Feb 06, 2024 City Council Meeting

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IT'S 5:00. I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

LET THE SHOW THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA IS ABSENT.

THE OTHER FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CONCURRENT MEETINGS, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER THREE AND PLEDGE.

[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]

ALLEGIANCE].

[INAUDIBLE] . NEXT IS PRESENTATIONS, I INVITE COUNCILMEMBER ACOSTA TO PRESENT THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE PROCLAMATION.

[PRESENTATIONS]

I'M EXCITED TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND INVITE UP JILL MCMONAGLE AND BEN CHURCHILL TO THE PODIUM.

I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND THEN INVITE JILL TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

AND I THINK SHE'S GOT A PROGRAM HERE OF FOLKS TO TO CALL OUT.

BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION FIRST TO YOU.

THIS IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE, JANUARY 22ND TO 26, 2024.

WHEREAS THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE WAS CREATED AND LAUNCHED IN CARLSBAD IN 2012 BY KIDS FOR PEACE, A GLOBAL NONPROFIT THAT IS BUILDING A WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND EMPOWERED YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND WHEREAS, THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE IS ONE WEEK DEDICATED TO STUDENTS PERFORMING AS MANY ACTS OF KINDNESS AS POSSIBLE USING A PROVIDED CHECKLIST.

AND WHEREAS THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE BEGAN WITH THREE CARLSBAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HAS NOW EXPANDED TO ALL 50 STATES AND 115 COUNTRIES WITH 20 MILLION STUDENTS PARTICIPATING.

AND WHEREAS, KIDS FOR PEACE IS HONORED TO UNITE ALL CARLSBAD SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE SPIRIT OF KINDNESS, UNITY AND RESPECT.

NOW THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 22ND TO 26, 2024, AS THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE WEEK IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND NOW I WILL INVITE [INAUDIBLE] TO GIVE A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAY I FACE? I'LL FACE YOU AT FIRST AND THEN CHANGE [INAUDIBLE].

THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER.

IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL PRINCIPLES WE HAVE WITHIN CARLSBAD.

OUR AMAZING SUPERINTENDENT HERE IN CARLSBAD.

THE THREE SCHOOLS THAT THE GREAT [INAUDIBLE] STARTED WITH ARE HOPE, KELLY AND JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY.

THEY SET IN MOTION, JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT, OVER 45,000 SCHOOLS NOW 20 MILLION STUDENTS.

AND IT STARTED RIGHT HERE IN CARLSBAD.

WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THIS.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO CALL CARLSBAD THE KINDNESS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE SEEN THE KINDNESS MATTERS ART INSTALLATION AT THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS, AND THAT WAS MADE BY ALL 15 CARLSBAD SCHOOLS.

WE'RE ALL COMING TOGETHER BECAUSE KINDNESS MATTERS.

AND BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THE STUDENTS NAMES FROM EACH OF THE SCHOOLS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DOCTOR CHURCHILL SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.

THANK YOU. I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL, OUR CITY MANAGER.

I SEE OUR POLICE CHIEF, POLICE CAPTAINS, OUR FIRE CHIEF, ALL OF THE AMAZING FOLKS WHO WORK AND SERVE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THIS IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO LIVE AND TO GO TO SCHOOL AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR EXCELLENCE THAT OUR STUDENTS GET TO REAP SUCH AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION AND EXCELLENT UPBRINGING.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ROLE IN MAKING THIS AN OUTSTANDING PLACE.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR COUNSELORS, ALL THE FOLKS, OUR PARENTS.

TRULY CARLSBAD'S REMARKABLE.

IT'S A KIND CITY, A KIND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I THANK YOU ALL. SO WE ARE GOING TO CALL OUT THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL AND THE PRINCIPAL, AND THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN EACH OF THE STUDENTS AND PRINCIPAL CAN STAND UP WHEN WE CALL YOU.

THESE STUDENTS ARE THE AMAZING ONES SELECTED TO REPRESENT ALL KIND KIDS OF CARLSBAD AND THE WHOLE WORLD.

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WE HAVE MR. HINES AND DELLA MCFARLIN.

FROM BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE MARJORIE [INAUDIBLE] AND NATHAN FUENTES.

FROM CALAVERA HILLS ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE KIMBERLY FUENTES AND JOSIAH BOYD.

FROM CALAVERA HILLS MIDDLE, WE HAVE JUDY STAPLETON AND AUTUMN SANDERS.

CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL IS JULIE REDFIELD AND MIA [INAUDIBLE] PLACE.

FROM HOPE ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE ELIJAH HUTCHINS.

FROM JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY IS EMMA COBB AND CHEYENNE BURTON.

FROM KELLY ELEMENTARY IS ASHLEY ROSSITER AND LUNA MARQUIS.

MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE PRINCIPAL AARON NELSON AND ADAM BUNDY SNELL.

FROM POINSETTIA ELEMENTARY IS KIRSTEN WOBBLE, REPRESENTING MR. DAVICH AND AVIVA ELGAR.

FROM PAC RIM ON OUR KIDS FOR PEACE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MIGHTY PRINCIPAL, MR. TUBBS AND BETHEA RYAN.

SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE JULIE STITES AND DAISY BURNS.

AND FINALLY, FROM VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE ROSE FLOWERS AND LUCAS LARSON.

YOUR KINDNESS ABSOLUTELY MATTERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND MAY WE TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU ALL.

WE ARE GOING TO DO A PHOTO.

SO I'M GOING TO INVITE ALL OF THE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES TO COME RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT.

COUNCIL IS GOING TO STAND BEHIND YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTO.

YOU CAN COME THIS WAY AND THE PRINCIPAL CAN COME STAND WITH YOUR STUDENT.

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YES. THANK YOU.

AND BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH ISN'T JUST A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS OF THE PAST, BUT ALSO A REMINDER OF THE ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED NOT ONLY OUR PRESENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE OUR FUTURE.

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

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD JOINS AMERICANS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2024 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

AND WHEREAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH RECOGNIZES AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT BLACK PEOPLE HAVE MADE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ACKNOWLEDGE PAST AND PRESENT STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND EQUITY OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, THE 2024 NATIONAL THEME FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AFRICAN AMERICAN AND THE ARTS TO RECOGNIZE ARCHITECTURAL, CULTURAL, LITERARY, PERFORMING, AND TECHNOLOGICAL WORKS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CONTINUES TO STRIVE TO BE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ALL ARE RESPECTED AND RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE STATE, THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

AND WHEREAS, DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE REFLECT AS A NATION ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY, FROM THE INJUSTICES OF SLAVERY TO THE INNOVATORS OF OUR TIME, WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS AND WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WHILE REFLECTING ON THE PAST IS NECESSARY, WE MUST ALSO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND DREAM FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 2024 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND PROUDLY HONORED THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT OUR STATE AND NATION.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MISS TERESA HODGES TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M TERESA HODGES, AND I'M AN ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN AT THE CITY.

IT IS ONLY BEFITTING THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE UNCEASING CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO THE STATE AND NATION.

BY THIS VERY RECOGNITION, WE CONCEDE AND BEAR WITNESS TO THE FIRM COMMITMENT OF ENRICHING OUR LIVES.

THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO US IS NOT HIDDEN.

IT IS PLAINLY SEEN AND STILL ILLUMINATES OUR PAST AND PRESENT.

THROUGH TIMELESS ART CREATIONS, INSPIRING LITERATURE AND UPLIFTING SONGS.

THESE TORCHBEARERS GAVE BIRTH TO NEW ART MOVEMENTS SUCH AS THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND ALLOWED ARTISTS SUCH AS BELL HOOKS, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR, RICHARD WRIGHT AND CAROL WALKER TO FLOWER.

IT IS THIS SEAMLESS THREAD OF INNOVATIONS THAT CAPTURES THE AMERICAN SPIRIT, THEREBY ENHANCING OUR LIVES.

AND ALTHOUGH UNDER EXTREME PRESSURES FROM DISCRIMINATION AND HUMILIATIONS, AFRICAN AMERICANS STILL STRIVED AND EMBRACED DEMOCRACY.

IT IS THIS VERY DISTINCTION THAT WE RECOGNIZE THIS DAY OF PROCLAMATION.

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I AM REMINDED OF MY TIME IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHEN EVERY YEAR IN MUSIC CLASS WE WOULD TAKE TIME OUT TO SING.

YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK.

THE LYRICS WRITTEN BY WELDON IRVINE AND STILL WITHIN ME AN ENDURING LEGACY OF DIGNITY AND SELF EMPOWERMENT.

INDEED, WE ARE ALL BENEFICIARIES OF THEIR VAST CONTRIBUTIONS, AND IT IS ONLY APPROPRIATE THAT THIS DECLARATION JUSTIFY OUR COMMEMORATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE DEVOTION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TOWARDS SHAPING A BETTER TOMORROW FOR ALL OF US.

THANK YOU. AND I INVITE YOU TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH US, AND I'LL INVITE THE COUNCIL TO COME DOWN FROM THE PODIUM.

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CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

AND NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

THE BROWN ACT AND THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS RELATE TO THE QUESTION OR MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION.

INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA.

THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.

NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON ANY OF THE NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT.

WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

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

THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.

THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME, COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK.

THE PODIUM WILL TURN YELLOW, GIVING YOU A 32ND NOTICE THAT YOUR TIME IS ALMOST EXPIRED.

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

THAT WAY, EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.

CLERK PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, RAUL VILLAMAR, FOLLOWED BY KATHY STEINBERGER.

HELLO, MY NAME IS RAUL VILLAMAR.

I LIVE AT 937 OAK AVENUE, BEHIND SMART AND FINAL.

LAST WEEK I HEARD I WAS ON MY WAY FROM SAN DIEGO DOWN HERE, AND I DIDN'T MAKE IT IN TIME TO SPEAK.

I HEARD WHY IS IT IN MY BACKYARD? NOT IN MY BACKYARD.

YOU FOLKS KEEP CHANGING THE WHAT WE CALL NOW IS THE SOUTH VILLAGE.

IT'S NOT CALLED THE BARRIO ANYMORE.

YOU GUYS KEEP ON CHANGING IT.

THE PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO IN THE IN SOUTH VILLAGE, THEY KEEP ON COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AND THAT NOBODY LISTENS TO THEM.

WELL, I COME DOWN HERE AND I TALK.

NOBODY LISTENS TO ME.

THERE'S, MS. ACOSTA SAID THAT SHE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT, A TRAFFIC IN THE BARRIO.

WELL, YOU CAN COME DOWN MY HOUSE, THE LAST TWO MONTHS? NO, THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, YOU'VE HAD, TWO ACCIDENTS WHICH WIPED OUT THREE CARS IN THE PARK IN THE, ON MY STREET, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AVOID THE LIGHTS AND THEY COME FLYING BY IN MY HOUSE, AND THEY CAUSE ACCIDENTS.

THEY TOTALED THREE CARS EACH TIME.

THERE'S NO LIGHTS OUT.

THEY'RE TOTALLY DARK.

THERE'S NO, EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I CALL, THERE'S OFFICERS PARKED OUT THERE.

THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE TRYING TO HELP US.

WE TRY TO GET INFORMATION.

NOBODY GIVES US A CHANCE.

YOU FOLKS TALKED ABOUT THE HIDALGO TREATY A WHILE BACK AGO.

AND YOU GUYS GAVE A PROCLAMATION ON IT AND CELEBRATED THE IN 19, IN THE 1845 46.

I'M SORRY, THAT THE, JAMES POLK TOOK HALF OF, MORE THAN 55% OF MEXICO FROM WHICH CALIFORNIA, UTAH, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND STUFF LIKE THAT ON IT.

YOU FOLKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING WITH THE BARRIO.

IT IS NOW. I LOOKED IT UP THIS MORNING.

I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON.

IT SAID 16% OF THE BARRIO IS NOW, LATINOS FOR 74 OR 67.2 IS, WHITES.

THIS YOUNG LADY JUST DID THE BLACK AMERICAN.

THEY GOT 1%.

IF YOU LOOK IT UP ON THE CENSUS FOR CARLSBAD CITY, THAT'S WHAT I LOOKED IT UP.

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BUT EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I COME IN HERE, THE BARRIO, THE SOUTH VILLAGE IS GOING SMALLER AND SMALLER.

MY WIFE JUST RETIRED FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OUT OF JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SHE RETIRED. NOW I HAVE A TWO MONTH GRANDSON WHICH WAS BORN IN NOVEMBER 20 . TIME IS EXPIRED.

SIR, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THOUGH.

THANK YOU.

HI, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF. MY NAME IS KATHLEEN STEINBERGER.

AND FIRST I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO, SCOTT CHADWICK FOR INCLUDING IN YOUR ONE OF YOUR EMAILS.

TWO WEEKS AGO, I THINK YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE BEACHES, AND SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

I HAVE ATTENDED ALL OF THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE BEACH, WORKSHOPS AND MOSTLY THE OCEANSIDE CITY COUNCIL, MOST RECENTLY THE OCEANSIDE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY WHERE THE COUNCIL CHOSE A SAND RETENTION PILOT PROJECT.

I COMMEND THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE FOR ADDRESSING THE LACK OF SAND ON THEIR BEACHES AND THE NEAR FUTURE EROSION IMPACTS TO THEIR BEACHES CAUSED BY STORM SURGES, EL NINO STORMS AND SEA LEVEL RISE.

I'M ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR EFFORTS TO FUND POTENTIAL PROJECTS.

WITH THE MANY GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CALIFORNIA COASTAL CITIES FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

I ALSO COMMEND THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE TO HOLD PUBLIC WORKSHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF OCEANSIDE RESIDENTS.

I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT EVERY TIME IT WAS FILLED WITH IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY.

SO MANY PEOPLE IN OCEANSIDE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR BEACHES.

AND THEY INCLUDED THE RESIDENTS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

ALL ALONG THE JOURNEY OF CHOOSING A SAND RETENTION PROJECT, THE STAKEHOLDERS FEEDBACK SOUGHT BY THE CITY WAS THE RESIDENTS.

PRIMARILY. IT WASN'T KIND OF A HANDPICKED FEW OF PEOPLE, OF HOTEL OWNERS AND BUSINESSES, BUT THE CITY SOUGHT INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS OF OCEANSIDE.

AS FOR THE PILOT PROJECT CHOSEN, THE JURY, CHOSEN BY THE JURY.

MUCH REMAINS UNKNOWN ABOUT ANY IMPACTS THE PILOT SAND RETENTION PROJECT WILL HAVE ON OUR SAND IN CARLSBAD.

THE IDEA THAT SAND FLOW IS COMPLICATED AND CAN'T BE PREDICTED HAS BEEN PERVADED IN THE BEACH MEETINGS.

RESEARCH AND HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT THE MAJORITY OF SAND MOVING THROUGH THE AREA FLOWS SOUTH.

THE 2012 SANDAG REGIONAL SAND REPLENISHMENT PROJECT SHOWED THAT SAND PLACE IN OCEANSIDE ENDED UP IN CARLSBAD.

THE DOMINANT LONGSHORE CURRENT DIRECTION OF THE LITTORAL CELL IN OCEANSIDE IS TO THE SOUTH.

HOW WILL THE CITY OF CARLSBAD RESPOND TO THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE STUDIES DETERMINING THE RE-BEACH PROJECT IMPACTS ON CARLSBAD BEACHES? ARE WE SITTING BACK AND OBSERVING, OR WILL WE ACTIVELY BE CONDUCTING OUR OWN ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT A SAND RETENTION PROJECT MAY HAVE ON OUR SANDY BEACHES? I COMMEND OCEANSIDE FOR PROACTIVELY PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR COASTLINE AND THEIR BEACHES.

AS A CARLSBAD RESIDENT WHO LOVES OUR BEACHES, I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE AND REALISTIC ROLE IN FACING FUTURE IMPACTS TO OUR SANDY BEACHES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MA'AM, WILL YOU TAKE A MOMENT AND TALK WITH KYLE LANCASTER? WE AS A CITY ARE TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN IT, AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING.

HE'S STANDING RIGHT THERE.

OKAY. I THINK YOU KNOW HIM, DON'T YOU? I DO, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS.

NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

SO MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MAYOR.

OH, YES. SPEAKERS, PLEASE.

I DO NEED TO ANNOUNCE THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, NOTING THAT COUNCILMEMBER LUNA IS ABSENT.

NEXT IS ITEM SEVEN.

[7. ORDINANCE NOS. CS-465 AND CS-466 – HOUSING ELEMENT REZONING PROGRAM]

CITY MANAGER. CITY ATTORNEY.

THESE DON'T NEED TO BE TITLED.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, FIRST ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MOTION, PLEASE. ITEM SEVEN.

YES. MOVE.

ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IN ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

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ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS THE SAME THING.

[8. ORDINANCE NO. CS-467 – AURA CIRCLE OPEN SPACE DESIGNATION ]

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE.

ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IN ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, NOTING THAT COUNCILMEMBER LUNA IS ABSENT.

ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9. ACCEPT WORK PLANS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ARTS COMMISSION]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS TO ACCEPT WORK PLANS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24 FOR THE LIBRARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ARTS COMMISSION.

MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR, SUZANNE SMITHSON.

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM SUZANNE SMITHSON, THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR.

I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 UPDATES TO THE WORK PLANS AND THE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 FOR THE LIBRARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ARTS COMMISSION.

THESE ARE THE TWO, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT.

I SERVE AS THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND RIGHT NOW AS THE INTERIM STAFF LIAISON FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION.

WHILE WE ARE, OUT OUR ART CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER.

ALSO HERE THIS EVENING WITH ME ARE TWO DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS SERVING ON THE BOARD AND THE COMMISSION.

WE HAVE THE VICE CHAIR OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BILL SCHEFFLER.

AND THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS COMMISSION, BARBARA CHUNG.

AND THEY WILL ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

THE MUNICIPAL CODE, GUIDES THAT ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE, PRESENT THEIR WORK PLANS ANNUALLY TO CITY COUNCIL. AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES A REPORT OF WORK DONE IN THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION IS TO ADOPT TWO RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE WORK PLANS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 AND THE REPORT OF WORK COMPLETED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23.

AS NOTED ALSO IN THE STAFF REPORT, I WILL BE SHARING THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE AND THE FULL REPORT IS IN THE STAFF REPORT.

I'LL START WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

ITS MISSION IS PRIMARILY TO ADVISE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING LIBRARY SERVICES.

THE LIBRARY BOARD ALSO SERVES AS A LIAISON FROM THE COMMUNITY TO THE STAFF.

THE BOARD STAYS UPDATED ON CURRENT SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO BEST SERVE IN THAT ROLE.

DURING RECENT YEARS, THE TRUSTEES HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS AND SHARED IDEAS THAT HAVE COME FROM THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RELAUNCHING OUR STREAMING SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 22-23.

AS THEY DO MOST YEARS, THEY REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.

THIS IS A MANDATED REPORT.

ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN CALIFORNIA ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE IT.

THE DATA IS THEN PROVIDED BACK TO US, AND WE ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT OTHER LIBRARIES AND SEE THEIR DATA.

MOST THINGS ARE NOT APPLES TO APPLES AND ORANGES TO ORANGES, BUT, THIS REPORT EVERY YEAR, GENERATES A LOT OF COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND DEEP DIVES INTO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LIBRARY.

ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR THINGS THAT THEY DID THIS YEAR WAS APPROVE A FIVE YEAR UPDATE TO OUR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY.

THIS GUIDES PURCHASES AND ACQUISITIONS, BOTH OF PRINT AND DIGITAL ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE COLLECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CHECK OUT.

THEY HEARD OF SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS THIS LAST YEAR.

INCLUDING, LIKE I SAID, ON THE STREAMING SERVICES AFTER WE LAUNCHED THEM, A LITTLE BIT OF A HOW TO WHICH THEN WAS INCORPORATED INTO A FOLLOW UP PRESENTATION HERE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THEY HEARD FROM VARIOUS WORK GROUPS LIKE CARLSBAD HISTORY AND GENEALOGY.

THEY HEARD ABOUT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS LIKE CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER AND SUMMER READING, AND THEY ALSO HEARD A TIMELY PRESENTATION ON THE FREEDOM TO READ AND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM.

GOING FORWARD, THEY WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE A DIVE INTO THE STATE LIBRARY SURVEY.

AND WE HAVE SEVERAL POLICIES THAT WILL BE UPDATING THIS YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE FIVE YEAR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY THAT WILL COME BEFORE THEM.

AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PRIMARY THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING, OR ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN ALREADY THIS YEAR.

NEXT I WILL MOVE ON TO THE ARTS COMMISSION.

LIKE THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IT IS ADVISORY TO CITY COUNCIL.

IT HAS A GROUP OF SEVEN ACTIVE COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ARTS IN CARLSBAD.

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THE COMMISSION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE CITY SERVICES OF ARTS, PROGRAMING, PUBLIC ART AND ARTS EDUCATION AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THAT.

SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2223, INCLUDING RECEIVING SOME OF THOSE UPDATES AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS, WHICH HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM IN RECENT YEARS, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS, OVER $100,000 PER YEAR IS DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL ARTS GROUPS, SCHOOLS, ARTISTS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY.

THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE 2425 GRANT CYCLE WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK.

ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

LAST YEAR, THE ARTS COMMISSION SUPPORTED THE UPDATE OF THE GUIDING ORDINANCE.

THE MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 2.18.

THEY ALSO SUPPORTED, PARTICIPATION IN THE AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS, ECONOMIC AND PROSPERITY STUDY, FOR WHICH YOU RECEIVED A COUNCIL MEMO UPDATE LAST NOVEMBER.

LOOKING FORWARD, THEY ARE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT IN THE GRANTS PROCESS.

THEY'RE WORKING ON ATTENDANCE AT CITY AND COMMUNITY BASED ARTS EVENTS, SERVING ON RELEVANT COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS COMING UP, WE HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC ART PROJECTS COMING, AND THEY'RE ARTS COMMISSIONERS ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT THOSE PUBLIC ART PROJECTS.

ON THE SUBCOMMITTEES, USUALLY AT LEAST AT LEAST TWO COMMISSIONERS ON EACH ONE.

AND THAT PROCESS IS GUIDED BY THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES, THE PROJECTS THAT MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE JUST SELECTED THE ARTIST FOR THE CHESTNUT AVENUE I-5 UNDERCROSSING.

THAT'S WORKING WITH SANDAG AND CALTRANS, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR CITY STAFF HERE.

THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT PINE AND HARDING WILL HAVE, PUBLIC ART ON IT, AS WELL AS VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

THAT INCLUDES, CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES VICE CHAIR BILL SHEFFLER TO COME AND MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT HIS SERVICE ON THE LIBRARY BOARD.

THANK YOU SUZANNE.

I WAS APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND PARTICIPATED AS THE BOARD'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE LIBRARY FROM 1962 TO 66.

THE LIBRARY BOARD HAS IS AN IMPORTANT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS CITY.

MY FOCUS HAS BEEN TO WATCH THE CITY'S PRESENT FINANCIAL PATH, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE DECLINING TAX AND PERMIT REVENUES FROM DEVELOPERS AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY SUPPORTED THE CITY'S BUDGET.

MY OBJECTIVE IS TO RESPONSIBLY PRESERVE THE LIBRARY'S SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND STAFF AS THESE CONDITIONS UNFOLD.

IN MY OPINION, SUZANNE AND HER STAFF HAVE CONSISTENTLY DELIVERED SERVICES FOR WHICH CARLSBAD CAN BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD.

THANK YOU, MR. SHEFFLER.

I'D LIKE TO TURN THE PODIUM OVER NOW TO BARBARA CHUNG, THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS COMMISSION.

THANK YOU SUZANNE.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

FIVE YEARS AGO, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN.

THIS TEN YEAR PLAN CONTAINS 49 ACTION ITEMS AND IS FORWARD THINKING IN ITS APPROACH.

THE ARTS COMMISSION WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORTS THE GOALS OF THIS AMBITIOUS DOCUMENT, AND IS PROUD THAT CARLSBAD IS TAKING ITS PLACE AMONG THE MANY US CITIES THAT RECOGNIZE THE ARTS, CULTURE AND CREATIVE SECTORS AS FUNDAMENTAL TO THEIR CITY AND INTEGRAL TO A STRONG QUALITY OF LIFE.

AS PART OF SUPPORTING BOTH THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN AND THE ARTS COMMISSION'S ANNUAL WORK PLAN, ARTS COMMISSIONERS CONTINUED TO SERVE ON RELEVANT COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT CITIZENS COMMITTEE, WHICH PRESENTED ITS REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL IN JULY 2023, AND THE PUBLIC ART ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH SELECTED AN ARTIST TEAM FOR THE CHESTNUT AVENUE UNDERPASS PUBLIC ART PROJECT AT A SPECIAL MEETING HELD LAST MONTH.

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ANOTHER AREA WHERE ARTS COMMISSION IS SHOWING THE COMMUNITY WHAT'S POSSIBLE IS BY PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT APPROVAL PROCESS, WHERE OVER 100,000 IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO COMMUNITY BASED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

THE PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS THAT HAVE COME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THESE GRANTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ARTS COMMISSIONERS WERE DELIGHTED TO ATTEND MANY OF THESE EVENTS, AS WELL AS THOSE SPONSORED BY THE CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT.

AS A MEANS OF BECOMING BETTER INFORMED ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO ARTS AND CULTURE.

IN CARLSBAD, THE ARTS COMMISSION REQUESTED UPDATES FROM CULTURAL ARTS STAFF MEMBERS, TWO OF WHOM PRESENTED AT THE ARTS COMMISSION DECEMBER 2023 MEETING.

LOOKING BEYOND OUR CITY AS FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS IN THE AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS, ARTS, ECONOMIC AND PROSPERITY STUDY, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD RECEIVED AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DATA ON THIS TOPIC.

THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE DATA GENERATED SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT A CULTURALLY THRIVING COMMUNITY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ECONOMIC GROWTH.

ARTS COMMISSIONERS LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING A SET OF TALKING POINTS IN ORDER TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FUTURE.

IN CONCLUSION, THE ARTS COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO THE CONTINUED HEALTH AND VIBRANCY OF OUR CITY.

TO THIS END, WE HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN COME TO FRUITION.

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

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL, MISS BURKHOLDER? THANK YOU, MISS SMITHSON.

AND THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION.

SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS GO LATE AND WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT BEING PAID.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR VALUE AND THE COMMISSION THAT YOU'RE SERVING ON AND THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO BE DOING THAT PARTICULAR POSITION WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO PILE ON THE GRATITUDE TO OUR STAFF AND ALSO TO OUR COMMISSIONERS.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT WE HAVE TALKED MANY TIMES AT THE CITY COUNCIL AND IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS ABOUT ARTS AND LITERACY, ENHANCING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN CARLSBAD.

AND WE KNOW THAT HAVING THE DIVERSE TYPES OF ARTS, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC ART, MURALS OR SCULPTURES OR, EXHIBITS AT CANNON, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT.

AND HAVING OUR READING CHALLENGES WHERE WE HAVE OUR, YOU KNOW, BOOK OF THE MONTH AND WE'VE GOT OUR WONDERFUL APP.

LIBBY I'M ALWAYS LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS WHENEVER I CAN.

YOU KNOW, THESE ARE WAYS THAT WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN LITERACY EFFORTS AND ALSO EXPERIENCING DIVERSE ARTS THAT ENRICH OUR EXPERIENCE AS HUMANS.

SO I'M SO GRATEFUL TO SUPPORT ALL OF YOU, OUR TEAM, AS WELL AS OUR EXTENDED TEAM IN THE COMMUNITY THAT VOLUNTEER AND THANK YOU FOR THESE WORK PLANS, SHARING THEM WITH US AND FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

THANKS, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES, THANK YOU AND I WILL ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF GRATITUDE.

THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR THE AWESOME AND HARD WORK.

AND I KNOW THAT THESE WORK PLANS, I FEEL, ARE SUCH A GREAT WAY FOR US TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND WHAT YOU'RE ACCOMPLISHING, AND HOPEFULLY ALSO DISPLAYING THAT TO THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW, LIKE MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED, THIS IS A VOLUNTEER POSITION, BUT THIS REALLY SHOWS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT BEING DONE TO REALLY MAINTAIN THE ARTS AND LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS DOING AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK.

AND THAT'S IT. THANKS.

AND I'LL ECHO THE COMMENTS FROM MY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

LOOKING FOR A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF BOTH RESOLUTIONS.

SO MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, NOTING THAT COUNCILMEMBER LUNA IS ABSENT.

ITEM NUMBER TEN.

[10. POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE.

AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION IS OUR POLICE CHIEF, MICKEY WILLIAMS, ALONG WITH OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF CHRISTIE CALDERWOOD.

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MICKEY WILLIAMS, I HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVE AS THE POLICE CHIEF.

AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK A LITTLE ABOUT, CRIME STATISTICS FOR THE CITY.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DISCUSS SEVERAL CRIME TRENDS THAT, THE CITY HAS EXPERIENCED AND HOW THE POLICE AND EXPLAIN HOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RESPONDED TO THOSE.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SHARE SOME SUCCESS STORIES ON HOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS LEVERAGED, TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO END WITH, FUTURE DISCUSSION, A DISCUSSION OF THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES WITH RESPECT TO TECHNOLOGY AND ALSO, COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY PARTNER, ASSISTANT CHIEF CHRISTIE CALDERWOOD, WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND RESPECTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT IS MY HONOR TO JOIN YOU TONIGHT AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE.

AS THE CHIEF SAID, TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS GOING TO COVER CRIME STATS, CRIME TRENDS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO THOSE CRIME TRENDS, TECHNOLOGY IN THE FUTURE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.

THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT CONSISTENTLY MONITORS CRIME STATS AND CRIME TRENDS TO PREVENT, DETER AND FIGHT CRIME AND TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY TIMELY INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, SANDAG PUBLISHED A BULLETIN ON CRIME IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION AT MID-YEAR 2023.

SANDAG AND ITS AUTOMATED REGIONAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM, KNOWN AS ARGUS, HAVE NOT YET RELEASED THEIR 2023 REPORT ON CRIME IN OUR REGION, WITH DATA FROM THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR. HOWEVER, DATA FROM SANDAG SHOWS THAT THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIMES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INCLUDING CARLSBAD, WAS DOWN BY 8% IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2023 COMPARED TO 2022, AND 13% LOWER THAN IN 2021.

WHILE THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIMES IS DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE'S A WIDESPREAD PUBLIC PERCEPTION THAT CRIME HAS BEEN INCREASING.

YOU CAN SEE IN THIS SLIDE THAT CRIME RATES AT MID-YEAR 2023 ARE LOWER ACROSS THE COUNTY COMPARED TO MID-YEAR 2022.

SPECIFICALLY, IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS WAS DOWN BY 19%.

EXAMPLES OF THESE CRIME TYPES INCLUDE ASSAULT AND RAPE.

CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY IN CARLSBAD WAS DOWN 15%.

EXAMPLES OF THESE CRIME TYPES INCLUDE BURGLARY, VANDALISM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT.

CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY IN CARLSBAD WAS DOWN BY 12%.

EXAMPLES OF THESE CRIME TYPES INCLUDE DRUG OFFENSES AND PROSTITUTION.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING REGIONAL CRIME TRENDS IN 2023 ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT, RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES, FENTANYL OVERDOSES, CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT, AND GHOST GUNS.

WHILE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE EXTENSIVE WORK ON EACH OF THESE TRENDS TO INCLUDE INCREASED TRAINING FOR OFFICERS IN RELATION TO NARCOTIC OVERDOSES, LEADING COUNTYWIDE INITIATIVES FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.

AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF INVESTIGATIVE WORK FOR THE RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES TO INCLUDE UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS, PARTNERING WITH OUR LOCAL, REGIONAL AND FEDERAL PARTNERS, AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR AFFECTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I WANTED TO DIVE IN A BIT ON THE RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING TRENDS.

FIRST OFF, GHOST GUNS.

THE INCREASING USE OF GHOST GUNS IN THE REGION AND ACROSS THE NATION POSES A MAJOR THREAT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO THE PUBLIC.

AS YOU KNOW, OUR DEPARTMENT WAS INVOLVED IN TWO OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN 2023, AND BOTH OF THOSE SHOOTINGS, THE OFFENDERS POSSESSED GHOST GUNS.

THESE FIREARMS ARE MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN, DO NOT HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS, AND CANNOT BE TRACKED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

GIVEN THIS CRIME TREND AND THE TWO SHOOTINGS INVOLVING GHOST GUNS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO FOCUS ON SEIZING THESE FIREARMS. THE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME SUPPRESSION TEAM HAS BEEN TASKED WITH PROACTIVE WORK TO SEIZE ILLEGAL FIREARMS AND ARREST THE INDIVIDUALS WHO POSSESS OR ARE DISTRIBUTING THEM.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ESTABLISHED AN AD HOC TASK FORCE WITH OTHER NORTH COUNTY POLICE AGENCIES, AS WELL AS ATF, TO COLLABORATE ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND INTELLIGENCE REGARDING THESE WEAPONS.

THIS TASK FORCE IS INTENDED TO BE A PROACTIVE EFFORT TO SEIZE THESE ILLEGAL GUNS.

IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFISCATED 42 GHOST GUNS.

THE NEXT TREND IS FENTANYL OVERDOSES.

IN 2021, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAW A TOTAL OF 115 DRUG OVERDOSES, SIX OF THOSE BEING FATAL, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM BEING FENTANYL RELATED.

TO ADDRESS THE SPIKE IN OVERDOSES, THE DEPARTMENT CHANGED THE POLICY FOR OVERDOSE INVESTIGATIONS TO REQUIRE A DETECTIVE TO BE CALLED IN TO ASSIST IF THEY ARE JUVENILE

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THE DEPARTMENT ALSO STARTED USING THE OVERDOSE DETECTION MAPPING APPLICATION KNOWN AS OD MAP.

IT PROVIDES NEAR REAL TIME SUSPECTED OVERDOSE DATA ACROSS JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING A MAPPING TOOL TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS SO THAT AGENCIES CAN MOBILIZE AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO A SUDDEN INCREASE IN OVERDOSE EVENTS.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PURCHASED NARCAN, A LIFESAVING MEDICATION USED TO REVERSE AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, AND TRAINED ALL OFFICERS ON ITS USE IN 2022.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDED A DROP IN OVERDOSES, WITH A TOTAL OF 66 FROM THE 115 THE YEAR PRIOR.

FIVE OF THE 66IN 2022 WERE FATAL.

IN 2023, THE DEPARTMENT SAW A TOTAL OF 38 OVERDOSES, WITH 11 OF THOSE BEING FATAL.

THE OVERDOSES HAVE TRENDED DOWNWARD.

NEXT IS THE BURGLARY TREND.

WE'VE SEEN A SPIKE IN RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES IN THE LATTER HALF OF 2023.

MANY OF THESE BURGLARIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A GROUP WHO HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC M.O.

OF TARGETING AFFLUENT HOMES THAT ARE NEAR GREENBELTS OR OPEN FIELDS.

THEY USUALLY ENTER IN THE EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE REAR SLIDERS OR THE SECOND STORY WINDOWS, AND ARE PRIMARILY STEALING JEWELRY, CASH AND DESIGNER HANDBAGS.

I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A RECENT CASE THAT INVOLVED A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY IN DECEMBER, BUT ALSO AS A SUCCESS STORY INVOLVING OUR LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM, COLLABORATION WITH THE RESIDENTS, AND A SUCCESS.

DUE TO THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF INTENSIVE INVESTIGATIVE WORK THAT TOOK PLACE.

THE ORIGINAL CALLERS REPORT WAS REPORTED AS SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BY A NEIGHBOR WHO WAS REPORTED, WHO REPORTED UNKNOWN MALES IN HIS NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY WITH A VERY INATTENTIVE NEIGHBOR WHO PROVIDED A LICENSE PLATE AND A VIDEO OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLE.

INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO USE THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM TO DIG INTO INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP US ID THE VEHICLE.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DETECTIVE BUREAU HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH THE AFFECTED NEIGHBORS HOA GROUP TO HAVE FACE TO FACE COLLABORATION WITH THE RESIDENTS.

THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED INFORMATIONAL SAFETY TIPS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIA FLIER ON THE TRENDS DETECTIVES WERE OBSERVING AND HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME.

THE DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER AN OVERTIME DETAIL FOR OFFICERS TO WORK IN THE EVENING HOURS, IN ORDER TO CONDUCT PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT AND TO BE HIGHLY VISIBLE AND TARGETED AREAS.

DETECTIVES PATROLLED IN UNMARKED VEHICLES AND UTILIZED THEIR SURVEILLANCE TRAILER, AND THE DETECTIVES BEGAN WORKING WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO GATHER INTELLIGENCE ON OTHER CASES WHERE SUSPECTS HAD BEEN APPREHENDED.

A LITTLE OVER A MONTH LATER, DUE TO THE COLLABORATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MULTIPLE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES, AND THE EXTENSIVE COORDINATION BY OUR INVESTIGATORS, OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO APPREHEND THREE SUSPECTS COMING OUT OF A HOME AFTER THE COMMISSION OF A BURGLARY AND PLACED THEM UNDER ARREST.

THESE SUSPECTS ARE STILL IN CUSTODY, AND THIS IS AN ONGOING, INTENSE INVESTIGATION, ALONG WITH ITS CRIME ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE MODEL AND THE MULTIPLE DATABASE SOFTWARES THAT ASSIST IN DETERRING, INVESTIGATING AND SOLVING CRIMES, THE DEPARTMENT HAS FOUND LICENSE PLATE READERS TO BE A VITAL PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY.

WE HAVE MANY EXAMPLES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS OF USING THE LPR SYSTEM TO ADDRESS CRIME TRENDS, BUT HERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF THEIR SUCCESS.

FIRST IS AFTER A LICENSE PLATE READER SPOTTED A STOLEN VEHICLE, OFFICERS LOCATED THE VEHICLE OCCUPIED A FEW MILES AWAY AND LOCATED A LOADED GHOST GUN UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED, POTENTIALLY PREVENTING FUTURE CRIMES FROM OCCURRING.

THE SECOND WAS A STUDENT IN DECEMBER OF THIS PAST YEAR, WAS WALKING HOME FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AS SHE WAS CROSSING THE STREET.

THE SUSPECT FLED, BUT A WITNESS WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LPR SYSTEM AND SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE THAT CAPTURED A PHOTO OF THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE AREA.

THE DRIVER, WHO WAS ON PROBATION AND HAD A LENGTHY CRIMINAL HISTORY, WAS LOCATED AND ARRESTED FOR FELONY HIT AND RUN.

THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONSISTENTLY LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS TO FIGHT CRIME AND TECHNOLOGY, CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND ASSIST POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO WORK PROACTIVELY AND IN REAL TIME RATHER THAN REACTIVELY.

THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE EVER INCREASING NEED TO BE MORE STRATEGIC AND EFFICIENT WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.

ONE TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT THE DEPARTMENT IS EXPLORING IS TO CREATE WHAT IS KNOWN AS A REAL TIME CRIME CENTER.

WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY IN MIND.

THE CORE FUNCTION OF A REAL TIME CRIME CENTER IS DATA GATHERING, ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION SHARING TO AID IN DECISION MAKING AND RESPONSE COORDINATION.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF RESEARCHING THAT.

TECHNOLOGY IS OUT THERE TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFER, AND TO DETER THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT FROM TARGETING OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES.

AND FINALLY, WE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT VIEW OUR COMMUNITY AS ACTIVE PARTNERS IN REPORTING AND PREVENTING CRIME.

MANY OF OUR SUCCESSES ARE DUE TO COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING COMMUNITY INPUT BEFORE NEW TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ABSOLUTELY PARAMOUNT.

THE NEWLY FORMED COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION IS INTENDED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ADVICE, SUPPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO CURRENT OR NEWLY CONSIDERED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS WITH AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF BUILDING TRUST AND FOSTERING STRONG POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS.

WHILE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEGINS THE NEXT STEPS OF RESEARCHING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE.

IT IS ALSO VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BALANCE PRIVACY CONCERNS WITH THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, PLANS TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY SURVEY TO ASSESS HOW SAFE RESIDENTS FEEL IN THE COMMUNITY, HOW SATISFIED THEY ARE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HOW COMFORTABLE RESIDENTS ARE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE ADOPTION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY.

THIS SURVEY IS PLANNED TO BE LAUNCHED THIS APRIL.

THAT LEADS ME TO A QUESTION WE FREQUENTLY HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH IS, AS A RESIDENT OR BUSINESS OWNER, WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? WELL, THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST.

WHAT I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

JUST LIKE THE NEIGHBOR IN THE RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY SUCCESS STORY I SPOKE ABOUT, AS WELL AS THE WITNESS TO THE HIT AND RUN.

REPORT SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE AND VEHICLES.

YOU ARE THE EYES AND EARS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

KEEP YOUR HOUSE WELL LIT EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT HOME.

INSTALL SECURITY CAMERAS.

NOTIFY NEIGHBORS WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF TOWN SO THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE OUT AND CREATE A PLAN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNICATION.

LASTLY, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONSISTENTLY WORKING TO ENSURE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE THAT LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT CARLSBAD AS A TOP PRIORITY. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.

AND THE CHIEF AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE DO NOT.

QUESTIONS, MISS BURKHOLDER? THANK. EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU BOTH CHIEFS FOR THAT.

ONE QUICK QUESTION THAT I JUST THOUGHT OF WHILE YOU WERE TALKING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IS THE APP THAT WE CAN USE TO REPORT THINGS LIKE POTHOLES, BUT ALSO HOMELESSNESS.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY DATA ON THE JUST IN YOUR BRAIN OF HOW EFFECTIVE THAT IS, AND HOW MANY CALLS OR REPORTS YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED? I DON'T HAVE DATA AS FAR AS HOW MANY REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVE, BUT I KNOW PEOPLE USE MULTIPLE VENUES TO REPORT ACTIVITY TO US, WHETHER IT'S VIA EMAIL, CALLING OUR NON-EMERGENCY OR EMERGENCY LINE.

THE APP, THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATA FOR THAT QUESTION.

OKAY. IT'S A GREAT OPTION FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE THAT SEES A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL THAT WANTS TO REPORT IT TO THE POLICE.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME.

THE OTHER THING IS, YOU MENTIONED JUST NOW THAT I FORGOT WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

I WAS LISTENING, I PROMISE IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO ASK.

OH, MAKING DIFFERENT WAYS OF MAKING THE REPORT.

I HAD ONE PERSON TELL ME ACTUALLY, MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS TOLD ME THIS.

I SAW SOMEONE OVERDOSING, BUT I DIDN'T CALL 911.

I CALLED THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE.

YOU GUYS, I THINK, WANT PEOPLE TO CALL 911 RIGHT THERE.

RIGHT. IN THAT SITUATION, I WOULD SAY YES, PLEASE CALL 911.

OKAY. I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHEN TO CALL 911 TIME AND WHEN TO CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY.

I THINK THAT THE RESPONSE THAT YOU ALL PUT TOGETHER THE GHOST GUN TASK FORCE, THE OD MAP AND OD INVESTIGATIONS AND PROACTIVE BURGLARY, DETAILS ARE AMAZING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU COME UP WITH THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER.

IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A TV SHOW, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO ENTAIL.

AND, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU.

MS. ACOSTA.

GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL.

AND I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY PERCEPTION THAT SOME CRIME IS UP.

AND IN MY AREA IN DISTRICT FOUR, IN SOUTH CARLSBAD, I HEAR IT A LOT MORE RELATED TO HOME BURGLARIES AND THEFTS FROM CARS, MOSTLY OPEN CARS AND PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS.

SO THIS IS HELPFUL TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE DATA AND WE HAVE INFORMATION, BUT WHY DO WE THINK THAT PERCEPTION IS GROWING? DO YOU THINK IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA OR MAYBE RING CAMERAS OR NEXT DOOR PEOPLE SHARING INFORMATION? IS THERE TRUTH BEHIND IT THAT WE THINK THAT THIS DATA IS COMING? THAT IS MORE RECENT? I THINK AS I STATED WITH THE RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES, WE'VE SEEN A SPIKE IN THE LATTER HALF OF 2023.

WE DON'T HAVE THE OFFICIAL CRIME STATS FROM SANDAG FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR, BUT I DO THINK, THAT THERE IS A COMBINATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVEN NEWS MEDIA OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE SEE THAT MAY INCREASE THEIR FEELING THAT CRIME IS ON THE RISE WHEN IT TRULY IS NOT.

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WE MENTIONED COMMUNITY POLICING AND COLLABORATION.

THAT WAS LIKE ONE OF THE LAST SLIDES.

AND I WAS GOING TO I HAD WRITTEN DOWN A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY COULD DO TO HELP, BUT YOU ALREADY ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE DO HAVE THIS COMMUNITY POLICE ACADEMY.

COULD YOU DESCRIBE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT JUST LAST WEEK WHEN THE CHIEF GAVE A DIFFERENT PRESENTATION.

BUT IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE FOR THE COMMUNITY AGAIN WHAT THAT IS AND WHEN THEY CAN APPLY TO BE PART OF THAT.

YES, WE HAVE TWO CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMIES THAT ARE SPECIFIC FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KIND OF GETTING AN INTERNAL DEEP DIVE OF WHAT WE DO IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS A SPRING AND FALL ACADEMY.

AND YOU CAN GO ONTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AND SHOW YOUR INTEREST IN BEING IN THAT.

THEY DO FILL UP PRETTY QUICK.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS, RIGHT.

SO NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHES AND GETTING INVOLVED IN OTHER WAYS.

THERE'S EVEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE THAT WE HAVE.

AND WE CAN TALK TO OFFICERS AND SEE THE EQUIPMENT UP, CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

AND THEN I WAS WONDERING, JUST TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF MY COLLEAGUE'S QUESTION ABOUT HOMELESS, IF YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE HOT TEAM, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT REALLY HERE TODAY.

BUT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND I KNOW THE COUNCIL IS REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR HOT TEAM DOES.

IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE.

SURE. OUR HOT TEAM IS STAFFED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND THEY PRIMARILY ARE OUT ADDRESSING CALLS SPECIFIC TO HOMELESS, RELATED ISSUES.

SO IF WE GET A CALL FOR SERVICE OF A HOMELESS PERSON THAT IS EITHER CAUSING A DISTURBANCE OR IT'S CRIME RELATED, THEY WILL RESPOND, BUT THEY ALSO ARE PROACTIVELY GOING OUT AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO OFFER RESOURCES TO PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY.

AND THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING FROM, TRYING TO GET THEM INTO REHAB, TAKING THEM TO GET AN ID CARD SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS RESOURCES, AND TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BRIDGE THE GAP SO THAT THEY CAN GET OFF THE STREETS AND LIVE A BETTER LIFE.

AND THEY'RE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO FOR THAT ASSIGNMENT.

RIGHT. TO BE ON THE TEAM? THAT IS TRUE. RIGHT.

I REMEMBER WHEN I DID MY HOT TEAM RIDE ALONG, AND WE ALSO COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH THE SOCIAL WORKER.

SO I KNOW THAT WAS A KIND OF A SPECIAL MODEL THAT WE HAVE IN CARLSBAD.

THAT SEEMS GREAT.

YES, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THEY DO HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS THAT ACTUALLY RIDE WITH THEM IN THEIR VEHICLE SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE RESOURCES ON SCENE RIGHT AWAY, RATHER THAN HAVING TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT DAY OR EVEN MULTIPLE DAYS OR WEEKS LATER.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE INFORMATION.

THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL, QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, MISS BURKHOLDER? MISS ACOSTA? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

NOT JUST FOR THE PRESENTATION, BUT FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES ALL THE TIME TO KEEP US SAFE AND KEEP US INFORMED.

THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE GOT A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, A SNAPSHOT IN TIME IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE TRENDS ARE AT.

AND I DO THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOT ONLY SHOW OBVIOUSLY ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING, BUT CLEARLY ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN WORKING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THOSE TRENDS ARE GOING DOWN.

AND SO, AGAIN, I THINK SIMILAR TO WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR A LOT, WHICH IS AWESOME BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO GET TO THOSE FOLKS, RIGHT? IN TERMS OF, OKAY, THIS IS HAPPENING IN MY COMMUNITY.

HOWEVER, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THAT TREND IS ACTUALLY GOING DOWN.

SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT THANKFUL FOR OUR DEPARTMENT FOR BEING PROACTIVE AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING THAT COMMUNITY POLICING APPROACH, REALLY EFFECTIVELY. AND AGAIN, THAT COMMISSION I KNOW HAS BEEN MEETING AND WORKING.

AND SO THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS IN THE KNOW AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

THANKS. I HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL THAT I DON'T SOUND LIKE I'M PLAYING FAVORITES, BUT I WANT YOU BOTH TO KNOW I SPENT A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF MY TIME BRAGGING ABOUT THE WORK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES.

I'VE BEEN PRIVY TO BEING ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK, SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT GO INTO IT, SOME OF THE CREATIVE THINKING.

SOMETIMES I HEAR ABOUT IT AND I JUST SHAKE MY HEAD AND SAY, I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF DOING THAT.

UNBELIEVABLY GOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND FOR THAT AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'RE DONE. THERE'S NOTHING TO VOTE ON AND THIS IS JUST TO RECEIVE.

IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE ITEM NUMBER 11.

[11. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE]

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THIS IS THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION WILL BE OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, JASON HABER, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR ZACK

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GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, MR. CHADWICK. I'M JASON HABER, CITY'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR.

IN ADDITION TO THE CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL STAFF REPRESENTATIVES FROM DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUIRE ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OR STRATEGIC ACTIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR REPORT TONIGHT? YOU'LL RECALL THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, YOUR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, IN OCTOBER OF 2022 TO COVER THE PLANNING PERIOD 2023 THROUGH 2027.

TONIGHT'S ACTION AND ITEM IS TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AN UPDATE ON CITY FINANCES AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC ACTIONS THAT ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE COMING YEAR, AND TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO STAFF IN DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE CITY COUNCIL BEGAN BY CONSIDERING THE NINE CORE VALUES OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY VISION, AND YOU FOCUSED ON FIVE KEY GOAL AREAS TO ADDRESS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THOSE INCLUDE COMMUNITY, CHARACTER, QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC VITALITY, ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND FISCAL HEALTH. AND FOR EACH GOAL, THE CITY COUNCIL IDENTIFIED A SET OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, PRIORITY PROJECTS, CORE SERVICES, AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS THAT WOULD GUIDE THE CITY AND HELP US GAUGE OUR PROGRESS TOWARD ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES.

THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ADVANCE THOSE PRIORITIES EACH YEAR THROUGH THE ANNUAL CITY BUDGET PROCESS, AND TONIGHT, WE'RE SEEKING CITY COUNCIL FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION TO HELP INFORM STAFF AS WE DEVELOP THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2025.

WHILE YOU'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SPECIFIC PROJECT LEVEL FUNDING DECISIONS DURING YOUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS, TODAY'S DISCUSSION IS REALLY TO IDENTIFY ANY AREAS WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ADJUSTMENTS IN TERMS OF PRIORITIZATION AS WE PLAN THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN THE COMING YEAR.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND OFF TO THE CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU, MR. HABER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO THIS EVENING, CITY COUNCIL IS NOT BEING ASKED TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS, BUT AGAIN, RATHER TO PROVIDE DIRECTION ON THE OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS. FIVE GOALS.

STAFF WILL THEN TAKE THAT DIRECTION AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS, SIMILAR TO HOW IT'S BEEN DONE IN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.

MANY PRIORITY PROJECTS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE IN FACT CAPITAL AND DIGITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS.

WHILE WE'RE STILL IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE FOR THE BUDGET, CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN MORE HEAVILY DURING THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTATION ON MAY 21ST.

WE WILL ALSO BE HOLDING A COMMUNITY BUDGET WORKSHOP ON MAY 23RD FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON BOTH THE PRELIMINARY OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, EVEN AS IT APPLIES TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN BEFORE, OF COURSE, FINAL ADOPTION SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 18TH.

WE DID WANT TO PROVIDE SOME FOUNDATIONAL CONTEXT REGARDING THE CITY'S FINANCES.

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE HEART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND ITS UPDATE.

OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE CITY, LIKE MANY HAVE FACED, HAS FACED A NUMBER OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, UNPRECEDENTED INFLATIONARY INCREASES, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT, ALL OF WHICH SINCE 2020 HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED AT VARYING DEGREES.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND'S FIVE YEAR FORECAST THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23 BUDGET.

AT THAT TIME, WE WERE IN A UNIQUE SITUATION WHEREBY INFLATION WAS AT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH LEVELS.

THE CITY WAS STILL UNSURE HOW ITS PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCES WOULD BE IMPACTED, AND ALSO FULLY RECOVER FROM THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC.

THIS FORECAST HAD APPLIED CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS ON BOTH THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE SIDE, ALL OF WHICH RESULTED IN IN A PROJECTED DEFICIT BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2526. FAST FORWARD TO OCTOBER OF 2023.

THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THAT STAFF HAD PRESENTED THE GENERAL FUND FORECAST TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE SAW AT THAT TIME THAT THE FUTURE DEFICIT HAD BEEN PUSHED OUT THREE YEARS UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 28-29.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE REASONS BEHIND THIS POSITIVE SHIFT.

GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCES LIKE SALES TAX AND TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUES HAD THRIVED DURING THE INFLATIONARY PERIOD, WHICH WAS SUSTAINED BY CONSUMER DEMAND, ALSO HAVING TWO FULL FISCAL YEARS OF BUDGET REDUCTION EFFORTS THAT WERE DIRECTED BY THE CITY MANAGER ACHIEVED NEARLY $5 MILLION IN ONGOING EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS.

SO TO SUMMARIZE, THE CITY IS CURRENTLY IN A VERY STRONG FISCAL CONDITION, ALTHOUGH THE LINES ARE PROJECTED TO CROSS IN FISCAL YEAR 28-29.

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THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT WILL CARRY ON AND, AS MENTIONED, WILL INCORPORATE ANY FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS ANY NECESSARY BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRATEGIC STRATEGIC ACTIONS.

AT THIS POINT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DAVID GRAHAM TO GO THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

SO SOME STRATEGIC PLANS GET A BAD RAP BECAUSE THEY GET PASSED AND THEY SIT ON A SHELF.

CARLSBAD IS DIFFERENT.

WE'RE REPORTING AND A LOT IS HAPPENING AND THAT'S HAPPENING REGULARLY.

ATTACHED TO THE ITEM TONIGHT ARE TWO DOCUMENTS.

ONE IS THE SNAPSHOT IN TIME AND THAT'S THE ORIGINAL STRATEGIC PLAN.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, BUILDING UPON THAT IS A STRATEGIC ACTIONS UPDATE, WHICH ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE EITHER IN PROGRESS OR HAVE OCCURRED.

TO IMPLEMENT YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, THERE ARE 116 DIFFERENT STEPS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THAT ARE CONTAINED THERE.

IT'S A MIX OF COUNCIL ACTIONS, DEPARTMENTAL WORK, AND WE HAVE BUILT SOME DIGITAL TOOLS TO HELP DEPARTMENTS BE ABLE TO REPORT THIS OUT AND REPORT IT TO THE PUBLIC.

LIKE TO GIVE SOME SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN WORKING GROUP THAT'S REALLY BEEN KEY IN GATHERING INFORMATION, REPORTING OUT INFORMATION AND PUTTING THAT ON BOTH THE DASHBOARD, BUT THEN COLLECTING THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE TODAY.

THE STRATEGIC PLAN DASHBOARD IS A BEST IN CLASS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY SOLUTION THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED HERE IN CARLSBAD.

SO IS OUR PLAN SITTING ON THE SHELF? NO, YOUR PLAN IS VERY ACTIVE.

AND IN JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF, WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION ON ALL OF THE OBJECTIVES, ALL 28 OBJECTIVES, AND COMPLETED FIVE OF THEM WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

REALLY, BY ANY MEASURE, AS YOU LOOK AT THIS AND YOU BEGIN TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR OBJECTIVES, THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT BOTH IN THE STRATEGIC ACTIONS, BUT ALSO IN WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE PRIORITY PROJECTS.

THOSE ARE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT MIGHT BE A MIX OF DIGITAL CAPITAL OR OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE STARTED OR ARE ONGOING, AND THE MAIN PLACE TO WEIGH IN ON THOSE WOULD BE DURING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

AS YOU CAN SEE, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND WE WILL TAKE THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES TO DIG INTO THOSE VARIOUS GOALS AND THE OBJECTIVES UNDERNEATH THEM, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE OF THE STATUS OF THE PLAN.

FIRST IS THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER GOAL WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTAINING CARLSBAD UNIQUE COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND CONNECTEDNESS, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

THE CITY'S FUTURE REALLY RELIES ON MANAGING GROWTH.

THAT'S A HALLMARK OF CARLSBAD AND AROUND 40 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES.

ON THE CARLSBAD TOMORROW CITIZENS COMMITTEE COMPLETED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR FUTURE.

STAFF WILL PRESENT A SCOPE OF WORK ON WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE THIS SPRING.

ON OBJECTIVE 1.2, THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND COMPLETED THIS GOAL FOR BOTH MULTIFAMILY HOUSING AND THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN.

THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS ARE WHAT'S NEXT? WHEN YOU LOOK AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OBJECTIVE 1.3, THERE ARE A SLEW OF ACTIONS THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE TAKEN TO SUPPORT IT, INCLUDING CHANGES TO OUR CODE, PRE-APPROVED ADU PLANS AND THE HOUSING REZONE PROGRAM.

THOSE ARE ALL A PART OF TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THE HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH RUNS BEYOND THIS EXISTING STRATEGIC PLAN FROM 2021 TO 2029, AND THAT REALLY WILL DRIVE THE OBJECTIVE HERE AND COMPLETING THIS ONE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CONCEPT OF LOWERING THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE VILLAGE, STAFF HAS PARTICIPATED WITH SANDAG AND NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TOURS AND ANALYSIS ON WHAT THAT WOULD TAKE.

THIS SPRING, THEY'LL BE TOURING SOME ADDITIONAL TRENCH PROJECTS.

AND THE DELIVERABLE THAT YOU'LL SEE, THERE IS A DRAFT THREE PARTY MOU THAT WILL COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

WHEN WE LOOK AT REALLY THE COMMUNITY CULTURE HERE AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE FOLKS IN CARLSBAD, OUR OFFERINGS ARE REALLY NEXT TO NONE.

OVER 4000 PROGRAMS LAST FISCAL YEAR WERE DELIVERED BY OUR LIBRARY AND CULTURAL, ARTS AND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEN WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN EACH OF THESE GOALS OR OBJECTIVES IS ONE PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE THAT SAYS, IMPLEMENT THE RELATED PLANS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

THIS COUNCIL APPROVES QUITE A FEW MASTER PLANS, AND SO TAKING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE ACTIONS AND IDENTIFYING THEM WOULD REALLY HAVE US HERE ALL NIGHT.

SO THERE'S NINE PLANS FOR THIS PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.

BUT SIGNIFICANT ACTION DID OCCUR WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, WITH THAT UPDATE BEING APPROVED BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

MOVING ON TO QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY.

THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT TO PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND TWO OBJECTIVES ARE ACTUALLY FULLY COMPLETE.

LAST YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AND ADOPTED THE HOMELESS ACTION PLAN, AND IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, STAFF WILL PRESENT A REPORT ON THE PLAN AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT TO ADDRESS HOMELESS.

WITH THIS PLAN, REALLY FOCUSING ON SHELTER AND HOUSING, OUTREACH AND ACCESS TO SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

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ONCE AGAIN, YOU'VE COMPLETED THIS ONE BY ESTABLISHING THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION, WHICH HAS BEEN MEETING SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT AND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING ON DEVELOPING THEIR WORK PLAN FOR THE YEAR.

OBJECTIVE 2.3 IS A SIGNIFICANT ONE AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT'S BRINGING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT UP TO STANDARDS OF COVER.

THERE ARE 12 ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IN YOUR STRATEGIC ACTIONS UPDATE, INCLUDING TEMPORARY FIRE STATION UP AND RUNNING, THE REPLACEMENT OF FIRE STATION TWO, THE COLLABORATION ON EMT PROGRAM WITH HR THAT IS FILLING POSITIONS AND VACANCIES MORE QUICKLY.

AND ALSO THOSE HIRES ARE MORE FAMILIAR WITH CARLSBAD AND ITS CULTURE.

SO A BETTER LEVEL OF SERVICE, MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE SERVICE BEING DELIVERED TO OUR RESIDENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT IS EQUIPPED LIKE NEVER BEFORE WITH REAL TIME DATA, WITH THE FIRE OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, IN 2020, IT COST ABOUT $180,000 FOR A CONSULTANT TO GIVE US A STATIC REPORT.

AND THAT WAS IT.

TODAY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW HAS REAL TIME DYNAMIC SYSTEM THAT MAPS, ANALYZES AND VISUALIZES DATA THAT WE BUILT IN-HOUSE FOR THEM, WITH DIRECTION AND SUPPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EXPERTS IN THAT SPACE, AND THAT IS ALLOWING THEM TO REPOSITION UNITS TO MAKE DECISIONS TO BOTH MAKE OPERATIONAL AND AGILE DECISIONS, BUT LONG TERM ONES AS WELL, REDUCING OVERALL OUR RESPONSE TIMES, BUT ALSO IMPROVING SERVICE IN THOSE WAYS.

AT THE SAME TIME. THE COMMUNITY HAS A BIG PART OF THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION WORK THAT IS ALSO OCCURRING.

A BETTER INFORMED PUBLIC THAT RELATES TO SAFETY AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE THAT ALSO HELPS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

AS IT RELATES TO OUR ROADWAYS, A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR CARLSBAD, AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A COST EFFECTIVE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN IS KEY TO MAKING THIS OCCUR, AND THERE'S REGULAR REPORTING FROM THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RELATED TO IT.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON IT THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, AND THOSE MONITORING REPORTS FROM STAFF.

LET'S OF COURSE NOT FORGET THAT WE'VE HAD TRAFFIC CALMING IN PLACES LIKE TAMARACK AVENUE AND GREEN PAINT ENHANCEMENTS, AND THE SAFER STREETS TOGETHER PLAN SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATED OUR ABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT AND ALSO THROUGH ENGINEERING TO HAVE A SAFE AND EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

FINALLY, FOR THIS SECOND OBJECTIVE, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 16 PLANS THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF OF THIS PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE.

HALFWAY THROUGH. WE'RE INTO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

AND HERE, WHILE NO OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, ALL SIX ARE IN PROGRESS AND THERE'S 18 STRATEGIC ACTIONS RELATED TO THEM.

STAFF HAVE RESEARCHED THE CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO AND GUIDANCE, AND THEY'RE CONTINUING THAT RESEARCH AND WILL DETERMINE FUTURE ACTIONS.

AS FAR AS TRANSFORMING ROADWAYS TO REDUCE GHG GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT IS IN TANDEM WITH THE PREVIOUS OBJECTIVE UNDER THE IDEA OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WHERE TOGETHER, THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN IS NOT ONLY CREATING A SAFE PLACE FOR WALKING AND BIKING, BUT THAT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS FOR THE CITY.

MOVING ON TO OUR EFFORTS RELATED TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BOTH IN OUR FLEET AND ALSO IN CHARGING, WE'VE ADDED EV CHARGING CAPACITY.

WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED EV CHARGING AT THE FLEET STATION, AND WE HAVE 96 HYBRID OR ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH MORE ON THE WAY.

SOME NEXT STEPS HERE ARE THAT ADDING ADDITIONAL EV LEVEL THREE EV CHARGING BY THE END OF 2024, AND POTENTIALLY EXPANDING CHARGING AT THE STATE STREET PARKING LOT.

MOVING ON TO OBJECTIVE 3.4.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PROGRESS IS NOT FULLY WITHIN OUR CONTROL.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE COASTAL COMMISSION HAS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 2021 LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM.

BEFORE WE CAN GO ANY FURTHER WITH THIS, WE HOPE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN SO THE CITY CAN CONTINUE TO TRY TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.

AND SO BEING ABLE TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS CAN BE REALLY CRUCIAL TO OUR CLIMATE GOALS.

AND IN DOING SO, WE'VE JOINED WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S GREEN BUSINESS COMMITTEE, THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE, THE ALLIANCE OF REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES, AND ALSO THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK BOARD, THOSE HELPING TO US BETTER INFORM OUR EFFORTS, BUT THEN ALSO INFORM THE EFFORTS OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE A PLANET THAT IS DEALING WITH ITS CLIMATE ISSUES.

NOW ON OBJECTIVE 3.6.

THERE ARE 11 PLANS RELATED TO THIS GOAL THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THAT ATTACHED STRATEGIC PLAN ACTIONS UPDATE MATRIX.

MOVING ON TO ECONOMIC VITALITY.

A HEALTHY ECONOMY MEANS THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GENERATE THE REVENUE THAT POWERS THE SERVICES THAT OUR COMMUNITY REALLY ENJOYS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND BEGAN IMPLEMENTING 31 ACTIONS LAST FISCAL YEAR.

THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE PROPOSING 39 ACTIONS, EVEN MORE ACTIONS TO EXPAND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR BUSINESSES AND WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AS FAR AS PROVIDING RESOURCES TO GROW AND SUPPORT OUR KEY INDUSTRIES.

WE CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY NEED.

AND SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE FIELD WITH A SURVEY TO ALL AVAILABLE BUSINESSES.

AND LAST YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL DID THINGS LIKE STREAMLINE THE TOURISM DISTRICT.

AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO UNDERSTAND ISSUES RELATED TO PERMITTING FOR OUR BUSINESSES SO THAT WE CAN HELP TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS THERE. WE ALSO ARE HELPING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURS, AND WE HAVE REALLY SOLIDIFIED OUR PLACE WITH THAT PARTICULAR GROUP.

THE REGION STARTUP WEEK NOW KICKS OFF EVERY SINGLE YEAR HERE IN CARLSBAD.

IT WAS AT NEW VILLAGE ARTS THIS LAST YEAR, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CONNECT GIVE THE CITY INSIGHTS INTO HOW TO KEEP OUR INDUSTRY CLUSTERS COMPETITIVE.

FINALLY, THERE ARE TWO PLANS.

WE HAVE OUR POLICIES RELATED TO THE CARLSBAD GENERAL PLAN AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ARE TWO THAT IMPLEMENT THIS PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE AND THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE OCCURRING UNDER THIS.

ONE, I WOULD NOTE IS LAUNCHING WELCOME TO CARLSBAD PROGRAM FOR BUSINESSES.

A LOT OF TIMES SMALL BUSINESSES DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE TO GO TO GET HELP.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO RUN A BUSINESS AND WE HAVE A NEW PROGRAM PROVIDING RESOURCES DIRECTLY TO THEM TO HELP THEM START A BUSINESS, GET A BUSINESS GOING AND INTERACT WITH THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND FINALLY ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND FISCAL HEALTH.

HERE. CORE TO OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER EXCELLENT SERVICE IS BEING BRILLIANT AT THE OPERATIONAL BASICS.

COUNCIL SET AN OBJECTIVE TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE AND REPORTING INCURRED WITH THIS PLAN.

AND IF TONIGHT IS NOT ENOUGH OF AN EXAMPLE, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN DASHBOARD THAT WE LAUNCHED LAST YEAR, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND WITH INFORMATION FROM TONIGHT. WE ALSO WANT TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE UPSKILLED STAFF AND BUILT IN-HOUSE CAPACITY FOR DATA ANALYTICS, SURVEYING AND DASHBOARDS THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES.

WE'VE ALSO EVALUATED SORT OF THE OVERHAUL AND CONSOLIDATION OF CORE SYSTEMS LIKE OUR HR AND FINANCE.

AND THAT WORK IS IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW.

AS FAR AS MAINTAINING THE CITY'S FISCAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY.

YOU HAVE A HUGE ROLE IN THAT.

AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAKING DECISIONS TO BOTH APPROVE BUDGETS THAT MAINTAIN THE CITY'S FISCAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IS OCCURRING DEEPER IN THE ORGANIZATION.

SO THE EXTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AND ARE COMPLETE.

THAT REPORT WILL GO TO COUNCIL LATER THIS MONTH.

AS FAR AS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF YOUR CODE OF ETHICS THAT WILL BE COMING THIS SUMMER, YOU REVIEW THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

THAT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE OF MODELING TRUST, ETHICS AND CIVILITY.

AND SPEAKING OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, OUR HR DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN A TALENTED AND DIVERSE AND ENGAGED WORKFORCE.

THEY CAME UP WITH NEW WAYS TO PUSH INFORMATION OUT AND BOOST INCLUSIVITY, PULLING IN 5000 DIFFERENT JOB APPLICATIONS, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING FILLED BY INTERNAL PROMOTIONS, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE WANT TO STAY AND CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN CARLSBAD, AND THEN PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TRAININGS TO OUR EMPLOYEES.

IN ALL OF THESE WAYS, WE ARE KEEPING AND ATTRACTING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE AN ENGAGED WORKFORCE THAT IS DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC.

ON OBJECTIVE 5.6.

THIS ONE CAN BE A TOUGH ONE.

HITTING A HARD CALPERS FUNDING STATUS CAN BE DIFFICULT, BUT LAST YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A SECTION 115 PENSION TRUST TO GIVE US MORE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO THOSE CHANGES THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH CALPERS, AND THAT IS CRUCIAL TO MAINTAINING OUR FISCAL HEALTH.

AND THEN FINALLY THERE'S SEVEN PLANS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH YOU WILL SEE LATER ON THIS YEAR THAT ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS GOALS REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND FISCAL HEALTH.

SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL OF THAT? WELL, WHAT IS EXCITING, AND I MENTIONED THIS, IS THAT SINCE JULY, THE PUBLIC HAS HAD ACCESS TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN DASHBOARD ONLINE.

IT PROVIDES VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE CAN DRILL INTO.

IT ALSO HELPS TRACK PROGRESS OVER TIME.

AND WITH JUST THE CLICK OF A BUTTON, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CITY IS AT AND UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE GOING.

BUT NEXT, ALL THOSE ACTIONS THAT YOU SAW TODAY, THE KEY ONES, IT'S TIME TO PUT THOSE UP AS WELL AND NOT JUST TALK ABOUT THE STATUS, BUT GET INTO THE SORTS OF ACTIONS THAT ARE BOTH PLANNED AND COMPLETE THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES.

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SO THAT IS YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND AN UPDATE RELATED TO IT.

IT'S INFORMING THE PUBLIC ON CITY PRIORITIES.

IT'S GUIDING WHERE WE'RE PUTTING RESOURCES.

IT'S IMPROVED INTERNAL OPERATIONS AND DRIVEN EFFICIENCIES.

SIMPLY PUT, IT IS WORKING.

IT'S WORKING FOR YOU.

IT'S WORKING FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JASON TO CLOSE US OUT.

THANKS, DAVID.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR IN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY'S FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND REPORT REGULARLY ON PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED.

AGAIN, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR.

AND THOSE WILL LARGELY BE PRIORITY BASED ALLOCATIONS BASED ON THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE OUR DAY TO DAY CORE SERVICES AND OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.

AT THIS POINT, WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

AS I SAID, WE HAVE STAFF FROM ACROSS THE CITY AVAILABLE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE OBJECTIVES OR SPECIFIC PRIORITY ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

AND AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK THAT THE COUNCIL IS ABLE TO PROVIDE AT THIS TIME TO HELP INFORM US GOING FORWARD.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS QUESTIONS, MISS BURKHOLDER.

MISS ACOSTA.

NO COMMENTS, MISS BURKHOLDER, MISS ACOSTA? THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO THANK STAFF, THE STAFF WHO GAVE THE PRESENTATION TODAY, BUT ALL THE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE WORKED ON THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A BIGGER GROUP AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT FED THEIR DATA INTO THIS, THIS PLAN.

I WANTED TO ALSO JUST SHARE WITH YOU THAT TIMELINE LOOKS AWESOME BECAUSE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ABSORB WHAT IS HAPPENING AND MAKE BUDGET DECISIONS IN A WAY THAT CONSIDERS WHAT HAS JUST HAPPENED, LIKE WHAT HAS HAPPENED THIS THE YEAR BEFORE.

ACTUALLY, COULD YOU PUT THE TIMELINE UP AGAIN? BECAUSE I WROTE DOWN MAY 21ST, AS YOU KNOW, A REALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE FOR US.

IN TERMS OF OUR BUDGET DECISION, BUT WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY ABLE TO WEIGH IN AND SEE THIS INFORMATION AS WE DO.

SO YEAH.

MAY 21ST FOR THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND MORE INFORMATION.

BUT I THINK HAVING THIS EARLY EXPOSURE TO WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING TO LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND LOOK AT THE FUTURE HEALTH OF OUR CITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR TRANSPARENCY AND VISIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE PRESENTATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING ON THIS TIMELINE.

THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND AGAIN, ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS OF GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN MAKING SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG.

AND I KNOW YOU SHOWED US THAT SLIDE.

I THINK IT WAS THE SECOND TO LAST SLIDE WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED UP UNTIL THIS DATE, AND THAT'S JUST IN A YEAR, WHICH IS A LOT.

AND SO, KUDOS TO THE TEAM THAT CLEARLY HAS BEEN DOING AN AMAZING JOB AT DOING THIS.

THE OTHER PIECE, OF COURSE, THE TRANSPARENCY PIECE THAT MY COLLEAGUE ALSO MENTIONED IS GREAT BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS WILL ASK, WELL, WHERE IS THIS PROJECT AT? OR WHERE IS THIS, BEING IMPLEMENTED? AND JUST BEING HAVING THAT DASHBOARD AVAILABLE TO FOLKS I THINK IS REALLY VALUABLE SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHERE THINGS ARE GOING AND HOW THEY'RE MOVING.

AND I THINK THAT JUST OVERALL, VERY GLAD THAT WE DECIDED TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF HAVING A STRATEGIC PLAN AND THAT THIS REALLY HELPS US MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING OUR OBJECTIVES. SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF. AND YOU GOT NO QUESTIONS AND ALL YOU GOT WAS COMPLIMENTS.

I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY SUBTLE WAY OF SAYING EXCELLENT JOB.

YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT, AND YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.

AND FOR THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DON'T THINK WE YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM US, SINCE WE DON'T EVEN GIVE YOU ANY INPUT OR SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES.

SO THANK YOU.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR CALENDAR.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

I JUST WANTED TO, REPORT OUT THAT WE, MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL AND I WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH NCTD TODAY TO DISCUSS SOME REAL SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AND SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY RELATIVE TO THE TRAIN RUNNING THROUGH THE VILLAGE AND DOWN TO POINSETTIA IN HER DISTRICT.

SO I FEEL VERY POSITIVE THAT WE HAD A WONDERFUL MEETING.

I THINK IT WAS MAYBE SHE'LL REPORT OUT SOME MORE.

AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPROVING SAFETY AS MUCH AS WE CAN, WORKING WITH CTD.

[01:25:05]

THANKS. OH, AND GO CHIEFS! MS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

SO QUICK REPORTS ON MY ASSIGNMENTS.

THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETS NEXT WEEK.

AS COUNCILMEMBER BURKHOLDER JUST MENTIONED.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY HAS ANOTHER MEETING ALL DAY THIS THURSDAY.

IT'S A BOARD RETREAT AT LIBERTY STATION, SO THAT WE ALWAYS ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS STRONG AND THAT RATEPAYERS HAVE A VOICE ON THE BOARD WITH OUR WATER.

REGIONALLY, THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY DIVISION HAS A MEETING COMING UP ON MONDAY.

AND, I THINK THE OTHER ONES ARE LATER IN THE MONTH AFTER OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SO, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

BUT THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING, AND IT'S KIND OF A BUSY MONTH TO START OFF THE NEW YEAR, AND ALL IS WELL.

SO FEEL FREE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS OR COME TO MY OPEN OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THANKS, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU.

I, HAD A NSTD PERFORMANCE ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

WE TALKED ABOUT AUDITS AND, A FEW OTHER THINGS DURING THAT CONVERSATION, BUT MAINLY IT WAS AROUND OUR AUDITS.

AND SO, THAT WAS ON FRIDAY.

I ALSO, YES, I MENTIONED, THAT WE HAD THAT NCCTD DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER MENTIONED THAT, AND I'M SURE THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL CHAT ABOUT, SOON ENOUGH.

AND THEN THIS FRIDAY, I HAVE A BOARD MEETING FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.

SO THAT'LL BE ON FRIDAY.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, COUNCIL MEMBER.

ACOSTA MENTIONED THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES DIVISION MEETING AND WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF CAL CITIES VISITING WITH US AND GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THINGS.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THE SUPER BOWL.

TAKE CARE. CITY MANAGER.

[CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]

BRIEFLY, I DID WANT TO JUST, RECOGNIZE AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL TOOK ACTIONS EARLIER ON, ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT, BUT REALLY, I WANT TO GIVE A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THE LIFT THAT THEY ENDED UP TAKING, TO BRING AND DELIVER FOR YOU WAS MASSIVE.

AND AGAIN, I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT LOST ON ANY OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

BUT AGAIN, WITH TONIGHT'S ACTION, I JUST AGAIN WANTED TO GIVE A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT BECAUSE, THIS WAS INCREDIBLE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK, AS WE'VE BEEN ALL DRY AND WORKING ON, BASICALLY OUR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INDOORS, WE HAVE AN ENTIRE TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS THAT, HAVE HELPED CARLSBAD WEATHER THE STORM, WAY BETTER THAN MOST COMMUNITIES HAVE. AND AGAIN, THAT'S JUST A CREDIT TO THE LEADERSHIP OF PAZ GOMEZ, WHO'S OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

OVER, OUR PUBLIC WORKS.

BUT IT'S THE ENTIRE PUBLIC WORKS CREW.

SO, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY, OUTSTANDING JOB.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND JUST TELL YOU THAT, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE GET HIT UP ALL THE TIME JUST TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I HAD PROBABLY NO LESS THAN 3 OR 4 PEOPLE THIS WEEK TELL ME, GOSH, IT SEEMS LIKE ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE UNDERWATER AND WE'RE STILL SURVIVING AND NOT HAVING MUCH MORE THAN JUST BIG PUDDLES.

SO YEAH, I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID.

EXCELLENT JOB. AND I KNOW IT.

IT WASN'T JUST BY LUCK.

I KNOW IT WAS BECAUSE OF A LOT OF HARD WORK.

CITY ATTORNEY.

NOTHING. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK.

NOTHING. THANK YOU.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.