[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL. I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT. [ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS] THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER SIX AND THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION ON ITEM NUMBER 10. NEXT IS THE PLEDGE CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US? PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. ALLEGIANCE]. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 16TH OF 24. [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] MEETINGS HELD THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON APRIL 23RD OF 24, AND THE REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 7TH OF 24. MOTION PLEASE. MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS RECITED BY THE MAYOR. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES. NEXT IS PRESENTATIONS. [PRESENTATIONS] I INVITE FIRST SUZANNE SMITHSON, LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR, AND LIZ LICHTENBERGER, CARLSBAD, FRIENDS OF THE ARTS. MAYOR BLACKBURN AND COUNCIL. IT'S I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENINGS IS WHEN WE GET TO ACCEPT SOME DONATIONS OF SOME FUNDS FROM SOME OF OUR SUPPORT GROUPS. I'M SUZANNE SMITHSON, LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR, AND I'M HERE WITH THE CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS BOARD MEMBER, LIZ LICHTENBERGER, AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT, BRENDA BECKETT. I SPEAK FOR ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE CITY'S LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS, A 501C3 NONPROFIT WITH A GROUP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO TIRELESSLY RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT. WE CONSIDER THIS GROUP TO BE THE BEST FRIENDS OF THE ARTS. ONE OF THE AREAS IN WHICH THE FRIENDS OF THE ARTS SUPPORT IS OUR TGIF CONCERTS, WHERE IN OUR 37TH SEASON THIS YEAR AND WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH. WE'VE JUST FINISHED FOUR CONCERTS AT STAGECOACH, AND WE MOVE THIS FRIDAY TO CALAVERA HILLS COMMUNITY PARK. THEN WE WILL BE MOVING TO OLGA NORTE FOR THE FINAL TWO CONCERTS. THE CARLSBAD MUSICAL TRADITION BRINGS TOGETHER FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR MUSIC, DANCING, PICNICS AND FUN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THAT AND WE APPRECIATE THE CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS SUPPORT. SO IT'S NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE BOARD MEMBER LIZ LICHTENBERGER, WHO WILL OFFICIALLY PRESENT THE DONATION FOR THIS YEAR. THANK YOU SUZANNE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AGAIN. I'M LIZ LICHTENBERGER, A BOARD MEMBER OF CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS, AND I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH INCLUDES BRENDA BECKETT, JOANNE HACKETT, AARON ALTER, DONNA BAER, ROSALIND SIMMONS, AND AMANDA ECKHOFF. OUR ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1987 WITH THE MISSION OF SUPPORTING ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY'S CULTURAL ARTS OFFICE. WE ARE A VERY PASSIONATE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT THE CULTURAL ARTS ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO ENHANCING THE ALL OF THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS IN CARLSBAD. OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES, WE HAVE BEEN PROUD TO PROVIDE MONETARY SUPPORT NOT ONLY FOR THE TGIF CONCERTS, WHICH SUZANNE MENTIONED, BUT AS WELL AS THE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FRONT ROW SATURDAYS AND EXHIBITS AT THE CANNON ART GALLERY AND WE WOULD LOVE IT, IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER BECOMING A MEMBER OF CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS. YOU CAN DO THAT BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS. ORG AND THAT IS BECAUSE EVERY MEMBERSHIP HELPS US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT THE CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT HAS AND WITH THAT, WE ARE HONORED TO PRESENT YOU TODAY WITH A $35,000 DONATION FROM CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS. WILL YOU WAIT FOR JUST A FEW MOMENTS? WE HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL DO A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH. NEXT, I INVITE SUZANNE SMITHSON, LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR AND TAFFY CANNON, FRIENDS OF THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY. SUZANNE SMITHSON, LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR. ONCE AGAIN AND WE HAVE ANOTHER 501C3 WHO SUPPORTS THE OTHER HALF OF THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT? [00:05:05] THE FRIENDS OF THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY. COME ON UP HERE. TAFFY WITH ME IS TAFFY CANNON, ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND A MANY TIME FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AS WELL. YEAR AFTER YEAR, FOR DECADES, THE FRIENDS OF THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY HAVE GIVEN OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DONATING THAT MONEY TO THE LIBRARY. THEIR DEDICATION AND DONATIONS ALLOW THE CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY TO STRETCH BEYOND BEING A GREAT LIBRARY, TO BEING AN AMAZING LIBRARY, A TREASURED ASSET FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE FRIENDS FUNDS PAY FOR THINGS LIKE OUR AUTHOR VISIT FOR CARLSBAD, READS TOGETHER READING REWARDS FOR OUR SUMMER READING ADVENTURE AND IT ISN'T TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT. WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THAT. THEIR FUNDS PAY FOR ITEMS IN THE EXPLORATION HUB, SUCH AS FILAMENT FOR THE 3D PRINTERS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN USE, VISITS BY LOCAL AUTHORS, AND MANY ITEMS AVAILABLE TO CHECK OUT FROM THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND FOR BEING SO WILLING TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY AS A FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCE IN CARLSBAD. TAFFY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I JUST LOVE DOING THIS. THIS IS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE THINGS. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TONIGHT TO TELL YOU THAT OUR INCOME FROM PRIMARILY FROM BOOK SELLING IS BACK TO WHERE IT WAS IN THE BEFORE TIMES PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, WHICH MEANS IT'S POSSIBLE FOR US TO GIVE YOU A DONATION OF $100,000 TONIGHT, WHICH IS A WHOLE LOT OF ZEROS. NOW, SUZANNE TOLD YOU A LOT ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY GOES. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE REALIZE THIS. THE SUMMER READING ADVENTURE NOW COVERS NOT JUST YOUNG CHILDREN AND TEENS, WHICH IT ALWAYS DID, BUT BABIES ALL THE WAY UP TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EVEN OLDER THAN I AM. WE ALWAYS NEED SOME THINGS, AND ONE THING WE NEED ALL THE TIME IS DONATIONS. DONATIONS OF BOOKS, DVDS, OTHER MATERIALS THAT WE SELL IN OUR STORES BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM. WE ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS TO KEEP THE DOORS OF THE STORES OPEN. I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE HAVE A BACK TO SCHOOL SALE THAT STARTS ON AUGUST 24TH WHERE EVERYTHING WILL BE HALF PRICE FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT BIG CHECK AND I THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING IT, AND I ACTUALLY PRACTICED TWIRLING IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DECIDED TO DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A WHOLE LOT OF ZEROS ON THAT AND PUTTING IT IN THE CITY NEWSLETTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL WILL YOU JOIN ME IN THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO? WHO WANTS TO TAKE IT TO THE 18TH? THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE. [INAUDIBLE]. [00:10:02] NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT. [PUBLIC COMMENT] HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING. THE BROWN ACT AND THE CITIES 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 MEETINGS IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA. THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR UP TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THE COUNCIL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT. NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON ANY 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 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. PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK. THE PODIUM LIGHT WILL CHANGE TO YELLOW, GIVING YOU NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE 30S. I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THREE MINUTES. THAT WAY NOBODY GETS EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK. PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, MARY LUCID, FOLLOWED BY LANCE SCHULTE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN DISTINGUISHED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MR. SCOTT CHADWICK. MY NAME IS MARY LUCID AND I'M FROM OCEANSIDE, AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME, WHY DOES THE CITY COUNCIL NOT DO MORE FOR SENIORS? IT'S NOT A VERY SENIOR FRIENDLY CITY, IS IT? AND I SAID, WELL, THEY DO SUSPEND PEOPLE FOR CRAZY STUFF WITH SOME LEGAL JUSTIFICATION. THAT IS MYSTIFYING TO ME, BUT WHAT HAVE THEY ACTUALLY DONE? DO YOU REALLY THINK SENIORS SHOULD BE SUSPENDED SENIORS, BY THE WAY, LIKE MYSELF, WHO GRADUATED FROM THE CITIZEN'S ACADEMY AND NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE UNTIL KYLE LANCASTER TOOK OVER AND MAGGIE HAMMER AND MIKE PACHECO DECIDED THAT. OH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WELL, YOU ARE SO ANNOYING AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE ANNOYING. DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY SHOULD BE CANCELED? IS IT REALLY REASONABLE FOR YOU TO THINK THAT I WALK AGGRESSIVELY? I'M JUST NOW ABLE TO REALLY WALK AND TALK AND STAND. WELL, MAYBE NOT TALK. IN ANY CASE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE THINGS BETTER? MAYBE YOU COULD LET HR HANDLE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. MAYBE YOU COULD GET THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CANCEL CELIA BREWER'S DIRECTIVES. BUT IF YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF WHAT YOU CAN DO, SHAME ON YOU. YOU WANT TO GOVERN. YOU WANT TO LEAD. SO LEAD. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO CANCEL A PERSON WHO HASN'T BEEN ARRESTED, THROWN OUT BODILY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. HOW CAN YOU ALLOW ABUSE OF SENIORS? HOW CAN YOU LIE? ALLOW LIES ABOUT SENIORS FROM ANDY KOHLER, A PARKING WRECKER WHO KNOWS WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING BECAUSE OF KYLE LANCASTER? MIKE PACHECO, PLEASE DO MORE FOR SENIORS. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO THAT. IF YOU DON'T LIKE SENIORS, SHAME ON YOU. [00:15:28] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD. MY NAME IS LANCE SCHULTE. I RAN FOR TREASURER IN 2022. THE CITY STAFF AND THE CITY CONFIRMED THAT I WAS QUALIFIED TO RUN FOR CITY TREASURER IN 2022. WITH THE RESIGNATION OF THE CURRENT OR PAST CITY TREASURER, I'VE DECIDED TO RERUN AND SERVE THE CITY AND WAS TOLD RECENTLY THAT I AM NO LONGER QUALIFIED TO SERVE OR TO APPLY AND RUN FOR CITY TREASURER LIKE I WAS ALLOWED IN 2022. NO EXPLANATION BECAUSE THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS THE REASON THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME THAT I'M NO LONGER QUALIFIED, HAVE NEVER CHANGED. THEY'RE THE SAME AS THEY WERE IN 2022, EXACTLY THE SAME. NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER. BUT YET NOW I'M BEING TOLD BY STAFF THAT THEY ADMINISTRATIVELY HAVE CHANGED THEIR MIND AND HAVE DISQUALIFIED ME. I HAVE AN EXECUTIVE MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM A UNIVERSITY THAT'S ONE OF THE TOP 50 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR GRADUATE BUSINESS EDUCATION, AND ONE OF THE TOP 100 SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, IN THE UNITED STATES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN I WAS ALLOWED IN 2022 TO RUN AND WAS FULLY CERTIFIED BY THE CITY TO RUN AND WAS ALLOWED TO RUN, THAT I'M NO LONGER ALLOWED TO RUN IN 2024, WHEN THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. I'VE MADE A VARIETY OF EMAILS TO THE COUNCIL ON THIS. I HOPE YOU'VE LOOKED AT THEM. I'VE DONE A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST TO CONFIRM THAT THE ISSUE WAS NEVER DISCUSSED AT COUNCIL. IN YOUR DECEMBER 6TH, 2023 REVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE THAT QUALIFIES CITY TREASURERS, AND I ASK YOU TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION TO STAFF THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY, A MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IS A HIGHER LEVEL DEGREE. A BETTER LEVEL DEGREE, AND CERTAINLY QUALIFIES FOR THE MINIMUM FOUR YEAR BACHELOR'S DEGREE THAT IS CURRENTLY THE CITY STANDARDS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT STAFF DID IN 2022. BUT NOW STAFF IS DENYING THAT AND REVERSING ITSELF AND DOING A 180 DEGREE TURN AND DENYING ME THAT IN 2024. I THINK THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE IT'S VIOLATING CITIZENS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY, AND IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT DISINGENUOUS AND I HOPE YOU CAN FIX IT. THANK YOU MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. SCOTT MASTERS, FOLLOWED BY BRYANT RUMBAUGH. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED NO PARKING OVERNIGHT PARKING ON THE VIEW SPOT ON BABILONIA STREET. I DON'T SEE, LIEUTENANT, SIR. ACTUALLY, THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. SO SIR, WHAT WE DO IS WE ASK YOU TO SPEAK WHEN THAT PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM COMES FORWARD. SO PLEASE RESUBMIT A SPEAKER SLIP AND WHEN THAT COMES FORWARD THIS EVENING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT THEN YOU'LL SPEAK ON THAT TOPIC OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. THANK YOU SIR. NUMBER 9. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS BRYANT. I ACTUALLY AM NOT A CONSTITUENT IN CARLSBAD. I ACTUALLY LIVE IN RAINBOW AND YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY I'M HERE? I AM A LITTLE BIT OF AN OUTSIDER, BUT I'M GOING TO HANG OUT WITH YOU GUYS FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I DID ACTUALLY GO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS MORNING DOWN THERE IN SAN DIEGO, AND I DIDN'T GET IT REALLY KIND OF. THEY ACTUALLY TRIMMED DOWN THE THE SPEAKING TIME TO ONE MINUTE AND I DIDN'T GET THERE IN TIME TO, TO EVEN GET MY NON AGENDA IN AND YOU KNOW THERE'S A VERY AS I'VE BEEN GOING AROUND TO ALL THESE CITY COUNCILS, IT'S A VERY SPECIFIC YOU KNOW VISION THAT I WANT TO SEE AND I'M BEING OBEDIENT, OKAY. [00:20:02] I'M A CONCERNED AMERICAN AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I, WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WE ARE IN A LOT OF PAIN AND THAT THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL THING, A RED VERSUS BLUE THING. I'M POLITICALLY HOMELESS, OKAY AND I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE HAVE THEIR UNDERSTANDINGS OF HOW THE WORLD SHOULD BE. I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO COME TO A CONSENSUS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN. I KNOW THAT I HAVE SOME VERY GOOD IDEAS, AND REALLY, WHAT THE SPECIFICS OF IT IS REALLY A PATH FORWARD AND WHAT THIS PATH FORWARD IS GOING TO ENTAIL IS ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE MONEY OUT OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND WE CAN DO THAT, YOU KNOW, VERY EASILY WITH OUR SMARTPHONES. YOU KNOW, WE LIVE IN A VERY TECHNOLOGICALLY CONNECTED SOCIETY AND, YOU KNOW, WITH WHAT WENT ON THIS PAST WEEKEND HERE, YOU KNOW, AMERICA KIND OF YOU KNOW, IT COULD GO EITHER WAY AT THIS POINT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S POLITICAL CAMPAIGN DONATIONS, REQUESTS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY ON THERE. WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A CITIZENRY IN AMERICA IS TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE WORLD AND BASED ON THE REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT, JUST AS YOU KNOW, WE GOT DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH FIVE HERE AND ALL THAT TYPE OF THING. THAT IS THE DIVINE, YOU KNOW, INSPIRATION FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAD IN AMERICA AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S BEEN HICCUPS. YOU KNOW, TRUTH IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE STANDING ON JULY 16TH AND YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO TELL THEM TODAY. YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THEY AT THE FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, IT SAYS EVERY GOVERNMENT DEMANDS THE INTELLIGENT INTEREST OF EACH AND EVERY CITIZEN. THEY DO NOT LIVE BY THAT, YOU KNOW BUT AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE ARE IN SOCIETY IS, YOU KNOW, 55 YEARS AGO WE LANDED ON THE MOON, OR SO WE WERE TOLD TODAY AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A VIDEO I SAW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BY THAT GENTLEMAN, THAT DIRECTOR STANLEY KUBRICK ON HIS DEATHBED, WHERE HE ACTUALLY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS HE WAS HIRED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THAT VIDEO THAT WE ALL SAW. HONESTY, INTEGRITY, MORALITY IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LACKING AND THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE AS WELL. THANK YOU. VANESSA FORSYTHE, FOLLOWED BY DIANA RICKER. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR BLACKBURN AND EVERYONE HERE IN CARLSBAD. I AM A 26 YEAR RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD. WE RAISED OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN HERE IN OUR HOME, AND I'M PROUD TO BE HERE. BUT I WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE. IN REVIEWING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WITH MY FELLOW CARLSBAD SIERRA CLUB MEMBERS, WE DO THINK THAT IT IS A GOOD FRAMEWORK AND SUPPORT IT GOING FORWARD. BUT AGAIN, IT'S UP TO YOU IN TERMS OF PASSING ORDINANCES AND IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN AND THAT YOU ACT ON IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE ROBERTSON RANCH PARK AND THE USE OF SYNTHETIC TURF AND MY UNDERSTANDING, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PLAN IN TERMS OF THAT WILL HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY GARDEN AND THE OPEN SPACE. BUT TO USE SYNTHETIC TURF IS ACTUALLY A PETROCHEMICAL THAT DOES RELEASE GASES THAT ARE TOXIC. I DON'T THINK THE SUBSTRATE THAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING IS GOING TO SOLVE ALL THE ISSUES. I UNDERSTAND IT'S FOR RUNNING COURSE AND ACTUALLY, MY SON'S BEEN A RUNNER SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HE'LL TELL YOU THAT IS NOT HIS FAVORITE MATERIAL TO RUN ON AND ALSO, WHEN YOU USE SYNTHETIC TURF, BECAUSE IT IS PLASTIC, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10 TO 10 YEARS. IT RELEASES AGAIN, METHANE AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GASES. IT CAUSES INJURIES MORE FULL THAN REGULAR GROUND SCAPE. THERE ARE SAFER AND BETTER ALTERNATIVES AND I ENCOURAGE YOU REALLY TO LOOK AT THAT. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD AND REALLY ASK AGAIN THAT THAT NOT BE USED. RON ASKELAND WHO IS WITH THE SAN DIEGO SIERRA CLUB INDICATES THAT OIL EXTRACTION, FRACKING, PETROCHEMICAL, REFINING AND MANUFACTURING, SYNTHETIC TURF, THESE ARE ALL GREENHOUSE GASES. [00:25:06] ALSO, IN TERMS OF THE CARBON ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, IT DID ADDRESS REPLACING SYNTHETIC TURF AND USING THAT IN FUTURE PARKS AND THEN THAT WAS REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS, ACCORDING TO STAFF, NOT A GREENHOUSE GAS. BUT IT IS AND WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WRITTEN INFORMATION AGAIN, ASK YOU AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO LOOK AT THAT FURTHER. THANK YOU. DIANA RICKER. MY NAME IS DIANA RICKER. I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE SEVERAL TIMES NOW. THE UPDATE IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED IN MY CASE. I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT HAVING SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS INVESTIGATED OR RESEARCHED OR GATHERED FOOTAGE FROM THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. MY NEIGHBORS, THE STREETS COMMERCIAL. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SUBPOENA THE CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM THE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THERE IS NO CRIME THAT WAS COMMITTED. I KNOW THAT I'M BEING TARGETED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I WAS BEING TARGETED. I CAN'T HELP BUT TO THINK THAT THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FAMILY COURT. FAMILY COURT ISN'T MONITORED THE WAY A CRIMINAL COURT IS AND SO A LOT OF THE TIMES THINGS CAN GO ON IN THERE THAT CAN BE INFLUENCED ON YOUR PERSONAL LIFE AND SO I WAS TOLD IN 2020 AROUND COVID TIME THAT I WAS BEING TARGETED BY A FAMILY COURT ATTORNEY, AND I CAN'T HELP BUT TO THINK THAT THEY THAT I'M THAT THIS IS WHY SOME OF THE POLICE ISN'T TAKING ME SERIOUSLY. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE FLIERS THAT SAYS THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERED WITH ATTORNEYS WITH FAMILY COURT, AND I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE THAT. I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S PEOPLE, OR PROFESSIONALS THAT COULD INFLUENCE AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN A DRAMATIC WAY. I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE THAT, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT TO BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT. I'M MY. THE CRIMES THAT ARE HAPPENING AGAINST ME AREN'T BEING INVESTIGATED THERE ARE PEOPLE WITHIN THE SYSTEM THAT ARE TELLING EACH OTHER, DON'T TAKE HER SERIOUS. SHE'S CRAZY, SHE'S DELUSIONAL. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. SHE'S FLIP FLOP ON THINGS WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO ME. THERE'S PEOPLE WITHIN THE SYSTEM THAT ARE SAYING THAT TO EACH OTHER SO THAT ACCOUNTABILITY ISN'T BEING HELD WITH THESE PROFESSIONALS. I HAVE SO MUCH EVIDENCE THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU GUYS HAVE SOME OF IT RIGHT NOW THAT I'VE BEEN FOLLOWED THAT MY DEVICES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, HAVE BEEN HACKED THANK YOU, MISS RICHTER. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THAT'S 15 MINUTES, MAYOR. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH EIGHT. [CONSENT CALENDAR] ANYBODY ON COUNCIL WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ONE THROUGH EIGHT? YES, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE. BRYANT RUMBAUGH. OKAY. STILL. BRYANT RUMBAUGH. SO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID NOTICE IN THE NUMBER FIVE WAS THAT HEAD START AND I JUST WILL SAY THAT'S A GREAT OUTLOOK FOR YOU GUYS AND WHAT I SAW WITH THE CHECKS, HOW YOU GUYS GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING FOR YOU AND DONATING TO YOU AND, YOU KNOW, THE CULTURAL ARTS YOU SHOULD BE PROUD ABOUT THAT. CARING ABOUT THE HEAD START PROGRAM FOR THE YOUNG KIDS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO PAY DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE SOCIETY AND KIND OF RECOGNIZE HOW IT IS THAT WE GOT HERE. AND WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT WHEN WE HAVE AN UNENGAGED SOCIETY YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT QUITE COMPREHENDING OF WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITY [00:30:02] THAT COMES WITH SELF-GOVERNANCE YOU KNOW, WE END UP WITH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PROBABLY A MISH MASH, AND REALLY SOME OF THESE SOCIETAL PROBLEMS WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY THINK THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS THERE TO YOU KNOW, SOLVE ALL OF THEIR PROBLEMS WHEN, WHEN WE AS THE CITIZENRY SHOULD BE SOLVING THEM. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AMERICA FROM AN EARLY AGE TEACH YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, THAT THEIR OPINIONS MATTER, THAT WE HAVE BUILT RESOURCES FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICE IS HEARD. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A SOCIETY WHERE WE'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING IN HERE AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE ELDERLY? WE SHOULD ALL CARE ABOUT THE ELDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SHOULD CERTAINLY ALSO CARE ABOUT OURSELVES AND ALSO CARE ABOUT THE YOUNGSTERS. YOU KNOW, WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT AS I MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, AND THIS HAS BEEN NOW A FOUR YEAR JOURNEY FOR ME, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY AND IT'S A REAL SIMPLE MESSAGE. BUT TO BE QUITE FRANK. MY FELLOW AMERICANS AREN'T QUITE THERE YET AND THAT'S. SIR. LET'S KEEP IT ON TOPIC TO THE MAC PROJECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR THE YOUNG KIDS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALLOWING ME TO COME IN HERE AND GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, THERE ARE NOT. THANK YOU. MOTION. PLEASE MOVE CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER NINE. CITY MANAGER. YES. [9. RESTRICTING OVERNIGHT PARKING ON BABILONIA STREET ] ITEM NUMBER NINE IS RESTRICTING OVERNIGHT PARKING ON BABILONIA STREET MAKING. OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS LIEUTENANT ALONSO DE VELASCO, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR BLACKBURN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. WE'LL BE RECOMMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RESTRICTING OVERNIGHT PARKING FROM 11 P.M. TO 5 A.M. IN THE 7200 BLOCK OF BABILONIA STREET. I WILL DISCUSS THE LOCATION, THE RESIDENTS CONCERNS, THE CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THE AREA. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND THE OPTIONS. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR YEARS REGARDING LARGE GROUPS GATHERING AT THIS LOCATION PRIMARILY AT NIGHT, PARTICIPATING IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY INCLUDING LOUD MUSIC, DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE FIGHTING, LITTERING, AND OTHER UNDESIRED BEHAVIOR. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS DISTURBED THE PEACE FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITIES AND OFTEN THE RESIDENTS FEEL OBLIGATED TO PICK UP THE TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND BY THESE UNWANTED VISITORS. RESIDENTS ARE REQUESTING RESTRICTED OVERNIGHT PARKING TO DETER THE LARGE GATHERINGS AND ILLEGAL AND UNDESIRED ACTIVITY, SPECIFICALLY AT NIGHT. THE LOCATION. SO THIS LOCATION IS IN THE 7200 BLOCK OF BABILONIA STREET, HAS AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OVER AN OPEN VACANT LOT LOOKING SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE BATIQUITOS LAGOON AND PACIFIC OCEAN. THE STREET IS DIMLY LIT. IT HAS 5, CURRENTLY HAS 5 STREET LIGHTS AND LARGE RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THE OWNER OF THE VACANT PROPERTY TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO RECENTLY INSTALL A THREE FOOT FENCE, WHICH IS PICTURED HERE. TO PREVENT TRESPASSERS GOING DOWN ONTO THE LOWER LOT WHERE THEY WERE OFTEN UNSEEN AND CREATING DISTURBANCES FOR THE RESIDENTS DOWN BELOW. AGAIN, THEY WOULD START FIRES. THEY WOULD LEAVE TRASH AND DEBRIS BEHIND OFTEN REQUIRING THE RESIDENT TO COME IN AND PICK UP AFTER THEM. SHORTLY AFTER SHE INSTALLED THE THREE FOOT FENCE, IT WAS VANDALIZED AND IS NOW UTILIZED AS A PERCH FOR THE PEOPLE PARKING ALONG THIS CURB OR THIS OVERLOOK TO SIT ON. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NOT A MUNICIPAL CODE RESTRICTING ANY TYPE OF OVERNIGHT PARKING ON BABILONIA STREET. IN REGARDS TO CALLS FOR SERVICE, WITH JUST A SHORT WINDOW FROM JANUARY 2022 THROUGH MAY 12TH OF 2024, THERE HAVE BEEN [00:35:03] OVER 1000 CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE MAJORITY OF THE CALLS FOR THE SERVICE HAVE BEEN SELF-INITIATED, SELF INITIATED BY PATROL OFFICERS PROVIDING EXTRA PATROLS TO DETER THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE LARGE NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WERE LARGE GROUPS GATHERING WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVIOUS DESCRIBED ILLEGAL AND UNWANTED BEHAVIOR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE STATS ARE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. HOWEVER, PD HAS BEEN DEALING WITH ISSUES AT THIS LOCATION FOR OVER A DECADE, AND DUE TO SOCIAL MEDIA, THE LOCATION CONTINUES TO GROW IN POPULARITY. RESIDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ONGOING EFFORTS HAVE IMPROVED THE SITUATION, BUT THEY ARE ASKING THE CITY FOR A LONG TERM SOLUTION. A PETITION REQUESTING OVERNIGHT PARKING RESTRICTIONS FROM 10 P.M. TO 6 A.M. WAS CIRCULATED, AND 27 RESIDENTS FROM WITHIN HALF A MILE AREA SIGNED THE PETITION TO SHOW APPROVAL. THERE WAS ONE RESIDENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE VACANT LOT THAT SUPPORTED THE OVERNIGHT PARKING ORDINANCE. HOWEVER, SHE WAS AGAINST ADDING PARKING RESTRICTION SIGNS IN FRONT OF HER RESIDENCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, ACCORDING TO PUBLIC WORKS, SIGNAGE FOR EACH SIDE OF THE STREET WOULD BE 4 SIGNS TO COVER THE 500FT OF THE RESTRICTED PARKING THAT IS BEING PROPOSED WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 4 SIGNS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. INORDINATE. SO, RECOMMENDATION AND ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE 10.40.303 TO RESTRICT OVERNIGHT PARKING FROM THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF 7151 BABILONIA TO THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF 7233 BABILONIA STREET PARKING WOULD BE RESTRICTED FROM 11 P.M. TO 5 A.M., WHICH IS IN LINE WITH OTHER RESTRICTED PARKING AREAS IN THE CITY. I WILL BE PRESENTING THREE OPTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. OPTION ONE IS TO RESTRICT PARKING ALONG THE WEST CURB LINE OF BABILONIA STREET FROM THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF 7151 BABILONIA TO THE NORTH. PROPERTY LINE OF 7233 BABILONIA STREET BETWEEN 11 P.M. TO 5 A.M. THE BENEFITS OF OPTION ONE WOULD ELIMINATE OVERNIGHT PARKING IN THE AREAS RAISED BY THE RESIDENTS AND LIKELY REDUCE LARGE GROUP GATHERINGS, LITTERING, NOISE COMPLAINTS AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. THE CONS WITH OPTION ONE OR IT MAY INCREASE SIMILAR VEHICLE PARKING ISSUES ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET, ESSENTIALLY DISPLACING THE PROBLEM TO THE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. OPTION TWO IS TO RESTRICT PARKING ALONG THE WEST AND EAST CURB LINES OF BABILONIA STREET FROM THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF 7151 BABILONIA STREET TO THE NORTH. PROPERTY LINE OF 7233 BABILONIA BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11 P.M. TO 5 A.M.. THE BENEFITS OF THIS WOULD ELIMINATE OVERNIGHT PARKING IN THE AREA OF CONCERN ON BOTH THE EAST AND WEST SIDE, LIKELY REDUCE LARGE GROUP OF GATHERINGS, NOISE COMPLAINTS AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, AND STAFF WOULD NOT HAVE TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON THE EAST SIDE IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONS FOR THIS OPTION WOULD BE WOULD REDUCE PARKING FOR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF BABILONIA STREET DURING THE RESTRICTED HOURS. OPTION THREE ARE TO MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE. THE PROS IT WILL NOT IMPACT RESIDENTS OR GUESTS, BUT IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ARE. OPTION TWO INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE RESTRICTING OVERNIGHT PARKING ON BOTH CURB LINES OF BABILONIA STREET FROM THE RESIDENTS OF 7151 TO 7233 FROM 11 P.M. TO 5 A.M. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ON JUNE 3RD OF THIS YEAR, THE TRAFFIC SAFETY MOBILITY COMMISSION VOTED SIX ZERO TO SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. I WOULD HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I KNOW WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE SPEAKER. YES. SCOTT MASTERS. SURE. SORRY TO STEP OUT OF TURN BEFORE. HELLO, LIEUTENANT. SIR. FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY TO COMMEND THE LIEUTENANT HE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. I MEAN, HE'S BEEN SO INCREDIBLE TRYING TO GET OUR NEEDS SATISFIED, AND IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON THE GREAT JOB HE'S DOING AND IT'S FANTASTIC. ANYWAYS. WE OWN THE LOT. WITH THE PICKET FENCE OR THE WHITE? THE WHITE FENCE, ACTUALLY A VINYL FENCE AND WE ALSO LIVE THREE LOTS DOWN ACROSS THE STREET AND WE'RE DRIVING THE PETITION FOR THE NEIGHBORS REGARDING THE PARKING AND THINKING ABOUT THIS A LOT LATELY. [00:40:03] I'D LIKE TO PUSH BACK ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE 10:00 OUR REQUEST AND THE PETITION WAS FOR A 10:00. NO PARKING INITIATING. THAT, TO ME, WAS THE TIME WHERE THE QUALITY OF LIFE STARTS, YOU KNOW, AT 10:00PM. YOU KNOW, DOGS CAN'T BE BARKING, AND, YOU KNOW, PARTIES HAVE TO BE QUIET AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. I'VE BEEN LAYING IN BED LATELY AT NIGHT HEARING LOUD CARS. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ALL KNOW THE MODIFIED EXHAUST CARS, WHICH IS WHAT HAS BEEN A LOT OF THE PROBLEM. I LAY IN BED AT NIGHT BETWEEN 10 AND 11, SPECIFICALLY LISTENING TO THE NOISE, AND IT IS QUITE A BIT OF NOISE BETWEEN 10 AND 11. SO 11:00 SEEMED KIND OF LATE, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE LIEUTENANT HAD HAD REQUESTED THE 11:00 TIME, BUT 10:00 REALLY WOULD BE A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE TO IF THIS WOULD BE UNDER CONSIDERATION. ALSO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET THE NON VIEW SIDE OF THE STREET. THE STREET IS SLOPED IN A WAY THAT IF YOU WERE OVER ON THAT, IF THE PARTIES SHIFTED OVER TO THE NON VIEW SIDE OF THE STREET, IT WOULDN'T HAVE THE IMPACT, THE VIEW IMPACT AND IT JUST WOULDN'T BE AS COOL OF A PLACE TO HANG OUT. THEY HAVE TO LOOK ACROSS THE STREET AND THEN THROUGH THE FENCE AND THERE WOULDN'T BE THE VIEW THAT THERE WOULD BE ON THE PROBLEM SIDE. SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT ONLY THE PROBLEM SIDE OF THE STREET BE NO PARKING AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A DISCUSSION WITH THE LIEUTENANT ABOUT PEOPLE MAYBE MOVING ACROSS THE STREET AND PARTYING ACROSS THE STREET, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE AS EFFECTIVE FOR THEM AND I DON'T THINK THAT AND HAVING IT NOW, GIVING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT THE TEETH TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACTS WITH PEOPLE AND DRIVING, PERHAPS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET A LITTLE MORE. I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD BE REALLY ATTRACTED TO THIS SPOT ANYMORE, BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE SEEM TO BE OUT OF THE AREA. I HEAR THEM DRIVING UP AND DOWN AND AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, AND I THINK THEY LIVE OUT OF THE AREA. SO I'D LIKE TO TO PUSH BACK ON THAT. JUST THE ONE SIDE OF THE STREET. ALSO THERE'S WE AND OUR NEIGHBORS, WE HAVE THERE'S POOL PARTIES OCCASIONALLY, AND I JUST NOTICED ONE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT KIND OF MADE ME ALERTED TO THIS AND BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION. IF SOMEBODY IS HAVING A POOL PARTY, I'VE NOTICED THERE'S A COUPLE OF CARS SOMETIMES IN THE STREET IN THE MORNING, WHICH TO ME MEANS THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY HAD TAKEN AN UBER HOME WITH HAVING A COUPLE OF COCKTAILS AND WANTED TO BE SAFE, OR ELSE SLEPT ON A COUCH AND IF IT WOULD BE DISCOURAGING FOR THEM IF THEY HAD THEIR CAR IN THE STREET, KNOWING THAT IT WOULD BE A IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE IF BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, IF WE JUST RESTRICT THE ONE SIDE OF THE STREET WITH NO PARKING, THERE REALLY IS NOBODY COULD HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT. I MEAN, NONE OF THE NEIGHBORS COULD HAVE AN ISSUE, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME COMPLAINTS AND SOME ISSUES, AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY ISSUES COME UP FROM THE NEIGHBOR MIC]. TIME IS EXPIRED. THANK YOU SIR. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DEFINITELY HAVE QUITE A FEW COMMENTS, BUT JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM THE PRESENTATION AND FROM THE PACKET THAT THE RESIDENTS PREFER OPTION ONE. IS THAT ACCURATE OR AM I DID I MISREAD THAT? EXCUSE ME, I'VE ONLY THERE'S BEEN ONE RESIDENT THAT HAS SPOKEN OUT AGAINST BOTH SIDES, WHICH IS THE RESIDENT THAT LIVES ON THE EAST SIDE. OKAY. THE PROPOSAL WAS THE PETITION WAS TO ONLY MARK THE OR RESTRICT THE WEST SIDE. HOWEVER, CONSIDERING NOT WANTING TO DISPLACE THE PROBLEM FROM THE EAST SIDE OR FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE EAST SIDE OPTION TWO WAS WHAT WE RECOMMENDED, AND I DID HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE RESIDENTS AS WELL. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE JUST NOT DISPLACING IT TO ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH THEN WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT THE THE RESIDENT ACROSS THE STREET. OKAY AND, YEAH, I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION IS AROUND THAT IF WE DID ONLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE WEST SIDE, WHICH IS I THINK THE PROBLEM PROBLEM SIDE WITH THE. YEAH. SO THEY COULD STILL PARK ACROSS THE STREET AND WALK OVER. RIGHT. I MEAN IF THEY. YEAH AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS THINKING IS THAT THEY COULD PARK ACROSS THE STREET AND WALK OVER TO HANG OUT BY THE FENCE AND CHECK OUT THE VIEW. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. OKAY AND THEN THE OTHER OTHER PIECE, I WAS JUST CURIOUS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER AREAS IN THE CITY? IT'S I MEAN, CONSISTENT WITH ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. I KNOW IT'S THE 11 P.M. TO 5 A.M., BUT IS THERE ANY PART OF THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE A 10 P.M.? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. OKAY. WE DO HAVE THE BOULEVARD PARKING, BUT THAT'S 2 TO 5 FOR NO PARKING ALONG CARLSBAD BOULEVARD. OKAY. THOSE WERE MY ONLY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. OTHERWISE, I JUST HAVE COMMENTS. THANKS, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU, AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON ON THAT, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME OTHER AREAS WHERE THERE IS SOME RESTRICTED OVERNIGHT PARKING. ARE ANY OF THEM 10 OR 11. LIKE WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? THE OVERNIGHT RESTRICTED PARKING THAT I THE RESEARCH I DID ON WAS 11 TO 5, WHICH IS WHY THE OPTION WAS MOVED TO 11 TO 5 AND I EXPLAINED THAT TO MR. SCOTT AS WELL. [00:45:01] JUST TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH WHAT OUR CURRENT PARKING CONSISTENCY IS IMPORTANT. GREAT. THANK YOU AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY ON THE OTHER POINT ABOUT MOVING OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, I FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE VISITORS WHO ARE PROBLEMATIC ARE WALKING ONTO THE PROPERTY RIGHT THERE. THEY'RE TRESPASSING ON THIS, ON THIS VACANT LOT AND NOW THERE'S A FENCE, BUT THEY'RE SITTING ON THE FENCE. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S. EXCUSE ME. THAT'S CORRECT. INITIALLY, BEFORE THE FENCE WAS PUT UP, THEY WOULD ALL CONGREGATE DOWN BELOW, CREATING KIND OF A BIGGER PARTY SCENE. THE RESIDENT TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO PUT A FENCE UP AND TO RESTRICT THEM FROM GOING DOWN BELOW, WHICH THEY DID. BUT AS I MENTIONED, THEY NOW SIT ON THE FENCE AND SO THEY JUST CONGREGATE ON, ON THE CURB, STILL LEAVING THEIR TRASH, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING DOWN BELOW OR AT LEAST I HAVEN'T BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THEY'RE NOW CONTINUING TO GO DOWN BELOW. OKAY AND I'M ASKING BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE REQUEST OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM SOLVE. BUT THE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR A DIFFERENT TIME. THAT'S THAN WHAT IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO WE WANT TO STICK WITH THAT. BUT THE EAST WEST SIDE THING IS STILL KIND OF SOMETHING TO UNDERSTAND. IF WE RESTRICTED PARKING JUST ON THE ONE SIDE, AS THE RESIDENTS ARE REQUESTING, ISN'T THERE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THESE VISITORS TO CONTINUE TO GO TO THAT SPOT, BUT JUST PARK? I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE PARKING AREA IS FOR THEM TO PARK ALONG THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, AND STILL REMAIN THE PROBLEMATIC GROUP THAT THEY ARE. YEAH, IT'S ABOUT 500FT IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING BECAUSE THAT'S THE LENGTH OF THE ROADWAY WHERE THE OVERLOOK IS AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE PICKED BOTH OF THOSE RESIDENCES TO WHERE IT COVERS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE PARK. THEY CAN STILL PARK ON BABILONIA JUST NORTH OF THAT PROPERTY AND THEY CAN PARK SOUTH OF IT. THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF CURB SPACE ON THE WEST CURB. THEY WOULD JUST NOT BE ABLE TO PARK OVERNIGHT IN THAT DURING IN THOSE 500FT. OKAY. SO VISITORS TO THOSE HOUSES FOR THINGS LIKE PARTY POOL PARTIES AND FAMILY GATHERINGS, THERE'S STILL OTHER PARKING FOR THEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THIS 500FT. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY, STAFF. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS BURKHOLDER. ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OR MY PERCEPTION THAT MOST OF THE NO OVERNIGHT PARKING THE 11 UNTIL FIVE IS USUALLY BECAUSE OF OVERFLOW PARKING FROM APARTMENT COMPLEXES INTO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOODS. IS THAT AN ACCURATE ASSUMPTION? GENERALLY, YES. LIKE SOLINDA. ALSO [INAUDIBLE] THE PARKING IS BECAUSE OF THE RVS. BUT GENERALLY TO YOUR POINT SIR. YES. OKAY. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DISCOURAGE OVERFLOW PARKING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'RE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE THE KIDS FROM PARTYING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO WE CAN ARBITRARILY SAY 10 P.M. INSTEAD OF 11 P.M. AS A COUNCIL. IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT IS CORRECT. SAY 10. OKAY AND I LIKE OPTION TWO BECAUSE IT'S VERY EASY TO JUST PARK ON ONE SIDE OF STREET, WALK ACROSS AND THEN PARTY IN THAT LOT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT THESE ARE PRETTY NICE HOUSES WITH A LOT OF PROPERTY, AND SOMETIMES THEY MAY WANT TO HAVE A WEDDING OR A OR LIKE SOMEBODY MENTIONED, THE POOL PARTY. IS IT UNREASONABLE TO GIVE OVERNIGHT PERMITS TO RESIDENTS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO DO OVER OVERFLOW PARKING FOR FOR SPECIAL EVENTS IN THEIR HOMES? THAT IS SOMETHING I'D HAVE TO WORK OUT WITH TRANSPORTATION. TO DETERMINE IF WE HAVE TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING FOR SPECIALIZED PARKING FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND THOSE TYPES OF PERMITS. BUT AGAIN, THE TO YOUR POINT, RESTRICTING ON BOTH SIDES IS SO WE'RE NOT DISPLACING ONE OR THE OTHER AND THEN, YOU KNOW, NOT ALLOWING THE PEOPLE TO COME BACK OR NOT ENJOY THEIR OWN PROPERTY. BUT IT REALLY IS AND I SAID 11 BECAUSE AGAIN, WITH THE CONSISTENCY, BUT ALSO FAMILY EVENTS AND THOSE TYPE OF BEHAVIORS, WE WANTED TO GO LATER. SO WE WEREN'T PRESSING PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD TO LEAVE BY 10:00, WHICH GENERALLY IT CAN BE CONSIDERED KIND OF LATE BUT EARLY ENOUGH TO NOT BE THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. OKAY. CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER? FIRST OF ALL, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T ASK THE QUESTION IN ADVANCE SO STAFF COULD BE READY, BUT IS THERE SOMEBODY WHO COULD LET ME KNOW? IF RESIDENTS COULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF A PERMIT TO PARK THERE, IF THEY AND I'M GOING TO LOOK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE I BELIEVE I DON'T BELIEVE WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR IT. [00:50:01] I THINK THAT'S CORRECT. WE DON'T HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR IT, AND OUR OFFICE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK. I THINK THERE'S LIMITS ON THE ON WHAT WE CAN DO FOR PERMITTING SYSTEMS, AND WE'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT FOR YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMENTS? MISS BHAT-PATEL. THANK YOU AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AREA THAT I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT AND RECEIVED EMAILS. I'VE WALKED THE AREA WITH A FRIEND AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT IN AND JUST FIELDED ALL THE CALLS FOR THE RESIDENTS AND COME UP WITH THE SOLUTION, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THIS WILL HELP. I THINK THE, YOU KNOW, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH OPTION 2, BUT I ALSO AM WANTING TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARKING. I GUESS MY QUESTION TO YOU WOULD BE, IF IT'S NOT WORKING, I'M ASSUMING WE CAN COME BACK AND CHANGE IT UP IN THE FUTURE. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO I THINK I WOULD SAY AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN TOUCH WITH YOU AND VERY MUCH KNOW YOU VERY WELL. SO HOPEFULLY THAT FEEDBACK WILL BUBBLE UP TO US IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM LIKE A PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THAT HAVING THAT WEST AND EAST CURB WOULD MAKE SENSE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE PARKING JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD FOR FOLKS. IT ALSO DOESN'T RESTRICT PEOPLE FROM PARKING THERE UNTIL 11 P.M.. SO TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT MAKE THE MOST SENSE BASED ON YOUR RECOMMENDATION AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE WORKED ON THINGS LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SO I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AND I HOPE THAT IF THERE ARE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE WILL COME TO YOU AND WE CAN OBVIOUSLY REASSESS IT AT THAT TIME AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK ON THIS. MS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS AND TO ANY OTHERS WHO HELPED ON OUR STAFF. I'M SO GLAD THAT WE CONNECTED WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND WERE ABLE TO TALK WITH THEM AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THEM. I'M OPEN MINDED ABOUT WHICH ONE WE PICK. I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A STANDARDIZATION OF HOURS ACROSS THE CITY BECAUSE IT GETS CONFUSING. OTHERWISE, WHY IS THIS 10 OR 9 OR 11 WHEN THAT OTHER ONE THAT I KNOW MAY BE A DIFFERENT TIME? AND AS FOR THE EAST WEST, IT MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT IF WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THIS GROUP DOESN'T PARK THERE, THAT WE WOULD PROHIBIT OVERNIGHT PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. BUT I'M OPEN MINDED IF EITHER WAY, I THINK WE COULD TEST IT OUT AND GO BACK AND CHANGE IT LATER IF NEED BE, IF IT'S NOT WORKING. SO I LIKE EITHER ONE. I THINK THE IMPORTANT PART HERE IS THAT WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEIGHBORS, AND WE'RE PROBLEM SOLVING TOGETHER WITH THEM. WITHOUT CREATING A NEW SYSTEM, I WOULD HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME KIND OF PERMIT PARKING THAT IF WE'VE NEVER DEVELOPED ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE, WHICH I KNOW WE HAVEN'T. SO I THINK WHEN WE GET TO THAT PLACE, THAT WILL BE A BIGGER CONVERSATION. SO FOR NOW, I'M OKAY WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE. I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION THAT IS MADE. I'M COMFORTABLE. THANK YOU. MISS BURKHOLDER, MR. MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I DO OKAY, I HAVE NO COMMENTS. OKAY. THE INTENT OF THIS IS THE PARTYING AND TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE NEIGHBORS. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE 10:00. IS THE TIME AND WHEN YOU SAY TO BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, LIKE THE 101 OR THE CARLSBAD BOULEVARD IS DIFFERENT THAN THAT ON, SAY, SALINDA. SO THERE'S NO REASON THAT WE CAN'T MAKE THIS THE HOURS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. I ALSO THINK IT SHOULD BE ON BOTH SIDES, BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO EASY TO PARK ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET AND WALK ACROSS AND THEN GO DOWN INTO THE ONTO THE PROPERTY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE COUNCIL'S INPUT. I LIKE OPTION TWO, WHERE IT'S ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, BUT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BEGIN AT 10:00 PM INSTEAD OF 11:00 PM. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I GUESS SO. WHAT I UNDERSTOOD YOU TO SAY IS THAT THE 11:00 HOUR WOULD BE THE TIME OF ENFORCEMENT OF NO PARKING ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREET AND WHAT I HEARD THE SPEAKER SAY WAS THAT SOMETIMES PARTIES GO LATE AND THAT PERHAPS 11:00 IS OKAY, BUT IF SOMEONE LEAVES THEIR CAR THERE OVERNIGHT, THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. SO I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT SAYING 10:00 IS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THE RESIDENT WAS TALKING ABOUT, SO I'M INCLINED TO KEEP IT AT 11. THANK YOU. JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, MY POINT IS THE RESIDENTS, THE BULK OF THE RESIDENTS COMPLAINT IS THE PARTYING AND BY PREVENTING THE PARTYING BY PREVENTING THE PARKING. I THINK THAT WAITING UNTIL 11:00 PM STILL DISTURBS THE THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I WAS SAYING 10:00 INSTEAD OF 11:00. [00:55:03] SO I'LL JUST MAKE THE MOTION. WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES. I LIKE OPTION NUMBER TWO, BUT I'D LIKE TO TO BEGIN THE NO PARKING AT 10:00 PM RATHER THAN 11:00 PM. ABSOLUTELY. GREAT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FROM A CONSISTENCY STANDPOINT ACROSS THE CITY, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND THEN JUST WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID RIGHT NOW WITH REGARDS TO YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAD HEARD FROM OUR PD, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT 11 P.M. BUT YEAH, I KNOW YOU AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND AND HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT 10 A.M. TO 11 OR SORRY, 10 P.M. TO 11 P.M. WINDOW MIGHT HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, RACING ACROSS. HOPEFULLY THEY'RE JUST PASSING THROUGH BECAUSE THEY CAN'T THEN PARK AFTER 11 P.M. IN THAT AREA, BECAUSE I THINK THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THEY'RE HANGING OUT PAST THAT 11 P.M. POINT AND THEN CONTINUING ON THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SO I THINK THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WE'RE WANTING TO ADDRESS. SO I THINK THIS DOES SOLVE THAT. SO THAT'S WHERE MY HESITATION IS TO SUPPORT 10 P.M. BECAUSE THEN I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE THAT THROUGHOUT OUR CITY TO MAINTAIN THAT CONSISTENCY. GOING BACK TO MY ARGUMENT, WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIFFERENT STREETS. THE SALINDA, FOR INSTANCE, IS ONE TIME CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND AVENIDA ENCINAS IS A DIFFERENT TIME. SO WE DON'T HAVE A CONSISTENCY ALREADY. IS THAT I THOUGHT WE HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS JUST CARLSBAD BOULEVARD. THAT WAS DIFFERENT 2 YEAH, 2 A.M. TO 5 A.M. OTHERWISE EVERY OTHER PLACE FOR THE OVERSIZE PARKING. YEAH. LIKE OUR EXCUSE ME, ARMADA IS 11 TO 5. PONTO IS 11 TO 5. I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF THE OTHER STREETS THAT WHERE WE DO HAVE 11 TO 5, AND I'M DRAWING A BLANK, BUT THAT'S TO ADDRESS BOTH POINTS. THE REASON THAT WAS TO STAY CONSISTENT WITH 11:00, BUT ALSO ALLOWING RESIDENTS THAT HOUR TO WHERE IT'S 11:00, WHICH DOESN'T FORCE THEM TO END THEIR PARTIES EARLY OR FORCE GUESTS TO LEAVE BECAUSE 11:00, YOU KNOW, IT'S PAST TEN, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION BOTH THE BALANCE OF THE RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT THEY'RE BRINGING FORWARD. OKAY. WITH THAT, WITH THE INPUT I GOT FROM COUNCIL AND FROM THE LIEUTENANT, I'LL GO WITH 11. BUT THE NICE THING IS, IF IT'S NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS, YOU CAN COME BACK TO US AND WE CAN CHANGE IT TO 10:00 AND IT'S EASY TO CHANGE THE SIGNAGE AND THE MUNI CODE. SECOND. OKAY, SO MY MOTION WILL BE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF ITEM NUMBER TWO. THAT WOULD BE 11 TO 5 AND BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. SECOND. OH THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU LIEUTENANT. THANK YOU. [10. ORDINANCE NO. 49 – CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES NO. 1 THROUGH NO. 48] ITEM NUMBER TEN, CITY MANAGER AND ITEM NUMBER 10 IS THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION. IT'S ORDINANCE NUMBER 49, THE CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 48 AND ASK FOR A VOTE. THAT'S MY MOTION. NEED A SECOND, PLEASE? SECOND. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM 11 IS A PUBLIC HEARING. [11. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FINAL ENGINEER’S REPORT AND ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS IN STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO. 1, A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT ] CITY MANAGER. YES. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT, AN ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS IN STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. AGAIN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. MAKING THE PRESENTATION WILL BE OUR SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, KATIE SCHROEDER, ALONG WITH OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR, ROXANNE HI. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT SETTING FOR DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. WE DO HAVE TWO DISTRICTS, AND WE'RE DOING NUMBER ONE FIRST. KATIE IS OUR SENIOR ACCOUNTANT IN TREASURY, KATIE SCHROEDER AND SHE'S GOING TO DO A QUICK, VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION AHEAD OF OUR PUBLIC MEETING. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KATIE. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 11TH, COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION THAT INITIATED THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CITY'S STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING. DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25 APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT AND SET TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING. TONIGHT, I WILL BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE ANNUAL ENGINEERING REPORT FOR DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION, A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED. AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION. EXCUSE ME. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT AND SET THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425. [01:00:04] DISTRICT NUMBER ONE COLLECTS ASSESSMENTS TO BE USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE DISTRICT IS SPLIT INTO THREE ZONES THE STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT ZONE, STREET TREE IMPROVEMENT ZONE, AND MEDIAN LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENT ZONE. THE ASSESSMENT FOR AN AVERAGE SINGLE FAMILY PARCEL, WHICH BENEFITS FROM ALL THREE IMPROVEMENT ZONES AND DISTRICT ONE, HAS BEEN $70.44 FOR THE LAST 28 FISCAL YEARS, AND IS PROPOSED TO BE THE SAME FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425. RATES HAVE NOT INCREASED IN THIS TIME BECAUSE THE DISTRICT WAS FORMED IN 1983 WITHOUT AN ALLOWABLE RATE INFLATOR. AFTER THE 1996 PASSAGE OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT PROPOSITION 218, IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO INCREASE ASSESSMENTS, A NOTICE AND BALLOT MUST BE SENT TO EACH ASSESSED PROPERTY OWNER AND A MAJORITY OF THE BALLOTS RECEIVED BACK TO THE CITY MUST APPROVE ANY PROPOSED INCREASE IN ASSESSMENTS. THIS CHART SUMMARIZES THE FUNDING SOURCES AND TOTAL COST ESTIMATES FOR EACH IMPROVEMENT ZONE IN DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FOR FISCAL YEAR 40, 2024-25. ASSESSMENTS IN EACH ZONE ARE COLLECTED ANNUALLY FROM PROPERTY OWNERS. THE STREET LIGHTING FUND WILL RECEIVE A GENERAL BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION OF JUST UNDER 175,000 FROM THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. THE GENERAL BENEFIT IS THE SHARE OF BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM AN IMPROVEMENT THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO THE ASSESSED PROPERTIES. ONLY SPECIAL BENEFITS CAN BE ASSESSED TO PROPERTY OWNERS, WHICH IS WHY THE GENERAL BENEFIT IS PAID FOR BY THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. STREET LIGHTING THE CITY HAS DETERMINED THE GENERAL BENEFIT IS DERIVED EXCLUSIVELY ALONG THE CITY'S ARTERIAL ROADS. ALL THREE ZONES RECEIVE A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY'S LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE. DISTRICT TWO FOR BEING FOR WORK BEING DONE ON IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT DISTRICT. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DISTRICT TWO ARE MADE BECAUSE ALL THE COSTS THE CITY STREET LIGHTS, STREET TREES AND MEDIANS ARE CHARGED THROUGH DISTRICT ONE. THE CONTRIBUTION FROM DISTRICT TWO IS MADE TO REIMBURSE DISTRICT ONE FOR THOSE MAINTENANCE COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DISTRICT TWO. TOTAL REVENUES AND ACCUMULATED FUND RESERVES IN BOTH STREET TREES AND MEDIAN LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENT FUNDS WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE ANTICIPATED COST FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SAME LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE WITHIN EACH ZONE, THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY RELIED ON ANNUAL GENERAL FUND OPERATING TRANSFERS TO MAKE UP THESE ANNUAL DEFICITS. THE TREES AND MEDIANS FUND WILL RECEIVE CASH TRANSFERS OF $500,000 AND $1 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY, FROM THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. THESE TRANSFERS WERE RECENTLY APPROVED IN THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT ON DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'RE REQUESTING COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES THE ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT AND ESTABLISHES THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN DISTRICT 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING? DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND AGENDA ITEM 11 SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. NUMBER 12, SAME THING. [12. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO. 2, A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT] PLEASE. STILL THE SAME PEOPLE? YES. OKAY. THE COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 11TH, 2024, COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION THAT INITIATED THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CITY'S STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING. DISTRICT NUMBER TWO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25. APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT AND SET TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING. TONIGHT, I WILL BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE ANNUAL ENGINEERING REPORT FOR DISTRICT TWO. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION, A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT AND SET THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25. THE CITY'S LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NUMBER TWO WAS FORMED IN 2003 FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY TO PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT COSTS OF THE STREET LIGHTING, STREET TREES, AND MEDIAN LANDSCAPING WITHIN THOSE AREAS. EACH DEVELOPMENT WITHIN DISTRICT TWO IS CONSIDERED A SEPARATE ZONE, WITH THEIR OWN ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE COST FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CITY. [01:05:08] THERE ARE CURRENTLY 16 BENEFIT ZONES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS PART OF THIS DISTRICT. IN EACH OF THE DEVELOPMENT ZONES AND DISTRICT TWO A MAXIMUM AND AN ACTUAL ASSESSMENT RATE IS CALCULATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT CAN INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE SAN DIEGO REGION. THIS TABLE PROVIDES THE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324, AND THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25 BY ZONE. THE LAST COLUMN SHOWS THE DOLLAR CHANGE. THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNTS VARY BETWEEN ZONES IN THIS DISTRICT, DEPENDING ON THE DENSITY AND THE AMOUNT AND THE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS BEING MAINTAINED WITHIN THE CITY. IN A MAJORITY OF THESE ZONES, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS OF THOSE ZONES REQUEST TO MAINTAIN ALL OR PORTION OF THEIR IMPROVEMENTS IN THOSE ZONES. THE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT RATES ARE MUCH LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED AND THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR DISTRICT NUMBER TWO. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED. ONCE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONCLUDED, WE'RE REQUESTING COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT AND ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24. THANK YOU. OPENING PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MOTION PLEASE MOVE. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AND AGENDA ITEM 12. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE AND THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 13 CITY [13. HOUSING COMMISSION JANUARY 2023 – JUNE 2024 WORK PLAN REPORT AND FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLAN] MANAGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS THE HOUSING COMMISSION. JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 24TH. WORK PLAN REPORT AND FISCAL YEAR 24 TO 25. HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLAN MAKING. OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR, MANDY MILLS, ALONG WITH OUR HOUSING SERVICES MANAGER, CHRISTIAN GUTIERREZ. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS NOTED, TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WILL BE ON THE JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024 HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLAN AS A REPORT AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLANS. CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES EACH BOARD AND COMMISSION TO DEVELOP AN ANNUAL WORK PLAN OF THE ACTIVITIES IT ANTICIPATES UNDERTAKING IN THE COMING YEAR, AND TO PROVIDE A SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL REPORT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TODAY IS THE JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024 HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLAN REPORT PRESENTED IN ATTACHMENT A OF THE STAFF REPORT AND THE FISCAL YEAR 24, 2024 TO 2025. HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLAN SHOWN IN THE STAFF REPORT AS ATTACHMENT B. THE JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024 WORK PLAN CONSISTED OF 14 TASKS THAT SUPPORTED FIVE GOALS RELATED TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION'S AUTHORIZED GOALS DURING THE JANUARY 23RD, 2023 TO JUNE 2024 PERIOD, A NUMBER OF TASKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND THESE TASKS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION BY OUR COMMISSION'S CHAIR. SOME NOTABLE TASKS WERE SET WERE REVIEWED DURING THE JANUARY 20TH 23RD JANUARY TO JUNE 2024. HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLAN CYCLE. SOME OF THESE INCLUDED FUNDING COMMITMENTS, CARLSBAD HOUSING AGENCY POLICY REVIEWS AND OUR CARLSBAD HOUSING AGENCY ANNUAL PLAN. MOVING INTO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 25 WORK PLAN, WE ARE GOING TO CARRY FORWARD SOME RECURRING TASKS. CARRY OUT THE COMMISSION FUNCTIONS. EXAMINE. CONTINUE TO EXAMINE HOUSING POLICY QUESTIONS, REVIEW FUNDING REQUESTS, DO LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND AS A ONE TIME WE HAVE COMPLETED WE HAVE REMOVED COMPLETED ONE TIME TASKS. SO THE NEXT STEPS AFTER TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION OF THE JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024 WORK PLAN REPORT IS THE REVIEW FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL AND IF APPROVED, WE WILL IMPLEMENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 25 WORK PLAN. SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THIS EVENING IS THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE HOUSING COMMISSION JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024 WORK PLAN REPORT AND APPROVE THE [01:10:09] FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025 HOUSING COMMISSION WORK PLAN. SO THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR HOUSING COMMISSIONER, HOUSING COMMISSIONER CHAIR TYLER COLLINS, WHO IS HERE TO HIGHLIGHT THE HOUSING COMMISSION'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024 WORK PLAN. GOTTA GET THIS MICROPHONE RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE HOUSING COMMISSION'S WORK PLAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024. SO AS PART OF THIS, WE DID FIVE THINGS. WE DID AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPORT, HAD A HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE, POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT. HOUSING TRUST. FUND MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION. SO ON THE FIRST ITEM WE CONVENED 12 TIMES TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND ON VITAL ISSUES, INCLUDING THE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE PLAN HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER AMENDMENTS. WE ALSO RECOMMENDED THE JANUARY 2023 THROUGH JUNE 2024 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY ANNUAL PLAN. THE SECOND POINT WAS OUR HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE THAT WE REVIEWED. SO WE PROVIDED KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE PLAN UPDATE. THIRD WAS THE POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT. WE RECEIVED COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AND HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORTS. WE ENGAGED IN BEST PRACTICE SESSIONS TO ENHANCE OUR HOUSING POLICIES. WE ALSO REVIEWED AND PROVIDED INPUT ON SMOKE FREE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH YOU ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERING. NUMBER FOUR, WE WENT OVER THE HOUSE FUND TRUST MANAGEMENT. THIS SIMPLY INCLUDED EVALUATION AND ENDORSEMENT OF FUNDING REQUESTS. FIFTH WAS THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION. WE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED OUR ANNUAL WORK PLAN ALONG WITH ALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORTED BACK TO YOU. WE ALSO PROMOTED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DIVERSE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SO I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ADDRESS THE WINDSOR POINT ISSUE. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE HOUSING COMMISSION HAD EARLY IN THE YEAR CONCERNS ABOUT. AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. CITY COUNCIL, HOLD YOUR THOUGHT FOR JUST A MOMENT. I'M SORRY, MAYOR WINDSOR POINT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. CAN WE SKIP OVER WINDSOR POINT AND CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE? THAT WAS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR TENACITY AND COURAGE AND ADDRESSING THAT AN ISSUE SO IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. YES. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BHAT-PATEL? SURE. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND TO THE CHAIR FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR PROVIDING US WITH THE UPDATES. I THINK THIS WORK PLAN, YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE OVER THE YEARS, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES AND FOR THE CITIZENRY TO KNOW WHAT EVERYONE'S WORKING ON AND THEN, OF COURSE, FOR OUR COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION TO BE ABLE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY TOGETHER. SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE COMMISSION ACCOMPLISHES THIS YEAR. THANKS. THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND TO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO STAND UP AND SERVE, WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENTS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY SHOWING UP AND HELPING WITH PROBLEM SOLVING OF BIG ISSUES. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR OUR CITY AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND EVEN WHENEVER WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, OBVIOUSLY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS PART OF THAT, AND NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR COMMUNITIES ALL OVER CALIFORNIA. SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK PLAN AND THE HARD WORK THAT STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS IN THE COMMUNITY PUT INTO THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU. MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND APPROVE THE WORK PLAN IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 14, CITY MANAGER. [14. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL CODE OF ETHICS] YES, SIR. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL CODE OF ETHICS, MAKING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY AS OUR LEGISLATIVE AND CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, SHEILA COBIAN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M SHEILA COBIAN, THE DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AND CONSTITUENT SERVICES. ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2020. SORRY. ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2021, CITY COUNCIL FORMALLY ADOPTED THE CITY COUNCIL CODE OF ETHICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES. AT THAT TIME, COUNCIL DIRECTED THAT STAFF BRING FORWARD AN ITEM ANNUALLY TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CODE AND PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES TO ENSURE THEY STILL RESONATE WITH THE CITY [01:15:08] COUNCIL. MOST RECENTLY, COUNCIL REAFFIRMED THE CODE AND VALUES ON JULY 11TH, 2023. TODAY, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CODE AND RECOMMEND ANY REVISIONS THAT STAFF WOULD THEN BRING BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING FOR COUNCIL TO FORMALLY VOTE UPON. AS A REMINDER, THE FOUR PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES IDENTIFIED IN THE CODE ARE RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, COMPASSION, AND FAIRNESS AND INTEGRITY. IN OCTOBER 2023, CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERED ADOPTING A CITY COUNCIL POLICY RELATING TO ELECTED OFFICIALS USE OF CITY LETTERHEAD RATHER THAN ADOPT THAT POLICY, COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO INCLUDE GUIDELINES IN THE NEXT UPDATE OF THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, STAFF HAVE ADDED THE GUIDELINES TO THE CODE. IF APPROVED, THE GUIDELINES WOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER THE VALUE RESPONSIBILITY AS NUMBER FIVE. AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS GO, STAFF WILL RETURN WITH A RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. MAYOR LUCID. GOOD EVENING. I'M AMAZED THAT THE CITY HAS A CODE OF ETHICS THAT INCLUDE COMPASSION WHEN THEY BAN SENIORS, AND THEY'RE DISRESPECTFUL TO SENIORS AND THEY LIE. THEY WON'T EVEN TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, ANDY. THEY BLACKMAIL YOU. IF YOU WANT TO USE THE SENIOR CENTER, YOU HAVE TO GO TO ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES. WHOA. TALK ABOUT LEVERAGE. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MEDIATION. IT'S ALL CANCEL CULTURE. I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THAT WOMAN. OH, SO CALL IN THE MEDIATOR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE? THAT'S JUST MANAGEMENT AND THAT'S JUST MAKING IT EASY ON YOURSELF. BUT NOT LIVING UP TO THIS QUALITY OF LIFE VALUE SYSTEM. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST YOUR EMPLOYEES FOR ELDER ABUSE? DO YOU KNOW? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? ANYBODY WHO WOULD MISTREAT A SENIOR IS A LOW LIFE IN MY OPINION. YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER? YOU HAVE MEDIATORS. YOU HAVE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES. SHEILA COBIAN IS A WONDERFUL SERVICE PROVIDER. SHE IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DOING SERVING SENIORS RATHER THAN LYING, CHEATING, BLACKMAILING JUST BEING MEAN BECAUSE THEY CAN. BECAUSE THEY GET THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ASK ANDY COTTER TO TAKE A KOHLER TO TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST. SHE WON'T PASS. JUST FYI, THERE IS NO MECHANISM TO INVESTIGATE. CITY EMPLOYEES CAN SAY WHATEVER THEY WANT AND NOBODY QUESTIONS IT. THEY'RE HONORABLE. WELL, GUESS AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT SO HONORABLE AND THEY'RE NOT SO GOOD AT THEIR JOBS. SO MAYBE YOU COULD DO YOUR JOB. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, THERE ARE NONE. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BURKHOLDER, I DON'T REALLY HAVE QUESTIONS. [01:20:01] I HAVE COMMENTS, AND I WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, MISS BURKHOLDER? I THINK THIS IS YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE AN ETHICS STATEMENT, VALUE STATEMENT AND I THINK THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS DO SUCH GREAT WORK, AND THEY'RE ALL VOLUNTEERS, AND WE ALL SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER AND I THANK THEM SO MUCH FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT THEY PUT IN TO EACH OF THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS. SO I'D LOVE TO SEE THEM COME. MISS COBIAN AND SIGN ON TO THIS AND ADHERE TO THESE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CODE AND ETHICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES. SO THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MS. ACOSTA? THANK YOU. SO I JUST HEARD A MOTION TO AND LET ME JUST CLARIFY ADD COMMISSIONERS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THIS CODE OF ETHICS IS JUST FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT ADDING COMMISSIONERS. IS THAT RIGHT OR. OKAY. SECOND TO THAT MOTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? [INAUDIBLE] EITHER ABOUT THE MOTION OR ABOUT THE TOPIC? SURE. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO BRING THIS UP. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THIS DIALOG, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UPHOLDING SOME FORM OF ETHICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO BRING IT FORWARD SO THAT, AGAIN, OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENTLY WORKING TOGETHER. SO OTHER THAN THAT, YES, I'D BE IN SUPPORT OF BRINGING FORWARD A DISCUSSION TO HAVE OUR COMMISSIONERS SIGN ON AS WELL AND I TOO AGREE WITH MISS BURKHOLDER'S MOTION. SO LET'S VOTE. CAN I ASK A COUPLE? I'M SORRY, A COUPLE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. IS THIS ONLY TO ADDRESS IT TO COMMISSIONERS, OR IS THIS TO APPROVE OR, YOU KNOW, HAVE LIKE WE DIDN'T HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THIS ONE. THE MOTION IS TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMMISSIONERS. DO YOU WANT US TO DO THIS ONE FIRST? IT'S NO MOTION ON THIS. THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION. SO NOBODY COMMENTED ON IT. SO I THINK WHAT WE WERE PLANNING TO DO IS TO BRING BACK A RESOLUTION WHERE YOU COULD ADOPT THIS, AND THAT WOULD BE ON A CONSENT CALENDAR. YES, THAT WOULD BE ON CONSENT AND THEN WE WOULD BRING BACK A DISCUSSION ITEM IF COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER'S MOTION PASSES. YES. THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE AND THAT PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR CALENDAR AND WE HAVE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. [PUBLIC COMMENT] IS THAT ACCURATE? YES. OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER, SKIP HAMMOND, FOLLOWED BY SUSAN KENNEDY. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SKIP HAMMOND. I LIVE IN CARLSBAD. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 YEARS. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE UNITED SOVEREIGN AMERICANS. I'M NOT A SPOKESPERSON IS THE SOUND OKAY? BUT WOULD YOU JUST PUT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, A LITTLE ECHOEY? THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. TODAY I'LL COME TO YOU. UNITED SOVEREIGN AMERICANS IS A NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION WITH THOUSANDS OF ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS IN OVER 20 STATES. TODAY WILL COME TO YOU AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN SHARING ALARMING INFORMATION ABOUT OUR STATE'S VOTER ROLL DATABASE. UNCOVER THROUGH THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED, CREDENTIALED DATA TEAM. WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING, SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND, ONE THING IS CLEAR THEY DON'T ADD UP. OUR AUDIT OF THE 2022 ELECTION USING ONLY OFFICIAL DATA PROVIDED BY STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS, SHOWS THAT THE 2022 ELECTION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ACCURATE OR LEGALLY COMPLIANT. WE ARE NOT SAYING ONE CANDIDATE WON OVER ANOTHER OR THAT ANY ELECTION SHOULD BE OVERTURNED. THE STATE'S OFFICIAL DATA FROM A CERTIFIED ELECTION OFFICIAL CERTIFIED ELECTION SHOWS THAT VOTES AS COUNTED WERE NOT ALL VALID AND ACCURATE UNDER THE LAW. TONIGHT WE WILL PRESENT YOU WITH A RESOLUTION DEMANDING AN END TO THE INACCURACY AND UNCERTAINTY PLAGUING OUR ELECTIONS, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF OUR FINDINGS AND THE LAWS THAT APPLY. WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU TO GO OVER THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE SPECIFIC FINDINGS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CANNOT ANSWER NOW, I WILL COMMIT TO GETTING YOU THE ANSWERS IN WRITING FROM UNITED SOVEREIGN AMERICAN'S EXECUTIVE TEAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS DATA AND OUR REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN SHARED WITH STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU, AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES, MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THESE MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. TONIGHT WE COME TO YOU, OUR CLOSEST ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, FOR SUPPORT AND ACTION. WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE RESOLUTION. ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM PLACE THIS ON A THIS RESOLUTION ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION, AND THEN VOTE PROMPTLY FOR ITS PASSAGE. [01:25:05] YOUR ACTION ON THIS RESOLUTION WILL ILLUSTRATE YOUR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT TO THE CONCERNS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND YOUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT THREE SPEAKERS WILL READ THE RESOLUTION IN THREE PARTS, AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER WILL CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS SUSAN KENNEDY. I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESOLUTION FOR A LEGALLY VALID 2024 GENERAL ELECTION, WHEREAS IT IS A RECOGNIZED CIVIL RIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES FOR EVERY CITIZEN TO HAVE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. QUOTE AND THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE CAN BE DENIED BY A DEBASED DEBASEMENT OR DILUTION OF THE WEIGHT OF A CITIZEN'S VOTE, JUST AS EFFECTIVELY AS BY WHOLLY PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE OF THE FRANCHISE. END QUOTE. US SUPREME COURT REYNOLDS VERSUS SIMS, 1964. WHEREAS IT IS THE DUTY OF OUR ELECTION OFFICIALS TO GUARANTEE OUR ELECTIONS ARE ACCURATE AND FREE FROM DISTORTION OR MANIPULATION. QUOTE CONGRESS SEEKS TO GUARD THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AGAINST ANY POSSIBLE UNFAIRNESS BY COMPELLING EVERYONE CONCERNED IN HOLDING THE ELECTION TO A STRICT AND SCRUPULOUS OBSERVANCE OF EVERY DUTY DEVOLVED UPON HIM. WHILE SO ENGAGED, THE EVIL INTENT CONSISTS IN DISOBEDIENCE TO THE LAW. END QUOTE. US SUPREME COURT IN RAY COY 1888. WHEREAS OUR CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ONLY WORKS WHEN THE FOLLOWING FOUR TENANTS OF AN ELECTION ARE UPHELD ONE. THE VOTERS ROLLS MUST BE ACCURATE. NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT 1993. TWO VOTES COUNTED MUST BE FROM ELIGIBLE VOTERS. US CONSTITUTION 14TH AMENDMENT, SECTION TWO THREE. THE NUMBER OF VOTES COUNTED MUST EQUAL THE NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO VOTED FOR. THERE CAN BE NO MORE THAN 1 IN 125,000 BALLOTS IN ERROR BY THE VOTING SYSTEM HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT, 2002, WHEREAS OPEN SOURCE AUDIT OF THE CALIFORNIA 2022 GENERAL ELECTION CONDUCTED BY CALIFORNIA CITIZENS HAS UNCOVERED EVIDENCE OF MASSIVE INACCURACIES THAT APPEAR TO VIOLATE BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, INCLUDING 5,886,198 INELIGIBLE OR UNCERTAIN REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS FOUND WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE VOTER ROLL DATABASE 2,776,939 VOTES CAST BY INELIGIBLE OR UNCERTAIN REGISTRATIONS 123,785 MORE VOTES COUNTED THAN VOTERS WHO VOTED. NO ONE KNOWS WHO CAST THEM. 2,776,849 APPARENT VOTING VIOLATIONS ARE IN EXCESS OF THE LEGAL STANDARD OF SYSTEM ACCURACY FOR A VALID FEDERAL ELECTION. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SYSTEM ERRORS FOR THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA WAS 90. YASMIN YATES, FOLLOWED BY MICHELE KELEMEN. HELLO. MY NAME IS YASMIN YATES AND I'M A RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD. WHEREAS THESE FINDINGS TRAMPLE LEGAL ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS OF THE VOTING SYSTEM DURING A FEDERAL ELECTION, ACCURACY IS DEFINED AS THE ABILITY OF THE SYSTEM TO CAPTURE AND REPORT THE SPECIFIC SELECTIONS AND ABSENCE OF SELECTIONS MADE BY A VOTER WITHOUT ERROR, WHEREAS THE INTENT OF THE VOTERS MUST BE KNOWN FACTUALLY BEFORE CERTIFICATION CAN BE LAWFULLY CONDUCTED. CERTIFICATION OF AN ELECTION THAT VARIES FROM THE LAW IS UNABRIDGED OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS OF FRAUD AB INITIO. UNITED STATES VERSUS THROCKMORTON, 1878. QUOTE. FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, AN ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE HAS BEEN IN POINT OF SUBSTANCE, NO MORE AND NO LESS THAN THE EXPRESSION BY QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THEIR CHOICE OF CANDIDATES. END QUOTE. US SUPREME COURT, UNITED STATES VERSUS CLASSIC 1941. WHEREAS THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN INVALID, DEPRIVING US OF THE GUARANTEED PROTECTION OF OUR NATURAL RIGHTS UNDER A GOVERNMENT DULY AND PROVABLY CHOSEN BY US, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, RESULTING IN INCALCULABLE DAMAGE TO OUR FAMILIES, OUR WAY OF LIFE, AND THE FABRIC OF THESE UNITED STATES. THEREFORE, WE CALL UPON OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE PEOPLE AND THE ASSURANCE OF DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY BY JOINING US IN DEMANDING A VALID 2024 GENERAL ELECTION THAT UPHOLDS THESE EXISTING LAWS AND EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES OF LAW. [01:30:01] NUMBER ONE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, IDENTITY AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIRED TO REGISTER AND VOTE, NOT ANONYMOUS. ATTESTATION NUMBER TWO VOTER ROLLS CERTIFIED ACCURATE AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND CHALLENGE. 30 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF EARLY VOTING, VOTERS ADDED AFTER THAT DATE MUST BRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, IDENTITY AND AN ADDRESS IN PERSON TO A QUALIFIED OFFICIAL AT EACH POLLING PLACE. NUMBER THREE HAND-MARKED SECURE BALLOTS. SIMILAR TO CURRENCY, WHERE IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IS USED FOR TABULATION, THE SECURITY FEATURES MUST BE VERIFIABLE IN THE BALLOT IMAGE NUMBER 4 SYSTEMS, MACHINES, SECURITY MEASURES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONDUCT ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPLIANT WITH FEDERAL LAW FOR FRAUD PREVENTION REGARDING RISK ASSESSMENT, CERTIFICATION, TESTING AND IMPLEMENTATION. HELLO, I'M MICHELLE COLEMAN AND I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. NUMBER 5 ADJUDICATION MUST BE SIGNED OFF BY PARTY CANDIDATE AND TRAINED CITIZEN WITNESS. AFTER BEING GIVEN FULL AND EFFECTIVE OBSERVATION RIGHTS, CANDIDATES AND TRAINED CITIZENS MUST BE ALLOWED IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO BALLOTS, BALLOT IMAGES AND CAST VOTER RECORDS. NUMBER SIX BALLOTS, REGARDLESS OF ENTRY SOURCE ELECTION OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS MUST MAINTAIN END TO END CHAIN OF CUSTODY FROM VOTER TO VOTE COUNT TO FINAL CANVASS, INCLUDING AUDITABILITY AND WITNESS TRANSFER WITH PAPER RECORDS. NUMBER SEVEN, A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLIANT, RANDOMIZED, STATISTICALLY VALID END TO END AUDIT WITH A 95% CONFIDENCE LEVEL OF ALL ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO THE 14TH AMENDMENT, SECTION TWO MUST BE PERFORMED. THESE AUDITS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED BY QUALIFIED, INSURED AND BONDED SECURITY, FORENSICS OR FINANCIAL AUDITORS, NOT PERSONNEL WITHIN THE ELECTION SYSTEM. RECONCILIATION WILL INCLUDE THE VOTE COUNT, REAL PHYSICAL BALLOTS, ADJUDICATION CAST, VOTING RECORDS, BALLOT COUNT, QUALIFIED VOTER COUNT, CUSTODY TRANSFER, AND ALL OTHER PAPER AND ELECTRONIC ELECTION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE LOGS. NUMBER EIGHT IF THE TOTAL OF UNIQUE VARIANCES ABOVE IS MORE THAN 10% OF THE MARGIN OF VICTORY, A NEW ELECTION MUST BE HELD IN THE STATE FOR THOSE CANDIDATES AFFECTED, UNLESS THE ISSUES CAN BE PROVABLY CORRECTED BY MANUAL HAND RECOUNT AND A FULL REVIEW OF RECORDS. NUMBER NINE WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS IS NOT ALLOWED. ONLY END TO END SYSTEM COMPLIANCE WITH REGISTRATION THROUGH CERTIFICATION CAN GUARANTEE THE INTENT OF THE PEOPLE IS ACCURATELY RECORDED. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS STAND IN SUPPORT WITH THE CONCERNS AND REMEDIES PRESENTED HERE. WE IMPLORE THE CARLSBAD BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, FEDERAL LEGISLATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FEDERAL AND STATE PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, BOTH CALIFORNIA STATE SECRETARY OF STATE AND COUNTY OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS TO COOPERATE AND FULFILL THESE FIRM REQUESTS OF THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU ANNE MUSZYNSKI FOLLOWED BY GREG DAY. MY NAME IS ANNE MUSZYNSKI AND I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA FOR MANY YEARS. I AM ALSO A VOLUNTEER AND NOT AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON WITH UNITED SOVEREIGN AMERICANS. WHAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT IS THE CULMINATION OF THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF WORK BY OUR HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND CREDENTIALED VOLUNTEER DATA TEAMS, DATA TEAMS FROM CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT'S A POWERFULLY WRITTEN RESOLUTION OUTLINING MASSIVE INACCURACIES IN OUR 2022 ELECTION FROM REGISTRATION THROUGH CERTIFICATION. IN IT, YOU HEARD US ASKING FOR MEANINGFUL REMEDIES THAT WILL PROACTIVELY PROTECT THE VALIDITY OF THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION FOR ALL AMERICANS. IN FACT, THE RESOLUTION CITED MANY US SUPREME COURT PRECEDENTS THAT SUPPORT THE NEED FOR SUCH ACTIONS. LAWS ARE BEING IGNORED. LET'S STEP BACK FOR A SECOND AND LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE. LARGE NUMBERS OF AMERICANS, INCLUDING MANY RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA, HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF OUR ELECTIONS. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT WE WISH THIS WAS NOT THE CASE, BUT OFFICIAL DATA SHOWS THESE CONCERNS ARE VALID, AND THE LAW SAYS RESOLVING THEM IS ESSENTIAL IN SECURING OUR LIBERTY. HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING US TO NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM? HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING OUR GDP, OUR MILITARY, OUR FOREIGN POLICY, OUR HEALTH, THE SELF-ESTEEM OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE? AND HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING OUR DIGNITY TO KEEP FIGHTING EACH OTHER? THE COST IS IMMEASURABLE. SO WE URGE YOU TO AGREE, BY PUTTING THIS RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND VOTING IN SUPPORT OF FAIR, HONEST AND VALID ELECTIONS. [01:35:01] OUR WEBSITE SHOWCASES OUR INITIATIVES NATIONWIDE AND HAS SOME EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE VIDEOS REVEALING THE ANOMALIES AND APPARENT VIOLATIONS OF LAW IN CALIFORNIA. THE WEBSITE IS UNITE FOR FREEDOM THAT'S UNITE THE NUMBER 4 FREEDOM.COM. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION ONE MORE TIME. THAT'S UNITE 4 FREEDOM.COM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS GREG DAY AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4. THE SUPREME COURT RECENTLY RULED IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF GRANTS, PASSES ORDINANCE OUTLAWING CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION AS A RESULT OF THAT DECISION. GOVERNOR NEWSOM HIMSELF HAS APPLAUDED THIS DECISION, AND I BELIEVE MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE PLANNING ON PASSING ORDINANCES OR ENFORCING SIMILAR STATUTES THAT WERE PUT ON HOLD PENDING THIS RULING, THOUGH I'M SURE THERE ARE DETAILS TO SORT OUT. CARLSBAD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LEADER IN NORTH COUNTY AND IF THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, SHOULD TAKE ACTION BEFORE WE BECOME A HAVEN FOR FUTURE DISPLACED HOMELESS. NOW, THE ARGUMENT AGAINST TAKING ACTION IS MUCH LIKE THE ARGUMENT AGAINST THE COURTS RULING. IT'S CRUEL AND IT'S INHUMANE. I WOULD REPLY TO THIS BY ASKING A QUESTION. IF ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS CAME TO YOU IN A TIME OF HARDSHIP AND SAID THEY NEEDED A PLACE TO STAY, WOULD YOUR ANSWER BE MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME, ON MY LAWN, OR ON MY FRONT DOORSTEP? HOW WE TREAT OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, THOSE WE CARE ABOUT, IS THE TRUE MEASURE OF OUR HUMANITY, AND FACILITATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE WILL DIE ON THE STREET IS THE REAL CRUELTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU TAKE ACTION AS A RESULT OF THIS RULING. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING. CLOSING COMMENTS, MISS BHAT-PATEL. [COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS] SURE. THANK YOU. JUST BRIEFLY THIS WEEK, I HAVE UPCOMING THE NCTD REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND A SANDAG TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING AND I KNOW WE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE PACIFIC WIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRAND OPENING. OTHER THAN THAT, IT IS CARLSBAD'S BIRTHDAY TODAY, SO WISHING CARLSBAD A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. MS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU. LAST WEEK, THE CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MET RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND THE AUDIO AND VIDEO WEREN'T QUITE SYNCED UP, BUT IT IS NOW POSTED. THE VIDEO IS POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE, SO YOU CAN WATCH THAT. DURING THE MEETING, WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE DREDGING OF BATIQUITOS LAGOON AND WE TALKED ABOUT SAND. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE DREDGING SCHEDULE HAS BEEN DELAYED, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. BUT THE DREDGING SCHEDULE WAS DELAYED FOR A YEAR. BASED ON CONVERSATIONS AT CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, A STATE AGENCY HAD WITH SANDAG AND NCTD AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, WE UNDERSTAND, WAS NOT AT THE TABLE. SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CITY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE ALSO HAD A VERY FRUITFUL AND PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT LEGISLATION DURING THAT MEETING, AND TOOK SOME POSITIONS ON THINGS. THE CITY NOW PUTS OUR POSITIONS ON ALL STATE LEGISLATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE. SO IF YOU GO TO CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEES, LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF OUR POSITIONS AND OUR SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION LETTERS. THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. IT'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT. NEXT WEEK WE HAVE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING, AND I'M MENTIONING IT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING MANY MEETINGS LEADING UP TO THAT WITH OUR WATER STAFF HERE AND WITH MY OTHER BOARD MEMBER ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, VICKI KARAM, WHO USED TO BE HERE AND HAS NOW RETIRED FROM CITY STAFF, BUT IS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBER. SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND RATES. WATER RATES ARE PROPOSED TO GO UP. ORIGINALLY THE PROPOSAL WAS SOMETHING LIKE 26% INCREASE. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED THAT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT UNDER 15% INCREASE, BUT IT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE AND THIS IS BASED ON YEARS OF DELAYED MAINTENANCE AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PAID NOW. SO IT'S DIFFICULT, CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE. BUT WE'RE A 35 MEMBER BOARD AND WE HAVE TWO SEATS. [01:40:03] SO I SIT IN ONE OF THOSE AND THE QUORUM SITS IN THE OTHER. SO WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. WE'RE LOOKING AT AFFORDABILITY ISSUES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PAY THE BILLS THAT THE WATER AUTHORITY, BUT ALSO ARE LISTENING TO OUR CONSUMERS, OUR RATEPAYERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I'VE GOT OFFICE HOURS, AND I PUT MY CITY CELL PHONE NUMBER AND MY EMAIL ON THE CITY WEBSITE. THANK YOU, MISS BURKHOLDER. VERY QUICKLY. AT SANDAG LAST WEEK, I DID MAKE A REQUEST. CARLSBAD PAYS TRANSNET EVERY YEAR, AND I DID MAKE A REQUEST OF SANDAG TO COMPILE SOME PROJECTS THAT MONEY WAS USED FOR. BASICALLY, I'M ASKING THEM, WHAT'S THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT? JUST GOT WORD TODAY, RELATIVE TO SANDAG, THE GENERAL COUNSEL, JOHN KIRK, WILL BE RETIRING AUGUST 1ST AFTER 18 YEARS WITH SANDAG AND 16 WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND WE'LL BE SEARCHING FOR NEW GENERAL COUNSEL NEXT WEEK. THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION WILL BE MEETING, AND I'LL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING WITH GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR JASON HABER TO THAT COMMISSION AND IT'S PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE INITIATIVE TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONS AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO. THANKS. LAST WINTER, THE CITY COUNCIL MADE CHANGES TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTED CITY TREASURER'S POSITION. THE FILING PERIOD FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION HAS COMMENCED, AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE SEVERAL CANDIDATES WHO PULLED PAPERS AND OR IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING PAPERS. I'M MAKING A MINUTE MOTION ASKING STAFF TO RETURN IN THE FALL WITH ADDITIONAL CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO THE CITY TREASURER'S MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. I'M ASKING FOR THIS TIME PERIOD TO BE THE FALL BECAUSE ANY CHANGES WOULD REQUIRE A FIRST READING, A SECOND READING, FOLLOWED BY A 30 DAY CHALLENGE PERIOD. GIVEN THAT INFORMATION, TODAY IS JULY 16TH. CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE CHANGES PRIOR TO THIS ELECTION CYCLE AND CURRENT ACTING ACTIVE FILING PERIOD IS OPEN. SO I AM LOOKING FOR A SECOND. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS DISCUSSION. PLEASE VOTE AND THAT PASSES. THANK YOU AND FOR COMMENTS. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] TUESDAY, JULY 23RD BETWEEN 3:00 AND 4:00, RIGHT HERE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS THE CARLSBAD CITIZEN OF THE YEAR CEREMONY AND RECEPTION. CITY MANAGER. NOTHING TO REPORT, SIR. CITY ATTORNEY. [CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS] TWO THINGS. EARLIER TODAY, THE SPEAKER WHO SPOKE ON THE CITY TREASURER ITEM. OUR OFFICE DID RESPOND TO HIS INQUIRIES. WE PROVIDED TWO SEPARATE RESPONSES. THOSE RESPONSES ARE PUBLIC RECORDS AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND JUST BEFORE THIS PART OF THE MEETING, A SPEAKER SPOKE ON THE PUBLIC CAMPING. THE CITY DOES HAVE AN UNLAWFUL CAMPING ORDINANCE. THIS COUNCIL LASTED AMENDED IT IN 2021, AND THAT'S AVAILABLE IN CHAPTER 8.36 OF OUR MUNICIPAL CODE. NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.