Dec 10, 2024 City Council Meeting

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I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.

I'M HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN.

PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

I HAVE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER TWO.

NEXT, I ASK CAROLYN LUNA TO GIVE HER LAST PLEDGE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.

READY BEGIN? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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

NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

I'M SORRY. REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 12TH.

SPECIAL MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 19TH.

REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 19TH.

SPECIAL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 3RD.

REGULAR MEETING HELD DECEMBER 3RD, ALL OF 2024.

MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE'S LITTLE HESITATIONS BETWEEN.

BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW A DIFFERENT SCRIPT TODAY.

SO BE PATIENT WITH ME.

AND NEXT I'D LIKE TO GIVE THE COUNCIL A FEW MOMENTS, TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA FOR THE HELP SHE'S GIVEN

[Additional Item]

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITHOUT ME [INAUDIBLE].

DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? NO.

LET'S GO DOWN THE LINE.

MELANIE, YOU'RE HER NEIGHBOR, SO YOU'LL GO FIRST, RIGHT? AND SHE DOES BRING NICE TREATS.

I'M GOING TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

MISS LUNA OFFERS SO MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH PLANNING AND LAND USE, AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER JOIN US FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME. I'M GOING TO MISS HER TERRIBLY BECAUSE SHE'S ALSO A VERY FUNNY PERSON, SO SHE SAYS LITTLE FUNNY THINGS TO ME WHEN I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LAUGH UP HERE, AND IT MAKES ME LAUGH. BUT SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE A GREAT PERSON.

YOU'VE DONE A LOT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY, ACTUALLY, SO WE WILL BE MISSING YOU.

PERSONALLY, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO JUST I DON'T KNOW, KEVIN.

YOU'VE GOT BIG. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE KEVIN IS RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU'VE GOT BIG SHOES TO FILL, AND WE WELCOME YOU.

DEFINITELY. THANK YOU, CAROLYN, FOR YOUR SERVICE MISS ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CAROLYN, IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS THAT YOU'VE BEEN SITTING WITH US UP HERE ON THE DAIS, AND WE BENEFITED NOT JUST FROM YOUR CAREER EXPERIENCE AND YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO JUST FROM YOUR DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE, YOUR ANALYTICAL SKILLS.

WHEN WE'RE THINKING THROUGH POLICY MAKING DECISIONS, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND BROUGHT A NEW PERSPECTIVE.

YOU'VE MADE US BETTER AND STRONGER, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY TO A FUN AND RELAXING TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, AND YOU STEPPED UP AND YOU HELPED OUT OUR COMMUNITY IN A TIME OF NEED.

AND IT WAS A HUGE SACRIFICE FOR YOU.

AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO TO DO THAT.

YOUR FAMILY WAS SUPPORTIVE OF YOU GIVING US YOUR TIME, AND ALL OF THAT HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN HAS REALLY PAID OFF BECAUSE WE ARE BETTER AND WE ARE STRONGER BECAUSE OF YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU AND HOW MUCH WE'LL MISS YOU.

MISS BHAT-PATEL. OH, CAROLYN, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK MY COLLEAGUE SAID IT WELL, DEFINITELY.

YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR WILL DEFINITELY DEARLY BE MISSED.

I THINK ONE THING THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT CAROLYN AND HER FAMILY IS THAT THEY'VE ALL DONE PUBLIC SERVICE.

THAT'S WHAT IT RUNS IN THEIR FAMILY.

AND CLEARLY SHE'S AN AMAZING MOTHER, AN AMAZING WIFE, AN AMAZING, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SERVANT BECAUSE SHE HAS SERVED HER COMMUNITY FOR DECADES.

SHE HAS ALSO RAISED AMAZING CHILDREN WHO ARE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY HER HUSBAND, HER FATHER, THEY WERE ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS.

AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEIR FAMILY DEDICATED THEIR ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO IT'S VERY RARE TO SEE THAT.

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HOPE, FOLKS, YOU KNOW, AS YOU STEP AWAY FROM TODAY, YOU REMEMBER THAT ABOUT HER LEGACY THE SHORT TIME THAT SHE WAS WITH US.

BUT WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME AND WE OBVIOUSLY DID A LOT OF GREAT WORK TOGETHER.

AND I DO KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED ABOUT CAROLYN IS THAT SHE IS A VERY COLLABORATIVE LEADER.

SHE TRIES REALLY HARD TO WORK WITH EVERYONE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR THE ENTIRETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY OTHER LEADERS WILL EMBODY AND TAKE ON.

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I HOPE THIS IS RETIREMENT NOW, AND I HOPE THAT YOU GET TO DO A LOT OF FUN THINGS, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE AND LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH ALL THE PICTURES YOU SEND US.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, CAROLYN.

WELL DESERVED. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN SOMEBODY RUNS FOR COUNCIL, THEY'RE RUNNING BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING DONE OR CHANGE SOMETHING.

BUT WHEN CAROLYN CAME TO ME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, SHE SAID, I'M NOT TRYING TO CHANGE ANYTHING.

I WANT TO KEEP IT A COHESIVE, SMOOTH RUNNING COUNCIL.

I'M JUST GOING TO SIT IN THAT SEAT FOR TWO YEARS AND TRY TO KEEP THE, THE CITY GOING.

AND I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF YOU.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? SHE WAS A WOMAN OF HER WORD.

SHE DID EXACTLY THAT.

BUT SHE ALSO DID A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SHE ACTED A LITTLE BIT AS LIKE THE DEN MOTHER FOR THE COUNCIL.

I THINK THAT ALL OF US, AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, HAVE GONE TO HER WITH A PROBLEM AND JUST SAID, HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE IT? AND SHE'S JUST BEEN SO GRACIOUS.

HANDLED IT WITH SUCH GRACE AND DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU TERRIBLY.

HERE, WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD REPLACEMENT FOR YOU, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO MISS YOU.

NOW I'M GOING TO INVITE ASSEMBLYWOMAN TASHA BOERNER, PLEASE.

[PRESENTATIONS (Part 1 of 2)]

AND I'M HERE TO RECOGNIZE CAROLYN, ALL THE WORK YOU DID TO STEP UP AND SAY I'M GOING TO SERVE FOR TWO YEARS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO RUN IS A HERO'S WORK BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HERE FOR TWO YEARS.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE LONG TERM.

BUT WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO STAND UP AND SAY, I'M GOING TO SERVE.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND WE'RE ALL APPRECIATIVE BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY, VERY WELL RUN COUNCIL.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO TELL ANY OF MY OTHER CITIES HOW WELL RUN YOU ARE.

[LAUGHTER] YOUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE IS ON POINT.

I REPRESENT EVERYTHING.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW FROM CARLSBAD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CORONADO.

SO JUST BEFORE I CAME HERE, I WAS IN CORONADO BECAUSE WE GOT SOME MONEY FOR THEIR LIBRARIES, FOR THEIR VETERANS AND THEIR STUDENTS AT CORONADO HIGH.

SO I HAVE A LONG DISTRICT.

I THINK WHEN THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION LOOKED AT IT, THEY THOUGHT SURFERS.

SURFERS NEEDED A HOME AND ME, AND I'M NOT REALLY CLEAR WHY THEY THOUGHT THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I GOT.

AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, THIS IS A VERY WELL RUN CITY AND IT'S WELL RUN BECAUSE PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER.

WE CAN HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, BUT YOU CAN DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE.

AND YOU ARE THAT EMBODIMENT.

YOU'RE THAT EMBODIMENT. YOU HEAR ALL THE COMMENTS OF YOUR COLLEAGUES AND THEY ACT LIKE YOU'RE GOING AWAY.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE UNLESS YOU'RE MOVING TO FLORIDA, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING AWAY.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO STILL BE HERE AND BE ABLE TO STILL BE THAT VOICE OF REASON AND THAT VOICE THAT HELPS PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE STRUGGLING ON HOW TO BALANCE THINGS OUT, YOU KNOW. AND THIS COUNCIL, FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, HAS BEEN A LEADER IN E-BIKE SAFETY.

YOU GUYS WERE THE FIRST ONE THAT DECLARED AN E-BIKE EMERGENCY.

AND WE GOT THE BILL SIGNED THIS LAST YEAR THAT YOU GUYS SPONSORED THAT SAYS CITIES CAN OPT IN TO BAN CLASS ONE AND TWO E-BIKES FOR UNDER 12.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO RIDE E-BIKES, BUT WE WANT OUR KIDS TO COME HOME SAFELY, RIGHT? ALL OF US DO. MY KIDS DO, I SAY, WHEN THEY LEAVE, I SAY, DON'T DIE TODAY OR YOU'RE NOT DYING TODAY.

I'M GOING TO SAY IT IN AN AFFIRMATIVE WAY.

YOU'RE NOT DYING TODAY.

AND BUT YOU GUYS ALSO HAVE LED ON LIFEGUARD RESCUE ISSUES.

YOU GUYS HAVE LED ON SO MANY ISSUES, AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU ALL.

SO WITH THAT, CAROLYN, I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION THAT I'LL READ.

A RECOGNITION OF YOUR TIME SERVING ON THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL.

YOUR DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD IS ADMIRABLE AND INVALUABLE ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.

YOUR SERVICE LEAVES A LASTING IMPACT FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SO WITH THAT, WE WANT TO COME UP.

I'M USUALLY THE ONE GIVING THEM.

NO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE.

EVERYBODY ASSERT FOR EVERYONE ONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL BE BACK FOR TERESA AND KEVIN LATER.

OKAY. CAROLYN, I INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU'D LIKE A FEW WORDS.

THIS IS MY MOMENT. REALLY? OKAY, SO. NO, HONESTLY, ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR KIND WORDS.

BUT BEFORE THE SWEARING IN OF OUR TWO NEW ELECTEDS AND OUR ONE REELECTED, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT KEVIN AS OUR

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SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A RECENTLY RETIRED AND I HAD TO SAY RECENTLY RETIRED FIRST RESPONDER BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO OFFEND YOU, MR. MAYOR ON THE DAIS WITH US.

AND I NEED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME HELPFUL HINTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT, SOON TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN, REGARDING YOUR FUTURE COLLEAGUES.

[LAUGHTER] TAKE NOTES.

IN YOUR COUNCIL GO BAG.

AND I'M ASSUMING YOU WILL PREPARE A COUNCIL GO BAG.

NUMBER ONE, PLEASE PACK SUFFICIENT DIET COKES FOR MELANIE.

SHE RUNS ON THAT LIKE GASOLINE AS WELL AS RUMOR HAS IT THAT OUR NEW CITY MANAGER MIGHT BENEFIT FROM THAT ALSO.

SO IF THERE'S SOME PECULIAR BEHAVIOR, PULL OUT THE DIET COKES.

[LAUGHTER] NUMBER TWO, CLEAR A PATH FOR TERESA TO THE COOKIE PLATE IN OUR COUNCIL OFFICES SINCE SHE HAS JOINED ME ON VERY FEW OCCASIONS TO STRESS EAT, ESPECIALLY DURING EXTREMELY LONG MEETINGS.

SO THE MEETINGS GO ON.

AND SOMETIMES OUR MAYOR FORGETS WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM A NOTE, WE NEED A BREAK.

WE NEED A BREAK. AND ONE MINUTE SHE AND I ARE AT THE COOKIE TROUGH TOGETHER AND SHE'S LIKE, I'M STRESS EATING.

AND I'M LIKE, OH MY GOSH, SO AM I.

SO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT.

MR. SHIN, CLEAR THE PATH.

NUMBER THREE.

PRIYA LOOKS AT COOKIES DISDAINFULLY, AND SHE'S LIKE, OH, THAT'S 122 CALORIES.

SO IF SHE IS NOT FEELING WELL, SHE PROBABLY ATE ONE.

SO YOUR FIRST QUESTION I WOULD ASK HER WOULD BE, DID YOU EAT A COOKIE, PRIYA? [LAUGHTER] AND THEN OUR MAYOR KEITH, HAS BEEN CITED ON OCCASION STOCKING UP ON A NUMBER OF COOKIES ON HIS WAY TO THE DAIS.

SO IF YOU NEED TO RENDER ANY AID, ASK HIM HOW MANY COOKIES AND THEN WHISPER IN HIS EAR.

DID YOU REALLY EAT? WHICH MAY ACCOUNT FOR HIS VERY HAPPY DEMEANOR.

SO AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, THIS IS ACTUALLY MY HUSBAND AND I WENT OUT TO BREAKFAST TODAY AND WE WERE LIKE, DO YOU REALIZE YOU STARTED PUBLIC SERVICE IN 1984? LOOK AT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE, YES, I AM A DINOSAUR.

AND A PUBLIC SERVICE.

AND HONESTLY, I DO OWE MY SURVIVAL TO MY HUSBAND, CHARLIE, OUR SONS AND THEIR SPOUSES.

OUR SONS HAVE FOLLOWED IN OUR FOOTSTEPS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND OUR YOUNGEST, UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT JOIN US TONIGHT SINCE HE IS WORKING IN THE CARLSBAD PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER DOING HIS PUBLIC SERVICE.

I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK OUR CITY ENGINEER, TOM FRANK, AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, KYLE LANCASTER, WHO HAVE ADMIRABLY SERVED BY MY SIDE DURING MY FIVE YEAR TENURE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TWO YEARS ON THE COUNCIL.

THEY HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL IN RESOLVING A LOT OF ISSUES AND EDUCATING ME ON ALL OF THOSE MATTERS, AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TRULY BY MY SIDE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TO OUR UNSEEN BUT CRITICAL STAFF THAT TAKE CARE OF THE COUNCIL AND OUR CITIZENS.

LIEUTENANT GARY MARSHALL, YOU CAN'T HIDE BACK THERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP HERE.

COME ON. I CAN STILL BOSS YOU AROUND FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES.

WELL, WAIT. WHERE'S THE CHIEF? THE CHIEF ACTUALLY IS YOUR BOSS.

LIEUTENANT GARY MARSHALL IS EVER PRESENT IN THESE CHAMBERS AND LOOKS OVER US WHILE WE CONDUCT CITY BUSINESS.

HE NEVER LOOKS OUT OF SORTS, AS OUR MAYOR LIKES TO REFER CITIZENS TO HIM IN THE MEETING TO ASSIST IN WHATEVER WAY HE CAN.

GARY. THANK YOU.

IT MAKES ME FEEL SO COMFORTABLE TO SEE YOU THERE.

I KNOW OUR MAYOR JUST SORT OF, LIKE, DUMPS PEOPLE AND SAYS, OH, TAKE CARE OF THIS, TAKE CARE OF THAT.

AND HE JUST QUIETLY LEAVES, DOESN'T CHANGE HIS DEMEANOR AND RESOLVES WHATEVER IT IS THEY NEED TO BE RESOLVED.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM OVER THE YEARS.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE OUR OWN MARY POPPINS.

SHE IS PRACTICALLY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.

SHE TAKES CARE OF ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL PERSON, WHICH IS A MONUMENTAL TASK.

CAN YOU IMAGINE KEEPING OUR CALENDARS, OUR TRANSPORT, OUR OUR EVERYTHING, EVERY SINGLE THING, ANY COMPLAINT WE HAVE, ANY ISSUE WE HAVE.

SHE IS THE INTERFACE BETWEEN OUR CITIZENS, INTEREST GROUPS, BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS AND KEEPS ALL OF OUR CALENDARS.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART TO ANDY DYKES.

SHE'S THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS COUNCIL WHO YOU NEVER SEE.

[APPLAUSE] AND IN CLOSING, WHATEVER YOUR INDIVIDUAL BELIEFS MAY BE, TAKE TIME OUT TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL.

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THANK. YOU THANK YOU.

HUG YOU AFTER.

OKAY. THIS IS WHAT WE DO BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE OATH OF OFFICE I'M GOING TO TAKE ON

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

BUT I HAVE TO. I'M GOING TO BYPASS READING THIS BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE SPEAKER AND HE SPOKE BEFORE, SO HE KNOWS ALL THE RULES.

SO PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, GLENN BERNARD.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

THIS IS MY MARINE CORPS CAP AND MY MARINE CORPS ID CARD.

THERE'S GOING TO BE AN OATH.

I'VE TAKEN AN OATH TWICE.

ONCE FOR THE MARINE CORPS, WHICH FOLLOWED THE OATH THAT I TOOK FOR THE FBI IN WASHINGTON, DC DURING THE 1970S.

AND I WAS HAPPY TO RESIGN FROM THAT TO GET INTO AN ORGANIZATION WITH SOME DECENT PEOPLE, WHICH WAS THE MARINE CORPS.

MY IMITATION OF JOE BIDEN.

THE FBI IN THE 70S WHEN I WAS WITH THEM IN WASHINGTON, WAS EVERY BIT AS AWFUL THEN AS IT IS NOW.

AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THERE'S A FELLOW GOING IN THERE BY THE NAME OF PATEL THAT'S GOING TO CLEAN HOUSE, VERY NEEDED.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THERE WAS A 4 TO 1 VOTE HERE, IT HAD TO DEAL WITH CIGARETTES IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND CONDOS.

AND I MENTIONED TO THE MAYOR RECENTLY THAT I HAVE GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE YES VOTE AND THE NO VOTE.

I'VE BEEN IN A BUILDING CONDO BUILDING WHERE A PERSON LIVING THERE DIDN'T SMOKE AND CIGARETTE SMOKE WAS COMING IN FROM THE OTHER CONDOS.

CHEAPLY BUILT BUILDING, OF COURSE.

SO THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED TO OUTLAW THAT COMPLIMENTS TO YOU ON THAT.

AND MELANIE, YOU VOTED NO.

AND YOU SAID THE GOVERNMENT OUTREACH REALLY BOTHERED YOU AND I COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT NO VOTE FOR THAT REASON.

I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT WE COULD GO DOWN TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

WHAT ARE THERE? 8 OR 9? AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERY SINGLE AGENDA ITEM OF EVERY MEETING OF EVERY INCORPORATED CITY IN THE STATE IS GOVERNMENT OVERREACH TO INCLUDE CARLSBAD.

NOW, ONE THING ABOUT MY MILITARY BRETHREN, MY MARINE CORPS BRETHREN, BRETHREN, AS WE KNOW, THERE'S PLENTY OF HOMELESS VETERANS AND THERE'S PLENTY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE.

AND PEOPLE EARN BIG SALARIES TRYING TO I DON'T KNOW, THEY CALL IT THE WELFARE GOVERNMENT WELFARE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.

WHERE DO WE PUT HOMELESS PEOPLE? AND YET THERE'S DORMITORIES LIKE CRAZY ALL OVER THE STATE AT THESE STATE RUN UNIVERSITIES WHERE EVERYBODY'S COLLEGE MAJOR MUST BE SOCIALISM.

10% FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE, PLEASE.

I KNOW THAT THE CITY DOESN'T CONTROL THAT, BUT THE CITY IS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE.

10% OF THE DORMS, ALL THE UNIVERSITIES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH HOMELESS VETERANS AT THE FRONT OF THAT LINE SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER.

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

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN.

WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, GLENN BERNARD.

THANK YOU. NEW CITY MANAGER.

SO I SAW THE ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER AGENDA ITEM BACK THERE.

NOW, ACCORDING TO SOMETHING CALLED TRANSPARENT CALIFORNIA.

THE GUY THAT WAS HERE.

SALARY, PAID SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE.

HALF A MILLION BUCKS PER YEAR.

KIND OF MAKES YOU THINK THAT THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT WITH EXPENSIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN A FAILURE.

I WASN'T PARTICULARLY HAPPY WITH HAVING TO WALK UNDER THE CALIFORNIA FLAG TO ENTER THIS BUILDING.

CALIFORNIA HAS A LOT OF VALUES THAT ARE UN-AMERICAN, AND I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG, WHICH I'M GLAD IS OUT THERE.

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SO THEN YOU THINK, WELL, WHAT'S THE CITY MANAGER GOING TO GET PAID IN A CITY WHERE THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS 134,000 SHOULD HE GET WHAT A FAMILY MAKES? DOUBLE THE FAMILY, TRIPLE THE FAMILY INCOME? TRIPLE WOULD BE $400,000 FOR WHAT MOM AND DAD ARE BRINGING HOME COLLECTIVELY.

NOW, I DID MY GOOGLE SEARCH.

THE FIRST ONE THAT I STOPPED AT WAS $134,000.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SOURCE OF GOOD LABOR RIGHT NEARBY CALLED CAMP PENDLETON, WHERE EVERY MONTH SERGEANTS ENLISTED, PEOPLE FROM THE NAVY, OFFICERS, THEY RETIRE.

THEY DON'T NEED HEALTH BENEFITS BECAUSE WE HAVE THEM FOR THE REST OF OUR LIFE.

HIRE SOMEBODY THAT'S RETIRING WITH THE SAME ID CARD AS ME.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THEM HEALTH CARE.

AND IT'D BE I CHALLENGE ANY COLONEL ON ACTIVE DUTY MAJOR.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, SERGEANT MAJOR, FORM A CORPORATION.

FIND OUT WHAT THE TOTAL CITY PAYROLL IS HERE.

BRING YOUR CORPORATION OVER HERE AND CONTRACT OUT THE ALL JOBS IN THE ENTIRE CITY PROBABLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POLICE AND FIRE.

SPEAKING OF FIRE, MAYBE THE NEW CITY MANAGER COULD HAVE SOME WORDS ADDED TO THE AMBULANCES THAT INDICATE WARNING.

IF WE COME TO YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BILL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS.

OKAY. ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS TO APPROVE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH GEOFF PATNOE TO SERVE AS CITY MANAGER, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 19TH OF 24.

IF THE AGREEMENT IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, MR. PATNOE'S TOTAL COMPENSATION, INCLUDING SALARY, AUTO ALLOWANCE AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION, WILL BE $335,635 PER YEAR.

MR. PATNOE WILL ALSO RECEIVE CITY PAID LIFE INSURANCE AT THE SAME HEALTH PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS PROVIDED TO UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. DOES COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? ANY COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? MOTION PLEASE.

MOVE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, I INVITE ASSEMBLYWOMAN BOERNER TO GIVE THE OATH OF OFFICE FIRST TO OUR NEW CITY TREASURER.

[PRESENTATIONS (Part 2 of 2)]

I'M SORRY. I WAS LIKE, OKAY.

OKAY. LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, IT'S A MODIFIED CONTRACT OR SCRIPT.

COULD I START WITH YOU, THEN? YES, SURE. OKAY.

OUR OUR CITY CLERK WILL READ THE OATH OF OFFICE.

FOR THE SAKE OF PICTURES, IT'S BEST IF YOU BOTH STAND BY THE PODIUM AND BOTH KIND OF LOOK TOWARD THE CAMERAS.

CAN YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE? STATE YOUR NAME.

I, CHRISTIAN PEACOX, DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

WITHOUT MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. OH, YES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

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YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE.

PLEASE GO CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE.

OH, DO I FACE THIS WAY OR THIS WAY? OKAY. AS LONG AS WE CAN HEAR YOU.

CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE ARE WAY BETTER AT GIVING SPEECHES, SO I'LL TRY AND KEEP IT QUICK.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY WASN'T READY FOR THE WILD RIDE THAT STARTED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AFTER THE LAST CITY TREASURER RETIRED EARLY. A FRIEND OF MINE REACHED OUT TO ME AND HE'S LIKE, HEY, YOU SHOULD YOU SHOULD RUN FOR TREASURER.

YOU SHOULD DO THIS. AND I LOOKED AT IT AND I LOOKED AT THE DESCRIPTION AND THERE WAS QUALIFICATIONS.

AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.

BUT WHAT HE DIDN'T TELL ME IS THAT I HAD TO CAMPAIGN AND I HAD TO DO A WEBSITE.

I HAD TO DO SOCIAL MARKETING, I HAD TO GO TO EVENTS, AND I HAD TO KNOCK ON DOORS, AND I HAD TO TALK TO PEOPLE, AND I'M LIKE, I'M A FINANCE GUY. I DON'T TALK TO PEOPLE.

[LAUGHTER] BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT ENDED UP BEING A FAVORITE PART FOR ME WAS GOING OUT AND GETTING TO MEET ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AND GETTING TO SEE AND GO TO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE.

YOU KNOW, I HAD A LOT OF GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE.

I HAD SOME NOT SO GREAT CONVERSATIONS.

YOU KNOW, IT JUST KIND OF GOES WITH CAMPAIGNING.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT I DID WAS I WENT TO THE CITIZENS ACADEMY, WHICH IS THIS GREAT THING THE CITY PUTS ON TWICE A YEAR FOR CITIZENS.

YOU GET TO EXPERIENCE AND GET INTRODUCED TO A NEW DEPARTMENT, LIKE EVERY WEEK.

IT GOES LIKE 6 OR 8 WEEKS AND THEY SERVE YOU GREAT FOOD AND YOU GET TO MEET, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND STAFF THAT MAKE THIS CITY GREAT AND MAKE IT RUN.

AND AFTER GOING THROUGH THAT, IT JUST MADE ME EVEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BEST PART FOR ME WAS THAT I REALIZED EARLY ON THAT I COULDN'T DO IT BY MYSELF.

LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW.

AND THE GOOD THING FOR ME WAS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO.

SO WITH THAT, I WANTED TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY SUPPORTERS, OTHER CANDIDATES FOR HELPING ME ALONG THE WAY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE VOTERS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS YOUR NEXT CITY TREASURER, WHERE I PROMISE TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND PROTECT AND GROW OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR ASSEMBLYWOMAN BOERNER.

I'M SORRY, 51 YEARS.

FIRST WILL BE FOR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN.

HELLO.

SO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I STATE YOUR NAME.

KEVIN SHIN. DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM. THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE].

THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE. DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT ONE? WHERE'S THE CLERK? NO NO, NO.

YOU WERE DEPUTIZED.

OH, I WAS DEPUTIZED.

OH, LOOK, I CAN MARRY PEOPLE, AND I CAN SWEAR PEOPLE IN.

[LAUGHTER] ONLY IN CARLSBAD.

OFFICER ADMINISTERING OATH.

THAT'S ME. THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU. SIGN THERE.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

KEVIN. WE INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY. [LAUGHTER] I EXPECT TO SEE THIS IN YOUR OFFICE.

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SHE'LL TELL YOU ALL ALL THE BAD THINGS THAT I HAD DONE.

AND IT'S JUST AND THEN MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, THAT'S ALL HERE AND PRESENT.

SO WHAT CAN I SAY? FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, MELANIE.

THESE ARE THE BIGGEST SHOES I THINK ANYONE HAS TO FILL SOMEONE WITH THE AMOUNT OF EXPERTISE THAT CAROLYN HAS.

BUT I PUT AN AIR TAG IN HER PURSE SO I KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT, AND I'M GOING TO ASK HER A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AT SOME POINT.

[LAUGHTER] I KNOW I'M GOING TO LEARN A LOT OF EXPERIENCES FROM EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT UP WITH MY OPINION AS WELL.

SO THAT'LL BE A THING.

WHILE I HAVE THIS AUDIENCE AND WHILE I'M ALLOWED TO DO THIS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO HAS SHOWN UP, YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE AND CARE FOR YOU AND HOW MUCH I'M GOING TO SUPPORT YOU. BUT I DO WANT TO TELL A STORY JUST BECAUSE WE'RE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

AND I NEVER GET TO SAY THE STORY LIKE TOO PUBLICLY.

SO I HOPE I DON'T GET ALL CHOKED UP.

BUT YOU LOOK AT ME AS LIKE THE MARINE, THE FIREFIGHTER AND THE BUSINESS OWNER AND THE PARENT AND ALL OF THAT, AND IT SEEMS INSPIRATIONAL, BUT IT'S SO NOTHING COMPARED TO MY PARENTS.

SO AS A MARINE, I TELL YOU A STORY OF KOREAN WAR CHILDREN THAT HAD TO SUFFER THEIR THROUGH THEIR OWN CIVIL WAR. AND WHEN THAT WAS SAID AND DONE, THEY LOOKED AT THE MARINES AND THEY SAID, THOSE ARE THE HEROES THAT SAVED US.

AND YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA.

SOME OF THE THINGS YOU ALSO SEE IS THE FACT THAT THEY DECIDED TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT AND SEEING WHAT AMERICA WAS ABOUT, THEY CAME IN, THEY ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE MY MOM THOUGHT THIS PLACE WAS JUST GOING TO BE ONE BIG COCKTAIL PARTY, SO SHE ONLY BROUGHT LIKE A FEW OUTFITS AND SOME DRESSES AND REALIZED IT WASN'T THE CASE.

[LAUGHTER] SO MY MY MOM WAS A NURSE.

SHE WAS A NURSE IN COOK COUNTY.

MY DAD IS AN ENGINEER.

HE WORKED ON HELICOPTER PARTS FOR THE VIETNAM WAR.

AND THEN TOGETHER THEY DID THE AMERICAN DREAM.

THEY STARTED A SMALL BUSINESS.

THEY HAD A LITTLE LIQUOR STORE IN CHICAGO.

THEN THEY CAME TO LA.

AND THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE IN THIS WORLD WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW THE LANGUAGE.

YOU SHOW UP WITH A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS IN YOUR POCKET.

YOU HAVE GRIT, DETERMINATION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR YOUR NEXT GENERATION.

AND YOU GO FROM THE HOODS OF LA TO PALOS VERDES AND RAISE TWO GOOD KIDS, I PROMISE.

AND THAT STORY IS THE AMERICAN STORY.

WE'RE IN A TIME RIGHT NOW WHERE THINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC, IF YOU WILL.

BUT I TELL YOU, WHEN ALL THE STUFF THAT WE SEE IS CHAOTIC, I ALWAYS LOOK AT MY MOM AND MY DAD AND I GO, IS THIS CRAZY? AND THEY'RE LIKE, THIS ISN'T CRAZY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT CRAZY IS YET.

SO I GO, OKAY, SO I LOOKED FOR THEM FOR SOLACE.

I LOOKED FOR THEM FOR STRENGTH.

AND I JUST WANT EVERY, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT THERE'S PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT HAVE DONE GREAT, HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THEY WILL NOT SAY A WORD.

BUT FROM THIS TO THEM TO MY DAD AND MY MOM, I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND BEING TRUE AMERICANS.

SO THANK THEM.

ALL RIGHT. AND EASY ON THE FIREFIGHTER JOKES.

I'M SORRY. EASY ON THE FIREFIGHTER JOKES.

MAYOR KEVIN, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA IS SWORN IN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF BREAK, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU SEATED IN YOUR NEW RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE LAST AGENDA ITEM.

THEN WE'LL ADJOURN.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO INVITE YOU TO TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH THE COUNCIL AND WITH YOUR FAMILY.

YEAH.

I'M JUST. I'M GOING TO LET THEM DO THIS REAL QUICK.

I HAVE MY STAFF GAVE IT TO ME. DO YOU WANT ME TO SIGN AGAIN? THIS ONE HAS A SEAL.

YEAH.

HERE, LET'S MAKE IT THE SAME COLOR.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. OKAY.

YES. THANKS.

THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA.

YOU'RE UP FOR THE SWEARING IN.

SO PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, NOW HER HAIR HAS TO GO LOOK GOOD.

OKAY. RIGHT HAND.

I STATE YOUR NAME. I, TERESA ACOSTA.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY AFFIR., THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH.

AND ALLEGIANCE. AND ALLEGIANCE. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK.

YOU. OKAY.

OKAY. OKAY.

GREAT. ARE THERE TWO? JUST ONE.

IS THIS. TERESA WE INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS, TASHA.

I WANT A SEAT IN YOUR OFFICE, TOO.

OKAY. YOU WILL. YOU WILL? FOR SURE. FOR SURE.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

I KNOW THAT YOU WERE HERE FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT EVENING.

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER TASHA BOERNER FOR BEING HERE TO ADMINISTER THE OATH, AS WELL AS OUR ELECTED CITY CLERK, SHERRI [INAUDIBLE].

I PREPARED SOME COMMENTS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET TO THANK AND REMEMBER WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MY FAMILY, HI MOM AND MY SISTERS, TO MY NEIGHBORS, TO MY SUPPORTERS, AND TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SHOWING UP FOR THIS IMPORTANT EVENING.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT. IT'S FOR THE THREE OF US, AND ALSO FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CAROLYN LUNA, WHO WILL BE DEARLY MISSED.

WHEN MY DAUGHTER AND I MOVED TO CARLSBAD MORE THAN TEN YEARS, ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, WE MOVED TO BE NEAR.

MY MOM AND FAMILY IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT DRIVER IN OUR FAMILY, WE THINK ABOUT EACH OTHER.

WE THINK ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE KIDS IN THE NEXT GENERATION.

AND WHEN WE MOVED TO CARLSBAD, WE KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT MOVE FOR OUR FAMILY.

I PUT DOWN DEEP ROOTS HERE WITH MY DAUGHTER, AND I FELT SO CONNECTED TO THIS COMMUNITY, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD RUN FOR OFFICE AND THAT I WOULD BE A COUNCIL MEMBER. AND AND EVEN NOW TO BE RUNNING FOR A SECOND TERM.

IT ALL SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A DREAM.

TOGETHER, AS A COMMUNITY AND AS A FAMILY, AS A GREATER FAMILY, AND INCLUDING OUR STAFF HERE AT TEAM CARLSBAD, WE OFTEN FEEL LIKE A FAMILY.

WE TALK ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE, MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SAFETY, IN SUSTAINABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY. AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I CONTINUE TO WORK ON.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THEM FOR FOUR YEARS.

WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS AND THERE'S ALWAYS MORE WORK TO DO.

THERE'S ALWAYS OUTSIDE PRESSURES OR CHANGING DYNAMICS IN THE WORLD AROUND US THAT WE HAVE TO ADJUST TO AND BE FLEXIBLE TO.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT, IS HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SOME OF THE AREAS THAT I'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSING ON ARE OUR PROTECTING OUR COAST, OUR LAGOONS, OUR CLEAN AIR AND WATER.

YOU MAY KNOW THAT I'M AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.

I TALK A LOT ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY.

I TALK A LOT ABOUT OUR NEW PARKS AND OUR NEW PARK AMENITIES IN CARLSBAD THAT WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF, REPLENISHING SAND AT OUR BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, EXPANDING OUR CLEAN ENERGY, AND PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE OVERDEVELOPMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE BEEN COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY FEEL SECURE.

SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY EMERGENCY IN CARLSBAD.

WE DID GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN STREET SAFETY, AND I'M SO PROUD OF THAT.

WE HAVE A NEW FIRE STATION IN MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT TWO, AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY.

WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING TO KEEP OUR RESPONSE TIMES LOW AND OUR RESIDENTS SECURE.

YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS NOTICE IT, BUT OUR STAFF IS BRILLIANT AT THE BASICS.

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT WHEN WE'RE JUST DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATING THE CITY.

AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE AS A RESIDENT OR A VISITOR, AN EMPLOYEE AT THE CITY, BUT IT'S BECAUSE TEAM CARLSBAD IS WORKING ON THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.

AND YET THERE'S MORE WORK AHEAD TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, BEAUTIFUL AND SUSTAINABLE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROTECTING OUR SMALL TOWN CHARM DESPITE OUTSIDE PRESSURES, CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE ALSO MEETING THE NEEDS OF A GROWING POPULATION, SUPPORTING LOCAL

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SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THOSE ISSUES.

I COMMIT TO YOU TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ANOTHER TERM.

THIS IS ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF WORKING TOGETHER, OF CARING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND ENSURING THAT THE NEXT GENERATION BENEFITS FROM THE SAME GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS LOVELY COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL CHERISH.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU FOR ANOTHER TERM.

THANKS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS AND WE'LL COME BACK AT 6:47.

AND RIGHT OUTSIDE.

EXCUSE ME. PLEASE BE QUIET SO WE CAN RECONVENE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PARTY OUTSIDE AS SOON AS THE COUNCIL MEETING IS DONE.

THAT SHOULD BE PROBABLY IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

[8. ORDINANCE NO. CS-480 ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT ADAMS STREET AND HOOVER STREET]

ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION.

I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T NEED THE ATTORNEY TO RECITE ANYTHING.

THAT'S CORRECT MAYOR. OKAY.

MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.

SECOND. EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE A SPEAKER.

WE HAVE A SPEAKER. AND SPEAKERS, PLEASE.

GLENN BERNARD.

DID HE LEAVE? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND NEXT IS ANY REPORT OUTS?

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

MISS BURKHOLDER. ONLY THAT WE DO HAVE OUR LAST SANDAG MEETING OF THE OF THE YEAR ON FRIDAY.

PLEASE JOIN ME. 401 B STREET ON FRIDAY.

MR. SHIN AND I HAVE NOTHING.

CITY MANAGER.

[CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]

WE HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF THIS WIND EVENT, SO BE SAFE AND KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN.

THE WIND IS STARTING TO DIE DOWN.

IT IS PEAKED, BUT WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE DAY.

SO PLEASE BE ALERT AND SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

CITY ATTORNEY.

[CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS]

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBER SHIN AND REELECTED COUNCILMEMBER ACOSTA AND NEWLY ELECTED CITY TREASURER, CHRISTIAN PEACOX.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.

CITY CLERK. MAYOR, YOU HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I HAVE NOTHING.

OKAY. AND I HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN MY HOT LITTLE HAND RIGHT NOW.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2024 AT 6 P.M..

YOU MAY SEE THREE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE CARLSBAD FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION'S CHRISTMAS PARTY AT 3238 GRAYHAWK COURT IN CARLSBAD.

AND ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH OF 24 AT 7:00 A M.

CITY OF CARLSBAD HOLIDAY BREAKFAST AND SERVICE AWARD RECOGNITION CEREMONY THAT WILL BE AT THE OMNI LA COSTA RESORT, 2100 COSTA DEL MAR ROAD IN CARLSBAD. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

LET'S PARTY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.