Dec 13, 2022 City Council Meeting

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I'D LIKE TO CALL TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL, DECEMBER 13, 5:00 P.M.

[CALL TO ORDER]

HERE. COUNCILMEMBER ACOSTA.

HERE. COUNCILMEMBER BHAT-PATEL.

HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BLACKBURN.

PRESENT. MAYOR HALL.

HERE.

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS ALSO SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER FOUR AND EIGHT.

AND WITH THAT, IF WE COULD ALL PLEASE RISE AND MR. BLACKBURN WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG.

SO THERE ARE NO MINUTES TO APPROVE TONIGHT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT?

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

[INAUDIBLE].

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

YUSEF MILLER HERE TODAY SPEAKING FOR WITH CLEAN EARTH 4 KIDS.

AND THE SUBJECT I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT IS THE LEAD IN THE AIR.

WE MIGHT NOT KNOW IT, WE MIGHT NOT SEE IT, BUT A LOT OF OUR AIR, OUR AIR TRANSPORT, THE PLANES AND THE HELICOPTERS, THEY HAVE LEADED FUEL.

AND AS THEY FLY OVER CARLSBAD, THEY DEPOSIT LEAD IN THE AIR.

WE KNOW THAT THERE'S NO SAFE LEVEL FOR LEAD.

AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE INVISIBLE HAZARDS THAT WE ALL DON'T SEE, BUT IT AFFECTS US ALL.

SO IT'S TIME FOR SOMEONE TO RAISE THE ALARM THAT WE HAVE LEAD IN OUR AIR AND IT CAN AFFECT OUR CHILDREN AND THEREFORE CLEAN EARTH 4 KIDS.

AND THE INTERFAITH COALITION OF EARTH JUSTICE AND THE NORTH COUNTY NAACP, OF WHICH I'M THE CHAIR OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE, WE WANT TO SAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION TO ASK FOR THE AIRPORT TO SWITCH FROM LEADED TO UNLEADED.

SIMPLE. JUST ASK THE SWITCH FROM LEADED TO UNLEADED.

AND THAT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE HAZARDS THAT WE NEED THE ALARM RAISED ON.

AND WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE HERE.

CLEANEARTH4KIDS.ORG IS AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION WITH KIDS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL.

AND IT'S NOT JUST BACKWARDS R'S AND HAND DRAWINGS OF TURKEYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

NO, THESE KIDS ARE SERIOUS.

THEY INTERVIEW ELECTED OFFICIALS, ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, CONGRESSMEN, STATESMEN.

SO THEY, AND WOMEN, PEOPLE, PERSONS.

SO I WANT YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER SWITCHING FROM LEADED TO UNLEADED FUEL FOR OUR AIR TRANSPORTS.

AND THAT WAY WE SAVE AND PREVENT HAZARDS FROM AIRBORNE LEAD.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DR.

[INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY SUZANNE HUME.

GOOD EVENING. THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTION BOTTLED UP IN ME.

HAVING KNOWN MAYOR HALL FOR OVER 12 YEARS AND I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO GETS A HUG FROM HIM, INCLUDING TONIGHT.

I'M A FUNNY PROFESSOR OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS, CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT.

I'M HERE FIRST.

MY REPORT WILL BE PART OF CITY RECORDS.

EVERYBODY HAS IT.

I'LL BE MEETING SCOTT AFTER MONTHS.

IS A BUSY, BUSY MAN.

I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING HIM AFTER SIX MONTHS, JANUARY 6.

THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OUTGOING MAYOR HALL.

MAYOR HALL, I'VE OBSERVED YOU.

I'VE MET YOU.

WE HAVE ARGUED AND YOU ABOUT TRAFFIC.

YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

I ASKED YOU TO RUN AGAIN, BUT YOU DECIDED NOT TO.

I KNOW INCOMING, I EQUALLY RESPECT INCOMING MAYOR KEITH BLACKBURN.

I KNOW HIM WELL AS WELL AS MAYOR HALL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, SIR.

MY JOB IS TO COME AND BEAT ON THE DOOR, MAKE PRESENTATION TO FIX THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION.

WE HAVE SPENT. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE REPORT.

WE'VE SPENT OVER $15 MILLION.

ABOUT 3 MILLION, 4 MILLION, ACCORDING TO JOHN [INAUDIBLE] ON ADAPTIVE.

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I WAS PART OF THE SYSTEM TO FIX THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL.

I HAVE NO VESTED INTEREST, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

I'M JUST A SCIENTIST, A CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT, AND I TEACH CLIMATE CHANGE AT BERKELEY.

SO YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT I'M A REAL PERSON.

I COME FROM BOSTON, AND THIS IS MY CITY, AND I'M PROUD OF IT.

SO I GAVE A GRADE OF C-PLUS TO B-MINUS LAST SEPTEMBER 22ND TO MAYOR HALL AND THE WHOLE CITY MANAGEMENT.

THAT INCLUDES ALL OF YOU.

THAT INCLUDES EVERYBODY IN THAT OFFICE.

THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

LIKE, WHERE IS THE BEEF? BECAUSE WE'VE SPENT $15 MILLION.

I WOULD LIKE FOR THE INCOMING MAYOR, HONORABLE KEITH BLACKBURN, YOU'RE THE BOSS AND YOU LIKE TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

I KNOW THAT. DOUG BILSE TOLD ME.

WE CAN'T SIT IN THE OFFICE OF NESTOR AND WATCH TRAFFIC.

WE HAVE TO GET ON THE ROAD AS DOUG BILSE AND I DID TO OBSERVE TRAFFIC.

THERE ARE PROBLEMS. I DISAGREE WITH KEITH BLACKBURN OFTEN THAT OUR CITY IS A ROLE MODEL IN EVERY ASPECT EXCEPT RECENTLY GARBAGE COLLECTION AND YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE IS A DISASTER.

COME AND TALK TO PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE.

I'M ALMOST DONE.

SIR. I ASK YOU.

YOU'RE THE NEW MAYOR.

PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR STAFF.

TOM. JOHN.

[INAUDIBLE]. THEY ARE COMPLACENT.

THEY HAVE TO GET THE WORK DONE.

I'LL BE HERE IN JANUARY.

NEXT FEBRUARY. NEXT MARCH.

I'M 80 YEARS OLD.

UNTIL I'M ALIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SIR.

I OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOYAL, DEDICATED SERVICES TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

THANK YOU, SIR. I BOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SUZANNE HUME, FOLLOWED BY JOHN [INAUDIBLE].

HELLO AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MY NAME IS SUZANNE HUME.

I'M THE EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS.

PROUD TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YUSEF MILLER, WHO WAS ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A YUSEF MILLER DAY BECAUSE OF ALL THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YUSEF HAS DONE.

AND ANOTHER SHOUT OUT AT NAACP FOR CALIFORNIA.

HE WAS HIGHLIGHTED.

WE WERE THERE ON THE NAACP STAGE, PROUDLY CLEAN EARTH 4 KIDS BEING RECOGNIZED, YUSEF MILLER, THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM ALL OF US HERE.

SO, YES, WE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SPEAKER THAT SPOKE PREVIOUSLY.

WE DO NEED TO THINK ABOUT OUR AIR.

WE REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING.

OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

WE NEED NO IDLING SIGNS WITH CHILDREN'S ART.

WE HAVE EXAMPLES THAT CLEANEARTH4KIDS.ORG.

CARL'S, I'M SORRY, OCEANSIDE HAS IT IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT THERE ARE THESE NO IDLING SIGNS.

WE JUST HAVE TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND AND GET IT ROLLING.

SO YES, PROUDLY, WE DO HAVE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ALSO COLLEGE INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS.

JAKE [INAUDIBLE] PROUDLY SITS ON OUR BOARD.

YOU KNOW, J'S BEEN A BEEN WITH CARLSBAD AND A TEACHER FOR DECADES.

SO TONIGHT, OF COURSE, WE'RE HERE AGAIN TO ASK TO STOP THE SALE, USE AND STORAGE OF LEADED FUEL.

THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF LEAD.

AS YOU KNOW, LEAD PERMANENTLY DAMAGES CHILDREN'S BRAINS.

AND IT ONLY TAKES LIKE A SMALL, A SMALL BIT OF LEAD.

RIGHT. AND THAT LEAD DOES PERMANENTLY HARMS CHILDREN'S BRAINS FOREVER.

AND THERE'S A HUGE COST TO THAT, TO DOING THAT.

NOT JUST IN LOSS OF IQ POINTS, NOT JUST IN LOSS OF OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO TO OUR SCHOOLS.

AND AS A TEACHER, I WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT.

BUT THE THING IS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT THIS? IT'S REAL EASY.

JUST SEND A LETTER TO THE COUNTY AND DEMAND THAT THE COUNTY STOP THE SALE, USE AND STORAGE OF LEADED FUEL.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.

THAT LED. I MEAN, HOW MANY PEOPLE KNEW THAT AT THE CARLSBAD AIRPORT THAT LEAD IS BEING USED AND LEAD DUST IS FALLING ON OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR CHILDREN. CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND AND TELL ME? ONLY A FEW.

WE ABSOLUTELY NEED EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.

I AM ASKING YOU TO DO THAT.

YES, I'M SORRY.

WELL, I AM. I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK.

WE NEED EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM TO KNOW.

AND WE NEED CARLSBAD TO STEP UP BIG TIME WITH EDUCATION, MAILERS GOING OUT TO EVERY SINGLE FAMILY LIVING NEAR THE AIRPORT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT HIGHER BLOOD LEVELS WERE FOUND IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY THAT STOPPED THE SALE OF LEADED FUEL THAN IN FLINT, MICHIGAN? THIS IS A SERIOUS CRISIS.

AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND I NEED ACTION.

WE NEED CLEAN EARTH 4 KIDS.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW.

WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY GOOD WORK.

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GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO.

MY NAME IS JOHN WITH CLEANEARTH4KIDS.ORG.

I WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD ASK THE CITY TO WORK WITH THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS AND FLOWER FIELDS.

THEY USE A GREAT DEAL OF PESTICIDES THAT ARE BANNED IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE FLOWER FIELDS USES BIFENTHRIN, IMIDACLOPRID AND OXIDIAZINE, BANNED IN 29, 28 AND 29 COUNTRIES.

THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS, SOMETHING SIMILAR, BUT THEY ALSO USE A PESTICIDE CONTAINING 1-3D IN CHLOROPICRIN, WHICH IS BANNED IN 34 AND 37 COUNTRIES.

LAST YEAR THEY USED 649 GALLONS OF THAT ON THAT RELATIVELY SMALL FIELD.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE AND THE CHILDREN OF FAMILIES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA, THAT'S VERY, VERY HIGH.

SO OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE A PRIVATE COMPANY, BUT CERTAINLY THE CITY COULD REACH OUT TO THEM AND HELP THEM OUT WITH OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

AND BACK TO THE LEAD, THE SOCIAL COST OF LEAD.

SO ACCORDING TO EPA DATA, THE PALOMAR AIRPORT DROPS OVER £700 OF LEAD INTO THE AIR OVER CARLSBAD EVERY YEAR. AND AS OTHER PEOPLE MENTIONED, THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF LEAD.

THE TINIEST AMOUNT IS A POWERFUL NEUROTOXIN.

THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, WHICH HAS BANNED LEAD SALES IN THEIR AIRPORT, DID A STUDY AROUND RESIDENTS AROUND THEIR AIRPORT, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO PALOMAR, ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF LEAD BEING DROPPED.

THEY FOUND LEAD LEVELS TWICE THAT OF THE FLINT LEAD CRISIS.

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA FOR FLINT, FLINT SAW A 30% DROP IN LEAD IN READING PROFICIENCY BECAUSE OF THE LEAD EXPOSURE.

FOR EVERY FIVE DECILITER OF LEAD EXPOSURE, YOUR KID'S CHANCE OF FAILING A MATH OR READING TEST GOES UP BY A THIRD.

THERE'S ABSOLUTE SOCIAL COST, NOT JUST FROM LOSS OF IQ, BUT INCREASED AGGRESSION, INCREASED SUSPENSION FROM SCHOOL.

THAT'S ALL LINKED TO LEAD EXPOSURE.

SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS DON'T OWN THE AIRPORT AT PALOMAR, BUT WE WOULD ASK YOU THAT YOU REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY.

THERE IS UNLEADED AVIATION FUEL AVAILABLE AND THE COUNTY JUST NEEDS SOME, I THINK, A BIG PUSH FROM US IN THE CITY AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED TO TO GET THAT MOVING FORWARD TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND THE ANIMALS AND THE WATER AND THE PEOPLE OF CARLSBAD.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS VANESSA FORSYTHE.

IT'S OKAY. YOU GOT IT. THANKS.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS VANESSA FORSYTHE, AND I RESIDE IN CARLSBAD, DISTRICT FOUR.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN WITH THE GROUP CLEAN EARTH 4 KIDS, BUT I'M ALSO A RETIRED SCHOOL NURSE AND PART OF AN ORGANIZATION CALLED CALIFORNIA NURSES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE.

AND WE'RE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT LEAD.

YES, THERE'S NO SAFE LEVEL.

AGAIN, WHAT IS WITHIN YOUR POWER IN TERMS OF THE PALOMAR AIRPORT WHERE I KNOW OR UNDERSTAND THAT CARLSBAD IS LOOKING TO ACTUALLY BUILD SOME HOUSING ACROSS FROM THERE, MAYBE A COMMUNITY CENTER.

SO WE PARTICULARLY WANT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE FAMILIES WHO WOULD BE MOVING INTO THE AREA.

AS A SCHOOL NURSE, I SAW A LOT OF KIDS WHO DEALT WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, ATTENTION DEFICIT.

THOSE ARE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, ONE OF THE DISABILITIES THAT WE'VE SEEN INCREASED.

THERE IS DEFINITELY A CONNECTION TO LEAD THAT IS IN THE AIR.

IF IT'S STORED AT PALOMAR AIRPORT, THE TANKS ALSO CAN LEACH INTO THE WATER WHERE AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT OUR CHILDREN.

SO, AND THEN I'M JUST GOING TO SHARE SOMETHING.

I DON'T THINK THESE GUYS WERE PREPARED FOR ME TO SAY THIS, BUT I WAS IN A NEARBY AREA WHERE THERE WAS A COMPANY HIRED TO CLEAR OUT THE LAND WHERE THERE WAS WEEDS, AND WHAT THEY USED WERE PESTICIDES.

AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WAS A LOT OF BIRDS, AIR FOWL DIED.

AND IT WAS JUST REALLY DISTRESSING TO SEE THAT.

AND THERE'S ALTERNATIVES TO THAT, RIGHT, IN TERMS OF PESTICIDES.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST LAY PAPER OVER THE WEEDS AND NEWSPAPER AND LET IT SIT THERE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN YOU CAN TURN OVER THE SOIL.

SO I'M JUST SAYING THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES AND WE REALLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF OUR KIDS.

AND YES, EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION.

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THAT'S MY POINT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS, MAYOR.

OK THEN MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS 1-11.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

GLENN BERNARD.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY.

SANTA SOMETIMES GETS THE QUESTION, IS IT BETTER TO GIVE OR TO RECEIVE? BUT TONIGHT, ITEM 5, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING.

START WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

I WAS BORN IN EAST L.A.

. I GREW UP IN PICO RIVERA AND I HAVE A STRONG, STRONG ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY OF BROWN PEOPLE.

VERY STRONG.

AND AT MY WEDDING, MY BEST MAN WAS 100% CHOCTAW INDIAN.

AND PBS RECENTLY HAD A SHOW ON ABOUT A NATIVE AMERICAN LADY, 80 YEARS OLD.

HEARD HER NAME ALL MY LIFE.

IT WAS A TWO HOUR PBS DOCUMENTARY.

WONDERFUL.

BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE, SHE GOT ADOPTED BY A WHITE, WHITE COUPLE.

AND HER STORY IS VERY INTERESTING.

SHE'S WORTH READING.

NOW ON THE TOPIC OF TAKING A DAY OFF TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE EXIST.

PEOPLE WHO WERE CLOSE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING.

AND I'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST 17 YEARS OF MY LIFE, I WAS RESPECTING AND ADMIRING DR.

KING LIKE I STILL DO.

PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM HAVE SAID ABOUT HIM THAT HE WOULD NOT WANT PEOPLE TO MISS WORK JUST BECAUSE OF HIM.

BUT NOW THIS PLACE WITH THE UNIONS VIA THE UNIONS ARE ABOUT TO TAKE OFF WORK.

A PAID HOLIDAY BECAUSE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE STILL EXIST.

IT'S NO GOOD.

NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE LIFE AND YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A DAY OFF OF WORK BECAUSE OF THEM.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, MAYBE YOU COULD TAKE A DAY OFF OF WORK BECAUSE OUT OF RESPECT FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE, TOO.

HUH. HOW ABOUT THAT? SO FIREMEN UNION, POLICE UNION, MORE UNIONS THAN JUST THAT.

AND THEY DON'T CALL THEMSELVES UNIONS.

THEY CALL THEM ASSOCIATIONS.

A GOOD WAY OF DEALING WITH A BAD EVENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

FDR ROUNDED UP ALL THE JAPANESE-AMERICANS.

THEY LOST A LOT.

A LOT. 45 YEARS LATER, JIMMY CARTER SAYS, LET'S FIND THESE PEOPLE AND GIVE THEM $20,000 EACH AND SET UP AN EDUCATION FUND.

AND THEN RONALD REAGAN IMPLEMENTED CARTER'S PLAN.

SO THIS THING.

OH, ANOTHER THING THAT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME.

MY WIFE AND I KNOW A LADY WHO'S 100% NAVAJO.

SHE'S A FRIEND OF OURS.

HER DADDY WAS ONE OF THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, AND WE HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF DRIVING THIS YOUNG LADY, OUR FRIEND'S NAMED CAROL, THROUGH CAMP PENDLETON AND SHOW HER SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE HER DADDY MIGHT HAVE MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

BUT YOU'RE NOT SHOWING DISRESPECT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE BY TAKING A PAID HOLIDAY.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS.

OKAY. MOTION.

I'M SORRY. DR.

BHAT-PATEL. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT ITEM.

CITY MANAGER, COULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT PARTICULAR ITEM AND WHAT THE CHANGE IS.

THE CHANGE FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS GOING FROM COLUMBUS DAY, WHICH IS ON OCTOBER 12TH AND RENAMING IT TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.

SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY THAT'S BEING GRANTED FOR ANY EMPLOYEE.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY TAKING THE DAY OFF ON OCTOBER 12TH.

AND NOW GOING FORWARD IT'LL BE KNOWN AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.

SO THE DAY IS CURRENTLY ALREADY SCHEDULED TO BE OFF.

THAT'S CORRECT. GREAT.

THANK YOU. ANY MOTION? MOVE APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER 1-11.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY. MOVING ON.

[PRESENTATIONS]

GIVE THE OATH TO THE CITY CLERK OF SHERRY FREISINGER

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I SHERRY FREISINGER. DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION. OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] STATE YOUR NAME. COULD YOU HOLD THE MIC A LITTLE CLOSER? YEAH. I, CRAIG LINDHOLM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

[APPLAUSE] PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT TO THE MICROPHONE.

YES, MA'AM. REPEAT AFTER ME.

STATE YOUR NAME.

I, MELANIE BURKHOLDER.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

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YOU KNOW THE DRILL. YES.

REPEAT AFTER ME. SURE.

I, STATE YOUR NAME.

I, PRIYA BHAT-PATEL.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] YOU WANT TO BE IN MY PICTURE, SHERRY? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, STATE YOUR NAME.

I, KEITH BLACKBURN.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A THREE MINUTE BREAK TO GIVE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWAP OUT NAMES OR PLACARDS AND THEN.

SO DON'T GO TOO FAR.

IT'LL JUST BE A STAB MOVEMENT.

BUT AGAIN, 3 MINUTES.

STAND BY. OKAY.

WE'RE CALLING THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.

PLEASE HAVE YOUR SEAT. TAKE YOUR SEATS.

AND NEXT WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR TWO OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR.

SO I INVITE TERESA ACOSTA AND PETER NORBY TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR BLACKBURN.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TO MY COLLEAGUE, NOW MY FORMER COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER PETER NORBY.

AND BEFORE I READ THIS CERTIFICATE, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS PERSONAL APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR PETER'S EXCELLENT REPRESENTATION OF

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FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, WE HAD A PROCESS TO APPOINT A COUNCIL MEMBER TO A VACANT SEAT IN DISTRICT 1.

IN JULY 2021 WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS AND THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED PETER NORBY TO BE OUR COUNCILMEMBER.

WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT PETER IS SOMEBODY WHO LOVES CARLSBAD.

WE KNEW THAT HE HAD LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS AND HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO SAW THAT HE WAS AN EXCELLENT COLLABORATOR, SOMEONE WHO APPRECIATES DIVERSITY, WHO UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO ADAPT AND EVOLVE WITH THE CHANGING TIMES. AND IT WAS REALLY JUST A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY SO RESPECTFUL AND KIND AND GOOD HEARTED WHO REALLY WAS HERE BECAUSE HE CARED ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE.

SO I'M JUST HONORED THAT I HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

SO I'LL DO THAT NOW IN RECOGNITION OF SERVING AS THE DISTRICT 1 COUNCIL MEMBER FROM AUGUST 31ST, 2021, THROUGH DECEMBER 13TH, 2022.

BY DEVOTING YOUR TIME, ENERGY AND SUPPORT TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY, YOU HAVE DISTINGUISHED YOURSELF AS A LEADER WHO IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE REGION AND YOUR POSITIVE IMPACTS WILL BE APPRECIATED BY FUTURE GENERATIONS.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THANK YOU, PETER NORBY.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

REMEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS PETER NORBY AND I'M A CARLSBAD RESIDENT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO SAY TODAY, AND I JUST KIND OF REFLECTED ON THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS, STARTED OUR BUSINESS HERE.

JULIE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS, STARTED OUR BUSINESS HERE, RAISED OUR CHILDREN AND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM HERE IN CARLSBAD AND A SUCCESSFUL CONSULTANCY.

AND THEN COUNCIL NEEDED SOMEBODY TO SERVE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.

AND I PUT AN APPLICATION IN.

AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO PUT AN APPLICATION IN TO SERVE.

AND IT JUST REMINDS ME TO SAY.

CARLSBAD IS SO GREAT BECAUSE OF OUR CITIZENS AND THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WHO ARE ON OUR COMMITTEES OR IN OTHER WAYS THROUGH THEIR FAITH INSTITUTIONS OR YOUTH SPORTS OR THEATER OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE ENVIRONMENTAL.

AND IT TRULY OUR CITIZENS ARE WHAT MAKE OUR CITY SO GREAT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF.

THERE ARE ABOUT 800 CARLSBAD PLUS MINUS EMPLOYEES THAT DELIVER WORLD CLASS SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS EVERY DAY.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M MOST GRATEFUL FOR FOR 40 YEARS IS THIS GREAT CITY THAT I LIVE IN.

AND THEN THANK YOU TO MY COUNCIL PEERS.

I REALLY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO COMING ON THIS COUNCIL.

I DID NOT KNOW.

BUT IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TEAM.

WE HAVE DIFFERENCES. WE VOTE DIFFERENTLY ON OCCASION, WHICH IS AWESOME.

WE HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND WE ARE ALL EQUALS.

WE GIVE EACH OTHER TIME.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

GREAT. I HAVE FOND WISHES FOR THIS COUNCIL.

I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT STUFF.

AND I THINK I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH SOME WORDS THAT I HEARD.

BUT IT WAS OUR SON'S WEDDING UP IN SONOMA.

AND THE BRIDE'S FATHER SAID THAT IT'S A REALLY GOOD DAY AND A REALLY GOOD YEAR WHEN YOUR GRATITUDE FAR EXCEEDS YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THIS CITY.

SO THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK.

[APPLAUSE] THIS IS WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO ME.

THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION TO OUTGOING MAYOR HALL.

WE HAVE HAD A BALL.

WE DISAGREE ON SO MANY ISSUES.

AND THEN WE GO HAVE A DRINK TOGETHER.

IT'S BEEN FUN LEARNING FROM MATT.

MATT WILL EVEN TELL SOME PEOPLE WHEN IN A WEAK MOMENT THAT HE'S LEARNED SOMETHING FROM ME AS WELL.

[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE A GOOD TIME TEASING EACH OTHER AND JOKING AND OH, I HAD SO MUCH I WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT, BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS OUR PERSONALITIES AND

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BUT I WANT TO GET THE POINT ACROSS.

WE'VE HAD FUN, DISAGREE A LOT, BUT HAVE FUN.

AND SO FOR THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M EXCITED TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.

IT SAYS MATT HALL HAS SERVED THE CITY OF CARLSBAD WITH DEDICATION AND DISTINCTION FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES IN HIS ROLE AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND A MAYOR. HE HAS DECIDED TO RETIRE FROM HIS PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER, AND MAYOR HALL'S LEADERSHIP OVER THE YEARS HAS HELPED CARLSBAD BECOME ONE OF THE PREMIER CITIES IN THE NATION KNOWN FOR A THRIVING BUSINESS COMMUNITY, A QUALITY OF LIFE SECOND TO NONE, AND LEGACY OF SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

MAYOR HALL HAS BEEN A CHAMPION OF CARLSBAD'S AWARD WINNING APPROACH TO MANAGING GROWTH, WHICH HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.

CARLSBAD'S UNIQUE APPROACH TO GROWTH MANAGEMENT HAS RESULTED IN THE PRESERVATION OF ALMOST 40% OF THE CITY'S PERMANENT OPEN SPACE WITH RIGOROUS QUALITY STANDARDS AND DEVELOPER FUNDED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS KEPT PACE WITH THE RESIDENTS NEEDS.

MAYOR HALL HAS BEEN A REGIONAL LEADER, INCLUDING SERVING ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, THE SANDAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND LED THE FORMATION OF INNOVATE 78.

WITH HIS UNIQUE MIX OF VISION AND COMMON SENSE, MAYOR HALL HAS HELPED POSITION CARLSBAD FOR SUCCESS TO BE ENJOYED BY OUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AND THEREFORE I, KEITH BLACKBURN, AND THIS IS WEIRD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY TAKE PRIDE AND PLEASURE IN OFFERING MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS.

THANKS AND SINCEREST APPRECIATION, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, TO MATT HALL FOR HIS 28 YEARS OF DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE AND EXTEND TO MATT OUR BEST WISHES FOR MANY YEARS OF WELL-DESERVED HAPPINESS IN THE FUTURE.

AND IT'S YOUR TURN.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.

THIS MIGHT TAKE A FEW MINUTES.

AND I WAS GOING TO START DOWN A PATH WHERE I WAS GOING TO TRY AND RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT REALLY HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO MY SUCCESS AND OUR COMMUNITY'S SUCCESS.

AND AS I WAS DOING THAT, I DID HAVE A FEW WORDS WITH MR. BLACKBURN AND HE SAYS, YOU DO HAVE 3 MINUTES.

SAY WHAT YOU MUST SAY.

BUT I'D LIKE JUST TO BEGIN WITH RECOGNIZING MY FAMILY.

SO ANYONE WHO SITS UP HERE REALIZES THE THE VALUE OF FAMILY, BUT HOW MUCH THE FAMILY SACRIFICES FOR THE FACT THAT YOU'RE OFTEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY MANY, MANY NIGHTS AND AWAY FROM HOME.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK PHYLLIS, WHO ISN'T HERE TONIGHT.

AND I THINK EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT.

BUT WE JUST RECENTLY GOT BACK FROM OUT OF TOWN AND THE FIRST THING SHE DID WAS GO TO PLAY WITH THE GRANDCHILDREN AND NOW SHE HAS THE FLU.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY THREE DAUGHTERS, MOLLY, STACY AND MARIAH, FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE HELPED WITH AND ALL THAT THEY'VE CONTRIBUTED BEHIND THE SCENES.

SO THEY'VE ALSO PLAYED A GREAT ROLE IN WHO I AM AND WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

NEXT, YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS THIS IS REALLY CHALLENGING, BUT I'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE SO CLOSE TO ME AND SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES, THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE SAT NEXT TO ME OR WITH ME HAVE REALLY BECOME MY MENTORS.

AND THAT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO MARY CASLER, BUDDY AND RAMONA AND JULIE.

JULIE'S HERE TONIGHT.

I MEAN, NOT ONLY DID WE CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF CARLSBAD, BUT THEY ALL WORK TO TRY TO MAKE HELP ME BE A BETTER PERSON AND TO CREATE A BETTER CITY. AND I WILL NEVER, I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT.

ALSO PART OF PART OF BEING PRODUCTIVE AND CREATING A GOOD COMMUNITY IS YOUR WORKING RELATIONSHIPS.

AND THAT REALLY AGAIN, GOES BACK TO OUR CITY MANAGERS, RAY PATCHETT, KEVIN AND MOST RECENTLY SCOTT. AND IT'S NOT ONLY THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, BUT IT'S WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.

AND I'LL JUST MENTION ONE EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT WAS 08-09-010 WHEN WE KNEW WE WERE GOING INTO DIFFICULT TIMES.

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TWO YEARS LATER, WE'RE DOWN TO 675 EMPLOYEES.

AND I WILL SAY THIS, THAT WE NEVER CLOSED THE DOOR.

WE NEVER DOWNGRADED ANY OF OUR SERVICES, OUR LIBRARIES, PARKS, OUR FIRE STATIONS ALL WERE OPEN 24-7 OR WHATEVER OUR NORMAL WORKING HOURS WERE.

AND WE WERE THE ONLY CITY, THE ONLY CITY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT COULD SAY THAT.

SO, THAT WAS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO OUR WORKERS AND THEIR HARD WORK THROUGH THOSE DIFFICULT TIMES.

AND THAT'S ONE THING I WILL NEVER FORGET.

IT WAS THAT TEAM AND THE TEAM TODAY.

CONTINUES ON WITH THAT, WITH THAT ETHIC.

OTHERS, THE CHAMBER.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP, AND THE CITY HAS ALWAYS HAD A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS CHAMBER.

TED OWEN AND MOST RECENTLY BRET.

AND I DON'T THINK TODAY THAT WE'VE EVER BEEN CLOSER WORKING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAN WE ARE TODAY.

AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR WHAT THEY BRING TO THE CITY OR WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE DEVELOPERS AND THE DEVELOPERS IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND OFTEN I'VE BEEN ASSOCIATED THAT I'VE, YOU KNOW, I AM ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS, WHICH I MOST CERTAINLY AM NOT.

BUT IF ANYBODY KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND WHAT A POWERFUL TOOL THAT IS, THE DEVELOPERS HAVE LITERALLY BUILT THIS CITY AND FINANCE THIS CITY.

AND WHEN YOU SAY, WOW, WHAT A GREAT CITY WE HAVE, WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE OUR HATS OFF TO THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE AT THE FOREFRONT TO MAKE, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

NEXT IS MY CLOSE SUPPORTERS.

THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE LENGTHY.

SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED NAMES HERE.

BUT I THINK AND I COULD LITERALLY GO DOWN EVERY ROW IN THE AUDIENCE HERE AND TO MENTION YOUR NAMES AND HOW YOU'VE WORKED WITH IT, WITH ME AND WITH THIS COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS TODAY.

I MEAN, THIS COMMUNITY ISN'T AN I, IT'S A WE.

AND THAT'S WHAT SEPARATES CARLSBAD FROM, I THINK, ANY OTHER CITY.

IT'S WE HAVE DONE THIS.

IT'S NOT I, IT IS WE.

AND THAT TRULY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

LAST I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COUNCIL AND ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP OVER THESE PAST FEW YEARS.

AND WITH THAT, MR. BLACKBURN, DID I KEEP MY 3 MINUTES THANK YOU. AND FIRST, LET ME GIVE YOU THIS.

THIS IS THE GAVEL THAT YOU'VE BEEN USING FOR THE LAST WHAT HAS IT BEEN, 12 YEARS? YES. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT.

THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. [APPLAUSE] NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 12.

[12. ORDINANCE NOS. CS-441 AND CS-442 – ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION]

PRIOR TO THAT, WE HAVE A SPEAKER.

CALL THE SPEAKER, PLEASE. YUSEF MILLER.

BEFORE THE SPEAKER SPEAKS, SINCE WE'RE JUST PULLING IT OUT AS A NUMBER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, THIS IS THE ONE THAT ESTABLISHES A COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION.

DID YUSEF MILLER LEAVE? OKAY. PLEASE TITLE THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES AND I DO RECOMMEND TITLING THEM AND VOTING ON THEM SEPARATELY.

THE FIRST ONE IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.15 AND ADDING CHAPTER 2.30, COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION TO TITLE 2 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE.

MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, AS RECITED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

MAYOR. MR. MILLER DID.

OH. WELCOME, MR. MILLER. SORRY.

I WAS OUT THERE EATING THE CAKE AND THE FOOD BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE GOT THERE.

[LAUGHTER] I APOLOGIZE.

I WAS HUNGRY. SORRY.

OKAY. MY NAME IS YUSEF MILLER.

I'M WITH THE NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE COALITION AND THE CARLSBAD EQUALITY COALITION.

AND I'M HERE TO THANK YOU FOR THE MOVEMENT THAT YOU MADE ON THE POLICE AND COMMUNITY COMMISSION.

AND THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

AND I WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT PICTURE OF THIS COMMISSION AS IT GOES FORWARD.

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IT'S NOT AN ADMISSION OF GUILT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT THE COMMUNITY IS OUT OF WHACK AND THINGS ARE GOING ON.

ACTUALLY, IT'S A CELEBRATION OF THE COALITION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH NOW MAYOR BLACKBURN AND PRIYA BHAT-PATEL, COUNCILMEMBER DR.

PRIYA BHAT-PATEL, AND THE CHIEF, MICKEY WILLIAMS AND HIS STAFF AND YOUR STAFF.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

WE NEED A LOT MORE REFORM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

BUT TO BE A BEACON OF HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY WITH THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CITY COUNCIL AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, THIS IS HOW WE MAKE MOVEMENT.

THIS IS HOW WE MAKE CHANGE.

THIS IS HOW WE MAKE REFORM.

WE'VE STRUGGLED WITH REFORM BEFORE, AND WE KNOW THAT.

I THINK WE BECAME FRIENDS IN STRUGGLE.

BUT AS WE STRUGGLED, WE MADE SURE THAT WE CHANGED AND IMPLEMENTED POLICY CHANGE THAT WILL AFFECT ALL OF US IN CARLSBAD AND TO BE THE TRUE RUDDER WHEN WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND PEOPLE CAN SEE CARLSBAD AND SAY, EVEN IF CARLSBAD DIDN'T NEED A POLICE COMMISSION WITH COMMUNITY, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T NEED IT, THEY DID IT TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE, TO STAY AHEAD OF THE BALL.

SO WE, I CELEBRATE YOU.

THE CARLSBAD EQUALITY COMMISSION CELEBRATES YOU AND THE NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE COALITION CELEBRATES YOU.

AND SINCE I HAVE ANOTHER MINUTE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WORKING ALONGSIDE OF NOW MAYOR BLACKBURN AND DR. PRIYA BHAT-PATEL AND HOPEFULLY THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE CAN MAKE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER AREAS, AS I SPOKE BEFORE, ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND THAT'S NOT THE TOPIC NOW, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.

I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS ELECTED, THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE THE ONES TO TALK TO.

I WILL TELL MY MY COMMITTEE, I WILL TELL MY COLLEAGUES AND MY ALLIES THAT WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES, WE NEED TO COME HERE AND SIT DOWN IN A REALLY FRIENDLY AND EDUCATED WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT OR DIFFERENT OPINIONS, CAN STILL COME TO THE TABLE AND WE CAN WORK ON A COLLABORATION, SOME WINS AND SOME LOSSES, BUT AT THE END PRODUCT WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS ALL OF CARLSBAD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT, DOES ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR THAT. I CAN TURN THAT OFF, I SUPPOSE.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHY I'M GOING TO VOTE THE WAY I'M GOING TO VOTE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE FINEST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MAYBE THE FINEST IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA.

AND I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND MY PERSONAL INTERACTIONS WITH OUR WORLD CLASS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

OBVIOUSLY, I WASN'T PART OF THE DISCUSSION OF CREATING THIS ORDINANCE, AND I DID HAVE SOME THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE HAVING A COMMISSION, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE CARLSBAD POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION SHOULD HAVE PERMANENT REPRESENTATION ON A COMMISSION SUCH AS THIS, BECAUSE ONCE YOU'VE DONE THE JOB WEARING A GUN AND A BADGE, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

YOU KNOW HOW TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE, HOW TO DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS.

AND I THINK THEY WOULD BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO SIT AT THE TABLE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE ONLY FINANCING THAT WE KNOW ABOUT WITH THIS IS THE $4,000 STATED THAT IT WOULD COST FOR THE AUDIO AND VISUAL AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES.

I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT'S A REASONABLE NUMBER TO START UP A COMMISSION, SO I HAVE THAT DOUBT ABOUT THE BUDGET OR CONCERN, I SHOULD SAY.

AND FINALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT USE OF FORCE INCIDENCES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, 2017, 2018, 2019, WE'VE HAD UNDER 100 EVERY YEAR WHERE THAT BECAME AN ISSUE OUT OF THOUSANDS OF CALLS.

SO I JUST HAVING NOT BEEN PART OF THAT PROCESS, I'M GOING TO NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? MS. BHAT-PATEL. THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN A PROCESS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, OF COURSE, THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PART OF THIS EFFORT.

AND I THINK WE WERE COLLABORATIVELY ABLE TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WORKED FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND DEFINITELY THE POLICE WERE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.

I KNOW OUR POLICE ARE THE FINEST.

I GREW UP IN THIS CITY, SO DEFINITELY 100% AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER BURKHOLDER ON THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT EFFORT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. AND I MADE THESE COMMENTS AT THE LAST MEETING.

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THIS IS SIMPLY A COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS WORKED ON WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, WITH OUR CHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF AT THE TIME, WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

WHAT THIS IS, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO MISUNDERSTAND OR HAVE QUESTIONS OR EVEN SUGGESTIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WILL NOT BE DICTATING POLICY.

THEY'LL HAVE AN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT OPEN COMMUNICATION WILL THEN BE TRANSLATED TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND TO OUR POLICE CHIEF.

THEN IT WILL BE UP TO THEM TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND EITHER EXPLAIN TO THE COMMUNITY IF THEY HAVE ANY MISINTERPRETATIONS OR MISUNDERSTANDINGS, OR THEY MAY END UP RECEIVING SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION THAT THE CHIEF MAY WANT TO IMPLEMENT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AT THIS POINT, IT IS NOTHING MORE THAN THAT.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO ABSORB THE MANPOWER THAT IT TAKES OUT OF THEIR BUDGET.

THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY.

SO WHEN I HEARD ALL OF THIS AND IT WAS PART OF THE PLANNING, I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

SO WITH THAT, MOTION, PLEASE.

YES, MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AS PREVIOUSLY RECITED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, THE SECOND ORDINANCE, AND THIS IS THE GENERAL CLEANUP ORDINANCE.

IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 2.15 030 AND 2.15 070 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE.

MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AS RECITED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

THEY BOTH PASSED THE FIRST ONE WITH MS. BURKHOLDER'S COMMENTS, AND THE SECOND ONE PASSES 4 TO 0.

GOSH, WE JUMPED TO THE END SO QUICKLY.

MY SCRIPT SAYS THE MAYOR ASKS FOR CLOSING COMMENTS FROM EACH OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

PRIYA BHAT-PATEL FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I GREW UP IN.

AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID EARLIER, OUR FAMILIES ARE A HUGE PART OF THIS SUCCESS.

AND JUST BEING ABLE TO STAND UP HERE AND DO THE WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

SO DEFINITELY, REALLY GRATEFUL TO THEM.

AND OF COURSE, MY TEAM, I HAVE A LOT OF MY INTERNS PRESENT HERE.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I KNOW IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE AND SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS.

YOU ALL KNOCKED ON SO MANY DOORS, MADE SO MANY PHONE CALLS, YOU KNOW, HOSTED SO MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS.

AND YOU REALLY WERE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR CAMPAIGN.

AND OUR VOLUNTEERS, DEFINITELY, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

SO HATS OFF TO EVERYONE THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

WE'VE DONE A LOT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING ALONGSIDE OUR NEW COUNCIL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. NORBY AND MR. HALL ON THEIR RETIREMENTS.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY SEEING WHAT YOU, WHERE YOU ALL ARE OFF TO.

I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN ALREADY TRAVELING, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, I KNOW CARLSBAD'S ALWAYS BEEN A LEADER IN THE REGION AND I THINK THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

IT JUST IS GOING TO TAKE THAT EXTRA PUSH AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR VISION THAT WE'VE ALREADY ADOPTED.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH YOUR VOTE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING.

MS. ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. IT IS VERY EXCITING TO SEE THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE OUT HERE TONIGHT SUPPORTING BOTH THE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE INCOMING AND REELECTED AND NEW MAYOR ON OUR COUNCIL.

WHEN I WAS ELECTED TWO YEARS AGO, WE COULDN'T HAVE AN IN-PERSON MEETING.

IT WAS DURING A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC.

SO WE MET ON ZOOM AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TO GATHER LIKE THIS.

SO I'M SO PLEASED TO SEE THE TURNOUT, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S CAKE, SO I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK.

I DON'T WANT TO BE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR CAKE, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHOWING UP FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT.

OUR COMMUNITY IS SO STRONG AND VIBRANT BECAUSE PEOPLE SHOW UP, BECAUSE PEOPLE SPEAK UP, THEY COME TO THE PODIUM AND SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

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BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR GRACIOUSNESS, FOR THEIR RESPECTFUL COOPERATION, JUST AS HUMAN BEINGS, SO PROFESSIONAL AND SO KIND.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT ALREADY JUST IN THE TWO YEARS WITH THE VACANCY AND THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS.

AND I WAS SO PLEASED, YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED IT AS I WAS GIVING THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO COUNCILMEMBER NORBY, BUT IT WAS NICE TO HAVE AGREEMENT ON SOME THINGS AS DIFFERENT AS WE ALL ARE, AS UNIQUE AND DIVERSE AS OUR PERSPECTIVES ARE, WE WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER BECAUSE OF OUR SHARED PASSION FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND KNOWING THAT THIS IS ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE, THIS IS ABOUT DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FINDING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR CARLSBAD. TO SIT UP HERE WITH US AND SHARE THOSE THOUGHTS AND THOSE VOTES WITH US.

SO I WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER BURKHOLDER AND I'M SUPER PLEASED TO BE PART OF THIS COUNCIL IN ITS CURRENT MAKEUP AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE'VE GOT COMING IN THIS COMING YEAR.

SO STAY TUNED AND PLEASE STAY ENGAGED.

THANK YOU. MS. BURKHOLDER.

THANK YOU. SO, YES, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I MUST THINK OF MY HUSBAND, SHAWN, AND MY TWO BOYS THERE SITTING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST YOUR CONTINUED AND CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAYERS AND STRENGTH AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO AND FOR BEING GOOD BOYS, BECAUSE THIS WOULD NOT BE EASY IF YOU WERE NOT.

SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

FOR THE VOLUNTEERS, FOR THE FOLKS THAT JUST SHOW UP EVERY WEEKEND AND KNOCK ON DOORS AND MAKE PHONE CALLS AND WRITE THOSE DONATION CHECKS.

AND IT WOULD BE NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL OF THAT.

IT'S A THREE PRONGED STOOL.

AND WE REALLY NEED ALL OF THAT: TIME, TREASURE AND TALENT TO DO THIS.

SO AND I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

I HAVE HAD A VERY WARM WELCOME FROM THE CITY OF CARLSBAD STAFF.

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.

IT'S VERY OBVIOUS IF YOU HAVE A FIVE MINUTE CONVERSATION WITH ANY OF THEM.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVE GOT SOME GREAT BIG PLANS TO AND GREAT BIG SHOES TO FILL HERE.

NO, NO PUN INTENDED, PETER.

AND AS FAR AS COMING TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, PLEASE DO COME AND SAY WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY.

GET YOUR VOICES HEARD, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I STARTED COMING IN SAYING, HEY, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE.

AND GUESS WHAT? THINGS DO CHANGE WHEN YOU SHOW UP.

IT'S AMAZING. WE ACTUALLY LISTEN.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ALL OF YOU.

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE, IF NOT THE GREATEST, OTHER THAN HAVING MY TWO CHILDREN.

SO THANK YOU. I'M AVAILABLE TO YOU.

I DON'T NEED OFFICE HOURS.

JUST CALL ME. GOT MY NUMBER.

THANKS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE GOALS I HAVE IS THAT THIS COUNCIL, WE HAVE A FRESH START.

WE'RE ALL KIND OF FRESH FACES ON THE COUNCIL AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DO EVERYTHING I CAN AND I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS IF I MAKE A MISTAKE.

PLEASE, I HAVE THICK SKIN.

TELL ME I'VE MADE A MISTAKE.

MY GOAL IS THAT THIS BE A RESPECTFUL, COHESIVE COUNCIL AND IF WE ARE ABLE TO SUCCEED THERE, THEN THE ENTIRE CITY, THE RESIDENTS, THE BUSINESSES WILL ALL BE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THAT.

I DO WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO STOOD BY MY SIDE AND WORKED REALLY HARD.

AND THAT'S KAREN, LESLIE, LAURETTE, MARY ALL WORKED VERY HARD ON SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN, AND I REALLY NEEDED TO SAY THANK YOU SPECIFICALLY TO THEM.

WITH THAT.

DO YOU, ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE UNVEILING AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING? YES. OKAY.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

AND IF YOU TURN AND LOOK, THERE'S 18 FACES.

SO THERE WERE 17.

WE'RE NOW ADDING AN 18TH.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY WHICH ONE IT IS, BUT YOU PROBABLY CAN TELL.

SO STAY TUNED.

WE'LL DO THAT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THIS.

OKAY. AND THE BROWN ACT REQUIRES THAT WE ANNOUNCE ANY TIME THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS AT ANY ONE LOCATION.

AND THE FIRST ONE WILL BE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH AT 7:00 A.M., THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HOLIDAY BREAKFAST AND SERVICE AWARD RECOGNITION.

THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE OMNI LA COSTA RESORT, 2100 COSTA DEL MAR ROAD IN CARLSBAD.

ALSO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2022, 11:30 A.M., THE SAN DIEGO NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS LUNCHEON, THAT'LL BE

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AND WITH THAT, I INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, ENJOY THE FOOD.

THE CAKE IS AWESOME.

IT'S GOT FULL STRAWBERRIES IN THE CAKE.

NOW YOU KNOW WHERE MY MIND HAS BEEN ALL NIGHT.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.