Jul 25, 2023 City Council Meeting

[CALL TO ORDER]

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CALL IN TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEASE TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER.

ACOSTA HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN.

PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

I'M SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT.

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

NEXT IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I'LL LEAD THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG.

[PRESENTATIONS]

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MARIA CALLANDER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR, AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU LIKE. THIS IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR APPRECIATION DAY, JULY 28TH, 2023.

WHEREAS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIGN, DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE OUR CITY TO DELIVER QUALITY SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

AND. WHEREAS, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH THEIR DAILY WORK AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND EVENTS.

AND. WHEREAS, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS POSSESS THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO TROUBLESHOOT AND RESOLVE VARIOUS TECHNICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S PHONE, ENSURE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY OF THE SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS, AND PROTECT THE CITY'S DATA AND INFORMATION ASSETS FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND CYBER ATTACKS.

AND. WHEREAS, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR APPRECIATION DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF JULY TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD.

NOW, THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER MELANIE BURKHOLDER, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 28TH, 2023, AS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR APPRECIATION DAY.

MS. CALLANDER. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M MARIA CALLANDER AND I'M YOUR IT DIRECTOR.

WITH ME TONIGHT IS JOE STEVENSON, YOUR ASSISTANT IT DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

IT'S THE FIRST EVER SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS DAY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

SO THANK YOU.

IT GIVES ME GREAT PRIDE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S IT STAFF, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR THE ENTIRE IT DEPARTMENT.

YOUR HARD WORK, INNOVATIVE THINKING AND RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE HAVE TRANSFORMED OUR CITY'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SET THE CITY UP TO HARNESS THE POWER OF DATA TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS, MEASURE RESULTS, AND SAVE BOTH TIME AND MONEY.

IT SKILLS ARE VERY HIGH IN DEMAND, AND THAT'S WHY I AM ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR CITY.

IT MEMBERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE WHERE THEY CAN TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

ON BEHALF OF THE IT TEAM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR VISION AND INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

YOUR UNWAVERING BELIEF IN THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN IT HAVE BEEN PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL IN OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR CITY.

IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE EVER CHANGING TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE AND ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THIS GREAT COMMUNITY.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BECOME JUST AS IMPORTANT AS OUR PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

ONE OF OUR MOST RECENT TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A HIGH SPEED FIBER NETWORK MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

MANY CITIES TEN TIMES OUR SIZE DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF DIGITAL BACKBONE.

TECHNOLOGY HAS NOT ONLY ALLOWED OUR CITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES MORE EFFICIENTLY, BUT TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCES OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND OTHERS HAVE WHEN THEY ENGAGE WITH THE CITY.

WHETHER IT'S GETTING A PERMIT ONLINE.

PROVIDING INPUT ON A NEW PARK OR PAYING THEIR WATER BILLS ONLINE.

I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK FOR A CITY THAT IS TRULY HAVING AND LIVING UP TO ITS MISSION OF SETTING THE STANDARD FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

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IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME TO WORK HERE AT THE CITY.

AND I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITING TIME TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENT HARNESS THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE.

THANK YOU. THOSE. THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF MY REMARKS.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

THANK YOU, MARIA. NEXT.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

I'M REQUIRED TO READ THE FOLLOWING.

THE BROWN ACT ALLOWS FOR 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 WILL RECEIVE COMMENTS AS REQUESTED UP TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING.

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

NO ACTION CAN OCCUR ON ANY OF 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 THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME.

PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK.

A LIGHT WILL COME ON A YELLOW LETTING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE 30S LEFT.

I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE END OF THE THREE MINUTES SO THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THREE MINUTES AND WE'RE FAIR TO ALL.

PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER.

JASON OZIEL.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

I WAS SUPER DISAPPOINTED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND LAST WEEK'S MEETING TO WEIGH IN ON THE ROUNDABOUT THAT I'VE BEEN VERY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT.

THAT SAID, I WATCHED THE MEETING WELL INTO THE NIGHT FROM A HOTEL ROOM 3000 MILES AWAY.

I FELT COMPELLED TO COME IN TONIGHT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND MISS BURKHOLDER FOR BEING THE VOICE OF REASON AND UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES THAT THIS PROJECT BRINGS.

WHILE RECOGNIZING THE SHORTFALLS OF THE STUDIES PRESENTED BY STAFF TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE CLEARLY TORN AND HAD RESERVATIONS, BUT IN THE END YOU CAVED AND IGNORED THE THE VOICE OF THE MAJORITY.

STAFF LIKES TO POINT TO THE ROUNDABOUTS AND THE BIRD ROCK AREA AS MODELS OF SUCCESS.

YET WHEN MISS BURKHOLDER ASKED A SIMPLE QUESTION ABOUT PEDESTRIAN COUNTS IN THAT AREA, OUR CITY EXPERTS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT DATA BASED ON THE FEEDBACK AND CONCERNS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE VOTING AND MAKING A DECISION? SHE THEN ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE ROUNDABOUT BEING BROUGHT FORWARD WITH REGARD TO THE CITY'S EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

WHAT STAFF FAILED TO DISCLOSE IS THAT THE ROUNDABOUT HAD BEEN STUDIED BY TWO PREVIOUS ENGINEERING FIRMS DATING BACK TO 2015 AND 2016 AND BOTH DECLARED THE ROUNDABOUT A POOR CHOICE FOR THAT INTERSECTION.

THIS IS NOT A NEW PROJECT AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

ACOSTA YOU ABSTAINED FROM MAKING COMMENTS UNTIL HEARING WHAT MISS BURKHOLDER HAD TO SAY, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS PROJECT IS IN HER DISTRICT AND SHE LIKELY KNOWS WHAT'S BEST FOR HER DISTRICT. AND THEN YOU VOTED AGAINST HER, YOU KNOW, SO IN YOUR MIND, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T REALLY BELIEVE THAT MISS BURKHOLDER KNOWS WHAT'S BEST FOR HER DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT YOU SAW THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE PLAN, BUT YOU FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE ABSURDITY OF THE COMPROMISE THAT YOU GUYS VOTED ON.

AND MS.. LUNA, YOU WERE OBVIOUSLY TORN AS WELL, MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOUR WALKER FRIENDS DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE CROSSING THE STREET WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS YET YOU'RE GOING TO SEND THEM INTO A VERY DISTRACTED ROUNDABOUT WHERE THEIR ONLY HOPE OF STOPPING TRAFFIC IS MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH OTHER DRIVERS.

YOU SAID YOU TYPICALLY SIDE WITH THE SUBJECT EXPERTS RATHER THAN DATA MINERS, AND YOU EVEN WEIGHTED THE COMMENTS FROM AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER OVER THE DATA THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU BY THE VICE FORMER VICE CHAIR OF THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND THAT WAS REAL WORLD DATA ABOUT CARLSBAD.

NOT ANOTHER CITY, NOT ANOTHER STATE, NOT ANOTHER COUNTRY.

MAYOR BLACKBURN CORRECTLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS PROJECT LIKELY SURPASSED THOSE ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.

IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO READ ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE WRITTEN INTO YOU WHILE ALSO MONITORING THE DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, YOU'D HAVE TO BE TONE DEAF TO NOT CLEARLY SEE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY ARE AGAINST THIS PROJECT.

JUST ON THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ALONE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE TO THE MEETING LAST WEEK, THERE WERE 72 THAT WERE AGAINST THE PROJECT.

THERE WERE 45 THAT WERE FOR IT.

OF THOSE 45, NO LESS THAN 12 IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS RESIDENTS OF OTHER CITIES AND OTHER STATES.

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THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER ONE THROUGH SIX.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

I HAVE A PROPERTY OWNERSHIP CONFLICT.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ANY OF ONE THROUGH SIX? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS CHOOSE TO PULL ONE OF THESE ITEMS. LOOKING FOR A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX NOTING THE MAYOR'S CONFLICT.

SO MOVED. PLEASE VOTE.

SORRY. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[7. ORDINANCE NO. CS-450 – AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 7.08 RABIES, ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION]

AND I HAND THAT OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO GO AHEAD AND TITLE THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 7.08, RABIES, ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION. ANY SPEAKERS ON ITEM SEVEN? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE.

ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AS RECITED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[8. 2023 HAZARD REDUCTION COST REPORT ]

CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.

YES. AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS THE 2023 HAZARD REDUCTION COST REPORT MAKING.

OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR FIRE MARSHAL, RANDY METZ.

RANDY. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO CLOSE OUT OUR HAZARD REDUCTION SEASON FOR THE YEAR BY REQUESTING THAT YOU ADOPT A RESOLUTION SO THAT THE CITY CAN RECOVER OUR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABATEMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF NOXIOUS WEEDS.

THIS DECLARATION WILL ALLOW THE CITY CLERK TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNTY ASSESSOR PLACE A LIEN ON THE 23 PARCELS AFFECTED SO THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AND REAL COSTS CAN BE RECOVERED THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAX ROLL.

WE REQUEST THAT YOU OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT SO THAT ANY PARCEL OWNERS MAY BE HEARD WHO WOULD LIKE TO CONTEST THE CHARGES AGAINST THEIR PROPERTY AND SO THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

IF NO PROPERTY OWNERS CONTEST THESE CHARGES, WE ASK THAT YOU CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, THESE CHARGES WILL REMAIN AS A GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. OPENING PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MOTION, PLEASE.

MOVE RESOLUTION, AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[9. MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS OF THREE MEMBERS TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION]

THIS IS THE MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO THREE MEMBERS TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION.

I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? I'M SORRY. ITEM NUMBER NINE.

YES. TYLER COLLINS.

CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? I'LL GO AHEAD AND STAND AT THE AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT.

READY TO START? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHOOSING ME AS A FINALIST FOR THE CARLSBAD HOUSING COMMISSION.

SO I STAND HERE TODAY AS SOMEONE WHO IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HOUSING POLICY.

I'M A NATIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN, GREW UP IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND NOW I LIVE HERE IN CARLSBAD WITH MY WIFE SINCE 2021.

AS A MEMBER OF THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION, I THINK I'VE BEEN PARTICULARLY IMPACTED BY THE HOUSING SITUATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING I REALLY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT, IN PARTICULAR FOR WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO NOMINATE ME FOR THE HOUSING COMMISSION.

I THINK I'D BRING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING MY UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND TOPICS SUCH AS PROJECT PLANNING AND FINANCING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE SERVED ON THE SAN DIEGO TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION SINCE 2022.

AT THE SCTA, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE HOMELESSNESS WORKING GROUP, HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING.

THESE ARE TWO RELATED ISSUES AND WE'VE TALKED AT GREAT DETAIL ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF HOUSING ON THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

SO THIS WILL BE MY ORAL APPOINTMENTS.

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NO, THE NOMINATIONS DON'T.

CAN I MAKE ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME? YES. AND THEN FOR SOME REASON, IF THERE'S.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S A MAJORITY, WE CAN TAKE THEM SEPARATELY.

OKAY. THE THREE WOULD BE BARBARA BURGER AND THAT WOULD BE A LARGE.

TYLER LAWRENCE COLLINS THAT WOULD BE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR AT LARGE.

AND MICHAEL, YOUR YOUR GRASS.

I'M SORRY IF I MISSPELLED MISPRONOUNCED IT AND THAT'LL BE FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

SENIOR CATEGORY.

IT DOES NOT NEED A SECOND, SO PLEASE VOTE.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THAT WAS QUICK AND EASY. THANK YOU.

[10. WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

ITEM NUMBER TEN IS THE WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, DAVID GRAHAM, ALONG WITH OUR SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, RACHEL MOLTZ.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION.

AND THIS WILL BE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FACT THE CITY RECENTLY RECEIVED THIS CERTIFICATION, HOW AND WHY WE DID SO AND THE IMPACT OF IT.

THE WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARD THAT HELPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS USE DATA AND EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.

IT ALSO IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE WITH A LARGER COMMUNITY BACKED BY BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES AND LAUNCHED IN 2017.

THIS CERTIFICATION IS BASED ON FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES ON WELL MANAGED AND EVIDENCE BASED GOVERNMENT.

TO COMPLETE CERTIFICATION, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS AND MEET A SERIES OF STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.

THOSE STANDARDS THEN END UP GOING TO A STANDARDS COMMITTEE OF COMPOSED OF EXPERTS FROM THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND ACADEMIC SECTORS.

AND WHILE IT MIGHT NOT BE EVIDENT FROM THEIR CURRENT WORK TITLES, MOST OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE EITHER WORKED FOR THE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WITH PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS.

WE PICKED THE WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION AS A COST EFFECTIVE BENCHMARK OF OUR CITY PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE EFFORTS.

IT'S ESTIMATED THAT CONTRACTING WITH A CONSULTANT TO DO SIMILAR WORK WOULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 100 TO $125,000, ALL OF WHICH WERE SAVED THROUGH THIS COST EFFECTIVE, FREE TO THE CITY PROCESS.

WE NOW JOIN OVER 275 CITIES IN HAVING COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT, AND I'LL HAVE RACHEL OUR INNOVATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE MANAGER GO THROUGH OUR JOURNEY.

SHE WAS THE LEAD ON THE WHAT WORKS CITIES COLLABORATION.

THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS HAS THREE PHASES AN ASSESSMENT ACCESS TO A COMMUNITY OF PEER CITIES AND EXPERTS.

AND IF YOUR CITY MEETS 51% OF THE CRITERIA FOUND WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT, THE CITY ACHIEVES CERTIFICATION.

OUR CITY'S JOURNEY STARTED WITH A CITYWIDE EFFORT TO GATHER POLICIES, PROCESSES, PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS. TO DEMONSTRATE. WE MET THE 43 CRITERIA FOUND WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT.

BASED ON OUR INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION, WE BECAME ONE OF THE FEW CITIES ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEXT STEPS.

A TWO DAY SITE VISIT BY THE EVALUATION TEAM.

ALL OUR HARD WORK PAID OFF ON JUNE 21ST, WHEN BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES ANNOUNCED THAT CARLSBAD ACHIEVED CERTIFICATION, A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR FIRST ATTEMPT.

THE ASSESSMENT TEAM WAS IMPRESSED WITH OUR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.

THEY ALSO RECOGNIZED A CULTURE OF DATA.

INFORMED DECISION MAKING WAS EVIDENT AT ALL LEVELS FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

CARLSBAD WAS A LEADING CITY THAT USES DATA TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO DAVID.

THIS REALLY IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE EIGHT FOUNDATIONAL PRACTICES AND OVER 43 CRITERIA, THEY FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING.

NOW, YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, HOW DID WE DO? WELL, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

WHEN LOOKING AT OTHER ASSESSED CITIES, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD DID BETTER THAN ON 75% OF THE CRITERIA THAN ALL CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSESSED TO DATE.

WE ALSO ACHIEVED 100% IN OUR DATA DRIVEN BUDGET AND FINANCE.

THERE WERE FIVE AREAS WHERE WE ACHIEVED 60% OF THE CRITERIA OR BETTER.

AND SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW WE DID THAT.

ON DATA DRIVEN BUDGET AND FINANCE.

WE DEMONSTRATED ALIGNMENT BETWEEN OUR STRATEGIC GOALS AND BUDGET DECISIONS WITH A RIGOROUS USE OF DATA FOR BUDGET EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION.

YOU'RE QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THIS BECAUSE THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED LAST YEAR WAS ALSO KEY TO MEETING THAT STANDARD, AND IT WAS USED DURING THE ENTIRE BUDGET

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WE PROVIDED A WHOLE SERIES OF EXAMPLES OF USING DATA TO IMPROVE OUR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING SAVING $90,000 IN DATA ANALYSIS AROUND OUR MOBILE DEVICE USAGE AND NEARLY HALF $1 MILLION IN STAFF TIME AND COST SAVED THROUGH OTHER PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS.

NOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS CATEGORY, WE ALSO SCORED WELL HERE BECAUSE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANS, REGULAR MEETINGS OF OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. ALL OF THESE WERE KEY IN DEMONSTRATING OUR USE OF PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS.

HERE AGAIN, THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS CENTRAL TO US MEETING THE CRITERIA, BUT WE WERE PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT THEY LIKED THE IDEA THAT OUR ANNUAL BUDGET IS THE WORK PLAN AND THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THAT WORK PLAN EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

THEY SAW THIS AS A GREAT CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO USING DATA AND EVIDENCE IN OUR DECISION MAKING.

NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AS YOU KNOW.

THERE ARE THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, THE PRIORITY PROJECTS, 70 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ALL THIS AND HOW DO YOU CONVEY IT TO THE PUBLIC? WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'VE COMPLETED THREE OF THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO DATE.

BUT HOW DO WE MEASURE PROGRESS ON AN ONGOING BASIS? AND I KNOW THAT A STRATEGIC PLAN DASHBOARD HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL.

THAT'S WHY WE DEVELOPED THE DASHBOARD, WHICH IS READY TO GO LIVE THIS WEEK.

IT IDENTIFIES THE GOALS.

IT IDENTIFIES THE STATUS OF OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.

IT ALSO PROVIDES THE AGGREGATED STATUS OF OUR PRIORITY PROJECTS AND KEY INFORMATION AND DATA POINTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN.

NOW, DATA IN A VACUUM IS PRETTY MEANINGLESS.

SO WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO PROVIDE CONTEXT TO THE INFORMATION AND APPLY ADDITIONAL HISTORIC INFORMATION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

THE WHAT WORKS CITIES TEAM LENT THEIR EXPERTISE TO OUR IN-HOUSE DEVELOPED SOLUTION AND WERE INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT USING EXISTING SYSTEMS AT AN ADDITIONAL REDUCED COST TO THE CITY.

THE DASHBOARD PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH USER FRIENDLY, REGULARLY UPDATED AND RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRESS, AND IT'S NOT FROZEN IN TIME.

THE DATA IS UPDATED ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE.

WE HAVE A CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP WHO ARE CONTINUALLY IMPROVING IN AND AROUND THE PROCESS AND RIGHT NOW IT'S WEB BASED, BUT WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE IT MOBILE FRIENDLY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC AS THIS GOES LIVE AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVING IT.

AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN ANALYST BRIAN CHOW, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE, IS THE KEY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOURSELVES AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THIS.

WE ARE REALLY LEADING THE WAY IN HOW YOU DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

NOW, THE NEXT CATEGORY IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

IT'S LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY.

WE NEEDED TO HAVE CLEAR LEADS FOR DATA AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, AND IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER IF IT DOESN'T MATTER TO THOSE AT THE TOP.

AND SO IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO ALL OF YOU, YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR WAS WE WERE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FROM THE TOP DOWN.

WE COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF DATA DRIVEN GOVERNMENT AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF EXAMPLES, WHETHER IT BE CITY MANAGER REPORTS, PUBLIC SPEECHES OR WHETHER IT BE OUR CITY COMMUNICATIONS. THESE VARIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN AND OF THEMSELVES WERE USED AS EVIDENCE FOR WHY DATA DRIVEN GOVERNMENT IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY AND TO ALL OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

THEY ALSO WANTED TO SEE THAT WE WERE TRAINING OUR STAFF AND BY USING IN-HOUSE EXPERTS, TRAIN THE TRAINER MODEL.

WE'VE SAVED ABOUT $50,000 AND TRAIN PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN DATA SET.

SO WHILE GETTING TRAINED, WE HAVE ANALYSTS AND THOSE WHO'VE NEVER WORKED WITH DATA BEFORE WHO ARE DISCOVERING INSIGHTS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AT AN ORGANIC LEVEL, ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY THAT ARE SAVING MONEY AND IMPROVING OPERATIONS.

NOW, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT A SOLID BACKBONE OF POLICY AND CITY WIDE COLLABORATION.

AND HERE AGAIN, THE CITY, LED BY ADOPTING A CITYWIDE DATA GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT POLICY BACK IN MARCH OF 2022.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT POLICY, OUR DATA LAKE AND DATA INVENTORY WERE ABLE TO BUILD SYSTEMS LIKE OUR FIRE OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM IN HOUSE.

ONCE AGAIN, IT PROVIDES REAL TIME INFORMATION FOR DAILY OPERATIONS, LONG TERM STRATEGIC RESOURCE DECISION MAKING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, A TOOL TO IMPROVE OUR STANDARDS OF COVER AND EMERGENCY SAFETY FOR THE PUBLIC.

FROM COMMAND STAFF ON DOWN, THIS TOOL IS HELPING US SAVE LIVES, WHICH ONCE AGAIN, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN THE PEOPLE, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY. WE NEED TO DELIVER QUALITY SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

THE BIG TAKEAWAY YOU MUST INVEST IN THE UNSEEN TO SEE TRANSFORMATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THOSE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT.

THEY'VE BEEN SIGNIFICANT, AND THEY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THIS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD.

STANDARDS. POLICY AND CRITERIA ARE ALL FINE, WELL AND GOOD, BUT ULTIMATELY THE FINAL STANDARD IS WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE PUBLIC AND HOW ARE WE REALLY CREATING VALUE AND IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S LIFEGUARDS COLLECTING AND USING DATA TO KEEP OUR BEACHES SAFE TO THE IN-HOUSE ECONOMIC REPORTS THAT ARE USED TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES AND WORK WITH OUR BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO HELP DRIVE OUR DECISION MAKING AROUND BUDGET, RESPONDING TO CRISIS, USING DATA

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STAKEHOLDER IMPACT IS EVIDENT ALL AROUND NOW.

WE ACHIEVED OUR GOALS THROUGH THIS, BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.

WE CAN CENTRALIZE DATA AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO USE IT AND FORMALIZE OUR RIGOROUS EVALUATIONS AND RESULTS DRIVEN CONTRACTING EFFORTS.

NOW, ANY OF THESE THINGS WE DO TO POTENTIALLY ACHIEVE HIGHER CERTIFICATION WOULD BE DRIVEN BY THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR OPERATIONS.

IF WE DO SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE THIS.

THERE ARE TWO LEVELS OF ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION, BUT WE'LL BE DRIVEN BY THE PUBLIC WITH EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY USING THE EXPERTS THAT WE NOW HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO FOR FREE.

THERE REALLY ARE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY AS WE THINK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

WE'VE ACHIEVED OUR GOAL OF GETTING A COST EFFECTIVE BENCHMARK AND ROADMAP FOR IMPROVEMENT.

WE HAVE AN INTERNAL WORKING GROUP THAT HAS BEEN CREATED TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THIS CERTIFICATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE HARD WORK OF OUR STAFF THAT HAVE LED TO US ACHIEVING THIS RECOGNITION.

IT IS THE COMMUNITY THAT BENEFITS.

IT IS THE COMMUNITY WE ALL CARE ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS THAT DESERVE THE BEST RUN GOVERNMENT, PERIOD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MR. ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK AND FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I KNOW THIS PRESENTATION WAS INTENDED TO GO AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT GOT PUSHED TO THIS ONE.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN WAITING TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON WHEN IT COMES TO ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE WAS ON THAT ONE SLIDE WHERE WE HAD THE THE BAR GRAPH THAT SHOWED WHERE WE WERE IN COMPARISON.

MAYBE WE CAN GET THAT ONE BACK UP AGAIN.

I SAW THAT OPEN DATA AND RIGOROUS EVALUATION WERE A COUPLE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE ROOM TO GROW AND IMPROVE.

AND I WAS JUST KIND OF WONDERING WHAT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE FOR THAT.

CERTAINLY. SO ON THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS, WE WERE ACTUALLY PRAISED FOR THE FACT WE FOCUSED FIRST ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HAVING A DATA POLICY, THAT WE WERE TRAINING OUR STAFF AND USING DATA FOR IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO THE WHAT WORKS CITIES FOLKS IDENTIFIED THE FACT THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE BUILT OUT AS ROBUST OF AN OPEN DATA PLATFORM WITH ROBUST ANALYTICS.

THOSE ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF OUR DATA POLICY ARE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD TO DO.

AND SO THEY DECIDED TO SAY THAT THEY CAN LEND THEIR EXPERTISE AND SOME MODEL POLICIES.

BUT WHAT A LOT OF CITIES ACTUALLY LACK IS AN INTERNAL POLICY FOR HOW YOU USE DATA FOR THE PUBLIC.

WE HAVE THAT AND SO WE'LL BE BUILDING ON THAT WITH A MORE ROBUST OPEN DATA PLATFORM.

GREAT. SO JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, WILL THE WHAT WORKS CITIES FOLKS BE PROVIDING CONSULTING OR HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK FROM HERE TO ADDRESS THOSE DEFICIENCIES OR THOSE AREAS WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE? SO WE HAVE A ROADMAP AND SOME MODELS OF WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE AROUND AN OPEN DATA POLICY.

ADDITIONALLY, THOSE EXPERTS RUN THEIR OWN SPRINTS OR A LEVEL OF CONSULTING THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO.

THEIR GOAL IS TO HAVE US ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE.

AND SO DIRECTLY WORKING WITH THEIR PROGRAM TEAM, THEY'RE GOING TO HELP PROVIDE US EXAMPLES AND STANDARDS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THAT CRITERIA.

GREAT. THANK YOU. I SAW IN ONE OF THE SLIDES CLOSER TO THE END, WE KIND OF WENT QUICKLY, BUT THERE WERE A BUNCH OF LOGOS FROM CONSULTING FIRMS FROM THE HARVARD GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE LAB.

ARE THOSE FOLKS GOING TO BE PROVIDING TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO US THEN? YES. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT.

YEAH. YOU HAVE JOHNS HOPKINS GOV LAB, YOU HAVE HARVARD'S LAB AS WELL.

YOU ALSO HAVE PUBLIC DIGITAL AND YOU HAVE THE BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS GROUP, ALL OF WHICH WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS TO.

I KNOW THERE WAS A SLIDE.

GREAT. THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THE PARTNERS AND WE ALREADY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOV AND WITH THE HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL.

THIS EXPANDS IT WITH THE BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS TEAM AND PUBLIC DIGITAL.

GREAT. GREAT. SO I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I.

I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR.

WE'VE DONE SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB, BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ROOM TO GROW AND IMPROVE.

AND THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP OUT THE GATE, SHOWING PEOPLE WHAT WE'VE DONE, HOW WE'VE INVESTED IN TECHNOLOGY.

BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE CONTINUALLY GOING TO BE IMPROVING AND THE TECHNOLOGY SITUATION AROUND US WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND CHANGE TOO.

SO WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND MOVE WITH THAT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAD WAS AROUND SHOWING THE DASHBOARD.

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UM, AND JUST WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AGAIN, BECAUSE WE HAD SPECIFICALLY SAID WHEN WE WERE BUILDING THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE WANTED TO SHOW THE PUBLIC IN A REALLY VISUAL WAY HOW WE WERE ACCOMPLISHING OUR GOALS.

SO THAT IS THE POINT OF THIS, AND IT'S GOT TO BE REALLY CONSUMER FRIENDLY.

IT'S REALLY IT'S GOT TO BE END USER FRIENDLY.

SO IS THERE A WAY THAT WE ARE RECEIVING FEEDBACK ON WHETHER THIS IS END USER FRIENDLY, WHETHER THE FONT IS TOO SMALL OR THERE'S SOME OTHER WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER FOR PEOPLE TO READ? I'M THINKING LIKE I ALWAYS THINK, HOW WOULD AN OLDER PERSON OR HOW WOULD A TEENAGER BE ABLE TO READ THROUGH THIS AND AND EASILY GRASP THE CONCEPTS? ABSOLUTELY. SO THERE'LL BE A DIRECT POINT OF CONTACT.

BRIAN CHOW AND SO ALL INPUT WOULD BE COMING THROUGH THERE AND WE'D IMMEDIATELY BE ADDRESSING THE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES BASED UPON THAT FEEDBACK.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'VE ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND THE HARD WORK BEHIND IT.

THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MS. BHAT-PATEL? YEAH, JUST THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFF ON PURSUING THIS.

AND OF COURSE SIMILAR SENTIMENTS AS MY COLLEAGUE SHARED ALWAYS ROOM TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE MAP FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M HOPING THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR IS BEING MORE OF THAT SMART CITY APPROACH THAT I KNOW, DAVID, THAT YOU BRING A LOT TO THE TABLE FOR. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE INNOVATION IN THAT SPACE.

THANKS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE.

THIS IS INFORMATION ONLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[11. SEMIANNUAL TRANSPORTATION REPORT]

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS THE SEMIANNUAL TRANSPORTATION REPORT MAKING.

OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS GOING TO BE OUR TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, WHICH IS TOM FRANK, AND THEN OUR SENIOR ENGINEER, NESTOR MANGOHICK.

THANK YOU, SIR, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS TOM FRANK AND I'M THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER.

I AM JOINED TODAY BY NESTOR MANGO, SENIOR ENGINEER IN OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

AND IN ADDITION, WE HAVE OUR TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSIONER, PETER COLE, WHO IS PRESENT.

AND YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM HIM FOLLOWING THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

TONIGHT'S RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO ACCEPT OUR SEMIANNUAL TRANSPORTATION REPORT AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEWEST CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

CITY STAFF BEGAN PROVIDING THESE TWICE A YEAR UPDATES BACK IN 2018.

AND AND THAT WAS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE FACT THAT TRAFFIC HAS LONG BEEN AMONG THE TOP CONCERNS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

AND CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE TRACKING OUR PROGRESS AND THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD LEARN ABOUT THE VARIOUS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT WE WERE WORKING ON.

OUR GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE GET AROUND OUR CITY SAFELY AND CONVENIENTLY AND CONVENIENTLY IS REALLY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

WE HAVE SEEN MORE INTEREST IN WALKING AND BIKING, BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT MOST PEOPLE RELY ON CARS TO GET AROUND.

WITH THE TRAFFIC EMERGENCY.

YOU HAVE HEARD QUITE A BIT FROM ME ABOUT OUR EFFORTS TO ENHANCE OUR ROADWAYS WITH AN EYE TOWARDS ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT LEAD TO SAFER USE.

TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON ONE OF THOSE CONVENIENCE FACTORS, WHICH IS TO WHICH IS REDUCING HOW LONG PEOPLE NEED TO WAIT AT RED LIGHTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SENIOR ENGINEER NESTOR MANGO GOING TO TAKE IT FROM HERE.

THANK YOU, MR. FRANK.

YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. FRANK, AND GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM.

I'M. GOOD.

SO I'M SURE EVERYONE WATCHING THIS EVENING HAS FELT LIKE THIS PERSON WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S TAKING FOREVER FOR A RED LIGHT TO CHANGE.

IT'S ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS AT THE INTERSECTION.

THIS DOES NOT SUPPORT OUR GOAL OF HELPING PEOPLE CONVENIENTLY GET WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

THAT'S WHY WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES IN THE REGION TO EXPLORE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS SMARTER.

WITHOUT GETTING INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL, SYNCHRONIZING OUR NEARLY OUR NETWORK OF NEARLY 200 TRAFFIC SIGNALS WAS NO SIMPLE TASK.

THE FIRST STEP WAS TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER WHERE CITY STAFF COULD MONITOR SIGNALS AND TRAFFIC IN REAL TIME AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED.

IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS TO IMPLEMENT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND RESIDENTS BEGAN TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS.

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OVER TIME, HOWEVER, AS THE AMOUNT OF DATA WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER GREW.

IT BECAME TOO MUCH FOR THE WIRELESS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT.

WE HAD ESSENTIALLY MAXED OUT THE CAPABILITY OF OUR FIRST GENERATION SYSTEM.

ABOUT THIS TIME, THE CITY SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH CROWN CASTLE, TO USE A SMALL PORTION OF THE HIGH SPEED FIBER NETWORK IT WAS INSTALLING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON HOW WE COULD BEST UTILIZE THIS HIGH SPEED CONNECTION TO ENHANCE OUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROGRAM.

AGAIN, WITHOUT GETTING INTO TOO MUCH OF THE DETAILS, HERE'S WHAT THE NEW SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE.

IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE IT TO YOU, BUT FROM AN ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE, THIS DESIGN IS MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE STREAMLINED, EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE.

AND I PERSONALLY THINK AND I'M SURE MY IT COLLEAGUES IN THE CROWD WOULD AGREE THAT THIS IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL CHART IF YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TO DEVELOP IT.

SO ESSENTIALLY, WE NOW HAVE CONNECTED CRITICAL SEGMENTS OF THE SYSTEM TO THIS NEW NETWORK, WHICH HAS A MUCH HIGHER CAPACITY AND IS, OF COURSE, MUCH FASTER.

AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE PROGRAMED ABOUT 95% OF OUR CONNECTED TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO THE NEW HIGH SPEED NETWORK AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE REST.

ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY WON'T PREVENT YOU FROM WAITING AT A RED LIGHT LONGER THAN YOU MAY WANT TO.

THERE ARE A FEW REASONS FOR THIS.

FIRST, WE DO NEED TO PRIORITIZE DIFFERENT STREETS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY.

WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS BASED ON DATA, AND AS WE BEGIN TO GET EVEN MORE DATA, WE CAN FURTHER FINE TUNE THE SYSTEM.

WE DO EXPERIENCE HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON LOCAL STREETS, SOME OF WHICH IS CAUSED BY RESIDENTIAL GROWTH AND THE GROWTH OF LARGE EMPLOYERS.

BUT A LOT OF IT HAS A LOT OF IT IS THE RESULT OF REGIONAL PROJECTS THAT SHIFT TRAFFIC TO LOCAL STREETS.

FINALLY, UP UNTIL RECENTLY, WE HAVE NOT HAD THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE WITH CALTRANS AND THE SIGNALS THEY OPERATE AT FREEWAY INTERSECTIONS.

IF YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN STUCK RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE AT CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE ON I-5, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.

NEXT. SO I HAVE GOOD NEWS TO SHARE ON THIS FRONT.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COORDINATE TIMING OF OUR UPGRADES TO COINCIDE WITH CALTRANS INSTALLING THEIR NEW CONTROLLERS, WHICH MEANS OUR SIGNALS NOW CAN WORK TOGETHER.

IN FACT, WE BROUGHT WE BROUGHT THE SIGNALS ON EL CAMINO REAL.

EL CAMINO REAL. AT 78, ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE LARGE SINKHOLES CLOSED DOWN THE FREEWAY.

NEXT SLIDE. I KNOW IT WAS STILL FRUSTRATING TO DRIVE THROUGH THIS AREA, BUT FROM A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT POINT OF VIEW, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT WE HAD NOT IF WE HAD NOT HAD THE SYSTEM IN PLACE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE THAN IT WAS.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE WITH MUCH LONGER DELAYS.

SO IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, ONCE WE FINISH THE REMAINING 5%, WE WILL HAVE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH EMERGENCY PREEMPTION DEVICES, CONFLICT MONITORS AND BATTERY BACKUPS. WE WILL ALSO HAVE EXPONENTIALLY MORE DATA AVAILABLE, WHICH CAN HELP US MAKE EVIDENCE BASED DECISIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE TAKEN YEARS TO ANALYZE BEFORE.

IN SHORT, WE ARE HARNESSING THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF MOVING AROUND OUR CITY.

FINALLY, AS GREAT AS TECHNOLOGY CAN BE, WE ARE ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS DIRECTLY.

WE HAVE A DEDICATED LINE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A CONCERN WITH OUR SIGNALS, OR IF YOU'RE JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY SOMETHING WORKS THE WAY THEY DO.

AND WE REALLY DO VALUE ALL THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT HUMAN TOUCH TO ALL OUR CITY SERVICES.

SO AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR MAKING CARLSBAD A REGIONAL LEADER IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED AND LOOK FORWARD TO FINE TUNING IT EVEN MORE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. SCOTT ENGLE.

EVENING. OF SCOTT ENGEL.

I WORK AT IDEX HEALTH AND SCIENCE ON PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD.

WE MAKE LASERS FOR THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY.

AND I GUESS YOU GOT THE RIOT ACT ALREADY ON THE ROUNDABOUTS.

I JUST ONE THING I WANTED TO SAY ON THAT WAS THE SAFETY DATA FOR THOSE WAS TAKEN FROM KANSAS AND MASSACHUSETTS.

BUT WE HAVE THREE ROUNDABOUTS HERE IN IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY THAT ARE FAILURES.

SO YOU HAVE THE TWO ON LEUCADIA AND THE STATE STREET ROUNDABOUTS.

SO HOPEFULLY THE ONE ON TAMARACK IS GOING TO BE BETTER.

BUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS ALSO TO REVISIT THE CANON ROAD AND COLLEGE AND THE NARROWING OF THE LANES.

I WENT OUT WITH A TAPE MEASURE AND I COME WHEN I GO TO WORK, I COME OFF EL CAMINO REAL AND HANG A RIGHT ON COLLEGE AND THERE'S BEEN TWO FEET TAKEN OFF OF EACH ONE OF THE LANES. SO THE CITY BUS TAKES A RIGHT OFF OF EL CAMINO REAL AND GOES ON TO COLLEGE.

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SO WHEN YOU GET PAST SOC AVENUE WHERE CALLAWAY IS, IT THEN SWITCHES TO THE CENTER, TO THE LEFT LANE TO GO UP AND MAKE A LEFT ONTO FARADAY.

SO NOW YOU HAVE AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE CITY BUS THAT HAS ROUGHLY 12IN ON EITHER SIDE TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A FLAMING HOOP. YOU'RE DRIVING A BIG CITY BUS EIGHT FEET WIDE WITH, YOU KNOW, VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF AREA.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS THEY AND IT'S A 50 MILE AN HOUR ZONE.

THE BUS GOES OUT OF THE LANE.

IF YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT LANE, THEN YOU NECESSARILY YOUR REFLEX REACTION IS TO GO INTO THE BIKE LANE.

SO MY POINT IS, IS THAT I'VE BEEN I'M ON THAT STREET THREE TIMES A DAY AND I NEVER SEE A BICYCLE.

BUT YOU HAVE THIS BUFFER ZONE.

AND SO NOW YOU'VE CREATED A SITUATION THAT'S UNSAFE WHERE IT DIDN'T PREVIOUSLY EXIST AND YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE CANNON ROAD THING.

AND THE ONE THING THAT DOESN'T GET FACTORED IN IS THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IN THE SAFE STREETS, YOU HAVE THE PICTURE OF THE WALKER, THE BIKER AND THE CAR, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THE GUY IN THE YELLOW VEST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WORKING IN THE MEDIAN.

AND IF HE STEPS OUT BEHIND ONE OF THOSE BIRD OF PARADISE, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD THAT COULD SHOCK SOMEBODY OUT OF THEIR LANE, TOO.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT'S MY POINT IS, IS THAT PERHAPS SOME OF THESE MODIFICATIONS COULD BE REVISITED OR VISITED IN PERSON, YOU KNOW, TO SEE WHERE YOU HAD A HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS YOU'VE CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION, WHERE WOULDN'T ONE DIDN'T PREVIOUSLY EXIST.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

THIS BHAT-PATEL. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND JUST A JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I LOVE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A SPECIFIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL LINE.

JUST CURIOUS.

I'M GUESSING IT'S FOR CALL ONLY, RIGHT? BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK, CAN WE TEXT IT? SO JUST CURIOUS ON THAT FRONT.

FOR NOW IT IS JUST A LINE.

BUT I'VE ALSO REQUESTED TEXT BECAUSE OFTENTIMES RESIDENTS WOULD PREFER A TEXT.

SO WE'RE WORKING.

YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. THAT WAS MY QUESTION AROUND THAT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO PREFER TO TEXT WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO SO, HOPEFULLY WHEN THEY'RE PARKED.

AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE THAT I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WAS WE HEARD SOME FEEDBACK JUST NOW FROM THE SPEAKER AROUND AND I KNOW THEY AREN'T HERE, SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL WATCH THIS LATER.

BUT JUST CURIOUS ON THE BUFFER LANES THAT THEY MENTIONED AND JUST I KNOW I'VE TRAVELED THAT AS WELL.

SO JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'VE HEARD FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT FROM OTHERS WITH REGARDS TO ITS SEEMING LIKE, OKAY, NARROWER LANES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF THE FEEDBACK YOU'VE RECEIVED? YES.

SO WHEN WE HAVE RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE DID THAT PROJECT WHERE WE ACTUALLY DID NARROW THE VEHICULAR TRAVEL LANES AND PROVIDED THE ADDITIONAL BUFFER ON COLLEGE BOULEVARD, WHICH YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT, AND CANNON ROAD, WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR PROJECT, THE 16 MILES, WE DID HEAR SOME FEEDBACK THAT PEOPLE FELT THAT MAY BE TOO TIGHT.

AND SO WE LOOKED AT THE ISSUE AGAINST THE MEDIAN.

AND AS A PART OF THAT PROCESS, THAT PUBLIC VETTING PROCESS, WHERE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, WE ARE PROVIDING TEN AND ONE HALF FOOT VEHICULAR TRAVEL LANES AGAINST THE MEDIAN. AND THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T DO TEN AND A HALF WIDE VEHICULAR LANE WIDTHS ON THE OUTSIDE LANE IS BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, THAT'S NEXT TO THE BUFFER AND WE'RE PROVIDING THAT WIDER BUFFER.

SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STUDIES DONE ON WHAT'S THE EFFECTIVE OR THE APPROPRIATE LANE WIDTH FOR VEHICLES ON ON RURAL OR SUBURBAN SETTINGS.

AND REALLY THE SWEET SPOT STATISTICALLY FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT IS BETWEEN TEN AND 10.5FT.

SO I'VE BEEN WE STUDY THIS QUITE A BIT BECAUSE IT'S OUR BUSINESS AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY STATISTICS OR SAFETY DATA THAT SHOWS THAT PROVIDING TEN FOOT TRAVEL LANES INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SIDE COLLISIONS OR ANY OTHER TYPES OF COLLISIONS.

SO WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THE DATA.

WE BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE DESIGNED AND WHAT'S MOVING FORWARD IS THE APPROPRIATE LANE WIDTHS.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, JUST COMMENTS.

THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WHEN WE ENCOUNTER THE LIGHTS THAT ARE AT FREEWAY ON RAMPS AND OFF RAMPS, THOSE ARE NOT OURS.

THEY'RE NOT UNDER OUR CONTROL.

IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT IS CORRECT.

THOSE ARE RUN BY STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALTRANS.

OKAY. SO WE CAN'T BLAME YOU FOR SITTING AT THOSE LIGHTS FOREVER.

NO, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH CALTRANS.

NOW, THAT WAS PART OF THE UPGRADES THAT WE KNEW THAT THEY COMMITTED TO A NEW SYSTEM VERY RECENTLY.

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SO WE DID OUR OUR UPGRADES ON THE SAME WEEK THAT THEY DID AT EVERY CORRIDOR.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE THINGS MORE SEAMLESS OUT THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE RELIANT ON FIBER OPTIC FOR OUR COMPLETING OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER. HOW MUCH MORE DO WE HAVE TO GO? DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT ONE? FOUND THE SLIDE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE 95% THAT WAS REFERRING TO THE SIGNALS THAT ARE COMING BACK ON THAT LAST CRITICAL LEG OF FIBER.

SO WE'RE VERY CLOSE IN THAT REGARD.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO, WHERE WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SO IS REPLACE SOME COPPER WITH FIBER IN CASES ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS LIKE RANCHO SANTA FE.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE SIGNAL SYSTEM, WE'RE OPERATING WELL WITH THAT COPPER.

BUT WHAT THE FIBER DOES GET YOU, IF WE HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, IS JUST ADDITIONAL THROUGHPUT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE CABINET THAT DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO COME BACK TO OUR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER.

BUT WITH MORE DATA, WE CAN BRING MORE INFORMATION BACK AND ACTUALLY JUST TALK TO AS MANY THINGS AS WE CAN FROM THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY FINAL STATEMENTS FROM ANYBODY? OKAY. THIS WAS A INFORMATION ONLY, I THINK.

OKAY. SO THIS DOESN'T NEED A VOTE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.

[12. TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 AND REQUEST TO CHANGE COMMISSION’S NAME]

GREAT. THANK YOU, SIR.

ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324 AND A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION'S NAME MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY AS OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MOBILITY MANAGER, NATHAN SCHMIDT.

THANK YOU, MR. CHADWICK.

MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I AM NATHAN SCHMIDT, THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MOBILITY MANAGER.

AND THIS ITEM IS THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FY 2324.

ALSO WITH ME TONIGHT IS COMMISSIONER PETER COLE, AND HE WILL BE MAKING SOME STATEMENTS AFTER MY BRIEF PRESENTATION.

SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THIS ITEM IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION'S WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 2324 AND DIRECTING STAFF TO RETURN AT A FUTURE MEETING WITH AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION'S NAME TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION.

SO JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE ON THE WORK PLAN.

SO CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, IT REQUIRES COMMISSIONS TO HAVE AN ANNUAL WORK PLAN.

THE INTENTION OF THIS IS TO INCREASE THE DIALOG BETWEEN THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL, AND IT ALSO ENSURES THAT THE COMMISSION IS WORKING IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR PRIORITIES.

SO STAFF WORKED WITH THE COMMISSION THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE ON THE WORK PLAN.

THAT WORK PLAN IS BEFORE YOU TODAY.

ESSENTIALLY, THE WORK PLAN HAS TWO PRIMARY GOALS.

THE FIRST ONE IS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE HERE, WHICH IS TO REVIEW STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND PROVIDE INPUT ON DATA, BEST PRACTICES AND PUBLIC INPUT. A FEW OF THE HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS, THERE ARE SEVERAL WHICH AREN'T INCLUDED IN THIS SLIDE, BUT A FEW OF THOSE INCLUDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS PROGRAM, WHICH WE JUST DISCUSSED REVIEW OF THE CITY'S MULTIMODAL TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE PROGRAM, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUITE OF PROJECTS.

SO THE SECOND GOAL OF THE WORK PLAN IS TO FOCUS ON MOBILITY, SPECIFICALLY AROUND SCHOOL SITES.

THIS FOCUS IS PRIMARILY ON SAFETY FOR STUDENTS WALKING, BIKING AND GETTING TO SCHOOL.

THIS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF MOBILITY AND SAFETY PROJECTS NEAR SCHOOLS TO PROACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SO PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLANNING PROJECTS.

THROUGH THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE DO HAVE THREE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND WE WILL WE BE WORKING WITH THOSE, INCLUDING AVIARA OAKS, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY AND SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN ALSO TO RECEIVE REPORTS FROM THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO SAFETY MATTERS, ENFORCEMENT MATTERS.

SO AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION DID MAKE A MINUTE MOTION TO CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY. SO ADDING THAT WORD SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION.

THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS IS BECAUSE THE COMMISSIONERS FELT THAT SAFETY REALLY WAS THEIR KEY GOAL.

SO THEY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT WITH THIS NAME CHANGE, IF ACCEPTABLE AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, THE NAME CHANGE WILL BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE UPDATE, A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE THAT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IS WORKING ON OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WILL TAKE PLACE LATER THIS FALL.

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SO WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FY 2324 AND DIRECTING STAFF TO RETURN AT A FUTURE MEETING WITH AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION'S NAME TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE COMMISSIONER PETER COLE.

OKAY. I PROMISE TO BE LESS THAN THREE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS PETER COLE.

I AM ONE OF TWO NEW MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION AS OF FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT THREE.

BEFORE MOVING TO CARLSBAD, I SERVED ON THE ENCINITAS TRAFFIC COMMISSION FOR 11.5 YEARS, INCLUDING SEVERAL TIMES AS CHAIR.

HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE IMPRESSED ME MOST SINCE I STARTED.

THE EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION THAT OUR COMMISSION HAS WITH STAFF, STARTING WITH DIRECTOR FRANK.

AND TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY MANAGER SCHMIDT.

THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND SUPPORT STAFF.

THE REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVE ARE VERY THOROUGH IN DETAIL AND SUPPORTED BY FACTS.

IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS.

ON ANY SINGLE OPERATIONS.

WE GET A DETAILED EXPLANATION IN SHORT ORDER.

THE MONTHLY REPORT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE TRAFFIC DIVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS QUITE INFORMATIVE.

STAFF ALWAYS LISTENS TO POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS.

AS PAUL HARVEY WOULD HAVE SAID.

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I KNOW IT IS THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT GOAL TO HAVE THE BEST OPERATING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA.

FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, USING INNOVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND ARE BEING DISCUSSED FOR FUTURE USE, WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO SUCCESS.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE TRAFFIC CONTROL BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS AND I AM PARTIAL TO SIGNALS.

THE DIRECTION THAT CARLSBAD IS TAKING.

USING ROUNDABOUTS HAS GIVEN ME A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON CONTROLLING TRAFFIC, AND I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT IT IS THE WAY TO GO.

WHERE APPLICABLE.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION COME FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE.

BUT WE HAVE ONE COMMON GOAL SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, DRIVERS AND TRANSIT USERS.

TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE HAVE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADD THE WORD SAFETY TO OUR NAME AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL APPROVE. YOU'RE GETTING A RATHER DETAILED REPORT ON OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE TASKS. BUT LET ME GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES.

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS.

MORE SLASH EXPANDED TRAINING FOR BIKE RIDER E-BIKE RIDERS.

EXCUSE ME. EXPANDING BICYCLE LANE SIGNAGE AND BICYCLE LANE IMPROVEMENTS.

IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS.

I'M ALREADY IMPRESSED WITH THE SNAPPY OPERATION THAT EXISTS, BUT THERE ARE MORE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL OF VISION ZERO AND BECOME THE BEST IN THE STATE.

ON THAT TOPIC.

WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE FISCAL IMPLICATIONS AND WILL PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU MUCH.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? THIS. BHAT-PATEL. JUST QUICKLY, THANK YOU.

I KNOW THAT THESE WORK PLANS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING JUST BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT PROVIDES THE TRANSPARENCY PIECE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT OUR

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AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COLE, FOR BEING HERE AND REPRESENTING THE COMMISSION.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMISSION.

THANKS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOTION, PLEASE.

YES, I KNOW THERE ARE TWO ITEMS, SO I'LL MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND THEN ALSO DIRECT STAFF TO RETURN AT A FUTURE MEETING WITH AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION'S NAME TO THE TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

MISS LUNA. MISS BURKHOLDER.

JUST THAT I'LL BE AT SANDAG ON FRIDAY IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME JOIN ME.

THAT'S SO YOU CAN DRIVE IN THE CARPOOL LANE.

MISS ACOSTA? YES. THANK YOU.

THIS WEEK, ON THURSDAY, WE HAVE A VERY BIG SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY MEETING.

PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY, STARTING AT 9 A.M.

AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING HAVING A NEW GENERAL MANAGER.

WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE DETACHMENT ISSUE OF TWO OF THE DISTRICTS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.

SO A LOT OF HEAVY THINGS ON THE AGENDA AND IT'S ALL STREAMED.

ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH THAT ON THE WEBSITE.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.

THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

CITY MANAGER. CITY ATTORNEY.

NOTHING FOR ME, THANK YOU.

CITY CLERK. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND THAT'S IT. AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

TO 6 P.M.. SENATOR BLAKE SPEERS WOMEN'S LEADERS RECEPTION AT.

THE HIVE AT LEACH TAG COMMONS 441 SAXONY ROAD IN ENCINITAS.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 23, FROM 5:30 P.M.

TO 7 P.M..

CITY OF CARLSBAD, STATE OF THE CITY.

IT WILL BE AT THE RUBY G.

SCHULMAN AUDITORIUM, 1775 DOVE LANE IN CARLSBAD.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 23, AT 11 A.M.

UNTIL 2 P.M..

CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

STATE OF THE COMMUNITY.

IT WILL BE AT THE WESTIN CARLSBAD RESORT AND SPA, 5480 GRAND PACIFIC DRIVE IN CARLSBAD.

AND WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.