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[CALL TO ORDER]
COUNCILMEMBER BURKHOLDER HERE.COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN PRESENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM]
HOWARD KRAUS.HONORABLE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'M HOWARD KRAUS, A CARLSBAD RESIDENT SINCE 1986 HERE REPRESENTING NORTH COUNTY ADVOCATES.
WE KNOW YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET IN CLOSED DOOR SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEM NUMBER TWO, OUR ONGOING GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN LAWSUIT FILED BACK IN 2019.
SO NCA NORTH COUNTY ABACUS WISHES TO MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO SETTLE OUR DIFFERENCES.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW GROWTH MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN APPLIED IN THE PAST, OUR CONCERN NOW IS TO FOCUS ON GOING FORWARD AND TO FIND COMMON GROUND FOR HOW TO CONSERVE OUR PRECIOUS OPEN SPACE AND MITIGATE TRAFFIC.
NCA HAS A HISTORY OF WORKING COLLABORATIVE COLLABORATIVELY WITH CARLSBAD, AS IN THE CASE OF THE CITY OF 61 MUTUAL BENEFIT AGREEMENT OF 2017.
THAT WAS A WIN WIN FOR EVERYONE, THE DEVELOPER, THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE OF CARLSBAD.
WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU, THE COUNCIL, TO DIRECT YOUR ATTORNEYS TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES FOR A NEGOTIATED LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT.
TOGETHER, WE NEED TO FIND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THESE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ISSUES, OF CONCERN TO ALL OF US WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE IN OR WORK IN OR VISIT OUR FAIR CITY OF CARLSBAD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. NO OTHER SPEAKERS.
MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE TAKE US INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[CLOSED SESSION]
THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSED SESSION FOR TWO ITEMS TONIGHT.THE FIRST ITEM IS CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 549.576.
LAURA ROCHA, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
JUDY VON KALINOWSKI HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
DEBBIE PORTER, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST.
AND TIM DAVIS, PARTNER AT BURKE WILLIAMS AND SORENSON.
THE SECOND ITEM IS A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION THAT
WOULD BE UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBSECTION D ONE. AND THE LITIGATION AT ISSUE IS THE NORTH COUNTY ADVOCATES VERSUS THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.