Aug 30, 2022 City Council Meeting

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TAKE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

[CALL TO ORDER:]

COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM. BLACKBURN PRESENT.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT MAYOR HALL IS ABSENT.

THANK YOU FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE NEXT TO BE THE PLEDGE.

DR. BHAT-PATEL, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US INTO PLEDGE? SURE. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOVE.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES:]

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY MAYOR PRO TEM DO WE HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE CONCURRENTLY SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT? I DID. THANK YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS.

IS THAT CORRECT? NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT:]

IT SAYS THE BROWN ACT ALLOWS ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

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 RECEIVED 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 THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH THE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND THAT THIS IS THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED AND CLERK CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE.

GLENN BERNARD, FOLLOWED BY LARRY GLAVIN.

WELL, IT'S ALMOST NOVEMBER AND I DON'T COME HERE VERY OFTEN.

SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MR. PETER NORBY FOR VOLUNTEERING TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

THEY MADE YOU PROMISE NOT TO RUN FOR OFFICE.

I REGRET THAT. 14 MONTHS.

WHAT YOU GET? KEITH BLACKBURN, ON THE OTHER HAND, HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE FOR 14 YEARS.

WE'VE HAD A GUY THAT WAS UP THERE FOR 40 YEARS, A WOMAN THAT WAS UP THERE FOR 32.

BUT THEY WANT YOU OUT AFTER 14, AND I WISH THAT YOU COULD HAVE YOUR NAME ON THE BALLOT.

MR. NORBY, YOU'RE A GOOD GUY, A GOOD AND DECENT MAN.

HOPEFULLY YOUR REPLACEMENT WILL BE MELANIE BURKHOLDER, WHO WAS WITH THE SECRET SERVICE.

SHE HAD A GOOD CAREER GOING WITH THE SECRET SERVICE, BUT SHE LEFT TO BECOME A MOM AND GOOD AT BOTH.

AND WE HAVE NOW, OF COURSE, YOU'RE SITTING THERE BECAUSE COREY SCHUMACHER GONE, AND WE HAVE A VERY UNUSUAL THING INVOLVING THIS, THE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME, WHICH IS WHERE SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN LIKE UNDER THE GUN FROM ANOTHER PERSON KIND OF PRISONER OR HARASSED OR INTIMIDATED BY SOME OTHER PERSON, THEY BECOME LIKE THAT PERSON.

AND SO THERE'S ANOTHER PERSON RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL.

HIS NAME IS TONY BONA.

HE'S GOT AN INTERESTING WEBSITE AND IT APPEARS THAT HE HAS MORPHED INTO COREY SCHUMACHER.

ANYBODY WHO WOULD LOOK AT TONY BOWEN'S WEBSITE WOULD CONCLUDE IF YOU'RE A COREY SCHUMACHER FAN, THAT'S THE PERSON WHO YOU WOULD VOTE FOR.

SO, MR. NORBY, ABOUT A MONTH AGO THERE WAS TOPIC NUMBER 11 DEALING WITH, I CALL IT FURTHER HARASSMENT OF THE NAGI FACILITY BY THE BEACH. AND YOU CHOSE TO ABSTAIN.

YOUR CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR.

YOU FEARED YOUR WELL, YOU SAID THAT YOUR PROPERTY VALUES AT YOUR HOUSE MIGHT GO UP BY 300,000 IF THAT PLACE WAS FORCED TO RELOCATE.

AND YOU CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT, AND I RESPECT THAT.

NOW, AS TO THE 300,000 THAT YOU THAT YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE GAINED, THOUGH, THAT'S PROPERTY TAXES ON THAT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $6,000 WITH MUCH OF THAT GOING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND IF THERE'S LIKE A THOUSAND HOMES, WHO CAN SEE THAT NRG FACILITY? AND THEY COULD ALL GO UP IN VALUE BY 300 GRAND EACH.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY IN PROPERTY TAXES, MOST OF WHICH WOULD BE GOING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO THAT PLACE FROM WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THAT IN ADDITION TO THE POWER PRODUCED OVER THERE BY THE BEACH, THERE'S THERE'S UTILITY POLES ALL OVER THE

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BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST LOOK OUT FROM THEIR KITCHEN 80 FEET AND THERE'S A UTILITY POLE THAT SDG AND HE'S BEEN MAKING MONEY ON.

AND THIS CITY TOOK MONEY TO TO REMOVE THE UTILITY POLES.

SO PLEASE GET THOSE THINGS DOWN BEFORE YOU REMODEL CITY HALL.

THANKS. LARRY GLAVIN, FOLLOWED BY KELLY LEVERTON.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO A SUBJECT WHICH WAS DONE IN A PREVIOUS MEETING ON AUGUST 16TH ABOUT TAMARACK AND VALLEY.

I WASN'T AWARE IT MIGHT EVEN BE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.

MY NAME IS LARRY GLAVIN.

I'M A FOUR YEAR RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD AND 40 YEARS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

I MAY HAVE SOME STINK ON ME BECAUSE I DO HAVE SOME EXPERTISE.

I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE VALLEY CENTER COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP FOR 20 YEARS.

THAT'S BEEN ELECTED FIVE TIMES AS CHAIR FOR FIVE YEARS.

IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW BAD THIS STINK IS, CALL OR TALK TO ERIC LARDY.

HE OF INTERFACE WITH HIM.

SOMEONE ELSE INTERFACING WITH THE SUPERVISORS AND AND SANDAG.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT EXIST AND THEY'RE NOT WELL KNOWN AND ARE PROBABLY HIDDEN FOR FOR GOOD REASONS, NOT THE REASONS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT BUT PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

AND IF SOMEBODY LIKE TO ASK ME, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WHAT I'VE LEARNED.

SPENDING 20 YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU MANAGE A GOVERNMENT WITH GOOD PEOPLE LIKE THE PEOPLE HERE.

I PARTICULARLY ENJOYED PETER NABIS COMMENT AS WELL AS THERESA'S AND THE MAYOR, BUT THEY'RE NOT HERE TODAY. AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE ONE OF MY HOT BUTTONS IS TRANSPORTATION.

SO LET ME KIND OF GET TO THE NUT OF IT HERE, THE INTERSECTION BY THE SCHOOL THERE AT TAMARACK AND VALLEY.

THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING THERE.

AND THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY WRONG.

ONE IS SIGHT DISTANCE SUCKS.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO FIX THAT SLIGHT DISTANCE.

AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE 300 FEET OF GOOD SIGHT DISTANCE, WHETHER YOU'RE GOING EAST OR WEST BEFORE YOU GET THAT INTERSECTION.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING.

AND YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THERE.

AND WHEN YOU PUT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THERE, YOU DON'T PUT THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIGHT AWAY.

AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING THEM.

THEY'RE NOT PUTTING THEM AT THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO SECOND THING THAT'S WRONG.

THE THIRD THING THAT'S WRONG IS YOU'RE MOVING A SIDEWALK TO CREATE A FUNNEL EFFECT.

AND I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK AND HAVE TO MEET WITH CINDY MCMAHON AS AS A PLAINTIFF, BECAUSE SOME OF MY GRANDCHILDREN GOT KILLED AT THAT INTERSECTION OR BY THAT. AND THERE ARE SOME SOLUTIONS.

I PASSED OUT SOMETHING WITH THE PEOPLE TO GIVE TO YOU, WITH SOME PICTURES OF SOME THINGS I'VE SEEN DONE IN CHINA WHERE YOU'VE GOT TEN TIMES WORSE THE PROBLEM AND YOU'VE GOT SOME WORKAROUNDS THAT ARE RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIX THE WHOLE ROAD.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIX WHAT'S BROKEN.

LASTLY, I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE CARLSBAD IS LOCATED IN A WONDERFUL AREA WITH SOME UNDERUSED CORE.

TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, AND THAT'S A WHOLE SUBJECT THAT DELVES ON A NOTION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THE LAST TIME, 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.

SO I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DEAL WITH NATHAN OR BRANDON ON A TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE WHO SHARE SOME OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

BUT I THINK THERE ARE SOME SOLUTIONS AND WE CAN PUT OURSELVES IN A VERY POWERFUL POSITION OF WILL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY LEBRETON.

GOOD EVENING.

I WANTED TO ACTUALLY CONGRATULATE MAYOR HALL, EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ON HIS FINAL ADDRESS AT THE STATE OF THE COMMUNITY EVENT, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE MANY YEARS, HIS VISION FOR CARLSBAD AND FOR HIS PURSUIT OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNMENT PLANNING.

THE REASON I'M HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT IS WITH COMMUNITY SAFETY BEING A PARAMOUNT CONCERN AND RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

I'D LIKE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FENTANYL CRISIS.

60% OF FENTANYL SEIZURES BY BORDER PATROL HAVE BEEN IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS STATING THAT SAN DIEGO IS THE NATIONAL EPICENTER FOR FENTANYL TRAFFICKING.

CHINA SENDS THE CHEMICALS TO MAKE FENTANYL TO THE MEXICAN CARTELS.

THE CARTELS HAVE SET UP FORWARD OPERATING BASES IN TIJUANA AND OTHER US BORDER TOWNS.

NOT ONLY IS THERE A BORDER CRISIS ALLOWING MASSIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, BUT A CRISIS IN FENTANYL TRAFFICKING RESULTING IN MASSIVE NUMBERS OF

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FENTANYL IS NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AMERICANS BETWEEN AGES 18 AND 45.

JUST OVER A WEEK AGO IN TIJUANA, CARTELS SET VEHICLES ABLAZE AND BLOCKADED ROADS.

THE US CONSULATE IN TIJUANA INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEES TO SHELTER IN PLACE.

PERHAPS OUR CITY IS ALREADY WORKING WITH THE STATE AND OTHER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES ON AN ACTION PLAN WITH REGARD TO THE FENTANYL COMING ACROSS THE BORDER AND THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ALSO, I ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO SPEAK TO WHAT PLANS IT HAS WITH NORTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH ON THE DANGERS OF STREET DRUGS BEING TAINTED BY FENTANYL RESULTING IN DEATH.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS ON TWO ITEMS. NUMBER ONE AND TWO, CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU ADDRESS THOSE TWO, PLEASE? YES, SIR. ITEMS ONE AND TWO WILL BE WE'RE REQUESTING BE RETURNED TO STAFF.

AND THEN WHAT WE WOULD DO IS RETURN AT A DATE CERTAIN TIME OF SEPTEMBER 13TH SO THAT WE CAN CORRECT SOME INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN THE CONTRACT AS WELL AS THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU.

ITEMS THREE THROUGH EIGHT OR CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR:]

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS AN ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION.

[9. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. CS-428 - CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRACT AMENDMENT CLARIFICATION TO LIFEGUARD EXCLUSION]

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

WE'VE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE CONTAINED AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE.

MAYOR PRO TEM WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM NOR CONSENT FOR THE RECORD.

SECOND, THANKS FOR KEEPING ME IN MY LANE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THE NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 11.

BUT BY THE REQUEST OF ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M GOING TO TAKE ITEM NUMBER 12 OUT OF ORDER AND TAKE ITEM NUMBER 12.

NEXT IN MAYOR PRO TEM, JUST TO CLARIFY, ITEM TEN, WHICH IS THE 2022 ZONING ORDINANCE CLEANUP, THE ITEM IS BEING CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 13TH.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

[12. RATIFICATION OF A PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY]

I WILL BE MAKING TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IN MY ROLE AS THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND I WILL BE EXPLAINING MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE.

BUT TO START, WE ALL KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE.

AT OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORS ON OUR ROADWAYS.

AND SIMPLY PUT, A CITY HAS NO MORE IMPORTANT JOB THAN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

LIKE MANY OF THE ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL SAFE ON OUR ROADS IS BY WORKING TOGETHER AND DOING ALL OF OUR PARTS.

I'D LIKE TO READ A PASSAGE FROM THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GO SAFELY CAMPAIGN, WHICH STATES THE ROAD IS SHARED WITH BICYCLISTS, DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS.

SOME WALK, SOME BIKE.

MANY OF US DRIVE.

LET'S BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE IN A CAR.

BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS NEED DRIVERS TO BE SAFE.

TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

AND DRIVERS NEED TO BE.

DRIVERS NEED THOSE AROUND THEM TO ALSO EXERCISE CARE.

SHARE THE ROAD, SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY.

LET'S LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.

SO IN THAT VEIN, STAFF ARE GOING TO BE STAFF HAVE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TONIGHT.

AND WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS FOR CITY COUNCIL TO RATIFY THE PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY AND TO AUTHORIZE UP TO 2 MILLION AND UNSPENT MONIES FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE AND USE THOSE FUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC SAFETY ACTIONS.

NOW, FIRST, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION AS BACKGROUND FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE WATCHING.

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 8630, AS WELL AS CHAPTER 6.4 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, DESCRIBE HOW CITIES DECLARE AND HANDLE EMERGENCIES.

UNDER THESE CODES, A PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY CAN BE MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WHEN THERE IS ACTUAL OR THREATENED EXISTENCE OF CONDITIONS OF EXTREME PERIL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN OUR CITY.

PROCLAIMING A LOCAL EMERGENCY ALLOWS CITIES TO DO SEVERAL THINGS TO ADDRESS A THREAT.

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WE'VE RECENTLY HIRED KIM JUNG, WHO IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.

SHE'S JOINING US AS OUR EOC DIRECTOR.

KIM JOINS US FROM BARBARA, WHERE SHE'S HANDLED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PROGRAMS AT SEMPRA.

THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION ALSO ENABLES US TO IMMEDIATELY REDEPLOY RESOURCES.

I'VE DIRECTED ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JEFF PATTON NOW TO OVERSEE THE OVERALL EFFORT.

HE'S WORKING WITH A CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM OF STAFF FROM MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE 100% DEDICATED ON THIS EFFORT.

FINALLY, THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION LETS THE CITY STREAMLINE PROCUREMENT AND OTHER PROCESSES AND ALLOWS US TO INCREASE OUR FOCUS AND COLLABORATION AMONG RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND OTHER AGENCIES AND OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION MUST BE RATIFIED BY CITY COUNCIL WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE, AND SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO RATIFY THE PROCLAMATION, YOU WOULD THEN REVIEW THE CITY'S EMERGENCY STATUS EVERY 60 DAYS.

OR AT LEAST THE REQUIREMENT IS NOT LESS FREQUENTLY THAN EVERY 60 DAYS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS YOU DETERMINE THAT THE EMERGENCY HAS SUBSIDED.

NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME SPECIFIC FINDINGS THAT CAUSED US TO BASICALLY ISSUE THIS PROCLAMATION.

TRAFFIC SAFETY IS ALWAYS TOP OF MIND ON OUR CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENTS.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, IT'S TOP OF MIND TO CITY STAFF.

DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC, FAR FEWER PEOPLE WERE ON OUR ROADS AND IN GENERAL.

BUT WE BEGAN TO SEE AN INCREASE IN THE USAGE OF BIKES A LOT OF TIME BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE STUCK AT HOME.

SO THERE WAS A CORRESPONDING INCREASE AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE WERE SOME CORRESPONDING CONCERNS ABOUT E-BIKE SAFETY.

TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS, THE CITY DEVELOPED AN E-BIKE EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, SHARING INFORMATION WITH SCHOOLS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND A SERIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT INCREASED ENFORCEMENT AND WE FOCUSED ON TARGETED AREAS OF CONCERN.

BUT CITY COUNCIL ALSO MADE CARLSBAD, THE FIRST CITY IN THE REGION, TO PASS A LAW SPECIFIC TO E-BIKES, WHICH MADE IT EASIER FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BOTH EDUCATE AND ENFORCE THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

AS PART OF THIS NEW LAW, WE HAVE A DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG WRITERS WHO CAN COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING COURSE TO AVOID A CITATION ON THEIR FIRST OFFENSE.

NOW, I SHOULD NOTE THAT SIN CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED OUR NEW GENERAL PLAN IN 2015.

THE CITY HAS ADDED AND IMPROVED HUNDREDS OF MILES OF BIKE LANES AND IMPLEMENTED OTHER PROGRAMS THAT LOOK AT STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AS WAYS TO MOVE.

PEOPLE, NOT JUST CARS.

SO DESPITE ALL OF THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, COLLISIONS INVOLVING BIKES AND E-BIKES HAVE INCREASED OVER 200% SINCE 2019.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ALSO EXPERIENCED TWO TRAGIC FATALITIES IN AUGUST.

NO. ONE, KIDS THROUGHOUT CARLSBAD WERE HEADED BACK TO SCHOOL IN AUGUST.

I FELT THAT IT WAS AN URGENT NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.

EVERYONE SHARES IN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SAFER STREETS.

AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT BIKES AND E-BIKES THEMSELVES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.

AND LET ME SAY THIS AGAIN.

BIKES AND E-BIKES THEMSELVES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.

IN FACT, THE CITY ENCOURAGES BIKING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING BIKING BENEFITS.

OUR ENVIRONMENT IS GOOD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONTRIBUTES TO OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

BUT WITH A BIG INCREASE IN USAGE, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE ADHERE AND FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

NOW, THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT'S UNIQUE TO CARLSBAD.

I WANT TO POINT OUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PUT OUT ITS ESTIMATES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022, WHICH SHOWS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FATALITIES FROM MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN 20 YEARS.

STARTING LAST TUESDAY, I DIRECTED STAFF TO FOCUS ON SOME IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WHILE DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF OPTIONS TO PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. OUR FOCUS REALLY IS THE THREE LEGS OF A STOOL IN TRAFFIC SAFETY.

WE OFTEN HEAR THE THREE E'S.

IT'S EDUCATION, IT'S ENGINEERING.

AND IT'S ENFORCEMENT.

TAKE AWAY ONE OF THE LEGS.

THE STOOL FALLS OVER.

SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH.

SO FIRST, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE HERE IN CARLSBAD BECAUSE CITY COUNCIL HAS MADE COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT A HIGH PRIORITY AND HAS PROVIDED RESOURCES TOWARDS THIS IMPORTANT FUNCTION.

PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT FOR THIS EFFORT, THE CITY HAS REDEPLOYED RESOURCES TOWARD RAISING AWARENESS OF THE URGENCY

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STARTING WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PROCLAMATION LAST TUESDAY, THE CITY HAS REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CARLSBAD RESIDENTS AND MORE THROUGHOUT THE REGION, WITH MESSAGES ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR ALL OF OUR USERS.

THIS INCLUDES 88 MEDIA STORIES THAT REACHED OVER A MILLION PEOPLE TOTAL.

THE SOCIAL THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ALSO SAW A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ENGAGEMENT.

WE EMAIL THE INFORMATION TO OUR CITY DATABASE OF OVER 80,000 INDIVIDUALS, 72% CLICK AND CLICK AND OPEN THAT MESSAGE.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU FOLLOWING TRAFFIC AND ENGAGEMENT, THOSE ARE ASTRONOMICAL NUMBERS.

SO WE ARE GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT.

BUT WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVING CARLSBAD AND ARRANGE FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION TO BE SHARED THROUGH THEIR CHANNELS.

WE'VE ALSO DEPLOYED ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARDS AT 11 LOCATIONS IN CARLSBAD.

THESE DISPLAY ROTATING, ROTATING MESSAGES ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY.

ONE OF THESE SIGNS IS ON LOAN FROM ENCINITAS, AND WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE TO ADDITIONAL MESSAGE.

BOARDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DEPLOYED THIS WEEK FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S MEETING BASED ON CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, WE ARE PREPARED TO BEGIN AN IMMEDIATE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS TO ENCOURAGE THE SAFE BEHAVIORS FOR ALL USERS AND WILL RETURN WITH ON SEPTEMBER 27TH AGAIN WITH THAT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION OPTIONS. NOW MOVING ON TO ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

IN JANUARY OF 2021, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN, WHICH IS A LONG TERM PLAN, FOCUSING ON MULTIPLE WAYS THAT WE CAN MOVE PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS OTHER THAN JUST CAR.

IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO PRIORITIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL PROJECTS WITHIN THIS PLAN.

THAT WORK IS ONGOING.

WE'VE INCREASED OUR EFFORTS TO APPLY GREEN BICYCLE LANE TREATMENTS IN HIGH COLLISION AREAS AROUND THE CITY, AND THAT WORK ACTUALLY BEGAN TODAY ALONG CARLSBAD BOULEVARD.

WE PURCHASED A STRIPING CART TO ASSIST WITH ONGOING GREEN PAINT EFFORTS AND THIS IS ESTIMATED TO ARRIVE IN MID SEPTEMBER.

WE'VE ALSO ACCELERATED THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE CARLSBAD BOULEVARD PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

A PROJECT TO RESTORE A PORTION OF CARLSBAD BOULEVARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE TRAFFIC MOBILITY COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER SIX, WITH A GOAL OF BRINGING FORWARD FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL ON SEPTEMBER 27TH AS WELL.

FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ENFORCEMENT.

WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE INCREASE IN ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON ALL ROADWAY USERS, NOT JUST CYCLISTS.

AND HERE IS A MESSAGE THAT WAS PUT OUT BY A LOCAL PARENT ON RING APP EXPRESSING THEIR APPRECIATION FOR STOPPING OUR CHILD WHO IS NOT WEARING A HELMET.

OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT LATER SHARED THE MESSAGE ON INSTAGRAM AND THE MOTHER ACTUALLY REPLIED TO THANK THE OFFICER BY NAME.

SO AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF MCWILLIAMS UP TO TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT CITATIONS NOW AS HE IS COMING UP.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A FULL COURT PRESS.

EVERYONE IS INVOLVED IN THIS FOCUSED EFFORT TO INCLUDE OUR POLICE CHIEF, WHO ALSO ISSUED A CITATION MOST RECENTLY WHERE UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS AN E-BIKE RIDER THAT RODE UP NEXT TO THE POLICE CHIEF'S UNMARKED VEHICLE AND WAS DOING WHEELIES, WHEELIES, AS YOU MIGHT GUESS, OR AN UNSAFE ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY IN TRAFFIC.

I DON'T WANT TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER, CHIEF, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

AND THANK YOU, COUNSEL, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY TO ENHANCE OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

FIRST, I WANT TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTAL ADJUSTMENTS WE'VE MADE TO TO MAKE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT A PRIORITY.

WE HAVE REASSIGNED THREE PEOPLE, THREE OF OUR OFFICERS, ON A FULL TIME BASIS TO SUPPORT OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION, TO GO OUT AND WORK THEIR FULL WORKWEEK OUT, CONDUCTING ENHANCED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE ENLISTED THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR DETECTIVE DIVISION.

TYPICALLY, THEY DO NOT GO OUT AND ENFORCE TRAFFIC LAWS.

THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THEIR CASES.

HOWEVER, WE'VE ASKED THAT ONE DAY A WEEK.

THE DETECTIVE DIVISION FIELD OFFICERS IN UNIFORM WITH A DEDICATED PURPOSE OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND THEN ADDITIONAL.

AND THEN WE'VE ALSO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PLAN TO HIRE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ON OVERTIME TO GO OUT AND PROVIDE DEDICATED ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

SO SINCE LAST, SINCE THE DECLARATION WAS DECLARED LAST WEEK, WE HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF 213 DOCUMENTED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

THAT'S EITHER GOING TO BE A WRITTEN WARNING OR A CITATION THAT WAS WRITTEN BY ONE OF OUR OFFICERS.

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SO THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.

32% OF THE CONTACTS WERE WRITTEN WARNINGS WITH 68% BEING CITATIONS.

AND I JUST WANT TO TOUCH VERY QUICKLY ON THE VALUE OF A WRITTEN WARNING THAT MAY BE SEEN AS PEOPLE BEING LET GO OR NOT HAVING TO PAY THE PRICE.

BUT WHAT WE FOUND IS OFTENTIMES WITH THE WITH THE OFFENDER, WITH THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE ON SAFETY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR MISTAKE, OFTENTIMES A WARNING IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO GO ABOUT ENFORCING THE LAW BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY LEAVE.

GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTACT AND REMINDED ABOUT SAFETY.

HOWEVER, A CITATION IS STILL A VERY VALUABLE TOOL TO STRESS THE LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE WITH RESPECT TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

I ALSO WANT TO SHARE, WE'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THE CONCERN THAT THIS ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT MAY FALL TOWARDS ONE MODE OF TRAVEL MORE THAN OTHERS, AND THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

THAT IS NOT THE DIRECTION OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE RECEIVING.

THE DIRECTION OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE RECEIVING IS TO GO OUT AND ACTIVELY AND WITH HIGH VISIBILITY, GO OUT AND ENFORCE TRAFFIC LAWS THAT ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF OUR ROADWAYS, WHETHER THE VIOLATOR IS A PEDESTRIAN, A PEDAL BICYCLIST, A BICYCLIST OR A VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROADWAY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, OF THE 213 ENFORCEMENT CONTACTS THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED SINCE THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY, 57% OF THOSE WERE RELATED TO VEHICLES, 35% WERE RELATED TO BICYCLISTS AND 8% TOWARDS PEDAL BICYCLISTS, WITH ONE PEDESTRIAN ALSO BEING CITED.

ALSO SINCE THE DECLARATION LAST WEEK, WE'VE MADE FIVE DUI ARRESTS.

AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE COLLISIONS SINCE THE DECLARATION, JUST SO THAT WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF OF WHAT THE CRASHES LOOK LIKE THAT WE ARE INVESTIGATING AS WE CONTINUE UNDER THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION.

SO SINCE THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY, WE INVESTIGATED 23 TOTAL COLLISIONS.

FORTUNATELY, 18 OF THOSE WERE NON INJURY.

TEN OF THOSE 18 WERE HIT AND RUNS.

WE DID HAVE FIVE INJURY COLLISIONS.

THE OPERATIONAL PERIOD ENDED VERY FIRST THING THIS MORNING.

THOSE FIVE INJURIES WERE ALL MINOR, ONE INVOLVED IN A BIKE COLLISION AND ONE INVITE A PEDAL BIKE COLLISION.

THOSE WERE THE ONLY PEDAL BIKE AND E-BIKE COLLISIONS OVER THE LAST WEEK.

WE HAD ONE OF EACH AND BOTH OF THEM RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES.

BOTH OF THEM INVOLVED JUVENILES, I BELIEVE.

BOTH WERE 14 YEARS OLD AND ALL AND BOTH OF THEM WERE ALSO SOLO VEHICLE COLLISIONS.

THEY CRASHED ON THEIR OWN, ONE CRASH ON A SIDEWALK AND ONE CRASHED ON A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT.

AND THEY BOTH BOTH CHILDREN RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

AND THEN THE ONE OF OUR FIVE DUI ARRESTS WAS THE RESULT OF A DUI COLLISION THAT ALSO RESULTED IN A MINOR INJURY TO A PARTY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF.

NOW TONIGHT'S ACTION STAFF IS REQUESTING COUNCIL ONE RATIFY THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND THEN TO APPROPRIATE $2 MILLION OF UNSPENT MONIES FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO FUND IMMEDIATE ACTIONS IN THESE THREE AREAS.

THE FIRST BEING THE OVER STAFF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SWORN POSITIONS BY FOUR ADDITIONAL FULL TIME POLICE OFFICERS.

THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS 535,000.

NOW, TO BE CLEAR, THESE ARE NOT NEW POSITIONS.

WHAT THESE ARE IS ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE WE HAVE A SWORN BUDGETARY STAFF OF 132 SWORN FULL TIME POLICE OFFICERS.

WHAT WILL OCCUR IS AN INDIVIDUAL MAY GO ON ON 48, 58, SOME TYPE OF LONG TERM DISABILITY WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE RETURNING BACK INTO DUTY OR THEY'RE ON A THEY ARE GOING TO BE RETIRING OUT AT SOMETIME THIS YEAR RATHER THAN WAIT UNTIL THAT VACANCY OCCURS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE MAY NOT BE GAIN PRODUCTIVE TIME.

WE THEN WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE LATERALS, BRING THEM INTO THE ORGANIZATION, AND THEN DIRECT THEM INTO ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE NOT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF OUR SWORN POLICE OFFICERS ABOVE THE BUDGETED STRENGTH OF 132.

WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR THE FUNDING TO ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PRODUCTIVE TIME.

NOW THE SECOND THING THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERTIME FOR TRAINING AND ENFORCEMENT OF ROUGHLY 100,000, THEN PROCURING ADDITIONAL SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS AND ELECTRONIC MESSAGING BOARDS.

THE COST OF THAT IS ABOUT 250,000.

AND FINALLY, JUST OVER HALF OF THE $2 MILLION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING WILL GO TOWARDS SHORT TERM ACTIONS TO ACCELERATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIKE TRAFFIC CALMING, MORE STRIPING OF CITY STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH OUR STREET RESURFACING SERVICING PROJECT.

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THIS LINE ITEM ALSO INCLUDES A PUBLIC PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN THAT CAN START IMMEDIATELY FOCUSED ON SAFE DRIVING AND RIDING.

AGAIN, THESE ACTIONS ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL WE CAN DO TO AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY.

FINALLY, WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD A COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.

WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING SOME OF THESE IDEAS.

AND THEN BASED OFF OF ON SEPTEMBER 27TH CITY COUNCIL, IF YOU WANT TO DIRECT US TO LOOK INTO THOSE SUGGESTIONS FURTHER, WE'LL CERTAINLY BE DOING SO.

AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AS FAR AS SUGGESTIONS WE'RE VERY THANKFUL OF AND WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO THESE SUGGESTIONS AND TRYING TO PRIORITIZE, BUT ULTIMATELY WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.

AGAIN, I WILL I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY IS GOING TO IN CARLSBAD, IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER AGAIN.

THERE IS NO ONE THING THAT IS AT FAULT FOR THIS, ASIDE FROM FOLKS NOT BEING KIND, NOT DRI, TRYING TO RUSH, TRYING TO GET TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO BECAUSE MAYBE THEY HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO.

BUT REMEMBER, WE HAVE TO SHARE THE ROAD.

THIS COMMUNITY IS A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW THAT THIS COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER TO FALL, SOLVE PROBLEMS. AND THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

LET'S GO TO SPEAKERS NEXT, PLEASE.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS GLENN BARNARD, FOLLOWED BY MARK EMBRY.

13 SECONDS FROM THE MAYOR OF MIAMI.

WHAT KIND OF TRUMP EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID HERE THUS FAR.

HE SAID THIS LAST WEEK.

MANY AMERICANS LIVING IN NEW YORK STATE AND CALIFORNIA ARE PAYING MORE THAN 50% OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS.

THEY ARE EFFECTIVELY EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE, BEHOLDING TO A GOVERNMENT WITH PUBLIC SERVICE SERVICES THAT NEITHER DELIVER VALUE NOR ENSURE THEIR PERSONAL SAFETY.

SO FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS, I'M NOW GOING TO USE THE WORD EMPOWERED, WHICH NOBODY SAID HERE TONIGHT, DID THEY? MR. FORSTER STARS THERE.

MR. CITY MANAGER THERE DIDN'T SAY THE WORD IMPOUND, BUT THERE'S SOME PARKING SPOTS HERE ALL AROUND THIS PLACE THAT ARE RESERVED FOR CITY COUNCIL, ETC.

THERE MIGHT BE A CAR PARKED AND NOT HURTING ANYBODY RIGHT NOW, BUT IT COULD IT COULD GO TO AN IMPOUND LOT.

THERE ARE THOSE SIGNS ARE ALL OVER AMERICA.

DO THIS.

YOUR CAR IS GOING TO BE TOWED.

SO TWO MONTHS AGO, AS AS PEOPLE HERE KNOW, SOMEBODY DROVE HIS ELECTRIC BIKE STRAIGHT INTO ME ON THE PUBLIC NUISANCE, THE ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE KNOWN AS THE THE SEAWALL DROVE THAT INTO ME WHILE I WAS TALKING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON MY CELL PHONE BECAUSE HE HAD JUST HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND HE WAS COMING BACK FOR MORE FROM THE FRONT.

POLICE SHOWED UP, SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE IT WAS ME AND MY WIFE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM.

YET I GOT A PHOTO OF THE GUY CARRYING HIS MOTORBIKE UP A STAIRCASE.

WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED, I SAID, CAN YOU AT LEAST IMPOUND THE MOTORBIKE? NO. WHY NOT? IT'S FREE. YOU COULD SAVE $2 MILLION AND APPLY THAT TO THE BUILDING OF ROUNDABOUTS.

IF YOU WOULD JUST SAY THAT THESE VEHICLES CAN BE IMPOUNDED LIKE A CAR.

WHAT IS THIS COST TO GET A CAR BACK FROM AN IMPOUND LOT OF GRAND? WHAT WOULD IT COST TO GET A BICYCLE BACK? $125? CAN YOU PASS SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T COST $2 MILLION? AND THIS IS WHY WE NEED TERM LIMITS IN CARLSBAD, BECAUSE AFTER JUST ONE TERM, PEOPLE GET ELECTED HERE AND THEIR BRAINS TURN TO MUSH BECAUSE THEY GO TO THESE AGENDAS.

THERE'S A NEVER ENDING SEQUENCE OF AGENDAS WITH RIDICULOUSLY PRICED ITEMS. WE DON'T NEED YOUR EDUCATION.

IMPOUND THOSE THINGS.

WRITE A CITATION TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEIR DOGS ON A LEASH ON THE SEAWALL.

THAT'S AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE.

AND IN TERMS OF ROUNDABOUTS, YOU NEED TO GIVE US REAL ROUNDABOUTS.

NOT LIKE THAT PAINTED THING OVER THERE BY KELLY SCHOOL, WHICH IS AN INSULT TO THE KELLY SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

GIVE US REAL ONES.

THANK YOU. MARK EMERY, FOLLOWED BY TIM MORGAN.

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MR. CHADWICK, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO IT.

AND CHIEF, MY FATHER WAS A POLICE OFFICER, SO I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE LAW.

I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER FOR 37 YEARS, AND I USED TO TELL THE KIDS IN MY CLASS, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH POLICEMEN TO CATCH ALL OF US.

WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO EACH OTHER.

AND THAT'S HOW THIS SOCIETY WORKS, BY BEING RESPONSIBLE TO EACH OTHER.

AND SO LAST TIME I WAS HERE TO HONOR MY DAUGHTER IN LAW, CHRISTINE, AND I ASKED YOU BASICALLY, COULD YOU START ADDRESSING THE PREVENTABLE ACTIONS THAT ENDANGER US ON THE ROAD? AND I READ I READ A LOT OF YOUR ARTICLES, MR. CHADWICK. I LIKE HIM.

YOU'VE GOT A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR.

BUT I READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION, AND IT SEEMED LIKE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS EFFORTS WERE NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUES ENOUGH, BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED IN SUING LEE WAS THAT THE NUMBERS ROSE AND YOUR STATISTICS UP ON THE BOARD TONIGHT SHOW THAT.

AND SO I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO MORE NOW, BUT ACCORDING TO THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER, THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO PREVENT THIS VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EXCUSE ME, HORIZONTAL PLACEMENTS.

HE'S TALKING ABOUT SPEED BUMPS AND HE'S TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

AND SO IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IN YOUR OATH, AGAIN, I REMEMBER IT FROM LAST TIME WHEN I SPOKE, YOU SAID YOU WANTED US TO TRUST YOU.

WELL, WE'RE TRUSTING YOU NOW.

WE'RE TRUSTING YOU TO HONOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE HIRED IN THIS CITY WHO ARE THE EXPERTS TO STOP WHAT'S GOING ON, ON THE ROADS.

LIKE YOU GUYS, I WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE, TOO.

I'M A ROAD BIKE RIDER.

I HAD AN E-BIKE GUY PASS ME ONE DAY GOING 30 MILES AN HOUR ON THE RIGHT.

I TOLD MY FRIEND AS WE WERE RIDING BIKES, I SAID, YOU KNOW, IF I HAD JUST MOVED OVER IN THE LANE A LITTLE BIT, WHICH I'M ALLOWED TO DO, I'D HAVE BEEN SMASHED.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN SMASHED.

BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST E-BIKES UNTIL PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO ENGAGE WITH THE ROAD, UNTIL THEY'RE FORCED TO MAKE DECISIONS.

I WAS AT KELLY'S SCHOOL TODAY.

I SAW IT. IT MADE ME THINK, NOW, WOULD I LIKE MORE CONCRETE AND SOMETHING THAT MATTER? ABSOLUTELY. BUT AT LEAST IT MADE ME THINK.

IT MADE ME SAY, OH, THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THIS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING.

I USED TO WORK, I USED TO HAVE A SUMMER JOB AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, AND PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE RIDE OPERATORS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PEOPLE SELLING THE TICKETS, SO THEY'D COME BACK TO THE TICKET BOOTH, WHICH I WAS IN CHARGE OF.

THEY'D COMPLAIN AND COMPLAIN AND COMPLAIN.

FINALLY I TOLD THE GUY IN CHARGE OF THE RIDES, I SAID, CAN YOU PLEASE GET US MORE SIGNS? FINALLY, I UNDERSTOOD THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO READ SIGNS OR THOSE WHO CARE TO READ SIGNS, THOSE WHO CHOSE TO COMPLAIN STILL CAME BACK AND COMPLAINED.

SO WE'RE ASKING YOU THE FAITH WE'RE PUTTING IN YOU.

FOLLOW WHAT YOUR CITY ENGINEER SAID.

FOLLOW HIS LEAD.

HE'S THE EXPERT. HE'S WHO YOU HIRED TO DO THE JOB.

DON'T PUSH HIM TO THE SIDE.

THANK YOU. TIM MORGAN, FOLLOWED BY BOB EMBRY.

WE'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY SAYING THAT I'M NOT A NIMBY, NOT IN MY BACKYARD.

I COME HERE TO HELP FIGHT THE SPEEDING AND THE SAFETY ISSUE WE HAVE ON TAMARACK AND THE INTERSECTION.

OF TAMARACK AND VALLEY.

MONTH AFTER MONTH, BECAUSE THE CURRENT PROJECT, WHICH WAS DESIGNED IN 19 AND IMPROVED AND APPROVED IN 20, DOES NOT SLOW DOWN SPEEDING AND ALREADY HAS DEMONSTRATED HOW SAFE IT IS WITH THREE DOCUMENTED ACCIDENTS IN A 60 DAY PERIOD COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS STUDY DONE BY STAFF.

ONE ACCIDENT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE CITIES MEMO IN 2019.

I COME HERE ON BEHALF OF MISS SHERRY, WHO MUST GO OUT IN THE BIKE LANE TO BE ABLE TO EXIT HER DRIVEWAY DUE TO THE POLE BLOCKING HER VIEW OF INCOME AND TRAFFIC.

SHE TOLD ME SHE SCARED TO DEATH TO SIMPLY PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY STOP IN THE CASE SINCE THE LAST 60 YEARS, SINCE SHE'S LIVED THERE.

I COME HERE TO FIGHT THE SPEEDING AND HOW UNSAFE THE CURB EXTENSIONS ARE ON BEHALF OF MRS. SIMMS, WHO HAS FOUR KIDS AND THEN TRIES TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN IN HER LARGE SUV TO GO INTO THE INCOMING LANE DUE TO THE CURB EXTENSIONS.

SHE'S AFRAID OF THE INCOMING VEHICLES OR TRAFFIC CRASHING INTO HER SUV WITH HER FOUR KIDS IN THE CAR, ALL BECAUSE THE CURB EXTENSIONS PREVENT HER FROM MAKING THE NORMAL TURN.

I COME HERE ON BEHALF OF 100% OF NEIGHBORS, NOT JUST ME.

EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO VISITS THE CORNER AND LIVES AROUND THE CORNERS IN THE AREA DOES NOT WANT THE TRAFFIC PULL AND THE CURB EXTENSIONS.

I WENT DOOR TO DOOR.

I HAVE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF SIGNATURES.

EVEN YOUR OWN ADVISORY BOARD, THE TRAFFIC MOBILITY RECOMMENDS TO RECONSIDER.

AND NOW I COME HERE MONTH AFTER MONTH TO SUPPORT MY NEIGHBOR, BOB EMERY, WHOSE RV AND TRUCK WAS DAMAGED BY HIS SPEEDER ON TAMARACK AND WHOSE WIFE WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED EARLY THIS MONTH. BOB TOLD ME AT THE END OF LAST MEETING, DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT.

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THE PROJECT STARTED WITH A MINUTE MOTION FROM.

FORMER DISTRICT, ONE MEMBER WHO'S NOT EVEN HERE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, LET ALONE THE CITY.

I'M LEARNING MORE ABOUT MINUTE MOTIONS AND THE PROJECT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN STARTED.

THE PROJECTS, THE MESS, THE CURB EXTENSIONS DO NOT SLOW DOWN SPEEDERS DOCUMENTED BY THREE ACCIDENTS.

AND THEN AS OF LAST WEEK, DID YOU KNOW, THEY TOOK AWAY OUR STREETLIGHT.

IT WAS REMOVED BECAUSE THE STREETLIGHT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ELECTRICAL POLE.

NOW THE STREET IS DARK AND HAS MADE IT EVEN MORE UNSAFE.

YOU'RE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS HAS THE.

HAS THE POWER TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OF RESEARCH.

THE RESEARCH HAS ALREADY SHOWN IN THE LAST 60 DAYS WITH THREE ACCIDENTS AND ONE DEATH.

NO ONE WANTS TO SEE ANOTHER CORNER COVERED WITH FLOWERS AND CANDLES.

PLEASE, WE ARE ASKING.

ADD IT TO THE AGENDA.

SEPTEMBER 27TH.

MAYBE TO STOP THE PROJECT, WORK TOGETHER AS ONE CARLSBAD FOR AN ALTERNATIVE.

BOB EMBRY, FOLLOWED BY JUDY FRANKEL.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY OF YOU AND I HOPE TO SPEAK WITH THE REST OF YOU IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR OPENNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS AND THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY.

WITH ACCIDENTS UP OVER 200% AND SINCE 2019, MYSELF AND EVERYONE IN MYSELF AND CHRISTINE'S CAMP ARE IN 100% SUPPORT OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION PUT TOGETHER BY THE CITY MANAGER.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A MULTIFACETED ISSUE AND IT MUST BE ADDRESSED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

BUT WHEN WE COME TO LOOK AT SECTION EIGHT, IT SAYS AN INCREASE IN DEATH IS DUE TO SPEEDING, IMPAIRED OR DISTRACTED DRIVING AND OTHER RECKLESS BEHAVIOR.

IT'S BECOMING VERY CLEAR, YES, BIKERS MUST FOLLOW THE LAWS, BUT WHEN MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS DO NOT, IT HAS A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE TRAFFIC DIRECTOR.

HE'S THREE PHASE PAYING FOR TAMARACK PHASE.

PHASE ONE IS SPEED SOFTENING MEASURES UP AND DOWN TAMARACK.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT FAST TRACKED AND IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WITH THREE LARGE SCHOOLS THAT KIDS GO TO EVERY DAY.

I WANT NO ONE TO SUFFER THE WAY I AM.

I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF I LOST MY DAUGHTER TOO.

SO IF WE COULD SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN WHERE KIDS ARE GOING UP AND DOWN THE STREET, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

CITY OF ENCINITAS FROM INCEPTION TO RIBBON CUTTING.

20 YEARS.

IT TOOK 20 YEARS.

WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT. I KNOW THAT SAN CLEMENTE, FIVE YEARS WERE BETTER THAN THAT.

I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T PUT A MONEY AMOUNT OR A TIMELINE ON HUMAN LIFE.

I WOULD GIVE ALL OF THEM. I'D BE HOMELESS IF I GOT MY WIFE BACK, I WOULD GIVE EVERYTHING AWAY.

SO I THINK WE MUST TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

IF WE COULD FAST TRACK THESE PLANS AND SAVE A SINGLE LIFE, IT'LL MAKE ME HAPPY.

IT'LL PUT A SMILE ON MY WIFE'S FACE AND I KNOW SHE WOULD BE PROUD OF THAT.

LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO BRING UP THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

I'VE BEEN A CYCLIST JUST LIKE MY FATHER.

WHEN CYCLISTS CHOOSE NOT TO ADHERE TO THE RULES OF THE ROAD, THE CONSEQUENCES OF THOSE ACTIONS ALMOST ALWAYS FALL DIRECTLY ON THE CYCLIST.

WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE DRIVER CHOOSES TO SPEED, CHOOSES TO RUN, STOP SIGNS, CHOOSES TO RUN STOPLIGHTS, MAKES ILLEGAL U-TURNS, WHICH WE ALL SEE EVERY DAY.

I'M HYPER AWARE. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE TOO, AND THEY INTERSECT WITH A PEDESTRIAN OR CYCLIST.

THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF THAT CONSEQUENCE FALLS DIRECTLY ON THE CYCLIST.

SURE, THE WOMAN WHO KILLED MY WIFE.

I'M SURE SHE HAS PAIN EVERY DAY.

MY WIFE'S DEAD.

ROUNDABOUTS AND SPEED BUMPS WILL FORCE PEOPLE TO REENGAGE WITH THE ROAD.

WE ALL KNOW IT.

YOU CAN'T TEXT AND GO THROUGH A ROUNDABOUT.

YOU CAN'T TEXT AND GO OVER SPEED BUMP.

YOU'RE GOING TO SLOW DOWN.

YOU'RE GOING TO SCAN EACH WAY AND SAY, OKAY, IT'S SAFE TO PROCEED.

THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THERE WAS A SIGN THAT SAID WHAT'S POPULAR FOR OR WHAT'S RIGHT FOR? CARLSBAD ISN'T ALWAYS POPULAR.

WE'RE GOING TO GET NAYSAYERS.

THEY'RE GOING TO SAY ROUNDABOUTS ARE GOING TO SLOW US DOWN.

THEY'RE GOING TO SAY FIRE TRUCKS CAN'T GO THROUGH THEM.

AS SOMEONE WHO'S DRIVEN CODE THREE FOR FIVE YEARS, THERE'S NO SAFER INTERSECTION FOR US TO GO THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUTS.

THEY'RE WAY SAFER THAN STOP SIGNS AND EXPONENTIALLY SAFER THAN STOPLIGHTS.

THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR YOUR TIME.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

JUDY FRANKEL, FOLLOWED BY SHARON MACKINNON.

HI. I'M JUDY FRANKEL, 25 YEAR RESIDENT.

I'M SPEAKING FOR BIKE WALK CARLSBAD.

AND ON BEHALF OF CARLSBAD, I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE THE ATTENTION THAT YOU'RE PUTTING ON SAFETY.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO E-BIKES THAT WE HAVE SO MANY MORE RIDERS AND IT'S A GREAT THING IT'LL KEEP MORE

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AND THE INCREASE OF ACCIDENTS AND PROBLEMS IS MOSTLY DUE TO THE MORE MILES THAT THAT'S BEING RIDDEN, BUT IT'S ALSO DUE TO THE FACT THAT NEW RIDERS ARE UNEDUCATED TO THE LAW AND RIDING PRACTICES IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE CYCLING LEVELS ARE VERY HIGH, LIKE THE NETHERLANDS.

NETHERLANDS EDUCATION IS MANDATORY IN SCHOOLS BEFORE RIDING ON THE ROADWAYS AND CYCLE PATHS FOR SAFETY.

AS YOU'VE BEEN SAYING, WE NEED EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT AND ENGINEERING.

AND CARLSBAD HAS A WONDERFUL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE MANY GREAT PLANS IN THE PIPELINE AND THE RECONFIGURATION AND RE STRIPING WHENEVER RESURFACING IS DONE TO ACCOUNT FOR SAFER BIKE LANES AND TRAFFIC CALMING ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO MAKE SURE THE ROAD IS LOOKED AT EACH TIME A RESURFACING IS DONE TO RECONFIGURE FOR SAFER CYCLING AND TO DO THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS IS NEEDED, BUT RIDERS NEED TO BE EDUCATED TO THE LAW AND SAFE RIDING.

WHEN A TICKET IS GIVEN, THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTION TO TAKE RIDERS EDUCATION IN LIEU OF A FINE.

BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS NEED THESE CLASSES TO BE SAFE.

CLASSES SHOULD BE OFFERED IN SCHOOLS OR BY THE CITY TO ALL RIDERS AND PARENTS.

BUT EDUCATION SHOULD BE BY CERTIFIED LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS AND POLICE CAN BE MADE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS.

AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ONE OF YOUR OFFICERS HAS ALREADY TAKEN THIS COURSE AND HAS FOUND IT TO BE VERY CLEAR.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT EXISTS ALREADY.

YOU DON'T NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL ON THAT.

THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER ONE CALLED CYCLE SAVVY, WHICH IS EXCELLENT.

SO MORE INSTRUCTORS ARE NEEDED AND ENFORCEMENT OF ALL THE LAWS OF THE ROAD IS NEED.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GREATLY INCREASE RIDER EDUCATION, TO GREATLY INCREASE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW BY BOTH MOTORISTS AND CYCLISTS, AND TO MORE QUICKLY BRING ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING RECOMMENDS.

ALSO, AS I'M ALSO A PEDESTRIAN AND A RUNNER, OUR TRAIL SYSTEM SHOULD BE MADE PART OF THE FULL MOBILITY PLAN OF THE CITY AND CONNECT OUR EXISTING TRAILS SO THAT BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS CAN GO EAST AND WEST FROM THE COAST TO THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE CITY AND UNDER THE I-5 IN RAILROAD TRACKS, ON THE LOWER ELEVATION TRAILS THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE CITY ALONG OUR LAGOONS.

AND THERE'S PLANS FOR THIS THAT NEED TO COME FORWARD QUICKER THAT CALTRANS WAS INVOLVED IN AND THE MONEY HAS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN NOW LIKE IT DID IN ENCINITAS.

THANK YOU, SHARON MCKINNON, FOLLOWED BY PETER RAGSDALE.

I'M SHARON MCMINN, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, ALL THE FAMILY, FOR BEING SO BRAVE TO SPEAK UP.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH LOSING CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH AND YOU'RE BEING SO BRAVE TO TO JUST USE THIS TIME TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. WE CAN'T TAKE AWAY YOUR PAIN, BUT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP FURTHER TRAGEDIES FROM HAPPENING AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY ON THAT NOTE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE MOVING QUICKLY WITH THIS DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY.

AND I WANT TO THANK CPD FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I SAW AN OFFICER JUST RECENTLY VERY KINDLY REMINDING A KIDDO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A HELMET LAW.

AND THEN I SAW THEM ALSO, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH A DRIVER.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS SPEEDING AND DISTRACTED DRIVERS BECAUSE AS WAS POINTED OUT, IF A CAR AND A BIKE MAKE A MISTAKE, YOU KNOW, THE THE BIKER IS THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE THE BRUNT.

ALSO, I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I THINK THAT THE TRAFFIC CALMING IS SO IMPORTANT.

THERE ARE TANGIBLE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AND THEY TAKE FUNDS AND THEY TAKE MOVING QUICKLY, BUT THEY WILL MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH TRUSTEE PEARSON ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND HE ALSO REALLY HAS A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE A SAFETY CERTIFICATION FOR ANY STUDENTS THAT RIDE TO SCHOOL.

I THINK THAT'S BEING DONE IN SAN DIEGO, AND I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA.

AND IT NEEDS TO ADDRESS NOT JUST THE RULES BUT DEFENSIVE WRITING SO THAT IF DRIVERS ARE DOING THE WRONG THING, KIDS CAN TRY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

I WILL SAY ALSO, AS A MOM OF FOUR, OUR FAMILY, WE ARE AVID BIKERS.

I'M ALSO A CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL BOARD AND I'M GOING TO BE MEETING WITH PRINCIPALS BECAUSE WHAT I'M SEEING AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY AT VALLEY, IS THAT THERE ARE NOT BIKE LANES IN THE DROP OFF AND PICK UP AREAS.

SO OUR KIDS ARE RIDING ON STREETS THAT IN SOME AREAS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE BIKE LANES AND I FEEL THERE'S A SAFE WAY FOR THEM TO GET TO SCHOOL IN OTHER AREAS LIKE IT'S BEEN POINTED

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THERE'S SOME PARTS THAT ARE VERY PROBLEMATIC AND DANGEROUS, BUT WHEN THEY GET TO THE SCHOOLS, A LOT OF TIMES THE DROP OFF AND PICK UP THEIR WEAVING BETWEEN MOVING CARS AND PARKED CARS, WE NEED TO MAKE BIKE LANES IN THOSE AREAS IMMEDIATELY, EVEN IF IT'S JUST TEMPORARY WITH CONES.

AND I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARDS AND THE CITY COUNCIL COULD WORK TOGETHER ON BECAUSE THEY'RE PUBLIC ROADWAYS, BUT THEY'RE RIGHT THERE BY THE SCHOOLS.

AND I THINK ALSO ADDRESSING EVEN WHERE THE KIDS HAVE ABILITY TO STORE THEIR BIKES, MAYBE THERE CAN BE MORE E-BIKE STORAGE PUT OUT ON CORNERS AND THINGS. SO THAT IT'S WHAT I'M SEEING IS IT'S VERY DIFFICULT SOMETIMES FOR THEM TO GET INTO THE AREAS WHERE THEY STORE.

ALSO THE CROSSING GUARDS, YOU KNOW, AS MANY CROSSING GUARDS AS POSSIBLE REALLY HELPS THE SAFETY ISSUE.

I KNOW CPD'S BEEN HELPING OUT WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND TAKING OUR CONSIDERATIONS INTO ACCOUNT.

PETER RAGSDALE, FOLLOWED BY EMILY BOWE.

OKAY. HI.

MY NAME IS PETER RAGSDALE AND I LIVE NEAR LA COSTA RESORT.

I WAS SO GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THIS EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

TO ME IT WAS LIKE, WOW, SOMEONE'S GOING TO DO SOMETHING.

BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 20 YEARS, WATCHING ALL THE BICYCLISTS AND WATCHING THEM NOT OBEY THE LAWS.

YES, I SEE AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, BUT I ALSO SEE A LOT WORSE ON THE BIKES JUST COMING HERE.

I SAW A BICYCLIST RIDE THROUGH A RED LIGHT IN A 55 MILE AN HOUR ZONE.

HE THEN ZIGZAGGED THROUGH THE NEXT ONE.

GET TO THE NEXT TWO LIGHTS LATER AND I SEE AN E-BIKE WITH AN ADULT.

DRIVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD IF YOU WANT TO CALL THAT IN THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK.

ALL ILLEGAL.

SO YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO REALLY WORK ON THE EDUCATION.

I THINK THE STRICT RULES AND ENFORCEMENT NEED TO OCCUR.

YOU KNOW, WE GET PULLED OVER AS CARS.

I SAW THE REPORT 57%, I GUESS, WERE VEHICLES.

YEAH. PULL OVER A LOT MORE BIKES BECAUSE I SEE THEM THE OTHER DAY GOING TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY.

I SEE A PERSON ON EL CAMINO REAL, 55 MILES AN HOUR DRIVING AN E-BIKE THE WRONG WAY IN A BIKE LANE.

YOU KNOW, THE THESE ARE THEY'RE WAITING.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.

I GUESS I'M DISAPPOINTED IN HEARING ABOUT THAT.

THE FOCUS IS GOING TO BE TRAFFIC CALMING OR A LARGE PORTION OF THAT.

PERSONALLY, I HATE SPEED BUMPS.

THEY RIP THE PART.

THEY RIP THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CAR OUT.

I LIVE NEAR THE NEW FIRE STATION THAT'S BEEN REBUILT ON L.A.

ROAD, AND I WAS GOING, OH, GREAT, THEY'RE FINALLY GOING TO FIX IT.

I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE THAN THREE MILES PER HOUR TO GET OUT OF AIR AND LAND EL CAMINO REAL.

NO, THEY REPAVE THE EXACT SAME HIGH, DEEP DEPTH DITCH WE'RE GOING TO RIP BUMPERS OFF AGAIN.

ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS IS SMALL YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT EXPERIENCED.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, THE STRENGTH OR THE WEIGHT TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY HANDLE A VEHICLE THAT WEIGHS USUALLY 50% MORE OR OF THEIR WEIGHT, SOMETIMES MORE.

YOU PUT THEM THERE IF A SURFBOARD BESIDE IT.

I'M CONCERNED IF THEY GET A WIND GUST OR SOMETHING, DO THEY HAVE THE WEIGHT BEHIND THAT TO TRY TO DO A FIT? I THINK THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT AND I LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE JUST HEARD ABOUT YOU CAN'T BRING YOUR BIKE TO SCHOOL UNLESS YOU PASS THE SAFETY COURSE.

I WOULD WRITTEN DOWN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SCHOOL IDS, YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS BEING HAVING TO PRODUCE THAT.

IF YOU GET PULLED OVER, YOU GOT TO PULL YOUR PRODUCE YOUR YOUR ID.

IT SHOULD HAVE A TICKET ON THERE OR A STAMP.

DID THEY PASS A SAFETY COURSE? I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING THAT WOULD GO FORWARD.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE PARENTS HELD LIABLE.

IF MY KID'S 17 AND HE GETS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, I'M LIABLE.

WHY AREN'T THE KIDS THAT ARE 16, 15, 12, TEN? WHY AREN'T THEIR PARENTS LIABLE FOR RIDING THE BIKE? THANKS AGAIN FOR PLEASE LOOKING INTO THIS, I REALLY I APPLAUD YOU FOR FOR TAKING THIS ACTION ON SUCH A QUICK NOTICE.

THANK YOU. EMILY BOW, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL ZEPEDA.

HI. MY NAME IS EMILY BIO, AND I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY, CHARLOTTE, WHO'S ABOUT TO TURN SIX, AND ADAM, MY HUSBAND, WHO'S OUTSIDE WITH OUR EIGHT YEAR OLD. WE ARE A BIKING FAMILY.

I WANTED TO SHOW UP AS A FAMILY TO SHOW THE FACE OF A BIKING FAMILY.

I WANT TO COMMEND THE CITY FOR DECLARING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY.

I URGE YOU TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TODAY.

WE NEED INCREASED ATTENTION AND RESOURCES ON A RANGE OF SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY, ENFORCEMENT AND SAFE DRIVING AND RIDING EDUCATION.

I WANTED TO SHARE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A BIKING FAMILY.

WE'RE A SINGLE CAR FAMILY.

WE TAKE OUR KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

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WE TAKE THEM ON ERRANDS ON THE BIKE.

WE LOVE RIDING OUR BIKE.

WE LOVE IT.

WE ROCK OUT TO MUSIC.

WE STOP AND TALK WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.

WE CAN LITERALLY STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES.

THEY MAKE ME DO IT ALL THE TIME.

WE WE JUST LOVE IT.

AND IT'S DONE NOTHING BUT IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE NEED TO MAKE THE VISION, THE VISION ZERO GOAL, THE NUMBER ONE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE OF OUR CITY FOR 2022 AND 2023.

WE ALL DESERVE SAFE STREETS.

WHETHER YOU RIDE A BIKE, WALK OR DRIVE A CAR, TRAFFIC DEATHS AND INJURIES ARE PREVENTABLE.

SUCCESS DOES NOT HINGE ON INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR, BUT ON THE DESIGN OF A SAFE SYSTEM.

WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS BY DOING THE FOLLOWING REDUCING SPEED LIMITS AND PRIORITIZING SAFETY THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE, REDESIGNING STREETS TO MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, RAISING AWARENESS OF UNSAFE ACTIVITIES AND CHANGING BEHAVIORS.

ENHANCING DATA DRIVEN TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREAS OF GREATEST CONCERN.

BIKING ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE WITH THAT.

IT'S GOOD FOR BUSINESS, IT'S GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH.

WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR FAMILIES LIKE MINE TO BIKE LIKE CHRISTINE AND FAMILY WHO I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

IT JUST IT BREAKS ME TO THINK THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER FAMILY IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWING WEEKS WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BIKE ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS, CITY OFFICIALS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE SAFETY PROBLEM.

LET'S CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT IS WELCOMING AND SAFE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, MICHAEL ZEPEDA, FOLLOWED BY TODD HARRIS.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THESE ARE MY VERY FIRST COMMENTS EVER TO THE COUNCIL IN MY 61 YEARS SINCE I BECAME A CARLSBAD RESIDENT.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL ZEPEDA.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 1961, BACK WHEN THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 RESIDENTS IN TOWN.

I GREW UP IN THE BARRIO LIVING AT 3181 ROOSEVELT, AN ADDRESS MAYOR HALL WILL RECOGNIZE.

AND 17 YEARS AGO, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE DREAM OF OWNING A HOME IN CARLSBAD.

AND I MOVED TO 1599 TAMARACK NEAR THE CORNER OF VALLEY STREET.

I CONSIDERED IT THEN, AND I CONSIDER IT NOW A MAJOR MILESTONE.

THE ABILITY FOR MY CHILDREN TO WALK SAFELY TO ALL THREE OF THEIR SCHOOLS MADE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IDEAL.

HOWEVER. THE RECENT HAWK TRAFFIC SIGNAL MATTER HAS LEFT ME SURPRISED AT THE FOLLOWING ONE THE LACK OF NOTICE.

DESPITE STAFF'S COMMENTS, I PERSONALLY RECEIVED NONE PRIOR TO THE WORK COMMENCING.

AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT, I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED OUR CITY LEADERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE RESIDENTS.

IN FACT, WHEN COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN POOR.

MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY HAVE FAILED WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE RAISED THEIR VOICES AT THE BALLOT BOX.

TO THE NATURE AND SIZE OF THE BEACON SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOWHERE IN THE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE PROVIDED ONLINE WAS THE GIRTH OF THE SIGNAL POLES DESCRIBED.

FRANKLY, THEY'RE BETTER SUITED FOR A FREEWAY, NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIRD, A QUESTION HAS BEEN RAISED BY MY NEIGHBORS ON ME.

IF THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OR SPEED CONTROL, IF FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, I WAS CONCERNED TO HEAR STAFF RECENTLY SAY, I QUOTE, THAT A STOP SIGNS SUCH AS THE HYBRID SIGNAL DEPENDS ON HUMAN NATURE TO ACTUALLY STOP IF HOWEVER ITS SPEED CALMING RELATED.

AS A RESIDENT OF TAMARACK SPEEDWAY, I DON'T SEE HOW THAT CAN BE THE CASE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS IT'S SIMPLY NOT SAFE ON TAMARACK.

FRANKLY, IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME TO HELP PUT MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN INTO THEIR PARENTS CARS BECAUSE SPEEDERS USE THE BIKE LANES AS THEIR PERSONAL GRAND PRIX COURSE. IT'S ALL ABOUT SPEED, FOLKS.

IT SPEED. I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR THE INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE DURING THE BUSIEST DROP OFF HOURS.

BUSY SCHOOL DROP OFF HOURS.

IT'S APPRECIATED, TRULY.

HOWEVER, THE QUESTION REMAINS HOW LONG BEFORE THE TRAFFIC COP TRAFFIC CALMING SOLUTIONS ARE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED? NOT STUDIED, NOT THOUGHT ABOUT, NOT PROJECTED, BUT ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED SO THAT THE INCREASED ENFORCEMENT IS LESS NECESSARY AND WE GET THE SAFETY THAT WE DESERVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.

TODD HARRIS.

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I WAS HERE AT THE LAST MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE EMBRYOS AND EFFORTS TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC.

I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE AGAIN TODAY.

I APPRECIATE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY.

I ALSO I LIVE ON BASHFORD AVENUE.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

I'VE SEEN THE EFFORTS OF THE POLICE WITH BIKERS AND WITH CARS IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.

AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT EFFORT.

BUT I KNOW WE NEED TO LOOK AT LONG TERM SOLUTIONS.

SO WHAT I DO WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR TODAY.

ONE URGING ADOPTION OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCY.

BUT ALSO I'M NOT A TRAFFIC ENGINEER, BUT I UNDERSTAND FROM SPEAKING AND FROM COMMENTS MADE TODAY THAT ROUNDABOUTS ARE A GOLD STANDARD SOLUTION.

I DID REACH OUT TO CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO THAT DOES A LOT OF PROJECTS HERE IN THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY.

I SPOKE WITH DARA THERE WHO REITERATED THAT REALLY THE GOLD STANDARD FOR SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC ARE ROUNDABOUTS.

AND AS YOU SWEEP FROM TAMARACK TO OLD CARLSBAD OR TO CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE, YOU'RE GOING TO SWEEP THROUGH MAGNOLIA VALLEY AND CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL AND THE INTERSECTION WHERE CHRISTINE EMBRY LOST HER LIFE.

ALL OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS ARE STOP SIGNS.

AND I WANT TO ADVOCATE THAT WE LOOK AT ROUNDABOUTS TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN AND TO PROTECT E-BIKE RIDERS, WHICH HAVE REALLY PROLIFERATED ON OUR STREETS.

I'M A FATHER OF FOUR KIDS.

MY KIDS USE E-BIKES.

IT KEEPS CARS OFF THE ROADS.

I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR THEM, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC.

I SENT TO THE TO THE CLERK A PROPOSAL FROM CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO TO LOOK AT THESE INTERSECTIONS, WHETHER IT'S OUR OWN TRAFFIC ENGINEER OR CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO REALLY DON'T CARE. I JUST WANT TO BE A SUPPORTIVE CITIZEN TO SAY I HOPE THAT WE CAN BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED AND I'M HAPPY TO LEND MY SUPPORT AS A CITIZEN TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL WILL START OUT WITH YOU, MR. NORBY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. ONE, IF YOU COULD PULL UP THAT SLIDE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, AND I'D JUST LIKE CLARIFICATION IF THAT'S ON A FISCAL OR A CALENDAR YEAR.

I THINK IT SAID 57 THIS YEAR.

THIS. IT'S A PREVIOUS SLIDE.

IT JUST SHOWS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS.

THE ONLY COLLISION DATA THAT IS ON THE SLIDE THAT'S UP RIGHT NOW.

THESE ARE THE COLLISIONS SINCE THE DECLARATION OF WAR.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER? YEAR OVER YEAR. THE YEAR OVER YEAR.

CAN YOU PULL UP THE SLIDE THAT DEMONSTRATES FROM 2019 FORWARD THE 233% INCREASE IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.

THAT'S THE ONE. AND SO I JUST.

IS THAT A CALENDAR YEAR OR A FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? IT'S A CALENDAR YEAR OF CALENDAR YEAR.

SO WE STILL OBVIOUSLY WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL, SEVERAL MORE MONTHS TO GO OR.

YEAH. OKAY.

SO ON A CALENDAR YEAR, YEAH, WE WOULD HAVE FOUR MORE MONTHS TO GO OR SOMETHING OR FIVE MORE MONTHS DEPENDING WHEN THIS WAS COLLECTED.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S QUESTION.

QUESTION NUMBER ONE.

QUESTION NUMBER TWO. ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY REQUIRED? SO I THINK WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN OUR BRIEFINGS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE JUST REQUIRED EDUCATION FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

ARE YOU AWARE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SOME EDUCATION THAT GOES ON, SOME TRAINING THAT GOES ON, SOME TESTING THAT GOES ON, BUT FOR THOSE EITHER UNDER 16 OR OLDER THAT DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, IS THERE ANY REQUIRED TESTING THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF EITHER AT THE STATE OR LOCAL LEVEL FOR FOR EBIKE RIDERS? SO THERE'S NO NONE AT THE STATE THAT I'M AWARE OF LOCALLY.

I AM AWARE THAT ENCINITAS DOES HAVE HAVE A PROGRAM WITH WITH THEIR SCHOOLS TO REQUIRE SOME LEVEL OF TRAINING IF THE STUDENT DESIRES TO DRIVE TO THE SCHOOLS. AND I REALLY THINK THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR US BECAUSE MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE YOUNG THAT ARE RIDING THE E-BIKES HAVEN'T OBTAINED DRIVER'S LICENSE AND HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THE THE INFORMAL TRAINING THAT OFTEN OCCURS WITH PARENTS AND FAMILY THAT TEACH THEM HOW THE ROADWAYS WORK.

AND THEN ALSO THE MORE FORMAL TRAINING WITH DRIVER TRAINER INSTRUCTION AND THEN THE TESTING PROCESS THROUGH THE DMV.

AND TO ILLUSTRATE THAT POINT, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO A YOUNG E-BIKE RIDER WHO HAPPENED TO BE RIDING THE WRONG WAY ON A ROADWAY.

AND I STOPPED TO TALK TO THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS ILLEGAL AND UNSAFE.

AND THEY INSISTED THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE RISK OF A HEAD ON COLLISION AND WERE PREPARED TO AVOID IT.

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AND THEY QUITE POSSIBLY COULD HAVE A VEHICLE COME OUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.

AND THROUGH THAT CONVERSATION, I LEARNED THAT THAT YOUNG RIDER JUST DIDN'T HAVE AN AWARENESS THAT THAT WAS A RISK THAT THEY FACED DRIVING THE WRONG WAY.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE AS AN ANECDOTAL EXAMPLE, BUT I THINK THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE REAL OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE WITH THE YOUNG WRITERS THAT ARE RIDING TO SCHOOL AND RIDING TO AND FROM THEIR ACTIVITIES, IS TO GET THEM SOME MORE FORMALIZED TRAINING BECAUSE MORE AWARENESS OF HOW THE ROADWAYS WORK, HOW TRAFFIC FLOW OCCURS, WHAT RISKS ARE POSED WITHIN THE TRAFFIC WILL DO THEM AND EVERYONE ELSE.

WELL, AND THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO A SECOND POINT, IF I MAY, REGARDING A CALL FOR ACTION TO PARENTS.

MY PARENTS ARE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT AND THAT'S FANTASTIC.

BUT THERE IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY IF IF A PARENT IS GOING TO PROVIDE AN E-BIKE TO THEIR CHILD, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THAT PARENT TALK ABOUT THE PATH TO AND FROM DESTINATIONS THAT THE CHILD MIGHT BE GOING ON TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE RISKS AND WHERE TRAFFIC MAY COME FROM AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY, MAYBE EVEN HELP THEM DRAFT AN ALMOST LIKE A FLIGHT PLAN ON WHERE THEY WOULD WHAT ROADS THEY SHOULD TAKE OR MAYBE NOT NOT TAKE AND WHERE THEY SHOULD MAKE SURE TO STOP OR BE ON THE EXTRA LOOKOUT BECAUSE THERE'S EXTRA DANGERS THAT A CHILD MAY NOT BE AWARE OF IF THEY AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH TRAFFIC ROADWAYS.

I THINK THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO TRY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND MAKE PEOPLE SAFER.

YEAH, I JUST THOSE COMMENTS, I JUST RECALL TRAINING MY 15 AND A HALF YEAR OLD HOW TO DRIVE.

AND WE STARTED ON SOME VERY, VERY SLOW AND SAFE ROADS THAT WEREN'T REAL TRAVELED.

RIGHT. AND YOU KIND OF WORK YOUR WAY UP INTO IT.

YOU KNOW, OUR BIKE CORRALS AT SCHOOLS USED TO HAVE 15 BIKES IN THEM.

AND AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THEY'VE JUST EXPLODED TO HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF BIKES AND AND IN FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, BECAUSE THE BIKE AREA IS NOT BIG ENOUGH. AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME THE INDUSTRY AND SAFETY COALITION, BIKE MANUFACTURERS OR SELLERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE GONE IN AND DONE SOME SPEAKING TO THE STUDENTS.

BUT TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, IS THERE ANY LIKE FORMAL CURRICULUM OR ANY FORMAL PLAN THAT THE CITY HAS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? YES. SO WE HAVE FOR A WHILE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TRY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO TRAFFIC SAFETY, SPECIFICALLY E-BIKE AND BIKE SAFETY WITH THIS EMERGENCY DECLARATION IS REFOCUSED US IN THAT EFFORT.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH WITH RESPECT TO THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDING TRAINING AND TO THE POINT THAT ONE OF THE SPEAKERS HAD MENTIONED ARE OUR OFFICERS THAT PROVIDE THIS TRAINING NEED TO BE CERTIFIED.

AND SO WE'VE REACHED OUT AND ARE SCHEDULING CERTIFIED TRAINING BY THE SAN DIEGO BIKE COALITION TO TRAIN OUR OFFICERS WITHIN THE SMART CYCLING PROGRAM SO THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE TRAINED EDUCATORS IN THIS AREA.

SO NOT JUST ENFORCEMENT, BUT PROVIDING THE EDUCATION AND THEN WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS, POTENTIALLY UTILIZING THE SCHOOL FACILITIES TO PROVIDE THIS TRAINING IN A CONVENIENT WAY THAT'S NOT THREATENING PEOPLE.

CHILDREN CAN ATTEND IT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND HOPEFULLY LEAVE THERE WITH A GREATER AWARENESS OF OF THE SAFETY RULES AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO BE SAFER OUT ON THE ROADWAYS.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. I HAVE SOME COMMENTS, BUT I'LL SAVE THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO ROAD SAFETY AND EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT OVER THE PAST LITTLE WHILE, THE LAST WEEK SINCE THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, I THINK THERE WAS A BIT OF A SHOCK TO TO THE RESOLUTION JUST BEFORE THE RESOLUTION.

AND SOME OF IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE DEATHS AND HEARING FROM THE FAMILIES.

AND JUST THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION REALLY JUST SHOOK US ALL.

AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THE DIFFERENT BUCKETS.

AND I SEE THEM AS BUCKETS, ENFORCEMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AND AND EDUCATION.

AND I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS RELATED TO EACH OF THOSE, JUST I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT.

BUT I DID WANT TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE'RE VOTING ON ON THIS RESOLUTION TODAY.

ONE JUST STARTING FIRST WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW WE USE DATA TO IDENTIFY WHICH INTERSECTIONS WE'RE WORKING ON? IT'S A BIG CITY AND WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF SPEAKERS TODAY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CRITICAL INTERSECTIONS NEAR THEIR HOMES.

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NOW THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE A DISTRICT BASED CITY COUNCIL.

I KNOW THAT WE HEAR FROM OUR OWN DISTRICTS AND I HEAR A LOT FROM MY PEOPLE.

I LIVE RIGHT ON LA COSTA AVENUE.

IT'S 55 MILES AN HOUR.

I'VE GOT EL CAMINO REAL AND RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD IN MY DISTRICT, 55 MILES AN HOUR, VERY FAST.

AND PEOPLE LIVE RIGHT OFF THOSE STREETS.

SO HOW DO WE USE DATA TO DETERMINE WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON? WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE QUESTION FOR THAT, COUNCILMEMBER.

OUR APPROACH HAS FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING.

SO WE LOOK AT THE ACCIDENTS, WE LOOK AT THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROADWAY.

SANDAG PROVIDES US A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT.

WE ALSO HAVE A ROBUST STUDIES PROGRAM.

WHAT WE WILL DO IS STUDY THE SPEED ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE.

WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND THEN ULTIMATELY COME UP WITH A PRIORITIZATION OF AREAS WHERE WE FEEL NEED IMMEDIATE FOCUSED ATTENTION.

AND AND THEN WE'RE KIND OF OFF TO THE RACES.

NOW, THAT SAID, WHEN I SAY OFF TO THE RACES, I KNOW THAT OUR PUBLIC I KNOW OUR RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE US TO COMPLETE THESE TOMORROW, AND I WOULD LOVE TO DELIVER.

BUT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS A LITTLE OVER 800 EMPLOYEES.

AND SO FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE, AGAIN, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO THERE.

THE SPEEDING, THE REQUIREMENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THAT THE ROADWAY CONFIGURATION THAT WE'RE DESIGNING IS, IN FACT, GOING TO BE SAFE.

AND SO THAT TAKES SOME TIME THERE.

YES, WE COULD RUN OUT AND MAKE A BUNCH OF TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IN DOING SO, WE POTENTIALLY ARE CREATING A MORE HARMFUL ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE HAS NOT BEEN THE NOTICE FOR THE COMMUNITY, THERE HAS NOT BEEN THE STUDIES, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN THE TRAFFIC SPEED COUNTS.

SO YOU'RE KIND OF SHOOTING IN THE DARK.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RELYING ON DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS, ALLOW THE DATA TO SUPPORT THE ULTIMATE ACTIVITY.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS, WHERE WE CAN THEN COME AND OBSERVE THE CONDITIONS THAT HELPS US.

RIGHT. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WE WILL BE EXPEDITING OR ACCELERATING AS MUCH AS WE CAN, BUT FOR KIND OF LEGAL LIABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE PROCESS, WE HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS WE CAN'T JUST ERECT.

THAT'S CORRECT. STOP SIGN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT. BECAUSE FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE THE CHANGES, WE HAVE WHAT'S CONSIDERED WHAT'S CALLED DESIGN IMMUNITY.

AND SO THE CITY IS BASICALLY CAN IT BE SUED FOR BASICALLY CONSTRUCTING OR TRYING TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT OR A SAFE ROADWAY OR A SAFE CORRIDOR? SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS CREATE THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE.

BUT AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE DATA TO SUPPORT THOSE CONFIGURATIONS.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND SO I THINK GOES TO KIND OF BOTH OF MY POINTS.

ONE IS WHICH INTERSECTIONS, WHICH WHICH AREAS DO WE FOCUS ON? BEARING IN MIND THAT EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT.

AND IN MY AREA, I KNOW I HEAR A LOT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE MY NEIGHBORS, BUT THE DATA SUPPORTS THE ACCELERATION.

AND THEN THE SECOND THING THAT I'M HEARING IS AND I'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE, BUT I'M JUST SAYING IT AGAIN FOR THE PUBLIC IS THAT WE CAN'T IMMEDIATELY ERECT A STOP SIGN OR IMMEDIATELY INSTALL A FEATURE.

WE MUST GO THROUGH A CERTAIN PROCESS, BUT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COMPRESS THE TIME FRAME A LITTLE BIT WITH MORE FUNDING.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND TO PUT A FINER POINT ON IT, FOR INSTANCE, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHY CAN'T CARLSBAD LOWER THE SPEED ON ALL THE CARLSBAD ROADWAY ROADWAYS BY TEN MILES PER HOUR? YES, THE CITY COULD RUN FORWARD AND DO THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE PROBLEM, WHICH IS IT'S NOT ENFORCEABLE.

SO BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT WE RECEIVE THAT THAT ULTIMATELY ALLOW US THE YOU HAVE TO CONDUCT TRAFFIC STUDIES.

YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLES.

IT'S ALL IN THE 82ND PERCENTILE OR 85TH PERCENTILE.

SO AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT THAT GOES INTO ULTIMATELY MAKING A MODIFICATION OR A CHANGE JUST ON ONE ROADWAY, LET ALONE MULTIPLE ROADWAYS.

THAT SAID, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT ON THE LIST OF KIND OF THAT MENU OF OPTIONS THAT WE BRING BEFORE COUNCIL.

AND IF YOU TELL US, HEY, I WANT TO LOOK AT THIS MORE, WELL, WE'LL DRILL DOWN FURTHER BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THE DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY IS WHAT OUR HOPE IS.

IT IS A SHORT DURATION TO GIVE US THE FOCUSED ATTENTION AND EFFORTS NECESSARY TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN CARLSBAD.

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION IN THESE INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES THAT WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT? THE THEY SERVE AS OUR EYES AND EARS.

THERE THEY ARE COUNCILS, ADVISORS.

CITY COUNCIL JUST APPROVED THEIR WORK PLAN AND A LOT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY TO THEM.

AS I MENTIONED IN MY COMMENTS, THE NEXT MEETING I BELIEVE IS ON THE SEVENTH, AND THEN IN THE EVENT THAT THEY ACT IN IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THEN WE'LL BE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL WITH AN ADDITIONAL MODIFICATION, AND THAT'S ON THE 27TH.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE AREA OF EDUCATION, I DID HEAR AND MAYBE THIS A LITTLE BIT OF ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION.

I DID HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF MENTION WORKING WITH CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WITH ENCINITAS JUST IN IN THE MENTION THAT THERE IS A PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS, I THINK IT WAS SAN DIEGO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WAS MENTIONED.

BUT JUST IN MY DISTRICT ALONE, I BORDER AVIRA OAKS ELEMENTARY AND XAVIERA OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH COUNCILMEMBER BHAT-PATEL.

BUT IN MY DISTRICT I'VE GOT LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS NOT IN CARLSBAD UNIFIED 11, AND PIONEER ELEMENTARY NOT IN CARLSBAD, LA COSTA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, NOT IN CARLSBAD UNIFIED, BUT BASED LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, EL CAMINO CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ALSO NOT IN CARLSBAD UNIFIED, BUT IN IN THE CITY AND MISSION ESTANCIA.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO PUT A REALLY STRONG EMPHASIS ON NOT JUST PARTNERING WITH CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE HAVE MANY OTHER SCHOOLS THAT OUR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS ATTEND THAT ARE NOT IN CARLSBAD UNIFIED AND WANT TO MAKE SURE I SIT ON THE CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER BHAT-PATEL, AND WE'VE GOT A MEETING COMING UP THIS NEXT MONTH AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR SOME MORE.

I KNOW THAT WILL BE AFTER OUR OUR NEXT MEETING.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO ADD ON PARTNERING WITH THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS? I KNOW I KIND OF LIKE SET MY PIECE.

WE NEED TO DO MORE, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE WANTED TO SHARE? WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE POINT, COUNCILMEMBER, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CARLSBAD CITY SCHOOLS MEETING IS ON MONDAY, THE 12TH.

NOW THAT MEETING IS.

WITH ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM.

E-BIKE AND SCHOOL SAFETY IS ON THE LIST SO THAT I'M CERTAIN THERE WILL BE A ROBUST DISCUSSION.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ARE IN CONTACT AND EVEN ON MESSAGING WE ENDED UP RECEIVING FROM SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE FOLLOWING TWEET, WHICH WAS WITH SOME SM USED SCHOOLS AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND IT'S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR ALL OF US TO STAY SAFE ON THE ROADS WHEN WALKING, BIKING AND DRIVING.

SO AGAIN, THE MESSAGE IS GETTING OUT THERE AND WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE THAT FOCUSED ATTENTION.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

AND THEN I WANTED TO ASK JUST TO CLARIFY THE POINT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.

THE TRAFFIC SCHOOL, THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMENT, SOMEBODY SPEAKING DURING PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT TRAFFIC SCHOOL FOR DRIVERS, FOR VEHICLE DRIVERS WHO GET A SPEEDING TICKET OR SOMETHING. THEY CAN GO TO TRAFFIC SCHOOL.

IS THERE ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR CYCLISTS? YES. SO, YES, MA'AM.

SO WITH THE NEW MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WAS RECENTLY ENACTED WITH RESPECT TO MOBILITY DEVICES, A VIOLATION OF THAT WOULD ALLOW THE FIRST VIOLATION.

THE OFFENDER IS ALLOWED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A DIVERSION TRAINING COURSE TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING TO PAY THE FINE AND AND ENSURING THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE EXTRA EDUCATION THAT'S OFFERED TO EVERYBODY.

THAT IS A FIRST TIME OFFENDER FOR OUR MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND DOES THAT GO FOR EVERY AGE CYCLIST OR WHAT IS THE AGE? YES. ANY ANYBODY THAT IS CITED FOR THAT SECTION HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DIVERSION PROGRAM.

AND HOW YOUNG DID THE CITATIONS GO IF THERE'S A 12 YEAR OLD DRIVING A BIKE, SOMEBODY DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION MENTIONED THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE PARENTS SHOULD BE THE ONES WHO ARE CITED OR SHOULD BE LIABLE.

SO THE PARENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO CITE THE PARENT FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION THAT IS COMMITTED BY A CHILD SO THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE CAN LEGALLY DO.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE DIFFERENT DIVERSION COURSES THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BASED ON THE AGE OF THE OFFENDER.

SO FOR A YOUNGER OFFENDER UNDER 12 OR 14 YEARS OLD OR IS GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER BECAUSE OF THE ATTENTION SPAN AND WANTING TO SIMPLIFY THE CONTENT, THEN AN ADULT MAY HAVE TO TAKE OK AND THEN FOR THE OTHER PIECE.

SO WE'VE TALKED A BIT ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A BIT A BIT ABOUT EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

BUT FOR BACK TO COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TALKING WITH WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SAFE DRIVING, I KNOW WE'VE DONE A LOT IN THE LAST WEEK AND I HAVE SEEN

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WHEN WE RECEIVED THE PLAN BACK, I'M GUESSING THAT THERE MIGHT BE MORE OF A COST TO THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

SO TONIGHT, AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES A $2 MILLION SPEND AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATION TO STAFF TO PLEASE GO COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS OUTLINED HERE, FLESH IT OUT AND BRING IT BACK TO US ON SEPTEMBER 13TH.

BUT I'M GUESSING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIT MORE OF A COST, ESPECIALLY WHEN I THINK OF THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE CONSIDERED? FIRST SEPTEMBER WILL BE COMING BACK ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.

THAT'S OKAY. BUT I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IS FACTUALLY CORRECT.

SEPTEMBER 27TH IS WHEN THAT WILL OCCUR.

YES. WE WILL ALSO BE BRINGING FORWARD ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS OR MANY PART OF OUR MENU OF OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES.

THAT SAID, SOME OF THE MONEYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED HERE WILL BE USED ON OUR EXISTING COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION RELATES TO THE WORK THAT I DO LEGISLATIVELY ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE AND EVEN IN MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND.

I'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON LEGISLATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, AND I'M WONDERING IF WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE OTHER IDEAS WE HEARD TONIGHT, AND I'VE SEEN IN MY INBOX AS WELL ABOUT THINGS THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO OR ADVOCATE FOR RELATED TO REQUIRING TRAINING FOR ALL BICYCLISTS OR BIKERS OR LICENSES.

I KNOW I'VE HEARD THOSE KINDS OF COMMENTS BEING MADE.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE STUDYING AND RESEARCHING AND SEEING WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES AND STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE DONE? YES. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL. COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE COME OUT TONIGHT.

SO I'LL ALSO TRY MY BEST TO MAKE MY WAY THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT I KNOW SO WITH REGARDS TO SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE'VE TAKEN, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, OF COURSE, TO APPROVE SOME OF THE ORDINANCES WITH REGARDS TO E-BIKE AND BIKE SAFETY, OUR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN IN 2021.

AND THEN I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE GREEN STRIPING ON CARLSBAD BOULEVARD THAT STARTED TODAY.

I JUST WANTED TO ALSO CONFIRM AND JUST REITERATE THAT YOU SAID THAT WE'LL BE HAVING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO CLARIFY IS THAT WILL THERE BE MORE DETAIL ON WHAT TYPES OF EFFORTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE WITH REGARDS TO WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSED OR WHAT IN PARTICULAR IS THIS PLAN THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD GOING TO HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

IT WILL BE A MENU OF OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.

SO THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES IN PLACE TO, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD COUNCIL LIKE US TO ADOPT A VISION VISION ZERO STRATEGY? WOULD COUNCIL LIKE US TO FURTHER RESEARCH RESEARCH LOWERING OF SPEEDS THROUGHOUT CARLSBAD? WOULD WOULD CITY COUNCIL LIKE US TO FOCUS ON A PARTICULAR CORRIDOR BASED OFF OF THE DATA? SO AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS THIS PANACEA APPROACH, THERE ARE DEFINITELY COSTS.

SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE COSTS.

THERE ARE SHORT TERM COSTS.

THERE ARE MIDTERM COSTS. THERE ARE LONG TERM COSTS.

THE MENU OF OPTIONS THAT WE ULTIMATELY BRING FORWARD, ODDS ARE REALLY GOOD THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD ALL OF THE THINGS ON THE LIST.

SO IT BECOMES HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT? ONE BITE AT A TIME.

AND SO WE WANT TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK THAT WE CAN WITH THE RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.

HOWEVER, IN A STATED DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY, OUR FOCUSED ATTENTION, CERTAINLY FOR THE SHORT TERM, IS GOING TO BE ON ROADWAY SAFETY.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

AND THAT MIGHT SOMEHOW ANSWER PART OF MY SECOND QUESTION, WHICH WAS, I KNOW I'M SURE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE WITH REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD AND ON THE SEPTEMBER 27TH MEETING.

SO I'M ASSUMING THAT WILL REALLY DEPEND ON THE FUNDING, THE AVAILABILITY OF STAFF AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT GOES INTO.

JUST REALLY FIGURING OUT WHAT THAT TIMELINE WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COUNCIL DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD.

THAT'S CORRECT. BUT BUT I ALSO WANT TO FOCUS THAT THE EMPHASIS IS GOING TO BE ON SAFETY AND SPEED, NOT SPEED OF THE ROADWAYS, BUT SPEED OF THE DELIVERY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS.

OKAY. AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY MOVE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS UP A LITTLE BIT.

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SO I JUST WAS CURIOUS IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY APPLYING FOR.

YES. OKAY, GREAT.

AND THEN I KNOW THAT THERE'S ALSO I'M ASSUMING WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT AS MANY AVENUES FOR STATE FUNDING AS WELL.

AND ALL ALL GIVEN OVERARCHING.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR ALL SOURCES FOR ANY TYPE OF REVENUE NOW, I KNOW LEGISLATIVELY OR AN ABILITY TO TRY AND SECURE THOSE FUNDS, A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE TO HAVE A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.

THAT'S THE THAT'S THE PITCH.

IT'S ALWAYS THE PITCH. YOU WANT TO GET A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.

SO WE WANT TO DEVELOP SOME STRATEGIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AS MANY SHOVEL READY PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE SO THAT AS SOON AS WE ARE COMPLETE ON ONE, WE CAN TURN AND BURN ON THE NEXT ONE.

BUT AGAIN, THAT TAKES TIME.

AND AGAIN, WE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIFFERENT CORRIDORS AND DIFFERENT AREAS.

BUT SUFFICE TO SAY, THE FOCUSED ATTENTION FOR NOW IS JUST GOING TO BE ON OUR ROADWAYS AND THAT SEGWAYS WELL INTO, I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WAS THERE A MENTION OF ACCELERATED PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT OR DID I MISS HEAR THAT? NO, THAT'S THAT'S PART OF THE THE E FOR THE ENGINEERING SIDE.

YES. OKAY.

SO WOULD THAT AND I KNOW THAT AGAIN, SINCE I'M IN SOUTH CARLSBAD, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO I JUST WANTED TO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT DETAILS LATER ON, BUT I KNOW FOLKS IN SOUTH CARLSBAD WOULD ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND SOMETHING THAT I WOULD SAY WITH REGARDS TO ESPECIALLY IN ON COAST HIGHWAY, DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I KNOW FOLKS HAVE EMPHASIZED FOR QUITE SOME TIME IN TERMS OF THE DIVERSION PROGRAM.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE EDUCATION.

YOU KNOW, ASK A LITTLE BIT MORE AROUND THE EDUCATION COMPONENT.

I KNOW FOLKS HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE CERTIFIED EDUCATION PROGRAM, SOMETHING THAT I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE WONDERED HOW, YOU KNOW, NOBODY HAS SOME SORT OF CERTIFICATION TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SOMETHING THAT, FRANKLY, IS ALMOST LIKE A MOTORCYCLE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAM ARE WE CURRENTLY USING? BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE WAYS TO POTENTIALLY EVEN HAVE A CERTIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM OR ARE WE ALREADY RUNNING A CERTIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM? SO THE. SO THE DIVERSION PROGRAM WE HAVE IS FOR THE OFFENDERS CITED UNDER THE NEW MUNICIPAL CODE.

IF YOU RECEIVE A CITATION FOR THAT THE FIRST TIME, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AVAIL YOURSELF OF GOING TO CERTIFIED TRAINING THAT PROVIDES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY NOT TO HAVE TO PAY YOUR FINE.

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, THOUGH, IS ON A BROADER SCALE, PROVIDING SOME SORT OF REQUIREMENT THAT PEOPLE OBTAIN TRAINING AND ASSUME SOME LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION BEFORE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO OPERATE ON OUR ROADWAYS.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE WORKING, RESEARCHING WITH.

THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED POTENTIALLY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THAT, BUT THAT'S ALSO GOING TO TAKE SOME ASSISTANCE WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LOCALLY LEGISLATE IN.

AND IF I COULD ALSO ADD, OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER, TACHIBANA HORVATH, ENDED UP SPONSORING A BILL THAT ULTIMATELY THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THAT REQUESTED OR KIND OF ESTABLISHES GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF E-BIKES.

NOW, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT SUCH GUIDELINES OR TRAINING WOULD RULES AND GUIDELINES WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BY, I BELIEVE IT'S OCTOBER OF 23.

WHAT'S NICE IS THE CHP HAS REACHED OUT TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD BASED ON OUR DECLARATION, AND THEY'VE ASKED US FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL. SO SO THAT IS EXCITING THAT WE CAN HELP SHAPE WHAT THOSE FUTURE GUIDELINES WILL BE.

BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR SPONSORING THAT LEGISLATION.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

I SAW THAT COME THROUGH.

SO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.

AND I JUST ALSO WANT TO REEMPHASIZE, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I REPRESENT ALL FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO OBVIOUSLY WORK WITH ALL FOUR.

AND THEN LET'S SEE HERE, IT SOUNDS LIKE AND THIS KIND OF GOES INTO MY COSTS QUESTION AS WELL.

THERE THERE WAS MENTION OF, YOU KNOW, OUR OFFICERS GETTING TRAINED AND THAT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A TRAINING THROUGH THE BIKE SAN DIEGO BIKE

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WE'RE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS ON THAT AND WHAT THE COST OF THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE, THAT TRAINING OR ANY ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE NEEDED TO GET ENHANCED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TRAINING, THERE'S DIFFERENT TRAINING THAT GOES INTO THAT USING A LIGHTER DEVICE, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO UTILIZE THAT FUNDING TO PAY FOR THAT.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF THAT WOULD LIKELY BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS OVERTIME TO PROVIDE FOR SEVEN DAY A WEEK EXTRA COVERAGE THAT'S DEDICATED IN ADDITION TO OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION TO BE OUT ENFORCING THE LAWS.

YEAH. AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT PART TWO, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE PERSONNEL THAT ARE DOING ENHANCED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND THAT OUR DETECTIVES WOULD ALSO BE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AT LEAST ONE DAY A WEEK ON ON ROTATION.

AND THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DO HAVE 132 SWORN OFFICERS, THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE EITHER IN PENDING RETIREMENT OR ON DISABILITY.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THIS OVERTIME IS COMING INTO PLAY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE WITH THAT.

AND THEN THE REST THE REST OF THE MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE GOING TO TRAFFIC COMING CITY STRIPING PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

OKAY. AND THEN LAST LAST PART THAT I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT WAS WITH REGARDS TO THE TOTAL DOCUMENTED ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IN THE PAST WEEK, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THERE WERE 213, WHICH IS GENERALLY AROUND WHAT WE'RE DOING OR MAYBE EVEN MORE SO THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING A MONTH.

AND OF THAT, THE MAJORITY ARE CARS, OF COURSE.

BUT I JUST ALSO WANTED TO KIND OF TOUCH BASE WITH REGARDS TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED, THAT SOME WERE HIT AND RUNS.

I HEARD THAT TEN OF THEM WERE HIT AND RUNS.

SO ARE WE ADDRESSING THOSE? BECAUSE THAT'S ASTONISHING THAT TEN OF THEM WERE HIT AND RUNS OF THE 18 THAT WERE NON-INJURY.

SO FOR OUR HIT AND RUN COLLISIONS, WE DO RESPOND TO ALL HIT AND RUN COLLISIONS.

WE INVESTIGATE THOSE.

EVEN IF THEY'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WE TYPICALLY WILL TAKE A COLLISION REPORT.

THAT COLLISION REPORT GETS FORWARDED TO ONE OF OUR TWO TRAFFIC INVESTIGATORS.

AND THE TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS ACT AS A DETECTIVE AND GO OUT AND ATTEMPT TO LOCATE WHAT DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE HIT AND RUN.

SOMETIMES THOSE ARE SETTLED BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

MAYBE THE PERSON DIDN'T REALIZE THEY HAD HIT SOMETHING OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

BUT WE SPEND A LOT OF RESOURCES ON HIT AND RUN COLLISIONS AND THAT THAT NUMBER, THAT TEN AND A WEEK, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT ON OUR PART TO ADDRESS THOSE.

GREAT. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS COVERED ALMOST EVERY QUESTION I HAD.

BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE ONE THING, AND I AND I'M ALWAYS CRITICAL WHEN WE KEEP ASKING THE SAME QUESTION OVER AND OVER.

BUT I'M GOING TO DO THAT TONIGHT.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A LOT OF MONEY TO HIRE FOUR ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS.

BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THESE ARE NOT ADDITIONAL OFFICERS.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO ADD TO OUR BUDGET.

THIS IS, FOR INSTANCE, AN OFFICER WHO'S BEEN ON DISABILITY BECAUSE OF AN INJURY.

UNDER THE INJURY WAITING TO BE RETIRED.

IT SOMETIMES TAKES MANY, MANY MONTHS TO GET THEM THROUGH THAT SYSTEM.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, THEY'RE NOT A UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER AND A POLICE CAR.

SO WE'RE JUST HIRING SOMEBODY TO TAKE THEIR PLACE WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE WAITING FOR FOR THEIR INJURY RETIREMENT TO COME THROUGH. THAT IS CORRECT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS DID A GREAT JOB OF ANSWERING ASKING ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD.

SO LET'S START OFF WITH BRIEF REMARKS STARTING OUT WITH DID YOU GET THE HINT? THANK YOU, MR. NORBY.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. AND I WILL TRY AND KEEP THIS BRIEF.

I AM TOUCHED BY OR A LOT OF THE SPEAKERS THAT SPOKE, AND MR. EMERY SAID IN ENCINITAS, YOU KNOW, IT TOOK HIM 20 YEARS.

AND I THINK I'LL START WITH THE NUMBER ONE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE CAN MAKE HERE IS WITH OUR CITIZENRY ACTING ACTING BETTER, JUST BEHAVING BETTER AS A DRIVER OR BEHAVING BETTER AS A BICYCLIST. IT CAN APPEAR AT TIMES THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON BICYCLISTS AND E-BIKES.

WE'RE NOT, BUT WE'RE SUPER HYPER CONCERNED ABOUT BICYCLISTS AND E-BIKES BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A £4,000 CAR HITS A £200 BIKE.

IT'S NOT AN EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FAULT AND THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

AND WE JUST CARE SO MUCH ABOUT OUR CITIZENS AND EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FOCUSED ON YOUTH.

WE KNOW WE KNOW OUR YOUTH ARE NOT THE MAJORITY, IF YOU WILL, OR 80 OR 90% OF THE INCIDENTS.

BUT IT APPEARS THAT THEY GET 80 OR 90% OF THE BLAME.

IT'S BECAUSE WE CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THEM AND WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HIT A CAR.

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IT'S A QUESTION OF GOING THROUGH OR GOING TO IN TERMS OF THE OPPONENTS AND PROPONENTS OF AN IMPROVEMENT.

THOSE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH WANT TO GO FASTER.

THEY DON'T WANT ANY IMPEDIMENTS.

AND THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE THERE WANT TO DO SO IN A SAFE AND RESPECTFUL MANNER.

THE REASON IT DIDN'T GO FASTER IS ONCE AGAIN THE CITIZENRY IT IS.

I'M STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT THIS TRAGEDY STRUCK A FIREFIGHTER'S FAMILY HERE AND THE LEAD OPPONENT TO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DID IN ENCINITAS WAS A FIREFIGHTER WHO WHO WAS UP IN THE ORANGE COUNTY AREA CONSISTENTLY AGAINST ANY ROUNDABOUT TRAFFIC CIRCLE, SPEED HUMP, ANYTHING THAT WE DID.

BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN THE LAST TEN YEARS THAT THE COMMUNITY OF ENCINITAS HAS REALLY COME TOGETHER AS A CITIZENRY.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE DIFFERENT COALITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, PED, BIKE AND EVERYTHING THAT HAVE ALLOWED A LOT OF THE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS TO HAPPEN IN ENCINITAS.

THE CITIZENRY WAS NOT THERE 20 YEARS AGO, SO I JUST IMPLORE YOU TO KEEP ON GOING.

I LIVE IN A STREET HILLSIDE DRIVE THAT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE, HAD SPEED CUSHIONS INSTALLED.

AND IT'S A DOWNHILL STREET THAT GOES TO KELLEY ELEMENTARY REALLY WIDE, REALLY FAST.

AND THOSE SPEED CUSHIONS ARE AMAZING.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S COMPLAINED ABOUT THEM.

THAT DOESN'T LIVE ON THE STREET AND EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I JUST ANECDOTALLY, TEN MILES AN HOUR, 15 MILE AN HOUR DIFFERENCE.

AND AGAIN, RECALLING MY EXPERIENCE IN ENCINITAS, ALTHOUGH WE WAIT FOR THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO GET DONE, WE DID TEMPORARY SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS TO PUT SIDEWALKS WHERE THERE WERE NO SIDEWALKS.

WE DID A LANE DROP TO GET RID OF A TRAFFIC LANE SO WE COULD CREATE BIKE LANES.

WE PUT SPEED CUSHIONS ON A 45 MILE AN HOUR ROAD ON HIGHWAY 101 IN LEUCADIA TO LOWER THE SPEED BECAUSE FIRST IT'S US. SECOND IS RELATIVE SPEED.

NO PAINT, NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO, NO EDUCATION, NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO IS SAFER THAN GET THE SPEED OF A VEHICLE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SPEED OF THE BIKE.

SO THESE WERE ALL DONE AS TEMPORARY MEASURES TO TO BRIDGE US FOR THOSE FIVE OR SIX YEARS UNTIL WE COULD GET TO THE PERMANENT SOLUTION, WHICH IS NOW DONE IN HALF OF LEUCADIA. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL CARLSBAD CITIZENS TO GO DOWN THERE AND DRIVE AND SEE IT.

SO I WOULD REALLY, REALLY FROM MY 20% HERE, I GUESS I WOULD REALLY LIKE US TO SEE INTERIM SOLUTIONS, TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS THAT ALLOW US TO SLOW SPEED, NOT JUST PAINT, NOT JUST VISUAL SIGNAGE, BUT SOLUTIONS TO SLOW SPEED.

ESPECIALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR SCHOOLS.

I AM SO GRATIFIED AS A STAFF.

SORRY. EXCUSE ME.

AS A CONSULTANT IN ENCINITAS WORKED SO HARD ON THE BARRIO IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE THAT ARE NOW COMING.

THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN A YEAR AWAY FOR LIGHTING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A YEAR AWAY, FIVE, EIGHT INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS WITH FIVE ROUNDABOUTS.

AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR EIGHT OR TEN YEARS.

I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE LESSON THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT THESE INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS WORKED AND THEY SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN.

SO STREETS LIKE TAMARACK, WHERE YOU HAVE THREE SCHOOLS, ANY STREETS AROUND SCHOOLS WHERE WE HAVE ISSUES AND WE CAN PUT SPEED CUSHIONS UP AS INTERIM MEASURES KNOWING THEY'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT KNOWING THAT WE CAN TAKE THEM AWAY.

IF WE NEED TO TAKE THEM AWAY, I WOULD BE SO SUPPORTIVE AND I CAN'T GIVE A STRONGER.

MESSAGE FROM THIS 20% THAT THAT SPEED IS WHAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH.

AND SO LET'S NOT WAIT FOR PERFECT.

WE KNOW THEY WORK.

INTERESTING. WHEN I WAS TALKING WITH OUR SITUATION, THE TECHNICAL CLASSIFICATION OF A ROAD IS DIFFERENT AND THAT'S WHY IT COULDN'T BE DONE HERE.

BUT IT COULD BE DONE HERE. LET'S GET RID OF ALL OF THAT.

THERE ARE HOUSES, OUR KIDS, OUR SCHOOLS, AND LET'S REALLY, REALLY FOCUS ON DEFLECTION, BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL AND THE SPEED CUSHIONS.

THEY DO NOT RIP THE BOTTOM OUT OF YOUR CAR.

YOU'RE FINE GOING OVER THEM AT 20 MILES AN HOUR, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OVER THEM AT 30 OR 40 MILES AN HOUR AND THEY HAVE BEEN SUPER EFFECTIVE.

SO I'LL JUST I'LL LEAVE THAT VERY SATISFIED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF CITIES AND AREAS.

TO SEE THE PROGRESS IN THE BARRIO.

AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN EXPEDITE, EXPEDITE, EXPEDITE AND USE THIS CONCEPT OF TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE WE GET TO THE PERFECT IMPROVEMENT.

THANK YOU.

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I'M I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THE COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER NORBY.

AND TO HEAR THE THE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US MOVES AROUND THE CITY IN OUR DIFFERENT WAYS.

RIGHT? WE DRIVE, WE BIKE, WE WALK.

AND I DON'T WANT TO DISCOUNT ALSO THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE AS WELL IN GETTING INVOLVED IN BECOMING ACTIVE IN IN YOUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD SAY ABOUT HALF THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO EITHER RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL OR GOT INVOLVED ON THE COMMISSION OR CAME TO CITY COUNCIL WAS BECAUSE THEY SAW SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED TO FIX.

AND MOSTLY IT WAS RELATED TO A STREET OR TRAFFIC ISSUE.

I HAVE WORKED ON STOP SIGNS AND SPEED BUMPS BEFORE EVEN DRAG RACING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS BEFORE AND GOT INVOLVED, GOT EVEN FORMED A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT JUST SAFETY IN GENERAL AND WANTED TO KIND OF FORMALIZE THAT PROCESS.

SO THAT'S HOW PEOPLE GET INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THEY GET CONCERNED, THEY GET EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED AND THEY WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE.

AND THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WHY I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL.

I DO LIVE ON ACOSTA AVENUE, AND IT WAS IT WAS PART OF THE REASON THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT I TALKED ABOUT.

I ACTUALLY FELT THEY ALL KIND OF WENT TOGETHER.

SUSTAINABILITY BEING A BIG ONE.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE WERE THE THREE MAJOR ISSUES THAT I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE I GOT HERE, BEFORE I WAS ELECTED.

AND THEY'RE ALL STILL THE MOST PEOPLE SAY, SO WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES NOW? THE SAME ONES. THE SAME ONES.

BECAUSE THAT'S CORE TO WHY I'M HERE, WHY, WHY I WANT TO SERVE.

AND I THINK THAT HIGHLIGHTING THIS ISSUE RIGHT NOW AND PUTTING A LOT OF EMPHASIS AND BEING NIMBLE AND, YOU KNOW, MOVING QUICKLY IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND WE'VE SHOWN THE COMMUNITY, WE ON THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY STAFF HAVE HAVE SHOWN WE HEAR YOU.

SO I JUST WANT TO TO EXPRESS MY MY GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SHOWING UP.

IF YOU DON'T EMAIL US IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP AT PUBLIC COMMENT, WE DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE FEELING THESE STRONG FEELINGS, THAT YOU'RE ANGRY OR SAD OR WANT THAT CHANGE.

LIKE YOU HAVE TO STEP UP.

AND YOU HAVE BEEN I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT AREN'T HERE THAT ALSO HAVE THOSE FEELINGS.

SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO US.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER PUBLIC INPUT OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS PROCESS, BUT WE ALL, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, HAVE OUR INFORMATION POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

SOME OF US EVEN HAVE OUR CELL PHONES AND AND EMAIL ADDRESSES POSTED.

YOU CAN CALL US. YOU CAN EMAIL US.

I HAVE ANOTHER JOB.

SO THIS IS A PART TIME JOB.

SO I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO IMMEDIATELY, BUT I WILL READ IT.

I WILL READ YOUR EMAIL AND I DO HAVE OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH ME THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

THAT'S WHY I SET ASIDE THAT TIME FOR OFFICE HOURS.

CALL ME. LET'S TALK.

I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY OF YOU AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THE EMERY FAMILY FOR REACHING OUT TO ME AND TALKING WITH ME AND BEING SO MOTIVATED TO MAKE CHANGE. SO I'M THERE WITH YOU.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THIS APPROPRIATELY WITH COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS, AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

I'M VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THIS THIS EMERGENCY.

I CAN SEE THE NUMBERS DEFINITELY UNDERSCORE THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY WITH STUDENTS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND ALL FOUR OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I ALSO REPRESENT ALL FOR BOTH.

COUNCILWOMAN BHAT-PATEL AND I ARE THE ONLY COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ALL FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THEM.

SO WE SEE A LOT OF STUDENTS GOING BACK AT STAGGERED TIMES AND BUT IT'S ALL AROUND NOW.

IT'S ALL IT'S ALL AUGUST.

AND AS STUDENTS HAVE MORE AND MORE WAYS OF GETTING TO SCHOOL WITH WITH E-BIKES MOVING QUICKLY AND MAYBE FORGETTING BEING EXCITED ABOUT GOING BACK, WE'VE BEEN IN THIS STRANGE PANDEMIC TIME THERE.

THIS EDUCATION, THIS ENFORCEMENT AND THIS EMPHASIS ON SAFETY ON OUR STREETS IS SO IMPORTANT.

AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY.

BIKES ARE GOOD WALKING, JOGGING.

I, I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO SAY WE SHOULD JUST BAN THEM OR WE DON'T LIKE THEM, YOU KNOW, JUST REALLY KIND OF BEING NEGATIVE ABOUT BIKES AND E-BIKES. AND I JUST WANT TO PUSH BACK ON THAT AND AND TRY TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND ABOUT THAT.

I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, FOR OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AS A COMMUNITY TO HAVE PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS WALKING AND BIKING, HAVING, HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR GREAT WEATHER, OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY, OUR OPEN SPACES IN OUR PARKS AND NOT BE IN POLLUTING VEHICLES.

SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE US COEXIST.

WE JUST NEED TO COEXIST SAFELY.

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PART OF MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S SAFER.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL.

YES, THANK YOU.

FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND OF COURSE, TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR BEING HERE.

AND JUST WANT TO REITERATE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, WE'LL WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN, BUT HOW MUCH IT'S ALSO INCUMBENT ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS EFFORT. I AM A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.

MY BACKGROUND IS IN HEALTH EDUCATION.

I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT HUMAN BEHAVIOR IS ACTUALLY BEING CHANGED IN THIS PARTICULAR REGARD.

I THINK JUST THE EMPHASIS ON ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHAT WE SAW WITH REGARDS TO TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, POST PANDEMIC, IT'S PRETTY YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY APPARENT THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN TERMS OF UNSAFE AND DISTRACTED, WHETHER IT'S DRIVING, WRITING, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, WHATEVER VEHICLE THAT FOLKS ARE TAKING. SO I THINK IT'S VERY INCUMBENT ON EVERYONE TO DO TO DO THEIR PART AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BE GOOD CITIZENS TO OUR FELLOW CITIZENS IN OUR IN OUR CITY.

AND SO, OF COURSE, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PLAN THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO US ON THE 27TH.

I THINK I KNOW EVERYONE'S WAITING TO KNOW WHAT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, WHAT'S NEXT AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO I KNOW OUR TEAM WILL BE WORKING REALLY FAST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS THAT.

WE WILL, OF COURSE, FROM THERE HOPEFULLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

AND OF COURSE, ENSURING I'M A MOM.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, OF COURSE, ALL OF US ARE SAFE, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS ACROSS THE CITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I THINK I REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER NABIS COMMENTS REGARDING THE SAFETY AROUND SCHOOLS AND ENSURING THAT SCHOOLS SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT WE PRIORITIZE.

AND I KNOW OUR ENTIRE STAFF DEFINITELY DOES THAT AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO PASSING THIS, LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING IT IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE IN PRIORITIZING IT.

AND AGAIN, THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT'S HERE AND IS INVESTED IN THIS.

THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT HERE AND SPENT THE EVENING WITH US AND SHARED YOUR VIEWS.

IT DID NOT GO UNHEARD.

AND WHEN WHEN I LOOK TO OUR CITY OR OUR STAFF, I SAID, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE CHIEF, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, OUR CITY MANAGER, THE REST OF THE STAFF, THEY CAME UP WITH A GREAT SOLUTION OF WHAT TO DO AND HELPED US WITH ADDRESSING THIS THROUGH A SAFETY EMERGENCY.

ONE THING THAT WAS MENTIONED, AND I'M GOING TO MENTION IT AGAIN, I REALLY HOPE PARENTS WILL TAKE A BIGGER ROLE IN EXERCISING THEIR PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN AND HELP KEEP THEM SAFE BEFORE THEY BUY THEM AN E-BIKE.

I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I THINK THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID IT VERY WELL.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT ANYTHING THEY SAID.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

THE RESOLUTION CONTAINED AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU ALL. DID YOU WANT TO GO? WE HAD SKIPPED ITEM NUMBER.

I'M SORRY. OK WITH A REQUEST FOR FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK NOW.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL RESUME THE COUNCIL MEETING.

AND CITY MANAGER, PLEASE INTRODUCE ITEM NUMBER 11.

[11. ISSUANCE OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY TO BENEFIT AVIARA EAST HOUSING LP]

MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY AS OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR MANDY MILLS.

MANDY. GREAT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE USE OF TAX EXEMPT BOND FINANCING FOR A PROJECT IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THE PROJECT, KNOWN AS AVR APARTMENTS, WAS GRANTED AUTHORITY FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ISSUE UP TO $25 MILLION OF TAX EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE THE PROJECT.

THE DEVELOPER BRIDGE HOUSING IS WORKING WITH THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE THE BONDS.

THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS REQUIRED UNDER THE FEDERAL TAX AND EQUITY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT.

WE NORMALLY CALL IT FOR HEARING BECAUSE THAT IS A MOUTHFUL, TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SPEAK ON THE USE OF TAX EXEMPT BOND FINANCING FOR THE USE OF THIS PROJECT.

IT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO BECAUSE IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THE PROJECT KNOWN AS AVR APARTMENTS, WILL CONSIST OF 70 UNITS AT 1380 LAUREL TREE LANE.

THE PROJECT IS SOUTH OF PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD, NORTH OF LAUREL TREE LANE, AND BISECTED BY AVR PARKWAY.

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AGAIN, IT WILL HAVE 70 UNITS ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM UNITS, AND THE AFFORDABILITY WILL SERVE THE INCOMES OF HOUSEHOLDS BETWEEN 30 AND 60% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME. SO THE DEBT THAT'S ISSUED IS FINANCED BY THE BONDS AND IS NOT THE DEBT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IN ANY WAY.

THERE'S NO OBLIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, THE COUNCIL, OR ANY ENTITY CONTROLLED BY THE CITY TO REPAY THE DEBT ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY. ALL REPAYMENT IS THE STRICT OBLIGATION OF THE BORROWER, AND ALL MONITORING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FINANCE AUTHORITY. OUR PARTICIPATION IN THESE BONDS WILL NOT IMPACT THE CITY'S APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND WILL NOT CONSTITUTE ANY TYPE OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE CITY. SO TONIGHT, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE REVENUE BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25 MILLION.

THANK YOU. WE'LL START OUT WITH OPENING THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER.

ROBERT LEE.

THIS IS A LESSON. MY APOLOGIES.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. OKAY. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? MOVE. ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION CONTAINED AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 13.

[13. HOMELESS QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR APRIL 1 – JUNE 30, 2022]

MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR MANDY MILLS, SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER CHRIS SCHILLING AND LIEUTENANT DARBY ERNST.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO TONIGHT WE WILL BE PRESENTING OUR FOURTH QUARTER REPORT ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S GOAL TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED.

WITH ME TONIGHT ARE CHRIS SCHILLING FROM THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND LIEUTENANT DARBY ERNST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED A GOAL A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO TO REDUCE THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION BY 50% OVER FIVE YEARS AND ALSO TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR FIVE YEARS AND TO OR UNTIL THE GOAL IS MET.

SO THIS IS OUR FOURTH QUARTERLY REPORT AGAIN, APRIL THROUGH JUNE.

AND THIS DOES COVER THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF THIS GOAL.

TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE CITY DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO MAKE BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM IMPACTS ON THE HOMELESSNESS CONCERNS IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. THE CITY HAS APPROVED SOME WORK PLANS REGARDING WITH SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, AND THE PUBLISHED QUARTERLY REPORT DETAILS A VARIETY OF DATA COLLECTION POINTS TO COLLECTIVELY SHOW THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THE OVERALL REDUCTION OF HOMELESSNESS.

THE RESULTS ACROSS MEASURES CONTINUE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS QUARTERLY REPORTS AND IT SHOWS STEADY PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS CITY COUNCIL GOAL AND THE OBJECTIVES.

SO THE WORK PLAN, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED LAST FISCAL YEAR, AS WELL AS SOME UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, OUTLINES A NUMBER OF TASKS AND ALMOST ALL OF THE TESTS WERE COMPLETED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2122.

WE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON ALL THE TASKS.

THE CONTRACT FOR THE ADDITIONAL CLINICIANS AT LA PASADA SHELTER WAS WAS COMPLETED AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE RECRUITMENT OF THOSE POSITIONS.

IN TERMS OF BUDGET, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $3.1 MILLION. THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED FOR A MORE ROBUST MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET AND THAT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR OTHER USES.

AND AS YOU'LL SEE, THE REMAINING BALANCE THAT HAS NOT BEEN EXPENDED, A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION HAS BEEN ENCUMBERED FOR CONTRACTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE WORK PLAN, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETELY EXPENDED AT THIS POINT.

SO A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FUNDING HAS GONE TO FUND A PROACTIVE POLICE DEPARTMENT HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM.

THE CITY HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO INVEST IN STAFFING FOR THE HOMELESS HOMELESS DIVISION WITHIN THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FUNDING SOCIAL WORKER

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AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS SCHILLING TO REVIEW SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT DATA FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AS WELL AS THE FULL FISCAL YEAR.

THANK YOU. DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, WE INTERACTED WITH 324 ON DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

WE WERE ABLE TO HELP TRANSITION 12 OF THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, ENDING THEIR HOMELESSNESS.

WE SECURED 14 SHELTER PLACEMENTS, PLACED 23 INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER TEMPORARY LOCATIONS, CLEANED UP 17 ENCAMPMENTS, AND PROVIDED 46 MOTEL VOUCHER NIGHTS.

WE ALSO NOW HAVE THE DATA FOR THE FULL FISCAL YEAR OF SERVICES.

DURING THE YEAR, THE WORK PLAN PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE CITY INTERACTED WITH 749 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR 62 OF THESE PEOPLE BY HELPING THEM ENTER PERMANENT HOUSING.

WE HELPED 110 INDIVIDUALS IN THE SHELTER.

AND 143 INDIVIDUALS INTO OTHER TEMPORARY LOCATIONS, SUCH AS BRITISH HOUSING AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. WE CLEANED UP 50 ENCAMPMENTS AND PROVIDED 96 MOTEL VOUCHER NIGHTS.

DURING THE YEAR. WE ALSO SAW AN EXPANSION IN PROGRAMS. TWO OF THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO'S NORTH COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER PILOT PROGRAM AND A NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED THROUGH A COUNTY CONTRACT WITH PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS OR PATH.

EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SOCIAL WORKER PROVIDING OUTREACH TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE AREA.

CITY STAFF WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF IN THESE PROGRAMS AND FACILITATE A MONTHLY CASE CONFERENCING MEETING TO SHARE CASE INFORMATION AND EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTER AND COORDINATE THE OUTREACH EFFORTS SO THAT THE MOST COMPLEX CASES ARE PRIORITIZED AND SERVED.

THESE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE YMCA, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, LA POSADA DE GUADALUPE SHELTER AND THE CARLSBAD SERVICE CENTER HAVE AGREED TO SHARE DATA WITH THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. ACCESS TO THIS ADDITIONAL DATA WILL ALLOW FOR FUTURE REPORTING ON THE MONTHLY INFLOW AND OUTFLOW OF ALL PROGRAMS SERVING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN CARLSBAD. AS PREVIOUSLY HIGHLIGHTED, THE CITY CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK PLAN.

THE CITY COMPLETED ALL WORKPLAN TASKS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TRAINING AT LA POSADA EMERGENCY SHELTER, WHICH IS ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION IN OCTOBER 2022.

THE FOLLOWING GOALS WERE COMPLETED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THROUGH THE CITY'S BIDDING AND SELECTION PROCESS, THE CITY FINALIZED A CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFIT SPECIALIST SERVICES TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN CARLSBAD.

THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER HAS NOW ONBOARDED A SPECIALIST TO START PROVIDING THESE SERVICES.

THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO FUND ADDITIONAL CLINICIAN SERVICES AT THE LA EPISODIC SHELTER.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR THE ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS.

ADDITIONALLY, AFTER ANOTHER BIDDING AND SELECTION PROCESS, THE CITY FINALIZED AN AGREEMENT WITH ORG CODE CONSULTING TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP CATHOLIC CHARITIES MORE EFFECTIVELY OPERATE THE LA POSADA SHELTER.

THE CONTRACT BECAME EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2022, OR CODE STAFF COMPLETED AN ON SITE VISIT THE WEEK OF AUGUST 8TH AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING CUSTOMIZED TRAINING BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT.

DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, CITY STAFF AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEADERSHIP ALSO MET TO DISCUSS THE COUNTY'S $10 MILLION CAPITAL EMERGENCY HOUSING SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES CAPITAL FUNDING FOR CITIES TO DEVELOP OR EXPAND HOMELESS SHELTERS.

CITY STAFF AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEADERS HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE COUNTY'S TIMELINE FOR CAPITAL PROJECT COMPLETION AND THE OPERATING COST COMMITMENT ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXPANSION.

AS A RESULT, THE CITY DID NOT APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON EXPANSION, FEASIBILITY AND EXPLORE OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE.

ON JUNE 17TH, A MOBILE HOMELESS COURT AND RESOURCE FAIR WAS HELD AT THE LIBRARY LEARNING CENTER.

THE EVENT WAS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TO HELP CONNECT INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH SERVICES AND TO RESOLVE THEIR LEGAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED BY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THE EVENT WENT SMOOTHLY AND CITY STAFF RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM ALL PARTICIPANTS.

AS A RESULT OF THE FAIR, 58 INDIVIDUALS WERE CONNECTED TO SERVICES.

25 CASES WERE REVIEWED BY HOMELESS COURT STAFF.

22 INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES RECEIVED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

COVID VACCINES OR FAMILY HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

FOR HOLDS ON STATE ID CARDS OR DRIVER'S LICENSES WERE RELEASED BY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES.

22 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SHOWERS AND HAIRCUTS, AND FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENTERED PROGRAMS OR WERE GIVEN HOUSING SERVICES.

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NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A VIDEO OF THE RESOURCE FAIR.

IMMEDIATELY FOR CENTER IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAVE COME TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND SEEING HOW WE CAN HELP THE CLIENTS GET CONNECTED TO WHAT SERVICES THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR.

WE CAN HELP THE CLIENT NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM AND GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IS CARLSBAD RAPID REHOUSING, AND THAT HELPS PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, RIGHT? WITH DEPOSIT AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE NEED TRANSPORTATION TO BE COVERED TO GET TO JOBS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WILL HELP THEM STABILIZE.

REGIONAL COLLABORATION IS HUGE FOR US.

WE RELY ON OUTREACH TEAMS TO LOCATE CLIENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS IN THE AREA, AND THEN THEY'RE REFERRED TO US FOR THE SERVICES THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR PARTICIPANT.

RIGHT. WE SHOULDN'T BE WORKING IN SILOS AND WE THINK THAT IF EVERYONE IS COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTHER, THAT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CLIENT, SO THAT WE CAN ALL JUST COME TOGETHER AND PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN FOR THE PARTICIPANT.

I WILL NOW PASS THE PRESENTATION OVER TO LIEUTENANT ERNST.

GOOD EVENING. URBAN CORE OF SAN DIEGO CONTINUES TO ASSIST IN KEEPING THE CITY FREE OF DEBRIS RELATED TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS BY ASSISTING IN CAMP CLEANUPS, POWER WASHING AND LITTER REMOVAL.

FROM APRIL 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH.

URBAN CORE WAS ACCESSIBLE 5452 DAYS.

THEY HELPED TO CLEAN 17 ENCAMPMENTS DURING EIGHT SCHEDULED CAMP DAY CLEANUPS.

17 SHOPPING CARTS WERE ALSO CONFISCATED AND RETURNED.

12 CITATIONS AND FIVE WARNINGS WERE ISSUED.

DURING THOSE CONFISCATED SHOPPING CARTS.

FROM APRIL 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH.

CALLS FOR SERVICE RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS ACCOUNTED FOR 11% OF THE TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS QUARTER.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING 2701 CALLS FOR SERVICE RELATED TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

FROM APRIL. APRIL 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, WE RECORDED 1342 OFFICER INITIATED CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THESE TYPES OF CALLS INCLUDE DAILY CAMP CHECKS, CAMP CLEANUPS, FOOT PATROLS IN PARKS AND HIGH CRIME AREAS, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONTACTS, TRANSPORTATION AND OUTREACH. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO 1359 CALLS FOR SERVICE GENERATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS AND VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP.

THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM CONTINUES TO DEDICATE THEIR EFFORTS IN CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO SHORT AND LONG TERM HOUSING OPTIONS, ENCOURAGING TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, REUNIFICATION WITH FAMILY, AND CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH BENEFITS WHEN ELIGIBLE.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL ACTS COMMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

OFFICERS CONTINUE TO USE THEIR DISCRETION TO ISSUE WARNINGS AND CITATIONS AND MAKE MID-STREAM MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS, AS WE BELIEVE IT IS STILL IMPORTANT TO BALANCE OUTREACH WITH ENFORCEMENT. FROM APRIL 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, OFFICERS ISSUED 238 WARNINGS, 79 CITATIONS, AND 42 INDIVIDUALS WERE BOOKED INTO JAIL. 13 WERE FELONY ARRESTS AND 29 WERE MISDEMEANORS.

YOU MAY NOTICE THAT THIS QUARTER, HOMELESS RELATED ARRESTS MAKE UP ONLY 8% OF THE TOTAL ARRESTS, WHICH IS LESS THAN PREVIOUS QUARTERS.

THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF ARRESTS IN THIS QUARTER ARE SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS QUARTERS.

THE DIFFERENCE IN PERCENTAGE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A HIGHER NUMBER OF TOTAL ARRESTS WITHIN THE CITY.

THE EMERGENCY VOUCHER PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH TEMPORARY SHELTER WHILE WAITING TO BE BRIDGED INTO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER SHORT TERM HOUSING AVAILABLE.

CANDIDATES FOR THE VOUCHER PROGRAM MUST ADHERE TO STRICT RULES AND MEET THE CRITERIA, WHICH INCLUDES THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST SOCIAL WORKERS IN DEVELOPING LONG TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS. OVER THE LAST QUARTER, 15 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH A TOTAL OF A TOTAL STAY OF 46 NIGHTS.

THREE INDIVIDUALS WERE MOVED INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

THREE WERE MOVED INTO OTHER SHELTERS, AND THREE INDIVIDUALS WERE REUNITED WITH FAMILY.

PATROL OFFICERS FIRST ENCOUNTERED DANIELA AND HER FOUR CHILDREN, AGES 11, THREE, TWO AND ONE AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY 20, 22.

DANIELA SPOKE LITTLE ENGLISH, HAD NO MONEY, AND WAS FLEEING FROM A VERY VIOLENT HOME ENVIRONMENT.

THEY ARRIVED FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ROUTINELY MOVED AROUND LIVING OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE.

THE PATROL OFFICERS REFERRED THE FAMILY TO THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM AND INTERFAITH CLINICIANS.

THEY STARTED TO HELP THE FAMILY BY PROVIDING THEM THREE NIGHTS HOUSING WITH THE EMERGENCY HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM.

THEY ALSO PROVIDED GIFT CARDS FOR GAS, FOOD AND CLOTHING, AS THEY HAD ALMOST NOTHING.

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THE CRISIS HOUSE ALSO PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND BRIDGES FAMILIES INTO HOUSING.

THE FAMILY IS WORKING WITH CRISIS HOUSE TO ESTABLISH SAFE AND PERMANENT HOUSING.

THE LIMITED STATE EMERGENCY HOTEL VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDED IMMEDIATE SHELTER TO A FAMILY OF FIVE.

THE FLEXIBLE FUNDING ALLOWED THE FAMILY TO RECEIVE GAS, FOOD AND CLOTHING GIFT CARDS TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM AND THE INTERFAITH CLINICIANS REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE FAMILY AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO DEDICATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

SO NOW WE'D LIKE TO TELL YOU THE SUCCESS STORY OF WILLIAM.

WILLIAM LIVED IN HIS CAR IN CARLSBAD.

HE HAD BEEN HOMELESS FOR 33 YEARS AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT LEFT HIM PARTIALLY BLIND.

HE WAS CONNECTED TO OUR HOUSING NAVIGATOR, WHO WAS ABLE TO GET HIM ON THE LIST FOR AN EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND FORTUNATELY, HE WAS CONNECTED TO THAT.

HE WANTED TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE BECAUSE HE WAS ATTENDING SCHOOL THERE.

SO THE HOUSING NAVIGATOR HELPED HIM TRANSFER WHAT WE CALL PORT, HIS VOUCHER TO OCEANSIDE.

SO WE LOOKED IN OCEANSIDE WITH OUR HOUSING NAVIGATOR SUPPORT FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS, COULDN'T FIND ANYBODY WHO WOULD ACCEPT THE VOUCHER.

SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AND WE STARTED LOOKING IN CARLSBAD.

AND FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A SENIOR COMPLEX UNIT IN CARLSBAD.

SO THE HOUSING NAVIGATOR HELPED HIM PORT HIS VOUCHER BACK TO THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO SO THAT THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COULD THEN PORT IT TO CARLSBAD.

CONSIDERABLE PROCESS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO TO MAKE IT WORK.

AND NOW HE'S FINALLY IN CARLSBAD.

HE MOVED IN IN APRIL.

HE'S BUILDING COMMUNITY THERE AND HE'S CONTINUING HIS STUDIES.

SO WHAT WORKED FOR WILLIAM? WILLIAM WAS CONNECTED WITH THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM.

ACTUALLY, BEFORE HE MOVED INTO HIS UNIT, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT HIM INTO A MOTEL SO WE COULD GET HIS PAPERWORK IN ORDER, MAKE SURE HE HAD EVERYTHING STABILIZED SO HE WOULDN'T MISS HIS MOVING DATE. THE HOUSING NAVIGATOR HELPED HIM FIND HOUSING, WHICH, AS YOU CAN TELL, WAS A CHALLENGE AND HELPED HIM MOVE HIS VOUCHER AROUND IN A WAY THAT HE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO ON HIS OWN.

AND FINALLY, HE WAS CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER BECAUSE THE PROCESS OF MOVING HIS VOUCHER MEANT THAT IT WASN'T ACTUALLY ISSUED ON HIS MOVING DATE.

AND SO WE USE THE RESOURCES WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER TO HELP HIM PAY HIS DEPOSIT AND HIS FIRST MONTH'S RENT SO THAT THE VOUCHER COULD KICK IN DURING THE SECOND MONTH.

AND AGAIN, HAD THAT NOT HAPPENED, HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE USED THAT UNIT, LOST THAT UNIT.

NOW I WILL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO MS..

MILLS TO CONCLUDE.

SO IN SUMMARY, IT HAS BEEN A BUSY AND PRODUCTIVE YEAR AND I WILL SAY IT IS A SMALL BUT MIGHTY GROUP THAT HAS PUT THESE EFFORTS TOGETHER.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO THANK SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE, OF COURSE, OUR STAFF PEOPLE AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR CONTRACT AGENCIES AS WELL, COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OTHER AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES AS WELL.

SO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND GOAL WILL BE COMING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE TO DISCUSS THE GOAL AND POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT OF THAT GOAL. WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS AT PREVIOUS COUNCIL WORKSHOPS, SO WE'LL GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU WHEN IT COMES FORWARD SOON.

WE'LL ALSO BE BRINGING BACK IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AN UPDATE TO THE EXISTING HOMELESS RESPONSE PLAN.

AS WE DISCUSSED, THAT PLAN IS FIVE YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT AND A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

RESOURCES HAVE CHANGED.

THERE'S THIS CITY COUNCIL GOAL AND COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL TO ADDRESS THAT AND BRING THAT FORWARD TO COUNCIL FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO SEEK VISA OPPORTUNITIES AND THE FEASIBILITY FOR SHELTER EXPANSION.

AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO REPORT OUT ON IF THERE'S ANY MOVEMENT THERE.

WE ALSO HAVE HAD SOME CHANGES IN OUR DEDICATED WORK GROUP, SO I JUST WANTED TO REPORT OUT THAT WE ARE ALMOST FULLY STAFFED IN THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT 13 MONTHS AND IT HAS TAKEN THAT LONG TO GET FULLY STAFFED.

IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT.

SO WE'RE THANKFUL TO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO HELP US DO THAT.

AND SO WE ARE NEAR FULLY STAFFED AND THEN ALSO FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE WANT TO THANK LIEUTENANT DARBY ERNST FOR ALL OF OUR HELP AND RESPONSIVENESS, OVERSEEING THE HOT TEAM FOR THE LAST YEAR.

AND WE WELCOME ERIC COVANTA, WHO WILL BE JOINING US IN SEPTEMBER.

SO THANK YOU FOR A LITTLE PREVIEW FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

AND WITH THAT, WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT ALREADY, AND WE TRIED TO KEEP IT SOMEWHAT BRIEF.

NEXT WILL BE SPEAKERS, PLEASE.

ROBERT LEE. I'M HERE WITH A GROUP OF FOUR THAT ENTITLES ME TO 10

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OKAY. MAY I THANK OFFICER ERNST FOR SETTING ME UP ON A RIDE ALONG? THE SERGEANT, CAN YOU SPEAK AND GO TO THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN ALL HEAR YOU, PLEASE? I'D LIKE TO THANK OFFICER ERNST FOR SETTING ME UP ON A RIDE ALONG WITH THEN SERGEANT LAUGHTON AND LIEUTENANT LAUGHTON.

AND THANK YOU, MR. SCHILLING AND MISS MILLS AND MISS KLEIN FOR TOLERATING ME.

I APPRECIATE THAT. SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO ALL OF YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS INCLUDED, WHEN I FIRST LEARNED THAT THIS MEETING HAD A HOMELESS CRISIS UPDATE ON THE AGENDA, I WAS TEMPTED TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU JUST TO CRITICIZE WHAT YOU HAD BEEN DOING, TO CRITICIZE, SCOLD, ADMONISH YOU.

THE INADEQUATE MEASURES NOW BEING EMPLOYED HAVE BEEN HAVE HELPED BUT CLEARLY HAVE NOT RESULTED IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM.

I'VE BEEN SENDING YOU ALL REGULAR EMAILS, PHOTOS INCLUDED OF THE REAL PROBLEM.

MAY I HAVE THAT SLIDE UP AGAIN? THE SUMMARY. THE QUARTERLY SUMMARY.

THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU HAD UP.

HOMELESS METRICS MUST BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL DAILY PRESENCE OF THE CURRENT METHOD OF DOCUMENTING SUCCESS TELLS US NOTHING ABOUT THOSE WHO MIGRATE INTO OUR TOWN AND REMAIN UNSHELTERED BY CHOICE.

THE DRUG ADDICTS, THE ALCOHOLICS THAT REFUSE HELP.

THE ONLY MEANINGFUL STATISTIC IS THE ONE AT THE BOTTOM THAT CALLS FOR SERVICE, WHICH REPRESENT LARGELY THE DUPLICATED CALLS FOR SERVICE BY POLICE OFFICERS, THE UNDUE DUPLICATED CONTACTS.

THAT'S A VALID MEASUREMENT, BUT REALLY, HOW MANY TIMES DO THE OFFICERS VISIT SOMEONE WHO'S REFUSED HELP? THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM IS.

WE NEED TO SEEK TO MINIMIZE DUPLICATE CONTACTS BY MAXIMIZING ENFORCEMENT OF OUR ALL.

ALREADY OUR COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

IT CAN BE DONE.

REGULATE, RESTRICT OR PROHIBIT PRIVATE OUTREACH TEAMS. MR. CHADWICK. HE RECEIVED AN EMAIL REGARDING CHRIST THE REDEEMER HEALER PROHIBIT OUTREACH PROGRAMS WHICH WHICH CONFLICT WITH CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS.

THOSE PROGRAMS ARE KNOWN TO ATTRACT MORE HOMELESS WHO ARE SEEKING SERVICES ABANDONED THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS BY 50% IN FIVE YEARS AND ADOPT AN IMMEDIATE ZERO TOLERANCE OF.

POLICY TRACK THE NUMBER OF DUPLICATED CONTACTS AND THE ASSOCIATED COST, BURDENSOME, BURDENSOME COST OF ALLOWING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO REFUSE HELP RESET THE GOALS TO MINIMIZE DUPLICATED CONTACTS BY PROVIDING IMMEDIATE SHELTER TO EACH INDIVIDUAL.

AND THAT INCLUDES HAVING A SHELTER WHICH PROVIDES HEALTH CARE, FOOD SHOWERS, WHATEVER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE MANDATES OF MARTIN VERSUS BOISE.

SEEK TO HAVE ALL HOMELESS CONTACTS BE THE RESULT OF REGULAR PATROL SWEEPS, SOMETHING I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR FOR A LONG TIME.

CURRENTLY, ONLY 50% OF THE CONTACTS ARE INITIATED BY HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM MEMBERS.

THE OTHERS ARE INITIATED BY CALLS BY THE PUBLIC TO DISPATCH POLICE OFFICERS.

YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

WE MEET LIEUTENANT COVANTA.

HE WAS ALSO THE SERGEANT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

HE WAS ALSO THE SERGEANT HOMELESS TEAM AT ONE POINT.

YES. PLEASE SHARE ALL THOSE IDEAS WITH HIM.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.

WE'LL GO TO QUESTIONS, MR. NORBY. I GUESS THE BIG ONE THAT I'M GOING TO ZERO IN ON IS THE 33,000 3,100,000 RETURNED TO THE TO THE CITY'S COFFERS.

AND I THAT'S A THAT'S A BOMBSHELL NUMBER.

THAT'S HALF OF THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION.

AND I THINK THAT RESULTS FROM A COUNCIL DECISION LAST YEAR TO MAYBE PIVOT A LITTLE AND GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

AND I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT, I THINK IT WAS AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. CITY MANAGER, BUT I THINK IT WAS OUR POLICE CHIEF THAT SAID, LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE US THE AUTHORITY AND OUR OFFICERS AND OUR SUPERVISORS TO KIND OF MAKE THAT CALL? DO THEY DO THEY NEED TO BE ARRESTED? DO THEY NEED TO GO TO A SHELTER? DO THEY NEED SOME OTHER ASSISTANCE? BUT WAS THAT, I GUESS, MY ACCURATELY DESCRIBING WHAT THIS COUNCIL DID UNANIMOUSLY MAKING THAT PIVOT AND AND OUR STAFF'S, YOU KNOW, CREATIVE THINKING TO PROVIDE ANOTHER SOLUTION TO IT VERSUS THE ONE THAT WE HAD.

IS THAT THE MAJOR REASON FOR THE 3.1 MILLION, OR AM I READING IT WRONG? I CAN'T REMEMBER.

YES, YOU'RE READING THAT ACCURATELY.

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NOW, ULTIMATELY, AS WE STARTED GOING THROUGH THE SITE SELECTION PROCESS, AS WELL AS HEARING COMMUNITY INPUT, THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF FAVORABLE LOCATIONS, NOT TO MENTION TRYING TO FIND A HOTEL THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO ULTIMATELY WORK WITH.

SO WE DID PIVOT.

WE'RE TRYING TO STAY NIMBLE ON OUR FEET SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE AS RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE.

AND AGAIN, I DO THINK THAT AN ELEGANT SOLUTION HAS BEEN PRESENTED WHICH COUNCIL DIRECTED AS TO APPRECIATE GREATLY THE BUDGET SAVINGS.

BECAUSE I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE ITEM BEFORE TONIGHT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT WAS UNEXPECTED.

SO REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE.

AND THEN THE EXAMPLE OF THE SILVER FAMILY, I WAS STRUCK BY THE GIFT CARDS FOR GAS, FOOD AND CLOTHING.

AND WHERE DO THOSE GIFT CARDS COME FROM AND HOW CAN THE COMMUNITY GET INVOLVED WITH THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT SERVING OUR HOMELESS, SHELTERED, UNSHELTERED POPULATION.

BUT WHEN WE HAVE A SITUATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS INVOLVED, HOT TEAMS INVOLVED, WE'RE HELPING THIS FAMILY.

WHERE DO THOSE GIFT CARDS COME FROM? AND IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED? YES, COUNCIL. I THINK THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING NONPROFIT PARTNERS BECAUSE THEY CAN LEVERAGE DONATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE.

AND SO WHEN WE CONNECT WITH THE SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WORK WITH US, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES, THEY HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

AND SO THE WAY THAT THE THE COMMUNITY CAN BE INVOLVED IS DEFINITELY TO DONATE TO THOSE THOSE NONPROFITS AND SPECIFY THAT YOU'D LIKE THE THE MONEY TO GO TO THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND ANYBODY CAN CONTACT ME.

MY INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE AND THEY CAN DIRECT THEM TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I DO HAVE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF METRICS HERE THAT ARE BEING TRACKED.

AND IT'S IT'S A COMPLEX ISSUE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF APPROACHES.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I AM CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT IS HOW IS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BIGGER SENSE REGIONALLY AT THE STATE LEVEL? HOW IS THAT AFFECTING WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? AND I'M JUST WONDERING, ARE WE TRACKING LEGISLATION? ARE WE COORDINATING REGIONALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY INNOVATIVE NEW IDEAS OR ANY EXTRA POTS OF FUNDING? I KNOW THERE'S A LOT COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE, AND I KIND OF ASKED YOU GENERALLY THIS QUESTION BEFORE, AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD SHARE WITH US MORE.

SURE. I WOULD SAY WE RELY ON OUR STAFF WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED REGIONALLY.

SO MR. SCHILLING USED TO WORK FOR THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS AND STILL IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED ON A REGIONAL LEVEL.

SO BOTH MR. SCHILLING AND MS. KLEIN ATTEND REGULAR MEETINGS WITHIN THE REGION.

THEY'RE ALSO ON A SPECIAL TASK FORCE, I GUESS WORKING GROUP TO WORK ON METRICS REGARDING HOW TO BEST MEASURE THE ISSUE OF REDUCING HOMELESSNESS. SO THEY'RE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THAT AND SEEING IF WE COULD GET ANY IDEAS TO HELP OUR SITUATION OF MEASUREMENT.

BECAUSE AS YOU BRING UP, IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF METRICS AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE PLACE TO LOOK TO TO SAY, HOW ARE WE DOING ON THIS ISSUE? SO WE COLLECT A VARIETY OF DATA POINTS TO LET YOU KNOW REGARDING TRASH, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND REGARDING CALLS FOR SERVICE, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND REGARDING ARRESTS. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF INDICATORS THAT JUST TELL THE WHOLE STORY OF HOW WE'RE DOING ON REDUCING THE HOMELESSNESS AND THE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE COMMUNITY.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

AND YOU WANT US TO WAIT ON OUR COMMENTS? OK. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BHAT-PATEL. SURE.

THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ASKED AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL JUST ASK MY SECOND QUESTION AND ONLY QUESTION.

THE QUESTION REALLY IT'S AROUND THE SHELTER EXPANSION.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, SOMETHING THAT I KNOW WE'RE VERY MUCH INVESTED IN AS A COUNCIL.

I KNOW YOU ALL ARE AS WELL.

AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SPACE THAT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IS SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

AND SO I KNOW YOU MENTIONED RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT THAT TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE, BUT JUST CURIOUS IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF STEPS OR ENDS IN SIGHT IN TERMS OF THAT.

I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU AN ANSWER ON THAT AS WELL.

IT IS A VERY LONG PROCESS.

AND AS YOU DISCUSS ON THE LAST ITEM REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE TRAFFIC PROJECTS AND ALL THE FUNDING THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THOSE PROJECTS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED FOR A LOT OF FUNDING SOURCES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.

IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME IN THIS ISSUE.

AND SO WITH BOTH STATE MONEY FOR PROJECT HOMEKEY AND ROOMKEY, AS WELL AS THE MOST RECENT COUNTY SOFA THAT CAME OUT WITH THE $10 MILLION, ALL OF THOSE

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AND SO WE'VE HAD TO UNFORTUNATELY JUST KEEP GOING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

WE'RE WORKING WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO SEE IF ON DESIGN ISSUES TO THE SITE IS A LITTLE CONSTRAINED.

SO I THINK YOU'VE ALL BEEN THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, A BIG SLOPE IN THE BACK AND THERE'S PROPERTY TO THE EAST AND THE WEST.

SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM.

AND SO GOING UP PROBABLY IS GOING TO BE THE ONLY OPTION TO EXPAND TRULY FOR FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION.

ONE OF THE SLIDES TALKED ABOUT 25 CASES REVIEWED BY THE HOMELESS COURT WHEN WE HAD THE THE FAIR HERE.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT THEY WERE REVIEWED? SURE. SO THE THE HOMELESS COURT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE CITATIONS OR OTHER LEGAL ISSUES.

IT'S JUST USUALLY IN ONE LOCATION AND LIMITED AVAILABILITY.

IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO REACH.

SO PART OF THE IDEA BEHIND THESE MOBILE RESOURCE FAIRS IS THAT THEY'LL BRING THE RESOURCES OUT INTO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

AND SO PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SIT AND TALK WITH ATTORNEYS WHO CAN ADVISE THEM OF THEIR OPTIONS.

AND IN SOME CASES, THEY HAVE A JUDGE ON THE PHONE WHO CAN ISSUE RULINGS.

BUT THE IDEA BEHIND HOMELESS COURT IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SERVICES AND A PROGRAM HAS KIND OF VOUCHED FOR THEM THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH THEM.

AND SO AND SHOWN THAT THE CITATIONS THEY HAVE ARE HOLDING THEM BACK IN TERMS OF OBTAINING HOUSING OR MOVING FORWARD.

AND SO A JUDGE WILL STEP IN AND THEN THEY'LL WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE.

SO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WAS WAS INVOLVED, AND THEY'LL DISMISS THOSE CITATIONS THAT REMOVE THEM AS A ROADBLOCK.

AND SO IT'S HARD TO DO THAT WHOLE PROCESS AT A MOBILE FAIR.

AND SO WE'VE CONNECTED PEOPLE TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS IN BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE RESOURCES.

SO THESE AREN'T PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING WE'RE NOT USING THE WRONG WORD BUT HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEING HAVING THE CONSEQUENCES OF A CITATION.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CORRECTED THEIR BEHAVIOR AND NOW ARE ASKING TO HAVE THE CITATION EXCUSE SO THEY CAN MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S HARD TO DO AT THAT MOBILE RESOURCE FAIR, BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE A SERVICE PROVIDER TO COME IN AND SPEAK AND TO PROVIDE A LETTER ON A LETTERHEAD.

AND SO IT IS A PROCESS.

YES. SO ALL 25 OF THOSE WERE THOSE KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES OR ARE THERE ALSO PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP WITH A TICKET AND SAY, I'M STILL HOMELESS, I'M NOT GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO FOLLOW ANY RULES? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO WITH THE TICKET? DO THEY ALSO GIVE THEM THEN? THEY WOULD THEY WOULD EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS AND THAT THAT WASN'T THE AVENUE THAT THEY COULD GET THOSE TICKETS EXPUNGED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO.

SO THE SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE ON SITE SO THEY COULD MAKE REFERRALS.

OKAY. SO THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GOING TO FOLLOW SOCIETY'S RULES.

THEY AREN'T. THAT'S NOT THOSE 25 PEOPLE.

THEY'RE JUST SENT TO COURT AND SAY, GO TAKE CARE OF IT THROUGH THE COURTS.

CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BRIEF STATEMENTS. I'LL START OUT WITH COUNCILMEMBER NORBY.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOUR SMALL AND MIGHTY TEAM.

I CAME ON A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO.

THIS WAS WE HADN'T HAD OUR FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT.

WE HAD OUR FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT.

WE WERE CLEARLY KIND OF, I THINK, EMPHASIZING THIS COMPASSION AND CARE AND PROVIDING THAT LONG TERM MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

I WOULD DRIVE DOWNTOWN CARLSBAD AND WAS JUST AGHAST AT WHAT I SAW.

I WANT TO THANK OUR ACTIVE CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR GETTING INVOLVED IN HELPING OUT.

BUT THE YEAR HAS BEEN JUST, JUST A GREAT YEAR.

I WAS VOCAL, UNHAPPY WITH SOME OF THE REPORTING THAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE FOR ME, SAFETY WAS A BIG ISSUE AND OUR CITIZENS SAFETY WAS A BIG ISSUE.

AND I DIDN'T FEEL THAT THOSE METRICS WERE INVOLVED ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CALLS ARE CRIME OR, YOU KNOW, DOES THIS REPRESENT OR WHERE ARE WE? IT'S EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS.

WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR LAST FOUR QUARTERLY REPORTS, EACH ONE JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER IN TERMS OF THE CONTENT OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S IN THERE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT SHOPPING CARTS AND AND AND VERY QUICKLY REACTED, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTED A NEW LAW FOR SHOPPING CARTS.

AND WE KIND OF FOUND OUT, WELL, THERE WAS A LAW.

WE JUST REALLY NEED TO KIND OF ENFORCE IT AND DO THAT.

SO JUST GREAT JOB THERE.

YOU KNOW, I ASKED I THINK IT WAS THE SECOND QUARTERLY REPORT, A THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT WE HAD OUR POINT IN TIME COUNT IN OUR SITUATION HERE IN CARLSBAD IS THE MAJORITY.

ABOUT 60, 65% OF OUR HOMELESS POPULATION IS SHELTERED.

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SO I THINK THAT THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY THAT WE CAN SHOW COMPASSION IS HAVE THE HIGHEST PERCENT POSSIBLE OF OUR HOMELESS POPULATION SHELTERED.

AND I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE RANK WITH OUR PEERS IN NORTH COUNTY AND OTHER CITIES.

AND IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT WE WERE MAYBE DOUBLE WHAT THEY WERE IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES OF OUR OF OUR POPULATION.

SO GOING FORWARD IN THE YEARS TO COME, THAT THAT EXPANSION OF BEING ABLE TO SHELTER OUR HOMELESS POPULATION, I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT.

AND ULTIMATELY, IT'S THE WAY THAT WE SHOW THE GREATEST COMPASSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM.

SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

I THINK IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR. OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE ISSUES.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL EVER SOLVE IT.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 40 YEARS.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PART OF OUR CULTURE.

WE LIVE IN A BEACH COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR RETURNING $3 MILLION TO THE BUDGET.

COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALSO FROM ME AND FROM MY CONSTITUENTS WHO REACH OUT TO ME AND SAY THAT THEY ARE PLEASED WITH HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

SO I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE CONGRATULATIONS AND GRATITUDE SHOWN BY COUNCILMEMBER NORBY AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE VERY CLEAR REPORT. I ALWAYS COMMENT ON REPORTS THAT ARE EASY TO READ, THAT HAVE GRAPHICS AND STATISTICS AND VISUAL AIDS THAT MAKE IT EASY FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING RATHER THAN A LONG NARRATIVE FULL OF NUMBERS.

SO THIS IS VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE THE INFORMATION DEPICTED IN THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE.

YOU HAVE DEPICTED IT. AND I ALSO WANT TO TO EMPHASIZE, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE GROWN THIS DEPARTMENT DIDN'T EVEN EXIST. YOU HAVE GROWN FROM A11 WOMAN SHOW TO THIS SMALL, MIGHTY, MIGHTY DEPARTMENT THAT IS DOING THE RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND THE PROACTIVE RESEARCH.

AND ON THAT, THAT NOTE OF THE PROACTIVE RESEARCH, THERE IS FUNDING OUT THERE AND THERE IS LEGISLATION.

AND TO PROACTIVELY GO AFTER THAT AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AROUND CARE CORPS AND AROUND THE CHANGES IN HOME KEY ROOM, KEY FUNDING, WE HEAR ABOUT IT.

WE JUST HEARD ABOUT IT THIS LAST WEEK FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

THEY CAME AND MADE A BIG PRESENTATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE AND I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS ISSUE.

I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP LETTING US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU.

IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE THE KIND OF WAY OF THINKING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING HOMELESS POPULATIONS IN CITIES LIKE LET US KNOW THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING DIFFERENTLY AND MAYBE REALLOCATE SOME OF THIS FUNDING OR CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS.

WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOU AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OUTCOMES ARE THE ARE WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON, NOT STICKING TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING BECAUSE WE'RE INSISTENT ON THAT.

THAT'S NOT HOW WE'RE THINKING.

WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL.

YES, THANK YOU.

OF COURSE. ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS OF MY MY COLLEAGUES REALLY AM GLAD THAT WE EMPHASIZED THE MONEY THAT WAS SENT BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THAT'S AMAZING.

THE 3.1 MILLION.

I THINK JUST ALSO EMPHASIZING THE 62 PEOPLE THAT WERE TRANSITIONED TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

I THINK THAT'S AMAZING IN A YEAR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE DONE THAT.

OF COURSE, LOOKING FORWARD, HOPING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EMPHASIZE THAT WE REALLY WANT THAT SHELTER EXPANSION AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO OBVIOUSLY I KNOW WE'RE ALREADY SERVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN OTHER CAPACITIES, BUT HAVING THAT WILL BE A GAME CHANGER.

OF COURSE, IN THAT PARTICULAR REGARD, I, OF COURSE, HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND THAT RESOURCE FAIR.

AND I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE IN TERMS OF JUST PROVIDING EVERYTHING UNDER ONE ROOF.

SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR IS THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE IN FAMILY, IN THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER MOVEMENT.

AND SO JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE FOLKS CONNECT TO THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED UNDER ONE ROOF, I MEAN, IT WAS OUTSIDE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HAVING THE ABILITY TO DO THAT, JUST GIVING THEM THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT IN ONE SPACE, I THINK WAS A GREAT WAY TO JUST PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.

AND I ALSO NEED TO MAKE A SHOUT OUT THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THE LAST YEAR AS A SMALL TEAM.

AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I KNOW WE DON'T NECESSARILY GIVE AS MUCH THANKS AS AS A COMMUNITY OR AS AS STAFF OR JUST AS AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE ALMOST FULLY STAFFED AND IT'S TAKEN 13 MONTHS.

[02:30:01]

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND JOB WELL DONE.

I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME THE.

GREAT. GREATEST NUMBER OF EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, CONVERSATIONS HAS TO DO WITH HOMELESS ISSUES IN THE CITY.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, BUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THE ABSOLUTE MOST CRITICAL HAVE ACTUALLY IN THE RECENT MONTHS HAVE SAID, WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN, WE ACTUALLY SEE A DIFFERENCE.

WE SEE A CHANGE, AN IMPROVEMENT.

WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY HEALED, BUT THEY'RE SEEING A BIG CHANGE.

WE ARE A LITTLE BIT SPOILED.

I DROVE THROUGH SAN DIEGO RECENTLY AND REALIZED WHAT THINGS COULD BE LIKE EVEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY.

JUST ALL THE TENTS LINED UP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CHAIN LINK FENCE UP AND DOWN THE FREEWAYS.

SO FOR YOUR EFFORTS, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE CRITICAL.

I'M CRITICAL OF OF HOW WE'RE GETTING ALONG WITH THIS.

BUT YOUR EFFORTS ARE NOT GOING UNNOTICED, EVEN BY THE MOST CRITICAL OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU.

AND KEEP THAT UP.

AND THIS IS JUST A REPORT, SO WE DON'T NEED ANY MOTIONS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S JUST PART OF MY PROFESSION FOR 30 YEARS.

AND THEN IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S REALLY. AND THEN WE HANDED OUT EIGHT OR NINE PROCLAMATIONS TO OUR DISPATCHERS, AND WE LISTENED TO ABOUT 14 OR 15, 911 CALLS IN THE LAST QUARTER THAT RESULTED IN A SAVED LIFE OR, YOU KNOW, LESS INJURY THAN COULD OTHERWISE BE.

AND I JUST REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR ABOUT THE BAD SELDOM HEAR ABOUT THE GOOD.

BUT BUT EVERY DAY LITERALLY THERE'S 911 CALLS AND UNDER PRESSURE, YOU KNOW, ONE WAS A BABY IN THE BACK THAT WAS INJURED.

AND THE MOTHER COULD NOT MUSTER THE STRENGTH TO DEAL WITH TREATING HER BABY AND LISTENING TO THE DISPATCHER.

AND THE DISPATCHER JUST SAID, YOU ARE THAT BABY'S ONLY HOPE ONLY YOU RIGHT NOW AND YOU NEED THAT STRENGTH.

AND SHE JUST CALMLY WALKED HER THROUGH.

THE BABY WAS SAVED.

BUT SUCH CRITICAL WORK THEY DO.

AND JUST TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT MEETING THINKING AND A QUARTER THERE IS, YOU KNOW, THESE 12 LIVES THAT POTENTIALLY COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT IF NOT FOR THE DISPATCH AND THE RESPONSE THAT HAPPENED. SO I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER NORBY I USED TO SIT ON THAT JPA BOARD AS WELL AND I FELT THE SAME WAY.

IT WAS VERY GRATIFYING AND REALLY AMAZING TO TOUR AND TO SEE PEOPLE SAVING LIVES OVER THE PHONE.

THE DISPATCHERS WERE SAVING LIVES.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT I HAVE COMING UP NEXT WEEK.

I KNOW SOME OF US WILL BE ATTENDING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

THAT'S COMING UP NEXT WEEK.

AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER BHAT-PATEL WILL BE THERE AS WELL.

AND I'M VERY EXCITED.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONVENE WITH OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO TALK ABOUT BEST PRACTICES.

AND WE'VE GOT WORKSHOPS AND DIFFERENT SESSIONS, PANELS TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVE OUR SKILLS AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL. YEAH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE AS WELL.

I I'LL BE ATTENDING LIKE COUNCILMEMBER ACOSTA MENTIONED.

I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION LAST WEEK THAT SUPERVISOR LAWSON REAMER AND I HAD HELD A ROUNDTABLE WITH OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO KIND OF SEEING NEXT STEPS IN TERMS OF THE RESOURCES SHE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP PROVIDE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED.

I DID ATTEND THAT VIRTUALLY SINCE I WAS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE HOW FULL THE ROOM WAS.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST THE RESOURCES THAT I THINK SHE'S NOW GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM MANY OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN CARLSBAD AND SERVING CARLSBAD.

AND NOW I THINK SHE CAN GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND JUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE US THE RESOURCES THAT WE'LL NEED.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE WE AS A COUNCIL CAN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE IN THAT PARTICULAR REGARD.

AND THEN I WILL ALSO BE HOSTING OFFICE HOURS TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

AND THEN THURSDAY I HAVE THE SHORELINE PRESERVATION WORKING GROUP MEETING.

SO I'LL BE ATTENDING THAT.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY IS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND REPRESENTING, OF COURSE, CARLSBAD, BUT THEN ALSO THE SAN DIEGO DIVISION AND THE WOMEN'S

[02:35:04]

THANKS. THERE WILL BE NO EVENTS THAT WILL HAVE MORE THAN TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS AT IT UNTIL UNTIL THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE.

CITY MANAGER. NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT, SIR.

CITY ATTORNEY NOTHING FOR ME EITHER.

THANK YOU. CITY CLERK NOTHING.

THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.