[00:00:01] AUGUST 24TH, IT'S 3:00 P.M. [CALL TO ORDER:] AND IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER, BHAT-PATEL. [ROLL CALL:] HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN PRESENT, MAYOR HALL, HERE. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKBURN WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:] PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG. SO THIS AFTERNOON, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MINUTES, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS. CITY CLERK DO WE HAVE ANY NON AGENDA SPEAKERS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY NON AGENDA SPEAKERS, AND I WON'T READ THE INTRODUCTION THERE. SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG INTO ITEM NUMBER ONE, DISTRICT ONE, COUNCIL MEMBER [1. DISTRICT 1 COUNCIL MEMBER APPLICANT INTERVIEWS – 1) Conduct the applicant interviews; and 2) Adopt a resolution appointing one applicant to fill the District 1 vacancy to be effective at the time the oath is administered for a term ending with the November 2022 election. (Staff contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Department and Sheila Cobian, City Manager Department)] APPLICANT INTERVIEWS. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER. DOES ANYONE FROM, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE A COMMENT AT THIS TIME? WE ALL GOOD TO GO? OK, WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND GET US UNDERWAY. SIR, THANK YOU. AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS GOING TO BE OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND LEADING IN THE DISCUSSION IS GOING TO BE MS. SHEILA COPIAN, I TURN IT OVER TO SHEILA. AND HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. LET ME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO POPPY FOR MAKING INTRODUCTIONS. FOLLOWING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, WE WILL HAVE THE QUESTIONS, THE FIRST THING THAT WILL COVER IS THAT THE APPLICANT INTERVIEW AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AND THE FINAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 17TH OF 2021. THE APPLICANT PROCEDURE INTERVIEW PROCEDURE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. FIRST, THE CITY CLERK WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE INTERVIEW PROCEDURE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY THEN COMMENT AND PROVIDE THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL USING THE STANDARD CITY COUNCIL COMMENT PROCESS. APPLICANTS WILL BE CALLED TO SPEAK VIA ZOOM VIDEO IN THE ORDER THAT THEIR APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. EACH APPLICANT'S INTERVIEW WILL CONCLUDE IN ITS ENTIRETY PRIOR TO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT APPLICANT'S INTERVIEW. APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR OPENING REMARKS REGARDING THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND INTEREST IN SERVING AS THE DISTRICT ONE APPOINTMENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. THE CITY CLERK WILL THEN ASK THE QUESTIONS, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED. APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO RESPOND TO EACH QUESTION. APPLICANTS WILL THEN BE GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO MAKE THEIR CLOSING REMARKS. THE CITY CLERK WILL SERVE AS A TIMEKEEPER, CUTTING THE SOUND AT THE DESIGNATED TIME SO EACH APPLICANT GETS EQUAL TIME. TO FURTHER ENSURE EQUAL TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL NOT ASK FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS DURING THE APPLICANT INTERVIEWS. IF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ARISE DURING THE APPLICANT'S INTERVIEW, THE CITY CLERK WILL STOP THE INTERVIEW AND THE TIMER WILL THEN BE STOPPED UNTIL THE PROBLEMS ARE RESOLVED. AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF ALL INTERVIEWS, THE CITY CLERK WILL REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS EMAIL THE CITY CLERK. THE APPLICANT'S NAMES AND RANK ORDER ONE THROUGH THREE WITH THE NUMBER ONE BEING THE BEST. EACH VALUE MAY ONLY BE USED ONCE. THE RANK WILL BE ASSIGNED A CORRESPONDING NUMERICAL VALUE, A RANKING OF ONE, IS EQUAL TO A VALUE OF ONE, A RANKING OF TWO IS EQUAL TO A VALUE OF TWO CETERA. ONCE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR RANK LIST, A RECESS WILL BE CALLED, AND THE CITY CLERK WILL CALCULATE THE TOP THREE BY COMBINING RANKINGS FROM ALL FOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY CLERK, LEGISLATIVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC INDIVIDUAL RANK LIST AND THE COMBINED TOP THREE. THE APPLICANT, WHOSE RANKING HAS THE LOWEST NUMERICAL VALUE, WILL THEN BE CONSIDERED BY A VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. DISCUSSION MAY ENSUE AT THIS TIME. THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A CONSENSUS IS REACHED. THREE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES IS WHAT IS NECESSARY. WE CAN NOW PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER ONE, AND WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS SHIROU CHANG AT 6859. CAN YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE ? [00:05:06] SHIROU CHANG, CAN YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE? WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT ONE. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ED SCARPELLI, THE LAST FOUR 0947. CAN YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE ? MR. SCARPELLI, CAN YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE ? THIS IS ED SCARPELLI. GO AHEAD, HELLO, YES. OK, I'M CALLING IN, ED SCARPELLI, A RESIDENT OF [INAUDIBLE] HILL. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENCE CIT OF CARLSBAD SINCE 1979 AND WAS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 2016. VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY AND SERVED ON MANY COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES TO MY RESIDENCE HERE, AND HAVE WATCHED GOVERNMENT PERFORM IN A FABULOUS MANNER AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT TO CONTINUE. THE POSITION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FILL ON THE COUNCIL IS AN INTERIM POSITION WHICH LASTS FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I'VE ALSO BEEN A CEO OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND AN ENTREPRENEUR OWNERSHIP OF MANY COMPANIES OF MY OWN. AND LOOKING AT THE RESUMES AND BIOS OF THE INDIVIDUALS I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN. I FIND THAT THE ONLY PERSON THAT I WOULD HIRE FOR THIS POSITION TO FILL THE POSITION WOULD BE JULIE NYGAARD. REASON FOR THAT IS SHE IS AN EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUAL IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT, NOT ONLY SERVING AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT ALSO IN REGIONAL WITH SANDAG AS ALSO WITH THE TRI CITY MEDICAL. SHE'S ALSO BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE VILLAGE PLAN FOR DISTRICT ONE, AS WELL AS IS COMPLETELY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE CARLSBAD GENERAL PLAN. I BELIEVE THAT THE POSITION NEEDS SOMEONE LIKE JULIE SO THAT SHE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO THE SEAT REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE AND THE REST OF THE CITY HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING. SHE WILL NOT NEED TO BE TUTORED OR A TUTORIAL OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS ALL ABOUT IN THE CITY. SHE WILL NOT NEED TO BE UPDATED ON THE VILLAGE PLAN AND OR THE GENERAL PLAN. OF ALL OF THE CANDIDATES AS FAR AS I WAS ABLE TO ASCERTAIN WHO'S RESUMES AND BIOS, I RESEARCHED CAREFULLY. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WITH THE NECESSARY EXPERIENCE TO FILL THIS INTERIM POSITION TO BENEFIT NOT ONLY DISTRICT ONE ALSO [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER, IS [INAUDIBLE], COULD YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE ? MR. CHEN, COULD YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, HELLO, SORRY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YES. OK, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] CHEN. I'M A [INAUDIBLE] RESIDENT FOR 17 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT EMPLOYMENT OF D 1 CITY COUNCIL SEAT. AS A MEMBER OF THE MINORITY COMMUNITY, MY FAMILY AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED RACIAL ATTACK AND DISCRIMINATION FOR YEARS. WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A FRIEND TOLD HER, I WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH YOU ANYMORE BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT YOU ARE DIFFERENT. EVEN THIS YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED BULLYING AND VERBAL ABUSE FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE. DUE TO MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING [00:10:06] WHEN APPOINTING SOMEONE TO D 1 CITY COUNCIL SEAT. WOULD YOU PLEASE NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN STAND UP, SPEAK UP AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND HARASSMENT TOWARDS ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER? WOULD YOU PLEASE APPOINT SOMEONE WHO WOULD SPEAK UP AGAINST MISOGYNY AND BIGOTRY AND THE INDIVIDUAL NEED TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ENSURE DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN A CITY GOVERNMENT? FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE SUBMITTED TWO EMAIL MESSAGE FOR THE SAME TOPIC, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE SPEAKERS. WE WILL NOW CALL THE FIRST APPLICANT. MARK PACKARD, MR. PACKARD, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. THANK YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD. OK. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU HAVE TO BE OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF VIRGIN GALACTIC PIONEERING CEO RICHARD BRANSON, WHO WENT INTO OUTER SPACE JUST LAST MONTH. IT ENCAPSULATES HIS LIFE PHILOSOPHY. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS WHAT CARLSBAD AND THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL OVER THE NEXT 15 MONTHS. SOMEONE WHO CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. I'M THAT PERSON. MY PURPOSE TODAY IS SIMPLE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THIS COUNCIL TEAM FOR THIS INTERIM PERIOD. WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUELY QUALIFIED FOR THIS IS THAT I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SEAT. JUST THREE SHORT YEARS AGO, I RETIRED FROM THE COUNCIL AFTER SERVING OUR WONDERFUL CITY FOR 16 YEARS. SITTING IN THE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAIR IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM BEING AN INVOLVED CITY RESIDENT. IT CHANGES FROM ADVOCACY TO BALANCING DIFFERENT NEEDS AND DESIRES AS YOU LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS AND UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. I HAVE SERVED ON HAND WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERY AGENCY INVOLVED IN OUR CITY, FROM SANDAG TO WASTEWATER TO TRANSIT. I KNOW HOW THEY WORK AND I KNOW THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER WITH THEM AND THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH ME. I DON'T PRETEND TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS. SOMETIMES I FIND THAT I NEED TO ADJUST MY THINKING ON ISSUES. SOMETIMES I THOUGHT A NEW DIRECTION I WAS GOING TO TAKE, BUT AFTER LISTENING TO STAFF AND WITH INPUT FROM FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, I RECOGNIZE THAT MY POSITION NEEDED TO BE TWEAKED. SO I'VE TRIED TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND SEEK DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES FROM FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FROM RESIDENTS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THE FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU WILL GET TWO MINUTES FOR IS WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? BECAUSE CARLSBAD IS SUCH A DESIRABLE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WE INVITE TO OUR CITY, CLEANTECH AND SIMILAR TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ENRICH OUR HEALTHY BUSINESS CLIMATE. PROPER ZONING WILL PUT THOSE BUSINESSES IN LOCATIONS THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY. HOUSING GROWTH IS A TRICKY CHALLENGE. DEFENDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AGAINST THE STATE MANDATES AT THE SAME TIME OF FINDING WHERE TO PUT NEW HOMES WILL TEST OUR NEGOTIATING SKILLS. AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO TO HELP HOUSING WOULD BE TO ENCOURAGE ADU'S, BY STREAMLINING AND LOWERING THE COST OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS. ANOTHER IDEA WOULD BE TO ALLOW [INAUDIBLE] RESIDENTIAL FROM INDUSTRIAL AREAS. THANK YOU. QUESTION NUMBER TWO, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF [00:15:03] HOMELESSNESS? I LEARNED EARLY ON AS A DOCTOR THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF A PAINFUL OR UNDESIRABLE CONDITION AND THEN FOCUS ON EFFECTIVELY TREATING THE CAUSE, IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE SYMPTOMS AND KEEP THE PROBLEM FROM REOCCURRING. THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES WITH THE HOMELESS. WHETHER THE CAUSE IS MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR SOME OTHER. AS THE CAUSE IS ACCURATELY DETERMINED, THE PATH WILL BECOME CLEARER. AND THEN WE CAN GIVE A HAND UP TO THOSE WHO WANT HELP. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT THAT THIS IS NOT A QUICK FIX. THANK YOU. QUESTION NUMBER THREE, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? TWO POINTS COME TO MIND HERE. FIRST, PREVENT OVERDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTIES ALONG THE COAST, DON'T ALLOW UP ZONING OF THESE PROPERTIES. THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HAVING ZONING POLICIES VOTED ON BY THE CITIZENS SO THAT IT COULD ONLY BE CHANGED LATER BY A VOTE OF THE CITIZENS. THIS WILL HAVE A LONG TERM EFFECT OF PROTECTING OUR COASTAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE SECOND POINT IS TO HAVE AN ENFORCED POLICIES THAT PREVENT OVERNIGHT PARKING ALONG THE BEACH AND NEIGHBORING STREETS, AND SECONDLY, TO RESTRICT THE LENGTH OF VEHICLES TO ALLOW ACCESS FOR MORE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT QUESTION, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, FINDING WHERE THERE ARE OVERLAPPING NEEDS AND DESIRES WILL HELP IN PRIORITIZING PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE NCTD'S INTEREST IN DOING TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WILL HELP IN HOUSING, BUSINESS, CLIMATE AND OPEN SPACE. AT THE VILLAGE CARLSBAD VILLAGE TRAIN STATION IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COULD BE CREATED THAT WOULD HAVE COMMERCIAL OFFICERS ON THE GROUND FLOOR, RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND THEN PARKING ON THE PARKING PLATFORM ON TOP, THUS FREEING UP OTHER PROPERTIES TO BE USED FOR OPEN SPACE OR OTHER USES. THANK YOU, OH, EXCUSE ME, ANOTHER POINT THAT I, I STILL HAVE TIME, EACH, A SECOND IMPORTANT POINT IS TO REMEMBER THAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER IS ONLY ONE OF FIVE. NO ONE'S PRIORITIES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHERS, AND WE WILL NEED TO RESPECT EACH OTHER'S DESIRES AND WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF OUR WHOLE CITY, THANK YOU. THE LAST QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS, TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE AND ESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENTS BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? DURING MY YEARS ON THE COUNCIL, WE DEALT WITH THIS MANY TIMES. IN MY OPINION, THE KEYS TO SUCCESS ARE CREDIBLE ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION. A CREDIBLE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE DATA IS KEY TO HELPING EVERYONE COME TO A FAIR AND REASONABLE CONCLUSION. SOMETIMES COMPROMISES NEED TO BE MADE BY THE PROJECT PROPONENT AND BY THE RESIDENTS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE FREQUENTLY PEOPLE JUST NEED TO KNOW THEY'RE BEING HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD. THEN IT BECOMES A MATTER OF WEIGHING THE CONCERNS OF THE CITIZENS AGAINST THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE YEARS AGO, THE POINSETTIA DOG PARK, WHEN THE CITY STAFF PROPOSED A DOG PARK AS PART OF THE POINSETTIA PARK EXPANSION, MANY RESIDENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN. AS WE DISCUSSED WITH THEM THEIR CONCERNS, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THEY [00:20:01] DID NOT OBJECT TO THE DOG PARK ITSELF, BUT RATHER THE LOCATION OF IT. AFTER WORKING WITH THE STAFF AND THE RESIDENTS, WE FOUND A LOCATION THAT WAS ACCEPTABLE TO ALL. [INAUDIBLE] CAPABLE AND HONORABLE. AND WE CAN TRUST THEIR ANALYSIS. WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS UNTIL WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR REAL CONCERNS, AND THEN WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND A FAIR DECISION THAT ALL CAN BE OK WITH. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO MAKE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. THANK YOU. IN CONCLUSION, I'M REMINDED OF SOMETHING COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA SAID LAST WEEK DURING THE DISCUSSION OF REAPPOINTING COMMISSION MEMBERS, SHE SAID ONE TERM ON A COMMISSION ISN'T ENOUGH TO LEARN WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT. THAT SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES EVEN MORE TO THIS COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION YOU'RE ABOUT TO FILL. I BELIEVE I AM THE CANDIDATE OF CHOICE, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SEAT AND I CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT APPLICANT, DANIEL HUGHES. COULD YOU PLEASE UNMUTE? THANK YOU. HI, HOW ARE YOU? GREAT, HOW ARE YOU? WELL, THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN YOUR INTERVIEW. YOU WILL FIRST HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. YOU MAY BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING MYSELF AND THE OTHER CANDIDATES AND THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT ONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I KNOW THAT WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO AVOID THE COST AND DISTRACTION OF A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THIS OPENING. MY NAME IS DAN HUGHES, AND I'VE LIVED IN DISTRICT ONE FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS. MY FAMILY'S BEEN A PART OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. AMY AND I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, TWO OF WHOM ARE IN COLLEGE AND WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN CARLSBAD. A DAUGHTER IS AN EIGHTH GRADER WITHIN THE CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WILL BE ATTENDING CARLSBAD HIGH NEXT YEAR. AND MY YOUNGEST STARTED SIXTH GRADE AT ST. PAT'S THIS MORNING. MY YOUNGEST CHILDREN BEEN PART OF THE CARLSBAD DANCE CENTER FOR A DECADE. THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I'VE ASSUMED LEADERSHIP ROLES, STARTING WITH BEING THE PRESIDENT OF MY FRATERNITY IN COLLEGE AND CONTINUING EVER SINCE. THROUGH MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AT SAINT PATS, VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION, CANCER FOR COLLEGE. WE GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO KIDS WHO BEAT CANCER TO GO TO COLLEGE. I HAVE BEEN CEO OF TWO COMPANIES, CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL AT ST. PAT'S, VP OF OUR LOCAL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MANY, MANY OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. I JUST GRAVITATE TOWARDS LEADERSHIP, AND THE GREATEST STRENGTH IN THAT LEADERSHIP IS IN LEADING WITH COLLABORATION AND CONSENSUS BUILDING. I BELIEVE THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS FALL INTO TWO BROAD CATEGORIES, ONE, THOSE THAT ARE ELECTED WHO BELIEVE THAT WHAT'S THEIR OWN POLICY IS WHAT THEY WERE ELECTED FOR, AND THAT THEY SHOULD DO THEIR BEST TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT THEY THEMSELVES BELIEVE IN. THE SECOND BROAD CATEGORY, THOSE THAT ARE ELECTED WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY MUST CONSTANTLY SEEK INPUT FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND ADVOCATE FOR WHAT THEIR CONSTITUENTS HAVE DETERMINED TO BE THE BEST POLICIES. I FALL INTO THAT SECOND CATEGORY, CATEGORY TWO. I HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND OPINIONS, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE ANSWERS TO THE CHALLENGES THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FACES [INAUDIBLE] STUDY. I'M SKILLED AT SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX ISSUES AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO BUILD CONSENSUS IN SHORT ORDER. I WILL DO MY BEST TO WORK WITH YOU, PRIYA AND TERESA AND KEITH AND MATT TO LISTEN AND BE OPEN MINDED AND TO ESTABLISH THE MOST EFFECTIVE INITIATIVES WITH YOU AND OUR CONSTITUENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 14 MONTHS IF APPOINTED. THANK YOU, YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? FOR ME, WHAT I JUST SAID IS INTERESTING FOR THIS QUESTION, BECAUSE, AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, WHAT YOU, WHAT THIS CITY COUNCIL, WHAT PRIOR CITY COUNCILS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED HAS BEEN REMARKABLE, ESPECIALLY IN MAINTAINING THE CHARACTER OF OUR GREAT CITY WHILE ACCOMMODATING GROWTH THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED. [00:25:02] I DON'T HAVE, I CAN'T ANSWER WHAT POLICIES BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THIS POSITION WITH PREDETERMINED [INAUDIBLE] ANYTHING, INCLUDING BALANCING GROWTH AND COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE] FACE MANY CHALLENGES, OF COURSE, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. FUTURE INNOVATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER LIKE DRIVERLESS CARS, ETC. AND ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE ANY PREDETERMINED POLICIES, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN MATT, KEITH, PRIYA, TERESA AND I WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS THAT WE NEED. IT'S A MATTER OF RESPECTFULLY TAKING IN ALL THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND BUILDING A CONSENSUS AMONGST US TO TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU DO? I'M SORRY. HELLO. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. OH, OK. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? IT IS CUTTING OFF A LITTLE BIT. I'LL PROCEED WITH THE NEXT QUESTION IF YOU CAN HEAR ME. OK. I CAN HEAR YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YOU CAN. YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. OK. NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? SO LET ME START BY SAYING THAT THAT HOMELESSNESS IS IS A PROBLEM IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. I'VE BEEN A REGULAR VOLUNTEER OVER THE YEARS AT LA POSADA, AND I'M CURRENTLY A VOLUNTEER ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH THE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS IN CARLSBAD. I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY CAN AND SHOULD TAKE A STRONGER LEADERSHIP ROLE IN COORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES OF OCEANSIDE, VISTA AND ENCINITAS, AND THE MANY PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY. THERE'S A TON OF COMPASSION AND ENERGY AND PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTEER TIME DIRECTED TOWARDS THIS ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE THAT A CENTRAL COORDINATION LED BY THE CITY WOULD GREATLY INCREASE THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THIS ISSUE, BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE DOING TOO MANY THINGS IN IN THEIR OWN SILOS, AND I BELIEVE THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS THE CITY CAN TAKE A MUCH STRONGER LEADERSHIP ROLE IN JOINING THE EFFORTS OF EVERYBODY INVOLVED. THANK YOU. QUESTION NUMBER THREE, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? AS I SAY, I'M NOT GOING TO COME INTO THIS POSITION WITH PREDETERMINED POLICIES. CLEAR THAT WE ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FACTORS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND GROWTH AND TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES AND FUTURE INNOVATIONS AND GROWTH IN SOCIETY. WE AS A GROUP AND WE AS THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COLLECTIVE VOICES OF OUR DISTRICTS WILL ENABLE US TO REACH CONSENSUS ON WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT INITIATIVES GOING FORWARD, AS LONG AS WE'RE OPEN TO EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES AND WE'RE ALL OPEN TO COMPROMISE. WE WILL ADDRESS THE MOST IMPORTANT STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS THE PACIFIC COASTLINE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. QUESTION NUMBER FOUR. RESIDENT DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? IF YOU, IF THE FOUR OF YOU HAVE A PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE THE TOPICS BROUGHT FORTH FROM THE COMMUNITY, I'LL PLUG INTO THAT PROCESS DAY ONE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE PRODUCTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, THEN I WOULD IMMEDIATELY VOLUNTEER AND STEP UP TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROCESS WITH THE INPUT FROM ALL FOUR OF YOU. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE AS YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT THE TOWN, YOU'RE GETTING INPUT OF ALL KINDS FROM ALL DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND THE CITY IS RECEIVING INPUT, FRANTICLY AND OTHERWISE. AND IF THERE IS A PROCESS OF PLUG IN, IF NOT, I WILL IMMEDIATELY VOLUNTEER TO LEAD, TO PUT TOGETHER A PROCESS WITH YOUR INPUT TO MAKE PROSPERITIES. AND THE LAST QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS, TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE AND ESTHETIC IMPACTS. [00:30:02] ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? THE WAY I READ THIS QUESTION, I'M ASSUMING BASED ON WHAT I'M READING, THAT THE BUSINESS OWNER FOLLOWED THE CITY PLANNING PROCESS, IS BUILDING A BUSINESS ACCORDING TO WHAT THE PROPERTY IS OWNED FOR AND THAT IT WON'T CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS. GIVEN THAT SCENARIO, I WOULD VOTE TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION. THAT SAID, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO GET 100 PERCENT CONCURRENCE ON ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY SEEMINGLY THESE DAYS. IT'S JUST REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO. SO ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, I WOULD ALSO TAKE THE TIME, GIVEN THAT APPROVAL, TO COMPASSIONATELY COMMUNICATE TO THE CONCERNED RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROCESS AND THE WAY THAT THE DECISION WAS MADE IN A COMPASSIONATE WAY TO SOMEWHAT REALLY DIFFUSE SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS AS BEST AS I AND WE POSSIBLY COULD. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO DO YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S A HUGE DECISION FOR YOU TO MAKE HERE FOR THE FOUR OF YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF I'VE READ ALL THE APPLICATIONS, THERE'S A LOT OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. I THINK FOR ME, IF I'M GOING TO COME IN WITH AN OPEN MIND, WITH OPEN PERSPECTIVE, I'M GOING TO LISTEN AND WORK WITH ALL OF YOU. IT'S A HUGE RISK. NONE OF YOU KNOW ME. I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER VOTING WITH ONE OF YOUR VOTES FOR ME, AND I PROMISE YOU, PRIYA AND TERESA AND KEITH AND MATT, I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY IN WORKING WITH ME, AND YOU WILL FIND THAT I'M JUST AN OPEN MINDED, CARING, COMPASSIONATE PERSON THAT WILL PICK THINGS UP QUICKLY AND BE SMART ABOUT THE PRIORITIES THAT WE PICK [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT APPLICANT, JULIANNE NYGAARD. SORRY, ARE WE GOOD? NO, I STILL GOT MY [INAUDIBLE]. OK. THANK YOU. YOU'LL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. OK, ARE YOU READY? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TO ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER, I KNOW HOW HARD YOUR JOB IS. I'M APPLYING FOR THIS JOB TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. I FILLED IN ONCE WHEN THERE WAS A VACANCY ON COUNCIL, AND I AGREED ON MY OWN NOT TO RUN FOR REELECTION, AND I KEPT THAT PROMISE. MY REASON FOR APPLYING FOR THIS JOB IS TO BE PART OF THE BETTERMENT OF CARLSBAD SCHOOL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF LIFE. IN ADDITION TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF DISTRICT ONE, I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE ISSUES THAT ARE NOT THE SAME AS WHEN I WAS LAST ON COUNCIL. BUT I REALLY HAVE KEPT UP AND I'M A QUICK LEARNER. I SPENT THE LAST EIGHT YEARS ON THE BOARD OF TRI CITY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT HELPING TO SOLVE MANY DIFFICULT ISSUES. I AM A PEACEMAKER. I'M KNOWN IN DISTRICT ONE FOR FINDING GOOD SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. I'M EASILY ACCEPTABLE. MY PHONE, ACCESSIBLE, I'M SORRY. MY PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS ARE WELL KNOWN IN THIS COMMUNITY. I'M A WALKER, YOU CAN OFTEN FIND ME DAILY EXERCISING ON DISTRICT ONE SIDEWALKS OR FIND ME AT THE CARLSBAD FARMER'S MARKET IN THE VILLAGE. I CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. I HAVE NO AGENDAS. I JUST WANT TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL TO STRENGTHEN THE TRUST IN THE JOB THAT WE DO. I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE CITY AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE TOGETHER. AND I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER ME. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. THE FIRST QUESTION, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? WELL, I THINK WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS MORE HIGH RISE CONDOS THAT ARE TOO BIG FOR THE VILLAGE IN THE BARRIO. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN. A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST 25 YEARS. THAT PLAN WAS CREATED, OUR CHARMING, WELL-BALANCED, AMAZING CITY IS DUE FOR REVIEW AND AN UPDATE, AND SOONER WOULD BE BETTER THAN LATER. [00:35:12] WE NEED TO GET ON WITH IT. PART OF CARLSBAD CHARM IS FEELING OF A SMALL BEACH TOWN. WE NEED TO PRESERVE THAT. THANK YOU, QUESTION TWO, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLES SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? HOMELESSNESS IS AN [INAUDIBLE] FACETED, NEEDS MULTIFACETED SOLUTIONS. WHAT IMPACTS HOMELESS PEOPLE MOST ARE MENTAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDICTION AND, OF COURSE, THE COST OF HOUSING. I THINK IT MUST BE HANDLED WITH PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. THE CITY CANNOT DO IT ALONE. IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME, BUT IT'S EVEN WORSE NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WORKED A LONG TIME AGO TO CREATE THE POSADA HOMELESS SHELTER FOR FARM WORKERS WHO ARE WORKING OUT IN THE FIELDS. WE HAVE TO BE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP. WE ALSO IN 1992, WERE THE FIRST CITY IN SAN DIEGO TO REQUIRE BUILDERS TO CREATE 15 PERCENT AFFORDABLE UNITS IN THEIR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE LAWS ARE CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING, AND WE NEED TO SEEK CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU, QUESTION NUMBER THREE, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD'S COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT'S COMING UP IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SDG&E PROPERTY. IT'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN AMAZING AMENITY THAT COULD INCLUDE OPEN SPACE, PARKLAND, PARKING AND TRAILS ALONG WITH A NICE COMMERCIAL USE. THE PROPERTY MUST BE CAREFULLY PLANNED. SECOND, OF COURSE, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO REPLENISH THE SAND ON OUR BEACHES FROM OUR LAGOONS. WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT IT. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE ENDEAVOR. AND THIRD OF THE THIRD, GLOBAL WARMING IS AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT ONLY OURS, BUT THE WORLD'S. WE MUST DO WHAT WE CAN TO SLOW IT DOWN. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE FEDS, THE STATE AND THE COUNTY TO CHIP AWAY AT THIS PROBLEM. QUESTION NUMBER FOUR, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF THE PEOPLE'S PRIORITIES AND HOW THEY WERE RANKED. IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT HOW THE COUNCIL IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES AND DETERMINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE. FOURTEEN MONTHS IS NOT REALLY A LONG ENOUGH TIME TO ESTABLISH A NEW PROGRAM. WITH CAREFUL THOUGHT WE COULD DETERMINE HOW TO ACCOMMODATE THE ISSUES. I'VE LIVED IN MY CURRENT LOCATION FOR FORTY FIVE YEARS, AND I THINK I HAVE A FEEL FOR WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE AND HOW IT FITS IN THE CITY. IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER TO LOOK 20 TO 30 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT WILL IMPACT THE FUTURE OF CARLSBAD. IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT TODAY. WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT. THERE'S LOTS OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THIS ISSUE. AND THE LAST QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATION'S TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE, ANESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENTS BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LISTEN TO ALL THEIR CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAD TO SEE HOW WE COULD ADDRESS THEM. THEN I WOULD SEE WHAT KIND OF SIMILAR FACILITIES WERE NEARBY TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY OVER PROLIFERATION OF A SIMILAR USE. AND OF COURSE, I WOULD CAREFULLY STUDY THE FULL REPORT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE HOW MANY ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS IN THIS CASE WERE PLANNED FOR NEARBY FOOTPRINT, INSTEAD OF GAS STATIONS, WE MAY NEED ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ARE REQUIRING ELECTRIC CARS IN THE FUTURE. AND OF COURSE, DESIGN IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPOSAL WILL FIT INTO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO MAKE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. THANK YOU. I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS CITY. MY ELECTED JOB FOR 32 YEARS HAS BEEN TO HELP DEVELOP THE BEST WELL RUN CITY IN [00:40:01] SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WHEN I MOVED TO CARLSBAD IN 1976, THERE WERE ABOUT 17000 PEOPLE HERE. I'VE LIVED IN OUR HOME AND SPANISH WAY FOR FORTY FIVE YEARS. I KNOW DISTRICT ONE. I RAISED MY KIDS HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY RESUME, I'VE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CITY. I WAS A SIGNER OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT BALLOT INITIATIVE, WHICH IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT ALLOWS FOR THE WELL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT GROWTH IN CARLSBAD AT NO COST TO EXISTING RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS. YOU CAN CHECK MY RESUME AND APPLICATION FOR A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT I'VE WORKED ON. FROM MY RESUME, YOU CAN SEE THAT I HAVE BROAD EXPERIENCE, NOT ONLY LOCALLY, BUT ON THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL. I KNOW WHO TO CALL TO FIND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. I AM BEST KNOWN FOR HELPING PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, MISS NYGAARD, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, GARY NESSIM. YOU ALLOW MY VIDEO TO START. CAN YOU TRY NOW? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. MR. NESSIM, YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M GARY NESSIM, RESIDENT AT 2987 IVAN DRIVE, CARLSBAD. THANK YOU, MAYOR HALL AND COUNCIL FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THE RESPONSIBILITIES, THE DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL SEAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT MY, I FEEL CONFIDENT IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MANY OF THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT ONE, PRIOR EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE CITY, RUNNING A BUSINESS IN THE CITY AND VOLUNTEERING FOR MANY YEARS WITH THE CITY WILL MAKE ME AN EXCELLENT CHOICE. AS A RETIRED BUSINESS OWNER, I FEEL CONFIDENT I CAN INVEST THE TIME NECESSARY TO LISTEN TO RESIDENTS, STAFF, FELLOW COUNCIL PERSONS DO THE RESEARCH NEEDED TO BE WELL-INFORMED ON THE MOST CURRENT ISSUES IN ORDER TO MAKE DECISIONS ON EACH AS THEY ARISE. CARLSBAD HAS A REPUTATION AS A FORWARD LOOKING CITY, CONSISTENTLY HAVING A VISION FOR THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES AWAITING US IN THE FUTURE AND DEMONSTRATED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO BY CONTRACTING WITH THE FUTURIST TO MAKE A PUBLIC PRESENTATION TO ALL INTERESTED RESIDENTS. I'M A NONPARTISAN, ISSUE BASED VOTER, IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS A TEAM TO RESOLVE EACH ISSUE IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER. I HOPE WE CAN MOVE TOGETHER ON THE ISSUES WHICH I WORKED DILIGENTLY ON IN THE PAST 15 YEARS RELATED TO THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTERPLAN. I LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN WITH ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES, ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES, ELIMINATING THE CONTEMPORARY, YOU COULD BE IN ANY CITY LOOK THAT WE'RE BUILDING, THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING IN THE VILLAGE. I WOULD FOCUS ON MOVING FORWARD WITH THE GRAND PROMENADE AS A GATHERING PLACE TO SERVE THE INFLUX OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING BEING BUILT IN THE VILLAGE ON THE BARRIO, AS RECOMMENDED IN THE MOST RECENT VILLAGE IN BARRIO MASTERPLAN. I FAVOR REDUCING DENSITY IN THE VILLAGE IN OTHER PARTS OF CARLSBAD TO MAINTAIN THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ORIGINAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN. DENSITY BONUSES SHOULD BE GIVEN TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME UNITS AS NEEDED TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE AND STATE REQUIRED HOUSING. DENSITY WAS INCREASED A FEW YEARS AGO TO SATISFY THE STATE REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD BE RETURNED TO ITS PRIOR LEVEL. THE CENTER OF THE BARRIO, ROOSEVELT MADISON STREET SHOULD HAVE A LOWER HEIGHT LIMIT, PERHAPS 30 FEET INSTEAD OF THIRTY FIVE FEET, AS IT HAS A LOWER DENSITY LIMIT THAN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE AREA ALONG THE FREEWAY HAS A HIGHER DENSITY AND THE PRESENT THIRTY FIVE FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT CAN BE MAINTAINED. THE BARRIO SHOULD HAVE STOP SIGNS INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY ON ROOSEVELT MADISON STREET UNTIL THE TRAFFIC CIRCLES ARE INSTALLED, WHICH MAYBE RIGHT AWAY OR MAY TAKE MANY YEARS. I SUPPORT BUILDING THE CIVIC CENTER AT ITS EXISTING LOCATION, AND I HAVE PUSHED THAT FOR 15 YEARS AS PART OF IMAGINE CARLSBAD. MOST CITIES HAVE PLACED THEIR CIVIC CENTER IN THEIR DOWNTOWN AREA AS A JOB STIMULUS ACTIVITY HUB AND CULTURAL CENTER. READY FOR QUESTIONS? YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? THE POLICY, I FEEL, WILL BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WHILE MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER ARE EMBRACING A GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN CREATED TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO BASED ON DENSITY, AVAILABILITY OF LAND, MIXTURES OF USES AND [00:45:01] TIMING OF DEVELOPMENT. SINCE WE HAVE A CAP ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS CITYWIDE AND WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE UNITS, SOME ADJUSTMENT IS NEEDED. TEN YEARS AGO, WE INCREASED DENSITY IN AREAS TO SATISFY THE STATE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING COULD BE BUILT, BUT LITTLE WAS. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN MANY LARGER, TALLER, UNNEEDED, EXPENSIVE UNITS. INCREASING DENSITY ALONE DOES NOT MAKE FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS. WE SHOULD REDUCE DENSITY AND RESERVE THE DENSITY BONUSES ONLY FOR THE AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT WE NEED. THE CAP ON THE NUMBER OF CITYWIDE UNITS SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE. THIS HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF REDUCING THE VALUE OF THE LAND NEEDED FOR THOSE AFFORDABLE UNITS. THIRTY NINE HUNDRED NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE AND SANDAG CAN BE ADDED WHILE MAINTAINING THE CAP ON THE NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS REQUIRED IN THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN. YOU CAN'T HAVE TOO MUCH OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL AREA. WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE LAND THAT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE AND SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH PURCHASES WHEN AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF. OUR REAL ESTATE MANAGER SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR US KEEPING OUR GOALS IN MIND AT ALL TIMES, ESPECIALLY SHOULD A REAL ESTATE RECESSION HIT AND MAKE MORE PROPERTY AVAILABLE. FINISHED. SECOND QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROADS SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? THE CITY'S ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS ISSUE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE SUGGESTED IN OUR CITY OF CARLSBAD HOMELESS RESPONSE PLAN INCLUDES SUGGESTIONS SUCH AS A 10 PERCENT SET ASIDE OF UNITS, SORT OF EXTREMELY LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. IT SUGGESTS AND I SUGGEST A TEMPORARY TINY HOME COMMUNITY THAT SEVERAL CITIES ARE DOING THAT COULD BE SET UP AT THE SHOPS AT CARLSBAD PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE SEVENTY EIGHT FREEWAY, ALONG WITH A CAR AND VAN PARKING AREA, JUST LIKE ENCINITAS HAS DONE MONITORED BY A NONPROFIT. THIS COULD BE MOVED WHEN DEVELOPMENT OCCURS OR IS NO LONGER NEEDED. AT THIS TIME, WE APPEAR TO HAVE ABOUT 100 UN SHELTERS HOMELESS AND A LARGE PERCENTAGE ARE IN THE VILLAGE. SEVERAL HOMELESS ARE SLEEPING AT COLE LIBRARY, MCGEE PARK, ALL AROUND THE VILLAGE, HOLIDAY PARK. PINE PARK. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE RELOCATED TO THIS TINY HOME COMMUNITY OR OTHER SHELTERS WITH SERVICES, INCLUDING THOSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON OAKEN HARDING, SAVING MONEY ON MEDICAL AND POLICE ENFORCEMENTS AND DISRUPTING BUSINESS IS FAR LESS AS STATED IN THE CITIES OF CARS WITH HOMELESS RESPONSE PLAN. THIS MORNING I WAS WALKING IN THE VILLAGE ALONG CARLSBAD VILLAGE. I COULDN'T HELP BUT OBSERVE A HOMELESS PERSON IN A SHOPPING CART IN HIS USUAL PLACE WHERE HE'S BEEN TO LAST MONTH AT UNION BANK. THERE WERE TWO OTHER UNSHELTERED HOMELESS I OBSERVED IN THE VILLAGE ON MY WALK. A WOMAN HAS BEEN SLEEPING NIGHTLY ON THE SIDEWALK, AT COLE LIBRARY ADJACENT TO OUR HOUSE FOR A MONTH, AND SHE WAS THERE AGAIN THIS MORNING, HOMELESS IN CARS COME AND PARK IN THE COLE LIBRARY PARKING LOT. I'VE CHATTED WITH SEVERAL OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ON THEIR REASON FOR BEING THERE. SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM TO A LOCATION WHERE THEY CAN BE MONITORED AND WE CAN DO SO IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE HOUSING FOR THEM. IN ADDITION, IN COLLABORATION WITH TRI CITY HOSPITAL, WE COULD OFFER TO BUILD A 20 BED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK IN CARLSBAD OPERATED BY THEM, AND IT'D BE WORTH THE INVESTMENT. OUR NUMBERS OF HOMELESS. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME ON THAT QUESTION. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE THIRD QUESTION. WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY GENERATIONS TO COME, I SUGGEST REGULAR PLANNED SAND REPLENISHMENT UTILIZING SOME OF OUR TOT TAX DOLLARS. IT'S TIME TO INITIATE A POTENTIAL PONTO PARK PLAN. I RECOMMEND EXTENDING THE SEAWALL PROJECT FROM CANNON ROAD ALL THE WAY TO ACOSTA AVENUE, MOVING THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF CARLSBAD BOULEVARD INLAND ADJACENT TO THE NORTHBOUND LANES. I RECOMMEND USING THE LAND FOR PARKING AND BEACH ACCESS, BIKING AND WALKWAY. IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO HAVE BIKING AND WALKING LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD ONLY. TO ACCOMMODATE THIS WOULD TAKE IMPROVE COLLABORATION WITH STATE PARKS. CAMPGROUND IS A LOW INCOME HOUSING UNIT, BASICALLY, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT THERE FOREVER UNLESS WE REPLACE IT WITH OTHER LOW INCOME HOUSING. I RECOMMEND ENHANCING THE SAND REPLENISHMENT BEYOND THE LAGOON DREDGING IN COORDINATION WITH THE REGION, AS WE DID SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH FEDERAL AND STATE MATCHING FUNDS. I PROPOSED FUNDING THIS FOR THE BEACH SAND PARKING TAX, WHICH WE COULD START DISCUSSING NOW. IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE, BUT A LOT OF DISCUSSION SHOULD BE OPENED UP. [00:50:01] WE SHOULD KEEP A WATCH ON OCEANSIDE'S, PLAN TO UTILIZE GROINS AND OTHER DEVICES TO PROTECT THE COAST, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IF SUCCESSFUL IN OCEANSIDE, THIS COULD BE DONE IN A APPROVED LIMITED AREAS ALONG CARLSBAD COAST, AS SUGGESTED IN OUR OWN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. FINISHED. QUESTION FOUR, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? REALIZING THERE ARE MANY ISSUES THAT NEED ATTENTION IN DISTRICT ONE, I WOULD FOCUS MY LIMITED TIME ON THE FOLLOWING. WALKABILITY IN THE VILLAGE, PARKING, PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING, TRENCHING THE TRAIN TRACKS, ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND HEIGHT LIMITS. I FELT SOME INFORMATIONAL WALK ABOUT FOR RESIDENTS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND WOULD CONTINUE WITH THOSE MONTHLY WALKABOUTS TO GAUGE INTEREST AND DIRECTION FOR RESOLVING SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. I'LL HOLD OFFICE HOURS WEEKLY. I'M A GOOD LISTENER AND I'LL ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I'M OPEN TO LISTENING TO EACH REASONABLE RESIDENT AND THEIR VIEWPOINTS. MY SALARY AS A COUNCIL PERSON WOULD BE USED TO HIRE AN AIDE TO ASSIST ME. I HAVE READ MANY SUGGESTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING UP ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND I APPRECIATE THE POSITIVE SUGGESTIONS THEY'VE MADE. I HAVE AN OPEN MIND ON THE AIRPORT ISSUE AT THIS TIME AND BELIEVE I HAVE FOLLOWED THE ISSUE IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER. FINISHED. LAST QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USE AS THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS, TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE, AND ANESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? IN ORDER TO RESOLVE A CONFLICT BETWEEN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND AN APPLICANT REQUESTING [INAUDIBLE] USE PERMIT FOR A MIXED-USE GAS STATION DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS IN COMPLIANT WITH CURRENT STANDARDS. FIRST, I'D MEET WITH STAFF TO LEARN THE HISTORY OF THE SITUATION AND THE ISSUES. I WILL GO TO MEET WITH THE APPLICANT AND CONCERNED RESIDENTS SEPARATELY AT THE SITE AND REVIEW THE PLANS. AFTER MEETING WITH THESE STAKEHOLDERS, I WOULD ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT BY DISCUSSING A POSSIBLE COMPROMISE THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS BY THE APPLICANT OR MITIGATIONS TO DEAL WITH THE CURRENT RESIDENTS CONCERNS. FOR EXAMPLE, REMOVING A CAR WASH THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF AN APPLICATION OR REDESIGNING THE ACCESS WAY OR CHANGING THE LOCATION OF COMMERCIAL LIGHTS OR SIGNAGE. I WOULD WEIGH THE OVERALL BENEFIT AND SIDE EFFECTS OF ANY PROJECTS AND THE RIGHT OF THE LANDOWNERS AS BEST I CAN. FINISHED. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO MAKE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. I BELIEVE IN REACHING CONSENSUS AS FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE. REALIZING THAT WE ARE DEMOGRAPHICALLY AND POLITICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH MANY VIEWPOINTS AND NEEDS. AS A SKILLED MEDIATOR, I REALIZED CONSENSUS INVOLVES SHARING INFORMATION AND MOVING BOTH SIDES TO A COMPROMISE THAT ALL FIVE CAN AGREE ON VERSUS THREE TO TWO VOTES. CONSENSUS SHOULD BE A GOAL. YOU HAVE TO MOVE A LITTLE FURTHER TO TRY AND MEET THE FIVE PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO WIN ANYWAY, NEED TO COMPROMISE A LITTLE MORE TO ATTEMPT TO REACH CONSENSUS. I'M NOT A CARETAKER. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO JUST BE A CARETAKER FOR THE 14 MONTHS. I'M LOOKING TO BE A LEADER, THAT CREATES SOME GOOD TROUBLE ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. AND I WANT ALL THE CARLSBAD TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY IN A STALEMATE SITUATION. I ALWAYS ENVISIONED WALKING WEST FROM THE NEW CIVIC CENTER, ALONG THE GRAND PROMENADE, PASS MANY RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS CHATTING WITH MY NEIGHBORS ON THE WAY TO CARLSBAD BOULEVARD. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT APPLICANT, PETER NORBY. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES, YOU WILL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL. I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME INSIGHTS ABOUT MYSELF WITH YOU IN ADDITION TO THE CONTENTS OF MY APPLICATION. I'VE BEEN A CARLSBAD RESIDENT FOR 38 YEARS. MOST OF THOSE YEARS LIVING IN DISTRICT ONE. FOR 15 YEARS, I OWNED AND OPERATED BAKERIES IN THE VILLAGE AND ALONG HIGHWAY 101, ALSO IN DISTRICT ONE. FOR THE PAST 24 YEARS, I'VE WORKED AS A CONSULTANT TO THE CITY OF ENCINITAS PRINCIPALLY, AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ON PROJECTS, POLICIES AND COMMUNITY PLANS RELATED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOWNTOWNS ALONG HIGHWAY 101 AND OUR RAIL CORRIDOR. [00:55:01] LASTLY, I WANT TO SHARE A FAMILY'S STORY WITH YOU. IN EARLY JULY THIS YEAR, I CHANGED FOR THE FIRST TIME MY VOTER REGISTRATION FROM REPUBLICAN TO NO PARTY PREFERENCE. I UPDATED MY VOTER REGISTRATION JUST DAYS AFTER THE PASSING OF MY 90 YEAR OLD DAD. MY DAD, PETER NORBY, WAS AN IMMIGRANT TO THE UNITED STATES SEEKING A BETTER LIFE. DAD LIVED AS A TEENAGER AND A YOUNG MAN THROUGH A LONG, TERRIBLE WAR IN A NATION THAT WAS INVADED AND OCCUPIED BY AN OPPRESSOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WHEN DAD CAME HERE IN THE 1950S, HE BECAME A CITIZEN, WAS A PROUD DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER REPUBLICAN FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS ALSO A PROUD TEAMSTER FOR 30 YEARS, DRIVING A CEMENT TRUCK, PROVIDING FOR HIS LARGE FAMILY OF EIGHT CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO. HE WAS A TEAMSTER PENSIONER FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30 YEARS BEFORE HIS PASSING. ALTHOUGH LIFELONG REPUBLICAN AND LIFELONG TEAMSTER MAY SOUND LIKE AN OXYMORON. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR BOTH. FOR OVER A DECADE, I HAVE FELT LESS ALIGNMENT WITH THE PARTY OF MY REGISTRATION, AND THIS HAS ACCELERATED GREATLY THE PAST FIVE YEARS. MY WIFE, JULIE AND I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS OFTEN THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT IT WAS MY DECISION TO WAIT UNTIL MY DAD'S PASSING TO CHANGE MY VOTER REGISTRATION TO NO PARTY PREFERENCE. THIS ACCURATELY REFLECTS MY BELIEF AS AN INDEPENDENT AND AS A SON WHO HONORED HIS DAD. BEING A CHILD OF IMMIGRANTS COMING HERE SEEKING A BETTER LIFE, IS A VERY COMMON STORY SHARED BY MANY ETHNICITIES AND NATIONALITIES. IT'S A STORY SHARED BY MANY RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD IN DISTRICT ONE. AND IT'S A STORY THAT CONTINUES TO UNFURL ON THIS VERY DAY. I SHARE THAT BOND, THAT EXPERIENCE WITH ALL IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, AND I BELIEVE THIS PROVIDES ME WITH A PERSPECTIVE THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO THE CITY AND TO DISTRICT ONE. I THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO CARLSBAD AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS. AND I THANK EACH OF MY DISTRICT ONE NEIGHBORS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL AND APPLIED TO SERVE. I WILL SIMPLY DO MY BEST IF SELECTED TO SERVE, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY OPENING REMARKS. YOU WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE CARLSBAD IS ALREADY 95 PERCENT BUILT OUT, AND THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IS JUST THAT. IT HAS GUIDED THIS GROWTH SINCE THE 1980S WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 40, 40000 PEOPLE TO TODAY WHERE WE ARE. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND RESIDENTS. ALTHOUGH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IS RELATIVE FOR THE REMAINING FIVE PERCENT GROWTH, IT'S LESS RELATIVE THAN 95 PERCENT OF CARLSBAD THAT IS ALREADY BUILT OUT. SO WHAT I WOULD DO IN MY SHORT TIME ON THE COUNCIL, IF I COULD, IS TO START THE PROCESS FOR A SUCCESSOR DOCUMENT TO THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN, ONE THAT GUIDES US ON HOW TO GROW TOGETHER, TO LIVE TOGETHER, TO THRIVE AS A BUILT COMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT 20, 50 AND 100 YEARS. THAT WOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO. I WOULD ALSO LOOK TO OUR GENERAL PLAN, OF COURSE, AND OUR COMMUNITY PLANS AND OUR SPECIFIC PLANS AS VERY HEAVY DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY DECIDED UPON, AND THEY'VE BEEN ADOPTED BY COUNCILS TO GUIDE ME. THANK YOU. SECOND QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLES SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? HOMELESSNESS IS AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX PROBLEM. IT INVOLVES MANY FACETS AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT ELUDES THE MAGIC SOLUTION AND REQUIRES COMPASSION AND COORDINATION AMONG ALL AGENCIES TO IMPROVE. CARLSBAD DUE TO OUR TEMPERATE WEATHER AND TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR LOCATION CAN HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF HOMELESS ISSUES THAN MOST CITIES, ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF RECESSION AND COLD WEATHER AND CIVIC STRIFE, SUCH AS A HEALTH PANDEMIC. CARLSBAD ABSOLUTELY HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. WE SHOULD FLEX RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO ADDRESS AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS AND BASIC SANITATION AND NUMERIC HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF A HOMELESS PERSON TO MAKE SURE THAT A PERSON IS NOT A THREAT TO THEMSELVES OR TO OTHERS, AND TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH LONG TERM IDEAS AS THIS ISSUE IS NEVER GOING TO BE COMPLETELY RESOLVED. I LOOK TO THE ECONOMIC LEG OF A THREE LEGGED SUSTAINABILITY STOOL, AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED BY WHAT CARLSBAD HAS DONE TO FLEX AND TO ASSIST MERCHANTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME OF THE HEALTH PANDEMIC, INCLUDING THE TEMPORARY USE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE SHOULD ALSO APPLY SIMILAR EFFORTS ON THE SOCIAL AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIP LEG AT THE SUSTAINABILITY STOOL TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES MORE SUCCESSFULLY. LASTLY, I WOULD SEEK OUT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS AROUND OUR STATE AND OUR NATION FOR US TO CONSIDER AND I WOULD WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL TO MOVE THIS MATTER FORWARD AND IMPROVE. [01:00:02] THANK YOU. QUESTION THREE, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? MOST OF CARLSBAD COASTLINE IS UNDER PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, EITHER BY THE CITY OR THE STATE. THE PRIVATE PARCELS ARE LARGELY DEVELOPED, WITH A FEW LARGE EXCEPTIONS, SUCH AS ENCINA AND THE PONTO AREA. CARLSBAD HAS PARTNERED IN THE PAST SUCCESSFULLY WITH WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IMPROVING OUR COASTLINE AREA FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND I WOULD LOOK TO CONTINUE AND STRENGTHEN THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR STATE. ON THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PARCELS YOU KNOW THESE ARE LONG TERM PROJECTS THAT WILL BE MANY, MANY YEARS, IF NOT DECADES IN THE MAKING AS THEY COME TO FRUITION. SO I WOULD JUST AGAIN, LOOK TO A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN OR A SUCCESSOR TO THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN, LOOK TO OUR GENERAL LAND POLICIES, LAND USE ZONING, AND ENSURE A ROBUST, TRANSPARENT, FAIR PROCESS FOR OUR CITIZENS TO GET INVOLVED AND TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY DECIDE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ON THOSE PUBLIC [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. QUESTION FOUR, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? I WOULD START BY ASCERTAINING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY THE ONGOING WORK AND ISSUES IN D 1, AS EXPRESSED BY MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF. I'D WORK WITH OUR STAFF AND CITIZENS TO ALSO UNDERSTAND AND PRIORITIZE ISSUES IN FRONT OF US AS A D ONE REPRESENTATIVE. I TRY TO IDENTIFY THE BIG ITEMS THAT WOULD BE COMING BEFORE US IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO AND PREPARE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY ON THOSE AGENDA ITEMS. AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, I WOULD VIEW MY PRIMARY EFFORTS AS MORE TABLE SETTING AND FRAMING THE LARGER ISSUES AND ENSURING CITIZEN OUTREACH AND PARTICIPATION ON THE ISSUES THAT A FUTURE D 1 ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD VOTE ON. THANK YOU. QUESTION 5, A LOCAL RESIDENT, BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATION'S TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE AND ANESTHETIC IMPACT. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THOSE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, LIKE OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE MENTIONED, I HAVE SAT ON [INAUDIBLE] THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONER FOR EIGHT YEARS AND DEALT WITH THESE VERY ISSUES ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. FIRST, WITH REPORTABLE INCOME FROM TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, AND AS A STAKEHOLDER IN TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE THE ELECTRIC VERSION OF A GAS PUMP, I WOULD SEEK AN OPINION FROM OUR CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL IF I SHOULD PARTICIPATE OR NOT. ASSUMING I PARTICIPATED ON THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, I WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROJECT FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, IT ISN'T ALLOWED USE, BUT IT HAS A CONDITIONAL USE ATTACHMENT TO IT, WHICH IS LESS THAN A MINOR USE PERMIT OR A MAJOR USE PERMIT. I WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROJECT, ITS PROXIMITY TO HOUSING, WHERE THE PROPANE IS, DOES IT HAVE ALCOHOL USE OR NOT? IS AN UNDERSERVED, OVERSHARED AREA OF ALCOHOL? IS THERE A CARWASH? IS IT DRIVE THROUGH? IS IT COFFEE, FRUIT JUICE? I WOULD LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE ASPECTS. I WOULD ALSO LOOK TO OUR STATE PLANS IN TERMS OF WHAT'S COMING FROM THE CPUC, WHAT'S COMING FROM OUR LEGISLATURE WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSITION FROM GASOLINE TO ELECTRICITY AS A TRANSPORTATION FUEL. IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT I WOULD DO, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS. I WOULD ADVOCATE TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO CONDITION THIS PROJECT TO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION FUEL FOR ALL VEHICLES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES. SO AT SOME PORTION IN SOME RATIO OF ONE ELECTRIC VEHICLE PUMP AS A CONDITION TO THIS PROJECT, I WOULD ALSO CONDITION THIS PROJECT TO TO ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS. AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE UNKNOWN. THEY COULD INVOLVE ALCOHOL, THEY COULD INVOLVE PROPANE. THEY COULD INVOLVE A LOT OF ISSUES, BUT I WOULD ATTEMPT TO DO THAT. AT A MAXIMUM I WOULD CONSIDERING ALL THE INFORMATION BEFORE ME AND STAFF'S REPORT AND PROFESSIONAL OPINION, I WOULD CONDITION THE PROJECT TO TERMINATE ITS GASOLINE SALES IN 20 TO 30 YEARS AND BOND TO FILL UP THE TANKS WITH SAND OR TO REMOVE THE TANKS. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO PROVIDE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING MY APPLICATION FOR THE TIME TO SHARE ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS WITH YOU TODAY. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF AND TO GROW MANY WONDERFUL, PRODUCTIVE TEAMS IN MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN BAKERIES, THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWNS, THE PURCHASE AND PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC AND CITY'S BOATHOUSES, [01:05:05] EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS, LIBRARY FOUNDATIONS, THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AND OTHERS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PART OF A TEAM IN MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE, NO MATTER THE ROLE OR THE EFFORT IN FRONT OF US. MY COMMITMENT TO YOU AND TO THE CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD IF SELECTED IS TO BE PART OF A TEAM FOR CARLSBAD, A REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT ONE, AND TO DO MY VERY BEST. I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL WHO HAVE SERVED OUR CITY SINCE INCORPORATION AND FOR THEIR MANY INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT APPLICANT. ALLEN MANZANO, MR. MANZANO, COULD YOU PLEASE UNMUTE? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR VIDEO ON, PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW PROVIDE THREE MINUTES FOR YOUR OPENING REMARKS. THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE MYSELF AS A CANDIDATE. I REALLY AM AN APPLICANT AND I'VE APPLIED PURELY IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC SERVICE. I BELIEVE YOU'VE SEEN MY RESUME, IT'S A LONG ONE, EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. I'VE WORKED AS A TRAINEE, AS THE SUPERVISOR, AS A MANAGER, AS THE CEO, AS A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AS PRESIDENT, AS A BOARD MEMBER AND THE CHAIRMAN. I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THREE GENERATIONS DEEP. I KNOW IT WELL. WHERE I SHOP IS WHERE I GO TO OUT TO EAT. SO I WALK EVERY DAY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, ALONG THE BEACH AND IN THE CITY. SO I BELIEVE THAT THAT EXPERIENCE GIVES ME A PERSPECTIVE AND THE RANGE OF ABILITIES THAT CAN BE USEFUL IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SESSION. YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER, CARLSBAD IS CHANGING AND IS CHANGING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS OUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN HAS DIRECTED IT. BUT THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY IS, I THINK, TWOFOLD. THERE IS A HISTORIC CHARACTER, AND THAT ESSENTIALLY IS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT ONE. AND THE DISTRICT HAS HAD SENSITIVE ATTENTION TO THE KINDS OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND ATMOSPHERE THAT ENHANCE THAT QUALITY. AND THE REST OF THE CITY, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT IS BUILDING THINGS THAT SUPPORT A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, THINGS LIKE PARKS, THE MUSIC FESTIVAL, THINGS THAT MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOODS WORK TOGETHER AND FEEL THAT THEY BELONG. THANK YOU, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? WELL, HOMELESSNESS IS A MULTILAYERED PROBLEM, AS EVERYONE HAS STATED, BUT THE CITY HAS REALLY A PRETTY GOOD APPROACH I THINK THAT I WOULD CONTINUE, WHICH IS ONE OF CASE MANAGEMENT SEEING AS A PROBLEM AS A SOCIAL ONE MORE THAN IT IS THE POLICE ONE. I THINK ALSO THAT HOUSING IS ONLY A SMALL PART OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED. YOU CAN NEVER ACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS WE ALL RECOGNIZE. IT OVERLAPS AND CAUSES ARE NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES. [INAUDIBLE] THE ABSOLUTE POWER TO RESOLVE THIS, NO ONE DOES. BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE'D BE SOME MORE ATTENTION TO A REGIONAL APPROACH. THANK YOU. QUESTION THREE, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? WELL, THE COASTLINE IS A LOT OF IT IS ESSENTIALLY A STATE PARK. SO THERE ARE LIMITED STRETCHES THAT ARE WITH THE CONTROL OF THE CITY. THE MAIN ONE IS, I THINK, IS DOWN ALONG THE BEACH AND THE OLDER PART OF TOWN. WHAT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS LOOKED AT IT AS A LAYERED SYSTEM. THERE'S THE BEACH AND THERE'S WHAT FOLLOWS BEHIND IT, PARKING AND ACCESS AND WHAT PEOPLE DO. I DO THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE IS TO ENHANCE THE PROTECTION AND [01:10:03] THE VIABILITY OF THE THINGS LIKE THE SIDEWALKS, BICYCLE TRAILS, PLACES WHERE THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY USE AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEACH. I THINK THAT SAND REPLENISHMENT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I'M LOOKING RIGHT UP MY WINDOW RIGHT NOW AT THE POWER PLANT IS COMING DOWN. AND THAT IS PROBABLY THE BEST SITE ANYWHERE IN THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA FOR A REALLY ENHANCED COMMUNITY FACILITY THAT MAKES THE BEACH MORE POPULAR. A SMALL POINT, I THINK THAT PARKING ALONG THE BEACH REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LARGE SCALE RV'S ARE THERE AND PARK SETTLED ON THE SIDEWALK AND BASICALLY PREVENT OTHER PEOPLE FROM COMING. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A REVIEW AS TO WHETHER THAT SHOULD BE CURTAILED. THANK YOU, THE NEXT QUESTION. DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT? YES, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? WELL, I THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE CITY, IMPROVE ITS SERVICES AND CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PERFECT WHAT WE ARE BECOMING. THE NEXT QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS, TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE, AND ANESTHETIC IMPACT. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENTS BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? WELL, THERE'S AN EXISTING PROCESS. I PRESUME THAT THIS MEANS THAT IT HAS GONE THROUGH PLANNING AND HAS REACHED THE POINT WHERE IT'S BEING PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. MY FIRST CONCERN WOULD BE WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT OF TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. AND THE SECOND IS, WHAT EFFECT DOES IT HAVE ON THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND IT? I THINK I WOULD TAKE A LOOK ALSO AT EXACTLY WHAT THE SITE IS LIKE. I WOULD VISIT THE SITE. I WOULD ASK FOR INPUT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I WOULD TAKE A LOOK ALSO IN TERMS OF MY OWN. I WOULD PERFORM MY OWN SITE PLANNING ANALYSIS TO SEE WHAT THE HECK IS BEHIND THE PARTICULAR BUSINESS OFFICE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF ANOTHER DEEP GAS TANK GASOLINE TANK, WHICH ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CLEAN. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THE SITE WE WOULD REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND DOES IT REALLY SERVE A NEED THAT IS MERITS OVERRIDING THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERN? THANK YOU, YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO MAKE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. WELL, MY PURPOSE ESSENTIALLY IS TO CONTINUE THE WORK IN THE CITY. IT'S A WELL MANAGED CITY, A PROSPEROUS CITY, AND IT'S A VERY EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT SYSTEM WITH AND HAS HAD A LONG, LONG HISTORY OF REALLY SUCCESS IS A TERRIFICALLY SUCCESSFUL CITY AND PROSPEROUS ONE. AND I WOULD WORK BASICALLY TO FULFILL THAT EMPTY SEAT AND SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THE WORK, THE BOARD WORK IT HAS TO DO. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR INTERVIEW. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT APPLICANT, NEAL KEITH. IF BEFORE HE STARTS, BEFORE YOU START SIR, AFTER THIS SPEAKER'S GIVEN HIS 15 MINUTES OR SO, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A BREAK. SO PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK YOU. AWESOME. HELLO. I BELIEVE MY SCREEN IS STILL MUTED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING MAYOR MATT HALL FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. AFTER GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE AND COMING BACK. I WILL NEVER LEAVE THIS PLACE AGAIN. [01:15:02] IT IS STILL DOING AN ABSOLUTE AWESOME JOB. MAYOR PRO TEM KEITH BLACKBURN, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I USED TO HAVE THE LONG BLOND HAIR AND RUN AROUND CARLSBAD HIGH WITH AJ MATTHEWS AND NICK TREJO AND COME TO BLACKLINE TRAINING CENTER IN NORTH COUNTY FIGHT CLUB AND BEAUTIFUL PLACES, AND I AM HAPPY TO BE BACK FROM COLLEGE AND READY TO TAKE MY NEXT STEP INTO HELPING OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER. I JUST PURCHASED THE HOUSE ON TAMARACK NEAR THE STARBUCKS, SO I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS AND TRAFFIC, BUT A LITTLE ABOUT ME BEFORE I GET STARTED. MY NAME IS NEAL KEITH. I'M A CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. I'M AN NAIA DIVISION ONE ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETE. I HOLD A MASTER'S IN EDUCATION FROM POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY. I HAVE A DOCTORATE IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY FROM PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY. I HAVE TAKEN PART IN WASHINGTON, DC THINK TANKS IN A PART OF TED TALKS AND EVEN BEEN TO BEIJING, THE US EMBASSY, TO DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. I AM CURRENTLY A TEACHER AT MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL, A SOCCER COACH AT FC GOLDEN STATE, I'M THE HEAD VARSITY COACH AT SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE SURF TEAM COACH AT MIRA COSTA COLLEGE. AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF WHAT I DO IS BASED ON OUR CHILDREN, I THINK THE CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR TOWN. AND I'M TAKING PART IN CITY COUNCIL AND THIS MEETING TO HELP OUR CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? GREAT QUESTION, AFTER A LOT OF TRAVEL, I THINK CARLSBAD'S CHARACTER IS A RETIREMENT TOURISM COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOWN IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA. HAVE PEOPLE COME HERE TO RELAX. THEY COME HERE TO SHOP. THEY COME HERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. IT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN A BIG CITY. AND I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. I THINK WE NEED TO GO GREEN. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE BETTER SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, THINGS FOR TRANSPORTATION OUTSIDE OF VEHICLES. AND I THINK A HUGE PART OF THAT COMES BACK TO PARKING. I THINK IF WE IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO GO GREEN, IT WILL REALLY HELP PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE FOR TOURISM AND THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. QUESTION TWO, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? GOOD QUESTION, I KNOW I HAVE SEEN A LITTLE, OUR HOMELESS POPULATION IS INCREASING. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE CARLSBAD HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED BY THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT. I SEE THEM AROUND TOWN. I BELIEVE THAT GETTING THEM THE PROPER RESOURCES TO HELP THESE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THERE ARE PROGRAMS LIKE HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS, GRANTS, PER DIEM, MEAL CARDS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE NEED TO GET TO OUR HOMELESS PEOPLE. THE PROBLEM IS THE DISCONNECT. THESE THINGS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND OUR HOMELESS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. SO WE NEED TO GET OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY, HELPING THEM TO ATTACH TO THESE PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP GET THEM OFF THE STREETS AND GET THEM OUT OF OUR STREETS. I BELIEVE IF THEY GET IN TOUCH WITH THE RIGHT PROGRAMS, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PER DIEM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND GET MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. QUESTION THREE, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD'S COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? I MY, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT WE NEED TO PREVENT OVERDEVELOPMENT. I THINK THAT CARLSBAD NEEDS TO STAY SMALL. RETIREMENT, TOURISM, CENTERED COMMUNITY. I THINK ZONING IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT NEAR THE COAST IN YOUR TOWN, WE NEED TO IMPROVE PARKING. BUT THE POLICY THAT I WOULD STAND STRONGEST WITH WOULD BE PREVENT OVER DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. QUESTION FOUR, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? WITH THE LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A TEAM. I WOULD LOOK TO YOU GUYS FIRST TO SEE WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HELP DRIVE WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE ARE ALREADY WORKING ON. I DON'T THINK IN THAT TWO YEARS THAT I'LL BE HERE, I'LL BE ABLE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING. SO I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE TEAM AND JUST GET GOING ON WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S ALREADY ROLLING AND HELP PUSH IT ALONG SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME THINGS FINISHED. THANK YOU. LAST QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS, TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE AND THE ESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE [01:20:03] AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENTS BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, AND FOR ME, THAT'S A VERY SIMPLE ONE. I AM ELECTED TO REPRESENT MY COMMUNITY. AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE, IF MY PEOPLE ARE SAYING NO, THEN I SAY NO. WE DECLINE AND WE DO NOT ALLOW THE BUSINESS TO ENTER. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO MAKE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH AGAIN FOR HAVING ME. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS OUR TOWN CAN BE WORKING ON IS GOING GREEN, IMPROVING BIKE LANES ALONG THE COAST, IMPROVING OUTDOOR GYMS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR RETIREMENT COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOME OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE WONDERFUL WALKING TRAILS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY EQUIPMENT FOR SOME OF OUR ELDERLY TO BE DOING SOME BODY WEIGHT KIND OF EXERCISES. THEY'RE CHEAP, YOU CAN PUT THEM IN ANYWHERE YOU LIKE. WE NEED PLACES TO LOCK BIKES ALONG THE BEACH. YOU SEE OUR KIDS RIDING E BIKES. THEY'RE LOCKING THEM TO THE HANDRAILS, THAT'S DANGEROUS FOR THE PEDESTRIANS WALKING, AND IT'S ALSO NOT IDEAL FOR THEM WITH BIKES GETTING STOLEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO PLACES TO LOCK THE BIKES ALONG THE COAST WOULD BE AWESOME. ALSO, GET THE KIDS OUT OF THE ROAD. I THINK WE'LL HAVE A LOT LESS TRAFFIC IF THE KIDS HAVE A SEPARATE LANE TO RIDE THEIR BIKES IN. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PARKING, IF WE HAVE MORE PARKING, PEOPLE WON'T BE DOING CIRCLES AROUND TOWN LOOKING FOR A SPOT AND IT'LL IMPROVE OUR CONGESTION. SO PLEASE IMPROVE THE PARKING STRUCTURE. THANK YOU, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR INTERVIEW, MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] OK, SO RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 4:21, SO LET'S COME, LET'S TAKE A BREAK TILL 435 IF WE CAN, SO 4:35 UNLESS I SEE PEOPLE BACK SOONER. OK, SO WITH THAT, WILL, WE'LL TAKE A BREAK AND. CLERK, IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE, PLEASE. THE NEXT APPLICANT IS KARL SCHWARM. MR. SCHWARM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, MY NAME IS KARL SCHWARM, I'M A NATIVE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES, DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST ME. BUT I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE IN DISTRICT ONE, ACTUALLY IN CARLSBAD FOR THE LAST TWENTY NINE YEARS. ALMOST THIRTY, THE SEVEN SIDE OF EIGHT KIDS, ANOTHER MOST IRISH CATHOLIC FAMILIES FROM LOS ANGELES. BOTH MY PARENTS WERE ARTISTS. I CAME FROM A VERY DIVERSE BACKGROUND, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT I JOINED THE MARINES RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE, RETIRED AFTER 22YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS. AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL, I'VE TRAVELED THE WORLD. I'VE SEEN THE BEAUTY AND THE HORRORS THAT IT HAS TO OFFER. IT MAKES ME APPRECIATE YOU COMING HOME TO CARLSBAD ALL THE MORE. MY WIFE AND I PICKED CARLSBAD TO LIVE AND RAISE OUR FAMILY BECAUSE OF IT, NOT ONLY ITS PHYSICAL BEAUTY, BUT BECAUSE IT'S ALSO A WELL-RUN CITY THAT FAVORED MOM AND POP BUSINESSES OVER THE BIG POT, BIG BOX REALTORS. I SPENT 20 YEARS WORKING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HERE IN NORTH COUNTY, AND I UNDERSTAND ISSUES OF [INAUDIBLE] FACE. I'VE WORKED WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN NONPARTISAN, SO YOU CAN ONLY DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASON. I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH EACH OTHER THAN OUR DIFFERENCES. I'VE WORKED IN FOREIGN MILITARIES OR WITH FOREIGN MILITARY, NOT FOR FOR THEM. I WORK WITH DEVELOPERS. I'VE WORK WITH SIX DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER MY CAREER. [INAUDIBLE] AND FIVE DIFFERENT CITY MANAGERS. I WORK CLOSELY WITH SAFETY PERSONNEL, VOLUNTEERS IN THE HOMELESS, AND HELPED OUT THOUSANDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS IN MY SERVICE IN BOTH THE COUNTRY AND NORTH COUNTY. IN YOUR SELECTION FOR PERSON TO SHOW THIS ONE ON THE COUNCIL, I HOPE YOU CONSIDER ME, BUT IF NOT, AT LEAST CONSIDER SOMEONE WHO HAS SOME LIFE EXPERIENCES, WHO IS UNBIASED. DISTRICT ONE NEEDS A STABLE REPRESENTATIVE THAT KNOWS THE DISTRICT. AND WE'LL CONSIDER ALL THE VARYING OPINIONS FROM THE DIVERSE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT AND OF THE CITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY OPENING COMMENTS. THANK YOU, YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO QUESTIONS TO ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. TWO MINUTES I'M SORRY. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? I THINK BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WHILE MAINTAINING CARLSBAD'S CHARACTER CAN BE ACHIEVED BY SIMPLY FOLLOWING THE PLANS. THE GENERAL PLAN, THE VILLAGE OF BARRIO MASTER PLAN AND USING SMART MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS. THE SMART GROWTH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS TRADING A RANGE OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES, NOT JUST BUILDING TWO THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HOMES THAT ONLY THE WEALTHY WELL-TO-DO CAN AFFORD, CREATING WALKABLE AND BIKE FRIENDLY [01:25:04] NEIGHBORHOODS. ENCOURAGING COMMUNITIES, STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION, FOSTERING ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITIES WITH A STRONG SENSE OF CARLSBAD. THESE ARE THINGS I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CITY HAS DONE. THE STATE HAS PUT THESE MANDATES ON US THAT WE INCREASE OUR HOUSING PRODUCTION AND INCREASED DENSITY WHILE REDUCING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THESE HAVE TIED THE HANDS OF THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT. BUT I BELIEVE WE'RE ALLOWED [INAUDIBLE] THE CITY CAN MANAGE THE SIZE OF THE IMPACT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH THE ZONING STANDARDS, LIKE HEIGHT LIMITATION. COMPACT, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS WILL HELP THE CITY MEET ITS CURRENT [INAUDIBLE] GOALS, BUT WE NEED TO CONSIDER A MORE PUBLIC COMMUNITY SPACE WHEN WE DEVELOP THE DOWNTOWN AREA, ESPECIALLY LIKE PLAZAS THAT WE SEE IN THE VILLAGE FAIR OR ZOCALOS, OF THOSE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT TERM. PARKING IN THE VILLAGE, THE BARRIO AND THE BEACH AREAS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE LIKE I THINK THE LAST SPEAKER SPOKE ABOUT. THE CITY HAS A GREAT PARK, THE MANAGEMENT PLAN BASED ON THE PARKING STUDY. HOWEVER, THE EXCESSIVE STREET PARKING HAS GROWN TO A POINT THAT IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE TRYING TO FIND PARKING IS LIKE GOING TO THE STREET FAIR. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE BARRIO AREA. ACTION IS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THOSE AREAS BECAUSE THE STORM WATER, THE STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM, THEY CANNOT GET TO THE CURB AND GET THOSE TOXINS OFF THE STREET. SO THE CITY SHOULD ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT AND CONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU, NEXT QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? AS STATED BY THE OTHER APPLICANTS AS WELL? IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE. CARLSBAD'S ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE HOMELESSNESS SHOULD BE TO CONTINUE WHAT IT'S DOING, WHICH IS HAVING AN AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM. THE CITY HAS A VARIETY OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND HAS MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE ROLE REGIONALLY IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS IS BOTH A LOCAL OR REGIONAL ISSUE IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN CARLSBAD AND THE REGION WE NEED A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY. UNDERSTANDING THE HOMELESS POPULATION, WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE SPECIFIC NEEDS. I BELIEVE CARLSBAD UNDERSTANDS THOSE NEEDS, AS I DO. MY SISTER WAS HOMELESS FOR A WHILE AND WE RESCUED HER OFF THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES. THE CITY PROVIDES AMPLE RESOURCES TO GET INDIVIDUALS ON A PATH TO BETTERMENT. REGIONALLY PARTNERING WITH THE REGIONAL [INAUDIBLE] THE HOMELESS AND CONDUCTING THOSE [INAUDIBLE] CORRESPONDING INTERVIEWS HELP US UNDERSTAND MANY OF THE CAUSES FOR HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. LOCALLY, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS AND HAS BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS ISSUES WITH ITS USE OF THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAMS, THE HOMELESS PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE HOMELESS RESPONSE PLAN. HOUSING IS ONE OF THOSE MAIN AREAS. THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL IS A PROVEN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO REDUCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. THE PEOPLE NEED THE STABILITY OF A PLACE TO LIVE BEFORE THEY CAN FIND A JOB TO ADDRESS THE DEMONS LIKE MENTAL ILLNESS AND DEPENDENCY ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. HOUSING FIRST IS NOT THE CURE TO END HOMELESSNESS AND IT DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERY PERSON. ONE THING THE CITY MIGHT CONSIDER IS INCREASING THE OUTREACH TO THE FAITH BASED COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE MORE SHELTER BEDS AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THE CHURCHES HAVE AMPLE LAND AND HAVE THE WILL TO DO THAT. I THINK THE KEY ISSUE IS THAT THE HOMELESS GROUPS LIKE THE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH THOSE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. THANK YOU, THE NEXT QUESTION. WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD'S COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? HOW WE MAINTAIN THE COASTLINE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, LIKE I SAID AND THE OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT. THE STATE CONTROLS THE MOST OF THAT, THE SHORELINE, KEEPING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND KEEPING OUR [INAUDIBLE] GOOD STARTS. OTHER THAN ADDRESSING THE STORM WATER RUNOFF ISSUE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CITY SHOULD KEEP CURRENT ON BEACH EROSION TECHNOLOGIES AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE STATE COASTAL MISSION, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXCUSE ME AND GROUPS LIKE SURF RIDERS TO MAINTAIN OUR WORLD-CLASS BEACHES AND SURF BREAKS BY INCORPORATING PROACTIVE PLANNING MEASURES RELATED TO COASTAL ARMORING OR SEAWALLS, A MANAGED RETREATS AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. IT WAS INTERESTING HOW THE IDEA OF INSTALLING [INAUDIBLE] TO KEEP THE SAND ON THE BEACHES WORKS OUT UP IN OCEANSIDE. AND IF SUCCESSFUL, THEY SHOULD LOOK AT USING [INAUDIBLE] OR EXTENDING OUR EXISTING JETTIES, WHICH HAVE HELPED MAINTAIN SOME OF OUR BEACHES, ESPECIALLY TAMARACK. [01:30:02] THE KEY TO SHORELINE STABILIZATION IS TO USE SITE SPECIFIC STABILIZATION METHODS THAT BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE NEEDS OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM I THINK. WHILE COASTAL EROSION IS A NATURAL PROCESS, THE RATE OF EROSION CAN BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY. SEA LEVEL RISE IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN THE FUTURE. HUMAN ACTIVITIES LIKE THE BEACH REPLENISHMENT CAN HELP MAINTAIN THOSE BEACHES OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. SO WE NEED TO KEEP UP THE DREDGING OF OUR LAGOONS EVEN WITHOUT THE POWER PLANT BEING THERE. AND WE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR WORLD CLASS BEACHES AND DEVELOP WISELY THOSE AREAS ALONG THE BEACH FRONT THAT ARE STILL DEVELOPING, LIKE THE POWER PLANT SITE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. THANK YOU, QUESTION FOUR, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? WELL, I'VE I'VE SEEN THE LIST THAT YOU'VE POSTED, AND I WOULD PRIORITIZE THAT LIST THROUGH OUTREACH AND WORKSHOPS, ONE NOT ONLY TO GET A GOOD LIST, BUT ALSO TO MEET THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT ONE, BECAUSE THEY APPOINTED, THEY HAVEN'T ELECTED ME. THE OUTREACH IN WORKSHOPS WOULD HELP CLARIFY THE LISTS AND CONCERNS ARE TRULY COMMON THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND NOT JUST A FEW VOCAL INDIVIDUALS. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS, OTHER THAN, OF COURSE, THE TEENAGE EBIKER GANG THAT HANGS OUT IN FRONT OF LOLAS, WHICH IS ON NEXT DOOR AND IS ALSO ON THE LIST. THE PROBLEM THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED WITH IS THE SIZE AND DENSITY OF THESE INFILL DEVELOPMENTS GOING IN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. IF THIS IS THE CASE AFTER THE WORKSHOPS AND CONFIRMING THAT, PART OF THE WORKSHOPS WOULD BE TO EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS ON JUST HOW THESE UNFUNDED HOUSING MANDATES FROM THE STATE AND LEGISLATION PUT THROUGH BY THE STATE AND THE FEDS HAVE REALLY KIND OF TIED THE CITY'S HANDS. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THE DENSITY BONUS UP TO 50 PERCENT, WHICH THEY ALMOST CAN DO BY RIGHT. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT WHILE AT THE SAME TIME REDUCING THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT MUST ALLOW FOR THESE MANDATES AND DENSITIES. HOWEVER, I THINK THE CITY CAN DO EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO MITIGATE THOSE MANDATES AND INCREASE GROWTH. CHANGE IN GROWTH BRINGS NEW LIFE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY. WE'VE SEEN IT OVER THE YEARS OF MY TWENTY NINE YEARS OF IT. AND I'M SURE IF YOU LOOK BACK THROUGH HISTORY, RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN VOICING THE SAME CONCERN ABOUT NEW GROWTH SINCE 1888 WHEN THE CITY WAS FOUNDED. WITHOUT AN INCREASE OF HOUSING OF ALL TYPES OF PRICES, WHERE WILL OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN LIVE? WITH THE INCREASE IN NEW BUSINESS COMING TO TOWN, WHERE WOULD THIS NEW WORK FORCE LIVE? THEY'LL GET ON THAT, IF WE DON'T BUILD HOUSING, THEY'RE GOING TO GET ON THE ROAD, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADD TO THE CONGESTION WE ALREADY SEE ON OUR CORRIDORS AND [INAUDIBLE] ROAD. QUESTION FIVE, LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION, WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS, TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE, ANESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS, BUT THEN ALSO IN THIS SCENARIO, I'M ASSUMING IT'S NOW UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL, IT'S GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS, CEQA, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND NOW IT'S IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY CONCERN WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, DID THE DEVELOPER FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT POLICY PRIOR TO EVEN MAKING THEIR APPLICATION? AND IF SO, DID THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED DID THEY GET INVOLVED AT THAT POINT? THE LEGAL NOTICES, WERE THEY ALL ADEQUATE? THE SIGNAGE, WE ALL SEE THOSE YELLOW SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, DID THE CONCERNED RESIDENTS THAT ARE NOW COMING FORWARD WERE THEY INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS? DID THEY GET INVOLVE WITH THE ENHANCED STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH? WERE THOSE CONCERNS WITH THE RESIDENTS ADDRESSED BY THE DEVELOPER? THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT THINGS TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS. THE CEQA PROCESS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW PEOPLE GO SEEK PROJECTS, IS THROUGH THE CEQA. THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I MEAN, THAT'S A PUBLIC HEARING WERE THE CONCERNS ADDRESSED, BROUGHT UP AT THAT POINT. IN OTHER WORDS, I'M GETTING TO THE POINT OF WERE THE RESIDENTS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT, LENGTHY AND EXPENSIVE FOR A DEVELOPER TO COME FORWARD TO THE CITY. AND IF THESE ARE RESIDENTS [INAUDIBLE] THE VERY LAST MINUTE AND JUST [01:35:02] GRANDSTANDING IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THAT'S A CONSIDERATION. IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN I WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVAL OF PROJECT. BUT IF NOT, I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD LISTEN TO THOSE CONCERNS. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THE EB STATION ISSUE, THAT'S A BIG ISSUE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, LIMITED THE HOURS, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE AN ABC LICENSE. YOU CAN PUT CONDITIONS ON THOSE. YOU CAN CONDITION THE PROJECT IF IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT WITH THOSE CONCERNS AT THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SQUARE ONE. [INAUDIBLE] THAT NOW CONCLUDES YOUR TIME AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT APPLICANT, THE NEXT APPLICANT WOULD HAVE BEEN CURRENT. WAIT, HOLD ON. WE NEED HIS CLOSING. THANK YOU MAYOR. YEAH, CLOSING STATEMENT, PLEASE. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO PROVIDE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. THANK YOU, AND I'LL BE SURE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND IT'S A LONG PROCESS AND I HOPE YOU DO A GOOD JOB. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I HOPE YOU CONSIDER MY APPLICATION. BUT I DO HAVE TWO FINAL THOUGHTS. I HOPE YOU ALSO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF THE AND RESTORING THE CULVER MYERS CAP HOUSE ON HIGHLAND AVENUE, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S A GREAT ASSET, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT ADD IN TO THE COMMUNITY TO CAPTURE OUR HISTORICAL HERITAGE. IT'S ALSO A GREAT TOURIST ATTRACTION. I THINK IT COULD BE BECOME AND ALSO A POSSIBLE WEDDING VENUE, IF YOU ARE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND ALSO SAVE THE CHICKEN. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I MEAN, THE CORNER OF KELLY AND EL CAMINO REAL, THE OLD CENTER THERE THAT IS BEING REDEVELOPED. YOU HAVE A CHICKEN FARM UP ON TOP AND THERE'S A BIG OLD CHICKEN SITTING ON TOP OF THAT BUILDING. KIND OF REPRESENTS THAT, I ALWAYS KIND OF THINK IT'D BE A GREAT IDEA TO HELP SAVE THE CHICKEN, WITH THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THE NEXT APPLICANT WAS CAROLYN BALL, HOWEVER, SHE WITHDREW HER APPLICATION EARLIER TODAY. SO WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO JAN NEFF- SINCLAIR. HELLO, YOU MAY MAKE YOUR OPENING REMARKS, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ALL RIGHTY, THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS JAN NEFF-SINCLAIR, AND I'VE LIVED IN CARLSBAD SINCE 1989. I REALLY ENJOY LIVING HERE AND INTERACTING WITH OUR RESIDENTS. I THINK OUR CITY STAFF IS GREAT AND VOLUNTEERING TO WORK WITH THE CITY IN DIFFERENT AREAS, LIKE CERTAIN CITY STUFF THAT'S BEEN VERY FULFILLING. BUT I WAS RAISED TO NOT ONLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ADVANTAGES I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE, BUT TO GIVE BACK. AND THAT'S PART OF WHY I WANT TO BE APPOINTED TO CITY COUNCIL. OR SPECIFICALLY, I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE PRESERVING THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE THAT GIVES CARLSBAD THE IT'S THE HEART AND CHARM OF CARLSBAD. I'D LIKE TO HELP WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN TO SUPPORT THAT PRESERVATION MISSION. AND I'VE STUDIED THE ENTIRE PLAN FROM BEGINNING TO END AND ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONCENTRATE ON GETTING A PROFESSIONAL AND EFFECTIVE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING PROJECTS FIT IN WITH THE NATURE AND CHARACTER OF CARLSBAD. I SUPPORT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BOTH IN THE RENTAL MARKET AND IN PROPERTIES FOR PURCHASE SO THAT EVERYONE. CAN YOU STOP THE TIMER, PLEASE? MS. SINCLAIR, IF YOU COULD HEAR ANYBODY WHO WORKS IN CARLSBAD AND GO TO LIVE HERE. PARDON ME. YOU ACTUALLY FROZE. SO YOU HAVE A MINUTE THIRTY THREE IF YOU'D LIKE TO CONTINUE. OH OK, WHAT WAS THE LAST THING THAT YOU HEARD? WAS I TALKING ABOUT THE VILLAGE BARRIO MASTER PLAN OR HOUSING. HOUSING, OK, THANK YOU. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I FROZE. OK, LASTLY, I'D ALSO LIKE TO TRY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER MORE AND HELP THOSE WITH DIVERGENT BELIEFS AND OPINIONS GET ALONG. I'VE WORKED WITH AND I'VE BEEN FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE ON ALL SIDES OF THE POLITICAL AISLE AND WITH THOSE WHO HOLD VERY DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAN I DO ON MAJOR TOPICS. BUT I THINK THAT PEOPLE CAN PEACEFULLY COEXIST WHILE BEING IN DISAGREEMENT ON SOME THINGS. IF WE TAKE TIME TO LISTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE. IF EVERYBODY FEELS LIKE THEY'RE HEARD, IT'S EASIER TO ACCOMPLISH PEACEFUL [01:40:02] COEXISTENCE. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT IN CARLSBAD. THAT'S MY OPENING STATEMENT. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? I THINK A DESIGN REVIEW BOARD IS IMPERATIVE TO MAINTAIN COMMUNITY CHARACTER. WITHOUT IT, WE'LL KEEP SEEING THINGS BEING BUILT THAT NOT ONLY DON'T FIT, BUT DESTROY THE APPEARANCE AND THE FEELING OF NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO, OR A CULTURAL AND HISTORIC CENTER OF CARLSBAD. AND THE DESTRUCTION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THOSE AREAS ARE OF GREAT CONCERN TO RESIDENTS, NOT JUST IN D 1. A LOT OF THE RECENT CONSTRUCTION, FRANKLY, LOOKS AWFUL AND IT DOESN'T EVEN FIT WITH THE REST OF THE CONSTRUCTION AROUND IT. YOU HAVE BUILDINGS WITH EXTENSIONS TOWERING OVER THEIR NEIGHBORS. STRUCTURES THAT LOOK LIKE THEY FIT BETTER IN THE MIDWEST WITH STONE AND BRICKS. AND I THINK HAVING A VERY EFFECTIVE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD WOULD REALLY HELP THE NEW DEVELOPMENT FIT. NEXT, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH BUILDING PROJECTS WHERE THE DRAWINGS AND PLANS ARE APPROVED, BUT WHAT'S BUILT DOESN'T MATCH WITH WHAT'S PRESENTED. AND I DON'T THINK ANYTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT THAT IN CARLSBAD. SAN DIEGO DOES THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. THERE WAS A GUY IN POINT LOMA WHO PUT AN ADDITION ON HIS HOUSE WITH AN EXTRA FLOOR THAT WASN'T APPROVED AND THEY MADE HIM TEAR IT DOWN. WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF INSPECTION PROCESS AND CONSEQUENCES FOR PEOPLE NOT BUILDING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO. AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE OTHER PART, OTHER PART OF THE QUESTION, WHICH IS A BALANCE. I THINK WE NEED TO BALANCE HAVING THE HOUSING BE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY INSTEAD OF ALL OF IT BEING AT DISTRICT ONE. I THINK IF WE HAVE BALANCE IN LOCATIONS FOR NEW GROWTH, THERE MIGHT BE LESS BIG, UGLY PROJECTS THAT GOT STUCK IN DAY ONE. AND THERE'S OTHER CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES WHO'VE MANAGED TO RETAIN THEIR CHARACTER WITH INCREASING [INAUDIBLE] THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME ON THAT QUESTION. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE NEXT QUESTION. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT MUTED, ANYWAY SO THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THERE JUST WERE NOT ENOUGH HOUSES BEING BUILT AND WHAT HAS BEEN BUILT DOESN'T ACCOMMODATE LOWER WAGE WORKING PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT KEPT THE COUNTRY GOING DURING THE PANDEMIC LOCKDOWNS, WE NEED TO HAVE PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO LIVE. IT'S ALSO A STATE PROBLEM. WE'VE DECRIMINALIZED A LOT OF BEHAVIOR THAT MIGHT HAVE KEPT SOME FOLKS INCARCERATED FOR LOWER LEVEL CRIMES, AND UM, THE STATE HOUSING POLICIES HAVE FAVORED DEVELOPERS OVER WORKING FAMILIES. BUT IT'S ALSO JUST A REGIONAL PROBLEM. WE DON'T SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THE DUAL SCOURGES OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY. I THINK MOVING TOWARDS A MEDICAL SOLUTION AS OPPOSED TO CRIMINAL ONE WILL CERTAINLY HELP. BUT CARLSBAD CAN'T FIX ALL OF THESE THINGS. I THINK WHAT WE CAN DO IS TO PROVIDE FIVE HUNDRED OR FOUR HUNDRED, WHATEVER WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SHELTER BEDS AND SHOWERS IN SIMPLE SAFE DORMITORIES SO THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACES FOR EVERYONE WHO'S HOMELESS THAT WE CAN PUT AN END TO PEOPLE SLEEPING IN THE PARKS AND ON ALL THE BENCHES DOWNTOWN BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY CAN GO. MARTIN VERSUS BOISE LIMITS WHAT WE CAN DO, BUT IF WE HAVE ENOUGH BEDS FOR EVERYBODY, THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE, HOMELESS PEOPLE CAN BE REMOVED FROM, YOU KNOW, INAPPROPRIATE LOCATIONS. AND HOPEFULLY THE HOT TEAM CAN DEAL WITH PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY NEED. AND MAYBE WE NEED MORE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. I WAS THINKING THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY EN LIST RETIRED OR EVEN WORKING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT LIVE IN CARLSBAD WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER OR TALK TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE TO HELP FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM, AND MAYBE JUST. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME ON THIS QUESTION. THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD'S [01:45:02] COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? IF YOU COULD UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. THERE WE GO. SO IF YOU BUILD A HOME OR A RESTAURANT OR A HOTEL ON BEACHFRONT LAND THAT LIMITS THE USE AND ACCESS TO THE BEACH IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY. IF YOU BUILD A PARK OR SOME OTHER PUBLIC FACILITY ON BEACHFRONT LAND, THAT AREA OF THE COAST CAN BE ENJOYED BY ANYONE WHO HAS TRANSPORTATION TO THE AREA. SO THE ACCESS WOULD BE INCREASED BY LIMITING PRIVATE STRUCTURES ALONG THE COASTLINE. ANOTHER THING THAT WILL AFFECT OUR ACCESS IS SEA LEVEL RISE. IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING. I USED TO BE ABLE TO RUN FROM PANEL BEACH TO MOONLIGHT BEACH DURING LOW TIDE, LIKE 20 YEARS AGO. AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT NOW EVEN WITH LOW TIDE. IT'S NOT THAT LOW ANYMORE. WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT SAND EROSION BECAUSE THAT WILL IMPACT HOW PLEASANT THE BEACHES FOR GENERAL USE. OTHER COASTAL TOWNS ARE DEALING WITH THIS OCEAN SIDES CONSIDERING BUILDING GROINS. YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT EFFORT GOES AND ALSO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES DO. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAY ON THE WE DON'T HAVE ANY BEACH. AND THAT'S MY ANSWER FOR THAT ONE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT QUESTION IS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? WELL, I WOULD FOCUS MY TIME ON THE ISSUES THAT MOST OF THE CITIZENS SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT. I WOULD TRY TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THAT IN DISTRICT ONE, THAT WOULD BE MY CONSTITUENTS. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, MOST OF THE LARGE UGLY DEVELOPMENT IN CARLSBAD SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN DISTRICT ONE. AREAS LIKE PONTO AND AREA 13 AND OTHER PARTS OF CARLSBAD GET PUSHED TO THE END OF THE LIST OF AREAS TO DEVELOP, WHILE D 1 ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING UNWANTED BEING BUILT. THEN YOU HAVE, IN LIEU OF PARKING VARIANCES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THERE BEING NOWHERE TO PARK, WHEN RESIDENTS GET HOME FROM WORK, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER. THE HOMELESS PEOPLE CONGREGATE IN D 1 MORE THAN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITIES AND THESE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS FOR A WHILE, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE HANDLED, WHILE PROJECT AFTER PROJECT GETS APPROVED AND BUILT IN D 1. SO PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED AND THEY'RE ANGRY. SO I WOULD SPEND MY LIMITED TIME BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR D 1 AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT THAT GETS PUT IN THERE THAT ISN'T APPROPRIATE, DOESN'T MATCH OR THAT THE CITIZENS DON'T WANT. I ALSO THINK THAT AH THE HISTORY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE'RE DOING NEW HOUSING. WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHERE HOUSING HAS BEEN AND OTHER PLACES THAT IT COULD BE PUT IN TO BE MORE EQUITABLE. AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED INTO THE WORKPLACE CENTERS OF CARLSBAD AND ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS IN THE SOUTH, SO THAT IF HOUSING IS BUILT DOWN THERE, PEOPLE HAVE WAYS TO GET AROUND, IF THEY DON'T HAVE CARS, IF IT'S LIKE LOW INCOME HOUSING OR SOMETHING. AND THAT'S MY ANSWER FOR THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. THE LAST QUESTION. A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE, AND ANESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? ALRIGHTY, WELL, THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A TRICK QUESTION WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SECOND TO THE LAST STATEMENT, THAT ANALYSIS CONCLUDES THAT THERE WOULD BE NO NEGATIVE IMPACT. I MEAN, IF THAT'S TRULY THE CASE, THEN ONE WOULD HAVE TO GRANT THE APPLICATION. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO CONSIDER THE SOURCE OF THE ANALYSIS IF IT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE DEVELOPER OR THE BUSINESS OWNER, IT MIGHT BE BIASED AND A NEUTRAL LOCAL ENTITY OUGHT TO BE CONDUCTING THE ANALYSIS. IF THERE IS NO BIAS, LIKE IF STAFF WAS THE ONE WHO DID THE STUDY, THEN I WOULD TALK TO THE RESIDENTS WHO RAISED ISSUES TO SEE IF THE ANALYSIS ALLEVIATES THEIR CONCERNS. WHERE IT DOESN'T, I MIGHT INVESTIGATE FURTHER, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY. IF THERE ARE STILL VALID RESIDENT CONCERNS OR CONCERNS OF MINE, I [01:50:01] WOULD ASK FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF THE PROJECT CAN BE REJECTED BASED ON THOSE CONCERNS OR MODIFIED IN SOME WAY TO MAKE IT ACCEPTABLE. AND THAT'S ALL FOR THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO MAKE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. WELL, I THINK BETWEEN THE APPLICATION AND THE INTERVIEW, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE TO SAY IF I'M APPOINTED, I'LL TAKE MY DUTIES VERY SERIOUSLY. I'LL STUDY EVERY ISSUE THOROUGHLY, WITH SPECIAL EFFORT IN AREAS THAT I'M NOT ALREADY REAL FAMILIAR WITH. AND I'LL TRY TO WORK WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF TO REACH THE COMMON GOALS AND ALSO TRY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE RESIDENTS OF D 1 BOTH AND BEING OPEN TO THEM, REACHING OUT TO ME, AND THEN IN PUBLICIZING A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON. RIGHT NOW, I'M STUDYING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, BUT I'LL CUT BACK ON MY CLASS LOAD DURING THE DURATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TERM, IN RECOGNITION THAT REALLY BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER CAN BE A FULL TIME JOB IF YOU STUDY EVERYTHING A LOT. SO I WOULD DO MY BEST, AND I HOPE YOU CONSIDER MY APPLICATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT APPLICANT IS KYLE HARGRAVE. HI, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL, MY FELLOW APPLICANTS AND THE CARLSBAD RESIDENTS FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M CARL HARGRAVE. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF NORTH COUNTY, SAN DIEGO. MY EDUCATION HAS OCCURRED ALL RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO FROM ATTENDING POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TO CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW, ALL THE WAY TO MY CURRENT ENROLLMENT IN THE SAN DIEGO STATE GRADUATE PROGRAM. I HAVE NOT STRAYED FAR FROM HOME. I'M AN AL GORE ENTHUSIAST AND I DEEPLY VALUE THE CARLSBAD COASTLINE. I SPENT MY SUMMERS HERE ALONG WITH THE THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS THAT COME AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. I UNDERSTAND AND I EMPATHIZE WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR COASTS AND BEACHES. I'M APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION BECAUSE MY EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PROVIDE ME WITH THE SKILL SET TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND BECAUSE I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY, WHICH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ME. AS PART OF MY LEGAL CAREER, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS RANGING FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE TO THE CALIFORNIA INNOCENCE PROJECT. MY LEGAL CAREER WAS BASED ON A PURSUIT OF JUSTICE, WHICH LED TO MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE OPENING OF A LOCAL NONPROFIT, PEOPLE'S LEGAL SERVICES. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS AN OFFICER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE SLIDING SCALE LEGAL NONPROFIT. I HOLD THE POSITIONS OF SECRETARY AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. IN ADDITION TO THIS, I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF MY OWN SMALL BUSINESS AS A SOLO PRACTITIONER. I AM WELL VERSED IN THE LEGAL FIELD, AND I HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE HARDSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH OWNING AND OPERATING A SMALL BUSINESS. I HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE THAT RANGES FROM CONSTRUCTION TO LAND APPRAISING. I'VE BEEN A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN AND A NATURALIST GUIDE. I HAVE SPENT TIME WORKING IN A CORPORATE LANDSCAPE, AND I'VE SPENT MUCH MORE TIME WORKING FOR NON-PROFITS. DEVELOPING POLICIES THAT PROTECT RESIDENTS AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS WHILE ALLOWING FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY TO PROLIFERATE WOULD BE A TOP CONCERN. HOMELESSNESS, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I CONTINUE TO SEEK A SOLUTION TO. I SPENT TIME WORKING IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS WITHIN THE HOMELESSNESS SECTOR FROM PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO BEING A DIRECTOR OF AN EMERGENCY SHELTER. THERE I LEARNED THE INVALUABLE LESSONS ABOUT THE NEED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS TO WORK TOGETHER IN DISCOVERING SOLUTIONS AND PROVIDING SERVICES. MY GOAL IS NOT MERELY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE HOMELESSNESS, BUT EVENTUALLY DISCOVER AN AVENUE TO END HOMELESSNESS. I CURRENTLY TEACH CRITICAL THINKING AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. IN THIS CLASS, I TEACH THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND WORKING AS A TEAM TO CREATE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT PROBLEMS. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ACTIVE LISTENING ARE SKILLS THAT ANYONE APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION SHOULD VALUE. EXPERIENCE AND COLLABORATION AND A TRACK RECORD FOR DEDICATION TO CURRENT ISSUES IS WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE. AND I'M READY FOR QUESTIONS. YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? POLICIES THAT ARE MADE FROM WELL INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING THE VIABILITY OF GROWTH WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS, FOR EXAMPLE, EFFECTIVE ZONING POLICIES, POLICIES THAT ARE BASED ON DATA, REGARDING FACTORS CONCERNING ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES AND THE DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN PROVIDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND STREETS THAT MAKE IT SAFE TO WALK AND BIKE. THE BOTTOM LINE FOR ME IS WHAT CARLSBAD NEEDS IS TO CONTINUE ITS HISTORY OF [01:55:02] ECONOMIC PROSPERITY WHILE NOT SACRIFICING WHAT CONTINUES TO BE A COMMUNITY THAT FEELS MORE LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAN A CITY. THERE ARE MANY CREATIVE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES WHICH PROMOTE GROWTH THAT ALSO CONTEMPLATE THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. THE NEXT QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? SO A GOVERNMENT WORKING ALONE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SOLVE AN ISSUE AS DOMINEERING AS HOMELESSNESS. A GOVERNMENT WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH ORGANIZATIONS FOUND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS. THAT'S COLLABORATION, AND WORKING WITH THE MYRIAD OF ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS IS PARAMOUNT. DURING MY TIME AS A DIRECTOR OF AN EMERGENCY SHELTER, I FOUND A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR WORKING AS A TEAM, BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOMETIMES JUST JOINTS SERVICES AND FACILITATING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM. ASSISTED ME DURING MY TIME IN THE HOMELESSNESS SECTOR. THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE SHOULD BE PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR COALITIONS TO GROW AND DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THOSE MOST IN NEED IN OUR SOCIETY. A PROBLEM AS INSURMOUNTABLE AS HOMELESSNESS CAN ONLY BE ADDRESSED BY A ROBUST SOLUTION THAT STEMS FROM AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. GOVERNMENTS AND RESIDENTS WORKING TOGETHER. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN ALSO ADMINISTER PUBLIC FUNDS SUCH AS GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND FOSTER GREATER ACCESS TO SERVICES. IN CONCLUSION, THERE ARE MANY AVENUES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ONGOING EFFORT TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE I HAVE YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. NEXT QUESTION, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? SO I CAUGHT MY FIRST WAVE AT TAMARACK WHEN I WAS FOUR, AND I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THESE BEACHES EVER SINCE. CARLSBAD VITALITY IS DEPENDENT ON THE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO PROTECT OUR VIBRANT COASTLINE. POLICIES WHICH ARE FOUNDED ON BLUE ECONOMY. BLUE ECONOMY IS THIS EMERGING CONCEPT. IT CALLS FOR SUSTAINABLE USE OF OCEAN RESOURCES, FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS, INCREASE EMPLOYMENT, ALL WHILE PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF THE MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO BLUE ECONOMY, I WOULD SUPPORT POLICIES WHICH PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROTECTION OF OUR COASTAL WETLANDS AND POLICIES WHICH WORK TO ACHIEVE A ZERO TRASH ENTERING CARLSBAD COAST WATERS, AS WELL AS A POLICY THAT ADDRESSES MICRO PLASTICS. ADDITIONALLY, POLICIES THAT SUPPORT COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE AND TO CONTINUE PROVIDE AWARENESS FOR THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR BEACHES. NEXT QUESTION, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? DETERMINING WHICH TOPICS ARE AREAS OF CONCERN FOR THE LARGEST SECTOR OF THE DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS MY ATTENTION DURING SUCH A LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE, WORKING WITH THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND BEING AWARE OF THE LOCAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THESE ONGOING CONCERNS WOULD BE THE PROCESSES I UTILIZE. I WOULD SPEND TIME CONVERSING WITH FELLOW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEVELOP A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING FOR THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO COMBAT CURRENT ISSUES. HAVING A TYPE OF OPEN DOOR COMMUNICATION POLICY WITH THE CONSTITUENTS OF DISTRICT ONE WOULD KEEP ME APPRIZED OF THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS. THUS FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD DETERMINE MY AREAS OF FOCUS. FINAL QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATIONS TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE, AND ANESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? SO RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW, ABIDE BY THE PROCESS. SO HERE IF A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER HAS PROPERLY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AND HAS DUTIFULLY ABIDED BY OBTAINING THE PROPER PERMITS AND IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCES, THEN THE APPLICATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED. HOWEVER, ALLOWING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CONCERNS OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO BE ADDRESSED WOULD BE NECESSARY. BRINGING DATA PRODUCED BY WELL CONDUCTED SURVEYS REGARDING THE AREAS OF CONCERN IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO ENGAGE IN DIALOG ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. GOOD SCIENCE AND DIALOG WITH THE COMMUNITY WILL PROVIDE THE FOUNDATIONS, WHICH MY DECISION WOULD REST. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO MAKE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. THANK YOU. MY EXPERIENCE, MY EDUCATION AND MY PASSION FOR THE COMMUNITY ARE THE FACTORS I WISH THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING A DECISION ABOUT FILLING THIS POSITION. I VALUE COLLABORATION AND WORKING AS A TEAM. [02:00:01] I RELISH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT ISSUES AND FINDING SOLUTIONS. I WILL STRIVE TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOP ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS. COMPROMISE AND FLEXIBILITY ARE TOOLS I VALUE. I HAVE DEDICATED MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER TO THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE, TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS, AND TO BEING AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. WHERE I LACK EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, I HAVE SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN COLLABORATING WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL, MY FELLOW APPLICANTS AND THE CARLSBAD RESIDENTS FOR THEIR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR INTERVIEW. THE NEXT APPLICANT IS MONA GOCAN. YOU WILL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING ALL. MY NAME IS MONA GOCAN, FOR MY INTRODUCTION, INSTEAD OF SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT I [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT MY APPLICATION AND MY RESUME THAT I'VE SUBMITTED I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO WHO DO I REPRESENT THAT I BELIEVE IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF MY LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT I HAD THIS SOME POINT OF ANOTHER. I FEEL LIKE I REPRESENT THOSE WHO MOVED TO CARLSBAD BY CHANCE, BUT STAYED BECAUSE THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY, THE SCHOOLS AND THE VILLAGE. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO CAME TO THIS COUNTRY WITH NOTHING, ONLY WITH THE BELIEF THAT WITH HAD WORK AND SACRIFICE, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN CARLSBAD, THEY MUST LEAVE THEIR HOUSE AT 6:00 A.M. EVERY MORNING AND COME BACK 12 HOURS LATER, JUST IN TIME FOR THEIR KIDS SPORTS PRACTICE. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO EVERY MORNING GET SUPER FRUSTRATED AT THE TRAFFIC, THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY WHEN DROPPING OFF THEIR KIDS. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO'S HEART STOP, EACH TIME THEY SEE KIDS ON EBIKES TURNING LEFT ON INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT YIELDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND AND REPRESENT THOSE THAT UNDERSTAND THAT [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE PHENOMENAL THAT THE REGULATIONS HAVEN'T YET CAUGHT UP WITH IT YET. AND INSTEAD OF PUNISHING THE KIDS FOR THEIR NEWFOUND FREEDOM, WE SHOULD EDUCATE THEM TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND TO GET THE REGULATIONS TO CATCH UP WITH IT. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO GET YELLED AT BY HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE, AND FIRST THINK, WHY ARE THEY SO VIOLENT? AND SECOND, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THEM BUT NOT ENABLE THEM? I REPRESENT THOSE WHO WONDER WHY THIS CITY HAS TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS, BUT NOT ALSO FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHY SOME PEOPLE CAN'T ACCEPT AND RESPECT OPPOSING POINTS OF VIEWS WITHOUT ATTACKING THEM. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO, DURING THIS CHALLENGING COVID MONTHS, DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES ALIVE. I REPRESENT THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT THE VILLAGE IS WHATEVER YOU WANT AND WANT TO KEEP IT AS IT IS, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT TIMES ARE CHANGING AND WE SHOULD TRY TO BE PROACTIVE AND CHANGE ZONING REGULATIONS BEFOREHAND INSTEAD OF REACTIVE. AND FINALLY, I REPRESENT THOSE WHO WORK, LIVE AND PLAY IN NORTH CARLSBAD WITHOUT EVER FEELING LIKE GOING TO ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR PARADISE. THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE LACK OF POLICY IS [INAUDIBLE] DECENT GROWTH, NOT MATCHING THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF CARLSBAD, ESPECIALLY IN THE VILLAGE. I THINK THAT SOMETIMES NOT FOLLOWING THOSE POLICIES AND ALLOWING FOR EXCEPTIONS AND APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT, THOSE CAN BE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT'S WHY WE END UP WITH HAVING MORE OF THEM THAN WE WANTED, ESPECIALLY LIKE OTHER APPLICANTS WHO ARE SAYING WE HAVE AFTER CONSTRUCTION THOSE MIGHT NOT MATCH WHAT IT WAS ON THE PLAN WHEN IT GOT APPROVED. SO BEFORE WE SPEND MORE TIME AND RESOURCES ON FORMING NEW POLICIES, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPLEMENT EXISTING ONES WE ALREADY HAVE. JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T ALLOW ANY EXCEPTIONS OR LENIENCY [INAUDIBLE] APPLICATIONS. QUESTION TWO, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE STUDY OF CARLSBAD ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? I THINK BEFORE HOMELESSNESS, OUR CITIES FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITY RELATED TO THAT TOPIC SHOULD BE THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS. LATELY, THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS THAT DO NOT FEEL SAFE WALKING ON OUR STREETS BECAUSE OF THE HOMELESS [INAUDIBLE] WALKING AROUND OUR STREETS. I HAD MANY VIOLENT HOMELESS JUST YELL AT ME AND THROW STUFF AROUND HERE. MY OFFICE IS IN THE VILLAGE AND I SEE IT EVERY DAY, EVEN WHEN YOU SEE THAT, [INAUDIBLE]. [02:05:01] SO WE NEED TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO HELP THE HOMELESS, BUT ALSO NOT ENABLE THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRULY AFTER THE HELP THEY NEED AND SOMETIMES IT'S MORE THAN JUST A HOME. SOMETIMES THEY NEED MENTAL HEALTH HELP. THEY NEED DRUG ABUSE, HEALTH, WHATEVER THEY NEED THAT HOPEFULLY TO AT SOME POINT, THEY WILL GET TO LIVE A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE. ALSO, WE SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES WITH LOW HOMELESS POPULATION, WHAT DO THEY DO RIGHT? WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT? I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME CITIES OUT THERE THAT DO THAT. AND OF COURSE, LASTLY, WE NEED TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE THE REGIONAL LEVEL. WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE, AS WE KNOW, THIS IS NOT A CARLSBAD ISSUE, NOT EVEN A REGIONAL. IT'S ACTUALLY A NATIONWIDE ISSUE. AND HOWEVER, WE CAN ONLY IMPACT OUR REGION. SO WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND OTHER CITIES TO SEE HOW CAN WE HELP THEM AGAIN, BUT NOT ENABLE THEM. THIRD QUESTION, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? IT SEEMS THAT QUESTION IS KIND OF CONFUSING, SOME PEOPLE REFERRED AS DEVELOPMENT ON THE COASTLINE. I'M THINKING MORE ON THE [INAUDIBLE] LEVEL, WHICH THAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR MY EXPERIENCE AS AN ENGINEER. BUT WE NEED TO KEEP AS MUCH COASTLINE AS POSSIBLE, ANY PLACE, AS MUCH SAND ON OUR BEACHES, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN KEEP IT. AND RIGHT NOW, THE CITY IS MAKING EFFORTS AND THEY'RE DREDGING THE LAGOON AREA AND IF [INAUDIBLE] IN ON. BUT OCEANSIDE IS ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE, AND THEIR TIDES ARE ACTUALLY BRINGING SOME OF THE SAND TOWARDS US, NOT NECESSARILY WHERE WE WANT IT ON THE BEACH, BUT IT IS. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WHEN THEY DO DREDGING AND WE MAKE PLANS LIKE THAT, THAT WE ACTUALLY COLLABORATE WITH CITIES LIKE OCEANSIDE AND TRY TO MAKE IT IN SUCH A PLAN THE WAY THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER, WE ACHIEVE A BETTER RESULT. NEXT QUESTION, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS, GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? I WOULD PRIORITIZE BASED ON HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE TOPIC AND THE DURATION THAT IT TAKES TO IMPLEMENT IT. THE MORE RESIDENTS IT AFFECTS, THE HIGHER PRIORITY MAKES IT ON MY LIST. THE LAST QUESTION, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATION'S TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, PLAN USE AND ANESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENTS BUSINESS OWNERS APPLICATION? THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING AND TRICKY QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONE. IT IS MY NATURE TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON EVERY OPTION OUT THERE AND ALSO THE CONSEQUENCES BEFORE MAKING A DECISION IN LIFE AND IN BUSINESS AND ANYTHING THAT I DO. SO I WOULD LOOK AT THE ACTIONS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I VOTE YES AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I VOTE NO? AND IF I VOTE YES, THE APPLICANTS THAT FOLLOWED ALL THE CITY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS, THEY GET TO BUILD THAT PROJECT AND THEY'RE HAPPY. NOW RESIDENTS MIGHT NOT BE HAPPY IF I VOTE NO AND THE APPLICANT DOESN'T GET TO BUILD THAT PROJECT. HOWEVER, THE SAME APPLICANT DID FOLLOW THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. THEN THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY HAS THE RIGHT TO SUE THE CITY. AND IF THEY DO SUE THE CITY AND IF THEY DO WIN, THEN THE CITY MIGHT END UP PAYING ALL THEIR LEGAL FEES BACK. AND THE COURT CAN ACTUALLY FORCE THE CITY TO ALLOW THAT APPLICANT TO BUILD THAT PROJECT. SO I THINK MANY RESIDENTS, WHEN THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT WHEN SOMETHING GETS APPROVED, THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT. WHAT IS THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT PROJECT THAT FOLLOWED THE RULES? [INAUDIBLE] THE CONSEQUENCE THAT DOESN'T GET APPROVED? WHEN WE VOTE, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY, THE ENTIRE CITY, AND NOT ON ALL PERSONAL BIASES OR PREFERENCES. SO IN THIS CASE, I WOULD THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE ON TRYING TO PUT IN REGULATIONS, ZONING CHANGES, WHATEVER IT TAKES, THAT THAT APPLICANT DOESN'T GET TO THE APPROVED APPLICATION STAGE, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE PUNISHING SOMEONE THAT FOLLOWS THE RULES. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE TO PROVIDE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. [02:10:03] THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. IT'S ACTUALLY HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG, IT'S ONLY FIVE 30. I WAS EXPECTING WAY LONGER TONIGHT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN ACTION BEFORE WORDS, AND I HOPE THAT I HAVE SHOWN THAT THROUGH MY FIVE YEARS ON THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION FOR MY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FROM THE PERSON THAT I AM EVERY DAY. IN THE END, THE WAY I SEE MYSELF, I'M A PARENT OF A SCHOOL AGE CHILD THAT WANTS TO REPRESENT THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY OR BY THE PARENTS OF COLLEGE CHILDREN. I THINK THEY'RE BEING UNDERREPRESENTED. AGAIN, WE HAVE 80 PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION UNDER 65 YEARS OLD, AND WE NEED MORE VOICES OUT THERE TO REPRESENT THEM. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, OUR NEXT APPLICANT IS RYAN VON. MINUTES TO PROVIDE YOUR OPENING REMARKS. HI, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. I LOVE THIS TOWN. I MOVED HERE IN 2013, AND SINCE MOVING HERE WITH MY FAMILY, I FEEL THAT THE TOWN HAS IMPROVED EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE WORK GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES TO CREATE ALL THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT I'M GETTING TO ENJOY. I HAVE TWO VERY YOUNG CHILDREN WHO'VE JUST STARTED SCHOOL TODAY, SO THANK YOU TO ANY OF YOU WHO DID WORK TO SUPPORT THAT. AND I WANT MY KIDS TO GROW UP HERE AND IDENTIFY AS HAVING BEEN CARLSBADIANS WHEN THEY'RE OLDER. SO I HOPE TO BE HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. PROFESSIONALLY, I BELIEVE I HAVE A BACKGROUND THAT WOULD BE USEFUL TO THE CITY AT THIS MOMENT. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN HOUSING AND COASTAL POLICY, BOTH IN THE ACADEMIC AND CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTS FOR A LITTLE OVER 15 YEARS NOW. AND I'VE BEEN FAIRLY ACTIVE IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS WELL. AND I WOULD LOVE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM, BEING SPOKEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL MANY TIMES I LOVE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND I FEEL A SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY TO OFFER MY TIME AND EFFORTS TO THE CITY AT THE MOMENT. THAT'S IT, THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE, WHAT POLICIES DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN BALANCING THE NEED FOR GROWTH WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER? I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT CARLSBAD IS A VERY DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND PEOPLE WILL WANT TO MOVE HERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RISE OF REMOTE WORK. I AM ALSO I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 10 YEARS, BUT I'M ALSO A REMOTE WORKER. AND WITH THAT INCREASE IN MOBILITY, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ARE GOING TO LOCATE WHERE THERE ARE AMENITIES OVER THE PROXIMITY TO THE WORKPLACE AND CARLSBAD IS FLUSH WITH DESIRABLE AMENITIES. SO I AM IN GENERAL IN FAVOR OF INCREASING DENSITY. BUT THROUGH SINGLE FAMILY ZONING OVER MULTIFAMILY ZONING, MOST STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PEOPLE EXPRESS A PREFERENCE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE ZONING FOR MANY SMALLER LOTS WITH STILL WITH A DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY UNITS ON THEM. THE FIRST HOUSE THAT I BOUGHT IN CARLSBAD WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1983, IT WAS A TWELVE HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT HOME AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE US RETURN TO A PARADIGM LIKE THAT WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT, WITH AFFORDABLE, SMALLER HOMES BEING BUILT. THANKS. QUESTION TWO, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ROLE SHOULD BE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS? I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS. I THINK EVERYONE THAT'S SPOKEN TODAY HAS SAID VERY WELL THAT'S A COMPLEX ISSUE. SO I CAN'T CLAIM TO HAVE A WELL-INFORMED OPINION ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS IT. MY BEST ANSWER WOULD BE THAT AS A TEMPORARY AND APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER, I WOULD USE MY ACCESS TO STAFF AND LOCAL EXPERTS TO FORM ANY FINAL OPINIONS. I WOULD SAY THAT I'M BY NATURE A VERY EMPATHETIC PERSON. I DO A LOT OF RUNNING IN AND AROUND THIS TOWN AND GOING AT THE SPEED THAT I RUN, WHICH IS PRETTY SLOW. YOU GET A GOOD VIEW OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS, THE INCREASES AND HOW MANY HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ARE POPPING UP. AND SO IT IS A I ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S A BIG PROBLEM, AND I IF ASKED TO WORK ON THAT, I WOULD CERTAINLY GIVE IT MY BEST EFFORT. BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, THANK YOU. AND THREE, WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO ENSURE CARLSBAD COASTLINE CAN BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME? COASTAL POLICY AND COASTAL PRESERVATION IS SOMETHING THAT I'M PRETTY PASSIONATE ABOUT AS A SURFER, AS A URBAN ECONOMIST, BY TRAINING AND CURRENTLY AS A CLIMATE CHANGE PROFESSIONAL. PRESERVING THE COAST AND ITS AMENITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD WANT TO PRIORITIZE IN THE TIME I SPENT WITH THE COUNCIL. I AM A BELIEVER IN THE SUPPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT. SUPPORTING THE COAST IS A VITAL AND ENDURING RESOURCE FOR ALL PEOPLE AND TO [02:15:03] PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES OF THE COASTLINE, I THINK CARLSBAD HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF THAT TO DATE. AS YOU DRIVE DOWN PCH, YOU NOTICE THAT YOU CAN SEE THE BEACH IN THIS TOWN, AND THAT'S FANTASTIC. SO, WORKING WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION AND UPHOLDING THE LEGISLATION IN THE COASTAL ACT WOULD BE THINGS THAT I WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF, THANKS. QUESTION FOUR, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED MANY TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHERE TO FOCUS GIVEN YOUR LIMITED TIME IN OFFICE? GIVEN THAT MY EXPERTISE IS IN HOUSING MARKET, MY PHD IS IN URBAN ECONOMICS AND MY EXPERIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE LOCAL CAP, CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND LCP, LOCAL COASTAL PLAN DURING THE TIME IT'S BEEN HERE, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I KNOW THE MOST ABOUT. QUESTION FIVE, A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER IN YOUR DISTRICT, HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A GAS STATION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AS PART OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USE AS THE GAS STATION IS AN ALLOWABLE USE, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS STATION'S TRAFFIC, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LAND USE AND ESTHETIC IMPACTS. ANALYSIS HAVE CONCLUDED THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT CREATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS OF CONCERN. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT MAKING A DECISION ON THE LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER APPLICATION? I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE RESPOND LIKE I WANT TO RESPOND, AND THAT IS THAT AS A RULE, I CANNOT SUPPORT ANY NEW DURABLE INVESTMENT IN FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE. I THINK BOTH THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY ARE MOVING IN A DIRECTION WHERE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE BEING PRIORITIZED OVER INTERNAL COMBUSTION VEHICLES. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S ABOUT A GAS STATION, I IN ANY EVENT, THAT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I WOULD HAVE A VOTE OVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FOSSIL FUEL DURABLE INFRASTRUCTURE I WOULD BE OPPOSED. TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S ABOUT A WALKABLE, MIXED USE, COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING QUESTION WITH THE CONVENIENCE STORE, MAYBE AN EV CHARGING STATION WITH THE CONVENIENCE STORE HAS BEEN MENTIONED. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M IN FAVOR OF TIGHTER DENSITY AND SINGLE FAMILY ZONING, AND RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT WALKABLE AREAS ARE DESIRABLE. SO I SEE THAT THERE'S BENEFIT TO THAT AND ENGAGING WITH THE LOCAL RESIDENTS, LEARNING FROM THEM AND GO WITH THE BEST WAY TO IMPLEMENT THAT IN THEIR REGION WOULD BE IMPORTANT, AND IT'S A VERY CASE BY CASE SPECIFIC ISSUE, BUT I TEND TO FAVOR DENSITY AND MIXED USE AREAS FOR WALKABILITY, THANKS. YOU WILL NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR YOUR CLOSING REMARKS. ILL KEEP IT SHORT. THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME SPEAK HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU CHOOSE. PLEASE CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AS A PRIMARY ISSUE IN YOUR SELECTION. THANKS. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE INTERVIEWS. I'LL NOW ASK THE COUNCIL TO EMAIL THE CITY CLERK, EMAIL THEIR TOP THREE APPLICANTS AND RANK ORDER. ONCE WE RECEIVE THE EMAILS, AND WE'LL CALL A RECESS TO COMPILE THE RESULTS AND THIS WAY THE COUNCIL'S INDIVIDUAL EMAIL LIST FOR TRANSPARENCY. COUNCIL, I'VE EMAILED YOU FROM THE CLERK INBOX IF YOU'D LIKE TO JUST SIMPLY REPLY TO THAT EMAIL WITH YOUR CHOICES. MS. MEDINA, CAN WE SIMPLY CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC THAT ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER CHOICES WILL BE MADE PUBLIC? THERE ARE NO ANONYMOUS VOTES PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, AND WE WILL BE SHOWING ALL [02:20:01] OF THE DATA AS WELL AS THE CONSENSUS CONTRIBUTION AS WELL, AFTER THE BREAK, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC, THANK YOU. SO I HAVE HIT SENT, HAS EVERYBODY SENT THEIRS? WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR ONE MORE. WE GOT THE LAST ONE. OK, SO WE'LL TAKE WHAT. THE FIRST EMAIL RECEIVED WAS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL. HER TOP THREE CHOICES WERE GARY NESSIM, PEDER NORBY AND RYAN VAUGHN. THE NEXT EMAIL WAS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. HER CHOICES WERE RYAN VAUGHAN, KARL SCHWARM AND PEDER NORBY. NEXT RECEIVED WAS FROM MAYOR HALL, FIRST CHOICE WAS PETER NORBY. NEXT JULIE NYGAARD AND FOLLOWED BY MARK PACKARD. LASTLY, EMAIL REVIEW FROM MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN WAS FOR MARK PACKARD, PEDER NORBY AND MONA GOCAN. PEDER NORBY APPEARED ON ALL BALLOTS. MARK PACKARD AND RYAN VAUGHN APPEARED ON TWO BALLOTS. THESE ARE THE TOP THREE. SO NOW WE'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL TO HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT NEXT STEPS OR THE POTENTIAL PROMOTION. WELL, I'M JUST FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE WE GO THERE, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REALLY THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED TODAY. I CAN TRULY FEEL THE HEARTFELT FEELINGS THAT YOU SAID IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THAT WAS APPRECIATED. AND IT'S ALSO APPRECIATED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO STEP FORWARD TO HELP. AND I MEAN, THAT GOES TO THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I JUST TRULY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE AND JUST SAY THANKS TO STAFF. ANY TIME YOU START INTO A PROCESS LIKE THIS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE CHALLENGES MAY OR MAY NOT BE. AND FOR ME, THIS AFTERNOON, WENT WAS JUST WENT SO, SO SMOOTHLY. SO I'M TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT ALSO. SO DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY GENERAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET INTO SOME OF THE DETAIL? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. YES, THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I FELT LIKE WE WERE JUMPING RIGHT INTO THE DISCUSSION AND SORTING OUT WHO WE'RE GOING TO PICK. BUT I DID WANT TO TAKE A PAUSE AND REALLY THANK EVERYBODY WHO APPLIED, BECAUSE EVEN JUST STEPPING UP AND BEING WILLING TO TAKE THE TIME TO VOLUNTEER AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND TO TO EVEN GET TO THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TO DO RESEARCH, YOU HAD TO ANSWER WHAT SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS A TRICK QUESTION. THAT HYPOTHETICAL IS A LITTLE TOUGH, BUT REALLY JUST IT WAS A WAY TO GET YOU THINKING. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT PEOPLE STEPPED UP AND HAD SUCH WONDERFUL APPLICANTS. IT MADE THE DECISIONS VERY HARD. YOU KNOW, IT MAY SEEM MAY SEEM TO PEOPLE LIKE WE MADE A QUICK DECISION AND I FELT VERY PRESSURED TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME. AND THEN HERE WE FINALLY GET TO SEE YOUR FACES. FOR SO MANY OF THE APPLICANTS, I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM MET THEM IN PERSON BEFORE. SO TO BE ABLE TO SEE AND HEAR FROM THEM TODAY WAS SO GREAT. AND I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT THEY WERE ALL ABLE TO COME AND ANSWER SO THOUGHTFULLY AND EARNESTLY. AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SO MANY, I ALMOST ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE SOME TIES, LIKE A COUPLE IN THE NUMBER ONE SLOT AND A COUPLE IN THE NUMBER TWO SLOT. BUT I KNEW THAT THAT WASN'T GOING TO BE ALLOWED. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR APPLYING. AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR HELPING US SORT THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THESE QUESTIONS AND IN THE STRUCTURE DOWN SO THAT EVERYONE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT TO DO. SO WHOEVER WE SELECT, I KNOW IS FROM ALL OF THESE GREAT APPLICANTS IS GOING TO DO A WONDERFUL JOB. AND I'M JUST SUPER GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY FOR BEING WILLING [INAUDIBLE] THAT IS TRYING TO COMMUNITY BEST WE CAN, SO THANK YOU. OK, DR. [02:25:01] BHAT-PATEL, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. AND SO I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GENERAL COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROCESS AND EVERYTHING, AND I'LL SAVE MY OTHER COMMENTS FOR AFTER. BUT WE REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF, OF COURSE, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID SO FAR, JUST A GREAT PROCESS. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAD SO MANY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, I WOULD SAY, A GREAT POOL OF PEOPLE THAT HOPEFULLY WILL CONSIDER, IF NOT CHOSEN TODAY, TO SERVE IN OTHER CAPACITIES IN OUR CITY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO SERVE AND FOR WANTING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY DURING THIS TIME. AND SO REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHO WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. AND, OF COURSE, LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING WITH THAT PERSON. AND THANK YOU. MR. BLACKBURN. I'M JUST GOING TO ECHO WHAT THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER SAID. BUT I WILL SAY THAT IT COMES FROM A PLACE OF EXPERIENCE. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, I THREW MY HAT IN THE RING TO REPLACE NORENE [INAUDIBLE], AND I WAS STOOD AT THE DAIS AND GAVE MY PITCH AS WELL. AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT I DO RECOGNIZE THE NUMBER OF HOURS AND THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THESE CANDIDATES PUT INTO THESE PRESENTATIONS. THEY MAY HAVE ONLY GOTTEN 10 MINUTES OF FACE TIME, BUT I KNOW THEY PUT IN SO MANY HOURS PREPARING FOR THIS AND DOING THEIR RESEARCH. SO I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT EFFORT. AND THAT EFFORT WAS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT A GREAT MOTIVATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY, JUST LIKE THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER. OK, MR. BLACKBURN, WHY DON'T YOU START US OFF WITH YOUR COMMENTS, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. THIS IS A PRETTY DIVERSE COUNCIL. I PEOPLE ASK ME, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A DECISION? AND I SAID, GOSH, WE HAVE KIND OF DIFFERING POLITICAL VIEWS. SO I TOLD HIM I JUST DIDN'T KNOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY A 50/50 CHANCE. BUT I GOT TO SAY, PEDER NORBY ENDED UP ON ALL FOUR OF OUR LISTS. AND THAT'S REALLY SAYING SOMETHING THAT MEANS HE'S BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE NEEDS OF AT LEAST SOMEWHAT OF ALL FOUR OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR EXPECTATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO PETER. AND IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES THAT THAT SHOULD BE THAT PETER SHOULD BE OUR APPOINTEE I WOULD BE COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THAT. DR. BHAT-PATEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO NEXT? SURE, THANK YOU. YEAH, I TOO, HAVE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN JUST SHARED. I, YOU KNOW, COMING INTO THIS COMPLETELY, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE, WE'RE ALL VERY DIFFERENT. AND SO I WASN'T SURE IF WE'D ALL FIND CONSENSUS TODAY. I THOUGHT MAYBE WE'D HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THAT WOULD CONTINUE. AND I'M SO PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY FIND SOMEONE THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO IF WE DECIDE TO CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD, THAT WE MAY MOVE TO CHOOSE FORWARD WITH THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, MR. NORBY, JUST HEARING YOUR WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE EXPERTISE THAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I HAD YOU ON MY LIST. AND JUST REALLY, I FELT THE PASSION WITH WHICH YOU SHARED YOUR PERSONAL STORY WAS SOMETHING THAT I ALSO CONNECTED WITH. AND JUST, OF COURSE, THE HISTORY THAT YOU HAVE WITH CARLSBAD AND THE HISTORY THAT YOU HAVE WITH JUST SERVING THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, THE SAN DIEGO REGION AS A WHOLE. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL BRING THAT WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WITH YOU IF WE DO DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M PLEASED TO SEE AGAIN THAT WE WERE ALL ABLE TO COME TO CONSENSUS. AND, HEY, IT'S ONLY 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY. SO WE DID SO IN A WAY THAT WAS PRETTY EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDIENT. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER, ACOSTA. THANK YOU. I HAD A I HAVE A VERY BIG PROCESS TO MAKE THIS DECISION, IT'S VERY WEIGHTY DECISION. I HAVE A VERY LARGE SPREADSHEET. IF YOU KNOW EXCEL, IT'S GOT FREEZE PAINS AND I CAN SCROLL ACROSS AND HAS MANY DIFFERENT COLUMNS. AND THEN I HAVE MY HANDWRITTEN NOTES THAT I SCRIBBLED AS WE WERE LISTENING TO FOLKS. AND I, I TRIED TO ENTER AS MUCH AS I COULD AND CREATE LITTLE FORMULAS. BUT REALLY, YOU GET A SENSE FOR PEOPLE AS YOU HEAR THEM SPEAK, AND IT'S NOT JUST WHAT'S ON THEIR APPLICATION OR THE KEYWORDS THAT THAT COME OUT OF YOU, BUT IT'S THAT THAT REAL FEELING OF PASSION AND EARNESTNESS FOR SERVICE. AND I FELT THAT WITH THE THREE FOLKS THAT I PICKED, I ALSO SELECTED THREE PEOPLE THAT HAD ALREADY A STRONG GROUNDING AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS, OF THE NEED FOR COLLABORATION AND CONSENSUS AND AND COMPROMISE. [02:30:04] I KNOW THAT THAT WAS ANOTHER WORD THAT FOLKS USE. AND I THINK THAT IN IN COMING TOGETHER, EVEN PETER WASN'T NECESSARILY MY VERY TOP CHOICE, BUT IN COMING TOGETHER TO FIND AN APPLICANT THAT EVERYBODY FELT LIKE THAT RESONANCE WITH, THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT KIND OF COLLABORATION TOGETHER, THAT TEAMWORK, THAT CONSENSUS AND THAT COMPROMISE. SO I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT PETER NORBY AS OUR APPLICANT, AS OUR SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FOR THIS ROLE. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING EACH OF YOU AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I KNOW TONIGHT I PERSONALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THIS WAS GOING TO END. I THOUGHT FOR SURE WE'D BE GOING INTO A SECOND DAY. AND I GUESS I'M PERHAPS JUST THINKING OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. AND IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING, THE FACT THAT WE ALL COME FROM VERY DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE WAS ACTUALLY ONE APPLICANT, PEDER, WHO SHOWED UP ON ALL FOUR OF OURS. SO FOR ME, THAT SAYS VOLUMES, BUT I CAN'T APPRECIATE IT ENOUGH ALL THE TIME AND ANALYSIS AND WORK THAT THE THREE OF YOU HAVE PUT IT INTO THIS ALSO. SO, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE MEMBER THAT HAS FOUR OF US AT SOME DEGREE IN THE TOP THREE. I WOULD HOPE THAT MR. BLACKBURN YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION AND WE COULD MOVE ON IF WE COULD DO THAT, PLEASE. MY MOTION IS THE APPOINTMENT OF PEDER NORBY FOR THE INTERIM CITY COUNCIL POSITION. SECOND, OK, COULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN, AYE. MAYOR HALL, AYE. AND AGAIN, THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO HOPEFULLY OVER THE NEXT 14 MONTHS OR SO, ALL OF US CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOWARDS A GREATER TOMORROW AND TO REALLY GIVE A REAL FOCUS TO DISTRICT ONE AND THEIR NEEDS. I KNOW THAT YOU HEARD A LOT OF THOSE EXPRESSED TONIGHT. AND SO I THINK IT'S OUR CHALLENGE AS A COUNCIL TO GIVE GREAT CONSIDERATION TO DISTRICT ONE ALSO. SO WITH THAT ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS FOR THE EVENING? I JUST WANT TO SAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO PICK A DAY FOR THE SWEARING IN OR WILL THAT [COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS:] BE DONE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING MR. CHADWICK? WE'LL HAVE THAT DONE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, SIR. AND WE'LL ALSO BE REACHING OUT TO PEDER AS WELL TO GET HIM UP TO SPEED. OK, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. SO WE'RE NOT HAVING THEM MEETING ON THURSDAY THEN, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE CONTINUATION OF THIS, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, AND THAT WILL BE THE MEETING AT WHICH WE SWEAR IN THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER RIGHT. THAT IS CORRECT. OK, JUST LET ME CLARIFY AND AGAIN, TO SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE. THIS WAS TOUGH AS THE TOUGH TO DECIDE BETWEEN TOUGH DECISION TO DECIDE BETWEEN ALL OF THESE REALLY WONDERFUL APPLICANTS WHO CARE A LOT AND WANTED TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME AND TALENTS FOR THIS POSITION. AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL MENTIONED, THERE ARE OTHER ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES AND AND OTHER THINGS. AND THE CITIZENS, THE CARLSBAD CITIZENS ACADEMY IS COMING BACK IN SEPTEMBER. I KNOW WE HAD A LITTLE HIATUS BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC AND EVEN IF WE HAVE TO DO IT, HYBRID, VIRTUAL, HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO STILL GET IT DONE, EVEN IF IT'S HYBRID VIRTUAL, BECAUSE IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE TO GET TO KNOW THE CITY A LITTLE BIT BETTER. I DID IT IN, I WANT TO SAY, 2015, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TRAFFIC AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOW THINGS WORK AND SOME THINGS THAT WE MAY THINK THE CITY HAS POWER OVER. BUT DOESN'T, BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT OR ANOTHER ENTITY THAT COVERS IT. SO, I'M SUPER GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT. IT'S ONE OF THE TOUGH THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO. AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH ALSO, YOU KNOW, MY OWN DISTRICT, DISTRICT FOUR WE HAD TO MEET THE CHIEF EVENT YESTERDAY AT STAGECOACH PARK, AND EVERYBODY CAME OUT TO MEET OUR NEW INCOMING POLICE CHIEF, MICKEY WILLIAMS. AND IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL EVENT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR VARIOUS DISTRICTS, EVEN IF SOMETIMES THEY'RE VIRTUAL. I STILL DO MY VIRTUAL COFFEE CHATS, BUT ALSO THE IN-PERSON EVENTS. I THINK WE HAVE SOME COMING UP THAT THE MAYOR MIGHT BE ANNOUNCING, I'M NOT SURE THAT ONE [INAUDIBLE] RESERVOIR RIBBON CUTTING I KNOW IS COMING UP AND A FEW OTHER THINGS, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE POSITIVE MOVEMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ENGAGING WITH OUR [INAUDIBLE] THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU, DR. BHAT-PATEL. SURE, THANK YOU. WELL, FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. [02:35:01] NORBY FOR BECOMING THE NEW DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATIVE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SWEARING IN AND OF COURSE, SEEING HOW WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER. AND THEN, OF COURSE, I JUST WANT TO AGAIN, THANK ALL OF THE APPLICANTS. I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A PROCESS, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING ALONG WITH US ON THIS PROCESS. WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS TRANSPARENT. IT WAS DONE IN A WAY THAT WOULD BRING PEOPLE ALONG AND THAT IT WAS DONE IN A WAY THAT WOULD REALLY MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS COULD TRUST THE PROCESS. AND SO I THINK THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT WAY FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE DOING SO IN A WAY THAT WILL, AGAIN, HOPEFULLY BRING A LITTLE BIT MORE TRUST BACK INTO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND REALLY JUST BRING US ALL BACK ALONG. AND SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO US MOVING FORWARD AND ADDRESSING MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND OF COURSE, THIS PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT WITH COVID AND WE'RE STILL IN COVID. SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES IN A VERY SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT LIGHT. SO I THINK JUST REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THE FIVE OF US ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND LOOK AT SOME OF OUR GOALS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU, EVERYONE. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. SO THANK YOU, MR. BLACKBURN. THANK YOU, THE STAFF, FOR HOLDING OUR HAND THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THIS IS A NEW PROCESS FOR ALL OF US, INCLUDING OUR STAFF. I THINK STAFF DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. WE ARE ALL AGREED ON SOMETHING AND SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. AND I TRULY DID ONLY FIGURE THERE'S ABOUT A 50 50 CHANCE WE WOULD COME TO A AGREEMENT. AND WE DID, AND I THINK ALL FOUR OF US DESERVE A LITTLE CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT, THE RESEARCH, THE LITTLE BIT OF THE COMPROMISE BACK AND FORTH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE APPLICANTS. I KNOW HOW MANY HOURS YOU PUT INTO THE RESEARCH. BUT PLEASE DON'T LET THAT GO TO WASTE. PLEASE USE IT ON BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE PLENTY OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. WE NEED PEOPLE TO FILL VACANCIES ON. AND FINALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO PEDER. PEDER, YOU CAME WITH A GREAT RESUME. YOU CAME WITH A GREAT REPUTATION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT IS SOMEBODY WITH A PROVEN, SOMEBODY WHO'S PROVEN THEMSELVES ALREADY. AND YOU HAVE. YOU DIDN'T JUST IN LOCAL CITY STUFF, BUT YOU DID IN ENCINITAS. YOU DID FOR THE COUNTY. AND YOU'RE A REAL CHAMPION FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY. IS THAT THE RIGHT WORD FOR IT? FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY A LEADER IN THAT. AND ALTHOUGH I'VE ONLY MET YOU A HALF DOZEN TIMES OVER THE YEARS, EVERY SINGLE TIME, IT HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF EITHER SOLAR PANELS OR SUSTAINABILITY OR ELECTRIC CARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO LEARN A LOT. I WAS ALREADY BEING BOMBARDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ACOSTA AND BHAT-PATEL, NOW I'M GOING TO GET IT FROM YOU, PEDER, AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT. SO I WILL JUST ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID AND DIRECTLY TO PETER, CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW YOUR HEART'S BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. I REMEMBER THE DANISH BAKERY GOING BACK 25, 30 YEARS AT LEAST. SO IN YOUR START HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND LIKE YOU SAID, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. AND, YOU KNOW, TONIGHT THERE'S REALLY, YOU ONLY BARELY TOUCHED ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ON BOARD. AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO ALSO APPLIED. THANK YOU, AND AS MR., BLACKBURN AND OTHERS HAVE SAID, PLEASE DON'T BE BASHFUL. APPLY FOR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. YOU KNOW, WE WILL TRY AND FIND SOME PLACE FOR YOU. AND ALSO, AS WAS STATED EARLIER, THE CITIZEN'S ACADEMY FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T ATTENDED THE CITIZENS ACADEMY, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A REAL SHOUT OUT TO THAT. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST LEARNING TOOLS WE HAVE FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO ACTUALLY LEARN WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE DO THINGS HERE. HERE IN CARLSBAD. NEXT, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BRAD AND THE CHAMBER FOR THE STATE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAD LAST FRIDAY. ANYBODY WHO WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE EVENT OR WATCH IT ON ZOOM, YOU CAN GO TO THE CHAMBERS WEBSITE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATE OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE'RE AT FROM A [02:40:04] BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE HERE IN CARLSBAD. AND I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT VERY, VERY POSITIVE, IN SPITE OF LAST YEAR, WITH MANY OF US CONSIDERED WAS A DOWN YEAR BUSINESS REALLY IN MANY CASES DID THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT FOR THE BETTER PART OF OVER AN HOUR OF ALL THE DIFFERENT GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED. ALSO THIS MORNING, I WAS AT THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTINA DAVIS ASKED ME TO BE THERE. I WAS ALSO UP AGAINST SOMEBODY THAT I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR. AND WAS MICKEY WILLIAMS TALKING ABOUT THE HOMELESS ISSUE AND THE ISSUES OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY FACES IN TRYING TO ADDRESS HOMELESS AND SOME OF THE OTHER CONCERNS THAT NOT ONLY IN THE VILLAGE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND HE DID AN ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT JOB OF EXPLAINING WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING. YOU KNOW, I, I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND THERE IS A PRETTY GOOD SIZED CROWD. THERE IS PROBABLY BETTER PART 75 PEOPLE THERE THAT WERE THERE THIS MORNING TO TO LISTEN TO MICKEY. AND WITH THAT, I ALSO NEED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND MORE THAN TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE NEXT WEEK. FIRST IS THIS FRIDAY IS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, BUENA VISTA RESERVOIR PARK RIBBON CUTTING. THAT'S AUGUST 27TH FROM 230 TO 315. THAT'S THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH FROM TWO THIRTY TO THREE FIFTEEN. THE BUENA VISTA RESERVOIR PARK RIBBON CUTTING ALSO THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH, FROM SIX TO SEVEN P.M., THE CITY OF CARLSBAD POLICE CHIEF WILLIAMS MEET AND GREET IN DISTRICT TWO, AND THAT WILL BE A CALAVERAS HILLS COMMUNITY PARK 2997 GLASGOW. SO AGAIN, YOU MAY FIND MORE THAN TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT EITHER ONE OF THOSE EVENTS, WITH THAT MR. CHADWICK, ANYTHING ELSE TO TO REPORT? NO, SIR, MS. BREWER, NOTHING THANK YOU. OK, CITY CLERK, NOTHING THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST SAY ONE LAST TIME, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES. I THINK WHAT WE DID TONIGHT WAS WELL DONE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.