Nov 08, 2022 City Council Meeting

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TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING.

[CALL TO ORDER]

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

[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]

THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND FOUR.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT ITEM NUMBER THREE, AND SO WITH THAT, IF WE ALL COULD PLEASE RISE AND MR. BLACKBURN WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG.

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.

OKAY, NEXT IS THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 27TH.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG? SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT. OKAY OFF TO A SLOW START HERE, BUT IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH THAT, CITY ATTORNEY YOU WANT TO REPORT OUT ON CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

OKAY, THEN MOVING ALONG FOR A PRESENTATION, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL

[PRESENTATIONS]

YES, THANK YOU, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE MISS JULIE ROSHALA, ONE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS, AND THEN OUR DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE UP TO THE PODIUM, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND REALLY GLAD THAT WE'LL BE HONORING THIS MONTH AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

I KNOW THAT WE IN CARLSBAD ALSO ARE ON LUISEÑO AND KUMEYAAY LAND, SO JUST REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HONORING THE NATIVE PEOPLE AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CARLSBAD.

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

SO WHEREAS DURING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CELEBRATES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLES PAST AND PRESENT, HONORING THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF OUR NATION AND RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO UPHOLDING TRUST AND TREATY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ADVANCING TRIBAL SELF-DETERMINATION, AND WHEREAS, NATIVE AMERICAN ROOTS ARE DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THIS LAND, A HOMELAND LOVED, NURTURED, STRENGTHENED AND FOUGHT FOR WITH HONOR AND CONVICTION, AND WHEREAS, WE HONOR OUR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE COURAGEOUSLY SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE IN OUR ARMED FORCES, INCLUDING THE BRAVE NATIVE AMERICAN CODE TALKERS IN WORLD WAR ONE AND WORLD WAR TWO, AND WHEREAS, WE THANK NATIVE AMERICANS FOR THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE ARTS, CULTURE, EDUCATION, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND.

WHEREAS, DURING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WE RECOGNIZE THE LUISEÑO AND KUMEYAAY COMMUNITIES AS THE ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THE LAND.

THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER PRIYA BHAT-PATEL, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2022 AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, AND WITH THAT, MISS ROSHALA.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS JULIE ROSHALA AND I AM AN ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

I'M ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA.

TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEI COMMITTEE, STEERING MEMBERS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES OF SOCIAL EQUITY, I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THE NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH PROCLAMATION, A MILESTONE FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF CELEBRATING THE HERITAGE OF THE ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THIS LAND.

WITH OVER 570 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN THE UNITED STATES AND COUNTLESS OTHERS THAT ARE NOT FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED, THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE IS RICH AND DIVERSE, YET OFTEN OVERLOOKED.

OVER THE YEARS WITH MIGRATIONS BETWEEN STATES AND THE GROWTH OF MULTI-ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER RESIDENTS IN CARLSBAD AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN GENERAL WHO IDENTIFY AS NATIVE AMERICAN ALONE.

I AM SUCH AN EXAMPLE AS MY FAMILY NO LONGER LIVES IN OKLAHOMA, AND WE ARE A BLEND OF ETHNICITIES WITH AMERICAN INDIAN BEING A PREDOMINANT ONE.

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AS NO MATTER WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE OR WHERE YOU LIVE, ALL MEMBERS OF MY TRIBE ARE EQUALLY WELCOMED AND ACCEPTED.

IN FACT, MY TRIBE HAS NO BLOOD QUANTUM MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AND MOVEMENT ACROSS REGIONS IS ENCOURAGED, ESPECIALLY IN SEARCH OF A HIGHER EDUCATION, AS I DID.

ANNUAL POWWOWS AND OTHER EVENTS ENSURE THAT WE REMAIN CONNECTED.

AS HUNDREDS OF TRIBAL MEMBERS TRAVEL AROUND THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR.

I HAVE ALSO BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO VISIT OKLAHOMA AND AND LEARN ABOUT MY ANCESTORS UPBRINGING AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS THE CHOCTAWS FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT FOR THE FUTURE. WITH CARLSBAD ALIGNING ITSELF WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION PASSED IN 1990 DECLARING NOVEMBER NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH, I AM HONORED TO BE A PART OF TEAM CARLSBAD AND AS A FAIRLY NEW TEAM CARLSBAD EMPLOYEE HERE, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR CARLSBAD, GIVEN ITS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BROWN ACT ALLOWS FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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

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

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

NO ACTION CAN OCCUR ON THESE ITEMS. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

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

THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED , AND DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES, MAYOR, THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JIM SCANLON, FOLLOWED BY KRISTIANNE KURNER.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THE RISING THREAT OF VEHICLE ENCAMPMENT IN THE VILLAGE.

I RUN AN OPERATION DOWN IN THE VILLAGE OF CARLSBAD, SO I SEE IT ON A DAILY BASIS.

WE'RE ALL AWARE OF CALIFORNIA'S HOMELESS EPIDEMIC AND THE VARIOUS STRATEGIES AND RELATED PROGRAMS, WHICH HAVE BEEN AN ABJECT FAILURE, TO SAY THE LEAST.

THROWING MORE RESOURCES AT A FAILED STRATEGY BASED ON COMPASSION WITHOUT AN ACCOUNTABILITY IS LUDICROUS AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACTUAL FAILURE OF HOMELESSNESS HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN MY OPINION.

ALTHOUGH SOME ARE VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL, THE VAST MAJORITY CONSIST OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDERS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE ALCOHOLISM, AND THIS COUPLED WITH THE YEARS AGO, THIS CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY HOSTED A COMMUNITY FORUM TO DISCUSS THE HOMELESS EPIDEMIC AND IT WAS DERAILED BY A FORMER DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE HER POLITICAL AMBITIONS BY INTRODUCING RANDOM, A RANDOM INDIVIDUAL WHO POSED AS A HOMELESS PERSON AND SERVED TO PROMOTE HER FALSE NARRATIVE THAT SERVED THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS POLITICAL AMBITIONS.

IT WAS A FAILURE RIGHT FROM THE START.

MY INTENT TODAY IS NOT TO ENGAGE IN THE BANTER ABOUT IDEAS TO SOLVE THE MULTIFACETED HOMELESS ISSUE, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG ONE, BUT TO BRING FOCUS TO THE SEGMENT OF THIS GROUP THAT LIVES IN THEIR INOPERABLE AND OPERABLE VEHICLES ON THE VILLAGE STREETS.

I PERSONALLY ENGAGED SEVERAL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN CONVERSATION, AND I'M CONVINCED THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING A CONCERTED EFFORT BY THESE VAGRANTS TO ESTABLISH RESIDENCY ON OUR STREETS HERE IN THE VILLAGE OF CARLSBAD.

MOST ARE WELL VERSED WITH THE STATE LAWS AND CITY ORDINANCES TO INADVERTENTLY SUPPORT, IF NOT PROMOTE, THEIR AMBITIOUS GOAL TO CALL CARLSBAD'S VILLAGE THEIR HOME , AND WHO COULD FAULT THEM? WITH OUR MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE, COUPLED WITH THE BENEVOLENCE OF OUR CITIZENRY.

IT MAKES CARLSBAD A COVETED LOCATION FOR THIS GROUP.

THESE VAGRANTS ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RISE IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PETTY CRIME AND NEFARIOUS BEHAVIOR THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE VILLAGE AFTER

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THIS UNSAFE AND SEEDY ENVIRONMENT SERVES THE GROUP WELL, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME OCCUPIES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF OUR POLICE OFFICER'S TIME AND RESOURCES WHEN RESPONDING TO CITIZEN COMPLAINTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THEIR ACTIVITIES.

FURTHERMORE, THE DISCONTENT AND ATTITUDE EXHIBITED BY THESE VAGRANTS WHEN BEING DETAINED FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND MEASURES THAT POSE A THREAT, THEY ACTUALLY POSES A THREAT TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE IN CARLSBAD, AND I'VE SEEN IT.

I GREW UP IN CARLSBAD, AND AFTER GRADUATING FROM CHS AND COLLEGE, I SPENT 30 YEARS IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.

THAT'S WHERE WE SOLVE PROBLEMS. YOU ARE HIRED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, YOU ARE HIRED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER, AND FAILURE ISN'T AN OPTION, BUT EMPLOYMENT CAN BE, AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M SORRY, JIM, BUT YOU'RE OUT OF TIME.

I HAD SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU REAL QUICK.

ALL RIGHT, IN CLOSURE AND I'M JUMPING TO IT.

THANKS, JIM.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KRISTIANNE KURNER, FOLLOWED BY BEN HOLBERT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HALL, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND GUESTS.

MY NAME IS KRISTIANNE KURNER, AND I'M THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF NEW VILLAGE ARTS.

I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD VILLAGE.

I'M HERE WITH NVA'S BOARD PRESIDENT, JOAN CUMMING, OR MANAGING DIRECTOR RAE HENDERSON-GRAY AND THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR OUR RENOVATION, DANIEL KOTCH OF GARDINER AND THEOBALD. I'M THRILLED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE RENOVATION OF WHAT IS NOW NAMED THE DEA HURSTON NEW VILLAGE ARTS CENTER, IS NEARING COMPLETION.

THE GRAND REOPENING WILL BE HELD IN THE BEGINNING OF 2023 AND WILL COINCIDE WITH THE US PREMIERE OUTSIDE OF BROADWAY OF JEZ BUTTERWORTH'S TONY AWARD WINNING PLAY THE FERRYMAN. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE CENTER WILL BE BRIMMING WITH ACTIVITY FROM ARTS CLASSES FOR AGES 4 TO 94 VISUAL ART, POETRY READINGS, MUSIC NIGHTS, AND THE PROFESSIONAL THEATER THAT NBA HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR.

IT WILL TRULY BE THE JEWEL OF OUR VILLAGE AND A CULTURAL GATHERING SPACE OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE BEEN SO GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY IN HELPING US MAKE THIS RENOVATION POSSIBLE.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS A CITY OWNED BUILDING AND WE CAME TO A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR SHARING SOME OF THE COSTS OF THE RENOVATION WITH THE CITY, COVERING EXPENSES RELATED TO THE EXTERIOR AND HVAC ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING AND NVA COVERING THE INTERIOR UPGRADES.

WHEN NEW VILLAGE ARTS PRESENTED THIS PROJECT TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IN MAY OF 2019, THE PROJECT WAS AN ESTIMATED $1.2 MILLION, WITH AN ANTICIPATED FINAL COST TO THE CITY OF 573,000. THREE AND A HALF YEARS LATER, THE SAME PROJECT SCOPE IS COMING IN AT A TOTAL COST OF $2.86 MILLION.

THE REASONS FOR THE INCREASE IN COST ARE MANY, INCLUDING INFLATION, PREVAILING WAGE, THE AGING CONDITION OF THE NEARLY 100 YEAR OLD BUILDING SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES AND MORE BASED ON THE INFLATION RATE PROVIDED IN THE CBRE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX, EVEN WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL WORK, THE CITY'S EXPENDITURES, ESTIMATED AT 573,000 IN 2019, COST APPROXIMATELY $742,000 TODAY. IN ADDITION TO INFLATION, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NECESSARY CHANGE ORDERS, WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE WITHIN THE CITY'S SCOPE OF WORK.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONTRACTORS DISCOVERED MAJOR STRUCTURAL ISSUES TO THE MAIN ROOF SUPPORT DURING DEMOLITION AND HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE BUILDING.

WE'VE ALSO HAD TO REPAIR UNEXPECTED DRY ROT, STRUCTURAL ISSUES IN THE EXTERIOR WALLS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL WORK.

WE BELIEVE THESE REPAIRS FALL UNDER THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY, AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 11.3 OF OUR LEASE AGREEMENT.

WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT THE CITY WILL COVER TO ADJUST TO INFLATION, RISING COSTS AND UNEXPECTED REPAIRS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND CONDITION OF THE BUILDING.

WE ARE REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF $228,411 IN REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FOR THE INCREASED COSTS WITHIN THE CITY'S SCOPE.

IF THE CITY ACCEPTS OUR REQUEST.

THE TOTAL PROJECT COST TO NVA IS 2.1 MILLION.

THE COST TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS $801,411.

IN ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL $730,000 BUDGETED, NVA IS RAISING $1.3 MILLION TO COVER THE INCREASED COST WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK.

I'M ALMOST OUT OF TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE SO THRILLED TO BE REOPENING.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

WE HAVE OUR NEW BROCHURES, WHICH WE'LL LEAVE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR GIVE YOU ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. BEN HOLBERT, FOLLOWED BY A HEIDI ROJAS.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT.

WE'RE HERE ABOUT A NEW CELL ANTENNA ARRAY AT SWALLOW AND EL CAMINO REAL.

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THIS PROJECT WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2013.

WE OPPOSED IT THEN AND LOST BY ONE VOTE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND NOW T-MOBILE BOUGHT SPRINT, AND T-MOBILE JUST CAME IN AND REPLACED WHAT WAS KIND OF A SMALL ARRAY WITH THIS GIANT MONSTROSITY, WHICH YOU HAVE PICTURES OF BEFORE YOU, AND WE WANTED TO REMIND YOU AT THIS POINT THAT THIS LOCATION WAS A DISCOURAGED LOCATION ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN CITY POLICY POLICY 64.

IT'S LOCATED IN AN OPEN SPACE ZONE.

IT'S A RESIDENTIAL ZONE.

IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT, AND I MEAN, IT'S JUST BASICALLY THE DEFINITION OF A DISCOURAGED LOCATION THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN APPROVED. YOU CAN SEE ON THE FIRST PICTURE, AGAIN, DEFINITION OF A DISCOURAGED LOCATION.

THOSE ARE RESIDENCES RIGHT BELOW THAT ANTENNA ARRAY.

THE DISTANCE IS ABOUT 40 FEET, AND THE STRENGTH OF THE FIELD DROPS OFF AS THE INVERSE SQUARE OF THE DISTANCE.

SO A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET MEANS THAT THE PERSON LIVING NEAR IT HAS AN EXPONENTIALLY REDUCED EXPOSURE TO THE FIELD AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE OLD ANTENNA LOOKED LIKE AND WHAT THE NEW ONE LOOKS LIKE.

THE SCAFFOLDING IS STILL UP THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE DISTANCE FROM THE BUILDING, 40 FEET.

SO SOMEBODY IS SLEEPING 40 FEET AWAY FROM THAT ANTENNA ARRAY BRAND NEW.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE DISTANCE FROM PEOPLE'S RESIDENCE TO AN INDUSTRIAL ANTENNA ARRAY.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THAT THE THING BE MOVED.

IT'S GOING TO COST T-MOBILE SOME MONEY, BUT THEY'RE T-MOBILE, THERE'S PLENTY OF OPEN SPACE THERE.

THEY CAN PUT UP THEIR OWN TOWER.

THEY USE THE ENCLOSURE THEY ALREADY HAVE AND JUST GET IT FURTHER AWAY FROM WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. JEFF MURPHY, YOU WANT TO TALK TO THEM IN THE BACK THERE AND HELP THEM A BIT.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HEIDI ROJAS, FOLLOWED BY CHARLENE [INAUDIBLE].

HELLO, COUNCIL MAYOR HALL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HAPPY ELECTION DAY. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE RUNNING.

MY NAME IS HEIDI ROJAS AND I AM A CARLSBAD RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT THREE AT THE WEST BLUFF CONDOMINIUMS ON SWALLOW LANE AND EL CAMINO REAL, RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF POINSETTIA, THE ONE THAT BEN WAS JUST REFERRING TO.

I'M HERE WITH REALLY SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE WCF 5G ANTENNA GOING UP ON THE TRANSMISSION POLE.

IT'S ACTUALLY IN FRONT OF MY HOME, AND I HAVE INCLUDED PACKETS FOR SOME OF YOU TO REVIEW.

IT'S NOT JUST MY HOME, BUT I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OTHER HOMEOWNERS AND RESIDENTS AND RENTERS THAT PAY A PREMIUM TO LIVE THERE, TOO.

SO I AM SPEAKING FOR THEM AS WELL, BUT THIS PARTICULAR TOWER IS LITERALLY OFF OUR BALCONY.

AS BEN SAID, IT IS 40 FEET.

I HAVE A 25 FOOT MEASURING TAPE AND I WOULD IMAGINE THIS ROOM IS PROBABLY MORE THAN 40 FEET.

THIS IS HOW CLOSE THE ANTENNA IS TO US, AND IT'S QUITE SCARY.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN THE PICTURES THAT WERE PROVIDED FOR SOME OF US, WE HAVE THE ANTENNA DIRECTLY IN OUR KITCHEN VIEW.

WE HAVE IT IN OUR LIVING ROOM VIEW.

I CAN'T OPEN MY CURTAINS BECAUSE NOW I HAVE THIS HUGE 5G ANTENNA AND CYLINDERS THAT ARE SURROUNDING IT, AND THERE'S SO MANY WIRES, SO MUCH STUFF.

SO THE CONCERN IS NOT ONLY FOR THE ESTHETIC REASONS WITH EVERYONE'S VIEWS, BUT ALSO THERE'S A POTENTIAL LOSS OF PROPERTY VALUE.

NOISE AND SOUND NUISANCES THAT COULD ARISE IN SAFETY ISSUES.

OH, MY GOSH. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL.

SO YOU CAN SEE I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS.

IF THERE'S A FIRE, WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A PERMIT THERE, IF THERE'S A SPARK, THAT PARTICULAR AREA IS IN A FIRE ZONE.

SO IF THERE'S A SPARK AND IT RICOCHETS ONTO OUR BALCONY INTO OUR WINDOW OR ROOF, WE'RE GOING TO BE THE VICTIMS THERE.

WE FEEL LIKE WE DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE.

THERE WAS NO NOTICE FROM T-MOBILE, NOT FROM THE CITY.

MY UNDERSTANDING IT WAS A BUILDING PERMIT, WHICH IS FINE, BUT WE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED SO WE CAN PREP.

I BOUGHT THIS CONDO TWO YEARS AGO AND I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED IT HAD I KNOWN.

OH MY GOSH, THERE ARE OTHER TOWERS WITHIN THE VICINITY.

THERE'S ONE ON THE CORNER OF POINSETTIA AND EL CAMINO ONE DOWN THE ROAD THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED.

I WOULD IMAGINE YOU, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WOULD WANT TO PRESERVE PROPERTIES IN CARLSBAD AND NOT SUBJECT THEM TO THE MERCY OF CELL PHONE COMPANIES BY EMBARKING THEIR EQUIPMENT ONTO OUR HOMES.

THIS IS WAY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT ON SO MANY LEVELS, AND I DON'T BELIEVE ANY NORMAL HUMAN OR RESIDENT WOULD WANT THIS COMING INTO THEIR HOME.

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I MEAN, THAT'S MINUSCULE COMPARED TO WHAT THEY HAVE, AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING 500 FEET OR 1000, AND THEN THIS IS ALL ACCORDING TO THE POLICY 64 STATEMENT THAT GOES AGAINST BEING A PREFERRED LOCATION AND VERY MUCH A DISCOURAGED LOCATION.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME.

WE'VE OUTLINED DETAILS IN THE PAMPHLETS THAT WE ADDED AND THEN PLUS SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT YOU COULD SEE THERE.

YOU COULD SEE THE VIEW FROM MY LIVING ROOM AND MY NEIGHBOR'S LIVING ROOM AND OUR KITCHENS.

WE JUST ASK THAT YOU HELP MAKE AN ORDINANCE OR SOMETHING SO THERE CAN BE AN INCREASED DEGREE.

WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU WERE CRYSTAL CLEAR.

THANK YOU.

CHARLENE [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IF YOU COULD SPEAK INTO MIC; THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS CHARLENE [INAUDIBLE].

I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN CARLSBAD FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

OVER AT NORTH BLUFF WEST.

VERY HAPPY, AND I LOVE CARLSBAD.

I LOVE LIVING HERE, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE LOVING LIVING HERE, BUT I DON'T LOVE LIVING NEXT TO THIS CELL TOWER.

SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO JUST SHOW IT TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE SO YOU COULD KIND OF THINK ABOUT IF YOU WERE LIVING THERE, HOW YOU WOULD FEEL AND MAYBE YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL LOOK INTO THIS AND MAYBE SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO, BECAUSE IT IS A DISCOURAGED LOCATION, ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN COUNCIL RULES.

REMEMBER YOU'RE SPEAKING TO US.

THIS IS FROM THE KITCHEN BALCONY IF YOU'RE HAVING BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING, THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY.

I WANT YOU TO THINK HOW YOU FEEL.

SEEING THAT. THIS IS SHOWING THE DISTANCE TO SOME OF THE HOMES.

THIS IS A VIEW OF THE OLD CELL TOWER AND THE NEW ONE AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE EYESORE, IT LOOKS LIKE.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE HOMES THAT ARE THERE AND HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO THE TOWER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE HOPE YOU'LL LOOK INTO THIS AND HELP DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE FIRST 15 MINUTES.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END.

HOW MANY MORE DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE ONE MORE.

WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND LET'S GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY? OKAY, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JULIA [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD EVENING. I'M SURPRISED THERE WAS A GRAND OPENING FOR WINDSOR POINTE THIS WEEK.

IT'S BEEN OPEN FOR MONTHS.

JUST CALL THE POLICE WHO'VE BEEN THERE HUNDREDS OF TIMES.

I'M SURPRISED AND VERY DISILLUSIONED.

SOME OF YOU WHO APPROVED IT TOOK CAMPAIGN FUNDS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT THAT ON.

VERY DISILLUSIONED.

I'M SURPRISED DAVID ESTRELLA FROM THE COUNTY CLAIMED IT'S FULL OF WORKING FAMILIES.

IT'S NOT. I'M SURPRISED ONLY 12 OF THE UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY VETERANS WHEN HALF ARE DEDICATED TO THEM.

I'M PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT MAYOR HALL BROUGHT THAT NUMBER UP.

I'M SURPRISED THERE WERE ZERO RESIDENTS SPEAKING AS TO HOW THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES HELP THEM IN REFERENCE TO SOLVING ADDICTION PROBLEMS. TONIGHT IS ELECTION NIGHT.

YOU MAY LOSE OR YOU MAY WIN.

SOME OF YOU WILL ALMOST BE NEVER HERE AGAIN.

MATT HALL, PLEASE DON'T LET THIS FACILITY BE YOUR LEGACY.

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THAT'S NOT THE MESSAGE WE WANT TO GIVE TO ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE.

SO I'M GLAD I GOT TO SPEAK NOW INSTEAD OF LATER.

LET'S START BY BEING HONEST ABOUT WINDSOR POINTE.

WE'RE FOLLOWING THE MONEY.

THOSE OF YOU WHO VOTED IT IN, TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR GETTING LOW INCOME, LOW IMPACT VETS IN THERE.

THERE ARE ALSO HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT ARE NONCRIMINAL.

THE BARRIO IS NOT A POLITICAL FOOTBALL, BUT I'M GOING TO THROW MATT HALL A HAIL MARY PASS ON THIS ONE.

LET'S SEE IF YOU CATCH IT.

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

OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL ITEM? MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

SECOND. THERE ARE ALSO NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM OR THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU. THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[5. ORDINANCE NO. CS-438 - UPDATE TO THE CITY’S HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE]

ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS IN THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

IF WE COULD HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY TITLE THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE II CHAPTER 2.42.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ENTITLED 22 HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE CONTAINED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. OKAY, ITEM FIVE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NUMBER CS-436.

[6. ORDINANCE NO. CS-436 – ADOPTING THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, ALONG WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS]

IS THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

SO WITH THAT, THEN WE'LL TITLE THE ORDNANCE.

WE NEED TO OPEN--OH, OKAY, I'M SORRY.

OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND IF YOU COULD TITLE THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING EXISTING CHAPTER 1704 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 1704 FIRE PREVENTION CODE BASED ON THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE.

ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE CONTAINED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ORDINANCE NUMBER CS-437.

[7. ORDINANCE NO. CS-437 – ADOPTING THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND RELATED CALIFORNIA CODES FOR CONSTRUCTION, ALONG WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS]

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER.

PAIGE DECINO.

HI, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS PAIGE DECINO, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR LOCAL CARLSBAD SIERRA CLUB TEAM, BUT BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO THANK MAYOR HALL FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS AN EASY JOB, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR COMMITMENT.

TONIGHT, YOU WILL BE ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO COMPLY WITH THIS CYCLES OF THE STATE GREEN BUILDING CODE.

NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GET AHEAD OF THE NEXT WAVE OF CODES LIKELY TO COME FROM THE STATE THAT PERTAIN TO BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION.

AS THE CURRENT CLIMATE TALKS IN EGYPT POINT OUT, THE FIGHT AGAINST WORSENING CLIMATE CHANGE CONSEQUENCES LIKE OUR SHRINKING--I DON'T WANT TO SAY SIERRA CLUB--SIERRA FOREST, DUE TO DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES, AS WELL AS OUR DWINDLING WATER SUPPLIES ARE FALLING TOO SHORT OF LIMITING THE RISING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES TO JUST 1.3 DEGREES CELSIUS.

ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN NOW.

WE CAN'T WAIT FOR SANDAG TO GET THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION DATA.

WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BEFORE LOOKING INTO BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION, WHICH WILL ONLY HELP TO LOWER OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

WE NEED TO TAKE BOLD ACTION.

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT REPORT YOUR STAFF SHARED WITH YOU CONCLUDED.

SO PLEASE DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BEFORE COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON CURRENT BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION BEFORE YEARS, AND RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THE CAP UPDATE IS

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THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY OR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY CONVERSATION, DR.

BHAT-PATEL. JUST A QUICK QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO WHAT DR.

DECINO JUST BROUGHT UP, THE CITY MANAGER, I KNOW YOU HAD SENT US A MEMO WITH REGARDS TO THAT.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD ANSWER IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF UPDATE WE COULD PROVIDE TO RESIDENTS ON THAT.

YEAH, AND ACTUALLY MS. DECINO WAS ACCURATE IN HER REFLECTION THAT PREVIOUSLY COUNCIL HAD DIRECTED US TO MAKE THOSE UPDATES.

STAFF ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING UPDATES, AND ULTIMATELY MS. DECINO WAS CORRECT THAT WE WOULD HAVE THIS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL LIKELY IN THE SPRING OF 23.

OKAY, SO IT WILL BE COMING BEFORE US WHEN WE RECEIVE OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE? OKAY, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED CLARITY ON THAT.

OKAY, ANY OTHER COMMENT? OKAY, YOU WANT TO TITLE THE ORDINANCE? YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA.

REPEALING AND REPLACING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 1804 BUILDING CODE 1806 UNIFORM HOUSING CODE 1808 MECHANICAL CODE TO BE RETITLED HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE 1812 ELECTRICAL CODE 1816 PLUMBING CODE 1818 SOLAR ENERGY CODE 1819 DANGEROUS BUILDING CODE 1820 RESIDENTIAL CODE 1821 GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND 1830 ENERGY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS AND ADDING CHAPTERS 1803 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1809 EXISTING BUILDING CODE AND 1810 MECHANICAL CODE BASED ON THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AS AMENDED.

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

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO--WELL, THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT? OH, NUMBER EIGHT, EXCUSE ME.

[8. ZONING CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR A FOUR-UNIT CONDOMINIUM BUILDING AND DETACHED OFFICE BUILDING AT 2754 AND 2770 JEFFERSON STREET]

YOU WANT TO MAKE THE INTRODUCTIONS, MR. CHADWICK? YES, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR ASSOCIATE PLANNER, LAUREN YZAGUIRRE.

GOOD EVENING. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS JEFFERSON MIXED USE.

THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR FOUR UNIT AIR-SPACE, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING AND A DETACHED COMMERCIAL OFFICE.

THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED ON TWO PROPERTIES 2770 AND 2754 JEFFERSON STREET ON THE EAST SIDE OF JEFFERSON STREET AND JUST NORTH OF ARBUCKLE PLACE.

EACH PARCEL IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND RELATED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY A MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES.

THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING RESIDENCES, MERGE THE TWO LOTS TO CREATE ONE LEGAL LOT AND CONSTRUCT FOUR AIR-SPACE CONDOMINIUMS AND A DETACHED COMMERCIAL OFFICE. THE PROPOSED CONDOMINIUM UNITS ARE DESIGNED AS THREE STOREY TOWNHOMES THAT WOULD SHARE COMMON VERTICAL WALLS.

EACH RESIDENTIAL UNIT INCLUDES THREE BEDROOMS, THREE AND ONE HALF BATHROOMS AN ENCLOSED TWO-CAR GARAGE BALCONIES ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR AND REAR YARD AREAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR. EACH OF THE FLOOR PLANS VARY IN SIZE, RANGING FROM 1905 SQUARE FEET TO 2706 SQUARE FEET.

THE PROJECT ALSO PROPOSES A DETACHED 897 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE LOT.

ACCESS WOULD BE PROVIDED BY A SINGLE DRIVEWAY ALONG JEFFERSON STREET WITH A SHARED DRIVE AISLE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS.

THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IS CHARACTERIZED AS A BEACH COTTAGE DESIGN AND INCLUDES A STUCCO FINISH, HARDIE PLANK LAP SIDING, PILASTERS RAFTER TAILS AND VARIATIONS IN ROOF RIDGES AND WINDOW ELEMENTS.

THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO INCORPORATE THE COLORS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST ELEVATIONS.

THE CONDOMINIUM BUILDING HAS AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 34'11" INCHES, AND THE OFFICE BUILDING HAS A HEIGHT OF 23'9" INCHES.

BOTH BUILDINGS ARE BELOW THE MAXIMUM HIGH OF 35 FEET.

THE PROPOSED LAW WOULD BE HELD IN COMMON INTEREST, DIVIDED BETWEEN THE FOUR RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS, SINGLE OFFICE BUILDING AND COMMON AREAS.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP IS REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 2754 JEFFERSON STREET, SHOWN ON THE SLIDE AS LOT A TO RESIDENTIAL

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THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW THE PROJECT TO CONSOLIDATE THE LOTS AND CONSTRUCT THE CONDOMINIUM, BUILDING AND OFFICE.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP IS REQUESTED TO CHANGE 2754 JEFFERSON STREET TO RESIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY RPQ TO BE CONSISTENT WITH 2770 JEFFERSON STREET.

THE ZONE CHANGE WOULD PREVENT A SPLIT-ZONED PROJECT AND WOULD ALLOW FOR THE OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL USE ON ONE CONSOLIDATED LOT.

THE ZONE CHANGE WOULD ALSO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ALLOW FOR THE PROJECT TO COMPLY WITH THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF ONE ZONING DESIGNATION. STAFF ANALYZED THE PROJECT AGAINST A PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THE REVISED PROJECT.

THE PROPOSED ADDENDUM CONCLUDED THAT THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED EIR, AND NEITHER A SUPPLEMENTAL OR SUBSEQUENT EIR IS REQUIRED.

THEREFORE, THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED EIR AND STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE ADDENDUM.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 17, 2022.

NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EXPRESSED SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION AT THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS.

ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD GENERAL PLAN EIR AND APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.

INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONE CHANGE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT NON-RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

QUESTIONS? IS THIS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING? DID I MISS IT? YES, I'M SORRY.

SO I NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YES, DOCTOR? NO QUESTIONS, BUT JUST A DISCLOSURE THAT I WAS WALKING PAST THE PROPERTY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I STATED FOR THE RECORD THAT I WAS NEAR THERE AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA AND WANTED TO SAY THAT I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WALK PAST THERE BUT HAVE NOT HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH ANYONE REGARDING IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MOVE ADOPTION OF BOTH RESOLUTIONS AND MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE ALL CONTAINED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. SECOND.

WE NEED YOU TO TITLE THE ORDINANCE.

YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE AMENDMENT TO THE CITYWIDE ZONING MAP FROM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, MULTIPLE ZONE RDM TO RESIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL WITH A QUALIFIED OVERLAY DEVELOPMENT ZONE RPQ ON A 0.16 ACRE PARCEL, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 2754 JEFFERSON STREET.

APN 203-201-01-00 IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE ONE.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. LET THE RECORD SHOW ITEM EIGHT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NOW ON TO FINAL COMMENTS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

I THINK FOR MY FINAL COMMENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT AN AMAZING DAY THIS IS FOR OUR COUNTRY.

IT'S BEEN AN EXPERIMENT IN DEMOCRACY AND REPRESENTATION, DEMOCRACY AND A REPUBLIC FOR OVER 230 YEARS.

IT'S A GREAT DAY.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO OFFERED THEMSELVES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TODAY, AND THANK EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY WHO VOTED.

COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.

GREAT. YES, THANK YOU.

IT IS ELECTION DAY AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND VOTE OR VOTED EARLY BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING TODAY.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON SOME OF MY REGIONAL APPOINTMENTS.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIAISON POSITION.

I'M JUST GOING THROUGH THE LIST, THAT ONE'S TOMORROW.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOES AN ANNUAL MEETING WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE CHAMBER'S PRIORITIES, AND I'M THE LIAISON FROM THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL, SO I'LL BE THERE TOMORROW TO HEAR THOSE PRIORITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR DISCUSSION.

THIS MORNING, THE CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MET RIGHT HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS , AND AS USUAL, WE MEET MONTHLY TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S POSITION ON STATE AND FEDERAL PRIORITIES. WE ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY BASED ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL.

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THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE DOES BROADCAST THEIR MEETINGS LIVE ON YOUTUBE AND THEY CAN BE WATCHED LATER ON THEIR WEBSITE.

THE ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY MEETS NEXT WEDNESDAY.

SAME, THEY BROADCAST LIVE AND YOU CAN WATCH THEIR VIDEO LATER.

THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SAN DIEGO COUNTY DIVISION MEETS NEXT MONDAY.

THOSE ARE NOT BROADCAST.

THEY'RE CLOSED MEETINGS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ALL OVER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGION.

MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER PRIYA BHAT-PATEL, IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE DIVISION AND WILL BE LEADING THAT ONE.

WE WILL HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER TO TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE CITY LEVEL, WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THOSE NEXT WEEK.

SO THAT WILL BE A GOOD MEETING, INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE MY REGIONAL APPOINTMENTS.

THANKS. DR.

BHAT-PATEL. YES, THANK YOU.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT WENT OUT TO VOTE TODAY AND FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING ONLINE, HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET YOUR VOTE COUNTED.

IN TERMS OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, WE DO HAVE LEAGUE LEADERS ORIENTATION AND BRIEFING THIS WEEK AS WELL.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

YES, I WILL BE CHAIRING OUR MEETING NEXT WEEK FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, AND THEN WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT MONDAY AS WELL, AND THEN AN NCTD BOARD MEETING AS WELL AS A SEPARATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

SO I'LL BE DOING THOSE ALSO.

I KNOW WE HAVE THE VETERANS DAY MILITARY REVIEW AT THE ARMY NAVY ACADEMY ON FRIDAY, AND I ALWAYS ENJOY GOING TO THAT.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND JUST WANTED TO ALSO END ON THE NOTE THAT WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR SOME OF OUR VETERANS AT VIASAT WITH THE PRESIDENT THIS PAST FRIDAY.

HE WAS IN CARLSBAD.

I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE COVERAGE, BUT HE DID TALK ABOUT VETERANS AFFAIRS AND JUST HOW WE CAN WORK ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOGETHER.

YES, MR. BLACKBURN. NOTHING. THANK YOU.

OK FIRST ON SANDAG THE LAST FRIDAY'S MEETING OR THE PRIOR MEETING FOR SANDAG WHERE THEY VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE REPEAL OF THE FOUR AND A HALF CENT A MILE TAX.

THEY DID MOVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING.

WE SPENT OVER $3 MILLION TO CREATE THE PLAN.

NOW WE'RE SPENDING OVER ALMOST $2 MILLION TO CHANGE THE PLAN, ONLY TO HAVE IT CONCLUDED IN 2024 WHEN IN 2025, WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR NEXT PLAN BEFORE US TO BE ADOPTED.

THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT AND WHY WE'RE TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WAS MOST IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS WE'RE ALL HAVING TO UPDATE OUR REGIONAL HOUSING PLANS.

THAT WAS STATED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND WE LOOK OR WORK WITH OR TRY TO WORK WITH SANDAG TO DO SOME OF THOSE STUDIES.

IT WAS STATED AT THAT MEETING THAT ALL THOSE PLANS WOULD BE PUT OFF FOR AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS.

THE FOLLOWING WEEK WE GOT A LETTER SAYING IT'LL BE SEVEN MONTHS.

THAT PUTS TEN CITIES IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN JEOPARDY OF NOT GETTING THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATED.

SO NOT ONLY IS THERE A COST INVOLVED WITH UPDATING THE PLAN, BUT IT ALSO PUTS TEN CITIES IN JEOPARDY OF NOT HAVING A HOUSING ELEMENT APPROVED, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH BUILD ANYTHING YOU WANT UNTIL YOU GET THAT DONE.

ALSO, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, I WAS HONORED TO BE AT DOUG GREENE'S RETIREMENT, AND I THINK MOST OF US HERE ON THE DAIS KNOW DOUG GREEN AND MANY OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE.

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE WORKED WITH MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS, BUT I WOULD SAY DOUG GREEN IS PROBABLY DONE AS AN INDIVIDUAL AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER SINGLE INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT WORKING TOWARDS THE EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS WITH CHS-TV AND THEIR MEDIA PROGRAM. I MEAN, IT'S A NATIONAL AWARD WINNING PROGRAM.

HE WAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

HE WAS TWICE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR CARLSBAD UNIFIED.

SO, I MEAN, I JUST HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR DOUG GREEN, AND HE'LL BE MISSED.

HE LITERALLY CHANGED THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES HERE IN CARLSBAD.

ALSO, IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE INVITED TO THE HONOR FLIGHT BACK TO D.C.

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AS PART OF THAT, AND I WILL SAY THAT IN MY LIFE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLING EXPERIENCES AND GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES I'VE EVER ENJOYED.

IT WAS ALSO WHEN WE GOT OFF THE PLANE IN SAN DIEGO AND WE WERE COMING DOWN THE ESCALATOR TO THE TURNSTILES, I MEAN, THERE WAS PEOPLE BOTH FROM THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT.

THERE WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY, AND AGAIN, THAT WAS EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY HUMBLING.

SO ALSO THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, IT'S THE ARMY NAVY ACADEMY'S ANNUAL VETERANS DAY MILITARY REVIEW, AND THAT'S AT THE ARMY NAVY ACADEMY BLISS STADIUM.

THAT'S AT 2600 CARLSBAD BOULEVARD, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THAT, THAT IS ANOTHER GREAT EXPERIENCE HERE IN CARLSBAD.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

CITY MANAGER.

OH, I'M SORRY. WELL, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MR. GREEN, HE USED TO BE MY TEACHER BACK IN THE DAY AT AVIARA.

SO I ALSO AM VERY THANKFUL FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AS A FORMER STUDENT OF HIS AND I KNOW I HAVE QUITE A FEW STUDENTS THAT I MENTOR THAT WERE HIS STUDENTS IN THE NEAR TERM. SO REALLY GLAD FOR HIS SERVICE AND WHAT HE'S TAUGHT FOLKS ON PUBLIC SPEAKING AND MANY OTHER THINGS.

YES, CITY MANAGER?

[CIT MANAGER COMMENTS]

IT IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY.

CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THAT DAY, BUT REALLY, I WANT TO REACH OUT AND GIVE THANKS TO ALL THE VETERANS OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE VETERANS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THAT'S IT. CITY ATTORNEY.

NOTHING FOR ME. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CITY CLERK. NOTHING, THANK YOU.

WELL, WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED, YOU STILL HAVE TIME.

WE URGE YOU TO DO THAT, AND WITH THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.