[00:00:04] FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CALL TODAY'S REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. [CALL TO ORDER] AND WITH THAT, COULD THE CLERK PLEASE TAKE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN, PRESENT, MAYOR HALL PRESENT, MR. BLACKBURN COULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? IT'S MY PLEASURE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG. THIS AFTERNOON, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MORE EXCITING MEETINGS OF THE YEAR, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO GET INTO THE AGENDA. BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, MS. BREWER, DO WE NEED TO REPORT OUT IN CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU, WE HAVE NO REPORTABLE ACTION FROM THIS AFTERNOON'S CLOSED SESSION. OK, WELL, WITH THAT WE'RE VERY LUCKY TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OATH OF OFFICE [PRESENTATIONS] CEREMONY FOR OUR NEW DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY CLERK AND MR. NORBY. MR. NORBY, COULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MR. NORBY, AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I STATE YOUR NAME. I PETER NORBY, DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM. I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND, THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, PETER, YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I JUST FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTION, AND THAT ELECTION CHOSE A CANDIDATE. AND IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT THAT CANDIDATE FOR THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HAD TO MOVE ON AND THERE WAS A VACANCY. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR WISDOM GOING THROUGH THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS. AND AS I REVIEWED THE APPLICANTS, I WAS JUST STUNNED, AS I THINK MANY OF YOU ARE OR WERE IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICANT. SO PERSONALLY, I WAS THERE FOR CONTENT TO KNOW THAT MY CITY WOULD BE WELL SERVED BY WHOEVER WAS CHOSEN. AND IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT FOR ME TO JUST KIND OF STEP UP LIKE THE 12 OTHER APPLICANTS AND LESS IMPORTANT TO ME WHO WAS SELECTED. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, I GUESS, YOUR SELECTION. I'M HERE, AND THAT I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL BE YOUR MY COMMITMENT TO YOU TO BE PART OF A TEAM AND TO WORK WITH YOU FOR CARLSBAD AND REPRESENTATION OF DISTRICT ONE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE THANK YOU, PETER, WELCOME ABOARD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION, AND I THINK MANY OF US ARE AWARE OF YOUR BACKGROUND AND NOWHERE HOW LONG YOUR HEART'S BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE MANY, MANY THINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS. SO WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? YES. DR. BHAT-PATEL. I SAW COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA GO, FIRST SO I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER, THEN I CAN GO. OK, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME MR. NORBY, COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE A FULL COMPLIMENT AGAIN. AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM. THANK YOU. DR., YEAH, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. I'M VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU AND DEFINITELY SIMILAR SENTIMENTS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD AND WELCOME ABOARD. DR.BHAT-PATEL, MR. BLACKBURN, JUST A QUICK CONGRATULATIONS, THAT THE POOL OF CANDIDATES WAS VERY, VERY STRONG. AND FOR YOU TO RISE TO THE TOP IS A HUGE COMPLIMENT TO THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU'VE DONE AND PROVEN YOURSELF IN THE PAST. SO WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKBURN. [00:05:01] OK, WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE GREATEST EVENTS, I THINK, OF THE YEAR. AND THAT'S OUR 2020 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. UKEGAWA, IS HE ON, THERE HE IS JIMMY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO I'M GOING TO SIT HERE AND SAY A FEW KIND WORDS, HOPEFULLY ABOUT YOU OR MOSTLY KIND ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS OF LIVING HERE IN CARLSBAD. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING, WE HAVE DONE THIS FOR PROBABLY ABOUT THE LAST FIFTY FOUR YEARS AND OVER THE LAST 54 YEARS, WE'VE ACTUALLY, THROUGH MANY, MANY DIFFERENT MAYORS HAVE ACTUALLY HAD 86, 86 CITIZENS OF THE YEAR OR SO. JIMMY, YOU ARE NUMBER 87. I WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR TIME SO GENEROUSLY AS PART OF THIS COMMITTEE. AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JULIE NYGAARD, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, CAP LARUE, FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER, JOANNA WHITTEN, FORMER CITIZEN OF THE YEAR, AND JULIE BAKER, FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FOR SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE. THERE ARE MANY GENEROUS AND CARING RESIDENTS, WE COULD HAVE HONORED TODAY. BUT ONE MAN STANDS APART FOR HIS LIFETIME OF COMMITMENTS TO THE CITY. HE HAS CALLED HOME FOR 60 YEARS. MR. UKEGAWA, THE OWNER OF THE CARLSBAD STRAWBERRY COMPANY IN AVIARA FARMS, HAS ALWAYS GIVEN HIS TIME AND ENERGY TOWARD MAKING THE CITY OF CARLSBAD EVEN BETTER. AND JIMMY REALLY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE THIS LAST YEAR AS WE BATTLED THE COVID 19 VIRUS THAT BROUGHT SO MUCH HARDSHIP TO SO MANY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CARLSBAD. JIMMY UKEGAWA IS A PROUD PRODUCT OF THREE OF OUR CITY SCHOOLS, MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY, VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS NOW VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL. AT CARLSBAD HIGH, HE SERVED AS STUDENT TRUSTEE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AFTER EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM UC BERKELEY. IMPLANT IN SOIL BIOLOGY. JIMMY RETURN TO CARLSBAD TO CONTINUE HIS WORK ON HIS FAMILY FARM, WHICH STILL THRIVES TODAY. HE BEGAN THE CARLSBAD YOU PICK STRAWBERRY FIELD, WHERE FAMILIES CAN GATHER TO PICK THEIR OWN FRUIT. HE IS TRAINING ONE OF HIS THREE DAUGHTERS TO RUN THE FAMILY BUSINESS TO ENSURE THAT AGRICULTURE STAYS ALIVE IN THE FUTURE OF CARLSBAD. JIMMY CREATED THE PUMPKIN PATCH WHERE FAMILIES CAN ENJOY PICKING PUMPKINS ON A WORKING FARM. HE ALSO ADDED THE CORN MAZES, TRACTOR RIDES, HAY BALES TO PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WITH HALLOWEEN FUN. MONEY FROM THE FARMS HAUNTED MAZE HELPED RAISE OVER 100000 DOLLARS FOR THE AQUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION . DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, JIMMY TURNED HIS COLD STORAGE PRODUCE WAREHOUSE INTO AN OUTDOOR FARMER'S MARKET TO HELP OTHER LOCAL FOOD SUPPLIERS STAY PROFITABLE. ALONG WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CARLSBAD, THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER, THE CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, JIMMY HELPED SET UP A FOOD BANK THAT WAS ABLE TO FEED HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN CARLSBAD AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, DONATING OVER 500000 THOUSAND POUNDS OF PRODUCE IN ALL. JIMMY HELPED DELIVER PRODUCE TO OVER 17000 FAMILIES. JIMMY HAS BEEN A TIRELESS SUPPORTER OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY AND ITS BUSINESSES. HE'S BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF THE CARLSBAD FIRE FOUNDATION, DIRECTOR OF THE AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FARM'S BUREAU AND AQUA HEDIONDA FOUNDATION MEMBER. HE ALSO DONATES BOXES OF STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER PRODUCE TO ALL OF THE CARLSBAD FIRE STATIONS EACH YEAR. IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION THAT HAS LASTED 60 YEARS AFTER FIREFIGHTERS SAVED HIS SISTER'S LIFE. THIS YEAR, HE ADDED THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS TO THE LIST. HE ALSO DONATES STRAWBERRIES AND PUMPKINS TO DOZENS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND CHARITIES FOR FUNDRAISERS AND CARNIVALS. AND DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, MR. UKEGAWA, ALSO DONATED BOXES OF FRESH PRODUCE TO THE CITY EVERY FRIDAY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS [00:10:03] TO BE DISTRIBUTED WITH MEALS TO PATRONS AND THE NUTRITION'S PROGRAM AT THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER. HE HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR CARLSBAD. HE VERY RICHLY DESERVES OUR APPRECIATION. THAT IS WHY WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE MR. UKEGAWA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY TODAY BY NAMING HIM CARLSBAD CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. JIMMY, CONGRATULATIONS, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW COMMENTS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY CONGRATULATING COUNCILMAN NORBY ON HIS APPOINTMENT. ESTEEMED MAYOR, HONORABLE COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF, MY NAME IS JIMMY UKEGAWA, AND I'VE BEEN A PROUD RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD FOR ALL MY 61 YEARS. I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO BE CHOSEN AS CARLSBAD CITIZEN OF THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY OF THE PAST RECIPIENTS ARE PEOPLE THAT I ADMIRE AND RESPECT SO MUCH. I NEED TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AS EVERYTHING WE ACCOMPLISHED WAS CERTAINLY NOT A SOLO EFFORT. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE, HEATHER. NOT ONLY FOR HER INCREDIBLE ADVICE AND SUPPORT, BUT ALSO FOR KEEPING OUR FAMILY AND EMPLOYEES HEALTHY DURING A VERY TRYING YEAR. MY DAUGHTER, ROBIN, WHO IS NOW MANAGING MANY PARTS OF OUR COMPANY AND MAKING A HUGE CONTRIBUTION. MY SON JAY AND DAUGHTER MIA FOR INSPIRING ME TO BE A BETTER PERSON AND TO NEVER, EVER GIVE UP. I'D LIKE TO THANK TRACY CARMICHAEL AND THE CARLSBAD CHRISTMAS BUREAU. THAT COORDINATED OF ALL THE FOOD BOXES THAT WERE DONATED BY THE CARLSBAD GIRLS AND BOYS CLUB. MIKE PACHECO AT THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER. KEEP UP ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DO. MIKE KIRTON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOOKING US UP WITH NORTH COUNTY LIFELINE, WHICH DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO MANY HOMELESS FAMILIES. ANNIE LUCKETT, DID AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK COORDINATING ALL THE BOXES THAT WENT TO CARLSBAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HEAD STARTS IN NORTH COUNTY. I KNOW I PROMISED NOT TO EMBARRASS HER, BUT IF YOU SEE AROUND, GIVE HER A BIG HUG BECAUSE SHE REALLY DESERVES IT. CERTAINLY NOT LEAST I NEED TO THANK MY STAFF, VALENTINE, MARTHA, CECE, TONY, KEVIN, PACO AND ALL THE REST OF MY EMPLOYEES FOR WORKING SO HARD TO HELP FEED THOSE THAT WERE LESS FORTUNATE DURING THIS PANDEMIC. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK A FRIEND AND ADVISER THAT PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. COLONEL FRANK, YOU ARE SORELY MISSED. AND MAY I CONCLUDE BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR. I ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY MOTHER MIWAKO AND MY FATHER HIROSHI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JIMMY VERY WELL SAID, LET'S EVERYBODY GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. I THINK THERE'S SOMEBODY IN THE BACKGROUND THERE THAT'S GOING TO APPLAUD ALSO, SO A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MR. UKEGAWA AND HIS FAMILY. ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS? MS. ACOSTA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? CONGRATULATIONS, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FOR TWENTY TWENTY AND I WASN'T HERE, BUT IT'S GREAT TO LEARN ABOUT ALL OF YOUR SERVICE AND THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE. SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING FAMILIES IN NEED, PARTICULARLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY ADMIRABLE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. DR. BHAT-PATEL. SIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. UKEGAWA, FOR REALLY STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. I MEAN, YOU HAVE BEEN PHILANTHROPIC THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND JUST DURING THIS TIME ESPECIALLY TO REALLY GIVE BACK WITHOUT EVEN THINKING TWICE IS SOMETHING THAT I WISH WE ALL COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, DONE AS WELL. AND REALLY, REALLY, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. ALSO, I KNOW YOU WERE A CONSTITUENT OF THE MONTH. CONGRESSMAN LEVIN HAD ALSO HAD GIVEN YOU THAT HONOR. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND SAY THAT THAT WAS REALLY COOL. AND I THINK OVERALL, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND I KNOW I'LL BE TAKING MY SON TO YOUR PUMPKIN PATCH THIS YEAR. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. MR. NORBY. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. UKEGAWA. I'LL CALL YOU JIMMY. I REMEMBER 35 YEARS AGO, JIMMY AND I WERE ON THE FARMER'S MARKET TOURS IN NORTH COUNTY, ME WITH THE BAKERY AND JIMMY WITH HIS PRODUCE, AND THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL THAT [00:15:05] HAPPENS AT THE END OF EACH FARMER'S MARKET. AND THAT IS IS THAT WE HAVE LEFTOVER STUFF AND WE BARTER AMONG EACH OF THE VENDORS. BUT THERE'S ALSO A, YOU KNOW, A PERCENTAGE THAT GOES TO PEOPLE IN NEED AT THE END OF THE FARMER'S MARKET AS WELL. AND I REMEMBER THAT CLEARLY. I REMEMBER JIMMY REALLY, REALLY WELL DURING THOSE YEARS, DEFINITELY STAYED IN CONTACT THE LAST 10 OR 15 YEARS, BUT JIMMY I WANT TO SAY TO YOU, CONGRATULATIONS AND TO YOUR FAMILY. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE CLUB. I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING NAMED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR IN 1997 BY MAYOR BUD LEWIS, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GET TO HAVE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. AND IT'S A HIGH HONOR AND YOU DESERVE IT, SO CONGRATULATIONS. MR. BLACKBURN, ONE OF THE BENEFITS TO GETTING ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL 14 YEARS AGO WAS PRIOR TO THAT ELECTION, I KNEW THE NAME JIMMY UKEGAWA AND I KNEW WHO HE WAS. AFTER THE ELECTION AND BEING PART OF THE COUNCIL, I STARTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT MAKES THIS GUY TICK. THE EXPLANATION GIVEN IN THE PROCLAMATION FOR THIS RECOGNITION IS WONDERFUL. BUT IT REALLY CAN'T DESCRIBE WHAT GOES ON IN THIS GUY'S BRAIN. HE TRULY IS SOMEBODY WHO PROBABLY WAKES UP EVERY MORNING AND TRIES TO THINK ABOUT WHAT CAN HE DO FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. HE'S JUST SOMEBODY I JUST EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF ME CAN ASPIRE TO BE MORE LIKE HIM, I THINK I WOULD BE A BIG BENEFIT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE THINGS HE'S DONE, BUT IT'S WHAT'S IN HIS HEART. THANK YOU, MR. BLACKBURN AND AGAIN, MR. UKEGAWA, JOB WELL DONE. AND WE SO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COMPANY AND ALL THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. THANK YOU. SO NEXT, NEXT IS 2021 STATE OF THE CITY VIDEO PRESENTATION. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR. AND OUR THEME THIS PAST YEAR FOR STATE OF THE COMMUNITY WAS CARLSBAD TAKES THE WORST OF YEARS AND MAKES THEM THE BEST OF YEARS. AND SO I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER. AND SO WILL OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS THEY EACH WILL PARTICIPATE IN WITH THEIR STRONG BELIEFS AND VALUES ARE AND WHAT THEY'VE HELPED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PAST YEAR. SO BUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS BEGIN WITH THE VIDEO. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, MR., CHADWICK, MS., BREWER, TINA RAY AND ALL YOUR STAFF. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THIS PAST YEAR AND HOW YOU HELPED US GET THROUGH THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. AND EVEN AS WE'RE HERE TODAY BACK VIRTUALLY, WE'RE ALL STILL MOVING FORWARD IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. SO WITH THAT, IF WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VIDEO, MISS RAY. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE THE SAME, I GUESS NOW IT'S THIS NEW NORMAL THAT I'M KIND OF GETTING READY FOR. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT THERE ARE GOOD THINGS TO COME OUT OF COVID. I GOT TO KNOW MY NEIGHBORS A LOT BETTER AND MY KIDS GOT TO KNOW THE NEIGHBOR KIDS. CARLSBAD IS SUCH A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. IT'S SPECIAL IN ITS OWN WAY, NO MATTER COVID RESTRICTIONS OR NORMAL TIMES. IT'S JUST A FANTASTIC PLACE. THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS RESPONDED TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, READY TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE WITH NEW APPROACHES TO DOING BUSINESS AND A RENEWED SENSE OF COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THE CITY'S TOP PRIORITY FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS HAS BEEN PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY AND CARING FOR THOSE MOST VULNERABLE. WORKING TOGETHER, THANKS TO THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, CARLSBAD HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN AMONG THE LOWEST CASE RATES IN THE REGION. OUR SENIORS THAT WOULD COME IN HERE TO THE DINING ROOM, COULD DRIVE UP, PICK UP THEIR MEAL IN THEIR CAR AND TAKE IT HOME, AND THAT CURBSIDE LINE BECAME JUST THIS EVENT? MANY SENIORS WOULD TELL ME THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE COME OUT OF THE HOUSE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU EACH DAY, AND WE GOT TO SIXTY THOUSAND. THE CITY DEDICATED EMERGENCY FUNDING TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY COULD HELP SERVE MORE PEOPLE. AND HELPED LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY COVID 19 WITH EMERGENCY RENT AND UTILITY PAYMENTS. CITY STAFF MOBILIZED EARLY ON TO FIND NEW WAYS TO PROVIDE SERVICES. [00:20:03] THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT COMPLETED OVER 2500 VIDEO INSPECTIONS AND ALLOWED RESIDENTS TO PROCESS PERMITS ONLINE. OVER AT THE CITY'S THREE LIBRARIES, CURBSIDE PICKUP ALLOWED RESIDENTS TO ACCESS OVER 300000 BOOKS DURING THE STAY AT HOME ORDER. BETWEEN THE CITY LIBRARY, CULTURAL ARTS AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES, CITY STAFF HOSTED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS DAILY FOR ALL AGES, PUTTING AN AWARD WINNING SPECIAL EVENT AT AQUA NORTE NAUGHTY AQUATIC CENTER THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER IN SPIRIT TO FIND HOPE AND COMFORT. ONCE VACCINES WERE AVAILABLE, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH FIRE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO GET PEOPLE VACCINATED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WITH THE UNPRECEDENTED EFFECTS ON LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD PARTNERED WITH THE CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT AND NEW PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESSES. CARLSBAD PROGRAM GENERATED 88000 IN GIFT CARD SALES FOR OVER 80 LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE CITY'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO HELPING LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING COVID EARNED CARLSBAD INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AS A SMART CITY. THE CITY ALSO WORKED WITH OVER 100 BUSINESSES TO MOVE THEIR OPERATIONS OUTDOORS SO THEY COULD STAY OPEN AND COMPLY WITH COUNTY HEALTH ORDERS. A NEW CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION SUBCOMMITTEE GUIDED THESE EFFORTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CARLSBAD BUSINESSES DURING THE RECOVERY. THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT INNOVATIVE AND RESILIENT INDUSTRIES OVER THE YEARS MEANS CARLSBAD WAS BETTER POSITIONED TO WEATHER THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC. IN FACT, MANY BUSINESSES IN CARLSBAD'S KEY INDUSTRY CLUSTERS PLAYED IMPORTANT ROLES IN COVID 19, TESTING, TREATMENTS AND VACCINE DEVELOPMENT. NOW, CARLSBAD IS A GREAT FIT FOR THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC AND THE ABILITY TO EXPAND THAT EXISTING FOOTPRINT WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF CARLSBAD MADE AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR US. WHILE OTHERS STEPPED UP TO MEET NEW CONSUMER DEMANDS AND BUSINESSES CONTINUED TO RELOCATE TO CARLSBAD AND EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS, BRINGING HUNDREDS OF NEW HIGH PAYING JOBS TO CARLSBAD. WITH MORE BUSINESS THAN EVER CONDUCTED ONLINE, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS ROLLED OUT NEW APPS AND ONLINE SERVICES. LIKE MOST ORGANIZATIONS, THE CITY TRANSITION TO REMOTE WORK AND ONLINE MEETINGS DURING COVID 19, CONTINUING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN CITY DECISION MAKING. A NEW CARLSBAD CONNECTS APP MAKES GETTING THINGS DONE EASIER THAN EVER. THE NEW CARLSBAD COMMUTER APP IS DESIGNED TO HELP GET MORE CARS OFF THE ROAD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO CARPOOLS AND OTHER OPTIONS FOR GETTING TO AND FROM WORK. AND A NEW ONLINE RECORDS PORTAL MAKES SEARCHING FOR CITY RECORDS JUST A CLICK AWAY. SAVING RESIDENTS TIME AND THE CITY MONEY. THE CITY ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW WEB SITE THAT PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND NEW VIDEO LIVE STREAMS OF ALL CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND A NEW RECRUITING APP HELPS PEOPLE FIND JOBS IN CARLSBAD, THANKS TO AN INNOVATIVE NEW HIGH SPEED FIBER PROJECT. ALL OF THIS NEW CITY TECHNOLOGY WILL RUN AT LIGHTNING FAST SPEEDS WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR EXPANSION. THESE INVESTMENTS AND MORE ARE PART OF A NEW STRATEGIC DIGITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. REDUCING HOMELESSNESS IS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY'S TOP PRIORITIES. THAT'S WHY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE HOMELESS RESPONSE INITIATIVES IN THE REGION. BUILDING ON A PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN 2017. THREE NEW HOMELESS OUTREACH OFFICERS WERE ADDED IN THE LATEST CITY BUDGET AND NEW RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS SHELTER, EMPLOYMENT AND PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PLAN BUILDS ON THE PROGRAMS ALREADY IN PLACE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LATEST RESEARCH [00:25:01] AND REPORTING PROGRESS TO THE PUBLIC EVERY THREE MONTHS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY HAS EXPANDED CURRENT AND FUTURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE CITY ADDED 40 NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS TO THE MARKET AND PROVIDED FEDERAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO 550 HOUSEHOLDS. IN ADDITION TO THOSE REACHED THROUGH THE CITY'S COVID 19 RESPONSE, THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A NEW HOUSING PLAN, SOMETHING REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO MAKE SURE CITIES PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL INCOME LEVELS AND STAGES OF LIFE. A NEW HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL HELP ENSURE THE CITY'S INVESTMENTS ARE FOCUSED AND WELL COORDINATED. PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUES TO BE THE CITY'S TOP PRIORITY. A NEW STUDY OF THE CITY'S FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES OUTLINED SEVERAL INVESTMENTS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO KEEP PACE WITH THE CITY'S EVOLVING NEEDS. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS MADE THIS ONE OF ITS TOP THREE GOALS FOR THE YEAR, GETTING STARTED BY ADDING TWO NEW AMBULANCES, AS WELL AS NEW FIREFIGHTERS AND MEDICAL RESPONSE STAFF. FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE ESTABLISHING A NEW TEMPORARY FIRE STATION IN THE SHORT TERM, WHILE THE CITY SITES AND BUILDS A PERMANENT FIRE STATION SEVEN TO SERVE THE AREAS WEST OF THE I5. IN THE MEANTIME, WORK IS WELL UNDERWAY, REPLACING THE OLD FIRE STATION 2, WITH A MODERN, MORE EFFICIENT STATION THAT WILL BE DONE IN 2022. DURING THE COVID 19 STAY AT HOME ORDERS, THE CITY'S ESSENTIAL WORKERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOLID PROGRESS ON UPGRADES TO WATER, WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT CARLSBAD. THIS INCLUDES EXPANDING THE CITY'S RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM WITH SEVEN AND A HALF MILES OF NEW PIPELINES, BRINGING THIS RENEWABLE RESOURCE TO 77 NEW CUSTOMERS. THE CITY'S BIGGEST INVESTMENTS ARE FOR PROJECTS THAT HELP IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER FOR ALL KINDS OF TRAVELERS. THE LONG AWAITED POINSETTIA LANE CONNECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND THE CITY HAS INSTALLED NEW SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR 10 NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE SPEEDING WAS A CONCERN AND THE CITY'S TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE TRAFFIC RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY, ESPECIALLY AT PEAK TIMES. THE CITY RECENTLY PURCHASED PROPERTY, PREVIOUSLY ZONED FOR HOUSING TO PERMANENTLY SET ASIDE AS OPEN SPACE. AS PART OF THE CITY'S GOAL OF CREATING A LARGER URBAN TREE CANOPY, OVER 600 TREES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE CITY'S TREE INVENTORY IN THE PAST YEAR. AND THE CITY HAS NOW MET ITS HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN GOAL OF SETTING ASIDE OVER 300 ACRES OF LAND TO PROTECT THE CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER. THE NEW VILLAGE 8 SOUTH TRAIL IN NORTH CARLSBAD IS GETTING GREAT USE, WHILE CITY STAFF WORK ON PLANS FOR CONTINUING THE TRAIL AND CREATING AN OFF LEASH DOG PARK. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, AND NOW IT'S UNDERGOING THE REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING PROCESS. JUST DOWN THE ROAD ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON THE CITY IS WORKING ON, PLANS TO CREATE A SCENIC TRAIL ON LAND THE CITY LEASES FROM SDG&E. 3 2 1 A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AT THE SITE OF THE OLD BUENA VISTA RESERVOIR IN OLD CARLSBAD JUST OPENED AND NEW AMENITIES AT CALAVERA HILLS COMMUNITY PARK ARE WELL UNDERWAY. HEADING SOUTH TEN TENNIS COURTS AT POINSETTIA PARK WERE RECENTLY RESURFACED AND CONSTRUCTION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN ON ITS LONG AWAITED NEW DOG PARK, ALONG WITH A NEW RESTROOM NEAR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND MORE PARKING. [00:30:01] THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALSO GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT FOR STAFF TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP ON MAJOR UPGRADES FROM MONROE ST. POOL, INCLUDING EXPANDING ITS SIZE, ADDING MORE SHADE, NEW LOCKER ROOMS, SOLAR AND FEATURES TO REDUCE NOISE FOR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CITY IS NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR OF IMPLEMENTING THE CARLSBAD CLIMATE ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IN MAY, THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED. THIS JOINT EFFORT WILL PROVIDE MORE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OPTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS IN CARLSBAD, DEL MAR AND SOLANA BEACH. THIS YEAR'S CITY BUDGET INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF FIVE NEW HYBRID POLICE CARS ADDED TO THE 39 OTHER HYBRID VEHICLES ALREADY PART OF THE CITY'S FLEET. LAST YEAR ABSOLUTELY FELT LIKE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING NEXT. I THINK THAT THERE COMES A POINT THAT THINGS CHANGE TOO MUCH. I DO FEEL THAT WE CAN HOLD ON TO WHAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY SPECIAL, REGARDLESS OF THE DIFFERENT CHANGES THAT COME ABOUT. ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S TOP GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR IS TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A NEW APPROACH TO MANAGING GROWTH, MAINTAINING THE CITY'S LONG TERM FINANCIAL HEALTH. AS THE CITY MATURES, ITS NEEDS ARE CHANGING. GROWTH IN THE FUTURE WON'T BE LARGE MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES. INSTEAD, CITIES LIKE CARLSBAD WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE NEW GROWTH IS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. FOCUSED ON REDUCING CARS IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTAINING NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN PROPERTY IN OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY MAY EVENTUALLY WANT TO REDEVELOP TO MEET NEW COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE WAY TO HOLD ON TO THE WAY THAT CARLSBAD IS SPECIAL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S CONSTANTLY CHANGING, IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN HOW IT'S CHANGING, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SHAPE THAT. AS SOON AS I MOVED HERE, I KNEW THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE. CARLSBAD HAS AN AMAZING BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD. THINK, CARLSBAD, IS A VERY INCLUSIVE AND WELCOME COMMUNITY. SO THERE'S ALWAYS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO COME HERE AND GROW. WELL, THANK YOU, TINA. VERY WELL DONE. I KNOW WE ALL HAVE COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO KEEP MY COMMENTS TO THE VERY END AND LET MY COLLEAGUES GO AHEAD OF ME. IT'S JUST VERY NOTEWORTHY FOR A YEAR THAT HAD SO MANY CHALLENGES WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. AND I THINK THAT VIDEO REALLY DESCRIBED MANY, MANY OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH YOU, MR. BLACKBURN. I WILL START BY APOLOGIZING IF IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M TALKING FUNNY, I'M A COUPLE OF HOURS OUT OF HAVING A ROOT CANAL, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT, TRYING NOT TO BITE MY TONGUE BECAUSE I'M STILL A LITTLE BIT NUMB. BUT I DO WANT TO TELL RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, ALL GET SO MUCH RECOGNITION FOR ALL OF WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR. YOU ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT DISASTERS BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. WELL, I THINK THAT AS MANY BAD THINGS AS HAS COME OUT OF COVID, I'LL SAY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IS THAT THIS IS A DISASTER THAT BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY CLOSER TOGETHER AND WE'VE LEARNED HOW TO WORK THROUGH ISSUES SO MUCH BETTER. BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE I EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SOME OF OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORING CITIES AND SOME OF THEIR DOWNTOWN AREAS ARE JUST SO SAD. SO MANY BOARDED UP WINDOWS, AND THEN I WALK THROUGH OURS AND WE SEEM TO BE DOING SO MUCH BETTER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES. SO I WANT TO ASK OUR RESIDENTS, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES, TRY TO KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS THE BEST WE CAN IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ORDER SOMETHING ONLINE, BUT YOU CAN ORDER IT FROM ONE OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, PLEASE MAKE THE DECISION TO ORDER FROM ONE OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE JUST HAVE SO MANY GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT HOW OUR CITY HAS HAS RESPONDED THROUGH COVID, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO'S PUT THAT EFFORT INTO MAKING THIS SUCH A SUCCESS. WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF UPHILL BATTLE AHEAD OF US, BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT WE'RE GOING [00:35:01] TO DO A GREAT JOB GETTING OUT OF THIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. NEXT, DR. BHAT-PATEL, SURE, THANK YOU, AND ALL I HAVE TO START OFF WITH IS WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING YEAR, AND I THINK DEFINITELY THE FIRST AND FOREMOST THANKS GOES TO OUR STAFF. THEY HAVE HAD TO PIVOT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADAPT TO THE EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH WITH THE PANDEMIC. I KNOW THAT THE RESPONSE, THE COMPASSION, THE TENACITY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES IS VERY ADMIRABLE. I THINK THE OTHER PIECE IS JUST HOW MANY SERVICES LIKE THE MAYOR PRO TEM MENTIONED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DURING THIS TIME IS JUST REALLY EXCITING, AND I'LL COVER MAYBE A FEW OF THEM THAT I KNOW WERE IN THE VIDEO AS WELL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY TOUGH YEAR AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE AND OF THE CONTINUED LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR CITY AND OF YOUR GRACE AS WE NAVIGATED THIS UNPREDICTABLE TIME. IT WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR OUR ENTIRE TEAM. AND I KNOW THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE, OF COURSE, BECAUSE NONE OF US COULD PREDICT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND SO I THINK JUST BEING ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH WAS SOMETHING THAT, AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM ALSO MENTIONED, SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME AROUND AND REALLY FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO MOVE TOGETHER IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. AND SO, OF COURSE, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND WE CELEBRATED SOME POSITIVE NEWS AS WELL. SO I KNOW WE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE DONE IN TERMS OF LIKE DELIVERING OVER 60000 MEALS TO OUR SENIOR POPULATION, DOING SOME INNOVATIVE THINGS LIKE VIDEO INSPECTIONS, ALLOWING PERMITTING TO BE PROCESSED ONLINE, DOING CURBSIDE PICKUP, VIRTUAL PROGRAMING. YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PART OF VACCINATING SOME FOLKS, WHICH WAS REALLY EXCITING. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE REALLY MAKING EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE THEY WERE ANSWERING OUR CALLS TO SERVICE. AND THEN ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE, WHICH I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED ALSO, IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE HOW BUSINESSES WERE ADAPTING AND REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS THEY WERE ALSO TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I KNOW OUR ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS NOW THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, REALLY HELPED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE PUSHING FORWARD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH THE COUNCIL WAS AN INSTRUMENTAL PART, AND IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD HAVE THE ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND JUST A COUPLE OF LAST THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE REALLY EXCITING. YOU KNOW, JUST THE CONCERTS IN THE PARKS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE INTO A VIRTUAL ENJOYABLE PROCESS AS WELL. NEW FIRE STATION THAT'S GOING TO BE UP AND COMING, WHICH I KNOW I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR SOME TIME, AND ALSO SOME AMBULANCES. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE AND THEN THE DOG PARK AT POINSETTIA PARK, WHICH I KNOW MY DOG IS REALLY GOING TO ENJOY. SO, OF COURSE, THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I'M SURE SOME OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT. BUT IT'S BEEN QUITE A YEAR. AND I WOULD BE REMISS TO SAY THAT AMONG THE ALMOST ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND RESIDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, WE ALSO CELEBRATED THE ADDITION OF MY SON THIS YEAR. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT HE GETS TO BE PART OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD WITH THREE GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY LIVING HERE. SO I'D LIKE TO THANK AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES IN CLOSING. I KNOW IT'S BEEN QUITE THE YEAR AND WE ALL HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF THE CITY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KIND OF A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, A TIME WHEN WE STOP AND LOOK BACK AT THE LAST YEAR, BUT ALSO LOOK FORWARD AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS THIS COMING YEAR. I KNOW YOU DESCRIBED IT, THE MAYOR EARLIER, AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE WHOLE THE WHOLE THING, BUT I WAS THINKING WHEN I SAW THE VIDEO EARLIER, RESILIENCE, RESILIENCE IS THE WORD THAT I WOULD PICK IF I COULD JUST ONLY HAVE TO PICK ONE WORD. I WOULD SAY THAT WE WE HAVE BEEN SO RESILIENT IN THE 10 MONTHS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN PART OF MANAGING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH UNPRECEDENTED TIMES WITH THE PANDEMIC AND HELPING FILL AN UNEXPECTED VACANCY ON OUR COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN MOST PROUD TO SEE THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT, PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP OTHERS AND TO KEEP US STRONG AND SAFE DURING THESE TIMES. OUR CITY STAFF HAS OBVIOUSLY DONE A STELLAR JOB GUIDING US, FOLLOWING EVERY MOVEMENT OF SHIFTING STATE AND COUNTY GUIDELINES, HELPING US STAY CONNECTED WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND [00:40:02] BUSINESSES. AND AS WE ALL JUST SAW IN A VERY IMPRESSIVE VIDEO, THE CITY'S BEEN SO ACTIVE IN HELPING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. AND MANY VOLUNTEERS, PEOPLE I KNOW AND PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP OUT WHEREVER THEY COULD, INCLUDING BY SELLING AND DISTRIBUTING FACE COVERINGS AND DELIVERING MEALS, MANY OTHER WAYS. IT'S WE ARE IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT OUR CITY CAN ADAPT. IT HAS BEEN ABLE TO AND HAS BEEN ADAPTING AND FLEXING AS NEEDED. ALL THE WHILE PROVIDING THE EXCELLENT SERVICE THAT WE EXPECT FROM CARLSBAD. DURING OUR GOAL SETTING WORKSHOPS THE COUNCIL IDENTIFIED OUR TOP PRIORITIES AS A GROUP, AND STAFF TURNED THOSE INTO WORK PLANS FOR US. SO WE ARE ALL GETTING BUSY ON COMING UP WITH AN UPDATED GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN, REDUCING THE HOMELESS AND SHELTER POPULATION AND BRINGING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT UP TO RECOMMENDED STANDARDS OF COVERAGE. WE HAVE ALSO, AS A COUNCIL TEAM AND AS A CITY, IMPROVED OUR TEAM BUILDING AND COMMUNICATION, AND WE'VE DEVELOPED THE FRAMEWORK FOR AN ETHICS ORDINANCE TO BETTER MODEL CIVILITY AND POSITIVE PUBLIC DISCOURSE. WE'VE BEGUN TO STRENGTHEN DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY WITH THE PUBLIC. AND I'M SO PROUD OF OUR EFFORTS AS A COMMUNITY TO DO THAT. WE HAVE COME VERY FAR AND THERE'S PLENTY MORE TO DO GOING FORWARD. I HAVE A FEW MAJOR AREAS OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY VISION WHERE I'D LIKE TO HELP AND THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP, TOO. SUSTAINABILITY IS ONE OF THOSE I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A BIT IN THE VIDEO. THERE'S MORE THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. IT'S SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM AND THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T HEAR MAYBE MISSED IS THAT WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT ORGANICS, RECYCLING CITYWIDE NEXT YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TO STREAMLINE OUR PROCESS TO INSTALL [INAUDIBLE] CHARGERS. WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE. THAT'S VERY EXCITING. WE KNOW WE WANT LOTS OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. WE JUST CUT THE RIBBON ON A PARK AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT PARKS THIS PAST YEAR. SO WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT. CONNECTIVITY AND MOBILITY, WE KNOW THAT TRANSPORTATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A MAJORITY OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN THAT WE APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRITTEN ON IT SET TO BECOME A LEADER IN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND CREATIVE APPROACHES TO MOVING PEOPLE AND GOODS THROUGH AND WITHIN CARLSBAD. AND TO ME, THAT MEANS MAKING CARLSBAD A MORE FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR WALKING AND BIKING AND NOT ALWAYS BEING IN YOUR CAR. AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL WANT AN HEALTHY, OUTDOOR, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. SO I WELCOME THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT. I HOPE THAT THEY STAY IN TOUCH WITH WITH ME AND WITH OTHERS ON THESE ISSUES. WE HAVE VERY HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY SERVICES AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEM THROUGHOUT THIS THIS TIME, ESPECIALLY PUBLIC SAFETY. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE. AND OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL PRIORITIZED OUR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS. I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE A BIGGER, BETTER FIRE STATION TO UP IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL. THAT'S BEEN TORN DOWN IF ANYBODY'S DRIVEN BY IT. THERE'S NOTHING THERE. THE FOLKS ARE RELOCATED TEMPORARILY TO DOVE LIBRARY, BUT THAT SHOULD BE OUT WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, AND I'M VERY EXCITED. WE'VE ALSO BEEN MEETING THE NEW CHIEF, THE NEW INCOMING POLICE CHIEF, AND WE'VE HAD SOME MEET THE CHIEF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY SO PEOPLE CAN SEE WE'VE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRST RESPONDERS. AND I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR THAT. I AS A NEWER COUNCILMAN, I'M NOT THE NEWEST ANYMORE, SO I CAN'T SAY I'M THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY TO BE WORKING ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE TO ADVOCATE FOR POSITIVE POLICY AND FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT HELP AND NOT HARM OUR CITY AND PARTICIPATE IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CAL CITIES OR ENCINA'S WASTEWATER OR THE NORTH COUNTY DISPATCH J.P.A. ON BEHALF OF CARLSBAD. SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. AND WE INVITE THEIR INPUT. I ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO STAY INVOLVED AND ENGAGED. GO THROUGH THE CITIZEN'S ACADEMY WHEN IT'S BACK. APPLY FOR A COMMISSION POSITION. THERE WERE SO MANY GREAT CANDIDATES FOR THE C ONE VACANCY. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP GIVING PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO STAY INVOLVED. WE DO HAVE TONS OF VOLUNTEERS. SO I'M NOT COMPLAINING. I'M JUST SAYING WE HAVE ONE SPACE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER, WE CAN FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU AND THEN REACH OUT WHEN YOU HAVE IDEAS ON POLICY OR THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE AT THE CITY. BECAUSE EVEN WHEN WE DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE, I WANT THE CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD TO KNOW I HEAR YOU. I RESPECT YOUR POINT OF VIEW, AND I WILL TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION IN MY DECISION MAKING. I HAVE WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS. THEY'RE LISTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND I WELCOME EMAILS AT ANY TIME. I FEEL SO HONORED TO BE ON THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND EVEN WITH DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES WITH MY COLLEAGUES OR SOMETIMES WITH MY NEIGHBORS. WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY WITH LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE COLLABORATE AND WE [00:45:01] MOVE FORWARD. SO GOING BACK TO THAT ONE WORD OF RESILIENCE, I KNOW THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE RESILIENT TOGETHER AND WE WILL KEEP OUR COMMUNITY STRONG AND VIBRANT. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME JUST A MOMENT TO SPEAK. THANK YOU, MR. NORBY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO START MY REMARKS BY THANKING THE PRIOR COUNCIL AND PRIOR COUNCILS WHO REALLY PUT US IN A POSITION TO TO WEATHER I THINK WHAT IS PROBABLY IN OUR LIFETIME ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS THE PANDEMIC, THE HEALTH PANDEMIC THAT WE HAVE. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO PAST COUNCILS FOR PUTTING US IN THAT POSITION. YOU KNOW, AS I THINK OF CARLSBAD, I THINK OF THE ROUGHLY ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND CITIZENS HERE. AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT. AND WHETHER IT'S A LITTLE LEAGUE OR A SOCCER PRACTICE OR A CHURCH OR A WORKOUT GROUP OR WHATEVER, THEIR SERVICES THEY'RE JUST REALLY INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, THEY GO ON, WE DON'T HEAR FROM MOST OF THEM VERY OFTEN. THEY GO ON WITH THEIR DAILY LIVES WORKING, PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES, TRYING TO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITIES BETTER. AND I JUST RESPECT THAT SO MUCH. AND OUR CITIZENRY IN CARLSBAD IS JUST AMAZING. AND I THANK THEM FOR THAT. AND THEIR EFFORTS DURING THIS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TIME. AND THEIR RESILIENCY IS COUNCIL MEMBER, ACOSTA HAS SAID. AS MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN MENTIONED, I DO THINK THIS IS A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, MAKE DECISIONS TO HELP EACH OTHER IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND THAT MEANS IF YOU CAN DO SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE DO OUTSIDE THIS COMMUNITY, IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY AND HELP THIS COMMUNITY AROUND THE CITY DURING THIS TIME, I THINK THAT WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN. [INAUDIBLE] THE STAFF. AND IT'S YOU KNOW, I HAVE MY WIFE HAS BEEN PRACTICING THE EDUCATION FIELD FOR 40 YEARS, AND OUR PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE DEALT WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE. AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, YOU KNOW, A LARGE AGENCY BASICALLY UNDERGOES SOME SOME SHIFTS AT SOME PERCENTAGE POINT AS SOME NEW ITEM IS BROUGHT IN OR SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY IS BROUGHT IN, OR A NEW IDEA IS BROUGHT IN, A NEW EFFORT. BUT TO SEE WHAT OUR PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE DONE DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH IT IS NOT JUST A PERCENTAGE OR TWO HERE. IT IS A COMPLETE NEW WAY OF OF OF MANAGING AND GOVERNING. AND NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE TO DO THAT FOR THE CURRENT SITUATION. BUT THERE'S SO MUCH PLANNING THAT GOES ON , YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS HAPPENS? THIS HAPPENS, THIS HAPPENS. SO THERE'S CONTINGENCY PLANNING CONSTANTLY GOING ON FOR TWO OR THREE ALTERNATIVES, BECAUSE WE ARE IN UNKNOWN TERRITORY, IN UNKNOWN WATERS. AND MANY OF US HAVE HOPED THAT THIS WOULD BE DYING DOWN HERE, THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND HERE IT COMES RAGING BACK. SO JUST CONGRATULATIONS, YOU KNOW, AS A CITIZEN FOR A LONG TIME, ALMOST 40 YEARS. I'VE ALWAYS JUST BEEN SO PROUD OF CARLSBAD STAFF AND THE SERVICE THAT WE RECEIVE AS CITIZENS. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I SEE A NEW PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THERE'S A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE BECAUSE I KNOW I'M WELL SERVED, A NEW PARK OR A NEW LIBRARY OR A LIFEGUARD SERVICE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO I'M VERY, VERY THANKFUL. I THINK OUR CITY IS WELL RUN. I'M PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR PROFESSIONALISM TO DELIVER SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS. AND THEN LASTLY, BEFORE I GET INTO MY KIND OF NEXT YEAR'S COMMENTS, I LOOK AT THIS COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND CARLSBAD'S BEEN SERVED FOR ALMOST 70 YEARS BY CITY COUNCIL AND A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, A LOT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. WE ARE REALLY BENEFICIARIES OF THEIR WORK AND THEIR WISDOM OVER THE YEARS. BUT IT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE, CERTAINLY NOT TO THE EXTENT THAT WHEN OUR CITIZENS LOOK AT US, THEY SEE THEMSELVES AND THEY SEE REPRESENTATION OF THEIR POINT OF VIEW. AND I THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL, MORE SO THAN ANY OF PAST COUNCILS, I THINK REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY THAT IS THE CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD REPRESENT. AND SO IT'S NOT PERFECT FOR SURE. WE'LL CONTINUE MAKING OUR CITY BETTER AND IT WILL EBB AND FLOW AS WE GO. BUT FOR THOSE WHO WHO THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL IS, IT'S NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF CARLSBAD OR THEY'D LIKE TO SEE IT THIS WAY, THEY'D LIKE TO SEE IT THIS WAY, MY PERSPECTIVE IS THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST COUNCILS I'VE EVER SEEN, IF NOT THE BEST COUNCIL IN TERMS OF REPRESENTATION AS OUR CITIZENS LOOK TO US. I THINK GOING FORWARD IN IN MY 15 MONTHS HERE, FIRST OF ALL, IS TO BE A GOOD TEAMMATE AND TO CONTRIBUTE AND TO REASON AND TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL TO GET TO A RIGHT ANSWER., I'M VERY ATTUNED WITH PUBLIC COMMONS, AND THE PUBLIC COMMONS ARE THE PARKS, THE LIBRARIES, [00:50:06] OUR POLICE, FIRE, BEACHES, AIR, WATER, TRAIL SYSTEMS AND WHATEVER WE HAVE THAT THE PUBLIC GETS TO SHARE EQUALLY. AND WE DON'T HAVE A TRIAL SYSTEM THAT'S FREE AND A TRAIL SYSTEM THAT'S TEN DOLLARS AND A SKYBOX TRAIL SYSTEM, THAT'S FORTY DOLLARS. THESE ARE PUBLIC, THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND OUR ROAD SYSTEM IS THE SAME WAY. AND SO FOR FAR TOO LONG, WE HAVE GIVEN A STRONG, STRONG PREFERENCE TO ONE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS THE AUTOMOBILE. AND THERE ARE APPROPRIATE ROADS FOR THAT. BUT THERE ARE ALSO NOW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN EMERGING WAYS OF GETTING POINT A TO B AND I THINK INCREASES IN THE TECHNOLOGY, ARE GOING TO HELP OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS GROW AS WELL. CERTAINLY TRAINS WILL BE DOUBLING HERE IN TERMS OF THE NEXT 10 TO 15 YEARS. SO, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR AND I'D LIKE THIS COUNCIL TO WORK FOR IS ONE OF MANY CHOICES IN TRANSPORTATION WHERE WE SIMPLY CHOOSE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR US AS THAT WE NEED IS TO GO FORWARD. AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE PUBLIC COMMONS, I'M EXCITED ABOUT KEEPING CARLSBAD STRONG ECONOMICALLY. I THINK ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, STRONG POINTS OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT OUR CITY HAS THE GOOD ECONOMY AND WE HAVE FUNDS TO WORK WITH TO SATISFY OUR CITIZENS NEEDS. AND THAT ECONOMY HAS PERHAPS NEVER BEEN STRESSED AS MUCH AS IT'S BEEN STRESSED DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO COME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT CREATING THIS KIND OF SUSTAINABILITY STOOL OF YOU KNOW SOLID ECONOMY, A GREAT ECONOMY, GREAT CULTURE, GREAT ENVIRONMENT AND WORKING TO IMPROVE ALL OF THOSE. AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO KIND OF LIVING TOGETHER, I THINK THE NEXT 10, 20, 30 YEARS IS A BUILT COMMUNITY. I THINK MY TIME HERE MOSTLY HAS BEEN AS A GROWTH COMMUNITY, AS CARLSBAD HAS GROWN IN POPULATION, WE'VE ADDED SERVICES. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST THANK MY COLLEAGUE, CITY STAFF AND CITIZENS. AND WE HAVE WORK IN FRONT OF US AND WE'LL DO THAT WORK AS A TEAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. NORBY. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY COMMENTS JUST BY FOLLOWING ALONG SOME OF THE THINGS MR. NORBY SAID ABOUT HOW THIS COUNCIL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS HAS HAD THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER. AND THERE'S SO MANY THINGS YOU COULD RECOGNIZE, BUT I THINK THIS PAST YEAR, WHEN I THINK OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT QUITE OFTEN DON'T MAKE IT TO THE FOREFRONT, BUT ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. AND IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY. AND IT'S REALLY FOR ME, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BE ON THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH DR. BHAT-PATEL. YOU KNOW, I LOST COUNT AT 30 MEETINGS THIS PAST YEAR AND HOW MANY TIMES WE GOT TOGETHER AND WITH HER STAFF AND IN DAVID GRAHAM AND MATT SANFORD AND THE WHOLE TEAM AND HOW WE LISTENED, LISTENED TO THE COMMUNITY TO NOT TRY TO SECOND GUESS WHAT THEY NEEDED TO BE, BUT MORE TO BECOME LASER FOCUSED IN HOW WE COULD FOCUS HER ENERGIES TO CREATE THAT BETTER TOMORROW. AND WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER AND BRETT AND CHRISTINE DAVIES FROM THE VILLAGE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, TO ME THAT WAS VERY REWARDING. AND ALSO, I MEAN, WE REALLY AFFECTED A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH THAT, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO KEEP THEM SOLID AND MOVING FORWARD, BUT ALSO THE JOBS THAT THEY REPRESENT. THAT, TO ME WAS VERY REWARDING. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR. BHAT-PATEL. YOU KNOW, HER TIME AND ENERGY THAT SHE PUT INTO THAT. ANOTHER AREA THAT'S GREATLY AFFECTING THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. AND IT AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL, BUT ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES WE HAVE AS A CITY IS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN SACRAMENTO AND SOME OF THEIR LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT THEY'RE BRINGING FORWARD WITH US. AND AGAIN, WE'RE HONORED THAT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, WHO HAS AT LEAST 10 YEARS IN WORKING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. SO SHE HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENS IN SACRAMENTO. SHE HAS THE RELATIONSHIPS, THE FIRST NAME BASIS WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, BOTH HERE LOCALLY AND IN SACRAMENTO, AND HAS DONE AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING JOB, NOT TO MENTION I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOURS SHE'S PUT IN, TRYING TO REPRESENT CARLSBAD AND OUR BELIEFS AND WHAT WE THINK GROWTH SHOULD LOOK LIKE. AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT DENSITY SHOULD BE IN MANY, MANY ISSUES SUCH AS THAT. SO I JUST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ENERGY THAT YOU PUT INTO THAT. OFTEN THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DON'T GO NOTICED, AND BUT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH BOTH OF YOU. AND I KNOW EACH OF US, EACH OF US SERVE ON OTHER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS THAT [00:55:06] BRING VALUE TO THE CITY. IT'S A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY THAT EACH OF US PUT INTO THAT. MR. BLACKBURN'S ON [INAUDIBLE] IN SAFETY. THE SAFETY THINGS WITH SANDAG, DR. BHAT-PATEL, YOU'RE ON SANDAG ALSO WITH ME AND TERESA YOU SERVE ON MANY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE LEDGE COMMITTEE, THE CITY'S COMMITTEE WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO ALL OF THOSE TAKE TIME AND ENERGY, AND IT'S REALLY A TEAM EFFORT THAT GETS US THERE. ALSO, WE JUST CAN'T GET DONE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITHOUT A STAFF, THAT'S, AND TO ME, IT'S SECOND TO NONE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK MR. CHADWICK AND MS. BREWER AND THE WHOLE TEAM FOR WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR AND WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. WE HAVE, I THINK, HAVE DONE AN ABSOLUTELY STELLAR JOB. IT'S ALSO BEEN MY PRIVILEGE AND MY HONOR TO ALSO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AT THE CHAMBER EVENT, THE CHAMBER EVENT AND THEIR VIDEO OF WHERE THIS FOR THE YEAR. AND I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE THAT, IF YOU LIKE TO WATCH THAT ALSO, WHICH GOES INTO MUCH GREATER DETAIL ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE CHAMBER AND THE MERCHANTS. THEY HAVE A VIDEO ALSO THAT'S ON THEIR WEBSITE AND I INVITE EVERYONE TO TO WATCH THAT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE VIDEO THAT YOU HEARD EARLIER, THAT WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE ALSO. BUT I, TOO, LOOK FORWARD TO THE, YOU KNOW, THESE NEXT 15 MONTHS IN THE YEARS AFTER. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND HOW TO TAKE THAT VISION AND CARRY IT INTO TOMORROW AND TO CREATE A BETTER TOMORROW. AND I THINK ALL OF US ARE REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON THAT OVER THE NEXT 15 MONTHS. AND IT ALSO PROVIDES, LIKE EACH OF US THAT SAID, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY IN, AND TO GIVE THEM THE EDUCATION IN SOME DETAIL OF WHAT WE AS A COUNCIL, WE AS A CITY ARE UP AGAINST AS WE TRY TO LAY OUT THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF NOT ONLY MY COLLEAGUES, BUT OF STAFF AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THESE VERY CHALLENGING TIMES. SO WITH THAT, I THINK THAT GETS US THROUGH THE STATE OF THE CITY AND NEED TO MOVE ON THEN IF WE'RE ALL READY AS THERE'S NO MORE COMMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, [PUBLIC COMMENT] IF I COULD. SO WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER, CHRISTINE DAVIES, AT TWO ONE TO ONE. WILL YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR HALL AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE DAVIS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION. WE ARE A MAIN STREET AMERICA AFFILIATE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND HELPS THEM DO WHAT THEY DO BEST, WHILE ALSO BRANDING CARLSBAD VILLAGE AS A PREMIER DESTINATION TO SHOP, DINE AND PLAY, AS WELL AS WORK AND LIVE. ON BEHALF OF OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ITS EFFORTS LAST WEEK IN APPOINTING PETER NORBY TO FILL THE VACATED COUNCIL POSITION FOR DISTRICT ONE, WHERE THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO IS LOCATED. WE ARE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND THOROUGHNESS IN THE VETTING PROCESS, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO SEE SUCH CONSENSUS FOR THIS IMPORTANT POSITION. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH MR. NORBY IN THE PAST ON EVERYTHING FROM BARRIO CLEANUP TO STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH MEETINGS REGARDING LIGHTING, CROSSWALKS AND OTHER THINGS. AND IN MY EARLIEST DAYS WITH THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, MR. NORBY WAS GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME AND MET WITH ME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION TO HELP ME NAVIGATE THE GROWTH AND DIRECTION OF OUR DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION. USING HIS EXPERIENCE PERFORMING THE DOWNTOWN ENCINITAS MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION AND CARDIFF 101, MR. NORBY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, AND THAT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. HIS BACKGROUND AS A BRICK AND MORTAR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, HIS FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET PROGRAM AND HIS PAST EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF CARLSBAD NIXON MAKES HIM AN IDEAL DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATIVE. THE CBA IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MR. NORBY. AS WE KNOW, HE CAN HELP ELEVATE CARLSBAD VILLAGE AT THIS MOST PIVOTAL TIME. SO THANK YOU AGAIN MAYOR HALL AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR SUCH A SMOOTH AND THOUGHTFUL [01:00:01] APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND TO EVERYONE ELSE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOPPING, SMALL AND SUPPORTING CARLSBAD VILLAGE. THANK YOU. OK, THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS. OK, THEN MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX. [CONSENT CALENDAR] DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS MAYOR. DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, CAN WE MR. BLACKBURN WE HAVE A MOTION? FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, NUMBER ONE THROUGH SIX. AGAIN, CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL, COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AYE, MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN, AYE, MAYOR HALL, AYE. CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN ORDINANCE IS FOR ADOPTION. [7. ORDINANCE NO. CS-399 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS] ORDINANCE NUMBER CS-399, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, MS. BREWER. THANK YOU, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, 18.22 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE PURSUANT TO STATE LAW. MR. BLACKBURN, MOVE ADOPTION THAT THE ORDINANCE CONTAIN AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. SECOND. COULD THE CLERK PLEASE TAKE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AYE, MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN, AYE, MAYOR HALL, AYE. ITEM SEVEN PASSES UNANIMOUSLY NOTICING THE TIME IS FOUR O'CLOCK. DOES ANYONE NEED A BREAK AT THIS TIME? IF SO, THUMBS UP. OR AS OPPOSED. THEY'RE ALL GOOD, THEY'RE NOT SEEING ANY THUMBS UP, SO WE'LL KEEP MOVING SO. I'M SORRY, MS. CHADWICK, YOU SAID SOMETHING OR I SAID, I THINK WE'RE ALL GOOD, I WAS ABLE TO SEE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. OK, MOVING ON TO DEPARTMENTAL AND MANAGER REPORTS. [8. DEAD HERITAGE TREE – FOLLOW-UP ON THE DISPOSITION OF A TREE STUMP AND BURL ON GRAND AVENUE] ITEM EIGHT DEAD HERITAGE TREE FOLLOW UP ON THE DISPOSITION OF A TREE STUMP IN BURL ON GRAND AVENUE. MR. CHADWICK. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE INTRODUCTIONS. YES, SIR. MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR PARKING LOT DIRECTOR MR. KYLE LANCASTER. THANK YOU, SIR, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY. WE DO HAVE THE DEAD HERITAGE TREE FOLLOW UP FOR YOU ON THE STUMP AND BURL IN PARTICULAR ON GRAND AVENUE. I WILL NOW SHARE MY SCREEN. AND WE'LL START THE PRESENTATION. THE RECOMMENDED ACTION WILL BE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO GRIND THE STUMP AND BURL OF A DEAD HERITAGE STREET TREE AND REMOVE THE WOOD CHIPS FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRAND AVENUE, EAST OF JEFFERSON STREET. THIS IS THE TREE IN THE STATE OF DECLINE BEFORE IT WAS REMOVED, AND PER THE STAFF REPORT THAT WAS PRESENTED IN JUNE, WE MADE VALIANT EFFORTS TO SAVE IT, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. ULTIMATELY, THE TREE WAS REMOVED. AND ON JUNE 22ND, 2021, CITY COUNCIL DID RECEIVE A STAFF REPORT AND TWO OPTIONS WERE CONSIDERED. THE FIRST WAS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. THAT WAS TO REMOVE THE STUMP AND BURL FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY. THE SECOND WAS TO SEEK CITIZEN INPUT, TO DESIGN AND CARVE THE STUMP AND BURL INTO A BENCH BASED ON A RESIDENT REQUEST. AND THESE ARE IMAGES OF THE STUMP AND BURL FROM BACK IN JUNE WHEN WE PRESENTED TO YOU AND THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS FACING WESTWARD. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS FACING SOUTHWARD, AND THEN BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION ON THE LEFT FACING EASTWARD AND AGAIN ON THE RIGHT FACING SOUTHWARD. AND THEN MOST RECENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT WAS TAKEN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FROM THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A CHUNK THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE STUMP PORTION THAT WAS DONE FOR PARTISAN ASSESSMENTS. AND YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THE LIGHTER COLORED GROWTH. THOSE ARE MUSHROOMS THAT ARE NOW COMING ONTO THE STUMP AND BURL. THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN REMOVED BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, WILL RETURN. AND THEN AGAIN, ON THE RIGHT IS AN IMAGE LOOKING SOUTH WESTERLY. SO AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED THAT STAFF REPORT, THEY DID APPROVE A MOTION REQUESTING THE STAFF RETURN WITH COSTS OF RELOCATING THE STUMP AND BURL AS AN ART PIECE TO A PARK. SO THAT BROUGHT US TO OPTION THREE, WHICH WE'RE TITLING, REMOVE, RELOCATE, [01:05:07] DESIGN AND CARVE, STOMP AND BOROUGH. WE DID MEET WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION STAFF ON SITE AND DETERMINED THERE WOULD BE PROBABLE IMPACTS TO THE ADJACENT CURB, GUTTER AND SIDEWALK ON GRAND AVENUE FOR SUCH REMOVAL WOULD REQUIRE CRANE USE AND STRAPPING UNDERNEATH THE STUMP AND BURL ITSELF. AND THEN AS YOU'RE LIFTING THAT OUT, IT WILL, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, CAUSE THAT DAMAGE TO THE HARDSCAPE. ADDITIONALLY, WE MET WITH OUR TREE TRIMMING CONTRACTOR ABOUT THIS CONCEPT, AND THEY EXPRESSED STRONG APPREHENSION OVER THE FEASIBILITY OF THE STUMP AND BURL COMING OUT IN ONE PIECE. SO THEY ARE WILLING TO ATTEMPT THE REMOVAL, BUT THEY WILL NOT GUARANTEE IT COMING OUT IN ONE PIECE. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THEY BELIEVE IT'LL BE SEVERAL PIECES. AND FOR THAT ASSOCIATED WORK, IT WOULD BE TWENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT WOULD INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE REMOVAL FROM THE GRAND AVENUE LOCATION, BUT ALSO TRANSPORTING IT ON A FLATBED TRUCK AND THEN UNLOADING IT AT ANOTHER PARK SITE SUCH AS MCGEE PARK NEARBY. WE ALSO WORK WITH OUR LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS STAFF, WHO COMMISSIONED A COUPLE OF ARTISANS TO PERFORM ASSESSMENTS ON THE STUMP AND BURL AND BOTH ARTISANS CAME TO LIKE CONCLUSIONS REGARDING EUCALYPTUS WOOD IN GENERAL, AND THAT IS, IT IS NOT THE FIRST CHOICE OF MATERIAL FOR WOODWORKING, AND IT TENDS TO BE DIFFICULT TO CARVE OR CONFORM. AND THEN SPECIFICALLY, THOSE SAME ARSONS CAME TO LIGHT CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR STUMP AND BURL THAT IT CONTAINS ROTTING SIGNIFICANT CRACKS AND FISSURES. IT IS NOT DESIRABLE FOR CARVING A ARTWORK ONSITE. IT IS LIKEWISE NOT DESIRABLE FOR CARVING A BENCH ONSITE. THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE IT HAS SOME POTENTIAL FOR CARVING A ARTWORK OR A BENCH OFFSITE, BUT THAT'S WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IS NOT A OVERALL DESIRABLE PIECE OF WOOD. THE ARTISANS ALSO PROVIDED SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS WOOD WORK THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED SO WE COULD HAVE A COMPARISON OF PROJECT SCOPE AND COSTS. SO THERE ARE 12 TOTAL WORKS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE TWO SEPARATE ARTISAN REPORTS THAT ARE PART OF YOUR EXHIBITS TO THE STAFF REPORT TODAY. THERE WAS A WIDE RANGE OF COSTS FOR THOSE PREVIOUS WORKS, BUT THE MEDIAN COST WAS EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO IF YOU COMBINE THAT COST WITH THE OTHER TWO PREVIOUS COSTS, I REFERENCED, YOU HAVE A GRAND TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS OPTION THREE. AS A RESULT OF THE DISCUSSIONS ON OPTION THREE CAME OPTION FOUR WHICH I REALLY WAS OFFERED BY ONE OF THE ARTISAN'S AS A LEAVE IT ALONE CONCEPT. WITH THAT STAFF, WOULD SUGGEST NOT SIMPLY LEAVING ALONE, BUT MAKING A CLEAN, FRESH AND LEVEL CUT, BECAUSE AS YOU SAW IN THAT LAST PHOTO I PRESENTED, IT DOES HAVE A JAGGED EDGE TO IT NOW. IT'S VERY UNEVEN. SO WE WOULD SUGGEST TAKING IT DOWN AT THAT SAME LEVEL WHERE THAT CHUNK WAS TAKEN OUT. IT'S ABOUT A FOOT BELOW ITS OVERALL HEIGHT, AND AGAIN, ALLOWING THAT JUST BE A MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING FEATURE AND THEN ADDING AN INTERPRETIVE PANEL NEXT TO IT, WHICH WOULD DESCRIBE THE HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM AND PERHAPS SOME SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THAT HERITAGE TREE THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE HERITAGE TREE REPORT, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN. A GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS OPTION FOUR WOULD BE NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS, ABOUT $5500 FOR A SPECIAL SAW TO BE TO CONDUCT THE PRECISION CUT. AND THEN ABOUT 3500 DOLLARS FOR THE ACTUAL INTERPRETIVE PANEL. SO BRING US TO THE SUMMARY OF OPTIONS. AGAIN, THE FIRST TWO ARE PRESENTED IN JUNE, AND STAFF CONTINUES TO RECOMMEND OPTION ONE, GRIND AND REMOVE THE STUMP AND BURL FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, USING THE CHIPS ELSEWHERE. OPTION TWO PURSUE CITIZEN INPUT AND DESIGN AND CARVE IT INTO A BENCH IN PLACE. THREE, REMOVE, RELOCATE, DESIGN AND CARVE THE STUMP AND BURL INTO AN ART PIECE AT ANOTHER PARK. AND THEN FOUR, MAKE A LEVEL CUT ON IT AND ADD AN ADJACENT INTERPRETIVE PANEL. SO I PROVIDED EACH OF THE OPTIONS FOR YOU, AND I INCLUDED THE PROS AND CONS FOR OPTION ONE. I HAVE ADDITIONAL BACKUP SLIDES FOR PROS AND CONS ON EACH OF THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT [01:10:01] THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THOSE AT A LATER TIME. BUT FOR BREVITY, I WILL STICK TO OPTION ONE WITH PROS AND CONS. THE COST, AGAIN, OF OPTION ONE WOULD BE ABOUT 2000 DOLLARS AND SUFFICIENT FUNDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE STREET TREE MAINTENANCE BUDGET AS PART OF OUR ROUTINE OPERATIONS. THE PROS FOR OPTION ONE ARE AS FOLLOWS AND ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, IT ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROCEDURE IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS REMOVALS. IT'S SUPPORT STAFF DETERMINATION TO NOT PURSUE THIS REPURPOSING DUE TO THE LIMITED VISIBILITY AND PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA. IT RECOGNIZES THAT THREE COMMISSIONS DID NOT ACT TO CONSIDER AN ITEM ON THIS REPURPOSING THAT WOULD BE ARTS COMMISSION, PARKS AND REC COMMISSION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. IT ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR THE ARTISANS' ASSESSMENTS THAT EUCALYPTUS WOOD IS NOT A FIRST CHOICE OF MATERIALS AND WOODWORKING AND DIFFICULT TO CARVE. AND FURTHER, THE ARTISANS' ASSESSMENTS THAT THIS PARTICULAR STUMP CONTAINS ROTTING SIGNIFICANT CRACKS, FISSURES AND IS OVERALL LESS DESIRABLE. LASTLY, ON THE PROSE THAT ADDRESSES THE EXPRESSED DESIRE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER ADJACENT TO THIS PARTICULAR STUMP AND BURL, AND IT AVOIDS THE APPROXIMATE 40000 DOLLARS IN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVING IT AND RELOCATING IT. THE CONS TO OPTION ONE, ARE THAT IT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE EXPRESS DESIRE OF THE RESIDENT REQUESTING A BENCH AT THAT LOCATION. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HERITAGE TREES IN THE VILLAGE, AND IT DOES INCUR THE AFOREMENTIONED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND GRINDING COSTS AND WOODCHIP REMOVAL COSTS. AGAIN, WITH THE REMAINING OPTIONS, I WILL STICK TO JUST THEIR TITLE AND COST OPTION TWO BEING PURSUE, SAYS AN INPUT DESIGN, AND CARVE THE BENCH IN PLACE FOR AN APPROXIMATE COST OF 10000 DOLLARS, AND THE FUNDS HAVE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED OR APPROPRIATED FOR THAT OPTION. OPTION THREE WOULD BE THE MORE RECENT OPTION OF REMOVING AND RELOCATING, DESIGNING AND CARVING THESE DUMP AND BURL INTO AN ART PIECE AT A LOCAL PARK. COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT OF 40000 DOLLARS AND FUNDS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED OR APPROPRIATED. AND THEN FINALLY, OPTION FOUR MAKING A LEVEL CUT ON IT AND ADDING AN ADJACENT INTERPRETIVE PANEL COSTS OF THAT OPTION AT NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS, ONCE AGAIN, FUNDS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED AND APPROPRIATED. THAT BRINGS US BACK TO OUR RECOMMENDED ACTION, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY TO ADOPT OPTION ONE RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO GRIND THE STUMP AND BURL OF A DEAD HERITAGE STREET TREE AND REMOVE THE WOODCHIPS FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRAND AVENUE, EAST OF JEFFERSON STREET. AND I WILL NOW STOP SHARING AND TAKE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OK, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM MAYOR. OK QUESTIONS MR. NORBY? THANK YOU, MAYOR, MR. LANCASTER, DO WE HAVE A HERITAGE TREE PLAQUE? PUBLIC PLAQUE ANYWHERE ELSE ON ANY OTHER HERITAGE TREE? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. OK, I THINK THAT THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE AND I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR AFTER QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE RAISING THEIR HANDS, SO FINAL COMMENTS. MR. NORBY, IF YOU WANT TO START US OFF. YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, BOY THIS. REALLY, THIS JUST HURTS. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR 30 YEARS, AND THESE TREES WERE THE WRONG SPECIES, PLANTED ONE HUNDRED, HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEARS AGO. THEY HAVE A SHORT LIFESPAN OF FOUR OR FIVE HUNDRED YEARS IN THE WILD [INAUDIBLE] IN AN URBAN SETTING, AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME WAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS LOST THIS TREE, BUT IT HAPPENS A LOT. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'LL PROBABLY BE LOSING SOME ADDITIONAL TREES IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS THEY AGE ,TREES GET OLD AND THEY HAVE A LIFESPAN. SO WHAT STRIKES ME ALSO IS THAT I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION TREE PRESERVATION PLAQUE. BUT I WOULD LIKE ONE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A TREE THAT IS HEALTHY AND GRAND MAJESTY AS OPPOSED TO A TREE THAT'S BEEN STUMPED. I THINK IT'S KIND OF A SOMEWHAT OF A OF AN INTERESTING YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A HERITAGE PROMOTING A HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM AND THEN THE TREE HAS BEEN STUMPED. SO WHAT I'D LIKE MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER AS THEY FORMULATE A MOTION IS THAT THAT WE DO [01:15:01] GRIND THAT TREE STUMP. I WOULD ALSO SAY AS WE LOSE MORE TREES IN THE FUTURE, WHICH WE WILL AT AN UNKNOWN RATE. BUT I THINK STUMPING THEM IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO. I WOULDN'T PERSONALLY WANT TO DO FOUR OR FIVE TIMES FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO SUGGEST THAT WE STUMP THE TREE, THAT WE PLACE A HERITAGE TREE PLAQUE IN PROXIMITY OF A HERITAGE TREE IN THE VILLAGE. THIS TREE IS IN THE VILLAGE DESCRIBING THE PROGRAM. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME VERY NICE BENCHES IN THE VILLAGE OF CARLSBAD. AND IT IS A GOOD LOCATION FOR EVENTS. SO ONCE THAT TREE IS STUMPED, I THINK WE HAVE A RESIDENT CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE A BENCH IS THAT WE INSTALL A A BENCH THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE STREET FURNITURE THAT WE HAVE IN THE VILLAGE. MR. NORBY, JUST SO I'M CLEAR, YOU USED THE WORD STUMPED. YOU JUST WANT TO CUT IT OFF LEVEL OR DID YOU WANT TO USE IT EARLIER? GRIND THAT STUMP. EXCUSE ME, I WOULD I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF GRINDING THAT STUMP. OK, JUST SO I'M CLEAR. COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, YES, THANK YOU. WHEN THIS ITEM CAME BEFORE US THE LAST TIME, I REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS SOME INTEREST IN WHAT WE DO WITH WOOD FROM LARGE TREES OR LARGE STUMPS, LARGE TREES THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN DOWN. AND THAT'S WHY WE DIRECTED STAFF TO LOOK INTO. WE HAD ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND THERE WERE SOME ANSWERS. BUT WHAT MORE COULD WE DO TO MAKE A PIECE OF ART OUT OF THE TREE WOOD OR TREE STUMP KIND OF TRACK WHERE THE WOOD WENT, LIKE IF IT WENT SOMEPLACE COOL. I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF IT, MAYBE, WHICH BAR STOOLS THAT LIKE A COOL CRAFT BEER PLACE OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF TRACK WHERE IT GOES AND BE ABLE TO USE THAT AS SOMETHING NICE FOR PR, FOR FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO SEE THAT THE WOOD IS BEING REPURPOSED AND IS BEING USED FOR SOMETHING USEFUL, AND THAT IF WE COULD USE THIS STUMP WOOD BECAUSE WE COULDN'T REALLY VISUALIZE HOW BIG IT ACTUALLY WAS AND HOW USABLE THAT WOOD WAS, THEN WHAT WAYS MIGHT WE BE ABLE TO USE THAT. SO THANK YOU, MR. LANCASTER, FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND FOR GOING AND SPEAKING WITH ARTISTS AND GETTING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO USE THE WOOD AND LEARNING THAT THE WOOD IS NOT THAT GREAT FOR ART WORKING OR WOODWORKING BECAUSE IT WAS ROTTED, BROKEN AND THE WRONG TYPE OF WOOD. AND I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY COMMENTS ABOUT EUCALYPTUS, I DID KNOW THAT AS WELL. BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT IN CARLSBAD, AND IT MAY NOT BE THE BEST WOOD FOR WOODWORKING AND OTHER USES, BUT I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE EXERCISE AND WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT WAS WORTHWHILE THAT IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS A SNAP DECISION FROM US, THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WE ACTUALLY EXPLORED AND WE TOOK THE COMMUNITY'S COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION. AND IF THERE ARE OTHER TREES IN THE FUTURE, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A POLICY TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN REPURPOSE THAT WOOD. AND SO THIS MAY COME BACK TO US AGAIN WITH A DIFFERENT TREE AND MAYBE NOT EUCALYPTUS YOU KNOW MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE. BUT I'M CERTAINLY VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW WE CAN REPURPOSE WOOD INTO SOMETHING COOL AND A BENCH OR SOMETHING. BUT FOR THIS ONE, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT SHOULD PROBABLY BE GROUND AND REMOVED. AND I ALSO REMEMBER THE PROPERTY, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENT THAT THEY WANT IT GONE, TOO. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF REMOVING THIS ONE AND FINDING OTHER WAYS TO COMMEMORATE AND MEMORIALIZE OTHER GREAT TREES THAT WE MAY HAVE IN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE MAY BE, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SPECIFIC ONE, I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE GROUND AND REMOVED. OK, DR. BHAT-PATEL. I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BESIDES WHAT MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SHARED, AND I'LL ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA FOR NOW, AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA INFORMATION TO OUR STAFF. OK. MR. BLACKBURN, ANY COMMENTS? NOTHING, THANK YOU. WANT TO MAKE A MOTION THEN, PLEASE? YEAH. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF OPTION NUMBER ONE.[INAUDIBLE] OK, WANT TO CALL ROLL PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY, YOU'RE ON MUTE MR. NORBY, AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN, AYE. MAYOR HALL, AYE. SO THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [01:20:02] MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE, PROVIDE A THREE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM THE HOUSING [9. PROVIDE A $3.1 MILLION LOAN FROM THE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO THE BRIDGE HOUSING FOR THE AVIARA APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT] TRUST FUND TO THE BRIDGE HOUSING FOR THE AVIARA APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT. MR. CHADWICK, INTRODUCTIONS. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MAKING HER FIRST PRESENTATION BEFORE THIS ESTEEMED BODY IS OUR NEWEST HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR, MANDY MILLS, MANDY, TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS ITEM TODAY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN PERSON, HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE. I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN NOW. OK, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE THAT. SO THIS IS A REQUEST FROM BRIDGE HOUSING FOR A THREE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM THE CITY'S HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR THE AVIARA APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE PROJECT. OK, NOW I'M HAVING SLIGHT TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, SORRY. OK, SO TODAY I WILL PRESENT SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS WALK YOU THROUGH THE SUBSIDY ANALYSIS THAT'S LED TO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THE APPLICANT AND MASTER DEVELOPER ARE ALSO PRESENT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. SO, FIRST OF ALL, WE WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SITE. SO ARE THERE APARTMENTS? IS A NEW RENTAL PROJECT BEING DEVELOPED BY SUMMERHILL APARTMENT COMMUNITIES AND WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN DECEMBER OF 2020. SO THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON BOTH THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF AVIARA PARKWAY, AND IT'S JUST SOUTH OF PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD AND NORTH OF LAUREL TREE LANE. THE PROJECT IN TOTAL WILL CONSIST OF THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE APARTMENTS IN A VARIETY OF SIZES, FROM STUDIOS TO THREE BEDROOMS, AND IT WILL BE AFFORDABLE TO A RANGE OF INCOME LEVELS FROM EXTREMELY LOW INCOME TO ABOVE MODERATE INCOME. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE PROJECT WITH THE DENSITY INCREASE AND MODIFICATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, INCLUDING HEIGHT, PARKING AND SETBACKS. AND THIS SITE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE LAST HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE. AND SO THIS PROPERTY WAS DESIGNED FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND IDENTIFIED AS A POTENTIAL AFFORDABLE SITE. SO IN EXCHANGE FOR THE INCREASE IN DENSITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARD MODIFICATIONS, THE DEVELOPER AGREED TO SET ASIDE 25 PERCENT OF THE PROJECT FOR BELOW MARKET RATE RENTS ACROSS BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST PARCELS. SO IN TOTAL, THAT'S 81 UNITS. THE MARKET RATE AND THE MODERATE INCOME UNITS WILL BE LOCATED ON THE WEST PARCEL. AND THE AFFORDABLE PROJECT FOR LOW INCOME AND BELOW WILL BE LOCATED ON THE EAST PARCEL. THESE WILL BE SEPARATELY OWNED AND MANAGED, AND FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I WILL BE REFERRING TO THE AFFORDABLE UNITS ON THE EAST PARCEL. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT TIMELINE, IT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO IT'S BEEN IN PROCESS SINCE TWENTY SEVENTEEN. THEY DID DO A PRELIMINARY REVIEW. THEY WENT THROUGH SIGNIFICANT PROJECT DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. AS MENTIONED, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID APPROVE IT IN DECEMBER OF 2020. AND THEN FOR THE FUNDING REQUEST, THE HOUSING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS. THIS MONTH, AUGUST OF 2021 AND IT'S HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR THE LOAN APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION. SO THE MASTER DEVELOPER HAS SELECTED BRIDGE HOUSING AS THE PARTNER FOR THE AFFORDABLE COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT. SO THE TOTAL PROJECT IS 70 UNITS. IT WILL BE 69 AFFORDABLE UNITS WITH ONE MANAGERS UNIT. IT DOES HAVE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AS WELL AS LOW INCOME UNITS. AND IT DOES HAVE STUDIOS THROUGH THREE BEDROOM UNITS. THE PROJECT IS NEAR EMPLOYMENT, SCHOOLS, PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND NEAR COMMERCIAL SERVICES. THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL ENABLE THE PROJECT TO EXCEED THE CITY'S BASELINE INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS, SO AS OPPOSED TO THE CITY'S INITIAL REQUIREMENT OF 15 PERCENT. THIS SITE ACTUALLY RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DENSITY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARD MODIFICATIONS. SO THE REQUIREMENT WENT TO 20 PERCENT. BUT THE PROJECT IS PROVIDING TWENTY FIVE PERCENT AFFORDABLE, AND IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A [01:25:04] WIDER RANGE OF AFFORDABILITY AND DEEPER AFFORDABILITY THAN REQUIRED. SO HERE'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED ON THE EAST SIDE. SO THE REQUIREMENT ACTUALLY IS FOR SEVEN EXTREMELY LOW INCOME UNITS AND THEN 62 LOW INCOME UNITS. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDING SOME VERY LOW INCOME UNITS AND LOWERING THE NUMBER OF UNITS AT THE LOW INCOME LEVEL. SO THEY WILL HAVE STUDIOS THROUGH THREE BEDROOM UNITS IN ALL INCOME LEVELS. SO THAT UNIT MIX IS SHOWN HERE. AND THE RENTS WILL BE BETWEEN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS AND SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS MONTHLY, DEPENDING ON THE UNIT SIZE AND AFFORDABILITY LEVEL. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF IDEA OF HOW THAT COMPARES TO MARKET RATE RENTS, AND THIS IS KIND OF WHAT YOU CAN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE UNIT SIZE, AS WELL AS THE AFFORDABILITY LEVEL COMPARED TO MARKET RATE. NOW, KEEP IN MIND, THESE ARE MARKET RATE FOR ALL TYPES OF UNITS AND ALL AGES OF UNITS. AND OF COURSE, THESE WILL BE BRAND NEW UNITS AND WILL BE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. SO BRIDGE HOUSING INTENDS TO SECURE A BOND ALLOCATION AND TAX CREDITS TO FINANCE THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT COST TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND IMPROVE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS FOR BOND AND TAX CREDIT FINANCING. BRIDGE IS REQUESTING A THREE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM THE CITY'S HOUSING TRUST FUND, REPRESENTING ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THE PROJECT COSTS. THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL ENABLE THE PROJECT TO EXCEED THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO PROVIDE DEEPER AFFORDABILITY. SO THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF THE FIRST PROPOSED SOURCES OF FUNDS TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT. SHOWN HERE, BRIDGE PROPOSES THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE ESTIMATED PROJECT COST WILL BE FINANCED THROUGH TAX CREDIT EQUITY AND A SENIOR LOAN. THE MASTER DEVELOPER WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE THE LAND AND THREE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH GRADING AND ONSITE IMPROVEMENTS. AND BRIDGE IS ALSO DEFERRING A PORTION OF THEIR DEVELOPER FEE. SO BRIDGE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR AFFORDABLE PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING, OWNING AND MANAGING THEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEST COAST, CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON. AND THEY ARE NO STRANGER TO CARLSBAD. THEY'RE AN EXPERIENCED AND EXCELLENT CARLSBAD DEVELOPER. SO THEY OWN AND MANAGE THE THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR UNIT, THE ALOMA PROJECT, AND THEN NINETY TWO UNIT POINSETTIA STATION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY. BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS WERE INCLUSIONARY PROJECTS THAT THEY WORKED WITH THE MASTER DEVELOPER ON THOSE. AND BOTH PROJECTS ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND HAVE BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED IN THE COMMUNITY. SO LAST YEAR, THE CITY ADOPTED POLICY CITY COUNCIL POLICY 90, WHICH PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HOUSING TRUST FUND MONEY, INCLUDING CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS, THE CITY STAFF DID REVIEW THE PROPOSAL AND FOUND IT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH POLICY 90. A DETAILED CONSISTENCY STATEMENT IS PROVIDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. BUT I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW HERE TODAY REGARDING PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE PROJECT WILL EXCEED THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT BY PROVIDING TWENTY FIVE PERCENT AFFORDABLE UNITS AND CREATING A WIDER RANGE AND DEEPER AFFORDABILITY THAN IS REQUIRED. REGARDING CONSISTENCY WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT THE USE OF TRUST FUND MONEY MUST ALSO SUPPORT HOUSING ELEMENT GOALS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. IN THIS CASE, THE REQUESTED FUNDS WOULD SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEEDED HOUSING FOR VERY LOW AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AS WELL AS MAKING MIXED INCOME HOUSING ACCESSIBLE TO LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS IN A HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREA. HELPING ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT PROGRAMS AND THE ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT. REGARDING, FINALLY REGARDING RISK, STAFF ANALYZED SEVERAL AREAS OF RISK REGARDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND STAFF FINDS THAT THERE ARE MITIGATING FACTORS IN THE THAT ASSISTS IN THE RISK. THESE INCLUDE WORKING WITH AN EXPERIENCED DEVELOPER WITH A STRONG TRACK RECORD AND HAVING MULTIPLE FUNDING PARTNERS WITH A MEANINGFUL STAKE IN THE PROJECT'S SUCCESS AND PROVIDING THE CITY'S ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A SECURED LOAN. IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE FUNDING REQUEST TODAY, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION FOR TAX CREDIT AND BOND ALLOCATIONS NEXT MONTH. IF APPROVED, STAFF WILL BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH BRIDGE HOUSING AND EXECUTE ALL APPROPRIATE [01:30:01] DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE PROJECT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATED IN SUMMER OF 22. SO IN SUMMARY, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A THREE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOAN TO BRIDGE HOUSING AS CONDITIONED IN THE RESOLUTION ATTACHED TO YOUR REPORT. THAT INCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION, AND THEY CAN ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT. IF THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT NEXT BEFORE ANY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, I CAN INTRODUCE FIRST [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU'D LIKE. BEFORE WE DO THAT IS THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NO SPEAKER'S MAYOR. OK. IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THE APPLICANT, PLEASE DO SO. OK, PRESENTING FROM BRIDGE, WE HAVE BRAD WIBLIN AND JEFF WILLIAMS. BRAD IS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF BRIDGE HOUSING AND JEFF IS THE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER. ALSO JOINING THEM TODAY IS KEVIN DOHERTY WITH SUMMERHILL HOMES TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF THE MASTER DEVELOPER. I'LL TURN OVER TO BRAD AND JEFF. OK, THIS IS JEFF WILLIAMS WITH BRIDGE HOUSING, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCREEN SHOWN HERE, CAN EVERYONE SEE THE SCREEN HERE? MANDY, ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE THE SCREEN? NO. THAT'S NOT GOOD. YES. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES SOLVED, OK, APOLOGIZE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MANDY, FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THINK I'LL BRING YOU ALONG FOR FUTURE PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE YOU, YOU'VE COVERED EVERYTHING. I THINK I NEED TO HAVE MORE OF MY SLIDES HERE, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT INTRODUCTION. MAYOR HALL, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND CITY STAFF, I AM JEFF WILLIAMS BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE FOR YOU HERE FOR THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR THE AVIARA APARTMENTS PROJECT. I'LL MAKE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION ABOUT BRIDGE, AND THE PROJECT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. SO, AGAIN, I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS BRIEF SO WE CAN GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND ANSWER ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COME UP. WE AT BRIDGE ARE VERY FOND OF CARLSBAD, AS MANDY AS INDICATED. WE'VE DEVELOPED AND NOW OPERATE TWO PROJECTS HERE IN CARLSBAD. [INAUDIBLE] AND POINSETTIA STATION. THESE PROJECTS CAME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OBTAIN FUNDING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 YEARS AGO. AND IN THE TIME SINCE THEN, THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN GOOD COMMUNITY NEIGHBORS AND PROVIDED 400 UNITS OF QUALITY HOUSING TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. AND MORE RECENTLY, BOTH PROJECTS HAVE FULLY REPAID THE CITY LOANS. AND SO THAT THOSE FUNDS CAN BE RECYCLED TO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS LIKE THIS AND OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WILL COME BEFORE YOU. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, MY FAMILY AND I HAVE LIVED HERE IN CARLSBAD TWENTY ONE YEARS, SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROJECT COME FORWARD. I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO IT, AND I THINK IT'S GOING A GREAT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. MANDY HAS COVERED THE PROJECT IN QUITE A BIT OF DETAIL, SO I WILL SEE IF I CAN QUICKLY PROCEED TO THE SITES, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE PROJECT IS. A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE BREAKOUT OF THE PROJECT. I THINK I'LL JUST SPEND A MINUTE TALKING ABOUT BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION, IN CASE YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE BRIDGE. WE WERE FOUNDED IN THE BAY AREA IN 1983. OUR MISSION IS REALLY TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS, LOW INCOME LEVELS, AND BOTH FOR FAMILIES, SENIORS, FOR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS. AND WE DO THAT BY BY OUR BUILDING ON OUR TRACK RECORD OF BUILDING AND BEING INVOLVED WITH OVER EIGHTEEN THOUSAND UNITS UP AND DOWN THE WEST COAST IN THE LAST THIRTY FIVE YEARS. WE NOW ACTIVELY MAINTAIN OPERATE ABOUT 12000 UNITS. WE HAVE A STANDARD & POOR'S A PLUS RATING, AND AS NOTED HERE, AGAIN, A 20 YEAR HISTORY HERE IN CARLSBAD. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING ALL THAT EXPERIENCE TO BEAR AND BUILD THIS NEXT PROJECT HERE AT AVIARA. BRIDGE PROVIDES REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, ASSET MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE LARGE SCALE TRANSFORMATION, [INAUDIBLE] SIX PROJECTS UP IN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES FOR THE JORDAN DOWNS WATTS PROJECT. AND THEN WE HAVE AN ENTIRE GROUP THAT IS DEVOTED TO RESIDENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. MANDY SHOWED A COUPLE OF PHOTOS HERE WE'VE GOT ON CITY STATION ON THE LEFT AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, OVER 400 UNITS HERE IN CARLSBAD. THESE ARE COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS BRIDGE HAS DEVELOPED HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECENTLY PROJECT IN LOGAN HEIGHTS ON THE LEFT, [INAUDIBLE] 200 UNITS, THE FAMILY HOUSING AND SENIOR HOUSING AND A 17 STORY TOWER DOWNTOWN. MY COLLEAGUE DEVELOPED THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNIT PROJECT. [01:35:03] BOTH HAVE BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED, KIND OF REVIEWED. I THINK I'LL SKIP OVER THIS AS DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT. THEY'LL JUMP TO OUR TIMELINE, AS MANDY INDICATED, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH DESIGN FINANCING, REALLY OUR LAST STEP HERE TO RECEIVE THE CITY'S APPROVAL FOR THIS FUNDING, ALLOW US TO APPLY FOR TAX CREDITS AND BONDS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A FUNDING APPLICATION THAT WILL BE TURNED IN VERY SOON. AND OUR BEST CASE SCENARIO IS THAT FUNDING FROM THE STATE FOR STATE TAX CREDITS AND TAX EXEMPT BONDS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION IN 2022. SO I THINK I'LL END THERE. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO MANDY. SO ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS UP, ANYONE HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS? NOT SEEING ANY HANDS UP, MR. BLACKBURN, YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTIONS. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION CONTAINED AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE. AGAIN. OK, VERY WELL DONE, BY THE WAY, STAFF, GOOD PRESENTATION. PLEASE CALL, ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AYE, MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN, MAYOR HALL, AYE, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. YOU BET, WISH YOU THE BEST. MOVING ON TO ITEM 10, DECLARE THE EXISTENCE OF A CITY COURT VACANCY AND CONSIDER OPTIONS [10. DECLARE THE EXISTENCE OF A CITY CLERK VACANCY AND CONSIDER OPTIONS TO FILL THE VACANCY] TO FILL THE VACANCY. MR. CHADWICK, INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR. MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR LEGISLATIVE AND CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR SHEILA COBIAN, ALONG WITH OUR CITY CLERK, SERVICES MANAGER FAVIOLA MEDINA. LADIES, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON IS TO DECLARE THE VACANCY OF THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK AND CONSIDER OPTIONS FOR FILLING THE VACANCY. ON JULY 29TH, CITY CLERK BARBARA ANDERSON SUBMITTED A LETTER RESIGNING HER CITY CLERK SEAT EFFECTIVE AUGUST 19TH. FOR THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO DECLARE THE EXISTENCE OF THE VACANCY AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION TWO POINT ZERO FOUR ALSO STATES THAT IF A VACANCY IS DECLARED BY THE COUNCIL WITH MORE THAN ONE YEAR BUT LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE MONTHS REMAINING IN THE TERM FROM THE DATE OF THE DECLARATION OF VACANCY, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY EITHER APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY OR CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION. SHOULD COUNCIL CHOOSE TO FILL THE VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT, YOU MUST DO SO WITHIN FORTY FIVE DAYS OF THE DECLARATION OF VACANCY. IF THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITHIN FORTY FIVE DAYS, THE COUNCIL MUST CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION. MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES THAT THE CITY CLERK HAS CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS. THE FIRST QUALIFICATION IS TO BE A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. IN ADDITION, THE CITY CLERK MUST EITHER HOLD THE DESIGNATION OF CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS OR HAVE TWO YEARS OF FULL TIME SALARIED WORK EXPERIENCE IN EITHER BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THREE POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION IN REGARDS TO THIS VACANCY. OPTION ONE IS TO FILL THE VACANCY BY SPECIAL ELECTION. THE SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD OCCUR ON THE NEXT REGULARLY ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATE, WHICH WOULD BE APRIL 12, 2022 BASED ON AN ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS. STAFF ESTIMATES THAT HOLDING A CITYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION ON APRIL 12TH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND TO ONE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. IF THE CITY COUNCIL CHOOSES TO HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION ON APRIL 12TH, STAFF REQUEST, THE COUNCIL WILL AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF UNASSIGNED GENERAL FUND RESERVES BECAUSE THE COST ESTIMATE IS GREATER THAN THE FISCAL YEAR,2122. CITY COUNCIL CONTINGENCY BALLOTS THAT THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO APPROPRIATE UNASSIGNED GENERAL FUND RESERVES FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION COUNCIL POLICY SEVENTY FOUR REQUIRES THE COUNCIL TO MAKE FINDINGS THAT THE ONE TIME OPPORTUNITY COSTS PROVIDE EFFICIENCY TO THE CITY AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION IS A SPECIAL PROJECT WHERE NO FUNDING SOURCES OTHERWISE EXISTS. OPTION TWO IS TO FILL THE VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT. THE COUNCIL HAS UNTIL OCTOBER 15TH TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. THE CITY CLERK SERVICES MANAGER WOULD POST A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILL THE CLERK SEAT BY APPOINTMENT WITH AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PERIOD AS DETERMINED BY THE COUNCILMAN. THE APPOINTEE WOULD HOLD OFFICE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED IN THE NOVEMBER, 2022 ELECTION. [01:40:01] IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT UNLIKE A CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE APPOINTEE, EXCUSE ME, WOULD BE PERMITTED TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE IN THE NOVEMBER, 2022 ELECTION. IF THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITHIN FORTY FIVE DAYS OF THE DECLARATION OF VACANCY, THEN THE COUNCIL MUST CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION. THE THIRD OPTION STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK TO REMAIN VACANT WHEN LESS THAN 16 MONTHS EXIST ON ANY TERM. THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IS RUN BY THE CITY CLERK SERVICES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND STAFF CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE CITY CLERK IN THE CITY CLERK'S ABSENCE. IN ADDITION, THE CITY CLERK SERVICES MANAGER, BY VIRTUE OF THE POSITION, HAS THE AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES OF THE CITY CLERK. BY ALLOWING THE CITY CLERK SEAT TO REMAIN VACANT, THE GENERAL FUND WILL REALIZE THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE VACANCY PERIOD THROUGH DECEMBER 2022. LASTLY, TYPICALLY A CITY CLERK POSSESSES THE DESIGNATION OF CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK. THIS IS A DESIGNATION ADMINISTERED BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED ONCE A CLERK HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS OF TRAINING. STAFF IS REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, DECLARING THE VACANCY AND SELECT AN OPTION ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH FILLING THE VACANCY. IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION, ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS INCLUDED AS EXHIBITS TWO AND FOUR IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO PROCEED WITH AN APPOINTMENT PROCESS BY MOTION, PROVIDE DIRECTION ON HOW YOU WISH TO PROCEED WITH THE APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS. AND LASTLY, IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO ALLOW THE SEAT TO REMAIN VACANT UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2022 ELECTION, INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AS EXHIBIT FIVE. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS MAYOR. OK, QUESTIONS, MR. BLACKBURN? A QUESTION FOR THE CLERK'S OFFICE, IF WE DID NOT FILL THIS POSITION, WOULD THAT CREATE ANY KIND OF WORK HARDSHIP FOR THE CLERK'S OFFICE? OK, GO AHEAD. I SAY GO AHEAD, YOU CAN ANSWER THAT. WE ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING, AS WE WERE PRIOR TO THE VACANCY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE REALLY IS JUST FILLING IN WHEN NEEDED, SUCH AS COUNCIL MEETINGS, WHICH WE WERE ALREADY ATTENDING AND SIGNING ON HER BEHALF. WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN OUR CAPACITY. SO NOT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO. OK, AND WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF TRYING TO SET UP AN ELECTION OR SET UP A APPOINTMENT WOULD CAUSE THE CLERK'S OFFICE MUCH MORE WORK THAN WHAT THEY WOULD BENEFIT FROM OR FINALLY GETTING TO AN APPOINTED OR AN ELECTED CLERK. THAT IS CORRECT. OK, THANK YOU. DR. BHAT-PATEL. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, FOR ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, AND THAT HELPS WITH PROVIDING SOME CLARITY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF, YOU KNOW, WE'VE CONSIDERED THE POTENTIAL FOR LOOKING AT THIS POSITION IN THE FUTURE AS AN OPTION TO BE. I KNOW IT'S CONSIDERED AS AN APPOINTED, BUT I WOULD SAY IT'S MORE HIRED AS A HIRED POSITION INSTEAD OF AN ELECTED POSITION. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN CONSIDERED IN THE PAST. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE OUR FORMER CITY CLERK WAS ON BOARD WITH POTENTIALLY TRANSITIONING TO. AND SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S BEEN CONSIDERED. AND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY TALK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. GO AHEAD SHEILA. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IT WASN'T INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT, WHICH SHOULD COUNCIL DESIRE TO HAVE US COME BACK WITH SOME DATA REGARDING, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY HOW WE WOULD GET FROM BEING AN ELECTED CLERK TO AN APPOINTED CLERK, BE HAPPY TO DO SO. OK, THANK YOU. YEAH, I MEAN, AND I'LL JUST EXPLAIN MY RATIONALE BRIEFLY, I WON'T GO INTO DETAILS ABOUT ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT THE REASON REALLY IS JUST BASED ON THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED BY MR. BLACKBURN AS TO WHETHER IT WOULD TAKE AWAY ANY SORT OF ADDITION TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OR IF IT WOULD ADD ON ANY EXTRA WORK, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULDN'T. [01:45:01] AND JUST IN TERMS OF HOW WE WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH HAVING SOMEONE THAT WOULD THEN JUST BE MORE OF AN EMPLOYEE AND BE ACTUALLY DOING THAT WORK, IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT IT. SO I WON'T GO INTO MORE DETAIL THAN WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE YOU KNOW MY THOUGHTS AROUND THAT AS TO WHY IT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE AN IDEA FOR US TO THINK ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION AT THAT TIME. SO THANK YOU, AND COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I MAY. IN THE EVENT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU BY MINUTE MOTION OR BY MOTION, PROVIDE US THAT DIRECTION AND LOOK AT THAT SCHEDULE FOR A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING. SURE, WELL, I WILL MAKE I CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION. I KNOW OTHERS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. AND IT WOULD BE YOU KNOW, I WOULD GO WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS OPTION NUMBER THREE, AND THEN ALSO INCLUDING THE CONVERSATION AROUND YOU KNOW WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE AN OPTION TO HAVE A CLERK BE APPOINTED VERSUS ELECTED. IS THAT BROAD ENOUGH? SECOND. OK, GREAT, THANK YOU. IT'S JUST SO I'M CLEAR ON THIS MR. CHADWICK OR MS. COBIAN, FROM A TIMING PERSPECTIVE THAT HAS WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS A OUTCOME 180 DAYS THEN BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE IF YOU THE OUTCOME OF WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE IT APPOINTED OR AS SHE BRINGS IT BACK, I MEAN, THIS IS GOING TO COME BACK, AND SO WE JUST JUST UNDERSTANDING FROM A TIMING PERSPECTIVE WHAT WINDOW OF TIME WE HAVE TO WORK WITH HIM. OH, OK, WELL, IN ORDER TO TRANSITION FROM AN APPOINTED OR A FROM AN ELECTED CLERK TO AN APPOINTED, IT WOULD REQUIRE A BALLOT MEASURE ON THE BALLOT. AND THAT WOULD BE A PROBABLY SOMETIME IN JUNE ON THE JUNE PRIMARY, NEXT JUNE. IF YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH OPTION THREE, YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE ALLOWING IT TO REMAIN VACANT. AND THEN SOMETIME, MAYBE EARLY WINTER OR SPRING, WE WOULD BRING FORWARD THE OPTIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE IT A BALLOT MEASURE AND PUT IT BEFORE THE VOTERS. OKAY THAT GIVES ME CLARITY. MS. ACOSTA. YES, THANK YOU, AND I ALSO JUST WANTED A LITTLE CLARITY FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AS I UNDERSTOOD, BECAUSE I SECOND THERE WERE TWO PARTS OF IT. ONE WAS GO AHEAD WITH OPTION THREE. LEAVE THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE VACANT. AND THEN THE OTHER PART OF IT WAS ASK STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A MEMO OR A PRESENTATION TO US DETAILING HOW WE COULD POTENTIALLY MOVE FORWARD, IN WHICH YOU WOULD MAYBE DESCRIBE WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, MS. COBIAN, ABOUT A BALLOT MEASURE AND HOW THAT'S REQUIRED. SO THOSE WERE THE TWO PARTS OF THE MOTION. THE FIRST WAS GOING WITH OPTION THREE TO LEAVE THE SEAT VACANT. AND THEN THE SECOND PART WAS ASKING STAFF TO COME BACK TO US WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE COULD POTENTIALLY TRANSITION THIS ELECTED POSITION INTO A STAFF POSITION. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SO I SUPPORT THAT, THANK YOU. THERE'S NO MORE ANY MORE COMMENT OR ARE WE READY? YES, SIR. GO AHEAD MR. BLACKBURN, DR. BHAT-PATEL'S MOTION COVERED ITEM NUMBER THREE, AND THEN BRINGING BACK FUTURE OPTIONS. BUT WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT MOTION TO ALSO INCLUDE THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF THE VACANCY? YES, I CAN, I CAN AMEND IT, INCLUDE THAT, THANK YOU. AND THE SECOND STILL STANDS MS. ACOSTA. OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION MR. BLACKBURN? OH, NO, I'M SORRY. WE'VE ALREADY GOT FIRST. MY MISTAKE. MY MISTAKE. SO IF THERE'S NO MORE COMMENT, THEN WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO READ THE ORDINANCE THAT ACTUALLY AMENDS THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE OFFICE TO REMAIN VACANT. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.04.110 VACANCIES IN OFFICE. COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AYE, MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN AYE, MAYOR HALL, AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM 11. [11. DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE] [01:50:04] DESIGNATION OF A VOTING DELICATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE. AND I THINK THAT'S MY MOTION TO MAKE. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA AND THE ALTERNATE TO BE DR. BHAT-PATEL. SECOND. CALL ROLL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER NORBY, AYE COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, AYE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN, AYE, MAYOR HALL, AYE. SO IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WOW, LOOKING AT THE TIME, IT'S FOUR FIFTY. [COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS] SO TRY AND KEEP YOUR FINAL COMMENTS TILL LESS THAN 15 MINUTES EACH IF YOU COULD, PLEASE. AND WE'LL START WITH MR. NORBY. WHY DON'T YOU START US OFF WITH YOUR FINAL COMMENTS TONIGHT? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY BRIEF. I'M JUST PLEASED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM. I THINK I'LL END UP WITH THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO A GOOD YEAR. OK, COUNCIL MEMBER, ACOSTA. THANK YOU, I WILL LIKEWISE BE BRIEF BECAUSE WE GAVE SOME COMMENTS EARLIER ON, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT LAST VOTE IN YOUR FAITH IN ME TO REPRESENT THE CITY ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE. I APPRECIATE IT. AND I ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO REPRESENT CARLSBAD WELL, THANK YOU. DR. BHAT-PATEL. NO COMMENTS TONIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. BLACKBURN. NOTHING, THANK YOU. I HAVE NONE. MR. [CITY MANAGER COMMENTS] CHADWICK. YES, SIR. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE SOME SOME UNFORTUNATE NEWS TO DELIVER DUE TO COVID 19. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO POSTPONE OUR CITIZENS ACADEMY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 16TH. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RETIREMENT CELEBRATION OF CHIEF NEU GALLUCCI, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD, WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO FURTHER DATE. AND THEN NOW THE CHIEF IS STILL RETIRING. SO I DO WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THAT IS STILL GOING TO OCCUR. JUST THE CELEBRATION WILL HAVE TO BE POSTPONED. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL HAVE TO POSTPONE THE CELEBRATION OF INCOMING CHIEF WILLIAMS, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH. AGAIN, WE WILL FIND ANOTHER DATE WHEN COVID STARTS COMING DOWN. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTIONS OR STATEMENTS THEY HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. MS. [CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS] BREWER. I DO WANT TO JUST THINK THE COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING THE STATE OF THE CITY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING STAFF AND THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS THROUGH THIS VERY UNUSUAL LAST PAST TWO YEARS, I'VE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE WORK SO HARD OR SO LONG UNDER SUCH STRESSFUL CIRCUMSTANCES, AND I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF OUR CITY TEAM, THANKS. OK, CITY CLERK. NOTHING AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU. OK, WITH THAT, THEN, I THINK WE STAND ADJOURNED. IT'S 4:53, WELL DONE, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.