Apr 05, 2022 City Council Meeting

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COULD THE CLERK PLEASE TAKE ROLL?

[CALL TO ORDER]

HERE. COUNCILMEMBER ACOSTA.

HERE. COUNCILMEMBER BHAT-PATEL.

HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN.

PRESENT. MAYOR HALL.

HERE. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

AND BEFORE WE DO THE PLEDGE, LET ME READ THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 5.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS ALSO SERVING AS A CARLSBAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER 10.

WITH THAT, MR. BLACKBURN, COULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG.

SO WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CLOSED SESSIONS TONIGHT.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 15TH, MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 22ND, MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 22ND, MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 8TH, MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING HELD MARCH 10TH, MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING HELD MARCH 15TH, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 15, MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING HELD MARCH 22ND.

MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS RECITED BY THE MAYOR.

SECOND. ANY CORRECTIONS? PLEASE VOTE.

RESET.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THE MINUTES PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON. AND TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE FOUR PRESENTATIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS, AND I'M GOING TO

[PRESENTATIONS]

RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, AND I'LL LET YOU MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

AND SUZANNE? IT'S MY PLEASURE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.

IT READS LIBRARIES ARE STEADFAST AND TRUSTED RESOURCES, PLAYING AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN A STRONG, CONNECTED COMMUNITY AS CENTERS OF INFORMATION, LIFELONG LEARNING, ENJOYMENT OF READING AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.

LIBRARIES PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING BOOKS, COMPUTERS, E-BOOKS, STREAMING MUSIC, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, CURBSIDE MATERIAL, PICKUP AND LIBRARIAN SUPPORT.

LIBRARIES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN TWO OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S AREAS OF FOCUS COMMUNITY CHARACTER AS A QUALITY OF LIFE.

CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK BY LAUNCHING CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER 2022, A COMMUNITYWIDE READING PROGRAM, FOSTERING DIALOG AND A LOVE OF READING THROUGH THIS SELECTION OF THE BOOK, THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN BY MARIE BENEDICT AND VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY.

THEREFORE, NOW, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, I WISH TO RECOGNIZE THE LIBRARY'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 3RD THROUGH APRIL 9TH, 2022, AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN THE INTERNET HIT, I SAID, LIBRARIES ARE GOING TO BE BECOME OBSOLETE.

BOY, WAS I WRONG.

SO, SUZANNE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM SUZANNE SMITHSON, THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR.

AND WE APPRECIATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR CELEBRATION WITH US OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, AND TODAY IS ACTUALLY NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY.

SO WITH ME, I HAVE A HANDFUL OF STAFF THAT WALKED DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE COLE LIBRARY.

WE HAVE TWO OF OUR LONGTIME EMPLOYEES--, THREE OF OUR LONGTIME EMPLOYEES WHO'VE BEEN WITH US BETWEEN 12 AND 22 YEARS, ANN MONTGOMERY, JAN MONGOVEN AND KATHLEEN BAXTER, AND THEN ONE WORKER WHO'S JUST JOINED US WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, MARY MORENO-CHRISTIAN AND STEPHEN WILSON, WHO'S BEEN WITH US FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY EMPLOYEES FOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY, I'M ASKING

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[APPLAUSE] THE THEME FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK THIS YEAR IS CONNECT WITH YOUR LIBRARY, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND AN INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU AND TO THE ENTIRE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR LIBRARY, ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE LAUNCHING, RELAUNCHING, RECONNECTING WITH MORE AND MORE ACTIVITIES OVER THE REDUCED ACTIVITIES FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS SO YOU COULD CONNECT WITH TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS USING 3D PRINTERS IN OUR EXPLORATION HUB.

YOU CAN CONNECT WITH BUSINESS RESOURCES.

YOU CAN CONNECT WITH A NEW FRIEND BY JOINING A BOOK CLUB.

YOU CAN CONNECT WITH LEARNING A LANGUAGE.

YOU CAN CONNECT WITH VOLUNTEERING.

YOU CAN TEACH SOMEONE HOW TO READ.

YOU CAN ENJOY MOVIES.

EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT WE HAVE OUR CINEMA CLUB.

YOU CAN CONNECT YOUR PRESCHOOLER WITH RESOURCES TO PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN.

YOU CAN CONNECT WITH YOUR ANCESTORS AT A GENEALOGY PROGRAM.

AND YOU CAN CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CARLSBAD HISTORY COLLECTION.

YOU CAN ALSO CONNECT LITERALLY WITH OUR GREAT WI-FI.

AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN CONNECT WITH BOOKS.

WHICH LEADS ME TO OUR FINAL INVITATION AND OUR INTRODUCTION OF CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER.

YOU'VE EACH RECEIVED A LITTLE HANDOUT THAT WE'LL HAVE AVAILABLE THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY.

OUR RESOURCE GUIDE FOR CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM WHERE WE GATHER OR ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER, READ THE SAME BOOK, AND DISCUSS THE SAME BOOK.

THIS BOOK IS NOT JUST ABOUT LIBRARIANS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN.

IT IS NOT SELF SERVING.

IT IS THE STORY, A HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN TO J.P.

MORGAN A LITTLE OVER 100 YEARS AGO, AND IT CLEARLY ADDRESSES THE THEMES OF RACE AND GENDER, WHICH ARE SO PREVALENT TODAY.

SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I HAVE.

ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER IS AVAILABLE ON THE LIBRARY'S WEB PAGE, WHICH IS LINKED FROM THE CITY'S WEB PAGE.

AND WE HAVE THE AUTHORS AVAILABLE TO TALK WITH US ON APRIL 28TH.

SO I INVITE ALL OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK BY CONNECTING WITH YOUR LIBRARY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, SUZANNE.

AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO NEXT WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF EARTH MONTH AND COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA WILL BE GIVING THIS PROCLAMATION.

WONDERFUL THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO ASK AVECITA JONES TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION THAT I WILL READ, AND BEFORE I READ IT, I'M REALLY EXCITED ALSO THAT IT'S EARTH MONTH.

THERE'S A SAYING ABOUT EARTH THAT IT'S A PALE BLUE DOT, AND THAT SAYING WAS COINED BY CARL SAGAN, A SCIENTIST WHO SAW THE IMAGES OF EARTH FROM SPACE, AND REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE CARE FOR OUR PLANET.

IT'S THIS PALE BLUE DOT IN THE UNIVERSE, BUT IT'S OUR HOME.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITY VALUES OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OPEN SPACE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTING ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND CONSERVATION.

AND WHEREAS, APRIL 22ND, 2022, MARKS THE 52ND ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, CELEBRATED IN CITIES ACROSS OUR NATION, AND IS A CELEBRATION TO UNITE EVERYONE IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT THE PLANET. AND WHEREAS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN LEAD THE WAY IN TAKING SUCH STEPS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BY ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE WATER AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION, TRANSPORTATION PRACTICES, WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING.

AND WHEREAS, EXPANDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS VITAL TO ENHANCE AWARENESS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, INFORM DECISION MAKING AND PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS.

AND WHEREAS, LAST ONE, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL 2022 FOR RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH AND EMPOWER THEMSELVES WITH KNOWLEDGE TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT OUR PLANET.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2022 AS EARTH MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THANK [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO THE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY'S 52ND ANNIVERSARY WITH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

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EARTH DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT AND BRING AWARENESS ON OUR COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO REDUCE THEIR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING REDUCTION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION.

DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE SET UP A VARIETY OF EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND WAYS TO TAKE ACTION TO CELEBRATE OUR EARTH ALL MONTH LONG.

I INVITE EVERYONE HERE TO TAKE ACTION TO CELEBRATE OUR EARTH, AND I INVITE EVERYONE ALSO TO JOIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 18TH THROUGH 22ND, AND WE WILL BE HOSTING VIRTUAL LUNCH AND LEARNING SESSIONS SHOWCASING OUR PROGRAMS AND DIVISIONS. SO PLEASE JOIN US TO CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH AND CARLSBAD SUSTAINABILITY BY PARTICIPATING AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF EFFORT FOR THESE EVENTS, SO I INVITE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE.

SO YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT CARLSBADCA.GOV/EARTHMONTH FOR ALL THE DETAILS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND COUNCILMEMBER NORBY-- THANK YOU, MAYOR HALL. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND INTRODUCE DANIELLE TAILLEART, SENIOR ATTORNEY, LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PODIUM WHILE I READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

WHEREAS, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968, OF WHICH TITLE 8 DECLARED THAT THE LAW OF THE LAND WOULD NOW GUARANTEE THE RIGHTS OF EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1988 ADDED NEW RIGHTS, REMEDIES, MONETARY PENALTIES, AND STRENGTHENED ITS ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS COMMITTED TO THE MISSION AND INTENT OF CONGRESS TO PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AND TODAY, MANY AGENCIES AND ASSOCIATIONS SUPPORT FAIR HOUSING LAWS.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD PROVIDES FAIR HOUSING SERVICES AND INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS AS PART OF THE FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND WHEREAS, EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY IS A CONDITION OF LIFE IN OUR CITY THAT CAN AND SHOULD BE ACHIEVED.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER PEDER NORBY, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2022 AS NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. [APPLAUSE] GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DANIEL TAILLEART, SENIOR ATTORNEY AT LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION TODAY IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

AS THE CITY'S FAIR HOUSING PROVIDER, LEGAL AID'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND TO MAKE SURE THERE IS EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

LEGAL AID HAS ASSISTED OVER 67 CARLSBAD RESIDENTS WITH HOUSING RELATED ISSUES THIS YEAR AND EXPECTS THAT THE DEMAND FOR FAIR HOUSING SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC, CHANGES IN LEGISLATION AND THE CURRENT HOUSING MARKET MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS TO FIND AND STAY HOUSED.

LEGAL AID IS COMMITTED AND PROUD TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD AND DEDICATED TO ADVANCING JUSTICE THROUGH ADVOCACY, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] WE APPRECIATE YOU TRAVELING ALL THIS WAY TONIGHT.

AND THE LAST PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION IS FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK AND WE'LL HAVE DR. BHAT-PATEL.

COUNCIL MEMBER? GREAT, THANK YOU.

AND I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INVITE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE CHRISTINA GILMORE FROM THE CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE PODIUM.

AND JUST BRIEFLY, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY EXCITING PROCLAMATION FOR ME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AND WE HEARD SO MANY OTHER PROCLAMATIONS WHICH ALL ACTUALLY FEED INTO PUBLIC HEALTH.

AND SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING THAT WE'RE ENDING IT OUT WITH THAT, AND WHETHER IT'S SUSTAINABILITY, HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, I KNOW OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION IS ALWAYS WORKING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST QUALITY OF SERVICE AND CONTINUING TO UPHOLD THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO OF COURSE, LAST YEAR WAS EXCEPTIONAL IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY DID, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AS WELL.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

SO WHEREAS THE WEEK OF APRIL 4TH THROUGH 10TH IS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK, AND IN LIGHT OF THIS YEAR'S THEME, PUBLIC HEALTH IS WHERE YOU ARE, THE FOCUS WILL BE ON ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND RESILIENCE, HEALTH AS A HUMAN RIGHT, RACISM, ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND MENTAL HEALTH.

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AND WHEREAS, US LIFE EXPECTANCY DROPPED IN 2020 BY A FULL YEAR, WHICH IS THE LARGEST DROP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY SINCE 1943, AND A PERSON'S HEALTH STATUS CAN DIFFER DRASTICALLY BY ZIP CODE DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, COMMUNITY CONTACTS, ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.

AND WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC HEALTH'S GREATEST STRENGTH IS IN THE DIVERSITY OF ITS SUPPORTERS AND THEIR EXPERTIZE.

WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTRY.

WE ARE ALL AFFECTED BY PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, AND WE ARE ALL PART OF THE SOLUTIONS TO THOSE PROBLEMS. AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HIGHLIGHT ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO IMPROVING OUR NATION'S HEALTH AS STRONG PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE CRITICAL FOR SUSTAINING AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER PRIYA BHAT-PATEL, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2022 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND WITH THAT, MS. GILMORE? THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M CHRISTINA GILMORE, AND I'M CARLSBAD'S FIRST COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SUPPORTING THE RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD.

I'D LIKE TO THANK MAYOR HALL AND OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING APRIL 4TH THROUGH 10TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.

PUBLIC HEALTH IS A POPULATION BASED, HOLISTIC APPROACH TO OPTIMIZING THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK SERVES AS A TIME TO COME TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON THE SHARED GOAL OF IMPROVING OUR NATION'S HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.

THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE INCREASED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS WEEK AS WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS TO ALL OF US.

THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION HAS STATED THAT A HEALTHY NATION BEGINS WITH BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WHILE RECOGNIZING INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH.

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS THAT THESE INEQUALITIES HAVE CREATED IS ESSENTIAL AS A FIRST STEP TO IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES AND THEREFORE OUR NATION.

FOCUSING ON STRENGTHENING DEPENDABLE ACCESS TO CARE, FOOD AND RESOURCES, RECOGNIZING CLIMATE INJUSTICE AS A REALITY, AND TREATING MENTAL HEALTH AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF HEALTH CARE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS OF FOCUS THIS YEAR DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.

SO THIS WEEK LET US CELEBRATE HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO LIVE IN CARLSBAD, A BEAUTIFUL COASTAL COMMUNITY THRIVING ON AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, LET'S RECOGNIZE THAT THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY MUST BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE MOST VULNERABLE WITHIN THE POPULATION.

THE LOW INCOME FAMILIES, THE ELDERLY, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS, AND PEOPLE WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

THIS WEEK IS A TIME TO COMMIT TO IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO HEALTH EQUALITY IN CARLSBAD AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME THIS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN CHOOSING TO MAKE THE HEALTH OF ALL RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD, OUR FOCUS BY SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY.

MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY PROVIDING COMMENTS AS PROVIDED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE COMMENTS AS REQUESTED UP TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

ALL OTHER NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THE END OF THE MEETING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.

NO ACTION CAN OCCUR ON THESE ITEMS. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HOWEVER, WE ASK YOU TO REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOME AND RESPECTED.

SO WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS TONIGHT? YES, MAYOR. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS VICKI [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY PIERRE [INAUDIBLE].

HI. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU'RE DOING HANDOUTS WITH COVID.

JUST HAND [INAUDIBLE] NORBY AND HE'LL PASS THEM DOWN.

NO. I'M SORRY.

KAYLIN WILL DO IT. I'M SORRY.

NO, IT'S OKAY. YES.

GOT IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT'S NICE TO BE BACK LIVE.

I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF A PHONE CALL FROM A FEW OF MY FRIENDS.

A COUPLE OF THEM WERE CONTACTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY ABOUT A POTENTIAL 1% INCREASE IN THE SALES TAX BY THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THE SURVEY WAS VERIFIED AS LEGITIMATELY COMING FROM THE CITY.

I HAD NEVER HEARD ANYTHING OR SEEN ANYTHING ON AGENDA.

IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE TO MANY OF US.

SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WHY ARE WE CONSIDERING AN INCREASE IN OUR CITY SALES TAX? CARLSBAD'S ALWAYS PRIDED ITSELF IN BEING VERY FISCALLY SOUND AND IN STRONG FINANCIAL SHAPE. HAS SOMETHING CHANGED? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE, THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE TAXPAYERS DON'T KNOW ABOUT? IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT TELLING US? SO I DID SOME RESEARCH.

IT APPEARS WE'VE PUT ON SOME WEIGHT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS WITH SOME VERY EXPENSIVE CITY STAFFING. WE NOW HAVE AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER THAT TOGETHER COST US, THE TAXPAYERS APPROXIMATELY $650,000 EVERY YEAR, ACCORDING TO TRANSPARENT CALIFORNIA'S LATEST NUMBERS, WHICH ARE IN 2020.

THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER POSITION WASN'T REPORTED IN 2020, IT APPARENTLY IS A NEW POSITION, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY HAS ADDED OVER 30 MANAGERIAL POSITIONS SINCE 2019.

THAT'S MANAGEMENT.

THAT'S NOT STAFF, NOT THE FOLKS THAT DO THE WORK, BUT THE FOLKS THAT MANAGE THE WORK AND OVERSEE THE WORK AND REPORT ON THE WORK.

BUT NO REAL WORK.

THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF NEW OVERHEAD.

IN 2016, IT WAS SHOWN THAT WE WERE UNDERSTAFFED FROM THE PRIOR RECESSION, BUT IT APPEARS WE MAY HAVE GONE OVERBOARD AND IT MIGHT BE TIME TO START REEVALUATING THAT.

WHAT ARE ALL THESE NEW FOLKS WORKING ON? I PASSED OUT A SHEET FOR YOU.

IT'S THE RESULTS OF A CITY OF CARLSBAD RESIDENT SURVEY FROM 2019, IT'S THE LATEST ONE AVAILABLE, AND IT'S WHAT WE, THE RESIDENTS, THE ONES FOOTING ALL THESE BILLS, WANT OUR CITY TO FOCUS ON.

IT'S IN RANKED ORDER FROM MOST IMPORTANT TO LEAST IMPORTANT, 21 ITEMS. GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

LET'S START WITH NUMBER 21 OUT OF 21, S NEW CITY HALL.

NUMBER 20 OUT OF 21 IS TRENCHING THE TRAIN TRACKS AND A LINEAR PARK DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE TOP 21. IT'S NOT EVEN ON THE LIST.

SO WHY DON'T WE SCRATCH THOSE THREE VERY UNPOPULAR PROJECTS OFF THE LIST AND YOU CAN ELIMINATE SOME VERY EXPENSIVE POSITIONS? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? ARE WE BROKE? ARE WE GOING BROKE? IS THE TREND JUST GOING DOWNWARD? IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO OPEN THE BOOKS.

IT'S TIME TO BE TRANSPARENT.

IT'S TIME TO START--.

STOP SPENDING THE MONEY FREELY AND HIRING MANAGEMENT.

AND IT'S TIME TO REALLOCATE THE RESOURCES.

FOR PETE'S SAKE, PLEASE START WORKING ON PROJECTS THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS WANT.

THE LIST IS RIGHT THERE, AND IT'S A GREAT BIG FAT NO FROM THIS TAXPAYER AND ALL THE VOTERS IN MY HOUSEHOLD ON A 1% SALES TAX INCREASE.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PIERRE [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY SCOTT.

DEAR CITY COUNCIL, SOME PEOPLE COME HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF BASHING DEMOCRATS AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT FOR ANY REASON, REPEATING FOX NEWS TYPE OF PROPAGANDA.

THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE.

THIS IS THE WRONG PLACE, BUT THESE MANY LIES CANNOT REMAIN UNANSWERED.

THERE'S SO MANY LIES AND DISTORTIONS.

SOMEONE CAME TO OPPOSE ENVIRONMENT ISSUES TO SECURITY, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS IN ITS FACE.

WE NEED A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT AND A FUTURE TO LEAVE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN IF WE TRULY LOVE THEM.

WE SHOULD CARE FOR THEIR LIFE, RIGHT OR LEFT.

THE CARLSBAD CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IS FLIMSY AND MINIMAL, BUT WE KNOW THAT BEACH COMMUNITIES ARE THE MOST AT RISK.

WE ARE BICKERING WITH OCEANSIDE FOR THE REMAINING SAND AS OUR BEACHES ARE DISAPPEARING, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE CAUSES ARE ALL MANMADE.

OVERBUILDING, SLAPPING CONCRETE OVER LAND EVERYWHERE, AND WE STILL DO IT RIGHT BY THE BEACH WITH A SOUTH CARLSBAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AMONG OTHER ONES.

SEA LEVEL RISE, THE OTHER CAUSE OF BEACH EROSION DERIVES FROM GLOBAL WARMING, WHICH IS IN CALIFORNIA, THE RESULT OF TRANSPORT POLLUTION MAINLY.

AND WHAT OUR MAYOR DOES, HE FIERCELY OPPOSES SANDAG AND THEIR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. THE MOST SERIOUS IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

ABOUT CRIME AND SECURITY.

WELL, THIS LADY BLAMES ALL DEMOCRATS FOR IT NATIONALLY, STATEWIDE AND CITY COUNCIL

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I AM A DEMOCRAT AND I DO CARE ABOUT CRIME, NO LESS.

NATIONALLY, CRIME DECREASED A LOT IN THE COUNTRY SINCE ABOUT 1990.

STILL, THE USA IS SWAMPED WITH GUNS BY VERY, VERY FAR AS THE HIGHEST MURDER RATE OF ALL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF MURDERS IN 2022 UNDER TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY BY ABOUT 30%.

FOR 2021, THE FBI DID NOT RELEASE THEIR STATS.

BY STATES, THE HIGHEST NUMBER RATE ARE ALL IN RED STATES.

THE WORST, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS.

SOUTH CAROLINA AND ALABAMA.

CALIFORNIA FARES QUITE WELL IN COMPARISON.

AS FOR CARLSBAD, I DON'T KNOW THE STATS, BUT WHO IS IN CHARGE OF IT, IF NOT THE CARLSBAD POLICE? IF THIS WOMAN MEANS ALL POLICE ARE INCOMPETENT, SHE SHOULD SAY IT HERE.

OR ARE THEY NOT WELL TRAINED OR NOT ENOUGH? AND WE THE NEXT SPEAKER--.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SCOTT, FOLLOWED BY KAYLA LOPEZ DE CASTRO.

IN RESPONSE TO THE LAST SPEAKER.

[COUGH] EXCUSE ME. I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE BEACH FOR 40 YEARS.

I GREW UP IN CARLSBAD, AND THE OCEAN HASN'T RISEN AT ALL.

I'M HERE BECAUSE CARLSBAD RESIDENTS WILL PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THESE PIECES OF TRASH THAT ARE GETTING THROWN IN THEIR YARDS, AND I JUST LIKE TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE TO HAVE A WARNING TO ANYBODY THAT'S LITTERING PEOPLE'S YARDS WITH THIS STUFF.

AND THEN IF THE WARNING IS NOT FOLLOWED, THEN AFTER THAT, JUST HAVE A FINE TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THIS. I HAVE ALREADY TRIED TO OPT OUT OF THIS SOLICITATION AND THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW ALONG WITH MY OPT OUT REQUEST.

ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PEOPLE, IF THEY WERE TO MAIL THESE, THESE PLASTIC BAGS WOULD NOT BE SURROUNDING THE PAPER.

THEY WOULD JUST MAIL THIS IN THE MAIL.

AND INSTEAD OF PAYING A DRIVER TO GO AROUND AND NOT LISTEN TO THE OPT OUT REQUESTS, THEY COULD PUT IT IN THE MAILBOX AND IT WOULD HELP OUT.

AND MY LAST COMMENT IS.

THERE'S A GROUP OF AB BILLS AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT ARE JUST CRAZY.

AND IF THIS STUFF DOESN'T--. THERE'S ABOUT TEN OF THEM, AND IF THIS STUFF DOESN'T JUST MAKE YOU JUST TOTALLY SCRATCH YOUR HEAD, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE. AND OTHER THAN THAT, THANKS FOR SEEING MY COMMENT.

AND I'D LIKE TO GET THESE THINGS FROM ENDING UP IN MY YARD AND I THINK EVERYBODY ELSE WOULD AS WELL. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KAYLA LOPEZ DE CASTRO, FOLLOWED BY JIMMY SAVILE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS KAYLA.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE IN CARLSBAD.

I GREW UP HERE AND I LOVE LIVING HERE.

I'M A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND I WORK PART TIME IN CARLSBAD.

TODAY, I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO DO MORE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE ARE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS.

OUR PLANET IS SUFFERING AND IT IS OUR FAULT.

HUMANITY HAS LED US TO THIS POINT IN OUR GLOBAL EMERGENCY, STARTING WITH THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, THE WORLD HAS RAPIDLY INCREASED 1.1 DEGREES CELSIUS HIGHER THAN PRE-INDUSTRIAL LEVELS, AND IS NOW QUICKENING TO A PACE OF 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS, A CRITICAL THRESHOLD.

THE EARTH IS WARMING 50 TIMES FASTER THAN THE PAST 21,000 YEARS.

SEVERAL ANIMAL SPECIES ARE DYING AT A RAPID PACE, AND SOME ARE SLOWLY BECOMING EXTINCT, SUCH AS POLAR BEARS WHO ARE LOSING THEIR HABITAT, THE ICE CAPS AND MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THAT ARE ALSO LOSING THEIR HABITATS TO DEFORESTATION AND CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE, CAUSING WEATHER AND TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS, CONFUSING THEIR TRAVEL PATTERNS. CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCH A SCARY AND OVERWHELMING TOPIC THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.

BUT WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART LITTLE BY LITTLE AND START TAKING STEPS TO SOLVING CLIMATE CHANGE AS A COMMUNITY.

THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE UPON IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ARE INSTALLING MORE SOLAR TO USE

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SWITCHING FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

COMMUTING BY BIKE AS I DO TO WORK.

PLANTING MORE TREES AND AVOIDING ALL PESTICIDES.

I RECOGNIZE THAT HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, WE ARE AHEAD OF OTHER CITIES IN THE NATION, BUT WE MUST CONSIDER OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT EVERY TIME WE ARE MAKING A DECISION WHETHER IT IS BUYING A NEW PATROL CAR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR BUILDING A NEW CITY HALL. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT.

WE SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER IS THE CAR ELECTRIC? ARE THE MATERIALS ECO FRIENDLY? ARE WE USING SOLAR TO GENERATE ENERGY? ARE WE PLANTING CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS? LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN COEXIST WITH POLAR BEARS AND ENJOY BEAUTIFUL MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THE SERIOUS MATTER OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

[APPLAUSE] AND THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JIMMY SAVILLE.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO ADDRESS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S TRANSPHOBIA.

LAST YEAR, MY WIFE AND I ADOPTED A TWO YEAR OLD BOY FROM UGANDA, AFRICA.

THEN ONE DAY MY WIFE WAS PAINTING HER NAILS AND TIMMY WANTED TO PAINT HIS NAILS.

AND THEN MY WIFE HAD BEEN READING ARTICLES ON BUZZFEED AND WATCHING TIKTOK VIDEOS ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY, AND WE LEARNED THAT GENDER IS JUST A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT AND REALIZED THAT TIMMY WAS ASSIGNED MALE AT BIRTH, HAVING BEEN BASED ON EXTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH NOTHING TO DO THAT WAS BASED ON ANYTHING IN REALITY WHATSOEVER.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZED THAT TIMMY WAS THE GIRL.

WE TRANSITION TIMMY INTO TAMMY, AND THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED.

THE OTHER PARENTS OF THE DAYCARE CENTER WERE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH OUR DECISION AND EVEN THE CHILD CARE WORKERS.

'DIDN'T YOU ADOPT A BOY?' THEY SAID.

'WELL, HAVEN'T YOU SEEN TIKTOK?' I SAID.

THIS IS WHAT ALL OF THE PARENTS ARE DOING.

THANKFULLY, WE FOUND A TRANSGENDER CLINIC DOWN IN TIJUANA AFTER BEING REJECTED BY THREE CLINICS HERE IN CARLSBAD THAT WOULD DO THE BOTTOM SURGERY FOR TAMMY.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WERE THANKFUL THAT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE STILL ALLOWING THEIR CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH TAMMY, BUT MANY OF THEM ARE NOT.

THEY SAID, WELL, WE DON'T THINK THAT HAVING A DRAG QUEEN OVER FOR TAMMY THIRD BIRTHDAY WAS APPROPRIATE. AND I SAID, HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR? THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE IS DOING.

AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE DRESSING UP IN DRAG AND PRINCESS DRESSES AND PUTTING ON MAKEUP.

AND I SAID, AREN'T YOU AWARE OF DESMOND IS AMAZING? HE'S THE 11 YEAR OLD DRAG KID WHO WAS FEATURED ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND GOT AN ASTOUNDING APPLAUSE BY MICHAEL STRAHAN AND MANY OTHERS.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS CITY CELEBRATED TRANSGENDER AWARENESS DAY, WHICH WAS LAST WEEK.

THAT'S NOT SOME FAKE HOLIDAY LIKE ON TWITTER.

THIS IS A REAL HOLIDAY.

JOE BIDEN SAID SO.

AND ANOTHER THING WE COULDN'T FIND ANY TUCKING UNDERWEAR FOR TAMMY BEFORE TAMMY SURGERY AT WAL-MART. WE DIDN'T CHECK TARGET.

THEY DO HAVE A PRIDE SECTION, SO MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.

BUT WE'D EXPECT THIS KIND OF TRANSPHOBIA OVER IN FLORIDA UNDER RON DESANTIS' LEADERSHIP, BUT NOT HERE IN CALIFORNIA WITH GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM.

THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS.

YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE RAISING OUR DAUGHTER AS A TRANS DAUGHTER, THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET ANYTHING STAND IN HER WAY.

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP HER FROM BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING.

SHE'LL BE ABLE TO BECOME THE VICE PRESIDENT.

SHE'LL BE ABLE TO COME FIRST LADY LIKE MICHELLE OBAMA OR EVEN THE PRESIDENT.

SO WE'VE OPENED A TRANSGENDER DAYCARE CENTER HERE ON COAST HIGHWAY FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO CHANGE THE GENDER OF THEIR CHILDREN AS WELL, AND IT'S NAMED HAY KIDS, H-A-Y, HAY KIDS, AFTER HARRY HAY, THE FAMOUS TRANSGENDER LGBT RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

SO THE BEST PART IS ALL OF THIS IS FULLY LEGAL, AND TEN YEARS AGO, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNHEARD OF.

BUT WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT ON TWITTER.

THE NEW YORK TIMES IS GOING TO BE WRITING A FEATURE STORY ON US.

AND SO I THINK THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO JUST BE VERY MORE CONSIDERATE AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT.

AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF SPEAKERS.

THE REST OF THE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD AT THE END OF THE MEETING. OKAY.

HOW MANY DO WE HAVE LEFT? FIVE MORE. FIVE MORE.

OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

DO WE WANT ANY ITEMS PULLED, ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX? MOVE APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6.

CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 7, ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION.

[7. PHASED-IN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FOODWARE BAN]

THANK YOU, SIR. AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, MR. JAMIE WOOD.

JAMIE?

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I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

ALSO BE CELEBRATING EARTH MONTH THIS WEEK AND THIS MONTH, BUT MY NAME IS JAMIE WOOD, I'M THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ROBBIE CONTRERAS.

TO GIVE A BIT OF BACKGROUND, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN IN 2019 AND THE SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN DECEMBER OF 2021, ALONG WITH ALL THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT STATE LAW RELATED TO SOLID WASTE.

THIS PLAN ALSO PROVIDED A MENU OF OPTIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO EVALUATE RELATED TO REDUCTION OF WASTE IN OUR LANDFILL AND ENVIRONMENT.

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE PLAN WITH FOUR BANDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK AS ADDITIONS TO THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE.

THOSE BANDS INCLUDED SINGLE USE PLASTIC FOOD WARE UPON REQUEST AND MATERIAL BAND, WATER BOTTLE BAND FOR CITY FACILITIES AND CITY AFFILIATED EVENTS.

RESTRICTED RELEASE OF BALLOONS AND PLASTIC BAG BAN.

THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE HAS STATED THAT LITTERED PLASTIC PRODUCTS HAVE CAUSED AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL HARM AND HAVE BURDENED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP COSTS.

ADDITIONALLY, REMOVING SINGLE USE PLASTICS FROM USE REDUCES CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS AND MINIMIZES MATERIALS REACHING THE LANDFILL AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

TONIGHT, BEFORE YOU IS AN ADDITION TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE FIRST OF THESE BANDS, WHICH ALSO INCORPORATES THE NEW STATE LAW.

STAGE ONE OF THIS UPDATE INCLUDES AB 1276, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SKIP THE STUFF, WHICH WAS ENACTED IN OCTOBER OF 2021 AND IS EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST OF 2022.

THIS BILL REQUIRES ALL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS TO PROVIDE FOOD SERVICE WEAR UPON REQUEST ONLY. THIS BILL ALSO REQUIRES CITIES TO ENFORCE THIS REQUIREMENT BY USING A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR THE FIRST TWO VIOLATIONS AND THEN SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS WILL ACQUIRE A FINE OF $25 FOR EACH DAY IN VIOLATION NOT TO EXCEED $300 ANNUALLY.

THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS LAW ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGES BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. STAGE TWO OF THIS NEW ORDINANCE INCLUDES THE BAN ON SINGLE USE PLASTICS AND EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE AS DIRECTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF 2021.

AS DESCRIBED IN THE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, THE DRAFT ORDINANCE WAS PLACED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT.

WE RECEIVED OVER 50 POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE RESPONSES.

SOME RESPONSES ACTUALLY DID REQUEST THE CITY TO GO EVEN FURTHER.

THIS MATERIAL BAN PROHIBITS THE USE OF SINGLE USE, PLASTIC FOOD WEAR AND EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE, ALSO KNOWN AS STYROFOAM.

THE BAN IS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2022 AND IS ENFORCEABLE ON JULY 1ST, 2023.

ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH AB 1276.

ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVES TO SINGLE USE PLASTICS INCLUDE REUSABLE FOOD WEAR OR CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE AND MARINE DEGRADABLE ITEMS. DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1ST, 2022 TO JULY 1ST, 2023, STAFF WILL CONDUCT EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THIS NEW REGULATION AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTICS.

STAFF PLANS TO RETURN NEXT MONTH WITH THE ADDITIONAL BANDS THAT ARE LISTED HERE, AND THOSE WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE LATER THIS WEEK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND REVIEW, AS WAS THIS ONE THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

SO TONIGHT'S STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 6, ADDING CHAPTER 6.20 TO PHASE IN A SINGLE USE PLASTIC FOOD WEAR BAN THAT INCLUDES AND EXPANDS ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1276, SINGLE USE FOOD WARE ACCESSORIES AND STANDARD CONDIMENTS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS SKIP THE STUFF.

AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY, LET'S GO TO SPEAKERS FIRST.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES, MAYOR. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX FERRON, FOLLOWED BY MARK O'CONNOR.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR HALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ALEX FERRON, I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION.

FIRSTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR VOTING UNANIMOUSLY AND PASSING CARLSBAD'S SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND TAKING OUR WASTE CRISIS SERIOUSLY. IT'S CLEAR BY THAT ACTION THAT YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO AWAY FOR US TO SEND OUR WASTE AND THAT IT ALL STAYS HERE.

PLASTIC POLLUTION DOES NOT ONLY IMPACT THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEAN ENVIRONMENT, IT DOES NOT ONLY IMPACT THE HEALTH OF OURSELVES, IT ALSO IMPACTS US ECONOMICALLY.

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IN FACT, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS PLANNING ON SPENDING $1.1 BILLION ON TRASH REMOVAL THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

BY CUTTING DOWN SINGLE USE PLASTIC, A MATERIAL THAT HAS VIRTUALLY NO VALUE IN THE RECYCLING MARKET AND ESPECIALLY THE TYPES THAT AREN'T EVEN FEASIBLY RECYCLABLE, LIKE POLYSTYRENE AND EPS FOAM, YOU DO CARLSBAD, A GREAT SERVICE IN ELEVATING THE HEALTH AND WEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.

SURFRIDER STRONGLY SUPPORTS AND URGES EACH OF YOU TO SUPPORT THIS PLASTIC REDUCTION ORDINANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] MARK O'CONNOR, FOLLOWED-- NO, NO CLAPPING, PLEASE.

GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M MARK O'CONNOR, I'M A SURFRIDER VOLUNTEER.

I HELP CO-LEAD OUR RISE ABOVE PLASTIC COMMITTEE FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

I OWN A HOME IN CARLSBAD.

MY SON AND HIS WIFE AND GRANDKIDS LIVE IN CARLSBAD.

SUNDAY, WE BOOKED A CAMPSITE AT CARLSBAD STATE PARK.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

I TOOK THE THREE AND A HALF YEAR OLD, TWO YEAR OLD DOWN THE STEPS TO THE BEACH.

THE TWO MONTH OLD STAYED BEHIND WITH MOMMY AND DADDY WHEN WE REACHED THE BEACH, I SAW ALL THE ITEMS YOU'RE PENDING ORDINANCE WILL REMOVE, REDUCE AND ELIMINATE.

SAW STRAWS, UTENSILS, STYROFOAM, WATER BOTTLE CAPS, ITEMS THE SURFRIDER AND OTHER SISTER ORGANIZATIONS PICK UP IN OUR BEACH CLEANUPS.

YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU.

I ASKED FOR YOU TO SUPPORT IT AND PASS IT.

AND FOR NOLAN AND EDI'S AND NORA'S GENERATION, WE NEED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND OURSELVES NOW FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION.

THANK YOU.

JANIS JONES, FOLLOWED BY PAGE DECINO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND HAPPY EARTH DAY.

I'M AN AVID CLEANER OF CARLSBAD BEACHES AND HAVE DONE SO FOR EIGHT YEARS OR SO, AND I, LIKE THE OTHERS, WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING THE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

THAT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT THAT ADDRESSES BOTH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC WASTE AND THE SINGLE USE PLASTIC MEASURES INCLUDED NOT JUST THE FOOD WEAR BAN FOR TODAY, BUT THE OTHERS THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU ARE GOING TO GO A LONG WAY TO HELP PREVENT HARMFUL DEBRIS FROM LITTERING OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR PARKS AND OUR BEACHES.

SO I PERSONALLY ADVOCATE FOR SINGLE USE PLASTIC REDUCTION MEASURES BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH ARE AT RISK AND THE NEWS IS FRIGHTENING.

FOR EXAMPLE, A HEADLINE FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READS PLASTIC PROLIFERATES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD'S DEEPEST OCEAN TRENCH.

AND ANOTHER ONE ASKS, WHY DOES THE ARCTIC HAVE MORE PLASTIC THAN MOST PLACES ON EARTH? IT'S SO PREVALENT THAT MICROPLASTICS ARE IN THE FOOD WE EAT, THE BEVERAGES WE DRINK, AND IT'S EVEN IN THE AIR WE BREATHE.

AND RECENTLY, WE LEARNED THE SHOCKING NEWS THAT MICROPLASTICS ARE NOW CIRCULATING IN OUR BLOOD. IN OTHER WORDS, PLASTIC POLLUTION IS EVERYWHERE AND IN THE STATISTICS ARE ALARMING. BUT I ACTUALLY BECOME MORE ALARMED WHEN I WALK ALONG THE BEACH IN CARLSBAD AND SEE FIRSTHAND THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC DEBRIS THAT WASHES UP ON THE SHORELINE.

I COMMONLY FIND SINGLE USE PLASTIC FOOD WHERE ITEMS TAKE AWAY CUPS, STRAWS, UTENSILS, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT MARK FOUND WHEN HE VISITED THE CAMPGROUND RECENTLY.

STYROFOAM IS ACTUALLY AMONG THE THINGS I HATE TO SEE MOST BECAUSE IT BREAKS UP INTO TINY BITS THAT ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN UP.

AND I'VE BEEN ON THE BEACH AT TERRAMAR WHERE IT'S BEEN LIKE IT SNOWED.

ESPECIALLY AFTER A STORM.

THERE'S SO MUCH STYROFOAM.

IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING, I REMAIN HOPEFUL BECAUSE OF THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR PLASTIC POLLUTION MITIGATION.

THE LETTERS THAT CAME IN TO YOU ALL TODAY WERE OVERWHELMING.

I THINK THERE WERE AT LEAST 200 PAGES OF TESTIMONY.

SEVEN CITIES COUNTYWIDE HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED ORDINANCES.

VISTA AND SAN MARCOS ARE THE FIRST TWO INLAND CITIES IN THE COUNTY WHO HAVE ADOPTED ORDINANCES, BUT CARLSBAD, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE WITH WHAT YOUR STAFF IS PRESENTING TO YOU, YOU STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LEAD THE WAY ON THIS.

SO WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT CITY STAFF HAS DONE.

IT'S OVERWHELMINGLY APPRECIATED.

AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS ACTION THAT WILL PROTECT OUR BEACHES AND OUR COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, PEOPLE WHO VISIT HERE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

PAGE TICINO, FOLLOWED BY GLENN BARNARD.

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MY NAME IS PAGE DECINO, I'M A LONG TERM RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD, AND TONIGHT THERE'S NOT MUCH OF A OPPOSITION TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING, WHICH IS GOOD.

PEOPLE REALIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF PLASTICS ON US.

SO I APPLAUD WHAT YOU'RE DOING AS A FIRST STEP.

BUT I--.

A COUPLE THINGS. I JUST HOPE THAT THE RESTAURANTS AND LIKE ORGANIZATIONS ARE WELL EDUCATED ON THIS AND AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC ON THE NEED TO DO THIS, NOT JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, BUT OUR PERSONAL HEALTH.

AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

IN YEARS PAST, WHEN I BROUGHT MY OWN CONTAINERS TO RESTAURANTS TO USE THEM INSTEAD OF THEIR OWN, I'VE SOMETIMES BEEN REFUSED.

AND I READ SECTION 6.20.06 OF THE ORDINANCE, AND IT'S NOT REALLY CLEAR TO ME THAT THE RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE THE CONTAINERS THAT CUSTOMERS BRING IN.

SO I'D LIKE SOME CLARIFICATION ON THIS, AND I JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD ON THIS AND HOPE EVERYONE VOTES TO APPROVE IT.

THANK YOU. STAFF, DID YOU GET THE NUMBER SHE QUOTED? OKAY. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GLENN BARNARD.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. I AM A CAPITALIST AND I'M AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.

SO IT'S YOU PICK AND CHOOSE.

I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

I WAS SURPRISED WHEN RECENTLY I WAS AT SOFI STADIUM, AND I CAME HOME WITH TWO DRINKING GLASSES THAT ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM.

NOW I'M OLD AND I'M FREQUENTLY THE LAST TO FIND OUT ANYTHING.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT DRINKING GLASSES ARE NOW--.

THAT YOU CAN BUY A MADE OF ALUMINUM.

I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.

SO. THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES.

IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO BE A CAPITALIST AND AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.

I HAVE A HYBRID CHEVY VOLT.

IT'S FULL OF STUFF THAT'S BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

EVERYTHING THAT'S MANMADE, ANYTHING THAT'S MANUFACTURED, INCLUDING YOUR SHIRT, A BASEBALL BAT, DEGRADES THE ENVIRONMENT.

SO I THINK THAT THERE'S ENVIRONMENTALISTS THAT ARE DEMANDING PERFECTION ALL THE TIME, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE ONE OF THEM.

THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE SHOULD BE IN PROGRESS, AND YET I AM TOTALLY OPPOSED TO OIL RIGS AND OIL TANKERS IN THE OCEAN.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES, TO HAVE A LINE.

FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT ACCEPT.

TO SAY THAT EVERY FORM OF ENERGY IS BAD OR ALL OIL IS BAD.

WE'RE NOT, AMERICA IN PARTICULAR, THE WORLD IN GENERAL IS NOT FULLY READY YET FOR SOLAR.

SPEAKING OF SOLAR, I WANT TO MENTION WIND.

I HATE THEM. IF YOU DON'T LIKE BIRDS, THEN YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THOSE GIANT WINDMILLS.

THEY CHOPPING UP BIRDS LIKE CRAZY.

RACHEL CARSON WROTE A BOOK, SILENT SPRING.

SHE'S A HERO OF MINE.

ALONG WITH HENRY FORD AND BILL GATES.

A PLANET WITHOUT BIRDS WOULD BE TERRIBLE.

SO IF YOU THINK WIND AND SOLAR SHOULD BE MENTIONED IN THE SAME BREATH AS BEING BOTH WONDERFUL, YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

PICK AND CHOOSE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS, MAYOR.

OK. QUESTIONS OF STAFF? AND STAFF COULD YOU START BY JUST ANSWERING THAT ONE QUESTION THAT, I BELIEVE, PAGE DECINO ASKED? THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE HERE.

ACTUALLY, THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A RESTAURANT TO ALLOW YOU TO PUT YOUR--.

PUT IT IN--. THEY CAN IF THEY WANT, BUT THEY CAN'T PUT IT IN A PLASTIC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT WOULD ACTUALLY SUPERSEDE OUR JURISDICTION, I BELIEVE, TO REQUIRE THAT, AND ROBBIE` CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE A MATTER OF HEALTH AND SAFETY, SO I WOULD LOOK TO LIKE--.

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I WOULD ALSO WANT TO POINT THE PUBLIC TO 6.20.060(A) ENTITIES THAT ARE REGULATED BY THIS ORDINANCE ARE ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE.

SO WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS IT LOOKS TO ALL BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT THEY DO SO.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT KNOWN TO EVERYONE AS WELL.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA? THANK YOU. YES, THANKS FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I LOVED ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT, NOT JUST TODAY, BUT ALSO IN OUR EMAILS AND PEOPLE WHO CALLED. AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HEARD AND THINGS THAT I THOUGHT OF THAT I JUST WANTED TO ASK HERE PUBLICLY.

ONE OF THEM WAS, WE'VE HEARD THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A BALLOT MEASURE IN NOVEMBER THAT IS A SINGLE USE PLASTIC RELATED.

WOULD THAT--? HOW WOULD THAT RELATE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING OR HOW DO THEY COMPARE? SO IF THAT BALLOT MEASURE DID PASS, DOES GET PUT ON THE BALLOT, AND THEN PASSES, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE AND ANY CHANGES THAT WERE IN THE STATE LAW, WE WOULD BRING BACK TO YOU AS AN AMENDMENT TO THIS ITEM.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THAT IS FAIRLY FAR IN THE FUTURE, SO I BELIEVE OURS WOULD BE IN PLACE UNTIL THAT ONE DID TAKE EFFECT.

BUT WE WOULD MAKE ANY CHANGES IN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE TO MATCH THE STATE REQUIREMENT UNLESS--. BUT IF IT WERE LESS THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, THEN WHAT WE WOULD HAVE WOULD REMAIN. GREAT.

YES, THANK YOU. AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT DID QUALIFY, IT WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, BUT THAT ENFORCEMENT WOULDN'T BEGIN UNTIL 2030.

AND SO WHAT IS--? COULD YOU REMIND ME AGAIN OF THE TIMELINE OF OURS? SO OURS IS IS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR AND ENFORCEABLE JULY 1ST OF NEXT YEAR.

2023? GREAT. THANK YOU.

1ST. YES. OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU. AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION, THIS KIND OF RELATES TO THE COMMENT ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. IT'S NOT ABOUT REUSABLE WEAR, BUT JUST HOW DOES IT WORK? ORIGINALLY, WHEN YOU MADE YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EVERY DAY THAT A BUSINESS IS IN VIOLATION THEY WOULD GET FINED A CERTAIN AMOUNT, BUT WHAT IF IT'S KIND OF A ONE OFF? SO THERE WAS A LITTLE SCREENSHOT IN ONE OF YOUR SLIDES THAT SHOWED ALMOST EXACTLY MY PHONE WHEN I ORDER FROM GRUBHUB THAT HAS THE LITTLE BOX, IT SAYS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE UTENSILS, YES OR NO? AND I ALWAYS CLICK 'NO' BECAUSE I'M HAVING SOMETHING DELIVERED TO MY HOME.

WHERE I ALREADY HAVE SILVERWARE, BUT THEN WOULD THOSE RESTAURANTS GET A FINE IF THEY DELIVERED IT ANYWAY? EVEN IF I CLICK, NO, BECAUSE THEY ALREADY ARE DOING THAT.

I CLICK NO AND THEY DELIVER THE UTENSILS ANYWAY LIKE THEY DIDN'T SEE IT.

IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THAT'S PART OF OUR CITY LAW, WOULD THERE BE A FINE? IT WOULD BE FIRST, WE WOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A VIOLATION AND--.

TWO VIOLATIONS ACTUALLY BY LAW AND THEN, YES, A FINE AFTER THAT.

SO THAT IS SORT OF BASED ON OUR PROGRAM TO ENFORCE THAT, SO THE STAFF THAT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WE'RE NOW HIRING FOR, THOSE FOLKS WOULD BE OUT WORKING WITH THOSE RESTAURANTS, DETERMINING THAT THEY DID NOT COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE AND THEN ISSUING THOSE NOTICES OF VIOLATIONS AND FINES AS NEEDED.

GREAT. AND THAT LEADS ME TO MY LAST QUESTION.

I DO THINK THAT EDUCATION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OF OUR BUSINESSES IS SO IMPORTANT IN THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET FINES.

WE WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ROLLING OUT AND WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET IN TROUBLE. SO WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR ROLLING THIS OUT? I KNOW OUTREACH HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT IF YOU COULD ELABORATE MORE ON THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

SURE. WE'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING MATERIALS BOTH FOR THE WEBSITE AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO FOOD SERVICE FACILITIES, REALLY EXPLAINING TO THEM WHAT THIS ORDINANCE--.

IN EASY TO UNDERSTAND TERMS WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS REQUIRING, BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS PROVIDING THEM THE INFORMATION OF WHAT THEY CAN USE IN PLACE OF PLASTIC OR STYROFOAM. SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE'VE HEARD IS THAT, FINE, I'LL USE WHAT I NEED TO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GET IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.

SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING--.

FIRST OF ALL, EXPLAINING WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT, AND THEN SECONDLY, HOW THEY CAN COMPLY.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE FEEL LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE OUTREACH WILL BE AND THEN PROVIDING THEM OPTIONS OF WHERE TO GET THE INFORMATION.

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SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KIND OF TAILOR THE EDUCATION TO EACH TYPE OF GROUP BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY DIFFERENT.

AND THE THE STAFF AT THOSE FACILITIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT.

SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.

GREAT. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT THAT WAS MY LAST QUESTION, BUT ONE MORE JUST POPPED INTO MY HEAD THAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN EARLIER AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

WHICH IS THOSE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION THAT HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR, ARE THEY ON A SIMILAR TIMELINE? ARE THEY GOING TO BE DOING THIS KIND OF AT THE SAME TIME? BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN ENCINITAS AND VISTA AND IN CARLSBAD.

AND IT WOULD BE KIND OF NICE TO SEE THAT THERE ARE ABLE TO, ACROSS THE BOARD, ELIMINATE THEIR SINGLE USE. SOME OF THEM ALREADY ARE IN PLACE.

SOME ARE A LITTLE FURTHER THAN US, AND SOME ARE A LITTLE LATER THAN US.

SO THERE'S VARYING AREAS, BUT--.

VARYING AMOUNTS OF THAT TIMELINE, BUT WE WILL BE--.

WE WORK WITH THE ALL THE CITIES IN SAN DIEGO THROUGH A TECHNICAL GROUP.

SO WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT AT THOSE MEETINGS AND WORKING WITH THEM.

AND SO WE HOPE TO WORK EVEN CLOSER WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE REGIONAL COLLABORATION.

I DIDN'T EVEN SPECIFICALLY ASK YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT YOU ALREADY ARE COORDINATING WITH THE OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I GOT A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF MYSELF.

WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER, I'M BEING TOLD? YES, WE ACTUALLY DO.

JOHN BOTTORFF.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THERE WAS A LITTLE MIX UP WITH THE CARD, BUT WE GOT THAT ALL WORKED OUT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY MY NAME IS JOHN BOTTORFF.

THE CLEAN UP FOR KIDS AT ORG.

SO WE FULLY SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE.

THIS IS A FANTASTIC THANK YOU FOR TAKING ACTION TO STOP THE SINGLE USE PLASTIC.

AS SOMEONE WHO HAS A DOG AND I GO FOR WALKS, IT IS PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO WALK ANYWHERE AND NOT SEE PLASTIC.

EVERYONE HAS SEEN IT. NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, A BEACH, A PARK, EVEN YOUR STREET, YOU'LL SEE PLASTIC. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THIS ACTION.

ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS ON OTHER SOURCES OF PLASTIC.

ONE OF THE ONES THAT COMES TO MIND THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT IS SYNTHETIC TURF, ALSO CALLED ARTIFICIAL GRASS.

IT'S PLASTIC. IT IS PLASTIC GRASS.

AND THEN THE INFILL IS GROUND UP TIRES, WHICH IS JUST RUBBER.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, EVERY TIME THE SPRINKLERS COME ON, ALL THAT ENDS UP RUNNING OFF INTO YOUR WATER. SO THAT'S ALL MICROPLASTICS, AND IT CONTAINS, JUST LIKE OTHER PLASTICS, IT CONTAINS PHTHALATES, PHS--.

NOT PHS.

PFAS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT ALL ENDS UP IN OUR WATERS.

THERE IS NO RECYCLING OF SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS.

THE AVERAGE SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD AT THE END OF ITS SEVEN TO TEN YEAR LIFESPAN IS 40,000LBS OF PLASTIC CARPET AND 400,000LBS OF INFILL.

THAT ALL GOES INTO THE DUMP.

IT'S EVERY SINGLE FIELD EVERY 7 TO 10 YEARS.

SO THAT'S A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC.

THAT'S ALL MICROPLASTIC THAT ENDS UP IN OUR WATERWAYS.

SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER CITIES, IRVINE COMES TO MIND, THAT HAVE ADDRESSED SYNTHETIC TURF ON THEIR PLAYING FIELDS.

THERE ARE DEFINITELY WAYS TO DO WITH NATURAL GRASS, SO I ASK YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, MR. BLACKBURN--. OR, I'M SORRY, DR.

BHAT-PATEL, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.

YES. THANK YOU.

JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE QUESTION AROUND THE--.

YOU KNOW, IF FOLKS WOULD GET--.

IF THEY VIOLATED THE PLASTICS PIECE OF IT WITH THE SKIP THE STUFF THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY WORKING WITH THIRD PARTY VENDORS AND IT'S THROUGH AN APP, AND SO HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT PIECE? BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT PARTICULAR APP MAY MESS UP, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE MIGHT BE PENALIZING OUR BUSINESSES FOR A MESS UP ON THE APP, AND THOSE APPS HAVE A LOT MORE MONEY THAN OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.

SO JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT WORKS.

SO IT'S SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS IF IT--.

AS WE SEE IT HAPPENING. I WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE NOT--.

OUR GOAL IS NOT TO ENFORCE AGAINST OUR RESTAURANTS.

OUR GOAL IS TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND HAVE THE RIGHT THINGS DONE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE GOT THAT AND WE WENT OUT, WE TALKED TO THEM OR CALLED THEM AND FOUND OUT, THEY WERE LIKE, NO, WE DIDN'T SEE THAT IT WASN'T THERE.

WE WOULD THEN NEED TO ADDRESS THAT, BUT WE WOULDN'T IMMEDIATELY WRITE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THOSE APPS HAVE MESSED UP MY ORDER AND YOU CALL THE RESTAURANT AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WE RECEIVED IT AS SUCH, YOU KNOW, AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE TO FOLKS, AND IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION, I KNOW, AT LEAST WHEN I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, THE PIECES ABOUT WHERE TO PURCHASE OR WHAT TO PURCHASE, AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU'RE GUIDING THEM IN THE DIRECTION OF WHERE TO LOOK.

ARE WE PROVIDING THEM WITH COMMON VENDORS OR SOMETHING, OR ARE WE JUST KIND OF GIVING

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AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM.

THEY ARE COMPILING A LIST OF OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SOME OF THEM ARE NAME BRANDS, BUT IT'S JUST A FULL LIST THAT THEY WOULD BE RECOMMENDING.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM IN THAT WAY, BUT REALLY JUST PROVIDING EXAMPLES AND REALLY--. I MEAN, OUR GOAL IS JUST TO BE THERE TO HELP THEM, BUT IT'S--.

SPECIFICALLY SAYING GO TO THIS PLACE AND BUY THIS, WE WOULDN'T BE DOING THAT, BUT WE WOULD BE PROVIDING EXAMPLES AND MAYBE EVEN MATERIALS THAT THEY COULD USE.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING AND IT HAS THIS RATING ON IT, THEN THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.

SO THAT'S THE KIND OF THING WE WOULD BE TRYING TO DO.

AWESOME. AND MY LAST QUESTION, I'M GUESSING WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO MAYBE TAG TEAM ON EDUCATION PURPOSES, AND IF SO, MAYBE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP PROVIDE LIKE A LIST OF VENDORS THAT MAYBE--.

BECAUSE WE CAN'T, BUT PERHAPS THEY COULD AT LEAST PROVIDE THAT TO FOLKS BASED ON SOME OF THE GREEN BUSINESSES THEY ALREADY HAVE IN EXISTENCE.

YES, SURE. AND WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH BOTH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS JUST TO KEEP THEM UPDATED ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS PROCESS AND AS WELL AS THE NEW ORGANICS REGULATIONS. SO IT'S A GREAT IDEA WE CAN WORK WITH THEM TO MAYBE--.

IF THERE ARE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT WHERE THE RESTAURANTS COULD PURCHASE THAT, THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER, SO.

I AGREE. COOL. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.

FINAL COMMENTS? MR. NORBY? THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SPEND A FEW MOMENTS HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, I USED TO SAY THIS QUITE A LOT, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE A YOUNGER GENERATION IN THE CROWD. I SAY IT LESS NOW BECAUSE I'M GETTING OLDER AND OLDER AND OLDER, AND PRETTY MUCH 70% OF THE CROWD IS YOUNGER THAN I AM, BUT IT DOES GIVE ME REASON TO TALK ABOUT THE LAST MAYBE 40 YEARS OF OUR CAREER, IF YOU WILL, WHEN WE WERE COLLEGE GRADUATES OR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, AND THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE.

AND THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIAL, AND SO WHETHER IT IS THE FORMATION OF THE EPA, FORMATION OF CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, UNLEADED FUEL, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, FOR SAFETY, OBVIOUSLY SEATBELTS, AIRBAGS, THE KIND OF TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS THAT ARE SOLAR AND WIND, THE REDUCTION OF PAPER BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ON AND ON AND ON.

BUT THIS GENERATION IS STARTING TO RETIRE AND IT IS UP TO THE NEXT GENERATION TO CONTINUE AND TO MAKE YOUR MARK AND TO CONTINUE THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE AND ACCELERATE THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS VERY, I THINK, IMPORTANT AND VERY SERIOUS WORK.

AS A CITY--.

FIRST OF ALL, AS A RESIDENT, A LONG TIME RESIDENT, I'VE HAD THE JUST PLEASURE OF LIVING AROUND AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOR ABOUT 35 YEARS.

AND WHEN YOU SEE THE LAGOON FROM AFAR, IT'S PRISTINE AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL, BUT WHEN YOU GET ON THE WATER AND YOU'RE A PADDLEBOARDER OR YOUR KAYAK AND YOU SEE ALL THE PLASTIC, I MEAN, I HAVE PROBABLY SEEN AS A KAYAKER, I'VE PROBABLY SEEN 20 OR 30 DEAD BIRDS.

I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESCUE A PELICAN WHO WAS CAUGHT IN FISHING WIRE AND TAKE THE PELICAN DOWN TO SEAWORLD TO GET IT REHABBED, AND IT MADE IT, THANK GOODNESS.

BUT YOU SEE THAT BECAUSE OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEMS ESSENTIALLY EMPTY INTO OUR WATERWAYS.

AND SO IT'S NOT JUST OUR OCEAN, IT'S OUR LAGOONS.

FISHING LINE TO ME IS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FOR OUR BIRDS AND OUR FISH THAT WE SEE IN OUR LAGOONS, AND SO I KNOW IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, LOTS OF FISHER FISHERMAN ON AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE JUST KIND OF HANDLING THEIR GEAR AND THEIR TACKLE AND CUTTING THEIR LINES, THAT LINE ENDS UP ESSENTIALLY IN OUR WATER AND TANGLES THE WINGS OF THE BIRDS.

SO THAT'S JUST AN OBSERVATION THAT I HAVE IN TERMS OF THAT.

AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T REALLY SEE IT UNTIL YOU'RE ON THE WATER, UNTIL YOU'RE WALKING ON THE SAND, YOU'RE IN THE WATERWAY.

I ACTUALLY NOTCHED THE END OF MY PADDLE TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GRAB PLASTIC.

RIGHT? SO THE PADDLE WAS REALLY SMOOTH, WOULDN'T GRAB THE PLASTIC, BUT PUT A LITTLE HALF INCH NOTCH IN THERE AND YOU CAN GRAB THE PLASTIC AND KIND OF TAKE IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE LAGOON.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE IN THIS REGARD.

IT WILL TOTALLY MAKE OUR CITY A LOT BETTER AND OUR REGION A LOT BETTER.

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COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA? YES. THANK YOU.

I AM ALSO SUPER HAPPY.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE AT THIS POINT WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE AND BUTTONING DOWN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BEING REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AND THAT WE'RE REALLY DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC. OUR PUBLIC HAS TOLD US OVER AND OVER AGAIN THROUGH THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY VISION, THROUGH PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS, THROUGH CALLS AND EMAILS, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CARE ABOUT, THAT WE WANT.

WE WANT TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.

WE HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY THAT THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO, AND EVEN SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT WE HAD NOT HEARD OF.

SO--. OR THAT WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY CONTEMPLATING AT THE CITY, BUT MAYBE WE OUGHT TO BE.

SO IT'S VERY EXCITING.

THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I ALSO WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE BEACH CLEANUPS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING THEM FOR A REALLY LONG TIME WITH AND WITHOUT SURFRIDER.

WE HAVE FOUND FISHING LINE MANY TIMES AND PICKED IT UP AND CLEANED IT UP AND IT'S TRUE.

WE HAVE SOME OF THE CLEANEST BEACHES WE REALLY DO, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY ARE PERFECT. WHEN WE GO OUT THERE TO BEACH CLEANUPS IN CARLSBAD, WE RUN INTO SURFERS AND OTHER PEOPLE SAYING, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND MUCH.

THIS IS CARLSBAD, OUR BEACHES ARE SO CLEAN, AND IT FEELS THAT WAY.

BUT WHEN YOU GET UP CLOSE AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR GLOVES AND YOUR GRABBERS AND YOUR BUCKETS, YOU FIND A LOT.

I'VE GOT TONS OF PICTURES AS PROOF JUST FROM RECENTLY.

SO I'M SO GLAD THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, THIS ENTITY, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF CARLSBAD, IS REALLY DEDICATED TO ATTACKING THIS, TO FINDING WHAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY.

AND HOPEFULLY INDIVIDUALS WILL ALSO FIND THAT AGENCY TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS LIKE BUYING AN ELECTRIC CAR OR OTHER THINGS, EXPENSIVE OR NOT.

SOME THAT I WANT TO SAY ARE EXPENSIVE, LIKE INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS, BUT OTHERS REALLY AREN'T. WHEN YOU GO TO THE BEACH ANYTIME, JUST PICK UP TRASH.

I JUST DID THAT TWO DAYS AGO.

I WASN'T ON A BEACH CLEANUP.

I JUST WENT TO THE BEACH ALONE TO READ A BOOK FOR A WHILE AND I SAW A LOT OF TRASH AND I COULDN'T JUST WALK BY BOTTLE CAPS AND STRAWS AFTER SAYING THAT I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT IT.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL TAKE ACTION, THAT WE EACH DO OUR PART.

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE CITY STEPPING UP AND SAYING THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO. SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

THANK YOU.

DR. BHAT-PATEL? THANK YOU.

WELL, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO STAFF.

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON THIS. SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT COME FULL CIRCLE AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON CONTINUING TO PUSH IT FORWARD.

IT HAS BEEN EXCITING TO SEE HOW MUCH OUTREACH YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING.

I THINK FOLKS ARE AWARE AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN PUTTING IT TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS ARE BEING BROUGHT ALONG.

AND WE MENTIONED THAT WE DON'T WANT TO PENALIZE FOLKS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE BEING BROUGHT ALONG WITH US.

AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

LIKE OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US AND TO OUR ENTIRE FUTURE GENERATION, FOR SURE.

I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, I ALSO PARTICIPATE IN MANY OF OUR CLEANUPS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND WHETHER IT'S HUNDREDS OF POUNDS BEING COLLECTED OR OTHER DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT WE END UP FINDING. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF TRASH OUT THERE THAT YOU END UP FINDING THAT'S JUST YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF MIND BOGGLING ALMOST.

AND SO THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO ALLOW FOR US TO GET TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO CALL THIS A BEAUTIFUL SPACE.

I MEAN, CARLSBAD IS BEAUTIFUL.

I GREW UP HERE. I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN BEAUTIFUL, AND PEOPLE DO CARE ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENT HERE. AND I THINK THIS WILL ALLOW FOR US TO REALLY SHOW THAT COMMITMENT AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP AS WELL.

THANK YOU. MR. BLACKBURN? RECENTLY WENT TO MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE FOR DINNER AND SHE HAD FOOD DELIVERED.

WHEN WE WERE ALL FINISHED EATING, WE MADE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW MUCH TRASH WE HAD IN FRONT OF US TO THROW AWAY.

IT WAS EVERYTHING FROM PLASTIC CONTAINERS TO LITTLE CONTAINERS FOR THE SALAD DRESSING, LITTLE KETCHUP CONTAINERS, STRAWS, FORKS, ALONG WITH ALL THE PAPER THAT GOES WITH IT.

AND WE DID TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY, OH, MY GOSH, THERE'S SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 350 MILLION AMERICANS AND THIS IS JUST ONE FAMILY GENERATING THIS MUCH.

SO I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THIS.

YOU WON'T HEAR ME SAY THIS VERY OFTEN, BUT I AGREE WITH GLENN BERNARD.

I AM A CAPITALIST AND I AM AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.

SO I WANT TO ASK THAT WE PLEASE BE VERY, VERY PATIENT WITH OUR BUSINESSES.

DON'T KICK THEM WHILE THEY'RE DOWN.

WE JUST--.

THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET PAST COVID.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK HAND IN HAND, HOLD THEIR HAND THE BEST WE CAN TO GET THEM THROUGH THIS WITHOUT CREATING ANY ADDITIONAL ISSUES WITH THEM.

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SO THANK YOU.

AND I'LL JUST BE BRIEF AND SAY I ECHO MY COLLEAGUES.

AND SO WITH THAT, IF THE CITY ATTORNEY COULD TITLE THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 6 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 6.20, PHASED -IN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FOOD-WARE BAN.

MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE CONTAINED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[APPLAUSE] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE.

SO THAT WILL GO ON TO ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION.

[8. ORDINANCE NO. CS-419 – OPERATION OF REGULATED MOBILITY DEVICES]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.56 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, OPERATION OF REGULATED MOBILITY DEVICES.

MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE CONTAINED AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 8.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

THAT ITEM 8 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 9, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

[9. ANNEXATION OF THE MARJA ACRES DEVELOPMENT TO STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE DISTRICT NO. 2]

MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR, ROXANNE MUHLMEISTER, AND ASSISTANT TO THE TREASURER, JASON ROSADO.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM ROXANNE MUHLMEISTER, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND WITH ME TONIGHT, I HAVE JASON ROSADO, HE IS OUR ASSISTANT TO OUR CITY TREASURER.

AND TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE MARJA ACRES ANNEXATION TO THE CITY'S LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO JASON.

WE HAVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION BEFORE WE CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 2022, COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION THAT INITIATED THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF MARJA ACRES INTO LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, APPROVED THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE ANNEXATION, AND SET TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING.

TONIGHT'S ORDER OF PROCEDURES BEGINS WITH A BRIEF STAFF PRESENTATION IN WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE THE PURPOSE OF THE DISTRICT, THE DEVELOPMENT AREA TO BE ANNEXED AND THE AVERAGE ASSESSMENT TO BE LEVIED SHOULD THE ANNEXATION BE APPROVED.

AT THE END OF TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE CITY CLERK WILL TABULATE THE ASSESSMENT BALLOTS AND REPORT THE RESULTS TO CITY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL WILL THEN BE ASKED TO TAKE ACTION BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE BALLOTS.

IN 2003, THE CITY COUNCIL FORMED LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

THE DISTRICT, THROUGH THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTIES, FINANCES THE COSTS OF ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF STREETLIGHTS, STREET TREES AND MEDIANS THAT SPECIFICALLY BENEFIT PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

THE CITY REQUIRES DEVELOPERS OF LARGER COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY TO BE ANNEXED INTO DISTRICT NUMBER TWO AS A CONDITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

EACH DEVELOPMENT WITHIN DISTRICT NUMBER TWO IS CONSIDERED A SEPARATE ZONE WITH THEIR OWN ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE COSTS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CITY.

OVER THE YEARS, THE CITY HAS ANNEX 15 BENEFIT ZONES INTO THE DISTRICT.

THE ADDITION OF MARJA ACRES BRINGS THAT TO 16.

[INAUDIBLE].

EXCUSE ME. HERE WE SEE THE MARJA ACRES DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN KELLY DRIVE AND JULIE PLACE.

AND IT IS COMPRISED OF VARYING TYPES OF LAND USE THAT RECEIVE SPECIAL BENEFIT FROM THE STREET TREES, STREETLIGHTS AND MEDIANS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EL CAMINO REAL. THE CALCULATED CURRENT YEAR MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT RATES FOR A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL UNIT PER YEAR IS $47.58.

THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MAY BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BY THE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AREA, AND THAT'S PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ANNUALLY.

ONCE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CONCLUDED, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL TABULATE THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT AND REPORT THE RESULTS TO THE COUNCIL.

ONE ASSESSMENT BALLOT WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD, AS REQUIRED BY THE LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING ACT OF 1972 AND PROPOSITION 218.

IF THE BALLOT IS IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION, COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXATION. IF THE BALLOT IS IN OPPOSITION COUNCIL SHELL DIRECT STAFF TO ABANDON THE ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES OUR REPORT ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION, AND WE ARE NOW READY TO CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

ONCE AGAIN, DOES ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY CLERK TO TABULATE THE VOTE.

THE TABULATION OF THE ASSESSMENT BALLOTS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

THE CITY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF ONE BALLOT.

THERE WAS ONE BALLOT RECEIVED IN FAVOR OF THE ASSESSMENT AND ZERO BALLOTS RECEIVED AN OPPOSITION TO THE LEVY OF THE ASSESSMENTS.

SINCE THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS IN SUPPORT OF THE LEVY OF THE ASSESSMENT EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS IN OPPOSITION, THERE IS NOT A MAJORITY PROTEST.

OKAY. WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS? THEN A MOTION, PLEASE.

MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION CONTAINED AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9.

SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. AND ITEM 9 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 10, FISCAL YEAR 2022 ANNUAL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN.

[10. FISCAL YEAR 2022 ANNUAL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN]

THANK YOU, SIR. AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR INTERIM HOUSING SERVICES MANAGER, TODD HENDERSON.

TODD ? THANK YOU CITY MANAGER CHADWICK.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HALL, MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS EVENING I AM [INAUDIBLE].

NOW YOU CAN HEAR ME.

PRESENTING THE CARLSBAD PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY'S ANNUAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.

THIS EVENING, WE WILL START WITH AN OVERVIEW, THEN GET RIGHT INTO A PRESENTATION OF THE PLAN COMPONENTS FOLLOWED BY A REQUEST FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO SUBMIT THE ANNUAL PLAN TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

PURSUANT TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS, ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS, EACH HOUSING AGENCY IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A FIVE YEAR PLAN TO HUD, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL PLAN OUTLINING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAN IS TO PROVIDE A BASIC GUIDE TO THE AGENCY'S POLICIES AND RULES THE AGENCY'S PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE HOUSING AGENCY'S MISSION AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF EXTREMELY LOW, VERY LOW AND LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THESE PLANS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE HOUSING COMMISSION, WHICH HAPPENED THIS FEBRUARY AND THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BEFORE FINALLY BEING SUBMITTED TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

THE 45 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENDED ON APRIL 4TH AND NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

THE PLAN PROVIDES THE PROGRESS IN MEETING THE GOALS THAT OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE LAST APPROVED AND ADOPTED FIVE YEAR PHA PLAN.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPROVED THE FIVE YEAR PLAN ON APRIL 7, 2020.

THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED FIVE YEAR PLAN ARE NUMBER ONE, TO EXPAND ASSISTED HOUSING, AND WE DO THIS BY APPLYING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING WHENEVER POSSIBLE. NUMBER TWO, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ASSISTED HOUSING.

AND WE DO THIS BY IMPROVING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND FULLY UTILIZING PROGRAM FUNDING.

NUMBER THREE, INCREASE HOUSING CHOICES.

WE DO THIS BY IMPLEMENTING REASONABLE PAYMENT STANDARDS TO EXPAND ASSISTED HOUSING CHOICE . AND FOUR, PROMOTE SELF IN ASSET DEVELOPMENT BY ADMINISTERING THE FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM AND COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL, NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.

AND THE FIFTH OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING. THE AGENCY DOES THIS THROUGH ONGOING EDUCATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, AND OUR CONTRACT PARTNERSHIP WITH LEGAL AID SOCIETY.

SO THAT WAS A RECAP OF THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.

NOW LET'S SWITCH TO THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL PLAN.

DURING THE ANNUAL REPORTING PROCESS, ONLY AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN REVISED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

THIS YEAR. WE ONLY HAVE ONE ELEMENT THAT WAS REVISED AND THAT'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR THIS CATEGORY TO CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AS PROGRAM FUNDING LEVELS CHANGE. THE PLAN REFLECTS WHAT WAS RECEIVED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2021.

WE RECEIVED JUST OVER $9 MILLION IN TOTAL RESOURCES, WHICH PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 550 VERY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

SO OUR TIMELINE FOR THE PROCESS BEGAN IN FEBRUARY WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING AND APPROVAL, FOLLOWED BY THE 45 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER, WHICH BRINGS US TO THIS EVENING'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING.

OUR FINAL STEP, PENDING YOUR COMMISSION'S APPROVAL THIS EVENING, WILL BE TO SUBMIT THE

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AND THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SPEAKERS? WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, GLENN BERNARD.

GIVE ME THE PHRASE PUBLIC HOUSING.

NICE, BROAD, GENERAL PHRASE.

I'LL COME UP WITH STUFF.

GOVERNMENT. SO.

MAKE THIS QUICK AND EASY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA.

PLACE CALL DAVIS, SANTA BARBARA, LOS ANGELES, SAN MARCOS.

WHERE ELSE DO THEY HAVE UNIVERSITIES? GOVERNMENT RUN UNIVERSITIES.

THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF DORMS. WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE IN INCLUSION AND, TO CUT THIS REALLY SHORT, I WISH THAT 10% OF ALL COLLEGE DORMS COULD BE PROVIDED TO HOMELESS PEOPLE.

I THINK 20 YEAR OLD PEOPLE LIVING IN A COLLEGE DORM.

WHY NOT HAVE THEM--? WHY NOT HAVE 10% OF THOSE DORMS DEDICATED TO PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS? NOW THEN SOMEONE'S GOING TO SAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE ON CAMPUS FOR THEIR WONDERFUL BACHELOR'S DEGREE? I DON'T MIND TELLING PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE] THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IS AS FOLLOWS.

DURING THE 1990S, THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS PALOMAR COLLEGE TV.

YEAH, PALOMAR COLLEGE TV.

I TOOK CLASSES FROM PALOMAR COLLEGE TV.

THE CLASSES THAT I TOOK HAD INSTRUCTORS THAT HAD BEEN RECORDED YEARS PRIOR, MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS PRIOR, AND THEIR CLASSES WERE REPEATED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

WHAT A GREAT DEAL FOR TAXPAYERS.

THAT RIGHT THERE.

PLUS, WHAT A TREMENDOUS COMPLIMENT IT IS TO THESE INSTRUCTORS TO HAVE THEIR CLASSES RECORDED FOREVER.

SO I NORMALLY DON'T TALK ABOUT MYSELF, BUT I DO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION.

THE PALOMAR COLLEGE TV EXPERIENCE WAS WONDERFUL, AND WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT LOTS AND LOTS OF COLLEGE CLASSES CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLINE.

SO IF 10% OF THESE STUDENTS LOSE THEIR DORM, THEY GO BACK HOME, AND IDEALLY THEY WOULD PAY ABOUT $100 A CLASS NO MATTER WHERE THEY GO TO TAKE ANY CLASS ONLINE.

AND SO ANYWAY, I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE THAT THING THAT I EXPERIENCED ABOUT THESE INSTRUCTORS HAVING THEIR CLASSES REPEATED AND REPEATED AND REPEATED.

THAT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT, MOST RESPECTFUL THING I'VE EVER SEEN ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY DO WITH TAX DOLLARS.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO MORE SPEAKERS.

OK, QUESTIONS OF STAFF? COMMENTS? DON'T SEEM TO BE RAISING THEIR HAND.

MR. BLACKBURN? MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION CONTAINED AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10.

SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM 10 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 11, EMPLOYEE FRAUD AND ETHICS HOTLINE RECOMMENDATIONS.

[11. EMPLOYEE FRAUD AND ETHICS HOTLINE RECOMMENDATIONS]

YES. THANK YOU, SIR. AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER, ROBERT THREATT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HALL.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

I'M ROBERT THREATT, THE CITY'S INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER.

THIS EVENING, I'LL BE PRESENTING A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT A FRAUD AND ETHICS HOTLINE FOR EMPLOYEE USE.

WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

PROPOSED ACTION THIS EVENING IS TO RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING A FRAUD AND ETHICS HOTLINE, AND APPROVING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO IMPLEMENT THE HOTLINE STRICTLY FOR EMPLOYEES USE.

TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I WILL COVER AN OVERVIEW OF THE FRAUD HOTLINE AND ITS BENEFIT OR HOW IT CAN BENEFIT THE CITY, THE HOTLINES IMPACT ON FRAUD, THE USE OF HOTLINES AT CALIFORNIA PUBLIC AGENCIES, I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WE'LL TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS, AND THEN LASTLY, OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

SO THE WAY THE HOTLINE CAN BENEFIT THE CITY IS QUITE BROAD.

ESSENTIALLY, THE HOTLINE IS MEANT TO BE AN ALTERNATE REPORTING TOOL FOR EMPLOYEES.

IT'S TO ENABLE EMPLOYEES TO IMMEDIATELY ELEVATE THEIR CONCERNS TO MANAGEMENT AND TO CITY LEADERSHIP, AND WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS AVOIDS THE RISK OF AN ITEM, A CONCERN BEING STUCK AT THE LOWER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, LOWER LEVELS SUCH AS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OR

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THE HOTLINE ALSO INCREASES THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DETECT, DETER AND MITIGATE FRAUD.

HOTLINES ALSO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES--.

OR CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE PROVIDES EMPLOYEES WITH PROTECTIONS FROM RETRIBUTION THROUGH CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE 1102.5 SO IT HELPS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE HOTLINE BY EMPLOYEES. AND I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE HOTLINE BEING RECOMMENDED TONIGHT IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE NORMAL CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION FOR EMPLOYEES.

EMPLOYEES FIRST LINE OF COMMUNICATION SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE FRONT LINE MANAGER OR SUPERVISOR, BUT IF THEY HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE CONCERNED OR FEEL CONCERNS ABOUT REPORTING THAT INFORMATION AND WANT AN ALTERNATE METHOD, THE CITY, BY IMPLEMENTING THE HOTLINE, WILL GIVE THEM THAT ALTERNATE ROUTE TO ALLOW THEM TO ELEVATE THE CONCERN QUICKLY. AND THEN FINALLY CONFIDENTIALITY.

I JUST WANT TO NOTE THE CONFIDENTIALITY THROUGH THIS PROCESS WILL BE MAINTAINED TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE BY LAW, THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE HOTLINE WILL SHOW DUE PROFESSIONAL CARE AND ENSURE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF NAMES AND PARTIES IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORTS. SO THE HEADLINES IMPACT ON FRAUD.

EXHIBIT TWO IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING WAS A REPORT FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINERS. THIS REPORT IS A BIENNIAL FRAUD REPORT.

IT'S BUILT ON OR BASED ON 2500 CASES OF FRAUD.

SO IT'S AN IMPACTFUL REPORT BACKED BY A LOT OF DATA.

IN THE REPORT, THERE WERE THREE KEY ELEMENTS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT AND HIGHLIGHT.

THREE, KEY BENEFITS TO IMPLEMENTING THE HOTLINE, AND THREE ITEMS OR REASONS WHY THERE'S, I THINK, GREAT VALUE IN IMPLEMENTING THE HOTLINE.

THE FIRST OF WHICH IS HOTLINES FACILITATE THE COLLECTION OF TIPS, FRAUD TIPS FROM ITS EMPLOYEES. THEY ALSO AID IN DETECTING FRAUD AND ALSO MITIGATE THE LOSSES OF THOSE FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES.

AND I'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH ON EACH OF THOSE ITEMS HERE.

FIRSTLY, THE REPORT GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT TIPS AND HOW HOTLINES FACILITATE THE RECEIPT OF TIPS. ONE ITEM OR ONE STAT IN THE REPORT THAT REALLY STOOD OUT WAS THAT 43% OF FRAUD DETECTION IS GENERATED BY FRAUD TIPS.

I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY IMPACTFUL STATEMENT OR STAT TO CONSIDER.

AND THEN IT GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT THE SOURCES OF TIPS, WHERE MOST TIPS COME FROM, FROM THE RESPONDENTS OF THE SURVEY, AND THE RESPONDENTS CAME BACK AND SAID 50% OF TIPS COME FROM EMPLOYEES. SO BY THE CITY IMPLEMENTING A HOTLINE, YOU'RE ENABLING THE CITY TO BE IN A GREAT POSITION TO RECEIVE TIPS ABOUT POSSIBLE FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE THAT THEY'VE OBSERVED OR IDENTIFIED.

GOING ON WITH THE REPORT.

THE REPORT HAD ADDITIONAL STATS AND TALKED ABOUT THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF A FRAUD SCHEME.

FRAUD SCHEME AT A PUBLIC AGENCY WITHOUT A HOTLINE GOES FOR AN AVERAGE OF 18 MONTHS.

THE FRAUD SCHEMES FOR AGENCIES THAT HAVE A FRAUD HOTLINE AVERAGED ABOUT 12 MONTHS, AND THAT'S WITH THE RESPONDENTS OF THIS REPORT.

THAT'S A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE.

IT'S A SIX MONTH OR ABOUT A 33% MITIGATION IN THE TIMELINE OF THE FRAUD, AND WHAT THIS LEADS TO IS QUICKER DETECTION.

QUICKER DETECTION HELPS MITIGATE THE LOSS BECAUSE THEY LESSEN THE TIME THAT THE FRAUD IS GOING ON FOR. SO, THE REPORT WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE MEDIAN LOSS OF AGENCIES WITHOUT A HOTLINE WAS $198,000, WHILE THE MEDIAN LOSS FOR AGENCIES WITH THE HOTLINE WAS $100,000.

SO IT'S A TWO FOR ONE.

YOU'RE MITIGATING THE LOSS BY 50%, ESSENTIALLY, IS WHAT THE STATS ARE SAYING OR WHAT THE STATS ARE SUPPORTING BY HAVING THE HOTLINE IN PLACE.

THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS IN PREPARING THE REPORT FOR YOU THIS EVENING, I DID RESEARCH.

I REACHED OUT TO THREE PUBLIC AGENCIES.

I SPOKE WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT OVERSEE THE HOTLINES AT THOSE AGENCIES.

IT WAS AT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO, AND THEN THE COUNTY OF SOLANO, SOLANO COUNTY. BOTH THE CITY AND THE PORT, THEY BOTH USE NAVEX GLOBAL, WHICH IS A THIRD PARTY GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE PROVIDER.

THEY PROVIDE TOOLS--.

A HOSTED HOTLINE SERVICE, AND THEN SOLANO COUNTY HAS MANAGED THEIR HOTLINE THROUGHOUT.

I INTERVIEWED STAFF AND THEY ALL WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE TOOL.

THEY SAID WHILE THEY HAVEN'T HAD THESE MASSIVE FRAUD DISCOVERIES WITH THEIR TOOLS, THAT THEY DO RECEIVE A CONSTANT INFLOW OF REPORTS.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO RECEIVES ABOUT 55 REPORTS EVERY QUARTER.

THE PORT RECEIVES ABOUT EIGHT A QUARTER, EIGHT REPORTS THE QUARTER, AND THEN SOLANO COUNTY IS ABOUT 15 TO 30.

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THE VENDOR NAVEX GLOBAL OFFERS A TURNKEY IMPLEMENTATION, SO THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE START UP PROCESS FOR STAFF IS QUITE LIMITED.

THERE'S LIMITED INTERACTION REQUIRED FROM THE CITY TO GET THAT STARTED.

TRAINING IS PROVIDED FOR STAFF THAT WILL BE MANAGING THE HOTLINE.

THE SYSTEM PROVIDES ON DEMAND REPORTS, SYSTEM GENERATED REPORTS REGARDING THE NUMBERS OF CASES RECEIVED AND THE CATEGORIES OF CASES RECEIVED.

AND THEN THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE HOTLINE, WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES OR ESTABLISHES TWO NEW INTAKE PROCESSES FOR THE CITY, ESTABLISHES A PHONE LINE AND A WEB BASED INTAKE FOR EMPLOYEES TO USE TO REPORT THEIR CONCERNS.

AND THE PHONE LINE IS MAINTAINED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

IT'S STAFFED AT A CALL CENTER.

A CALL CENTER THAT THEY'VE SET UP, SO THERE'S REALLY GREAT VALUE IN WORKING WITH THIS VENDOR. REALLY, ALL VENDORS OFFER THE SAME GENERAL SERVICES, BUT NAVEX STOOD OUT IN THEIR LOW COST FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND THE SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE THE CITY.

SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING IS TO IMPLEMENT A FRAUD AND ETHICS HOTLINE THAT'S DEDICATED TO EMPLOYEE USE ONLY.

THE HOTLINE WILL BE OVERSEEN BY MYSELF AS THE INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER, AND THERE WILL BE A HOTLINE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED AS WELL.

THE HOTLINE COMMITTEE WOULD BE SET UP AND ESTABLISHED TO TAKE THOSE REPORTS TO RECEIVE THE REPORTS AS THEY COME IN FROM THE FRAUD HOTLINE, FROM THE VENDORS CALL CENTER OR THE WEBSITE. THAT HOTLINE COMMITTEE WILL BE COMPRISED OF MYSELF, AND THEN NO LESS THAN TWO ADDITIONAL CITY MANAGERS SUCH AS, MOST LIKELY IT WOULD BE A MANAGER FROM HUMAN RESOURCES, AND THEN THERE'S OTHER AREAS SUCH AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AS WELL, THAT ARE LIKELY PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROCESS.

HOTLINE COMMITTEE WILL PERFORM INITIAL REVIEW OF ALL REPORTS.

THEY'LL DETERMINE INITIALLY IF THEY BELIEVE THAT THERE'S MERIT TO THE REPORT.

IF THERE IS, THEY'LL INITIATE AND OVERSEE AN INVESTIGATION.

WHETHER THAT INVESTIGATION WOULD BE DONE BY THE COMMITTEE OR BY A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT WITHIN THE CITY WOULD REMAIN TO BE DETERMINED.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE CASE, THE FACTS OF THE CASE AND WHAT'S BEING REPORTED.

IT'S REALLY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

AND THEN ONCE FINDINGS ARE RECEIVED, THEY'LL BE COMMUNICATED BACK TO THAT HOTLINE COMMITTEE, AND THEN THE CITY WOULD ADDRESS THEM LIKE THEY WOULD WITH ANY OTHER--.

SHOULD THIS OCCURRENCE BE DISCOVERED THROUGH ANY OTHER METHOD, THE CITY WOULD DEAL WITH THE SITUATION BASED ON THE FACTS.

AND THEN ON A PERIODIC BASIS, THE INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER WOULD REPORT BACK TO THIS BODY REPORT BACK ON A RECURRING BASIS, WHETHER IT'S QUARTERLY OR SEMIANNUALLY.

THAT COULD BE DETERMINED AND [INAUDIBLE] REPORT BACK--.

ESSENTIALLY, THOSE REPORTS BACK DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY IN A PUBLIC FORUM, THEY WOULD LARGELY BE STATISTICAL REPORTS, REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER OF REPORTS RECEIVE THE CATEGORY REPORTS, THE OUTCOME, THOSE THAT DID HAVE MERIT AND DIDN'T HAVE MERIT.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE CONTENTS OF THAT REPORT.

SO NEXT STEPS PENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

THIS EVENING, STAFF WOULD MEET AND CONFER WITH THE EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND WHAT THIS ALL ENTAILS.

THERE'D BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER THAT WOULD BE PREPARED TO IDENTIFY THE HOTLINE PROCEDURES, THE DETAILED PROCEDURES OF THIS THIS NEW TOOL.

AND THEN STAFF WILL BE TRAINED ON USING THE HOTLINE.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. SPEAKERS? YES, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER, GLENN BERNARD.

IT'S MY QUOTA FOR THE YEAR.

KEITH, I'M GLAD YOU'RE SITTING DOWN.

THERE ARE 1578 CITIES IN CALIFORNIA.

THERE'S 58 COUNTIES.

YOU GOT TO FIGURE THAT ALL THOSE PLACES ARE HAVING MEETINGS SOONER OR LATER ON FRAUD AND ETHICS. AND THERE'S ALSO THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

BUT I DOUBT THAT THEY EVER HAVE ETHICS TRAINING UP THERE IN SACRAMENTO.

THERE'S TOO MANY PLACES WHERE TAX DOLLARS ARE COLLECTED, 1637, AND IF MR. DRAPER HAD HIS WAY, CALIFORNIA WOULD HAVE BEEN DIVIDED INTO SIX STATES BY NOW.

I NEVER MET MR. DRAPER.

HIS IDEA ABOUT DIVIDING CALIFORNIA INTO SIX STATES CAME UP ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, AND I

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SO THAT COUNT WOULD GO FROM 1637 TO 1642.

I TOLD YOU I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE [INAUDIBLE].

SO. BUT WHAT MR. DRAPER MISSED, AND WHAT WOULD HAVE MADE HIS 6 STATE CONCEPT JUST DELIGHTFUL, WOULD BE IF ALL THE CITIES, EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE IN THIS ROOM, THE POLICE OFFICERS, THE ATTORNEY, THE MANAGER, ALL OF YOU ARE GETTING YOUR CHECKS FROM THE STATE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WHATEVER YOUR SALARIES ARE, THEY STAY THE SAME, KEEP YOUR JOB, BUT I WOULD LOVE IT TO HAVE THOSE SIX STATES AND KEEP THE CITIES.

NO CITY HAS ANY FUNDING.

NO COUNTY HAS ANY FUNDING.

YOU JUST EXIST IN NAME ONLY BECAUSE ALL THESE POTS OF TAX DOLLARS, 1637, IT'S EXCESSIVE. IT INVITES CORRUPTION.

FRAUD. I THINK FRAUD, THE WORD FRAUD IS IN THIS PRESENTATION AND THIS AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IF YOU'RE--.

YOU KNOW, BUT IF YOU'RE AN IDEALIST, AND MR. DRAPER CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA, AND I READ HIS RESEARCH.

HE DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

BERNARD ORIGINAL, KEITH.

SIX STATES--.

OH, AND 84% OF CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION WOULD BE, COULD BE WITHIN 36 MILES OF THEIR STATE CAPITAL.

SO DREAM ON, RIGHT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS? DR.

BHAT-PATEL. YES.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I KNOW THERE ARE COSTS MENTIONED HERE FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE THREE YEAR PERIOD.

WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE WOULD BE THE ONGOING COSTS? I KNOW FOLKS WOULD HAVE QUESTIONS AROUND THAT.

CERTAINLY THEY'LL BE LIKE, I THINK, AS YOU KNOW IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, [INAUDIBLE] $1,000 IS THE IMPLEMENTATION COST, AND THEN IT'S AN ANNUAL FEE OF $4,300.

AND THERE'S NO ANTICIPATION THAT THAT WOULD INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.

THERE'S, ACROSS THE THREE QUOTES, THEY'RE ALL PRETTY WELL GROUNDED.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION, JUST TO CLARIFY, AND THIS WAS MADE PRETTY CLEAR, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WOULD JUST BE UTILIZING OUR CURRENTLY EXISTING STAFF FOR A COMMITTEE AND THEN WE WOULD BE WORKING WITH A THIRD PARTY TO BE OPERATING THE HOTLINE.

YES, THAT'S THAT'S THE CURRENT PLAN.

RIGHT. IT'S TO RECEIVE--.

THE CALLS WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE SERVICE AND THEN FORWARDED TO, THROUGH NOTIFICATIONS, TO THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN WE'D HAVE TO SEE--.

THERE WERE--.

SOLANO COUNTY. [INAUDIBLE] TALKING TO SOLANO COUNTY, SOLANO COUNTY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY SET ASIDE A QUARTER OF AN FTE TO HELP IN THEIR BUDGET TO HELP MITIGATE-- NOT MITIGATE. RESPOND TO THE CLAIMS IN THE REPORTS.

SO THERE IS SUPPORT FOR THAT IN ANOTHER COUNTY.

BUT. YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

FINAL COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA? I WAS JUST PRESSING MY BUTTON UP HERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU SAW ME.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE REPORT AND JUST EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE, AND I WAS THINKING OF THE OPPOSITE WORDS JUST TO TAKE A POSITIVE SPIN ON IT.

BY IMPLEMENTING THIS, WHAT ARE WE DEMONSTRATING AS VALUES? AND I WOULD SAY RESPONSIBILITY, DILIGENCE, EFFICIENCY, TRANSPARENCY AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR COMMUNITY'S RESOURCES.

SO I'M REALLY PLEASED AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS OF MY COLLEAGUE AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THAT I HAD AS WELL ABOUT THE REPORTING WHEN WHEN THAT WOULD COME BACK TO COUNCIL, YOU ANSWERED THAT IN YOUR PRESENTATION.

YOU SAID EITHER QUARTERLY OR ONCE A YEAR, AND THAT'S YET TO BE DETERMINED.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE REPORT AND YOUR DILIGENCE AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

AND I REALLY SUPPORT THIS.

READY FOR THE MOTION? SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

ITEM 11 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

GOING BACK TO THE CITY CLERK.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS NICOLE RAMIREZ.

SORRY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

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OKAY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS NICOLE RAMIREZ, AND I AM A JUNIOR ATTENDING PACIFIC RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IN CARLSBAD. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY IN ORDER TO TALK ABOUT THE CULTURE SURROUNDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. AS SOMEONE CURRENTLY TAKING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASS, THE IMPACTS OF HAVING A FUNCTIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM ARE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR.

NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH AFFORDABLE TRAVEL, BUT THEY ALSO HELP REDUCE OUR CITY'S CARBON EMISSIONS AND FOR THE MOST PART CARLSBAD DOES A GREAT JOB IN ADDRESSING THESE BENEFITS AS THE SYSTEMS LIKE BUSSES AND THEIR STOPS ARE KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HOWEVER, THE REAL ISSUE STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. I BELIEVE THAT THE REASON BEHIND THIS IS THE FACT THAT WE AS CARLSBAD HAVE BUILT NO REAL CULTURE AROUND IT.

BUSSES AND THE TRAIN SYSTEM ARE VIEWED AS ICONIC FEATURES OF BEACH LIFE, AND AS A RESULT, PEOPLE MIGHT SKIP OUT ON THEM, CHOOSING TO TRAVEL IN CARS INSTEAD.

WITHOUT SUFFICIENT USERS, THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REAP THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THAT MAKE IT WORTH THE FUNDING.

IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, I BELIEVE THAT CITY COUNCIL COULD DO MORE TO PROMOTE OUR USE OF BUSSES, TRAINS AND SHUTTLE SERVICES.

FOR STARTERS, WE COULD PLACE POSTERS IN PUBLIC AREAS TO ADVERTISE THEIR USE, INCLUDING INFORMATION IN AN ESTHETICALLY PLEASING FORMAT WHICH KEEPS THE AUDIENCE ENGAGED AND INFORMED. WE COULD ALSO GIVE PRESENTATIONS TO STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS SO THEY CAN SHARE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND MOTIVATE EACH OTHER TO TRY WRITING PUBLIC TRANSPORT. WITH THESE METHODS, WE COULD ADVOCATE FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND BUILD A BETTER CULTURE SURROUNDING IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS NATE FAIRMAN, FOLLOWED BY JON [INAUDIBLE].

HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS NATE FAIRMAN, I'M A NEW CARLSBAD RESIDENT AND I LOVE THE CITY.

I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS IS MY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO I'M HERE NOT AS A RESIDENT, BUT I'M HERE AS A WORKER REPRESENTATIVE.

I WORK FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION 465.

IT'S IN THAT CAPACITY THAT I REPRESENT ABOUT 3000 UNION UTILITY WORKERS THAT WORK AT SDG&E, IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, MTS, SAN DIEGO TROLLEY AND DAVEY TREE, ASPLIN AND UTILITY TREE SERVICE.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD MAY BE DISCUSSING BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ON THE 19TH OF APRIL, AND I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE AND SHARE MY CARD WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO BE A VOICE, TO BE A RESOURCE.

BECAUSE WHAT I'VE FOUND IS THAT IN MANY OF THESE CONVERSATIONS, WORKERS ARE LEFT OUT AND LEFT BEHIND. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BUILDING DECARBONIZATION, IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ELECTRIFICATION, IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ANY BIG CHANGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS THAT MAY HAVE ON BUSINESSES AND WORKERS.

I WORKED AS A HIGH VOLTAGE JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN WORKING ON POWER LINES.

I WORKED RIGHT NEXT TO TRENCH WORKERS AND WELDERS AND EXCAVATORS WHO CAN'T NECESSARILY TRANSITION FROM BEING A WELDER TO BEING AN ELECTRICIAN.

THEY CAN'T TRANSITION FROM BEING AN EXCAVATOR OR A BACKHOE OPERATOR TO BEING A SOLAR INSTALLER. AND IN THESE TYPE OF BUILDING DECARBONIZATION RESOLUTIONS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT LENS AND HAVE THAT WORKER VOICE.

AM I THE ONLY VOICE IN THIS SPACE? ABSOLUTELY NOT. BUT I PRIDE MYSELF IN REPRESENTING MY WORKERS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, AND I WANT TO BE AT LEAST ONE VOICE.

SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE MY BUSINESS CARD WITH EVERYBODY.

PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME.

AGAIN, THESE ARE DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY CONVERSATIONS, RIGHT? CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TRANSITION.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REACH NET ZERO, BUT IN A WAY THAT AGAIN LEAVES NO WORKER BEHIND BECAUSE THESE UNIONIZED JOBS MAKE GOOD LIVING, THRIVING WAGES.

A LOT OF THESE SOLAR INSTALLERS, ROOFTOP SOLAR, IT'S VERY LOW WAGE JOBS.

IT'S VERY TRANSITIONAL JOBS.

RIGHT? AND IF WE TRANSITION FROM THESE HIGH ROAD UNION BLUE COLLAR JOBS TO THESE LOW WAGE MINIMUM WAGE JOBS, WE'RE REALLY, REALLY DOING EMPLOYEES DISSERVICE.

AND I REPRESENT ABOUT 200 UNION MEMBERS THAT LIVE HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

SO, AGAIN, I'M VERY HAPPY TO LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE AT MY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, I GET SOME PHONE CALLS OR MAYBE SOME EMAILS AND I WILL BE BACK AT THE 19TH TO HOPEFULLY CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION.

BUT THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JON [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY ROB [INAUDIBLE].

MAYOR HALL AND CITY COUNCIL.

I'M ALSO, LIKE THAT GENTLEMAN, EXCITED ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS COMING UP ABOUT

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AS HE SPOKE ABOUT, OBVIOUSLY A JUST TRANSITION IS VERY KEY WORKING WITH WORKERS IN THE BUILDING TRADES.

I'M HERE SPECIFICALLY TO ASK WHEN THAT HAPPENS TO STOP NATURAL GAS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION AS HAD THE CITIES [INAUDIBLE] AND SOLANA BEACH.

I WOULD ALSO ASK TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT METHANE AND THE CLIMATE AND THE HARMS OF NATURAL GAS.

NATURAL GAS IS METHANE.

METHANE IS A HAZARDOUS INDOOR AIR POLLUTANT, INCREASING THE RISK OF ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASES ALONG WITH CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS. METHANE HAS NO BUSINESS BEING ANYWHERE NEAR CHILDREN.

WE MUST COMPLETELY END THE USE OF NATURAL GAS.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE IN REQUIRING HEAT PUMPS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.

PLEASE ENCOURAGE A TRAINING COMPONENT AND WORK WITH THE BUILDING TRADES SO THERE ARE ENOUGH LICENSED PEOPLE TO INSTALL HEAT PUMPS FOR WATER HEATERS, AIR CONDITIONERS AND ALSO FOR BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION RETROFITS.

ALSO, I'M HERE TO ASK TO PASS AN ORDINANCE TO NOT ALLOW WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACES IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. AND PLEASE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THAT WOOD SMOKE IS TOXIC.

WOOD SMOKE IS A COMPLEX MIXTURE OF GASES AND FINE PARTICLES CALLED PARTICULATE MATTER OR PM. PARTICULATE MATTER IRRITATES THE LUNGS, AND THERE'S A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH THAT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT WOOD SMOKE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCLUDING ASTHMA, HEART ATTACKS, STROKES, CANCER AND BRAIN CONDITIONS LIKE ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S AND DEMENTIA. WOOD SMOKE ALSO CONTAINS CANCER, CAUSING POLLUTANTS LIKE BENZENE, FORMALDEHYDE, ALKALINE AND POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS CALLED PHS, ALONG WITH CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE AND METHANE.

BURNING 10LBS OF WOOD IN ONE HOUR CREATES THE SAME AMOUNT OF CANCER, CAUSING PHS HAS 6000 PACKS OF CIGARETTES.

THAT'S LIKE SMOKING A PACK OF CIGARETTES EVERY DAY FOR 16 YEARS, JUST BY BURNING 10LBS OF WOOD. WOOD SMOKE IS VERY HARMFUL.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO STOP WOOD BURNING IN CARLSBAD FROM FIREPLACES AND [INAUDIBLE].

PLEASE ALSO WORK WITH THE STATE PARK AND REC TO REMOVE FIRE RINGS FROM THE BEACH AND CAMPGROUND TO PROTECT OUR AIR.

LASTLY, I KNOW I'VE GOT 46 SECONDS LEFT.

I WANT TO THANK CARLSBAD FOR HAVING A NONTOXIC, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO REDUCE, IF NOT ELIMINATE THE USE OF PESTICIDES ON CITY PROPERTY.

I ASKED THE CITY TO TAKE THAT KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE DANGERS OF PESTICIDES AND THE SAFE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

I ESPECIALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY REACH OUT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY WHO OWNS THE FLOWER FIELDS. IF YOU GO TO TRACKINGCALIFORNIA.ORG, YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PESTICIDES THAT ARE USED ON THOSE FIELDS.

PESTICIDES ARE POISON.

THEY ARE DESIGNED TO BE LETHAL.

WORKERS IN THE PUBLIC ARE EXPOSED TO THOSE TOXIC CHEMICALS, SO PLEASE EDUCATE BUSINESSES AND THE PUBLIC THAT THERE ARE BETTER AND SAFER WAYS TO HANDLE PESTS.

THANK YOU FROM CLEANEARTH4KIDS.ORG.

ROB [INAUDIBLE].

MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF YOU THE LAST FEW DAYS.

I FIRST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR INSIGHT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOUR AVAILABILITY. IT'S A REAL CREDIT TO CARLSBAD COMMUNITY.

AS YOU KNOW, THE KELLY PROPERTY IN DISTRICT FOUR WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSING ELEMENT AND WAS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY AS AN R4 R30 ZONING CHANGE.

THE KELLY FAMILY FELT THAT THAT ACTUALLY KIND OF ENCUMBERED WITH PROPERTY, AND WE MADE A REQUEST TO THE CITY A FEW WEEKS BACK THAT WE'D BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION UNDER R30.

CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

I THINK I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER IN MY DUE DILIGENCE AND STARTED THIS PROCESS SOONER, BUT I'M NOT A DEVELOPER.

I'VE GOT A DAY JOB AND I'VE GOT FAMILY AND KIDS.

BUT I'VE DONE SOME DUE DILIGENCE SINCE AND I'VE HAD SOME VERY CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WITH CITY STAFF AND LEARNED SOME THINGS ABOUT THE HOUSING ELEMENT. AND WE'VE MADE A REQUEST TO BE REINSTATED TO CONSIDERATION THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FOR SOME REASON THE KELLY PROPERTY WAS THE ONLY PROPERTY OF THE MANY PROPERTIES THAT OPPOSED THE DESIGNATION THAT WAS ACTUALLY REMOVED FROM BOTH MAPS.

MOST PROPERTIES, ALL OTHER PROPERTIES REMAIN AT LEAST ON ONE MAP AND ARE STILL IN CONSIDERATION. IF WE HAD BEEN TREATED IN THE SAME RESPECT, I WOULDN'T BE UP HERE TODAY.

BUT I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS AGAIN WITH STAFF AND OUR INTENTION WAS TO FIND WAYS THAT WE COULD MUTUALLY BENEFIT THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS AND THE KELLY'S DESIRE.

AND WE AGREED THAT THE R15 DESIGNATION WOULD STILL CONTINUE TO HELP THE CAPACITY UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE.

I UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE STAFF'S CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE TIGHT DEADLINES AND A DECISION BY THE COUNCIL TO REINSTATE US COULD TAKE A LITTLE TIME AND POTENTIALLY ALTER AND DELAY THEIR PROCESS, BUT I THINK IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS PROCESS

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AND SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT COUNCIL SEES THE FULL PICTURE AND IS ABLE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THE CITY AND VERY IMPORTANT TO SPREAD THAT DENSITY OF CRIMES ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS.

SIMILARLY, I THINK THE KELLY'S WANT TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE DEVELOPMENT AND THERE'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WALMART PROPERTY AND OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO US.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS PROUD OF AND THAT MOST IMPORTANTLY, REALLY RETAINS THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF THE RANCHO AGUA HEDIONDA, WHICH HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR OVER 150 YEARS.

AND SO THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT HISTORY AND PROTECT THAT, AND I INTEND TO KEEP THAT AS PART OF THE FAMILY.

SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU MAKE A MOTION TO ADD IT TO A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.

AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS, MAYOR.

OKAY. FINAL COMMENTS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

IT IS--.

THIS LAST SPEAKER, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT UP AN INTERESTING, I GUESS, CONUNDRUM IN TERMS OF PERHAPS MAKING A BETTER SITUATION FOR A FUTURE COUNCIL IN TERMS OF THE HOUSING [INAUDIBLE] NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH.

BUT WE'VE HAD THAT PROCESS ALREADY AND WE VOTED ON IT, AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THIS PARCEL IS IN DISTRICT TWO, NOT DISTRICT ONE, AND WOULD INQUIRE IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST IN TERMS OF THIS PARCEL AND CAN WE LIMIT IT TO JUST THIS PARCEL IF WE OPEN IT BACK UP? BUT I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA? I'VE MADE SO MANY COMMENTS TONIGHT THAT I JUST WANT TO BE VERY BRIEF AND THANK THE PUBLIC FOR BEING SO ENGAGING WITH US, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL COMMENTING, SHARING THEIR OPINIONS AND PERSPECTIVES AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT.

DR. BHAT-PATEL? SURE. THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO REPORT THAT I'LL BE HOSTING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH A BLOOD DRIVE WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IN RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK.

SO JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR FOLKS THAT WANT TO GIVE BLOOD THAT YOU DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY THROUGH SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK AT THE END OF THE MONTH. AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. MR. BLACKBURN. NOTHING.

THANK YOU. IN FAIRNESS TO THE LAST SPEAKER, DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.

I'M SEEING NO ONE.

OKAY, THEN I THINK THAT ENDS THAT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY TONIGHT, FOR ALL OF YOU THAT ARE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, IT REALLY EXCITES ME TO SEE YOU THERE.

MY GENERATION HASN'T DONE THE BEST JOB.

WE HAVE REALLY SPENT MOST OF YOUR FUTURE IN YOUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE, AND I IMPLORE YOU TO STUDY GOVERNMENT AND PLEASE REGISTER TO VOTE.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT THE FUTURE MAY LOOK LIKE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS, BUT THE COSTS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH NOT ONLY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, BUT IN YOUR FUTURE IS ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS.

NO ONE IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTANDS THAT NUMBER.

IF YOU WANT TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND THAT NUMBER, [INAUDIBLE]-- SOMEBODY SAID WE HAD 350 MILLION IN THE US.

I DON'T THINK IT'S QUITE THAT MUCH.

DIVIDE THAT NUMBER INTO 5 TRILLION AND THAT'S YOUR EXPOSURE.

SO WITH TONIGHT, AGAIN, I CAN'T APPRECIATE ENOUGH YOU BEING HERE AND PLEASE, PLEASE STUDY GOVERNMENT. MR. CHADWICK? NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU.

CITY CLERK? NOTHING. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL NOT--.

YOU WILL NOT FIND MORE THAN TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER THIS NEXT PERIOD OF TIME, AND I THINK AT ANY ONE GIVEN SPOT.

SO WITH THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.