[CALL TO ORDER]
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CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.
HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN.
PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TONIGHT. CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 4, AS THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 7.
NEXT IS THE PLEDGE. KEVIN, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US? PLEASE STAND. RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING, HELD OCTOBER 29TH OF 24 AND REGULAR MEETING HELD DECEMBER 10TH OF 24.MOTION, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT ON? CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
THANK YOU. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
THE BROWN ACT IN THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA.
CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT.
HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING.
THAT'S STARTING WITH THE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.
I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 3 MINUTES.
THAT WAY, EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.
PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. RUSSELL OWENS, FOLLOWED BY VICKI SIAGE.
HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY TOPIC IS ABOUT THE FIRES IN SOCAL HOMELESS SERVICES IN CARLSBAD.
WITH A COMBINED EFFORT, WE CAN HELP THOSE IN NEED IN BOTH FIRST AID AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE IN LA.
THIS PARTICULAR FIRE IS HISTORIC. THAT IS WHY I INSIST THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL SEND MORE FIREFIGHTERS TO LOS ANGELES, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
A LOT OF AGENCIES ARE HELPING LOS ANGELES. THE CARLSBAD SHOULD AID THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THIS ITEM CAN HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY AT THE RISK OF LOSING A HOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. HELLO.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF IN THE COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS VICKI SIAGE AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CITIZENS FOR FRIENDLY AIRPORT OR C4FA.
COUNCIL, THIS PUBLIC COMMENTS' MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE PRESS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.
FOUR FLIGHTS DAILY, TWO IN, TWO OUT. THE BOARD ALSO ABOLISHED A LITTLE KNOWN POLICY POLICY F44,
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WHICH HAD BEEN IN PLACE IN VARIOUS FORMS SINCE 87.AND THEY WERE THE GUARDRAILS, SO TO SPEAK, ON AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.
THE POLICY WAS PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.
FIRST, C4FA IS NOT OPPOSED TO COMMERCIAL, COMMUTER OR CHARTER AIR SERVICE FROM PALOMAR AIRPORT, AS LONG AS THOSE PLANES FIT THE AIRPORT B2 DESIGN CRITERIA, WHICH IS THE SIZE OF THE JET AND RESPECTFULLY USE OUR AIRPORT, FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED FLIGHT PATHS AND HONORING QUIET HOURS.
YOU DIDN'T HEAR A PEEP OUT OF US ABOUT TAOS AIRLINES, OR CALIFORNIA PACIFIC AIRLINES, OR JETSUITEX, OR ADVANCED AIR, OR THE FEW OTHERS THAT HAVE FLOWN OUT OF PALOMAR SINCE WE WERE FORMED IN 2018.
BUT AMERICAN WILL BE FLYING A LARGE JET, THE EMBRAER 175.
A 737 AND AN AIRBUS A320 ARE D AIRCRAFT TO GIVE YOU SOME SENSE OF SIZE, YOU GET THE PICTURE.
THE E75 175 IS THE SIZE TEN FOOT AND PALOMAR IS THE SIZE SIX SHOE.
AS IMPORTANTLY, IF NOT MORE, WAS THE BOARD'S COMPLETE REMOVAL OF POLICY F44.
IT HAD A 70 LIMIT OF 70 SEATS AND A PASSENGER AIRLINE.
THE POLICY IS GONE AND WITH IT THE GUIDELINES.
NO MORE GUARDRAILS. OH, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CUT TO THE, THE VERY THE VERY END.
THE COUNTY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY, AND THE CITY OF VISTA.
WE SENT TWO LETTERS IN. WE SENT STAFF AND CRICKETS FROM THEM.
THE FAA DOESN'T GO ACTIVELY PURSUING COUNTIES TO GRAB BACK MONEY AND GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS DOESN'T MEAN TWISTING YOURSELF INTO A PRETZEL, WAIVING FEES, UPGRADING THE AIRPORT, AND BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO ALLOW A $53 BILLION COMPANY TO FLY A HUGE JET INTO YOUR SMALL AIRPORT DURING YOUR QUIET HOURS FOR FREE.
LET'S BE REASONABLE HERE. DON PIETRO, FOLLOWED BY DIANE NYGAARD.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M DON PIETRO.
I'M ONE OF THE COORDINATORS OF THIS PALOMAR PALOMAR AIRPORT ACTION NETWORK THAT HAS THESE 25 HOAS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS REACHING SOME 25,000 RESIDENTS, MOSTLY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY FOR ALL YOUR ACTION LAST YEAR, TO TRY TO STRENGTHEN YOUR LOCAL CONTROL ON AIRPORT ISSUES, AND I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR THE LETTER HE SENT IN TWICE TO THE COUNTY AND, AS VICKI SAID, WAS COMPLETELY DISRESPECTED, INCLUDING THE 12 CARLSBAD RESIDENTS THAT WENT DOWN TO BOTH MEETINGS, GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. WE WERE ABANDONED BY OUR COUNTY SUPERVISORS IN NORTH COUNTY, HIDING BEHIND WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR TWO YEARS. IT'S THE FAA, IT'S AMERICAN AIRLINES THAT ARE MAKING US DO THIS.
WE'RE ONLY LEASING THEM SPACE. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE AIRCRAFT THAT COME IN HERE.
IT'S A BUNCH OF BALONEY. SO, UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS HOPING IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE BEFORE WE MIGHT HAVE TO ASK YOU TO DO THIS, BUT I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING LEGAL ACTION.
THEY ARE VIOLATING THE CUP. THEY ARE EXPANDING THIS AIRPORT.
THEY ARE PUTTING THE RESIDENTS AT RISK, REAL RISK.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES NOT TO LEARN FROM WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING IN L.A.
AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN PLACES LIKE EAST PALESTINE AND NORTH CAROLINA, THAT ONE OF THE PRIMARY ROLES OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS. AND THAT MEANS BEING CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU ALLOW HAPPENING IN THESE COMMUNITIES.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS PRECEDENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE COUNCILS BEFORE YOU, IN MY OPINION, DID NOT SET ANY PRECEDENT IN SAYING, HEY, WE HAVE LOCAL CONTROL OF THIS AIRPORT. YOU CANNOT PUT A COUNTER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO SERVE AS MUCH BIGGER AIRCRAFT.
YOU CANNOT DO THESE THINGS TO THE RUNWAY. AND AS THE COUNCIL TOOK NO ACTION PRIOR TO THIS YEAR, THE COUNTY JUST FELT THEY COULD KEEP GOING TO THE POINT THAT NOW THEY FEEL THEY CAN BRING IN A HUGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AT OUR EXPENSE.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION ROLE SERIOUSLY.
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YOU KNOW, I HAVE ONLY DISCLOSED TO A FEW OF YOU THAT I WAS A FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, AND I WAS THE REDEVELOPMENT CHAIR IN THE DAYS OF REDEVELOPMENT.IT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN. AND WE CANNOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN HERE.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE ACTION TO HOLD THE COUNTY ACCOUNTABLE.
WE HAD WE OUTNUMBERED THEM 2 TO 1 IN TERMS OF THOSE OPPOSED TO THOSE IN SUPPORT ON THEIR E-COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. YES. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL DIANE NYGAARD, REPRESENTING PRESERVE CALAVERA.
WE TRY TO GIVE VOICE TO OUR NATIVE PLANTS AND WILDLIFE THAT LIVED HERE BEFORE WE DID.
AND THEY ASKED ME TO COME TONIGHT AND PRESENT YOU THIS CERTIFICATE.
ALL OF US WHO LIVE HERE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO SAVE OUR HOMES.
AND IT'S SIGNED BY MANY OF THE CRITTERS WHO APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT WORK.
IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT TO MAKE THAT PLAN HAPPEN, AND IT WAS OVER 20 YEARS AGO WHEN CITY STAFF CAME TO THE NORTH COUNTY OPEN SPACE COALITION AND SAID, CAN YOU HELP US GET THE PERMIT THROUGH THE COASTAL COMMISSION FOR OUR GOLF COURSE? AND WE SAID, YES, WE WILL HELP YOU DO THAT, BUT WE HAVE SOME CONDITIONS WITH THAT.
FIRST, WE NEED A STRONG HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN.
SECOND, THE GOLF COURSE NEEDS TO BE BEYOND INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND HOW THEY OPERATE.
SO THAT WAS OVER 20 YEARS AGO. NORTH COUNTY OPEN SPACE FULFILLED OUR COMMITMENT.
THE CITY DID MOST OF WHAT WE ASKED FOR IN THE HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND HAS TAKEN THAT SERIOUSLY.
BUT IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO HONOR COMMITMENTS FROM 20 YEARS AGO.
WE ARE STILL COMMITTED TO THE AGREEMENT. WE HOPE THAT YOU ARE ALL STILL COMMITTED TO THE AGREEMENT, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THE PLANTS AND WILDLIFE OF THIS REGION WOULD THANK YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.
NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I NEED TO READ THE FOLLOWING.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
ON ITEM NUMBER TWO OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.THE AGREEMENT IS TO APPROVE IS TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ANNUAL BASE PAY TO BE $297,332. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'VE ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO STEP OFF DURING OUR VOTE.
AND WE HAVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH SEVEN.
ANYBODY WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? THANK YOU. MAYOR.
I DON'T WISH TO PULL AN ITEM, BUT I WISH TO REGISTER A NO VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER TWO.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? YES. SPEAKER ITEM NUMBER FOUR, DENNIS JENSEN.
HI , THERE. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE NOTIFICATION THAT THERE IS A ADVANCEMENT OF OF OFFERING SIX VOUCHERS TO VETERANS FOR THE WINDSOR POINTE HOMELESS FACILITY.
IF YOU REMEMBER, THE WINDSOR POINTE HOMELESS FACILITY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RESTRICTED FOR VETERANS.
THAT'S 100% VETERANS. LAST I HEARD, THERE WERE SIX VETERANS CURRENTLY IN RESIDENCE.
THIS ADDS SIX MORE VETERANS. THAT'S THAT APPROACHES 25% VETERANS OUT OF OUT OF 50 APARTMENTS.
THAT I JUST WANT TO BE TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT'S NOWHERE TO STOP.
PLEASE, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR VETERANS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP OUR VETERANS. INSTEAD OF HELPING VETERANS OR EVEN CARLSBAD HOMELESS ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE. THIS FACILITY IMPORTS NON VETERAN HOMELESS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
THERE ARE SCORES OF LOCAL HOMELESS LIVING HALF A BLOCK AWAY ON PALM AVENUE, LEFT IN THE COLD, WHILE PEOPLE FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO ARE IMPORTED INTO THE WINDSOR POINTE FACILITY.
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I WOULD ALSO ASK IF ANYONE HAS LOOKED INTO WHAT THE STAFF CITY STAFF IS CONSIDERING TO BE A VETERAN BECAUSE THE NO PLACE LIKE HOME POLICY SAYS THAT ANY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF DISCHARGE STATUS, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE MILITARY FOR JUST 90 DAYS, IS CONSIDERED A VETERAN. SO CLEARLY THOSE AREN'T THE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO BE HELPING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT VETERANS.YOU KNOW, HELPING SOMEBODY FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO THAT WAS KICKED OUT OF THE OF THE MILITARY FOR SELLING DRUGS. OR WORSE, 91 DAYS INTO THE MILITARY IS NOT IS NOT THE WAR HERO THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HELP PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME BACK FROM AFGHANISTAN OR EVEN VIETNAM WITH, WITH SEVERE TROUBLES THAT WE WANTED TO GET OFF THE STREETS. THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE DEATHS AT THE FACILITY THAT WE KNOW OF THAT ARE MAYBE OR EVEN LIKELY BECAUSE THIS FACILITY ACTIVELY RECRUITS HOMELESS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS AND MIXES DRUG DEALERS FRESH OUT OF JAIL WITH HOMELESS TRYING TO GET SOBER.
THAT FIVE DEATHS MEANS THAT 10% OF THE APARTMENTS HAVE HAD ITS TENANTS DIE.
THE SON OF TENANT DANIEL JOCELYN SAID MY DAD OVERDOSED AND DIED HERE LAST MONTH.
THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE LIVING WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT SHOULD NEVER BE THERE; DRUG DEALERS, CHILD MOLESTERS, ET CETERA. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHO IS REALLY LIVING THERE.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE COUNT? I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THAT WE WERE PROMISED 24/7 SECURITY.
NEIGHBORS HAVEN'T SEEN SECURITY IN MONTHS. THIS ALL KIND OF SPEAKS TO, YOU KNOW, RECENT EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETE GOVERNMENT FAILURES. AND I'M JUST HOPING. OKAY, DENNIS.
MANDY MILLS WILL BE IN THE BACK. TALK TO HER, AND SHE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF SOMEBODY TO BE CONSIDERED A VETERAN.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
MOTION. MOVE CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN.
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS THE BOARD AND
[8. DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 4 APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY-POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION]
COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS. THE FIRST WILL BE FOR DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT FOUR APPOINTMENTS.DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. DAN FRAZEE, FOLLOWED BY STEVE GISH.
I'M SORRY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS FOR THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION.
GOOD. I DID IT RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAN FRAZEE.
MY WIFE AND I LIVE IN THE COST AREA OF CARLSBAD.
I'M PLEASED TO BE RENOMINATED BY COUNCILWOMAN ACOSTA, THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS I'VE SPOKEN TO SOME OF YOU SEPARATELY IN THE PAST.
I'M HERE APPLYING TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS STEVEN GISH. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD NOW FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.
MY BOYS HAVE UTILIZED FACILITIES HERE, THE SKATE PARK, BEFORE YOU EVEN HAVE THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY BUILT, THE FACILITIES AT OLGA AS WELL. I LEARNED TO FIRST SURF AT TERRAMAR.
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN MY LIFE THAT I'VE WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE.
PREVIOUSLY, I SERVED ON THE BLOCK GRANT COMMISSION HERE WITH THE CITY AS WELL.
AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR. IN THE PAST, I DID THE CITIZENS ACADEMY AS WELL, AND IN 2022, THE POLICE CITIZENS ACADEMY AS WELL. I ALSO THINK WITH THE TRAGEDY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A MICROSCOPE ON OTHER CITIES IN TERMS OF OUR PLANNING AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND OUR POLICE.
MY ROLE AS AN TRAINED ANALYST AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER IS TO LOOK AT THINGS VERY OBJECTIVELY,
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DISPASSIONATELY, AND I THINK WHAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT IS TO HAVE CURIOSITY AND TO ASK QUESTIONS.AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY IN THIS CAPACITY.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL, FOR APPOINTING ME TO THIS COMMISSION A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN IT WAS FIRST FORMED. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE, AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A TERRIFIC EXPERIENCE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT'S GOING TO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WORK PLAN, THE FOCUS, ALL OF THAT.
THE TWO YEAR APPOINTEES HAD REALLY KIND OF A TOUGH TIME.
VERY SHORT TIME, ACTUALLY. OUR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING WAS ONLY 15 MONTHS AGO.
MY QUALIFICATIONS HAVEN'T CHANGED IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND I WILL SPARE YOU THAT, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE TERRIFIC. WHAT HAS CHANGED IS THAT I DO KNOW A WHOLE LOT MORE ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOW, AND THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND ORIENTATION WE'VE HAD.
WE HAD ALL KINDS OF ORIENTATION AND INFORMATION SESSIONS, BOTH IN OUR MEETINGS AND IN OTHER WAYS.
PATROL CAR RIDE ALONGS, HOT TEAM RIDE ALONGS, THE SAME STATE BIAS TRAINING THAT POLICE MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT HAVE TO PASS EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND MOST OF ALL, THE OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN US.
IT'S BEEN GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME DO THIS.
I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
THANK YOU. THE FIRST APPOINTMENT IS BY DISTRICT COUNCIL OR DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN.
WHO'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION? MY RECOMMENDATION IS STEVEN GISH.
STEVEN GISH, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.
PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ONE IS DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, TERESA ACOSTA WILL YOU PLEASE MAKE YOUR NOMINATION? YES. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO SAY IT WAS A VERY HARD CHOICE AS AS EVERYONE CAN SEE, WE HAVE REALLY GREAT CANDIDATES AND VOLUNTEERS ON THESE.
AND THESE THREE CANDIDATES ALL WENT THROUGH THE CARLSBAD CITIZENS ACADEMY, WHICH WE ALWAYS PROMOTE AS A WAY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY BETTER AND BE A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR THESE COMMISSIONS. AND I HAD RECOMMENDED TWO FINALISTS.
ONE WAS JUST CHOSEN. THE OTHER IS DAN FRAZEE, WHO'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB ON THE COMMISSION SO FAR IN HIS FIRST TWO YEARS, AND I THINK HE SHOULD CONTINUE. SO IT'S DAN FRAZEE.
PLEASE VOTE. I'M SORRY. IS THERE DISCUSSION FIRST? OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER NINE.
[9. DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 4 APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION]
THIS IS THE DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT FOUR APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. WHO IS THE DISTRICT TWO APPOINTMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN.WHO'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION? MY RECOMMENDATION IS JULIE KNIGHT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA RECOMMENDATION.
THANK YOU. AND I DID NOTICE THAT ON THIS ONE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A DISTRICT FOUR APPOINTMENT, I DON'T ALWAYS PICK SOMEBODY FROM DISTRICT FOUR, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY FROM THIS AREA.
BUT I NOTICED ON THIS COMMISSION THAT WE WERE LACKING TWO AND FOUR.
SO I AM NOMINATING AND PUTTING FORWARD DALE OTIS FROM DISTRICT FOUR.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM NUMBER TEN IS DISTRICT TWO, AND DISTRICT FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
[10. DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 4 APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION]
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. SPENCER BURROWS, FOLLOWED BY NICHOLAS FOSTER.[00:25:05]
WHILE MAINTAINING OUR SMALL TOWN CHARACTER. PARTICIPATING IN THE CITIZENS ACADEMY THIS PAST FALL GAVE ME A DEEP INSIGHT TO THE CITY'S GROWTH, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS OPPORTUNITY, REPRESENTING A RESIDENCE AND GUIDING IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY GOING FORWARD.HI. SORRY. HI. GOOD. IT'S A LITTLE BIT LOUDER THAN I THOUGHT.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS NICK FOSTER. NICHOLAS FOSTER.
I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE.
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.
I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE LAWS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WE HAVE TO WORK AROUND TO, YOU KNOW, EXECUTE THE OBJECTIVE WITHOUT PUTTING THE CITY AT ANY SORT OF LEGAL RISK. AND I'VE ALSO UP TO SPEED ON ALL THE RECENT HEARINGS I'VE WATCHED, ALL THE HEARINGS. I'VE SEEN THE SEEN, THE CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS, I'VE SEEN HOW EVERYONE'S VOTED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH EVERYONE. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
THE FIRST APPOINTMENT WILL BE RECOMMENDATION FROM DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN.
YEAH, BOTH GENTLEMEN ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED. I'M CHOOSING NICHOLAS FOSTER FOR THIS POSITION.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT ONE IS DISTRICT FOUR. COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA NOMINATION.
AND I AM PICKING SPENCER BURROWS FOR THIS. ANY DISCUSSION? MISS BURKHOLDER, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE AND COMPLIMENT AND APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DISTRICT, THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON FROM DISTRICT ONE, AND THAT IS THE DISTRICT THAT IS, OF COURSE, GOING TO BE DEALING WITH MOST OF THE INFILL REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT.
SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT MR. BURROWS APPLIED. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[11. MAYORAL, DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 4 APPOINTMENTS TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION]
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. THOMAS SCHUCK, FOLLOWED BY STEVE NICHOLAS.GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS TOM SCHUCK.
I WAS A BOY SCOUT HERE. I'VE BEEN RAISED IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I LEARNED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THESE ROADS AS AS A YOUNG MAN.
AND NOW I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO'S 13, WHO'S GOING TO BE DRIVING THESE THESE ROADS IN GOD, THREE YEARS.
SO I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN, IN OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY HERE IN CARLSBAD.
I'VE SEEN KIND OF THE EVOLUTION OF WHAT OUR CITY HAS DONE OVER THE LAST 40 SOME ODD YEARS.
EVEN SOMETIMES WHEN THEY'RE UNPOPULAR. I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ENGINEERING.
BUT 20 YEARS AGO I WORKED FOR A TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FIRM FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
MY ROLE TODAY IS A PRODUCT MANAGER. WHAT THAT MEANS IS I WORK WITH THE END USERS.
THAT WOULD BE THE SAME THING I'D BE APPLYING TO THIS COMMISSION. IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS COMMISSION, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU FOR SERVING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING. I'M STEVE NICHOLAS FROM DISTRICT TWO. MY FAMILY FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY APPLICATION TO JOIN THIS COMMISSION.
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MY FAMILY AND I ARE FAIRLY RECENT ADDITIONS TO CARLSBAD, AND MY ONLY REGRET MOVING HERE IS THAT WE DIDN'T DISCOVER THE CITY SOONER BECAUSE IT'S TRULY FANTASTIC. MY INTEREST IN SERVING ON THIS PARTICULAR COMMISSION STEMS BOTH FROM PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING, I WORK AS AN ENGINEER WHERE I RESEARCH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, SO I'M REGULARLY CONSIDERING THE SAFETY CASES AROUND THESE MOTOR, THESE ROBOT CARS, HOW WE DESIGN SYSTEMS TO MAKE THEM ENGAGE WITH HUMANS IN A MORE EFFICIENT AND SAFE MANNER.
AND SO I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST, BECAUSE ONE THING THAT IS CLEAR AS I WORK IN THIS PROFESSION IS THAT THIS AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING VERY RAPIDLY, AND WE AS A CITY AND A COMMUNITY ARE GOING TO NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.
SO I BELIEVE MY BACKGROUND, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A PHD IN ENGINEERING FROM UC SANTA BARBARA, WILL ENABLE ME TO HELP ANALYZE THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK TO THE COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE MAYORAL NOMINATION AND I NOMINATE STEVE NICHOLS.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN'S NOMINATION.
YEAH. MY NOMINATION IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JOSH COELHO. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THE LAST ONE IS DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA'S NOMINATION.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, BEFORE I ANNOUNCE MY CHOICE, THAT EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE CITIZENS ACADEMY AND YOU'VE BEEN APPOINTED TO A COMMISSION, YOU CAN STILL DO IT. I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DO THAT. AND YOU CAN FIND THE INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
MY CHOICE FOR THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION IS TOM SCHUCK.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR THESE JOBS.
THANK YOU. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 12 ANNUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS COMPENSATION REVIEW.
[12. ANNUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS’ COMPENSATION REVIEW]
CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.I'D LIKE TO INVITE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER SILVANO RODRIGUEZ.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
PER MEASURE G, APPROVED IN 2020, CITY COUNCIL WAS ASKED TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO ADJUST OR WAIVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS COMPENSATION INCREASE PER YEAR, PER ORDINANCE NUMBER 435, ADOPTED IN OCTOBER 2022.
THE CITY COUNCIL WAS ASKED TO DO THE SAME FOR THE CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER.
BOTH OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS MAY NOT EXCEED THE SAN DIEGO CPI FOR NOVEMBER 2024, AND THE SAN DIEGO CPI FOR NOVEMBER 2024 WAS 2.6%. SO THE MAX INCREASE COULD BE ONLY 2.6%.
THE CPI FOR NOVEMBER 2023 WAS 5.2%. HOWEVER, THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO ALIGN THEIR INCREASE WITH OUR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AND ONLY APPROVED A 4% INCREASE FOR THEMSELVES. SO THEY WENT A LITTLE BIT LOWER THERE.
AND THE OPTIONS REGARDING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO ADJUST THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS COMPENSATION BY 2.6% AND INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE PERMANENTLY WAIVING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION FOR 2025, OR PROVIDE OTHER DIRECTION AS DESIRED.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
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DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU MAYOR.
JUST IF WE COULD TAKE THE ITEM SEPARATELY, BECAUSE I WON'T BE SUPPORTING A RAISE FOR OURSELVES, BUT CERTAINLY THE TREASURER AND THE CLERK. OKAY.
OTHER. OTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY. MOTION ON THE FIRST ONE, PLEASE.
SO MOVED. WELL, I NEED TO KNOW ABC. YEAH. SO INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AMENDING TITLE TWO, CHAPTER 2.04, AND THEN SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO THAT'S A IT'S A YEP.
THANK YOU. SECOND. AND IS THAT FOR COUNCIL OR.
THAT'S FOR COUNCIL. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT PASSES 3 TO 2.
MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE PLEASE. YES. MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE IN ITEM NUMBER THREE OR IN THE RECOMMENDED ACTION NUMBER THREE. SECOND, I'M SORRY, WE DO NEED TO CLARIFY THREE A [INAUDIBLE].
OKAY. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN BRIEFED IN THE RECENTLY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY, BECAUSE OF INFLATION, WITHIN 4 OR 5 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO THE CITY WILL BE BRINGING IN LESS MONEY THAN IT'S SPENDING. AND THIS IS JUST MY WAY OF SAYING BEING AN EXAMPLE OF SAYING THAT UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO SHOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN MORE MONEY THAN SPENDING IN THE FUTURE, THAT I'M GOING TO DECLINE PAY RAISES FOR, FOR THE COUNCIL.
[13. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS]
ITEM NUMBER 13, PLEASE. ITEM 13 IS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND THE PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CLERK SERVICES DIRECTOR, FAVIOLA MEDINA.GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR. MY NAME IS FAVIOLA MEDINA, CITY CLERK SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND I'LL BE PROVIDING THE PRESENTATION ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.
THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU TODAY TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1.15.040 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO REFLECT ADJUSTMENTS CALCULATED ON THE TOTAL CHANGE IN THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS FOR THE SAN DIEGO REGION SINCE THE LAST ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. CURRENTLY, THE LIMITS STATE SET FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL ARE A THOUSAND PER ELECTION AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR, CITY TREASURER AND CITY CLERK ARE AT $3,300 PER ELECTION.
SINCE THE CPI INCREASE OF 8%, THE CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL NEW LIMITS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS $1,100 PER ELECTION AND CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR, CITY TREASURER AND CITY CLERK FOR $3,600 PER ELECTION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
MISS BURKHOLDER. JUST THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS $1,000 PER PERSON AS IN LIKE PER CANDIDATE, BUT THAT'S PER CONTRIBUTOR. WE COULDN'T WIN ELECTIONS WITH $1,000.
THANKS, BOBBY. MOTION, PLEASE. YES. MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE IN AGENDA ITEM 13.
SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 14.
[14. REVIEW OF 2024 TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARKS SEASON AND PLANNING UPDATE FOR FUTURE SEASONS]
CITY MANAGER, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE REVIEW OF THE 2024 TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARK SEASON AND PLANNING UPDATE FOR FUTURE SEASONS.THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I AM SUZANNE SMITHSON, LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR.
AND WITH ME TONIGHT IS CRADDOCK STROPES OUR CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE COMMUNITY'S AND OUR FAVORITE AND LONGSTANDING PROGRAMS, TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARKS. WE WILL PRESENT A REVIEW OF THE 2024 CONCERT SEASON, TALK ABOUT PLANNING FOR THIS SUMMER AND SHARE CONCERT SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT THREE SEASONS.
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SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS AT THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BE TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF LAST YEAR'S SEASON, RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON PLANNING FOR 2025, AND CONFIRM THE PREFERRED CONCERT SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK OR DIRECTION AS DESIRED.SUMMER OF 2024 WAS OUR 37TH SEASON PROVIDING TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARKS.
MORE THAN 22,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE CONCERTS.
THE ATTENDANCE AT EACH CONCERT IN 2024 WAS WITHIN THE FIRE MARSHAL'S ESTABLISHED CAPACITY.
THIS WAS A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN ATTENDANCE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, WHICH WAS WELCOME AND INTENTIONAL, AND IS BELIEVED TO ALSO BE REFLECTIVE OF OUR NEW ABILITY TO MORE ACCURATELY COUNT ATTENDEES.
ALONG WITH GOING BACK TO 9 CONCERTS IN 2024, WE ADOPTED NEW SECURITY MEASURES AND A PILOT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. THOSE ARE OUR OTHER ADJUSTMENTS MADE WITH YOUR CONCURRENCE IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN 23 AND 24.
THE NEW PERIMETER FENCING PROVIDED THE ABILITY TO HAVE A SAFETY SCREENING PROCESS AND A CLEAR AND CONTROLLED ENTRY AND SPACE. THERE WERE MINIMAL LINES AT THESE ENTRIES DURING THE SEASON, WHICH WAS POSITIVE THAT WE WEREN'T SURE HOW THAT WAS GOING TO GO. THE SUPPORT FROM OUR CITY SPONSORS, OUR CITY PARTNERS IN POLICE AND FIRE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL STAFF AND TOOLS TO ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND OPTIMIZE A QUICK RESPONSE, SUCH AS THE SURVEILLANCE TOWER THAT MAINTAINED A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AT PARK SITES THAT WAS CONDUCIVE TO MANAGING LARGE, LARGE CROWDS.
TO PREPARE THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE CHANGES, OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT PREPARED AND SHARED A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN, BEGINNING MONTHS BEFORE THE CONCERTS, WITH POSTS ON ALL THE MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS AND IN THE CITY MANAGER'S WEEKLY EMAILS AS WELL AS DIRECT EMAILS.
THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED, BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON, WERE VERY POSITIVE.
THERE ARE ONGOING COSTS FOR SECURITY THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FUTURE YEARS AS WE CONTRACT WITH ELITE SECURITY FOR THE ADDED SECURITY PERSONNEL. BUT THE ONE TIME COST OF ALMOST $30,000 FOR BARRICADES IN THE TRAILER FOR STORAGE WERE COMPLETED THIS LAST YEAR. AT THE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, WE ALSO LAUNCHED A PILOT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
WE HAD TWO ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATE AS TITLE SPONSORS THIS YEAR, AND FOR WHICH THEY HAD FENCING BANNERS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO ON THE SLIDE HERE AT THE CONCERTS. AND THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION ON STAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CONCERT.
WHILE THE OVERALL COST OF LAUNCHING AND SUPPORTING THE PILOT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM WAS SUBSTANTIAL, STAFF HAVE RECEIVED INQUIRIES FROM ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN BEING SPONSORS IN THE FUTURE AND WILL CONTINUE THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM THIS YEAR, WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS WITH LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PILOT PROGRAM.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITHSON. FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARKS HAS BEEN A BELOVED COMMUNITY TRADITION THAT IS TRULY DRIVEN BY THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. WE PLAN FOR FUTURE SEASONS WITH THIS GOAL IN MIND OF BEING COMPATIBLE WITH AND SERVING AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY
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LIFESTYLE. WE ACTIVELY PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOLS, WITH OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS PRETTY MUCH EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT ENJOYS THESE THESE CONCERTS.AND SO SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ARE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN ARE FAMILIES GOING TO BE PLANNING TO ATTEND SCHOOL EVENTS? WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE TAKING VACATION? WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE MOST ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY? WE THINK ABOUT PARKING AVAILABILITY AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOL SITES THAT ASSIST US AT STAGECOACH AND AT CALAVERA HILLS.
AND WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE AVAILABILITY OF CONCERT CREW STAFFING.
AND SO THINKING WITH THAT IN MIND AND WITH SOME SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WILL BE EXPERIENCING IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS, WE'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD A PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE PRESENCE OF THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY.
SO IN 2025, THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WILL FALL ON A FRIDAY.
AND SO WE ARE PROPOSING NOT TO HAVE A CONCERT ON THAT FRIDAY, BECAUSE THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS ONE OF THE YEAR'S BUSIEST FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THEY HAVE TO DEPLOY MORE PERSONNEL TO HANDLE CALLS FOR SERVICE MORE THAN USUAL ON A NORMAL WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, PRIVATE SECURITY, TRAFFIC CONTROL AND OTHER NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE CONCERTS WOULD ALSO COST MORE ON THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WHICH WOULD IMPACT THE BUDGET. SO THEREFORE, WE ARE PROPOSING NO CONCERT ON JULY 4TH, 2025.
SO WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING NO CONCERT ON FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2026.
HOWEVER, THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WILL FALL ON A SUNDAY IN JULY IN 2027, SO THERE WILL BE A CONCERT SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2ND, 2027. ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT PIECES OF FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED DURING THE 2024 SEASON WAS, WHERE IS THE ART ACTIVITIES? FAMILIES REALLY ENJOY THESE ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR.
AND SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE IS TO BRING BACK HIGH QUALITY ARTS ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDE A MORE QUALITY, HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE AND ENHANCE PEOPLE'S APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE STAGE.
SO THESE EVENTS WILL APPEAL TO INTERGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES AS WELL AS OUR FAMILIES.
THEY WILL BE WILL BE DIVERSE IN NATURE, CULTURALLY, AS WELL AS THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.
SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT, IN ADDITION TO THE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS TYPE ACTIVITIES THAT WE OFFER, WE MAY BE OFFERING THINGS SUCH AS DANCE LESSONS OR MUSICAL PETTING ZOO OR THINGS THAT, AGAIN, WOULD ENHANCE FOLKS APPRECIATION OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE STAGE.
THE COST TO BRING BACK THESE POP UP ARTS ACTIVITIES IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $4,500.
AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE CAN ABSORB THIS IN THE CURRENT BUDGET.
HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO OUR BUDGET REQUEST, THEY WILL COME FORWARD THROUGH THE NORMAL OPERATING BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR. AND SO WITH THAT WE PROVIDED A REPORT ON THE 2024 SEASON.
WE'VE GIVEN YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT ON HOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR 2025 AND BEYOND.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE PREFERRED CONCERT SCHEDULES FOR 2025 THROUGH 2027.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL COMMENTS.
SO BEING A FORMER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, THAT WAS ROUGH ON THOSE DAYS.
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JUST A COUPLE RECOMMENDATIONS. LIKE MY FAMILY AND A BUNCH OF OUR FAMILIES, WE LEFT FROM THE BEACH TO THE CONCERT.SO IF THERE IS CAPACITY FOR THAT, THAT COULD ALSO BE LIKE A NET GAIN FOR US.
WHAT SOMETIMES WHAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE AT THE CONCERTS, LIKE THE ACTUAL EVENT PROGRAMING.
SO IF WE COULD MAYBE EVEN JUST BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH WE FOCUS ON OUR ARTS AND CULTURE, LIKE A, LIKE A TRADITIONAL MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMING, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE THINGS AND NOT FEEL THAT THERE'S THEY CAN EXPERIENCE NEW TYPES OF LIKE CULTURAL MUSIC OR WHATNOT, AND THEN NOT WITNESS THINGS AND NOT FEEL THAT THINGS ARE FOREIGN, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO THAT'S ALL. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
THE SPONSORSHIP FUNDING IS THAT IN SOME SEPARATE LITTLE BUCKET SOMEWHERE, I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE BUDGET, AND I WAS JUST OCCURRED TO ME TO ASK. THAT GOES TO THE OVERALL GENERAL FUND.
SO IT JUST HELPS SUPPORT THE COSTS OF ALL OF THIS.
SO THE TWO TITLE SPONSORS THIS LAST YEAR CONTRIBUTED $10,000 EACH FOR THE FUNDING.
SO IT JUST GOES TO... I JUST JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNEW WHERE THE MONEY WAS.
THANKS, MRS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN WATCHING HOW THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, AND I DO REMEMBER WHEN THERE WERE FOOD VENDORS, AND I THINK THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME ASSOCIATED ISSUES, CHALLENGES WITH WITH THEM, BUT MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO AGAIN.
I AM GLAD THAT WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF CONCERTS BACK FROM WHEN WE HAD CUT THEM.
AND THE BEST PART, I DO FEEL, IS THE SECURITY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILIES GOING IN.
I HAD SOME HESITATION ABOUT IT, JUST NOT SURE IF IT WOULD AFFECT THE EXPERIENCE TO HAVE SO MUCH PRESENCE OF SECURITY THERE, AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE GONE VERY SMOOTHLY AS YOUR PICTURES AND REPORT SHOWS AND ALL THE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, I GET A LOT OF CALLS AND COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK.
IT'S ONE OF THE COMMUNITY'S FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN CARLSBAD.
IT'S FREE MUSIC, AND IT'S A FUN EVENING AND A FUN PICNIC TO HAVE.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
I DIDN'T HEAR A LOT OF COMMENTARY ABOUT MISSING THE ART A LITTLE BIT.
AND I DO THINK FOR SUCH A MINIMAL COST IT WOULD BE SUCH A GREAT VALUE ADD TO PUT THAT BACK IN.
PERSONALLY, I ENJOYED IT A LOT TOO. I JUST ALWAYS LOVE SEEING ALL THE MULTICULTURAL ART, AND I DO THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR PROGRAMING THAT WE ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS BHAT-PATEL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY YES, THE THE SCHEDULING LOOKS GREAT.
I KNOW YOU ALL WERE LOOKING FOR SOME CONFIRMATION ON THAT.
THE POP UP ACTIVITIES. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TALKING TO FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WANTING TO DO SPONSORSHIPS, AND I'VE BEEN LIKE, HEY, YOU ALL SHOULD DO SOME ACTIVITIES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE KIDS LOVE ACTIVITIES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY YES, 100%, THIS, I THINK, IS SOMETHING THAT AS A PARENT OF A TODDLER, I KNOW FOLKS ARE LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING ELSE TO DO, TO GIVE THEM A BREAK FROM ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THERE.
SO CLEARLY, YOU ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FOLKS NEED, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, JUST TO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT AND UNDERSCORE AS MUCH AS WE CAN EXPOSE FOLKS TO DIFFERENT THINGS, I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. AND I LOVE THAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING INTO WAYS TO INCORPORATE THAT.
AND JUST TO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR WORKING SO HARD ON MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE, AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A SAFE EXPERIENCE. SO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM. THANKS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL ECHO WHAT THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID.
THIS IS A INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY, SO WE DON'T NEED A VOTE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 15, CITY MANAGER.
[15. WINDSOR POINTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT – REGIONAL ADVOCACY LETTER]
THANK YOU. ITEM 15 IS A WINDSOR POINTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT REGIONAL ADVOCACY LETTER AND TO PRESENT THAT AS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR JASON HABER.THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE], AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JASON HABER, CITY'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR. SO THIS ITEM IS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE A DRAFT ADVOCACY LETTER FOR THE REGION'S LEGISLATORS TO BE ASKED TO SIGN IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO HOLD AFFIRMED HOUSING ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS COMMITMENTS REGARDING THE WINDSOR POINTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
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HOUSING PROJECT AND DIRECTED STAFF TO WORK WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE TO DRAFT THE LETTER THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.THE LETTER HAS BEEN REVIEWED A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF REVIEW WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND IS NOW RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL TONIGHT.
THE LETTER FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON ACCOUNTABILITY RELATED TO MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS OF SAFETY, SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE PROJECT, AND SPEAKS TO SOME OF AFFIRMED HOUSING'S COMMITMENTS RELATED TO PROVIDING SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT WINDSOR POINTE.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A FEW OPTIONS RELATED TO THIS.
THEY CAN APPROVE THE LETTER AS PROPOSED, OFFER ADDITIONAL INPUT OR REQUEST REVISIONS, OR REFER THE MATTER BACK TO THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. AND WITH THAT, THE DRAFT LETTER IS IN YOUR PACKET.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COMMENTS, MISS BURKHOLDER.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU. I BASICALLY JUST WANTED TO SAY TO MR. HABER AN IMMENSE, ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF THANKS FOR THE TIME AND ATTENTION YOU TOOK FOR DRAFTING THIS AND WORKING WITH US THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER, ACOSTA AND I, TO FIRM UP THE LANGUAGE TO THERE'S NO BONES ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ASKING.
AND I'M ENCOURAGED BY HAVING VERBALLY BEEN TOLD BY OUR OTHER ELECTEDS IN THE COUNTY THAT THEY WILL SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS WITH WINDSOR POINTE, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE OUR COUNCIL'S SUPPORT, TOO.
THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER'S, THANKS TO JASON, TO MR. HABER AND OUR STAFF FOR WORKING ON THE LETTER.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THE LETTER AND WE REALLY STRENGTHENED IT, ORIGINALLY IT WAS MORE OF A STATEMENT AND NOW IT'S MORE OF A AN URGING TO ACTION, A CALL TO ACTION TO, TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WINDSOR POINTE IS SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND ITS COMMUNITY, ITS TENANTS, AS BEST AS IT CAN. SO I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THIS FINAL VERSION OF THE LETTER AND OF COURSE, OPEN TO ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE. BUT IT'S IT'S A GREAT VERSION THAT WE THOUGHT YOU ALL WOULD APPRECIATE.
THANKS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL SAY JASON, EVENTUALLY I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A RUBBER STAMP OF CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DO, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SEEING THAT WEEK AFTER WEEK BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING SOME TREMENDOUS WORK FOR OUR CITY.
SO I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
[16. 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM UPDATE]
AND ITEM NUMBER 16, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM 16 IS THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM UPDATE AND WITH THAT PRESENTATION IS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR JASON HABER.THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR TONIGHT'S ITEM IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF CARLSBAD 2025 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, DIRECT STAFF, BY A SEPARATE MOTION TO ADVOCATE FOR A VARIETY OF CITY SPONSORED LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, AND FUNDING PRIORITIES, AND RECEIVE REPORTS ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET ACTIVITY AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
AS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM IS REALLY ROOTED IN TWO POLICY DOCUMENTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL POLICY 39 AND RESOLUTION 2019 -137 THAT PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK AND THE GUIDELINES FOR HOW FOR HOW WE DO ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, AND CALLS FOR ESTABLISHING THE STANDING LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
WITHIN THOSE DOCUMENTS, THE, IT CALLS FOR ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, WHICH IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND CHANGES ARE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION AS NEEDED.
TO HELP US WITH MAINTAINING AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS THE CITY MAINTAINS MEMBERSHIP IN TWO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., AND WE MAINTAIN A CONTRACT WITH A GRANT WRITER THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO HELP US MAINTAIN AWARENESS AND PURSUE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY BE MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY.WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE SHARON GONSALVES.
SHE'S THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, THE CITY'S CONTRACT LOBBYISTS IN SACRAMENTO, TO PROVIDE A BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE ON THE CITY'S BEHALF OVER THE PRIOR YEAR AND A LITTLE BIT OF A LOOK AHEAD INTO THE COMING YEAR.
FOLLOWING MISS GONSALVES PRESENTATION, WE'LL GET INTO A REVIEW OF THE PLATFORM AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND THE BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT ARE PRESENTED IN YOUR PACKET FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND ACTION. MISS GONZALEZ? YEAH, I THINK YOU CAN CLICK WITH THAT. OKAY, GREAT.
I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE IN PERSON WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
IN 2024, WE HAD OVER 510 INDIVIDUAL TOUCH POINTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
THAT INCLUDES ANY ANYTIME THAT WE APPEARED IN A COMMITTEE OR SPOKE TO A MEMBER'S OFFICE ON THE CITY'S BEHALF, EMAILS MEETINGS, WHAT HAVE YOU. AND WE TRACKED OVER 1,800 INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOR THE CITY.
THE CITY, THROUGH THE SUBCOMMITTEE PROCESS, TOOK A POSITION ON 37 PIECES OF LEGISLATION, INCLUDING TWO SPONSORED BILLS AB 2234 AND AB 2715. I'LL LET YOU DO IT. GIVING YOU A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE STATE ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY.
REPUBLICANS DID GAIN TWO SEATS IN THE ASSEMBLY AND ONE IN THE SENATE.
HOWEVER, THE DEMOCRATS STILL HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY WITH TWO, WITH ONE ASSEMBLY SEAT AND ONE SENATE SEAT CURRENTLY VACANT, AND WILL HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION IN APRIL TO FILL THOSE SEATS.
ALSO, WE HAVE ROUGHLY ABOUT A FOURTH OF THE LEGISLATURE IS BRAND NEW, SO THERE'S A LOT OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TO BE DONE IN THE YEAR AHEAD. FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY BILL THAT THE CITY SUPPORTED OR POSITIONED ON, BUT DID WANT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU BROAD STROKES IN TERMS OF WHAT THE THEMES WERE THAT WE SAW IN 2024.
I DID WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE CITY SPONSORED LEGISLATION, AB 2234 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER.
IT REALLY FURTHERS WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING ON E-BIKE SAFETY.
AND THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THE COUNTY TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 FROM OPERATING A CLASS ONE OR CLASS TWO E-BIKE. I ALSO, ON THIS ONE, WANTED TO SAY THAT THE CITY HAS DONE A LOT OF REALLY GREAT WORK AND HAS IN SACRAMENTO ACTUALLY FOUND ITSELF BEING A LEADER IN REGARDS TO E-BIKE SAFETY.
WE HAVE OTHER MEMBERS FROM ORANGE COUNTY, FROM THE SANTA ROSA AREA WHO WILL CONTACT ME LOOKING FOR THE CITY SUPPORT WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING TO PURSUE LEGISLATION ON E-BIKES. AND THEN AB 2715, ALSO CARRIED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER, HAS TO DO WITH ALLOWING MATTERS RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY TO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM DURING CLOSED SESSION.
SO IN TERMS OF THE THEMES THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, WHERE LABOR RELATIONS IS CONCERNED, WE DID SEE A LOT OF EFFORTS THIS PAST YEAR PERTAINING TO A LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
WE SAW IT SEPARATED, TRYING TO KIND OF LIKE LIMIT THE SCOPE OF EACH BILL.
THIS YEAR IT WAS FOCUSED ON BUILDERS REMEDY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN LAW FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
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HOWEVER, THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF APPLICATIONS WHERE BUILDERS BUILDER'S REMEDY IS CONCERNED.SO THERE WERE TWO EFFORTS AB 1886 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ AND AB 1893 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS, LOOKING TO PROVIDE SOME LEGAL CLARITY WHERE BUILDER'S REMEDY IS ALLOWED.
ALSO ON HOUSING AND LAND USE, WE DID SEE A NUMBER OF BILLS LOOKING AT IMPACT FEES, BOTH AB 2729 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON AND SB 937 BY SENATOR WIENER, LOOKED TO REALLY GO AFTER WHAT CHARGES COULD BE COLLECTED AND WHEN CHARGES SHOULD BE COLLECTED.
AND I DID GET SOME CONFIRMATION, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WE ARE EXPECTING MORE OF THAT IN 2025.
REALLY FOCUSED ON RETAIL THEFT. THE LEGISLATURE DID PASS A SERIES OF BILLS, LOOKING TO MAKE SEVERAL CHANGES TO PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE WE'VE SEEN REGARDING RETAIL THEFT SPECIFICALLY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZBUR HAD AB 2943, WHICH WOULD LET YOU AGGREGATE VARIOUS OFFENSES TO GET TO THAT $950 THRESHOLD. THIS REALLY WAS DONE IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S OPPOSITION TO PROP 36. HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO GET BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSITION WHICH OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED BY OVER 70% IN NOVEMBER. AND THEN REALLY QUICKLY LOOKING FORWARD, I WILL SAY, GIVEN THE WILDFIRES, I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WAS PRESENTED LAST WEEK IS LIKELY TO CHANGE. HOWEVER WE DID THERE'S ABOUT A $322 BILLION TOTAL SPENDING PLAN PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH A SLIGHT MINIMAL SURPLUS.
THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS A SPECIAL SESSION ONE, TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR LAWSUITS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED IN ORDER IN RESPONSE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WAS EXPANDED OVER THE WEEKEND, TO ALSO INCLUDE EFFORTS FOR FIRE RELIEF SPECIFIC TO THE FIRES THAT WE ARE SEEING IN LA COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
ALSO TAX RECEIPTS FOR FIRE VICTIMS ARE GOING TO BE PUSHED BACK AND DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF SHIFTED FROM WHEN THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE TOOK OFFICE IN DECEMBER TO NOW IS, I THINK, REALLY TOP OF MIND. WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF FOCUS ON HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE AND POLICIES BEING CANCELED AND HOW TO RESPOND TO THAT, AS WELL AS WATER AVAILABILITY. THERE'S BEEN TALKS ALREADY ABOUT LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW PROPOSITION FOUR, WHICH WAS THE CLIMATE BOND, IS ALLOCATED.
THERE'S ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SESSION ON FIRE RELIEF, ALLOCATING SOME OF THAT PROP MONEY SPECIFICALLY FOR LA, WHICH MEANS THAT IT'LL HAVE TO BE READJUSTED ELSEWHERE TO MAKE SURE THAT A STATEWIDE APPROVED BOND HAS BENEFITS STATEWIDE.
THANK YOU, MISS GONSALVES. WE'LL BOTH BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION FOR QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY, FOR MISS GONSALVES AS WELL. JUST WANTED TO SAY CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY GROUP AND MISS GONSALVES HAVE NOW BEEN SUPPORTING THE CITY WITH OUR EFFORTS IN SACRAMENTO FOR FOUR YEARS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE GOOD WORK FROM YOU IN THE COMING YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE CITY ALSO CONTRACTS WITH A FIRM, CARPI AND CLAY, IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
SO NOW JUMPING INTO THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND SOME OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
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AGAIN, THIS IS A DOCUMENT, AS MISS GONSALVES MENTIONED, EACH YEAR WE DO DEEP DIVE MEETINGS WITH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY, GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND INPUT ON WHAT'S WORKING IN THE PLATFORM, WHAT ISSUES THEY ANTICIPATE COMING UP IN THE COMING YEAR, OR PAIN POINTS THAT THEY'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN THE PAST YEAR RELATED TO STATE LEGISLATION AND GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDMENTS.WE TAKE THAT TO THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND REVIEW AND THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT. SO THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS ROOTED IN THREE GUIDING PRINCIPLES PRESERVING LOCAL CONTROL, MAINTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND PROTECTING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW OF THOSE OR A HANDFUL OF THOSE IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES.
THEY TOUCH ON SUPPORT STATEMENTS THAT ALLOW US TO GO AND ADVOCATE ON THE CITY'S BEHALF AROUND THE FOLLOWING ISSUES OBTAINING A LONG TERM LEASE OR OPERATING AGREEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF STATE PARKS LANDS, EMPOWERING CITIES TO PROTECT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS, AUTHORIZING ELECTRONIC FILINGS AND VIRTUAL APPEARANCES FOR WORKPLACE HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS, CLARIFYING THAT RECORDS AND IDENTITIES OF JUVENILE CRIME VICTIMS ARE PROTECTED EVEN ONCE THOSE INDIVIDUALS REACH ADULTHOOD, ENSURING THAT ADUS AND UNITS DEVELOPED WITH DENSITY BONUS ARE NOT USED FOR SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS, ALLOWING CITIES TO DENY OR CONDITION HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS BASED ON THE CAPACITY FOR OUR WATER WASTEWATER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TO SERVE THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. A FEW MORE THAT I'LL JUST MENTION.
REVISING, SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO REVISE THE METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING DISTANCE TO A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP WHEN DETERMINING PROJECT ELIGIBILITY FOR A PARKING EXEMPTION, ALLOWING MANDATED CASE MANAGEMENT AS A CONDITION OF OCCUPANCY IN PUBLICLY FUNDED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS, AND ALLOWING SEASONAL WORKERS AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO OCCUPY SHELTER BEDS AT LA POSADA, WHICH IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED FOR PERMANENT FARM WORKERS AND A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THE BEDS AVAILABLE THERE.
TONIGHT, YOU HAVE ALSO IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR THE COMING YEAR.
THIS IS REALLY FOR THE CITY TO TARGET DISCRETIONARY BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN NEED OF FUNDING HERE AT THE CITY, AND THEN PRIORITIZE THEM BASED ON THEIR PROJECT READINESS AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS IN PURSUING THOSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S ANTICIPATED AS A MULTIYEAR EFFORT.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE BEING SUCCESSFUL IN ALL OF THESE PROJECT AREAS OVER THE COMING YEAR, BUT IT IDENTIFIES THE PRIORITIES AND ALLOWS US TO GO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES SO THEY KNOW OUR PRIORITIES AND ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT US WHERE THEY CAN.
FOR THIS YEAR, WE'VE PLACED THE PROJECT TYPES INTO FOUR BUCKETS, ESSENTIALLY GROUPED AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION, PARKS AND TRAILS, AND TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY.
AND THIS SLIDE JUST IDENTIFIES A NUMBER OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED KIND OF IN THOSE TOP TIER RANKINGS IN TERMS OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO OUR TO OUR LEGISLATORS FOR SUPPORT.
MORE DETAIL IS PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL RELATED TO EACH OF THOSE PROJECTS.
AND WE LEND OUR RESOURCES AND SUPPORT IN TERMS OF GETTING THOSE PASSED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND THROUGH STAFF'S INPUT AND THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE WE'VE IDENTIFIED EIGHT POTENTIAL BILL IDEAS THAT WE ANTICIPATE PRESENTING TO OUR LEGISLATORS.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE IDEAS THAT HAVE GAINED SOME SOME TRACTION.
AUTHORIZING THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND VIRTUAL APPEARANCE FOR WORKPLACE VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS AND WORKPLACE HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS THAT BUILDS ON A BILL THAT WE SPONSORED LAST YEAR, ALLOWING PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS TO DRIVE OFF HIGHWAY UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS,
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DISALLOWING ADUS AGAIN, AND DENSITY BONUS UNITS TO BE USED AS SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS.WITH THAT, AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, APPROVING THE CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND THEN DIRECTING STAFF TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES AND RECEIVE THE REPORTS THAT YOU RECEIVED TONIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, MR. HABER WOULD YOU DESCRIBE HOW WE HAVE GUEST SPEAKERS THAT COME TO THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND HOW THAT KIND OF ENHANCES THE DECISION MAKING THAT WE DO AT THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, INCLUDING TODAY'S SPEAKER? SURE. THANK YOU. YES.
AND ON EACH AGENDA WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY FOR SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. AND THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, WE GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL GUEST SPEAKERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES TO COME PRESENT AND INFORM AND EDUCATE THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY RELATIVE TO THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, STATE PARKS, HELP ME OUT, AND I'LL JUST JUMP TO TODAY, YES, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. TODAY WE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, WHICH JUST OUT OF HAPPENSTANCE, WE HAD ARRANGED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
AND JUST SO HAPPENS THEY WERE PRESENTING TODAY ON ON THE STATE'S PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKET, PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE FAIR PLAN AND CONCERNS AND ISSUES THAT ARE VERY TIMELY, RELEVANT TO THE FIRES GOING ON IN LA AND CHALLENGES THAT HOMEOWNERS ARE HAVING, SECURING HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE AND OTHER PROPERTY RELATED INSURANCES.
SO WITH THAT, THOSE ARE SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND WE ANTICIPATE CONTINUING THAT GOING INTO THE COMING YEAR.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MISS BHAT-PATEL? IT SOUNDS LIKE JUST BASED ON THE HAPPENINGS THAT WE WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE MORE WAYS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE, LIKE LOCAL CONTROL OVER, FOR INSTANCE, OUR FIRE SAFETY AND JUST BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF CORRESPONDENCE AROUND THAT, SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. SO I THINK I'M ASSUMING.
YES. RIGHT. LIKE THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT WE THAT WE WILL DO THAT.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND JUST FOR COUNCIL'S INFORMATION, WE DO HAVE TWO STATEMENTS ALREADY IN THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THAT GO TO LOCAL CONTROL RELATED TO HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND FIRE SAFETY.
SO I THINK WE HAVE POSITIONS IN THE PLATFORM THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BE TO BE ACTIVE IN THAT AREA.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO I'LL MOVE ON TO MY QUICK COMMENTS THAT I HAVE ARE I JUST WANTED TO SAY I LOVE SEEING THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON REGARDING THE AUTHORIZING FILINGS AND VIRTUAL APPEARANCES FOR WORKPLACE VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORLD, WHEN I WAS WORKING IN THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO WORK ON FOR A DV VICTIM.
SO IT'S, I THINK, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS, BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF HOW FOLKS FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY'RE HAVING TO GO FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SO THANK YOU.
AND THEN WITH REGARDS TO THE FUNDING PRIORITIES, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THEM COMPLETE STREETS AND SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, JUST AS SOMEONE WHO I KNOW I'M ON THE PHONE WITH OUR CITY MANAGER A LOT REGARDING THIS, SO I JUST WANT TO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT MOVE FORWARD.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT HAPPEN. THANK YOU AND EXCITED TO SEE ALL THIS WORK GO FORWARD.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND THE FUNDING PRIORITIES. SECOND. I'M SORRY, MISS BURKHOLDER, DID YOU SECOND.OKAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THAT.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. AGAIN ANOTHER RUBBER STAMP.
[17. REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CMWD BOARD, ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE AND BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS ]
AND THEN FINALLY IS THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS.I THINK WE HAVE A SLIDE TO START US OFF WITH.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, THE FOLLOWING ARE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE WILL HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINT THESE MEMBERS TO OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO THESE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE ONE OF THEM, CMWD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, SANDAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE SANDAG SHORELINE, THE SANDAG SHORELINE PRESERVATION WORKING GROUP, THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE, REGIONAL ASSIGNMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE AND LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE.
I WILL NOW PULL UP THE WORKSHEET THAT WE WILL BE USING TO SHOW THE CURRENT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, DO WE HAVE I'M SORRY.
LARRY WEINBERGER. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, LARRY WEINBERGER I'M HERE IN THE VILLAGE WITH MY WIFE.
WITH RESPECT TO MY PURPOSE FOR COMING TONIGHT MAINLY WAS TO SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER'S WORK THAT SHE'S ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED WITH WITH SANDAG IN ADDITION TO HER COUNCIL DUTIES. BUT TO URGE HER REAPPOINTMENT, SHE'S LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF US HERE IN CARLSBAD, AND HAPPY AND DELIGHTED THAT SHE'S BEEN ON THIS POSITION AND URGE HER REAPPOINTMENT.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.
WELL, FIRST I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AGREED WITH ON OUR PRIOR MAYOR HALL IS THAT I'D LIKE TO KEEP PEOPLE ON THEIR DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THEY START TO LEARN IT MUCH BETTER, AND THEY START TO BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE ESTABLISHED AND ACTUALLY WORK THEIR WAY UP TO BEING THE VICE CHAIR AND THEN THE CHAIR WITH ENOUGH TIME.
SO MY FIRST THOUGHT IS TO JUST PLUG IN COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN EVERYWHERE WHERE IT SAYS LUNA, AND THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. AND IF I IF THAT WE AGREE ON THAT, THEN WE'RE DONE.
THEN WE'LL GO ON TO THE SECOND THING THAT I WANT TO LOOK AT IS WHATEVER WE HAVE AS APPOINTMENTS, WHOEVER OUR ALTERNATES ARE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ASSIGNMENTS.
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT UNTIL SECOND AFTER WE DECIDE WHO THE PRIMARIES ARE ON ALL OF THESE.
SO MY FIRST REQUEST WILL BE THAT EVERYBODY JUST TAKES EXACTLY THE SAME ASSIGNMENTS THEY'VE HAD AND EVERYWHERE WHERE IT SAYS LUNA, YOU PLUG IN THE NAME SHIN. I'LL START OUT WITH MR. SHIN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO BE NOMINATED FOR.
THESE ARE SANDAG, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIAISON, AND ENCINAS.
WASTEWATER AND THE CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
I KNOW ENCINA S IS PROBABLY NOT ON OR THAT'S PART OF THE REGIONAL, RIGHT.
OKAY. SO THOSE ARE THE. SO SORRY TELL ME THE FOURTH ONE YOU JUST SAID.
YEAH. OKAY. SO THOSE FOUR ARE THE ONES THAT I'M...
WHAT WAS THE FOURTH ONE? I'M SORRY. OH I'M SORRY.
THE CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE.
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AND IF YOU WANT EXPLANATIONS WHY, I CAN FEEL FREE TO.OKAY. MISS BURKHOLDER, WHAT ARE YOUR REQUESTS? THANK YOU FOR THE SPEAKER TO SUPPORT ME IN STAYING ON SANDAG.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT AND THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE. SO NO CHANGES FOR ME PERSONALLY.
MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE ASKING THE ONES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO.
WHAT IS IT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ON? YES. THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS IN THIS DIRECT, THIS WAY IS IF EVERYBODY AGREES ON ON ANY OF THOSE, WE CAN GET THOSE OUT OF THE WAY AND THEN WE CAN START WORRYING ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO FILL REPLACEMENTS. OKAY.
FROM MY POSITIONS, I AM HAPPY ON EVERYTHING THAT I'M ALREADY ON AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE, BUT I'M WILLING TO GIVE UP THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN IS ALSO A BUSINESS OWNER, A BUSINESS OWNER IN THE REGION AND WOULD WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE THAT UP TO HIM I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING HE REALLY WANTS, SO I'D BE WILLING TO DO THAT.
THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL YES. THANK YOU. I'M FINE WITH MY CURRENT LINEUP.
OKAY, SO THE FIRST. OKAY. WELL, LET'S LET'S START WITH THE ONES THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTESTS FOR.
FIRST MY MY SELECTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE BHAT-PATEL ANY DISCUSSION.
DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON EACH ONE OF ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY. IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH A SLATE, YOU CAN DO IT AT ONCE, OTHERWISE INDIVIDUALLY.
OKAY. AND CMWD PRESIDENT BLACKBURN, ANY DISCUSSION? CMWD VICE PRESIDENT BHAT-PATEL DISCUSSION.
I'M GOING TO SKIP SANDAG AND SANDAG ALTERNATES.
SANDAG SHORELINE PRESERVATION, THAT USED TO BE LUNA WHAT CAN THAT BE SHIN.
YEAH I DON'T MIND TAKING AS LONG AS THERE'S NO CONFLICTS.
IF YOU KNOW, IF APPOINTED FOR SANDAG. IS THERE A CONFLICT? IF COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN IS APPOINTED FOR SANDAG, THERE WOULD BE A CONFLICT.
YEAH. OKAY. KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT, WE HAVE BHAT-PATEL ANY DISCUSSION.
NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT ALTERNATE WOULD BE SHIN.
ANY DISCUSSION? SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY ACOSTA.
ANY DISCUSSION. CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE JPA BHAT-PATEL .
ANY DISCUSSION. CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE JPA ALTERNATE ACOSTA.
WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THE ON THE ALTERNATES BECAUSE OF THE CONFLICTS.
BUENA VISTA LAGOON JPC BLACKBURN DISCUSSION. BUENA VISTA LAGOON JPC SHIN.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIAISON SHIN. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, I'M SORRY, THAT'S AN ALTERNATE POSITION. CITY SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACOSTA. ANY DISCUSSION.
CITY SCHOOL COMMITTEE BHAT-PATEL DISCUSSION. ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BLACKBURN.
ANY DISCUSSION. ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY SHIN.
ENCINO WASTEWATER AUTHORITY. I'M SORRY. THAT'S AN ALTERNATE.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ACOSTA, DISCUSSION.
NORTH COUNTY DISPATCH JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY ACOSTA.
BECAUSE THIS ONE RELATES TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
AND I KNOW THAT HE'S A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER. HE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THAT ONE.
CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE ACOSTA.
OKAY. CITY LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE BURKHOLDER.
CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE BLACKBURN.
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CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE BHAT-PATEL.MY MOTION WILL BE FOR THE ONES WE JUST NOW APPROVED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. OKAY, LET'S VOTE ON THOSE.
OKAY. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS SANDAG, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.
MY REASONING IS WITH TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD ACTUALLY LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA WAS HERE, THE DISCUSSION WAS BETWEEN COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA AND COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.
MY ARGUMENT WAS THAT SANDAG PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED AND TIME CONSUMING JOBS, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT JOB, AND IT TAKES WELL OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS JUST TO GET ESTABLISHED THERE.
I'M LOOKING FOR A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALSO, CAN I SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS? ABSOLUTELY. DURING THE THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AT SANDAG, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD CONSENSUS AND PASS ALMOST 20 MOTIONS UNANIMOUSLY RELATIVE TO HELPING NORTH COUNTY AND CARLSBAD. WE ARE CURRENTLY REALLY WORKING TOGETHER.
THE BOARD HAS JUST UNDERGONE REASSIGNMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS WELL.
AND I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRAJECTORY.
WHEN I FIRST GOT THERE, IT WAS NOT I COULD NOT STAND UP HERE, SIT UP HERE AND SAY THE SAME THING.
SO I JUST ASK COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. WE'RE VOTING FOR COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER TO BE THE PRIMARY SANDAG REPRESENTATIVE.
PLEASE VOTE. IT FAILS IN A 2 TO 3 VOTE. THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. ANY COMMENTS? I'LL MOVE THAT RECOMMENDATION.
SECOND. OKAY, AND JUST A NOTE. I'M GOING TO VOTE YES, BECAUSE I WANT MR. SHIN TO GO IN WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUPPORT. ALTHOUGH UNDERSTANDING THAT BURKHOLDER WAS ACTUALLY MY FIRST CHOICE.
PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT PASSES 4 TO 1.
I THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS CONTESTED, AM I CORRECT? SO NOW LET'S LOOK AT ALTERNATES. SANDAG ALTERNATE I HAVE IS BHAT-PATEL.
ARE YOU WILLING TO CONTINUE THAT? IS THERE ANY CONFLICTS? SANDAG SECOND ALTERNATE IS BLACKBURN.
I'LL ACCEPT THAT. SANDAG SHORELINE PRESERVATION WORKING GROUP ALTERNATE IS BLACKBURN.
MIC] OKAY, SO WE NEED THE PRIMARY FOR... I'VE GOT SO MANY NOTES HERE NOW. SANDAG SHORELINE PRESERVATION WORKING GROUP.
LET'S SEE. [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAD LUNA WHO WOULD TAKE SHORELINE PRESERVATION PRIMARY.
I DON'T MIND TAKING IT. I'VE DONE IT BEFORE. OKAY, SO THAT'LL BE BHAT-PATEL.
AND I'LL BE THE ALTERNATE ON THAT. WE HAVE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT ALTERNATE, THAT WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. NO PROBLEM. CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE JPA I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOMETIMES A CONFLICT FOR MISS ACOSTA. WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT? J UST A QUICK COMMENT.
THESE MEETINGS ARE HELD ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME THURSDAY AS THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY MEETINGS, WHICH ARE ALL DAY LIKE BASICALLY 9 TO 4 OR 5.
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SO I CAN'T ATTEND IF THE MAIN PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVE CAN'T ATTEND, I AM NOT AVAILABLE TO BE THE ALTERNATE, SO HOPEFULLY SOMEONE ELSE CAN DO IT. BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION. I WAS THE PRIMARY FOR ONE YEAR AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT.DOES ANYBODY WANT THAT POSITION? YOU HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR, MELANIE. YOU CAN DRIVE IN THE CARPOOL LANE. OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS IN SAN DIEGO.
I'M SORRY. DO YOU WANT IT? OKAY. THAT'LL BE ME THEN. SHE WAS TAKING IT ONLY TO THROW HERSELF ON THE SWORD FOR THE REST OF US.
NEXT IS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIAISON ALTERNATE, THAT'S ME.
NEXT AFTER THAT IS ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALTERNATE.
ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THAT? WE HAVE SHANNON BLACKBURN AS THE PRIMARIES.
YES. CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? IT SEEMS THAT AN ALTERNATE IS NEVER REALLY NEEDED FOR THIS ONE, BUT I ALSO HAVE A CONFLICT. SAME MEETING, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY MEETS AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MELANIE, DO YOU WANT THAT? THE ALTERNATE FOR ENCINO WASTEWATER. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ALTERNATE I HAVE BHAT-PATEL. IS THAT OKAY? NORTH COUNTY DISPATCH JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY ALTERNATE BURKHOLDER.
IS THAT OKAY? I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO THE END.
DID I MISS ANY? NO, YOU DID NOT. OKAY, I'LL DO ANOTHER MOTION ON THAT GROUP OF APPOINTMENTS.
SECOND. THAT WENT QUICKER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COOPERATION. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED FROM US? THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING.
[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]
ANY CLOSING REMARKS, MR. SHIN? YEAH. JUST ONE.HAVING GROWN UP IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SERVED AS A FIRE CAPTAIN THERE FOR 20 YEARS, I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY HEARTS AND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO ALL THE VICTIMS, THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT.
AND AND PRAYERS TO ALL OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE SERVING THIS, ESPECIALLY OURS.
MISS BURKHOLDER. YEAH. DITTO THE COMMENTS. NOT THAT I WAS A FIRE WORKER BECAUSE I WASN'T, BUT I DID WORK FOR THE SECRET SERVICE IN LA COUNTY AS AN AGENT, AND I AM DEVASTATED BY WHAT I SEE ON THE ON THE NEWS.
IT'S JUST IT'S JUST TERRIBLE WHAT I'M SEEING THERE.
AND ALL OF THOSE FAMILIES AND THE CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE THAT WERE INFIRMED IN THE I MEAN, IT'S JUST ON AND ON AND ON. SO MY HEART IS BREAKING.
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM REGULARLY.
I AM EXCITED TO BE ON THE WHISTLEBLOWING SIDE OF THINGS.
SO THAT'LL BE ON SUNDAY MORNING EARLY AND THEN I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY, IF YOU HAVE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OFF, I JUST WANTED TO LEAVE YOU WITH HIS FAVORITE HYMN, WHICH WAS I WANT TO BE MORE AND MORE LIKE JESUS.
SO HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE FIRES IN THE LA AREA.
I GREW UP IN PASADENA. IT'S MY HOMETOWN. I WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL THERE.
I LIVED IN ALTADENA IN HEIGHT WHILE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THAT HOUSE IS GONE.
I LIVED IN ALTADENA MY SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE, THAT HOUSE IS GONE.
AND I WAS LIVING IN ALTADENA WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN 1999, AND THAT HOUSE IS GONE.
SO I KNOW A LOT OF FRIENDS WHO HAVE LOST EVERYTHING.
I'M I'M VERY SAD FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN LA, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE MANY YEARS FOR THIS TO BE CLEANED UP AND TO HELP ALL THOSE PEOPLE GET BACK UP ON THEIR FEET. SO THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.
IT HITS VERY CLOSE TO HOME AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT.
AND I CONTINUE TO ALSO SHARE, LOVE AND SUPPORT WITH ALL MY FRIENDS WHO ARE AFFECTED.
THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES, I TOO WANT TO SHARE SOME SENTIMENTS AROUND THAT AS WELL.
WE DEFINITELY HAD FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE TRAGEDIES THAT WERE NOTICING UP IN LA.
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AND SO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE ON THE GROUND, OF COURSE, THAT ARE FIGHTING HARD.WE DID ACTUALLY DISCUSS SOME OF THIS AS WELL.
BUT THEN ALSO WE WERE VISITED BY OUR CAL CITIES PRESIDENT.
AND SHE GAVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT THE LEAGUE'S HAPPENINGS HAVE BEEN.
AND SO WE HAD THAT AND THEN, YES, I WILL ALSO BE AT THE MARATHON.
I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE RECOVERING MARATHONER MELANIE, BUT I AM SUPPOSED TO BE RUNNING THE MARATHON ON SUNDAY AS LONG AS I DON'T HURT MYSELF BEFORE THEN. AND I WILL BE ALSO, I THINK WHATEVER THEY PUT US TO WORK FOR, I'LL BE OUT THERE DOING THAT.
AND JUST WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY WHICH IS ON MONDAY.
AND JUST, OF COURSE, THANK HIM FOR WHAT HE'S DONE TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THE PUSH FOR EQUALITY.
AND I, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS.
AND I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR CITY MANAGER.
AND WHEN L.A. FIRES ARE SETTLED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE GOING TO GET A FULL BRIEFING ON THEIR SUCCESSES AND THEIR MISTAKES AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN FROM THEM AND APPLY THEM TO CARLSBAD CITY MANAGER.
[CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND AND THANK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON TODAY'S AGENDA.WE HAD 17 ITEMS. A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO IT, ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ITEM FIVE, A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR THE MONROE STREET STREET POOL.
AFTER 40 YEARS, WE ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD WITH A NEW POOL.
I WANTED TO COMMEND STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK PREPARING THAT ITEM.
THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY. NOTHING. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK.
WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.