[CALL TO ORDER]
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PRESENT. NEXT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]
THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER FOUR.MS. ACOSTA. WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US? PLEASE ARISE. HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND RECITE WITH ME.
ALLEGIANCE] NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS.
THE FIRST ONE, IT'S MY PLEASURE.
I'M SORRY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 6TH OF 24.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS RECITED BY THE MAYOR.[PRESENTATIONS]
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO READ THE PRESENTATION FOR THE RETIREMENT OF COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR JESSICA THIM.JESSICA, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AT THE PODIUM? OH, THERE YOU ARE. THE PROCLAMATION READS JESSICA THIM HAS BEEN A DEDICATED, TRUSTED AND VALUED EMPLOYEE HIRED BY THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR 2 IN 1997, AND WAS PROMOTED TO COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR IN 2009.
SHE HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY AS A COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR FOR 33 YEARS, INCLUDING 27 YEARS WITH THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WILL BE RETIRING AFTER A DISTINGUISHED CAREER SERVING THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY.
SHE HAS PARTICIPATED AND LED RESPONSE EFFORTS IN MAJOR INCIDENCES, INCLUDING THE ON DUTY DEATHS OF CHP OFFICER SEAN NAVA IN 2000, OCEANSIDE POLICE OFFICER DAN BESSANT ON IN 2006, THE 2003 CEDAR FIRE, THE 2007 FIRESTORMS, THE 2010 KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING.
THE 2014 POINSETTIA FIRE, THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, AND MOST RECENTLY, A 17 HOUR LONG STANDOFF.
SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS, RESULTING IN A MAYORAL COMMENDATION, FIVE CHIEF'S COMMENDATIONS, TWO MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATIONS, AND THE DISPATCH INCIDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD.
HER CAREER HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SAFETY OF CARLSBAD COMMUNITY, AND HER IMPACT WILL BE REALIZED AS THE DEPARTMENT EMBRACES THE FUTURE AND HONORS THE PAST IN PURSUIT OF A SAFER TOMORROW.
I, THEREFORE, KEITH BLACKBURN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY TAKE GREAT PRIDE AND PLEASURE IN OFFERING MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS, THANKS, AND APPRECIATION, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD.
TO JESSICA THIM FOR HER 27 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND EXTEND TO JESSICA OUR BEST WISHES FOR MANY YEARS OF WELL-DESERVED HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY IN THE FUTURE.
JESSICA, I INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU CITY.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG, GREAT CAREER HERE AT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY REALIZING THAT THEY'RE ALL IN THE BACK ROW.
THEY ALSO SACRIFICE WEEKENDS, NIGHTS AND HOLIDAYS FOR 26 YEARS.
SOME OF THEM WERE BORN INTO THAT.
SO. BUT THANK YOU AND THANK YOU EVERYONE.
THE STANDING OVATION WAS JUST TO EMBARRASS YOU, JESSICA.
BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE FINISHED, WE'RE GOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH.
NEXT, I INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA TO PRESENT KERI SCOTT RETIREMENT PROCLAMATION, PLEASE.
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YOU'VE BEEN INCREDIBLE.SO THANK YOU. AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE ELSE CRITICAL, VERY INCREDIBLE.
KERRY SCOTT HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS AND HAS ANNOUNCED HER DESIRE TO RETIRE. AND WHEREAS KERRY BEGAN HER CAREER TRANSITION FROM ENGINEERING TO LITERACY IN 1988 AS A LITERACY VOLUNTEER WITH LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS, AND IN 2008, KERRY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM PROVIDED AT THE CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY LEARNING CENTER.
AND WHEREAS, KERRY HAS PLANNED, CREATED, SUPPORTED AND LED A WIDE VARIETY OF LITERACY LITERACY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LAUNCHING CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL, INTEGRATING COMPUTERS INTO THE LITERACY CURRICULUM, PARTNERING FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES, AND AUTHORING WITH STAFF 11 ADULT NEW READER BOOKS AS PART OF A STATEWIDE EFFORT.
AND WHEREAS, KERRY HAS GROWN AND MAINTAINED VALUABLE LEADERSHIP ROLES AND PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING PARTICIPATING IN THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM, SERVING AS THE CHAIR OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITER TO WRITER CHALLENGE FOR ADULT LEARNERS, AND HOSTING THE AUDIT LEARNER LEADERSHIP IN ADULT I'M SORRY NOT AUDIT, ADULT LEARNER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, AND WHEREAS KERRY HAS BEEN A CONSCIENTIOUS, EFFECTIVE, AND TRUSTWORTHY EMPLOYEE, AND HER DEDICATION TO HER DUTIES REPRESENTS AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIBRARY, THE LIBRARY, LEARNING CENTER, STATEWIDE LITERACY SERVICES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER CAROLYN LUNA, DO TAKE GREAT PRIDE AND PLEASURE IN OFFERING MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS, THANKS AND APPRECIATION, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD TO CARRIE SCOTT FOR HER MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND EXTEND TO CARRIE OUR BEST WISHES FOR MANY YEARS OF WELL-DESERVED HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY IN THE FUTURE.
MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
AND SO I CALLED TO BE A VOLUNTEER TUTOR AT THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY LITERACY PROGRAM.
I HAD HOPED THAT THAT CALL WOULD CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE MINE.
AT THE TIME, I WAS MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MANAGER AT A LOCAL TECHNOLOGY FIRM.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY WHO STRUGGLED WITH READING AND WRITING.
MY ENTIRE LIFE CHANGED AFTER THAT CALL.
I LEARNED HOW 1 IN 5 ADULTS STRUGGLE WITH READING AND WRITING.
IT'S NOT THAT THEY CAN'T READ AND WRITE AT ALL, IT'S THAT THEY CAN'T READ AND WRITE TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THEIR LIVES AS FAMILY MEMBERS, AS WORKERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS.
TO VOTE AND TO GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF OUR LEARNERS LIVES VERSUS A VOLUNTEER TUTOR.
LATER, AS AN EMPLOYEE AND THE COORDINATOR OF LITERACY SERVICES.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE CARLSBAD LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZES THAT TEACHING LITERACY SKILLS IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE AND NOT JUST A NOBLE CAUSE.
SO IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WANTS TO IMPROVE THEIR READING AND WRITING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY, CALL LITERACY SERVICES AT (442) 339-2878. AND LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES CAN HELP YOU WHETHER YOU WANT TO LEARN TO READ OR WHETHER YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER, LIKE ME.
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I MADE THAT CALL AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE.AND I KNOW IT'LL CHANGE YOURS, TOO.
CARRIE, SINCE YOU'RE ALREADY UP FRONT, LET'S DO YOUR PHOTOGRAPH FIRST.
GO! I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH, I THINK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
INCHES TWO MINUTES, 45 SECONDS.
IT WAS GREAT FUN WITH JUST YOU AND THEN HELPED YOU HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A LITTLE GAME WITH THIS.
OKAY. GO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. YOU WAIT FOR A MOMENT, JESSICA.
DON'T MOVE. EVERYBODY HERE IS SUPPORTING JESSICA.
SO RETIRED, EVEN EVEN RETIRED.
WERE WE SUPPOSED TO NOT BE IN THAT? OR. WE'RE NOT.
WERE YOU INVITED? JUST INVITE MY FRIENDS.
GET US OUT OF THERE! LET ME HIDE.
WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE A COUPLE.
I JUST HAVE TO LEAVE YOU THERE.
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THANK YOU. MELANIE. TO BE REMINDED.NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I'M GOING TO READ THE FOLLOWING.
[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.INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE AGENDA.
NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT.
PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, MARY LUCID.
THE WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT THIS IS THE MOST MEDIOCRE CITY COUNCIL EVER.
MY TOPIC TONIGHT IS APOCRYPHA.
THAT'S SORT OF LIKE WHEN ONE SIDE TELLS A STORY AND THE OTHER SIDE TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY, AND THERE'S VERY LITTLE TRUTH IN EITHER SIDE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF EMBELLISHMENTS OR PEOPLE WHO ARE CONVINCED THAT THEIR AUTHORITY SUPERSEDES THE COMMON GOOD.
AND THEY SAY, WELL, WE GOT TO CLOSE THE LIBRARIES ON SUNDAYS EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE LIKE IT.
OR THEY SAY, OH MY GOD, MARY LUCID IS A DANGER TO SOCIETY AND SHOULD BE BANNED FOR NINE MONTHS BECAUSE SHE'S VERY AGGRESSIVE.
IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO ME THAT THERE IS SO LITTLE DIVERSITY.
AND SORRY, MISS SMITHSON, I MISS THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LEGALLY YOU WANT TO BAN PEOPLE FROM GOING TO THE CENTER.
SOME CONSPIRACY THEORISTS MIGHT SAY, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CONFERENCE ROOMS. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR STAFF TO HOLD MEETINGS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE LIGHTS, CAMERA AND ACTION.
BUT. DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD DISCOURAGE SENIORS FROM COMING TO THE SENIOR CENTER, SO THAT YOU COULD USE THAT AS CONFERENCE LEVEL ROOMS FOR STAFF, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PLANNING? NO ROOM IN CITY HALL TO HAVE MEETINGS.
SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY QUITE A CLEVER PLAN TO DUMP SENIORS AND SAVE MONEY FOR THE CITY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT YOUR CITY TO BE? CONTACT YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
AND WHY YOU PICK ON DISABILITY PEOPLE? I HAVE NO IDEA.
BUT IT SPEAKS POORLY TO YOUR CHARACTER.
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RAUL VILLAMAR.I LIVE AT 937 OAK AVENUE, RIGHT BEHIND SMART AND FINAL.
LAST WEEK I COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE MEETING.
I'M TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF THE WINDSOR POINT APARTMENTS NEXT DOOR.
HARDING, EVERYBODY FROM THE WINDSOR POINT THERE.
I LOOK AROUND LAST WEEK ON THE AUDIENCE.
THERE WAS NO LATINOS IN THE AUDIENCE.
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE OAK AVENUE.
WINDSOR POINTS ARE ALL LATINOS.
I ASKED, AND ON WEDNESDAY I DIDN'T WORK.
THEY STARTED COMING BY MY HOUSE AND ASKING ME WHY I WASN'T ON THE ON THE MEETING.
AND I TOLD THEM, WELL, I COULDN'T MAKE IT.
THE WEEK BEFORE, SOMEBODY WANTED TO TALK, BUT HE WAS A FIVE MINUTES LATE.
THEY WOULDN'T BE, HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO TALK.
I KNOW I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO TALK, BUT.
YEAH. THEY ASKED ME ALL THESE QUESTIONS.
THERE'S NO LATINO ANYBODY WHO TRANSLATES FOR THE LATINOS HERE OR GOES OUT AND TALKS TO THE LATINOS.
YOU ALL I HEARD WAS, YES, THE OTHER DAY WAS THEY'RE SCARED.
I HAVE A BUSINESS THAT I HAVE TO RUN.
I HAVE OTHER THINGS. I HAVE A FOUR MONTH OLD GRANDSON THAT I TAKE ON WANT TO DEAL WITH.
BUT THE THING IS THAT THERE'S NO MORE PARTIES NEXT DOOR.
THE WINDSOR POINT APARTMENTS INN ON OAK HAVE THESE PEOPLE THAT NOW I GO OUT THE DOOR EVERY MORNING, I SEE SOME SITTING AND STANDING IN FRONT OF THE HARDING CENTER.
AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE INSIDE.
NO, THEY'RE OUTSIDE ON THE BLANKET, I HAVE PICTURES.
I FINALLY STARTED TAKING A LOT OF PICTURES.
I'M GOING TO BE PUTTING THEM ON THE, THE, THE BARRIO WEBSITE AND ALSO WAKE UP CARLSBAD, IF YOU FOLKS WANT TO SEE THEM, BECAUSE I CAN'T COME IN HERE IN THREE MINUTES, SHOW VIDEOS AND PICTURES, BUT I WILL SHOW THEM THEN.
BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF LATINOS OUT THERE THAT DON'T WANT TO COME IN HERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF LATINOS AREN'T IN HERE AND SPANISH SPEAKING.
HOW'S IT GOING? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUES THAT REMAIN STILL AT THE WINDSOR POINT BUILDING.
THEY'VE THERE'S A LOT OF FALSE NARRATIVES.
I'M CURRENTLY GETTING GOING THROUGH THE EVICTION THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON WAS THE, THE POLICE CALLS THAT RESULTED IN, AGAIN, A WHOLE LOT OF FALSE NARRATIVES AGAINST ME PERSONALLY.
I'VE BEEN INCARCERATED AND I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG, AND I WANTED TO BE EXONERATED.
HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? LIKE, MAYBE EVEN YOU KNOW GO GET SOME HELP WITH MY EVICTION.
MAYBE. AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SPEAK ON.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.THIS COUNCIL WANT TO PULL ANY FOR ANY REASON.
MOTION. PLEASE MOVE CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.
CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CITY MANAGER, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[7. UPDATE ON THE BUILD NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROGRAM’S CHESTNUT AVENUE UNDERPASS COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT – Receive an update from representatives of the Build North Coast Corridor Program regarding construction of the Chestnut Avenue. (Hossein Ajideh, Public Works Department) ]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS AN UPDATE ON THE BUILD NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROGRAMS, CHESTNUT AVENUE UNDERPASS COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AND MAKING OUR PRESENTATION OR AT LEAST ASSISTING THE PRESENTATION IS OUR ENGINEERING MANAGER HUSSAIN AGED HUSSAIN.[00:25:01]
THANK YOU, MR. CHADWICK.GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M AN ENGINEERING MANAGER IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE BASICALLY NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROJECT AND ITS COMPONENT, WHICH IS BASICALLY CHESTNUT AVENUE ENHANCEMENT AND THE RELATED PARKING.
I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE MR. MARVIN CANTON.
BUILD NCC PROJECT MANAGER, WHO'S MAKING THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT, AND ALSO MISS FIONA EVERETT WITH THE LIBRARY AND CULTURE ART, WHO WILL BE PROVIDING A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE NEW PUBLIC ART COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT.
WITH THAT, MR. CANTON, PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TODAY.
WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT OUR EXCITING PROJECT OVER AT CHESTNUT AVENUE.
WE'RE DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
CAN WE CHANGE THE SLIDE, PLEASE? SO THESE IMPROVEMENTS BASICALLY ARE GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO WIDEN THE AREA TO ADD SOME BIKE PATHS AND TO ENHANCE THE EXISTING SIDEWALKS THERE.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT WIDER THAN WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
NEXT SLIDE. WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND I WON'T READ THROUGH EVERYTHING, BUT WE ALREADY SEND OUT POSTCARDS AND SOME STAKEHOLDER EMAILS AND SOME E-BLASTS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO UPCOMING IS WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME FLIERS AND OUR HANGING.
NEXT SLIDE. OUR OVERALL PROJECT STARTED ON FEBRUARY 20TH 24TH.
WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING THE IMPROVEMENTS HERE AT CHESTNUT AVENUE IN MID-APRIL.
WE ARE GOING TO START ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OF THE RETAINING WALLS OF THE BRIDGE.
WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THOSE RETAINING WALLS, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US ALL THE WAY TO OCTOBER, WHERE 156 OUR CLOSURE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME EXACT THING ON THE NORTH SIDE DOING ALL THIS TIME.
CAN WE CHANGE THE SLIDE? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYBODY.
BUT WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYBODY DURING THESE TIMES.
RIGHT. SO BOTH CLOSURES WILL TAKE US, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST PROJECT, THE FIRST HALF WILL TAKE US TO OCTOBER, AND THEN THE SECOND HALF SHOULD TAKE US TO JUNE TO ABOUT MID OF JUNE OF 2025.
WHAT TO EXPECT? OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE AND CONSTRUCTING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LANE CLOSURES, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LIGHTS AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NOISE.
MOST OF THE WORK WILL BE DONE AT DAYTIME.
ACTUALLY, AS OF RIGHT NOW, ALL THE WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE AT DAYTIME.
IF NEED BE. WE'LL BE WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO NIGHTTIME WORK.
AND IF WE DO HAVE THAT, THAT WOULD TAKE BETWEEN THE TIMES OF 9 P.M.
AND 5 A.M., BUT NO LOUD OPERATIONS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS A FUTURE SIGN THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT THERE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEAM, THEY SHOULD BE COMING OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND THIS WILL ALSO GIVE YOU AND THE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO US AT ANY TIME.
AND OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS ACCESS TO US.
IF NOT, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THE THE CALTRANS OR THE SANDAG TEAM.
IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO US OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING THE FREEWAY THIS MARCH 25TH FROM CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO VISTA WAY AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THE DETOUR THERE WHERE THIS CLOSURE IS GOING TO BEGIN AT 11 P.M.
ON MARCH 25TH AND WILL PROCEED ALL THE WAY TO AND IT WILL BE LIFTED ON MARCH 26TH AT 4:30 A.M..
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IS THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE PRESENTATION? BUT WE ALSO HAVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE ART COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT.AND SO JUST A FEW FAST FACTS FOR ALL OF YOU.
WE HAVE A $400,000 BUDGET FOR THIS PUBLIC ART PROJECT.
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF EXECUTING A CONTRACT WITH THAT ARTIST TEAM TO DO THE DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT.
CURRENTLY THE CONTRACT IS WITH SANDAG AND CALTRANS, OUR PARTNERS WHO ALSO HAVE TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT AND A LOT OF THE DETAILS ABOUT THE CONTRACT BECAUSE IT IS A COMPLEX TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, AND THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC ART FITS INTO THE PROJECT APPROPRIATELY.
OH. TRY THAT AGAIN AND THEN BRIEFLY JUST NEXT STEPS.
THEY WILL SHARE THE DESIGN CONCEPT AGAIN WITH THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY INPUT IS A IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
AND THEN THE FINAL THING IS FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY FABRICATE AND INSTALL THE PUBLIC ART.
THIS IS JUST SORT OF THE TIMELINE FROM THE THE PUBLIC ART PROJECT PERSPECTIVE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU'VE GOT ANY.
IS THIS THE CONCLUSION OF THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION? ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MISS BURKHOLDER, PLEASE? SORRY I MANAGED TO MISS THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE TEXT MESSAGING TWICE.
I HAVE 7604540 DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I SHARE THAT WITH FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.
YES. THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AROUND THE ART SPECIFICALLY.
ONE THING I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HERE AND IN OTHER AGENCIES IS AROUND MAKING SURE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ASPECT TO OUR TO THE ART THAT WILL BE INSTALLED. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'LL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
SO WE FULLY ANTICIPATE THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE RESIDENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY WILL BE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE IN THE INPUT WITH THE THE ARTIST TEAM, THIS ARTIST TEAM. I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE PUBLIC ART ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE CHOSE THEM IS BECAUSE THEY REALLY EXCEL WITH COMMUNITY INPUT, THAT THAT'S SORT OF ONE OF THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS. SO WE ANTICIPATE A REALLY ROBUST EFFORT TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY, AND PEOPLE WITH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL TIES TO THE BARRIO COMMUNITY.
VERY WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS ACOSTA? YES. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
LISTENING TO TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, I'M WONDERING WHAT THE MEDIUM WILL BE.
I GUESS THERE'S A POTENTIAL RANGE.
IT COULD BE MURAL, IT COULD BE MOSAIC.
WHAT COULD IT BE? YOU'RE RIGHT, WE DON'T KNOW YET.
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IT COULD BE LOTS OF THINGS.AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS NEXT CHAPTER IN THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE.
THE ARTIST TEAM DOES SPECIALIZE IN TRANSPORTATION ART, SO THEY KNOW HOW TO INTEGRATE ART WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SO THAT EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT SHOULD AND ALSO GET TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF A PUBLIC ART PIECE.
BUT BEYOND THAT, REALLY, I THINK ASIDE FROM A BUDGET ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
GREAT. THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? I GUESS MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE IT'S THIS IS BECOMING THE THING TO DO.
AND I'M HOPING WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING MORE CREATIVE THAN PAINT OR MOSAICS.
THANK YOU. SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
[8. TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARKS 2024 PLANNING UPDATE; INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 11.32 BY ADDING SECTION 11.32.035 TITLED SECURITY OF TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARK]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS THE TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARK 2024 PLANNING UPDATE.
WHERE WE'RE THE PROPOSAL IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNI CODE.
CHAPTER 11.32 BY ADDING SECTION 11.32 .035 TITLED SECURITY OF TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARK.
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
GOING TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THE COUGH DROP IN MY MOUTH AND THE WATER NEXT TO ME.
FIGHTING A LITTLE BIT OF A COUGH HERE.
AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID I AM SUZANNE.
I AM SUZANNE SMITHSON, LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR.
PRESENTING WITH ME TODAY IS CAPTAIN REED SHIPLEY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE HERE TO SHARE AN UPDATE FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION WE RECEIVED AT THE DECEMBER 12TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE WILL BE WALKING THROUGH THE FUNDING FOR THE UPDATES FOR SWITCHING TO NINE CONCERTS.
THIS IS RESTORING BACK AFTER WE REDUCED TO SIX CONCERTS LAST YEAR TO STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET.
SO A LOT OF OUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT WILL BE ABOUT THOSE SECURITY MEASURES.
WE'LL ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXPLORATION OF A PILOT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
SOME OF THE SECURITY MEASURES THAT WE RECEIVED DIRECTION ON WERE PROVIDING A CONTROLLED LOCATION, SCREENING ATTENDEES AND PROVIDING A SECURITY PRESENCE.
SOME OF THESE ARE WHAT THE MUNICIPAL CODE REQUEST WILL BE.
SO OUR ACTION IS TO RECEIVE THE UPDATES.
OF COURSE, ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE FOR THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
CHAPTER 11.32, PARKS AND BEACHES REGARDING SECURITY SCREENING PRACTICES.
IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE LAST DISCUSSED THE PARK LOCATIONS FOR THE CONCERTS IN DECEMBER, WE SHARED SOME OF THE CRITERIA THAT ARE LISTED HERE ON THE SCREEN FOR OUR PARK SELECTION. WE ALSO SHARED THAT TWO PARKS IN THE CITY MEET BEST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, AND THOSE ARE STAGECOACH AND CALAVERA HILLS COMMUNITY PARKS.
OLGA NORTE WAS A THIRD CHOICE FOR THE NINE CONCERTS OF 2024.
THIS IS THE SCHEDULE IN THE LOCATION THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
AND IT'S IT'S WE ARE ADDING IN THE OLGA NORTE COMMUNITY PARK.
SO WE ARE GOING TO OLGA NORTE FOR THOSE.
SO WE ADDED OLGA NORTE FOR THE FINAL TWO CONCERTS OF THE SEASON.
SO WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS AND WE'RE KIND OF LIKE, OKAY, FOUR, THREE, TWO.
MAYBE WE CAN REMEMBER THE THE PATTERN HERE.
IT'S NOT AS EASY AS AS AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONCERTS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ONE OF THE PARKS THAT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE IS POINSETTIA PARK.
AND THAT IS PRIMARILY FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
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IT IS NOT WELL SUITED FOR EGRESS AND IT IS NOT WELL SUITED FOR ADA ACCESSIBILITY AS EVEN WHEN WE HAVE A FEW CLOSE PARKING SPOTS FOR ADA ACCESSIBILITY, THE ENTRANCES AND EXITS ARE ALL ON QUITE A SLOPE, AND SO THERE ARE MOSTLY SECURITY REASONS FOR THAT.AND WITH THAT SEGUE INTO SECURITY, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CAPTAIN SHIPLEY TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SINCE RECEIVING DIRECTION LATE LAST YEAR, AS WAS ADDRESSED EARLIER, HAS BEEN WORKING IN FOUR PRIMARY AREAS TO ENHANCE SECURITY MEASURES AT THE CONCERTS. THE FIRST IS WE WANT TO PROVIDE A CONTROLLED LOCATION FOR THE EVENT SCREEN FOR WEAPONS, AS WELL AS HAVE SECURITY ON STAFF ON ON SITE AND HAVE ADDITIONAL BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS THERE WHO CAN RESPOND AND MANAGE INCIDENTS SHOULD THEY ARISE.
AND WE'VE TRIED TO ADOPT AN APPROACH THAT WOULD PROVIDE A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE SAME INVITING COMMUNITY FEEL THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE USED TO.
SO WE'VE WE'VE SOUGHT TO BASICALLY ACCOMPLISH BOTH THINGS THE SAME WAY.
AND THIS IS SOME OF SOME OF THE EXAMPLES.
THIS IS OUR FIRST CONCERT VENUE AT STAGECOACH PARK.
AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS THAT OUR PERIMETER FENCING.
ACTUALLY THE PERIMETER BARRICADES.
THIS IS TO GIVE BOTH LESS DENSITY AS WELL AS GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY WHILE THEY'RE STILL IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND, BE ABLE TO HAVE OTHER AREAS, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY WANTS TO SIT IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE STAGE OR NEAR THE DANCE FLOOR.
IT ALSO MOVES THE RESTROOM FACILITIES AS WELL AS SOME OTHER AREAS INSIDE OF THAT PERIMETER, BUT IT ALLOWS FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO AREN'T NECESSARILY THERE TO ATTEND THE PARKS TO OR TO ATTEND THE CONCERTS TO STILL ATTEND THE PARKS AND STILL HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN WITHIN THE PARTICULAR VENUE.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS FOR SECURITY SCREENING, AND THE REASON WE DID THAT IS BOTH TO ALLOW FOR WHEN PEOPLE COME IN TO DISTRIBUTE THAT WORKLOAD A LITTLE BIT SO THAT THERE'S NOT LONG LINES AND DELAYS WITH PEOPLE COMING IN.
AND WE'RE ALSO PLANNING ON OPENING THESE EARLY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THOSE EARLY VISITORS TO COME IN KNOWING THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO COME EARLY AND GET THEIR SPOT AND BE IN A GOOD POSITION FOR FOR THE CONCERTS.
WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE.
THESE ARE OUR BARRICADES, AND WE DID A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR BARRICADES BECAUSE WE WANTED WE DIDN'T WANT YOU KNOW, LARGE FENCING THAT WOULD GIVE THIS IMPRESSION OF AN UNINVITING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT SHOWED UP.
THEY'RE MADE IN AMERICA. THEY'RE THEY'RE A GOOD PRODUCT.
BUT THE OTHER THING THAT'S NICE ABOUT THEM IS THAT THEY ALLOW FOR SIGNAGE, AND THE SIGNAGE WILL INCLUDE THINGS LIKE PROHIBITED ITEMS FOR SECURITY SCREENING POTENTIALLY OTHER INFORMATION WITH, DEPENDING ON OUR TICKETING OPTIONS AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS. SO POTENTIALLY PEOPLE COULD, COULD PURCHASE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR SPONSORSHIP DISPLAYED ON THESE ON THESE ITEMS. SO THAT'S A NICE ADDITION.
IN ORDER TO SCREEN INDIVIDUALS COMING IN TO TO THE VENUE.
SO WE'RE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA THAT APPLIES TO PARKS AND THIS AMENDMENT TO THE NEXT ONE TO THIS AMENDMENT IS VERY NARROW IN WITH RESPECT TO ONLY SCREENING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENTERING INTO THE CONCERT VENUE.
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GLASS IS IS EXEMPTED DUE TO THE DURING THE CONCERT VENUES BECAUSE OF THEIR SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT.BUT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING THINGS FOR LIKE WEAPONS, INCENDIARY DEVICES, THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT IN A CONCERT ENVIRONMENT THAT UNDERMINE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CONCERT GOERS. THE OTHER PART OF THIS WAS PROVIDING A SECURITY PRESENCE.
THIS IS BOTH SECURITY PRESENCE, WHO WILL BE DOING THE SCREENING AT THE ENTRANCES.
IT'S WE'VE GOING TO BE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH SECURITY COMPANY TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, AS WELL AS TO BE A PRESENCE WITHIN THE VENUE, JUST PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
AND FINALLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY, ALONG WITH LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS STAFF, ARE GOING TO BE WORKING TO ENHANCE GENERAL AWARENESS AND PLANNING. SO THIS WILL INCLUDE THE PRESENCE OF BOTH THE POLICE INCIDENT COMMANDER AS WELL AS FIRE REPRESENTATIVES.
SO THAT SHOULD WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES A RAPID INTERVENTION.
WE HAVE SUFFICIENT EQUIPPED STAFF AND THE ABILITY TO IMMEDIATELY JUMP INTO LIFE SAVING MEASURES AND COMMAND AND CONTROL THAT WILL ALLOW US TO RESOLVE THOSE INCIDENTS QUICKLY WITH MINIMAL IMPACTS TO THE THE CONCERT GOERS.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO SUZANNE.
AND SO WE WERE DIRECTED TO EXPLORE TICKETING AND RESERVATION SYSTEMS. AND WE LOOKED INTO THREE OPTIONS.
THAT ROSE TO THE TOP A DIGITAL OR ONLINE TYPE OF TICKETING.
THIS IS FAMILIAR TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHERE YOU REGISTER AND YOU GET A TICKET OR A QR CODE ON YOUR PHONE AND YOU SHOW THAT AT THE VENUE AN ANALOG TYPE OF TICKETING.
AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL FREE TICKETS.
THEY'RE NOT WE'RE NOT INCREASING A CHARGE OR OR HAVING ANY CHARGE AT THE CONCERT.
BUT SOMETHING LIKE A WRISTBAND THAT YOU WOULD GO AND PICK UP.
SO I'LL GO INTO EACH OF THOSE OPTIONS AND TELL YOU SOME OF THE PROS AND CONS OF THOSE.
DIGITAL TICKETING OR RESERVATION SYSTEM.
THERE'S A PARTIAL LIST OF SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS.
WE PARTNERED WITH OUR IT DEPARTMENT.
AND WE'RE AND THEY DID A LOT OF THE LEGWORK AND RESEARCH.
AND WE LOOKED AT FIVE SPECIFIC VENDORS AND ANALYZED THE DIFFERENT SERVICES AND ABILITIES AND THINGS THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE TO MAKE THIS AS SIMPLE OF A USER INTERFACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HAVING SUPPORT, TRACKING ATTENDANCE AND HAVING SOME ON SITE VENDOR SUPPORT, AS WELL AS HAVING ATTENDANCE LIMITS.
SO THE PROS TO THIS ARE SOME OF WHAT OUR REQUIREMENTS WERE THAT WE COULD LIMIT THE ATTENDANCE.
TICKETS WERE AVAILABLE ON THE MOST POPULAR PLATFORMS, AND WE CAN TRACK ATTENDANCE.
IT COULD TAKE A LOT OF CELLULAR SERVICE AT THE CONCERTS.
THE COST FOR THIS FOR YEAR ONE WOULD BE ALMOST $73,000, WITH ALMOST $50,000 PER YEAR ONGOING.
AND THAT INCLUDES THE CONTRACT WITH THE VENDOR AS WELL AS HARDWARE STAFF AT THE VARIOUS TIMES, WHETHER IT'S IN GETTING A TICKET OR SCANNING AT THE VENUE.
SO IT'S IT'S QUITE A QUITE PRICEY OPTION.
THE SECOND OPTION INCLUDES ISSUING WRISTBANDS TO CONCERT ATTENDEES.
THIS COULD EFFECTIVELY LIMIT ATTENDANCE.
IT IS LOW RISK, LOW TECH PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE TECHNOLOGY, SUCH AS A SMARTPHONE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR ONLINE ACCESS, WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP. IT DOES.
HOWEVER, ON THE THE CONS, IT'S AN EXTRA STEP FOR OUR CONCERT ATTENDEES.
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AND IT'S AN EXTRA STEP FOR STAFF TO BOTH DEVELOP A PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTION AND CARRY OUT THAT PLAN.SO THERE IS ALSO A COST TO THAT.
OUR THIRD OPTION IS TO CONTINUE LIKE WE HAVE WITH NO TICKETING OR RESERVATION SYSTEM, AND WITH NOTING THAT THE INCREASE IN SECURITY SCREENINGS AND PERIMETER SAFETY AND HAVING THAT POLICE PRESENCE THERE, THE THE POLICE AND THE FIRE MARSHAL HAVE HAVE DETERMINED THE FIRE MARSHAL SPECIFICALLY IS TO DETERMINED CAPACITY FOR THE VARIOUS CONCERT VENUES.
AND IT WOULD IT WOULD BE LESS CHANGE FOR THE CONCERT GOERS.
IT WOULD CONTINUE SORT OF THE COMMUNITY FEEL OF THE CONCERT.
IT WOULD PROVIDE FOR LAST MINUTE CONCERT ATTENDANCE, WHICH WE KNOW IS VERY COMMON, TO KNOW THAT EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT DURING THE SUMMER, YOU CAN DO THIS AS AN OPTION. WHOOPS.
OF COURSE, WE DID NOT HAVE THE CONCERTS IN 2020 OR 2021, SO WE SKIPPED THAT.
EXCUSE ME. ALL OF OUR CONCERTS HAVE BEEN WELL WITHIN THE FIRE MARSHAL'S CAPACITY, WHICH IS CLOSER TO 4500 TO 5000 PER CONCERT.
THE ONLY YEAR THAT GREATLY EXCEEDED THAT WAS LAST YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY EXACTLY WHY WE HAD SO MANY MORE ATTENDEES.
IT COULD BE THAT WE HAD SIX CONCERTS INSTEAD OF NINE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CHOICE OF BANDS.
THE LAST TWO CONCERTS WERE THE ONES THAT REALLY SKEWED THIS AVERAGE.
SO OUT OF THOSE SIX, THE FIRST FOUR HAD AVERAGE ATTENDANCE AROUND 4000, WHICH AGAIN IS STILL WITHIN THE SAFE PARAMETERS OF THE VENUES WAS THE LAST TWO CONCERTS WHICH TOPPED OVER 7000 ATTENDEES EACH.
AND SO THAT SKEWED THAT AVERAGE FOR 2023 QUITE, QUITE HIGH.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, FOR OVER OVER 35 YEARS, WE'VE HAD ATTENDANCE THAT FITS WITHIN THE 4 TO 5000 ATTENDEES PER CONCERT, WHICH IS THE THE CAPACITY LISTED.
SO THE CON TO HAVING NO TICKETING IS REALLY THAT PEOPLE COULD COME AND MAYBE TURNED AWAY AT THE GATE ONCE THEY GET THERE. IF IT IS A IT HAS EXCEEDED CAPACITY.
FIRE AND POLICE ALSO SUPPORT THAT AND FEEL THAT THAT THE TICKETING SOLUTION IS NOT REQUIRED.
WE CAN SEE WHAT THE ATTENDANCE IS AND THEN POSSIBLY IMPLEMENT A TICKETING SYSTEM FOR SUMMER OF 2025.
I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PILOT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS STAFF ARE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE SOON ISSUING A REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST.
AND WE'RE STARTING A PILOT PROGRAM WITH A COUPLE TIERED LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP.
AND THESE COULD BE THINGS LIKE YOU SAW ON THAT, THOSE BARRICADES, SIGNS ON THE BARRICADES.
IT COULD BE SIGNS ON THE STAGE, IT COULD BE OTHER MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'RE NOT ASKING THIS YEAR FOR A FULL AND COMPLETE, YOU KNOW, SPONSOR THE WHOLE CONCERT SERIES.
AND BUT THAT THAT IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE.
SO WE'RE STARTING SMALL WITH A COUPLE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WE WILL SEE WHAT THE INTEREST IS AND THEN TAKE IT OUT FOR FUTURE YEARS.
FUNDING SO FAR, AT COUNCIL, AT THE MEETING IN DECEMBER, YOU ALLOCATED EXTRA FUNDS FOR THE THREE EXTRA CONCERTS TO LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS AND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
SO FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS $200,000.
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REQUESTED FROM BOTH THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT CONTINUE CONTINUING WITH NINE CONCERTS.THIS FUNDING REQUEST AND ALLOCATION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FUNDING FOR THE DIGITAL TICKETING OPTION.
IT ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE SOME FUNDING FOR PARK FENCING EGRESS MODIFICATIONS THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST STARTING TO LOOK AT THAT AND JUST YOU KNOW, WE GOT OUR FIRST BID FOR THAT YESTERDAY AND THE TOTALS WOULD BE A BETWEEN 30 AND 35,000 IS OUR ESTIMATE.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT SAFETY MODIFICATION WOULD BE ABLE TO COME OUT OF FUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY WITHIN THE THE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
SO TO CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION AGAIN, I'LL REMIND YOU THAT OUR ACTION IS TO RECEIVE THESE UPDATES TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE THAT IS IN THE STAFF, REPORT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND TO PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING OUR TICKETING AND RESERVATION OPTIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MR. BURKHOLDER. OKAY.
YOU ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION THAT I HAD IN BRIEFING IN YOUR PRESENTATION, SO THANK YOU.
BUT THE SPONSORSHIP ONE MADE ME THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE.
DOES STAFF HAVE SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES, FOR EXAMPLE, LIMITATION OF WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS OR LOCATION OF BUSINESS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY WOULD BE THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE IN COUNCIL POLICY 79.
PERFECT. I JUST I KNEW THAT WAS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS FOR THE CITY MANAGER I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO LEARN FROM EACH CONCERT THIS SEASON OF HOW IT WORKS BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OPERATIONALLY TO MAKE CHANGES OR, YOU KNOW, ADJUSTMENTS.
PIVOT IF WE NEED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL OPENINGS OR EXIT OR EGRESS OR, YOU KNOW, INGRESS, THINGS LIKE THAT, TO THAT NATURE SO THAT WE DON'T KEEP DOING THE SAME THING THAT'S NOT WORKING FOR NINE CONCERTS.
AND BASED, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER, BASED OFF OF, IF COUNCIL IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ORDINANCE THAT TALKS ABOUT THAT, IT DOES GIVE THE CITY MANAGER ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ARE JUST SPECIFICALLY THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY OPERATIONAL, THOUGH, IS WHAT I'M TALKING OKAY? I MEAN, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN BRING IN EXTRA STUFF.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS LUNA? I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
SO LAST YEAR YOU SAID THE LAST TWO CONCERTS WERE OUR BLOCKBUSTERS AND THEY BROUGHT IN 7000 PEOPLE.
BUT YET YOU SAID OUR FIRE MARSHAL HAS IT AT 5000.
SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE OTHER 2000, OR DID WE WE JUST LET THEM STAY? OR LIKE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN THIS YEAR IF THAT HAPPENED? WOULD WE TELL THEM THEY CAN'T COME IN? YES. LAST YEAR WAS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAD THAT TYPE OF ATTENDANCE.
AND IT WAS JUST THE THE FINAL TWO CONCERTS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FIRE MARSHALS ANALYSIS AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
WE ALSO DO COUNT CONCERT ATTENDEES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF THE CONCERT, LIKE UP ON THE THE BALCONY OF, WE CALL IT THE BALCONY. YEAH AT OLGA NORTE THAT BOTH OF THOSE CONCERTS WERE THERE UP ON THE HIGHER LEVEL LOOKING DOWN.
THE FINAL CONCERT WAS A FATHER TRIBUTE BAND THAT WAS QUITE POPULAR.
WAS PLAYING THE NEXT NIGHT AT THE BELLY UP.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT FREE AT A PARK OR PAY A TICKET TO GO TO THE BELLY UP.
IT ALSO WAS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY.
SO THE BASKETBALL COURTS HAD THEIR BOOTHS AND THINGS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE OVERVIEW AND THE ADDITIONAL DETAIL THAT YOU SHARED WITH US TODAY.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH, ABOUT SOME OF THE SECURITY THAT WOULD COMPLEMENT OUR POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE I READ IN THE STAFF REPORT, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR IN THE PRESENTATION ABOUT THE PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY AND HOW THEY WOULD BE HELPING WITH THE WEAPONS SCREENING.
COULD YOU GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND HOW THEY WERE IDENTIFIED? AND DO THEY DO ANY OTHER WORK IN CARLSBAD? OKAY. SO THE ELITE SECURITY IS THE ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING WITH.
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AND THE WAY THAT THE WEAPONS SCREENINGS ARE GOING TO GO IS IT'S GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO IF FOR THOSE THAT HAVE VISITED LEGOLAND OR SOME OF THE OTHER VENUES WHERE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYBODY INDIVIDUALLY, PHYSICALLY, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SEARCH OF SOMEONE'S PERSON.IT'S GOING TO BE A CHECK OF THEIR BAGS OR OF THEIR CARTS, THE BEACH, WAGON THAT WAGONS, THANK YOU, AND PROBABLY USING SOMETHING LIKE A DRUMSTICK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY MANIPULATING YOUR PROPERTY AND THEN POTENTIALLY WANDING OF PERSONS.
BUT THESE INDIVIDUALS AREN'T GOING TO BE DOING LIKE PHYSICAL SEARCHES OF ANYBODY.
AND DO WE, DO WE ALREADY HAVE THIS GROUP ON CONTRACT OR IS THIS AN RFP PROCESS OR HOW DO I IDENTIFY THIS GROUP? SO THANKFULLY, LIEUTENANT DE VELASCO IS HERE.
HE'S ACTUALLY ENTERED INTO THE DIRECT INTERACTIONS AS FAR AS THE GROUP.
BUT IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEY ARE THE NUMBER ONE CONTRACTED COMPANY WITHIN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR LARGE SPORTING EVENT TEAMS. THEY HAVE A TRACK HISTORY.
THEY'RE INSURED, THEY'RE BONDED.
THEY'RE SECURITY TRAINING PROTOCOLS, EXCEEDED WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
SO WE DECIDED TO INITIALLY GET A QUOTE FROM THEM AS FAR AS WHAT THE COST WOULD BE.
AND BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT I HAD GATHERED, REGARDS TO THEIR BACKGROUND, WHO THE CONTRACTS ARE WITH THEIR TRAINING, WE DECIDED TO PURSUE THEM AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
OKAY, GREAT. AND I DIDN'T HEAR AN ANSWER TO.
HAVE THEY WORKED IN CARLSBAD BEFORE? WE, AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE NOT CONTRACTED WITH THE WITH ELITE SECURITY IN THE PAST.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY HAVE.
AND I'M ASKING BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT PLAN HERE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE VERY SENSITIVE TO OUR CARLSBAD COMMUNITY AND NOT YOU KNOW, STRICTLY AS A CAPTAIN SHIPLEY WAS SAYING, LIKE BE PATTING PEOPLE DOWN OR SOMETHING.
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND LIEUTENANT DE VELASCO IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR THESE VENUES, AND HE'LL BE DIRECTLY OVERSEEING THESE OPERATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THOSE CONCERNS ARE READILY RESPECTED, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING THAT EITHER.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE DIGITAL OPTION FOR THE TICKETING.
AND I DID NOTICE THE EXPENSE OF IT.
BUT I GUESS THIS QUESTION IS FOR MISS SMITHSON MAYBE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GET A LIFELINE AND REFER OUT, BUT I'M REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT AFTON AND WHY THEY WERE CHOSEN AS THE DIGITAL TICKET PROVIDER WHEN THE TICKET PROVIDER THAT I TYPICALLY SEE IS EVENTBRITE.
SO I KNOW I ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE, BUT MAYBE YOU COULD ANSWER THAT FOR THE PUBLIC TOO.
YES FOR EVENTBRITE, I DO HAVE SOME SOME NOTES, BUT I WILL PHONE A FRIEND IF I NEED TO.
EVENTBRITE, DID NOT HAVE AVAILABLE ON SITE SUPPORT FOR THE EVENTS, AN OFFLINE MODE AND USER SUPPORT FOR TICKETS. AND IT DID NOT SUPPORT HARDWARE OR OTHER SUPPORT SOLUTIONS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THEM.
SO IT WAS MORE ON THE SUPPORT SIDE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IF THERE'S ANY, HAVE THEY EVER WORKED IN CARLSBAD BEFORE? A SIMILAR QUESTION.
THAT I WILL PHONE A FRIEND FOR.
OKAY. I THINK MARIA CALLENDER IS HERE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE WORKED IN CARLSBAD.
CALENDAR. I'M THE IT DIRECTOR.
I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY'VE WORKED IN IN CARLSBAD BEFORE, HOWEVER, I DO KNOW THAT THEY ARE A VERY WELL RESPECTED COMPANY IN THE INDUSTRY AND HANDLE VERY, VERY LARGE EVENTS NATIONWIDE.
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SO THEY'RE VERY WELL RESPECTED, DO HANDLE VERY LARGE EVENTS AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT.OKAY. AND MAYBE BECAUSE THEY HANDLE VERY LARGE EVENTS, THEY HAVE A LARGER PRICE TAG.
SO THANK YOU. AND WHAT ABOUT THE WRISTBANDS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE DO FOR OTHER EVENTS IN THE CITY? WE HAVE DONE THAT FOR VARIOUS EVENTS WITH LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS.
AND THAT SEEMS TO WORK ALL RIGHT AS AN INTERMEDIATE? YES. I MEAN, FOR THIS PURPOSE, FOR THE CONCERT, IT WOULD BE AN EXTRA TRIP SOMEWHERE TO PICK UP A WRISTBAND.
YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY IF WE DO IT FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS AHEAD OF TIME.
SO IT WOULD BE AN ADDED INCONVENIENCE TO CONCERT GOERS.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE UPDATE.
SO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS FOR THE WRISTBAND, IT'S WOULD IT BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH THE EASTER EGG HUNT, FOR INSTANCE? YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE LITTLE ACTIVITY CARDS THAT YOU CAN GO PURCHASE.
OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULDN'T BE FOR PURCHASE, BUT THAT'S HOW WE KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS ARE IN ATTENDANCE.
YES, IT WOULD BE. IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTING THEM YET.
WHETHER IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE LIBRARIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT WOULD BE CITY STAFF AT SOME, AT SOME CITY LOCATIONS WOULD HAVE TO BE SET UP TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE AHEAD OF TIME.
YEAH, IT COULD BE DONE ON SITE IF WE HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM ALL AWAY.
IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT AS EASY AS JUST SHOWING UP AT THE CONCERT.
NO, I AND I'LL RESERVE MY COMMENTS, BUT THANK YOU.
IT SOUNDS LIKE, AND I'D JUST BE CURIOUS, WOULD STAFF BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH A SET NUMBER OF ATTENDEES? I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S THE FIRE MARSHAL LIMIT, BUT WE PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT A NUMBER LIKE AN ARBITRARY NUMBER.
WOULD WE BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT OR ARE WE? IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL NUMBER AND JUST STICKING WITH THAT.
YEAH. I MEAN, I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO CAPTAIN SHIPLEY.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE NUMBER THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOULD WE GO WITH A NO TICKETING OPTION.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO STILL TRY AND MAINTAIN AN AWARENESS OF THE CROWD SIZE AS THEY'RE COMING IN.
AND SHOULD THEY MEET THOSE LIMITATIONS OF AND OF THE ESTIMATES OF WHAT THE FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE, AS WELL AS WHAT OUR STAFFING IS CAPABLE OF RESPONDING TO? BECAUSE THE LARGE, LARGE NUMBERS WAS THE BIG CONCERN FOR US THEN AT THE GATES, WE WOULD STOP ADMITTING UNTIL EITHER A PEOPLE LEFT OR OR B THE CONCERT WAS OVER.
AND FOR THE SECURITY SCREENING, WOULD EVERYONE BE SCREENED OR WOULD IT BE SOMEBODY RANDOMLY PICKED? NO, IT'S GOING TO BE EVERYBODY THAT'S ENTERING THE VENUE UNLESS THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY LIKE UNIFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OR CITY STAFF THAT ARE CONDUCTING BUSINESS THERE.
SO ALL CONCERT GOERS ARE GOING TO BE SCREENED AS THEY ENTER.
BUT BUT THE BAGS AND ITEMS THAT ARE GOING IN, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO WE'RE GOING ON A SCREEN BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE PROHIBITED ITEMS. OKAY, GREAT.
AND THEN LAST QUESTION IS AROUND THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
I KNOW I'VE HEARD PEOPLE INTERESTED BECAUSE THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT IT.
SO CURIOUS HOW THEY CAN GET IN TOUCH IF THEY ARE INTERESTED.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST.
AND WILL BE SENT OUT THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH HAS STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH ALL OF OUR CARLSBAD BUSINESSES. GREAT.
SO THEN THEY CAN JUST GET IN TOUCH THAT WAY.
WHEN YOU RAIDED THE PARKS AND CAME UP WITH STAGECOACH AND CALAVERA HOW FAR BEHIND WAS POINSETTIA? AND THE REASON I ASKED THAT IS BECAUSE POINSETTIA WAS PRETTY POPULAR, AND WE PICKED TWO PARKS THAT ARE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY, AND I'VE JUST GOT A FEAR THAT OUR RESIDENTS
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ARE GOING TO FEEL A LITTLE SLIGHTED THAT WE DIDN'T PICK ANYTHING ON THE WEST SIDE.YEAH. THE THE PROCESS TRIED TO WEIGH A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS INTO THE PARTICULAR VENUES.
AND THE CHALLENGE WITH POINSETTIA PARK IS THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR GETTING IN AND GETTING OUT, AND THAT APPLIES TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS IN THE PARK SHOULD THEY NEED TO LEAVE IN A HURRY, BUT ALSO FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, RESPONDING TO THE PARK AND HAVING TO NEGOTIATE THE, THE INGRESS AND SAY GETTING MULTIPLE MEDICAL PERSONNEL INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WAS EXCEEDINGLY CHALLENGING AT THAT PARK.
ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAD SOME OF THE OTHER CONCERNS AS FAR AS ACCESSIBILITY.
AND SO IT'S A BALANCE OF WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AVAILABLE AND OUR VENUES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE MOST CARLSBAD RESIDENTS THAT WE CAN, WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT OUR VENUES ARE SAFE AND AVAILABLE TO OTHER CARLSBAD RESIDENTS THAT MAY BE HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH WITH THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS.
ALSO WITH THE THE LOCATIONS, THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE'VE HAD WITH PARKING AND WITH HAVING ACCESSIBILITY ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO THE PARK. SO THAT WEIGHED INTO THE CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
SO WE'D BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SURROUND POINSETTIA PARK.
WE'LL START WITH YOU, MISS LUNA.
I THINK SLOW ROLL INTO NOT AS MUCH SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS.
WE GOT OUR SECURITY TAMPED DOWN.
APPRECIATE ALL THE REASONING AND THOUGHTFULNESS BEHIND IT.
SO I WOULD SUPPORT OPTION THREE AND LET'S JUST SEE HOW IT GOES THIS YEAR.
MISS BURKHOLDER. I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE AND SUPPORTING OPTION THREE AT THIS TIME.
I THINK THIS IS HUGE CHANGE THAT WE'RE IMPOSING ON OUR RESIDENTS HERE.
AND PEOPLE DON'T LIKE CHANGE SOMETIMES.
LET'S MAKE THIS WORK AND DO IT THE BEST WE CAN THIS SUMMER.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
CLEARLY SAFETY IS A PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US.
AND I THINK THAT YOU ALL MADE THAT CLEAR WITH YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
I THINK THROUGH MY QUESTIONING, I MADE CLEAR THAT I'M I HAVE AN INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT THE SECURITY CONTRACTOR THAT WE USE MAKE IS IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY, FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT AND THAT WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE THE ENVIRONMENT MILITANT OR IN ANY WAY SCARY FOR PEOPLE AS THEY COME IN WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO ENJOY A NICE EVENING ON A FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE SUMMER IN CARLSBAD.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO WORK AND IT'S TOO MUCH TOO SOON.
SO I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO GO WITH OPTION THREE.
YES. THANK YOU. AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE OPTIONS.
I KNOW PREVIOUSLY I'VE SHARED THAT AND I KNOW WE ALL SHARE THAT COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE LEANED ON ONE OF THE OTHER OPTIONS IF, BUT YOU ALL GAVE ME CONFIDENCE SAYING THAT YOU ALL ARE COMFORTABLE NOT NOT HAVING THAT AT THIS TIME. THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION FOR NOW.
I DO WANT TO HEAR HOW IT GOES.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE.
I KNOW IT MIGHT BE AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE FOR ALL OF US.
SO WITH THOSE COMMENTS NOTED, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT OPTION.
BUT AGAIN, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW IT GOES.
AND OF COURSE WE'LL BE THERE, SO I'M SURE WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF NOT MAKING ANYBODY GO THROUGH TICKETING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHEN IT TELLS ME IT'S SIMPLE, I CAN'T GET THROUGH IT.
SO I'M GLAD WE'RE MAKING IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
I WOULD LIKE THAT WE BE PREPARED WITH VERY BOLD SIGNAGE THAT WE CAN PUT BLOCKS AWAY SO PEOPLE AREN'T ANGERED BY FINDING A PARKING SPOT, DRAGGING ALL THEIR STUFF TO THE DOOR, AND THEN FINDING OUT THAT WE'RE AT CAPACITY.
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SAME DIRECTION AS THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.BUT I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT THAT I THINK THAT YOU'VE YOU GUYS, AS STAFF HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF TRYING TO DO THIS, PROVIDE SECURITY WITHOUT REALLY MESSING WITH THE FEEL OF THE OPEN CONCERT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ANY FURTHER THAN THE 5:00 NEWS TO SEE WHY WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
AND IF WE IF WE DIDN'T AND SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED, THAT WOULD BE ON US.
SO I ABSOLUTE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO IT.
AND AND THANK YOU TO OUR CHIEF AND TO ALL OF OUR POLICE STAFF FOR BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND BRINGING THIS TO US AND HEADING IT OFF AT THE PASS BEFORE IT WAS AN ISSUE LATER. I'M GUESSING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER CITIES TO USE IN THE FUTURE.
YES. MOVE! INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE AND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
AND MOVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION NUMBER THREE TO NOT HAVE A TICKETING OPTION AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING.
COMMENTS FROM I'M GOING TO START WITH MISS BHAT-PATEL.
[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS:]
JUST A QUICK ONE THAT WE HAD OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING TODAY, AND WE DISCUSSED NOT ONLY UPDATES FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO UPDATES ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND HOW THAT'S GOING.AND I KNOW THAT THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL SOON.
OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING TO REPORT.
THANK YOU. ALSO, VERY QUICKLY THIS MORNING I ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RISING STARS AWARDS.
THANK YOU. YES. SANDAG MEETING THIS FRIDAY.
NOTHING TO REPORT. CITY ATTORNEY.
CLERK. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.