Aug 27, 2024 City Council Meeting

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

[CALL TO ORDER]

COUNCILMEMBER LUNA.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.

HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN.

PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

NEXT IS THE PLEDGE.

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

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

AND TONIGHT, FOR PRESENTATIONS, WE ARE GOING TO AIR THE STATE OF THE CITY VIDEO.

[PRESENTATIONS]

NORMALLY WE INTRODUCE IT TO THE PUBLIC AT THE SCHULMAN AUDITORIUM, BUT IT'S UNDERGOING SOME RENOVATIONS.

SO WE GET THAT SPECIAL SHOWING HERE TONIGHT.

I DO WANT TO HOLD US ALL ACCOUNTABLE TO THE SAME RULES AS THE PUBLIC.

I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TO SPEAK ABOUT THE VIDEO BEFORE WE PLAY IT.

AND PLEASE KEEP THE COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES OR LESS.

AND I'M GOING TO START WITH MISS BHAT-PATEL.

ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME.

THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN REALLY REMARKABLE IN TERMS OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE AS A CITY.

WE HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY OUR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THIS PLAN ENSURES OUR WORK REALLY ALIGNS WITH THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES, SUSTAINABILITY, AND OUR INTELLIGENT GROWTH.

ONE OF OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS IS THE PASSAGE OF A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE 2023 2024 FISCAL YEAR BY FOCUSING ON MAINTAINING ESSENTIAL SERVICES, INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURING OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY.

I THINK THAT WE'VE LAID A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR CONTINUED GROWTH.

OUR PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCES, WHICH ARE PROPERTY TAXES, SALES TAX AND TRANSIT OCCUPANCY TAXES, REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE STRENGTH OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND OF COURSE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, TRAFFIC SAFETY HAS REMAINED A TOP PRIORITY.

WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN ENHANCING THE SAFETY OF OUR STREETS FOR ALL WHO WALK, BIKE, RIDE OR DRIVE OUR STREETS.

WE'RE REDUCING SPEEDING, IMPROVING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THROUGH NEW ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND REALLY LOOKING AT OUR MULTIMODAL CORRIDORS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION EFFORTS.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY MOBILITY COMMISSION FOR ALL OF THEIR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT FOR THESE EFFORTS.

AND I ALSO I WANT TO SHOUT OUT THAT WE HAVE BEEN A CULTURAL HUB, OUR SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES LIKE THE SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ART PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVED OVER 100 STUDENTS, SHOWCASES OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND ENGAGING OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY.

ENGAGEMENT IS AT THE HEART OF OUR CITY'S SUCCESS LIKE THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE FAIR AND PROGRAMS LIKE WALK AND BIKE CARLSBAD THAT BRING US TOGETHER AND PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION.

SO OUR COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS ALSO EVIDENT IN DEVELOPING TWO NEW PARKS, WHICH ARE GOING TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH MORE GREEN SPACES.

SO THAT'S ROBERTSON RANCH AND THEN, OF COURSE, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

THESE ARE GOING TO BE PLACES FOR RECREATION.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO HOPEFULLY ENJOY THEM JUST AS MUCH AS OUR FAMILY.

AND I JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH SAYING, OF COURSE, THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO MAKING CARLSBAD A MORE SUSTAINABLE, ENGAGED AND SAFE COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO TAKE TIME TO THANK OUR STAFF.

THEY ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF WHAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN, AND I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM.

THEY'RE THE REASON WHY YOU ALL GET THESE TOP NOTCH SERVICES.

SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I KNOW ALL OF US REMAIN DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE YOU RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA.

THANK YOU.

THIS PAST YEAR IN CARLSBAD HAS BEEN BUSY.

A YEAR FULL OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROGRESS.

IT'S MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR, WHICH IS THE MOST SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY, FROM PONTO TO LA COSTA AND DOWN ALONG THE ENCINITAS BORDER.

ON BEHALF OF MY DISTRICT, I WORK TO KEEP CARLSBAD GREEN AND SAFE AND INCLUSIVE OF OUR MANY DIVERSE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

OUR CITY IS KNOWN FOR ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND WE HAVE WORKED TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE.

MOST OF OUR ENERGY IS RENEWABLE THANKS TO THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM IS GOING WELL AND WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAM.

WE'RE NEARING THE OPENING OF ANOTHER PARK, AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, AS WELL AS OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMUNITY GARDEN IN SOUTH CARLSBAD, WHICH IS BEING CONSTRUCTED NOW.

WE INVEST IN SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT COMES IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS, WHETHER IT'S OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM OR LOWERING OUR 911 RESPONSE TIMES, OR OUR ONGOING WORK FOR SAFE STREETS, ONE OF THE TOP CONCERNS OF MY RESIDENTS HAS BEEN STREET SAFETY, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON EDUCATION, ENGINEERING AND ENFORCEMENT SO THAT CARS, BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS CAN SAFELY COEXIST.

I ALWAYS TRY TO ASK AND LISTEN TO COMMUNITY INPUT FROM EVERYONE, WHETHER THAT'S SENIORS, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, WORKING PARENTS OR YOUNG ADULTS.

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I CONSIDER AFFORDABILITY AND THE IMPACT OUR DECISIONS MAY HAVE ON FOLKS WITH A STRETCHED BUDGET OR FIXED INCOME.

WE HAVE A GREAT CITY AND IT TAKES A TEAM EFFORT.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, STAKEHOLDERS, OUR CITY STAFF AND SAY THAT I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE VIDEO AND YOU'RE PROUD OF OUR CITY.

MISS BURKHOLDER.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UNLIKE MY COLLEAGUES, I DON'T HAVE ANY PREPARED COMMENTS.

BUT I DO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS.

I DO APPRECIATE AND LOVE REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE IN CARLSBAD, RIGHT HERE WHERE YOU'RE SITTING.

AND IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR AND A HALF.

A LITTLE BIT OVER THE FIRST YEAR, I HAD 494 MEETINGS, INCLUDING WITH STAKEHOLDERS, CONSTITUENTS, BUSINESSES, OTHER MEETINGS, SANDAG AND FUND COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND I SIT ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, MISS ACOSTA.

AND WE DO A LOT OF GREAT WORK.

AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT I THINK WE DID THIS YEAR WAS TO GO TO EACH OF OUR COMMISSIONS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE ACTUALLY DOES, AND IN PART TO THE PUBLIC, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR CITY.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT DISTRICT ONE, I THINK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS HAPPENING AND THE GROWTH AND THE INFILL AND REDEVELOPMENT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO CONTINUALLY FIGHT FOR IS LOCAL CONTROL.

AND AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, SACRAMENTO IS DOING ITS DARNDEST TO TAKE EVERY OUNCE OF THAT AWAY FROM US.

SO WELCOME, MR. ALPER'S STUDENTS, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING THIS YEAR, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE DOES REQUIRE YOU TO COME.

AND THE REASON I'M SITTING HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE 15 AND 16, AND I THINK ABOUT THEM AND THEIR FUTURE IN CARLSBAD AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.

THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND COLLECTIVELY WE DO A GREAT JOB FOR CARLSBAD.

THANK YOU. MISS LUNA.

I THANK MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL ENCAPSULATED EVERYTHING THAT I WOULD HAVE SAID.

COMPOUNDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA TRIPLE DECKER, BY COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

AND AS OUR MAYOR HAS SAID, THIS IS NOT THE SAME COUNCIL.

IT'S COMPRISED AS YOU CAN TELL, IT'S VERY DIVERSE AGE WISE ALSO.

AND AS A SENIOR MEMBER, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO.

AND I KNOW WE'RE TRYING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

I KNOW THE MAYOR IS TRYING TO TAKE US IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, AND THIS PROBABLY ISN'T WHAT YOU'RE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING.

SO JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO TRY NEW THINGS, RIGHT? IN THE PAST, SOME OF THESE VIDEOS HAVE BEEN WHAT I CALLED DRY, BUT REALLY WELL PUT TOGETHER.

AND AT THE END OF EVERY VIDEO I WATCH, I JUST THINK TO MYSELF, I WANT TO LIVE IN THAT CITY.

THAT'S HOW GREAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION DOES ON OUR VIDEOS.

BUT THIS YEAR I ASKED TO MAKE IT JUST A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER.

NO SUITS AND TIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY.

GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK. TELL ME IF IT WORKED.

IF IT DID, GREAT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP IT A LITTLE LIGHTER.

IF IT DIDN'T WORK, LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY.

PLEASE SHOW THE VIDEO.

WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CITY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES AND A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.

BUT TODAY I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND I BROUGHT WITH ME SARABI FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

SHE'S GOING TO GO WITH ME AND KEEP ME COMPANY.

COME JOIN US.

WHO COMES UP WITH THESE RULES ANYWAY? HEY, MAYOR, I CAN STEP IN.

WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE AT POINSETTIA DOG PARK, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY.

IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT ENJOYING THE NEW PLAYGROUND AND PICKLEBALL COURTS, TOO.

EVEN THOUGH CARLSBAD IS A LOT BIGGER THAN WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, YOU CAN RUN INTO FRIENDS AT THE LOCAL PARK, AND PARKS ARE JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE HELP CREATE A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY. BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE LIKE OUR LIBRARIES AND NEW PUBLIC ART.

LET'S GET BACK TO THE VIDEO SO YOU CAN HEAR ALL ABOUT IT.

THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ON NOT ONE, BUT TWO NEW PARKS.

THE LATEST TO START THE PLANNING PROCESS IS ROBERTSON RANCH PARK, AT THE CORNER OF EL CAMINO REAL AND CANNON ROAD.

DOWN THE ROAD, CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK IS ALMOST READY TO BE PUT OUT TO BID, AND AN ARTIST HAS BEEN SELECTED TO CREATE SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL TO HONOR

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AND A NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN IS ON TRACK TO OPEN AT STAGECOACH COMMUNITY PARK EARLY NEXT YEAR.

TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR PICKLEBALL.

DESIGN WORK IS UNDERWAY FOR NEW COURTS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH PARTS OF TOWN.

THESE PRIORITIES AND MORE ARE OUTLINED IN A NEWLY UPDATED PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN.

I KNOW WHERE WE CAN GO. LET'S GO TO THE VILLAGE AND CHECK IT OUT.

HEY, MAYOR. I SEE YOU'VE MADE IT OVER TO THE I-5 CHESTNUT UNDERPASS.

THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE ARE PART OF THE HIGHWAY WIDENING.

THAT'S FINALLY MADE IT UP TO CARLSBAD.

AND CHESTNUT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A MAIN ROUTE TO CARLSBAD HIGH, ONE OF 16 SCHOOLS THAT NOW REQUIRE A PERMIT TO PARK AN E-BIKE ON CAMPUS.

CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED OVER 1200 STUDENTS ON SAFETY REGARDING THEIR E-BIKES.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE STEPS THE CITY HAS TAKEN TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND WE'RE ALREADY SEEING RESULTS.

INJURY COLLISIONS ARE DOWN IN CARLSBAD.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALL BE VERY PROUD OF.

IN THE YEAR SINCE CARLSBAD DECLARED A TRAFFIC SAFETY EMERGENCY, INJURY COLLISIONS WERE DOWN 13%, AND CARLSBAD IS NOW BEING RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER WITH ITS THREE E'S APPROACH FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, ENGINEERING AND ENFORCEMENT.

NEXT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A CONCERN A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE, AND THAT'S DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAVE A GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS FORCING US TO VIOLATE.

AND IT'S A LONG EXPLANATION, BUT I THINK I KNOW SOMEONE WHO COULD DO A REALLY GOOD JOB EXPLAINING IT.

HANG IN THERE WITH ME.

HEY, MAYOR, I GOT YOU COVERED ON THIS.

YOU JUST CAUGHT ME SHOPPING.

BUT WITH SOMEONE AS EXPERIENCED AS I AM IN PLANNING IT IS STILL PRETTY COMPLICATED.

BASICALLY, THE STATE HAS DECLARED A HOUSING CRISIS.

AND TO MAKE SURE NEW HOUSING GETS BUILT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, THEY HAVE STREAMLINED THE APPROVAL PROCESS, WHICH REMOVES A LOT OF THE CONTROL FROM CITIES LIKE CARLSBAD.

AND BECAUSE AFFORDABILITY IS SUCH A CONCERN, IF A DEVELOPER AGREES TO INCLUDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A PROJECT THEY CAN BUILD OVER THE HEIGHT LIMITS.

HERE IN CARLSBAD WE'VE DONE OUR PART TO MEET STATE HOUSING LAWS, WHICH PUTS US IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN OTHER CITIES.

AFTER ADOPTING A PLAN CALLED A HOUSING ELEMENT LAST YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NOW ADOPTED ZONING CHANGES NEEDED TO KEEP CARLSBAD IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEW STATE HOUSING LAWS.

WITHOUT A STATE APPROVED HOUSING PLAN, DEVELOPERS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BUILD NEW HOMES, CONDOS AND APARTMENTS PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE IN THE CITY AT ANY HEIGHT WITH LITTLE THE CITY COUNCIL COULD DO ABOUT IT.

WORK CONTINUES ON AN UPDATED GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN SO THAT CARLSBAD CAN RETAIN ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW.

WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN LOOKING FOR A PLACE FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW, BUT WITH THE COST OF LIVING, IT'S JUST BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND A PLACE AND SECURE IT.

SO HONESTLY, I'VE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROJECT.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAS GONE UP REGION WIDE.

HERE IN CARLSBAD THE CITY CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED, IDEALLY PREVENTING MORE PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM IS RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND ENFORCING THE LAW.

SINCE 2022, THE CITY HAS SECURED MORE THAN $11.5 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO HELP WITH THESE EFFORTS.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER TO THE SAFETY TRAINING CENTER.

BUT FIRST I GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHICH BIN TO PUT THESE IN.

I KNOW. HEY, MAYOR, THANKS FOR ASKING.

WE ACTUALLY GET THIS QUESTION A LOT.

PAPER THAT'S BEEN USED TO WRAP FOOD WASTE CAN GO DIRECTLY INTO THE GREEN BIN, AND EVERYTHING IN THE GREEN BIN CAN BE TURNED INTO FREE MULCH FOR YOUR GARDEN.

PUTTING THINGS IN THE RIGHT BINS IS JUST ONE WAY WE'RE DOING OUR PART FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

WE'RE GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND OUR LOCAL GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK IS GROWING EVERY YEAR.

WE ARE VERY LUCKY HERE IN CARLSBAD TO HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL NATURAL RESOURCES.

BUT HERE ARE SOME MORE UPDATES ON CARLSBAD'S ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES.

THE CITY OF CARLSBAD JUST RELEASED A DRAFT UPDATE OF ITS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN TO MEET THE STATE'S AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

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MEANWHILE, MORE THAN 6200 ACRES OF HABITAT ARE BEING PROTECTED TO SAVE SENSITIVE SPECIES AND NATIVE PLANTS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR STATE OF THE ART SAFETY TRAINING CENTER.

HI THERE. HI. WE CAME TO DO A TOUR OF THE SAFETY TRAINING CENTER.

DO YOU HAVE SOME ID? NO, I'VE WORKED HERE AS A COP.

I DIDN'T BRING MY ID BECAUSE I'M JUST SHOWING THEM AROUND, AND I HAVE THE DOG OUT FOR A WALK.

IF YOU LOOK INSIDE MY PICTURES, EVEN ON THE WALL RIGHT INSIDE THE DOOR.

THAT'S GREAT. BUT I STILL NEED TO SEE SOME ID, SO WITHOUT THAT, I CAN'T LET YOU IN, SIR.

I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE.

COME ON, SWEETIE. THIS YEAR, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD WELCOMED POLICE CHIEF CHRISTIE CALDERWOOD.

THE CITY COUNCIL'S NEW COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION IS PROVIDING A NEW WAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES AND SHARE THEIR INPUT.

AND THE DEPARTMENT REMAINS FOCUSED ON BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND STAYING AHEAD OF EMERGING TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HELPED ROLL OUT A NEW REGION WIDE APP THAT WILL ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS ON FIRE SAFE CARLSBAD, A PROGRAM TO HELP RESTAURANT WORKERS PREVENT KITCHEN FIRES.

FINALLY, INCREASED TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CITY STAFF IS HELPING CARLSBAD BE AN EVEN SAFER COMMUNITY.

WE'VE HAD A LONG DAY.

I THINK SARABI WOULD LIKE A LITTLE TENDER LOVE AND CARE TODAY.

OKAY, GREAT. WE'D LOVE TO WORK WITH HER.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

NO. WHAT ABOUT THAT? THAT JUST MIGHT WORK.

LIKE MUSE DOG SPA.

AND TODAY, OUR COUNCIL IS VERY PROUD THAT WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE ALL SET UP FOR SUCCESS.

COMPANIES WITH JOB CANDIDATES THROUGH ITS REVAMPED LIFE IN ACTION RECRUITER.

THIS YEAR, THE POPULAR ACTIVEWEAR COMPANY VUORI OPENED ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS IN THE CITY, AND BMW OPENED ITS FIRST DEALERSHIP AT CAR COUNTRY CARLSBAD.

SMARTVILLE IS GIVING OLD ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES NEW POWER, WHILE AMERICAN LITHIUM ENERGY MAKES THEM SAFER AND LAST LONGER.

IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS IS EXPANDING ITS OPERATIONS AS THEY CHANGE THE WAY THEY BRING GROUNDBREAKING MEDICINES TO MARKET.

ARGONAUT MANUFACTURING SERVICES, WHICH HELPS TRANSPORT LIFE SAVING VACCINES AND OTHER DRUGS TO FAR CORNERS OF THE WORLD, IS GROWING ITS CAPABILITIES IN CARLSBAD. THIS YEAR, THE CITY IS ROLLING OUT A NEW SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CONNECTING SMALL BUSINESSES TO KEY RESOURCES TO KEEP THEM GROWING FOR YEARS TO COME.

TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR HELPING ME WITH THIS VIDEO TODAY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, CARLSBAD HAS SOME AMAZING THINGS GOING ON AND I WANT TO THANK SARABI FOR COMING OUT AND KEEPING ME COMPANY TODAY.

REMEMBER, OUR SHELTERS AND RESCUES ARE FULL OF DOGS AND CATS LOOKING FOR A FOREVER HOME SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR LOVE AND LOYALTY WITH THE FAMILY.

I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A WONDERFUL VIDEO AGAIN.

I EXPECTED NOTHING LESS.

AND BOY, THEY MET THAT EXPECTATION.

AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PLAYING ALONG AND HAVING SOME FUN WITH THIS VIDEO.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR WATCHING THE VIDEO WITH US.

NEXT ON THE ITEM IS ANY REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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

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

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

THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

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

WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, YOU'RE INVITED TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK.

YOU'RE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK.

THE LIGHT ON THE PODIUM WILL TURN YELLOW, GIVING YOU NOTICE THAT YOU ARE DOWN TO THE LAST 30 SECONDS.

AT THE END OF THE THREE MINUTES, I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.

PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKERS.

ROSANNE BENTLEY, FOLLOWED BY JULIANNE ADAMEK.

ON AUGUST 1ST, I SENT AN EMAIL TO MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REGARDING WHAT I FEEL ARE ONGOING, EGREGIOUS AND UNTOWARD RATE HIKES FROM REPUBLIC BECAUSE LIKE MANY SENIORS, I'M ON A FIXED INCOME AND I DON'T RECEIVE THAT KIND OF YEARLY INCREASE.

I WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM SOMEONE NAMED JENNA DOTSON FROM REPUBLIC, SINCE I HAD NOT CC'D HER, NOR REACHED OUT TO ANYONE AT REPUBLIC.

NOWHERE IN MY LETTER DID I REQUEST OR INSTRUCT ANY OF YOU TO DO THAT.

IT WASN'T AUTHORIZED, NOR WAS PERMISSION GIVEN.

SUBSEQUENTLY, I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH ANDY AND ASKED HER WHO MADE THE UNILATERAL DECISION TO IGNORE ME AND FORWARD MY EMAIL TO REPUBLIC.

HER RESPONSE WAS, AND I QUOTE, HOW SHOULD I KNOW? YOU SENT IT TO ALL OF THEM.

SHE SUGGESTED I SEND ANOTHER EMAIL TO COUNCIL AND ASK WHO FORWARDED MY EMAIL, SO I DID.

TO DATE, I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM ANY OF YOU.

ALSO NO RESPONSE FROM JENNA AT REPUBLIC WHEN I QUERIED HER.

CRICKETS FROM ALL OF YOU.

AND IT'S QUITE TROUBLESOME.

WHY DIDN'T YOU RESPOND TO ME? IS IT BECAUSE THE CONCERNS OF THE CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD DON'T MATTER UNLESS YOU'RE CAMPAIGNING FOR ELECTION OR REELECTION? IF YOU HAD OFFERED ME THE COURTESY OF A DIRECT RESPONSE, I WOULDN'T BE HERE NOW.

I WOULD LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT MY EMAIL TO JENNA DODSON AT REPUBLIC TO IDENTIFY HIS OR HERSELF, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY YOU DIDN'T RESPOND TO ME DIRECTLY AND WHY YOU TOOK THAT ACTION.

IF YOU DON'T IDENTIFY YOURSELF, I'LL HAVE TO BE FORCED TO FILE FOR PUBLIC RECORDS, WHICH IS TIME CONSUMING AND ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.

IT IS EVEN. IS IT EVEN LEGAL FOR YOU TO SEND OUT COMMUNICATION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION? I'D SUGGEST ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY.

EXCEPT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE I FIND YOUR BEHAVIOR ETHICALLY QUESTIONABLE, DISRESPECTFUL, DISMISSIVE, AND JUST PLAIN RUDE.

AND BY THE WAY, REPUBLIC IS A HORRIBLE COMPANY.

THEY'RE TOXIC LANDFILL NEAR LA IS SUBJECT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AND AQMD AUDITS.

SO IS THIS WHAT OUR MONEY PAID FOR? A FOUR PAGE, FOUR COLOR, GLOSSY WASTE OF MONEY? THANKS PRIYA AND TERESA FOR SUCH A TERRIBLE COMPANY.

GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS.

PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF.

BE HONEST AND TRANSPARENT.

WHO DID IT? I REALLY HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.

ON THE OTHER HAND, AS AN EXAMPLE OF DOING IT RIGHT.

WHILE I'M HERE, I'D LIKE TO THANK MANDY MILLS, HEAD OF HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT, FOR MEETING WITH ME AND ALWAYS MAKING HERSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AS I ATTEMPTED TO NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO MOVE THAT VERY LOW INCOME THANK YOU ROSANNE, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

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ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS, ON JULY 30TH, I PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL A SITUATION REGARDING A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF CHICKENS AT HER RESIDENCE. DETAILS ARE IN THE DOCUMENTS I SUBMITTED TO YOU ON THAT DATE.

WE HAVE DILIGENTLY TRIED TO WORK THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHANNELS TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT OUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN.

IN EARLY APRIL, WE REQUESTED WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING ENFORCEMENT OF CITY CODE 7.04.010.

WE EXPANDED IT TO INCLUDE CITY CODE 7.08.0.10.

CODE ENFORCEMENT TOLD US IT WAS THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING ANIMAL RELATED CITY CODE.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY TOLD US IT WAS THE CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.

TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH I ASKED CODE ENFORCEMENT WHO WITH THE CITY IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ADMINISTERING THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

THEIR RESPONSE WAS, I DON'T KNOW.

I KIND OF FELT LIKE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ABBOTT AND COSTELLO ROUTINE.

WHO'S ON FIRST? WHAT'S ON SECOND? THIRD BASE, I DON'T KNOW.

AFTER REQUESTING A MEETING WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY, I WAS TOLD THAT YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE.

IT'S THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO OVERSEES THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE SIMPLY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

ARE YOU SEEING A PATTERN HERE? I'M PRETTY SURE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN TO CHASE DOWN NOISY CHICKENS.

SINCE IT IS THE CITY MANAGER WHO SIGNED THE AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY, THEN IT IS THE CITY MANAGER WHO'S ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES BY THE THIRD PARTY VENDOR. ALTHOUGH IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT CAN BE DELEGATED, THE ULTIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY CANNOT.

THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU MR. CHADWICK. CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS REPEATEDLY TOLD US TO WORK WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY, BUT THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS IGNORED US.

THEY WON'T RETURN PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS.

CLEARLY, NO ONE AT THE CITY KNOWS WHO'S REALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENFORCING THESE CODES.

WE'VE CONTINUED TO GET THE RUNAROUND, AND THE TEFLON DESK CAME OFF MY DESK ONTO YOUR DESK.

NOT MY PROBLEM ANYMORE HAS BEEN PLAYED BY THE CITY AND IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MUST STOP.

WE REQUEST THAT THE CITY MANAGER TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS CONTRACT AND DIRECT THE HUMANE SOCIETY TO ENFORCE THESE CODES.

I WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL WITH AN UPDATE ON THIS ISSUE.

WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY.

I'M RETIRED. I HAVE A LOT OF TIME ON MY HANDS, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS UNTIL WE GET RESOLUTION.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM. THE BUCK STOPS WITH JEFF MURPHY.

HE'S WAVING TO YOU RIGHT NOW.

HE'S GOING TO HELP YOU WORK YOUR WAY NAVIGATE THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

THANK YOU.

MARY REASTON.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

I'M MARY REASTON FROM YOGA YOUR WAY.

AND WE HAVE AN ISSUE THAT WE WANTED TO BRING UP TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT COMMERCIAL USE AT THE LAGOON FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

WE'RE A WOMAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN JUST BRINGING THE BENEFITS OF, YOU KNOW, SMALL BUSINESSES TO CARLSBAD.

WE OFFER DONATION BASED CLASSES TO SUPPORT THE HOMELESS, THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY, WOMEN'S SHELTERS, AND PEOPLE WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES.

AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS ALLOWED COMMERCIAL USAGE IS CALIFORNIA WATER SPORTS, THAT THEY'VE BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MICK, WHO IS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHO'S BEEN VERY GRACIOUS, BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS, AND THERE'S NO KIND OF SOLUTION OTHER THAN UNLESS CALIFORNIA WATER SPORTS AGREES TO GRANDFATHER YOU IN AS WELL, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THEM.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH VISIT CARLSBAD BECAUSE WE OFFER PADDLEBOARD YOGA AND IT'S THE ONLY PLACE TO GET PADDLEBOARD YOGA IS AT THE CARLSBAD LAGOON.

VISIT CARLSBAD IS USING THIS TO ATTRACT TOURISM AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT CARLSBAD CITY IS ABOUT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU GUYS TO HELP US FIND A WAY FOR NOT JUST YOGA YOUR WAY FOR ALL SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO FIND SOME WAY FORWARD.

WE ALSO ARE ASKING THAT WE BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE SEASON, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN PERMITS.

WE HAVE OUR CITY BUSINESS LICENSE.

YOU KNOW, WE WORK THROUGH THIS WITH IN 2023 AND HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING.

AND WE HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING UP ON OCTOBER 1ST WITH VISIT CARLSBAD.

SO ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE US, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN.

AND MA'AM GARY, IF YOU COULD COME ON OUT.

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MA'AM, IF YOU COULD SEE KYLE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. BACK THERE.

THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU.

NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

MOTION, PLEASE. SO MOVED.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER THREE.

[3. OVERVIEW OF LEGAL RULING CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON V. JOHNSON AND CITY’S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS ]

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS AN OVERVIEW OF A LEGAL RULING FOR THE CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON, VERSUS JOHNSON.

THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

WE HAVE A JOINT PRESENTATION BEING DONE BY HOMELESS OR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR MANDY MILLS, OUR SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ALLEGRA FROST, AND OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, CHRISTIE CALDERWOOD.

LADIES. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU.

AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THIS OVERVIEW IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TONIGHT, I'M JOINED BY ALLEGRA FROST, SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE, CHRISTIE CALDERWOOD.

AND I'M MANDY MILLS, THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES.

WE WILL BE GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT CHANGES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL REGARDING ENCAMPMENT ENFORCEMENT AND WHAT THOSE CHANGES MEAN FOR CITIES AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IN PARTICULAR.

THE REPORT EXPLAINS THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN THE CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON VERSUS JOHNSON, WHICH OVERTURNED THE FORMER MARTIN VERSUS BOISE DECISION. ADDITIONALLY, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM RECENTLY ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REGARDING ENCAMPMENTS, WHICH WE WILL EXPLAIN AS WELL. THE REPORT GIVES A REVIEW OF THE CITY'S STRATEGIES AND EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP ENCAMPMENTS AND MOVE PEOPLE INTO HOUSING OR SHELTER.

WE WILL GO OVER WHAT ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES ALLOW AND WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE ADOPTED.

THE REPORT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF OPTIONS SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO EXPLORE CHANGES TO THE CITY'S APPROACH TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND THE EFFECTS ON THE COMMUNITY. STAFF PLAN TO PRESENT THESE OPTIONS TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK IN FALL OF 2024, AND RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH ANY FEEDBACK. THE THREE OF US WILL BE PRESENTING DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.

BUT FIRST, WE'LL WE'RE GOING TO START THIS EVENING WITH A VIDEO ABOUT THE CITY'S EFFORTS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND OUR OVERALL APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS HERE IN CARLSBAD.

I WAS ACTUALLY BEING COUNTED LAST YEAR, SO THIS IS KIND OF MY WAY OF GIVING BACK AND HELPING PEOPLE GET THE HELP THAT I GOT.

WE TAKE A TWO PRONGED APPROACH HELPING THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS GET CONNECTED TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED, WHILE MANAGING THE DAY TO DAY IMPACTS ON OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORS REGIONAL EFFORTS, STATE ISSUES, FEDERAL AGENCIES TO SEE IF WE CAN LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES AND SEE WHAT WE CAN BRING TOGETHER TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO I GREW UP WITH A KIND OF ABSENTEE FATHER.

MY MOM WAS A DRUG ADDICT.

I HAD BEEN TAKING HER TO MEETINGS AND STUFF WHEN I WAS LIKE 12.

I WAS POLICING MY MOM FOR FOREVER, YOU KNOW, CATCHING HER DOING THIS, RUNNING DRUG TESTS ON HER.

I GET TO COLLEGE, AND, YOU KNOW, I START DRINKING.

AND I REMEMBER, LIKE, MY SENIOR YEAR, I WOKE UP, IT WAS PROBABLY LIKE FOUR IN THE MORNING, AND I DRANK A BEER.

AND I REMEMBER THINKING, I DON'T THINK MY FRIENDS ARE DOING THIS.

I GOT MY UNDERGRAD. I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL LIKE EVERYTHING WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK OUT, BUT IT DIDN'T.

I WAS IN THE BUSHES BEHIND DUMPSTERS, ALL WITH A VERY, VERY SEVERE DRINKING PROBLEM.

THE SERVICES THAT WERE PRESENTED TO ME DURING MY TWO YEARS WAS, YOU NEED TO GO TO REHAB, AND I WASN'T READY FOR THAT.

ONE DAY I GOT ARRESTED FOR PEEING IN PUBLIC.

I WAS LIKE, WHATEVER I GOT TO DO TO NOT GO TO JAIL.

AND THAT WAS REHAB.

THEN I GET A JOB LIKE FOUR MONTHS OUT OF REHAB.

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I HIT A YEAR SOBER, AND I PUT MY NAME ON THE SECTION EIGHT LIST.

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, I GET A CALL AND BOOM, I'M IN MY OWN APARTMENT.

HERE WE ARE. YOU KNOW, AS OF TODAY, I AM TWO YEARS AND ONE MONTH SOBER.

I GO TO WORK EVERY DAY.

A POSITION WHERE I FEEL I'M VALUED AND I THINK, I MEAN, THINGS ARE GOOD.

WE ARE CONSTANTLY PROBLEM SOLVING WITH PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY TO GET THEM TO A POINT WHERE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE TO GET INTO HOUSING.

WE HAD A SENIOR WHO WAS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLE IN CARLSBAD FOR MANY YEARS.

I STARTED WORKING WITH THEM AND GOT THEM THEIR ID, THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, ALL THEIR PROOF OF INCOME.

SO ONCE WE FOUND AN APARTMENT, HE WAS ABLE TO QUALIFY, GET INTO THAT APARTMENT.

AND HE'S NOW LIVING IN AN APARTMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

A LIMITED SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS, BUT THE RISING HOUSING COSTS IN RECENT DAYS HAS REALLY INCREASED THIS CHALLENGE.

THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS DONE A LOT TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRICE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON A FIXED INCOME, WHICH IS A KEY PIECE TO HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THIS COMPLEX ISSUE IS THE LACK OF RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

IT MAY HAVE TAKEN YEARS FOR SOMEBODY TO BECOME HOMELESS.

COULD BE TRAUMA, A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, BAD EXPERIENCE THEY'VE HAD WITH A HOMELESS SHELTER.

SOMETIMES IT'S MY FIRST TIME INTERACTING WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL.

IT IS A BALANCE, RIGHT? SO AT ONE POINT YOU DO CONTINUE THAT OUTREACH.

BUT IF YOU'RE CONTACTING THE SAME PERSON FOR THE SAME EXACT THING EVERY DAY, AT SOME POINT THEY HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

AND THEY KNOW THAT ONE OF THE MORE RECENT SUCCESS STORIES IS A YOUNGER GENTLEMAN THAT WAS CAUSING A LOT OF DISTURBANCES WITHIN THE VILLAGE AREA.

IT WAS ME CONTACTING HIM.

WE'VE ARRESTED HIM A FEW TIMES AND CONTINUING TO HAVE THAT FOLLOW UP AND THAT RAPPORT WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL TO WHERE HE FINALLY SAID YES TO GETTING HELP.

TWO MONTHS LATER, HE CONTACTS ME AND SAYS, HEY, OFFICER VELA, THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT AND THAT CONTINUAL FOLLOW UP.

I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M TWO MONTHS SOBER, CLEAN AND SOBER.

I'M NOW LIVING IN A SOBER LIVING FACILITY.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE TRACK AND MONITOR DATA SO THAT WE CAN MAKE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS.

SO WE LOOK AT A VARIETY OF FACTORS TO TRACK OUR PROGRESS OVER TIME.

TO HELP US ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS WITH LONG TERM SOLUTIONS.

THE CITY KNOWS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING OURSELVES.

OUR CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN A LEADER IN UPDATING LOCAL LAWS SO THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO HELP REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS.

WHEN WE FIRST MADE CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS IN AN ENCAMPMENT, WE PROVIDED THEM WITH RESOURCES, SEE IF THEY ARE WILLING TO SPEAK TO ONE OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS.

WE ALSO PROVIDED THEM WITH A FORM TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO VACATE THE PREMISES, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AT A LATER TIME.

AND IF THEY'RE STILL THERE AGAIN, WE'LL OFFER THEM RESOURCES.

AND IF THEY CONTINUE TO DECLINE RESOURCES, THEY'RE VIOLATING ANY LAWS.

WE'LL WRITE THEM A CITATION AND ALSO HELP THEM WITH THE CLEANUP OF THEIR ENCAMPMENT.

WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO HELP WITH THE CLEANUPS, BUT A LOT OF OUR OFFICERS ON THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM DO HELP THEM OUT AS INDIVIDUALS.

IF THERE'S NOBODY THERE THEN WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY THAT COMES IN AND HELPS WITH THE CLEANUP, AND ANYTHING LEFT OF VALUE WILL BE STORED AT OUR POLICE STATION.

A LOT OF THE INDIVIDUALS ARE USED TO BEING IN NORTH COUNTY.

KNOW WHAT RESOURCES THEY CAN GO TO.

SO A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE AS WELL ARE THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE NORTH COUNTY.

AND WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A SHELTER BED AVAILABLE, THAT'S WHEN WE RUN INTO PROBLEMS. IT'S A REALLY TOUGH ISSUE AND IT'S REALLY COMPLEX.

I WISH I COULD SAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE ENDING HOMELESSNESS.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY CAN'T, BUT WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY, AND WE HOPE THAT THE IMPACTS ARE NOTICEABLE ON THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT'S UP TO THEM.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I CAN GO UP TO SOMEBODY EVERY SINGLE DAY AND ASK THEM, HEY, ARE YOU READY? I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHANGES IN THEIR MIND TO FINALLY SAY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, TODAY IS THE DAY I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO TRY TO TURN MY LIFE AROUND.

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THE VIDEO HOPEFULLY IS A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF HOW COMPLEX THE ISSUE IS.

COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR REGION AND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH THIS GROWING PROBLEM.

THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS BEEN PROACTIVE IN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

SO IN 2016, THE CITY DEDICATED A HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ADDRESS SPECIFIC COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND THEN RECOGNIZING THAT HOMELESSNESS WAS BECOMING A BIGGER CONCERN IN CARLSBAD.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CITY'S FIRST PLAN, SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT REDUCING HOMELESSNESS IN 2017.

THEN, IN 2021, THE CITY COUNCIL MADE REDUCING HOMELESSNESS A TOP CITY PRIORITY, WITH A FOCUS ON DIRECTING RESOURCES WHERE THEY COULD MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT BY CREATING A NEW HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL DIRECTED STAFF TO UPDATE THE 2017 PLAN TO FOCUS ON REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE COMMUNITY, IN ADDITION TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN CARLSBAD.

THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN BY IDENTIFYING THIS TWO PRONGED APPROACH.

SO THE GOAL IS SPECIFICALLY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN A COMPASSIONATE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER, AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE COMMUNITY.

THE CITY COUNCIL DID ADOPT THE UPDATED HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN IN EARLY 2023.

THE PLAN INCLUDES HIGH LEVEL POLICY DIRECTION AND STRATEGIES OVER THREE KEY AREAS OF IMPACT, WHICH ARE SHELTER AND HOUSING, OUTREACH AND ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE PLAN IDENTIFIES INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS THAT WILL BE PURSUED TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THE 2017 HOMELESS RESPONSE PLAN ALSO DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING POTENTIAL ORDINANCE LANGUAGE TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION THAT ADDRESSED THE GROWING COMMUNITY CONCERNS.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ALLEGRA FROST TO DELVE MORE INTO OUR ORDINANCES AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED THOSE ORDINANCES.

THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE STRATEGIES IN THE CITY'S ORIGINAL HOMELESS RESPONSE PLAN FROM 2017 WAS TO REVIEW THE REVIEW AND UPDATE CITY ORDINANCES TO ADDRESS IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE FIRST THE FIRST BULLET POINT ON THIS SLIDE HAS AN ASTERISK, AND I'LL ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR YOU HERE THESE CODE UPDATES WERE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS AND ENSURE THAT OUR MUNICIPAL CODE WAS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT LAWS.

THE REASON WE NOTED THE CAMPING ORDINANCE ON THE PRIOR SLIDE WITH THE ASTERISK WAS BECAUSE OF A 2018 99TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL DECISION CALLED MARTIN VERSUS BOISE.

IN THAT CASE, THE COURT HELD THAT AN ORDINANCE VIOLATES THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT OF THE US CONSTITUTION'S CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS CLAUSE IF IT IMPOSES CRIMINAL SANCTIONS AGAINST HOMELESS PEOPLE FOR SITTING, LYING DOWN OR SLEEPING OUTSIDE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY WHEN NO ALTERNATIVE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

BECAUSE MARTIN VERSUS BOISE BECAUSE THE MARTIN VERSUS BOISE DECISION PROHIBITED ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPING RESTRICTIONS UNLESS SHELTER WAS AVAILABLE.

THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED AN EMERGENCY HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM IN 2021.

THE PROGRAM ALLOWED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OFFER A VOUCHER FOR A MOTEL STAY IF OTHER SHELTER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME.

SO THIS BRINGS US TO THE REASON FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION, WHICH IS A REASONS RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT OVERTURNED MARTIN VERSUS BOISE.

THAT CASE CENTERED ON THE CITY OF GRANTS, PASSES PROHIBITION ON ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SLEEPING ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS, CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, AND CAMPING AND PARKING OVERNIGHT IN CITY'S PARKS, A GROUP OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO WERE LIVING IN THE CITY OF GRANTS PASS SUED THE CITY.

IN THAT CASE, THE SUPREME COURT FOUND THAT NONE OF THE PUNISHMENTS IMPOSED BY THE ORDINANCES QUALIFIED AS EITHER CRUEL OR UNUSUAL UNDER THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT. AND THERE, THE COURT EMPHASIZED THAT THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT DEALS WITH THE METHOD AND KIND OF PUNISHMENTS THAT CAN BE IMPOSED, AND NOT WHETHER

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FURTHER, THE COURT FOUND THAT GRANTS PASSES ORDINANCE DID NOT CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE FOR BEING HOMELESS.

RATHER, THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITED CERTAIN ACTIONS THAT COULD BE TAKEN BY ANY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS.

THE SUPREME COURT NOTED THAT VIOLATIONS OF CAMPING ORDINANCES COULD STILL BE SUBJECT TO OTHER TYPES OF LEGAL DEFENSES THAT CAN BE RAISED BY A DEFENDANT DURING A CRIMINAL TRIAL.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEONE COULD CLAIM NECESSITY, WHICH MEANS HAVING NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

THEY COULD CLAIM INSANITY, DIMINISHED CAPACITY, DURESS, OR SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AS A DEFENSE IN A TRIAL.

THE COURT ALSO NOTED THAT STATES CAN ADOPT LAWS LIMITING HOW FAR CITIES MAY GO IN REGULATING PUBLIC CAMPING.

A QUESTION THAT HAS COME UP SINCE THIS RULING IS WHETHER THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SHOULD UPDATE ITS MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTION 8.36030, NOW THAT AN OFFER OF SHELTER IS NO LONGER REQUIRED UNDER THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE'LL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT.

THE LANGUAGE REQUIRING AN OFFER OF SHELTER BEFORE ISSUING A CITATION COULD EITHER BE RETAINED OR REMOVED.

IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THE CITY COULD STILL IMPLEMENT THE OFFER OF SHELTER AS A BEST PRACTICE ELSEWHERE IN ANOTHER DOCUMENT.

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THE CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF COULD INCORPORATE THIS BEST PRACTICE.

ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING, THE GOVERNOR ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING STATE AGENCIES TO ADOPT POLICIES TO ADDRESS ENCAMPMENTS ON STATE PROPERTY BASED ON THE POLICY USED BY CALTRANS.

IT ONLY APPLIES TO STATE AGENCIES, BUT IT DOES ENCOURAGE CITIES TO TAKE SIMILAR APPROACHES.

IT DOES NOT REQUIRE AN OFFER OF SHELTER, BUT IT DOES HAVE OTHER LANGUAGE ENCOURAGING, PRIORITIZING OFFERS OF SHELTER AND SERVICES AS A FIRST STEP TO RESOLVING ENCAMPMENTS.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL HAND OVER THE NEXT PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION TO OUR POLICE CHIEF CALDERWOOD, TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S APPROACH TO ENCAMPMENTS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND RESPECTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IN TERMS OF OUR APPROACH TO ENCAMPMENTS WHEN THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS ISSUED, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO EVALUATE OUR POLICIES AND APPROACH TO CAMP ENCAMPMENT CLEARANCES.

WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT OUR POLICIES RELATED TO ENCAMPMENTS ARE GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER.

AS IT WAS DISCUSSED, THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TALKS ABOUT CALTRANS AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY TO APPLY WHAT WE'RE DOING ON A DAILY BASIS. BUT OUR ENCAMPMENTS ARE ALSO IN ALLIANCE WITH THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS AN APPROACH WE HAVE BEEN TAKING FOR MANY YEARS.

A KEY PROVISION OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS IS WHAT THEY CALL A CLEARANCE WITH SUPPORT APPROACH, WHICH MEANS THAT WE WORK WITH PEOPLE TO TRY AND FIND THEM HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICES, AND GIVE THEM A MINIMUM NOTICE OF 48 HOURS BEFORE YOU REMOVE ITEMS. OFTENTIMES FOR US, IT IS LONGER THAN 48 HOURS.

IT'S GENERALLY 3 TO 4 DAYS.

BUT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT SAYS A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS DURING FISCAL YEAR 23-24, THE CITY CLEANED UP 40 ENCAMPMENTS OVER 135 DAYS, RESULTING IN THE REMOVAL OF JUST OVER 151YD³ OF TRASH.

IN TERMS OF OUR ENFORCEMENT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC TO ENCAMPMENTS OUR MAIN GOALS ARE TO END UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES WHEN APPROPRIATE OFFICERS MAY USE WARNINGS TO INTERRUPT UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR.

BUILD RAPPORT WITH SUBJECTS, AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO THAT NEED ASSISTANCE, ASSISTANCE AND ULTIMATELY GET THEM REFERRED TO A SOCIAL WORKER WHEN SERVICES ARE REFUSED ENFORCEMENT TOOLS ARE A NECESSARY PART OF OUR HOT TEAMS DUTIES.

THERE ARE ALSO OTHER LAWS AVAILABLE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE AND BEYOND THE CITY'S ORDINANCES.

SO OUTSIDE OF THE MUNI CODE THAT WE USE TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

IF WE LOOK AT DATA FROM JULY 23RD TO JULY 24TH HERE ARE SOME DATA TO KIND OF SHOW YOU THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY THAT WE ARE SEEING SPECIFIC TO ENCAMPMENTS. CARLSBAD POLICE MADE FIVE ARRESTS, ISSUED 114 CITATIONS AND PROVIDED 16 WARNINGS SPECIFIC TO VIOLATIONS FOR THE CITY'S

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TO PUT THIS DATA IN PERSPECTIVE, OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK A TOTAL OF 1060 OFFICIAL ACTIONS RELATED TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY.

THIS INCLUDES ARRESTS, MENTAL HEALTH CITATIONS, AND WARNINGS.

THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR ARRESTS RELATE TO BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, SHOPPING CART REMOVAL OR POSSESSION OF A SHOPPING CART, AS WELL AS TRESPASSING.

LOOKING AT JUST ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC CAMPING RESTRICTIONS, VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S CAMPING ORDINANCE WAS THE MOST COMMON, FOLLOWED BY TRESPASSING AND PARK HOURS.

I POINT THIS OUT TO SHOW THAT THE CAMPING ORDINANCE IS JUST ONE TOOL WE HAVE FOR ADDRESSING CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

I DID WANT TO DRAW A DISTINCTION BETWEEN PUBLIC CAMPING, AS WELL AS SLEEPING IN CARS AND USING PUBLIC FACILITIES.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, ESPECIALLY RECENTLY, WHY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT REMOVING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FROM PARKING LOTS AT CITY FACILITIES AND THE FACILITY FACILITIES THEMSELVES.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DO HAVE A RIGHT TO ACCESS THESE FACILITIES, SUCH AS LIBRARIES AND PARKS, PROVIDED THEY DO SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AS WELL AS THE FACILITIES CODE OF CONDUCT.

TWO OF THE OPTIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION DO INCLUDE UPDATING THE LANGUAGE IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO RESTRICT OR PROHIBIT SLEEPING IN VEHICLES, AND RESTRICTING OVERNIGHT PARKING AND FACILITY PARKING LOTS TO ALLOW FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT MORE ENFORCEMENT.

AS NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THERE ARE SIX CITIES IN THE COUNTY THAT CURRENTLY HAVE A MUNI CODE RESTRICTING SLEEPING IN VEHICLES WITH TIME RESTRICTIONS, AS WELL AS EIGHT CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY THAT HAVE A MUNI CODE RESTRICTING CAMPING AND VEHICLES ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY.

MISS MILLS WILL TAKE OVER AND DISCUSS OTHER CITIES CAMPING ORDINANCES IN THE UPCOMING SLIDES.

SO WE DID LOOK AT OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION AND LIKE CARLSBAD, MANY CITIES HAVE UPDATED THEIR MUNICIPAL CODES IN RECENT YEARS TO ADDRESS CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND OTHER ISSUES LIKE SLEEPING VEHICLES.

SO A NUMBER OF CITIES HAVE RECENTLY ADOPTED ORDINANCES WHERE THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE, OR THEY MADE A DECISION TO ENFORCE AN EXISTING ORDINANCE.

SO THIS INCLUDES ESCONDIDO, SAN MARCOS, AND VISTA AND CHULA VISTA'S ORDINANCE IS IN PROCESS AT THIS TIME.

SO FOR COMPARISON, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE OTHER ORDINANCES, ALL 18 CITIES IN THE REGION HAVE SOME TYPE OF PROHIBITION ON PUBLIC CAMPING.

SO ALL PROHIBIT CAMPING IN PUBLIC PARKS AND THEN SOME PROHIBIT CAMPING ON OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS.

THERE ARE THREE LOCAL CITIES, SO CARLSBAD, OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO IN THEIR CODES DO MENTION REQUIRING SHELTER TO BE OFFERED BEFORE CITATIONS FOR UNLAWFUL CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY CAN BE ISSUED IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO LET ME CLARIFY.

THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE OPEN SPACE SENSITIVE WATERWAYS DISTANCE FROM A POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREA LIKE A SCHOOL.

SO THERE'S KIND OF CARVE OUTS AND EXCEPTIONS IN IN THOSE THREE CITIES.

AND THEN LIVING IN VEHICLES.

SO VEHICLE HOMELESSNESS HAS BEEN INCREASING IN CARLSBAD AND ACROSS THE REGION.

SO BETWEEN 2023 AND 2024, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES DURING THE POINT IN TIME COUNT INCREASED BY 44% IN THE WHOLE REGION.

AND THEN FOR CARLSBAD IN PARTICULAR, THAT NUMBER INCREASED FROM 29 PEOPLE IN 2023 TO 56 PEOPLE IN 2024. AN ACTION ITEM IN THE CITY'S HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN EARLY 2023, WAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING IN VEHICLES.

SO ACROSS THE REGION, 15 CITIES HAVE SOME FORM OF RESTRICTION ON SLEEPING OR RESIDING IN VEHICLES, INCLUDING SOME RESTRICTIONS BASED ON TIME OF DAY OR AGAIN LOCATION BASED ON PROXIMITY TO A SENSITIVE AREA.

CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROHIBITION TO SLEEP IN OR LIVE IN YOUR VEHICLE.

WE DO KNOW THAT AT LEAST ONE CITY RESTRICTION IN THE REGION DOES HAVE IS FACING LEGAL CHALLENGES ON THIS ISSUE, SO THIS

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SO THE CITY HAS RECEIVED TWO GRANTS TO CONCENTRATE EFFORTS ON MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS.

SO IN JULY OF 23, THE CITY RECEIVED A $2.3 MILLION, THREE YEAR GRANT FROM THE STATE'S ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUNDING PROGRAM.

THE GRANT SUPPORTS ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH MOVING OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS IN THE VILLAGE BARRIO AREA AND THE COLE LIBRARY, HOLIDAY PARK, AND PINE PARK AREA.

DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, WE WERE ABLE 15 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN TRANSITIONED TO TEMPORARY HOUSING AND THEN 13 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE MOVED INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. WE ANTICIPATE OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE AT LEAST 75 PEOPLE OUT OF THAT ENCAMPMENT AREA OVER THE THREE YEARS. AND THEN SIMILARLY, ALSO ON YOUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING, THE CITY CAN RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL STATE GRANT AS PART OF A JOINT APPLICATION WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE TO FOCUS ON THE AREA ALONG THE STATE ROUTE 78 AND THE BUENA VISTA CREEK AREA.

THE TOTAL GRANT IS $11.4 MILLION AND AIMS TO MOVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FROM MULTIPLE ENCAMPMENTS IN THAT AREA INTO SHELTER AND HOUSING.

THE CITY HAS BEEN UTILIZING A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY WISH, HOWEVER, TO EVALUATE OTHER OPTIONS RELATED TO THIS GOAL OF ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

MISS FROST WILL NOW GO OVER A NUMBER OF OPTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION.

THANK YOU.

CITY STAFF HAVE PREPARED SEVERAL OPTIONS, THE FIRST OF WHICH RELATES TO THE RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION.

OTHER AREAS OR OTHERS ADDRESS AREAS OF COMMUNITY CONCERN, AND I'LL GO OVER THOSE IN JUST A MINUTE.

IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, STAFF'S PLAN IS TO PRESENT THESE OPTIONS TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION FOR FEEDBACK THIS FALL, AND THEN RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE HEARD. THIS WILL ALSO PROVIDE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE ANY OF THESE OPTIONS IN MORE DETAIL STAFF WOULD COMPLETE THE ANALYSIS NEEDED AND RETURN WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT A FUTURE MEETING.

THIS SLIDE LISTS THE NINE OPTIONS THAT WERE DEVELOPED BY STAFF.

SOME OF THESE OPTIONS HAVE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS, WHICH ARE EXPLAINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

TO HELP WITH THE DISCUSSION WE'VE NUMBERED THE OPTIONS AND USED THE LETTERS TO INDICATE VARIATIONS.

IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE NINE OF YOUR STAFF REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THE KIND OF LETTERED OPTIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE SLIDE YOU'LL SEE UP HERE.

ONE IS CHANGE MUNICIPAL CODE.

BUT ON PAGE NINE THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF ONE.

SO THIS IS SORT OF YOUR YOUR SIMPLIFIED OVERVIEW.

AND I HAVE SOME SLIDES IF YOU WANT TO I CAN PULL THEM UP TO DIVE DOWN INTO EACH OF THESE DURING DISCUSSION, AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. REBECCA NUSSBAUM, FOLLOWED BY TERRY JACOBS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS REBECCA NUSSBAUM, AND I SERVE AS CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER AT COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.

OUR ORGANIZATION PROUDLY PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FOR THE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES YOU'VE MADE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AS A REPRESENTED TONIGHT IN THE PRESENTATION ON ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY.

YOUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE AND RESOURCES TO THOSE IN NEED IS EVIDENT IN THE ONGOING INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS YOU HAVE FOSTERED, INCLUDING THE INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ARE ALREADY MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MANY IN THE LIVES OF MANY RESIDENTS.

AS A PARTNER IN THESE EFFORTS, OUR ORGANIZATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE CITY IN ITS MISSION TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE, LONG TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT IS WITH THIS SHARED GOAL IN MIND THAT I ADDRESS YOU TODAY REGARDING THE RECENT US SUPREME COURT DECISION REGARDING CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON V JOHNSON.

THIS RULING PRESENTS A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR CITIES ACROSS THE NATION, INCLUDING CARLSBAD, TO CHOOSE A PATH FORWARD.

THE DECISION UNDERSCORES THE CRITICAL NEED TO PURSUE STRATEGIES THAT ARE NOT ONLY EFFECTIVE AND HUMANE, BUT STRATEGIES LIKE SEVERAL OF THE SERVICES OPTIONS AS REFERENCED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

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WE ALSO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO EXPLORE A GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY.

COLLABORATING WITH NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS TO ALIGN OUR EFFORTS AND AVOID MERELY PUSHING THE CHALLENGE FROM ONE CITY TO ANOTHER WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING ISSUE.

THE EVIDENCE IS COMPELLING.

CRIMINALIZATION STRATEGIES SUCH AS ENCAMPMENT EVICTIONS AND PUNITIVE MEASURES ARE NOT ONLY COSTLY BUT HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN SHOWN TO BE INEFFECTIVE.

THEY FAIL TO PROVIDE LASTING SOLUTIONS AND INSTEAD DRAIN CITY RESOURCES THAT COULD BE BETTER SPENT ON PROGRAMS THAT TRULY ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS.

IN CONTRAST, INVESTING IN HOMELESS SERVICE OFFERS FAR MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACH WHEN COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS PRIORITIZE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND CASE MANAGEMENT, WE SEE REAL POSITIVE OUTCOMES.

THIS APPROACH NOT ONLY HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXIT HOMELESSNESS, BUT ALSO ADDRESSES THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE USE OF PUBLIC SPACES.

CARLSBAD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, AS YOU HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND BY FULLY EMBRACING SERVICES OPTIONS AND COMMITTING TO THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PLEDGE, WE CAN BUILD ON THE GOOD WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE IN THE CITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING CARLSBAD A COMPASSIONATE AND FORWARD THINKING CITY.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF AND OUR SURROUNDING CITIES HAVE PASSED ENCAMPMENT BANS, AND IT'S TIME THAT WE REVERT BACK TO OUR BAN THAT WAS CHANGED IN 2021 WITH ENFORCEMENT TOOLS, SO THAT THE POLICE OFFICERS CAN DEAL WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE SEEING EVERY DAY IN OUR CITY. WHAT WE HAVE IN EFFECT NOW WITHOUT THAT BAN IS A MAGNET PROGRAM.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE, LIKE I DO EVERY DAY, WE'RE SEEING NEW FACES.

AND THEY'RE NEW FACES THAT YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HOMELESS FOR A LONG TIME.

THEY'RE NOT JUST COMING OUT OF HOUSING.

AND WE TALK QUITE A BIT ABOUT COMPASSION, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE MORE COMPASSIONATE THAN THIS.

I'M SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHAT THIS IS.

THIS IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAMS RESOURCE GUIDE.

THERE ARE SO MANY RESOURCES IN HERE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE IN CARLSBAD IS HOMELESS.

IT'S NOT SAFE FOR MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON OUR STREETS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

NOR IS IT SAFE FOR RESIDENTS OR VISITORS.

WE DO NOT NEED A SAFE CAMPING AREA OR A SAFE PARKING LOT.

MAYBE ENCINITAS HAS ONE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A SHELTER.

LA POSADA THEY DON'T HAVE A NO PLACE LIKE HOME PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT LIKE WINDSOR POINT.

WE DO NEED A STRICTER BAN FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES, AND IT IS NOT FAIR THAT NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE TO DEAL WITH UNKNOWN PEOPLE, TRASH, CONTAMINANTS, ETC.

I AM ALSO REQUESTING AN MOU WITH NCTD.

THIS MORNING I DROPPED MY HUSBAND OFF AT THE TRAIN STATION AT 5:45 A.M.

THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS SLEEPING AT THE TRAIN STATION OUT OF SIGHT OF THE SECURITY CAMERAS THERE.

IF WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF A BAN, IT NEEDS TO BE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND I KNOW THAT THE NCTD PROPERTY IS A LITTLE BIT SKETCHY.

CARLSBAD CANNOT AND WILL NOT SOLVE THE HOMELESS ISSUE.

THE COUNTY AND STATE CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION EITHER.

LOOK AT THE LACKLUSTER SUCCESS OF CARE COURT.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE CANNOT HAVE INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON OUR STREETS, OR FOR THAT MATTER, DYING ON OUR STREETS.

THEIR LIVES MATTER, TOO.

IF THEY WON'T ACCEPT SERVICES AND REFUSE RESOURCES, THEN HARSHER MEASURES NEED TO BE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY AND A ROAD TO THEIR RECOVERY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MANDY, TO YOU AND CHRIS AND JESSICA AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF AND TO THE HOT TEAM, PRESENT AND PAST.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

QUESTIONS, MISS LUNA? MANDY. I DEPEND ON YOU LIKE 99.9% ON THIS.

THIS IS NOT MY MY MY WHEELHOUSE, BUT WITH ALL THE OPTIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED, WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF DOCUMENTS AND PROGRAMS. ARE SOME OF THESE SHADES OF WHAT WE HAVE EXISTING? WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SO LIKE I EXPLAINED, OUR HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN, YOU KNOW, REALLY IS A COMPREHENSIVE FIVE YEAR PLAN REALLY TO ADDRESS THIS.

SO, I MEAN, WE DO FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THE INITIATIVES AND THE STRATEGIES AND THE ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THERE TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

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SO THAT'S A PLAN TO PLAN RIGHT.

SO IT'S WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTION TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.

SO I DO FEEL LIKE WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED A LOT OF I THINK THERE ARE 56 ACTION ITEMS IN THAT ACTION PLAN.

SO WE DO HAVE A PRETTY STRONG APPROACH.

AND AS MENTIONED WITH THESE GRANTS, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GETTING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

SO WE THINK COUPLED WITH THE RESOURCES AND THE ACTION PLAN, OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO AGAIN REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND THE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS OPPOSED TO MOVE THE PROBLEM TO ANOTHER LOCATION.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING IN WHAT WE'RE REVIEWING TODAY THAT WOULD HELP JUMP START SOME OF THOSE ITEMS IN THE PLAN, OR CAN THEY JUST GO WITH THEIR OWN MOMENTUM? OH, BOY. GOOD QUESTION. YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT.

SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND SOME OF OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS ALREADY WITH ADDITIONAL GRANTS.

SO THAT HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL.

SO THE MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM, WE REALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND NOT RELY SOLELY ON THE GENERAL FUND FOR THAT.

SO WE ARE PURSUING THAT.

AS WAS MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE LA POSADA, AND ONE OF OUR ACTION PLANS IS TO TRY TO EXPAND LA POSADA.

THAT'S A VERY LONG PROCESS.

SO WE'RE WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

REALLY NOT HAVING SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES IS A HUGE CONSTRAINT.

SO THAT'S A PROBLEM IN NORTH COUNTY IN GENERAL, THERE'S REALLY ONE LOCATION AND THERE'S LIKE AT LEAST A NINE MONTH WAIT FOR THAT.

SO THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM FOR US.

THE PARKING IS A PROBLEM FOR SURE.

ABSOLUTELY. AS WE'VE SEEN, THE NUMBERS INCREASE IN THE REGION AND IN CARLSBAD IN GENERAL.

SO THERE REALLY ONLY IS ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE SAFE PARKING FOR LARGE VEHICLES.

SO FOR THE OVERSIZE VEHICLES THAT'S IN MISSION VALLEY THAT HAS A VERY LONG WAIT.

AND THEN SAFE, SAFE CAMPING IN GENERAL OBVIOUSLY HAS A LARGE WAIT.

WE THINK THAT THAT THAT POPULATION IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE REST OF OUR APPROACHES.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KIND OF NEED TO APPROACH THOSE FOLKS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE EVENING OR IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

SO WE HAVE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO GO OUT IN THE EVENING OR IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS A FEW TIMES TO LIKE, MAKE EXTRA OUTREACH. BUT OF COURSE, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL PROGRAM AND SO A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO REACH THAT POPULATION COULD BE BENEFICIAL.

I MEAN, AND WE ARE SEEING THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES, IT'S A LOT MORE FAMILIES AND SENIORS.

SO ON OUR RECENT VISIT WE HAD EIGHT VEHICLES, AND OUT OF THE EIGHT VEHICLES, FOUR OF THEM WERE SENIORS.

SO IT'S JUST A REALLY DIFFERENT SITUATION.

AND SO WE WE ARE SEEING THAT POSSIBLY BRIDGING FOLKS FROM VEHICLES TO HOUSING COULD BE A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN YOUR TRADITIONAL FOLKS LIVING ON THE STREET.

AND THEN THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PLEDGE, I MEAN, COLLABORATION WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST MOVING SOMEBODY TO ANOTHER PLACE WITHOUT SUPPORT OR AN ANSWER OR SOLUTION IS NOT BENEFICIAL. SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION AND HAVE SIMILAR STRATEGIES.

OKAY. I'M SORRY, MR. MAYOR, BUT I WANT TO FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR OUR CHIEF, THEN SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTING OVERNIGHT PARKING ACCESS, DO YOU FEEL THE TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE ENABLE YOU TO ASSIST? AS MANDY WAS SAYING, THE CLIENTELE IS DIFFERENT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SENIORS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT FAMILIES.

SO A POTENTIAL NO SLEEPING IN VEHICLES ORDINANCE.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THOSE PEOPLE? YEAH, THAT'S THE EXTREME COMPLEXITY AND CHALLENGE OF THIS ENTIRE HOMELESS ISSUE.

ANYTHING THAT WE IMPLEMENT IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO HAVE SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT WAS A RESTRICTION, TIME RESTRICTIONS OVERNIGHT THE CITY FACILITIES, CITY PARKING LOTS, IT'S POTENTIALLY GOING TO MOVE THOSE VEHICLES INTO NEIGHBORHOODS. WE DON'T WANT THAT.

IF WE DO AN COMPLETE BAN OF NO SLEEPING VEHICLES THERE THAT THE ALTERNATIVE IS THEY ARE NOT IN CARLSBAD.

SO WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM TO FIND OTHER SOLUTIONS, WHETHER IT'S THE SAFE PARKING LOTS IN OTHER CITIES SURROUNDING US, OR USE OUR EMERGENCY VOUCHER PROGRAM THAT

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BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION THERE, THERE WILL BE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES NO MATTER WHAT WE IMPLEMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS BURKHOLDER.

THANK YOU MAYOR. YEAH.

SO JUST PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID, IF, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEONE AND THESE ARE NOT MEANT TO CATCH YOU OFF GUARD, THESE ARE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT OF DURING THE MEETING TONIGHT. SO IF SOMEONE IS, FOR EXAMPLE, SLEEPING AT THE COLE LIBRARY AND WE VOTE TO PROHIBIT SLEEPING IN PUBLIC SPACE LIKE THAT.

THEN THEY, FOR EXAMPLE, GO INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD.

IS IT THEN INCUMBENT ON NEIGHBORS TO CALL THE POLICE TO RESPOND TO THAT? AND WHAT WOULD CPD DO WITH THEM AT THAT POINT? YEAH. SO WE GET CALLS.

SO WHETHER IT'S A NEIGHBOR CALLING OR US PROACTIVELY COMING UPON THEM, WE WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, WHICH IS MAKE CONTACT, ATTEMPT TO OFFER RESOURCES. WE DO HAVE THE 72 HOUR ORDINANCE WHERE YOU CAN'T PARK IN A PLACE FOR LONGER THAN 72 HOURS, BUT IT'S IT'S JUST MOVING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW. SO THE THE NO SLEEPING IN CITY LOTS WILL MOST LIKELY JUST MOVE THEM TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

RIGHT, I HEAR YOU.

KIND OF A WHACK A MOLE GAME.

SO TO THAT EFFECT, IF OVERNIGHT IF THE WORDING WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO SAY NO OVERNIGHT PARKING VERSUS NO SLEEPING IN YOUR CAR OVERNIGHT.

DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON HOW YOU YOU ARE INTERACTING WITH THOSE FOLKS OR YOUR EXPERIENCE? YES. IF IT WAS NO OVERNIGHT PARKING, THEN THEY WOULD IF WE MADE CONTACT WITH THEM.

SAME SITUATION.

OFFER RESOURCES IF POSSIBLE AND THEY WOULD RECEIVE A CITATION FOR VIOLATING THAT NO PARKING.

SO WOULD THAT BUILD ON FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD THAT HELP YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT CITATION AND THEN BUILD ON THAT IF IT HAPPENS OVER TIME? POTENTIALLY, YES.

YEAH. IF SOMEBODY RECEIVES FIVE PARKING AND THEY DO NOT PAY THEIR TICKETS, FIVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, THEIR ENFORCEMENT WISE, THEIR VEHICLE COULD BE TOWED IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE WITH A A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL, I DON'T THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COMPOUND THE ISSUE.

THEY WOULD THEN BE OUT ON THE STREET OUTSIDE OF THEIR VEHICLE.

SO RIGHT COMPOUNDS THE ISSUE.

CORRECT. YEAH.

AND I HEAR YOU, WHEN I DID THE THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, THERE WERE, I THINK 11 OF MY 12 CONTACTS WERE ACTUALLY EITHER SURFERS OR SLEEPING OVERNIGHT TRAVELERS, YOU KNOW, STOPPING OVER AND GOING. BUT WE HAD TO COUNT THOSE FOLKS.

SO IF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING ABOUT WHY THE COUNT WAS SO HIGH, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS.

SO. OKAY. AND THEN TO MISS JACOB'S POINT I WOULD I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO EXPLORE AN MOU WITH NCTD.

SHE'S DEFINITELY NOT THE ONLY ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS THAT TALKS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AT AT THE TRAIN STATION.

I'M SURE WE'VE ALL ACTUALLY HEARD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT, SO I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE THAT AS PART OF SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T SEE LISTED IN THE REPORT.

AND MAYBE THAT'S FOR LATER.

BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.

AND THIS IS BASED ON SOME COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED THROUGH EMAIL AS WELL.

HOW MANY HOMELESS ARE MEN VERSUS WOMEN IN OUR LAST COUNT? MANDY, DO YOU KNOW? IT'S GENERALLY TWO THIRDS MEN.

CORRECT. AND SO HOW MANY NIGHTS OVER THE LAST YEAR HAS THE MEN'S SHELTER LA POSADA, BEEN FULL? SO THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT REASONS WHEN THE CAPACITY IS LOWER THAN THAT.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS A COVID OUTBREAK.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY CAN'T DO INTAKES FOR A PERIOD OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS BECAUSE OF THAT.

SO IT HOVERS AROUND THE 85 TO 90% FULL.

AND SO WHEN THERE IS AN OPENING, IF SOMEBODY MOVES ON I MEAN, I THINK ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS, OUR HOT TEAM AND OUR HOMELESS SERVICES TEAM ARE NOTIFIED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES IF THERE IS AN OPENING.

SO FOR POTENTIAL REFERRAL FOR INTAKE IS AVAILABLE TO CARLSBAD RIGHT AWAY.

OKAY. AND SO THIS COMES TO THE QUESTION OF OF A CONSTITUENT OR A COMMUNITY MEMBER.

HOW DOES THE CITY PLAN TO MANAGE INDIVIDUALS WHO DECLINE OUTREACH SERVICES.

AND THEN THEY CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH THE ENCAMPMENTS OR LAUDER IN PUBLIC AREAS.

YEAH. AND I THINK PROBABLY BOTH MYSELF AND THE CHIEF CAN COMMENT ON THAT.

SOMETIMES THIS TAKES A WHILE.

NUMEROUS CONTACTS, I THINK IN THE VIDEO, OFFICER OFFICER ZAVALA TALKED ABOUT IT AS WELL AS THE PERSON WHO WAS FORMERLY HOMELESS, SHANE.

SO SOMETIMES IT'S MULTIPLE CONTACTS.

AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S ONE GOOD REASON THAT OUR ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION GRANT IS OVER THREE YEARS, BECAUSE NOT THAT IT'S NECESSARILY GOING TO TAKE THREE YEARS

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AND I'M GLAD YOU EXPLAINED THAT, BECAUSE WHAT I HEARD WAS ENFORCEMENT TOOLS IS WHAT WAS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL TO THE HOT TEAM AND POLICE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

RATHER HAVE ENFORCEMENT MORE CONTACT.

SO THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.

I HAVE COMMENTS, MRS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

MY FIRST QUESTION IS ABOUT THE SUGGESTION OR THE POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION UNDER SERVICE OPTIONS TO SEE EXPLORE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY EXPAND SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

WE TOUCHED ON THAT LA POSADA HAS BEEN LOOKING AT AT ADDING A WING, BUT THIS IS A LONG TERM THING.

WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT STAFF HAD IN MIND FOR THIS OPTION? NO. I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS AND COME BACK ON THAT.

LIKE LOOK FOR ANOTHER PROVIDER TO CREATE A NEW SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

OKAY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LONG ANOTHER LONG TERM ONE.

YEAH. IS YOUR MIC ON JUST.

IT IS. OKAY.

AND THEN I ALSO SAW UNDER THIS NUMBER FOUR WAS SEEK STATEWIDE LEGISLATION TO MATCH WHAT'S GOING ON IN A STATEWIDE BILL IN OREGON.

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE, IF YOU KNOW ANY MORE ABOUT THIS THAN WHAT'S IN HERE.

SO THIS CONCEPT IS TO, I THINK, REALLY PROVIDE MORE SIMILAR ORDINANCES SO THAT NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE ENFORCING AND THEIR STRATEGIES ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE UTILIZING THE SAME APPROACH AS OPPOSED TO LIKE WE KEEP SAYING, MOVING, MOVING THE PROBLEM AROUND. RIGHT? SO IF OUR IF WE'RE WORKING OFF OF THIS SAME APPROACH, THAT'S KIND OF THE CONCEPT THERE.

OKAY. I'M VERY CONFLICTED ON THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES SMALLER CITIES DON'T HAVE THE SAME APPROACH AT ALL OR THE SAME NUMBERS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE AS, SAY, A BIG URBAN CENTER.

AND AND I REALLY DO BELIEVE IN LOCAL CONTROL AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IN REGIONAL COORDINATION.

SO I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THAT GOOD NEIGHBOR PLEDGE.

IS THERE SOMETHING ALREADY OUT THERE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, OR IS THIS DEVELOPING SOMETHING NEW? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. YEAH.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE EXAMPLES IN THE LA AREA OF NOT NECESSARILY THE WHOLE COUNTY, BUT LIKE SMALLER SUBREGIONS.

AND SO IT'S NOT A BINDING AGREEMENT.

YOU KNOW, NOBODY'S GOING TO HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THEM.

BUT IT'S REALLY A PLEDGE TO KIND OF HONOR THAT STRATEGY SO THAT, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY MOVING FOLKS WITHOUT A SOLUTION. SO THE GOAL IS TO FIND A SOLUTION AND REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AS OPPOSED TO MAKING IT A NEIGHBORING CITIES PROBLEM.

OKAY, GREAT. AND ONE LAST THING.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY THAT IN OUR HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE PLAN, WE ALREADY HAVE AS AN ACTION ITEM THAT WE HAVE NOT YET DONE DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE VEHICULAR HOMELESSNESS PLAN, IS THAT RIGHT? YES. THAT IS AN ACTION ITEM IN OUR PLAN.

SO WE WE HAVE NOT STARTED THAT YET.

OKAY. SO IT'S ALREADY ON THE PLAN.

WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING TO DO IT.

WE JUST IF WE SO CHOOSE AS THE COUNCIL, WE WOULD JUST MAYBE ACCELERATE THAT.

RIGHT. AND KIND OF WHAT WAS, WAS WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE SPECIAL DAYS WHERE THE HOT TEAM AND THE SOCIAL WORKERS WENT OUT AT, AT DIFFERENT HOURS.

IT KIND OF LIKE ENCAPSULATES THAT BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TRY TO CAPTURE PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE THERE DURING THE DAY.

GENERALLY, YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, GOING TO DO YOUR OUTREACH DURING THE DAY.

GENERALLY THEY THEY WOULD BE THERE AT NIGHT.

OKAY. SORRY. ONE LAST THING.

IT'S KIND OF A SEMANTICS THING.

WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ENCAMPMENT BANS AND I LOOK AT OUR LANGUAGE, WE TALK ABOUT UNLAWFUL CAMPING.

IS THAT KIND OF THE SAME THING? I'D SAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SEMANTICS.

WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITS CAMPING AND IT DEFINES WHERE IT'S PROHIBITED.

OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU'RE IN A CAMPSITE, THAT WOULD BE A PLACE WHERE IT IS ALLOWED.

SO I THINK IT'S JUST A SIMPLIFIED WAY OF SAYING WE DON'T ALLOW CAMPING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS PERFECTLY SAID.

I HOPE EVERYONE HERE HEARD YOU BECAUSE YOUR VOICE IS A LITTLE BIT LOW.

BUT YEAH, I HEARD YOU AND IT'S KIND OF A SEMANTICS THING, BUT IT'S MORE OR LESS THE SAME.

WE DO ALLOW CAMPING IN SOME PLACES.

OKAY, GREAT. THANKS, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

WELL, CLAIRE, I'M GOING TO FURTHER CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION AROUND THE ENCAMPMENT BAN, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT COMES UP QUITE A BIT.

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SO CURRENTLY IN CARLSBAD, IT'S UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CAMP OR SLEEP IN OPEN SPACE AT ANY TIME PERIOD FULL STOP.

IT'S ALSO UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CAMP OR SLEEP IN ANY PUBLIC STREET, PUBLIC PARK, PUBLIC BEACH, OR PUBLIC PLACE EXCEPT IN AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY POSTED, SUCH AS LIKE A CAMPSITE.

IF THE PERSON HAS ACCESS TO ADEQUATE TEMPORARY SHELTER.

SO THIS IS THAT LANGUAGE THAT WAS ADDED TO COMPLY WITH MARTIN VERSUS BOISE.

SO IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE TEMPORARY SHELTER, AND IF THEY WILLFULLY REFUSE SUCH SHELTER FOR ANY REASON UNRELATED TO THE EXERCISE OF A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.

SO THAT'S WHY WE OFFER THEM SHELTER TO SHOW THAT THEY THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SHELTER.

AND THEY'RE, IF THEY REFUSE THAT OFFER OF SHELTER AND THEY ARE CAMPING IN A PLACE THAT'S THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO SO.

SO NOT IN A CAMPSITE, THEY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THAT ORDINANCE.

OKAY. GREAT.

THANK YOU. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE NO OVERNIGHT PARKING PIECE, I KNOW WE HAVE THAT IN CERTAIN AREAS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT FROM THAT NO OVERNIGHT PARKING COMPONENT, HOW THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED IN RESIDENTIAL SPACES, SINCE I'M ASSUMING A LOT OF THE CONCERN IS GOING TO BE, AS WE WERE TALKING, MOVING IT AROUND, A LOT OF IT WOULD LIKELY BE IF IT IS PUSHED INTO RESIDENTIAL SPACES, YOU KNOW, HOW DO HOW DO WE WORK ON THAT? SO HOW DO WE PROACTIVELY AND PREEMPTIVELY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY PUSH FOLKS INTO THAT SPACE? SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AND WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE TO DO THAT.

I THINK PROACTIVELY IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT TOUGH JUST BECAUSE USUALLY WE'RE HEARING FROM RESIDENTS IMMEDIATELY OF SOME, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE OR SOMETHING IN FRONT OF THEIR RESIDENCE.

SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT.

IT MIGHT NOT BE IN A PROACTIVE WAY WHERE WE'RE WAITING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO SHOW UP, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY ENFORCE IT IF IT BECAME A MUNICIPAL CODE OF NO PARKING, SLEEPING IN YOUR VEHICLE OVERNIGHT.

WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OFFICERS THAT ARE BEING PROACTIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR BEATS AND DRIVING RESIDENTIAL STREETS AT NIGHT AND DOING THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT TO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I THINK A LOT OF IT WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL RESIDENCES REPORTING IT TO US, SAYING SOMEBODY IS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY STREET AND US MAKING CONTACT WITH THEM. OKAY.

THANK YOU.

IN TERMS OF BEDS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN SPECIFICALLY, I KNOW SOME QUESTIONS WERE ALREADY ASKED.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS WITH REGARDS TO LIKE FOR INSTANCE, WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER AND THEN ONE SAFE PLACE.

HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING IN TERMS OF THEM POTENTIALLY HAVING SOME TRANSITIONAL BEDS AVAILABLE? BECAUSE I KNOW JUST FOR BACKGROUND, I HAD WORKED ON ONE SAFE PLACE A FEW YEARS AGO AND JUST CURIOUS.

I KNOW THEY HAD MENTIONED THEY'D HAVE BEDS THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS MADE IN TERMS OF ADDING SOME BEDS THERE.

I HAVE NOT HEARD AN UPDATE.

HAVE YOU? I DID HEAR THE SAME THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON BEDS.

THEY HAVE THE SPACE FOR IT NEXT TO ONE SAFE PLACE, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD A DATE OF IT OPENING.

IT HAS NOT OPENED YET.

OKAY. AND OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THOSE THOSE REALLY ARE FOR FOLKS FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHICH OF COURSE IS AN IMPORTANT REASON TO HAVE THOSE BEDS AVAILABLE.

OF COURSE.

IT'S JUST IT'S NOT EVERYBODY WHO WHO WOULD NEED THE BED.

YEAH. AND JUST FOR BACKGROUND, ONE SAFE PLACE IS A SPACE HERE IN NORTH COUNTY THAT PROVIDES WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT FORMS OF VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIVES. AND SO THAT'S FOR ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF GENDER.

AND SO. OKAY.

AND THEN LET ME SEE HERE.

I THINK I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION JUST WITH REGARDS TO THE MOU WITH NCTD.

I KNOW I'M ON THE BOARD, SO I KNOW THAT POTENTIALLY MIGHT BE A BOARD ACTION ON NCTDS FRONT TOO.

THEY HAVE THE SHERIFFS THAT THEY CONTRACT WITH.

SO JUST CURIOUS WITH ALL THOSE I KNOW WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY WE THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY AGENDIZED, BUT IF WE WERE TO BRING THAT BACK FOR A CONVERSATION, I'M GUESSING THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT NUANCES IN TERMS OF THE JURISDICTIONAL AUTHORITY ON THAT.

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SO I THINK WE NEED TO START BY LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND SEEING HOW OLD IT IS.

YEAH, I RECALL THAT WE HAD PUT SOMETHING INTO PLACE.

MAYBE IT WAS LIKE 2020, 2021.

I CAN'T REMEMBER 2019.

OKAY. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT SPECIFICALLY GOES INTO DETAIL AROUND THIS, BUT I DO REMEMBER IT WAS AROUND LIKE ENFORCEMENT AND WHO HAS AUTHORITY OVER ENFORCEMENT IN TERMS OF JUST ANY UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR HAPPENING IN THOSE IN, IN THE PARKING SPACES OR SORRY, PARKING LOT AND THE PROPERTY ITSELF, JUST BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE SHERIFF'S AND THEN CPD AND WHO'S RESPONDING IMMEDIATELY, IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE SHERIFF'S? IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE CPD? SO I THINK I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.

I JUST THOUGHT I'D, YOU KNOW, MENTION THAT BECAUSE IT DOES GET CHALLENGING, OBVIOUSLY WHEN IT'S MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL.

LIKE WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE AUTHORITY FIGURE, YOU KNOW, ON SITE THAT'S MAKING THOSE DECISIONS? SO YEAH, I HAVE OTHER COMMENTS, BUT THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'RE AT THE 90 MINUTE MARK OF OUR MEETING, SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK AND RESUME AT 20 MINUTES TO SEVEN.

BACK TO ORDER. NOW WE'RE TO COMMENTS.

NO THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY, MISS LUNA.

WELL, I GUESS MANDY, BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE EDUCATED ME ON, WE HAVE THESE DOCUMENTS OUT THERE.

AND SO HELP, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS.

AND A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE IMPLEMENTING THAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING HERE WE HAVE SOME WERE FLOATING OUT THERE OR SOME VARIATION OF THEM.

SO MY QUESTION IS PRETTY FOCUSED.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS REPORT THAT THE THREE THREE OF THIS IS COMMENTS.

RIGHT. WELL, IT'S STILL QUESTIONS.

AND I MEAN IT'S PART OF MY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND BECAUSE OTHERWISE THAT YOU NEED, LIKE LIGHTNING FAST THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR PLANS BECAUSE OTHERWISE I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE AMOUNT OF PLANS THAT WE HAVE.

AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FISCAL IMPACT BECAUSE WE'VE GIVEN HER SHE I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT WITH WHAT SHE HAS.

AND NOW WE'RE LAYERING ON 2 OR 3 OTHER THINGS.

I MEAN, I LOVE PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THESE FOR SERVICE ORIENTED, BUT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE WE COULD LOAD ON THAT DEPARTMENT FINANCIALLY EITHER.

AND STAFF WISE PLUS HEALTH WISE, MENTAL HEALTH WISE FOR THEM.

SO UNLESS I CAN GET THE MESSAGE FROM MAYBE MY COLLEAGUES HERE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY OUTSTANDING THAT WE NEED TO RAISE AWARENESS TO AND THAT WE NEED TO EMBARK ON.

I'M PRETTY CONTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU MAYOR.

FIRST OF ALL, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S A COMPLETELY HORRIBLE IDEA TO PUT WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN A SHELTER THAT'S MADE UP FOR MEN. 25 SHELTERLESS MEN AND 25 FARM WORKERS.

AS WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH WINDSOR POINT AND THE SMI PEOPLE THERE, THE NO PLACE LIKE HOME INDIVIDUALS CO-LIVING WITH VETERANS, WE CAN SEE THAT IT'S NOT WORKING.

SO I DON'T KNOW IN WHAT PERSON'S MIND THINKS IT WOULD WORK TO BRING WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTO A SHELTER LIKE THAT.

HAVING SAID THAT, I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED THAT RESOURCE HERE IN NORTH COUNTY AND HOPEFULLY, AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

I MEAN, ONE SAFE SPACE, IS IT? ONE SAFE SPACE OR PLACE PLACE WILL EXPAND TO PROVIDE THAT.

BUT GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SUBJECT MATTER AND THE NEED TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY, I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS GOING TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND SEEKING THEIR INPUT.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF ANY SOLUTIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN DISTRICT ONE CONTINUING TO BEAR THE MAJORITY OF BURDEN FOR THIS PROBLEM.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

MRS. ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT WAS VERY COMPREHENSIVE, BUT WHAT IS EVEN MORE COMPREHENSIVE IS THAT HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN.

AND I KNOW THAT IT HAS MANY OF THESE THINGS IN IT ALREADY.

THANK YOU ALSO FOR THE CLARIFICATION ABOUT OUR CAMPING SECTION, OUR UNLAWFUL CAMPING SECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALREADY HAVE RULES IN PLACE.

WE WE ALSO OFFER VOUCHERS.

WE OFFER A PLACE TO STAY BEFORE REQUIRING A REMOVAL OF FOLKS.

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IT WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE DISCUSSED.

I ALSO AM IN AGREEMENT THAT WE SHOULD EXPLORE THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PLEDGE, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE REGIONAL SOLUTIONS AND NOT PUSH PEOPLE TO OTHER CITIES, AND THEY PUSH THEM BACK TO US.

WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER CITIES IN OUR REGION.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES AND LOOK AT WHAT THE OTHER CITIES ARE DOING IN OUR REGION AND MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE GET SQUEEZED OUT OF OTHER AREAS AND THEY COME TO A CITY THAT IS MORE PERMISSIVE.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CITIES IN OUR REGION.

BUT WITH THAT, WITH THE ENFORCEMENT, WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT OFFERING, MAKING SURE THAT WE OFFER SERVICES, AND THAT HAS BEEN OUR APPROACH.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVE HAVE HAD A COMPASSIONATE APPROACH.

SO I LIKE OUR APPROACH SO FAR, AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO CONTINUE IT.

I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMENTS FROM THE HOUSING COMMISSION, BECAUSE I THINK THEY WILL HAVE A LOT MORE DISCUSSION AROUND THIS AND THEY CAN BRING IT BACK TO US, AND THEN WE CAN SORT OUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO NEXT.

THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

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

AND I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE A SOLID FOUNDATION OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS FROM ALL OF YOU.

AND OF COURSE, THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS.

AND I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE A GOOD MIX OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN BUILD ON THAT BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE FROM THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY.

I ALSO, OF COURSE, WANT TO REEMPHASIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN TERMS OF HOUSING.

I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL SHARE, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S A DIFFICULT TASK.

LIKE, I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO, WHETHER THAT'S LOOKING AT IT.

I MEAN, THESE THESE ISSUES AND THIS ISSUE IS A REGIONAL ISSUE.

AND I DO THINK THAT IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE SOLELY CARLSBAD COMING UP WITH THAT SOLUTION, BUT ANYTHING THAT WHEN AT THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE OF HOMELESSNESS LEVEL OR WHATEVER, COUNTYWIDE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING AROUND INVESTING IN, YOU KNOW, TRANSITIONAL BEDS OR BEDS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, I THINK I HOPE THEY WILL BE ELEVATED AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO ON ADVOCACY WITH REGARDS TO THAT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, I THINK IS GOING TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE JUST BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE STATE'S NOT PROVIDING THAT TYPE OF THAT LEVEL OF HOUSING FOR US.

SO I THINK WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE AGAIN, I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO COME BACK TO US, BUT THE JUST THE FOLKS LIVING IN THEIR CARS PIECE.

ALSO REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT KIND OF SOLUTIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINABLE FOR THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BUT ALSO THOSE OF US IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK ON THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE PROGRESS.

THANKS. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO TRY AND COME UP WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS.

CLEARLY, IF WE HAD THE SOLUTION, WE WOULDN'T KEEP IT A SECRET, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE SOLUTION.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR WORKING HARD AT TRYING TO FIND OUT THE BEST, BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

BUT I'M GOING TO GRANDSTAND AND SAY THE SAME THING I'VE SAID MANY OTHER TIMES.

I THINK THAT WE AS A SOCIETY HAVE LET DOWN SOME OF OUR POPULATION, THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE MENTAL CAPABILITY TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES, PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE PHYSICAL ABILITY TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES, OR PEOPLE WHO JUST FLAT OUT TRY AND WITH ENOUGH BAD CIRCUMSTANCES, ANY OF US COULD BE LIVING IN THE BACK OF A CAR.

SO THAT'S THE GROUP OF PEOPLE I THINK WE SHOULD BE SPENDING UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF RESOURCES ON TO HELP THEM GET OFF THE STREET.

BUT THEN I LOOK AT A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, AND THAT IS THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE ON THE STREET BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SOCIETY THROWS AT THEM.

WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO'VE FLAT OUT TOLD ME, I'M NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP MY METH FOR A HOUSE, AND THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS.

IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, I DON'T THINK IT'S COMPASSION TO KEEP HELPING THEM STAY ON THE STREETS.

THEY END UP LIVING ON THE STREETS A HORRIBLE LIFE, AND THEN THEY END UP DYING ON THE STREETS.

THAT'S NOT COMPASSIONATE.

I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GIVE THE POLICE EVERY TOOL THAT THEY POSSIBLY, THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY GIVE THEM.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO USE EVERY TOOL.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T EXERCISE DISCRETION.

AND 90% OF THE CASES.

BUT WITH THE REALLY HARD CORE CASES, I WANT THE POLICE TO HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THESE LAWS.

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AND IN THE OLD DAYS, IT WAS THAT CARROT AND THE STICK APPROACH.

IF WE MAKE IF WE HOLD THE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE WHO CHOOSE TO USE METH RATHER THAN LIVE IN A HOUSE, IF WE CONTINUE TO ENFORCE, EVENTUALLY WE CAN FORCE THEM INTO TREATMENT.

IN THE OLD DAYS, WE HAD A PROGRAM THAT WE MADE A PRETTY MUCH A DEAL WITH WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING ON THE STREETS.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUTTING YOU IN JAIL.

YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING THROUGH YOUR DRUG AND ALCOHOL WITHDRAWALS IN A JAIL CELL, OR WE'LL DROP ALL CHARGES.

IF YOU GET INTO A DRUG ABUSE OR AN ALCOHOL ABUSE REHAB CENTER.

AND WE EVEN HAD SOME CHURCH GROUPS WHO SAID WE WILL BE THERE TO HELP THEM SO THEY DON'T JUST GO BACK ONTO THE STREET.

AND THEN SOMEHOW THROUGH THE YEARS, THAT BECAME NOT A COMPASSIONATE WAY OF TREATING IT.

AND NOW WE'VE GOT WHAT WE'VE GOT.

SO WHEN YOU COME BACK WITH SOME IDEAS, WILL YOU PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL? I VERY MUCH WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO USE THEM, BUT WHEN THEY HAVE TO USE THEM, I WANT THEM TO BE IN THEIR TOOLBOX.

SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, ARE YOU JUST COLLECTING OR TONIGHT ON THIS? ARE YOU JUST COLLECTING INFORMATION TO THEN COME BACK WITH SOME IDEAS.

OR DO YOU WANT SOME HARD CORE IDEAS? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR TONIGHT? AND MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THE INFORMATION THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT WAS THE INFORMATION WE WERE PLANNING ON PRESENTING AT THE PLANNING OR AT HOUSING COMMISSION.

AND THEN ONCE WE GET THEIR FEEDBACK, WE'D BE RETURNING TO COUNCIL.

IF COUNCIL WANTS TO PROVIDE US SPECIFIC DIRECTION TONIGHT ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY'D LIKE US TO FURTHER EVALUATE, THEN WE CAN DO THAT.

IT'S JUST IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME.

WELL, WHAT WOULD WORK BEST FOR STAFF AND WHAT WOULD WHAT WOULD THE COUNCIL LIKE TO DO? WOULD WE LIKE TO START TO AT LEAST GIVE THEM A DIRECTION SO THEY COULD START TO PUT TOGETHER SOME POLICIES, OR DO YOU WANT TO WAIT? MISS BURKHOLDER? THANKS.

I JUST I'M OKAY WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE REPORT.

I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT MY COLLEAGUE AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE MOU, WITH NEED TO REVISIT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UP TO DATE AND WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

MISS LUNA AND JUST WHATEVER DOES COME BACK SO THAT WE'RE NOT SURPRISED.

I MEAN, I SITTING WHERE YOU SAT MANY YEARS AND I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE THROW OUT TASKS AT YOU AND THEN COME BACK.

SO, MR. CITY MANAGER, IF YOU COULD ASK STAFF TO INCLUDE IF YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE COSTLY AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO KNOW SO THAT WE'RE NOT SURPRISED.

AND THEN THERE'S A MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY COULD HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF.

MANDY. AND YOU, CHIEF, IF YOU NEED TO AND, AND MAYBE CINDY AND HER OFFICE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE PLEASURE IS OF THE COMMISSION AND AND THE COUNCIL.

I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT WHAT THE COST IS RIGHT.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER TO THAT POINT ULTIMATELY, THE INFORMATION THAT WE SHARE WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION, WE WILL RETURN BACK TO COUNCIL.

WE'LL PROVIDE THEM THAT FEEDBACK.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT, IF COUNCIL WANTS TO DIRECT US TO FURTHER EXPLORE SOMETHING, THEN WE CAN, AND TO COME BACK WITH THOSE COST ESTIMATES AS WELL.

BECAUSE DEPENDING ON WHAT IS SELECTED, THERE LIKELY WILL BE COSTS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MRS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

THIS WAS THE PROCESS THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS WHERE WE IT GOES TO HOUSING COMMISSION AND THEN IT COMES BACK TO US.

SO AS LONG AS THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.

[4. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE FOR A STATE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUNDING PROGRAM GRANT AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMNTS]

OKAY, SO AFTER THE ROBUST CONVERSATION WE JUST HAD ABOUT ENCAMPMENTS AND TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE OUT OF ENCAMPMENT SITUATION, WHETHER IT'S IN TENTS OR ON THE STREET OR IN A VEHICLE, WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THIS NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A STATE

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IT'S THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUNDING PROGRAM, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR HOMELESS SERVICES MANAGER, CHRIS SHILLING, TO EXPLAIN THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU. THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUNDING GRANT IS A STATE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES GRANTS TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO RESOLVE CRITICAL ENCAMPMENT CONCERNS AND TRANSITION PEOPLE INTO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING.

AFTER SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVING A GRANT IN 2023 FOR PART OF THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO AREA, WE LEARNED THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND IDENTIFIED ANOTHER HIGH NEEDS AREA ALONG OUR BORDER WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE.

WE ASKED OCEANSIDE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN COLLABORATING ON A PROJECT, AND THEY WERE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS AREA.

WE SUBMITTED A JOINT PROPOSAL WITH OCEANSIDE AS THE LEAD APPLICANT, AND WE WERE AWARDED THE OUR FULL REQUEST FOR $11.4 MILLION.

WE WERE ONE OF 20 AWARDS AND THE ONLY AWARD IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SO TONIGHT WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE FOR THIS GRANT AND THREE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO THE GRANT PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED, WAS GUIDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN, AND ALIGNS WITH SEVEN OF THE PLAN'S INITIATIVES.

IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND TO IMPLEMENT PLAN ACTIVITIES.

THE STATE REQUIRES AN IDENTIFIED ENCAMPMENT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED.

WE IDENTIFIED THE LARGE AREA SEEN HERE ALONG STATE ROUTE 78 AND THE BUENA VISTA CREEK.

THIS HAS BEEN AN AREA OF CONCERN FOR OUR RESIDENTS, WHICH CAN BE COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT IS ALSO ALONG THE BORDER AREA OF CARLSBAD AND OCEANSIDE.

MANY TIMES WE HAVE CARLSBAD RESIDENTS REPORTING AREAS TO US THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE.

THIS GRANT PROVIDES ONE SHARED PROGRAM TO TARGET THIS AREA AND ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, NO MATTER WHICH SIDE OF THE BORDER PEOPLE ARE ON.

TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN THE AREA, WE DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL WHICH BUILDS ON THE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS CARLSBAD HAS ALREADY CREATED IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN.

WE WILL USE A BY NAME LIST TO COORDINATE THE WORK OF FOUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE AN OUTREACH SOCIAL WORKER, A PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST, A SUBSTANCE ABUSE COORDINATOR, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN AND HOUSING NAVIGATOR.

SO IT'S FULL WRAPAROUND SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THEM, WITH PEOPLE, HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE SYSTEMS, CONNECT TO RESOURCES THEY NEED, AND ULTIMATELY FIND HOUSING.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A STREET MEDICINE TEAM TO ADDRESS CRITICAL MEDICAL NEEDS THAT CAN BE BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS SHELTER AND HOUSING.

WE WILL BE USING A VARIETY OF TEMPORARY HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE LA POSADA SHELTER, OCEANSIDE NAVIGATION CENTER, AND BRIDGE HOUSING PROGRAM.

OCEANSIDE'S NEW SAFE PARKING PROGRAM, AND THERE IS ALSO ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THIS GRANT FOR MOTEL VOUCHERS WHEN NEEDED.

WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO USE ANY OTHER INTERIM HOUSING OPTIONS THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN THE REGION.

ULTIMATELY, THE FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS TO FOCUS ON PATHWAYS TO PERMANENT HOUSING, AND THAT CAN INCLUDE FAMILY REUNIFICATION, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS THROUGH OCEANSIDE OR CARLSBAD HOUSING AUTHORITIES, A GRANT FUNDED RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM, USE OF THE REGION'S COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, AND ANY OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS THAT MIGHT BE IDENTIFIED FOR INDIVIDUALS.

SO WE DID HAVE A WRITTEN QUESTION FROM A COMMUNITY MEMBER ABOUT HOW OUR MODEL FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY REFUSE TO ENGAGE WITH OUTREACH WOULD BE ADDRESSED.

IT WAS SORT OF ADDRESSED IN THE LAST PRESENTATION, BUT WE WANTED TO ADDRESS IT SPECIFIC TO THIS PROGRAM.

SO AS THE LAST FEW SLIDES HAVE SHOWN, THIS GRANT IS GOING TO BRING A VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO THIS AREA OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.

WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY WHEN WE HAVE THESE TYPE OF FOCUSED RESOURCES, AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE THE CASE WITH THIS PROJECT AS WELL.

OUR OUTREACH WORKERS ARE TRAINED TO BE CONSISTENT IN THEIR ENGAGEMENTS, AND THEY ARE SKILLED AT CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND BUILDING TRUST.

WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE'S WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IS A SPECTRUM THAT CHANGES OVER TIME, DEPENDING ON MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS.

WE HAVE MANY EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO INITIALLY SAID THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED, WHO ARE IN HOUSING NOW, BECAUSE WE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE WITH THEM.

IN THE HOMELESS SERVICES WORK THAT WE DO WE CAN'T AND DON'T GIVE UP ON PEOPLE.

WE KNOW THAT GETTING PEOPLE INTO TEMPORARY AND SHELTERED LOCATIONS WITH PATHWAYS TO HOUSING, OR DIRECTLY INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND LASTING WAY TO ELIMINATE ENCAMPMENTS.

SO WE ALSO WANTED TO GO OVER THE RULES FOR THE FOR THE GRANT, SINCE IT IS A SHARED GRANT.

SO OCEANSIDE IS THE LEAD APPLICANT FOR THE GRANT AND WILL BE OVERSEEING THE STATE CONTRACT AND REPORTING, AS WE KNOW FROM OUR CURRENT ERF GRANT, THE STATE REPORTING

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THEY REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTING, AND THE STATE ALSO PULLS OUTCOME DATA DIRECTLY FROM OUR HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.

SO IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT DATA IS ALWAYS ENTERED TIMELY AND ACCURATELY, BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM WILL BE A SHARED BY NAME LIST FOR A JOINT AREA.

WHEN WE PROVIDE OUR UPDATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WE WILL REPORT THIS DATA SEPARATE FROM OTHER CITY DATA.

OCEANSIDE WILL ALSO COORDINATE THE SHARED BY NAME LIST AND ADMINISTER AN OUTREACH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONTRACT WITH INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES.

SO THIS CHART IDENTIFIES THE FUNDING AND ACTIVITIES THAT CARLSBAD WILL ADMINISTER FOR THE GRANT.

THIS INCLUDES CONTRACTING WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, HOUSING, NAVIGATION, AND A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM.

WHOLE PERSON CARE CLINIC FOR STREET MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE COORDINATION AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR SHELTER SERVICES AT THE LA POSADA SHELTER.

THE CITY WILL ALSO RECEIVE ABOUT $486,000 FOR STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD.

THE GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SERVE 350 PEOPLE BY PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SUPPORT WITH PATHWAYS TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

THE GRANT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED BY STATE STATUTE, AND THEY AREN'T ELIGIBLE TO BE USED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC WORKS ACTIVITIES.

SO THIS GRANT INCREASES THE CITY'S CAPACITY TO HELP PEOPLE INTO HOUSING WHILE CONTINUING TO TARGET AREAS OF COMMUNITY CONCERN.

IT ALSO INCREASES OUR REGIONAL COORDINATION WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE.

IT HAS NO COST TO THE GENERAL FUND, BUT PROVIDES ABOUT $486,000 OVER THREE YEARS FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES, STAFF SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

LAST WEEK, ON AUGUST 21ST, THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE VOTED TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS AND APPROVE THE MOA WE ARE PRESENTING HERE TONIGHT.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OCEANSIDE STAFF FOR THEIR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP IN THIS EFFORT, ESPECIALLY LEILANI HINES, THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, AND SAL ROMAN, THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST.

THERE ARE TWO RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THIS EVENING.

THE FIRST ACTION IS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROPRIATE $5.3 MILLION TO THE STATE GRANT SPECIAL REVENUES FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 24-25 OPERATING BUDGET.

THE SECOND ITEM IS TO AUTHORIZE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND APPROVE PROCUREMENT EXEMPTION.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, AND STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

MOTION FROM COUNCIL.

MOVE BOTH RESOLUTIONS AND AGENDA ITEM FOUR.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

SO WHEN YOU OFFER UP $5 MILLION, WE DON'T EVEN TALK WE JUST VOTE YES QUICKLY THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR AGENDA.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

MISS BURKHOLDER.

I JUST WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY LABOR DAY.

MAY YOU GET SOME REST AND PEACE AND ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.

MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU.

HAPPY, HAPPY LABOR DAY EVERYONE.

I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE IS GOING TO MEET ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

BUT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN IS THE TIME THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS PASSING ALL OF THE BILLS BY AUGUST 30TH, AND THEN THE GOVERNOR HAS A MONTH IN WHICH TO SIGN OR VETO, AND ANYTHING THAT HE DOESN'T VETO OR SIGN AUTOMATICALLY WILL BECOME LAW AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

SO IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT TIME FOR THE CITY TO BE WEIGHING IN ON THINGS RIGHT NOW AND IN THE NEXT MONTH WITH THE GOVERNOR.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S LABOR DAY, WE WE ARE NOT TAKING A BREAK.

WE'RE STILL LABORING.

MRS. BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE MEETING UPCOMING THIS WEEK.

AND THEN PRIOR TO OUR NEXT MEETING, WE'LL HAVE A LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES DIVISION MEETING.

I ALSO WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A AWESOME LABOR DAY AND THANK ALL OF THE WORKERS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

LONG TIME COUNCIL MEMBER ANNE COLTON, I THINK SHE SERVED 30 BETWEEN 33 AND 35 YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

SHE NOW LIVES AT LA MARIA SENIOR LIVING, AND SHE CALLED ME AND INVITED ME TO THE SENIOR PROM AT THE SENIOR LIVING. I WAS EXCITED BECAUSE I NEVER WENT TO A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PROM.

WE HAD A BALL.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PROM KING AND QUEEN WERE SANDY AND SUE KAGAN.

[01:50:09]

WHEN THEY PLAYED MUSIC, THEY SUNG TO EACH OTHER.

THEY COULDN'T STOP TOUCHING EACH OTHER.

IT WAS THE MOST ADORABLE THING I KNOW.

IT'S TOUGH TO CALL TWO SENIORS WAY OLDER THAN ME.

ADORABLE, BUT THEY ABSOLUTELY WERE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO SANDY AND SUE KAGAN.

AND THANK YOU TO ANNE COLTER FOR INVITING ME TO BE YOUR PROM DATE.

CITY MANAGER.

CITY ATTORNEY.

NOTHING. THANK YOU.

CITY CLERK. OH, YES.

SEE, THAT'S WHY I KEEP YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WE YOU MIGHT SEE THREE OR MORE OF US AT THE CARLSBAD REGIONAL COMMUNITY SUMMIT BREAKFAST AT THE WESTIN CARLSBAD RESORT AND SPA, 5480 GRAND PACIFIC DRIVE IN CARLSBAD.

THAT'LL BE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH OF 24, BETWEEN 8 A.M.

AND 10 A.M.. AND THAT'S WHERE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE SHOWING THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS THAT WE GOT TO SEE AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S MEETING.

CITY CLERK, OTHER THAN JUST REMINDING ME, WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.