[00:00:02] I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL. [CALL TO ORDER] . ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. MISS ACOSTA, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? PLEASE RISE. HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND RECITE WITH ME. . CITY ATTORNEY, WILL YOU PLEASE REPORT OUT ON CLOSED SESSION? [PUBLIC REPORT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: ] THANK YOU. MAYOR. AT A CLOSED SESSION THIS AFTERNOON, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4-1, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER VOTING NO TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INITIATE LITIGATION IN ONE CASE AFTER THE LITIGATION HAS FORMALLY COMMENCED THE CASE. THE DEFENDANTS AND THE OTHER PARTICULARS WILL BE DISCLOSED UPON INQUIRY, UNLESS DISCLOSURE WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO SERVE THE LITIGATION OR TO CONCLUDE EXISTING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO THE CITY'S ADVANTAGE. AND THERE WAS NO OTHER REPORTABLE ACTION. THANK YOU. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING. [PUBLIC COMMENT] THE BROWN ACT AND THE CITY MEETINGS RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS RELATE TO THE QUESTION OR MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA. THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. CITY COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING. IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT. NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON ANY OF THE NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY, AND RESPECT. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH THE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT THE CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED. CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE 30S LEFT. THE PODIUM WILL TURN YELLOW. THAT'S GIVING YOU THAT 32ND NOTICE. I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR THREE MINUTES. THAT WAY, EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO TALK. PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, TOM BETRO, FOLLOWED BY JEAN WALKER. GOOD EVENING. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. I HOPE IT RELATES TO THE ITEM I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT. I'D LIKE TO REPEAT A FEW PARAGRAPHS OF WHAT I SENT YOU DURING THE WEEK FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE RECENT AVIATION DISASTER IN WASHINGTON, DC, HAS RAISED THE CONCERNS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS BATTLING THE COUNTY. EXPANSIONIST DESIGNS ON PALOMAR AIRPORT OVER 45 YEARS AGO. THIS AIRPORT WAS ORIGINALLY PERMITTED BY THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AS A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT. THIS MEANT SERVING THE SMALL, PRIVATELY OWNED PROPELLER PLANES AND PRIVATE COMMUTER JETS THAT WERE SAFE FOR THE AIRPORT'S DESIGN, CAPACITY AND USE. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN PUSHING TO EXPAND THE USE OF THIS AIRPORT, ATTEMPTING TO OFFLOAD LARGE COMMERCIAL JETS FROM SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND SERVE LARGER PRIVATE CORPORATION JET USE. IN ADDITION, PALOMAR ALLOWS FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS, A HELICOPTER TRAINING SCHOOL, AND MILITARY HELICOPTER USE AT THE AIRPORT. ALL OF THIS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ONE LIMITED RUNWAY CAPACITY, WITH NO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN THE AIRPORT TOWER BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 7 A.M. DOES THIS SOUND SAFE TO YOU OR IS IT JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GOVERNMENT TELLING US NOTHING TO SEE HERE UNTIL THERE IS SOMETHING TO SEE BEYOND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD'S RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE INTENTIONS FOR PALOMAR AIRPORT, THE WASHINGTON, DC, TRAGEDY HAS EXPOSED OUR CONTINUED ARCHAIC, LAZY AND QUESTIONABLE APPROACH TO MANAGING AVIATION ASSETS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS REFERS TO THE CONTINUED EXPANDED USES OF AIRPORTS, ESPECIALLY SMALL REGIONAL AIRPORTS LIKE PALOMAR, WHICH EXCEED THEIR CAPACITIES AND IMPACT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, CFRA, CITIZENS FOR A FRIENDLY AIRPORT HAS INITIATED LITIGATION AGAINST THE COUNTY. IN LIGHT OF WHAT WE FEEL, WHAT THEY FEEL ARE CEQA VIOLATIONS, AS WELL AS A USURPING OF THE LAND USE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AS [00:05:05] DESIGNATED IN THE COURT ORDER OF 2018. I HOPE THAT WHAT WAS REPORTED OUT MEANS THAT THE CITY IS ALSO GOING TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE COUNTY, BECAUSE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY ARE AT STAKE. I THINK YOUR LAND USE AUTHORITY IS AT ISSUE. I WOULD SAY IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT NOW, LET ME REPHRASE THAT. IF YOU DO NOT PURSUE LITIGATION NOW, THEN WHEN WILL YOU PURSUE IT? BECAUSE WE ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO RECONSIDER THAT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE COUNTY BY THIS CITY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TASKED WITH REVIEWING CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THIS REQUIRES AN UNDERSTANDING OF REGIONAL HOUSING NUMBERS, CONSTRUCTION, AND HISTORICAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANS. THE COMMISSIONERS NEED TO BE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. RECENTLY, THE COUNCIL APPROVED COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA NOMINEE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THAT NOMINEE MOVED TO CARLSBAD LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY BACKGROUND OR EXPERTISE IN URBAN PLANNING. HE IS A HISTORY TEACHER AT A LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOL. THE NOMINEE FAILED TO MENTION IN HIS APPLICATION THAT HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF A PAC DONATING TO COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA'S CAMPAIGN. THIS COMMISSIONER PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A MAYORAL ORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE AG COMMISSION MERE MONTHS AFTER MOVING TO CARLSBAD. HE HAS NO BACKGROUND IN AG ISSUES. HE RESIGNED BEFORE ATTENDING EVEN ONE MEETING. THE MAYOR APPOINTED HIM IN 2024 TO THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION. DESPITE TWO OTHER HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WITH BACKGROUNDS IN ENGINEERING AND AQUATIC SCIENCE. THE APPOINTEE HAS NO SCIENCE BACKGROUND AND NO EXPERTISE IN BEACH ISSUES. IN 2024, THE BEACH COMMISSION HELD FIVE MEETINGS. THE APPOINTEE ATTENDED FOUR OF THESE MEETINGS BEFORE RESIGNING, LEAVING A VACANCY DURING HIS LESS THAN ONE YEAR ON THE BEACH COMMISSION. HE CAST ONE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA CHOSE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. OF THE 23 CITYWIDE APPLICANTS, SIX LIVE IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. OF THOSE SIX, AT LEAST THREE WERE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, INCLUDING THE EXISTING CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A 40 YEAR RESIDENT CARLSBAD RESIDENT WITH 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND DEVELOPER, AND A 17 YEAR CARLSBAD RESIDENT WITH 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A GENERAL AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WITH FINANCE, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. INSTEAD OF ONE OF THESE HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, AN UNQUALIFIED CANDIDATE WAS APPOINTED AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THE APPOINTEE DID ATTEND THE CITIZEN'S ACADEMY IN VERY LATE 2024. HE HAD TWO RECORDED ABSENCES FROM THE SEVEN TOTAL ACADEMY SESSIONS AND LEFT EARLY ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THIS IS MORE ABSENCES THAN ANY OTHER COMMISSION MEMBER OR CANDIDATE WHO ATTENDED THE ACADEMY. THIS APPOINTEE HAS A TRACK RECORD OF RESIGNING COMMISSIONS ABSENTEEISM, LEAVING EARLY, AND HAS ONLY RECENTLY MOVED TO CARLSBAD. HE HAS NO BACKGROUND OR EXPERTISE IN PLANNING OR LAND USE. HIS SERVICE ON AND COMMITMENT TO OTHER COMMISSIONS IS SCANT. I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS APPOINTMENT AND APPOINT ONE OF THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY, AS ALLOWED UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CODE. THANK YOU. MAYOR, WE RECEIVED ONE ADDITIONAL REQUEST TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT WILL BE FINE. CHRISTINE DAVIS. THANK YOU. SORRY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I WAS A LITTLE LATE. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY RIGHT BY THE EXIT, SO. HONORABLE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL STAFF. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. I'M CHRISTINE DAVIS, THE DAVIS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION. I'M HERE TONIGHT FOR TWO REASONS. SORRY I HAD TO CATCH MY BREATH. I WAS ON MY WAY OUT. I'M HERE FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO TOM FRANK, OUR CITY'S TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER, FOR FINDING 15 NEW PARKING SPACES IN THE VILLAGE. [00:10:05] HIS. HE AND HIS STAFF WERE ABLE TO RESTRIPE, REMOVE SIGNS, REPAINT RED CURBS THAT NO LONGER NEED TO BE RED. AND THROUGH THAT EFFORT, WE HAVE 15 NEW SPACES. SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND ALSO, TO GARY BARBERO, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED PARKING CAPACITY AND OTHER VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS TO INCREASE PARKING. SO WHETHER IT'S 1 OR 10. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALSO, I WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT THIS SATURDAY? WE HAVE A VERY BIG DAY AT BARRIO GLASSWORKS IN THE VILLAGE. WE HAVE OUR HEART OF THE VILLAGE BLOOD DRIVE. AND OUR HEARTS OF CARLSBAD VILLAGE TAKING PLACE. OUR BLOOD DRIVE HAS SAVED 966 LIVES TO DATE. SO THIS ONE WILL PUSH US OVER THE 1000 MARK. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT COME OUT AND DONATE BLOOD. SO IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE DO OR SPREAD THE WORD. WE STILL HAVE SOME APPOINTMENTS OPEN. WE HAVE TWO BUSSES THIS YEAR, 88 APPOINTMENTS. SO, IT'S A LOT OF BLOOD. AND REGARDING. EXCUSE ME. HEARTS OF CARLSBAD VILLAGE. THAT IS OUR EVENT THAT WE STARTED DURING COVID AS A WAY TO BRING PEOPLE DOWN TO THE VILLAGE TO SHOP, DINE AND PLAY WHEN PEOPLE WEREN'T COMING DOWN AS MUCH. AND WE'VE KEPT GOING YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER. SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME DOWN AND FALL IN LOVE WITH THE STORES, THE CHARM, THE HISTORIC SITES. MAYBE FIND A GLASS HEART WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE. THERE'S 300 HIDDEN, SO COME ON OUT. AND IF ANYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT OUR EVENTS, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT CARLSBAD VILLAGE.COM. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER. WE DO 80 EVENTS THIS YEAR SO. SO THAT'S IT. HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE VILLAGE THIS SATURDAY AND MORE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE, TWO AND THREE. [CONSENT CALENDAR] DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ANY OF THOSE THREE. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. AND MISS BURKHOLDER, DID YOU WANT TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM ITEM TWO? YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR MOTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? MOVE CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, NOTING THAT MISS BURKHOLDER DID NOT VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS THE MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION. [4. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION] DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. EILEEN FREELAND. MY NAME IS EILEEN FREELAND, AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION. I'M A RETIRED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND WAS IN PRACTICE IN MICHIGAN FOR 27 YEARS. I WORKED WITH ADULTS AGED 18 TO 80. I ALSO WORKED WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO GIVE WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS SEVERAL TIMES EVERY YEAR. SO IN MY WORK, IT REQUIRED THAT I BE A GOOD LISTENER, ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE WANTS AND NEEDS OF OTHERS, AND TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH MY PEERS, ALL OF WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IN SERVING ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION. AFTER RETIRING, I MOVED FROM MICHIGAN TO CALIFORNIA, AND THE WORK I'VE DONE HERE IN CARLSBAD THAT'S MOST RELEVANT TO BEING ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH A HOSPICE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES CARLSBAD. SO I VISITED SENIORS IN THEIR HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING, NURSING HOMES AND DEMENTIA UNITS, AND I OFFERED SUPPORT TO THEM AND TO THEIR FAMILIES. I KNOW THAT CARLSBAD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN AGE FRIENDLY CITY BY AARP, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF WHATEVER THE SENIOR COMMISSION IS DOING TO PROMOTE THE WELLNESS, WELL-BEING, SAFETY, MOBILITY, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS FOR OUR SENIORS TO HAVE A QUALITY LIFE HERE IN CARLSBAD. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. MY TWO FINALISTS WERE SHERYL DILLON AND EILEEN FRIEDLAND. [00:15:08] AND ALTHOUGH I THINK IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL, I COULD ONLY PICK ONE. AND MY SELECTION IS SHERYL DILLON. BUT, EILEEN, PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS TO THIS COMMITTEE, AND WE ALWAYS NEED PEOPLE. AND OUT OF THE THICK LIST OF APPLICANTS, YOU WERE A VERY CLOSE NUMBER TWO. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, THAT'S MY MOTION. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. THAT WILL BE DISTRICT FOUR. [5. DISTRICT 4 APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION] APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION. DO WE WANT TO ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST? YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY SPEAKERS? JEAN WALKER. THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT'S EXERCISE IN APPOINTING MR. GIESBERT TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS. MR. GIESBERT HAS BEEN LIVING IN CARLSBAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE IS ALREADY ON THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION AS MAYOR. BLACKBURN HAS NOTED SEVERAL TIMES THERE IS A LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF REAPPOINTING COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND PERFORMING WELL. MR. GISPERT HAS A BACKGROUND WORKING AT A RECREATION CENTER. HE IS A HIKER, AND HE PLAYS PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS. THE ISSUES INVOLVING PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS ARE CONTENTIOUS. HIS BACKGROUND IS EXCELLENT FOR A PARKS COMMISSIONER WHO WILL UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES OF THAT ISSUE. HE EVEN FOLLOWED UP WITH THE COUNCIL IN AN EMAIL EXPRESSING HIS DESIRE TO BE REAPPOINTED. IT IS NOT SURPRISING AT ALL THAT MR. ORTIZ DECLINED THIS COMMISSION APPOINTMENT. WHAT IS SURPRISING IS THAT THE APPOINTMENT WAS OFFERED TO HIM AT ALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE EXISTING COMMISSIONER WAS PURSUING REAPPOINTMENT. MR. ORTIZ DID NOT FOLLOW UP, EITHER IN PERSON OR IN WRITING IN SUPPORT OF HIS APPOINTMENT, AND MR. ORTIZ SPECIFICALLY STATED IN WRITING HIS DESIRE TO BE TO SERVE ON A DIFFERENT COMMISSION. DALE ORTIZ HAS NO BACKGROUND SPECIFIC TO PARKS AND REC. HIS APPLICATION NOTED THAT HE HAS INTERESTED IN BEING APPOINTED TO THE AG COMMISSION. DALE ORTIZ, HOWEVER, DID DONATE $300 TO COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA CAMPAIGN. PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DONATE TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT THOSE DONATIONS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN APPOINTING PEOPLE TO COMMISSIONS. COMMISSIONS REQUIRE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND A GENUINE INTEREST IN THE ISSUES. THIS SAME ISSUE WAS SEEN IN COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA'S APPOINTEE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SHE APPOINTED THE HEAD OF A POLITICAL PAC THAT DONATED TO HER CAMPAIGN. THE APPOINTEE DOES NOT HAVE ANY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE IN PLANNING OR LAND USE. SHE MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION, KNOWING THAT THE EXISTING CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT, AND HAD A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM A FELLOW COMMISSIONER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS COUNCIL MEMBER HAS USED A PLANNING COMMISSION SEAT IS A POLITICAL FAVOR FOR SOMEONE WITH NO BACKGROUND IN LAND USE. IN THE END, YOU ALL VOTED TO SUPPORT THESE NOMINATIONS. I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT YOU ARE VOTING NOT ONLY TO DISCARD COUNCIL PRACTICES, BUT CREATE THE IMPRESSION THAT POLITICAL DONATIONS AND SUPPORT WILL SECURE AN APPOINTMENT. WORSE, THIS PRACTICE WEAKENS COMMISSIONS, DIMINISHING THE VALUE OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE. IF COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS ARE JUST GOING TO BE POLITICAL PAYBACK FOR DONORS AND CAMPAIGN PEOPLE, YOU SHOULD JUST ELIMINATE COMMISSIONS ENTIRELY. HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN CARLSBAD WITH GOOD HEARTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE WHO WANT TO HELP YOU IN YOUR JOBS. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL MAKE A COMMENT THAT MISS WALKER IS CORRECT, THAT IT'S MY PERSONAL POLICY, THAT IF SOMEBODY IS ON A COMMISSION AND WANTS REAPPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT. UNLESS THERE'S A SPECIFIC REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T REAPPOINT HIM, I DO. REAPPOINT HIM. BUT WITH THAT SAME SENTENCE, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I'M ALSO GOING TO RESPECT WHEN ONE OF MY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND IT'S THEIR TURN TO MAKE A SELECTION, I'M GOING TO RESPECT THEIR SELECTION. AND UNLESS THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC REASON NOT TO, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THEIR SELECTION. SO WE HAVE THE MOTION. PLEASE VOTE. SORRY I HAVEN'T MADE THE MOTION OR MADE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS YET. SO ORIGINALLY, JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, MY APPOINTEE WAS DALE ORTIZ, A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR, THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT. THERE IS CURRENTLY NOBODY FROM DISTRICT FOUR ON THE PARKS COMMISSION, [00:20:03] SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO SELECT SOMEONE FROM DISTRICT FOUR. MY RUNNER UP. OTHER PERSON I THOUGHT WOULD BE FANTASTIC AS AN EXISTING COMMISSIONER, JOE GIESBERT, MR. ORTIZ HAD TO DECLINE THE APPOINTMENT DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. SO WE ARE GOING WITH THE RUNNER UP, THE OTHER PERSON WHO WAS FANTASTIC. AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO NOMINATE JOE GIESBERT FOR THIS. I DO NOTE THAT THERE IS NO ONE FROM DISTRICT FOUR NOW ON THE PARKS COMMISSION, AND I HOPE THE NEXT TIME THERE IS AN OPENING THAT MY COLLEAGUES TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT, AS I DID FOR PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN WE HAD TOO MANY DISTRICT FOUR APPOINTEES. I APPOINTED SOMEONE FROM DISTRICT ONE BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD THREE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICT FOUR, AND IF I HAD APPOINTED SOMEONE FROM DISTRICT FOUR, THAT WOULD HAVE MADE A MAJORITY OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FROM MY DISTRICT. SO JUST LOOKING FOR BALANCE AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPRESENTING THE WHOLE CITY. SO MY NOMINEE IS JOE GIESBERT FOR THIS. PLEASE VOTE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER SIX. CITY MANAGER, PLEASE. THANK YOU. ITEM SIX IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO MASSAGE SERVICES. AND FOR THE PRESENTATION IS POLICE CAPTAIN JEFF SMITH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JEFF SMITH. I'M A CAPTAIN FOR THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND TONIGHT, I WILL BE DISCUSSING ITEM NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA. SO, ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A REQUEST FOR COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.16 MASSAGE SERVICES. THIS ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENTS EXISTING STATE REGULATIONS FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS, ESTABLISHES LOCAL STANDARDS FOR MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND THERAPISTS MUST BE CERTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA MASSAGE THERAPY COUNCIL. THEY MUST ALSO OBTAIN A CITY ISSUED CERTIFICATE FOR MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL MASSAGE THERAPISTS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE TO FOLLOW ALL HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND OPERATING HOURS. THE STAFF'S GOAL IN THE AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE IS TO DO FOUR THINGS. FIRST, STREAMLINE THE LICENSING PROCESS. SECOND, TO DETECT AND DETER UNAUTHORIZED BUSINESSES AND THERAPISTS DURING THE APPLICATION PHASE. THIRD IS TO IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY. AND LAST, TO ALLOW OFF PREMISE MASSAGES AT APPROVED LOCATIONS. THE FIRST CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE IS IN SECTION 5.16.020. THIS SECTION DEFINES OFF PREMISE MASSAGE AND THE LOCATIONS WHERE MASSAGES CAN OCCUR. OFF PREMISE MASSAGE LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AT A AT A RESIDENCE OR A WORKPLACE ONLY. THE SECOND CHANGE IS IN THE ORDINANCE IS IN ORDINANCE SECTION 5.16.080. THIS SECTION HAS NEW LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES A CITY ISSUED CERTIFICATE TO BE OBTAINED IN PERSON. THIS MEANS A CERTIFICATE RECIPIENT WOULD HAVE TO PHYSICALLY COME TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SHOW PROOF OF ID TO RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATE. THE SECTION ALSO REQUIRES MASSAGE THERAPISTS TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE CITY BEFORE ISSUING A MASSAGE BUSINESS MASSAGE CERTIFICATE TO THE BUSINESS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS SECTION WOULD REQUIRE BOTH ON PREMISE AND OFF PREMISE MASSAGE BUSINESSES TO ADVISE THE CITY OF THE ADDRESS FOR THE SERVICES, SINCE OFF PREMISE LOCATIONS CHANGE. THIS ADDRESS COULD BE THEIR BUSINESS ADDRESS FOR OFF PREMISE ONLY BUSINESSES. ZONING CONSISTENCY VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED SOLELY FOR MASSAGE SERVICES. THE THIRD CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE IS IN SECTION 5.16.090. THIS CHANGE INCLUDES LANGUAGE ESTABLISHING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE APPLICATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. THIS SECTION HAS LANGUAGE THAT PREVENTS ANY APPLICANT OR OWNER FROM BEING GRANTED A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. WHEN A BACKGROUND CHECK IS DONE AND PRECLUDING INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED, OR IF THE APPLICANT VIOLATES SPECIFIC LAWS OR CHAPTERS OF THIS ORDINANCE. [00:25:02] THESE BANDS CAN BE EITHER ONE YEAR OR FIVE YEAR BAR. IN THIS SECTION, THERE IS ALSO LANGUAGE THAT ALSO PROVIDES A PROCESS FOR A DENIAL OF REGISTRATION. THE FOURTH CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE IS IN SECTION 5.16.120, AND THIS SECTION HAS LANGUAGE THAT PROHIBITS THE TRANSFER OF A CERTIFICATE FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A BUSINESS IS SOLD, THE NEW OWNER WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE MASSAGE BUSINESS PROCESS WITH THEM AS THE NEW OWNERS TO OBTAIN THEIR NEW CERTIFICATE. FIFTH CHANGE IS 5.16.130. THIS SECTION HAS A LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND THERAPISTS TO NOTIFY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ANY CHANGES IN THEIR APPLICATION. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD THEN PROVIDE THE APPLICANT WITH A NEW OR AMENDED CERTIFICATE WITH THE REPORTED CHANGES. SIX CHANGING THE ORDINANCE IS SECTION 5.16.140. THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR ON PREMISE WOULD BE 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M., AND FOR OFF PREMISE WOULD BE 6 A.M. TO 10 P.M. FINALLY, THE SEVENTH CHANGE IN THE SECTION IS 5.16.210. IN THIS SECTION, THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SCHEDULE A HEARING WITHIN 10 TO 20 DAYS. CALENDAR DAYS AFTER A REQUEST FOR A HEARING FROM AN APPLICANT WHERE A DENIAL OR REVOCATION HAS OCCURRED. THIS HEARING WOULD BE CONDUCTED BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER PURSUANT TO CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1.10, ARTICLE THREE. THIS AMENDMENT HAS NO FISCAL IMPACT, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF IS TO HAVE COUNCIL INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.16 MASSAGE SERVICES WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MR. SHIN? YES. JUST IN REGARD TO. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, CAPTAIN. SECTION 5.16.040. IN REGARD TO OPERATING HOURS. IT JUST SEEMS AS THOUGH FOR AN ON PREMISE LOCATION TO BE EXCLUDED FOR THAT ADDITIONAL HOUR, THAT AN OFF PREMISE LOCATION WOULD BE KIND OF UNDERMINING A BUSINESS THAT IS, YOU KNOW, SPENT TIME GETTING A LEASE STRUCTURE, UTILITIES AND PAYING ALL THAT IS THEIR MEANS FOR US TO JUST MAINTAIN PARITY WHERE IT'S 6 A.M. ACROSS THE BOARD AND THEN ENDS AT 10 P.M. THERE IS A LANGUAGE WE CITY COUNCIL, OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DID DRAFT LANGUAGE, AND I'LL SHOW IT NOW. THAT WOULD LOOK SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS. IF THE COUNCIL DESIRED A CHANGE IN THE IN THE ORDINANCE, CHANGE THE PROPOSED CHANGES. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW BOTH ON PREMISE AND OFF PREMISE, TO OPERATE BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 10 P.M. GOT IT. THANK YOU. THAT PROBABLY BE MY ONLY RECOMMENDATION. BESIDES FOR SUPPORTING THE REST OF THIS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR I'M SORRY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND A QUESTION FOR YOU AROUND. JUST LIKE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE IN TERMS OF I KNOW THIS TALKS ABOUT THE PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR THE PERMIT, THE BUSINESS OWNER THEMSELVES, BUT ENSURING THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING UNLAWFUL HAPPENING. WITH REGARDS TO THE EMPLOYEES, I'M ASSUMING WE HAVE THAT CHECK AND BALANCE IN PLACE AS WELL. THERE IS WE DO NOT ONLY TRYING TO, WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES IN THE ORDINANCE, MAKE SURE THAT THE PERSON THAT WE'RE GIVEN A CERTIFICATE TO IS THE PERSON THAT IS CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OR THE MASSAGE. BUT WE ALSO DO OPERATIONS WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION TO VERIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE NOT VIOLATING THE LAW, MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT SAY THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE TRUE. IN FACT, THOSE FOLKS. SO, WE DO CONDUCT THOSE PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE COMMENTS AFTER. OKAY. COMMENTS. MR. SHIN. JUST THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AMENDED HOURS TO BE CHANGED. OKAY. MISS BURKHOLDER, ANY COMMENTS? MISS ACOSTA? YES. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY ATTORNEY'S DEPARTMENT AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WORKED ON THIS, BECAUSE YOU SAW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP AND THAT THERE ARE STATE LAWS. THERE ARE LAWS AROUND THIS, BUT THAT WE COULD MAKE THIS VERY SPECIFIC AND CLEAR. [00:30:02] AND I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. I AM GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER SHEN, FOR NOTING THE ONE HOUR TIME DIFFERENCE. TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE IN NOTICING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE THAT WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS AND TAKING THAT ACTION, AND I SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. YES. I TOO, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE GOING FORWARD WITH, WITH THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS IN A IN A LAWFUL MANNER, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE INCENTIVIZED. AND THEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNFORTUNATELY USING THESE TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS FOR OTHER UNLAWFUL REASONS, I THINK THIS IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO STOP THAT IN ITS TRACKS. WORKING IN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING SPACE, I KNOW THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THESE SPACES DO GET UTILIZED FOR THAT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE WORKING DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT THIS JUST TAKES IT A STEP FURTHER TO ENSURE THAT. SO THANKS AGAIN. THANK YOU, MA'AM . MR. SHIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE CHANGE IN HOURS? [6. AMENDMENT TO CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.16 – MASSAGE SERVICES] YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE. BUT TO INCLUDE THE CHANGE OF THE HOURS BEING 6 A.M. FOR BOTH ON AND OFF PREMISE. AND I'LL SECOND. BUT I JUST WANT TO MENTION INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE. OH, OKAY. INTRODUCTION TO ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES. OKAY. THANKS. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN. ITEM SEVEN CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN IS THE SECOND READING FOR THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY [7. ORDINANCE NO. CS-485 – CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT EXEMPTION DETERMINATION APPROVAL PROCESS] ACT EXEMPTION DETERMINATION APPROVAL PROCESS. THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. CITY ATTORNEY, IT'S MY IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU DON'T HAVE TO REREAD THIS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. NEED A MOTION, PLEASE? YES. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CITY MANAGER. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS THE WORK PLANS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FOR THE LIBRARY, [8. WORK PLANS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ARTS COMMISSION] BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ARTS COMMISSION. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN BY DEPUTY LIBRARY DIRECTOR KATIE NIGH AND CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER CRADDOCK STROKES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M KATIE NIGH, DEPUTY LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS, ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUE, CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER CRADDOCK. AND WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 UPDATES TO THE WORK PLANS AND REPORT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 2324 FOR THE LIBRARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ARTS COMMISSION. THERE ARE TWO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT. ME AND DEPUTY LIBRARY DIRECTOR SHEILA CROSBY SERVE AS THE STAFF LIAISONS FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER SERVES AS THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION. ALSO, HERE THIS EVENING, WE HAVE TWO DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS SERVING ON THE BOARD AND THE COMMISSION. BOTH THE CHAIR OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BILL SCHEFFLER, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS COMMISSION, BARBARA CHUNG. THEY WILL ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THE WORK PLANS OF ALL THE CITY'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO CITY COUNCIL. THIS ALSO INCLUDES A INCLUDES A REPORT OF WORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. THE ACTION WE ARE RECOMMENDING THIS EVENING IS TO ADOPT TWO RESOLUTIONS, ONE FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ONE FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION. THE RESOLUTIONS APPROVE THE WORK PLANS GOING FORWARD AND ACCEPT THE WORK PLAN REPORTS FOR THE COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR, AS DOCUMENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. THE MISSION FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS TO ADVISE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING LIBRARY SERVICES. TO DO THIS, THE BOARD STAYS UPDATED ON CURRENT SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE IN THAT ROLE. THEY ALSO SERVE. THE BOARD ALSO SERVES AS A LIAISON FROM THE COMMUNITY TO THE STAFF. DURING RECENT YEARS, THE TRUSTEES HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS AND SHARED IDEAS THAT HAVE COME TO THEM FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24. THEY REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE ANNUAL REPORT WE SENT TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY. THIS IS A YEARLY REPORT. ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN CALIFORNIA CONTRIBUTE TO THIS REPORT, JUST A LITTLE OVER 1100. IT'S AN IMPORTANT BENCHMARK REPORT. IT'S NOT ALWAYS APPLES TO APPLES, BUT IT GIVES US A SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE STATE. [00:35:07] THEY ALSO RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS FROM LIBRARY WORK GROUPS IN 20 2324, WHICH INCLUDE REPORTS ON MAJOR LIBRARY PROGRAMS LIKE CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER, SUMMER READING ADVENTURE, OUR SEMIANNUAL DONATIONS, REPORTS, AND UPDATES ON NEWER SERVICES SUCH AS THE LIBRARY OF THINGS, WHICH IS OUR NONTRADITIONAL ITEMS IN THE LIBRARY THAT CIRCULATE. WE RECENTLY ADDED INDUCTION COOKTOPS AND TELESCOPES TO THOSE HOLDINGS, AS WELL AS THE NEW LINK+ LIBRARY INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE, WHICH ALLOWS CARLSBAD CARDHOLDERS TO BORROW ITEMS FOR FREE FROM LIBRARIES FROM OVER 70 PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE WEST. THE WORK PLAN FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WAS DISCUSSED AND ACCEPTED AT THEIR OCTOBER 23RD, 2024 MEETING AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND TASKS. ONCE AGAIN, EVERY YEAR WE APPROVE. HAVE THEM APPROVE THE ANNUAL REPORT OF INFORMATION AND DATA SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY. THEY MAY UPDATE A VARIETY OF LIBRARY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHEN THE LIBRARY DETERMINES A NEED. THEY CONTINUE IN THEIR ROLE AS LIAISON WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THE COMMUNITY'S VARIOUS NEEDS, INTERESTS, AND QUESTIONS. AND THAT DOES IT FOR THEIR PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, CRADDOCK. THANK YOU, MISS NYE. THE CARLSBAD ARTS COMMISSION IS A GROUP OF SEVEN DEDICATED COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ARTS IN CARLSBAD. AND LIKE THE LIBRARY BOARD, THE ARTS COMMISSION IS ADVISORY TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND STRIVES TO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE AS ADVOCATES FOR THE ARTS. ITS MEMBERS SERVE AS AMBASSADORS TO THE COMMUNITY AND ARE FOCUSED ON ITS CULTURAL ENRICHMENT. THE COMMISSION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE RELATED TO ARTS PROGRAMING, PUBLIC ART AND ARTS EDUCATION, AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING POLICIES RELATED TO THOSE GOALS. IN FACT, THEY HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT POLICY ROLE IN HELPING TO FURTHER THE WORK OF THE ARTS. ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, AS WELL AS THE TEN YEAR ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS PROCESS. THESE COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS HAVE AWARDED MORE THAN $117,000 TO VARIOUS ARTS, NONPROFITS, ARTISTS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES AND PROGRAMS TO THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY AND NURTURE THE ARTS INDUSTRY IN CARLSBAD. THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 GRANTS IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN NEXT WEEK. AND SO COMMISSIONERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM REGULARLY ATTEND GRANT SPONSORED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AT THE SCHULMAN AUDITORIUM, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. COMMISSIONERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC ART SUBCOMMITTEES, WHICH IS ANOTHER KEY ROLE, AND SUCCESSFULLY SELECTED ARTISTS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AND CHESTNUT UNDERPASS PROJECTS. AND FINALLY THEY RECEIVED THE REPORTS OF THE AMERICANS OF THE ARTS, ECONOMIC AND PROSPERITY STUDY AND RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES ON TOPICS AROUND ARTS, EDUCATION, PUBLIC ART, AND OTHER TRENDS AND TOPICS OF INTEREST. THE GOALS AND TASKS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 WORK PLAN ARE AS FOLLOWS. THESE WERE ACCEPTED AT THE DECEMBER 5TH, 2024 ARTS COMMISSION MEETING. THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS PROCESS, INCLUDING CONDUCTING SITE VISITS OF OUR OF OUR GRANTEES. THEY REGULARLY ATTEND AND SERVE AS AMBASSADORS AT ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE ON PUBLIC ART COMMITTEES AND REASSESS THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN, WHICH WILL BE A NEW SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WILL BE FORMED AS PART OF THEIR WORK PLAN THIS YEAR. AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A COUPLE VERY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THESE TWO IMPORTANT BODIES, AND I'D LIKE TO NOW INVITE THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR, BILL SCHEFFLER, TO COME TO THE PODIUM. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SERVES SOLELY AS AN ADVISORY BOARD. AS KATIE MENTIONED, OUR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE LIBRARY STAFF ON ITS PROGRAMS AND COLLECTIONS. THE WORK PLAN THAT'S BEING PRESENTED TODAY WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AFTER THOROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE LIBRARY SENIOR STAFF. WE UNDERSTAND THE CITY MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING THIS COUNCIL A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THIS WORK PLAN. [00:40:02] IN ADDITION, WE REVIEW THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET WITH A KEEN AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THE CITY FACES DUE TO INFLATIONARY PRESSURES AND DECLINING REVENUE FROM TRADITIONAL SOURCES LIKE DEVELOPER FEES. THE LIBRARY STAFF, LIKE KATIE AND SUZANNE, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, MAKE OUR LIBRARY ONE OF THE BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SCHEFFLER. AND I'D LIKE TO NOW INVITE TO THE PODIUM THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS COMMISSION, BARBARA CHUNG. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. COUNCIL MEMBERS. CITY STAFF. I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT THE ARTS COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, AS THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS OF NEW ENDEAVOR THAT I'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO GO BACK A YEAR WHEN I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING PRESENT AT THE FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT WHICH THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE PROCLAMATION WAS READ. THE BEAUTIFUL ART INSTALLATION DONE BY CARLSBAD STUDENTS AT THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS PROCLAIMS IN LETTERS SEVERAL FEET HIGH THAT KINDNESS MATTERS, SOMETHING THAT DRIVERS ON I-5 CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE AS TRAFFIC ALWAYS SEEMS TO SLOW AT THAT POINT. YES, KINDNESS MATTERS AND THE ARTS MATTER, AND I'M PROUD AND THANKFUL THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS BOTH KINDNESS AND THE ARTS. PROBABLY THE MOST IMPACTFUL AREA OF ACTIVITY FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT APPROVAL PROCESS. OVER $100,000 IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO COMMUNITY BASED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. ARTS COMMISSIONERS WILL CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT WORK, AS WELL AS ATTEND MANY OF THE PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS THAT TAKE PLACE AS A RESULT OF THESE GRANTS AND OTHER ONGOING WORK. SEVERAL ARTS COMMISSIONERS ARE SERVING ON NOW THREE PUBLIC ART ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEES. TURNING TO NEW INITIATIVES AS A MEANS OF STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SHARED MISSION, THE ARTS COMMISSION WILL APPOINT ONE OF ITS COMMISSIONERS TO PRESENT THE ARTS COMMISSION'S WORK PLAN TO THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY AND ARTS FOUNDATION AND WILL WELCOME A SIMILAR PRESENTATION BY ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S AS A ROADMAP FOR THE WORK OF THE ARTS COMMISSION. THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN JUNE OF 2018. IT WAS AN AMBITIOUS PLAN, TEN YEAR PLAN OF VISION, BUT ONE THAT COULD NOT HAVE FORESEEN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE ARTS COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO CREATE A SUBCOMMITTEE TO WORK WITH CULTURAL ARTS STAFF MEMBERS, TO LOOK AT THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN WITH FRESH EYES, AND CONSIDER TRANSITIONING TO A FIVE YEAR TIMELINE INSTEAD. IN CONCLUSION, THE ARTS COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS TO OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE LIVES AND IS HONORED TO BE TASKED WITH PROMOTING THE ARTS AND IN SO DOING, CONTRIBUTE TO CARLSBAD'S ONGOING HEALTH AND VITALITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS CHUNG, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION AND REVIEWING THE WORK PLANS UPON YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE LIBRARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ARTS COMMISSION TO CONTINUE THIS WORK AS OUTLINED IN OUR PLANS. AND SO, THE ACTION WE ARE RECOMMENDING TONIGHT IS TO ADOPT TWO RESOLUTIONS, ONE FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ONE FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION. THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, AND WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. GO AHEAD, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS PRETTY COOL THAT YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING TELESCOPES IN THE LIBRARY BECAUSE I LOVE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY. SO JUST TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SEE BEYOND JUST OUR BASIC HORIZON IS JUST, IT'S A COOL THING. SO, THANK YOU GUYS. MISS BURKHOLDER ANYTHING. MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU. I'M A BIG FAN OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE AND OUR LIBRARIES HERE IN CARLSBAD. IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALWAYS BRAG ABOUT AS AN ENRICHING ELEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE WONDERFUL LIBRARIES AND AMAZING ARTS PROGRAMING. I ALSO MADE A NOTE OF THE BORROWING A TELESCOPE. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I LOVE LIBBY. I NOTICED IN HERE THAT YOU HAD SOMETHING IN THE WORK PLAN ABOUT THE SIERRA COOPERATIVE. SIERRA COOPERATIVE, WHICH IS PART OF THAT BOOK SHARING, MAGAZINE SHARING. AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE AUDIOBOOK OF THE CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER BOOK, WHICH RIGHT NOW IS THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES BY JULIA ALVAREZ, [00:45:02] WHICH IS REALLY COOL. THAT'S THE ONE STORY THAT WE HAVE PICKED TO ALL READ TOGETHER THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S EXCITING. AND THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAMING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK ON THAT AS WELL. THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS, AND I DO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE INTERTWINED AND KIND OF A LITTLE BIT, AT LEAST IN MY MIND THERE. YOU KNOW, I GO TO THE LIBRARY TO SEE AN AUTHOR OR TO I WENT TO SEE NAN COFFEY, WHO IS AN ARTIST WHO DID THESE COLORING BOOKS, WHICH IS REALLY COOL. AND SHE WAS THERE TO SIGN COLORING BOOKS AND DO A CRAFT WITH PEOPLE AT THE DOVE LIBRARY. SO I'M JUST SO PLEASED WITH ALL OF OUR ARTS AND LIBRARY PROGRAMING AND REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE SUCH ENGAGED VOLUNTEERS. THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO WORK SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT SUCH WONDERFUL PROGRAMING AND CAN GIVE THAT COMMUNITY INPUT. THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS AND THANKS TO OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME AND TO THOSE THAT ARE HERE REPRESENTING APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE PUTTING INTO IT. DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT COMES OUT OF, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING WHETHER THE MASTER PLAN OR JUST IN GENERAL LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PROGRAMING, I KNOW OUR FAMILY ENDS UP ENJOYING MANY OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT, YOU KNOW, AT THE LIBRARY. AND THEN, OF COURSE JUST ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL BRING FORWARD WITH REGARDS TO THE ARTS COMMISSION. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY IS I REMEMBER WHEN THE MASTER PLAN HAD JUST COME BEFORE US. YOU KNOW, I GUESS NOW IT'S ALMOST BEEN LIKE SIX YEARS, SEVEN YEARS AGO OR SOMETHING. AND SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT IT'S COMING BACK AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A REVISITING. I LOVE THE IDEA OF FIVE YEARS. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO LOOK AT IT. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY I ALSO HAD PUT A NOTE AROUND THE TELESCOPES BECAUSE THAT'S EXCITING. YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING. I KNOW THAT FOR ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS, IT'S SO COOL TO BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE. SO REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK. THANKS. I'LL JUST ECHO EVERYTHING EVERYBODY ELSE SAID EXCEPT FOR THE TELESCOPE PART. I HAD NO IDEA WE DID THAT. LOOKING FOR AN ADOPTION OF THE BOTH RESOLUTIONS. MOVE. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER NINE, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE ARE THE WORK PLANS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. [9. WORK PLANS FOR THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION, THE SENIOR COMMISSION AND THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION] THE SENIOR COMMISSION AND THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR KYLE LANCASTER, RECREATION AREA MANAGER ERIC BEGIN AND PARKS PLANNING MANAGER NICK STUPIN. GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. AGAIN, WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMISSION WORK PLANS. AND THAT INVOLVES MYSELF AND MR. ERIC BEGIN TO THE RIGHT. HE IS OUR RECREATION AREA MANAGER. AND NICK STUPIN, OUR PARKS PLANNING MANAGER. TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE THE BACKGROUND CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATIONS, THE THREE COMMISSION WORK PLANS, RECOMMENDED ACTIONS AND OFFICERS COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THESE WORK PLANS. IN REGARDS TO BACKGROUND, THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AS OUR LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS STAFF INDICATED, REQUIRES THESE WORK PLANS TO COME BEFORE YOU AND ALSO REPORT OUT ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN ON THE PREVIOUS WORK PLAN. THE WORK PLANS CONSIST OF THE COMPOSITION, THE MISSION STATEMENT, AND GOALS AND TASKS FOR OUR PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, SENIOR COMMISSION, AND BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATIONS. THIS YEAR, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2024 WORK PLAN REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR ALL THREE COMMISSIONS. APPROVED THE 2025 WORK PLANS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND THE SENIOR COMMISSION ONLY, AND THEN FOREGO ANY ACTION RELATED TO THE 2025 WORK PLAN FOR THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION. THAT IS BECAUSE ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024, THIS COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO RETURN AT A FUTURE DATE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO CONSOLIDATE, OR PERHAPS BETTER TERM, CONVERT THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION INTO AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. A WEEK LATER, THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO DIRECTED STAFF TO INCLUDE THE TOPIC OF OPEN SPACE TO THE NEW COMMISSION'S POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. [00:50:09] EFFORTS ON THE DRAFTING OF THE 2025 WORK PLAN FOR THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION WERE THEREFORE SUSPENDED. IF THE CITY COUNCIL DOES ACT TO FORM AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION STAFF WILL ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN DRAFTING ITS 2025 WORK PLAN, WHICH WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT AGENDA ITEM AND IS TARGETING BRINGING THAT TO YOU IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. I'M GOING TO SEGUE INTO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. OUR CHAIRPERSON IS ROBERT WINSTON. OUR VICE CHAIR IS AMY ALLMAN, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT. AND OUR STAFF LIAISON IS ASHLEY BENSON. MISS BENSON WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF RECREATION SERVICES MANAGER, REPLACING THE RETIRED MICK CALARCO. SHE'S IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO ASK HER TO GIVE A LITTLE WAVE, AND SHE WILL BE TAKING THIS SEAT NEXT YEAR IN PERFORMING THIS PRESENTATION ON JANUARY 9TH, 2024, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE 2024 WORK IN THE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS OUTLINED IN YOUR ATTACHMENT A TO THE RESOLUTION AND THAT COVERS THE GOALS AND TASKS. THE NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF ASSISTED THE COMMISSION IN DRAFTING A 2025 WORK PLAN THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESCRIBED DUTIES. STAFF ALSO INCLUDED SELECTIVE SUPPORT, REFERENCES FROM THE MULTI-YEAR DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN, AND AGAIN, THIS IS A DOCUMENT THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED. IT RUNS FROM 2023 THROUGH 2030. THEREFORE, THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS WHILE SUPPORTING A CULTURE THAT EMBRACES CHANGE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THE COMPOSITION IS PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 2.36 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. I WANT TO POINT OUT FOR BOTH THIS COMMISSION AND SENIOR COMMISSION, THERE ARE THERE ARE SEVERAL GOALS AND TASKS IN THE 2024 WORK PLAN THAT ARE EITHER IN PROCESS OR REOCCURRING. BASED ON THE MASTER PLAN I REFERENCED A MOMENT AGO. SO THE COMMISSION HAS CARRIED THOSE FORWARD TO THE 2025 WORK PLAN. GOAL ONE IS TO ADVISE THE CITY STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL ON PROJECTS, PLANS, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. THERE IS ONE WORK PLAN TASK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT GOAL AND THERE ARE 22 DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE WON'T GO INTO EACH OF THOSE TASKS AND REFERENCES TONIGHT. GOAL TWO IS TO ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY, VISIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT, AND THERE ARE THREE WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT GOAL AND ANOTHER SIX MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. ADDITIONALLY, GOAL THREE IS TO BROADEN THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THERE ARE TWO WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL, AND EIGHT MASTER PLAN REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. IN PARTICULAR, THIS LAST YEAR, WE REALLY APPRECIATED THE COMMISSION'S PARTICIPATION IN OUR OUTREACH RELATED TO ROBERTSON RANCH PARK AND THE MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THAT PROJECT. NOW, I'D LIKE TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO OUR STAFF LIAISON FOR THE SENIOR COMMISSION, MR. ERIC BIGHAM. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LANCASTER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. THE 2025 SENIOR COMMISSION, COMPRISED OF KATHY ANGUS AS OUR CHAIR. OUR VICE CHAIR IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND MYSELF AS THE ACTING STAFF LIAISON. SO IN JANUARY 9TH, 2024, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED OUR 2024 WORK PLAN THE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS ATTACHMENT A TO RESOLUTION. OUTLINE STATUS OF THE WORK PLANS, GOALS, AND ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2024, STAFF ASSISTED COMMISSION IN DRAFTING A 2025 WORK PLAN CONSISTENT WITH PRESCRIBED DUTIES. STAFF INCLUDED SEVERAL SUPPORT REFERENCES FROM THE MULTIYEAR DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN AND FROM THE MULTIYEAR AGE-FRIENDLY CARLSBAD ACTION PLAN. SENIOR COMMISSION MISSION STATEMENT TO CHAMPION AN AGE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES WELLNESS, VITALITY AND EDUCATION THAT LEADS TO A VIBRANT QUALITY OF LIFE. COMPOSITION AND ROLE PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 2.38 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE. SEVERAL GOALS AND TASKS IN THE 2024 WORK PLAN ARE EITHER IN PROCESS, RECURRING, OR ONGOING. THE COMMISSION HAS THEREFORE CARRIED FORWARD THOSE GOALS AND TASKS TO THE 2025 WORK PLAN. [00:55:07] GOAL ONE DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS 50 PLUS. THIS HAS TWO WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL AND THREE MASTER PLAN SUPPORT. REFERENCES FOR THIS GOAL. GOAL TWO SUPPORT THE AGE FRIENDLY CARLSBAD ACTION PLAN. VERY PROUD OF THIS. CITY OF CARLSBAD WAS THE FIRST IN NORTH COUNTY TO PUT TOGETHER SUCH A PLAN, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE HAVE TWO WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL. WE HAVE SEVEN ACTION PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL AND FOR MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. GOAL THREE CREATE ADULTS 50 PLUS OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATIONS BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE SENIOR CENTER, AND THREE WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL AND SEVEN MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THIS GOAL. GOAL FOUR INCLUDES INCREASED SOCIAL INCLUSION, ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY, AND MINIMIZE ISOLATION. FOR WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOAL THREE ACTION PLAN. SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL AND SIX MASTER PLAN. SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THIS GOAL. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, NICK. THANK YOU, MR. BIG, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I'M NICK STOOP. I'M THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION. OUR NEWLY ELECTED CHAIR IS LISA STARK, AND OUR NEWLY ELECTED VICE CHAIR IS CYNTHIA NORRELL. ON JANUARY 9TH, 2024, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE 2024 WORK PLAN FOR THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION. THE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS ATTACHED AND ATTACHMENT A TO YOUR RESOLUTION. IT OUTLINES THE STATUS OF THE 2024 WORK PLAN'S GOALS AND TASKS. THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES IN THE APPROVED 2024 WORK PLAN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MAY BE FORMED BY CITY COUNCIL ACTION. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION IS TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER ON MATTERS RELATED TO BEACH EROSION PREVENTION AND PROTECTION. ENHANCEMENT OF CARLSBAD SHORELINE. EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE THE LITTORAL CELLS SEA LEVEL RISE, AND TO STUDY THE BEST MEANS TO MAINTAIN BEACHES FOR THE SAFETY AND OPTIMUM ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION IS PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 2.34 OF THE CITY CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE. GOAL NUMBER ONE OF THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION IS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL SHORELINE PRESERVATION AND BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS. THERE ARE THREE WORK PLAN TASKS RELATED WITH THIS GOAL. AND ONE OF THESE GOALS WE RECENTLY COVERED WAS THE BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT AT THE AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON, WHICH IS SET TO TAKE PLACE IN THE COMING MONTH. GOAL NUMBER TWO IS TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES TO BE ENGAGED AND WORK TOGETHER ON PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL BEACHES. THERE ARE FIVE WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL. GOAL NUMBER THREE IS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL BEACHES. FOUR WORK PLAN TASKS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL. AND LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO BEACH CLEANUPS AND WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE COMMISSION'S INVOLVEMENT AND PUSH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CLEAN AND SAFE BEACH WITHIN OUR NORTH BEACH OF CARLSBAD. GOAL NUMBER FOUR IS TO REPORT OUT ON THE PROGRESS, COMPLETING THE GOALS AND TASKS OF THE WORK PLAN. AND THERE'S ONE TASK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL. NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN IT BACK TO DIRECTOR LANCASTER TO CLOSE OUT THE BALANCE OF THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SIR. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. FIRST IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2024 WORK PLAN, REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND APPROVING THE 2025 WORK PLAN FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. THE NEXT IS THE SAME ACTION, BUT FOR THE SENIOR COMMISSION. AND THEN LASTLY, ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2024 WORK PLAN OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION. AND TO CONCLUDE TONIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO ASK OFFICERS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND SENIOR COMMISSION TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE A FEW WORDS OF SUPPORT FOR THE 2025 WORK PLANS, STARTING WITH VICE CHAIR AMY ALLMAN OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. VICE CHAIR, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS AMY ALLMAN. [01:00:01] I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, WHICH I HAVE BEEN HONORED TO SERVE FOR MANY YEARS NOW. I'M STANDING IN FOR OUR CHAIR, BOB WINSTON, WHO IS ON A PROBABLY WELL-DESERVED VACATION. THE PARKS, REC AND PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, AND WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE YOU OUR WORK PLAN. WE APPROVED THIS IN NOVEMBER OF 2024. AND, OF COURSE, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE IT THIS TONIGHT. WE'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO WORK WITH A VERY STRONG TEAM OF COMMISSIONERS. EVERYONE ON OUR COMMISSION WORKS VERY HARD, IS VERY PASSIONATE OF WHAT WE DO AND BELIEVES IN WHAT WE DO. AND IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD TEAM TO WORK WITH IN 2024. WE'VE SEEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN. WE ARE CONTINUING WORK AND DEVELOPMENT ON PARKS IN TERMS OF VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, ROBINSON'S RANCH, THINGS THAT WE WERE REALLY PROUD OF. I'D SAY THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR COMMISSION THIS YEAR WAS A SITE VISIT. THAT DIRECTOR TOOK US AROUND TO MANY OF THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES, AND WE REALLY GOT TO SEE AN INSIDE LOOK ON THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THINGS, WHICH WAS REALLY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR US. WE'VE ALSO BEEN PRESENTED WITH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS WITHOUT TAKING AWAY TENNIS COURTS, WHICH I KNOW IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO SEE THAT COMING TO FRUITION. PARKS AND REC PLAYS A HUGE PART IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. I THINK ALL THE SURVEYS WE'VE SEEN CREATES AN ISSUE THAT THIS IS A BIG DEAL, AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF GREAT EVENTS. ARGONAUT HAS THE SUPERHERO THINGS, THE PUMPKINS WE HAVE, THE RANCHO CARRILLO HAS ALL KINDS OF THINGS WHICH REALLY SHOWCASE THESE GEMS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE WITH THAT. WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS FOR TEENS. THE SUMMER CAMPS ARE VERY WELL ATTENDED. WE HAVE SOME MULTI-GENERATIONAL THINGS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE THOSE THINGS. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ACCOMPLISHING EVEN MORE IN 2025. THE PLASTERING AND RESTROOM PROJECTS AT ARGONAUT, I BELIEVE, ARE COMING TO A CLOSE, AND THAT FACILITY IS GOING TO REOPEN. I WOULD SAY FOR ME, THE MOST EXCITING THING IS THE BREAKING GROUND ON THE MONROE STREET POOL. GIVEN I WAS ON THE COMMISSION WHEN THAT FIRST BECAME EVEN AN IDEA, AND IT'S REALLY BEEN COOL TO SEE THAT GROW AND ACTUALLY COME TO TO BEAR. NONE OF THIS COULD BE DONE WITHOUT THE AMAZING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. DIRECTOR LANCASTER AND HIS STAFF ARE PHENOMENAL, AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ASHLEY BENSON. AS A RECREATION SERVICE MANAGER AS WELL AS OUR LIAISON. IN CONCLUSION, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT OF PARKS AND REC. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, AND WE ASK THAT YOU ADOPT OUR WORK PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR. ALLEN AND CHAIR COULD COME TO COME TO THE PODIUM. PLEASE. CHAIR OF THE SENIOR COMMISSION. MR. VARGAS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING YOU FOR CONTINUING YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR WONDERFUL SENIOR CENTER. WE OFFER SO MANY SERVICES TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS THAT ARE LISTED. AND I'M JUST GOING TO LIST SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR. THE SENIORS ARE SERVED LUNCHES EVERY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THEY HAVE SERVED OVER 1000 PER MONTH. HOME LUNCH DELIVERIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED. AND THERE'S THEY SERVE 1200 A MONTH AND MOST ARE DELIVERED BY VOLUNTEERS. THERE'S OVER 350 TRANSPORTATION TRIPS PER MONTH TO TO THE LUNCHES AT LUNCHES AT THE SENIOR CENTER. TO THE GROCERY STORE AND TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. UNDER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE SENIOR CENTER OFFERED THE OLDER AND BOLDER EXPO AT THE SENIOR CENTER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. THEY ARE ENGAGING THE ART ART COMMUNITY BY DOING A WORKSHOP WITH THE FRONT PORCH GALLERY INTO INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE TEENS TEACH TECH AND GIRL SCOUTS HELPING WITH CELL PHONE USE, AND A NEW KARATE FUNDAMENTALS CLASS FOR THOSE 18 AND UP. THERE WAS AN END OF SUMMER BASH WITH MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS, WHERE VOLUNTEERS SHOWCASE THEIR CLASSES UNDER SOCIAL INCLUSION, LIVE CONCERTS EVERY MONTH IN THE COURTYARD OR HOLIDAY DANCE PARTIES AND THE SEASIDE SINGERS CONCERTS. SENIORS ORGANIZED A PING PONG TOURNAMENT. THIS PAST YEAR, THERE ARE MONTHLY EXCURSIONS WHICH INCLUDE TRIPS [01:05:02] TO THE ZOO, OLD TOWN, AND BIRCH AQUARIUM, FOR EXAMPLE. THERE'S A NEW MONTHLY BROADWAY MUSICAL SERIES, AND THEY HAVE ADDED A SECOND WEEK OF THE POPULAR COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP BUILDERS AND THE COMMUNITY. FRIENDSHIP BUILDERS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIORS TO, WHEN THEY MOVE INTO THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN TO MEET OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS AT THE SENIOR CENTER, SO IT INTRODUCES THEM TO ALL THE WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES AT THE SENIOR CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. WE HAVE FITNESS CLASSES AND THIS YEAR ADDED OR ARE ADDING A BACK TO BASICS CLASS. THERE'S A NEW BALLROOM DANCE CLASS CONTINUING CARLSBAD CRUISERS AT TWO DIFFERENT PARKS NOW, AND WE HAD PRESENTATIONS BY EXPERTS ON ALZHEIMER'S AND PARKINSON'S. AND THERE HAVE BEEN SESSIONS ON CHRONIC STRESS, MINDFULNESS AND CONSCIOUS AWARENESS FOR EDUCATION. WE HAD A VOLUNTEER LED LECTURE OF 150 YEARS OF IMPRESSIONISM, AND THEN HE TAUGHT OIL PAINTING CLASSES, AND THAT HAS BEEN THEY HAVE TO THEY CAN'T ACCOMMODATE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES. TECH CLASSES INCLUDE CELL, CELL PHONE, PHOTO AND PAYMENT APPS, SUCCESSFUL AGING PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS HOW TO DOWNSIZE AND PRESENTATION OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CHANGES. NEW IN 2025, WE'RE GOING TO START A CAREGIVERS NETWORK CLUB AND A SOCIAL SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB. IT CONTINUES TO BE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE CENTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS AND THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE CHANGED OUR MEETINGS FROM THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH TO THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH ON EVEN NUMBERED MONTHS. SO PLEASE WATCH THEM ON TV OR JOIN US IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VALUED COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. SHIN. THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE AS STAFF AND COLLECTIVELY WITH THE CITIZENS HERE TAKING LEADERSHIP. JUST TWO THINGS TO EMPHASIZE. ONE IS I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS A H FRIENDLY CITY. I LOOK AT THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND IN THE BACK AND JUST KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BLINK AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE MIDDLE AGED LIKE US. AND IT HURTS AND I CAN'T SEE AS WELL. AND THEN THE MAYOR SAYS IT DOESN'T GET BETTER. SO I JUST APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE SERVICES. AND ONCE I AS EVERY GENERATION GOES BY, I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE'RE HERE IN CARLSBAD. THE OTHER THING I JUST APPRECIATE IS THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A VETERANS PARK. SO JUST AS A MARINE CORPS VETERAN, I JUST SEE THIS AS A REGIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AND A REASON WHY PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW UP FROM HERE THROUGH CAMP PENDLETON AND DOWN SOUTH. SO THANK YOU GUYS. MISS BURKHOLDER, ANYTHING? MISS ACOSTA? YEAH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE INTERGENERATIONAL ASPECT OF WHAT THE SENIOR COMMISSION AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ARE, ARE SO INVOLVED WITH THE PARKS COMMISSION ARE SO INVOLVED WITH. I WANT TO THANK THE THE FOLKS WHO WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO THE COMMISSIONERS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU GIVE THAT COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE TO TO OUR PROGRAMING. I HAVE AT ONE TIME HAD FOUR GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY HERE AND BENEFITING FROM THE PARKS ACTIVITIES. MY DAUGHTER AND I WOULD GO TO MANY ACTIVITIES IN THE PARKS ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH MY GRANDMA, WHO WAS IN HER LATE 90S WHEN SHE PASSED. I HOPE AGAIN THAT WE WILL GET BACK TO FOUR GENERATIONS WHEN MY DAUGHTER SETTLES DOWN AND HAS KIDS AND WE'LL BE BACK AT FOUR GENERATIONS. BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL TO OUR OUR DEPARTMENT, AND I THINK WE JUST HAVE THE BEST PARKS AND AND WE HAVE THE BEST SENIOR ACTIVITIES AND SENIOR PROGRAMING. SO I KNOW WE'RE AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. I'M SO PROUD OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT, THAT WE'RE THE FIRST IN NORTH COUNTY, ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE REGION. AND I KNOW WE REALLY CARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND HAPPY TO APPROVE THIS, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND THEN, OF COURSE, TO ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR BEING HERE AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S HERE TO REPRESENT THOSE COMMISSIONS. AGAIN, JUST ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS OF THE VOLUNTEERISM THAT GOES INTO THIS, THE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE DEDICATION, AND OF COURSE, YOUR LOVE FOR OUR CITY DEFINITELY SHOWS THROUGH ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUT. I KNOW WITH REGARDS TO PARKS AND PARKS AND REC, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE US AND VERY EXCITED, OF COURSE, REGARDING VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. AND I KNOW WE HAD THE COMMUNITY GARDEN THAT WE OPENED UP LAST YEAR AS WELL FOR THE SENIOR COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE CAREGIVER NETWORK AND THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, OR I GUESS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO ORGANIZE A SOCIAL CIRCLE AS WELL FOR THE SENIORS, [01:10:05] WHICH I THINK IS SO CRITICAL. I KNOW I'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT FROM MY FRIENDS WHO ARE GOING TO BE THAT GENERATION WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO TURN INTO THE CAREGIVERS, AND SO IT'S REALLY HELPFUL, AND I'M SO THANKFUL TO YOU ALL THAT YOU'RE STARTING TO LOOK INTO THAT AND PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO CONNECT. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE JUST WANTED TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK OF THE BEACH PRESERVATION IF IT TURNS INTO THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. JUST WANTING TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT'S OBVIOUSLY CONTINUES TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S TOP OF MIND FOR US. OBVIOUSLY, WE HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND JUST THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. I'LL ECHO WHAT THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE THREE RESOLUTIONS. YES. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. OUR FINAL ITEM IS THE JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN AND TO WALK US THROUGH. [10. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN] THAT IS THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MOBILITY MANAGER, NATHAN SCHMIDT. THANK YOU, MR. PATINO. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M NATHAN SCHMIDT, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MOBILITY MANAGER. WHERE'S THE SLIDE VIEWER? SORRY, IT'S USUALLY AT THE BOTTOM. OH, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE. THIS ITEM IS THE JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN. THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THIS ITEM IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN. SO JUST IN TERMS OF THE HIGH LEVEL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO GET ACROSS TO COUNCIL IS THAT THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLANNING PROCESS, IT'S VERY MUCH COMMUNITY DRIVEN. SO THINK OF STAFF AS REALLY THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS. WE PROVIDE THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING EXPERTISE, BUT WE REALLY USE THAT LOCAL EXPERTISE FROM THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, THE STUDENTS PARENTS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. SO THE PLAN BEFORE YOU TODAY, IT'S BEEN THROUGH A WELL VETTED PROCESS BASED UPON MUCH LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND BEFORE YOU. IT'S A BALANCED PLAN, WHICH WE PROVIDE COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO ABOUT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND PLAN IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. SO WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR PROCESS. BUT REALLY THE INTENTION IS TO PROMOTE WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL. BUT ALSO BALANCING THAT WITH REDUCING TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING THOSE BUSY DROP OFF AND PICK UP PERIODS. AGAIN, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. AND IT'S A KEY PRINCIPLE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN AND THE SAFER STREETS TOGETHER PLAN. SO JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY, IT'S LOCATED ON JEFFERSON STREET JUST NORTH OF TAMARACK AVENUE. THE SCHOOL ITSELF OFFERS TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE CLASSES. ABOUT 500 STUDENTS ATTEND. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE PROCESS ITSELF WAS WAS DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHERE WE MET WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. WE HOSTED MULTIPLE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH BOTH PARENTS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. WE CONDUCTED WALK AUDITS OF THE AREA AROUND THE SCHOOL. WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND POLICE. WE ALSO CONDUCTED OBSERVATIONS DURING THOSE BUSY PICK UP AND DROP OFF PERIODS TO UNDERSTAND HOW TRAFFIC IS FUNCTIONING. AND WE HOSTED AN ONLINE SURVEY FOR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK AND SENT MAILERS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND INFORMED SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS. SO AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS WE CONDUCT A TRAVEL MODE SURVEY. SO THAT'S WHERE TEACHERS IN THEIR CLASS, THEY BASICALLY ASK STUDENTS, HOW DO YOU GET TO SCHOOL? GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON HOW THEY'RE TRAVELING TO SCHOOL. AND A UNIQUE ELEMENT THAT WE NOTED WITH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY THAT IT DOES HAVE A HIGH MODE SHARE FOR WALKING AND BIKING. APPROXIMATELY 27% OF STUDENTS WALK OR BIKE TO THE SCHOOL. TYPICALLY, WHAT WE SEE WITH ELEMENTARY IS ABOUT 10% OR LESS, DEPENDING UPON THE LOCATION. A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CONTEXT IT'S IN. IT'S A VERY WALKABLE COMMUNITY AND LOTS OF STUDENTS, THEY JUST ENJOY WALKING TO SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S A NICE EXPERIENCE FOR THEM AS WELL. IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAMS THAT IT OFFERS, IT'S REALLY A CITY WIDE SCHOOL. SO AGAIN, THAT POINTS TO SUCH A HIGH WALK IN BIKE RATE FOR THE SCHOOL. [01:15:05] OBSERVATIONS THAT WERE NOTED AS PART OF THE WALK AUDITS AND THE SITE VISITS WHICH WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE PEAK HOURS, THERE WAS CONGESTION NOTED SPECIFICALLY AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAMARACK AND JEFFERSON STREET, WHICH IS JUST ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOL SITE. THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THERE WERE GAPS IN THE EXISTING SIDEWALK, WHERE THERE WERE JUST SIMPLY NO SIDEWALKS. THERE WERE CROSSING GAPS. SO THIS IS AREAS WHERE THERE WOULD BE LARGE LONG DISTANCES, WHERE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE PROTECTED CROSSINGS, ESPECIALLY TO GET ACROSS TAMARACK AVENUE. QUEUES WERE OBSERVED ALONG JEFFERSON STREET DURING THOSE BUSY HOURS AS AS PARENTS WERE DROPPING OFF STUDENTS AND GOING DOWN JEFFERSON STREET TOWARDS THE FREEWAY. AND THEN ALSO THERE WERE ALSO SOME ON CAMPUS CIRCULATION CHALLENGES THAT WE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL TO ADDRESS. ALSO, VEHICLE SPEEDS WERE NOTED AS HIGH IN THIS AREA, MAINLY OUTSIDE OF THE PICKUP AND DROP OFF HOURS WHEN THERE WAS THE ABILITY TO SPEED. SO BASED UPON WHAT WE SAW, WE WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A PACKAGE OF IMPROVEMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, WE DID SEE A FEW THINGS THAT WERE THINGS WE IMMEDIATELY IMPROVED. THE FIRST WAS AT THE TIMING, THE SIGNAL OF JEFFERSON AND TAMARACK. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS CONGESTION, AND A LOT OF IT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF BECAUSE THE SIGNAL TIMING ITSELF WAS NOT SET UP TO MEET THE DEMANDS DURING THAT PICKUP AND DROP OFF HOURS. SO. SO WE REWORKED THE TIMING THERE AND IMPROVED, IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW OUT OF THE SCHOOL SITE SO THEY COULD GET ONTO TAMARACK AND EVENTUALLY THE FREEWAY. WE ALSO COORDINATED CLOSELY WITH CALTRANS TO IMPROVE THE SIGNAL TIMING THERE TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FREEWAY INTERCHANGE. AND THEN LOOKING CLOSER AT THE PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, THEY ARE PACKAGED IN KIND OF TWO SEPARATE BUCKETS. THE FIRST IS A SET OF NEAR-TERM IMPROVEMENTS. SO THOSE ARE SIGNING AND STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS. I'M LOOKING AT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO SIGNAL OPERATIONS AT TAMARACK AND JEFFERSON AND ALSO PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS. LONGER TERM IMPROVEMENTS ARE FOCUSED ON THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ELEMENTS, MORE COSTLY ELEMENTS LIKE CURB EXTENSIONS, FILLING IN GAPS IN SIDEWALK AND TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES. SO I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE CONCEPTUAL PLANS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. I'M GOING TO START WITH JEFFERSON STREET. SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK FROM KIND OF THE NORTH END OF JEFFERSON TOWARDS THE SOUTH, AS YOU CAN SEE. THE NORTH IS ACTUALLY TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE. SO WE'LL START AT THE INTERSECTION OF JEFFERSON AND MAGNOLIA. SO FIRST, A QUICK AND EASY NEAR-TERM IMPROVEMENT THAT WE IDENTIFIED WAS TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR PAVEMENT MARKING ZONE. THIS WOULD BE DIRECTLY AT THE DRIVEWAY TO THE SCHOOL. WE SAW LOTS OF QUEUING THAT BLOCKED THAT DRIVEWAY. SO PARENTS WOULD THEN QUEUE TOWARDS THE SOUTH ON JEFFERSON STREET. AND THEN LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. SO WE HAVE A SERIES OF CURB EXTENSIONS AND HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS. CURB EXTENSIONS ARE USEFUL FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES. FIRST, THEY SLOW VEHICLE SPEEDS WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THE THE CORNERS AT THE INTERSECTION. AND THEN THEY ALSO EMPHASIZE VISIBILITY OF PEDESTRIANS WALKING AT THESE INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE THEY GET THEM OUT INTO THE STREET, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY BUILD OUT THE CURB WHERE PEDESTRIANS ARE MORE VISIBLE, AND THEN WE ALSO IMPROVE THE CROSSWALKS THEMSELVES WITH WHAT WE CALL HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS. ALSO LOOKING TO ADDRESS VEHICLE SPEED. SO ADDING AN ADDITIONAL SPEED TABLE ON JEFFERSON STREET. SO MOVING JUST TO THE SOUTH TO THE INTERSECTION OF TAMARACK AND JEFFERSON AGAIN NORTH IS ON THE LEFT OF THE PAGE ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS WOULD BE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER THERE. SO WE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS. SO THIS IS GOING SOUTH TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION OF TAMARACK AND JEFFERSON. RIGHT NOW THERE'S JUST A SINGLE LANE THAT APPROACHES THAT INTERSECTION. THERE'S ENOUGH ROOM TO WHERE WE COULD FIT IN TWO LANES, SO WE CAN GIVE THEM A LEFT TURN LANE AND A THROUGH RIGHT LANE JUST TO IMPROVE CAPACITY AGAIN, MAKING MOVING MORE VEHICLES THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THEN ALSO ANOTHER NEAR-TERM IMPROVEMENT IS TO INSTALL A PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED. NO RIGHT TURN ON RED. SO THESE ARE THE PEDESTRIAN SIGNS THAT YOU SEE AT AN INTERSECTION THAT ARE ILLUMINATED TO ALERT DRIVERS THAT RIGHT TURNS ON RED ARE PROHIBITED. THESE WOULD ONLY BE ACTIVATED WHEN ACTIVATED WITH A PUSH BUTTON AT THE AT THE CROSSWALK LOCATION. AGAIN, THAT'S TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AT THE INTERSECTION FROM RIGHT TURNING VEHICLES. THEN ON LYNMAR LANE THERE'S AN EXAMPLE THERE OF THE SIDEWALK GAP. SO FILLING IN THAT SIDEWALK GAP TO IMPROVE WALKABILITY TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL SITE. AGAIN, SPEED TABLES ON JEFFERSON TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE SPEEDS. [01:20:04] AND THEN MOVING TO THE VERY SOUTH END OF JEFFERSON STREET ON CHINQUAPIN AVENUE AGAIN, INSTALLING CURB EXTENSIONS, HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS AT THAT LOCATION, WE DID SEE MANY STUDENTS TAKING CHINQUAPIN TOWARDS THE SCHOOL SITE. SO PROVIDING A BETTER WALKING CONDITION UP JEFFERSON TO THE SCHOOL. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING TO INSTALL SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE BRIDGE. RIGHT NOW THE SIDEWALK IS VERY NARROW. YOU'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE TRAVEL LANES ACROSS THAT BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER THE I-5 FREEWAY. AND THEN ADDITIONAL SPEED TABLES TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE SPEEDS ON CHINQUAPIN AVENUE. SO NOW THE NEXT AREA WOULD BE TAMARACK AVENUE. SO WE WILL START FROM THE WEST SIDE OF TAMARACK, FOCUSING ON GARFIELD STREET HERE. NUMEROUS COMMUNITY COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED SPECIFICALLY AT THIS INTERSECTION OF TAMARACK AND GARFIELD. WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT WERE ADDING THESE CURB EXTENSIONS AND PROVIDING PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING SO PEDESTRIANS CAN BE VISIBLE DURING THE THE EVENING HOURS. AND THEN A CENTER MEDIAN REFUGE ISLAND FOR AGAIN PROTECTING PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE INTERSECTION. AND THEN MOVING DOWN. SO THIS WOULD BE JUST TO THE EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE FIRST IMPROVEMENT IS AND THIS WOULD BE AN INTERIM IMPROVEMENT UNTIL THE COASTAL RAIL TRAIL IS BUILT OUT. SO WE WOULD PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING HERE ACROSS TAMARACK AVENUE, EITHER AS A RAISED MID-BLOCK CROSSING OR A NEW CROSSING WITH AN RFB. THIS WOULD THIS IS NEEDED BECAUSE THERE IS CURRENTLY A LARGE DISTANCE. IF A PEDESTRIAN WANTS TO CROSS TAMARACK AVENUE IN THIS AREA. SO THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED A NEED TO PROVIDE A SAFE CROSSING HERE. AND THEN AS A LONGER TERM OPTION. AND THIS WOULD BE INSTALLED ONCE THE COASTAL RAIL TRAIL IS BUILT OUT TO THE SOUTH WOULD BE TO PROVIDE A RAIL TRAIL CROSSING. WITH THAT EXTENSION. AND THEN ALSO WE WILL NEED TO WORK CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AT CALTRANS ACROSS THE I-5 FREEWAY AT TAMARACK. WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO ACTIVELY IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR BIKING AND WALKING ACROSS THE INTERCHANGE. SO THOSE ARE THE INFRASTRUCTURE RECOMMENDATIONS. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. WE ALSO INCLUDE PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THIS IS WHERE WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS TO PROMOTE WALKING AND BIKING, SUCH AS WALK TO SCHOOL DAY OR BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY, AND ALSO WORKING WITH THEIR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO PROVIDE MATERIALS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE BENEFITS AND SAFE BEHAVIORS FOR BIKING AND WALKING. THIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION WHERE WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL. AND THE PLAN BEFORE YOU TODAY REFLECTS THE INPUT THAT WE HEARD FROM FROM THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION. SO AGAIN, JUST LOOKING IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION, THE SHORT TERM OPTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE SIGNING AND STRIPING BEING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTIONS, HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS, SPEED TABLES, AND PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE IN THE SHORT TERM PHASE, AND NOTE THAT SOME OF THESE MEASURES WOULD BE PARTIALLY FUNDED BY A GRANT, A FEDERAL GRANT WE'VE RECEIVED FOR $850,000. THAT'S A CITY WIDE GRANT TO IMPLEMENT BOTH TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AND HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS IN AND AROUND OUR SCHOOL SITES. SO WE WOULD TAKE A PORTION OF THAT AND APPLY THAT TO JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY TO GET THESE IMPLEMENTED. AND THEN AGAIN, THE LONGER TERM OPTIONS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ONCE FUNDING IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR ELEMENTS SUCH AS CURB EXTENSIONS, SIDEWALKS, AND TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES. SO THAT'S THE PLAN. AND WITH AGAIN, OUR RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. LARRY BROWN. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSEL, AND I APPRECIATE THE EVENING TO SPEAK TO THIS. I REPRESENT A LYNN, MA LANE SIDEWALK INCLUSION AND CURB INCLUSION ON THE NORTH END OF LYNN, MA LANE. AND QUITE A FEW OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I GO TO SUPPORT THAT TONIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TO SUPPORT THAT BEING INCLUDED. YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE IT IN THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION, BUT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GO BACK TO THE WORK AND SEE IF YOU CAN'T WIDEN THAT ONE END OF WHERE LYNN, MA NARROWS TO TAMARACK BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS. [01:25:01] WE HAVE PARENTS. WE HAVE STUDENTS GOING TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM LYNN, MA LANE, AND THEY HAVE TO STEP OUT INTO THE MID STREET AND SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO CARS AND BICYCLES THAT ARE WHIZZING DOWN THERE. SO I'M JUST HERE TO SUPPORT. IF YOU CAN INCLUDE THAT. DO YOU SEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH INCLUDING IT IN THIS PROJECT? THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, SIR. WE DON'T WE DON'T EXCHANGE BACK AND FORTH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THAT IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. THAT'S REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD RIGHT NOW FOR CARS AND FOR CHILDREN GOING TO THE SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MR. SHIN. THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WITH THE SIDEWALK EXTENSION? THE CURB EXTENSIONS? ANY ONE OF THEM'S FINE. SURE. SO JUST QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS. DID DO WE, DO WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO THIS PART? OKAY. YES, YES. SO SO THINK OF THESE AS CONCEPTUAL LEVEL. ONCE WE GET TO THAT ENGINEERING PHASE, WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM ON THE APPROPRIATE TURNING TEMPLATES TO ENSURE FIRE TRUCKS ARE NOT IMPEDED. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY SO WE DIDN'T GET BUY IN AT MY OLD AGENCY. AND SO WHEN I WAS DRIVING A FIRE TRUCK, WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL COGNIZANT OF IT, IS THAT PEOPLE START ENCROACHING INTO THAT CURB EXTENSION. THAT'S THE ONE FIRST THING. THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN. I SEE THEM EDGING OUT, AND THEN IF YOU WERE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WITH A FIRE TRUCK AND IT'S ONLY ONE LANE EACH SIDE AND THERE'S A VEHICLE THAT'S OPPOSING YOU AT THE STOP SIGN, YOU GET PINCHED. AND SO THEN YOU HAVE TO KIND OF YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR GUY OUT, YOU HAVE TO BACK UP THE RIG AND YOU'RE TRYING TO RESPOND TWO OF THREE. SO I REMEMBER THE FRUSTRATION OF ME HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE CURB EXTENSION. SO I JUST HOPE THAT YOU'RE REFLECTING LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE'S CLASS A RIGS THAT ARE ALSO GOING TO BE DRIVING THROUGH THIS AS WELL. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE DID RECEIVE ON UP HERE TONIGHT, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPEED TABLES ON CHINQUAPIN. PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO ALL OF THE SPEED TABLES THAT ARE ON TAMARACK. NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TAKING CHINQUAPIN TO GET TO THE I FIVE. AND SO THERE'S I THOUGHT I SAW THAT ON THERE, BUT MAYBE THIS IS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND I DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THE STREET, BUT IT'S IT SAYS THAT PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING SPEED TABLES AS SEEN IN THE ORIGINAL JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SAFE ROUTES REPORT. BUT BY THIS, BY WHAT I WAS GIVEN TODAY, I CAN'T REALLY SEE. SO LET'S JUST GO OVER THAT AGAIN. OKAY. SO I HEARD YOU REFERENCE CHINQUAPIN AVENUE. YEAH. SO WE ARE PROPOSING APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY TWO SPEED TABLES ON CHINKAPIN. THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS THEMSELVES ARE THINK OF THEM AS VERY TENTATIVE. WE STILL NEED TO DO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE WOULD BE THE BEST LOCATION TO SLOW VEHICLE SPEEDS. OH, I'M SORRY, MR. SCHMIDT, I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT THIS IS THIS IS THE ONE THE REQUEST THAT WE'RE HAVING AT HARRISON STREET IN CHINKAPIN. THAT'S WHERE THIS REQUEST IS. SO I'M. I'M JUST ASKING, DID YOU ALL CONSIDER THAT? YEAH. YES. WE DID. AS YOU CAN SEE, HARRISON STREET IS HERE. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO INSTALL SPEED TABLES ROUGHLY IN THIS AREA. I'M THINKING THEY'RE WANTING IT, LIKE RIGHT AT HARRISON STREET. SO. SURE, WE CAN TAKE THAT FEEDBACK. YEAH. YOU KNOW, ONCE WE'RE DOING THE ENGINEERING. ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, THAT'D BE GREAT. SO THAT'S THE ONE QUESTION. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS RELATIVE TO THE LINN-MAR LANE WIDENING. DO YOU HAVE A LINN-MAR LANE ON HERE? YES. GREAT. SO THIS IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MAP HERE. OKAY. OH AND YOU'RE ADDRESSING THAT AS WELL. SO I DIDN'T CATCH THE NAME OF THAT STREET WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER. OKAY. YES. SO I'M GUESSING THAT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF BOTH OF THOSE. THOSE ARE THE ONLY QUESTIONS I HAD. JUST HELPING OUT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. NO QUESTIONS, JUST COMMENTS. MISS BHAT-PATEL? SURE. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER WAS MENTIONING, AND THEN I KNOW WHAT OUR PUBLIC COMMENTER WAS ASKING, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST HIGHLIGHTING AND UNDERSCORING ABOUT THE LINN-MAR LANE IMPROVEMENTS SPECIFICALLY. THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. SURE. YES. SO WE ARE LOOKING. THIS PLAN DOES RECOMMEND INSTALLING SIDEWALKS ON LINN-MAR LANE WHERE THERE ARE CURRENTLY GAPS. JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, LINN-MAR LANE, IT IS DESIGNATED AS WHAT WE CALL AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN STREET. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL KIND OF SURVEY PROCESS THAT WE CONDUCT WITH THE RESIDENTS. [01:30:02] THE ALTERNATIVE DESIGN STREETS WERE STREETS DECLARED BY CITY COUNCIL YEARS AGO AS STREETS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAY NOT FIT THE CHARACTER OF REQUIRING SIDEWALKS. SO THAT'S WHY IT REQUIRES THAT ADDITIONAL STEP OF WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE AGREES WITH INSTALLING SIDEWALKS ALONG THOSE ROADS. BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THAT AS PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. AND JUST TO CONFIRM, I DID NOTICE, I BELIEVE IT WAS UNDER LIKE LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. OKAY, GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. NO OTHER QUESTIONS, JUST COMMENTS. THANKS. COULD THIS ALL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE CURB EXTENSIONS OR CURB EXTENSIONS AND BULB OUTS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME? YES. YES. OKAY. COULD THIS BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THOSE? IT COULD. I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AS PART OF THE SHORT TERM. IT WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THOSE, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE SHORT TERM PROJECTS ARE IMPLEMENTED, WE WOULD SEE HOW CONDITIONS ARE RUNNING. AND YOU KNOW, IF THAT IS ENOUGH TO FIX THE ISSUES, WE COULD FOREGO THE CURB EXTENSIONS. HOWEVER, THE CURB EXTENSIONS DO PROVIDE THEIR OWN BENEFIT. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE MAY YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES AFTER WE DO THE SHORT TERM IMPLEMENTATIONS. OKAY. COMMENTS. MISS BURKHOLDER? JUST, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL SCHOOLS RIGHT AROUND THERE. WE HAVE JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY. THEN YOU GO UP THE STREET AT VALLEY MIDDLE, MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY AND CHS, AND EVERYBODY AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING IS TRYING TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE FOUR PLACES. AND AT 330 IN THE AFTERNOON. SO I KNOW THIS IS PART OF THE BIGGER SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PICTURE. AND I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE STAFF AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. THIS IS SUCH A WALKABLE AREA BECAUSE THERE ARE A TON OF APARTMENTS THERE, AND A TON OF THOSE KIDS LIVE IN THOSE AWESOME LITTLE APARTMENTS THERE. AND I SEE ALL OF THIS STUFF GOING ON. AND WITH THE INTERSTATE RIGHT THERE, IT'S JUST REALLY IMPACTING JEFFERSON. AND THE MORE WE REDEVELOP AN INFILL DEVELOPMENT THERE. THE MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE THERE. SO I THINK THIS IS A PROACTIVE STANCE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU. I KNOW I HAVE SHARED WITH THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSIONERS AND OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT STAFF BEFORE THAT. I THINK SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL IS THE RIGHT PRIORITY, OR WE ARE PRIORITIZING THIS IN TERMS OF OUR PROJECTS AND THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN THE CITY, AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS A LOT THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING THIS. WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS THAT I KNOW. I JUST GOT A LOT OF EMAILS THIS WEEK ABOUT A SCHOOL IN MY DISTRICT THAT PEOPLE ARE WONDERING ABOUT THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AS WELL. SO, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NEEDS. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR PRIORITIZING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. THIS LOOKS LIKE A REALLY GREAT PROJECT. THANKS, MISS BHAT-PATEL. SURE. THANK YOU. OF COURSE, JUST ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS SHARED BEFORE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, JUST WANTING TO SAY THAT YOU ALL HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE IT'S EXTREMELY COMPREHENSIVE AND TOUCHING BASE WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. ON THAT PARTICULAR REGARD, I THINK THOSE FOLKS ARE USUALLY OUR EYES AND EARS IN TERMS OF HOW TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING WHAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA. I KNOW YOU ALL ALWAYS TAKE THAT FEEDBACK INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN MAKING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ON THAT PARTICULAR REGARD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. THANKS. MR. SHIN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. I'VE BEEN A VOCAL ADVOCATE AGAINST THE BOUTS OR THE CURB EXTENSIONS. THEY SEEM TO BE KIND OF NEW IN THE CITY, AND I'VE USED THE EXAMPLES OF THE OF THE ONES ON AVENIDA ENCINAS AT NORTH OF POINSETTIA, AND THE AMOUNT OF TIMES CARS HAVE HIT THEM HARD ENOUGH TO BE CHIPPING THE CEMENT. SO I JUST WANT TO BE ON RECORD. I DON'T WANT TO BE A HYPOCRITE AND SAY THAT I'VE BEEN REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE THEM AND THEN APPROVE THIS. SO, I'M NOT GOING TO INTERFERE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS, BUT I AM GOING TO BE VOCAL THAT THE PART THAT I DON'T LIKE ARE THE BULB OUTS OR THE CURB EXTENSIONS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BASED ON WHAT I SAID? MR. SHIN, I'M ONE OF THOSE GUILTY IN MY FIRE TRUCK, SMACKING THEM ALL THE TIME. SO, AND I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF IT ALL. IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO FEEL MORE SAFER, LIKE. AND THEN THE TRAVEL IS LESS. HOWEVER, I JUST FEEL LIKE ONE IT'S UNFAMILIAR FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT TWO, LIKE I SAID, EVEN FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT I DRIVE, YOU'RE JUST PRONE TO BEING ABLE TO TAP THAT. AND WHEN YOU DO IT, YOU KNOW, CAUSES DAMAGE TO EVERYTHING. SO, I'VE YET TO REALLY SEE ITS EFFECTIVENESS WHEN IN REGARD TO VEHICLES DRIVING THE AREA. [01:35:07] AND I DON'T WANT TO LIKE RAIN ON ANYONE'S PARADE. BUT I AGREE WITH YOUR SENTIMENT. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE ON THE COUNCIL ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF PUTTING OFF THE CURB EXTENSIONS UNTIL THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS? EXCUSE ME, MAYOR, I DO BELIEVE THAT DURING THE ENGINEERING PHASE OF IT, THE FIRE WILL BE IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE BULL BELT. SO, I WOULD PREFER TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT THAT CONVERSATION IS LIKE INSTEAD OF JUST PULLING IT. OKAY. AND I'M NOT REFERRING TO FIRE ENGINES. I'M REFERRING TO ALL CARS. AND IF YOU EVER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE ON AVENIDA ENCINAS NORTH OF POINSETTIA, YOU'LL SEE THE BULB OUTS AND THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF CHIPS OUT OF THE CEMENT FROM CARS HITTING IT, AND THEN I'M GUESSING IF THEY'RE HITTING IT HARD ENOUGH TO CHIP THE CEMENT, THEY'RE ALSO DAMAGING THEIR WHEELS AND THEIR TIRES. SO THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER SUPPORT. SO I'M JUST GOING TO BE I'M JUST GOING TO VOICE IT. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. JUST MOVE. ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION IN ITEM TEN. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR AGENDA. [COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS] MR. SHIN COMMENTS. NONE, MISS BURKHOLDER. MISS ACOSTA, NOT TODAY. THANK YOU. MISS BHAT-PATEL? NONE TODAY. THANKS. WOW. SILENT GROUP. CITY MANAGER. NONE TODAY. CITY ATTORNEY. NOTHING. THANK YOU. DON'T RUIN IT. CITY CLERK. WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.