN TO CITY OF CARLSBAD RESIDENTS, WHO MEET REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS THOSE WHO ARE PREVENTED FROM VISITING THE LIBRARY FOR MEDICAL REASONS, WHO ARE CAREGIVERS FOR ADULTS OR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, HAVE RELINQUISHED THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE DUE TO AGE AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL CASES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, THE VOLUNTEERS AND PATRONS DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP THAT ALLOWS THE VOLUNTEERS TO SELECT LIBRARY MATERIALS THAT THE PATIENT THAT THE PATRONS WOULD ENJOY.
THE PROGRAM IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, SO IF YOU HAVE JUST A FEW HOURS A MONTH, CONSIDER THIS REWARDING VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING IS PROVIDED.
AND SHEILA WILL DO A GROUP PICTURE WITH YOU AS WELL IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.
ANYONE YOU WANT TO INVITE TO BE PART OF THE PHOTO? LET'S WAIT AND SEE HOW MANY BEFORE WE GO DOWN.
LET'S STAY UP TOP FOR THIS ONE.
JUST LIKE, WE LOCKED THEM OUT.
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CITY ATTORNEY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT ON CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU. MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.THANK YOU. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING.THE BROWN ACT AND THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.
INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT.
WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.
THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, MARY LUCID, FOLLOWED BY ROSEANNE BENTLEY.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WHY DO YOU DISLIKE SENIORS? WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING MORE? TO SEE THAT THE SENIOR CENTER GROWS AND OFFERS MORE SUPPORT TO SENIORS.
I'M ASKING YOU TO DIRECT SCOTT CHADWICK, OR ALMOST HALF $1 MILLION CITY EMPLOYEE WITH THE EXPERTISE TO LOOK INTO THE SENIOR CENTER AND SEE HOW IT CAN BE IMPROVED SO THAT THE SENIORS ARE NOT BANNED FROM THE SENIOR CENTER FOR NINE MONTHS FOR WALKING AGGRESSIVELY.
BUT AT LEAST I KNOW I DON'T NEED A GUN OR A DOBERMAN OR THE MARINE DIVISION.
I CAN JUST WALK AGGRESSIVELY AND SCARE OFF ANYONE WHO'S PREDATORY EXCEPT FOR THE SENIOR CENTER, PARK AND REC EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT LIKE TO DO ANYTHING NEW.
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SCOTT CHADWICK HAS THE EDUCATION.HE JUST NEEDS THE DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO IMPROVING THINGS.
AT THE SENIOR CENTER, WHERE SENIORS ARE GREETED WARMLY, THE STAFF MAKES $65,000.
COME ON, GANG, THEY'RE NOT LIVING UP TO THE HIGH STANDARDS THAT CARLSBAD USED TO MAINTAIN.
THEY'VE FALLEN BELOW OCEANSIDE, WHICH HAS TWO SENIOR CENTERS, AND CARLSBAD CAN'T EVEN PLAN FOR A SECOND SENIOR CENTER SOUTH OF TOWN WHERE THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR MORE SENIOR CENTERS.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY YOU ALLOW.
PEOPLE WITH AN AGENDA TO BAN SENIORS FOR OVER A DAY.
HEY, AT MY AGE, THAT'S LIKE DOG YEARS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THANK GOD VISTA OCEANSIDE IS AVAILABLE, BUT I WAS USED TO THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER, AND I HAVE SUGGESTED MANY IMPROVEMENTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWED UP ON.
OOPS. I'M OUT OF AIR AND I'M ALMOST OUT OF TIME.
SO, TRY AND DO SOMETHING, PLEASE.
I ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 5TH.
WILL YOU PLEASE PULL THE MICROPHONE? SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 5TH REGARDING THE PLAZA PROJECT, AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, THAT IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT HOW BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED.
WHAT ENSUED WAS CHAOTIC AND UNPROFESSIONAL, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE COMMISSION AND ITS NEBULOUS RULES, WHICH SEEM ARBITRARY, FLAWED, AND SKEWED TOWARD DEVELOPERS.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH, IT WAS EMBARRASSING.
THERE'S SOMETHING TOTALLY SUSPECT ABOUT A DEVELOPER DRIVEN MOTION TO VOTE ON A CONTINUANCE OF THE PLAZA AGENDA ITEM, WHICH ACTUALLY TOOK THREE ATTEMPTS BEFORE FINALLY ACQUIESCING TO DEVELOPER WISHES.
A STRONG LIGHT NEEDS TO BE SHOWN TO ILLUMINATE THESE REAL PROBLEMS IN PLANNING AND PROCEDURE.
WHO IS MAKING THESE DECISIONS IN THEIR POSSIBLE AGENDAS AND MOTIVES? THIS IS TROUBLESOME AND NOT A GOOD REFLECTION ON CARLSBAD'S GOVERNANCE.
SHOULD I GO NOW OR WAIT? WE'LL CALL YOU ON THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ONE OF THE REASONS I CHOSE CARLSBAD AS MY HOME WAS THE EXCELLENT LIBRARY SERVICES.
I VOLUNTEERED FOR THE LIBRARY'S HOMEBOUND SERVICES PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY TO SERVE PEOPLE IN MY NEW COMMUNITY, AND BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO LEARN ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BY DELIVERING LIBRARY MATERIALS TO HOMEBOUND PATRONS RATHER THAN RANDOMLY DRIVING AROUND.
I WAS HOPING TO DISCOVER DOZENS OF NEW TO ME NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO FAR, IT'S BEEN JUST A COUPLE.
WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED IS HOW GRATEFUL THE HOMEBOUND PROGRAM PATRONS ARE, AND WHAT A WONDERFUL DIFFERENCE IT CAN MAKE TO HAVE A FEW LIBRARY MATERIALS DELIVERED. WHETHER YOU'RE RECOVERING FROM A SURGERY THAT MAKES DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE FOR A FEW MONTHS, OR YOU'RE A HOMEBOUND PATRON FOR A LONGER PERIOD.
I'M GRATEFUL TO SUSAN BURKE FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THE HOMEBOUND SERVICES PROGRAM PATRONS FOR GIVING ME A GREAT REASON TO DRIVE AROUND DISCOVERING NEW PLACES IN CARLSBAD.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
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THANK YOU. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH 12.[CONSENT CALENDAR]
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ANY OF THOSE? WE DID, MARY LOU.OKAY. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? NO, THERE ARE NOT.
OKAY. ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS CHOOSE TO PULL ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. MOTION. PLEASE MOVE.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT. CALENDAR.
[13. REMOVING THE COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE ASSOCIATED LEVEL OF SERVICE DEFICIENCY DECLARATION AND REVISING THE MELROSE DRIVE AND PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT’S SCOPE OF WORK, CIP PROJECT NOS. 6028 AND 6034]
ITEM NUMBER 13 IS THE REMOVAL OF THE COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE ASSOCIATED LEVEL OF SERVICE DEFICIENCY DECLARATION AND REVISING THE MELROSE DRIVE AND PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS.SCOPE OF WORK. THIS IS CIP PROJECT NUMBER 6028 AND 6034.
MAKING THE PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR PLANNING AND MOBILITY MANAGER, NATHAN SCHMIDT, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHADWICK.
MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I'M NATHAN SCHMIDT, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MOBILITY MANAGER.
SO AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THIS ITEM IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REMOVAL OF THE COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN, VEHICULAR LEVEL OF SERVICE DEFICIENCY DECLARATION AND REMOVAL OF THE ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS.
SO, FOR THIS PRESENTATION, I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH EACH OF THE PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY.
THIS MAP HERE SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE TWO CIP PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION TODAY, THE FIRST AT COLLEGE BOULEVARD, PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD, AND THE SECOND AT MELROSE DRIVE IN PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD.
SO FIRST JUST A HISTORY BEHIND THESE PROJECTS.
SO, FIRST ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2019, THAT'S WHEN CITY COUNCIL DECLARED FACILITIES DEFICIENT FOR THE VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 2018 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN MONITORING REPORT.
AT THAT MEETING, STAFF INDICATED WE RETURNED TO THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION WITH A STATUS UPDATE IN 2024.
THEN RECENTLY, JUST LAST WEEK ON JUNE 3RD, 2024, WE TOOK THIS SAME ITEM TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY MOBILITY COMMISSION, AND THEY VOTED TO SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION UNANIMOUSLY. SO, FIRST PROJECT IS AT COLLEGE BOULEVARD.
IT'S BETWEEN ASTON AVENUE TO PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD.
THE CIP PROJECT THERE IS PROPOSING TO ADD A SECOND SOUTHBOUND THROUGH LANE.
SO, IN ORDER TO DO THAT, IT WOULD NEED TO WIDEN OUT THAT SOUTHBOUND APPROACH TO PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD ON COLLEGE BOULEVARD IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT ADDITIONAL SOUTHBOUND THROUGH LANE. SO, THE INTENTION OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO IMPROVE LEVEL OF SERVICE OPERATIONS AT THAT SEGMENT AND AT THAT INTERSECTION. BACK WHEN THIS DEFICIENCY WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED IN 2017 PROJECT, THE TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON COLLEGE ACTUALLY DECREASED SINCE THE PANDEMIC.
AND IN RETURN, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OPERATIONS ALSO IMPROVED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE.
NOW, SINCE THAT TIME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES HAVE STARTED TO NORMALIZE.
HOWEVER, THEY REMAIN BELOW THE PREVIOUS LEVELS.
B DURING THE SOUTHBOUND DURING THE AM AND THE PM PEAK HOUR.
A FEW THINGS TO NOTE. WHY WE'RE SEEING THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN COMMUTER PATTERNS.
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE'RE SEEING CHANGES IN WORK SCHEDULES.
SO, BECAUSE OF THAT, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OPERATIONS IS OPERATING AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE.
SO, BECAUSE OF THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING REMOVING THE CIP PROJECT.
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BUT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, STAFF.WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SEGMENT IN FUTURE GMP MONITORING REPORTS THAT WE DO EACH YEAR, AND THEN WE WILL RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL WITH ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS IF WE DO SEE A DEFICIENT LEVEL OF SERVICE HERE.
SO, THE NEXT PROJECT IS ON MELROSE DRIVE.
SO, THIS IS BETWEEN VISTA CITY LIMITS TO PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD.
THIS PROJECT AGAIN IS LOOKING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL THROUGH LANE.
SO, THIS WOULD PROVIDE THREE THROUGH LANES IN THAT SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN BELOW.
SO, WHAT THIS TABLE HERE SHOWS IS THAT WE TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY THE INTERSECTION OPERATIONS AND HOW THAT INTERSECTION FUNCTIONS, BECAUSE THAT'S TYPICALLY WHERE WE SEE CONGESTION AT THE INTERSECTION.
SO, IN LOOKING AT THE INTERSECTION OPERATIONS, CLOSER STAFF HAS DEVELOPED A REVISED PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR THIS CIP PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THESE THREE PRIMARY ELEMENTS HERE. FIRST, IT WOULD REMOVE THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL SOUTHBOUND THROUGH LANE.
THAT IMAGE THERE, THAT SHOWS WHAT A RIGHT TURN OVERLAP PHASE IS.
ESSENTIALLY, IT GIVES PRIORITY FOR THAT RIGHT TURN LANE WITH THE GREEN ARROW.
SO, IT MOVES TRAFFIC MORE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH THAT RIGHT TURN.
AND IN RETURN, IT RESULTS IN IMPROVED OPERATIONS FOR THE OVERALL INTERSECTION.
SO, WITH THE REVISED CIP PROJECT, STAFF AGAIN LOOKED AT HOW INTERSECTION OPERATIONS WOULD FUNCTION.
WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS AGAIN A VERY SLIGHT MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN DELAY OF 0.2 SECONDS.
SO JUST SOME ADDITIONAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS.
AND KIND OF WHY WE ARE RECOMMENDING THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS IS FIRSTLY, OF COURSE, THAT THE ORIGINAL CIP PROJECT WOULD IMPROVE DELAY BY VERY MINIMAL 0.5 SECONDS VERSUS THE 0.2 SECONDS WITH THE PROPOSED REVISED CIP.
ALSO, THE ROADWAY WIDENING ITSELF PRESENTS SOME NEGATIVE ISSUES TO CONSIDER FOR THIS LOCATION.
ALSO, THE RESULTING POTENTIAL VMT INCREASES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
SO, THE NEXT STEPS IF CITY COUNCIL DOES APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
THE REMAINING BALANCE OF THESE PROJECTS, DUE TO THE CIP REMOVAL AT COLLEGE AND THE REVISED CIP AT MELROSE DRIVE, WOULD RESULT IN A REMAINING BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $1.3 MILLION THAT WOULD THEN BE RETURNED TO THE CITY'S TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE FUND FOR USE ON OTHER PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS OUTLINED HERE.
AND WITH THAT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. SO, I'M OPEN THE PUBLIC OPENING, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
YES. MOVE! STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
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THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 14.[14. UPDATE ON THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO’S ACTION ITEMS FOR AFFIRMED HOUSING’S WINDSOR POINTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT]
CITY MANAGER. GREAT.OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR, MANDY MILLS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MANDY MILLS, THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AFFIRMED HOUSING AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RELATED TO THE WINDSOR POINT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT. ON APRIL 9TH, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED ACTION ITEMS RELATED TO SERVICES AND SECURITY AT NO PLACE LIKE HOME FUNDED PROJECTS, INCLUDING WINDSOR POINT.
AT THE APRIL 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUST THAT SAME DAY, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING BACK A SUMMARY OF ACTION ITEMS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH ANY STATUS UPDATES IN 60 DAYS.
OUR RECOMMENDED ACTION THIS EVENING IS TO RECEIVE SUCH REPORT.
AT THE APRIL 9TH MEETING, BOTH SUPERVISORS DESMOND AND LAWSON RIEMER PRESENTED ACTION ITEMS RELATED TO PROJECTS FUNDED WITH NO PLACE LIKE HOME FUNDING, INCLUDING WINDSOR POINT.
BOTH SETS OF RECOMMENDATIONS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING A SUMMARY OF THE ACTION ITEMS APPROVED WITH ANY STATUS UPDATES.
I'LL BREAK DOWN THE ACTION ITEMS INTO CATEGORIES BASED ON SECURITY AND SERVICES.
SO SIMILAR TO CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DIRECTED COUNTY STAFF TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR USING NO PLACE LIKE HOME OPERATING RESERVE FUNDS TO ADD SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY PERSONNEL AT WINDSOR POINT.
COUNTY STAFF HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED THE COUNTY HAS AUTHORIZED, USING THE PROJECT'S OPERATING RESERVES FOR ONSITE SECURITY AT BOTH LOCATIONS, WHICH HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE CAPS ON THE USE OF OPERATING RESERVES, THE PLAN WILL NEED TO ADDRESS ADEQUATE OPERATING RESERVE FUNDS FOR THE ONGOING COSTS TO HELP THE PROJECT IN THE COMING YEARS. SO, TOWARDS THAT END, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED COUNTY STAFF TO ADVOCATE TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO MAXIMIZE THE FUNDING FLEXIBILITY OF CAPITAL OPERATING RESERVE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT.
COUNTY CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE USING THE OPERATING RESERVES FOR SECURITY, AND WE ARE WAITING AN UPDATE ON THE ADVOCACY TO ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE OPERATING RESERVES.
COUNTY STAFF DOES NOT HAVE AN UPDATE ON THIS OVERALL GOAL, BUT WINDSOR POINT HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AND WILL BE REPORTING OUT IN AUGUST ON THE STATUS.
NEXT, I'LL GO OVER THE ACTION ITEMS RELATED TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS AND SOME OF THEM ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER.
SO, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP BECAUSE THERE WERE RECOMMENDATIONS BY TWO DIFFERENT SUPERVISORS.
FIRST, ASSESSMENT OF STAFFING NEEDS TO ENSURE AT LEAST ONE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINED STAFF IS ON SITE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND IDENTIFY GAPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO FILL THE GAPS.
ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ANALYZE ALL OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE THE LEVEL OF SERVICES AND HOURS OF ON SITE CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRALS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR WINDSOR POINT.
THE THIRD RECOMMENDATION IS TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS LIVING IN NO PLACE LIKE HOME UNITS, TO INCLUDE ENHANCED CLINICAL SUPPORT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
AND LASTLY, TO ENSURE ON SITE PERSONNEL RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING AND BE TRAINED ON HOW TO REFER PEOPLE 24 OVER SEVEN TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE OPTIONS.
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THAN BY 20 HOURS A WEEK, BRINGING THE TOTAL HOURS A WEEK TO 44 HOURS.AND THAT'S MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SO, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'RE AT FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
AND THAT'S 44 HOURS OVER THE FIVE DAYS.
AND THE OTHER UPDATE IS TWO OF THESE RELATE TO MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING.
AND COUNTY STAFF HAS COMPLETED THE FIRST SET OF TRAININGS FOR RESIDENTS AND STAFF.
THE THE DIRECTION THAT COUNTY STAFF WAS GIVEN WAS TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD WITHIN 90 DAYS WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PLANS AND THEN TO REPORT BACK WITHIN SIX MONTHS WITH AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS OUTCOMES.
SO, THIS WOULD PUT UPDATES FOR THE COUNTY IN JULY AND OCTOBER.
SO, WE ARE A LITTLE BIT OFF SCHEDULE OF THEM.
SO, OUR NEXT UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL IS IN AUGUST.
SO, WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION BASED ON ANY JULY UPDATE TO THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY STAFF HAS SAID ANY UPDATE, OF COURSE, ANY MEMO OR BOARD LETTER WE WOULD RECEIVE AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE UPDATES.
AND AGAIN, TONIGHT'S ACTION IS A SUMMARY OF THE ACTION.
ITEMS APPROVED. APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH ANY STATUS UPDATES.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. ROSEANNE BENTLEY, FOLLOWED BY DENNIS JENSEN.
JENSEN. I'M STILL ROSEANNE BENTLEY.
IF YOU SET ASIDE ALL THE RECRIMINATIONS AND BLAME SHIFTING THAT I HAD TO LISTEN TO, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I DOUBT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS WITH WINDSOR POINT WOULD BE HAPPENING IF THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE CONTRACT HAD BEEN HONORED, AND IT WAS POPULATED WITH LOW-INCOME VETERANS, THEY DIDN'T GET A FAIR DEAL, AND THAT'S NOT OKAY.
IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT VETERANS MIGHT JOIN TOGETHER AND POSSIBLY INITIATE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MULTIPLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES BECAUSE NONE OF YOU, NOR THEY SEEM TO BE DOING WHAT WINDSOR POINT WAS MEANT TO DO.
NOW, I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT ISN'T THAT A BREACH OF CONTRACT OR POSSIBLY JUST ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE? WHAT? NO ONE CAN ARGUE.
THIS WAS MY GOAL FOR ATTENDING YESTERDAY'S MEETING AND FOR BEING INVOLVED IN WINDSOR POINT.
THIS SITUATION IS INTOLERABLE.
AND MAYOR, LIKE YOU SAID YESTERDAY, SOMEONE WAS ASLEEP ON THE JOB.
AND TO USE THAT SAME ANALOGY, I THINK IT'S PAST TIME THAT EVERYONE COUNTY YOU OR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED WAKES UP AND DOES THE RIGHT THING AND RECTIFIES THIS TRAVESTY.
WHY ALL OF THE STONEWALLING? THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WAS BUILT SOUP TO NUTS IN 13 MONTHS, 13 MONTHS, NINE MONTHS AGO, POLICE CHIEF WILLIAMS REQUESTED 24-HOUR SECURITY AND A ROBUST VISITOR CHECK IN SYSTEM.
THREE MONTHS SINCE THE FIRST TIME WE, WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH ON.
I THINK IT WAS HIS LAST MEETING.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE GUEST BOOK.
WHY ARE THINGS MOVING SO SLOWLY? IT'S REALLY UNACCEPTABLE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE NOT HOLDING OURSELVES TO ANY KIND OF STANDARDS OF PROGRESS WHATSOEVER.
OUT OF THE OUT OF THE OUT OF THE TENANTS.
NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SOURCE OUT OF THE TENANTS OF WINDSOR POINT.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SOURCE 100% 100% HAVE CRIMINAL HISTORIES 100%.
HOW DOES THAT BENEFIT CARLSBAD? WHY ARE WE DOING THAT?
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MR. MAYOR, YOU'VE MENTIONED BEING SWINDLED BY THE MYSTERIOUS PIVOT FROM VETERAN HOUSING TO ESSENTIALLY A HALFWAY HOUSE.MAYOR MATT HALL SAYS THE COUNCIL WAS NEVER BRIEFED ON THE OBLIGATIONS FOR NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
IT'S CLEAR THAT WINDSOR POINT NEEDS SERIOUS REMEDY.
AND IF THE BEST ROUTE TO THAT REMEDY IS CLOSING IT DOWN, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD PURSUE.
THANK YOU. LAURA BONAZZI, FOLLOWED BY RAUL VILLAMAR.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OF YOU WHO VOTED FOR WINDSOR POINT.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
A MAN WIELDING A MACHETE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, THREATENING NEIGHBORS.
WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE SLEEPING IN OUR YARDS, KNOCKING ON OUR DOORS, ATTEMPTING BREAK INS.
THERE HAVE BEEN CARS IDLING AND SURROUNDING THE BLOCKS.
LATER, THEY WERE ARRESTED FOR CRIMES.
AND WITH POSSESSION OF BURGLARY RELATED ITEMS. WE SUSPECT THERE ARE SEX WORKERS GOING IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING.
THERE HAVE BEEN VIOLATIONS OF RESTRAINING ORDERS, BURGLARIES, ARRESTS FOR NARCOTICS, CHILD ABUSE.
I CAN'T EVEN I CAN'T EVEN SAY IT IN PUBLIC FORUM.
IT WAS ON MANDY MILLS SLIDE ON MARCH 12TH.
AND I CAN RELAY THAT TO ANY OF YOU WHO WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT INCIDENT.
THERE'S BEEN THEFTS OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE THERE.
THEY HAVE RELAYED THAT TO THE PUBLIC IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AT THE FACILITY.
DRUG SALES AND HIGHER INCIDENCE OF DRUG DEALING IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
AND MORE DRUG USE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE IT OPENED.
QUALITATIVELY, I HAVE NOTICED THAT CHILDREN DO NOT WALK ALONE ANYMORE TO SCHOOL.
TO JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY THAT IS ONLY ONE BLOCK AWAY.
WE CALL THE POLICE WHEN WE SEE THINGS.
THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 800 CALLS TO THE POLICE.
WHAT IS THE COST OF THAT? THIS COUNCIL IS UNFORTUNATELY KNOWN FOR BEING BEHIND ON YOUR ACTIONS.
WE DO NOT WANT A SAFER STREETS CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ISSUE.
WE ARE TELLING YOU THIS IS A GRAVE ISSUE, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE THE FIRST TIME THE MEETING WAS ABOUT WINDSOR POINT.
I TRY TO SAY NO AND NO AND NO.
I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A HOMELESS VETERANS HOUSING 50.
AND I TOLD THEM AFTER THAT THEY CONVINCED ME TO SAY, OKAY, I'LL BE OKAY.
IT DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE THAT BECAUSE I HEARD THE THING IS THAT I HEAR IS NEWSOM SAID THAT IT WAS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST VETERANS, I MEAN, AGAINST DRUG OFFENDERS, SEX OFFENDERS AND MENTAL OFFENDERS.
SO DOWN IS 50 NOW, DOWN NOW IT'S 5050 UNITS, 25 OF EACH.
BUT YOU ONLY HAVE SIX VETERANS LIVING THERE.
THE YOUNG LADY ON THE ON THE VIDEOS.
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YES. I MEAN, THE ZOOMS YESTERDAY SAID THAT SHE HAD A FRIEND, SOMEBODY SHE KNEW THAT WAS TRYING TO GET INTO THE INTO THE WINDSOR POINT, BUT HE COULDN'T GET IN.HE WAS A VETERAN. WHY IS THAT? THERE WAS 5050 UNITS.
THERE'S ONLY SIX PEOPLE THERE.
I WORK SECURITY FOR A LONG TIME.
I BOUNCED INTO ALL THE BARS IN CARLSBAD, WORKED FOR MALA, FULL SECURITY.
WE DID ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.
NOW, I WAS WHEN I WAS BOUNCING AT THE SANDBAR, EVERYBODY CAME IN THERE.
WE HAD SECURITY WALKING INSIDE.
WE HAD PEOPLE. I HAD TO HAVE A DECIMAL BETA.
NOW THE SECURITY THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW THE SECURITY IS IN THE WINDSOR POINT I HAD BOUNCERS.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A GUARD CARD.
THAT'S A NO, A COMMON, NO COMMONSENSE TEST THAT THEY TAKE ON IN, IN THE ONLINE NOWADAYS.
MY NEPHEW'S BECOME A BOUNCER, AND HE HAS TAKEN ONE OF THOSE TESTS TO PASSED IT IN TWO MINUTES.
I HAVE A STEPMOM WHO WE WENT SHE BROKE HER FEMUR IN ONE LEG.
AND WE, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE TO SIT THERE, AND WE TAKE A PICTURE.
THIS PLACE IS ONLY A SIGN, A PIECE OF PAPER.
I HAVE THOUSANDS OF PICTURES ON MY PHONE THAT KEEP ON TELLING ME THAT IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM ANYTIME, I'LL EMAIL THEM THAT THEY SHOW THEM WALKING DOWN THE STREET, FALLING DOWN. I HAVE TO CALL THE COPS ALL THE TIME.
AND THE PEOPLE THAT THAT THAT THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE 800 AND SOME SAY 700, 800 CALLS.
WELL, I KNOW ALL THE LATINOS THAT WON'T CALL BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED TO CALL THE.
SO, THEY HAVE THEY I'M NOT, I GUESS I'M THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.
JULIE ASHER, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL SCHERTZER.
LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM AND COUNT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THIS ROOM.
I SEE EIGHT OF YOU JUST WORKING FOR THE CITY.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT INSURMOUNTABLE NUMBERS, BUT THESE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE A TROUBLE MAGNET.
BECAUSE I COULD HAVE MADE IT TO THIS CHAMBER.
NO ONE FROM THE COUNTY WOULD COME HERE.
WHERE IS THE PERSON FROM THE COUNTY TONIGHT GIVING A REPORT.
WHY IS MISS MILLS STUCK BEING THE GO BETWEEN? WHERE'S THE COUNTY? I WANT TO THANK MISS ACOSTA AT THE LAST MEETING FOR GETTING HOT UNDER THE COLLAR ABOUT THE DISCUSSION OF THE GUEST BOOK AND THE LACK THEREOF.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS STILL BEING DISCUSSED.
DOCTOR CHURCHILL WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE HE LEFT AT THIS MEETING.
CARLSBAD SCHOOLS HAVE 11,000 STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE A PROCESS FOR VISITORS.
THEY HAVE A PROCESS FOR GUESTS WHERE YOU SHOW AN ID, IT'S IN AND OUT.
SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING ALZHEIMER'S IS NOT MENTAL ILLNESS, BUT IT DEFINITELY IS A MENTAL CHALLENGE.
AS MISS ACOSTA MENTIONED, WE HAVE PEOPLE WE KNOW AND LOVE WHO ARE IN ASSISTED LIVING SITUATIONS.
THEY MANAGE TO GET PEOPLE IN AND OUT WITH, YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT PLAYING AROUND WITH THE GUEST BOOK.
THE COUNTY DOES NOT WANT TO HELP.
WE'RE SICK OF PUTTING UP WITH THIS.
I EXPECT SOMETHING, SOMETHING FROM THE MEETING YESTERDAY.
THEY PROBABLY LIKE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE'S MEDICAL HELP AND NOT A CRIMINAL NEXT DOOR.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL SCHERTZER AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.
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AND I'LL MAKE KNOWN THE FACT THAT I'M INACTIVE IN THE STATE BAR.AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I'M RETIRED.
BUT NEVERTHELESS, I'M ACTING AS A CITIZEN OF VOTER OF CARLSBAD.
THE FIRST THING I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THE FIRST THING I HEARD WAS SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS OR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. AND.
HOW IS THAT DEFINED? AND I LOOKED AT AN AGREEMENT THAT THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND REGULATORY AGREEMENT.
PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THAT HAVE SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.
AND THEN ON THE NEXT PAGE IT SAYS THAT THE PARTY.
THAT WILL BE THE RESTRICTED UNITS FOR THE HOMELESS.
WILL ALSO HAVE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDER.
THEY DON'T INDICATE THE PERCENTAGES OR THE NUMBERS.
SO THAT GOT ME KIND OF CONCERNED.
ONE IS HOMELESS WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDER, AND THE OTHER ONE IS SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.
NOW, HOW THAT GOT THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BUDDY BRINGING UP AN ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF AND THERE'S OTHER DISCREPANCIES AND ISSUES THAT I HAVE HERE.
BUT THE MOST SERIOUS THING THAT I DISCOVERED JUST READING THIS PARTICULAR MEMORANDUM, IT'S THE MEMORANDUM OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND REGULATORY AGREEMENT.
IT COVERS AN AWFUL LOT OF MATERIAL.
HAPPENED. I ASSUME THAT CARLSBAD WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THIS MEETING BECAUSE THE BORROWERS WERE THERE.
AND THE COUNTY WAS THERE, BUT I LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYBODY FROM CARLSBAD WAS AT THAT MEETING.
THE COUNTY HAD THEIR ATTORNEY AND.
SOMEBODY ELSE NOTARIZED AND THE.
BORROWERS. HAD TWO REPRESENTATIVES NOTARIZED.
THERE'S NOBODY HERE FOR FROM CARLSBAD.
NOBODY, AT LEAST IN ALL THE ALL THE PAPERS.
THANK YOU, SIR. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THANK YOU. WE WE GET THE GIST.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU, MANDY, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT WHEN WE I THINK WHEN WE ALL READ THE REPORT, WE WERE THINKING, THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING. WHY IS THERE NO MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? AND I TOO, WAS AT THE MEETING YESTERDAY THAT MR. JENSEN SPOKE ABOUT, AND IT'S PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT THEY'RE GIVING US LIP SERVICE AND SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO STUFF THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
I HEARD YOU MAKE MENTION OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
HAS BEEN UPPED TO 20 HOURS, BUT.
NO, NO, THAT WAS THE ONSITE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT OKAY.
OKAY. AND SO, SECURITY IS 12 HOURS.
SO, SECURITY IS ON SITE AT BOTH LOCATIONS FROM 6 TO 6.
SO, 12 HOURS AND THEN 24 HOURS A DAY IS MONITORED.
BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO, REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD OUR APRIL 9TH, WAS IT APRIL 9TH OR MARCH 9TH? I THINK IT WAS APRIL 9TH.
THEY STILL HAVE NOT DONE THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM, RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT'S NOT YOUR THING.
BUT IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE SEVERAL MEETINGS IN A ROW AND I'M TAKING UP THE COUNCIL'S TIME.
AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE ALL PRETTY MOTIVATED TO GET THIS RIGHT.
AND THEN TO HAVE NO FORWARD MOVING PROGRESS THE ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOURS, THAT'S GREAT.
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AS WE KNOW, NO PLACE LIKE HOME.PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT THOSE SERVICES.
SO THAT COULD BE GOOD MONEY THROWN OUT FOR BAD, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS SPEAKING TO THE VETERANS HOUSING ISSUE.
IS IT CORRECT THAT WE HAVE SIX VETERANS IN THERE.
TODAY I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER.
I'M SORRY, I COULD CHECK. IT'S OKAY.
THAT'S NOT. WHAT WAS THIS REPORT WAS ABOUT? AND THEN I HEARD YOU SAY THE OPERATIONAL RESERVE FUNDS FOR SECURITY.
THEY'VE BEEN RELEASED, SO TO SPEAK, BUT YET WE STILL DON'T HAVE THAT IN PLACE.
DO YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE COUNTY PROVIDING ANY SORT OF REASONING FOR THAT? I MEAN, IT'S HIRING A SECURITY FIRM.
AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS THE REQUEST TO BE RELEASED FROM THE OPERATING RESERVE.
THE ISSUE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE ADVOCACY NEEDS MOVING FORWARD IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE FUNDING, YOU KNOW, OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME, BECAUSE THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS OF HOW MUCH YOU CAN USE WITHIN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
AND THEN WHAT I THINK ARE THANK YOU.
AND THEN WHAT I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY WAS THEY'RE OPERATING UNDER A 90-DAY SCHEDULE.
AND THEN SIX MONTHS LATER WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING COME TO FRUITION.
I MEAN, WITH REGARD TO THINGS LIKE THE SECURITY CHECK IN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
YEAH, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE FROM THE DIRECTION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GAVE WAS TO COME BACK WITHIN 90 REGARDING THE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND THEN WITHIN 180 DAYS WITH UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION, ON PROGRESS.
I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU CAN SENSE THAT I'M THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SITUATION.
BUT THE DELAY, AS MR. JENSEN, I THINK, MENTIONED, THE DELAY.
AND I'M TO THE POINT WHERE I'M ASKING WHAT LAW HAS TO BE CHANGED.
I KNOW THE COUNTY DOESN'T LIKE TO SAY THAT, BUT IT IS.
IF WE COULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING A SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS BECAUSE I HEARD SOMEONE SAY ABOUT A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM, AND I KNOW WE'VE ALL HEARD THESE RUMORS ABOUT MOLD AND ALL THIS STUFF THAT'S GOING ON SO THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON, AGAIN, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE SUFFERING LIKE THAT.
SO, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING IN PLACE ALREADY WHERE WE DO THE INSPECTIONS OR IF THAT'S COMPLETELY LEFT TO CONFIRM OR AFFIRMED, OR WHO IS THAT PERSON THAT DOES THAT. SO GENERALLY, FROM A MONITORING PERSPECTIVE.
SO THAT'S JUST FROM THE SAY THE FUNDER SIDE, WHETHER IT'S THE CITY OR THE COUNTY OR THE TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE, GENERALLY, AN ONSITE MONITORING WOULD BE CONDUCTED ONCE A YEAR, AND YOU GENERALLY DO A SAMPLE OF UNITS.
THE PROPERTY MANAGER GENERALLY WOULD BE DOING THAT PROBABLY TWICE A YEAR.
AND THEN IT SEEMS LIKE IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN PLEASED WITH THEIR RESPONSE.
IF SOMETHING HAS BEEN CONCERNED WITH A UNIT.
RIGHT. THE REPAIRS IN THE PARTICULAR UNIT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP REGARDING THE MOLD IS COMPLETE.
EVERY ALL THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE, AND I'VE SEEN THE FINAL PRODUCT.
AND I AGREE WITH THE SPEAKER THAT THERE'S NO COUNTY PERSON HERE TONIGHT, WHICH IS DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET YOUR QUESTIONS ASKED. YOU'RE NOT THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO.
AND THEN I JUST HAVE COMMENTS AFTER THAT.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND THE INFORMATION AND YOUR WORK ON THIS.
WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATION LIKE WITH THE PARTNERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS? AND MAYBE THAT'S THE COUNTY OR THE DEVELOPER OR THE OPERATOR?
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I DON'T KNOW, IT'S ASKING AN OPEN-ENDED QUESTION.HOW ARE WE, THE CITY, COMMUNICATING WITH THE PROPERTY AND THE PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THIS PROPERTY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FIX THE PROBLEMS THERE? WE HAVE A SCHEDULED MEETING MONTHLY, AND THAT'S WITH THE OWNER, OPERATOR, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO STAFF AS FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ME AND SOMEBODY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT'S A SCHEDULED MONTHLY MEETING.
THERE'S ALSO A WEEKLY SECURITY MEETING.
AND THEN AS ISSUES ARISE, WE ARE JUST IN COMMUNICATION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE ISSUE OF SECURITY I HEARD THE RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUE JUST NOW AND, AND WHAT I SAW IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING IF WE COULD GET KIND OF A MORE SOLID ANSWER ON WHAT OTHER SECURITY PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE.
WE'VE AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED THE FUNDING.
ARE THE SECURITY FOLKS IN PLACE? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE 24 HOURS MONITORED VERSUS THE 12 HOURS IN PERSON ARE THESE, I HEARD ONE OF THE SPEAKERS MENTION A GUARD CARD.
LIKE, ARE THESE TRAINED SECURITY GUARDS OR WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE PROVIDING THE SECURITY? RIGHT. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
SO, THE I THINK YOU HAVE IT CORRECT, THE ONSITE AT BOTH LOCATIONS IS 12 HOURS A DAY.
AND THEN AND THAT IS CONDUCTED BY A CONTRACTED SECURITY FIRM.
I CAN CHECK ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EMPLOYED AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
THE MONITORED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE IS 24 HOURS A DAY.
BASICALLY, IT'S A SOMEBODY BROUGHT UP TAKING PICTURES.
SO THAT'S A DATE STAMP AND A TIME STAMP OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY ENTER AND WHEN THEY EXIT.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE STATUS IS ON THOSE THINGS.
SO, THIS THE VIDEO I DON'T IT'S.
SO BASICALLY, IT IS RECORDING THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT OF FOLKS.
SO, IT IS MONITORING ALL OF THAT.
SO, THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY BOOK WHERE SOMEBODY WOULD BE SIGNING THEIR NAME.
SO, IT'S A SYSTEM WHERE YOU'RE HAVING YOUR PHOTO TAKEN BY CAMERA, FACIAL RECOGNITION TYPE OF SITUATION. OKAY.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER FOR RESIDENTS ALSO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF A RESIDENT HAD LOST THEIR KEY FOB OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY THEMSELVES CAN USE THEIR FACIAL RECOGNITION TO ENTER THE PROPERTY IF THEY HAVE A VISITOR DOWN AT THE FRONT, IF THEY HAD ACCESS TO A SMARTPHONE, THEY COULD ACCESS IT THAT WAY, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD BE GOING DOWN TO THEY WOULD GET A CALL, KIND OF LIKE AT MOST APARTMENT COMPLEXES WHERE YOU GET A CALL TO YOUR UNIT, AND THEN THEY WOULD COME DOWN TO LET THE PERSON IN.
OKAY. SO, IS THERE ANY KIND OF CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ENTERING THE PROPERTY ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE THERE, LIKE, HOW DO THEY CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING IN ON CAMERA ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER, THAT THEY'RE AUTHORIZED VISITORS? SO, THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, THE MONITORED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE DOES CHECK FOR BANNED GUESTS ONLY.
SO, EVERY PERSON, NOT EVERY PERSON THAT WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR IS SCREENED FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY.
IT'S MORE OF MAKING SURE THEY'RE NOT ON THE BANNED GUEST CHECKLIST.
SO THAT'S FOR KNOWN PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR FOLKS THAT ARE THAT LIKE IF THEY, THEY SEE SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE? WHO DO THEY CALL? HOW DOES THAT WORK? RIGHT. SO, THERE'S A PHONE NUMBER FOR THE 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND THE SIGNS ARE ALL OVER THE COMPLEX OF HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM.
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THE SECURITY GUARD ON STAFF AT NIGHT.IF THERE IS NOBODY ON STAFF TO HANDLE THE SITUATION, THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OKAY. AND THEN JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I GOT AN ANSWER TO THAT LAST ONE ABOUT THE ACCESS POINTS.
REMEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT SECURING THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
HAS THAT BEEN DONE OR WERE WE ABLE TO DO THAT OR AM I MISREMEMBERING? RIGHT? I THINK WE'LL HAVE MORE UPDATES IN AUGUST WHEN WE TALK WHEN WE COME BACK IN FOR UPDATES IN AUGUST.
OKAY. SO, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL HAVE AN UPDATE IN JULY.
WE'LL HEAR HERE AT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IN AUGUST.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL HAVE AN UPDATE AGAIN IN OCTOBER.
AND THEN DO WE NEED TO SCHEDULE THAT TO COME BACK TO THE CITY THEN IN NOVEMBER? I'M JUST I'M, THAT'S UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M SURE.
YEAH. AND IN AUGUST WE CAN, WE'LL KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE JULY UPDATE.
AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE UPDATES IN AUGUST.
WE'LL BE COMING IN AUGUST TO THIS CITY COUNCIL, RIGHT? RIGHT. SURE. WE'LL KNOW MORE OF WHAT THE COUNTY MEETS IN JULY.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HEAR IT IN NOVEMBER.
OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO, I'LL START OFF WITH, JUST TO CONFIRM, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT 24 HOURS OF SECURITY, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT NOT ONLY HERE BUT WITH OUR PARTNERS AS WELL.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE HAS BEEN A COMMITMENT TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.
HAVE THEY MENTIONED ANYTHING IN TERMS OF A TIMELINE AS TO WHEN THAT WILL ACTUALLY END UP HAPPENING? SO, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY THE THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN A SECURITY GUARD 24 HOURS A DAY.
SO, THAT'S A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS METHODS TO HAVE SECURITY.
SO, IF WE ALREADY HAVE 24 HOUR A DAY MONITORED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, AND THEN THERE IS THIS GOING TO BE THIS NEW SYSTEM TO ASSIST, WHICH ACTUALLY WOULD BE IF IT WERE DURING THE DAY THE FOLKS ON STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHO IS COMING UP THROUGH THE SYSTEM ON CAMERA.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
SO, AND THEN THERE IS ALSO STAFF ON SITE.
SO, WE HAVE DISCUSSED LIKE LAST SEVERAL TIMES OF COMING THAT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF METHODS THAT THERE WOULD BE KIND OF LIKE EYES ON THE PROPERTY 24 HOURS A DAY.
SO THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN LIKE A SECURITY GUARD SITTING AT THE FRONT DESK 24 HOURS A DAY.
OKAY. AND I KNOW ON THE POWERPOINT THAT YOU PRESENTED, THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT SAID AROUND I THINK ONE OF THE OPTIONS FROM THE SUPERVISORS WAS ANALYZING ALL OPTIONS TO MAXIMIZE LEVELS OF SERVICE AND HOURS OF ONSITE CASE MANAGEMENT.
I COULD YOU PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY ON WHAT THAT ENTAILS FROM THEIR END, OR HAVE THEY NOT REALLY PROVIDED TOO MUCH? I MEAN, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ONSITE CASE MANAGEMENT INCREASING THOSE HOURS, BUT WHAT ELSE DOES THAT ALL ENTAIL? RIGHT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT THEY DID DO WAS AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT SOURCE OF FUNDING THEY USE, BUT THEY LOOKED AT CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 20 HOURS A WEEK OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT.
AND SO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S THAT TYPE OF ANALYSIS, LIKE LOOKING AT OTHER, MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER CONTRACT THAT THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, FREE UP SOME STAFF OR MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO THAT PROJECT.
OKAY. AND THEN I KNOW YOU MENTIONED RIGHT NOW IT'S MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE ONSITE SERVICES, AND IT'S GONE UP TO 44 HOURS A WEEK.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO PREVIOUSLY IT WAS IT WAS FIVE DAYS A WEEK, BUT IT WAS FOUR HOURS A DAY.
SO NOW THERE ARE ITS FIVE DAYS A WEEK, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE DAYS WHERE IT'S LONGER.
AND SO, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MORE COVERAGE.
IT'S ACTUALLY I THINK TILL 6 P.M.
SO LONGER PERIODS OF TIME DURING THE FIVE-DAY WEEK PERIOD.
OKAY. AND, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE PLANS TO HOPEFULLY OR PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG HERE.
SOUNDS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE PLANS TO HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TOO.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
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OKAY. AND.AGAIN. RIGHT NOW, THE HOURS ARE UNTIL AT LEAST AT THE MOST 6 P.M.
NOTHING OVERNIGHT IN TERMS OF HELP OF NOT OF ONSITE STAFF.
SO, THE FOLKS THAT ARE THERE I MEAN, THEY'RE THERE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AND THEN LIKE I SAID, I THINK IT'S STILL 6 P.M..
AND THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ON SITE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO, OKAY, THE PIECE AROUND THE GUEST POLICY THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AND THAT WE HAD GOT AN UPDATE ON, AND COULD YOU JUST DETAIL WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENT, SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.
YES. OKAY. PLEASE. SO, IT IS IN PROCESS.
IT'S DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, A MODERN TOOL.
SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'LL HAVE SOME PHOTOS OR SOME EXAMPLES OF AT OUR NEXT UPDATE OF HOW IT WORKS.
OKAY. AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE AND THEN I JUST HAVE COMMENTS ARE AROUND.
I KNOW A LOT YOU KNOW; A LOT HAS BEEN SAID AND DONE AND WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN ON OUR END.
AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAD SOME ASKS, YOU KNOW, AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT YOU THINK.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT CAN WE ASK FOR SIMILAR TO THE LAST TIME AND HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO TRACK PROGRESS? I MEAN, I'D LOVE TO HEAR MAYBE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE OR THE CITY MANAGERS, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW TONIGHT IN TERMS OF ASK WITH THE COUNTY.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE ONLY MEETING THEY HAVE IS JULY 16TH NEXT MONTH.
SO, THEY SAY THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A JULY UPDATE.
SO, WE HOPE IT'S AGENDIZED THAT DAY.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE I WAS ALSO IN TOUCH WITH SUPERVISOR LAWSON REAMER'S OFFICE.
AND THEY HAVE MENTIONED IT SHOULD BE ON THERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
AND SO, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THAT UPDATE COME AUGUST? BECAUSE OUR FIRST UPDATE AFTER THAT JULY MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 20TH, AND THAT'S ALSO OUR FIRST MEETING BACK IN AUGUST.
I KNOW YOU'RE PROVIDING US WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE.
IT'S JUST HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE CAN GET MORE FROM THEM? BECAUSE WE'RE AT DAY 60 OUT OF 90 IN TERMS OF AN UPDATE.
SO, I THINK IT'S AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EXACTLY 60, SO DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT.
BUT SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE WHERE IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WELL, WE HAVE 30 MORE DAYS-ISH.
AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK WE COULD ASK FOR IN TERMS OF A PROGRESS UPDATE? THANKS. AND I THINK THAT'S PRECISELY WHY COUNCILWOMAN BURKHOLDER WANTED THE 60-DAY UPDATE TO SEE KIND OF WHAT ELSE NEEDED TO BE PUSHED ON AND LIKE THAT NEXT 30 DAYS.
SO. FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, OF COURSE, WE ARE MEETING REGULARLY WITH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. AND THEY ARE AWARE OF OUR TIME FRAMES.
OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY THEIR TIME FRAME, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR ANSWERS.
AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY NEEDED TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT MAY I JUST ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? IF WE DO, IF IT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE JULY 16TH MEETING CITY MANAGER, COULD WE HAVE OUR STAFF PRESENT AT THAT MEETING? JUST I JUST FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A PRESENCE AT THAT MEETING.
I DIDN'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE ELECTRONIC SIGN IN.
I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE PICTURES OF GUESTS.
WILL IT? ARE WE JUST GOING TO HAVE PICTURES OF THEM, OR WILL THEY HAVE TO SCAN THEIR ID? I IF I GO TO CERTAIN RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY HAVE BARS, YOU HAVE TO SCAN YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THEN THEY HAVE ALL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN CASE THERE'S A PROBLEM LATER. WILL THAT INCORPORATE ANY OF THIS? I WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AT THE AUGUST UPDATE.
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AND SO, THE AUGUST WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU HOW IT WORKS.OKAY. AND IF YOU'RE PART OF THE DECISION MAKING, COULD YOU MAYBE ENCOURAGE SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A PHOTOGRAPH? BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY CREATES PROBLEMS AND ALL WE HAVE IS A PHOTOGRAPH, WE KNOW WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.
OKAY. CLOSING STATEMENTS, MISS BURKHOLDER.
YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
I HEARD YOU SAY THAT THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WAS TAKEN.
THE FIRST COURSE BY STAFF AND RESIDENTS.
IS THAT. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.
GO AHEAD. YEAH. THEY COMPLETED IT WAS A TWO-DAY TRAINING AND THEY COMPLETED THAT.
I THINK I'VE ACTUALLY DONE THAT.
AND ALSO, WERE THEY REQUIRED TO, TO TAKE THE COURSE.
SO, ANYBODY THAT WORKS ON SITE, WHETHER THAT'S THE CONTRACT STAFF WHO DOES CASE MANAGEMENT THAT HIRED BY SAY ALPHA OR INTERFAITH, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED AS WELL AS ANY SECURITY GUARD.
OKAY. IT'S SO IRONIC THAT WE CAN REQUIRE THEM TO TAKE A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASS, BUT NOT REQUIRE THEM TO BE MANDATED FOR TREATMENT FOR AN ACTUAL PROBLEM THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE.
I MEAN, THAT IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE STAFF IS COORDINATING WITH THE COUNTY, AND MY LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION IS REFLECTED IN THE MANY, MANY PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN AND AROUND THE AREA.
THAT CHECK IN WITH ME ON A DAILY BASIS ABOUT WINDSOR POINT AND WHAT A DISASTER IT IS, AND HOW SAD, BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL AND ACTUALLY DONE THE INTENDED PURPOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST REALLY SAD.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M INTERESTED IN MOVING THE COUNTY ALONG IN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS, I MEAN, MAYOR, IF YOU GO INTO THE SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, YOU GIVE YOUR LICENSE, AND THEY PRINT OUT A STICKER FOR YOU.
IT TOOK, I DON'T KNOW, TWO DAYS WHEN THEY INSTALLED THOSE IN THE IN THE SCHOOLS HERE IN THE DISTRICT, BUT MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER, I DON'T KNOW, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS OVERNIGHT, BUT IT JUST IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING ON OUR END BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEING PROGRESS AND DEFINITELY THE, THE BOMB TONIGHT.
THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED OF THE PREVIOUS CHIEF AND I REALLY RESPECTED THAT HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT RELATIVE TO THE CALLS THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING.
AND THE TYPES OF SITUATIONS THAT THEY WERE WALKING INTO, OFTEN BLIND.
AS I'VE SAID, WE'D LOVE TO SEE THIS BE SUCCESSFUL.
IT'S GOING TO BE A MODEL FOR OTHER PLACES, FOR OTHER CITIES.
LOOK OUT, SAN MARCOS, THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN ELSEWHERE.
SO, THANK YOU, MANDY. I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME GET MY FRUSTRATIONS OUT.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK STAFF, FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND NOT JUST YOU, MISS MILLS, BUT THE OTHERS WHO ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND ARE INVOLVED WITH THIS, INCLUDING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE PRIORITY FOR OUR CITY, FOR OUR RESIDENTS, FOR OUR COUNCIL.
AND I KNOW FOR STAFF TOO, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON COLLABORATION WITH THE PARTNERS, WHETHER IT'S THE COUNTY OR THE OWNER OF THE FACILITY, AND TO CONTINUE TO PUSH ON THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING OR THAT ARE MOVING SLOWLY.
SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT UPDATE THAT WE GET IN AUGUST, WE WILL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
BUT PLEASE ALSO LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT COMES OUT OF THAT ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AT THE CITY TO FURTHER ADVOCATE, I REMEMBER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THINGS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO AT THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE TO GO TALK TO THE STATE.
I KNOW WE ADVOCATED WHEN WE TOOK OUR DC ADVOCACY TRIP, AND THIS WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS.
RIGHT. I DO AGREE THAT THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL BE A MODEL FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES, AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT WELL, THEN THAT DOESN'T BODE WELL FOR THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WILL FOLLOW THE SAME MODEL.
YES. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE UPDATE.
AND TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT CAME TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT OUR STAFF'S FAULT.
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I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE MORE IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FROM AN INFORMATION STANDPOINT.I THINK IT'S NECESSARY SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE ABILITY TO KNOW, LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON.
SINCE THAT MEETING IS IN JULY AND I KNOW PERSONALLY I'VE ALREADY MADE MY ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE SUPERVISORIAL LEVEL TO TO REALLY ASK THAT IT IS AGENDIZED.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WHEN IF IT IS AGENDIZED, THEN OF COURSE, ALL OF US HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST TUNE IN AND SEE WHAT IS BEING, YOU KNOW, PRESENTED IN TERMS OF AN UPDATE THERE. AND THEN I THINK OVERALL, I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S THE SECURITY ASPECT, THE ONSITE CASE MANAGEMENT, I MEAN, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS THERE.
ESPECIALLY AT THE AUGUST MEETING.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE UPDATE.
I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF HARD WORK ON YOUR PART AND THE TEAM'S PART, AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF IT.
WHAT I KEEP RUNNING INTO WHENEVER I ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT IS THE CONTRACT DOESN'T ALLOW IT.
THE STATE RULES DON'T ALLOW THAT, AND WE JUST KEEP BUTTING UP AGAINST RULES AND MORE RULES.
AND WHEN WE KEEP BUTTING UP AGAINST THE STATE WON'T ALLOW US.
WELL, THEN LET'S GET THE STATE TO CHANGE THEIR RULES.
SO THEN THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
SO, MANDY, YOU AND I SPOKE ABOUT IT EARLIER, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE MY REQUEST THAT WE BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE COUNTY TO JOIN WITH US AND THEN GET STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO JOIN WITH US TO FIX THE PROBLEM, RATHER THAN JUST SAY THAT'S WE'RE WORKING WITHIN THE RULES, AND THE RULES WON'T LET US FIX IT.
THERE'S NOTHING FOR US TO VOTE ON TONIGHT.
AND I AND I KNOW YOU'RE JUST AS FRUSTRATED AS THE REST OF US.
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 15, CITY MANAGER.
[15. PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE OPTIONS FOR PROPOSITION H AMENDMENTS OR EXEMPTIONS]
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS THE PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE OPTIONS FOR PROPOSITION H AMENDMENTS OR EXEMPTIONS MAKING.THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING.
MAYOR, COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN, CINDY MCMAHON.
THIS IS AND OF COURSE, PARTNERING WITH ME IS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ZACH KARASZ.
SO, THIS ITEM IS A FOLLOW UP TO AN ITEM THAT YOU HEARD ON MAY 14TH.
I BELIEVE IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CARLSBAD TOMORROW CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
AND YOU HAD ASKED FOR SOME OPTIONS ON POTENTIAL PROP BALLOT MEASURES.
I'M GOING TO START WITH THE BACKGROUND OF PROP H.
AND THEN MR. CORI IS GOING TO TAKE IT FROM THERE.
SO BRIEFLY, PROPOSITION H WAS ADOPTED BY OUR VOTERS IN 1982.
IT REQUIRES, GENERALLY SPEAKING, VOTER APPROVAL FOR ANY REAL ESTATE PURCHASES OR IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY FOR MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN CITY FUNDS. IT IS CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1.24, SO THE FULL TEXT OF PROPOSITION EIGHT IS THERE.
IT IS ALSO REFERENCED IN ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 400 OF OUR CITY CHARTER.
THE PROPOSITION H MILLION-DOLLAR EXPENDITURE LIMIT DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INFLATION INDEX.
CITY FUNDS HAVE A PARTICULAR MEANING FOR PROPOSITION H.
IT IS IT IS TAXPAYER MONEY PRIMARILY GENERAL FUND MONEY.
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DOES NOT INCLUDE IF WE'RE DOING SORT OF ROUTINE REPLACEMENT, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY THAT'S NOT SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT.SO, WITH THAT BACKGROUND, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. KORESH TO CONTINUE.
A VOTE STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED IN EACH OF THESE CASES.
THE CARLSBAD TOMORROW CITIZENS COMMITTEE DID FORMALLY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER A BALLOT MEASURE TO INCREASE THE $1 MILLION EXPENDITURE LIMIT, AS WELL AS TO TIE IT TO AN INFLATIONARY INDEX THAT WILL INCREASE OVER TIME.
THE SAMPLE LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT PACKETS.
AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S REQUEST TO CONSIDER AN INCREASE LIMIT, STAFF PROPOSE INFLATING IT BASED OFF OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX, AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE REFERRING PRIMARILY TO CONSTRUCTION RELATED PROJECTS.
ASSUMING THE $1 MILLION LIMIT WERE TO BE ESCALATED BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX, AND EXTRAPOLATING THAT INTO TODAY'S DOLLARS, WE'D BE LOOKING AT A REVISED EXPENDITURE LIMIT OF $3.09 MILLION.
SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL MOVE FORWARD WITH BALLOT LANGUAGE EXEMPTING PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FACILITY SERVICES.
LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE RESCUE AND PREVENTION.
LIFEGUARD, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES.
NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CERTAINLY CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FIRST OPTION OR THE SECOND OPTION VERSUS THE OTHER, BUT IT CAN ALSO COMBINE THE TWO BALLOT MEASURES INTO ONE, OR EVEN DEVELOP OTHER BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSALS.
OF COURSE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ALSO TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION.
AS IT RELATES TO THE FISCAL IMPACT.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL WISHES TO PLACE A MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, THE COST WOULD RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 30 $5000 TO $170,000, IN WHICH CASE STAFF WOULD RETURN ON JUNE 18TH, 2024, WITH THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO PLACE THE MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
THE DEADLINE TO PLACE THE MEASURE ON THE BALLOT IS AUGUST 9TH, 2024.
THE FIRST OPTION WOULD BE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE EXPENDITURE LIMIT.
THE SECOND OPTION IS TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT EXEMPTING PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES.
AND THEN FIFTH, AND FINALLY TO TAKE NO ACTION.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.
MISS ACOSTA? THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.
IS THERE A COST PER BALLOT MEASURE THAT WE WOULD PUT? BECAUSE THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ONES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE'D STILL BE LOOKING AT THAT RANGE OF 135 TO 170,000.
SO SAME AMOUNT WHETHER WE HAVE TWO BALLOT MEASURES OR ONE.
AND THEN IF WE DID DO ONE, DO WE HAVE ANY LANGUAGE? AT THE READY? I KNOW I DIDN'T ASK FOR IT AHEAD OF TIME, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU THOUGHT OF IT.
SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE SLIDES OF THE COMBINED.
THERE ARE SLIDES IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE.
YES. WAS THERE A PARTICULAR ONE YOU WANTED TO SEE? THE. YOU DON'T HAVE A SLIDE OF IT COMBINED.
NOT COMBINED. JUST THE INDIVIDUAL.
YES, I HAVE THOSE I'M LOOKING AT THOSE HERE.
BUT I THOUGHT I HEARD A WHISPER THAT IT WAS COMBINED ALSO IN THE AGENDA PACKET.
OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
IF WE HAD THE LANGUAGE AT THE READY FOR BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER.
BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO JUST HAVE ONE THING TO VOTE ON.
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AND. AND I JUST WONDERED IF THAT WAS EVEN POSSIBLE TO COMBINE IT.JUST TRYING TO THINK OF WHERE WE WOULD PUT THAT IN HERE IF WE DID COMBINE THEM.
SO, IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO JUST COMBINE THOSE TO ONE SECTION, ANOTHER SECTION.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER WOULD BE THE SAME.
SO, IT WOULD BASICALLY BE A BALLOT, A COMBINED BALLOT QUESTION.
THAT WOULD BE THE TRICKY PART, THE CHARTER AMENDMENT.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW BIG OUR BALLOT IS GOING TO BE? BECAUSE I HEAR RUMORS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE 5 OR 6 COUNTY MEASURES, AND WE'VE GOT LOCAL ELECTIONS AS WELL.
I'M JUST THAT THAT IS THE REASON THAT I THINK IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION ON THIS.
IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE BALLOT IS ALREADY SO LONG.
YEAH, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT COUNT.
I DO KNOW A NUMBER OF CITIES ARE CONTEMPLATING TAX MEASURES AND PROBABLY CHARTER AMENDMENTS AND SORT OF THE USUAL STUFF THAT CITIES DO WHEN THERE'S ONE OF THESE MAJOR ELECTIONS. BUT I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT COUNT FOR YOU.
GREAT. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO SO THAT IT'S SUCCINCT AND UNDERSTANDABLE TO A VOTER.
FOR. I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION LAST TIME.
HOW LONG AFTER MEASURE O DID IT TAKE FOR US TO BREAK GROUND ON FIRE STATION TWO? AND JUST FOR US TO HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD ON ANY ACTIONS ON THAT SPECIFICALLY? I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE.
I'M WONDERING IF WE HAVE OR A CHIEF IN THE BACK THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE QUESTION WAS, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO BREAK GROUND AFTER THE VOTE ITSELF? SO, THE VOTE ITSELF IS IN 2016.
WE BROKE GROUND, I BELIEVE, AND I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATES.
SO, YEAH. SO, SEVEN YEARS AFTER IT PASSED.
AND THAT WAS WHY I KNOW, AND I'LL SAVE THAT FOR LATER.
BUT THANK YOU. I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR LATER.
THANKS. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL START WITH THE COMMENTS.
SOME OF THE INPUT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME; WE HAD ALL KINDS OF EXEMPTIONS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED WAS A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EXEMPTIONS, NO SUPPORT FOR ANY OF THE OTHER EXEMPTIONS THAT WE WERE THROWING OUT THERE.
BUT YEAH, SIMILARLY, I ALSO SUPPORT HAVING BOTH OPTIONS COMBINED.
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE UTILIZING THE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THINGS ALONG.
HOWEVER, WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE WAITING ON THINGS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR US TO THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH ITEMS. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO EXEMPT THAT, AND THAT'S WHY I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
SO, I'M GOOD WITH COMBINING OPTIONS ONE AND TWO AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FULL BALLOT MEASURE.
THANK YOU. I ALSO RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT AND SHARED THAT FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THEY SAID SIMILARLY, THE INTENT OF THE RECOMMENDATION REALLY WAS TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC EXEMPTING PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND OTHER FOLKS THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO HAVE SAID THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY SUPPORT.
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I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL IN TERMS OF THE LENGTH OF TIME AND THE COST.THERE'S A COST TO COUNCIL VOTING TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT, WAITING TILL THE NEXT ELECTION PAYING FOR A BALLOT MEASURE TO BE ON THAT BALLOT.
AND THEN YOU CAN BEGIN AFTER THERE'S A VOTE.
IT'S REALLY JUST INCREASING IT TO TODAY'S DOLLARS.
SO, WE WILL STILL BE PUTTING THINGS ON THE BALLOT QUITE A BIT WHEN WE HAVE THESE PROJECTS.
BUT AT LEAST EXEMPTING PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
I DO NOW, BASED ON THE COMMENTS.
I'M SORRY, ZACH, I DIDN'T MEAN TO MESS YOU UP THERE.
THAT'S CORRECT. OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE AWARE OF TODAY THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE, THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO PROPOSITION H, WOULD BE SUBJECT OR EXCUSE ME, WOULD EXCEED THE PROPOSED $3.09 MILLION EXPENDITURE LIMIT AND MANY OF WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF $10 MILLION, ONE POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF INCREASING THE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION TO $3.09 MILLION OR BRINGING IT UP INTO TODAY'S DOLLARS, IS FOR SOME PROJECTS THAT WE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF TODAY THAT ARE FUNDED FROM MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES THAT MAY BE CONSTRAINED IF A NON-DISCRETIONARY FUNDING SOURCE IS BEGINNING TO BE TAPPED OUT ON FUNDS AND REQUIRES ASSISTANCE FROM DISCRETIONARY FUNDS SUCH AS THE GENERAL FUND THEN HAVING AN INCREASED LIMIT COULD INCREASE THAT LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY BY ALLEVIATING THE NEED FOR A PROPOSITION H VOTE.
CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF A CONSTRAINED PROJECT WHERE THIS WOULD HAVE HELPED MOVE IT ALONG? AT THIS POINT, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT SOME OF THE NON-DISCRETIONARY FUNDING SOURCES LIKE GAS TAX OR TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.
REALLY THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY'S DEVELOPER IMPACT FEE PROGRAMS AND SPECULATING IN THE FUTURE IF RESOURCES BECOME CONSTRAINED BRINGING THE LIMIT UP TO A HIGHER LEVEL, IT MIGHT COME INTO PLAY MORE FREQUENTLY THAN WHAT WE'RE SUSPECTING TODAY WHEN WE HAVE A LIST OF 5 OR 6 PROJECTS THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF $10 MILLION.
BUT IT'S REALLY BRINGING IT INTO TODAY'S DOLLARS AND APPLYING AN INDEX FOR THE FUTURE.
IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THERE WON'T BE SITUATIONS WHERE ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES COULD BE ACHIEVED.
BUT I HAVE A REAL HARD TIME SUPPORTING A BALLOT MEASURE THAT'S GOING TO COST US UPWARDS OF $170,000, POTENTIALLY FOR SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE COVERED, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER ANYTHING GREATER IF WE EVEN PASS IT.
SORRY. I MAY JUST COMMENT ON THAT.
OKAY. BUT WE'RE STILL AT THE SAME WE'RE STILL SAYING IT'S INCREASING TO 3.09% MILLION DOLLARS.
I MEAN, I THE FRUSTRATION WITH POLICE AND SAFETY BUILDINGS IS REAL.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS THAT IT TOOK THAT LONG TO GET FIRE STATION SEVEN.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO OBSCURE THE WILL OF THE VOTERS FOR THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF PROP H AND SAY, YOU KNOW, HERE ARE THE PURSE STRINGS.
WE GOT TO BUILD A FIRE STATION OR A POLICE STATION.
IT JUST THEY SHOULD HAVE A VOTE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE A SAY IF THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL IS TO DO IT.
I'M JUST EXPRESSING WHY I WOULD OPPOSE AT THIS TIME SPENDING MONEY TO.
PASS THIS TYPE OF BALLOT MEASURE, I WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND.
SO, YOU JUST WANT TO DO THE BALLOT MEASURE FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO.
THAT WOULD EXEMPT PUBLIC SAFETY.
I JUST WANT TO KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS.
BUT I KNOW EXEMPTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
I CAN SEE THAT AN EXEMPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IS IMPORTANT.
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THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS EXEMPT.YEAH, OKAY. I CAN SUPPORT THAT.
BUT I STILL DON'T WANT TO I STILL DON'T WANT TO RAISE THIS OVER $1 MILLION.
IS THAT ACCURATE? PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
YEAH. BUT THEN AGAIN, I MEAN, IS THAT DO WE REALLY NEED TO PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT TO DO THAT? IS IT CRITICAL THAT RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, I KNOW PUBLIC SAFETY.
I THINK IT IS. I KNOW WE HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT LEGALLY TO EXEMPT THEM.
AND IT'S BEEN SAID WE HAVE ABOUT 115,000 PEOPLE HERE.
RIGHT? SO, IF YOU LOOK AT IT THROUGH THE LENS OF THE VOTER, I MEAN, IT'S A DOLLAR TO GET YOUR VOICE HEARD THAT COST ESSENTIALLY A DOLLAR TO GET YOUR VOICE HEARD.
SO, FOLLOWING UP ON THAT, IF WE WENT WITH JUST ITEM OR NUMBER TWO, PROPOSAL NUMBER TWO, WOULD THAT COST THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PUT ON THE BALLOT AS IF WE DID NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO, CORRECT? YES, BECAUSE IT'S ONE BALLOT.
SO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAVE ANY MONEY JUST GOING NUMBER TWO OVER THE COMBO I KNOW OKAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.
THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. YOU MAKE THE MOTION OKAY.
ITEM. MY MOTION IS FOR NUMBER THREE THE COMBINATION OKAY.
SO, TONIGHT IS NOT THE POINT OF NO RETURN.
NEXT WEEK IS WHEN YOU MAKE THE DECISION WHETHER TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT OR NOT.
BUT YOU SAID NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS ONE AND TWO, ONE AND TWO.
AND I'M JUST SAYING THAT I WOULDN'T, DIDN'T WANT TO INCREASE THE EXPENDITURE.
OKAY. SO, MISS BHAT-PATEL, DID YOU DID YOU SECOND THAT? OKAY. PLEASE VOTE.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]
CLOSING STATEMENTS. WE'LL START WITH YOU, MISS BURKHOLDER.GOSH, I'M NOT READY. WE DO HAVE SANDAG THIS FRIDAY, BUT IT'S AT PAULA CASINO.
AND SO, IT'S GOING TO BE AN ALL-DAY MEETING.
AND WE TEND TO DO SOME TEAM BUILDING THINGS AND WORK ON WHERE TO PUT NEW ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS WEEK, EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HOSTED THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY SAN DIEGO COUNTY DIVISION, WHICH MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL IS PRESIDENT OF OUR LOCAL DIVISION.
OUR MAIN SPEAKER WAS SANDAG, OUR INTERIM CEO OF SANDAG.
BUT WE ALSO HEARD AN UPDATE ON THE LOW SAN CORRIDOR, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING NEW ROUTES IN TO AVOID THE CRUMBLING AREA OF THE BLUFFS IN DEL MAR.
AND THE PUBLIC HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH SANDAG IN DEL MAR.
BUT ALSO, YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS.
SO, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION.
FOR THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES RIGHT NOW, BUT THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL.
YES. THANK YOU. SO, IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
I HAD AN CTD PERFORMANCE ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
SO THAT WAS OUR BOARD RETREAT.
AND THAT ACTUALLY THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HOSTED THEM HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
THAT WAS SOMETHING I REQUESTED, AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
IT WAS COOL TO HAVE ALL FOLKS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTY, AND THEN OF COURSE, OTHER PARTNERS AND AGENCIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT TO COME SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY THAT WE ARE ALL PROUD TO CALL HOME.
AND AGAIN, YOU ALREADY HEARD WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE MEETING, SO I WON'T REITERATE THAT.
OTHER THAN THAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE DADS, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.
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DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO.THANK YOU. OTHER THAN OTHER THAN A BLUSH.
WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.