Sep 26, 2023 City Council Meeting

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I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? READY. BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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

NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING HELD AUGUST 22ND OF 23.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

SPECIAL MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 12TH OF 23.

SPECIAL MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 14TH OF 23.

MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS RECITED BY THE MAYOR.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[PRESENTATIONS]

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INVITE UP.

ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL DARCY DAVIDSON AND POLICE CHIEF MICKEY WILLIAMS, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH.

IT SAYS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING OUR CITY.

THE MONTH OF OCTOBER BRINGS THE RECOGNITION OF CRIME PREVENTION MONTH AND FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.

THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME IS COOKING SAFELY STARTS WITH YOU.

PAY ATTENTION TO FIRE PREVENTION EFFECTIVELY SERVES TO EDUCATE.

REMIND US OF THE SIMPLE ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE TO STAY SAFE FROM FIRE.

YEAR ROUND CRIME PREVENTION MONTH RECOGNIZES THAT CRIME AND FEAR OF CRIME DESTROY THE TRUST IN OTHERS AND THREATENS THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE. CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS TEACH AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF CRIME AND HOW THEY CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM BEING VICTIMS. THE SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED BY PUBLIC WORKS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE RESIDENTS HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMFORT.

I, THEREFORE KEITH BLACKBURN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, AND BEING AN EX-POLICE SERGEANT, I HAVE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT IT'S FIRE SAFETY WEEK, BUT POLICE SAFETY MONTH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY, OKAY, MR. MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS? ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT'S FIRE SAFETY WEEK WEEK.

WE'LL DO AS MUCH IN A WEEK AS PD CAN DO IN A MONTH.

SO, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR ONGOING COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS. AS STATED, I'M DARCY DAVIDSON AND I STAND HERE JOINED BY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS, CHIEF WILLIAMS AND JOSE ESTRADA FROM PUBLIC WORKS. WE ARE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS AND REALLY ALL OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATES.

WE STAND HERE AS ONE TEAM TOGETHER, DEDICATED TO OUR SHARED MISSION TO KEEP OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS SAFE.

IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR, WITH THE CITY LAUNCHING NEW PROGRAMS IN RESPONSES TO CHANGING NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

CHIEF WILLIAMS AND MR. ESTRADA ARE GOING TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS FROM PD AND PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU, DARCY, AND GOOD EVENING, AND FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY MONTH.

WITHOUT YOUR ONGOING CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, THERE'S JUST NO WAY THAT WE COULD PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT WE DO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CONTINUED EXTENDED LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE US ON A DAILY BASIS.

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS A TEAM SPORT, AND WHEN ISSUES THAT ARISE THAT TRIGGER PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, IT REALLY DOES BRING TOGETHER ALL THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN OUR CITY, WHETHER IT'S THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS OR ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT AND ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN OUR CITY.

THERE'S JUST A CULTURE HERE IN CARLSBAD THAT WE ALL STEP UP AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AND FOR THAT, I'M VERY, VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE.

ON OCTOBER 14TH AT THE TRAINING CENTER, THERE'LL BE SOME GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS AND JUST GREAT FUN FOR EVERYBODY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE POLICE, THE FIRE AND

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THANK YOU, CHIEF WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR.

MY NAME IS JOSE ESTRADA.

I'M THE FACILITY ATTENDANT AT THE SAFETY TRAINING CENTER.

THE AMAZING SAFETY TRAINING CENTER.

I'M HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS.

I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THIS.

PUBLIC WORKS IS PROUD OF TO PROVIDE FIRE AND POLICE WITH TRAINING AND ALSO WITH OTHER CRITICAL EVENTS.

ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS.

WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM.

THANK YOU. SO THIS YEAR, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE FOCUSING OUR SAFETY MESSAGE IS CONTINUING ON OUR MESSAGING FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND WHAT RESIDENTS CAN DO TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HAVING ONE OF THESE FIRES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS HAS BEEN AN EMERGENCY EMERGING TREND AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRACK IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SPECIFICALLY IN OCTOBER, WE'LL BE ESPECIALLY ACTIVE ENGAGING FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AS STATED, AND THAT IS THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 8TH TO 14TH, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT COOKING FIRES ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOME DEATHS AND HOME FIRE INJURIES, AND WITH OUR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, WE HOPE TO PREVENT THESE INCIDENTS.

HERE IN CARLSBAD JOINTLY, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS AND FIRE WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT OCTOBER'S EVENTS, SINCE PROMOTING SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO. CHIEF WILLIAMS ALREADY MENTIONED OPEN HOUSE ON OCTOBER 14TH.

WE'LL ALL BE ACTIVELY TAKING PART IN THAT.

THE PART OF OPEN HOUSE THAT I LOVE MOST IS IN OUR PLANNING PROCESS.

IT REALLY BRINGS FORTH THE COLLABORATION AND THE PARTNERSHIP AMONGST ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS, AND WE REALLY SEE THE EXCITEMENT OF ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES GETTING INVOLVED, AND IT SHOWS US HOW MUCH WE ALL EACH INDIVIDUALLY CARE ABOUT KEEPING CARLSBAD SAFE, AND WE TRULY LOVE WHAT WE ALL DO, AND THIS ALL JUST WRAPS UP AND IT SHOWS THAT WE AS TEAM CARLSBAD, WE REALLY ARE ENSURING THAT WE ARE REALLY SAFER TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I INVITE YOU TO COME UP TO THE FRONT HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU.

NEXT. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO COMPLIMENT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DO AN EXCELLENT JOB DAY TO DAY.

SOMETIMES SMALL CALLS, SOMETIMES PRETTY MAJOR CALLS, BUT RECENTLY WE HAD ONE THAT TOOK A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AND ENDED UP WITH THE EXACT OUTCOME THAT WE WANTED AND WHAT WE SPENT THE TIME WITH.

SO I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT ON AUGUST 3RD, THE AFTERNOON EVENING OF AUGUST 3RD AND INTO THE LATE MORNING OF AUGUST 4TH,

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OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED.

WE HAD TO EVEN HAVE INTERPRETERS HELP US WITH A LANGUAGE PROBLEM.

AND WE USED OUTSIDE RESOURCES, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, I THINK EVEN FBI NEGOTIATORS, AND THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF BEING PATIENT AND WAITING IT OUT AND SAYING AND DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS.

SO IT HAD A THE PREFERRED OUTCOME.

THE PERSON FINALLY GAVE UP AFTER, WHAT WAS IT, 17 HOURS OF A OF A STANDOFF, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THAT.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAD A WOMAN WHO WE DISCOVERED IN THE CITY WHO HAD A CUT THROAT AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DIED, BUT WE HAD A FEW OFFICERS STILL LEFT OVER TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND TO THAT CALL, AND ONE OF OUR OFFICERS GAVE FIRST AID AND WAS CREDITED WITH MORE THAN LIKELY SAVING THIS GIRL'S LIFE. ALL THIS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZED ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES WHO HELPED WITH WITH THIS MAJOR CALL IN OUR CITY.

SO I WANT TO TELL YOU, A LOT OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATED AND WE GOT A LOT OF HELP.

I THINK IT WAS OVER 100 INDIVIDUAL FIRST RESPONDERS.

SO THEY RECEIVED A MAYORAL COMMENDATION, AND IT SAYS, WE PROUDLY HONOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS DURING MULTIPLE PROLONGED INCIDENCES THAT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 3RD AND FOURTH OF 2023.

MAYOR BLACKBURN MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

COUNCIL MEMBERS ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER AND LUNA JOIN OUR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS IN COMMENDING YOUR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOUR ROLE IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THAT PIECE OF PAPER IS NOT ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN THE GRATITUDE WE HAVE FOR THE WORK THEY DID THOSE MANY HOURS AND AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND PROBABLY BEING PRETTY TIRED BY THE END OF THIS.

SO, MICKEY, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, YOUR GROUP AND ALL OF THE OUTSIDE AGENCIES WHO HELPED YOU.

THANK YOU.

I WILL BE VERY BRIEF, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK AGAIN THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION OF THIS.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE, BUT WE WERE CRITICALLY SUPPORTED BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS WAS OUT THERE ALL NIGHT WITH US, MAKING SURE THAT THE ROADWAYS WERE BLOCKED OFF AND THAT WE WERE SAFE TO DO OUR WORK, AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.

IT'S A UNIQUE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK IT TOOK OVER 16 HOURS TO COME TO A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION, BUT WHAT IS NOT UNIQUE IS THE LEVEL OF CARING AND THE EFFORT THAT THE MEMBERS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM AND SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR DISPATCHERS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS AND EVERYONE THAT REPRESENTS THE DEPARTMENT, THE AMOUNT OF CARING THAT THEY EMPLOY ON A DAILY BASIS TO HELP PEOPLE IN CRISIS SAFELY GET TO THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.

IT'S A DAILY JOB.

THEY DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB AND I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, AND IT'S ALSO A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE ALLIED AGENCY ASSISTANCE THAT WE HAVE IN THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTY.

THIS COULD NOT HAVE COME TO A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FBI, AS THE MAYOR HAD SAID, AND ALSO THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S OFFICE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN ASSISTING US.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WERE OUT DOING THE JOB.

MUCH APPRECIATED A LOT OF US WORK ON EIGHT HOUR DAY AND WE GET HOME AND WE'RE EXHAUSTED.

PICTURE. WORKING A 17 HOUR SHIFT OF THAT, I COULDN'T IMAGINE.

NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT AND I'M REQUIRED TO READ THE FOLLOWING.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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 THE MEETING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.

NO ACTION CAN OCCUR ON THESE ITEMS. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 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 THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.

WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, YOU'LL BE INVITED TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

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AFTER 2.5 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL COME ON YELLOW.

KIND OF GIVING YOU AN IDEA. YOU HAVE 30S LEFT, AND TO BE FAIR TO EVERYBODY, SO NOBODY GETS LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.

I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER.

MARY LUCID, FOLLOWED BY PAGE [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITIZENS WHO ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN CARLSBAD. I USED TO LIVE IN CARLSBAD AND NOW I LIVE IN OCEANSIDE.

SO I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED WHEN THE STANDARDS HERE IN CARLSBAD HAVE GONE DOWN.

CARLSBAD USED TO BE KNOWN AS THE LEADER IN SERVICES, BUT NOT LATELY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THE SENIOR LIBRARY STAFF ARBITRARILY DECIDED TO CLOSE ON SUNDAY AND NOT PROVIDE SERVICES, BUT YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL CAN DIRECT THEM TO BE OPEN ON WEEKENDS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE COMING INTO THE HOLIDAYS, AND I ASK YOU TO DO YOUR DUTY FOR THE CITIZENS.

$14 MILLION CAME FROM THE STATE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY SCARFED UP TO PAY FOR PENSIONS AND PERKS.

OKAY, BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SERVE THE PEOPLE HERE? 51 HOURS A WEEK IS LESS HOURS FOR THE COUNTY, AND THEY PROVIDE SEVEN HOUR DAYS ON THE WEEKENDS, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, FRIDAY, I THINK MONDAY AND THURSDAY, THEY'RE OPEN EIGHT HOURS.

THAT MUST BE THEIR BUSY TIME, BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HELP THE PEOPLE? YOU ARE IN CHARGE.

SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE REELECTED BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

PLEASE, PLEASE SEE HOW YOU CAN OPEN UP THE LIBRARY LESS HOURS, BUT HAVE SEVEN HOURS FOR WEEKENDS AND ACTIVITIES, BUT WORSE THAN THAT, IT'S THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T LISTEN. WHEN YOU GO TO THE SENIOR CENTER, YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE TO SAY SOMETHING TO.

THEY SAY, FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD.

SO YOU FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD AND NOBODY GETS BACK TO YOU.

MANAGEMENT CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESPOND TO A COMMENT CARD WHEN THEY'VE GOT BULLETIN BOARDS.

DOES THAT TELL YOU SOMETHING? THEY DON'T CARE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO COMMENT.

THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE MEETINGS, AND YOU CAN'T FIND STAFF.

THE CITY MANAGER, THE MAYOR, AND YOU ANSWER THE CITY COUNCIL CAN HELP YOUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE DO SO.

THANK YOU.

CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? THERE WE GO.

OKAY. HI, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M PAIGE [INAUDIBLE].

TWO WEEKS AGO, THIS COUNCIL HAD A CHANCE TO MOVE CARLSBAD FORWARD IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESOLUTION THAT YOU PASSED TWO YEARS AGO, AND YET, INSTEAD OF LOOKING FORWARD TOWARD A ELECTRIC PREFERRED IN NEW CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD NOT, I REPEAT, WOULD NOT BAN METHANE IN HOUSES, THE MAJORITY CHOSE TO PUT OFF ANY ELECTRIFICATION OF NEW BUILDINGS FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

WHEREAS THE COMMITMENT TO OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY.

IT APPEARS NOT TO BE A PRIORITY TO SOME OF YOU.

I PERSONALLY WAS DISTRAUGHT OVER YOUR VOTE, SEEING IT AS THE WORST POSSIBLE OPTION YOU HAD BEFORE YOU.

YOUR VOTE ENSURES NOTHING IS DONE UNTIL 2025 EVEN WITH A FAVORABLE OUTCOME OF THE BERKELEY CASE, I'D LIKE TO REFER COUNCIL AND STAFF TO SAN LUIS OBISPO'S ACTIONS LAST WEEK, AFTER SUSPENDING THEIR ALL ELECTRIC IN NEW CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE IN APRIL DUE TO THE BERKELEY CASE.

LAST WEEK, THEIR CITY STAFF INTRODUCED AN AMENDMENT THAT ESSENTIALLY IS AN ELECTRIC PREFERRED WITH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SHARED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND

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THE FIRST READING PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AND WILL RETURN NEXT MONTH FOR A VOTE.

THIS SHOWS THAT CITIES WITH SUFFICIENT MOTIVATION CAN FIND ALTERNATIVE MEANS TO ADVANCE BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION AND LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BECAUSE COUNCIL FAILED TO ENACT A BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION ORDINANCE.

I TRUST YOU WILL HAVE A STRONG MEASURE IN THE UPCOMING CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE THAT ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES AND THAT YOU FIND SOME WAY TO MAKE PROGRESS ON ELECTRIFICATION BEFORE 2025.

THANK YOU.

LINDA DANIELS, FOLLOWED BY RAUL VILLAMAR.

I'M LINDA DANIELS.

I'VE BEEN UP HERE MANY TIMES TALKING ABOUT BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION.

I'VE ELECTRIFIED MY HOME, AND THE REASON WE HAVE TO DO THIS IS BECAUSE 30% OF THE EMISSIONS HERE COME FROM BUILDINGS.

RESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BUILDINGS, MULTIFAMILY.

WE'RE ONLY ASKING AGAIN FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE GAS, WHICH IS METHANE AND NITROUS OXIDE.

I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAS TOLD ME EVERY TIME HE SMELLS GAS, HE SEES MY FACE BECAUSE HE KNOWS I'M SO AGAINST GAS IN HOMES.

HE TELLS ME THAT, AND I SAID, OH, MY GOSH, MY FACE IS COMING UP TO THE MAYOR.

EVERY EVERY TIME HE OPENS HIS OVEN, I GUESS IT TURNS ON THE STOVE.

ANYWAY, I NOT ONLY BELONG TO THE SIERRA CLUB, WHICH I WEAR PROUDLY, I ALSO BELONG TO THE SDBEC, WHICH IS THE SAN DIEGO BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION COALITION, WHICH HAS OVER 40 PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION IN ALL OF NORTH COUNTY.

WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT WE HAD SOLANA BEACH AND ENCINITAS PASSED THEIR ALL ELECTRIC CODES, WHICH THEY'VE NOW PUT ON HOLD, AND THEN SAN LUIS OBISPO PASSING THEIRS, WHICH WILL BE VOTED ON NEXT MONTH SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME CLEANER EMISSIONS.

WE REALLY NEED THAT FOR OUR CITY.

THE SAN DIEGO BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION IS A VERY CLEAR MISSION.

OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE, CREATE A ZERO CARBON FUTURE THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE POLICY ACTION.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE UNIONS.

EVEN IN OUR COALITION.

WE HAVE ARCHITECTS, WE HAVE PLUMBERS, WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE ECONOMIC ECOLOGICAL GROUP THAT'S HERE IN THE CITY FROM 350 SAN DIEGO TO THE SURF RIDERS NORTH COUNTY COALITION AND THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT OUR AIR.

NOW, I CARE ABOUT THE AIR BECAUSE I HAVE ASTHMA, SO I DON'T WANT THE AIR TO BE POLLUTED.

SDBEC ADVOCATES FOR BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION IN NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS BY SUPPORTING EQUITABLE BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION CODES, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS ALREADY PUT THIS IN THEIR CAP.

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE IT SEEN IN OUR CAP COMING UP.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HERE HE COMES. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS RAUL VILLAMAR.

I LIVE IN 937 OAK AVENUE, RIGHT BEHIND SMART AND FINAL.

I HEARD THAT YOU FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO GET CHANGE THAT TO MAKE IT A LOW INCOME HOUSING, AND ALSO I WASN'T HERE FOR THAT MEETING.

I TRIED TO MAKE IT THERE, BUT I DIDN'T GET TO IT.

ALSO THE ROUNDABOUT, I BROUGHT PICTURES OF WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN THERE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO MAIL, GET THEM EMAILED IN FIRST SO I BE HERE ON IN OCTOBER TO SHOW THEM TO YOU.

LAST WEEK. WE HAD SATURDAY AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING.

WE HAD 12 POLICE DEPARTMENT, CARLSBAD IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LOW INCOME VETERANS HOUSING, AND YOU HAD TWO PARAMEDICS AND ALSO A FIRE DEPARTMENT TRUCK, AND I ASKED ONE OF THE YOUNG LADY OFFICERS WHAT HAPPENED, AND SHE TOLD ME IT WAS THEY HAD A TRESPASSER.

I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

I GOT A DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM, AND WE HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS IN THE BACK.

I HAVE MERCEDES PICTURES OF A MERCEDES THAT WAS TOTALED FROM SOMEBODY COMING THROUGH THERE.

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YOU NEVER TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO BE A DRUG MENTAL AND SEXUAL PEOPLE LIVING THERE AND YOU'RE GOING TO BRING SOMEBODY ELSE.

NOW, THIS IS LIKE THIRD TIME THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST MONTH PEOPLE FROM DOWN THE BLOCK THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN THERE. I WISH I HAD THE PICTURES IN THERE BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY WHAT'S GOING ON.

ALSO, THE ROUNDABOUT I WORK IN ENCINITAS.

MY FAMILY'S HAD A BARBER SHOP IN ENCINITAS FOR 43 YEARS, AND IT'S ALREADY TAKING 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND ON A ROUNDABOUT IS GOING TO GOING TO BE WORSE.

IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE FOR US TO COME DOWN.

IF THERE'S A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY, EVERYBODY DECIDES TO COME DOWN THE FREEWAY, I MEAN, DOWN ON 101.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN HOUR OR AN HOUR OR TWO TO GET DOWN THERE WITH A ROUNDABOUT, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK.

IF YOU DRIVE DOWN TO ENCINITAS, CARDIFF, EXCUSE ME LEUCADIA AND YOU GO TO EL PORTAL OVER THERE, THEY HAVE ONE THERE, AND WHEN PEOPLE, IF THERE'S A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME DOWN THERE, IT JUST JAMS EVERYBODY UP.

I HOPE THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND PASS AWAY BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON YOUR ON YOUR CONSCIENCE, NOT MINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL BRING NEXT. NEXT MEETING.

I'LL BRING YOU THE PICTURES.

RAUL, DO YOU HAVE THE PICTURES WITH YOU NOW? YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO THE CLERK AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET THEM IN SOON, AND ALSO, IF YOU WANT SOME MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING TO GO WHERE SMART AND FINAL IS, WILL YOU GO TALK TO THE CHIEF AND HE'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO CAN GIVE YOU MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION.

VERY GOOD. WHAT I DO WITH IT.

OH, HERE IT IS. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH FOUR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

DO YOU HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO PULL ANY OF THOSE? ANY COMMENTS ON ANY OF THEM? MOTION, PLEASE.

MOVE. CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[5. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. CS-459 AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1.20 MEETINGS]

THIS IS A ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE WHICH I WILL HAVE ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TITLE.

THANK YOU. ALSO, IF THE COUNCIL PASSES THIS TONIGHT, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 26TH, 23, OCTOBER 26TH OF THIS YEAR, AND WILL APPLY TO YOUR MEETINGS BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER.

SO THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1.20 MEETINGS.

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

SECOND. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER SIX CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.

[6. APPROVE A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, SPECIAL USE PERMIT - FLOODPLAIN, SPECIAL USE PERMIT - EL CAMINO REAL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND WAIVER OF GENERAL PLAN OPEN SPACE POLICY 4-P.6 FOR THE WIDENING OF EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN SUNNY CREEK ROAD AND JACKSPAR DRIVE (CDP2022-0044, HDP2021-0003, SUP2022-0002, SUP2021-0002) ]

HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

FLOODPLAIN. SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR EL CAMINO REAL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND A WAIVER OF GENERAL PLAN.

OPEN SPACE POLICY FOR THE WIDENING OF EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN SUNNY CREEK ROAD AND JACKSPAR DRIVE.

THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY PLANNER ERIC LARDY AND TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR TOM FRANK.

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

SO BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A ROAD PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT PERMITS.

HERE'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MY PRESENTATION GIVING LOCATION AND BACKGROUND SCOPE, OUR CONSISTENCY AND OUR RECOMMENDED ACTION.

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ALONG EXISTING PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ON NORTHBOUND EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN JACKSPAR DRIVE AND COLLEGE BOULEVARD, WITH PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION OCCURRING BETWEEN JACKSPAR AND SUNNY CREEK ROAD TO THE EAST OF THE PROJECT SITE IS A PORTION OF RANCHO CARLSBAD GOLF COURSE AND A PORTION OF UNDEVELOPED LAND TO THE WEST OF THE PROJECT SITE.

THERE ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

THIS PROJECT IS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE BUT IS NOT APPEALABLE TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.

THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN PRIORITIZES THE EXPANSION OF EL CAMINO REAL AS A VITAL ARTERIAL STREET WITH THE GOAL OF SIX LANES AT FULL BUILD OUT.

IT IS BUILT TO THIS DESIGNATION THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE CITY.

THERE ARE A FEW SEGMENTS THAT DON'T HAVE THAT FULL SIX LANE CONFIGURATION, AND THIS PROJECT WOULD WIDEN IT IN THIS SEGMENT.

THIS PROJECT WAS [INAUDIBLE] BY THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ON JUNE 9TH, 2020 TO REDUCE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEFICIENCY

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THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE START OF THE PROJECT [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT 100FT NORTH OF COLLEGE BOULEVARD, IN AN AREA WHERE EL CAMINO REAL TAPERS FROM THREE LANES TO TWO LANES.

THIS AREA, THERE'D BE RE-STRIPING CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING PAVEMENT.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH ALONG EL CAMINO REAL WHERE THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL PAVEMENT ADDED AND ADDITION OF THE SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER IN ADDITION TO THE THIRD TRAVEL LANE, AND THEN THIS IS FURTHER NORTH AS WE APPROACH THE JACKSPAR RANCHO CARLSBAD DRIVE INTERSECTION, WHICH WILL ALSO BE THE ADDITION OF A THIRD LANE.

THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT HAS A GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC.

HOWEVER, THERE IS 844FT² CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS OPEN SPACE AND A 1500 SQUARE FEET OF PROPERTY ACQUISITION REQUIRED THAT'S CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL FOUR IN OUR GENERAL PLAN, WHICH IS FOUR DWELLING AN ACRE.

THE GENERAL PLAN POLICY 4-P.6 SETS POLICIES RELATED TO OPEN SPACE.

ESSENTIALLY THAT OPEN SPACE AREAS CANNOT BE IMPACTED.

HOWEVER, THAT POLICY ALSO HAS A PROVISION THAT A WAIVER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CAN BE APPROVED FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT DO NOT IMPACT THE OVERALL OPEN SPACE NETWORK.

DUE TO THIS RECOMMENDATION, AND BASED UPON OUR ANALYSIS OF THE OVERALL OPEN SPACE NETWORK IN THIS AREA, IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WAIVE THIS POLICY FOR THE 844FT² OF OPEN SPACE TO IMPLEMENT THIS ROAD PROJECT.

WE'VE ALSO REVIEWED THE PROJECT FOR CONSISTENCY WITH ALL OF OUR APPLICABLE LAND USE AND REGULATORY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCE, LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AND THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

WE DETERMINED THIS PROJECT WAS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AS NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURES, AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, ASSOCIATED LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND THE WAIVER OF GENERAL PLAN POLICY 4-P.6 TO ALLOW FOR THIS PROJECT.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS IS A PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. ERIC GILMORE.

MY NAME IS ERIC GILMORE TRIBUTE FROM DISTRICT TWO.

MY FAMILY'S LIVED IN NORTH COUNTY FOR 30 YEARS AND PROUD TO CALL CARLSBAD OUR HOME.

CHANGE IS CONSTANT WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND, TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING.

TRANSPORTATION IS CHANGING.

SOCIETAL NORMS ARE CHANGING.

WEATHER PATTERNS ARE CHANGING.

CARLSBAD IS CHANGING AND WE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THE CHANGE.

I HAVE TWO MAIN POINTS IN REGARD TO WINDING EL CAMINO AROUND JACKSPAR.

THIS WILL REDUCE TRAFFIC.

HOWEVER, THIS ALSO CREATES A SPEEDWAY FOR CARS HEADING NORTHBOUND ON EL CAMINO.

SO THERE'S A BIG HILL AFTER FARADAY AND CARS WILL BE FLYING DOWN EL CAMINO.

WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THIS CHANGE.

OUR OFFICERS ARE VERY BUSY.

LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE POLICE PRESENCE ON EL CAMINO CHECKING SPEEDS.

AS CHIEF WILLIAM SAID, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.

I SAW HIS TEAM LAST SUNDAY WITH THE.

WITH THE SPEED GUN.

SO, NUMBER ONE, WE NEED TO HAVE POLICE PRESENCE ON EL CAMINO TO GET DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN, AND AGAIN, I'M OKAY WITH THE RELIEF OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AS LONG AS WE ENFORCE THE SPEED LIMITS. HERE'S MY SECOND POINT.

PALOMAR AND EL CAMINO IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE'VE EXPANDED THE LANES IN ALL DIRECTIONS, AND WE'RE SEEING ALL NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO KEEP UP WITH POPULATION GROWTH.

ROBERTSON RANCH, THE FOOTHILLS, CALAVERA HILLS.

WE ARE CREATING CONCRETE HIGHWAYS FOR RUNOFF DURING THE RAINY SEASON.

WE'RE SEEING FLOODING AROUND THE HEDIONDA LAGOON.

I LIVE IN THE CANTERBURY HOA AT CANNON AND EL CAMINO, SO WE'RE AT THE BASIN HERE.

SO IMAGINE CALAVERA HILLS, PALOMAR, YOU'VE GOT EL CAMINO AND ALL THAT WATER IS DRAINING TOWARDS US.

SO OUR HOA IS REACHING OUT TO THE CITY ABOUT FIXING THE DRAINAGE ISSUES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE CANNOT HANDLE THE VOLUME OF WATER COMING FROM PALOMAR, EL CAMINO AND CALAVERA.

WE NEED THE CITY TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING ISSUES.

THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF OUR CHANGING CARLSBAD.

THE CITY HAS BEEN EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE.

WHEN THE FLOODING COMES, WE SEE NO PARKING SIGNS, HEAVY FLOW PUMPS AND DEPLOYED SANDBAGS, BUT THAT IS REACTIVE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CHANGE BE PROACTIVE.

IF THE CITY CAN GET ALL THE PERMITS NEEDED TO EXPAND EL CAMINO, THEN I BELIEVE THE CITY CAN GET ALL THE PERMITS NEEDED TO ADDRESS OUR FLOODING ISSUE.

THE LAST EMAIL WE HAVE WAS FROM DAVID LANE, OUR HOA BOARD MEMBER.

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THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MS. LUNA? I HAVE AN EX-PARTE DISCLOSURE.

I TRAVEL THERE FREQUENTLY.

I'VE BEEN THERE. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT STRIP AND TRAVEL IT.

SO. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS, MISS BURKHOLDER? MRS. ACOSTA.

MS. BHAT-PATEL CLOSING STATEMENTS.

ANYBODY? I DID RECEIVE.

I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS IN THE QUESTION SECTION.

MR. FRANK, I RECEIVED A LETTER, I THINK WE ALL DID ON THE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO SIGNAGE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THAT, HAVE YOU? WOULD YOU CARE TO COMMENT ON THAT? THE COMMUNITY THERE, RANCHO CARLSBAD, IS CONCERNED AS OUR CITY IS EVOLVING DEMOGRAPHICALLY.

WE ALSO THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT.

OUR HOMEOWNERS ARE SENIORS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME DEGREE OF EXPERIENCE OR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS NEWER, SHARED LANE AND ACCOMPANYING GREEN MARKINGS.

I THINK THEY SUMMARIZED IT BEAUTIFULLY AND WERE ASKING FOR MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE.

I KNOW THE STATE HAS SPECIFIC GUIDELINES AS TO WHERE SIGNAGE CAN GO, HOW LONG IT COULD GO THE LENGTH.

SO I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT.

YES, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TOM FRANK AND I'M THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER, AND THANK YOU FOR READING THEIR CONCERNS.

WE DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE REVIEWED THAT WITH OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TEAM AND CONFORMANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA MUTCD, WHICH IS THE GUIDELINE WHICH WE LOOK TO FOR OUR TRAFFIC DELINEATION AND SIGNAGE, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND DO ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AND STRIPING TO ACCOMMODATE A DE FACTO RIGHT TURN LANE.

IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE MOST CURRENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR MAKING SURE THAT OUR BIKE LANE IS VERY VISIBLE AND IT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH NACTO, WHICH IS ANOTHER GUIDELINE.

SO THAT'S I'LL, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THE ACRONYM.

I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE OF NACTO, BUT IT BASICALLY LOOKS AT PROVIDING MULTIMODAL USES OF OUR ROADWAYS IN ADDITION TO THE CALIFORNIA MANUAL OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.

SO IN SHORT, WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE DID TALK WITH THEM TODAY.

SO THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT.

THANK YOU AND THEN ALSO WITH ANOTHER COMMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FLOODING IN THE ADJACENT HOA, OUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS ACOSTA AND BURKHOLDER RECENTLY REVIEWED A PRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE SEDIMENTATION BACKUP, AND I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING AND THEY'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS WITH OUR FRIENDS AT CAL STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND I KNOW MR. FRANK IS WORKING ON IT.

WE WERE WORKING VERY HARD ON TRYING TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MS. ACOSTA? YES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP ANY OPEN SPACE EVER IN THE CITY, BUT THIS IS VERY CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO GIVE UP THESE 844FT² OF OPEN SPACE IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE LANES AND ALSO PROVIDE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING RECENTLY FOR OUR ROADWAYS, LIKE OUR BUFFERED BIKE LANES, LIKE OUR SIDEWALKS.

THERE ARE SOME PARTS OF THE CITY WHERE WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS WE DON'T HAVE CONTINUOUS BIKE LANES OR SIDEWALKS.

SO SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF OPEN SPACE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT.

SO WIDENING THE LANES, BUT FOR ME, MORE IMPORTANTLY, HAVING THE SIDEWALKS AND THE BIKE LANES IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO I SUPPORT THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MS. BHAT-PATEL? YES, THANK YOU. I WON'T REPEAT WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA ALREADY SAID, BUT DEFINITELY SHARE THE SENTIMENTS, AND THEN ALSO JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE WHAT THE PUBLIC COMMENTER MENTIONED AROUND TRAFFIC AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MINDFUL OF THAT.

I KNOW THAT WITH OUR SAFER STREETS INITIATIVE.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS TOP OF MIND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE HAVE THE SAFER STREETS INITIATIVE.

I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S TOP OF MIND FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT.

SO JUST TO MAKE SURE AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND WHEN WE DO WIDEN, JUST ENSURING THAT AGAIN, WE'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHETHER IT'S WITH TRAFFIC AND WITH POLICE THAT WE'RE OUT THERE AND WE HAVE A PRESENCE AND MAKING SURE REGARDLESS OF WHAT TYPE OF MODE OF TRANSIT PEOPLE TAKE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SO SAFELY.

SO THANK YOU. I ALSO SUPPORT IT.

PLEASE MAKE THE MOTION.

YES. MOVE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE RESOLUTION AND AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER SIX. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

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NEXT. THE NEXT FEW ARE MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AND THE NEXT ONE IS FOR DO WE

[7. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE]

THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE FOR APPOINTMENT FOR ONE MEMBER TO THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND MY NOMINATION IS SPENCER BURROWS.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON ON THIS SELECTION? WELL, SINCE HE WAS OUR ONLY APPLICANT, I THINK HERE'S SPENCER.

OKAY. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION.

[8. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION]

THEY'RE BOTH SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT.

THEY BOTH ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND IT'S GENERALLY MY POLICY WHEN SOMEBODY IS DOING A GOOD JOB IS TO HONOR THEIR REQUEST TO CONTINUE.

SO THAT WOULD BE CATHERINE [INAUDIBLE] AND NELSON ROSS.

THOSE ARE MY TWO RECOMMENDATIONS.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

EXCUSE ME. I JUST HAVE TO GET TO THE RIGHT PAGE.

I'M SORRY. THE NEXT IS THE APPOINTMENT TO THE

[9. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION]

WE HAD A LOT OF EXCELLENT CANDIDATES APPLY FOR THIS, BUT THE SELECTION I MADE WAS FOR AND I'M GOING TO MISPRONOUNCE IT [INAUDIBLE] DISCUSSION.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER TEN IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT'S MASTER PLAN.

[10. 2023-2030 PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN UPDATE]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WILL BE BY PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR KYLE LANCASTER AND RECREATION SERVICES MANAGER MICK CALARCO.

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

ASSISTANT MANAGER.

ATTORNEY AND CLERK.

I ALSO HAVE WITH US TONIGHT NEELAY BHATT, FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEXT PRACTICE PARTNERS.

HE'S BEEN OUR LEAD CONSULTANT ON THIS PARTICULAR MASTER PLAN UPDATE AS WELL AS WAS THE LEAD CONSULTANT ON THE CURRENT MASTER PLAN.

HE'LL BE SPEAKING MOMENTARILY.

I'M GOING TO DIVE INTO THE PRESENTATION AND WE WILL GO QUICKLY.

IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS.

YOUR RECOMMENDED ACTION WILL BE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2023 THROUGH 2030 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH ESSENTIALLY WHERE WE ARE TODAY, HOW WE ARE, WHERE WE ARE GOING, I SHOULD SAY, AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THERE.

IN PARTICULAR, IN TERMS OF TODAY, WE ACTUALLY WANT TO BRING IT CURRENT FROM THE EXISTING MASTER PLAN, WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED IN MARCH OF 2015.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A HANDFUL OF PARK PROJECTS AND RECREATION KEY INITIATIVES, AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY ACTED ON THIS PLAN.

IT'S NOT BEEN A STATIC DOCUMENT.

IT HASN'T SAT ON A SHELF.

WE INTEND FOR THE NEW UPDATE TO BE A DYNAMIC DOCUMENT THAT WE WILL ACTUALLY USE ON A DAILY AND WEEKLY BASIS.

SO THE KEY PARK PROJECTS WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WOULD BE THE PINE AVENUE COMMUNITY PARK ENHANCEMENTS, A TOTAL OF $11.6 MILLION THAT INCLUDED THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE ORNAMENTAL GARDENS AND PLAZA ADJACENT, AND A COMMUNITY GARDEN.

ALSO THE COMMUNITY POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK IMPROVEMENTS, PLAYGROUND ARENA, SPORTS FIELD, PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY PROJECT FOR THE DOG PARK AND RESTROOM AND PARKING LOT, AND ALSO THE AVIARA PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT $3.8 MILLION, WHICH ENTAILED THE OUTLOOK WITH THE COVERED STAGE PICNIC AREAS, CATERING FACILITY AND A RESTROOM.

ALSO ON THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT, THE CALVARA HILLS COMMUNITY PARK AT MILLION FIVE ENTRYWAY WITH A FITNESS CIRCUIT AND PICNIC AREAS AND

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NOW, WHAT THIS SLIDE DOESN'T REFERENCE IS ALSO THE BUENA VISTA RESERVOIR PARK THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE SAME PERIOD, BUT IN 2015 THAT WASN'T EVEN ENVISIONED.

SO DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, WE'VE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED THE COMPLETION OF THAT PARK AS WELL AS THE RESTORATION OF THE LEO CARRILLO RANCH STABLE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RESTROOM FACILITY THAT MIMICS A CHICKEN COOP THAT ONCE STOOD ON THE PROPERTY THAT IS NOT REFERENCED IN THE MASTER PLAN BECAUSE THAT HAS A SITE SPECIFIC MASTER PLAN AS A HISTORIC PARK.

GOING ON TO THE RECREATION INITIATIVES WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE CURRENT PLAN.

WE COMPLETED FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON MULTI-GEN COMMUNITY CENTERS AND AN ACTION ADVENTURE PARK.

WE TRAIN STAFF ON THE COST OF SERVICE REVENUE GENERATION AND PRICING OF THOSE RECREATION PROGRAMS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION RATES OF THE PROGRAMS AND THEN RESTRUCTURED OR IN SOME CASES EXPANDED IDENTIFIED CORE PROGRAM AREAS, AND THOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY FITNESS AND WELLNESS, OUTDOOR ACTION, ADVENTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND CULINARY ARTS.

WITH THAT, BRINGS US TO TODAY, AND AGAIN, I'M PROUD TO BE HERE WITH MR. CALARCO, WHO'S REALLY LED THIS CHARGE IN UPDATING THE CURRENT PLAN, AND HE'S GOING TO TAKE IT FROM HERE AND TALK FIRST ABOUT GLOBALLY, THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY VISION THAT SETS THE STAGE FOR SO MANY OF OUR INITIATIVES IN THE CITY, AND THEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

MR. CALARCO.

THANKS VERY MUCH. SO WE'LL START WITH THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY VISION TONIGHT.

IT IS THE BASIS FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

OBVIOUSLY THE WORK THAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS AND AS A STARTING POINT AND A FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK THAT WE DID WITH OUR MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

WE USE THE COMMUNITY VISION AS A GUIDELINE TO SEEK PUBLIC INPUT, AND WE REALIZE THAT THESE NINE CORE VALUES WERE FIRST CREATED IN 2010 AND WERE AGAIN VERIFIED IN 2022 AS AN IMPORTANT FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK THAT WE DID.

I'LL NEXT GO INTO A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE DID WITH THE COMMUNITY AND A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE MASTER PLAN TO YOU TODAY. THIS WENT BACK TO DECEMBER OF 2019 WHEN WE FIRST STARTED PRE-PANDEMIC WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WITH OUR FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS.

DURING THAT TIME, ALSO IN LATE 2019, THE CONSULTANT WENT INTO OUR PARKS AND FACILITIES AND PERFORMED INTERCEPT SURVEYS, BASICALLY JUST TALKING TO PEOPLE AND ASKING QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAPPEN TO BE IN ONE OF OUR PARKS AND ONE OF OUR FACILITIES AND VISITING THEM AND ASKING THEM ABOUT CARLSBAD PARKS AND RECREATION.

WE PERFORMED ONLINE SURVEYS.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE LAST THREE PLUS YEARS.

YOU COULD GO ON TO CARLSBAD PARKS, PLAN AND PROVIDE A WEB UPDATE FORM, PROVIDING ANY KIND OF UPDATE THAT YOU WANTED TO US OR ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU WANTED TO SHARE WITH US, AND WE ALSO DID INTERVIEWS WITH VARIOUS DIFFERENT USER GROUPS, STAFF AND ALSO LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THE DEPARTMENT. THAT IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE QUALITATIVE INPUT.

THEN WE MOVED INTO WHAT WAS THE QUANTITATIVE OR THE MEASURABLE SCIENTIFIC INPUT PROCESS, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT FIRST TO RECOGNIZE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, AND I WANTED TO SHOW YOU AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS PIECES THAT WERE DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE PUBLIC OUTREACH PROCESS, SOMETHING THAT WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO NOT ONLY THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, BUT ALSO TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE REACHED A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE IN CARLSBAD.

SO WHAT YOU SEE ON YOUR LEFT, WHAT'S NEXT, IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PIECE THAT WAS SHARED VIA DIGITAL MEDIA, EMAIL AND THAT SORT OF THING, AND THEN ALSO YOU SEE SOME SOCIAL MEDIA PIECES THERE IN FRONT OF YOU, BOTH FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, AND THAT WAS AN EFFORT TO GET TO PEOPLE THAT WERE USING THOSE TWO PLATFORMS, INCLUDING A RELATIVELY YOUNGER CROWD, PERHAPS USING INSTAGRAM.

THIS IS JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW, AN INFOGRAPHIC OF THE PARTICIPATION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I BELIEVE THAT WE REALLY DID OUR HOMEWORK.

WE ASKED AND WE ASKED AGAIN AND I THINK WE PROVIDED EVERY POSSIBLE WAY THAT WE COULD THINK OF FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO US IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, BOTH PRIOR TO PANDEMIC, DURING THE PANDEMIC VIRTUAL AND THEN AFTER, AND STILL ONGOING TO JUST HOURS BEFORE THIS MEETING TODAY AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. BHATT. THANK YOU, MR. CALARCO. GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I'M COMING FROM THE EAST COAST, SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TIME ZONE THIS IS.

AS MICK MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE 2500 PLUS NUMBER, THAT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT.

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ALL THE INPUTS CITED BEFORE THIS WAS QUALITATIVE.

THIS IS THE QUANTITATIVE STATISTICALLY RELIABLE OPTION.

THIS IS ONLY FOR RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD USERS, NON USERS, ETCETERA, DONE THROUGH A FIRM CALLED EDC INSTITUTE THAT MAILED THIS TO RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY.

THE GOAL WAS 375, AS IS PAR FOR THE COURSE FOR CARLSBAD.

YOU ALWAYS EXCEED TARGETS.

SO WE GOT 400 COMPLETED ONES AND A CRITICAL BULLET POINT ON THE LAST ONE THERE.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT EMPHASIZES THE STATISTICAL RELIABILITY, IS THAT FOR ANY PROCESS TO BE RELIABLE AND DEFENSIBLE, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS AND GET CONSISTENT RESULTS, AND WHAT THAT TELLS YOU IS 95 OUT OF 100 TIMES THE RESULTS WE HAVE IN THIS SURVEY INSTRUMENT IS WITHIN A MARGIN OF ERROR OF PLUS OR MINUS 4.5%.

NOW, THE ENTIRE SURVEY WAS TAKEN BY 400 RESPONDENTS, BUT THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT NOT EVERYBODY TOOK.

SO THE SAMPLE FOR CERTAIN RESPONSES MAY BE FEWER, BUT OVERALL, THIS WAS COMPLETED BY 400 OF YOUR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY.

QUESTIONS RANGE FROM OVERALL QUALITY OF THE OFFERINGS WITH RESPECT TO PARKS RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS, ONLY 4% RATED THEM AS FAIR.

EVERYBODY ELSE SAID GOOD OR EXCELLENT.

I'VE SAID THIS EARLIER TOO.

IF I WERE BEING NIT-PICKY, I WOULD SAY FOR THE FUTURE, A GOAL COULD BE CAN WE SHRINK THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SAY GOOD AND GROW, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SAY EXCELLENT.

IN TERMS OF THE TOP NEEDS AS WE LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND ACTIVE ADULT AGING DEMOGRAPHIC AS WELL.

ADULT FITNESS AND WELLNESS IS BY FAR THE NUMBER ONE RECREATION NEED, FOLLOWED BY SENIOR ADULT AND FITNESS PROGRAMS, ADULT SPORTS PROGRAMS AND SO ON.

SIMILAR RATING FOR THE PHYSICAL CONDITION AS WELL.

AGAIN, HERE TOO OUTSTANDING JOB BY THE TEAM.

7% RATED THESE AS FAIR OR POOR.

YOU HAD ABOUT 2% THAT DIDN'T RESPOND OVER 90% HERE AS WELL SAID GOOD OR EXCELLENT.

EVERY TIME I COME HERE, I DRIVE BY WHATEVER PARK I CAN, AND AGAIN, IT JUST SPEAKS TO THE TESTAMENT OF THE QUALITY AND THE CONDITION.

YOU MIGHT BE USED TO IT.

I SEE EVERYTHING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS AMONG THE VERY BEST THAT I SEE.

FACILITY AMENITIES SIMILARLY ASKED AS WELL WHAT WILL THE TOP FOUR THAT AGAIN WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THEM AS WELL.

COMMUNITY PARKS.

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

OFF LEASH DOG PARKS.

OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS.

OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS.

FAMILY PICNIC.

AREAS COVERED AND UNCOVERED WERE THE TOP SIX.

SO THEN WE ASKED ABOUT NEEDS AND THIS IS SIMPLY A YES/NO QUESTION AT THIS POINT.

DO YOU HAVE A NEED FOR COMMUNITY PARKS IN CARLSBAD? ABOUT THREE OUT OF FOUR SAID YES, THEY DO.

SO BROKE THIS DOWN BY QUADRANTS AND ZIP CODES, EACH OF THE DISTRICTS AS WELL, AND HERE YOU CAN SEE ABOUT 73% IS THE LOWEST.

ROUGHLY THREE OUT OF FOUR.

THE HIGHEST IS ALMOST FOUR OUT OF FIVE SAID THAT, YES, THEY DO HAVE A NEED FOR COMMUNITY PARKS.

NOW, A SIMILAR QUESTION HERE WAS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, AND AGAIN, THREE OUT OF FOUR SAID, YES, THEY HAVE A NEED, A POINT OF DISTINCTION AND UNDERSTANDING HERE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD VERSUS A COMMUNITY PARK.

YOU ALSO CALL THEM SPECIAL USE AREA HERE.

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS TEND TO BE TYPICALLY MUCH SMALLER ONES.

YOU COULD POSSIBLY WALK TO HAVE FEWER USES.

FEWER PARKING SPOTS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE RESTROOMS. YOUR LARGER PARKS, MORE MULTI-PURPOSE, MULTIGENERATIONAL, POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK, AVIARA.

DIRECTOR LANCASTER SHOWED SOME OF THE EXAMPLES.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LARGER IN SIZE, INCREASED LENGTH OF STAY, SERVE A MULTIGENERATIONAL AUDIENCE AND HAVE MULTIPLE KINDS OF USES.

THOSE ARE YOUR COMMUNITY PARKS.

SO WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BACK AGAIN HERE, AN ALMOST IDENTICAL NUMBER ACROSS EVERY QUADRANT SAID THAT, YES, THEY HAVE A NEED.

NOW, IMPORTANTLY TO FOLLOW UP, WE ASKED ABOUT HOW WELL ARE YOUR NEEDS BEING MET.

RIGHT, AND THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL DISTINCTION AS WE THINK OF THESE STATISTICALLY RELIABLE SURVEYS.

IS THIS A NEED, YES OR NO? AND FOR THOSE THAT DO SAY YES, THEY HAVE A NEED, THE FOLLOW UP IS ABOUT NEEDS BEING MET.

IF YOU SEE ON THE LEFT CHART, COMMUNITY PARKS, THE ORANGE SLIVER, ONLY 3.3% SAID THAT THEIR NEED FOR THAT AMENITY COMMUNITY PARK IS NOT MET. SIMILARLY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, 5% SAID THAT THEIR NEED FOR THAT AMENITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS IS NOT MET.

FURTHER THIS WAS THEN BROKEN DOWN AS WELL BY EACH OF THE ZIP CODES, THE QUADRANTS, AS YOU SEE AS WELL.

THE MALL BLUE SLIVER ON THE TOP LEFT.

THAT IS THE PERCENTAGE THAT SAID THEIR NEED FOR COMMUNITY PARKS IN THAT QUADRANT IS NOT MET.

SO IF YOU LOOK ACROSS ALL FOUR OF THOSE BAR CHARTS, YOU CAN SEE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE NORTHEAST, ROUGHLY 5 OR 6% HAVE SAID THAT THEIR NEED FOR

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SIMILAR QUESTION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AGAIN, AS WELL.

AS YOU CAN SEE, FROM ABOUT 1% TO A HIGH OF MAYBE ABOUT 5 TO 6% AT THE MOST, SAID THAT THEIR NEED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IS NOT MET.

SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL VALUE.

ABOUT TWO OUT OF THREE SAID THAT THEY WERE SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED.

ONLY 7% SAID THEY WERE DISSATISFIED OR VERY DISSATISFIED.

WE HAD ABOUT 1 IN 5 THAT JUST SAID THEY WERE NEUTRAL.

SO IN TERMS OF EMPHASIS WOULD THEY LIKE YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY TO PLACE A GREATER EMPHASIS ON RECREATION PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES, OFFERINGS, ETCETERA? 2% SAID NO.

DECREASE THE EMPHASIS, 30 TIMES AS MANY RESPONDENTS, 60% SAID INCREASE THE EMPHASIS ON THIS.

THIS IS A CONSISTENT PATTERN I'VE SEEN AS WELL THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, AND AGAIN, IT SPEAKS WELL TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY HERE VALUES TOO.

SO IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY SUPPORT.

WHAT ARE THINGS THAT THE CITY WOULD DO THAT THEY WOULD BE SOMEWHAT OR VERY SUPPORTIVE OF? MORE SHADE.

THIS IS ANOTHER PIECE, AS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS IN THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS.

MORE SHADE STRUCTURES, WHETHER IT'S TREES OR JUST SHADED AMENITIES, ARE OFTEN ASKED FOR AS WELL.

SIMILARLY WITH FAMILY PICNIC AREAS, AMPHITHEATER, BETTER LIGHTING, A SENIOR CENTER FOR 50 PLUS COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS.

ALL OF THOSE ARE AT LEAST 60% OF ALL RESPONDENTS SAY THAT THEY WOULD BE SOMEWHAT OR VERY SUPPORTIVE.

SO AS A QUICK SUMMARY, RIGHT, 91% AND 96% RESPECTIVELY, ARE RATED YOUR PARKS AND YOUR PROGRAMS AS GOOD OR EXCELLENT FOR THOSE IN TERMS OF WHO HAD A NEED AND THEIR NEEDS WERE NOT MET.

THREE AND 5% RESPECTIVELY, SAID THAT THEIR NEEDS FOR COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ARE CURRENTLY NOT MET.

YOU SAW THE TOP PRIORITIES AND AMENITIES.

AGAIN, COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, DOG PARKS, SWIMMING POOLS, A SPORT NONE OF YOU PROBABLY HEARD OF, PICKLEBALL.

JUST JOKING.

PICKLEBALLERS, DON'T FEEL BAD.

AGAIN, WE'RE AMONG THE HIGH PRIORITIES HERE.

ADULT FITNESS AND WELLNESS.

SENIOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS TRIPS, CULINARY ARTS, AQUATICS, CULTURAL ARTS, ET CETERA, WERE THE HIGH PRIORITY PROGRAMS. TWO OUT OF THREE RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE VALUE THAT THEY GET, AND THEN LASTLY, AGAIN, COMPARING TO NATIONAL NUMBERS, THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF BOTH PERCEIVED VALUE AND SATISFACTION.

YOU HAVE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE VISITATION TO YOUR OFFERINGS AND YOU HAVE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE PARTICIPATION.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. CALARCO. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS.

THAT'S THE PART OF THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE WHERE THE STAFF AND THE CONSULTANT GOT TOGETHER TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER, INCLUDING OUR THINGS LIKE CLASSES AND CAMPS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE THAT WE DO AS LIKE SPECIAL EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

PART OF LOOKING AT WHAT WE DO AS A BUSINESS IS TO DEFINE CORE PROGRAM AREAS.

THAT REALLY HELPS US TO DIAL IN TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS FROM US, SUCH AS STRENGTHENING HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND IDENTIFYING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DECIDING WHAT IS CRUCIAL.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CORE PROGRAM AREAS THAT WE OFFER.

ONE THING I WANTED TO JUST SORT OF PREFACE THIS SECTION A LITTLE BIT WAS IN 2015 WHEN WE BROUGHT THE MASTER PLAN TO YOU.

THEN WE FOCUSED ON GENERAL RECREATION AS A WHOLE, OF COURSE, INCLUDING A BROAD AGE, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SERVICE DEMOGRAPHIC.

THE UNIQUE ASPECT IN THIS ROUND IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT WE ALSO FOCUSED ON AN ADULTS 50 PLUS SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC AS WELL.

SO WITH A CORE PROGRAM AREA, JUST BY DEFINITION, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TYPICALLY DONE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OR MORE.

IT ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 5% OF THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.

WE OFFER IT EITHER YEAR ROUND OR AT LEAST THREE SEASONS.

IT HAS A BROAD DEMOGRAPHIC APPEAL LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE TO DO AND ENGAGE IN THE PARTICULAR PROGRAM AREA.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN GROW IN.

YOU CAN START, YOU CAN GET YOUR BASICS, AND THEN YOU CAN MATRICULATE THROUGH A CERTAIN TYPE OF SKILL, WHETHER IT BE KARATE OR DANCE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES AS AN EXAMPLE.

TYPICALLY FOR A CORE PROGRAM AREA, IT'S ADMINISTERED BY FULL TIME STAFF AND WE HAVE THE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT THOSE CORE PROGRAMS. SO THIS GOES BACK TO WHAT I ALLUDED TO JUST A MOMENT AGO.

THIS IS GENERAL RECREATION.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE GENERAL RECREATION CORE PROGRAM AREAS VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AQUATICS CAMPS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PARKS AND FACILITY RESERVATIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND TOURS AND SPORTS.

SO THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS WITHIN THOSE CORE PROGRAM AREAS THAT THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE CLASSIFIED AS OUR GENERAL RECREATION, AND OF COURSE, IT'S NOT JUST LIMITED TO NON ADULTS, 50 PLUS, IT IS ADULTS, 50 PLUS AND GENERAL AND YOUTH AND BEYOND.

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SOME OF THE UNIQUE AREAS FOR THE SENIORS WAS THAT THERE WAS STILL AN INTEREST IN DOING VIRTUAL PROGRAMING, WHEREAS IN A TYPICAL GENERAL RECREATION SETTING, THAT INTEREST WASN'T ALWAYS AS HIGH IN DEMAND.

MOST PEOPLE WERE READY TO GET BACK OUT AND GET TOGETHER, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. BHATT FOR SERVICE AREA MAPPING.

SO THIS IS WHERE WE GO FROM THE INVENTORY OF WHAT EXISTS TO THE SERVICE AREA.

GAPS AND OVERLAPS OF HOW WELL EACH AMENITY SERVES THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S USED BASED ON POPULATION DATA USING THE CENSUS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

AGAIN, A TRANSPARENT AND OBJECTIVE WAY TO SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY PROVIDED.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF DOG PARKS.

SO IF YOU SEE ON THE TOP LEFT, THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE AMENITY AND THEN YOU SEE A PERFORMANCE STANDARD, WHICH IN THIS CASE SAYS ONE SITE PER 30,000 PEOPLE.

SO EACH OF THE RINGS, IF YOU SEE THE TINY DOT IN THE CENTER, THAT'S THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THAT AMENITY.

THAT'S WHERE THE DOG PARK IS.

THE RING GOES OUT IN A CONCENTRIC CIRCLE TILL IT CAPTURES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ESTABLISHED BY THE PERFORMANCE STANDARD.

SO EACH OF THOSE THREE RINGS ESSENTIALLY CAPTURE 30,000 PEOPLE.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF DENSITY OF POPULATION, IF YOU THINK OF A PORTION OF THE WESTERN RING OF POINSETTIA IS UNINHABITED POPULATION ON REALLY THE WATER, WHICH IS WHY THE RINGS ARE DIFFERENT SIZES.

SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT ACTUALLY CREATES A STANDARD BASED ON WHERE PEOPLE ARE AND HOW DENSELY POPULATED THAT IS FOR EACH OF THESE ASSET AND AMENITY TYPES.

ANOTHER ONE, PICKLEBALL, YOU CAN SEE ONE COURT PER 8000 PEOPLE.

THIS IS ONLY FOR OUTDOOR DEDICATED COURTS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, BASED ON THE STANDARD THAT ESSENTIALLY COVERS 48,000 PEOPLE.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE CAN SEE WITH RESPECT TO GAPS.

IF YOU ADD PICKLEBALL COURTS AT THE EXISTING SITE, HOW THE RINGS WILL CHANGE.

IF YOU ADD PICKLEBALL COURTS IN AREAS WHERE YOU SEE THERE ARE ALREADY GAPS, HOW MIGHT THOSE RINGS CHANGE? THAT'S A DECISION FOR THE FUTURE, BUT IT CERTAINLY SHOWS WHERE THERE ARE GAPS IN THIS CASE GAPS, AND THEN WITH TENNIS COURTS, YOU CAN SEE AREAS OF GAPS AND AREAS OF OVERLAPS.

SO THIS IS ONE COURT PER 4000 FOR TENNIS COURTS.

OUTDOOR POOLS. YOU SEE MONROE STREET AND ALGA NORTE AS WELL, AND YOU KNOW, YOU COULDN'T HAVE CHOSEN LOCATIONS ANY BETTER OF HOW PERFECTLY THE RINGS ARE JUST BARELY TOUCHING, BUT NOT REALLY OVERLAPPING, BUT THAT AGAIN, GOES TO SHOW YOU WHAT YOUR STANDARDS ARE FOR THE AMENITY TYPES, AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF THESE ARE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PARKS. SO THESE ARE YOUR COMMUNITY PARKS AND YOUR SPECIAL USE AREAS ARE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

MOST OF THESE, IF YOU SEE CLOSELY, ARE DARK CIRCLES.

IF YOU LOOK, LET'S SAY ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, THE SOUTH, CARLSBAD COASTLINE PARK, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S A DOTTED LINE AS WELL, AND THOSE ARE THE ANTICIPATED SITES AS WELL THAT AGAIN, AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, INCUMBENT ON THAT, THOSE WILL BE PLANNED FOR AND THOSE AREAS WILL THEN BE COVERED THROUGH THOSE ANTICIPATED SITES.

THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE CURRENTLY.

WE ADDED TWO MORE LAYERS HERE, AS YOU SEE AS WELL WITH THE PRESERVE AND THE LAGOON.

IF YOU SEE ON THE TOP RIGHT, THE YELLOW CIRCLES, THOSE RINGS, THOSE ARE AGAIN, OTHER CITY PARKS AND RECREATION PROPERTIES, AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT WITH THE ONES IN RED, THAT'S THE STATE PARK PROPERTIES AS WELL.

SO AS WE LOOK AT THESE RINGS, WE'RE TRYING TO ALSO ENSURE NOT JUST WHAT THE CITY PROVIDES, BUT WHAT DO THE RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO AND THAT'S WHAT THESE SURVEYS AREA MAPS ARE TRYING TO DOCUMENT.

SO HERE'S WHERE WITH ALL OF THESE AMENITIES AND ASSETS, WE THEN LEAD INTO THE VISIONING PROCESS, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR LANCASTER.

THANK YOU, SIR, AND I WILL FLY THROUGH THE LAST SEVERAL SLIDES.

IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO STATE THAT THE VISION AND THE MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT IS LARGELY THE SAME AS THE CURRENT MASTER PLAN BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT SERVES THE COMMUNITY WELL.

SO THERE'S MINIMAL CHANGES TO THAT.

I WILL NOT READ IT INTO THE RECORD.

ON THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN.

THE FOCUS ITSELF IS TO MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING HIGH QUALITY PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES, BUT ADAPT THEM TO THE CURRENT NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY, AND OF COURSE, ACCOMPLISHING THESE STRATEGIES WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL AND OR OPERATING EXPENSE, AND THAT WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON THE FUNDS AVAILABLE AND COUNCIL DIRECTION, BUT AS LONG AS COUNCIL KEEPS GIVING US THE GREEN LIGHTS, WE INTEND TO KEEP GOING THROUGH THOSE INTERSECTIONS.

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THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT THAT WAS AFOREMENTIONED AND ALSO PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF INPUT THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING IN THIS FIELD ON A DAILY BASIS, AND LASTLY, OUR CONSULTING TEAM'S EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE.

WE HAVE FOUR CATEGORIES OF STRATEGIES FOR THE MASTER PLAN, AND THOSE ARE PARKS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND FACILITIES, AND THEN FUNDING AND MARKETING. THE FIRST TWO BEING LARGELY PARK CENTRIC AND THE LAST TWO BEING LARGELY RECREATION CENTRIC.

EACH OF THE CATEGORIES HAS THE SAME TERMS SHORT TERM, 0 TO 3 YEARS, LONG TERM, 4 TO 7 YEARS, AND THEN ONGOING FOR THIS EVENING'S PURPOSE.

I'M NOT GOING TO EVEN TOUCH ON THE NUMEROUS ONGOING STRATEGIES WE HAVE LISTED IN THE MASTER PLAN, AND I WILL ONLY HIGHLIGHT JUST A COUPLE OF EACH OF THE SHORT AND LONG TERM IN THE FOUR CATEGORIES.

STARTING WITH PARK STRATEGIES, WE INTEND TO SEEK DIRECTION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDED OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS.

WE WILL COMPLETE DEVELOPER FEE STUDY THAT IS IN PROGRESS AND PRESENT THAT TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR DETERMINATION MOVING FORWARD.

WE WILL LEAD THE TASK THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

AGAIN, THIS IS IN THE 0 TO 3 YEAR PERIOD AND WE WILL SUPPORT THE TASK THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OF MONROE STREET POOL EXPANSION, THAT BEING A FLEET AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT LED PROJECT, BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY THERE AT THE TABLE WITH THEM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

LONG TERM FOR PARKS.

WE INTEND TO ENHANCE PARK AMENITIES SUCH AS THE AFOREMENTIONED SHADE STRUCTURES AND ADDITIONAL SEATING.

WE ALSO INTEND TO LEAD THE TASK THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROBERTSON RANCH PARK, AND THEN THE LAST TWO WILL BE SUPPORTING THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF THE SOUTH CARLSBAD COASTLINE PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE ADA BEACH ACCESS RAMP PROJECT, THOSE BEING LED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SHORT TERM FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

AGAIN, LARGELY ON THE PARK SIDE, WE WILL INVEST IN UPGRADING AGING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH BOTH THE OPERATING AND THE CIP BUDGETS.

WE WILL EXPLORE PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR VOLUNTEERING, WHICH WE DO TO A DEGREE ALREADY, BUT WE'LL LOOK TO ENHANCE THAT.

LONG TERM, WE WILL UTILIZE BETTER IMPACT, WHICH IS A DATABASE TO HELP US WITH THE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT AND WE WILL INVEST IN EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE MAINTENANCE, EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS.

JUMPING INTO THE SHORT TERM FOR PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND FACILITIES.

WE WILL REVIEW AND PRIORITIZE REQUESTS FOR NEW PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.

WE WILL OFFER MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITY'S DIVERSITY.

WE'LL EXPAND ON THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OF OUR STAFF, AND WE'LL ALSO EXPLORE EXPANSION OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

THE LONG TERM IN THAT 4 TO 7 YEAR PERIOD, WE WILL IMPLEMENT AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED IN THIS PROCESS.

YOU ADOPTED THAT AGE FRIENDLY PLAN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE PLAN TO CONTINUE IN THIS LONG TERM PERIOD AS WELL.

WE'LL EXPAND INDOOR RECREATION OFFERINGS AGAIN, LARGELY TO THAT GROWING ACTIVE ADULT POPULATION THAT MR. CALARCO REFERENCED, AND WE'LL ENHANCE AQUATIC OFFERINGS AT MONROE STREET POOL UPON ITS EXPANSION.

FINALLY, FUNDING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR THE SHORT TERM.

WE WILL IMPLEMENT THE FEE STUDY FINDINGS OF OUR BENCHMARKING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT CARLSBAD IS AND REMAINS COMPETITIVE.

WE WILL ALSO CONSIDER CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND NAMING RIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES OR OTHER FOUNDATIONS.

LONG TERM, WE WILL CONSIDER DEVELOPING A COST RECOVERY POLICY FOR DEPARTMENT OFFERINGS AND WE WILL DEVELOP A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY AND FEE AT HISTORIC PARKS. THAT LEADS US TO THE ACTIONS OF LAST MONDAY.

ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, BOTH THE SENIOR COMMISSION AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACCEPTED THE 2023 THROUGH 2030 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN UPDATE AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

BRING US BACK TO OUR RECOMMENDED ACTION REQUESTING THAT YOU ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THAT SAME MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

WITH THAT, STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. MARY LUCID, FOLLOWED BY EDWARD [INAUDIBLE].

I'D LIKE TO READ SOMETHING FROM THE PARK AND REC USER FEE RECOMMENDATIONS.

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HIGHER FEES REFLECT FACILITY AND EXPERIENCE QUALITY REVIEW.

HIGHER-PRICED PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT THESE CLASSES ARE PRICED TO REFLECT THE VALUE THEY PROVIDE AND ENSURE OPTIONS FOR THOSE PARTICIPANTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD PREMIUM PRICES.

BOY, THAT SURE DOES SOUND NICE.

I'M FROM OHIO, SO WE CALL THAT BS.

AROUND HERE, IT'S PROBABLY CALLED PUBLIC RELATIONS BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND YOU TRY AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT SOMETHING, THEY SAY, FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD, YOU FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND THERE'S NO RESPONSE.

THEY SEEM TO WANT TO COST, RECOVER AND CHARGE MONEY, FEE-BASED AND THAT'S FINE, BUT W HEN THEY GET TOO GREEDY AND THEY DON'T PROVIDE A SPACE FOR SENIORS TO COME IN AND VISIT WITH OTHER SENIORS AND PLAY GAMES IN THE CAFETERIA BECAUSE, OH, NO, WE GOT TO CLEAN IT UP.

THEY'RE NON-RESPONSIVE.

MICK CALARCO. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU BEEN.

KYLE, YOU'RE IN THE PARK, SO YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT SENIORS, AND A SENIOR CENTER IN THE SOUTH LA COSTA AREA.

IF THEY CAN'T EVEN ANSWER A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD USING THE BULLETIN BOARD, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO LISTEN TO SENIORS WHO WANT TO USE THE FACILITY AND PLAY GAMES? WHERE ARE THE ACTIVITY COORDINATORS? WHERE IS YOUR PLAN TO SUBSIDIZE OR.

HIGHER FEES REFLECT QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE.

PLEASE. WHEN JACK RIDLEY WAS THERE, IT WAS A FRIENDLY PLACE FOR ALL TO COME.

THEY HAD MOVIES.

THEY EVEN HAD ZENTANGLE, BUT NOW, NAH, THEY GET PAID.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN AND THEY CAN'T EVEN RESPOND TO A COMMENT CARD.

WHERE'S THE SENIOR CENTER IN LA COSTA AREA.

SENIORS ARE THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT, AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP, BUT YOU'RE TOO BUSY DOING DAY OF THE DEAD OR COST-MAKING, REVENUE ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES.

YOU DO NOT LISTEN OR RESPOND TO SENIORS, AND THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHERE THE MONEY IS.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ED [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M A RETIRED 77 YEARS OLD.

MY WIFE IS 81 AND I'M A RETIRED CPA, AND MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, I COULD TELL YOU I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE STATISTICS THEY USE, BUT IF THEY WERE DOWN IN THE PICKLEBALL COURTS ON A TYPICAL DAY, THEY WOULD FIND THOSE STATISTICS ARE WRONG.

THERE IS PROBABLY A NEED FOR FIVE TIMES AS MANY PICKLEBALL COURTS.

ONE THING GOOD ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR IS THE CHALLENGE COURTS ARE ONLY TWO AND THE OTHER COURTS ARE FOUR, AND MOST OF THE OTHER COURTS ARE PEOPLE MY AGE, ALL KINDS OF 50-60 YEAR OLDS THAT PLAY BECAUSE THEY GET ON.

I MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT NOW.

THE WAIT IS SO LONG BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, AND AFTER I PLAY, I LIVED THREE BLOCKS FROM FROM THE COURTS AND WE WALK THERE, MY WIFE AND I, ALL DAY, AND WE COULD TELL YOU THAT THE TENNIS COURTS ARE NOT BUSY MOST OF THE TIME.

THE PICKLE COURTS HAVE 40 PEOPLE ON IT, AND IF YOU TALK TO THOSE 40 PEOPLE LIKE THEY DO WHEN THEY DID THEIR STATISTICS, THEY WOULD SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT SATISFIED.

SO I THINK THAT MAYBE THE CITY COUNCIL CAN GO DOWN THERE ON A TYPICAL DAY AND WATCH AND LOOK AND YOU'LL SEE HOW HAPPY THESE OLDER GENTLEMEN AND OLDER LADIES ARE, AND THERE ARE AS MANY LADIES AS AS MEN THERE, BECAUSE PICKLEBALL IS FAIRLY EASY FOR A MAN AND A WOMAN TO PLAY TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES.

SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING ME OUT.

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND .

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS TOM HERSHBERGER, SHE SAID.

I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PICKLEBALL COURTS AT POINT CITY PARK BY CONVERTING ONE OF TEN TENNIS COURTS TO THREE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

IT WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TENNIS COURTS FROM OR DECREASE THE TENNIS COURTS FROM 10 TO 9, BUT IT WOULD INCREASE PICKLEBALL COURTS FROM 6 TO 9.

THAT WOULD BE 36 PEOPLE THAT COULD PLAY PICKLEBALL AND 36 PEOPLE THAT COULD PLAY TENNIS.

THAT WOULD CREATE EQUITY.

THE CONVERSION OF TENNIS COURTS IS INTO PICKLEBALL COURTS IS A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS.

THE WALLS ARE ALREADY THERE AND THE STRUCTURE ON THE BOTTOM IS ALREADY THERE.

SOME OF YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF, WHAT IS PICKLEBALL? PICKLEBALL IS A PADDLE SPORT THAT COMBINES ELEMENTS OF BADMINTON, TENNIS AND TABLE TENNIS.

IT IS PLAYED ON A BADMINTON SIZED COURT WITH A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED TENNIS NET.

PICKLEBALL IS RELATIVELY EASY SPORT TO LEARN, MAKING IT POPULAR WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS.

IT IS A RELATIVELY LOW IMPACT SPORT, MAKING IT A GOOD OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO EXERCISE OR WHO HAVE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS.

FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANTED IN THE SURVEY.

THE OLDER PEOPLE NEED EXERCISE.

AN ESTIMATED 50,000 PEOPLE PLAY PICKLEBALL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, ACCORDING TO A 2023 ARTICLE IN TEN NEWS.

THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN GROWING RAPIDLY IN RECENT YEARS AS PICKLEBALL HAS BECOME ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

GROWING POPULARITY OF PICKLEBALL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS DUE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING SPORTS, ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SOCIAL ASPECTS.

PICKLEBALL IS A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE SPORT TO PLAY AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.

PICKLEBALL IS ALSO A GREAT WAY TO STAY ACTIVE AND TO SOCIALIZE.

I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE STEPS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PICKLEBALL COURTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT.

I'M BOB WINSTON AND I CHAIR THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.

HOWEVER, I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE COMMISSION.

I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY AS A RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD.

MY ASK IS SIMPLE.

PLEASE VOTE TO APPROVE THE NEW MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

THE UPDATE HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING.

AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE OPINIONS, COMMENTS AND SURVEYS, IT VERY WELL ADDRESSES THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE MAJORITY OF CARLSBAD RESIDENTS.

IT'S CLEAR FROM READING THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE THAT CARLSBAD RESIDENTS GIVE THE CITY HIGH MARKS FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.

OUR PARKS RECEIVE A LOT OF ATTENTION IN MANY WAYS ARE THE FACE OF THE DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S MUCH FOCUS PLACED ON THE NUMBER OF PARKS, THEIR AMENITIES AND THEIR PROXIMITY TO YOUR HOME.

ALTHOUGH NOT PERFECT, OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO OF PARKS IS SEEN AS EXCELLENT BY RESIDENTS.

RESIDENTS GIVE OUR PARKS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE ASSESSMENT.

YET SOME IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED AND THESE WILL BE ADDRESSED, AND MORE PARKS ARE COMING.

THE CITY HAS PLANS TO BUILD TWO NEW PARKS, VETERANS MEMORIAL AND ROBERTSON RANCH.

THERE'LL ALSO BE AN EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY GARDENS AND THERE'LL BE A MAJOR RENOVATION AT THE MONROE STREET POOL.

THE AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT ALSO SHINES IS RECREATION.

THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE PLACES A WELL-DESERVED EMPHASIS ON EXPANDING RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND MAKING THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE.

THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR CITY ARE CHANGING.

WE ARE AGING AND BECOMING MORE DIVERSE.

WHILE WE'RE VERY AFFLUENT, WE HAVE A GROWING SEGMENT OF HARDWORKING FAMILIES AT THE LOWER END OF THE INCOME SPECTRUM.

PART OF THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE SEEKS TO FIND WAYS TO EXPAND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEM.

IT WILL ALSO EXPAND RECREATION AND SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF AN AGING POPULATION THAT CLEARLY WANTS TO STAY FIT, HEALTHY AND CONNECTED.

THE PLAN FURTHER RECOGNIZES THAT SOME TRADITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES MAY BE REDUCED IN THE FUTURE, AND IT SEEKS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FROM NEW AND PREVIOUSLY UNTAPPED SOURCES. THANKS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AND PLEASE VOTE TO APPROVE THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

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GOOD EVENING.

A PARK IS NEEDED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF CARLSBAD.

A MULTI-USE GRASS FIELD THAT WOULD PROVIDE CHILDREN A SAFE PLACE TO PLAY INFORMAL SPORTS. WHAT IS NOT NEEDED IS A THIN STRIP NON-PARK LABELED A LINEAR PARK THAT WAS PROPOSED EARLIER ALONG CARLSBAD BOULEVARD, WHICH IS SIMPLY A LANE REDUCTION BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH.

CHILDREN COULDN'T PLAY IN SUCH A LINEAR PARK.

THEY WOULD BE AT RISK FROM INJURY BY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

FURTHER, IT WOULD MORE THAN DOUBLE TRAFFIC CONGESTION ALONG CARLSBAD BOULEVARD, THE COAST HIGHWAY.

IN ADDITION, THE LANE REDUCTION WOULD CREATE A RISK TO RESIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE LIKE THE POINSETTIA BLAZE OR THE BUENA VISTA FIRE, WHICH CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES SUBSTANTIALLY MORE LIKELY.

LANE REDUCTION WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY RESTRICT A RESIDENT'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO A LIFE-SAVING EVACUATION ORDER IN THE EVENT OF FIRE.

CARLSBAD DOESN'T NEED TO BE ANOTHER LAHAINA.

ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING UNDEVELOPED AREAS FOR A PARK IS IN PONTO PLANNING AREA F.

THE LINEAR PARK WOULD BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION'S 2017 DIRECTIVE TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, AND THEREFORE.

SHOULD BE REJECTED.

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 5000 WRITTEN PETITIONS TO THE COUNCIL, AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE BATIQUITOS LAGOON FOUNDATION, THE CARLSBAD VISITOR INDUSTRY.

THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION.

ALL ASKING FOR A PARK IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PLEAS OF YOUR TAXPAYING PROPERTY OWNING.

PARENTS TO CREATE A PARK FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS ZACH SHARPE.

I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND THE IMPORTANCE.

I USED TO BE A METH AND HEROIN ADDICT IN YOUR COMMUNITY, AND PICKLEBALL SAVED MY LIFE.

I CAME BACK.

I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HERE, AND I CAME BACK INTO A COMMUNITY BECAUSE I HAD PICKLEBALL.

WHEN I FOUND THAT I CAN NO LONGER PLAY PICKLEBALL IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE TO GO TO OCEANSIDE WHERE I DO NOT LIVE, AND I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE IN THE SAME RECOVERY COMMUNITY THAT WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THAT THERE IS A DIRE NEED FOR MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS, MR. LANCASTER, AND I DID SEE THAT IT IS A TOP PRIORITY AND I'M ASKING YOU KINDLY TO REALLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE IMPORTANCE FROM A COMMUNITY OF KIDS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY WORKING AND HAVE CHANGED THEIR LIFE DUE TO PICKLEBALL.

THANK YOU. DIANE NYGAARD, FOLLOWED BY SHIRLEY KEATING.

HUDSON. GOOD EVENING.

HONORABLE MAYOR COUNCIL DIANE NYGAARD REPRESENTING PRESERVE CALAVERA.

OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF COASTAL NORTH COUNTY, AND WE ALL KNOW WHEN THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH TRAILS AND PARKS WHERE PEOPLE NEED THEM, THEY JUST CREATE THEIR OWN, AND THAT CAUSES UNTOLD DAMAGE TO THOSE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT EVERYONE TREASURES.

TONIGHT, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO START TO MAKE GOOD ON PROMISES MADE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

GOING BACK 50 YEARS, PROMISES FOR TRAILS AND A SALT SHORE OF AGUA HEDIONDA FROM THE AGREEMENTS WITH SDG&E IN THE 70S PROMISES FOR COASTAL ACCESS PARKS SERVING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CITY FROM THE 80S WITH A DEVELOPMENT THAT NEVER WENT FORWARD, AND PROMISES FROM THE 1986 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PARKS SERVING ALL PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

ONE OF THE FLAWS WITH BUREAUCRACY, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE STAFF ARE, IS THE TENDENCY TO KEEP THINGS IN SILOS.

EACH DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON THEIR TURF, BUT YOUR JOB IS TO BREAK DOWN THOSE SILOS, TO LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND MAKE SURE ALL NEEDS ARE MET, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE

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THAT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN IN ANY OF OUR LIFETIMES.

PROXIMITY MATTERS, NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, MATTER, PARKS THAT PEOPLE CAN WALK OR BIKE TO IN A FEW MINUTES.

PARKS THAT WORK FOR SENIORS AND THE MOBILITY IMPAIRED.

THE MOM WITH A BABY OR TODDLER'S GRANDPA WHO WANTS A QUICK GAME OF CATCH WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN WHERE THEY HAVE NO BACKYARDS.

WE URGE YOU TO DO THREE THINGS TONIGHT.

DIRECT STAFF TO DO A PROPER ANALYSIS OF PARK ACCESS TO ENSURE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ACCESS TO A PARK IN TEN MINUTES.

THIS IS A BASIC PERFORMANCE STANDARD THAT MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED TO REQUIRE.

REPORT BACK ON OPTIONS FOR SECURING THE LONG PROMISED TRAILS IN THE SOUTH SHORE OF AGUA HEDIONDA AND THREE DEVELOP A REAL PLAN FOR COASTAL ACCESS PARKS SERVING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CITY WITH THE BUDGET AND A SCHEDULE THAT MAKES SENSE.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, MY NAME IS SHIRLEY KEATING HUDSON.

I'M A CURRENT RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS NEXT TO THE SOUTHWEST AREA OF PONTO.

MY FAMILY AND I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS.

PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS CURRENT MASTER PLAN.

DURING THIS TIME THAT WE HAVE LIVED HERE, WE HAVE SEEN PARKS DEVELOPED AT ALGA NORTE AT AT AVIARA, AT POINSETTIA PARK, AT THE DOG PARK ON CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE.

WHILE WE HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN DENIED A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, WE ARE ENTITLED TO A PARK IN OUR AREA.

WE PAY TAXES AND WE DESERVE EQUAL TREATMENT FOR THE OPEN SPACE TO WHICH WE ARE ENTITLED.

WE WANT ACCESS TO OPEN SPACE FOR OUR FAMILIES, INCLUDING OUR DOGS.

WE HAVE TO GET IN OUR CARS AND DRIVE TO AND FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH HAVE BEEN GRANTED THIS SPACE WHILE WE HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY DENIED IT.

I BRISTLE EACH TIME WE HAVE TO RESORT TO THIS, AS IT IS EVIDENT THAT WE DO NOT ENJOY THE SAME AMENITIES AS OTHER CARLSBAD RESIDENTS. THERE ARE SO MANY ADVANTAGES TO PRESERVING THIS BEAUTIFUL COASTAL AREA WHICH IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING.

THIS PRECIOUS LAND CANNOT BE RECOVERED ONCE IT IS HANDED OVER FOR DESTRUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL BLIGHT THE LANDSCAPE.

THIS DISASTROUS UPDATED MASTER PLAN NOT ONLY DEPRIVES HARDWORKING, DESERVING, TAXPAYING RESIDENTS OF OUR OPEN SPACE, BUT IT TREATS CARLSBAD CITIZENS WITH A DIFFERENT STANDARD WITH PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AND AMENITIES FOR SOME, BUT NOT OTHERS.

WHILE WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR EQUAL TREATMENT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE SAME MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE BENEFITS THAT IS ENJOYED BY OUR OTHER CARLSBAD COUNTERPARTS, I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO ACT RESPONSIBLY AND WITH EQUAL CONSIDERATION OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE ASK YOURSELVES, DOES CARLSBAD NEED MORE HOTELS, MORE TRAFFIC, MORE CONGESTION? OR DOES CARLSBAD NEED TO BE THE CITY BY THE SEA THAT ENDURES? DO NOT APPROVE A MASTER PLAN THAT DENIES OUR COMMUNITY OF A PARK AND OPEN SPACE FOR SOUTHWEST CARLSBAD.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG AND CONTENTIOUS BATTLE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE DO NOT DISAPPOINT YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES ARE COUNTING ON YOU.

THANK YOU. MARK O'DONNELL, FOLLOWED BY JODIE JONES.

HELLO, EVERYBODY. MARK O'DONNELL.

I LIVE IN SOUTH CARLSBAD STATE.

SOUTH CARLSBAD, RIGHT BY POINSETTIA.

I ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HANOVER BEACH HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, TOO, AS WELL, AND I APPLAUD EVERYBODY THAT'S JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE VALUE OF PARKS AND RECREATION THROUGHOUT CARLSBAD, AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SPEAKING TO SUPPORT THE NEED FOR A PARK IN SOUTH CARLSBAD.

WHEN I FIRST MOVED, WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO CARLSBAD, WHAT, 20 YEARS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING NORTH FROM LA COSTA, THE CITY WOULD OPEN UP PONTO BEACH.

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IT WAS ONE OF THE IT'S A COASTAL GEM.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN NORTH COUNTY.

CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT THAT THE IF YOU GO NORTH AND CARLSBAD IS A BEACH TOWN, RIGHT? THIS CITY I MOVED TO CARLSBAD BECAUSE IT'S A BEACH TOWN.

IT HAS AMAZING BEACHES, AND THE TIME I'VE LIVED HERE AS YOU WENT.

OH, SORRY. BASICALLY NOT HAVING A PARK IN SOUTH CARLSBAD IS MISSING A MONUMENTAL OPPORTUNITY SIMILAR TO THE CITY PARK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IN.

DEL MAR, THE ONE THAT YOU'D HAVE IN LA JOLLA.

ANY OTHER CITIES GOING UP IN ORANGE COUNTY, LA COUNTY, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, IT'S THAT LEVEL OF THAT AREA IS OF THAT LEVEL OF BEAUTY, AND CURRENTLY COASTAL SOUTH CARLSBAD IS UNDERREPRESENTED IN CITY PARKS.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

WE DO HAVE A SITE THERE.

I'M ALSO GLAD TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER RESIDENTS THAT FEEL THAT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO INVEST IN A PARK.

HOMEOWNERS HAVE CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED FACTS AND DATA THAT PROVE UNEQUIVOCALLY THAT SOUTH CARLSBAD IS UNDERSERVED IN PARKS, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO LOOK AROUND THAT AREA TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE AREA IS RIPE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HUGE SWATHS OF AREAS ARE FENCED IN, OVERGROWN IN AND AROUND AVENIDA ENCINAS, ADJACENT FROM THE PARK.

CURRENTLY, WHEN WE FIRST MOVED THERE, IT WAS IT WAS A BLANK LOT.

NOW IT'S DILAPIDATED AND OVERGROWN.

ALSO, THE REALITY OF THE AREA IS PEDESTRIAN IT'S PERFECT IF YOU NEED ANY EXAMPLE OF S IR, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, BUT WE UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU.

YEAH. SO THAT WAS JUST 10 SECONDS OF SILENCE.

WE AS HUMANS ARE VERY SOCIAL CREATURES.

SILENCE MAKES US UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WHAT STAFF AND COUNCIL WANT FROM THEIR COMMUNITY THAT THEY SERVE.

THAT WAS A VERY NICE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU TO THE CONSULTANTS THAT PUT IT TOGETHER, BUT I'VE WORKED AT SOME REALLY BIG COMPANIES AND WE'VE HIRED A LOT OF CONSULTANTS AND THAT GOES TWO WAYS.

THEY TELL YOU WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW OR THEY TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR, AND WHAT WAS SHOWN TONIGHT? I THINK THE LATTER IS TRUE.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE CHARTS AND GRAPHS SAYING EVERYONE'S HAPPY, THINGS ARE GOOD, JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT I'VE LISTENED TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE FIVE YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE, WHICH I KNOW IS NOT AS LONG AS MANY PEOPLE, BUT THERE IS A BIG HOLE IN THE DATA THAT IS NOT BEING REPRESENTED, AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERY TIME THERE IS A VOTE ON ANYTHING RELATED TO PLANNING AREA F, THE PEOPLE RAISED THEIR VOICE AND ASK YOU TO DEVELOP PONTO RIGHT.

THEY ASKED FOR PONTO PARK.

I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF THESE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND FOCUS GROUPS, AND WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SPEAK VERSUS BEING SPOKEN TO OR TOLD, NO, WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING ONE AREA OF CARLSBAD.

WE RAISE OUR VOICE AND WE SAY DEVELOP PONTO RIGHT.

GIVE US A SOUTHWEST COASTAL PARK.

GOING WAY BACK TO 2019, THE RESIDENTS SURVEY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE WERE TOP PRIORITIES FOR DISTRICTS TWO, THREE AND FOUR, AND YET COUNCIL CHANGED ZONING TO ALLOW FOR BUILDING ON ONE OF THE LAST COASTAL PIECES OF OPEN SPACE.

THANK GOODNESS IT STILL HAS TO GO TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

THE BUDGET SURVEY.

OPEN SPACE WAS MENTIONED 313 TIMES, 237 TIMES PARKS WERE MENTIONED.

PONTO SPECIFIC WAS MENTIONED 87 TIMES, AND IN THAT COMMUNITY WORKSHOP, PONTO WAS ALL OVER THE BUBBLE CHARTS, BUT SOMEHOW THAT GOT TAKEN OUT OF THE FINAL REPORT.

THE COMMUNITY HAS SENT OVER 5700 PETITIONS, LETTERS AFTER LETTERS, GIVEN HOURS OF TESTIMONY AT MEETINGS JUST LIKE THIS, ALL ASKING FOR A SOUTHWEST COASTAL PARK, NOT THE LINEAR PARK.

THAT'S A JOKE. WE'RE PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK HERE, BUT WE ARE BEHIND OUR COASTAL NEIGHBORS.

ENCINITAS AND OCEANSIDE HAVE FIVE ACRES TO THEIR CITIZENS, TO OUR THREE.

WE ARE BEHIND ON THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF PARK WALKABILITY, THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, A NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO INCREASE PARKS IN CITIES, SAYS THAT CARLSBAD ONLY HAS 47% OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE WITHIN TEN MILES OF A TEN MINUTE WALK OF A PARK.

NATIONAL AVERAGE OR NATIONAL MEDIAN IS 55%.

BIG MUNICIPALITIES, 70%.

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THERE IS LITTLE OPEN SPACE LEFT AND LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING AMAZING.

THIS UPDATE SHOULD REFLECT THAT.

SO I ASK YOU TO SEND THE UPDATE BACK TO STAFF, REJECT IT, COME BACK WITH SOMETHING AMAZING.

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT.

COME BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT REFLECTS ALL THE DATA YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN, NOT JUST THE WHITEWASHED VERSION THEY WANT YOU TO HEAR.

THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MS. LUNA. I'M SORRY, MS. BURKHOLDER. MS. LUNA. I'M SORRY.

ACOSTA I'M SORRY.

I'M YOUNGER THAN ME.

MS. ACOSTA THAT'S YOUR NAME, RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT, AND I KNOW I'VE ASKED SOME QUESTIONS OF STAFF IN PRIVATE, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY BASED ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I THINK MAYBE LET'S START SINCE I REPRESENT THE MOST SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY, THAT'S MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT FOUR, AND THAT INCLUDES PONTO.

I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DISTANCE TO PARKS.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE SPECIFICALLY THIS COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY ASKED STAFF TO BRING BACK TO US AND TALK WITH US IN THIS PROCESS ABOUT WALKABILITY TO YOUR LOCAL PARK, AND I THINK WE SPECIFICALLY HAD THAT TEN MINUTE WALK KIND OF RECOMMENDATION LIKE HOW WHAT IS THAT, A TEN MINUTE WALK AND HOW MANY PARKS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE WITHIN THAT RANGE? HOW DO WE GET TO THAT, THAT NUMBER OF WALKABILITY? TEN MINUTES, WALK TO YOUR LOCAL PARK.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

I WILL START WITH THE JULY 18TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THIS MATTER.

IT WAS THE REPORT OUT ON THE CARLSBAD TOMORROW CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND YOU DID, IN FACT, ASK THAT WE COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SO YOU COULD CONTINUE YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IDEA OF A PROXIMITY BASED STANDARD OR WHAT I WOULD REFER TO MORE AS A ASPIRATION, A GUIDELINE PERHAPS IN PARTICULAR AT THAT TIME, THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE AGAIN ADVANCED THE RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP OUR STANDARD OF THREE ACRES PER 1000 POPULATION OF DEVELOPED PARKS, THAT BEING COMMUNITY PARKS AND SPECIAL USE AREAS WITHIN A FIVE.

I'M SORRY IF THAT FALLS IN DEFICIT, THEN WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD WE ARE TO SCHEDULE A PARK FOR CONSTRUCTION.

THAT IS AGAIN THE STANDARD THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADVANCED ON THAT EVENING, JULY 18TH.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT, AND I'LL READ THIS FROM THE REPORT.

THE COMMITTEE IS REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A DISTANCE BASED STANDARD TWO PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKS. SO THAT DISTANCE STANDARD, AS YOU MENTIONED, COUNCIL MEMBER, WAS REFERRED TO AS A TEN MINUTE WALK.

I ADVISED AT THAT TIME THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GET A CONSULTANT ON BOARD AND BRING BACK A FULL REPORT ON THAT MATTER, BUT I HAVE WORKED WITH OUR GIS STAFF AND I HAVE DEVELOPED HEAT MAPS THAT WILL REFLECT THE CURRENT INVENTORY BASED ON WHAT IS SHOWN AS A TEN MINUTE WALK OR MOREOVER A HALF MILE BUFFER FROM OUR PARKS.

IF I MAY GO TO THE.

INITIAL MAP ON THIS THAT AGAIN, OUR GIS TEAM ASSISTED WITH.

WE HAVE OUR CITY BOUNDARIES.

THEN IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD FROM HERE.

WE HAVE THE EXISTING CITY PARKS AND THOSE ARE IN DARKER GREEN.

IF YOU THEN TAKE A HALF A MILE BUFFER AROUND THOSE, WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE A TEN MINUTE WALK ON AVERAGE WALKING SPEED OF THREE MILES PER HOUR. THAT BUFFER THEN IS SHOWN IN PURPLE.

SO THAT IS AGAIN OUR EXISTING INVENTORY.

WE HAVE FUTURE PARKS THAT WERE REFERENCED IN THE PRESENTATION.

SO THOSE BEING FOUR SPECIFICALLY ROBERTSON RANCH, PARK ZONE FIVE PARK, SOUTH CARLSBAD COASTLINE, AND THEN SMALL PARK THAT WE HAVE NOT REFERENCED, CANNON LAKE PARK, AND IF YOU, AGAIN, DO THE HALF MILE BUFFER AROUND EACH OF THOSE PROPERTIES, YOU HAVE THIS IMAGE. CONTINUING ONWARD.

WE HAVE OTHER CITY RECREATION SITES THAT WERE REFERENCED EARLY IN THE PRESENTATION THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PARKS PERFORMANCE

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LASTLY, WE HAVE THE ONE MILE OF BEACH ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN, AND THAT IS CONTROLLED VIA LATERAL EASEMENT BY THE CITY.

IF ONCE AGAIN, YOU TAKE A HALF MILE BUFFER AROUND EACH OF THOSE, YOU RECEIVE THIS PURPLE INDICATION.

ADDITIONALLY, IF WE GO A STEP FURTHER AND WE LOOK AT EXISTING STATE BEACHES THAT WERE REFERENCED AS WELL.

NAMELY, THOSE ARE LARGELY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY, AND WE THINK ABOUT THOSE BEING GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE CERTAINLY WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AT STATE PARKS AND COORDINATE WITH THEM ON A FREQUENT BASIS, AND YOU DO THE HALF MILE BUFFER AROUND THOSE STATE PARK AREAS. THIS WOULD BE YOUR IMAGE, AND FINALLY, ONE THING THAT'S NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS IS PRIVATE RECREATION SITES THAT THE CITY HAS CONDITIONED DEVELOPERS TO BUILD FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

IF WE LOOK AT THOSE IN THIS DARK PURPLE SHADING, THOSE ARE REALLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT LARGELY IN THE AREAS THAT ARE NEWER. YOU WON'T FIND THEM AS MUCH IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE CITY INITIATED, AND WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO PROVIDE THOSE RECREATION AMENITIES.

IF YOU ADD THE HALF MILE BUFFER AROUND EACH OF THOSE, YOU CAN SEE THAT COVERS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CITY.

SO NOW I'D LIKE TO START OVER AND GO FROM EXISTING PARKS TO FUTURE PARKS.

THIS IS ALL BUILDING ON ONE ANOTHER.

THE EXISTING WRECK SITES.

THE EXISTING STATE BEACHES AND FINALLY THE EXISTING PRIVATE RECREATION SITES THE CITY CONDITIONED DEVELOPERS TO BUILD AND YOU CAN SEE THE REMAINING LIGHT BEIGE AREAS ARE WHERE YOU HAVE GAPS IN THAT TEN MINUTE WALK OR HALF MILE BUFFER.

WITH THAT, AGAIN, I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A CAMPAIGN OR INITIATIVE, BUT IN MY ONE STAFF MEMBER'S OPINION, I BELIEVE IT'S ONE PARK STANDARD, AND YOU'VE ALREADY ADVANCED THAT VIA ACTION ON JULY 18TH.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER THIS FURTHER, WE CAN COME BACK AT A LATER DATE AND PROPOSE AGAIN AN INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE THREE ACRES PER 1000 STANDARD, BUT IT'S VERY UNCOMMON, AS FAR AS I KNOW, TO HAVE TWO PARK STANDARDS, OR FOR THAT MATTER, TWO PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON ANY OF OUR CITYWIDE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INITIATIVES.

SO HAVING SAID THAT, AGAIN, WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE IF THEY SO CHOOSE.

I THINK THE MAP, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO PULL A CONSULTANT IN ON, I THINK IT TELLS A SIGNIFICANT STORY IN ITSELF.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I'M SURE WE'LL COME BACK AROUND WHEN WE HEAR FROM THE OTHER COUNCIL PEOPLE, BUT I WANT TO KIND OF POWER THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS BECAUSE I HAD A FEW OTHERS.

I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY ONE OF THE COMMENTERS.

IT WASN'T ONE OF MY ORIGINAL QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT ANSWERED FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHAT THE STATUS IS AND WHETHER THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS.

CERTAINLY IT IS NOT INCLUDED.

IT IS RATHER INCLUDED IN YOUR TRAILS MASTER PLAN.

SO THAT IS A ESSENTIALLY A LOOPING TRAIL ON WHAT IS REFERENCED AS HUB PARK, BUT THAT IS ONLY THE NAME OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE LEASE FROM SDG, AND THAT PROJECT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

THERE WAS A.

INCREDIBLE EXPENSE TO THAT LOOPING TRAIL SYSTEM, IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE MITIGATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THOSE TRAILS AND HABITAT AREAS.

SDG&E THUS FAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLINED TO ALLOW THEIR ACCESS ROADS TO BE DOUBLED AS TRAILS, AND THEREFORE THE TRAILS WOULD BE LARGELY A NEW CREATION.

WE HAVE CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM AND JUST RECENTLY, WITHIN ABOUT A MONTH, THEY INDICATED THERE MAY BE SOME FURTHER CONSIDERATION

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SO ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT AND THE COUNCIL DID NOT TAKE ACTION TO HAVE THAT FURTHER DESIGNED AT THAT EXTREMELY HIGH COST THAT I REFERENCED.

SO AGAIN, IT IS PART OF THE TRAILS MASTER PLAN.

IT IS NOT REFERENCED IN THIS DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN BECAUSE THERE'S A SEPARATE DOCUMENT THAT ADDRESSES IT.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

I DID ALSO SEE IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS EMAILED IN TO THE COUNCIL SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT NATIVE HABITAT VERSUS DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS AND I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD ASK STAFF TO ADDRESS THAT.

THAT THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON DROUGHT TOLERANT BUT NOT NATIVE HABITAT.

IS THAT CORRECT? WE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES TRY AND IMPLEMENT OUR PARK DESIGNS WITH BOTH DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANT MATERIAL AND NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL.

I CAN'T SAY WE ARE EXCLUSIVE TO NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL, BUT CERTAINLY WE DO LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IN ALL OF OUR PARK PLANNING PROJECTS.

WE'RE VERY COGNIZANT OF THAT.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS.

I WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE MASTER PLAN, BUT THAT'S REALLY MORE OF AN OPERATIONAL FOCUS, AND SO IT'S SOMETHING WE DO DAY IN, DAY OUT WITH OUR FUTURE PARK PROJECTS.

OKAY, GREAT, AND FOR THE TOPIC OF PICKLEBALL, I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF SPEAKERS ABOUT THAT AND WE GET A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THAT.

I JUST WONDERED IF WE COULD CALL OUT.

I DIDN'T SEE IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION.

IT IS IN THE DOCUMENT, BUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH PICKLEBALL AND HOW ARE WE ACCOMMODATING THE GROWING NEED? I READ IN THE STAFF REPORT 86% ANNUAL GROWTH RATE IN PLAYING OF THIS SPORT.

SO I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN FOR THE COMMUNITY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO ONE OF THE SHORT TERM ACTION ITEMS IS TO BRING BACK A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM FOR THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ADDING PICKLEBALL COURTS BASED ON BOTH THE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INPUT WE RECEIVED AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A GROWING SPORT.

ABSOLUTELY. YOU'VE HEARD SINGLE LARGEST GROWING SPORT IN THE NATION, BUT IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS SOME MIGHT INDICATE OF SIMPLY GOING OUT AND CONVERTING A COUPLE OF EXISTING TENNIS COURTS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE THAT WE WANT TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL.

THERE WILL ALSO BE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS, FRANKLY, BOTH NEIGHBORS AND TENNIS PLAYERS, AND THAT WILL LIKELY BE A 2 OR 3 HOUR ITEM IN ITSELF. PEOPLE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR SPORTS AND THESE SPORTS IN PARTICULAR, AND SO THE INTENT TONIGHT WAS TO STAY FOCUSED ON REALLY A GLOBAL DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN AND NOT NECESSARILY GET DOWN INTO THE DETAIL ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR AMENITY OR ONE PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

WE INSTEAD WANTED TO, AGAIN, BRING THIS BEFORE YOU AS AN OVERALL PLAN TO TAKE FORWARD AND THEN BRING BACK SEPARATE ITEMS FOR THE PARKS THAT ARE IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ALREADY.

SO THOSE AGAIN, WERE WHAT I REFERENCED EARLIER.

THEY'RE CONSISTENT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN WITH YOUR ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE CIP, AND AGAIN, THAT GOES FOR BOTH THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT WERE REFERENCED.

ROBERTSON RANCH PARK.

THAT'S A DEFINITE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

MIND YOU, THAT'S YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

SO I'VE PUT TOGETHER A RATHER EXTENSIVE LIST.

IF YOU WOULD BEAR WITH ME JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES, I CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPANSIVE ON WHAT WE WOULD BRING BACK IN A FEW MONTHS TIME IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO DO SO, ONE WOULD BE SURVEYING THE REGION ITSELF TO DETERMINE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE OFFERING.

IN TERMS OF PICKLEBALL WE HAVE SIX COURTS.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE MORE THAN THAT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T SURVEYED DIRECTLY.

SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

WE ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A FEE CHARGED.

OUR COURTS ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, AS WAS REFERENCED BY ONE OF THE SPEAKERS.

WE WANT TO ALSO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE WHETHER THE OTHER COURTS ARE TEMPORARY OR THEY'RE PERMANENT.

WHEN CARLSBAD DOES THINGS, WE TEND TO DO IT RIGHT, LIKE OUR EXISTING COURTS.

WE DON'T HAVE TEMPORARY NETS IN PLACE.

WHEN WE HAVE COURTS, WE ACTUALLY USE A SOUND ATTENUATION TO AGAIN MITIGATE THAT IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORS.

WE WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT THAT, WHETHER THOSE OTHER CITIES OFFER THAT TYPE OF MITIGATION EFFORT.

WE'D ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE DEDICATED OR SHARED COURTS.

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TYPICALLY PICKLEBALLERS AND TENNIS PLAYERS WANT THEIR OWN DEDICATED COURTS.

THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO SHARE COURTS.

WE'VE HEARD THAT LOUD AND CLEAR, AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL MAY RECALL THERE WERE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVERTING COURTS AT LAGUNA RIVIERA ON THE CURRENT MASTER PLAN, AND IT'S ONE OF THE FEW ITEMS ON OUR ACTION PLAN THAT WE DID NOT IMPLEMENT BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD, BASED ON THE TENNIS COMMUNITY COMING OUT AND SAYING, DON'T DEPRIVE US OF OUR COURTS, WE WANT TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE OUR COURTS.

YOU GO AND BUILD OTHER COURTS ELSEWHERE.

THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO DO, GO LOOK FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, AND ULTIMATELY THAT IS WHAT LANDED US ON POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK.

WE WERE ABLE TO BASICALLY THROUGH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WAS REFERENCED EARLIER AND DETERMINING THAT THE MULTI-GEN COMMUNITY CENTER WAS NOT THE BEST AMENITY THERE AT POINSETTIA.

IT FREED UP SPACE FOR THOSE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE AFOREMENTIONED DOG PARK.

SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS.

CONVERSION IS ONE OF THEM, BUT AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T COME WITHOUT COST.

IT DOESN'T COME OUT WITHOUT IMPACT TO OTHERS, AND IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING NEW COURTS, THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF POSSIBILITIES, INCLUDING ONE THAT WE LOOKED AT PREVIOUSLY.

AGAIN, AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE 2015 MASTER PLAN AT CALAVERA HILLS PARK WHEN WE WERE STUDYING THE CALAVERA GATEWAY THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THERE'S A CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR SIX PICKLEBALL COURTS THERE THAT WE COULD PURSUE, AND THEN ADDITIONALLY THERE'S THE OPTION OF OTHER EXISTING PARKS, BOTH STAGECOACH PERHAPS, OR FUTURE PARKS BEYOND ROBERTSON RANCH ZONE FIVE, WHICH IS LARGELY NEAR A BUSINESS PARK.

THOSE ARE ALL DEFINITE POSSIBILITIES FOR ADDITIONAL COURTS.

WE'VE HEARD THAT MESSAGE.

ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES TO LOOKING AT ONE OF THE OTHER PARKS IS SPREADING THE SERVICE AREA THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE.

MR. BHATT MENTIONED THAT IF WE CONVERT A COUPLE MORE COURTS AT POINSETTIA, YES, THAT SINGLE RING WILL EXPAND A BIT, BUT THE REALITY IS YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE GAPS IN OTHER QUADRANTS.

WE COULD INSTEAD SELECT ONE OF THESE OTHER PARKS THAT I REFERENCED AND HAVE COURTS IN A SECOND PARK, MAYBE A THIRD PARK, AND AGAIN SPREAD THAT SERVICE AREA OUT AMONGST THE OVERALL CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL STOP THERE, BUT I AGAIN HAVE PLENTY OF THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD BRING BACK TO YOU AT A LATER DATE, AND AGAIN, ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON EACH SIDE OF THIS EQUATION.

GREAT. THANK YOU, AND I'LL GO QUICKLY WITH TWO MORE QUESTIONS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE GROWTH IN THE SORRY, THE NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT IN AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED. JUST A QUICK IF WE COULD ANSWER TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHERE IS THAT GOING AND WHEN IS THAT COMING? YES, MA'AM. WE ARE COMPLETING WHAT ARE REFERRED TO AS 100% DOCUMENTS WITH THE DESIGN FIRM.

SO THAT IS THEIR SORT OF FINAL SUBMITTAL TO US, WHICH THEN TRIGGERS THE PROCESS OF PLAN CHECK.

THAT WILL BE A FEW MONTH PROCESS IN ITSELF, PROBABLY INVOLVE SOME CORRECTIONS AND SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CONSULTANT.

WE ANTICIPATE COMING BACK FOR APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND ULTIMATE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY WITHIN THIS NEXT YEAR, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT BY CALL IT MID SUMMER, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT STAGECOACH COMMUNITY PARK MIMICKING LARGELY THE PINE AVENUE OR CALAVERA SCHOOLHOUSE STYLE, THE RAISED CONTAINER GARDENS, AND THROUGH SOME CREATIVE PLANNING ON OUR TEAM'S PART, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE STAGECOACH SITE SLIGHTLY.

YOUR ORIGINAL PROJECT CHARTER IN THE CIP REFERENCED 20 PLOTS WERE IN FACT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ABOUT 35 PLOTS.

SO IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THROUGH THE DESIGN, BUT WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH HOW IT'S COMING ALONG, AND AGAIN, THAT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD AND COMING TO YOU IN THE COMING MONTHS FOR APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECS AND AUTHORIZATION TO BID.

GREAT I REMEMBER APPROVING THAT AND BEING EXCITED.

IT'S THE FIRST COMMUNITY PARK SORRY, FIRST COMMUNITY GARDEN COMING TO SOUTH CARLSBAD, AND SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THAT, AND THEN LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT THE INPUT, BECAUSE WE HEAR FROM DIFFERENT GROUPS SAYING WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT ENOUGH OF THIS ONE THING, AND I'M KIND OF WONDERING IF THE INPUT THAT WE RECEIVED I KNOW WE SAW SOME SLIDES, BUT IS IT ACROSS ALL OF THE ZIP CODES ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY?

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I WILL TURN IT TO MR. BHATT, WHO HAD A SUB-CONSULTANT THAT WORKED ON THAT QUANTITATIVE SURVEY AND CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

YES. SO WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECTIVE INPUT, IT'S A FUNCTION OF WHO SHOWS UP, RIGHT? SO THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTROL THAT OR THE ONLINE SURVEY WHERE I COULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU IF EVERYONE THAT RESPONDED IS A RESIDENT OR NOT.

RIGHT. BECAUSE THAT AGAIN, ONLINE ONLY ONCE PEOPLE COULD SPUR ANYBODY WITH A STATISTICALLY RELIABLE ONES.

IT IS WITHIN THE CARLSBAD BOUNDARIES AND THE RESIDENTS, AND AS YOU SAW THE RESULTS THAT WERE STRATIFIED, THEY'VE TRIED TO CONTROL FOR A PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE FROM EACH OF THE ZIP CODES, WHICH IS WHY YOU SAW THE RESPONSES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK NEEDS, COMMUNITY PARK NEEDS, ETCETERA, BY THE QUADRANTS AND ZIP CODES AS WELL.

THAT'S WHAT AGAIN MAKES IT RELIABLE BECAUSE IT'S TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY'S DEMOGRAPHICS, NOT JUST WHO SHOWS UP OR WHO'S A USER, BUT ALSO THE NON USERS THAT MAKE UP THE CITY'S POPULATION.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? KIND OF. JUST A LITTLE FOLLOW UP, MAYBE JUST TO ANSWER IT FURTHER.

THEN HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY? I MEAN, THE FIRST PART OF THE ANSWER WAS THAT IT WAS DONE IN A STATISTICALLY SENSITIVE WAY WHERE WE MADE SURE THAT ALL USERS AND NON-USERS ACROSS THE CITY BUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE IT WAS GEOGRAPHICALLY ACROSS THE CITY? SO WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.

MR. BHATT SENT US AN EMAIL, SO I'LL ALLOW MICK TO READ THAT, PLEASE.

139 SURVEYS WERE RECEIVED FROM ZIP CODE 92009.

63 SURVEYS FROM 92010.

100 SURVEYS WERE RECEIVED FROM 92011 AND 98 SURVEYS FROM 92008.

OKAY, AND IS THAT PROPORTIONATE TO THE POPULATION IN THE ZIP CODES IN THE CITY? I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING HOW WE GOT THAT.

IS IT IS IT REALLY REFLECTIVE? IT'S KIND OF MY QUESTION. I'M JUST ASKING FOR ASSURANCE.

IT'S THE SINGLE MOST REFLECTIVE DATASET YOU HAVE IN THE ENTIRE PLAN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.

MS. BHAT-PATEL.

YES, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO OUR CONSULTANT AS WELL.

REALLY AND MAYBE MY FIRST QUESTION WAS SOMETHING ELSE, BUT SINCE YOU JUST ENDED WITH THE DATA, I ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF DATA QUESTIONS ALSO, SO I MIGHT JUST START WITH THOSE AND THEN MAKE MY WAY DOWN, BUT I SAW THAT WE HAD A GOAL OF 375 SURVEYS.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I SAW, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, KIND OF FOLLOWING ALONG THOSE LINES.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A POPULATION OF 110,000.

OBVIOUSLY, I'VE DONE DATA ANALYSIS AND STUFF, BUT COULD YOU BREAK IT DOWN FOR FOLKS IN TERMS OF WHY THAT NUMBER AND THEN HOW IT IS, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT GENERALIZABLE MEANS? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU UTILIZED THAT WORD JUST SO THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND LIKE WHY IT IS REFLECTIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SURE. THANK YOU.

SO EVEN AS YOU SEE NATIONAL POLLS AS WELL, RIGHT, FOR 340 MILLION PEOPLE, WE HAVE A FEW THOUSAND THAT REFLECTS THE ENTIRE POPULATION.

THIS IS BASED ON SAMPLING SIZE CALCULATORS.

SO THE SURVEY FIRM EDC INSTITUTE RUNS THE CITY'S POPULATION AND SAYS, WHAT'S THE MINIMUM SAMPLE REQUIRED AT THAT 95% LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE AND 4.5% MARGIN OF ERROR FOR THE DATA TO BE VALID OR RELIABLE, RATHER, RIGHT? SO IN THIS CASE, ANYTHING UNDER FIVE AS A MARGIN OF ERROR IS ACTUALLY GREAT.

OUR INITIAL TARGET WAS 5% MARGIN OF ERROR.

IF WE HAD GOTTEN 375; BECAUSE WE GOT 400, THE MARGIN OF ERROR SHRUNK.

THE LESSER THE MARGIN OF ERROR, THE MORE ACCURATE AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE THE DATA SET IS.

THE THINGS THEY TRY TO CONTROL FOR AS A PART OF THE SAMPLING IS BASED ON GENDER AGES OF PEOPLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

IT'S VERY HARD TO GET 17 AND 18 YEAR OLDS TO TAKE A [INAUDIBLE] SURVEY.

SO THEY'RE TYPICALLY ASKING RESPONDENTS TO SAY, WHEN YOU ANSWER THIS, WHAT WOULD YOU AND OR MEMBERS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD WANT OR FIND IMPORTANT? SO THEY TRY TO CONTROL FOR THOSE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, THUS ENSURING THAT IN A MICROCOSM, THE SAMPLING OF THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS IS CLOSE ENOUGH APPROXIMATION TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC MIX OF THE CITY.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH THAT, AND I THINK THE KIND OF A FOLLOW UP, IT SOUNDS LIKE MY QUESTION WAS AROUND DEMOGRAPHICS, MAKING SURE THAT WE REACHED OUT TO A DIVERSE SAMPLE SIZE AND THERE WAS DIVERSITY IN AGE, FAMILY, MAKEUP, GENDER, ALL OF THAT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY AND I KNOW YOU ALSO MENTIONED IT

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THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS ON THE DATA.

I HAVE A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS.

SO I KNOW YOU ALL MENTIONED AND A NEIGHBORHOOD VERSUS COMMUNITY PARKS.

IF YOU COULD JUST DO LIKE A QUICK DEFINITION OF WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD PARK VERSUS COMMUNITY PARK MEANS, AND I KNOW YOU COVERED IT, BUT JUST TO REITERATE REALLY BRIEFLY. YES, THOSE TWO DEFINITIONS COMMUNITY PARK AND SPECIAL USE AREAS I'LL START WITH ARE ACTUALLY FROM THE GENERAL PLAN AND THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY PARK CLASSIFICATIONS.

THEY ARE VERY BROAD DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL, I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE ANOMALIES IN EACH CASE, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOUR COMMUNITY PARKS ARE LARGER IN ACREAGE, TYPICALLY 20 ACRES OR MORE AND HAVE ACTIVE AMENITIES.

YOU MIGHT ENVISION MULTIPLE SPORTS FIELDS, COURTS POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK IS A PRIME EXAMPLE.

YOU HAVE ARENA SOCCER, YOU HAVE BASEBALL FIELDS, PICKLEBALL, NOW TENNIS, BASKETBALL.

EXAMPLE OF A SPECIAL USE AREA IS TYPICALLY MUCH SMALLER IN SIZE AND WOULD HAVE MORE PASSIVE AMENITIES WITH PERHAPS A ACTIVE AMENITY OR TWO.

AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE LAGUNA RIVIERA PARK, WHERE YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF TENNIS COURTS, A BASKETBALL COURT, AND A PLAYGROUND, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SPORTS FIELDS, YOU DON'T HAVE EXTENSIVE ACTIVITY.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT OFTENTIMES THOSE IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THOSE PARKS ARE ADJOINING, AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AS WELL.

SO TECHNICALLY, WE DO NOT HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK CLASSIFICATION UNDER OUR GENERAL PLAN.

IT'S ONE OF THE UNUSUAL DEFINITIONS THAT I LEARNED 19 YEARS AGO WHEN I ARRIVED HERE.

ON A MORE NATIONAL BASIS IT'S CUSTOMARY TO SAY COMMUNITY PARK, NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, AND THEN THE VERY SMALL PARKS ARE OFTEN POCKET PARKS.

WE HAVE AGAIN THE CLASSIFICATION OF COMMUNITY, WHICH IS CONSISTENT, AND THEN WE HAVE SPECIAL USE AREAS WHICH AGAIN ON A BROAD BRUSH WOULD ENTAIL MOST OF THE POCKET PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS UNDER A NATIONAL DEFINITION.

GREAT. THANK YOU, AND THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

THE I KNOW WE AND SO NOW I'M GOING TO GO DOWN MY LIST.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT DOGS AND I KNOW I ASKED YOU THIS QUESTION BECAUSE I'VE RECEIVED SOME COMMUNICATION ON IT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU AS WELL.

I KNOW WE HAVE A CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT DOESN'T ALLOW DOGS IN CITY PARKS UNLESS THERE IS A DOG PARK AND A DESIGNATED AREA WHERE THEY CAN BE OFF LEASH. COMMUNICATION SINCE I FIRST STARTED IN 2018, HAVE BEEN AROUND, HEY, CAN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING OUR DOG THAT MIGHT BE LEASHED AT THE PARKS? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? JUST BRIEFLY, IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT OR JUST WHAT THAT'S LOOKED LIKE HISTORICALLY AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH REGARDS TO THAT, IF WE'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION.

YES, MA'AM. IT'S A RATHER EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, BUT I'LL TRY AND BE BRIEF.

WE ACTUALLY PREPARED A COUNCIL MEMORANDUM ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO ON THIS TOPIC, AND WE DID INCLUDE IT TODAY AS AN ADDITIONAL MATERIALS MEMORANDUM ATTACHMENT. SO IT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.

IT'S POSTED ONLINE.

IN SHORT, IT IS A VERY LONG STANDING CODE THAT HAS BEEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR CITY SINCE ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO, AND IT HAS HAD SOME DEGREE OF DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION FOR LIFTING, BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE SO.

THE COUNCIL HAS NOT OPTED TO DO SO.

SO ESSENTIALLY THE WAY IT READS IS THAT DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN OUR PARKS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE OFF LEASH AREAS.

NOW THERE IS SOME DEGREE OF CONSIDERATION BY OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS IN TERMS OF OBVIOUSLY GETTING TO AND FROM THE OFF LEASH AREAS.

THEY HAVE TO, IN SOME CASES, WALK THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OR ON THOSE PATHWAYS.

OTHER THAN THAT, AGAIN, DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON OUR TRAIL SYSTEM LEASHED, BUT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED IN OUR PARKS EITHER LEASHED OR UNLEASHED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE UNLEASHED SPECIFIC AREAS.

AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE OFF LEASH DOG PARKS AND LARUE, ALGA NORTE AND POINSETTIA NOW, MOST RECENTLY IN THE LAST YEAR.

SO WE CERTAINLY CAN BRING THAT BACK, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO DO SO THUS FAR, AND THUS THE EXISTING MASTER PLAN UPDATE BEFORE YOU DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE A CHANGE IN THAT REGULATION.

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I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY HOW JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S PLEASURE FOLKS WOULD APPLY FOR THAT PROGRAM. RIGHT. BASED ON A NEEDS BASIS AND THEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE THAT FOR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. YES, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM THAT'S OPEN TO BOTH ADULTS AND YOUTH, AND YOU CAN APPLY AND THERE'S INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

WITH REGARDS TO THE COMMUNITY GARDENS, OF COURSE, VERY EXCITED THAT THERE WILL BE ONE IN SOUTH CARLSBAD.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW HOPEFULLY THAT FOOTPRINT WILL EXPAND TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND QUADRANTS.

SO JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD ANSWER MY QUESTION AROUND WHAT THAT TIMELINE MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF WE HAVE ONE, AND IF NOT, WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT EACH OF THE DISTRICTS HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN? YES, MA'AM, ABSOLUTELY, AND AGAIN, WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS MET WITH THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

STAGECOACH WILL BE THE THIRD OF THE FOURTH.

THE SOUTHWEST DOES NOT YET HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO AVAIL OURSELVES TO OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THERE COULD BE A STANDALONE COMMUNITY GARDEN PLACED IN THAT QUADRANT, BUT I ALSO THINK THE SOUTH CARLSBAD COASTLINE PROJECT HAS DEFINITE POSSIBILITIES FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN ACTUALLY BE AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO HAVE A NICE PLOT, PERHAPS EVEN WITH AN OCEAN VIEW. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE PLACED ON THE PLANNING TABLE FOR THE SOUTH CARLSBAD COASTLINE PARK.

OKAY, AND JUST LAST TWO QUESTIONS AROUND PICKLEBALL.

I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO JUST CONVERT THE COURTS FROM TENNIS TO PICKLEBALL ABSENT THE OBVIOUS THERE MIGHT BE FOLKS THAT WANT THE TENNIS COURTS VERSUS THOSE THAT WANT THE PICKLEBALL, BUT THERE'S ALSO A DIFFERENCE IN THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF IT AS WELL.

RIGHT. YES, MA'AM.

ABSOLUTELY, AND AGAIN, JUST TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE, WE HAVE EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVERTING A COUPLE OF COURTS AT POINSETTIA, AND YES, IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO DO SO, BUT IT COULD BE DONE.

YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE TO TAKE AWAY THE EXISTING PERMANENT NET POLES AND THEN ALSO RETROFIT THE EXISTING PERIMETER ENCLOSURE WITH THE ACOUSTA FENCE THAT I MENTIONED RESURFACE, OF COURSE, AND REALIGN.

ALL OF THAT IS ACHIEVABLE, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY GONE TO THE EXTENT OF CHECKING WITH OUR PLANNING PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS TO WHETHER THAT WOULD BE A CONSISTENT USE IN THAT PARK.

MEANING IS IT CONSISTENT WITH THE USES IN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OF THE ORIGINAL PARK AND WE HAVE IN FACT RECEIVED A DETERMINATION THAT, YES, IT COULD BE APPROVED AS SUCH, WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH COUNCIL DIRECTION, BUT TO YOUR POINT ABOUT RETROFITTING, YES, IT WOULD TAKE CONSIDERABLE DOLLARS, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE BUDGETED RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS ANOTHER REASON WHY WE WANTED TO BRING IT BACK AS A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM TO YOU AND EXPLORE COSTS OF EACH OF THE OPTIONS AND ALSO FUNDING AVAILABILITY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW.

JUST COMMENTS. THANKS.

THANK YOU. MY ONLY QUESTION IS THIS IS A GUIDE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MANY MORE BITES AT THIS APPLE.

IS THAT ACCURATE? ABSOLUTELY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS.

AGAIN, THOSE ARE IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THERE IN YOUR ANNUAL CIP BUDGET, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO COME BEFORE YOU AT CERTAIN MILESTONES ON EACH OF THOSE PROJECTS.

I MENTIONED THE STAGECOACH COMMUNITY GARDEN COMING BACK BEFORE YOU FOR APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO BID.

WE'D ALSO HAVE TO COME BACK AT A LATER DATE ONCE THE BIDDING PROCESS IS COMPLETE TO ACTUALLY ASK FOR AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

SO, YES, SIR, YOU WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PARTICULAR ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS TO EITHER, AGAIN, AS I REFERENCED, GIVE US THE GREEN LIGHT AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION OR YOU CAN TELL US DIFFERENTLY.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO START WITH THE COMMENTS.

LITTLE LESS THAN 15 YEARS AGO, I WAS INVITED TO THROW OUT THE FIRST BALL AT A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT.

PRIOR TO THAT, I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF PICKLE BALL.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE MAKING IT UP WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO GO THERE.

NOW IT HAS KIND OF TAKEN OVER, BUT I'LL TELL YOU THAT WHAT I'M HEARING MORE THAN ANYTHING IS MORE MATURE.

THE OLDER FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY CAN'T PLAY TENNIS.

THEY'RE NOT OUT DOING A LOT OF THE OTHER REALLY PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, AND THIS IS REALLY DRAWING THE MORE MATURE

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I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT I KEEP HEARING THE SAME THING WE REALLY WANT TO PLAY.

WE HAVE NOWHERE TO PLAY.

I DO NOT WANT TO START A TURF WAR BETWEEN TENNIS PLAYERS AND PICKLEBALL PLAYERS.

SO BEFORE I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT NOW, BUT BEFORE THE NIGHT'S OVER, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE MAKE A PRIORITY AND THAT AS COUNCIL WILL REQUEST A PRIORITY TO BRINGING BACK IDEAS FOR NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS, NOT CONVERSION OF TENNIS COURTS.

UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME TENNIS COURTS THAT TENNIS PLAYERS AREN'T GOING TO OBJECT TO.

YOU SAID IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT I THINK IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN THE HEALTH OF OUR MATURING COMMUNITY.

SO BEFORE THE NIGHT'S OVER, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MS. BHAT-PATEL.

SIR, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE OUTREACH THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THIS.

I'LL START OFF WITH A COUPLE OF THE THINGS, OF COURSE, THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING UPDATES ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

THE COMMUNITY GARDENS.

I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE OF THAT, OF COURSE, AND THEN I'D BE SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT THE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED WITH REGARDS TO PICKLEBALL, BECAUSE WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF COMMUNICATION ON THAT. ONE THING I'LL MENTION, AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA AND I SHARE THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT IN SOME SENSE, AND SO SINCE MY TIME, SINCE I BEGAN IN 2018, I KNOW THAT WE'VE HEARD SO MANY COMMENTS AROUND JUST PROXIMITY TO A PARK AND THE NEED OF A PARK, AND I KNOW MY COMMENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND, WELL, WHAT CAN WE DO AND HOW CAN WE HELP? AND SO I'D BE CURIOUS TO HEAR AND HEAR FROM YOU ALL AROUND WHAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO.

I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO? OBVIOUSLY, TODAY IS ABOUT THIS MASTER PLAN AND PASSING THIS MASTER PLAN, BUT I DO WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT MAYBE WE TALK ABOUT THE PROXIMITY STANDARD. I KNOW THAT YOU ALSO DID MENTION THAT WE CAN'T HAVE TWO STANDARDS NECESSARILY OR WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY HAD TWO, BUT I DID WANT TO JUST THROW OUT THERE THAT I KNOW THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING FOR MANY YEARS AND WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY FOUND SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BEING PASSED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA.

THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND TO THE CONSULTANTS FOR DOING THE OUTREACH AND THE SUBCONTRACTORS AS WELL WHO WHO DID THE ADDITIONAL SURVEYING. SURVEYS ARE HARD IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND FOR YOUR GENERAL PUBLIC.

WAIT, THEY DIDN'T ASK ME.

THEY DIDN'T ASK EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN MY COMMUNITY, AND YET WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE STATISTICAL SAMPLING AND TRY TO EXTRACT FROM THAT THE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY THINKS.

SO IT IS REALLY TOUGH, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS, MY RESIDENTS, THAT THEY WANT TO SEE SOMETHING SPECIFIC, AND I HAVE HEARD WHETHER IT'S PICKLEBALL, COMMUNITY GARDEN OR A PARK IN THE PONTO AREA, I KEEP HEARING THESE SAME THINGS.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PICKLEBALL QUESTION IS BEING ADDRESSED, AND THAT IS A MOTION THAT I WOULD SUPPORT IS HAVING THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS. THE COMMUNITY GARDENS IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEING ADDRESSED.

NOT ONLY ARE WE GETTING ONE IN DISTRICT FOUR, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IN THE FUTURE WE WILL GET ONE IN DISTRICT THREE, AND YET A PARK IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED, AND WHEN WE TRIED TO GO ABOUT IT BY TALKING ABOUT THE DISTANCE TO PARKS AND HAVING A DISTANCE BASED STANDARD, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE DOING PRETTY WELL ACCORDING TO THE HEAT MAP THAT WE SAW, AND WHILE WE COULD PUT IN SOME PROXIMITY GUIDELINES, WHICH I WOULD SUPPORT I'M NOT SURE THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY GET US WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IF WE'RE CONSIDERING THE PARK, THE COASTLINE PARK, AS A REAL THING.

SO LET ME JUST GO BACK AND ASK ONE MORE QUESTION.

IS THAT COUNCIL HAS VOTED ON THAT, AND WE ARE CONTINUING FORWARD WITH THE COASTLINE PARK.

IS THAT RIGHT? WE ARE CONTINUING FORWARD WITH THE SOUTH CARLSBAD COASTLINE PROJECT, WHICH IS TRANSPORTATION LED, BUT COULD FREE UP AS MUCH AS 60 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE FOR POTENTIAL PARK USE.

SO, YES, COUNCIL HAS DIRECTED STAFF IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH INITIAL DESIGN OF THAT PROJECT. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT NUMBER BEFORE, THAT UP TO 60.

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SO SOMETHING LIKE A COMMUNITY GARDEN, SOMETHING BIGGER, LIKE A PLAY AREA IN ADDITION TO SOMETHING SKINNIER LIKE TRAILS, LIKE WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE, WHAT IS IT CALLED COASTAL RAIL TRAIL IN THROUGH ENCINITAS.

THAT'S JUST LIKE A BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED TRAIL.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THOSE THINGS COULD BE CONTAINED WITHIN THAT.

SO I GUESS THAT LAST ONE STILL HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND IT FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND I WOULD I WOULD BE INTERESTED ALSO IN SEEING IF THIS COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER THAT DISCUSSION.

I KNOW I'VE BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE AND A PREVIOUS COUNCIL WASN'T INTERESTED IN HAVING A CONVERSATION WHERE WE WOULD ASK STAFF TO BRING BACK RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY ACHIEVE A PARK IN THIS AREA BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY IS DEMANDING IT, AND SO I WANT TO ASK THAT OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE AGAIN, AND I CAN DO THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO THAT NOW? GO AHEAD. OKAY.

SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO HAVE STAFF BRING BACK TO US SOME OPTIONS FOR A PARK IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT IN THE PLANNING AREA, F AREA.

SECOND. DISCUSSION.

MISS LUNA. MISS BURKHOLDER.

I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT FEELING LIKE WE'RE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS RELIANT ON A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT THAT DIFFERENT ENTITIES ARE INVOLVED WITH, LIKE THE STATE AND THE CITY AND OTHERS. SO AM I UNDERSTANDING YOUR MOTION THAT YOU WANT TO DISREGARD THAT PART AND JUST HAVE STAFF WORK ON SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE CAN DO? I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.

SURE. THE QUESTION IS FOR ME.

SO THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE COASTLINE PARK.

YES. WE'RE TALKING MORE ANOTHER A WHOLE OTHER SEPARATE THING.

YES. OKAY. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. MS. BHAT-PATEL COMMENTS? AND MY COMMENTS ARE I THINK THAT THIS ALL HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND BEEN DISCUSSED OVER AND OVER, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION.

YES, YOU'RE POINTING OVER THERE.

IS THERE SOMETHING I MISSED? ACTUALLY, THE CLERK WAS ASKING IF THERE WAS A SECOND TO THE MAYOR'S MOTION, BUT YOU HAVEN'T MADE ONE.

THIS WAS MS. ACOSTA'S MOTION, AND MS. BHAT-PATEL SECONDED IT.

YEAH, AND THEN. I DON'T HAVE A MOTION RIGHT NOW, AND FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, THE ONLY THING I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHETHER PLANNING AREA F IS A SPECIFIC PIECE OF PROPERTY OR NOT. IF IT IS A SPECIFIC PIECE OF PROPERTY, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU JUST HAVE THE COUNCIL OR THE STAFF EXPLORE PARK OPTIONS IN THAT GENERAL AREA WITHOUT REGARD TO A SPECIFIC PIECE OF PROPERTY.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU.

AMEND THE MOTION TO STATE THAT, AND I'M FINE WITH THE SECOND.

OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. FAILS IN A 3 TO 2 VOTE.

OKAY, THAT WAS THE END OF MY COMMENTS.

I JUST HAD THE COMMENTS ABOUT PICKLEBALL, THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, AND PONTO.

OTHERWISE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT STAFF HAS DONE AND PUT INTO THIS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY FOR WEIGHING IN.

THANK YOU. MISS BURKHOLDER.

ONE QUICK COMMENT. JUST THE FACT THAT FROM 2015 TO 2023, WE'VE SEEN ALL THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE ARE AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY, WHETHER WE'RE AGING OR NOT.

I'M STILL OFFENDED BY 50 YEARS OLD BEING THE SENIOR LEVEL HERE, BUT I WANT TO SECOND THE MAYOR'S MOTION.

THANK YOU. WELL, JUST FOR THE PURPOSES, I DID NOT MAKE THE MOTION, BUT I WILL NOW.

JUST TO KEEP IT. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU DO, IF I MAY INTERRUPT AND I APOLOGIZE.

GO AHEAD. THE PARKS MASTER PLAN ACTUALLY ALREADY INCLUDES, LIKE, IF YOU APPROVE THE PARKS MASTER PLAN TONIGHT, IT ALREADY INCLUDES A BRING BACK ITEM FOR YOU TO LOOK AT PICKLEBALL.

IF YOU'RE CONCERNED, IT'S NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH, IT'S THE FIRST ITEM ON PAGE 31 OF 201.

IT SAYS SEEK CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO PURSUE THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS AT AN EXISTING PARK TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT DEMAND.

IF THAT TASK IS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH, YOU CAN ADD TO IT WITH YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE THE MASTER PLAN.

ADD TO IT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NEW COURTS RATHER THAN RETROFITTING TENNIS COURTS.

[INAUDIBLE] AND THE PURPOSE OF MY MOTION WILL BE TO PRIORITIZE THAT.

WOULD YOU PREFER THAT JUST BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA ITEM MOTION? I BELIEVE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS ALREADY.

I MEAN, I BELIEVE STAFF UNDERSTANDS ALREADY WHAT COUNCIL IS SEEKING.

SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE LANGUAGE AS IT EXISTS IN THE MASTER PLAN, IT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE A BRING BACK ITEM FOR YOU, AND SO AGAIN, PRIORITIZING.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WAS ON BOARD.

SO STAFF HAS THAT MARCHING ORDER.

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SO RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT'S WORDED, EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE.

IF YOU WANT TO CONSTRUCT NEW COURTS, THEN I WOULD APPRECIATE A FIRM MOTION ON THAT, PLEASE.

OKAY. THEN MY MOTION IS GOING TO BE THAT WE PRIORITIZE BRINGING BACK THE IDEA OF PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT ARE NOT CONVERTING AND TAKING AWAY TENNIS COURTS FROM TENNIS PLAYERS. AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS THAT TURF WAR.

SO MY THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION.

SECOND. AND MISS BHAT-PATEL SECONDING IT.

DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MS. BURKHOLDER, I THINK I INTERRUPTED YOUR COMMENTS.

PLEASE CONTINUE. ALL I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK YOU.

OKAY. MS. LUNA.

SINCE THIS HAS BEEN ALREADY ACCEPTED AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY TWO OTHER COMMISSIONS, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE 14 OTHER PEOPLE, INSTEAD OF US UP HERE WITH A RESOUNDING UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR YES, I WOULD STRONGLY SUPPORT ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS.

ALSO, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE KEEPING COGNIZANT OF YOUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO MAINTAINING THIS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES, AND THAT'S VERY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU, AND I HATE TO CORRECT A COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT SENIOR COMMISSION IS FIVE MEMBER AND PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IS SEVEN MEMBER. WE HAD ALL FIVE SENIOR COMMISSIONERS AVAILABLE AND IT WAS UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WE HAD FIVE OF THE SEVEN ATTEND THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING AND WE DID HAVE ONE DISSENTING VOTE.

THE COMMENTS LARGELY BEING BASED AROUND THE LACK OF A PARK IN THE PONTO VICINITY.

OKAY, I AMEND MY COMMENT THEN TO 2 TIMES WHAT WE HAVE UP HERE APPROVED IT AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE THE FINAL COMMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE JOB YOU HAVE IS EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT.

YOU HAVE TONS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS PULLING FOR DIFFERENT IDEAS, AND YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF TRYING TO JUGGLE THIS AND TRY TO APPEASE THE MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS WITH THEIR REQUESTS FOR PARKS, AND JUST BECAUSE SOME GROUPS MAY NOT GET WHAT THEY WANT RIGHT AWAY, THIS IS CONTINUING AND THIS IS CONTINUING TO BUILD.

WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING ALL AT ONE TIME, AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE EFFORTS YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IN.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK.

AND WHEN WAS IT I FIRST GOT INTERVIEWED? HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS THAT? TEN AND A HALF YEARS AGO WAS WHEN THIS PROCESS BEGAN.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK GOING ON HERE.

MOTION, PLEASE.

YEAH. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION CONTAINED IN AGENDA ITEM 10.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I UNDERSTAND THE FINAL AGENDA ITEM IS VERY BRIEF.

CAN EVERYBODY HOLD ON BEFORE WE TAKE A BREAK? OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11 CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.

[11. GENERAL FUND SURPLUS POLICY: APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 BUDGET CARRYFORWARD REQUESTS AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2023-24]

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PATERNO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ZACH KORACH, FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WILL BE THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS POLICY FISCAL YEAR 22-23 REVIEW. THIS ITEM COVERS A REVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PROPOSED USE OF GENERAL FUND SURPLUS RESULTING FROM THAT FISCAL YEAR.

USE OF THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS IS GOVERNED BY CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT NUMBER 87.

THIS POLICY DEFINES A GENERAL FUND SURPLUS AS ANY ACTUAL REVENUE, LESS ACTUAL EXPENDITURES, PLUS ANY UNSPENT AND UNENCUMBERED EXPENDITURE BUDGET.

PRIOR TO CONSIDERING USE OF THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS THERE ARE TWO CONDITIONS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AND OR MET.

THE FIRST IS REPLENISHING ANY GENERAL FUND RESERVE DEFICIENCIES, IF ANY.

THE SECOND IS ADDRESSING ANY PENSION LIABILITY DEFICIENCIES, IF ANY.

AT THAT POINT, ANY ADDITIONAL PROPOSED USES OF THE SURPLUS MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY THE CITY MANAGER UP TO AN AMOUNT OF

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BEYOND THAT, FOR CARRY FORWARD ITEMS THAT ARE SUBMITTED IN EXCESS OF $100,000, THOSE DO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE TABLE PRESENTED HERE DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CITY IS IN FACT MEETING ITS 40% RESERVE REQUIREMENT. A QUICK NOTE REGARDING THESE FIGURES THAT ARE PRESENTED ON THE SLIDE.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNAUDITED AND ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLUCTUATION AS THE CITY CLOSES ITS BOOKS FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT IS COMPLETED.

BUT STARTING FROM THE TOP AND MOVING DOWN OUR BEGINNING UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, OR WE REFER TO THIS AS THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE AMOUNTED TO $120.5 MILLION. ADDING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23, ACTUAL REVENUES OF 225.8 MILLION, MINUS THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES OF $205.2 MILLION.

WE ARRIVE AT AN ESTIMATED SURPLUS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF $20.7 MILLION.

WHICH RESULTS IN AN ESTIMATED GENERAL FUND RESERVE.

AS OF YEAR END AT $141.3 MILLION, THAT TRANSLATES TO A 65% RESERVE RATIO.

NOW THAT WE'VE COVERED THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE POLICY REQUIREMENT, WE'RE SWITCHING OVER TO THE PENSION FUNDING OR PENSION LIABILITY STATUS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 86.

EARLIER THIS MONTH AT THE SEPTEMBER 12TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, STAFF BROUGHT AN ITEM RELATED TO PENSIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SECTION 115 TRUST.

DURING THIS MEETING, WE DISCUSSED CALPERS MOST RECENT ACTUARIAL REPORT DATED JUNE 30TH, 2022, AND THAT THE CITY'S CURRENT FUNDED STATUS IS 74.6% AND BELOW THE CITY'S POLICY TARGET OF 80%.

REACHING THAT 80% POLICY TARGET WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY PAY CALPERS APPROXIMATELY $48 MILLION.

INSTEAD, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECTION 115 TRUST, WHICH AMONG OTHER BENEFITS, INCREASES THE CITY'S LOCAL CONTROL OVER PENSION RELATED DOLLARS AND HOW THEY ARE INVESTED WITH THE TRUST ESTABLISHED.

THE CITY PLANS TO APPLY A PHASED IN APPROACH TO REACHING THE 80% FUNDED RATIO BY CONTRIBUTING $10 MILLION TO THE TRUST THIS YEAR AND $7.5 MILLION IN EACH OF THE NEXT FOUR FISCAL YEARS.

THIS EVENING, THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER APPROVING THAT FIRST $10 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRUST.

SO AFTER TAKING IN THOSE FIRST TWO POLICY CONSIDERATIONS, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE, AS WELL AS THE PENSION FUNDING POLICY, WE THEN CAN CONSIDER DEPARTMENTAL SUBMISSIONS OF CARRY FORWARD FOR UNSPENT BUDGET.

FIRST, STARTING AT THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY FOR ITEMS UP TO $100,000, AND OF COURSE, STILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 87.

IN TOTAL AND WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, A TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $770,000 WAS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED FOR NON-GENERAL FUND REQUESTS, $130,000. SOME OF THE REQUESTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED ARE LISTED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

BUT WE DO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST, EXHIBIT TWO ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.

FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT EXCEED $100,000 AND DO IN FACT REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE GENERAL FUND A TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $2.8 MILLION IS BEING MADE.

WE HAVE THESE ITEMS LISTED BEFORE YOU ON THIS SLIDE.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S PLANNING DIVISION IS REQUESTING ON CALL CONTRACT SUPPORT GURNEY REPLACEMENTS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING CARRY FORWARD OF UNSPENT BUDGET FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR THE TAKE HOME VEHICLE PROGRAMS, THE IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEM, INSTALLATION, TASER REPLACEMENTS, AND THEN LASTLY, RELATED TO THE CITY'S LOCAL TRAFFIC SAFETY EMERGENCY.

THE REMAINING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION OF $2 MILLION DOLLARS.

THERE'S CURRENTLY $558,000 THAT IS BEING REQUESTED FOR CONSIDERATION.

FOR NON-GENERAL FUND, $3.5 MILLION SOME OF THE ITEMS INCLUDE REQUESTS FOR FLEET VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS, $1.3 MILLION, AGAIN, UNSPENT APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REPLACEMENTS, POTABLE WATER WASTEWATER, AS WELL AS SOME FLEET CONVERSIONS WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE UTILITIES FUNCTIONS, AND THEN LASTLY, THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS.

WE WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION TO THIS AS IT IS RELATIVELY RECENT COMPARED TO THE OTHER ITEMS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THUS FAR $238,000 AND IS REQUESTING THE

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THE LAST TWO OPTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER WOULD BE TWO TRANSFERS, BOTH FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

THE FIRST TO THE WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND OR WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT OF $1.3 MILLION AND A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND AMOUNTING TO THE RISK MANAGEMENT FUND AMOUNTING TO $5 MILLION.

THIS IS A TREND THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST AND SIMILAR TO PRIOR YEAR CARRY FORWARD REPORTS, WE'VE PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING INCREASED COSTS IN BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS, BOTH OF THESE FUNDS AND IN FISCAL YEAR 22-23, WE SAW THOSE SAME TRENDS, IF NOT TO AN EVEN HIGHER DEGREE.

WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE EXPERIENCED 200% INCREASE IN JUST THE VOLUME OF CLAIMS THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED.

ON THE RISK MANAGEMENT SIDE, WHILE WE HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OR THE VOLUME OF CLAIMS GO DOWN OVER THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, THE SEVERITY AND MAGNITUDE HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY NEARLY TENFOLD OVER THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

THIS IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY A LOT OF THE WEATHER THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST YEAR.

INCLUDED IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WOULD BE THREE CASES RELATED TO LANDSLIDES.

THE COSTS FOR LEGAL AND RELATED SETTLEMENT COSTS, THE USE OF EXPERTS HAVE INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY.

SO HERE WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED GENERAL FUND BUDGET ACTIONS, THE CARRY FORWARD AUTHORITY, WHICH AS I MENTIONED BEFORE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS, IT IS THE ACTUAL SURPLUS, THE REVENUE LESS THE EXPENDITURES PLUS ANY UNSPENT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 THAT AMOUNTED TO $31.5 MILLION.

THAT WAS THE TOTAL AUTHORITY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD UNDER THEIR CONSIDERATION FOR USE, AND THEN WE'VE LISTED OUT THE RECOMMENDED USES, STARTING WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GRANTS AND DEVELOPER DEPOSITS THESE ITEMS, AMOUNTING TO $204,000, ARE AUTOMATICALLY CARRIED FORWARD AS PER THE ADOPTED BUDGET RESOLUTION. NEXT IS THE $10 MILLION INITIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SECTION 115 PENSION TRUST.

THE CITY MANAGER APPROVED REQUESTS BELOW $100,000.

THE $2.8 MILLION THAT REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, AND THEN THE TWO TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT.

SO THE TOTAL SPENDING OR PROPOSED USE OF THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS IS $20 MILLION, LEAVING 11.4 MILLION IN REMAINING AUTHORITY.

AND SO HERE WE HAVE A SLIDE DEPICTING THE FISCAL IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE, ASSUMING THAT ALL OF THESE PROPOSED USES ARE APPROVED. STARTING WITH THAT, THE FIGURE THAT WE INTRODUCED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION FOR UNASSIGNED OR THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE, $141 MILLION, ASSUMING THE PROPOSED USE IS APPROVED FOR $20 MILLION, WE WOULD END FISCAL YEAR 22-23 WITH $121 MILLION, WHICH EQUATES TO A 56% RESERVE RATIO WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHERE THAT IS RELATIVE TO THE 40% MINIMUM RESERVE POLICY, 40% OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET EQUATES TO $86 MILLION.

SO ASSUMING AGAIN THAT THE PROPOSED USES OF SURPLUS ARE APPROVED, WE WOULD HAVE $34.4 MILLION IN EXCESS OF THAT MINIMUM RESERVE REQUIREMENT.

THE PROPOSED ACTIONS ARE ON THE SLIDE BEFORE YOU, AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.

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

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MS. BURKHOLDER.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND IT'S ABOUT WE'RE ENDING AT 121 MILLION OR 56%, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS 2023, NOT 2027, I'M TRYING TO GET A RAW NUMBER TO INDICATE, OUR BUDGET HAS GONE UP AND OUR RESERVES HAVE GONE UP, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER WAS BEFORE AND WHERE WE WILL END.

THANKS. SURE.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THE SLIDE BEFORE YOU WE WERE PREPARED.

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR DATING BACK TO FISCAL YEAR 18.

THIS PROVIDES A LOOK AT BOTH THE DOLLAR VALUE OF THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE AS WELL AS THE HISTORICAL GENERAL FUND RESERVE RATIO.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SIX YEARS, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE RATIO HAS RANGED BETWEEN 56% AND 65%.

FROM A DOLLAR STANDPOINT, IT HAS RANGED FROM JUST OVER $80 MILLION TO WHAT IS NOW CURRENTLY $120 MILLION.

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I KNOW AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24, WE WERE FORECASTING OR ANTICIPATING THAT DEFICIT TO ARRIVE 2 TO 3 YEARS OUT INTO THE FUTURE.

SO AT THAT POINT AND THERE FORWARD, WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THAT RESERVE RATIO DECREASE AS WELL AS THE DOLLAR VALUE ASSUMING BASED ON THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE DRIVING THE FORECAST.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. MISS LUNA.

MISS BURKHOLDER.

MISS ACOSTA? YES.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT STAFF.

I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE A DISCIPLINED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, STAFF AND SYSTEM, AND I FEEL LIKE CARLSBAD IS WELL KNOWN FOR HAVING WELL MANAGED FINANCES, AND WHEN WE SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME FUNDS, WE ARE USING IT TO PAY FORWARD WHERE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE.

WE'VE MADE THESE DECISIONS AS A COUNCIL MANY TIMES TO CONTRIBUTE TO CALPERS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR DEBT AND OUR FUTURE DEBT WITH REGARD TO OUR PENSION.

SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

I ALSO FEEL SIMILARLY ABOUT THE WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT.

THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP AND WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVE APPROACH, SO THANK YOU.

MS. BHAT-PATEL.

NO, JUST THANKS. MOTION, PLEASE.

YES, MOVE ADOPTION OF ALL FOUR RESOLUTIONS CONTAINED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

CLOSING COMMENTS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

I WANT EVERYBODY TO WEAR A NAME TAG.

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME TONIGHT.

MS. LUNA.

I USUALLY DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, BUT LAST WEEK, WHILE A COUPLE OF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS WERE UP AT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND OUR STAFF, I WAS INVITED BY A WOMAN ON MY MORNING DOG WALK TO COME ON BY THE LIBRARY AND THEY HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED CERTIFIED THERAPY DOGS FROM LOVE ON A LEASH.

MR. MAYOR, YOU PROBABLY ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT.

SO I JOINED THEM, AND THIS PROGRAM HELPS BOOST READING CONFIDENCE IN CHILDREN.

NOT TO MENTION THE DOGS ARE CUTE, AND SO I'D LIKE TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] LIBRARY STAFF, CHILDREN'S DIVISION AND OUR CIRCULATION FOLKS, KT AND HANS, FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY TREATMENT OF ALL OUR CARLSBAD WAY.

I FELT LIKE AN UNDERCOVER BOSS AND IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS WONDERFUL, AND BEING EMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITY LIKE THAT AND DOING A WALK ALONG THE BEACH AND SOMEONE ACTUALLY THINKING MY DOG WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE, AND I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT THESE BIGGER PROGRAMS AND THESE REGIONAL BOARDS AND THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE ON, BUT I AM VERY PARTIAL TO DOGS AND SO I HAD TO DO A SHOUT OUT.

MS. BURKHOLDER. AND YOUR DOG IS ADORABLE, BY THE WAY.

JUST REALLY QUICKLY.

SANDAG WAS LAST FRIDAY.

WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN REMOVING THE ROAD USER CHARGE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE VMT OR THE TAC AND TRACKS OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL IT ALPHABET SOUP THAT DAY, BUT ALSO THE MOTION WAS MADE WITH STIPULATION THAT IT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN 21 OR THE 25 PLAN.

SO WE WILL BE MONITORING THAT AS WE GO ALONG IN SANDAG, BUT THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR ALL DRIVERS THAT COMMUTE IN CARLSBAD AND ELSEWHERE.

SO THANKS. THAT'S MY REPORT.

MS. ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. AS WAS MENTIONED, I WAS AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAST WEEK AND IT WAS FANTASTIC.

I RENEWED MY OATH OF OFFICE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AGAIN FOR ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND ALSO THE LATINO CAUCUS FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.

SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR THERE.

WE DO HAVE SOME UPCOMING MEETINGS.

THE SAN DIEGO DIVISION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES HAS ITS MEETING ON THAT MONDAY.

THAT'S THE HOLIDAY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, FORMERLY COLUMBUS DAY, AND THEN ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, I BELIEVE IT'S OCTOBER 10TH.

I HAVE TO CHECK MY SCHEDULE.

THAT'S THE DAY AT 9 A.M.

WE'VE GOT OUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, I JUST WANT TO REMIND ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE CITY COUNCIL'S POSITIONS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATION, THAT'S HOW WE DECIDED WE'VE GOT A PROCESS.

IT'S VERY CLEAR AND VERY PUBLIC.

SO THAT NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 9 A.M., RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND PEOPLE ARE WELCOME TO COME SIT IN THESE SEATS AND WATCH THE MEETING OR ELSE STREAM IT OR WATCH IT ON CABLE.

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MS. BHAT-PATEL YES, THANK YOU.

I'LL START OFF WITH THAT WE DID HAVE A CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA WAS ALSO A PART OF LAST TUESDAY SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING AND WE HAD AN AMAZING DISCUSSION.

WE DID RUN OUT OF TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA CHAIRED THAT MEETING AND IT WAS WE JUST HAD SO MUCH TO SAY.

LOTS OF FOLKS ENDED UP ATTENDING, WHICH WAS GREAT.

WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY DISTRICT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE DO HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE AND ALL FOUR DISTRICTS WERE REPRESENTED LAST, LAST GO AROUND, WHICH WAS GREAT.

WE I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT STAFF BROUGHT UP WE TALKED ABOUT OUR SAFER STREETS INITIATIVE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE FENTANYL CRISIS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THE SCHOOLS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND THEN JUST LOOKING FORWARD, WHAT TYPES OF COLLABORATION AND EFFORTS WE CAN HAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.

IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO MEET WITH ALL THE SUPERINTENDENTS.

THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES I WAS ALSO UP THERE AS WELL.

I ALSO WILL BE SERVING ON THE BOARD WITH COUNCILMEMBER ACOSTA AS THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS DESIGNEE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE DIVISION, AND I'M THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS.

SO DEFINITELY YOUR TWO MEMBERS ARE VERY, VERY INVOLVED ON THE LEAGUE AND WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE'RE REPRESENTING CARLSBAD.

WELL, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEAM ON A GREAT SESSION ON COMMUNICATION.

I KNOW IT WAS FRIDAY, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THE LEVEL OF WORK ON THAT AND JUST THE HUMOR AND I THINK JUST HOW IT WAS COMMUNICATED, CLEARLY IT WAS ABOUT COMMUNICATION AND HOW IT WAS COMMUNICATED WAS DONE VERY WELL.

SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT.

CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE WILL BE ANNOUNCING OUR CEO ON THURSDAY.

SO STAY TUNED.

I'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON THAT.

THE SANDAG SOCIAL EQUITY WORKING GROUP WILL ALSO BE MEETING ON THURSDAY, SO I'LL BE AT THAT.

WE ARE ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR OUR CEO AT NCTD AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER LUNA FOR ATTENDING THE NCTD MEETING ON MY BEHALF LAST THURSDAY, AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THE CEO POSITION.

COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA ALREADY MENTIONED THE OCTOBER 9TH LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES DIVISION MEETING, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. EARLIER TODAY, SOMEBODY ASKED ME, WHAT'S THE FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING THE MAYOR? AND IT'S EASY TO ANSWER THAT, AND IT'S WHILE THE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE DOING ALL OF THIS HARD WORK I GOT INVITED TO NATIONAL CENTENARIAN DAY AND READ A PROCLAMATION TO LOIS EDNA TUBANT ON HER 103RD BIRTHDAY.

THAT WAS. [APPLAUSE] YEAH, AND FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE COUNCIL.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WE MAY BE AT THE MIRACOSTA COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER INSTITUTE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE.

THAT WILL BE AT 2075 LAS PALMAS DRIVE IN CARLSBAD.

CITY MANAGER.

[CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]

THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY.

I ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS AND NOTHING ELSE.

CITY CLERK. NOTHING.

THANK YOU. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.